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" I get up every day determined to change the world and have one hell of a good time." E.B. White

Articles:
"Like the oxygen we breathe". Read this moving article about how one American family changed the life of a Lebanese orphan. The Halls sponsored a Lebanese boy named Afif, age 11, who lived in an orphanage. It was a lesson that changed the lives of two families.

Books:
Read about and contact the author of "My Journey With The Truth". The author, Mr. Gaby Khawam, has an interesting life story and currently lives in Las Vegas.

Job Search Websites
A list of many sites compiled and submitted by our friend Ms. Jacki Skeels. A great resource for anyone looking for a job. Thank you Jacki.

This is an inspiring story about the son of a Lebanese immigrant, Mr. Sam Maloof. California prizes its native son so highly, it designated the 23-room home he built as a registered historical landmark. The 8,500-square-foot temple of craftsmanship has been opened to the public as a living museum. In fact, Nearby are a two-story home he resides in, his workshops and lumber storage buildings The complex is surrounded by a lemon grove at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains. The setting, Maloof reckons, is not unlike the mountain village of Douma which his parents emigrated from in 1905.

Mr. Maloof is the only living craftsman to have his work in the White House collection of American furniture. In 1985, he became the first wood craftsman to receive the MacArthur Foundation's "genius" grant and in the same year, the California legislature named him a "living treasure." A permanent exhibit in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts houses 12 pieces of Maloof furniture that visitors can sit in. The Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery presented a full scale exhibition of 65 of his pieces in an exhibition and series of programs from Sept. 14, 2001, to Jan. 20, 2002.

His signature piece - the Maloof rocking chair - is recognizable for its low-slung seat and elongated curved runners. A single push will leave it rocking independently for four-and-a-half minutes. Even though there is a two-year waiting list, the chair sells for $20,000 and as much as $42,000 for a model crafted of zircote wood from Belize. Three former US Presidents - Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton - own the rocking chair, with Carter personally coming to pick up the chair and meet its creator. A case in point is when Ray Charles first sat in a Maloof chair. The blind musician said he could feel the soul of the furniture and its maker. "I know this man," Charles said as he stroked the soft contours of the chair.

All this recognition has not made Maloof an unapproachable man. He conducts several workshops a year and keeps in touch with each individual who has purchased one of his distinctive works of art.

Dr. Anthony C. was a prominent American Lebanese living in USA...a friend to many of us who will miss him tremendously...his achievements in the medical field and caring for others from patients to family members to friends is beyond comparison. Dr. Anthony is with our Lord now watching over his loved ones from heaven above. He loved classical music, nature and writing poetry and of course his homeland Lebanon...

The following web site has a sample of his writings. These poems written by him were collected by a friend. His words and sentiments express the wonderful being he was. Dr. Anthony we love you and we will always do...May your soul rest in peace...
Eternal Hue....Dedicated to Dr. Anthony....

To Whom it May Concern:
I am a college student doing a cultural project for one of my classes. My group and I are doing our project/presentation on the Lebanese culture. My group would like to represent the Lebanese culture as accurately as possible, so if you have any information that you feel would be important for us to pass along to our fellow classmates during our presentation, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for any information, websites, or contacts that you might provide!!

Laughter Is Good medicine - Some Actual Signs:

- In the front yard of a funeral home, "Drive carefully, we'll wait."

- On a maternity room door, "Push, Push, Push."

- Dental Ad: “The Tooth, The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth”

- In a veterinarian's waiting room, "Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!

- At an optometrist's office, "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."

- On a desk in a reception room, "We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left."

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