Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM has gained national recognition as an authority in alternative veterinary medicine and health care for pets. She is our nation's first veterinarian to be Certified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. This status is for human medicine. Dr. Carol used that knowledge to create her pet longevity formulas. The founder and president of the American Pet Institute, the Pet Anti-Aging Wellness Centers and PAAWS, Pet Anti-Aging Wellness Systems. Dr. Carol has pioneered the exploration of new therapies for the treatment and prevention of age-related degenerative disease, as well as promotion of optimum health and performance for pets.

Dr. Carol's first two books "Naturally Healthy Cats" and "Naturally Healthy Dogs" hit the international best seller lists. The multi-faceted Dr. Osborne is also an Emmy-nominated television journalist. "Dr. Carol" as she has come to be known, has gained national prominence through her frequent appearances on popular shows including Today in New York, where she was the on-camera staff veterinarian.

Dr. Carol is very familiar to audiences across the country through her numerous appearances on metropolitan news programs, in particular, the highly rated, nationally syndicated Fox morning news show, Good Day L.A. Many viewers enjoyed Dr. Carol's weekly role as the pet product consumer reporter and staff veterinarian on the Fox News Channel's Pet News and the Family Channel's Home & Family where she was a recurring Featured guest for several years. Her numerous appearances on Discovery's Animal Planet, including Pet Line, Amazing Tails and Disney's Petsburg USA have made her a welcome face to audiences around the world. Dr. Carol was credited as a consultant on ABC's Genesis Award Winner Incredible Animal Tales.

Dr. Carol has been featured in USA Today, USA Weekend, The Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News. She has contributed columns to "Trends", the highly respected journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, DVM Magazine, Dog Fancy, Natural Dog, Dog World, Veterinary Economics Magazine, The Washington Enquirer, Cat Fancy, Puppies USA, Groomer to Groomer, Icelandic Horse and Travel, and Equine Athlete. Her editorial contributions also include In Style Magazine, Womans World and Icon Magazine, as well as Fit Magazine and The National Enquirer.

Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate in 1988 from the Department of Politics at Princeton University.

For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. He currently writes and lectures. Finkelstein is the author of eight books that have been translated into 50 foreign editions.

ABOUT Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End

Traditionally, American Jews have been broadly liberal in their political outlook; indeed African-Americans are the only ethnic group more likely to vote Democratic in US elections. Over the past half century, however, attitudes on one topic have stood in sharp contrast to this group's generally progressive stance: support for Israel.

Despite Israel's record of militarism, illegal settlements and human rights violations, American Jews have, stretching back to the 1960s, remained largely steadfast supporters of the Jewish "homeland." But, as Norman Finkelstein explains in an elegantly-argued and richly-textured new book, this is now beginning to change.

Reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the United Nations, and books by commentators as prominent as President Jimmy Carter and as well-respected in the scholarly community as Stephen Walt, John Mearsheimer and Peter Beinart, have increasingly pinpointed the fundamental illiberalism of the Israeli state. In the light of these exposes, the support of America Jews for Israel has begun to fray. This erosion has been particularly marked among younger members of the community. A 2010 Brandeis University poll found that only about one quarter of Jews aged under 40 today feel "very much" connected to Israel.

In successive chapters that combine Finkelstein's customary meticulous research with polemical brio, Knowing Too Much sets the work of defenders of Israel such as Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Oren, Dennis Ross and Benny Morris against the historical record, showing their claims to be increasingly tendentious. As growing numbers of American Jews come to see the speciousness of the arguments behind such apologias and recognize Israel's record as simply indefensible, Finkelstein points to the opening of new possibilities for political advancement in a region that for decades has been stuck fast in a gridlock of injustice and suffering.
 

Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom

By Norman Finkelstein

Gaza is among the most densely populated places in the world. Two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half the population is under eighteen years of age. Since Israel occupied Gaza in 1967, it has systematically de-developed the economy. After Hamas won democratic elections in 2006, Israel intensified its blockade of Gaza, and after Hamas consolidated its control of the territory in 2007, Israel tightened its illegal siege another notch. In the meantime, Israel has launched no less than eight military operations against Gaza—culminating in Operation Cast Lead in 2008–9 and Operation Protective Edge in 2014—that left behind over three million tons of rubble. Recent UN reports predict that Gaza will be unlivable by 2020.

Norman G. Finkelstein presents a meticulously researched and devastating inquest into Israel’s actions of the last decade. He argues that although Israel justified its blockade and violent assaults in the name of self-defense, in fact these actions were cynical exercises of brutal power against an essentially defenseless civilian population. Based on hundreds of human rights reports, the book scrutinizes multifarious violations of international law Israel committed both during its operations and in the course of its decade-long siege of Gaza. It is a monument to Gaza’s martyrs and a scorching accusation against their tormenters.

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Lamont Brightful is a former cornerback and kick returner.  Brightful graduated from Mariner High School in Everett, WA.  Brightful played college football at Eastern Washinton University where he holds the Div 1AA record for average kick return yards at 30.

Brightful was drafted in 2002 by the NFL's Baltimore Ravens.  He played for the Ravens in 2002 & 2003, where he excelled at a kick returner.

Brightful was traded to the Miami Dolphins prior to the 2004 season.  He played for Miami into the 2005 season.  After being cut by the Dolphins, he signed with the New York Giants.  The Giants assigned him to play for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe.  Brightful earned top kick returner honors from his play in NFL Europe.

Brightful also played for the Montreal Alouettes & Calgary Stampeders, of the Canadian Football League.  

Brightful now works as a Personal Trainer In Richland, Washington at Power Alley Performance.

Aaron Levine started working at Q13 FOX News in March 2007 and now, as the Q13 FOX Sports Director, Levine anchors the nightly sportscasts and hosts Q It Up Sports, Seahawks Saturday Night and Seahawks Gameday.

Before moving to Seattle, Levine worked at KBAK (CBS) in Bakersfield, Calif., where he spent 2-½ years as a sports anchor and reporter, covering five minor-league sports teams, 24 high schools, and Division I-bound Cal State Bakersfield. Levine was the national runner-up on ESPN’s “Dream Job” show in the 2003-2004 search to find the next SportsCenter anchor. Levine graduated from Stanford University.

Follow Aaron Levine on Twitter @AaronQ13Fox

Kuwana Haulsey is the author of novel, 'Angel of Harlem' and 'The Red Moon'. 2007 she was the honoree of the Penn/Faulkner Foundation Award and has won recognition from other various organizations and publications.  She is an editor and free lance journalist.

Lara Starr has offered advice on e asy, affordable cooking and entertaining on TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, and websites throughout the US and Canada. Read about her culinary adventures at cakestart.blogspot.com

Ken Rohla is a natural health educator and inventor from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, specializing in rejuvenation and cellular regeneration using raw and sprouted vegetarian food, herbs, food-based natural supplements, detoxification, emotional healing, reprogramming of limiting unconscious beliefs, ancient esoteric techniques, and cutting-edge science. Formally educated in electrical engineering and computer science, Ken worked for 23 years in the medical industry, from the patient level drawing blood in hospital emergency rooms, to the national policy level, showing health care executives how to implement technology, as computer operations manager for the North Carolina Hospital Association. In 1993, at the age of 32, Ken was first exposed to natural healing in a search to cure severe hypoglycemia and other health problems he had acquired from a lifetime of poor diet and lifestyle. Eight years and many thousands of dollars later, after trying just about every diet, product, potion, and pill available, Ken found permanent success with living food nutrition and detoxification. After repeated requests from friends to share what he had learned, he began teaching workshops on detoxification and rejuvenation in 2003, and demand for his services exploded.

A cutting-edge researcher, Ken has studied with many pioneers in the sciences and natural health movement, including Gabriel Cousens, Brian and Anna Maria Clement, Viktoras Kulvinskas, David Wolfe, Brenda Cobb, Dean Martens, Dr. Robert Morse, Dr. Michael Epitropoulos, Linda Sheer, and many others. In 2005, Ken became certified as a natural health educator by Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida, and has been a guest lecturer there. Ken has been honored to work with Coretta Scott King, wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Currently Ken's focus is developing natural solutions for the new severe threats to our health, including nuclear radiation, chemtrails, genetically modified foods and microorganisms, electromagnetic pollution, nanotechnology, biowarfare agents, depleted food, and other issues.

A tenacious researcher and experimenter, Ken uses and tests everything he recommends to find the most effective solutions for the least amount of money. He lives what he teaches so he knows what really works, and what doesn't — what's practical and what isn't, so that others can avoid wasting the many years and thousands of dollars that he did when starting out.

Ken doesn't just parrot the raw food dogma that abounds in books, media, and the internet. He seeks out the best natural healers in the world with proven track records and learns from them. He constantly researches better solutions, from ancient esoteric knowledge to modern cutting-edge science, and uses all of them himself and with others to separate the hype from reality. He will not recommend or sell any idea or product that he has not personally found to be effective.

Natural healing and health do not have to be expensive or complicated. The simplest techniques are usually the most effective, and often the hardest to do. Ken believes the best healing comes from nature. There is a perfection in nature that humans cannot duplicate or outdo. Many of Ken's clients and students have used these methods to heal themselves of cancers, hypoglycemia, diabetes, arthritis, tumors, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Morgellon's disease, high blood pressure, allergies, candida and yeast infections, addictions (sugar, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and sex), depression, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, high cholesterol, obesity, and more.

Josey MilnerJosey Milner burst onto the international radio airwaves with her first release in September 2012, a cover version of Miranda Lambert's "Dead Flowers." The debut single from this Kansas City, MO native received airplay overseas in Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, UK, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Canada, Poland and Japan, while placing in the Top 10 of an internationally-recognized country music chart. Meanwhile, her Youtube video for another classic cover, Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight" has received more than 60,000 views. With recent performances at fairs and festivals in Kansas and Missouri, including a spot on the Missouri State Fair and an opener for country star Chris Cagle, this former teen rodeo and pageant princess is poised for stardom on the international country music stage.

Growing up on a small farm in Missouri, one might say that country is Josey's pedigree. At age 7, she began barrel racing at local rodeos, making the rodeo arena her first stage. She started singing the National Anthem at her youth rodeos, eventually graduating to performances at PRCA rodeos across Missouri and Kansas, including the American Royal in Kansas City. These anthem performances led to the decision for her to hang up her spurs and follow her dreams of country music fame.

Josey's country music career kicked off with her singing at country music shows, local fairs, and to pretty much anyone who would listen. In 2010, she was invited to sing on the main stage at the International Steel Guitar Show in St Louis. It was at this event that she received some sage-like advice from the veteran musicians: Get a band together, and get out there and start playing. After returning home from St. Louis, that's exactly what she did.

The Josey Milner Band has become one of the most sought-after live acts in the Kansas City area. Performing an ever-evolving and versatile mix of new country, classic country, country rock, and a little bit of Rock & Roll, Josey has led the band through raucous sets at Buffalo Bill Days, Slater Fall Festival, Holden Street Fair, Timbercreek, The Landing, and numerous others, performing for sold-out crowds and claiming the title of "Kansas City's Princess of Country Music." It was these live performances that attracted the interest of a national management company.

In September, Josey signed an exclusive artist management deal with MTS Management Group. Soon after, her single, "Dead Flowers" debuted on the Independent Music Network's country chart at #10, receiving tons of fan requests and international airplay. The song was also among the most downloaded on digital music delivery site, Airplay Direct. By November, Josey was ranked among the Top 200 International Artists by CMG Radio Network. Oh yeah...in the meantime, Josey earned recognition as a National Honor Society student!

In December 2012, Josey released her new single, "Not Pretty Enough," with veteran engineers Matthew Russo (Hall and Oates) and Larry Gann (Elton John) and producer, Micah Burdick. The single kicked off an anti-bullying campaign, with Josey as national spokesperson for Angels and Doves. The single was the second most-added at country radio (New Music Weekly) in its first week of release, and it reached #23 NMW and #105 Music Row. It is currently #6 Indie World. Josey is continuing with an extensive series of radio, print and online interviews, as well as taking her live shows to audiences across the Midwest and beyond. She recently performed at the Nascar Kobalt 400, for the Welcome Home Troops Benefit, the Teddy Bear Festival to benefit children's charities, and at a CMA Fest showcase in Nashville, this June. Josey recently opened to a sold out crowd of 1500 for American Idol winner Scotty McCreery in late June and CMT star, Jon Wolfe in July.

In January 2013, Josey embarked on her very first radio promotion tour, visiting stations in Tennessee, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma. Also that month, she was named as one of the Top 10 "Hottest New Stars" in a book from PDS Entertainment. In April, Josey was nominated for Most Promising Youth Artist at the 2013 Independent Country Music Association awards. One thing is for certain, wherever her music may take her, she will always remain the small-town girl with the rodeo spurs still hanging on her wall.

Written by Michael Stover/MTS Management Group