The word of the day (New Feature!)

I will try to post a word from my family's "Webster's Third New International Dictionary" every day from new on. Here's the first.

Linguipotence(n) - mastery of languages

Evolution of tomatoes

Little one

In memory of those killed in the Holocaust and the massacre at Virginia Tech.

The gas can be seen circulating already as someone took this image through a window of the gas chamber.
More pictures from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

In memory of the six million innocent Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Cellphone video of Virginia Tech shooting

A musical essay:

Alexander Nevsky: Pskov in flames

Alexander Nevsky: The Field

Morton Gould: Elegy

Stravinsky (Symphony of Psalms, II)

My brother in India

My brother, Boris, has been in India for three weeks now, and recently sent my family some digital pictures. By way of explanation, this is what he sent us:

"I was in Goa for a week - beautiful beaches, quiet, peaceful, village life. Portuguese influences, white churches, beaches, fields, narrow roads, motorcycles, and palm trees. Last night I arrived in Jaipur. Walked around the old city today - very very interesting. The city is painted pink."




Stacks of saris








Chabad House is one way, cafe is the other.

Tomatoes

Patio-type tomatoes
Bush Celebrity type.