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Several automakers, including Nissan, foresee a comeback in entry-level compact cars, triggered largely by rising fuel prices. "For the first time in many years," said a Nissan senior marketing manager, many shoppers are "giving serious consideration" to smaller automobiles. These marketing folks detect a "void" in the sub-$14,000 price range, noting that a new generation of young people, known as "echo boomers," will reach driving age soon. Billed as a "no-compromise" value-priced offering that reaches beyond basic amenities, the company promises class-leading horsepower and torque, along with generous interior space, for its newest entrant, the 2008 Nissan Versa.
The Versa leads the small-car pack in spaciousness, which is worth considering if you carry passengers in the back seat. Standing tall in both dimensions and refinement, it may also tempt those who appreciate the smoothness of a CVT, which promises 33 miles per gallon on the highway (according to EPA fuel-economy estimates).
Nissan's hatchback might not satisfy you if you need to fit three full-size occupants into the rear, but that's common for entry-level compacts. If you like anti-lock braking but don't want to pay extra for it, it's an option on the Versa, not standard equipment.
The Sport Package is now available on the Versa Sedan SL, while cruise control is made available on S trims.
Driving Impressions Nissan's Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) is as smooth as they come. Almost no engine noise is noticeable in ordinary driving and you hear only a tolerable light snarl during...hard acceleration. The Versa's acceleration rivals that of competitors with conventional automatics, although, like most small cars, it's not particularly quick going up hills. Reacting capably on curvy roads, it feels quite confident in the corners and exhibits good stability on expressways. Although the well-controlled ride is pleasant on good surfaces, on rougher roads the occupants may feel a lot of surface imperfections, but few will be particularly troubling. The instrument panel has deep-set gauges that are easy to read.
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Not too many larger cars are as easy to get into and out of, and as spacious for knees and feet, as the Versa. Rear-seat riders can expect real comfort, without asking to push the front seats too far forward.
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Nissan has been a leader in CVT installations, which substitute a belt and twin variable-diameter pulleys for the usual gears. The result is exceptionally smooth, linear and rewarding operationonce the driver gets accustomed to the fact that no gear changes will be taking place.
The Versa provides considerably more knee and foot space than many larger automobiles, and front and rear headroom are also abundant. Seats that are close to "chair-height" give impressive comfort, and double French-seam stitching on the upholstery is but one indicator of careful attention to detail. The compact rear suspension results in a low, flat cargo floor, and the front seats are nearly as large as a Maxima's. As in so many smaller cars, the center rear seating position is not the most comfortable.Exterior
The tidy Versa succeeds at not being boxy or bland. Taller and more upright in stance than most small cars, the Versa is exceptionally easy to enter. You can see at a glance that the passenger compartment takes up much of the car's length, the back doors are particularly long and the windshield is about as far forward as possible. Five-door hatchbacks excel in versatility, but may not be popular with everyone. Some shoppers might prefer the Versa sedan.
Every 2008 Nissan Versa is equipped with seat- and roof-mounted curtain side-impact airbags, a tire-pressure monitor system, electric power steering and an engine immobilizer. The basic S model includes 15-inch steel wheels with full covers, power body-colored mirrors, a cargo cover (hatchback only), 60/40 split-folding rear seat, 120-watt CD stereo, air conditioning and tilt steering wheel. The SL version adds a 180-watt stereo with six-CD changer, 15-inch alloy wheels, six-way manual driver's seat, rear center armrest, remote keyless entry and power windows and locks.
Anti-lock braking (ABS) is optional for all models. A total of six option groups are divided between the two trims. A Power Package and cruise control are available on the S models, while an Audio Package for SL hatchbacks includes a Rockford Fosgate-powered subwoofer. SL models can also be equipped with a Convenience Package that adds Intelligent Key entry, Bluetooth hand-free phone operation and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio switches. The Sport Package includes a rear roof spoiler, side-sill extensions, front and rear chin spoilers and fog lights. A choice of XM or SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and a moonroof, are linked together as available options on the SL trim level.
For the U.S. market, Nissan's 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine has been specially tuned for stronger low-end torque. Three transmissions are available: A six-speed manual, four-speed automatic and the Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). As production increases, the CVT is expected to oust the four-speed automatic as an alternative to a manual gearbox. In the SL trim level, a four-speed automatic will not be offered at all. The CVT incorporates a virtual low range, for long, steep hills and heavier pulling.
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EPA city/highway fuel economy: 26/31 (manual), 24/32 (automatic), 27/33 (CVT automatic)
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By Happy on Wednesday, November 12, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 52,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great price for all the features it contains."
Cons: "A little noisey at 70mph. No telesopic stearing."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I'm 56 and have had many cars. This is the only one EVER to surpass the EPA gas ratings! 38 mpg combined! It does make a difference in how I drive, but I've never got below 32mpg. It's very roomy and great on trips. The ride is great for the size. Of course it's not as comfee as my big Buick, but far more comfortable than other midsize cars. Has all the power you need in a midsize. It could be quieter on the open road, but again, it's not a $50k+ full size car. It's an awesome midsize car with the mpg of a subcompact."
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By danblackRacing on Thursday, October 30, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 69,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "$9999 Price, Fun to drive, No issues"
Cons: "Light at 2400llbs. Add 180 lbs & snow tires"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"I bought the Versa as my winter vehicle to my 2009 Nissan cube summer ride. The Versa sedan is the best car on the road for the buck. We push 39 MPG out of it with the 5 speed. The only changes to the car are: -Side window visors (for rainy hot days-no AC) -Rear roof spoiler -Front air dam -Radio with CD -Sub woofer -cold air intake Its a blast to drive. Not powerful, but responsive. I would never recommend the CVT for anyone that loves a manual shift car. No issues other than a few weeks during cold weather, the car cut out for a split second a few times. Turned out to be moisture near the coil packs. this happens on modern day cars. Still has the original rear brakes at 60,000 miles. Only other replacements have been: Front rotors and pads Starter (covered by Nissan One Warranty). Perfect car. I will not buy a new one because we think they are not attractive. We will get a Nissan Juke though :-)"
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By BayouBill on Wednesday, October 29, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 65,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great price, very roomy, front and back legroom"
Cons: "Manual tranmission gearing - low gear is too high"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"This is simply the most car for the money. It is extremely roomy inside with great legroom front and back (I am 6'6" tall). Interior appointments good for an economy car. Power locks and windows, remote entry are standard features. Steering is light and precise and brakes feel solid."
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By JR on Thursday, October 16, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 83,000overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Pros: "fair gas mileage lots of room front and back seats"
Cons: "paint chips to easy"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 7
"this entry level car from Nissan is a great car for the money. I have had very low maint. cost on this car with 83000 miles it still has OE brakes and battery this is a great work car or first car for kids all the way thru collage. for me it was a good bang for the buck. I think 200k will be no issue. I am a keep the car in shape person change oil every 5k air and cabin filters every 15k the car is checked every 5k the tires are balanced and rotated at oil changes the car gets checked top to bottom then."
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By Buggerlugs on Tuesday, October 14, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 15,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Excellent handling, visibility and space inside"
Cons: "3-4 sec gearbox time delay from forward to reverse"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Tremendously spacious for a small hatchback, including plenty of room for tall adults' legs in the back!. Also does not give you claustrophobia, as the "driver cockpit" cars like Prius and Fit. It is actually practical to slide over from the driver's seat to the passenger seat! Much better visibility all round than most competing cars. Great acceleration and CVT transmission is very smooth, but only moderate gas mileage at about 30 mpg mixed. Nice tight turning circle, too."
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By Gurlcat on Sunday, September 28, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 112,000overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "Virtually no mechanical problems"
Cons: "Too little ground clearance"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"I've had this '09 Versa hatchback for 4.5 years now, she's at 112k miles and the only trouble I've had was two years ago when the transmission went out. Well, turned out there was a recall for this model/year on transmissions so I got it completely replaced, completely free. Other than that, no problem with any other system, major or minor! The car is good on gas, handles nicely and the seats are so comfortable that long trips are very pleasant. This was my first hatchback and now I don't think I could ever go back to having a regular trunk again. Especially with the fold-down rear seats, this tiny car has hauled some surprisingly large items. I also love the smart key, namely the fact that it will not let you lock the keys inside the car, something I "try" to do on an embarrassingly frequent basis. Nice to have a car smarter than I am. My minor complaints are that there are no cupholders in the back seat area, and the rubber door trim started coming off very early on. My one major complaint is the poor ground clearance. This makes bumps and dips a real problem and I've had trouble keeping the bumper on almost this whole time."
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Three first-inning runs helped the La Crosse Loggers (34-17) to a 5-2 win over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (22-29) at Copeland Park on Saturday.
Jacob Dorris looked sharp on the mound. Dorris held the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters hitless over 2 2/3 innings, allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out three.
Brandon Downes paced the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters at the plate. Downes went 1-4, drove in one and scored one run. He homered in the fifth inning.
Jesse Holiday recorded his second win of the year for the La Crosse Loggers. He allowed two runs over five innings. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered three hits.
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hello. I am in the process of decapping .40 cal brass and I seem to be having trouble. I have to cycle the press twice on 90% of the cases in order to get the old primer to pop out. I am new to this and perhaps I dont have the resizer seated propperly. I have adjusted it three times according to the nstructions and I am afraid that if i get it to tight, I will snap the pin. I am using a single stage RCBS. Any thoughts will be appreciated.
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What brand brass are you using? By the way, welcome to the forum.
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I have this happen more often with .40 brass than any other. I am not sure what the cause is. Make sure your sizing die is set so it nearly touches the shel holder. Set the die, size a case with out a primer in it. Adjust the decapping rod deep enough the pin lock nut (or shoulder on the new style die) just touches the inside baase of the case. Back the decapping rod 1-11/2 turns (or retract the rod about 1/16" on the newer dies)
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Per Hornady:
Before using your new dies, disassemble and carefully clean
the inside surface of the sizing and seating dies (and the
expander die if a three-die set.)
Inspect all cartridge cases and discard those with cracks,
splits and other visible defects. Wipe cases clean with a soft
cloth to remove grit and other foreign matter which may
scratch the die.
To adjust the expander/decap assembly:
1. Loosen the spindle lock.
2. Adjust the spindle so approximately 3/16"
of the decap pin is below the end of the die
(Ed: insert empty case in shell holder/shellplate. Raise ram so case enters die. Wiggle the decapping stem if it doesn't enter the flash hole. Primer should pop out. If not, lower ram and turn the decapping stem in until primer is ejected. Raise ram and lock the decapping stem and the resizing die.)
3. Tighten the spindle lock. If not tightened sufficiently, the spindle will
back out the top of the die when deprimed, or it will pull out of the die
when the ram is lowered. If the spindle is adjusted too high, the primer
may not be expelled and a new primer cannot be seated.
To adjust the full-length size die, follow these steps:
1. Raise the press ram to highest position without camming over.
2. Thread the full-length die into the press until the base touches the
shell holder head.
3. Tighten the lock ring against the press and tighten the set screw
with the allen wrench.
4. Adjust the expander/decap assembly.
This applies to all normal sizing dies. I have heard that some people sharpeded the decapper pin tip to improve things. I would have expected to flatten the tip to improve things.
I reload 40 S&W in large quantites. I have found that if I start out doing several hundred I will have to retighten the decapping pin. It will loosen up inside the die. I use RCBS dies and a RCBS press. If your pin is not tight enough it will do as you describe.
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Dining In The 239: Martin Fierro provides culinary getaway
Walking into Martin Fierro restaurant, an Argentine and Uruguayan steakhouse, is like stepping into another time, place, culture and cuisine.
Only two months at their new digs, 13040 Livingston Road, No. 11, just south of Pine Ridge Road (formerly on Radio Road), both new and old customers are reveling in the cuisine inspired by Mediterranean cultures mixed with an adventurous approach to cooking.
Named for Martin Fierro, the mythical symbol of a free-spirited gaucho, memorialized in an epic Argentine poem, enter the restaurant doors, and you will be met by a rush of smoky heat and a blast of grilled aroma.
The sizzling grill made hot with a hard wood imported from Argentina called quebracho ("ax-breaker") imparts a unique flavor to the meat.
Loaded to the max with ambiance and low lighting, walk into a narrow dining room flanked on both sides with Argentinian décor — large patches of gorgeous calico-colored cow skins, and antiqued artifacts suspended on deep, maroon and brown walls.
Wooden chairs and pock-marked stone tables atop rust-colored floor tile complete the intimate surroundings that echo South American ruggedness in its rustic cache.
Slices of grilled and oiled bread served with a garlic-infused oil dipping mixture prepared the palette for the authentic gastronomical repast to follow.
Starters of grilled, gooey Argentine provolone topped with sliced tomatoes, basil and oregano served in a small cast-iron skillet, and jumbo shrimp cocktail in a tangy house-made cocktail sauce paired well with our beverage ordered from the modest wine list of reds and whites.
Rich, red Argentine Malbecs, just right for slowly savoring, priced $4.75-$12 a glass or $16-$32 a bottle. Domestic and imported brews are priced $3.50 to $4.50 with sangria at $4 a glass or $15 a bottle.
Since Argentina is known for its beef production and exportation, it is little wonder that all parts of the cow, including the organ meats (offal or "off-cuts" from the carcass) are eaten as part of the regular diet.
An elaborate meal of meat cooked over direct heat with medium-hot coals, the Martin Fierro parrillada ($35) is the featured menu item, a traditional platter that includes various types of meat, some of which are not for the faint of heart.
A combination of beef ribs, skirt steak, sausage (chorizo), blood sausage (morcilla), kidney (rinon) and sweet breads (mollejas), they are specially seasoned, grilled and blackened to various degrees.
As for the flavor, the meats are in a class of their own, allowing the authentic seasonings and wood-grilled flavor to take center stage with some pieces topped with a chimichurri sauce.
The blood sausage, for those who have culinary bravado, has as its main ingredient, pig's blood encased in a sausage casing; you either hate it or love it. This one was grilled perfectly and imported from an Argentinian sausage supplier.
While beef kidneys are notoriously stronger in flavor than pork or lamb and can be tougher if overcooked, these were cooked slowly to retain moisture.
And while not sweet nor bread, the sweet breads that are considered in culinary circles a delicacy — they can be the stomach (pancreas) or neck (thymus gland) — these were from the neck and grilled to a crispy exterior with a creamy, tender interior, revealing their freshness.
Imagine all that served at table on a piping hot hibachi look-alike on metal legs that keeps the meats warm over a smattering of hot coals. Sides such as chunks of fried yucca and a house salad added balance.
A meat lover's version features more recognizable meats like beef ribs, chicken, pork skirt steak and sausage ($39). But, don't expect the meats to taste like their American-made counterparts as the flavor is unique to this cuisine.
The cheese empanadas ($3 apiece), filled with substantial filling tucked into a heavy-crusted shell that could have been lighter and flakier.
Accompanied only by a sparse drizzle of mustardy sauce that could have been quadrupled or even better, a small bowl a cilantro-based chimichurri sauce would have perfect for dipping and would have lent more moistness to the half-moon discs.
Other menu choices include filet mignon ($26), rib eye ($25) pork chop ($13) or salmon ($19) that all hit the mark for authentic Argentinian flavor and preparation.
Flatbreads ($10-$14) such as steak, chicken, and one with a fig spread, prosciutto, mozzarella and bleu cheeses were not available as they "ran out of dough" on the night we visited.
Desserts ($5 and $7), included a flavorful, house-made flan (the Argentinian version of crème caramel), crowned with dulce de leche, (Spanish caramel) for extra indulgence that is traditionally made with lemon juice and vanilla bean.
The chunky, sea salt truffle dulce de leche gelato was fresh and creamy, although it was served 10 minutes after the flan and arrived quasi-melted. Other desserts are bread pudding, dulce de leche crepes and tiramisu.
While our server was amiable, we wish a common faux-pas could be corrected. When will servers learn not to pick up plates until all at table are finished with their course?
Also, at the outset of the meal, small cups of creamy dulce de leche gelato were served as a sort of amuse bouche but not enough for each diner. Why not offer one serving per person?
And, its remains to be seen whether the air conditioning system can keep up with the demand placed on it to keep the eatery cool in the face of the hot open grill blasting its heat into the restaurant. The summer weather will soon kick in and temperatures will rise; the night we visited, it was darn hot.
However, all in all, the restaurant, operated by the friendly and hospitable Jaenvega family, features items you won't easily find around town, a meat lover's paradise with true-grit cuisine and ambiance. A visit is well worth the experience and costs much less than a ticket to a faraway land.
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A proposed rule that would extend responsibility for Medicare overpayments through a 10-year "lookback period" is generating concern from healthcare providers.
The proposed rule, posted in the Federal Registry on Feb. 16 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, implements a provision of the Affordable Care Act that details reporting and reimbursement guidelines for Medicare overpayments.
The lookback period now is generally about four years. CMS estimates that extending the review by another six years would cost as much as $58 million in reporting-related expenses each year for about 125,000 providers and suppliers.
The public comment period on the proposed rule extends through April 16.
Amy E. Nordeng, government affairs counsel for the Medical Group Management Association, told HealthLeaders Media that a 10-year lookback would create an undue burden for most healthcare providers.
"We wish it was shorter. We are going to argue that it should be shorter," said Nordeng. "For a group practice finding the records and having the same billing system in place 10 years down the road is pretty unlikely."
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On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress resolved that: "the flag of the 13 United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: That the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." In celebration of this resolution, June 14 was officially established as Flag Day (as of 1916).
The Tribes of Israel also had flags, but these were more like organizational guides. By Divine order, the Israelites encamped "each person by his flag, according to the insignia of his ancestor's house, at a distance surrounding the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp" (Numbers 2:2). According to the Midrash Rabbah Numbers 2:7, this meant that each tribe had a specific color and emblem:
Reuben – Red flag, with mandrake flowers
Simeon – Green flag, with buildings of the city of Shechem
Levi – Red, white and black flag, with the High Priest's breastplate
Judah – Sky blue flag, with a lion
Issachar – Bluish black flag, with a sun and moon
Zebulun – White flag, with a ship
Dan – Blue flag, with a snake
Naphtali – Deep wine colored flag, with a deer
Gad – Black and white flag, with a tent camp
Asher – Pearlescent colored flag, with an olive tree
Joseph – Black flag, with Egypt depicted upon it (Since this tribe was divided into Joseph's two sons, their flags were similar. However, Ephraim's flag had a bull, while Menasseh's had a wild ox.)
Benjamin – Multicolored flag, with a wolf
*Some flags refer to historical occurrences (Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Joseph) while others reflect Jacob's blessings (Judah, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher and Benjamin).
Do you know on which day you were born? Not your birthday…which day of the week. It doesn't appear to be a relevant fact, but more of an interesting bit of personal trivia. According to the sages (Shabbat 156a), however, the day of the week on which one was born can influence a person's personality.
People born on Sundays tend to be more extreme. Rabbi Joshua ben Levi describes a Sunday child as being "a person without one…" which is understood by Rabbi Ashi as being "completely virtuous or completely wicked." Sunday (Day One) was the day on which God created light, and thus darkness.
Monday's child will be ill-tempered because on Day Two of creation, God divided the waters, but He did not settle the waters until the next day.
One might think that the settling of the water on Day Three would bode well for a child born on Tuesday. Alas, this child, according to the sages, will be "wealthy and unchaste…because Herbs were created" on Day Three. (Herbs multiply with exceptional speed and can live with many other types of plants.)
Born on Wednesday? The Wednesday baby will "be wise and of a retentive memory," because on Day Four, God placed the stars, moon and sun in the Heavens. In the Heavenly bodies, God encrypted great knowledge.
On Day Five, God created the fish and the birds, who, according to some explanations, live purely on God's loving-kindness and mercy. Therefore, a Thursday birth means a benevolent child.
One born on Friday is said to be a seeker. According to Rabbi Nachman ben Isaac, this means a seeker of good deeds.
Finally, the Talmud notes that one "who is born on Shabbat will die on Shabbat, because the great day of Shabbat was desecrated on his account." This, however, applies only as a rule to those who are particularly holy.
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The first auto-de-fe (live human burning) of the Spanish Inquisition took place in 1481. The Inquisition was not, as many believe, an institution set to destroy the Jewish people, but rather was a system meant to ensure that converts to Christianity were sincere in their conversions. Many Jews had converted in name only, a situation that the Catholic Church refused to tolerate (never mind that most of the so-called crypto-Jews had converted under threat of death). In 1492, anyone still wishing to profess the Jewish faith had to leave Spain. The Inquisition remained a frighteningly strong force for hundreds of years and was only formally ended in 1834.
During this time of persecution, a young Spanish nobleman named Don Lope de Vera (1619-1644) who was not descended from Jews, began to study Hebrew language and literature at Salamanca, and found himself drawn to Judaism when he read the Old Testament in its original language. His interest and enthusiasm for the Jewish faith was noticed by the Inquisition, and he was arrested at Valladolid. He was only twenty years old.
While held by the Inquisition, Don Lope declared his conversion to Judaism. Not only did he change his name to Juda el Creyente (Juda the Believer), but he also circumcised himself with a sharpened bone!
The pure Christian lineage of Don Lope/Juda was a particularly great embarrassment for the Inquisition. For six years they imprisoned him, pushing him to both confess his "sin" and return to Christianity. Finally, in July of 1644, Juda was led to his execution, chanting Psalms all the way to the stake to which he would be tied. Juda the Believer remained steadfast even as he died, crying out from the flames "I entrust my spirit into Your hand" (Psalms 31:6).
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There is an oft-cited Midrash (Sifrei, Dvarim 343) describing how God offered the Torah to the other nations of the world before He gave it to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. According to this Midrash, the first nation to whom He offered the Torah asked what was in it. When God told them about the law prohibiting stealing, they couldn't fathom a life without theft. The next nation reacted incredulously to the prohibition of adultery; they were horrified at the idea that God would monitor people's bedroom behavior! Another nation was unable to accept the prohibition of murder…and so on. When God asked the Jewish people if they would accept the Torah, there were no questions. They declared: "Na'aseh v'nishma" ("We will do and we will listen").
So, if one understands the Midrash correctly, it sounds like the so-called "chosen people" were God's last choice for receiving the Torah. However, God understood that, unlike the other nations, the Israelites were truly free to accept the Torah since they did not yet have a homeland, they did not yet have an existing government, culture or "way of life." It was this freedom that God gave them when He brought them out of Egypt into the wilderness that made the Jews more inclined to receive the Torah. They were not chained to a pre-existing life-style and thus were not reluctant to change themselves for the better. This is the practical reason why the Jews were able to accept the Torah so readily.
One must also bear in mind that the Israelites still remembered the generation that had come to Egypt and those who had been enslaved. They still claimed the spiritual heritage of Abraham & Sarah, Isaac & Rebecca, and Jacob, Rachel & Leah.
It is this heritage that we have today. On Shavuot we commemorate the day that God gave the Torah to our ancestors. Now the choice is ours.
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The holiday of Shavuot has three well-known, and well-loved, customs:
Decorating our homes and synagogues with plants and flowers: According to the Midrash, at the time of the giving of the Torah, Mount Sinai burst forth in blossoms of verdant greenery, covered with plants and flowers. This is the basis for the custom of decorating our homes and synagogues with plants and flowers on Shavuot.
Dairy Foods: On Shavuot, it is customary to eat dairy foods – cheesecake and blintzes are particular favorites.
Among the reasons given for this custom are:
Once the Torah was given, the Israelites refrained from eating meat because they needed to learn the laws of kosher slaughter and to make their utensils kosher. They specifically chose to eat dairy and give themselves the time necessary to learn the laws.
On a more mystical level, the gematria (numeric value of the Hebrew letters) of the word chalav, milk, is 40. Forty corresponds to the forty days and nights that Moses spent on Mount Sinai learning the Torah.
All-Night Learning: To demonstrate our love for Torah and our appreciation for God's revelation on Mount Sinai, it is customary to stay up all night on the first night of Shavuot either studying Torah, listening to lectures on Torah topics, or simply discussing Jewish ideas.
Another reason given for the custom of learning all night is to atone for the apathy of the Israelites, who actually overslept on the morning that they were to receive the Torah, rather than being wide awake in excited anticipation.
For further explanations of these customs, please visit the National Jewish Outreach Program's Shavuot website. (The customs are at the bottom of the page.)
*This Treat was originally published on May 28, 2009. It is being re-Treated to help us better understand the holiday of Shavuot.
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A question for those who bake and for those who love dessert: What is the difference between bread and cake? Yeast, some might answer. Bread has yeast and rises. But what about yeast cakes such as babka or cinnamon buns? Believe it or not, the definition of bread is a question discussed thoroughly in halacha, Jewish law.
Bread is more than just something we eat. Bread, in Judaism, represents actual sustenance, as it is the basic necessity for survival (at least before everyone began to eat processed, white bread, of course!). For this reason, when sitting down to a meal with bread, it is considered appropriate to ritually wash one's hands, recite the hand washing blessing, and then recite the blessing of Ha'Motz'ee before eating the bread. A meal with bread concludes with the Grace After Meals (Birkat Ha'mazon). Likewise, whenever one eats bread, even if not as a sit-down meal, one is required to wash, recite Ha'Motz'ee and say the Grace After Meals when finished. When Ha'Motz'ee is recited, it is no longer necessary to make individual blessings over the other foods of that meal (with some exceptions).
While "bread" sounds like a clearly identifiable food, the Code of Jewish Law (Shulchan Aruch: Orach Chaym 168) defines bread as something made of the five species of grain (wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt) that is baked in an oven or cooked in a dry vessel. It may not have sweets, fruits or spices as the major ingredients or fillings.
While this final qualification makes it simple to understand why cinnamon buns are considered desert/snack (and therefore one recites the m'zo'note blessing), this does lead to complications when a sweet challah (such as a raisin challah or other sweet challahs) are used for ha'motz'ee on Shabbat. The question comes down to the definition of "major ingredient." According to the custom of the Sephardi community, the taste of the spice/flavor need only be discernable to disqualify it as bread. The Ashkenazi community, however, rules that the extra flavor must really alter the main flavor.
*One should ask their own rabbi for clarification, if one has a question.
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Every "Trekkie" knows that Spock's Vulcan salutation is accompanied by a strange hand gesture. What many don't realize is that Leonard Nemoy borrowed this symbol from his traditional Jewish upbringing. It's actually a one-handed version of two-handed priestly blessing gesture.
In Numbers 6:23-27, God instructs Moses that the priests shall "place My name upon the Children of Israel, and I Myself shall bless them." The blessing the priests were to recite was:
May God bless you and watch over you.
May God shine His face toward you and show you favor.
May God be favorably disposed to you and grant you peace.
Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing, is also known as duchenen (Yiddish, referring to the duchan the special platform in the Temple from which the blessing was recited). Birkat Kohanim is also known as Nesi'aht Ka'payim (lifting of the palms/hands).
While Birkat Kohanim was bestowed daily in the Temple, current customs vary as to how often the blessing is bestowed by the kohanim (daily, every Shabbat, holidays only).
To bestow Birkat Kohanim, the kohanim (priests) stand facing the congregation, their tallitot (prayer shawls) draped over their head and arms. They stretch out their arms and, beneath the tallit, arrange their hands with the ten fingers separated to create 5 spaces (pinky-ring-space-middle-index-space-thumb-space-thumb-space-index-middle-space-ring-pinky). The position of the hands reflects the latticework mentioned in Song of Songs (2:9): "My Beloved…looks through the windows peering through the lattice."
The prayer is recited responsively, one word at a time, first by the cantor and then repeated by the kohanim. While Birkat Kohanim is being recited, congregants are not to look directly at the kohanim and many cover their faces with their prayer books or prayer shawls, following the Talmudic dictum (Chagiga 16b) "One's eyes will grow weak if one looks at the hands of the priests [during the blessing]."
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New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Jerusalem is the "City of Gold." This description usually refers to the city's physical appearance (casting a golden light at dusk due to the unique Jerusalem stone with which its buildings are built).
The heart of the city is the "Old City," "Ha'ir ha'atika." As ancient as the walls of the Old City may appear, the Old City is NOT the original city in which King David dwelled. The City of David (Ir David, as it is called today) now being extensively explored and excavated, is to the southeast of the current Old City, although the Temple Mount is part of both cities.
The current Old City encompasses the Temple Mount (known in Hebrew as "Har Ha'bayit," The Mountain of The House) and its Western Wall (aka Wailing Wall, Kotel Ha'Ma'aravi), as well as the area to its west and north. It is a treasure trove of Jewish history. In the 1970s, archeologists discovered and excavated the wall built by King Hezekiah to protect Jerusalem from the Assyrians, and the Cardo, the famous central road from Roman times. Other archeological sites in the Old City, include Wilson's Arch and the remains of priestly houses from the era of the Romans.
The famous walls that surround the Old City today were erected by the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, in the mid-sixteenth century C.E.. This enormous structure, with its 11 grand gates, encompassed structures from many previous eras in history, including the Temple Mount upon which stands the Al-Aqsa Mosque that was built in 705 C.E.
The Old City is divided into four quarters (Jewish, Armenian, Christian and Muslim – named for their local residents). The Jewish Quarter is the most modern quarter. Most of it was destroyed between 1948 and 1967, after the Jewish population of the Old City was taken captive and driven out of the city by the Jordanian army. During the Six Day War of 1967 (on the 28th of Iyar), the Israeli Defense Force took back the Old City and began rebuilding the Jewish Quarter.
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Shavuot, which we begin celebrating next Tuesday night (June 7th), is the only holiday in the Torah not listed by the date on which it is to be observed. Rather, the Torah teaches that this festival takes place on the day following the 49th day after the first day of Passover (see Counting of the Omer). The name Shavuot, therefore, reflects the fact that this holiday occurs seven complete weeks (shavuot) after Passover. In mystical terms, the number 7 represents the natural order of things, and so, a complete, natural cycle has occurred.
The natural cycle that has been completed is agricultural. Therefore the holiday is also called Chag Ha'bikurim, The Holiday of the First Fruits, and is the time when the offering of the First Fruit of the harvest was brought to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem as a gesture of thanksgiving for the successful crop.
Seven times seven days, the count of 49, expresses the natural cycle, but Shavuot takes place one day after the seven weeks–one step beyond the natural cycle. It is, therefore, also representative of an event beyond nature.
When the Israelites left Egypt, the people acted as though they were merely cousins bonded by mutual misery. By the end of seven weeks, however, at the base of Mount Sinai, the former slaves rose above their human limitations and, by accepting the Torah, took upon themselves a total commitment to God, the final step in becoming the Nation of Israel. Shavuot is therefore also known as Z'man Matan Torateinu, the time of the giving of our Torah.
Like all holidays on the Jewish calendar, Shavuot celebrates both the "mundane" and the holy, and, in this way, reminds us that nothing in life is mundane.
*This Treat was originally published on May 21, 2009. It is being re-Treated to help us better understand the holiday of Shavuot.
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Cut pound cake on diagonal into eight 1/2-inch-thick slices. Using 3 1/4-inch-diameter cookie cutter, cut out 1 round from each slice; top each with 1 scoop ice cream. Transfer to baking sheet. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
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Matches: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Bridgetown
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The last time West Indies won five Tests in a row was back in the late 80s, when they were still the reigning kings of world cricket. Viv Richards was the captain, leading a side strewn with legends to comprehensive series victories in England and Australia. West Indies have fallen so far from those peaks that in the seven years Prior to the start of their home season last year, they had been victorious in only five Tests.
Through a quirk of scheduling that pitted them against some relatively lightweight opposition, West Indies are currently on a four-Test winning streak, with two matches against the Test irregulars Zimbabwe coming up.
The Kensington Oval was a fortress for West Indies for much of the 20th century but, although the record has dimmed in recent years, Darren Sammy's experienced side will be confident of extending their successful stretch to six games.
While the home side chase some impressive numbers, for Zimbabwe the chance to play Test cricket is a rarity. They haven't played a five-day game since they were trounced in Napier by an innings-and-301-runs by New Zealand more than a year ago. This will only be their fifth Test since ending their six-year exile from the longest version of the game in 2011.
Besides the crippling shortage of experience, they will be up against unfamiliar conditions as well, in what will be their first Test in the Caribbean since 2000. Additionally, they are without the assuring presence of two Zimbabwe stalwarts from the coaching set-up, Grant Flower and Heath Streak, and there is further uncertainty on the horizon as this head coach Alan Butcher's last series in charge before his contract expires.
Form guideWest Indies: WWWWD (Completed matches, most recent first)
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In his second coming, Marlon Samuels has quickly became West Indies' most influential batsman across formats. He was missing in the limited-overs leg of the series as he completed his recovery from the eye injury he suffered in the Big Bash. His first match since early January was the tour game against the Zimbabweans last week and he hit his stride with a brisk 55. He's in a rich vein of form in Tests, having scored six half-centuries and three hundreds in his past nine matches.
Brendan Taylor is among Zimbabwe's most important batsmen, but he hasn't quite managed to find his form in this series so far. A string of single-digit scores in the limited-overs matches meant he hasn't been able to carry the touch that made him one of the standout players in the Bangladesh Premier League last month.
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The West Indies batting is slowly beginning to acquire a settled look, with three senior batsmen in the top five and two promising youngsters in Kieran Powell and Darren Bravo as the other two specialists. One of their decisions to be made will be whether to play two specialist spinners, or to go in with one slow bowler and the part-time offerings of Narsingh Deonarine as back-up.
West Indies (probable) 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Kieran Powell, 3 Darren Bravo, 4 Marlon Samuels, 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 7 Darren Sammy (capt), 8 Veerasammy Permaul, 9 Kemar Roach, 10 Shane Shillingford, 11 Tino Best
Zimbabwe (squad) 1 Brendan Taylor (capt), 2 Tino Mawoyo, 3 Vusi Sibanda, 4 Hamilton Masakadza, 5 Regis Chakabva, 6 Malcolm Waller, 7 Kyle Jarvis, 8 Keegan Meth, 9 Tendai Chatara, 10 Chris Mpofu, 11 Prosper Utseya, 12 Sean Williams, 13 Timycen Maruma, 14 Raymond Price, 15 Graeme Cremer
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Quotes"Having Marlon back is great news for us. The injury was unfortunate but he has been a big player for us in the last 12 months or so."
"Hoping we'll bat better than we did in the one-day series, we need to get more runs to stay competitive."
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Rohit's record, and captains' equal scores
Also, scoring a hundred and opening the bowling, the youngest Australian player, and scoreless in three Tests
In 2011, MS Dhoni helped end a 28-year wait for India and gifted Sachin Tendulkar something he had craved throughout his career - to be called a World Cup champion
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Never mind cricket's absence from free-to-air TV - changes in social attitudes, the demands of work, and an individualistic age are all contributing to a decline in participation
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Massachusetts' largest hospital network, Partners HealthCare, has inked a deal with Andover, Mass.-based Philips Healthcare to provide telemedicine services to its "Partners HealthCare At Home" program, which uses remote monitoring to provide better oversight for newly discharged hospital patients with conditions like congestive heart failure. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The new deal adds telemonitoring to an existing relationship between the two organizations, including the use of Philips home-based services such as the Lifeline alert system and Philips medication dispensing system. The new deal will allow nursing staff to remotely monitor a patient's health by tracking vital signs and intervening earlier to help avert avoidable hospital readmissions.
Avoidable readmissions is a costly problem for hospital systems, partly because they can be penalized by government health programs if their readmissions rates are too high.
"Remote patient monitoring does more than improve care coordination," Sue Beausoliel, vice president of operations at Partners HealthCare at Home, said in a statement. "It provides a tool for patients to actively engage in their own health management. As the healthcare industry focuses more on improving patient experience and outcomes while reducing costs, technologies such as home monitoring contribute toward improved quality of life. Instead of having to wait for the next appointment, this real-time data daily monitoring helps us connect with patients, track their health status, alert us to a problem and intervene earlier before it becomes full blown."
Partners hopes to build on the success of its At Home program, which has to date shown a 50-percent reduction in readmissions for a cohort of 1,200 heart failure patients who have been enrolled in the program since 2006. Partners said the telemedicine program has so far saved $10 million. So far, 200 Philips home monitors have been installed in patient homes by Partners staff.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a credit card versus a debit card? What are the costs of using a debit card irresponsibly? Here you'll find a lesson on key concepts that every learner should know regarding personal finance and banking.
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Calculating the Cost of Living
Bring Consumer Mathematics and Economics to life with this lesson, where learners investigate personal finance and budgeting. They use the newspaper's classified section to determine a future job and potential earnings and determine a gross and monthly income as they use the data to calculate the cost of living.
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Your class can explore personal finance concepts with this money and philanthropy lesson plan. They define and discuss the terms spend, save, donate, and invest as they relate to the personal use of money. In groups, they work to explore many aspects of economic literacy and create financial plans that include graphs representing their decisions.
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Extra Credit: It's No Fairy Tale
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Man Next Door Allegedly Posted Child Porn Online Says Lakeland Criminal Defense Lawyer, Thomas Grajek
Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 6 , 2014 – Neighbors of Christopher Colangelo were dismayed to learn he had been charged with allegedly posting child porn.
"Charlotte County is a relatively quiet place," says Lakeland criminal defense attorney, Thomas Grajek. "Or it was until one man was charged with posting very graphic child pornography on the Internet. While the police may state they have enough evidence to prove the man, 52-year-old, Christopher Colangelo dabbled in child porn, they cannot be certain he was the person who posted the content online and kept it on a computer in the home where he lived." Nor can police be certain there was not someone else in the home that used the same computer and accessed Mr. Colangelo's account at Tumblr.
Neighbors in the man's community are up in arms over the charges, shocked that they live next door to a man that would do something like that, particularly when the neighborhood is a beehive of children playing in the streets and roaming around the area. Evidently the local County Sheriff's office and an FBI task force raided the man's home after Tumblr's online managers filed complaints against the account holder listed at Colangelo's address. The complaint alleged that the man had uploaded a variety of child porn pictures on Tumblr.
"According to police reports, their raid turned up the same pictures on the man's computer and a file folder named "young," indicated Grajek. On the face of the evidence, it could be said that the man appeared to be guilty as charged, with possessing and distributing child porn. "However, this is only circumstantial evidence, or evidence by association. If there is another resident or residents in the home, or others came and used the computer in question, this opens a whole other cans of worms. More so if any other person used or uses the Tumblr account."
Even though a good case could likely be made for Colangelo at least being aware of what was on his computer, there may be no clear evidence he was actually the person who posted the material online. Anyone facing charges such as this needs to discuss their case with an experienced criminal defense attorney and not volunteer any information to anyone until an attorney has been retained. There are a number of defenses that may be mounted in response to cases such as this one, but the individual charged must be aware that although there may be a credible and reasonable defense, it may not always result in the dismissal of the charges. "However, there are ways to mitigate any sentence handed down," Grajek pointed out.
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Pea Ridge is under a precautionary boil order. Officials said it's because a contractor hit one of their main lines.
A representative from the city said they have sent samples of the water to be tested. The result are expected to be back Tuesday or Wednesday. The boil order is in effect until those results are in.
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Updated: 09/15/2014 - Cooler temperatures were not enough to stop some members of the Big Blue Nation hoping to get tickets to Big Blue Madness.
Updated: 09/15/2014 - Cooler temperatures were not enough to stop some members of the Big Blue Nation hoping to get tickets to Big Blue Madness.
Updated: 09/15/2014 - A man says he went outside to warm up his car and ended up being the victim of a crime.
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Updated: 09/15/2014 - Lexington police are investigating a robbery and assault outside a hotel Monday morning.
Updated: 09/12/2014 - Lexington police tell WKYT that a family has lost more than $1 million in what they're calling an investment scam.
Updated: 09/12/2014 - More than 100 volunteers, led by the Lexington Homebuilders Association, spent Friday building a new playground at the North Lexington Family YMCA.
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Posted: 09/12/2014 - Police have made a second arrest in a break-in where thousands of dollars were stolen from a safe.
Posted: 09/12/2014 - Celebrity chef Bobby Flay says it's a 'definite possibility' that one of his restaurants could open its doors to Lexington.
Updated: 09/12/2014 - Two men are dead in Madison County, and state police there are calling it a murder-suicide.
Updated: 09/11/2014 - A woman's routine trip to the ATM took a terrifying turn on Wednesday afternoon at UK Federal Credit Union in Lexington.
Updated: 09/11/2014 - An upsetting wake up call for a family, after someone fired shots into their home. It happened early Thursday morning on Red River Drive, near Trent Boulevard.
Updated: 09/11/2014 - The Fayette County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a crash Wednesday.
Posted: 09/10/2014 - Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm announced today that Eoin Ryan will assume the position of General Manager.
Updated: 09/10/2014 - The new campaign is designed to improve the lives of families around central Kentucky.
Updated: 09/09/2014 - A woman riding her bicycle was hit by a car on a busy Lexington road. And witnesses say she's lucky to be alive.
Updated: 09/09/2014 - It was a close call on a narrow Lexington road where firefighters say a tree fell on a tractor-trailer. But the tractor-trailer was not supposed to be on the road at all.
Updated: 09/09/2014 - The Lexington Fire Department is back on the scene of a hotel explosion.
Posted: 09/09/2014 - Two people have been arrested for stealing $1,000 in musical instruments from the garage of a home on Powers Lane in Laurel County.
Posted: 09/09/2014 - A special task force will help improve the special education program in Fayette County Schools.
Updated: 09/09/2014 - Lexington Police say a semi truck has crashed into a gas station.
Updated: 09/08/2014 - Animal control workers say the 7-month-old monkey was found in a Kenton County home.
Updated: 09/08/2014 - A Red Cross volunteer has come up with a way to support first responders while they work large incidents like Sunday's gas explosion.
Updated: 09/09/2014 - Should electronic cigarettes be banned from public places in Lexington just like tobacco cigarettes? It's a debate that has been going on for some time.
Updated: 09/08/2014 - While difficult to watch, domestic violence experts in Kentucky say video allegedly showing NFL player Ray Rice hitting and dragging his ex-fiancee' in an elevator helps educate others about resources for other victims.


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Motorstorm - Coyote Revenge
This new downloadable content for Motorstorm is with us, focussed on the 'Coyote Weekend' event and featuring new track arrangements and vehicles.
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