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Focusing on malaria eradication in mandatory Palestine, this lecture will examine the global and transnational dynamics that influenced Jewish state-formation. Malaria was a major problem, which threatened to undermine Zionist goals, such as immigration and settlement, given the high morbidity rates that made early settlements barely able to sustain themselves. The lecture will look at the dynamics of scientific knowledge that was implemented in Palestine as well as the logic that dominated the organization of antimalarial activities to show how these were imported to the country from various other places including the United States, Panama and India. Speaker Omri Tubi is a PhD candidate in the Sociology Department at Northwestern University and the recipient of the 2017 Martin and Rhoda Safer/JDC Archives Fellowship. He is using the fellowship toward his research on the relationship between public health campaigns and state-formation in Mandatory Palestine

"The thing is, Michael, you used the word ‘peasant’," Calli replied. "You sounded like the son of the Committee President when you said that."

Jim Campilongo Trio w/ Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 December 18, 2017 – New York

Show Info: On Dec 29, Friday of New Year’s Eve Weekend, the Freedom Party® NYC takes over the legendary Irving Plaza. From 11pm to 4am, the Freedom Party® spins all your favorite hip-hop, R&B, reggae, house, rock and pop hits from the 70s through today. Come down, bring your friends, make new ones, sing along, but definitely wear sneakers, and don’t forget to SHUT UP AND DANCE!!!!!! General Admission Only This event is all ages Accessible accommodations should purchase a General Admission ticket and will be taken care of at the venue day of event. For over 150 years, Irving Plaza has been one of New York City’s premier entertainment sites. Located just minutes from Union Square, the famed red marquee has displayed the names of thousands of artists, bringing them together with fans all throughout the city. Enjoy a cold beverage from our wide selection of drinks, and kick back in our lounge area before the show. No matter what genre, Irving Plaza shows are like no other. Want to get inside information on tons of awesome shows like this one? Sign up for our newsletter to be notified about all things Irving Plaza, including presales, special offers, and ti… (read more)

 “I won a lot of races, won the championship and got married (to Kurri childhood sweetheart Ellie Brady),” the motorcycle daredevil said. 

Women have wanted to be kind, but a woman has also felt that in being kind she’s somehow been sacrificial. Is kindness much bigger than women have imagined? Does it mean careful thought, even criticism? And when we’re truly kind are we really taking care of ourselves? Yes! At this eminently practical event, taught by consultants Barbara Allen, Anne Fielding, and Meryl Nietsch-Cooperman, women will learn what can make married life honestly kind—and have a woman feel she is expressing her own deepest self: “The purpose of marriage is to like the world,” explained Eli Siegel, founder of Aesthetic Realism. “The reason happiness in marriage is such a rare item is that people have tried to love in a way that would mean less of a like for the world—in fact, a contempt for it.” There’s going to be enlivening, insightful discussion of these important sentences by Mr. Siegel, from his lecture Mind and Kindness: "One way the large problem can be put is this: how to be kind without limit and at the same time take care of oneself without limit. The idea is always to feel that in being nice to something, you are nice to yourself. If in being nice to something you are not being … (read more)

They see it as one way to help alleviate the global affordable-housing crisis, Alexandria Lafci, a founder of New Story, told The Verge.

Commenter: caredtoomuchI was 18, and after dropping out out of high school, the teacher of the GED class seen my 99 percentile scores, and said "hon, you need to be in college". That was in December, by January I was enrolled in a public college, majoring in social services so I could "help people". During this time I was married and had my first two children. My husband who did not have a college degree was working long hours in the oilfield, getting paid minimally, so to me, I thought this was the best thing to do. It was a dream come true, of course I signed the loan papers because I wanted life to be better. I had every plan to pay back immediately every penny of the loan, even knowing it wasn’t the most high paying field. At the time, 24,000 a year for a female in a local community in Oklahoma sounded like a huge amount of money, and nor did could I predict the future. I was full of pride from the very beginning, and 5 years later, during many hard times, I graduated from college with a bachelors degree. Little did we know he would lose his job during this time due to oilfield bust, so this money was spent for not only my college, but just putting food on the table. Fast forward in time a few years, economic trouble, very low pay, raising a family. He started acting funny, so we ended up divorced before I had enough money to start paying on student loans. 6 months later we discovered he had a brain tumor. I worked in the social services field, while I watched my children’s die for 3 years. He was not able to work, and so I was the one that financially raised them. To sum things up, re-married, had another child, between lay offs, and bad times, still no extra money, none whatsoever to pay anything extra on student loans because the amount they demanded was so extreme, it was a choice of a roof over our head, milk in the fridge, and a few extra dollars for school supplies. Fast forward, divorced, single mother. Working a $27,000 a year job with so many bills (no credit cards) just maintenance. Working in the mental health field, extremely pressured and stressful, but still trying to "help people". Discharged last Wednesday due to my son being sick within the last 6 months, and an absessed tooth on my part. I have started looking for jobs, there isn’t much out there that does not pay over $11.00 and hour, if your lucky. Notified today, my $19,000 original loan, is not $55,000 and was hatefully told when I called that the money was due immediately. Then they backed off and said this is $600 a month. I did not ask for this. I would have been better off in hindsight, waitressing or working for Wal-Mart. At least I would not be scared, since right now, my car (thank God I have one) may be re-possesed next month. And then now this. In the meantime, have been working in the mental health field. What I have seen, is many clients claiming to be mentally and physically ill, who really are not. They receive disability, they receive food stamps, housing assistance, just to name a few, while sitting there in their homes doing nothing. Do not take offense, some are truly disabled, but the disablity program is being scammed by many. So they get online, looking for me free money, and take online classes to get their free money in grants. I’m beginning to wonder if we weren’t brainwashed into attending school and taking out school loans, because the government knew we would make more money, and they could garnish our paychecks. Are we working for the government? Is there any freedom left? No-one can take this degree away, but I wish someone would, along with all the debt.

We’re runnin’ outta these folks. They have earned our admiration and respect. I hope some of their heart and backbone is hereditary.

Commenter: Diana MunkacsiOf the $460 I pay every month for the next 30 years, ONLY $50-$75 of that goes toward my principal! OVER $390 OF MY PAYMENTS GO TO INTEREST FIRST!!!!! I have not seen my principal go down! This is how people that don’t have money end up! The affluent’S children go to Ivy League schools, get Ivey League jobs and don’t have to worry about debt! The average American ends up paying for the rest of their lives and struggling! I will not push my kids to go to school because it is NOT WORTH IT! OBAMA, STOP BAILING OUT THE BANKS AND START HELPING OUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE DAY TO DAY!!! I went to school hoping to make a better life for myself. My family always told me how important it is for me to finish college. When I finished I owed $42k. I had some problems with a pregnancy and was not able to work. When I contacted Sallie Mae, my principal had jumped from $42k to $63k! I had defaulted and was charged over $20k in interest and penalties. I am now current and paying my loans at $460 per month until the year 2038! I cannot get a job as a mental health counselor, for which I have a degree and I took all the loans out for, because I cannot make enough to pay my student loans and and the rest of my bills. I am now an admin assistant! I could have had the job I have now without a degree and not have this huge debt hanging over my head for the rest of my life! DUPED AND PISSED OFF!

Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch In "A Swingin’ Birdland Christmas" Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch In "A Swinging Birdland Christmas" Birdland is proud to announce the eighth year of "A Swinging Birdland Christmas," starring Birdland regulars Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch. This will be a limited engagement of 4performances, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, December 22, 23, 24 and25. All shows are at 6pm. In the tradition of beloved seasonal specials, Blackhurst, Caruso and Stritch will perform swinging arrangements of "Christmas Waltz," Kay Thompson’s "Holiday Season," "SleighRide," and "I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm," "Snow," and "It Happened In SunValley" among other favorites. The singers will be joined by Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums. "A Swinging Birdland Christmas" is also available on CD, on Birdland Records KLEA BLACKHURST was recently seen starring in the Goodspeed Opera House production of Hello Dolly and the Nashville production of The Nutty Professor, directed by Jerry Lewis. She was also seen on television, featured as Shelby Cross, former prosecutor and hypercritical pundit on the IFC Channel … (read more)

I carried him to my neighbor’s house. Sure enuf, the last hutch on the end was cocked open and it was empty. I took that rabbit and folded him…into a rabbit position. Put a smile on his lips. all three of ‘em. Gave him a camel filter and leaned him up against the wire.