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Barak Hussein Obama's introduction to the world in 2004 occurred on July 27 July. The date on the Jewish Calendar was Tisha b'Av. The 9th of Av. The same date of virtually all major Jewish Calamities occurred: (see them below) The First Temple built by King Solomon and the Kingdom of Judah was destroyed The Second Temple built by Ezra and Nehemiah was destroyed by the Romans The Romans crushed Bar Kokhba's revolt and destroyed the city of Betar, killing over 100,000 Jews Following the Bar Kokhba revolt, Roman commander Turnus Rufus plowed the site of the Temple and the...

The District of Columbia has a reputation for serving black students poorly. And now, a new report by the Council of Latino Agencies confirms that it serves Latino students just as badly. o Close to 9 percent of Latino students drop out of school, the highest rate of any group in the D.C. public school system. o In 1999, 31 percent of Latino youth who dropped out said they left because of fear of violence in their schools, compared with 19 percent for dropouts as a whole. Spanish-speakers are 81 percent of the 9,000 children in D.C. public schools whose...

Spotted ... In a Tokyo Hotel: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notis. In a Bucharest hotel lobby: The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable. In a Leipzig elevator: Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up. In a Belgrade hotel elevator: To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is...

The State of California seems to have a problem with English. As our common language, English should be used for all government business. However, some special interest groups out west feel otherwise. For instance, a quick look at the California Secretary of State web page(1) shows that voters there do not need to read and write in English in order to vote. Among the languages in which California will provide voter information are English, Spanish, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Chinese. Of course, those who do not understand English obviously also do not know the issues and have little or no...