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CHAKULA Issue # 3
Africa ICT Policy Monitor newsletter from the APC
Issue No. 3, October 2002
1. Editorial: How can open source software be used to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations in Africa?
2. What's new on the website, http://africa.rights.apc.org?
3. Some open source software projects in Africa
4. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Update
1. Editorial: How can open source software be used to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations in Africa?
Open source is rapidly gaining ground in Africa as governments, civil society and the private sector begin to recognise the benefits and relevance of the movement to African Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development.
What is 'open source'?
According to Webopedia.com, open source is 'A certification standard issued by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) that indicates that the source code of a computer program is made available free of charge to the general public. The rationale for this movement is that a larger group of programmers not concerned with proprietary ownership or financial gain will produce a more useful and bug-free product for everyone to use. The concept relies on peer review to find and eliminate bugs in the program code, a process which commercially developed and packaged programs do not utilize. The process of eliminating bugs and improving the software happens at a much quicker rate than through the traditional development channels of commercial software as the information is shared throughout the open source community and does not originate and channel through a corporation's research and development cogs.'
Open source products must meet the following criteria:
- The author or holder of the license of the source code cannot collect royalties on the distribution of the program
- The distributed program must make the source code accessible to the user
- The author must allow modifications and derivations of the work under the program's original name
- No person, group or field of endeavor can be denied access to the program
- The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program's being part of a particular software distribution
- The licensed software cannot place restrictions on other software that is distributed with it.
Some of the differences between proprietary and open source software:
Proprietary: The source code is secret so no one can make changes to it
Open source: The source code is made public so that anyone can make changes to it and share the changes
Proprietary: The programs are often not compatible with other programs developed by different companies, therefore it is difficult to exchange documents and communications between systems
Open source: The programs are often developed to be compatible with most other programs
Proprietary: A great deal of investment is needed to develop this software, and often companies charge high prices for
their products
Open source: Because the community develops the software as a group, the costs are much lower
International trends:
Many governments around the world are developing national policies to promote the use of open software because of its effectiveness as an essential, economic and sustainable solution in providing access to technology.
Brazil is one of the countries that has actively pursued the open source model. It was here that the first law regarding the use of open source software in the world was passed in March 2000 and where several states have actually made the adoption of cheap open source software by government agencies a matter of policy.
In September, the South African government released a policy framework document from the Open Source Workgroup of the Government Information Officers' Council (GITO), recommending that government "explicitly" supports the adoption of open source software as part of its e-government strategy.
A previous study by the National Advisory Council on Innovation's (NACI) Open Software Working Group document on 'Open Software and Open Standards in South Africa' also recommended 'a commitment to open standards for interoperability in government use, together with a commitment to the use of non-proprietary formats for document exchange'
(NACI, January 2002).
This is in direct contrast to the South African government's earlier acceptance of a Microsoft grant of software to schools in February of this year. Bridges.org criticized government's acceptance of the grant, stating that Microsoft products are not appropriate technology for South African schools which often run older, recycled computers, and will not be able to afford the inevitable upgrades and new hardware that comes with a Microsoft license. 'Microsoft products have rapid product cycles and quick obsolescence, along with expensive long-term maintenance and support implications. Open source software offers a more affordable and stable option, along with "thin-client" solutions that can be run on recycled computers'
The NACI document outlined the major benefits of open software and open standards as follows:
- Reduced costs and less dependency on imported technology and skills
- Affordable software for individuals, enterprise and government
- Universal access through mass software rollout without costly licensing implications
- Access to government data without barrier of proprietary software and data formats
- Ability to freely customise software to local languages and cultures
- Lowered barriers to entry for software businesses
- Participation in global network of software development
"Reduced cost is obviously a great advantage in the African context but it is not the only issue. (Open source software)
promotes an environment for technical and systems development, as well as the ability to learn, innovate and invent," says ISOC Benin chair, Pierre Dandjinou, "while stimulating the local software industry. More importantly, it promotes
independence from foreign software companies and reduces an outflow of funds from the country"
Why support open source?
There are two primary issues of relevance to civil society organisations with regards to open source:
1. The need for civil society organisations to enhance their understanding and capacity to use cheaper, more sustainable
open source solutions within their organisations; and
2. The need for civil society organisations in Africa to lobby governments to develop open source policies. By encouraging the use of open source software, governments encourage the development of an African software development community, save taxpayers' money, and contribute to long-term sustainability.
More on open source software and its political importance can be found on the APC Internet Rights site
More about how to get hold and use open source software
And on open source software news and also visit http://www.opensource.org
Workshop alert! ICT POLICY AND CIVIL SOCIETY WORKSHOP IN AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), ARTICLE 19 and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will be holding a five-day information and communications technologies (ICT) policy and civil society workshop from November 6th to 10th, 2002 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Civil society groups have been at the forefront in advancing ICT applications in various sectors, and the purpose of this workshop is to build on the knowledge and expertise of civil society organizations to engage ICT policy processes in Africa.
For more information on the workshop, please see: http://www.apc.org/english/press/archive/apc_p022.shtml or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
2. What's new on the website, http://africa.rights.apc.org?
- Looking At Gift Computers in the Mouse
- South Africa, Open Source –
Advocates of free computer software have expressed concern that Microsoft is engaged in tactics in poor countries that
will help it further entrench its dominant position in the industry. As free alternatives to proprietary software gain
credibility, Microsoft is preparing to give away its products to schools across the developing world. This comes as
education authorities in poorer countries are turning to the free Linux operating system because they are unable or
unwilling to pay for licences to use software from Microsoft and various other commercial vendors. Microsoft has already
announced it will give away its software to schools in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
- New Media awards aim to promote African Information Society
- Ethiopia, Media –
A media awards programme has been launched to promote and encourage more informed and consistent reporting and analysis
of the information society and issues related to the development potential and impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The AISI Media Awards Programme was named after the African Information Society Initiative, a framework launched by the Economic Commission for Africa six years ago to help develop national information and communication infrastructure plans and to engender an information society in African countries.
- Brain Drain Stunts Africa
- South Africa, Training –
Loss of professionals from Sub-Saharan Africa to developed countries has raised major concern, as it has become one of
the region's greatest threats to economic development. Emigration of qualified manpower especially academics from
African universities was one of the central issues that was discussed during the recent World Summit on Sustainable
Development held in South Africa. The meeting heard that in less than two decades Sub-Saharan Africa has lost a third of
its skilled professionals and had to replace them with over 100,000 expatriates from the West at a cost of US$4 billion a year.
- MISA Communique
- Zambia, Media –
Dozens of journalists from both the state owned and private media marched through the streets of the Zambian capital,
Lusaka, to press for the enactment of a freedom of information, broadcasting and independent broadcasting authority bill. The march, which was staged to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the campaign for media law reforms in
Zambia, was used to introduce three information sheets summarising the contents of the proposed bills.
- Profile of Esther Dyson who recently visited South Africa
- South Africa, Media –
AllAfrica.com profiles Esther Dyson, former chair of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),
who recently visited South Africa to participate in President Thabo Mbeki's international ICT advisory board.
- Developments on the use of mass media at the national level for HIV/AIDS prevention in South Africa
- South Africa, Media –
Nancy Coulson, a communication researcher in South Africa, critically analyses the effective use of mass media in
addressing HIV/AIDS by focusing on 3 major public television programmes – LoveLife, Soul City and the Beyond Awareness II Campaign.
- Rowing Upstream: Snapshots of Pioneers of the Information Age in Africa
- Africa, Access –
Over the last year, PIAC (The Project for Information Access and Connectivity produced "Rowing Upstream: Snapshots of
Pioneers of the Information Age in Africa". Published in August 2002, Rowing Upstream captures the experiences of Ford
and Rockefeller grantees making innovative use of technology, assesses African utilization of the Web, and examines donor support of ICT. An Internet timeline takes you back to the beginning of email use on the Continent. In the last chapter, some of Africa's pioneers tell their "Untold Stories".
- African Women Speak on the Internet
- Africa, Gender –
This report presents the research results of the electronic survey in the African region into information and communication needs among women's organizations and women from other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
3. Open source software projects in Africa
3.1 Sohne.net's Telephone Billing Project
This project aims to ensure accuracy in telephone billing by Ghana Telecom through providing a way for consumers to cross- check their telephone bills. According to Sohne.net, 'this project is West Africa's first Open Source project'. The source code and project details are available and the company invites other programmers to join the initiative by using the source code as they see fit or to seek opportunities to profit and learn from the software and source code.
3.2 The Shuttleworth Foundation's Translate.org.za Project
Translate.org.za is one of a number of open source projects run by the Shuttleworth Foundation
(http://www.tsf.org.za/projects.html) that has an ambitious vision of translating a core set of end-user software into
eleven official languages of South Africa.
Successes of the project to date include the set up of the translation lab and the translation of an operating system
called KDE (K Desktop Environment) into Xhosa, Zulu and Venda. KDE is a contemporary desktop environment for UNIX
workstations, part of the open source movement which competes with the more common commercial operating system platforms on the market. The project is also being recognised as official translators for KDE, Mozilla and OpenOffice, all major
producers of open source software.
The Shuttleworth Foundation is also inviting proposals for the further development of one of its projects called Schooltool, an open source management and administrative software system for schools in South Africa. Schooltool allows for effective timetabling, learner and staff tracking, learner performance evaluation and school budgeting facilities – in essence, a tool to enhance current school management. It will also facilitate better communication between schools and provincial or national education authorities.
3.3 The APC's ActionApps Project
As part of our effort to build capacity, in 2001, APC released a free collaborative Web publishing software for not-
for-profits. The APC ActionApps were developed to offer a low cost solution for content sharing that both increases the
functionality of not-for-profit and NGO Websites and facilitates the creation of portal sites, improving the visibility of civil society information and at the same time, as a free software project.
APC ActionApps is an online content management system (CMS). All CMSs allow authorised users to easily update the content of a website using just a web browser like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. It's easy to add, remove, or update information from a website anytime, from anywhere, with no HTML skills needed. Using the APC ActionApps website, administrators can automate the publishing of press releases, job listings, events and other types of information.
But the real power of APC ActionApps comes at the level of collective publishing and aggregation. Each news item or resource added to an individual organisation's site can be automatically fed to a 'community-wide' portal. Spread-out coalitions can quickly put together a campaign site. The result is greater outreach, more speedily, to a wider audience.
By releasing the ActionApps, the APC is committing itself to open source software. The open source movement not only
encourages the free sharing of software but also encourages a collaborative, evolutionary approach to software development. A mailing list of interested technicians and developers provides a common workspace.
See: http://www.apc.org/actionapps for more information.
4. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Update:
The Civil Society Plenary Coordinating Group statement to the WSIS Informal Meeting on Content and Themes was delivered on the 16th of September this year, the only day of the three-day meeting that was open to civil society organisations. The aim of the meeting was to continue the discussion on content and themes that was started at the first preparatory committee meeting earlier this year.
Support for open source software is declared in this document, with the civil society plenary confirming the need for
'continued support for open source technologies' in order to build the infrastructure for equitable development of the future Information Society (Section 4.3.2 of the Statement to the Informal Meeting on Content and Themes, Geneva, 16-18
September 2002).
Read the report of the Chairman of Sub-Committee 2
Read the civil society plenary response
For more information, see the CRIS website and the official WSIS site
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I'm fairly new to this game of kit building, ie, I have yet to actually build one yet, mainly because of living situation (college dorm/anti me owning gun mom) and college.
I have an Imbel FAL kit back home, and I was recently over at DSA and saw they have L1A1 recievers to buy, at about the same price as a regular Type I or II receiver. My question is, can a metric FAL be built up on a Inch pattern receiver?
I mainly want to do this to expand magazine use (don't ask why, just know I like the idea of using L4 Bren mags).
I don't know if there are any major (or minor) dimensional differences that would be encounter (other than the indexing washer).
My other question would be, is it worth the trouble, or not, easier to mod a receiver to take the Inch mags, or just by equivalents in metric configuration?
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August 4, 1979
Stevenage, UK
Knebworth Festival
The Song Remains the Same, Celebration Day, (Out On the Tiles intro) Black Dog, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Hot Dog, Rain Song, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Sick Again, Achilles Last Stand, Jimmy Page solo, In The Evening, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker.
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A pretty good show but nothing compared to the standards Zeppelin had set in the past. The first 45 minutes or so sound good and strong, and Ten Years Gone is very pretty, but towards the middle section, the individual performances, though good, don't quite gel into a good ensemble performance. "Well, it's nice to see you again" said Plant to the audience at the beginning of the show, in fact they not played in the United Kingdom for the last four years! The crowd roared. Achilles Last Stand is aggressive and In The Evening is intense, but Stairway To Heaven sounds timid and tired ... Robert's introduction is so lackluster it is obvious he didn't want to play it. The encores are energetic and good, and Whole Lotta Love features the new arrangement first tried in Copenhagen in July. A short Heartbreaker finishes the event. After the last note, Plant said: "All you people that have come so far. It's been kinda like a blind date. Thanks for eleven years!"


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In my 20s, I worked my way through grad school, established a solid career as a programmer, got married, had a child while my husband finished his PhD (everyone was tired and cranky!), bought a house, and took on a second job for fun as a writer for GeekMom. Phew, I'm tired just thinking about it all!
Observing myself now, there are a lot of things to be proud of but also some things I'd like to change. When you're a mother, your lifestyle and priorities really take a hit, and I've lost self-care somewhere along the way. Messy hair, old t-shirts, beat up yoga pants: that is an excusable uniform for a new mom. But by the time your child turns two, that disheveled look will only make you appear powerless and feel frumpy.
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Hopefully he can have a bounce back season.
New York Giants Superbowl XXI, XXV, XLII, XLVI Champions!!!!!
Nicks does that to everyone, stop the unnecessary hate.
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forum: Food & Drink
Pages: 1 | Home » Food & Drink » Help me with the cakes!
#1 Sun 11 Feb 07 1:06pm
Help me with the cakes!
Does anyone know why everytime i make cake, it is always crumbly... Like when you're trying to cut the cake, it will easily crumble, it doesn't stick together as usual cake should be...And sometimes the cake doesn't rise...Why is this happening??
And also, what is the difference between cream and double cream??
Thanks a lot for ur help!!
Best regards!!
#2 Sun 11 Feb 07 3:45pm
- Forum super champ Occupation avoiding housework
- From The land of song.
- Member since Tue 04 Oct 05
Re: Help me with the cakes!
welcome to the forum sandra ,
Do you think that you can let us know the recipe that you are using to make the cake then we might be able to see what the problem is.
Double cream, (I think that I am right in saying) has a higher fat content.
#3 Sun 11 Feb 07 4:12pm
Re: Help me with the cakes!
Mummza is right about the cream. Double cream is really thick due to higher fat content compared to "normal" whipping cream.
There are different reasons why the cake doesn't stick. It might depend on the flour you use etc. The recipe might indeed be helpful (or does it happen with different recipes?)
Does it happen particularely often with "foreign" recipes? I noticed that sometimes when I follow an e.g. American recipe it does not turn out quite right, as flour, oats, some sugars..... are processed differently. Eggs come in different sized. Cream etc. has different fat contents etc.
With anything you bake it is importatn that you follow the instructions minutely (while cooking is often more forgiving). I am sure you have done that?
#4 Tue 13 Feb 07 2:59pm
Re: Help me with the cakes!
Thnx to mummza and susanneh!!
I made a lemon cake and Jamie's Chocolate Brownies when it happened...
Here's the lemon cake recipe
115 g butter
115 g caster sugar
4 eggs
180 ground almonds
30 g poppy seeds
zest and juice of 2 lemons
125 g self-raising flour
How to cook:
1. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy
2. Add the eggs one by one
3. Fold in the almonds, poppy sedds, lemon zest and juice, and the sifted flour
4. Put into a tin and bake in preheated oven (180C) for 40 mins
That's the recipe....Actually that's a "foreign" recipe...
But I've done all the instructions...
Oh, I have another questions...
Do you know why when you bake cakes, sometimes the cake will be uneven, especially in the middle it will be lower than the other parts...
And also, how to prevent this happening??
Thanks everyone for ur help!!
#5 Wed 14 Feb 07 12:57pm
- Member Occupation Used to be a Chef, now working in IT
- From Germany
- Member since Wed 14 Feb 07
Re: Help me with the cakes!
Hey Sandra,
the cake is sometimes uneven due to the heat in the oven isnt always even, so move the cake to the middle of the oven, should help
#6 Wed 14 Feb 07 1:32pm
Re: Help me with the cakes!
Sometimes it helps to turn the cake a bit half way through, when the oven is baking unevenly, but with most cakes that will be the end of it (as it will fall together when the colder air hits before it's done). (My friend had an oven for a while where the cake rose perfectly on the left side, but hardly at all on the right...)
Then to some extend it's something you'll have to live with. Most household ovens don't bake perfectly even.
But if it really is the middle that's flatter, it is possible that it rose while baking, but then came down afterwards. With some cakes that's normal (e.g. most cheese cakes), but with a sponge cake or "normal" cake that might mean that the cake did not take the transition from the hot oven to the cooler room temperature too well. When you take the cake out, try to keep windows shut so that there is no colder drought. Another possibility might be to let it cool in the oven after it's turned off and the door ajar.
#7 Thu 15 Feb 07 12:11am
The White Rabbit
- Forum super champ
- From Sydney, Australia
- Member since Tue 22 Jun 04
Re: Help me with the cakes!
This site should help
http://www.deliaonline.com/articles/del … 75,JP.html
especially this part
http://www.deliaonline.com/articles/foo … 62,AR.html
#8 Sun 18 Feb 07 3:19pm
Re: Help me with the cakes!
Thanks everyone for the help!!
I tried to make the cake yesterday and i suceeded!!
I just got a recipe from my brother, this is a lemon cheese cake...
If u try it and it turns out great, let me know, ok?!
Here it is...
Lemon Cheesecake:
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
40 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup lemon juice
Combine the first 3 ingredients; stir well, then set aside.
Grease the bottom and sides of a 10−inch
springform pan with butter. Add crumb mixture; tilt pan to coat sides and bottom. Chill.
Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add the 1
2/3 cups sugar, beating well at high speed. Add sugar, beating well at high speed. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition. Stir in salt, vanilla extract and lemon juice.
Pour mixture into
the prepared crust. Bake at 300 degrees F for 1 hours and 20 minutes. The center may be soft, but will
set when chilled.
Cool on a wire rack; cover and chill for 8 hours.
#9 Mon 19 Feb 07 11:22am
Re: Help me with the cakes!
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Ranking of existance
There have been a lot of rankings, and after examining them all, and thinking carefully I've written a more detailed one, one th
God - Death - Michael - Lucifer - Jessie - Godstiel - Raphael - Gabriel - Seraphs - Pestilence - War - Famine - Eve - Kali - (Fairies {stated}) - Stronger Angels - Azazel - Lillith - Stronger Pagan Gods (Atropos, Tricksters, Osirus, Chronos) - Alastair - Normal Angels- Samhain - Mid Pagan Gods (Leshi, Odin, Vanir) - Crowley - Reapers - Whore of Babylon - Crossroad Demons - Leviathans - Alphas - Special Children - (Seen) Fairies - Weaker Pagan Gods (Catriangs, Zao Shen ect) - Hell Hounds - Seven Deadly Sins - Stronger Demons (Tami, Meg, Brady, Ruby) - Stronger Monsters (Djinn, Jefferson Starship) - Normal Demons - Strongest Ghosts - Phoenix - Mid Monsters (Wraith, Werewolf, Skinwalker, Shapeshifter, Vampire) - Witches - Weaker Monsters (Goul, Changeling) - Buru Buru - Cupids - Zombie - Weakest Ghosts - Amazons - Natural Psychics - Revenant - Humans.
Any one have any disagrements?
Ps: I've included fairies twice, as the first one is based on the powers that have been seen, and the second on the powers they claim to have, as such only the first one is to be taken as there position.
PPS: I will provide reasons if asked
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<p>Carl's Jr has been selling two things as of late: sex and cheeseburgers. And who can complain about that. </p>
Advertising is a business of adages. "Buy for a dollar. Sell for two." "Forget the facts. What matters is what the consumer believes." But none rings more true in today's oversaturated visual markets than the holy grail of hype: "Sex Sells."
It's a maxim that's been around since Maximus, but it's never been more true than in the age of viral videos, Photoshop, free pornography and MTV. Sex Sells just about everything these days, from film careers to exfoliating products, cars to clothes, smart phones, Super Bowls; shit, in the case of PETA it sells ideals (just ask Pam Anderson or Olivia Munn). But in the case of our first poster child for this feature, sex also sells…
Hardee's/Carl's Jr. are at it again. After launching their revamped, hypersexual campaign to sell calories and carbs with the likes of Padma Lakshmi and Kate Upton, they doubled down on the good stuff with a follow-up featuring our very own Sara Jean Underwood. Then came Nina Agdal taking her top off on some secluded beach, and now they've got none other than Heidi Klum as "Mrs. Robinson" selling the Jim Beam Bourbon Thickburger.
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The game is set in the same world as one of their earlier games Legend of Fae, a match 3 RPG style game.
Wild Terra
It is action-RPG and sandbox hybrid with building, crafting, gathering, farming and land claiming elements. There is no NPCs in game so the only way to get something is to create it by yourself or trade from other players... or take it with brutal force. However we understand that not every one have enough time to "live" in game doing everything by their selves that is why all game processes are boosted to make game a little bit casual.
We can say this about your character development as well. It is very boring to level up your character to XX-level just to take a good sword in hands and start to fight. There would be leveling anyway however it would grant you small additional benefits in combats but not major domination.
You are a Fatebinder, the judge and executioner of Kyros' law, acting under the watchful eye of the Overlords Archon of Justice, Tunon the Adjudicator. Your words shape the lives of thousands. Will you use that power to bring justice and inspire loyalty? Or will you bring fear and cruelty to the beaten people of the Tiers?
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Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom.It features turn-based combat, a strong focus on systematic gameplay and a well-grounded narrative.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Divinity: Original Sin, winner of over 150 Game of the Year awards and nominations.
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is an upcoming Japanese role-playing game and the fourth game based on the Sword Art Online light novel franchise.
Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 is the sequel to the Guild Wars series of games by ArenaNet. Guild Wars 2 was released on August 28, 2012. It has been in development since 2006.
Many features have integrated into the game which align it with traditional MMORPGs, such as a persistent world and a level cap of 80, but the game has been described by ArenaNet as having non-traditional elements as well, because "it doesn't make you spend hours preparing to have fun rather than just having fun."
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Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Currently in Public Beta.
In GWENT, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.
Brought to you by the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the single player campaign of GWENT® thrusts players into an event-rich world they can roam freely. To be released in episodes, the story unfolding in the campaign will feature the choice and consequence mechanic the Witcher games are known for."
Fire Emblem Heroes
"Take part in strategic turn-based battles streamlined for on-the-go play with maps that fit in the palm of your hand! Lead your army with easy touch and drag controls, including the ability to attack by simply swiping an ally over an enemy."
Lords of the Fallen
Lords of the Fallen is a challenging fantasy action RPG set in a harsh world where humanity has defeated its God. When his army starts to re-emerge from its demonic realm, led by the formidable Lords, humanity turns to an unlikely defender for help.
Lords of the Fallen offers a deep and satisfying melee combat system with weapons, armour and skills influencing speed, power and agility. Every fight is both a challenge and a meaningful victory. Powerful and spectacular magic complete the arsenal. Embark on an epic journey of combat, exploration and discovery
to become the world's salvation… or doom.
Developed by CI Games of Warsaw, in collaboration with Deck 13, a developer based in Germany.
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Earthlock: Festival of Magic
An original turn-based role-playing game set in a world of machines and magic, a world that stopped spinning thousands of years ago.
Rich, non-linear story
Turn-based combat (No Active Time Battle)
Combat pairs (Allows more variations to your battle team)
Grow your own ammunition (Organic crafting)
Build and improve your home base
Environmental Puzzles
Gorgeous overworld with a retro feel
No random encounters (Monsters visible at all times)
Play as Male or Female protagonist (You can switch at any time)
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate takes you back to the Forgotten Realms® campaign setting on a visually dazzling roleplaying adventure, one that brings to life grand tradition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® game through cutting edge are and technology. Immerse yourself in the balance of your actions, dark prophecies, test your resolve, and heroic dreams can be fulfilled at last.
90 / 100754.5
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore. Brought to life visually through the trademark visceral style of renowned artist and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Reckoning brings a new level of intense action combat to the RPG genre.
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Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Trion Worlds. Rift takes place within the fantasy world of Telara. The game was released in March 2011.
Two competing factions composed of a selection of races and classes battle each other; as well as the enemies who emerge from dynamic rifts.
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Dark Souls III
As fires fade and the world falls into ruin, developer FROMSOFTWARE and director Hidetaka Miyazaki continue their critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series with Dark Souls III. Fans and newcomers alike will get lost in the games hallmark rewarding gameplay and immersive graphics. Now only embers remain…
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Epic Prose
Epic prose takes place in the fantastical world of Epica. Fight goblins, ogres, trolls and more as you follow a twisted path for vengeance! Can you survive the final face off against a terrifying Dragon!
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.


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Denver officers appeal terminations for beating
DENVER - Two Denver police officers fired for lying about their involvement in a beating outside a downtown bar have appealed their terminations.
The Denver Post reports Monday's appeal means a district judge must determine if the city's Civil Service Commission overstepped its bounds when it ruled in December that Officer Devin Sparks and Cpl. Randy Murr should stay off the job.
A city surveillance camera captured Sparks throwing Michael DeHerrera down and slamming the door on his ankle while placing him in a squad car in April 2009.
The officers were suspended, but the light punishment sparked a public outcry that led police to reopen the investigation. The officers were then fired, reinstated and fired again before appealing to a Civil Service Commission panel, which upheld Sparks' termination but reversed Murr's.
The full commission then ruled that both officers were rightly fired.


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SUV hits MoDot truck head-on in Boone Co.
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. - An SUV hit a MoDot plow truck head-on just before 5 p.m. Tuesday night. The collision happened on Route E, just south of Sweringen Road near Harrisburg.
The driver of the SUV told ABC 17 News he was heading north on Route E when he lost control rounding a corner. He said he tried to get back on the road and saw the MoDot plow coming in the southbound lane. He then told ABC 17 News he tried to swerve around the plow, but missed, crashing head on into the truck.
The SUV flipped at least once before landing in a ditch.
The driver of the SUV told ABC 17 News he and his passenger were able to crawl out of the car. The driver suffered minor injuries, and his passenger was taken to a nearby hospital.
The condition of the passenger is unknown at this time.
The driver of MoDot was uninjured, but he told ABC 17 News the plow would be out of commission for "some time".
The plow snapped off of the truck during the collision.
The driver of the SUV said no one was ticketed because the accident occurred from snowy roads.


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Moonbot Studios has been producing absolutely gorgeous short films and interactive stories for children.
If you haven't seen The Fabulous Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore or The Numberlys – then you should. But, I was excited to hear that the team, based in the 107th largest city in the USA, is looking at developing a game for adults. It is called Golem.
Golem, like most ambitious Kickstarter projects, has a beautiful pitch video that makes it look awesome. And, at $15 to back this one it seems like a no brainer. The only issue: the team is chasing $750,000 and they have set a delivery date of April 2015. They are probably being realistic and setting up for contingencies, which is smart having seen the backlash many Kickstarter projects have been getting for late delivery. However, I wonder if that date will impact on people's desire to back it.
I hope it doesn't. Get behind Moonbot's first Kickstarter campaign. Golem will be, if nothing else, just absolutely beautiful to look at.


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Used when one really doesn't want to even consider doing something, as it may cause them brain trauma. Can also be described as being more appealing than the activity they are trying to get out of.
The thought of posting my significant others name to urbandictionary with a cutesy-pootsie definition of how they are the best person ever causes me to bleed from the eyes.
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Photos From Nikki Bella & John Cena's Date At High School Reunion
I did not know Daniel Bryan,John Cena and Nikki Bella went to the same high school!
Because a couple attends a reunion doesn't mean they went to school together!! One did, they are allowed to escort a date!!!!!


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We're going old school with this look back at the classic coeds who modeled for Playboy over the magazine's first two decades.

Beautiful coeds and the best college hotties have always been part of Playboy, and we're looking back to the university gals of the 1950s and '60s who found the time to take a break from their studies to make sexy history by posing in the pages of Playboy.
Miss October 1955, Jean Moorehead, is the girl to start with thanks to her college-themed shoot. Photographer Hal Adams constructed a fraternity room in his studio as a background to show Jean off. She's very much the picture of the '50s girl next door (or should we say "girl in the next dorm over"?) with her winsome innocence, but she's every bit the pinup with her amply endowed figure and flirtatious energy. We're 59 years too late to ask Jean out to the soda shop for a milkshake between classes, but thanks to her pictorial we still have a date to hang out with Miss Moorehead.
Thank the Beta Sigma Rho fraternity for bringing us Teri Hope. She went to a Playboy-themed party the frat threw and there they declared her the "Party Playmate" and submitted her photos to Playboy. Those pictures were effective, and she was invited to star in the September 1958 issue. She was studying Dramatics at school when she posed for Playboy, and Teri must have been a good study! She went on to an act professionally, with career highlights like appearing in two Elvis Presley movies, Fun in Acapulco and Roustabout.
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UTSA Spotlight: Francisco Marcos-Marin receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award
By Bronwyn Wingo
Special Projects Writer, UTSA '05
(July 5, 2005)--Francisco Marcos-Marin, professor of Spanish linguistics in the UTSA Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, recently received the Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
The German foundation grants up to 100 research awards annually to internationally recognized scientists and scholars. Thirty-five Humboldt Research Awards have gone to people who also received the Nobel Prize.
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Winners are invited to conduct research projects of their choice in Germany in cooperation with colleagues for six months to a year. The award opens a prestigious network of German contacts and resources through which the UTSA Department of Modern Languages and Literatures can more easily participate with a number of German universities.
"Germany has always been very important for Hispanic studies, both European and Latin American," said Marcos-Marin. "The southern and western parts of what is now Germany belonged to the Spanish crown until well into the 16th century, some of them much later. Many Germans, especially Catholic Bavarians, repopulated Southern Spain in the 18th century, and the German presence in Latin America, particularly the South Cone, is very important."
With his grant, Marcos-Marin will travel to Germany to complete some of the research for the "Dictionary of Medieval Spanish," which is currently being edited in Heidelberg, Germany. Additionally, Marcos-Marin will finishing writing two books, "The Numeric Sign: Symbolism and Linguistics of Numerals" and "History of Spanish as a Specialty Language in Iberian Context."
Established researchers at German universities determine recipients of the Humboldt Research Award. Although most of the grants are awarded in math- and science-related areas, there are typically two to three language grants. The research award honors the winners' lifetime academic achievements.
A well-traveled scholar, Marcos-Marin has teaching and research experience in Argentina, Austria, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Greece and Morocco, among others. His work as a professor has taken him to several universities as a visiting professor including Beijing University of Foreign Studies, the Universidad de Buenos Aires, the University of California - Berkley, Brigham Young University and the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
He is the author of more than 25 books and has published more than 300 articles in scientific journals and collective volumes. Marcos-Marin's teaching and research interests include applied linguistics with emphasis on computers and textual analysis, Old Spanish and Romance philology, descriptive and typological linguistics, cultural history of medieval Spain, comparative medieval Romance and Arabic literature, and Hispanic linguistics.


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'Birdies for Babies' kicks off 9th season
BEND, Ore. - Kicking off its ninth season, the annual grassroots golf fundraising program, Birdies 4 BabiesTM, has officially launched its 2013 season.
The Birdies 4 BabiesTM season-long program welcomes golfers of all abilities, from beginners to professionals and golf clubs throughout Oregon, to collect money for birdies, great golf shots, and even bogeys made during the golfing season.
All proceeds support MountainStar Family Relief Nursery's child abuse and neglect prevention programs that serve at-risk families with babies and toddlers in Deschutes County.
The 2013 fundraising goal is to raise $25,000 for MountainStar through birdies, matching gifts, and business sponsorships.
The 2012 season brought birdie donations totaling $22,500, which helped MountainStar to serve 897 children and parents throughout the year including over 8,178 visits to the campus for therapeutic early childhood classes, parent training, counseling, respite care, food boxes, donated children's clothing and diapers, and 1,653 home visits to families by staff.
MountainStar saw a 21% increase in the number of children and parents served and a 30% increase in campus visits during 2012.
Since its inception, the Birdies 4 BabiesTM program has generated $142,500 with the participation of local clubs and golfers. Participating golf courses have included Aspen Lakes Golf Club, Awbrey Glenn Golf Club, Bend Golf and Country Club, Broken Top Golf Club, Crosswater Golf Club, Juniper Golf Club, Lost Tracks Golf Club, Pronghorn Golf Club, River's Edge Golf Club, Sunriver Resort, Tetherow, and Widgi Creek Golf Club.
"As a small nonprofit organization, this grassroots campaign makes a huge difference! Birdies 4 Babies was created in 2005 by MountainStar supporters, who are also avid golfers. Nine years later, it has become a powerful way to demonstrate how much our community cares for young children," says Executive Director, Tim Rusk.
To learn more about Birdies 4 Babies, check out our website at www.mountainstarfamily.org. To order a 2013 Birdies 4 BabiesTM kit for your golf course or individual golf bag, sponsorship opportunities, or questions, please contact Jen Rusk at MountainStar Family Relief Nursery at 541-322-6820, or by e-mail at email@example.com.
About Birdies 4 Babies:
During the summer of 2005, Birdies 4 Babies was conceived by former MountainStar Board members Kathy Murch and Joanne Michael, and four good friends of MountainStar; Susan Battistella, Melinda Bailey, Shelly Hummel and Susan Weir. Following the "Birdie Club" and "2 Club" tradition that rewards birdies with a dollar or two paid to the golfer, these six ladies agreed to collect all of their birdie money and donate it to MountainStar. Adopting the name "Birdies 4 Babies", the six women contributed $500 "birdie" dollars to MountainStar at the end of the 2005 golfing season. During the most recent 2012 Birdies 4 Babies season, local golfers from 7 clubs in Deschutes County raised $22,500 for MountainStar.
About MountainStar Family Relief Nursery:
MountainStar Family Relief Nursery ("MountainStar") provides crisis intervention and a therapeutic classroom for 300 babies and young children from 6-weeks to 3-years-old. These children come from families with multiple risk factors for child abuse and neglect, including low income, homelessness, mental health issues, domestic violence, and substance abuse. Children at this critical age represent 40% of the victims of child abuse and are at a stage in their development when it is essential to have attached and attentive caretakers. Relief Nurseries have documented 68% success rate within the first 6 months of enrollment in reducing the likelihood of abuse, improving family functioning and self-sufficiency, and reducing foster care utilization. MountainStar is one of only 27 programs in Oregon accredited by the National Association of the Education of Young Children. For more information call 541.322.6820 or visit www.mountainstarfamily.org


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The signing of a new unity deal between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah party earlier this month has heightened an unprecedented struggle within Hamas over its future course as an Islamist movement. By Michael BröningMore
Rawabi (″the hills″ in Arabic) – vision of Nablus-born entrepreneur and billionaire Bashar al-Masri – is the first planned Palestinian city and the largest private sector project in Palestinian history. Mockingly referred to by some as ″the first Palestinian settlement", Rawabi is not without its critics, who argue it merely serves to sugarcoat the Israeli occupation.
The development has also faced difficulties connecting to the water supply: infrastructure had to be built across Area C, the 60 percent of the West Bank under Israeli civil and security control – the necessary permits were eventually granted, but the main access road remains unauthorised. By Ylenia Gostoli


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There are plenty of colour ebook readers around, but they invariably use LCD screens. This means low battery life, more eyestrain and a worse experience in direct sunlight than their E-ink counterparts, like Amazon's Kindle. E-ink Corporation, the company behind all the top ereader screens, already has a colour version of its own screen tech though, and it was showing it off in the Ectaco jetBook at CES 2012. Read on to find out whether it's any good or not.
The Ectaco jetBook reader is different to most ereaders found on UK shelves. Its screen is 9.7in across and its resolution 1,600 x 1200 pixels. Currently the only colour E-Ink reader available across the world, according to its maker, it's easy to call this the most advanced ereader yet.
However, it has deliberately marketed itself into a niche. The E-ink rep told us that it's primarily though-of as an educational tool, for kids to view textbooks on. From a user experience perspective, this angle holds out too.
The Ectaco Jetbook Color isn't very quick compared with a Kindle or the latest Sony ereader, and page turns can feel laboured. But when its pixel density, 206dpi, is so much greater than the reader norm of 166dpi - resulting in sharper text - and it offers the techie holy grail of colour E-ink, it's an interesting signpost of what's to come.
The E-ink Corporation's solution to colour ereading is very similar to its current black and white model, used in all the most popular readers. It works using dark and light microcapsules that are brought to the surface to form images and text. There have been various generations of the tech - Vizplex and Pearl the most notable - but the jetBook's Triton screen adds colour filters to extend the palette beyond the 16 shades of grey currently supported.
However, as you can tell from this close-up of the jetBook's screen, the technology has a way to go. The limited contrast of E-ink becomes all the more apparent when dealing with colour, resulting in muted tones that at best resemble low-quality newsprint.
The screen is sharp, but colours are muted
This is problematic because the key functions we'd initially image for a colour reader - magazine and comic book (graphic novel, if you must) reading - will be stymied by this imaging limitation. E-ink was quite open about this problem, and was even up for discussing the relative merits of its colour rivals, Mirasol's colour screens top of our particular list.
Mirasol's solution offers better colour reproduction, but worse battery life at decent brightness levels. Seeing E-ink's colour tech in action, we can only conclude that it still has some work to go before reaching the level of quality we're after - and given the small increments in contrast achieved over the past five years, it may take a while. The Ectaco jetBook sells for £379.95 and the same hardware has also been spotted bearing the Hanvon brand. Drop us a line below in the comments in you're eagerly awaiting a usable colour E-ink solution.
With a larger screen and slower operation, the Ectaco jetBook isn't going to lure us away from our Kindles and Sony Readers any time soon, but its use of a colour E-ink screen is fascinating. The mediocre level of colour reproduction won't make it palatable for a mainstream gadget-buying audience, but fingers crossed we'll get there one day.
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IN CHARGE: There you are, out in the bush camping, when you feel an urgent need to check your phone, which is now out of juice, even supposing you could get a signal. Don't worry, just make a cup of tea with the PowerPot and let it charge your phone while the water boils. The pot itself can be used with almost any heat source, such as a wood fire or a propane burner and includes a built-in USB connector so you can charge all your devices. The pot uses the temperature difference between the heating plate on the bottom and the inside of the pot to generate power. How many cups of tea does it take to charge a phone?
EGG TIME: Take a pot of water, add an egg or two, bring to the boil, and then hope you get the timing right for a perfectly cooked egg. Or, take an egg from the fridge, nestle it in the Eggxactly egg cup and tap the lid to start cooking. The device uses stretchy heating elements that enclose the egg and a microprocessor to control cooking time, reducing energy use to around 1% of the pot and boil method.
It sounds great, but you may need to be in the UK for this one.
WRITE RIGHT: The Lernstift is a pen that could be handy for people who still actually write by hand. The pen contains motion, text recognition and pressure sensors, batteries and Linux-based electronics that detect when you've made a spelling or grammar mistake. If it detects an error it vibrates to alert you. The pen can also be used in calligraphy mode to help learn letter shapes.
Charmingly, the website explains that the pen will 'alarm' you when you make a spelling mistake.
CLEAN BEAM: The toilets on a plane aren't the easiest to use, what with the cramped space and the special fixtures. Because blind people may find them even harder to use that sighted people do the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytech have created a BrailleWise system to help. The system adds a beam at waist height around the toilet compartment. The beam includes text and symbols in Braille to explain where amenities such as toilet rolls are located. That's a simple and elegant solution.
GAS DOWN: If you're creating a $40 million gas platform out at sea one thing you don't want it to do is sink while it's still being built. Yet that's what happened to Iran's latest 1,850 tonne structure a few days ago. Iran has the world's second-largest natural gas reserves after Russia. Reports say no one was injured in the accident. At least it didn't explode.
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On Friday March 11, we welcomed Award winning author, Zoe Whittall to Algonquin College, for her reading and Q&A session. We were delighted to see so many people in attendance, coming from different areas of the college.
Zoe Whittall read three passages from her book, Holding Still for as long as possible and then answered questions from the audience. And there were a lot of questions! One student was amazed, and perhaps discouraged, that Ms Whittall's novel had gone through around 25 drafts! Sobering words, that we can't all become award winning authors over night. It is always interesting to learn about the writing process, when you love to read books. How do these authors come up with these ideas? How do they make sure they get the words right? It was interesting to learn about the mechanics of writing too. Ms Whittall described the process in great detail, about going through her manuscript many times taking out certain parts, adding certain parts, giving her book to others to read it over to see if the voices sounds credible. It was a great and informative event and we hope to host more authors in the future.
Thanks to the Algonquin Reads team for making it happen, especially Joanne McDonald, Catrina McBride, Cecelia Taylor, Marni Squire, and Joan Callaghan. Thanks also to the Professional Writing professors, Nathan Greenfield and Ian Roy for bringing their classes to this event.


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GUIDE TO Beekeeping"
i finished reading dean's book this afternoon.
it's one of the better primer's i've read, nice job dean and laurie.
of course, the author's biases are well represented throughout the book,
(as would mine too if i were doing the writing ).
have any of you had the chance to read it?


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Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 23
Volume 15, Issue 1, September 2010President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 4
IAJGS 2010 Conference: A Perspective by Henry Blumberg 5
IAJGS Topics of General Interest by Rochelle Kaplan 6
Rumbula's Echo Update by Mitch Lieber 11
Shamir Updates: Steps for Life 2010 12
Latvian March to Mark Nazi Invasion 13
Bauska Update 14
An Interview with Zalman Yoffe 15
Membership Fees 21
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 22
Volume 14, Issue 3, May 2010Co-President's Report—Barry Shay 2
Co-President's Report—Henry Blumberg 3
Editor's Comments 5
Latvia SIG at the IAJGS Conference 6
New Life to the Green Synagogue of Rezekne 6
Rumbula Updates 8
Shamir Updates 8
Lo Tishkach Foundation 9
Dankere (Part 3) by H. Ehrlich 11
Membership Fees 28
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 29
Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2010Co-Presidents' Reports 2
Editor's Comments 3
IAJGS Conference in Los Angeles 4
Latvia SIG at the IAJGS Conference 4
Using Genetics to Enhance Genealogical Research by Judith Simon 5
My Second Trip to Latvia by Bruce Dumes 8
Rumbula Updates 12
Shamir Updates 13
Lo Tishkach Foundation 15
Dankere (Part 2) by H. Ehrlich 19
Membership Fees 31
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 32
Volume 14, Issue 1, October 2009Co-Presidents' Reports 2
Treasurer's Report 7
Editor's Comments 7
One Day Seminar in Israel - Go West Genealogists 8
IIJG Grants 9
Rumbula's Echo 9
Shamir Updates 10
Reburial Place of the Rabbis of Daugavpils and Griva 11
Dankere (Part 1) by H. Ehrlich 13
Membership Fees 29
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 30
Volume 13, Issue 3, May 2009President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 4
Encyclopedia of Jewish Latvia 6
JewishGen Latvia Database 8
Harlem Kurlander Cemetery Burials 10
Churbn Lettland: The Destruction of the Jews of Latvia 15
An Interview with Simon Gutman Part 3 16
Membership Fees 23
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 24
Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2009President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 3
A Website List of Latvian Jewry Prior to World War II 4
NAMES PROJECT: The Fate of the Latvian Jewish Community 7
FEITELBERG: A Mission To Preserve Their Memory 7
Advanced Googling for Genealogists by Rochelle Kaplan 11
Jews and Anti-Semitism in the Baltic States by Dov Levin 13
An Interview with Hanna Ferber (Part 3) 18
An Interview with Simon Gutman (Part 2) 21
Membership Fees Are Past Due 27
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 28
Volume 13, Issue 1, November 2008President's Report 2
Treasurer's Report 6
Editor's Comments 6
Revive Your Shtetl by Rochelle Kaplan 7
My Trip to Latvia by Bruce Dumes 8
Have I got a Story to Tell by Rosalind Brandt Finkelstein 16
An Interview with Hanna Ferber (Part 2) 17
An Interview with Simon Gutman (Part 1) 21
Membership Fees Are Now Due 25
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 26
Volume 12, Issue 3, July 2008President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 4
Launch of Names and Fates Project by Henry Blumberg 5
Henry Blumberg's Presentation at the Launch 7
The Holocaust in Latvia: An Essay in Historical Interpretation 9
An Interview with Hanna Ferber 12
Ashkenazi Jews with Sephardic Roots by Judy Simon 16
Membership Fees Are Now Due 18
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 19
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2007President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 3
IAJGS Conference in Chicago 4
Using a DNA Brush to Sweep up Jewish Relatives by Dave Howard 5
How I Found a Cousin Down Under by Barry Shay 7
Life on East 94th Street by Art Shay 8
A Visit to Israel by Mike Getz 10
An Interview with Lea Diminshtein 11
Membership Fees Are Now Due 21
Descriptions of Jaunjelgava, Jecava, and Jekabpils 22
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 29
Volume 12, Issue 1, September 2007President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 4
Treasurer's Report 5
IAJGS Conference in Salt Lake City 6
IAJGS Conference in Chicago 8
Extraordinary Commission List for Kuldiga 9
Green Synagogue in Rezekne 9
Symposium for the Reconstruction of the Kuldiga Synagogue 9
My Family's Life in Courland by Janet K. Lobred 11
Jews in Daugavpils by Jacob Gorfinkle 12
An Interview with Hannah Cherfas, Part 2 16
Membership Fees Are Now Due 24
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 25
Volume 11, Issue 4, June 2007Editor's Comments 2
IAJGS Conference in Salt Lake City 2
Project Status: The 1897 All Russian Census for Dvinsk 3
Green Synagogue Update 3
Symposium for the Reconstruction of the Kuldiga Synagogue 4
The Perception of Kuldiga in the Memory of Jewish Ancestors 5
Editor's Note Concerning the Kuldiga Synagogue Proposal 6
Extraordinary Commission List for Kuldiga 7, 8
You may ask yourself, well... How did I get here? 9
An Interview with Hannah Cherfas 16
Membership Fees Are Now Due 23
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 25
Volume 11, Issue 3, March 2007President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 3
A Journey to Latvia: Part 2 by Lois Rosen 4
Latvian Jewish Intelligentsia Victims of the Holocaust 8
I Remember Papa by Hymen Saye 12
Membership Fees Are Past Due 27
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 28
Volume 11, Issue 2, December 2006President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 2
The Power of JewishGen in Uniting Families by Arlene Beare 3
Return to Latvia by Sue Levy 4
A Surprise at the Jewish Museum of Maryland by Barry Shay 9
An Interview with Cale Cukerman 11
The 1897 All-Russian Census for Daugavpils 19
Latvian Jewish Intelligentsia Victims of the Holocaust 19
Membership Fees Are Past Due 20
Latvian Towns and Cities from the Archives at Beth Hatefutsoth 21
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 27
Volume 11, Issue 1, September 2006
President's Report 2
Editor's Comments 3
Treasurer's Report 4
Latvia SIG Annual Meeting 4
Latvia SIG Board Meeting 6
Latvia SIG Activities at the 2006 IAJGS Conference in New York 9
Memory of the Shoah in Post Soviet Latvia by Bella Zisere 9
Searching for Jewish Identity by David Michaelson 11
Project to Reconstitute the Shtetls of Europe by Rochelle Kaplan 16
A Journey to Latvia by Lois Rosen 18
An Interview with Motel Bliznansky 20
Membership Fees Are Past Due 30
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire 31
Volume 10, Issue 4, July 2006
President's Report
Editor's Comments
Latvia SIG Events at the IAJGS Conference in New York
Reconnecting with Grobina by Henry Blumberg
Trip to Daugavpils by Ittamar Avin
Books by Latvia SIG Members
Jewish Collections in the Central State Historical Archives in Riga
Membership Fees Are Now Due
Latvian Towns and Cities from the Archives at Beth Hatefutsoth
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Latvia SIG Family Finder
Volume 10, Issue 3, May 2006
President's Report
Editor's Comments
Latvia SIG Events at the IAJGS Conference in New York
Jewish Genocide in Latvia: A Contemporary Debate
Interview with Boris Aronov
Current Events in Latvia1
Membership Fees Are Now Due
Latvian Towns and Cities from the Archives at Beth Hatefutsoth
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 10, Issue 2, January 2006
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
Jewish Holidays in Latvia
Saving My Past and Remembering the Holocaust
Green Synagogue Status Report
Interview with Zalman Anshin
A Brief Note on Jewish Last Names in Latgale
The Soviet Gulag
Membership Fees Are Now Due
Reports from the World Jewish Congress
Latvian Towns and Cities from the Archives at Beth Hatefutsoth
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 10, Issue 1, October 2005
Presidents Report
Treasurers Report
Editors Comments
JewishGen Latvia Database Update
Boss Beider Does It Again! by Rochelle Kaplan
The Liepaja Holocaust Memorial by Henry Blumberg
Schmuels Story by Lois Rosen
Interview with Zalman Jakub
One Day Seminar at the Museum of the Diaspora in Tel Aviv
Membership Fees Are Now Due
Report by Selma Schebschelowitz from the World Jewish Congress
Latvian Towns and Cities from the Archives at Beth Hatefutsoth
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 9, Issue 3 - June 2005
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
The 2005 IAJGS Conference in Las Vegas
An Emotional Visit to Latvia
Finding my Grandmother Johanna Gerson, nee Friedman
Bauska Holocaust Memorial
USHMM Latvia and Lithuania Jewish Community Archival Records
Holocaust Victims Names Project
Chair of Latvian Parliament's International Affairs Committee
Membership Fees Are Now Due
Membership Fees via PayPal
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 9, Issue 2 - March 2005
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
Database Update
The 2005 IAJGS Conference
Jewish Genocide in Latvia
Update on the Green Synagogue of Rezekne
The First Jewish Settler in Windau, Courland, Russia, and his family
Early Records of the Jews of Latgale
The Riebini Cenus of 1935
Membership Fees via Paypal
Membership Questionnaire
Latvia SIG Family Finder
Volume 9, Issue 1 - October 2004
Presidents Report
Treasurers Report
Editors Comments
SIG Activities at the IAJGS Conference in Jerusalem
The 24th IAJGS Conference
The 2005 IAJGS Conference
Visiting My Ancestral Homeland by Randy Wasserstrom
A Good Name by Lisa Newman
Looking For Pinkus Elterman by Brad Elterman
Updates on the Rezekne Synagogue
A Note About Goldingen
Membership Fees Are Now Due
Volume 8, Issue 3 - May 2004
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
Pesach in Latvia
Holocaust in Riga by Natalie Schuck
Unexpected Family Avenues from Latvia by Eric Benjaminson
Looking for Nightingales by Lavi Soloway
A Photo Leads to a Visit to Latvia by Dave Howard
Latvian Named Righteous Gentile by Israel by Aaron Eglitis
Tributes Paid to Latvian Legionaries
IAGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Membership via PayPal
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 8, Issue 2 - February 2004
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
Chabad Lights of Latvia: A letter from Rabbi Mordechai Glazman
Visit to Israel by Mike Getz
Latvia Testimonies at Yad Vashem
My Genealogy Journey to Latvia by Rochelle Kaplan
My Family in Latvia by Betsy Thal Gephart
My trip to Griva by Brad Elterman
The Road to Rezekne by Lavi Soloway
My Roots in South Africa by Irwin Sagenkahn
News from Latvia
Mystery Man by Barry Shay
Trip to Latvia
IAJGS 24th Intrnational Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 8, Issue 1 - November 2003
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
A Pilgrimage to Latvia (in two parts)
A Plea for Rezekne
Rezekne Update
More to Come on Rezekne
Auce Update
The Archive of Latvian and Estonian Jewry in Israel
Foreign Ministry Says Russia Outraged by Honors Paid to Latvian Legion
Estonian Security Police Wont Press Charges Against Anti-Semitic Web Posters
Latvias SS Cemetery Draws Ire
Latvian Security Police Do Not Charge Anti-Semitic Newspaper Editor
Vandals Desecrate Jewish Graves in Latvian Capital
IAJGS 24th Intrnational Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Mystery Man
Volume 7, Issue 4 - July 2003
Presidents Report
Treasurers Report
Editors Comments
The All Latvia Database Update
Dvinsk Website Development
Where should you look for your Latvian ancestors?
Zionism and Jewish Genealogy
The Connection Between Rezekne and Ein Zeitim
Latvia Inside of Me
Looking for Records In Latvia, a Personal Story
Investigation of Newspaper for Anti-Semitic Article
Baltic States Receive Mixed Marks For Nazi Prosecution
RJC on Estonian SS Monument
Membership Fees via PayPal
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 7, Issue 3 - April 2003
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
Rav Meir Simcha
Chicagos Landsmanshaften
Human Rights in Latvia
Latvian Integration
Operation Last Chance: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Beyond the Baltics
Anti-Semitism in the Baltics
IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Membership Fees via PayPal
Latvia SIG Membership Questionaire
Rezekne: The History of Jews in the City of My Roots
Family Finder
Volume 7, Issue 2 - January 2003
Presidents Report
Editors Comments
Rosh Hashanah in Riga
Riga Visit October 2002
Latvia/Lithuania Reminiscences
Dispute In Latvia over Text on Monument
The Massacre of the Jews in Auce
Origins of Courlander Jews
Riga Expulsions
Preservation of Jewish Heritage
Genealogy: Reality and Fantasy, A Discussion with Blake Eskin
Estonia Finally Has A Home
Holocaust Revisionist Speaks to Packed House in Estonia
Identification of Given Names
Membership Fees via PayPal
23rd IAJGS Conference
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 7, Issue 1, September 2002
Presidents Report
Treasurers Report
Editors Comments
Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus: Affinities and Common Interests
My Trip to Riga by Brad Elterman
Ed Sternins Questions: Liquidation of Rigas Remaining Jews
Jack Efrat Responds
Mass Deportations of Latvian Jews by Prof. Dov Levin
Memoirs of Isaac Fanaroff (Part 2)
Updates of Jewish Life in the Former Soviet Union (FSU)
Newsflash: Latvia SIG Now Accepts Fees via PayPal
Jewish Fighters of Dvinsk
Latvia SIG Membership Questionnaire
Volume 6, Issue 5 - July 2002
Presidents Report
My Childhood in Riga by Jack Efrat
Memoirs of Isaac Faneroff (Part 1)
History of Latvian Jews, by Josifs Steimanis, reviewed by Arlene Beare
Names mentioned in the articles by Jack Efrat and Isaac Fanaroff
Addendum: Examples of Archival Documents
Volume 6, Issue 4 - April 2002Editorial
My Childhood in Riga
Liepaja Passport Books
Jewish Resistance in the Baltics
Revival in Riga
Overview of Archives Holdings
Back to Daugavpils
Membership Report
Volume 6, Issue 3 - Winter 2001SIG Needs You...
In Mike's Memory
September 11th
London in July
Courland's Jews
Max Remembers
Family Finder
Volume 6, Issue 1 - May 2001The President's Report: A Passion for Names, by Arlene Beare
Editorial: Why Read about the Holocaust? by Leslie A. Leven
Letters to the Editor--The Fairest Solution: Anders-Fitelberg Debate
New Latvian Sourcebook for Novice to Expert: SIG President Arlene Beare Writes One-of-a-Kind, by Constance Whippman
Update: The Latvia Oral History Project, by Aina Antane
Sarah Menkin Foner, by Constance Whippman
Haggadah and the Land of my Birth, by Gabriel Goldberger
Witnesses Document Destruction of Vil'ani's Jews, translated by Gabriel Goldberger
Latvians Found Route through Sweden, contributed by Roland Johansson
Eyewitness Report: July 1941 Killings of Gostini Jews, translated by Aleksandrs Feigmanis
Volume 5, Issue 4 - January 2001The President's Report: New Horizons by Arlene Beare 1
Dedicated to Silent Heroes by Leslie A. Leven 2
A Call for Volunteers by Constance Whippman 5
Welcome New Members, thanks to Donors by Rhea Plottel 7
The Dvinsk List 8
A Year of Progress and Sharing by Constance Whippman 9
Preliminary Riga List from Extraordinary State Commission Records by Mike Getz 15
Did You Know? [Research tips] 16
High Points: Speakers, Meetings and Conviviality by Arlene Beare 17
Asking the Right Questions is Key by Harold Rhode 20
Next Year in London by Arlene Beare 25
Speakers and Topics for 2001 Conference 26
Project to Document Latvian Jewish Families who Perished by Constance Whippman 28
Support Memorial Project 29
SIG Membership Questionnaire 30
Volume 5, Issue 3 - July 2000
A Word from the Co-ordinator
Jews of Dinaburg/Dvinsk/Daugavpils, by Z.I. Yakub (part 3)
Voru/Tarta Birth Records (part 2), contributed by Len Yodaiken
A Letter to Professor Eksteins, by Ruth Schachter (nee Nisse)
Advice on visiting the Family History Library at Salt Lake City
Who, Where and When? [people searching for family]
The Archives of the Association of Latvians and Estonians in Israel at Shefayim: an update, by Martha Levinson Lev-Zion
Music from Latvia, by Sheila Hallmark
Volume 5, Issue 2 - May 2000
A Word from the Co-ordinator
Costs of Latvian Archives, by Arlene Beare
Why Not Include Estonia?, by Len Yodaiken
Jews of Dinaburg/Dvinsk/Daugavpils, by Z.I. Yakub (part 2)
Traveller's Tales, by Gabriel Goldberger
Hunting for Himmelhochs, by Martha Levinson Lev-Zion
Latvian SIG UK; a Report, by Arlene Beare
Where Nazis are Heroes (reprinted from The Guardian)
Latvia President Praises Work of International Commission of Historians, contributed by Glenn Richter
The Birth of the All Lativa Database, by Constance Whippman
Volume 5, Issue 1 - January 2000
A Word from the Co-ordinator
New York Conference Report, by Mike Getz
Treasurer's Report
Riga Conference Report, by Arlene Beare
Oral History Project, by Arlene Beare
Landsmanschaften and What Role They Fill for Genealogists, by Carol Lieberman
Traveller's Tales, by Rick Bercuvitz
ShtetlSchleppers 2000
Membership Matters, by Mike Getz
Rabbi Kook Shops at Feitelsohns: the Exhibition of Jeiwsh Life in Bauska, by Constance, Whippman
Current Event Issues
Riga Archives, by Arlene Beare
Jews of Dinaburg/Dvinsk/Daugavpils, by Z.I. Yakub
Report Back from Latvia: Project Plans, Documents, Archives and the Future, by Constance Whippman
Letters to the Editor
Latvia Family Finder
U.S. Commission to Begin Survey of Jewish Sites in Latvia, from Samuel Gruber
There's Work to be Done...
Volume 4, Issue 1 - June 1999
President's column
Nominations Requested
Viski Cemetery Data, contributed by Marion Werle
Viski Shtetl Focus, translated by Yosef Tribuch
Extraordinary Commission Database, by Marion Werle
News from Latvia, by Aleksandrs Feigmanis
My Trip to Latgale, by Aleksandrs Feigmanis
Report on USHMM Symposium, by Mike Getz
Courland Area Research Group
Shoah Lists, courtesy Mike Getz
Volume 3, Issue 4 - December 1998
President's Message: Is There a Middle Ground?
Membership Update
Dvinsk Announcement
Shtetl Focus: Aizpute
Latvian Current Events, courtesy Mike Getz
Amidst Latvians During the Holocaust, by Edward Anders
Permanent Display on Jews of Latvia at USHMM, by Gary Fitleberg
In My Opinion, The Missing Truth about "The Missing Center", by Gary Fitleberg
Liepaja Web Page, by Paul Berkay
Extraordinary Commission Records for Latvian Towns, by Marion Werle
Book Review, "From Hell to Redemption", by Gary Fitleberg
New York Summer Seminar and Application Form
Volume 3, Issue 3 - September 1998
President's Message: Help Wanted
From the Editor's Desk
Records from Latgale Found in the Minsk Archives, by Aleksandrs Feigmanis
Archives of the Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews, by Martha Levinson Lev-Zion
Jewish Communities of Latvia: Files of the Shefayim Archives, compiled by Martha Levinson Lev-Zion
Contributing Data to the Latvia SIG, adapted from the LitvakSIG mailing list
Shtetl Focus: Piltene Cemetery Data, contributed by Harold Hodes [list of names]
Shtetl Focus: Piltene (from Pinkas ha-kehilot. Latviyah ve-Estonyah)
Shtetl Research Groups, by Arlene Beare
From the Archives
Latvia Family Finder
From our Mailbox
Volume 3, Special Edition - Summer Seminar 1998
Latvia SIG Meeting Agenda
Archives of the Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews
Latvian Jewish Sources at UCLA, LA Public Library, and the LA Family History Center
Family History Library Films on Latvia
Volume 3, Issue 2 - June 1998
President's Message: News from Los Angeles
From the Editor's Desk
Jaungelgava Cemetery Data, contributed by Don Lockhart [list of names]
Shtetl Focus: Jaunjelgava
Updated Latvian Research Sources, by Marion Werle
The Killing in Shtetl Subate, by Andrew Ezergailis
Comments on the Killing in Subate, by Mike Getz
Latvian Genealogy: Research and Sources, by Mike Getz
Latvian Archival Holdings, contributed by Mike Getz
Latvia SIG Membership Directory 1998
Volume 3, Issue 1 - March 1998
President's Message: Our SIG in Transition
From the Editor's Desk
Tukums Update
Shtetl Focus: Riebini
Latvia SIG Contacts
Shtetl Focus: Preili
Introducing the South African SIG, by Mike Getz
Our Future is in Projexts, by Mike Getz
Current Events: Riga Synagogue Bombing
Ludza Cemetery Database: Part I, contributed by Paul Cheifitz [list of names]
Volume 2, Issue 4 - December 1997
President's Message: A Call for Action...
From the Editor's Desk
Return to Kraslava, by Arthur Aronoff
Shtetl Focus: Kraslava
Students of the University of Tartu [list of names]
Daugavpils Holocaust Survivors [list of names]
Jekabpils Holocaust Survivors [list of names]
Current Events: Latvian President's Office Apologizes for Distribution of Anti-Semitic Books
Volume 2, Issue 3 - September 1997
President's Message: Jewish Genealogy in Latvia
LitvakSIG Relaunched!
Return to Latvia: Gostini
Return to Latvia: Aizpute
Return to Latvia: Riga, Jakebpils, Daugavpils, Rezekne, Karsava, Subate
Return to Latvia: Tukums, Ventspils, Pilten, Kuldiga, Liepaja
Latvia Online
BOF Session: Paris, July 15, 1997
Volume 2, Issue 2 - June 1997
President's Message: Beyond Vital Statistics
From Our Mailbox: Disc Yields Discovery
Varaklani Cemetery Data, contributed by Jules Rosenthal
Shtetl Focus: Varaklani
Max Schlossberg
Chronicle of Kurland Jewry, Part 2, by Aleksandrs Feigmanis
Latvia Online, by Robert Heyman
Membership Directory
Latvia Family Finder
Volume 2, Issue 1 - April 1997
Presidents message
From the Editor's Desk
The Jews of Latvia: a Bibliography, by Marion Werle
Book Review: The Holocaust in Latvia, reviewed by Marion Werle
Another View: Ezergailis Speaks at U.S.H.M.M., by Mike Getz
Cape Town Society Formed, by Paul Cheifitz
Pinkas ha-kehilot: Subate, translated by Martha Lev-Zion
Shtetl Focus: Subate
Anti-Semitism in Latvia: a Report to the Secretary of State, from Riga, May 27, 1940
Latvia Online: http://www1.jewishgen.org/latvia
E-mail Address Verification
Index to 1996 Newsletters
Volume 1, Issue 4 - December 1996
President's message
Letters to the Editor
From the Editor's Desk
Chronicle of Kurland's Jewry, by Aleksandrs Feigmanis
Personal travel notes, correspondence and family histories [request for information from members]
Kurlander Young Mens Mutual Aid Society, by Mike Getz [includes list of names compiled by Naomi Freistadt]
Jewish cemeteries and mass graves in Latvia [request for information from members]
Greetings from Latvia, by Rabbi Mordechai Nurock [reprint of an address to the Kurlander Young Mens Mutual Aid Society in 1939]
Daugavpils, by Sophia Meyerova
History of Dankere, by Asuma Drulle
Addendum--Subscription List Database [instructions on importing the diskette distributed with the prior newsletter]
The Jews and the Sovietiation of Latvia, 1940-41, by Dov Levin [Reprint of a previously published article sent in by Prof. Levin]
New--Latvia SIG Web Site
Latvia Online, by Marion Werle
Letter from Aleksandrs Feigmanis to Mike Getz
Fifth International Jewish Genealogy Seminar, Paris, France--July 13-17, 1997
1997 Paris and Beyond...Mini Seminars
SIG Members going to Paris, by Mike Getz
Beginner's Corner, by Deborah Levine Herman
Volume 1, Issue 3 - September 1996
President's message
From the Editor's Desk
Guest editorial: History Repeats Itself by Gary Fitleberg
Alschwangen [history of the surname and the town]
Current map of Latvia
Report on B-O-F Meeting from 16 July 1996
Treasurer's Report
Who's Who, Who does what, who gets what, and where to send what!
Latvia On-line, by Marion Werle
Latvia SIG joined FEEFHS
State Department Records - RG 84 Riga Consulate 1924 [Contains a list of names]
Subscription Lists' Database by Harold Rhode [includes diskette]
Letter from Aleksandrs Feigmanis to Mike Getz
Kurlander Young Men's Mutual Aid Society by Naomi Freistadt
Project Volunteers needed:
Latvia Towns, Locations, History and Jewish Affiliations, by Mike Getz
Jewish Aspects
Copy of a letter from Latvian Archives re: birth, marriage & death registration.
Yakobshtadt: (Kurland Gub.)
Welcome new members from Daugavpils, Latvia [list of names]
Excerpts from the book A Town Named Libau [contains a list several pages long of survivors from Libau]
Beginner's Corner
Volume 1, Issue 2 - May, 1996
President's Message
From the Editor's Desk
Principal Cities and Important Trends: Riga and Dvinsk, by Mike Getz [Contains some names]
The Holocaust in Latvia, by Mike Getz
Extract of Property Record: Subate, Latvia, 1937 [contains names]
Latvian Cities, Towns and Villages [Includes bibliography, names of settlements in Latvian, German, Russian, other, as well as population statistics from 1900 to 1940.]
Current Map of Latvia (Illegible)
Latvia On-line, by Marion Werle
Latvia-SIG membership list
Latvia Family Finder - a list of surnames, shtetl name and name of researcher.
Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1996
President's message: Making a Beginning
From the editor...
Latvia and its Masters: a Jewish Perspective, by Mike Getz
Membership list
Latvia Family Finder--Surnames
Latvia Family Finder--Shtetls
Latvia SIG Home Page
JewishGen Home Page
Editor: Marion Werle, Webmaster: Bruce Dumes


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Extension > Community > Retail Analysis and Development > Market Area Profiles
Market Area Profiles
Help your community know and grow its customer base.
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What is a Market Area Profile?
A Market Area Profile (MAP) organizes data from multiple sources into a comprehensive description of those who shop in and visit your community — their demographics, purchasing power, lifestyles, information sources and values. Extension organizes this data into easy-to-understand reports and leads discussions about the learning. The information stimulates a plan for businesses and the community to proactively meet the needs of customers and tap opportunities to increase revenue.
What information does a community get with a Market Area Profile?The MAP includes a breadth of information of interest to local retailers, tourism businesses and community leaders, including:
- The geographic reach of the community's trade area;
- Types of customers in the trade area;
- Demographics and income levels of households in the trade area;
- Types of media and leisure activities used by the varieties of households in the trade area; and
- Market potential across multiple retail and service categories to identify gaps in the trade area.
How can businesses and communities use Market Area Profiles?Chambers of commerce, economic development professionals, tourism organizations, local businesses, and elected officials can use this information to answer questions such as:
- What other businesses might succeed here?
- How can we effectively use media to market our community or business?
- Do I have a viable business plan for our market?
- How might we change our inventory or expand our product lines to increase profits?
- What community events or festivals would attract our trade area's customers?
- What main street or tourism development strategies would work for our market?
What does a Market Area Profile include?Your Extension educator will help you determine whether a standard profile or a customized report of a larger trade area is right for your community.
The standard report:
- Works well for traditional, main-street communities;
- Describes customers in your local zip code(s);
- Engages the community in a two-hour discussion about results and future plans; and
- Costs $750.
- View a Sample Standard Market Area Profile (409 K PDF)
The customized report:
- Works well for a larger market or a seasonal/tourism market;
- Is customized from addresses of customers on local business lists;
- Engages the community in a two-hour discussion about results and future plans;
- Includes two consultations with a local study group to guide the analysis; and
- Costs $1,500.


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Apparel - RBS Activewear, of Argyle, Wisconsin, produces caps, sweatshirts, and t-shirts.
W.R. Case To Introduce New BSA® Red Boned Pocketknife in Collectible Case
This month, W.R. Case will introduce the red boned pocketknife in a collectible Merit Badge® printed shadow box. The 9 x 14½ " walnut shadow box features the W.R. Case Red Bone Jr. Scout™ pocket knife with the BSA® logo on the blade.
Also, included in the shadow box is a genuine W.R Case collectible medallion. On the glass cover are 122 color images of merit badges and the quote by the Scouting movement founder, Robert Baden-Powell, "You are now a Scout. So, sleeves up - and tackle your job!"
Revell® To Introduce Its Mindcrafts™ Cub Scout Activity Series™ Activity Kits
Coming this fall, Mindcraft™, by Revell, will be introducing its Cub Scout Activity Series™ licensed product line in Michael's Craft Stores. The product line will consist of children's science activity kits designed to turn everyday science into a fun, exciting adventure for ages 8 and up. In total, 11 activity kits will be available including kits in Solar Science, Bubble Art, Eco World, Paleontology, Fishing Lure, Motor Mechanic, Modern Flight, Room Guard, Anywhere Guitar, Crystal Art, and Dino Reconstruction.
Estimated retail prices range from $5.99 to $24.99.
For more information, please visit www.revell.com/mindcrafts.