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This article was written by: Janine Bronson email addresses: either to tiptoptempinc@aol.com or a11massage@aol.com --- your feedback is welcome!
Comments: In the long run, and on the global scale, veganism is the only sustainable lifestyle. Most wars are over resources. If we indulge in an unsustainable lifestyle, we are causing war. So veganism is a necessary ingredient for peace. ~~~ Anthony Marr (from Canada).
Criticism (from (L.) Aubrey Pitnigoff, from Los Angeles, CA, USA):
Instead of just writing coldly "Part 1" or "Impressions of the Meeting", magazine writers have a large letter at the beginning of a section(which is really just another paragraph with a giant letter as the first letter of the paragraph) instead of any formal(cold) indication- as in a college thesis. You can also tell that you are dealing with a new section by the noticeable change in tone. Thus, what you end up with in the average magazine article are several facets that explore different perspectives on the subject. As I noted, you seem to have about 5 discreet elements to your article. I would suggest just writing a catchy prologue about why/how have hope in a seemingly hopeless situation, and then saying something for "Part 1"(Impressions of the Meeting") such as: "It was a bright Jerusalem day as I got off the bus and walked towards..." For Part 2 (The Leaders), you can start with: "There was something I felt in their presence; something more than the sum of their parts..." For Part 3 (Peace and War, extremism, moderation, religion and secular) you can start with... etc. etc. This makes it so much easier for yourself and the reader. So by the time you get to the challenging poem at the end, people will have gone through 4 facets of hope, and won't think that peace is a pipe dream meant for a Pollyanna, as they may suspect you of being.
Try going to any quality magazine and see how this is done. I don't see how the average article writer can do it any other way. It really makes writing magazine articles fun/poetic (you want to cast a spell over the reader). That's what the article writer is trying to do; and it can--and should--be done, without any formal headings (a thesis in college is different than a magazine article. One tries to cast a spell; the other tries to end a spell [i.e.: to be objective]). Have a ball and let yourself go. P.S.: Five parts make a quintessence. Quintessence means "fifth essence"- the proper number of facets for dealing with a [hot, human] subject (a la Chumash).
P.P.S.: Put what moves you most in the prologue in the most explicit way, then in the remaining five segments, reflect this throughout the five elements. You are not writing a boring article; you are writing yourself/your heart/soul; and hopefully this passion will become theirs. It's the only way it can- through passion/heart/soul. I learned veganism not through books, but through you --- as I witnessed, whenever I stood up (a couple of times, at least) in front of the vegan groups giving you credit for your positive living attitude, as you may remember.
Randy Shoostine writes: I read through your article and I liked it. Some feedback: I would like to hear more about how vegan diet ties into all religions. (The common thread). ---Randy
Praise: (from Diana Cass, from London, England)
This Peace-Making article is very interesting, one has to of course want to be part of the Shalom that is offered here. Knowing the thoughts of all cultures and religions is of course important in this. A very good although not perhaps unique concept, the way the article is written brings up a lot of exciting and new pointers. I personally, like the first and middle parts more than the later which seemed to be a little pressurizing to learn about the different faiths, there might be a way to learn to love everybody and come to peace just within ones own trust and consideration and understanding as psychotherapists convey to their patients, as people who live in a happy and friendly cocoon and know of only good.
Again, it is an excellent and well written article on the subject. --- Diana
Hi, Who are you?
Sharing compassion in a unique new way – creating the urgency to spread peace and love worldwide through self-examination, may we dare ask: "Who are you?"
In these times, when violence, corruption, fighting and terror cause so much stress, how can we begin to make a difference, and hope to achieve peace? Perhaps we could succeed in this task, little-by-little, through our being willing to continue to spread compassion; "Are you willing to consider this question, too?" How would you, possibly as a seeker of peace, go about realizing this? Perhaps you would be experiencing, or feeling, another one's pain? Are you truly a compassionate person yet, as well?
Think, for a moment, are you not already being called a compassionate being, by your friends? The good news, is no matter where we are in life, we can constantly become more active in our growing renewal, re-birth and realizations! We are not static; we are developing further. We can help one another in this tour. Come join us soon, won't you?
We begin a new journey --- it is 3rd May, 2011, Tuesday morning, bright and early, as we embark on our very first tour in a series of blessed weekly peacemaking efforts, to meet face-to-face with some of the Abrahamic faiths of Jerusalem : Judaism; Islam; and Christianity. Will it catch on fast? Will more and more people decide to participate? Possibly individuals who are Druze? (Duruz). also well known for their compassion? Can you promote this event as well? What do you have to gain from participating in it?
From left to right: Chaim Cohen, Ibrahim Ahmad Abu El-Hawa, a visiting Hasid from Monsey , New York , USA , Eliyahu McLean, and Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari
Perhaps gain some inspiration from some of the wise mystics participating in these friendly gatherings, giving their interesting lectures during the tour? These chiefs or spiritual guides would include spiritual leaders, such as: a Rabbi or Reb, or Rebbie; a Muslim, an Imam or a Shikh; a Christian Priest, or Pastor, Friar, Rabban, or Monk, or maybe in the future, even a Pope!
The gathering begins by meeting first at 67 HaNevi'im St., Davidka Square , inside the lobby of the Abraham Hostel. What we hoped to gain from the tour is to experience a deeper understanding of Jerusalem , while being given the opportunity to explore the hidden teachings of wisdom, from each tradition, and reflect on what it means to oneself.
What does this mean to you? What words fleet through your mind? Each week's journey will be unique, meeting with: rabbis from liberal to ultra-Orthodox, leaders of one of the Christian churches, Sufi teachers or mainstream Muslim Imams, in the context of their own community.
Are you already mysteriously moved by the habits of various lifestyle notions? Sharing concepts, thinking about words that have critical connotations, such as: Peace, Parve, (neither dairy nor meat) Neutral, Vegan, Kosher, Halal, Middle-Ground, Vegetarian, Wasatia, Ecological, Natural, Environmental, Conservation, Green, Wholeness, Legacy, Breatharianism (or Inedia), Liquidarian, Fruitarian, Mediator, Shalom, Salaam, Jerusalem ?!? What is YOUR passion? Do you fit in? Since no two beings, even identical twins can be exactly the same, don't worry…
We are always accepting of any individual, and try to be as accommodating as possible to your dietary needs. Please dress modestly, and be considerate, especially by keeping low voices (only whisper at times, if walking through chambers, where religious ceremonies are taking place) and be respectful and sensitive to the traditions of all of the participants. Act appropriately: such as not smoking; and turn off all mobile phones, games, etc., when requested.
Each week will commence by all of the participants meeting at the Abraham Hostel, promptly at 9AM. Then, we shall proceed by taxi to meet the leaders in their respective communities in areas such as the Old City, Meah She'arim, and East Jerusalem. Tour cost: NIS 120 [subject to change] which includes transportation, though not lunch.
Eliyahu McLean, the Radash, Rodef Shalom, Seeker of Peace, who co-founded the Jerusalem Peace Makers led this organized peace tour this past Tuesday 3rd May, 2011, and introduced us to the notion that: "It takes two wings to fly. Right and left!"
The first person we met on our tour after beginning to get rolling, was Mohammad S. Dajani Daoudi of Jerusalem, Israel.
Mohammad S. Dajani Daoudi, Jerusalem Israel
We met the founder of the Wasatia Foundation, Professor Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi, who autographed the following two books for all participants in the peace tour: Wasatia – The Spirit of Islam; and Jerusalem, from the lens of Wasatia. To understand the concept, it is best to read about The Wasatia Rainbow, printed on the first page of Jerusalem, from the lens of Wasatia:
"The Wasatia Rainbow
It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow. In a similar way, it takes both fanaticism and submission to make Wasatia. Though the winds of adversity are trying to blow our values away, our audacity and determination is so strong and vigorous that we will keep pushing so that those values will continue spreading and growing to new heights."
Professor Mohammed Dajani explained that the word 'Wasatia' in Arabic comes from 'wasat' meaning "center" or "middle" which in the Quran is used to mean justice, moderation, and temperance, perhaps even go so far as to perceive a notion of neutrality. The exact quote from the Holy Quran, Baqarat (Cow) Surah, verse 143 is: "And thus We have made you a middle-ground nation." To email Professor Mohammed, write to: mohddajani@gmail.com
I had been thinking of a word which I had learned in Arabic, while still in England, from my friend Samia Ahmed, who shared one of my chemistry classes with me (taught by Professor Mr. Fasihi from India) at Aylestone High School, London, England. Samia originally came from Sudan, and the word she taught me in Arabic if I remember correctly, was "Wazin" which meant weight.
However, professor Mohammad explained it was not from the same root of the word, Wasatia (because the "z" and "s" are different letters)... nonetheless, the idea is that Wasatia uses the scale as its symbol, (as in the cover of the two books) to "balance" ideas, and I still see somewhat of a connection, since a scale balances the weight on both sides of the scale!
Maybe even the English word "weight" has some connection. Or better still, how about the word "waist?" Ha, ha, ha... One's waist is generally where the center of gravity's imaginary line bisects the body, or where it horizontally cuts the vertical plan approximately in half.
What words can you think of, that sound like they may have a link to interpretations of the concept of Wasatia? A friend just shared their thoughts on the golden mean:
mean=middle=meaning.
There is no meaning at the extremes; just chaos, ha, ha, ha! We need to direct our meandering selves, and therefore, I wonder, whether we can switch from being mean to being kind? What kind of a person are you? I hope you can enrich our play on words further and add to the mix!
All languages have some common sounding elements in basic words, it seems, whether of Asian-Indian, Native-American-Indian, European, Slavic, or other Asian origins, etc... One of the synonyms for the English word "waste" is to neutralize! (Just think of the waste process, when one has to recycle; to neutralize the infectious material, ha, ha, ha...)
And indeed, Wasatia has a lot to do with neutralizing the negativity of the radical or fanaticism in any of the religions involved, and so there is a similarity from that aspect, yet, as well! Middle ground, or neutrality, can also be considered, if thought of in terms of Kashrut, as being Parve! (neither dairy, nor meat)...
Another Hebrew word, coming from the same Semitic root of wasatia, is veset, as in something that is regulated. "Veset" is the Hebrew word for a woman's period, when she is menstruating as is her nature of being a woman capable of reproducing by bearing children. If she were unable to calculate the due date of those monthly secretions during her regularity (in French the word period is regle just like a ruler) then she might be unprepared to contain her flow with convenient sanitary napkins or tampons which might otherwise had been available had she known when to expect it, and instead, be embarrassed in public... consider here that something that is more moderate, is bound to be more regular, too; or more acceptable, to either of the extremes!
Wasatia, perhaps ought to have a love of the natural order of the universe and relativity? From the ingenious scientist, Albert Einstein's theory, e=m(c)2 and consideration of the 186,000 seconds per mile, or 300,000 seconds per kilometer, speed of light, we can see an interesting numeric correlation in the Hebrew Gematria of 6 in the first case, from the word Merkaz which means center in English, which is another interpretation for the word Wasatia, adding up the "numerology" value of the letters of the word Merkas which are mem, (40) plus reish (200), plus caf (20) and zayin (7) totaling 267 which leads to 2+6+7=15 and then 1+5=6 similar result to figuring that in Gematria, the number 186 would be 1+8+6 =15 or 1+5=6., as is the Gematria of the word Rachmanim (compassionate ones) reish (200) plus chet (8) plus mem (40) plus nun (50) plus yod (10) plus mem (40) = 348 which becomes 3+4+8=15 in turn 1+5 =6 again. Both Hebrew and Greek uses the letters of the alphabet for numerical values.
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Whereas for the Gematria of the latter, using the units 300,000 seconds per kilometer, resulting in the numerology of 3, we find the special word Tivonut which means vegan, calculated in numerology as tet (9) plus vet (2) plus ayin (70) plus vav (6) plus nun (50) plus vav (6) plus tav (400) = 543=5+4+3=12=1+2=3, same as the number in Gematria as 3 for the sum of 300,000 seconds per kilometer, speed of light in Einstein's theory of relativity.
Therefore, the one who is counting the units, or measuring, or who moderates how things get regulated, is more in control, resulting in less chaos and unrest. Incidentally, the vegan diet is least like meat or dairy, and more like parve (except, of course, for the fish and eggs)..."middle" of the road, neutral! Blood symbolizes death, whereas milk symbolizes birth... "For Peace in all Regions, Vee activist Raw Vegans," for vegan is ultimately middle-ground, even more "neutral" than parve is, when thought of as being in the center, neither "dairy" nor "meat" for the dietary observance of the laws of keeping Kosher!
Professor Dajani, reflecting on why Wasatia:
(Wasatia could be thought of as meaning: center/middle/neutral/orderly/measured)
It is essential to come to a sort of understanding about the opposing views, on page 80 of the book he co-authored with Zeina M. Barakat, and other family members: Ashraf M. Dajani, and Munther S. Dajani, called: Jerusalem --- From the Lens of Wasatia, where they wrote: "The extremist Jewish groups hope to achieve the complete expulsion of the Palestinian natives out of the promised land of Eretz Israel, in order to achieve a purely Jewish religious State with Yerushalyim [Jerusalem] as its capital."
On the other had, the extremist Islamic groups hope to also achieve an overtaking of Palestine and set up a religious Palestinian State with Al-Quds Al-Sharif [Jerusalem] as its capital."
Perhaps by adopting rawfood veganism, (which is Tivona'ut, in Hebrew) we can achieve a common middle-ground between radicals? There are thoughts that a vegan diet is a more peaceful lifestyle, less hatred, more compassion, more understanding love and reasoning, all essential as peacemaking qualities.
Towards the end of the book Wasatia, The Spirit of Islam, some acronyms are spelled out:
Secular movements:
DELP – Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
FATAH – Palestinian National Liberation Movement
FiDA – Palestine Democratic Union
PNI – Palestinian National Initiative
PPP – Palestinian People's Party
PFLP – Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Religious Parties:
HAMAS – Islamic Resistance Movement
ILP – Islamic Liberation Party
IS – Islamic Struggle (al-Jihad el-Islami)
LIEQ – Legions of Izz Eddin al-Qassam
MB – Muslim Brotherhood
PA [PNA] Palestinian Authority [Palestinian National Authority]
PCP – Palestinian Communist Party
PLC – Palestinian Legislative Council
It is hoped that a more centrist leadership will succeed in achieving peace. On page 60 of this same book it says, "Time will come for Wasatia to emerge as a moderate political initiative that would draw the best and the brightest from among the Palestinian people." On page 62 at the bottom, we find that "Wasatia welcomes the day when Palestinian children no longer are exposed to a literature of incitement, hate and violence, and instead, grow up in a rich culture, where they can co-exist in peace, prosperity and harmony." Proponents of rawfood veganism suggest what needs to hasten the day's arrival, when it might be the "Right Time" in order that were all the people in the world to be weaned off of meat entirely, then there would be no hunger and less poverty in the world. This is when true peace reigns on earth, a time of change.. what is the supposition of adopting a rawfood vegan lifestyle? Vegan outreach programs point out that the non-vegan diet does not consider our dwindling resources, especially the need to take into consideration sweet fresh water conservation, and that a non-vegan diet is so impractical, wasteful, disrespectful of the natural selection, harms the environment, is unjust, lacks harmony and disregards the duty to fight against cruelty to non-human animals, as well as protecting human rights, giving a voice to the voiceless.
To have compassion over animals is akin to empathizing with man, the human animal. Do you agree? When we care for one "common" species, regarding all beings on this planet as "earthlings" then we simultaneously show less prejudice, and less racism, displayed within the human race itself becomes more natural!
Yisroel Finman (95% vegan) Jewish Paths, Jewish Destination Weddings, Chai Kosher (Key West, FL) "The planet and humanity need for us to consume a predominantly natural, unadulterated vegan diet."
What motives people to wish to create change in their own lives first, before attempting to criticize others, and what motivates you in self-development? Here's a slogan: For Peace in All Regions, Vee Activist-Raw-Vegans! How is the vegan rawfood lifestyle (in Hebrew translates as Tivonaut, stemming from the word for vegan which is Tivoni and the word Na for raw (un-cooked) making together the new word TivoNAi, or instead of Tivonut, (veganism) it would be Tivonaut for raw-veganism. Does the combination of these two concepts, rawfood and veganism encompass both the most modest and moderate way of living? Does anyone else have a story to share on this topic?
* Explaining the new word I coined, which is the verb to vee: (the easiest way to explain it is to use the following comparison: To "vee" is to "raw vegan," as is to breathe is to breath! In other words, it is the act of living a raw vegan lifestyle (not just a dietary vegan, but all of the other reasons as well, whether it be for one or a combination of the following: eliminating all uses of animal products, not just what's found in ones food, for reasons of diet; health; ethics; global warming reduction; climate change reversal; anti-vivisection animal rights issues; animal welfare; non-ownership (guardians); saving the ecology; less wild life extinction; caring for the ecology; restoring harmony by providing for a less toxic environment for our grandchildren/great-grandchildren to come; less waste of resources; less carbon emissions; growing food organically-cared-for produce; being compassionate about our fellow non-human animals, as well as human kind to oppose aggression; and that of our seeking a more spiritual connection to changing our planet to embracing peace and love on earth and non-violence in general, with a better possibility of cooperation to solve those problems of a nature that knows no borders, such as climate change)... and in general to better cooperate with one another, in being moderate, more loving and understanding and above all else, compassionate. V is very special, indeed. It is the center of the whole First Five Books of Moses (in the sacred Torah scroll) and also this letter "V" in Biblical Hebrew (pronounced VAV;) one-single-letter word, means "hook" or the "and" word, in a sense, the "joining" of [joyful] things...
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Now, what does being a vegetarian (nabati in Arabic (if used for a male) or nabatia (for a female) have to do with moderation? Is there a connection between vegetarianism and moderating a peace process in any region? [incidentally, in Hebrew, the root of the word for nabat, n, b, and t, also stand for the word sprout, which makes sense, since vegetarians enjoy eating that which has sprouted, ha, ha, ha!]
Vegetarian Times - Nov 1992 - Google Books Result
books.google.co.il/books?id=QQgAAAAAMBAJ...No. 183 - 120 pages - Magazine
In this book, Barnard advocates a vegan diet that is low in fat, high in fiber and [healthy starchy?] carbohydrates, and modest in protein. He also recommends [being] moderate …
How does an initiative for peace-making promote moderation (Wasatia?)... thinking about what is common in ones lifestyle, that shies away from extremes, yet ensures a middle-ground possibility for everyone to follow who wishes to participate in embracing that which is common, or could possibly be accepted as a way to unite basic way of living in an agreeable way, without conflicting dietary habits, and without criticizing traditions or differences among specific types of styles of cuisine handed down from generation to generation... could it be that the same people who recommend being more moderate, would be more open to looking at changing their outlook on whether to adopt a more "moderate" vegan lifestyle? Further on, what does the meaning of the word "moderate" mean, from the point of view of seeking peace-making? Does this form of being moderate serve as a revelation of a highly spiritual nature?
On Page 83, of Mohammad Dajani Daoudi's book, Wasatia, The Spirit of Islam, he explains what motivated him to create Wasatia:
"It was late 2006 during the month of Ramadan. My house used to overlook the Ram checkpoint. I was standing on the balcony of my office, and saw hundreds of Palestinians from the West Bank trying to pass the checkpoint to go to Jerusalem to pray in the Haram al-Sharif and al-Aqsa Mosque.
The soldiers at the checkpoint pushed them back and threw at them tear gas grenades but to no avail. Suddenly I noticed that things cooled down. A compromise was struck. The Israeli army provided buses that took the people to Jerusalem, held their identity cards, and gave them back to them upon their return.
This made me think: Those are moderate religious people. Had they been radical they would have used violence for media attention. However, they opted to accept a peaceful compromise. Who represents them? As a result Wasatia was established on January 1, 2007 and the first annual conference was held on Wednesday March 21, 2007."
Speaking of empathy, the word "Compassion" comes to mind. The Prophet is referred to by the Quran as the Mercy of the World (21:107); and one of the sayings of the Prophet informs the faithful that, "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."
In Judaism, compassion is expressed with the term "Rachmanim B'nei Rachmanim" meaning we are the compassionate children of compassionate forefathers. Why do you think that Jewish vegans and/or vegetarians who are also animal lovers, empathize with the pain and suffering in factory farms of confined creatures use this quote to stand against cruelty to animals? Have you seen the movie A Sacred Duty? Have you read Judaism and Vegetarianism?
To answer the question about finding the connection between Kosher and vegan, how about glancing quickly at the smaller three words written inside the Kosher vegan symbol at the bottom?
There is a prohibition in our tradition of causing pain to not only humans, but also non-human animals. The concept is known as: Tsa'ar Ba'alei Chayim, justifying the need for our re-considering what we would not wish to eat, considering the pain from the meat industry which should not be supported. Therefore, it makes sense to become Vegan Kosher to fulfill the Mitzvah of being compassionate. That is why vegan-Kosher symbolizes that we "eat with compassion," just as it states on the label. Rabbi Simcha Roth wrote more about this in his article, mentioning the cruelty due to factory farming, pointing out that we should all become vegan! http://www.bmv.org.il/v/vegan.html and in Hebrew http://www.bmv.org.il/v/h-vegan.html
Following in his forefathers' tradition, Rabbi Yehoshua Hollander, is an Orthodox Rabbi, who was one of the founders of the revised Sanhedrin, the living faith of Abraham.
Judaism, Bnei Noach
We have common roots, Abrahamic, Moslem, Hadj, Sheik...
Left-to-right: Rabbi Yehoshua Hollander, Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa, Eliyahu McLean
Says Rabbi Hollander, I wish to first explain that I'm not a "leader," haven't got a great following yet...ha, ha, ha…" and goes on to say that about 200 Rabbis were affiliated with the Sanhedrin, for religious Jewish social issues, for example one could see how similar this is, compared to the difference between the house of Lords and the House of Commons, where other considerations occur. This is not part of the Government in any way.
Ibrahim Abu el Hawa – "Father of the Wind"
Speaking English, Arabic, Hebrew and Russian, Ibrahim (Abraham) Ahmad Abu El-Hawa, who we met later on, fits in very well with the multi-ethnic people of Israel, adding that he had visited 40 states in America, has two children a son and a daughter there, and he is neutral; he never became a citizen of any country, but travels with a travel document instead of a passport... I speak Russian, English, Arabic, and Hebrew. Anyone who wishes to send me a message may email me at:
maryhawalyn@alqudsnet.com.
Ibrahim's family has been at Mount Olives for over 1,400 years. We have accumulated about 14,000 family names.
Ibrahim: I have been working for 10 years, had had enough looking sadly through the streets of Jerusalem, seeing the tears, witnessing the killing, despising the hating, and finally made a vow: we're going to work for as long as we live on being ONE family, the HUMAN family, not ignoring each other.
On the whole, I believe that Moslems worldwide are seekers of peace, but fanaticism looks at it differently. Those fanatic Moslems cannot be convinced to look at the Jewish point of view. They will not allow any criticism of Islam, in any way, shape, or form. Islam should pose no problem, after all, it is a monotheistic religion... should there then, be no problem with religion and Islam?
Bernard Shaw wrote that people were so wrong when they criticized Christianity, however, all of them practiced politics, behavior of which created rifts religiously. They claim we have the land that they want, and on the other hand, they claim that we want more of the land. It is the political interest that is a conflict, which creates more religious rifts. That in turn, creates another political problem to be solved.
Mitzvot Bnei Noach... Beit Din, leader of the public, not only of the Jewish religiosity, but also of the non-religious Jews. Limited, and directed, by Torah, Noachide code. Formulated in the negative sense to be more precise. Take for example the concept of love thy neighbor as thyself... switch this to the negative equivalent of: "Do not do that unto thy neighbor which would be harmful if that were to be done unto you"... How many of the commandments out of the 10 are negative? Don't take a limb from a living animal, no idolatry, no blasphemy, no murder, no theft, no familial sexual relations, etc., etc... peacemakers have a meeting of the mind, for the first time meeting in person, a question to be asked, by the photographer at this peace making tour, "Can a Jew and a Moslem co-exist?" Her son had to write about it for a project at school. He was killed in action fighting in Iraq recently... his mother knew that part of keeping her son's memory alive was in her coming and volunteering in Israel and finding the answer to his question.
4th Ibrahimic Faith, is Druze, here in the Peacemakers with us today in this peace tour we have representatives of three out of the four Ibrahimic faiths and they are of the Jewish, Christian and Moslem faiths, as are found right here, in Israel. Maybe the Druze will join us on a later tour, we will be having weekly events from now on. This is a great success story to be shared worldwide...
Gateway --- Mount of Olives to experience this, at Ibrahim's house. It is a "House of Peace." 1970's from around the world, thousands have been welcome, to the spacious bedrooms, big kitchen and food... hospitality.
Eliyahu McLean talks about an ultra orthodox Rabbi Froman, a settler, with whom Ibrahim celebrates and dances at the wedding with the children on his shoulders, and at the Rabbi's daughter's wedding, or at sad occasions visiting the sick in hospital, where they were suffering from cancer of the bowels of the body, in the intestines praying for healing, and blessings from G-d.
As a Rabbi, and a religious Jew, Eliyahu invited Ibrahim to give a blessing under the canopy at his wedding with his bride. They now have a beautiful daughter.
Ibrahim sat and mourned with him when his Mother, of blessed memory, had passed away... No threats of violence, No cynicism and skepticism, but acceptance and unconditional love.
"...it takes two wings to fly" says Rabbi Eliyahu McLean, who regards himself as being middle-ground...
"I spend time in the settlements, I have friends there, Matisyahu, the singer, met him, have a Greek Malkite Priest friend named Jurious, went to a Harmony Festival, Michael Fonty, during high school one year, met Shlomo Karlebach, peaceful musician, the singing Rabbi, guitar-playing happy person, he named me Eliyahu, his daughter's in Santa Rosa, California, Facebook Picture album..."
Studied for one year in a place where there was only one Jewish student. Eliyahu was invited to this Jewish kid's Bar Mitzvah, which he experienced as a ritual that he had never before heard of. Since then he became more interested in his Jewish roots that before.
McLean's Scottish father's family were non-Jews. Was influenced by universal teachings while living in Hawaii, decided to turn back to the foundation of his Jewish roots from his mother's side. In Facebook and Flicker, is "Olan" McLean. (The source for "Eliyahu" in his Scottish English first name).
In Hebrew, Jerusalem is pronounced Yerushalayim, the ending "ayim" is for something in pairs. Therefore the "two" Jerusalem's are as follows:
"Heavenly" Jerusalem; and "Earthly" Jerusalem --- above, and below...
The vision is of the two of them to come together, resulting in the unification of heaven and earth, bringing together the opposites in the middle! Can we experience heaven on earth?!? What would that be like? Paradise! Would you be able, perhaps, to imagine, quite possibly, a Messianic era of peace and tranquility unfolding before our very eyes in our lifetime?
It is the activists who close the gap between the Jerusalem of heaven and the Jerusalem of earth. First time Judaism, second time Christianity, third time Mahadi Islam, after Messiah, Lubavitcher Rabbi, 994, our job is to try to bring Moshiach closer here and now, in acts of loving kindness NOW.
Ibrahim is 69 years old, was born in 1942 on the 24th of December has 8 children and 30 grandchildren...
How can we make a conscious connection between two words that in Hebrew, at least, have common roots, making it easier to make the association of ideas? The words are: Slaughter, and Cook! Kitchen also comes from the same root: these words are Tevach, and Tabach, and Mitbach. The three common "root" letters are 'T,' 'B,' and 'H.' Tet, Bet (or Vet) and Het (pronounced Khet or Chet). The word for Kitchen is Mitbach. Maybe one can imagine you just hired a butcher to work out of your kitchen? Food for thought... raw-vegan-Kosher observers neither buy into the higher food chain nor do they cook their meals (unless at a considerably lower temperature moderate enough to just be able to remove a certain amount of the moisture from the food, instead of using excessive heat, saving living enzymes and nutrients that would otherwise have been lost in the cooking process).
True Christian compassion, say the Gospels, should extend to all, even to the extent of loving one's enemies. Christ challenges Christians to forsake their own desires and to act compassionately towards others, particularly those in need, or in distress. Jesus assures his listeners in the Sermon on the Mount that, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
Saint Mark's Syriac Orthodox Monastery, St. Mark's Street, Jerusalem 00972
Friar Raban Mushe Cicek (Cicek means flower in Aramaic) can be reached at the following telephone number: 054-316-4201 for tours of the Church.
Semitic Language (Aramaic) sons of Noah. Born-again, anew, when baptism, over land, interfaith, Jerusalem, Amman, Bagdad, Iraq, Aramaic. Ham, Shem, Lashom, Shomoyi
Every Friday, Every Sunday, Holy Sepulcher behind Coptic Church, Bethsemane, (from Beit Shemen, house of [olive] oil) below, Mary's tomb is below). The spoken Aramaic is the Aramaic of Syria. Mary, mother of John, Cypress name of Richard, Church of 2000 years ago. Rooted in Jerusalem, deep in the ground, originally built up, now it is down again, you can see it is currently undergoing renovations again... Bishops traditionally were buried under the altar. Original picture is upstairs of the figure of Holy Virgin Mary and Child, the Son, Jesus Christ.
Upstairs 300 years old, but some of it is obviously quite a lot older, from the Byzantine time. Jerusalem was destroyed. Able to converse in Hebrew, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, 7 years in Holland, German, 8 years in Switzerland, grew up as a young boy in Turkey, mother tongue however is Aramaic, with the "oh" dialect, as in the time of Abraham, eastern dialect, the western dialect would be "ah."
Three monks, we had founded the First Church in Antioch, Bishop Shamen 1980, Connie the photographer is from the Calvary Chapel Church in America.
Spreading peace naturally, could involve song-making, with children from a young age in this process. Children naturally make friends more easily without prejudice when they are little before being exposed to negative images of animosity or hate or violence. Maybe we can get children to draw pictures? Kids of all faiths, all traditions, cultures, religions, persuasions, about peacemaking efforts, to be used as illustrations for this project?
Here is a mural in progress by children of many faiths who unite for peace making:
Here is a poem that follows, written by a friend, which would be great if you know someone who could translate it perhaps into modern Arabic? (any dialect would be fine) and I will get it translated also into Hebrew. If possible, it would also be great to find someone who could compose a melody to the rhythm of this song and we could begin and/or end each future tour with everyone (including children, if possible) can join in, at least in the chorus Shalom-Salaam-Peace! Do you think it is a good poem, reflective of a yearning of peace by all parties involved (and perhaps even others?)
Thank you for your time in reading this article. Blessings, Janine Laura Bronson, © 2011. P.S.: permission granted by both the author of the poem at the end, Peter Aladjem and the artist Eva Kostabel, to include the following painting and poem:
Picture painted by: Eva Kostabel, UCI, 3965 W. 83rd. Street #292 Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 | tel: 913.648.0022 | fax: 913.648.7997 | voices@israelunitycoalition.org.
Dreaming Jerusalem
Jews sleep in Jerusalem
Moslems and Christians, too.
Yet what will it take
How long will it be
'Till Each one believes in...
Each one embraces
The other one's dreams?
Salaam, shalom,
Shalom, salaam,
The Jew dreams...
back to Jerusalem
back to my land
to my home
my all.
The Moslem dreams... back to Jerusalem
The Christian dreams...
But what will it take
'Till
Each one believes in...
When the Moslem dreams
For the Jew and the
The Christian dreams
for the Jew
And the Jew dreams
for the Moslem
and the Christian.
What will it take?
How long will it be?
Salaam, shalom
Shalom, salaam
This poem was written by: Peter Aladjem © 2011
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Comment by Janine Laura Bronson on June 7, 2012 at 22:32
Blessings to you too, Scott Adam!!! (I think this is a form of greeting that is used often, right?)
Comment by Scott Adam ALF on June 7, 2012 at 22:07
Mabrook
Comment by Billy L on June 7, 2012 at 5:05
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Mount View Primary School has a wonderful reputation in interschool chess tournaments.
The Open chess team has won the Victorian Chess Tournament on four occasions since 2009, while the Girls' team has also won the state competition on four occasions since 2009.
In addition, the Open team has won the Australian chess competition three times and the girls have won twice.
Chess at Mount View starts with a good instruction and coaching program that is conducted by Chess Ideas. Skilled chess coaches teach the interested students on Mondays at school, both during lunchtime and after school for an advanced group. Students from Year 1 to Year 6 are eligible to participate in chess lessons and competitive chess tournaments throughout the year.
A highlight of chess at Mount View is the sporting way in which students play and the friendly manner in which they support their peers.
Innovate Technology and Robotics Academy's STEM programs are available exclusively for the students at Mount View Primary School. Students in Grades 1 to 6 can explore and develop their love for STEM subjects through the variety of programs such as Robotics, Game Development, Web and Mobile App Development.
Courses are available for students who are keen in these STEM subjects, love technology and who wish to improve their soft skills such as communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking and to prepare to become tech leaders of the future.
Junior programs for Grades 1 and 2 are integrated STEM learning pathways which include coding, robotics, electronics and engineering activities which inspire the younger ones to open up their minds to the way things work and to prepare them for the senior programs when they enter at Grade 3.
If you love technology, think that coding, robotics what you may like to explore further, or if you would like to learn how to work with others, improve your soft skills and develop the ability to problem solve, join an Innovate program today!
Mount View Primary in association with Metro Music School is now offering Music Lessons to students who are interested in learning an instrument at school every week. Lessons are held during school hours (30 mins/once per week) at suitable times. (Grade 1 – 6 only). Enquiries are welcome on 9460 4818 (Metro Music School).
Enrolment forms can be obtained from the school office or contact Metro Music School You can also enrol online at the above website address.
Emily Kimpton is an independent music teacher who is offering music lessons to students at Mount View Primary. Lessons times are available both during and after school hours at suitable times. Lessons are 30 minutes long and are held every week.
Lessons are fun and engaging, teaching students the fundamentals of music. Performance and exam opportunities are provided as students progress.
Lessons are tracked digitally allowing both parents and students to view what was covered every week. Students can then refer to this during the week and log their practise via an online portal.
Emily Kimpton has taught in both primary and secondary schools for over 10 years and is passionate about instrumental music education for children. Emily has taught children through all levels of the AMEB and VCE syllabi.
Art Club provides a weekly opportunity for students to pop into the Art Room at lunchtime and be creative!
The Year 6 Art Captains help organise different activities each week such as painting, drawing, printing and collage. Students can bring their own art from home and to work on it during Art Club. Students from all levels are welcome to join in and share their passion for art. We look forward to expanding the club and seeing lots of new members!


ProBlogger Darren Rowse discussed in a recent post how he's making money with his blogging, and more generally, with his websites.
Text Link Ads: Perhaps the biggest mover for me over the last 12 months in terms of my earnings has come from TLA. While they have a ceiling in what they earn per site they are another good solid earner for me – particularly now that they've added feedvertising (RSS ads) which out performs any other type of RSS ad that I've tried. I'm hearing from many bloggers that TLA is their biggest earner now. It works best on sites that have been around for a while – you don't need big traffic to be accepted – but having a page rank and some search engine presence helps.
Amazon Associates: The forth Quarter of each year tends to be a good one for me when it comes to commissions from Amazon. The last quarter is a time that people are in a buying mood in the lead up to Christmas – smart placement (deep linking inside posts) can bring great conversions. The key is picking relevant products to promote. Read more tips on affiliate programs for blogs for a few other tips on optimizing Amazon.
Private Ad Deals: I don't do a lot of private ad deals (it's something I should focus upon more but there are only so many hours in the day) but when they come in they can be significant (if you have decent traffic). I've just signed two deals on my digital photography blog with Apple and Adobe for the next couple of months so I suspect this one will leap up next quarter.
Miscellaneous Affiliate Programs: My blogs have a variety of smaller affiliate programs running from them. I try to find quality products that relate to my topics that I can genuinely recommend – often via reviews. Some of the better converting products that I've recommended this last quarter included – Digital Photography Secrets (a camera technique series), Pro Photo Secrets (a photoshop product) and SEO Book (Aaron's legendary resource).
ProBlogger Job Boards: Not spectacular earnings but growing. I see this more as a service to readers than an income stream at this point – however it does pay for itself and bring in a few hundred dollars each month.
BlogAds: I don't use them much these days but they do bring in a little each month. I noticed BlogAds decrease in performance for me around the time they went to the new version. I'm not sure if it's my problem or theirs but apart from one blog I rarely see any sales these days.


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SINGLE OF THE WEEK: "Silverline" by Hawkmoon
Artist: Hawkmoon
Song: Silverline
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Hawkmoon are in full Rock N Roll revival mode with their fantastic new single "Silverline" which is out today.
Kicking off with a Beatlesesque Psych Pop guitar line, the song explodes into a groovy swagger that illustrates the bands enthusiasm for big hooks and tasty riffs. This is the kind of rock music that inspires you to dance as opposed to mosh and that makes it an extremely sophisticated piece of songwriting.
This is but a glimpse of what the band has in store for their upcoming debut album. There is a great hint of creative growth since the bands early material and its clear that "Silverline" is going to be one of the many examples of why Hawkmoon are a band to take notice of in 2017 and beyond.
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It's Called Artificial Intelligence—but What Is Intelligence?
We've built machines that are capable of incredible feats, yet still they have nothing on a baby.
Illustration: Elena Lacey
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Elizabeth Spelke, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard, has spent her career testing the world's most sophisticated learning system—the mind of a baby.
Gurgling infants might seem like no match for artificial intelligence. They are terrible at labeling images, hopeless at mining text, and awful at videogames. Then again, babies can do things beyond the reach of any AI. By just a few months old, they've begun to grasp the foundations of language, such as grammar. They've started to understand how the physical world works, how to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Yet even experts like Spelke don't understand precisely how babies—or adults, for that matter—learn. That gap points to a puzzle at the heart of modern artificial intelligence: We're not sure what to aim for.
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How to Teach Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense
Clive Thompson
Consider one of the most impressive examples of AI, AlphaZero, a program that plays board games with superhuman skill. After playing thousands of games against itself at hyperspeed, and learning from winning positions, AlphaZero independently discovered several famous chess strategies and even invented new ones. It certainly seems like a machine eclipsing human cognitive abilities. But AlphaZero needs to play millions more games than a person during practice to learn a game. Most tellingly, it cannot take what it has learned from the game and apply it to another area.
To some members of the AI priesthood, that calls for a new approach. "What makes human intelligence special is its adaptability—its power to generalize to never-seen-before situations," says François Chollet, a well-known AI engineer and the creator of Keras, a widely used framework for deep learning. In a November research paper, he argued that it's misguided to measure machine intelligence solely according to its skills at specific tasks. "Humans don't start out with skills; they start out with a broad ability to acquire new skills," he says. "What a strong human chess player is demonstrating isn't the ability to play chess per se, but the potential to acquire any task of a similar difficulty. That's a very different capability."
Chollet posed a set of problems designed to test an AI program's ability to learn in a more generalized way. Each problem requires arranging colored squares on a grid based on just a few prior examples. It's not hard for a person. But modern machine-learning programs—trained on huge amounts of data—cannot learn from so few examples. As of late April, more than 650 teams had signed up to tackle the challenge; the best AI systems were getting about 12 percent correct.
A self-driving car cannot intuit from common sense what will happen if a truck spills its load.
It isn't yet clear how humans solve these problems, but Spelke's work offers a few clues. For one thing, it suggests that humans are born with an innate ability to quickly learn certain things, like what a smile means or what happens when you drop something. It also suggests we learn a lot from each other. One recent experiment showed that 3-month-olds appear puzzled when someone grabs a ball in an inefficient way, suggesting that they already appreciate that people cause changes in their environment. Even the most sophisticated and powerful AI systems on the market can't grasp such concepts. A self-driving car, for instance, cannot intuit from common sense what will happen if a truck spills its load.
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Josh Tenenbaum, a professor in MIT's Center for Brains, Minds & Machines, works closely with Spelke and uses insights from cognitive science as inspiration for his programs. He says much of modern AI misses the bigger picture, likening it to a Victorian-era satire about a two-dimensional world inhabited by simple geometrical people. "We're sort of exploring Flatland—only some dimensions of basic intelligence," he says. Tenenbaum believes that, just as evolution has given the human brain certain capabilities, AI programs will need a basic understanding of physics and psychology in order to acquire and use knowledge as efficiently as a baby. And to apply this knowledge to new situations, he says, they'll need to learn in new ways—for example, by drawing causal inferences rather than simply finding patterns. "At some point—you know, if you're intelligent—you realize maybe there's something else out there," he says.
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Showtime has acquired the upcoming Wu-Tang Clan documentary series. All four parts of Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men will air later this spring. The two first episodes will premiere at Sundance on January 28. The series features interviews with all nine living members of the iconic group in addition to never-before-seen archival footage and performances as it details Wu-Tang's rise in the hip hop game.
Nas recently shared the exciting news with his social media following. "FINALLY. The day has come. We are proud to formally announce #OfMicsandMen, Our definitive Wu-Tang Documentary," he wrote. "It's been an intense 18 months producing this project, and it's almost time to share it with the world"
The production is directed by Sacha Jenkins, who is known for his directorial contributions to Fresh Dressed, Burn Motherf*cker, Burn!, as well as his work as an executive producer for Eminem's Rapture via Netflix. The Wu-Tang documentary is offered by Mass Appeal in association with Endeavor Content. Additionally, Peter J. Scalettar, Peter Bittenbender and Chris Gary serve as executive producers.


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The Richard III Reburial: What Does It Say About Us?
March 23rd 2015
So, the Richard III reburial, eh? Let's be honest, who among us expected that the first televised funeral of a British monarch, that we would see in our lifetimes, would be that of a man who died five centuries ago? I'm pretty sure we all would have bet the house on our beloved nonagenarian Queen being afforded the honour. Indeed, yesterday's funeral procession, leading up to the Richard III reburial, was unique for a number of reasons, not least because it culminated with a Catholic service in an Anglican cathedral, something which probably generated a lot of tension behind-the-scenes. The logic for this decision was obvious – when Richard was slaughtered in battle in 1485, there was no such thing as the Church of England, so he died a default Catholic. Fair enough.
But to say that the whole occasion was predetermined by the guidelines of ritual is, of course, utter nonsense. This was the oddest of invented traditions; though there were historical precedents to draw upon. After all, it was common practice in the Middle Ages for the bones of saints to be ceremonially transferred into expensive new shrines, in preparation for a flock of tourists. Both St Mark (from Alexandria to Venice) and Father Christmas himself, St Nicholas (from Myra to Bari) were celebrity imports, whose arrival legitimated the welcoming cathedrals and produced huge revenue from eager pilgrims seeking cures and benedictions.
But Richard III was a little different. He died in a watershed battle and was given a decent burial, though not one befitting a king. Though the ignominy of a modern car park flew in the face of ancestral royalty, his dramatic reinterment was entirely unnecessary for his spiritual salvation under Catholic doctrine. No, the reason he was transferred to Leicester Cathedral was because we felt it was the right thing to do. But why?
Well, actually, many people thought that was the wrong decision. They would have preferred York, arguing that this fell in line with his wishes. Unfortunately, we have no idea what he wanted, and those who say otherwise are attempting to mind-read a dessicated corpse. Others wondered if he deserved the state funeral of his usurper, with its glorious location at Westminster Abbey. This, at least, was better in keeping with the solemn traditions of old, but might have felt more like a buttress to our own opinions on the royals; a way of celebrating the principle of monarchy. "Kings belong in the hall of kings", we might have muttered, and burying him in mere Leicester might have seemed like an insult to Queen Elizabeth herself.
The right decision was made, though. Richard will be buried not far from where he died. To have moved him beyond Leicester would have been to undermine the potency of his violent demise. Here was a man who tried to cling onto power by rushing headlong at his enemy, hoping to smash in his brains and render the invasion futile. The fact that Richard's bravery backfired – and it was he who died rather than Henry Tudor – changed the course of history forever. The modern world hangs on that ill-fated charge across the field of Bosworth, and nothing reminds us of that significance more than having to traipse to the Midlands to see his tomb. This is not where Richard expected to end up, but history did not go as he had hoped…
In truth, if it were up to me, I would have perhaps put his body on display in a museum. Like a sacrificial ancient Celt, transformed into an eerie bog body, or a divine Pharaoh rendered mute by mummification, we could have been astonished and humbled when confronted with his ossified mortality. Generations of children could have gawped in macabre fascination at the arid, yellowing remains of a once mighty figure. To see the mortal remains of a great person reminds you that this towering figure from the history books had a body like you and me, and it no doubt ached and ailed like our own. We so easily leap towards romance myth, forgetting the human aspects of our ancestors. They too had headaches and suffered from piles.
Of course, there are many ethical reasons as to why displaying his bones might have been distasteful. Some would say all human remains should be reburied as standard; others might claim reburial should only apply to anyone with a known name (we're less queasy with the anonymous dead); maybe others might state a body must be a certain age before it can shock us in museum cabinets – perhaps 200 years, enough to shove it comfortably out of living memory? When dealing with mortal remains, there are also cultural sensitivities to be aware of – in the USA and Australia, archaeologists are legally mandated to work closely with indigenous peoples, respecting the fact that ancestor worship is integral to the Aboriginal or Native American Indian worldview. A box of bones may have tremendous inalienable power to scientists – they could be career-defining data sets that prove a bold theory – but, for indigenous communities, those bones represent a human soul.
These are all interesting things to ponder. The crucial question is what moral responsibility we have to treat a body a certain way? Arguably, Richard III – with no direct descendants – belongs to us; he is a totem pole in our nation's history. But does that render him less than human? Am I being crass to deploy him as an artefact when he was a living, thinking being? We have the right to decide how our body will be treated after death, but when does that elapse? In France, where my granddad is buried, we have to rent his grave – because he died about 25 years ago, the authorities now have the right to dig him up and sell his spot to another family if we don't pay the upkeep costs.
If I'd have put Richard III on display, I wouldn't have done it to freak people out. His discovery was a celebrity exclusive that wowed all the global news agencies, but the real triumph was the archaeology. Richard III's bones were the archaeological discovery of the century, and the scientific techniques used to interpret them are astounding in their genius. Yet, his celebrity status as Shakespeare's most villainous tyrant, and the cultural resonance that gave him, took most of the headlines. Those bones tell us so much, but they help us in no way to know whether he murdered the Princes in the Tower. And, yet, we've seen no end of debates on exactly this subject – it's a very interesting intellectual exercise, but one with a bathetic collapse in the climax.
Yesterday's funeral, then, was about us: about what we feel when we talk about the past, or the concept of death. It was a wish-fulfilment exercise for our own confused emotions about who we are as people, and where we originated. Indeed, one might argue the practise of doing history is little more than holding a mirror up to our own fascinations. Every generation rewrites history anew, to better fit in with its own perspective. And that, perhaps, is how we came to have the bizarre spectacle of a Victorian funeral cortege escorted by two armoured medieval knights, defending a modern oak coffin crafted by a modern Canadian, heading into a predominately Victorian era Anglican cathedral, to be welcomed by a medieval Catholic rite uttered in the modern English language.
And, as King Richard arrived in the cathedral, and was handed over to the Dean's care by the lead archaeologist on the project, Richard Buckley, there occurred a magic trick in which the archaeological data transformed back into a man, through the moving religious service, and then into a myth, as the historians and tourists lining the streets began to speculate over his reign once more. Farewell Richard, will we ever know your true self? I doubt it.
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They actually played well in the group though, at least offensively. Tons of chances. But they were messy at the back, so the manager then decided if they were going to get much farther, they needed to tighten things up. Worked well enough. It's a bit odd how they can both have been parking the bus, and Ronaldo wasting 50 chances.
This blasted Ronaldo vs Messi thing will keep going decades after they have retired. Neither as good as Maradona in my opinion, but that debate will keep going too.
Relatively speaking obviously. Hardly a 2nd Iceland, but shouldn't be too hard to understand what I meant either. It's the internet though, so it's clearly more important to laugh at people.
4. It's been poor, but not entirely sleep inducing. And it helps a little that a 'minnow' won it. It's usually fun when an unexpected team upsets the global order a little bit. Too much focus on defensive football, though, and the new format played some part in making that happen. But of course, with the old format Portugal would have been knocked out. Or not, as they might have done a great deal more to try to win the last match.
Has this been the worst major tournament in living memory?
This final has been utterly dreadful. Almost as bad as some of the cretins in this thread.
Because it's stupid. It's a team sport. Ronaldo is one of 11 players. He knows better than anyone that he doesn't stand a moth's chance in hell to score or win trophies without those other 10 players.
I swear Ronaldo could cure cancer and people would still be raging at him for getting fame for it. Love him or hate him, but the final as a spectacle has been much worse with him not in it. Portugal are clearly playing for the draw now, and why wouldn't they. They don't stand a chance in an open game. With Ronaldo still playing they would at least have a proper threat going forward.
Ouch! Just seeing that makes my knees twitch.


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I Stretched My Boots With Chanel No. 5 Perfume. Yes Really.
i have a pair of white wingtip golf shoe that has years of polish build-up on them. how can i remove all the old polish and build-up and restore these shoes to new look condition. Submitted: 14 years ago.
The simple solution is to build up the height of the unaffected side so that you are standing as level as possible. Some patients use a shoe with a thick sole.


As part of the initial proposed rule on the OPPS and ASC, ASA expressed concern that the public reporting of patient satisfaction with pain management during inpatient care has had unintended consequences that may contribute to increased opioid use among patients. ASA encouraged CMS to develop alternative questions for the pain management dimension and to conduct further research to better understand how the questions impact opioid prescribing practices. ASA offered its assistance in crafting appropriate questions.
While revising the questions alone will not resolve the prescription opioid epidemic, the change is a key part of a comprehensive solution to preventing the unintended consequences of opioid use.
ASA is pleased CMS is taking initial steps to address how these questions impact opioid prescribing practices. ASA looks forward to working with the agency in the future to ensure the revised questions are designed to optimize multimodal and multidisciplinary acute and chronic pain management.


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Our View: Change comes from within
The Crimson White Editorial Board
Last year, The Crimson White celebrated 125 years. In only two of those years has The Crimson White had a Black editor-in-chief.
We have called out administrative silence, but we have also legitimized it. We have raged against the Machine, but we have also excused it. Throughout those 125 years, we have centered white students and white stories.
We are not enemies of the people. But we are not always heroes either. It's long past time that we look inward and make sustainable changes to the way we do news.
At The Crimson White, we pledge to embrace an ethics of care. We have made a conscious effort to add diverse Black voices to our editorial board, as we strongly believe that Black people should be at the forefront of telling their own stories. As a result, we will continue to make concerted efforts to amplify the achievements of Black students and employees on campus. We are committed to rejecting anti-Blackness, recruiting and retaining a diverse staff and sincerely engaging with Black readers while keeping anti-racism at the forefront of our journalistic mission.
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Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients visiting a free health clinic: A single-site, pilot study
Patrick G. Clay, Kevin A. Clauson, Alan Glaros
UNT System College of Pharmacy
Background: The rate of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been documented to fluctuate widely, can greatly impact medical outcomes, and can influence patients' adherence to conventional medicines. Health care providers should assess the prevalence of CAM use (primarily herbal medicine) in individual settings to most accurately provide appropriate patient care. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the following: (1) differences in demographic characteristics between users and nonusers of CAM; (2) which CAM patients are using; (3) patients' sources of information concerning CAM; and (4) whether patients recall being asked about CAM use by their health care providers. Methods: In this single-center, pilot study, a self-administered survey concerning CAM use was made available to persons seeking care at an inner-city free health clinic (Kansas City Free Health Clinic, Kansas City, Missouri). Completed surveys were scanned into a database, and descriptive analyses were performed. Results: Three hundred eleven patients completed <1 question on the survey. Of those who reported race (n = 278), 168 (60.4%) were Caucasian/white, 73 (26.3%) were African American/black, and 24 (8.6%) were Hispanic/Latino. Of those who reported educational level (n = 287), 101 (35.2%) had some high school or were high school graduates or had a general equivalency development diploma, 102 (35.5%) had completed some college or vocational training, and 84 (29.3%) had completed college. Of those who reported personal annual income (n = 191), 107 (56.0%) reported up to US $15,000, and 54 (28.3%) reported >$15,000 to $30,000. A high rate of CAM use (past or present) was found among survey respondents (116/285 [40.7%]). No correlation was found between CAM use and any of the demographic characteristics studied. Of 98 patients reporting whether their CAM use was past or current, 64 (65.3%) were using CAM at the time of the survey. Friends and physicians were reported to be most supportive of CAM use (21/41 [51.2%] and 33/86 [38.4%] patients, respectively). The most common CAM products reported as being currently used were garlic and chamomile (both, 5 patients [7.1%]), and echinacea and ginseng (both, 3 patients [4.7%]). Conclusion: This survey of patients using an inner-city free health clinic showed a high rate of CAM use, which could significantly impact patient outcomes.
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Clay, P. G., Clauson, K. A., & Glaros, A. (2004). Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients visiting a free health clinic: A single-site, pilot study. Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental, 65(6), 481-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.curtheres.2005.01.005
Clay, Patrick G. ; Clauson, Kevin A. ; Glaros, Alan. / Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients visiting a free health clinic : A single-site, pilot study. In: Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental. 2004 ; Vol. 65, No. 6. pp. 481-494.
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Clay PG, Clauson KA, Glaros A. Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients visiting a free health clinic: A single-site, pilot study. Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental. 2004;65(6):481-494. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2005.01.005


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The North Dakota nonagenarian judge who is admired by politicians from both parties
"Did You Know That" columnist Curt Eriksmoen begins the story of Richard Goldberg.
Judge Richard Goldberg, seen here in September 2019, points himself out in a photo taken in the White House with President Ronald Reagan that hangs on the wall in his home in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Forum file photo
By Curt Eriksmoen
FARGO — At the age of 94, Richard Goldberg, from Fargo, is the oldest serving judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
He was nominated to serve on that court by President George H.W. Bush on Jan. 8, 1991, and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 25. The chair of the judiciary committee who oversaw his unanimous approval through the upper chamber was then-Sen. Joseph Biden.
The two senators who spoke on Goldberg's behalf were Kent Conrad and Quentin Burdick. All three U.S. Senators were Democrats and Goldberg was a lifelong Republican.
Prior to his appointment to a federal judgeship, Goldberg was president and CEO of a large feed and seed company in West Fargo, served eight years in the North Dakota Senate, and was a senior policy adviser on international agricultural free trade agreements for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
He should not be confused with the Richard Goldberg who was one of President Donald Trump's national security advisers.
Richard Wayne Goldberg was born Sept. 23, 1927, to Jacob and Frances (Gilles) Goldberg, in Fargo, where his family was actively involved in the feed and seed business. When Richard's father was 19 and his uncle Max was 21, the two young brothers ended up taking over the Goldberg Seed and Feed Co. after the death of their father, Isadore, in 1915.
Isadore and his family immigrated from Lithuania and settled in Fargo where he established his feed company in 1905. The two brothers grew their business so that by the 1930s, the company "was said to be the largest handler, processor, and distributor of sweet clover, legume, and grass seed in the nation."
Richard graduated from high school in 1945 and attended the North Dakota Agricultural College (now NDSU) in Fargo for his freshman year. He then transferred to the University of Miami where he received his bachelor's degree in 1950 and his law degree in 1952.
Richard then moved back to North Dakota and was hired by his uncle, Max Goldberg, president of Goldena Mills (now Cenex Harvest States) in West Fargo, to be a "management trainee and in-house counsel."
In 1953, Richard Goldberg was contacted by Lee Brooks to be an associate at his Fargo law firm and to be his assistant state's attorney for Cass County. In the early 1930s, Brooks had served as an assistant to the famous lawyer Clarence Darrow, and in 1949 he was elected state's attorney for Cass County.
Brooks was planning on running for the state Legislature and needed assistance in both his private practice and his position as state's attorney. In his private practice, Brooks "specialized in Interstate Commerce law," and Goldberg's experience in working with him on these types of cases would later prove to be invaluable.
From December 1953 to August 1956, Goldberg served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG). During those years, he was stationed at the Maxwell Air Base in Alabama, Pope Air Base in North Carolina, Shaw Air Base in South Carolina and Thule Air Base in Greenland.
As a JAG officer, he "tried or defended over 300 cases before military courts for both the Army and the Air Force." In the Air Force Reserves, Goldberg was promoted to captain and was subject to callback until his discharge in 1965.
In 1956, Goldberg joined the law firm of Leasure and Scheurer in Washington, D.C., a firm that specialized in "airline and communication administrative law," focusing primarily on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Civil Aeronautics Board. Goldberg wrote that his work "included the preparation of memos, legal opinions, and briefs for administrative hearings and court appeals."
In 1957, Goldberg became an attorney adviser for the FCC where he "drafted legal memorandum opinions and final decisions for the commission."
In 1959, Goldberg resigned from the FCC and returned to North Dakota to assist his father, Jacob Goldberg, in the operation of the Goldberg Feed and Grain Co., now located in West Fargo. Jacob was 63 years old and wanted to spend the winters in Florida. Since the operation of the company required someone to remain in North Dakota all year, Richard was the logical person to run the company in Jacob's absence.
Richard's legal background and experience proved to be beneficial to the company. He drafted or reviewed all of the company's contracts and represented the company before the National Labor Relations Board, the North Dakota Public Service Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the state Legislature, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and "made numerous appearances in (Cass) County Court." Richard also provided legal representation for the company's international grain deals.
As busy as Richard was in providing all of the legal oversight for the Goldberg Feed and Grain Co., he found time to teach military law at NDSU, serve as president of the West Fargo Chamber of Commerce and take on the position of director of the National Grain and Feed Association.
Richard also became involved in politics. In 1962, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, but when he ran for a Senate seat in the North Dakota Legislature in 1966, he was elected. Richard was reelected in 1970, and during the eight years he was in the Llegislature, he "sponsored over a hundred pieces of legislation relating to banking, insurance, product liability, transportation, and municipal legislation for the city of Fargo."
Richard's father, Jacob Goldberg, died Dec. 21, 1969, and Richard became president and CEO of the company and served in that capacity until Aug. 1, 1983, when President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the position of Acting and Deputy Undersecretary of International Affairs and Commodity Programs for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
While campaigning for the presidency, one of Reagan's pledges was the enactment of a free trade agreement with Canada. In his appointed position, Richard Goldberg was the senior policy official within the Agriculture Department "for international trade matters involving agriculture."
He first worked on an international free trade agreement with Canada and, under President George H. W. Bush, Richard worked on free trade agreements with Mexico, several European countries, the USSR, Taiwan, India, Japan, and South Korea.
We will conclude the story of Richard Goldberg next week.
"Did You Know That" is written by Curt Eriksmoen and edited by Jan Eriksmoen of Fargo. Send your comments, corrections, or suggestions for columns to the Eriksmoens at cjeriksmoen@gmail.com.
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