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Isi Leibler: This Passover, Israelis Have Reasons to Rejoice
In the coming days, most Israelis, secular and observant, will celebrate Passover — the festival of freedom in which we recount our life of slavery and exodus from Egypt, and how we became a nation. The Haggadah that we read at the Passover Seder also carries a universal theme of human rights, but its focus is the Jewish people, stressing our shared past and our aspirations for a renewal of Jewish sovereignty during 2,000 years of harrowing exile, endless persecutions, expulsions and attempted genocide.Gil Troy: Cowards fear celebrating Jerusalem's 'Jew-bilee'
We read in the Haggadah that "in every generation, they rise against us to destroy us. But the Holy One, blessed be He, saves us from them." We appeal to the Almighty to "pour out Thy wrath" against the wicked and destroy them.
The Haggadah recounts the Egyptians' pattern of Jew-hatred: They envied the prosperity of their Jewish minority, enslaved them and ultimately engaged in genocide, with Pharaoh's decree to drown all newborn Jewish males. This pattern has recurred throughout the generations with those who've tried to destroy us: the pagans, the church, secular racist Jew-haters, Nazis and communists.
Today, there is a global tsunami of antisemitism, especially in Europe, where Jews are being transformed into pariahs. The current threat emanates from the bizarre combination of Islamists and radical leftists, who are renewing the vicious antisemitic propaganda of the 1930s that was a precursor to the Holocaust. In its current manifestation, this campaign is also directed against the Jewish national homeland — the only nation-state in the world whose right to exist is under threat.
It's reassuring to smell cowardice in opponents, but depressing to see it in friends: the quivering lips, the darting eyes, the sweaty palms. Alas, many American Jews are emitting the stink of the scaredycat these days. Too many are dodging the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War, and especially of Jerusalem's reunification – or burdening what should be festive celebrations with craven equivocations and politically correct genuflections about Palestinian suffering that obscure Israel's extraordinary June 1967 triumph.
Seeking to avoid war is noble; apologizing for winning is disgraceful. I am proud that Jews sing songs of peace, crave reconciliation and regret killing. However, true peaceniks are realistic optimists, not naïve masochists.
Had Israel lost in 1967 there would be no Israel.
"Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel," Egypt's dictator Gamal Abdel Nasser vowed that May. Those were the stakes: Jewish women would have been raped then slaughtered; Jewish men would have been tortured then butchered. Jerusalem would sit atop one more layer of ruins – from the 19-year failed Jewish state. Tel Aviv would be a mass tombstone, reduced to rubble like the Jewish towns Palestinian radicals destroyed after the 2005 Gaza Disengagement, but this time with corpses rotting underneath.
In 1967, barely 22 years since the Nazis had finished transforming their rantings into mass murder, every reasonable person had to take the Arabs' genocidal threats seriously. That is why Israel had young recruits digging mass graves in Tel Aviv. And that is why American Jews finally, belatedly, rallied around their homeland, under the gun, that May.
Daily Wire: Politico: Chabad Is Nexus Of Putin-Trump Conspiracy
Politico has written an indictment of an entire sect of Judaism, getting basic facts wrong and making wild implications about a Jewish conspiracy in Russia tied to the Trump family.Bethany Mandel: Who Needs Alt-Right Conspiracy Theories About Jews When You Have Politico?
On Sunday, Politico published an article casting Chabad (a Jewish organization dedicated to increasing religious observance among global Jewry) as an interlocutor of political power connecting President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Against a backdrop in which 2016's presidential election is suggested to have been compromised by "interference" from the Russian government at the direction of Putin (with possible "collusion" from Trump and his political teams), Politico portrays Chabad as another brick of intrigue in its narrative wall.
"Some of the shortest routes between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin run straight through [Chabad]," alleges Politico.
As an example of the "piling up" of "links between Trump and Chabad," Politico points to Trump's hosting of a wedding at Mar-a-Lago between the daughter and son of two separate Chabad-connected Jewish Soviet emigres.
Politico alleges the existence of an "affinity" between "Chabad enthusiasts" and Trump, describing Chabad's Jewish membership as "Trump's kind of Jews." No mention is made by Politico of long-term political support across observant Jewish denominations - and religious Jews and Christians, more broadly - for Republican and broader conservative values.
Chabad's relationship with the Russian government is framed as a function of the organization's political ambition, rather than a function of political necessity given the nature of Russia's politics. No consideration is offered by Politico of political realities in Russia that would compel Chabad to develop and maintain relationships with Putin in order to best serve its mission.
Imagine for a moment the outrage that would (rightfully) erupt if a mainstream publication wrote an indictment of an entire sect of Islam, while getting basic facts like the name of the sect wrong, and hit publish the night before Ramadan began. Or the outrage that would (rightfully) erupt if Breitbart or an alt-right site published the same about Jews. The latter did happen over the weekend, only it wasn't Breitbart writing a diatribe against a secret web of shadowy Jews, but instead, Politico Magazine.
This is, unfortunately, becoming a bit of a tradition at the publication. On the eve of another major Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah, Politico published a piece accusing politically conservative Jews of remaining silent on Donald Trump's ascension. Because of the rules regarding work and technology on major Jewish holidays, many Jewish writers and publications were unable to respond to the smear in a timely manner, although Tablet Magazine's Yair Rosenberg took the time to do so, pointing out for both the writer and editor of the publication just how Jew-y the anti-Trump camp of the conservative movement was and is.
Now Politico is accusing Jews of the opposite: working in a secretive, highly-funded conspiracy to put Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin in power, and keep them there. Or something. Truthfully, I didn't really understand the crux of the piece, despite reading it several times.
Jewish Voice for Peace Passover Haggadah: "Next Year in al-Quds!"
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a non-Jewish organization that undermines the fight against, and enables, antisemitism by legitimizing and mainstreaming the anti-Israel movement's assault on Jewish identity.Douglas Murray: Why Does the West Keep Colluding with Terrorists?
JVP presents itself as a social justice organization committed to non-violence and peace. But as we've documented in dozens of posts, its tactics and affiliations tell a different story.
JVP masquerades as merely devoted to ending Israel's 'occupation' of Judea and Samaria/the West Bank when what it really wants is to end Israel. Its leadership and activists frequently promote and partner with extremist individuals and groups that demonize the Jewish state and delegitimize Zionism, while trafficking in negative stereotypes of Jews.
Basically, JVP gives cover to the anti-Israel boycott movement (BDS) and its political war on Israel by washing away the stain of antisemitism central to the movement's founding, actions, and identity.
As we've highlighted in recent posts, all of this has been shamefully on display by the group's proud embrace of Rasmea Odeh, convicted in 1970 of the terrorist bombing of a supermarket killing two Jewish students. She recently agreed to plead guilty to immigration fraud charges, to be deported, and to be stripped of her U.S. citizenship.
Last weekend, Odeh—who has never expressed an ounce of remorse of her crimes—was honored with the opportunity to deliver a keynote address at JVP's national conference in Chicago, where she wowed an adoring JVP crowd.
If it is true that our societies are "bewildered", as the Dean says, might it be because we have not heard a wide-enough range of possible explanations for such outrages -- because we have deliberately cut ourselves off, by choice,- from the warnings of ex-Muslims such as Hirsi Ali? Amid the "narratives" that are acceptable and to be tolerated, perhaps we have failed to listen to the explanations that outline the sheer scale of the religious and societal problem now in front of us?Who Is Behind Anti-Semitic Attacks in the U.S.?
Of course, for many Muslims, such as those critics of Hirsi Ali in Australia, there is a clear reason why they want to stop her speaking. Were people to hear her, they would realise the vast enormity of the challenge ahead of us and the depth and breadth of its nature. Her audiences would discover the defensive play around the world in which many Muslim organisations are engaged -- a campaign to limit speech precisely in order to protect their own interpretation of their religion and keep out any other.
It is, however, the dissenting, silenced voices such as Hirsi Ali's that are precisely the voices the world needs to hear at present. How tragic that a week that began with a silencing, should end with yet another all-too-predictable terrorist attack -- one which Sweden will do as much to fail at comprehending as Britain did two weeks before her.
Hearing from voices such as that of Hirsi Ali could lift the fog of our "bewilderment" and explain, for instance, what does motivate some people to drive a car or truck into crowds of people going about their lives. There is a whole pile of reasons why Islamists want to stop her explanations from being aired. But why -- when the attacks keep on happening -- do our own societies collude with such sinister people to keep ourselves in the dark?
The FBI's own reporting guidelines explain why identifying an offender's race and ethnicity, as well as religion, sexual orientation, etc., is relevant. To determine whether a crime is motivated by hate, guideline § 2.2 says it is important to ascertain whether "The offender and the victim were of a different race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, and/or gender identity." It's also helpful to know whether "a historically-established animosity existed between the victim's and the offender's groups."Michael Totten: Why Europe is Falling Apart
So, for example, to determine whether a victim was targeted because they were Jewish, it would be helpful to know whether the perpetrator was a white member of the Aryan Brotherhood or an Arab who hates Jews. It would be extremely helpful if the FBI and other law enforcement authorities would record whether hate crime perpetrators and not just victims are Arab. For that matter, why not add all victim categories to perpetrator/offender categories such as religion and sexual preference?
Fischer explained the purpose of identifying offender characteristics: "Providing the offender race and ethnicity data allows the UCR Hate Crime Program to provide more granular data about the offenders committing these types of crimes. It also helps our participating agencies determine where they need to focus their resources."
Is there a problem with anti-Semitic violence in Arab-American and Muslim communities? If so, it needs to be acknowledged and addressed. We have strong evidence from Europe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem in these communities, and this hatred often leads to acts of violence. The situation in Europe has deteriorated to a far greater extent than in the U.S., but America should not consider itself immune. The American Jewish community needs concrete information on who is committing anti-Semitic hate crimes in the U.S. in order for proper action to be taken.
Anti-Semitism is a very serious disease, and in order to cure it, it is critically important to know the cause.
For decades, the world has known a liberal and united Europe. But the Old Continent is in a deepening crisis–one with disturbing implications for democracies across the world.New Ways of Responding to Extremist Islam
Europe as we have known it for over five decades has been a stable and prosperous place at peace with itself, famous for its museums, cafes, classical architecture, and graceful retirement from history. But today, it's under assault. The greatest refugee crisis since World War II is overwhelming the continent, while Jews flee by the thousands. Populist parties so outrageous that they make their American counterparts seem like milquetoast centrists are winning or almost winning one election after another. One of them—Viktor Orbán's Fidesz—has already transformed Hungary into an authoritarian state. Russian President Vladimir Putin is swaggering like a conquering warlord and winning applause for his exploits as far west as Great Britain. The European Union has already begun to unravel and could be replaced down the road by God only knows what as an aloof United Kingdom decides to go it alone while Europe circles the drain.
Journalist and author James Kirchick lived and worked in Europe for six years, and in his bracing first book, The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age, he dives deep into the continent's turmoil. The cumulative effect is sobering and alarming, but also perversely comforting if misery truly loves company. The book makes it clear that America's political crisis is part of a larger crisis of democratic liberalism and institutional legitimacy that stretches from Seattle to Athens, and Kirchick does his American readers an invaluable service by informing them, in a can't-put-it-down style, that they aren't going through this alone.
"According to one estimate, 10−15 percent of the world's Muslims are Islamists. Out of well over 1.6 billion, or 23 percent of the globe's population, that implies more than 160 million individuals." – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, in her new book, The Challenge of Dawa.'Marvel' retracts hidden anti-Jewish messages in comic
That was Ronald Reagan's major achievement in his long war against the Soviet Union: presenting communism as a joke -- exposing the lies of the Soviet regime, exposing the misery under which its people were living, and explaining why Western values were preferable to Communist ones. This is exactly what the West, Hirsi Ali explains, should be doing with radical Islam.
Western civilization is a humanist vision in which Christianity integrated Jewish wisdom, Greek philosophy and Roman law, thereby giving Western culture its distinctive character: freedom of speech and of the press, equal justice under law, the primacy of the individual, separation of religion and state, freedom of religion and from religion, property rights, sexual equality, an independent judiciary, and independent education, among other values. This is what radical Islam wants to destroy. That is why terrorists are attacking our churches, the State of Israel and why they are subverting democracy to turn it into Islamic law, sharia.
Indonesian illustrator of 'X-Men Gold #1' included references to Koranic verses warning against friendship with non-MuslimsDavid Collier: The sentinels of the antisemites, protecting Jew hatred
Superhero powerhouse Marvel Comics has been forced to apologize to fans and remove several pieces of artwork from a publication after it was found that an Indonesian artist had included subliminal anti-Semitic and anti-Christian messages in the publisher's latest comic book release.
The "X-Men Gold #1" comic was released just four days ago, but it didn't take fans long to spot a number of curious numerical references in the illustration and take to Marvel's dedicated online fan forums where the meaning of the secret messages was quickly deciphered.
The most obvious reference was on the T-shirt worn by the character Colossus reading "QS 5:51," referring to the Qur'an Surah [Koranic passage] 5:51. That passage, according to the Muhammad Sarwar translation of the Quran, reads: "Believers, do not consider the Jews and Christians as your intimate friends for they are only friends with each other. Whoever does so will be considered as one of them. God does not guide the unjust people."
At almost every event I attend I see antisemites. But why are those that hate Jews given such legitimacy. Why is it so hard to extract even one rabid politician from a mainstream party? These are the defenders of the Jew haters. Sentinels of the antisemites. Academia is occupied, media is lost and the politicians will always sway to the demographic changes.NBC Cites Fraudulent Holocaust Organization in Smear on Gorka
As I grew up in the UK, I viewed antisemitism as a minor, defeated issue. I knew it still existed, indeed I had my own run-in with local Nazis, but believed that it had been pushed out into the far-right shadows. I could also see it within Arab discourse about Israel, but wrongly assumed that it remained within the context of an ongoing conflict.
Back then, I never imagined for one moment I would witness rising antisemitism in the 21st century. Never thought for a day, that as an adult I would be 'out there', personally facing down Jew hatred on London's streets just as my grandparents had done 80 years before.
But then in those days, the Holocaust was the one global event that for me was 'beyond explanation'. I never thought I would ever understand how it happened. It has been a brutal awakening to realise how slippery the slide towards oblivion is.
NBC News launched the latest in a series of failed attempts to link Dr. Sebastian Gorka — the philosemitic, pro-Israel deputy foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump — to the neo-Nazi far-right on Saturday.Jewish Community at Tufts University 'Deeply Disturbed' by Surprise BDS Resolution Brought for Vote Days Before Passover
As with all such previous attempts, NBC found nothing to prove any extremist ideas or views on the part of Dr. Gorka. And as with all such previous slanders, NBC relied on fraud — this time, in the form of the phony "Anne Frank Center."
The full name of the bogus front organization is the "Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect" — an ironic title, given that it is a full-throated Democratic Party attack machine that shows no respect for anyone else whatsover.
The self-described "civil rights activist" who leads it, Steven Goldstein, is an LGBT activist who has beclowned himself on cable news over the past few months in his efforts to tarnish President Trump as the second coming of Adolf Hitler.
Breitbart Jerusalem editor Aaron Klein exposed Goldstein and his organization in February. Goldstein is no Holocaust expert: he is merely an ardent Hillary Clinton supporter who found a ready audience for his political schtick among a gullible press corps eager for ammunition in their war against the White House. He has no qualms about exploiting the name and memory of Anne Frank for his purely partisan purposes. It is Holocaust desecration, if not outright denial.
Jewish student leaders at Tufts University "are working intensely" to combat a surprise boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) resolution initiated by an anti-Israel group for a vote days before Passover, the campus chaplain told The Algemeiner on Friday.Another sneak Passover Divestment attack, this time at Tufts University
"Yesterday, without any forewarning, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) put forward this resolution, to be voted on by the [Tufts Community Union (TCU)] student senate this Sunday night," said the campus Hillel's executive director, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, who also serves as a research professor in the department of music and the Judaic studies program.
"The Hillel Jewish community is deeply disturbed by this vote, and by the way the resolution was brought so close to Pesach, at a time when many of our students are home with their families, readying themselves for the holiday," Summit said.
He added that Hillel has been in close contact with a coalition of Israel-related student groups, including Tufts Friends of Israel, Tufts American Israel Alliance (TAIA), Tufts Students for Two States and J Street U.
"The phenomenal student leaders have been working very hard to oppose this from the moment we found out," Summit said, adding that Hillel strongly believes "BDS is not a productive way to promote any sort of useful dialogue."
During the argument SJP admitted it had been working on the resolution all semester. It also admitted that it it could have brought the resolution a week earlier, but many of its supporters were at a conference. (I assume that was the Jewish Voice for Peace conference in Chicago). A JVP student was one of the student leading the argument in favor of divestment.'I'm Gonna Finish What Hitler Started,' 'That Jew Better Run' Among Social Media Comments by Cleveland Students Revealed by Covert Watchdog
The SJP students could not even answer if Tufts invests in the four companies at issue.
The argument on the resolution is ongoing now. We'll report on the results when known.
UPDATE: The Resolution passed. The vote was 17 for, 6 against, and 8 abstentions. The Senators refused to allow their names to be used, and based on the audio, the names of those voting a particular way were not recorded. So the Senators cannot be held accountable for their actions. There was also strict enforcement of a no-video and no identification of speakers policy. As if debating the Resolution when large numbers of Jewish students had already left campus for Passover was not bad enough, it was done in a secretive manner.
It was obvious that the pro-divestment side was very well prepared with their social justice arguments. The opposing side, which only received notice of the Resolution a few days ago and was weakened by the Passover Eve scheduling, never mounted a serious challenge to the underlying premise of the Resolution, which is that Israel is responsible for the conflict. There was little to no discussion of the history of Palestinian terrorism, the suicide bombing campaigns, and rejectionism. In contrast to other campuses where the anti-BDS side has successfully opposed divestment resolutions by educating student government as to the facts, the sneak nature of the attack and timing worked to the pro-BDS students' advantage.
The latest report issued by a covert campus watchdog group revealed a string of highly offensive social media statements made by students at six Cleveland schools over the past few years.Anti-Semitic voicemail left for librarian at Washington U.
The dossier, released on Thursday, highlighted dozens of antisemitic, homophobic and racist comments, including, "I'm gonna finish what Hitler started," and "I'm bringing rocks to school…that Jew better run."
According to the report, compiled by Canary Mission – which anonymously monitors anti-American, anti-Israel and antisemitic activity on US college campuses — the remarks were made by current and former students affiliated with branches of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Arab Student Union (ASU) at the Cleveland schools.
Bahaa Falweh, the former president of the Cleveland State University (CSU) ASU, who is currently pursuing an MBA in health administration, tweeted in 2012, "Goodnight everyone, tonight ill be keeping gaza in my thoughts and prayers, inshallah Jews die."
Earlier that year, he had commented: "If those dirty Jews invade [Gaza] tonight then I will personally hop on a plane, fly there and start killing them my self #realtalk."
Walaa Mohammad, the current treasurer of the CSU SJP who is also affiliated with the campus MSA branch, tweeted in July 2016, "allah yin3an al yahood [May Allah curse the Jews]." Mashhour Shehadeh, in his last year at CSU, wrote in March 2016: "When life hands you rocks, throw them at yahood [jews]."
An anti-Semitic voicemail message was left for a librarian at Washington University in St. Louis.Daphne Anson: Leftist "Hypocrisy ... Racist Hypocrisy" regarding Israel (includes video)
The message came after the librarian helped organize an exhibit on the Holocaust at a local museum.
The Huffington Post first reported the anti-Semitic incident on Friday, though it occurred on March 15. The librarian, who declined to be named, notified The Huffington Post of the incident through its "Documenting Hate" project in conjunction with the ProPublica nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigative journalism.
A university spokeswoman told The Huffington Post that the university alerted local and federal authorities, as well as Jewish organizations of the incident.
According to a transcript of the call published by The Huffington Post, the caller questioned why the facts of the Holocaust are not "open for debate" and asked "why in many nations in Europe it's outlawed to even discuss it? If it were the truth then it wouldn't need laws to support it. "
In yesterday's London Sunday Times, Anthony Julius and Deborah Lipstadt on the latest Livingstone imbroglio:Leaders of body representing Labour councillors condemn Livingstone's 'leniency'
"Ken Livingstone, who has been suspended from holding office in the Labour Party following his claims that Adolf Hitler supported Zionism, is a provocateur. That is to say: he doesn't care about the truth.
To respond to him is already to elevate him; to debate him is a waste of time. Self-pitying, self-admiring, he believes himself to be a truth-telling, special-interest-defying, independent-minded maverick. He cannot be persuaded out of these delusions.
The implication is that anti-semitism is best engaged with at the level of reason, or ignored, following a diagnosis of imbecility. The problem with that approach is that it overlooks the fundamentally malicious nature of anti-semitism. Anti-semites have not reached their conclusions by some faulty line of reasoning that can be corrected. As if Livingstone, when presented with the historical record would say: Oh I see! Gosh, I got it wrong!
Livingstone and people like him conform to a familiar pre-1933 – that is to say pre-Holocaust – type of anti-semite. This kind of anti-semite lived among journalists, politicians and others with access to newspapers, radio stations and other public forums. They could be relied upon to see the Jews behind every scandal, to give a "Jewish twist" to any issue of public concern.
The leaders of the body representing thousands of Labour councillors have condemned the "lenient" punishment handed to Ken Livingstone and demanded an urgent meeting with the party's general secretary amid mounting pressure for further action.French bank said to have dropped major BDS account
Jeremy Corbyn announced within hours of the decision not to expel the former mayor for bringing the party into disrepute that the NEC would start a new investigation.
But councillors Nick Forbes and Alice Perry, who head the Labour Group of the Local Government Association and also sit on the party's NEC, complained that Livingstone remains able to attend meetings and canvass on behalf of the party during the remainder of his two-year suspension while "continuing to share views that are causing great offence to Jewish communities".
In a letter to the Labour's general-secretary Iain McNicol, seen by the Jewish News, they said his words "undermine" efforts to build good community relations.
One of the world's largest banks, the Paris-based BNP Paribas, may have closed the account last year of a French organization that advocates boycotting Israel. After the former president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) sent a letter to BNP in May 2016, the donation section on the organization's CAPJPO-Europalestine website was scrubbed of the BNP account.IsraellyCool: Richard Silverstein Smears Israeli-Arab As "House Arab"
Israeli journalist Jean Patrick Grumberg, a reporter for the French-language American website Dreuz.info, told The Jerusalem Post on Friday that "CAPJPO removed the link to the page with their bank information... It's possible that BNP quietly closed the CAPJPO bank account after receiving the letter from CRIF."
CAPJPO is the acronym for the Coordinated Calls for a Just Peace in the Middle East – an umbrella organization for hardcore anti-Israel organizations – and is an energetic advocate of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement targeting Israel.
Robert Ejnes, a spokesman for CRIF, told the Post, "BNP Paribas called Roger Cukierman for a direct discussion. The CRIF president [Cukierman] restated that, since the boycott is illegal in France, an organization that supports BDS should not be authorized to hold a bank account with BNP. We do not know what BNP Paribas did. CRIF's message was not an instruction but a recommendation."
Israeli Arab Rasha Athamni is a highly accomplished woman. A cadet at Israel's Foreign Ministry, she has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and English literature from Jerusalem's Hebrew University, as well as a Masters' in Public Policy.Kendall Jenner Tapped as Israeli-Palestinian Peace Envoy (satire)
Here she is addressing the UN 3rd committee on persons with disabilities, elderly & youth, when she was Israel's first ever youth delegate to the UN General Assembly.
A truly impressive and talented woman.
But anti-Israel douchebloggerTM Richard Silverstein reduces her to nothing more than a "house Arab" – all because she supports and defends Israel.
This is not the first time Silverstein has let his bigotry shine through while disparaging a Zionist.
Citing her "tremendous success" in bridging the gap between the police and the Black Lives Matter movement, President Trump announced he has appointed Kendall Jenner to lead Israeli-Palestinian peace talks for his administration.Revisiting a 2014 story ignored by the BBC – and why it matters
"Listen, this Kendall Jenner, I'm hearing great things," Trump told The Mideast Beast. "I hear she does amazing things with Pepsi, and she is being recognized more and more. She's going to solve this conflict so fast it'll make your head spin."
"And let me tell you, I'd like to grab her by the Pepsi," Trump continued. "The mic isn't on, right?"
Trump's announcement comes after Jenner's controversial Pepsi ad, which showed Jenner bringing together police and protestors by giving an officer a Pepsi, was pulled from the air. While the ad has received criticism, it has reportedly inspired the administration to send shipments of Pepsi to Syria in hopes of ending the country's civil war.
Ayala's story is one of hundreds of which BBC audiences have no knowledge because non-fatal terror attacks – however devastating for the victims and their families – are for the most part not reported by the BBC and certainly do not receive any follow-up coverage. During 2016, for example, the BBC News website reported all the terror attacks against Israelis that resulted in fatalities, but those attacks were a small proportion of the total number of incidents and audiences were not provided with the crucial context of the scale of attacks as a whole.Guardian erroneously claims Israel "censored" book by Dorit Rabinyan.
Untold stories such as that of Ayala Shapira are no less important than the fatal attacks which do make BBC headlines in helping audiences to understand Israel's policies, counter-terrorism measures and the concerns of the Israeli people. The fact that such stories are ignored also means that when Israel is obliged to respond to rising terrorism, audiences and BBC journalists alike are unable to put events into their appropriate context and thus arrive at uninformed and inaccurate conclusions.
Any media organisation genuinely committed to fully informing its audiences would make efforts to periodically report that essential context.
Last year, a decision by a professional pedagogic body not to include the novel "Borderlife" by Dorit Rabinyan – which features an Israeli-Palestinian love affair – in the Israeli high school curriculum was mischaracterised by Times of London as a "ban".BBC's vehicular terrorism double standards on display again
We prompted a correction to the Times of London article – as did our colleague at BBC Watch to a similar claim at BBC Radio – after demonstrating to editors that there was in fact no such "ban".
Yesterday, the Guardian committed a similar error, in a story by their Jerusalem correspondent, Peter Beaumont, about the controversial book which included the following headline:
- Israelis are free go to bookshops anywhere in the country and purchase the book.
- The book made it to the Israeli best seller's list.
- Israeli students can borrow the book from libraries.
- Israeli teachers in advanced literature classes across the country are free to assign the book to their students if they choose.
Since August 2014 forty separate attacks using trucks, tractors, vans or cars have been perpetrated against Israelis, with images encouraging such attacks commonly appearing in incitement posted on social media. The use of vehicles to carry out terror attacks however goes back still further; what Europe has been seeing in the past nine months has been an all too familiar sight to Israelis for many years.Germany's new normal: Muslim boys "find their identity" beating Jews
Many of those attacks – even fatal ones – have been ignored by the BBC. Those that were reported have – in contrast to similar incidents on European soil – not been described as terror attacks in the corporation's own words.
The reason for that double standard lies in the BBC's failure to distinguish between method and aims, with the result being that when somebody deliberately drives a vehicle into a group of people, the corporation's description of the attack as terror – or not – depends on the perceived aims and affiliations of the perpetrator.
It is high time for the supposedly impartial BBC to explain its now well-documented double standard when reporting vehicular (and other) attacks to its funding public.
A shocking story of a 14-year-old Berlin boy enduring beatings from Muslim classmates when it became known he was Jewish, emerged one day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed calls to introduce a law regulating Muslim religious practices.Germany: Muslim boys "find their identity" beating Jews
The boy had been subjected to punches, kicks, and threatened with a replica gun in a campaign of intimidation by Muslim pupils who told him, "Muslims hate Jews. All Jews are murderers."
The violence and intimidation got so bad, he had to permanently leave the school.
In response to the beatings, school administrators buried their heads in the sand hoping the irksome problem of radical Islam would simply go away. His British mother told the Daily Telegraph:
"They told us this is normal for adolescents from this background, that they're just trying to find their identity."
Beating a Jew is normal for Muslims, just part of who they are? Yeah, boys will be boys. Suck it up and embrace Germany's newfound cultural enrichment!
And don't you dare embrace Islamophobia in response to Islamofascism.
Watch as I share more from this story of how everything changed for this boy once his religion was revealed.
The Exodus from Egypt is nearly complete
The year, as we mark the season of Passover, there has been a discovery of the remains of a pyramid in Egypt that was reportedly built around the time of the Exodus:US cops rule out vandalism at second Philadelphia Jewish cemetery
Ahead of the Passover holiday, an unknown pyramid was discovered in Egypt, dating roughly to the time of Jews' exodus from bondage.
A top antiquities official says an Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a pyramid dating back to the 13th Dynasty, some 3700 years ago.
The head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afifi, said in a statement Monday that the remains were located north of King Sneferu's bent pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis south of Cairo.
And while that is good news for those who love ancient Egypt, there is now troubling evidence that the Exodus from Egypt is nearly complete: There are only 18 Jews left in the nation. An AFP report from Emmanuel Parisse details how handful of Egyptian Jews remain in the Arab world's most populous country and struggle to preserve their heritage.
Thirty headstones toppled in a Jewish cemetery in the Philadelphia area fell due to age and environmental factors, police said.Israel's New Tahini Empire
The damaged headstones were discovered on Friday at Mt. Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, Pennsylvania. It was reported by a woman who went to visit her father's grave and noticed the overturned and cracked headstones.
The damage was initially reported as vandalism, which caused concern in light of the vandalism in February at the Mount Carmel Cemetery, where about 175 gravestones were toppled in a vandalism attack, just after a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis was vandalized. No suspects have been identified in either attack.
Police said Saturday that the damage was not vandalism, but was caused by external factors, including recent bush and tree removal. The cemetery management said it would fix the toppled headstones, police told local media.
Almost everyone involved with tahini sees its popularity as more than a passing trend. Jebrini, taking a break from manning his factory in the Old City to sell two big jars of tahini and sesame oil to a European tourist, says that once people learn about its health benefits, they will keep it as part of their diet.Israeli ex-fighter pilot creates drone for oil rigs
"I know people are mixing it with all kinds of things now, chocolate and other things, but at the end of the day, it's about health," he states.
The sisters behind Soom say they will continue their site's popular blog and their collaboration with chefs in order to educate the public about this flexible and healthy ingredient.
"It's not just trendy," Zitelman says. "It's a product people can use. It's a chef's food and it's a staple. We want people to have tahini in their cabinet like they have ketchup."
Market studies indicate that Israel will face more competition in the coming years from other tahini-producing countries, including those in Mediterranean Europe and the Persian Gulf. But for now, Israel remains at the center of the culinary world's love affair with tahini.
A former Israeli fighter pilot, Didi Horn, has created a new drone that aims to help the oil and gas industry more efficiently and cheaply monitor rigs, pipelines and other operations.Found: Fresh Clues to Mystery of King Solomon's Mines
SkyX, an Israeli-Canadian startup based in Ontario, on Friday announced its public launch and said it was preparing to raise money in a Round B of financing.
SkyOne craft, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) developed by SkyX, are equipped with cameras and sensors and are able to inspect pipelines for damage; they can also do mapping and security surveillance. The drones are able to take off and land vertically and fly autonomously and have the ability to intuitively know when they need recharging.
Different from other drones, through proprietary technology, the SkyOne doesn't need to return to home base to recharge. Instead, it flies to the nearest available xStation, where it recharges in a weather-shielded dome before continuing its mission, the company said in a statement.
Manure preserved for millennia by the arid climate of Israel's Timna Valley is adding fresh fuel to a long-simmering debate about the biblical king Solomon and the source of his legendary wealth.A celebrity photographer trains his lens on Holocaust survivors
Archaeologists discovered the 3,000-year-old dung in an ancient mining camp atop a sandstone mesa known as Slaves' Hill. The area is dotted with copper mines and smelting camps—sites where the ore was heated and turned into metal.
University of Tel Aviv archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef began excavating the site in 2013. Last year he and his team were uncovering the remains of several walled structures, including a fortified gate, when they discovered what appeared to be animal excrement of relatively recent origin.
"We thought maybe some nomads had camped there with their goats a few decades ago," Ben-Yosef said, noting that the dung still contained undecayed plant matter. "But the [radiocarbon] dates came back from the lab, and they confirmed we were talking about donkeys and other livestock from the 10th century B.C. It was hard to believe."
Harry Borden is Britain's Annie Leibovitz. Sort of. The American-born, UK-raised portrait photographer, 52, admits there "are some parallels" in their careers, though "obviously, I'm nowhere near as successful," he said.
Still, Borden is England's go-to photographer when a publication wants a celebrity portrait. Elton John, Paul McCartney, Ewan McGregor and, perhaps most famously, Margaret Thatcher, have been among his subjects. His work has appeared on the covers of Vogue, GQ and the New Yorker, among many others, and he has over 100 of his works in England's National Portrait Gallery.
Around nine years ago, however, he felt there was more to life than taking pictures of the rich and famous. At what he considered "the height of my powers," he decided to "use my photography for something more useful."
And there began a journey that took him as far as Israel, Australia and back to the US to take photos of Holocaust survivors — 200 of them, all told. Of these, 104 are collected in his new book, "Survivor: A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust."
The project was a personal one. Borden was born in New York but moved to England as an infant — first to London, then to rural Devon — where he attended church schools and sang in a church choir. He considered himself Christian, like his mother, Lavendar. Borden said his father, Charlie — an advertising executive and a non-practicing Jew — told him that the only thing he derived from his Jewish background was a fear of anti-Semitism.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Mack on Miller
First a thank you to Leif for asking me to contribute a short write up on an artist I admire so much. Also, Thanks to the previous posters for enlightening me so far this week.
Above is the wonderful illustrated work of John Parr Miller. J.P. Miller has heavily influenced my style of illustration. I think it's easy to see the charm of his work because his work is all about simple "charm". He is a master designer, illustrator and craftsman. Every shape is considered (just look at that wonderful bucket) and every color is bright and powerful. To me his style is the benchmark of the Little Golden Book style. Though his illustrations seem deceptively simple it is never easy to boil down a subject. Ask any illustrator who has attempted this style. It involves refining and more refining to achieve that "simple" structure. This apparently did not come easy to J.P. Miller. He was a perfectionist with his work. His books were often turned in late past deadline so that he could achieve the level of quality he expected of himself. Some of his Golden Books are still in publication today and this serves as a testament to the long hours he spent "getting it right" and proving great illustrated design is timeless.
John Parr Miller 1913-2004
J.P. Miller links:
Cartoon Brew – A definitive write up On J.P. Miller from his Brother
Fun All Around – Eric Sturdevant's collection and tributes
Jingle Bells A Golden Book by J.P. Miller – Some scans of mine from a cherished J.P. Miller Golden Book
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- Amy7:22 AM
Hello! I read this blog entry after linking to it from a google search I did on J.P. Miller. I'm a big fan of his, too, but I wish his work got more serious attention. Mary Blair, Alice and Martin Provenson and J.P. Miller all had a similar approach and style and were around at the same time, but J.P. is my favorite. Have you seen the little Golden Book "A Day on the Farm? So beautiful.ReplyDelete
I also wish there was more biographical information out there! He needs a coffee table book!
Thanks for commenting, Amy! I'm very glad you found us. :-)ReplyDelete
If I ever find more info on J.P. Miller I'll certainly post it - stay tuned!
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Quality residential developments in Dubai bounced back during Q2 2012 after a stable first quarter, with average rent increases of 6% for apartments and 9% for villas.
Sales prices recorded double-digit increases in three developments, with rises of 6-8% elsewhere, according to the latest H1 2012 report from leading UAE property management company, Asteco.
"After three years of declining rates and limited sales activity, the real estate market is on the way to recovery, with established quality communities showing increases in values and higher transaction volumes," said Elaine Jones, CEO at Asteco.
Rental rates for apartments were relatively stable through Q1 with minor declines in low quality/ poorly managed buildings in certain areas. Towards the end of H1 2012 rates in established quality communities achieved average increases of 6%.
Apartments in Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai were the most sought after witnessing a 10% increase, with a two-bedroom apartment fetching between AED90,000 and AED120,000 per annum.
"Tenants are relocating in search of value-for-money, one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as three- and four-bedroom villas are the preferred unit types. In terms of rates, quality well managed developments, will continue to set the pace," commented Elaine Jones.
Leasing rates for villas followed a similar trend, stable throughout Q1 2012 with an average increase of 9% through the latter part of Q2 2012. Mirdiff showed the largest increase with rent for a three-bedroom house increasing to AED90,000 per annum a 13% jump from Q1 2012. Double-digit (11%) growth was also recorded in Arabian Ranches, with a three-bedroom villa now costing AED140,000 per annum.
On the sales front, prices for one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai, Dubai Marina, and Palm Jumeirah retained their popularity and witnessed price increases of 9%, 8% and 8% respectively during H1 2012. Apartment prices elsewhere in Dubai remained relatively stable, with apartments in JBR seeing a 3% increase.
Sales price increases for villas were dominated by Arabian Ranchers (16% price increase), The Springs (14% price increase) and Jumeirah Islands (11% increase). For all other developments in the report, prices increased by 6% to 8% with the exception of Jumeirah Village where prices were stable. Prices per square metre now vary substantially highlighting the contrast in quality, facilities and infrastructure.
Villas on the Palm Jumeirah are now the most expensive in Dubai at AED17,200 per square metre, followed by Jumeirah Islands and the Meadows priced at AED10,750 and AED10,250 respectively. The lowest prices can be found in Jumeirah Village at AED5,400 per square metre.
"Looking ahead to the 2012 year end, sales prices will continue to rise for quality developments, especially villas. The number of owner-occupiers rose steadily in line with improved financed options offered by banks, which we expect to continue. Further demand will also be evident from overseas buyers escaping economic woes in the Eurozone and political instability in other parts of the region," said Elaine Jones.
It was a different picture for commercial space which, despite an increase in leasing enquiries in H1 2012 as the regional situation improved, creating renewed interest in Dubai as a hub for business, was hampered by oversupply and tenant-dictated contract terms. Rental rates declined 6% to 8% in areas such as Tecom, Bur Dubai and Business Bay. However, rates still vary between AED2,370 per square metre per annum in DIFC and AED430 per square metre per annum in Dubai Investment park.
"In terms of commercial sales, 2012 started off with minimal transactions for small units although Asteco has seen some purchases from local and international firms that have been successful in Dubai in the medium term, and sales prices have remained relatively stable as more supply entered the market," said Jones.
Some demand has been seen for 100 to 400 square metre units in Business Bay, JLT and DIFC but investment in the office market is likely to remain flat throughout H2 2012, according to Asteco. Average rates vary between AED18,300 per square metre in DIFC to AED5,400 per square metre in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
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Egads! I just realized how long its been since I've touched my genealogy or this blog.... I'm a tax preparer... can you tell when I get swamped?
So this post will be rather short and sweet... the funeral card for William T. Rosa, oldest son of James and Ruth Rosa.


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Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion Cordless Grinder - Tool of the Month
Slicing and Dicing Without Restrictions
During the late '90s, the phrase "think outside the box" was adopted by tech companies and small businesses alike and became part of everyday nomenclature. A world without restrictions is an amazing idea, and we agree that doing things against the mainstream is vital to success. Take, for instance, a grinder. It regularly gets treated to high temps, long run times, and the kind of abuse most tools couldn't handle. However, a grinder has two primary weaknesses: the electronics get extremely hot and its usage is limited to the length of its power cord. Enter the professional-grade Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion 4½-inch small angle grinder.
Unlike traditional AC–powered grinders, the Bosch cordless grinder (PN: CAG180-01, $399 at lowes.com) is powered by a heavy-duty 18V Lithium-Ion battery. With electronic motor protection and electronic cell protection, both the expensive four-pole motor and Li-Ion batteries won't melt down and prematurely give out like traditional grinders. The compact, low-profile gear design allows for compact access, and at less than five pounds, the grinder is easy to handle for long periods of time.
During our testing, the Bosch 18V grinder wowed everyone who used it. Powerful, stable, and cool after extended use, it was hard to find a fault. The ability to get into tight engine bay areas, cramped exhaust pipe locations, and awkward suspension configurations made us appreciate the grinder even more. Bosch includes two Lithium-Ion FatPack batteries for extended run times, a 45-minute fast charger, carrying case, and grinding guard. Everything needed to slice and dice was in the kit and made it more complete than we expected. It's not cheap, but thinking outside the box never is.


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Plans For Monon Bell DVD Progressingby Brent Harris • October 17, 2013 Share:
Ticket sales are underway and production has already started for both the national television broadcast and the commemorative DVD for the 120th Monon Bell Classic football game between Wabash College and DePauw University.
The DVD, which will be available for purchase from the Wabash Bookstore in early December, will include the AXS TV broadcast and two hours of additional content. Special features will include photo galleries from this year's game along with historical images from the rivalry, a video of the song "Ballad of the Monon Bell," and "Monon Memories" — highlights from various games throughout the 120 clashes between the two schools.
Wabash will receive 150 copies of the DVD to sell. An announcement will be made in December when purchases of the DVD can be made through the Bookstore's web site or in person during normal business hours. DVDs of previous games are currently available from the Bookstore in limited supplies.
Tickets for the game on Saturday, November 16 at Blackstock Stadium in Greencastle, Indiana are available for purchase online or in the Bookstore from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on home football Saturdays from 10 a.m. until one-half hour after all home football games. Tickets are $15 each, and every person attending the game must have a ticket regardless of age. Tickets purchased online will be delivered by mail. An additional shipping charge will be added to the total purchase for requests to mail the tickets to the purchaser prior to game day.
Tickets sold by the Bookstore are only good for the Wabash College seating at Blackstock Stadium.
The Student Senate has purchased tickets for current Wabash students. Students must bring their ID to the bookstore to receive their free Monon Bell ticket and may purchase additional tickets at the $15 rate. No free tickets are available for faculty or staff, and "W" passes held by Wabash College alumni will not be honored at this road game.
AXS TV will broadcast the game live for the ninth time. The game will be available through cable outlets throughout the country in addition to DirecTV (Channel 340) and the DISH Network (Channel 362).
Wabash and DePauw will meet for the 120th time on Saturday, November 16 at 1 p.m. at DePauw University. The Little Giants lead the series 57-53-9, making it the closest rivalry played more than 50 times than any other in the nation. Last year Wabash took a four-game lead in the overall series with a 23-0 victory at Hollett Little Giant Stadium. The Little Giants lead series 38-37-6 since the Monon Bell was added to the rivalry in 1932.


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Directory Of Online Stores
19 November 2018
The Net Store Search Directory aims to help smaller Internet sellers gain publicity for their sale items. Therefore we offer free inclusion to sellers on the established P2P sales venues such as eBay, eBid, Zolanta, CQout etc.
We are still willing to add links for larger, independent eCommerce sites but, being presumed more experienced and commercially minded, we expect them to grant some modest support toward the running costs of this site before their links are considered.


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RICHMOND, Va. — The rate of homelessness in Virginia has declined by eight percent since 2010.
Gov. Bob McDonnell made the announcement Wednesday. He cited data compiled by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness.
McDonnell said the homeless rate for families declined 11 percent, and the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness fell by more than one-third.
The governor said the state has shifted some resources from traditional shelter services to rapid re-housing — moving people into permanent housing more quickly while providing appropriate services through community resources.
(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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UH Manoa professor wins prestigious travel industry awardUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Jul 28, 2009Pauline J. Sheldon, a professor at the UH Mānoa School of Travel Industry Management, has been awarded the Travel and Tourism Research Association's (TTRA) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sheldon accepted the award at TTRA's annual conference, which was held June 20-23, 2009, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. She received a plaque, TTRA life membership and complimentary lifetime annual conference registration to all TTRA conferences.
Sheldon's award is TTRA's highest honor, and is bestowed on an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to association, as well as to the travel and tourism industry in general.
In addition to her outstanding publication record in tourism economics, information technology and tourism sustainability, Sheldon was also recognized for service work at an international level. She founded the Tourism Research Information Network (TRINET), which now links 2,000 tourism researchers around the world, and co-founded the Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI), which is working to infuse values into tourism education worldwide. She also served on the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Education and Science Council, and won the 2008 UNWTO Ulysses Award for her contribution to knowledge creation and dissemination in tourism.
Other long-term contributions include serving as a founding member and president of the Hawaiʻi chapter of TTRA, a board member and chair of the TTRA International's awards program, and chair of the BEST Education Network. Sheldon most recently served as president of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, a prestigious group of 75 of the top tourism academies in the world.


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DylanW necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 261 diseños de 69 diseñadores freelance.
I need a logo to go on my business cards, letterhead, website, et cetera. Needs to project strength and professionalism.
Dylan E. Wilbanks, Attorney at Law or Wilbanks Law Firm, LLC
I'd like a logo for my firm. I practice in a small town in Georgia, and a nice logo would set me apart to my target audience, which is ideally small- and medium-sized business owners. I have a general practice, but I'd like for my focus to be commercial litigation.
Deep crimson or maroon and only one color is what I have in my mind, but I could possibly be swayed with the right alternative design. The logo is going to go on a white or cream background practically all of the time. My corporate name is Wilbanks Law Firm, P.C.. I imagine the logo will incorporate my initials or the corporate initials or just the "W". The font I use for letters and briefs is Constantia, if that offers any guidance. I'd like the logo to project strength, class, and professionalism. It will go on marketing materials, but it will also be on correspondence to judges, attorneys, clients, opposing parties. As to the format, I'm a beginner and don't know what's best for me. I have a Mac. This logo will be used in various different ways, so I need to be able to adjust the size, if possible. Needs to look good in black and white, as it will be photocopied often.
More than one or maybe two colors. Light colors that don't photocopy strong. Sans serif fonts. Columns or blind Lady Justices or scales of justice.
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Are Colin Kaepernick, Greg Roman, NaVorro Bowman, Eric Reid and the rest of the 49ers ready for the big sprint to the Seattle rematch?
It looks that way. Really does look that way.
That's what every 49ers moment is about now, even when they're playing Jacksonville in a soggy stadium far, far away from Candlestick Park (and far from where I was watching on TV).
That's what the 2013 regular season is all about now — Dec. 8 at Candlestick, when the NFC West (and a postseason bye) probably will be won.
That's what the 49ers have regained for themselves after their dodgy 1-2 start this season, including a wipeout, franchise-shaking loss in Seattle in Week 2.
And that's the only significant way to judge the 49ers' 42-10 clinical squashing of the winless Jaguars at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
"I think we're getting stronger," Bowman told CSN Bay Area after the game.
Sure, the victory also was the 49ers' fifth in a row, to bring them to 6-2 at the halfway point, and it leads them quite comfortably into their bye week.
The light competition Sunday essentially sets up a transcontinental double bye before the 49ers resume Nov. 10 at home against Carolina.
But we all know where all thoughts, plots and strategies lead.
The 49ers will be measured — and measure themselves — against Seattle on Dec. 8, and the chance to make sure they don't have to play a postseason game back in CenturyLink Field.
There are other key 49ers games, of course, most notably Nov. 17 in New Orleans; but none of the others come close to the Seattle significance.
Based on that barometer, the 49ers succeeded in almost every way Sunday, even factoring in the low, low level of competition.
First and most important, Kaepernick continued to look refreshed and explosive, which all gives further credence to the supposition that his foot injury was a major issue in the early part of the season but that it's mostly healed now.
Kaepernick threw for a score and rushed for two others, both involving hard cuts and sprinter's acceleration.
This was the Kaepernick of 2012 … and a guy the 49ers hadn't seen for most of 2013, and now he gets the bye week and many weeks to prepare for the Seahawks' attacking defense.
Meanwhile, after many weeks of basic vanilla play-calls, Roman, the 49ers offensive coordinator, put several new wrinkles into Sunday's game plan.
Maybe it was partly to tweak Jacksonville general manager Dave Caldwell — Roman's old college buddy who didn't interview Roman for the Jaguars' coaching vacancy last winter.
Or maybe it was done to start opening up the 49ers playbook.
But for whatever reasons, the 49ers' offensive scheme Sunday was a mini-revelation.
For instance, Roman put fullback Bruce Miller out wide on the first series, and he was left uncovered for a huge gain.
Plus, Kaepernick was given all kinds of great run sets, and the 49ers receivers ran fancy combination patterns and were open all over the field.
The sophistication was hardly necessary against Jacksonville, but Roman put it all on tape — and now Seattle has to figure out how to deal with it.
And meanwhile, the 49ers offense has Frank Gore and Vernon Davis going strong and will get Mario Manningham and Michael Crabtree back soon.
Finally, the 49ers defense continued to put the clamps on opponents — and as a bonus got plenty of rest for veterans Justin Smith and Ray McDonald.
This area is tougher to judge because the Jaguars offense is so bad, because the 49ers gave up some yards during the garbage-time second half and because the 49ers didn't get much overt pressure on quarterback Chad Henne.
But Bowman and Patrick Willis dominated the middle, Reid was fantastic again, and Dan Skuta picked up the fourth-quarter fumble forced by Willis and ran it in for the game's final TD.
All in all, it was another very crisp 49ers performance, and another step up from the depths of their 1-2 start.
It took a lot of work to get them to this point, with Seattle still able to stay a game ahead if it beats St. Louis on Monday.
But now the 49ers are here, starting the big ramp-up to Dec. 8, Seattle, and probably the balance of NFC power.
For more, see Tim Kawakami's Talking Points at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Ed Vebell preferred illustrating in pencil rather than pen and ink. Some clients, however, required artwork that reproduced well under less than ideal printing circumstances. Such was the case with Readers Digest Condensed Books. In 1954 Vebell illustrated the story, "Tomorrow!" by Philip Wylie.
You can see from the title page spread above that even after a fair amount of Photoshop adjustment on my part, when the art is done with 'soft' media the poor quality pulp paper and rudimentary colour printing leaves something to be desired.
Because Reader's Digest was such a good, steady client, over the years Vebell developed a process to accommodate both his and the Digest's needs.
Vebell would make line drawings in pencil on cameo paper at two to three times printed size.
These would be reproduced in halftone rather than as solid line cuts, with two to four flat colour separations.
Where solid line cuts were needed out of necessity,
... the artist would trace over his initial artwork on a new sheet with carbon pencil.
Sometimes Vebell would work with a fluorographic pencil or use a fluorographic solution with brush and water. Arcane processes in this digital age, but at that time, it was a way of achieving clean whites in a halftone cut (some screening would normally appear in the white areas of halftones).
As described yesterday, Ed Vebell always shot his own reference photos for assignments (and in an age when photography wasn't the instantaneous process it is today).
In spite of such hurdles, Vebell typically started and finished an illustration assignment in one day, including set-up and photography.
Because deadlines are always in the morning, Vebell's workday started at noon. He would work steadily 'til one in the morning, sleep, then get up in time to hand the wrapped artwork off to an early morning courier bound for New York City.
In spite of his extensive use of the camera, Vebell never relied on it as a crutch. An exceptional and dependable draughtsman, art directors rarely asked to see sketches from him.
Once an assignment had been turned over, clients generally let Vebell do his thing, knowing his interpretation of the subject would satisfy their needs.
"My work must be quickly done and good," said Vebell. "Pressure makes me alert."
As I was scanning these images, I couldn't help but notice that, like Alfred Hitchcock's famous cameos, Ed Vebell makes a brief guest appearance in the background of this illustration.
Hope you enjoyed this look at some of Vebell's work that I suspect hasn't seen the light of day in over half a century. Happily, Ed Vebell is still going strong at age 93. Here he is on youtube in a February 2013 interview, talking about his work at the Nuremberg Trials in 1945...
* Thanks to Larry Roibal for bringing Ed Vebell's youtube interview to my attention.
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Ed Vebell, Condensed
Posted by Leif Peng at 2:25 PM
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Love that limited palette!ReplyDelete
- Wes11:03 PM
These are fantastic! The illustrations speak for themselves but the fact that they are Readers Digest too makes them even more precious. The experience of thumbing through an unwanted and negelcted RD copy and finding these gems is a unique pleasure. And the mustiness and the poor paper quality is part of their charm. I just stumbled upon a RD the other day with some Francis Marshall art and I just had to have it.ReplyDelete
So those are all pencil drawings? They look so ink-like!ReplyDelete
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The Energy of Light
The Objectives of Triangles
The Energy of Light
It must ever be borne in mind that the great theme of light underlies our entire planetary purpose.
The evolution and development of humanity can be described in terms of illumination and knowledge, in terms of sight and the entrance of light, thus leading to revelation. Through the agency of light, human vision expands and divine purpose is brought into the area of human thought and planning. Without the energy of light little progress would be made, and yet we take its wonder and mystery for granted.
Each Triangle unit can be a powerful focal point of light-energy within the network of light and goodwill. The light flowing throughout the network acts as a many-powered beam which follows the main stream of human thought with intensity and precision, bringing new insights, new understanding and a new revelation to open minds and hearts.
This outpouring of light has brought us a measure of knowledge and of understanding of ourselves and of the world around us that would have been quite literally unthinkable a few generations ago. A tremendous expansion of thought is occurring in all areas of human life. New light is being cast upon humanity's situation, a light that is revealing a world of inter-relatedness. Increasingly people are seeing the world as a whole. This brings them into touch with a deeper level of reality. For many this involves a direct experience of the essential oneness of life.
Mystics and philosophers have always asserted that light is the symbol of God in manifestation. Modem science supports the view that the very substance of the cosmos, from which the universe has been made, is a form of light energy. Psychologists teach us how to illumine the dark places of the mind, enabling us to open our minds to the inclusive light centred in the Soul. Modem educators are striving to bring to birth an age of universal enlightenment. Through the dedicated thought of Triangles workers, the light of the Soul is being released into a needy world.
Humanity—the Planetary Lightbearer
Two great spiritual teachers stand out above all others in the recorded history of humanity. One, the Buddha, is universally regarded as the embodiment of light. The precepts and teachings of the Buddha enable us to come to terms with our minds, to find the way between "the pairs of opposites" through the practice of detachment and dispassion, and eventually to achieve illumination and wisdom.
The other great teacher, the Christ, is the embodiment of Love. He brought us a new commandment, that we should love one another, transcending in one profoundly important injunction all systems of life and ethics based on the negative "Thou shalt not...".
The development and relating of mind and heart is said to be the subjective purpose of manifestation. The Buddha and the Christ have demonstrated the epitome of human achievement along each line. In the proper understanding and relationship of their teachings comes the opportunity to resolve all human problems, to bridge the age old cleavage between East and West, and to come to understand the paradox of life.
For life is paradoxical. There is a saying in the East that "The mind is the slayer of the real". We have come to understand something of the truth of this by observing how narrow intellectualism and so called logic can divest life of any real meaning. It is only when the mind is under the influence of love that it can be truly enlightened and become the medium of revelation.
In a similar manner love is blind without the balancing power of mind and the light which gives wisdom and understanding.
It is the special destiny of humanity to become the planetary light-bearer. Mind is the feature which distinguishes humanity from other evolutions. It is intelligence that has lifted the human being above the animal kingdom and which is fundamentally responsible for the dominant position that humanity now holds in the mental, emotional and physical worlds.
Undue emphasis placed on the rational and concrete aspect of mind can cause it to become "the slayer of the real". This process constitutes a dangerous element in the present world situation. The abstract mind and the soul -- the middle principle of consciousness itself -- must also function and the light of wisdom and the light of understanding blend with the light of knowledge which is the gift of the concrete mind. These three aspects of light -- wisdom, understanding and knowledge -- carry three aspects of soul energy to the soul in all forms, through the medium of the world soul.
Humanity has never had greater need of Light-bearers than it does today. We are entering a time of unique opportunity to the whole of humanity. World problems are being 'brought to light', challenging us to seek solutions through inclusive and universal thought.
Those who would serve as light bearers need to do three things:
(a) Cultivate the light of wisdom, which is the light which relates us to God's will and purpose, and which enables all things to be seen in proportion.
(b) Unfold the light of understanding, the light which links us to the heart and love of God and to the compassion of the universe.
(c) Develop the light of knowledge which relates us to the mind of God and which gives us control in the three worlds of human evolution.
As these three aspects of light unfold within us we can begin to radiate light, via the world soul, to the soul of all things. In so doing we serve.
The whole world stops and listens when someone comes along with the right new vision at the proper time.
Robert Muller
Rather light a candle than complain against the darkness. Chinese proverb
From the Writings of Alice A. Bailey:
"Light is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
"Light and substance are synonymous terms, Soul and Light are equally so, and in this equality of idea -- light, substance, soul -- you have the key to fusion and to the atonement which Christ expressed so fully for us in his life on earth."
"The soul is light essentially, both literally from the vibratory angle, and philosophically from the angle of constituting the true medium of knowledge. The soul is light symbolically, for it is like the rays of the sun, which pour out into the darkness; the soul, through the medium of the brain causes revelation. It throws light into the brain, and thus the way of the human being becomes increasingly illumined. The brain is like the eye of the Soul, looking out into the physical world..."
"The heart of the world is light and in that light shall we see God. In that light we find ourselves. In that light all things are revealed."
"When a man literally walks in the light of his soul and the clear light of the sun pours through him -- revealing the path -- it reveals at the same time the Plan. Simultaneously however he becomes aware of the fact that the Plan is very far as yet from consummation.
The dark becomes more truly apparent; the chaos and misery and failure of the world groups stand revealed; the filth and the dust of the warring forces are noted, and the whole sorrow of the world bears down upon the astounded, yet illuminated aspirant. Can he stand this pressure? Can he become indeed acquainted with grief and yet rejoice forever in the divine consciousness? Has he the ability to face what the light reveals, and still go his way with serenity, sure of the ultimate triumph of good? Will he be over-whelmed by the surface evil and forget the heart of love which beats behind all outer seeming. This situation should ever be remembered by the disciple, or he will be shattered by what he has discovered."
"The thought of more light governs all the inchoate yearnings of the human spirit."
It was this realisation that prompted Dag Hammarskjold's brilliant conceived epitome of such yearnings in the symbol he set before the people of all nations in the Meditation Room in the United Nations in New York.
"...there are simple things which speak to us all with the same language. We have sought such things and we believe that we have found them in the shaft of light striking the shining surface of solid rock.
So in the middle of the room we see a symbol of how, daily, the light of the skies gives life to the earth on which we stand, a symbol to many of us of how the light of the spirit gives life to matter."
"...the shaft of light strikes the stone in a room of utter simplicity. There are no other symbols, there is nothing to distract our attention or to break in on the stillness within ourselves...."
"We want to bring back the stillness which we have lost in our streets and in our conference rooms, and to bring it back in a setting in which no noise would impinge upon our imagination. In that setting we want to bring back our thoughts to elementary facts, the facts we are always facing, life struck by light while resting on the ground." Dag Hammarskjold
One of Dag Hammarskjold's closest friends wrote the following about this room:
"There was nothing in that room chosen to represent a religion, yet it seemed to have the power to convey to people of all religions or of none the attitude that has to precede human understanding of any quality -- a sense of humility and of quietude. For many of us, the rock and the light express something of the range within which the human spirit could unfold into infinity or be locked into solidness like stone."
From the point of Light within the Mind of God,
Let light stream forth into the minds of men,
Let Light descend on Earth.
Until we can think for ourselves we cannot be intelligent, willing and understanding co-operators with the forces of evolution. Unless we are imbued with the spirit of goodwill to the whole we will be unable to respond to the will-to-good, which is the motive force and driving power of the divine Plan.
So far as humanity is concerned today, light and goodwill are the two most important means of resolving world problems and establishing the new age civilisation and culture. It is in the world of light that the choices facing humanity can be clearly seen. Light reveals the dark and the undesirable. Light also reveals the goal which can be attained when men and women have the selflessness and love of humanity to follow that light wherever it may lead. Light and goodwill are needed equally, and both energies are tools with which all Triangles members work. But light is always the first energy or quality of divinity to manifest, preparing the way for the expression of the other two aspects of the trinity, love and will or purpose.
Religion and philosophy have always stressed the importance of light. Now modern science gives light an increasingly important place. Physicists, for example, hold that all types of radiation energy, of which visible light is one, are basically similar, differing only in wavelength or the energy of the photons (particles) of light. Likewise radiation and matter are convertible, one into the other, the conversion formula being Einstein's famous E=mc2, in which the constant c is the speed of light.
In its efforts to understand the nature of light, science has revealed an essential inter-connectedness at a fundamental level. Physicists have found it necessary to think in terms of 'energy fields' as comprising the structure that underlies the material world. This is a perspective that is familiar to the Triangles worker who seeks, through meditation and invocation, to direct the energies of light and goodwill into the planetary energy field, the etheric web.
Scientific investigation into the sub-atomic world has also revealed that we each create our own reality, that we are, in some way, participators in a continuum of creative activity. It could be said that we create the world in relation to the light that we direct towards it. For the Triangle worker seeking to create patterns of lighted thought and relationship, this 'discovery' by Science serves to reinforce the belief that energy follows and conforms itself to thought, a fundamental precept of the Triangles work.
At the biological level light is a vital factor. Photosynthesis, the most important chemical process on earth, depends on light energy. Light also plays a role in chemical analysis. Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum and all substance radiates energy. By analysing its spectrum the chemical content of a substance can be discovered. This process has been used to ascertain the chemical constitution of distant stars and planets.
Three Advances in our Understanding of Light
If universal substance is a form of light energy, then our ability to manipulate and modify this energy will have profound implications. Among the many advances towards a new science of light, there are three in particular which give promise of revolutionary developments.
(1) The first is the laser -- the name stands for Light Amplified by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Whereas ordinary light is diffused and incoherent, laser light is coherent, almost entirely of one wavelength and with the waves traveling in a single direction. Because the waves of light emitted by a laser move in unison they reinforce each other, giving the laser its power.
The laser has many unique properties and we are only beginning to explore its possible uses. A single laser beam has the inherent capability of carrying vast amounts of information and this has opened up tremendous possibilities in the field of communication. Fibre-optics allow information to be flashed around the world in a split second. The light acts as a carrier signal, an interesting correspondence to the way that light can be the carrier of goodwill energy. The creation of such a network of light as the medium for the exchange of information upon the planet can be seen as an outer symbol of the inner network of light that is being created and sustained by Triangles workers.
In medicine, fibre-optics endescopes enable physicians to see deep inside the body of the patient without the need to resort to surgery as a method of investigation. Laser light that is concentrated to a fine point has become as a scalpel in the surgeon's hand. Laser light has been used in this way to remove tumours from the retina of the human eye, and also to weld breaks in the retina itself. This exciting use of light has opened up the whole field of microsurgery and brought possibilities that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago.
(2) The second advance has come through a development of laser technology and it relates to the hologram. The word 'hologram' comes from the Greek words 'holo' meaning 'whole' and 'gram' meaning 'to write'. Hence the hologram can be defined as 'that which writes the whole'.
A hologram is created through the following process: A laser beam is passed through a half-silvered mirror. Half of the light passes directly to a photographic plate. The other half is reflected onto an object or structure of some kind, and this light is then reflected on to the same photographic plate. Where the two beams meet an interference pattern is created, and this pattern is recorded on the plate, a pattern which is so fine that it is not visible to the raked eye. If the plate is then illumined by laser light, a three dimensional image of the object 'photographed' is seen in space. This image can be viewed from a variety of points. Even more remarkable is the fact that if only one small portion of the plate is illumined, the whole image is still created. However, it appears more hazy and indistinct and can only be seen from a limited number of viewpoints.
For centuries human thought has been rather like one of these fragments, containing the potential for revealing the whole and yet remaining limited in its perspective. In today's world we see minds coming together to focus upon world problems, different disciplines sharing their insight. Minds are increasingly becoming attuned to the light of the Soul, to a more coherent light which is bringing a holistic perspective to birth in minds all over the world. We are witnessing an expansion of inclusive and universal thought, carrying inspiration to people working in all fields of service and human concern.
Holography has been put to a number of important uses. For instance, inaccessible parts of an industrial plant can be photographed using the holographic technique. Because the holograph is three-dimensional, cracks or flaws that may be hidden from view in a two-dimensional photograph can then be seen.
In the future it is anticipated that X-ray holography will, using holographic techniques, enable physicians to record a three-dimensional view of human cells. In the field of data storage, it is theoretically possible to store the Library of Congress in the USA on material the size of a sugar cube. The marrying of computer graphics to holographic techniques will revolutionise design in such fields as engineering and architecture.
(3) The third advance is more properly a rediscovery and an expansion of interest in the powers and functioning of the mind itself. The parallels between the laser, the hologram and the human mind are extraordinarily close. Exponents of meditation have often likened the mind to a lens and mental substance to a form of light-energy. Used in this way, the mind can not only reveal the "field of knowledge", but also let in the light of the soul, and communicate with other minds, as in telepathy. Added to this is the possibility that through the soul, contact can be established with all souls and with the Oversoul. Thus the part has a direct line of contact with the whole and with all the parts of that whole. Herein lies the basis for a higher form of telepathy than that of mind to mind.
Within this area of psychological investigation are those events which some psychologists term "peak experiences": moments of heightened sensitivity and awareness in which the individual experiences an expanded consciousness and a sense of transcendent wholeness. It seems that in such moments a deeper level of understanding can be achieved, as if light has penetrated into transcendent realms, and that which it reveals is conveyed to normal brain consciousness. These moments can bring transformation and the emergence of a completely new perspective on life.
The interaction between mind and matter continues to be an area of scientific research and a growing number of scientists from various fields are reaching the conclusion that the nature of reality seems less like the workings of a vast machine but more in the nature of a universal mind. This view, though perhaps new to science, is not new to the wisdom of the East. Many parallels have been drawn between the 'new physics' and teachings from Eastern religions and spiritual traditions. The essential unity and inter-relationship that science is bringing to light is a fundamental characteristic of the Eastern world view. This view is one that is not unfamiliar to Triangles workers all over the world.
There are clear implications for Triangles workers. Successful mental work requires the modification and manipulation of mental substance analogous to that achieved by the laser on the physical plane. By the right use of the mind, by clear visualisation and the projection of the light of the mind, enlightened thought can be stimulated and circulated through the network and into human consciousness. Similarly, the network as a whole distributes and amplifies light from the mind of God into human minds across the world.
Light is manifestation. God is not Light, unless He chooses to manifest Himself as Light, because in reality God is no-thing. But if God touches substance with His finger, Light appears. Christ is light because He is the manifestation of God -- human being and God in perfect balance. By following the Way we too become, in time, Light-bearers and can bring Light to the numbers in this century who "sit in darkness and in the shadow of death".
Light demonstrates as positivity.
To the mind it brings clarity and therefore the ability to discriminate wisely and make choices which are of positive value to world progress.
To the heart it brings awareness. In the Light we see the needs of humanity. The heart is engaged because the Light gives it understanding. Its positive result is Love.
To the will it brings courage, endurance and persistence because it registers as bliss and heartens the travelers on the Way. Its positive result is determination.
At this transitional period in the history of humanity the transfiguring quality of Light is what the world cries out for. Only the positive effect of Light can transform the situation. The call goes forth for more Light-bearers to bring enlightened thought and vision to bear upon the human condition to


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