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Fever at the Dawn
Fever at the Dawn (2015)
Country: Hungary
Duration: 114 min
Director: Peter Gardos
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Peter Gardos
Producers: Gabor Ferenczy
Operators: Laszlo Seregi
Composer: Atti Pacsay
Editor: Adam Fiers
Cast: Gila Almagor, Anna Azcarate, Lehel Kovacs, Andrea Sztarek, Peter Scherer, Gabor Mate
Category: Main Competition, Narrative Feature
Age limitations : 16+
A true story. In 1945, after having been freed from a concentration camp, the 25-year-old Hungarian man, Miklós is being treated at a Swedish hospital. The doctors diagnose him with a severe lung disease and tell him that he has no more than six months to live. But he refuses to give up, wants to find a wife with whom he can start a new life, and sends letters to 117 Hungarian girls who are also being treated in Sweden. One of the girls is 19-year-old Lili, who likes Miklós's letter, and they start corresponding. Based on the novel: Fever at Dawn.

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Quigley and I would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. Enjoy time with you family and friends. Show an act of kindness on a daily basis. Say a word of gratitude every morning. Most certainly, have fun. Play in the snow! Get plenty of rest. Eat well, but take delight in special treats. I will see you in the new year.
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Just how to Write a Sociology Essay?
Just how to Write a Sociology Essay?
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Evercyte posting novel hTERT immortalized human podocytes cell line modeling at WC10 Seattle
Press Release | Evercyte GmbH
Vienna, Austria: – Innovative biotech manufacturer Evercyte will show the importance of its hTERT immortalized human cell lines and cell based assay services as real alternatives to animal testing when it attends the Tenth World Congress, Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC10) in Seattle, Washington, later this month.
Evercyte's Chief Scientific Officer, Johannes Grillari, will present data on its novel human podocyte cell line (PODO/TERT256), immortalized by reactivation of telomerase alone. These cells maintain primary podocyte characteristics and will serve as in vitro model for glomerular filtration, kidney toxicity and biology.
Poster contributions
Evercyte will make two poster contributions:
- A novel hTERT immortalized human podocyte cell line modeling the glomerular filtration barrier
- Long-term exposure of immortalized keratinocytes to arsenic induces EMT, impairs differentiation in organotypic skin models and mimics aspects of human skin derangements
It will also circulate a special conference newsletter presenting its services and products, with a conference-only 20% discount on all orders received at WC10 Seattle.
PODO/TERT256 breakthrough
"We will be presenting our hTERT immortalized human cell lines and assay services, with the PODO/TERT256 3D model of podocytes in combination with telomerized human microvascular endothelial cells now complementing our kidney cell line focus," said Evercyte's Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), Dr. Johannes Grillari.
"Since these provide viable and in many case s superior alternatives to animal testing, it accords very well with the 2017 congress them of 'The Three Rs in Action', focusing on replacement, reduction and refinement," Dr. Grillari commented.
"Moreover, we are demonstrating that hTERT immortalized human keratinocytes are a good model system to study arsenic induced human skin derangements," said Dr. Grillari.
About Evercyte
Evercyte GmbH, based in Vienna, manufactures a range of innovative cell-based products; including primary/normal cells; telomerase (hTERT) immortalized or life span extended cells and differentiated cells from immortalized or normal stem cells.
Recently, Evercyte has become a key player in the development of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from human urine as a non-invasive source for generating cell material. The company also offers a range of cell-based assays, used in development of drug screening strategies and other applications. It also develops assays to individual specification to help customers reduce their time and spend on drug discovery and development.
Evercyte's Pharmacocellomics™ is also improving the predictability of substance efficiencies and side effects in the general population by systematically establishing and commercializing relevant cell type specific model systems from donors of different genetic backgrounds.
About WC10 Congress
The 10th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC10) is themed "The Three Rs in Action." The conference will focus on the guiding principals of ethical animal testing: Replacement of animals in research where possible, Reduction via methods that enable researchers to use fewer animals and Refinement of methods to minimize potential pain and distress. WC10 will also cover innovations in approaches to ethics, animal welfare and public policy.
The 2017 World Congress is a five-day event opening August 20 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, USA.
The World Congress is held every third year, with the previous 2014 event held in Prague, Czech Republic.
The event is organized by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) with more information at: http://wc10seattle.org/2017/home.aspx
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text: Imatest and Optikos Announce Partnership for Enhanced Imaging and Analysis Solutions Latest news from Imatest LLC Boulder, CO and Wakefield, MA USA, October 9, 2015—Imatest LLC, a leader in image quality testing software, analysis and test charts, and Optikos Corporation, the leading provider of metrology products and services and optically-based design, today announced a collaborative effort to support clients interested in generating and analyzing high quality images in challenging environments. Traditional target techniques and charts often become impractical when measuring large fields of view and long target distances. This need led to the development and release of Imatest 4.2's SFRreg module, the first partnered solution for the two companies. Imatest 4.2 supports the analysis of images captured using the Meridian™ Production Camera Test System by Optikos®—a revolutionary testing approach that employs multiple target projectors at precise angles to provide real-time measurement and analysis of image quality—and enables sharpness to be tested at infinity. Clients now have the option to augment or replace Meridian Prime software with Imatest software. According to Imatest CEO, Jeff Herman, "The Optikos® delivery system offers a compact and sophisticated imaging hardware solution, while Imatest provides powerful image analysis tools." "We appreciate the variety of software modules that Imatest brings to the table. They have a large loyal following for which their image analysis software and advanced test charts have worked really well," commented Optikos CTO, David Imrie, Ph.D. "While Optikos adds an ability to generate a high quality image in the most challenging applications." About Imatest Imatest is a global leader in image quality testing. Since 2004, Imatest software and test charts have enabled thousands of customers to build the best products possible in both design and manufacturing environments. Imatest's customers come from all industries, including mobile electronics, security, automotive and medical imaging. They use Imatest's software, resources and knowledge to test all manner of cameras and sensors, whether it is satellites or camera phones, visible light or infrared. Please visit imatest.com to learn more. About Optikos Optikos provides innovative applications of optical technology to a range of government, commercial, and consumer products organizations worldwide. Organizations of all types—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—seek out Optikos for its expertise in optically-based product design, development and manufacturing, and metrology products and services. For more information, visit optikos.com. Contacts Taylor Arenson Marketing Manager 720.504.2988 email@example.com Imatest LLC 2995 Wilderness Place, Suite 103 Boulder, Colorado 80302 USA http://www.Imatest.com Susan Hess Director of Marketing 617.902.3117 email@example.com Optikos Corporation 107 Audubon Road, Bldg. 3 Wakefield, MA 01880 USA http://www.optikos.com


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The lowest fare found from London Heathrow (LHR) to Hong Kong (HKG) was £361 with KLM, the cheapest direct flight was £402 with Virgin, while Business Class was £1676 with Swiss. The fares shown here are the lowest flight prices to Hong Kong obtained in actual searches by Just The Flight customers. To search and book flights to Hong Kong, please enter your travel requirements in the search form above, and click the search button.
Located on the south-east coast of China, Hong Kong mixes elements of both the traditional East and modern West. Shopping, guided tours, festivals and sightseeing are all popular activities in this city.
With regular flights to Hong Kong from London Heathrow, holidays can be booked in a convenient manner. The Chinese Opera Festival occurs every year, from June to July, and is a perfect activity for those who love fine music and entertainment. Taking place at various theatres within the area, there are several operatic styles to choose from.
Shopping is a big pull factor for this destination, as many tourists come here to experience the fashionable shopping centres, chic boutique stores, and street markets. Various products and gifts are on sale to suit different budgets and tastes, making it ideal for all types of shopaholics, young and old. There are even themed shopping streets, each dedicated to a certain type of store, such as Luxury Brands, the Flea Market, or the Sportswear Street, also known as Fa Yuen Street.
Ideal for animal lovers, there is a Goldfish Market with many aquatic creatures to browse or buy, as well as the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden with various types of birds to enjoy. The city has some of the most beautiful and unusual architecture in the world, so it is recommended to check out the ancient temples and monuments during your stay. They illustrate the long history and culture of Hong Kong, providing a great educational experience for the whole family.
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Abby is a health and wellness coach coach who joined our Teeccino Ambassador sampling program last year. One of her first events was a launch party for her business! She told us,
"I held a launch party for my health coaching business. I served some Teeccino recipes and also gave away Teeccino tea bag samples as part of a goodie bag for all who attended. I love Teeccino as a healthy alternative to coffee and love to share it!"
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I call students to the gathering area. I tell than that we will be starting to learn about a whole new field of science, called Neuroscience. Neuroscience is the science of how our nervous system is made and works. Our nervous system is the information system of our bodies. It is the way our brain communicates with the rest of our bodies. We will look at how animals process light, through their eyes, and how this process occurs. However, in order to understand some of the concepts of Neuroscience, we will need to do some physics to understand the basics of light.
I ask students if they know how rainbows are formed? Some will be able to tell me that a rainbow is white light, split into its spectrum. Some will be able to tell me that it is formed by light and water in the air. Some will have little understanding of how a rainbow is formed.
I tell students that we will look at white light (like sunlight) and how we can break it up into the colors we see in the rainbow.
As a class, we observe the colored spectrum as we bend light through a prism or reflect it through water, with a mirror. This produces our own rainbow!
Note: There are two ways to do this:
Once we have observed the rainbow in our classroom, I ask students what this tells us about light? Most students will look blankly at me. I usually have at least one student who is brave enough to hypothesize that white light is made up of other colors. Usually they have no explanation for this though.
I tell students that light is made of waves. Visible light, the light that we see, is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. I walk them through the PowerPoint, explaining what light is and how it acts in the environment. It is not important at this point to understand the wave properties of light, because this will be explained in an upcoming unit on waves.
My students often like to revisit the information I give them on a new topic. Therefore, I have begun making some of my PowerPoints into videos for them to access later. I don't like to just hand out my PowerPoint to students as they often mess around with them, so I make them into videos and upload them to my Google Classroom or to a shared folder on our school intranet.
Students complete an exit ticket about the different colors of the spectrum and match definitions and terms covered in the PowerPoint.


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Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is fighting to hold his players' spirits high as they prepare to open the season's second half against a Jacksonville team also badly in need of a win.
"We've got to find a way to flip the psyche," Lewis said after last week's 35-6 loss at Houston. "Our guys are going to feel beat down, but it's our job to find a way out of that, to have a great week of practice, and to win a football game at home."
The Jaguars will be fighting for their playoff lives, coming into the game with a 3-4 mark a week after losing 23-17 at home to Cleveland.
The Bengals and Jaguars were rivals in the AFC Central Division from 1995 through 2001, playing twice yearly. Sunday's game is their third meeting since the 2002 realignment that put Cincinnati in the AFC North and Jacksonville in the AFC South.


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A private jet is usually associated with luxury, and with that luxury, a hefty price tag. But when you think about all that you must endure using a commercial flight with a major airline, the cost doesn't seem all that far out of reach anymore.
Commercial flights these days have many setbacks that often deter travelers as well as frustrate them. With the extra layers of security that just keeps getting piled on at the check-in lines, having to deal with not being able to bring what you may need on the plane, as well as having to deal with numerous other passengers often in cramped quarters, a private jet starts to look even better.
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You can have access to a private jet air charter Sioux Falls South Dakota flight service to any destination of your choosing, without the hassle of long lines and strict security measures. A private plane offers you more convenience, privacy, and peace of mind knowing that you will get to your destination on time and often without having to worry about long lines and making a connecting flight.
You can fly straight to your destination without detours, and into a private airfield, and since you are using a smaller aircraft you often avoid the overcrowded major airports which can be a huge benefit.
A private plane for rent in Sioux Falls South Dakota will give you access to a reliable service at a surprisingly affordable cost. No more lost or tampered with baggage, no more checking in hours before your flight just to get through security, no more dealing with the crowd on the commercial flight with the noise level and chatter and often crying. You can travel with peace of mind and in comfort.
You can get up and stretch your legs if you need to, listen to your favorite tunes without headphones, or watch your favorite movie. You can bring with you the things you need onto the plane such as your laptop and have high-speed wi-fi access, something that often commercial flights either charge extra for and only allow at designated times.
Kung masiyahan ka sa kapayapaan ng isip, privacy, at gulo-free sa paglalakbay maaari kang wondering kung maaari kong mag-book ng huling minuto walang laman binti sasakyang panghimpapawid deal na malapit sa akin Sioux Falls South Dakota? Maaari mong i-book ang mga ganitong uri ng mga deal at marami pang iba sa aming mga serbisyo sa abot-kayang presyo. Gusto mo mabigla sa kung paano abot-kayang pag-upa ng isang pribadong charter jet ay maaaring maging. Para sa kaginhawahan ng pagkakaroon ng isang pribadong flight nang walang abala at sakit ng ulo, at madalas na may minimal na halaga ng mga pasahero, maaari mong tangkilikin ang kapayapaan ng isip, aliw, at luxury na ay mahusay sa loob ng iyong pag-abot.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT)-Dentists at Lima Road Dentistry are buying back Halloween candy for a dollar a pound.
"We have a special prize this year for the heaviest bag and we just started collecting today and have a surprising amount already," said Dentist Hal Atkinson.
It's a good way to help kids avoid obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, but the candy will be sent in care packages to troops.
"We ship it to Afghanistan or wherever. We do need addresses of individuals in Afghanistan so we can ship it directly to them. We can't ship it to a base, it has to be more specific," said Atkinson.
Atkinson says any kind of sticky candy is not good for your teeth.
"It gets stuck in between the teeth and then it causes these microbes call streptococcus to grow and that's what causes the cavities. That's what we give away to our troops because we send a toothbrush and floss along with it so it's not like we're dooming them to lots of cavities."
Friday, November 2nd candy buyback times are from 7:00 a.m. to noon and Monday November 5th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Atkinson says they've gotten several pounds of candy in previous years.
"I think the record is 347 (pounds) and then there were some years it was 70 or 90 or something like that, so it varies quite a bit."
The candy will arrive mid-December.
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text: Henrik Petander received his PhD in Computer Science in 2007 from Helsinki University of Technology. After 10 years in computer science research at Data61, he joined Incoming Media as a cofounder. Incoming Media was a mobile video company funded by Warner Music, Intel Capital, and other investors and served media companies in the US, Australia and Philippines. He helped the company build its machine learning algorithms and protect the intellectual property rights for them. Incoming Media was acquired in 2018 by OVO, where Henrik is currently working as the chief data scientist.


text: DÜFA Hungária Kft, the Hungarian unit of German paint company Meffert, is building a Ft 500 million paint factory in Rétság, north of Budapest, and expects to start production this summer, DÜFA managing director József Hosszú announced on Saturday. DÜFA was set up as Meffert's exclusive distributor in Hungary in 1993, but it has so far operated only as a wholesaler. With the completion of the factory, which includes 800 square meters of production space and 1,500 square meters of warehouse space, DÜFA will start making water-based interior paint and plaster. Test production will begin in August, and the factory is expected to be at full capacity by the end of 2006. DÜFA will produce not only for the Hungarian market, but for Meffert's other foreign units as well, Hosszú said. DÜFA will hire a further 19 workers to staff the production facility, adding to its current number of 20 employees, Hosszú said.


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By Josh Brown
Troy Daily News
and Rob Kiser
Piqua Daily Call
ARCANUM — Earlier in the week, Tippecanoe boys golf coach Aaron Jackson said that anything can happen at Saturday's league tournament.
It very nearly did.
The Red Devils finished a stroke behind Sidney and only two strokes ahead of third-place Troy at the Miami Valley League Tournament Saturday at Beechwood Golf Course, shooting a 349 to finish as the tournament runner-up — but fortunately for Tippecanoe, its cushion after an undefeated regular season was enough to hold on for the overall league title.
Sidney shot 348 to win the tournament, with Tippecanoe shooting 349 and Troy 351. Tippecanoe had a 9-0 record in MVL play in the regular season, though, Troy had a 7-2 record and Sidney was 6-3, allowing the Devils to hold on for the overall championship with 17 points, with Sidney second at 15 and Troy third at 14.
Nathan Gagnon was the tournament's individual medalist, shooting 79 to lead the Devils. Matt Salmon and Braydon Bottles both shot 87, Joey Pleiman shot 96, Ian Smith shot 99 and Nolan Lawson shot 101.
For Troy, Henry Johnston and Ryan Dowling both shot 84, Tag Bender shot 89, Owen Evilsizor shot 94, Zach Prouty shot 98 and Kellen Glover shot 100.
Piqua was seventh with a 384 on Saturday and seventh overall in the MVL with seven points. Mason Price shot 90 to lead the Indians, Evan Hensler and Decker Jackson both shot 97, Kyler Kommer shot 100, Cameron Foster shot 118 and Drew Hinkle shot 126.
On the girls side, Xenia won the MVL Tournament with a 393 to earn a share of the overall MVL title at 17 points with Greenville, who was the runner-up at Saturday's tournament with a 397.
Tippecanoe was fourth at the tournament with a 422, taking third in the overall league standings with 13 points. Marissa Miller shot 88, Sydney Lange shot 91, Ava Coppock shot 116, Madison Grimmett shot 127 and AnnaLeah Lambert shot 141.
Troy was fifth at the tournament with a 424, finishing fifth in the overall standings with 10 points. Paige Harnish shot 96 to lead the way, Delaney Davis shot 107, Megan Coate shot 109, Mareesa Uhlenbrock shot 112, Libby Harnish shot 115 and MariCait Gillespie shot 133.
Piqua was sixth with a 463, finishing sixth in the overall standings with eight points. Adde Honeycutt shot 108 to lead the Indians, Haley Krogman shot 117, Hannah Anderson and Brooklynne Wright both shot 119, Kenzi Anderson shot 121 and Reece Tate shot 123.
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Troy 3,
Beavercreek 0
TROY — The Troy volleyball team won its final non-league match of the season Saturday afternoon at the Trojan Activities Center, sweeping Beavercreek 25-22, 25-14, 25-19.
Troy improved to 16-2 on the season and finished the difficult non-league portion of its schedule 3-1, with only a five-set loss to Centerville.
Lauren Schmitz led the Trojans with 12 kills, two assists, an ace, eight digs and three blocks and Anna Boezi added nine kills, a dig and four blocks. Kate Orban had six kills, four aces, five digs and six blocks, Brianna Slusher had five kills, a dig and four blocks, setter Morgan Baber had five kills to go with 33 assists, two aces, three digs and two blocks and Carly Pfieffer had three kills and seven blocks. Emmie Jackson had 10 digs and three aces, Genna Coleman had an ace, an assist and five digs, Brennah Hutchinson had four digs and Ella Furlong had three digs.
Troy travels to Sidney Tuesday before hosting Miami Valley League Miami Division leader Tippecanoe on Wednesday.
Other scores: Lehman 3, Anna 2; 21-25, 25-15, 27-25, 17-25, 15-13. Dayton Christian 3, Bradford 1; 17-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-10. Riverside 2, Newton 0; 25-9, 25-15.
• Cross Country
Best of the West
BOTKINS — The Lehman Catholic boys cross country team finished 18th at the Best of the West Invitational Saturday.
Lehman runners included Alex Vanderhorst, 109, 21:52.3; Hezekiah Bezy, 159, 24:12.1; Scott Petersen, 161, 24:38.9; Andrew Wiseman, 177, 27:34.9; and Casey Topp, 189, 31:45.4.
Lehman girls runners included Agnes Schmiesing, 31, 23:29.3; Maggy Bezy, 44, 24:14.5; Sophia Flood, 68, 25:11.1; and Colleen O'Leary, 26:08.6.
• Boys Soccer
Tipecanoe 2,
Northmont 1
CLAYTON — The Tippecanoe boys soccer team's 12-game winning streak may have ended in a tie earlier in the week, but the Red Devils bounced back Saturday night with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against a talented Northmont team on the road.
Evan Stonerock and Eli Hadden each had a goal for the Devils (12-0-1) and Owen Hadden had a pair of assists.
Tippecanoe faces division rival Troy Tuesday on the road.
Other scores: Miami East 2, Milton-Union (4-5-3) 0.
• Girls Soccer
TV South 4,
Newton 2
WEST ALEXANDRIA — The Newton girls soccer team lost 4-2.
Crystal Houk and Aliyah Critz had goals, while Jaden Stine and Ashlyn Deeter had assists.
Newton plays at Botkins Tuesday.
Other scores: Miami East 3, Xenia 0. West Liberty-Salem 3, Bethel 1.
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Lawrence Veiller
Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on City Planning, Cleveland, June 5-7, 1916. (New York: National Conference on City Planning, 1916.):147-158.Veiller was Secretary of the National Housing Association with its headquarters in New York City. He was among the leaders of the movement to establish zoning regulations for New York, regulations that were adopted later in 1916 to make New York City the first American municipality to adopt a comprehensive set of land use and building bulk restrictions. No one was completely confident that such intrusions into the right of owners of urban land to do more or less as they wished with the property. Veiller invoked the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Hadacheck case that arose from challenges by the landowner to a Los Angeles regulation that not only prohibited brickyards in a residential district but required that if such a use existed prior to the adopted of the regulations it must cease operations.City planners must frankly admit that there has been much basis for the criticism so often heard with reference to the city planning movement in this country, to the effect that this movement has been largely discussion and that little real city planning has been done; that in actual achievement the results have been slight.
The reason that so little has been done, I am convinced, is because of the fact that we hay-e not heretofore been able to carry out a city plan, owing to our inability to adopt any plan for the proper districting of our cities.
We heard this morning, and all students of city planning know, that city planning if it means anything, means essentially differentiation--differentiation, for instance, in the use of streets; differentiation of through thoroughfares and residential streets; differentiation in the width of streets.
But how in the world can we differentiate these vitally important things if we have no means of knowing what our neighborhood is to be?
That is the problem which confronts the man who is planning a city in advance of its development.
How many city planners are to-day able to say when they plan a city: "This portion is to be a residential district and remain so. And this section of the city will be a factory district and remain so. And this other portion of the city is to be a district in which the workingmen will have their homes." How delightful it would be if we could say anything of the kind. To those who have been working against all the practical difficulties we have had to encounter, it sounds like a beautiful dream
In other respects city planning means differentiation. Differentiation, for instance, as to the size of lots. We need a totally different width and depth of lot for a millionaire's mansion, such as those 1,000-foot lots on Euclid Avenue that we saw to-day, than we do for a mechanic's house.
Again, we need a different sized lot for the unskilled laborer who at best can earn but $15 a week than we do for the skilled mechanic who earns from $25 to $40 a week.
It is obvious that we require a different size and shape of lot for a factory than we do for a residence.
We have been asked as city planners to develop plans for our cities when all the time it has been impossible to know which portion of the city would be a factory district and which a residential district and would remain so during the reasonable life of that community.
It is not strange, under these circumstances, that not having this knowledge essential to the proper development of the city plan there has not been much done in the way of the actual planning of our cities.
By "districting" we mean, I take it, the dividing up of the city into districts or divisions on broad lines and the regulating of the character of those districts through laws and ordinances which will prescribe different uses for buildings in different districts and which will regulate the height of buildings on a different basis in those districts, as well as the amount of open space necessary for light and air.
We may have a wonderful civic centre development such as is being carried out here in Cleveland; we may have a wonderful park system such as they have in Boston and Philadelphia; or a wonderful system of recreation facilities such as they have in Chicago--but that is not city planning, important as it is. It is only one phase of city planning.
There can be no city plan until the uses of the various portions of a city can be determined with some degree of definiteness.
So it is not strange that city planners have not heretofore done much actual city planning. It has not been their fault. They have known well enough what they wanted to do, but they have not known what they could do under conditions of government such as prevail in this country.
Because of these limitations, the real estate developer has tried in the past where he could, by private restriction, to carry out the results which he wished to accomplish. We all know what these private restrictions, as a rule, are worth.
Someone asked this morning in one of the discussions, what should be the life or term of the restriction. I felt like saying, "There ain't no such animal," because we all know that 25, 50 or 75 years after the development has been made, conditions change and the courts step in, and the man who placed the restrictions being dead, the courts as a rule say, "We will not maintain these restrictions any longer." I do not mean to suggest that there are not many things that may not be wisely governed through the medium of private restriction, but in maintaining a residential district, for example, the general experience seems to be that we cannot expect in the long run to maintain its integrity as a residential district through what is at best merely a private contract or agreement between two parties. The courts have held repeatedly that when the parties to a contract want to set that contract aside there is no reason why it should not be set aside. The question of the public interest as a rule does not enter.
Some of the difficulties encountered in the attempt to control the character of a neighborhood through restriction are very delightfully illustrated by a report made recently by a committee of the Advisory Council of Real Estate Interests in New York City. I am going to read to you, if I may, for a brief moment, what this committee discovered, and they only scratched the surface.
"The object of the investigation was to reach some reasonable working basis whereby the difficulties of the restrictive covenants might be lessened, but the committee virtually admits the impossibility by plainly saying: 'It is impossible at present to lay down any rules for the guidance of the real estate fraternity on this subject, and hence the problem of restrictive covenants in this city a paradoxical, a problem almost without a solution.'
"A resume of the committee's report is a statement of facts clearly demonstrating what are termed many inconsistencies in the legal decisions.
"Thus, apartment houses are permitted in the face of private house restrictions in the Murray Hill tract; on Twentieth Street, Manhattan, on West Seventy-eighth Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue; on 140th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, but a three-family house may not be used as such on Sedgwick Avenue and Undercliff Avenue in the Bronx; a private house cannot be used as a sanitarium in Brooklyn nor can a private garage be built on the same lot in White Plains. A tenement house may be erected despite a private-house covenant in Brooklyn but not on Tenth Avenue and Sixty-fourth Street, Manhattan. A private house may be altered into an undertaking establishment on Madison Avenue and Forty-first Street; into a dressmaking shop on West Twentyfourth Street; but not into a business but/ding on West Fortieth Street, and neither may a dressmaker hang out a sign on West Fifty-second Street.
"A nurses' home may be erected on Seventy-first Street and Madison Avenue, a livery stable may be maintained among the flats on East 189th Street; an apartment hotel is permitted on Forty-third Street and Fifth Avenue; but to bake bread and cake in a baker's oven on the Southern Boulevard will be enjoined. To maintain a resin refinery in the Erie Basin section of Brooklyn is a nuisance, but the elevated railroad in the Bronx is permitted. A twelve-story loft building may be set out to the building line in violation of a set-back agreement on Twenty-sixth Street, Manhattan, but woe betide him who sets out a one-story shed on setback space in Brooklyn. An automobile station at Broadway and Eighty-first Street amounts to a wrong use, but a garage in a private house neighborhood is all right in Flatbush.
"All this is bad end discouraging to those who deal in real estate and those who are called upon to advise owners and inventors,' says the committee."
That is put far more succinctly than I could put it and gives you a graphic picture of the discouraging results that have come from the varying court interpretations of different private contracts between owners who have sought to preserve the residential character of the neighborhood in which they were building and to safeguard it from particular evils which they had in mind.
While failure to function is of course serious, a more serious consequence, however, is that under this method a restriction chiefly acts so as to be a cloud on the title of the property affected and thus helps to destroy values. Few men are willing to invest their money in real estate under these circumstances, when the only guarantee of the stability of the residential character of the neighborhood is to be found in private agreements subject to such conflicting decisions of the courts as have been cited.
In order to give confidence to investors a restriction of this kind must not only be good, it must seem good. It is like a man who is virtuous in these days. He must not only be virtuous, but he must seem virtuous.
Therefore we are forced to the conclusion which Mr. Taylor has enunciated, that in certain fundamental things we can control the character of our neighborhoods only through state or municipal regulation.
If I should suggest to this audience that you should attempt to control the purity of the milk supply in Shaker Heights by convenant[sic] in the deed you would rightly think it a ridiculous proposal.
Similarly, if it should be suggested that we should attempt to insure the safety of the pedestrians on our thoroughfares and highways by private agreement among property owners, inserted in the deeds, everyone would think it absurd.
There can be no doubt that the time has come in America when we should call upon the state to use its great power and prohibit those things that we know are clearly injurious to the community.
Seven years ago our most western state, California,progressive as she always is, led the way in developing a plan for the districting of cities. I am not going to burden this audience by reciting in detail the scheme of districting thus evolved. It was set forth two years ago at our Toronto meeting. Let me, however, briefly remind you of what the Los Angeles scheme was.
A municipal ordinance was passed in that city by which the city was divided into three main kinds of districts-- industrial districts, residential districts, and what were known as "residence exceptions," a sort of twilight zone where certain unobjectionable industries were permitted.
In one of the residence districts created under the ordinance it happened that there was in existence a brickyard owned by a man by the name of Hadacheck, a name that is destined to be famous.
I do not know whether Hadacheck was unduly litigious or not, but at any rate he was determined to find out whether the state had a right to deprive him of his brickyard.
The ordinance in question was retroactive and not only forbade the creation of any brickyards in the future in this residence district but declared unlawful the maintenance of all existing brickyards and required that they be discontinued.
The case was carried to the highest court of California, and notwithstanding the fact that Hadacheck was able to show the Court that the brickyard had been located there at a time when the neighborhood was not within the city limits, that it had been in existence long before any residential character of the neighborhood had developed, that the land was more valuable for the manufacture of brick than for residence purposes, that he had invested some $50,000 which would be absolutely wiped out if he was required to abandon the brickyard--notwithstanding all of these facts, the Supreme Court of California held that the ordinance was constitutional and Hadacheck was required to discontinue the making of bricks at this location.
Following this California precedent, but without knowledge of it apparently, a number of other cities have enacted similar ordinances and some states have passed laws dealing with this subject.
Those of us who believed in the idea of districting waited to see what the highest court of the land, the United States Supreme Court, would do when the case finally reached it, hoping that the California decision would be sustained.
To be entirely frank with you, a good many of us did not believe it would be sustained, though we greatly wished it. The lawyers whom we consulted in the East told us, "Yes, that is the California decision, but the courts here do not think very much of California decisions."
Finally we reached a point where we thought it was time we should know definitely what we could do and what we could not do, and some of us made up our minds that it would be wise to bring a test case and carry it to the United States Supreme Court so that we might know definitely whether it was possible to control the character of a residential district through the use of the police power.
As we put it--it was time that the highest court of the land should tell us whether we could do this thing, and if so, how we might do it.
They told us this in January when the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision in this case of Hadacheck. They not only sustained the ordinance as constitutional and as a proper exercise of the police power, but they wrote an opinion that is a landmark in the history of American jurisprudence--an opinion concurred in by the entire bench. It is the most sweeping opinion that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. In my judgment it will revolutionize conditions of living in American cities and within the lifetime of all of us who are present.
I want to call your attention to two points in this opinion that are of especial moment.
For the first time in American jurisprudence we have a statute of this kind sustained, not on the basis of public health nor public safety, but on that novel, broad and sweeping ground, "the general welfare."
This opens a door a crack, which may be opened very wide. How wide it may be opened few of us can tell. We all know that the police power has been a rather vague, indefinite thing. The courts have wisely kept it so and at times it has seemed to many to have been stretched pretty far.
But so far as I can discover. this is the first time where the police power. This is, of course, only a personal opinion and worth what personal opinions are generally worth.
We cannot of course do everything by municipal regulation. We cannot, for instance, determine the character of the architecture in the Shaker Heights development by means of law; nor can we determine that the houses in that subdivision shall cost not less than $10,000 or $15,000, through municipal regulation. We cannot say, for instance, that all the roofs in a given district shall be pink, as they are in Forest Hills, by municipal regulation. Some people are glad we cannot.
There are many other things that will still have to be done through private covenant in the deed. Many such restrictions will undoubtedly last for many years, and my advice to tile subdivider is to keep them there, no matter how much municipal regulation we may also have.
Just one word about my city of New York before I close. There is a colossal piece of work being done there in districting that great cosmopolitan population of over five million people, and the citizens of New York and the people of the whole country owe a great debt of gratitude to the men who have been doing this work. I mean especially men like Ed. Bassett, the chairman of our New York Districting Commission, who has given his time unstintedly and who not only is good but seems good! He not only is judicial in temperament but seems super-judicial; at least, at all the public hearings.
Why, ladies and gentlemen, a man could present his case to Bassett and go all the way back to Flatbush and back again to the hearing in Manhattan before Bassett would have completed his decision!
One of the interesting things about this New York work has been the attitude of the public. Much to the surprise of the members of the commission and its friends, the commission has been criticised pretty generally, not by the uplifters and city planners, but by real estate men and property owners-- not because its recommendations were too drastic but because they were not severe enough.
Practically all of the newspapers in New York have been writing editorials nearly every week on the subject,commending the commission's work and pointing out the great importance of having its recommendations enacted into law.
This attitude of the press has been due largely to the intelligent way in which the commission has handled the subject.
While it is a Bassett commission, it is also a Ford commission--not the kind you mean, however--for Ford, as many of you know, has been one of the three chauffeurs on the job. The other has been Whitten, the secretary of the commission. Whitten, however, is so busy that he cannot be here-- I do not mean to say that Ford does not work, but somebody has to work, and Ford is the more showy of the two, so Whitten is staying home.
Before organizing this session of the conference, I asked Ford if he would give us some suggestions as to what we ought to discuss at this session.
He sent me fifty-seven questions, each one of which he said was "basic," and each one I later discovered would practically take the entire evening to discuss.
When I sit down in a few moments I am going to let Ford discuss those fifty-seven problems, if the Chairman will give him a chance.
Speaking seriously, the problem in New York is a great one and the work that is being done is epoch-making. Of course the commission have not been able to do half the things they wanted to do. The standards they have set are nothing like high enough but they could not have set them as high as they wanted to and at the same time have carried with them the support of the entire community--the real estate interests, the financial interest, the building interests, practically everybody. Under their regulations they did not do a whole lot of things that some of us would like them to do and a whole lot of things they would like to do themselves, but they are starting right.
Nor is the value of their work by any means limited to New York City. Like many other things in that great centre of population, what is done there is of value to the whole country. With the adoption of such regulations in New York City, a wave will spread throughout the entire land, even into the smaller cities, a wave of public sentiment for the adoption of similar regulations.
In many cities throughout the country people will say as they do so often: "If New York can do this, why can't we?" and they will start in and begin to district their own towns.
The situation as I see it is the most hopeful one the city planning group has ever had to face. I repeat, we are standing on the edge of a great change in living conditions in America. We are going to revolutionize conditions in a generation so that the generation that comes after us, reading the accounts of how we hesitated and deliberated and wondered what we could do, will say: " Is not that an interesting illustration of the timidity and lack of courage of the men who went before us? Why they actually deliberated for years whether they could district a city!"
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Yay! The NZ dollar is going down fast it would seem, and that's good news for me. I "export" my services to Australia mostly, have an Oz bank account, and then every so often transfer bulk amounts over to the NZ account. Today I made $500 profit on AU$2 600. So sink further, little Kiwi dollar, down – down – down!!
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I've been watching the Kiwi since 1997, when expats in HK used to move money around to make money. I never had the cajones, though.
Kiwi CDs are reasonable again. Icebreaker woolens are still too dear, as are shipments of Anathoth's jam and Cadbury's. I feel for Martha and Patrick.
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by Baruch C. Cohen
Every year, when the Jewish Telegraphic Agency summarizes the top ten Jewish moments of the year ("that had the most significance for Jews"), I am reminded of how out-of-touch and how irrelevant the JTA are to the Jewish community in general, and to the Orthodox Jewish community in particular. To say it blunty: your fingers are not on the pulse of the Frum pro-Israel world that I live in.
Let's review the events that the JTA deemed most significant: (1) Bob Dylan is awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature; (2) U.N. criticizes Israeli settlement, and the U.S. abstains; (3) Trump takes office, bringing Ivanka and Jared with him; (4) JCCs in U.S. and Canada targeted with more than 100 bomb threats; (5) Trump shouts down reporters who ask him about a rise in anti-Semitism; (6) On first overseas trip, Trump visits Israel; (7) Israel freezes pluralistic Western Wall agreement; (8) Chicago Dyke March bans three women for carrying flags with Jewish stars; (9) Neo-Nazis rally in Charlottesville; (10) Hurricane Harvey floods Houston.
Let's review the JTA's 11 most inspiring Jews who died in 5777: (1) Carrie Fisher; (2) Leonard Cohen; (3) Simone Veil; (4) Jerry Lewis; (5) Zsa Zsa Gabor; (6) Don Rickles; (7) Vera Rubin; (8) Otto Warmbier; (9) Ruth Gruber; (10) Henry Heimlich; (11) Sara Ehrman.
Seriously? Most of the events and Jews listed don't even appear in an Orthodox Jew's landscape, and even the ones that did, were editorialized in such a way to portray the events with a liberal left-wing agenda.
The acclaim of some of the JTA's Jews was that they: abandoned Judaism, intermarried, died from cocaine addiction, was buried in a Catholic cemetery, hurled insults at his audience members, and concluded that science was separate from religion.
Rather than harp on why almost all of the entries were off-base and irrelevant, I would like to suggest my own list of the most significant events and Jews of the past year and why they were relevant to my Orthodox community (to the embarrassment of the JTA for not including them):
1. Jerusalem's 50th Jubilee anniversary of its reunification: Hard to believe that it was 50 years ago that Jews and Jerusalem were at long last reunited. It took God all of six days to create the world; it took modern-day Israel the same brief length of time to liberate the holiest city in the world from the hands of those who never understood or accepted its true sanctity.
2. The Rise of President Donald Trump: Trump's election victory over Hillary Clinton ushered in the countdown to a new era in US-Israel relations. He made history with the signing of the largest-ever military assistance package between the two allies, a 10-year pact granting Israel a total of $38 billion in defense aid.
3. President Trump's Historic Visit to the Kotel: U.S. President Donald Trump made history as the first sitting President of the United States to visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Wearing a crisp black sueda yarmulka, President Trump was accompanied to the site by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and by his Orthodox Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka and Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser.
4. Three Orthodox Jews appointed to advise President Trump: As Mishpacha Magazine reported: Many US presidents have appointed Jewish advisors, but the Trump administration is the first to engage three observant Jews in three key foreign policy posts. For Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt, and David Friedman, it's a mixed blessing. They all face extra scrutiny and pressure — from Palestinians who openly level charges of bias, and from Israeli officials and pro-Israel groups who harbor great expectations of unconditional support that may, or may not come to fruition.
5. Ivanka Trump: America's Queen Esther to President Trump. She was seen visiting the Lubavitcher Rebbe's holy gravesite in Queens, NY, 3 nights before the general election. She took in a quiet moment of prayer and reflection at the Western Wall. She and her husband, Jared Kushner, keep Shabbos, including not using their telephones. After weeks of house-hunting and "shul shopping," the first daughter and son-in-law settled down in Washington's Kalorama neighborhood and attend a nearby Chabad synagogue. who is reported to have taken the moniker "Yael," a popular Jewish women's name. Yael was an Old Testament woman who, according to the story from Judges 5:24-27, killed enemy general Sisera by driving a tent peg though his head, enabling the Israelites to gain victory in a war. "We're pretty observant, more than some, less than others," Trump explained. "It's been such a great life decision for me. I am very modern, but I'm also a very traditional person, and I think that's an interesting juxtaposition in how I was raised as well. I really find that with Judaism, it creates an amazing blueprint for family connectivity."
6. Ambassador David Melech Friedman: Ambassador Friedman was nominated by President Trump on January 20, 2017 and sworn in as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel on March 29, 2017. He was the first bilateral ambassador to be confirmed in the Trump Administration. Well known for his excellent public speaking, negotiating and interpersonal skills, he has been active for decades in U.S. policy as it relates to Israel and the Middle East. He speaks and reads Hebrew and has traveled to Israel extensively. An Orthodox Jew and the son of a New York rabbi, Friedman is a bankruptcy lawyer who has worked on Trump's behalf for the past 15 years.
7. Trump Named Jason D. Greenblatt, his company lawyer, Special International Negotiations Representative. An Orthodox Jewish father of six from Teaneck, New Jersey, who wears his kippah at work, Greenblatt has worked for Trump for the last 19 years dealing exclusively with real estate and company matters. His titles are executive vice president and chief legal officer. He has self-published three travel books, one about a family trip to Israel, and runs a parenting blog, InspireConversation.com.
8. The Appointment of Ambassador Nikki Haley at the United Nations: Israel has experienced decades of bias and disproportionate criticism from the United Nations, but the Trump administration—under the leadership of Haley, its ambassador to the U.N.—is vowing to chart a new course for the world body's culture on the Jewish state. During her speech at March's AIPAC policy conference, Haley described herself as the U.N.'s "new sheriff in town" and declared "the days of Israel-bashing are over." To quote Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel of the Agudath Israel of America: "Your recognition of the adversarial attitude of elements of the United Nations toward Israel, and your repeated calling out of the same, constitute a refreshing breath of fresh air in the long polluted geopolitical atmosphere of Turtle Bay. Your recent strong and pointed address to the Human Rights Council, in which you straightforwardly denounced the Council's indefensibly negative focus on Israel, and the indiscriminate blacklisting of Israeli companies, is particularly appreciated. Also appreciated is your demand that "Agenda Item Seven," which you accurately characterized as "the scandalous provision that singles out Israel for automatic criticism," be dropped from the Human Rights Council's list of priorities. Your well-deserved reputation as a person of character and principle has only been enhanced by your words and actions in your current role representing our country."
9. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the UN: "We were on a beach in Hadera. We rode together in a jeep outfitted with a portable desalination device that some thriving Israeli entrepreneur invented. We took off our shoes, waded into the Mediterranean and drank seawater that had been purified only a few minutes earlier. We imagined the endless possibilities for Israel, India, for all humanity."
10. After 70 years, the world is embracing Israel, and Israel is embracing the world. One year. Six continents: In the past year, Israel hosted so many world leaders, on six different continents. One year. Six continents. Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the UN: "I went to Africa, where I saw Israeli innovators increasing crop yields, turning air into water, fighting AIDS. I went to Asia, where we deepened our relations with China and with Singapore, and expanded our cooperation with our Muslim friends in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. I went to Europe, where in London and Paris, Thessaloniki and Budapest, we enhanced our security and economic ties. I went to Australia, becoming the first Israeli prime minister to visit our great allies Down Under. And just last week, I went to South America, visiting Argentina and Colombia, and then I went on to Mexico, becoming, if you can believe it, the first Israeli prime minister ever to visit Latin America."
11. Elor Azaria's trial: IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria, who shot dead a disarmed and injured Palestinian attacker in the West Bank city of Hebron in March 2016. Just as the O.J. Simpson trial exposed the fault lines and racial divisions in American society decades ago, the public reaction to Elor Azaria's trial and verdict revealed how sharply Israelis are split into deeply divided political and social camps. The trial stood out as being a watershed event. As a result of the trial, issues such as the importance of the rule of law and "purity of arms" came to the fore. In addition, the trial provoked discussion about the dissonance between the strict letter of the law and the gut feeling of wide sections of Israeli society.
12. Drastic Drop in Arab Terrorism in Israel: Although terrorists continued their murderous attacks, it was quieter than the previous one. In 5777, there were 17 terror victims as compared to 43 in the previous year.
13. The publication of the diary written by Gilad Shaer, one of the three boys kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists in the summer of 2014. This 16-year-old teenager's diary revealed that he was a thinking and learning person who was very aware of the changes taking place within his soul and was always trying to improve himself.
14. Intel bought Mobileye in $15.3B deal, and moved its automotive unit to Israel: a leader in computer vision for autonomous driving technology, for $15.3 billion — the biggest-ever acquisition of an Israeli tech company.
15. The passing of Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, founder of ArtScroll Publications – that produced more than 700 books, including novels, history books, children's books and even secular textbooks, and became one of the largest publishers of Jewish books in the United States. Then, he published the Schottenstein English Edition of the Talmud – a monumental, 73-volume work was published one tractate at a time, and completed in 2005 after fifteen years of painstaking labor. The worldwide impact of the Schottenstein Talmud has been unprecedented, offering thousands of Jews access to the Talmud. I do not know of a Jewish home that does not have an Artscroll Siddur, biography or book.
16. The passing of Rabbi Nisson Wolpin, publisher of the Jewish Observer, the flagship printed medium for the dissemination of Torah thought and perspectives.
17. The passing of famed Holocaust survivor and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Weisel.
18. The passing of Israeli President Shimon Peres. Former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres, a founding father of the country celebrated around the world as a visionary for peace.
19. The passing of Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz ("Schwartzie"), a Lubavitcher known for his colorful and unconventional approach to outreach in Los Angeles.
20. The passing of Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal, certified last year by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, at 113, survived by two children, 9 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. He celebrated his Bar Mitzvah after a century-long delay.
21. The passing of Chassidic Master of Melodies, Eli Lipsker: He was known worldwide for the adult and children's choirs he led, the music he taught to thousands of students in Jewish Day Schools, and his recordings of Chabad melodies that publicly shared the rich musical heritage of Lubavitcher Chassidut. The Lubavitcher Rebbe called him "my Baal Menagen" – "my chief musician."
22. Swiss hotel singles out Jewish summer vacationers, demanding they shower before entering the swimming pool, and telling them they could only access a hotel refrigerator at set times. Even Israel's deputy foreign minister, Tzipi Hotovely, chimed in, saying the incident reflected the prevalence of anti-Semitism in Europe.
23. Two large regions in Belgium ban shechitah.
24. A junior member of Norway's ruling coalition announces it favors a ban on bris milah and that boys should decide for themselves when they reach 16.
25. New York elected its first ever Hasidic Jewish woman to hold public office in US: Rachel Freier, a New York lawyer and mother-of-three children, will this week begin work as America's first woman from ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community to serve as an elected official.
26. Deadline to Sign Rubashkin Petition: A petition for prison reform that can help Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin already has 48,000 signatures. Help them reach 50,000.
27. The emergence of Gal Gadot: Despite Arab nations' boycotts of "Wonder Woman" over the Israeli actress's leading role, Gadot wowed at the box office while giving Jews, Israelis, feminists and comic book aficionados much to be proud about.
28. Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Amar'e Stoudemire's move to Israel and contract to play for Hapoel Jerusalem, a franchise he had partially owned. Stoudemire got an Israeli league championship with the Jerusalem team in June. He also earned Israel's Martin Luther King Jr. Award in February for efforts such as educating at-risk youths and providing safe drinking water in impoverished countries.
29. The Fire Intifada: massive wave of wildfires in Israel caused an estimated $520 million in damage. For eight days, firefighters battled 90 fires in 1,773 locations, with the largest blazes occurring in Haifa. Eight-hundred of that city's apartments were rendered uninhabitable, leaving 1,700 people homeless. More than 32,000 acres of land across Israel were destroyed.
30. Caves in Which Jewish Rebels Hid From Romans 2,000 Years Ago Found in Galilee: As the First Jewish War raged, villagers would hide in impressively inaccessible cliffside caves as the Roman armies marched through.
31. A boy with autism had a meltdown on a flight without any help, a Chabad Shlucha stepped up in a moving gesture.
32. Kallah Electrocuted in Her Home: Newlywed Shani Levi-Berdichevsky passed away during the week of her Sheva Brachos after being electrocuted in her apartment.
33. A frum mother of 6, who has been battling her ex-husband to allow her to raise her children in an Orthodox Jewish home, has been thrown in jail by an Ohio Judge.
34. Rabbis and Activists Visit the Pope: A delegation of Rabbis and activists visited the Vatican and spent 45 minutes in a private meeting with the pope. The delegation was led by Rabbi Edgar Gluck, a Boro Park resident and well known Orthodox activist who has worked tirelessly all his life advocating on behalf of Jews around the world.
35. Israeli Company Creates Breakthrough Parkinson's Treatment: In a medical breakthrough, an Israeli company has developed a successful treatment for Parkinson's disease. In a rare procedure, brain surgery was performed to treat Parkinson's and its subsequent shaking via ultrasound waves.
36. Rare Red Heifer Eligible for Third Temple Offering Discovered in Mexico: A red heifer, necessary for ritual purification, is one of the final elements missing for reinstating the Temple service. Incredibly rare, only nine red heifers were ever found from the time of the Tabernacle until the destruction of the Second Temple. Two red heifers were discovered, one in Mexico and the other, just ten days later, in West Virginia. The Heifer in Mexico was visibly unfit due to an ear tag attached soon after birth that created a disqualifying blemish, and it is unknown whether the Temple Institute investigated the suitability of the Virginian candidate. Nonetheless, the sudden plethora of viable red heifers seems to indicate the era in which they will be needed is imminent.
37. Exodus 7:18 Came to Life as Indonesian River Turned Poisoned Blood-Red: A river that meandered through a village in a lush corner of Indonesia suddenly turned shockingly blood red in August. Once the vibrant centerpiece of life in Pematangsiantar, the Bah Bolon river became a horror to behold, with dead fish floating in the bloody broth. No explanation could be found and local experts were as dumbfounded as Egypt's chief charlatans. Though not entirely rare, the vision of red rivers always evokes the archetypal first encounter between Moses and Pharaoh.
38. Ancient Toilet discovered in Tel-Lachish Revealed the Unique Way the Judeans Fought Idol-worship: Remnants of a small temple from the days of the Kingdom of Judah have been discovered at Tel Lachish, including the first physical evidence of a toilet – which had been purposely installed on a site of pagan worship, to defile it, even if the toilet never was used.
39. The Third Ancient Wall of Jerusalem was discovered: The Third Wall of Jerusalem: Where Romans and Jews Battled. Archaeologists believe they have found the third wall of Jerusalem described by Josephus. Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologists presented evidence that they have located remains of the elusive Third Wall in the historic district known as the Russian Compound in central Jerusalem.
40. Orthodoxy's Smashing Success: Dr. Steven M. Cohen and other researchers present the bold reality of robust Orthodox growth and dramatic non-Orthodox atrophy and population decline, based upon these researchers' brand new study: "Turning to the Orthodox, we find wildly different trends. While just 40,000 are in their 60s, we have triple their number – 120,000 – in their 30s. And, perhaps even more astounding are the number of kids aged 0-9. They amount to 230,000 – over five times the number of people in their 60s. If 100 Orthodox grandparents gathered in shul, they could show their friends photos of 575 grandchildren on their smart phones (but not on Shabbat, of course). Only the Orthodox are having enough children to fuel population growth. Conservative and Reform Jews are falling well short of population replacement. We may compare Reform/Conservative Jews with the Orthodox at different ages. Among 60-69 year olds, the ratio of Conservative/Reform to Orthodox is 14:1. Among 30-somethings, it falls to just over 2:1. And among the children, it's less than 3:2, as Orthodox numbers have almost caught up to the combined Conservative and Reform numbers. The data clearly show how non-marriage, intermarriage, and low birthrates have taken their toll on Conservative and Reform population numbers. If the Conservative and Reform movements are to arrest their declines, it means helping younger Conservative and Reform Jews find partners to marry and supporting their decisions to have children. It means encouraging more non-Jewish spouses and partners to convert to Judaism. All of these worthy goals can be furthered by more participation in Jewish day schools, summer camps, youth groups, trips to Israel, Hillel, Chabad on campus and other ways of connecting adolescent and young adult Jews to one another have. And, let's not forget that parents, grandparents, and rabbis all shape the Jewish lives of children, teenagers and young adults."
41. The Solar Eclipse: We saw the publication of the Chofetz Chaim's reaction to a solar eclipse that he knew was going to be visible in his community. ""They should come to see. It is a mitzvah to see the sun eclipsed, to actually see that a creation was actually formed [by the Creator]"
42. The OU Makes It Unanimous: In its landmark ruling, barring its congregations from employing women rabbis (including but not limited to a ban on "Maharats," "Morateinus"), the Orthodox Union (OU) now formally has made it unanimous. They have gone on record alongside the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), the National Council of Young Israel (Young Israel), and Agudath Israel (Agudah), setting forth plain Jewish law.
43. Orthodoxy's dealing with contemporary issues; How to constructively deal with all the drinking by kiddushim, shalom zachor's, weddings, schools; Dealing with Internet Addiction and Pornography; Throwing kids out of school; Self driving cars in Halacha; Dealing with the challenge of life after Kollel; Yoetzet; having lady poskim for women's halacha; For People whose Emunah has been shaken by science, listen to the worlds leading scientists and come away with renewed faith; What medicines, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals need a hechsher for Pesach; Social Media in Halacha: Loshon Hara? Tznius?; Treating a Terminal Patient and DNR.


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In honor of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker being the third movie of a third trilogy, I'm going to begin my review by sharing three of the possible introductions I brainstormed in the nine hours since I walked out of the theatre.
Grow at the Movies: Toy Story 4
A few months ago, I watched a documentary on Netflix called "The Pixar Story" which charted the rise of the animation studio through its first several movies and told the story of its partnership with and ultimate acquisition by Disney.
Grow at the Movies: Avengers Endgame
Eleven years ago, Marvel took a huge risk. They attempted a blockbuster film about a beloved, though not strikingly popular superhero, starring an actor who was a troubled darling of small cinema in the middle of an upswing following imprisonment and rehab.
Pardon Our Dust
What is parenting if not equipping our children with the ability to function in the world?
Learning Pastoral Care from the Animal Kingdom
Before seminary, my priest would often send me off to do children's chapel. She made working with kids a requirement of my internship even though […]
Michael Sings, "I Am the Warrior." Can I?
The New Testament names two angels: Gabriel and Michael. Michael has had greater historical devotion, thus today's feast "Michaelmas" or "The Feast of St. Michael […]
Lego, Star Wars and Advent Formation
When we make family formation a fraught exercise, we work against our own desires.


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What Do You Need to Start a Web Design Business
It goes without saying that you need to have the knowledge and experience in website design before looking a web design service. Once you have that, you'll need:
– A home office that is quiet and free from interruptions
– Hardware, consisting of a computer system, quality screen, scanner, printer and digital camera
– Software for graphics, images, and video, which may be complementary or expense hundreds of dollars
– A high-speed Internet connection and perhaps server area for website hosting and screening
– A menu of the services you'll supply and exactly what you'll charge for them.
– An agreement that details all the policies on how you work
– A business strategy, detailing your services, target audience, and financial objectives.
– A marketing strategy that includes your target market and how you plan to reach it.
– A site of your own that not only represents your skills but offers a place to showcase your portfolio of work.
– Marketing products, such as organization cards and brochures.
A secure network to gain access to for possible recommendations. This system can include individuals you've developed for in the past, but also other specialists that work with organizations that can utilize designers. For example, you must have a network of copywriters, graphic designers and others involved in establishing websites. It's possible you'll have a client that desires a site, however, doesn't already have text and graphics. With your network, you have other services you can refer your customer to, in addition to the other organizations can see their clients back to you for website design.
As soon as you have your business set up, the difficulty will be to discover that very first client. There are lots of methods to find customers, including using your network.Be sure to gather reviews and establish a program for getting recommendations, as obtaining repeat and referral consumers is the cheapest and most reliable way to construct your website design business.
Another choice for discovering your very first clients is through the freelance task sites that list freelance web design jobs, and connecting with possible customers through social networks, mainly LinkedIn.


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Barbara Earl Thomas
(American, born 1948)
Seattle-based artist and writer Barbara Earl Thomas creates visual narratives that investigate social, psychological, and formal themes. She was mentored by celebrated Northwest artists Jacob Lawrence and Michael Spafford. Her art is informed by a "long and consistent practice of including the world in her art and her life in the world." She was honored with a Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award in 2016, awarded by Governor Jay Inslee.


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Stop charities running amok with public money
With over 200,000 charities, supported by the taxpayer to the tune of £16bn a year, the current system of financing charities is very silly and very expensive, says Merryn Somerset Webb. It has to end.
We've written several times before about our worries about the charitable sector.
We don't like the way gift aid allows people to hypothecate their taxes. We aren't sure that the vast amount of money transferred from the taxpayer to the sector via the Treasury offers us much in the way of value. We worry that charities overspend on their own staff and underspend on their causes (charities are the last bastion of the defined-benefit pension, for example). We know that there are too many charities doing similar things, that they refuse to merge, and that this is hideously inefficient.
And finally, it bothers us that charities don't shut down when their aims have been achieved: instead they simply move their stated aims on and keep harvesting cash.
All in all, we are pretty sure that the UK doesn't need 200,000-plus charities. And we are pretty sure that the taxpayer doesn't need to be supporting them to the tune of £16bn a year.
Anyone not convinced that it is worth worrying about all this should pick up a copy of today's Times. In it, we learn that there are more than 2,000 charities that have the stated aim of helping veterans in one way or another (that's one for every 1,500 or so, and a total worth of around £1.1bn) and that some 300 of those focus on the mental health of ex-soldiers.
We also learn that some of them are awful: they provide ineffective or bogus treatments (they don't have to prove that their treatments meet any specific standards), they "undermine NHS care" and they fail to engage with those in the worst condition (leaving them for the NHS).
But possibly even more irritating that all of that, we learn that the charities may have been sensationalising the extent of the ex-serviceperson mental health problem in order to get in donations. Scamming the government and scamming the public too.
The government has to call a halt to the way the charitable sector is, as one Times interview put it, allowed to "run amok" with public money without having to account for their behaviour in the same way as public bodies.
Either charities should be treated as the extensions of government they clearly are,financed directly (without all the confusion of gift aid and the like) and forced to merge, shut down, cut costs and actually be effective, or all public financing of the should stop.
The current system is both very silly and very expensive. It has to end.


text: The state legislature has expressed concerns over sex crimes, and in a recent year the total number of sexual assault incidents in Texas exceeded 18,000. The laws in Texas are tough on sex crimes. When there are allegations of this type, it can be devastating to the person named as the defendant. Cases of this nature can become a public matter. Possible penalties can be rather onerous and can include jail time, fines, to being listed on a sex offender registry, etc. Should you find yourself faced with a charge of a sex crime, you should not wait to contact an experienced San Antonio sex crimes attorney right away. Our sex abuse lawyers are compassionate to the situation you have found yourself in. Also, our attorneys have the necessary experience defending against allegations of sexual abuse. You do have your constitutional rights. Our firm is prepared to defend those rights.


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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Birthday Card
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The McCleary's pool house in Morgan City had sunken down almost 10 inches. Mr. Jason gave us a call and our team was on the move. Foundations commonly sink in areas like Morgan City due to the fact that these towns were developed directly on top of the notorious Louisiana wetlands. As these foundations sink into the expansive soil, the structure of the entire house is compromised. Fortunately, we were able to excavate, press new Permalock pilings, and ultimately pull the slab all the way back to level with our unified jacking system. We thank the McCleary's for choosing Davie Shoring, and we wish them all the best as they turn their new property into the home they have envisioned!
Fun fact: The original name of Morgan City was "Tiger Island".


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Welcome to the Wolf Den
2nd Grade
or 7-8 Yrs
Den Leader
What is the Wolf Rank?
The Wolf rank is for boys who have finished first grade (or who are 8 years old). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must complete six required adventures and one elective adventure. His parent or guardian and den leader approves each requirement by signing his book, and the boy receives an adventure loop for each adventure. When the boy has met all requirements, the Wolf badge is presented to his parent or guardian at the next pack meeting. During an impressive ceremony, the parent or guardian then presents the badge to the boy.
After he has earned the Wolf badge, a Wolf Scout can work on the remaining 12 Wolf electives until he finishes second grade (or turns 9 years old). He can choose elective adventures that may show him new hobbies and teach him skills that will be useful during his Boy Scout years. When he completes an elective adventure, he receives an additional adventure loop to wear on his belt.
Is your Second Grader thinking about Scouts?
Then you probably have some questions... contact us at email@example.com. We'd love to talk to you about Scouting.
What the Wolfs are "Doing"...
What the entire Pack is "Doing" Together...
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Batam Centre is a town in Batam developed by the government to become the center to business and commerce, but up till now it consists mainly of Government & offices Buildings. Most of business and commerce is located in Nagoya.
Get inEdit
By Ferry Batam Centre is one of ferry terminal from Singapore. So, if you say Batam Centre, people will normally refer to this ferry terminal. The ferry ride is around 1 hour from Singapore to Batam
By Taxi You can take taxi from Airport to Batam Centre. Official taxi costs about Rp80,000, but if you go out of airport you can get taxi for only Rp30,000. Just haggle & agree on price before go on board.
Get aroundEdit
By walking
- Masjid Raya (Grand Mosque) (across PEMDA Building & Mega Mall). This Mosques has a beautiful 'pyramid' architecture. Quite good but already looks a bit old.
- Otorita Batam Building (Batam Development Board Building). It has an interesting architecture with the "terrace" roof.
- PEMDA Building (Local Government Building). This building embrace the local architecture.
Outside of the cityEdit
- Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya. A big and "new" Buddhist Temple Located in Sungai Panas, on the way to Nagoya. It also has a vegetarian restaurant & buddhist school. To get there take a taxi for about Rp.20,000, or take "Metro Trans" going to Bengkong, in front of Mega Mall for Rp3,000/person.
There is only one big shopping mall: Mega Mall - Batam.
- 1 Mega Mall - Batam (linked to Batam Center ferry terminal with a bridge). This mall is quite a good mall like in Jakarta.
Many great coffee shops in Mega Mall with free WIFI and good speeds.
JC Donuts and Bread talk outlets for a western snack fix.


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The MBS is a mild steel mobile weighing scale with integral ramp, designed for use where scales need to be constantly moved around with ease.
Mobile Weighing scale designed and manufactured by MWS Ltd in Leicester, UK.
The MBW is a UK manufactured mobile weighing scale, ideal for weighing drums of chemicals in harsh environments.


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Venue: Katie Bell Physiotherapy and Wellness
Dates: 9th-10th Nov, 8th December 2019
Tutors: Dr. Carl Clarkson
Cost: £750
Venue: Katie Bell Physiotherapy and Wellness
Dates: 25th-26th April, 30th May, 2020
Tutors: Dr. Carl Clarkson
Cost: £750
Dentists who use acupuncture can offer a wider range of services to their clients, ensuring that their practice is considered the go-to clinic for healthcare. Furthermore, acupuncture is a popular treatment of choice for the general public, and continues to be an important factor in deciding which dentist to access. Dentists who use acupuncture, do so as an alternative to invasive interventions and medication, and as an approach to allow more traditional dentistry to take place where pain, anxiety or gagging may impede a procedure.
Contemporary healthcare provision integrates acupuncture as an important co-contributor to symptom management and relief in a spectrum of conditions. Primarily used for both neuropathic and persistent orofacial pain, needling in TMD, facial palsy's, gagging and anxiety are also common practice. On completion of an Acuphys training course, Dentists will feel confident that they can provide these services safely, confidently and effectively.
Why train with Acuphys?
Our global reputation as specialists in post graduate education has cemented Acuphys as one of the leading providers of acupuncture and dry needling training. Those who complete training with us can use acupuncture and dry needling as part of their everyday practice safely, confidently and effectively.
Our courses entwine our expert research knowledge with practical, clinically relevant teaching to ensure that course delegates receive a fully evidence-based approach to the implementation of acupuncture. Acuphys training courses have clinical reasoning at the heart of delivery, allowing Dentists to make fully informed decisions on how and when to introduce acupuncture into a client's care package.
Dr. Carl Clarkson, head academic and founder of Acuphys, has over 10 years' experience of teaching acupuncture and dry needling, and has consistently been rated by his students as one the best lecturers in post graduate education. Combining his roles as an active researcher, consultant and full time University programme lead, Dr. Clarkson brings a wealth of practical and research knowledge to his courses, delivered in an enthusiastic and entertaining manner.
Learning Objectives
On Successful completion of an Acuphys foundation acupuncture course, the student is expected to demonstrate:
Safe application of acupuncture
An understanding of contraindications, precautions and potential side effects of acupuncture
Effective management of acupuncture side effects
Knowledge of prominent, pertinent and up to date evidence supporting the use of acupuncture
Integration of acupuncture into usual practice
A theoretical knowledge on how acupuncture works
Suitable identification, and subsequent needling, of prominent and commonly used acupoints
Course Content:
Acupuncture safety
Chronic and persistent orofacial pain
Burning mouth syndrome
Trigeminal / neuropathic pain
Bells / facial Palsy
Headaches (to include migraine, tension type headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalagia's)
Myofascial pain syndromes (e.g. Triggerpoints)
Assessment Criteria
An assessment provides a degree of evidence that learning has occurred, hence why an assessment is part of any training course. However, assessment for learning strategies try to ensure that the assessment isn't just a means to an end, but should help to inform your own practice (and learning along the way). The formative assessment, which must be passed in order to complete the course, requires the delegate to relay contraindications and pre cautions to the course tutor followed by a demonstration of safe needling on another person. The summative assessment, to be completed within 6 months, requires the submission of a reflective case portfolio to cover the following aspects of 10 cases:
Treatment planning and informed consent
Needling points, preparation and technique (Using the STRICTA checklist will be helpful to ensure your acupuncture reporting covers all appropriate bases)
Post operative instruction and outcomes, including any adjunctive dental interventions
Three clear and explicit learning outcomes for each case
The reflective style of the portfolio will be marked separately, and must demonstrate engagement with (as outlined by Field & Vernazza 2013):
descriptive, dialogic and critical reflection
differing levels of exploration
different frames of reference
There is no word limit for the portfolio but the suggested range would be 500-600 words per case