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Think of Casper Vissers as the hidden force behind Moooi. He launched the Dutch design firm in 2001 with superstar industrial designer Marcel Wanders, the team's art director; Vissers serves as Moooi's CEO. The company—whose name is inspired by mooi, the Dutch word for beautiful— brings a fresh, humorous approach to lighting, furniture, and accessories.
A career in design was a left turn for Vissers, who once worked as a sales manager for a lumber company. While visiting London's 100% Design show in the late 1990s, he met Tom Dixon, who hired him as his representative in the Netherlands. Not long after, Wanders contacted Vissers with an offer to work together. Sheer serendipity? Perhaps, but credit Vissers's keen sense for marketing and his impeccable eye for design.
In Casper and Suzy Vissers's house in Breda, the Netherlands, a view of the garden through the dining area's windows; the light fixture, designed by Bertjan Pot, and the vase are by Moooi.
In 2006, Vissers moved with his wife, Suzy, and their daughter, Roos, to Breda, a quiet, ancient Dutch city near the Belgian border, which is home to the Moooi headquarters. (It's also a short drive to Antwerp, and a two-hour boat ride to England.) They settled in an 1895 house with a brick and stone façade on an unusually large plot of land, which afforded them the space for a back garden. The house was familiar to them—friends had once lived in it.
The living room features such Moooi creations as a chandelier by Studio Job, and sofas and a cocktail table designed by Marcel Wanders; the fireplace is marble, and the painting on silk is Chinese.
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2008 U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team Makes Strong Statement at Can-Am Championships
The women put on a particularly dominating performance, scoring all five of the team's world records. Leading the way was Ashley Owens (Stockbridge, Ga.) who set two new world records in the S10 200m and 400m freestyle.
Also claiming world records were Anna Eames (Golden Valley, Minn.) in the S10 50m butterfly, Susan Beth Scott (Cape Girardeau, Mo./Colorado Springs, Colo.) in the S10 800m freestyle and Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) in the S8 100m butterfly. Long's performance in that event also earned her Swim of the Meet honors and she claimed the meet's Swim of the Day on both Friday (100m butterfly) and Saturday (200m IM).
The men also made an impressive showing throughout the weekend. Justin Zook (Plymouth, Minn.) broke two American records on the same day (S10 50m butterfly and 200m backstroke) and on the final day of competition Cody Bureau (Latrobe, Pa./Colorado Springs, Colo.) swam to new American and PanAmerican records in the S9 200m butterfly with a time of 2:23.36. Jarrett Perry (Wichita, Kan./Colorado Springs, Colo.) also took home the final Swim of the Day honors with his performance in the 100m backstroke on Sunday.
"Overall the team looks fantastic," said Julie O'Neill (Colorado Springs, Colo.), U.S. team head coach. "Most of them are in the middle of a hard training cycle right now and despite that there were still many lifetime best swims, new records, and great races. All of the coaching staff is very pleased with how the team looks heading into Beijing."
Thirty-five of the 38 athletes that will be competing at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, September 6-17, traveled to Canada for the Can-Am meet. This served as the final tune-up meet before the athletes depart for China.

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2 rides in one, folks! A whole lot of flat to warm up (heat up) on followed by a steadily increasing climb to the finish. Old La Honda has the best of both worlds. Some tough flat trackers will have been having a difficult time in previous races. This is because some do not even bother to add climbing gears to their bikes. Macho? Just afraid to tinker with their bikes? Others just don't like hills. Especially the big folk. Now they shine! If you are only a hillclimber, then just watch them go by. Time trial helmets, aerobars, and perhaps a 56 chainring--finally these people can cut loose! This is what some of them have been doing all year. They are in their happy place. Maybe you are thinking that you can make your stand on the final climb...forget it. This whole course is fast, fast, fast! A great course for the individual time trial format that will be in effect. How many of you were here last year? Did you pass Tracy Colwell fixing a flat on the side of the road. You thought that you wouldn't be seeing him anymore that day. Maybe you felt sorry for him. Maybe you didn't. Then you heard the sound. whoosh..whoosh..whooshThe hammering of big gears as Tracy sailed on by. He was racing...what were you doing? Intense!
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Gondor! Gondor, between the Mountains and the Sea!
West Wind blew there; the light upon the Silver Tree
Fell like bright rain in gardens of the Kings of old.
O proud walls! White towers! O wingéd crown and throne of gold!
O Gondor,Gondor! Shall Men behold the Silver Tree,
Or West Wind blow again between the Mountains and the Sea?
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Boys & Girls Club makes program cuts, lays off staff
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ALPENA – The Boys & Girls Club of Alpena has fallen victim to some of the same economic difficulties faced by many other area agencies and governmental entities.
Executive Director Susan Nielsen announced this week the club's outreach units at Thunder Bay Junior High and Alpena High School will close, effective April 1. At the same time, three staff members associated with those units will be laid off.
"For the last two or three years, we've seen a downturn in federal, state and even local funding," Nielsen said. "We have a deficit budget, and that is something you can't continue to add to. We have to get our budget back in line with the reality."
Nielsen was quick to assure the public that the club's main facility, the Lanny Kingsbury Center at 601 River, will remain fully operational. The Youth Volunteer Corps and Volunteen programs at AHS also will not be impacted by the cuts.
The club operates under a $250,626 annual budget and is currently closing in on a $55,000 deficit.
"For the outreach programs to continue, we would need $10,000 just to finish the school year and that wouldn't negate next year," Nielsen said. "Unless we got a quick $35,000, we couldn't run the programs next year, and that's not even pulling us out of the deficit situation that we are in now."
In all likelihood, she said, the agency should have eliminated the programs last year, but the board of directors and staff were hoping for a turnaround. As executive director, she routinely applies for every available grant she comes across.
"I even apply for far-fetched grants, and sometimes we get them," Nielsen said. "Last year we had an indicator that we probably would receive $75,000 from a federal source, so we held on. We thought if we got this money, we probably can continue the units, and that hopefully the school millage would pass so there would be another income source and the schools would be able to continue supporting the programs. None of those things happened."
The TBJH unit serves as many as 65 students a day. A dedicated space at the junior high was provided by the school for the outreach program. It has served as a place where kids can go during their lunch hours and after school to take part in a variety of activities ranging from homework help/tutoring, character development, arts and crafts, fitness and sports.
Among those who will lose their job at the end of the month are Matt Muszynski, head of the TBJH unit, and his part-time aide, Andrea Hulsey. At the high school, part-time staff member Stephen Luty also will be laid off.
Nielsen said the program has been particularly important to younger kids entering the junior high who feel overwhelmed by the amount of older kids at the school. Lunch time is often a period of angst for them, and having a safe place to go helps them with their adjustment.
"The kids have really enjoyed popping into the designated space and having lunch with Matt Muszynski," said Nielsen, choking back tears. "Matt can make anyone feel at ease. He's been great for this unit, and he is definitely going to be missed. So are our other two staff members."
The after-school aspect of the TBJH unit, which offers the same services available at the club's main headquarters, also has been important both to students and parents.
"It's a vulnerable age," Nielsen said. "There is a danger of leaving junior high students alone from 3-8 p.m. Statistics show that it is during those times that kids will have their first experiences with drugs, alcohol and sex. The TBJHS Unit closed at 6 p.m., and parents could stop there and pick their kids up on their way home from work. They knew that their kids were well taken care of there."
The agency would like to find a way to transport to the Lanny Kingsbury Center those students interested in continuing the after-school programming, but doing so would require bussing, which is not a financial option at this time.
"The economy is the problem," Nielsen said of the announced cuts. "It's a sign of the times."
After March 31, the club will have six trained employees remaining on staff. They will continue to implement the same normal level of programming at the center, including a full range of summer activities.
Diane Speer can be reached via email at email@example.com or by phone at 358-5691. Follow Diane on Twitter ds_alpenanews. Read her blog, Art Beat, at www.thealpenanews.com.


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Chen is Now BlackBerry's $135 Million Man
John Chen was hired as BlackBerry new chief executive in November with a hefty pay package that at the time was worth roughly $88 million in cash and stock options. Now, after a recent surge in the company's stock, Mr. Chen's package is worth more than $135 million – and rising.
In addition to $3 million in base salary and bonuses, as part of his compensation package Mr. Chen was given 13 million shares in BlackBerry that will vest over five years.
That number raised eyebrows at the time. BlackBerry had just announced that it was cutting about 4,500 employees and called off a months-long, failed bid to sell itself. Shares continued to fall after Mr. Chen's appointment, and reached ten-year lows in December. Every significant financial metric for the company was worsening.
Since Mr. Chen's first public address to investors and analysts on an earnings call on December 20, however, when Mr. Chen announced a plan to outsource its hardware business to Foxconn Technology Group, investors have become more bullish about the company's prospects.
BlackBerry shares are up more than 60% since the December 20 announcement. And its shares have been on a tear over the last few days as well, after several research notes argued the stock was undervalued, the Pentagon said BlackBerry continues to have a hold on Department of Defense-issued devices, and news that the company is selling most of its Canadian real estate holdings.


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Area schools facing snow day issues
Snow days, most people love them, but how much thought goes into closing school for the day?
Area superintendents are concerned about the amount of snow days that already have been used this winter, especially when most school cancellations have been based on icy roads instead of large amounts of snow. With Northeast Michigan's winter in full swing, superintendents will have to make the call, especially if the districts will need to make up days due to cancellations.
"The law changed around a year ago from 30 hours to five days," Alpena Superintendent Brent Holcomb said. "We've already used 5.5 days. Right now we'll have to make up a half day somewhere. I'm not too concerned though, I told the board the roads will be in great shape in June. However, I'm planning on sitting down with teachers to look at the calendar to pick a logical place to make up our snow day."
Holcomb said this weeks weather was rough, especially with the amount of freezing rain throughout the area. He said ice creates the most dangerous driving conditions, but overall snow is easy to get though.
"We put a lot of thought into it. Number one we need to make sure it's safe to travel. Ice is the most dangerous, snow you can get through," Holcomb said.
Atlanta Community Schools Superintendent Don Haskin Jr. said Atlanta already used seven snow days so far, and is in the hole, but prepared to make up the time.
"At the rate we're going we might use more, but what are you going to do? Safety first," Haskin said. "We're going to add on at the end of the year. We're not going to mess with the calendar because a lot of people already have vacations planned. We don't want to mess with that."
Hillman Community Schools has used eight snow days and an early release due to a power outage, but Superintendent Shawn Olson said she is not concerned about the number of snow days used so far. She said school will be extended at the end of the year to make up the days, which means Hillman students will finish the school year in June and not at the end of May.
"I am not too worried about two months of winter being left," Olson said. "There isn't anything I can do about the weather so it is one of the few things I don't stress about. However, determining if we should have school at 4:30 in the morning is a whole other issue. I will always err on the side of caution when it comes to students safety."
Alcona Community Schools Superintendent Shawn Thornton said the district has used four full days and two additional hours, but she said all decisions were based on safety.
"Yes, we're concerned that we still have two more months of winter, but on behalf of our district we'll always err on the cautious side for our staff and students," Thornton said.
Rogers City Area Schools only used two snow days, one two-hour delay, and one early release during this school year.
"We are in good shape, we still have a couple of days left to use plus a few additional hours. I don't anticipate needing to add anytime to the schedule and hope the winter season doesn't last too long," Superintendent Katy Makowski said.
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Sebastian Thrun, who drew 160,000 students to his free, online artificial intelligence course, is quitting Stanford University to create a free online university called Udacity.
There were more students in his course from Lithuania alone than there are students at Stanford altogether, said Thrun in a talk at the DLD Conference in Munich, reports Felix Salmon of Reuters. Of 248 students who earned a perfect score, all were online students.
Thrun was eloquent on the subject of how he realized that he had been running "weeder" classes, designed to be tough and make students fail and make himself, the professor, look good. Going forwards, he said, he wanted to learn from Khan Academy and build courses designed to make as many students as possible succeed — by revisiting classes and tests as many times as necessary until they really master the material.
And I loved as well his story of the physical class at Stanford, which dwindled from 200 students to 30 students because the online course was more intimate and better at teaching than the real-world course on which it was based.
"I can't teach at Stanford again," Thrun said. He hopes to enroll 500,000 students for his first Udacity course on how to build a search engine.
It's too bad Thrun has to leave Stanford to create Udacity, Salmon writes.
Stanford refused to issue a certificate to the 20,000 online students who finished Thrun's course and a second open computer course, notes NPR. Instead, online students received a letter from the professor indicating their class rank.
"We are still having conversations about that," says James Plummer, dean of Stanford's School of Engineering. "I think it will actually be a long time — maybe never — when actual Stanford degrees would be given for fully online work by anyone who wishes to register for the courses."
By contrast, MIT will offer a credential, for a small fee, to online students who succeed in courses offered by MITx. "A world-famous university with an unimpeachable reputation" is putting "its brand and credibility behind open-education resources," writes Kevin Carey.
It's the great unbundling of the university, writes Alan Jacobs in The Atlantic. Universities used to offer a bundled package of knowledge and credentialing.
People attended university in order to learn stuff that they couldn't learn elsewhere — because the experts weren't elsewhere — and to be certified by those experts as having actually learned said stuff. The bundle has been a culturally powerful one.
But now: unbundling. Clearly, many universities have come, or are coming, to the conclusion that their primary product is the credentialing, and that they can give knowledge away either as a public service or as brand consolidation (choose your interpretation according to your level of cynicism).
Can universities continue to control credentialing?
I wrote about digital badges, an attempt to challenge universities' credentialing monopoly, on the U.S. News site.


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Hawkins, William
April 1, 2005
William A. Hawkins
Services: Have been held.
Mr. William A. "Willie" Hawkins, 84, of Portales, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born on July 29, 1920, in Ardmore, Okla., to Eula Pearl and George Washington Hawkins.
He attended college in Portales. After about a year he went to work for the railroad as a fireman. He progressed to engineer and eventually was promoted to the position of Road Foreman of Engineers in northern Arizona. He married Pearl Fay Stirman on July 20, 1940, in Portales.
He entered the Army in 1944 and served in the Philippines until the end of World War II. He returned to Gallup where he made his home until 1972 when he transferred to Winslow, Ariz.
He was a member of the BLF&E union. While living in Gallup he and the other train employees raised money each year for the March of Dimes by setting up a model train downtown. He returned to Portales in 1992.
Family members said he enjoyed camping, fishing and hunting.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Wallis Hawkins and John Hawkins; two sisters, Avis Simpson and Annie Eddie Goode; a daughter, Alaine Downing; and his wife.
Survivors include two sons, William "Bud" Hawkins Jr. (and wife, Violet) of Park City, Utah, and Patrick Hawkins of Coaldale, Colo.; a daughter, Nettie Hawkins of Garland, Texas; six grandchildren, Lea Jones, Lisa Marbury, Sara Downing, Kenneth Hawkins, Kristen Martin and Allan Downing; three great grandchildren, Caitlyn Jones, Ryan Downing and Summer Jones; a brother, Paul T. Hawkins of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a sister, Lauranette Mason of Muleshoe; a son-in-law, Charles I. Downing of Albuquerque; and a brother-in-law, Hank Hankins of Portales.
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Soooooo... how'd you like it?
Yes, I understand there was a kickoff return for a TD. But mostly it was a kneel-fest.
My guess is that this rule severely reduces the league average starting field position and leads to lower scoring games. I have no problem with lower scoring games, but I wouldn't mind more than one or two KO returns a game.


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"No one has ever become poor by giving. "
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman began acting in grade school plays at age nine. By the time he was in high school he was on the radio in Memphis. He turned down an acting scholarship to Jackson State University in Mississippi to join the Air Force, but after his military service he began a slow, steady climb to show business prominence, initially as a dancer and later as an actor in touring companies. By 1967, he was appearing off-Broadway and the following year he made it to the bright lights in the all-black version of Hello Dolly with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.
By the early 1970s, Freeman had migrated to a television soap opera and the PBS children's program The Electric Company, where he played such characters as Easy Reader and Vincent the Vegetable Vampire. In 1978 he earned a Tony nomination for his portrayal of an enraged drunk in The Mighty Gents.
His breakout film role was as a violent pimp opposite Christopher Reeve in 1987's Street Smart. The performance garnered him his first Academy Award nomination. Two years later, Freeman reprised his stage role as the chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy for the film version with Jessica Tandy. The performance brought Freeman a Golden Globe Award and his second Oscar nomination and made him a household name. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including Glory; Lean On Me; Clint Eastwood's masterful Unforgiven; The Shawshank Redemption; and Million Dollar Baby, which won Freeman an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2004. Many Hollywood observers deemed the award long overdue.
Freeman's latest film, Invictus, is set for release in December. Based on the book Playing the Enemy by John Carlin, it tells the story of how former South African president Nelson Mandela used his country's victory in the 1995 World Cup rugby championship to help unify the racially bifurcated nation. Freeman plays Mandela and Matt Damon costars as captain of the rugby team. Eastwood directed the film.
Freeman says he thinks the best way to end racism is to stop talking about it, but he has been known to take a stand on racial issues. In 1997, he offered to pick up the tab for an integrated high school prom in Charleston, Miss., where proms had remained segregated for years. In 2008, the school board there finally accepted his offer and the result was chronicled in the acclaimed HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi.
Off-screen, Freeman maintains a variety of professional and personal interests, including his Hollywood-based Revelations Entertainment production company; partnerships in several aircraft; two blues clubs in Memphis and Clarksdale, Miss.; and a restaurant in Clarksdale. Freeman is also an environmentalist and serves on the board of Earth Biofuels, a biodiesel company.
You spent a good deal of time stage acting before you broke into film. Do you think that is a strong prerequisite for being a film actor?
I think that is a prerequisite for being a strong actor. Stage is such intense preparation compared to film. There really isn't a lot of rehearsal time spent on movies. With stage you spend a month rehearsing and talking. Once you have done that for a number of years, you are much better prepared as an actor.
Do you ever think about going back on stage?
I toyed with the idea for years and then last year I went back on stage [on Broadway] to do [Odets'] The Country Girl with Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher. I hadn't been on stage in what, 18 years, because I always wanted to be in the movies. That was my whole thrust. Even the 20 years I was on stage I kept thinking of it as preparatory. So now I've gotten the stage out of my system [laughs]. It's a lot of work.
Your new movie marks your third collaboration with Clint Eastwood. Over the years you have praised his economical style of directing. What is it about Eastwood that allows him to do this so well?
He's got a lot of experience, not only as an actor but as a director. I think his first directing effort was Play Misty for Me years and years ago [1971]. He said it was Sergio Leone [the Italian director of a genre of 1960s films starring Eastwood that have come to be called "spaghetti Westerns"] who gave him practically all he needed in terms of instruction on how to direct. He really liked working with Leone. He [Eastwood] just doesn't waste any time. None. If he knows he has it [the shot or the scene], he's moving on.
A lot of times directors want you to do it again and again. They say, "Let's do it again just to see what will happen." Actors after a while get insecure. They ask, "Why do you want to do it again? Am I screwing it up?" You don't get that from Clint. He gets actors who are very good and then he pretty much just steps out of the way. That is very encouraging.
You have a long-standing friendship with Nelson Mandela, whom you play in Invictus. What is it that makes him such a charismatic figure?
I think he has always spoken the truth and stood up to authority. That's why he spent 27 years in prison. And those of us who don't have the moral courage to do it revere those who exhibit the courage.
In several of your films you have played the Almighty. How do you prepare yourself to play God?
If nobody knows what the character looks or sounds like, I just read the script and don't do any research [laughs].
Why did you decide to go into the Air Force after high school instead of acting?
I wanted to be a jet pilot and fly F-86s. I was an electronics technician. I worked on [ground-based early warning] radar.
When did you decide to get your pilot's license?
I have a business partner who had a [Piper] Seneca and we started flying around. One day he wanted to go up and take pictures of the [Mississippi] river and he said, "Here, hold the plane while I take some pictures." He told me how to bank it over and hold it in a bank so he could take photographs out the window. And I did and I said, "This isn't super hard. It's hard to hold altitude but the rest of it is OK." And he said, "I can't teach you how to fly-you have to get a flight instructor." So in July 2002 I got a flight instructor and that October I got my license.
What planes do you own now?
Right now we have a [Cessna] Citation II and a Cessna 414.
You have a new jet on order, an Emivest Aerospace SJ30. When did you become interested in the SJ30?
When I started flying from my home, from Mississippi to California, I first used the Cessna 414 and that was a nine-hour flight-about four hours a leg and then an hour for fuel to land and take off. I needed something quicker so we got the Citation II, but again we are talking a long time flying. So I started looking around. This is when they were coming out with the Eclipse and the [Cessna Citation] Mustang and the Embraer [Phenom 100]. I got very interested in the Eclipse there for a minute. And then I read about the SJ30 and I said, "Here's the airplane."
What attracted you to it?
Distance and speed, primarily. It could go coast-to-coast nonstop, it has a 550-mile-per-hour speed-it flies at Mach 0.83 max, cruises at Mach 0.79. The Citation II cruises at maybe 0.60. So the SJ30 is quite a bit faster and you can go quite a bit farther in it. It sips fuel and has sea-level cabin pressure to 41,000 feet so you are a lot fresher when you hit the ground after a long flight.
You have a production company, clubs and a restaurant, and you do commercials. You're an open-ocean sailor, an accomplished equestrian and a pilot, and you do a lot of films. Most people would find this schedule exhausting. How do you maintain your energy?
It is not a question of energy; it is a question of time. For a while, I actually had a lot of time. If I did four movies a year-and I don't do that often-but if I did four a year, they were quick movies. And you have time off in between for the most part. So when I am home I have time to ride my horses. In the winters is when I went to the boat and got my sailing in. So it is really a question of having the time to do it, rather than the energy. The energy is always there. You gotta keep moving, gotta keep on dancing.
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NAME: Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr.
OCCUPATION: Actor. Also, film producer and club and restaurant owner.
EDUCATION: Attended Los Angeles Community College.
TRANSPORTATION: Emivest SJ30, Cessna Citation II, Cessna 414, BMW 7 series.
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Click HERE to see a new photo blog from Eric of A Rocket To The Moon from the final days of The On Your Side Tour!
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|April 28, 2011
Before the Chicago show of The On Your Side Tour, Nick and Andrew from A Rocket To The Moon stop by Starbucks to get some hot chocolate for the first fans in line outside the venue.
|April 27, 2011
Thank you to everyone who came out to The On Your Side Tour to see A Rocket To The Moon with Anarbor, Valencia, Runner Runner and Go Radio. It was an amazing tour!
Share your pictures and videos from the tour on arockettothemoon.net!
|April 25, 2011
A Rocket To The Moon stop by KISS FM in Seattle for an interview and ping pong battle against Ryan from Runner Runner. Check out arockettothemoon.net for more!
|April 22, 2011
Stop by arockettothemoon.net to see a new photo blog from Andrew! This edition of The Snoop Bloggy Blog features eight photos from the west coast and midwest dates of The On Your Side Tour.
|April 19, 2011
Check out footage from the Los Angeles date of The On Your Side Tour at The Roxy on the Sunset Strip including guests appearances by Travis from We The Kings and David from This Providence.
|April 18, 2011
This summer, A Rocket To The Moon will be playing Six Flags Theme Parks across the country with The Downtown Fiction and Atomic Tom. Check out some of the dates below:
06.11 Atlanta, GA @ Six Flags
06.18 Arlington, TX @ Six Flags
06.25 Eureka, MO @ Six Flags
06.26 Gurnee, IL @ Six Flags
|April 18, 2011
Hey guys,
It's Johnny from FBR. I was lucky enough to spend a few days with the Rocket guys on their On Your Side tour. Click HERE to check out a few behind the scenes photos from the adventure.
|April 15, 2011
Click above to check out the exclusive video premiere of A Rocket To The Moon's acoustic performance of 'On A Lonely Night' from Smartpunk Live on Just So You Know!
|April 14, 2011
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United Nations – Another busy day in New York! First thing this morning, President Bush met with President Karzai to discuss progress in Afghanistan. We have a lot of hope for the future of Afghanistan. There has been a more than twenty percent decrease in child mortality over the last five years, access to basic health care is now available to eighty percent of the public, up from eight percent a few years ago, and primary school enrollment for both boys and girls has increased by five hundred percent over the past five years.
Later in the morning, Secretary Rice attended a meeting with EU Foreign Ministers, during which we issued a joint statement calling on the government of Burma to end violence against the peaceful demonstrators and to open a process of dialogue with pro-democracy leaders. The Security Council this afternoon issued a statement of concern about the events in Burma, which were also discussed at today's G8 Foreign Ministers lunch.
On the bilateral front, Secretary Rice raised the issue of Burma when she met this afternoon with Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee, urging him to call on the regime to exercise utmost restraint with the peaceful protestors. She also met with Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon where, among a number of issues, the Six Party Talks were discussed. These are talks involving six countries (the United States, China, Russia, Japan, and North and South Korea) aimed at ending the North Korean regime's attempts to develop a nuclear weapons capability.
While Secretary Rice will be back in Washington, D.C., for part of the day tomorrow to open the President's meeting of major economies on energy security and climate, I'll still be in New York and will keep you updated!
Wong in China writes:
Hello, I come from China. I hate such countries: North Korea, Iran, Burma, Cuba and Iraq (before liberated by US army).
Tom in Colorado writes:
Based on limited information available to private citizens about the true good and bad working of the UN, I wonder if it is really worth the time, effort and resources expended by the U.S. to support this marginally effective organizaiton. How may I increase my knowledge base of the UN and why the U.S. persists in sustaining it inspite of incompetence and mismanagement? TVO >:)
Sandy in China writes:
I think the most important thing is ending the violence and the power politics in the world.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Wong and Tom --
What we have here is a time honored American tradition (from the wild wild West). That if a fool wishes to hang himself with his own words, we'll gladly supply the rope. (This may answer Tom's question.)
It's a pretty dysfunctional world, Wong. All the world wonders about the intent of ethical infants, and when they will have their diapers changed.
Viewer in China writes:
What we need is peace and development. Thougth there is turbulence in some part in the world, the main trend is on the good road. What's more, developing countries need help from developed states. If all the world is one unit, the world will be full of love and peace.
Dipnote Blogger Frederick Jones writes:
@ Tom in Colorado -- "...How may I increase my knowledge base of the UN and why the U.S. persists in sustaining it inspite of incompetence and mismanagement?"
I think this speech by Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Lagon should answer your questions. (http://www.state.gov/p/io/rls/rm/73128.htm)


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Twenty years ago – 1993
Three first-grade teachers at Brocton Central School pleaded with the school board to hire another teacher for their grade level. At this time, the total enrollment for the first-grade classes, including the pre-first section, is 81. The teachers pointed out that there were proven benefits for children at this grade level who are part of classes which contain no more than 18 students. The board opted to approve a combination pre-first, first grade class next year with a total of 17 students.
Thirty years ago – 1983
Virginia Privateer Corsi, an executive with the Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C., received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters at Keuka College's 75th Commencement. Mrs. Corsi, formerly of Cassadaga and former OBSERVER reporter, also was the featured commencement speaker. She is a graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School and Syracuse University.
Forty years ago – 1973
It was learned last night by Fredonia Mayor Charles St. George that the State University of New York Board of Trustees gave authorization to declare the "Old Main" abandoned.
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Elsie Marion Shelswell (nee Forrester), 87, died peacefully at her residence in Orillia, Ontario on Thursday, (Feb. 07, 2013). She was the beloved wife of the late Elmer Shelswell (2006).
Elsie was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lily of the Valley Chapter, #141, O.E.S.
She was the loving mother of Barbara Jones (Gary) of Beeton, Ontario; Brian Shelswell (Sandy) of Rugby, Ontario; Brenda Halladay (Skip) of Silver Creek, N.Y.; and Dale Shelswell of Orillia, Ontario; and the loving Grandma to Mark (Jailynn), Derek (Jodi), Marny (Jamie), Kelly, Lindsay (Brent), Jody (Jason), Michele Gasper (Dan Sprague) and the late Sta-cey Gasper.
She was Step-Grandma to David Halladay (Robin), Dale Halladay, Lanette Jones (Rusty); Great Grandma to Alexander, Megan, Cavin, Ashley, Ryder and Jake; Step Great Grandma to Lauren, Jessica and Kalee Halladay, Adam (Krista) Meyers and Chase Jones and Step Great Great Grandma to Gracelyn Jean Meyers.
She was the dear sister of Leslie Forrester (Shirley). In addition, Elsie will be greatly missed by her nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Doolittle Chapel of Carson Funeral Homes, 54 Coldwater Street East, Orillia, On-tario, (705-326-3595) on Wednesday (Feb. 13, 2013) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Thursday (Feb. 14, 2013) from 12 Noon until time of Funeral Service at 1 o'clock.
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There is a little know principle in applied physics. It's called The Salad Dressing Equivalent:
When a fixed measurement of a suspension, i.e., an oil-based, sugar-based, or lactose-based suspension, is spilled on a hard-wood or tile floor its volume increases by a factor of ten.
It's like, uh, evil magic.
(There is another principle which I won't get into right now, The Raw Egg Certainty - If a raw egg is dropped, it will always break on an uneven surface, thereby quadrupling the amount of energy and time required for cleanup. E=Cleaning Power x 4.)
Last night I made steamed artichokes (frost-kissed=the most flavorful), slow-cooked braised beef short ribs, cracked garlic potatoes and brussel sprouts. I always serve artichokes with an olive oil-herb balsamic vinaigrette.
As I carried the vinaigrette to the table I noticed my husband had left his large, heavy, expensive laptop sitting, open, on a place mat in the middle of the table. Big no-no. I knew I would have to move it in order to protect it from spillage.
As I approached the table, a small bowl of vinaigrette in one hand – approximately one-quarter cup of vinaigrette – I tripped on one of Jake's toys.
The bowl of vinaigrette went flying at a high rate of speed, heading directly for the laptop. Heedless of my own safety, I threw myself toward the table, dove for the laptop, sacrificing my body, my expensive new black skinny jeans and brand spanking new hiking boots, all for the sake of my husband's laptop.
I managed to hold the laptop over my head as I slid across the oil-slicked floor, banging my hip into the table, my butt into the chair. But I saved the laptop from complete and utter ruination.
My floor, my table, one of my chairs, my jeans and my new hiking boots were not so lucky.
It is because of The Salad Dressing Equivalent that one-quarter cup of balsamic vinaigrette can spread across an entire kitchen floor, coat a table, a chair, a new pair of skinny jeans and two brand new- virgin- hiking boots. It is the reason I spent an hour on my hands and knees scrubbing.


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June 11, 1998
An 11-year-old boy creates a loving depiction of his autistic brother's life
Mori's World
An 11-year-old boy creates a loving depiction of his autistic brother's life
By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Diagnosis: Compassion
Through a unique program, UCLA Medical School students donate their time and care to disabled or ill children
By Wendy Madnick, Valley Editor
Lobbying 101
Federation activists from Los Angeles and the Valley spend a day in Sacramento
By Tom Tugend, Contributing Editor
B'nai David-Judea's Renaissance
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky's bold innovations have brought the Pico-Robertson shul community-wide attention and new members
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax, Religion Editor
Community Briefs
The screaming, crying, and loss of emotional control is excruc-iating.
Mori's World
An 11-year-old boy creates a loving depiction of his autistic brother's life
By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
"Mori's Story: A Book About a Boy with Autism" by Zachary Gartenberg with photographs by Jerry Gay
Lerner Publications Company
"This is a story about my brother, Moriel. Moriel has autism. My parents gave him a Hebrew name which means 'God is my teacher.' I think they just thought the name was beautiful, but its meaning came true in a way they didn't expect. Moriel teaches others that people with disabilities, such as autism, can accomplish many things. I think God wants us to understand that there are different kinds of people, and nobody's perfect. Anyway, we call my brother Mori for short."
So begins one of the most profound and compelling books I have ever read. This loving depiction of Mori's life, written by his wise (and 11-year-old) brother, Zach, will open up a world that few people know about, much less seek to enter. What makes this fine book particularly compelling is that Zach has no ax to grind, no political battles to fight. Poised at the brink of his bar mitzvah, he has the acumen and insight of an adult, but he retains a child's faith and honesty. There is no better voice to articulate the world of an autistic child.
Mori, Zach, and their sister, Fay, are the children of Rabbi Dov and Celia Gartenberg. Once of Los Angeles, the family now lives in Seattle, although Rabbi Gartenberg continues to participate in Camp Ramah's family camp each August.
The Gartenberg family, formerly of Los Angeles and now of Seattle, in a photograph from "Mori's Story."
This book brings us into their family and into their home, as they work to provide a full and rich life for all of their children. Zach's writing is a wonderful sign that they are succeeding.
But "Mori's Story" is not saccharin or false. Without editorializing, Zach lets us in on the heart-rending struggles involved in raising a special-needs child. Zach writes: "Mori has to take special medicine so he can stay calm. When he doesn't have his medicine, he has screaming fits and might bang his head on the floor. He also goes around wrecking things in the house throwing food, spilling toys, pulling down curtains. He especially likes to take apart mattresses and stuffed toys. You can imagine that this behavior is hard to live with, and it can get expensive."
Any parent can imagine the torment of watching a child recede behind a disability that commonly shows no signs until the child is about 2 years old. The screaming, crying, and loss of emotional control is excruciating. I know because I, too, have an autistic son, Jacob. We used Zach's book to read to our 5-year-old daughter, Shira, to help her understand (and give words) to her brother's challenge. She was deeply moved by the book, wanting to read it several nights in a row.
When she got to the part of the book where the Gartenbergs were planning a year's sabbatical in Israel, and they decided that they would have to leave Mori in a group home for children with disabilities, Shira burst out in tears. Her sorrow at the possibility of autism separating our family is precisely what all relatives of special needs children endure. Now, through Zach's wise words, we have someone who has told Mori's story, and our own.
But I don't want to leave you with a sense that Mori's life (and Zach's) is one of relentless struggle to contain tragedy. To the contrary, what is wonderful about this book is that Zach sees his brother, not just his brother's illness. And Zach loves his brother as a friend and companion.
So many well-meaning people offer sighs and sympathy, allowing the illness to obscure the wonderful person who lives with it. Zach's book makes no room for such misguided sentimentality. He writes about their lives together, and all the family adventures they have together. And special mention must be made of the superb photographs of Jerry Gay, who has truly captured on film the joy and the caring in the Gartenberg family.
This is, above all, a book about two brothers and their family. Autism may set the context for their own unique adjustments, but it does not set the tone for their love. Human beings have a God-given capacity to rise above their struggles, to define themselves despite their limitations. Mori's story is just such a triumph. Let Zach have the last word:
"Some people think that people with disabilities are not smart, but my brother is smart. He remembers everything you teach him. He's always eager to learn and then to go out and play. I really love him."
Everyone is Someone's Jacob: What I've Learned From My Autistic Son
When I first found out that my own son Jacob was autistic, I had fantasies of him dying.
I imagined being rid of him, of starting over. I couldn't face the fear and the pain of not knowing whether he would ever come out of his shell. I didn't know if I would hear him speak to me. I didn't know what his future would be.
I feared that he would have to endure a lonely old age in which nothing would make sense, his mother and father would no longer be there for him, no one would appreciate or love him. That nightmare terrifies me still. And so in those first horrible months, I would toy with the idea of his death.
This happened four years ago, after my wife and I endured a difficult pregnancy. She was bedridden from 26 weeks and ultimately required an emergency Caesarian section that delivered our children six weeks premature.
Shira and Jacob were beautiful babies, and they developed beautifully. Then, somehow, in the second year, something changed and our Jacob stopped growing. Our little boy who had been developing just like his sister stopped. Shira continued to surge: mastering new challenges and delighting in her new abilities.
Jacob was still Jacob, but somehow he was pulling away, somehow sliding into some other world, behind some wall that we couldn't penetrate. Our Jacob, who had been so vivacious and so enthusiastic, would play by himself for hours, compulsively repeating meaningless motions, endlessly plucking leaves or throwing pebbles, one after another.
His behavior wasn't the only source of distance between us. Jacob's words never came out. He wouldn't talk. We took Jacob to a specialist for diagnosis. After a futile effort to get Jacob to engage in the diagnostic test, the doctor kept referring to autism. I felt as though the entire universe had caved in.
Since that time, our life has become a battleground.Our home is ground zero in our private war against autism. We are fighting for a beautiful boy who's locked somehow inside himself, who needs to learn how to emerge. Every day is a struggle.The things that other parents don't have to worry about, we worry about.
This article is not meant to be just another anguished parent venting in public. I'm sharing this, my pain, because of all of us carry pain and all of us bear disappointments. I want to share with you what my Jacob has taught me about life because what he has taught me is precious and applies to us all.
Jacob has forced me to reassess what is really important in the world, what it is that really matters in our loved ones. Those daydreams I had about Jacob's death made me realize that the only possibility more terrifying than living with Jacob and his illness is the thought of living without him. His sweetness lights up my soul. When he looks at the Torah and smiles and says "Bye-bye Torah" at the end of the Torah service, something inside me glows.
With all of my fear of the future, with all of the suffering and uncertainty his autism entails, Jacob is a blessing as he is. Jacob has taught me that what really matters isn't the IQ, although it's nice. It isn't accomplishments, although those are also beautiful.
But what's really the core, what we can't give up, what is the essence, is soul. What is the essence is sweetness and goodness and loving and caring. Our worth is not what we do; it is that we are. Every child is a blessing as they are.
I can see in my son a beautiful soul, a zisen neshomeh trying to express itself, and I see his sickness trying to shut him in. I see Jacob beating against the limits of his autism, struggling to emerge. I know my Jacob from the inside out, and I know that my Jacob is not his illness. But I also see people shying away from Jacob, confusing his illness for him and not seeing the beautiful boy but seeing instead a label, autism. Jacob isn't autism and Jacob isn't autistic. Jacob is Jacob. And he is like every other child, precious, and sweet, and beautiful if you can learn to address him in a way that he can respond to.
It takes effort. It takes starting with Jacob's illness and working toward Jacob's soul, so that his label is a tool, not an obstruction.
But if my son has taught me anything, it is that everybody is somebody's Jacob.
And every Jacob has parents who, like me, pray that someone out there will be able to see their "Jacob" with love and with compassion. That some kind soul will look beyond the label and will care for their child with kindness, with warmth and with understanding.
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson serves Congregation Eilat in Mission Viejo. On July 1, he assumes the post of executive vice president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Above, CORE volunteer and recent UCLA Medical School graduate Gina Johnson bonded with 9-year-old Tyler, improving his grades and disposition and helping Johnson step outside the insular world of medicine. Photo by Peter Halmagyi
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Diagnosis: Compassion
Through a unique program, UCLA Medical School students donate their time and care to disabled or ill children
By Wendy Madnick, Valley Editor
In an era when health care is managed by nameless, faceless bureaucracies and the family doctor exists only in memory, one medical institution is striving to inject a shot of humanity.
UCLA Medical School, in collaboration with Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, is giving its students a unique opportunity to learn about what life is like for a child with a disability and his or her family. The Children's Outreach and Relief Effort (CORE) program matches first- and second-year medical students with disabled or ill children (often those being treated at UCLA) or, depending on a family's needs, with siblings.
The program not only provides the benefit of a "helping hand" to the family, but the medical students earn elective credit for their participation. Many students continue to participate even after they no longer receive credits, according to Shelley Fine, Project Social Worker for JFS/Valley Storefront.
"The main goal [of CORE] is to help the students understand the dynamics of how illness affects the whole family," said Fine. "Here they are, receiving excellent medical training at UCLA, but they're not always getting the human-interest side of it -- how siblings often feel neglected and start acting out, or how a child's illness puts a strain on a marriage. The main benefit is that the student doctors get to see a child as they are, instead of this walking diagnosis."
For medical students, CORE presents a chance to step outside the insular world of medicine. For the parents of the "matched" children, CORE is simply a blessing.
Pat Gutierrez, 33, lives in Panorama City with her 9-year-old son, Tyler. Her older son, Ryan, 14, who has muscular dystrophy, lives in a group facility with other disabled children but comes home twice a month. Between her full-time job and caring for Ryan on alternate weekends, Gutierrez found she had less and less time for Tyler -- and his behavior at home and school was deteriorating.
Then Gina Johnson, a CORE volunteer, entered their lives. Johnson and Tyler bond over McDonald's hamburgers, rollerblading outings and get-togethers with her family, who treat him like a long-lost cousin. Tyler also regularly accompanies Johnson to the Panorama Baptist Church. His mom said his grades and disposition have improved significantly.
"Being involved with [CORE] has made such a difference for me," said Gutierrez. "It means Tyler has religion in his life, and this extended family because of Gina. It gives me more time to be alone with Ryan when he comes home."
For Tyler, whose young life has been spent in the shadow of his brother's debilitating illness, life no longer seems so hard.
"Before I met Gina and started going to church, I wouldn't listen. I was angry because I didn't get to see my mom a lot," he said. "But now I like learning math in school and reading 'Goosebumps' books, and doing stuff with Gina."
It is apparent, watching Tyler with his new friend, that the feeling is mutual. Johnson, 24, graduated from UCLA Medical School on June 5. Her experiences with CORE contributed to her seeking a residency at Children's Hospital in Oakland.
"I'm going into pediatrics, where it's likely I'm going to see children like Ryan and Tyler, so this will definitely help me in my practice, treating chronic illnesses," she said. "I also think everything that helps me grow as a person will help me grow as a doctor."
In addition to providing experience and elective credits for students, CORE serves to educate the parents about medical personnel.
"They get to see these doctors sitting down and playing with their children, and it makes the medical people seem more human," said Fine.
CORE is modeled after Family Friends, a program devised by the National Council on Aging that has helped seniors become more involved with their community. Through a grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Family Friends now has 40 chapters across the United States, including the one run by JFS in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
This past school year, there were 25 med students enrolled in CORE, and 54 seniors and others involved in Family Friends. All volunteers are required to take a special training course provided by the JFS before being matched with a family. In addition, all volunteers for CORE and Family Friends undergo background checks, fingerprinting and health certification (to guard vulnerable children against communicable diseases). Although many of the volunteers and families involved are Jewish, this is not a requirement to participate.
Dr. Etan Milgrom, UCLA's liaison for the program and an associate professor in the department of family medicine, sees CORE as part of a trend at UCLA and other medical schools to sensitize students to patients' experiences. For example, in teaching his physical-diagnosis class, Milgrom not only has students write a work-up of the patient's ailment but has the future doctors accompany the patient on any tests that need to be performed.
"Because physicians today often find themselves with less time to be with patients, there's even more of a need for them to recognize these issues and to be compassionate," Milgrom said.
The professor said that he would like to see CORE not only at the student level but as a part of every residency program, including at UCLA Medical Center.
"During medical school is a good place to start, but it's as a resident where you really develop as a physician," Milgrom said.
Members of the Los Angeles contingent that met with state lawmakers on Monday.
Lobbying 101
Federation activists from Los Angeles and the Valley spend a day in Sacramento
By Tom Tugend, Contributing Editor
For the two dozen Jewish Federation activists from the San Fernando Valley, Monday's mission to meet and lobby state legislators started even before they reached Sacramento.
Waiting in line to catch the 8 a.m. flight from Burbank were two influential assemblymen.
One was Wally Knox, (pictured above) already on the group's later agenda. The other, an unexpected bonus, was Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, who greeted some pals from a previous mission to Israel and immediately scheduled an impromptu meeting for the afternoon.
An hour later, in the state capital, the Valley group, led by Scott Svonkin, linked up with an equal number of lay and professional leaders from the Los Angeles Jewish Community Relations Committee, who had enplaned at LAX, plus participants from Hadassah and the American Jewish Congress.
Also on hand were another 50 people from San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose, gathered for the day by the statewide Jewish Public Affairs Committee (JPAC).
For newcomers and veterans of the annual mission, the long day proved to be, in roughly equal parts, a morning crash course on the workings of the legislature, an afternoon introduction to the theory and practice of citizen lobbying, and after-hours socializing with lawmakers and their staffers.
The day's ambiance, to a first-time participant, was that of an amiable two-way courtship, with the visitors politely pushing their agenda and the legislators well aware of the Jewish activism and votes in their districts.
"They know that we do not just talk the talk, but also walk the walk," said mission member David Novak, of Santa Monica.
The general mellowness was leavened by Senate Republican whip Jim Brulte, the keynote luncheon speaker. His frank appraisal of citizen lobbyist-politician interaction included such mordant observations as, "We spend as much time reading the material you give us as you spend reading political appeals at election time."
In the afternoon, the Los Angeles/Valley contingent broke up into nine four-person teams for lobbying sessions with senators and assembly members.
Four key issues, as selected by JPAC, dominated the meetings, with each issue presented by a different team member.
* Opposing the repeal of the existing license fee for cars, a politically attractive measure pushed by Gov. Wilson. JPAC is opposed because the repeal could dry up funds to cities and counties for health, mental-health and social-service programs.
* Support for the Multipurpose Senior Service Program, which would provide additional funds for the state's rapidly growing number of elderly citizens.
* Support for the Religious Freedom Protection Act, which would protect religious liberty as a civil right, such as the right of government workers or school children to observe Shabbat or wear yarmulkes.
* Support of a measure by Assemblyman Knox to force European insurance companies doing business in California to provide to a state Holocaust Insurance Registry full information on policies taken out by Holocaust victims and survivors .
In almost all cases, and with only minor reservations, lawmakers agreed with the mission's agenda, though it must be noted that few teams met up with the legislature's more conservative members.
The reason was not partisan pre-selection but the fact that team members were generally matched with representatives from their own areas.
"It so happens that most Los Angeles-area legislators are Democrats," said Adine Forman, government relations director of the Los Angeles Federation's JCRC, who organized the mission with the Valley's Barbara Creme.
Summing up, JCRC Executive Director Michael Hirschfeld cited the mission's two chief values:
"There is no better way to get to know and influence legislators than face-to-face meetings, whether they always agree with us or not," he said. "The mission is also a great way to involve Jewish leadership and volunteers in substantive projects."
Hirschfeld believes that the missions have been so effective that he, and incoming JCRC Chair Howard Welinsky, are considering up to four to five missions to Sacramento each year, and perhaps expanding the program to include Washington.
B'nai David-Judea's Renaissance
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky's bold innovations have brought the Pico-Robertson shul community-wide attention and new members
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax, ReligionEditor
The first time a woman carried a sefer Torah through B'nai David-Judea's cavernous main sanctuary, synagogue leaders waited with bated breath for the backlash.
After the first meeting of the women's prayer group, Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky (above, with congregants, and below) braced himself for a major uproar.
Barely a ripple.
And so it has gone, as the 34-year-old rabbi gingerly implements innovations at B'nai David-Judea, which celebrates its 50th anniversary at a banquet this month.
In the two years since Kanefsky moved with his wife and two sons from Riverdale, N.Y., to lead the congregation on Pico Boulevard, west of Robertson Boulevard, about 60 young families and singles have joined the now-250-family synagogue -- an almost unheard-of membership boost.
Scores of people -- from the right and the left, the newly observant and those born into the traditional fold, accomplished screenwriters and struggling graduate students -- spend Shabbat morning in the main sanctuary, a former theater with a vaulted ceiling, gold trim and red carpet. The vast hall becomes surprisingly intimate as voices young and old join in prayer and song.
Kanefsky, who looks no older than 18, approaches Judaism with an open mind, welcoming interdenominational ties and exploring all the options halacha has to offer. It is an attitude that has often landed him in the spotlight. While his philosophy engenders suspicion among many in an Orthodox community that is generally moving to the right, it has also generated a significant following.
People are attracted to "the idea of having a community that is intellectually open, that invites women's participation, that is politically not pigeonholed and one where people take their observance seriously, with Shabbat, kashrut and taharat hamishpacha [family purity]," Kanefsky says, comfortable in his near-trademark short-sleeve, tieless shirt. "It's our niche."
One of Kanefsky's more controversial moves has been to open up women's access to prayer and Torah. Every Shabbat morning, a woman carries the velvet-cloaked scroll through the women's section. Bat mitzvahs, like their male counterparts, deliver a drash, a speech, after services. They can also celebrate at Shirat Chana, a year-old monthly prayer group for Shabbat Mincha, afternoon services, where the Torah reading is chanted from a scroll -- a first for the Los Angeles Jewish community. Services have attracted upward of 100 women from shuls across the community.
"There were people who thought the sky would fall as soon as women started carrying the sefer Torah, the sky would fall when Shirat Chana opened, and it just hasn't happened," says Kanefsky.
While Kanefsky's standing at the Orthodox Rabbinic Council of California has been jeopardized by his support for women's prayer groups, it appears that controversy will be averted, as moves toward reconciliation are under way.
Some quietly attribute the peace to Kanefsky's appeasing personal manner. In fact, only one family left the shul when Kanefsky took over. He has also created an atmosphere of mutual respect between the younger crowd and the shul's builders.
For most of its life, the shul was a traditional, mechitza-less congregation under the leadership of Rabbi Philip Schroit (pictured above). Just before he retired in 1988, Schroit installed a mechitza, as he looked toward a more vibrant future in the increasingly Orthodox neighborhood. (Schroit will be honored at the shul's 50th-anniversary banquet, at which hundreds are expected to come to pay tribute to the rabbi who left his mark on many lives across the community.)
Soon after the partition between men and women went up in the main sanctuary, the congregation lost two-thirds of its members. But a few years later, that mechitza made it possible for Rabbi Danny Landes to take leadership of the congregation; he brought with him 50 young families from Beth Jacob's Upstairs Minyan.
Landes' departure in 1995 was a blow to those members and the many more who had joined.
"When the board decided to hire Kanefsky, it was with the feeling that he would eventually revive the synagogue. He had the dynamism and ability to do that," says Robert Smith, president of the congregation. "Obviously, he succeeded."
But Kanefsky isn't so quick to admit victory.
"I'm never happy with where we are," he says. "If anything, where we are just whets our appetite to strive even higher."
Still, he admits that he is thrilled that shul has been able to affirm and reclaim the label "Modern Orthodox."
"We seek to be unashamedly and unapologetically who we are and, at the same time, earn the respect and admiration of those to our left and to our right, and we don't see this as a contradiction."
B'nai David-Judea will celebrate it's 50th anniversary, Israel's 50th birthday, and 50 years of service by Rabbi Philip Schroit, on Sunday, June 21, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. For more information, call (310) 276-9269.
Also at B'nai David-Judea...
B'nai David-Judea finds itself on the cutting edge yet again, this time hosting a Shabbaton with Julie Stern Joseph, congregational intern at Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan. Joseph made headlines this year when she became the first woman to take on a professional leadership role in an Orthodox synagogue.
On Saturday, June 13, following morning services (about noon), Joseph will address leadership opportunities for Orthodox women. Later that day, at 5 p.m., she will join Shirat Chana, the women's prayer and study group, to lead Torah study.
Saturday, June 13, 8906 W. Pico Blvd. (just west of Robertson Boulevard). For more information, call (310) 276-9269.
Friday Night Live
For young people with, at best, tired memories of main-sanctuary services, Sinai Temple is offering a second chance at shul. Under the leadership of Rabbi David Wolpe and musician Craig Taubman, Friday-night services will come to life with singing, dancing and learning. A similar service for young Jews at New York's B'nai Jeshurun attracts about 1,500 people a week. Wolpe and Taubman are hopeful that they can tap into the same yearning for warmth and dynamism in a direct religious experience. Friday Night Live will be held the second Friday of every month.
The first Friday Night Live is tonight, June 12, 7:30 p.m., at Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., in Westwood. For more information, call (310) 474-1518. -- J.G.F.
Mystical Journeys
As Californians make plans for vacations this summer, congregants at Beth Jacob of Beverly Hills are thinking about traveling inward, with four lectures on Jewish mysticism from one of Israel's experts. Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok of the Science of Kabbalah Institute will speak on comparative Kabbalah, prophetic meditation, healing and Israel and messianism.
Monday, June 22- Thursday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. at Beth Jacob, 9030 West Olympic Blvd. (corner of Doheny); $10 per lecture or $30 for all four; (310) 551-1901.
Community Briefs
Off the Rack
Aurora Gamboa, a fourth-grader at Franklin Elementary School in Los Angeles, was thrilled with the plastic sunglasses she received at the first annual Jewish Federation/Camp Max Straus Clothing Distribution Day last year. She is even happier to be returning to the camp for a second year.
"It was like being out in the West," she said of the camp, which is located on 112 acres in the rustic Verdugo Hills area of Glendale. She learned to horseback ride and swim and became an expert archer.
The second annual Clothing Distribution Day took place last Sunday at the Westside Jewish Community Center. About 700 children and their families showed up to receive donated clothes, which included shirts, shorts, sweat shirts, socks, hats, towels and laundry bags. A total of 1,000 youngsters will receive the clothing.
The event, co-sponsored by J.C. Penney, Lee Thomas and La Mode, was supported by the Federation's Fashion Industries Division, some of whose members passed out bundles at the three-hour event.
Jewish Big Brothers, a Federation beneficiary agency, owns and operates Camp Max Straus, a 60-year-old coed residential camp that primarily serves underprivileged children.
"Our goal is to touch these children in a way that can give them hope and aspiration to do something with their lives that is more than they could have done before," said Brian Weitman, president of Security Textile and chair of the event.
Also on hand Sunday were actors Megan Parlan and Chad Gabriel of NBC's "Hang Time." "I remember how great it felt to get free stuff when I was a kid," said Gabriel, who is a Jewish Big Brother himself.
For more information on the camp or the reunion, contact Jewish Big Brothers at (213) 761-8675. -- Ruth Stroud, Staff Writer
Camp Compassion
"Summertime, and the living is easy," goes the old Gershwin tune. But for many children with developmental disabilities, summer isn't an easy time. Other youngsters go to camp, but kids with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and other disabilities usually don't have the opportunity -- at least in Los Angeles. But, now, some of them will. A new day camp for children with special needs -- which its backers claim is the West Coast's first -- is being launched by the Etta Israel Center, a Los Angeles organization that serves the educational and social needs of children with disabilities. Camp Avraham Moshe will operate from Aug. 10 to 14 for girls and from Aug. 17 to 21 for boys. Director Avi Stark hopes it will expand from there.
The camp will offer usual recreational fare, such as swimming, horseback riding, hiking and a Disneyland trip, all in a Jewish setting. Because of the need for individual attention, the ratio of counselors to campers will be about 2 or 3 to 1.
"Traditionally, kids with developmental disabilities have been excluded from regular Jewish day camps," Stark said. "[Camps] don't have any expertise or interest in providing what these kids need. We're filling the gap."
The camp is sponsored by Rabbi Hershy Ten and his wife, Blimy, as a tribute to their son, Avraham Moshe, who died last year at the age of 12 after a long illness. "Children, regardless of their abilities, should have the opportunities that all children have," said the rabbi, who is president of Jewish Healthcare Foundation-Avraham Moshe Bikur Cholim. "Unfortunately, there was no camp available for [my son]. If he'd had a camp, I'm certain, without any reservation, that it would have enhanced his life."
A total of 25 girls and 25 boys will be admitted. The camp will take place on the campus of Maimonides Academy in Los Angeles, where Etta Israel already runs a program for children with special needs.
For more information, call the Etta Israel Center at (310) 285-0909. -- R.S.
'Pillars of Memory'
Six Holocaust survivors who came to this country with little or no money and achieved success beyond their wildest dreams were honored last Monday evening by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum at a special dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Hundreds attended the moving tribute, which featured keynote speaker Abba Eban.
Max Webb, Arnold Lorber, Dr. Fred Kort, Sigi Ziering, Leslie Gonda and Nathan Shapell -- all of whom will be profiled in next week's Journal -- were recognized as "Pillars of Memory" by the museum, which raised $7 million through the event. -- Staff Report
Summer Session
For more than a decade, educators from all parts of the Jewish world have flocked to the University of Judaism for its annual Summer Institute. Some come from as far away as Israel, Australia, Russia and the British Isles to enroll in five days of intensive course work. They go home with two units of university credit, as well as a sense of having acquired new, practical knowledge that can immediately be put to use in a classroom setting.
This year's institute, which runs from June 28 to July 2, promises to be the biggest ever. The affiliated Whizin Seminar in Jewish family education -- catering to delegates from day schools, religious schools, and community agencies -- is already full to capacity. Other 25-hour courses (on such topics as prayer, Hebrew instruction and "Educating B'nai Mitzvah and Their Families") are filling up fast. So interested teachers (and laypeople with a yen for Jewish learning) should contact the UJ about openings in specific courses. "For those in the trenches of Jewish education, the institute can be a morale booster. By the end of the week, there's a feeling of camaraderie, a feeling that we're in this together," said program administrator Lois Rothblum.
For information about the UJ's Summer Institute for Educators, call Rothblum at (310) 476-9777, ext. 240, or Jill Lasker at ext. 296. -- Beverly Gray, Education Editor
Providing a Helping Hand
For Los Angeles' 50,000 Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants, Alla Feldman is a bridge between the past and the future.
Feldman, who, for six years, has worked jointly for the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Federation's Council on Jewish Life, accepts as her personal mission the welcoming of new arrivals from the former Soviet Union into the local Jewish scene.
Feldman, who hails from Kishinev, Moldova, busily racks up grants designed to introduce other Russian-speaking émigrés to religious Judaism.
Through a new $8,000 grant from the Council on Jewish Life, she has begun flying in Russian-speaking rabbis to stage weekend-long Shabbat experiences for young adults.
A second grant (from the Federation's Western region) provides monthly rosh hodesh events for women, and a third (through the Metro division) establishes outreach activities for singles.
Teaming with Jewish Big Brothers, Feldman has also devised an after-school program at Adat Ari El, where elementary-school children can participate in Jewish educational opportunities as well as special-interest groups.
And she has invented a floating "coffee house," which encourages high school students of Russian background to learn and kibitz together.
An annual event for the indefatigable Feldman is the massive community seder co-sponsored with the Association of Soviet Jews and attended by some 400 local Russian-speakers.
After one seder, a woman approached Feldman with tears in her eyes and said, "I'm 60 years old, and it's my first time I feel I'm Jewish."
For information on programs designed for Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants, call Alla Feldman at (213) 761-8618. -- B.G.
Standing, from left, Max Webb, Arnold Lorber, Dr. Fred Kort, Sigi Ziering, Leslie Gonda and Nathan Shapell. Seated from left: Anna Webb, Anita Lorber, Barbara Kort, Marilyn Ziering and Susan Gonda. Photo by Robert Lurie
Etta Israel Center's new camp for children with special needs is the West Coast's first, backers say. Above, Etta Israel Center students.
Brian Weitman, left, chair of The Jewish Federation/Camp Max Straus Clothing Distribution Day, outfits one of the kids at the event.
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If it's been a while since you've strolled Fort Myers' revitalized downtown River District, spend a night taking in the unique cultural standouts, like Art of the Olympians, and make sure to visit during one of the lively monthly street fairs, Art Walk and Music Walk.
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Art of the Olympians
This museum, opened in January 2010, was the brainchild of Fort Myer Beach's Al Oerter, former U.S. track star and four-time gold medalist. It houses artwork created by Olympic athletes including Oerter, Florence Griffith-Joyner and Peggy Fleming as well as exhibits on sports history that feature memorabilia and interactive displays. (1300 Hendry St.; 239-332-5055; artoftheolympians.org)
* The center is open August 3 for Art Walk but will be closed until August 13 while the staff is in London. Normal hours will resume afterwards for the rest of August.
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
Edgy, up-and-coming players on the budding Southwest Florida and national art scene exhibit pieces here and troupes file in to perform. Equally impressive is the architecture, a stunning Neoclassical 1933 colonnaded façade carved from coral rock that is still being restored (fun fact: it started life as the town's post office and snowbirds Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone all had their own mailboxes). (2301 First St.; 239-333-1933; sbdac.com)
Art Walk and Music Walk
The walkable grid anchored by First Street steps in from the Caloosahatchee River comes alive with vendors and street performers the first and third Fridays each month with Art Walk (6 p.m.) and Music Walk (7 p.m.) respectively. Most local attractions and businesses keep doors open as late or later than 10 p.m. (fortmyersartwalk.com; fortmyersmusicwalk.com)
Florida Rep
If you venture up U.S. 41 between October and May, don't miss a show from the Florida Rep, a professional regional acting company nationally lauded for its staging of Pulitzer- and Tony-winning heavyweights inside an intimate historic theater. (2267 First St.; 239-332-4488; floridarep.org)
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
While there, consider making the five-minute drive from the center of the River District to reacquaint yourself with the sprawling complex that was the seasonal home and laboratory for inventor Thomas Edison and his buddy Henry Ford. Expect restored waterfront cottages, Model-T sightings, lush gardens and to learn a thing or two about rubber and electricity. (2350 McGregor Blvd.; 239-334-7419; edisonfordwinterestates.org)
Where to Eat:
A relative newcomer on the dining scene, it entices with a modern, playful setting and an eclectic menu to match. Try the grilled duck breast served alongside mojo yucca fries and jicama slaw, or the triple-cream mac and cheese with artichokes, spinach and roasted peppers. (2262 First St.; 239-332-7797; yanosrestaurant.com)
Lush Bakery
Perfect for a quick morning or midday bite, this sidewalk café churns out freshly prepared French favorites like almond croissants, raspberry tarts, croque monsieurs and quiche Lorraine. Grab a table outside on the picturesque, paver-lined street. (1514 Broadway; 239-561-0306; lushfrenchbakery.com)
Where to Stay:
Hotel Indigo
Tuck in for the night at this eight-story tower smack in the heart of downtown. Gorgeous views of the glittering skyline abound, especially from the chic rooftop bar, and the contemporary décor hits a high note with installments by local artists. (1520 Broadway; 239-337-3446; hotelindigo.com)


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Patrick J. Lowther
Patrick J. Lowther, a World War II veteran and retired Town of Amherst employee, died January 13, 2013 at his Chautauqua County residence. He was 86 years old.
Mr. Lowther, along with his sister Cathleen, was born in Long Island and raised by his parents, Pa-trick J. and Mary Doyle Lowther at the Williamsville estate of Reginald B. Taylor. Mr. Lowther's father trained the Taylor polo ponies and other horses at the Taylor acreage.
He left Bishop Neumann High School prior to graduation to enlist in the Marines, attaining the rank of corporal while fighting in the Pacific arena of WW II. He was a radio corpsman during the battle of Okinawa and served in China after the Japanese surrender. He was also a proud Lifetime Member of Amherst Township Post 416, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Williamsville.
Before being hired at the Town of Amherst Engineering Department, Mr. Lowther was employed in the construction industry working on many Amherst residences and commercial buildings. He retired from the Town of Amherst in 1989.
Loving father of Mary E., Theresa A., Michael A. (Catherine), John V. (Jill) Lowther, Deirdre E. Cannon and the late Patrick J. Lowther and Kathleen (Charles) Henretta. Grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle to many. Devoted friend of former wife, the late Joan Snyder Bradford, who died in 2002. Caring brother of the late Kathleen (late Norman) Williams. Mr. Lowther has donated his body to UB Anatomical Gifts. Private Services to be held at the convenience of the family.


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The Chicago Blackhawks resume their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions today when they face off against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
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With the Conference Finals beginning, there is plenty to get excited about. Lord Stanley is getting closer with each win. And around this time last year, the 'Hawks were dispatching the Kings in the Western Conference Finals thanks to a hat-trick from Patrick Kane, which he topped off with his third goal coming as a dramatic overtime winner to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. Everyone in Chicago knows how that ended…
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