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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

From Ian:

Eugene Kontorovich: A Palestinian ICC gambit would reach far beyond parties to the conflict
An ICC investigation into Hamas will place both Qatar and Turkey in the international spotlight, and will lead to intense international pressure on their senior leaders, including the Emir and increasingly belligerent and paranoid President Erdogan, to assist in the ICC’s investigation and deliver wanted persons to the ICC. These countries will doubtless react with hostility to such efforts, leading to diplomatic tension between them and the ICC’s Western supporters.
In other words, an ICC investigation could pull in much of the Middle East, in a way that is likely to be obnoxious and destabilizing, and will pit Western interests in diplomatic quiet with their commitment to justice.
Moreover, Israel sees a Palestinian turn to the ICC as the ultimate betrayal of the diplomatic process that created the Palestinian government itself. It may react by spreading the love. Thus it would have little to lose by joining the ICC itself, and forcing an investigation of Turkish settlements in Cyprus, and, if the Court allows for retroactive jurisdiction, perhaps Lebanese rocketing of Israel. It could also perhaps refer Iran for its incitement to genocide, which as I explain, could be understood as relating to the territory of Israel.
In other words, not only would a Palestinian turn to the ICC not be limited to Israel and the Palestinians – it would also sweep in much of the Middle East.
Coverage of Israel should be accurate and impartial, but it's not
One cannot argue that the recent mistakes and misinformation are simply the result of the information age, the social networking sites, and the pressure to release reports about rolling events as quickly as possible. We've witnessed them before, when there was no Internet, too, and they occur in one direction only – Israel's.
For quite some time now, the Western media's coverage of Israel has suffered from mistaken reporting, exaggerations, double standards, the unbalanced use of sources, baseless associations, ridiculous analogies, selective and tendentious interviews and significant omissions.
The shortcomings stem from a sense of solidarity with the "underdog," the adoption of the Palestinian-victim narrative, intimidation and threats on the part of the Palestinians, the widespread conflicting and critical voices within Israel, and anti-Semitism. From the perspective of the Western media, Israel alone is to blame for the absence of a solution and the violence.
This puts Israel in a very difficult spot; but its spokespersons must make more of an effort to demand a higher level of professionalism and responsibility from the journalists, and to denounce and shame them when they slip up. The Western media's consumers expect accurate, reliable and impartial reporting. They need to be shown that when it comes to reports they are fed about Israel, this is often not the case.
The Nazi Romance With Islam Has Some Lessons for the United States
Both Hitler and Himmler had a soft spot for Islam. Hitler several times fantasized that, if the Saracens had not been stopped at the Battle of Tours, Islam would have spread through the European continent—and that would have been a good thing, since “Jewish Christianity” wouldn’t have gone on to poison Europe. Christianity doted on weakness and suffering, while Islam extolled strength, Hitler believed. Himmler in a January 1944 speech called Islam “a practical and attractive religion for soldiers,” with its promise of paradise and beautiful women for brave martyrs after their death. “This is the kind of language a soldier understands,” Himmler gushed.
Surely, the Nazi leaders thought, Muslims would see that the Germans were their blood brothers: loyal, iron-willed, and most important, convinced that Jews were the evil that most plagued the world. “Do you recognize him, the fat, curly-haired Jew who deceives and rules the whole world and who steals the land of the Arabs?” demanded one of the Nazi pamphlets dropped over North Africa (a million copies of it were printed). “The Jew,” the pamphlet explained, was the evil King Dajjal from Islamic tradition, who in the world’s final days was supposed to lead 70,000 Jews from Isfahan in apocalyptic battle against Isa—often identified with Jesus, but according to the Reich Propaganda Ministry none other than Hitler himself. Germany produced reams of leaflets like this one, often quoting the Quran on the subject of Jewish treachery. (h/t Elder of Lobby)

Netanyahu: Recognition of Israel as nation state of Jews is basis for future peace accord
Recognition of Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people is the basis of any future peace accord, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, responding to critics both domestic and abroad claiming that the controversial “Jewish state” legislation will water down the country's democratic character.
“Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people,” Netanyahu said during a meeting with Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka as part of the annual government-to-government meeting between Israeli and Czech cabinet ministers. “Israel is an exemplary democratic country – that is the way it was and the way it will be. A country that anchors personal equal rights for each of its citizens.”
Netanyahu said he did not know a more vibrant, democratic country than Israel in the world, “certainly not in our region.”
The Prime minister said that while the country's democratic character was ensured, what is being challenged constantly is it being the nation-state of the Jewish people. “And for that reason we will anchor in law the national rights of the Jewish people, alongside with assurances of the personal rights of each citizen,” he said. “That combination is what is important, and what I will promote in the principles of this law. We will continue to do this to make clear the fact that Israel is a Jewish democratic state.”
Bennett rejects US comments on ‘Jewish state’ bill
Economy Minister Naftali Bennett of the right-wing Jewish Home party on Tuesday rejected perceived American criticism of a bill that would enshrine in law Israel’s status as a Jewish nation-state.
“I say to the Americans that we will manage the affairs of the State of Israel. We have to deal with the ramifications of what sort of state we want,” Bennett told Army Radio. “In the end, this is our problem, an internal problem, and I don’t think anyone has the right to wade into it.”
In a press briefing the day before, State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said the US understood that the proposal was only at the “beginning of a process, and so I don’t want to speculate on the outcome,” but added that the US “would expect any final legislation to continue Israel’s commitment to democratic principles.”
He added: “The United States position, which is unchanged, has been clear for years – and the president and the secretary [of state] have also reiterated it – is that Israel is a Jewish and democratic state in which all citizens should enjoy equal rights.”
Defending the Right to a Jewish State
For far too long, those who have spoken up for Israel in international or media forums have downplayed the question of the rights of the Jews in the conflict and instead spoke only of the nation’s security needs. But when placed against Palestinian claims of their rights to the same country—when Hamas talks about resistance to the “occupation” they are referring to Israel within its pre-1967 borders—such talk inevitably seems inadequate. Friends of Israel are right to seek to promote the idea of a nation state for the Jews not so much because Israel’s laws need to be altered but because Zionism is itself under attack and must be vigorously defended.
Lastly, those who consider this some kind of colossal blunder on the part of Netanyahu don’t understand what is going on here. If Livni and Lapid blow up the government and force new elections, it is likely that both of them will lose ground while Netanyahu—who has no viable rival for the role of prime minister—is likely to emerge even stronger in a Knesset where the right-wing parties may be even more dominant and so-called moderates are marginalized.
Livni and Lapid would do well to lower the rhetoric and back down if they want to avoid going into an election having repudiated a measure that is, in the context of a country that is already a Jewish state, an anodyne proposal.
Israel won’t be any more Jewish or less democratic no matter whether or not this bill eventually becomes one of the country’s basic laws. But those casually weighing in on this debate from afar need to understand that at a time when the legitimacy of a Jewish state is increasingly under attack, Israelis are within their rights to make it clear they won’t give up this right.
Times of London again falsely alleges Israeli bill will make Arabs 2nd class citizens
As we noted in two posts yesterday, Times of London editors chose a headline for a Nov. 24th article by Gregg Carlstrom which mischaracterized a proposed bill designed to enshrine Israel as “the nation-state of the Jewish people” as one which would make Arabs “second class citizens”.
The article with the erroneous headline – based merely on a characterization of the proposed bill by some critics – appeared in the print and online editions of the paper.
Israeli envoy Prosor says 'J'accuse' to UN, slamming the body's hypocrisy
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor lashed out at the hypocrisy displayed toward Israel at the world body on Monday as the UN marked “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.”
"To the nations that continue to allow prejudice to prevail over truth, I say J’accuse. I accuse you of hypocrisy. I accuse you of demanding concessions from Israel, but asking nothing of the Palestinians," Prosor said, drawing inspiration from Jewish writer Emil Zola's famous open letter written in response to the anti-Semitism of the Dreyfus Affair.
"I accuse you of speaking about Israel’s right of self-defense in theory, but denying it in practice. I accuse you of lending legitimacy to those who seek to destroy our state. Our conflict has never been about the establishment of a Palestinian state. It has always been about the existence of the Jewish state," Prosor stated.
"Among 193 flags at the UN there is one flag with a Jewish Star of David. There is just one small nation state for the Jewish people, and for some people, that is one too many. Today’s debate is not about speaking for peace or speaking for the Palestinian people – it is about speaking against Israel," he accused.
"We will not return to the times of the world’s ignorance and indifference towards the Jewish people.We will never apologize for being a sovereign state," Prosor vowed.
Khaled Abu Toameh: PA denies postponing statehood bid at Security Council
The Palestinian Authority on Monday denied that it has decided to postpone its plan to ask the UN Security Council to issue a resolution calling for a full Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines.
The denial came after the Bethlehem- based Ma’an news agency quoted PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki earlier that day as saying that the Palestinian leadership has decided to delay its intention to go to the Security Council.
A senior PA official in Ramallah said that the plan, which calls for a Security Council resolution that considers all the territories captured by Israel in 1967 as the lands of a future Palestinian state, would be presented to the council on November 30, and described the Ma’an report as a “rumor designed to defame the Palestinian Authority.”
UN chief: Palestinian recognition gaining momentum
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday the international community's failure to advance a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is spurring governments and parliaments to take action to recognize the state of Palestine, and that this "momentum will grow."
At the U.N. commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Ban said the international community must assume "a collective failure" for not being able to achieve a peace deal.
"Indeed, as we see around the world, governments and parliaments are taking action," Ban said.
UN Chief: Israel, Palestinians 'Standing at the Precipice'
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to "step back from the brink" and return to peace talks for a "two-state solution."
"The Israeli and Palestinian people face a shared fate on shared land. There is no erasing the other," Ban told a UN committee on "Palestinian rights."
He called "on the parties to step back from the brink and find the path of peace before hope and time run out."
UN marks ‘International Day of Solidarity’ with Palestinians
Monday featured a special meeting of the UN General Assembly to discuss the “Question of Palestine,” and a convening of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to mark the occasion.
In his remarks to the committee, Ban reiterated his condemnation of Hamas rocket attacks, saying they “brought nothing but suffering to all sides.”
“At the same time,” he continued, “the scale of the destruction by the Israeli military has left deep questions about respect for questions of proportionality and generated wide calls for accountability.”
Ban encouraged donors to continue to support UNRWA and the reconstruction efforts in Gaza, which he was pleased to announce were going forward.
He also said he was “deeply troubled” by the situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank. He again condemned “attacks on worshipers” and added that he felt “extremists on both sides are dictating the agenda.”
Largest American Lobbying Firm Hired By Palestinian Authority
The largest lobbying firm in the United States, Squire Patton Boggs, has been hired as of November 15, 2014 by the Palestinian Authority for the fee of $55,000 dollars per month for a 1-year contract which will automatically renew. The company has been tapped to work with the Palestinian Authority to ensure that the PA continues to receive funding which has been committed to by the United States. U.S. aid to the Palestinians is approximately $500 million annually.
Undoubtedly, the subtext is due to the fact that there is now a “Palestinian unity government” between Fatah and Hamas – and Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization in the United States. American law states that U.S. aid to the Palestinians may not benefit Hamas "or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence."
Disclosure forms which have been filed note that “Patton Boggs will assist the PA in assessing US funding promises to date and help ensure that further commitments of financial assistance are fulfilled and received by the Palestinians.” Gassan Baloul is the partner at Patton Boggs running the Palestinian Authority account, and has previously represented clients in the Middle East against allegations of violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act, and money laundering violations. He recently worked on a high-profile case working with a Lebanese bank accused of working with terrorists.
Ya’alon: US Defense Secy Hagel is ‘True Friend’ of Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon was unstinting with his praise of outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday in response to the news that Hagel is stepping down.
Ya’alon called Hagel a “true friend” of Israel, commenting that in recent years, his relationship with the defense secretary had been “very open and honest.”
The U.S. security establishment under his command, said Ya’alon, “is an example of uncompromising support and exchange of information.” Ya’alon also referred to the “extensive and valuable military assistance that the U.S. has provided Israel.”
He thanked Hagel “in the name of the government of Israel and on behalf of its citizens” for his “contribution to the empowerment of Israel and his friendship and willingness to help at any time.
Michael Lumish: A Note to Ceylan Özbudak
Ceylan Özbudak is a political analyst on Turkish television and an executive director of Building Bridges, an Istanbul-based NGO associated with the Harun Yahya organization.
I know next to nothing about Harun Yahya and therefore cannot speak to its nature, but I know that Ceylan wrote this to me in a personal email:
"Whoever is using al-Aqsa mosque for provocation, whoever starts a fight in the mosque is shameless, this is not an action Muslims should support. On the contrary, this is an action Muslims should shun. Israel may have malpractices. But I experienced personally many times that whenever we ask them about the details of an incident, they give us detailed explanations and they are open to agreement, they are usually civil people.
The system is also democratic in Israel."

This is a friend of the Jewish people and I am going to acknowledge her as so.
We are a tiny minority.
We represent 2 percent of the American population and .2 percent of the world population.
The pro-Israel / pro-Jewish on-line community has accepted both African-American Chloe Valdary and Indigenous-American Ryan Bellerose as great friends.
Campus Anti-Semitism: Where Are The Christians?
I have been getting letters from some of these students. They want to get it off their chests; the willies they’ve been getting.
Going to class has become a nightmare. The campus has become a recruitment center for Arab fundamentalism. Hatred stalks the corridors.
There is nothing arbitrary about campus anti-Semitism sweeping the country. Rather it is a systematic approach by fanatical Islamists to break the Jewish spirit. They come here as students but that is only a pretext. To reason with them is pointless because their fanaticism is robotic.
Their bigotry is deep-seated and their racism and their grievances travel with them wherever they go. Jewish kids are no match.
So where are the Christians who’ve been taught to love their neighbor – who’ve been raised to serve as shelters to those who suffer? Silence?
Yes you are your brother’s keeper. But where are you? Your fellow students could use a helping hand. Your fellowship is urgently needed.
Of Jewish students attracted to the scoffers, lighting Hanukkah candles isn’t enough and running with BDS won’t protect you from their scorn.
Your coreligionists in Israel count on your support. Where are you?
Academic body votes to be open forum on Israel boycotts
A key U.S. organization of Middle East scholars voted Monday to protect the rights of members who support a long-standing Palestinian call for academic boycotts of Israeli institutions, but stopped short of taking a stand for or against such activities.
By a vote of 256-79, members at an annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington agreed to send the resolution to the general membership for a vote in the coming months.
The organization resolved to remain an open forum for discussion of academic boycotts of Israel and deplored attempts to intimidate those taking part in such activities. The issue arose from the 2005 Palestinian civil society call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel.
MESA President Nathan Brown emphasized that the organization was not taking a stand on the moves by many organizations worldwide and in the United States to boycott, disinvest in or sanction Israel or Israeli institutions for the failure of Middle East peace talks.
Detroit Lions Running Back Compares Ferguson to Palestinian People
Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush just compared Michael Brown and the Ferguson protestors to the Palestinian people.
Bush suggested via a photo he posted on his Instagram account that Israelis are shooting unarmed Palestinians the same way Darren Wilson shot Mike Brown.
The photo shows a man holding a sign that reads:
The Palestinian people know what mean to be shot while unarmed because of your ethnicity. #ferguson #justice.
Britain says it is reviewing arms exports to Israel again
Britain is undertaking a second review of arms export licenses to Israel to ensure equipment could not be used in a way that would breach international law, the government said on Monday.
The British government has already conducted one such review, in August, in response to the Jewish state's conflict with Hamas in Gaza, after which it said it would suspend 12 licenses to export military items to Israel if hostilities resumed.
"To ensure that new information is taken into account, and in light of the fact that a cease-fire has been in place for more than two months, ministers decided earlier this month to carry out a further review," a government spokeswoman said in a statement.
The August review found that the "vast majority" of exports licensed for Israel were not for items that could be used by Israeli forces in Gaza, she added.
Congressman Henry Waxman, State Senator Ted W. Lieu, and State Senator-Elect Ben Allen Condemn BDS Vote By UCLA Student Government
Congressman Henry Waxman, State Senator Ted W. Lieu, and State Senator-Elect Ben Allen issued a statement in response to the passing of the anti-Israel BDS resolution by the UCLA student government. They condemned the resolution and praised the UCLA Chancellor and the Board of Regents for their public rejection of its presence in administrative decisions.
"In response to the UCLA student government passing a non-binding resolution calling for divestment of school funds from American companies with a presence in the West Bank or whose products are used by the Israeli military, Rep. Henry Waxman, State Sen. Ted Lieu, and State Sen.-elect Ben Allen issued the following statement:
We are deeply disappointed by the UCLA student government’s passage of a resolution in favor of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel."
UCLA Chancellor Rejects Divestment From Israel
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block issued a strong statement rejecting a student attempt to have the university divest from Israel. Block's statement reads as follows:
"UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association Council has debated and approved a resolution that calls for disinvestment in companies that engage in business with Israel. As an institution of higher education, the university recognizes that our students have a right to engage in open dialogue and share opinions on complex issues. Divestment from a foreign government or companies doing business with a foreign government, however, is a serious action that requires careful, fair deliberations. UCLA and the UCLA Foundation share the Board of Regents conviction that divestment decisions should not hold any one organization or country to a different standard than any other. The Board of Regents does not support divestment in companies that engage in business with Israel and UCLA agrees with that position."
UCLA Donor Reverses Decision To Pull Funds After Administration Bucks BDSe to Chancellor's rejection of divestment resolution
UPDATE: After the passing of the anti-Israel BDS resolution by UCLA’s student government last Tuesday, major UCLA donor and political leader Gary Aminoff had released a statement pledging to pull funds unless the University administration publicly denounced the resolution. Aminoff was pleased to hear the news of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block’s immediate public response rejecting divestment from Israel. He applauds the Chancellor and the Board of Regents for their statement and revokes his original decision of withholding donations to UCLA.
BDS’ Biggest Victory Yet Is the Triumph of Zimbolism
Twice this past August, the Israeli freighter Piraeus, run by Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, was driven away from the Port of Oakland by picket lines which dissuaded longshoremen from unloading the ship. More recently, it’s been reported that protests in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles, prompted ZIM to suspend operations there, though ZIM denied this was so, citing technical reasons why their freighters were staying away. BDS organizers claimed victory. Zimbolically, anyway.
The immediate occasion, of course, was anger at the IDF assault on Gaza, a military operation that, however justifiable in its beginnings as a response to Palestinian rocket attacks often launched from and at civilian communities, ended up killing more than 2,000 people. (Some protesters consider it “genocide,” though neither the actual Israeli military operations nor their results seem to have much to do with the intention of killing everyone in Gaza.) But the objection to ZIM claims a much deeper rationale in a history for which no remedy is available. It wants to repeal the past, so it is a protest without conceivable end.Now one of the largest shipping container companies in the world, ZIM was, in this view, conceived in original sin, because it helped establish the State of Israel. Leaders of the BDS movement may proclaim that they are agnostic on the question of whether there should be one state or two states, but the Block the Boat wing of the BDS movement, at least, would seem to have a more definite idea. Israel, it says, was the product of “settler-colonialism.” One supporting statement reads: “Palestinians throughout Gaza, the West Bank and 1948 Palestine have demonstrated their unity in the struggle against Apartheid Israel.”
"Rupert Murdoch ... Is A Zionist Jew" & Other Fables: As told by a British party leader
Pippa Bartolotti is the fanatically anti-Israel leader of the Wales Green Party. She stood unsuccessfully for leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales in 2012 in succession to the equally anti-Israel Caroline Lucas, and, again unsuccessfully, for the European Parliament in this year's May elections.
Ms Bartolotti's speeches to the Welsh Greens (see the opening words of one in the link above, for instance) often include references to Israel, despite that having absolutely no relevance to green issues in Wales.
In the video at the foot of this post (a video which consists of a 65-minute demonisation of Israel) Ms Bartolotti centres the narrative of her recent address to an audience in Newport, Gwent, as a "fundraiser evening" for the Gwent Greens, entitled "Why Gaza?" largely on her participation in the "Viva Palestina" convoy of 2010.
Who Is UK Labour’s Ed Miliband A Friend Of?
On Wednesday night Ed Miliband, the leader of the UK’s Labour party, is the guest of honour at the “Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East”. The second speaker is His Excellency (I’m not kidding, that’s what they call him) Manuel Hassassian, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK.
LPFME support BDS and boycotts of (only) the Jewish State. Ed Miliband claims that BDS is not legitimate against Israel. Make up your mind Ed.
World Vision Issues Vague Statement About Violence in Jerusalem
World Vision, a $2 billion Christian charity that promotes child welfare in poor countries throughout the world, has recently issued a putatively “balanced” press release about the escalating violence in Jerusalem. The undated release (which does not appear to have any links to it on World Vision's media page) is not as hostile toward Israel as WV materials have been in the past, but it is problematic nonetheless. It reads in part as follows:
"Less than a week ago, a village mosque north of Ramallah was burned down and believed to have been a settler attack on Palestinian Muslims. On Tuesday, five Israelis were killed, and several others wounded, by two Palestinians armed with a pistol, axes and knives at a synagogue in West Jerusalem during a time of prayer. World Vision condemns such acts of terror and religious violence, and shares the grief of those who mourn the passing of all who have died in the violence of recent weeks."
To people unfamiliar with the events of the past week, this passage above appears to be a responsible, even-handed response to violence in Jerusalem, but in reality, it serves to obscure what responsible commentators would confront head-on: The role the allegedly “moderate” Palestinian Authority has played in encouraging violence against Israel and Jews prior to the synagogue attack.
World Vision does not address reality but instead, offers a chronology that suggests that the attack against the synagogue was in retaliation for the act of arson against the mosque.
This should not come as a surprise, however.
World Vision bills itself as an “advocacy” organization, but does not direct its advocacy at the misdeeds of Palestinian leaders who have engaged in a campaign of incitement against Israel and Jews that has undermined the ability of Arabs to live peacefully next door to Jews.
ADL slams Hagee for calling Obama ‘anti-Semitic’
The Anti-Defamation League slammed the founder of Christians United for Israel Monday for calling US President Barack Obama “anti-Semitic.”
Pastor John Hagee’s “remarks about President Obama were offensive and misplaced,” Abraham Foxman, the ADL’s national director, said in a statement.
“One can agree to disagree about the president and his administration’s record in dealing with Israel, but to apply the label of ‘anti-Semitic’ is a serious denigration and distortion of the term.”
Hagee made his remarks on Sunday at the annual dinner in New York of the Zionist Organization of America.
Israeli Tourist in Berlin Hospitalized After Beating – Police Probing Motive
A group of unknown assailants set upon and severely beat an Israeli visitor to Berlin’s Charlottenburg neighborhood Saturday night, according to German police.
In the attack, which took place at 6:30 p.m. at Lotte Lenya-Bow near one of the district’s train stations, the group first passed the 22-year-old on the street, and then doubled back to attack him.
“All four offenders punched and kicked him repeatedly, and then fled,” according to the police report.
The victim, who had to be briefly hospitalized due to the extent of his injuries, was later released as an outpatient.
Rudolf Hess’s grandson speaks at Budapest Holocaust event
Rainer Hoess, the grandson of Auschwitz death camp commander Rudolf Hess, was among the speakers at a Holocaust commemoration event in Budapest.
Hoess, an activist against European neo-Nazism, spoke at Friday’s event marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Holocaust in Hungary. He was invited by the March of the Living-Hungary Foundation, which organized the commemoration.
“It was strange to come to Hungary after what my grandfather did — especially here,” he told the crowd.
His grandfather was responsible for the extermination of roughly 400,000 Hungarian Jews in the Auschwitz death camp in June 1944.
3D Systems acquires Cimatron for $97 million
3D print maker, 3D Systems (3DS), has acquired the Israeli design software maker Cimatron for a reported $97 million to strengthen its position in the fast-growing 3D design and manufacturing space.
Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated 3D CAD/CAM software products and solutions for manufacturing and its products are used by companies worldwide for their 3D production molds and tools in a wide variety of functional end-use manufacturing applications. The company is ranked among the top six CAD/CAM suppliers in every global region.
“We believe that the perfect strategic fit between our businesses, combined with expanded capabilities in product development, channel coverage and marketing, could present sizeable synergies that together offer significant long-term customer benefits and shareholder value,” said Avi Reichental, President and CEO of 3DS.
Israeli company aims to recharge mobile phones in 30 seconds
An Israeli company says it has developed technology that can charge a mobile phone in a few seconds and an electric car in minutes, advances that could transform two of the world's most dynamic consumer industries.
Using nanotechnology to synthesize artificial molecules, Tel Aviv-based StoreDot says it has developed a battery that can store a much higher charge more quickly, in effect acting like a super-dense sponge to soak up power and retain it.
While the prototype is currently far too bulky for a mobile phone, the company believes it will be ready by 2016 to market a slim battery that can absorb and deliver a day's power for a smartphone in just 30 seconds.
"These are new materials; they have never been developed before," said Doron Myersdorf, the founder and chief executive of StoreDot, whose investors include Russian billionaire and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich.
Israeli judoka wins gold medal in China
Israeli judo sensation Yarden Gerbi won first place in the Qingdao Grand Prix Thursday, an international judo competition held in Qingdao, China.
Gerbi, who competes in the under 63-kilo category, won all four of her matches in less than four minutes on her way to the gold.
The victory marks Gerbi’s third gold medal in less than six weeks, having also won international grand prix tournaments in Tashkent and Astana.
“This medal is very important to me, I was able to prove to myself that even on an off day I can beat any rival,” Gerbi said, according to a Ynet news report. (h/t Yoel)
Senators, Reps Pledge To Stand With Israel At Iron Dome Tribute On Capitol Hill
The US administration’s contribution to the security of Israel by funding the Iron Dome defensive shield was highlighted by US Senators, Congressmen, community leaders, as well as administration officials, during a luncheon at the US Capitol and at an off-the-record briefing at the White House last Wednesday.
The “Tribute to the U.S. Israel Security Alliance,” at the Russell Senate Office Building, was co-chaired by Elliot Gibber, Stanley Tate, Simcha Lyons and Jason Lyons and organized by Ezra Friedlander, CEO of The Friedlander Group, in honor of the U.S. Israel relationship and special appreciation for Iron Dome funding.
At the start of the event, some 75 attendees and elected officials stood for a moment of silence and recited Tehilim in memory of the 4 kedoshim and the druze police officer, who were brutally murdered during a terror attack while praying at a synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood Tuesday morning.
The speakers all made reference to the bloody massacre, while highlighting the significance of the special relationship between the United States and the State of Israel. Almost every Senator vowed to pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop the incitement, and promised to stand with Israel as the P5+1 inch towards a deal on Iran’s nuclear program.
“We tragically received yet another reminder of the importance of this very relationship, of this very alliance that we have to both countries,” remarked Senator Mike Lee of Utah.

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For parents who may be in a similar situation, posting here about my very positive experience with the Wike special needs bicycle trailer. Our son has Down Syndrome and is on the autism spectrum and cycling independently is not yet an option, but he's getting bigger so a special trailer is necessary to get him out enjoying.

I would be on my ebike anyway (arthritis), but with a larger, heavier child and trailer, necessarily giving up some aerodynamics, the ebike goes from being a nice-to-have, to pretty much essential for enjoyment.

Overall, very pleased with the Wike trailer (we have the special needs Large, not the XL).

Pros and cons for the trailer:

Great safety features.
Well made and improving over time.
Responsive company.
Two different sizes of special needs trailer.
Clever design details.
Lots of options to customize.
Ample storage space.
Well styled and eye-catching.
Made in Canada!
Models available for pets.

No suspension (just cushions, tires)
Does not pack up small for travel.
Wide ebike axle, plus adapter, can put trailer centerline slightly left of bike.
Brake pedals can get pressed down by items in outer corners of soft rear storage space.
Takes extra shed space

I may update later with details on the above, but those are my main takeaways after two years of owning one. This adds so much summer enjoyment for my youngest - he would give a big thumbs up.

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I think trailers are the best way to carry a load with a bike. And I bet your son is thrilled to 'ride' with you. Good enough!

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Tien Shinhan (Tenshinhan)

CBUB Wins: 15
CBUB Losses: 4
Win Percentage: 78.95%

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The Dragon Ball manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of fighters in the world compete in tournaments, using various superhuman and supernatural abilities. The series' storyline follows the adventures of a martial artist as he searches for the seven mystical objects known as the Dragon Balls, which are used to summon a wish-granting dragon.

The main character of the series is Son Goku, a martial artist who comes from an extraterrestrial race known as the Saiyans. Along the way, he undergoes training regiments and educational programs to fight in the World Martial Arts Tournament. During the course of the story, he encounters diverse villains such as Piccolo, the offspring of Piccolo Daimao; Vegeta, a Saiyan who eventually becomes Goku's ally; and Frieza, a galactic tyrant who was responsible for the extinction of the Saiyan race; and allies such as Trunks, Vegeta's son; Bulma, a scientist; and Krillin, Goku's rival who eventually becomes his ally.

During this period of the series, Toriyama placed less emphasis on the series art work, simplifying the lines and sometimes making things "too square". He found himself having problems determining the colors for characters and sometimes ended up changing them unintentionally mid-story. For the female characters, Toriyama felt it was not fun to draw "weak females" so he created women that he felt were not only "beautiful and sexy", but also "strong".

After the first chapters were released, readers commented that Goku seemed rather plain, so his appearance was changed. More characters (such as and Krillin) and martial arts tournaments were added to give the manga a greater emphasis on fighting. Knowing readers would expect Goku to win the tournaments, Toriyama had him lose the first two while continuing his initial goal of having Goku be the champion and hero. When having fights in the manga, Toriyama had the characters go to a place where nobody lived to avoid difficulties in drawing destroyed buildings. In order to advance the story quickly, he also gave most fighters the ability to fly so they could travel to other parts of the world without inconvenience. This was also the reasoning behind Goku learning to teletransport (thus allowing characters to move to any planet in a second).

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Regular play Record:

Result Opponent A Score   B Score
Win Yamcha 53 to 35
Win Sasuke Uchiha 54 to 45
Win Kakashi Hatake 55 to 49
Win Chameleon 66 to 32
Loss Nimrod 46 to 75
Win Fourth Hokage 56 to 34
Loss Magneto 14 to 16
Win Frieza / Freeza 17 to 9
Win Captain Britain 8 to 6
Win Nappa 16 to 4
Win Frieza / Freeza 10 to 9
Win Dr. Gero 14 to 6
Win Tifa Lockhart 14 to 11
Win Haku (Naruto) 10 to 2
Win Raditz 8 to 4
Win Mantis (New God) 12 to 9
Loss High Evolutionary 3 to 9
Win Holocaust 5 to 3
Loss Mauvais (Wendigo) 9 to 12


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ISFC2017: ‘Politicising the Past: The Russo-Ukrainian War of Words’

‘Politicising the Past: The Russo-Ukrainian War of Words’ was presented at the 44th International Systemic Functional Linguistics Congress on 11th of July 2017 with the theme ‘Transforming Contexts’.

When countries go to war, it is not only the soldiers who are warring. Politicians, journalists and everyday people take part in warring discourses. In times of war, conversations about the past are reignited in new contexts, and used to fight a war of words. The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is no exception; comparisons are frequently drawn between the current conflict, which commenced with the overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014, and the Holodomor, the Great Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33. This study is concerned with lexical and grammatical representations of competing ideologies of the past, realised in texts concerning the Holodomor and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. These competing ideologies are complex, with social psychologist Karina Korostelina (2014) arguing that there are no less than five ideological divisions concerning national history inside Ukraine alone. In order to trace some of these ideologies, this study examines uses of the lexical item ‘Holodomor’ since the beginning of the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine, along with its relation to other related signs. Using the system of Appraisal (Martin & White 2005), my aim is to draw out attitudes towards the ‘Holodomor’ in light of the current Russo-Ukrainian conflict across different registers, including social media, journalism and political speeches. These texts participate in the construction and maintenance of ideologies and ultimately illustrate how each side depicts themselves and the ‘other’ while waging war through text.

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Elizabeth Clark Wessel is a poet, Swedish to English translator, and small press editor based in Stockholm, Sweden. Born and raised in rural Nebraska, she spent many years living in New York and Connecticut. She received her BA in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA in poetry and literary translation from Columbia University, where she taught in the Undergraduate Creative Writing Program.

She is the author of four chapbooks of poetry, most recently first one thing, then the other (Per Diem Press, forthcoming 2018), and translator of numerous novels, including The Believer by Joakim Zander & What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde.

Along with Iris Cushing and E.C. Belli, she is a founding editor of the independent poetry press Argos Books, which has published over forty books since 2010. She was also the co-editor of Circumference, a journal of poetry in translation, along with Sam Ross, Hilary Vaughn Dobel, and Iris Cushing from 2012-2017.

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Surely getting old is better than dying young?!?!

A lot of people reflect on their year at the end of the year, I like to do it on my birthday (or in this case the day after). I turned 35 yesterday and had a great day. One of my best friends treated me to a lunch with some of my lovely colleagues. When I came home from work, after picking up Elisabeth from the childminder‘s, I was greeted by my husband who had come home early and baked me birthday cupcakes! With candles and all! How cool is that! In the short time I got my and Elisabeth’s stuff out of our car he had taught Elisabeth to say happy birthday so when I came in she said: ‘Happy birthday mummy’. I also received some great presents, so all in all a great day!

Some people moan about getting older, they find it depressing that they have lost their youth. I don’t. I know getting older isn’t always fun, and it is inevitable to sometimes wish that you could go back in time and re-live your youth. However, every birthday that passes makes me grateful for the simple fact that I am still alive and have the chance to embrace another year. Surely getting old is better than dying young?!?!

The past year has been brilliant, my darling girl turned one last February, she started walking, talking, SLEEPING and we have had all sorts of other wonderful firsts. I got a new job and my husband has been offered a promotion. My amazing nephew turned 3, my brother in law got a new job, my dad moved house, my mum started writing a book and I finally saw most of my Dutch family all together in December. So the past year has been good and I have a lot to be grateful for. But enough of looking back, let’s look forward to another great year to come. Bring it on! I am ready!

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  1. Happy Belated birthday.. You really did have a nice day and are blessed in many ways. It’s good to realize the good things in our lives. I passed 35 a lot of years ago and don’t regret any stage of growing older… Each year/decade is a milestone of it’s own…Diane

  2. Happy Birthday! I know what you mean. I lost a friend last year and we were the same age- 29. I will take living, warts and all, over not because there’s too much beauty and adventure in life to give up on.

    I hope you have many more years of happiness and memories ahead of you.

    1. Thank you so much, sorry to hear about your friend, it is incredibly hard to loose people you care about especially when they are that young. It makes you realise how precious life really is.

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Since 2008 this multi-agency group has been using film and TV images in public spaces to create a more welcoming “First Impression” to Elstree & Borehamwood.   The street banners, the 25+ panels in the Film and TV Heritage Trail, stars in the pavement and the iconic wall sculpture at Elstree & Borehamwood rail station, signage at key gateways to the Town and new public planting at the station and Centenary Place are only some of the results which the continued combined efforts of this group have achieved.

Street Banners

The first banners were installed in 2010 using generic film-based artwork but more were added as we began to secure permission to display iconic film and TV images.

As part of the 2014 celebrations of our centenary of film-making we commissioned a new design. This design has made such an impact and proved so popular that it remains on show, reminding residents and visitors of our proud Centenary.

The Film and TV Heritage Trail

A key element of the work of First Impressions has been the creation of a Film & TV Heritage Trail celebrating the contributions of men and women who have worked at our studios during the past 100 years.

We have put in place heritage panels along the high street, Shenley Road, from the train station up to Elstree Studios and the BBC Elstree Centre, and beyond, as far as the site of MGM British Studios on Elstree Way.

For more information about the Heritage Trail just follow this link.

Stars in the Pavement at the Station

Following a public vote 12 people were chosen to be honoured by having their name included in stars set into the pavement at the train station when it was rebuilt in 20XX as part of the creation of an integrated transport interchange.

Although the design guidelines did not permit us to reproduce the eye-catching pink used for the pavement stars in Hollywood our Elstree stars continue to attract attention of visitors and residents alike and are a great favourite with children at the station.

The Iconic Wall Mural

The only thing believed to be certain about the wall mural was that it “would be defaced within a week”.  Five years later and, fingers crossed, the mural remains untouched.  We believe this is because local residents feel that it represents something very important about the Town, something of which they are proud.

By the nature of First Impressions, the mural was designed by a committee.  However, Scenic Designer Chris Clark and the project’s Chief Designer and former Borehamwood resident, Mike Rollin, added a final level of professionalism.

Cut from iron with lasers, the mural took three days for all the sections to be bolted into place.

Since then it has appeared on local websites and even on national television as a symbol of the contribution which local film crews have made to our unique legacy.

Gateway Signage

The train station is a key gateway into the Town but many visitors arrive by car.  To welcome them, as well as returning residents, we have installed striking signs to replace the more conventional road signage of years past.

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Yellow Creatures – Pressing Buttons – Video

The English dream-rock band Yellow Creatures released the LP Spectrum on the 27th of February.

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The last of the seven tracks on the album (available on bandcamp) – Pressing Buttons – slowly eases its way out of the speakers and fills the room with a quiet, gentle, haze while the listener can feel their heart-rate slowing and stresses easing.

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Yellow Creatures

Marc Bird (Guitar / Vocals), Paul Gardner (Keyboards), Martin Jacobs (Drums) and Joe Barton (Bass) from Newcastle Upon Tyne in England form the alt-electro-rock band Yellow Creatures.

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Yellow Creatures – Photograph by Lucy Sarah Adlington

Formed a couple of years ago with a clutch of DEVOesque releases behind them Yellow Creatures are set to release a new two track single on the 7th of September, which finds them in a slightly different space with a more psychedelic tincture. The music delivered at a more tempered pace, whilst retaining the sharp clefts of phrase edge, which gives the music its underlying energy.

Yellow Creatures deliver a sound which is highly infectious with the unceasing beats that find the heart resetting to pulse in time, whilst the dreamy-smoky electronics allow the mind to wander into the moments of sound. Guitar picks out elements to highlight as a foreshortened vocal gives the material the sense of panic which keeps the audience fixated on the activity.

Straying back through the catalogue of releases enables to listener to gain a better grasp of influences from the maniacal joy of Captain Beefheart to the era of electro new-wave and Yellow Creatures are able to bring these disparate elements together in a fresh formulation.

Most certainly a quartet to get to know, I look forward to hearing more by Yellow Creatures over the coming years.

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Spice Viet Restaurant: All of Vietnam on a Plate

To taste all the flavors of Vietnam without having to travel the length of the country, James Pham, our favourite Lonely Planet contributor headed to Spice Viet Hoi An.

Spice Viet Restaurant: All of Vietnam on a Plate

One of the joys of any trip to Vietnam is eating your way through the literally hundreds of distinct dishes that range from healthy “fast food” like the internationally-loved “banh mi”, a crispy baguette loaded with fixings, to dishes that take hours and hours to make, like the ubiquitous “pho” noodle soup where bones are often stewed for up to 24 hours to extract every bit of meaty goodness from them.

In addition, each region (and sometimes even down to individual cities and towns) have their own specialties, from Hanoi’s smoky and succulent grilled pork dish known as “bun cha” to the hearty, vibrant “cao lau” noodles made only in Hoi An and on down to the pungent, sweet and tangy “bun mam” hot pot of the Mekong Delta.

To taste all the flavors of Vietnam without having to travel the length of the country, we headed to Spice Viet, just a 5-minute taxi ride from the center of Hoi An’s Ancient Town.

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Opened in July 2018, Spice Viet Hoi An has already gained a reputation for building on the freshness and simplicity that Vietnamese is known for by using sustainable, organic produce, most locally-sourced within a 30km radius of the restaurant.

We peruse the menu, a beautifully curated selection of Hoi An specialties, favorites from all around Vietnam, and appetizers and vegetarian dishes. Even though the menu is short and sweet at just three pages, we spot a number of tantalizing dishes that we haven’t seen on any other restaurant menu including Vietnamese smoked duck breast, chicken stewed with lotus seeds, and a green papaya salad topped with grilled flank steak in a tamarind dressing.

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In the end, we settle on dishes from Hoi An and Hanoi, starting with a fried wonton appetizer topped with a sweet and sour sauce. While wontons can be found everywhere in Vietnam, usually in a noodle soup, Hoi An has its own version, using crispy fried wonton skins as a base for a topping of shrimp and pork in a tangy sauce with crunchy bell peppers and onions. It’s a great starter and wonderfully unique to Hoi An.

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Next came another Hoi An specialty in the form of chicken and rice, a simple yet healthy comfort-style one-plate meal. The secret to Hoi An’s chicken and rice which Spice Viet does very well starts with flavorsome free-range chicken that infuses flavor into every component of the dish. The stock from boiling the chicken is used to cook the rice, made a pretty shade of yellow with a dash of turmeric. The broth is also used for a side soup to wash it all down. Another secret to Hoi An chicken rice is that aged rice is used instead of new rice. Rice aged more than a year allows the grains to dry out, resulting in cooked grains that are full and firm without sticking together like new rice. Sliced onions and herbs, along with pickled carrots and daikon, add brightness and a crunchy texture to the dish.

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For our other main, we head north to Hanoi for “Cha ca la vong”, pan-fried chunks of boneless fish marinated with turmeric and galangal. The beauty of this dish is in the freshness of the herbs, including dill, not commonly seen in Vietnamese cuisine outside of northern Vietnam. Spice Viet gets all its herbs from nearby Tra Que, a village known for growing fresh, organic produce for the last 300 years, using locally-sourced seaweed to fertilize the plants instead of chemicals. Our “Cha ca la vong” was a beautiful mix of fresh, flavor-packed herbs, along with the firm, moist fish, and eaten with fresh rice vermicelli noodles and a purple, pungent shrimp paste sauce.

Hoi An Spice Viet Restaurant Cha Ca Hanoi Image by James Pham 3

Fully sated, we shared a final dessert of Pineapple carpaccio, a modern take on tropical flavors, incorporating coconut ice cream and a caramel rum sauce to go along with thinly sliced fresh pineapple for a refreshing finish to our meal.

Hoi An Spice Viet Restaurant Pineapple Carpaccio Image by James Pham 1

In one of the country’s most famous food destinations, we were thrilled to go on a culinary journey through Vietnam, all in a beautiful, spacious setting of dark woods, lots of live greenery, and pretty displays of fragrant, dried spices. Intricate latticework and flowing fabrics create distinct dining spaces, allowing for both large tour groups and more intimate gatherings.

Hoi An Spice Viet Restaurant Image by James Pham 9

Spice Viet Restaurant is located at 187 Ly Thuong Kiet, just next to ÊMM Hotel Hoi An.

In Saigon: 157 Pasteur, District 3
In Hue: 15 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hue

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Denis Villeneuve is working on the script for a sequel to Dune.

While the chance of a follow-up to the much-delayed sci-fi blockbuster is wholly dependent on the first's box-office success, the director is positive about its prospects.

Villeneuve told Total Film, "So the first thing was to prove that there was a beautiful, popular movie that can exist. And I think that I proved that – everybody at Warner Bros and Legendary, they are 100 per cent behind the project. They feel that it would need a really bad outcome at the box office to not have a Dune: Part Two, because they love the movie. They are proud of the movie, so they want the movie to move forward. And they still did half of it. So, you know, I’m very optimistic."

"I’m writing [Part Two] now, and I feel like I’m eight years old again," Villeneuve continued. "That’s very uncommon for me. It’s the first time I’ve experienced it where I’m watching one of my movies, and I have a moment of deep gratitude, of deep joy, and I say, ‘Thank you, life, for having allowed me to bring that to the screen.’ [laughs] I don’t know how other people will feel about it. But me? Denis Villeneuve when he was 14 years old? Thank you.”

A few month's ago, Collider spoke to the movie's co-screenwriter Eric Roth about the scope of this year's movie: "It’s completely the first half. Yeah. I didn't know when we started, so I think I adapted a little more than the first half and started going into the second half of the book. But I've seen the film, it's pretty much the first half."

As for the second half, it seems Roth plans to move on, though the bones are there. "I [wrote] a treatment to show the [Frank Herbert] estate what we could do with the second half, but I’ve got to tell you that I think I've done as much as I can do. I also have other things I want to do. I'm 76 years old, and these things obviously take a long time to do. And so I have a few others I'm excited about. And hopefully people love Dune so much that they do want to have a second part, and I'm sure Denis would do amazing version of that."

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Directed by Blade Runner 2049's Denis Villeneuve, Dune stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Chang Chen as Dr Yueh, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Liet-Kynes, Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam, Zendaya as Chani, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Dave Bautista as Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Harkonnen

Dune is due out on October 22.


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Real Madrid eye Bale sale: Three potential Premier League suitors

With Real Madrid considering selling Gareth Bale in January, the Welshman could be the solution to the problems at three different English clubs.

Bale: Premier League clubs' struggles boost sale prospects
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With Gareth Bale understood to be making plans to leave Real Madrid next summer, AS has learned that the LaLiga club are now beginning to consider offloading the Welshman as early as January.

And although China and Major League Soccer should not be ruled out as destinations if player and club do agree to part company in the mid-season window, the struggles being endured by three Premier League sides in particular could well have a hand in taking the 30-year-old back to the English top flight.

It has long been said that Bale's brand of football is a perfect fit for the Premier League - and it is a view also held in the forward's camp. Despite an up-and-down Madrid career, he retains a stellar reputation in England, albeit one that has not persuaded any of its clubs to make an offer big enough to either Madrid or the player himself, who currently earns around 15m euros after tax in Spain.

However, the tough times that Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are going through could serve to change that.

United, Spurs and Arsenal shape up as potential Bale suitors

Of the three, it is Arsenal who are in the least dire straits: the Gunners are fifth, in the Europa League places, and are within four points of the Champions League spots. Bale's attacking firepower makes him an attractive possible signing at the Emirates, although coach Unai Emery already has a forward line which, while not immune to inconsistency, is not short on potency: Pierre-Emerick Aubemayang (eight goals this season), Nicolas Pépé (three goals and three assists) and Alexandre Lacazette (two goals). Behind them, Emery's options also include the young summer signing Gabriel Martinelli (five goals and one assist).

United, on the other hand, are down in seventh and have a Premier League goal haul (13) matched or bettered by no fewer than 10 other clubs in the division. The Red Devils needed penalties to overcome League One minnows Rochdale in the first round of the Carabao Cup, and the doubts over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side grow almost with every passing week. With Paul Pogba's focus more on the Bernabéu than life in Manchester, Bale could be the man to take on the role of United's leader.

Things are even worse for Tottenham, who are 12th in the Premier League and are as many points from the Europa League places - four - as the relegation zone. They're not lacking in talent and goal-scoring ability (Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-min...), but it's as if they're a team who can't get back into gear since last term's run to the Champions League final. Their stuttering domestic form has also been on show in Europe: before picking up their first win of the campaign by beating Red Star 5-0 last week, their opening two matches yielded a disappointing 2-2 draw with Olympiacos and a 7-2 home thumping by Bayern Munich.

On top of that, Tottenham were the victims of an act of giant-killing in September, exiting the Carabao Cup in the first round after losing on penalties to League Two Colchester United. The club where Bale made his name after joining from Southampton, Spurs are the potential suitor with which the player has the greatest affinity. A move back to Tottenham would be like a move back home.


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Challenge stock a large number of taper bore HTD synchronous timing pulleys with our standard stocked range covering 5M, 8M and 14M belts. We also stock a large range of taper bushes to suit an array of shaft sizes which are all compatible with our range of HTD synchronous timing pulleys.

Pulleys that are not included within our standard range can be manufactured to customers requirements. Options include overall pulley dimensions, bore details (i.e. fitting bearings), number of teeth or materials (such as Aluminium).

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To complement our wide range of belts, we also manufacture and supply a range of standard and bespoke pulleys for our V belts and Timing belts. Manufactured from cast iron or steel, our pulley grooves are machine cut for accuracy and also statically or dynamically balanced (depending upon their size) to grade Q6.3 or better giving peripheral (rim) speeds of up to 40m/s.

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The complete range of pulleys available from Challenge are manufactured from high grade close grain GG25 grey cast iron or steel before being phosphated for protection. Metric timing pulleys are also available from lightweight aluminium with a natural finish.

Shaft fixing option vary due to the large range of sizes and materials available, but as standard the range of pulleys come with either a taper bore, pilot bore or both types of bores.

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With high quality machined groves and availability from nearly 20 official locations around world, these cost effective and readily available range of pulleys have proven themselves countless times over the last 40 years. Coupled with our wide range of Shaft Mounted Speed Reducers, they offer a reliable method of reducing motor speeds, which has become an industry standard.

Available to suit both wedge and classical belts to ISO 4184. Groove dimensions conform to ISO 4183 for both eccentricity of outside diameter to bore and groove side wobble tolerance.

All pulleys are available with a taper bore to suit the Challenge range of stock taper bushes although pilot and QD bush bore pulleys can also be manufactured.

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Working in precision applications globally, our range of timing belts and corresponding pulleys have been developed around the industries that we supply daily. With our ability to manufacture special pulleys or offer light weight solutions from aluminium we can offer a solution for a vast array of precision drive systems.

Timing belt pulleys are available for the standard Classical, HTD and Metric belts. Classical L and H pulleys are available with a taper bore as are 5M, 8M and 14M HTD pulleys. All other sizes are available in pilot bore including the complete range of Metric timing pulleys. If you require a taper bore for a Metric or large Classical pulley, then these can often be manufactured to order.

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Chrysanthemum Throne

The Chrysanthemum Throne (皇位, kōi, "imperial seat") is the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term also can refer to very specific seating, such as the Takamikura (高御座) throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace.[1]

The Takamikura throne kept in the Kyoto Imperial Palace is used for accession ceremonies. It was used for the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito in 2019.

Various other thrones or seats that are used by the Emperor during official functions, such as those used in the Tokyo Imperial Palace or the throne used in the Speech from the Throne ceremony in the National Diet, are, however, not known as the "Chrysanthemum Throne".[2]

In a metonymic sense, the "Chrysanthemum Throne" also refers rhetorically to the head of state[3] and the institution of the Japanese monarchy itself.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

This Meiji period throne room was used by Emperor Hirohito. This room was destroyed in World War II.

Japan is the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world.[10] In much the same sense as the British Crown, the Chrysanthemum Throne is an abstract metonymic concept that represents the monarch and the legal authority for the existence of the government.[11] Unlike its British counterpart, the concepts of Japanese monarchy evolved differently before 1947 when there was, for example, no perceived separation of the property of the nation-state from the person and personal holdings of the Emperor.

According to legend, the Japanese monarchy is said to have been founded in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu; Naruhito is the 126th monarch to occupy the Chrysanthemum Throne. The extant historical records only reach back to Emperor Ōjin, who is considered to have reigned into the early 4th century.[12]

In the 1920s, then-Crown Prince Hirohito served as regent during several years of his father's reign, when Emperor Taishō was physically unable to fulfill his duties. However, the Prince Regent lacked the symbolic powers of the throne which he could only attain after his father's death.[13]

The current Constitution of Japan considers the Emperor as "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people." The modern Emperor is a constitutional monarch.[14] The metonymic meanings of "Chrysanthemum Throne" encompass the modern monarchy and the chronological list of legendary and historical monarchs of Japan.

The Takamikura throne is kept in the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The actual throne Takamikura (高御座) is located in the Kyoto Imperial Palace. It is the oldest surviving throne used by the monarchy. The current model was built for the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Taisho in 1912. It sits on an octagonal dais, 5 metres (16 ft) above the floor. It is separated from the rest of the room by a curtain. The sliding door that hides the Emperor from view is called the kenjō no shōji (賢聖障子), and has an image of 32 celestial saints painted upon it, which became one of the primary models for all of Heian period painting. The throne is used mainly for the enthronement ceremony, along with the twin throne michodai (御帳台, august seat of the Empress).

For the Enthronement of Emperors Akihito and Naruhito, both the Takamikura and Michodai thrones were taken apart, refurbished and reassembled at the Seiden State Hall of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where the ceremonies are now held.

Other thrones of the EmperorEdit

Imperial Throne of the Emperor of Japan

The Imperial Throne of the Emperor of Japan was in the House of Peers from 1868 until 1912. The Emperor still uses the throne during ceremonies of the National Diet and for non-political statements. For example, he uses the throne during the Speech from the Throne ceremony in the House of Councillors. The ceremony opens ordinary Diet sessions (each January and after elections) and extra sessions (usually in autumn).[15][16][17] The throne features real gold with immaculate details such as the 16 petal chrysanthemum seal, two lion heads, two phoenixes and the sun disc.

Rhetorical usageEdit

This flexible English term is also a rhetorical trope. Depending on context, the Chrysanthemum Throne can be construed as a metonymy, which is a rhetorical device for an allusion relying on proximity or correspondence, as for example referring to actions of the Emperor as "actions of the Chrysanthemum Throne."[18] e.g.,

  • referring to a part with the name of the whole, such as "Chrysanthemum Throne" for the mystic process of transferring Imperial authority—as in:
December 18, 876 (Jōgan 18, on the 29th day of the 11th month): In the 18th year of Emperor Seiwa's reign (清和天皇18年), he ceded the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son, which meant that the young child received the succession. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Yōzei is said to have formally acceded to the throne.[19]
  • referring to the whole with the name of a part, such as "Chrysanthemum Throne" for the serial symbols and ceremonies of enthronement—as in:
January 20, 877 (Gangyō 1, on the 3rd day of the 1st month) Yōzei was formally installed on the Chrysanthemum Throne;[20] and the beginning of a new nengō was proclaimed.[21]
  • referring to the general with the specific, such as "Chrysanthemum Throne" for Emperorship or senso—as in:
Before Emperor Yōzei ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)[22] was Sadakira Shinnō (貞明親王).[23]
  • referring to the specific with the general, such as "Chrysanthemum Throne" for the short reign of Emperor Yōzei or equally as well for the ambit of the Imperial system.[24]

During the State Visit in 2007 of the Emperor and Empress of Japan to the United Kingdom, the Times reported that "last night’s dinner was as informal as it could get when the House of Windsor entertains the Chrysanthemum Throne."[25]

See alsoEdit

  1. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 337.
  2. ^ McLaren, Walter Wallace. (1916). A Political History of Japan During the Meiji Era – 1867–1912, p. 361.
  3. ^ Williams, David. (1858). The preceptor's assistant, or, Miscellaneous questions in general history, literature, and science, p. 153.
  4. ^ Shûji, Takashina. "An Empress on the Chrysanthemum Throne?" Archived 2006-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Japan Echo. Vol. 31, No. 6, December 2004.
  5. ^ Green, Shane. "Chrysanthemum Throne a Closely Guarded Secret," Sydney Morning Herald (New South Wales). December 7, 2002.
  6. ^ Spector, Ronald. "The Chrysanthemum Throne," (book review of Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix). New York Times. November 19, 2000.
  7. ^ McNeill, David. "The Sadness Behind the Chrysanthemum Throne," The Independent (London). May 22, 2004.
  8. ^ McCurry, Justin. "Baby Boy Ends 40-year Wait for Heir to Chrysanthemum Throne," The Guardian (London). September 6, 2006.
  9. ^ "The Chrysanthemum Throne," Hello Magazine.
  10. ^ McNeill, David. "The Girl who May Sit on Chrysanthemum Throne," The Independent (London). February 23, 2005.
  11. ^ Williams, David. (1858). The preceptor's assistant, or, Miscellaneous questions in general history, literature and science, p. 153.
  12. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 19-21; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 103–110; Aston, William George. (1998). Nihongi, pp. 254-271.
  13. ^ Post, Jerrold et al. (1995). When Illness Strikes the Leader, p. 194.
  14. ^ Weisman, Steven R. "Japan Enthrones Emperor Today in Old Rite With New Twist," New York Times. November 12, 1990
  15. ^ The formal investiture of the Prime Minister in 2010, the opening of the ordinary session of the Diet in January 2012 and the opening of an extra session of the Diet in the autumn of 2011. The 120th anniversary of the Diet was commemorarated with a special ceremony in the House of Councillors in November 2010, when also the Empress and the Prince and Princess Akishino were present.
  16. ^ "The Opening Ceremony of the 201st Diet". Shugiin. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Emperor gives speech at last Diet opening ceremony scheduled before abdication". Mainichi. January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  18. ^ Martin, Peter. (1997). The Chrysanthemum Throne, p. 132.
  19. ^ Titsigh, p. 122; Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 288; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Go-Murakami.
  20. ^ Note: The enthronement ceremony (sokui) is something of a misnomer in English since no throne is used, but the throne is used in a larger and more public ceremony that follows later. See Berry, Mary Elizabeth. (1989). Hideyoshi, p. 245 n6.
  21. ^ Titsingh, p. 122.
  22. ^ Brown, p. 264; up until the time of Emperor Jomei, the personal names of the Emperors (their imina) were very long and people did not generally use them. The number of characters in each name diminished after Jomei's reign.
  23. ^ Titsingh, p. 121; Varley, p. 170.
  24. ^ Watts, Jonathan. "The Emperor's new roots: The Japanese Emperor has finally laid to rest rumours that he has Korean blood, by admitting that it is true," The Guardian (London). 28 December 2001.
  25. ^ Hamilton, Alan. "Palace small talk problem solved: royal guest is a goby fish fanatic," The Times (London). May 30, 2007.]

External linksEdit

  • NYPL Digital Gallery: Trono del imperator del Giapone. by Andrea Bernieri (artist). Source: Ferrario, Giulio (1823). Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni. Firenze : Batelli.