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- Of War and Men: Two Must-Read Biographies - New University Newspaper
- US-born judge joins the Supreme Court - Jerusalem Post
- Media Accred. Procedures-Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2009 Induction - Market Wire
- Forty-five Pennsylvania Nonprofits Reap More Than $235,000 in Literacy ... - Providence Journal
- Tories want to be our friends - The Australian
| Of War and Men: Two Must-Read Biographies - New University Newspaper Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:33 AM PDT George W. Bush Popularity: unranked [?] Related posts: This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| US-born judge joins the Supreme Court - Jerusalem Post Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:36 AM PDT
His American accent overriding the fluency of his Hebrew, Judge Neal Hendel was one of 25 judges - three of them appointees to the Supreme Court, 21 to District Courts throughout the country and one to the vice presidency of the National Labor Court - who on Wednesday proclaimed the oath of office before being officially appointed by President Shimon Peres. President Peres, flanked by Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch and Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman, surrounded by newly sworn-in judges at Beit Hanassi, Wednesday. Hendel who came to Israel from New York in 1983 settled in Beersheva where he became an assistant District Attorney in the Traffic Courts, then was promoted to District Court Judge, eventually becoming vice president of the Beersheva District Court, a position that he held prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court. Hendel who is a graduate of the Yeshiva of Flatbush High School, has many former school friends in Israel. The Yeshiva of Flatbush has an excellent aliya record. Hendel is also an alumnus of Yeshiva University and Hofstra University Law School. He and his wife Marcie have five sons. The other two new Supreme Court judges are Uzi Fogelman, a graduate of the Tel Aviv and Hebrew University Law Schools and of Harvard University's School of Public Administration; and Yitzhak Amit who graduated with outstanding results from the Hebrew University Law School and worked for many years as a successful lawyer prior to being appointed to the Haifa Magistrates Court. The thumbnail biographies of the three were read out by Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch in the absence of the usual practice at such ceremonies in which the biographies of all the new judges are read out by the court registrar. There were simply too many judges on this occasion. Of the 25, seven were women - a much lower ratio than usual - and none were Arabs or Druze. Judge Nili Arad was appointed vice president of the National Labor Court which is headed by American-born Judge Steve Adler. Noting that Hendel is religiously observant, and not the only religiously observant Beinisch was particularly gratified by the number of District Court appointees, especially in view of the wave of violence that has overtaken the country. Peres was much more outspoken about violence noting the increasing incidents of domestic violence, murder within the family, the barbaric killing of children by their parents, murder by and among youth sometimes generated by hatred and sometimes for no apparent reason; violent theft against elderly people who are unable to defend themselves, human traffic, ugly protection rackets, threats against law enforcement officials, violent sex crimes and violent battles between criminal elements in the struggle for power. He was particularly perturbed by the fact that the perpetrators of such violence are often very young people and that the age level keeps dropping. "All of Israeli society is under threat. It's a form of inter-personal terrorism," he said, insisting that the fight against violent crimes must be in the forefront of the national agenda. In listing the attributes of a judge both Peres and Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman cited the qualities epitomized by the Maimonides: wisdom, humility, fear of G-d, disdain of profit, pursuer of truth and justice, love of fellow man and a good reputation. To this they also added sensitivity. Adler pointed out that the occasion also marked the 40th anniversary of the Labor courts which were established in September, 1969. Over the years he said, the Labor courts had become integral to the Israeli court system and contributed considerably to labor relations and social security. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Media Accred. Procedures-Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2009 Induction - Market Wire Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:58 AM PDT
TORONTO, ONTARIO, MEDIA ADVISORY--(Marketwire - Oct. 14, 2009) - Entering the Sports Hall as athletes this year are hockey leader Mark Messier, quarterback legend Warren Moon, a pioneer in the development of women's hockey, Angela James, all-time leading money winner in standardbred racing, John Campbell, and world champion kayaker Caroline Brunet. One of the real forces in the development of CFL football Hugh Campbell and basketball coach extraordinaire Ken Shields will join them on the podium for induction as builders. They will be honoured at the Induction Gala on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. Biographies of all Inductees may be found on the Hall website: www.sportshall.ca Photo Session 3:15 p.m. Group photo of 2009 Inductees Press Conference 3:30 p.m. Tudor Room Conference Call Audio Feed 3:25 p.m. Dial-in Number -- 1-866-834-7685 Follow-up one-on-one phone calls for Q&As can be arranged by emailing barbmacd@storm.ca Accreditation Process Please include the name of journalist, and the media organization represented, along with contact information. If you will have special requirements, please contact: Barb MacDonald at 613-521-7314 or on cell at 613-858-7314. Please note: Broadcast footage for non-rights holders of the induction dinner will be limited to a 30-second clip, with attribution to TSN. Detailed Sequence of Events 3:15 p.m. Group photo of 2009 inductees 3:30 p.m. Press Conference, Tudor Room 7, Fairmont Royal York Hotel 4:45 - 6:30 p.m. Receptions - open to media 6:10 p.m. All CSHOF Honoured Members in attendance and 2009 Inductees gather in Toronto Room for group photo. 6:40 - 10:00 p.m. Gala Dinner 7:25 p.m. Induction Ceremonies - Builders: 8:40 p.m. Induction Ceremonies - Athletes: 10:00 p.m. Post Dinner Reception Induction Procedures: Media Facilities: 5:30 - 10:00 p.m. Media Room open, Toronto Room IN: SPORTS This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Forty-five Pennsylvania Nonprofits Reap More Than $235,000 in Literacy ... - Providence Journal Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:36 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14 -- A dollar a month may not seem like much, but it can go a long way to improving literacy skills in local communities across Pennsylvania while also giving people the opportunity to succeed. Thanks to the generosity of Verizon's Pennsylvania landline customers who participated in the company's Check Into Literacy program, 45 nonprofit organizations throughout the state have received more than $235,000 in grants to support their literacy programs. "This program is a classic example of a little bit going a long way to address a significant challenge for our society," said Gale Y. Given, president of Verizon Pennsylvania. "Verizon customers who participated in the program have shown how much they care about literacy and our communities, and we applaud them for it." The program allows Verizon landline phone customers to support literacy by checking a box on their monthly phone bills to make a $1 tax-deductible donation to promote literacy. Verizon then distributes these donations to local literacy organizations that serve the individual states the customers live in. Contributions from Pennsylvania residents are part of more than $1.1 million given to literacy organizations throughout the country through the Check Into Literacy program. Grants have been awarded to the following organizations: The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its free educational Web site, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2008, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $68 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in an additional $26 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of community service since 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit www.verizonfoundation.org. Verizon Communications Inc. VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. SOURCE Verizon CONTACT: Lee Gierczynski, +1-412-633-5574, Web site: http://www.verizon.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Tories want to be our friends - The Australian Posted: 14 Oct 2009 06:19 AM PDT IF the bookies know anything, William Hague will be the next British foreign secretary, and he may be a very significant occupant of that office. Britain will have an election by May next year. There is a lot of fight left in Gordon Brown's Labour government, not least in its capable Foreign Secretary David Miliband. But all the polls give David Cameron's Conservative Party a huge lead and the odds must favour a Tory victory. This week in London I had a long talk with Hague. He offers some substantial changes in British foreign policy, though, as befits any mature democracy, there will be a lot of continuity as well, but first some background. Hague will be a very powerful figure in a Cameron government. He is the Tories' best parliamentary performer and is beloved of the Tory grassroots. As a Yorkshireman with a regional accent and modest forebears, Hague offers a natural balance to the Eton-educated, London-focused sons of privilege who dominate much of the Conservative front bench. You may remember Hague from an early incarnation. As a wildly precocious schoolboy, he addressed a Conservative Party conference presided over by Margaret Thatcher, the party loved him and from that moment determined to get him into parliament and make him leader. This they duly did. But leadership came too early for Hague. He burned and fell under the blazing glare of the Tony Blair prime ministership. Hague went off writing stylish biographies of former British leaders (Gladstone and Pitt) and became a hugely popular speaker. Now he is poised to become the second most important man in a Conservative government. On foreign policy, even a partial rendition of the Hague agenda is daunting. He told me that as foreign secretary he would globalise British foreign policy, revive the Commonwealth, blow up the European Union's Lisbon Treaty if it is not fully ratified by all member states when the Tories come to government, push tough sanctions against Iran, be highly sympathetic to more British troops going to Afghanistan and push for closer relations with Australia. All these positions, not just the last, are of great importance to Australia. But when I ask Hague what the most important difference between a Conservative and a Labour government would be on foreign policy, he goes straight to process. He will set up a national security council that will involve the PM and key ministers, and be the engine of government decision-making in foreign policy. This is very similar to the Australian model. He also wants a bigger, more ambitious, British foreign policy: "We reject the strategic shrinkage of Britain. I resent the number of embassies and missions that have closed. Outside of Europe and North America, there is a regular complaint that Britain has withdrawn. The Prime Minister is not focused on foreign policy nor is there a good and close relationship between the PM and the Foreign Secretary." It is 15 years or more since a British foreign secretary has visited Australia, and Hague intends to "put that right". He would be happy to see the Australia-UK Ministerial Forum, which draws together foreign and defence ministers, meet next in Australia. "I want a very strong relationship with Australia," Hague tells me. "The Australian contribution (in Afghanistan) is enormously valued in this country, as it is in the US." Hague exudes great commitment to the coalition cause in Afghanistan and he speaks on this with the authority of his party: "We are sympathetic to an increase in the number of British troops in Afghanistan. We want to see the military case in detail. And we'd want the increase to contribute to training the Afghans more quickly. Of course we'd also like to see other allied countries, including some Europeans, increase their troop numbers." On Iran, Hague argues that the Western coalition should keep trying for a deal with Tehran to stop its nuclear program, but he favours moving quickly to very tough sanctions if a deal is not forthcoming: "We have to keep trying for a deal. But if we don't get one, we are, of almost all the parties in Europe, most in favour of very tough sanctions, financial sanctions and sanctions involving oil and gas. "We are in favour of tough European sanctions; Italy and Germany still do a substantial trade with Iran. We are also in favour of tough US and UN sanctions. "There is absolutely no guarantee that sanctions will work. But they are a peaceful tool that's available to us. Military action, while we should not take it off the table, is a very much more difficult and dangerous policy." On climate change, Hague and the Conservatives share the goals of the Brown government. They support even stronger targets than the Brown government and are part of a wide British national consensus on climate change. In this they are a contrast to Australia's Liberal Party. On Europe, however, Hague and the Tories strongly oppose the Lisbon Treaty, which would give the EU greater power over its nation stake members. Blair promised a referendum on the treaty but ultimately ratified it without a referendum. Only the Czech Republic has yet to ratify the treaty under EU members. If it still has not done so by the time the Conservatives come to office in Britain, Hague says they will hold a referendum, recommend a no vote and kill the treaty forever. If the Czechs do ratify the treaty before the British election, the Tories will have to come up with a new policy. One of Hague's most creative ideas is to revive the Commonwealth. He does not want bigger budgets or new institutions for it. Rather, he says, "it is up to the Commonwealth's leading members, such as Britain and Australia, to see the Commonwealth as a tool that can be used." The coming reconstruction of Zimbabwe, post Robert Mugabe, is, he believes, a good example: "The Commonwealth is perfectly placed in a non-threatening way to co-ordinate that effort, co-ordinate that aid." The Tories seem to be coming to the end of a long period in opposition. I ask Hague, who has excellent relations on both sides of Australian politics, if he had any advice for the Australian Liberals, who seem to be starting such a period. He says: "John Howard once said to me you'll find your first year of opposition very difficult, that is until you encounter your second and third and other years. I don't want to prejudge any election. I'll keep any advice private." By turns discreet, punchy or direct, Hague could become a important global figure. My guess is Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith would find such a transition pretty smooth. 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