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The Tool That Teaches

Bernie Mayoff authored this article on Artificial Intelligence which appeared in Instruction Delivery Systems magazine. The original title was The Tool That Teaches. Note the date.

Cover of Instruction Delivery Systems magazine, September/October 1987
Article by Bernie Mayoff on Artificial Intelligence. Original title: “The Tool That Teaches”. Note the date.

Exploring the Iberian Coast

In April 2023 Bernie Mayoff explored the coast of Iberia, from Lisbon, Portugal to Barcelona Spain aboard the five masted sailing ship Wind Surf. Here are highlights.

Outline of Iberian peninsula, showing the border between Portugal and Spain

Joyce Singer Family Photos

Joyce Singer shared some old family (and one new) family photos

Black and white photo of  Shifra and Israel Singer standing next to each other
Shifra and Israel Singer
Moe Mayov and Max Routtenberg
Black and white photo of Anne and Moses Mayov as a young couple standing next to each other
Young Moses and Anne Mayov
Sepia photo of Hannah (Ben) Mayov and daughter Glenda; Anne Mayov Singer and daughter Joyce; Shifra Mayov (wife of Israel Mayov) and Glenda's dog
Hannah (Ben) Mayov and daughter Glenda; Anne Mayov Singer and daughter Joyce; Bubbe Shifra Mayov (wife of Israel Mayov) and Moe’s dog
Small black and white photo of Israel Mayov and his wife seated, with their adult sons standing behind them.
Seated: Shifra and Irael Mayov. Standing: Ben and Moses Mayov
Moe (Moses) Mayov and his dog

Moses and Anne Mayov
Black and white photo of Moses and Anne Mayov seated on a park bench
Moses and Anne Mayov
Sepia portrait of Moses (Moe) Mayov
Moe (Moses) Mayov
Joyce Singer, March 25, 2023

Leah Bergen (Bunya) Celebrates 100th Birthday

Leah Bergen and family with birthday cake
Leah Bergen and family with birthday cake
Leah blowing out birthday candles
Leah blowing out birthday candles
Leah's sister, Esther, and Leah with birthday candles and cookies
Leah’s sister, Esther, and Leah with birthday candles and cookies
Mila Elperin, Leah Bergen, Esther Kogan
Mila Elperina, Leah Bergen, Esther Kogan

Bernie and Denise Down Under

February 16 – 24, 2019 New Zealand

February 25 – March 4, 2019 Australia

Bernie and Denise started their exploration of New Zealand’s north island in Auckland, then boarded Le Laperouse to make a figure 8 around  the entire country.  They sailed down the east coast of the north island and the west coast of the south island, ending in Queenstown.  Along the way they visited a Maori village; an active volcano; the beautiful city of Napier during the Art Deco festival; the capitol city, Wellington; Milford Sound during a rain storm; disembarked at Dunedin and ended their exploration in Queenstown on the south island.

That was followed by a flight across “the ditch” and a whirlwind tour along the east coast of Australia.  Starting in Melbourne (the “r” is silent), up to Cairns (this “r” is also silent) and the Great Barrier Reef, and ending in Sydney.

Clicking on any of the links below will open a new tab showing thumbnails of photo highlights.  Clicking on any thumbnail will expand the photo and clicking on the “i” to the right of a picture tells a little about it.

View of Queenstown, NZ
Queenstown, across Lake Wakatipu from our hotel, the Hilton Queenstown
Highlights of New Zealand
Sydney Opera House at night
Sydney Opera House at night
Highlights of Australia
Masked Lapwing bird
Masked Lapwing
Bernie's birds of Australia and New Zealand

The Quest for Leopard

October 22 – 30, 2018

Our third photo safari to Africa was focused on finding leopard.  Cheetah would be a bonus.  We succeeded!  And beyond.   Photos were taken at Mashatu in Botswana, and at MalaMala in South Africa.  All of the images and video were photographed by Bernie or Denise (except for the images of us).

Click on a link to view the album
Mother cheetah and three cubsSome of our best Africa 2018 photos
Rhinoceros mother and babyAction video of baby and juvenile elephants, baboons, rhinoceros, lions and cheetah among others. Warning: Some animals are grazers, some are predators. This video contains both.
Red-eyed Dove, Swainson's Spurfowl and an impala overlooking them at water's edgeRelaxing video slideshow look at most of the types of mammals, birds and reptiles that we saw
Close-up of baby elephant nursing with its trunk curled up over its head.All of the individual photos from the video slideshow (82 types of bird, four reptiles, about 26 mammals)