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When the family get together it's usually a time for lots of laughter, storytelling and plenty of hugging. My parents have never eschewed from showing their emotions openly. They are gregarious, warm and loving people and it takes only a few moments with them and friends quickly are enamored by them and captivated by their stories.
Stories! They do have plenty of those, especially my father who wraps tragedy and comedy in his storytelling so easily, I can hear the same tales over and over again and still they are as fascinating as they were when I heard them the first time.
Then there are stories that I'd rather not have everyone hear! They revolve around me and my slightly wilder younger years. My dad says he could write a book with several short stories just revolving around my escapades. I seem to have provided for many bodacious moments in the lives of my parents. Now when those stories are re-told, peppered with my dad's love for drama, I expiate those escapades.
It was my over inquisitive nature and absolute thirst of trying something new that often got me into trouble. My thoughts would wander off and I would be so consumed in what I was trying to decipher or discover that the world around me would seize to exist. I was always running away or getting lost, creating some havoc for the people around me.
One of the more harmless stories took place in Lebanon. It was the summer of 1974, the year I turned two and a year before civil war rocked Lebanon. My father was assigned to an opening of a luxury hotel in Beirut and had been there for several months already. My mother and I were visiting - of course my own memory fails to bring up pictures and images of this period in my life, but my imagination paints elicit pictures drawn by the words of my parents' stories.
Lebanon must have been a beautiful country before the civil war tore it apart. My mum was especially charmed by Beirut, nestled between green hills and the gorgeous azure colored Mediterranean Sea. She looked so serene and incredibly beautiful in a picture my dad took of her, barefooted on one of the sandy beaches. It was taken at dusk and the sky was a spectacular pink-grey, behind her the impressive skyline of Beirut.
My dad worked most of the day but the early evenings were reserved for us. They would love to roam the crowded bazaars, pausing at the little shops to sample some sweet baklava, nuts or cookies and sip on steaming glasses of spiced tea. The shops were a colorful chaos, lined with rolls of material, carpets, spices, tea and pretty much everything the heart desired. What captured my little heart were the toy shops that sold cheap, noisy toys in gaudy colors, bringing sparkles into the eyes of little boys and girls. My dad has a picture of me looking up at a doll in one of these shops. Little did he know at the time he took that picture was, that doll would play a major role that afternoon.
Apparently it was hard for them to get me to budge from the shop. That doll, her shiny long blonde hair and the fact that she could open and shut her big blue eyes entranced me from the first moment I saw it. I have vague memories of that doll - but she was older, slightly more battered and a bit bruised in my memories. Her hair did not shine like it did in that picture and her dress was a faded red. My father sweet talked me away from her that day and as they turned the winding streets of the bazaar, I kept looking back.
It must have been in a moment where both of them were distracted. My mother chatting to her friend who had joined us and my father bartering with a man in a shop for a carpet. When they realized, it was too late. I was gone. Today, as a mother myself I finally realize what they must have felt. My son has inherited my genes of getting lost and wandering off in thought.
My mother must have been a wreck. Each corner they turned ignited by the hope that I would be standing on the other side, were shattered when all they found was another long winding and over crowded street. The bazaar was a labyrinth of narrow streets, criss-crossing along a wide area. A little girl of two had no chance. Just as my parents were about to give up hope and call the police, my dad told my mother to give it one last try. He had an idea.
How right he was! As he finally found that street, where that toy store was, he also found me standing there with the blonde haired and blue eyed doll in my hands. The doll was winking at me every time I tilted her, making me squeal with joy and forgetting the world around me.
That doll accompanied me through my young life for several years.
The Monthly Mingle this month is being hosted over at Dirty Kitchen Secrets and it's no surprise that Beth wants us to Taste Lebanon. My own dish is not a traditional Lebanese dish but it is inspired by the flavors of Lebanon and the stories my parents tell me about the beautiful country.
I adore warm salads like this with a bold fusion of sweet, tart and nutty flavors. The succulent and tender lamb marinated in herbs and garlic adds another exquisite level making this a perfect dish to enjoy at any meal. My secret ingredient is in the vinaigrette - a nutty and outrageously delicious pumpkin seed oil.
Warm Lentil Salad with Dried Cherries, Feta and a Herb Marinated Lamb Fillet
Printable version of recipe here.
For lentil salad
250g Puy lentils, cooked according to packet instructions and kept warm
200g feta cheese, crumbled
60g dried cherries
1 small potato, steamed and cubed
100g bacon cubes, fried
150g cherry tomatoes, halved
100g radish, quartered
3-4 spring onions, sliced
handful rucola leavesFor vinaigrette
Glug of olive oil
Glug of raspberry vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Drizzle of pumpkin seed oil
Drizzle of honey
1 teaspoon mustardFor lamb fillets
2 Lamb fillets
100g olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
Mix of herbs, rosemary, thyme, marjoramFleur de sel
Fresh cracked black pepperMethod
- Marinate the lamb fillets in a marinade made with the 100g olive oil, garlic clove and herbs. Rub in fillets with mixture well and set aside for a few hours.
- Season the lamb fillets with fleur de sel and some cracked pepper, then heat a non-stick pan until very hot and smoking. Fry the fillets on all sides until nicely browned, then reduce the heat and cook for a further 4-6 minutes or until they have reached the desired degree of cooking. Remove fillets from pan and wrap in aluminum foil. Allow to rest for a few minutes before slicing.
- In the meantime prepare the salad by tossing together the cooked lentils, dried cherries, steamed potato cubes, bacon, cherry tomatoes, radishes and spring onions gently with a wooden spoon.
- Make the vinaigrette by whisking all the ingredients until the mixture is smooth homogenous and thick. Sprinkle with fleur de sel and cracked pepper to taste.
- Pour the vinaigrette over the lentil mixture. Stir gently so that the lentils do not get squishy. Add the rucola leaves, toss quickly and sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Slice the lamb fillets and serve with the warm lentil salad.
A dish that will truly awaken your senses making you experience them like never before. What I love about the entire dish is that it is versatile and can be made using several varieties of lentils, ingredients and the lamb can easily be substituted with chicken if that is what you prefer. The dried cherries balance the nuttiness of the lentils with their sweetness. I added bacon to enhance the powerful flavors - and let's be honest, bacon makes almost every thing taste better. It's the pumpkin seed oil however that I adore. The intense nutty taste paired with honey, olive oil and a raspberry vinegar makes each forkful a memorable experience.
Hope you will be joining us this mingle and tasting Lebanon with Beth and me. You still have till the 18th to send Beth your dishes.
I'm really excited to share some great news. A few months ago I was asked to join a team of experts (that's what we are called) and write articles for Glenfiddich Explorers. The team come from different walks of life sharing an exciting aspect of life they specialize in. So, you'll see a wide range of fantastic articles and lists created by many talented people. I was asked to collaborate with them as their food expert! My first article is all about Decadent Desserts around the world. Come read all about it and share your decadent desserts with me over at Glenfiddich Explorers.
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Election-day dirty tricksters be forewarned: getting caught trying in a voter-suppression scheme can draw you a prison term, at least in Maryland.
That's one take away message from Tuesday's conviction of the man who served as campaign manager for the effort of Maryland's former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr.'s to regain the governorship.
A Baltimore jury found Paul Schurick guilty of election fraud on state charges related to 2010 voter-suppression robocalls meant to keep some African American voters, predominantly Democrats, away from the polls on election day.
As NPR's Pam Fessler reported on All Things Considered Monday, the calls made on the afternoon of Election Day last year to black voters essentially suggested there was no need for them to vote since the Democratic Gov, Martin O'Malley was so far ahead he had essentially already won the race.
As Pam reported for the NPR newscast:
"The calls were made in areas with large concentrations of African American voters. Schurick says he was hoping to spur potential Ehrlich voters to come to the polls. His attorney says he's planning to appeal on First Amendment grounds, arguing that the calls are protected free speech."
The trial jury didn't buy the defense lawyers' First Amendment theory of the case. Nor did they accept the notion that Schurick was actually trying to get black voters to come out to vote for his Republican boss.
An excerpt from Luke Broadwater's Baltimore Sun report:
"Jurors said they didn't accept arguments that the call was protected free speech.
" 'Your free speech does have certain limits,' said Niomi Rosenberg, juror No. 3. 'Confusion to suppress votes is a very big problem.' "
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I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. We are continuing TELL ME MORE's first Twitter Education Forum. Join in on Twitter at hash tag NPREdChat. Coming up, we'll hear the voices of people you could argue have the most invested in America's schools, the students, but first, we turn to online education. If you or your child have ever been stumped by homework, then you probably already know about the Kahn Academy.
The company led by founder Salman Kahn has created thousands of online lessons in math, science, economics and history. They have scored nearly 200 million views by students and parents looking for a little extra help. Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates says he's even used them to help his own children master math concepts.
But what Salman Kahn is trying to accomplish actually goes far beyond helping the children of friends - or billionaires, for that matter - finish their homework. He's arguing for a radical change in how we think about and do learning.
And Salman Kahn lays out these ideas in his new book, "The One World Schoolhouse," and he is with us now. Welcome. Thank you so much for joining us.
SALMAN KAHN: Great to be here.
MARTIN: Well, you know, YouTube is known more for cats playing the piano and kids falling off their bikes. Right? But, as we mentioned, your videos have been viewed more than 200 million times and, if you don't mind, I just want to play a short clip from one of the videos so people have a sense of what we're talking about if they're not already familiar with them.
KAHN: If I had two magenta cherries and I wanted to add to it three blueberries, how many total pieces of fruit do I now have? And you'd say, oh, one, two, three, four, five.
MARTIN: Now, you're not an educator by training. You were actually working in finance when you started the Kahn Academy. I'm just wondering, when you look back on it now, what do you think it is that you tapped into that has made these so appealing?
KAHN: I think there's a bunch of dimensions. I think, first of all, you know, there's a lot of students at all levels, at all ages, who have kind of gaps in their learning and when they're in a large classroom or a classroom of any size, they're embarrassed or they're afraid to raise their hand. I saw that with my cousins when I started tutoring them, and if you're in algebra, it's very hard to raise your hand and say, I'm a little shaky on fractions. I'm a little shaky on decimals.
And, at the same time, I think they're looking for something that is - it's bite-sized, but still comprehensive, focuses on intuition and is also conversational. And you heard that little piece just now. I made the first ones for my cousins and, even now, I kind of imagine that I'm making them for a larger collection of cousins.
MARTIN: You know, you make the point, over and over again, that the traditional classroom models don't work, that they don't allow kids to catch up when they miss something. They don't account for the way the brain really works. Right? And you say, for example, that the time allotted to learn something's fixed while the comprehension is variable, and that's partly what you do.
KAHN: Right. You know, we just presume - this whole conversation that we've been having on education this morning - it just presumes a system and the system is actually a human artifact. We literally got it from the Prussians 200 years ago of - and it's inspired by the industrial revolution - group kids together in batches and push them together at a set pace and kind of apply information to them and, at the end of it, you kind of filter them out based on how much they got.
And a lot of it - it's really set up to, or it guarantees that students will end up with these gaps. I mean, we've worked with - in a school in Oakland, we've seen - it was an algebra class and they had a great teacher and the students were trying their best, but we saw the data when they were using our tools that a good number of them didn't know their multiplication tables. A good number of them didn't know negative numbers. And it's not surprising because a lot them, when they were in pre-algebra or when they were in arithmetic, they got a C on an exam, maybe on multiplication, maybe on negative numbers and, despite that - or they might have even failed an exam - they were promoted to the next grade.
And then, all of a sudden, you're in algebra. There's no way to really address those gaps and then, when they fail, even despite having an excellent teacher, people say, oh, we need to test it more. We need to do this more. But the reality is - no. We should have just let them remediate, build their foundations. We should have never let them get to algebra without having at least a solid foundation.
So, instead of making variable how well you learn something, which is what we consider our grades and making that some type of a judgment on your intelligence, and what's fixed is when you learn something, we should do it the other way around. The variable should be learn at your own pace. The variable is when you learn it and what's fixed is that you have a very solid foundation.
MARTIN: If you just joined us, you're tuning into our Twitter Education Forum. I'm Michel Martin. I'm speaking with Salman Kahn, founder of the Kahn Academy, a popular online teaching tool, and he's just written a new book about his ideas.
I'm getting a tweet from Nancy Evans in Philadelphia and she says, how do you help students with limited access to computers? This goes back to equity and the achievement gap.
KAHN: Yeah. I think it's a huge issue. In some of the underserved areas that we've been working with schools, they've been setting up computer labs, extended hours on the computer labs. It's definitely not a solved problem, right now. You know, the good thing and the reason to be optimistic about it is the technology is getting dramatically cheaper every day. In the developed world, in our world, it's getting more and more common and ubiquitous. And in the developing world, it's also getting a lot cheaper, but I won't claim that it's a solved problem.
But, hopefully, over the next four or five years, as you know, you'll see sub-hundred dollar devices, broadband will get dramatically cheaper, we'll be able to address that.
MARTIN: And one of the other criticisms of Kahn Academy and - other Kahn Academy and or other online learning tools to be fair - is what's the quality control? You know, teachers in brick and mortar schools have to be certified and there's all this scrutiny attached to their results. We've been talking a lot about that in the course of this hour, the teacher evaluations and so forth. You know, you're not regulated and online companies like yours aren't regulated. How are you held accountable? How are companies like yours held accountable if the lessons confuse students or don't give them what they need?
KAHN: Right. Right. No. It's an important issue and, you know, we're not a company in the traditional sense, we're a not-for-profit. But it's still an important issue. If a lot of people are using this we got to make sure that it's quality material and it's definitely impacting things. On our side, we're working with a lot of people to educators, Ed researchers. We have a few people in house, a post doc at Stanford at the learning side. We get a ton of data. That's why I think a lot of the foundations are excited about, is we can start do learning analytics at a scale that people haven't seen before.
SALMAN KHAN: On top of that, we have third-party evaluations going on with many of the schools. We have 20,000 schools using us in some way shape or form. The ones we're working closely with what we're measuring, what are the impact on scores and on more subjective measures on how teachers feel about their jobs, how do students feel about the level of engagement. And then, you know, the next level is really something that has never existed before, which is traditionally, if there's a mistake in a classroom - or even sometimes a textbook - it won't get noticed because there's not other experts looking at it.
KAHN: One thing about the Internet is, you know, stuff that I produce or our organization produces it's out there for the world to scrutinize, to put feedback on. And unlike a textbook where we have to wait for the next publishing cycle to put out a revision, we can do it in a matter of minutes.
MARTIN: And speaking of a matter of minutes, we only have a minute left. But I did want to ask you this, if we get together five years from now - and I hope it won't be that long, but if we do - what kind of conversation do you think we'll have about education? What kind of conversation do you hope we're having - we will be having?
KAHN: I think we'll be in five years surprised how much things have changed. People are very cynical right now. They don't think a lot will change. But what we're seeing is adoption in schools far faster than I would have expected. And it's not, you know, one thing I emphasize, it's not about virtual replacing physical, it's about virtual being a tool for physical so that physical is more, interactive, more engaging. And so I think in five years we will be thinking about remember when classrooms tended to be dominated by lectures and all moved at the same pace? Isn't it great that we have technology now and it's universally accessible, where class time is very interactive and we envy the kids today because they don't have to sit and sit passively and kind of stare at a clock.
MARTIN: Salman Khan is the founder of the online Khan Academy. He is author of the new book "The One World Schoolhouse," and he was kind enough to join us from studios at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Thank you so much for joining us.
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Play GameBoy Advance games on Windows Phone 8 with VBA8
Sometimes it feels like there aren't enough of certain game types on Windows Phone, such as RPGs and strategy games. Sure, we have a few of each to choose from, but it's still slim pickings for the avid gamer. You know one portable platform that had an unabashedly great library? The GameBoy Advance, a color portable handheld console released back in the innocent year 2001.
Now 'm.k' – the developer of the Snes8x emulator, has brought the excellence of the GBA library to Windows Phone with a new emulator: VBA8. Like Snes8x before it, VBA8 uses the power of Windows Phone 8 (not 7) to accurately recreate a classic gaming experience.
GBA in your pocket
VBA8 comes with a free demo ROM (game image) called Bunny Advance that's not good for much other than deleting in a hurry. To get more games, you'll need to upload your own ROMs to SkyDrive, link your account to the emulator, and then individually download each game. Games can be renamed, deleted, and even pinned to the Start screen once they're in your library.
The emulator's main menu uses a vertical orientation, and games can be played from that perspective. Doing so makes the screen really tiny though, so I don't recommend it. Flipping the phone horizontally is the optimum way to play.
The size and transparency of the virtual controls can be adjusted in the Settings menu outside of gameplay. The controls themselves don't look too hot, but looks aren't such a big deal since they're usually transparent anyway. During gameplay, tapping the edge of the screen brings up a menu that allows users to save and load at will or exit to the main menu.
VBA8 does a great job of recreating GameBoy Advance games on Windows Phone. I tested a variety of games, from platformers to beat-em-ups to RPGs. All ran at a great frame rate on my Lumia 920. I didn't detect any graphical glitches, even during the 3D opening of Final Fantasy VI Advance. The actual sound is a bit scratchy though. The scratchiness didn't hamper my experience, but it will be interesting to see whether the sound emulation improves over time.
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Slippery fingers
The only major complaint I have with VBA8 involves its virtual d-pad. Reducing the d-pad's size (which you might do to avoid obstructing your view) pulls it too close to the corner of the screen, making it all but unreachable. Regardless of size, move your finger anywhere past the edge of the d-pad and it won't work. I often slid my thumb too far to the right and stopped moving, much to my chagrin. Hopefully the developer will add an option for repositioning the d-pad as well as extending its functional area a bit past the edge of the graphic.
Given the unpolished nature of the virtual controls, VBA8 is better suited for RPGs than action games at the moment. Thankfully there are tons of excellent GameBoy Advance RPGs out there: Final Fantasy IV-VI, Pokémon Emerald, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Golden Sun, Fire Emblem, Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Lunar Legend, and many more.
GBA time!
The SNES lineup consists of older classics of the nineties, whereas the GBA lineup naturally consists of more technically impressive early 2000s-era games. Perhaps for that reason, VBA8 isn't free (unlike Snes8x). It costs $2.99, but there is also a free demo with save states disabled. Windows Phone 8 users can grab VBA8 here at the Windows Phone Store.
Thanks to Joshua Jackson for the tip!
Paul Acevedo is the Games Editor at Windows Central. A lifelong gamer, he has written about videogames for over 15 years and reviewed over 350 games for our site. Follow him on Twitter @PaulRAcevedo. Don't hate. Appreciate!


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When we lived in Los Angeles, my husband and I used to frequent this bustling little French bakery on the West side. It's called La Dijonaise and they make a croque madame (and monsieur!) that's so good it will make your croissant-loving head spin.
Never had one before? You're in for a treat.
This fancy looking but oh-so easy French treat is traditionally made with butter, ham, French bread, eggs and thinly sliced Gruyère cheese, but you can substitute in Swiss. I promise it will deliver just as much melty, mouthwatering, gooey goodness as the real thing.
Skip the egg for an authentic croque monsieur, but if you want the real deal, here's your key…
Two thick slices of French bread are slathered on one side with butter. One slice is pan-fried and topped with ham and Swiss (or Gruyère), then topped with the other piece of bread and flipped over to fry for just a few minutes more. Place the sandwich on a plate, smooth on a bit of mayonnaise, and into a 400 degree oven it goes while you fry an egg. Take out the plate – slide the egg on top, and voila! You've just created a fancy French breakfast in five minutes. Ooh la la!
Make these as a delicious, quick 'n easy Easter morning breakfast or brunch and your guests will be singing your high praises!
Croque Madame & Monsieur
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 slices French bread
- 4 thin slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese
- 6 thin slices ham
- 1-2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Add these ingredients to make croque madame…
- 2 large eggs
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Butter 1 side of each bread slice.
- Set both slices bread, buttered side down, in a large skillet set to medium-high heat. Cover each piece of bread with 1 slice cheese, 3 slices ham, and top slice of bread, buttered side up. Cook sandwiches until bottom is golden brown and cheese is melted, about 2 minutes per side.
- Place sandwiches on an oven-safe plate. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on the top of each sandwich, and then place a slice of cheese on top. (This is a croque monsieur. To make a croque madame, read on!)
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each egg sunny side up. Turn egg over and cook 1 minute longer for a soft-cooked egg, or 3 minutes longer for a hard-cooked egg.
- Place 1 fried egg atop each sandwich. Season egg, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve sandwich immediately.
- Enjoy!


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There are a few things which I feel are not worth trying at home,simply because the hard work involved is just not worth it when you easily get those items ready made.I would definitely add Halwa to that list.
Banana Halwa
- I halved the recipe and got around 14 pieces.
- I used a non-stick kadai and used less than the amount of ghee mentioned,hence the ghee did not separate from the halwa.
- I cooked the halwa on the lowest flame in my 3 burner gas stove along with my regular cooking chores,so I didn't find it daunting to stir it every now and then.
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Overview of Jewish American Research
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After the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, Jews were dispersed throughout their known world. This dispersion became known as the Diaspora (Greek for dispersion). Although Jews had the common bond of their ancestry and religion, they developed separate cultures in different geographic areas.
Jews of the Diaspora
Those Jews who migrated to medieval France and Germany became known as Ashkenazic Jews (ashkenaz is the Hebrew word for Germany). They subsequently spread south and east to today's Austria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, and Romania and then eastward to Poland and Russia, dominating the indigenous Jews of these areas and bringing their language, Yiddish, to the entire region. Most Jewish Americans are descended from the Ashkenazic Jews of central and eastern Europe. Those settling in the medieval Iberian Peninsula became known as Sephardic Jews (sepharad is the Hebrew word for Spain). Their culture thrived from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries but came to an abrupt end in Spain with the expulsion of the Jews in 1492. They fled throughout the Mediterranean rim, Holland, and other countries. Almost all Jewish Americans are either Ashkenazic or Sephardic Jews.
Jews who settled in the Middle East in what are now Yemen, Iraq, and Iran are also categorized as Sephardic Jews, though they originally belonged to a separate group known as Oriental Jews. The influence of the Sephardic Jews after their expulsion from Spain dominated the culture of the Oriental Jews. As the Far East was opened to Western civilization in the fourteenth century, Jews traveled eastward to settle in India and China. There are no longer Chinese Jews, though they existed into the late-nineteenth century in Kaifeng, China. The Ethiopian Jews comprise another group that developed independently. Their origins are unknown; they claim to be descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Anthropologists state that they are black Africans who converted to Judaism some fifteen hundred years ago. DNA research supports this theory. Most live in Israel today, having been rescued from religious persecution in the 1980s.
Naming Patterns
A cultural factor of interest to genealogists is the way children of Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews acquire given names. Ashkenazic Jews normally name their children after deceased relatives'usually recently deceased relatives. This rule is often the first clue as to the names of ancestors for whom there is no documentation. For example, if several male children within an extended family born in the same year were given the name Abraham, it usually shows that some common relative with the given name Abraham died shortly before the birth of the children. Two Ashkenazic Jewish genealogists who suspect they might be related will often go through the ritual of comparing given names in their families, looking for a pattern of similar given names.
Jews who follow the Sephardic tradition name their children according to the following pattern: the firstborn son is named after the father's father; the firstborn daughter is named after the father's mother; second son after the mother's father; and the second daughter after the mother's mother.
Origin of Surnames
To this day, Jewish culture has not required hereditary surnames. In the Jewish religion, a person is known by his or her religious given name followed by 'son' or 'daughter' of the father's given name'for example, Gad son of Jacob or Sarah Malka daughter of Jacob. Consequently, before the nineteenth century, most Ashkenazic Jews did not have hereditary surnames. Through a series of edicts, surnames were forced upon them by Prussia, Russia, and Austria-Hungary'the three major empires of the period'which wanted a unique way of identifying their Jewish citizens. Jews chose occupation names or the names of towns or kept to patronymics. There are some distinguished rabbinic surnames that predate this era of surname acquisition. They include such names as Auerbach, Epstein, Horowitz, Isserles, Lurie, and Rapaport. Most Sephardic surnames had an equally undistinguished origin. They date from the fifteenth century, when Jews were voluntarily or forcibly baptized as Roman Catholics and assumed the surnames of their sponsors. Many Jews who did not convert but had dealings with Christians assumed surnames to disguise their Jewishness. A few Sephardic surnames predate this era, including Abensur, Malka, Sasson, and Shaltiel.
Customs that are particularly useful when looked at together are...
The custom of naming a person after a relative who had already passed away. A researcher might find that as different branches are traced backwards in time you might notice the commonality of a given name (i.e. Mendel) within a generation.
The patronymic naming custom allows the Jewish researcher who knows a person's Hebrew name to trace two generations at a time. Finding a record for Sarah Malka, for example, leads you to her Hebrew name of Sarah Malka bat Jacob.
The third particularly useful custom is that Jewish tombstones are usually engraved with the full Hebrew name as well as any established surname. So a little sleuthing in a cemetery would yield the Hebrew "Sarah Malka bat Yaakov". This allows the researcher to quickly add generations to their tree.
Record Keeping
Historically, Jews have kept notoriously poor records of vital events. This has been because there is no requirement in the religion to keep such records and because such records, if kept accurately, were used as the basis for discrimination by the Christian governments under which the Jews were ruled. The major exception, however, concerns rabbinic dynasties. To be descended from a famous rabbi is considered a mark of honor, and famous rabbis have documented their pedigrees (yichus in Hebrew) to show their Jewish 'blue blood.' There are even alleged ascents of famous rabbis back to King David.
The Jewish religion has a significant caste system that sometimes helps in tracing ancestry. It is a hereditary, paternal caste passed down from father to sons. There are three castes: Cohanim, Leviim, and Israelites. Members of the highest caste, Cohanim, are the descendants of biblical Aaron. (This has recently been demonstrated through DNA evidence.) Members of this caste were the high priests of the temples when the temples existed. Persons with the surnames Cohen, Kagan, Kogan, Kahn, Kahan, Katz, Kaplan, and Rapoport are invariably Cohanim. Members of the middle caste, Leviim, are descendants of the biblical Levi. They served as the keepers of the temples. Persons with the surnames Levy, Levin, Segal, Landau, Horowitz, and Epstein are invariably Leviim. Most Jews belong to the lowest caste, the Israelites. These hereditary titles can be used as evidence that two men are not related. For example, a man born to the Cohanim caste cannot be related through paternal lines to a man born to the Leviim or Israelite castes. They could be related, however, through maternal lines. It is not possible for modern-day Jews to determine from which of the twelve tribes of Israel they are descended, except the Cohanim and Leviim (those descended from the tribe of Levi).
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Are Automotive 'Black Boxes' Secure?
December 21, 2012
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a rule this month ordering automakers to put so-called "black boxes" in all new vehicles by late 2014, but some experts are concerned that the new rule won't protect the security of the data stored inside.
A member of a working group at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has cited problems with the new rule because electronic data recorders (EDRs, also known as "black boxes") could reportedly be accessed by anyone who wants to tamper with data after an accident. "We're all for event data recorders," Tom Kowalick, chairman of the IEEE Global Standards for Motor Vehicle EDRs and an author of seven books on EDRs, told Design News. "But we're also for some kind of basic consumer protection."
Kowalick contends that numerous companies already make software-based solutions for downloading and altering data after a crash. "Last time I looked, there were 23 companies making products that allow someone to erase your crash data," Kowalick told us.
Today, data can be easily collected with legitimate data retrieval systems that link up to a vehicle's onboard diagnostics (OBD-II) connector. Devices such as Bosch Diagnostics' Crash Data Retrieval systems make data accessible to professionals -- automakers, insurance investigators, accident reconstruction experts, and law enforcement agencies -- using the right software tools.
But Kowalick worries that the methodology leaves an opening for aftermarket products specifically targeted at tampering with the data. A simple search on YouTube using the terms "erase crash data" reveals numerous software products aimed at erasing or changing EDR data, he said. Some of those YouTube videos show tens of thousands of hits. Those systems, he said, enable others to change such data as wheel speed, engine speed, throttle position, steering wheel angle, airbag deployment, or other parameters after an accident has occurred. "Why would 100,000 people be looking at this?" Kowalick asked us. "Don't you think it's possible that someone is buying this software and using it?"
NHTSA's proposed mandate calls for all light passenger vehicles to install EDRs, beginning Sept. 1, 2014. A press release on the agency's website explains that the installed devices would only monitor such parameters as vehicle speed, brake usage, crash forces, throttle position, seat belt usage, and air bag deployment, among others. It added that the devices, which are now installed in as many as 96 percent of new cars, would not monitor personal identifying information. NHTSA did not respond to calls from Design News regarding data security issues, however.
Kowalick told us that he wants NHTSA to incorporate a set of IEEE standards (IEEE1616 and IEEE1616a) into its EDR description. The standards call for EDRs to use 86 additional data elements that reportedly aren't called out in NHTSA's description.
Kowalick also proposes addition of a mechanical lockout device that would help prevent data tampering. He is founder of a company called AirMika Inc. that makes an automotive cybersecurity lock.
Kowalick emphasized that the IEEE is not against the proposed NHTSA mandate. "There's no going back now -- the toothpaste is out of the tube," he said. "We're just saying that the data should be secure at the time of the crash, so it will still have scientific value."
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I think rewards and bribes are very efficient tools to motivate behavior. So, if you train hard or study a lot or complete some big project at work or mop the floor, then hell yes you should have some pay off. Despite the title of this post, you should not feel guilty about it. As Nigella Lawson says, "Never feel guilty about a pleasure." Well okay then.
My guilty pleasures? That's easy. They are not complex or expensive, but they bring great joy and satisfaction.
1. Climbing under my heated throw blanket. If you don't have one of these you are missing out on one of the great inventions of the world. From October until April I am freezing and can usually be found with my down coat on while I'm cooking dinner. Climbing under a heated blanket is nirvana.
2. Clif Shot Bloks. Yeah I know this doesn't seem luck much of an indulgence, but these things are not cheap and I happen to love the taste/texture of them (especially the margarita lime ones). It's always a good run when I have these babies along.
3. Wine. I don't have to explain this one. I could probably drink less and it would be better for me. But I do love my wine (preferably an oaky chardonnay).
4. Reading a magazine or book in the bathtub (preferably with #3). This activity combines many favorite things: being warm, reading and being left alone.
5. Having my feet rubbed. No one around here likes to do it for me and I am not above bribing an innocent child or senior citizen to rub my feet for money. If I could afford to, I would get pedicures every other day just for the foot rub part. Throw in some peppermint foot lotion and the angels might be singing.
6. Farting and not saying anything. Sometimes I like to see how long it takes for a friend or family member to notice. If I'm in public, I just blame it on babies.
7. Buying entire seasons of a show on DVD. I don't do this often because it's really impractical and expensive. But, for Christmas I asked for the first season of Homeland and the first two seasons of the Good Wife. The only other time I did this was with Friday Night Lights. I love being able to watch all episodes in a row and not have to wait days and days between.
8. A new piece of running clothing. I've gotten lots off free stuff over the past couple of years, so it's hard for me to justify buying even more stuff. But ever once in awhile I'll indulge. This week I found this Brook's running shirt on sale at Running Warehouse. I also found an online coupon code and got free shipping. So, after all was said and done, this baby only cost me $37 (down from an original cost of $65 – coupon code to put in at a checkout is BF15D in case you're interested).
9. Watching infomercials. I'm not kidding. I never buy anything, but I get so sucked in by the promise of what these crappy things can do. My favorite is the Shake Weight, which I actually got for Christmas last year. SNL did a hilarious parody on this one. See it HERE.
10. Picking a scab. I don't get many of these anymore (at least not since my last meth rampage), but during the summer when it's mosquito season, picking the scabs is pretty fun. But not great for healing or avoiding scars.
I would make 50 Shades of Grey #11, but I think I was the only woman in the universe who didn't like the book. I can't wait to see how many pregnancies are attributed to that one!
Oh, and I almost forgot about the Biggest Loser!! Premieres Sunday 1/6 (why Sunday??) and Jillian is back. Also, there will be kids (2-13 year olds and 1-16 year old). I'm not a fan of blending the kid thing with the regular show. I think they should have made it two different shows.
How about you? What's a guilty pleasure on your list?
Have you seen Homeland yet? We're only on episode 5, but it's good.
What's the last piece of running clothing that you bought for yourself?
Will you be watching the Biggest Loser?


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Studied Homeopathic Remedies
- Staphysagria
- Belladonna
- Berberis vulgaris
- Cantharis
- Equisetum
Bladder infections are a common problem for women, accounting for more than 6 million office visits each year. Bacteria from the skin or rectal area can easily move the short distance from a woman's urethral opening into the bladder, particularly after sexual intercourse. Men, because of the greater distance between their bladder and urethral opening, only rarely develop bladder infections.
The primary symptoms of a bladder infection are burning during urination, increased frequency of urination, and an urgent need to urinate, possibly accompanied by pain in the lower abdomen and cloudy or bloody urine. Occasionally, the infection spreads upward into the kidneys, producing symptoms such as intense back pain, high fever, chills, nausea, and diarrhea.
Scientific Evaluations of Homeopathic Remedies for Bladder Infection
A 1-month, single-blind, placebo-controlled study of 200 women who complained of developing bladder infections after sexual intercourse evaluated the effectiveness of Staphysagria 30c. 1 The results were positive. In the treatment group, 90% of the participants stopped developing bladder-related symptoms, 8% were very much better, and 2% remained unchanged—a much better outcome than in the placebo group. However, the fact that the study was single- rather than double-blind severely diminishes its credibility. (If the researchers were predisposed to find homeopathy effective, they would tend to bias the results. See Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Studies? for more information.)
In classical homeopathy , there are many possible homeopathic treatments for bladder infections, to be chosen based on various specific details of the person seeking treatment.
The symptom picture of homeopathic Belladonna includes frequent and intense urges to urinate, cramping in the bladder, and dark yellow urine released in small amounts, accompanied by fever, flushing, and restless irritability.
A bladder infection with twinges of cutting pain or a burning feeling that extends to the urethra and its opening may indicate a need for the Berberis vulgaris remedy. The urinary passage may also burn at times when no attempt at urination is being made. After emptying the bladder, the person feels as if some urine still remains inside, and the urge to urinate is often made worse by walking.
When the passage of urine is associated with sharp cutting pains, homeopathic Cantharis might be recommended.
Equisetum is typically associated with a sensation of pain and fullness in the bladder that are worsened rather than improved by emptying the bladder.
For herbs, supplements, and other alternative treatments that may be useful for this condition, see the article Bladder Infection .
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Blue Sky Buzz (Orlando): It's Just A Fantasy...
Well summer is in full bloom right now and it's time for a little bit of buzz about that little plot of land in Florida Disney owns...
Now, I've known about this for a few weeks, but I sent out some secret messages to the Bothans and have been waiting patiently for the last couple weeks to hear back for confirmation...
Over the weekend my Blue Sky decoder ring started glowing and I've received enough confirmation to let you in on some of it...
Remember when we talked about the Magic Kingdom and my ranting of the cloning that was being done to DCA's "Little Mermaid" attraction? I know, I know, a lot of you gave me grief about that. You know, it appears that Lasseter's influence has caused the Imagineers to work on all kinds of blue sky projects with the hope that Iger will open the pockets of the Mouse if he's confident that John Lasseter has faith in it... cause for the most part, Iger has a lot of faith in him.
Now remember these proposals are "blue sky" just like the name of this blog and anyone or all could change. The economy and several other factors could squash this dream, but if not, there's a whole lot of fun headed down to the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
Specifically, Fantasyland.
I remember mentioning that the Little Mermaid wasn't the only project, but I didn't know what else was in the cards for that land. I was actually quite conservative and didn't want to imagine anything big because of Mr. Rasulo's dumbing down of the abilities of the Creatives, something I wish I could discuss(but can't).
Imagine that Little Mermaid attraction we talked about before... it's basically going to be the ride we have here, although it might be a bit smaller and the exterior should be envisioned differently, but all around Fantasyland you'll notice a great deal of detail and a great deal of difference in a bout four or five years if it all comes to pass.
How would you like to get through with your adventures with Ariel and Sebastian and walk out looking around the Florida sunshine basking in that new roller coaster that's been put in for Disney Fans/Geeks to ride. A roller coaster? What are you talking about? The one themed to the Seven Dwarfs, that one. Lavishly made up with details that are closer to something you'd see in Tokyo that stateside, but it's there...
Now what about the other areas of the land that are proposed to have a radical makeover? I mean, there is that Pixie Hallow that looks like you've wandered into the forest in Neverland, there's a meet and greet for Tinkerbell, but the details of this little area are going to make little princess run screaming through this area and really bring a smile on the face of every Disney fan.
There's a new area for a meet-and-greet with the Princess that's quite nice as well.
Oh and remember I talked a while back about there being very few attractions based on the Animated films of the Second Golden Age? I specifically talked about none for my favorite Disney animated film... well, if this comes to pass that will no longer be true. That's right, there is a very nice "Beauty and the Beast" attraction planned for this area as well. I only hope that take some of the great ideas that were proposed for the "B and B" attraction that was to be built in Paris over a decade or so ago.
The plans are still being fleshed out, but these proposals are very extravagant and will leave the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland looking unlike it's Disneyland sister or any other Disney theme park in the world... and that's a good thing. We need more originality, more reasons to spend money at each of these stops. The budgeting for this expansion is a lot too, not as much as DCA's, but you'd be surprised at how close it is. And this expansion will take up a good portion of Fantasyland, transforming it from an area that has had very little improvement in decades into one of the most different versions of arguably Walt's most famous "land". Now, by the early part of next decade we can possibly look forward to a reason to walk around Fantasyland other than just to compare how much more we like the California version. We can only pray that Rasulo doesn't intend on cloning every one of these concepts for every other park... that would be a way for him to squeeze the fun out of this ambitious proposal. He's like a physic vampire with the ability to suck creativity out of the soul of WDI. I hope Lasseter plays like Van Helsing and puts a stack through his corporate meddling...
Cause if what I've described makes it to completion, you guys are going to be booking your tickets to Orlando rather earlier than you planned. There's a reason to go to WDW that is totally unique for a change.
And that's a change for the positive...
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it's about time the magic kingdom gets some originality. new attractions with snow white, tinkerbell, ariel, and belle sound pretty exciting. is the snow white coast themed as the dwarfs' diamond mine? just curious...
- July 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM
These ideas sound soo exciting! I wondered if they might use Beauty and the Beast at Beastly Kingdom, but this will do just fine. I hope it is an elaborate dark ride. - Great post Honor.
- July 15, 2008 at 6:34 PM
If Eisner had his way, Big Thunder Mountain would be turned into the "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Mine Cart Madness."
- July 15, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Interesting concepts.
However, I also have to say, Honor, that I feel that all of the constant Rasulo-bashing is getting annoying. - July 15, 2008 at 7:15 PM
The only thing that'll improve Fantasyland is if they remove the gas-guzzling intoxicating Tomorrowland Transit Athourity. Put em on eco-friendly fuel, electonic, shorten the track - anything. I hate that smell of gas that spills out into that side of Fantasyland. It's a weird scent of deep-fried food, gas, and cotton candy - all mixed together, and it gives me a headache.
OK. im done ranting now. - July 15, 2008 at 7:23 PM
First of all, Daniel, your comment makes no sense. Eisner is no longer with the company, and there have been far more character tie in attractions since he left. The new regime would be more likely to change Big Thunder since they seem to have no problems adding Disney characters to classic attractions.
Second, anonymous, Tomorrowland Transit Authority is a Linear-induction powered attraction. I believe you are referring to the Tomorrowland Speedway.
I'm glad we're hearing about new attractions for the Magic Kingdom, and thankfully they are in Fantasyland since they all have to do with animated films. Honor, you have every right to bash Rasulo as sometimes I think he is worse than Pressler. - July 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM
- t said...
While I am SO happy that all these great ideas and plans are floating around for all the parks...in terms of stateside, am I the only one that is worried what the economy is going to do to all this. Besides the DCA makeover, everything else seems to be great, but in terms of economic climate, at the wrong time.
sorry, to be downer. I am usually not this type at all... - July 15, 2008 at 9:01 PM
The economy is in the toilet right now. However these attractions will probably take years to be greenlit and built (hopefully built, I've been waiting since the early 90s for a B&B attraction after seeing that peek at DLPs model) by that time I would think people will be spending money on travel again.
Besides there is still that annoying little wizard at Uni to compete with. - July 15, 2008 at 9:11 PM
"...you'll notice a great deal of detail and a great deal of difference in a bout four or five years if it all comes to pass" Is this in part a response to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter land at Islands of Adventure?
- July 15, 2008 at 9:12 PM
- Ghosthost2 said...
It is great news that WDW's Fantasyland will finally have an identity of it's own instead of being "the crappy version of Disneyland's Fantasyland." Will Snow White and Pan get exterior and interior makeovers like they did in DL for New Fantasyland 1983? I really love the idea of a Seven Dwarfs roller coaster in Fantasyland, as long as it is a massive experience on the level of Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain instead of Goofy's Barnstormer. WDW's Fantasyland is in need of a thrill ride. Remember DL's Fantasyland has one with the Matterhorn.
- July 15, 2008 at 10:27 PM
I love the sound of all of this! The Magic Kingdom desperately needs an injection of attractions. The only part I disagree with is the not wanting it cloned part. Why not? If it gets cloned, most people who visit these attractions at another Disney park will likely never see it in WDW anyhow. Plus, cloning will help justify the crazy costs of these attactions during such crummy financial times. Everyone wins.
- July 16, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Honor, you have every right to bash Rasulo as sometimes I think he is worse than Pressler.
Anonymous, you're out of your mind!!! Pressler was MUCH worse than Rasulo.
And I still say that the Rasulo-bashing needs to stop or at least be reduced significantly!
I'm glad we're hearing about new attractions for the Magic Kingdom, and thankfully they are in Fantasyland since they all have to do with animated films.
Just because an attraction is based on an animated film doesn't mean that Fantasyland is where they all should go. Not all animated film-based attractions would work in Fantasyland anyway. - July 16, 2008 at 6:02 AM
- Honor Hunter said...
"The only part I disagree with is the not wanting it cloned part. Why not?"
Uh, originality? Would you want all your kids to be exactly alike? I wouldn't...
"If it gets cloned, most people who visit these attractions at another Disney park will likely never see it in WDW anyhow."
And you come to this conclusion with what evidence? The reason people go to different parks is to experience the what is different about each. That's one of the major draws of Tokyo. You can't find anything like TDS anywhere. ANYWHERE.
"Everyone wins."
Thanks for your comments, Mr. Rasulo... - July 16, 2008 at 6:03 AM
Honor is right, Kingcrab. I've worked with Jay Rasulo. He deserves more bashing than what Honor does. The man isn't as bad as Paul was, but he's the major problem with the Parks and Resorts division right now.
- July 16, 2008 at 6:06 AM
- Honor Hunter said...
Boy, Kingcrab,
If you don't like the Rasulo bashing you're gonna hate one of my upcoming posts...
Sorry, but if you notice I'm not really critical of many others and that's because I tend to feel that for the most part the management team in power is pretty good. NOT with Rasulo...
I'm critical of him because he deserves it. Both for reasons I've talked about and for reasons I can't talk about.
We'll just have to disagree, Kingcrab. - July 16, 2008 at 6:10 AM
- Kevbot said...
I'm very, very excited about this news. I personally love the idea of Disney bringing back interest to classic films by dedicating rides and attractions to them - a Snow White coaster is a terrific way to go. This news should also quell the grumblings that Disney parks are turning into Pixar parks.
- July 16, 2008 at 8:08 AM
- Unknown said...
Let's just hope that this actually happens.
And Honor, not to be nitpicky, but you are making TONS of grammar/spelling/syntax errors lately. Maybe try typing in Word or something (for grammar check), then copy/paste into Blogger. - July 16, 2008 at 8:23 AM
"And you come to this conclusion with what evidence? The reason people go to different parks is to experience the what is different about each. That's one of the major draws of Tokyo. You can't find anything like TDS anywhere. ANYWHERE."
90% of DLR's visitors are locals. They don't travel to WDW, and they definetly don't go to TDL. With transportation costs increasing, people are still going to travel, but it will be localized.
Clone away. - July 16, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- Honor Hunter said...
I hate to inform you of this but DLR's guest are NOWHERE near 90%...
Not even close.
And if there were a lack of ideas inside WDI then I wouldn't mind cloning, but there is no lack of ideas, only a lack of will by the Suits...
I want all the attractions to be great and richly detailed. I want them to all be of the same high quality, but I don't want them to all be the same. If it wasn't for cloning WDW would already have a great ride no other park ever had with the "Western River Expedition".
Now that Marc Davis ride alone would be worth going to WDW... - July 16, 2008 at 11:11 AM
- RayChase said...
I have similar feelings as ghosthost2...will they revamp the look of Fantasyland? The renaissance faire look just aint cutting it. I would not mind them cloning the concept and visual appeal of Disneyland's Fantasyland....
Sounds promising if it all comes to pass.. - July 16, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- Kevin S. Willis said...
I'm fine with the revamp of Fantasyland . . . that being said, I always miss old attractions when the close. Sometimes its better that they do, but I still miss them (my never-gonna-happen idea of a sattelite Disney park: retro-Disney. It'll be where Carousel of Progress goes when it "passes on". The Snow White ride that got replaced by Pooh in Florida. Mission to the Moon. Even that Delta ride that Buzz Lightyear replaced. The old restaurants, old parades, old shows--all there!
But I digress. Are the new attractions going to replace old ones? Is the roller coaster going to be a re-themed Thunder Mountain? Is there more undeveloped land in the area for Fantasyland to expand? Thanks, honor, you know all, see all. ;) - July 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
I'm sooooooooo happy to read about the expansion of Fantasyland in WDW. When I visited it last year, I could NOT believe how small it was and how little it had to offer! The only really good attraction there IMO is Mickey's Philharmagic. Most of the rest of it was just more of those goddamn gift shops. And it also reeked that there were no places to sit and rest and enjoy the ambience. Fantasyland is Walt's best-known "land" and deserves better treatment at the Florida park. And as someone else mentioned, there is that certain wizard who's planning to take up residence at rival Universal to worry about (although IMO the Potter craze has faded and the books always sucked anyway). It's smart of Disney to try to beef up Fantasyland as a countermove to Rowling's drab, dark, derivative little wizard world. I only hope the Fantasyland changes come quickly. I can't wait to see them!!!!
- July 17, 2008 at 8:21 AM
"I hate to inform you of this but DLR's guest are NOWHERE near 90%... Not even close."
From Mouseplanet:
Disney insists that the percentage of guests who regularly visit both Disney World and Disneyland is very small, and the majority feels cheated if they visit a Disney resort and can't find a certain signature attraction.
From Hotel Online:
With vacationers traveling shorter distances, and with 86% of California's tourists coming from other parts of the state
From DVC:
Southwest and Northwest DVC owners account for less than 15% of ownership in the DVC program(with California being approx 5%).
All of this backs up my many statements that people that visit DLR don't visit WDW. If clones are only going to be seen by 5-15% of the people at both resorts, then a clone of a great attraction is worthwhile for both locations.
By the way, they should put the "Western River Expedition" into DCA by Grizzly Rapids. : )
Maybe even the Counrty Bears as well. - July 17, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- Honor Hunter said...
"Disney insists that the percentage of guests who regularly visit both Disney World and Disneyland is very small, and the majority feels cheated if they visit a Disney resort and can't find a certain signature attraction."
I can imagine how cheated they would feel if they'd seen much of what WRE would have been...
"With vacationers traveling shorter distances, and with 86% of California's tourists coming from other parts of the state"
I don't know the context of what this is from and even still it's worded very badly... Californian's tourist? To what Disneyland? I don't know who wrote this socalkdg, but if they're implying that 86% of Disneyland visitors are from Cali then they should be fired for such an inaccuracy. DL used to get a lot of travelers from Japan and the surrounding areas, but right now the majority of travelers are coming from Mexico and surrounding areas as for foriegn guests. As for Americans, they get a lot from Oregon, Arizona and the surrounding areas.
And again I tell you, socalkdg... nowhere near that number come from California.
These parks are not McDonalds, btw. They're not supposed to be exactly alike. Not that they shouldn't have some rides that are similar and a basic layout that each follows, but if you want to give people a reason to come you give them variety... you don't tell yourself that you know how and why the public will react to something... that's how DCA was created.
We all know how brilliant that decision was, don't we?
BTW, the people that came up with DCA and all these wonderful plans about building all these clones are the ones that never planned for a day when some disaster would affect occupancy levels in the park(911, remember) and were forced to scramble in late 2001 when attendance plummeted. All their planning and they couldn't see the need for a back-up plan for some situation like this? Their arrogance was full front back then and it's still right out in front on issues like this cloning. These are soulless bean counters whom I have no respect for...
You know the type, don't you? They told story people in the animation department how to write a movie and turned out such classics as "The Emperor's New Groove", "Chicken Little" and "Home on the Range"...
Nuff Said. - July 17, 2008 at 2:25 PM
So Honor, you might not be able to say, but will a new Snow White coaster spell the end of Snow White's Scary Adventures?
- July 18, 2008 at 4:48 PM
You guys gotta quite reading into what's being said. He didn't say a Snow White Roller Coaster. He said a SEVEN DWARFS Roller Coaster.
Don't find a hidden meaning. Don't make presumptions. He didn't say it, you're inferring it. - July 18, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Ummmm, OK, "anonymouse." It's actually a pretty logical inference to make, since they're from the same film.
- July 19, 2008 at 7:41 AM
I think Mr. Toad's Wild Ride would make a better coaster than Snow White.
- July 20, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Can't you just blog in English...God Damn, you are trying to say something here, but it is so difficult to read. Quit trying to be so clever...it doesn't work.
- July 29, 2008 at 11:46 AM
I think its great that disney has finaly decided to add more rides to the magic kingdom because honestly it was getting a bit stale! If you thein about it when was the last time you saw a new major attraction line space mountain or splash mountian hit the magic kingdom, thats because they know they have people eating out of the palm of their hands, they know people will come back and saw they are the best just because they are disney!!!!!!!! And for the record Universal is way better than disney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- August 6, 2008 at 1:45 PM
- Kim said...
I think it is way more importand to expand the Disney Land Resort Paris they do not even have a water ride and theres no way to cool down ... While Magic kingdom has it all . so come on have a little heart xD
- August 14, 2008 at 9:05 AM
- baccarati said...
The Emperor's New Groove is my favourite movie ever. Disney or not, animated or not. :)
I love this blog. But why do people have to make such bitchy comments? Just read it and deal with it or stop reading it. Plain and simple. No one cares if you make a clever snide comment in a blog. Especially anonymously. Your Internet check is not in the mail. - October 1, 2008 at 5:19 PM


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