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The Russian stock market ended the session lower on Thursday, shrugging off external bullishness, with the MICEX index shedding 0.5%. Oil & gas plays largely underperformed the market, despite a rally in world oil prices: Gazprom lost 1.0%, Lukoil eased 0.2% and Rosneft gave up 1.5%. Banking issuers followed the market lower, with Sberbank declining 0.4% and VTB ending the day 0.6% down. Metals were a mixed bag, with additional pressure on the sector coming from claims by the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service against a number of coal-mining companies: Raspadskaya closed 2.0% down, NLMK gave up 1.2%, Mechel advanced 1.7% and MMK was off 0.5%.
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Bullish trends prevailed on US stock exchanges on Thursday, with the S&P500 broad market index adding slightly less than 1%. Gained were led by resource-based stocks and consumer shares. Investors were cheered by rate increases in South Korea, which was taken as a signal that the global economy was on a recovery track. The ECB chairman also buoyed market sentiment by stating that economic recovery continued unabated. Asian stock markets are heading north this morning, with equity benchmarks adding about 1%. Bullish trends also prevail on commodity markets, with oil and base metals gaining in price. We view this morning's external environment as favorable for the Russian equity market and we expect the market to open higher, as investors will try to reverse yesterday's not quite grounded downside. Banking issuers stand a good chance to outperform the market, while metals may come under pressure from the claims put forward by FAS against a number of companies in the sector.
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Oil settles above USD 75 on a major drawdown in crude inventories, rising demand and lower jobless claims. Light, sweet crude for August delivery settled at USD 75.44/bbl, up USD 1.37. Prices rose as much as USD 1.83 to USD 75.90, the highest intraday price since June 30. August Brent crude jumped USD 1.20 to close at USD 74.71/bbl on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange yesterday. Just as we predicted in yesterday's daily, inventory data pushed oil price back above the US 75/bbl mark. Crude stockpiles fell by 4.96 mn bbl last week, according to the EIA's weekly inventory report, far outpacing the consensus forecast, and nearly in line with the earlier API figure. Some of the bullish sentiment was tempered by EIA data which also showed US gasoline inventories unexpectedly rose by 1.32 mn bbl last week, although distillates showed a less-than-expected build of 321,000 bbl. Earlier, EIA raised its 2010 world oil demand growth forecast by 60,000 bpd from its previous estimate. The EIA now expects oil demand to climb by 1.56 mn bpd in 2010 to 85.82 mn bpd. Oil prices rose alongside equities markets on solid earnings from key retail chains, and after US Labor Department data on Thursday showed jobless claims fell more than expected last week, to their lowest level in two months. Also supportive, the Dow Jones Industrial average was up 0.51%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.20% in afternoon trading. Rising stock markets signal optimism about a continued economic recovery, which drives oil demand. On the economic front, the IMF lifted its 2010 global growth forecast on Thursday, citing expansion in Asia and in US private sector demand. The IMF raised its 2010 global output growth forecast to 4.6% from 4.2% after a 0.6% decrease in 2009. The IMF claimed that a double-dip recession is unlikely, which provided oil with a shot in the arm. Meanwhile, the US National Hurricane Center said a tropical depression headed for the western Gulf of Mexico was not likely to become a tropical storm, following warnings the depression could intensify. Also, a tropical storm warning in place for the lower Rio Grande valley along the border was expected to be lifted by the end of Thursday. Moving forward, yesterday's rally was moderate as the market realized the inventory decline was largely attributable to lost production spawned by last week's Hurricane Alex. Inventories are a key fundamental gauge for the oil market, but right now equities are more important. Thus, we will need to see some more seriously good economic data out of the global and US economies in order for prices to retrace to the USD 80 mark.
Fitch assigns BBB rating to Sberbank LPNs. Bonds worth USD 1 bn with a 4.499% coupon were issued within Sberbank's USD 10 bn LPN program and are to mature on July 2015. LPN proceeds are to be used to fund a loan to Sberbank, which has now been assigned the following ratings: long-term issuer default FX rating of BBB with a stable outlook, short term issue default rating of F3, individual rating of C/D, support rating of 2 and long-term issuer default support rating of BBB.
Gazprom to bring interest in Bosphorus Gaz to 71%. In 2009, Gazprom Germania acquired 20% of Bosphorus Gaz Corporation A.S. for USD 15.7 mn; however, as of late 2009, Gazprom Germania had not yet taken ownership over the share package, as it did not get a relevant authorization from Turkish authorities. Gazprom Germania currently owns 51% in Bosphorus Gaz, and will acknowledge control over the company with a relevant record in its financial statement only after its interest in the company grows to 71%. Bosphorus Gaz Corporation, based in Istanbul, Turkey, was founded in 2003. In 2004, Gazprom Germania became shareholder in Bosphorus Gaz. Gazprom's partners in the company are the Sen family (Ali, Adnan and Metin Sen are company board members) and Ringas Management B.V. In 2005, Bosphorus Gaz won a tender for resale of gas purchased by state-run Botas from Gazprom: Bosphorus Gaz has the right to resell on the Turkish market 750 mcm of Russian gas per year till 2021.
Shareholders of Raiffeisen International approve merger with RZB. The restructure plan provides for the spinoff from RZB of a segment that will work Austrian and international customers, and the further handover of its business decision to RZBs 100% subsidiary, Cembra Beteiligungs GmbH, which is to be further merged with Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG. The united bank is to get the name of Raiffeisen Bank International, and its shares are to be listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. On July 7, the merger was unanimously authorized by RZB shareholders; now, the transaction is to be approved by relevant government authorities. The first time Raiffeisen and RZB hinted the possible merger was in February 2010. Supposedly, the transaction should make it possible to reduce redundancy, simplify risk management and diversify business. In Russia, Raiffeisen International operated as a bank of the same name, and a leasing and investment company.
FAS brings action against Evraz Holding, Raspadskaya and Severstal for coal price difference. The authority blames the companies for aeconomically and technically unfeasible price differences under coking coal concentrate supply contractsa. The differences among contractual prices under various coking coal concentrate supply agreements did not depend on either the contractual supply volume or transportation costs. In addition, the FAS suspects the companies of placing domestic customers in discriminatory conditions in comparison with foreign ones. The action was brought after the analysis of the domestic coking coal concentrate market carried out in January-March 2010. In line with estimates made by Rosinformugol research agency, the share of coking coal in total coal exports has varied between 9% and 13% during the last few years. In particular, of 107.8 mn tons exported in 2009, coking coal accounted for only 13.3 mn tons, or 12%. In total, domestic producers recovered 61.1 mn tins of coking coal in 2009, or 20% of the total Russian coal output. On addition, the FAS continues to monitor the situation with pricing at other large metallurgical companies: MMK, Severstal, NLMK and Mechel.
NorNickel calls Rusal to enter into dialog with Interros, but is not apt to support either party. aWe hope that our majority shareholders, Interros and Rusal, will finally reach compromise and enter into a constructive dialog. All managers and shareholder are ready to take all efforts to settle the situationa, MMC Norilsk Nickel reported. In addition, NorNickel does not agree with the accusations made by Rusal management and notes that the presence of CEOs on the BoD is a practice that is widely used in other global mining and metallurgical companies, which is conducive to the making of more weighted and reasonable decisions. Speaking about the unconstructive character of corporate disputes, NorNickel notes that formally, until its former BoD chairman, Alexander Voloshin signs the relevant minutes, decisions made by the BoD meeting cannot be deemed valid. Therefore, NorNickel is not able to pay out dividends for 2009 (RUB 210 per share according to Interfax). In reply, Rusal said: aOne cannot help but wonder, why NorNickel believes that the absence of Mr. Voloshin's signature means the cancellation of only one BoD decision, namely, the payout of dividends, and does not apply to other issues, including the election of a new BoD.
ECB keeps base rate unchanged at 1.0%
The ECB has left its benchmark interest rate intact at 1% in a sign that low interest rates will be maintained for an extended period.
The bank has also underscored economic revival in the Eurozone this past spring with the continuing moderate inflationary pressure, which should benefit global stock markets.
At the same time, we note the risks of economic slowdown in the Eurozone, due to planned cuts in state expenditures.
At a regular session on July 8, the ECB opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1%. According to the bank's chairman, the current interest rates adequately reflect the situation in the economy. At a press conference, the ECB chairman stated that the economy in the Eurozone was on a recovery track in 1H2010 and that economic revival was observed in the Eurozone this past spring. However, uncertainty over future economic recovery is still in place, but the risks are balanced, according to the ECB.
A faster recovery of the global economy, which would stimulate exports from the Eurozone, will prop up economic growth in Europe, while tensions on financial markets, the renewed growth in prices for oil and other resources, as well as protectionism, may act as restraints. Among other positive trends, we note a weakening of inflationary pressure in June. Inflation slowed from 1.6% in May to 1.4% in June on an annual basis. The ECB believes that the rate of inflation will be unstable and will show a tendency towards acceleration towards the year-end. Be that as it may, ECB expects the moderate pace of inflation next year, keeping its targeted rate of inflation at 2%. Information about economic revival in the Eurozone in the spring with the continuing moderate inflationary pressure evoked a positive response from investors, which has triggered a rally in world stock indexes and the appreciation of the euro. The ECB has made it clear that low interest rates will be retained for an extended period. However, we note the risks of economic slowdown in the Eurozone, due to planned cuts in state expenditures. Inflation is estimated to remain subdued amid a weak consumer demand.
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Gazprom Neft seeks to enter Bulgarian retail fuel market
Gazprom Neft is going ahead with its long-term investment program to expand its oil product distribution networks. However, on the Bulgarian market, the company may face stiff competition from Lukoil.
Bulgarian mass media reported on July 8 that Gazprom Neft was in negotiations with the Bulgarian Petrol AD over the purchase of a retail network, which encompasses 200 gasoline filling stations with a total price tag of around EUR 100,000. Gazprom Neft currently operates a network of 1,500 gasoline filling stations. Expansion of the network of gas filling stations fits into the company's long-term policy, adopted in 2009. On the face of it, the acquisition of a network of gas filling stations in Bulgaria looks like a logical step for Gazprom Neft, which owns 51% in the NIS Company in Serbia, which borders Bulgaria. NIS is an operator of the largest oil refineries in Serbia. Oil product deliveries from these refineries to Bulgarian gas filling stations could reinforce the vertical integration of Gazprom Neft. However, Bulgaria is home to the Burgas oil refinery, owned by Lukoil. The oil major also runs a network of gas filling stations in the country. According to our estimates, should Gazprom Neft set up oil deliveries from Serbian oil refineries to gas filling stations in Bulgaria, the company could lose out to Lukoil in terms of transportation costs. We do not expect the news to have any tangible impact on quotes for Gazprom Neft shares. However, should the company come up with a business plan that justifies this acquisition, it could have positive effects on the company in the long run.
Metals and mining
Korshunovsky GOK gets on with 85% capacity load
In June, Korshunovsky GOK ran at a moderate 85% capacity load, and the company does expect this level to change significantly this month. Low capacity load could put pressure on the company's 2Q and 3Q2010 financials. In the meantime, firm prices for iron ore concentrate could permit KOGK to post an EBITDA margin of over 50%.
In June 2010, Korshunovsky GOK (RTS: KOGK) shipped customers 350,000 tons of iron ore concentrate, Metal Courier reported July 8. The sales volume in June was almost the same as in May 2010. KOGK's annual productive output totals 5 mn tons; therefore, the company has run at 85% capacity during the last few months. Korshunovsky GOK claims it could export an even larger volume, but faced a shortage of railroad rolling stock. The company expects delivery volumes in July to be almost the same as in the preceding months. The regional sales pattern is unlikely to change much either. Relatively low capacity load could exert a downward impact on the company's 2Q and 3Q2010 financials. In the meantime, firm prices for iron ore concentrate are to permit the company to boost EBITDA margin to over 50%. We estimate the fair price for Korshunovsky GOK at USD 3300 per share with a 78% upside.
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Sollers reports positive operating results for 1H2010
Sales by Sollers in June, which shot up 50% y-o-y, continued to outpace overall sales on the market, which were up 45%. The carmaker gains from its competitive pricing policy and a broad model range. We estimate the carmaker to boost sales by 26% in FY2010.
Sales of passenger cars and LCVs by Sollers climbed 29.4% y-o-y in 1H2010 to 32.196 units. In June, sales by the company shot up 49.9% y-o-y to 7, 770 automobiles. We estimate the operating results reported by Sollers as positive. Sales by the company in January-June (up 29.4%) outpaced average market growth (of 4.6%) by a large margin. A similar picture was observed in June, when sales by Sollers shot up 49.9% while overall sales on the market were up 44.8%.
According to our estimates, Sollers owes its above-average sales growth to a diversified model range, a competitive pricing policy and focus on production of SUVs. In general, 1H sales were in line with our estimates. The 1H data backs up our estimate of FY sales at 77.900 vehicles and we do not plan to alter our official estimate. Our 12-month target price for one common share in Soller, taking into account its planned JV with Fiat, is USD 36.4, with an upside potential of 161% and a BUY rating.
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What a great puzzle!!!
If I pick envelope A: I either A1) win nothing and lose nothing (if the computer predicted correctly) or A2) I win either $10 or $10,000
If I pick envelope B: I either B1) lose $1000 (if the computer predicted correctly) or B2) I win $1,000
If I pick both envelopes: I either AB1) lose $1010 (if the computer predicted correctly) or AB2) I win either $1,000 or $11,000
From the above, the safest bet for me is to pick A as I can't lose, but have a chance to win. However, since my uncle's supercomputer has such a great record of predicting my actions it definitely predicted that and put $0 in A.
If there is $0 in A then I should pick either B or A+B. It doesn't matter which - either way I should win $1000. Of course, the supercomputer predicted this next step in my reasoning too, so it didn't put $0 in A. This cyclical reasoning gets us nowhere fast, so let's try a different approach...
Let's say I decide to roll a die and depending on the outcome choose A, B or A+B with the equal probability. The computer could predict that move but couldn't predict the outcome of the roll, so it should use the expected winnings to make its decision.
If A contains $0, then my expected winnings would be $666.67,
if A contains $10, then my expected winnings would be $0.
If A contains $10,000, then my expected winnings would be $6,666.67
So, based on that expected move, the computer should put $10 in A. Since I only get to play this game once, I stand to either win $10, win $1000 or lose $1010 with equal probability.
Another approach I could consider is to decide whether I want to maximize my winnings with some chance of losing or minimize my losses with some chance of winning. In the first case, I should pick A+B. In the latter case, I should pick A.
Ultimately, I think, it boils down to computer knowing my behavior and predicting my thinking patterns. Whichever of above methods I pick the computer must have predicted that and will make sure that my chances of winning are the lowest. So, if the computer cannot be fooled then the only safe bet is to pick envelope A and call it even.


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find happiest toddler on the block and read about talkingto a toddler this is way too babyish for my son but weve modified it to saying..understand you are upset anger mad whatever but we dont hit kick pjnch push whatever"
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Comcast digital subscribers in the Golden State will be able to wake up to MSNBC's popular news program, "Morning Joe," every weekday from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. (PT) on the Comcast Hometown Network (http://comcasthometown.com/ Channel 104), Comcast's regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, beginning September 18, 2009. Currently, "Morning Joe," co-hosted by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, airs throughout California with Comcast on MSNBC at 3 a.m. (PT). The announcement was made today by Mary Murano, Executive Vice President, TV Networks Distribution, NBC Universal.
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to hand over the Saradha multi-crore scam in West Bengal to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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Saasveld Things to Do
The St. Plechelmus church is build on the remains of the former Saterslo castle. In the church garden some remains of the old settlement can be found.
The castle owners the van Reede family left Saasveld in 1740 to live in a monastery.
Hereafter the local pastor Frans Davina moved his domicile to nearby Deurningen.
The first church in Saasveld was build in 1820. The present church was designed by architect Herman Kroes and opened in 1926.Related to:
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The Molenven is a 40 hectares sized wetland with fens and surrounding forest. The fens were formed after local farmer digged for peat as a fuel and used grass/clay lumps to build simple sheds.
The area was owned by the van Heek family, who in 1923 gave the grounds to the Natura Docet Museum of Denekamp. Since 1994 the area is managed by the "Landschap Overijssel".
The Molenven is one of the rare forests that are not maintained by men. Dead trees are not removed, but are recycled by nature itself.
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De Wereld is a so called Show Cooking Restaurant with buffet and Grill and is part of the Holscher catering group.
You are free to pick and select your own starters and after meals.
The main course must be orders at the cook, who will start preparing the meat before your eyes. Rice, potatoes and vegetables can be select the way you want it.
There are to cooks working; one in the Japanese kitchen and the other in the traditional Dutch section.
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't Molenven is a restaurant, party centre and meeting place in the middle of rural Saasveld.
There is farm land at one side and a nature area with the same name opposite the road.
Between the restaurant building and the parking area is a kids playground and an icecream parlour.
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HCPL branches will be closed Monday, May 25. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26 for regular hours.
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Boys and ghouls of all ages, get ready for Halloween with our Halloween book display! Enjoy a selection of books for all ages, from nonfiction books that will have you checking under your bed for creepy crawlies to fiction books so funny that even your mummy will laugh!
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The Bear Creek Book Club will be meeting on this Wednesday, October 6th at 7:00 PM to discuss the book Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger. The selection for November is The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner. If you are interested in joining the Bear Creek Book Club, they meet the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM.
This week is Banned Books Week, so I decided to find out what some of the favorite banned or challenged books were for the librarians at our branch!
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Hey, who are all those people peering into our library? Those are all famous faces here to help us celebrate Hispanic Heritage month! Take a walk by our windows and learn more about these famous Hispanics and their contributions to our society.
This month kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month! Join us as we celebrate this Sunday, September 12th at our Sunday @ the Movies. The action starts at 2 PM with a fun, light-hearted movie the whole family can enjoy. Call the branch for title and rating information.
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Eight site changes that don't appear to matter. But we're getting closer.
Search Engine Roundtable recently had a post that stated, as far as the author Barry Schwartz could determine, no one had fully recovered from the Google Panda updates. As an SEO, I find this quite disheartening. Not because Google's quest for quality isn't admirable, but rather because this particular update is supposed to be one you, as a site owner, could do something about (i.e., improve the quality of your content and traffic would return to pre-Panda levels).
Site Changes I've Tested
I happen to have a bunch of hobby sites where I test out ideas. These sites are all based on WordPress and so share a common core along with a similar design, both of which makes head-to-head testing somewhat easier. The commonalities mean that I can measure the impact of a change by applying it to one site and not to another. So when Panda rolled out and some of these sites were hit, I tried to figure out what tripped the filter(s). Unfortunately, while I'd like to report that I've identified what elements needed fixing, all I've got so far are a list of tactics that don't appear to matter.
Remove Q&A-style content: I had some pages that were in question-and-answer format, similar to Yahoo Answers. Compared to a coherent article by a single author, I figured this Q&A content might be flagged as low quality, so I removed it from the site.
Remove press releases: One site had republished hand-selected press releases that were all relevant to a particular topic. Not the usual company announcement fluff, but the research-style press releases like what you'd get from Forrester. Since these were clearly duplicated from other sites, removing them seemed like an important factor to test.
Eliminate duplicate content resulting from URL parameters: A plug-in I had installed a while back was creating URLs with parameters that triggered page functionality while not actually affecting the content. Just goes to show you that even after you've optimized your site, you need to keep an eye on it. In Google Webmaster Tools, I marked such parameters so that they'd be ignored.
Eliminate cross-site linking: I wasn't doing anything sneaky here - just promoting other sites from at most one page on any given site. I removed such promotion.
Fix broken links: I fixed broken internal and external links. Arguably, such links would result in a negative user experience, so correcting them should be seen as an improvement in quality.
Improve comment quality: I cleaned out low-quality comments such as those that were short or didn't actually say anything that wasn't previously said. I also corrected spelling and grammar.
Curiously, one of the sites that is very popular with visitors based on the thousands of comments it inspired was still flagged as low quality.
Extend content with comments: Content length doesn't automatically equate to quality, and comments themselves aren't necessarily high quality. However, some Panda-related commentary highlights the concept of a ratio of content to advertising. My testing included displaying zero comments, six comments, and 10 comments.
Block comment sub-pages: Beyond the first page of comments, all comment pages were set to noindex using the meta robots tag.
A Few Additional Observations
In addition to tweaking the sites, I also noticed a few things that I thought I'd share. Similar to the above changes, the items below existed on some sites and not on others. And their existence or absence didn't protect a site from the Panda update.
Facebook "likes": "Likes" in the hundreds for multiple pages on a single site weren't sufficient to save that site. Another disconnect between what users and Google consider to be quality content.
Images: Using images vs. not using them in content doesn't appear to have any impact. I've got sites heavy with images that were hit while others weren't.
Page load time: Using caching and a content delivery network, I've got initial page load time down to about 5 seconds as reported by WebPageTest.org. Once again, with some sites hit by Panda and others not, I can eliminate this page load time as a factor.
There are always caveats to any sort of SEO testing. First, there are hints from Google that the Panda update takes into account multiple signals. It could be that I've hit, for example, four important signals with the efforts described above, but that I need to hit five to cross back into Google's good graces.
Second, since there's no indication from Google about how long it takes for a site to be reassessed; it's still possible that my efforts will be successful in the future.
Third, a small number of sites doesn't necessarily provide statistical significance, especially when there remain multiple variables that I can't control.
What's Next?
So if nothing is working, why bother with this column? Since no one has really cracked the formula and shared their findings, I figured sharing what isn't working can help people zero in tactics that have yet to be tested.
One item that stood out for me between sites affected by Panda and sites that weren't is that the ones spared didn't have any advertising. So a test I just initiated is the complete removal of advertising. It'll be curious if this one remaining test turns out to be the winner, since it would mean Google Panda is essentially targeting sites using Google AdSense. That would be the web equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot, no?
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His SEO experience includes work with both in-house and agency teams ranging from one-man shows to 20+ dedicated SEO strategists. He has worked with organizations of all sizes and across multiple industries including hospitality, financial services, publishing, and healthcare. He particularly likes to use his combination of skills to identify ways to scale SEO activities through process standardization and automation.
In addition to writing about SEO for ClickZ, Marios also writes on the broader area of Internet marketing for Infolific.
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This peice was a soundfile discovered in Richard Francis's folder on the KBOO computer system. Richard was a long-time host of A Different Nature, here at KBOO, as well as the main person behind the various Dada and Surrealism Festivals we've had. He was a wonderful person, who is really missed, since he passed away in Sept of 2009. As for this peice, we are not sure if was intended for Desolo Vox Luna Theatrum (the great dada/surrealism show started by Richard that we air here on KBOO on every 5th Monday) or if it was for something else..
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Orthodox Syngagogues Grow in Brooklyn
Does an outer-borough trend have larger meaning?
Over the weekend, in the course of a feature-y "journal" about a fledgling Conservative synagogue in Queens, the New York Times noticed an interesting trend regarding outer-borough Jewish houses of worship:
Conservative and Reform temples have been closing or merging across Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx for decades now as younger non-Orthodox Jews moved away. There are 35 Conservative and 3 Reform synagogues left in Queens, compared with the 43 Conservative and 8 Reform ones of two decades ago … Only Orthodox houses of worship seem to be on the upswing, with 115 synagogues that have attracted not just the adult children of booming pious communities like that in Kew Gardens Hills, but also new immigrants like those from Uzbekistan.
This tendency does not necessarily indicate a larger one across the country (it's very unlikely, for example, that any other U.S. city experiences anywhere near the influx of foreign Orthodox Jews that New York does). Still, doesn't the same pattern feel plausible nationally? Jews on the more intense end of the observance spectrum grow yet more observant, while Jews on the less intense end stop observing altogether?
An Old Synagogue Downsizes in a Desperate Bid to Keep Itself Alive [NYT]
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