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By Rabbi David
Shanah tovah. Welcome to 5778 and to renewing our holy journey together as we “return to the land of our souls.”
For 3,000 years, our people have craved shalom – peace within, peace between, peace for all. Judaism is about shalom – seeking shalom and making shalom. Rosh Hashanah renews this call, to repair what’s broken; heal what we hurt; return to our souls and each other, come clean, and purify ourselves for the new year.
Shalom, often translated as “peace,” is far more than peace: its Hebrew root is shalem (wholeness). Peace and wholeness are linked: what’s at peace is whole in itself. The opposite is strife and broken, the apparent loss of wholeness. Renewing peace means becoming more whole. That’s this season’s calling for all of us.
Shalom (peace) and shleimut (wholeness) are our holiday themes. Together we’ll renew our journey to become more whole. We’ll ask, “What disturbs our peace? How do we stray from being whole? What’s divided inside us or between us that can we repair? How can the flow we call holy help renew the whole of our lives?”
My own journey didn’t start easily. I begin sermons at Tisha b’Av, 50 days ago. I began to write about the spirituality of shalom and what gets in its way. But each time I wrote, a cataclysm rocked the world. First Nazis stormed Charlottesville brandishing flaming torches. Then Hurricane Harvey turned the Gulf Coast into a 19 trillion gallon bathtub. Then countless news stories reported people feeling unwelcome in this country due to race, religion, whom they love or where they were born. Then fires burned Oregon’s forests. Then North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb. Then an earthquake rocked Mexico. Then a hacker broke into Equifax computers and stole the personal data of 160 million Americans. Then Hurricane Irma ravaged the Caribbean and Florida. And this week alone, North Korea launched another missile, another earthquake killed hundreds in Mexico, and another hurricane ravaged the Caribbean.
Every wave of news stopped me in my tracks. I’d regain some balance and start writing again, until the next wave hit. I felt so beleaguered that I began to despair of having any sermons at all.
I was experiencing what poet Sophie Black said about writing poetry: “Whatever gets in the way of the work is the work.” What got in my way – waves of the world rocking what I thought was my peace – was my lesson to re-learn about what real peace and wholeness are. I was seeking them in all the wrong places.
Sophie Black’s truth is the life we all lead. We all seek shalom and shleimut, peace and wholeness, but often what we most want is what feels good. What seems to get in our way isn’t a nuisance but our real spiritual curriculum, and if we treat it that way, we can grow toward a shalom far more resilient than just what feels good. Real spirituality is more than joyful bliss: it serves our actual lives, storms and all.
Spiritually here’s why – and it infuses our creed, who we are and what we do in the world. It touches our whole sense of reality, the nature of nature itself, and thus also shapes the meaning of this Rosh Hashanah evening we call Yom Harat Olam, birthday of the world, the creation we date to Rosh Hashanah, our cosmic reboot.
Earlier we said Shema Yisrael (“Hear, Israel-Godwrestlers”), Adonai Eloheinu (“the Infinite we call our God”), Adonai Echad (“is One,” unity of all). All. All means all. By definition, the All we call the One has no outside: nothing beyond. Of Torah we say v’chol netivoteha shalom: “all her ways are shalom.” Talmud even offers that shalom is a mystical name for the Holy One (B.T. Shabbat 10b) – the wholeness of our lives, in all their complexity.
Our calling is to seek wholeness precisely in the totality of our lives, however they unfold. Theologically it’s a challenge: it means that even Charlottesville, hurricanes, political storms, forest fires, armies, earthquakes, climate change and illness must have in them some portal to the shalom and shleimut we call the One and All.
Easy to say, hard to live. Life is messy and our questions are big: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” “Why would a loving God allow killer hurricanes?” Some so despair of answers that they avoid these questions: even if they have total faith, their spirituality is fragile. What happens if storm winds blow out their shalom? Others vindicate God by limiting God – to them, God is only what feels good and everything else isn’t God. They split God from the world, taking the “all” out of the Almighty. They seek a spirituality that comforts the afflicted, but what if spirituality afflicts our comfort? They pull back from fully engaging a world that has both hate and love, hurricanes and beautiful sunsets.
All of this is normal: we all do it. Evolution wires us to avoid pain, so naturally we incline to avoid what hurts and seek what feels good. When we do it to extreme, it becomes what Robert Masters calls “spiritual bypassing,” spirituality that gets in the way of what’s most important. Spiritual bypassing uses religion and spirituality as feel-good crutches that don’t really challenge us or help us evolve.
But sometimes real life is challenging, so real spirituality also must be challenging sometimes. Teshuvah – “return[ing] again to the land of our souls” – must mean getting real about what gets in the way of being our best selves, and the shalom and shleimut linked to our best selves. Yes, comfort is good and blissful joy is great – and teshuvah asks more. What gets in the way of the work is the work.
By now, some of you might feel bummed. Maybe you came to this oasis of joyful Judaism to feel uplifted and inspired. Maybe you want to escape storms of mother nature and human nature raging outside. Maybe you long to escape storms of mind and heart raging inside. That’s a great reason to be here – and, we also know that storm winds are going to blow again and again.
But I have good news. If you’re a regular here, you’ve seen real spirituality open hearts wider than maybe we thought possible. We’ve seen real spirituality harness the winds of our inner storms, helping us become inwardly strong – not like rocks too hard to feel or too brittle to withstand pressure. We’ve seen souls heal in ways so awesome that the only word I know for it is “miracle.”
Our journey to real shalom and shleimut asks strength and courage to call spiritual bypassing what it is. In the words of my teachers, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l and Rodger Kamenetz, it means becoming more transparent to ourselves. It’s noticing what we don’t want to notice about ourselves, and the real reasons why. It’s a spirituality more whole than what feels good now, because what feels good can get blown away, flooded, sickened or deported. That’s why the prophets railed about a spirituality that goes about life without going deep, getting real and using our hands to help heal the world. Yes, it can hurt to face the storms, But there’s no real way out except through: whatever gets in the way of the work is the work.
We need a spirituality whole enough for our whole lives, not too partial or easy, because life isn’t partial or easy. We need a theology that can endure storms, because we live amidst storms. We need a theology that’s whole and holy, with peace in its heart that we can feel, for we are whole and holy, with hearts that feel.
What is this theology? How can we make our spiritual lives more open to what’s whole and also what fees broken? Ladies and gentlemen, holy friends, I give you the holy bagel.
Hey, what’s more Jewish than a bagel and good shmear? Whatever our beliefs, our kishkes have an ancestral sense of things, and what feels more Jewish than feeding each other? (As the joke goes, “Eat something: I’m hungry.”) Joking aside, that’s tikkun olam, repairing the world. Yes, Jewish tradition prizes prayer and ideas and learning, but mainly as they impel us to act. That’s why people who went to storm-ravaged Houston and Florida to feed the hungry after the hurricanes have a special place in my heart.
Our words matter, but mainly as they impel us to act however we can, to become better than we were, to help the world be better.
The link we live between our words and our deeds is the heart of this moment – not spiritual bypassing but spiritual becoming. In the days ahead, we’ll confess times we weren’t our best and times we missed the mark, not because confession is magic but so our words can impel us to be better and do better. The power of words is part of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Harat Olam, the world’s birthday, when God created with words: “Let there be,” and there was. We, all of us, the world, are holy speech become form. Baruch she’amar v’hayah ha-olam / Blessed is the One whose speech is the world.
What spiritual form is this world, God’s speech made alive? What shape is this world? Once again, ladies and gentlemen, holy friends, I give you the holy bagel.
How is creation like a bagel? The bagel shape is Judaism’s mystical answer for how God can be the “all” of the Almighty and also gift humanity free will; how a God of love can coexist in a world of hate, storms, floods, wars, illness and suffering.
Mystics call it tzimtzum, “self-contraction.” The Infinite we call God, the “all” in Almighty, couldn’t coexist with a humanity free will without self-limiting. Like a parent makes space for a child to grow up, learn and become, so too for us. Mystics teach that God, the ultimate shalom and shleimut, self-contracted to make room for us. That’s how we can exist, and why we sometimes feel distant from the holy. The Almighty surrounds us and fills us, and only a world of tzimtzum can have natural laws and free will.
Hence the bagel shape: we live in the space within, the hole of the bagel that also is holy – not lacking in spirit but rather a holiness downshifted so we humans can live. Here in the middle, there are storms and stunning sunsets, illness and health, peace and war, dualities of all kinds. Our free will – our ability to choose, act, help, grow, heal and become – is possible only here in the middle.
We live in the middle of the bagel – and perhaps it’s sacred geometry that a bagel looks like a hurricane, an outside with an open center. That’s where we live. Any other life is spiritual bypassing. Our question is how we choose to live in the middle.
The strongest hurricanes have the calmest eye: winds stops and there is peace, for awhile. Life’s storms, all that upends our peace and wholeness, focus us on what’s truly important, and that is our shalom. Whatever gets in the way of the work is the work.
Maybe that’s why Job – the suffering prophet who asked God why – is the one who said oseh shalom bim’romav / [God] makes shalom (Job 25:2), and why va’ya’an Adonai min has’arah / God answered Job from the storm (Job 38:1). It was precisely amidst the storm that Job finally could see what was most holy.
As for Job, so for us. We don’t want to suffer, but our lives –our middle of the bagel, our free will, our inner defenses, storms and all – are such that often our stiff-necked lives need disruptions before we will evolve. Theologian Richard Rohr put it this way in his book, Falling Upward:
“Human consciousness does not emerge at any depth except through struggling with our shadow” – the storms within, and storms outside. “It is in facing our conflicts, criticisms and contradictions that we grow. It is in the struggle with our shadow self, with failure, or with wounding that we break into higher levels of consciousness. People who learn to expose, name and still thrive inside [them] are people I would call prophets.”
This moment calls us to be like prophets, to find the strength to name what gets in the way of our peace, of being most whole and holy – and then we act. Storms raging outside and inside are clarion calls for us to act, and our world needs us to act as never before – to fix what’s broken, seek forgiveness and give it, feed the hungry, heal the wounded, douse the flames, calm the hate, cool the planet and rebuild from the rubble. In a world of holy tzimtzum, in the middle of the bagel, this work isn’t for God alone: it’s for us.
Someone distraught by the pain and brokenness of the world broke down. He beat his fists into the dirt. Like Job, he yelled at God, “Look at this mess! Look at the pain and suffering of this world of Yours. God, why don’t You do something?”
And God spoke from the whirlwind saying, “I did. I sent you.”
This is how we renew our holy journey toward wholeness – not by walling ourselves off from storms, but by penetrating their central eye and getting to work on ourselves and the world. That’s what Rosh Hashanah calls us to do. That’s how we can renew our lives and the world. Like Job before us, if we’re willing to admit in our core that we live in the whirlwind – if we can be present to what is, and get really real with ourselves and each other – then we can hear the “still, small voice” of shalom calling us together from the whirlwind. Every storm calls for responders. We’re the responders.
May the Holy One bless us and all our loved ones with response – with inspiration, with courage to face the storms, with strength to seek a resilient shalom and shleimut that can weather even the fiercest storm – for all of us, for our community, for our nation, and for a world just waiting for us to answer the call. In our words from Psalm 29:
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued a report entitled A snapshot of debt collection complaints submitted by older consumers. Among the report's findings are . . .
· Collectors hounding older Americans about medical debt: Older Americans describe being confused and frustrated because collectors attempt to collect medical expenses while the consumer is simultaneously attempting to correct billing mistakes or waiting for providers and insurers to resolve the medical disputes. For example, older consumers report frequent and repeated attempts to collect medical bills already covered by insurance. Another common complaint from older consumers is first learning about an overdue bill from checking their credit report.
· Collectors attempting to collect on debts of deceased family members: Older consumers describe collectors’ repeated attempts to collect debts of deceased family members. Many of the consumers complained that debt collectors continue to call or send collection letters after they have informed debt collectors that they are not personally responsible for the debt, or that there is no money left in the deceased borrower’s estate. Some complaints describe collection attempts made years after probate is concluded. Many consumers express anguish about collectors ignoring their requests to cease attempts to collect the debt of a deceased relative.
· Collectors illegally threatening to garnish an older American’s federal benefits: Older consumers report debt collectors sometimes threaten to garnish Social Security, Supplemental Security Income or Veterans’ benefits, even though these funds ordinarily are not subject to garnishment by collectors. According to the complaints, these threats cause older consumers significant distress, especially when they rely on federal benefits to pay essential living costs.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Do you think things in Tampa are feeling a little crowded? Well, the City of Tampa is expecting to see somewhere around a 20% increase in households in the city over the next seven years.
Now, city leaders have to figure out how to accommodate that growth without displacing the people who already live here.
At Thursday’s city council meeting, councilmembers got an update on one of the biggest issues in the city: housing.
“People say don’t New York my Florida,” councilman Luis Viera said. “I say, don’t Miami my Tampa…the middle class and those struggling to get into the middle class have been priced out.”
In a new quarterly report, city staff says they have spent over $12 million of the $26.5 million set aside for housing funds this fiscal year.
They say the money has gone toward homeless services, rental assistance, home ownership, acquisition and rehab of properties, and public services.
There has been a push for rental assistance to fight rising prices, but Thursday, councilmembers mentioned the need to look long-term, and help residents get into homeownership. But, there are hurdles with that.
“Homeownership in this city will look different moving forward,” councilwoman Lynn Hurtak said. “We don’t have enough land for everyone to have an individual single-family home.”
Councilmembers say they may have to look at reworking zoning codes as they find new ways to build more densely.


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Did you know the Litchfield Motel is the only Bottleshop in Batchelor?
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Fantasy, Time Travel, and Cerebral Thrillers—Here are 6 Books To Dig Into Right Now
Find your next book to curl up with here with picks that include Mitchell’s ‘Utopia Avenue’ and ‘The City We Became’ by Hugo Award-winner N.K. Jemisin
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
If you’re in the mood for Sci-Fi Fantasy with a lot of humor and heart, you’d do well to savor this book; and how simple, yet pitch perfect the whole enterprise is. Linus Baker works as a low level functionary at DICOMY (the Department In Charge of Magical Youth). Among his regular duties is traveling to orphanages and homes where these ‘magical youth’ have been sent to, and making assessments about their welfare and the homes’ suitability in being kept operational. Living a tedious day-to-day routine, Linus has lost any spark or fire in his life, and dreams of the sea, of a life where he can complete himself—but he’s utterly resigned to his DICOMY existence.
What should have been a routine assignment to a far-flung, desolate island orphanage, becomes the glorious opportunity to redefine his life. Run by the enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, the ‘kids’ are nothing short of fantastical. They include a gnome, a forest sprite, a wyvern, and a young boy called Lucy. Short for Lucifer, the child is the Antichrist. It’s X-Men: First Class meets Harry Potter, as written by Charles Dickens at the start, then becoming singularly and gloriously Klune when we reach the island. It definitely has a charm of its own, hilarious with the character portrayals, and yet throwing succinct lessons about tolerance, accepting those that are different, and how family doesn’t have to be defined by blood. Precious read.
The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North
North has, of late, been one of those much admired writers for the diversity of the subject matter of her novels. This one has a strange, malevolent premise, and works beautifully, like an extended Twilight Zone episode. William is a reluctant doctor in South Africa in 1884, when the fatal lynching incident of a young black child and him doing absolutely nothing, leads the child’s mother to lay a curse on William. The shadow of the now dead child will follow William anywhere he goes in the world, causing anyone he loves to die. And part of the curse has William becoming a truth-speaker. This means that as the shadow approaches, William has the uncanny ability of reading the innermost truths of the people he confronts.
This ‘gift’ makes William a person of interest to the Empire, and he’s recruited to be a spy. What follows is a chronicling of William’s odyssey all over the world, his powers being bent to be of service to the Crown by individuals who may have their own agendas in mind. In the course of his travels, William discovers that there are other truth-speakers such as himself. Margot is one of the more interesting encounters, and there’s something of a lingering love story attached to her; but it is doomed to be one that foreshadows tragedy. Throughout, there’s a running commentary about the political events of the period, and how knowledge is always a double-edged sword. North has the uncanny gift of talking about events of the past yet making it relevant to the mindsets of today.
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
As a three-time Hugo Award winner, and one who also copped the Nebula and Locus prizes, Jesimin is one of the hottest Science Fiction writers of the day. This New York native is a proud African-American woman, and it’s a sure bet that she’ll even be more of a household name as her novels are optioned for film and tV adaptations. Her hardcore legion of readers is a surefire built-in audience for such a transition. The City We Became is the first novel of a projected Cities trilogy; and it’s no surprise to find that New York City is smack dab in the center of this fantasy adventure outing. It’s an ambitious piece of world-building, and takes aspects of what would have been given in comic books or graphic novels into the traditional novel format.
You imagine great cities as having ‘personalities’; and Jesimin takes this one step further by positing that there are living avatars of these cities. When the multidimensional universe intrudes in the form of a Woman in White, a formerly extinct city, now trying to take over the nascent New York City; it is up to the NYC avatar to protect his turf. And to accomplish this, he is aided by the five boroughs who come to lend their powers to protect the city. Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island; they’re called upon to rescue New York from a fate worse than Atlantis or Babylon. It’s adventure fantasy transposed to the present day, and it’s one crazy roller-coaster ride. Helps if you’ve visited and loved New York City.
Hearts of Oak by Eddie Robson
This slight novel belies the depth of the story-telling that Robson manages to create within its paltry number of pages. There’s a droll oddness to all that transpires, and this matter-of-fact approach to the weirdness that abounds is one of the book’s peculiar charms. We are whisked to a kingdom that’s slippery in terms of temporal location; while all the wooden architecture resembles a medieval or Elizabethan city, certain passages allude to this being in the future. There’s a king whose most closest advisor is a talking cat named Clarence. And there’s Iona, one of the leading architects of the city, who every so often, has an episode resembling some slipped memory of a thing or word that doesn’t exist in the kingdom.
What’s beautifully rendered within the novel, is the constant pulling of the rug out from under us. Every so often, something unexpected happens and we’re reading, thinking, ‘Ah, so this is where he’s taking us,’ only to find out that Robson has still another surprise up his sleeve. If you recall TV anthology series such as Twilight Zone or Outer Limits, and more contemporary outings such as Black Mirror on Netflix, this reads like an extended episode. Without ever dipping into outright horror, there’s something unsettling and disturbing being offered for our enjoyment—and how it’s so masterfully laid out is part of the novel’s strange magic and power.
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Mitchell is best known for novels such as Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, and Ghostwritten, where time slips, unconventional narrative structures, and elliptical plot lines are part of the sublime magic he weaves. This latest does play with time again, but it’s pretty much stuck to the years of 1967 and 1968. Utopia Avenue is the name of a rock band we never heard of, and the novel is an invocation to that era of popular music, the birth of outrageous musicians, and the rise and fall of a band destined for greater things that never quite materialized. It’s obvious that Mitchell has a deep love for the music of this time, the creativity that flowed, and the tragedies that ensued.
While keeping it rooted in the limited time period; Mitchell is more than expansive in providing cameos and references from legendary musicians associated with the era. Leonard Cohen, Brian Jones, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Jackson Browne—these are just some of the personages you’ll find in the pages of this novel. And interestingly enough, the band members of Utopia Avenue are full-fleshed characters who fascinate. There’s Elf, the female singer and keyboard player, the psychologically troubled lead guitarist Jasper, the charming rogue on bass, Dean, and Griff, the drummer with jazz roots. You’ll wish the band truly existed by the time you reach the last page.
Come Again by Robert Webb
Novels with a time travel premise often get bogged down by the technology, or the altering of major historical events. In the case of this latest from Webb, he ignores the ‘how’ aspect and just lets the 28-year jump happen. And to his credit, it’s a ‘small’ story that’s more about love, relationships, and regret, with the time travel element acting as an adjunct to what he really wants to say about the way we live—the humanity and compassion being the true talking points. Kate is a recent widow, with her husband Luke, having passed away from a long lingering, undetected tumor in his brain. Ever since they met at university, Luke was harboring the hope of being an acclaimed author, but that dream has eluded him.
Kate works for a common friend named Charles, who runs an online reputation management agency, basically whitewashing the online histories of people who can afford his hefty fee. As a result, there are numerous odious clients in the mix. Kate wakes up one day to find she’s in her 18-year old body, on the day she’s about to meet Luke. What to do, how she goes about it, whether Luke will even believe her, and what second chances at love are really all about make up the narrative of this entertaining story. Webb writes with a gifted, light touch, and I especially liked the passages with Kate’s father, Ben, who had passed away when Kate was in her late twenties.
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Someone asked me an interesting question two weeks ago while I was waiting for the opening kickoff between Franklin County Technical School and Mohawk Trail Regional High School.
Which football team is the best football team in the area?
This is my seventh consecutive year covering high school football in the area and there has not been a more unclear picture at the top than this season. You ask me about any of the past six years, and you can usually point out which team is tops in the area by this point. Frontier had its heyday in 2007 and 2008, Mahar reigned supreme in 2009 and 2011, and Turners Falls was the top team last season. The only year that was really in question was 2010, when Pioneer and Athol both went to Super Bowls and Pioneer won the Division IV title. That said, Athol lost to a Mt. Greylock team that would have also beaten Pioneer, so that season may be a split between those two squads for top team. Hard to say who would have won if those teams met, although I’d probably have given a slight edge to the Red Raiders, if only because they played a tougher regular-season schedule.
That brings us to this year, where trying to decipher the top team is about as clear as the NFL officials trying to interpret the rule on the field goal that cost the Patriots a chance to win Sunday. There are currently four teams that can each make a strong case for the right to call itself Franklin County king. And to be honest, I don’t know that there is a clear favorite. And nothing gets local football fans riled up (especially those in the Powertown) quite like breaking down the case for each of the four teams right here.
So who is in the running? You have Greenfield and Turners Falls out of the IL, and Mohawk and Franklin Tech from the TCL. And don’t get confused about toughness of league this season. The IL is not nearly as strong as it once was. And while the TCL does include the three worst football teams in the Pioneer Valley, it also has some strong teams at the top.
Franklin Tech — As 5-2 overall, 5-1 TCL, Tech is the only team on the list with two losses, and one of those does come at the hands of Mohawk. So you might think that would eliminate the Eagles from the running. But wait just a minute. This past weekend the Eagles vaulted themselves right back into the WMass Division VI playoff picture with a 14-12 win over previously unbeaten McCann Tech, the same team that beat Mohawk 18-6 this season. And in their 32-20 loss to Mohawk 10 days ago, the Eagles had a 20-6 lead with just over seven minutes remaining. A series of mistakes, including a pair on special teams, resulted in one of the worst fourth-quarter collapses I have witnessed. So give Mohawk credit for that win but I’m not going to just forget that the Eagles were only a couple of mistakes away from holding on to that game. Following Franklin Tech’s win Saturday over McCann Tech, I stopped coach Joe Gamache and chatted with him for a moment. He talked about the difficulties a team has overcoming the type of loss his team suffered to Mohawk, especially with a team the likes of McCann as your very next opponent.
“We had our backs against the wall after giving away that game last week,” he began. “But it’s a great credit to our kids to come back and get this win. They could have gotten down, but the kids showed a lot of emotion.”
Franklin Tech is securely in the fifth spot in the WMass Division VI standings and will need help to get into the tournament. But the teams above it still have some tough games in the final two weeks, so anything is possible.
Greenfield — The Green Wave (5-1, 4-0 IL) has suffered just one loss this season, that coming to Lee High School on Week 2. Aside from the blip on the radar, the Wave has been very good. The Green Wave is the only remaining unbeaten in the IL and has outscored opponents, 125-24. And there might not be a team in the area that has more offensive weapons than Greenfield, also currently fourth in the WMass Division VI rankings.
What remains to be seen is how Greenfield fares Friday night against Easthampton. The Eagles handed Turners Falls its first loss of the season in resounding fashion Saturday. If Greenfield beats Easthampton, it should leave no doubt who is the top team in the area. But a loss to the Eagles Friday at 7 p.m. in Greenfield will not only knock the Wave back down, it will also likely knock the Green Wave out of the Division VI playoffs. And Greenfield is 5-1 on the season, but it has not beaten a team with a winning record. In fact, Drury High School is the only team it has beaten with more than one win. And the Blue Devils are 2-5.
Mohawk — The Warriors (5-1, 5-1 TCL) may be the toughest team to figure. Yes, they came back to earn that dramatic win against Franklin Tech. But aside from the Eagles, Mohawk has not beaten a good team. The Warriors have a big offensive line and a lot of weapons in the backfield, and quarterback Andrew Doty is one of the best athletes in the area. Mohawk is also the top area team in the WMass Divisin VI rankings, sitting in second place, just back of McCann Tech.
It’s just difficult to get a read on the Warriors. I thought Mohawk was outplayed by Franklin Tech for most of that game. That said, a team that guts it out like the Warriors is not to be ignored. Plus, fullback Brian Sullivan will kill me if I don’t give his team credit, something he jokingly has accused me of on multiple occasions this season. So yes, Mohawk is in the conversation, and just like all the teams here, I believe they can beat anyone on any day. It’s already proved no lead is safe.
Turners Falls — The Indians (5-1, 4-1 IL) have already exceeded all of my expectations. To lose all but three starters from a year ago, including a 2,000-yard rusher and four of the five linemen he ran behind, is nearly impossible to do without at least one down season. But Turners Falls has managed to do just that. And while the Indians did suffer their first loss of the season to Easthampton this weekend, they remain in the running, because Easthampton is probably the best team any of the four area squads will play. And Turners Falls is third in the Division VI standings.
So which team is best? The problem I keep running into is that there are so many weak programs in the IL and TCL this season, it’s hard to distinguish which team is best. Mohawk and Franklin Tech have the two best wins of the top four teams by virtue of Mohawk beating Tech and Tech turning around and beating McCann, but Greenfield and Turners Falls both make strong cases. A Greenfield win on Friday will leave little doubt as to which team is best, and for now I’d put the Wave at the top because it currently sits alone at the top of the IL. But Mohawk and Franklin Tech are both nipping on the Green Wave’s heels. And Turners Falls is in the conversation as well, but needs a better win to jump to the top. And before I get called a homer, should Greenfield lose to Easthampton, I’d move them all the way to the bottom. And three of these four teams are likely to make the postseason, setting up what should be an exciting rest of the fall.
Jason Butynski is a Greenfield native and Recorder sportswriter. His email address is email@example.com.


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Members of the East End Optimist Club begin construction of the East End Boys Club.
The East End Boys Club is incorporated as a non-profit organization and chartered by Boys Clubs of America.
Increased attendance and need encouraged expansion into additional communities. The Ed Endres Club, Shawnee Club and Jeffersonville Club were chartered.
Additional expansion efforts opened doors to the Newburg and Parkland Clubs.
The California Boys & Girls Clubs opens its doors to 1st - 8th graders. Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana operates 4 Club sites; serving more than 3,300 youth annually between 6-18 years of age.
Since 1950, Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana (BGCK) has been in the forefront of youth development, working with young people from disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances.
In 1950, members of the East End Optimist Club undertook the construction of the East End Boys Club. As the Club grew, the Optimists saw the need to incorporate this program as a separate non-profit entity in the state of Kentucky. In 1959, the East End Boys Club, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and chartered by Boys Clubs of America. The new entity became a member of the Community Chest, the predecessor to the present Metro United Way. Today, both Metro United Way and the Optimist Club remain active and significant supporters of BGCK.
Due to the popularity of the East End Boys Club, the board decided to expand into other communities in Louisville and Southern Indiana. BGCK chartered the Ed Endres Boys & Girls Club in New Albany, IN in 1987; the Shawnee Boys & Girls Club in Louisville, KY in 1999; and the Jeffersonville Boys & Girls Club in Jeffersonville, IN in 2000. After the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs closed in October 2011, BGCK embarked on an expansion initiative and opened the Newburg Boys & Girls Club in Louisville, KY in December 2011 and the Parkland Boys & Girls Club in Louisville, KY in September 2012. The California Boys & Girls Club opened in January 2023.
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Got It All Achievement and DLC
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Once you have 48 shown as unlocked on the In-game achievement page you should get the "Got It All" achievement.
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The International Monetary Fund expects a decline in Egypt’s economy due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the North African country.
Uma Ramakrishnan, the IMF’s mission chief for Egypt, said in an interview with the IMF Country Focus that the Arab nation had “experienced capital outflows of nearly $16 billion” during the peak of the global risk aversion in March and April.
“With the global economy in recession and domestic activity curtailed, growth is expected to significantly decline. Moreover, revenue is falling just as the government needs to urgently ramp up spending on health and social protection,” he said.
Egypt is one of the worst affected countries by COVID-19 in Africa, having reported 80,235 cases and 3,702 deaths, according to data from the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
Ramakrishnan however feels that the situation could have been worse if Egypt had not embarked on reforms before the pandemic struck.
“Before the pandemic, growth was above 5 percent, international reserves were comfortable, and debt was on a downward trajectory. The government had also embarked on additional reforms to enhance the business environment and adopt a private sector-led growth model to enhance job creation. These steps allowed the government to swiftly launch a comprehensive pandemic response,” he said.
As the world continues its battle against COVID-19, focus ha shifted to the search and development of a vaccine.
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“If we just let drugs and vaccines go to the highest bidder, instead of to the people and the places where they are most needed, we’ll have a longer, more unjust, deadlier pandemic,” Gates, founder of Microsoft, said in a video released on Saturday during a virtual COVID-19 conference organized by the International AIDS Society.
“We need leaders to make these hard decisions about distributing based on equity, not just on market-driven factors,” he added.

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Explosion could discourage Palestinian Authority officials from visiting Gaza, further damage reconciliation process.
"I will do everything possible to expand the ranks of the coalition as much as possible"
Three MKs threatened to nix prime minister's flagship bill.
Netanyahu is using the tactic known as “gevald,” a Yiddish expression of alarm, which in the political context means he is trying to scare people.
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As a result, the government will most likely collapse and trigger early elections.
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Netanyahu did not want to make a decision on whether to advance the next election until he knew whether a compromise could be reached with the haredim on the bill by the December 2nd deadline set by the Supreme Court.
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“There won’t be any compromise on the financial sanctions, we will not accept them,” Moses told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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The court's fight with the coalition over the state's policy for African migrants has precipitated the latest push to circumscribe the court's powers.
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The compromises under discussion may not work in Israel’s explosive political environment.
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Netanyahu reaches an 11th hour deal with the Haredi parties to stave off a coalition crisis over draft legislation
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Treasuries scattered today, with short-maturity issues rallying while long-maturity ones fell. The rally in the stock market was a factor, as were a decent report on the state of the manufacturing sector and the weakness of the dollar against the euro, market analysts said.
The simultaneous improvement in the two-year
note's yield (to 5.612%, a new low for the year, from 5.658%) and rise in the 30-year
bond's yield caused the bond to end the day with a higher yield than the two-year note for the first time since January. Short-term yields have been dropping more than long-term ones in recent weeks as investors have become convinced that the
Fed will lower interest rates in the months ahead to keep the economy from slowing too much.
Other factors in today's price action, market-watchers said, were
asset-allocation shift away from bonds and a think-tank report suggesting that interest rate cuts by the Fed aren't imminent.
The benchmark 10-year
Treasury note fell 9/32 to 101 23/32, lifting its yield 4 basis points to 5.518%.
Treasury bond fell 16/32 to 108 22/32, lifting its yield 3.2 basis points to 5.641%.
Chicago Board of Trade
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Treasury futures contract fell 18/32 to 102 3/32.
The stock market continued to be the main driver of price action in the bond market. For the better part of this year, stock-market selloffs have stoked demand for Treasuries, and stock-market rallies have triggered selling of Treasuries. The theory of the trade is that the stock market is a leading indicator of economic activity. If growth accelerates, interest rates should rise, causing bond prices to fall, and if it slows, interest rates should fall, causing bond prices to rise.
"This was another day where we followed stocks," said Roseanne Briggen, market strategist at
"There's an amazing correlation between equities and the two-year
economist Drew Matus said. "My favorite chart is the two-year yield versus the Nasdaq. Nothing shows it better."
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has the strongest influence on Treasury prices because it "reacts first and worst" to evidence the pace of economic growth is changing, Matus said.
But also, he said, the Nasdaq and the two-year Treasury epitomize risky and risk-free assets in a bipolar investing world. "I think it's just a matter of how people perceive their investment needs," he said. "When they decide they want a risky asset, they go all out. When they don't want risk, they come all the way back. So you end up with cycling in and out of the Nasdaq."
The economic news of the day was tricky for Treasury market participants to interpret because whether it was strong or weak depended on your perspective.
Purchasing Managers' Index
) fell to 47.7 in November, the lowest since December 1998, from 48.3 in October. Readings under 50 indicate that the manufacturing sector is contracting, and this was the fourth sub-50 reading in a row.
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yesterday of an extremely weak
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The Chicago report made bond market participants hopeful that the national index would also fall sharply. When it didn't, they were disappointed. The report "seemed to indicate the economy is not slowing as drastically as was thought after the Chicago report," Lehman's Mattus said.
Still, concerns about the health of the U.S. economy relative to Europe's economy helped boost the value of the dollar against the euro, and that prompted some shifting from Treasuries to European government bonds, MCM's Briggen said.
J.P. Morgan's asset allocation shift hurt Treasuries because it came at a time when most investment strategists have been increasing their bond allocations, Matus said.
The think tank that indicated it does not expect the Fed to cut interest rates in the near future was said to be
Medley Global Advisors
. A spokeswoman confirmed the firm had issued a report on monetary policy today, but said no one was immediately available to describe its contents.
In other economic news,
) rose 0.8% in October, significantly more than the 0.1% forecast. The pace of construction spending, which benefits from low interest rates, rose to 8.6%, the highest since May 1999, from 7.7% in September.
Currency and Commodities
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Crude oil for January delivery at the
New York Mercantile Exchange
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Bridge Commodity Research Bureau Index
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Ono (Acanthocybium solandri)
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Ono inhabit coastal and offshore waters near the surface where they form small groups which feed upon small fish and squid. Extremely fast swimmers with strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. The ono was said by ancient Hawaiians to be the “makua” of the mackeral, meaning a protective parent or relative. An excellent food fish with firm light flesh, the Hawaiian name ono means delicious.
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Are Americans going to witness another Ruby Ridge? Another Waco? Tensions continue to escalate in Nevada as longtime rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government face off. While Bundy holds strong against the federal government, federal authorities have converged with a show of force eerily reminiscent of the overzealousness found in the sieges on Ruby Ridge and Waco decades earlier.
“We own this land,” he said, not the federal government. Bundy claimed that he is willing to pay grazing fees but to the county, not BLM.
“Years ago, I used to have 52 neighboring ranchers,” he said. “I’m the last man standing. How come? Because BLM regulated these people off the land and out of business.”“I have raised cattle on that land, which is public land for the people of Clark County, all my life. Why I raise cattle there and why I can raise cattle there is because I have preemptive rights,” he said, explaining that that includes the right to forage.“Who is the trespasser here? Who is the trespasser on this land? Is the United States trespassing on Clark County, Nevada, land? Or is it Cliven Bundy who is trespassing on Clark County, Nevada, land? Who’s the trespasser?”
“It’s a freedom issue. It’s not about cows. It’s a state rights issue. I really hope that we can learn and defend our liberties here and keep on fighting until the end,” Bundy said. “I don’t when the end is going to be, but I believe that America is the greatest land in the world and it needs to be protected.”“Our rights and liberties need to be protected and we’re going to stand for that,” he added.

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Global oil markets are relatively smooth this morning, with crude prices trading flat following recent rallies driven by geopolitical tensions and production cuts. This calm comes despite major upheaval in supply chain markets this morning: the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD, collapsed after a collision with a cargo ship.
The Bridge, a crucial transportation link spanning outer Baltimore Harbor, collapsed following a collision with a cargo ship, raising concerns about regional supply chains. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, reporting that around 20 individuals had fallen into the Patapsco River during the incident. US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas swiftly addressed concerns, stating there were “no indications” that the collision was intentional. Tracking data revealed the vessel involved was a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, with its owners confirming the collision.
The impact on fuel supply is minimal, since Baltimore gets most of its fuel from pipelines rather than barge imports. However, Mansfield projects delays for fuel deliveries, which will last several months, since fuel trucks must now drive farther to deliver their loads. Longer routing means fewer deliveries can be made per day per truck, tightening local freight capacity. The gap could also impact local demand since the port is an essential hub for automotive shipments and for various commodities such as coal, sugar, and gypsum. As investigations into the Baltimore bridge collapse continue, authorities are working to restore normalcy to the region’s transportation networks while ensuring the safety of maritime traffic. Mansfield’s thoughts are with those harmed by the bridge collapse.
The incident comes amidst some calm in global oil markets. Crude prices traded flat today after recent rallies fueled by geopolitical tensions and production cuts. Front-month Brent crude futures, due to expire on Thursday, were up 11 cents to $86.86 a barrel at 1200 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures edged up 19 cents to $82.14.
Russian refinery disruptions due to Ukrainian drone strikes have added complexity to market dynamics, with analysts closely monitoring supply chains for any further disruptions. Goldman Sachs analysts estimate the attacks have knocked about 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) of capacity offline, possibly for weeks and, in some cases, permanently.
Despite these challenges, US equity futures climbed slightly this morning, buoyed by expectations surrounding key economic reports scheduled for release today. February’s Durable and Capital goods data, coupled with Consumer Confidence reports, are anticipated to provide insights into the health of the US economy amidst evolving global uncertainties.


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I opened my freezer the other day and saw a quart size container of cooked quinoa, I like to do that with different grains, I always make extra and freeze some, it’s nice and handy, and makes for some quick meals during the week. I do it with quinoa, couscous, farro and rice, a quick defrost and you’re ready to go!
I decided to try my hand at making quinoa patties, and being a “newbie” at this I searched the Internet for some inspiration. Kale and quinoa sounded like a good combination to start with and then I gave it my own little Italian twist.
Most of the recipes I saw added a bunch of breadcrumbs, I wanted to try making them without bread, so I just added more cheese instead and surprisingly they came out perfect! I added sundried tomatoes to mine, romano cheese, a little basil. Think about what you might have on hand, like shredded carrots, diced red pepper, other types of greens and cheese, different kinds of herbs, basically the sky’s the limit on additions.
- Recipe adapted from Every day Dishes and DIY
- 2½ cups of cooked and cooled quinoa, either tri-color or plain, cooked according to package. I advise having this done ahead of time.
- 4 cups of kale, deveined and chopped up into small shreds
- 1 cup of grated romano cheese
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons or so of diced sundried tomatoes, if using oil packed, rinse and pat dry
- 1 heaping tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- olive oil
- In a large skillet, drizzle bottom with olive oil and saute onions and garlic until soft then add in the shredded kale and cook until wilted on a medium low flame, stirring and being careful not to burn edges of kale, let it cool down.
- In a medium bowl combine the quinoa, romano cheese, basil, sundried tomatoes and the three beaten eggs.
- Add the cooled down kale mixture to the bowl and combine everything well.
- Heat another skillet, I would use a non stick surface because of the cheese, drizzle that with olive oil.
- Form patties and place into hot pan, medium flame, don't move them until a crust forms on the bottom! (very important) then flip them over and cook the other side until crust forms, watch them so they don't burn, lower heat if necessary.
- The crust that forms will keep them together, so don't move turn them before that happens or else they will fall apart.
- remove patties, place on a paper towel and serve..

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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is about to be imputed for the second time in an unprecedented vote in the House on Wednesday, a week after he encouraged a crowd of loyalists to “fight like hell” against the election results just before the US Capitol invasion in a deadly siege.
Until Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 brought Republican votes to the House, a small but significant number of leaders and lawmakers broke with the party to join the Democrats, saying Trump had broken his oath to defend and defend American democracy.
The stunning collapse of the last days of the Trump administration against alarming warnings of more violence from his followers leaves the nation in a troubled and unfamiliar situation before Democrat Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20.
“If inviting a mob to revolt against your own government is not an impeachment event, then what is?”
Trump, who will become the only U.S. president to impeach twice, faces charges of “inciting an uprising.”
The impeachment decision on four pages relies on Trump’s own inflammatory rhetoric and the lies he spreads about Biden’s election victory, including the White House rally on the day of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in building his high-profile and criminal case, as required in the Constitution.
Trump did not take responsibility for the uprising, assuming that this is the desire to overthrow him, not his actions around the bloody revolt that divides the country.
“To continue on this path, I think it poses a great danger to our country and causes great anger,” Trump said on Tuesday, his first remarks to reporters since last week’s violence.
A Capitol police officer died from injuries sustained in the riot, and police shot and killed a woman during the siege. Three other people died in medical emergencies. Lawmakers had to fight for safety and hide while the rebels took control of the Capitol and delayed for hours the final step in finalizing Biden’s victory.
The outgoing president did not express his condolences for the dead or wounded, saying only: “I do not want violence.”
At least five Republican lawmakers, including Wyoming leader Liz Cheney of the third parliamentary league, were not subjected to the president’s logic. Republicans have announced they will vote to impeach Trump, splitting the Republican leadership and the party itself.
“The president of the United States convened this crowd, gathered the crowd and ignited the flames of this attack,” Cheney said in a statement. “There has never been a greater betrayal by the President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.”
Unlike a year ago, Trump faces impeachment as a weakened leader who has lost his own re-election, as well as a Republican majority in the Senate.
Senate Republican Party leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is believed to be angry with Trump and it is unclear how the impeachment process will take place. In the House, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Trump’s best ally, tried to offer a lighter rebuke, but that option fell through.
So far, Republicans John Katko of New York, a former federal prosecutor; Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a veteran of the Air Force; Fred Upton of Michigan; and Jaime Herrera Boitler of Washington said they would join Cheney to vote for impeachment.
The chamber first tried to urge Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to intervene by passing a resolution Tuesday night calling on them to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove Trump from office. The resolution called on Pence to “declare the obvious about the terrified nation: that the president is unable to successfully carry out the duties and powers of his office.”
Pence has indicated he will not, saying in a letter to Parliament Speaker Nancy Pelosi that “it is time to unite our country as we prepare for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.”
The debate over the resolution was intense after lawmakers returned the Capitol for the first time since the siege.
Sylvia Garcia’s spokeswoman, Texas, says Trump should go because, as she said in Spanish, he’s crazy.
In opposition, Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio said the “culture of repeal” was simply trying to overturn the president. He said Democrats have been trying to reverse the 2016 election since Trump took office and ended their term in the same way.
While Republican parliamentarians allow lawmakers to vote their consciences for impeachment, it is far from clear that there will then be two-thirds of the votes in the evenly divided Senate needed to condemn and remove Trump. Republican Sen. Pat Tomy of Pennsylvania joined Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over the weekend, urging Trump to “leave as soon as possible.”
With just over a week left in Trump’s tenure, the FBI has ominously warned of potential armed protests. by Trump loyalists before Biden took office. Capitol police have urged lawmakers to be vigilant.
With the new security, lawmakers had to go through metal detectors to enter the House’s cell, not far from where the Capitol police, with their weapons down, had barricaded the door against the rebels. Some Republicans complained about the screening.
Biden said it was important to ensure that “people who engaged in riots and threatened lives by desecrating public property caused great damage – to be held accountable.
Rejecting fears that the impeachment process would sink into his first days in office, the president-elect encouraged senators to split their time between taking on his priorities to confirm the nominees and approving the COVID-19 relief while conducting the process.
The impeachment bill is based on Trump’s own false statements about his defeat in the Biden election. Judges across the country, including some Trump-nominated candidates, have repeatedly dropped cases challenging election results, and former Attorney General William Barr, an ally of Trump, has said there are no signs of widespread fraud.
Like the resolution citing the 25th Amendment, the impeachment bill also describes Trump’s pressure on Georgian government officials to “find” more votes for him, and his White House rally is rumored to be “fighting like hell.” to the Capitol.
While some question the president’s impeachment so close to the end of his term, there is a precedent. In 1876, during the administration of Odysseus Grant, Secretary of War William Belknap was imputed by the House on the day he resigned, and the Senate convened a trial months later. He is justified.
Associated Press writers Alan Fram and Zake Miller contributed to this report.
This story has been adjusted to show that Trump’s first impeachment was in 2019, not last year.


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Hackers are exploiting the lack of security basics among social media, mobile devices and even in business, reports an IBM X-Force analysis
The Swedish Svea Court of Appeal has overturned a verdict against Gottfrid Svartholm Warg for intrusion and fraud against Nordea bank, but has upheld the verdict finding him guilty of hacking IT firm Logica.
LexisNexis, Kroll, and Dunn & Bradstreet have been thoroughly pwned by identity stealing hackers. Who pays the price? You and me.
Police in Austin, Texas, set up sting operations with cars they have under surveillance, watching for thieves to break into them. Marcus J. Carey's Web service, HoneyDocs -- born in the same city -- uses the same concept, only with computer files.
HP TippingPoint's bug bounty program today said it will again sponsor a mobile-only hacking contest this fall, when it will put up $300,000 in prize money for researchers who demonstrate successful attacks against mobile services and browsers.
The breach affects roughly 1-in-40 German citizens.
The Syrian Electronic Army hit multiple targets last week, including Twitter and the New York Times, and it should be a warning to other web businesses that remain at risk
What is the Syrian Electronic Army? What are they after? Should you be scared? Read on for the answers.
Less than two weeks after suffering a prolonged website outage, the New York Times was knocked offline again on Tuesday--apparently as the result of a malicious hacking attack.
Windows, with its greater levels of adoption, has long been the preferred target of hackers; for the mobile world, that dubious title clearly now goes to Android, security researchers say.


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Both organizations plan to contribute their respective areas of expertise to work on two research projects to improve patient treatment options and outcomes.
Under the PIPseq program, Columbia University researchers sequenced the exome, transcriptome, or a gene panel in tumors of 101 high-risk pediatric cancer patients.
A small study has found that two next-generation sequencing tests that examined the same cancers uncovered different genetic alterations.
The company is planning to work with up to 40 sites, with an initial goal of sequencing circulating cell-free DNA from 10,000 people.
Based on the results, the researchers, based in Toronto, have initiated a clinical study in Ontario, called OCTANE, that involves a number of cancer centers in the province.
The partners will combine genome editing approaches with Watson's computational and machine learning methods to study drug-resistance in tumors.
The company reported $29.4 million in revenues for the quarter and a net loss of $31.3 million, while the number of clinical tests increased to 11,627.
Under the agreement, researchers can use Foundation Medicine's assays to select patients eligible for Sarah Cannon Research Institute's clinical studies.
Expression profiles of 1,900 B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cases point to the presence of a subtype marked by rearrangements in transcription factor DUX4.
Additions to the company's portfolio in the last two years provide a broader footing for clinical NGS analysis and reporting workflows.
23andMe and Airbnb have partnered to offer "heritage travel," according to Venture Beat.
China may include regulations protecting genes and embryos in its update of its civil code, Nature News reports.
In Nature this week: exome sequence analysis of individuals with type 2 diabetes, genomic prediction of maize yield across environments, and more.
NPR reports on efforts to engineer bacteriophages to destroy antibiotic-resistance bacteria.

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The 6-foot, 191 pounder is a hybrid defensive back – remember when they just called them tweeners? – who saw extended time against the Patriots at safety in sub-packages. He’s also become a fixture on special teams, inheriting punt-return duties following season-ending injuries to Travis Benjamin and Armanti Edwards.
It’s believed Browns management sees a future here for Poyer, plucked off waivers Oct. 21 from the Philadelphia Eagles, who drafted him in the seventh round (No. 218 overall). Defensive coordinator Ray Horton verbalized the sentiment Thursday.
“I’ve been impressed with his attention to detail, his study habits and his athletic ability on the field,” Horton said. “He’s merited more playing time for us.”
“He’s been our punt-returner. He’s been our personal protector on the punt team. He’s been our free safety. Probably in the offseason, we’ll try him at corner a little bit because he has that kind of rangy, hybrid-type body.”
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Black Britain: The Tudors
Sat 14th Oct 2017, 1.30pm
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Miranda Kaufmann reveals the absorbing stories of some of the Africans who lived free in Tudor England. Following on from David Olusoga’s BBC2 series and book Black and British: A Forgotten History, Miranda brings their stories viscerally to life with unprecedented insight. A groundbreaking, seminal work, Black Tudors challenges the accepted narrative that racial slavery was all but inevitable.
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Last season WSSU brought you Justin Glover’s between-the-legs dunk, which made it all the way to Sportscenter. This season, Preston Glover may be one to watch. Check out his opening-night dunk against Notre Dame College.
WSSU’s Ross With A Vicious One-Hand Putback
Previous logo dates back to mid 1990s.
The Rockets guard broke off his local HBCU with a generous sum for scholarships.
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E.J. Dionne , Jr.
November 02, 2009
WASHINGTON--The next health care fight has already started. It's the battle to define the bill that President Obama will eventually sign as a victory for consumers, taxpayers and the common good. You might say this view is premature. Legislation has yet to pass the House or the Senate, there are differences between the two bodies, and some moderates still have doubts. But barring astoundingly self-defeating behavior by Democrats, a decent bill will get to Obama's desk.
Angry White Men
October 12, 2009
It is a sign of our weird political moment that the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama will probably hurt him among some of his fellow citizens. His opponents are describing the award as premature. The deeper problem is that the Nobel will underscore the extent to which Obama is a cosmopolitan figure, much loved in European capitals because he is the change they have been looking for. Most Americans will probably be happy to have a leader who wins acclaim around the globe.
October 08, 2009
WASHINGTON -- So now we know: The economic stimulus plan passed by Congress at the beginning of the year was not big enough. We also know this: Once it secures a health care bill--yes, it will get one--the Obama administration from that moment to the 2010 midterm elections will be all about jobs, jobs, jobs. In the face of persistently high unemployment, the administration's economic advisers have been reviewing proposals to create jobs, and President Obama's aides insist they knew all along that the original stimulus, as one of them put it, would "never fill the full gap from the recession."
Insurance We Can Believe In
October 01, 2009
WASHINGTON--The strangest aspect of the debate over a public option for health coverage is that the centrists who oppose it should actually love it. It doesn't involve a government takeover of the health care system. The idea is that only consumers who wanted to enroll in a government-run health plan would do so. Anyone who preferred private insurance could get it. The public option also uses government exactly as advocates of market economics say it should be deployed: Not as a controlling entity but as a nudge toward greater competition. Fans of the market rightly oppose monopolies.
The Newest Grubbers
September 24, 2009
WASHINGTON--If the uninsured can't count on the do-gooders to help them, where else can they turn? The question arises because certain leaders of the sector of our society devoted to civic endeavors moved this week to block a perfectly reasonable way of raising some money to extend health coverage to those who don't have it. At issue is a proposal by a number of senators, including Jay Rockefeller and John Kerry, to put a cap on tax deductions taken by the well-to-do.
Today At TNR (September 21, 2009)
September 21, 2009
How Liberal Despair Is Hurting Health Care Reform, by Jonathan Chait Can Democrats Actually Pay for Health Care Reform?, by Jonathan Cohn How Irving Kristol Came to Embrace What He Once Feared, by Damon Linker The Two Most Distorted Words in the Political Dictionary: ‘Bipartisan’ and ‘Centrist’, by E.J.
Today at TNR (September 8, 2009)
September 08, 2009
The Next Financial Crisis: We Can't Avoid It--and We Just Made It Worse, by Peter Boone and Simon Johnson Vacation's Over: How Nervous Should We Be About the Next Phase of the Health Care Debate? by Jonathan Cohn Dumping Van Jones: Why Give in to Republican Tantrums? by John McWhorter The Most Important Political Event This Week Won't Be Obama’s Speech on Health Care, by E.J. Dionne, Jr. TNRtv: What's Making Republicans Embrace the Fringe?
Today at TNR (September 3, 2009)
September 03, 2009
Hacking the Regime: How the Falun Gong Boosted the Iranian Uprising, by Eli Lake Get a Room! The Politics of Barack and Michelle’s Public Displays of Affection, by Michelle Cottle Americans Still Don’t Trust Government--But They Could Go For A Health Care Plan Modeled Like This… by William Galston Biden’s Spin: What the Latest Stimulus Numbers Won’t Tell You, by Amy Liu Remember Those Crazy Town Hall Meetings? Well, They Weren’t Really That Crazy. by E.J. Dionne, Jr. Has This Month’s Health Care Fiasco Actually HELPED Obama?
Today at TNR (August 20, 2009)
August 20, 2009
Don’t Sweat It: Obama Sure Looks To Be In Trouble, but We’ve Seen This Summertime Hysteria Before, by Ed Kilgore Why Are The Heirs Of Ayatollah Khomeini Supporting Iran’s Opposition? by Ali Reza Eshraghi Town Hall Fallout: If We Can’t Draw The Line At The Threat Of Violence, Democracy Begins To Disintegrate, by E.J. Dionne, Jr. Will Rooftop Wind Turbines Ever Catch On? by Bradford Plumer TNRtv: Here’s How Democrats Ought To Go About Resuscitating Health Care Reform, by Ruy Teixeira Is Obama Wasting His Time Trying To Court The Saudis?
Audio: TNR Editor Praises Nixon, Calls JFK 'Insecure.'
July 09, 2008
With Obama taking fire for reframing his position on Iraq, and pundits like E.J. Dionne, Jr. and The Democratic Strategist warning against "getting trapped into the 'I'll bomb, too' Democratic wannabe role," it's worth taking a look back at history. In this audio interview with E.J Dionne, Jr. TNR executive editor Peter Scoblic takes a look back at the genesis of the Democratic "me too" impulse, during the post-McCarthy era of the early 1960s--contrasting Nixon's willingness to take his own road on foreign policy with Kennedy's constant fear of being labeled an appeaser. --Barron YoungSmith


FBR boosts immovable property rates in 38 major cities
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the valuation rates of immovable properties by 10 to over 100 percent, pushing the rates to nearly 95 percent of the market value, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Hike in valuation rates has also jacked up the transfer fee. The move is aimed at collecting more taxes from the properties including commercial, residential, apartments and flats.
Cities which property rates increased are: Lahore, Abbottabad, Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Chakwal, Toba Tek Singh DI Khan, Sukkur, Sialkot, Sukkur, Sheikhupura, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Rahim Yar Khan, Quetta, Peshawar, Narowal and others.
For Islamabad, any size of plot in square yards in E-7, the valuation rate will be Rs250,000 per square yard, F-6 Rs200,000 per square yard, F-7 Rs 350,000 per square yard, E-11 Rs110,000 per square yard, B-17 Rs55,000 per square yard, D-12 Rs100,000 per square yard, Faisal Town Rs55,000 per square yard, F-8 Rs200,000 per square yard, G-11 Rs150,000 per square yard, Mumtaz City Rs39,735 per square yard, Bahria Town Rs49,668 per square yard, and Bani Gala Rs36,363 per square yard.
The valuation rates of immovable property in the shape of flats and apartments is fixed in E-7 at Rs251,500 as value per square foot. For commercial property, the valuation of shop in Blue Area has been fixed at Rs680,420 per square foot, first floor in Blue Area Rs168,856 per square foot.
According to the new prices, the price of a residential plot in Allama Iqbal Town Lahore per marla is R1.85 million, from Band Road to Chowk Yatim Khana Lahore per marla price is Rs2150000, DHA per marla rate is Rs2750000, Rs3.5 million on Mall Road, Rs2.65 million on Jail Road, Rs2.5 million on Hall Road, Rs5.9 million on Egerton Road front side and Rs5.5 million per marla has been fixed on Empress Road front side.
Rs4.15m per marla on Ferozepur Road, Rs3.15m on Zahoor Elahi Road Gulberg, Rs10m in Alamgir Market and Azam Cloth House per marla residential plot rate is fixed at Rs20m.
The revised rates include prices of commercial, residential, apartments, flats and other areas.
Reporter Waqas Azeem


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Moderna said on Tuesday it will cut production of mRNA drug substance for its COVID-19 vaccine at Lonza’s facility in Switzerland this quarter as part of a plan to align manufacturing of the shots with lower post-pandemic demand.
MODERNA SAYS ITS RNA VACCINE WAS NEARLY 84% EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING SYMPTOMS IN ADULTS 60 AND OLDER
The U.S. company had announced last week it was in talks with its partners that fill vials and syringes globally to downsize vaccine production.
Moderna expects to absorb the demand currently supported by Lonza at its internal manufacturing site at Norwood in Massachusetts for 2024-25, the company said.
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