tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290202161038291282024-03-12T22:36:47.152-07:00Blog TreeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429020216103829128.post-45119788746371011462016-05-14T11:13:00.000-07:002016-05-14T11:13:01.467-07:00It Will Always Be Johnie's Broiler to Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was born on a hot July afternoon 1981 in Downey, Ca. Not
quite the 90210 area code but my childhood is full of nostalgic memories of
places long forgotten. A suburb full of the working middle class, to my
child-like mind its a bright and shiny memory that has weathered the years with
much more grace than the city itself has.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I remember walking to school and walking past construction
zones where busses were being driven off unfinished freeway bridges. I remember
going to get my parents at the restaurant where they would park their truck (it
was one of the only places easily accessible for them and convenient for family
dinner too) that has been used in dozens of movies. I never thought there was
anything special about it - at least not until my sister gave news of its
impromtu (and illegal) demolition. It was just Johnie's.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The restaurant, my second home, my favorite childhood
memory. An old coffee shop and drive-in diner built in Googie style
architecture that would bring flashes of the 1950's cruisers, sock hops and doo
wops to mind. The Fat Boy on the neon sign holding his serving tray wearing his
little white paper cooks hat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Installed in 1969, just after the restaurant had been
renamed, Fat Boy stood proudly atop the neon fixtures displaying his famous
Harvey's Chubby (the original double decker cheeseburger). Granted by the tine
I was graced with his remarkable presence, only about half of the neon signage
still lit up, on most days. Not unless there was a movie filming.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In my memory, there was a movie filming every time we went.
The lights so bright, so colorful the passage of time can not dull. For films
they would even bring the carhops back in their skates. And we went a lot. I
hated going in the daytime and missing the bright lights even when they were
half burnt out by the mid 80's.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We moved in the mid 90's out of Downey and not many reasons
for me to be grateful for being uprooted, it did spare me the trauma of what
became of my beloved second home. In 1999, Fat Boy and his burger lit Firestone
Boulevard for one last movie. Ironically the same year my mother passed away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Johnie's closed its doors and shut the restaurant operation
down in 2001 for reasons unknown and in 2002 it was converted into a used car
dealership but the restaurant was still there Fat Boy and all. In 2006 the
dealership's lease was terminated. A new tenant signed a 99 year lease and
despite having been denied permit, illegally demolished much of the dining area
and car hops stalls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After many years of attempting to purchase it and being
turned down by Harvey (the original owner), Bob's Big Boy (Johnie's competition)
entered into a long term lease. With the help of the Downey Historical Society
and Downey's Redevelopment society the restaurant was the building was restored
and rebranded as a Bob's Big Boy Broiler.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fat Boy is still displaying his world famous cheeseburger
but his neon no longer lights the sky, he now greets guests as the drive into
the parking lot. But still he stands guard and proudly gives diner patrons and
cruise clubs a quiet reminder of the diner's rich history. I grew up in this place and while I haven't been back since
1995 and it breaks my heart that's its not Johnie's anymore, any cruise club
member or tourist wanting checkout movie filming locations in Downey should
check this place out.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429020216103829128.post-35170153207143108732016-05-07T10:57:00.000-07:002016-05-07T10:57:00.330-07:00Sewing Through The Years<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I started the day with a sewing project.</h3>
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For me, this is not done lightly. My expertise with the
needle leaves much to be desired so I usually bring clothes that need repairs
to a professional seamstress. But this was an emergency. Tonight we are going
to an event that requires dressier clothes, the kind I only wear once or twice
a year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My project is a black sleeveless top that I had bought on
sale a year ago. But when I tried it on at home, I realized it was almost a
size too big on me. I couldn't return it so it had hung in my closet all this
time, waiting for me to decide whether to donate it to Goodwill or bring it to
a seamstress for repair (which would cost more than the top had cost). So I
decided to give it my "quick" treatment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I still remember my first sewing project. I was in my first
year of high school and all the girls had to take cooking for half the school
year and sewing for the second half. The boys took wood working which I would
have preferred; however, this was 1955 and the women's liberation movement was
still 15 years away. I breezed through cooking; something I had done a lot of
at home but the sewing class literally tied me up in knots!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first project for the class was an apron. We chose our
material, then learned how to cut out a pattern, thread a needle and make
small, neat strokes through the fabric as we sewed it together. I struggled
with each step, watching as my classmates completed their aprons and moved on
to a skirt. I can't remember if I ever finished the apron but I did learn to
hate sewing and promised myself that I would avoid it at all costs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, I was enticed back when I inherited my
grandmother's treadle sewing machine. We didn't have Barbie dolls in those days
and I wanted to dress a favorite doll in grown-up clothes. I searched for bits
of material around the house and designed some kind of outfit for the doll.
After some experimenting, I learned to use the old machine. I loved the feel of
the treadle, peddling it back and forth with my feet while my hands maneuvered
cloth through the needle. The clothes I made had a short life span but I
learned that sewing could be fun if I could choose the project.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My mother had taken sewing lessons at one point but the
table sewing machine she had bought was soon tucked away in its case and stored
in the back of the closet. The sewing projects stopped with the class and my
mother was reticent to get rid of such an expensive purchase. When I got
married, she saw the perfect home for the sewing machine and sent it to me. I
ignored it until early in my first pregnancy when I thought I could save money
by making a few maternity clothes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I bought a pattern, material and thread and went to work. My
project was a two piece outfit; a skirt and long top. I tried to follow the
pattern, cutting a hole in the front of skirt to accommodate the baby's growth.
I think I wore it once or twice but by the time I was five or six months
pregnant, I discovered that the hole in the skirt came down too far and the
jacket was too short, exposing my pregnant belly to the world. Those were the
last clothes I ever made.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But I did get into other projects. Years later, with three
growing children, I felt the need for an art project. I decided to make quilts
for my daughters' beds. Out came the same old sewing machine, still in pristine
condition after years of abandonment. I bought four colorful sheets, cut them
in squares and sewed the squares together; then backed them with a soft, fuzzy
material and filled the interior with stuffing. Then I repeated the process for
our second daughter. For a month, our dining room table was covered with
fabric, thread, and stuffing - all presided over by the old table sewing
machine. Because the kids took so much time during the day, I stayed up late
into the night, obsessively working on the projects. When both quilts were done
and spread out on the girls' beds, the sewing machine went back in its case and
retired to its home in the storage closet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since that time, I have sewed hems and pant cuffs (simple
ones that only have to be turned over), a few buttons, the occasional ripped
shirt or pants, and immediate projects like the one today. I hadn't done much
sewing for some time until my granddaughter asked me to teach her how to sew.
When we visited a few months ago, I brought a book on learning to sew for
children and a small sewing basket filled with all the necessities. She and I
spent most of one day working on a small stuffed dog (or cat or bear; I was
never certain). She tackled the project with determination and did most of the
work herself. However, she had energy to burn when we finished and I was
exhausted, ready to go to bed! But it was great fun and exactly what I always
thought being a grandma was all about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The sleeveless top I worked on today was too long, both in
the shoulders and in the length. So I pulled up the shoulders, folding the
fabric over until the neckline hit me where it was supposed to. Then I pinned
it and did the same on the length, folding the hem up until it hit my hips. A
search through my sewing kit proved that I had every possible color of thread
except black. I called a neighbor and an hour later, I had a spool of black
thread! The finished project was very imperfect - lumpy shoulders and bulky hem
- but it won't be obvious when it's hidden under a jacket. Another sewing
project, another day!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429020216103829128.post-23272830220206746622016-04-24T10:44:00.000-07:002016-04-24T10:44:00.879-07:00Money Is A Part of Our Everyday Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We all have memories of our experiences with money when we
were children. Some of us had piggy banks and many of us got allowances. On
special occasions, a silver dollar or a check in a card for our special
celebrations was always welcome and ex- citing. However, we had a very limited
view of what money was and what it can and cannot do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The older we got the understanding of how money works
started to intrigue us and the wheels of our mind would start churning to what
we could now want instead of only thinking of what we need. We all grew up and
money management grew right along with us or so we hoped it would. We could
save some, spend some, give away some and with enough effort a new house, car,
or vacation was in our means. Maybe - however with what is considered
"plastic" money, we were tempted and even encouraged to "live
beyond our means." If we wanted something that old adage of hard work and
saving could be tucked away in a drawer until we enjoyed life, and did what we
wanted and when we wanted to do it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The world was cooperating with us because new credit card
offers filled the mailboxes of even high school students. You could be free to
not only dream but to have your dream and enjoy it while you were still young.
Christmas gifts were a lot more expensive and elaborate, and weddings and other
important events cost more but we were definitely worth it. Why even a funeral
with all the trimmings could be put on a plastic card and slipped through the
machine which made everything okay.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The world is now different and while our needs and
expectations have changed along with our lifestyles, we are now a part of the
global economy and what happens in countries across the world now affects us.
It's a bit sobering to realize that trade deficits, futures and QE programs can
and will make a difference in our money goals and dreams. We can take a class
to learn more about these terms but that won't give us the confidence that we
are totally in charge of what we have, what we earn, and what our future
monetary world will be. We are part of a world economy whether we like it or
not. Taxes, referendums, government fees and other costs do rise and we must
pay them. Age brings with it life changes including medical, housing, and
family needs. Our pay check can be divided up and a dozen hands come out to
take their share before we even get the check home. We begin to realize that
our needs are now coming to the forefront and our wants are many times put on
the back burner. Why is this happening and how will it all turn out?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The main word in a changing and sometimes confusing money
world is "be prepared." This once was a scouting byword and now it
can be our lifesaver if we realize its strength and its possibilities. Every
person has different circumstances and many may be in a position more
restrained and compromising then others, but whatever you face, being prepared
at least can smooth the path and iron out the wrinkles of whatever financial
headache we may encounter. It is never too late to sit down and find out where
you stand in your money world, and what the challenges might be. There are
solutions and there are ways to cope but only if you take the time to realize
that while money should never be your goal in life, it can be a means to an
end. Taking even small steps in your debt, your necessities, and your responsibilities
to maintain what has to be done can relieve some of the anxiety. With each
further step, the "extra" items can be factored in and handled. This
is the time to use abilities, innovation, creativity and self control so that
not only are today's "money" situations met but tomorrow's needs are
handled and peace and serenity can reign in your heart, your home, and in your
grown-up "piggy bank."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429020216103829128.post-78567479649759927932016-04-16T01:01:00.000-07:002016-04-16T01:01:00.167-07:00The Company House At Gloryholler<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A little country town, during the 1930's and 1940's, nestled
deep between two steep and rugged hills, was indeed booming. Coal mining was
the occupation of many young men in the town and there was one mining company
that employed the dozen or so men who lived around the valley. But, there were
some men with families who were not as fortunate to own their own houses. So,
the coal company used their miners to build plain two-story houses with
clapboard siding for those, which included my family, to live as long as they
were employed with the company.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our house and every company built house had 4 rooms
downstairs and 2 upstairs. No indoor plumbing. Coal was the fuel burned in a
fireplace in the living room that supplied heat in the winter. It was like the
house was built around the chimney. Heat radiated out from the sides of the
chimney which was visible inside and ran straight up through the middle of the
house into the 2 bedrooms upstairs. Coal was free. Dad would take us kids
riding in the back in his 1940 Ford pickup truck to the mines. There we would
load up the truck bed with a week's supply of coal and then unload it in the
coal shed once we got home. Everybody used coal and there were some days black
coal smoke would lazily float up out of the chimneys from every house and would
linger over the valley tree tops with a gray heavy smog. There was always the
smell of coal smoke in the air.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No indoor plumbing meant no indoor toilet facilities. So,
every house had an outhouse and we took our baths from a pan with water heated
on the kitchen stove. From the back porch to the outhouse my father and mother
laid down a brick walk. The brick coming from the mines brick yard. My mother
was pregnant with me when they built the sidewalk. A few years ago I returned
to the place where the house once stood. The area was covered with brush and
years of rotten leaves. I began digging around where the house stood and found
that brick sidewalk. I loaded my truck bed with as many bricks I could find,
took them home and built a hearth where my wood burning stove was to be placed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My grandmother, on my mother's side, came to live with us
for a while. It was a real treat to have her there. Many times we would gather
around her as she rocked in her rocking chair. Sitting on the floor my brother
and I would listen to her tell of times long ago when she was a little girl.
She told of some really scary stories that made the hair stand on the back of
our necks. And to this day I can remember those tales and have passed some on
to my grandchildren. Poor grandma who was getting up there in age was unable to
use the outhouse, so she used a chamber pot which was stored under her bed.
Mother would empty the pot at the outhouse every morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One day mother decided that we needed a larger outhouse. So,
the men from the mines were called on to tear down the old one and build a new
one. It was a deluxe outhouse with 2 holes. The only one in the neighborhood
that would accommodate 2 people at the same time. My mother was so proud.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many years have passed and sometimes I yearn for the return
of those days. So simple, so uncomplicated, no television, no computers, lazy
warm summer evenings sitting in the glider on the front porch with my mother as
she chatted with a neighbor. I laid on the glider with my head in her lap
listening to them talk about the events of the day. Mother would swing the
glider slowly back and forth and every so often a lightning bug would shine
it's light down next to the creek. I would fall asleep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We've all felt that pressure
before. The urge to buy something new, or to move into the bigger house, the
nicer car, or even the new purse in order to make ourselves feel as if we
belong is a common one. And we often don't look too deeply into those purchases,
instead saying to ourselves (and others) that we just needed a bigger house. Or
a car with more horsepower. Or shoes that match our new outfit. Is this really
true, or is this a rationalization?<o:p></o:p></div>
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This extends to what we do and
buy for our children, too. We want our children to have the best SAT tutor, the
nicest clothes, and everything that we believe they need to succeed in the
world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is also a sense of societal
pressure, real or imagined, in our wanting to have and give the best to our
children. We might want to give them all that we didn't have in our childhoods,
or merely want to ensure that they never lack, because, frankly, why shouldn't
they have all that they want and need? If we have not worked through our
childhood issues around what we did not get, we are more likely to play out the
Keeping up with the Joneses phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But at its heart, this phenomenon
of spending only in order to keep up with members of our socio-economic group,
may mean that we have lost track of what is truly most important to us. Instead
we may be medicating or avoiding emotional pain with buying "stuff"
and are trying to fill an internal void with external sources.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Does this bring me joy?</h3>
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There is one simple question that
we can ask ourselves before any purchase. It's a barometer for whether the
item- whether it's a house, a car, or a specialized soccer coach- is truly
something that we want. Asking whether an item brings you joy (and if you
hesitate, it may be a "no") can help to give you some clarity. At a
minimum, this question deserves more processing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we're talking about things
that we buy for our children, the matter is slightly more complicated. As
mentioned, most of us have deep-seated conceptualizations around what our
children need. And it can be hard to separate out what is a true need versus
that which we have defined as a need by the discussions of others. For
instance, do our children truly need a tutor for multiple subjects, plus piano
lessons, specialized sports coaching, and multiple STEM summer camps? Research
actually shows that children need unstructured play time more than any of these
more formal trainings, however when we hear from others about what their
children are doing, we often feel that we need these things, too, in order to
have Johnny get accepted into the best schools.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Examining your true values:</h3>
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But what is truly most important
to us? Do we want our children to be world-class athletes and Harvard grads, or
do we most want them to be happy? Do we want to have more family time, or to
work longer hours in order to afford more material things?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-429020216103829128.post-34434848383998400652016-04-02T00:30:00.000-07:002016-04-02T00:30:06.302-07:00Eugenics and Evolution: Schoolchild See Destruction, Schoolchild Do Destruction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Darwinism evolved and spawned many monstrous ideas, such as
eugenics. [1] Eugenics, the love child of racism and evolution, claimed to
improve to the human race by cutting out or neutralizing (by sterilization)
"undesirable" traits in undesirable <a href="http://rockwood-mission.blogspot.co.id/" rel="nofollow">people</a>, including children. The
eugenics doctrine was taught in some public schools, the most notorious being
the German schools in the 1930s. The practice of eugenics was common around the
1920s when many Americans approved abortion clinics, such as Planned
Parenthood.<o:p></o:p></div>
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America and Eugenics</h3>
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The eugenics theory was taught ferociously in top public
schools around the world around the 1920s-30s. Eugenics said if the world can
rid itself of all the slow, ugly, black and Jewish people, it would be left
with fit, white, blonde-haired, blue-eyed beautiful race of supreme beings.
(Never mind that the smartest man in our modern times was a Jew [Einstein], or
that blue eyes are an evolutionarily undesirable mutation.).<o:p></o:p><br />
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After sufficient indoctrination, when the world was supinely
acquiescing to eugenic theory, America began this beautifying process. It began
by forcing sterilization of 'undesirables'. Sterilization targets included the
"feebleminded, insane, criminalistic, epileptic, inebriate, diseased,
blind, deaf; deformed; and dependent" - including "orphans,
ne'er-do-wells, tramps, the homeless and paupers." [2] Eugenicists were
convinced traits such as alcoholism, epilepsy and pauperism were also
hereditary traits that should be wiped out of society.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eugenics in action was supposed to leave the world with
intelligent, rich and healthy individuals. But, America's beautifying process
ended with 60,000 involuntarily sterilized children who tell their story to
this day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sterilization was a walk in the park compared to what was to
follow. At its most feverish, American eugenicists lynched a negro, Laura
Nelson. Nelson had committed no crime (although her son was accused of stealing
a cow). In Laura's trial, the brutal eugenic theory was in play as the judge
gave directions to the jury, saying:<o:p></o:p></div>
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"The people of the state have said by recently adopted
constitutional provision that the race to which the unfortunate victims
belonged should in large measure be divorced from participation in our
political contests, because of their known racial inferiority and their
dependent credulity, which very characteristic made them the mere tool of the
designing and cunning. It is well known that I heartily concur in this
constitutional provision of the people's will. The more then does the duty
devolve upon us of a superior race and of greater intelligence to protect this
weaker race from unjustifiable and lawless attacks. [3]<o:p></o:p><br />
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In other words, the Judge agreed with the people of the
state when they said black people shouldn't be involved in white man's voting
system because they were inferior. Their inferiority, said the judge, made them
manipulative and cunning. The judge, who wasn't supposed to be biased,
instructed the jury that it was their duty, as a superior and more intelligent
race, to enforce the law.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Germany and Eugenics</h3>
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But, America wasn't the only country enthralled by eugenics.
In the 1930s, Hitler, impressed by America's work, asked for eugenics advice
from California's top eugenicists. Hitler wanted to know how to adopt the
eugenics program in Germany. [4] California was delighted and offered their
advice - something they would come to regret.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Germans became hardcore eugenicists, doing horrific
experiments on 'inferior' people. These experiments included:</h4>
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· making large incisions in women's legs which they
deliberately infected with bacteria,<o:p></o:p></div>
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· open surgery while they were still living,<o:p></o:p></div>
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· joining children together to form Siamese twins. [5]<o:p></o:p></div>
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By contrast, Nazis glorified some individuals, such as baby
Hessy Levinson (pictured). Hessy's picture was selected for the front cover of
the Nazi's Sonne Ins Haus propaganda publication. Ironically, Levinson was,
unbeknown to German authorities, a Jew. [6]<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Nazi's soon financed Dr. Earnest Rudin's study which was
supposed to prove the Aryan race was superior to other races. Rudin's study
helped establish Hereditary Health Courts, where children could be sent to by
their teachers and doctors to determine a child's genetic fitness. If a child
was deemed unfit, they were sterilized. [7]<o:p></o:p></div>
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But why should they stop at sterilization, if murdering
defectives would purify the human race faster? Using this logic, doctors were
granted the power to mark so-called unfit people for death. Among those marked
were German's who were 'incurably ill', such as the senile, the criminally
insane or those of non-German blood like the Jews. Physically and mentally
handicapped people were also targets.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The eugenics study targeted people who were valued by God.
Both the eugenic and evolutionary theories, once adopted, created many
disasters, culminating in the atrocities of the Holocaust and attempts to
conquer the world through the 'superior Aryan race'. However, the German public
disliked the practice and the programs were eventually abandoned. But, not
before doctors had killed more than 50,000 children and babies. A theory which
began by being innocently taught to public schoolchildren through evolution,
and then hardcore eugenics, led to its acceptance and precipitated the biggest
war our world has ever seen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The eugenics theory is creeping in via evolution in the
classroom, we are start noticing parents choosing the sex of their child at
their 10-week scan for abnormalities. Doctors believe this scan is being used
by unhappy parents to weed out their babies who are of the 'wrong' gender.[7]
This behavior is being tolerated and accepted because we forgot what 'eugenics'
did to our world only 80 years ago.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Isn't Eugenics a Dead Duck Today?</h4>
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Pro-death Presenter is for suicide and abortion because
there's too many people around.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bill Maher, a famous American television host, writer, actor
and media critic, said, "I'm consistently pro-death, although I do believe
in more DNA testing... My motto is let's kill the right people. I'm pro-choice.
I'm for assisted suicide. I'm for regular suicide. I'm for whatever gets the
freeway moving. That's what I'm for. The planet is too crowded and we need to
promote death. I'm just not one of those people who thinks all life is
precious... but, if you're pro-choice, maybe that's what you're thinking
anyway."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eugenically 'Compromised' Boy Fired from Public School for
Having Cystic Fibrosis<o:p></o:p></div>
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Think eugenics isn't infiltrating our public schools today?
Think again. An 11-year-old boy with Cystic Fibrosis was expelled from his
public school after his Cystic Fibrosis was discovered by school authorities.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Despite showing no signs of the disease, Colman Chadam was
banished because he might become symptomatic and harbor bacteria in his lungs
which could be passed onto other children Note that CF is not contagious.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No missing Link between Darwin and Eugenics.</h3>
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Darwin, the man who is often credited with inventing
evolution, had a half-cousin, Francis Galton, who was the man who invented the
definition of eugenics. Therefore Eugenics and Darwinism spawned from the same
family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1] Tod Friel DVD 'What Hath Darwin Wrought?' <a href="http://www.whathathdarwinwrought.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whathathdarwinwrought.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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2] Paul Lombardo 'Eugenic Sterilization Laws' University of
Virginia, Accessed 3/12/2015 from.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3] Ibid. Also see Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield
'California's dark legacy of forced sterilizations' (2012) CNN.<o:p></o:p></div>
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4] Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield 'California's dark
legacy of forced sterilizations' (2012) CNN.<o:p></o:p></div>
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5] David Ritchie'Hitler's Medics: Science of the Third
Reich' 2009 Gryph [Video].<o:p></o:p></div>
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6] 'Nazi Perfect Aryan Poster Child Was Jewish' The
Telegraph <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10938062/Nazi-perfect-Aryan-poster-child-was-Jewish.HTML" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.UK/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10938062/Nazi-perfect-Aryan-poster-child-was-Jewish.HTML</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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7] Rebecca Puddy 'Non-invasive prenatal testing 'being used
for gender selection'' (2015) The Australian.<br />
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In the modern era, couples are opting for two children or
even one. Gone are the days when a couple would like to have seven to ten
children. This notion is considered backdated and inconvenient for a <a href="http://rosadelosremedios.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">family </a>in
today's world. While this concept is well and good, the purpose of this article
is to show why older siblings in a family can actually make things easier,
which is why they are so important.</div>
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Elder siblings give company and look after younger ones in
respect of bathing, feeding, clothing and telling them bedtime stories, putting
them to sleep. That way elders get a sense of responsibility from a young age.
The younger ones feel a lot of love and care. The elder ones can guide and
train the younger siblings in their education as well without having parents to
intervene. They help to give a strong foundation in their siblings' education
provided their parents did the same for them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When parents are away, siblings have each other to find
comfort and solace in their absence. They bond to each other more closely. They
can share not only household activities for example, cleanliness and
maintenance but also have fun activities for instance, watching their favorite
TV serial and having popcorn together, ordering pizzas from the comfort of
their home and treating themselves and watching a good movie together at the
same time or simply, reminisce the golden past together, talking to each other
and going over good old family albums. Of course they will fight and yell,
which is why the elder ones are there to bring everything back in control.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When elder ones leave a family, the younger ones are the
ones that bond closely to their parents and start getting a lot of parental
care. Parents also start relying on them for fun conversations or serious
talks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If parents have an only child and both of them work, the
greater chances are that the child is ignored, malnourished and underdeveloped.
That is why it is so important to have an elder brother or sister who can take
care of the younger one in lonely times, guide him/her as well as give a warm,
loving company, which is so much vital for the child's health and happiness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For these reasons, in my opinion, when a couple starts to
think about family planning, they had better opt for having two children, which
is ideal and coherent with what I have been talking all along for instance, the
elder one helping out and caring for the younger one, giving him or her a good
company, which working parents cannot always strive to cater for, as well as
the notion going along well with the modern era social norms. Don't you agree?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rosina S Khan has authored this article, highlighting why it
is good for a family to decide to have more than an only child.<o:p></o:p></div>
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