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These small examples are approximatly 1 gram each and measure about 10mm at just 1.25 each they are a bargin.
The 'Stone of Guidance', holds a secure and balancing energy that is beneficial in the treatment of shock, and also in helping to find a balance when sudden changes have taken place in life.
Sugalite helps sooth and stop the affects of shock and trauma, helping the being to understand the situation and find grounding.
This is a stone that is very beneficial at times when life has taken a sudden turn around, a sudden change that can cause stress and feelings of loss of control. Sugalite brings in balance and guidance, then clearing the mind so that the being can understand and think before taking any possible action.
Sugalite also helps in the settling of stirred and raw emotion due to separations whether in relationships or between family members. A stone to seal broken ends and help in letting go of anger, resentment or just sadness, in a healthy manner.
Also a stone to help communication stay neutral and clear in situations where tension has risen.
Sugalite encourages the being to use knowledge to face hurdles and awkward or troubling times in life, awakening the wisdom that many often "forget" or over see, due to misunderstanding, or life's fast pace.
Spiritual guidance is enhanced and the channel for such communication is made clearer by keeping Sugalite close by, to bond with and learn from its energies until the time comes to manage this without a continual helper.
Sugalite makes a very remarkable palm or finger stone, often also called a worry stone. This stone works closely and bonds strongly with all beings, as well as helping to seal bonds within relationships, and can be very supporting during soul searching and spiritual journeys.
Suglite is also a stone that can help to curb a bad temper and reduce anger, as well as bringing out the more sweet and loving side to the beings nature.
A very good stone to use in Energy centre treatment, Sugalite repairs leaks within the centres and helps in alignment. Alongside this, Sugalite can be very helpful in mending and healing of the Heart energy centre, as well as deepening the awareness associated with the Third eye centre.
This stone is beneficial in the healing and function of the heart and lungs. It can also help to prevent and heal deep vein thrombosis, improve blood circulation and correct hardened arteries.
Keep Sugalite close by for relief from pain and discomfort on all levels of the self, as well to ease muscle tension, headaches and stress, whilst soothing and comforting.
"Guidance is always at hand, it is when one accepts this guidance that a hurdle has most definitely been overcome"
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Over the weekend, Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim agreed to a contract that made the right handed hurler the seventh highest paid pitcher by average annual value in the history of baseball. The five year, $85 million contract buys out Weaver's final year of arbitration (2012) and his first four years of free agency (2013 – 2016), an uncommon thing for a Scott Boras client to give up.
In terms of years and payout, the deal is most similar to what the Seattle Mariners are paying Felix Hernandez (five years at $78 million) and what the Detroit Tigers are paying Justin Verlander (five years at $80 million). However, both of those contracts bought out two years of arbitration and three of free agency, making this deal compare quite favourably for the Angels.
The extension looks even better for the team when you consider the recent contracts that Cliff Lee (five years at $120 million) and C.C. Sabathia (7 years at $161 million) landed via free agency, and what C.J. Wilson, a less proven pitcher than Weaver, is expected to get this offseason.
Then again, maybe Weaver and Boras know what they're doing. Consider the 2013 free agent starting pitcher class, to which Weaver would've belonged had he not agreed to the contract: Cole Hamels, Zack Greinke, Matt Cain, Shaun Marcum, John Danks, Anibal Sanchez and Francisco Liriano. Still, Weaver should likely be considered near the top of that list, and it's difficult to imagine him not landing more guaranteed money on the free agent market after the 2012 season.
According to wins above replacement, as measured by Baseball Reference, Jered Weaver ranks as the second most valuable pitcher only behind Justin Verlander this season. According to FanGraphs WAR, Weaver is the sixth most valuable.
He also has the second lowest earned run average in the league this year, and while that certainly is the benefit of a low BABIP and high strand rate, his pitching style matches well with the West Coast ballparks, as his home and away fielding independent pitching numbers (2.30 FIP at home vs. 3.29 FIP on the road) and ERA (1.49 ERA at home vs. 2.60 ERA on the road) suggest.
By signing such a team friendly deal, the California native is in many ways offering a hometown discount to the Angels, but it also makes sense from Weaver's perspective because as his home and away splits prove, his love of California isn't a one way street.
Introducing the new Jered Weaver theme song:
And The Rest
Jered Weaver wasn't the only one signing a contract extension. Jose Tabata and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a deal that could keep the 23 year old with the team through to 2019.
Toronto Blue Jays left hander Luis Perez's first Major League start was almost as perfect as his well-manicured eyebrows.
Is playing time important when it comes to evaluating a pitcher's performance?
Brian Wilson is on the Disabled List with elbow discomfort, but it wasn't an easy call for the San Francisco Giants to make.
When Ken Rosenthal thinks about the Milwaukee Brewers, his bow-tie lifts up and twirls, and he yells, "Aroooga!"
A crotchety old man gets crotchety and acts old.
New York Yankees starter A.J. Burnett and manager Joe Girardi had a mini-clash on the mound, which in New York translates into fourteen pages of coverage.
WAR Games for the Johan Santana trade that wasn't.
FanGraphs takes the good with the bad when it comes to Jim Hendry's legacy in Chicago.
Chipper Jones is going to do his best Arnold Schwarzenegger impression.
It's a baseball fight from 1965.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jerome Williams won his first game in almost six years.
Beyond The Box Score introduces us to the 100 fewer hits club.
Jonny Gomes takes one for the team. Finally, this acquisition makes sense. There's no way Mike Rizzo comprehends the compensations system.
It really takes a hell of an article to make Ned Colletti seem coherent.
Finally, it's just a typical 8-8-8-4-3 triple play:

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Bold fashions were once associated with predominantly women and yet collections like this Jonathan Saunders S/S 2012 Menswear line are certainly taking their turn with fun fabrics. The collection represents the vibrant, carefree nature of many modern men, as well as the sophisticated style that men still look for when making fashion purchases.
The Jonathan Saunders S/S 2012 Menswear collection plays with a happy medium between tailored pants and matching suit-jackets. These looks could easily be featured on a broad age range of fashionable men, proving that designer Jonathan Saunders overcomes age boundaries with his designs.


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Feb 28th 2010 7:52AM What addon is that?
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Feb 27th 2010 7:01PM i quite like the profection bags, i have one toon with 4 scribe bags the big ones (32 sloters) so that toon deals with my scribing selling :P
Thats 128slots....
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Feb 27th 2010 5:42PM RE: mailing.
Auctioneeor does have a smart mailing. So you can tell it to mail all items from 6 diffent areas as needed. I dont know if you need to turn it on but i always had it turned on :)
But you can tell it to mail all items taged from the search and buy fuction. I know its got DE, DE mats, herbs, ore (proctect), Gems, and something else (i forgot).
Help this helps and i try to post back with more info later.
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Feb 8th 2010 8:08AM i worked that out a bit after testing :(
I was thinkging i did since i got them at the end of the run but when i dont need to heal any one (ie at the start) i toss down some DPS.
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Feb 7th 2010 7:41AM About the Lovely Charms you dont need to grind anything, just have them on you and run your random for the day and you get about 5 per boss, so that a min of 10 per run or more.
So if your a healer or tank mainly (like me) just join the random a few times.
I have NOT tested yet to see if they drop off raid bosses but they do for 5 mans...
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Nov 24th 2009 2:31PM god dam you all...
why cant you let us over in the EU enter things like this?
I hope there will be a EU only thing like this soon :/
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Aug 11th 2009 8:37AM @retron stop using leet speck and learn english, there tow kinds i can read well, english UK and English typos, try specking using one of them and not l33t speck
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Aug 10th 2009 9:35PM I dont think this is true, i think this is a smoke screen.
Think about it, if i was bizz i whold do somthing like this, How do we know they have not seeded there april fool jock in now, just to play with us?
Rember, intill it comes from there gob, i will NOT belive it (and i will even check the date)
I still waiting for the ponie GC sayed we getting.
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Jul 9th 2009 6:56AM i have 19 man (all 80s) sunwell, and done it with 15 lv 80 and 10 sub 79
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May 31st 2009 9:19AM in TBC i only played a hunter, and when LK come out i still planed on playing him for a long time, But cos of lag on patch day i sayed f*** this and rerolled a shamie for a break from the lag, next thing i know i have a shammie who lv 71 who higher that my hunter and i still having fun on him :)
Now my shamie lv 80 and got solo BIS or better, and the hunter is still level 70,
I poped him on the shelf for a bit, and i have no plan on playing him at this time, I even rerolled a pally to be a tankadin, So i can see how things are from the tanking side of things.


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The next Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday 5 February (09.00 - 12.30) in JAN 4Q2.
This study first outlines the economic benefits of the EU single market and consumer protection from a general perspective. It then presents key achievements of the Europe 2020 flagship initiatives in deepening the single market and improving consumer protection, as well as remaining barriers. Based on evidence collected with regard to potentially significant economic benefits (including untapped potential in areas beyond the explicit scope of the flagship initiatives), it advocates further leveraging of single market and consumer protection policies in the Europe 2020 strategy to reignite growth.
On 22 January Members voted on the draft report on Single Market governance within the European Semester 2015 and on the mandate to enter trialogue negotiations on package travel and assisted travel arrangements. They also voted on the opinions on undeclared work and EU competition policy.
On 22 January, the hearing brought together MEPs, lawyers and experts in the field of customs.
The first panel looked into different customs sanctioning systems in the member states, with particular attention to the liability and the thresholds to distinguish criminal/non-criminal infringements and sanctions. The second panel discussed the impact of the absence of an EU legal framework for customs sanctions on the single market and on the economic operators.
Ms Dana Reizniece-Ozola (Minister for Economics) presented the main priorities of the Latvian Presidency. More competitive EU as a basis for growth, increased well-being and future development, Strengthening the information society and making use of its benefits for the future development of the EU and Strengthening the EU role on a global scale and building a space of security and prosperity in the neighbouring regions are three potential areas to be focused on.
This analytical study provides background on the debate over network neutrality, including its technological, economic, and public policy aspects, and the implications for European public policy going forward, including the position of the EP on the Telecoms Single Market Regulation (adopted in first reading in April 2014). It includes a comparison between the US (where these issues continue to be debated intensely) and the EU.
The priorities of Latvia's EU Council Presidency will be outlined to the various parliamentary committees by Latvian ministers in a series of meetings to be held during the last two weeks of January. (Přečtěte si více)
Výbor IMCO je příslušný pro legislativní dohled nad pravidly EU pro volný pohyb zboží a služeb, volný pohyb pracovníků, celní politiku, vytváření norem a hospodářské zájmy spotřebitelů a pro kontrolu jejich dodržování. Členové výboru se v zájmu zvýšení konkurenceschopnosti napříč jednotným trhem zasazují za snižování překážek obchodu a zjednodušování právních předpisů a současně se v celé škále odvětví starají o prosazování zájmů spotřebitelů.
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Announcing the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program Class of 2006
We congratulate the members of the 2005-2006 class of the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program, offered in cooperation with the Association of Research Libraries Office of Leadership and Management Services, is focused on preparing emerging leaders for director positions in academic health center libraries. Five fellows were selected from a group of 27 applicants and mentors from a group of 7 directors. The selection process for the fourth class of this program was very competitive due to the high quality of the fellow candidates. Selection as a fellow is recognition of a substantial record of accomplishment and demonstrable potential for a director position. We look forward to seeing the fruits of their vision and leadership as our profession moves into the future! More information about all of the fellows and mentors is at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/lfpannouncement06.html.
Two Fellows are from the NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region. They are:
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Re: One Night with the King (2006)
I've been a great fan of your site ever since I read your Catholic World Report article on the film Into Great Silence, which I think is the greatest movie I've ever seen. I have you to thank for bringing to my attention that and Wall-E which is good almost beyond hope for a children's animated movie in these degenerate times — as rich as a good glass of eggnog and as beautiful as a tastefully trimmed Christmas tree.
I particularly appreciate that, even where your opinion matches the critical consensus, you often go into much more depth than most critics, discussing the themes and artistic strengths and weaknesses of a picture in detail. Although you are not, as you said in an article, the pope of movies, I might call you the G. K. Chesterton of movies, and I hope you realize that is a compliment indeed.
Having said that, I have a few comments to make about your review of One Night With the King. Although your negative-but-not-horrible opinion seems to be pretty typical, I think you and most of the other critics are missing a few important points.
Esther is clearly a Christ figure. She saves her people from destruction, brought on by their own disobedience of centuries past, by offering herself as a sacrifice to Xerxes (her lord, as Mordecai calls him). When She approaches the king unsummoned, the outcry from the princes is "Protocol has been broken!" Esther can be seen as a liberator from the protocol in the same sense that Paul sees Jesus as a liberator from the Jewish law. Her entrance into the king's chamber is like the tearing of the temple veil.
Now that the veil is torn — the door is opened — the one mediator between God and man has approached the throne, the king has lowered his scepter, and he and his bride are restored to love, there is no barrier between us and God. In the second allegorical level, Esther's relationship with Xerxes is an image of the soul's relationship with God.
Although someone who hadn't seen the movie and read what I've written so far might think the movie is as dull as my writing, all this "inner meaning" is only possible because of the very human story it's in, and the allegory, far from cramping it, is what enriches and enlivens it. I mention this because it provides satisfactory answers to many of your objections to the film. Your review says: "He's the king, right? What's stopping him from being with the woman he wants (or not being with women he doesn't want)?" The answer is that the king, no less than the queen or anyone else, is subject to the protocol, and it is expedient for the meaning of the story for that line to be followed here rather than perhaps more accurate "amorous freedom."
I should add that this mutual "divine bridal" imagery seems to me to add another strength to the portrayal of the love between Esther and Xerxes: this mutual submission and honor, such as in Xerxes' statement, "Did you not think I had the sense to see through your little parable?" and yet willing to be taken in anyway. I hope I make myself clear. Please note that I speak under correction here, since I am only 17, without personal experience of eros.
Since I have provided a detailed response to most of your criticisms of the film, I hope you will consider rethinking your opinion, perhaps seeing the film again to find out if you missed anything. While it may not be as great as it aspires to be, I think it lays out some very promising avenues for modern religious movies. Surely it should at least have been "worth noting" in your 2006 end-of-year listings.
Where to begin responding to such thoughtful, in-depth commentary (regrettably heavily edited here for length)?
Let me at least say that I am (a) delighted that my coverage of Into Great Silence and Wall-E brought those films to your attention; (b) charmed by your vivid praise of Wall-E's virtues in particular; (c) unspeakably flattered by your "Chesterton of movies" compliment; (d) gratified by your careful reading and closely reasoned response to one of my reviews; and (e) rather crestfallen that the title you chose for your thoughtful rebuttal was, of all things, One Night With the King.
I hope you won't be too disappointed if I don't counter with a point-by-point defense of my original review. The hard truth is, I suspect that nearly any movie for which I might write a negative could just as easily support a more sympathetic, in-depth and even profound reading, much as you have offered here.
Peter Kreeft once said that the terror Pascal felt looking into the "eternal silence" of the night sky was fear of his own shadow. Under the right light, that same shadow may fall across many a seemingly unpromising movie, and plumb the same depths of the human heart.
It can thus be difficult to write the tepid or even chilly review I feel a movie deserves, knowing that somewhere out there is a viewer and a reader who regards that same movie with the same closely attentive care and joy of my own response to Into Great Silence or Wall-E (and who may well be left as cold by these films as I am by the film in question).
In the case of One Night with the King you cite a rich panoply of themes: human dignity and equality, divine solicitude, redemption, and the complementarity of male and female, among others. I don't at all deny that the film is indeed about all of these things. What I can't see is that it is about any of them in an interesting or insightful way — that it has a compelling or striking vision of human dignity and equality, divine solicitude, redemption or any of the rest. On that level, a parochial school play of salvation history could engage all of these themes and others besides; whether it did so in an artistically effective way would be another question.
In fact, the one point on which I will directly contradict you is your suggestion that "someone who hadn't seen the movie and read what I've written so far might think the movie is as dull as my writing." This exactly reverses the truth: If the movie were as interesting as what you've written about it, it would be a better movie.
On other points, I will, if not directly contradict, at least demur. To me, your explanation that Xerxes is bound by protocol, or at least expectations, from simply casting aside the other candidates and simply going to Esther if that's what he wants to do, is at least dramatically and psychologically unsatisfying. Whatever narrative explanations may be offered, Xerxes is simply too passive, too weak to work as a romantic lead, let alone the icon of masculinity the role and the subtext seem to require.
I hope this response isn't too discouraging. In principle, I would like to revisit One Night with the King and possibly reevaluate its merits. There are about a thousand other films I would like to afford the same attention; and, ahead of all of them, countless films I haven't seen or reviewed. I'm afraid the sad truth is that I will very likely never again in this lifetime get to One Night with the King.
In lieu of that, though, let me tell you what will be much better than me writing a new review of One Night with the King. Keep writing yourself, and at the rate you're going someday soon you'll be in a position to tell the world how wrong I am about this film. We need as many good critics out there as we can get. If I had written like you when I was 17, I really would be writing like Chesterton now.


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The context of Hezbollah's retaliatory strike against an Israeli patrol near the Golan Heights in which two soldiers were killed, and the chances of a wider conflict.
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Serves 12
- 4 15-ounce cans black-eyed peas, rinsed, well drained
- 4 cups diced peeled cored fresh pineapple (1 large pineapple)
- 1 7-ounce jar roasted bell peppers, drained, diced
- 1 1/2 cups minced celery
- 1 small red onion, minced
- 2/3 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 4 jalapeño chilies, seeded, chopped
- 1/4 cup country-style Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Ornamental kale
- Fresh cilantro sprigs
Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk Dijon mustard and cider vinegar in small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Add to salad and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Line large bowl with kale. Fill with salad. Garnish salad with cilantro sprigs and serve.
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type: Quick & Easy, Salad
main ingredients: Pea, Pepper, Pineapple, Herb
cuisine: Southern
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, High Fiber


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Cricket or Rugby
December 7, 2012 in cricket, Rugby
If by some strange reason you were given a choice which you had to make of choosing Rugby or Cricket what would it be?
It's harsh question but If you had to chose which sport would you drop? Springboks or Proteas?
Me? I would have to chose cricket, if you had asked me 2 years ago I would have said rugby any day. so whats changed?
I don't think it's because we have the best cricket team on the planet no it's not that,
PS : Seems Biff is becoming so good at destroying opposition captains career's that Ross Taylor's been sacked before the series has even started.


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Here is a look at upcoming concerts.
Gigs include the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University in University Park, Joe Ely at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago and Peter White at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights.
The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus, acclaimed for musical excellence, will present a free performance at Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Oct. 30.
From Boston to Baghdad, Iraq, and Tampa, Fla., to Toronto, the U.S. Army Field Band has been thrilling audiences of all ages for more than six decades, according to officials.
"As the premier touring musical representative for the U.S. Army, this internationally acclaimed organization travels thousands of miles each year presenting a variety of music to enthusiastic audiences throughout the nation and abroad," officials said.
"Through these concerts, the Field Band fosters the support of the American people for members of the armed forces and supports diplomatic efforts around the world."
The program at GSU will include a mix of marches and patriotic music, classical selections and music by popular songwriters like Stephen Sondheim and Barry Manilow.
Included in the program are "Patriotic Prologue," by Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Hernandez, the Field Band's staff arranger; "Armed Forces Salute" by various composers; "Concert Piece No. 1," by Felix Mendelssohn; and "Overture to Candide" by Leonard Bernstein.
"The U.S. Army Field Band is considered by music critics to be one of the most versatile and inspiring musical organizations in the world," officials said.
"Its members, selected by highly competitive audition, represent some of the finest musical talent in America."
More than six decades as the military's most-traveled musicians have earned the band's members the title of the Musical Ambassadors of the Army.
The Field Band will be accompanied by the 29-member Soldiers' Chorus, a mixed choral ensemble that travels throughout the nation and abroad, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the band.
The performance is sponsored by the SouthtownStar.
Tickets for the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus concert are free at centertickets.net or (708) 235-2222. There is a limit of four tickets per household.
The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and two hours prior to performances.
GSU's Center for Performing Arts is off University Parkway east of Governors Highway in University Park.
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ANOTHER HOLE IN THE WALL: 3236 Union Ave., Steger, (708) 392-3034: Oct. 26,, the Projection and Una Jensen; Oct. 27 (all ages), Halloween bash with Quick Change, Corruptor, the Grusomes and others (discounted admission with full costume); Oct. 28, Knuckle Up;.
BAILEY'S: 17731 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 429-7955: Oct. 27, Halloween party with Billy's Boys.
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER: 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: Oct. 26, Joe Ely (country, singer-songwriter).
BLARNEY STONE PUB: 15400 Cicero Ave., Oak Forest, (708) 535-4800: Oct. 27, Halloween bash with Safe Haven. There will be a costume contest and prizes.
BLUE CHIP CASINO: 777 Blue Chip Drive, Michigan City, Ind., (219) 879-7711: Oct. 26 in Rocks Lounge, One Night Band and Deja Vu; Oct. 26 in It's Vegas Baby!, Modern Day Romeos; Oct. 27 in Rocks Lounge, Jim Bulanda (early) and BBI and Andrea McNeal Band (late); Oct. 27 in It's Vegas Baby!, the fourth annual IVB Halloween party and the Personnel; Oct. 28 in Rocks Lounge, Spike and the Spitwads (early) and Smokin' Gunz (late); Oct. 28 in It's Vegas Baby!, the Smooth Jazz Series presents Lisa McClowry.
BOTTOMS UP BAR & GRILL: 1696 Thornton-Lansing Road, Lansing, (708) 418-3877: Fridays, Freaky Friday Party with Jeremy & The Band of Brothers (open mike and a disc jockey); Oct. 27, Halloween Spooktacular with Jeremy's Region Review, a cash prize for best costume, drink specials and game show fun; Thursdays, Musicians Workshop (open jam with Jeremy and the band).
THE BRAZEN HEAD: 13602 S. Cicero Ave., Crestwood, (708) 388-8862: Oct. 27, the Pack Rats; Nov. 1, Rick & Kevin Duo.
BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS: 700 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, (312) 427-1190: Oct. 26, Eric Davis with Sheryl Youngblood and Miesha Herron; Oct. 27, Halloween party hosted by NuBlu Band with Randy Johnson and Gerry Hundt; Oct. 28, Sunday Night Jazz Party (early) and Scott Holt (late); Oct. 29, jam hosted by Brother John; Oct. 30, Anthony Moser performs Magic Sam's "Black Magic" record live; Oct. 31, College Night with Mz. Peaches; Nov. 1, Johnny Rawls.
THE CARRAIG PUB AT CHICAGO GAELIC PARK: 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, (708) 687-9323: Oct. 26, Rico Quinn; Oct. 27, 3 Men in Kilts; Oct. 28, open mike and jam; Thursdays, Irish music sessions.
CD&ME: 23320 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort, (815) 469-7315: Oct. 27, Halloween bash with Libido Funk Circus, a buffet dinner, a disc jockey and a $1,000 costume contest featuring cash and prizes.
CHICAGO STREET PUB: 75 N. Chicago St., Joliet, (815) 727-7171: Oct. 27, Under the Covers and Screaming VII Halloween party; Oct. 31, Wordeater; Nov. 1, Matt Biskie (acoustic).
CIVIC OPERA HOUSE: 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, (312) 332-2244: Through Oct. 30, Lyric Opera of Chicago presents "Elektra," through Nov. 9, Lyric Opera of Chicago presents "Simon Boccanegra."
COOL RIVER DRAUGHT HOUSE & EATERY: 12622 W. 159th St., Homer Glen, (708) 301-8006: Oct. 27, Halloween bash featuring the Usual Mistakes (rock and funk covers and originals), Halloween shot specials and costume contests with cash prizes.
ED & JOE'S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA: 17332 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 532-3051: Oct. 26, Coco & Fancy; Oct. 27, Acoustic Stew (Ray Centeno and Kurt Bonomo, an acoustic duo); Nov. 1, open mike with John Perovich.
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE: 12725 Bell Road, Lemont, (815) 773-4159 (tickets): Oct. 28, Southwest Community Concert Band's Parks & Monuments concert.
FITZGERALD'S: 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, (708) 788-2118: Oct. 26, Anna Fermin with Neville, Blamires & Paul (folk and country meet soulful indie rock) and Tributosaurus; Oct. 26 in the SideBar, Cannonball; Oct. 27, eighth annual Ghosts of Rock Stars Past Halloween Party and Zombie Walk and also John Burnett Orchestra with Frieda Lee (1940s-style big band jazz); Oct. 30 in the SideBar, open mike; Nov. 1, Anne Hills CD release show and dedication to longtime collaborator Tom Paxton with Gary Cleland and James Robinson Parran (folk)
FOUR WINDS CASINO RESORT'S HARD ROCK CAFE: 11111 Wilson Road, New Buffalo, Mich., (866) 494-6371: Oct. 26, 80's Proof; Oct. 27, Jedi Mind Trip; Oct. 28, John Perisco; Nov. 1, Allan & Ashcraft.
GLENDORA BANQUETS: 102nd Street and Harlem Avenue, Chicago Ridge, (708) 425-3686: Oct. 27, the Paul Avers Band; Oct. 28, polka party; Oct. 30, country line dance lessons with Cathy Vary; Nov. 1, country line dance lessons with DJ Paul & Eileen.
HARRAH'S JOLIET'S STAGE 151: 151 N. Joliet St., (815) 740-7800: Oct. 26, Libido Funk Circus; Oct. 27, Green Thirteen.
HEROES WEST SPORTS GRILL: 1530 Commerce Drive, Joliet, (815) 725-1234: Oct. 26, Bandaroke; Oct. 27, Luv Shak.
HOLLYWOOD CASINO JOLIET'S HOLLYWOOD STADIUM: 2300 Empress Drive, (888) 436-7737: Oct. 26, 1980s costume and air guitar contests and 80's Enough; Oct. 27, Party Like a Rock Star Halloween costume contest and 80's Proof; Oct. 31, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" viewing party.
HORSESHOE HAMMOND'S THE VENUE: 777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond, Ind., (866) 711-7463: Oct. 27, the V103 Herb Kent Birthday Party with performances by Fred Wesley & the JB's, the Vic, Marzette Griffith and disc jockeys Sam Chapman, Mello Chris and Dial Tone.
J.J. KELLEY'S: 2455 Bernice Road, Lansing, (708) 474-9977: Tuesdays, karaoke with Chris; Thursdays, open mike with Cody and friends.
J.W. HOLLSTEIN'S SALOON: 17358 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 429-7000: Oct. 26, Hoosier Highway; Oct. 27, Halloween bash with Timing's Everything.
LEXINGTON HOUSE BANQUETS: 7717 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills, (630) 482-3525 (tickets): "Patsy Meets Elvis" luncheon and concert featuring the Neverly Brothers followed by Patsy Cline tribute artist Lori London and Elvis Presley tribute artist Doug Church.
LIMESTONE CITY GRILL: 13415 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights, (708) 371-9000: Oct. 26, Charles and Company; Oct. 27, Jimmy O and Rhonda Lee.
THE LINGER MARTINI BAR: 4142 W. 167th St., Oak Forest, (708) 960-0481: Fridays, Greek Night with a different disc jockey every time; Oct. 27, House of Vibes (soul); Sundays, the DJ Hi-Speed Experience featuring DJ Antoine.
LITTLE JOE'S: 1300 N. Cedar Road, New Lenox, (815) 463-1099: Oct. 27, Halloween party with the Incognitos; Oct. 28, Nino Folino; Tuesdays, Piano Styles by Joe.
MOJOES: 22 W. Cass St., Joliet, mojoesofjoliet.com: Oct. 26, Stephen Pearcy (voice of Ratt) with Poison Whiskey; Oct. 27, Blackened (Metallic tribute) with High Speed Dirt (Megadeth tribute) and Maiden Chicago (Iron Maiden tribute); Oct. 28 (all ages), Attack Attack! playing material from all of the band's albums; Oct. 31 (all ages), Fright Fest featuring Twiztid with (hed) PE, Lil Wyte, Potluck and HaZe; Nov. 1, Here Come the Mummies.
MR. BENNY'S STEAK & LOBSTER HOUSE: Nov. 1, Frank Rossi and Tommy Panici (open mike, which may feature Gino Planera or Tim Skorupa on drums; Jack Simon or Denny Pirani on saxophone and clarinet; Paul Cummins on trumpet and flugelhorn; Wynn Kanton and Bruce Meyers on bass and vocals; Dave Molinari and Larry "LORO" Komberec on guitar and vocals; Rich Boban, Dave Dodaro or Spencer Keys on keyboard; and vocalists Don Sloan, Bob Daldegan, Jeannie Rega Markionni, Judie Felix or Larry Leonardo.
115 BOURBON STREET: 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park, (708) 388-8881: Oct. 26, Hillbilly Rockstarz in the saloon, Maggie Speaks in the big room and Lehman's Demons on the front stage; Oct. 27, Too White Crew in the big room and Dick Diamond & The Dusters on the front stage; Nov. 1, Mike and Joe on the front stage.
191 SOUTH: 10160 191st St., Mokena, (708) 479-6873: Oct. 26, Halloween dance party; Oct. 27, Rendition; Tuesdays, karaoke; Oct. 31, Scary-oke.
PAPA JOE'S: 14459 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, (708) 403-9099: Tuesdays (two-for-one pasta) and Thursdays (half-priced martinis), Afterglow.
PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE: 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, (312) 725-0740 (tickets): Oct. 27, SmoothChicago.com presents Peter White with Steve Cole (jazz).
RIVERS CASINO'S CUBE: 3000 S. River Road, Des Plaines, (888) 307-0777: Oct. 30, Rockstar Rodeo (country); Oct. 31, Dot Dot Dot (pop rock); Nov. 1, Hairbangers Ball (1980s, 1990s and beyond); Thursdays-Saturdays, disc jockeys.
ROKWELZ BAR MEETS GRILL: 11265 W. 159th St., Orland Park, (708) 226-0042: Oct. 27, Halloween bash with the Bacardi Girls and a costume contest for funniest, scariest and sexiest costume.
THE STATION: 151 N. Glenwood Ave., Glenwood, (708) 758-6110: Oct. 31, Little Johnny (blues, blues rock, Motown, funk, etc.).
TAZZA ITALIAN RISTORANTE: 14065 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen, (708) 645-0485: Oct. 26, Dave and Donna.
TOMMY NEVIN'S PUB: 9680 Lincolnway Lane, Frankfort, (815) 464-1000: Oct. 27, Bernie Glim and Country Roads.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER WINE STUDIO: 900 S. State St., Lockport, (815) 834-9463: Oct. 26: Mike Brokolini (acoustic guitar); Oct. 27, Halloween costume party; Oct. 28, Sunday Sessions open mike.
ZANTE LOUNGE: 8888 W. 159th St., Orland Hills, (708) 364-0100: Oct. 26, the Breakfast Club.
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New Research on the Myths Regarding Instructions Doctors Give Following Surgery
A recent study from National Institutes of Health recommends that doctors change many of the current restrictions on activities following gynecologic surgery. After reviewing information from medical journals, medical textbooks in obstetrics, gynecology, and general surgery, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Bulletins and Committee Opinions and clinical guidelines of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of the United Kingdom, they found that the available studies do not support many of the recommendations currently provided by doctors. Resumption of usual activities after gynecologic surgery helps integrate women back into normal life and, although more study is needed, they suggested the following after abdominal surgery (restrictions are less after laparoscopic surgery):
Resumption of Normal Activity: Prolonged bed rest increases the risk of pneumonia and blood clots in the legs. A quick return to normal activity after gynecologic surgery should decrease the likelihood of these problems. For most women, normal activity includes walking, lifting, and climbing stairs. Many of the previous restrictions were intended to avoid straining the abdominal incision in a way that might cause it to open. But, as seen below, these fears are not justified.
Lifting: Patients have usually been instructed to not lift more than 10 pounds. However, normal events like forceful coughing (which we often encourage you to do) , or getting up from a lying down position (which you have to do to get out of bed every morning) place more stress on the incision than lifting. In fact, the force needed to tear open a surgical incision is much greater than the force generated by any kind of daily activity.
Poor nutrition, infection, obesity, anemia, and diabetes, as well as the type of suture material and the surgeon's technique are more likely causes of the incision opening after surgery.
Climbing Stairs: Climbing stairs is a common and normal activity. There is no evidence that climbing stairs increases the risk of the incision opening.
Bathing and Swimming: Baths have usually not been permitted for 2 to 6 weeks after surgery in order to prevent wound infection. However, if the incision is closed and not already infected, there is no evidence that a tub bath is harmful once the bandage has been removed.
Driving a Car: The concerns have been that the physical activity associated with driving might cause the wound to open or that post-operative pain might cause you to hesitate to step on the brakes quickly in an emergency. However, there is no evidence that these things are true. It is a good idea to first try the pedals and hand controls in a stationery car. If this feels comfortable, then take the car for a short ride accompanied by another adult who could drive the car if you feel unable to continue driving.
More important is the possibility that narcotic pain medication may cause drowsiness or slow your reflexes while driving. Therefore, you should not drive until you no longer need narcotic pain medication.
Sex Following Hysterectomy: Sex can probably be initiated once you are comfortable and both partners are ready. If your cervix has been removed with the uterus (total hysterectomy), there is a small risk of infection around the sutures left in the vagina and a small risk of these sutures coming undone during intercourse. If you are menopausal, had prior pelvic radiation therapy, or have diabetes your risk is higher.
The cervix is a major source of normal lubrication, so if your cervix has been removed it is best to use vaginal lubricants during sex and try sexual positions with the woman on top so penetration can be controlled. This puts less pressure on the sutures at the top of the vagina.
If your cervix was left in place (supracervical hysterectomy) the risk of infection is even less and there are no sutures at the top of the vagina to worry about coming apart.
Returning to Work After Gynecologic Surgery: Advice on when to return to work varies greatly. In the United Kingdom, a survey found that doctors recommended returning to work anywhere from 1 to 10 weeks after surgery. It appears that a gradual return to work is better than an abrupt return to full-time work.
Recovery at Home After Major Gynecologic Surgery
Authors: Evenson M, Payne D, Nygaard I.
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012;119:780-4
Study from: University of Utah School of Medicine
Problem: Women's recovery and pain control during the first 6 weeks following gynecologic surgery has not been well studied.
Study: Women having either abdominal or vaginal surgery were asked to determine their pain and pain medication use after surgery.
Results: 80 women had vaginal surgery; some women had a hysterectomy and others had bladder repair surgery. 47 women had abdominal surgery; some women had a hysterectomy and others had removal of fibroids (myomectomy) or ovarian cysts.
On recovery day 3, inadequate pain control was reported by about 50% of women in both groups and at the end of one week 25% of women had inadequate pain control. By day 14, most women who had vaginal surgery had minimal pain, but 20% of women still had pain after abdominal surgery. Two weeks after discharge, narcotic pain medication was still being used by 10% of women after vaginal surgery and 32% of women after abdominal surgery. By 6 weeks, half of the women in each group felt recovered and two-thirds felt "back to normal."
Authors' Conclusions: Pain control after hospital discharge is inadequate for many women after both vaginal and abdominal surgery. The time to full recovery is longer than 6 weeks for half of women.
Dr. Parker's Comments: Recovery from surgery varies from woman to woman, but it usually takes a bit longer than either the doctor or patient hopes will be the case. In the past 10 years, doctors have been better educated about helping patients manage pain, but some doctors still discourage use of pain medicines and many patients stop using pain medicine before they should. Laparoscopic surgery has been proven to cause less pain and have a faster recovery than abdominal or vaginal surgery. But, even following laparoscopic surgery, patients often try to return to normal activity faster than they should.
I always tell patients that there is no advantage to being a martyr and that they will sleep better and feel better if they take some pain medication for the first few weeks after surgery. Also, patients are not aware of the level of fatigue that they will feel after surgery. And, the fatigue can last for weeks after the pain has gone away. Fatigue is due to a number of things: the effects of anesthesia and narcotic pain medication; the stress of surgery on the body; tissue injury and release of proteins (cytokines) into the bloodstream that are sedating (nature's way to force you to rest); and, injured tissues need for energy to heal, leaving little reserve for the rest of your body.
So, some form of pain medication allows you to rest more and sleep better. Also understand that recovery and return of energy may take longer than you wish.
These new recommendations need to be fully tested by scientific study, but since this is unlikely to happen soon (or ever), it is best to discuss the new recommendations with your doctor.
By William H. Parker, MD
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine
Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Page last updated: January 19, 2014


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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Oh my Goat...a Mercedes!
We have named her Mercedes and she follows us round like a little puppy, bleating when we disappear from sight. She still smells like baby goat instead of goaty-goat which is endearing. At two months, she is obviously far too young to have kids and give us milk, but we hope that in a year or so we will be having to milk her a couple of times a day and watching our grassy patches get mowed in silence.
Fingers crossed for the rest of the garden...
5 comments:
- Toon said...
Is that true?? Hahah, i can't believe it. Well, in a year you guys will get me stucked under its tits, tasting the fresh milk as my fathers (and my fathers' fathers) did.
Loads of kisses. - 3:25 pm
Hola Lisa! Soy Alberto 'from' Carlet... Te acuerdas de alta tecnologia? Seguro! Me alegra encontrarte por la red después de tantos años de desconexión... Y me acuerdo cuando me pedias latas de cola para algo marciano que ibas a montar, y mira por donde, menudo earthship.. Glad to see you again! Ya te iré visitando de vez en cuando... Quizà algun dia si quieres podemos quedar para ver tu choza live.. Ya hablamos!
- 3:18 pm
- Scrumpyjoe said...
Hi Guys, I hope you have better luck with the goat than we had with 10 geese. We thought they would keep the grass down but all they did was eat it in one end and deposit it back out the other! Then the foxes decided they would eat them all instead:-)
Thanks for all the help and kindness and hope to see you again soon - 10:41 am
- Derk said...
Hey there,
that's the cutest lawnmower i've ever seen. She likes Carla's old playshed for a home? Hope Luka gets along.
Cya guys around some holiday...
Love and light from the Dutchies. - 6:06 pm
- Ascen said...
Hahaha extremely cute!
Me encanta ver este blog y como va progresando todo. Es casi un alivio ver que este tipo de proyectos se puede llevar a cabo en España, con proyecto me refiero a hacer un earthship e intentar vivir independiente.
Espero que todo os este yendo bien, si no poneis quejas es por que todo marcha.
Un saludo! - 10:54 pm


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FACT mix 352: Ryan Hemsworth
- The Main Attrakionz producer and WEDIDIT member creates the perfect balance between hood gear and electronic tear-jerkers.
17 Oct 2012 -
This year, drowning in the same sea of podcasts as the rest of you, we decided to cut back the FACT mix series to one a week.
We're pretty settled on it being a change for the better, but it does mean that we occasionally sit on podcasts for longer than we're comfortable with. One such case is Ryan Hemsworth's.
Between his inventive mixes, original productions (both solo and for rappers like Main Attrakionz and Shady Blaze) and edits of the likes of Frank Ocean, we've been all over Hemsworth this year. We interviewed him back in August, and his FACT mix – rest of the world take note, delivered within around a week of asking – has been burning a hole in our pockets for months now. It's a brilliant session: a pastel sea of acapellas (Danny Brown, Lil B), Hemsworth edits (of Frank Ocean & Andre 3000, Future, Waka Flocka Flame and a fucking Squaresoft-tributing take on Jeremih's slow jam of the year contender '773 Love' ) and original material from Baauer, Antwon and Hemsworth itself. If you wanna talk about a perfect balance between emotive electronic music and rock-hard hood gear, then look no further – it's right here.
For those of you at CMJ this week, Hemsworth will be playing shows for Gorilla vs Bear (Oct 18), Cantora Records (19) and Fool's Gold (20). For the rest of you, download this mix and let it take over.
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Waka Flocka Flame – Bill Russell (Ryan Hemsworth's 情報デスクVIRTUAL Mix)
Jeremih – 773 Love (Ryan Hemsworth's Squaresoft Bootleg)
Ryan Hemsworth – Faith In Something (ft. Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze)
Young Giftz – Nino (ft. Tree)
Ryan Hemsworth – Overthinking (Supreme Cuts Remix)
Groundislava – Cool Party
Darq E Freaker – Blueberry (ft. Danny Brown) (acapella)
Ryan Hemsworth – Drifting
Malky - Based Bramble
Tinashe – Boss (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)
Baauer – Swerve
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Resident Evil 3 / Charly Interlude
Ryan Hemsworth – Charly Wingate
David Wise – Donkey Kong Country Theme
Ryan Hemsworth – Stray Rat
David Wise – Aquatic Ambience (Ryan Hemsworth Bootleg)
Ryan Hemsworth – We Deserve This (ft. Jdown Valmont) (acapella)
Wiz Khalifa – Never Been pt. 2 (Instrumental)
Ryan Hemsworth – 2 Noughtz
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Ryan Hemsworth – Sulk (Live Action Fezz Bootleg)
Shady Blaze – On Our Way (Instrumental)
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Video: A portrait of Menachem Froman, the peerless Gush Emunim leader who sought ties with Palestinians
Rabbi Menachem Froman, the West Bank spiritual leader famous for his pioneering co-existence efforts with Palestinians, died on Monday, March 4, 2013. To many, "peacemaker" and "settler" are a contradiction in terms, but not so for Froman, who forged powerful ties with Palestinian leaders as he gathered a passionate following of Jews, particularly in Tekoa, the town he led. In this video profile, drawn from footage taken over the past few years, the rabbi reflects on what it means to be, as he put it, "a citizen of God," and explains why "loving the Palestinians" is the essence of his Judaism.
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Part 1
The Positive Commandments
1. The first of the positive commandments is the mitzvah to know that there is a God, as [Exodus 20:2] states: "I am God, your Lord."a
2. To unify Him, as [Deuteronomy 6:4] states: "God is our Lord, God is one."
3. To love Him, as [Deuteronomy 6:5] states: "And you shall love God, your Lord."
4. To fear Him, as [Deuteronomy 6:13] states: "Fear God, your Lord."
5. To pray, as [Exodus 23:25] states: "And you shall serve God, your Lord." This service is prayer.a
6. To cling to Him, as [Deuteronomy 10:2] states: "And you shall cling to Him."
7. To swear in His name, as [Deuteronomy 10:20] states: "And you shall swear in His name."a,b
8. To emulate His good and just ways, as [Deuteronomy 28:9] states: "And you shall walk in His ways."
9. To sanctify His name, as [Leviticus 22:32] states: "And I shall be sanctified amidst the children of Israel."
10. To recite the Shema twice daily, as [Deuteronomy 6:2] states: "And you shall speak of them when you lie down and when you arise."
11. To study Torah and to teach it [to others], as [Deuteronomy 6:2] states: "And you shall teach them to your children."
12. To tie tefillin upon our heads, as [Deuteronomy 6:8] states: "And they shall be an emblem between your eyes."
13. To tie tefillin upon our arms, as [Deuteronomy 6:8] states: "And you shall tie them for a sign upon your arms."
14. To make tzitzit, as [Numbers 15:38] states: "And you shall make tzitzit for them."
15. To affix a mezuzah, as [Deuteronomy 6:9] states: "And you shall write them on the doorposts of your home."
16. To collect the people to hear the Torah [being read] in the year following the shemitah year, as [Deuteronomy 31:12] states: "Gather together the people."
17. For each man to write a Torah scroll for himself, as [Deuteronomy 31:19] states: "Write down this song."
18. For the king to write a second Torah scroll for himself in addition to the one which [he is required to write to fulfill the mitzvah incumbent upon] every man. Thus, he will have two Torah scrolls, as [Deuteronomy 17:19] states: "And he shall write for himself a copy of this Torah."
19. To bless [God] after eating, as [Deuteronomy 8:10] states: "[After] you eat and are satisfied, you shall bless God, your Lord."
20. To build [God's] chosen house, [the Temple,] as [Exodus 25:8] states: "And you shall make a sanctuary for Me."b
21. To revere this house, as [Leviticus 19:30] states: "And revere My sanctuary."
22. To keep watch over this house continuously, as [Numbers 18:2,4] states: "And you and- your descendants before the Tent of Testimony.... [And they shall keep the watch....]"
23. For the Levites to serve in the sanctuary, as [Numbers 18:23] states: "And the Levite shall serve...."
24. For a priest to sanctify his hands and feet at the time of service [in the Temple], as [Exodus 30:19] states: "And Aaron and his sons will wash...."
25. To prepare the candles of the Sanctuary, as [Exodus 27:21] states: "Aaron and his sons shall prepare it."
26. For the priests to bless the Jews, as [Numbers 6:23] states: "In this manner, you shall bless the children of Israel."
27. To arrange bread and frankincense before God [in the Temple] on every Sabbath, as [Exodus 25:30] states: "And you shall place the showbread on the table."b
28. To burn a spice offering twice [each] day, as [Exodus 30:7] states: "And Aaron shall burn incense upon it...."
29. To keep a fire burning on the altar for burnt offerings continually, as [Leviticus 6:6] states: "And you shall keep a fire burning continuously on the altar."
30. To remove the ashes from the altar, as [Leviticus 6:3] states: "And he shall remove the ashes...."
31. To send impure people out from the camp of the Divine Presence - i.e., the sanctuary - as [Numbers 5:2] states: "And you shall send from the camp all the leprous, any zav, and anyone who has contracted impurity because of a corpse."
32. To show honor to Aaron's descendants and to give them priority regarding all holy matters, as [Leviticus 21:8] states: "And you shall sanctify him."
33. To clothe the priests with the priestly garments for service [in the Temple], as [Exodus 28:2] states: "And you shall make holy garments...."a
34. To carry the ark upon our shoulders when it is to be carried, as [Numbers 7:9] states: "And they shall carry it on their shoulders."
35. To anoint the High Priests and kings with the anointing oil, as [Exodus 30:30-31] states: "[Anoint Aaron....] This shall be sacred anointing oil."
36. For the priests to serve in the sanctuary in individual watches; and for them to all serve as one on the festivals, as [Deuteronomy 18:6-8] states: "When the Levite shall come... [he can serve]...with the exception of that which is theirs by ancestral right."a
37. For the priests to become ritually impure and mourn for their relatives in the same manner as other Jews who are commanded to mourn, as [Leviticus 21:3] states: "He shall become impure for her."
38. For a High Priest to marry a virgin, as [Leviti‑cus 21:13] states: "And he shall marry a woman who is a virgin."
39. To offer the tamid offerings each day, as [Numbers 28:3] states: "[This is the fire offering...] two each day continuously."
40. For the High Priest to offer a meal offering each day, as [Leviticus 6:13] states: "This is the sacrifice of Aaron and his descendants."
41. To offer an additional sacrifice every Sabbath, as [Numbers 28:9] states: "On the Sabbath day, two lambs...."
42. To offer an additional sacrifice every Rosh Chodesh, as [Numbers 28:11] states: "On your Rashei Chodashim...."
43. To offer an additional sacrifice on Pesach, as [Leviticus 23:36] states: "For seven days, you will bring a fire offering unto God...."1
44. To bring the meal offering of the omer on the day after the first day of Pesach together with a single lamb, as [Leviticus 23:10] states: "And you shall bring the omer...."
45. To offer an additional sacrifice on Shavuot, as [Numbers 28:26] states: "On the day of the first fruits [Bikkurim]...."
46. To bring two loaves and the sacrifices which accompany the loaves on Shavuot, as [Leviticus 23:17] states: "From your dwellings, bring bread as a wave offering. And you shall offer upon the bread...."
47. To offer an additional sacrifice on Rosh HaShanah, as [Numbers 29:1] states: "And in the seventh month, on the first of the month...."
48. To offer an additional sacrifice on the fast [of Yom Kippur], as [Numbers 29:7] states: "On the tenth of the seventh month...."
49. To carry out the service of the fast [of Yom Kippur], as [Leviticus 16:3] states: "In this manner, Aaron will enter the [inner] sanctuary, with a young bull...." All the [particulars of] this service are stated in the parashah of Acharei Mot.
50. To offer an additional sacrifice on the holiday of Sukkot, as [Numbers 29:13] states: "And you shall present a burnt offering as a pleasing fragrance...."
51. To offer an additional sacrifice on Shemini Atzeret, for it is a festival in its own right, as [Numbers 29:35] states: "And on the eighth day....
52. To celebrate on the festivals, as [Exodus 23:14] states: "And you shall celebrate three festivals for Me."
53. To appear [before God in the Temple] on the festivals, as [Deuteronomy 16:16] states: "On three occasions during the year, all your males shall appear...."
54. To rejoice on the festivals, as [Deuteronomy 16:14] states: "And you shall rejoice on your festivals."
55. To slaughter the Paschal lamb, as [Exodus 12:6] states: "And the entire congregation shall slaughter it...."
56. To eat the meat of the Paschal sacrifice roasted on the night of the fifteenth of Nisan, as [Exodus 12:8] states: "And they shall eat the meat...."
57. To offer the second Paschal sacrifice, as [Numbers 9:11] states: "In the second month, on the fourteenth of the month...."
58. To eat the meat of the second Paschal offering together with matzot and bitter herbs, as [Numbers 9:11] states: "And you shall eat it with matzot and bitter herbs."
59. To sound the trumpets when the sacrifices [are offered] and in times of difficulty, as [Numbers 10:10] states: "And you shall sound the trumpets...."
60. For all animals to be sacrificed after their eighth day [of life], as [Leviticus 22:27] states: "And on the eighth day and afterwards...."b
61. For all animal offerings to be unblemished, as [Leviticus 22:21] states: "[When it is] unblemished, it will be desirable...."
62. To salt all the sacrifices, as [Leviticus 2:13] states: "Offer salt on all your sacrifices."
63. The burnt offering, as [Leviticus 1:3] states:"If his is a burnt offering...."
64. The sin offering, as [Leviticus 6:18] states: "These are the laws of the sin offering...."
65. The guilt offering, as [Leviticus 7:1] states: "These are the laws of the guilt offering...."
66. The peace offering, as [Leviticus 7:11] states: "These are the laws of the peace offering...."
67. The meal offering, as [Leviticus 2:1] states: "When a person presents a meal offering...."
68. For the [High] Court to offer a sacrifice if it renders an erroneous decision, as [Leviticus 4:13] states: "If the entire congregation of Israel shall err...."
69. For each individual to offer a sin offering if he unintentionally violates a negative commandment punishable by karet2, as [Leviticus 5:1] states: "When a person sins...."3
70. For an individual to offer a sacrifice if he is in doubt whether or not he transgressed a prohibition for which he would be liable for a sin offering, as [Leviticus 5:17-18] states: "If he does not know, he still bears responsibility...and he shall bring his guilt offering." This is referred to as "the conditional guilt offering."
71. For [the following individuals:] a person who unknowingly used sacred property, a person who sinned by stealing, one [who had relations with] a maidservant designated for another person, or one who denied possession of an entrusted object and took a [false] oath, to bring a guilt offering. This is referred to as "the unconditional guilt offering."4
72. To offer "the adjustable guilt offering" [as atonement for the violation of certain transgressions], as [Leviticus 5:1,11] states: "If his means are not sufficient.... If his means do not suffice...."
73. For a person to confess before God for any sin which he has committed. [This applies] when he brings a sacrifice [for atonement] and when he does not bring a sacrifice, as [Numbers 5:6] states: "And they shall confess the sins that they committed."5
74. For a zav to offer a sacrifice when he becomes purified [after his affliction], as [Leviticus 15:13] states: "When a zav will become pure...."
75. For a zavah to offer a sacrifice when she be-comes purified [after her affliction], as [Leviticus 15:28] states: "When she becomes pure from [the condition] of zavah...."
76. For a person afflicted with tzara'at to offer a sacrifice after he becomes purified, as [Leviticus 14:1] states: "On the eighth day, he shall take...."
77. For a woman who gave birth to offer a sacrifice after she becomes purified, as [Leviticus 12:6] states: "And after the conclusion of her pure days...."
78. To tithe one's herds, as [Leviticus 27:32] states: "And all the tithes of your cattle and sheep...."
79. To sanctify the firstborn of a kosher animal and offer it as a sacrifice, as [Deuteronomy 15:19] states: "Every firstling which shall be born...."
80. To redeem firstborn sons, as [Numbers 18:15] states: "However, you must surely redeem first-born humans."
81. To redeem a firstling donkey, as [Exodus 34:20] states: "Redeem a firstling donkey with a sheep."
82. To decapitate a firstling donkey [which is not redeemed], as [Exodus 34:20] states: "If you do not redeem it, you must decapitate it."
83. For a person to bring all the sacrifices for which he is liable, be they obligatory or voluntary offerings, on the first pilgrimage festival that occurs, as [Deuteronomy 12:5-6] states: "And you shall come there... and you shall bring there...."
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There is a slight difficulty with the Rambam's statements: The verse cited refers to the sacrifices offered on Sukkot, and not those offered on Pesach. Perhaps the intended prooftext is Leviticus 23:8: "And you shall offer a burnt offering for God for seven days." |
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Karet refers to premature death at the hand of God, the death of one's children, and a severe spiritual punishment for the soul. (See Hilchot Teshuvah 8:1.) |
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. Though this prooftext is quoted in the printed editions of the Mishneh Torah, it appears to be an error, for the passage it introduces deals with the adjustable guilt offering (Positive Mitzvah 72). The verse which introduces the laws of the sin offerings is Leviticus 4:27: "If one person sins...." |
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. Perhaps the Rambam does not cite a specific prooftext for this mitzvah because there is a different passage in the Torah which deals with each of the guilt offerings which he mentions. |
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. Note that in Hilchot Teshuvah, the Rambam defines this mitzvah as return to God and repentance, a more encompassing service, of which confession is only one facet.(See Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2.) |
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The Oregon bakery that refused to make a same-sex wedding cake because of the owner's religious beliefs has closed.
Sweet Cakes by Melissa was under state investigation to determine if it had violated the Oregon Equality Act by refusing to serve a gay couple.
According to KGW in Portland, the bakery announced on its Facebook page they would be moving their business to an in-home bakery.
Those who visited the bakery on Sunday found only empty counters and displays, and on the window, a sign from the Oregon Family Council that read "Religious Freedom is Under Attack in Gresham."
Many of the comments on the bakery's Facebook were supportive of the owner, according to KGW.
"I'm sorry to hear this. Its very frustrating to have people do all they can to cause others strife just because they don't agree with a lifestyle. I will keep you all in my prayers. Don't let them get you down. You will survive this and all other tests through your faith. God bless Melissa," one woman wrote.
Bakery Investigated for Refusing Gay Wedding Cake
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