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With endless coastlines, winding forest trails and charming historic villages, Hurunui is an explorer's paradise with plenty to surprise and delight all who visit.
Hidden Gems
You are never far away from a hidden gem in Hurunui. Forage for truffles, scour the forests or comb the endless coastlines. There are infinite delights just waiting to be found.
The Outdoors
Stand atop Mt Grey enjoying panoramic views, fish in unique braided rivers or hit forest mountain bike trails. Hurunui's outdoors are calling.
With fresh alpine air, forests and mountains, Hurunui is a natural relaxant. And for those wanting to really unwind there are spa treatments, wineries and indulgence on tap.
Feel the rush of a jetboat ride, plummet towards the Waiau River on a bungy cord or dust off your cobwebs on quad bike. Adventure awaits!
The Taste
Delight in one of New Zealand's award-winning wine regions, linger in a winery restaurants and don't miss the chance to taste the local fare at the weekend markets in Amberley.
Fossick under the forest canopy, comb the coastline for special treasures or experience the high country's magnificence, it is time to dust off your cobwebs and get exploring.
Touring Routes
Road trips make memories and Hurunui is a motorist's dream. You'll whip past limestone outcrops, over patchwork plains, always heading towards rolling green hills on the horizon.
Hanmer Springs
With fresh alpine air, mountains and forests, it feels good just being in Hanmer Springs. Everything you need is right here, including famous thermal springs.
North Canterbury Wine Region
A place of pioneers and innovators, the Waipara Valley's an award-winning wine region. You'll love the vineyard tastings and the winery restaurants… they're exceptional.
Hurunui Heartland
Hurunui is filled with heart. Historic homesteads, country pubs and rolling green hills that will have you feeling a world away from your everyday life.
Things To Do
Amplify your adrenalin on a jetboat or bungy cord, soothe your stress with spa treatments or strolls in the forest. Just get here and start making memories.
Action & Adventure
Hurunui is known as one of New Zealand's adventure tourism hubs. With bungy jumping, jetboating, quad biking, four wheel driving and horse riding among the activities on offer, adrenalin junkies will definitely get their fix.
Art & Galleries
Art lovers will find a treasure trove of attractions in the Hurunui with gorgeous galleries and shops dotted about the region.
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Family Fun
The Hurunui is a family friendly destination... the perfect place to hang out and simply have fun.
Whether its making friends at the Hanmer Springs Animal Park, having a mini golf tournament with your family or relaxing at the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools you would be hard pressed not to enjoy yourself.
Laid back country courses are aplenty in Hurunui. You'll find fairways with mountain backdrops and seaside courses, so pack the clubs and get set to tee off!
Hunting & Fishing
With canada goose, wild boar, deer and chamois, Hurunui is a popular hunting ground. It's equally awesome for anglers with country lakes, coastlines and rivers ripe for fishing.
Parks & Gardens
With its rolling hills and stunning green landscapes, it will come as no surprise that the Hurunui is also home to some excellent parks and gardens.
Many make an excellent day trip from Christchurch and are well worth making the drive.
Spas & Relaxation
The Hurunui is lucky to have a wide range of day spa operators located across the district.
There's an extensive menu of body treatments available, suitable for all budgets - from a traditional massage to increasingly popular treatments like aromatherapry, reflexology and Thai massage - the list is almost endless.
Shopping & Services
Those after a unique shopping experience won't be let down by what's on offer in the Hurunui.
You'll find fashion boutiques featuring stunning pieces to add to your wardrobe, gorgeous homeware shops, galleries and some incredible outlets you won't find anywhere else.
Ski & Snowboard
Winter sees the Hurunui come alive as one of the playgrounds for snowbunnies in the South Island.
The region has two excellent ski-fields at Hanmer Springs and Mt Lyford.
The Hurunui is perfect for self drive but you can also join a tour to see behind the scenes.
Walking & Biking
Trails for all ages and all abilities. Tackle mountain tracks with panoramic views from the top or stroll or ride through winding forest trails with delights around many a corner.
Wine & Food
Taste the award-winning North Canterbury Wine Region and Hurunui's fresh local fare. The region is rich in locally-grown food and wine that is ripe with authenticity and full of flavour.
Cafes & Restaurants
The Hurunui has an incredible range of restaurants - from fine dining to family friendly and everything in between. You'll find award-winning modern cuisine to gorgeous homemade dishes that make the most of the incredible ingredients this region produces.
Farmers & Produce Market
The Hurunui produces some of New Zealand's best wine, beef, venison, seafood, organic fruit and vegetables, olive oils, breads, cheese and honey. The Amberley Farmers Market is a great place to see, taste and buy all that the region has to offer. Held every Saturday (9am – 12.30pm).
Pubs & Breweries
You won't be short of a pub or tavern anywhere in the Hurunui - even the region's smallest towns have their 'local'.
The Hurunui is well known for its wine but what may surprise you is the high quality of beer brewed locally too.
North Canterbury Cellar Doors
Anytime is a great time to visit the dozens of wineries across the North Canterbury Wine region but summer is perfect. The days are longer, the weather warmer and you'll be able to linger and enjoy alfresco tasting and dining amid stunning scenery.
Takeaways & Fast Food
There are plenty of places where you can grab some takeaways across the Hurunui. New Zealand is famous for its fish and chips and there are plenty of fresh, quality options if you want to indulge in them. You'll also find a range of places offering ethnic takeaways.
Wineries & Wine Tours
Nestled in the east of New Zealand's South Island is a boutique wine region that is proving you don't have to be the biggest to be the best. North Canterbury is located on the back doorstep of Christchurch, just a 40-minute drive from the city.
Whether you want to make some new friends in a backpackers or indulge in luxury, it's easy to find the perfect place to stay … what you will find hard is leaving.
The Hurunui has a number of hostels to choose from - cost effective, clean and fun places to stay. You'll always find a hive of activity here.
Bed & Breakfast
From cosy homes with cute bedrooms to large stately manors, we have a lot of 'Bed and Breakfast' accommodation. A great way to experience the legendary Hurunui hospitality.
Holiday Homes
Holiday homes are one of the most popular accommodation choices in the Hurunui - particularly in Hanmer Springs.
A great option for families and groups who want to self cater.
Holiday Parks & Campgrounds
A range of campgrounds are scattered across the Hurunui - they make exceptional, welcoming and cost-effective places to stay. You'll find many have everything you need onhand - bathrooms, kitchens, laundrys...even play equipment for the kids!
Hotel accommodation is a popular option for Hurunui holidaymakers - particularly those in Hanmer Springs.
You'll find all the comforts of a home away from home and some luxuries too.
The Hurunui has a large range of motels across the district. Ideal for everyone - from couples to families or groups, they are very popular option for short term stays in particular.
Experience an authentic part of New Zealand life and stay on a farm! You'll be warmly welcomed and learn a lot.
Freedom Camping
Freedom camping (staying overnight out of campgrounds) is only permitted in some parts of the Hurunui. Please read the Hurunui District Council Freedom Camping Bylaw for further details.
Self Contained
Self contained accommodation includes apartments, Pure Pods and full serviced homes. Consider them your 'home away from home'.
Wedding Venues
Who doesn't want a stunning backdrop for their wedding day? The Hurunui has many to offer...dramatic alpine vistas, rows of grapes in award winning vineyards, rolling green hills, crisp rivers and lush green forests. With a range of venues and activities for your guests to enjoy, your wedding will be an unforgettable event.
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APOCALYPTICA Performs Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid' In Support Of Breast Cancer Research
Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA support breast cancer research in their home country by getting behind the Pink Ribbon campaign.
The Cancer Society Of Finland's Pink Ribbon campaign is aimed at supporting Finnish breast cancer research, and its symbol is a pink silk ribbon — familiar to many as the international symbol of the fight against breast cancer.
The message of the Pink Ribbon campaign is important, for breast cancer is the most common cancer found in Finnish women — almost 4,600 cases are diagnosed every year, and the disease touches not only patients, but also their families and friends.
Says the band: "To celebrate sales of 30,000 pink ribbons, we play 'Paranoid' (in Finland 'play 'Paranoid' is the slogan people shout on every show for every band). For this campaign, several known Finns have promised to do something unusual when the sales grow. Hope you'll have fun with this and please take part in your local Pink Ribbon campaigns all over the world!!!"
APOCALYPTICA's latest album, "7th Symphony", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 31 on The Billboard 200 chart. The majority of the album was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BAD RELIGION), with two other songs produced by Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, MOTÖRHEAD, PAPA ROACH).

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When I print out Hebrew, it often comes out with those place-holder dotted-circle things. And those dotted circles are printed all over the place... often over consonants, making it look like a big jumbled mess. This happens whether I copy & paste text from Bibleworks, the internet, or if I just type it out manually. On the screen it looks fine. This only appears after I print it. It occurs in both Word & the Bibleworks editor.
Anyone know a fix?
I just noticed... when this happens, the first line of text usually comes out fine. Every line after this, however, is almost indecipherable because of all the overlapping junk.


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Anger Management
This story appears in the April 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Your grand opening is well underway when a customer starts pitching a fit at the checkout counter. Don't let this person's hysterical ranting scare off the other customers, says Andra Medea, author of Conflict Unraveled: Fixing Problems at Work and in Families. When unruly customers are really worked up, they're not even hearing you, she says. Lower the tone of your voice, take the expression off your face, and place your palms on the desk to project authority. An uncomfortable smile, backing away and using a high-pitched voice will project nervousness and cause the customer to be more aggressive, says Medea.
Take a deep breath, and ask questions. "Get them to construct a sequence for you," says Medea. Avoid words like should--say things like, "I'm here to help." Walking a short distance with a person can also help calm him or her down. Then outline how you'll deal with the problem.
Problems don't only occur in-store. In a service business, when a customer calls and clamors for your attention, Medea suggests that you take a deep breath, take your time, and don't agree to anything too quickly. Put your customer on hold or call him or her back to finalize the details once you've weighed your duties. Finally, fax the customer a confirmation of what you've agreed on to prevent future misunderstandings. Says Medea, "In some ways, you're educating your clients how to work with you and to be civil to you."


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Remember the Shoah of Israel; remember the destruction and the uprising. Thou shall have them for token and for lesson for years of many generations:
And joined shall be this memory unto thee alway - when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up:
And thou shall betroth unto thee for ever the memory of the brethren who do not exist any more:
And shall be the memory in your flesh, in your blood and in your bones:
Gnash thy teeth and remember; when thou eatest thy bread remember; When thou drinkest thy water remember; When thou shall hear a song remember; When the sun rises remember; When the night comes remember; And in the day of feast and solemnity - well remember:
And a house that thou shall build, thou shall leave a breach, that the destruction of the house of Israel shall be alway before thee.
And a field that thou shall plough, thou shall raise a heap of stones - a monument for the brethren who were not brought to an Israel-grave.
And when to the Huppah thou induct your children, thou shall prefer above thy chief joy the memory of the children whom to Huppah shall never be inducted:
And shall be one flesh: The living and the dead, the slain and the remnant, those who are gone and they are not - and the remnants that are escaped;
Hear O, man of Israel, the voice that crieth unto thee out of the depths: Keep not thou silence, keep not silence.
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Translated by Esther Mann Snyder A hushed whisper passes from one treetop to the next and the only answer is the sound of a low wail that gets stronger by the hour, until a great sound of courage and fear fills the whole grove and a stormy wind come up.
In speechless silence, as mourners and the chastened, the trees of the Haboinik that are on the Hill of Blood stand all year long. Since the last groan of a tortured infant from the grave reaching to the sky became silent, there hasn't been another gust of wind to rustle their branches and cause the treetops to whisper. A bird hasn't chirped while flying and a bee hasn't hummed on her honey. When death spread its black wings on those in the grave pit, nothing moved until its desire will be returned to the grove, until the innocent blood is atoned for, the blood that screams from the earth of the Haboinik.
But what is one day from two? What is the noise and tumult that passes today in the grove that is different from the past? Have the trees breached their vow and desecrated the oath of silence? Or perhaps the death cries of the murdered lying in the forest erupted in a storm to the heavens, came and didn't move from there until they received a promise of revenge for their blood spilled by animal-men, consolation and repair for the victims who died in the name of G-d (Kiddush Hashem) and the Jewish people.
Indeed, many acts of violence were committed in the pleasant shadow of the trees by cruel, inhumane murderers. Divine commandments and holy human obligations were trampled with a rough foot and desecrations were performed before the eyes of the whole world and no one helped and the day of revenge hasn't arrived although the time has passed.
Today is Tuesday, 3 Menahem Av, the memorial day for the dead of the community, when the survivors of Maytchet convene to commune with the memory of their holy dearly departed. On this day, when the remainders of the families assemble in the land of Israel for a memorial assembly, those lying in the grave pit will awaken from their long sleep of death and even the trees which accompany them and eulogize them will stop the deathly silence of the forest in order to participate in their memorial. It has become a rule.
Every year, at the set time, there is activity in the forest. From the early morning the holy souls rise from their grave, each soul with its hand on its wound and or its bruise, sitting on the edge of the pit waiting for evening when they will be remembered well, for raising of its soul and for correction (tikun). And when each one's name is mentioned, it immediately rises on high and with one swoop
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reaches the hall of assembly, where it will listen with much satisfaction to the memorial. Every word of praise for its activities in the valley of tears, when still alive, will bring cure to the wound, and each expression of sorrow and every tear will come as relief and comfort to its pain. One by one, group by group, when their names are mentioned, the souls will rise up above the grave pit and fly to the memorial hall they see but are not seen, floating above and filling the space. When the lights are dimmed and the sound of the Kadish (memorial prayer) said by the people for the widower or for the anonymous child, will be heard in the hall, the boundaries will be blurred. The moans and tears of the living will be mixed with the return of the organs of the holy souls and joined together for a full communing, for the rising of the soul and its correction.
With a shout of endless joy the holy souls return in flight from the memorial to the forest Haboinik, having risen and been corrected, ready to return to the pit where they will rest peacefully in their grave. However, no living soul can achieve the intensity of the pain that is not of this world of those souls that remained sitting on the edge of their pit and their names forgotten by the hearts of the living. Embarrassed and anguished they return after midnight with a quiet wailing to their graves with hope for the next year. And, the trees of the forest, witnesses and guardians of their welfare during the days of the year, take part in the happiness of the corrected ones and express their joy with a quiet whisper of their treetops; however they also moan a deep moan from the depths of their trunks for the sorrow of the forgotten ones.
And a secret whisper passes from one treetop to another and receives in response a thin wail all through the night. A humble sound of courage and fear that seized the whole forest and caused a stormy wind, getting weaker and slighter until it stops. The next day the deathly silence returns to the forest Haboinik until the next year and until the great day will come of revenge and repayment.
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However, the Jews of Maytchet didn't act the same way as Jews in other places who generally feared the non-Jews and dogs. In the hearts of the Jews of Maytchet, which were made without fear, was found a deep feeling of Jewish honor that they were prepared to defend with courage and even with weapons. In order to take precautions and with the aid of released Jewish soldiers, the Jewish youth organized and established a strong self defense force that knew how to fight back against any attackers. There were occurrences when some gentile friends who respected the honorable stand of the Jews, gave advance warning of the intention of the terrorists to attack. The members of the self-defense group went out early towards them outside of the town and secretly waited and when the terrorists approached they shot at them and drove them away.
And here are descriptions of some acts of courage, in which the Jews of Maytchet used force to prove to the terrorists that Jewish blood will not be shed easily.
Once there was a rumor that in the village of Mitzkovitz the gentiles attacked the Jews living there. Itzye Aharkis, the son of the
medic Korn, immediately took action and together with Yekel Haikis went out in a wagon to aid the Jews who were being held and whose lives were in danger, a few against many. Itzye's son, Ezrial Korn, who due to his young age was not allowed by his father to join the expedition, secretly went out by foot and reached the place by running before the wagon. When the two courageous Jews arrived in Mitzkovitz, Azriel went out to meet them and announced briefly, I already finished the job, all the violent gentiles are lying beaten and tied up on the ground. There is nothing left for you to do but to put them on the wagon, bring them to town and give them over to the authorities.
Another action of Itzye Aharkis concerned the wheat merchant Bitenski with whom Itzye was travelling to Slonim to buy wheat. While on their way, far from any town, they encountered an armed bandit, who awaited passers-by in order to rob them. While the bandit threatened them with weapons, the Jews attacked him and demanded their money or they would kill him. But Itzye didn't
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lose control, gave the reins to Bitenski, climbed down from the wagon and quickly took hold of the armed bandit, put him in the wagon and brought him to the police who had been searching for him a long time.
Also during the terrible war of annihilation by the German Nazis and their murderous gentile helpers, there were acts of heroism by the Jews of Maytchet. In cases where it was clear that they couldn't prevail they preferred to choose the way of Samson from the Bible, that is, to kill the murderers even if it meant they themselves would die. In a few other times the Jews managed to escape. Many found a way through the forests joining the Partisans and fought together with them a war of revenge against the Germans and the local murderers who tirelessly searched for Jews until they found, killed and spilled the innocent blood of the Jews.
Oy to us, that the cruel enemy's iron hand reached the proud heroes of Maytchet and slaughtered them. May G-d revenge their blood.
|The directors and council of the Folks Bank
1-Shimon Lahovitsky 2-Yitzhak Gilrovitz 3-Shlomo Shnitzki 4-Dov Romanovski 5- Moshe Belski
6- Chaim Mendelvitz 7- Eliezer Gordon 8- Katriel Likter 9- Leib Gilrovitz 10- Herzl Karolitzki
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Translated by Esther Mann Snyder Due to the fact that the Jewish and gentile populations of Maytchet were mixed, the authorities couldn't find a permanent place for a ghetto. Therefore, the Jews didn't really live in a ghetto but they did suffer from the usual limitations, such as, wearing the yellow badge, prohibition against walking on the sidewalks, etc. and generally attempting as much as possible not to be seen outside.
The Germans didn't stay over in Maytchet; they would come from Baranavichy and Gorodische to institute rules and decrees against the Jews. These included collection of contributions, taking of valuables and gold, horses, boots, leather, material anything the Jews owned, recruitment of people for work, etc. However, they themselves did not go to the homes of the Jews, but rather everything was done by the Judenrat.
The chairman of the Judenrat in Maytchet was a refugee named Erlich from Czestochowa. His deputy also was a refugee, from Soblek, named Apelboim. Local residents were Leib Gilrovitz (a grain merchant), Chaim Shlovski (a butcher) and Yehezkel Ravitz.
It should be noted that Leib Gilrovitz was not religious, but when the Germans arrived he became G-d fearing and followed the commandments. Here is a story about him. He had a brother who was a doctor named Moshel Gilrovitz who escaped to Stolovichi near Gorodishche. And in Stolovichi there was a rabbi who was great scholar. When Leib happened to visit his brother in that town, the Rabbi influenced him and convinced him that only by doing repentance and only by becoming religious would the evil decrees be cancelled.
Immediately after this, the Germans entered the town and wanted to frighten the Jews, as they did in every town, by killing the first victims. They seized a few Jews and told them to take the Germans' bicycles and ride them to Slonim. On their way the Germans shot and killed them. When the Jews had not returned after a few weeks, the Jews in town started to investigate the matter and learned of their terrible fate from the gentiles who came to market. One woman, who went out alone to search for her husband, never returned. Then, R' Avraham-Beryl Korn went to look for them in order to give them a Jewish burial. He found the hat-maker Monya Rabinovitz and buried him in the Jewish cemetery in Maytchet.
After a few days, a regime of forced Jewish labor began. They demanded one person from each household to work in the estates, in gamina, in the police, etc. The rule was very strict
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and after a hard day's work they forced the Jews to lick the hoes with their tongues, as if to clean them, but mainly to abuse and beat them. To avoid the mischief of the Germans, the Jews themselves searched for ways to find work so they could fulfill their work obligation and receive a meager portion of food. The craftsmen were sent to Kadelitzbo a camp from which no one returned.
After the forced labor rule, a series of decrees were initiated which were accompanied by cruel abuse and ended in murders. On one Friday the Germans came to the town to find horses. They also came to our home and when they didn't find our horse, which was then in Baranavichy, they took a girl and some other people from among the Jewish refugees who were in our home. They took them to Stolovichi and on the way they killed the girl. While on the road they saw the wanted horse that had returned from Baranavichy and seized it. The mother of the girl went to Stolovichi to ask help from the rebbe, but it was hopeless.
On 27 Shvat 5702, Sabbath, 14 February 1942, the local police, headed by Commander Falulihkh, assembled 20 men and 2 women, took them on their own authority and shot them near the tar factory on the road to the village of Horaishvitzitz. Among them were my father, Avraham-Berl Korn, Avraham-David Jokhovitzki a teacher in the Tarbut school, Alter Harlap, Shalom Rabinovitz, Sonia Tzrulnik, Krabchuk and others. I ran to the Judenrat and turned for help to Gilrovitz and he advised me to saddle up the horse belonging to the Judenrat and travel at night to Baranavichy to the deputy Komissar. Yisrael-Haim Shinovski, who had hidden near the cemetery, joined us and we reached the ghetto in Baranavichy in the morning. The vitza-Komissar contacted Maytchet but it was too late. After this, Falolikh escaped and joined the Partisans and his place as commander of the police was given to Sashka Mashai, the past deputy. The day after his appointment my brother Azriel approached Mashai and asked him if he knew what happened to our father, then took out his gun and drove him out.
Things continued with suffering for a relatively long period; each day had its edicts, its operations and its victims. Bad news reached us from near and far about the slaughter and liquidation of the ghettos, but the tired souls hovering between life and death refused to believe. As long that their souls existed they deluded themselves with a vain hope and carried the burden of the decrees with superior courage - maybe there would be mercy and a miracle would occur and salvation would come soon. But the miracle didn't happen and about May 1942 the police came and took the Jews to dig pits, as if they were needed to store fuel tanks. Digging of the ditches lasted for a few weeks and their hidden purpose penetrated the consciousness of the workers. They even joked among themselves, this will be my place and there will be yours
When the pits were ready, and after the news reached us of the slaughter in Baranavichy and in Gorodishche, the Jews of Maytchet sat and waited with dulled emotions for their day of calamity. Whoever
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still had any strength dug a hiding place in his home or yard hoping that perhaps he might be able to hide from death. Young men who were ex-soldiers organized and equipped themselves with weapons. They stood guard outside the town in order to notify the people of the town about any suspicious activity so they could hide or escape.
On the night before (Rosh Hodesh) the beginning of the Hebrew month of Av, 5702, Wednesday, 15 July 1942, the Germans arrived from Gorodische and Baranavichy and surrounded the town including the Jewish guards and caused panic and frenzy. My mother and two brothers and also the refugees who were in our home went into hiding. My younger brother, Shabta'l, and I started to run but everything around the city was closed no one leaves and no one enters. During the panic there was a rumor that Chaim Sheine-Malka's (Shlovski) had a number of rifles. We ran toward his house and there they gave 3 rifles to the ex-soldiers: Noah Mordkovski, Yaakov Margolin and Chaim Shlovski himself. From there we advanced towards Dvorzecky's pharmacy and through the yard to the nearby fields. There a crossfire awaited us and only a few of us succeeded in breaking through the siege. They were myself, Noah Mordukovski, Eli Shmulovitz, Chaim Barishinski, Alter Korlitzki and the grandson of Hanna-Sima - a total of 9 got through and all the rest were killed including my brother whom I wasn't able to help.
We ran 6 -7 kilometers until we reached the forest, tired and frightened. When we sat down to rest we realized that the grandson's hand was wounded and Eli Shmulovitz removed his shirt and bandaged the hand.
It should be mentioned that very little was done with the rifles we had and even if we had had more rifles there was no one who could use them. Noah Mordukovski managed to shoot only once and had no more bullets and because of our fear we started to run. The other two were later killed while holding the rifles. When we realized that there was no purpose in carrying an empty rifle, we hid it in the hyssop bushes, and made our flight.
We heard echoes from gunshots all the time and even when we distanced ourselves deep in the forest we heard the sounds of explosives. We stayed in the forest until evening but we feared to remain there lest the wandering hoodlums would find us and hand us over to the Germans. Therefore, we went in the opposite direction and met other Jews from Maytchet who succeeded in escaping. They weren't interested in joining us because each one thought he might be able to hide with a gentile acquaintance. In this way we wandered around for a few days without food until we reached the Dvorets ghetto. We sneaked in among the laborers who worked in loading rocks and in this way we entered the ghetto at the end of the day, to live with them and to plan together a possible escape.
In Dvorets we found the boy, Moshe Daikes who was wounded and full of burns. Others from Maytchet were: Zimel Stolovitzki with his family and his brother Mikal with his wife, Mikal Shmulovitz, Avraham Garbarz (the ritual butcher), David
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Shtein and others. There we also discovered what had happened to the Jews of Maytchet, who were taken out of their homes and from their hiding places and brought to the pits in the Haboinik which was near the village of Zahorany and not far from the Fashistank. There they were very cruelly murdered and thrown into a mass grave, some still half alive.
The aktzia (round up of Jews) lasted for three days, however, most were killed on Wednesday, Rosh Hodesh (beginning of the month) Av, 5702, 15 July 1942. The enemy used the other two days to search for Jews hiding in homes and secret places.
One day David Shtein notified me that my mother and little brother had survived and had just arrived in the Dvorets ghetto. I ran to them and saw a terrible sight. My mother was wearing only a sack and my brother was wounded and they both were in a terrible, horrible state. After they recovered a bit from the trauma, my mother told me the brutal story of what transpired in Maytchet. She and my two young brothers, one was 4 years old and the other was 6, and the refugees who were in our home hid in a hiding place under the floor. The parents of Mashai the chief of police told him that no one from our home had been taken in the aktzia
and they should quickly send the police to find them. The police discovered the hiding place and took them all out with threats that they would be thrown into a burning pile of hay and would burn to death. After they left, the police ordered them to remove their shoes and then led them through the town where they had to lie on the ground with their arms outspread. Meanwhile they brought the rabbi from his hiding place and also other Jews and led them all barefoot to the pits. There they were ordered to take off their clothes and jump into the pits on top of the bodies that were already lying there. Mother took the two children in her arms and found a corner to lie down in, covering the terrified children with her body.
The gentiles who were serving the Germans started to shoot at the victims. The older boy was wounded but my mother and the smaller child were not; however, the younger boy's arm was broken from the fall into the pit. After a while they recovered somewhat and crawled to another side of the pit; since the enemy was busy killing Jews on the other side they didn't notice the movement. With superhuman effort they managed to climb out of the pit and started to walk toward the village of Zahoranay in the hopes of finding some clothes to wear. However, they found the young gentile men and women there having a party and quickly ran away to the village of Kalishniki. There, a gentile woman gave mother a potato sack to cover her nakedness and asked her to leave quickly lest the woman be punished for her deed. On the way, a gentile man attacked her, grabbed her by the hair and started to pull her back to the pit. She and the child started to cry for mercy but the evil gentile didn't care about her screams. Luckily another gentile came by and started to argue with first one, saying that once they escaped from the pit they shouldn't be forced to return, and they were released. And so they continued on their way until they reached the forest where mother roamed for a few days with the unclothed child and without food. Finally, one gentile took mercy on her and brought her to the outskirts of Dvorets and let her go. Thus she came here in a state of complete and utter exhaustion.
The supervisor of the Dvorets ghetto was a liberal German, about whom it was said that he had a tendency to ignore the presence of Jews from the surrounding area who had escaped from the slaughter in their villages.
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He also turned a blind eye to the regular rules of discipline in the ghetto and didn't prevent the residents of the ghetto from going out to search for food, etc.
Moshe Daiches, who was apparently sent by the Judenrat in Maytchet to acquire weapons in the villages and therefore was absent from the ghetto on the days of the aktzia, also came to Dvorets. And then he learned that in addition to the rifles that his brother-in-law Chaim Shlovski distributed, there were 2 pistols hidden in the home of his mother-in-law, Tcharna Di Bekeren, and despite the danger involved he traveled to Maytchet after the massacre to bring the guns. Also David Shtein, who already had managed once to escape from the slaughter, left Dvorets before the liquidation of the ghetto and joined the Partisans of Bielski and was killed by the Germans who had set an ambush killing them when they went out looking for food. Despite the crowded conditions of the ghetto we were able to find a small attic at one butcher for mother and the boy where they stayed for four months. We received a meager portion of food in the ghetto (watery soup) and other than that we would go out to the villages to work in threshing for the gentiles and brought home a little extra food.
At that time, we organized groups of youth to go out into the forests and join the Partisans. I took my mother and brother and we all went to the forest. There we met: Lipman Litaborski and his sisters, Zelda Gilrovitz, the Shoshan brothers from the village of Dokrovi, Vita the daughter of Yaakov Dvorzrcky. the owner of the pharmacy. Meanwhile mother became ill and couldn't fulfill her duty as a Partisan and I had to return with her and my little brother to the Dvorets ghetto and remained there until the destruction of the ghetto on 18 Tevet 5702, 28-12-1942. On the day of the round-up in Dvorets there was a terrible frenzy in town and the youth who had weapons started to escape over the fence. I also was able to escape from this ghetto for the second time. I took my little brother Leibel and we started running toward the cemetery, but the Germans didn't let people approach the fence. So, we went back and ran in a different direction where I came upon my mother who was crawling with all her strength. In answer to my question, she said that they wouldn't let her into the hiding place because it was too crowded. I stopped running, took her and forcefully pushed her into the hiding place. Then I continued running with my brother. The youth began shooting to try to break through the fence and the Germans returned the shooting; during the frenzy my little brother's hand let go of mine and he disappeared.
I succeeded in climbing into the attic in the Kapelovitz home not far from the fence and hid on the edge near the roof (stricha) where I covered myself with straw and old things that were lying there. From there I heard the sound of gunshots and terrible shouts, and I decided that I would lie there until night and then escape under cover of darkness. At night, I came down from the attic and found a few Jews who were looking for a refuge for themselves. We slowly came close to the nearby fence but the Germans noticed us and opened fire. I returned to my hiding place in the attic until I might be able to escape the next day. In the morning, a German came up to the roof and did a careful search until he found me. He shouted at me to come down and when I didn't he took a stick and poked me until I had to get up
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and follow him. Outside I saw many Jews facing the wall with their hands raised. We were made to hand over any and every valuable we had with us and then we were transferred to the Judenrat building.
There, many Jews who were removed from their hiding places were assembled, among them those wounded by the grenades thrown at them, lone children who had roamed around searching for food, one of them was the daughter of Yonah Mordukovski. The Gestapo entered the Judenrat and demanded that Jews hand over all their possessions before they would be transferred to Crimea on closed trucks that were parked near the building. It wasn't difficult to guess that they intended to bring us to the pits and we talked with each other about preparing scissors, knives and any other tool to cut the canvas of the covered trucks and jump out. Meanwhile, I noticed the cover over the opening to the basement of the building. I lifted it and went inside and others followed. But I understood that the place was not safe, that the Germans would probably search there and take everyone out. I looked around and saw that the beams were made of metal bands; I quickly removed two bricks from the wall and held on to the metal beams and leaned my feet on the opening in the wall. Indeed, the Germans came in and forcefully took all the Jews to the waiting trucks. I remained holding on between the roof and the ground hoping to last until night and then escape.
In the meantime, all the possessions that were removed from the victims were brought there and guarded by the Germans and therefore I couldn't risk going out. The next day police guards took their place and stood there all day. However, I took advantage of the short break when they stole the valuables and went to take them home and then I ran away. Before I left I managed to grab a loaf of bread and a blanket and I quickly ran towards the train tracks. When I reached the nearby forest, I was so thirsty I licked the snow, covered myself with the blanket and lay down to rest. When I recovered somewhat I wanted to continue on my way, but I didn't know the right direction and worried lest I return to Dvorets or the village of Biliadka most of whose residents were policemen. At any rate, I started walking and according to the sound of dogs barking, I knew I had arrived at Biliadka. I hastened to leave the area and travel in a different direction, reaching one farm where I sneaked into the granary and hid among the clover. I lay there all day even when the gentiles came to work there, but they didn't notice me. Toward evening I left and reached a village where I met 2 -3 Jews from the Dvorets ghetto. We entered an empty house, lit the stove and stayed there for a few days but we left the place lest we be revealed.
They went their own way and I continued toward the village of Yatra. On the road I heard that there were Jews in the area so I turned to the forest. Following the footprints there, I reached a hiding place and found there: Avraham Kaplan, Freidl Margolin, the Melishinski family, Noah Mordkovski, Yakel Shmulovitz. The hideout was very small and after a short stay I joined a Jewish refugee from Poland, who during the time of the Russians worked
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in a flour mill and knew about the Partisans who were in the area. We both went looking to join the Partisans. At first, they viewed us with suspicion and open hostility and plotted to kill us and only due to the intervention of the landlady were we saved from death. Yet when we reached the village of Zafaliye and with the help of an acquaintance were we finally accepted by the partisans and even into the Otriad Grozni which had previously tried to kill us.
I took part in the activities of the Partisans until the liberation and was lucky enough to fight next to Barukh Levin, the highly praised Russian hero. I actively participated in the operative campaigns, such as: blowing up bridges, derailing trains and attacks on the Germans, etc. When the Russians approached our area and entered the forests of Nalivok, they asked the commander of the Partisans for two fighters to join them in their patrols in order to cross the Neiman river and to bring information back from there. One gentile and I were chosen and in very dangerous conditions we succeeded in bringing information from the other side and were credited with excellence.
After the Russian conquest I was sent by the Partisans to Minsk and from there I returned to Horodishetz, where I was part of a battalion whose role was to clear the area of pockets of the enemy. As part of my duty I came to Maytchet and found Mashai, the head of the police during the German occupation, who was guilty of the death of innocent Jews. I arrested him in order to take him to Gorodische but because it was night I transferred him to the building of Yaakov Gilrovitz who would guard him until morning. In the evening the priest came to speak on his behalf and asked for a straw mat for Mashai to lie on. In the morning Mashai's father came and offered to help bring his son to Gorodische I agreed and rode on my horse accompanying the wagon. I handed him over to the authorities with a written accusation; they transferred him to Baranavichy for a court-martial, where I testified as the main witness. He was sentenced to death by shooting.
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Translated by Esther Mann Snyder In January 1941, in the midst of World War II and the Holocaust, the Ribbentrop-Molotov Agreement was still in force and in our area the quiet before the storm existed. I was still of elementary school age and I studied in the Soborov military school in Baranavichy. However, after a short while we suddenly received the information that the Agreement was abrogated by the Germans who had attacked Russia on July 2, 1941. All the students together with the administration personnel of the school were transferred and moved from Baranavichy to Minsk, from Minsk to Smolensk and from there to Byerazino. We attempted to cross the Byerazino River, but due to violent acts by the Germans who had been advancing after us, we didn't succeed the commander-principal was wounded and the pupils were left on their own.
My cousin, Meir Chaneles, myself and another few gentile pupils decided to return home. When we arrived in Minsk, the Germans were already in control with all their evil and criminal activities as usual for them. We tried to find our uncle but he had managed to escape beforehand to the Ural Mountains. From Minsk we went to Stowbtsy, where our aunt gave us food and provisions for the journey and told us to run away from the danger awaiting the Jews. We came in during the night and left at night, traveled to Baranavichy and from there to Maytchet. We arrived home during the Succot holidays. We found our parents, a brother and two sisters, our grandmother and cousins, all in one large house in Polvark, four and a half kilometers from Maytchet. The situation was very tense and quite tragic; Jews were being kidnapped for work and never returned. We all waited in fear for what would happen next. We were given provisions and clothes and quickly left since the local police had already learned of our return and were searching for us.
In about January 1942 we connected with the Partisan underground that referred us to a certain hotor (farm) where the commanders stayed. We received orders from them: not to travel in large groups and not to stand out, and especially to carry out acts of damage, to blow up bridges, burn grains, etc. Under pressure from the family we tried to stay close to home. During our breaks we buried our weapons and kept our connection with the Partisans a deep secret. In March 1942, they moved our family including us to the ghetto in Gorodische, because there was no ghetto in Maytchet.
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In February, the authorities were informed that Meir and I had weapons and that we were in contact with the underground; they came to inspect us and do a search. The chief of police in Gorodische, Olasik Valla, his secretary Ravinski and a few officers arrived at our home, which was in Polvark; when they didn't find us they caught my cousin Abrasza Chaneles and wounded him mortally in the abdomen. They didn't allow us to bring a doctor and he died of his injuries. Another member of the underground, Yitzhak Lakhovitzki son of Shimon from Maytchet, was caught. They arrested him and transferred him to Gorodische in order to execute him but he escaped with the help of the underground and disappeared.
We lived in the ghetto of Gorodische outwardly like the others there, but secretly we continued to maintain our contact with the underground. Our family members who worried about us, and maybe about the whole ghetto, didn't allow us to go about as we wanted. Nonetheless, we would go to Stolovichi, by an underground cave, to carry out destructive actions. Among these activities were also punitive actions against the Germans and their collaborators for their cruelty and inhumane conduct. In April 1942, a group of young Jews from Maytchet worked in the Bordokovshtzina farm between Maytchet and Gorodische. The manager of the farm was Grinvetzki, the brother-in-law of Olasik Valla, the chief of police. After these Jews complained to us about the treatment of the manager, we came at night, caught him and his helper and killed them. In this group were: Moshe Margolin, Feiga Boretcky, Hannah Belski and others. The two girls had cooperated with us previously and brought us weapons and ammunition that they took from the Germans. The group continued to work at the farm.
After the Shavuot holiday, June 1942, the last aktzia (round up of Jews) occurred in Gorodishche. At 2 p.m. they took all the Jews out of the ghetto and directed them towards the marketplace to await instructions. My brother Yitzhak, my cousin Meir and I had been working in the horse stables of the Germans. Then, Olasik the police chief of Gorodische, and Sasha Masai, the commandant of Maytchet, arrived and told us that they had come to take us, supposedly, to bring ethyl alcohol from the factory in Vilna. When we neared the marketplace and saw the crowd of Jews lying on the ground facing down, we understood what was about to happen and we started struggling with our captors. My brother was killed and Meir and I fled. The next day we reached the area of our family's farm, where we wanted to collect the buried weapons, and vigorously continue the underground activities. We enlisted Jews from among the refugees we met along the way and gave them guns. To my joy, my little sister, Hanna'ke, aged 9, came and told us that she had run into Germans who asked her if she was Jewish but she answered no and that she was just out gathering herbs to make medicine for the Germans. They liked her answer and let her go.
Our group grew stronger with more people and weapons and during the war and also during the retreat of the Germans and until the liberation we worked in various otriadim and participated in daring and dangerous operations like: attacks on the police, destruction of bridges, derailment of trains, battles and ambushes.
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Germans and collaborators were driven away and wiped out and we took weapons, supplies and other equipment. Among the courageous fighters here is a list of active Partisans from Maytchet and the vicinity who excelled in amazing courage and were awarded military decorations or who were killed in action. Among them were: Konia Shlovski, Hanan Shmulovitz, Mordechai-Leib Shmulovitz, Yehoshua Zlotnik, Itzak Lakhovitzki, Laizer Zukovitzki. Yitzhak and Laizer who took part in Otriad Grozni were killed near Maytchet by an anti-semitic unit named after Stralkov. Meir Chaneles was outstanding and received a military medal as a senior Partisan but was killed by Polish collaborators. David Ravitz, Yaakov Margolin, Chaim Epshtein and others were active. Among the Partisans, girls also took part: Liza (Leah) Ephstein, (now Kovensky living in Argentina) who served as a machine-gunner near Yavorskaya Road and caused heavy losses to the enemy, Esther Mlishinski participated in Otriad Belski (now Lizovski in Eretz Yisrael), Freidl Margolin in Otriad Grozni (now Mckranski, Kibbutz Negba), Vita Dvorzecky was a nurse in the Grishka company and died of typhoid.
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By: Don Groom, Southeast Fisheries Supervisor. Phone (918) 297-0153
Location: Located 1 mile east of Ft. Towson in Choctaw County.
Driving Directions: From Fort Towson – portions east of town on U.S. Hwy 70, south on State Hwy 209, and in Raymond Gary State Park.
Recreational Facilities: One Handicap accessible fishing dock, multiple fishing jetties in state park. Two boat ramps, camping, restrooms and sanitary facilities are also provided. Visitor amenities are administered by Raymond Gary State Park.
Primary Uses: Angling and general recreation.
Lake History: Lake Raymond Gary was constructed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in 1956.
Physical Description:
Surface area...... 267.5 ac.
Volume ............. 1,681ac.ft
Average depth......... 6.4 ft.
Shoreline development............4.4
Maximum depth .................... 22 ft.
Shoreline length ...................... 9.9 mi.
Fish Species of Interest:
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Channel Catfish
Notable Characteristics of Lake or Fishery: A major portion of the lakes public access lies within Raymond Gary State Park.
Special Regulations: Largemouth/smallmouth bass; six (6) combined. Channel and/or blue catfish six (6) per day no size limit. Fishing limited to two rods and reels only per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing is allowed.
Habitat Types, Status and Improvements: An abundant of vegetation surrounds the shoreline at the lake. The lake has 11 marked fish attractors made up of brush piles. Staff refurbished these attractors in 2010. In addition to maintaining fish attractor sites staff will assist the Raymond Gary State Park staff in maintaining fishing access within the park.
Description of Fish Management Practices: The 16-22" protected slot limit was removed in 2011. Effective immediately, six (6) largemouth bass over the 14" minimum length limit may be harvested each day. Annual 9" channel catfish stockings will continue at a rate of 40 per acre. Future stocking rates and frequency could be adjusted following an examination of catch rates and growth rates during summer netting surveys. Additionally, 23,733 certified Florida largemouth bass were stocked in 2011. The stocked 1.5" FLMB and offspring have the potential to reach 10 lbs. or greater. Total largemouth bass abundance was moderate during 2009 electrofishing surveys. Quality LMB 14" and over are present in moderate to high abundance. A 6.0 lbs., 22" LMB was recorded as the largest of the sample.
Hunting: Raymond Gary is closed to all hunting activities.


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The tickets went for sale on the website Dticket.de. This website is the only authorised reseller of tickets for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. Host Broadcaster NDR and the EBU cannot guarantee authenticity of access for tickets purchased elsewhere.
UPDATE 13:20 CET: An important message to those who are buying tickets to the Final! Due to extremely high demand and despite the large capacity, there is a limit to the amount of traffic the platform can handle per hour, so keep trying! Tickets are available for German ánd foreign fans. Buy through Dticket.de, the *only* official ticket partner! There are *no* other ticket partners, so be careful of scams!
UPDATE 15:25 CET: Thomas Schreiber, Head of Entertainment at Host Broadcaster NDR, said to Eurovision.tv: "To spread out the peak traffic, we decided to offer the readers of Eurovision.de to buy tickets before noon. However, this was limited to an amount of 4,000 tickets. At the same time, a significant amount of front section tickets has been reserved for the international fan clubs, and several thousands more will go on sale at a later stage, when we know the exact camera positions and the number of participating countries." NDR decided to give MyEurovision subscribers the opportunity to be informed in advance when these tickets go on sale, similar to the way the mailing list members of Eurovision.de have been pre-informed earlier today. More information will be communicated in due time. Note that tickets for the Final are still available!
UPDATE 15:35 CET: Meanwhile, we can also announce that tickets for the Jury Final will go on sale this Wednesday. The Jury Final is the second Dress Rehearsal on Friday, 13th of May, based on which the juries in all participating countries will cast their points. Juries have a 50% stake in the outcome. Tickets for the Semi-Finals and Semi-Final Dress Rehearsals will go on sale in mid-January.
Tickets and prices
A total of 35,000 tickets will be available for the fans of Europe's favourite TV-show to watch the Final on the 14th of May in the Düsseldorf Arena. The live show starts at 21:00 CET, tickets indicate at what time the doors of the arena will open for the public. The prices for the tickets are a bit lower than for the 2010 contest held in Oslo; this year, tickets are available starting at €89. The best tickets go on sale for €189. Up to four tickets can be purchased at the same time.
What about the Semi-Finals?
The tickets for the Semi-Final are expected to go on sale at the end of January, as then it's clear which countries' participants will take part in which Semi-Final. Stay tuned!
The 56th Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 14th of May, preceded by two Semi-Finals, held on the 10th and 12th of May. The show will be broadcast live in some 45 countries.
A little summary
What's happening: Tickets for the Final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest on 14 May 2011
When does ticket sale start: Sunday 12 December, 12:12 CET
How much do they cost: Between €89 and €189
Where can I buy them: Dticket.de


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No apology: How NBC29 got spanked
Art Baugher has known Jesse Sheckler virtually all his life. Baugher knew that his cousin adamantly opposed illegal drugs, and yet, when WVIR-TV Channel 29 reported that police had found cocaine at Sheckler's house, Baugher believed it.
"I never knew you couldn't believe the news," says Baugher, two years later. Today, he calls himself "naïve."
A lot of other people in Greene County also believed that authorities had confiscated 50 grams of crack and 500 grams of powder cocaine at Sheckler's Stanardsville home and business. After all, that's what NBC29 was broadcasting repeatedly over two days in the spring of 2001– along with footage of Sheckler's auto repair shop and home and a handcuffed man being led away by police.
Six months later– long after a Sheckler lawyer contacted the television station to notify it that the information was wrong– WVIR-TV again broadcast the false information.
What WVIR didn't broadcast was any retraction of the original story, or an admission that, in fact, no drugs had been found at Sheckler's– even when the station reported that he had been acquitted of conspiracy November 1, 2001, in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville.
It's bad enough being indicted and arrested. "That was a small minority of the pain," says Sheckler. "But when this stuff comes on TV, and they say you've got drugs in your house, it's terrible. Your whole reputation, everything you've worked for in your whole life, is down the drain."
Sheckler decided to do something about the stain on his reputation. He sued. And on May 23, a jury, agreeing that WVIR had defamed him, awarded him $10 million in damages, the largest defamation award in the state.
It was the culmination, says Sheckler, 52, of "two years of total hell."
"I trusted people"
Jesse Sheckler's business is cars. He runs Sheckler's Garage behind his house on Pea Ridge Road in Stanardsville. He drives a wrecker.
And in 1999, he started a successful side business selling used cars on a word-of-mouth basis. When someone called him seeking a particular car, he'd go to auctions and find one, and he says that in 2000, the year before he was arrested, he sold 59 cars and grossed $230,000.
It was cars that brought him in contact with Samuel Edward Rose. Scheckler says Sam Rose made an appointment in February 1999 to have some work done on a Jeep Wagoneer. He told Sheckler he'd heard he was highly recommended.
Rose brought by four more cars for repair. Soon he was dropping in several times a week. Sheckler remembers that they'd order chicken subs from Sal's Pizza, and Rose would join Sheckler and his daughter for lunch.
Sheckler asked his new buddy what he did for a living, and Rose, well-dressed in spotless clothes, said he was a painter.
"I said, 'How can you do it dressed the way you are?' He laughed," Sheckler recalls, "and said he subcontracts it out."
According to
Sheckler, in May of that year, Rose claimed he was building a house for his mother, but no bank would finance it until it was under roof. Rose asked Sheckler for a loan which he offered to pay back in 90 days with 10 percent interest.
Sheckler lent him $5,000, and then continued to be hit up by Rose until he'd lent him a total of $35,000. By August 1999, says Sheckler, "I didn't want to lend him any more money. I told him to get it from the bank."
An hour after being denied any more loans, Rose allegedly showed up at Sheckler's Garage and began begging Sheckler for money in front of some customers. "I got a little upset," says Sheckler. He lent Rose $2,000 more and vowed that was it.
Then just as quickly as Rose had come into Sheckler's life, he disappeared.
When Sheckler tried to collect on the $37,000 debt, his phone calls were not returned. Sheckler says that in trying to retrieve his money, he called Rose an astounding 659 times, a number documented in his phone records.
Frustrated, he sought advice from a sheriff's deputy he had known for 25 years. The officer said, "Jesse, he's a drug dealer. Go get your money, and stay the hell away from him."
Rose did eventually pay back most of the money he'd borrowed from Sheckler.
But then in November 2000, Rose was arrested for conspiracy to distribute narcotics. "He told me he hadn't done anything wrong," says Sheckler. "At that time, he was still innocent to me."
However, Sheckler believes the Drug Enforcement Agency pressured Rose to roll over on anyone he could, and the successful businessman in Greene County proved a tempting target. "He told the DEA I was lending him money to buy drugs," says Sheckler.
That's how Jesse Sheckler found himself added to the list of men– Rodney Lamont Robinson, Ladu Rahiem Bolden, and Todd Jeffery Shue– indicted along with Rose for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine.
Except for Rose, declares Sheckler, "I knew none of them."
On March 20, 2001, Sheckler had a wrecker call. Low on fuel, he went to the Citgo to fill up. The deputy Sheckler knew pulled up at the station and gesturing toward two DEA agents, said to Sheckler, "These two men are going to arrest you."
"They cuffed me," says Sheckler. "I kept asking, all the way to Charlottesville, 'Why are you arresting me?'"
The taint of guilt
Sam Rose and Rodney Robinson are serving 48 months in federal prison. Rose, now incarcerated at Seymour Johnson Federal Prison Camp in Goldsboro, North Carolina, was not available for comment for this story. Todd Shue was sentenced to 15 months. Ladu Rahiem Bolden was on the lam until he was arrested in New York January 6 of this year. In March, Bolden pleaded guilty and was scheduled to be sentenced earlier this week.
Sheckler's case turned out differently. He went to court, and on November 1, 2001, a jury acquitted him of the federal conspiracy charge. "One of my lawyers said, 'You're the only one charged with a drug conspiracy to walk out of here innocent,'" remembers Sheckler.
But that didn't end Sheckler's nightmare. Even though he had been acquitted, he says his neighbors still thought of him as a drug dealer.
"I went grocery shopping at 10 or 11 at night because I didn't want to be around people," he says. His says his garage and house became a prison because he couldn't go out and face the accusing stares.
"I've known him for 15 years," says Charlottesville attorney Benjamin Dick. "I've never seen somebody change so much. And in a small community like Stanardsville, you're guilty until proven innocent."
Even after acquittal, Art Baugher says the folks in Ruckersville and Stanardsville had a negative opinion about his cousin. "Around here, they say if there's smoke, there's fire."
And it wasn't just Sheckler who suffered. He says his wife became depressed, and his two daughters also bore the burden of his ordeal. "It had a negative effect on everybody in the family," says Baugher, "not just his immediate family."
A psychiatrist diagnosed Sheckler as having post-traumatic stress disorder. He'd always had stomach problems, but after he was called a drug dealer on TV, the acid reflux "set me on fire," says Sheckler. Three of his teeth broke off after the trial, which his dentist attributed to the stress.
"I was about ready to commit suicide," says Sheckler. "I'd concentrated so much on the first trial, I thought it would go away. Instead, I kept getting more and more upset about it. I knew I had to do something, or it was just a matter of time..."
The WVIR reports were unequivocal that authorities had found cocaine in his house. "They didn't say 'alleged' or 'maybe,'" fumes Sheckler.
He can understand that the station might make a mistake, but what really riled him was its refusal to correct the error.
When Channel 29 first ran the drug bust story on April 6, 2001, a Friday, it used a stock image of a handcuffed man being led away by police. "They were insinuating that was me," says Sheckler. "That hurt me."
In segments that aired three times on April 6 and three more times on April 7, Channel 29 reporter Melinda Semadeni reported as fact the claim that police had confiscated 50 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine at Sheckler's house.
"The public sees that and comes to the conclusion I was arrested at my house," says Sheckler.
Sheckler called the station. "You've got to go through one of those things where you press buttons," he says. "I couldn't get through and didn't know who to call.
"I was sitting here crying," says Sheckler, who then asked his criminal defense attorney, Denise Lunsford, to call WVIR.
"I called Saturday morning," says Lunsford, "and left a message that they had their facts wrong. I got a call back that morning from– I think it was Melinda Semadeni– and I asked where she got her information." Lunsford was told Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Pagel was the source of the confiscation report.
On Monday, April 9, Lunsford says, she called Pagel, who told her there had been no search and seizure, so Lunsford called WVIR back. This time she spoke to producer Nordia Higgins and told her the story was wrong.
"I don't remember using the word 'retraction' or 'correction,'" says Lunsford. "I told them it was wrong. I expected that the honorable thing to do was a correction."
There was no correction. Instead, when Sheckler's trial approached in the fall of 2001, Channel 29 used the erroneous information again in October 29 and 30 broadcasts.
"We don't do retractions"
Defamation cases have a one-year statute of limitations. In March 2002, Sheckler hired attorney Benjamin Dick. "He said he was living in hell and looking at himself through the eyes of others," Dick says.
The lawyer called WVIR general manager Harold Wright to request a retraction.
Dick testified in court that Wright told him the station intended to stand by its story and reporter. "We don't do retractions," Dick says Wright told him and then added, "We face these complaints all the time. We have the greatest lawyer in the world and all the money in the world to fight this, so if your client wants to sue, tell him to bring it on."
Wright did not return phone calls from The Hook.
"I said, 'Jesse, if you want to get it right, you may have to sue,'" says Dick. He warned Sheckler that it's very hard to win a case against a media outlet. The one thing in Sheckler's favor was that WVIR had aired a false story. "One can win that," says Dick, "especially if they've been reckless."
He also told Sheckler he'd need a good defamation lawyer.
Sheckler went to Matt Murray, who had won a precedent-setting case against the Daily Progress in 1985: Matthews v. Charlottesville Newspapers, Inc.
In that case, Debra Matthews sued the Progress when it ran an article in 1982 about a rape trial that identified her as the victim, referred to her as "Miss Matthews" seven times even though she was married, and noted that she was pregnant at the time of the alleged rape.
Opposing council in that case was Tom Albro. Eighteen years later, the two attorneys would face off in court again, with Albro representing WVIR's parent company, Virginia Broadcast Corporation, which is owned by Waterman Broadcasting in Fort Meyers, Florida.
Albro is no slouch in defamation cases. In 2000, he secured a $650,000 settlement in a suit– O'Hara v. Byerly Publications Inc.– against an Emporia newspaper that faithfully quoted a distraught woman when she said a judge "was bought off."
"Tom is a widely respected defamation lawyer," says Murray.
And Albro represented WVIR in the blockbuster local libel case of the 1990s. In that 1993 case, he defended the station when it was sued by Toy Lift organizers Tom Powell and Gail Weakley.
In the Toy Lift case, then-Salvation Army Captain G. Steve Smith alleged that Toy Lift was hoarding the toys it had collected to share with the Salvation Army and distribute to children for Christmas. WVIR ran a story narrated by longtime anchor Dave Cupp claiming that the organizers were stealing the toys. Powell was hospitalized days later with a stroke, allegedly caused by stress from the accusation.
In a deposition for the Sheckler case, Cupp, now the station's news director, said that in 20-plus years, Channel 29 had retracted one story, according to Murray. That retraction was in the Toy Lift story. Powell and Weakley ultimately settled with the Salvation Army and Smith, and they dropped their suit against the station.
Bad information
In the current case, with not a flake or rock of cocaine found on Sheckler's property, how did a Channel 29 reporter go so wrong? Reporter Melinda Semadeni, who has left the station and now lives in Northern Virginia, did not return The Hook's phone calls.
She testified in the May 2003 trial that assistant U.S. attorney Bruce Pagel had been the source of the bogus information.
"That didn't happen," counters Pagel. "If we had claimed we'd seized drugs, we'd have had to produce them."
The error has led to a lot of speculation in media circles. No one thinks Semadeni, a Brigham Young University graduate, simply concocted the information. "She was one of their more careful reporters," says a print journalist who declined to be identified.
Was it inexperience with legalese? After all, the indictment does charge Sheckler not only with conspiracy to "distribute" but also conspiracy to "possess" with intent to distribute "50 grams or more" of crack cocaine, and "500 grams or more" of powder cocaine. In her reports, Semadeni claimed that authorities found 50 grams of crack and 500 grams of powder at Sheckler's home and business.
Despite the time-worn image of officers emerging from drug dens toting plastic bags, Pagel points out that evidence in drug cases can rely merely upon witness testimony, what authorities call "historical evidence." "A conspiracy count can be based on historical or physical evidence," says Pagel. "You don't know that, looking at the indictment."
$10 million worth of defamation
Murray says the $10 million in damages awarded Sheckler is the largest defamation award in Virginia and one of the top 20 in the country. Previously in Virginia, after appeals, $2 million is the largest award that has stuck.
Channel 29 attorney Albro declined to comment for this article, but he has until June 13 to file a motion to set aside the verdict.
"I won't be surprised to see Tom Albro take this to the Virginia Supreme Court," notes Dick.
Robert O'Neil, head of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, says he cannot predict the ultimate outcome.
"It seems improbable a journalist would fabricate," he says. "In the event of conflicting testimony, the jury would believe the U.S. attorney, as in this case."
O'Neil calls Virginia a "relatively media-friendly state," even as he declines to speculate on the ultimate outcome. "Some factual issues may make the Supreme Court disinclined to take it," he says. "I think I'll wait and see what happens in the Court of Appeals."
To Jesse Sheckler, Channel 29 still doesn't understand that it "did a man wrong."
He describes the scene in court: "They thought they had the case won. Channel 29 people were loud and laughing, and they were ready to party. They've done all this stuff and destroyed a man, and they're ready to party?" he asks incredulously.
And he still finds it hard to believe that in all the depositions and court appearances, he has never heard an apology. "They never said they're sorry, even today," he says.
Sheckler says he still has nightmares every night. He used to have a nest egg, he says, and now he's working day to day to pay his bills. "No money can give me my life back, my reputation back, and my pride back, and everything I've worked for. I'm 52. How do I start all over?"
And while he's glad to hit WVIR in its pocketbook, he says he didn't sue the station just for the money. "It hurt me terribly," he says. "I wanted to stop it so it wouldn't happen to anyone else."
Sheckler realizes that "anybody can make a mistake." What matters he says, is "whether you correct it."
And would there have been a lawsuit if Channel 29 had corrected the mistake after it first aired? "No," says Sheckler. "I'd have walked away."


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Svenskt Tenn's founder Estrid Ericson travelled a lot to different places around the world. She always looked for beautiful items and textiles and souvenirs that she could take home and sell in the store on Strandvägen in Stockholm. She designed this print with small elephants, based on a model from the Belgian Congo. The Elefant (Elephant) textile was printed for the first time in the end of the 1930s.
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"We wanted to not only offer incredible savings at many of our hotels and resorts in North America during our Cyber Monday sale, but also help those in need by partnering with Giving Tuesday," said David Marr, Senior Vice President, Brand Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Some of Starwood's most enticing Cyber Monday offers include $159 a night at The Westin Verasa Napa; $217 a night at The Phoenician, A Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale; $249 a night at W New York Downtown; $145 a night at The Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay; and $235 a night at The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Florida.
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Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Model
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The Ejs Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes model displays the motion of coupled oscillators, two masses connected by three springs. The initial position of the two masses, the spring constant of the three springs, the damping coefficient for each mass, and the driving force and driving force frequency for the left mass can be changed via text boxes. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.
Ejs Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_ehu_oscillations_normal.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models. Additional Ejs models for classical mechanics are available. They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.
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New year, new habits, new goals, new ideas about how things can be done – both at home, personally, professionally, mentally, emotionally and physically. As we slide into the next we can move forward with new vision and greater clarity.
I'm calling this year Lucky 13. It's all about clarity on every level. The thing I like about a new year is it's like a new notebook at the beginning of the semester. You can fill it with whatever you choose to fill it! And make sure that the way you're doing things really works for you in the best way possible.
I'm going for the tangibles first. Things like money which are easy to see, change, track, etc. As I was going over some accounts yesterday I noticed a monthly recurring charge that I wasn't even aware of. It had been recurring for the past 3 months. How did I not see it? Oh, I know, I wasn't paying attention. My goal this year is to know what's coming in and going out and where it's going. To pay attention.
So I called the bank. Found out what it was. (It was one of those deals where you sign up for a free 3 month trial then canceling is in your hands. Woops.) Then called the company and canceled any further payments. Easy as that. Total time about 7 minutes.
Why am I telling you this? Because it affects family life in a way. And spending less feels definitely slower and easier. Especially when it's money you're spending without even knowing you're spending it. And though some of you may gasp that I could have a charge on my account for 3 months and not know it (and in front of you I bow my head in shame), I know there are others out there who are nodding along with me getting it exactly. This post is for you. And for those who might benefit from an extra $20.00 a month to do something fun with your family. Or on your own. Or to tuck away for a rainy day.
So here's to clarity. And a little extra money in my pocket too. And here's to paying attention.
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WASHINGTON -- Impending budget cuts could hamper efforts to deter North Korea from taking hostile action and stymie plans to upgrade America's nuclear arsenal, top U.S. military officers told senators Tuesday.
Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti told the Senate Armed Services Committee that reducing the number of aircraft carriers in the Pacific could undercut deterrence and increase the possibility of miscalculation in the tense Korean peninsula. Scaparrotti, who has been nominated to command U.S. forces in South Korea, added that cuts in training will also erode combat readiness there.
He said Pyongyang is putting more money into development of intercontinental ballistic missiles, special operations forces and cyberthreat capabilities. And he added that if U.S. forces had to be deployed to Korea as a result of a provocation there, "we would probably take some time here in the States to train that unit to the readiness level that we believe they need to be at to do the job before they deploy. So arriving forces might be delayed as a result."
During the same hearing, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney said that the U.S. must continue plans to upgrade the nation's primary nuclear bomb and replace the aging fleet of nuclear-capable submarines to counter threats from other nations and non-state actors. Haney, who has been nominated to take over U.S. Strategic Command, said that cost savings have contributed to the delay in development of the new Ohio Class ballistic missile submarine, adding that additional delays would be unacceptable.
The Pentagon faces the prospect of a $52 billion, across-the-board budget cut in 2014 unless Congress and the White House come up with a deficit-cutting plan.
Haney also said that budget cuts are a factor as the Pentagon considers whether to make U.S. Cyber Command a separate military command. Currently it is part of U.S. Strategic Command, but military officials have been vocal in their warnings about the growing threat of cyberattacks from enemy nations and terrorists.
Right now, Haney said that creating a new command will trigger more overhead costs, so leaving the cyber responsibilities under Strategic Command works for now.
Senators quizzed Scaparrotti on the planned transfer of wartime control to South Korea, giving Seoul the primary responsibility for defending itself in a conflict.
"Sovereign nations should be responsible for their own national defense in time of war, particularly after the length of time that they have been gaining in capability," said Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat. He said he would do all he could to stick to the December 2015 deadline for the transfer of control.
Others expressed concerns that Haney has said he supports further analysis before a decision is made to develop a missile defense site on the East Coast.
"What further analysis do we need to conduct?" asked Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican. "You know, we missed it when it came to the North Korean nuclear threat. And I'd hate to see us in that position with regard to Iran." She said having a site on the East Coast would provide greater capability for the U.S. to respond if Iran launches an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Haney said he believes that an environmental impact study should go forward on possible East Coast sites. But he said he'd like to see further study on the need for an East Coast location, but that that a key priority is to invest in sensor technologies that are able to accurately determine what type of missile has been launched at the U.S. -- whether it's a decoy or a warhead.
Haney also offered support for the beleaguered new Littoral Combat Ship -- a small combat vessel now being deployed in the Pacific. There have been nagging questions about the cost and viability of the roughly $34 billion program and whether the Pentagon's plan to buy up to 52 of the ships should be chopped by as much as half due to budget constraints.
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U.S. Must Revive Focus on Sudan If Peace Is To Be Salvaged
Las Cruces Sun-News, April 20, 2007
By Bishop Ricardo Ramirez and Michael Cromartie
Two years ago, the United States helped broker a peace agreement in Sudan that ended two decades of North-South civil war with solemn promises of respect for the rights of all Sudanese and set a road map for normal life to return to that war-shattered nation.
Today, that peace is in jeopardy. The small clique that came to power in Khartoum through a coup in 1989 has not lived up to its commitment to share real power with the former Southern rebels and is either violating or foot-dragging on key elements in the January 2005 peace deal: demarcation of disputed boundaries, revenue-sharing of Sudan's oil wealth, the establishment of local governments that are truly representative of local populations, institutional protections for human rights, and crucial preparations for elections at all levels to establish the principle of democratic accountability.
Also, despite the presence of southerners in the Government of National Unity, Khartoum's military forces and the Khartoum-sponsored "Janjaweed" militia have employed in Darfur the same genocidal tactics first used in the South against Christians, followers of traditional African religions, and Muslims who opposed Khartoum's attempts to impose Islamic law on them. Moreover, despite international condemnation and patient diplomacy, Khartoum has been slow to accept a more robust international peacekeeping presence in Darfur with the mandate and means necessary to protect civilians. China, which has major investments in Sudan, has long served as Khartoum's biggest defender. Now, however, under intense pressure from both diplomats and ordinary citizens incensed that the Beijing Olympics may be remembered as "the Genocide Olympics," even China has joined in pushing Sudan to accept a strong United Nations force to work with the understaffed and under-equipped African Union peacekeepers.
For President Omar Hasan al-Bashir's government, it's business as usual: abusing human rights, stalling on implementation of even the most basic requirements of the peace agreement, and continuing to promote genocide in Darfur. Why should it act otherwise? The country has a projected 13 percent economic growth rate this year as foreign companies stream in to ride the oil boom. The high-level attention of the Bush administration and Congress was pivotal to bringing about the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Our government has strongly and uniquely pressed for U.N. Security Council action on Darfur and supported political and economic development in Southern Sudan, which we saw firsthand when we visited the country last year. U.S. leadership is urgently needed again, particularly when we see the palpable lack of progress in implementing the peace agreement's mechanisms and the genocide in Darfur.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency, recently wrote a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush, urging his personal engagement in re-energizing peace efforts in Sudan.
Among other recommendations, we called for ensuring that the special envoy on Sudan, Andrew Natsios, has the personnel and other support needed to fulfill his mandate of facilitating the implementation of the CPA and of pursuing peace in Darfur.
We also called for building a coalition with the European Union, Sudan's neighbors and nations such as China and India that have major economic investments in Sudan to press Khartoum to end its delaying tactics on implementation of the peace agreement and United Nations protection efforts in Darfur.
The U.S. should consider new sanctions such as asset freezes and travel bans against individuals and institutions, including the ruling National Congress Party, identified as responsible for serious human rights abuses or for impeding implementation of the 2005 agreement.
Both the northern and southern leadership should be held to the current schedule for elections in 2009 and a referendum in 2011 on the south's political future, ensuring that these are true expressions of popular will and that their results are accepted and implemented.
Finally, the U.S. should continue to support and strengthen the government of Southern Sudan, assist in the development of institutions and infrastructure necessary to protect human rights, deter a resumption of civil war and support the return of refugees and internally displaced persons.
Intense U.S. involvement in these efforts to return peace to Sudan would be a fitting affirmation of our nation's commitment to advancing human rights including religious freedom throughout the world.
Most Reverend Ricardo Ramirez, bishop of the Las Cruces diocese, and Michael Cromartie, vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, are members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.


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What would Tron be without black light? Or television crime scene investigations, for that matter? Just screw in a special lightbulb, and suddenly everything glows in an awesome way. But how does this actually work?
Find out the secrets of ultraviolet light, why some biological substances glow, and how to make glowing food.
Black light seems like a pretty futuristic invention — but in fact, it's just regular, sterile fluorescent lighting with a bit taken out of the bulb. Regular fluorescent bulbs are tubes filled with a noble gas and some mercury gas mixed in. When energy is pumped into the mercury atoms via electricity, they emit photons, but not photons that humans can see. Mercury emits ultraviolet light, which is both unhealthy and invisible, since it's much more energetic than visible light.
The reason that most fluorescent lighting is visible, while black light is not, is the hazy white on the outside of the fluorescent bulb. The bulb is coated with phosphors. These phosphors, when hit with photons, create heat as well as light. As a result of that particular combination of heat an light, the photons that the phosphors emit are just a little less active than the photons that the phosphors absorb. The loss of energy kicks the photon into the visible light range, letting humans see it.
Black light bulbs have phosphor coating that absorbs the higher-end UV light, but lets the relatively harmless and low-energy UVA waves get through. Those UVA waves zoom around the room and hit other phosphors; ones that we usually don't notice. It's the phosphors liberally sprinkled around our daily lives that make black light so neat.
First let's talk about the phosphorescent things that are sprinkled a little close to home. Many bodily fluids, including spit, urine, and semen, glow under black light. After calcium, phosphorous is the most abundant mineral in the body. It helps the kidneys filter water, which is one of the reasons that urine glows so brightly. There are also a whole group of enzyme called phosphotases, which remove phosphorous from a substrate. It is these phosphotase enzymes that glow in fluids like semen. A major reason we don't constantly see a glow from the world around us is the brighter visible light drowns it out.
Which isn't to say that we don't perceive the phosphorescence. Paper is treated with phosphorous, as are white clothes and laundry detergents. These added phosphorous compounds help clothes and paper have a bright, marketable white glow.
What can you do to make a black light party pop? Luckily, there's hidden phosphorous all around us, and not just in your spit and semen. Bananas are extremely cool in black light, especially around their spots, which have deposits of phosphors. Banana spots glow in leopard-like patterns under black light. Chlorophyll glows red, and vaseline glows blue. Tonic water glows in black light. Vitamin A and the B vitamins thiamine, niacin, and riboflavin will all glow under black light, especially if they're soaked in vinegar. Simply grind up vitamin tablets, soak them in a little vinegar, and either leave them around or serve them as salad dressing. Just be sure to explain to your friends that they're vitamins. Otherwise, they might believe you're trying to serve them your body fluids.
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