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Latticework & Roses: California Garden
Nestled in a California canyon, a garden sparkles with latticework and roses
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When the grande dame of the neighborhood proclaimed Marina Kriegsman's Pacific Palisades, California, home "the jewel of the canyon," Marina was delighted. Flowers are to her what jewelry is to other women. Her beloved grandmother's name was Rose, and Marina's home and garden are full of large and fragrant old-fashioned roses. For the house she bought with husband Steven in 1997, she wanted the look of the Leave It to Beaver homes she grew up admiring on television, white picket fences and all. Nostalgic flowers and romantic structures turn the grounds of the 1940s-era ranch house into her dream garden.
Marina turned to Janet Lohman, the garden and interior designer who first worked with her to make magic on the inside of the home, for the daunting task of transforming the grounds. When the Kriegsmans moved in, Marina says, "The house had a strangely configured lot with a big triangular piece stuck on the side. It didn't look like it belonged." That area is now occupied by the garden's highlight—a much-admired white latticework folly that she and Lohman joyfully researched and collaborated on.
Behind the home, a gloomy garden had random plantings. It's now an emerald lawn with arbors and a lovely pool. In front, there were some shrubs and a few camellias. "Marina is a romantic who is attracted to things that emote that pretty cottagey feeling," garden designer Lohman notes. "She loves saturated pinks, purples, and blues. We chose delphiniums and foxgloves for impact, even though they have a short blooming season. The rest of the time we use flowers like statice and agapanthus to keep the romantic feeling alive."
Lohman, an architect's daughter with a gift for space planning, used tall flowers along a narrow path to play up the feeling of being surrounded by blooms. Periwinkle blue shutters and lavender-and-white striped pots lend a look that Marina describes as "a little bit Alice in Wonderland."
While the front has an English cottage ambience, a path winds along to the side and back of the house with a more European feel. Here a strong slope, towering sycamores, hedges with fairy-tale height (10 feet), and a border of woods create secluded enchantment. Inspired by a book on the secret gardens of Paris, Marina and Lohman added structure with boxwood cones and globes and with pergolas crowned with roses. Bricks border bluestone pavers. Views of the garden from inside the house enhance indoor--outdoor flow. Marina can look down on pergolas shaded by majestic trees.
Lohman describes the folly, much admired by strolling neighbors, as "an ode to architectural influences and travel memories." It came about, Marina laughs, "because I bought this gorgeous bench and needed a place to put it." She dreams that sons Cary, 20, and Jay, 24 will say their wedding vows there one day.
The Kriegsmans are avid swimmers—Marina was a competitive swimmer at UCLA—so the pool has to work hard as well as look inviting. To get enough length to swim laps, it starts below the back balcony, its equipment hidden beneath bluestone paving at the bottom of the garden. Marina loves swimming early in the morning, looking up at the moon and stars. The pool area is where her mother reads when she visits. It's also where Steven, CEO of a biotech company, works and relaxes in a faceted garden with sparkle to spare, living up to its reputation as the jewel of the canyon.
Interior and garden designer: Janet Lohman, Janet Lohman Design, 10559 Rocca Place, Los Angeles, CA 90077; 310/471-3955, janetlohman.com.
Photography: Mark Lohman
BEFORE Entry
The brick path was put in place by the previous owners.
Appealing Entry
The winding path along the side of the sparkling blue-and-white home is surrounded by foxgloves and colorful delphiniums. Marina describes this area, complete with the lavender striped pots and periwinkle shutters, as "a little bit Alice in Wonderland."
DETAIL Rosa Flower
Rosa 'Lovely Lady' is one of Marina's favorites.
Delphiniums Detail
Foxgloves and delphiniums add to the pretty cottage feel of the home and help create a nostalgic palette.
Patio Chairs
Chairs with cushions in a Scalamandré outdoor fabric make pretty perches.
BEFORE Folly
Prior to the redesign, there was abundant land not being used, including this odd triangular space on the side of the house.
AFTER Folly
The once odd space now holds the garden's focal point – a romantic folly. The idea started after Marina purchased the bench that now sits inside.
Boxwood hedges and globes border a series of arbors. Red climbing roses and shrub roses provide delightful pops of color.
Beneath a tree, a table encourages alfresco dining. The Kriegsmans enjoy relaxing with friends on their patio.
DETAIL Patio Table
Cheerful yellow is the perfect accent to the pretty blue colors on the patio.
BEFORE Pool Area
Since she was a little girl, it has been a dream of Marina's to have a pool for swimming.
AFTER Pool Area
Steps from the back of the house lead to the hot tub and a 40-foot-long pool with a system that creates a current to swim against, providing better exercise.
BEFORE Seating Area
A rotting wooden deck and gloomy garden once occupied the backyard.
AFTER Seating Area
Now, the backyard patio is a serene retreat. Frames of some of the outdoor seating pieces echo the folly's latticework. Cushion colors link to the periwinkle shutters and the whimsically striped pots scattered around. Furniture is mostly from Janus et Cie and McKinnon and Harris.
DETAIL Chair
An antique iron chair's graceful curves add a point of interest.
PORTRAIT Homeowners
Homeowners Marina and Steven Kriegsman bought their Pacific Palisades home, now "the Jewel of the Canyon," in 1997.
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The owner of a downtown club is upset about how his business is being portrayed
The Platinum Club has been described as a �scar� on downtown Kinston by its detractors, but operator Tharol Branch insists he has brought money into the community and provided a place for people to have fun.
Branch, a Kinston native, leases the former Paramount Theater from the heirs of the late Ted Sampley, who owned a number of properties and businesses downtown on Queen and Herritage streets.
Sampley, who also spearheaded the effort to build the CSS Neuse II, passed away on May 12, 2009. The Paramount Theater today is owned by his son Owen Lane Sampley and daughter Wendy Sampley Shehane.
The theater has been home to The Platinum Club since Branch, 38, opened it in May of 2008. He has run it for nearly five years, and draws hundreds of people to the 211 N. Queen St. nightspot every weekend.
Many club-goers are from the Kinston area, and many more come from around Eastern North Carolina. Branch said others from as far away as New York and Atlanta attend the club.
�I have out-of-town money that comes to Kinston every week, and they spend money with me and I spend money back in the community,� he said.
The club is open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. and 250 to 300 people show up on a typical night.
Branch gave The Free Press a tour of the club�s first floor Monday, which included visits to the lobby, the VIP room and the main dance floor. Patrons can dance, listen to music and get drinks at the bar.
Violent incidents have taken place in the vicinity of the club during the past two years, including shootings and stabbings � none have been fatal, though.
The club has been blamed as being a draw for violence, vandalism and litter, and it recently came into the crosshairs of downtown business leaders.
Adrian King, executive director of Pride of Kinston, went before the Kinston City Council last week and asked city officials to explore ways to shut the club down.
City Manager Tony Sears said during the meeting the city does not have the statutory authority to shut the business down, but he and other city leaders are looking into various measures they can take.
�The property is just not conducive to the kind of downtown we want,� King said Monday.
Properties around the Platinum Club are being developed, including the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center at 100 N. Queen St. and the Harvey-Brody Building at the intersection of North and Queen streets.
The Harvey-Brody Building is across Queen Street from the Platinum Club, and is being renovated from a former furniture showroom into an oyster and burger bar, and Asian bistro.
Branch has worked to keep up his customer base up in the wake of constant hits to the club�s reputation.
�Everything that happens around this club gets mis-reported and it goes to me,� he said.
Branch acknowledged fights happen in his club, but such incidents will always happen in nightclubs. He said the difference is in how incidents are handled.
Branch said he typically has eight security guards stationed throughout the nightclub, and he serves as head of security.
He keeps a �banned list� � a log of patrons who have been barred from the club for various offenses. Anyone who tries to bring a firearm to the club is banned permanently.
He said �we have mace and we have Tasers and we have handcuffs� to handle violence.
Branch said the tempo of the music changes after 2 a.m. to help patrons wind down. Some songs are played in remembrance of people in the community who have died.
�I remind people that people have already died, and they know these people,� Branch said. �It's kind of hard to fight when you�re crying.�
He showed an eviction notice that had been placed on the club doors by his landlords. The notice was dated Saturday and stated Branch had 30 days to vacate the property.
�Due to recent events that have occured (sic) in and around this club it would be to the best interests of the owners and the common well being of the city for the current Tenants (sic) to vacate this building within 30 days,� the notice stated.
Branch said he planned to work with the owners and resolve the eviction issue, though.
�We will be wide open,� he said.
David Anderson can be reached at 252-559-1077 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at DavidFreePress.


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Post-flood frustrations mount
Left in flood relief limbo, challenges test victims' resiliency
Northern Pine County residents who were affected by the June 2012 flood attend an outreach program at Willow River School Saturday to learn of services and resources available to help them with disaster recovery. The program included a pig roast and ice cream social, as well as a panel of speakers offering personal flood stories and information on services ranging from applying for a loan to mental health services for children and adults.
Former Willow River Mayor Troy Janke recalled how he still didn't grasp the seriousness of last year's flood in the earliest stages of the disaster. Janke and his wife, Lainie, shared their tale of the June 2012 flood Saturday at a program for flood victims hosted by Pine County.
"That feeling of not being in control was very hard for me," said Janke.
Janke's comments could well apply to those involved in the recovery process who did not realize they would still be dealing with upheaval more than a year later.
One of the event's organizers, Jaci Orr, adult services supervisor of Pine County Health and Human Services, said there is "incredible resilience in this community." The event, which included a free pig roast and ice cream social along with an array of resources and forum, was an attempt to support flood victims and reach out to those who have yet to receive any assistance.
The panelists also celebrated the community's resiliency, for helping each other through the hardship, and offered information for continuing recovery — information regarding loans and mental health support for children and adults.
"Many have not come forward," says Orr.
Northern Pine County residents affected by the flood initially were served meals provided by the Salvation Army, given cleanup supplies and water, and provided dumpsters for free debris removal. Family members, neighbors and church members provided manpower for cleanup. Progress was visible amid the loss.
Perhaps more taxing on nerves, relationships and finances has been the figuring out what to do after the flood.
"Just getting the answers on that stuff is really tough," said Pat Adams. She and Bill Booth live on the Kettle River near Rutledge and have been repairing their walkout basement, which took on 2 ½ feet of water during the flood.
First came the assessments. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted inspections of damaged property to determine whether or not individuals would receive federal aid. Although the region was declared a federal disaster, the value of loss in the area was too low and the state's individual assistance application was denied. Cal Greening, senior program professional for Minnesota Housing, in a phone call Monday explained, "FEMA is designed for big disasters such as hurricanes."
Meanwhile, Pine County Assessor Kelly Schroeder assessed properties to determine their loss in value to provide property tax relief for those owners. Of the 113 flood-damaged properties Schroeder assessed, 68 sustained significant or major damage, Schroeder said in a phone interview Monday.
According to Dana Rauschnot of Lakes & Pines Community Action Council, homeowners of flood-damaged properties were directed to first submit claims to insurance when possible. Second, they had to apply for loans through the Small Business Administration (SBA), the national agency that provides the most disaster relief. Next, homeowners could seek assistance from the state's Quick Start Disaster Recovery program, administered locally through Lakes & Pines.
Why must victims jump through all those hoops? "Duplication of benefits is not allowed to occur," said Greening. "It's against the law."
Of Quick Start, Megan Ryan, also of Minnesota Housing, said, "It is a resource of last resort." The Quick Start program provides loans for unmet victims' needs. The no-interest loans are forgivable after 10 years if the homeowner keeps the home for that period. If the home is sold prior to that, the loan requires repayment.
To date, only nine Quick Start loans for a total of $275,966.98 have been disbursed in Pine County, according to figures released by Minnesota Housing, despite Schroeder's findings of 68 households with major damage.
The program has had its share of challenges, according to Greening. Over time the state has increased the loan amounts, extended deadlines and allowed multiple loans in instances where a contractor finds an unforeseen issue that needs correction.
"We've experienced a shortage of contractors to do the work," Greening added.
Lezlie Sauter of Lakes & Pines said part of the difficulty reaching people may be due to how spread out people are in general in a rural area, making the initial recovery centers not as effective as they might be in an urban location. And not everyone has Internet.
Or, maybe the resiliency factor has a downside. "People don't want to ask for help," said Greening. When they offered help, Greening said, victims would say, "I'm OK, but my neighbor across the street could use some help."
Not everyone was pleased, however, with the forum. "The forum was kind of a joke," said Don Phaller.
"It would have been nice to hear about stuff earlier," said his wife Dolly. Their home on Willow Street was flooded to "about 4 inches high above the kitchen counters." The Phallers lost just about everything.
They were informed their home wasn't in the flood plain the year prior and couldn't get flood insurance then. So, the Phallers began fixing their home shortly after the flood, socking $30,000 in Quick Start funds into repairs (they didn't qualify for an SBA loan) plus an additional $12,000 for a berm surrounding the house to protect it from future floods.
They were given the impression at the time that there was no buyout option available, and winter was coming. They stayed in a trailer on the property, lent to them by a relative, while they made repairs.
County officials mentioned a buyout option beginning in October 2012, according to Schroeder.
Greening said, "It's the responsibility of the local governments to set up buyouts."
According to a July 6, 2012, press release from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, the buyout appears to have been an option all along, couched in unfamiliar terms as a "hazard mitigation grant program" and described in the release as "Assistance to state and local government and certain private nonprofit organizations for actions taken to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural hazards. All counties in the state of Minnesota are eligible to apply for assistance under this program."
According to Schroeder, 39 households have chosen to have their properties purchased by local government at pre-flood prices and turned into public green space, never to be built upon again.
Six homeowners took buyouts through the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Schroeder said these properties — one in Willow River, one in Rutledge and four in the Cathedral Pines area of Sturgeon Lake — have been purchased and are slated for demolition this week.
Wheels were set in motion for the remaining buyouts through the federal government.
"They told us at first anything you put in you can take out," said Don Phaller of the repairs being made to the homes eligible for a buyout. If they take the buyout they cannot remove the updates from the home prior to demolition, plus they will have to repay the $30,000 loan for purchasing those replacement items such as a furnace and cabinets.
"Everything was a little late," said Dolly. They both lament they would not have repaired their home if they had known the buyout was an option.
The Phallers are not the only ones who will lose the money spent on repairs. Duane Lund, born and raised in Duquette and now living in the Twin Cities, has a vacation home on the Kettle River outside of Rutledge. His new log home on a slab had 33 inches of water come in and had no flood insurance. Lund's friend Ven Cluett of Sturgeon Lake said of the recovery process, "Everything we do is a roadblock."
Of Cluett, Lund said, "She's been a big help." Lund brought in Service Master to take care of the mold, at a cost of more than $7,000. All the money spent in repairs he has made, $30,000 worth, will be lost when he takes the buyout. He has left things half-finished and is waiting for the buyout to proceed.
This spring, homeowners were notified the buyouts would take place in May, and they would have two weeks to move.
"We went and bought a place," said Don.
They weren't the only ones. Don's sister, Ruth Pfaller, and her husband, John Wolforth, have made things work in their place on the Kettle River south of Sturgeon Lake with particle board floors and using their lawn furniture. They are in the process of moving to their new home in Barnum.
This summer the buyouts were put on hold.
Pine County's updated flood mitigation plan, submitted to Homeland Security and Emergency Management the beginning of May, was rejected, and the old one expired May 27. A mitigation plan is a requirement for the federal buyout, so those buyouts were halted. According to Denise Baran of the Pine County Sheriff's Office, a rewritten plan was submitted weeks ago. The plan is done at the state level and is on to the FEMA portion for approval.
"No one can imagine how much stress it is on your life and your relationships," said Don Phaller of the flood and the recovery effort.
And questions remain.
"Do we heat the house?" he asked. Winter is coming again and they cannot afford to heat both homes now that they pay two mortgages. The buyout is like a regular home purchase and those seeking that option must keep their credit clean in order to meet the closing requirements.
The couple now resides in Duquette in a much smaller home. Dolly's daughter is living in the repaired home in Willow River, while her son's belongings are being stored in the trailer. Dolly worries about no longer having room to offer their home as a haven should their adult children need a place to stay.
"If all works out how it should," Schroeder said, the remaining 33 homeowners can begin the closing process on their homes around November 1. Schroeder estimates that once the plan receives final approval and she gets the final signatures, the county will be able to conduct approximately three buyouts per week. The process is like that of a typical closing on a mortgage so she predicts homeowners will have 30 days notice or more to move.
Schroeder, who has been trying to push the feds to relent on the stipulation requiring buyout participants to leave all improvements in the homes, has seen some ground given. Items could be donated to Habitat for Humanity rather than be demolished with the structure. However, that is not what strapped homeowners want to hear.
Other assistance has been available for flood victims through Lutheran Social Services (LSS), flood relief funds in various communities, and also through Pine County. The need was great enough that LSS opened an office in Moose Lake last year. That office closed at the end of August due to decreasing needs.
Pine County allocated $30,000 for flood victim assistance in 2012, however, only $5,102 was spent by July 26, 2012. An additional $2,264 was expended through existing programs for emergency general assistance, according to Pine County Administrator David Minke's memo to the county commissioners last July.
Since then, according to Minke, "No more money was spent and that appropriation ended on December 31, 2012 (end of the fiscal year)."
Resilient as they may be, many flood victims are still dealing with inordinate amounts of stress.
"The big thing is the wait," said Don.


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STOCKTON - On Wednesday, Ron Verlin awoke for his first game day as the Pacific men's basketball coach at 3:45 a.m., his mind racing about the details that would fill the next 18 hours.
STOCKTON - On Wednesday, Ron Verlin awoke for his first game day as the Pacific men's basketball coach at 3:45 a.m., his mind racing about the details that would fill the next 18 hours.
"I've always been a morning person," said Verlin, who succeeded retired coach Bob Thomason in March after 19 years as his assistant. "Sleep is overrated. You get moving when your mind starts working."
Verlin admits he was up an hour earlier than usual, anxious about the Tigers' home exhibition game against Division II Cal State Stanislaus, his first game manning the main seat on the bench. Pacific beat the Warriors 80-70 in front of 1,861 at Spanos Center. Senior guard Sama Taku controlled the game for Pacific with 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting to go with four rebounds and four assists.
Verlin, 47, usually spends the first hour of his day reviewing e-mail, texts and reading news. He then walks his dog and unless there is an early morning practice, he helps his wife, Barbie, get their teenagers, Trent (18), Nate (16) and Kelsie (14), off to school.
Verlin arrived at his office at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, ready to preside over a staff meeting with his assistant coaches, Adam Jacobsen, Calvin Byrd and Dwight Young. Byrd said the coaches are now on Verlin's schedule with him sending texts and e-mails in the wee-hours of the morning.
"He's a worker, he gets in and gets the job done and that's something that will carry over to our team," said Jacobsen, who has played under and coached with Verlin for the past 19 years at Pacific. "Whatever it takes, he'll do and whatever our team needs to do, we'll get the job done."
After the early staff meeting, there was a shootaround at Spanos Center, as the coaches went over the gameplan with the players. That was followed by a team breakfast on the concourse before the players headed off to class. Senior center Khalil Kelley said Verlin's promotion has created a different vibe around the team, coming off last spring's appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
"(Verlin's) style is a lot more positive," Kelley said. "It's more laid back and not as animated, but he gets the job done in a different way then coach Thomason. Him being positive gets us to play a lot harder for him."
Verlin said there is a lot more responsibility calling all the shots for the program, and it changes the dynamic of all existing relationships. Jacobsen said it's taken him and Byrd some time to get used to Verlin being their boss instead of their colleague. Verlin said because of all the administrative duties, he doesn't spend as much time as he used to talking with players and their parents.
Having completed his first training camp as head coach, Verlin is now prepared for the weekly grind of games and practices that will last until March. The gameday routine includes another pregame meal in the early afternoon, before players are given a couple hours off.
Verlin gave a spirited pep talk about 40 minutes prior to the game that served as a chance for the Tigers to work out their kinks before the regular season begin Nov. 8 at Nevada. It nearly turned into a disaster in the second half, as the Warriors trailed 64-63 with 7:27 remaining due to spectacular shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.
Cal State Stanislaus made 7 of its first 8 attempts in the second half. Pacific closed the game strong to make Verlin's long day a success.
"It was a great feeling to come out (of the tunnel) as the head coach," Verlin said.
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Pressure by Number: Tyler Seguin
Today the Boston Bruins officially introduced Nathan Horton and Tyler Seguin. Apparently Horton will wear #18, the number he wore in juniors. Tyler Seguin will wear #19, last worn by scorn inducing Joe Thornton.
Seguin wore #9 in the OHL, but that number is currently retired. The name Bucyk may ring a bell. Long live the Chief!
Fans, media and bloggers across the interwebs immediately sprung into debates, talking about how Seguin had so much more pressure on him because he is now wearing #19.
Umm…. what? Pressure of being a second overall pick? We get that. Pressure of being called a potential franchise player in a Cup hungry town? Definitely get that. But pressure simply because of the number he wears? That is the most asinine logic we've heard since Peter Chiarelli tried to rationalize the Ference contract.
After the jump, Patrice Purr-geron tries to find logic in this stupid argument.
Why exactly is there pressure by wearing Joe Thornton's number? Do people think Seguin is going to fail under the pressure of disappearing in the playoffs? I'm sure that wouldn't be hard if Seguin wanted to go that route.
We get it. Kind of. Thornton was the Bruins last top 2 pick. He had great expectations, was marked the savior of Bruins hockey. And he failed. I mean, if you can call a guy who consistently scores around 90 points a failure.
He did fail to bring a Cup to Boston. And now Tyler Seguin is being compared to him simply for the number he wears.
Tyler Seguin is not Joe Thornton. When Thornton entered the league, people were calling him the next Mario Lemieux. If those are the standards you are holding someone to, of course they're going to "fail." There is never going to be another Lemieux. Years from now when Thornton is retired, some poor prospect who is an excellent play maker but lacks leadership will be called the next Joe Thornton. But if that kid scores 90 points a season I'm betting his team won't care.
Seguin wears #19 in honor of his favorite player, Steve Yzerman. But there is no pressure based simply on a number. The number on the back of your jersey does not dictate the type of player you'll be or the type of player you should expect someone to be. The number on the back of the jersey means nothing. Seguin has no obligation to live up to Thornton or surpass him. Seguin just needs to forge his own legacy, whatever that may be. We'll know in 20 years.
By this logic, Wideman's Boston failures can also be blamed on Thornton. Joe Thornton wore #6 before he changed to #19. Wideman must've felt great pressure to be the offensive force that Thornton was. Unfortunately, Wideman buckled under the pressure and was shipped to Florida. Thanks a lot Jumbo Joe! You're still cursing the Bruins to this day!
It is not Seguin's responsibility to erase the memories and "failures" of Joe Thornton from the minds of Boston's fans. If that is what you are turning this into, you're probably one of those people that will demand the Bruins trade Seguin if he only scores 40 or 50 points this season. Assuming he makes the roster at all.
The only responsibility Seguin has is to play to the best of his abilities regardless of the number on the back of his sweater. Comparing him to Thornton just because of #19 is more ridiculous than the contract Glen Sather gave to Wade Redden (sorry Rangers fans).
But maybe we're just being jerks. Maybe this whole number business makes sense. So, we sent Patrice Purr-geron out to find out if other current Bruins have lived up to the hype of the number on the back of their jerseys.
Thanks guys.
Tyler Seguin. Second overall pick. Bruins savior. According to some, a chiseled hunk of man meat with eyes you could get lost in.
And now… he's wearing Thorton's jersey number. The pressure, apparently, is on. So how have other Bruins players dealt with wearing the numbers of other Boston "legends?" I went to TD Garden to find out.
I first stumbled upon fan favorite and third greatest player in NHL history Shawn Thornton. Thornton wears #22, the same number worn by Willie O'Ree. Mr. O'Ree was often referred to as the Jackie Robinson of ice hockey because he was the first black player to play in the NHL. In case you don't recall, people were jerks to other people with slightly darker skin back in the day so this was a big deal.
So how does that pressure affect Thornton? "It crushes me to be honest," Thornton sadly told me over a cup of tea. "Willie made history. The pressure of being another #22 in the Bruins is sometimes too much to take. I mean, I know I'm awesome. I have sweet puck handling skills. I'm a funny funny guy. But Willie broke down color barriers in hockey. All I break down is other players pride and faces."
Perhaps the burden of living up to other historic jersey numbers is too much. I continued our investigation.
Despite being embroiled in constant trade rumors, goalie Tim Thomas was nice enough to sit down with me. I asked him if wearing the #30 brought any extra pressure to his play.
"… more pressure than you'll ever know," said Thomas, followed by a long sigh. "Jim Carey wore #30 for the Bruins. Not only am I expected to stop pucks, but I'm also expected to kill at the box office. I'm just really not that much of a jokester. I like to fish. I like to play hockey. But I've never been able to live up to his comedic expectations in Boston. It has definitely affected my play over the years, especially last year."
"Plus he's tapping Jenny McCarthy. My wife ain't no former Playboy model."
I informed Thomas he was thinking of the wrong Jim Carey, and that Ace Ventura never played for the Bruins. He got up and ran toward's Chiarelli's office, mumbling something about playing better and hating Thornton for some joke…
Next, I ran into Blake Wheeler outside playing a game of catch with one of the trainers on a makeshift football field. Wheeler kept running into the end zone without the ball as the coach yelled at him to catch the ball first.
I asked Wheeler if he felt any pressure wearing #26. "Well, I was originally #42 when I first started playing with the Bruins. But the pressure of living up to P.J. Stock's reputation was hurting my career. I mean, I wouldn't even know how to throw a hit or even a punch. So I quickly switched," Wheeler told me.
"Now I wear #26 in honor of Mike Milbury. For multiple reasons. First, as a GM Mike made some terrible, terrible moves. I mean the guy never learned no matter how many times people told him he was an idiot. And that's how I approach my offsides. No matter how many times coach tells me to stay onsides, I still hope the refs won't notice and I can get a breakaway."
"And I've always really wanted to hit someone with a shoe. That just sounds like a lot of fun."
Fantastic Blake. I strutted on down to the gym where I predictably found Zdeno Chara. He was doing pull-ups with several midgets attached to his ankles.
"Extra weight," exclaimed the big Bruins defender. "Must sculpt body. Chara have shoot with Playgirl at end of month!" After his standard 1000 reps, he stopped to talk with me for a bit. "No, Chara feel no pressure because of jersey number. Chara wear #33 in honor of Anson Carter. Chara love racial diversity. Good man, good player, great hair."
I decided to head up to the nosebleeds and sit down for a few. As I was looking at the banners I noticed Andrew Ference across the way. I decided to walk over and approach him.
"Chiarelli is making me sit here," said a disgruntled Ference. "He said the press box was too good for me so I had to come sit in the regular seats. He mumbled something about my contract and other GMs laughing at him. Wanted me to start getting used to it for next season."
I asked about his number. "#21? Nah, I didn't pick that in honor of any former Bruin. I chose that number because 21 is the amount of games I intend to play every season before I injure my groin. Doing alright so far. I played more than 30 last year so the boys threw a party for me!"
"I imagine I'll be spending a lot of time up here next year. Bruins fans can make fun of me all they want, but thanks to Mr. Chiarelli I go home every night and shower myself in money! Suck it everyone who boos me!"
Finally, I decided to ask the man himself. I found the Bruins most hyped draft pick since Jumbo Joe. I asked him directly.
"I'm not even sure who Joe Thornton is Mr. Purr-geron," Seguin respectfully said. "The Bruins gave me some old playoff tapes to watch, but honestly I didn't even notice him. Besides, I wear #19 in honor of Yzerman, not Thornton."
There you have it. Comparing Seguin to Thornton, or saying that Seguin needs to make up for the failures of Joe Thornton is dumber than following the pull out method. Seguin wearing #19 has absolutely nothing to do with Thornton wearing #19. Two different players, two different times. Meow.
This is how we felt on Hockey Night in Canada when this topic came up…….
Thanks Patrice. Nice suit.
You can compare the situation to Thornton. A high draft pick coming into a high pressure situation with high expectations. That is a valid argument and comparison.
But if you are one of those people still arguing the pressure angle strictly based on the #19 and Seguin's need to surpass Thornton, we hear they're giving out a million dollars for everyone who jumps off the Tobin…….
Until next time, this is Days of Y'Orr and Patrice Purr-geron signing off.


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By John Goralski
Sports Writer
A Lady Knight foursome cheered the boys team as they circled the track just moments before their heat was called onto the track. On the balcony of the New Haven Athletic Center, another group of Knights cheered the Southington relay.
On Friday, Dec. 14, the indoor track season opened with the elite athletes at the New Haven Invitational Varsity Meet, and for the first time in years Southington was well-represented. Typically, the Knights bring just a few athletes to the opening event, but this year they brought a small squad.
In the balcony, on the sidelines, and roaming around the track, the Blue Knights swarmed the elite varsity competition. Southington qualified 21 athletes in 14 different events. The Knights competed on the track, in the throws, and in the relays at an invitational event that's as selective as a postseason competition.
"It's a great sign, and you can tell that they've been doing a lot of training," said Blue Knight indoor track coach Annie Groom. "I didn't enter anybody that I didn't think would be competitive, and we're still trying to get the kids into the right events and get them seeded with the right times. This was an event where it was important to get seeded with the right times because they only took the top 30 entries in any event."
Southington athletes embraced the opportunity with nine athletes competing in multiple events. Junior thrower Matt Bennett qualified for the postseason in the shot put (39'7.0"). Colin Murphy, Andrew Bielecki, Finn Gordon, and Damiean Florian qualified as a group for the 4x800m relay (9:05.37). Nick Mike Sullivan competed in three different races, and Nick Garcia (4:52.09) needs to pare just a few seconds off his time in the 1600m if he's going to return to the postseason this winter.
"I think we did great. We had some great surprises, and I really couldn't have asked for more from any of the varsity kids," said Groom. "I'm just really happy that all of our training has already given us some great results. The kids are doing great. I'm ready for even more things from them and even better."
Ben Gibbons was the only Southington athlete to score at the prestigious event, but he was just one of two Knights to break a long-standing school record at the first meet. Gibbons finished sixth overall in the 400m (53.95) to break the previous best mark set by Stuart Soboleski (54.51) in the winter of 2001.
Alyssa Lombardi also broke a record that has stood since the third year of the program with a time of 2:32.39 in the 800m. The previous best was set by Maureen Suchenski in the 2000-2001 season.
Cyndy Woolley almost became the third record setter of the day with her performance in the 400m (1:05.84), but she'll have plenty of chances to pare time off her score in the upcoming meets.
Right now, Groom said that she'll keep the focus on the postseason, and she has already scheduled another qualifying meet this weekend for her four athletes that are closest to a postseason score. After his performance in the 400m, Gibbons will attempt to qualify in the 300m this weekend. Woolley will challenge the 300m, and Lombardi will try to qualify in the 1000m while Garcia takes his chances in the 800m.
"I think that there are even more great times to be had, and that's why I added the qualifier meet this weekend for four of them," said Groom. "It would be really nice for them to go off on their vacations knowing that they've qualified in individual events."
Junior Varsity meet
On Saturday, Groom returned to the New Haven complex for the junior varsity meet and 26 Knights competed in 16 different events. Southington scored five top 10 finishes as the underclassmen try to qualify for the upcoming invitational meets.
"It's a good chance to get some experience for those JV kids that have never run an indoor meet," said Groom.
Jessica Howe led the way with a fourth place finish in the freshman 55m (8.26) and a ninth place finish in the freshman 200m (31.08). Lauren Perkowski finished seventh in the 3200m (13:00.01). Gaby Zuk placed ninth in the freshman 1600m (7:04.76), and Jack Myers cracked the top 10 with a ninth place finish in the 3200m (11:15.65).


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Cora Edmunds' husband, son and nephew were stranded at sea near Makkovik just before dark on Friday, when the motor on their boat broke down.With strong winds driving the craft away further out, rowing to shore was not an option.But a situation that could have ended tragically had a positive outcome instead, thanks to a satellite tracking device called a "SPOT." The device traces users' coordinates and relays them by computer, enabling people elsewhere to log on and see where they are.The men pressed the SOS button on the device, alerting Cora Edmunds, as well as the agency that handles the calls.
Pilot Theodore Wright made a quick radio call to ATC before cutting the electrical master switch, hopeful that would cut the trouble off at the source. But it was not, apparently, an electrical fire. While opening the door cleared some of the smoke from the cabin, flames were visible outside, apparently coming from the baggage compartment door, and Wright cut the throttles and dived for the Gulf of Mexico.
Wright, and passenger Raymond Fosdick managed to don personal flotation devices as the aircraft sank beneath their feet, and were rescued just before sunset Sept. 20 by the U.S. Coast Guard, which dispatched a helicopter after receiving an alert through a hand-held SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. Wright bought the SPOT in 2008 to report his position to family and friends during a circumnavigation in a sailboat. It has been part of his kit ever since. "I don't go anywhere without it," Wright said, adding that his 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter failed to register the position of the aircraft, which sank about 60 seconds after landing on the water.
A hiker, who fell 10 feet and snapped his ankle, used SPOT to alert a search and rescue team and lead them to his location. Timothy Nye, 60, had been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for five weeks when the incident occurred. As Nye stepped to the edge of the trail, the ground beneath him gave away. After Nye recovered from his fall, he used SPOT to send for help and U.S. Navy helicopter arrived to lift Nye from the rough terrain.
Upon receiving a SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger SOS alert, a Canadian Coast Guard ship went to the tracked location. Once there crew members found five narwhal hunters. "The hunting party had been hunting for quite a while and due to weather they were delayed for at least three days, so they were running out of heating fuel," said Christian Cafiti, with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ont.


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In April, it is recommended by health care professionals to reflect and check-up on your overall health and well-being. Why not include your financial health as well? As a CU employee, you can meet with a TIAA professional one-on-one on your campus to reevaluate your fiscal situation.
Why should I attend one?
This is an opportunity to sit down with a professional, analyze your current, personal retirement savings situation and draw up a game plan for your next steps. These appointments are included in TIAA's administrative contract with CU, so you don't have to pay typical out-of-pocket costs common when receiving financial advice.
Not a TIAA account holder? You can still meet with a representative for free to learn more about available retirement accounts and services.
To schedule an appointment on your campus, at a TIAA office or over the phone, call 800-732-8353 or visit TIAA.org/schedulenow.


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Our Walking Shoes
It's the last day for our motely crew at the Haunted Mansion Writers' Retreat 2012. We're reluctantly packing up and putting on our walking shoes, getting ready to head back home. It's been an exciting weekend, but most importantly, it's been a weekend full of friendship and creativity.
The ghosties were an eventful addition to our activities, but this was truly a writers' retreat with abundant inspiration at every turn, especially the opportunity to be surrounded by other working writers. It's really fantastic to have company for a change!
A few of us still remain in the salon, soaking up the ambiance and the camaraderie. Our fearless leader, Rain Graves, continues the rally the troops and entertain us with excellent stories and her amazing energy. Thank you, Rain, for an awesome weekend!
Wickedly Yours,
Fran Friel
PS - Thank you, Sephora Giron, for the colorful walking shoes/socks inspiration.


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Literature review: General
Back to Science Information Literacy
STS Information Literacy Committee members selected relevant items to help users of this site become familiar with or enhance their knowledge of resources for teaching and assessing science information literacy. We encourage you to add items you feel would be valuable to others. Please do not edit existing references.
(Please see Working with ACRL Wikis) for guidance on posting and formatting wiki content)
- Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000). "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education." American Library Association: Chicago.
- Report which provides and explains the standards agreed upon by ACRL, with detailed information on information literacy and its relationships with higher education and technology.
- Germain, Carol Anne. "Empowering Students II: Teaching Information Literacy Concepts with Hands-On and Minds-On." Library Instruction Publications: Pittsburgh.
- Gradowski, Gail, Snavley, Loanne and Dempsey, Paula. (1998). "Designs For Active Learning: A Sourcebook of Classroom Strategies for Information Education." American Library Association: Chicago.
- Grassian, Esther S. and Kaplowitz, Joan R. (2001). "Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice." Neal-Schuman Publishers: New York.
- Bicknell-Holmes, T. and Hoffman, P.S.. "Elicit, Engage, Experience, Explore: Discovery Learning in Library Instruction." Reference Services Review 28.4 (2000): 313:322.
- Explores the different types of "discovery learning" in relation to library instruction to students.
- Curzon, S.C. "Developing a Program of Information Literacy: How California State University Did It." College and Research Libraries News 61.6 (2000): 483-486.
- Farber, Evan. "Faculty-Librarian Cooperation: A Personal Retrospective." Reference Services Review 27.3 (1999): 229-234.
- A study which discusses library instruction and the relationships between librarians and faculty.
- Huwe, Terence K. "Some Best Practices for Personalizing Outreach." Computers in Libraries 26.2 (February 2006): 36-38.
- This article provides information on forms of digital outreach. The four types of outreach discussed are blogs, RSS, e-news, and alerts. Huwe discusses the best ways to incorporate these newer possibilities for outreach into a library program.
- Johnston, Bill and Webber, Sheila. "Information Literacy in Higher Education: A Review and Case Study." Studies in Higher Education 28.3 (2003): 335-353.
- Knight, Lorrie A. "Using Rubrics to Assess Information Literacy." Reference Services Review 34.1 (2006): 43-55.
- Lichtestein, A.A. "Informed Instruction: Learning Theory and Information Literacy." Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences 38.1 (2000): 22-31.
- Macklin, Alexius Smith and Culp, F. Bartow. "Information Literacy Instruction: Competencies, Caveats, and a Call to Action." Science & Technology Libraries 28.1/2 (2008).
- Matoush, Toby Leigh. "New Forms of Information Literacy." Reference Services Review 34.1 (2006): 156-163.
- Ramsay, Karen M. and Jim Kinnie. "The Embedded Librarian." Library Journal 131.6 (April 1, 2006): 34-35.
- This article focuses on electronic outreach to student and faculty at the University of Rhode Island. This article provides information on the changing role of the librarian.
- Webber, S. and Johnston, B. "Conceptions of Information Literacy: New Perspectives and Implications." Journal of Information Science 26.6 (2000): 381-398.
- This article discusses the meaning of information literacy, as well as approaches to understanding and addressing this problem.
Blogs/Wikis/Discussion Groups
Information Literacy Weblog [1] International perspective on IL.
Open Directory Project: Information Literacy [2]
Information Literacy at ISU [3] One librarian's perspective.
Web Pages
Institute for Library & Information Literacy Education Information Literacy Links: [http://www.ilile.org/resources/informationLiteracy.html
Vaughan Memorial Library Acadia University Information Literacy [4] Good place to start looking for IL information.
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French Jews Want Their Old Names Back
To read more about this, click here.
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Director-at-large and
Chairperson, Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
More on Canadian Government Abondoning the Long Census Form
There has been a number Canadians who are concerned about this turn of events and in today's Canada Globe and Mail Newspaper there is an article on the resignation by the Chief statistician of Statistics Canada, Munir Sheikh, as a rebuke to the government stating that the voluntary form can not replace
the previous mandatory long form.
To read more about this, click here
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Director-at-large
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
IRS (USA) List of Organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status
A 2006 law required nonprofit organizations with receipts of less than $25,000 to file tax returns for the first time in 2007. If charities failed to file for three years, they were going to lose their tax-exempt status.
The list of delinquent non-profits is listed on the IRS website and may be accessed by clicking here.
Organizations that were required to file Form 990 or Form 990-PF are not eligible to take advantage of this one-time IRS filing relief to bring them into compliance.
The article appeared in the Ventura County Star and can be read here.
Even if you are under the IAJGS umbrella for the 501-C3 your JGS must file its own IRS forms annually.
(JGSCV is under the IAJGS 501-C3 umbrella and we file the post card every year since the law was enacted...It takes very little time can be done on- line and only requires your federal EIN, submission form is 990-N, and year of reporting and you get an automated reply by e-mail for your records)
If you have questions, please do not ask me, ask your JGSs financial consultant/accountant or the IRS.
Jan Meisels Allen
President, JGS Conejo Valley and Ventura County
New York State Imposes Sales Tax on Genealogical Services
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Director-at-large
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
66th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising
Due to a note from reader Hadassah Lipsius, Translation and Data Entry Coordinator for JRI-Poland, I was made aware of the 66th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising and the new film which has been made in its memory entitled "Miasto Ruin" (City of Ruin). It is directed by Oscar nominated Tomasz Baginski and will have its premier on August 1, 2010 at the Warsaw Rising Museum.
The depiction of an Allied B-24 Liberator circling Warsaw and recording the ruins of it are a remarkable accomplishment utilizing modern 3D technology. The trailer is well-worth watching and learning more about the film
Watch a trailer of the film below.
Note on the Clinton Wedding Article
Gruesome charges detailed against suspected Nazi
The world's third most wanted Nazi suspect, who allegedly participated in the murder of more than 430,000 Jews at the Belzec death camp, was involved in the entire killing process: From taking victims from trains to pushing them into gas chambers to throwing their corpses into mass graves, according to court documents.
A state court in the western city of Bonn released new details Thursday of last week's indictment against Samuel Kunz, an 88-year-old former ministry employee who has lived undisturbed in the village of Wachtberg outside Bonn for many years.
"The accused was deployed in all areas of the camp," court spokesman Matthias Nordmeyer told The Associated Press. The court's statement describes in gruesome detail some of the crimes the suspected former death camp guard allegedly committed in occupied Poland from January 1942 to July 1943.
In its statement, the court described the deadly routine at Belzec, claiming that Kunz supposedly participated as a camp guard in all areas of the Nazis' organized mass murder of Poland's Jewry.
After the victims arrived by train at the death camp, they were told that before they could start working they had to be deloused and take a shower, the statement said, describing the terrifying killing process that by now is well known.
"Threatening them with pistols, whips and wooden clubs, the victims were told to hurry up. ... They had to undress ... the women had their hair cut off, and then first the men, then women and children were pushed into the gas chambers," the statement said.
After the victims were killed, "the corpses were searched for gold and valuables and then thrown into prepared graves."
Click here for the entire article and here for more information on the Belzec death camp.
NBA Basketball Star is Jewish?
On a later Twitter Post, he said: "Jerusalem is a beautiful city, I'm at a cafe eating a late lunch. I'm learning Hebrew by the min. Keep up !! Shalom."
According to an Army Radio report, Stoudemire plans to spend time in Israel learning Hebrew, having recently learned he has a Jewish mother. "The holy land. Learn about it," he wrote, adding "ze ha'halom sheli" – Hebrew for 'this is my dream'.
Click here for the entire article and be sure to check back often for updates.
ShtetLinks Update: Jewish agricultural colonies in Ukraine
The following update was posted by Chaim Freedman on his extensive ShtetLinks page devoted to Jewish agricultural colonies in Ukraine:
Considerable material has been added to the site over the last year. With the growing accessibility of Russian, Belorussian and Ukrainian archives previously undiscovered material comes to light. Descendants of colonists, living in the former Soviet Union, are extracting material and developing their own sites.
L. Uleinikov [Binshtok], Jewish Agricultural Colonies in Ekaterinoslav Province in 1890, St Petersburg, 1891,
I. Kankrin, Jewish Agricultural Colonies of Aleksandrov Uyezd Ekaterinoslav Province, Ekaterinoslav, 1893.
The books are the result of a very detailed census of the colonies made by Uleinikov in 1890 and Kankrin in 1893. Each book has an introduction with a general overview and statistics. The authors are quite biased - Uleinikov is a supporter of Jewish agricultural colonies and Kankrin is a severe critic. The most valuable feature of these books is the detailed census of the colonists' households. The books have also a brief overview of each colony with summary of history and facilities. Kankrin's book has detailed house/street handwritten plans of the ten colonies he studied, including sketches of the types of buildings.
Uleinikov has complete lists of heads of all families (surname, name and patronymic) in 17 colonies of Ekaterinoslav Province, Aleksandovsk and Mariupol Uyezds, with detailed record of family composition, military service, type of house, agricultural implements, livestock, land and its subdivision within family and notes about profession etc.
Kankrin studied in a similar fashion 10 colonies in Aleksandrovsk Uyezd and has even more information about colonists' families. He was obsessed with the idea that colonists in reality remained artisans and not worked much as agriculturalists.
Interview of Ukrainian residents of former Jewish colony Novozaltopol by Father Patrick Desbois; a horrifying account which demonstrates who actually carried out the massacre of nearly 800 Jews
Photographs from the St. Petersburg Film archive and World ORT Photographic archive taken of many colonies in 1904 and 1922 showing public buildings such as schools, synagogues, municipal offices, and farmhouses.
Nayzlatopler Rayon
"Nayzlatopler Rayon" (Novozlatopol Region) an account of the Sovietized colonies after the Revolution and Civil War.
Destruction of Jewish Tradition under the Soviet Administration
"Destruction of Jewish Tradition under the Soviet Administration": An article assessing the affect of Sovietization on the destruction of Jewish cultural and religious life with particular reference to the role of the Yevsekzia.
Revision lists
Original Russian lists:
Memoirs of Grafskoy 1907-1921by the son of a rabbi of the colony include description of life on the colony and the reaction to the pogroms during the Russian Civil War which took place after the Revolution.
Prenumeranten Lists
Prenumeranten Lists (the list of subscribers) from two books published in 1911 which include many residents of the colonies.
Jewish Agriculturalists
Excerpts from Jewish Agriculturalists 1807- 1887 (V. Nikitin):
Links/Other Resources
- Links - a new page with links to useful sites
- Land Measurements
- Yakov Pasik's Russian site is updated from time to time. The site includes material in both English and Russian together with photographs and maps.
Thanks go to those who extracted, translated, processed and contributed to the acquisition of this material:
Bernshtam, Pavel
Comisarow, Mel
Farber-Sherman, Mitja
Freedman, Chaim
Giller, Lisa.
Govor, Elena
Heffler, Max
Komissarouk, Joseph
Pasik, Yakov
Ronn, Michoel
Grave Mistakes
On a related note, an alert subscriber to JewishGen's Discussion Groups informed us that the online Museum of Family History has a discussion of errors between cemetery records and the corresponding gravestones on their website located here (scroll down past the Mt. Zion Cemetery entry).
Finding Jewish Family Records in Croatia
In response to an earlier post on the blog (see here), we have received requests for information on Jewish records in Croatia.
For your convenience, we are reproducing the article entitled "Finding Jewish Family Records in Croatia" from our "InfoFile" section on the JewishGen website.
Finding Jewish Family Records in Croatia
By Ed Zwieback
Searching for records in Croatia has been limited by the lack of activity for this area. There are Croatian genealogy websites that can be found via feefhs.org and cgi.rootsweb.com.
The Mormon Family History Library (FHL) began microfilming records in Zagreb in March 1985. They have acquired over 2,500 microfilms in Croatia, including Jewish records for 15 towns. These films are listed in a recent issue of Avotaynu (Summer 1999, Vol. XV, no. 2, page 5), as well as in the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC).
A good article on "Croatian Research at the Family History Library" by Thomas K. Edlund can be found on the Feefhs.org web site. An updated and expanded version of this article, entitled "A Beginner's Guide to Croatian Research", by Thomas K. Edlund, can be found in the FEEFHS Quarterly, VII:1-2 (Spring/Summer 1999), pp. 7-37.
Croatia has a Central State Archive, located in the capital, Zagreb. The Hrvatski Državni Arhiv (National Archives of Croatia) is the main depository of old church records for many parts of the country.
Any birth and death records older than 1860 (some up to the 1880's) were turned over to the 12 Croatian Regional (historical) Archives (DRŽAVNI ARHIV …). The record-ending dates may vary from one regional archive to the next. The Regional Archives are located at: Varaždin, Zagreb, Bjelovar, Pazin, Rijeka, Karlovac, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik, Sisak, Slavonski Brod, and Osijek.
In 1945, all birth, marriage, and death records held by churches in Croatia were turned over to the civil authorities and were deposited with the City Register Offices ('opc'ina'; MATCNI URED …). These include Jewish records. There are 400 municipalities within 21 counties (županija) in Croatia. Since Zagreb is large, there would be many such offices located within the city. Addresses of the City Register Offices for post-1900 records are difficult to locate from the Internet.
Croatian records have greater linguistic diversity than for most other geographic regions. Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, German, Hungarian, Latin or Italian are possible languages used.
I obtained very good results when I sent an inquiry letter (in English) to the Regional Archive of Varazdin, asking for vital records. The Varazdin archivist has provided copies of several marriage, death, and census records for my family (1879-1930s). The Varazdin archivist also searched the City Book of Inhabitants, 1930s, and a Record of Conscription of Jews sent to concentration camps, 1941. I have used the FHL film No. 1791974, "Zagreb Jewish Births and Deaths 1858-1904", and the film is very easy to read.
The Jewish Community of Zagreb may be able to help with family records. They have furnished me some very useful information.
Some Postal Mail Addresses:
- Central State Archive:
HRVATSKI DRŽAVNI ARHIV Marulicev trg 21 10000 Zagreb
- Croatian State Archives of Zagreb:
DRŽAVNI ARHIV ZAGREB Opatica 29 10000 Zagreb
- Croatian State Archives of Varazdin:
DRŽAVNI ARHIV VARAZDIN Trstenjakova 7 42000 Varazdin
- A Zagreb City Register Office:
MATICINI URED CENTAR Ilica 25 10000 Zagreb
- The Jewish Community of Zagreb:
Zidovska opcina Zagreb Palmoticeva 16 10000 Zagreb
- Those Who Died in the Jasenovec Death Camp during the Holocaust: JASENOVEC, Zrtve Rata Prema Podacima Statistickog Zavoda Jugoslavije, (War Victims According to the Yugoslavia Statistical Institute) 1998, published by the BOSNJACKI INSTITUT, Zurich & Sarajevo, ISBN 3-905211-87-4.
- Jews of Yugoslavia 1941-45, Victims of Genocide and Freedom Fighters, Dr. sci. Jasa Romano, Jewish Historical Museum-Belgrade, 1980, Published by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia, Belgrade.
The Hell of Polish Jewry
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Croatian WWII camp was a show of sadism
A memorial honors the thousands of Jews, Serbs, Gypsies and anti-fascist Croats who died there at the hands of Croatia's then pro-Nazi regime.
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Journal of a Lifetime
This year's 30th annual International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) brings to Los Angeles an organization that helped me during the years I spent researching my own family's history for my book "How Will I Know Where I'm Going, If I Don't Know Where I've Been? A Genealogical Journey."
I started my book as an amateur — with no experience nor even much interest in genealogy before I started researching — and ended up being able to trace the roots of my family back to the mid-1800s. In the process, I discovered dozens of new cousins — some completely uninterested in my quest, others eager to get involved.I joined JewishGen.org, a Web site with thousand of databases, research tools and resources for starting out on the genealogical quest. I began conducting searches for the surname Ruderman and for the Russian towns that may have been Grysk.
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Dancing, laughing at Auschwitz: who has the right?
From the AP:
Who has the right to dance at Auschwitz, to make light of the Holocaust, to shoot videos set amid cattle cars and gas chambers?
A home video that has gone viral on the Internet showing a Holocaust survivor dancing at Auschwitz and other Holocaust sites to the disco classic "I Will Survive" with his daughter and grandchildren has brought such questions to the fore.
To some, images of Adolek Kohn and his family shuffling off-beat at such hallowed places is an insult to those who perished; to others a defiant celebration of survival. The incongruous juxtapositions have struck many viewers as funny and chilling at the same time.
Whether the comedic effects were intentional or not, they bring a new dimension to questions about how far taboos can be tested in an age when comedians like Larry David and Sacha Baron Cohen find rich fodder for their jokes in the Holocaust.
The fact that the video only gained massive attention when neo-Nazi groups spread it online further complicates the question.
"If the humor is meant to cheapen, then it's bad," said Raul Teitelbaum, 79, who survived the Nazi camp at Bergen-Belsen. "But if the humor is simply a human reaction to tragedy, it's all right. It's complicated to do it, but a successful humorist can pull it off."
Making light of Nazi cruelty goes back at least as far as Charlie Chaplin's biting 1940 parody of Adolf Hitler and anti-Semitism in "The Great Dictator." But it takes on new implications in the age of Facebook and YouTube, when amateur videos like Kohn's can quickly reach millions of people worldwide — and when it can be hard to distinguish between sincere acts of remembrance and publicity stunts.
One thing is clear even 65 years after World War II: a playful approach to Holocaust memory is always bound to offend someone, and it's really only acceptable coming from survivors or other Jews intending no offense.
In Israel, Holocaust jokes have long been a staple of the country's black humor — and the Auschwitz dance video has made little impression there possibly because it doesn't seem all that unusual. But the video has been big news in Germany, which is still grappling with the nation's guilt.
Michael Wolffsohn, a German Jewish historian at the Bundeswehr Munich, called it "tasteless" and questioned Korman's motives. "It is simply embarrassing self-promotion," he said.
Click here for the entire article.
Women's Role in Holocaust May Exceed Old Notions
Amid the horrors of the Holocaust, the atrocities perpetrated by a few brutal women have always stood out, like aberrations of nature.
There were notorious camp guards like Ilse Koch and Irma Grese. And lesser known killers like Erna Petri, the wife of an SS officer and a mother who was convicted of shooting to death six Jewish children in Nazi-occupied Poland; or Johanna Altvater Zelle, a German secretary accused of child murder in the Volodymyr-Volynskyy ghetto in Nazi-occupied Ukraine.
The Nazi killing machine was undoubtedly a male-dominated affair. But according to new research, the participation of German women in the genocide, as perpetrators, accomplices or passive witnesses, was far greater than previously thought.Click here for the entire article.
Some Jews in France wish to revert to family names
From the LA Times:
After WWII, officials urged Jewish emigres to change their names to sound more French. Two generations later, Jews are feeling a need to reconnect with their roots.
Click here for the entire article.
World War II Museum Features Animals Of War
Smoky the Yorkshire terrier, Lady Astor the pigeon and a host of horses and mules whose individual stories are lost to history are among war heroes and heroines featured in the latest exhibit at the National World War II Museum.
"Loyal Forces: The Animals of WWII" will run July 22-Oct. 17, featuring the four kinds of animals most often brought into the war, as they were used in all five theaters.
"There was a great love and loyalty between the soldiers and the animals they worked with," said registrar Toni M. Kiser, who created the exhibit with archivist Lindsey Barnes.
The exhibit opener may seem odd to people used to thinking of the Coast Guard as offshore duty in cutters, patrol boats, helicopters and airplanes.
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From the ground, Manhattan is a maze of brick and steel. From above, it's something else entirely.
The photo enthusiasts at AirPano have created a hi-res aerial tour of Manhattan that shows the island in a new light.
The team, led by Russian photographer Sergey Semenov, shot pictures from helicopters and pieced them together to create an interactive interface.


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Some good news for a change.
from News24:
Johannesburg - A paraplegic man shot and killed his gardener after the man attacked him in his Cradock home in the Eastern Cape, the Beeld reported on Monday.
Police spokesperson Captain Stefanie Smith said the victim, 58, heard a knock at his door and opened it, as he had been expecting a relative on Saturday morning.
His gardener forced his way into the home, threatened him with a knife and demanded money, the paper reported.
The victim was stabbed in both arms, then wheeled into his bedroom, where he was further assaulted.
When he fell out of his chair, he managed to reach his rifle, which had been positioned next to his bed.
He fired one shot at his assailant, who was critically wounded and later died at the scene.
Smith said a murder docket had been opened.


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ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is on the move: Starting January 8, 2013, the late-night show shifts from midnight to 11:35 p.m., ET /10:35 p.m., CT. To help christen the new time slot, "JKL" has a star-studded guest list, including Jennifer Aniston, Ryan Gosling, Sofía Vergara, Ellen DeGeneres, Rob Lowe, Jamie Foxx, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Brenneman, Nicki Minaj, Mindy Kaling, Julie Bowen, Naomi Watts, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, plus musical performances by No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Bruno Mars, LeAnn Rimes and more.
On average for the 2012-13 season, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is up over the same point last season by 7% in Total Viewers (1.985 million vs. 1.854 million), marking its biggest-ever audience through this point in a broadcast year. In addition, "JKL" is the only late-night network talk show to grow its overall audience year over year. Fresh off the most watched November Sweep in the show's 10-year history, "JKL" also scored its biggest audience for any sweep period in the franchise's history. "JKL" grew its overall audience year to year for the 5th sweep in a row.
On January 7, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will broadcast at 12:00 a.m. for the last time with a special episode entitled "'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Goodbye to Midnight," in which Kimmel will look back some of the most memorable and popular moments from the show's 10-year history.
January 26, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
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Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy Award-nominated "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the ABC Television Network's late-night talk show. Now in its 10th season, "JKL" is packed with hilarious comedy bits and features a diverse lineup of guests including celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians and humorous human interest subjects. Every night Kimmel delivers his up-to-the minute take on the latest news and pop culture topics from the day's events in his monologue, and has recently welcomed such notables as Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson, Katy Perry, Will Farrell, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, John Krasinski, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Justin Bieber, Jessica Simpson, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, Andy Samberg, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Charlie Sheen, Chris Pine, Jeremy Renner, Jada Pinkett Smith, Josh Brolin, Russell Brand, Woody Harrelson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live," which currently airs weeknights at midnight in most markets but is moving to its new time slot of 11:35 p.m. beginning January 8, 2013, broadcasts from Disney's El Capitan Theater, located on Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of L.A.'s star-studded Walk of Fame. Kimmel showcases this illustrious location's unique character throughout his show by regularly interacting with the local "Super Heroes" parading along the boulevard and challenging passersby to participate in various comedy bits. He has also created many one-of-a-kind concert experiences, closing down Hollywood streets around his studio to hold musical block party events with artists such as Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Depeche Mode, as well as special outdoor and lobby performances by Adele, Linkin Park, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Tony Bennett, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Lady Antebellum, Usher, Lenny Kravitz, Brad Paisley, Lil Wayne, Phoenix, 50 Cent, No Doubt and Dave Matthews Band.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers. Jason Schrift, Douglas DeLuca and Erin Irwin serve as co-executive producers. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. For more go to www.jimmykimmellive.com; also a "Jimmy Kimmel Live" app is available via iTunes.


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Xbox Originals
Xbox Original whacked, moved to games on demand service
Microsoft has rebranded its Xbox Originals service on Xbox.com. All the Original titles currently on offer for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace are now featured as part of the new Games on Demand service. Microsoft said at E3 that it will launch a games-on-demand service for older Xbox 360 titles, including BioShock, Assassin's Creed, […]
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Xbox Originals to end after next game
According to this IGN report, Microsoft has "finished it's portfolio" of Xbox Originals and will stop the Live feature after the next, unannounced release. Giant black box with 15-tonne power supply: we salute you. Thanks, CVG.
BlowOut to be next Xbox Originals game
GSBlog announced last night that Terminal Reality's BlowOut will be the next Xbox Originals game. A quick perusal of the comments section reveals that many people were none too impressed with this choice: "F*ck off with the sh*t we've never heard of. Get some half decent games on there already." "When the f*ck did this […]
GTA: San Andreas confirmed for Xbox Originals
Microsoft's confirmed GTA San Andreas for release as an Xbox Original. The game will hit Xbox Live next Monday, October 20, and will cost 1,200 MS Points. Plenty more info through the link.
Jade Empire next Xbox Original
According to Kotaku, Microsoft's next Xbox Original title will be BioWare's Jade Empire. The RPG will be available from July 21 and costs the usual 1200 MS Points. By Mike Bowden


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12 Largest Holders of U.S. Debt
As the government shutdown continues into its second week, there are 12 holders of U.S. Treasuries with over $250 billion in U.S. government debt that would have the most to lose if the country defaulted by going over the debt ceiling on Oct. 17.
In fact, two of the largest holders of the Federal government's debt, Japan and China, separately called upon the U.S. to resolve the political gridlock and warned of the dire consequences that may result if policymaker can't reach a compromise.
Japanese finance minister Taro Aso noted on Tuesday, "The U.S. must avoid a situation where it cannot pay [for its debt] and its triple-A ranking plunges all of a sudden. The U.S. must be fully aware that if that happens, the U.S. would fall into fiscal crisis."
The slideshow below notes the 12 largest holders of U.S. debt -- who are all likely becoming more and more worried with each passing day as the United States approaches its debt limit.
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Another Month, Another Big Old Satellite Crashing to Earth
I hope you're enjoying your October! Unfortunately, it's time to return to your designated space-junk shelter, as sometime today (or tomorrow), a German satellite called ROSAT (short for Roentgen Satellite) will be crashing to earth, "into the ocean or over land in North and South America and South East Asia."
Just last month, the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite came down somewhere in the South Pacific, and not on top of your house, as I predicted at the time. Most of ROSAT is likely to break up on re-entry, but the large mirror will probably stay together, and land right on your head, if you live in the Americas. (Wear a helmet):
Travelling at a speed of around 17,400 miles per hour, it is expected to scatter over a 50 mile wide somewhere on its orbit track, which takes it to latitudes of 53 degrees north and south of the equator.
The satellite can complete an orbit of the earth in around 90 minutes and it could see debris crashing into the ocean or over land in North and South America and South East Asia.
Anyway, if you need to leave the house tomorrow, just keep an eye out for an enormous 1.7-ton mirror hurtling from the sky! It should look kind of like your entire life flashing before your eyes.


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Portions of K.S.A. 44-510e, K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(a) and (b) are construed and applied.
Appeal from Workers Compensation Board. Opinion filed January 16, 2004. Reversed and remanded.
John G. O'Connor, of Robb, Taylor & O'Connor, of Kansas City, for appellant.
John R. Emerson, of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., of Kansas City, for appellees.
Before MARQUARDT, P.J., ELLIOTT, J., and PHILIP C. VIEUX, District Judge, assigned.
ELLIOTT, J.: Marilyn Fuller appeals the order of the Workers Compensation Board (Board) setting her weekly wage for purposes of determining eligibility for work disability payments.
We reverse and remand.
At the time Fuller suffered a job-related injury, she had worked for Farmers Insurance Company (Farmers) for 25 years. Eventually, Fuller was authorized to return to work and restricted to working 4 hours per day for 5 days a week. Claimant continued working for Farmers 20 hours per week at half salary. To compensate for the other half of her previous salary, Fuller used her benefits for sick leave and vacation. Due to her longevity, Fuller had accumulated these benefits: 26 weeks at full pay and 13 weeks at half pay (sick leave), 5 weeks of vacation, and 3 personal days each year.
The administrative law judge awarded Fuller work disability compensation based on a weekly wage calculation which excluded payment of sick and vacation leave. On appeal, the Board reversed the administrative law judge, holding sick and vacation benefits are to be included in the calculation of average weekly wage. The Board, therefore, ruled Fuller was only entitled to compensation for her functional impairment.
Our review is as stated in Pruter v. Larned State Hospital, 271 Kan. 865, 868, 26 P.3d 666 (2001).
K.S.A. 44-510e does not contain a definition of "average weekly wage." Farmers acknowledges that the definition in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(b) for an "employee's average gross weekly wage" does apply to the present case. That statute provides:
"The employee's average gross weekly wage for the purpose of computing any compensation benefits provided by the workers compensation act shall be determined as follows:
(1) If at the time of the accident the money rate is fixed by the year, the average gross weekly wage shall be the yearly rate so fixed divided by 52, plus the average weekly value of any additional compensation and the value of the employee's average weekly overtime as computed in paragraph (4) of this subsection."
But to determine average gross weekly wage under K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(b)(1), we must consult K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(a) for the meaning of "wage," "money," and "additional compensation."
K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(a)(3) defines "wage" as "the total of the money and any additional compensation which the employee receives for services rendered for the employer in whose employment the employee sustains an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of such employment." (Emphasis added.) In the present case, the money received by Fuller for vacation and sick leave benefits covered the 20 hours per week Fuller did not work and, thus, did not render any service for Farmers.
Further, K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(a)(1) defines "money" as the gross payment by the employer (Farmers) but states that it shall not include "benefits received by the employee from the employer or any other source."
And K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(a)(2) specifically lists the types of payments which are included within the definition of "additional compensation": tips from customers; cash bonuses; board and lodging; the cash value for services compensated in a medium other than money; life, health, and accident insurance; and contributions to an employee's pension and profit-sharing plan. Significantly, payments for sick leave and vacation benefits are not identified.
Finally, K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(b)(8) provides:
"In determining an employee's average gross weekly wage with respect to the employer against whom claim for compensation is made, no money or additional compensation paid to or received by the employee from such employer, or from any source other than from such employer, shall be included as wages, except as provided in this section. No wages, other compensation or benefits of any type, except as provided in this section, shall be considered or included in determining the employee's average gross weekly wage." (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(b)(8).
In Bohanan v. U.S.D. No. 260, 24 Kan. App. 2d 362, 947 P.2d 440 (1997), claimant had worked for the school district for 25 years at the time of her work-related accident; she was given an accommodated job, which was eliminated at the end of the school year.
On appeal, Bohanan argued the Board erred by not including the value of her vacation and sick leave benefits in calculating her preinjury average weekly wage. We held the terms "wage," "additional compensation," and "money" as defined in 44-511(a) did not include pay for vacation and sick leave; we concluded the Board did not err in its calculations. 24 Kan. App. 2d at 374-76.
The provisions in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 44-511(a) and (b) do not differentiate between the compensation of average weekly wage for preinjury and postinjury wages. Accordingly, the reasoning of Bohanan applies to the present case. See also Osmundson v. Sedan Floral, Inc., 10 Kan. App. 2d 261, 697 P.2d 85 (1985), where the issue was whether claimant was "employed" by the employer during the 13 weeks he received unemployment compensation. We answered in the negative, ruling that "employed" means the time the worker is employed and on the job. 10 Kan. App. 2d at 265.
Here, Fuller was not "on the job" during the 20 hours per week she collected sick leave and vacation benefits due to her permanent restrictions. Fuller simply had no work to perform during those 20 hours per week she was not rendering any services for Farmers.
Reversed and remanded with directions to exclude the payment of vacation and sick leave benefits from the computation of Fuller's average weekly wage.


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Official White House photographs are often democratic in two ways. Some pictures take an everyday man and elevate him to the status of Commander-in-Chief, making a mere mortal seem titanic by capturing him in action against the implicitly powerful backdrop of the West Wing or Air Force One. Others bring the titan back down to earth, showing the man behind the podium as a regular guy who likes to play with dogs and goof around.
The photographs taken by President George W. Bush's official White House photographer, Eric Draper, do both of those things. In Draper's new book, Front Row Seat, A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush, published by the University of Texas, Bush is seen standing alone in front of the stately windows of the Blue Room, lost in thought, or emerging from the doors of Marine One. Elsewhere he's seen playing with his two Scottish terriers, Barney and Miss Beazley, or spattered with mud in work clothes at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Sometimes Bush seems to be in on the enterprise. In formal photos, Bush alternately puts his feet up on the desk or adopts a particularly presidential look. Bush is also aware of his audience when Draper catches his goofy side. Riding a bike through the West Wing or struggling to put on cowboy boots, Bush seems directly addressing the camera and his audience, eager to showcase an inner everyman or make fun of his formal surroundings.
"A lot of those moments he knows I'm there and he trusts my presence," Draper says, "That's really him." Which is the point: whether his subject is self-aware or spontaneous, Draper's portrait of Bush is authentic. Bush was impatient with pretense and known for letting the air out of moments with a joke. He also loved to "surf" the mood in the room, and was a famously talented retail politician, instinctively aware of who was watching him. Draper saw his role as watching the watcher for the telling moment of presidential connection. "My job was watching who he's looking at and who he's connecting with," Draper says.
Draper's particular advantage, though, comes with his reportorial pictures. A former Associated Press photographer who covered Bush's 2000 campaign, Draper has an eye for action. In prayer with Coretta Scott King or reacting to the attack on the World Trade Center, Bush is captured as events unfold around him. Of the moment with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow, Draper says, "That picture is one of those powerful moments that are totally unscripted and surprising."
The reportorial pictures are most evocative in the long section on 9/11, when Draper had exclusive access to the president as events unfolded. Here Bush is no longer a man in the spotlight, aware of his audience. Rather he is focused on preparing his public statement, so much so that he doesn't even look at the video of the attacks on a TV in the decidedly unpresidential setting of a classroom in Sarasota, Florida. "He never really acknowledged what was happening on TV," says Draper, "He was so focused on delivering his response." Draper captures Bush as he first turns and sees the burning towers, a reported moment as democratic as any could be.
Eric Draper's book, Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush, is available now.
Massimo Calabresi is a Washington correspondent for TIME.