Warsaw Ghetto chronology and fact sheet - Dignity & Defiance

Warsaw Ghetto chronology and fact sheet - Dignity & Defiance: "October 12, 1940
(Yom Kippur) Decree establishing Ghetto issued.
November 16, 1940 Ghetto sealed off.
July 22 - September 12, 1942 Mass deportation of 300,000 Jews from Warsaw. After the deportations only 60,000 Jews remained.
July 23, 1942 Adam Czerniakow, head of Judenrat, commits suicide rather than turn over Jewish children to the Germans.
January 18, 1943 Second wave of deportations. Beginning of armed resistance."



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opportunities: "Creating such a virtual museum, i.e. a museum that exists only on the Internet, has its advantages and offers unique opportunities. Such a museum does not require the raising of funds (though contributions are gratefully accepted and greatly appreciated) to erect an actual building, but can be created by a person with the imagination, time, knowledge and the means to do so, not to mention the material to fill such a museum. Such as it is, a virtual (Internet-only) museum can only be filled with that which attracts the senses of sight and sound (at least until an olfactory chip is invented). The Museum of Family History to a great degree is composed of photographs and text and is somewhat interactive"



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Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology : NPR

Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology : NPR: "Nonetheless, don't expect the teen to be happy and completely over it, since resentment and frustration are likely to linger. If the tornado has lost high velocity and dwindled into mere blusters, this, in itself, is a major achievement."



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Internet Speeds consistently slower than I'm paying for - Verizon Forums

Internet Speeds consistently slower than I'm paying for - Verizon Forums: " I feel a little sheepish for complaining about my speeds (my sympathies to the folks who can't even get 1 Mbps), but I'm not getting what I'm paying for. I have High Speed Internet Enhanced, which is advertised as 3.1 to 7.6 Mbps.

For the last few months, I have noticed a dip in the speeds that I get (judging by the inability to stream 240p videos without pausing every few seconds). It's pretty consistent, with periods during which the internet grinds almost to a halt."



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Dinah Sanders - Google+

Dinah Sanders - Google+:

"Life is full of possibilities and experiences. Yet somehow we're never truly satisfied with what we have, until it gets taken away. Why is it that the most valuable lessons in life are only taught when we have to learn them the hard way?"



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Teachers don't know about world of work, claims Vince Cable | Mail Online

Teachers don't know about world of work, claims Vince Cable | Mail Online: "There has been an argument in Government about how to get the right careers advice in schools and successive governments have frankly messed this up,’ Mr Cable said.

‘But the underlying problem is of course that most teachers, particularly in the secondary sector, are graduates."



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Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology : NPR

Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology : NPR: " it feels like a loss when our teens become less eager to be around us, and we need to be on the lookout for the true isolation and withdrawal that signals a clinical problem."



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Ned Vizzini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ned Vizzini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In 2013, House of Secrets, the first novel in a middle grade fantasy series by Vizzini and filmmaker Chris Columbus, was published. It debuted on the New York Times bestseller list, where it remained for four weeks. Entertainment Weekly gave House of Secrets an "A-" review.[12]

His essays and criticism appeared in The New York Times,[13] The Los Angeles Review of Books,[14] and Salon.[15]

Vizzini had spoken at schools and libraries around the world about mental health, writing, and how students can use writing as a medicine for mental health. He has spoken at UCLA; The Dalton School; the Brooklyn, New York, and Chicago Public Libraries; Murray State University; NYU; The National Council of Teachers of English; and at a Master's Tea at Yale.[16]"



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Ned Vizzini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ned Vizzini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: " The book recounts fifteen-year-old Craig Gilner's battle with suicidal depression as a result of a taxing school year at Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School that exacerbates his feeling of social inadequacy.[7] In 2012 Vizzini's third novel The Other Normals was published. The Other Normals is an "Alternative Fantasy"[10] about a teenager who falls into a fantasy world that is the basis of his favorite role-playing game."



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27 Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

27 Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Brian Jones, Alan Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison died between 1969 and 1971, although a possible connection between their same death-age was not reported in the public press. Although some relations were occasionally noticed,[5][6] those rather remained a side note. It was not until the death of Kurt Cobain, about two and a half decades after the last occurred, that the first idea of a "27 Club" was spread in the public perception.[3]"



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Ned Vizzini, 32, Dies - Wrote Teenage Novels - NYTimes.com

Ned Vizzini, 32, Dies - Wrote Teenage Novels - NYTimes.com: "“Be More Chill,” about an insecure high school student who becomes more confident after ingesting a pill-sized supercomputer. The success of “Be More Chill” brought him a contract to write two more books, but his initial excitement faded as he began to struggle with the writing and fell into despair.

Medication for depression helped, but only when he took it."



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Russian Is Surprise Winner in Women’s Figure Skating - NYTimes.com

Russian Is Surprise Winner in Women’s Figure Skating - NYTimes.com: "Sotnikova buzzed around the ice during the short program with strength and energy in a performance to “Carmen.” She received a higher technical score than Kim and found herself in second place by less than a point.

The gold medal came 13 years after Sotnikova began skating in Moscow at age 4. In 2008, she became Russia’s national champion."



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Russian Is Surprise Winner in Women’s Figure Skating - NYTimes.com

Russian Is Surprise Winner in Women’s Figure Skating - NYTimes.com: "it is impossible to know which judges’ marks counted toward the final score in the women’s competition.

No referee or judge involved in Thursday’s decision was immediately made available to explain the outcome.

“It’s confusing, and we need to make it clear for people,” Wagner said. “I’m speechless. This sport needs to be held accountable if it wants more people to believe in it.”"



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Russian Is Surprise Winner in Women’s Figure Skating - NYTimes.com

Russian Is Surprise Winner in Women’s Figure Skating - NYTimes.com: "Not everyone agreed. Ashley Wagner of the United States, who finished seventh, criticized the judging system, in which scores were given anonymously, saying she was left “speechless” by the outcome."



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Adelina Sotnikova wins women’s figure skating gold - The Washington Post

Adelina Sotnikova wins women’s figure skating gold - The Washington Post: "Her scores took a long time to come up, and she smiled when they did—a season’s best 127.99. But it wasn’t enough to change her standing, which remained sixth (193.20), with Kim yet to compete."



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