> A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau takes an apartment > overlooking the historic Wailing Wall.
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The correct name is:
"The Western Wall"
Posted by Thos on May 25, 2010, 10:42 pm
How does this relate to gardening you stupid fuck??
>> In article >> >> > On May 21, 6:44 pm, cheapd...@home.com wrote: >> > > Our Muslim heritage >> > > >> > > Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam >> > > has always been a part of America 's story." ' >> > >> > He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he >> > deems >> > it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big >> > Insurance, >> > and Big Wall Street. The entities that are really runniing our >> > country. >> > >> > Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't >> > extend your hand to mad dogs >> > who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or >> > from the equally-hostile, destructive, >> > un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it >> > after it's been taken over by those >> > who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working >> > to wreck Obama's presidency). >> > Note: I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from >> > Obama. >> > >> > [...] >> >> I'm with you on this. Still I think we get what we deserve and I do >> not see ( in the media) few complaining intelligent voices. God I miss >> Bill Moyers already and Keilor is getting there too. What to do? >> >> Saw this (below) the other day. If being smart is a good thing with >> all those Harvard folks going to wall street. Wonder I think not still >> education of the heart is needed and it may be helped by example and >> nothing else. Here is something else just to contradict myself I saw >> the other day. > Isn't it obvious that what the public thinks doesn't matter. > Sunday, May 23, 2010 > The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows > that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack > Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) > Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating > of -17 > 27% are even somewhat confident that Congress knows what itıs doing when > addressing that nationıs economic challenges. > Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that a group of people randomly > selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current > Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree. > <http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administra > tion/daily_presidential_tracking_poll> > What we need is for these "baby killers" to bring our troops home, cut > military spending in half, and give us campaign finance reform, but . . > . that ain't gonna happen. > What will happen is national wealth will keep disappearing into private > pockets, and we'll be left with a huge public debt, like Greece, and > just when the citizenry start to boil over, a "new threat" will emerge > to take our minds off what a bunch of thieves they are. If they though > they had enough bayonets, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. > Welcome to the "new and improved" feudalism. >> >> ............ >> >> <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/uonr-bih052010.php> >> >> Public release date: 20-May-2010 >> [ Print | E-mail | Share ] [ Close Window ] >> >> Contact: Claudene Wharton >> claudenew@sbcglobal.net >> 775-784-1169 >> University of Nevada, Reno >> Books in home as important as parents' education in determining >> children's education level >> University of Nevada, Reno, sociologist leads 20-year study of over >> 70,000 cases in 27 countries >> RENO, Nev. Whether rich or poor, residents of the United States or >> China, illiterate or college graduates, parents who have books in the >> home increase the level of education their children will attain, >> according to a 20-year study led by Mariah Evans, University of Nevada, >> Reno associate professor of sociology and resource economics. >> For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor of attaining >> high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated. >> But, strikingly, this massive study showed that the difference between >> being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with >> a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a >> child will attain as having parents who are barely literate (3 years of >> education) compared to having parents who have a university education >> (15 or 16 years of education). Both factors, having a 500-book library >> or having university-educated parents, propel a child 3.2 years further >> in education, on average. >> Being a sociologist, Evans was particularly interested to find that >> children of lesser-educated parents benefit the most from having books >> in the home. She has been looking for ways to help Nevada's rural >> communities, in terms of economic development and education. >> "What kinds of investments should we be making to help these kids get >> ahead?" she asked. "The results of this study indicate that getting some >> books into their homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these >> children succeed." >> Evans said, "Even a little bit goes a long way," in terms of the number >> of books in a home. Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a >> significant impact on propelling a child to a higher level of education, >> and the more books you add, the greater the benefit. >> "You get a lot of 'bang for your book'," she said. "It's quite a good >> return-on-investment in a time of scarce resources." >> In some countries, such as China, having 500 or more books in the home >> propels children 6.6 years further in their education. In the United >> States, the effect is less, 2.4 years, than the 3.2-year average >> advantage experienced across all 27 countries in the study. But, Evans >> points out that 2.4 years is still a significant advantage in terms of >> educational attainment. >> For example, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community >> Survey, Americans who have some college or an associate's degree, but >> not a bachelor's degree, earn an average of $7,213 more annually than >> those with just a high school education. Those who attain a bachelor's >> degree earn $21,185 more each year, on average, than those with just >> high school diplomas. >> The study by Evans and her colleagues at Nevada, UCLA and Australian >> National University is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies >> ever conducted on what influences the level of education a child will >> attain. >> The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the >> home had on children's educational attainment even above and beyond such >> factors as education level of the parents, the country's GDP, the >> father's occupation or the political system of the country. >> Having books in the home is twice as important as the father's education >> level, and more important than whether a child was reared in China or >> the United States. Surprisingly, the difference in educational >> attainment for children born in the United States and children born in >> China was just 2 years, less than two-thirds the effect that having 500 >> or more books in the home had on children (3.2 years). >> >> ### >> The study, "Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and >> schooling in 27 nations," was published in the journal, Research in >> Social Stratification and Mobility (online at www.sciencedirect.com). >> Nevada's land-grant university founded in 1874, the University of >> Nevada, Reno has an enrollment of nearly 17,000 students. The University >> is home to one the country's largest study-abroad programs and the >> state's medical school, and offers outreach and education programs in >> all Nevada counties. For more information, visit www.unr.edu. > -- > - Billy > "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the > merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. > > http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html
Posted by Billy on May 26, 2010, 12:11 am
> How does this relate to gardening you stupid fuck??
Which stupid fuck are you talking to asshole?
> > > > > >> In article > >> > >> > On May 21, 6:44 pm, cheapd...@home.com wrote: > >> > > Our Muslim heritage > >> > > > >> > > Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam > >> > > has always been a part of America 's story." ' > >> > > >> > He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he > >> > deems > >> > it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big > >> > Insurance, > >> > and Big Wall Street. The entities that are really runniing our > >> > country. > >> > > >> > Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't > >> > extend your hand to mad dogs > >> > who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or > >> > from the equally-hostile, destructive, > >> > un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it > >> > after it's been taken over by those > >> > who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working > >> > to wreck Obama's presidency). > >> > Note: I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from > >> > Obama. > >> > > >> > [...] > >> > >> I'm with you on this. Still I think we get what we deserve and I do > >> not see ( in the media) few complaining intelligent voices. God I miss > >> Bill Moyers already and Keilor is getting there too. What to do? > >> > >> Saw this (below) the other day. If being smart is a good thing with > >> all those Harvard folks going to wall street. Wonder I think not still > >> education of the heart is needed and it may be helped by example and > >> nothing else. Here is something else just to contradict myself I saw > >> the other day. > > > > Isn't it obvious that what the public thinks doesn't matter. > > > > Sunday, May 23, 2010 > > The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows > > that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack > > Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) > > Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating > > of -17 > > > > 27% are even somewhat confident that Congress knows what itıs doing when > > addressing that nationıs economic challenges. > > > > Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that a group of people randomly > > selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current > > Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree. > > <http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administra > > tion/daily_presidential_tracking_poll> > > > > What we need is for these "baby killers" to bring our troops home, cut > > military spending in half, and give us campaign finance reform, but . . > > . that ain't gonna happen. > > > > What will happen is national wealth will keep disappearing into private > > pockets, and we'll be left with a huge public debt, like Greece, and > > just when the citizenry start to boil over, a "new threat" will emerge > > to take our minds off what a bunch of thieves they are. If they though > > they had enough bayonets, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. > > Welcome to the "new and improved" feudalism. > >> > >> ............ > >> > >> <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/uonr-bih052010.php> > >> > >> Public release date: 20-May-2010 > >> [ Print | E-mail | Share ] [ Close Window ] > >> > >> Contact: Claudene Wharton > >> claudenew@sbcglobal.net > >> 775-784-1169 > >> University of Nevada, Reno > >> Books in home as important as parents' education in determining > >> children's education level > >> University of Nevada, Reno, sociologist leads 20-year study of over > >> 70,000 cases in 27 countries > >> RENO, Nev. Whether rich or poor, residents of the United States or > >> China, illiterate or college graduates, parents who have books in the > >> home increase the level of education their children will attain, > >> according to a 20-year study led by Mariah Evans, University of Nevada, > >> Reno associate professor of sociology and resource economics. > >> For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor of attaining > >> high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated. > >> But, strikingly, this massive study showed that the difference between > >> being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with > >> a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a > >> child will attain as having parents who are barely literate (3 years of > >> education) compared to having parents who have a university education > >> (15 or 16 years of education). Both factors, having a 500-book library > >> or having university-educated parents, propel a child 3.2 years further > >> in education, on average. > >> Being a sociologist, Evans was particularly interested to find that > >> children of lesser-educated parents benefit the most from having books > >> in the home. She has been looking for ways to help Nevada's rural > >> communities, in terms of economic development and education. > >> "What kinds of investments should we be making to help these kids get > >> ahead?" she asked. "The results of this study indicate that getting some > >> books into their homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these > >> children succeed." > >> Evans said, "Even a little bit goes a long way," in terms of the number > >> of books in a home. Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a > >> significant impact on propelling a child to a higher level of education, > >> and the more books you add, the greater the benefit. > >> "You get a lot of 'bang for your book'," she said. "It's quite a good > >> return-on-investment in a time of scarce resources." > >> In some countries, such as China, having 500 or more books in the home > >> propels children 6.6 years further in their education. In the United > >> States, the effect is less, 2.4 years, than the 3.2-year average > >> advantage experienced across all 27 countries in the study. But, Evans > >> points out that 2.4 years is still a significant advantage in terms of > >> educational attainment. > >> For example, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community > >> Survey, Americans who have some college or an associate's degree, but > >> not a bachelor's degree, earn an average of $7,213 more annually than > >> those with just a high school education. Those who attain a bachelor's > >> degree earn $21,185 more each year, on average, than those with just > >> high school diplomas. > >> The study by Evans and her colleagues at Nevada, UCLA and Australian > >> National University is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies > >> ever conducted on what influences the level of education a child will > >> attain. > >> The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the > >> home had on children's educational attainment even above and beyond such > >> factors as education level of the parents, the country's GDP, the > >> father's occupation or the political system of the country. > >> Having books in the home is twice as important as the father's education > >> level, and more important than whether a child was reared in China or > >> the United States. Surprisingly, the difference in educational > >> attainment for children born in the United States and children born in > >> China was just 2 years, less than two-thirds the effect that having 500 > >> or more books in the home had on children (3.2 years). > >> > >> ### > >> The study, "Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and > >> schooling in 27 nations," was published in the journal, Research in > >> Social Stratification and Mobility (online at www.sciencedirect.com). > >> Nevada's land-grant university founded in 1874, the University of > >> Nevada, Reno has an enrollment of nearly 17,000 students. The University > >> is home to one the country's largest study-abroad programs and the > >> state's medical school, and offers outreach and education programs in > >> all Nevada counties. For more information, visit www.unr.edu. > > -- > > - Billy > > "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the > > merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. > > > > http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html
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- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
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