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The Holocaust and Sephardic Jews of the Balkans and North Africa JGSCV April 1 Program
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) will be meeting on Sunday, April 1, 2012 1:30-3:30 pm at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks, CA.
This program commemorates Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial) Day even though the actual date is April 19. This is a new program created at the request of JGSCV!
The Topic: The Holocaust and Sephardic Jews of the Balkans and North Africa
Much has been written and many documentaries and dramas have been made concerning the Holocaust. Overwhelmingly, these deal with the horrors experienced by the Jews of Eastern Europe. Less well known is the plight of the Sephardic Jews of the Balkans and North Africa. Benveniste's talk will focus on the story of the Jews of Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and North Africa. He will include the personal stories of people he has known from Salonika, Athens, Rhodes and Morocco. The Anti-Semitic policies of Nazi Germany are well known, Benveniste's talk will cover the policies of Fascist Italy, Franco Spain, Vichy France and the kings of Bulgaria and Morocco.
Speaker: Arthur Benveniste. His parents were from the Island of Rhodes where his ancestors lived for four hundred years. He grew up in a community of Ladino speaking Jews from Rhodes. For many years, he has been interested in tracing the roots of Sephardic culture. Arthur has been active in the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies since 1993, where he was president of the society from 2001 to 2003. He served as the co-editor of Halapid, the newsletter of the society. Mr. Benveniste has visited Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Italy, Morocco, Turkey and Greece. In 1992, he was invited by King Juan Carlos to return to Spain to commemorate the quincentennial of the expulsion of Jews.
Our Schmoozing corner, which starts 15 minutes before the meeting begins will be facilitated by Werner Frank, JGSCV founding member and former board member . This permits attendees to ask questions on brick walls and get directions on how to do their research.
The 5-minute genealogical technique will be presented by JSGCV president, Jan Meisels Allen on what information you can find in a marriage record.
Our traveling library will have categories A and C books and the holocaust collection of category D. The books are available starting 30 minutes before the program to shortly after the program. To see which books are coming to the meeting, please see our website www.jgscv.org under traveling library.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and family history.(www.jgscv.org).
There is no charge to attend the meeting and all are welcome to attend. Annual dues are $25 for an individual and $30 for a family. Dues paid good through December 2012.
For more information including directions to the meeting, see our website:
Jan Meisels Allen
President, JGSCV
Australia -NSW Website and Closing of Sydney Records Centre
The NSW (Australia) Sydney Records Centre reading room will be closing effective June 30, 2012. Copies of the core state's historical records are available as part of the Archives Resources Kit :
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Copies of the state archives kit is available at other areas throughout New South Wales.
See: http://tinyurl.com/74uu2gp
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State Records Authority is the NSW Government's archives and records management authority. They manage the NSW State archives collection and set the rules and provide guidance on the management of official records. To research and explore the new State Records Authority go to
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This includes an on-line key name index.
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
Google "Restarts" Their Newspaper Archive
Many of us who do newspaper research have used the Google archives for many years. During the past year it has been more difficult --to find it on their website because in May 2011 Google announced it was stopping its archival project. Recently, Google has had a change of heart and their archives may now be found at: http://news.google.com/newspapers .
Previously, Google stated they would not be providing any further features or functionality to the Google News Archives and were no longer accepting new microfilm or digital files for processing. The change of heart to start more sites etc. is welcome.The site contains about 2,000 historic newspapers predominately from the United States and Canada. Google has also announced a new digitization project with the Mons, Belgium (Mundaneum) Museum for their archives.
More about this can be read in Genealogy In Time Magazine.
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Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
2012 Conference Update
- The Gala will take place on Tuesday July 17 at 7:00 pm. Father Patrick Desbois, president of Yahad-in Unum (Holocaust by bullets) will be our Guest.
- Sign for the SIG breakfasts (19 €) or Lunches (29€). You can also sign for lunches only (without SIG registration : 25 €). All meals will be Kosher.
- Joubert-voyage may organize your transfer airport/hotel/airport : send your flight numbers and the dates and times of arrival and departure to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk dies
Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee Hearing on Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
The Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 20, at 10:00 AM (EDT). The title of the hearing is : "Tax Fraud by Identity Theft, Part 2: Status, Progress, and Potential Solutions." Part of the hearing involves SB 1534, one of the four bills introduced in Congress (reported on this forum in December) which if enacted, would limit access to the SSDI. (The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is the commercial version of the Death Master File (DMF). See this website for information and for watching the hearing live on video streaming: http://tinyurl.com/7gvb8jm
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Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) is the subcommittee chairman, main author of SB 1534 (co-sponsor is Senator Richard Durbin D-IL) and will be giving a member statement. To read the bill go to: http://tinyurl.com/75de8o9
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Once again the genealogical community has not been invited to testify. Those testifying include Chairman Nelson, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) and representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, National Taxpayer Advocate, Tampa Police Department, Intuit and National Branded Credit Card Association.
The hearing is a fact-finding hearing, and it is not expected that any action will be taken at this time. Briefly, the bill addresses tax fraud and establishes penalties, and user id numbers for those who file about identity fraud . Section 9 (page 6) restricts access to the Death Master File for the calendar year of the person's death and the calendar year following, disclosure of information on a deceased person listed in the DMF is prohibited unless they are certified. Certification would be done through the Secretary of Commerce and only to those who have a legitimate fraud prevention interest. The Social Security Administration would not be compelled to disclose any person in the DMF that is not certified. (The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is the commercial version of the Death Master File (DMF).
IAJGS is in contact with the Senator Nelson's staff who also are the subcommittee staff, and has offered our assistance and shared the IAJGS statement on SSDI that was submitted in February to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security.
When more information is available it will be posted to this forum.
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
JRI-Poland introduces new tool to graphically follow families in the records of Poland
Jewish Records Indexing - Poland today announced the "Surname Distribution Mapper" - a tool designed to help genealogy researchers graphically understand where their family names first appeared in the 19th century records and visualize how the family spread throughout Poland by decades from the early 1800s into the first part of the 20th century.
Stanley Diamond, JRI-Poland executive director, described the new feature as follows: Using modern mapping technology provided by Google Maps, the Surname Distribution Mapper allows users to graphically display their search results using a tree icon to indicate the number of entries found for a surname in a town's vital and other records. By running the cursor over each tree icon, a user can view a popup window displaying the number of vital record entries found in various towns in the JRI-Poland database. Clicking on the balloon brings the user to the familiar JRI-Poland search results for detailed viewing of a town's entries.
Additionally, and especially exciting for researchers, the Surname Distribution Mapper can display results for specific decades or in a "progressive mode," where tree icons appear successively by decade to give the researcher an idea of the movement of their family around Poland and the Western Ukraine.
"The Surname Distribution Mapper enables a researcher to experience visually much of what we had only been able to do conceptually," explained Robinn Magid, Lublin Archives Project Coordinator and long-time JRI-Poland board member. "Our goal is to quickly determine where a person should focus their research energy to obtain results beyond what the family's oral history might recollect."
"JRI-Poland database manager Michael Tobias has given us the gift of highlighting migration patterns and spotlighting probable 'home bases' for families. The Surname mapper takes genealogy search results to a new level," she said.
"This is yet another example of the high quality applications that are coming to Jewish genealogy websites" commented Gary Mokotoff, publisher of Avotaynu, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy. "Through records of your ancestors, it is a magnificent pictorial representation where they lived and the geographic time frame in which their records were created," he added.
The JRI-Poland Surname Distribution Mapper is now live and can be initiated from the "search database" link on the JRI-Poland Home Page at www.jri-poland.org .
Visit www.jri-poland.org to read the announcement and begin using this special feature.
The mission of Jewish Records Indexing - Poland (JRI-Poland) is to create searchable on-line indices of Jewish records from current and former territories of Poland. Where such records are available, they may include towns that are now part of Ukraine, Lithuania and Belarus.
With more than 4.5 million records indexed, JRI-Poland is the largest online database of Jewish vital records.
JRI-Poland is an independent non-profit tax-exempt Organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Under special arrangement, the JRI-Poland web site, mailing list, and database are hosted by JewishGen.
For more information, please contact
Stanley Diamond
5599 Edgemore Avenue
Montreal, Quebec H4W 1V4
Tel: 514-484-0100
JDC Archives Online
How To Engage the Next Generation of Genealogists (JewishGen Projects - A Model for Student Involvement)
How are we going to get younger generations interested in genealogy? Where are the future genealogists going to come from? Is there a unique method that we can employ to share with younger generations the importance documenting our family histories? How can we let them experience the satisfaction of helping others?
Whether it's at Board meetings of my local Jewish genealogical society (JGSLI), the IAJGS umbrella organization Board, academic institutions or providers of genealogical information, such as JewishGen, conversations on ways to engage younger generations have not yielded the tangible results we all wish for.
However, I recently had the opportunity to help design a very successful effort that engaged college students in a genealogical project, elicited very positive student responses and resulted in more than 4,000 new records for JewishGen's JOWBR and Memorial Plaque databases. I'd like to share this program with you in hopes that you may consider whether you could replicate the program in your local institutions.
I am currently JewishGen's Vice President of Data Acquisition and coordinator for the JOWBR and Memorial Plaque databases. I also serve on the State University of New York at Albany's Center for Jewish Studies Advisory Board. On one of my trips to Albany, I discussed with Interim Director Prof. Barry Trachtenberg how we might be able to craft a project that would give students hands-on experience with creation of historical indices and also benefit the greater Jewish genealogical community. Having the students help to index and photograph three local cemeteries and catalogue memorial plaques from two local synagogues fit the bill exactly.
Prior to the class starting their project, I was invited to give a general genealogical presentation to the community sponsored by SUNY Albany's Center for Jewish Studies and the local Albany Jewish Federation. We attracted over 80 people in a city that does not currently have a JGS. This was a good entre into the community and also gave those students that attended a better understanding about genealogical research and family research.
The next day, I visited Prof. Trachtenberg's class. The course focused on local Jewish history and the genealogical component was one of three month-long sections. In the first, the students read several overviews of the history of Albany's Jewish community. The students were required to visit several local landmarks and become familiar with the neighborhoods and their history. They learned about settlement patterns (which helped us to understand where Jews buried their dead, and why they were organized the way they were--by occupation, synagogue, etc.) The second component was the genealogical one and the third was an Independent Research project by each student that would help them to understand a component of local Jewish life in detail. The class was also accompanied by a lecture series, "Jews Along the Hudson".
I gave a presentation to the students on the genealogical value of Jewish cemetery records. We explained the importance of Hebrew patronymics, how to read a Jewish headstone, and prepared them for the unique engravings and symbols they would find in their fieldwork.
The class was broken up into 9 teams of 3 for this one month project. We weren't sure how students would accept "cemetery work" and we had to be sensitive to particular restrictions and skills among the students. For example, were there any Kohens in the class who could not visit cemeteries but could work on the memorial plaque projects? Could each group include 1 student who was comfortable with transliterating Hebrew names and dates with some instruction?
Under Professor Trachtenberg's supervision, the students began their fieldwork by photographing the headstones at the local cemeteries. Professor Trachtenberg also received permission from 2 local synagogues to gain access to their memorial plaques or Yizkor cards so those teams could proceed with their indexing. The students used the standard excel templates provided on the website for download.
Professor Trachtenberg taught the students the basic Hebrew numbering system and worked with those groups who had difficulty with the Hebrew. Using Dropbox, students were able to upload a test template of 10 entries that I could edit and make corrections. When completed, the class was responsible for adding more than 4,000 records to JOWBR's 2011 year-end update and the inaugural roll-out of the Memorial Plaque database. They were also able to enter the first entries from Albany, NY into the database.
One of the criteria the professor and I spoke about was getting feedback from the students at the conclusion of their assignment. I was somewhat surprised as to how many of them gained a sincere appreciation for the work they did and that they were responsible not just creating indices, but for memorializing lives that future generations could learn about. Compared to other school projects, they came away with a real sense of satisfaction for creating something that was useful and had some historical permanence to it.
Here is a sample of some of the student responses:
This was more than a school project that we would be graded on. The information we would be collecting and analyzing was going to one day help those that wanted to know more about their family and their ancestors. G.O.
Genealogical research was never a field of study to which I paid much attention. I never thought of the importance of knowing about my own genealogical history, let alone that of others; however, after completing the readings and lectures about genealogy and the role it plays in history, I realize that it is important to do this type of work. R.S.
The efforts our class put in to carry out this project in a complete way has not only allowed us to grow and learn, but also serves a greater purpose by giving people who want to connect to their past, the opportunity to do so. J.S.
It is a great way to give back to the community and unlike other projects I've had to complete throughout my educational career, at no point did I feel as though it were a waste of time. There is a sense of satisfaction knowing that your efforts can affect others in a positive way by helping them find their family history. J.M.
Upon completing my genealogical project, I cannot deny that I was quite relieved. This project was one of the more time consuming projects I have been assigned at the University, but the thing that separated this time consuming project from the other ones was that I didn't find myself rushing to finish in the end. I found that I truly wanted to complete this project in the most accurate and best way I could. The thought that the information I recorded could be of use to at least one person attempting to trace their history, gave me the desire to try my hardest. When you know that your work will be helpful to another, it gives you that extra drive do your best. Every time I would get frustrated with translating a tombstone and was just about ready to give up (which was quite often) I remembered that the tombstone wasn't just a rock, it was a life. M.L.
When I was growing up, my grandparents would tell me stories of when they were growing up and how they lived. They were able to tell me so much about their parents and showed me pictures of my great-grandparents. They even showed me the letters they wrote to each other before they got married. I realized that I am very lucky to be able to know the history behind my family. The genealogical project showed me that there are many people out there who do not always have someone there to tell him or her about their ancestry. Many people are essentially in the dark about who their grandparents are and it keeps getting darker the further they try to track their family. A.J.
Due to the success of this project, we have already talked about repeating it for other classes in the upcoming semesters. (Two students that took part in the project and presentation are currently designing genealogically related independent study projects.) The project worked well for this college class and I can imagine it could be replicated on other campuses with the right direction. I would suggest considering other schools with Judaic Studies departments, history departments with Jewish studies courses or Hillel chapters.
Although the cemetery work takes a certain amount of independent work, I think we should also consider high school aged students or younger that could donate time to work on their synagogue's memorial plaque projects. I've already had a few students submit indexed sections of cemeteries for their bar / bat mitzvah projects. And did you know that the Boy Scouts of America have a genealogy merit badge that I've had two individual earn by submitting cemetery photos and indices?
The above model combines hands-on project work with an opportunity to experience one aspect of genealogical research. Reading the students' comments, it is clear that they understood the importance of what they were doing and developed an appreciation for genealogy at a young age. Whether they become active or not the greater genealogical community, the exposure they received to the study of genealogy resulted in a positive experience that they may choose to build upon in the future. And isn't that the first step towards what we really want to achieve?
My sincerest thanks to Professor Barry Trachtenberg and his students in his fall 2011 course: American Jewish Experience at the University at Albany, State University of New York. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2012 edition of AVOTAYNU
Maps Online
A new search interface with over 60,000 historic maps is now available online. It is a joint project between the Great Britain Historical GIS, Portsmouth University and Klokan Technologies. Current contributors include the David Rumsey Map Collection, the British Library, the Moravian Library, the National Library of Scotland and more collections are expected by the end of 2012 including the New York Public Library, Harvard University and more. The website is www.oldmapsonline.org/. This information was originally posted at: http://tinyurl.com/7zmkkde
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Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
Ancient Jewish Documents Found In Afganhistan Up For Auction in London
Tablet Magazine reports, a trove of ancient Jewish papers found in Afghanistan have been smuggled out and are up for auction in London. The documents help document a lost Jewish community.
The manuscripts in this latest cache are all said to date from the 11th century and indicate the presence of a sizable Karaite community in the country. The commercial documents could prove to be particularly important as they will hopefully give more understanding of Jewish trade links and land ownership. Afghanistan's Jewish heritage is ancient. When Arab Muslim armies swept into the area in the mid-8th century CE, they encountered a well-established Jewish community known as Jahudan or al-Yahudan al-Kubra, or the Great Jewry, whose inhabitants claimed to be descendants of Jews displaced by the fall of Jerusalem in 597 BCE. The Arabs renamed the town Maimana. Maimana's Jews were mainly traders, engaged in the transcontinental commerce of the Silk Road, for their town straddled the main caravan route between Herat and Balkh. Maimana also had strong commercial links with Merv, Khiva, and Bukhara, all of which had fairly large Jewish populations. The Jews of Afghanistan were also money-lenders, brokers, and bankers. In Jam, in central Afghanistan, more than 70 Jewish gravestones have been recorded in the area, the headstones range from 1012 to 1220 CE. By the 1830s, life for Afghanistan's Jews was increasingly difficult. Dynastic wars, conscription, intolerance, extortion, and the collapse of the overland trade led to many Jews quitting Afghanistan for good.
To read more see: http://tinyurl.com/7g87hqh
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Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
American Jewish Joint Distribution Archives On-Line
The New York Times reported on March 3 about the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee providing digital access to its treasure trove of archival materials. To read the article go to: http://tinyurl.com/7wc2shw
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There will be a searchable index for every document, photograph and record card, an essential tool considering that the Joint's archives contain over 500,000 names and 100,000 photographs. To search the archives go to: http://archives.jdc.org/
Thank you to Paul Silverstone, IAJGS treasurer and IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee Member to alerting us to the New York Times Article.
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
Update: KehilaLinks
New York Public Library Digitizing the 1940 Telephone Directories For Use With 1940 Census
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is digitizing all of the 1940 New York City telephone directories. They plan to have them available on their website at the time of the 1940 US census release --April 2, 2012. There will be a separate website for this, but at this time that url is not known. However, there will be a link to that website at the time from the NYPL. Go to: www.nypl.org and in the search box type in 1940 telephone directories. When on the NYPL website search box make certain that the NYPL.org button is clicked "not" the catalogue.
For those of us with family in New York City in 1940 this will be an invaluable tool to help with location for searching the 1940 census as it will not be name indexed when first released. Name indexing will take at least six months and different organizations will be working on name indexing. In order to search before the name index is available one needs to know location of the person being researched. Also be aware that in 1940 not everyone could afford a telephone, and therefore, it is possible that the person(s) you are searching may not be found in the telephone directories.
The NYPL digitized telephone directory release will be a seamless tool as they are working with Steve Morse with the "One-Step Website", which will help with the locational tools necessary to find the correct Enumeration District (ED) on the census [ www.stevemorse.org ].
In addition, the NYPL is holding an event on March 24 called the Road to the 1940 Census: In search of your family history (www.nypl.org/1940census). The keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Groves, Director of the US Census. Other key speakers include Constance Potter, The Senior Genealogy Specialist at the Research Support Branch of NARA in Washington, DC, and others. Due to the overwhelming response to this program, the NYPL has moved the event to a larger venue...but RSVP's are still required. The event is free of charge. This program is being presented by the New York Public Library, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
Yizkor Books Update: February 2012
- Briceni, Moldova
- Jadow, Poland
- Sierpc, Poland
- Smarhon (Smorgon), Belarus
- Sokyryany (Sekiryani, Bessarabia), Ukraine
Since finding a skilled volunteer translators capable of taking on the translation of a whole book is usually not realistic, our recommendation is to set up a fund, within JewishGen, into which all of those people interested in a particular community book can help support its translation and for which donations are tax-exempt for US citizens. So if there is a book you would like to see translated, please contact me and I'll explain the ins and outs of how these fund work.
Other good news this last month was the kind donation to the Yizkor Book Project of the Kielce, Poland book "The Martyrdom and Extermination of the Jews in Kielce During World War II" by Prof. Krzysztof Urbanski, the first sections of which have already been added. Please note that in recent times we have received a number of complete books which are, slowly but surely, being added into our Yizkor Book projects.
And on completed books, the first books to roll out of our Yizkor Books in Print Project will very shortly be available. If you wish to know further about this project, please visit this page, which has all you would like to know about this steadily growing project.
Before detailing last month's statistics, I would personally like to wish you all a joyful Purim and suggest that if you have a chance, read some of the many recollections of this holiday in our online Yizkor Books. In some small way, we are keeping up the fond memories of this vibrant Jewish holiday in those multitudes of communities that no longer exist.


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The brain is a biological organ that many life forms have. Its primary function is to process data from various sensory organs, such as eyes, noses, tongues, etc. Depending on the data, the brain can make decisions as to what actions to take, and because it's wired, through a nervous system to the rest of the body, can invoke muscular activity. In many ways, it's a lot like a computer.
The brain also harbors what's known as the mind, which would be analogous to the software that runs on the computer. Different sections of the brain are responsible for different functions, such as sight, speech, memory and cognitive reasoning.
One way that the brain is not like a typical desktop computer, is that it is a powerful neural net. Instead of having a "processor" that does individual mathematical equations, input data is ran through a network of interconnected neurons in a form of parallel processing. The processing happens due to the weights of the relationships between neurons.
Here is the important point to the neural net model of the brain - The brain is effectively a massive pattern recognition engine.
Pattern recognition is mostly what our brains do.
While pattern recognition is the primary function of our brains, they don't always do this task accurately. One of the amazing capacities of a neural net is the ability to "fill in the blank" when insufficient information is available. Due to this capacity, however, the brain sometimes detects false patterns.
- We see faces in things that aren't.
- We see animals in inkblot tests and clouds.
- We are prone to many optical illusions.
- We will falsely associate one event with another.
The final point is critically important. If, on a few occasions, someone had a good day just when he or she happened to have a lucky rabbit's foot, the person may falsely detect a pattern between "luck" and the rabbit's foot.
In other words, one of the main side-effects of our brains, as neural networks, is superstition.
Relevance to Religious Debate[edit]
It could be argued that religion is a set of superstitions that's been codified into dogma and a cohesive social group. Many of the beliefs are kept long after the initial superstitious correlation has been long since forgotten. Some superstitious activities that have emerged within religion are:
- Prayer - association of speaking to an invisible entity, and improved fortunes for the person.
- Faith - association of maintaining a mental state, and improved fortunes for the person.
- Sign of the Cross - a gesture of the hands, and a spoken phrase as a blessing.
In addition to ritual practices, the brain common evokes a mental process known as Anthropomorphism, where human attributes are applied to non-human objects or phenomenon. As a social species, humans are wired to interact with each other. Often, this carries over to the non-human world, sometimes in the form of ghosts or spirits, or in some cases, Deities.
In short, because of how the brain works, we have religion.

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Hull-Larison-Wagner-Mitchell of Illinois, Arizona, Washington, Michigan
After years of research I have been sent hundreds of pictures, documents, and interviews of these families and more. All in my family tree. Contact me if you may be a part of this family tree.
My tree crosses the U.S.A. with family members from Washington to Florida, Mainly in Illinois, Michigan, Washington.
The four main surnames are Paternal -Hull, Larison: Maternal - Wagner, Mitchell.
Looking for Jean Louise Hull of Battle Creek, Michigan
Born in BattleCreek, Michigan in 1944; Daughter of William Hull; Sister of James Hull; After her parents divorced she lived with her father and step-mother (Vivian) in Illinois until she was 17 years of age at which time she returned to Michigan to live with her Mother. She later married an Air Force Enlisted man (later divorced). Last word from her she was living in MO.
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In honor of our magazine giveaway bitayavon magazine is sharing with us wonderful recipes for summer entertaining.
Grilled tuna steak marinated in Mexican sauce
Serves: 4
Tuna is one of the more popular fish on the market. It is incredibly delicious, especially when cooked to medium full of flavor and great texture. Tuna is best served medium/rare to retain juiciness; you want to see a pink center. If you like tuna very rare, make sure to purchase sushi grade tuna to ensure that you can eat it almost raw.
4 fresh tuna steaks
Salt and pepper
1 fresh lemon
1 cup Mexican marinade
Marinate tuna in Mexican marinade for 30 minutes
Grill on high 3 minutes per side
Let cool before you slice or serve it whole
Mexican marinade
Yields: ¾ cups
This marinade is great for fish and chicken. We tried it on skinless dark chicken that we grilled with skewers and as a marinade for tuna. Both were delicious.
½ cup canned tomato sauce
¼ cup lemon or lime juice
1 tablespoon cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt and pepper
2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
Mix ingredients together in container.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Mexican Potato Salad
You'll be sure to love this creamy, slightly spicy potato salad.
8 Idaho potatoes
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely diced
1 avocado, cubed
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ cup non-dairy sour cream
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup vinegar
1/8 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
Fill a large pot with cold water.
Place potatoes in pot with cold water and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to simmer and cook until potatoes are fork tender.
Combine dressing ingredients (taste and add extra non-dairy sour cream if necessary).
While potatoes are still hot, peel and cut into cubes and place in serving dish.
Slice jalapeno in half, take out seeds, and finely dice, then combine with dressed potatoes.
Top with diced avocado when ready to serve.
Oh-I can't wait to try out this delicious recipe for tuna steaks. We love grilled tuna and I usually just sear it with some salt and pepper; this mexican marinade seems like an unusual tasty marinade. Love the potato salad too! Thanks


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After suffering injuries at a Kiev airport in last year, pioneering rocker Suzi Quatro was unable to attend the 2012 Detroit Music Awards, where she was to receive special recognition. But she plans to make up for it with a live performance at this year's show today on Friday, April 19.
-- FYI: The 22nd Annual Detroit Music Awards take place at 7 p.m. today Friday, April 19, at the Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave. Artists nominated in individual categories include Jack White, Kid Rock, Jill Jack, Billy Brandt, Barb Payton, Howling Diablos, Katie Grace, Doop Duprie, Cybertrybe, Sweet Crystal, Sponge, The Infatuations and Nadir. Tickets start at $20 and are available at the Fillmore box office or at livenation.com. For the full list of nominess and more information, visit www.detroitmusicawards.com.
-- The Grosse Pointe native was to receive a Distinguished Achievement Award along with her sisters, Patti, Nanci and Arlene Quatro, who were in the 1960s band the Pleasure Seekers. But she couldn't travel after she fell and broke her left wrist and right knee, so she accepted the award via satellite.
Quatro, 62, fell down the steps while boarding an airplane with a rolling gig bag. The injuries kept her out of commission for four months, and when she returned to performing, found herself in a world of pain.
In an email interview, Quatro said she had to basically learn how to walk and play bass again.
'But I'm happy to say now I am better than ever,' she said. 'Re-learning is great, you can correct all of your lazy habits. And I am jogging again - back to (being) me. Got my rock 'n' roll mojo back.'
Formed in 1964, the Pleasure Seekers was Detroit's first and most famous all-girl garage-rock band.
Only weeks after practice, they landed a gig at a Detroit teen nightclub called The Hideout, where they were an instant hit. The Pleasure Seekers soon began playing with male contemporaries in Detroit, including Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger and Iggy Pop.
Suzi Quatro was only 15 when the Pleasure Seekers took off, and she remained in the band for nine years.
The Quatro household was always filled with music. Her father, Art, worked at General Motors during the day and played in a jazz band by night. In addition to the girls, the family included sibling Michael Quatro, a prodigy pianist who now works for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Rehearsals were a normal part of family life, she says.
'We didn't think anything of it,' she said. 'The rule was if you got a bad report from a lesson, the lesson would be canceled. This happened to me one time. Two weeks later, my piano teacher was reinstated and I never didn't practice again.'
Quatro then went solo, adopting a leather-clad rocker persona that presaged Joan Jett and Chrissie Hynde.
She racked up several No. 1 hits in Europe in the 1970s and early '80s. But her American fame rose in the late 1970s when she had a short-lived but memorable role as Leather Tuscadero, a guitar-playing cutie on the sitcom 'Happy Days.' It was soon after her 'Happy Days' gig that Quatro scored her best-selling Top Ten hit in the United States, 'Stumblin' In,' with Chris Norman.
Growing up in Detroit, she soaked up the influences created by the city's melting pot for 1960s music styles, a heady mix of soul, protest music and rock.
'I took an energy that is totally Detroit,' she said. 'I took an acceptance to the difference in cities, black white, rich, poor. I took the 'soul' of Detroit and kept it in me for the rest of my life. Musically, it was the best. Emotionally, it sets you up for life.'
Now living in England, Quatro has created a one-woman career retrospective titled 'Unplugged,' that she plans to take to Australia. She also has a book of poetry in the works with comments from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Debbie Harry, Tim Rice, Henry Winkler and others. And she also has a line of Christmas cards coming out for the holidays.
Both the poetry book and greeting cards are longtime dreams she decided to pursue during her time off recuperating. In addition, she is working on a CD box set to celebrate her 50th anniversary in show business next year. The eight-CD anthology on Cherry Red Records will include 'lots of other goodies.'
While back in the Motor City for the music awards, Quatro plans to hit all of her old haunts in Grosse Pointe, along with a visit to Somerset Mall in Troy and a stop at Lafayette Coney Island 'where I will eat like a pig.'
Quatro will be part of the Detroit Music Awards' live musical performances at the Fillmore in Detroit.
There also will be music from Detroit-born, New York songstress lfe Mora, Americana singer-songwriter Katie Grace, Christian rockers Sweet Crystal with David Winans, industrial band Cybertrybe, rap duo Passalacqua, jazz artist Blackbyrd Revue, and comedic singer-songwriter Mike Ridley. Tom Daldin, host of PBS' 'Under the Radar' will serve as emcee.
Others honored Since 1992, the Detroit Music Awards Foundation (DMAF) has supported and recognized Detroit's musical community across a variety of genres. This year the DMAs will be presented to more than 70 artists in 10 musical categories including rock, rap, country, classical, folk and electronic.
Among those to be honored this year are:
- Harry Balk, founder of Inferno Records in 1967, which was absorbed by Motown Records in 1968. Balk went on to a career as a Motown creative director and A&R man for Berry Gordy Jr. He was instrumental in launching the careers of Rodriguez, Del Shannon and Marvin Gaye. He was instrumental in releasing Gaye's classic 'What's Going On' against Gordy's objections over political content. The album went on to sell 100,000 on its first release day, convincing Gordy to back it.
- Motown jazz singer Kem, whose has albums have sold more than 2.2 million units, for his work on 'Mack & Third Live: A Call to Service,' an annual daylong concert and food drive for homeless people in Detroit. A Detroit resident, Kem has served meals to thousands, collected tons of canned goods and entertained at the free Mack & Third event, which is named for an area where many of homeless reside. The program is his way of giving back to the community for supporting him during his journey through addiction to sobriety.
- Mike Novak, a prominent Detroit entertainment attorney who died unexpectedly in January. His clients included Bob Seger, Kid Rock, Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre and broadcasters such as Ken Calvert, Steve Kostan, Mike Stone and the WRIF team of Drew Lane & Mike Clark.


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I am a hand therapist working with a patient who had 2 separate cases of a brain tumor. She is now seeing us for treatment of an abnormal grasp reflex. She is showing the signs of the infant grasp reflex (stroking the palm causes an instant, very strong grasp). She is unable to actively release this grasp at times. She is now starting to show slight finger extension when this reflex is triggered. From your standpoint, is there anything we can do or anything she can do to help with this situation? I'm asking this not only for this patient, but for any other person who may have this reflex and not know what to do to stop it.
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The hyper-reflexia that you are describing occurs when there is an upper motor neuron injury (UMN). When you have an UMN injury, the threshold for an excited response is lower, so that even a minor noxious trigger can initiate the reflex. To decrease the tone, you can try weight bearing through the upper extremity. A recommended position is with the arm extended, slightly abducted, and externally rotated. The wrist should be in extension and weight bearing through a surface. Hold this position until the tone releases. The patient can do this whenever the "reflex" is triggered.


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If you've been following our blog for even a few weeks, you know that one of the keys to successful Meal Planning is being organized. Now, you don't have be anal-retentive, get out your label-maker and alphabetize your food, organized. However, a little bit of organization and planning is required to be successful in your Meal Planning endeavors. I thought I would share with you some great tools and resources that will make this much easier for you!
I am a big fan of Freezer Cooking, and I frequently make extra pancakes, muffins, batches of chili, soups, and stews to freeze. These really help me on mornings or evenings when I don't have time to make a proper meal. I can pull something out of the freezer, pop it in the microwave, and have a tasty, home cooked meal in minutes. However, I was running into the problem of not remembering what exactly was in my deep freezer. I would either forget something was in there and have to throw it out, or would swear that I had a couple of serving of turkey chili in the freezer only to find out that I'd already used it a few weeks before. So I decided to start using a Freezer Inventory Sheet to keep track of what is in my freezer. I hang it on my freezer and every time I add or subtract something, I write it in. For example, I would write "Turkey Chili" with a 4 for the number of containers I put in the freezer. As I pull them out, I make an "X" in one of the boxes, so I know how many I have left. When the item is all gone, I cross it off the list. I update the whole thing once or twice a month on my computer so it doesn't get too messy. This has really helped me make better use of what's in my freezer.
I certainly hope that you are using some type of Meal Planning Calendar to keep track of your monthly meals. I use the Coupon Wizard Software for this because it makes it easy to add meals to a day on the calendar and add any missing ingredients to my shopping list. If you're not computer-savvy, you can just as easily use a paper calendar and write your meals on it. However you decide to do your Meal Planning Calendar, I suggest you hang a copy of it on your refrigerator, so that your family can see what's for dinner each day. You might even ask your family members to put stars by the meals they enjoyed so you'll know which recipes were a hit.
Another Meal Planning tool I can't live without is my Recipe Binder. Once I try a recipe and decide that I like it and will make it again, I add it to my recipe binder. It's simply a 3-ring binder with sheet protectors in it. This makes it easy to pull out the one page recipe that I need and I can easily wipe off any flour, water, etc. that I might happen to drip on it while cooking.
I also stumbled across this post on the Money Saving Mom website which has a Recipe Cost Calculator that you can download FREE. It seems to be geared towards baked goods, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't add other ingredients for your dinner recipes to see how much your recipe is going to cost you. This may seem like work, but it may reveal some surprising insights about how much your favorite recipes truly cost to make. Based on what you discover, you may decide to make certain recipes more or less to help ease the strain on your grocery budget. I am going to use this tool to figure out how much each of my meals costs per person this month and see if it changes my meal planning strategies.
Here's my Meal Plan for this week:
~ Monday – Turkey Stroganoff served over Egg Noodles with Peas
~ Tuesday – FFY (Fend For Yourself). I am teaching a Coupon Workshop at my church tonight. I will probably eat one of my freezer meals (like Chicken Soup) before I go.
~ Wednesday – Fiery Fried Chicken with Potatoes and Broccoli
~ Thursday – Turkey Sausage, Perogies fried in a little bit of butter with onion, Green Beans
~ Friday – Meat Loaf with Freezer Mashed Potatoes and Salad
~ Saturday – Foil Packets on the Grill (See Recipe Below)
~ Sunday – Chicken Tacos with Refried Beans
Foil Packets on the Grill
1 ½ pounds of chicken breast tenders, cut into 1 inch pieces
¼ pound of asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
4 oz. of sliced fresh mushrooms
1 bell pepper, sliced into 1 inch pieces
2 tablespoons of diced onions
¼ pound of zucchini, thinly sliced
¼ cup of olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 can of petite diced tomatoes, undrained
2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
¼ cup capers, drained
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix the sauce ingredients in a large bowl. Add the diced veggies and chicken. Stir to coat veggie and meat with the sauce. Use four 12×12 inch sheet of heavy duty foil. Divide the meat and veggies among the four foil sheets. Fold the foil edges toward the center and crimp to seal. Fold up the outside edges to seal as well. Place foil packets on a hot grill and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand 3 minutes before serving. (This recipe can also be made on the stove top with a large deep frying pan. Brown the meat first, and then add the other ingredients. Cover and cook for 8 minutes.)


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American Sports Data (ASD) has released the "Comprehensive Study of American Attitudes Toward Physical Fitness and Health Clubs" — the third in a series of tracking studies initiated by IHRSA, following the historic report of the Surgeon General on Physical Activity and Health in 1996.
The new 410-page report begins with a thumbnail history of the American fitness revolution but contains much more — even a glimpse into the future of our industry, according to the company.
In 2003, most Americans are persuaded that physical activity is essential to good health, and more than 50 million adults are frequent exercisers, participating more than 100 times a year in at least one fitness activity, the study found. From a baseline of near-zero in 1950, a logarithmic curve makes the near-vertical ascent to a fitness utopia in 2050: daily workouts are the norm for every able-bodied American and those who desist are social outcasts.
But there is a competing scenario in which people never exercise, the study shows. In this alternative future, technology — for centuries the natural enemy of physical activity — is finally triumphant, inventing a "magic pill" that supplies all nutrients, prevents weight gain and otherwise ensures perfect health.
And this future may be taking root today as the study also shows no evidence that Americans are becoming more physical. In 2002 there were 50.9 million frequent exercisers — nearly identical to the 51.5 million reported in 1990; on a per capita basis, however, the percentage of frequent fitness participants in the United States has declined from 23.2 percent to 19.8 percent. Far worse, the media informs us daily, American eating habits are out of control — and the country is on the brink of an obesity epidemic. Ironically, people have finally recognized their need for structure, information, stimulation and external discipline; and in the midst of a stalled fitness movement, health clubs and personal trainers — the two venues that address these needs — are flourishing, the report said.
The research contains even more good news for health clubs:
Clubs across the United States are apparently doing the right things and earning the grades to prove it. On a satisfaction scale of 1 to 10, the 2002 sample of health club members registered a mean rating of 7.81, compared with 7.40 in 1998 and 7.29 in 1996 — a statistically significant increase.
The study also shows that for losing weight, a health club is the place to be. Whereas only 17 percent of all those in the general population who try to lose weight are successful, the success rate climbs to 23 percent among health club members, soaring to 30 percent among frequent exercisers who are also club members.


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I actually read Joe Hill's The Fireman last summer, during a lovely readalong event hosted by Care and I was supposed to post my review back then as part of the readalong, but my time got hijacked by various vague (and many) stuffs (life has a tendency to do that), so when TLC Book Tours asked if I wanted to participate in HarperCollins' The Fireman book tour, I thought, "Yay! now I will remember to write and post my review."
And actually, it's probably a good thing I've let some time lapse between reading the book and posting the review, because frankly all I was good for after reading the book was saying "Look, just read it, okay?" over and over again, which does not a good review make.
So The Fireman is one of the handful of novels that put a good solid dent in my not-so-unwavering belief that I don't really like dystopian novels. And this is most definitely dystopia we're talking about, what with the Dragonscale spore that makes its victims spontaneously combust. As you can imagine, this has quite the effect on civilization as we know it, paving the way for lots of dystopian fun.
Joe Hill is a wonderful storyteller, and he has a great story to tell in The Fireman. I particularly liked the sunny, chipper Harper Grayson, and for me the story was enjoyable in part because she's the main focus. (I definitely agree with many other readers that a more apt title for the book would have been The Nurse.)
The many pop culture references sprinkled throughout were also great fun–and for me specifically, because I am a diehard PL Travers fan, all the Mary Poppins references (Harper adores Mary Poppins). Nothing like plugging another novel during a review, but Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere holds a special place in my heart because it is, essentially, Mary Poppins-land, all grown up–a fact which I think Harper would appreciate (see how I tied it back to The Fireman there?).
Bad guys abound, and it's most definitely a world I wouldn't want to inhabit (Cremation Squads? No thanks). And in the midst of all that story, Joe Hill also manages to tackle some weighty issues as well, and does so quite handily.
So yes, this is a massive tome, a virtual doorstopper of a read (my copy weighs in at around 750 pages), but that's really the only thing brick-like about it. I had a ton of fun reading this book.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tech stocks joined the broad market in a mild rally Friday following the latest U.S. unemployment figures, but sector leaders such as Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. still ended the day in the red.
Apple AAPL, +0.00% shares fell by $15.10, or almost 3%, to $527, and the shares are now down about 25% since reaching an all-time high of $705.07 on Sept. 12, 2012. Since that date, Apple released a disappointing quarterly report and dealt with the fallout from the debacle of the poor performance of its Apple Maps app for the iPhone.
Among leading tech stocks Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.83% shares fell 2% to close at $26.74, and IBM Corp. IBM, -1.51%, Intel Corp. INTC, -1.33% and Netflix Inc. NFLX, -3.36% also lost ground.
Coinstar Inc. CSTR, -0.91% shares fell $1.95, or 3.8%, to $50.10. Late Thursday, the operator of the chain of Redbox DVD-rental kiosks said Chief Executive Paul Davis would retire, effective March 31. Chief Financial Officer Scott Di Valerio was named Coinstar's new CEO.
Redbox is preparing to launch a streaming-video service with Verizon Communications VZ, -1.28% designed to compete against Netflix Inc. NFLX, -3.36%.
Investors put in a mixed reaction to the unemployment figures, as the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.68% managed to close with a gain of 1 point at 3,101. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, -0.54% and the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index US:MSH also managed to close just above their breakeven lines.
The Labor Department said the U.S. economy created 155,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate stood at 7.8%. See: U.S. gains 155,000 jobs in December.
A notable gainer was Audience Inc. US:ADNC. , which makes voice and audio semiconductors for mobile devices. Audience's shares rose 97 cents, or more than 9%, to $11.52 after J.P. Morgan analyst Harlan Sur raised his rating to overweight from neutral saying in a research note that 2013 "will be the year when Audience's market expansion starts to unfold and add meaningfully to the top line."
Google Inc. GOOG, -1.32% shares rose almost 2%, to close at $737.97. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission determined that Google didn't use its market position to manipulate Internet search results in an effort to damage its rivals.
Advances also came from Yelp Inc. YELP, -0.76%, up almost 7%, Zynga Inc. ZNGA, +1.95%, which rose 9% and Facebook Inc. FB, -1.27%, which rose 3.6% to close at $28.76.


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You could ask them to fit a used Turbo, cheap from breakers on ebay.
Their other prices are ok, it's time consuming work.
Your car's value is low, £2,500, you can also get a 2007 for less than £3,000, see www.autotrader.co.uk
As it is, it's worth less than £1,000.
So if you repair yours it will just restore its value but they are dropping.
If you change it you will only lose the £1,000 or so which you would have to spend (or even more) to fix it anyway.
The STR is appreciating rapidly, and will be followed soon by the 4.2 non-R when STRs go over £10k, you can get a 2006-7 for £7k-£8k still.
But both are thirsty.
Whatever we buy, have to budget £500-£600 for unexpected problems, and do an immediate service (just oil, filter, brakes).
It's always a hard decision with cars we love.
For more opinions just ask on the thread, they are a cool bunch here.
Drop me a line any time.
All the best Mark.
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On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 1:14 pm, Mark Eales <email@example.com> wrote:
Good afternoon, we have taken a look at your s-type and it seems it has several faults.
1- o/s turbo required £800
2- o/s egr valve maybe required but can not be fully tested due to the turbo fault putting the vehicle into restricted performance £400
3- Recommend removing and cleaning out the intercooler and inlet system due to the build up of fuel due to being driven with the above faults £312
4- once the above items have been replaced the vehicle will need checking and road testing for any additional faults
5- front tyres wearing on inner edges, o/s/f below legal limit.
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Creating apps with PhoneGap: Lessons learned
by Greg Avola
Table of contents
17 September 2012
Requirements -
|Prerequisite knowledge
|Additional required other products
|User Level
This article assumes that you have worked with PhoneGap before and have a working knowledge of HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
Readers should also have a working knowledge of mobile operating systems, such as Motorola Android and Apple iPhone operating systems.
At first glance, PhoneGap provides a very easy tool to help web and mobile developers quickly get their app to application stores using one codebase. With this article, I'll help you dig a little bit deeper into how to use PhoneGap to take advantage of a few tricks of the trade that can help you develop faster and produce better applications. In this article, I share lessons that I learned while developing with PhoneGap for both Android and iOS devices for the popular social-drinking application, Untappd.
Let's face it—we all know why we use PhoneGap: It's one of the best tools out there to help take mobile and web-designed applications and transfer them to native App Stores without having to learn new languages. PhoneGap APIs are simple and easy to use compared to HTML5 functions. PhoneGap APIs make developing that much easier, however, with all great power, comes great responsibility.
Through developing for PhoneGap, I've learned a lot of tips and tricks to make your PhoneGap apps perform well and even better than its native counterparts. Some web developers overlook a major concern when developing PhoneGap apps: We forget that our app will run on a device that has far less CPU and memory power than our desktop.
When you first look at PhoneGap website, the most powerful phrase that jumps out at you is its ability to publish one codebase to up to seven different application stores. While that is certainly true, it's important to understand the design and development principles for those devices that you plan on supporting as a native application.
First and foremost, your PhoneGap application must act and feel like based on what users have come to expect from native applications versus web applications. For example, don't require the user to "wait" to perform an action, such as a Friend Request or to "Like" something. Ideally, let users go about their business in your application without showing them the dreaded "loading symbol." Instagram does a great job with this, especially around posting photos. Once the user selects the filter, Instagram starts uploading the photo to their servers. The user still has to enter the caption, location, and sharing option, but the photo gets a head start. This makes the experience fast and easy for the user. If the user decides to change their selection, Instagram deletes the photo later. Keeping up with this development pattern can help your application feel more native and as if it is working faster.
On the design side, there are very important layout patterns to follow. For example, let's take a look at a popular Android and iOS application called foursquare.
While the two interfaces look very similar from a content perspective, they have one key difference in the form of a navigation and action bar. On iOS, the navigation bar is located at the bottom of the interface, while on Android, the navigation bar is located below the foursquare banner. This design pattern is common across many other applications including Twitter.
The main reason that the navigation bars are switched on these platform is the presence of the physical or soft buttons that exist at the bottom of the device on Android. Adding a navigation bar at the bottom might cause the users to "fat finger" (to mistakenly press) the physical or soft buttons and interrupt their experience.
While this may seem like a small change, beauty is really in the eye of the "holder" of the device. As a developer you want your app to mesh with the other apps on that platform; you don't want your app to appear to be a clone of an app intended for another platform. Understanding the design principles of your target platform can help your application appeal to that user of that platform. You don't want to an Android user to re-learn how to use your application because it doesn't conform to common Android design patterns. While this may require creating multiple code bases, it's really only the header and footer that need to change, not the inner content (that should always stay the same). These sorts of user interface tweaks can make your PhoneGap application feel much more native and provide the user with a better experience.
The DOM, otherwise known as Document Object Model, isn't quite your best friend when building PhoneGap applications. One of the downsides to making rich, feature-heavy transitions and effects is the number of times that the DOM must change. For example, when you click a button and want an overlay to appear on the page, you must alter the DOM to show that element. On a desktop computer, this process is seamless because your browser has a lot more resources to work with and the Javacsript-rendering engine is better. Mobile browsers generally lack those resources.
Also, as you start to add more complex CSS3 elements, or hide and show pages with complex HTML structures, you might run into a situations where your applications become sluggish. Page transitions may cause the screen to flicker and load content in a choppy way. These type of actions degrade the user experience and make your app feel only like a web app, instead of a native app.
While there are many solutions to conquer this problem, there are some solutions that I have found that help you miminze choppy loading and increase performance:
1. Hardware acceleration for your browser
Given that your target web browser must support WebKit (specifically on iOS), you must specify the browser to add hardware acceleration to certain elements. You can do this by using the CSS properity
. Typically you use this element to translate elements on a page, however, if you use the properties and don't set any parameters, it specifies to the browser that it should start rendering content using browser hardware acceleration. Say for example, you have your HTML structured as follows:

You must apply the
properity to the
element as follows:
div.page {
-webkit-transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
The above code triggers the CSS to be hardware accelerated, which makes scrolling and transitions much smoother on your iOS device. On the Android side, I have seen weird side effects when using this technique; I do not recommend using this property on that platform. However, the rendering on the Android WebView (especially on larger devices) appears a little more powerfully than on iOS.
Note: This code only works in WebKit browsers. Remove the –webkit-prefix to allow this to work in other browsers.
2. Gradients and Box Shadows are a developer's worst friend
With the introduction on CSS3, using Gradients and Box Shadows allow most web developers to create awesome visual elements. However, these properties are very taxing on a mobile brower. In my experience, I have seen that removing gradients from item rows can increase performance significantly. Use these properties sparingly in a "News Feed style" and don't apply them multiple times within in your structure. You can still use these styles for buttons and for other one-time elements, but stay away from using them in feeds or in areas where you are changing the DOM structure frequently.
3. Use templates and pre-compile them!
When building Untappd version 2, we were getting data from our server in JSON format and wanted to build re-useable templates to quickly format the data and display it to the user. We settled on using HandlebarsJS because it offered us the ability to add logic into our templates and the ability to pre-compile the HTML templates into JavaScript-optimized versions for better performance. Through compiling, we were able to increase page rendering by two times compared to the time taken to page render pages that were not pre-compiling.
4. Minimize your DOM structure
When building your HTML structure, most web developers don't need to worry about reaching the limits of children nodes in an HTML structure. With a mobile device, however, you are limited because of the maximum memory allocation to the WebView. Believe it or not, you can crash a WebView due to an excessively large HTML structure. A great way to decrease your HTML footprint is to decrease the child elements your main structure.
For example, if your HTML structure looked like the following:
Stuff
You could always change the structure, as follows:

This can save you an extra level and, of course, you could always swap out
onclick for
ontouchend to have your code perform better on your mobile device.
Of course this is not the be-all-end-all list of improvements you can make to your PhoneGap app, but these tips can ceratinly help you improve the performance and usability of the app.
One of the most complicated tasks when building your PhoneGap app is debugging and testing. With a web application designed for mobile, you have the ability to quickly push fixes to your users, but, when submitting your application to the store, you are subject to the approval process for updates, which can take some time. Therefore, it's imperative that you test your application extensively before launching it.
With this in mind, it can be very difficult to test an application running on a phone. On the web, there are tools like Web Insepector and Firebug that allow you to see XHR requests and inspect DOM elements, however, testing on the phone becomes a little more challenging. Luckily, PhoneGap offers a great tool that can make debugging those nagging issues a lot easier.
Weinre, a DOM and XHR inspector, is a tool availale for remote debugging of PhoneGap applications. With Weinre, you are able to see XHR requests, inspect the DOM, and do JavaScript profiling to see when and where re-flows occur in your application. To get started with Weinre, just add a simple line of JavaScript to your index.html file, as follows:

It's very important to make sure you change the default hash (in this case #anonymous) to something unique and secret so that no one can access that page. If you do not, an unauthorized user could potentially have access to your code via the Web Console.
Once you have done this, browse to the PhoneGap Debug page. Follow the steps listed and make sure to include the unique hash that you used previously in the text box. Once you complete this you can now use the Web Inspector and XHR tools to get a better idea of what is going on under the hood of your PhoneGap app. This can help you troubleshoot issues quickly and more efficiently.
Some of the challenges I discussed may make building a PhoneGap application seem slightly daunting, but hopefully my experiences can spare you some difficulties. The truth is, if you follow the design and development patterns and use some DOM performance tips, many people won't even notice that you used PhoneGap; but many will think they are using a native application, which is one of the goals of the platform. Of course, it is also always most important to focus on building a great app instead of building a great iOS or Android app.
To get more information about PhoneGap and HTML5 performance tips check out the following links:


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May 13, 2011 -- Today Louisiana officials announced precautionary closures of two oyster harvesting areas that are receiving large amounts of freshwater intrusion from the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and from the Mississippi River.
Officials also announced that oysters in some areas east of the Mississippi River may be relocated from beds that will be inundated with fresh water to other seed grounds or oyster leases out of the way of the flood waters coming through the spillway into Lake Pontchartrain and into the Gulf of Mexico. A special permit is required for relocation of oysters from an area closed for traditional harvest to an area specifically for bedding purposes. The permit is not required if the harvest area is open for harvest.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is closing oyster harvest areas 1 and 7. The closures will take effect at sunset, Saturday, May 14, 2011. Area 1 is in Lake Borgne in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes, and Area 7 in Plaquemines Parish. Both oyster harvesting areas are on the east side of the Mississippi river.
Louisiana State Health Officer, Jimmy Guidry, M.D., and Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein signed the orders today. The closures will remain in effect until officials are able to verify the safety of the resource for human consumption.
DHH is monitoring all impacted oyster beds and doing routine water testing to ensure public health. State officials have notified local oyster harvesters that work in the affected areas, as well as the Louisiana Oyster Task Force.
Resource Relocation
A special bedding-only season has also been announced by state officials today. At an emergency Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting, the commission voted to open a special "bedding-only" oyster season for public seed grounds in the Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound area in St. Bernard Parish. The special season, which will open at one-half hour before sunrise on Saturday, May 14, 2011 and shall close at one-half hour after sunset on May 31, will allow the oyster industry an opportunity to relocate oysters ahead of possible freshwater impacts from the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
This special oyster season allows the harvest of seed oysters for bedding purposes only in the public oyster seed grounds within:
- Harvest area 1
- Harvest area 2
- That portion of Harvest area 3 located north of a line of latitude 30 degrees 00 minutes 00.0 seconds N and east of a line of longitude 89 degrees 22 minutes 50.0 seconds W.
The special "bedding-only" season described above shall be opened with the following provisions:
1. All oysters on board a vessel actively harvesting oysters in the public seed grounds described above shall be presumed to have been taken from the public seed grounds described above.
2. No oyster harvester who is actively harvesting oysters in the public seed ground described above shall have on board his vessel any sacks or containers which may be used to hold oysters for transport to market.
3. No harvester shall sell, or transport with his vessel, oysters intended for market sales on the same day that he harvested seed oysters from the public seed grounds described above.
Harvestable quantities of oyster resources exist on these public oyster seed grounds. The opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway places those resources in imminent peril. As significant oyster mortalities could be experienced due to the anticipated depression, the special season is a necessary step to protect and preserve Louisiana's oyster resources.
The Commission gave the Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Robert Barham, authorization to take emergency action as necessary to open or close public oyster areas based on the best available biological data.
Beginning Sunday, May 15, 2011, harvesters that seek to participate in the oyster relocation or "bedding-only" season in Harvest Area 1 must have a special permit that requires notification of where transplanted oysters will be relocated. A permit is not required on Saturday, May 14, 2011, because Harvest Area 1 will still be open. Oysters harvested and relocated to a new lease may not be harvested for consumption or for the public marketplace for at least 14 days -- ample time for the oysters to filter any contaminants. Permits can be obtained at the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health Commercial Seafood Program, located at 628 North 4th St., room 156, in downtown Baton Rouge. The special permit requires a $5,000 bond.
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If the Ravens want Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower as much as some people believe that they do, I suspect their first call when Round One starts to unfold will be to the Detroit Lions, who hold the 23rd overall pick. The significance of that spot is that it's one ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who reportedly covet Hightower. If the Ravens are convinced that Hightower is their guy and they are willing to pay the cost of moving up six spots, which would probably be a third or fourth-round pick, a deal shouldn't be too hard to work out. Lions senior personnel executive James Harris is the former director of pro personnel for the Ravens and he remains very close with Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. Lions coach Jim Schwartz also is a former Ravens staff member and he remains friendly with a couple of people at the Castle, including Newsome. So the Lions are definitely worth keeping an eye on and I'd have to imagine that there has already been some dialogue between the two teams.
The speculation about Hightower aside, most people I've spoken to still think it's more likely that the Ravens trade back to accumulate more picks than trade up in the first round. But another team to keep an eye on is the New England Patriots, who sit at 27th and 31st in the first round. Everybody knows that Bill Belichick loves to deal and move around in the draft, and he's found a match with the Ravens before. If Wisconsin center Peter Konz is the guy the Ravens definitely want, I could see them swinging a deal with the Patriots and moving up two spots to 27 to make sure that they get him. The Green Bay Packers sit at 28 and they need a young center just like the Ravens do. The Packers signed long-time Indianapolis Colt Jeff Saturday, but he, like Matt Birk, figures to contemplate retirement again next offseason. Konz is also a Wisconsin kid and I'm sure there will be some temptation to keep him home.
I'm still not convinced that Konz's line-mate at Wisconsin, Kevin Zeitler, may not be the better fit for the Ravens. While I understand the long-term need for a center, the Ravens have a current need for a starting guard after Ben Grubbs departed in free agency. Zeitler is considered one of the top ones in the draft. Zeitler is tough, durable and nasty. He wouldn't be a sexy pick, but nor was Grubbs when the Ravens drafted him 29th overall in 2007, and that worked out just fine.
A question that I've gotten a lot is if the Ravens decide to pass on a guard/center in the first round, is there enough talent at the position where they still could land a pretty good one with their second-round pick, which is 60 overall. I posed that exact question to former Ravens coach and current analyst for Fox Sports and NFL Network Brian Billick and he provided three names that could come into play: Kelechi Osemele of Iowa State, Brandon Brooks from Miami of Ohio and Brandon Washington of Miami. However, Billick said it would be "ambitious" to draft one of them and immediately pencil them in as a starting guard on a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
As much as team officials say that they feel that either Anthony Allen and Damien Berry is capable of stepping into a more meaningful role backing up Ray Rice, I'd still be somewhat surprised if the Ravens didn't draft a running back at some point. Cincinnati's Isaiah Pead may be off the board before the Ravens are on the clock in the third round, but guys like Temple's Bernard Pierce or Washington's Chris Polk could be available there. The reality is there is a good chance that we won't be seeing much of Rice through the various camps as he tries to get a contract extension, so the Ravens need to add much more depth at running back.
I'm betting that the news yesterday that Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict tested positive for marijuana at the NFL Scouting Combine was treated with little more than a shrug in the Ravens' draft room. I can't say for sure that Burfict, who some draft pundits once considered a potential first-round target of the Ravens, is not on the team's board. However, I can say that I would be very surprised if he was, even if we're talking the sixth or seventh rounds here. I think the Ravens have enough confidence in their coaching staff and locker room leadership to take a chance on a player with some character concerns and discipline issues. But as they say, the tape doesn't lie, and Burfict's scouting tape this past season was, by all accounts, extremely poor. Throw in the interviews he bombed at the combine – and the Ravens conducted one of them – and I'd have to think that he was off the Ravens' board long before his latest mishap.
For those of you watching the draft tonight, you may notice a familiar face during the opening of ESPN's coverage. The network has filmed a segment where Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis gives a pep talk to the draft prospects and talks about the effort, hard work and will needed to make it to the NFL. The speech, I'm told, is similar to the one that he gave to the Stanford basketball team last month that proved pretty popular on all the highlight shows and YouTube.