Israeli's working on advancing the treatment of melanoma. (See 1 below.)
Meanwhile, before 2020 is history, you will witness the dirtiest, the most mean spirited, most contemptuous campaign in recent American Political History. It will prove more dangerous than melanoma because the progressive radicals will resort to everything and anything to win. They seek power to destroy America,which they believe is within their grasp and they may be correct.
Their tactics are pure intimidation in order to prevent Trump and his supporters from campaigning, raising money and engaging in activities guaranteed in our constitution. They will fail but these belligerent acts of creating terror have no place in our society.
The hatred being displayed is reminiscent of that which preceded Kennedy's visit to Dallas and those who lived to experience what happened know the rest.
Stay tuned.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Was Trump right about Baltimore? (See 2 below.)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
AIPAC meeting for Democrat House members goes well. (See 3 below.)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
This from a dear friend and fellow memo reader:
"The Democrats are determined to destroy our Country.
They lost their sanity, pure and simple.
The future is bleak and the possibility of a civil war are increasing every day.
People that preach for open borders………………. what that really means ……………………………….they do not want a COUNTRY !
I am starting to have doubts about Trump capabilities, too much turmoil within the different Government Branches.
He needs stability on things he controls, and I don’t see it.
I am very doubtful Americans will wake up of their chronic apathy.
M--"
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dick++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1) Israeli scientists developing nano-vaccine for melanoma
Nanoparticle could be used as a preventative measure and even to treat skin cancer at an advanced stage in conjunction with immunotherapy.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University revealed in the August 5 issue of Nature Nanotechnology a novel nano-vaccine for melanoma, the most aggressive type of skin cancer.
Their innovative approach has so far proven effective in preventing the development of melanoma in mouse models and in treating primary tumors and metastases that result from melanoma.
Melanoma develops in the skin cells that produce melanin or skin pigment.
“The war against cancer in general, and melanoma in particular, has advanced over the years through a variety of treatment modalities, such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy; but the vaccine approach, which has proven so effective against various viral diseases, has not materialized yet against cancer,” said study leader Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, chair of the department of physiology and pharmacology and head of the Laboratory for Cancer Research and Nanomedicine at TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine.
“In our study, we have shown that it is possible to produce an effective nano-vaccine against melanoma and to sensitize the immune system to immunotherapies.”
Satchi-Fainaro and University of Lisbon Prof. Helena Florindo, who was on sabbatical at the Satchi-Fainaro lab, led the research conducted by Anna Scomparin of Satchi-Fainaro’s lab and postdoctoral fellow Dr. João Conniot.
The researchers harnessed tiny particles, about 170 nanometers in size, made of a biodegradable polymer. Within each particle, they “packed” two peptides — short chains of amino acids, which are expressed in melanoma cells. They then injected the nanoparticles (or “nano-vaccines”) into a mouse model bearing melanoma.
“The nanoparticles acted just like known vaccines for viral-borne diseases,” Satchi-Fainaro reported. “They stimulated the immune system of the mice, and the immune cells learned to identify and attack cells containing the two peptides — that is, the melanoma cells. This meant that, from now on, the immune system of the immunized mice will attack melanoma cells if and when they appear in the body.”
The researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of the vaccine under three different conditions: as a preventive measure in healthy mice; to treat a primary tumor in mice in conjunction with immunotherapy; and to treat tissues taken from patients with melanoma brain metastases.
“Our research opens the door to a completely new approach — the vaccine approach — for effective treatment of melanoma, even in the most advanced stages of the disease,” said Satchi-Fainaro. “We believe that our platform may also be suitable for other types of cancer and that our work is a solid foundation for the development of other cancer nano-vaccines.”
+++++++++++++++++++++++
2)Was Trump Right About Baltimore?
According to the Palestinian WAFA news service, Abbas told the delegation that he rejected “American dictates and decisions regarding Jerusalem, refugees, borders and security.” He reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution.
According to the report, the delegation also expressed its “full support” for a two-state solution. Abbas accused Israel of not respecting bilateral agreements “signed under international auspices and insists on destroying them, which prompted the Palestinian leadership to decide to stop these agreements.”
No list of the participants has been made available, though Foreign Minister Israel Katz tweeted that the delegation includes 32 freshmen. Hoyer tweeted on Monday that the entire delegation numbers 41 representatives, meaning that all but nine of them are first-time representatives. There are 62 freshman Democrats in the 435-member House of Representatives.
The delegation members themselves have hardly left any footprint of their visit on social media, fueling speculation that they want to avoid trolls and backlash from radical left-wing groups.
One such group, Code Pink, has been urging followers to write and petition the freshman representatives to “skip the trip” that it says aims to “whitewash Israeli apartheid.”
Hoyer tweeted on Monday that he was leading the trip, but by Wednesday evening had not added anything new to his Twitter account about the trip.
The Twitter feeds of a number of other members of the delegation made no mention at all of the trip, though they were tweeting, while in Israel, about the death of author Toni Morrison, the 54th anniversary of president Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act, and the carnage in El Paso and Dayton.
A couple of the delegates did, however, issue a press release before leaving that was placed on their web pages.
For instance, Antonio Delgado, an African-American representative from New York, wrote: “My wife and I are raising our young boys in the Jewish faith, grounding them in an understanding of respect for all religions and with a deep appreciation for Jewish history and traditions. We are traveling to Israel, one of America’s closest allies, with fellow members of Congress, in order to better understand the history of the region, grow our own personal connection to the Jewish faith and hear directly from Israelis and Palestinians who experience the complex dynamics on the ground every day.”
And the website of Max Rose, another congressman from New York, read:
“I’m excited to return to Israel as the first Jewish congressman from Staten Island. I want to thank Leader Hoyer for this opportunity to educate my fellow freshmen about the challenges facing the region as we continue working towards finding lasting peace through a two-state solution. It’s important to reaffirm our solidarity with Israel and commitment to the Israel-US relationship, particularly in the face of rising antisemitism worldwide and shared threats to our mutual security.”
2)Was Trump Right About Baltimore?
Walter E. Williams
Bradley Prize Winner 2017
Professor of Economics.
Here’s what President Donald Trump tweeted about Baltimore’s congressman and his city: “Rep. Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is far worse and more dangerous. His district is considered the worst in the USA.”
“As proven last week during a congressional tour, the border is clean, efficient and well run, just very crowded,” Trump added. Cumming’s “district is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place.”
President Donald Trump’s claims suggesting that Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore-area district is “considered the worst run and most dangerous” has been called racist. But whether Trump’s claims have any merit is an empirical matter settled by appealing to facts. Let’s look at a few.
In 2018, Baltimore was rated one of the “Rattiest Cities” in the nation by pest control company Orkin. According to Patch Media, although there has been progress in the last few years, Baltimore ranks ninth in rat infestation, down from its sixth position two years ago on Orkin’s list.
What about safety? In 2017, St. Louis had the nation’s highest murder rate, at 66.1 homicides per 100,000 residents. Baltimore came in second, with 55.8 murders per 100,000 people. The unpleasant fact is that predominantly black and Democratic-run cities have the worst records of public safety. The Trace, an independent nonprofit news organization, using 2017 data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program, listed the 20 major U.S. cities with the highest homicide rates. After St. Louis and Baltimore, Detroit was third, with 39.8 murders per 100,000 people. Other cities with high murder rates included New Orleans; Kansas City, Missouri; Cleveland; Memphis, Tennessee; and Newark, New Jersey. With 24.1 murders per 100,000 residents, Chicago ranked ninth in the nation, followed by Cincinnati and Philadelphia. Washington, D.C., was 17th.
What about education in Baltimore? In 2016, in 13 of Baltimore’s 39 high schools, not a single student scored proficient on the state’s mathematics exam. In six other high schools, only 1% tested proficient in math. In raw numbers, 3,804 Baltimore students took the state’s math test and 14 tested proficient. Citywide, only 15% of Baltimore students passed the state’s English test. Money is not the problem. Of the nation’s 100 largest school systems, Baltimore schools rank third in spending per pupil.
Baltimore’s black students receive diplomas that attest that they can function at a 12th-grade level when in fact they may not be able to do so at a sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grade level. These students and their families have little reason to suspect that their diplomas are fraudulent. Thus, if they cannot pass a civil service exam, they will accuse the exam of being racist. When they get poor grades in college and flunk out, they will attribute their plight to racism. The information that these black students have is that they, just as white students, have a high school diploma and the only explanation they see for unequal outcomes is racism. The same story of poor education outcomes can be told about most cities with large black populations.
The problems that black people confront are immune to who is the president of the U.S. Those problems were not ameliorated when Barack Obama was president. Those problems are not going to be ameliorated by Trump’s presidency, though the black unemployment rate is considerably lower. The lesson for black people is that politicians and government handouts are not solutions. If they were, at a public expenditure that tops $22 trillion over the past half-century, black people would not be confronted with today’s problems.
Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3)
U.S. Democrats stand and clap for Netanyahu
By HERB KEINON
Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Beto O’Rourke might call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “racist,” but a delegation of 41 US House Democrats stood and clapped for him at the end of a two-hour meeting on Wednesday.
The delegation, led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and sponsored by an AIPAC-affiliated charity, met Netanyahu in the evening in the Foreign Ministry, after spending much of the morning in Ramallah and a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. They also clapped for Abbas when he left the room.
According to a participant in the meeting with Netanyahu, the prime minister opened with a powerpoint presentation that dealt with a wide range of issues, including Iran. He said that while Israel’s position in the world has undergone a “revolution,” and while Israel has a hand in the “revolution” changing the world, the country is badly “misrepresented.”
The meeting went on for some two hours, with most of it taken up by questions and answers. While the diplomatic process was a major focus, no questions – according to a participant – were asked about the settlements, Netanyahu’s relationship with US President Donald Trump, or the Nation-State Law.
The delegation, led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and sponsored by an AIPAC-affiliated charity, met Netanyahu in the evening in the Foreign Ministry, after spending much of the morning in Ramallah and a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. They also clapped for Abbas when he left the room.
According to a participant in the meeting with Netanyahu, the prime minister opened with a powerpoint presentation that dealt with a wide range of issues, including Iran. He said that while Israel’s position in the world has undergone a “revolution,” and while Israel has a hand in the “revolution” changing the world, the country is badly “misrepresented.”
The meeting went on for some two hours, with most of it taken up by questions and answers. While the diplomatic process was a major focus, no questions – according to a participant – were asked about the settlements, Netanyahu’s relationship with US President Donald Trump, or the Nation-State Law.
The delegation came to the Foreign Ministry from Ramallah, where Abbas – who is boycotting the Trump administration – presented his perspective.
According to the Palestinian WAFA news service, Abbas told the delegation that he rejected “American dictates and decisions regarding Jerusalem, refugees, borders and security.” He reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution.
According to the report, the delegation also expressed its “full support” for a two-state solution. Abbas accused Israel of not respecting bilateral agreements “signed under international auspices and insists on destroying them, which prompted the Palestinian leadership to decide to stop these agreements.”
No list of the participants has been made available, though Foreign Minister Israel Katz tweeted that the delegation includes 32 freshmen. Hoyer tweeted on Monday that the entire delegation numbers 41 representatives, meaning that all but nine of them are first-time representatives. There are 62 freshman Democrats in the 435-member House of Representatives.
The delegation members themselves have hardly left any footprint of their visit on social media, fueling speculation that they want to avoid trolls and backlash from radical left-wing groups.
One such group, Code Pink, has been urging followers to write and petition the freshman representatives to “skip the trip” that it says aims to “whitewash Israeli apartheid.”
Hoyer tweeted on Monday that he was leading the trip, but by Wednesday evening had not added anything new to his Twitter account about the trip.
The Twitter feeds of a number of other members of the delegation made no mention at all of the trip, though they were tweeting, while in Israel, about the death of author Toni Morrison, the 54th anniversary of president Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act, and the carnage in El Paso and Dayton.
A couple of the delegates did, however, issue a press release before leaving that was placed on their web pages.
For instance, Antonio Delgado, an African-American representative from New York, wrote: “My wife and I are raising our young boys in the Jewish faith, grounding them in an understanding of respect for all religions and with a deep appreciation for Jewish history and traditions. We are traveling to Israel, one of America’s closest allies, with fellow members of Congress, in order to better understand the history of the region, grow our own personal connection to the Jewish faith and hear directly from Israelis and Palestinians who experience the complex dynamics on the ground every day.”
And the website of Max Rose, another congressman from New York, read:
“I’m excited to return to Israel as the first Jewish congressman from Staten Island. I want to thank Leader Hoyer for this opportunity to educate my fellow freshmen about the challenges facing the region as we continue working towards finding lasting peace through a two-state solution. It’s important to reaffirm our solidarity with Israel and commitment to the Israel-US relationship, particularly in the face of rising antisemitism worldwide and shared threats to our mutual security.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
No comments:
Post a Comment