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05/08/08
- NNHS Newsletter
Yom Ha'Atzmaut
(Israel Independence Day) |
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The Golani
Brigade - Jewish Cavalry |
Downtown Haifa -
1948 |
"Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: It is the only nation
on earth that inhabits
the same land, bears the same name,
speaks the same language, and worships
the same G_d
that it did 3,000 years ago. You dig the soil and you find pottery from
Davidic times,
coins
from Bar Kokhba, and 2,000-year-old scrolls written in a script
remarkably like
the one that today advertises ice cream at the corner candy store."
- Charles Krauthammer - The Weekly
Standard, May 11, 1998
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
We've only
celebrated this her once before, but today marks the 60th Anniversary, so it
would be extremely tacky to miss it this year:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/05-03-06-NNHS-Yom-HaAtzmaut.html
I don't want to spoil the
surprise of these videos by describing them. Trust me, they are not to be
missed:
BONUS #1 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biQtrQpyJGo
BONUS #2 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5GNKd5rico
BONUS #3 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja1v_-9fbFg
BONUS #4 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4nGcq4X4-0
BONUS #5 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsLZzGW-UIw
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Ha'atzmaut
http://myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Modern_Holidays/Yom_Haatzmaut.htm
http://isophorone.blogspot.com/2008/05/yom-haatzmaut.html
http://judaism.about.com/od/israeliholidays/ig/Israel-Independence-Day-Photos.--EF/
http://aish.com/holidays/Israel_Independence_Day/holiday_page.asp
UPCOMING
BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday
tomorrow to
Patty Andrews Mays ('61) of VA!
Happy Birthday
this week to:
10 -
Mrs.
Helen Hardy Shelton of VA AND Barbara
Johnson Hansford ('57);
How about another card shower for Mrs. Shelton?!?
Mrs. Helen Shelton
866 Denbigh Boulevard, #25
Newport News, VA 23608-4476
14 -
Johnnie Bateman ('67/'70) of VA!
From
Ann Mabe Leighton
('58) of NC - "new email address":
Hi all,
I have a new email address that should be used from now on,
____________________ please update your info, and use this one..
Thank you...
Ann
Thanks, Ann, I have you switched now!
Congratulations on your escape from AOL!
OOPS,
did I just say that out loud?!?
From
Wayne
Stokes ('65) of VA - 05/05/08 - "Comments made in the
year 1955!":
To me and from me to you! Any sound
familiar? Times were even better in the 60's!!
Comments made in the year 1955!
That's only 52 years ago!
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are,
it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long
before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter
a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just
to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to
hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would
someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the
car in the garage."
"Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail haircuts make it
impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be
wearing their hair as long as the girls."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they
let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it
seems every new movie has either HELL of DAMN in it."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to
put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have
some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for
$75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if
someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be
electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few
married women have to work to make ends meet."
"It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone
to watch their kids so they can both work."
"Marriage doesn't mean a thing anymore; those Hollywood stars seem
to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole
lot of foreign business."
"Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government
takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are
electing the best people to congress."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I
seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend,
it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore; at $35.00 a day in the
hospital it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a haircut, forget it."
Ya gotta love it! Thanks,
Wayne Honey!
From
Donna Price Devers ('66) of NC - 05/06/08:
Hey Carol,
I'm sorry you're still not doing well. I keep looking for "more ups than
downs"!!
Yeah, so do I!
I would imagine that
Connie Bloxom Thompson's ('66 - of MD)
mailing address is on the website somewhere, but I can't find it. Would you
please post it again, or mail it to me if you're not posting it?
Certainly!
It should have been posted on each issue - and will be, from now on!
Connie
Bloxom Thompson
2237 Hunter Chase
Bel Air, MD
21015
And since I'm here...I've not been seeing all your pictures either, but
today it's fine. But what happened to the music? I haven't gotten the
music for some time...even if I reload. I thought maybe you had changed
it and I had to click on a link, but nothing seems to work! And I get
music otherwise, but not from you! :-\ Sorry!!
Take care & God bless you all,
Donna Price Devers '66
Oh, NO - NOT the music, too! Oh,
the humanity! I dunno the answer to this one much either,
except it's something to do with whatever media thingamajigger is installed on
YOUR computer. We change them around here so often I never know what to
expect, but I do know that our little puny computer which formerly could hear
midis no longer does, but it plays other sound files (such as You Tube) with no
problem. That's all way over my head, and filed in my "Life's Mysteries"
basket.
Thank you so much, Donna!
From the Head Flagtwirler of 1965,
Janice
McCain Rose of VA - 05/08/08 - "dreaded red x box in emails":
Carol....below is a tip that you may want
to share on the NNHS website to help relieve the dreaded little red x box
......you can also change your settings to send pictures WITHOUT the
dreaded little red x box. Some may not realize that their send/receive is
not set up to properly send/receive pictures....hope this helps.
All I can ever see is
that little red X. It's in my e-mail, in my Web browser, it's everywhere.
Why can't I see any pictures? Please help me!
A:
Several people have problems with the
dreaded "red X," so you are definitely not alone when you ask this question.
All of us here in the office get multiple e-mails about this subject every
day, so even though we've run a tip on this before, here's a little more
explanation that will hopefully help you determine the exact cause of your
red X problem!
One of the main areas
where people see the red X is in their e-mail. If you use Outlook Express
and are having trouble seeing pictures in your e-mail, open it up and go to
Tools, Options and choose the
Security tab. Make sure the "Block images and other
external content in HTML e-mail" box is unchecked. Now, if you are
sending an e-mail and people have been complaining to you about the pictures
not showing up, try this: open up OE and go to Tools,
Options, Send tab. Under the Mail
Sending Format section, make sure HTML is selected
and then click on the HTML Settings button. From there,
make sure the "Send pictures with messages" box is checked.
That should solve all of your e-mail issues.
If you're having
trouble seeing images in Internet Explorer, go to Tools,
Internet Options and click on the Advanced
tab. Look for the Multimedia section and make sure the box
that says "Show Pictures" is checked. For Firefox, go to
Tools, Options and click on the
Web Features icon. Make sure the "Load Images" box
is checked as well.
Another cause may be
that your browser security settings are set too high, which prevents you
from accessing the Web site that handles the images. In IE, go to
Tools, Internet Options, Security
tab and click on the Default Level button. Make sure your
settings are set somewhere around the medium level.
Another cause could be
your antivirus or firewall settings. Look for a setting that says "Disable
Web Bugs" and make sure it is turned off. That should allow all the
images to pass through so that you can see them.
There are also a
couple other simple reasons why your images may be blocked. One is that
you're looking at a Web site that is busy, temporarily shut down or offline.
A Web host could also be working on certain things on the site, causing the
images to be down. If everything else we've discussed above is set correctly
and you're still not seeing the images, this might be your problem. All you
can really do is just try the site again later. Also, when you're trying to
view images on a Web site or in your e-mail, make sure you are actually
connected to the Internet, because they will not show up if you're not
online.
If you've been having
trouble with the red X, hopefully one of these solutions will help you in
fixing this awful predicament!
WOWZERONI! Thanks so much, Janice!
From
Aretie Gallins Patterson ('59) of TN - 05/08/08 - "Clodfelters":
Dear Carol,
I went to
Westhampton College with Ann Clodfelter and was good friends
with her. Ann was a graduate of Hampton High School, Class of 1958,
I think. If you were searching,
NNHS
graduates, that might have been why you could not find the Clodfelter
children.
Hope this
helps.
Aretie
Gallins Patterson
Ohhhh, well, thank you, Aretie!
It solves one mystery, but raises another, as both
Eleanor (Buckley Nowitzky - '59 - of NC) and I remember the
Clodfelter name quite vividly. I suppose it was because of
Mr. Clodfelter
himself, as we very definitely patronized Kecoughtan Pharmacy.
From Richard Dawes (NNHS / HHS - '62) of VA - 05/08/08 - "R-U-N-N-O-F-T":
Carol
It was Mrs. Hogwallop that "up and R-U-N-N-O-F-T", not
Billy Turner
('65 - of TX).
Richard
Well, that's true, Sweetie -
and with a name like Hogwallop, who could blame her (to say
nothing of that "charmer' of a husband she had!)?!? I've noticed that
people and things R-U-N-N-O-F-T around here all the time. Sometimes
they reappear; sometimes they don't.
Thanks, Dicky!
PRAYER ROLL
(arranged
alphabetically, but not necessarily complete):
1.
Jerry Allen ('65) of VA -
began radiation for cancer
last week of February; it was delayed when he was diagnosed with pneumonia on
02/20/08;
update of 03/11/08: recovered from
pneumonia, is in his third week of radiation, and seems to be doing well. He is
back at work and comes home tired, but overall, he is in pretty good shape;
update of 03/24/08: last radiation
treatment was Friday; "looking good and feeling pretty good except for very
irritated skin and fatigue";
update of 04/05/08:
"getting better each day";
update
of 04/14/08: "now dealing with a blood clot in his pic line; receiving daily
injections in the abdomen and taking antibiotics and blood thinners; feels
pretty good in spite of everything and his ATTITUDE is great---as usual";
update of
update
of 04/24/08: "no longer taking daily
abdominal injections for blood clot that developed a few weeks ago; everything
is looking pretty good. The PET scan will be in the next few weeks. We are
expecting good results."
update
of 05/05/08 - "scheduled for two more chemo visits; will have the first chemo on
Thursday, May 8th followed up by an injection on Friday to boost his immune
system.":
2.
Connie Bloxom Thompson ('66) of MD - multiple heath and financial
issues; needing cataract surgery to prevent inevitable blindness ASAP;
update
of 03/11/08:
"SO FAR, 1/2 FUNDS FOR 1 EYE PROCEDURE";
update of 03/28/08: re-hospitalized; $1475.00 received so far; still
short of $2000.00 goal;
update of 04/28/08 - SEE ABOVE
Connie
Bloxom Thompson
2237 Hunter Chase
Bel Air, MD
21015
3.
My Friend Judy of IL - shoulder
replacement surgery - 04/22/08
4.
Clyde Bryant ('58) of PA - heart replacement surgery - 12/13/07
5.
Me
('65) of NC - recent (late
January) development
of congestive heart failure plus the usual
financial woes;
update
of 03/28/08: not as well as I'd hoped to be by now; more downs than ups..... ;
update of 04/18/08 - SEE:
04/18/08
6.
Emily (daughter of
My
Niece Shari) of VA - advancing scoliosis; surgery 03/11/08;
update
of 03/12/08: surgery went well, running slight fever;
update of 03/18/08: had some ups and
lows, but is home again;
update
of 04/14/08 - still in pain, running a fever;
update of 04/18/08 - SEE
:
04/18/08;
update of
05/05/08 - "finally getting better. Her hamstring stretching is painful, but
making a big difference. She has years of physical therapy ahead of her, but is
doing soo much better"
7. Frances Heath Scott ('62) of VA - inflammation of nerves; due to have been
released from hospital on 02/27/08;
update
of 04/14/08 -
"at home recuperating"
8
. Bobby Hedrick ('58) of VA - recently
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; update
of 03/22/08: "doing very well, no pain, just some soreness"
9.
John London
(Warwick HS - '57) of VA - lumbar surgery to
fix a spinal stenosis [ laminectomy]; will also involve fusion of vertebrae -
02/05/08
10.
Pam Pennington Cherry ('58) of VA - congestive heart failure; cardiac ablation
procedure - 02/06/08; second surgery on 02/20/08 for aneurysm;
update
of 03/17/08 - still experiencing difficulty with heart racing, breathing and
pressure in her chest; pray that
cardiac
ablation procedure will not have to be repeated, and that Pam can learn to REST!;
update of 05/04/08 - "in about eight months she will indeed have to have the
ablation process repeated. "
11. Tommy Scott ('61) of VA -
update
of 04/14/08 -
"at home recuperating"
12. Jenny Willett Wilson (daughter of the late Edie Hallett Willett - '63) of
VA - 05/05/08 - "underwent a double mastectomy in 2007, has just completed
vigorous chemo and is now undergoing radiation treatments every day for seven
weeks"
13.
All of Us
DATES
TO
REMEMBER:
1.
Friday and Saturday, May 16 - 17, 2008 -
NNHS CLASS OF 1958:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1958.html
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03/18/08
2. Sunday, May 18, 2008 -
OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC:
The Athletic Hall of Fame
of the Virginia Peninsula Is Inducting
Bucky Keller ('58), 6:30PM at the
Hampton Coliseum:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/04-29-08-NNHS-Bye-Bye-Love.html
3.
Saturday, June 7,
2008 -
NNHS CLASS OF 1957 AND OTHER NNHS ALUMNI
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1957.html
4
.
Saturday, June 7,
2008 -
NNHS CLASS OF 1961:
Mini reunion at the home of
Buddy and
Libby Blechman David of VA
5. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008
-
NNHS CLASS OF 1968:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html
- 03/31/08
6. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008
-
NNHS CLASS OF 1963:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html
-
03/26/08
You would scarcely believe the variety of all the
goodies we have yet to come - next time!
Y'all take care of each other!
TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll
Always Have
Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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HaTikva (The Hope)
The National Anthem of Israel
Written by Naftali Herz Imber
(1856-1909)
Melody arranged by Samuel Cohen, an immigrant to Israel from Moldavia, from a
musical theme
in Smetana's "Moldau", which is partly based on a Scandinavian folk song
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| Transliteration |
התקוה |
| Kol od balevav p'nimah |
כל עוד בלבב פנימה |
| Nefesh Yehudi homiyah |
נפש יהודי הומיה |
| Ulfa'atey mizrach kadimah |
ולפאתי מזרח קדימה |
| Ayin l'tzion tzofiyah |
עין לציון צופיה |
| Od lo avdah tikvatenu |
עוד לא אבדה תקותנו |
| Hatikvah bat shnot alpayim |
התקוה בת שנות אלפים |
| L'hiyot am chofshi b'artzenu |
להיות עם חופשי בארצנו |
| Eretz Tzion v'Yerushalayim |
ארץ ציון וירושלים |
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As long as
deep in the heart,
The soul of a Jew yearns,
And forward to the East
To Zion, an eye looks
Our hope will not be lost,
The hope of two thousand years,
To be a free nation in our land,
The land of Zion and Jerusalem. |
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"HaTikva" (The
National Anthem of Israel) midi, lyrics, and available history courtesy of
http://www.science.co.il/Israel-Anthem.asp -
04/29/06
Vintage Israeli Images
courtesy of http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Haatzmaut/photos/general/8.html - 04/28/06
Gold Star of
David clip art used to form Divider Lines courtesy of
http://www.wisegorilla.com/images/jewish/ -
12/26/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
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