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Could Jonathan Pollard Be Released?
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Andy Williams – Wives and Lovers
Post: Dennis Prager played a clip of the above song “Wives and Lovers” and had this to say about the classic song,
There is more truth in this song than in the entire women’s studies departments of all the universities of America combined.
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Do You Suffer From Text Neck?
My posture started going to hell around age eight when I began to read books regularly. I’d get so sucked into a book that my posture would collapse and my dad would start telling me to sit up straight, which never did me much good.
Now people are getting sucked into their smart phones and their tablets and computer games and the like and they’re developing a lot of neck problems. When they get sucked in, they tend to hunch and collapse their posture.
When your head is not balanced on top of your spine, it dramatically increases the wear and tear on your spine and you are likely to develop headaches and backaches and more serious problems.
A good solution is to become aware of what you are doing and to let go of your tendencies to contort your torso. An Alexander Technique teacher should be of great help here.
First it was ‘texter’s thumb’. Now gadget addicts are coming down with ‘text neck’ in their droves.
Back and neck specialists say that increasing numbers of patients are suffering neck pain from spending too much time hunched over phones and computers.
They claim the rise of smartphones and tablet computers has fuelled the problem.
The extra capability for playing games and browsing the internet on smartphones means they tend to be used for longer periods. And unlike laptops, tablet computers are often placed flat on the lap, meaning users crane their neck over to view the screen.
The average human head weighs between 10lb and 12lb and flexing the neck at an angle makes it harder to support, raising the odds of pain and stiffness which can radiate down the shoulders, arms and wrists. Headaches and even arthritis can develop.
Chiropractor Rachael Lancaster said: ‘Imagine sitting on your ankle sideways for 10 minutes. It would feel stiff and sore when you returned it to its natural position. That is what people are doing with their necks.’
…Mr Hutchful said leaning the head forwards was like holding a 10 to 12lb weight away from the body.
‘Muscles will go into spasm if they have to hold such a position,’ he said.
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What Do Women Battle?
From DennisPrager.com: H2: Men have to battle their sexual nature and aggressive nature. But what do women have to battle in their nature?
The first two callers say that women need to battle their tendencies towards moodiness and being ruled by their emotions.
Dennis: “Women often think, ‘If he loves me, he’ll know what I want.’ We love you and we don’t know.”
“There’s a great solution to this problem — tell him!”
“You don’t read his mind. If you read his mind, and you are middle-aged or younger, you would know what he wants almost every day. You probably don’t want to read his mind.”
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Who’s To Blame For The Housing Crash?
Dennis Prager recommends these three books: Architects of Ruin: How big government liberals wrecked the global economy—and how they will do it again if no one stops them by Peter Schweizer, Paul Sperry’s The Great American Bank Robbery: The Unauthorized Report About What Really Caused the Great Recession, and Tom Sowell’s The Housing Boom and Bust.
Dennis: “If you need to just read something briefly, go to the Community Reinvestment Act in Wikipedia and read about the regulatory changes made in 1995 by Bill Clinton, the father of the disaster, who then has the chutzpah to yell at Wall Street. I’m no fan of bankers. They’ve wasted trillions in awful loans to countries that should never have gotten those loans. They know that their banking institutions are so vital to society that they will never pay the price personally for the incompetent loans they’ve made.”
“The government forced banks to give crappy loans lest they be punished financially and otherwise, have their reputations smeared as racist unless they gave loans in communities where a lot of people could not afford those loans. Then Wall Street took these toxic loans and put them in bundles with things not toxic and things blew up.”
Peter J. Wallison writes in the WSJ today:
Beginning in 1992, the government required Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to direct a substantial portion of their mortgage financing to borrowers who were at or below the median income in their communities. The original legislative quota was 30%. But the Department of Housing and Urban Development was given authority to adjust it, and through the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations HUD raised the quota to 50% by 2000 and 55% by 2007.
It is certainly possible to find prime borrowers among people with incomes below the median. But when more than half of the mortgages Fannie and Freddie were required to buy were required to have that characteristic, these two government-sponsored enterprises had to significantly reduce their underwriting standards.
Fannie and Freddie were not the only government-backed or government-controlled organizations that were enlisted in this process. The Federal Housing Administration was competing with Fannie and Freddie for the same mortgages. And thanks to rules adopted in 1995 under the Community Reinvestment Act, regulated banks as well as savings and loan associations had to make a certain number of loans to borrowers who were at or below 80% of the median income in the areas they served.
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Hanging Out On Facebook With Ex-Seventh-Day Adventists
I am having a rocking time on this ex-Seventh Day Adventist FB group: [email protected] I’ve reconnected with some old friends from Avondale days (NSW, Australia, prior to my moving to CA in 1977).
I like it in Orthodox Judaism. It is far more intense, far more fiery than Adventism, far more demanding, far more rules… When I step on to an Adventist college campus (every few years), I often think, ok, what are the differences between these two groups I know so well.
One group is obsessed with this life, the other with the next life. One group is hyper successful and influential in this world, the other group is virtually invisible. One group values learning and the other group thinks it values learning. One group has its own nation-state. One group drinks and smokes and eats meat and values enjoying this life while the other group tends more towards ascetism and other worldly spirituality.
Adventists tend to be nicer and quieter. Jews tend to be more blunt and direct. Adventists rarely swear, Jews often do. Adventists want to make converts, Jews do not. Adventists argue over theology, Jews argue over law. Jews live overwhelmingly in affluent parts of cities and Adventists in poor country areas.
One group does what it can to keep you out. One group tries to pull you in. One group tends to be rich and one group tends to primarily attract the poor and when its members become affluent, they tend to leave.
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Rick Perry Looks And Sounds Like A Defeated Man
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “During the debate last night, Rick Perry looked and sounded like a defeated man. It’s hard to imagine the American people electing him president. At this time, it looks like Herman Cain and Mitt Romney. Every time I see Romney on a debate, he looks and sounds presidential.”
“Herman Cain is a dyed in the wool conservative. Nobody doubts it. And he has the cheerfulness and playfulness of Ronald Reagen. There’s no anger or bitterness. He’s funny and bright.”
“I was not ahead of the curve. I didn’t even know why he was up there.”
Tracy calls from Texas. She says a candidate’s religion does matter. His theology does matter. And that Mormons have different beliefs than Christians.
Dennis: “What values a Mormon would bring to office that you don’t share?”
Tracy can’t think of any.
Dennis: “Mormonism shares the same values as Christianity. Theology is theology and values are values. Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin did not believe in traditional Christian theology but they were profoundly Bible-centered human beings.”
“Ben Franklin did not believe in the Trinity but he believed that God judges you after you die.”
Dennis says Mitt Romney does better with each debate though it is hard to believe that he’s really a conservative. Also, his Romneycare in Massachusetts served as the blueprint for Obamacare.
Dennis says Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan does not have a chance of passing. Also, Cain has no political experience.
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Dennis Prager: If you want a Reagan-like candidate, Herman Cain is your man
Just heard him say it last hour on his radio show (one of the most listened to conservative talks shows in america). He hasn’t endorsed Cain yet, nor anyone. He also said Romney sounded the most presidential in the debate. He’s not anti-Romney by any means. Problem is, he doesn’t think Romney is animated by conservative values. He thinks Romney’s main drive come from his desire to solve financial problems, not values per se.
Sounds like Dennis is breaking toward Cain. That after admitting that until very recently he barely noticed the man. Says Cain is a solid conservative and no one doubts it, and could be great for the country if elected. Loves Cain’s personality. Cheerful, happy. He also likes the 999 plan as I do. But the Reagan comparison was intriguing.
My point in posting this is, this is what i’ve recently experienced. The guy wasn’t even on my radar until very recently. Several callers then called expressing the very same thing, that just very recently they started noticing him. I’m tell’n ya, somethings happening, here.
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Preparing For Tough Times
“You’re doing three smart things,” a secular Jew told me this week. “You’ve joined a tight community (Orthodox Judaism) where people help each other. You’ve learned a skill (teaching Alexander Technique) that you can make money from anywhere. And you’ve cut your expenses to the bone.”
Who’s The Most Expensive Alexander Technique Teacher In The World?
I believe that person is Tommy Thompson in Massachusetts. He charges $150 for a lesson. Most Alexander Technique teachers charge between $50-$120 per lesson (which typically lasts about 45 minutes).
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