81-489: The David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace (or simply DLF) is a global charitable foundation with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded by film director and Transcendental Meditation (TM) practitioner David Lynch in 2005 to fund the teaching of TM in schools. Over the years it has expanded its focus to include other "at-risk" populations such as
162-403: A meta-analysis . Effect sizes for the different treatments (e.g., Progressive Relaxation, EMG Biofeedback, various forms of meditation, etc.) were calculated. Most of the treatments produced similar effect sizes except that Transcendental Meditation had significantly larger effect size (p less than .005)" The DLF began a program in 2010, at a Van Nuys, California, youth shelter called Children of
243-752: A $ 175,000 pledge to a San Rafael , California, high school after the anti-separation Pacific Justice Institute threatened to sue for violating the First Amendment 's Establishment Clause . That year Lynch assigned all of his proceeds from the sale of his book Catching the Big Fish to the DLF and the Foundation sponsored a presentation on the benefits of TM in education at the Harvard Club of Boston . Natural Health magazine reported in 2007 that
324-691: A DLF fundraiser called "A Night of Comedy" honoring George Shapiro which was held in Beverly Hills , California, US. Performers and guests included Russell Brand, Sarah Silverman , Garry Shandling , Jason Alexander , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Chris Rock , and Danny DeVito . In January 2013 DLF sponsored a benefit jazz concert in New York City. The program featured comments by TV hosts Mehmet Oz and George Stephanopoulos , and actress Liv Tyler . Musical performances included Herbie Hancock , Corrine Bailey Rae and Wynton Marsalis . In February, it sponsored another Operation Warrior Wellness fund raiser at
405-647: A board of directors consisting of: John Hagelin , Jeffrey S. Abramson, Rona Abramson, Ramani Ayer , Robert G. Brown, Joni Steele Kimberlin, Arthur Liebler, and Nancy Liebler. As of 2011, the Foundation's board of advisors included: Russell Simmons , Gary P. Kaplan, William R. Stixrud, Frank Staggers Jr., César Molina, George H. Rutherford, Carmen N’Namdi, Ralph Wolff, Ashley Deans, Linda Handy, and Sarina Grosswald. Charity Navigator "Your Guide To Intelligent Giving" evaluated "David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education Concerned about school violence and increasing stress and problems for students, David Lynch founded
486-1015: A charity concert for DLF at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. In an event described by Rolling Stone as "otherworldly" artists supporting the work of the Foundation appeared at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on 1 April 2015. The evening, entitled "The Music of David Lynch", launched the DLF's tenth anniversary celebrations, and helped to raise funds to teach Transcendental Meditation to 1,000 at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Performers included Angelo Badalamenti , Chrysta Bell , Donovan , Duran Duran , Jim James , Julee Cruise , Karen O , Tennis , Twin Peaks , Kinny Landrum , Lykke Li , Moby , Rebekah Del Rio , Rob Mathes , Sky Ferreira , Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of
567-458: A declaration of intention including a purpose and endow assets for such purpose. This document can be in the form of a notarized deed or a will. To obtain legal personality, the foundation must enroll in the legal register of each prefettura (local authority) or some cases the regional authority. There are several nuances in requirements according to each foundation's purpose and area of activity. Non-profit foundations are termed as stichting in
648-540: A distinct patrimony independent of its founder . In Finland, foundations ( Finnish : säätiö , Swedish : stiftelse ) are regulated by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office and have the four following characteristics: Foundations are considered legal persons in Finland. The Foundations Act in 2015 dramatically updated the laws regarding foundations. There are not many foundations in comparison to
729-432: A diversity of forms and may follow varying regulations depending on the jurisdiction where they are created. Foundations are often set up for charitable purposes , family patrimony and collective purposes which can include education or research. In some jurisdictions, a foundation may acquire its legal personality when it is entered in a public registry, while in other countries a foundation may acquire legal personality by
810-566: A finger (likely in reference to the ring worn by the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani ) and the caption "we are close to you where you do not think about it". The hack occurred on the second anniversary of the Assassination of Qasem Soleimani and is largely seen as a threat towards Israel. The Jerusalem Post has been publishing an annual list of the world's "50 most influential Jews" since 2010. The list
891-895: A general discussion on foundations was brought forth to the Jersey government concerning this possibility. It was adopted by the states of Jersey on 22 October 2008 through the Foundations (Jersey) Law 200. In the United States, many philanthropic and charitable organizations (such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ) are considered to be foundations. However, the Internal Revenue Code distinguishes between private foundations (usually endowed by an individual, family, or corporation) and public charities ( community foundations or other nonprofit groups that raise money from
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#1732780452923972-544: A legacy of lasting global peace." The initiative was created in partnership with the Global Union of Scientists for Peace and Maharishi International University . It will invest approximately $ 500 million in its first year. It will fund meditation training for 10,000 students at Maharishi International University, 10,000 students at its sister school in India, and 10,000 students at partner universities in 10 locations across
1053-718: A nearby block of flats died. Dozens of others were injured and the printing press was destroyed. The morning paper came out in a reduced format of two pages, printed at a small print shop nearby. In 1950, two years after the State of Israel was declared , the paper was renamed The Jerusalem Post. The broadsheet newspaper is published daily Sunday to Friday, except for Jewish religious holidays and Independence Day , with no edition appearing on Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath ). Regular opinion columnists write on subjects such as religion, foreign affairs and economics. As of 2016
1134-411: A network of false personas used to sneak opinion pieces aligned with UAE government policy to media outlets such as The Jerusalem Post . Twitter suspended some of the accounts of these fake persons on its own platform. In January 2022, The Jerusalem Post's website was hacked by pro-Iranian actors. The JPost.com website homepage was replaced with an image depicting a bullet shot from a red ring on
1215-600: A role in supporting research on foundations. The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post is an English language Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem , founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post . In 1950, it changed its name to The Jerusalem Post . In 2004, the paper was bought by Mirkaei Tikshoret, a diversified Israeli media firm controlled by investor Eli Azur (who in 2014 also acquired
1296-508: A search engine. JPost.com includes the "Premium Zone", a pay-wall protected area, containing additional Jerusalem Post articles and special features. The site, which was given a graphic facelift in September 2014, recently relaunched its mobile and tablet applications, as well as its special edition for mobile viewing. Gershon Agron founded the newspaper and served as its editor until he went into public service. One of his early reporters
1377-474: A specific purpose. When the purpose is for the public benefit, a foundation may enjoy favorable tax treatment. A foundation may have diverse purposes, including but not limited to public benefit, humanitarian or cultural purposes, religious, collective, familiar, or the simple passive administration of funds. Normally, the supervision of a foundation is done by the county government where the foundation has its domicile, however, large foundations must be registered by
1458-459: A weekly magazine eventually sold to the Post . Under editor-in-chief David Makovsky , from 1999 to 2000, the paper took a centrist position on defense, but began to reject socialism. In 2002, Hollinger hired the politically conservative Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal as editor-in-chief. David Horovitz took over as editor-in-chief on 1 October 2004. On 16 November 2004, Hollinger sold
1539-510: Is dominated by private entities). Foundations may only be operational after being recognized by the Prime Minister of Portugal . Foundations must designate and pursue at least one of twenty-five public benefit goals defined by law. They must also have enough assets to pursue those goals. They may not benefit the founders or any other restricted group, but the general public. Portuguese foundations may voluntarily associate themselves via
1620-605: Is managed by different teams. Its staff is based in Tel Aviv, while the newspaper offices are located in Jerusalem. The site contains archives that go back to 1989, and the default search on the site sends users to archive listings, powered by ProQuest , where articles can be purchased. Free blurbs of the article are available as well, and full articles are available when linked to directly from navigation within JPost.com or from
1701-507: Is no commonly accepted legal definition across Europe for a foundation. There was a proposal for a European Foundation Statute , a legal form that would create a legal definition recognised across all EU Member States . However, this proposal was withdrawn in 2015 following its failure to pass through COREPER 1 . The term "foundation", in general, is used to describe a distinct legal entity. Foundations as legal structures ( legal entities ) and/or legal persons ( legal personality ) may have
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#17327804529231782-565: Is people learning the Hebrew language and it is described as "an easy-Hebrew" publication, meant for improving basic Hebrew reading skills. It uses the vowel notation system to make comprehension of the Hebrew abjad simpler. The Jerusalem Report , now edited by Steve Linde , is a fortnightly print and online glossy newsmagazine . Since 2012, the newspaper has held an annual conference in New York, The Jerusalem Post Conference, with
1863-521: Is released on Rosh Hashanah . In 2023, The Jerusalem Post announced the launch of a "50 most influential Jews" congress, including an awards ceremony for the honorees. Until 1989, the paper supported the Labor Party . In 1989, the paper was purchased by Hollinger Inc. , owned by Conrad Black . A number of journalists resigned from the Post after Black's takeover and founded The Jerusalem Report ,
1944-458: Is taxed like any other legal entity. There is no central register for German foundations. Only charitable foundations are subject to supervision by state authorities. Family foundations are not supervised after establishment. All forms of foundations can be dissolved, however, if they pursue anti-constitutional aims. Foundations are supervised by local authorities within each state ( Bundesland ) because each state has exclusive legislative power over
2025-636: Is to teach the TM technique to 10,000 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other war related ailments. Since 2010 DLF has contributed almost $ 1 million to sponsor TM courses for veterans and their families. The Transcendental Meditation technique's effect on post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is the topic of research at the University of Colorado and was the topic of a study published in Military Medicine in 2011. Other initiatives to teach
2106-532: The Bulletin into a new, jointly owned newspaper. Accordingly, the Palestine Bulletin published its last issue on 30 November 1932 and The Palestine Post Incorporating The Palestine Bulletin appeared the following day, 1 December 1932. On 25 April 1933, the masthead was reduced to just The Palestine Post although its founding year still appeared as 1925. It appeared on 24 August 1934 but not in
2187-464: The Flaming Lips , and Zola Jesus . On 4 November 2015, the Foundation organised a benefit concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall , "Change Begins Within", "to provide Transcendental Meditation instruction to 10,000 at-risk New Yorkers at no cost". Performers included Katy Perry , Sting , Jerry Seinfeld, Angelique Kidjo , Jim James, and Sharon Isbin . Rolling Stone quoted Perry as telling
2268-579: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in December 2010. Participants included Lynch, actor Clint Eastwood , designer Donna Karan , comedian Russell Brand and several war veterans. In April 2011, the Foundation launched David Lynch Foundation Music with their "Download for Good" campaign through PledgeMusic . Items available for pledges included collector's items from Shepard Fairey and original vinyl art created by Daniel Edlen which
2349-750: The New York Athletic Club in New York City. In 2013 the DLF founded a "charity based music label" called Transcendental Music, to raise funds and awareness for its programs. In August, 2013 The Independent announced Russell Brand would raise funds for the David Lynch Foundation while on his "Messiah Complex" tour. In the fall, there were two fundraising events for New York City's first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder that featured celebrities Liv Tyler , Royston Langdon , Sean Lennon , and Hugh Jackman . Later that month, Jack White and Brendan Benson performed
2430-832: The Seleni Research Award to create the Perinatal Mental Health Research Award, in support of research on Transcendental Meditation in treating perinatal anxiety. Foundation (charity) A foundation (also referred to as a charitable foundation ) is a type of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that usually provides funding and support to other charitable organizations through grants, while also potentially participating directly in charitable activities. Foundations encompass public charitable foundations, like community foundations , and private foundations , which are often endowed by an individual or family. Nevertheless,
2511-512: The $ 175,000 cost of dedicated staff to run the program, as well as supporting three other schools in San Francisco. As of 2007 another ten schools in the same San Francisco district were waiting to start the program. After studying the program, Carlos Garcia, school district superintendent, concluded that Quiet Time was a secular program that calms students and allows them to learn. DLF funded Transcendental Meditation courses for students at
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2592-400: The DLF announced the long-term goal of raising $ 7 billion in order to establish seven affiliated "Universities of World Peace" in seven different countries, to train students to practice Transcendental Meditation and become "professional peacemakers". DLF.TV is the Foundation's production wing and online television channel that provides video content and web casts. The Foundation is governed by
2673-427: The DLF had given $ 3 million in sponsorship to 20 U.S. schools located in the city of Washington, D.C., and various states including Arizona, New York, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Michigan. By 2008, the Foundation had funded TM courses for more than 2,000 students, faculty and parents at 21 universities and schools in the U.S., in addition to substantially higher numbers at schools overseas. That year DLF funded
2754-842: The DLF in July 2005 "to provide the [TM] program to schools". That year, Lynch, DLF president John Hagelin, and Maharishi University of Management researcher Fred Travis went on a lecture tour titled "Consciousness, Creativity, and the Brain". Tour dates included the University of Southern California , UC Berkeley , the University of Oregon in Eugene, the University of Washington , Emerson College , Yale University , and Brown University . In 2005, Lynch offered to fund (for-credit) peace studies courses at several universities with TM instruction being included in each course. By 2006, six public schools in
2835-628: The David Lynch Foundation to teach TM at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut. In 2009 the DLF provided $ 120,000 to fund a Transcendental Meditation Club at the Tucson Magnet High School in Arizona, U.S. which had offered TM courses to 160 students, staff, and faculty as of 2010. In 2006 Lynch made a personal donation of $ 100,000 and the DLF inaugurated Operation Warrior Wellness (a DLF national initiative) whose goal
2916-528: The Foundation, the programs are offered to students and faculty at no cost to the parents or school. The Foundation has reportedly funded school programs in the U.S. cities of Washington, D.C; New York City; Hartford, Connecticut; Detroit, Michigan; San Francisco, California; and in the countries of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Vietnam, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Israel. In 2007, DLF began sponsoring Quiet Time at Visitacion Valley Middle School, providing an annual grant that covers most of
2997-696: The Israeli political center , yet is considered to be on the political right; its editorial line is critical of political corruption, and supportive of the separation of religion and state in Israel. It is also a strong proponent of greater investment by the State of Israel in World Jewry and educational programs for the Jewish diaspora . The first attempt to establish an English-language newspaper in Jerusalem
3078-708: The Lowell Whiteman Primary School in Boulder, Colorado in 2008. In 2009, Church and State magazine reported that the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State had characterized the David Lynch Foundation's funding of Transcendental Meditation for public school students as undermining the constitutional separation of church and state . In 2011, music mogul Russell Simmons announced plans to provide financial support to
3159-627: The Netherlands which are regulated by Dutch law . A foundation ( Fundação ) in Portugal is regulated by Law 150/2015, with the exception of religious foundations, which are regulated by the Religious Freedom Law. Foundations may be private, wholly public (created and managed exclusively by public bodies), or public but with private management (created by public entities and optionally also private entities, but whose management
3240-815: The Night. The David Lynch Foundation also produced the video "Saving the Disposable Ones", about the work of Father Gabriel Mejia and the Fundación Hogares Claret, dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating homeless children in Colombia. According to the DLF web site, Father Mejia has founded 47 shelters for homeless children where thousands of young people practice the Transcendental Meditation technique. The Foundation now teaches TM to prisoners. DLF has donated for research on
3321-739: The Portuguese Foundation Centre ( CPF – Centro Português de Fundações ), that was founded in 1993 by the Eng. António de Almeida Foundation, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Oriente Foundation. Foundations in Spain are organizations founded with the purpose of not seeking profit and serving the general needs of the public. Such foundations may be founded by private individuals or by
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3402-524: The TM program at two schools in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. A 2010 Wall Street Journal article reported that since 2005, Lynch had personally "donated half a million dollars to help finance scholarships for 150,000 students who are interested in learning transcendental meditation". The Jerusalem Post reported in 2009 that the DLF had "provided scholarships to more than 60,000 people interested in practicing Transcendental Meditation throughout
3483-417: The TM technique to war veterans who are at risk for PTSD are ongoing. The DLF sponsored TM technique instruction for students at Norwich University , a private military academy, as part of a long-term study on meditation and military performance. The DLF raises funds to cover the $ 500 per person cost of TM training for military personnel. According to Bob Roth , executive director of the David Lynch Foundation,
3564-400: The U.S. had been awarded $ 25,000 by the David Lynch Foundation. NEA Today described the DLF as an organization "which provides funding for students in grades 4 to 12 to learn Transcendental Meditation" and reported that DLF had "helped approximately 500 students and 50 teachers learn how to meditate and "about 1,500 more" were scheduled to learn in the fall. In October the Foundation withdrew
3645-801: The UK, the word "foundation" is sometimes used in the title of a charity, as in the British Heart Foundation and the Fairtrade Foundation . Despite this, the term is not generally used in English law , and (unlike in civil law systems) the term has no precise meaning. Instead, the concept of charitable trust is in use (for example, the Wellcome Trust ). The States of Jersey are considering introducing civil law type foundations into its law. A consultation paper presenting
3726-683: The US Department of Defense is examining potential advantages of TM for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. In order to procure support from the US government, the Foundation is striving to teach 10,000 veterans, active soldiers, trainees, and their families. Recent research shows that regular practice of Transcendental Meditation technique enables some active duty service members battling post-traumatic stress disorder to reduce or even eliminate their psychotropic medication and get better control of their often-debilitating symptoms, researchers report in
3807-540: The United States, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa." In 2011 the press reported that DLF had "raised millions of dollars" to finance the teaching of the TM technique to "150,000 people, mostly students, worldwide", including a "handful" of San Francisco's public schools while an ABC News article reported the Foundation had sponsored "70,000 students for free in 350 schools around the world; 15 of them are in
3888-499: The United States." In 2012, The New York Times and other press reported that the DLF had expanded its programs to include other at-risk populations such as "veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families, homeless people and incarcerated juveniles and adults". In April 2013, Lynch released the film Meditation, Creativity, Peace which documents his 2007 speaking engagements at European and Middle Eastern film schools in 16 countries. According to Lynch, profits from
3969-498: The audience, "I started TMing about five years ago, and it's changed my life." According to the DLF website, the Foundation's sponsorship encompasses programs for schools, military, homeless shelters, prisons and global outreach. The Foundation's web site says it focuses on school-wide instruction in Transcendental Meditation with the aim of improving educational and health outcomes. Its school programs, dubbed "Quiet Time", are voluntary , and require parental permission . According to
4050-526: The bombing, but historian Uri Milstein reported that the bomb had been prepared by the Nazi -trained Fawzi el-Kutub, known as "the engineer", with the involvement of two British army deserters , Cpl. Peter Mersden and Capt. Eddie Brown. Four people were killed in the bombing, including three Post employees. According to the Palestine Post at the time, a newspaper typesetter and two people who lived in
4131-541: The charity's structure, funding sources, and mode of operation. Charities receive notification of their designation from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) upon registration. A charity with only one director or trustee is automatically designated as a private foundation. To be designated as a charitable organization or public foundation, more than half of the directors, trustees, or officials must be at arm's length. The CRA applies specific criteria to determine
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#17327804529234212-671: The county administrative board (CAB), which must also supervise the administration of the foundation. The main legal instruments governing foundations in Sweden are the Foundation Act (1994:1220) and the Regulation for Foundations (1995:1280). A foundation needs to be registered with the company register. Under Canadian law , registered charities may be designated as charitable organizations , public foundations, or private foundations. The designation depends on factors such as
4293-557: The designation, including the charity's purposes, activities, income allocation, and relationships with officials and donors. The law does not prescribe any particular form for a foundation in Ireland. Most commonly, foundations are companies limited by guarantees or trusts. A foundation can obtain a charity registration number from the Revenue Commissioners for obtaining tax relief as far as they can be considered under
4374-536: The distribution of the film would benefit DLF's meditation instruction for students around the world. The film was described by one reviewer as a "fragmented, self-important film noir ". In recent years, the David Lynch Foundation has opened branches in a number of other countries including The UK, France, Georgia and Australia. In April 2022, Lynch announced an initiative to fund training in transcendental meditation for 30,000 international university students to "become advanced peace-creating meditation experts and build
4455-431: The effects of TM at the University of Connecticut and the University of Michigan . By 2008 the DLF had donated $ 5 million to research on the TM program. According to a 2009 press release on PsychCentral, DLF made plans that year to provide a $ 2 million grant to fund research on the "effects of the [TM] technique on ADHD and other learning disorders". In 2015 the David Lynch Foundation collaborated with Seleni Institute on
4536-637: The evening of 1 February 1948, a stolen British police car loaded with half a ton of TNT pulled up in front of the Jerusalem office of the Palestine Post ; the driver of a second car arrived a few minutes later, lit the fuse and drove off . The building also contained other newspaper offices, the British press censor, the Jewish settlement police, and a Haganah post with a cache of weapons. Arab leader Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni claimed responsibility for
4617-424: The following issue, 26 August, or later. During its time as The Palestine Post , the publication supported the struggle for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and openly opposed British policy restricting Jewish immigration during the Mandate period. According to one commentator, " Zionist institutions considered the newspaper one of the most effective means of exerting influence on the British authorities." On
4698-417: The foundation or have reverted the initial assets. The private foundations or civil code foundations are under the section about non commercial entities of the first book of the Civil Code of Law of 1942. Article 16 CC establishes that the foundation's statutes must contain its name, purpose, assets, domicile, administrative organs and regulations, and how the grants will be distributed. The founder must write
4779-428: The general public). While they offer donors more control over their charitable giving, private foundations have more restrictions and fewer tax benefits than public charities. At an international level there are a series of networks and associations of foundations, among them Council on Foundations , EFC ( European Foundation Centre ), WINGS (Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support). Those organization also have
4860-599: The globe. With the goal of teaching TM to 1 million high risk youth, the Foundation sponsored the 2009 "Change Begins Within" benefit concert , held at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Lynch and Laura Dern . Guest speakers and performers included Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , Donovan , Moby , Eddie Vedder , Ben Harper , Paul Horn , Jim James , Bettye LaVette , Sheryl Crow , Angelo Badalamenti , Russell Simmons , Mike Love , Jerry Seinfeld and Howard Stern . The Foundation held its second "Change Begins Within" benefit event, titled "Operation Warrior Wellness", at
4941-415: The homeless, U.S. military veterans, African war refugees and prison inmates. The Foundation is reported to have sponsored between 70,000 and 150,000 students in 350 schools throughout the U.S. and South America. The Foundation also sponsors research on the TM program. According to the DLF web site, David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education is a non-profit organization, established to "fund
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#17327804529235022-509: The implementation of scientifically proven stress-reducing modalities" for "at-risk populations", including U.S. veterans and African war refugees with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), inner city students, American Indians, homeless and incarcerated men. The DLF also funds research to "assess the effects of the program on academic performance, ADHD and other learning disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, cardiovascular disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, and diabetes". In 2005,
5103-425: The journal Military Medicine. Transcendental Meditation technique shows marked efficacy in treating anxiety disorders says a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials , "TM practice is more effective than treatment as usual and most alternative treatments, with greatest effects observed in individuals with high anxiety." A meta-analysis says: "Differential effects of relaxation techniques on trait anxiety :
5184-416: The law on charity, however, charitable status does not exist in Ireland. The definition usually applied is that from the Pemsel Case of English jurisprudence (1891) and the Irish Income Tax Act 1967. Trusts have no legal personality and companies acquire their legal status through the Company law and the required documents of incorporation. Foundations are not required to register with any public authority. In
5265-487: The laws governing foundations. In contrast to many other countries, German law allows a tax-sheltered charitable foundation to distribute up to one-third of its profit to the founder and his next of kin, if they are needy, or to maintain the founder's grave. These benefits are subject to taxation. As of 2008 , there are about 15,000 foundations in Germany, about 85% of them charitable foundations. More than 250 charitable German foundations have existed for more than 500 years;
5346-402: The main purpose of the foundation. There is no minimum starting capital, although in practice at least €50,000 is considered necessary. A German foundation can either be charitable or serve a private interest. Charitable foundations enjoy tax exemptions. If they engage in commercial activities, only the commercially active part of the entity is taxed. A family foundation serving private interests
5427-440: The mere action of creation through a required document. Unlike a company, foundations have no shareholders , though they may have a board, an assembly and voting members. A foundation may hold assets in its own name for the purposes set out in its constitutive documents, and its administration and operation are carried out in accordance with its statutes or articles of association rather than fiduciary principles. The foundation has
5508-426: The newspaper Maariv ). The Jerusalem Post is published in English. Previously, it also had a French edition. Originally a left-wing newspaper, it underwent a noticeable shift to the political right in the late 1980s. From 2004 onward, editor David Horovitz moved the paper to the center , and his successor in 2011, Steve Linde , pledged to provide balanced coverage of the news along with views from across
5589-429: The oldest dates back to 1509. There are also large German corporations owned by foundations, including Bertelsmann , Bosch , Carl Zeiss AG and Lidl . Foundations are the main providers of private scholarships to German students. In Italy, a foundation is a private non-profit and autonomous organization, its assets must be dedicated to a purpose established by the founder. The founder cannot receive any benefits from
5670-412: The owner of the paper is Eli Azur , editor-in-chief is Yaakov Katz and the managing editor is David Brinn. In January 2008, the paper announced a new partnership with The Wall Street Journal , including joint marketing and exclusive publication in Israel of The Wall Street Journal Europe . The Jerusalem Post also publishes a monthly magazine, IVRIT, edited by Sarit Yalov. Its target audience
5751-499: The paper to Mirkaei Tikshoret Limited, a Tel Aviv -based publisher of Israeli newspapers. CanWest Global Communications , Canada's biggest media concern, had announced an agreement to take a 50 percent stake in The Jerusalem Post after Mirkaei bought the property, but the deal soured. The two sides went to arbitration, and CanWest lost. In 2011, Horovitz was succeeded by the paper's managing editor, Steve Linde, who professed to maintain political moderation and balance. Yaakov Katz ,
5832-572: The paper's former military analyst and a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism , succeeded Linde in April 2016. JPost.com was launched in December 1996. Its current version also contains an ePaper version of the daily newspaper , a range of magazines and other web versions of the Group's products. The site is an entity separate from the daily newspaper. While sharing reporters, it
5913-573: The participation of senior figures in the Israeli government and the Jewish world. The conference was founded by the media entrepreneur Ronen Lefler, and is currently managed by the CEO of the Jerusalem Post Group, Inbar Ashkenazi. In 2020, Reuters reported that The Jerusalem Post, along with Algemeiner , The Times of Israel and Arutz Sheva , had published op-eds written by non-existent people. In 2020, The Daily Beast identified
5994-408: The political spectrum. In April 2016, Linde stepped down as editor-in-chief and was replaced by Yaakov Katz , a former military reporter for the paper who previously served as an adviser to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett . In March 2023, Katz stepped down as editor-in-chief and was replaced by Avi Mayer. Nine months later, Mayer was replaced by Zvika Klein. The paper professes to be in
6075-432: The public. These foundations have an independent legal personality separate from their founders. Foundations serve the general needs of the public with a patrimony that funds public services and may not be distributed to the founders' benefit. A foundation in Sweden ( Swedish : stiftelse ) is a legal entity without an owner. It is formed by a letter of donation from a founder donating funds or assets to be administered for
6156-486: The rest of Europe. In practice public administration requires at least €1 million necessary. State representatives have a mandatory seat in the board. German regulations allow the creation of any foundation for public or private purposes in keeping with the concept of a gemeinwohlkonforme Allzweckstiftung ("general-purpose foundation compatible with the common good"). A foundation should not have commercial activities as its main purpose, but they arre permitted if they serve
6237-463: The term "foundation" might also be adopted by organizations not primarily engaged in public grantmaking. Legal entities existing under the status of "foundations" have a wide diversity of structures and purposes. Nevertheless, there are some common structural elements. Some of the above must be, in most jurisdictions, expressed in the document of establishment. Others may be provided by the supervising authority at each particular jurisdiction. There
6318-684: Was The Jerusalem News , established in 1919 under the auspices of the Christian Science movement, but this had no relationship to The Jerusalem Post . The direct journalistic ancestry of The Jerusalem Post can be traced to The Palestine Bulletin , which was founded in January 1925 by Jacob Landau of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency . It was owned by the Palestine Telegraphic Agency, which
6399-489: Was his nephew Martin Agronsky , who later became a famous American political journalist. Agronsky left the paper after only a year. He felt he had been hired out of nepotism and didn't like this, wanting to earn his jobs. Agron's son Dani Agron worked for the newspaper, serving as its business manager in the 1970s, while his wife Ethel wrote for Hadassah Magazine . Martin Agronsky's son Jonathan Agronsky became
6480-497: Was in practice part of the JTA even though it was legally separate. On 1 November 1931, editorship of the Bulletin was taken over by Gershon Agronsky (later Agron), a Jewish journalist who had immigrated to Palestine from the United States. In March 1932, a dispute arose between Landau and Agronsky, which Agronsky resolved to settle by establishing an independent newspaper. Landau and Agronsky instead came to an agreement to transform
6561-428: Was signed by the donating musicians. In July 2011 the DLF released a fund raising boxed set of music and film. The compilation featured 34 artists, including Ben Folds , Donovan, Moby, Iggy Pop , Peter Gabriel , Tom Waits , Maroon 5 and Alanis Morissette with bonus tracks by Sean Lennon and Julio Iglesias Jr. and included the documentary film, Meditation, Creativity, Peace . In June 2012 Jerry Seinfeld hosted
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