Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook was closed Friday after a serious crash involving either a pedestrian or a bicyclist, police said.
Reported by Newsday 22 hours ago.
Police: Vets Highway in Holbrook closed after serious crash
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Werner Enterprises Named 2018 Innovator of the Year
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, is honored to be named the 2018 Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ) Innovator of the Year for the company’s efforts to develop its Professional Driver and Diesel Mechanic Apprenticeship Programs, which allow eligible military veterans to receive tax-free education benefits in addition to on-the-job training.“We’re honored to receive this award and to work with those who have sacrificed to serve our nation,” said Associate Vice President of Student and Government Recruiting Jim Morbach. “Our belief is that we can never do enough for our veterans, and it is our American duty to support them.”
Werner’s apprenticeship programs are approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor. Eligible veterans enrolled in the Professional Driver Apprenticeship Program can receive as much as $23,714.40 in tax-free payments over 24 months on top of their Werner pay. Werner is proud to say that military veterans and veteran spouses comprise approximately 20 percent of its workforce.
CCJ editors selected Werner at the fourteenth annual CCJ Innovators Summit in Key Largo, Florida. Werner was one of the first large truckload carriers in the industry to actively recruit returning servicemen and servicewomen for employment. Since 2006, Werner has hired more than 26,000 military veterans and more than 740 veteran spouses since 2013.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. Werner maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and maintains offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and Australia. Werner is among the five largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services that includes dedicated van, temperature-controlled and flatbed; medium-to-long-haul, regional and local van; and expedited services. The Werner Logistics portfolio includes freight management, truck brokerage, intermodal, final mile and international services. International services are provided through Werner’s domestic and global subsidiary companies and include ocean, air and ground transportation; freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^SM under the symbol “WERN.” For further information about Werner, visit the company’s website at *www.werner.com*.
Contact: Fred Thayer, Director of Corporate Communications
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
402.895.6640 ext. 1002065
fthayer@werner.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 21 hours ago.
Werner’s apprenticeship programs are approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor. Eligible veterans enrolled in the Professional Driver Apprenticeship Program can receive as much as $23,714.40 in tax-free payments over 24 months on top of their Werner pay. Werner is proud to say that military veterans and veteran spouses comprise approximately 20 percent of its workforce.
CCJ editors selected Werner at the fourteenth annual CCJ Innovators Summit in Key Largo, Florida. Werner was one of the first large truckload carriers in the industry to actively recruit returning servicemen and servicewomen for employment. Since 2006, Werner has hired more than 26,000 military veterans and more than 740 veteran spouses since 2013.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. Werner maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and maintains offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and Australia. Werner is among the five largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services that includes dedicated van, temperature-controlled and flatbed; medium-to-long-haul, regional and local van; and expedited services. The Werner Logistics portfolio includes freight management, truck brokerage, intermodal, final mile and international services. International services are provided through Werner’s domestic and global subsidiary companies and include ocean, air and ground transportation; freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^SM under the symbol “WERN.” For further information about Werner, visit the company’s website at *www.werner.com*.
Contact: Fred Thayer, Director of Corporate Communications
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
402.895.6640 ext. 1002065
fthayer@werner.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 21 hours ago.
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Veterans home says visits suspended due to norovirus
TILTON, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Veterans Home says it has suspended visits because of a norovirus outbreak. WMUR-TV reports the veterans home in Tilton said Friday that several cases of norovirus have been confirmed. Visits were suspended after the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services was contacted. The highly contagious virus causes […]
Reported by Seattle Times 20 hours ago.
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Kobach on board of veterans group not using money for vets
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A business watchdog has found that only a small portion of money from a Missouri-based veterans’ group that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is associated with actually goes toward helping veterans. Kobach is listed as a member of the advisory board for Veterans in Defense of Liberty, a Springfield-based nonprofit […]
Reported by Seattle Times 20 hours ago.
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Should veterans be allowed to use medical marijuana for post-combat stress? The Trump administration says no
Frustrated with traditional therapies for chronic pain and post-combat stress disorders, a growing number of military veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are turning to medical marijuana for their treatment, a move that has put them at sharp odds with the Trump administration.
The White House... Reported by L.A. Times 20 hours ago.
The White House... Reported by L.A. Times 20 hours ago.
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Should veterans be allowed to use medical marijuana for post-combat stress? The Trump administration says no.
Frustrated with traditional therapies for chronic pain and post-combat stress disorders, a growing number of military veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are turning to medical marijuana for their treatment, a move that has put them at sharp odds with the Trump administration.
The White House... Reported by L.A. Times 20 hours ago.
The White House... Reported by L.A. Times 20 hours ago.
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Military parade? What a waste
How about better domestic support for families, better equipment, time to train, better care for veterans, higher pay and serious help for those who have been in combat and return with PTSD instead?
Reported by Seattle Times 18 hours ago.
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House puts off decision on separate veterans’ department
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire won’t be creating a separate department for military and veterans services any time soon. Currently, resources for veterans and military personnel related to education, housing, benefits and medical care are handled by separate entities. Some lawmakers wanted to bring all of those under one roof, but the House voted […]
Reported by Seattle Times 5 hours ago.
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Sochi Loss, Boycott Steeled U.S. Women's Hockey Veterans for PyeongChang Challenge
A devastating loss in Sochi meant it was time for a culture change around the U.S. women's hockey. Four years later, the challenges they faced have them ready for their biggest test yet in PyeongChang.
Reported by SI.com 23 hours ago.
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Should veterans be allowed to use medical marijuana for post-combat stress? The Trump administration says no
Reported by L.A. Times 1 day ago.
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Barbershop: Staging A U.S. Military Parade
This week in the Barbershop, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with military veterans Jas Boothe, Joe Plenzler and Sherman Gillums Jr. to discuss President Trump's proposal for a U.S. military parade.
Reported by NPR 19 hours ago.
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Qatar beats Kuwait 1-0 in 1st veterans football tourney
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) DOHA, Feb 10 (KUNA) -- Qatar defeated Kuwait 1-0 on Saturday in the opening match of the first football championship for veteran Gulf players. ...
Reported by MENAFN.com 14 hours ago.
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Bond Insurance Agency Launches Charity Drive to Restore Veterans’ Ranch Damaged by Hurricane Irma
A Florida-based insurance firm is leading a regional charity effort to rebuild a ranch facility for veterans that was damaged by a hurricane
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (PRWEB) February 11, 2018
Chuck Bond, founder and chief executive of Bond Insurance Agency, is releasing details on a charity event the firm is undertaking to help rebuild a nonprofit ranch that provides therapeutic and educational programs to veterans. Funds gathered during the event will be provided to the Circle of Veterans and Families, Inc. to help rebuild the facility nearly destroyed by Hurricane Irma.
“Working near an Air Force Base means that veterans hold a special place in all of our hearts. We are thrilled to be supporting local veterans in need,” says Bond.
The Bond team is relying on community support to help gather funds for the charity drive, and plans to issue donations based on referrals. For every person referred into Bond Insurance to receive a no cost insurance appraisal, the firm will make a direct donation to the Circle of Veterans and Families.
More information on how to be part of this event, or suggest future charity events, can be found here: http://bondinsuranceagencyfl.com/rewards/.
About Bond Insurance Agency
As a Personal Insurance Representative in Panama City, agency owner Chuck Bond knows many local families. His knowledge and understanding of the people in his community ensures that clients of Bond Insurance Agency are provided with an outstanding level of service. Chuck and his team look forward to helping families protect the things that are most important – family, home, car and more. The Bond Insurance Agency also offers clients a preparation strategy for achieving their financial goals. To contact an expert at Bond Insurance Agency, visit http://bondinsuranceagencyfl.com/ or call (850) 747-1187. Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (PRWEB) February 11, 2018
Chuck Bond, founder and chief executive of Bond Insurance Agency, is releasing details on a charity event the firm is undertaking to help rebuild a nonprofit ranch that provides therapeutic and educational programs to veterans. Funds gathered during the event will be provided to the Circle of Veterans and Families, Inc. to help rebuild the facility nearly destroyed by Hurricane Irma.
“Working near an Air Force Base means that veterans hold a special place in all of our hearts. We are thrilled to be supporting local veterans in need,” says Bond.
The Bond team is relying on community support to help gather funds for the charity drive, and plans to issue donations based on referrals. For every person referred into Bond Insurance to receive a no cost insurance appraisal, the firm will make a direct donation to the Circle of Veterans and Families.
More information on how to be part of this event, or suggest future charity events, can be found here: http://bondinsuranceagencyfl.com/rewards/.
About Bond Insurance Agency
As a Personal Insurance Representative in Panama City, agency owner Chuck Bond knows many local families. His knowledge and understanding of the people in his community ensures that clients of Bond Insurance Agency are provided with an outstanding level of service. Chuck and his team look forward to helping families protect the things that are most important – family, home, car and more. The Bond Insurance Agency also offers clients a preparation strategy for achieving their financial goals. To contact an expert at Bond Insurance Agency, visit http://bondinsuranceagencyfl.com/ or call (850) 747-1187. Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.
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Manchester VA Medical Center to hold open house
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Manchester VA Medical Center is hosting an Open House Recreation and Leisure Expo as part of a national salute to veterans. The Feb. 14 event is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. It will focus on recreation and leisure offerings to promote healthy living and provide an opportunity for […]
Reported by Seattle Times 5 hours ago.
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2 Chainz & Snoop Dogg Announced Stacked Hip-Hop All-Star Game Line-Up, Young M.A, Dave East, Fabolous, Wale & More Make Final Cut
Def Jam’s 2 Chainz and Snoop Dogg are really out here getting ready to face-off. The hip-hop veterans have finally announced their line-ups for next weekend’s must-see first annual hip-hop all-star game. Both Deuce and Snoop took to Instagram Sunday (February 11) to fully announce their stacked squads. Tuh A post shared by 2 Chainz […]
The post 2 Chainz & Snoop Dogg Announced Stacked Hip-Hop All-Star Game Line-Up, Young M.A, Dave East, Fabolous, Wale & More Make Final Cut appeared first on SOHH.com. Reported by SOHH 19 hours ago.
The post 2 Chainz & Snoop Dogg Announced Stacked Hip-Hop All-Star Game Line-Up, Young M.A, Dave East, Fabolous, Wale & More Make Final Cut appeared first on SOHH.com. Reported by SOHH 19 hours ago.
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JHL Biotech's Final Trading Day on Taipei Exchange
HSINCHU and WUHAN, China, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- *JHL Biotech**, Inc. (TPEx: 6540)* announces that today, Monday, February 12, 2018, is the final day for trading of JHL shares on the Emerging Stock Market of the Taipei Exchange ("TPEx"). JHL's Board of Directors believes the voluntary delisting is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders because it enables JHL to pursue planned expansion activities and to explore various fundraising strategies, including potentially listing on an overseas exchange.TPEx approved JHL's application for voluntarily delisting on February 2. Under TPEx Approval Letter No.: 10700029171, JHL shares will officially cease trading as of February 17, 2018. However, due to market closure from February 13 - 20 for the Lunar New Year Holiday, February 12 is effectively the final day for trading of JHL shares on TPEx. During the period from February 17, 2018 to April 7, 2018, JHL will purchase the shares eligible for sale at the price of NT$63 per share, pursuant to relevant laws.
*Media Contact*:
Jill Liu, jliu@jhlbiotech.com, phone: +886 3-658-3899
Amber Chen, achen@jhlbiotech.com, phone: +886 3-658-3899
*About JHL Biotech
*JHL Biotech, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical startup founded by a group of industry veterans with deep experience in pharmaceutical development and operations. JHL is backed by premier financial firms, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Biomark Capital, Milestone Capital, Fidelity, and the China Development Industrial Bank. JHL Biotech's mission is to provide the world with low-cost medicines of exceptional quality. JHL is focused on research and development of new protein-based therapies and biosimilars. JHL is developing proposed biosimilars to rituximab, dornase alfa, bevacizumab, and trastuzumab. JHL1101, JHL's proposed rituximab biosimilar, is undergoing clinical trials in the European Union. In addition to biosimilars, JHL also co-develops innovative new molecules and provides contract manufacturing services to select clients. JHL has two world-class facilities built in accordance with United States, European Union, and ICH cGMP regulations and standards. For more information, please visit www.jhlbiotech.com.
*Forward-Looking Statements
*This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements in this press release are not historical facts, including but not limited to the statements regarding JHL's future plans and its ability to complete the proposed Voluntary Delisting and maximize shareholder value, represent only the current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections of the Company and are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to be materially different from expectations include but are not limited to, capital markets conditions. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. Reported by PR Newswire Asia 19 hours ago.
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The Israeli Passport Is A Fraud -OpEd
Writing The Canada Israel Nexus, I came across many ironies.
· Israel is a country, but without borders,
· it has created the largest refugee population in the world (6m Palestinians), rivaling its own diaspora (7m), both ‘exiles’ amounting to half their peoples. However, the Jewish diaspora is comfortably ensconced in the world economic elite or close to it, while the Palestinians mostly live in what amount to outdoor prison camps, or if lucky, snag a ‘landed immigrant’ status somewhere (there are 31,245 in Canada).
· Israel admits it is an occupying force, which implies that it will, according to international law, care for its victims, and leave, leaving behind the civilians and their homes intact. But the occupation is unending (70 years and counting), Israel has never paid to provide sustenance to its prisoners, the civilians persecuted daily, in full site, and eliciting world condemnation. The EU foots the bill, as Israelis regularly bomb their meagre donations. The result — permanent occupation, theft and all the time more refugees.
· Israel is a ‘nation’, but without a constitution. What?!
· That brings us to the biggest conundrum — the bright blue Israeli passport. As with all passports, the key box is ‘nationality’. So there is an Israeli nationality? Which means all Israelis are citizens of Israel, their nation? Right?
Not. The passport is a fraud, or if you prefer the more genteel term, a confidence trick.
Israelis, both Jewish and non-Jewish, when asked at borders what their nationality is, answer politely ‘Israeli’, with an ironic smile if they bother to think about what they’re saying. Inside they are saying ‘Israeli Jew’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Christian’, whatever.
The Jews can cavalierly throw around ‘Israeli’, but the non-Jews know it isn’t really referring to them. They are unwanted guests of the Jewish state. The passport is a lovely dream world, an act to trick the outside world into letting the inhabitants of the Holy Land travel abroad, but is more a laissez-passez, a proto-passport.
The holders returns to “the only democracy in the Middle East” or what was proposed in 2011 in the Basic Law, a “Jewish and democratic state”. They go about their lives, but they live in two different worlds. Their real identity is buried at the state registry, with the label ‘Jewish’ or ‘non-Jewish’, which appears only in your records and determines your civil rights.
· This brings us to the fact that there are two citizenship laws governing their lives, the famous Law of Return of 1950, which gives every Jew in the world the right to come to Israel and instantly receive citizenship. The much less known Citizenship Law, passed two years later, confers citizenship, in very restricted circumstances, to non-Jews.
*“Nationality” Sleight of Hand*
A constitutional committee was set up in 1949, but almost 70 years later, whatever rights there are for Arab Israelis are trumped by Jewish Israeli rights. Palestinians make up 20% of the population of Israel, 60% of overall population including the occupied territories. Those who reside in the occupied territories have no rights as citizens at all.
A constitution implies equal rights for all the nation’s citizens. To be a democratic nation, Israeli must be the nationality of Israel, with the Israeli state composed of ethnicities with equal rights. ‘Jewish’ is not even considered a distinct ethnicity anymore, at least according to the US census. Nationality in most cases more or less conforms to ethnicity, but if it differs, nationality trumps ethnicity as a signifier.
As of 2005, ethnicity is not printed on Identity Cards either; a line of eight asterisks appears instead. Sounds good. But the registry knows everyone’s ethnicity and their respective civil rights. Some major violations of civil rights result from this:
· A non-Jew can’t obtain citizenship unless married to a Jewish spouse who is a native Israeli. They must marry abroad or the non-Jewish spouse must convert under the supervision of the Orthodox rabbinate, very difficult. Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens cannot immigrate to join their spouses in Israel.
· Non-Jews, even relatives of Israelis, are not automatically allowed to immigrate to Israel, blocking relatives of Palestinian citizens from returning to join their families.
· The only Arabs who can be Israeli citizens are those born in Israel, i.e., the descendants of those Arabs who were not expelled in 1948 and 1967.
· The Jewish National Fund directly or indirectly controls 93% of the land in Israel, chartered to benefit Jews exclusively. The law claims that Arabs have equal rights, but only Jews are offered land for settlement, Jews do not have land confiscated as do Arabs, and disputes mostly go against Arabs.
· Many services and privileges are granted only to veterans, which means only Jews.
Even the US condemns Israel on these violations of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
Forward-looking Israelis have since the 1950s petitioned to be assigned an Israeli nationality and are denied. In the latest decision in October 2013, the Israeli Supreme Court again denied the request to recognize Israeli as a nationality. This would compel Jewish citizens of Israel to choose between being Israeli and Jewish. Most Israeli Jews would be forced into an impossible predicament, seeing themselves as both Jewish and Israeli. The implication would be that Judaism is not a nationality but solely a religion, as indeed it is.
This idea is antithetical to the fundamental doctrine of Zionism as the national movement of the Jewish ‘people’. If the nationality of Jewish Israelis is defined as Israeli rather than Jewish, then the national bond which binds together Jews in Israel and Jews in the Diaspora would be severed.
*Arab irony*
The supreme irony is that the only countries following international norms with respect to Israel are the Arab states that refuse to recognize Israeli passports, which claim a nationality that doesn’t exist. That is why Israeli governments feel it is so important to get these Arab countries and the stateless Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. That would supposedly legitimize Israel without worrying about declaring an Israeli nationality for all Israelis, Jew or Arab.
But that is why it is impossible to do, as that would automatically validate Israel’s de facto dispossession of its non- Jewish citizens. Unlike Canada with the native peoples, the Israelis are not seeking Arab assimilation into Judaism, nor do they want to assimilate them as Israelis with full citizenship. Were it not for the international acceptance of the duplicity of the Israeli passports, the Israeli Arabs would de facto be stateless. One can only marvel that Israel managed this confidence trick with most of the non-Arab world.
The West violated international law by recognizing Israel, a nation with no fixed borders, accepting without question its claim as a Jewish state. The requirement from 1948 onward was to recognize Israel as a normal state, abiding by international norms, without a formal demand on Israel’s part for recognition as a “Jewish state”, which is not an international norm. A clever deceit, but the Arabs saw through it. The latter became an issue only after the Oslo Accord in 1993, where the PLO recognized Israel as a normal state, but when asked to do so as a “Jewish state”, rightly balked. Israel ‘forgot’ to demand this from Jordan. “Why didn’t they present this demand to Jordan or Egypt when they signed a peace agreement with them?” PLO chair Mahmoud Abbas asked the Arab League when they too refused.
The contradiction in attempting to craft a democratic state based on the Jewish race is epitomized in the Kahane amendment to the Basic Law in 1985, which forbids “negation of the existence of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, negation of the democratic character of the State, incitement to racism.“ But limiting democracy to ‘Jews only’ is by definition both undemocratic and racist. Most Israeli Jews (79%) don’t see the contradiction, agreeing that Jews deserve preferential treatment in Israel. They do not see an inherent contradiction between a Jewish homeland and a functioning democracy providing equality before the law for non-Jews.
*Irony of ironies: Israel as a religious state*
The US census effectively undermines Israel’s claim as a Jewish state. As ‘races’, the US census shows White/ Black/ Asian/ Native/ Polynesian. For ethnic subdivisions, there is no Jewish ethnicity. Jews are considered members of some other ethnicity (European, Russian, Moroccan, etc.). Jewish is only a religious category and the census doesn’t do religion since the 1950s (a blowback from Nazism).
Ergo, a Jewish state can only be a religious state a la Iran/ Saudi Arabia, presumably with the titular head of state a chief rabbi, though with laws protecting all citizens equally. All ethnicities have equal rights, and the various confessions either abide by a generally agreed legal system or operate legally according to their religious laws.
Iran uses sharia but as interpreted by the elected government. Israel, in line with Saudi Arabia, uses religious law as issued by the religious establishment (though less and less, mostly limited to family issues), already admitting it is at least the pretense of a religious state, but still falling short of the ‘equal rights’ bit. Wait! Yet another irony: Rather than its enemy, Iran is in fact more a model for Israel as a viable religious state than, say, Saudi Arabia.
This does not please Rabbi Avi Shafran, a spokesman for Agudath Israel of America, “While Judaism is a religion, the Jewish people is a people. Peoplehood, at least Jewish peoplehood, transcends ethnicity and race.” (I’m not making that up.)
Sorry, Rabbi Shafran. The Zionist dream of a Jewish state was built on sand, and is still, 70 years after declaring independence, and fighting to gain international acceptance. Not a shred of “justice and hope” in sight. Almost all Jews wanted no part of this a century ago, when Zionism’s founding father Hertzl launched the Zionist Organization. Many Jews and non-Jews have continued to resist this “idea”, though until recently, Jews were cowed, too polite to protest, worried they would be perceived as traitors to their ‘race’, and be cast out of the tribe.
Any people who recognize the problem, especially Jews, are hounded as “antisemites”, the Jewish ones as “traitors” or “self-hating Jews”, including the ultra-Orthodox Jews who reject the very notion of a Jewish ‘state’.
Why this hysteria, 70 years after the state came into being? How will normality ever be established? In researching the history of Canada and the Zionist project, you find unremitting slander, the creation of ever growing mechanisms and institutions to defend the indefensible, avoiding the underlying catch-22. Reported by Eurasia Review 16 hours ago.
· Israel is a country, but without borders,
· it has created the largest refugee population in the world (6m Palestinians), rivaling its own diaspora (7m), both ‘exiles’ amounting to half their peoples. However, the Jewish diaspora is comfortably ensconced in the world economic elite or close to it, while the Palestinians mostly live in what amount to outdoor prison camps, or if lucky, snag a ‘landed immigrant’ status somewhere (there are 31,245 in Canada).
· Israel admits it is an occupying force, which implies that it will, according to international law, care for its victims, and leave, leaving behind the civilians and their homes intact. But the occupation is unending (70 years and counting), Israel has never paid to provide sustenance to its prisoners, the civilians persecuted daily, in full site, and eliciting world condemnation. The EU foots the bill, as Israelis regularly bomb their meagre donations. The result — permanent occupation, theft and all the time more refugees.
· Israel is a ‘nation’, but without a constitution. What?!
· That brings us to the biggest conundrum — the bright blue Israeli passport. As with all passports, the key box is ‘nationality’. So there is an Israeli nationality? Which means all Israelis are citizens of Israel, their nation? Right?
Not. The passport is a fraud, or if you prefer the more genteel term, a confidence trick.
Israelis, both Jewish and non-Jewish, when asked at borders what their nationality is, answer politely ‘Israeli’, with an ironic smile if they bother to think about what they’re saying. Inside they are saying ‘Israeli Jew’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Christian’, whatever.
The Jews can cavalierly throw around ‘Israeli’, but the non-Jews know it isn’t really referring to them. They are unwanted guests of the Jewish state. The passport is a lovely dream world, an act to trick the outside world into letting the inhabitants of the Holy Land travel abroad, but is more a laissez-passez, a proto-passport.
The holders returns to “the only democracy in the Middle East” or what was proposed in 2011 in the Basic Law, a “Jewish and democratic state”. They go about their lives, but they live in two different worlds. Their real identity is buried at the state registry, with the label ‘Jewish’ or ‘non-Jewish’, which appears only in your records and determines your civil rights.
· This brings us to the fact that there are two citizenship laws governing their lives, the famous Law of Return of 1950, which gives every Jew in the world the right to come to Israel and instantly receive citizenship. The much less known Citizenship Law, passed two years later, confers citizenship, in very restricted circumstances, to non-Jews.
*“Nationality” Sleight of Hand*
A constitutional committee was set up in 1949, but almost 70 years later, whatever rights there are for Arab Israelis are trumped by Jewish Israeli rights. Palestinians make up 20% of the population of Israel, 60% of overall population including the occupied territories. Those who reside in the occupied territories have no rights as citizens at all.
A constitution implies equal rights for all the nation’s citizens. To be a democratic nation, Israeli must be the nationality of Israel, with the Israeli state composed of ethnicities with equal rights. ‘Jewish’ is not even considered a distinct ethnicity anymore, at least according to the US census. Nationality in most cases more or less conforms to ethnicity, but if it differs, nationality trumps ethnicity as a signifier.
As of 2005, ethnicity is not printed on Identity Cards either; a line of eight asterisks appears instead. Sounds good. But the registry knows everyone’s ethnicity and their respective civil rights. Some major violations of civil rights result from this:
· A non-Jew can’t obtain citizenship unless married to a Jewish spouse who is a native Israeli. They must marry abroad or the non-Jewish spouse must convert under the supervision of the Orthodox rabbinate, very difficult. Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens cannot immigrate to join their spouses in Israel.
· Non-Jews, even relatives of Israelis, are not automatically allowed to immigrate to Israel, blocking relatives of Palestinian citizens from returning to join their families.
· The only Arabs who can be Israeli citizens are those born in Israel, i.e., the descendants of those Arabs who were not expelled in 1948 and 1967.
· The Jewish National Fund directly or indirectly controls 93% of the land in Israel, chartered to benefit Jews exclusively. The law claims that Arabs have equal rights, but only Jews are offered land for settlement, Jews do not have land confiscated as do Arabs, and disputes mostly go against Arabs.
· Many services and privileges are granted only to veterans, which means only Jews.
Even the US condemns Israel on these violations of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
Forward-looking Israelis have since the 1950s petitioned to be assigned an Israeli nationality and are denied. In the latest decision in October 2013, the Israeli Supreme Court again denied the request to recognize Israeli as a nationality. This would compel Jewish citizens of Israel to choose between being Israeli and Jewish. Most Israeli Jews would be forced into an impossible predicament, seeing themselves as both Jewish and Israeli. The implication would be that Judaism is not a nationality but solely a religion, as indeed it is.
This idea is antithetical to the fundamental doctrine of Zionism as the national movement of the Jewish ‘people’. If the nationality of Jewish Israelis is defined as Israeli rather than Jewish, then the national bond which binds together Jews in Israel and Jews in the Diaspora would be severed.
*Arab irony*
The supreme irony is that the only countries following international norms with respect to Israel are the Arab states that refuse to recognize Israeli passports, which claim a nationality that doesn’t exist. That is why Israeli governments feel it is so important to get these Arab countries and the stateless Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. That would supposedly legitimize Israel without worrying about declaring an Israeli nationality for all Israelis, Jew or Arab.
But that is why it is impossible to do, as that would automatically validate Israel’s de facto dispossession of its non- Jewish citizens. Unlike Canada with the native peoples, the Israelis are not seeking Arab assimilation into Judaism, nor do they want to assimilate them as Israelis with full citizenship. Were it not for the international acceptance of the duplicity of the Israeli passports, the Israeli Arabs would de facto be stateless. One can only marvel that Israel managed this confidence trick with most of the non-Arab world.
The West violated international law by recognizing Israel, a nation with no fixed borders, accepting without question its claim as a Jewish state. The requirement from 1948 onward was to recognize Israel as a normal state, abiding by international norms, without a formal demand on Israel’s part for recognition as a “Jewish state”, which is not an international norm. A clever deceit, but the Arabs saw through it. The latter became an issue only after the Oslo Accord in 1993, where the PLO recognized Israel as a normal state, but when asked to do so as a “Jewish state”, rightly balked. Israel ‘forgot’ to demand this from Jordan. “Why didn’t they present this demand to Jordan or Egypt when they signed a peace agreement with them?” PLO chair Mahmoud Abbas asked the Arab League when they too refused.
The contradiction in attempting to craft a democratic state based on the Jewish race is epitomized in the Kahane amendment to the Basic Law in 1985, which forbids “negation of the existence of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, negation of the democratic character of the State, incitement to racism.“ But limiting democracy to ‘Jews only’ is by definition both undemocratic and racist. Most Israeli Jews (79%) don’t see the contradiction, agreeing that Jews deserve preferential treatment in Israel. They do not see an inherent contradiction between a Jewish homeland and a functioning democracy providing equality before the law for non-Jews.
*Irony of ironies: Israel as a religious state*
The US census effectively undermines Israel’s claim as a Jewish state. As ‘races’, the US census shows White/ Black/ Asian/ Native/ Polynesian. For ethnic subdivisions, there is no Jewish ethnicity. Jews are considered members of some other ethnicity (European, Russian, Moroccan, etc.). Jewish is only a religious category and the census doesn’t do religion since the 1950s (a blowback from Nazism).
Ergo, a Jewish state can only be a religious state a la Iran/ Saudi Arabia, presumably with the titular head of state a chief rabbi, though with laws protecting all citizens equally. All ethnicities have equal rights, and the various confessions either abide by a generally agreed legal system or operate legally according to their religious laws.
Iran uses sharia but as interpreted by the elected government. Israel, in line with Saudi Arabia, uses religious law as issued by the religious establishment (though less and less, mostly limited to family issues), already admitting it is at least the pretense of a religious state, but still falling short of the ‘equal rights’ bit. Wait! Yet another irony: Rather than its enemy, Iran is in fact more a model for Israel as a viable religious state than, say, Saudi Arabia.
This does not please Rabbi Avi Shafran, a spokesman for Agudath Israel of America, “While Judaism is a religion, the Jewish people is a people. Peoplehood, at least Jewish peoplehood, transcends ethnicity and race.” (I’m not making that up.)
Sorry, Rabbi Shafran. The Zionist dream of a Jewish state was built on sand, and is still, 70 years after declaring independence, and fighting to gain international acceptance. Not a shred of “justice and hope” in sight. Almost all Jews wanted no part of this a century ago, when Zionism’s founding father Hertzl launched the Zionist Organization. Many Jews and non-Jews have continued to resist this “idea”, though until recently, Jews were cowed, too polite to protest, worried they would be perceived as traitors to their ‘race’, and be cast out of the tribe.
Any people who recognize the problem, especially Jews, are hounded as “antisemites”, the Jewish ones as “traitors” or “self-hating Jews”, including the ultra-Orthodox Jews who reject the very notion of a Jewish ‘state’.
Why this hysteria, 70 years after the state came into being? How will normality ever be established? In researching the history of Canada and the Zionist project, you find unremitting slander, the creation of ever growing mechanisms and institutions to defend the indefensible, avoiding the underlying catch-22. Reported by Eurasia Review 16 hours ago.
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The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® (IMS) Announces J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show Winners During Championship Round in Chicago
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® (IMS), an industry leader on connecting powersports brands with highly qualified enthusiasts and buyers, today announced the winners of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show, the world’s largest elite-level custom motorcycle building competition. This year’s competition featured over 350 custom motorcycles and $100,000 in cash and prizes across every stop on the IMS tour. The championship round took place February 9 – February 11 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois and awarded over $70,000 in cash and prizes. Winners were selected by a panel of expert judges including Chris Callen, editor, Cycle Source Magazine; Chris Theis, custom builder and stuntman; Evan Favaro, custom builder; George Stinsman, custom builder; Max Ness of Arlen Ness Motorcycles; and Nick Beaulieu, custom builder and 2017 champion. Judging was based upon creativity, craftsmanship and building ability. To learn more about the Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows®, please visit: motorcycleshows.com“The J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show is one of the most competitive events in the custom motorcycle building industry, and every year we are amazed at the craftsmanship, time and hard work that goes into the entries in each city,” said Jeff Najar, manager, J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show. “We had an amazing championship round in Chicago this year that featured many breathtaking custom motorcycles, and we are very excited to crown Motorcycle Missions Veterans as the official 2018 ‘King of the Builders.’”
Motorcycle Missions, founded by Krystal Hess, is a non-profit corporation helping veterans and first responders who deal with PTSD and suicidal ideation find hope and healing through motorcycles. Eight veterans of Motorcycle Missions built the winning motorcycle as part of Motorcycle Missions build mentorship program.
The 2018 championship winners include:
· *Freestyle:*
· Winner and 2018 King of the Builders: Motorcycle Missions Veterans
· Runner Up: Chris Moose
· *Modified Harley presented by Harley-Davidson:*
· Winner: Jesse Srpan of Raw Iron Choppers
· Runner Up: Tyler Foster of Sikpipes
· *Modified Retro:*
· Winner: Darrel Johnson
· Runner Up: Andrew Fredrick
· *Custom Street:*
· Winner: Dale Crawford
· Runner Up: PJ Grakauskas
Sponsored by J&P Cycles, the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show is the country’s premiere competition for the world’s leading custom motorcycle builders. The best builders from across the country submit their creations to compete for the title “King of the Builders,” which was awarded over the weekend at IMS Chicago. All of the finalists in the championship round participated and won 1^st or 2^nd place at a stop on the IMS tour including Long Beach, New York, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Dallas and Chicago.
Additional sponsors of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show include: Atomic Dice, Arlen Ness, Backbone Built Bikes, Bell Helmets, Belt Drives Ltd., Carolina Ceramic Coating, Cycle Source Magazine, DB Fab LLC., Harley-Davidson, Hot Bike Magazine, HY-PRO Lifts, iceengineworks, Joker Machine, Kens Factory, Kirsh Helmets, Klock Werks, K&N, Led Sled Customs, The Leatherworks, Lucas Motorcycle Oil, Paughco, Rinehart Racing, Suspension Technologies USA, TCX, Ukoala, Vance & Hines, the VIP Alliance, and Working Man’s Customs.
*Connect with IMS (#RidersUnite):*
· Facebook
· Twitter
· Instagram
*About Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® (*www.motorcycleshows.com*) *
The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® offer enthusiasts an all-access pass to the world of motorcycling. Launched in 1982, the tour showcases hundreds of the latest street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters and ATVs for new and experienced riders, and gives enthusiasts of all ages the opportunity to check out the latest gear and aftermarket accessories, as well as hours of entertainment. The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® is organized by UBM plc. UBM is the largest pure-play B2B Events organizer in the world. Our 3,750+ people, based in more than 20 countries, serve more than 50 different sectors. Our deep knowledge and passion for these sectors allow us to create valuable experiences which enable our customers to succeed. Please visit www.ubm.com for the latest news and information about UBM.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5d8f015b-74e0-477e-8bd9-4bca60a287dc
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
Rich Trunzo, IMSPR@ubm.com, (424) 316-7169
Brooke Matthews, IMSPR@ubm.com, (310) 773-1655 Reported by GlobeNewswire 14 hours ago.
Motorcycle Missions, founded by Krystal Hess, is a non-profit corporation helping veterans and first responders who deal with PTSD and suicidal ideation find hope and healing through motorcycles. Eight veterans of Motorcycle Missions built the winning motorcycle as part of Motorcycle Missions build mentorship program.
The 2018 championship winners include:
· *Freestyle:*
· Winner and 2018 King of the Builders: Motorcycle Missions Veterans
· Runner Up: Chris Moose
· *Modified Harley presented by Harley-Davidson:*
· Winner: Jesse Srpan of Raw Iron Choppers
· Runner Up: Tyler Foster of Sikpipes
· *Modified Retro:*
· Winner: Darrel Johnson
· Runner Up: Andrew Fredrick
· *Custom Street:*
· Winner: Dale Crawford
· Runner Up: PJ Grakauskas
Sponsored by J&P Cycles, the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show is the country’s premiere competition for the world’s leading custom motorcycle builders. The best builders from across the country submit their creations to compete for the title “King of the Builders,” which was awarded over the weekend at IMS Chicago. All of the finalists in the championship round participated and won 1^st or 2^nd place at a stop on the IMS tour including Long Beach, New York, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Dallas and Chicago.
Additional sponsors of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show include: Atomic Dice, Arlen Ness, Backbone Built Bikes, Bell Helmets, Belt Drives Ltd., Carolina Ceramic Coating, Cycle Source Magazine, DB Fab LLC., Harley-Davidson, Hot Bike Magazine, HY-PRO Lifts, iceengineworks, Joker Machine, Kens Factory, Kirsh Helmets, Klock Werks, K&N, Led Sled Customs, The Leatherworks, Lucas Motorcycle Oil, Paughco, Rinehart Racing, Suspension Technologies USA, TCX, Ukoala, Vance & Hines, the VIP Alliance, and Working Man’s Customs.
*Connect with IMS (#RidersUnite):*
*About Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® (*www.motorcycleshows.com*) *
The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® offer enthusiasts an all-access pass to the world of motorcycling. Launched in 1982, the tour showcases hundreds of the latest street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters and ATVs for new and experienced riders, and gives enthusiasts of all ages the opportunity to check out the latest gear and aftermarket accessories, as well as hours of entertainment. The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® is organized by UBM plc. UBM is the largest pure-play B2B Events organizer in the world. Our 3,750+ people, based in more than 20 countries, serve more than 50 different sectors. Our deep knowledge and passion for these sectors allow us to create valuable experiences which enable our customers to succeed. Please visit www.ubm.com for the latest news and information about UBM.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5d8f015b-74e0-477e-8bd9-4bca60a287dc
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
Rich Trunzo, IMSPR@ubm.com, (424) 316-7169
Brooke Matthews, IMSPR@ubm.com, (310) 773-1655 Reported by GlobeNewswire 14 hours ago.
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The Quinism Foundation Supports Australian Veterans' Calls for Chronic Quinoline Encephalopathy to be Recognized as a Compensable Disorder
The Foundation Supports the Quinoline Veterans and Families Association in its Submission Related to Poisoning by Mefloquine, Tafenoquine, and Primaquine
White River Junction, Vermont (PRWEB) February 12, 2018
The Quinism Foundation has filed a submission with the Australian Specialist Medical Review Council (SMRC) in support of the Quinoline Veterans and Families Association (QVFA). The QVFA is requesting the SMRC review a recent decision by the Repatriation Medical Authority (RMA) denying support and compensation to some Australian veterans suffering from the chronic effects of poisoning by certain antimalarial drugs issued by the Australian military.
In 2017, the RMA declined to issue "Statements of Principles" (SoPs) - legal instruments used by the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs to determine liability for veterans' claims - linking poisoning by mefloquine, tafenoquine, and primaquine to the development of chronic quinoline encephalopathy, a serious and potentially life-threatening brain disorder. In its decision, the RMA referred to the disorder as a "chemically-acquired brain injury" [1].
"The RMA erred in overlooking sound medical-scientific evidence that chronic quinoline encephalopathy is causally linked to Australian military service," said Remington Nevin, MD, MPH, DrPH, executive director of The Quinism Foundation. "We are pleased the SMRC will review the RMA's decision, and we are confident this independent review will lead to recognition of the harms suffered by Australian veterans from this disorder."
Chronic quinoline encephalopathy, also known as neuropsychiatric quinism, is marked by the development of lasting neuropsychiatric symptoms. These symptoms can include anxiety, depression, psychosis, paresthesias, seizures, tinnitus, dizziness, and sleep disturbance, among others. Those suffering from neuropsychiatric quinism are at increased risk of suicide.
"The RMA already recognizes mefloquine, tafenoquine, and primaquine as the cause of various separate disorders, including anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, schizophrenia, peripheral neuropathy, epileptic seizure, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, suicide, and attempted suicide," said Dr. Nevin. "Sound medical-scientific evidence available to the RMA establishes that a toxic encephalopathy caused by these drugs provides the most likely explanation for these conditions."
Mefloquine is now only rarely prescribed in the Australian military due to concerns for its neurotoxicity, and tafenoquine has been found to be more neurotoxic than mefloquine [2]. Over a thousand Australian military personnel were issued the neurotoxic drugs during controversial drug trials overseen by the Australian Army Malaria Institute from the late 1990s through the early 2000s.
Dr. Jane Quinn, a research neurotoxicologist and scientific advisor to the QVFA, said, "Establishing a SoP for quinoline-induced chemically-acquired brain injury, or neuropsychiatric quinism, is an important step to getting those veterans affected by this condition the recognition, appropriate medical assistance, and compensation they deserve, particularly for those veterans and their families whose lives have been permanently affected by their participation in the Australian Defence Force-sanctioned drug trials."
The Quinism Foundation filed its submission with the SMRC on February 9, 2018.
About The Quinism Foundation
The Quinism Foundation promotes and supports education and research on quinism. Founded in January 2018, the Quinism Foundation is supported by private donations and is advised by an international committee chaired by Mr. Andrew Bryce, of Dublin, Ireland, whose members include Dr. Jane Quinn of Charles Stuart University, Australia. The Foundation's board of directors includes retired U.S. Navy Commander William Manofsky and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Alderete.
Dr. Nevin is a board-certified preventive medicine physician and former U.S. Army medical officer and epidemiologist. He is author of more than 30 scientific publications on malaria and the quinoline antimalarials, including "Idiosyncratic quinoline central nervous system toxicity: Historical insights into the chronic neurological sequelae of mefloquine," published in the journal International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance (see: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2014.03.002).
1. Australian Government Repatriation Medical Authority. Declaration Under Subsection 196B(6) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. August 18, 2017. http://www.rma.gov.au/assets/Other/RMA-Declaration-chemically-acquired-brain-injury-caused-by-mefloquine-tafenoquine-or-primaquine-29-August-2017.pdf
2. Agboruche RL. 529.3 In-Vitro Toxicity Assessment of Antimalarial Drug Toxicity on Cultured Embryonic Rat Neurons, Macrophage (RAW 264.7), and Kidney Cells (VERO-CCl-81). FASEB Journal. 2009;23(Meeting Abstract Supplement):529.3. Reported by PRWeb 11 hours ago.
White River Junction, Vermont (PRWEB) February 12, 2018
The Quinism Foundation has filed a submission with the Australian Specialist Medical Review Council (SMRC) in support of the Quinoline Veterans and Families Association (QVFA). The QVFA is requesting the SMRC review a recent decision by the Repatriation Medical Authority (RMA) denying support and compensation to some Australian veterans suffering from the chronic effects of poisoning by certain antimalarial drugs issued by the Australian military.
In 2017, the RMA declined to issue "Statements of Principles" (SoPs) - legal instruments used by the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs to determine liability for veterans' claims - linking poisoning by mefloquine, tafenoquine, and primaquine to the development of chronic quinoline encephalopathy, a serious and potentially life-threatening brain disorder. In its decision, the RMA referred to the disorder as a "chemically-acquired brain injury" [1].
"The RMA erred in overlooking sound medical-scientific evidence that chronic quinoline encephalopathy is causally linked to Australian military service," said Remington Nevin, MD, MPH, DrPH, executive director of The Quinism Foundation. "We are pleased the SMRC will review the RMA's decision, and we are confident this independent review will lead to recognition of the harms suffered by Australian veterans from this disorder."
Chronic quinoline encephalopathy, also known as neuropsychiatric quinism, is marked by the development of lasting neuropsychiatric symptoms. These symptoms can include anxiety, depression, psychosis, paresthesias, seizures, tinnitus, dizziness, and sleep disturbance, among others. Those suffering from neuropsychiatric quinism are at increased risk of suicide.
"The RMA already recognizes mefloquine, tafenoquine, and primaquine as the cause of various separate disorders, including anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, schizophrenia, peripheral neuropathy, epileptic seizure, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, suicide, and attempted suicide," said Dr. Nevin. "Sound medical-scientific evidence available to the RMA establishes that a toxic encephalopathy caused by these drugs provides the most likely explanation for these conditions."
Mefloquine is now only rarely prescribed in the Australian military due to concerns for its neurotoxicity, and tafenoquine has been found to be more neurotoxic than mefloquine [2]. Over a thousand Australian military personnel were issued the neurotoxic drugs during controversial drug trials overseen by the Australian Army Malaria Institute from the late 1990s through the early 2000s.
Dr. Jane Quinn, a research neurotoxicologist and scientific advisor to the QVFA, said, "Establishing a SoP for quinoline-induced chemically-acquired brain injury, or neuropsychiatric quinism, is an important step to getting those veterans affected by this condition the recognition, appropriate medical assistance, and compensation they deserve, particularly for those veterans and their families whose lives have been permanently affected by their participation in the Australian Defence Force-sanctioned drug trials."
The Quinism Foundation filed its submission with the SMRC on February 9, 2018.
About The Quinism Foundation
The Quinism Foundation promotes and supports education and research on quinism. Founded in January 2018, the Quinism Foundation is supported by private donations and is advised by an international committee chaired by Mr. Andrew Bryce, of Dublin, Ireland, whose members include Dr. Jane Quinn of Charles Stuart University, Australia. The Foundation's board of directors includes retired U.S. Navy Commander William Manofsky and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Alderete.
Dr. Nevin is a board-certified preventive medicine physician and former U.S. Army medical officer and epidemiologist. He is author of more than 30 scientific publications on malaria and the quinoline antimalarials, including "Idiosyncratic quinoline central nervous system toxicity: Historical insights into the chronic neurological sequelae of mefloquine," published in the journal International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance (see: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2014.03.002).
1. Australian Government Repatriation Medical Authority. Declaration Under Subsection 196B(6) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. August 18, 2017. http://www.rma.gov.au/assets/Other/RMA-Declaration-chemically-acquired-brain-injury-caused-by-mefloquine-tafenoquine-or-primaquine-29-August-2017.pdf
2. Agboruche RL. 529.3 In-Vitro Toxicity Assessment of Antimalarial Drug Toxicity on Cultured Embryonic Rat Neurons, Macrophage (RAW 264.7), and Kidney Cells (VERO-CCl-81). FASEB Journal. 2009;23(Meeting Abstract Supplement):529.3. Reported by PRWeb 11 hours ago.
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SmartOSC Joins Hands with UrbanFox to Promote End-to-End Ecommerce Services for Retailers
SINGAPORE, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartOSC, a leading ecommerce agency, has joined hands with UrbanFox, an omnichannel logistics and channel management solutions brand, and a subsidiary of Singapore mainboard-listed Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation, to jointly promote their end-to-end ecommerce services to retailers across Southeast Asia.
In recent years, several brands, including Club21 and Times Publishing Group, have chosen SmartOSC and UrbanFox as strategic partners for their ecommerce needs. The partnership promises to bring retailers seamless omnichannel solutions, backed by SmartOSC's consulting, user experience and platform implementation practices, together with UrbanFox's logistics services and omnichannel management.
Retailers in the region have been looking to create a more seamless shopping experience for their customers in tandem with their changing shopping habits. According to recent research published in the Harvard Business Review, the omnichannel shopping generation spent an average of 4% more on every shopping occasion in-store and 10% more online than single-channel customers. Even more compelling is that, with every additional channel they used, the shoppers spent more money in the store.
SmartOSC has leveraged its strong ecommerce expertise, technical capability and scalable resources to meet the rapidly evolving needs of global brands and retailers. Today, major consumer brands such as COURTS Singapore, Lotte, Nestle and Friso have partnered with SmartOSC to implement effective ecommerce solutions, which has enabled the brands to get to market faster, as well as optimise sales.
Thai Son, CEO of SmartOSC shared, "We've seen raving demand from clients in Europe and North America for implementing omnichannel solutions to catch up with the new shopper generation. The same trend is happening across Southeast Asia, and our partnership will help retailers in the region to implement the best practice for their new retail strategy."
Answering the needs at the other end of the ecommerce supply chain is UrbanFox, which is part of Keppel Logistics. By incorporating omnichannel strategies as part of their services provided for B2C and B2B brands, UrbanFox is able to enhance the efficiency of the brands' supply chains.
Channel management is another key service in which UrbanFox is seeing strong pick-up. In this area, UrbanFox helps retailers manage multiple sales channels and distribution from the initial order through to the last mile delivery, by using a centralised inventory management model. UrbanFox counts many major companies among their clients, such as Kao Singapore and Mondelez.
Joe Choa, Managing Director of UrbanFox shared, "UrbanFox has helped retailers respond to the ecommerce trend by integrating their online and offline channels onto one unified platform where inventory, sales and promotional campaigns can be managed across various marketplaces with ease. Following our initial success with clients in Singapore, we hope to offer our effective logistic solutions throughout Southeast Asia together with e-commerce veterans SmartOSC."
Both SmartOSC and UrbanFox will be present at the Last Mile Fulfilment Asia 2018 event in Singapore from March 15-16, to share successful case studies and showcase how retailers can benefit from their joint offering.
The abovementioned transaction is not expected to have any material impact on the net tangible assets or earnings per share of Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation for the current financial year.
*For further information, please contact:*
*SmartOSC*
*Media Relations:*
Trong Trieu (Mr)
Marketing Manager
Marketing Department
SmartOSC Corporation
Tel: +84 974 072 377
Email: trongtd@smartosc.com
*UrbanFox*
*Media Relations:*
*Investor Relations:*
Kevin Ho (Mr)
Tang Yi Bing (Ms)
Assistant Manager
Deputy Manager
Group Corporate Communications
Group Corporate Communications
Keppel Corporation Limited
Keppel Corporation Limited
Tel: +65 6413 6581
Tel: +65 6413 6474
Email: kevin.ho@kepcorp.com
Email: yibing.tang@kepcorp.com
*About SmartOSC:*
Established in 2006, SmartOSC is a premium, full-service e-commerce agency. As of Jan 2018, SmartOSC employs more than 350 specialists across its office locations in Vietnam, Australia, Japan, Singapore, the US, and UK. The company is known as a strategic partner to Magento, Sitecore, Shopify Plus, Kentico, Hybris, and Adobe platforms in Southeast Asia. Their portfolio includes Courts, Nestlé, Club 21, Lotte, PayPal, SpaceX, Smartbox, eWAY, Priceline Pharmacy, to name a few. For more information about SmartOSC, please visit http://www.smartosc.com.
*About UrbanFox:*
UrbanFox was founded in 2009 as Courex, a B2C last-mile fulfilment start-up. Following the acquisition of Courex by Keppel Logistics, UrbanFox was unveiled on 24 October 2017 with additional omnichannel logistics and channel management capabilities serving both B2B and B2C customers. As a subsidiary of Keppel Logistics, UrbanFox leverages Keppel's extensive regional network to help brands seamlessly integrate their online and offline channels, warehousing and inventory, as well as last-mile fulfilment requirements to capture opportunities offered by ecommerce. UrbanFox's clients include well-known global brands such as Kao and Mondelez. Find more information about how UrbanFox is shaping the future of logistics at https://www.urbanfox.asia. Reported by PR Newswire Asia 10 hours ago.
In recent years, several brands, including Club21 and Times Publishing Group, have chosen SmartOSC and UrbanFox as strategic partners for their ecommerce needs. The partnership promises to bring retailers seamless omnichannel solutions, backed by SmartOSC's consulting, user experience and platform implementation practices, together with UrbanFox's logistics services and omnichannel management.
Retailers in the region have been looking to create a more seamless shopping experience for their customers in tandem with their changing shopping habits. According to recent research published in the Harvard Business Review, the omnichannel shopping generation spent an average of 4% more on every shopping occasion in-store and 10% more online than single-channel customers. Even more compelling is that, with every additional channel they used, the shoppers spent more money in the store.
SmartOSC has leveraged its strong ecommerce expertise, technical capability and scalable resources to meet the rapidly evolving needs of global brands and retailers. Today, major consumer brands such as COURTS Singapore, Lotte, Nestle and Friso have partnered with SmartOSC to implement effective ecommerce solutions, which has enabled the brands to get to market faster, as well as optimise sales.
Thai Son, CEO of SmartOSC shared, "We've seen raving demand from clients in Europe and North America for implementing omnichannel solutions to catch up with the new shopper generation. The same trend is happening across Southeast Asia, and our partnership will help retailers in the region to implement the best practice for their new retail strategy."
Answering the needs at the other end of the ecommerce supply chain is UrbanFox, which is part of Keppel Logistics. By incorporating omnichannel strategies as part of their services provided for B2C and B2B brands, UrbanFox is able to enhance the efficiency of the brands' supply chains.
Channel management is another key service in which UrbanFox is seeing strong pick-up. In this area, UrbanFox helps retailers manage multiple sales channels and distribution from the initial order through to the last mile delivery, by using a centralised inventory management model. UrbanFox counts many major companies among their clients, such as Kao Singapore and Mondelez.
Joe Choa, Managing Director of UrbanFox shared, "UrbanFox has helped retailers respond to the ecommerce trend by integrating their online and offline channels onto one unified platform where inventory, sales and promotional campaigns can be managed across various marketplaces with ease. Following our initial success with clients in Singapore, we hope to offer our effective logistic solutions throughout Southeast Asia together with e-commerce veterans SmartOSC."
Both SmartOSC and UrbanFox will be present at the Last Mile Fulfilment Asia 2018 event in Singapore from March 15-16, to share successful case studies and showcase how retailers can benefit from their joint offering.
The abovementioned transaction is not expected to have any material impact on the net tangible assets or earnings per share of Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation for the current financial year.
*For further information, please contact:*
*SmartOSC*
*Media Relations:*
Trong Trieu (Mr)
Marketing Manager
Marketing Department
SmartOSC Corporation
Tel: +84 974 072 377
Email: trongtd@smartosc.com
*UrbanFox*
*Media Relations:*
*Investor Relations:*
Kevin Ho (Mr)
Tang Yi Bing (Ms)
Assistant Manager
Deputy Manager
Group Corporate Communications
Group Corporate Communications
Keppel Corporation Limited
Keppel Corporation Limited
Tel: +65 6413 6581
Tel: +65 6413 6474
Email: kevin.ho@kepcorp.com
Email: yibing.tang@kepcorp.com
*About SmartOSC:*
Established in 2006, SmartOSC is a premium, full-service e-commerce agency. As of Jan 2018, SmartOSC employs more than 350 specialists across its office locations in Vietnam, Australia, Japan, Singapore, the US, and UK. The company is known as a strategic partner to Magento, Sitecore, Shopify Plus, Kentico, Hybris, and Adobe platforms in Southeast Asia. Their portfolio includes Courts, Nestlé, Club 21, Lotte, PayPal, SpaceX, Smartbox, eWAY, Priceline Pharmacy, to name a few. For more information about SmartOSC, please visit http://www.smartosc.com.
*About UrbanFox:*
UrbanFox was founded in 2009 as Courex, a B2C last-mile fulfilment start-up. Following the acquisition of Courex by Keppel Logistics, UrbanFox was unveiled on 24 October 2017 with additional omnichannel logistics and channel management capabilities serving both B2B and B2C customers. As a subsidiary of Keppel Logistics, UrbanFox leverages Keppel's extensive regional network to help brands seamlessly integrate their online and offline channels, warehousing and inventory, as well as last-mile fulfilment requirements to capture opportunities offered by ecommerce. UrbanFox's clients include well-known global brands such as Kao and Mondelez. Find more information about how UrbanFox is shaping the future of logistics at https://www.urbanfox.asia. Reported by PR Newswire Asia 10 hours ago.
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