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Australia/Israel Review
The Attraction of Yair Lapid
Feb 26, 2013 | Yossi Klein Halevi
Yossi Klein Halevi
When Yair Lapid's father, the well-known journalist and politician Tommy Lapid, was on his deathbed, he said to his son: "I'm leaving you the State of Israel."
Tommy, a Holocaust survivor, meant that metaphorically; the generation of survivors was entrusting the gift of a Jewish state to its children. But with the rise of Yair Lapid, head of Yesh Atid ("There is a Future"), which emerged from nowhere to become Israel's second-largest party in the election of Jan. 22, Yair's "inheritance" could become literal. More than any other politician aside from Prime Minister Netanyahu himself, Yair may now determine the next phase of Israeli politics.
"Yair," not Lapid: We Israelis call our politicians Bibi and Shelly and Tzipi with a misleading intimacy, when in fact we can't bear most of them. But even Israelis who wrongly dismiss him as a lightweight – a former TV talk show host and heart-throb, with no government or combat experience – tend to like Yair.
That's because he is frankly, unapologetically, in love with the State of Israel. There is nothing complicated about Yair's Israeliness. He is not a hyphenated Israeli, whose loyalty to the state depends on its fulfilment of an ideological agenda.
Yair conveys the impression of a man comfortable in all parts of Israel. He is a secular Israeli who has shown increasing interest in Judaism. He supports a two-state solution and opposes settlement construction outside the large settlement blocs. Yet he launched his campaign from the West Bank city of Ariel, sending the message that settlers are part of Israel too. He opposes the wholesale draft exemption of ultra-Orthodox young men, but he advocates a gradualist approach and has an ultra-Orthodox rabbi on his Knesset list. He emerged as the voice of middle class disaffection, yet included in his list two Ethiopians, representatives of one of the country's poorest constituencies. (Other parties tend to include a token Ethiopian.)
Some see Yair's Israeli eclecticism as an expression of ideological immaturity, of indecisiveness. In fact it reflects his ability – alone among today's leaders – to define the Israeli centre.
To understand Yair's Israeliness one needs to understand his father, who emerged as a teenager from the Budapest ghetto committed to a single act of faith: The Jews need a home. Tommy's Zionism was simple. It was about gratitude to Israel for helping heal him from the extremities of exile. Tommy's Israel didn't need to be territorially whole, or a light to the nations. It simply needed to be.
Yair's biography of his father, Memoirs After My Death – one of the best books to emerge from the "second generation" – is written in Tommy's voice, as if from the beyond. (Tommy was a famous atheist, and Yair ends the book with these words: "And then I stopped breathing… After that there is nothing. I told you so.") That is more than a clever device: It is an expression of the near-total identification of a son with his father, and with his father's history. So deeply has Yair internalised his father's story that he can write Tommy's "autobiography" in a voice that Israelis will recognise as unmistakeably that of Tommy Lapid.
And yet, as Yair has insisted since entering politics, he is not his father. I've learned from my father, he's repeatedly said, but also from his mistakes. Tommy's biggest political mistake was his divisiveness: His party, Shinui (Change), was aggressively secular, not only attacking ultra-Orthodox separatism but mocking ultra-Orthodox beliefs and lifestyle.
By contrast, Yair has sought dialogue. Last year, in an address at the ultra-Orthodox campus of the Kiryat Ono College, Yair conceded that the ultra-Orthodox had won. Secularists, he said, thought we could create a state that would marginalise you, while in reality we can't make any major political decision without your input. But, he added pointedly, secularists also won: We've created a modern state with a thriving Hebrew culture. And so, he concluded, both camps have to choose between continuing their culture war or jointly taking responsibility for the state they share.
More than any other party, Yesh Atid defines the country's emerging cultural centre. The son of Tommy Lapid has included no fewer than two rabbis on his list. But that list also includes Ruth Calderon, a leader of the growing movement of secularists seeking a new Jewish identity outside of Orthodoxy. The message is radical diversity within a shared Israeliness.
Yair's ideological challenge will be to clarify the political centre and give coherence to the instincts of a majority of Israelis. That centrist majority seeks a politics that isn't afraid to acknowledge the complexity of Israel's dilemmas. These voters agree with the left about the dangers of occupation and with the right about the dangers of a delusional peace. Centrists want a two-state solution and are prepared to make almost any territorial compromise for peace. But they also believe that no concessions, at least for now, will win Israel legitimacy and real peace. Centrists want to be doves but are forced by reality to be hawks.
I voted for Yair because, as a centrist Israeli, I have no other political home.
Netanyahu, who accepted a two-state solution in principle and then imposed a 10-month settlement freeze, tried to turn the Likud into a centre-right party, more pragmatic than ideological and able to attract voters like me. But the ideological right within the Likud revolted. Today's Likud appears more hospitable to the far rightist Moshe Feiglin than to centrists like Dan Meridor, denied a safe seat in the Likud primaries.
The Israeli media is speaking relentlessly of an even divide between the left-wing and right-wing blocs. That's nonsense. Yesh Atid isn't a left-wing party; half of its voters define themselves as right of centre. Instead, the rise of Yesh Atid affirms the vigour of the centre. Despite the historic failure of every centrist party – Kadima, the last attempt, virtually disintegrated in this election – centrist Israelis continue to seek a political framework.
Will Yesh Atid be different from its failed centrist predecessors? How will the inexperienced Yair Lapid withstand the brutalities of Israeli politics?
I think Yair will continue to surprise us. What has taken him this far is his straightforward thinking, precisely what Israeli politics so desperately needs. (And his political adviser happens to be his father's closest friend, Ehud Olmert, the ultimate politician.) If Yair remains true to his ideologically simple but emotionally profound Zionism, he could help lead us to an Israel less at war with itself.
Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is completing a book about the paratroopers who fought in Jerusalem in 1967. This article is reprinted from Tablet Magazine, at tabletmag.com, the online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture. © Tablet magazine, reprinted by permission, all rights reserved.
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Race and Revitalization in the Rust Belt: A Motor City Story. Reynolds Farley, University of Michigan; Mick Couper, University of Michigan; and Maria Krysan, University of Chicago at Chicago. (2007-07)
Methodological Frontiers of Public Finance Field Experiments. Jeffrey R. Kling, The Brookings Institution. (2007-06)
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The Economic Costs of Poverty in the United States: Subsequent Effects of Children Growing Up Poor. Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University and the Urban Institute, and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, University of Chicago, and Greg J. Duncan, Northwestern University, and Jens Ludwig, Georgetown University and National Bureau of Economic Research. (2007-04)
Children�s Time Use And Parental Involvement In Low-Income Families. W. Jean Yeung, New York University and Rebecca Glauber, New York University. (2007-03)
Black-White Achievement Gap and Family Wealth. W. Jean Yeung, New York University and Dalton Conley, New York University. (2007-02)
Maternal Work Hours and Adolescents� School Outcomes Among Low-Income Families in Four Urban Counties. Lisa A. Gennetian, MDRC, and Leonard M. Lopoo, Syracuse University, and Andrew S. London, Syracuse University. (2007-01)
Cultural Context, Sexual Behavior, and Romantic Relationships in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods. David J. Harding, University of Michigan. (2006-46)
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Immigrants and Neighborhoods of Concentrated Poverty: Assimilation or Stagnation? Paul A. Jargowsky, University of Texas at Dallas. (2006-44)
White-Collar Woes: Later-Career Job Displacement in the �New Risk Economy.� Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago; Laurel J. Spindel, University of Chicago; and Cassandra Hart, Northwestern University. (2006-43)
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The New Employment Contract and Worker Health in the United States. Richard H. Price, University of Michigan, and Sarah A. Burgard, University of Michigan (2006-41)
Welfare Reform and Indirect Impacts on Health. Marianne P. Bitler, Public Policy Institute of California, and Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Davis and NBER (2006-40)
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An Assessment of the Income and Expenses of America�s Low-Income Families Using Survey Data from the National Survey of America�s Families. Gregory Acs, The Urban Institute, and Austin Nichols, The Urban Institute. (2006-37)
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Three Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty. Bruce D. Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER, and James X. Sullivan, University of Notre Dame (2006-35)
The impact of young motherhood on Education, Employment and Marriage. Bruce Bradbury, University of New South Wales (2006-34)
The Changing Spatial Concentration of America�s Rural Poor Population. Daniel T. Lichter, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University, and Kenneth Johnson, Loyola University of Chicago. (2006-33)
Labor Market Experiences and Transitions to Adulthood. Carolyn J. Hill, Georgetown University and Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University. (2006-32)
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Developmental Health Effects of Human Development Policies. Daniel P. Keating, University of Michigan and Sharon Z. Simonton, University of Michigan. (2006-30)
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The Effects of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Maternal Health and Wellbeing Jean Knab, Princeton University; Irv Garfinkel, Columbia University; Sara McLanahan, Princeton University. (2006-28)
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Macroeconomic Conditions, Health and Government Policy Christopher J. Ruhm, Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and NBER. (2006-26)
Lifting Gates--Lengthening Lives: Did Civil Rights Policies Improve the Health of African-American Women in the 1960's and 1970's? George Kaplan, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan; Nalini Ranjit, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan; Sarah Burgard, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Sociology, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan (2006-25)
Redlining Or Risk? A Spatial Analysis of Auto Insurance Rates in Los Angeles Paul M. Ong, School of Public Affairs, UCLA; and Michael A. Stoll, School of Public Affairs, UCLA (2006-24)
Can Ethnicity Transcend Race and Poverty? Insights from Source Country Variation in Immigrant Student Achievement Dylan Conger, School of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University. (2006-23)
The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on AIDS Infection Rates among African-American Women and Men Rucker C. Johnson, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley; Steven Raphael, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. (2006-22)
Socioeconomic Gradients in Early Child Health Across Race, Ethnicity and Nativity Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Columbia University. (2006-21)
Did the Introduction of Food Stamps Affect Birth Outcomes in California? Janet Currie, Columbia University; Enrico Moretti, University of California, Berkeley. (2006-20)
Education and Health: Evaluating Theories and Evidence David Cutler, Harvard University, and Adriana Lleras-Muney, Princeton University. (2006-19)
Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the Duration of Children�s Exposure to Neighborhood Poverty and Affluence Jeffrey M. Timberlake, University of Cincinnati (2006-18)
The Incidence Of Poverty Across Three Generations Of Black And White Immigrants In The Post Civil Rights Era: Assessing The Impacts Of Race And Ancestry Amon Emeka, Department of Sociology, University of Southern California. (2006-17)
Poverty, Migration and Health David R. Williams, Departments of Sociology and Epidemiology, and Survey Research Center, University of Michigan; Selina A. Mohammed, Women�s Health Disparities, School of Nursing, University of Michigan (2006-16)
Race, Poverty and Punishment: The Impact Of Criminal Sanctions On Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Inequality Darren Wheelock, University of Minnesota; Christopher Uggen, University of Minnesota (2006-15)
Race, Place and Poverty Revisited Michael A. Stoll, UCLA (2006-14)
Coloring the Terms of Membership: Reinventing the Divided Citizenry in an Era of Neoliberal Paternalism Joe Soss, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin Sanford F. Schram, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College (2006-13)
Can Social Capital Explain Persistent Racial Poverty Gaps? Lincoln Quillian, Northwestern University; Rozlyn Redd, University of Wisconsin at Madison (2006-12)
The Dynamics of Discrimination Devah Pager, Princeton University (2006-11)
How Culture Matters for Poverty: Thickening our Understanding Mich�le Lamont, Harvard University; Mario Luis Small, Princeton University (2006-10)
How Educational Inequality Develops George Farkas, Department of Sociology and Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University (2006-09)
Justifying Inequality: A Social Psychological Analysis of Beliefs about Poverty and the Poor Heather Bullock, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz (2006-08)
Welfare Reform and Family Expenditures: How are Single Mothers Adapting to the New Welfare and Work Regime? Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University; Qin Gao, Fordham University; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University (2006-07)
The Consequences of Recent Job Growth on Older Low Income Workers William M. Rodgers III, Rutgers University. (2006-06)
Do Home Computers Improve Educational Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Current Population Surveys and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Daniel O. Beltran, University of California�Santa Cruz, Kuntal K. Das, University of California�Santa Cruz, and Robert W. Fairlie, University of California�Santa Cruz. (2006-05)
Studying Consumption with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics: Comparisons with the Consumer Expenditure Survey and an Application to the Intergenerational Transmission of Well-being. Kerwin Kofi Charles, University of Chicago Sheldon Danziger, University of Michigan, Geng Li, Federal Reserve Board Robert F. Schoeni, University of Michigan. (2006-04)
Affirmative Action: What Do We Know? Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Urban Institute; David Neumark, Public Policy Institute of California, University of California at Irvine, National Bureau of Economic Research, IZA�Institute for the Study of Labor (2006-03)
Measuring the Extent and Depth of Food Insecurity: An Application to American Indians in the United States Craig Gundersen, Iowa State University. (2006-02)
Do Home Computers Improve Educational Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Current Population Surveys and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Daniel O. Beltran University of California, Santa Cruz; Kuntal K. Das University of California, Santa Cruz; Robert W. Fairlie University of California, Santa Cruz, National Poverty Center and IZA. (2006-01)
The Impact of Technological Change on LowWage Workers: A Review. David Card, University of California Berkeley and the National Bureau of Economic Research; John DiNardo, University of Michigan and NBER. (2005-28)
Economic Conditions and Children's Living Arrangements. Rebecca A. London, Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community, University of California, Santa Cruz and National Poverty Center; Robert W. Fairlie Department of Economics University of California, Santa Cruz and National Poverty Center. (2005-27)
Recent Trends in Resource Sharing among the Poor. Steven J. Haider, Michigan State University; Kathleen McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER. (2005-26)
Work and Poverty During the Past Quarter Century. Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert F. Schoeni, National Poverty Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. (2005-25)
The Level and Composition of Consumption Over the Business Cycle: The Role of "Quasi-Fixed" Expenditures. Kerwin Kofi Charles and University of Michigan and NBER; Melvin Stephens Jr. Carnegie Mellon University and NBER. (2005-24)
How Is Health Insurance Affected by the Economy? Public and Private Coverage Among Low-Skilled Adults in the 1990s. Helen Levy, University of Michigan, Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured. (2005-23)
The Changing Pattern of Wage Growth for Low Skilled Workers. Eric French, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Bhashkar Mazumder, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Christopher Taber, Department of Economics and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University. (2005-22)
Does the Supplemental Security Income Program Reduce Disability among the Elderly? Pamela Herd, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Robert F. Schoeni, and James S. House University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (2005-21)
Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from Random Assignments. David H. Autor, MIT Department of Economics and NBER; Susan N. Houseman,W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. (2005-20)
Poverty in America: Trends and Explanations. Hilary W. Hoynes, Marianne E. Page, Ann Huff Stevens. Department of Economics, U C Davis. (2005-19)
Exploring Gender Differences in Employment and Wage Trends Among Less-Skilled Workers. Rebecca M. Blank, University of Michigan and NBER; Heidi Shierholz, University of Michigan. (2005-18)
Child Support and the Economy. Maria Cancian, Institute for Research on Poverty, La Follette School of Public Affairs and School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin�Madison and Daniel R. Meyer, Institute for Research on Poverty, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin�Madison. (2005-17)
How Do Tax Policies Affect Low Income Workers? Kevin A. Hassett, The American Enterprise Institute and Anne Moore, University of California, Berkeley. (2005-16)
State Spending on Social Assistance Programs Over the Business Cycle. Therese J. McGuire, Northwestern University; David F. Merriman, Loyola University Chicago. (2005-15)
The Macroeconomy and Determinants of the Earnings of Less-Skilled Workers Robert E. Hall, Hoover Institution and Department of Economics, Stanford University, National Bureau of Economic Research. (2005-14)
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty? David Autor, MIT Department of Economics and NBER; Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. (2005-13)
Wage Trends among Disadvantaged Minorities. George J. Borjas, Harvard University. (2005-12)
Unemployment Insurance Over the Business Cycle: Does it Meet the Needs of Less-Skilled Workers? Phillip B. Levine, Department of Economics, Wellesley College. (2005-11)
Can We Improve Job Retention and Advancement Among Low-Income Working Parents? Harry J. Holzer and Karin Martinson, The Urban Institute, Georgetown University. (2005-10)
The Black-White Test Score Gap: Lessons from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. W. Jean Yeung, Kathryn M. Pfeiffer. New York University. (2005-09)
Did Welfare Reform Differentially Influence the Fertility of Young Teens? Assessing the Success of the "Living Arrangement Rule" and the "Stay-in-School Rule." Leonard M. Lopoo, Department of Public Administration, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University; Thomas DeLeire, Congressional Budget Office. (2005-08)
Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter? James X. Sullivan, University of Michigan. (2005-07)
Poverty and Economic Polarization among America's Minority and Immigrant Children. Daniel T. Lichter, Zhenchao Qian, Martha L. Crowley. Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University. (2005-06)
Maternal Working Conditions and Child Well-Being in Welfare-leaving Families. Rachel Dunifon, Ph.D., Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University; Ariel Kalil, Ph.D., Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago. (2005-05)
Time and the Cost of Children. Bruce Bradbury, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW. (2005-04)
A Measure of Spatial Segregation: The Generalized Neighborhood Sorting Index. Paul A. Jargowsky, University of Texas at Dallas; Jeongdai Kim, University of Texas at Dallas. (2005-03)
The GINI Coefficient and Segregation on a Continuous Variable. Jeongdai Kim, University of Texas at Dallas; Paul A. Jargowsky, University of Texas at Dallas.. (2005-02)
The Material Well-Being of Single Mother Households in the 1980s and 1990s: What Can We Learn from Food Spending? Thomas DeLeire, Michigan State University. Helen Levy, University of Michigan. (2005-01)
Income Poverty and Material Hardship: How Strong is the Association? John Iceland, University of Maryland. Kurt Bauman, U.S. Census Bureau. (2004-17)
Effects of Child Health on Sources of Public Support. Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Hope Corman, Rider University and National Bureau of Economic Research. Kelly Noonan, Rider University and National Bureau of Economic Research. (2004-16)
The Effect of an Applicant�s Criminal History on Employer Hiring Decisions and Screening Practices: Evidence from Los Angeles. Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University. Steven Raphael, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. Michael A. Stoll, Department of Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles. (2004-15)
Narrowing the Food Insecurity Gap Between Food Stamp Participants and Eligible Non-Participants: The Role of State Policies. Craig Gundersen, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University. Dean Jolliffe, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Laura Tiehen, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2004-14)
Poverty, Prices and Place: How Sensitive is the Spatial Distribution of Poverty to Cost of Living Adjustments? Dean Jolliffe, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2004-13)
Why did the Welfare Caseload Decline? Caroline Danielson, Welfare Policy Research Project, University of California. Jacob Alex Klerman, RAND. (2004-12)
The Pitfalls of Using a Child Support Schedule Based on Outdated Data. William M. Rodgers III, Bloustein School of Public Policy, Rutgers University and John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Department of Women and Gender Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. (2004-11)
Single Mothers' Employment Dynamics and Adolescent Well-Being. Ariel Kalil, Ph.D., Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago; Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest, M.P.A., Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago. (2004-10)
Watching the Clock Tick: Factors Associated with TANF Accumulation. Kristin S. Seefeldt, Research Investigator, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Sean M. Orzol, Research Analyst, Mathematica Policy Research. (2004-09)
Escaping Low Earnings: the Role of Employer Characteristics and Changes. Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University, The Urban Institute. Julia I. Lane, The Urban Institute, US Census Bureau. Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University. (2004-08)
New Fathers' Labor Supply: Does Child Health Matter? Kelly Noonan, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research. Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Hope Corman, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research. (2004-07)
Mothers� Labor Supply in Fragile Families: The Role of Child Health. Hope Corman, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research; Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Kelly Noonan, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research. (2004-06)
Declining Employment Among Young Black Less-Educated Men: The Role of Incarceration and Child Support.. Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University and Urban Institute; Paul Offner, Urban Institute; Elaine Sorensen, Urban Institute. (2004-05)
Welfare Reform and Children's Living Arrangements. Marianne P. Bitler, RAND Corporation. Jonah B. Gelbach, University of Maryland. Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Davis and NBER. (2004-04)
What Mean Impacts Miss: Distributional Effects of Welfare Reform Experiments. Marianne P. Bitler, RAND Corporation and IZA. Jonah B. Gelbach, University of Maryland. Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California , Davis and NBER. (2004-03)
Marriage on the Public Policy Agenda: What Do Policy Makers Need to Know from Research? Kristin S. Seefeldt, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy The University of Michigan. Pamela J. Smock, Department of Sociology & Population Studies Center, The University of Michigan. (2004-02)
Medicare Gaps and Widow Poverty. Kathleen McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER; Robert F. Schoeni, University of Michigan. (2004-01)
Childcare Subsidies and the Transition from Welfare to Work. Sandra K. Danziger, Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat, and Kimberly G. Browning, University of Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy. (2003-11)
The Disparate Labor Market Impacts of Monetary Policy. Seth B. Carpenter, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. William M. Rodgers III, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2003-10)
Consequences from the Redistribution of Urban Poverty During the 1990s: A Cautionary Tale. George C. Galster, College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs, Wayne State University. (2003-09)
Filling the Poverty Gap: Then and Now. James P. Ziliak, Department of Economics and UK Center for Poverty Research, University of Kentucky. (2003-08)
Single Mother Work And Poverty Under Welfare Reform: Are Policy Impacts Different In Rural Areas? Bruce Weber, Oregon State University. Mark Edwards, Oregon State University. Greg Duncan, Northwestern University. (2003-07)
Moving from Public Housing to Homeownership: Perceived Barriers to Program Participation and Success. Anna M. Santiago and George C. Galster, Wayne State University. (2003-06)
Long term employment of African-American and white welfare recipients and the role of persistent health and mental health problems. Mary Corcoran, Professor of Political Science, Public Policy, Social Work, and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan. Sandra Danziger, Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy at the University of Michigan. Richard Tolman, Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan. (2003-05)
Street Crime and Street Culture. Dan Silverman, Department of Economics, University of Michigan. (2003-04)
Welfare Work Requirements and Child Well-Being: Evidence From the Effects on Breastfeeding). Steven J. Haider, Department of Economics, Michigan State University. Alison Jacknowitz, RAND Graduate School. Robert F. Schoeni, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. (2003-03)
Food Stamps and the Elderly: Why is Participation So Low? Steven J. Haider, Department of Economics, Michigan State University. Robert F. Schoeni, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Alison Jacknowitz, RAND Graduate School. (2003-02)
Pay Differences Among the Highly Trained: Cohort Differences in the Male-Female Earnings Gap in Lawyers� Salaries. Mary C. Noonan, Department of Sociology, University of Iowa. Mary E. Corcoran, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. Paul N. Courant, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. (2003-01)


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As a result, borrowers who were seriously delinquent on their loans have been able to stay in their homes for months or even years without making a single payment. Nationwide, the average time it takes to foreclose on a home -- from the first missed payment to the final bank repossession -- stretched to 370 days during the first quarter, almost twice as long as it took five years ago, according to Daren Blomquist, the marketing director at RealtyTrac.
In some states, delinquent borrowers have been squatting in their homes much longer. In Florida, the average time was 861 days, and in New York it was 1,056 days -- close to three years.
"Perhaps a million foreclosures could have been pursued last year but weren't," said Rick Sharga, executive vice president for real estate investment company, Carrington Holdings.
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In the judicial state of Indiana, for example, foreclosure filings were up 45% year-over year. And in Florida, they were up by almost 26%, according to RealtyTrac.
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The resulting flood could bring home prices down even further -- yet another impetus for the banks to clear out their foreclosure pipeline as quickly as possible, said Kansas State's Higgins.
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Spiders are mostly harmless and also help us by eating bugs and insects. But spider infestation anywhere in your home or office can be a big problem. Spiders will attract more poisonous spiders which can cause health risks for you. Spider infestation will also compromise the home environment and promote germs and dirt. Marks Pest control will eradicate any number of spiders from your home in no time. We also remove all the spider webs from every corner and part of your homes
Cockroach Control
Cockroaches are very dangerous creatures that can infest your homes or offices. Roaches are known to cause many life-threatening and dangerous diseases. Any amount of cockroach infestation in your place will cause a compromise of home hygiene and affect the home environment negatively. We at Marks Pest control will provide you with cockroach pest control service in Caversham. Our professional pest controllers use safe and effective products for cockroach extermination. We can deliver the best cockroach pest control service for you at affordable costs in Caversham today.
Flea Control
Flea is creatures that are commonly associated with pets and animals and also affect human beings. Cat fleas or dog fleas can infest your pet's fur and affect their health and well being. Fleas are also known to bite humans and suck their blood as well. So it's advisable that you hire professional pest control services like Marks to get rid of fleas from your pets and home. We provide an excellent solution for flea infestation problems. We will treat your pets with natural and green products and provide complete fleas removal.
Bed Bugs Control
Bed bug infestation is a very serious problem which can damage your health and belongings as well. Bed bugs are very small insects which once infesting often become very difficult to get rid of. Bed bugs will bite you in your sleep and suck your blood. We advise you always to hire professional assistance to get rid of bed bugs. The professionals will treat your furniture, bed mattress or anything harbouring bed bugs with commercial products. We use the best and effective products to remove and exterminate bed bugs.
Same Day Pest Control Service
There are various types of customers who want our service. Having service on the same day of booking is one among them. When you book for this service, our service provider will reach at your place within 3-4 hours from the booking time. The charges for this service may differ. This service has been useful to many customers and they admire us for timely service. Make a booking with us to get service on the same day of booking.
We Cover All Areas of Caversham
Marks Pest Control delivers exceptional pest control Caversham services in the following suburbs of Caversham:
- Brookdale
- Parkerville
- Parkwood
- Bassendean & more
We all cover all remote, urban, and metro areas of the city.
Numerous Pest Removal Treatments
Apart from regular pest control services, Marks Pest Control Caversham offers a few specialized pest control treatments only in Caversham. These are beneficial for businesses like milling, manufacturing, agriculture, cargo, and shipping. These are:
Heat Treatment
Heat treatment is used to sterilize and devitalize imported and exported goods. Heat treatment does not use any toxic gases and yet control pests from grains, water hyacinth, birdseeds, Bali grass thatching, and herbs.
Fumigation is the latest pest control solution that targets certain pests that attack storage areas and stored products. Fumigation is used to get rid of mites, weevils, and moths. Fumigation is essential for businesses like shipping and cargo. To transport your shipments without the risk of contamination and to keep your consignments safe, opt for fumigation only from the experts at Marks Pest Control Caversham.
Pest Disinfection
We provide affordable pest disinfection services in all areas of Caversham. This service targets at disinfecting your property from the pathogens left behind by pests, which can lead to various diseases. Pest disinfection leads to a healthy and safe environment.
Pesticides Spray Method
The cheapest and best method for exterminating the pests as the spray machine and pesticides are can be availed from the market. If you have to do pest control in a small area then this process will be helpful. You can call Pest Control Caversham professionals to get the services in the large area or for the large extent of the pests. The pest spray method from our service provider will be as effective as it should be resulting in the complete rid from the pests.
What All We Do
Marks Pest Control provides complete pest control solutions for all kinds of pests popular in Caversham. These include:
Crawling Pests
Worried about crawling pests? Trust professionals fully equipped to remove all kinds of crawling pests:
- Bed Bugs - Bed bugs are very commonly found in dirty beds. They feed on human blood and usually hide under cupboards, carpets, and mattresses. We have the latest techniques to remove them completely.
- Cockroaches – Cockroaches are one of the most harmful crawling pests that carry disease-causing organisms. Cockroaches are easily found in homes, food facilities, and healthcare facilities. They can contaminate both foods as well as surfaces.
- Ants – Eradicate ants from your life with our experts – be it your home or your office.
- Fleas and Ticks – Your favourite pets are carriers of fleas and ticks. These can cause serious diseases like plague and Lyme disease.
- Spiders – We provide bio-friendly spider control services because of we
understand you just hate the sight of spiders!
Flying Insects
Flying insects are riskier than the crawling ones because of their ease of movability. Our flying insects' removal services give you freedom from these pests:
- Flies - Flies breed on grime and filth. They carry disease-causing
organisms and contaminate food. We have the latest techniques to help you get rid of them. - Mosquitoes – Dengue and malaria are considered to be synonymous with mosquitoes. Also, mosquito bites can cause rashes and other skin issues.
- Bees – Bees are harmful because their sting causes pain and even
allergic reaction. Their sting needs to be removed from the skin. - Wasp – Have wasps build a nest in your home's premises? It could be very risky but we have got the right solutions to eliminate wasps completely.
- Moth – Moth damage clothes, carpets, upholstered furniture, and even
tapestries. Expert moth control services can help you get rid of them.
- Rats – Rats can cause dangerous diseases and thus you need to eliminate them completely. Marks Pest Control Caversham delivers rat control services that ensure health and hygiene for you and your
family. - Mice – Mice have the potential to reach to your food storage areas. They even damage property in various ways. Don't let mice harm you in any way and instead call for expertise in mice control from Marks Pest Control.
Contact Us for Immediate Pest Control Results
If you wish to stay healthy and away from pests, then all you need to do is call Marks Pest Control today.
Call us 0482074889 Reach us online Get Free Quotes
Why Choose Marks Pest Control Caversham?
Caversham relies on Marks Pest Control for professional pest control services because:
- We are talented and experienced with 20 years of industry experience.
- We take pride in our staff comprising licensed and certified technicians.
- We are locals of Caversham and a family-run business.
- We keep our employees updated about latest pest control trends through regular training sessions.
- We only use green methods for pest control.
- Our customer support works 24 hours and 7 days a week.
- You can ask for emergency pest control service.
Frequently Asked Questions on Pest Control Caversham:
Yes!! Our pest removal treatments are always safe for kids because we use always safe chemicals and organic products to remove pest infestation. Our chemicals are completely tested by scientific methods. You can hire us for anywhere like schools, hospitals, restaurants, child care centres, and many such areas. So, be happy and call us quickly to get rid of pests.
Yes, we provide all types of pest control services such as bee pest control, wasp control, and many more, with effective and reliable solutions. We remove bees by using the best procedure of pest removal. We have all the required tools and organic products to remove bee infestation from your house or yard. So, contact us and get free quotes also!!
Vinegar is a really great option to get rid of bees but sometimes this method can be risky. If you want to use vinegar to remove bees at your own, then use it carefully. Spray the mixture of vinegar on the nest at night when the bees are asleep or dormant. So, you can remove their nest easily.
General tips you should keep in mind for a pest-proof house.
1. Keep the kitchen clean.
2. Store food in air-tight containers.
3. De-clutter the piles of heaps.
4. Keep the lawn clean and trees and bushes trimmed.
5. Seal open spaces and crevices.
6. Fix the leakage and reduce moisture in the home.
7. Hire the professionals at certain time intervals for general pest control.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a problem that affects a child's nervous system and growth and development. It often shows up during a child's first 3 years of life.
Some children with ASD seem to live in their own world. They are not interested in other children and lack social awareness. A child with ASD focuses on following a routine that may include normal behaviors. A child with the disorder also often has problems communicating with others. They may not start speaking as soon as other children. They may not want to make eye contact with other people.
ASD can keep a child from developing social skills. This is in part because a child with ASD may not be able to understand facial expressions or emotions in other people. A child with ASD may:
Not want to be touched
Want to play alone
Not want to change routines
A child with ASD may also repeat movements. This might be flapping their hands or rocking. They may also have abnormal attachments to objects. But a child with ASD may also do certain mental tasks very well. For example, the child may be able to count or measure better than other children. Children with ASD may do well in art or music, or be able to remember certain things very well.
Experts don't know what causes ASD. It may be caused by certain genes. A child with ASD may also have problems with their brain structure or with certain chemicals in the brain. Researchers do know that ASD is not caused by what a parent does to raise a child. It is also not linked to any vaccines given to children.
Much less often, other things that may cause ASD include:
Being exposed to toxins in the environment before or after birth
Severe infections such as meningitis or encephalitis that result in brain damage
Problems during delivery
Infections before birth
ASD occurs in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. The disorder happens much more often in boys than girls. Four to 5 times as many boys as girls have ASD.
Certain gene disorders that run in families can raise a child's risk for ASD. These include:
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Tuberous sclerosis
Chromosome problems
Your child may need genetic testing to help find out if another problem has contributed. The testing is done by a medical geneticist. This is a healthcare provider with special training in genetics and inherited problems. They can let you know the chances of having another child with the gene problem. For example, PKU carries a 1 in 4 chance of happening in another pregnancy. For tuberous sclerosis, the chances are 1 in 2.
Even when no gene problem is found, you are at a slightly higher chance of having another child with ASD. Experts think this is because several genes from both parents may act together to cause ASD.
Each child may have different symptoms. Below are the most common symptoms of ASD.
Has problems making eye contact with others
Has problems making friends or interacting well with other children
Does not communicate well with others
Starts speaking at a later age than other children or doesn't speak at all
When the child is able to speak, doesn't use speech in social settings
Repeats words or phrases (echolalia) or repeats parts of dialogue from TV or movies
Does repeated movements, such as rocking or flapping fingers or hands
May be too sensitive or less sensitive to certain things around them, such as lights, sounds, touch, or taste
Has rituals
Needs routines
The symptoms of ASD may look like other health conditions. Make sure your child sees their healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
No single medical test can diagnose ASD. Healthcare providers use certain guidelines to help diagnose ASD in children before age 2. The guidelines can help diagnose the disorder early. Children diagnosed with ASD early can be treated right away.
The guidelines say that all children should be screened for ASD and other development disorders before age 2. The screening is done at well-child checkups. Children who have symptoms of development or behavior disorders will need to get more testing for ASD.
Healthcare providers look for the following problems during well-child visits before age 2:
No babbling, pointing, or gesturing by age 12 months
No single words spoken by age 16 months
No two-word phrases by age 24 months, just repeating words or sounds of others
Loss of any language or social skills at any age
No eye contact at 3 to 4 months
If a child has any of the above problems, the healthcare provider will do more screening. This will help show if your child has ASD or another developmental disorder. Your child may need to see a healthcare provider with special training to diagnose and treat ASD. Your child may also need these screening tests:
Nervous system exam
Imaging tests such as CT scan, MRI, or PET scan
Mental health tests
Genetic tests to look for gene problems that cause ASD or other developmental disorders
Each child with ASD needs their own special treatment program. This is because children with ASD can vary a lot in how much help they need. Programs that work best are those that are started as early as possible and include the parents.
Treatment for ASD includes:
Behavior change programs. These programs teach social skills, movement skills, and thinking (cognitive) skills. They can help a child change problem behaviors.
Special education programs. These focus on social skills, speech, language, self-care, and job skills.
Medicine. Some children need medicine to help treat some of the symptoms of ASD.
Your child and your family may also need to see a mental health provider. This provider can give you parent counseling, social skills training, and one-on-one therapy. This healthcare provider can also help you find the treatment programs that are best for your child.
Experts don't know how to prevent ASD in children. They do know that it is not caused by what a parent does to raise a child, nor is it linked to childhood vaccines. Spotting and treating ASD early can reduce symptoms and enhance your child's normal development. It can also improve your child's quality of life.
ASD is a lifelong condition that can put great stress on both the person with ASD and their family. Your child's primary care provider will play a key role in supporting you and your child. They will help you understand treatment and how to care for your child. You play a critical part in your child's treatment and well-being. Here are things you can do to help your child:
Keep all appointments with your child's healthcare provider.
Talk with your child's healthcare provider about other providers who will be included in your child's care. Your child may get care from a team that may include neurologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Your child's care team will depend on your child's needs and how severe the symptoms of ASD are.
Tell others about your child's ASD. Work with your child's healthcare provider and schools to create a treatment plan.
Check for school resources for your child. Many times a child's ASD seriously interferes with their ability to manage regular school settings. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Civil Rights Act can help protect children with special educational needs. Talk with your child's teacher or school principal for more information.
Have your child wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace if they wander or have communication problems. Also think about having them carry an emergency form with contact information and communication symbols.
Reach out for support from local community services. ASD can be stressful. Being in touch with other parents who have a child with ASD may be helpful.
Take care of yourself and watch for signs of stress in you or your family members. The physical and emotional demands of caregiving can be overwhelming. Let family and friends help and provide respite care. A break can be helpful for both you and your child. Get additional professional support if needed.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a problem that affects a child's nervous system and growth and development.
A child with ASD often has problems communicating. They may have trouble developing social skills.
Genes may play a role in ASD.
All children should be screened for ASD before age 2.
Diagnosis may include imaging and genetic tests.
Children with ASD need a special, long-term treatment plan. It may include programs that change behavior and teach social skills.
Each child with ASD is unique and has unique experiences. Families can get help from community-based resources.
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your child's healthcare provider:
Know the reason for the visit and what you want to happen.
Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
At the visit, write down the name of a new diagnosis and any new medicines, treatments, or tests. Also write down any new instructions your healthcare provider gives you for your child.
Know why a new medicine or treatment is prescribed and how it will help your child. Also know what the side effects are.
Ask if your child's condition can be treated in other ways.
Know why a test or procedure is recommended and what the results could mean.
Know what to expect if your child does not take the medicine or have the test or procedure.
If your child has a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
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What is Customisation?
On April 26th 2007 Neopets launched their newest project along with a new site layout. The new and prestigious project was that you can dress up (customise) your pets. In order for people to be able to dress up their pets, all the pets had changed their look a little so they would be able to wear the clothes.
There are three types of clothes you can put on a pet, the first are clothes you can buy at several clothing shops in Neopia. The second form of clothing is the one that comes with paint brushes, for example a Royal Paint Brush will give your pet lovely medieval clothes to put on. And the third form of clothing you can buy with real money at the NC Mall.
How does the NC Mall work?
At the NC Mall you can buy items that cost real money. In order to buy these items, you must obtain NeoCash, which you can purchase either through paypal, or by buying a neocash card (only available in the US and Canada). 100 Neocash equals 1 dollar. Everyone also get's 150 free neocash just by clicking on the link at the top of the NC Mall. If you're lucky you might even win neocash from the Qasalan Expellibox.
In the NC Mall you also find some items that are not wearable, such as Smiley Snacks which make your pet instantly happy, a Neoboard Pen, a Game Ticket, etc. There are also capsules which give you random items worth the same value as the capsule, and sometimes more. These capsules might also give you an exclusive capsule bonus item which can't be bought or a are item code which can be used to unlock the Space Faerie challenger. There are also superpacks which contain many items of a set, some of these items can only be gotten by buying the superpack.
What is on this page?
On this page you can see all items that were ever sold in the NC Mall. Most items are still available, while others are not available anymore. Some of these items might return to the NC Mall later, for instance the items that were once sold in the Holiday Shop, might return to the NC Mall in December.
The items are divided into different categories, the main categories are the categories you can always find at the NC Mall. The speciality categories are the shops that are available temporarily at the NC Mall, some of those might not be available at this moment. Finally, the other categories are ones made up by the SunnyNeo staff, here you can find items that were made but never actually put in the NC Mall, items that you can only obtain from capsules or superpacks and finally a list of all items that are currently no longer in the shop, which are therefore retired.
If you click on an item you can find information about it, how it looks on a pet, what it costs, the description, which capsules you can get it from etc.
If you click on a capsule or superpack you can see which items you can get from it. If you have received an item from a capsule that is not listed or described on our page, please contact phoenixs_angel. You may also contact her if a new item has come out in the NC Mall, and you have purchased it and want to help us by displaying it on your pet.
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Built-in or attached to the muzzle end of the barrel, the choke is a constriction that controls the shot string. The most common chokes are Full, Modified, Improved Cylinder, and Cylinder (unchoked). A choke allows you to fine-tune your shotgun for the type of game you're hunting.
No two shotguns will shoot identical pellet patterns. To select the ammunition that provides the best performance, you must "pattern" your shotgun. The goal is to produce a pattern of pellets with even density and a sufficient percentage of the load within a 30-inch circle.
Using proper shotgun-shooting techniques will help improve your accuracy. The four fundamentals you should master are standing in a relaxed, balanced shooting stance; shouldering the shotgun by bringing the stock to your cheek and then back to your shoulder; pointing the gun with your eye sighting along the top of the barrel; and pulling the trigger quickly as you continue to swing the gun.
The two most common methods of leading targets at long distances are swing-through (best for beginners) and sustained lead. A third method is snap-shooting.