Author Archives: Aya Katz

About Aya Katz

Aya Katz is the administrator of Pubwages. When she is not busy administering, she sometimes also writes posts like a regular user.

Tenured Faculty Members Receive Termination Notices at UL

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Aya Katz

Last week, two tenured faculty members in the Cognitive Science department of the University of Lousiana at Lafayette received termination notices. They have two years to find new jobs, and if they don’t find other employment, then the university has … Continue reading →

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The Declaration of Independence from Government Protection

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Aya Katz

It’s the Fourth of July. People all over America are celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The majority of Americans are employees of large companies or of the government itself. Very few are independent. What does the fourth … Continue reading →

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BitCoins: Decentralized Electronic Currency

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Aya Katz

How do you make change? If you have a dollar in your pocket, and you want to pay someone a quarter, do you cut the dollar up into four equal parts and give one of them to the other person? … Continue reading →

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The Music of Victoria Trestrail

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Aya Katz

Victoria Trestrail was born and raised on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. She has a warm, strong voice and a persona that comes across well in both video and audio performances. In short, she has a presence! Victoria … Continue reading →

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How to Bake a Poppy Seed Cake

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Aya Katz

I grew up partly in Israel, and one of my all time favorite desserts is poppy seed cake. Now, I don’t get to have poppy seed cake very often, anymore, and I don’t bake it, either, but it turns out … Continue reading →

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Daniel Carter’s “Come Unto Him”

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Aya Katz

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is world renowned for its choral singing. Recently, a new album called This is the Christ released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir made the news for its meteoric rise in the charts. One of the songs … Continue reading →

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Separating the Yolk from the White

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Aya Katz

A couple of years ago, my daughter and I decided to raise chickens. I wrote about that here. In time, the hens grew, and they started laying very regularly. I thought this would be a good way to provide ourselves … Continue reading →

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Loretta Lynn: An American Success Story

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Aya Katz

There are a lot of myths about what you need to do in order to be successful in life. As parents, we often buy into the commonly accepted wisdom: * a high school dropout has no chance in life: keep … Continue reading →

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What We Can Learn From Project Nim

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Aya Katz

Apparently there is a new movie out about Project Nim. The story of Nim Chimpsky is one worth considering, and many think of it primarily as a cautionary tale. Here are a few things that I learned not to do … Continue reading →

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Where the Personal and the Public Intersect: Memorial Day Musings

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Aya Katz

This Memorial Day I didn’t go anywhere or do anything special. I asked a family member from Israel what she did, and she said that she stayed home, too. “A lot of people go out and celebrate around here,” I … Continue reading →

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