"Touring the newer Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst New York and has worked in

the ophthalmology field of medicine for over 30 years.

One of the exhibits at the Holocaust museum in Los Angeles.
Another example of mans inhumanity to man.
Photo by Judith Whitehead

Touring the newer Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles

Recently we were visiting my son in L.A. and thought we would drive down to the old Jewish Section of  Los Angeles. It has changed quite a bit from years gone by and has been greatly populated by other  ethnic groups along with closed down properties. In the middle of the area was built a new Holocaust museum about 4 yrs ago which is a fortress of concrete and security checkpoints. You are buzzed in for  underground free parking and follow an elevator to the entrance inside the building, questioned as to your reason for entering and given a pair of headphones and an I-phone.

 The museum is much smaller than ones we had been to before; the museum in Washington is much bigger. So much concrete 
surrounds the museum that an I-phone has no signal down there. Each picture was numbered and you were given the option to listen with your headphones about the story behind the photo. It took us 1-2  hours to listen to many stories and we didn't even hear all of them. There is a testimonial wall of those  that have recorded their stories as well. They do have free tours during the day to follow. 

It is set up much differently than our Washington museum with more talking and less artifacts but still very informative. A donation is suggested but not required. Since it is located around the corner from Cantors Famous Deli we felt the need to stop in and sample the great deli food they have to offer; can’t pass up a bowl of matzo ball soup and a lean corned beef sandwich. 

The Deli looks like it too was  preserved in time; it still has the look of the 50’s but the food is fresh as ever...

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"Free ten dollar gift if you ever drank Redbull..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

James “Kimo” Rosen is a retired professional photographer
 living in Kapa'a with his best friend Obama Da Dog, Rosen also blogs as a hobbyA light-bulb just went off on how to receive$10.00
if you ever drank a can of Red bull  energy drink!

Free ten dollar gift if you ever drank Redbull.

Has any one of you ever needed a quick pick me up and  purchased a can of Red bull energy drink?
I never personally bought a can but was given a sample  can at a Kauai Mayorathon walk back in 2009. I am guessing having one in my possession qualifies me  to receive approximately $10.00 in a class action lawsuit that will have a payday of allegedly 13 million in payouts.

The lawsuit claims that false claims were made saying "the drink gives you wings." really? Did someone actually truly believe that? Did anyone ever hear of a metaphor?

I think this is marketing ploy from Red bull . Maybe they sued themselves? This is cheap advertising to get publicity on every cable news station, network new stations, almost every newspaper in the country and many blogs such as this one.

I actually did grow wings after drinking the can, that's why I stopped.

crazy world we live.

  Since everyone knows  lawyers are always honest,  we hope everyone who files a claim is honest, since proof of purchase is not necessary to get a payout.

"The company denies it misled people, saying it settled to avoid further lawsuits.To receive a $10 cash payment or $15 in Red Bull products, you have to submit a claim form, or call 877-495-1568 and ask that it be sent to you by mail. No proof of purchase is necessary to receive payment."

There are four ways to submit a filled-out form:

• Online at http://energydrinksettlement.com/claim (filed online by no later than March 2, 2015)

• By e-mail to the Class Action Settlement Administrator at energydrinksettlement@gcginc.com (by no later than March 2, 2015)

• By fax to the Class Action Settlement Administrator at 844-553-1373 (by no later than March 2, 2015)

• By mail to the Class Action Settlement Administrator at Energy Drink Settlement, c/o GCG, P.O. Box 35123, Seattle, WA 98124-5123 (postmarked no later than March 2, 2015)

There will be a hearing on May 1, 2015, to decide whether the settlement will be approved by the court. The money and products will be distributed within 150 days if the settlement approved.

For more information read the story in USA today;
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/09/red-bull-refund/16959529/

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"Discipline, then and now..." (Kimo's world #36)---Special Thursday edition---

James “Kimo” Rosen is a retired professional photographer living in Kapa'a with his best friend Obama Da Dog, Rosen also blogs as a hobby... 

Kimo's world #36
This blog also  appeared as an opinion article in the 10-13-14 edition of the Kaua'i Garden island news;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-october/article_b6ebb6a8-52a7-11e4-bde1-73bc665d3141.html

Discipline, then and now

I would like to politely disagree on  the Kauai Garden Island newspaper's  recent opinion article  "A grown man should know better."
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/editorial/a-grown-man-should-know-better/article_873e00ba-4dec-11e4-9c57-eb88e5b91dc3.html

A 51-year-old adult male allegedly walked onto a school bus at a bus stop in Anahola and threatened to punch a juvenile male if he bothered his child again.The man  was arrested for making a second-degree terroristic threat. An investigation continues.  Mahalo tgi for having  the respect to not mention this man's name. 

The articles main point is there are other ways to deal with such situations? Yes there are other ways, however when I was a kid this method would had been acceptable and would had scared the morning breakfast out of the bully.

In the mean time the father of the boy being bullied is arrested and the bully is further encouraged by knowing if he continues to bully and this happens again somebodies parent could again be arrested. 

Parents can no longer spank their kids in horror of their offspring reporting it to the department  human services. A father can no longer protect his child with good old punishment that would most probably work. 

This reminds me of the case not to long ago where a man was arrested for making his son walk home form school as a punishment.

 When I was a kid when I was threatened I straightened right up. Nobody ever followed through, just a scare tactic. "Just wait till your father get's home," was a threat my mother and mothers of that generation use that worked.
"OK, sorry mom, please don't tell dad, please."

We are raising a nations of wimps that as adults will not have a clue.

Most parents of my generation would be sitting in jail for disciplining their children.

 Let's face it, time out's and talking about it doesn't work for all.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.

My parents back then. Nowadays parents cannot
 discipline their childrenwithout the fear of going to jail...

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-october/article_b6ebb6a8-52a7-11e4-bde1-73bc665d3141.html

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"Stand together and protest Mideast wars..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

Bettejo Dux has lived on the cosmic Garden Island of Kaua'i for over 40 years...

Bettejo is the author of the famed novellas "The Scam."

and recently published  "Children of Extinction..." 
Both books available on www.amazon.com

Stand together and protest Mideast wars

Why the be-headings?

 As the most vocal devout nonbeliever on Kauai, I could quote passages — chapter and verse — from the Old and New Testament-that would curl your hair
 (You might try Numbers 25-3-4). It’s time to move on.

Please, Christians, stop cherry picking. Your God is as fierce, maybe fiercer, than theirs. And has committed as many wrongful acts as theirs. For a longer time, too. Our troops, today, are out there with a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other. Don’t fool yourselves. Also, remember: we — you and I as American citizens — are guilty, too. 
We’re in their territory, murdering innocent men, women, and children. 
I don’t understand why good Christians are not standing with good Muslims and good Jews and even good Atheists — in the streets — protesting these insane wars in the Mideast. 

I’ll walk with you on the home-front... Been there, done that. Had hoped I’d not been forced — by my conscience — to do it again. Trust me, it takes courage. 

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"No ordinary package..." 'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source)

Dakinetalks favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

"Unc"  is really passionate about creating a national Caregivers day.

Any help , support or ideas would be greatly appreciated...

'Unc' currently resides on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu. 
He is a retired cinematographer,
 and  enjoys giving the politicians a bad time...

No ordinary package

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
 'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.

Well, I guess this is it.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said:
 "Never save something for a special occasion."

"Every day in your life is a special occasion".

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day...

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.

The words 'Someday....' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.
;
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now....

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.

I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food.

It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one..

Unc- "Armed & Dangerous" for Pvt. 0 /class
 during basic training in Camp Polk ,Louisiana.

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"No world peace amongst modern day bullies... (Kimo's world #35)

James “Kimo” Rosen is a retired professional photographer living in
Kapa'a with his best friend Obama Da Dog, Rosen also blogs as a hobby... 

Kimo's world #35

No world peace amongst modern day bullies...

I read with interest in our local newspaper; Lisa Ann Capozzi's front page article on bullying. "The bullying effect." 
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/the-bully-effect/article_081a90b2-46e1-11e4-83c5-179d6ae46270.html

She mentions the many forms of student bullying, however bullying is prominent for adults too.

One of the major forms of modern day bullying are comment boards  that are available in almost every major periodical and even on Facebook.

Look at most of the comments to stories and even to the letters to editors, most comments are very Venomous towards the writer.

Check out the Facebook pages of any professional sports team or TV show and most comments are hateful.

Check out the editorial page in your local newspaper and forum pages. The comments are bound to  be mean spirited, degrading and negative.

How can we ever expect world peace when we cannot even respect differing  opinions, even on a local level?
Is this not the modern day bully?

Looking forward to  all the upcoming venom and  hateful comments. It amazes me that  the human race is still around.

James "Kimo" Rosen with his Old English Sheepdog
'Kamala' in the foothills of Santa Barbara,1978...

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"Fundraising for the Homeless with the stars..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

Judith Whitehead live in Amherst new York and has worked
in the ophthalmology field of medicine for nearly 40 years...
. Pictured above Judy and Joel Whitehead
Judy is currently on vacation visiting her son Joel in Southern California

Fundraising for the homeless with the stars

What a wonderful way to spend the evening attending a fundraising event in Los Angeles for the Homeless. 

The Homeless population is tremendous here and so many need rehab from drugs, alcohol and education along with shelter, food and assistance with reentering the world.  

The Midnight Mission is the homeless provider for all  of this through generous donations of time and money to keep this going for so many.

 Tonight at the Beverly Wilshire, over 900 people attended paying large amounts of money for the event,  to attend. We heard testimonials from many people that have gone through rehabilitation including Dick Van Dyke who is a recovered alcoholic. I had the pleasure of talking with him and can tell you he is still a gentle person we all loved in the 1960's  and 70's only a whole lot older.

Dick Van Dyke, still going strong at 89!

A wonderful meal was served to us along with entertainment and silent auctions to participate with.  They raised over a million dollars that night! What a cause to give to.

My son's boss is a huge benefactor to this cause and we all enjoyed the evening together. It makes you once again give thanks and remember,  there for the grace of God, I could be one of them.

Over one million dollars was raised for the homeless!

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