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Will Bill De Blasio Reverse Twenty Years Of Progress In New York City?

The problems of inequality upon which De Blasio based much of his campaign are real, but are not unique to New York, nor were they the result of city policies

(NEW YORK CITY) - Liberals across the country are looking to Bill de Blasio, the newly elected mayor of New York City, to transform the city's government into a closely watched laboratory for populist theories of government that have never before been enacted on such a large scale.

Mr. De Blasio entered politics as an aide to former Mayor David Dinkins and was s firsthand witness to the failed policies of that left-leaning administration. The waves of crime and racial tension that plagued the Dinkins administration put Democrats in the political wilderness for 20 years.

Questions for Fellow Intactivists

Shyness is not allowed when the matter is saving the babies. We need at least 50 answers in each group to the questions below. For goodness' sake, answer the questions below and send this to others so they can do the same!

(PARIS) - May you or your companion be circumcised or intact, please answer or ask him and your friends the questions below.

The circumcision rate recently rose up again in the USA that have been scared by the the AAP and CDC campaign. Besides, Brian Morris is spreading the rumour according to which circumcision does not harm the sexual function, Doctor Podnar has shown that the penilo-cavernosus reflex scarcely exists with the circumcised (Clinical elicitation of the penilo-cavernosus reflex in circumcised men".

Gay Jews Have `Higher Souls` than Gentiles, Says Deputy Minister

Habayit Hayehudi's Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan says same-sex marriage is prohibited just as marriage between Jews and gentiles is.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - Homosexual Jews have "higher souls" than gentiles, gay or straight, the deputy minister for religious services told the Israeli daily Maariv in an article published on Friday.

Even so, he would oppose any same-sex marriage bill, just as he would oppose marriage between a Jew and a gentile, said Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan, a member of the right-wing Habayit Hayehudi party.

Privatizing the Sunshine State... The New Economy In Florida

The Republican platform promises to do better. I don’t think they have done so bad. Everybody’s broke but them. - Will Rodgers

(DAYTONA BEACH) - Here in Florida we're fortunate to lead the nation and the world's governments into a new era, where individual initiative will triumph over the last vestiges of deadening socialism, a renaissance that will strike at the very core of our sick public institutions.

Beginning at the State level, the successful innovation the Governor is introducing could eventually extend to the nation's capital and even the Presidency itself. Introducing the world's first corporate government!

Seasons Greetings, Restless Beings!

In line with the Restless Beings ethos, all acts performed for free so that ticket sales could go towards our projects and this message was not lost with the music.

(LONDON) - This Friday we hosted our final event of the year – ReFused – at Rich Mix in Bethnal Green. THANK YOU to everybody who joined us, artists and audience.

The eclectic line–up attracted a colourful crowd in what turned out to be an intimate, thoughtful and vibrant conclusion to 2013 which raised just over £1700!

תקופת כליאה שניה לסרבן המצפון עומר סעד الحكم Second Prison Term for Conscientious Objector

-الرجاء التعميم- Triple language article in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

(TEL AVIV ) - Omar Saad, 18 years old from Mghar, a village in the Galil, arrived, Sunday 22/12/2013, to the Induction Base in Tal Hashomer, where he declared his refusal to serve in the Israeli Army.

On 23/12/2013, Omar was sentenced to 20 days of imprisonment for his refusal, for the second time, in the military prison No. 6 near Atlit.

Hindus Greet Christians on Xmas

Rajan Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that all religions should work together for a just and peaceful world. Dialogue would bring us mutual enrichment, he added.

(RENO) - Hindus have sent greetings to Christian communities world over for Christmas.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today, expressed warmest greetings on the Christmas, wishing that it brought joy, happiness, blessings and cheer to all.

Europe Children Between 4 and 12 Spend Almost 3 Hours a Day in Front of TV

All experts converge on the need to control the time and the contents, and that means removing from the child's room all digital screens.

(MADRID) - Children watch, passively, television, computers, mobile phones or ipads. Given this reality, a team of British pediatricians asserts in a research released in the medical journal "Archives of Disease in Childhood" that children under three should not be in contact with so many digital displays.

For kids between 3 and 16, they suggest that a maximum of two hours a day should be set. The experts argue that spending more time in front of screens can cause damage to the physical and cognitive growth of children and overweight, heart problems, attention deficit or lack of empathy.

Bengal Under English Rule - an Analysis

WHEN Bengal was colonised by the East India Company in the second half of the 18th century, it was the richest jewel on the British crown.

(PHILADELPHIA BDNews) - As a matter of fact, the inhabitants of Bengal had a much better standard of living compared to most Europeans living at the time.

But under the British rule, the tax burden became simply unbearable rising fivefold (from 10 per cent to 50 per cent of the value of the agricultural product) within a very short period of time.

Sheer Determination: My Coping Clues

Absorbing a vast vocabulary resulted in developing anecdotes and analogies that better expressed my feelings and thoughts and avoiding the trap of cliches.

(SALEM) - Lately I've been doing a lot of retrospect about the path my life has taken and a bit about the roots of my tenacity. Those tentative discoveries.

I would say these are my Five Fundamentals of Coping with Conflict. If you possibly could fine-tune any of these to your lifestyle dynamics, by all means, be my guest!