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Thecus N4100PRO NAS Server Review
Storage is no longer a matter of throwing another disk drive into the computer and calling it a day. There are many more issues to take into account besides a few more gigabytes of room. Today it's a matter of not only what you store, but how that data is going to be accessed and used. At work, data is king and the lifeblood of the enterprise. At home, our lives are becoming media-centric with a growing need for not only storage space, but ways to serve and share the media as well.
Network attached storage (NAS) servers are not just for businesses any more. The same benefits they offer in the work place, namely secure, sharable storage, can be used in the home/small office environment as well. Today's crop of NAS devices offer more than just storage though, as they can also be used as media servers to share photos and videos across the network and make files available via the Internet as well. Many units offer iTunes support and can even function as a web server, and any multi-bay unit will offer some form of redundancy through the use of RAID volumes.
Today we'll be looking at the Thecus N4100PRO, a 4-bay NAS server designed for the small business or enterprise work group. The N4100PRO is the big brother to the Thecus N3200PRO we reviewed previously here at OCC. Thecus offers a full line of storage products ranging from 8-bay enterprise class NAS servers to single- and dual-bay units for home use. The N4100PRO has been part of the lineup since Thecus introduced it over 15 months ago, however the version we'll be examining is based on the just-released AJAX-based user interface that offers a cleaner look and more features including iSCSI support.
Closer Look:
As we saw with the N3200PRO, Thecus sent us the N4100PRO in a heavy-duty corrugated shipping box with plenty of packing peanuts to keep everything secure and undamaged. The carton containing the actual unit comes with the usual marketing images with the front and rear of the box containing identical images of the NAS unit itself. On one end of the box is a description of the unit's features and capabilities. On the opposite end of the box is a schematic showing some of the possible connections for the unit. All in all, it is a rather minimalistic and uncluttered approach, although I have yet to figure out why the recumbent woman on the face of the box seems to be so happy - maybe she really did want a NAS server for her birthday after all.
The N4100 is securely cushioned inside the box by a pair of open-cell foam inserts that position the unit in the center of the box with enough dead space around it to protect it from any bumps and rough handling. The enclosure is further protected against scratches by a plastic bag. Accessories included with the N4100PRO include a power cord, a Cat5E network cable and a bag containing hard drive mounting screws and a set of key for the disk trays. Also included are a quick start guide, the installation CD and a second disc containing the backup software.
The server is enclosed in plastic which ads another layer of protection against scratches during shipping. The front of the case is mostly taken up by the ventilated front cover with the LCD panel and its controls located just below that. Down the left side you can see the status LEDs with a front USB port located at the bottom just above the power switch. The back panel of the N4100PRO features a 120mm cooling fan in the center of the case with a pair of USB ports located along the right side. Below that, also on the right side, are the two network connections with the WAN port located on top of the LAN port. Along the bottom of the panel you have the power connector and 40mm cooling fan for the built-in power supply. The bottom of the case has four rubber feet to keep the unit from scratching other devices in case you want to stack it and they also serve to keep the unit from sliding around.
Popping the cover off the unit offers a look at the motherboard with the AMD Geode LX 800 processor hidden beneath a passively cooled aluminum heatsink. Butting up next to the heatsink on the right is the 256 MB DDR400 SODIMM module. If you look down at the bottom edge of the motherboard you'll see the 128MB flash module containing the firmware for the N4100PRO. The motherboard assembly pulls out, exposing the SATA backplane. The front looks a bit different now with the LCD panel fully exposed; you can also see the status LEDs along the left side of the drive trays.
Now that we've seen what the N4100PRO looks like, let's see what it takes to install the drives and get the NAS unit online.


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Mom life isn't easy. As parents and role models, we teach our kids the values of honesty and being truthful but sometimes, we do resort to little white lies to prevent an epic meltdown or simply to save us from answering the question 'why' for the hundredth time. This Mother's Day, we celebrate moms by talking to real moms who confess to their 'little white lies'.
Disclaimer: We are not promoting lying to kids, or to anyone. This post is intended for pure humor.
"I tell my 11-year-old son if he is on time for school this week he can stay home all of next week."
—Misty, Mother of 4
"I tell my 6-year-old daughter that when the ice cream truck plays music, it means they are out of ice cream."
—Tiffany, Mother of 1
"I told my 2-year-old that Halloween was about collecting candy for mommy and daddy."
—Nikki, Mom of 1
"All the animals are sleeping right now so we can't go to the zoo in winter. We unplug the TV or let the batteries run down on the tablet and tell him it's broken."
—Melissa, Mom of 1
"If you play with your Willy it will fall off."
—Christine, Mom of 1
When my son was three or four years old, whenever he asked for candy or cookies, I would tell him I'd check the package and see if he could have it. And then I would say, "Oh no, it says you have to be 12 years old." Or if it was something he was allowed but within a limit, I would say, "Oh okay, it says you have to eat three veggies and brush your teeth right after."
—Katherine, Mom of 1
"My son thinks that Toys R Us is just a toy testing place. You can't buy or bring home toys. You can only look."
—Zoe, Mom of 2
"All my kids grew up thinking that a red dot appeared on their foreheads that only mom and dad could see if they lied. I also told my middle son that Nutella was poo sauce."
—Kara, Mom of 3
"Daddy takes the TV remote batteries to work. Sorry, we can't watch it during the day!"
—Shelley, Mom of 1
"If you lie, your nose will grow and you'll have a huge old man nose by the time you start kindergarten. My 4-year-old then tells the truth while touching her nose."
—Elizabeth, Mom of 2
"Jesus can see you in the washroom and tells me if you washed your hands."
—Elisa, Mom of twins
"The Youtube app doesn't work on the iPad."
—Adriana, Mom of 1
"If you kiss on the lips you'll get a cold sore."
—Enea, Mom of 2
"In summer, while playing with water, I tell them the water ran out and now we have to wait for it to fill up again. I also shut off the Wi-FI and say that someone else is using it, we all have to take turns."
—Linda, Mom of 2
"If you pick your nose or eat boogers, it will make you smaller."
—Elise, Mom of 2
"It is dangerous to go into Mommy's room."

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Children at Slutwalk?
June 25, 2011
I went to Slutwalk Wellington today. Loads of others will now doubt be blogging about the event, it's message, how it went and what it set out to achieve. I wanted to talk about my experience today and specifically, the fact that I brought my almost-five-year old to the protest.
I thought about it long and hard and discussed it with my partner and we made the decision jointly. I asked myself why I wanted to bring her. What was my honest motivation? On one had I wanted to help expand the message of Slutwalk to include the obvious but not overtly obvious point that Rape affects children. It affects them when they are survivors and it affects them when their family members, friends and neighbours are survivors. That made me wonder if perhaps I was using Anabelle to send a message, and considering she couldn't really give her informed consent to this I questioned myself if this was the best motive.
I tried to identify the potential questions she would ask me. Perhaps I was shattering her innocence by instigating these conversations with her at this age. But for many girls and boys this innocence is a luxury and I would rather that she was exposed to these ideas through me in an environment of strength and protest than as a victim.
I worried that she might get scared, but thankfully, in New Zealand violence at protests is relatively uncommon. I don't think I saw any obvious law-enforcement there today. I knew this would be a low-probability risk.
In the end I knew I wanted to bring her because we have a right to have families represented at protests. I wanted her to learn that sometimes we have to make a loud noise for what we believe in with groups of others. That marching with others who believe the same thing you do is a powerful and empowering experience.
So I let her decide. I explained that I was going to the protest because it doesn't matter what we wear, no-one is allowed to hurt us. She got it. 'We're not allowed to hurt people' she said, confirming her comprehension. So I asked her, what would you say if someone said, 'don't wear short skirts because it might make someone hurt you'. I would say 'no' she said with a tone of c'mon-surely-everyone-knows-that's-ridiculous-like-duh voice.
She was great. I made sure we went to the toilets first, I had plenty of snacks and checked in with her before, during and after the march. She walked when I asked her to and despite occasionally complaining it was too loud and being a bit bored during the speeches she was fabulous.
My favourite moment was when following shouts of '2 – 4 – 6 – 8, there is no excuse for rape' and 'what do we want? No rape! When do we want it? Now!' She turned to me and said; 'Mum, who's Ray?'


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Thanks to Verizon, Android TV commercials are in full force lately. We love seeing what promotional campaigns the carriers and handset makers come up with, even when they leave us speechless. Sony Ericsson just uploaded their first ad for the upcoming Xperia X10 Mini and it is one of the coolest videos we have seen.
There is still no word if this phone will actually land in the United States, but it has been rumored for AT&T and T-Mobile since it's a GSM device. Sony Ericsson had hoped to get the original Xperia X10 on a U.S. carrier, but they got passed up by newer phones running the latest Android 2.1 firmware.
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It is a pleasant lunchtime hour on a recent weekday, and a small gathering of technologists has huddled at Panera Bread in the Laurelwood shopping center for their monthly confab.
Software developers talk shop during a MemTech "tech lunch" at Panera Bread. Gatherings such as these occur throughout the city, bringing together the city's technologists, entrepreneurs and more.
(Photo: Lance Murphey)
They're participants in a recurring series of "Tech Lunches" spearheaded by Brian Swanson. He's a software developer and the founder of Purple Ant Software, which focuses on Web and desktop software development.
At the monthly gatherings, versions of which also are held in Cordova and Downtown, the conversation around the table might focus on new phones coming out, video games, interesting websites someone stumbled across or the latest "memes" circling the Internet. Sometimes, there might be 10 separate conversations about those topics all at once.
"This is a social get-together for tech-minded folks," Swanson said. "You don't necessarily have to be in the industry. It's just people who are interested in tech-related things. We don't have a speaker or anything like that. It's more of a meet-up and network thing. And everybody's welcome.
"My biggest reasoning behind it is I'm self-employed and don't get to see other people every day. And things like these lunches are a chance to get out and interact with other people who are interested in the same things I am."
At the same time, the lunches also are more than that. Memphis' startup, technology and entrepreneurial communities are expanding at a more rapid clip than ever, and Swanson's tech lunch crowd exists behind one of many side doors into the place where all those related communities overlap and work together.
Here's the newest piece of evidence about how that entrepreneurial ecosystem here is flourishing. Next week, the Wall Street Journal will focus its blog "The Accelerators" on the topic of whether entrepreneurs can find success anywhere in the U.S. as opposed to certain regions.
Tennessee is one of five regions chosen to be spotlighted on the blog. There will be guest posts there related to the topic from LaunchMemphis co-founder Eric Mathews, Memphis attorney Emily Brackstone, Meg Crosby of Wolf River Angels, Patrick Woods of a-m ventures and Kyle Sandler, the co-founder of the Nibletz tech news site and who's also helping spearhead a three-day startup conference in Memphis in February.
About that conference: It's the "Everywhereelse.co" startup conference, and it's going to bring more than 1,000 entrepreneurs, founders, investors and startup supporters to Memphis. The conference will be held Feb. 10-12 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, and an article at Forbes.com called it a "must-attend" conference for startups in 2013.
Andre Fowlkes, left, of LaunchYourCity, speaks with Cliff McKinney of Work for Pie in the Launchpad at EmergeMemphis, where 300 entrepreneurs worked in 2012.
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Looking backward, last year saw 300 entrepreneurs work out of the Launchpad, a co-working space Downtown. There were 2,000 mentor hours invested, and hundreds of professional connections were made.
LaunchMemphis in 2012 also hosted three 48-Hour Launch Weekends, including one focused on women-led startups. Twelve high-growth startup companies graduated from a pair of local incubators in 2012 – six from Seed Hatchery, and six from ZeroTo510. And a small venture capital fund was formed through the group Wolf River Angels.
That's just a small taste of what 2012 afforded Memphis-area startups and entrepreneurs.
For 2013, already coming out of the gate is Memphis Venture Mentors, a pool of business and community leaders who will serve all of the LaunchMemphis platforms.
"Because we have different accelerator programs like Seed Hatchery, we created Memphis Venture Mentors so that all the mentors go through one place," said Olivia Lomax, a co-founder of the new mentoring program.
Next week, participants in Memphis' startup scene will head to LaunchLounge, a gathering of professionals, entrepreneurs, innovators and creators who are meeting at Local Gastropub on the Square at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Prior to that, Aunt Bertha will be on hand at EmergeMemphis for those participants to mingle with.
Aunt Bertha is an Austin startup that went through the inaugural Code for America accelerator, and its software makes it easier for governmental and charitable agencies to accept and process applications for services.
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Cookie Cutter Crafts & Gifts to Make
My mother used to have a huge cookie cutter collection (mostly passed down from her mother) and even though she didn't bake often, I loved taking it out to look through. Today, I have a small selection and, like-mother-like-daughter, don't produce very many cookies, but there are plenty of other ways to use them with kids.
1. Clay Placecards or Ornaments: This is just a small crafty step up from using cookie cutters with playdough. With supervision, have your kids use Sculpey or other clay to make placecards for your holiday table or ornaments to give as gifts. More info: One More Mushroom. See also Chez Larsson's take on this.
2. Birdseed Feeders: A perfect winterish activity - do the work while you're toasty inside and then venture out for some fresh air to hang them. (Then, I'd recommend, finishing off the afternoon with hot cocoa, but that's just me.) More info: Kate's Creative Space
3. Shaped Crayons: Do you save your kids' crayon nubs? If so you can melt them down and create new crayons in fun shapes using cookie cutters. Even if you don't have old crayons to recycle, you can do this with new crayons and make some cute stocking stuffers or gifts for young friends. More info: Daily Danny
4. Playdough Play: Whether you make your own or buy it from the store, cookie cutters are ideal to use with playdough. Roll it out (or older kids can do it for themselves) and let your kids cut all kinds of shapes. More info: Polkadot Canary
5. Candles: Another way to get kids involved in gift making this year. You'll need some basic candle supplies (beeswax sheets and wicks), but this project is suitable for preschool age kids and up. More info: Spoonful
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Adopting a child as a new member of your family is both exciting and stressful for the parents and the children. It would be best to talk openly about the adoption with your kids to help prevent problems with insecurity, confusion and jealousy. Here are some ways on how you can prepare your child/children for the arrival of an adopted sibling...
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Talking to teenagers to give advice or simply to find out how they are doing is not a common act among parents today. One of the reasons why this is so is that teenagers in general are difficult to approach, let alone communicate with. A gap in age could be an obvious cause to blame, but despite these impediments, parents should never give up on trying to communicate with their…Continue
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Visit Commonwealth Secretariat website
For more information about the contest, visit: www.worldbank.org/lacgender
WASHINGTON, DC, United States, 4 December 2008 - The World Bank and the Commonwealth Secretariat launched today a regional contest to identify, recognize and promote initiatives that have demonstrated success in engaging youth-at-risk in the Caribbean.
The Caribbean Contest: Keeping Boys out of Risk seeks to identify and promote existing best practices that target youth-at-risk, highlight the importance of human development, and focus on empowerment rather than punitive measures, said Yvonne Tsikata, World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean.
Any national or regional stakeholder in any World Bank / Commonwealth Caribbean member country (Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago) can submit application(s) for one or more projects or initiatives that are currently ongoing or finalized after the year 2000.
Governmental ministries and offices, schools, universities, projects, NGOs and stakeholders from the private sector can participate.
Initiatives should fall under one of the following three categories:
Electronic application forms are available at www.worldbank.org/lacgender and must be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com by January 20, 2009.
Finalists will be invited to present their innovative and results-oriented experiences at the Regional Conference on Boys Underachievement in Education, which will take place in Jamaica in early 2009. A compilation of the selected regional best practices will be published for distribution via the Internet and other media.
For more information about the contest, please visit: www.worldbank.org/lacgender.
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I received the following email from Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA.
Attached are pictures of the Yuneec – Flightstar e-Spyder. We flew it yesterday at South Woodstock doing two flights about 10 minutes each. The plane goes 55 mph and stalls at 24 mph. Duration is expected to be 40 minutes. We are continuing testing in preparation for flying at Airventure in the Ultralight area.
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Adolescence is a time when kids can be off-track. Moods swing in all directions, experimentation and rebellion against authority are commonplace, and kids are often misdirected, misguided, and believe they have all of the answers.
And parents are often ineffectual in their efforts to reign in bad behavior and address off-track attitudes with their adolescent children. They can lower the bar, expecting less from their children as long as their grades are okay, they're performing well in sports, or everything seems okay on the surface. Somewhere, somehow parents stop paying attention to the kind of people their children are becoming and more attention to what their children can do.
So how do we help kids navigate their way through this time…guide them, support them, offer them enough structure and discipline without robbing their right as "adulthood testers" opportunities for growth and learning? How do we raise the bar high enough so that they can emerge on the other side with the tools they need to succeed in life as good, decent people? Laura and Malcolm Gauld say we help kids by helping the parents, the kids' primary influencers.
As a parenting expert and head of Hyde Schools, a group of public and private schools that focus on college preparation and family-based character education, my approach starts with letting kids know immediately they are responsible for themselves. At Hyde, kids find out fast that who they are is more important than what they do. Parents find out that the best they can do for their children at this time is to let go of their (children's) potential and take hold of their own.
- Understand your job as parents. This is the foundation of parenting. Like any job, one must understand the duties and responsibilities that go along with this biggest job of all. Most of the unproductive actions we take stem from the strong desire for playing the roles we want to play in our children's lives, rather than accepting the role we need to play. Some specific action steps parents can take include: Examples: a. We can be friendly, but we are not friends; b. Love your children, yet resist seeking their love; c. The more you talk, the more you lose; d. Do not engage with a terrorist attitude; e. You are the primary teacher.
- Raise your children to be accountable to life. We have only a short time to instill the values and principles that will assist our children in putting their lives together. If we tie them to us, we may not be able to fully teach the lessons that life requires. Examples: a. Do not do for your children what they can do for themselves; b. Value success & failure; c. Teach your child to work; d. Look for the positive but don't "gush;" e. Allow your children the same struggles that shaped you; f. Look for humor and laughter g. Parent from principles; not from fear, guilt, or control.
- Build family traditions. The big picture of raising children is done with the actions, routines, and practices that make up lifetime memories, habits, and character. It is never too late to start a family tradition and often the value of these actions is seen looking back at one's upbringing. Examples: a. Reach out and give back as a family b. Value and expect manners; c. Hold family meetings; d. Light candles at the dinner table; e. Make attitude everything.
- Have faith in your child's unique potential and the larger forces at work. Every child has a unique contribution to make in the world. We must believe in that potential even if we cannot understand it and we must allow the larger forces (people, faith, etc.) to play their role in our child's journey. Examples: a. Allow obstacles to become opportunities; b. Give others permission to challenge your child; c. Resist labels of any kind; d. Who you are is more important that what you do; e. Hold onto both the reality and vision you have for your child.
- Your own personal growth will be your true legacy to your child. We will be parents until we breathe our last breath. As Jung states in his powerful quote, "The greatest impact on children are the unlived lives of adults." Our growth will trump any successes and talents we think will inspire them. Examples: a. Lead by example; b. Respect yourself; c. Take risks in front of your child; d. Get up every day and model character in the little moments; e. Do something each day for pure joy; f. Tackle the deep attitudes that hold you back; g. Accept what your own parents gave you, what they tried to give you and what they were unable to give you.
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World Bank: Countries urged to empower women, reduce stigma, to fight HIV
Instead of telling men to wear condoms, they tried to educate female commercial sex workers about their benefits.
But women dont wear condoms, observes Debrework Zewdie, Director of the Global HIV/AIDS Program at the World Bank.
As a result, the epidemic took a very different course on the African continent than it took in the United Statesonce the other epicenter of the disease.
The AIDS epidemic began at roughly the same time among gay men in the north and commercial sex workers in the south, says Zewdie.
While educated gay men in America used condoms, reduced sex partners, lobbied for medication, and improved their odds, poor and female commercial sex workers in Sub-Saharan Africa didnt wear condoms, and neither did their clients.
In fact, the clients often offered more money for sex without condoms, says Zewdie.
The result 20 years later: an infection rate so high that Sub-Saharan Africa has 60 percent of the worlds HIV cases, despite having only 10 percent of the worlds population. About 50 million Africans have been infected with HIV since the epidemic began.
Of the 25.8 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa currently living with HIV, almost 60 percent are women and girls.
And there is still no widely accepted effective female-based HIV prevention method available, says Zewdie.
The female condom is 10 times as expensive as male condoms and difficult to use, she says, and microbicides that could kill HIV on contact are not yet on the market.
We did very little for women, Zewdie says.
Today some AIDS/HIV experts at the Bank and other organizations believe that short of an AIDS vaccine or other major breakthrough, empowering women may be the key to overcoming the disease.
Inequality between men and women fueled the AIDS epidemic, they argue, by discouraging safe sex, i.e. sex with condoms, and encouraging relationships between young women and older men more likely to be infected with HIV.
Womens lack of economic power, education, job opportunities, and effective rights to property in many countries often drives them into relationships in which they dont have the ability to negotiate safe sex, and may be exposed to HIV through their partners other liaisons, says Elizabeth Lule, head of the Banks AIDS Campaign Team for Africa (ACT Africa).
Early marriage of girlsas young as 12to men 10 or more years their senior increases their risk to HIV infection. About 40 percent of girls in Africa and 48 percent in Asia marry before their 18th birthday, with rates as high as 76 percent in Niger and 74 percent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the United Nations Population Fund.
At the beginning of the epidemic, the entire focus was on commercial sex workers. Nobody bothered to look into the HIV status of married women. But when they did, they saw the same HIV prevalence rate in married women as in commercial sex workers, says Zewdie.
The reasonthey got HIV from their husbands, she says.
Most studies of HIV-positive married women in Africa and South Asia find that about 70 percent of the women were faithful to their husbands, she says.
Even so, HIV-positive married women suffer discrimination and stigma, and are blamed for bringing HIV into the home, Lule adds.
The Bank and its partners have been trying to reduce stigma and change behavior through the Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programs (MAPs) for Africa, says Lule.
The MAPs support HIV/AIDS initiatives of community organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to address the problem on many fronts: prevention through education and awareness programs, with emphasis on vulnerable groups such as youth and women of childbearing age and other vulnerable marginalized groups, better access to health care and treatment, and efforts to empower women through legal reform and job training, among other approaches.
When a MAP is initiated in a country, the Bank insists national AIDS program representatives meet with women, youth and people living with HIV and incorporate their input in designing the program, says Zewdie.
The Bank has so far committed $1.12 billion to fighting AIDS in 29 countries through MAPs, and has dedicated another $107 million to four sub-regional projects, including a project to fight the spread of HIV among transport workers, migrants, commercial sex workers and local people in the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor through providing condoms, prevention information and health care.
We have strong programs, says Zewdie. But we could do more, and we should do more.
One problem is countries strategic AIDS plans havent addressed the reasons why increasing numbers of women and girls are being infected, she says.
But now many countries are planning new AIDS strategies, offering the Bank and other international organizations an opportunity to help countries target the source of HIV infection and also to address gender inequality and the low status of women as a way of fighting the disease.
Its the best chance we have, says Zewdie.
The new strategies may mean targeting commercial sex workers or injecting drug userstwo groups many countries are ashamed of and fail to deal with effectively, she says.
The biggest nut to crack is the education of policy makers, because in most of these societies, commercial sex workers and drug injectors are not seen as a priority for government.
If youre a country in Eastern Europe, and if the epidemic is driven by injecting drug use, youd better put your money in that population, because from that population it spreads into the general population.
Zewdie recently took representatives of six countriesIndia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz Republicto a workshop in Tehran, Iran, on that countrys program to prevent injecting drug use in prisons and elsewhere.
Iran has waged a vigorous war on HIV with a campaign that declares AIDS the Plague of the Century and advises the use of condoms. The countrys Health Ministry is also distributing free needles at pharmacies to prevent HIV transmission through needle-sharing among injecting drug users.
But elsewhere, stigma and descrimination over the disease discourages such openness.
In Africa, stigma discouraged groups working on reproductive health to incorporate HIV/AIDS services earlier on in the epidemic says Lule.
And I think we are paying the price for being short-sighted in that area, because the RH programs were in place, trained providers were there, but because of the stigma, HIV and RH programs remained separate.
Lule would like to see a comprehensive response to a womans reproductive and sexual health needs, including access to information and services on pregnancy, antenatal care, maternal services, and information to allow her to protect herself, to be able to have the skills to negotiate condom use, to be able to make the choices that allow her both protect herself decide how many children to have.
What Id like to see is something that enables men and women to also discuss those issues fairly openly and bring down that culture of silence that prevents couples from discussing those intimate issues, Lule says.
And I also believe we made one mistake in that when we talk about gender and equality and we talk about the feminization of HIV/AIDS, there is a missing linkthe other half of gender. The men are a part of the solution.


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<–Becky's First Encounter with Obeah Becky & Living in Kingston, Jamaica –>
During slavery, the plantation remained the most important unit and a rigid class system existed. You were judged to be important according to the type of work you did, by the colour of your skin and how much money and land you owned.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, slavery's legacy was the social structure it had created before Emancipation – a three-tier class structure at the top of which was the white upper class. Then came the coloureds, followed by the blacks. Although Jamaican whites did mix with coloureds in official and business circles, because of their colour prejudice, they refused to mix with them socially. As for the blacks, both the whites and the coloureds treated them as if they were less than human, although there were some exceptions.
Extract from Great Aunt Lucy's Diary 1902
<–Becky's First Encounter with Obeah Becky & Living in Kingston, Jamaica —>
Becky left "Mon Repose" very early this morning leaving a note asking Martha and me to meet her at the hotel in the afternoon as she had something to tell us. Martha is considering staying on in Jamaica and opening a dress salon, but is hesitant about taking such a big step. She has struck up a friendship with Thomas Bonnett who owns a large department store on Harbour Street. Apparently he was very impressed when she told him she worked at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane and he realised she had skills he could make use of. Thomas suggested she stayed on in Jamaica and work for him, until she felt the time was right to start up on her own, or returned to England, whichever she decided to do.
Becky's always been self-sufficient and can amuse herself. Sometimes she takes a boat to Port Royal, the train to Montego Bay or Port Antonio. One day I asked her if she makes these trips alone and she confessed she had met someone special. I suspect this "someone special" is the reason she has asked Martha and I to meet her here.
The Constant Spring must be the most beautifully situated Hotel in the whole of Jamaica. It's as tropical as you can get, set 600 feet above sea level and at the foot of the Blue Mountains amid sugar, banana, pineapple and coffee estates.
As you come up the front steps of the hotel there is a splendid Royal Palm tree standing in the main entrance. Inside it is cool, comfortable and elegantly furnished and outside there are spacious cool verandas where you can sit and take in the scent given off from the exotic and colourful tropical plants and shrubs that fill the hotel's gardens. The hotel serves wonderful ice cold fresh fruit drinks, like pineapple and coconut or the hotel's specialty, a drink called matrimony, made with the pulp of an orange and a custard apple which is what Martha and I are drinking while we waited for Becky.
On an immaculate green lawn to my left a group of men and women are playing croquet. On my right, elderly guests, who find the sun too hot, sit under shaded arbours and tropical foliage which provides shelter from the unrelenting sun, either reading or quietly talking; elsewhere some children are shrieking and laughing while playing, what sounds like, a game of hide and seek, in the hotel's specially designed children's garden.
Sitting a few tables away from me are some men and women talking and laughing loudly at the tactics that had taken place at a practice game on the polo field that morning. And in front of me beyond the gardens and shrubbery, is the tennis court from where, in the distance, I can hear a game is being played and the players calling out "well played" and "good shot" as a winning point is scored.
At last I saw Becky coming towards me. She looked beautiful. Her long blond hair tied loosely back with a yellow ribbon and wearing a simple white dress which showed off her perfect, slim figure. She was holding hands with a good looking young man and laughing at something he was saying to her, both of them completely oblivious to the glances the other guests were giving them.
I knew immediately they were in love. They sat down still holding hands and Becky introduced him to Martha and me.
"This is Henry" Becky said and then she paused before she added "and Henry has asked me to marry him."
His name was Henry Alexander Browney and he owned a meat market down by Kingston Harbour. Becky chatted away, telling us how they met and Henry sat quietly listening. There was a pounding in my head and I felt dizzy and slightly nauseous. I reached out for my drink, my matrimony, but knocked it over – an involuntary action or a reaction. I couldn't say. Becky was still chattering away singing Henry's praises.
"He's charming, intelligent, articulate, well read and very amusing" she told us. I agree that any man with those attributes one would consider to be a real catch for a woman. But as Becky sat next to him in her pretty white dress I could only focus on the fact that Henry was as black as coal!
It is not an exaggeration to call Jamaica a paradise. But it has an ugly past. Non whites far outnumber whites and the colour and social prejudice, which was the mainstay of slavery, remains today. The white upper classes still have all the economic control, social prestige, political power and status. They still see as inferior the middle class, who range from almost white to pure black and who may be lawyers, doctors, business men or women, teachers, clergy, and skilled tradesmen.
It is true that this class is not barred from occupying a position in any walk of life, including public service, providing they are suitably educated and qualified. Some of them are magistrates of Petty Sessions, and some are Chief Magistrates of their Parishes. In the capacity of their professional positions they can and do associate with white people on equal terms. But that is where the association stops. In their private social life white Jamaican, with a few minor exceptions, refuse to mix with educated and wealthy coloureds or blacks.
It came as a surprise to me that these middle classes don't want or expect to be invited into white Jamaican circles. Because of indoctrination during slavery, the coloureds believed they were inferior to white people but superior to the blacks and in turn the blacks believed they were inferior to both groups.
But what has changed significantly with the middle classes is the tendency to be very obsessed with skin colour and what they consider to be good European-type features, like the shape of a nose and hair. It seems that with emancipation the question of colour seems to have become more, rather than less, important as a sign of status.
A marriage between a coloured man and white woman would be superficially acceptable if he were very rich and influential, which in itself would be a very rare occurrence, but would also be considered damaging to the purity of the white race.
A marriage between a white man and coloured woman would be tolerated. I saw this advertisement recently in the Daily Gleaner.
It was not the first time I had seen something like this and I expect the young man will find what he's looking for since there are quite a few rich coloured Jamaican women. He will get financially security and she will get a very cool and limited entry into white Jamaican society being excluded from the more prestigious events that were held.
The only relationship between a white man and a black woman that I have heard of was during slavery. White men don't advertise for black woman to marry, even if they are wealthy and educated.
If Becky, a white woman, plans to go ahead with this marriage to a black man, she can expect, with a possible few exceptions, to be ostracised completely by Jamaicans whatever their colour, after all it wasn't too long ago that it was against the law for a white woman to marry or have children with a black man.
I knew that with Becky's news, Martha's dream of owning a successful dress salon would suffer. I felt sorry for her because she had been tantalisingly close to achieving what she wanted most but being Becky's sister would ensure that she too was excluded from Kingston's elite social circle.
Martha said nothing throughout the meeting, but I read her eyes and her reaction was cold fury. I don't think she looked at Henry but, as she got up to leave the table, she leaned towards Becky and whispered something in her ear.
As Martha left I realised the rest of the guests had all been watching us. Lucy and Henry were still sitting holding hands and maybe the enormity of what they were about to undertake was beginning to dawn on Becky. I worry for Becky's future but am overwhelmed with admiration and so very proud of her. Prejudice does exist between Jamaicans and it is a strong person whose voice or actions make it clear that they are not part of the colour and social structure that operates here.
As Henry, Becky and I prepared to leave the hotel, I asked her what Martha had whispered. "Nothing. She was just being silly".
That evening was a typical tropical night, still, beautiful and clear with the moon riding high in a cloudless sky. A wind slowly started to get up throughout the night and steadily increased in force until by about 2 am in the morning when it must have reached over 100 m.p.h. With it came a ferocious rainstorm and relentless thunder and lightning.
The next day the devastation was awful. Coconut trees that had stood for fifty years were torn up by the roots and thrown yards away as if they were matchsticks. Plantations, including my own, have been hit badly, but nowhere near as badly as the peasants who will have lost their homes as well as their crops. Years of work wiped out in one night. God knows what these poor people will do without money or means to restore the crops on which their livelihood entirely depends.
Martha called it retribution for Becky's actions. A little dramatic, I thought. Shortly afterwards Martha returned home alone to England.
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On foot
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:".¦¦^¦ ^^ a Central Ohio's Only Jeimsh Nezvspaper Reaching Every Home A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals , Volume XVII—No. 52 COIvUMBUS, OHIO, DICCICMnj'R 28, 1934 Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc Strictly Confidential Tid-Bits From Evcrrwher* Or i-iiiNiEAB J. nmoN New B'liai BVith Officers For 1935 Were Chosen Thursday Evening I. W. (iiirtlv uf Uiu law nrlii, Cr.'ihbc, flarck & Sillniiin, Citi/ciirpx-Hiu'lt HlflK-, was olcctciil 1 ires id CI It uf '/.'ion Lixlfjc No. ()2, li'iiai It'ritli, l;isl Tliitrsday evening, at the Windinft Hulluw City Club, '^uc- ceediiiK Jack AVoUtcin, who occupietl lliib True Story ^Midnight in the emergency ward of one (if'Afcw York's Jewish Iiospilals.. .Enter an accident case, as pretty a coniiKiund iractiire as yon could imagine.. .Patient demands private iloctor—as opposed to nitL-rne—and is asfiiKned a yoiinff Jcwisli Ixinesettcr, wlio tlicrcnjion is iiauled out of Ijcd to do liis .stnfT...13y morning pa¬ tient is resting eonifortahly, tcllinK doc¬ tor jiow much lie appreciates everything, Ihrting with good-looking nurse...In tlie aflcrnoon the doctor,-cuming to check Up on his i)atieiit, finds him among the miss¬ ing. . .Nurse reports tiiat patieii't suddenly demaiidc<l removal to anotlier hospital, in¬ sisted on amhulance .service'and got it ...Tfe gave 110 explanation, but did say that a me.ssage for the doctor was in n niatchbox . lying on the table.. Jiu.sincss of doctor opening niatclibo.v.. .Empty... Hut on the'l)ott(mi, in pencil, is scribbled r-you guessed it: Hcil Hitler... International Ncw-s l-Iiton Sinclair, California's Epic au¬ thor, reveals Ibat he had Itis troubles with, among others, a prominent coast iJcmocrat who was utterly crmvinccd of the veracity of the "Pt-otocols of tlie Elders of Zion".. .Which reminds us that the new year will bring a new book by j oITilc with unusual ability ITerrnun JJernstcin, editor and diplomat, <luring the pa'^t >car. Afr. Garck is al.so who exposes the fraudulencc of the "Pro- pre.-<ideiU of the Ohio State and Kentucky tocols" and hopes thereby to put a crimp in their dis.semination.. .Hopeful also is Prince Huberlus Lowenstcin, who is not of (he faith but who has published, in England, a tome optimistically entitled "After Hitler's Fair...In Italy theatrc- gfjers are registering their dissatisfaction with the Na/i brand of Fascism by giving an overwhelming welcome to George Arliss' "House of Rothschild"... And Eddie Cantor, of course, is panicking 'em with his goo-goo eyes...But in New York a certain newly arrived Englishman is being finger-pointed as an emissary of London's Black' Shirt Sir Oswald Mas- Icy, who apparently aims to start an anti- Semitic Fascist movement hereabouts.., Good-Will Dept. We learn that the' American Jewish World of Minneapolis numbers among its subscribers a Nordic Seventh Day Adventist who reads it rcligiou.sly each week, from cover to cover, being con vinced that since Jesus was *a Jew the Jewish papers will have a scoop on his second coming...In Cincinnati the Y, .M. C. A. has a considerable number of new memberships which Jews signed up for and then gave over to Christian boys who could not afford the, fee...In New York and Philadelphia the Jahrzcit of the Quaker City's Jules Mastbaum is commemorated each year with an anni¬ versary mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, in recognition of the late theatre mag¬ nate's generous contributions to Catholic charities...The $1,000 Ginibel award to our First Lady as America's outstanding woman has become a gift of health to a youthful infantile ])aralysis victim, while ilrs. Mary Bok, who received a similar sum in the form of the Gimbel Philadel pliia award, is turning her check over to Philly's Federation... Washington Flashes You have to liand it to Congressman Sol Bloom... He's already worrying about celebrating the •l-'iOth anniversary of the discovery of America, which fall in h)\2...Incidentally,' the Washington Post Oflice recently received a card ad¬ dressed to ' George Washington—and promptly forwarded it to Sol. ..Bernard M. Barucli, chairman of the committee whose job it is to make war profiteer- proof, wants it knowii that he is not a , member of the American Liberty League ...The diplomatic coterie is preparing rousing welcome for Boris Skvirsky, Soviet charge d'afTaircs, returning from the U. S. S. R. together with Mme. Skvirsky, now fully recovered from her recent illness.. .!?;J,OOO.OOn,000 niore for the Home Owners Loan Corporation is the present aim of Pittsburgh's Congress¬ man Henry Ellcnbogen.. .The Slate De- partnient has discovered that the reason for the added einbonpoint currently en¬ joyed by Magda I^ipescu is that she is collecting commissiosis from American firms (loitig business in King Carol's ter¬ ritory.. .The War Department, remem¬ bering that Harry Licbesklnd of Water- bury, Conn., displayed extraordinary heroism in action in France in the sum¬ mer of !!MS, has awarded him nn oakleaf cluster for the Distinguished Service Cross... Pot-Poiirri l^rosperity is with us again, indicate Gerard. (General Electric) Swope and Walter P. (Motors) Chrysler as they cast their eyes over lO-'M records and ad¬ vance orders for I it; W. ..David (RCA) , Snrnoff he;«ls the men's division of the (Contmuedon paffc 2)' 1934'S NEW JEWISH FACTS The Past Year's Newcomers to the Front Page ' Hy HEUNAUD POSTAL /(; this sitn-cy of the Jewish J>i'rst>iiiili~ lies who cii!crtfc{l jyatn coiiilHii-ativc ob- sciirily to jiunc (I'uniiij (lie I'tist year. Mv. I'oxliil offers some novel ami liiitely nliscrviUwns o>i the dcvctofnweui of Je^v- ixh lemtcrshlp.—TUe Edltoy. Wn»- Wasserstrom D'nai B'rith Association, which is com¬ posed of twenty-three lodges within these two slates. The 'other olBcers elected Thursday are as 'follow"!: Vice Presi¬ dent, Sam Gurevitz; Treasurer, Joseph C. Goodman. , Warden, Abe Wolman, Secretary, Dr. R. A. Jaffee, and Jacob Myers, Trustee for 19.'J5-G-7. The most heated contest in many years for the oilice of guardian of Zion Lodge resulted in the election of William Was¬ serstrom, local attorney. Mr. Wasser¬ strom has been an active member in the ranks of Zion Lodge for a number of years, and this was his first campaign for ofTice in the B'nai B'rith. When the announcement was made of his election, \\.x. Wasserstrom expressed his appreci¬ ation to those who made his election po.s- bible, and pledged his whole-hearted sup¬ port to the hicoming administration for a most .successful year. Frank Bayer and Allan Ta^shish opposed Mr. Wasser¬ strom. for this oiTicc. The following delegates were elected to represent Zion Lodge at the Grand Lodge convention^ which is to be held in Intlianapolis in IfllJo: Jack B. Wol- stein, Robert Mcllman, Walter Katz, Harry Schwartz, Justin L. Sillmau, Dr Morris Goldberg ami Lou Rosenthal. The formal installation of the new B'nai B'rith ofTicers will take place Mon¬ day evening, January 1-1. K. J. Schan- farber will install the officers. Louis Kranitz, president of District No. 2, B'nai B'rith, will be the. chief speaker of the occasion. Further details regarding this important event w'ill appear in the forth¬ coming issue of the Ohio Jewish CiiKON'ici.r-:. /^NIC of the primary axioms of jour- . nalism is that names make news; the bigger the name, the bigger the news. It is, of course, not uncommon for men and women who are not so-called "big names" to make big news. Hrirdly a day passes witliout some hilhertd obscure per¬ son flashing into licadHiie prominence al- niosl on^rnighl by virtue of one cveiil, deed or Word, or series of tbcni. A great many of those momentarily catainilted to lame or notoriety are quickly forgotten as tlu'ir contribution to the news of the day becomes a newspaper clipping and is bur¬ ied away in newspaper morgues. A cct-- tain proportion of these, however, remain m.the glare of publicity, and hy' retain¬ ing their hold on puljlic interest become "great name^" in the sense of having impurtant news value. Any newspaper reader can list several do/cn people whose names were unkiioun in l!i;i:j, but whii through some happening in lil:l( beciime and remained front page figures. In view of the fact that IICU was studded with events of major import to the Jewish [icople, it would not be an Iss to have a glance at what the outgoing year Ikik yielded in the way of Jewish new¬ comers to the front page. T OOKING back over the history of the i)ast 'year forces one to the con¬ clusion that while the color of the Jew¬ ish scene changed from a lowering gray to an ominous black, its dominating per¬ sonalities for the most part remained im- changed. During the past twelve months many new Jewish names made the head- I lines, but only a handful of them made a lasting impression. Not many new figures arose to challenge the prestige of the old names that have made Jewish and world history for a generation or more!! In virtually every walk of life the Jews who were recognized as "greats" in 1!W3 retained their magic in VX\{. Few of theiil were overshadowed by younger or more brilliant rivals. Generally speak¬ ing, Jewish history in lIKH was made by almost the same set of people that made it in io:i;i. TN a year of unprecedented Jewish tragedy, it is surprising to find that no really dynamic and colorful'^ Jewish personality emerged as a leader of his people. Within the limited bounds of Jewish life itself there were no new Louis Marshalls. Thcodor Herzls, Weizmanns. Arlo.soroffs or Melchetts. In the broader fields of activity, ton, the old names con¬ tinued to hold sway. The following, how¬ ever, is the list of those Jews who by virtue of their achievements during lOHl have been recognizecl as the new Jewish faces uf liW-I: Moses Sherlok: head of the political department of the Jewish Agency; Ne vilje Laski: |>rcsident of the , Board of Deputies of British Jews; David Croll: minister of labor and public welfare of the i'rovince of Ontario; Robert Moses: Republican candid'ate for governor of New -yr)rk and park conmiissioner of New York City; Henry Grcenberg:.star of the Detroit, baseball team; Max Baer: World's heavyweight champion; Sol Ro- .lenblatt: director of code compliaiict of llie NKA; Jacob Suritz; Soviet ambas¬ sador to C^crmany; Sol Stronck; chair¬ man of the e.xecutivc committee (tf the American Jewish Commjttee; William Citron : congressman-at-large from Con¬ necticut; Dr. Nahum Goldniann: chair¬ man {)f the executive committee for the world Jewisii congress; Afrs. Estelle M. StcmbLrger: executive director of World I'eaeeways, Inc. CounciFs Birthday Party to be Held at City Club Friday IJc stire and reserve Friday, January ¦1 for the I)irthday parly of the C. J. W. It will be celebrated by a luncheoti at the Winding Hollow City Club at Ili ::iO p. III., and will lie followed by a very interesting program. Because of the regu¬ lar Council meeting date falling on New Year's day, it has been changed to Fri¬ day. ¦ ¦ Mrs. I'rank Glick is in charge of the luncheon and reservations may be madO by calling Iicr. Mrs. Robert K. Levy will preside at the.business meeting. The hirtliday cake will be passed as is the usual custom. Perhaps the outstanding addition to the ranks of Jewish leaders during 1!131 was the youthful Moses Shertok, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency F.Necutivc and the youngest mem¬ ber of that important body. Until his election to the E.xecutive, few outside of Palestine and the inner Ziuiiist circle knew of Shertok. Behind the scenes, however, he has lonor been a key figure. He was assistant to the late Dr. Chann Arlosoroff, whom he succeeded on the Executive, and a leading figure in Zion¬ ist political negotiations. During the past year ho revealed unusual diplomatic and Dr. Wise Warns Clean Film Crusade May Become Anti-Semitic Movement NEW YORK (WNS)—The present crusade against indecent films represents a danger to the Jewish people because the drive might turn on Jews lis repre¬ sentatives of the evils in the motion jiic- ture industry. Dr. Stephen S. Wise warned from the pulpit of the l-'rec Syna¬ gogue. Pointing out that seven of the eight large film companies are owned by Jewish groups, Dr. Wise endorsed ;.thc clean film crusade but expressed opposi- tiun to boycotts and censorship and as¬ serted that no religious group had- the right to impose upon others, its own standards of life and art. Emphasizing that the morality, cani- pai[in was "already being used against us," Dr. Wise lauded the Catholic Church "for its leadership and its' understandinj; of the gravity of the problem that wc executive talents which were skilfullyi face," but added that he conUl nOt fol- cniploycd in dealing with the Palestine!'r)w the example of the Catholic clergy administration. Government approval of' and advise his congregation wliirt fdhis the transfer of the Huleh land concession to Jewishownership and the grant of-the largest number of immigration certifi¬ cate;, in Zionist history are two of his better known achievements. He also played a decisive role in, the settlement of thousands of German Jewish refugees in Palestine. In Shertok, the Zionist movement and the Yishub have.found a real personality from whom much is ex¬ pected. Apart from Shertok, the Zion¬ ist movement, which has produced some of Jewry's most notable leaders, was sterile this past year so far as new and verile leadership was concerned. The veterans — Sokolow, Weizmann, Bro- detzky, Lipsky, Rothenbcrg, etc—main¬ tained their firm grip. New leaders were conspicuotis by their absence. Neville Laski, the new and aggressive president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and Dr. Nahum Goldniann, chairman of the executive committee for the world Jewish congress, were almost the only other important newcomers to Jewish leadership. In his second te.rm as president of the Board of Deinities, La.ski revealed splendid qualities of cour¬ ageous and wise leadership. A younger man than any of his predecessors, he re- (Coiifiiiitcd oil Piific -() Ivreeyoh Meeting Wednesday The next regular meeting of the Iv- rteyoh Society will he held on Wednes day, Jan. 2n(l, at ¦-• P. M. at the Deshler- Wallick Hotel. Mrs, Solomon RivHn will give the opening prayer. Miss li^len Loscos will render piano selections, and Mrs. Ruth Frank Wolman will give rca<l- ings. Society Meeting Sunday The Taaras Hamischpocha Society will hold their regular meeting Sunday after¬ noon, at - :'tO o'clock, in the vestry room of the Aguttath Acluin Congregation. All members are urged to be jirescni as plans for-the coming supper will be diS: etisse'd. ; ..n"; Announce Program for Broad St. Temple IMusicale Jan. 13 Broad Street Temple's Musicale Com¬ mittee is happy to announce that the pro¬ gram for it.s musicale on January 13th, 8:;J0 P. M. at the Temple has been com¬ pleted. The feature'of the evening will he the rendition by the choir consisting of Mrs. Berliner, Mrs. Grodner, Mrs. B. Solomon, Miss Zweiz, Miss Grodner, Miss Znraysky, Miss Katz, Mrs. Joe Bornstein, Mr. Sam Fine, and Mr. Ju¬ lius Snider, of "Kol Nidre," in a style never before presentc<l. This number so sentimentally beautiful is in itself well worth your attendance. There will also be pre.sentt;<l on this program voca( solos and instrumental solos of folk.and religious melodies. All will be accompanied by a full and com¬ plete orchestra. Musicale is all under the capable direction of Solomon Grod¬ ner. Come to Hrgifd Street Temple the 1-Uh of January at 8 ^10, and enjoy a tlelight- ful evening. Kabbi Ze]izcr*s Sermon Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will speak at ths East Broad St. Tem|>le on Friday eve¬ ning, Jan. 1th, at fi o'clock, on the theme, "New Year's Eve Celebrations and Their Consequences." The public is invited. Levlnger at A. Z. A. Convention Rabbi Lee J. Leviiiger was in Akron, Ohio, Thursday evening, where be was the guest speaker at the .\. Z., A. con- yeiition baiiquel. Jr. Hadassah Tea To Be Held at Neil House Jan. 13 Plans for the annual Donor Tea of the Columbus Unit of Junior Hadassah are well under way. This tea will be held on Sunday afternoon, January 1!(, at !l p. m., in \\\c, ball room of the Neil House. All those who attend will have a great treat in store for Ihem. An out¬ standing speaker for this qccasipn will be announced later. Katherine Mellman, Bess Gurwin and Leah Thall are the chairmen of this Donor Tea and arc being assisted by a committee consisting of the following nicmbers of the organizations; Ida Caba- koiT, Inez Levinstein, Fayc Greenstein, Sadye Schalit, Lina Schneider and Ruth Steinman. Resci^vations for this affair may be made with any of the chairmen or com¬ mittee above mentioned. they should and shoukl not sec. Dr. Wise laid the "indecent" film trend in art to Jewish patronage of the- theatres, their inability to be alone and their "enslave-^ mcnt" to the theatre. "You Jews have got to free yourself froni the theatre," he declared. "If you Jews had filled your lives with something more worthwhile; you would not find yourselves in this po¬ sition. It is partly because your slogan is not 'Hear O Israel, the Lord Thy God', but 'What Shall We See To¬ night?' " Dr. Sidney E. Goldstein, Rabbi Wise's associate, and one of the two Jewish members of the Interfaith Council cre¬ ated last summer to sponsor joint action against salacious entertainment, . joined Dr. Wise in denouncing film boycotts and in warning of the film crusade's peril to Jews. "Catholics and Protestants must now realize that upon them rests the re¬ sponsibility of preventing this campaign from becoming an anti-Semitic movement in America," he said. "Upon these groups the responsibility is heavy and it nnist be faced. They nnist help us, to keep the problem where it belongs—in the field of social ethics." Pointing out that most of the scenario writers and di¬ rectors, in the film industry are not Jew¬ ish, Rabbi Goldstein said, "We, the Jew¬ ish people, are not responsible for what 'some Jews do, but because some Jews are doing this it is up to us to help're¬ form the motion picture industry to cleanse us of dishonor and.disgrace." Dr. Wise and Dr. Goldstein declared that neither. boycotts nor censorship would solve the problem, and recom¬ mended the establishment of a committee or commission to advise or control film production, thus correcting the evil at its source. 10,000 Tickets On Sale For United Jubilee Eve^t At Memorial Hall Jan. 23 A flood of ten thousand tickets for "The United Jubilee," the niammoth car¬ nival-bazaar for the benefit oV the Co- iuuibus Hebrew School, was let loose upon the city today willi Hirsch ICo- backer Chapter of DeMolay in charge of distribution. With tickets available from the lieatls of practically every Jewish organization in tlie city and with special'committees ¦ combing the entire population, it is the purpose of the Council of Jewisli Youth Organizations, sponsors of "The United Jubilee," to see that no Jewish man, woman or' chiUI reinuins at home the night of .Wednesday, Jamiai-y i-*;!,' UKiJ, when the affair will be staged at Memo¬ rial Hall. ¦ 'i'he Council is Working with the proper persons to see that a uajiunally kiunvn orchestra supplies the dEuice music; the firm of J. W. Tlionii>soii and Co., expo¬ sition decorators, has taken over decora¬ tion of the hall, and erection of booths, «iid everything is beiifg done in ,thc big¬ gest antl fjest style known in order that tills affair will be the most stupendous ami most entertaining social Junction the Jewish groups of the city have ever pro¬ mulgated. , With charity as the motive, with a ypUng, alert group in charge, with the senior groups pledged to cooperation and with the ardor and good will of tlie city's Jewry as the foundation upon which the Garganttiiui funfest will be based, there is no reason \yhy "The United Jubilee" ; should Uot come up to every, expectation which has been' fostered concerning it. A floor plan of Memorial Hall-shows every jjart of the ten thousand square feet of its main floor already taken. The entire upper section of the balcony is to he turned over to the combined Youn'g Judea groups and. will be used as a.gi¬ gantic checkrqoni. in order to facihtate handling of the wraps of the great crowd which is expected. "The United Jubilee" is for ' every member of tht; family and many conces¬ sions arc being especially plannetl for the children. Special tickets are avail¬ able for the kiddies and they can be pres¬ ent with.their parents until the clocks strike two, since the next clay is the last day of the mid-year school term. ¦ This affair will probably be the younger group's first taste of a truly "big city shebang" and much time is consequciUly being expended to, see that it is not disr appointed. ..Among the novel projects which'have been the outcome of an effort to make "The United Jubilee" more entertaining-' is a golfing green; where aniateur dc-. votees of the fairway can try, with niblick and putter, to overcome obstacles and hazards .erected for them by a well known local golfing group. The combined devices of Monte Carlo and Tia Juana will contribute to the en-' joymcnt of the. followers of "the little ball" and' will be under the supervision of a certain large organization which already knows the rope.s (or wheels), Your tickets arc on their way to you now and when yours arb purchased you will not only have done a "mitzvah" but at the same time will have taken out insurance guaranteeing you the best time you have ever had in your life! Voliner Society Banquet Sunday, January (i, is the date of the annual banquet of the Voliner Society which will take place in the banquet hall of the Broad St. Temple at fi :00 P. M. The members are requested not to make any engagements for that date and be present at that affair. An elaborate pro¬ gram has been arranged. Of course, it is free for all the members and their wives. , Preceding the banquet the newly elected .officers of the Voliner Society will be formally installed in their officea.i B*nai B'rith Accepts Jewish Congress Bid to Parley Ladies Free Loan Society Din¬ ner Takes Place Sunday All arrangements for the Ladies Free; Loan Society supper have been completed, and from all indications a large attendr ance is expected. The supper will take place this Sunday evening, December JiO, at (! o'clock in the banquet hall of the Agudath Achim synagogue, Washington ;md Donaldson, The guest speakers will be Rabbi Mordecai Hirschsprung, Rabbi Nathan Zelizer, and Attorney Harry Schwartz. Mr. Harry Beckman will act as toastmaster for the evening.' , , Mrs. S; Mendehnalf and Mrs. M, Fink- clstein are chairinen of the tickets, and Mrs, S. Shecter is in charge of the ar- ranecnunts for the supper. NEW YORK (WNS)—An invitation to a joint conference of representatives' of llic American Jewish Congress and the iVnai B'rith "to discuss possibilities of reaching a basis of cooperation in behalf of common Jewish, interests" has been accepted by Alfred M- Cohen, president of the B'nai B'rith. The Congress has invited the B'nai B'rith to set the date and place for the meeting. In agreeing). to name represehtatii'eg to the conference,] r^ • i nx • r%t Mr. Cohen made it clear tliat the B'nail Regional Meeting.Of B'rith "reserves to itself the right not I Yoiing Judea only to express its views within the con-; fcrcnce upon such subjects as may; be] The Tri-State Regional e.\.ccutivc brought before it, but to decide whether! board of Young Judea will convene in it will accept or reject decisions made] Columbus Sunday, December III), at the by the conference if not sanctioneci by Deshlcr-Wallick Hotel, Delegates from I Cols, to Entertain Tri-State our representatives. Cooperative Meeting The cooperative meeting of the Rroatl St. Temple will be held Monday eve¬ ning. Jan, T.tli, at 8 p. in., at the Temple.! Broad St. Temple. .\ very interesting and entertaining,prg- show has also been arranged for the eve- gram is being arraiigfd. ". Ining, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis ami Ltniisville will be present at this con- fei-ence. In honor of the delegates, the Young Judea Clubs of Columbus will entertain with a dance Sunday evening at the Ii)ast An excellent floor
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Central Ohio's Only
Jeimsh Nezvspaper
Reaching Every Home
Devoted to American
Jewish Ideals
, Volume XVII—No. 52
COIvUMBUS, OHIO, DICCICMnj'R 28, 1934
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
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The ACC's soon-to-be Player of the Year made 6-year-old Connor McGuire's Saturday.
As Virginia Tech players celebrated their 31-17 conquest of Miami and fourth Coastal Division title in six years, quarterback Tyrod Taylor and others reached high into the stands to greet their fans. Among them were Connor and his dad, Mike, who had traveled from Atlanta.
Thinking as fast as Taylor runs, Mike pulled off the No. 5 jersey Connor was wearing and handed it, along with a Sharpie, to the young man who's made that number iconic in Tech annals. One autograph later, bare-chested Connor had a keepsake.
"I had tried to slap his hand," Taylor said of the child, "but I missed him, and when I went back they handed me the jersey. I was glad to do it."
Saturday's game was far from Taylor's finest. Miami's fast and ferocious defenders battered him from every angle, knocking him out for one play and sacking him a season-high five times.
But when it mattered, with the Hokies' two-month winning streak at stake, Taylor delivered. Again.
"It all starts with Tyrod," Tech coach Frank Beamer said. "Number 7 had a big game this past Monday, but Tyrod does a lot of the same stuff Michael Vick did."
Vick wore No. 7 at Warwick High and Virginia Tech and does for the Philadelphia Eagles. And while Taylor, a senior from Hampton High, isn't quite as quick or electric, his impact is immeasurable.
"Always an honor to be mentioned with Mike," Taylor said. "I think I bring some of the same things to the table."
Such as a sixth sense of when to scramble and when to risk life and limb by staying in the pocket.
Such as the open-field moves that make accomplished tacklers look silly.
Taylor did both in the second half Saturday as Tech (9-2, 7-0 ACC) won its ninth consecutive game and clinched a spot in the conference championship game.
Late in the third quarter he ignored a running lane, braced himself for a jarring hit and found Danny Coale in-stride on a crossing route for a 43-yard touchdown that gave the Hokies their first lead at 17-10.
Late in the final quarter, with Tech ahead 24-17, Taylor executed a quarterback draw perfectly, pausing for just a beat before racing 18 yards to the decisive touchdown. If there were any doubts about ACC Player of the Year, they ended as Taylor juked safeties Vaughn Telemaque and Ray-Ray Armstrong en route to the end zone.
"God blessed me with a talent," Taylor said. "I just had to use it."
Not to suggest Taylor beat the Hurricanes (7-4, 5-3) solo. As throughout this season, teammates renowned and obscure were invaluable cogs.
Logan Thomas replaced Taylor for one snap and threw a 24-yard strike to Coale on third-and-16. Four plays later, Ryan Williams' 14-yard touchdown run tied the game at 7.
On his first snap of the game, true freshman defensive tackle Derrick Hopkins pounced on a fumble by quarterback Stephen Morris, the second of six Miami turnovers.
Fullback Kenny Younger plowed the path on Williams' 14-yard score and caught a 5-yard pass in the fourth quarter to convert a third-and-3.
Cornerback Jayron Hosley not only made the defensive play of the game, a fourth-quarter interception, but did so playing the boundary side in place of Rashad Carmichael, who sprained his left ankle on the opening series.
Williams gave the Hokies the lead for good with an 84-yard burst off left tackle that answered any questions about his recovery from a pulled hamstring.
All this against a mistake-prone — receiver Travis Benjamin dropped a sure 64-yard touchdown pass that would have tied the game at 24 — but seriously gifted opponent.
'That's a great team we played," safety Eddie Whitley said. "They have athletes everywhere. Any misstep, and they can expose it."
Indeed, Miami outrushed and outpassed Tech and punted only three times. But the Hurricanes could not overcome their turnovers and the Hokies' resolve.
"I think there's something special about this group," Beamer said.
Connor McGuire would agree.
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Unfortunately, if you are looking for details on the Wii U–things like when it is due out, how much it will cost, what launch titles will be available, what hardware it will pack, whether or not it will allow two of the tablet controllers on one system, or even what colors the system may ship in–you are out of luck for now.
But just because the info is scarce doesn't mean that Nintendo and the Wii U are shying away from the light of the public. Although there was nothing new to unveil, I was given the opportunity to go hands-on with the Wii U in a private room at CES, away from my 100,000+ closest friends in attendance at the convention.
It is one thing to see the new console on display and maybe even play it in a crowd, but it is another to actually have a few quiet moments to stare longingly into its digital eyes.
Although the Wii U is going to feature souped-up stats (that are still under wraps, but if the current reports are to be believed it will likely be one and a half times as powerful as the Xbox 360 and PS3) and HD graphics reaching 1080i and 1080p, the emphasis is once again on fun, just as it was with the Wii. The name "Wii U" was chosen with care. The name "Wii" was meant to conjure images of community. The name Wii is an obvious allusion to "we," meaning the system is for everyone. The new title includes the "U" to signify that it will still be for everyone, hence the "Wii," but there will also be an emphasis for games for more hardcore gamers—hence the "U"—as in the console is for "we" and "you."
So far, what we do know about the Wii U is mostly about the physical characteristics of the system. It will measure 5.3" x .09" x 9", none of which will likely have any impact whatsoever on the experience. Perhaps there will be a few people that are overjoyed to know that the console will fit in their 5.4" x .10 x 10" cabinet, but they will likely be in the minority. The Wii U will support HDMI connections, as well as S-Video and composite cables.
As for the media itself, Nintendo is going to be using a proprietary technology for the discs. The discs will rival blu-ray in capacity, but the Wii U will not support the blu-ray format. It will, however, feature backwards compatibility and play Wii discs.
All previous Wii peripherals will also work on the Wii U. There is still a question of whether or not the Wiii U will allow multiple tablet controllers on each system, but all the examples have shown only one tablet controller on a system, along with four current Wii controllers. The Wii U will recognize up to four Wii Remotes, including the original controllers, the motion controllers, and even more specific peripherals like the Wii Balance Board.
The Wii U will also have internal flash memory, hard drive storage that can be expanded, and the ability to add SD and USB memory. The CPU will be an IBM Power-based multi-core processor, and the GPU will feature an AMD Radon-based HD chip.
So there you have the Wii U's specs—or at least what we know of them so far. They are the same specs that were announced at E3, and the same specs that have been brutally scrutinized over the months. They can paint a very rough idea of what the Wii U is, but what it can't do is tell you what it is like to play.
The demos I was shown were the same that debuted at E3. One was a tag-like game where the person with the tablet was "it, while the other players tried to chase him or her and tackle them in the allotted time. The person that held the tablet used the device as both a screen and a controller, and had a split-screen to look at—one side showed a general map, while the other showed an overhead view.
The second demo was a battle-based game where one player used the tablet to control a spaceship to attack the other players, while the others attempt to shoot at it from the ground level.
While both demos were available at E3, the experience is different in a quiet room. The push seems to be for a party-like offering that should appeal to more experienced gamers than some of the previous Wii-party games that anyone could pick up and play.
The controller features dual analog sticks, four shoulder buttons, four standard buttons, a touchscreen, an on-board gyroscope, 2 built-in speakers, and a front facing camera–all of which was known months ago. What is harder to tell from the press releases is the feel of the controller. Despite its bulky size, the controller fits well in your hands. It is light weight, and the screen is big enough to give you plenty of display to work with.
The gyro works well, and movement will factor into the controls. Of course, it is still months away from release, which means it is months away from seeing how developers incorporate the hardware into their software and what new and creative ways they think of to use the new controller.
One example I was shown was a live-action video of a car driving down the streets of Tokyo. While the display image was an HD look at the city, the tablet controller showed the same image, but as you physically moved it in a circle, the tablet was able to change the POV of the image without the "car" slowing down. It offered a full sphere of vision that could zoom in and out on any detail from any angle as the main video continued to display a front moving image.
This CES Nintendo had very little to announce, but it wanted to make sure that it isn't being forgotten as it ramps up toward the official announcements that will happen at E3. This June should answer the long standing questions about Nintendo's new console, including specs, pricing and availability (my guess is $250 in November, but that is just a guess). For now though, there is still plenty to be excited about.
We weren't allowed to have cameras behind closed doors, but here's the original Wii U teaser from Nintendo to give you an idea what it's all about.