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NACo scholarship winners share thoughts on financial freedom and the importance of saving for retirement

For the 15th year, high school seniors participating in the NACo/Nationwide scholarship essay contest shared their unique perspectives on saving for retirement. Graduating seniors became eligible by having a parent or grandparent contributing to the NACo 457 Deferred Compensation Program. They were asked to write a short essay on the importance of saving for retirement now. The winning entries were submitted by:

  • Alexander Lyberg, Collier County, Naples, Fla.
  • Elizabeth Williams, Ingham County, DeWitt, Mich.
  • Trinity Critelli, Oneida County, Frankfort, N.Y.
  • Hector De Leon, Riverside County, Moreno Valley, Calif.

In their essays, each student communicated the importance of preparing financially for retirement in response to the following prompt:

A surprising percentage of Americans report that they would not be able to come up with $1,000 tomorrow if needed. Why do you suppose so many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and what can you do to be successful in your financial well-being now and in the future?

Each winning senior received a $2,500 college scholarship from Nationwide and the National Association of Counties.

Alexander Lyberg

In addition to having an active high school career with cross country, tennis, marching band, National Honor Society and his church youth group, Alexander also completed an internship between his junior and senior year and maintained a part-time job. The experience of working while in high school allowed him to understand the value of saving and making good financial decisions.

“I had options for both a private and public college education but decided to attend a state university. I did so because my parents invested in a prepaid college plan, which will allow me to finish my studies nearly debt-free. Once I have secured a job, I plan to take advantage of employer deferred compensation programs and put money away early in my career, even if it is a small amount. The effect of starting early gives me the best possible chance for financial security far into the future.”

After graduating from Golden Gate High School in Florida, Alexander will attend the University of Florida to study Computer Science. Alexander’s mother, Amy, is employed by Collier County Government/BCC.

Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Williams

When she wasn’t marching with the band, performing in concert choir, being captain of the soccer team or participating in National Honor Society, Elizabeth spent her time reading “The Automatic Millionaire” and taking a Dave Ramsey financial literacy class. From these sources, she learned the value of living debt-free and the importance of compounding.

“To be successful in my financial well-being, I plan to do a wide variety of things. First, I plan to attend college with as little student loan debt as possible. I plan to work all summer and to get a job on campus so that I can work to do this. In order to build wealth and invest in my future, I need to eliminate all sources of debt first. I learned the importance of making your money work for you and that investing earlier is the key to building a good future financially.”

After graduating from Olivet High School in Michigan, Elizabeth will attend Alma College as a Pre-Medicine student with the intention of continuing her education and becoming an anesthesiologist. Her mother, Amy, is an employee of the Ingham County Health Department.

Trinity Critelli

Trinity Critelli

A natural athlete from a young age, Trinity has been active in basketball, indoor track, dancing and travel softball during her high school career, as well as being focused on maintaining a 4.0 GPA and volunteering countless hours in her community. In addition to being physically fit, she also sees the importance of being financially fit.

“Living paycheck to paycheck with monthly bills, such as a car payment and student loans, has become the new normal. As an aspiring future Financial Planner and Advisor, I am determined to change this unfortunate reality for many Americans. Not possessing the correct knowledge early on is a major reason why many Americans are not financially fit.”

After graduating from Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School in New York, Trinity plans to attend Mohawk Valley Community College where she will continue to play softball and major in Business Administration. Her father, Craig, is employed at Mohawk Valley Community College.

Hector De Leon

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An avid hiker who loves spending time outside with his family, Hector understands that education is the gateway to many opportunities. From his mother’s determination to provide a better life for her family by earning her college degree, he learned the value of hard work. He also picked up along the way that “independence and stability stem from economic responsibility.”

“My home life developed my philosophy of spending on important things first, and now in school I am learning even more. In class I have learned to save money when things are going well in order to be ready for tougher times. This is why I will ensure that as an adult, I will have adequate savings for emergencies.”

After graduating from Rancho Verde High School in California, Hector will attend UCLA and pursue a degree in Political Science. He plans to become an environmental and pro bono immigration lawyer. His mother, Maria, is employed by Riverside University Health System.

Scholarship honors decades of partnership

Nationwide and NACo are committed to helping participants plan for retirement as well as for their family's future. Nationwide sponsors the Nationwide/NACo scholarship to recognize its nearly four-decade partnership with NACo and its member counties.

For additional information about the NACo Deferred Compensation Program, please contact Amy Humphrey at or 860-480-1211.

Nationwide Retirement Solutions (Nationwide) partners with the National Association of Counties (NACo) to provide counties and their employees with a competitive deferred compensation program. As part of this partnership, Nationwide pays a fee to NACo in exchange for NACo’s exclusive endorsement, marketing support and program oversight of Nationwide products made available under the program. For more information, including fees paid, Nationwide encourages you to visit

NACo PEB LLC does not provide advice or make recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities or the products and services of Nationwide affiliates. NACo PEB LLC acts as a third-party marketer, and does not hold or maintain funds or securities. NACo PEB LLC is NOT an affiliate of Nationwide Investment Services Corporation or Nationwide.

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The controversial star, Azealia Banks is known best as an American rapper. And many people often compared her with another young rapper, Iggy Azalea. In fact, those two singers got hard rivalry.They even had word wars in twitter.

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While Horizon Zero Dawn won’t be releasing until sometime in 2016, the next best thing is here — a Horizon Zero Dawn theme that can be purchased through PlayStation Heroes.

If you don’t already know, PS Heroes gives users a chance to donate money to the USO. After purchasing the Horizon Zero Dawn theme on the PS Store, 90 percent of whatever was paid will go to the USO and support the troops. Not only that, but by purchasing the PS4 theme, users will enter for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to New England to play Madden NFL 16 with New England Patriot Rob Gronkowski.

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Milestone and Square Enix have announced that MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame is releasing in spring 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Although the launch window applies to both North America and Europe, Milestone added that “we can’t confirm at the moment they’re coming the exact same day in Europe and USA.”

Based on the 2016 season, MXGP3 promises a “dynamic, ever-more enjoyable gaming experience thanks to a series of innovative graphics and techniques introduced by the new Unreal Engine 4 graphics engine which will take the game experience to a surprising new level.” You’ll also find dynamic weather that can change from sun to heavy rain, as well as dynamic deformations on the ground.

In terms of content, MXGP3 will include a career mode, enhanced customization, and all official MXGP and MX2 2016 riders, the official tracks, including the MXoN, both in offline and online modes.

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PLC’s Year 5 students are pulling out their paint brushes and sharpening their colouring pencils in the name of ocean sustainability.

Life Below Water – a collaborative art competition with UWA Girls in Engineering and UWA OceanWorks – aims to educate junior school-aged children, their parents, teachers and the wider community about how engineering can solve issues pertaining to ‘life under water’ – one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals – and to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) as a study and career pathway for girls.

Year 5 students were invited to take part in the Life Below Water Competition, to show how STEAM can preserve life in our oceans. Working with PLC’s Junior School Art teacher, Colleen Garland, students completed individual art works representing ocean life.

“The project highlights the creativity of STEAM, showing how solving large, complex problems combines communication, creativity and collaboration”, said Mrs Garland.

Last night, students, parents and guests attended the Life Below Water event at the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) at UWA, and heard from Physical Oceanographer and Archaeologist, Sara Hajbane, who is currently undertaking her environmental engineering PhD on plastic pollution in coastal waters. Sara spoke to students and guests about her passion for the oceans and the research she has undertaken over the last 5 years.

As well as Sara, special guests from OceanWorks demonstrated how 3D printers can turn coral reef mapping information into detailed artificial reefs.

The eventful evening ended with the announcement of the winning and shortlisted art works done by the Year 5 students and judged by a combined UWA/PLC panel.

Winning students:

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  • Olivia Ockenden (Runner-up)
  • Alicia Italiano (Runner-up)

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  • Aspen Murray
  • Ivy Downes

Winning student, Aurelia’s art work was inspired by everything she has learnt through this project.

“I have learnt so much about coral bleaching and how it’s affecting ocean life. Coral reefs are very important but are disappearing fast”, Aurelia explained.

The shortlisted artworks have been recreated on reusable coffee cups and gift cards, and Aurelia’s winning piece has been printed on coffee mugs and will be displayed in the foyer of the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) at UWA.

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Our Mexican Talavera ceramic hanging planter is beautiful on its own. Add a plant and you have a work of living art. Brightly hand painted pot is richly textured and features a drainage hole. The powder-coated steel hanging chain features ornate scrollwork. Hanging hook included. Use with our Soil Moist Mats to keep your plants healthy and happy.

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Dr Stefanie Broszeit is a marine ecologist. She studied marine biology at Plymouth University and then went on to do a MSc at the Centre for marine tropical ecology, in Bremen, Germany. She then carried out intertidal surveys in SW Ireland before joining Plymouth University as a research and teaching technician. She obtained her PhD at University College Cork, Ireland, after studying spatial and temporal patterns of soft sediment communities affected by strongly variable current regimes and seasonal hypoxia. After her PhD she did a post doc looking at the effects of artificial structures on marine benthic assemblages in the Italian Adriatic.

Stefanie joined PML to work on ecosystem services. She aims to decipher how ecosystems function and translate into services that benefit humans. To understand the links between ecosystems, their functions and their services to humans is difficult yet indispensable if we wish to predict how human interactions with the marine environment may change the services we rely on. Stefanie participates in collaborative projects within the UK and EU and is presently involved in the MERP (Marine Ecosystems Research Programme) and UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme, as well as DEVelopment Of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status (DEVOTES).

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Selected key publications

Broszeit S, Davenport J, Bredendieck K, Harman L, McAllen R (2013) Seasonal oxygen-driven migration of mobile benthic fauna affected by natural water column stratification. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 125:36-42

Broszeit S, Davenport J, Jessopp M, Harman L, McAllen R (2012) Comparison of Inorganic and Organic Matter Sedimentation in a Natural Laboratory: A One-Year Study at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, Ireland. Journal of Marine Biology 2012

Broszeit S, Davenport J, McAllen R (2010) First documented record of Rhabdomolgus ruber (Echinodermata: Holothuridea) in Irish waters. Marine Biodiversity Records 3:1-3

Harvey BP, Al-Janabi B, Broszeit S, Cioffi R, Kumar A, Aranguren-Gassis M, Bailey A, Green L, Gsottbauer CM, Hall EF (2014) Evolution of Marine Organisms under Climate Change at Different Levels of Biological Organisation. Water 6:3545-3574

Sullivan T, Broszeit S, O'Sullivan K, McAllen R, Davenport J, Regan F (2013) High resolution monitoring of episodic stratification events in an enclosed marine system. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 123:26-33


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Q: It has become common in the last year or two for manufacturers to offer GPS receivers, Glonass receivers and GNSS receivers. Are these receivers different? They seem to look the same.

A: As most people in surveying know, GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a system created and maintained by the United States government. Glonass stands for GLObal NAvigation Satellite System, the satellite navigation system originally created by the Soviet Union that is now under the control of the Russian Federation. GNSS also stands for Global Navigation Satellite System; it is used as a generic acronym for any of the satellite navigation systems. The use of the term “GNSS” has become popular since the European Union created its new system named Galileo. Galileo is not an acronym; this system is named in honor of the famous Italian astronomer and scientist born in the 17th century.

In the United States, most manufacturers have offered satellite-based surveying technology using only the GPS satellites, but a few have also offered receivers with support for Glonass satellites. Typically, these were referred to as GPS-Glonass receivers. Even though Glonass satellites were launched beginning in the 1970s, the system has never had the design constellation of 24 satellites (21 operating plus three in-orbit spares). The number of operational Glonass satellites near the middle of this year was 16. Thus many manufacturers and users have been watching the Glonass constellation to determine if or when they should plan on operating surveying receivers with GPS and Glonass signals.

The Galileo system has only recently put into orbit the second of its test satellites; operational satellites are not expected to be placed in orbit before 2010. However, as the information about the signals broadcast by Galileo (and Glonass) is available now, many manufacturers are building their receivers with the (sometimes optional) capability to receive, decode and use those signals, as well. This can provide added positioning certainty or increase the possibility to determine position by using a few satellites from each different constellation in cases where there is significant signal blockage, such as in artificial and natural canyons, forested areas, etc. If you purchase a GNSS receiver today, you will only be able to use its GPS and Glonass capabilities. Once Galileo satellites become “live” and there are a sufficient number to make the system usable (even before it is declared fully operational), that same GNSS receiver may be able to use those new satellites. You should check with each manufacturer to determine what “GNSS-capable” means since it is not currently possible for you to test its Galileo system capability.

Q: I understand that GPS uses a different coordinate system, even though surveyors develop coordinates on a plane coordinate system (State Plane, UTM, etc.) or a system devised by a local government agency--or even a completely arbitrary system developed for the conven-ience of the surveyor. Why not use the GPS coordinates in the future to enable easy conversion and use?

A: GPS actually uses two types of GPS coordinate systems. One type, called the satellite reference coordinate system, is unique to each satellite in the system because it is based on each individual satellite’s orbit parameters. The satellite reference coordinate system (remembering that all satellite orbits are elliptical) will not be described in detail here, but one of the axes connects the points of apogee and perigee (points farthest and closest to the Earth’s center of mass), and the origin of the system is at the center of mass of the Earth.

The other coordinate system, the one more familiar to most surveyors, is often referred to as Earth-centered Earth-fixed (ECEF). This system, also called the geocentric coordinate system, provides the terrestrial frame of reference so that points on Earth, whose positions have been determined by observing the satellites, can then be related to each other. In this system, the Earth’s center of mass is the origin, the Z axis coincides with the polar axis (though it is defined much more rigorously), the X axis passes through the Greenwich meridian (0o longitude) at the equator and the Y axis passes through the eastern 90th meridian (90o east longitude) at the equator. All satellite reference coordinates are converted to ECEF using four angular parameters that are defined or, more properly, measured for each satellite. Thus, when your GPS receiver determines your position (autonomously or using point positioning), it uses Cartesian coordinates but not the way you commonly use them with Z representing the “up” direction. Once the position has been determined, if desired, the X-Y-Z position in the ECEF system may be converted to latitude, longitude and height (i.e., spherical coordinates where “zero height” is the reference ellipsoid--WGS84, not “sea level”).

While the X-Y-Z coordinates of ECEF may be used to uniquely define a point on Earth, they are not convenient for surveying purposes for several reasons. The first reason is that the coordinate values are very large (we are a little under 4,000 miles, or approximately 21 million feet, from the center of mass). But the other two reasons are more important: ECEF coordinates don't coincide with our concepts of north, south, east and west, which makes visualizing points, lines and planes difficult; and the coordinates are also difficult to visualize with relative differences in heights. Thus, in practice, GPS coordinates typically require at least one more conversion to get to some type of geodetic or plane coordinate system.

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    Just arrived in Darwin

    Glad to hear you like it so far, we have just bought a house in Wulagi and cant believe its been nearly a year since we got here! Our son loves it too and has the accent now, so far Darwin has been the best place for us!
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    Creatures in Australia

    We had a snake outside our front door and had to remove it so that we could come and go. I was just about ready to pack up and go back to England!! When I told people here they just laughed and shrugged it off. I think if you go looking for creepy crawlies then you will find them, if you just get on with your day and dont focus too much on the 'nasties' then you will just enjoy being here as you should. And there are plenty of people here that will help you out with advice if you ask, I know I have sqeezed people for info on the local wildlife (mainly because I have a curious toddler) and they have been only too happy to advise.

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I've just added you as a friend, hope you don't mind? I'm from NZ but my husband has been offered a job in Darwin and, after a few weeks of lots of thinking and researching, I think we're going to take the plunge and go for it! We'll probably end up living in the Palmerston area (it seems to be where most people move to! lol) so I would love to be able to make some friends before we even get there. We have a 9 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. I hope to not have to work for the first wee while of being there, just so that we can get settled and the kids can get settled in school, etc. It would be great to have someone to chat to, have coffee with, etc, if & when we do get to Darwin.

I'm sure I'll have lots of questions too so it would be great to have others to ask!

Janine :cool:

  4. Hi The buckells ! Me and my family are in Darwin and have seen the amount of jobs advertised in the NT news each week so Im sure you wont have any problems. look on careerone.com.au and see if you can find anything related to your work as this seems to be the main source of adverts here, although there are others. You will need to do a bit of networking when you get here as its all about who you know, not what you know (as we have found out) and just taking each opportunity give to you.
  5. Hiya, We live up in the northern suburbs, Tiwi, which is just round the corner from Leanyer and just like Palmerston there is loads to do with kids up here. Both cities tend to mimic each other with activities and groups so it doesnt matter where you live. Our son is nearly 3 and absolutely loves it here so Im sure yours will too. Let us know when your settled and we can meet up. There are other mums on here too that Im sure will be more than happy to meet up too! Darwin city council website can be useful for finding out about things going on.
  6. We used Go Matilda nad they were brilliant. Very thorough, efficient and helpful....I knew who my contact was at all times and they always replied promptly. I went with them based on other recommendations on here.
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    Migration agent or not?

    We used an agent as I didnt want to get anything wrong! Me and my husband are both self employed too which made it a bit trickier to prove things - and it was just peace of mind to be honest. If you do choose to use an agent, I can recommend Go Matilda, very efficient and helpful.
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    Pickfords came and took my stuff yesterday too. They literally to EVERYTHING and even packed my Jeans which I needed today!!! Anyway, very efficient, lovely boys and were great with the dog.
  9. Its true that you dont HAVE to have the sticker in your passport but its alot easier to get on with life if you do. I found this out when going to get medicare stuff sorted and other bits and bobs. I ended up getting it in there. Its also nice to have a look at it in your passport and remind yourself you have it!!
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    paying mortgage from oz

    I am going over next week and my husband will follow at Christmas. We will be paying the mortgage from Oz, just transferring it into our british account each month, until we sell it. I dont see that there will be any problems with that - as long as they get there money Im sure they wont be bothered where it comes from!
  11. Im suprised you went for State Sponsorship for an area you didnt intend on living in. I would be gutted if I had tried to get into Adelaide and couldnt but then read this and saw that you had got in there but didnt really want it.
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    Honestly..How did you feel in the last weeks?

    Im due to fly out with with my 2.5 yr old son in 9 days with my husband following at Christmas. I have been up and down like a yoyo, excited in the day and nervous at night. I will be living with the inlaws so wont be on my own and start a job the following week so will meet people, but Im still nervous! When I lay awake in bed at night and question myself if Im doing the right thing I remind myself of the reasons we are doing this and it usually helps. Im sure these are normal feelings, it a massive life changing experience and we would be a bit wierd if we didnt have these feellings.
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    Shippers have been - pickfords

    Thanks littem, good to hear as we have Pickfords coming on Monday and Im stressed out as cant think how to organise everything!
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    Can no longer take my dog

    thanks guys. We have gone down the family and friends route but its not possible. We cant bring her over later as cant see that we will ever be able to save that amount of money as well as pay for rent, kindy and general living! The cost is everything added together, fights to sydney, quarantine, dog walker, flight to Darwin and the vets fees for bloods etc. I keep hoping the money will magic up from somewhere but the reality is it wont. Fingers crossed me and my son will be too busy to miss her too much.
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    Can no longer take my dog

    Just a quick one to get it of my chest. After doing our sums and having to reduce the price of our house we can no longer take our beloved family pet, Jaye. There have been lots of tears and trying to find ways of finding the £4k it costs to get her to Darwin but we cannot do it. The blue cross came round this week and registered her etc and we get to keep her here untill they rehome her which is great, but I really dont want to do it. She is such a part of the family, plays doctors with my son, sleeps on his bed with him and was my baby before he came along. The Blue cross said it may take longer to rehome her as she is 9 and people want younger dogs, I just hope and pray she gets a loving family where the kids will love and play with her and treat her as we have.:sad:


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Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse....
And then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe.
Told in letters to Sophie’s abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.

About the Author

KELLY JONES has worked as a librarian and a bookseller, and now turns her talents to fiction. Her first book, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, was an Indies Introduce Pick, an ALA Notable Book, an SLJ Best Book, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book. You can find her at her website: curiosityjones.net, or on Twitter: @curiosityjones.
KATIE KATH earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as a freelance illustrator. You can learn more about her work at ktkath.com.

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"A delightful protagonist, interesting fowl of various breeds and a cast of appealing second-string characters make this a top pick for young readers, poultry fanciers or not."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed."
School Library Journal, starred review

"Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel with chickens!  This news will excite people who like novels, people who like chickens...and chickens.  It is an unusual book!"
--Daniel Pinkwater, author of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, and pioneer of chicken-lit.
"The combination of real-life emotion and otherworldly farming makes for a comedic story with the right amount of pathos."--Booklist

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ISBN: 9780385755528
ISBN-10: 038575552X
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: May 12th, 2015
Pages: 224
Language: English


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Ten American showbiz celebrities of Russian descent

David Duchovny is very proud of the meaning of his last name, which translates from Russian as 'spiritual'

Emigrants have their own holiday too, the so called Day of the Emigrant, observed by those who left their homelands seeking a better life abroad. The holiday is barely known in Russia, though millions of Russians have been scattered around the world. Quite a few celebrities were Russian by origin. It is worthy of note that some of Hollywood movie stars and pop singers have Russian ancestors too. On the face of it, there is nothing Russian about the people we are listing below. But the first impression can be often deceptive. After all, it was a big surprise to learn about the Russian grandmother of Lenny Kravitz.

Michael Douglas

Michael DouglasThe name of the actor's father is Kirk, but his original full name is Issur Danielovich-Demsky. Kirk Douglas's father, Hershel Danielovich, was born in 1884. He left Russia in 1910 to dodge the draft. His wife Brina stayed in Russia for awhile. She was the daughter of Ukrainian farmers. She moved for the United States two years later after Hershel settled down a little bit. The Danieloviches decided to rehash their name so that they would look and sound more American. Hershel became Harri, Brina became Bertha. Their next of kin Americanized their names too. Issur's parents gave him a new name – Isador. The boy hated his new name.

Michael's granddad was one of the few members of the community who managed to buy a horse and a cart for schlepping flour around the town. The Danielovivhes could hardly make both ends meet because Hershel squandered most of his money on the drink. Hershel's passion for the booze was his only link to Russia.

Harrison Ford

Harrison's father name was Christopher. His father was Irish and his mother was of German-American ancestry. Harrison's mother name was Dorothy, she was from the Harrison Fordfamily of Jewish immigrants that came from Russia. The original name of Dorothy Ford is Dora Nidelman. She changed her first name to Dorothy when a teenager. She did not like the Jewish traditions observed by her family. Dora was born in New Jersey in 1917. Her mother Anna Livshutz arrived in New York in 1907 from Minsk.

Speaking about his Russian/Jewish/Irish ancestors, Harrison Ford said that he is “Irish as a person but I feel Jewish as an actor.” He said nothing about his Russian ancestors.

David Duchovny

David DuchovnyDavid's mother Margaret was born into a Scottish family, his father Amram is a son of the Russian Jews who moved for New York. “Duchovny”, Amram's last name, was continually misspelled until he changed it to “Dukhovny.” But David restored the original family name when he grew up. The actor is very proud of the meaning of it (translates from Russian as 'spiritual'). He does not speak Russian but has a perfect command of Hebrew. He loves Russian literature. David is a great admirer of Dostoevsky's works. “His novels are so easy to understand,” says he.

Winona Ryder

Winona was born Winona Laura Horowitz. But the above family name is not her original one: she should be called Winona Tomchina. U.S. immigration authorities messed things up and used another emigres' last name while filling in the records Winona Ryderfor the newly arrived refugees from Russia. In other words, they fled Russia bearing the name the Tomchins, arrived in the USA by the name the Horowitzes. Winona's grandmother is 100 years old. She keeps telling the actress about her Russian ancestry. “I wish I could make a film about Russia or World Ward Two one day. Most of my father’s relatives perished in Gulag,” says the actress. She says she got her American name, Winona, by sheer chance. She was bornin the city of Winona, Minnesota. And her stage name “Ryder” is meant to honor the favorite jazz musician of her father.

Sean Penn

Sean PennSean's mother is Irish, his father is a Jew of Russian and Lithuanian descent. The last name of Sean's father Leo was Pinon. Leo changed it into Penn when the family immigrated to the United States. Leo Penn became an actor and TV director, he shot a few episodes of Star Trek and Colombo. His name got into the “black list” of the notorious McCarthy commission dealing with anti-American activity in the 1950s. He was accused of spying for the USSR. The accusations were never proved in a court of law.

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny KravitzThe singer's full name is Leonard Albert Kravitz. Roxy Rocker, his mother, was born in Trinidad. His dad's name is Sai Kravitz, he is from a Jewish family that arrived in the U.S. from Russia. However, Lenny does not remember nor he knows any of his Russian relatives. But he is very proud of his ancestry.

Monica Lewinsky

Monica Lewinsky was born into a family of Jewish emigrants. Her family moved to the U.S. from Germany. Monica's father made a good career in San Francisco, Bernard Lewinsky is a prosperous oncologist these days. Her mother's relatives arrived in the U.S. from Russia. Monica's mother is a writer, she is more known in the States by her nom de guerre Marcia Lewis. Monica knows nothing about her Russian ancestors and prefers to refrain from discussing the subject with anybody.

Steven Tyler

There is very little information about Russian ancestors of Steven Tyler, the Steven Tylerfrontman of the rock band Aerosmith. His mother's name is Suzan Blancha. She was born into a Russian-Indian family in 1925. It is still unknown which of the two - Steven's granddad or his granddad – was born in Russia. But it is a fact that Steven's Indian relation was from the Cherokee tribe.

Steven knows more about his ancestors with regard to his father. His real last name is not Tyler, it is Tallarico. His father Victor Tallarico is from a family of Italian immigrants who fled Italy following a devastating earthquake at the turn of 20th century. Steven does not feel Italian at all, not to mention his Russian or Indian ancestries.

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer ConnellyThe actress's father, Gerard, is of Norwegian-Irish descent while her mother, Ileen, is from a Polish-Russian family. However, Jennifer knows little about her pedigree because her grandma and he her great grandma had a dozen sisters and brothers, the actress just can not remember their names. She is said to be proud of her ancestors, though she does not single out any particular nationality. She says she is an American actress born and raised in New York City.

Joaquin Phoenix

Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in Puerto Rico. His roots are pretty mixed up. His father was born to Spanish and Irish parents, his mother is a Jew of Hungarian and Joaquin PhoenixRussian descent. Arleen Dunetz, Joaquin's mother, was born in New York in 1944. Her mother Marjory moved from Hungary to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, her father's parents fled Russia about the same time. The family made a hand-to-mouth living so Arleen had to work since her teen years. She knows little about her Russian ancestors because her family is a family of typical Orthodox Jews who strictly obey the Jewish rules and traditions. They observe all holidays and eat kosher food only. Joaquin does not know much about his Russian roots either.

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