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This dinner is absolutely amazing! The chicken is literally fall off the bone tender (Abbott laughed when his chicken leg fell off the meat and onto the table) and the gravy is so flavorful! It does require marinating overnight and 4 hours of cooking, but it is worth the wait! I suggest serving this with Creamy Mashed Potatoes, we call them Abbott's potatoes but they're everyone's favorite! The chicken/gravy only serves 4 people so if you have a bigger family you will need a 2nd chicken ,-)
Chicken Ingredients
1 (4 pound) whole chicken
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 onion, cut into 4 pieces
5 cloves garlic
Gravy Ingredients
Chicken drippings
2 tablespoons flour
1 can chicken broth (or 1 cup water and a chicken bouillon cube)
Chicken Directions
The night before... In a small bowl, mix together salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken cavity, and pat dry with paper towel. Rub chicken inside and out with spice mixture (use all of the spice mixture). Stuff the pieces of onion and garlic cloves into the cavity of the chicken. Place the chickens in a resealable bag or double wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 to 6 hours. After marinading... Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place chicken in a roasting pan (I just used my 9x13 pan). Bake uncovered for 4 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees (I don't have a meat thermometer, but 4 hours was the perfect time for my 4 pound chicken). Let the chicken stand for 10 minutes before carving. While carving the chicken discard onion and garlic. Gravy Directions
Take the chicken out of the pan when it's done cooking. Now pour all the drippings into a glass measuring cup. Leave any browned bits on the bottom of the roasting pan (these are actually quite tasty and help give the gravy its flavor.) Let the drippings stand for a minute or two until the fat rises to the top of the measuring cup. Set the roasting pan over medium-low heat (you may need to use two burners at once.) Spoon out 4 tablespoons fat from the top of the measuring cup and put it back in the roasting pan.
Sprinkle the flour over the fat and whisk. Whisk flour and fat for 1 to 2 minutes until the flour turns a nice golden-brown color.
Pour the measuring cup drippings and can of chicken broth into the roasting pan. Whisking and scraping off the encrusted bits on the bottom of the pan. Simmer mixture for 2 to 3 minutes while whisking. Adjust the thickness of the gravy. If it is too thin, simmer, whisking often until the gravy is as thick as you want it. If it is too thick, whisk in a little more chicken broth. Taste the gravy and season it with salt and pepper if needed but with the rub of the chicken mine didn't need any salt/pepper. Serve the gravy over mashed potatoes with the roasted chicken. Enjoy!
Roasted Chicken and Gravy
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
This dinner is absolutely amazing! The chicken is literally fall off the bone tender (Abbott laughed when his chicken leg fell off the meat and onto the table) and the gravy is so flavorful! It does require marinating overnight and 4 hours of cooking, but it is worth the wait! I suggest serving this with Creamy Mashed Potatoes, we call them Abbott's potatoes but they're everyone's favorite! The chicken/gravy only serves 4 people so if you have a bigger family you will need a 2nd chicken ,-)
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Buttercream Frosting
Monday, December 28, 2009
I've been searching for the perfect frosting for awhile now. Easy Buttercream is great but it's rich, you can't pile loads of it onto cakes. It also gets hard when you put it in the fridge just like my favorite Swiss Buttercream frosting. I love Swiss Meringue on cakes (Andre's Chocolate Torte is the kind of cake people die over) but it's not that fluffy subtly sweet frosting I've had a hankering for. So one day I was blog surfing and came across this Why Pudding post where a professional baker goes on and on about how using instant pudding in her frosting has rocked her world, so I gave it a try... WOW. It's fluffy but not whipped cream fluffy, more silky and rich. It needs to be refrigerated (due to the cream) but the frosting stays soft even when refrigerated! This is my new favorite frosting! I've never tasted anything like it before but it is fabulous!! You have to give it a try!
My mom gave me a new frosting tip for Christmas it's an Ateco 849, and it's humongous! It's actually called a "pastry tube". I used it to frost these cupcakes using my favorite periwinkle color... thanks mom! Ingredients
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 stick salted butter, room temperature
1 box (3.4 oz) white chocolate instant pudding mix (you could sub a different flavor if you want)
1/2-3/4 cup heavy cream (depending on how thick you want your frosting)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (or more to suit your tastes) powdered sugar
In mixer set on medium speed, beat the butter until smooth and silky. Turn the speed to low and add the pudding mix, when it is all incorporated, slowly add the cream, a little at a time. When fully incorporated bring speed up to high and beat for 5-7 minutes (the long mixing time is to beat the grit from the pudding out). Turn speed back down to low and add powdered sugar tasting along the way. When it is sweet to your taste, beat again at high speed for a good 5 minutes to really break down any graininess that you might get from the powdered sugar. Add the vanilla and bring back down to low speed and beat for a while that way to get rid of air bubbles.
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Skillet Chili Mac with Corn and Green Chiles
Saturday, December 26, 2009
We are officially snowed in! Well, in all honesty we could shovel ourselves out but we are having too much fun being stranded at home! I've cleaned the house, played with all the Christmas gifts (with my boys), found homes for all the Christmas gifts, and have snuggled on the couch with my husband for hours.... yeah, we're enjoying being together to much to shovel our driveway! I think we got around 7 inches of snow but the wind blew it all up against our house, we have a two foot snow drift right outside our front door!
This was the perfect time for My Kitchen Cafe's Skillet Chili Mac! If you're wanting a traditional hamburger helper type meal omit the corn, chiles and cilantro.
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, minced
3/4 tablespoon chili powder (add more if you want more heat)
1/2 tablespoon ground coriander (substitute ground cumin for a smokier flavor)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 cups water
8 ounces (2 cups) noodles (elbow macaroni or whatever you prefer)
1 cup corn
1 (4.5 ounce) can chopped green chiles
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 cups shredded cheese (I used a combination of cheddar and monterey jack but you can use pepper jack or a mexican shredded cheese blend)
Heat a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef, onion, chili powder, coriander, cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink. Drain off any excess fat or grease (the amount will depend on how lean your beef is). Stir in garlic and brown sugar and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato sauce, water, and macaroni. Cover and cook, stirring often and keeping the heat at a steady simmer, until the macaroni is tender, about 12-12 minutes.
Stir in 1 cup of the cheese, frozen corn, green chiles and cilantro and sprinkle remaining 1 cup of cheese over the top. Cover and let sit off the heat until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
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Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 25, 2009
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Banana Bread
Saturday, December 19, 2009
I don't even know where to start with this recipe! I LOVE THIS BREAD! I cut everyone a slice, lathered them with butter, and animal sounds came from my family! I think the secret is in the sour cream, it makes the bread so moist. This was the perfect way to start our winter break!
This recipe makes four 7x3 loafs, if you use two bigger loaf pans you will need to let the bread cook longer than the directed 60 minutes (my two big loaves cooked for 90 minutes). Just check them with a toothpick and if there's batter on the toothpick put them in for another 10 minutes and check again.
1/4 cup white sugar (for dusting the pan)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for dusting the pan)
3/4 cup butter
3 cups white sugar
3 eggs
6 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional...I never add them)
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.
Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Today was the last day of school and the boys each had their winter parties! I had this grand idea of making snow cupcakes with royal icing snowflakes, sparkling sugar, and white nonpareils... well the royal icing snowflakes were a disaster! I couldn't draw pretty snowflakes and when the snowflakes dried I couldn't pick them up off the waxed paper like I imagined (perhaps melted white chocolate would have worked better). So in the end I just had my sparkling sugar and nonpareils, they look a little more like wedding cupcakes than snowy winter cupcakes but the kids liked them all the same! Ingredients
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-5 cups powdered sugar
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until creamy. Add the cream cheese and beat until combined. Then add the vanilla extract and 3 cups of powdered sugar and beat at low speed, occasionally stopping to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, until light and fluffy. Add more powdered sugar to arrive at the consistency and sweetness you like. I put my frosting into a pastry bag and used a Wilton 1M tip to frost my cupcakes.
**Sprinkles Tip- Sprinkle cupcakes (or cookies) over a paper plate, make sure you use a different paper plate for each type of sprinkle. Then when you're done you can fold the paper plate and pour the leftover sprinkles back into the sprinkles jar to use again!
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Bowtie Chicken Pasta with Fontina Cream Sauce
Sunday, December 13, 2009
There's a restaurant here in Kansas City called Paulo and Bill's that has an outstanding Bowtie Chicken Pasta! The Paulo and Bill's menu said they used Fontina cheese so I wanted to create a copycat recipe for my family (plus it gave me an opportunity to try a new kind of cheese)! I got surprisingly close for my first copycat attempt! I will only change one thing the next time I make it... I made the mistake of adding the chicken to the cheese sauce before the noodles and the cheese fused all the chicken together into a giant chicken-cheese lump that wouldn't incorporate into the noodles. I thought the pasta was fantastic but Justin, Andrew, and my father all sprinkled seasonings (Cajun and red pepper) on their pasta... I don't think they like Alfredo type pasta as much as I do! We had our favorite Chocolate Torte for dessert, it was a wonderful evening!
Bowtie Noodles, cooked and drained
2 cups shredded chicken
1 cup sauteed mushrooms
1/2 pound Fontina cheese, grated
1/2 cup heavy cream
5 1/2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 clove garlic, minced
Place the Fontina cheese, cream, butter, garlic, and Parmesan a sauce pan. Heat on medium, stirring occasionally, until the cheeses have melted and the sauce is smooth and hot. Stir in the cooked Bowtie noodles, when they're covered with the cheese sauce stir in the shredded chicken and mushrooms.
I found the Fontina cheese at my local groccery store but it was $6 for a 1/2 pound. I will definitely but it at Sam's Wholesale Club in the future! Justin described the cheese as a buttery mozzarella.This is my dad's pasta that he spiced up... just like Emeril, BAM!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Pie
Saturday, December 5, 2009
We made some pies for Thanksgiving, and this is the pie Justin made! We got the recipe from Coleen's Recipes, Justin's had a lot of peanut butter and chocolate pies but never one with a ganache layer! I wished we would have taken a picture on the inside of the pie, you'll just have to check out Coleen's Recipes to see how yummy that layer looked! However, we didn't use all the chocolate ganache, as Justin poured it in he realized it was going to fill half the pie so he stopped. I wish we would have saved the leftover to drizzle on the top, instead we used chocolate shavings.
1 Graham cracker pie crust
1½ cups whipping cream (divided)
(1) 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
(2) 3 ounce cream cheese (room temperature)
¾ cup creamy peanut butter
Microwave one half cup of whipping cream for 2 minutes (on high). Stir in one half cup of sweetened condensed milk and the chocolate chips. Stir until very smooth. Pour evenly over graham cracker crust bottom and chill for an hour (I put mine in the freezer for 20 minutes).
In a medium size bowl, beat the cream cheese until it is smooth. Beat in the remaining sweetened condensed milk and the peanut butter. Whip until this mixture is very smooth (it will be thick). In a large bowl, whip the remaining one cup of whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Fold in the cream cheese-peanut butter mixture (by hand). Keep folding gently until everything is well blended together. Spoon over the chilled chocolate layer. Chill for about 4 hours or overnight.
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Don't confuse Kind Design founder Damon Redd with a businessman.
He's not ruthless. He doesn't make decisions based on the bottom line. Redd says he's in the business of making people happy with his Colorado lifestyle clothing and design company.
"I know there are a lot of people in the world who say you have to be a diehard businessman to make a business successful," he said. "I'm more about customer service and just being nice and making people smile. To me that's a lot more important than trying to make as many pennies as I can."
On a typical work day for Redd, he wears a black baseball hat with a Colorado flag-themed marijuana leaf on it — his design — while sitting in the basement of his North Boulder home, which serves as his office and studio. He's surrounded by shelves of brightly colored shirts and hats, and a large-screen printing press with red and yellow paint looms behind his desk.
The Wilmington, Vt., native relocated Kind Design to Boulder from Vail in August when he and wife Kristen moved to be closer to family and friends. Kind Design produces outdoor-lifestyle-themed apparel with an emphasis on Colorado designs and concepts, though Redd is slowly adding other ski states.
Redd took his father's advice and became his own boss. But before that, Redd worked for four years as a ski patroller in Vail during the winters and a raft guide during the summers.
He met Nick Wyman while trying out for ski patrol seven years ago, and the two have remained close even as jobs and school have made life hectic.
Wyman, who went to business school at the University of Colorado-Boulder and now works as an analyst for Foundry Group, said he's been impressed with his friend's commitment to people, not dollars, as he's watched the business grow.
"It's very apparent in his design work and dealings with people he's looking to building mutually beneficial, long-lasting relationships, not just drive margins on a one time deal," Wyman said.
Part of that mentality comes from Redd's initial inspiration for the company. He founded Kind Design on the same principles that guided his life on Colorado's slopes and rivers, he said. The Kind Design logo, a snowflake inside a water droplet, reflects his experiences. Redd's designs often include colors from the Colorado flag, mountain outlines and even a topographical map of Vail Mountain — all reflections of the state he says he's grown to love since moving here seven years ago.
"It's about enjoying life, it's about nature, it's about being kind to people," Redd said.
Since its inception, Kind Design has created and sold products to benefit victims of Hurricane Irene, Colorado wildfires and the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado, among other organizations.
Redd prefers to work with other Colorado small businesses to keep sales and production local. Redd works with Denver-based Grace Skis, founded two years ago by David Liechty, and the two companies formed a partnership to co-sponsor several local athletes, including telemark skier Alex Romashko, big-mountain skier Alex Riedman and skier Drew Rouse.
Liechty said the company likes his design style. "It's clean, it's efficient. It resembles our skis and our brand."
Redd got a custom-made Kind Design pair of skis out of the partnership, too. Growing up as an alpine skier in Vermont, Redd switched to telemark skiing during his first season in Colorado and has since convinced all of his friends and family to let their heels free.
Wyman said he hasn't worn a pair of alpine skis in seven years because of Redd.
"He kind of lit the fire, so to speak," Wyman said, adding that it's apparent in Redd's designs that he still lives an active lifestyle. "What's been cool to watch is somebody who really lives and has build a company doing what they love. His slogan is 'Live your dream,' and I think he exemplifies that."
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As the snow melts in the mountains around Queenstown, jagged rocks in the dramatic peaks are exposed and the fast-flowing rivers are on the rise.
With spring coming on, there's an exodus of the snow crowd that has been here for the cream of New Zealand's skiing, at places such as Coronet Peak and The Remarkables. There are bargain four-wheel-drives for sale and ski gear is going cheap at the Saturday market on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, where buskers play and the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw blows its whistle and bellows black smoke in preparation for another cruise.
The change of seasons does not mean there is a slowdown in Queenstown.
Paragliders, who have launched from a nearby hill, float over the town, paraflights behind a speedboat on the lake are in constant demand, and the screams from people at the end of bungy chords are ceaseless.
There are buses going everywhere, ferrying people to jetboat rides, whitewater rafting, helicopter picnics and winery tours. A London double-decker cruises the streets offering sightseeing, while a bus for skydivers has the motto "Embrace the fear" blazoned across its black duco.
There are many reasons to go to Queenstown, which has positioned itself as the adventure capital of the world, alongside the likes of Interlaken in Switzerland and Whistler in Canada.
The exchange rate is favourable ($NZ100 is about $A80) and there are more than 100 restaurants and bars.
But here are my top 10 reasons.
1. Whitewater rafting
I've got white knuckles and I'm not even in the rapids yet. Our rafting group is in a minibus, sitting there like scared little chickens, bumping down the loose gravel on the skinny road that snakes down to Skippers Canyon towards a remote section of the Shotover River.
Our guide asks if anyone has been on the hairiest road in the world, and some backpacker types immediately nominate Bolivia's North Yungas death road. But the guide says we're on it right now and looking outside at the sheer drop to the river valley, I think he is only half joking. In fact, we have to walk the last 800 metres down to the Shotover River in helmets, wetsuits and lifejackets because the road has collapsed and is impassable to vehicles.
After a safety briefing, our three-raft flotilla casts off gently enough on a 90-minute journey that fluctuates from calm to tumultuous in the two-degree water fed by snowmelt.
As we go along with the forceful flow, there's time to learn paddling instructions and technique, to spot goats on the river cliffs and see rusting and decaying gold-mining relics.
But the focus turns to the river as we approach a serious set of rapids with such names as Aftershock, Toilet, Pinball and Oh Sh*t. No one tumbles in, but later, on a calm stretch, we are invited to jump in. Most take the plunge into the frigid water, but not for long.
It all ends with a 170-metre section through a dark tunnel (constructed by gold miners) and the final Mother In Law rapid. I'm almost tipped out but, with white knuckles, I manage to hold on. Almost anyone can do this, but children need to be 13.
Adrenalin rating: 8/10
Cost: $NZ195 a person, $NZ279 a person with helicopter drop off at river.
See www.rafting.co.nz.
2. Jetboating
The rock walls in a gorge on the Shotover River are seemingly within arm's reach and we are tearing through the shallow aqua water at 80km/h. Then the driver puts the jetboat into a 360-degree spin. Screams all round.
A local says the best seat in the boat is right behind the driver, "because it's the part of the boat that goes closest to the cliffs", but I can attest the wettest seat is the rear right.
Wherever you are in the V6 supercharged boat, this is a thrill-a-second experience and when it's all over I'm left with a mouthful of water and wanting more. No wonder 3 million people have done this since 1970.
Adrenalin rating: 8/10
Cost: $NZ129 an adult, $NZ69 under 16.
See shotoverjet.com.
3. Bungy jumping
No matter which bungy option you choose — the relatively mild ledge swing 400 metres above Queenstown; the massive Nevis swing with a 300-metre arc and a 70-metre drop; or the Nevis bungy, which is the highest in Australasia, with a 134-metre drop and 8.5-second freefall — this is as scary as it gets.
Bungy jumping was pioneered in Queenstown in 1988 and there seems to be no let-up in its popularity.
Adrenalin rating: 9/10
Cost: ledge swing $NZ150; Nevis swing $NZ180; the Nevis bungy $NZ260.
See bungy.co.nz.
4. Gondola and luge run
If you ever want to beat your children at anything, the two luge runs at the top of the Skyline Gondola provide a place for keen competition, though no bumping is allowed.
After a ride up the gondola (there are spectacular views over the lake, mountains and town), head for the 800-metre tracks and career down the hill in three-wheel carts.
There's also the ledge bungy swing and jump up here, a 30-minute Kiwi haka show (recommended) and a buffet restaurant with stunning views, but which seems too big and impersonal.
Adrenalin rating: 5/10
Cost: For gondola and three luge rides $NZ44 an adult and $NZ34 a child. Haka show $NZ39 an adult, $NZ26 child.
See skyline.co.nz.
5. Fergburger
There is an insatiable appetite for these juicy burgers that come wrapped in a brown paper bag. There are queues at Fergburger in Queenstown's main street at 4am, 11am, 3pm ... whenever we go. Where else does a burger have such a cult following?
The basic Fergburger ($NZ11) has a big, soft bun with lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli and tomato relish, or try Big Stuff ($NZ16), Sweet Bambi ($NZ12.50) or The Codfather ($NZ14.50).
Eat in and savour the buzzy atmosphere if you are lucky enough to find a seat, otherwise pretty Lake Wakatipu is just around the corner and it seems almost everyone along the shore has a Fergburger in hand.
Satisfaction rating: 8.5/10
Cost: $NZ10-$NZ18.50.
See fergburger.com.
6. Nightlife
Among a lot of good choices, Barmuda, Bardeaux and The Bunker are essential Queenstown nightspots. Barmuda for its big open fire, courtyard and cocktails; Bardeaux for its big open fire, upmarket air and pinot; The Bunker for its small restaurant, lounge bar and, of course, big open fire.
Cool rating: 9/10
See goodbars.co.nz, thebunker.co.nz.
7. Cow pizza
Tucked away in a stone building with a warm timber interior and a blazing open fire, this compact pizza and pasta restaurant in Cow Lane in central Queenstown is worth finding.
There's usually a wait to get a table but you can hover at the small bar until your name is called. The homemade bread with lashings of garlic, butter and parsley ($NZ8.50) is a good way to start, followed by a 14-inch pepperoni.
Satisfaction rating: 7.5/10
Cost: Pizzas $NZ18.90-$NZ32.90, pasta $NZ19.90-$NZ23.90.
8. Ivan Clarke Gallery
You are likely to end up with a big smile across your face in this gallery, especially if you are a dog lover.
It is full of works from local artist Ivan Clarke's Lonely Dog series, which has hounds, and sometimes cats, in all sorts of situations such as skiing, chilling out at a full-moon festival and cruising in a convertible. There's also a book, and a Disney movie deal is on the cards.
Feel-good rating: 10/10
Cost: entry free; limited edition works from the latest dog series start at $NZ1250.
See ivanclarkegallery.com, lonelydog.com.
9. Arrowtown
About a 20-minute drive from Queenstown, this historic gold-mining town has a beautiful main street of old buildings and cottages that have been renovated to their period glory.
The lanes and arcades are filled with shops, cafes and restaurants. The boutique Dorothy Brown's cinema and bar is a good place to catch a movie with a drink and a gourmet food platter, while the Arrowtown Bakery has a reputation for outstanding pies. I test the venison pie (their most popular) and it's deliciously tasty, with rich meat and flaky soft pastry. Others on the menu include Thai green curry and bolognese, which is listed as a hangover cure.
Pie rating: 8/10
Cost: $NZ5.50 a pie; $NZ12 for pie, peas and pud.
See arrowtown.com.
10. Parasailing
A big yellow parachute with a smiley face inflates from the launch deck on the back of a speed boat on Lake Wakatipu and rises 180 metres into the air for a gentle sightseeing flight. The tethered flights can be taken solo, tandem or triple, and you don't even get your feet wet.
Adrenalin rating: 4/10
Cost: $NZ139 a person solo.
See paraflights.co.nz.
Getting there
Staying and eating there
Peppers Beacon Queenstown is in a prime position on the shore of Lake Wakatipu and has modern apartments with lake and mountain views. The apartments — a four-minute walk from the centre of town — include floor-to-ceiling windows to maximise views, verandas, gas fires, flatscreen televisions, off-street parking, quality furniture and fully equipped kitchens.
A gourmet food package in a lakefront apartment is from $NZ599 a night (garden suite $NZ450, studio for two $NZ295) and includes fresh bread baked in the room for arrival, a tasting plate of local produce, buffet breakfast for four and a local food trail map that provides eating recommendations.
Among the tips on the food trail map are Vudu Cafe and Larder (don't miss the cakes), family-friendly waterfront bistro Finz (don't miss the mussels), and Patagonia Chocolates (don't miss the hot chocolate with chilli). Also on the map is Flame Bar and Grill, known for its South African influenced meat menu and recommended by just about everyone you speak to in town.
See http://www.peppers.co.nz/beacon/packages/
Robert Upe rafted courtesy of Destination Queenstown.


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Posts Tagged 'organic christmas cookies'
Twas the nights before any holiday, when your kitchen elf self rocked it,
Making Raw Superfood Cookies, covered in chocolate.
Happy Holidays (already!) to all, and to all a healthy Santa Claus cookie! Your Thanksgiving guests and St. Nick will really be flying' after they take a few bites out of these easy-to-make Superfoodized low-glycemic raw chocolate-striped cookies.
Blend in a food processor until sticky and mealy but not liquid buttery:
2 cups Organic Brazil nuts – but seriously, this recipe works with any oily nut you desire (walnuts, cashews, macadamia, pecans, hazel nuts, almonds, pili, pistachio) – soaking, rinsing and dehydrating your nuts is ideal
1/2 cup fine cut Organic coconut shreds
3 tablespoons hazel nut butter or almond butter
3 tablespoons wholesome sweetener of choice (birch xylitol, Organic Erythritol, raw honey, non-GMO glycerin, raw sun-dried cane crystals (if you're going to do sugar, do this one), etc.)
1 tablespoon raw organic cacao butter
1 tablespoon Longevity Power Maca Bliss
1 1/2 teaspoons goji berries or Longevity Power Goji Joy
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1-3 pinches stevia extract powder, to taste
1-3 pinches freshly grated organic nutmeg (grate using a fine micro-plane)
1 pinch organic cinnamon powder (True Ceylon cinnamon is best)
1 pinch grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons Longevity Power LEVITY for a stress-eliminating light butterscotch flavor
1 -2 teaspoons Longevity Power He Shou Wu for a bliss-inducing dark nutty flavor
Hand mold into lightly pressed cookie shapes – don't over compress as we want our cookies not too dense, with a pleasurable chewy mouth feel.
You can start eating them warm at this point, but to make the chocolate stripes, first place the cookies on a plate in the refrigerator until cool. Then drizzle stripes of melted chocolate over the cookies using your favorite raw chocolate recipe. Or decorate with Edible Goddess Chocolate Gold (the herbalized and superfoodized raw chocolate sauce that can act as a chocolate frosting in this recipe!)
Serve yourself and serve everyone this holiday season!
Just don't let the dog or cat serve themselves. 😉
Cheers to you thriving through the New Year!


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TORONTO – José Carlos Fernández and Jean Tragodara scored second-half goals to lead Peru to a 2-0 win over Canada at BMO Field on Saturday in both countries' first game since the 2010 World Cup.
A sparse yet pro-Peruvian crowd of 10,619 witnessed Canada's first match in Toronto since a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica on Aug. 20, 2008. It erupted when Fernández scored in the 69th minute after Canada failed to clear the ball from their end.
Three minutes later, Tragodara scored to put the game away.
The loss dropped Canada's all-time record against CONMEBOL nations to 3-6-9 and kept Stephen Hart's side winless this year (0-3-1).
Paul Stalteri started the match for Canada at right fullback, tying Randy Samuel for the lead in international caps at 82. The Toronto native can set the record if he plays in Canada's next friendly on Tuesday against CONCACAF rivals Honduras at Montreal.
Canada started off strong opening the game with a two-minute stretch of possession in which Peru didn't touch the ball. Hart's side showed strong displays of passing and possession, but couldn't convert in the final third of the field. That eventually came back to haunt them.
Defender Marcel de Jong had one of Canada's best chances, sending a free kick over the crossbar, but then left the game in the 29th minute with a right-arm injury.
Coming off almost a year without competitive game action, Peru had limited chances. When they had the ball, midfielder Juan Vargas was a threat, making runs into the Canadian zone.
The Fiorentina midfielder had a strong game with two good chances in the first half, first sailing a left-footer over the goal in the 14th minute. Then in the 32nd minute, he sent a low shot that deflected off Stalteri, but was stopped by goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld.
Peru eventually found their form in the second half, taking advantage of mistakes by Canada to score two goals three minutes apart.
First Reimando Manco took the ball, came in down the left flank and sent a cross that Fernández chipped over Hirschfeld.
Just three minutes later, Tragodara, on a give-and-go, took a feed from Jefferson Farfán and sent a drive by Hirschfeld to put the game away.
Peru and Canada are on common courses with both trying to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and prepare for their respective continental championships next year.
Both teams will play again on Tuesday with Canada facing Honduras at Montreal's Saputo Stadium and Peru heading to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to take on Jamaica.
Hart confirmed he will excuse Toronto FC trio Dwayne De Rosario, Julian de Guzman and Nana Attakora, who will report back to their club team for next Wednesday's trip to Chicago to face the Fire.


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Clean energy activist reflects on corporate influence in New Mexico legislation
NAME: Ben Luce
Resume: Ten years at Los Alamos National Laboratory working on nonlinear dynamics; co-founder and former director of the New Mexico Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy; founder, Break The Grip.
Minimum number of Task Force seats Governor Richardson appointed him to: Five (all relating to energy.)
Minimum number of harmonicas carried through airport security in July: Four
In June, after 10 years of helping craft laws related to energy efficiency and renewable energy in New Mexico, Ben Luce held a press conference in Santa Fe. The gist of Luce's message was this: Corporate influence over the Legislature and the governor's office has thwarted true progress on clean energy.
Now, Luce and his group, Break The Grip, are calling for the state to repeal four laws passed in the 2007 legislative session that they say were compromised by influence from PNM, the state's largest electric utility. A spokesman from the governor's office dismissed Luce's assertions as a "rant." Nevertheless, the state's attorney general is investigating the governor's office's use of a PNM-paid lobbyist as a staffer during the 2007 legislative session
No offense, Ben, but you don't exactly seem like a wild and crazy guy.
I wasn't a radical. I was considered the reasonable guy who could bring about incremental progress, and I took a lot of heat from the far left from being too close, from being willing to compromise too much.
What prompted you to finally lose it?
It was one thing to have the utilities at the table - I could justify that in my mind - as long as there was some true leadership being shown by the governor, and as long as real progress was being made. It was another thing to have only the utility at the table and to have extremely flawed policies full of loopholes and corporate giveaways being pushed by the administration. They just weren't ethical, and they just weren't serious about clean energy.
How do you respond to the governor's office calling your allegations a "rant"?
There has been silence on my general criticisms. I interpret it as confirmation that I'm on target.
You raised concerns about Gov. Richardson, who is also a presidential candidate, the state Legislature, an electric utility, the nuclear industry and one of the largest environmental groups (the Natural Resources Defense Council). Do you ever feel nervous about that?
I am looking over my shoulder. I've always followed my heart completely in what I do. I don't know any other way to live.
What do you have to say to the people who point out that you helped pass the legislation you now say should be repealed?
I was under an obligation at the time - I was still with the coalition - to publicly stick with the agreement that had been made in the heat of the session. Furthermore, we didn't know that PNM was about to appoint as their new head of generation a major nuclear power player.
And frankly, I have said publicly that I think it was a mistake on my part to play as much of an insider game as I did. It's not something I intend to do ever again. I believe public policy should be developed in the bright light of day, not behind closed doors because you're depending on political will, and not grassroots pressure. And it's also true that a bunch of those bills were really good bills ... the solar rights bill, the gross receipts tax exemption for solar this session, and the solar-ready roofs bill.
What are some of the things you've heard about yourself since you started Break The Grip?
One of the governor's advisors characterized me as being a "crazy person." One woman explained to me that she felt she couldn't trust me anymore - frankly, I don't blame her for that - and Jim Baca (former head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under President Clinton and former Albuquerque mayor) characterized my actions as a "miscalculation."
Three things you think New Mexicans should know?
The nuclear and coal industries are intent on turning New Mexico into a vast wasteland for their profit. You are not in control of your own state government. We actually have the technology and the means to completely phase out fossil fuels and nuclear power, we just need to get serious about it.
The author is a freelance writer in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


text: Last week the U.S. House of Representatives advanced an important ocean-related conservation measure called the Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009 (H.R. 860). The amendments will bolster America's coral reef conservation efforts by promoting international cooperation to protect coral reefs and codifying the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. You probably know corals for their beauty! But do you know why they are so important? Coral reefs are integral components of tropical and subtropical marine ecosystems. They protect shorelines from incoming storms, provide habitat for innumerable species of fish and invertebrates, and generate important tourism revenues for many coastal countries. But like many ocean habitats, they are becoming increasingly threatened by growing coastal populations and a variety of human activities. Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU) introduced the bill, and stated that "coral reefs are truly the 'rainforests of the sea.' That statement couldn't be more true. The National Aquarium is involved in coral reef conservation project called SECORE, a unique initiative that is addressing coral conservation issues by bringing together public aquariums and zoos and marine scientists to share knowledge and practical skills in coral husbandry and coral research. The National Aquarium's DC venue has been a key partner in the SECORE project for 4 years. In 2008, staffers ventured out on a research and collection trip, and they are currently propagating coral polyps at the facility. You can see wonderful coral exhibits at the National Aquarium's DC venue. And if you believe in this issue, please write your elected officials and urge them to support this crucial bill that will help preserve our rainforests of the sea. Click here for more information. Tags: coral-reef-conservation-act, coral-reefs, noaa Categories: Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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Using Vim with Django
This page is intended to be used as a collection of hints for using the Vim editor with Django.
Vim Modeline
To insure that all developers are using a standard tab format (as long as they are using Vim), you can add a Vim modeline (special comment) to your files, to set people in the same mode for that file. Example:
# vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
Tab Setting Reference for Python and Vim
The SnippetsEmu plugin for Vim allows one to define abbreviations which can be expanded into larger blocks of text. The abbreviations can also contain place markers which can be 'jumped to' in a similar manner to the macros defined in TextMate on OS X.
One can add specific abbreviations for models or templates based on file contents. Adding the following line to your ~/.vim/ftplugin/python.vim file (create it if you don't have it) will allow you to define abbreviations just for models:
if getline(1) =~ 'from django.core import meta' "Your abbreviations here endif
The following is a collection of Django specific abbreviations for use with the plugin (using the default start and end tags: '<' and '>'):
Iabbr addmodel class <>(meta.Model):<CR><><CR><CR>def __repr__(self):<CR>return "%s" % (<>,)<CR><CR>class META:<CR>admin = meta.Admin()<CR><CR> Iabbr mcf meta.CharField(maxlength=<>)<CR><> Iabbr mff meta.FileField(upload_to=<>)<CR><> Iabbr mfpf meta.FilePathField(path=<>, match=<".*">, recursive=<False>)<CR><> Iabbr mfloat meta.FloatField(max_digits=<>, decimal_places=<>)<CR><> Iabbr mfk meta.ForeignKey(<>, edit_inline=<False>)<CR><> Iabbr m2m meta.ManyToManyField(<>)<CR><> Iabbr o2o meta.OneToOneField(<>)<CR><>
Templates should be used with different tag delimiters as they will no doubt contain (X)HTML which will confuse the plugin. Assuming start and end tags are '@':
Iabbr fore {% for @entry@ in @list@ %}<CR>{{ @entry@.@@ }}<CR>@@{% endfor %}<CR>@@
The xml.vim plugin is really useful for editing XML and HTML files. It makes tag completion easy and allows you to bounce between start and end tags.
Syntax for templates
Dave Hodder has contributed standard Vim syntax files.
If you are interested in rolling your own, this is a simple addition to let Vim deal with Django template syntax:
Create the file:
with the following content:
syn region djangotagmarkers start="{{" end="}}" syn region djangovariablemarkers start="{%" end="%}" command! -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args> HiLink djangotagmarkers PreProc HiLink djangovariablemarkers PreProc delcommand HiLink
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Something like the following could be used to view a project's files.
Django Project=/path/to/project CD=. filter="*.py" { __init__.py settings.py urls.py apps=apps { __init__.py app1=app1Dir { __init__.py views.py models=app1ModelsDir { __init__.py app1models.py } } app2=app2Dir { __init__.py views.py models=app2modelsDir { __init__.py app2Dir.py } } media=mediaDir { images=imagesDir { } } }
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GillNo problems and I will take a look for you this afternoon/evening, running around all day (youth football)It's also worth noting that Bill is excellent, just be searching through site and he really does know his Swedish/Kosta/Orrefors glass.I have read and searched the net and apart from going across to Sweden I have a basic understanding of their glass, however I am slightly confused with their process as I always thought Hald/Gate/Landberg/Palmqvist engraved there own glass. Everyday is a school day!!RegardsJ
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It's not so hard to get to the bottom of the controversy roiling the British media. Type Prince Harry into any search engine, and you'll find yourself one or two clicks from a low-definition image of one of the Windsor family's prominent assets. In recent years Prince Henry Charles Albert David, third in line to the British throne and a lieutenant in the Household Cavalry, has gained respect and a considerable cadre of admirers. He's served in Afghanistan, built up a Lesotho-based voluntary organization dedicated to assisting children orphaned by AIDS and performed an increasing number of royal duties with charm and apparent enthusiasm. True, he has not always covered himself in glory — there was the crass choice of fancy dress costume, the teenage toking — but he has always covered himself. At least, until now.
Blurry snaps of the pink-skinned blue blood at the tail end of a game of "strip billiards" in a Las Vegas hotel room first published on the U.S. gossip website TMZ on Aug. 21 gave the world its first sight of the Prince in his birthday suit since Princess Diana emerged from the hospital cradling her newborn son in 1984. In one image, the royal, wearing only a necklace, cups the portion of the male anatomy known colloquially as the crown jewels; in the second, he moons the unseen camera as he embraces a naked female. The photographs are the stuff of paparazzi dreams, guaranteed to set tabloid picture editors hyperventilating with their A-list star and R-rated content. Across the globe, websites relegated worthier subjects to give them pride of place and newsrooms resounded to cries of "hold the front page!"
(MORE: Prince Harry: Naked Photos Surface Online)
In Britain, alone, the response was muted. Tabloid editors were just as keen as their counterparts in other countries to splash on Harry's hijinks, but their ardor to do so was tempered by an intervention from palace aides, who warned the industry self-regulator, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), that publication would constitute an infringement of princely privacy. The PCC is living on borrowed time after its efficacy at policing its own ranks was called into question by its complacent response to allegations of hacking and bribery at Rupert Murdoch's Sunday tabloid News of the World. Lord Justice Leveson, who headed an eponymous inquiry into the scandal, is expected to deliver a report later this year that will determine a new architecture for press regulation in Britain. There is widespread acknowledgment within the industry that the old system is flawed, but this is matched by widespread fears that a new system may stifle legitimate investigation. Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth, delivering the keynote MacTaggart address at the Edinburgh International Television Festival on Aug. 23, declared "the right outcome … must be the fierce protection of a free press and light-touch media regulation." Editors are anxious to prove a capacity for self-regulation and self-restraint that the exploits of the Murdoch press and Britain's wider media culture called into question.
And so a bum note in the Queen's harmonious Diamond Jubilee year has become a test case in a much bigger story, about the changing relationships between the British press and the institutions it covers. With the Vegas photos already so widely circulated, some commentators have criticized Harry for not turning the other cheek, as it were, to let British media join in the fun. But Harry, his brother William and their aides were among the first victims of hacking to prove their case against the News of the World, back in 2007. The princes' mother died with the paparazzi in pursuit, and their formative years were spent as tabloid quarry. There's understandably little appetite for appeasement in royal circles.
Initially the Sun, the News of the World's surviving sibling, fell into line with the rest of the U.K.'s mainstream press by refraining from running the photos. Its front page on Aug. 23 unveiled a creative response to the new era of editorial caution, drafting one of its picture editors, Harry Miller, and, in a broad interpretation of what work experience might reasonably be expected to entail, Sophie Henderson, a 21-year-old intern, to recreate the naked poses. "Harry Grabs the Crown Jewels," proclaimed its banner headline. But later that same day, the newspaper performed a U-turn, a maneuver one of its legendary former editors described as a "reverse ferret," trumpeting its decision to "publish the naked pictures of Prince Harry that have swept the world." "This is about our readers getting involved in the discussion with the man who is third in line to the throne. It's as simple as that," explained Sun managing editor David Dinsmore in a video on the red-top's website.
With or without visuals, the story seems unlikely to subject the royals to what the Queen once memorably termed an annus horribilis, even if the term anus horribilis is trending on Twitter. Harry has become the butt of jokes, but they're largely affectionate. Yet the royals and the tabloids are locked in parallel struggles for survival, no longer certain of the fealty of the masses and their role in modern Britain. Both institutions have been laid bare by recent events. Which may explain why neither camp is laughing with the rest of us.


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Continuing the discussion from last week about how we might look to related disciplines and industries to improve our ability to execute on SOA, I had an interesting discussion last week with my good friend Stefan Andreason, CTO of mashup data provider Kapow, and the CEO of StrikeIron, Bob Brauer.
Both companies have a long track record in helping organizations access their data via services and they were discussing with me their new joint effort to combine services in the "head" of the services market (StrikeIron) with the tail of the services market (Kapow) and create a consistent delivery and management capability around them. I think it's a smart move that reflects a growing realization about the very nature of enterprise services themselves.
Recognizing the Service Diversity in the Real World
The premise is that businesses and the Web have a lot more data than can be reached through traditional means, either as services or otherwise. Though we have been service-enabling our IT systems and data silos for a decade, there's still so much work to be done that we have to almost radically step up our our ability to deliver on them.
One of the big elephants in the room these days is that the Web has risen in the last few years as one of the most important content "silos" to many firms. This has led to the growing understanding that we need fundamentally more effective ways to scale up both the creation and consumption of services. As part of this, it's also started to become clear that in the real world there is a broader continuum of types of services that organizations should support in their SOA efforts. Despite positive moves in certain directions -- I see many firms adding JSON to the mix for example -- we've been largely ignoring a broad class of network delivery models that should probably be first class citizens in a modern SOA.
A fuller services continuum -- you can click to enlarge the visual above -- starts with the traditional Web services that we use in our SOA efforts today and can be as simple as WS-I Basic Profile (SOAP + WSDL) or more sophisticated versions that include support for security, transactions, policy, and more (often referred to in shorthand as WS-*). The continuum ends with the lightweight services of the Web such as REST, RSS, and ATOM. It even includes Web content itself, something that we're learning can be treated as services since everything on the Web or local intranet can be accessed in the same way, via HTTP, which also happens to be the foundational protocol of Web services in general.
This highlights a certain level of myopia we still have in enterprise architecture, where we tend to look at services with a very narrow definition, when we are likely much better served by a more encompassing view. While we might have at most a few hundred well-defined services in a typical organization today, there are literally millions of them on the open Web and many more inside our organizations under this larger umbrella. Whether we are trying to integrate systems more quickly, discover and get access to information more effectively, or rapidly building business apps based on these services (mashups), this more expansive and heterogeneous notion of services gives us a much bigger and richer pallette to work with to meet our needs.
5 Ways To Expand Your Services Continuum
To expand our conception then of modern SOA and enterprise services, we must consider the following:
- Make it formally acceptable to use a broader range of services in the organization. Not every job requires a hammer as the tool and the same goes for the ypes of services we use. For example, transaction processing systems are very different than say, analytical systems, where the former needs more structure and control and the latter might need less. The architecture group, CTO, or other governing bodies can enable the business to get access to far more value by green lighting more types of services to use, particularly feeds, Web APIs, and Internet/intranet content-as-a-service.
- Establishing guidance across the services continuum. Clearly define what architects, developers, designers, and end-users can do with this broader range of services -- both in the enterprise and out on the Web -- and under what conditions.
- Adopt management, administration, and governance capabilities that support a fuller services continuum. Right now, services of all kinds are already being consumed in many organizations but by bringing the full continuum into the formal IT fold, the quality and predictability issues can often be made to go away and business opportunities increased.
- Ensure internal customers have the ability to consume new type of services. This actually goes for both traditional enterprise services as well as the full continuum itself; focusing on driving consumption hasn't been a high priority in many organizations and both technical and line of business workers are too often lacking the ability readily incorporate services in their work, even when they are available. Updating local frameworks, acquiring mashup tools, and using service registries that can manage the full spectrum of modern services are examples of how to address this. For example, StrikeIron even has an interesting method of connecting Excel to this full services landscape so that all business users can consume them. This is a big change in thinking about increasing service consumption and opens up intriguing possibilities.
- Create many more services to consume. It's a supply and demand problem, in that if there are not enough services, they will be very little demand, not too much. Other ways will be found to solve the problem of accessing data or interacting with trading partners. Solutions such as Kapow and WSO2 Data Services server are good examples of how to create a much bigger services landscape in short amounts of time. I'm not advocating a speculative "field of dreams" approach here, but the ability to find, build, or provision services right when they're needed.
What are you seeing with data services? Are you seeing the broadening of the idea of enterprise and Web services?


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The JGSGB has many reference works which may be valuable to your genealogical research, including:
The JGSGB brings its resources to most monthly meetings, where there is time available for open research.
Between meetings, you can access copies of these materials at various local libraries: Brandeis University's Goldfarb Library in Waltham, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and the Boston Public Library in Boston, Harvard University Libraries in Cambridge, and Hebrew College Library in Brookline. Library call numbers for these materials at each of these libraries are noted in this bibliography. Other local libraries also have copies of these materials.
To download this resource list in PDF format, click here.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from
the Kingdom of Poland. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc., 1996).
570 pages. {Scholarly survey of 30,000 Jewish surnames in
Russian Poland}. Table of Contents.
At Brandeis: [CS3010 .B419 1996], At BPL: [CS3010.B419 1996], At NEHGS: [REF/CS3010/B419/1996], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS3010.B419 1996].
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from
the Russian Empire. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc., 1993).
784 pages. {Compilation of 50,000 Jewish surnames from the
Russian Pale of Settlement, including meaning of each name
and geographical distribution circa 1900}. Table of Contents.
At Brandeis: [CS3010 .B43 1993], At NEHGS: [Ref CS 3010 B43 1993], At Hebrew College: [Ref CL B4d], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS3010.B43 1993].
Blatt, Warren. Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the
Boston Area. (Boston: Jewish Genealogical Society of
Greater Boston, 1996). 275 pages. {Combines detailed
descriptions of Boston-area facilities and their holdings with
the "how-to" of doing research in Boston or elsewhere.
Information about libraries, government repositories and
the American Jewish Historical Society (with a comprehensive
list of AJHS manuscript collections); plus a merged
yizkor book bibliography of 529 titles held at Boston area
repositories; an appendix listing Jewish periodicals in the
Brandeis Library system; and a listing of passenger ships
entering the port of Boston 1891-1903}.
At Brandeis: [Z6374.B5 R469 1996], At BPL: [Z6374.B5B53 1996], At NEHGS: [REF/E184/J5/R36/1996], At Harvard: [WID-LC F73.9.J5 B53 1996x], At the National Archives in Waltham and Pittsfield, and all Massachusetts LDS Family History Centers.
Cohen, Chester G. Shtetl Finder Gazeteer - Jewish
Communities in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the Pale
of Settlement of Russia and Poland, and in Lithuania, Latvia,
Galicia, and Bukovina, with names of residents.
(Los Angeles: Periday Co., 1980). 145 pages.
{A gazetteer of some Eastern European towns}.
[Where Once We Walked (1991) is a more complete source.]
At Brandeis: [DS135 .R9 C58], At BPL: [DS135.R9C58 1989], At NEHGS: [Ref DS 135 R9 C58 1989], At Hebrew College: [Ref XU C6s], At Harvard: [WID-LC DS135.R9 C58].
Colletta, John. They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993). 2nd ed. 98 pp. {Helps navigate researcher through various indexes to passenger arrival records}.
Edlund, Thomas Kent, compiler. The German Minority Census
of 1939: An Introduction and Register. (Teaneck, NJ:
Avotaynu Monograph Series; Avotaynu, Inc., 1996). 56 pages.
Table of
At Harvard: [HNBC7Y]
Ellmann-Krüger, Angelika G., with Edward David Luft.
Library Resources for German-Jewish Genealogy.
(Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1998). 88 pages.
{A translation of a 1992 work in German, on library and
archival resources in Germany}.
Table of
Feldblyum, Boris. Russian-Jewish Given Names: Their
Origins and Variants. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1998).
138 pages. {A translation of a 1911 work on Jewish first names
used in the Russian Empire}.
Table of
At Harvard: [WID-LC CS3010.F45 1998], At Brandeis: [CS3010 .F45 1998], At NEHGS: [REF/CS3010/F45/1998].
Frazin, Judith R. A Translation Guide to 19th-Century Polish-Language Civil-Registration Documents (Birth, Marriage and Death Records). (Northbrook, IL: Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, 1989), 311 pp. {Examples of birth, marriage, and death records and how to translate them. Vocabulary for occupations, dates, etc.}
Glazier, Ira A. Migration from the Russian Empire: Lists of
Passengers Arriving at the Port of New York. (Baltimore:
Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995-1998). {Six-volume index of
Russian immigrants arriving in the U.S. from January 1875 to
June 1891. Information extracted from original ships' passenger
lists. Name, age, sex, occupation, country of origin, place of
residence and destination included for each person.}
Vol. 1, Jan 1875 – Sep 1882 (published 1995)
Vol. 2, Oct 1882 – Apr 1886 (1995)
Vol. 3, May 1886 – Dec 1887 (1997)
Vol. 4, Jan 1888 – May 1889 (1997)
Vol. 5, Jun 1889 – Jul 1890 (1998)
Vol. 6, Aug 1890 – Jun 1891 (1998)
Guzik, Estelle M., editor. Genealogical Resources in the
New York Metropolitan Area. (New York: Jewish Genealogical
Society, Inc., 1989). 404 pages. {A detailed guide to every
agency in New York City and environs that could provide data
useful to genealogical research}.
At Brandeis: [Z5313 .U6 N523 1989], At BPL: [Z5313.U6N523 1989], At NEHGS: [Ref F128.25 G46], At Hebrew College: [WO G36] [Ref WO G9r], At Harvard: [WID-LC F128.25.Z99 G46 x 1989].
JewishGen Family Finder, 1996, 1997 and June 1998
editions. Gary Mokotoff, editor, published by JewishGen, Inc.
{Database of ancestral towns and surnames being researched by
some 15,000 Jewish genealogists throughout the world.
Indexed by ancestral town name and surname.
[Available online at: http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff].
Kronik, Aleksander and Sack, Sallyann Amdur, Some Archival
Sources for Ukrainian-Jewish Genealogy. (Teaneck, NJ:
Avotaynu Monograph Series, 1997). 94 pages. {Inventory,
by town, of records and where they are held: Jewish community
records, police records, vital records, revision lists and
tax records}.
At Brandeis: [DS135.U4 K5 1997], At Harvard: [DS135.U4 K76 1997].
Kurzweil, Arthur, and Miriam Weiner, editors. Encyclopedia
of Jewish Genealogy: Sources in the United States and Canada.
(Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1991). 226 pages.
{A summary of North American record repositories and their
holdings, with some useful appendices}.
At Brandeis: [CS21 .E53 1991], At NEHGS: [Ref CS21 E53 1991], At Hebrew College: [Ref WO E5], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS21.E53 1991].
Laszuk, Anna. Ksiegi metrykalne i stanu civilnego w archiwach panstwowych w Polsce. [Metrical and civil registration documents in the State Archives in Poland]. (Warsaw: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Panstwowych [Head Office of the State Archives], 1998). 469 pages. {Inventory, in Polish, of the vital records holdings of all religions, held at the branches of the Polish State Archives}.
Moher, Fruma and Marek Web, compilers and editors. Guide to the YIVO Archives. (New York: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 1998). 323 pp. {Inventory of collections, plus 75 page index}.
Mokotoff, Gary, How to Document Victims and Locate
Survivors of the Holocaust. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc.,
1994). 194 pages. Table of Contents.
At Brandeis: [D804.3 .M65 1995], At BPL: [D804.3.M65 1995], At NEHGS: [REF/D804.3/M65/1995], At Harvard: [D804.3.M65 1995].
Mokotoff, Gary, and Sallyann Amdur Sack. Where Once We
Walked - A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the
Holocaust. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu Press, 1991). 514 pages.
{A gazetteer of over 21,000 Central and Eastern European
localities, arranged alphabetically and phonetically, with
references for each locality}.
At Brandeis: [DS135 .E83 M65 1991], At BPL: [DS135.E83M65 1991], At NEHGS: [Ref DS 135 E83 M65 1990], At Hebrew College: [Ref XKC M7w], At Harvard: [MAP-LC DS135.E83 M65 1991].
Mokotoff, Gary, and Warren Blatt. Getting Started in
Jewish Genealogy. (Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc., 1999).
Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship
Arrivals (for the years 1890 to 1930 at the Port of New York and
for the years 1904 to 1926 at the ports of Philadelphia, Boston,
and Baltimore). (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.,
1980. Reprint of 1931). 268 pages. {A complete list of
passenger ships and their arrival dates at major American ports
during the peak period of Jewish immigration. Useful for
locating passenger lists}.
At Brandeis: [HE945 .A2 D5 1979], At BPL: [HE945.A2D5 1987x], At NEHGS: [CS 68 U542] [CS 68 M67 1931], At Harvard: [WID-LC HE945.A2 D5 1979].
Rhode, Harold and Sallyann Amdur Sack, compilers. Jewish
Vital Records, Revision Lists and Other Jewish Holdings in the
Lithuanian Archives. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu Monograph Series;
Avotaynu, Inc., 1996). 149 pages.
At Brandeis: [CS856.J4 R53 1996], At Harvard: [CS879.6.R48 1996].
Rottenberg, Dan. Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to
Jewish Genealogy. (New York: Random House, 1977).
401 pages. {One of the pioneering "how-to" works of modern
Jewish genealogy}.
At Brandeis: [CS21 .R58 1986], At BPL: [CS21.R58], At NEHGS: [Ref CS 21 R58], At Hebrew College: [WO R6f], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS21.R58]
Sack, Sallyann Amdur, and Suzan Fishl Wynne. The Russian
Consular Records Index and Catalog. (New York: Garland
Publishing, Inc., 1987).
At Brandeis: [CS856 .J4 S23 1987], At BPL: [CS856.J4S23 1987], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS856.J4 S23 1987], At the National Archives in Waltham.
Also available on microfiche, as part of the AJGS microfiche collection.
Sallis, Dorit, and Web, Marek, editors. Jewish Documentary
Sources in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus: A Preliminary List.
(New York: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1996).
164 pp.
At Brandeis: [Z6373.R9 J49 1996], At BPL: [Z6373.R9J49 1996], At Harvard: [Judaica].
Schaefer, Christina. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997). 406 pp. {Analysis of wide variety of naturalization documents. Identifies repositories of naturalization records by state, indicating types of records held there, dates of coverage and the location of original and microfilm records.}
Shea, Jonathan D. & William F. Hoffman. Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc., 1994). 256 pp. {A guide to translating vital statistic records in 13 languages – Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.}
Shea, Jonathan D. & William F. Hoffman. In Their Words: A Genealogists Translation Guide - Volume I: Polish. (New Britain, CT: Language and Lineage Press, 2000). 400 pp. {{rovides an in-depth discussion of translating Polish documents. Sections on Polish grammar, phonetics, spelling, relevant vocabulary.}
The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia; an Authoritative and
Popular Presentation of Jews and Judaism since the Earliest
Times. (New York, 1941). 10-volume set (missing one
volume). {Not the "latest" in Jewish knowledge but contains
depth of information, especially historical}.
At Brandeis: [DS102.8 .U5], At BPL: [DS102.8.U5 1948x], At Hebrew College: [Ref BZ U58], At Harvard: [DS102.8.U5].
Weiner, Miriam, in cooperation with the Polish State Archives.
Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival
Inventories. (Routes to Roots Foundation and YIVO Institute
for Jewish Research, 1998). 446 pages. {A lavishly-produced
book, with over 500 black & white and color photographs, many
of pre-war scenes of Jewish Poland. Reports on 28 cities which
had a 1939 Jewish population of 10,000 or more. Archival
holdings, listed alphabetically, for over 1200 towns}. See
Book Review.
At Brandeis: [CS877.J4 W45 1997], At BPL: [CS877.J4W45 1997x], At NEHGS: [REF/CS877/J4/W45/1997], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS877 W45 1997x].
Weiner, Miriam, in cooperation with the Ukrainian State Archives
and the Moldovan National Archives. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and
Moldova: Pages From the Past and Archival Inventories.
(Secaucus, N.J.: Routes to
Roots Foundation, and New York: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research,
1999). 624 pages. {Contains comprehensive inventories of Jewish
records in Ukrainian and Moldovan archives and civil registration offices.
Lavishly illustrated}.
Wynne, Suzan F. Finding Your Jewish Roots in Galicia:
A Resource Guide. (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1998). 220 pages.
{An excellent source for researching Austrian Poland}.
Table of
At Harvard: [WID-LC CS878.G35 W96 1998], At Brandeis: [CS878.G35 W96 1998], At NEHGS: [REF/CS878/G35/W96/1998].
Zubatsky, David S., and Irwin M. Berent. Sourcebook for
Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories. (Teaneck, NJ:
Avotaynu, Inc. 1996). 480 pages. {Lists Jewish genealogies
and family histories, both published and unpublished, for over
10,000 family names. This bibliography include materials
available in Jewish collections in archives and libraries
At Brandeis: [On Order], At BPL: [Z6374.B5Z83 1996], At NEHGS: [REF/CS31/Z83/1996], At Harvard: [WID-LC CS31.Z99 Z823 1996x].
Arbeiter, Nancy, and Warren Blatt, compilers. "Holocaust
Research: A Collection of Articles on Genealogical Research
and the Holocaust". (1992). Various articles and printed
[Also available at Hebrew College. Superceded by Gary Mokotoff's How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust].
Avotaynu, Index to the First Ten Volumes
(1985-1996), 14 pages.
[Updated version available online: http://www.avotaynu.com/indexsum.htm].
The complete set of Avotaynu are available at: NEHGS: [CS 31 A9], At Hebrew College: [BD Avotaynu], At Harvard: [WID-LC DS101.A87], At Brandeis: [CS3010 .A96].
Hirshfeld, Alan. Translation of the Prenumeraten List from: Arye D'vey Iloay by Arye Leib Lifshitz, published 1874, Przemysl. 1996. {Names from Galician area towns}.
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts, Guide
to Jewish Cemeteries: Restoration, Preservation, Continuity.
(1997). 68 pages.
At NEHGS: [REF/E184/J5/G85]. Annual guide, available free from JCAM.
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts, Index
of 65,000 Burials in 60+ Boston area Cemeteries.
Database printout of May 1996. Includes name, date of
death, cemetery name, plot location. In nine loose-leaf
[This data is available at JCAM, and is also incorporated into the IAJGS Cemetery Project].
Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point, Researching Your Family's History at the Massachusetts Archives, 1997, 22 pages.
Massachusetts State Archives (Dr. John Warner, Jr. and
William T. Milhomme), Massachusetts State Archives,
75 loose pages comprising a detailed, annotated catalogue
of the genealogical relevant holdings of the Massachusetts
State Archives, plus numerous examples of various records, 1997.
Available online at http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm
ROM-SIG Family Finder - Romania, Bessarabia
(Moldova), Bokovina (Southern Ukraine). ROM-SIG
News, 1996.
[Available online at: http://www.jewishgen.org/romsig].
Syllabus of 15th Annual Summer Seminar on Jewish
Genealogy, Boston: Beacon of Heritage, July 14-19,
1996, Boston, Massachusetts, edited by Sharla Levine.
(Boston: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, 1996).
{Over 300 pages, includes: biographical sketches of speakers,
brief summaries of talks, speaker handouts and reference
materials, lists of registrants by name, surnames researched,
towns researched}.
At NEHGS: [E184/J5/B67/1996].
"Survey of Historic Jewish Monuments in Poland:
A Report to the United States Commission for the
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad". Revised Report.
(New York: World Monuments Fund, March 1993). Samuel Gruber
and Phyllis Myers.
Available on the web at < http://www.preservationcommission.org/plrep.html>.
The 1920 Federal Population Census: Catalog of
National Archives Microfilm. (Washington, DC:
National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1991). 88 pages.
At NEHGS, At Hebrew College, At National Archives in Waltham.
AJGS Minigraph No. 101, "Dead Souls of Satanov, Genealogical Knowledge from Documents Concerning the 1830-31's Cholera Epidemic", Anatoli Ilyich Chayesh, translated by Valery Aranov, edited by Robert Weiss, July 14, 1997.
AJGS Minigraph No. 102, "East European Archival Research
from your Home--A Bibliographic Guide," by Robert Weiss,
July 14, 1997.
[Similar material is available online in the JewishGen Eastern Europe FAQ].
Various indexes, databases and publications containing information of Jewish genealogical interest. Published on microfiche by Avotaynu, and distributed by the Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (AJGS) to member societies. There are instructions on the content and use of each series on the first few frames of the first microfiche of each set.
These microfiche are available for sale by Avotaynu, and are also available locally at: Brandeis, BPL, Harvard, Hebrew College, and NEHGS. Check their respective card catalogs under the title or author for call numbers.
Birth Index for Buda Jewry 1820-1852, 1868. Index to certain Jewish birth records of Buda section of Budapest. (2 fiches).
Black Book of Localities Whose Jewish Population Was Exterminated by the Nazis. Alphabetical list (independent of country) of 32,000 communities in Eastern Europe where Jews lived prior to the Holocaust. Compiled by Yad Vashem (Jerusalem, 1965). Shows pre-war town name, province, country and Jewish population. (2 fiches).
Consolidated Jewish Sumame Index, Avotaynu.
List of over 100,000 unique surnames, showing in which
of ten different databases each appear. Indexed using the
Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex System. Updated 1996 (3 fiches).
[Updated version available online at <http://www.avotaynu.com>].
Gazetteer of Central and Eastern Europe.
Consolidated listing of U.S. Board on Geographic Names for
350,000 place names in Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia,
East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR (Jewish Pale
of Settlement Republics only: Byelorussia, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldavia, Ukraine), West Germany, Yugoslavia.
Shows place name, country code, latitude and longitude.
Three sequences: Alphabetical Sequence (8 fiches), Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex Sequence (7 fiches), Grid Location Sequence (6 fiches).
[Available online at <http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker>].
Index to "Memorial to the Jews Deported From
France". Alphabetic list of 50,000 surnames that appear in
Klarsfeld's Memorial to the Jews Deported From France.
Shows surname and convoy number. 1996. (1 fiche). [2 copies]
See InfoFile for more info.
Index to Russian Consular Records. Lists over 70,000 persons who transacted business with the Russian Czarist consulates in the United States from about 1849-1926. Shows surname, given name, place of residence and locator reference to microfilm in the U.S. National Archives that contains the original documents. Indexed using the Daitch Mokotoff Soundex System. (7 fiches).
Jewish Cemeteries Throughout the World. 1995, AJGS.
Information on more than 7500 cemeteries in 79 countries.
(2 fiches).
[Updated version available online at <http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery>].
Jewish Genealogical People Finder. First Edition,
June 1992. Latest Edition, June 1995. Contains over 150,000
entries submitted by 100 Jewish genealogists. Contains
name, date and place of birth and death, parents' names,
spouse's name. Indexed using the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex system.
(22 fiches).
[Supplanted by the Family Tree of the Jewish People].
Jewish Residents of Greater Quebec Province in the 1871-1901 Censuses of Canada. Glen Eker, 1994. (1 fiche).
Jewish Residents of the Maritime Provinces in the 1871-1901 Censuses of Canada. Glen Eker, 1995. (1 fiche).
Jewish Residents of Montreal and Quebec City in the 1861-1901 Censuses of Canada. Glen Eker, 1993. (2 fiches).
Jewish Residents of Toronto in the 1871-1901 Censuses of Canada. Glen Eker, 1993. (1 fiche).
Jewish Residents of Western Canada in the 1870-1901 Censuses of Canada. Glen Eker, 1994. (1 fiche).
List of 56,000 Jewish Burials. Initial submission to IAJGS Cemetery Project, 1995. (3 fiches).
Noms de Juifs du Maroc - Moroccan Jewish Surnames. (1 fiche).
Obuda Census of 1850: Index and Complete Census. Distributed by Avotaynu, 1996. (3 copies).
Palestine Gazette. List of about 28,000 persons (mostly Jews) who legally changed their name while living in Palestine during the British Mandate from 1921-1948. Shows original surname and given name, new surname and given name, nationality, city of residence, and date and page reference to the Palestine Gazette. Indexed by original surname, new surname. Combined surname index using the Daitch-Mokotoff Souridex System. (6 fiches).
Publications of the Jewish Genealogical Societies, 1977-1990. A complete set of all the newsletters and journals of member societies of the Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (AJGS), 1977-1990. Includes Avotaynu, Toledot, Search (Chicago), Dorot (New York), Mishpacha (Washington), and many others. (24 fiches).
Romanian Census Records. Index to the census of Jews in 1824-25, plus the 1852 census of Jews of Monesti. (1 fiche).
Burials in Adas Israel Congregation Cemetery in Washington, D.C., 1870-1919. (26 pages, 1 fiche).
Burials in the Old Section of the Washington Hebrew Congregation Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (16 pages, 1 fiche).
Four Indices to the 1784 Census of Alsatian Jews. Daniel Leeson, 1993. (1 fiche).
Index of Jewish Applicants for Emergency U.S. Passports, 1915-1924. Index to U.S. Department of State Records in the National Archives. Passport applications by U.S. citizens and derivative citizens. (100 pages, 2 fiches).
Index of Jewish Names from the U.S. Department of State Decimal File (RG 59) Series on Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens in Germany, Poland and Romania, 1910-1929. U.S. State Department "Protection of Interests" files of correspondence and requests for assistance by U.S. citizens. (128 pages, 2 fiches).
Index of Jewish Names from the U.S. Department of State Decimal File (RG 59) Series on Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens in Austria-Hungary, 1910-1939. U.S. State Department "Protection of Interests" files of correspondence and requests for assistance by U.S. citizens. (83 pages, 1 fiche).
Index of Jewish Names from the U.S. Department of State Decimal File (RG 59) Series on Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens in Russia, 1910-1929. U.S. State Department "Protection of Interests" files of correspondence and requests for assistance by U.S. citizens. (180 pages, 1 fiche).
Index of Jewish Names from the U.S. Department of State Decimal File (RG 59) Series on Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens - Part II. U.S. State Department "Protection of Interests" files of correspondence and requests for assistance by U.S. citizens. (1 fiche).
Index of Jewish Names from the U.S. Department of State Decimal File (RG 59) Series on Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens, Part III - Palestine. U.S. State Department "Protection of Interests" files of correspondence and requests for assistance by U.S. citizens. (1 fiche).
Index of U.S. Citizens Registering at the Consular Post in Jerusalem, 1914-1918. U.S. Department of State Consular Post Records of U.S. citizens visiting or living in Palestine. (54 pages, 1 fiche).
Index to the Jewish Vital Statistic Records of Slovakia. Jordan Auslander, 1993. (2 fiches).
Towns and Administrative Districts in Galicia, 1877. Alphabetical index of 6,000 towns in the province of Galicia (Austrian Poland), showing the administrative districts to which they belong, where vital records were collected. (119 pages, 2 fiches).
Family History Library Catalog, March, 1996. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Locality catalog microfiche covering parts of North America: U.S. (19), CT (4), DC (1), IL (10), MA (7), ME (3), NH (3), NJ (6), NY (15), OH (9), PA (15), RI (2), VT (2); Canada (2), Alberta (2), British Columbia (6), Manitoba (1), New Brunswick (1), Newfoundland (1), Northwest Territories (1), Nova Scotia (2), Ontario (9), Prince Edward Island (1), Quebec (7), Saskatchewan (1), Yukon (1).
Family History Library Catalog, March, 1996. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Locality catalog microfiche covering selected countries (underline denotes change from 1995 fiche held): Hungary (9), Poland (15), Belarus (1), Russian Empire (6), Russian Republic (3), Slovakia (2), Slovenia (1), Moldova (1), Czechoslovakia (1), Czech Republic (2), Lithuania (1), Estonia (2), Romania (2), Bulgaria (1), Latvia (1).
Family History Library Catalog, February, 1995. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Locality catalog microfiche covering selected countries (1 fiche each unless otherwise noted, underline denotes countries not covered in 1996 fiche held): Hungary (8), Poland (15), Belarus, Russian Empire (4), Russia Republic (2), Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Germany (69), Ukraine (2), Georgia.
Also available at Hebrew College. NEHGS and all LDS Family History Centers (including Weston, Foxboro, Lynnfield, Worcester, Tyngsboro) have the complete set of FHLC microfiche. The FHLC is now also available online at www.familysearch.org.
Donated by JGSGB to National Archives, New England Region, Waltham, MA, December 1993. For use with the unindexed 1910 US Federal Census (11 microfilms, 5 cities). For details, see MassPocha III:1 (Winter 1993/94), page 8; and Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the Boston Area (Boston: JGSGB, 1996), page 13.
|Boston, MA
|Fall River, MA
|Lowell, MA
|Worcester, MA
|New York, NY
Over 100 microfilm reels, placed on indefinite loan at the
LDS Family History Center
in Weston, 1993-97. For details, see Mass-Pocha II:3
(Summer 1993), pages 1 and 6. For information on how to use
these records, see the JewishGen InfoFile
Cassette Tapes of 15th Annual Summer Seminar on Jewish Genealogy, July 14-19, 1996, Boston, Massachusetts, Sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. (Hobart, IN: Repeat Performances, 1996). Complete set of 63 audio cassette tapes of presentations in six albums.
Five Cities: Jewish Life in Cracow, Vilna, Lwów, Bialystok, Warsaw, 1939. (National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA. Restored between 1989-1991). Black and white film, Yiddish with English subtitles, short translations made by Shaul and Yitzhak Goskind about Jewish communities in Poland.
Last Updated: February 2001 WSB.
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2008-09: Northeast Conference Champion in the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 200 IM...Also a member of the NEC Champion 200 and 400 medley relay teams and 800 freestyle relay team...Named NEC Rookie of the Year...All-NEC in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay...ECAC Champion in the 200 back.
Before Central: Seven Connecticut State Titles...State Class M MVP 2006 & 2007...Earned All-State accolades...Honor Student.


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About 60 short and feature-length films will screen at the 10th annual Boulder International Film Festival, which runs Feb 13-16.
Most screenings take place at the Boulder Theater, with satellite venues at Boulder High School, First United Methodist Church and eTown Hall.
Film program tickets are $10 for seniors older than 65 with valid ID and $12 for general admission. VIP Passes are $450, which permit entry into most screenings, panels, parties and other events. Tickets for special events such as opening night, closing night, the Foovie Fundraiser, and the various workshops run between $20 and $95.
Below is a snapshot of the films presented this year. To view the schedule or for a complete list of screenings and events, go to biff1.com.
Serbia | Drama | 112 minutes
Serbia's submission for Best Foreign Language Film to this year's Academy Awards traces the repercussions of a Serbian soldier's act of compassion a dozen years hence. When Marko pulls three fellow soldiers off a Muslim shopkeeper they'd been beating, it has a profound effect on all involved. When the war is over, the soldiers, their families and Marko's family have yet to escape the trappings of his decision to act. "Circles," based on a true story, wades into uncomfortable waters, exploring the consequences of compassionate conviction. Directed by Srdan Golubovic. Screens at 5 p.m. Feb. 15 at First United Methodist Church and again at 7:15 that night at eTown Hall.
"God Loves Uganda"
USA | Documentary | 83 minutes
Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams traces the connections between North American evangelicalism and the onslaught of anti-gay legislation in Uganda, which now goes so far as to suggest the death penalty for homosexuals. Williams' team interviews members of American megachurches and the Ugandan people, filling out the film with hidden-camera footage. The documentary has snatched up several awards on the film festival circuit thus far, and BIFF organizers are bringing Williams to Boulder to introduce his film and host a Global Town Hall — a live video hookup and discussion about the film and the topic of anti-gay legislation with eTown founder Nick Forster. The conversation can also be followed via Twitter, at #globaltownhall. Screening is at 10 a.m. Feb. 14 at First United Methodist Church. The Global Town Hall begins at 1 p.m. that afternoon at eTown Hall.
"No No: A Dockumentary"
USA | Documentary | 100 minutes
Dock Ellis was the only Major League Baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter on LSD (that we know of.) Tracing Ellis' rise to stardom in the '70s, Jeff Radice's film highlights the player's daring, in-your-face fashion — from curlers under his cap to enormous bellbottoms, his outspoken beliefs on racial prejudice and the growing drug dependence of Ellis and many of his contemporaries. Radice takes us past all that to the moment Ellis realized he needed help, his brutal candor in speaking to others about his addictions, and the lives he touched before and after that epic game. Screens at 9:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Boulder Theater and again at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 15, at eTown Hall. Director Radice and producer Chris Cortez will be present for a Q&A after the film.
"Tim's Vermeer"
USA | Documentary | 80 minutes
Tim Jenison, who works in computer graphics, became obsessed with the photo-like quality of the paintings of Johannes Vermeer and set out on a five-year quest to re-create Vermeer's studio, dissect the mechanics of the paintings, and re-create one himself. Aided by magicians Penn and Teller (Teller directs), Jenison traveled the world, discussing his sometimes-unpopular theory that Vermeer was more engineer than painter, based in part by his assertion that certain changes in light modify colors that can be reproduced mechanically. The film screens as part of BIFF's closing-night celebrations and 10th birthday party, which begin at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Boulder Theater.
"The Wind Rises"
Japan | Animation | 126 minutes
If you're a manga fan, you'll be thrilled Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" is coming to the Boulder International Film Festival. The animated film, recently nominated for Best Animated Feature for this year's Academy Awards, tracks the life of Jiro Horikoshi, who carried his boyhood love of flight into adulthood, eventually designing the Mitsubishi A5M planes used in World War II. Characters are voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Mae Whitman, Elijah Wood, Stanley Tucci, John Krasinski, Jennifer Grey, William H. Macy and Martin Short. Screens at noon Feb. 16 at the Boulder Theater.


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Tampa Bay Times Project Investigating Abuse at Unlicensed Group Homes Wins 2013 Selden Ring Award
By: Press Release | USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
LOS ANGELES, February 25, 2013 —Tampa Bay Times reporter Alexandra Zayas has won USC Annenberg's 2013 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for her three-part series uncovering abuse at unlicensed religious children's homes.
The series, "In God's Name," was part of a year-long investigation in which Zayas sifted through thousands of pages of public records, interviewed dozens of people who attended unlicensed group homes, and created a searchable list of homes that included instances of substantiated abuse cases.
The $35,000 annual award, which has been presented for the past 24 years by the School of Journalism at USC Annenberg, honors the year's outstanding work in investigative journalism that led to direct results.
The judging panel, composed of seven reporters and editors from around the country and chaired by The Sacramento Bee managing editor Tom Negrete, said in a statement:
"'In God's Name' is a remarkable mix of live interviews and reporting from public records that exposed a serious lack of oversight and regulation together with shocking cases of abuse at religious children's homes in Florida. The judges were impressed by the doggedness of a single reporter, Alexandra Zayas, in the face of countless obstacles — including the challenge of earning the trust of dozens of sensitive sources. The series documents Florida's utter abdication of regulation of these homes, and shows how families were misled in entrusting their sons and daughters to religious-based camps with no accountability to anyone. The story was well-organized and its multimedia presentation compelling and powerful."
This year's runners-up were "Throwaways" by Sarah Stillman of The New Yorker and "Unlocked" by Sam Dolnick of The New York Times.
"The New Yorker's 'Throwaways' by Sarah Stillman is a beautifully written examination of a little-noticed injustice emerging from the war on drugs, the idea of law enforcement putting minors at risk to do dangerous undercover work with drug dealers, in some cases ending in death for the teens, with no repercussions for law enforcement," according to the Selden Ring Award judges.
"The New York Times series, 'Unlocked,' by Sam Dolnick examines the impact of New Jersey's privatization of halfway houses, exposing political shenanigans and bringing the reader inside the facilities through descriptive language and multimedia storytelling," the judges said.
The judging panel included Times-Picayune editor Jim Amoss; The New York Times managing editor Dean Baquet; Los Angeles Times reporter Anh Do; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter/assistant editor Ellen Gabler; Negrete of The Sacramento Bee; The Washington Post reporter and former Selden Ring Award recipient Dana Priest; and The Center for Public Integrity executive editor Ellen Weiss.
"We at USC Annenberg are honored to be able to recognize the extraordinary work that continues to be done in investigative reporting, despite the cost pressures these news outlets are facing," USC Annenberg's School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser said. "It was especially heartening this year to see three young talents receive this fine recognition."
Selden Ring Award
2013 winner: In God's Name
2013 Runner-Up: Throwaways
2013 Runner-Up: Unlocked
Previous Selden Ring Award winners
About the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Located in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is a national leader in education and scholarship in the fields of communication, journalism, public diplomacy and public relations. With an enrollment of more than 2,200 students, USC Annenberg offers doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degree programs, as well as continuing development programs for working professionals, across a broad scope of academic inquiry. The school's comprehensive curriculum emphasizes the core skills of leadership, innovation, service and entrepreneurship and draws upon the resources of a networked university in a global urban environment.


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Hi everyone! I'll be doing some backpacking in Yosemite and was hoping to get some knowledgeable feedback on the trip. My biggest concerns are finding good campsites and reliable water sources (mid-July). Does it seem doable? I'll give a rough itinerary below. Thanks in advance.
My small crew is hoping to hike from Glacier Point and to summit Half Dome and Clouds Rest. We have two nights of permits, including half dome, and have to leave from Glacier Point. We're all reasonably experienced hikers and in good shape. Well equipped...
Day One: Leave Glacier Point and stay near Illiloutte Creek - we want to get as close to Half Dome as possible but have reliable water
Day Two: Summit Half Dome and camp on the way to Clouds Rest - We'd like to get as close to Clouds Rest as possible, but we don't want to kill ourselves with tough hiking. Water sources?
Day Three: Summit Clouds Rest and return to car
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Google, the Smart car, the iMac, Hong Kong International Airport and the cult film The Big Lebowski all turn 20 this year. Flying high in the charts in 1998: "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy" by The Offspring, "Frozen" by Madonna and "Big Big World" by Emilia.


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Elizabeth Gilbert can often come off as self-absorbed and obnoxious, but in this interview the Eat, Pray, Love author actually offers some useful and comforting advice on making decisions.
Gilbert's mother was a nurse at Planned Parenthood in the '70s, and Gilbert says she spoke these words to girls considering abortion:
Please do me this great service and please do me this great favor and please do yourself this great favor. And try to remember, 10 years from now, when you're second guessing this decision that you made, that you made the very best decision that you could make on this day with the information that you had today. As the years go by, you'll have more information and you might wish that you had done things differently. But just don't forget that on the day that you had to make the choice you didn't know and you only knew what you have now. Don't abuse yourself later for what you didn't know now.
It's sensitive advice for anyone considering terminating a pregnancy, but it also applies to any of life's many hard choices. Gilbert expands, "just remember, when you're in the course of a difficult decision or when you look back on that difficult decision in decades to follow, that you made the best choice you could, given what you had." It's easy for people — but perhaps especially for women — to beat themselves up over decision they made in the past. To honor your past self, to respect the choices she made and understand that she did the best she could, is a difficult thing, but ultimately freeing. It's good that Gilbert — who has probably done and said plenty of things she regrets — understands this.
Big Think Interview With Elizabeth Gilbert [Big Think]
Interview Transcript [Big Think]