Part 1: Louis Leviticus is a professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, but he is also a survivor of the Holocaust and an author. NewsNetNebraska's Carson Stokebrand interviewed Leviticus about his book, Tales from the Milestone, which details his life during World War II. In this segment, Leviticus describes the prejudice and injustice he faced while living as a Jew in German-controlled Amsterdam. As German influence became stronger there, little by little freedoms were restricted for Jews. Leviticus also describes the impact Nazi propaganda had on the way he viewed himself as a Jew. Finally, Leviticus describes his interaction with perhaps the most well known victim of the Holocaust, Anne Frank.
In a world full of burgers and pizza, Nidia Baldec is giving Lincoln something new to entertain its taste buds. Baldec, owner of the Jerusalem Bakery, uses traditional methods of baking to bring Guatemalan culture to the Midwest.
Mike Hochella, distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, answers questions from UNL students and faculty after his presentation on nanogeosciences. Photo: Karoline Kastanek, NewsNetNebraska
Take your cat and break it down to make a smaller cat and then make an even smaller cat.
Then take that cat and break it down again and what do you get?
A dog.
Mike Hochella, a distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, used this analogy to describe nanogeoscience to a group of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and faculty who gathered this week in Hardin Hall on UNL's East Campus.
Nanogeoscience, the study of nanoscale phenomena related to geological systems, takes that cat principle and applies it to breaking down atoms. Eventually after an atom is reduced to nanoparticles, the particles start to show different properties. Scientists are discovering that these nanoparticles have properties totally different than the parent atom's properties. When you break water down, Hochella said, water is not water because nanowater dissolves differently than water molecules.
SouthPointe employees decorate a tree to welcome the shoppers that retailers hope will come this holiday season. Photo: Sarah Tenorio, NewsNetNebraska
Some department stores started playing holiday music last month, and holiday shoppers are playing along and coming in earlier this year.
And they're not only starting their shopping earlier, they are buying more necessities, according to a recent article in Advertising Age.
Accenture, a global management consulting company, was quoted in the article as saying that 63 percent of shoppers plan to set a budget this year, up from 54 percent who said they did last year.
Lincoln resident Anna Phillips does most of her shopping at SouthPointe Pavilions Shopping Center in South Lincoln. Phillips, who has almost finished with her shopping list, said she doesn't like to worry about how much she spends at the holidays.
"I'm not really into setting a budget," she said. "I've already spent a lot this year."
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