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ABSTRACT: Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common inherited single-gene disorder in people of northern European descent. It is characterized by increased intestinal absorption of iron, with deposition of the iron in multiple organs. Previously, the classic description was combined diabetes mellitus, cutaneous hyperpigmentation and cirrhosis. Increasingly, however, hereditary hemochromatosis is being diagnosed at an earlier, less symptomatic stage. The diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, laboratory and pathologic findings, including elevated serum transferrin saturation. Life expectancy is usually normal if phlebotomy is initiated before the development of cirrhosis or diabetes mellitus. Hereditary hemochromatosis is associated with mutations in the HFE gene. Between 60 and 93 percent of patients with the disorder are homozygous for a mutation designated C282Y. The HFE gene test is useful in confirming the diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis, screening adult family members of patients with HFE mutations and resolving ambiguities concerning iron overload.
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ABSTRACT: Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder that disrupts the body's regulation of iron. It is the most common genetic disease in whites. Men have a 24-fold increased rate of iron-overload disease compared with women. Persons who are homozygous for the HFE gene mutation C282Y comprise 85 to 90 percent of phenotypically affected persons. End-organ damage or clinical manifestations of hereditary hemochromatosis occur in approximately 10 percent of persons homozygous for C282Y. Symptoms of hereditary hemochromatosis are nonspecific and typically absent in the early stages. If present, symptoms may include weakness, lethargy, arthralgias, and impotence. Later manifestations include arthralgias, osteoporosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, cardiomyopathy, dysrhythmia, diabetes mellitus, and hypogonadism. Diagnosis requires confirmation of increased serum ferritin levels and transferrin saturation, with or without symptoms. Subtyping is based on genotypic expression. Serum ferritin measurement is the most useful prognostic indicator of disease severity. Liver biopsy is performed to stage the degree of fibrosis with severe ferritin elevation or transaminitis, or to diagnose nonclassical hereditary hemochromatosis in patients with other genetic defects. Treatment of hereditary hemochromatosis requires phlebotomy, and the frequency is guided by serial measurements of serum ferritin levels and transferrin saturation. Iron avidity can result from overtreatment. If iron avidity is not suspected, it may mimic undertreatment with persistently elevated transferrin saturation. Dietary modification is generally unnecessary. Universal screening for hereditary hemochromatosis is not recommended, but testing should be performed in first-degree relatives of patients with classical HFE-related hemochromatosis, those with evidence of active liver disease, and patients with abnormal iron study results. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma is reserved for those with hereditary hemochromatosis and cirrhosis.
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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. To front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach and not…" – Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau, one of America's greatest Transcendental writers and the father of Environmentalism, lived deliberately in his tiny, 10' x 15' self-built cabin next to Walden pond where he began his experiment in "simple living."
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Get the picture? MacIntyre isn't afraid to get messy.
MacIntyre is good at clean-up work. He's certainly better qualified at rebuilding the Buffs than Butch Jones, who apparently was CU's coach for about 10 seconds, until he figured out it would be far tougher work lifting than riding the coattails of his old boss, Brian Kelly.
If CU intends to exploit its Pac-12 Conference membership as a major selling point with blue-chip prospects in California, then it makes sense to hire a guy who actually knows the names of high school coaches in Cali.
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The most critical place where CU must invest is football infrastructure, or else the next coach is nothing more than more tears waiting to fall on the Flatirons.
While proud Buff boosters might hate to admit it, where this coaching search ended is the place Bohn should have begun: The salvage yard, with a man who knows how to turn junk into jewels.
Under difficult circumstances, many of Bohn's own doing, let's give the CU athletic director props.
Right here, right now, MacIntyre is the best the Buffaloes could do.
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I am doing Belarus for my blog. In Belarus straw is very important. They make their ornaments out of straw, and they put straw on the table to remmind them of the hay that was in Jesus's manger. The hay is also used for fortune telling between Christmas and New Years. Adults pick a piece of straw and that predicts their future, but girls play a game where if two mirrors are put in a position they will see their future husband.I hope you liked my blog!
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Prince Albert brought the first Christmas tree to England in 1841 to be decorated in Windsor Castle by his wife, Queen Victoria, and their children. From then on, the holiday caught on. The English Santa is called Father Christmas. The children send his letters to him by burning them in th fireplace. On Christmas Eve they leave a carrot for the reindeer and mince pies and brandy for Father Christmas. The day after Christmas starts the country's 12 days of Christmas. It is called Boxing Days and is when all the leftovers and presents are given to teh poor. It's the day that servants were given off to celebrate with their families, and it was also the day that working people opened their tip boxes. For the next 12 days there were parties, kid's musicals and plays, and other kinds of entertainment.
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For this blog assingment I am doing Russia. Most Christian Russians belong to the Eastern Orthodox Church, and it is coustumary to fast until after the first church service on January 6, Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve a traditional meal called: " The Holy Supper" is served. The meal begins when the first evening star appears in the sky. The family gathers around the table to honer the coming of the Christ Child. A white tablecloth, symbolic of Christ's swaddleing clothes covers the table. I like how the Russains wait until the first evening star appears in the sky to start the Holy Supper. I also like how they fast until after the first chuch sevice on January 6.
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From December 16th to the 24th Guatemalan people have a parade about remembering Joseph and mary looking for shelter. Instead of people celebrating Santa Claus kids reiceve gifts from the Christ Child.They also use wooden boxes and pictures of Gautemalan kids to decorate. On Christmas eve a large rooster is cooked.adults exchange gifts on new year's day.In their langauge "Merry Christmas" is Felize Navidad!
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In Norway there festivities begin weeks before the holiday. The people in norway will start brewing beer (Juleil) this beer is like the beer that the Old Norse would drink in midwinter in the celebration of joulu. This holiday is the festival of lights making the change of winter in to spring. On this day the Vikings would have a toast (skal) and wish each other peace and a good fortune for the next year. In the year of the 900s King Haakon said that all the celebrations would be held to the new celebration that was named Christmas. Before the holiday people would make there decorations and cook pork and seven different flavored cakes. on December 13th is contained the longest night of the year and is also the night of Lussinatten. I like this night because the people from Norway believe all the animals can talk to like goblins, trolls, gnomes and along with the famous one Lossi. The first celebration in Christmas is St. Lucia day. It is the first celebration with light. A little girl dresses up in a white robe and wears a crown of candles on her head
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Holland Traditions For Christmas
Holland has many tradions on their Christmas. Holland has a similar belief in Santa Claus except their Santa is called Sinterklaas. Sinterklaas journeys in a boat to Holland with his elf named Black Peter. On December 5th or in Holland Known as Sinterklaas Eve presents are exchanged. Where Does SinterKlaas live? If you asked any child that question they would of course say Mexico. I think that Holland's Christmas is cool and I think I would enjoy celeabrating their christmas.
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Facts: Traditonal Christmas Greeting: "Felize Navidad" Location: South America Tree Type: Traditional
Decorations: The Museum's Columbian tree is dcorated with lights, baskets of candy, ribbons, fabric dolls and homemade ornaments.
Christmas celebrations in Columbia start in early December with a ceremony in honor of the Virgin Mary. On the evening of December 7th, families light a lot of candles and use them to outline streets, sidewalks, and parks so that entire cities are illuminated. December 8th is a national holiday commemorating the Immaculate Conceptionduring which more candles and prayersare offered to the Virgin Mary. On December 16th, Christmas trees are raised and decorated which starts Novena, which in Columbia involes a nine-day prayer ritual with a rosary in anticipation of Christmas day. While celebrating Christ's birth, groups of families and friends gather each night and pray. Villancicos, Better known as Christmas Carolls, are also sung around the nativity scene that plays a significant part of Columbias Christmas celebrations.Most Columbians attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve before returning home for dinner. The Christmas meal often includes a speacial chicken soup called Ajiaco, homemade breads, fritters, roast port and natilla, a cornbased dessert. Presents are brought by "El Nino Jesus" at the bottom of the children's beds by the next morning, and after a relaxing day spent with family, the Christmas season is finished.
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Germany was the first to use glass ornaments. Local people made them. Christmas began in Germany. Martin Luther King loved
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For my christmas blog I am doing Hawii! The traditional Christmas greeting in Hawii is "Mele Kalikimaka". The decorations on their tree symbolizes traditional Hawiian pastimes and wonders of Hawii. Poi balls are white balls on braided yarn used in New Zealand by women for dancing. Most Christmas traditions practiced in Hawaii come from the traditions brought to the islands by the missionaries of the 19th century. One unique tradition is the Christmas luau, which features the Kalua pig as itain course. The poinsettia, which grows on the islands, is considered the Christmas flower. Kanakaloka is what their santa is called down in Hawaii. I wish my Christmas wasnt and was like this. I think they enjoy their down there in Hawaii.
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I am doing my blog on Germany! Germany was the first country to use the glass ornaments as decoration. Families in Germany make the glass bolbs and sell them. People have the winter market at the beging of Advent season and they sell candy and gingerbeard. Also the tradition of the cristmas tree started in Germany. A preacher cut down a oke tree and it hit all the tree except a firtree this fir was the tree of crist that is why it is associated with cristmas. Some Germans hide the last ornament and call it the cristmas pickle and the first kid to find it on cristmas get a extra gigt. I think that ermany is so cool and I can not wait to learn more!
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Christmas is observed quietly with family and religious services.Christmas and New Years are totaly different.On Years day (Hogmany) they hope good wishings to there friends for the New Year. They have a First Foot that perdicts the luck for the family during the New Year. Men with dark hair they have good luck and must bring a gift to the host and the host offers the first person a small drink or treat that must be eaten in one swallow.
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If a man wants to show his love to someone he would carve a spoon for the person. If the woman agreed on the carvers intention she would hang it on the wall in the kitchen. If someone would hang a mistletoe branch over the door that is belived to keep them safe from storms. Or if they hung it over a babies cradle it would keep the baby safe that is in the cradle.The greeting is "Naldolig Llawen". There tree type is cultual. They hang a hobby horse "hobbyhorse" which represents a old Celtic tradition.
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The Bahamas celebrate a christmas called Junkanno on December 26th and January 1st. They also have a huge parade with hundreds of people dancing, music and really cool costumes. Participants are put into a group with up to 1000 people. Who come up with their own theme and decorations competing for prizes such as money. The costumes are an absolute secret and the groups usually spend a year getting the supplies. They celebrate Junkanno because Caribbean slaves were given several days off to spend Christmas with their families.
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Felize Navidad! That's Colombia's traditional Christmas greeting! The tree type is a traditional. The tree could be lights, ribbons, homemade ornaments, fabric dolls, and even baskets of candy! 90% of the people in Colombia are Roman Catholic. That's a lot of people that celebrate Christmas! On December 7th (in the evening), Colombians get candles and outline the streets, sidewalks, and parks. They set up Christmas trees on December 16th, and do prayers untill Christmas day. Colombians go and sing villancicos (Christmas carols) with friends and family as a Colombia tridition. Lots of Colombians go to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. "El Nino Jesus" brings presents to the Colombian children. Instead of under the tree, he puts them at the foot of their beds. After that day, the Christmas seoson is over. I wouldn't mind having Chistmas in Colombia, it's just like mine, but I like theirs a little bit better. The reason being is because Colombians have lots more traditions that they do then my family. It would be cool to try out different traditions from different places.
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Nertherlands is not a good place to be at for christmas. The greeting in the Nerhterlands is Zalig Kerstfeest" or "Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar, The name of santa there is St. Nicholas (Sinter klaas), he come on a white horse dressed in a red bishops robes. Black peter (Sarte Piet) helps santa hit bad kids with a birch rod. If the kid has been good they will find small toys nuts and candy in thre shoes.There tree is a Traditional / Cultural tree. I am glad this is not s part of my christmas, are you?
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Christmas In Bosnia
In Bosnia people decorate their trees with toys, chocolate, lights and colored balls. Traditionally the trees are toped with a star. People who live in Bosnia celebrate with their family like many people do. The three sundays leading up to christmas are dedicated to children. The familys eat dinner with each other every day leading up to christmas. I like the idea of the three sundays leading up to christmas are dedicated to children.
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Hi Im doing wales. The welsh love spoons. this represents a unique tradition of wales.When a boy wanted to show his love he would carve a wooden spoon.The desighns show the carvers intetions to the girl he loves. Ten the girl would hang the spoon on the wall
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Before Christmas dancers and singers went to people doors and sing and dance for six weeks.The holiday begins with a Christmas fest. They play music, people dance and people even do kareokie. On the 28th of December, Puerto Ricans celebrate Day of the Innocents (Dia de Los Inocentes) a day of fooling people.Starting on Christmas Eve and continuing through the feast of the three kings January 6th, the Puerto Rican families celebrate the Christmas season.
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In the Greece, they fast (starve) for 40 days. But the week before christmas greek families start their baking for the holiday. One of the things they bake is Christopsomo a sweeet type of bread. A ornament that represents the family's job is baked into the crust. The food is served with honey dried fruit and nuts. For the most parrt greek families bake for this BIG holiday.-
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In the Bahamas they celibrate Christmas on the 26th! And New Years on the 1st! Between 2 am and dawn. Also there is a big parade with hundres of people there. I think that is interesting because they don't celibrate it the whole day. I chose the Bahamas because I thought that was a cool place and wanted to know what they did on Christmas and New Years.
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I am doing Lithuania. The tree type is traditional. Their ornaments are made of white straw. On Christmas morning the kids recieve a visit from father christmas. For the children to recieve their gifts, they must preform a song and a dance.
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''Hyvaa Joulua'' means Merry Christmas! There christmas season begins in october when groups get together and begin making christmas decorations. on the first sunday of advent the traditional song,voggler's ''hosanna'' is played in all the churches. In most of there homes there are four advent candles,also on the tables are crosses carved of wood or the crosses of St.Thomas. They have a Christmas Eve festivities. on christmas Eve they place candles on the graves. Also the day after christmas they celebrate st. stephens's day.I would not want to do that for christmas like putting candles on the graves I would not want to do.
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In Mexico the traditional christmas greeting is "Felize Navida", the location is in Central America and the christmas tree is cultural. The decorations are red and white poinsettins and candles. Here are some traditions in Mexico, the christmas season starts on december 16th. Presebre can be as simple as three figures making a holy family or as hard as the entire bethlehem.Children are given blindfolds and a turn to hit The pinata. The flower of The Blessed Night is the poinsettia it resemble the star of Bethlehem.I wish we did this in the USA.
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The traditional christmas greeting in Romania is ''Sarbatri Fericite''. They have a traditional christmas tree.They say the christmas tree was a gift from Magi to the christ child and have greatjoy from the way they decorate thier trees. The star on top of the tree represents the star of Magi and the lights are part of any momentous occasion of christian life. On Christmas day, the boys parade goes through the towns and villages carrying a great wooden star decorated with tiny bells, colored paper and ribbons. I think it would be cool going to a different country for Christmas!
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During Christmas in Argentina the weather is warm. The locals in Argentina use christmas trees just like American but there is a very large variety other than the common fir. People in Argentina like putting cotton balls on their trees. They do this to repersent snow. The average dish ate around Christmas is roasted turkey and pudding. Like the Chinese, locals in Argentina use Chinese lanterns on Christmas Eve. Another tradition is to watch fireworks at night. I wish I could hang lanterns and watch fireworks it sounds really cool.The main languge spoken in Argentina is spanish. With that in mind Feliz Navidad!
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In Zimbabwe most peole there go to church service on christmas day before they do anything else. After church they have partys at differant houses. Visiting all there family and friends as the head to their house. Some people there get their biggest speakers and then the start playing their favorite music very load. They wear they best clothes on christmas every year. It is differant for families because the only new clothes they get every year are clothes for christmas. Children from Zimbabwe belives that santa claus brings them presents early in the morning. The special food that they eat in Zimbabwe is chickin with rice. I would not want to live in Zimbabwe I could not take one day there. If I lived there I think I would trie get away from there. I don't like their traditions.
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Madagascar is a very festive place. Even though its hot in Madagascar around chritmas they still have the commen decorations of holly and bells. Most people only exchange small presents here. On Christmas their curch hours last untill 5 in the morning. On Christmas day everyone greets each other ( even stragers). In Madagascar Santa Clause is called Dadabe Noely. The aficial languge is Malagasy. Merry Chritmas and happy New Year in Malagasy is Krismasy sambatra sy Taona vaovao tonga lafatra ho anao'.Poinsettias also grow as large outdoor shrubs in Madagascar and don't just flower at Christmas! They are also the national emblem of Madagascar.A special Christmas food in Madagascar are fresh lychees, which are bought from shops and street sellers, fresh from the trees. The streets get covered in lychee skins!Madagascan families like to eat Christmas dinner together in large groups and dress up in the best (or new) clothes. The meal is normally Chicken or Pork with rice followed by a special cake. Some rich people go to restaurants for Christmas dinner, but most people stay at home with their families. I wish that we could have a warm chritmas. I think the kids there would like to see snow. Her is a famous cristmas carol.
Avia ry mino! Hifaly sy hihoby,
Avia, avia hankany Betlehema;
Teraka Jeso tompon'ny anjely
Avia hitsaoka Azy (x3) izay Tomponao
Tompon'ny Tompo, Andriananahary.
Nefa mba zana-behivavy koa
Zanak'I Maria, nefa Zanahary;
Avia hitsaoka Azy (x3) izay Tomponao
Derao ry anjely, mohobia mafy,
Ry mponina an-danitra ao ambony ao
Dera sy laza atolory Azy
Avia hitsaoka Azy (x3) izayTomponao
He arahaba, tonga aty an-tany
Ny Tompo Mpamonjy sy Mpanjaka koa,
Tenin'ny Rainy voatafy nofo,
Avia hitsaoka Azy (x3) izay Tomponao!
This poem is very popular with all Malagasy Children:
Krismasy re no tonga (Christmas is coming)
Falifaly ny kilonga (Children are happy)
Krismasy tena fety (Chrismas is really a feast)
Ho an'ny kely sy vaventy (For littles and for adults)
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In Iceland, some of their traditions are hanging snow flake ornaments to represent christmas snow. A really cool tradition is they put out little elves to represent christmas goblins or elves and they are called, Jolasveninar.Also they hang candals made of mutton tallow on a tree by fastning them down with wire.The seson starts 13 days before christmas day. According to 13 century legend, two ogres lived in the mountains and the womans name was Gryla and her husbands name was and Gryla went from house to house begging food. At Christmas time, she stole children that had been bad during the past year. In 1746 the king of Iceland forbade the telling of this folk tale. From then on, the children (Jolasveinar) of the two ogres became associated with the Christmas season.
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The Christmas Season for France starts on Saint Martin's day. And ends on January 6. They have a big feast on January 6, called Epiphany. One tradition is called the Yule Log tradition. It's when the family goes and picks a big Christmas tree and cuts it down together. The family cicles the log three times and places it in the fire place. They take a glass of wine with oil and salt and pour it on the log. I think its strange that right when they cut down the tree they take it home and burn it. But I know traditions are differrent in different states. It might seem weird but it's cool to learn new things!
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I think the Czech Republic Christmas traditions are interesting because they use branches from cherry trees to predict the future. They put them in a warm corner of their house and hope they blossom before Christmas Day. In the Czech Republic, holiday celebrations begin four weeks before Christmas day. They have recently added a Christmas tree to their traditions. They decorate the tree with fruit ornaments because real fruit is a rare treat in the winter in the Czech Republic. St. Nicholas visits each village on the 6th of December. He is accompanied by a devil and an angel, which represents good and evil. In the Czech Republic, you gather with your family for the three days from December 24th to the 26th.
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I have chosen to study the holiday traditions from the country of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is located in Western Europe if you plan on going there. The people of Luxembourg give presents to each other on December 6 which is St. Nicholas Day. The traditional greeting is ''Joyeux Noel''. The Christmas tree is not a holiday tradition and if they use one it would be the Cultural type. All Christmases have a Santa right? St. Nicholas is the Santa for people in Luxembourg. He leaves candy and gifts if you have been good. If you haven't been good Black Peter comes. He gives you twigs, sticks and of course some coal. If you have been really bad he chains you up to his belt and carries you away. I think that the traditions of Luxembourg are very interesting and I have enjoyed learning about it.
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In Japan they say Merry Christmas like this "Shinnen Omedeto". They make their Christmas ornaments out of paper also known as oragami. Cranes show a symbol of peace and long life. Santa Claus in Japan is considered to be on of the gods or priests. Children are told that he has eyes in the back of his head so when they here he is near they start behaving. On July 7th they decorate a bamboo tree for Tanabata or quite literally. When they have a clean house the father leads the rest of the family around the house throwing dried beans in their finest clothes.Crane origami, Tanabata,Dried beans.
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The place I have decided to choose for my blog is France. The greeting is "Joyeux Noel". One decoration that they have is the dolls, they represent the various regions in France. The tree type is traditional (the kind we have) ex. pine tree. another decoration is lily colored roses. Another decoration is Garland. This is usually silver or gold. The Christmas season starts on November 11, St. Martins Day. The season ends on Janurary 6 when they have the feast of Epiphany. Advent is 4 weeks long and is the coming of the arrival of Christmas. In the past they would butcher a pig to prepare for the Christmas meal. The Yule Log is tradition back in the 12th century. How you do it is: a family goes to the woods on Christmas eve and selects a tree, they take the wood to the house, pour wine, oil, and salt on it. Prayers and songs are said while they light the log. Sometimes the youngist girl in the house lights the log. These are some things the people in France do around the holidays.
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Christmas in Switzerland is alot similar to our Chritmas but really different too. There are 4 traditional Christmas greetings. They are in French, Italian, Swiss-German, and Romansh. In Switzerland, the star treetoppers represent the star of Bethlehem. Only real candles decorate the trees as well as crystal globes to represent light and stars represent light from heaven. The week before Christmas every child in the village dresses up in costumes bringing little gifts. The villages compete with each other when they call people to a midnight mass. After the mass, everyone enjoys big donuts called ringli and some hot chocolate. Gifts are given on December 6th on a day called St. Nicholas Day. Gifts are given by Santa Claus, Father Christmas and his wife Lucy, La Befana, and Sameichiaus. Christklindli is a famous white clad angel in the Swiss-German areas. A veil held in place by a jewel crown covers her face and when she enters each house three candles are lit while she hands out gifts withher child helpers. These are some Christmas traditions in Switzerland. I chose Switzerland because I have friends who live there and I never knew how they celebrate Chrismas. When I read this article I was suprised because I thought this country didn't celebrate Cristmas and I learned alot.
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"Felive Navidad!" That is how people in Ecuador say "Merry Christmas!" Every ever green Tree (Christmas tree) in ecuadr have two decorations that are exactly alike... two DOLLS! One doll holds Ecuadors flag, and the other holds a baby in a basket which represents the Chola Cuencan. Some of the traditions Ecuadorians have is for Children to put there Christmas list's in there shoe and Papa Noel (Santa Claus) would read it and put some of the items in the shoe for the children. A treat that some families would have on Christmas Day would be a special cookie made with maple syrup called Prstinos. I think that having an Ecuadorian Christmas would STINK=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://=http://!!! Becuase I'm used to having a normal American Christmas.
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Egypt's Holiday Traditions:
Here is some infomation about what I learned about what Egypt does for their holiday tradition. Egypt's Holiday Greeting is "Merry Christmas", Joyeux Noel" in French, and "I 'D Miilad Said Oua Saida" in Arabic. The location is Africa, and the tree type is cultural. Some of Egypt's decorations are designed, and reflect both the ideals of Coptic Church, and Egyptain Culture. The pyramid on their cultural tree is one of the decorations. It represents Egypt's antiquity while the ankh. The ankh serves as a symbol of the cross for the Coptic Church, which follows the eastern rites of Chirstianity. It and the images of saints found on the Museum's Egyptain tree are traditional symbols of the Coptic Church. Another decoration that Egypt has on their tree is the Ancient Egyptain Symbol for Life. It represents the blending of modernity and old custom's in Egypt. Some of the Traditions are that their Christmas is preceded by 40 days of fasting for strict members of the Coptic Church.The Christians in the Coptic Church eat any kind of animal products during the month of December. When it is Christmas Eve (January 6th), people go to church for the evening survice dressed in new clothes and find hundreds of candles illuminating the building in honor of the candles Jesus lit to keep the Virgin Mary catching cold on the night of the Nativity. On Christmas Morning, friends and family visit, and share a shortbread called kaik and a drink called Shortbat. I think that Egyptians have a fun, and wonderful Christmas. I think I would like to go there one day, and see their Christmas Traditions.
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The holiday country I am doing is Italy. They say ''Buon Natale" to greet people and their tree is the cultural tree. Italy never had christmas trees as a symbol for the Italian Christmas. Christmas Eve is a time to also show artist work of a manger scene. Christmas in Italy has two types Christians do normal traditions and pre Christians do something called Saturnalia. They also light something called a Yule log which has to stay lighted until New Years Day. This is another tradition with Italy. Another tradition is on January sixth kids put out shoes on the night before the Epiphany and an old women comes around Italy on a broom and leaves toys for the children, but only if they are good if they are bad she leaves hot lumps of coal for them. I love how theydo there traditions because they have so many! I hope you liked the information about Italy as much as I did!
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In China, Christmas is very different. A Chistmas tree is called a Tree of Light. The onamnents are also very different, there are fish, giant pandas,a Feng Haung or a phoenix, the golden phesant, and paper lanterns. Relatives exchange flowers and gifts. Santa Claus is called Dun Che Lao Ren, or Old Man Christmas.
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Having a family reunion is a big part of Chistmas in Chile. In Chile they call what we call santa cluse old man or viejito pasuero.In the month of December family's think it is important to do outdoor activities, such as, surfing and rock climbing.9 days before Christmas the people of chile come togather for a spirtiual preparation known as novena.On Christmas eve most familys injoy a meal of chicken soup, potatoes, and bread with candied fruit.
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One of their triditions is every Christmas they spread clean straw all around the floor. I think that is intresting, Another fact is St. Nicholas gives the kids coal when the kids are bad.He puts gifts in their shoes. If the gifts are to big for the shoes he even delivers it to them in person! I hope they have a wonderful time at christmas! Thank you for reading my blog about Slovolak Republic!
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Egypt's tree is designed to bring out the Egyptian and Coptic Church culture. Pyramids on a tree represents their antiquity. The ankh another traditional ornament, this is the Egyptain symbol for life. The Coptic Church follows eastern rites of Christianity. I think it would be cool to expierence a holiday there.
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The country I am doing is Belize. Belize celebrates Christmas by putting boats on their Christmas tree's these boats represent the amazing fishing industry. In Belize people celebrate by going to dances and dinners. Belize was adopted by a British colony they also do celebrate American holiday's. Boxing Day is the day after Christmas people dance and sing up and down the streets. People of many ages Waltz and Foxtrot at a Grand Ball on New Year's Eve. I have told you many of the ways that Belize celebrates the holiday called Christmas.
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In Sweden Christmas starts on December 13. The Christmas season starts after St. Lucia's day and ends 15 days after Christmas! One of their traditions is every Sunday before Christmas a candle is lit in speacial Advent candle holders. The Santa in Sweden is a gnome or Tomte. Christmas started being celebrated in the 1700"s from Germany. They usually put their tree up a few days before Christmas Eve. Two days before Christmas the tree is decorated and stays up until January 13 which is St. Kunts Day. I would love to go to Sweden one Christmas to celebrate Christmas their. It seems like it would be fun to have a certain day to put up a tree and how it stays up until a certain day!
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In Luxembourg a Christmas tree is not traditional. People give and get presents on December 6th, St. Nicholas day. If kids have been really good St. Nicholas will come the before to give presents. If a kid is bad they will get a knock at the door from Black Peter and he will give you twigs or sticks or black coal. If you are really bad Black Peter will chain kids to his belt and go with the kids kicking and screaming. I think that is really mean.
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Holiday Traditions happys all over the world. But traditions in hungary are not the same as people in like the US.This is how they are diffrent.Traditional Christmas greetings are ''Kellemes Karacsunji Unnepeket''. If you would like to vist Hungary it is located in central Europe. Some of the stuff they put on there trees a nuts, fruit, slippers, and honey cookies. The type of tree people in Hungary some times pick is traditional.
Mekulash it mean santa. In Hungary Mekulash comes on December 6th. He comes on December 6th because it is St. Nicholas' Day. Children in Hungary live out there boots at there windows so Mekulash can live candy or small gifts in there boots.But Mekulash always brings one or two evil helpers to fill the bad kids boots with switch. But most of the time the kids are good and bad. So they would get a gift from Mekulash and a switch from the evil helpers. Thats hungary's Christmas.
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I would like to go to Hungary to see what it is like. I also like how they do there christmas. I think this blog was fun.
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Testimony today from a legislative inquiry into alleged fiscal improprieties at the Maine Turnpike Authority sounded as if it could have been scripted from an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Former MTA executive director Paul Violette assumed the leading role as lawmakers grilled the former CEO about nearly $1 million the agency spent on meals and travel between 2005 and 2009. Violette refused to respond to questions about the more than $200,000 worth of expenses he personally accrued during that time period.
Members of the Legislature's Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability had been waiting for weeks to ask ex-Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette about the more than $200,000 in expenses he had racked up all over the world between 2005 and 2009. The former CEO--who was earning $128,000 annually before he resigned earlier this year--took a seat before the committee's Senate Chair, Roger Katz.
"My name is Paul Violette and I live in Portland Maine," he said. "And what dates were you the executive director of the Turnpike Authority?" asked Katz. "From January of 1988 to 2011," Violette responded.
But that was the extent of the information that members of the legislative panel would get from Violette, who relied heavily on his attorney, Peter DeTroy, throughout the 45-minute inquiry.
But that wasn't because Katz wasn't trying. The Augusta Republican tried to get to Violette to elaborate on gift cards totaling more than $150,000 and other travel expenses that included visits to some of the finest hotels and resturants in Europe and the U.S. But Violette repeatedly invoked the protection of the Constitution's Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination.
Katz: "We have now since learned, sir, that there are over $200,000 dollars of those purchases, and not all of them were gift certficates. In addition to the written submissions, Mr. Violette, you came before us and sat there and told us that all of these gift cards went to charitable and civic organizations. Was that true sir?"
Violette: "Sen. Katz, on the advice of my counsel, I respectfully decline to answer your question and in accordance with my constitutional privilege against self-incrimination."
Katz continued to try and find out more about expenses for unnamed individuals that Violette was paying for during his trips to Montreal, New York City, Las Vegas, Newport, R.I., France, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the Czech Republic and other destinations.
And then there was the use of the MTA's credit card to purchase a $1,500 tuxeudo, and the MTA gift certificates that paid for trips to a Portland health and beauty spa.
"We also understand that you, Mr. Violette, redeemed those gift certificates on Sept. 21 for a $500 spa treatment, and on Nov. 25, $739 for hair styling and a spa package," Katz said. "Could you tell us what legitimate turnpike purpose was served by those expenditures, sir?"
DeTroy: "I advise my client not to answer."
The OPEGA panel, which began its review of the MTA's accounting practices last year, obtained slightly more information from the some of the agency's officers. Neil Libby, the MTA's chief financial officer for the last 20 years, told lawmakers that he approached Violette about his spending activities and Violette assuremd him that he would seek the MTA board's approval for the expenditures.
Libby told Katz that he thought it would be wise to write a memo to himself concerning his conversation with Violette.
Katz: "Did you have concerns that Mr. Violette may have been misusing Turnpike Authority funds at the that time?"
Libby: "No, not necessarily, I did not."
Katz: "But you had concerns that perhaps there might be a perception."
Libby: "I had concerns about the magnitude of these, and yes, I did."
Katz: "And that it might actually damage the reputation and position of the Turnpike Authority."
Libby: "Absolutely."
Katz: "You wrote yourself a memo--who else did you report that to, sir?"
Libby: "No one."
Katz, who practices law in Augusta, at times assumed the tone of an attorney in the midst of a deposition. Minority Democrats on the OPEGA Committee submitted a letter midway through the inquiry recommending that the committee conclude the investigation.
State Sen. Nancy Sullivan said she believed the board was overstepping its legislative directive and venturing too close to becoming a tribunal on Violette.
"We have prejudiced everybody in the state right now with the information out, and if we really care about justice and people getting a fair hearing, we've already put this man on trial here," Sullivan said. "And unfortunately, put the Maine Turnpike on trial. And if you're really open for business, I'm not sure that this looks great in our papers across the nation--people looking to come here and watch us tear apart a business--and the turnpike is a business."
Sullivan joined others on the committee in recommending the the OPEGA investigators turn their findings over to the Maine Attorney General's Office for review and possible further investigation.


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- The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) refers to both a set of linked, international research projects and a set of documents that reports project results. Each year, a number of countries (10 last year, 21 this year and growing) perform related entrepreneurship research using identical methods. They each produce an independent report (GEM Australia, GEM USA, GEM Japan et cetera) which explores in considerable detail the nature, extent and effects of entrepreneurship within their individual country, including selected comparisons with other nations. Additionally, one international, coordinating document (the GEM Executive Report) is produced. It summarises each nation's findings and discusses them at the level of international generality. GEM was conceived in September 1997 as a joint research initiative by Babson College (USA) and London Business School. It went 'into the field' for the first time last year. The central aim was, and is, to bring together the world's best scholars in entrepreneurship to study the complex relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth. From the outset, the project was designed to be a long-term multinational enterprise. In order to obtain reliable, comparable data, GEM originally focused on the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom (UK) and USA), with three additional countries (Denmark, Finland and Israel) added because of the availability of scholars in these countries with particularly relevant expertise. GEM 2000 extends coverage to 21 countries in total. The additions are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, India, Ireland, Norway, Singapore, Spain, South Korea and Sweden. Eventually, it is envisaged 40 to 50 countries will be included.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Nationals manager Jim Riggleman's sudden resignation is the talk of the town. Friday, his night ON the town is the talk on Twitter.
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As you know, Riggleman left the Nationals in a blaze of glory Thursday, demanding that his contract be renewed by the end of the game, or he was walking out. The Nats said no, Riggleman quit, and apparently went straight to Caddies in Bethesda, where he had some drinks and was photographed with various patrons -- some of which he may live to regret.
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(we made sure we got a pair that was not stained and didn't have any holes or thin spots)
Monday, June 21, 2010
Kid's Craft: Shoe Deodorizers and Personalized Boxer Briefs For Dad
(we made sure we got a pair that was not stained and didn't have any holes or thin spots)
5 comments:
- Kylie said...
oh these are gorgeous. :)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- Jen said...
This is hilarious and brilliant! I don't dare do personalized boxers with my potty-mouthed 5 and 9 year old boys. They would turn out terrible...or terrific. It's all in how you look at it. But anything involving underwear cracks them up! Boys!
- June 21, 2010 at 9:52 PM
- Montessori For Learning said...
These are awesome ideas... our family is in great need of the shoe deoderizors :) as they dislike wearing socks (its always the seams!)
- June 22, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Cheryl said...
What great ideas. I find it difficult to think of gifts that the children can make and don't just gather dust. I like the idea of these useful presents. Thanks for sharing.
- June 22, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- ecoMILF said...
What an adorable idea. It's my hubby's birthday this weekend.... but get the little guy drawing for him. xo m.
- June 23, 2010 at 11:58 PM
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The Ohio State football team hasn't been in a state of this much uncertainty since the Jim Tressel era began a decade ago.
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NB Court of Appeal Upholds Mandatory Random Alcohol Testing Policy
August 6, 2011
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Note: On June 14, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd, overturning the NB Court of Appeal's decision. Click here to read McInnes Cooper's June 2, 2013 Legal Update, "Privacy Trumps Safety As SCC Strikes Down Employer's Mandatory Random Alcohol Testing Policy".
On July 7, 2011, the N.B. Court of Appeal confirmed that in an "inherently dangerous" workplace, an employer can adopt a policy requiring mandatory random alcohol testing of employees in safety sensitive positions by breathalyser without first proving there is an existing alcohol problem in the workplace.
In Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30, the employer unilaterally introduced a drug and alcohol policy mandating unannounced random alcohol testing of employees in safety sensitive positions in its kraft mill. One unionized employee who was randomly tested under the policy grieved on the basis the employer lacked the power to mandate random alcohol testing for unionized employees, and succeeded at arbitration. The Arbitration Board found the employer was required to prove the following to justify its unilateral introduction of the policy:
(1) the policy is justified either because the work environment was "ultra-dangerous" or had a "significant" existing alcohol problem; and
(2) the policy is reasonable because the form of testing minimally intrudes on employee privacy.
The Board decided the policy was not justified because the work environment was not "ultra-dangerous" and there was no evidence of a "significant" alcohol problem at the workplace. Thus, the Board found in the union's favour.
The employer successfully challenged the Board's decision in the N.B. Court of Queen's Bench. On September 20, 2010 the Queen's Bench Court decided the Board's decision was unreasonable, and quashed it, upholding the random alcohol testing provisions of the employer's policy. Noting that there is no threshold of "ultra-dangerous", but instead that "dangerous is dangerous", the Court found:
(1) the policy is justified: the employer's workplace is inherently dangerous because there is a risk a catastrophic accident could occur, and thus the employer did not have to prove there was a significant existing alcohol problem; and
(2) the policy's random alcohol testing provision is reasonable: it is a proportionate response to the potential danger because the form of testing (breathalyser) minimally intrudes on employee privacy, and it applies only to those in safety sensitive positions.
The union's appeal of the Court of Queen's Bench decision to the N.B. Court of Appeal failed. On July 7, 2011 the N.B. Court of Appeal upheld the Queen's Bench Court's decision that the employer could mandate random alcohol testing. Explicitly stating its goal was to provide certainty on the law of mandatory random alcohol testing in New Brunswick in light of inconsistent arbitration decisions, the Court of Appeal held (at paragraph 8):
[M]andatory random alcohol testing in the workplace is justified once the employer establishes the workplace operations to be inherently dangerous, thereby eliminating the need to adduce evidence of an alcohol problem in the workplace. Having justified the adoption of the alcohol testing policy, its reasonableness will be confirmed, provided the testing is done by breathalyser and applies only to those employees who hold safety sensitive positions. This is the point in time where the employer's and employees' rights are reasonably balanced.
The Court of Appeal first decided that whether a random alcohol testing policy reasonably balances an employer's legitimate interest and obligation to provide a safe workplace, with the employees' privacy and dignity interest (and in some instances, freedom from discrimination), is a question of general importance in the law. Therefore, the Court rejected the positions of both the employer and the union, and the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, that the Board's decision need only be reasonable; rather, it had to be correct. Thus, the Court did not have to give the Board's decision any deference.
The Court of Appeal next agreed with the Queen's Bench Court, and rejected the Board's creation of an "ultra-dangerous" category of workplace, finding there is no such concept. The Court of Appeal further agreed that in an inherently dangerous workplace, the employer is not required to prove an existing alcohol problem in the workplace to justify random alcohol testing.
Finally, the Court expressly held that mandatory random alcohol testing in the workplace is justified once the employer establishes the workplace operations to be inherently dangerous, and the policy is reasonable if it is done by breathalyser and only applies to those employees holding safety sensitive positions.
The Court of Appeal looked at the employer's workplace – a kraft mill – and agreed it is inherently dangerous: it uses hazardous materials and liquids that are unloaded from rail cars, and other types of transport on site, and it has a $350 million pressure boiler with a high potential for explosion, the consequences of which would cause concern for any environmentalist. The Court of Appeal concluded this inherently dangerous environment is sufficient to justify the employer's introduction of the random alcohol testing policy. The Court found the form of testing, by way of breathalyser, and the restriction of the random testing to employees in safety sensitive positions, made the employer's policy reasonable. The Court of Appeal upheld the employer's policy of mandatory random alcohol testing of employees in safety sensitive positions.
Click here to read the NB Court of Appeal's decision.
Since the original decision was that of an Arbitration Board, the recourse available to the unsuccessful party – in this case, the employer – was for the Court of Queen's Bench to review the Board's decision under the judicial review process, rather than an appeal. The judicial review process entails the Court's review of the Board's decision against a standard determined by the nature of the issue: if it is a factual issue or an issue of mixed fact and law, then the Court will give the Board's decision a degree of deference and uphold it if it is merely "reasonable", even if the reviewing Court would have reached a different conclusion. However, if the issue is a purely legal one, then the Court will only uphold the Board's decision if it was "correct", a higher and more demanding standard.
The Court of Appeal spent considerable time on the standard against which the Board's decision was to be reviewed. The Court of Appeal decided the question involved issues of human rights and privacy, in which arbitrators have no particular expertise, suggesting that there was no reason to give the Board's decision any deference. The Court found the most important reason to apply the correctness standard, however, is the inconsistency in arbitration decisions on random alcohol testing; it fell upon the Court to provide a definitive answer as far as New Brunswick is concerned. This made it a question of general importance in the law, and thus the "correctness" standard applies. It is of some note that in deciding this point, the Court of Appeal was clear it was not bound by the mere fact that the parties agreed – and the Queen's Bench Court found – that reasonableness was the applicable standard.
It is also notable that both the Court of Queen's Bench and the Court of Appeal limited their decisions to an analysis of random alcohol testing, making it clear their decisions do not extend to random drug testing. In its decision, the Court of Appeal commented on the key differences between alcohol and drug testing: the inability of drug testing to detect present impairment, and the more intrusive methods of testing required to test for drugs, compared to the ability of alcohol testing to detect present impairment, and the minimally intrusive nature of the breathalyser as a testing method. Accordingly, the Court of Appeal has left open the issue of when random drug testing is appropriate, even in the case of safety sensitive positions in an inherently dangerous workplace.
Nevertheless, this decision is a watershed one on mandatory random alcohol testing. Before it, whether and when random alcohol testing was permitted in New Brunswick was uncertain. Now, the Court of Appeal has clearly ruled that employers can require such testing, and directs the focus in future inquiries to the factual issues of whether the workplace is "inherently dangerous", the positions tested are "safety sensitive", and the testing method is minimally intrusive and can detect present impairment.
The union has indicated it is reviewing the decision to decide whether to proceed further; the union's only remaining recourse is to the Supreme Court of Canada, a process that requires it to overcome the initial hurdle of persuading the Supreme Court to hear a further appeal at all.


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Black Ops II on the Xbox 360 is split between two interconnecting storylines, the first set of dates include 1986-1989 and tend to be split around the Cold War era and the latter being set it the distant future, the year 2025. The game features various characters from the previous Black Ops game. It is the usual scenario, you take on various foreigners in various covert missions in an attempt to restore some sort of order from chaos and mayhem caused by enemy action.
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During the gameplay you get to use a multitude of weapons, machinery and aircraft as you fight to survive as the whole world around you seems to be crumbling around you and your allies as the war rages on. You also have to take into account that how you interact with certain characters during the game will determine how the game ends as will how you complete certain missions. You also have other options where you can now set your preferred weapon of choice before the mission starts if required.
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Contrary to the common wisdom one may hear in archives, I have over the years discovered a basic truth about printed books. Every book with any history is a unique item. This past summer I had the opportunity to catalog a number of especially compelling items for the Cincinnati rare book collections.
A case in point involves three separate copies of a 1710 printing of Rabbi Isaac Abravanel's (1437-1508) commentary on the Torah. One of them caught my eye immediately as it was in a contemporary binding. Note that I did not write "original" binding. The phenomenon of a book prepared and sold by a publisher in identical bound format is a phenomenon of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. At the beginning of the eighteenth century printing and binding were two separate trades. Generally one purchased one's book in unfolded and unsewn sheets and then took the sheets to the binder of one's choice. Bindings could vary even at the point of origin depending on material and price. The other two copies were rebound at HUC, likely at the time of acquisition. One is half bound in leather and decorated paper over pasteboards. The other is in a standard library cloth binding.
I will describe these books individually, beginning with that in the contemporary binding. Each is about thirty five centimeters in height, and approximately six centimeters thick, making them rather substantial. By comparison, most academic books today tend to be twenty three to twenty five centimeters in height. In two of the books a solitary leaf of the index was bound in towards the end of text rather than at its correct place. In my experience, such mistakes did occur and can add to the interest of the individual copy.
The volume in the contemporary binding is bound in parchment over pasteboards with edges stained in red, a rather common and utilitarian binding for such a book. This copy's history of ownership is of particular interest. The book itself has a Christian editor, one Heinrich Jacob van Bashuysen (1679-ca. 1750), a professor in Hannover in northern Germany. Its history of ownership includes two Jews and two Christians.
The two Jews each signed the book in Hebrew as, respectively, Mosheh ben Lev Oppenheim, and Hananyeh ben Yitshak ben Lev Oppenheim, seemingly two generations of the same family. The two Christians signed in Latin script, the one as H. [Hermann] S. [Samuel] Reimari [Reimarus] [1694-1768] in 1714 in Jena, the other as S. Mauer, 1846. Reimarus is a famous philosopher and scholar of his time. He acquired his copy of the "Perush ha-Torah" as a student at the University of Jena. I have been unable to establish anything about either of the Oppenheims or about S. Mauer.
One of the owners added a ms. biography of Abravenel, "Vita Abarbanelis" to the upper free endpaper. This copy came to the Cincinnati library as a gift of Rabbi Max Landsberg (1845-1927), a noted American Reform scholar of his time.
The one in half bound leather and decorated paper came from the library of Rabbi Gotthard Deutsch (1859-1921), formerly an HUC faculty member.
The third copy includes three contemporary Hebrew inscriptions. In more recent times it was part of the collection of the Lemle Moses Klaus-Stiftung in Mannheim, Germany. Rabbi Karl Richter (d. 2005), who came from Mannheim to the U.S. in 1939, presented the volume to the HUC library.
While the text of these three volumes can be said to be identical, each has a story to tell unique to itself.


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