text:
Written by Bruce Elliott
Work of Various
200 pages (Hardcover),
published by Louis Tannen
Illustrated with drawings.
Language: English
(253 entries)
|Comments & References
|tap tap tap\nselection and five other cards are put in envelopes, performer taps the envelopes and spectator mentally spells his card, when he stops the performer his hand is on the correct envelope, using deck with different backs (rainbow)\nroyal vale heath 1950 Royal Vale Heath
|Tap Tap Tap
|sub aqua\nimage of card appears on little "photographic paper"\ncy endfield 1950 Cy Endfield
|Sub Aqua
|loaded\nprediction of a word in a book\njohn hamilton 1950 John Hamilton
|the back room\non fred keating, wally dean, ballantine, cy endfield, martin gardner, george schindler\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|deanball\ndrop ball vanish\nwally dean 1950 Wally Dean
|jokerneurosis\nrainbow deck of jokers, four cards transform into aces, then the faces into a normal deck\nbert fenn 1950 Bert Fenn
|out!\n\nhugh carroll\ncharles hopkins 1950 Hugh Carroll, Charles Hopkins
|the back room\non carl rosini, bill simon, audley walsh, victor jorey\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|jory's verdict!\npresentation for center tear\nvictor jory 1950 Victor Jory
|Jory's Verdict!
|dagger in the mind\nblindfolded card stab, two cards, two decks\nalexandro 1950 Alexandro
|Dagger in the Mind
|hamilton's idea\nsliding knot, that can also be picked off the rope\njohn hamilton 1950 John Hamilton
|Hamilton's Idea
|the back room\non scarne, john hamilton idea for the newspaper tear, martin gardner, george karger, max andrews\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the back room\non jay marshall, kuda bux, richard himber, rosenbloom, victor jory, cardini, fred keating, blackstone, al flosso, johnny paul\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|vanish!\nbillard ball vanish sequence\nroy benson 1950 Roy Benson
|switch back\nway to find the bridged card\ncharles hudson 1950 Charles Hudson
|Switch Back
|art-istic\n\nart lyle 1950 Art Lyle
|ambitious transpo\n\njohn howie\ninterchange\ngeorge blake 1950 John Howie
|Ambitious Transpo
|note to hand\nbillet switch with matchbox\ngeorge schindler\nmy best billet switch\ngeorge b. anderson 1950 George Schindler
|Note to Hand
|sic transit\nselected cards visibly appear in beer glass\nvern schoneck 1950 Vern Schoneck
|Sic Transit
|gloria mundi\ndeck is placed in a glass, cards fall out except selection\nharvey p. graham 1950 Harvey P. Graham
|Gloria Mundi
|coloss-index\nideas for an index, with bigger billets than usual\ngreer marechal jr. 1950 Greer Marechal Jr.
|lucifers!\nseveral spectators get different books of matches to hold, they turn out to be all the same\nrobert lund 1950 Robert Lund
|the back room\non dr. stanley jaks, audley walsh, lee noble, bobby baxter, a card to pocket and a rainbow deck gag by gerald kosky\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|marlo's janus\nsome red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers, see also p. 837\nedward marlo\nesp janus\nnick trost 1950 Edward Marlo
|Marlo's Janus
|simplo\nsaliva method\nbill woodfield 1950 Bill Woodfield
|dial\nphoned person names selection, number is formed by writing letters on a business card\ngeorge schindler\nright number\nkent arthur 1950 George Schindler
|spongball levitation\nin a glass\nronald b. edwards 1950 Ronald B. Edwards
|Spongball Levitation
|the back room\non bill simon, ted messenger, cleopatra, sorcar, frank garcia, john scarne, dr. stanley jaks, greer marechal, jimmy herpick, frank joglar, larry weeks, cy endfield\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|lyons den\npaper puzzle, solution on p. 833\nl. vosburgh lyons 1950 L. Vosburgh Lyons
|Lyons Den
|pocket it\nreprint from grant's "the trixter" from 1933, spectator puts deck in his pocket and picks out his selection\na. deleport 1950 A. Deleport
|Pocket It
|grant's card trick\nthree cards change places, two under hand of the spectator one in performer's pocket, duplicate\nu. f. grant 1950 U. F. Grant
|Grant's Card Trick
|a worthwhile tip\ntip for rubber billard ball holders\noke strom 1950 Oke Strom
|A Worthwhile Tip
|visible: invisible thread\ninvisible thread gag, thread appears\nu. f. grant 1950 U. F. Grant
|Visible: Invisible Thread
|the impossible knot\nknot routine with a handkerchief\nu. f. grant 1950 U. F. Grant
|The Impossible Knot
|the back room\n\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|a new coin fold\n\nu. f. grant 1950 U. F. Grant
|A New Coin Fold
|garcia's gaff\nbalancing a coin on the edge of another\nfrank garcia 1950 Frank Garcia
|Garcia's Gaff
|mirage\nsee also p. 841\nbill talent 1950 Bill Talent
|math\nperformer names selection of position, sort of early anti-faro\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|the back room\non keith clark, richard himber\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|retrospecs\ncard is held behind performer, who divines it, mathematical, see also p. 841, glasses sight gag, fibonacci sequence\nroyal vale heath 1950 Royal Vale Heath
|full!\nempty matchbook turns into a full one\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|peas\ntwo in the hand one in the pocket routine, with peas, mendel's laws of genetic presentation\nharvey p. graham 1950 Harvey P. Graham
|the back room\non fred keating, dai vernon\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|outmaneuvered\none of five cards is predicted\nbob somerfeld 1950 Bob Somerfeld
|automatic writing\nautomatic writing turns out to be the selected card, way to write in mirror writing, see also p. 842\nbill woodfield\ncoptic enigma\nrobert parrish 1950 Bill Woodfield
|Automatic Writing
|a close-up indian rope trick\n\nlarette \nseiltrick\nlarette \nclose-up rope trick\nlarette 1950 Larette
|A Close-Up Indian Rope Trick
|howdy knowit!\nwith 27 cards, three piles, performer knows selection and position\nl. vosburgh lyons\njames a. fowler 1950 L. Vosburgh Lyons, James A. Fowler
|Howdy Knowit!
|the back room\non vernon, martin gardner, mike bornstein\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the back room\non charles nyquist, hofzinser, compars hermann, george jason, max holden\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|hairy flare\nmoving match box, with burning match\nbill nord 1950 Bill Nord
|Hairy Flare
|reader's digest\nidea for annemann's magazine test\nfranklin v. taylor 1950 Franklin V. Taylor
|Reader's Digest
|variant\nthimble penetrates handkerchief\njohn hamilton\nvariant\njohn hamilton 1950 John Hamilton
|pip pix\ncard appears on photo paper\ncy keller 1950 Cy Keller
|Pip Pix
|kort kard\nfingerprint card trick, see also p. 855 for cryptic credit information\nmilton kort\ndick tracy card trick\nclyde cairy\nthe fingerprint card trick\ndai vernon 1950 Milton Kort
|Kort Kard
|poison trick\nchosen / poisoned glass is found, see also p. 849\noscar weigle\ngiven goblet\naudley walsh\nken allen\ngerald r. blount\nleslie spiewak\nmike millet\nken beale\nperfume presto!\nhen fetsch\nit's my move\nvic koehler 1950 Oscar Weigle
|Poison Trick
|linklater\nwith a piece of wood, similar working to dean's box\nelizabeth warlock\nlinked\npaul curry 1950 Elizabeth Warlock
|bill nord's purse\nhandkerchief appears in invisible purse / purse frame\nbill nord\npurse\nbill nord 1950 Bill Nord
|Bill Nord's Purse
|the back room\non harry blackstone, martin gardner, dr. jaks, audley walsh, bobby baxter, gag by bob hummer\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|elmsley's puncture!\nhole moved on business card\nalex elmsley\npuncture!\nalex elmsley 1950 Alex Elmsley
|Elmsley's Puncture!
|bluff & challenge\nfour aces change into jacks, aces found in pocket of performer, challenge presentation\nvern schoneck 1950 Vern Schoneck
|Bluff & Challenge
|the cards and the handkerchief\nthree selections fall out of the deck when covered with handkerchief\nthe great maurice 1950 The Great Maurice
|The Cards and the Handkerchief
|multiple card control\nadding palmed cards\nthe great maurice 1950 The Great Maurice
|Multiple Card Control
|the back room\non dr. daley, dudley fossum, ade duval, milbourne christopher, dr. jaks, roy benson\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|levencenter\ndime is put in matchbook and does not fall out\nrobert lund 1950 Robert Lund
|the back room\non willard smith, jack ledair, max katz, sid lorraine, maurice fogel, audley walsh, frances ireland, al baker\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|wormy gags!\ngags with a plastic worm\nken beale\nfrank garcia 1950 Ken Beale, Frank Garcia
|Wormy Gags!
|strike three and out variation\ncard found by counting down three times to apparently random values\njohn r. boyko\n"strike three and out!" (bob longe, the invisible deck, 1948, p. 9)\nwhy am i here?\ndai vernon\nstrike three and out variation\njohn r. boyko\nrsc discovery\nmel bennett\nchip shot\nkarl fulves 1950 John R. Boyko
|Strike Three and Out Variation
|scotch purse\ncoin from purse frame\neugene l. bulson 1950 Eugene L. Bulson
|Scotch Purse
|caught knot\nknots appear on rope\njohn howie\ncaught knot\njohn howie 1950 John Howie
|Caught Knot
|chameleon sponge ball!\nred and blue sponge ball change places in spectator's and performer's hand, then ball in performer's hand vanishes and spectator has two green balls in his hand\ncharles r. blyth, jr. 1950 Charles R. Blyth, Jr.
|Chameleon Sponge Ball!
|given goblet\nchosen / poisoned glass is found, several methods\naudley walsh\nken allen\ngerald r. blount\nleslie spiewak\nmike millet\nken beale\npoison trick\noscar weigle\nperfume presto!\nhen fetsch 1950 Audley Walsh, Ken Allen, Gerald R. Blount, Leslie Spiewak, Mike Millet, Ken Beale
|Given Goblet
|the back room\non si stebbins (newspaper article), maurice fogel, frank garcia, bill simon\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|half a jit\nvanish of one half of a coin, context trick\nnorman jensen 1950 Norman Jensen
|Half a Jit
|problems in prophecy\n\nronald b. edwards 1950 Ronald B. Edwards
|Problems in Prophecy
|grant's secret\n\nu. f. grant 1950 U. F. Grant
|Grant's Secret
|tombé\n\ngerald r. blount 1950 Gerald R. Blount
|the back room\non john mulholland, paul fleming, rudy miller, milbourne christopher, blackstone, paul stadelman, carl ballantine, roy benson, dr. jaks, norman jensen\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|daley's device\nbill switch while putting it in envelope\ndr. jacob daley\ndr. stanley jaks\ndevice\ndr. jacob daley 1950 Dr. Jacob Daley, Dr. Stanley Jaks
|Daley's Device
|the plot's the thing\ntwo plots and routine for murder game\ngerald kosky 1950 Gerald Kosky
|The Plot's the Thing
|the back room\non dr. rhine\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|sympathetic clubs\ntwo decks, reprint from the jinx\nherbert milton 1950 Herbert Milton
|Sympathetic Clubs
|letter to bruce elliott\non the sympathetic clubs\ndr. jacob daley 1950 Dr. Jacob Daley
|Letter to Bruce Elliott
|discless\ncoin under handkerchief is dropped in glass and vanishes, impromptu method\njack miller\nghost coin\n unknown 1950 Jack Miller
|thoughts on sympathetic clubs\n\ndr. jacob daley 1950 Dr. Jacob Daley
|Thoughts on Sympathetic Clubs
|the back room\non dr. rhine part 2\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the cat's whiskers\ncat finds correct envelope\ncy keller 1950 Cy Keller
|The Cat's Whiskers
|quinella\ntwo cards revealed via air pressure turnover\nharry lorayne\ncard magic\njean hugard\nquinella!\nharry lorayne 1950 Harry Lorayne
|slip cut\n\n unknown 1950 Unknown
|Slip Cut
|air pressure turnover\n\n unknown 1950 Unknown
|Air Pressure Turnover
|on a business card\nsigned business card in coin envelope with a hole, message appears\ndon tanner 1950 Don Tanner
|On a Business Card
|an amazing demonstration\nfive cards are selected, medium finds all and gives them to the people who originally selected them\ncyril marriott 1950 Cyril Marriott
|An Amazing Demonstration
|the back room\non senator crandall, gerald kosky, jacob daley, ken beale\nbruce elliott 1950 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|daley's delight\nwith extra cards, false switches and the delight switch\ndr. jacob daley\ntwo halves exchange\ncharles t. jordan\ndaley's delight\ndr. jacob daley\nin this issue\nkarl fulves\ndaley's delight switch\ndr. jacob daley\npeter duffie\nrobin robertson\ndaley delivery\nronald a. wohl (ravelli)\ndelight switch variation\ngiancarlo scalia 1951 Dr. Jacob Daley
|Daley's Delight
|jocko - the great\nroutine with hand puppet, puppet makes handkerchief vanishes and appear and disappear, performs a mini die box and eventually finds selected card\njames g. thompson jr.\njocko the great\njames g. thompson jr. 1951 James G. Thompson Jr.
|Jocko - The Great
|death's angel\nbillets are burnt, with a hat\ndon tanner 1951 Don Tanner
|Death's Angel
|the back room\non andy furlong, bob orben\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|puzzle of the pages\nword isa selected with the aid of a business card, that has a hole punched through to read one word, card is moved on page and stopped\nfred peterson\nwhose hue\nbob somerfeld\nthe hole truth\nmarcello truzzi 1951 Fred Peterson
|Puzzle of the Pages
|changeable\ncard changes four times, with sucker elements\njohn howie 1951 John Howie
|jack in the box\ntriple prediction, selected color, number on penny and card on top of the deck\ncy endfield 1951 Cy Endfield
|Jack in the Box
|the back room\non doc weiss, johnnie murray, djin, dr. jaks, crooked card\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|big skull\npack placed in spectator's mouth, who is then tapped on the head. all cards, except selection fall out\n unknown 1951 Unknown
|Big Skull
|rip it\nhandkerchief tied on rope, is pulled free\njohn hamilton\ntear it\njohn hamilton\ntear it\njohn hamilton 1951 John Hamilton
|Rip It
|a. p.\n\nbruce elliott\na. p.\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|pins\nforcing word on newspaper, pushing a pin through\nfred peterson\npinned\ndr. stanley jaks 1951 Fred Peterson
|two fold folderol\nbillets in envelope, subtlety\nbruce elliott\npuzzle of the pages\nfred peterson 1951 Bruce Elliott
|Two Fold Folderol
|the back room\non dorny, leon maguire, jimmy drilling, dai vernon, norman jensen, johnnie murray, cy keller, pat terry, bill larsen, frank jogglar, feank garcia\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|jaks' subtlest secret\nword is encircled on clipboard\ndr. stanley jaks\ndr. jaks geistreichstes geheimnis\ndr. stanley jaks\nwant ad test\ntom sellers\njaks' secret\nal mann\ndr. jaks subtlest secret\ndr. stanley jaks 1951 Dr. Stanley Jaks
|Jaks' Subtlest Secret
|both ways\ntwo cards transpose twice and eventually travel to performer's pocket\npurvis w. miller 1951 Purvis W. Miller
|Both Ways
|bacio\nimprint of a kiss travels from cheek of a spectator to an other man's cheek\ntaman 1951 Taman
|eye cue\ncode for cards\nfred fletcher 1951 Fred Fletcher
|Eye Cue
|the back room\non ken brooke, johnny paul, jim thompson\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|devano card rise ideas\n\njohnny paul 1951 Johnny Paul
|Devano Card Rise Ideas
|murray's muse\nmatchbook gag\njohn murray 1951 John Murray
|Murray's Muse
|biddled\nwith just ten cards, without selection\nbill simon\nbiddled\nbill simon 1951 Bill Simon
|biddle steal\n\nelmer biddle 1951 Elmer Biddle
|Biddle Steal
|clubbed\n\norville wayne meyer 1951 Orville Wayne Meyer
|interchange\n\ngeorge blake\nambitious transpo\njohn howie 1951 George Blake
|the back room\non george schindler, dr. jaks, jak ledair\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|balloon buster\ncard in on of selected balloon, for magicians, three stooges (!)\ndr. ben b. braude 1951 Dr. Ben B. Braude
|Balloon Buster
|no five\nfive dollar bill put on one dollar bill, five dollar bill vanishes\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|No Five
|whose hue\nprediction of two words\nbob somerfeld\npuzzle of the pages\nfred peterson\nthe hole truth\nmarcello truzzi 1951 Bob Somerfeld
|Whose Hue
|matchum\n\ngeorge goldberg 1951 George Goldberg
|dancing dollar\ncommunicating with medium, thread\njohn murray 1951 John Murray
|Dancing Dollar
|six sided spirit\nnamed geometrical figure appears on paper\ngeorge schindler 1951 George Schindler
|Six Sided Spirit
|the back room\non dr. elliott, vernon, jay marshall, jack gwynne, ross bertram, clayton rawson\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|lipop\ncard is pushed in center and comes out by itself transformed, it helps to have a belly\ndr. jacob daley 1951 Dr. Jacob Daley
|sitting bull\nseated, coin on leg is vanished and reproduced\nbill simon\nkneesy!\nnate leipzig\nsitting vanish\nbill simon\nsitting vanish\nbill simon 1951 Bill Simon
|Sitting Bull
|wet cent\nsmall balls in tube filled with water are extracted without spilling the water, also with coins\nnile rothenbach 1951 Nile Rothenbach
|Wet Cent
|the back room\non george kaplan, milbourne christopher, martin gardner, mike millet, bill simon, dr. jaks, francis carlyle, faucett ross, dai vernon, john boyko, sid lorraine, leo rullman, keith clark, fu manchu\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|registered mail\ncity names on stamp matches person\njohn r. boyko 1951 John R. Boyko
|Registered Mail
|miller's mighty mite\nflourish with ball, rubber cement\njack miller 1951 Jack Miller
|Miller's Mighty Mite
|the australian deal\ntwo cards are found twice by means of the down under deal\njohn hamilton\ndown & out\njohn hamilton 1951 John Hamilton
|The Australian Deal
|the back room\non martin gardner, richard himber, clayton rawson, dr. elliott, wallace dibble, audley walsh, bill simon\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|thanks to finley, vernon, widdop\n\ndai vernon\nl. widdop\narthur finley 1951 Dai Vernon, L. Widdop, Arthur Finley
|Thanks to Finley, Vernon, Widdop
|cavorting coins\nfour coins are turned over several times, do as i do with coins, three phases\njohn howie 1951 John Howie
|Cavorting Coins
|the back room\non dai vernon, dr. taylor, widdop, magicol\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|no t.v.\nmagician turns off television by concentration\njay lillis 1951 Jay Lillis
|No T.V.
|popsicle\nice cream taken from pocket, small explosion\nmilbourne christopher 1951 Milbourne Christopher
|dr. sack's cent\nimpromptu version for penny in wooden tube penetrates matchstick\ndr. theodore sack 1951 Dr. Theodore Sack
|Dr. Sack's Cent
|stud\ncard mucking for reversed card in stud poker\nbert fenn 1951 Bert Fenn
|the back room\non james g. thompson jr., dai vernon, hugard's magic monthly, al baker, harry blackstone, gali gali, washington irving bishop\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|tiltable\ntips on building a table\njack spalding 1951 Jack Spalding
|the back room\non emil jarrow, richard himber, milbourne christopher, larry grey\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|wet ice cream\ngag, water from cone of ice cream, fake\nnorman jensen 1951 Norman Jensen
|Wet Ice Cream
|classified comedy\n\nlee noble\nrobert orben 1951 Lee Noble (reviewer)
|Classified Comedy
|bizarre bag\nbag is filled with eggs as a climax\nroy benson\nthe egg bag\nroy benson 1951 Roy Benson
|Bizarre Bag
|palm to palm\nwith cigarette, purse palm\nfrancis carlyle 1951 Francis Carlyle
|Palm to Palm
|bar trick fooler\nfinesse\nal baker 1951 Al Baker
|Bar Trick Fooler
|softy!\nangles\ndai vernon 1951 Dai Vernon
|brrrrtttt!\nphase for ambitious card\nbruce elliott\nbrrrrtttt!\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|the back room\non the s.a.m - i.b.m. convention, sid lorraine, dai vernon, dr. jaks, frank garcia, bill simon, ross bertram, johnny platt, chic schoke, leslie barrie, gene bernstein, tom hanlon, russell swann, audley walsh, del ray, jay marshall\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|shaker's switch\nidea for old gag, pressing coin on forehead of spectator\neugene bernstein 1951 Eugene Bernstein
|Shaker's Switch
|off the record\ncard prediction on a record\nsid lorraine 1951 Sid Lorraine
|Off the Record
|silver switch\nwith edge palm, version with a handkerchief\njohn howie 1951 John Howie
|Silver Switch
|racing aces!\nfour aces marked with an x on the back, covered each with three cards, aces vanish and appear in pocket, vanishing ink\ntom ransom 1951 Tom Ransom
|Racing Aces!
|the back room\non roy benson, richard himber, ande furlong, annemann's diary, peter warlock, orson welles\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the girl with the eggs\npuzzle with matches\nwill baffel 1951 Will Baffel
|The Girl with the Eggs
|x-it!\npaper torn in eight pieces, performer draws an x on four of them, the marks disappear and appear on the other pieces\nsam leo horowitz\nchristopher's "double cross"\nmilbourne christopher 1951 Sam Leo Horowitz
|new(er) view\nimpromptu version of the curry effect\ntom ransom\nnew view\npaul curry 1951 Tom Ransom
|New(er) View
|brahman bell\nstop trick, spectator rings a bell when he wants, with burling hull's popeyed popper deck\ncy keller 1951 Cy Keller
|Brahman Bell
|the back room\non pearson mapes, lou tannen, jack spaulding, george karger\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the back room\non magicol, larry becker, gerald kosky, orson welles, leslie barrie, tommy martin, bill nord\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|one in a million\none card is marked with an x, spectator selects exactly that card\ngeorge schindler 1951 George Schindler
|One in a Million
|the gambler\nwith gambling theme, spectator has to deal from the bottom\nrussell "rusduck" duck 1951 Russell "Rusduck" Duck
|The Gambler
|you do as cy do\nboth cards at same position\ncy keller\noff-centre coincidence\njustin higham 1951 Cy Keller
|You Do As Cy Do
|ashes to ashes\nname written on a billet and burnt, ashes put on a second billet and eventually name appears\ndon tanner 1951 Don Tanner
|Ashes to Ashes
|ex-straw-dinary\npaper from a straw twists like a snake when water is dropped on it, then when touched with a cigarette it vanishes\nbill nord 1951 Bill Nord
|lucifer's sleight\nas "les spewack", coin is produced in a flash, matchbox\nleslie spiewak 1951 Leslie Spiewak
|Lucifer's Sleight
|spectacular\nname of card appears on lenses of glasses when breathing on them\nmartin gardner 1951 Martin Gardner
|reunion\ncut and restored cigarette\ndon tanner\nreunion\ndon tanner 1951 Don Tanner
|nested\nhandling for nest of boxes\njohn hamilton 1951 John Hamilton
|cupro!\ncopper and silver coins each wrapped in a silk and put in a glass each, then they change places\ntommy vanderschmidt 1951 Tommy Vanderschmidt
|the back room\non cy endfield, jay marshall, roy benson, dr. braude, max katz, martin gardner, audley walsh, hen fetsch, cardini, charlie miller, dai vernon, t. nelson downs\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|simulacrum\nspectator pushes needle through doll, performer knows where, voodoo\nhen fetsch\nthe malkin\nrobert fairthorne\npinance\nthomas alan waters 1951 Hen Fetsch
|only the magician nose!\nwith envelopes and blindfolded, perfume marking\nhen fetsch 1951 Hen Fetsch
|Only the Magician Nose!
|perfume presto!\nchosen / poisoned glass is found\nhen fetsch\ngiven goblet\naudley walsh\nken allen\ngerald r. blount\nleslie spiewak\nmike millet\nken beale\npoison trick\noscar weigle 1951 Hen Fetsch
|Perfume Presto!
|betcha!\n- reading the date of a coin through a paper - predicting the right card, gag (two versions) - showing five kings in a deck\nhen fetsch 1951 Hen Fetsch
|the back room\non ivan sanderson, audley walsh, magicol, dr. jaks, norman jensen, martin gardner, jay marshall, al cohn, lee noble\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|magical rorschach\nink blot vanishes, rorschach test presentation\nbill nord 1951 Bill Nord
|Magical Rorschach
|10 to 1\ndime is stretched until its a silver dollar\nross bertram 1951 Ross Bertram
|10 to 1
|i win!\nseveral phases, see p. 953 for corrections\nbert fenn 1951 Bert Fenn
|I Win!
|the back room\non norman jensen, milbourne christopher, h. p. graham, clayton rawson, audley walsh, wilbur kattner, dariel fitzkee, bill larsen\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|sealed penetration\ndeck is sealed and put in spectator's pocket, performer fishes card out very fast\ngeorge schindler\ni rise\nstephen tucker\nharry in your pocket\ndarwin ortiz 1951 George Schindler
|Sealed Penetration
|c'mon and shine!\nidea and tips on the shiner\nherb runge 1951 Herb Runge
|C'Mon and Shine!
|effect #1\npeeking a card\nherb runge 1951 Herb Runge
|Effect #1
|effect #2\nseeing with fingertips, name of cards\nherb runge 1951 Herb Runge
|Effect #2
|tipsy turvy\n\nbruce elliott\nelliott's card change\nbruce elliott\non the elliot's card change\njames g. thompson jr.\nelliott's card change\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|Tipsy Turvy
|effect #3\n\nherb runge 1951 Herb Runge
|Effect #3
|effect #4\npeeking a card\nherb runge 1951 Herb Runge
|Effect #4
|date man duplication\nday on calendar sheet is encircled, divination\nhen fetsch\nglimpression\nthomas alan waters 1951 Hen Fetsch
|Date Man Duplication
|the back room\non martin gardner, matt schulien, don alan and his set, clark crandall\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|on a tear\nmonte, tearing up corner, false index\nbruce elliott\n31/2 card monte\nwolfgang moser 1951 Bruce Elliott
|On A Tear
|up\nplunger principle, placement\nm. b. schulman 1951 M. B. Schulman
|solitaire\nstacking for an advantage in playing solitaire\nrussell "rusduck" duck 1951 Russell "Rusduck" Duck
|the back room\non chavez school, jay marshall, sidney lenz, johny albenice, fred keating\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|comedy technique\n\nlee noble\nrobert orben 1951 Lee Noble (reviewer)
|Comedy Technique
|carlo rossetti's rise\nthimble through handkerchief\ncarlo rossetti\nanother rise\ncarlo rossetti\nanother rise\ncarlo rossetti 1951 Carlo Rossetti
|Carlo Rossetti's Rise
|twist\ncoin vanishes from handkerchief, held by spectator\n unknown 1951 Unknown
|a 2.00$ trick\ncoin assembly with magazines, last coin found in magazine\nronald b. edwards\ngeneral assembly\nronald b. edwards 1951 Ronald B. Edwards
|A 2.00$ Trick
|bill pugley's sight!\npeek method with index cards, stack with a hole\nbill pugley 1951 Bill Pugley
|Bill Pugley's Sight!
|the back room\non hypnotism, ormond mcgill, sphinx\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|on the elliot's card change\n\njames g. thompson jr.\ntipsy turvy\nbruce elliott 1951 James G. Thompson Jr.
|On the Elliot's Card Change
|similar twins\ncards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value\nmartin gardner\nbill simon\nup and down double\nlewis jones 1951 Martin Gardner, Bill Simon
|Similar Twins
|allerton's biddled card\nhandling for the biddle trick\nbert allerton 1951 Bert Allerton
|Allerton's Biddled Card
|new papel blanco\nblank card is signed, face of a card appears on its back, then blank card vanishes\nbert allerton 1951 Bert Allerton
|New Papel Blanco
|the back room\non letters in a magazine about proofing psychic power, ed stoddard, credits in "scarne's magic tricks", dr. jaks\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|your flush\ngambling demonstration, royal flush finish\nh. k. becker 1951 H. K. Becker
|Your Flush
|a new glide\nà la kelly bottom placement\n unknown 1951 Unknown
|A New Glide
|predictor\ntripple prediction, three envelopes on big black board, different colored crayons\nstylesmith \nfuture hue\nhen fetsch 1951 Stylesmith
|the jokers\nten cards on table, selected one is predicted the others are jokers\njack avis 1951 Jack Avis
|The Jokers
|the back room\non al baker's dead, leslie barrie, willard smith, bill simon, herman hansen\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|super fillip\nback of card changes\nh. k. becker\nfillip!\nbruce elliott 1951 H. K. Becker
|Super Fillip
|piser's flaming boutonniere\nhandkerchief changes into boutonniere in a flash\ndick piser\nletter on tricks from the phoenix\nernest heldman 1951 Dick Piser
|Piser's Flaming Boutonniere
|color-i-tus\non perceiving reality, colored dots on a cards change, coin seems to be made from rubber\ngerald kosky\nnixon's chinese coin mistery 1951 Gerald Kosky
|the king\ntwo black kings, chosen king changes into selection\njohn hamilton 1951 John Hamilton
|The King
|the back room\non francis carlyle, dr. jaks, martin gardner, bob orben, frank garcia, lee noble, bill simon\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the ruler\nforce with ruler with name of cards, ruler is balanced on two fingers and fingers brought together until fingers meet, see also p. 981 for ideas by john hamilton\ndai vernon\ndr. stanley jaks\nbill simon\nmartin gardner\nnorman jensen\nbruce elliott\nthe ruling class\nmax maven 1951 Dai Vernon, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Bill Simon, Martin Gardner, Norman Jensen, Bruce Elliott
|The Ruler
|tele teaser\n\nrussell "rusduck" duck 1951 Russell "Rusduck" Duck
|Tele Teaser
|to and fro\n\njohn howie 1951 John Howie
|To and Fro
|a few\n- adding cards to a deck, with a pencil - rising card (with rubber band)\nvern schoneck 1951 Vern Schoneck
|A Few
|the back room\non martin gardner, gershon legman, john thursday, harry opel, jack chanin\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|the back room\non don castello, gen grant, audley walsh, martin gardner, frank joglar, fred keating, jay marshall, al baker, norman jensen, lou tannen\nbruce elliott 1951 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|you cross as i cross\nspectator and performer make a cross on a page in a book with the same title, it's the same page\ndr. stanley jaks\nsie machen das, was ich auch machen werde\ndr. stanley jaks\nyou cross as i cross\ndr. stanley jaks 1951 Dr. Stanley Jaks
|You Cross As I Cross
|letters\n\nfrank huck\njohn hamilton 1951 Frank Huck, John Hamilton
|wet dime!\nwater drops fall from between two coins\nfranklin v. taylor 1951 Franklin V. Taylor
|Wet Dime!
|snakes alive\nanimals are written down and one billet selected, fake snake appears, snake pill\nbill nord 1951 Bill Nord
|Snakes Alive
|belanger's atom smasher\npaper with an atom drawn on it, is torn and restored, drawing changes in the process\ndr. william e. belanger 1951 Dr. William E. Belanger
|Belanger's Atom Smasher
|you're a liar\npresentational idea\npaul curry\nlies! lies! lies!\nhenry christ\nyou're a liar\npaul curry\nyou're a liar\npaul curry 1952 Paul Curry
|You're a Liar
|the sticky steal\nvanish of a bill in envelope / stealing something from an envelope\nnorman jensen 1952 Norman Jensen
|The Sticky Steal
|the key\nkey balanced on finger turns over\ndr. stanley jaks\nder gespensterschlüssel\n punx\nbambi revisited\nsteve beam 1952 Dr. Stanley Jaks
|The Key
|release!\nring off rope\n unknown\npsychic ring\ntheodore annemann 1952 Unknown
|the back room\non milbourne christopher, lee noble, don alan, carl rosini, george starke, stars of magic, orson welles, cy endfield, charlie miller, jimmy grippo, cardini\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|letter on tricks from the phoenix\n\nernest heldman\nsack's spotted sorcery\ndr. theodore sack\npiser's flaming boutonniere\ndick piser 1952 Ernest Heldman
|Letter on Tricks from the Phoenix
|one man's opinion\nopening gag, paper makes some noise\nmilbourne christopher 1952 Milbourne Christopher
|One Man's Opinion
|tisch-trick\ncoin is pushed through a small slit in a card, from "hokuspokus" magazine, see p. 997 for idea by gerald kosky\ndr. weyeneth\nhole the coin\ncy keller\nhen fetsch 1952 Dr. Weyeneth
|folded\nsound is made shortly before paper is torn\njack chanin 1952 Jack Chanin
|the back room\non al wheatley, mickey macdougall, tommy hanlon, jay marshall\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|saltless\ndeck divides at chosen card when thrown, crimp, see p. 997 for credit details\nharry lorayne\nsalt-less\nharry lorayne 1952 Harry Lorayne
|b.d.v.\nwith hole deck in hand, spectator can decide on every card, without looking at it\nbruce elliott\ndai vernon\nb.d.v.\ndai vernon\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott, Dai Vernon
|strip-out addition\n\ndai vernon 1952 Dai Vernon
|Strip-Out Addition
|jack harper's letter to hubert lambert\ntwo person telepathy routine\njack harper 1952 Jack Harper
|Jack Harper's Letter to Hubert Lambert
|the circle or pass the cards\nten people are standing in a circle, all are holding a playing card and while performer looks away, spectators can pass their cards along, divination of how many passes\nfred fletcher 1952 Fred Fletcher
|The Circle or Pass the Cards
|the back room\non dai vernon, the friday night sodality, bob orben, frank joglar\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|motile!\nsympathetic coins, on handkerchief\ndr. jacob daley\nmotile\ndr. jacob daley\nmobility\ndr. jacob daley 1952 Dr. Jacob Daley
|sliding steal\n\n unknown 1952 Unknown
|Sliding Steal
|a trick that grows on you\n\noscar weigle 1952 Oscar Weigle
|A Trick that Grows on You
|torn quartet\nstealing for centers, one bigger paper\ngeorge schindler 1952 George Schindler
|Torn Quartet
|the back room\non dai vernon, ed stoddard, sid lorraine, ralph read, knights of magic, dai vernon, dr. braude, gerald kosky, gershon legman\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott
|The Back Room
|easy aces\naces in the deck stay in the same order after spectator riffle shuffled the deck three times\nmartin gardner\n"chic" schoke 1952 Martin Gardner, "Chic" Schoke
|Easy Aces
|dr. elliott\nabout dr. james w. elliott\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott
|Dr. Elliott
|doctor elliott's aquitment\nhand washing\ndr. james william elliott 1952 Dr. James William Elliott
|Doctor Elliott's Aquitment
|elliott's last lethargy\nfalse second deal\nbruce elliott 1952 Bruce Elliott
|Elliott's Last Lethargy


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Lilia Dignan
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 159
Location: San Francisco
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:02 pm
Post subject: Lilia's Paris Trip #2 - Day 4 & 5
Here's chapitre deux..........
Day 4, November 2 – Oh, no! Another grệve (strike) was announced for November 13 to November 30. We are going home on November 14. So far, Air France is not included. We were praying that it remains so. After visiting the Air France Office at rue de Rennes, we veered toward the West. This is a great walk going through the narrow streets of the 7th arrondisement with their government buildings. I love rue de Grenelle. There are little boutiques and enough people watching for me. I also love peeking into side streets and see the little commercants that I love about Paris. There was the Rodin Museum gardens. There was the Invalides with the perfect dome of the Eglise de Saint Louis. On the Seine side, there is the most beautiful bridge in Paris, the Pont Alexandre III. Can you find a more beautiful setting than that?
Crossing the Esplanade, we take rue Saint Dominique and enjoy watching the everyday life of residents and tourists alike. We turned left on rue Cler with its famous market made memorable by Rick Steves. It has changed a lot since we lived in this quartier (can you tell that this is becoming a nostalgic walk? You bet!) Even my butcher has retired. It is now a bank, can you imagine that? I miss the time when he will stop everything when I came to visit after going back to the States. He will chat and being the gregarious person that he is, we would be laughing and changing stories – take pictures of each other. I love the way they shake hands, they offer you their elbows. There used to be more produce markets – smaller ones. I'm glad to see that Café du Marche is still there serving reasonable meals. They occasionally offer a roast pig with the crunchy skin. Usually in the colder months. And the Italian deli, the smells and bustle of Italy.
Hunger has not knocked at the door. Weren't interested in L'Ami Jean on rue Malar. Neither the Fontaine de Mars, Les Cocottes de Christian Constant nor the Le Café Constant didn't invite enough appetite. Could it be that it is too early or is it this greve thing……..
Sat on a bench at Champs de Mars, looked at the ET and watched the thousands lined up to go up to the tower. Guess what, we had several of those ladies who want to know if we read English. We even got a couple of gold rings found by our feet. We just broke out laughing! That was such a kick!
We can't leave the quartier without visiting our old apartment, 4 rue Sedillot. No one was home! Even the volé was covering the windows – it is the only apartment in the building that looked sad! The year before I took a picture of my two girls in front – at least someone was home at the time.
We went back the way we came but made a turn at rue du Bac and decided a light lunch is called for today. Of course, I couldn't think of a better place than La Grand Epicerie at Le Bon Marche. The sights and smells in this place would make you salivate. I love this place – I shop for my supplies of all kinds of sea salt. My daughter loves the diamante rose from the Himalayas. Light lunch was Iberico ham from Espana and jambon di Parma et parmesan. Ate at the Jardin du Luxembourg. Great weather, perfect Fall day!
All that walking calls for a nap. On the way back, I bought three beautiful scarves for 58 euros. Will they go for gifts or will they stay in the collection? Time will tell.
After a 4 hour nap, we must have been really tired, got up and thought about a lighter dinner. Would a Vietnamese dinner be just perfect? Off to Au Coin des Gourmet at 5, rue Dante. Here's the meal :
- Banh Cuon (Vietnamese Raviolis
- Rouleaux Jardinier (Spring rolls made with 12 veggies)
- Dorade Royale for 2
- Riz Nature
- Totie de Mangue aux Orange et glace de vanille
- Perle de Jasmin The
- The total bill was 70.50 euros
The night was beautiful – the weather perfect. Wouldn't it be nice to take a stroll along the Seine? Le feé de Paris dit "Oui".
Notre Dame was still lit. The dinner cruises on the Seine were full. The people were happy. There is a so-called jazz band playing on the banks of the Seine, the music bouncing back from the brick walls. The view in front of Notre Dame was fantastic. What a perfect ending!
It was still a few minutes before midnight. It led to a very restful sleep. Goodbye, jetlag!
Day 5, November 3 – No rush! It is, after all, samedi matin. It is time for a leisurely petit dejeuner francais and the salle was full. The weather was overcast and the forecast was for cool and showery day. Can't deter us from our market days.
But there are other markets to explore so on we trudged the streets of Paris. Had to oogle the vitrine of La Tour d'Argent Boutique which is fortunately closed and that made the Tom happy, very happy. Traversed the Pont de Sully and continued on bd. Henry IV to the Place de la Bastille. Spent time at the Richard Lenoir Creative Arts Fair (every Saturday) and looked at the different stalls of paintings, small sculptures, fabric design until it started raining. This calls for a coffee break to do some people watching.
On to the Place d'Aligre. This is the biggest and liveliest permanent market in town where one should go for middle eastern specialties and spices. We saw street after street of vendors advertising their fruits and vegetables. The market was bustling with great produce. A real feast for the eyes! I looked around for the spices as I was interested in getting some authentic Raz-al-Hanout for my tagine dishes. I've been getting buy with my own concoction of the spice which turned out quite good. There is also a stall of Bourjois make-up that I wanted to visit; and let's not forget the beautiful glazed madeleines at Blée Sucre. I found out later that the permanent stalls are inside the covered market. Just walk until you reach the tin covered building and continue on inside. WHAT A LOSS FOR ME! Please don't make the same mistake I did if you are interested in going through the whole experience. As for me, I will have to wait for my next trip. Boo, hoo, hoo!
It is nearing feeding time – the beasts will be growling soon. Slowly walked back so we can be at the Marais. Less looking at windows and concentrate on getting as fast as we can to Place des Vosges. Felt like grilled meats are called for so off we went to Ma Bourgogne at Place des Vosges.
- Bavette aux echallotte avec frites (for Tom)
- Grilled lamb chops avec frites (for me)
- Un pichet (45 cl) de Fleurie
- All at 55 euros (CASH only, no checks or credit cards accepted)
Eating at the terrace/arcade overlooking the place was quite pleasant. Luckilly, the rain has stopped and we kept dry. There were even little bits of sunshine peeking through. Back to the hotel to rest the weary legs and aching feet. Have you noticed that we have not taken any means of transport since the taxi ride from the airport.
Left the sleeping husband to catch Pierre Hermé before closing. Had to stand in a long line for over half an hour. Is it worth it? You bet! Got a Desirée (layers of pate a sablé, lemon cream, compote of strawberries and banana, a soft cake, decorated with strawberries and wild strawberries in season), a Plénitude (macaron chocolat, little bits of dark chocolate with a sprinkling of fleur de sel, mousse and ganache of bittersweet chocolate and topped with a crispy coating of caramel), 6 petit macarons and a couple of Pierre Hermé's confitures (Envie with pears, violet and cassis and Ispahan made of framboise, rose and litchee) made by the famous jam fairy, Christine Ferber (from Alsace). When I got back to the hotel and unpacking my beautiful Pierre Hermé shopping bag, there is an extra box with my favorite Ispahan in it. The young man who served me remembered me saying that Ispahan is my favorite dessert. Am I a lucky woman? You bet and happy to boot.
Now that dessert has been secured, it is time to think of you know what. This is, after all, a foodie report (LOL). I feel like fish tonight. Off to Bistro du Dome, I rue Delambre in the 14th arrondisement (just behind bd. Montparnasse near bd. Raspail):
- 2 coupe de Champagne
- Salade de haricot vert
- Salade de Saint Jacques grille (for Tom)
- Rouget grille au basilic et tomate (Rouget is a firm white fleshed fish with red skin which is a member of the cod family, I believe)
- Saint Pierre grille au beurre salee de Breton servi avec pomme de terre et potiron cuire au four (Saint Pierre is an eastern fish with real great flavor and is plentiful in the Nova Scotia coast. The vegetables were roasted in the oven and sprinkled with fresh thyme)
- 2 expresso et quelque petit four frais (remember that dessert is waiting in our room)
- Un bouteille de Mersault (my favorite white burgundy)
- All for 151 euros
A brisk walk back to the hotel. Too bad, can't go through the Jardin du Luxembourg at night but a stroll on boul Mich is quite pleasant.
"A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry."
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:48 pm
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Ah! Such a delight!!!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posts: 827
Location: Oakland, CA
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:15 pm
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Lilia, such a wonderful description of your trip! Wish I'd had it before we left!
We also had gold rings found at our feet on two or three occasions! All on rue de Rivoli! Sam was all concerned and started to talk to the woman the first time (A Gypsy?) until Ben dragged him away and scolded him for being a "mark". The second time it happened, Sam knew better!
I love your descriptions of the patisseries! For myself, I am not a big patisserie fan - I prefer simpler things, in most cases. So we just window shopped at most of the patisseries - leche vitrines (lick the windows) is certainly a good description in this case!
Yes, I'd love to get together with you now that we are having such nice weather!
L'appetit vient en mangeant. -Rabelais
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:09 am
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Will somebody explain about the gold rings at your feet??
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Location: Oakland, CA
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:17 am
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I believe it's some sort of con. We saw women, walking near us, suddenly bend over and come back up, holding a gold band in their hands - looking astonished. I'm guessing they would try to sell it to you or suggest that you give them some money and then keep the reward, something like that. We didn't stop any of the three times it was tried on us (2X by the same woman), so I don't really know what the con is. (I also don't have an especially felonious turn of mind!) The second time it happened, I could see it was some sort of sleight of hand they used. I know there wasn't a ring there when she bent over! I am guessing it's Romas (gypsies).
L'appetit vient en mangeant. -Rabelais
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Lilia Dignan
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 159
Location: San Francisco
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:45 pm
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GP - The ring scam works like this. A person would bend and find a ring right next to you. He/she will try to palm if off to you and try to extract some form of payment. If you say no, sometimes he will insist on leaving the ring with you and then try to come back to ask for some kind of money or whatever. I never let it get to that point and have only encountered it during our last trip. I really just concentrate on my nostalgic walks, eating and oggling all the beautiful pastries and visiting with friends.
At the Champs de Mars near the ET, there are a group of gypsies (mostly women and young folks) who would ask you if you speak read English, waving apiece of paper at your face. I always speak to them in Tagalog so they generally leave me alone. I heard they can be a little more aggresive than that - they will distract you and another person will then pat your pockets or your bag. I also heard that happens a lot near the Sacre Coeur.
All in all, it is just a minor inconvenience - if you ignore them, no trouble results from it. It is another thing one can laugh about after the trip......
"A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry."
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Lilia Dignan
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 159
Location: San Francisco
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:00 pm
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I caught a really bad flu during the holidays and was in bed for over a week and to think that I got my flu shot before going to Paris. I guess this strain is too strong for the shot. Otherwise, I would have had translated my scribblings into a proper form before you left. Then, I had another one of those quarterly Tribal meetings. That one was at the Lake Country - 3 days of rain and light snow but we got a lot of good work done.
Read your report and saw the pictures Ben took. They are wonderful photographs. You and Sam certainly had a great time. The weather seemed quite nice as well. Lucky you, I've heard the weather turned a colder and rainy after you came back!
PM me when you can get away. I don't drive and Tom had given up driving so we are really living "green". We take the train when we go to Mountain View to see the granddaughter.
"A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry."
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:40 am
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Finding gold rings at your feet sounded like some lovely Parisian custom. I was curious.
Donna and Lilia, thanks for the explanation--it seems odd that anyone would actually fall for such an obvious ploy...it must work though, or
they wouldn't do it.
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Location: England
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:41 am
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It's the double-bluff: so obvious that nobody would fall for it... so maybe it's actually genuine... and then you do fall for it.
Tho' as any fule kno, it's London whose streets are paved with gold... at least that's what that nice Richard Whittington says... and his cat!
I suppose you could pick up the ring and take it to the nearest police station... then tell the con-er that they could pick it up from the police! Heh, heh... the biter bit!
I get hungry and whimper when I read your descriptions of stuff from Pierre Hermé! Now I know how a cat feels when somebody's having fish!
Confusion comes fitted as standard.
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:39 pm
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Hmm... I thought it was the streets of
that were paved with gold--at least many immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island had heard this. The Israelites were led to a land flowing with milk and honey. What disappointment for children and the literal-minded!
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New studies conducted by Professor of Neuroscience April Benasich and her Infancy Studies Laboratory at Rutgers University in Newark are revealing new and exciting clues about how infant brains begin to acquire language and paving the way for correcting language difficulties at a time when the brain is most able to change.
Benasich and her lab were the first to determine that how efficiently a baby processes differences between rapidly occurring sounds is the best predictor of future language problems. Using methods developed by Benasich and her lab, it can be determined as early as three to six months whether a baby will struggle with language development.
Benasich's research is now focused on uncovering in specific detail how the developing brain processes and distinguishes acoustic differences that arrive in rapid succession. The ability to differentiate those sounds, such as the difference between "ba" and "da," is critically important because decoding language requires us to process tiny auditory differences occurring as quickly as 40 milliseconds. During the first months of life, the baby's developing brain also is involved in constructing an acoustic map of the sounds of his or her native language. That map allows the baby to efficiently acquire language. Apparently, however, in some infants the process seems to go awry.
About 5 to 10 percent of all children beginning school are estimated to have language-learning impairments (LLI) leading to reading, speaking and comprehension problems, according to Benasich. In families with a history of LLI, 40 to 50 percent of children are likely to have a similar problem. Many of these children go on to develop dyslexia.
Using several novel methods, including dense array EEG/ERP recordings, Benasich and her lab are able to analyze EEG, ERPs and the proportion of gamma power in infant brains. The dense sensor array allows the researchers to gently measure a full range of brain activity. Those measurements are obtained by placing a soft bonnet of sensors, resembling a hairnet with lots of little sponges, on a baby's head and then having the infant listen to different series of rapid tone sequences.
"We are finding that children who have difficulty processing rapid auditory input are not just showing a simple maturational lag, but are actually processing incoming acoustic information differently," says Benasich.
Specifically, the research shows that babies who struggle with rapid auditory processing appear to be using different brain areas (as shown by neural patterns) and perhaps different analysis strategies to accomplish that task than children who do not have such difficulties. Included among their initial findings, the researchers have found less left hemisphere activity in the brains of children who struggle with rapid auditory processing as compared with matched control children. By pinpointing the exact differences in how the brain handles incoming acoustic information, it may become possible to guide the brains of babies at risk of developing language problems to work more efficiently before the children even begin to speak.
"We can predict with about 90 percent accuracy what a baby's language capabilities will be just by their response to tones," says Benasich. "Our hope now is that we will be able to gently guide the brains of infants who are at the highest risk for language learning impairments to be more efficient processors so they can avoid the difficulties that result from struggling with language."
To shed additional light on how inefficiencies in rapid auditory processing might be corrected, Benasich and her team have developed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) protocol for scanning naturally sleeping healthy babies. This technique will allow better localization of active brain areas. To solve the challenge of imaging the brains of young children who typically are unable to lie still for extended periods in a scanner, Benasich's team conducts the scans in the evening and asks the parents to go through their child's normal bedtime routine, such as reading their infant a story, nursing them, rocking and snuggling. Once the child is asleep, headphones providing a steady stream of lullabies and an acoustic foam bonnet are placed on the baby's head to reduce the sound of the MRI.
"Our goal is not only to develop training techniques to correct rapid auditory processing problems, but to identify the period during infant development when the brain is most "plastic," or most able to change through learning," explains Benasich.
The lab's work is funded by several sources, including grants from the Solomon Center for Neurodevelopmental Research, the Don and Linda Carter Foundation, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and a new $460,000 grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation.
For more information on the research being conducted by the Infancy Studies Laboratory at Rutgers University in Newark, please visit http://babylab.


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A co-founder of the Dead Man Incorporated prison gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in the group's murder-for-hire and drug-dealing conspiracy — ensuring that the former Baltimorean serves a life sentence even as he promised followers in missives from behind bars that he would continue to defy the government.
The plea agreement will spare James Sweeney, 35, a possible death sentence in a separate case in which he is charged with killing a fellow inmate. The former Locust Point resident, who is being held in federal prison in Texas, admitted under the agreement that he was a leader of Dead Man Inc. and that he ordered "hits for hire in order to raise money and also to enable white prisoners to retaliate against black gangs" in Maryland, court records show.
Sweeney appeared in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas, to formally enter his guilty plea in the Maryland case. He had pledged to followers in a letter earlier this month that he would rescind his plea agreement, claiming he had been misled by his Maryland attorney. He sent a copy of the letter to The Baltimore Sun and said it would be posted on Facebook pages and Internet sites.
"They consider me a threat to what they 'believe' to be their ultimate power, their authority. But … the true authority, the ultimate power, belongs to you, the people, not the establishment," he wrote in the letter.
The letter offers a glimpse into how Sweeney amassed a following that investigators say is thousands strong, with a presence in several states. Making frequent reference to "our people" and condemning authority, Sweeney said investigators didn't have evidence linking him to the group's alleged crimes and said they were trying to stop him from providing leadership to his followers.
Sweeney's Texas-based attorney, Katherine Scardino, declined to answer questions about Sweeney's apparent change of heart. But she noted that in exchange for his plea, federal prosecutors agreed to drop the Texas murder charge against Sweeney. Authorities allege that he and Harry Lee Napper, another Maryland man being held in Texas, killed another inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Beaumont in February 2008.
Prosecutors say the inmate was beaten and choked, and his body was then placed into bed and covered with a blanket. Paper covered the dead inmate's cell window, and later on someone accepted the victim's dinner meal to give the impression he was still alive.
In the Maryland case, Sweeney will receive a life sentence, the maximum possible sentence.
Sweeney, who was a Maryland state inmate but was sent to a federal facility in Texas years ago to break up the gang's activities, had been indicted along with 20 others in a conspiracy case against members of DMI, a prison gang started in Maryland prisons for white inmates that was able to direct criminal activities on the streets using contraband cell phones. The indictment alleges that the gang was behind several killings or attempted murders in the Baltimore region.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher T. Tortorice confirmed the authenticity of the letter sent by Sweeney, which he said prosecutors had seen and shown to the judge overseeing the case. Tortorice said that during the hearing Sweeney didn't "backtrack" on his plea agreement.
As Sweeney pleaded guilty, Perry Roark, who prosecutors say is known as DMI's "supreme commander," was set to appear Wednesday in a federal courtroom in Maryland after pleading guilty earlier this year. But his sentencing hearing was canceled without explanation. It's been re-set for Jan. 7.
Sweeney's letter presents conflicting positions. On one hand, he said he pleaded guilty to help the defense teams of loyal followers by saying they had no choice but to follow his direction. He refers to "Rock" in the letter; that's a nickname for Roark, according to federal prosecutors.
"By stating that those under me, encluding Rock, are not responsible for their actions because they had no other choice in the matter, they either obeyed my orders or else … they are now in a better position to escape the death penalty," Sweeney wrote. "I decided to help those worthy of such a sacrifice."
Sweeney also said he pleaded guilty with the hope that prison officials would then take him out of solitary confinement, where he said he had been held since January 2008.
Nevertheless, he said wanted to take it back, having determined that he was innocent and that the government was being dishonest about its evidence against him: "At no time throughout their three year investigation have they obtained any evidence, facts, that says I have been directly involved in such crimes."
DMI was formed as a white complement to the Black Guerrilla Family gang, but investigators have said Sweeney tried to lead it toward white extremism, causing a fissure among leadership. A 2010 National Gang Center bulletin listed Dead Man Inc. along with the East Coast Bloods and the Triniatrios gang as "presenting enormous threats to public safety in the Northeast region."
Sweeney wrote that the government was pursuing him because they determined his role as a leader presented a threat.
"I have the overall abilities to lead and unite our people, because my only agenda is the greater good of our people, our children, families and communities. And to allow one man to have such an impact and influence does not sit well with them, to allow men with such influence and burning desire to continue to encourage our people to strive for the greater good is a threat to the establishment — so they claim and believe."
He continued: "We have the power and control to change it all. We are one, we are united in one common goal and purpose: the furtherance and preservation of our people, our children, our families, and communities. We are no longer thousands of individuals with individual heart beats, we are a community united as one, with one heart beat!
"As the leader of DMI, it is my duty and responsibility to sacrifice for the greater good of our people," he wrote.
Kwame Manley, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice, said that Sweeney's admission that he holds a leadership role in DMI was evidence itself that he was part of the racketeering conspiracy.
"To be convicted of conspiracy, the government does not have to prove that the leader himself did those overt acts, but they do have to prove that the leader has some connection, knowing about those overt acts, and somehow participating in the furtherance," of gang activities, Manley said.
Much of the proceedings in the DMI case has been kept under seal, including the entire case, which was inaccessible to the public for a period.
At least five other defendants have pleaded guilty. Kevin Bales of Hampden admitted that he served as commander of a merged Hampden/Brooklyn unit of DMI and said that Roark told him by telephone to give a gun to someone to be used in a killing. Bales also said he told another member to kill a recruit who killed the wrong person by accident.
Michael Forame, the commander of the Carroll County unit of the gang, also pleaded guilty to his role, which included taking part in the assault and murder of James Flanary in Brooklyn in February 2009. The next month, the Sykesville resident traveled with three others to Westminster to shoot up a home of a drug trafficker involved in a dispute with DMI members, according to his plea agreement.
Forame also admitted that he stabbed Charles Ravenscroft in the neck, telling him it was "from Rock" and that Ravenscroft was no longer a DMI member. Ravenscroft had pulled a gun on another DMI member named Bonnie Rice of Baltimore, according to his plea agreement. Rice is also charged in the conspiracy and also has pleaded guilty.


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Lawrence Summers was picked as the Obama White House's director of the National Economic Council. Here's a quick look at his life and career.
Lawrence Summers was picked as the Obama White House's director of the National Economic Council. Here's a quick look at his life and career.
Career: An economist and the Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Has been working as part of Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board.
History: Has been treasury secretary, from 1999 to 2001, when he succeeded his boss, Robert E. Rubin. He then served until the end of the Clinton administration. Served as president of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006. Has taught at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and served as vice president of development economics and chief economist of the World Bank.
Born: Nov. 30, 1954 (age 53)
Birth city: New Haven, Conn.
Education: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1982.
Hometown: Brookline, Mass.
Family: Married to Elisa New. Has three children -- Pam, Ruth and Harry -- with his first wife, Victoria Perry.
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- Is the son of two economists, and is the nephew of two Nobel laureates in economics.
- Writes a column for the Financial Times.
- Created controversy while president of Harvard after comments suggesting women might lack an innate ability to succeed at science and engineering. Later apologized.
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Unauthorized duplication of CSUB keys is prohibited. Requests for keys shall be made on a Key Request Form to the CSUB Police Department. Any CSUB key authorized shall be made and numbered by the CSUB locksmith. The CSUB Police Department shall be accountable for key control. This procedure allows the University to maintain complete records of CSUB keys.
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Any other request must be approved by the Chief of Police or Vice President for Business and Administrative Services.
- All persons issued CSUB keys or proxy cards shall be held responsible and accountable for all keys under their control.
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It took two years and three iPads later, but Monday, at a special event in Los Angeles, Microsoft unveiled its answer to Apple's tablet: the Surface. (No, it's not that Surface.) The Surface runs Windows 8 and is the slickest hardware Microsoft's released since the Xbox 360.
Steve Ballmer opened the event by saying that the Xbox 360 was successful because Microsoft gave partners a strong hardware platform to deliver their content on — resulting in a synergy of hardware and software that's put the machine at the top of the sales charts. The strategy is not dissimilar to how Apple's vertically integrated infrastructure of software and hardware have yielded successful iOS and Mac products, year after year.
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The Surface is a 9.3mm thick tablet cut from liquid metal magnesium with a 10.6-inch display (1366x768 resolution). It weighs 1.5 pounds and has sides that are cut at a 22-degree angle — so that it "feels natural in your hands." It's got a full-sized USB 3.0, a DisplayPort, microSD card slot and its rear has a pop-out kickstand.
Whereas iPads are mostly used as consumption devices, Windows machines are mostly used as productivity machines. Microsoft realized this and instead of alienating those users, it also designed a magnetic keyboard cover called the "Touch Cover" (like a Smart Cover) made from Northwest polar tech that turns on a multitouch keyboard and trackpad. It also doubles as a cover to protect Surface's display. And it's only 3mm thick. Unbelievable.
If you're an old bird who just can't let go of tactile buttons, there's also a Type Cover that has clicky keys and a trackpad.
Microsoft's President of Windows and Windows Live Steve Sinofsky said on stage that, "Typing is twice as efficient as typing on glass" and that each press "measures touch faster than any keyboard you can use today."
What about heat dissipation? Microsoft's got that figured out, too. Surface uses "perimeter venting" all along the underside of the Surface, so you "never block it with your hands."
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Naturally, the Surface will run Windows 8. There will be two models. One will run Windows RT (Metro Windows 8) and the other will be an Intel-powered Windows 8 (runs the Pro version of Windows 8; that includes classic view).
The Windows RT Surface will come in 32GB and 64GB capacities, while the Intel Surface will sport 64GB and 128GB storage options and all of the specs are as stated above.
The Intel-powered Surface is slightly thicker at 13.5mm and weighs 1.9 pounds. It's also got a sharper high resolution display — a ClearType Display.
According Michael Angiulo, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President for Microsoft, the Intel-powered Surface uses less power than the latest Ivy Bridge Core i5 processors and "rivals that of the best Ultrabooks that have ever been announced." That's a bold statement to make.
There's also a stylus that can input "digital ink" at 600 DPI. In layman's terms, it should feel just like writing on paper, with virtually no lag. We're skeptic about the revival of the stylus for tablets, but if Microsoft's sorted all the jankiness, we're down to give it another try.
Is Microsoft Too Late?
As with the Zune HD and Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's fashionably late to the tablet party (even the event in L.A. started off late). While it can be argued that the iPad has had no real competitor aside from a few Android tablets sprinkled here and there, Microsoft's Surface presents a chance to disrupt the iPad's market domination, if the tablet is priced competitively.
Microsoft deliberately left out details on specific pricing and availability. If the Windows RT model doesn't sell for $500 or under, it'll be dead on arrival. However, Sinofsky did say that the Intel version of Surface will be priced "comparable with competitive Ultrabook class PCs." So, roughly, $800 and up for the higher-end Surface.
From what we've seen, the Surface definitely looks like a sweet piece of kit. Microsoft just needs to convince consumers that it is, too.
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KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Some people search their entire life for signs telling them what to do. For Erika Espeseth, it was a billboard for military chaplaincy that pointed her in the direction she had been searching for.
She finally knew what she wanted in life: a life of ministry and service.
In January 2010, she would agree to enlist as a chaplain's assistant half-way through her senior year of high school, something she never thought possible.
"I never considered military service," said Espeseth, now deployed to Afghanistan as an Army specialist working as a chaplain's assistant with the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). "I always put [it] on a pedestal. I always thought Soldiers were amazing and I could never do what they do. I always thought: I'm little, I'm a female and I'm girly."
However, she found she could relate to her recruiter.
"My recruiter was a female and she was small like me," said Espeseth. "I saw her and thought it wasn't that big of a stretch for me to be able to do this."
Initially, the billboard attracted Espeseth to become a chaplain. But once she began talking with her recruiter, she found that she wasn't qualified to become one.
"I didn't have a masters in divinity," said Espeseth. "You need a lot of different credentials to become a chaplain."
Refusing to be denied her calling, she asked about exploring other options within military ministry.
"My recruiter then told me about this thing called chaplain's assistant," said Espeseth. "We looked into it and I immediately fell in love with it."
While sporting a 3.95 GPA and an ACT of 31, Espeseth nearly aced her military entrance exam with a score of 93. Her score caught the eyes of the personnel at the military entry processing stations.
"They tried to convince me to go into intelligence," said Espeseth. "I was told I could do something better. I told them, 'there is nothing better than being able to help Soldiers in the way that I can in ministry.'"
Long before these conversations with her recruiter, Espeseth had a love for the military and those who served in it.
During her junior year of high school she volunteered for a program called Soldier's Angels, which pairs Soldiers with a caring civilian in order to help boost morale through communication.
"It was a great way to get to know Soldiers and help them out," said Espeseth. "I would be given a name of a Soldier, I would write to them asking what they are in need of. Then I'd send them gum, jerky, baby wipes and even homemade crocheted hats."
The program enabled her to say thanks, and she didn't take that opportunity lightly.
"I wanted to do something for people who did so much for me," said Espeseth. "I thought about the people who needed me. I felt Soldiers do so much for our nation, they defend us, I didn't want them to feel forgotten."
Uniquely, she carries her patriotism pridefully while combining it with her passion for God.
"I believe there are two types of people who have given their life for me," said Espeseth."That is Jesus Christ and the American Soldier."
Standing amongst those Soldiers she admired and helped for so long, she is not only standing with them but she is standing out.
Recently, Espeseth earned high praise and honors by becoming the top chaplain's assistant of more than 75 other Soldiers within Regional Command --East, Afghanistan. Her command has also recommended she go before the promotion board to become a sergeant soon.
It isn't just her professional appearance, military tact and mannerisms that makes her distinguished. Espeseth carries a large amount of enthusiasm and energy with her around the battle space and Soldiers gravitate to her and the chaplain because of it.
"Soldiers really need the morale boost," said Espeseth. "They look forward to seeing us and get excited when the chaplain and I come around. Their faces really light up."
Being a part of a battalion that has Soldiers with more than 50 military occupational specialties, for Espeseth there is no shortage of Soldiers to see, places to go or things to experience.
"I love battalion work, it is the best," said Espeseth. "I get to do battlefield circulations and go out to see the Soldiers and provide them with ministry, assistance or just a good laugh. Wherever they are in the 3rd STB we get to be on the ground with the Soldiers. I truly love it."
In addition to providing ministry support as a member of a religious support team, Espeseth is working on a special project that she is anxious to see finalized.
On June 1, 2012, Forward Operating Base Salerno was attacked by a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. During the attack, the chapel was damaged on its eastern side. All the stained plexiglass was completely blown out and since replaced with plywood.
Since her brigade's arrival at FOB Salerno, the ministry teams have decided to repair all of the chapel's eastern windows with new stained plexiglass.
"We decided we wanted to make the chapel beautiful for people to worship in," said Espeseth.
Espeseth was appointed the duty of designing three different sketches of stained glass for the head chaplain to choose from. Her duty doesn't stop there, however.
"I did art metal and glass in high school, so I will get to actually make the stained plexiglass windows for the chapel," said Espeseth. "I'm well versed in it. I get to use the skills I got in high school in an art class that most people would think is just fun and you never get to use them."
Even though Espeseth is giving the Army and its Soldiers everything she can, she plans on pursuing her next challenge once she returns from Afghanistan in the spring.
"I'll leave the Army 90 days after we get back to Fort Campbell, Ky.," said Espeseth. "I'm planning on going to college and getting a degree in American sign language and then my masters in divinity. I want to become a chaplain."
Although she's leaving the Army in the near future, don't count her out.
"I really love the military," said Espeseth. "I love our service members and what they do for our country. I love the Army and I'll definitely try to come back."
Indeed she is keeping the Army in her thoughts and plans, but states the need for chaplaincy everywhere.
"Chaplaincy is in hospitals and so many other things," said Espeseth. "The experience I've gotten; to know what a chaplain does, to see how much of an effect it has on a group of people, has really helped me solidify what I want to do. Being a chaplain is something that will enable me to really have an impact on a lot of people in so many different ways."
While looking ahead to her future she is grateful for her present.
"I've learned so much compassion in the Army," said Espeseth. "I've gotten to know so many different people from many different places in the world while having the best experiences. I would definitely recommend military service to anyone."


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Seal materials
SKF industrial shaft seals are generally manufactured from the materials listed in the table. These materials have characteristics that make them particularly suitable for specific applications.
By changing the actual formulation and blending, it is possible to modify the characteristics of the elastomers relative to:
- resistance to swelling
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- chemical resistance
- thermal resistance
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Details about the chemical resistance of sealing lip materials to various media encountered in operation are provided in the section Chemical resistance.


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Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Professors: Daniel G. Arce M., Kurt J. Beron, Rachel Croson,
Catherine Eckel, James Murdoch, Todd Sandler, Barry J. Seldon, Donggyu Sul
Associate Professors: Nathan Berg, Susan Williams McElroy, Kevin Siqueira
Assistant Professors: Rodney Andrews, Xin (Sherry) Li
The mission of the Ph.D. in Economics is to provide a cutting-edge education in economic theory, the development of a rigorous toolkit of mathematical and econometric techniques, and in various research areas in economics. This education allows students to think critically about how to approach the analysis of economic problems and to contribute to the knowledge base of the discipline
Students have access to the computing facilities in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and the University's Computing Center. The School has two computing laboratories which have over 50 computers that are network linked and equipped with major social science software packages, including E-Views, R, Rats, SPSS and STATA. A computerized geographic information system, the Lexis Nexis database, and Westlaw are also available for student use. The University's Computing Center provides personal computers and UNIX Workstations. Many important data and reference materials are also available online via the library's and school's memberships in numerous organizations.
Admission Requirements
The University's general admission requirements are discussed here.
Applicants will be judged and evaluated by the existing admission standards as set forth by the University in its Graduate Catalog. These standards include a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent, fluency in written and spoken English, a grade average of 3.25 or better in upper-division and graduate course work in economics and related courses, submission of official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores: GRE scores in the verbal and quantitative components of the exams should total to at least 1200. Students may also wish to consider submitting their score from the writing component of the GRE test as additional evidence of their writing skills. A score of at least 4.5 in analytical writing is considered desirable.
Standardized tests scores are only one of the factors taken into account in determining admission. Given the demands that will be placed on the student in his/her study of economics, a strong background in calculus, linear algebra, and mathematical statistics is highly desirable.
Students should submit all transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a one-page essay outlining the applicant's background, education, and personal objectives.
Students who lack the necessary background to start the program are advised to take courses at the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences to strengthen their preparation, but they will not receive credit towards their Ph.D. program. The following courses may be used to gain the prerequisite knowledge (i) ECON 3310 Intermediate Microeconomics; (ii) ECON 3311 Intermediate Macroeconomics; (iii) ECON 4351 Mathematical Economics; (iv) EPPS 7316 Advanced Regression Analysis or ECON 4355 Econometrics; (v) EPPS 7313 Basic and Inferential Statistics or equivalent. It is also necessary to have had undergraduate courses in calculus and matrix or linear algebra. Additional math courses, such as differential equations, mathematical statistics and real analysis, are useful.
Degree Requirements
The University's general degree requirements are discussed here.
Students seeking the Ph.D. in Economics must complete 75 graduate hours. In addition, they must (i) complete core courses with an average GPA of 3.00; (ii) pass comprehensive exams in micro- and macroeconomic theory and in econometrics (although the econometrics exam will be waived for students who complete each of the required econometrics courses with a grade of A- or better); (iii) be certified in two research areas within the science of Economics; and (iv) submit an approved dissertation. The following paragraphs elaborate on these requirements.
Students are required to complete the following core courses:
ECON 6301 Microeconomics Theory I
ECON 7301 Microeconomics Theory II
ECON 8301 Microeconomics Theory III
ECON 6302 Macroeconomics Theory I
ECON 7302 Macroeconomics Theory II
ECON 6305 Mathematical Economics
ECON 6311 Statistics for Econometrics
ECON 6309 Econometrics I
ECON 7309 Econometrics II
ECON 8309 Econometrics III
In addition, they are required to register for the following courses at the appropriate stages of their study:
ECON 7V01 Survey/Research Seminar
ECON 8V01 Dissertation Seminar
In order to assure that the student progresses satisfactorily, each student is required to consult with the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) of Economics Programs prior to registration in every semester.
For research area certification, the student must select the two research areas, preferably during the second year of study, and advise the (DGS) of the selection. The DGS will, in conjunction with the Economics Curriculum Committee, advise the student regarding the appropriate certification requirements. The general guidelines for certification consist of (i) making a grade of B or better in three courses within each area; (ii) writing an acceptable research paper in one area.
The submission of an approved dissertation will complete the course of study for the Ph.D. degree in Economics. The procedure for approval of the dissertation is outlined in the U.T.Dallas Graduate Catalog.


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Hamden girl dies after being hit by tree branch
HAMDEN (AP) -- A 12-year-old Hamden girl who was struck by a falling tree branch in her yard last week has died.
Hamden school officials say Gabriela Hudak died Thursday after having been seriously injured last Friday. Fire Department officials say she suffered a head injury when the branch fell on her.
The girl called Gabby attended Hamden Middle School, where counselors will be made available Saturday afternoon. A memorial service is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Dunbar United Church of Christ in Hamden.
School officials' described Gabby as a "bright and shining star," an avid reader with an inquiring mind and a good friend to all on a posting on the school district's website.
Middle school workers say some students went home early Thursday because they were so distraught.