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March 12, 2012
Our second class moved from Karl Marx' central claim about capitalism, that the exploitive "bourgeoisie" dominated and suppressed the "proletariat," to a glance at the impact of that nineteenth-century economic theory on twentieth-century literary criticism, especially the idea that great writers jar readers out of their willful blindness to the hegemonic tyrannies of capitalist culture (Abrams, Glossary, 155-61).
Having sketched this theoretical background, I reminded the students that Arthur Miller's Salesman came to the American stage in 1949, just two decades after the Great Depression, the horrific economic and cultural upheaval that exposed the destructive side of unbridled capitalism and challenged the myth of the American Dream, the idea that hard work always yields personal and economic success; many viewers, therefore, saw Miller's play as America's proletarian tragedy. Stressing these last two words, I challenged my students to think for themselves, to decide to what extent the play reflects Marxist ideology, to what extent it challenges the Marxist critique of capitalism, and to what extent it the play qualifies as a tragedy.
Noting Miller's passionate belief that an ordinary man or woman could qualify as a tragic character, I referred the students to the first topic on their assignment sheet, which provides the classical definition of "tragedy" and asks them to write an essay on the extent to which they agree with the author about Willy's tragic stature:
Critic M. H. Abrams defines "tragic hero" as a noble character with intelligence and compassion, a good man or woman who commits an error in judgment that harms those he/she loves and, ultimately, leads to his/her exile or death. This "error in judgment"—the Greeks called it "hamartia"—grows from a tragic flaw, usually rooted in pride (hubris). Eventually, when it's too late, the tragic hero recognizes and accepts his responsibility for the error. Because the hero's goodness and flaw twine inextricably together, readers and viewers experience "catharsis" in response to the hero's inevitable fall. This catharsis or purge consists of two emotions: we pity the hero because he meant well; we fear his fallen condition, recognizing that we can make the same kinds of mistakes. Paradoxically, the hero's crushing defeat, though profoundly sad, uplifts us, causing us to recognize our capacities for loving self-sacrifice as well as for error. What about Willy Loman? Can a failed salesman who complains about his "goddam arch supports" (2329) qualify as a tragic hero? Support your views with close analysis of action from the play, including appropriate quotations.
"Well, what about it?" I asked. "Even though Biff at one point calls his father a 'prince,' Miller of course concedes that Willy lacks the aristocratic pedigree of the traditional tragic character—Prince Hamlet, King Lear, Oedipus Rex—but Willy otherwise qualifies, Miller insists, as a great-hearted man whose blunders crush those he loves but who uplifts us with his capacity to love self-sacrificially. How about those of you who journaled on this question? Will you share your thoughts?"
Kadrije quickly volunteered and proceeded to read a full-page entry, complete with quoted key phrases, arguing that Willy deserves our compassion for being "tired to death" but not our respect. Unlike tragic characters, she said, Willy never succeeds, never reaches a pinnacle of achievement, and therefore cannot be said to fall. He also fails to acknowledge, she continued, that his teachings to the boys have been "all wrong" and destructive. Blerta disagreed, saying that both his blunders and his death give him tragic dignity because of the immensity of his love.
Having emphatically praised these candid, thoughtful responses, I asked if anyone else would read his or her preliminary comments of one on the other three topics, which invite papers on Willy's wife Linda, on models of business men in the play, or on Biff and Happy, the troubled sons of Willy and Linda:
- Willy credits Linda with being his "foundation and support" (2331). Do you agree? Has her love for Willy been constructive? Destructive? Both?
- Training his sons to become businessmen, Willy proclaims that if they are "well liked" they will "never want" (2339). Focusing on Willy, Charley, and Bernard, discuss Willy's formula for success. Does the play imply another route to success?
- After Biff and Happy desert their father in the restaurant, Linda calls them a "pair of animals" who never loved their father (2384). To what extent do you agree with Linda?
Happily, more enthusiastic responses followed. First, Xhemile read her entry, which supported Kadrije's view of Willy, condemning particularly his lack of integrity as both husband and father; she then praised Biff, who finally acknowledges the truth about all their failures and tries to save Willy with his sobbing plea to let go of his "phony dream" that the "well liked" succeed. Bierta next read her entry on Linda, conceding that she deeply loves Willy but insisting that her misguided support of Willy's fictions makes his suicide inevitable, particularly after she refuses to confront him with the nipple he has placed on the gas pipe.
Encouraged by all these responses and the students' willingness to read aloud, I reiterated my praise and asked them, for the next session, to commit to a topic and come to class with a rough draft. Looks like I'm in for some good reading.


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At Warminster, the Wiltshire times (posted 30th August,2007) states " Skywatchers returned to the hills of warminster at the weekend, 30 years after a 100-strong vigil was held by those hoping to catch a glimpse of an infamous UFO".
At About.com…there are "Oblong-shaped UFOs over Orillio" (posted 29th August, 2007) there is a link in this short article to images of the ufos ; also from the same site the MOD gets a mention, in "More MOD Files" (posted 27th August 2007).
In the internet edition gazette (basingstoke-posted 30th august,2007), "mum and daughter are latest to see alien visit"… the sighting took place on the 12th august.
In the comments section of this article a good point is made…
"Have these sightings been reported to any UFO group(s) in Hampshire to investigate. Surely, if there is not an investigation at ground roots rather than just publishing the reports in the Newspaper, then the sighting can not be properly validated?"
In New Zealand,(stuff.co.nz, posted 29th august,2007) " Ufo spotted near Kaitaia baffles experts, and "Dr Maccabee has not commented on whether the photographer may have manipulated the eight photos, says Ms Hansen….[.]While the UFO group cannot rule out the possibility of manipulation, she thinks it is unlikely the photos are a hoax".
At forgetomori.com (posted 29th august,2007) " georgia shoots at ufo, really a russian satellite".
This last week, i was alerted to "1952 year of the ufo" by Bruce Maccabee… it goes into great detail, and Macabee's analysis of this watershed is a long read but is fascinating, informative, and essential for understanding how the coverup took widespread (and, from the point of view of ufology, almost fatal) root. At the end, it says
"We have wasted a lot of time trying to find ABSOLUTE PROOF, when sufficient evidence has been available since 1952. Time to wake up and figure out where we go from here!"
Very interesting, and a new area for me… maybe need to look into this/research some more…. definately has opened my eyes.
July's ufo map from MUFON is available here; also slightly different, but a quick resource is UFOMaps.EU …. at this site there is a map of europe, click on a particular part and you have google ufo links from that country….

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Raising Ready Readers - and Keeping Them That Way
A guide for parents and caregivers with some tips to encourage children to want to read - and keep on reading!
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Tips for reading to infants and toddlers
- Snuggle with your child and his or her favorite blanket or toys as you read.
- Read with expression using different voices for different characters.
- Emphasize rhythms and rhymes in stories. Give your toddler opportunities to repeat rhyming phrases.
- Use pictures to develop speaking vocabulary by talking about what is shown. Encourage your child to repeat what you say or comment on it.
- Encourage your child to ask questions. Provide models of interesting questions and examples of possible answers. "I wonder what is going to happen next? I think the rabbit will get lost because he is not paying attention to where he is going. What do you think?"
- Look for books that are about things that interest your toddler. For example, does your child like cars, insects, or animals?
- Make reading a habit before bedtime, after lunch, or after naptime.
- Give your child a chance to choose his or her own books for reading. If your toddler chooses a book that is too long to hold his attention, read some and skip some, discussing the pictures and how they relate to the story.
- Read stories again and again. Your toddler enjoys repetition and it helps him/her become familiar with the way stories are organized.
Tips for reading to and with young children in school, kindergarten through third grade
- Keep reading to your child even when he can read. Choose books that are too difficult or long for him to read alone.
- Try reading books with chapters and talk about what is happening in the story. Encourage your child to make predictions about what will happen next and connect characters or events to those in other books and stories.
- Talk with your child about which stories she likes best. Ask whether she likes adventure stories, mysteries, science fiction, animal stories, or stories about other children. Encourage her to explain the reasons for her preferences.
- Talk with your child about favorite authors and help him find additional books by those authors.
- Take turns reading a story with your child. Don't interrupt to correct mistakes that do not change the meaning.
- Talk about the meaning of new words and ideas introduced in books. Help your child think of examples of new concepts.
- Enjoy yourself and have fun when you're reading together. The most important thing you can do to help your child become a successful reader is to let him know that you enjoy and value reading.
- Talk with your child about stories using the notions of the beginning, middle, and end of the story to organize thinking and discussion.
- Ask your child to tell why a character took the action that he did. Then ask him what in the story made him come to that conclusion.
Tips for reading to and with children in grades four through six
- Take turns reading a book with your child.
- Ask your child to compare a book to another familiar book. How are the characters alike or different? Do the stories take place in similar settings? How are the illustrations the same or different?
- Ask what part of the story or book your child liked best and why
- Ask if your child liked the ending of the story. Why or why not?
- Ask your child what type of mood the story or chapter in a book creates. Ask how the author created that mood. Was it with words? Pictures? Drawings?
- If your child has read more than one book by the same author, ask how the books are similar or different.
To promote reading for all children
- Set a good example as a reader—read every day at home even if it is a magazine or newspaper.
- Make reading fun—a time that you both look forward to spending together.
Reading is Fundamental
U.S. Department of Education
Reading Rockets
International Reading Association
Read-Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease
Raise Your Hand for Public Education
NEA is issuing a renewed call to action—Raise Your Hand—a national initiative to mobilize educators, parents, and community leaders who share our commitment to ensuring the success of all our students.


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Lives Lost, Lives Found
A blog post by assistant director Deborah Cardin.
On Wednesday, I traveled to Patterson Mill Middle School in Harford County to facilitate educational activities for 100+ 6th graders over the course of the day. The activity that the teacher selected was our Lives Lost, Lives Found photography exploration unit that was developed several years ago when we had an exhibit of the same name on display. The exhibit explored the experiences of the 3,000 German Jewish refugees who found safe haven in Baltimore in the 1930s and 40s. The exhibit provided wonderful educational opportunities to teach students of all backgrounds about the Holocaust from a different perspective, using first-hand testimony and artifacts from individuals who left Germany during an intense period of upheaval and discrimination.
In addition to examining conditions in Germany that led to the large-scale migration of Jews and the difficulty that Jews encountered in their attempts to leave, the exhibit also explored the challenges that the refugees faced in adapting to life in their new homeland.
Because the exhibit afforded us the opportunity to create a stand-alone curriculum incorporating photographs on display, we have been able to continue facilitating Holocaust-related school programs. Students examine poster sized reproductions of the photographs in groups, answer questions about the photo that encourage them to use critical thinking and teamwork skills, and present their findings to the class. As a final activity, students attempt to create a timeline of the photos which gives them the opportunity to think about how the photos tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end. (The curriculum and photos can be downloaded from the education section on our website: http:///www.jewishmuseummd.org/educational-programs.)
The stories captured in the photos that the students explore are quite moving and bring to life this distant historical event in a more personal manner. After the students have finished the activity, they listen intently as they learn about the real stories behind the photos. For example they study this photo:
and then learn the story of the Weil family. As we discuss this photo, students who have earlier questioned why Jews didn't simply leave once the Nazis came to power realize just how complex this question is. The Weils had deep roots in Germany; Theo Weil was a decorated army officer in the German army during World War I and was a successful businessman. Like many other Jews living in Germany, the Weils felt more German than Jewish and were reluctant to uproot their family for what they thought would be a temporary political situation. However, it soon became apparent that their situation was not going to improve. This point was further proven by Theo Weil's arrest in the wake of Kristallnacht. Theo's wife, Hilda, arranged for Theo's release from Dachau by selling family possessions and paying a bribe to the prison officials.
As we discuss the Weil Family's plight, students also become aware of just how difficult it was for Jews to leave Germany because of the strict immigration quotas that many countries – including the US – had established. The Weils had applied for visas prior to Kristallnacht which was fortunate as the wait for visas became extraordinary afterwards. They still were forced to endure a lengthy wait as the US limited German and Austrian immigrants to 27,370 immigrants per year.
While awaiting their US visas, the Weil daughters had an opportunity to travel to England where they worked as household servants. While living in England, they received their US visas in April 1940. After arriving in the US, they settled in Baltimore and immediately found jobs and worked hard to establish new lives for themselves. They also worked to help their parents emigrate from Germany. They were soon devastated to learn that their parents were sent to Gurs, an internment camp in France.
The three daughters worked strenuously to secure their parents release. Because their parents had been approved to receive US visas, they were able to appeal to the US State Department for assistance.
Amazingly their work was successful and their parents were released from Gurs and reunited with them in Baltimore in April 1941.
(The story of the Weil family has been well documented by Anita Kassof in the Winter 2002 edition of Generations in an article, "Dispossession and Adaptation: The Weil Sisters Rebuild Their Family in America." Back issues of Generations are available in the JMM gift shop. Contact Esther Weiner / firstname.lastname@example.com for details.)
The photograph of the Weil family is the first one in the series of photos in the timeline and it inspires such interesting discussion about the rich lives that Jews led in Europe prior to the Holocaust, the struggles they encountered in their attempts to leave, and the hard work that refugees encountered in settling into their new lives while awaiting news of relatives left behind in Europe.
After working with five separate classes and having such positive interactions with the students and teachers at Patterson Mills Middle School, I left feeling energized about the impact that JMM programs have on students and how our resources inspire them to think about topics they are studying in school in new ways.


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One of the series artwork . From a series relaxational landscapes. Author's technique. oil and enamel painting (inodorous ),with a bulk texture.
It will look great in a frame.
The item is packaged between two pieces of cardboard for protection and delivered in an envelope. I send items within 3 days using registered mail service with tracking number. Approximate delivery time: Europe: about 7 days USA: about 14 days
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Oil and enamel painting on Gessoboard (MDF), MDF Panel (thickness: 4mm)
World Of Sky #223 60X40cm (2017)
Mixed-media painting by Vitaliy Koriakin
- Mixed-media painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 23.62 x 15.75 x 0.16 in (unframed) / 23.62 x 15.75 in (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Abstract
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
This artwork is sold by Vitaliy Koriakin from Ukraine


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"An end and a beginning
Hatshepsut being crowned by Amun-Re and granted life and dominion by the goddess "Great in Magic", from the reconstructed Red Chapel in the Karnak Open Air Museum. An early 18th Dynasty temple at Mut dates to the reign of this woman who ruled as king.
In scenes of goddesses suckling humans, the human is normally the king, with the scene representing the transfer of life and power. Yet in this scene in the Chapel of Osiris-Ruler-of-Eternity at Karnak, not only is the God's Wife of Amun, Shepenwepet I, being suckled, she is also wearing 2 Double Crowns, something shown nowhere else in any period.
In her funerary chapel at the temple of Medinet Habu, Amunirdis makes offerings to Amun and Hathor. The presence of funerary chapels to mortals within the sacred grounds of a temple is rare until the Third Intermediate Period, a time when God's Wives of Amun flourished.
Intangible concepts could also be represented as goddesses. In a scene commemorating an important military campaign by Sheshonq I of Dynasty 22, the goddess "Victorious Thebes", carrying a mace, an axe and a bow, drags conquered cities (shown as bound prisoners with the city names enclosed in cartouches representing fortified walls) to be slaughtered.
Upper and Lower Egypt were represented as the goddesses Nekhbet (right) and Wadjet. Scenes of the king flanked by these protective deities are common in all periods of Egyptian history. This one comes from the Mut Precinct's Ptolemaic Chapel D.
Two busts of Sakhmet in the Mut Precinct. Sakhmet angered could release disease and disaster on Egypt. Contented she could control these forces, which is why she is a goddess of health and healing as well as of death and destruction.
These 3 reliefs of Mut span a period of several hundred years. On the left is a relief from Amunirdis's funerary chapel at Medinet Habu; in the center a relief from the chapel of Osiris-Ruler-of-Eternity at Karnak; and on the right a relief in Chapel D at the Mut Precinct. In all three scenes Mut appears in her usual guise of a human wearing the Double Crown.
And finally, a stela of a king offering to Mut that we uncovered in 2006. While the stela is uninscribed, it is entirely possible that it dates to the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, showing that Mut continued as an important goddess even after Egypt's conquest by Rome.
Richard Fazzini
Director, Mut Expedition"


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Okay, that's an exaggeration. Back away from the cocktail peanut. But it does seem that an alarming percentage of food allergies are actually - how you say? - not real.
According to a piece in the L.A. Times, "though allergies or intolerances (and recognition of them) do appear to be on the rise, there are far more people who erroneously think they have problems with specific foods." In fact, says one researcher, "Only about 25% of people who think they have a food allergy will actually have one." And the twice-as-high rates of peanut allergies and four hundred percent increase in those who suffer from celiac disease has got to have more to do than just increased awareness and more frequent testing.
While, obviously, some do suffer from severe allergies - which need to be treated vigilantly - it's also true that a lot of kids outgrow early intolerances as their systems mature - or would, if they were allowed to try the offending article. Then too, a lot of milder "intolerances" have apparently been misdiagnosed as "allergies," leading people to avoid the foods altogether. For instance, you can have a bad reaction to gluten - it's hard for us to digest, period - and not technically suffer from the more severe "Celiac disease" (actually an autoimmune disorder.) A lot of the perceived allergies are the result of inaccurate testing. Says the article,
Common food allergy tests aren't very accurate.The only sure-fire way to test for food allergies is with food challenges, in which patients consume controlled and increasing doses of a suspected food under careful supervision. Yet doctors, especially primary care doctors who aren't allergy specialists, are far more likely to do blood tests, which are much less accurate and more difficult to interpret. Experts have seen a proliferation of blood testing by primary doctors, a trend that leads to misdiagnoses of food allergies.
Part of the problem is that a highly restrictive diet can lead to malnutrition and bone density issues. And proliferation of "allergies" trivializes those who have real ones. As anyone who suffers from a serious allergy can tell you, the vigilance and restrictions aren't something they'd wish on anyone. And yet, a lot of people do seem to wish for it - or at least some of what goes along with it. This may sound harsh, but for every person I know who lives with and manages a serious medical dietary restriction, I know someone who's always (self) diagnosed with a new allergy and intolerance (suspiciously often one that's in the news), and tends to talk about it a lot more than the former group. It's obvious that food restrictions, for the natural hypochondriac, can become a control issue and a way to garner attention. Of course, it's a slippery slope, because the power of suggestion - and placebo - are powerful. And for a parent, the suggestion of allowing harm to come to a child through carelessness must be devastating. In an often out-of-control world, it's often tempting to control those things we can - and too often, as we know, that's food. But the thing is this: while a lot of people will probably welcome new, more accurate testing and the accompanying eating freedom with cries of joy, there are also a few, I'm guessing, who won't want to hear it. And those are the ones I'll meet up with after dinner.
Think You Have Food Allergies? Think Again [LA Times]


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Translated by Bill Leibner The economic crisis in Poland during the Grabski administration affected Zloczew because it did not have a strong economic base. A large percentage of the Jewish population were small merchants or artisans namely: tailors, shoemakers, carpenters, dyers etc
The local tailors and shoemakers not only worked in the city, but also visited fairs and peddled their trades in the nearby villages. There were also Jews that had no trades and they tended to go to villages and buy products that were then taken to the big city markets of Lodz to be resold. Some Jews also leased the fruit orchards from Gentile owners. The Jewish family would spend the entire summer guarding the orchard and then harvest the fruit at the end of the summer. The fruit was then placed in attics between layers of straw until they ripened. With the arrival of winter, the price of the fruit would usually rise and enable these families to cover their expenses for the year. Needless to say, the slightest economic crisis immediately affected the economic well being of the Jewish community of Zloczew.
The Joint Organization introduced a variety of economic activities to widen the economic base of the Jewish community. One of these activities consisted in creating local savings and loan associations that would grant cheap loans in times of need. Various groups with the help of the Joint also established a co-operative bank in Zloczew in 1926.
The People's Bank as the branch in Zloczew was called, was a member of the Jewish banking co-operative organization in Poland. There were 350 members in the Zloczew branch that represented all social strata of the Jewish community regardless of political adherence or trade. Each merchant or head of family could apply for membership. The admission committee received the application and the applicant was notified of the result. If he was admitted, he had to pay a small, one-time membership fee and signed a membership card. A member could always apply for a loan.
The administration of the bank consisted of representatives of all political and social groups in the city. They were familiar with the Jewish population and knew the capabilities of each loan applicant and this knowledge helped them to determine the size of the loan and his ability to repay the loan. These steps had to be taken to protect the interests of the bank.
The capital of the bank consisted of loans that the Joint or the central co-operative bank granted and the repayment was deposited with the bank to serve as a revolving fund. Membership fees, contributions and deposits made by private individuals were also a source of money for the local bank. Frequently, special funds were created to enable some people to obtain larger loans at cheaper rates of interest.
The bank also performed various banking operations in the city, namely discounting or cashing checks. All of these operations enabled the bank to grant loans to many families that gave them the chance to continue with their economic activities.
We must stress that the various political and social representatives of the various city groups at the bank management level devoted a great deal of time to the running of the bank and to economic needs of the Jewish population. The executive and management committee members were: Awraham Hershlikowicz, Nahum Sandowski, Chaim Levy, Wowa Faiwlowicz, Michael Bielawski, Zelig Koniarski, Binem Lewkowicz, Dawid Bended, Grabiner, Yaakow Lipman, Poznansky, Getzel Dawidowicz and others that will replace eventually these members at the general annual membership meetings.
The staff consisted of Yerachmiel Shtchukowski - head accountant and personnel, Mania Kempinsky - treasurer, Alkna Mayerowicz clerk, and Ruje Salomanowicz that started as a novice in the bookkeeping department. In 1934, she was sent to Warsaw to attend a course for head bookkeepers. The course was sponsored by the central Jewish banking co-operative organization in Poland.
In 1934, Yerachmiel Shtchukowski left Poland for Palestine with a group of pioneers. Ruje Salomanowicz assumed his post. The bank then hired Kaile Shtchukowski to assume the previous post of Ruje Salomanowicz. She left for Palestine in 1936 and Kaile Shtchukowski assumed her position.
There was another bank in Zloczew called the co-operative bank that was connected to the central bank in Lemberg. This bank had many members, primarily merchants and small traders. The staff of the bank consisted of Itche Markowicz, Abraham Dawidowicz and Ruje Katz. The objectives of this bank were similar to the previously mentioned bank, but on a much smaller scale.
These banks continued to serve the Jewish public until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
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Translated by Bill Leibner At a very young age, we already felt the anti-Semitic discrimination in the lowest grades of the Polish school in our city. As we grew older, we felt more and more the harshness of these policies. The children witnessed the first sign of this policy when they were forced to attend Catholic religious instruction performed by the city priest. Of course, the intention of the policy was obvious; to try to develop a love for Catholicism and a dislike for the Jewish religion. At first, we attended the lessons, but then it was pointed out to us where these lessons led to and we began to excuse ourselves. We wandered aimlessly about during these lessons until it became clear to the authorities to institute Jewish religious instruction for the Jewish students. The instructors, Awigdor Tzelnik and Yehiel Friedman, were specially brought to the school to provide Jewish religious instruction.
The establishment of Jewish religious instruction and the existence of Catholic instruction did not diminish the anti-Semitic discrimination at school. The Polish teachers urged the Jewish students to attend school on Saturday and Jewish Holidays. The Jewish pupils refused to co-operate. I remember well the moments of anxiety and the running about to obtain the work that was covered on Saturday. Many of the teachers intentionally covered new materials when the Jewish students were absent from school. Many Polish students refused to share the work with the Jewish students and it was quite difficult to obtain the material that was presented on Saturday and Holidays. Very frequently, we heard from the students that the teachers and students used derogatory terms in describing Jewish students in their absence. The more prominent hate-filled teachers were: Smagatch, Kaminski, Winrobska, and others.
|Elementary school, 7th grade
My class guidance counselor was the wife of the principal of the school and she was an excellent teacher. She was imbued with Polish nationalism. She was well read and very intelligent, yet never missed an opportunity to display her anti-Semitic feelings. I will list two incidents that occurred amongst the many incidents. A student returned a book to her that was slightly torn. The teacher told her that she could bind the book with a piece of cloth from her skirt. The skirt that the girl wore was the uniform of the Shomer Hatzair Zionist youth movement. Another incident comes to mind when the teacher asked a student in a shop class for her scissors. She tried to cut something, but the scissors were dull. She told the student that she could use the scissors to cut her father's beard. Thus, the Jewish students were humiliated, especially the youth of Hashomer Hatzair.
These youngsters appeared with their uniforms to the great displeasure of the principal and the Polish staff. They wore their uniforms with pride and did not bow to the obvious anti-Semitic feelings of the staff. We never felt downtrodden in spite of all the innuendos and humiliations that the principal and his staff aimed at us. The teachers tried every trick in the book to demoralize us, but they failed. They took their revenge when they expelled me from school for attending a memorial lecture dedicated to the memory of Dr. Hertzl. All the protests and interventions failed to reinstate me at the school. Even the intervention of the famous Zionist Polish Jewish leader, Itzhak Grinbaum, member of the Polish parliament, was turned down. Deprived of the opportunity to continue my schooling, I devoted all my energies to the Zionist youth movement of Hashomer Hatzair where I underwent agricultural training in preparation for Palestine.
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Virtually nothing remains of the medieval castle of Dale, the home of the de Vale family in the 12th to 14th centuries.
The only visual evidence of what might have been there before the modern castle was built, is some walls and an engraving of 1810 which shows what looks like a late medieval tower house south west of the main residence.
Pevsner likes the setting, which it describes as "eminently picturesque," but the revision team that visited Dale a decade ago were not particularly enamoured of the early 18th century house, which was remodelled early in the last century.
'Viewed from across the valley are layers of red sandstone terrace wals, with creeper-clad accents and a castellated gateway facing west towards a mysterious featureless thin stone tower which proves to be a water tank," it records. And "the only remnants of the medieval castle are some creeper-clad walling south-west of the house." Not much is known of the de Vale family, whose name the village may have taken, although some authorities say it derives from the Norse word 'Dale' for a valley.
They were evidently Norman knights who came across with William during the conquest and were rewarded with land and other privileges for their loyal service. The de Vales held the Manor of Dale and several appointments in West Wales during the period between 1131 to 1364, and one of them obtained a Royal grant for a weekly market and an annual fair in 1293 when the village was also given the important status of a Royal Borough. When the last of the male line died in about 1300, the estate and manor being divided between the daughters, one Ellen de Vale, married Llywelyn ap Owen, who had Welsh royal blood, and from that union descended the Tudor dynasty and Owain Glyndwr, a distinguished line indeed. Two hundred years later Richard Walter owned the property, a forebear of
the family who owned Roch Castle and properties in Rosemarket and Haverfordwest, one of whose members was the notorious Lucy Walter, mistress of Charles 11. The castle was owned from 1705 by the Allens of Gelliswick, Milford Haven, and John Allen married a Stepney of Prendergast Place, Haverfordwest, in the early 18th century, which may have provided funds for the remodelling of Dale Castle. The 1810 print shows a big square mansion with corner domed turrets. In 1776 Dale passed to the Lloyd family of Mabws, Ceredigion, and their descendant Mr Lloyd-Philipps, was the last of that line to live there. By the late 19th century the house was a plain battlemented two-storey block with sash-windows until Rhodri Lloyd-Philipps remodelled it between 1905 and 1911, with drab brown roughcast walls, a big canted bay window on the south front and Tudor-style porch on the west side. The castle is sited in the shallow valley running from the western edge of the village to West Dale beach, opposite the roughcast church.


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In The Blink Of An Eye, It Is Over
Dec 31 2008
And so 2008 comes to an end and the old saying 'time flies' is yet again reaffirmed. It seems to go faster with each passing year, especially with little kids jumping all over you, sucking your energy dry underfoot. Each year is a smaller fraction of our total lives. To our kids each day seems like an eternity full of laughter, playing, occasional tantrums, asking their parents for candy, and fun! And to us grown ups, the movie of our lives keeps going faster…slipping through our fingers….with fond and sometimes hard memories behind us and interesting times ahead.
So I'd like to thank all of you dear readers for joining me on my entrepreneurial parenting and business journeys. I haven't spent much time trying to monetize my blog, and I don't make much money from it. So your blog comments, your emails, your conversations, and your tweets mean so much to me! Most of us bloggers don't blog for money, we blog to share ideas and to create conversations whether on or off the blog that might not have happened before.
My favorite form of compensation comes from those of you who comment directly on a particular blog post. The way to a blogger's heart, after all, is through comments left on her blog. 😀
But, I also very much enjoy the comments from those who recieve the free blog updates via email who simply hit 'reply' and let me know their thoughts. I get many replies on twitter, and I wish someone would figure out how to integrate tweet replies directly into the blog comments, but that hasn't happened yet (as far as I know).
And then there are those of you who I talk to on the phone or see in the business community who mention they read my blog and mention a particular post. I'm often taken by surprise by who reads my blog and what their interpretations are of my posts. The people who know me well usually know how to read in between the lines, and I keep it fairly tame because my mother and my favorite aunt read my blog! I wouldn't want to shock them too much.
Special thanks goes to my husband, Erin, (who I honestly don't think really reads most of my blog posts or he might feel more compelled to comment on some of my snarkier ones) for making sure this blog works smoothly. He upgrades the blog when a new version comes out, he installs the latest/greatest WordPress plugins that help make this blog as effective as it can be, and helps troubleshoot any random technical glitches that occur. He is our resident rocket scientist, and I have yet to see a technical problem that he can't figure out.
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Dec 22, 2016
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical Radio with Rob Jan & Megan McKeough. This week: we search in vain for the mutant menace in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and say fangs a lot to Barbara Hambly for the fifth entry in the James Asher vampire saga, The Kindred Of Darkness: A Vampire Kidnapping.
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For the final show of the year the team discuss the science news highlights from 2016, including… young blood, Zika virus, apex predators, gravitation wave detection, and many more.
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Dec 18, 2016
We started today's show by JOINING FORCES with the excellent Cravings program on Joy FM - host Pete Dillon visited the studio to talk about the new Pozible campaign we've created to raise money for the trader's at the Little Saigon Market after this week's fire....
Dec 15, 2016
This week's podcast includes Fleur Kilpatrick's fortnightly theatre review 'Shoot The Messenger', as well as performers Matt Kelly and Richard Higgins giving you the low down on the new family oriented production of 'The Listies Ruined Xmas', which has a Richard Watts stamp of approval.
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Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical Radio with Rob Jan & Megan McKeough. This week: preaching to the horrific with PREACHER; and farewell to some more legendary figures.
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Chief Flynn reports on how officers are responding to increase in homicides
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Milwaukee's police chief revealed there were 20 homicides in the city August -- the most in any month since 2005, and there were nearly 80 non-fatal shootings.
WISN 12 News reporter Terry Sater spoke with the mother of a 16-year-old boy, who was just gunned down over a look he gave, about the changes she'd like to see.
"Keenan just turned 16 July 14," Annette Payne said.
The grieving mother said she's grateful her son's accused killer, 27-year-old Randell Thompson, is in jail.
"But I just never thought my son would be someone that would be gunned down in broad daylight on his way to get a bag of potato chips and looking forward to trying to become the young man I raised him to be," Payne said.
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn delivered a special report to the Fire and Police Commission on Thursday night, talking about his department's response to a rash of deadly shootings in July and August.
"There's too much gunfire. It's being perpetrated by a fairly narrow slice of the community, and we're on them," Flynn said.
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"He has to get these guns off the street. He has to put police officers more visible in the communities of which this is happening," Payne said.
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Lindsay Lohan did it. Charlie Sheen is doing it. And Elton John says the Piano Man needs rehab, too.
The British pop star told Rolling Stone that Billy Joel needs to take rehab more seriously and "do something better" with his life, the Associated Press reported. And if Joel is to have any success, John added that the "Uptown Girl" singer needs to go through rehab like he did - cleaning floors rather than watching television.
The February 17 issue of the pop culture magazine also reveals that Elton John and Joel canceled many of their tour concerts together because of Joel's illnesses and "alcoholism."
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In the summer of 2009, two upstate New York concerts of the duo's high-grossing tour were postponed because the 60-year-old Joel came down with flu-like symptoms.
John admits he knows Joel will "hate" him for the public confessions, but said the guitarist needs tough love.
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SAN DIEGO -- A college student who federal drug agents forgot and left in a holding cell for five days without food, water or access to a toilet said Tuesday that he drank his own urine to survive.
Daniel Chong also said that he bit into his glasses to break them and tried to use a shard to scratch "Sorry Mom" into his arm, according to U-T San Diego.
The 24-year-old engineering student at University of California, San Diego, was swept up as one of nine suspects in an April 21 drug raid that netted 18,000 ecstasy pills, other drugs and weapons.
Chong said federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents told him he would be released. One agent even promised to drive him home from the DEA field office in Kearny Mesa, he said.
Instead, he was returned to a holding cell to await release. DEA spokeswoman Amy Roderick said he was accidentally left there.
Chong said he could hear the muffled voices of agents outside his five-by-10-foot windowless cell and the sound of the door of the next cell being opened and closed. He kicked and screamed as loud as he could, but apparently, his cries for help went unheard.
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Idea for Hearthfire stemmed from Skyrim's crafting system, Minecraft fandom
The idea for Hearthfire, Skyrim's upcoming DLC which lets you build your own house, came from the first "Game Jam" session Bethesda developers held at the studio.
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Conan O'Brien is totally clueless when it comes to Skyrim
Last night on Conan, our intrepid host Conan O'Brien showed another one of his Clueless Gamer segments, and this time he tried his best, or rather, did something in Skyrim. While it wasn't one of his best segments, it's posted below. I thought the slow-mo bit was better, actually, I laughed my ass off , […]
Dawnguard is now available for download on Steam
Bethesda has announced at QuakeCon 2012, Dawnguard is now available for download on Steam for $19.99. The DLC isn't out on PS3 yet as the firm isn't "satisfied yet with Dawnguard's performance on the PS3."
Dude plays Skyrim on Vita RemotePlay, Internet asks why isn't this a thing yet?
Reader rrw sent in this video of someone playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on a Vita. This is not a thing you can do unless you're good with technical tomfoolery, and in fact doesn't actually work that well – but holy bananas I could get behind a proper port of the Life Eater, couldn't […]
Bethesda hasn't started work, decided on next Skyrim DLC
Bethesda has said it hasn't started on the next round of content for Skyrim yet, because it hasn't decided what it will include just yet.
Watch the first 10 minutes of Dawnguard
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the Dawnguard DLC for Skyrim has dropped on XBL. Below the break you will find a video for the first 10 minutes courtesy of CVG. Go nuts. The DLC will launch on Steam and PS3 once the exclusivity period on Xbox 360 ends.
Bethesda accepting applicants for Dawnguard Xbox 360 beta
Bethesda's announced that those who wish to participate in the Xbox 360 beta for Dawnguard should sign up here. Applicants need a registered account on the official forums, so make sure your forum email address is up-to-date. Bethesda will be selecting applicants in about a week. Players accepted into the beta will receive an Xbox […]
Hearth Fire trademark filed by ZeniMax
ZeniMax has filed another Skyrim-related trademark covering computer game software with the USPTO. The filing is for Hearth Fire, which in the game is a skill book titled "2920, vol 09 – Hearth Fire". The book is part of 12 volume series and beefs up your conjuration skills. The application was filed on May 24 […]
Skyrim Update 1.3 now available on Steam
Bethesda has announced that Update 1.3 for Skyrim is now available on Steam, and is currently being submitted to Sony and Microsoft. Below the break are the release notes for the update.
Video shows Skyrim being played with Kinect on PC
An industrious Skyrim modder has posted a video showing how the PC version of the game works with Kinect. As shown in the video below, using a Blootuth headset the voice control component of Kinect is used for shouts and menu navigation, and of course, the techs prerequisite arm-swinging will implement weapon and magic attacks. […]
Skyrim patch: Resistance breaking bug found, some PS3 users still have lag
It looks as though some players are still experiencing some lag issues in Skyrim on PS3, even after applying the patch released on Monday. Furthermore, both PS3 and Xbox 360 users are reporting the patch came with a new bug, which causes players to take full damage from hits despite any applied resistances.
Skyrim PS3 users experiencing lag, workaround suggested until patch is released
Skyrim players have reported issues with the PS3 version once 5-6MB of stored save data is surpassed, which is apparently causing lag and the inability to interact with NPCs.
Minecraft, Python, Star Trek and other Easter Eggs pop up in Skryim
Easter Eggs in games are always fun, especially when they are subtle enough to make you think a bit. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is no exception, and many references to pop-culture, history, and other games are tosses in here and there throughout the land of Skyrim. There's even nod, a wink, and a nudge […]
Skyrim: No dragons till you're ready for them
Skyrim's dragon attacks, like Oblivion's gates, won't start grinding you into fishpaste until you're nominally ready for it.
Flying high: Skyrim aims to redefine the open-world RPG
The next Elder Scrolls game is everything we'd hoped for – based on the evidence of the E3 demo, anyway. Click to find out why it was one of our games of the show.
Console version of Skyrim Bethesda's "lead SKU"
Bethesda's Craig Lafferty has laid out some flamebait by suggesting that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been developed primarily for consoles.
Quick Shots - Skyrim screens get epic
There's some amazing sights in these E3 2011 Skyrim screenshots – mammoths, a giant, a dragon, Whiterun… Look, you'd better see for yourself.
Howard: Unlimited number of dragons to feature in Skyrim
Want to buy Skyrim just to purely slay dragons? It's your lucky day, slick.
Howard: No avenue for Skyrim mod tools on consoles - yet
Bethesda's Todd Howard has said the developer has the latest Elder Scrolls mod tools up and running on both major consoles, but has no channel through which to release them.
Quad Damage: Skyrim leads four in Bethesda's FY2012
Bethesda will unleash a line-up of just four games in the next 12 months, the result of a long play on slow burn, high budget, high quality development. This year, we all win the jackpot.
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Carrot Cake
Serves 12
2 eggs
140ml (5fl oz) vegetable oil
200g (7oz) soft light brown sugar
300g (11oz) grated carrot (weight when grated)
100g (3 ½ oz) raisins
75g (3oz) pecans or walnuts, chopped (optional)
180g (6 ½ oz) self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
½ tsp mixed spice
For the orange cream cheese icing
250g (9oz) cream cheese (straight from the fridge)
50g (2oz) butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
275g (10oz) icing sugar, sifted
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
Sugar flowers or sprinkles (optional)
13 x 23cm (5x9in) loaf tin
Preheat the oven to 150oC (300oF), Gas mark 2. Oil and line the loaf tin with greaseproof paper. Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then add the oil, brown sugar, grated carrot, raisins and chopped nuts. Sift in the dry ingredients and bring the mixture together using a wooden spoon or large metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin, smooth the surface and bake in the oven for 1-1 ¼ hours or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before removing. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.
To make the icing, beat the cream cheese and butter together in a bowl until combined. Add the vanilla extract, icing sugar and finely grated orange zest and mix to combine. The icing sugar should be smooth and quite thick. Using a palette knife, spread the icing evenly over the cooled cake, dipping the knife into a bowl of hot water if the icing is hard to spread out. Cut into slices to serve.
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Clueless: Sometimes patients don't want to know
Blonds are ditzy? Why would someone's hair color make her dumb? If you think about it, how many real blonds exist? Most blonds I know get a little help from their friend Ms. Clairol. I almost never watched Married with Children, but I do remember one episode in which Peg and Kelly couldn't remember their real hair color. (I remember my real hair color: blaaaack. Boring!)
Are some patients like the blond Alicia Silverstone in Clueless?
The answer is a humble, "Yes." It's not a judgment. It's just a reality that some patients are completely clueless about their health. The reasons for their cluelessness range from disinterest to– well, maybe hair color. I guess it's like how I am clueless in many ways when it comes to cars or home repair.
I can't tell you how many times I've encountered something like this.
"So, when was the last time you saw your cardiologist?"
Patient: "?"
"You know, a heart doctor."
Patient: "Why would I see one of them?"
Usually at this point I don't know how to break it to the patient that he has heart disease, and in most cases has had a previous heart attack.
"Well, your medical records show you had a heart attack about five years ago."
Now everyone is allowed one good rationalization a day, so I brace myself for one.
"Heart attack? I didn't have a heart attack, unless you count my being upset the Redskins didn't make it to the Super Bowl back then."
When someone doesn't know he had or may still have cancer, that's even more of a touchy subject. It's interesting how I can ask the right questions but still not get the facts.
Therefore, the physical exam can become like the DaVinci Code in which I have to find the clues in order to solve the puzzle.
"Hm, strange. Where did you get this large scar across your back?"
Patient: "Oh, someone said he took out my lung."
"Ah, do you know who removed your lung and why?"
"Haven't a clue, doc!"
This is when I sometimes think about one-night stands: sharing an intimate experience and not even knowing your partner's first name.
I see why a national electronic health record would be of use in these cases, because finding old records is as easy as talking to a live human being at Apple Support. (I own two Mac's, and let me tell you: if the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, then the tree is petrified wood.)
Denial can be a reason for not having a clue, although usually you can figure out when a patient is avoiding an issue.
"Ms. So-and-So, your blood sugars are always high, but you didn't mark on your intake sheet that you have diabetes."
After a polite laugh and a Pepsodent smile, I often hear, "Don't we all have a little sugar in our shoes?"
"Well, some of us do."
"Honestly, doctor, I don't see what is the problem with sugar. It tastes goooood. In fact, I'm gonna make you some of my sweet potato pie! You could use a little padding on your bones."
Knowledge is power. Knowing about your own health and how to take good care of yourself has many advantages. It isn't a sure bet that nothing bad like a heart attack, blindness from diabetes, or keeping cancer in remission will happen to you. It will, though, increase your odds of better health and longevity. After all, we all can't be clueless and look amazing like Alicia Silverstone.
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with an interesting website, drjohnhong.com. Email him with your questions.


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This past weekend I went horse camping at Silver Falls with my sister and a few of her friends. My friend was supposed to watch Seth for me [my other dogs go to my parents, they refuse to watch Seth] and my friend forgot. I didn't want her to feel like I was throwing him at her, so I decided to take him camping. I wasn't sure how it would go, I brought a ton of ace with me just in case :p He was AMAZING! Everyone thought he was adorable, the first ride out he ran around and wasn't sure where he was supposed to be. After that he would hang out behind one of the horses, mine, or whoever was in front. Other dogs rushed him from their camp sites and he ignored them. He actually listened better while I was up there than when I'm on the ground haha. The coolest part about it is that a lot of people thought he was Pit Bull or had some Pit in him and here he was with livestock, running around happily just like a cattle dog would. He really amazed me, he was a great trail riding buddy and awesome camping partner. I'm excited that i have two dogs that I can take riding! He was also better than LiLo in that he never once tried to bite my horse.
So my sister brought her camera and it's really hardcore and we didn't know really how to use it properly so here is what I have for pictures:
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There was a creek behind our camp site. We went wading down there and tried to get Seth to go swimming. I got to really hear him bark for the first time, it's pretty ferocious, he was really frustrated because he didn't really want to get into the water.
He was super unsure about the whole thing.
Trying to explain to him that water isn't that bad and that we're having a good time.
His "Balto" impression.
Swimming with the stick.


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Hawaii's Pawn Stars
Pawnshops are a nearly recession-proof businesses. We decided to find out more about the way pawnshops work, and what's behind the counter in Honolulu's best-known outlets.
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As I carried my mini electric guitar through the Taco Bell parking lot toward a little hole-in-the-wall pawnshop in Kailua, I wasn't as depressed as I thought I might be. I always pictured people who used the services of pawnshops as sad, pathetic creatures deep-sixing the family silver in order to buy another fifth of "Old Overcoat" or to pay off a bookie.
But I had done a little research on the history of pawn broking after deciding to sell my mini electric guitar—no doubt a treasured gift from a loved one but one whose identity time and tide had washed away—and I felt I was engaging in a noble tradition whose roots reached to the medieval days of Europe. The House of Lombard in England set up the first pawnshops after realizing that, even in the Middle Ages, financially challenged townsfolk needed places where they could trade their electric guitars for ale money. Some think pawning goes further back, that it's the world's oldest financial institution, likely originating—purely coincidentally, you understand—just days after the establishment of the world's oldest profession.
Banking systems, such as those set up by the Knights Templar and Bernie Madoff, come and go, but pawning endures, especially during financial hard times. There are about 50 licensed pawnshops in Hawaii, mainly buying and pawning gold, which is valued at more than $1,200 per ounce. That's probably why, when I walked into
Kailua Pawn & Gold with my little mini-electric guitar, the pawnbroker behind the dusty counter, Fran Peoples, wasn't exactly ecstatic to see me. The truth is that, while pawning is considered a recession-proof industry, everybody's trying to sell to pawnshops these days and not buy. Electric guitars may be a staple of pawnshops, but they don't fly off the racks and they aren't worth $1,200 an ounce even if you melt them down.
I explained to Peoples that I really just wanted to go through a pawnshop transaction so I could experience what it was like. Kailua Pawn & Gold is typical of the smaller pawnshops on Oahu, small, cramped and decorated with old computers, TVs, bad paintings, DVDs and a beat-up surfboard. I was disappointed to see there were no samurai swords on display. Based on my knowledge of the famous pawnshop scene in the movie Pulp Fiction, I thought it was mandatory that all pawnshops have at least one samurai sword. But Peoples and other pawnshop owners and managers told me there have been few samurai swords on the market in recent years. Kailua Pawn & Gold did have one electric guitar hanging on the wall and it looked like it had been there since Eric Clapton was just a little chap.
Peoples began our transaction by going to her computer and punching up eBay, Craig's List and other "buy-and-sell" websites.
The computer has become an indispensible part of a pawnshop, taking the place of the stacks of Blue Books, which list the value of items ranging from cars to power tools. The books are still there but they are as dusty as the TV with the built-in VCR player. Craig's List and eBay are sites where you can find out the real-time retail value of an item.
Peoples quickly found an exact match to my mini electric guitar, selling new for only $100. Ouch. Then she found some used ones in better condition than mine for $50. Since the usual formula is that pawnshops pay half or less to pawn or buy an item in order to make money on it themselves, I'd be lucky if my guitar was worth a mediocre bottle of chardonnay.
"Twenty dollars," she said. "That's all I can give you. Do you want to pawn it or sell it?"
Unless you are talking about a gold Hawaiian bracelet or other gold jewelry, pawnshop owners really don't want you to pawn your item. Pawning is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the state; there are more regulations related to pawning an item to a pawnshop than to selling it outright to a store.
If you pawn a relatively worthless item, like, say, a beat-up mini electric guitar, the store clerk has to do a ton of paperwork, including setting aside a yellow sheet of paper documenting the transaction that the Honolulu Police Department will pick up to make sure the item pawned is not stolen. Then the pawnshop has to hang on to the item for 60 days before selling it. After 60 days the item is put on display and, in a bad economy, it sits there. And continues to sit there.
If the pawnshop buys an item outright, it still has to file all the paperwork but only has to hang on to the item for 30 days, the direction in which Peoples was gently nudging me. It's almost like a straightforward sale at Longs Drugs, except Peoples has to type up all the forms, I have to show a government ID (driver's license, military card, etc.), promise I own the item and then put my thumbprint on one of the official documents. If the item turns out to be stolen, HPD will have the thumbprint of the cunning criminal who got $20 for a beat up mini electric guitar. You have run through quite a bureaucratic gauntlet to deep-six something at a pawnshop.
But Peoples is good-natured about the transaction and explains that a lot of the myths about pawnshops taking advantage of people who are down on their luck are wrong.
"We try to give them as much as we can," she said. "We don't want to rip them off, we want them to come back."
Pawnshops depend on return customers. She said some people pawn the same gold bracelets and jewelry again and again.


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Movie : Akka Tangi
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Cast : Shruti, Rashmi, Sharan, Mohan, Kishore
Music : V Manohar
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Direction : S. Mahender
Producer : Ramesh Yadav
Akka Tangi movie tells about the relation between Sisters.
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However, we also realize that building such a system in our rural food deserts requires an infrastructure that runs counter to the existing system, which is based on an extractive, industrial model fueled by exporting commodities (and wealth) out of our communities.
That is why LSP is reaching out to everyone involved in the food chain—farmers, distributors, processors, restauranteurs, grocers and eaters—and working with them to develop practical, concrete solutions. We are researching and conducting workshops on understanding and controlling transportation and distribution costs, helping farmers adapt season extension techniques, managing grazing land for better production and profit for farmers, developing opportunities for farmers to join existing production and marketing chains and in general helping communities see the potential for building their economies on regional food systems.
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The Manifest Destiny: Mark II
So... I feel kind of bad leaving the site not updated for a few weeks so I decided to share an essay of mine that I wrote awhile back. Hopefully it provokes a little thought. Anyways, here it is:
The Manifest Destiny: Mark IIWhat do you guys think? I hope you enjoyed it.
The original Manifest Destiny was used for the reasoning of expansion into new and unfound territories. One must surely be confused as to what a second version of the Manifest Destiny could mean. After all, what new and unfound territory is left in the world? If it cannot be the expansion of territory then perhaps it is spreading the idea of global unity? In fact, that is exactly what the Manifest Destiny: Mark II is! Well… that is exactly what half of it is. The other half actually is the expansion of territory. How can this be when it has already been established that there is an insignificant amount of undiscovered territory, if any, left in the world? The key phrase here is "in the world." Mankind's next logical step or, perhaps more appropriately, mankind's next destined step is exploring and colonizing space.
Looking back on the history of human grouping one can clearly see how mankind has come together over time. Initially it was only the formation of "clans" in small area that joined together to ensure survival. As technology advanced and ideas spread these "clans" started converging into tribes or city-states. Tribes and city-states eventually organized themselves as civilized nations. That brings mankind to its current state where nations are becoming incredibly connected due to globalization. Borders are starting to blur as nations are forming strong unions. The UN and the European Union are just a couple of many examples hinting towards global unity.
There is one last hurdle to overcome before the next level can be achieved, albeit a massive hurdle. The next step before humans can finally be under one, unified group is to gain a new perspective. Our perspective is currently limited to the surface of the Earth and it is for this reason that people cannot have a vision of a unified Earth. Without the capacity to see global unity there is no hope for attaining global unity. That is why it is written in mankind's Manifest Destiny to move on to the next frontier and break down these barriers.
The Earth is eventually going to run out of available resources and space will only increase in scarcity. It is not only to our advantage to colonize space; it is of absolute necessity! It is possible that a single virus could infect the entire human race and wipe us out if we remain contained on the Earth. Likewise, a cataclysmic event could drastically change the environment and leave our precious planet unlivable. These are only a sample of the short-term doomsday possibilities. Extend the time stuck on Earth and our doomsday starts to become inevitable. With all of these possible outcomes looming over our heads there leaves no better time to start planning than now. Our society has the resources, technology, and manpower to make space colonization a reality. The only thing lacking is the push for expansion and continuing our Manifest Destiny. Unfortunately, if we never receive that needed push we will never be able to realize the full potential of the human race. This is why we need everyone who cares to push for our "Manifest Destiny."
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Architect's book explores Havana's grand homes
New York architect Hermes Mallea sees a Havana different than the one often depicted as a city of crumbling buildings. In his view, it's a city with a rich inventory of architectural styles, especially in private homes, that reflects its cosmopolitan era.
Mallea takes readers into a range of homes in "Great Houses of Havana" (Monacelli Press, $75).
"Havana is not frozen in time. It has changed. It is a living city," he said.
The juxtaposition of historic and contemporary photographs in the book illustrates his point.
The Cuban-born architect will share stories of the homes included in his book during a presentation at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Center for Architecture, 200 E. Grayson St., Suite 110.
After having been largely spared by super-storm Sandy earlier this week, Mallea spoke with us from his office in midtown Manhattan. Excerpts from the conversation follow.
Q: Tell us about your personal connection to Cuba and why this book was important to you.
A: I lived in the eastern end of Cuba until I was 5 years old. I left at the time of the revolution. Like so many, I grew up hearing how Havana was the most beautiful city of the world and everything was better in Cuba. That's the immediate connection.
As an architect, I went down to Cuba for an architecture conference. I was familiar with the colonial architecture, but while walking around during that conference, I got to see there was some beautiful 20th-century architecture.
(The book) was really a celebration of my roots I was really unaware of, although I'd heard about it all my life.
Q: As you explored the homes and the architecture, did you see things that surprised you?
A: What surprised me about the residential architecture that I focused the book on was the scale of it, the great quality of it and the ambition of the people who built the houses.
Q: History lessons are told through architecture. What can we learn about history through the homes in your book?
A: The homes tell the story of the city. Looking at Havana today, you may not be able to picture so clearly the great sophistication of that city anywhere from 1860 to 1960. They are the building blocks that illustrate the city. You also see changes in attitudes about how to live in a house.
In 1860, the rich are still living in the confines of the walled city. For the next 100 years, it's all about moving westward and to more spacious grounds and houses that are freestanding on large walled properties. In the earlier homes you have things like the courtyard … that were used in the walled city to provide ventilation and light and air. By the time you're building in the 1950s, you've lost the need for the courtyards.
Q: How were you able to gain access to these homes?
A: It was definitely a lot of knocking on doors. Many of the houses are cultural institutions, and many are owned by foreign embassies. It was word of mouth. … It was never really done officially.
Luckily, those interactions really made for the foundation of the book. The anecdotes people shared, the family photos they shared as a result of our conversations are really what the book is all about.


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Methylation and restriction digestion problem
Posted 11 August 2004 - 08:17 AM
Posted 11 August 2004 - 10:49 AM
Edited by bioforum, 11 August 2004 - 10:57 AM.
Posted 11 August 2004 - 10:55 AM
2. Xba I can be blocked by Dam methylation, but others are not. So even there is methylation, Asc1/Pac1 should cut.
3. Digestion of supercoiled DNA may require more units of enzyme than cutting other DNA. For example 10 units of Nhe I is needed to cut pBR322 while one unit is needed to cut Lambda DNA. So try using more enzyme.
4. How did you perform double cutting? Have you used the right buffer?
Posted 11 August 2004 - 11:33 AM
I've never heard supercoiled DNA takes more enzyme, but I do know using the lambda vs. pBR322 example does not speak to that. Both plasmids have one site in them, but pBR322 is 1/10 the size of lambda, thus 10X as many Units of enzyme to cut the same weight of DNA.
3. Digestion of supercoiled DNA may require more units of enzyme than cutting other DNA. For example 10 units of Nhe I is needed to cut pBR322 while one unit is needed to cut Lambda DNA. So try using more enzyme.
Posted 11 August 2004 - 01:49 PM
Both plasmids have one site in them, but pBR322 is 1/10 the size of lambda, thus 10X as many Units of enzyme to cut the same weight of DNA.
Hi wirly,
I know the unit of an enzyme is defined by its ability to cut how much DNA but I don't understand if two vectors that differ in size but have equal number of restriction sites (for instance just one), why the vector with bigger size takes up more enzyme to cut than the small one.
From NEB site, they say supercoiled DNA takes up more enzyme to cut.
Posted 11 August 2004 - 02:15 PM
As for the other, it's a matter of unit definition. Restriction units are defined as amount (in weight) of DNA cut in 1 hour. (whaich is lame in my opinion but who am I..) The standard they use to measure this is usually either lambda or Adeno (if there are no site in lambda) They will tell you which in the fine print. You now have to not only consider how many sites are in the test plasmid but also how big it is. It's like comparing two molar equvalenties vs. two weight equivalencies of molecules with different MWs. It ain't the same.
There are a few ways to get there but here is an example. We'll use pBR322 as an example of a vector you want to cut.
You know NheI cuts both lambda and pBR322 one time. Lambda is ~48kb and pBR is ~4.3kb. That means there is one site in every 48kb of lambda while there is one for every 4.3 of pBR322. Since units are defined in WEIGHT you realize that equal weights (say 1 ug) of each will have different molar values; roughly 10X different in this case, as you'll need 10 pBR32 plasmids to equal 1 lambda in wieght. There is stil one site for every pBR322 plasmid and that means 10X as many sites to cut. SO, though enzymes units are given in weight/time, enzymes don't cut in weight/time they cut in # of site/time you have to convert and say you will need 10X as much enzyme to cut the same weight of pBR322 as lambda as there will be 10X as many site to cut.
Crappy explanation, I hope you understand my point.
Posted 11 August 2004 - 03:32 PM
Edited by pcrman, 11 August 2004 - 03:33 PM.
Posted 11 August 2004 - 05:50 PM
are you completely positive your fragment was incorporated? Sometimes PCR can come up with positives even if there are just a few small fragments around in your DNA prep (I realise it shouldn't happen with pure DNA, but sometimes it does).
I would try to cut your construct with an anzyme or two that are only founf in the insert, say somewhere in the middle- see if it cuts.
Posted 12 August 2004 - 01:11 PM
That's it.
.So when we want to figure out the amount of enzyme to be used for cutting a specific DNA, we have to consider the molecular weight (or size) of the DNA. 1 ug of smaller plasmid needs more enzyme to cut to completion than 1 ug of bigger plasmid does if they have the same number of particular restriction sites.
Of course you also have to consider the numbers of sites in both the assay DNA (lambda or adeno) as well as the nimber of sites in your DNA of interest. So, if you were cutting pBR322 with AatII which has 1 site, and you refernced the assay DNA, lambda, you would find 10 sites in lambda so the equation works out to be 1:1 instead of 1:10 prompting you to use 1U to cut 1ug of pBR322.
Good point! This should be checked first.
Edited by wirly, 12 August 2004 - 01:12 PM.