Ann Frank
Today in History: Ann Frank was born
June 12th, 2010Top 10 Secrets of Effective Liars
May 16th, 2010
Human beings have an innate skill at dishonesty. And with good reason: being able to manipulate the expectations of those around us is a key survival trait for social animals like ourselves. Indeed, a 1999 study by psychologist Robert Feldman at the University of Massachusetts showed that the most popular kids were also the most effective liars. Just because our aptitude is hardwired doesn’t mean it can’t improve with practice and skill. Here are ten techniques that top-notch liars use to maximize their effectiveness. (By the way, this information is offered as a way to help detect deceit in others, not to practice it yourself. Honestly!)
Today in History: Suri Feldman lost in Connecticut Bigelow Hollow State Park
May 6th, 2010STURBRIDGE, Mass., May 6 1994 – Suri Feldman a Chassidic girl from Boro Park, Brooklyn – got lost in the forest of Bigelow Hollow Park, which is on the Connecticut-Massachusetts state border.
Miss Feldman was part of a group of 237 girls and their teachers from Tomer Devorah High School in Borough Park taking a trip to Old Sturbridge Village, a recreation of an 18th century farming village, and decided on Wednesday to stop for a walk in the woods.
Chocolate Soothes the Stressed-Out Soul
April 27th, 2010Feeling stressed? A dose of dark chocolate could cheer you right up by lowering your stress hormone levels, a new study suggests.Swiss researchers, who report their findings in the online issue of the Journal of Proteome Research, tracked volunteers who said they were highly stressed.
Beauty Tips: Pucker Up for Fall with a Lip Care Routine
April 20th, 2010
Keeping your lips plump and soft during the fall and winter seasons can be a challenge, especially if you live in a very cold climate and spend a lot of time outdoors in the brisk air. However, maintaining a lip care routine can help you maintain that dazzling smile all season long. In addition to a weekly exfoliation routine, you’ll need to add a few simple steps to your beauty regimen. Here are some essential steps for keeping that pout looking beautiful for the fall and winter season:
Food: Is Coka Cola Kosher for Peasach
March 15th, 2010
The Question always arises as to is there really a special version of the soft drink bottled for Passover?
Coke is actually kosher for Peasach. The reason why is that many jews refrain from eating corn and its derivatives during Passvoer and Coke is made with high fructose corn syrup. So at Passover they make special batches that are made with real sugar instead. It’s not that the high fructose corn syrup is not kosher, it’s that it is not specifically kosher “for Passover”
One Woman’s Low Thyroid Nightmare
March 10th, 2010Did you know that 59 million Americans (the vast majority of whom are women) suffer from hypothyroidism– a leading cause of fatigue and depression? If you are feeling depressed or post-steamroller.
Watch this informative interview with a doctor specializing in hypothyroidism in women to learn more about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Jewish Women in the Year 2010
March 3rd, 2010Back in the mid nineties a Jewish advertising executive in New York came up with an idea. What if the New York Times – considered the world’s most prestigious newspaper – listed the weekly Shabbat candle lighting time each week? Sure, someone would have to pay for the space. But imagine the Jewish awareness and pride that might result from such a prominent mention of the Jewish Shabbat each week.
The advertising executive got in touch with a Jewish philanthropist and sold him on the idea. It cost almost two thousand dollars a week. But he did it.
And for the next five years, each Friday, Jews around the world would see ‘Jewish Women: Shabbat candle lighting time this Friday is …’.
Eventually the philanthropist had to cut back on a number of his projects. And in June 1999, the little Shabbat notice stopped appearing in the Friday Times. and from that week on it never appeared again.
Except once.
On January 1, 2000, the NY Times ran a Millennium edition. It was a special issue that featured three front pages. One had the news from January 1, 1900. The second was the actual news of the day, January 1, 2000. And then they had a third front page, projecting future events of January 1, 2100.
This fictional page included things like a welcome to the fifty-first state: Cuba, as well as a discussion as to whether robots should be allowed to vote. And so on.
And in addition to the fascinating articles, there was one more thing. Down on the bottom of the Year 2100 front page was the candle lighting time in New York for January 1, 2100. Nobody paid for it. It was just put in by the Times.
When the production manager of the New York Times – an Irish Catholic – was asked about it, his answer was right on the mark. And it speaks to the eternity of our people. And to the power of the Jewish tradition and its women.
The production manager explained: “We don’t know what will happen in the year 2100. It is impossible to predict the future. But of one thing you can be certain, that in the year 2100 Jewish women will be lighting Shabbos candles.
Source: Jewish Mom
The Truth About Sleepwalking
February 24th, 2010Sleep is not always as quiet and peaceful as we’d like it to be. Some people have a tendency to talk or laugh out loud during sleep, while others get right up out of bed and wander. People with parasomnias — such as sleepwalking or talking in one’s sleep — wake up enough to carry out complex behaviors such as walking or talking — but not enough to realize what they are doing.
The Recalculating on the GPS option – Does that Work with Kids
February 18th, 2010Isn’t it interesting how nonchalantly the GPS system in our automobiles responds when we make a mistake and don’t follow its instructions? The same calm voice that directed us in the first place comes back on, simply says, “Recalculating,” and helps get us back on track.
Surviving the Mommy Minefield – The Mommy Peptalk
February 15th, 2010Here’s a video from Jewish Mom; A simple tool to help every mom smile through the most difficult of days.
Is School Making Your Child Sick?
February 10th, 2010Q. My 3-year-old started preschool and has been sick ever since. She has had her tonsils and adenoids removed because she constantly spikes a fever of 103 to 104.5 degrees. She recently had pneumonia and spent five days in the hospital. We are just torn up about this. She was never sick until she started school.
Is that Store Credit Card Really Worth It?
February 3rd, 2010
It happens all the time. You are checking out of a store and the cashier asks if you would like to sign up for that particular store’s credit card for an immediate 10 percent off of your purchase. Is it worth it?
Har Hazeisim Finds A New Home – On The Internet
February 2nd, 2010
The world’s oldest bais hakevaros just went online. A new project undertaken by the City of David archeological Park, located south of Yerushalayim’s Old City and at the foot of the Har Hazeisim cemetery (AKA Mount of Olives), has begun the process of identifying and documenting tombstones throughout the entirety of Har Hazeisim and uploading the data to the Web.
