Friday, June 29, 2012
Don't Confess Your Journalistic Sins!
Poynter writes Jeff Meade’s boastful column in the Monroe, Mich., Evening News about sins he committed as a reporter — making up quotes, getting two sets of quotes from a coach so he could quickly write up a game no matter the outcome — is no longer online. (Here’s a cached copy.)
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Pamela Geller Speaks In Los Angeles This Morning
From Pamela's blog Atlas Shrugs:
I will be speaking this morning at ZOA at LA Jewish Federation. The Islamic supremacists and Muslim Brotherhood groups are apoplectic that a Jewish group would dare have a passionate zionist speak to the gravest threat that faces the Jewish people: Islamic Jew-hatred. Hamas-CAIR sent out a press release this morning condemning ZOA and Jewish Federation for hosting (but still no condemnation of the calls for Jewish genocide in the quran or the 1,400-year history of Islamic persecution, subjugation and slaughter of the Jews).
Press release: Interfaith Coalition Decries Hate Group Leader's Appearance at L.A. Jewish Federation
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 6/23/12) -- A Southern California interfaith coalition today expressed "deep shock and alarm" over the Jewish Federation's decision to offer a platform to the leader of an anti-Muslim hate group.
Pamela Geller, who will deliver a lecture on "Islamic Jew hatred" and "the root cause of war in the Middle East," is co-founder of Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA), an organization designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and author of a book offering step-by-step instructions on how to stop mosque construction in America. Tomorrow's event is sponsored by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and is hosted by the Federation in Los Angeles.
SEE: Pamela Geller on the Islamic Jew-Hatred
The interfaith coalition released the following statement:
"We are extremely shocked and alarmed to see a mainstream Jewish organization associating itself with one of the nation's leading Islamophobes who doesn't hesitate to share the podium with European racists and whose admirers apparently include Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik. Religious leaders and institutions have an increased and urgent responsibility to promote tolerance and mutual understanding among all Americans, instead of giving aid and comfort to fear-mongers like Geller. Imagine how hurt Jewish community members would be, and rightly so, if they discovered American Muslims hosting an anti-Semitic speaker."
Really? Amir Abdel Malik-Ali is typical of the kind of rabid Jew-hating speaker Muslim groups host all the time. Muslim speakers on college campuses are rapidly anti-Israel. I, on the other hand, speak against an ideology that calls for the annihilation of the Jews.
Jews were silent against the Nazis (and the Muslim world who allied with them.) Never Again.
No word from Hamas-CAIR and Jew hating coaltion os this news:
. "Palestinian" Muslims make clear their desire for peace and harmonious relations with the Jews in Israel: "Praise for Mohammed on Synagogue Walls," by Maayana Miskin for Israel National News, June 22 (thanks to Benedict):Residents of the small agricultural community of Maor, east of Hadera, went to their synagogue Thursday for afternoon prayers and were appalled to find that it had been vandalized.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Seeking A Los Angeles Dermatologist? Try Daphne Panagotacos In Westlake Village
For more information, see DaphneMD.com: "Dr. Daphne I. Panagotacos, M.D., specializes in dermatology. A dermatologist is a doctor who diagnoses and treats conditions of the skin, hair, and nails. Common conditions treated by dermatologists include acne, eczema, psoriasis, and skin cancer."
Daphne Panagotacos has great reviews on Yelp.
I've heard nothing but good things about this doctor from my friends.
Here's a typical review: "Dr. Panagotacos is still the best. Her excellent recognition of what needs to be done and her ability to perform the procedure needed are cutting edge. More important she takes that personal interest in her patients that makes one feel better the moment she walks into the room. You can be positive that you have made the right choice with Dr. Panagotacos!"
Daphne Panagotacos has great reviews on Yelp.
I've heard nothing but good things about this doctor from my friends.
Here's a typical review: "Dr. Panagotacos is still the best. Her excellent recognition of what needs to be done and her ability to perform the procedure needed are cutting edge. More important she takes that personal interest in her patients that makes one feel better the moment she walks into the room. You can be positive that you have made the right choice with Dr. Panagotacos!"
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Mortgage Interest Rates Hit Record Lows - Again!
I cover mortgages, real estate and the like here (my blog on refinance has a Google page rank of four):
- How To Create Wealth
- Banks Are Stronger, But Mortgage Demand Is Weak
- Mortgage Rates At Record Lows
- New Limits On Mortgage Fees
- How Good is your Good Credit Score?
May 8, 2012
April 16, 2012
April 4, 2012
March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
'What Is Your Email Address?'
I keep having these conversations on Facebook with people who ask for my phone number and/or my email address when both are on my Facebook profile. It's annoying when people ask me things that are staring them in the face. I hate it when people waste my time.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Will Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Write-down Mortgage Principle?
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Fat Cats Slimmed
- Is Mortgage Principal Write-Off Overdue At Fannie, Freddie?
March 9, 2012
- Mortgage Interest Rates Fall
- BofA Reduces Mortgage Loan Principal For 200,000
- Freddie Mac Asks For More Government Help
- Get To Know What Criminal Law Is
March 7, 2012
March 6, 2012
- What Would An Israeli Attack On Iran Do To American Real Estate Prices?
- Processing Foreclosures Is Rapid In California, Slow In Florida
- Lenders Change Strategies For Dealing With Foreclosures
- What Is REO?
- Foreclosures Account For A Third Of Home Sales
- How To Choose A Mortgage Loan
- Obama Offers New Refinancing Options
March 2, 2012
- Why Aren't Foreigners Buying Up American Real Estate?
- Are Mortgage Standards Too Tight?
- Lenders Make Money By Keeping Mortgage Process Complex
- Your Share Of Fannie/Freddie Bailout - $1300 Per American
- Home Prices Down 4% Over Past Twelve Months
- Mortgage Applications Rise, Mortgage Interest Rates Fall
- CA's AG Seeks An End To Mortgage Foreclosures In That State
- FHA Must Charge Higher Fees To Stay Afloat
- Finding it difficult to get a mortgage as a contractor?
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Too Big To Fail
March 2, 2012
- Why Aren't Foreigners Buying Up American Real Estate?
- Are Mortgage Standards Too Tight?
- Lenders Make Money By Keeping Mortgage Process Complex
- Your Share Of Fannie/Freddie Bailout - $1300 Per American
- Home Prices Down 4% Over Past Twelve Months
- Mortgage Applications Rise, Mortgage Interest Rates Fall
- CA's AG Seeks An End To Mortgage Foreclosures In That State
- FHA Must Charge Higher Fees To Stay Afloat
- Finding it difficult to get a mortgage as a contractor?
March 1, 2012
February 29, 2012
- FHA Needs A Bailout, Raising Mortgage Premiums
- Legislating Away Unpleasant Foreclosures
- Fannie Mae Wants $4.6 Billion
February 28, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Facts About The Reverse Mortgage
February 21, 2012
February 17, 2012
- What Will Be The Cost To Taxpayers Of The Mortgage Settlement?
- Increase In Troubled Mortgages
- Dow Jones Near Record Highs, Mortgage Rates Stay At Record Lows
February 9, 2012
February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Lori Gottlieb Is Now A Therapist!
Lori is one of my favorite writers. She's just so honest! She's compelling. She cuts through pretense to get to the heart of a matter.
I just got an email from her today talking about her new therapy practice.
I was intrigued. I clicked on through and found this:
I just got an email from her today talking about her new therapy practice.
I was intrigued. I clicked on through and found this:
I provide therapy, consultation, reproductive counseling, speaking, media, and executive coachingservices. I’m also an award-winning author who loves stories – all kinds of stories, but mostly stories about the ways we get lost before finding our path. We all have unique stories, and I like to help clients to rewrite theirs.
I have a master’s degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from Pepperdine University, and did my undergraduate work in language, literature and culture at Yale College and Stanford University, where I graduated with highest distinction. I then worked as a film and network television executive and attended Stanford University School of Medicine before focusing on writing.
My books on relationships and eating disorders have become New York Times and international bestsellers and I write about the intersection of psychology and culture for national publications including The New York Times and the Atlantic. I also appear regularly as guest on such programs as The Today Show, CNN, MSNBC, The Early Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, NPR and Oprah Radio.
I did my clinical training at the Wright Institute’s Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program, where I developed the curriculum for its body image process groups; and at The Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, where I worked with a wide range of clients in the intensive Intake, Adult, Couples and Mindful Parenting programs and continue to remain involved with the clinic.
In addition to my therapeutic and private consultation services, I give speeches and workshops ranging from keynote addresses for large audiences to parent education in school settings; speak to medical residents about eating disorder treatment modalities and management; work with fertility physicians and surrogacy and donor agencies to help clients navigate the path to parenthood; offer expert opinion on parenting, relationships, family building, and body image to publications ranging from Elle and Self to the Washington Post and Time magazine; consult on film and television projects from a psychological perspective; and do executive coaching to help corporations and individuals perform at their best.
Contacting me is easy. Just call (310) 853-3567 or simply click here to let me know how I can help.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Running Without Injury
I used to have a horrible running style. I'd land heavy on my heal with each step, jarring my whole body. By age 12, I had bad knee problems and had to quit jogging.
Susanah Baker writes:
For those of you who have been following the barefoot and minimalist shoes debate, the recently published research by theHarvard ‘barefoot’ team led by Daniel Lieberman adds weight to the argument that what matters most in preventing injury is how you are running rather than what if anything you are wearing on your feet.
Susanah Baker writes:
For those of you who have been following the barefoot and minimalist shoes debate, the recently published research by theHarvard ‘barefoot’ team led by Daniel Lieberman adds weight to the argument that what matters most in preventing injury is how you are running rather than what if anything you are wearing on your feet.
In their latest published research Foot Strike and Injury Rates in Endurance Runners: a retrospective study the team from Harvard did a retrospective study to test whether runners who habitually forefoot strike have different rates of injury than runners who habitually rearfoot strike. They concluded that runners who habitually rearfoot strike have significantly higher rates of repetitive stress injury than those who mostly forefoot strike. But they also found that some runners were fine with a rearfoot strike, while others were injured with a forefoot strike. The team “predict that these runners have better form than those who do get injured: they probably land with less overstride and more compliant limbs that generate less severe impact loading (…). These predictions are supported by several recent studies, and they emphasize the hypothesis that running style is probably a more important determinant of injury than footwear (with the caveat that footwear probably influences one’s running style)”
This research certainly backs up much of the theory that Malcolm Balk aims to put into practice during his Art of Running workshops. Applying the principles of the Alexander Technique helps runners to achieve the ease and efficiency of movement needed to prevent injury.
There certainly seems to be a good case for using barefoot running or minimalist shoes as a way of improving one’s running style and to overcome nagging injuries which can often be caused by a heavy heel strike action. But looking to these as a panacea is not the best way forward. Instead the focus should be on running form.
Latest Mortgage - Real Estate News
- Bank Of America Overwhelmed By Refinancing Demand
- Shoddy Mortgages Cost Big Five Banks $72 Billion
- Mortgage Bonds Pay Price For Obama's Refinancing Scheme
- You Can Either Wait In Line Or Let The Free Market Handle Things
February 6, 2012
- Key Democrats Push Fannie, Freddie To Write Down Mortgage Principle
- A 2003 Mortgage Warning
- The decline of commercial mortgage backed securities
- Mortgage Relief Plan Close
February 1, 2012
- Despite Record Low Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Applications Declined Last Week
- Another Obama Stimulus For The Housing Market
- Obama's Mortgage Relief Plan
- First Time Home Buyers Guide to Down Payment & Mortgages
January 31, 2012
- FHA Needs A Bailout
- The More Relief You Give To Those With Troubled Mortgages...
- Mortgage Insurers Face More Losses
- Will The Federal Government Bail-out Irresponsible Home Owners
- Freddie Mac Bets Against Homeowners
January 30, 2012
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Back Pain Solutions
Dr Loren Fishman is the Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City and the Author, 'Cure Back Pain with Yoga'.
She writes in the Huffington Post:
The Alexander technique, developed more than 100 years ago by Frederick Alexander, helps students become aware of and stop habits and muscle use that may be contributing to pain. Mild, hands-on work and instruction for postural improvement teaches students techniques for sitting, walking, standing and many other activities of daily living. Students who praise Alexander technique sometimes tell me they feel it has "lengthened" them or "created more space" in their spines. Some believe that the Alexander technique works through release of tension, decompression of the spine, more balanced muscle activity and improved flexibility.
Dr. Fishman writes:
Spondylolisthesis: In Greek: 'listhesis' means slipping. In your back, one vertebra slides out of alignment. It usually slips forward, but sometimes back or to one side or the other. It's a radiological diagnosis, and state-of-the-art EMG techniques can determine if that's your problem. PT to strengthen abdominal muscles (front back and sides) and possibly an abdominal binder are good treatments, but some yoga also helps, as does Alexander Technique, which can work wonders with posture.
Spinal Stenosis: This is where the canal inside the spine gets too narrow, compressing nerves. You may need an MRI to be sure of the diagnosis. Posture is the best conservative solution -- Alexander Technique is probably the single best treatment, though PT is helpful too. Stenosis may worsen inexorably over time, and then it's one condition where surgery may be the best option.
She writes in the Huffington Post:
The Alexander technique, developed more than 100 years ago by Frederick Alexander, helps students become aware of and stop habits and muscle use that may be contributing to pain. Mild, hands-on work and instruction for postural improvement teaches students techniques for sitting, walking, standing and many other activities of daily living. Students who praise Alexander technique sometimes tell me they feel it has "lengthened" them or "created more space" in their spines. Some believe that the Alexander technique works through release of tension, decompression of the spine, more balanced muscle activity and improved flexibility.
In a study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers discovered that patients who had 24 Alexander technique lessons during a year experienced just three days of discomfort due to back pain, compared to 21 painful days for those receiving conventional medical care. A short course of six Alexander technique lessons (plus exercise) had a better result than either massage or conventional medical care.
PAIGE MCKINNEY COMMENTS: The article offers a good description of the Technique, and a link to an excellent2009 NY Times interview with Paul Little, lead author of the BMJ back pain study. Because the author of the Huffington Post article suggests a mix-and-match approach to “alternative therapies,” I feel compelled to report that from my own experience with back pain, mixing and matching never helped. In fact, it was only when I decreased the number of approaches to dealing with pain that I found relief. Sometimes less is more.
Dr. Fishman writes:
Spondylolisthesis: In Greek: 'listhesis' means slipping. In your back, one vertebra slides out of alignment. It usually slips forward, but sometimes back or to one side or the other. It's a radiological diagnosis, and state-of-the-art EMG techniques can determine if that's your problem. PT to strengthen abdominal muscles (front back and sides) and possibly an abdominal binder are good treatments, but some yoga also helps, as does Alexander Technique, which can work wonders with posture.
Spinal Stenosis: This is where the canal inside the spine gets too narrow, compressing nerves. You may need an MRI to be sure of the diagnosis. Posture is the best conservative solution -- Alexander Technique is probably the single best treatment, though PT is helpful too. Stenosis may worsen inexorably over time, and then it's one condition where surgery may be the best option.
Bradying - The New Internet Meme
It's impossible to really feel down unless you physically compress. If you allow your head to retreat into your torso and your back to collapse in, then you can truly access despair.
If you stay tall and poised, it's impossible to feel despair.
If you stay tall and poised, it's impossible to feel despair.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – You know you’re having a bad week when:
- After being hailed as perhaps the greatest quarterback of the current era, you get your team all the way to the Super Bowl only to ultimately fall short on a desperation Hail Mary throw in the last play of the game.
- After losing the game, your gorgeous, gazillionaire, super model wife throws the rest of your team under the bus for the loss.
- The picture of you sitting with your hands between your legs, humbled after the epic loss, becomes a web meme mocking your sorrow.
Let’s face it: It has not been a good week for Tom Brady. And while many New Yorkers will likely mutter “Good” when thinking about that, it seems like the hits are just going to keep on coming for the superstar athlete.
“Bradying” seems to be the latest meme to hit the internet. While “Bradying,” a subject is shown sitting on the floor, legs stretched out, with their hands folded between their legs. The head is bowed.
Banks To Pay $72 Billion Price For Shoddy Mortgages
- Shoddy Mortgages Cost Big Five Banks $72 Billion
- Mortgage Bonds Pay Price For Obama's Refinancing Scheme
- You Can Either Wait In Line Or Let The Free Market Handle Things
February 6, 2012
- Key Democrats Push Fannie, Freddie To Write Down Mortgage Principle
- A 2003 Mortgage Warning
- The decline of commercial mortgage backed securities
- Mortgage Relief Plan Close
February 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Housing Market Doldrums Despite Record Low Mortgage Interest Rates
Karen Triggiani emails me these links about mortgages, real estate and the housing market:
February 1, 2012
- Despite Record Low Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Applications Declined Last Week
- Another Obama Stimulus For The Housing Market
- Obama's Mortgage Relief Plan
- First Time Home Buyers Guide to Down Payment & Mortgages
January 31, 2012
- FHA Needs A Bailout
- The More Relief You Give To Those With Troubled Mortgages...
- Mortgage Insurers Face More Losses
- Will The Federal Government Bail-out Irresponsible Home Owners
- Freddie Mac Bets Against Homeowners
January 30, 2012
- Obama's Plan To Expand Mortgage Refinancing Seems Like A Political Statement
- Weak Demand For Mortgage Loans
- The Booming Business Of Online Mortgages
January 28, 2012
January 25, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Rejecting The Extreme Orthodox Position On Bugs
Dr. Marc B. Shapiro blogs:
See Eitam Henkin’s post here. For another post by Henkin on this book, see here. English readers are probably unaware of Henkin, the son of R. Yehudah Herzl Henkin. In the last few years he has really created a reputation for himself as he has authored a number of important articles which show an incredible amount of knowledge on the history of Torah Judaism in modern times. He has also published a sefer, available here, which deals with the halakhot of bugs in food. Unlike the rage today, he rejects the extreme positions, one of which is that due to bug infestation, strawberries are no longer permitted to be eaten. See e.g., here.
See Eitam Henkin’s post here. For another post by Henkin on this book, see here. English readers are probably unaware of Henkin, the son of R. Yehudah Herzl Henkin. In the last few years he has really created a reputation for himself as he has authored a number of important articles which show an incredible amount of knowledge on the history of Torah Judaism in modern times. He has also published a sefer, available here, which deals with the halakhot of bugs in food. Unlike the rage today, he rejects the extreme positions, one of which is that due to bug infestation, strawberries are no longer permitted to be eaten. See e.g., here.
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