Lee Wind asserts the books he writes could have changed his life back when he was a “young Gay Jewish kid.” His books preach diversity and inclusion — concepts that are an anathema to the second Trump administration. [Donald H. Harrison]
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One of the projects, titled ‘How Do Different Basketballs Compare in Bounce and Friction’ was deemed so outstanding that it will be included in the State of California fair next month. Simon Factor took a simple concept, and in the process of testing various basketballs, coded a unique sensor machine to quantify his experiments. [Press Release]
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What did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say when told that Conan O’Brien would be visiting Israel? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Hofstein wrote poetry from the age of nine in Hebrew, later also in Russian and Ukrainian, from 1909 in Yiddish. His first poems and essays were published in 1917 in Yiddish in a Kiev newspaper. Hofstein perceived the October Revolution of the Bolsheviks as the realization of biblical ideals of justice, as the deliverance of Jews from national oppression. [Alex Gordon]
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Norman Fell (March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three’s Company and its spin-off, The Ropers, and his film roles in Ocean’s 11 (1960), The Graduate (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld. [Wikipedia]
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Israeli-American Elad Inbar, chief executive officer of the Dallas, Texas-based RobotLAB, has written a primer on robots in use today in a variety of industries. Consistent with the title of this book, he also peeks into a future when humanoid robots will be able to perform more sophisticated tasks. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Unaware that there are two other branches of government that can challenge his authority [though Congress is apparently unaware of this fact too], Donald Trump (aka Donelon Trusk) has decided to impose a new constitution on the United States. [Laurie Baron]
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Today, among his rabbinical duties as a rabbi at the Adventure Judaism Congregation, he prepares 20 students a year for B’nai Mitzvah during a course of study that involves 15 outdoor adventures. The curriculum culminates in a ceremony conducted in an outdoor setting selected by the student. [Jim Winnerman]
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A new study from the University of Haifa – Oranim Campus, published in the prestigious scientific journal Current Biology, identified an unusual mechanism for the transmission of symbiotic bacteria from generation to generation through the venom of a wasp. [Press Release]
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Waiting until the hall was pin-drop silent, German guest conductor for the March 6 concert, Matthias Pintscher, quietly signaled the San Diego Symphony Orchestra to begin sounding the impressionist magic of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. [Eileen Wingard]
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Marty Allen (March 23, 1922 – February 12, 2018), was an American comedian, actor, and philanthropist. He worked as a comedy headliner in nightclubs, as a dramatic actor in television roles, and was once called “The Darling of Daytime TV”. [Wikipedia]
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Wolf Blitzer (March 22, 1948) is an American journalist, television news anchor, and author who has been a CNN reporter since 1990, and who currently serves as one of the principal anchors at the network. [Wikipedia]
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We must remember that what hurts you will also eventually hurt me and that we, the collective we, will not survive. Community is where we find God. Our relationship with God is We-Thou, not I-Thou. Kehillah is where we restore our ethics, morals, and virtues. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Freckles, my angora rabbit, enjoys the cilantro, parsley and mint I have planted. I just wonder if the wild critters will enjoy it more since I do notice bite marks and my plants not producing as much. But I am always happy to feed the possums, skunks and wild rabbits that take a nibble and then go on their way. [Cailin Acosta]
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