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Stories of Living with Ghosts: August 2016
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Monday, August 29, 2016. Initially, the German Enigma code was broken by Polish mathematicians, Marian Rejewski. Later, the same concept was applied and the British then built bombes for use at Bletchley Park. They were different in design than the Polish bomba, but, used the mathematical concepts developed by the Poles. The Polish contribution has been more recently acknowledged, as demonstrated by the plaque below. In the 1980s, there was a Soviet disinformation campaign ...
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Stories of Living with Ghosts: All Politics is Personal
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Tuesday, August 9, 2016. All Politics is Personal. August 9 is the anniversary of two important events. The first was the second use of nuclear weapons. Nagasaki. Coming three days after the first use. My family was involved in the Manhattan Project. Many scientists and engineers were. But, after use of the bomb, many were plagued with a sense of responsibility. I discussed this more in my posts about President Obama's visit to Hiroshima. Tip O'Neill said, "All politics is ...
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Stories of Living with Ghosts: Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Monday, July 11, 2016. Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter. With the recent news of the shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas, I think about gun violence. I need to disclose that I am a middle aged white female. Yet gun violence and the fear of it have been part of my life. Later, I had an alarm that triggered a "home invasion" alarm. I was home alone, by then middle aged, working on my computer, when the police came, with guns drawn, wanted proof that I was who...
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Stories of Living with Ghosts: Juneteenth
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Sunday, June 19, 2016. Unfortunately, June 19, 1865, did not end slavery. It continues to the present day. Walk Free estimates that 45.8 million people continue to be enslaved (https:/ www.walkfree.org/modern-slavery-facts/). Despite being illegal, slavery exists in nearly every country on earth. This year, attention has been directed to the slaves used in fishing, especially in international waters. One center of this is Thailand (http:/ www...Over half of slaves are women...
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Stories of Living with Ghosts: January 2016
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Sunday, January 24, 2016. The years passed. I grew up and left that home, going off to school and then my career. I now have my own children. They spend too much time indoors, connecting with electronics, rather than the world around them. I, too, spend too much time in the world of humans, rather than of nature. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Homage to Alexander Tansman Conference in Wroclaw, Poland (Vol. 8, No. 4. New Europe Writers - Your Guide to Life Behind The Curtain.
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Stories of Living with Ghosts: After the visit
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Wednesday, June 8, 2016. We have avoided nuclear Armageddon for 70 years; yet, there have been at least five events since 1979 when either Moscow or Washington prepared to launch a nuclear war under the mistaken belief that it was already under attack by the other side. 8221; He spoke of the hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors), and acknowledged their experience and contributions. He spoke of their efforts to turn their experiences into messages of peace. Interview with John a...
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Stories of Living with Ghosts: Information Age
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Stories of Living with Ghosts. Monday, August 29, 2016. Initially, the German Enigma code was broken by Polish mathematicians, Marian Rejewski. Later, the same concept was applied and the British then built bombes for use at Bletchley Park. They were different in design than the Polish bomba, but, used the mathematical concepts developed by the Poles. The Polish contribution has been more recently acknowledged, as demonstrated by the plaque below. In the 1980s, there was a Soviet disinformation campaign ...
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