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JWR (Jewish World Review)

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Monday, January 11, 2010

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IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK!

Later today, I intend to release a longer note. In the mean time, PLEASE enjoy today's issue!

Binyamin L. Jolkovsky
Editor in Chief

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money."

--- Bernard Meltzer

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[ J E W I S H L I V I N G ]

---> outlook
The Jewish Ethicist
By Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir

Q. Tuition at my school is non-refundable if a student leaves mid-year. Is this a fair policy?

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/jewish/ethicst_tuition_refund.php3

---> smile!
Everything's Relative

A little late but still VERY funny! Gorf does it again!

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/tpl/tpl011110.php3

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[ D A I L Y I N S P I R A T I O N ]

NEW SERIES!

"Building Your Self-Image and the self-image of others"

This series can change your life. And the life of your spouse, your children, your friends and your employees.

Every success story begins with a positive attitude. This series will show you how you can maintain a winning state of mind --- and how you can instill a sense of confidence in those around you. And that is sure to improve your life; physically, emotionally and spiritually.

For decades, Rabbi Zelig Pliskin has been motivating people to believe in themselves and to realize their potential. As a counselor, he has transformed the lives of hundreds; through his books and lectures, he has motivated and inspired many thousands. Rabbi Pliskin explains the emotional dynamics of success. He shares insights and stories. Most importantly, he gives us practical tips on how to believe in ourselves --- and how we can get others to believe in themselves. From recognizing our abilities and appreciating our talents to coping with setbacks and and dealing with failures, this series has it all.

TODAY: Babies and billionaires

http://jewishworldreview.com/inspiration/self_image.php3

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[ PoliticalMavens.com H I G H L I G H T S ]

* Judith A. Klinghoffer: First Yemenis came for soldiers, then civilians

http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2010/01/08/first-yemenis-came-for-soldiers-then-civilians/

* Marilyn Penn: Warped Priorities
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2010/01/07/warped-priorities/

* Rachel Raskin-Zrihen: Palestine --- where only death is worth living
for
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2010/01/07/palestine-where-only-death-is-worth-living-for/

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[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ]

On this day in . . .

* 1759, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life
insurance company is incorporated

* 1787, William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of
Uranus

* 1805, Michigan Territory is created

* 1861, Alabama secedes from the United States

* 1880. a total solar eclipse blackens the sky of San Francisco one day
after the funeral of Emperor Norton

* 1902, Popular Mechanics magazine is published for the first time

* the Grand Canyon National Monument was created with a proclamation by
President Theodore Roosevelt. (It became a national park in 1919.)

* 1913, the first sedan-type automobile, a Hudson, went on display at
the 13th Automobile Show in New York

* 1922, first use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient

* 1935, Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to
California

* 1943, the United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights
in China

* 1949, first recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.

* 1962, an avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths

* 1964, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry,
M.D., publishes a report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health.
It is the first such statement ever made by the U.S. government

* 1972, East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh

* 1974, the world's first surviving set of sextuplets are born to Susan
Rosenkowitz in Cape Town, South Africa

* 1977, France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud, a
PLO official and practitioner of that "religion of peace" who was behind
the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics

* 2001, the Federal Trade Commission approves the merger of AOL and Time
Warner to form AOL Time Warner

* 2003, calling the death penalty process "arbitrary and capricious, and
therefore immoral," Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of
167 condemned inmates, clearing his state's death row two days before
leaving office

* 2007, President Bush's plan for a surge of American troops to Iraq ran
into a wall of criticism on Capitol Hill as administration officials
drew confrontational challenges from both Democrats and Republicans

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[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]

* Next Steps: Elder Matters: Dementia or depression
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/nextstep011110.php3

* Connected, not just online: Media may be even more social than some
think
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/social_media_upside.php3

* Dr. Peter H. Gott: Hip pain relief without surgery; poison-ivy
treatment
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/gott1.asp

* Frugal Living by Sara Noel: Readers' wisdom
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/frugal_living.php3

* Bruce Williams on JWR: Can in-law get my son's cash?; more
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/bruce1.asp

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[ I N S I G H T ]

* Mark Steyn: Obama still can't say who we're at war with
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/steyn011010.php3

* Argus Hamilton skewers politics and contemporary "culture"
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0110/hamilton011110.php3

* Culture Shlock by Malcolm Fleschner: A ride of passage
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/fleschner.php3

* Mitch Albom: You Really Can Go Homer Again
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/albom011110.php3

* Peter Nicholas: In states key to Dems' 2008 win, the tide is changing
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0110/dems_lose.php3

* Richard Fontaine: Yemen's coming disaster
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0110/yemen_coming.php3

* Debra J. Saunders: Obama at War with al-Qaida
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/saunders011110.php3

* Arnold Ahlert: Secrets and Lies (SPOT ON!)
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0110/ahlert.php3

* Jack Kelly: We should have seen administration lip service on terrorism coming
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/jkelly011110.php3

* Michael Barone: Imagine Waugh writing about the Christmas bomber
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone011110.php3

* David Broder: A look back at Connecticut's straight-shooter, Sen. Chris Dodd
http://jewishworldreview.com/david/broder011010.php3

* Robert Tracinski: The Culture of Corruption: Why Back-Room Deals Are the Signature of This Health Care Bill
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0110/tracinski011110.php3

* Mort Kondrack: Congress still can improve health-reform legislation
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/kondracke1.asp

* Jeff Jacoby: The protectionist delusion (INDEED!)
http://jewishworldreview.com/jeff/jacoby011110.php3

* Kathryn Lopez: Battle in Massachusetts
http://jewishworldreview.com/0110/lopez011110.php3

* Kathleen Parker: A Republican Senate upset in Massachusetts?
http://jewishworldreview.com/kathleen/parker011010.php3

* Bill O': Brit Hume, Tiger Woods and Buddha
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/oreilly.php3

* George Will: Getting what you wish for at Berkeley
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will011010.php3

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