Why I Filed Title VI Complaint – Forward.com

Why I Filed Title VI Complaint – Forward.com: "two federal complaints against his university, alleging a hostile environment for Jewish students, are without merit. While expressing general support for the recent extension of the provisions of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include Jewish students, Yudof does not believe that the situation on UC campuses rises to the standards of the federal statute. He recently told the Forward: "

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Frum Satire

Frum Satire: "’m wondering what other frum placebo’s there are? Will walking backward out of a shul really help me prevent from being a hunch back and will using extra water when I wash negel vasser really save my skin? I"

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'Appoint non-Orthodox Jerusalem rabbi' - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews

'Appoint non-Orthodox Jerusalem rabbi' - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews: "The Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) petitioned the High Court of Justice on Sunday, demanding that it instruct the State to appoint a non-Orthodox rabbi in Jerusalem in a bid to end the alleged discrimination in religious services given to the capital's residents.

The petition, submitted by Reform and Conservative rabbis and communities, claimed that there were hundreds of neighborhood rabbis in Israel – all of them Orthodox men whose salaries are paid from taxpayers' money."

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Professor: Stop lecturing the public and reformulate foods Americans actually want to eat

Professor: Stop lecturing the public and reformulate foods Americans actually want to eat: "xpended on improving the nutritional profile of the foods Americans actually want to eat instead of doggedly trying to persuade them to change their eating habits, we would have a greater chance of tackling obesity, according to one leading academic."

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Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas.

Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas.: " Perhaps the simplest and most obvious of these, actually gives a great deal of credit to the entire human race:

If the idea was any good, someone would have already thought of it.
The objection seemingly has some substance however if anyone really believed that this single idea is true, then one would have to simply wonder how did people ever come up with: Television, digital photography, and helicopters. "

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Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas.

Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas.: "Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas.
The problem with ideas is that they do not relent. When someone comes up with an idea, lets just use the most common example, and idea with which one could make money. What happens is that the person who has the idea, naturally thinks its great, they have a great deal of enthusiasm. However, and this is a big however, in most cases the idea simply can not be put into effect alone, without someone else’s help or resources. Therein lies the rub!

Sales, the transfer of enthusiasm. The problem is that no one else is likely to share the same enthusiasm as the one who came up with the idea. Instead, you will get some version of what has commonly become known as the person who plays the role of devils advocate."

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Apple sends ‘take down’ notices to cracked iOS apps creator AppTrackr | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

Apple sends ‘take down’ notices to cracked iOS apps creator AppTrackr | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence: "make the leap and crack down on cracked iOS applications. AppTrackr uses their installer tool called Installous to install cracked applications, and makes available applications like Apple’s Numbers, NOAA Radar US, Nike+ GPS, and more to those who jailbreak. Obviously with the wide range of applications that AppTrackr makes available, it could potentially hurt some of Apple’s sales (right now). Check out a screenshot of AppTrackr’s blog post after the break."

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