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With help from others, 80-year-old Bernice Nelson adopts another Katrina family When Terry Vankoughnett called Bernice and asked, "Could you possibly take on another family of Katrina victims?" She was reluctant to say yes. She was still giving assistance to two other families she had adopted in October.
But the new family was desperate and had special needs, so Bernice agreed to help. Terry and his wife Mimi are associated with Paradise Community Services, trying to help the victims of Katrina in San Diego County. They work with the Interfaith Community Services in Escondido. Terry told Bernice he had not been able to find anyone to help a family with a new baby that was moving into an apartment from a hotel.
He and Mimi had been bringing diapers and other necessities to the family all the way from Escondido. Bernice was already assisting two single mothers, Natasha Harris and Althea Stewart. With the help of her Lemon Grove ward members and leaders and some others in the community, Bernice had obtained food, appliances, furniture, bedding, clothing and some money to help furnish the families' apartments after they left hotels in October.
After agreeing to extend her service to a third family, Bernice adopted David and Toshika Torres, their 8-year-old son and a 6-week-old baby boy. The family moved into an apartment on Dec. 20. The baby had been born by Caesarean section, was premature, and weighed just over four pounds.
Toshika had developed an infection at the site of the incision and had to return to the hospital for several days. David and Toshika are from Alabama, but David is a welder and was working in the shipyards of New Orleans. When Katrina was looming as a major hurricane, Toshika, who was pregnant, flew to Las Vegas to stay with her sister. Then Katrina wiped out the shipyards and David, along with many other workers, was out of a job.
He made his way to San Diego in hopes of finding work here. He was able to find a job at the San Diego shipyards and was located in a hotel. Toshika then joined him, but two weeks before Christmas, he was laid off when the company was sold. Fortunately, he will return to work in January for the new company.
With the help of her Lemon Grove Ward members, Bernice got food for the Torres family from the bishop's storehouse and obtained a table, four chairs, a coffee table, shoes and clothing from Deseret Industries. She was also able to provide formula for the baby and will assist Toshika in getting help from WIC, an agency for women and infant children that will provide milk for the baby. Another source of help came from members of a local women's book group.
Kim Fahlen donated a rocking chair, and Ruth Coleman delivered twin beds for the Torres'. "My ward also just pitched in and helped me," Bernice said. "David and Juniper Riddle invited the Torres family for Christmas Day and then again for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The Riddles have five children.
David saw that there was enough formula for the baby to last until WIC can help. The Riddles have been just wonderful and have bonded with the family," she said. David and Toshika have been attending church in Bernice's ward and have taken two missionary lessons. Toshika bore her testimony and said that during the three months in the hotel she "nearly lost her mind."
She also cried and said they haven't been able to find some of her family since the hurricane occurred. Now in an apartment with a private telephone, she hopes to make contact with more family members. Toshika was amazed and thrilled that a group of people would provide so much help and friendship. Bernice added, "Catholic Charities paid the December and January rents for the Torres family. After that, David Torres should be working again and able pay the rent." Bernice said she has received help for the three families from her DUP camp members, who gave money and donated food for the victims. She usedthe money to help buy some Christmas gifts for the children in her three families.
A secret sister from the Lemon Grove Ward provided Christmas dinners, including large hams with all the trimmings. The dinners were delivered in decorated baskets. The Young Women in the ward made 15 lap blankets for the families, and each mother was able to pick the colors she thought her children would like.
Bernice also helped Natasha and the Torres family obtain some toys from Toys for Tots in Lemon Grove. Toys for Tots also gave baby food, new clothing, blankets and toys for the new baby. Because Althea didn't have a Christmas tree, Bernice took her to buy one and provided the lights and decorations to make the tree beautiful.
Bernice said she wanted to recognize her bishop and his wife. "Bishop James Pack and his wife Kathryn have been very supportive of me. They are the most positive, faith-promoting, encouraging people. Without their help and the help of my ward members, I could not have adopted these families."
With assistance from Bernice and her helpers, the families are moving forward. Both of the single mothers, Althea and Natasha, are planning to go back to school. Althea already has completed two years of college.
She had a job driving a bus but is now providing child care for her nephew's family. She came with this family to California, and both the nephew and his wife have jobs. Natasha hopes to work at home and is seeking grants to help her further her education.


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Reprints of Theresienstadt Ghetto souvenir sheets. The originals were prepared on order of the nazis to be distributed to the red cross officials inspecting the ghetto. It was done to convince the inspectors that life in the ghetto was not too bad.
A cover sent by a Jewish family to their relative in NY, air mail via Lisbon, had to identify their Jewishness by adding Sara as their middle name, censored and resealed by Nazi authorities
A post card sent by Konrad Kociewski, prisoner #15078, block 7, in Hamburg-Neuengamme concentration camp to his mother in W. Prussia, censored by camp police, also stamped by special cancel, stating that the only permitted language is German, 11/28/1943.
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10 marks, 5 marks and 20 marks, "Judenpost" ("Jewish postage") and the image of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski,"Alteste der Juden, Elder of the Jews in the Ghetto.
In Sept. 1939 the Germans occupied Poland. Lodz, the second largest city in Poland, with a Jewish population of approximately 250,000 was called "Litzmannstadt" under German rule. On May 3rd, 1940, the Ghetto, located in the northern and poorest part of city was closed. All personal interaction with the outside world was forbidden and punishable by death! The Germans chose as Elder of the Jews, or head of the Jewish Council, the famous and controversial Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski, who ruled with the illusion of autonomy. Rumkowski established post offices and ran a contest for stamps to be used for interior correspondence.
The first Ghetto stamps were ready on March 9, 1944. Soon after the stamps were printed the Germans decided these stamps wouldn't be permitted, and only a small amount were sold. Only a small amount were sold by the Ghetto post office. It is unclear to this day what happened to these stamps, most likely they were destroyed. Almost all the mail was also destroyed. The inhabitants of the Lodz Ghetto were murdered. When Lodz was finally liberated on January 19, 1945 only 877 Jews were still alive.
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from Jakub Poznanski, "Lodz Ghetto Diary" in Alan Adelson and Robert Lapidus, LODZ GHETTO. New York. Penguin. 1989.
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The objective of this study was to characterize and identify the protein fractions of two cultivars of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) – ADR-300 and cv. BN-1 – submitted to different nitrogen doses (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg.ha-1) at three cutting ages. The experimental design used was randomized blocks with a 4 x 3 factorial treatment structure, with three repetitions. The crude protein concentration (CP) and the protein fractions A, B1, B2, B3 and C of the pearl millet cultivars were evaluated by the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System. The CP concentrations differed according to the cultivars, with variation between the treatments of 14.01% to 23.29% for ADR-300 and 11.82% to 19.29% for BN-1. Fraction A (P<0.05) differed for the two cultivars, with variations also observed in the B1, B2 and B3 fractions in function of the treatments applied. Fraction C (P<0.05) differed among treatments only on the first cutting, for all doses for the two cultivars evaluated. The nitrogen doses and cutting age influenced the composition of the protein fractions.
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Drag your thoughts away from your troubles…by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. – Mark Twain
A story is told of Somerset Maugham, the English writer, once wrote a story about a janitor in St. Peter's Church in London. One day a young vicar discovered that the janitor was illiterate and fired him.
Jobless, the man in vested his meager savings in a tiny tobacco shop. Where he prospered, bought another, expanded, and ended up with a chain of tobacco stores worth several hundred thousand dollars. One day the man's banker said, "You've done well for an illiterate, but where would you be if you could read and write?" "Well," replied the man, "I'd be janitor of St. Peter's Church in Neville Square." The lesson here is not that the man didn't have troubles but in the way he handled them. He was treated unfair, but his attitude proved to be his greatest ally.
Whether you like it or not all leaders face troubles and perhaps more than most. What troubles do you face as a leader? A Mind Tools article (
) revealed the 10 most common leadership and management errors or mistakes to avoid. The list included: lack of feedback, not making time for your team, being too "hands off", being too friendly, failing to define goals, misunderstanding motivation, hurrying recruitment, not "walking the line", not delegating, and misunderstanding your role.
Keeping up with all of the dos and don'ts of management and leadership can be daunting. But knowing which troubles will cause you the most trouble is important. Here are three that you should not overlook.
The troubles that you ignore.
Ignoring troubles don't make them go away. It only prolongs the inevitable likelihood that the problem will only get worse the longer you delay action to correct it. Leadership by denial will ground you. The troubles you ignore can create animosity, hurt morale, and weaken your standing as a leader. Don't let your desire for popularity blind you to the realities that you must see. Better to go through short-term pain and deal with the trouble than suffer the consequence of ignoring needed solutions. You owe it to yourself and your team to face your troubles, find solutions, and work together to prevent them in the future.
The troubles that you create.
Some of the troubles you face might be inherited while others you create. As a leader, I'm not suggesting that you purposefully set out to create trouble, but it might be the unintended consequence of your inaction, or perhaps your micromanagement. When dealing with troubles you should honestly evaluate whether your actions in any way contributed to the problem (poor communication, etc.) and if a different approach is needed going forward. What you create you can correct but only if you acknowledge it.
The troubles that you keep.
The troubles that you keep are most commonly relational in nature. It can be the result of holding onto a grudge or resentment towards someone who has wronged you. Perhaps it's anger for being passed over for a promotion or any other personal disappointment that you haven't dealt with. You are not responsible for how others treat you or for their behavior, but you own your response. The janitor was on the receiving end of bad treatment. His response was his choice. He chose a path that was prosperous. What you choose to do with your troubles is up to you. Keep them or let them go – it's up to you. The baggage you hold onto will only weigh you down. If you want to go up there are some things you will have to give up. Why not let go of the bad attitudes that would hold you back?
As you give reflection to the troubles you face as a leader here the three important questions for your consideration: 1) What troubles am I ignoring, and why? 2) What troubles have I created and how can I correct it? 3) What troubles (a bad attitude, unforgiveness) am I keeping that I shouldn't?
What do you say?
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By SCOTT GROENEExecutive DirectorSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance Moab
I'm disappointed by USA-All's attacks, in your March 24 edition, against the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, which included calling myself and my coworkers "fascists", along with a great deal of other misinformation.
As fellow Americans and Utahns, sometimes we all agree and sometimes we don't. But none of us deserves to be compared to America's enemies just because we disagree on how our public lands should be managed. USA-All's false and irresponsible language serves little purpose other than perpetuating the conflict over Utah's public lands.
SUWA has now supported two Utah wilderness bills sponsored by the Utah Congressional delegation. First, we worked with Rep. Rob Bishop for the Cedar Mountains bill enacted in 2006, and second the Washington County legislation which will probably be law by the time this is in print.
We'd like to work with the county commissioners and the public lands council to see if we can reach an agreement for public lands in Emery County as well. USA-All is one of the very few Utah interests that opposed the Washington County legislation, when everyone else agreed. We're concerned the group will try to block efforts in Emery County to reach agreement too (which may explain their misleading attack on SUWA). That of course is every bit their right-but if so, they should be honest about it, instead of attacking the folks involved.
I've been attending Emery County Public Lands Council meetings for some time now and I've been impressed by the knowledge demonstrated by members of the council, as well as their efforts to resolve public lands issues amicably.
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As I've talked with Emery County residents, elected officials and other stakeholders, I've been struck by how much we agree on keeping this place as wild and beautiful as it is today - for us, and for our children. Our fundamental values are not that much different. We may not agree on every point, and every once in a while SUWA will be a burr under someone's saddle. And vice versa. But communication, with a full understanding of the facts, is invaluable. I look forward to continuing this dialogue with the Emery County Public Lands Council and the Emery County Commissioners.
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Bastyr's naturopathic medicine program will offer a revamped curriculum in fall 2012 at both the Kenmore and San Diego campuses. The change reduces classroom hours and gives students clinical training earlier in their education (more background). Here's a summary of what it looks like:
This blog contains the most recent updates and developments for Bastyr University's San Diego campus, which opened in fall 2012.
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STARKVILLE — It only happens every once in a while, but, inevitably, every few weeks it comes up. During football season, there is no escaping it.
They all want to know the same thing — is Bill Buckley having an influence on Dan Mullen?
"They read his lips, they know (he's cussing)," Buckley said. "And we know how Christians can be: Sometimes, we're like, 'Man, just get the guy to stop cussing and everything will be fine.' Well, I am not there to get Dan Mullen to stop cussing."
As the chaplain for the Mississippi State football team, Buckley sees his job as a little broader than cleaning up a coach's colorful vocabulary in an emotionally charged environment.
And actually, Buckley said if he were going to be completely honest with those people, he might get a little sentimental. Buckley is a Dan fan.
Buckley said he hopes he has been half the influence on Mullen as Mullen has been on him.
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In his third year on the job, Buckley has settled in. His life, though obviously devoted wholeheartedly to his family and his God, revolves around football.
Buckley has an office in the football complex, just like any other coach.
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And just like any other coach, he is privy to every facet of Bulldog program. Nothing is off limits; Buckley can sit in on any coaches' meeting and he is on the sideline for every game, every practice.
"Sometimes I just go in and shut up and listen," Buckley said. "I am in those early morning sessions and then I am at practice. I really get a feel for what the coaches and players are feeling and understand what we need to do as a team, and all of that helps me speak to them in chapel."
Buckley knows he is not a coach. Not now, anyway.
Before arriving in Starkville, Buckley was the receivers coach at Mississippi College in Clinton, where he also served as the campus director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Needless to say, his hands were full.
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"I get spoiled with it," he said. "It really messes you up; those kids really just have a passion for the Lord. Without shoving doctrine, without the sign out front, it's a pure thing."
And as much as he loves football, Buckley looks forward to Monday nights more than anything. That is when FCA meets.
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Here is what I found out about AAA. For Sam's Club, see my previous post on "Making the most of your Sam's Club membership." Costco to come soon!
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St. Louis Cardinals – Get $10 off a regular ticket priced $20 or higher for any Monday through Thursday home game during the 2012 season. See this link for ticketing information and how to get this deal.
St. Louis Science Center – $5 off St. Louis Science Center Friends & Family membership levels and $1 off OMNIMAX movies. See my post "Become a member!" on why memberships are a good deal. (They have many other amusement/attraction deals that vary based on your area.)
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Blessed Sacrament hosts March fish fries
Milwaukee - Blessed Sacraments Church, 3100 S. 41st St., will hold an all you can eat fish fries from 4 to 7 p.m. March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.
Carryouts will be available by calling (414) 751-4901.
On the menu is beer-battered fish, baked fish, baked macaroni and cheese, french fries, parsley buttered potatoes, rye b read, milk or coffee, homemade dessert table. Beer, soda and bottled water are sold separately.
The cost is $10, general; $9 for seniors; $6 for ages 10 and younger; macaroni and cheese with fries only, $6.
Historic display traces
high school 1906 to 1950
Greenfield - "Going to High School from Early Greenfield 1906-1950" is the subject of the display that will be in the Greenfield Historical Society's showcase on the second floor of the Greenfield Public Library, 5310 W. Layton Ave., during February and March.
St. Florian's to serve
Lenten fish fries
West Milwaukee - All-you-can-eat Lenten fish fries will be held all Fridays during Lent - the remaining dates are March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 - in the school cafeteria of St. Florian Parish, 1215 S. 45th St.
The fish fries, served from 4 to 7 p.m., includes baked or beer-battered cod, smelt, salad bar, homemade clam chowder, french fries, parsley-buttered potatoes, rye bread, dessert, coffee and milk. Beer, wine and soda will be sold separately.
The cost is $10 general or $7 for children younger than 10. Takeouts will be available.
For information, call (414) 383-3565.
Local artists featured
in 'Transformation' show
Milwaukee - With folk music and coffee and biscotti receptions, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 3722 S. 58th St., will open an art exhibit titled "Transformation" featuring work by artists in the parish.
The opening receptions will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 2 and 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. March 3 in the OLOL buildings. The duo of Fair Webber consisting of Barb and Tom Webber will perform folk-styled music at both receptions.
"Transformation" will be available for viewing through April 28. More information is available from the parish office, (414) 541-9470.
Heart of Harmony
holding open auditions
West Allis - The Heart of Harmony Chorus, a men's a cappella chorus based in West Allis, will have open tryouts for new members every Tuesday evening in March.
"We want guys who like to sing - whether they've sung in a church choir, school chorus or just in the shower," said Dave Paschke, chorus president. "We're a fun group of guys who enjoy singing together, but we're always learning, too - always developing our voices and singing technique."
The Heart of Harmony rehearses from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at Gonzaga Hall, behind St. Aloysius Church in West Allis, 1441 S. 92nd St. March rehearsals also include an orientation to a cappella singing and fun activities for guests.
For more information on open auditions and the Heart of Harmony, call (262) 844-5184, or visit the Heart of Harmony website at hohchorus.org.
Preschool, toddler
story time sign-ups now
West Allis - Registrations are now being accepted for March free preschool and toddler story times at the West Allis Public Library, 7421 W National Ave.
Half-hour Toddler and Me Story Time for 2-year-olds with a caretaker will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27. The last 10 minutes of each program will consist of playtime with age appropriate toys.
Afternoon Story Times for children ages 3 through 5 will be at 1 p.m. Mondays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25 and Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26. Story times include a craft activity. The adult who brings the child must stay in the library during the session.
Pre-School Story Time for ages 4 through 6 who are not enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26. Sessions include a craft activity. The adult who brings the child must stay in the library.
Register for any of the programs in person or by phoning (414) 302-8502.
Hospital benefits
from upcoming book fair
West Allis - The Men's Service Club of Aurora West Allis Medical Center is holding a book fair in the main hospital lobby, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave, West Allis, starting at 7 a.m. March 6 through March 8.
The sale goes until 5:30 p.m. March 6, until 5 p.m. March 7 and until 4 p.m. March 8 offering more than 150 titles and up to 70 percent off retail prices.
Children's books, cookbooks, general interest, bestsellers and gift items will be available.
Sale proceeds will be contributed to the Men's Service Club which benefits hospital programs.
Rummage sale
for whole community
Greenfield - The Greenfield Community Rummage Sale, sponsored by the Greenfield High School Student Senate, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 9 in the Greenfield High School cafeteria, 4800 S. 60th St.
The Greenfield Community Rummage Sale is a school-sponsored fundraiser.
Lions to hold
pancake breakfast
West Allis - An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast that also includes eggs, sausage, coffee and milk will be held by the West Allis Central Lions Club from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1800 S. 92nd St.
Admission will be $5, with door prizes given every half-hour.
Many bowlers needed
to raise cash for rewards
West Allis - The West Allis West Milwaukee Crime Stoppers will hold its annual Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser March 10 at the AMF lanes, 10901 W. Lapham St.
This will be a 9-pin tap event, and prizes, activities and lunch are included in the $12 fee or $60 per five-member team. The morning session will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the afternoon session from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Applications can be picked up at the West Allis Police Station, 11301 W. Lincoln Ave.
This event raises money for rewards given for tips Crime Stoppers receives for crimes committed in the area.
Leisure Timers set
travel, music programs
West Allis - The West Allis Public Library, 7421 W National Ave., is offering some new Leisure Timers programs in 2013 for those who want to start their week on the second and fourth Mondays of the month with a fun and relaxing activity.
The Leisure Timers program is designed for adults who enjoy both live presentations and films about various subjects of interest, including travel and history. Presentations begin at 10 a.m. and last about an hour.
The remaining schedule includes:
March 11: "Green Paradise: South America - Chile" (DVD)
March 25: "Bill's Excellent Adventure to National Parks of Southern Utah" (slides)
April 8: Jane Stoltz presents "Free Wheeling: Travel by Bicycle to Various Areas of the U.S." (talk/slides)
April 22: Harriet Pfersch and Mark Steckhahn present "Hawaii: A Glimpse of the Past and the Future" (slides)
May 13: Railways of Italy (DVD)
June 10: Robin Russell presents "A Personal Testimony of Climbing to the Mount Shasta Summit, plus a Short History of John Muir's Similar Climb(s)" (talk/slides)
June 24: Paris, France: The City of Magic (DVD).
Author to explore
Nazi-Darwinism link
West Allis - Author and educator Jerry Bergman explores Hitler and the Nazi Darwinian Worldview in a presentation to the Creation Science Society of Milwaukee meeting at 7 p.m. March 12 at Grace Bible Church, 2643 S. 117th St., West Allis.
The meeting is free to the public. Bergman maintains that Darwinism was the driving force behind Adolf Hitler's attempt to wipe out the Jewish people as well as others considered to be racially inferior.
In his presentation he will address such questions as whether Hitler was a Christian, or if he hated Christianity; were Christian leaders in Nazi Germany deceived by Darwinism; and lessons that should be applied in the U.S. today.
Bergman has taught biology, genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, anthropology, geology and microbiology at Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio, for more than 25 years. He has also taught at the Medical College of Ohio, the University of Toledo, and at Bowling Green State University.
More information about the Creation Science Society is available at genesismatters.org.
'Horror' show comes
to Nathan Hale
West Allis - The show dates have changed for "Little Shop of Horrors," the next theatrical production at Nathan Hale High School, 11601 W. Lincoln Ave. It now will open March 14 instead of March 8. The new play dates are March 14, 15, 16 and 17, with performances at 7 p.m. the first three days and at 2 p.m. March 17. Admission is $10 at the door or by calling (414) 604-320 Ext. 5455.
The play, produced by special arrangement with Musical Theatre International New York, focuses on Seymour, the clumsy employee of a flower shop on skid row, who buys an exotic plant for the shop that thrives on blood. It isn't long and the plant has become a monster, demanding to be fed humans.
Retired men's club
presents speakers
West Allis - The West Allis Retired Men's Club presents different speakers at its monthly club 9 a.m. breakfast meetings, open to all retired men and women, regardless of where they live.
On March 14 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 117th Street and Cleveland Avenue, Pastor Steve Anderson will present "My Walk with Christ."
On April 11 at Apostle Presbyterian Church, 76th Street and Orchard Avenue, Bill Winston will discuss "The Business of Fun."
On May 9 at First United Methodist Church, 76th Street and Lapham Avenue, Cindi Pichler, an Independence First representative, will speak on "Practical Technology Solutions to Make Life Easier."
Finally, on June 13 at First Baptist Church, 78th Street and Lapham Avenue, entertainment/events director Bruce Sullivan will highlight "Wisconsin State Fair Entertainment."
A $3 donation to help offset the cost is asked.
'Philadelphia Story'
to open at Greenfield
Greenfield - "The Philadelphia Story," the spring play at Greenfield High School, 4800 S. 60th St., will be presented March 22 through 24.
The story begins in the glamorous setting that surrounds haughty divorced socialite Tracy Lord who is preparing for her second marriage. Enter Dexter Haven, her first husband, and Macaulay Connor, a tabloid reporter with a distrust of the wealthy.
What follows is a rapid-fire, witty war of words as the two men interact with Tracy to discover the heart beneath her goddess-like exterior.
"The Philadelphia Story" will be presented at 7 p.m. March 22 and 23 and at 2 p.m. March 24.
Time to come together
for annual dinner/dance
West Allis - The West Allis Community Improvement Foundation, in partnership with the West Allis Rotary Club and the West Allis/West Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, will hold its Annual Community Dinner/Dance from 6 to 11 p.m. March 23 at the Knights of Columbus Club, 1800 S. 92nd St.
This year's beneficiary is the Annual West Allis Settlers Weekend held on the grounds of the Historical Society.
The purpose of Settlers Weekend is to educate and entertain with in-person visual displays of the history and lifestyles in the West Allis area leading up to the city's incorporation in 1906. The two-day overnight encampment includes traders, trappers, frontiersmen, craftsmen and historic military re-enactors, each dressed in authentic attire and re-enacting their respective skills, tools and living conditions.
Guided cemetery tours, food, ice cream social, entertainment and local artisans will demonstrate their crafts.
The Chamber of Commerce is seeking gift certificates, raffle and silent auction items.
The cost is $45 per person and dancing will again be to the big band sound of the Command Performance, back for its second year.
Tickets may be obtained online starting Feb. 15 or people can visit or call the chamber, 6737 W. Washington St., Suite 2141, (414) 302-9901, or City Hall, 7525 W. Greenfield Ave., (414) 302-8200.
Holy Assumption
to serve chicken dinners
West Allis - Holy Assumption Parish, 1533 S. 71st St., will serve a chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24.
The cost will be $8.50 for adults in advance or $9 at the door; $4.50 for children in advance or $5 at the door; and free for 5 and younger.
The dinner includes three pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes with homemade gravy, green beans, coleslaw, gelatin, rolls, coffee, milk and dessert. Wine, beer and soda may be purchased separately.
There will also be basket raffles and a bake sale featuring apple or cherry turnovers.
For information, call (414) 774-3010.
continues at fairgrounds
West Allis - Rummage-A-Rama will continue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 7 at the State Fair Park Wisconsin Products Pavilion.
Rummage-A-Rama is a collective rummage sale consisting of individual rummage sales and local and regional exhibitors.
Admission is $4, but patrons who donate two nonperishable food items for Hunger Task Force will get in for $2. (Since its return in 2009, Rummage-A-Rama has collected more than 62,000 pounds of food through this promotion.) Ages 12 and younger are admitted free.
Parking also will be free in the north lot at the Pettit National Ice Center via Gate 6. However, closer parking is available within the park for $5 via Gate 5 off 84th Street.
For more information and a schedule of other show dates, visit Rummage-A-Rama.com.
West Allis Players
present spring production
West Allis - The West Allis Players' regular season productions continue in spring with a new mystery/comedy called "Is Murder Tax-deductible?"
The play, written and directed by Greenfield playwright Katherine Beeson, is about a busy accountant who is murdered during the height of tax season. It will be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 12, 13, 19, 20 and 2 p.m. April 21 at the West Allis Central High School auditorium, 8516 W. Lincoln Ave.
In "Seussical," the Cat in the Hat serves as host for a compilation of many of Dr. Seuss' classic stories in this musical for all ages to be directed by West Allis resident Bill Kaiser. It will be presented at 7:30 p.m. July 19, 20, 26, 27 and 2 p.m. July 28.
For more information on the season, visit waplayers.org.
Senior skaters
take to the ice
West Allis - The Milwaukee Senior Ice Skaters, for ages 50 and up, skates on the inner hockey rink at the Pettit National Ice Center, 500 S. 84th St., from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays from September through May.
The group skates to classical and oldies music. Anyone is welcome to the senior session for $5, and skaters can stay on for the two-hour public session from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
For more information, call (414) 935-4781.
Children's immunizations
given in evening clinics
West Allis - The West Allis Health Department is scheduling appointments for evening children's immunization clinics.
The clinics are from 4 to 7 p.m. on the second Mondays of the month and the fourth Tuesdays of the month at the department, 7120 W. National Ave. Appointments can be made by calling the department at (414) 302-8600. Childhood immunizations at the Health Department are free.
The department also offers daytime immunization clinics from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays.
Church feeds hungry
with free breakfasts
West Milwaukee - St. John's Lutheran Church, 5500 W Greenfield Ave., West Milwaukee, has free breakfasts from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursdays.
Everyone is welcome.
Business offers
free hearing screenings
West Allis - Sonus-Usa Inc. is offering free hearing screenings at its local branch, 2255 S. 108th St.
Appointments may be made at (414) 774-4200.
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By Brendan Conway
Market check: It's another rough one in the bond market, and a selloff in stocks. Yield-rich sectors are in special focus after the market's violent reaction to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke last week outlining when and how central bankers' bond-buying efforts might end. Goldman Sachs derivatives strategists John Marshall and Katherine Fogertey note that the implied volatility — think of it as the price of worry — has been surging for Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP), iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (IYR) and Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU).
Fund watch: Expect more stress in the bond market, and expect more ETFs to reflect it. SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond (HYMB), the example we showed you on Friday, is liable to take another hit Monday as the 10-year Treasury yield climbs to 2.64%. Because the muni-bond market is illiquid and this fund tracks just a part of it, the ETF is going to extract a price from sellers who can't wait out this storm — and it will give a bonus to those who are brave enough to buck the trend and buy. Morningstar data shows the ETF finished Friday's session at $52.59, but the day's last intraday indicative value — a tool you can use to measure what the underlying portfolio of bonds might sell for — was 4.7% higher, at $55.05. In truth, in a stressed market like this one, the phrase "what the underlying portfolio might sell for" is very hypothetical. Even State Street (STT) decided to suspend cash redemptions for its muni ETFs temporarily, meaning it is requiring dealers to accept the bonds (and not the safer cash) in exchange for ETF shares. The ETF price, then, is arguably a better reading of what today's market will bear. Just keep in mind that ETFs, especially those for bonds, emerging markets and other less liquid assets, are built effectively to penalize investors who sell into a panic (by forcing them to sell shares well below net-asset value) as well as those who buy in the bubble (when the share price is often notably above net-asset value) but to reward those who take the other side of the trade.
In the news: ETF providers State Street and BlackRock (BLK) reject the suggestion that ETF market operations are under stress, reports the Financial Times' Chris Flood, who cites one official arguing (correctly) that the unusually large discount in BlackRock's iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM) "performed efficiently as a vehicle for real-time price discovery," which in the case of last week meant a large plunge.
In case you missed it: ETFs are only as good as the underlying market, and if you time your trade poorly, sometimes they're worse.


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Silke Ackermann, former British Museum curator
It's been a while since the last post about this project, as much has happened since Josefina wrote about her research trip to Israel. Not least is the fact that I have left the British Museum for a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences at Schwerin (Germany). I will stay involved in the project in various ways, but the British Museum will not.
However, I wanted to write a final post to report on our study of two instruments. One was the famous medieval astrolabe with Hebrew markings in the British Museum, that has already played a role in the BBC Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 Objects as object no. 62. The other is a later astrolabe in a private collection that had been deposited at the Museum by an owner keen to learn more about his object. This is a service that curatorial departments of the Museum regularly perform.
We were keen to get a better feel for the instruments; to examine the lettering, and explore the language used to see what it might tell us about the cultural circumstances in which they were made, and to take a close look at a much younger astrolabe, constructed at a time when the instrument had largely gone out of use.
An examination of the markings on both instruments made it quite clear that the language used is Judeo-Arabic in both cases, that is Arabic written in Hebrew letters. This is a phenomenon that can often be observed where Jewish people are living in an Arabic-speaking-community. They may well be speaking Arabic themselves, but will often use Hebrew letters for writing as this is the script they will have learnt. To indicate letters otherwise not used in Hebrew, certain letters will have special signs, normally dots.
Scientific analysis has shown the later piece to be made of rolled metal, a technique that was virtually unknown before the nineteenth century. This means it was made when the use of astrolabes had largely been superseded by other instruments.
When examining this instrument in detail we were struck by the fact that some of the numerals used to indicate values for – amongst other things – latitudes appeared to be full of mistakes. This, together with the late date of the instrument, might on first glance raise suspicion about its authenticity. However, the explanation appears to be a completely different one. One should note that these numerals are not written in ciphers, but in the so-called 'alphanumerical system', that is a system used in all Semitic languages (and also in Greek) where each letter of the alphabet also stands for a numerical value. Thus aleph stands for 1, bet for 2 etc. The numbers we had been looking at should have read '15' – jod he in Hebrew. However, this letter combination looks identical to an abbreviation for the name of God – and would thus have been avoided by observant Jews. Other features of this particular instrument seem to indicate that it was carefully copied from an earlier source, probably by a scholar who was reading the medieval texts trying to understand or to teach how such an instrument might have worked.
I know I'm biased, but isn't it truly amazing what we can learn just by looking at instruments?! Working in a museum one soon begins to realize that it is often objects that give us the cultural and social contexts that we cannot glean from written sources alone – and it is the combination of instruments and texts as the historical basis for our research that makes this project so exciting for me.
For more information about this project, visit the Warburg Institute website
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Rapper appears dead-eyed, bored alongside host Ben Affleck.
Kanye West was not kidding when he said he had no interest in participating in any Saturday Night Live skits this weekend.
In new video promos for the season finale show, hosted by Ben Affleck, West -- the musical guest -- pouts and mumbles his way through three potentially humorous clips, doing his best bratty celeb impression.
In a sight gag that should be funny, West sports a large beige band-aid on his forehead -- a direct reference to the paparazzi-induced accident last week that saw him colliding head-first with a street sign while out with pregnant girlfriend Kim Kardashian.
However, the rapper offers no wink to the audience; never even acknowledging the prop. He just stands there, arms folded looking simultaneously bored, mad and annoyed.
Even Affleck, an Oscar-winning actor-director, can't hide his discomfort with West's sour mood as he and SNL player Fred Armisen try to make the best of an awkward situation.
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An Algerian security official says bomb squads scouring a gas plant where radical Islamists took dozens of foreign workers hostage have found 25 more bodies. (Jan. 20) AP
Officials fear that the death toll could rise after the four-day hostage crisis ended.
The death toll from the bloody terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in Algeria climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as the country's forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured they could not immediately be identified, a security official said.
Algerian special forces stormed the plant on Saturday to end the four-day siege, moving in to thwart what government officials said was a plot by the Islamist militants to blow up the complex and kill all their hostages with mines sown throughout the site.
The government said after the assault that at least 32 extremists and 23 hostages were killed. Then, on Sunday, Algerian bomb squads sent in to blow up or defuse the explosives found 25 bodies, said the security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
"These bodies are difficult to identify. They could be the bodies of foreign hostages or Algerians or terrorists," the official said.
In addition, a wounded Romanian who had been evacuated died, raising the overall death toll to at least 81.
Algerian spokesman Mohamed Said said Sunday that he expects the death toll to rise.
"I am very concerned that this preliminary death toll will be, unfortunately, revised upwards in the coming hours," he said.
Special forces continue to secure the facility and look for more victims, Said added.
STORY: Video of militant leader links al-Qaeda to Algerian attack
STORY: Obama seeks 'fuller understanding' of Algeria mission
STORY: Algerian assault ends crisis; 23 hostages dead
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday three Britons were killed and another three are believed dead, as is a British resident.
"Now, of course, people will ask questions about the Algerian response to these events, but I would just say that the responsibility for these deaths lies squarely with the terrorists who launched a vicious and cowardly attack," Cameron said.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said his country is awaiting word on five missing workers.
"We have to face the fact that Norwegian lives might have been lost," he said. "But we also have to feel relief that (eight) have been already saved."
One American, Frederick Buttaccio of Texas, was confirmed dead Friday. The Algerian government reported that 685 Algerian and 107 foreigner workers were freed during the four-day standoff.
STORY: One American confirmed dead in Algerian hostage takeover
STORY: Al-Qaeda leadership fight behind Algerian hostage raid
In the final assault Saturday, the remaining band of militants killed seven hostages before 11 of them were in turn cut down by the special forces, Algeria's state news agency said. The military also said it confiscated heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, missiles and grenades attached to suicide belts.
The Algerian government defended its actions against the al-Qaeda-linked group who call themselves "Signers in Blood."
"The terrorists were determined to be successful in their operation; they had planned to blow up the gas complex and execute all the hostages," Said said, citing the "sophisticated arsenal" of weapons recovered.
The State Department issued a travel warning Saturday night for Americans in or traveling to Algeria, citing credible threats of the kidnapping of Western nationals. The department also authorized the departure from Algeria of staff members' families if they choose to leave.
Militants attacked the Ain Amenas gas plant early Wednesday after initially assaulting a bus with facility workers en route to the local airport.
The terrorists, made up of at least six nationalities, then retreated to two different sections in the facility. Algerian special forces began an assault on the facility to free the hostages Thursday, in a move that took Western nations by surprise because they weren't consulted beforehand.
Algeria has been fighting a war against militants for two decades and refuses to negotiate with terrorists.
After Saturday's assault, French President Francois Hollande gave his backing to Algeria's tough tactics, saying they were "the most adapted response to the crisis."
"There could be no negotiations" with terrorists, the French media quoted him as saying in the central French city of Tulle.
Contributing: The Associated Press


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Chapter 34
Moses hews new tables of stone—He goes up into Mount Sinai for forty days—The Lord proclaims His name and attributes and reveals His law—He makes another covenant with Israel—The skin of Moses' face shines, and he wears a veil.
2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the
3 And no man shall
4 ¶And he hewed two
5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and
6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God,
7 Keeping mercy for thousands,
8 And Moses made haste, and
9 And he said, If now I have found
10 ¶And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do
12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a
13 But ye shall
14 For thou shalt worship
15 Lest thou make a
16 And thou
17 Thou shalt make thee no molten
18 ¶The
19 All that
20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the
21 ¶Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt
22 ¶And thou shalt observe the
23 ¶
24 For I will
25 Thou shalt not offer the
26 The first of the
27 And the Lord said unto Moses,
28 And he was there with the Lord
29 ¶And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the
30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the
32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a
34 But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.