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Chanuka: Halachic Musings
By: Rabbi Ari Enkin
One should be especially meticulous with the mitzva of lighting the Chanuka menora.[1] We are taught that those who are careful in this area will merit having children who are Torah scholars.[2] Even the most destitute person is required to light a Chanuka menora even if he is forced to beg or even sell his garment in order to purchase candles or oil to do so.[3] Although universal custom is to increase the number of candles that are lit on each night of Chanuka (i.e., one candle on the first night, two on the second night, and so on),[4] one is only truly required to light a single candle each night.[5] So too, in many communities every member of the household lights his own menora even though only one menora per home is all that is truly required.[6]
Women are equally obligated to light the menora, as they too were a part of the miracles of Chanuka.[7] Indeed, although common custom is for the man of the house to light the menora on behalf of his wife and family, a woman is technically able to do so, as well.[8] One who is blind should preferably participate in someone else's menora lighting by contributing towards the cost of the candles rather than lighting a menora of his own. A blind man who is married should have his wife light for him. This is because it is a matter of dispute whether a blind person who lights a menora is permitted to recite the accompanying blessing over his lighting.[9]
A person should try to acquire for himself a beautiful Chanuka menora made of metal,[10] copper,[11] or silver.[12] There is an opinion that the Chanuka candles must be placed in some type of holder or vessel in order to properly fulfill the mitzva. According to this approach, one who merely lights freestanding candles will not have fulfilled the mitzva.[13] The candles should be placed in a straight line and not in a circular or zigzag formation.[14] One should ensure that the candles are placed far enough apart from each other so that the heat of one candle does not melt the candle next to it.[15]
It is praiseworthy to remain in the vicinity of one's menora for at least half an hour after lighting and to use the time to contemplate the miracles of Chanuka.[16] One may not make any use of the Chanuka lights whatsoever. They are only to be looked upon in order to arouse praise and thanksgiving to God for the miracles that He performed for us. One may not even study Torah by their light.[17] In an emergency, some authorities allow one to recite the Havdala blessing over fire upon the Chanuka candles on the Motzaei Shabbat of Chanuka.[18] Many women have the custom not to perform any work while the candles are burning in order to recall the role that Yehudit played in the military victory.[19] Some women only keep this custom on the first and last nights of Chanuka.[20]
It is preferable to use olive oil to light the menora[21] in order to recall the miracle of the oil[22] and to recall that oil was always used to light the menora in the Beit Hamikdash.[23] It is also said that olive oil provides the cleanest and purest flame.[24] One should endeavor to use olive oil for the Chanuka menora even if doing so is more expensive.[25] The lights of the menora must be from either oil or candles; one may not use both on the same menora.[26] However, there is no requirement to use the same substance on each night of Chanuka and one may light with candles on one night and oil on another.[27] While it is considered ideal to light the menora outside of one's home,[28] common custom is to light the menora indoors at a window that faces the street so that it can be seen by passersby.[29]
There are a number of different opinions as to when the menora should be lit each evening. The Talmud states that the menora should be lit at sunset but there are a number of interpretations as to exactly what this means.[30] According to the Rambam,[31] it means at the beginning of sunset, which is when the sphere of the sun recedes below the horizon. Although the sun has officially "set" at this time there is still daylight for some time longer. According to the Shulchan Aruch, however, it means at the end of the sunset period, which is when it is almost completely dark outside.[32] There are also more than seven other opinions in addition to the views of the Rambam and the Shulchan Aruch as to when the menora should be lit. The Aruch Hashulchan, however, dismisses all these views and rules that one should only light after dark.[33] All authorities agree, however, that no matter when one lights the menora, one must ensure that there is enough oil or candles for the menora to burn for at least thirty minutes after nightfall.[34]
[2] Shabbat 23b; Teshuvot V'hanhagot 2:340.
[5] Shabbat 21b.
[6] Rema, OC 671:2.
[7] Shabbat 23a; Rivevot Ephraim 2:182:11, 4:157.
[8] Magen Avraham 675:4; Taz, OC 675:4.
[9] Shu"t Maharshal 77; Sha'arei Teshuva 675:3; Rivevot Ephraim 3:460:22, 4:163:7.
[11] Mahari Bruna 39.
[12] Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:5.
[13] Avnei Nezer 2:500; Rivevot Ephraim 1:434:2.
[14] Rema, OC 671:4; Magen Avraham 671:3; Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:9.
[15] Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:9.
[16] Shav Yaakov 22.
[18] Yabia Omer 4:24:5; Rivevot Ephraim 6:370.
[19] OC 670:1; Rema, OC 670:1; Magen Avraham 670:1; Rivevot Ephraim 5:434:1.
[20] Kol Bo; Maharil.
[22] Mahari Bruna 39.
[23] Kaf Hachaim, OC 673:12. See Rivevot Ephraim 6:360 at length.
[24] Shabbat 23a.
[25] Elya Rabba 673:1.
[26] Sha'ar Ephraim 39.
[27] Elya Rabba 673:2.
[29] Rema, OC 671:7; Mishna Berura 671:38; Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:8.
[30] Shabbat 21b.
[31] Rambam, Hilchot Chanuka 4:5.
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One should be especially meticulous with the mitzva of lighting the Chanuka menora.
There are many laws where a source says you should be especially meticulous. Can someone make a list of the laws where you don't have to be meticulous? It would make life easier
If you leave your house with the candles lit, make sure you have them securely placed – a house in our neighborhood burned to the ground a few years back in a menorah fire.
When I got to Shabbat 23a in Daf Yomi, I was struck by:
אמר רב הונא חצר שיש לה ב' פתחים צריכה שתי נרות (ואמר) רבא לא אמרן אלא משתי רוחות אבל מרוח אחת לא צריך מ"ט אילימא משום חשדא חשדא דמאן אילימא חשדא דעלמא אפילו ברוח אחת נמי ליבעי אי חשדא דבני מתא אפי' משני רוחות נמי לא ליבעי לעולם משום חשדא דבני מתא וזימנין דמחלפי בהאי ולא חלפי בהאי ואמרי כי היכי דבהאי פיתחא לא אדליק בהך פיתחא נמי לא אדליק
Given the enormous appeal of lighting Chanuka candles across the Jewish spectrum today, this concern of the Amoraim really makes one think about the social realities of their time and place.
IH: There are theories that Chanuka actually went the way of most of the days in Megillat Taanit and was only revived due to the Bavli. It's mentioned in the Mishna, but a lot of the Mishna reflects the Second Bayit era. Nothing in the Yerushalmi…you can see where people got the idea.
I congratulate Rabbi Ari Enkin for writing this excellent article.
Nachum: We do not possess complete copies of the Jerusalem Talmud, so we cannot say "Nothing in the Yerushalmi" with 100% confidence.
Mr. Cohen: אם כן, אין לדבר סוף, but you are correct as well.
note the chatam sofer's pointing out that RYehudaHannassi was from malchut bet david, and opposed the chashmonaim for taking over the melucha, so he avoided all mention of chanukkah in the mishna (except for the side comment of a horse kicking over the chanukkah light in BM, alluded to by the safety warnings here.)
also, two different aspects of the miracle: implying two different reasons for celebrating channukkah in two different time periods (hanerot hallalu implying the eight day pach shemen miracle, and biymei … implying the military victory miracle.) till channukah became universally accepted in post talmudic times.
oil was the universal candle till the 19th century (though candles did exist), and ppl knew how to handle it safely (though there were still many incidents of homes burning down.)
using olive oil (as per second perek of shabbat) because it burns nice and clean may be overridden by the fact that parrafin burns even nicer. and using cotton wicks may be overriden by the fiberglass wicks used today, which burn much nicer.
First, the gemara says mishetishkeh ha-hamah not shekiyah/sunset; mishetishkeh more than likely means some number of minutes after sunset. Second, your interpretation of Rambam is different than R. Kapach's who argues convincingly that Rambam does not mean sunset precisely. Third, the definition of the sphere of the sun descending below the horizon, is not Rambam, but his son and was not said as commentary to this specific halakha. Fourth, the SA is following Rabbeinu Tam; we do not.
I believe the minhag of lighting a few minutes before hashekha/3 medium stars is most likely in closest alignment with the gemara. 15 – 20 minutes or so in Jerusalem and a very few minutes later in NY. but in the modern day, with extensive illumination, and people out and about later, i suspect we can also light a bit later.
MMY: The whole civil wars and Herod thing may have left a bad taste in people's mouths, nothing to do with what family you were from. Some give the more charitable explanation that he didn't want to stir things up with the Romans by talking about a revolt. (That didn't stop Josephus, it should be stressed.) A much more logical explanation is that Chanukah either wasn't celebrated or wasn't such a big deal in his time- you don't need a whole masechet to tell you to light one candle a night for eight nights.
In any event, Chanukah is mentioned about ten times in the Mishna. I have a list somewhere.
Candles existed long before the 19th Century. Ashkenazim didn't know from olive oil at all and used candles for Chanukah exclusively.
the (original chanukkah) chashmonaim fought the greeks, not the romans. the romans had no problems with criticising greeks. yes, chanukkah was not universal (whatever that means) till post talmudic, as i said. and you dont need a whole masechet for purim, either.
i said candles existed, but they were far from universal. bad oil, perhaps. they didnt have corn oil, either, but supposedly had low cholesterol. they knew olive oil was better, for lighting and for eating, but a rarity.
You say, "The whole civil wars and Herod thing may have left a bad taste in people's mouths". My ndestanding has always been that R. Yehuda Hanassi, who lived in a time of respite from the previous strife filled era, did not want to encourage/reignite a revolt against the Romans by elaborating on a previous succesful revolt.(shades of the Bar Kochba). Hence his relative silence. Perhaps, this can be read into the Chasam Sofer as well.
Regarding the omission of the miracle of Hanukah, I believe that all the speculation and theories were laid to rest with Vered Noam's article in HUCA "The Miracle of the Cruse of Oil". I know that Shamma Friedman has an article critiquing it, which I have yet to read, but I don't see how her proof that the miracle of the oil was invented by babylonian redactors for purely literary purposes can be argued with.
@MMY I agree with you that paraffin and fiberglass wicks are halachikly more desirable. R' Enkin quoted Teshuvohs Ri'vi'vos Ephraim which in turn quotes R' Moshe in Dibros Moshe who specifically writes from the Talmud it is evident that olive oil has no special status. He further argues that even Maharil was not giving olive oil preference over other oils. A similar teshuva can also be found in Igros Moshe vol 9 (though in that one I don't remember him saying this strange thing about if it is kasis than it would be preferable because it is similar to the mikdash). I don't know why R' Enkin quotes the teshuvah but still writes that it is better to use olive oil. In case anybody is still hesitant I asked R' Schechter and he agreed that modern oils that burn better than olive oils should be used.
"the (original chanukkah) chashmonaim fought the greeks, not the romans. the romans had no problems with criticising greeks."
The Romans, like all authoritarian regimes, had problems with hints of revolt. (Look at the Red Chinese, who crack down on *any* non-state movement, no matter how non-political.) Remember that the Jews had just fought a *second* (or third, depending how you count) major revolt against them. Who knows- maybe the Romans wouldn't have cared. (Again, Josephus writes extensively about the Hasmonean revolt, in fact justifying it and sort of using it to shed light on the revolt he had participated in.) But maybe R' Yehuda HaNasi felt it was best to be careful.
"yes, chanukkah was not universal (whatever that means) till post talmudic, as i said. and you dont need a whole masechet for purim, either."
And yet somehow they managed one. Of course, Purim is in Tanach, which could make all the difference.
"i said candles existed, but they were far from universal. bad oil, perhaps. they didnt have corn oil, either, but supposedly had low cholesterol. they knew olive oil was better, for lighting and for eating, but a rarity."
Candles were well-nigh universal. I doubt they knew much about olive oil outside of Tanach. I imagine most if not all European Jews never even *saw* an olive. But I think we agree here.
We also shouldn't discount the fact that the last Lubavitcher Rebbe had a chiddush (really- he made it up, not that there's anything wrong with that) that the Chanukiyah should be as similar to the Mikdash Menorah as possible- shape, lighting material, etc. (That's why they have the straight branches, following his view of the Rambam.)
Anonymous: Yes, that was one of my other options.
By the way, I looked up my list of Mishna references to Chanukah. Seven total; I got it from Phil Chernofsky of the OU Center:
Bikkurim 1:6, RH 1:3, Taanit 2:10, Megillah 3:4 & 3:6, MK 3:9, BK 6:6. (I think the last is what MMY meant- right?)
There is an opinion that the Chanuka candles must be placed in some type of holder or vessel in order to properly fulfill the mitzva. According to this approach, one who merely lights freestanding candles will not have fulfilled the mitzva.[13]
In NY, Rav Soloveitchik would light directly on his windowsill, without a Menorah.
My rebbe, Rav Wohlgelernter, would (and perhaps still does) put out his big fancy menorah and then line up eight tea lights on a tray below it.
R' Ephrayim,
Thank you for your scholarly comments. Regarding the historicity of the miracle of the cruse of oil, I would point to Shu"t Noda bi-Yehudah II, Even ha-Ezer no. 79, where R. Ezekiel Landua writes as follows:
"Know, my cherished disciple, and let these words be engraved on the chamber of your heart for memory, the great principle that none of the sages after the Talmud have permission to say anything against the Talmud, and one who says any matter to contradict a [calligraphic] point of a yud [i.e. even the slightest matter] from the words of the Talmd, shall not be considered among the Sages of Israel…"
Available online here: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1447&st=&pgnum=325
Based on the above responsum of R. Landau, while I am certain that Vered Noam is a tzaddeket gemurah and a brilliant talmidah chakhamah, I am absolutely certain that the miracle of the cruse oil is a real historical event, for which we give thanksgiving to HKB"H on Chanukah.
[By the way, I want to thank Rabbeinu Nachum, Mori ve-Rabbi R. Kaplan, and the other talmidei chakhamim who responded insightfully to my essay on prenuptial agreements in the other forum. As our Rosh Yeshiva R. Student has decided (sagaciously so) that I may not post any further comment on the other forum, I am expressing my hakarat ha-tov here.]
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This is how you know that the proposed gun legislation have alternative motives . Don't get me wrong ; I am not a big fan of guns to begin with ; but this just verifies that the U.S. government has an agenda : where are all the people that were outraged by Sandy Hook ? Death of 20 children are extremely tragic … You know what is even more tragic ? Death of 46 kids ……
So they don't like being called babykillers. Big surprise
Sounds suspiciously like Israel denying/justifying the killing of innocents in the Occupied Zone…"It was their own fault for being where the rockets/bombs exploded!!!"
I look forward to seeing the big headlines, and reading and hearing all about this UN report in the mainstream media.
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Ya, they cannot even think of their own excuses. Pathetic clowns with colored patches and shiny bits of metal.
I'm sure the Nazi's and Communists were outraged when the truth was spoken about them too, as is the leader of North Korea. Tyrants are like roaches in the light when it comes to the truth.
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I think there could be possibilites of more features. I think they did a slightly sneaky one and devoted all the resources to WP8, even execs at Microsoft admitted that they ran out of time with WP8 as they also wanted to add a notification centre. So I think they ran out of time to update WP7 handsets too. Its either stupid hope but Id expect to see maybe more updates after 7.8 maybe?
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The cast of the Broadway National Tour of 'Dreamgirls.'
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Broadway comes to Burlington
When the Flynn Center announced its schedule last summer did you say, "I'm definitely getting to a Flynn show this year!"? And, 10 months later, have you still not fulfilled your pledge? Well, you've got one more chance. The final show on that 2012-13 schedule released all those months ago takes place at 7:30 p.m. Monday when the Broadway National Tour of "Dreamgirls" arrives at the Burlington performing-arts center. $25-$70. 863-5966, www.flynntix.org.
Puppets animate Roald Dahl story on stage
The local theater troupe known as The Saints & Poets Production Company presents the latest of its puppets-meet-people plays when it stages the Roald Dahl children's story "The Witches" at the Black Box Theater in the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. The production starring Champlain Valley Union High School senior Isabelle Fenn runs at 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through May 19. $15-$20. www.saintsandpoetsproductions.org.
Burlesque cabaret offers scandalous fun
The upcoming offering from the Burlington-based Spielpalast Cabaret definitely isn't a kid-friendly production. The creative, bawdy burlesque show returns for performances at 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, May 17-18 and May 23-25 in Contois Auditorium at Burlington City Hall. The Cabaret presents its "scandalous version" - one that's even more risqué than the regular naughty show - at 8 p.m. Sunday and May 25 and 11 p.m. May 18. $25 in advance, $28 day of show. www.spielpalastcabaret.org.
A farewell concert from 'Officer Clemmons'
You can't say Francois Clemmons has had a dull life. He performed for years with the Metropolitan Opera and in George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," earning a Grammy Award for a recording of that opera with the Cleveland Symphony in 1973. He created a musical group, the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble, and is probably best known as the singing policeman Officer Clemmons on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." Clemmons is also an artist-in-residence at Middlebury College, and the tenor is retiring from that role following a farewell concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the college's Mahaney Center for the Arts. Free. 443-6433, www.middlebury.edu/arts.


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As part of the "fiscal cliff deal" that just passed, Congress voted to extend the tax credit for energy efficient home improvements such as insulation and air sealing.
What Tax Credit?
The residential energy efficiency tax credit covers 10% of the cost of energy efficient home improvements, up to a cap of $500. (Note: this is a "lifetime" credit, so if you've taken advantage of it any time between 2005 and 2011, you can't take advantage of it again. Thanks for the clarification, Sean!)
While not ideal (we'd like to see something more comprehensive, and simpler, like the Home Star Act that stalled in Congress a couple of years back), the tax credit nonetheless presents a solid, tangible incentive for homeowners and builders to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings.
Make Sure Your Customers (and Potential Customers) Know About It!
The residential energy efficiency tax credit is a great incentive for homeowners to make the leap to a more energy efficient home, but it won't motivate them to do so if they don't know about it. Be sure that you have content on your home energy company's website about what the tax credit is good for, how you can help customers take advantage of it, and that it's good for another year. Blast that content out via your social media channels to make sure that people in your area know the tax credit is still good.


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Lindsay Lohan needs a fresh start. Even though she's saying that she's not trying to date anyone right now, LiLo loves attention. Getting together with someone like Adam -- who is already successful on TV and with his music -- could help keep her on the straight and narrow. Plus, there were rumors a few years ago that these two had a tete-a-tete, so we already know they're attracted to each other.
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I've heard of birds eating spiders and spiders eating birds--but who knew that praying mantises can catch hummingbirds!
The photo here proves mantises can turn the tables on birds. It was submitted to National Geographic Magazine's "Your Shot" feature and was picked as one of the "Daily Dozen" images featured on September 2.
"Like many bird watchers in our area, we keep hummingbird feeders filled in our front yard, from April until October," says Sharon Fullingim, who submitted the photo to "Your Shot." "Black chinned, broad tailed, rufous, and calliope hummingbirds visit them, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I was greeted with this shot this week. I've seen the mantis hanging around the feeders before, but didn't quite believe it would ever 'score' lunch!"
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James Harrison Quinn Doyle, the infant son of Nathan and Jennifer Doyle of Macomb and formerly of Jacksonville, died Friday evening, February 22, 2013 at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.
He was born January 13, 2013 in Macomb, the son of Nathan A. and Jennifer L. Quinn Doyle. He is survived by his parents; his brother, Nate Doyle of Macomb; his grandparents, Dennis and Michele "Shelley" Doyle of Jacksonville and Timothy and Kelly Quinn of Concord; his aunts and uncles, Stephanie Kinsey (husband, Jacob) of Champaign, Katherine Doyle of Urbana, Jason and Joshua Quinn, both of Jacksonville, and Taylor Quinn of Concord; his great grandparents, Doris and Ralph DeVore of Rushville, George and Peggy Quinn of Rushville, Peggy Quinn of Jacksonville, Doris and Larry Arnold of Concord, Ruth Doyle of Jacksonville, Betty Zimmerman of Normal, and Doris Zimmerman of Rockford; his great great grandmothers, Anna Zimmerman of Metamora and Hazel Reed of Jacksonville; and numerous great aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mindy Quinn; an aunt, Bailey Jo Quinn; and three great grandfathers, B.E. Doyle, Gene Zimmerman, and Carroll Aten.
James brought his family so much joy in such a small amount of time and will forever be in their hearts.
Graveside services will be held 4:30 pm Tuesday at Concord Cemetery with the Rev. Pat Robbins officiating. The family will meet friends from 3:00 to 4:00 pm Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Children's Heart Institute of Illinois, 530 NE Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, IL 61637. Condolences may be sent online at www.buchanancody.com.
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South Waterfront's second life in photos
Once viewed as a massive, and highly visible, scar of the recession, Portland's South Waterfront is on the rebound.
As Wendy Culverwell reports in the Portland Business Journal, the ambitious neighborhood development along the Willamette River's western bank just south of downtown is attracting new investors who are backing more than 600 new apartment units.
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And it appears that plans are underway, too, for a new Fred Meyer, which is purchasing a 7,800-square-foot retail condo at Atwater Place for its unconfirmed urban format grocery concept.
Photographer Cathy Cheney spent an afternoon in South Waterfront, capturing the neighborhood's second life in photos.
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All during this period, Army intelligence was conducting a massive operation against domestic protest demonstrations and circulating this information throughout the government. "In all, an estimated 100,000 individuals were the subjects of army surveillance," Senator Frank Church's committee, which looked into military spying on civilians, later reported.
Some 15 years later, Tigar filed freedom of information suits to find out what happened to his clerkship. A couple of heavily redacted documents came back from Army intelligence. "Oliver Twist won the awed admiration of his fellow orphans when he had the supreme audacity to take his empty porridge bowl back to ask for more," stated one bizarre smear memo. "Oliver apparently has a counterpart among our young radicals. In 1966, Michael TIGAR was a candidate for the post of law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. The appointment fell through when Brennan was apprised of TIGAR's left-wing background." The other memo made perfectly clear what was going on: "TIGAR may still be as radical as he ever was, but even if his political position has changed, he may find that his widely publicized left-wing activities as a young man will plague him far into the future. This is a bitter lesson many of today's young radicals may have to learn."
Tigar gradually became friends with Brennan, who said many years later he had "overreacted" in firing him.
This brief shows the slime politics played in the Supreme Court, the mendacity of the Johnson people, and, of course, business as usual for Hoover's FBI. And it reveals how military intelligence was employed to spread smears about people.
And this is precisely what Bush is in the process of re-creating, so that the two-bit snoops from the Pentagon can fan out across the nation. Homeland security boils down to the FBI's acting on neighborhood snitch watches to penetrate and track supposed terrorist groups while the military dicks spread out like a plague of locusts to spread the gossip.Research by Cassandra Lewis, Caroline Ragon and Gabrielle Jackson.
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"I chose to transfer to Lake Superior State University because of the personal attention I would receive. I did not want to attend a large university where I would be a number lost in the masses. The well-rounded curriculum allowed me to obtain my position at John Deere. Having a good balance of theory and hands-on knowledge is critical for my position and Lake State gave me a good foundation in these skills."
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Who is required to attend orientation?
All new students, including transfer students, attending the main campus.
Why is orientation necessary?
Orientation is when students (and parents) learn important information on academic policies and procedures that students are expected to follow while attending LSSU. During orientation, students (and parents) will also learn about the wide range of services available to assist them (the student) in having a successful university experience.
Is there a cost to attend orientation?
Yes. Students are required to pay a one-time Enrollment Fee of $125. This fee is a one-time fee established to partially cover the costs associated with the orientation of new students. The Enrollment Fee is assessed on all new and transfer undergraduate students when they are admitted to a degree program. It should be paid when you complete your orientation registration by online payment through the Bill & Payment Suite (Deposit Tab) located within My.LSSU > Anchor Access. Both U.S. bank account transfers and credit card (Visa/MasterCard/American Express/Discover) are accepted.
How long is the orientation program?
Summer Orientation is a full day event. Typically, freshman orientation runs from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and transfer orientation from 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please refer to your confirmation email for specific check-in times and locations.
Spring Orientation is typically a half day event. Please refer to you confirmation email for specific check-in times and locations.
Is there a parent program?
We offer a parent program during our summer orientations.
Will parents and students be together during orientation?
During the summer orientation programs there are specific times in the morning when both new students and parents will be together. For the remainder of the day, students and parents are separated and have different activities.
Are placement exams required of all students?
No. Placement exams are only required when a student does not have ACT/SAT scores or have transfer credit for English, mathematics or reading. Students do have the option of taking the exams to challenge their placement in English, mathematics or reading, however this is not required.
Will I receive a confirmation of my orientation registration?
Yes. Students will receive confirmation to their LSSU email account.
Do I need to bring transcripts from prior institutions with me?
Yes. If you have attended a prior institution and have not received a transfer credit evaluation from LSSU, you need to bring a copy of your transcripts with you to orientation. It is strongly recommended that you bring along course syllabi and/or a college catalog as well. NOTE: Official copies must be submitted to the Admissions Office.
Do I need to bring AP, CLEP or IB scores with me?
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D. D. Scott is an Amazon and Barnes and Noble Top 100 Bestselling Romantic Comedy and Humorous Mystery Author. She's also a Writer's Go-To-Gal for Muse Therapy and Indie Epublishing, the Co-Founder of The WG2E – The Writer's Guide to E-Publishing, and the Founder of The RG2E – The Reader's Guide to E-publishing. You can get all the scoop on her, her books, her Online Classes and Live Workshops, plus juicy tidbits too from her new cyber home…D. D. Scott-ville.
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D. D. Scott's bestselling romantic comedies are all about sexy, sassy, smart, career-driven women and the men who complete them. They're a bit chick lit with a gone-country twist…and now a humorous mystery, comedic caper twist too. Her Bootscootin' Books – think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy – debuted August 2010, on Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and at Smashwords, with BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS, followed by STOMPIN' ON STETSONS and BUCKLES ME BABY. Now, The Bootscootin' Characters are gettin' "cozy"…as in Comedic Caper cozy, with the release of THUG GUARD, LIP GLOCK and CARATS & COCONUTS, Books One, Two and Three of her new, Cozy Cash Mysteries, featuring all of your fave Bootscootin' characters plus tons of quirky new characters too.
She's a four-time Amazon Movers & Shakers List Author (making it all the way to #2 on that prestigious list) and has been both a featured author and her books have been top picks – including one of the Top 10 Books for Mother's Day 2011 – for such superfab Ereader-centric Blogs as Ereader News Today (ENT), Kindle Nation Daily, Cheap e-Reads, Pixel of Ink, The Frugal eReader, Indie Books List, Only Romance, and Bargain eBooks. Her blog posts on the Indie Epub World have been picked-up by fantabulous blogs like Bufo Calvin's I Love My Kindle. She can be spotted all-week long on her one-million-hits-per-month grog The WG2E, a writer's destination site for all-things-Epublishing. She often can also be found hangin' on both the Kindle and Nook Boards, her new site The RG2E, a reader's destination site for all-things Ereading, and has an active blog of her own on her website.
Also a Writer's Go-to-Gal for Muse Therapy and now the Amazon #1 Bestselling Author of MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL, D. D. debuted her Muse Therapy Online Classes in 2009 and her Live Workshops in 2010. Thanks to the fabulous endorsement of Stephen Windwalker's Kindle Nation Daily, there's a ton more fun and fascinating MUSE THERAPY adventures in development.
D. D.'s first two short stories – The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries – FLUID FULFILLMENT and LICENSED FOR LOVE – released in October 2011, and a D. D. Scott Special Edition Ebook Boxed Set followed in December 2011, which included all three Bootscootin' Books plus the first two Cozy Cash Mysteries. Her brand new Serial Novels THE STUCK WITH A SERIES released in March 2012, with STUCK WITH A SCHMUCK and STUCK WITH A STIFF, along with a total of 14 additional releases throughout 2012 and many more to come in 2013.
Declaring 2011 to be "The Year of the E-Book & Cross-Pollination", D. D. co-founded and launched The Writer's Guide to E-Publishing, your destination site for Everything E-Publishing. Whatever you want to know and/or cuss and discuss about E-publishing, it's right there at The WG2E waiting for you as well as in her latest bestselling non-fiction book 10 YEARS AND 24 HOURS TO INDIE EPUBLISHING SUCCESS.
Declaring 2012 "The Year of the Reader", she founded The RG2E – The Reader's Guide to Epublishing – a sister site to The WG2E, which launched February 1, 2012 and is "the" new destination site for the Best in Ereading, Ebook Gifting and Ereader Giveaways too.
When she's not writing, she's busy luuuvin' on her real-life hero "Sweet Man" and their beloved shelter-rescued dog Buckley and his new playmate Siggy the Affenpinscher.
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Einstein vs Stephen Hawking – Epic Rap Battles of History #7 [Video]
The 7th Edition to Epic Rap Battles of HISTOOOORY!!!!
Auto-tuned Stephen Hawkins Blows Einstein out of the water! I know it's not funny to laugh at handicapped people but Stephen Hawkins holds it DOWN...
Nate Dogg Funeral Details Announced.
Details on Nate Dogg's funeral have been revealed. R.I.P to the original Regulator.....
Eminem – Recovery Of Detroit [Mini-Documentary]
The Commercial was just the beginning... Checkout this cool Documentary about Eminem!
Grandpa Likes Big Butts And He Cannot Lie [Video]
When a drunk guy sings Sir Mix A Lot at a Karaoke bar its the most annoying thing in the entire world. So why is it that when old man river sings it from his recliner, it might be the best thing ever?! In the end, who cares? Just sit back and enjoy, then get off my lawn!
Jay-z & Lebron Three Peat
Jay-z and LeBron does it again, three times in a row. During All-Star Weekend, Jay-z and LeBron gave back the hosting city community.
The Best of 'White People Rapping Poorly' [VIDEOS]
There has long been a stigma against the white rapper.
The Tumblr blog ' White People Rapping Poorly' certainly isn't going to make things any better for Caucasians who take the mic.
Here are some of the best (worst) videos of painfully white people butchering the genre.
"Believe" by Common. Live Performance From Hawaii
The homie Common debuts a new song "Believe" thats is dope. In Hawaii were the weather must have been real nice. Check out the video.
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"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest"
That's the name of a documentary by Michael Rapaport that has taken years to put together. It is about the journey of one of the greatest Hip Hop groups of all time, A Tribe Called Quest. If you consider yourself any kind of Hip Hop fan, then you should take the time to watch the long awaited trailer for the documentary below.
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Google's purchase of Writely is the beginning of the end for Microsoft Office, if you believe some people. That probably only means chest-beating blather is back, with the software-as-a-service revolutionaries replacing the egomaniacal dot-com pushers of 1998, but it's a very interesting deal nonetheless.
I first heard of Writely in November last year when Salesforce.com chief executive Marc Benioff named the product in a dig at Microsoft's Office Live. " Companies like Writely, Num Sum, Zimbra, and Goffice are breaking Microsoft's hypnotic trance," he wrote in a "memo to staff" that, as so frequently happens, ended up in the media.
None of these names meant anything to me so I Googled them and found Zimbra to be a collaboration suite, Num Sum a spreadsheet, and Goffice a suite of word processor, spreadsheet and publishing tools – all of them residing online rather than on a PC's hard disk. Most interesting of all was Writely.
With Writely, you get an online wysiwyg word processor with built-in storage. You can save to a range of formats including Word, PDF, OpenDocument Format, and HTML. Best of all, the documents are fully sharable so they become ad hoc collaborative knowledge management centres.
There's a lot to be said for working online. The files can be downloaded to your desktop but keeping them on the web means that they are accessible anywhere by anyone you want to be able to access them.
With connectivity becoming widely available, more stable and faster, some of the arguments against online apps are melting away. The use of Ajax tools in site designs is also making these programs richer and more dynamic. And many of them are priced between free and next to nothing.
However, there are a few caveats to the argument that Microsoft Office should be consigned to history. The internet is still not ubiquitous; and working on flights and in wireless cold spots is a problem. Writely lets you save files to the desktop but obviously the collaborative element is lost. Also, on a slow link, working the web can be a molasses-wading experience.
Third and most importantly, Office is a great product, replete with usability aids and chock-full of features. It may be fat, expensive and Microsoft's, but as the slow progress of OpenOffice suggests, it's still the gold standard.
You don't need an MBA to see what Google is after with the Writely deal – Office has been the crown jewels of Microsoft's empire for over a decade. But Writely will have cost little more than the lint from Google's voluminous pockets and Microsoft Office is a mature, powerful suite.
Software residing online is chipping away at the client-server paradigm but there's a long way to go. On news of the purchase, Salesforce's Benioff suggested the buy was "Google's most important and strategic acquisition. It demonstrates that on-demand [software] is the death knell of Microsoft. Google is firing a shot directly into the heart of Microsoft Office."
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CARLETON – Flat Rock's girls basketball season came to an earlier than expected end Wednesday night, but New Boston Huron's will continue thanks in large part to a freshman.
Freshman Liz Stockert scored 9 of her 12 points and grabbed 5 of her 7 rebounds in the first quarter as Huron dominated the opening period 14-2 and cruised past Allen Park Cabrini 55-42 in the semifinals of the Class B District at Airport Wednesday night.
"She definitely made the difference in that quarter," Huron assistant coach Mark Vitale said.
The rest of the game was virtually even.
The Chiefs dominated in the paint with Savannah Floyd (14), Summer Callahan (9) and Hailey Richardson (6) combining for 29 points. Richardson collected 12 rebounds and Floyd 6.
Grosse Ile pulled out a 45-43 overtime win over Flat Rock in the other semifinal.
"They (Grosse Ile) out-hustled us. That was the big difference," Flat Rock coach Marc Villemure said. "We didn't defend very well in the first half. We had too many turnovers."
Paige Villemure, who was out in Monday's game due to an ankle injury, was able to play for three quarters and log 7 points. Morgan Villemure led the Rams with 19 points and had 8 boards.
Paige Nemeth added 10 points. Flat Rock finished the season 18-4.
Huron, which takes a 15-7 record into the 6 p.m. District final Friday, lost to Grosse Ile twice during the regular season.
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I leave tomorrow for Las Vegas (Miss Exotic Word Pagaent) and Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend where I'll be co-hosting Dr. Sketchy's Las Vegas Launch and performing Poolside on the Sunday. I'll be staying at the Palms Casino Resort. I'll then be heading to New York City to check out the Burlesque there as well as do some performing of my own at the World famous Slipper Club amongst others.
I will be taking more photos than is healthy and keeping a diary. I may add post updates here too, so tune in if you're interested..!
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Most insurance carriers will introduce new products in 2012, a recent study by Eastbridge Consulting Group found.An overwhelming majority of survey respondents (82 percent) plan to introduce at least one new voluntary product in the next one to two years, up from 66 percent in the 2010 survey. About half of these expect to introduce more new products than in a typical year.Critical illness and accident insurance were mentioned most often as planned new products; they were selected by almost half of the respondents. Critical illness was named as the top product in the 2008, 2010, and 2012 studies.About three-quarters of the respondents mentioned adding term life and hospital indemnity products over the next two years. Just 11 percent of those surveyed are not planning to add any new products for next year, a significant decrease from the 34 percent in 2010 and 22 percent in the 2008.The Voluntary Product Trends Frontline Report is based on a survey conducted by Eastbridge Consulting Group every other year since 2002. The study tracks trends and changes in the voluntary product market.It comes on the heels of another recent report by Eastbridge that reflected the surge in interest in voluntary benefits, the company's 2011 U.S. Worksite/Voluntary Sales Report.Sales of voluntary insurance products rose 4.5 percent to $5.478 billion in premiums in in 2011, fueled chiefly by the largest producer channel, benefit brokers, according to that report.Among the other highlights from the Eastbridge research:
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman has written a great article about our unconscious brain and the limitations of awareness in Discover Magazine. Our unconscious mind is a source of fear and awe in many people. We cannot control it. Like our bodies, it operates according to rules and processes that we do not understand. It can make us feel vulnerable.
Dr. Eagleman cites numerous examples of how the unconscious mind operates out of our control. I know this first hand because many years ago I was unable to walk and my conscious mind was unable to help me.
In my 20's I was unaware that I had a genetic predisposition to get blood clots, called phlebitis. Multiple times I became sick with blood clots that went to my lungs. To control the clots doctors performed surgery to limit the ability of the clots to leave legs to take a trip to my heart, lungs or brain, which meant death.
By the time I finally had surgery, I had been in the hospital in bed for a month. After the surgery when I tried to get out of bed, I fell flat on my face. I was unable to walk. Needless to say, I was upset and afraid.
I started to watch everyone around me to see if I could learn how one walks. I would notice the knee joint and how it moved, when the leg lifted and touched down and how the foot moved as part of the walking process. Observing walking was unable to help me walk. My conscious mind was unable to help me. Eventually I left the hospital and six months later after much effort was able to walk again.
David Eagleman's article makes a distinction between the conscious mind and what he calls implicit procedural memory, a type of memory that holds the capability of complex motor functions and a type of memory that we cannot access. He demonstrates how the skills of implicit memory cannot be learned through conscious processes by the examples of chicken sexers in Japan and plane spotters in Great Britain during World War II.
In both situations, there was a need to train people to do chicken sexing and spotting enemy planes. Chicken sexers determine the sex of newborn chicks so they can be separated into egg layers and non egg layers. Since the chicks are virtually identical, the Japanese developed the approach of determining the sex from the back vent where the sex organs are. Some people became very skilled at it, but when they tried to teach the skill, they were unable to do so. Only when they had a student attempt the vent sexing and gave positive feedback did the student learn. This teaching approach gave the implicit procedural memory a way to learn. Eventually the student had the skill, through trial and error and feedback. The same approach worked in developing plane spotters in World War II.
Apparently our implicit memory does not want our conscious minds messing with it. It is also apparent that there are somethings we learn by mimicking others – which makes our ability to trust important for our ability to learn.
We simply have to trust our unconscious mind. It has worked well for thousands of years, after all.


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Lt. Gen Howard B. Bromberg's staff answered questions for Army Times about officer retention and involuntary separation. (Army)
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Officials with the Office of the Army G-1 (deputy chief of staff for personnel) at the Pentagon answered these questions from Army Times about officer retention and involuntary separation policies:
Q. Will captains who receive a second nonselection from the Army Competitive Category major board that met in October and November be screened for selective continuation?
A. As a general rule, no. The Army will evaluate strength in critical specialties as each (officer) board occurs, and might offer limited selective continuation to officers in skills where we have insufficient inventory to meet requirements.
Q. Since most of these captains have fewer than 15 years of service and do not qualify for the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, will they qualify for separation pay if designated for involuntary separation?
A. Officers who are not eligible for early retirement under the TERA guidelines would receive involuntary separation pay as long as they have more than six years of service.
Q. Will these same policies apply to the Army Competitive Category captain board that convenes in April?
A. There is no authority in law to selectively continue lieutenant grade officers. Any lieutenant who is twice nonselected for promotion to captain, and who has fewer than six years of active federal service, is not eligible to receive involuntary separation pay.
Any lieutenant who has six or more years of active federal service, and who is twice nonselected for captain would receive involuntary separation pay.
Q. The zone announcement for the fiscal 2013 Army Competitive Category lieutenant colonel board was released Nov. 20. The announcement indicates that majors who receive a second nonselection by this board will be considered for selective continuation. Is it Army policy to selectively continue passed-over majors who are within six years of reaching retirement eligibility at 20 years of active federal service, if they are otherwise qualified for retention?
A. Yes. The Army's policy, in accordance with Defense Department guidance, is that fully qualified majors who are twice nonselected for promotion to lieutenant colonel, and who are within two to six years of regular retirement eligibility, will be considered for selective continuation. Selection will be based on criteria set by the secretary of the Army.
Q. If an officer is not offered selective continuation, will he or she be offered TERA?
A. Army Directive 2012-25 (Temporary Early Retirement authority), dated Sept. 24, 2012, authorizes qualified soldiers to apply for TERA if they are denied continued service with an established involuntary separation date as the result of an Army centralized selection board process.
The directive requires that soldiers must be serving on active duty and have completed 15 but less than 20 years of active service, as of the involuntary separation date.
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SYMPHONY could ultimately enable testing of these carcinogens to be carried out at an individual farm level.
The Symphony consortium is a world class interdisciplinary research and industrial, seven partner team that has been granted €2.3m from the European Commission's Framework Programme (FP7) for a 3 year period. Epigem's role is to produce a new semi-disposable microfluidic module for sample pre-treatment and analysis.
The aim of SYMPHONY is the development of an online system for the detection of, in particular, aflatoxin M1 in milk for the dairy industry with specific objectives to:
Tim Ryan, managing director of Epigem, said: "Aflatoxin is a serious cancer hazard and this project will establish a robust system to quickly detect the toxin in milk. It has the potential to save farmers' money, and at the same time save lives."
The project coordinator Leandro Lorenzelli of FBK – Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy, said: "The project SYMPHONY proposes a new generation of devices representing a breakthrough for the dairy industry and leading toward precision process management. The detection of aflatoxin is a key issue in food sector and the proposed smart microsystems will provide a significat advancement in milk quality control."
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Bloomberg's Janet Lorin reports on Princeton University's loan program, which offers loans at interest rates as low as 1.2 percent for parents who earn as much as $500,000 a year. TMN, who has long been a very lonely voice defending college loans, is happy to have an excellent illustration of the payoff from college loan programs.
The usual line on college loans is that we have a trillion-dollar-or-so crisis with students taking out unsustainable debt to fund degrees that may or may not let them pay it back. The usual solution proposed is replacing loans with grants, thus letting graduates walk into their bright futures unshackled by the costs of their education.
Unfortunately, the flip side of this is that it costs a whole lot more to provide a dollar of grant aid than a dollar of loan aid. Princeton, it so happens, provides a lot of grant aid too; many other universities don't. In any case, if you're set on the idea of grant aid and have a limited budget, then you basically have to limit grant aid to the poorest segments of students. Supporters of the grant model sometimes present this as a desirable feature. TMN is pained to see why; you might consider reading Shaila Dewan at the New York Times to see how college decimates middle-class savings.
Once you get rid of the "all-debt-is-bad" assumption that animates much of the college funding debate, just how much value colleges can create with low-interest rate loans becomes clear. And frankly, as far as TMN is concerned, it doesn't matter if the loans are available only to the poor, the middle class, or even the very well off.
Princeton is offering students and parents a very good deal here at what's likely to be a fairly low cost to the college (you can bet the vast, vast majority of those loans will be repaid). How good a deal? Derek Thompson at the Atlantic has a very useful chart of the colleges that offer the best return on investment. On average, the return on the cost of a Princeton education — for all majors — is 13.2 percent a year. It's obviously not the only way to measure educational value, but for our purposes right now it's a pretty good one.
Take out a loan at 1.2 percent and you still have the college generating a 12 percent return on the money you pay. That's a pretty great return, and likely a whole lot better than what you'll get going to a cheaper school to avoid loans. 1.2 percent now to generate 13.2 percent later? Thanks, The Market Now will take that deal for his own (still way under college-age) son any day of the week.
Update: Obviously, Princeton is an extreme example, for which folks have taken this post to task. An example:
I wouldn't put it quite the same way, but the point is noted. There are plenty of colleges that are overpriced to start no matter how you cut it. And unlike Princeton, they don't give out loans at 1.2 percent either. The point here is not that all student loans are good, but that loans are generally a cost-effective solution for colleges that are worth paying for in the first place.
Some colleges, especially for-profit ones, have found a profitable niche in getting students to take out loans to pay for degrees of zero educational value and minimal value in the job market. That has tainted the perception of loans in general. Even many legitimate colleges are overpriced (and, as I've noted in another post, will never deliver the kind of security folks hope for) but that's a separate issue.
PS: As Janet Lorin's story makes clear, not all of Princeton's loans are at 1.2 percent. That's the rate for variable-rate loans; the college charges 4.3 percent for fixed-rate loans. Other Ivies offer loans at closer to the 7 percent range. At those rates the math on the economic value of the loans changes. Though maybe not as much as it once did, as schools that were once less expensive have moved to charging Ivy-level prices.


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BlackBerry has entered into an agreement to acquire Secusmart GmbH—a provider in voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping solutions for government organizations, enterprises and telecommunications service providers in Germany and internationally.
"We are improving our security solutions to keep up with the growing complexity of enterprise mobility, with devices being used for more critical tasks and to store more critical information, and security attacks becoming more sophisticated," said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry. "The acquisition underscores our focus on addressing growing security costs and threats ranging from individual privacy to national security, and strengthens our security solutions with voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping technologies."
BlackBerry and Secusmart have previously partnered to address the security needs of customers. Last year, the SecuSUITE for BlackBerry 10 was selected by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security for classified communications, for the country's public officials. Both companies provided Secusmart-equipped BlackBerry smartphones to a significant number of German government agencies and German government ministries and leaders—including Chancellor Angela Merkel.
BlackBerry's acquisition demonstrates the company's commitment to enterprise mobile security—serving BlackBerry customers in G7 governments, G20 governments and global enterprises in pharmaceutical, legal and automotive industries, as well as large oil and gas companies.


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Are you in the thick of holiday entertaining and tired of cheese and crackers? Enter this deliciously rich and healthy roast pumpkin and cashew dip. Perfect for afternoon entertaining, as a mid morning snack or smeared on a wrap and topped with cheese and veggies. A sure hit with toddlers, children and adults.
1/4 large pumpkin (1/2 jap)
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tbs olive oil
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup of cashews
Chop pumpkin into cubes, drizzle with olive oil and toss with spices and salt.
Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes until tender and slightly golden around the edges.
Place roast pumpkin into a food processor with garlic clove and cashews.
Blend until smooth.
Add more salt and olive oil if desired.
Serve with cashews and coriander (I only had parsley!) on top.


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Gear4 intros StreetParty III speaker system
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Gear4 StreetParty III
Following up its DUO iPod dock released earlier this month, UK-based Gear4 has now released the StreetParty III, a portable speaker system that charges and plays Apple's docking iPods (including the iPod touch) and all other digital audio devices via a 3.5mm audio jack. The StreetParty III can be folded flat for easy portability, and relies on four AA batteries for music on the go.
When plugged in at home with the supplied AC adapter, the StreetParty III will charge iPods via their dock connections. A 3.5mm audio cable comes with the speaker system. The StreetParty III retails for an equivalent of about $60 in its native country and hasn't been given a US street date as of press time. [via PocketLint]


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Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller had a big day in Saturday's win over Indiana. / Marc Lebryk/USA TODAY Sports
With flurries flying inside the Shoe and the Ohio State band playing Jingle Bells, Santas gift to the Buckeyes 18 seniors, particularly the four departing offensive linemen, was two displays of end zone acrobatics.
It was a ho-ho-ho good time for Braxton Miller.
No. 5, dressed appropriately in red, came bearing his usual bag of goodies (144 yards rushing, 160 yards passing, four touchdowns) in Saturdays 42-14 rout of Indiana. The only thing he was missing was a white beard and big belly, but those Kris Kringle traits would have just weighed down the suddenly aerodynamic Miller.
That was going out for the seniors, said Miller of going airborne at the goal line on both of his TD runs. We do so much throughout practice, we just want to show it on Saturdays.
It was very emotional, just playing the last (home) game with the `O line, all the seniors I came here with. It was very emotional man.
The Internet has been abuzz with speculation on whether this was Millers last home game, too. Draft experts like Mel Kiper think it would be a big mistake. But, if Miller is out the door, offensive coordinator Tom Herman is at least relieved his somersaulting, hydroplaning quarterback didnt get hurt or draw a taunting flag on his first TD, an obvious case of unbridled celebration at the end of a patented Miller breakaway.
Miller said he was just having a little bit of fun playing for once without the hindrance of a knee brace.
You can have as much fun as you want, Herman said. Just dont cost the team a penalty. The second one was necessary (with a defender nipping at his heels) I like that hes competing hard and playing hard.
If the goal was to score more style points, the mission was accomplished. Millers second TD, where he lined up as a receiver and took an end-around flip from backup quarterback Kenny Guiton, should get plenty of play on the highlights.
Olympic judges would have given Miller a 10 for his goal line gymnasts. Its the judges in the court of public opinion, the naysayers who belittle Ohio States bid for a national championship, who have been harder to win over during Ohio States full-scale assault on the record books.
To call Saturday historic would be an understatement. Not only did the 11-0 Buckeyes stretch their winning streak to a school-record 23 games, they extended their school record for touchdowns in a season to 73 and broke the school mark for single-season points with 536.
Oh, incidentally, they also clinched their first berth in a Big Ten Championship Game, opposite Michigan State.
And, yet, you get a sense that its only a matter of time before Northern Illinois passes OSU in the BCS rankings.
Coach Urban Meyer refused to get caught up in that debate or anything that might distract from next weeks game at Michigan. He said so in so many words, although anybody who knows Meyer knows one of those words uttered was not Michigan.
A rivalry game, even against an unranked opponent, should assure that OSU stays focused on the task at hand. If we learned anything about this team over the last two years, its that it is not easily distracted or discouraged.
We do appreciate (the winning streak) because of what weve been through with the coaching changes and the (NCAA) sanctions, said Devin Smith, who caught a 39-yard bullet from Miller to cap OSUs scoring. We take it as reward for what weve been through.
It was athletic director Gene Smith whose decision not to self-impose a bowl ban in 2011, in the wake of NCAA violations, might have cost the Buckeyes a chance to play in the B1G title game last season and maybe more. On Saturday, in a delicious bit of irony, it was Smith who presented the team a game ball for its record-breaking streak.
As you grow a little older and become more experienced, the greatest thing that happened today is every one of those players in that locker room is going to come back and be part of this, Meyer said, remembering how, as a graduate assistant at OSU in 1986, former greats like Jim Lachey and Archie Griffin remained close to the program. Theres going to be a special place for them around the facility for what theyve done.
Guiton, who has become a folk hero with his pinch-hit dramatics, blew kisses to the crowd upon entering the game in the fourth quarter to replace Miller.
Maybe hell get a chance before all is said and done to make that same gesture to the pollsters.
The history here thats big, Guiton said. Were forever in history now and people will be chasing us.
If not in the BCS rankings, at least in Ohio State annals.
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The arraignment for a woman accused in the fatal hit-and-run of a South Beach chef was postponed until April 16.
Karlie Tomica is charged with DUI manslaughter in Stefano Riccioletti's death. She is also charged with leaving the scene of a crash with bodily harm, DUI damage to property, and resisting an officer without violence.
Tomica, 20, was already charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death on Jan. 28. She posted $10,000 bond that night.
According to documents released last week, Tomica had a blood alcohol content between 0.208 and 0.225 when her blood was drawn two hours after the crash. She also had a 24-year-old woman's Florida driver license and several cards with bartending quotes.
Police credited Jairo Fuentes, a Good Samaritan who called 911 and followed the car that hit Riccioletti with helping them make an arrest.
Riccioletti was the executive chef at Terrazza at the Shore Club. Police say Tomica was leaving Nikki Beach Club, where she worked as a part-time bartender, when she hit Riccioletti.
An attorney representing Riccioletti's 19-year-old son, Jacopo Riccioletti, filed a wrongful death complaint against Tomica and Penrod Brothers, Inc, the owner of Nikki Beach Club.
Julie Fogel, the public relations and communications director for Nikki Beach issued a statement last week, saying: "Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Stefano Riccioletti and our hearts go out to his children. The principals of Penrod Brothers, Inc have been in business for well over 40 years, have had thousands of employees around the world and have never had a situation like this. Karlie Tomica was hired as a part-time bartender in mid-November 2012 and came with 4 years of experience in the hospitality industry; first at Palm City Grill (Palm City, Florida) and for the past 2 years as a cocktail server at Hyatt Regency Miami's bar & lounge, Pure Verde, where she is still employed. Tomica signed all documents stating she would adhere to the strict policies that all employees must agree to. We have no further comment at this time."
Tomica is currently on house arrest. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges she faces.


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Bird Toys Built to Entertain and Strengthen Bonds
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n assortment of toys helps your bird live his best life, keeping him happy, busy, and fulfilled.
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Fun for you, fun for your bird!
Ultimately, BYO toys are all about fun. And what better way to add fun to your bird's life than with a toy that offers a shared experience – you make it, he loves it!


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POSTED: 1:30 a.m. HST, Dec 29, 2010
WASHINGTON » It's been a slow, sad march toward Ralph Friedgen's final game as coach at Maryland.
"Being with the players one last time is pretty special," Friedgen said. "You know, it's kind of like you died. It's a slow death. Everything you experience is for the last time. It's been a very stressful week for me."
Friedgen was on the verge of tears at nearly every question at this week's official news conference for the Military Bowl, which matches the Terrapins (8-4) against East Carolina (6-6) today at RFK Stadium. This was a game Maryland didn't want to play—the school felt it deserved a better bowl fate after tying for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference—and now it's taken on a feel that's more funeral than festival since the announcement last week that the ACC's coach of the year was being fired, effective after the game.
"I think I have enjoyed practice more than they have," Friedgen said, "because I just don't know if I will be doing it again. I have been savoring the moment."
The Military Bowl, trying to establish footing in just its third year of existence, was tabbed to get the No. 8 selection from the ACC, but more enticing bowls kept picking other conference schools ahead of Maryland, landing the school in a game played only a few miles from campus.
East Carolina should be happy to be playing in any bowl, given that the school has the worst defense in the country—ranking 120th out of 120 FBS teams. The Pirates give up 478.8 yards per game and have allowed at least 45 points in five straight games.
"You couldn't ask for a better Christmas present," first-year coach Ruffin McNeill said.
The Pirates are a bowl favorite because their fan base travels well—it wouldn't be surprising if Maryland fans are a minority in their own back yard at RFK—and the purple-and-gold always relish any chance to knock off a team from the ACC.
For years, some ACC teams wouldn't schedule East Carolina—this is the first meeting with Maryland—but this season the Pirates are 1-2 against the conference that dominates their region.
McNeill has an understanding of Friedgen's situation. He was Texas Tech's defensive coordinator a year ago and coached the Red Raiders to a win in the Alamo Bowl after Mike Leach was fired.
There's perhaps no sense in pretending No. 16 Oklahoma State (10-2) doesn't have other issues besides today's Alamo Bowl against Arizona (7-5).
Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen will leave next month for West Virgina, where he was hired this month as the coach-in-waiting. Quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon may be playing their final game at Oklahoma State if they leave for the NFL Draft.
Robert Griffin had plenty of time to set goals for this year while sitting out most of last season recovering from ACL surgery.
Today, Baylor's star quarterback hopes to mark another goal off that list when the Bears look for their first bowl win since 1992 when they face Illinois in the Texas Bowl.
Illinois coach Ron Zook knows his team has a challenge in dealing with Baylor's high-powered offense. He says they don't expect to stop the Bears, but he hopes to at least slow them down.