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1. Desperate Letters.

Author

Cohen, Patricia and Vitello, Paul

Subjects
LETTERS, WORLD War I, WAR & families, IMMIGRATION law
Abstract

The article focuses on the letters written by soldier Otto Frank about his efforts to bring his family to the U.S. from Amsterdam, Netherlands during World War I. In one letter that was addressed to his American college friend Nathan Straus Jr., he stated the difficult processes and requirements involved in obtaining a U.S. visa such as deposits, sponsors and affidavits. Frank's wife, Edith and his two daughters, Anne and Margot died in concentration camps after being captured by the Nazis.

Published
2007

2. Its All In the Wood.

Author

Cohen, Patricia

Subjects
*STRADIVARIUS violin, *TOMOGRAPHY, *COMPUTER software
Abstract

What is it that makes a Stradivarius violin, below, so special? Growth rings in the wood. At least that is the latest theory of some Dutch scientists, cbcnews.ca reported. Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands who put 300-year-old Stradivarius instruments through a CT scanner, published their research in the online journal plosone.org. Many music lovers believe that the violins constructed by Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu produce the best tonal expressiveness and projection. Despite three centuries of technological advances, modern violin makers have been unable to duplicate the sound. The scientists, who tweaked a computer program used to analyze scans measuring lung density in patients with emphysema, said the sound difference may result from important variations in wood over the centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2008

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