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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Track The Valedictorians
Jeff emails: "the idea is to write a series that tracks the valedictorians of both yula and shalhevet. to be fair you dont use their names just yula 200X or shalhevet 200X. start with 2004 bec those students should be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Shalhevet, YULA
Tagged physiological science, placement chemistry, science department chair, shalhevet high school, us peace corps, YULA
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Luke & Chocolate Moose
My favorite rotweiler/boxer: Chaim Amalek emails: "How many roofies did it take?" Khunrum emails: "What is that, The Hound of the Baskervilles? and what’s the beast doing spreading fleas in the Hovel? I don’t even let dogs in my house … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged chocolate moose, fleas, hound of the baskervilles, hovel, rin tin tin
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Web Traffic Down 25% Across The Jewish Blogosphere
As I look at the Jewish blogs section of blogads.com and talk to my fellow Jewish bloggers, I see that traffic is down across the board about 25% the past six months. I’m not sure why. Traffic traditionally goes down … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged bloggers, blogosphere, good weather, jewish news, six months, vosizneias, web traffic
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I See No Hope For The Economy
It’s impossible to get a loan from a bank these days unless you have a credit score north of 700 and considerable documentable income. The debt securitization market provided about 60% of lending money over the past few years. It … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged commercial property loans, consumer loans, credit card loans, debt securitization, real estate securities, security markets
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The Coen Brothers On Judaism
From the Boston Globe: Earlier in the evening, I had attended a screening of the remarkable new Coen brothers film, "A Serious Man,” hosted at Brandeis by the National Center for Jewish Film. The film is being compared to Job … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood
Tagged boston globe, coen brothers film, hebrew school, jewish concepts, jewish film, pastoral counsel
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