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It's another daughter for Justin Moore. The country star's rep tells People the singer and his wife, Kate, celebrated the birth of their third child on Monday.
The couple is naming their new arrival Rebecca Klein Moore after Justin's great-grandmother, and they'll be calling her Klein. The spokesperson adds that "both mom and Klein are healthy," with the baby measuring 19-and-a-half-inches and tipping the scales at six-pounds, 13-ounces.
Klein has two older sisters, four-year-old Ella Kole and two-and-a-half-year-old Kennedy Faye, who mom and dad say are "thrilled to have a little sister."
And Justin will have a little time to spend with his little one before he has to return to the road. His next performance is slated for Goshen, Indiana on July 23rd.
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Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy is surgery to remove all of the colon (large intestine) and rectum.
You will receive general anesthesia right before your surgery. This will make you be asleep and unable to feel pain.
For your proctocolectomy:
Next your surgeon will create an ileostomy:
Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy surgery is done when other medical treatment does not help problems with your large intestine.
It is most commonly done in people who have inflammatory bowel disease, which includes
This surgery may also be done if you have:
Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy is usually safe. Your risk will depend on your general overall health. Ask your doctor about these possible complications:
Risks for any surgery are:
Risks for this surgery are:
Always tell your doctor or nurse what drugs you are taking, even drugs, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription. Ask your doctor which drugs you should still take on the day of your surgery.
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You will be in the hospital for 3 to 7 days. You may have to stay longer if you had this surgery because of an emergency.
You may be given ice chips to ease your thirst on the same day as your surgery. By the next day, you will probably be allowed to drink clear liquids. Your doctor or nurse will slowly add thicker fluids and then soft foods as your bowels begin to work again. You may be eating a soft diet 2 days after your surgery.
While you are in the hospital, your nurse and doctor will teach you how to care for your ileostomy.
You will have an ileostomy pouch that is fitted for you. Drainage into your pouch will be constant. You will need to wear the pouch at all times.
Most people who have total proctocolectomy with ileostomy are able to do most activities they were doing before their surgery. This includes most sports, travel, gardening, hiking, and other outdoor activities, and most types of work.
If you have a chronic condition, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, you may need ongoing medical treatment.
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Cunningham D, Atkin W, Lenz HJ, et al. Colorectal cancer. Lancet. 2010 Mar 20;375(9719):1030-47.
Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Colon and rectum. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 52.
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I too was disappointed. I thought the 5C would be around $399 off contract. Why are you selling the phone for only $100 less off contract? Should have kept the 5 and priced this way. 5C is $399 off contract and $99 on contract. iPhone 5 is $499 off contract and $150 on contract. iPhone 5S is $649 off contract and $199 on contract. The deal is Android has many choices and iPhone up until now only had one choice. I just figured 3 options is better than two. If you felt that one was eating the other, discontinue at that time.
Plummet? Another apt verb from M.Essany. Isn't there a law that says you can't yell fire in a building that IS NOT burning? Pathetic drivel as usual. Keep up the good work!
Basically Apple is increasing their margins by decreasing the cost to produce their mid-range offering..the 5C. If they were to offer the iPhone 5 at $100 it would cut into 5S sales since most people wont see the difference between the 5 and 5S, because the camera is still 8 MPs, just a better lense and flash. The only other addition is the fingerprint sensor, and to me I could live without that if it means saving $100.
So it's a win-win for Apple. They significantly decrease production cost by offering a iPhone 5 in a plastic colored shell, and make the consumer either settle for a crappier mid-range product or feel the need to upgrade to the premium 5S. I don't know why Apple's stock price is plummeting because their new offerings only increase margins, especially since they will be invading China at launch with the China Mobile partnership. Investors should be all over it.
But, my initial point is, you are getting ripped off with the 5C..big time.
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Not here (unfortunately!!) but actually on the real school run. The AA says that a third of parents spend between 10 and 49 hours a month ferrying kids about, and 2% spend over 50 hours per month!
I've just sat and worked out how much I spend, and its getting on for 31 hours a month, and i don't even do a regular school run! Are you a 'family taxi'?


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Getting my youngest to break his thumb-sucking habit in kindergarten was surprisingly easy. But now, six months later, he's back at it. Have I enabled him by trusting that he will give it up when he is ready?
I knew Ezra was a thumb-sucker before he was born. Somehow I sensed him enjoying it in the womb. Once he was born, he found his thumb pretty quickly. Despite my efforts at trying to get him to choose the pacifier over the thumb (and let's be frank, I didn't try that hard at 3 in the morning) he became a full-on thumb junkie. Right thumb, left thumb, day, night, dirty, clean, didn't matter. Those thumbs had a mouth to call home.
But when he got to kindergarten, the teachers were concerned about hygiene. They waren't so cool with all the other kids sharing toys and musical instruments with Thumby McGee.
So I broke out the Malvada Stop, the bitter tasting nail paint I was so familiar with as a lifetime cuticle biter. To my surprise, he was off the thumb within a few days. I bought him the Playmobil castle that I had promised as a thumb-free reward. I marvelled at his ability to overcome a habit that seemed to have such a hold on him.
Until …
Toward the end of last school year, things started getting pretty difficult for Ezra. He has what some might call a rigid personality. Transitions are hard for him, as is disappointment, which he is not yet fully capable of managing. Battles ensue regularly over breakfast choices, bathing, brushing teeth – battles that wear us both out because he struggles so with calming himself down, and I struggle so with kids not listening to me. Once his temper rises, he disappears into his tilting pinball brain, shouting and crying, hot with frustration because he is seven and I make the rules.
Enter thumbs.
Ezra is now in first grade. When he was just a few months old and I let him have his thumb at 3 a.m., I never imagined that he would still be holding on at age 7. When I told him it was time to try to stop again, he said, "When I am mad it helps me calm down."
Has his thumb too long been a substitute for more sophisticated emotional management? Have I enabled him by being too lenient about it, by trusting that he will give it up when he is ready? Will he grow into a young man, in a twist over an argument, sucking his thumb in the aftermath? Impossible, right? Some kid in his class will have words against it, surely – words more powerful than mine.
So I asked him: "What are you going to do when you're a grown-up to calm down?"
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Beavers have momentum heading into NCAA Regionals
Beavers In The Postseason
Oregon State has advanced to the 2013 postseason and will be hosting the Corvallis Regional. The regional features No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara and No. 4 UT-San Antonio.
Postseason History
Oregon State is making its 14th visit to the postseason since the program's first season in 1907. The Beavers carry a 40-26 (.606) postseason record into the regional, with the current head coach, Pat Casey, claiming 35 of those victories. Oregon State's visit is the team's fifth consecutive, which extends the program's record stretch. The Beavers are 23-16 in NCAA Regional games (.590), including a 9-0 mark at Goss Stadium. OSU is 18-7 (.720) in NCAA Regional games since the NCAA adopted the current postseason format.
Against The Corvallis Regional Field
Against the teams in the regional, the Beavers have the most history with UC Santa Barbara. OSU is 15-10-1 lifetime against the Gauchos. The teams last met in 2012 when the Beavers won 3-of-4 in Santa Barbara. Oregon State is 4-4 against Texas A&M, defeating the Aggies twice during the 2009 Fort Worth Regional. OSU has only met UTSA once, in 2011 in San Antonio, where the Beavers prevailed, 10-7.
National Seed
Oregon State has been named the SSS national seed in this season's tournament. It's the second time the Beavers have been named a national seed. The 2005 club was the No. 8 seed.
From Last Year
Oregon State has 19 players on the 2013 roster who competed at the 2012 Baton Rouge Regional. The Beavers went 2-2 at the regional, defeating Belmont and Louisiana-Monroe but falling twice to host LSU. Michael Confortobatted .429 (6-for-14) during the regional to lead Oregon State, while Ryan Barnes was 6-for-17 (.353). Ben Wetzler and Tony Bryant earned the club's two wins.
Corvallis Regional History
Oregon State is hosting an NCAA Regional for the fourth time in school history since the curent postseason format was adopted in 1999. The Beavers are a perfect 9-0 in NCAA Regionals at Goss Stadium, most recently sweeping UALR, Creighton and Georgia in 2011. Only three Corvallis Regional games have seen the Beavers win by two runs or less: 4-3 over Ohio State in 2005, 5-3 against Wright State in 2006 and 6-4 over Georgia in 2011. OSU set a program postseason record for runs scored in a 19-3 win over St. John's to advance to the 2005 Corvallis Super Regional.
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Timeline of two struggling schools
Two struggling schools / A timeline of the Buffalo district's inability to turn around East and Lafayette high schools
June 2009: 41% graduation rate at Lafayette; 49% at East.
January 2010: State identifies Lafayette as among seven persistently lowest-achieving Buffalo schools, and among the 5% lowest-performing in the state.
June 2010: 36% graduation rate at Lafayette; 44% at East.
Summer 2010: District submits improvement grant application for Lafayette and six other schools, calling for staff development and other moderate changes.
September 2010: State denies Lafayette's school-improvement grant application, in part because then-Superintendent James A. Williams refuses to move the principal.
December 2010: East added to list of persistently lowest achieving schools in the state.
January 2011: State gives the district a $300,000 grant to develop a school improvement plan for Lafayette.
June 2011: 31% graduation rate at Lafayette; 37 % at East.
July 2011: Buffalo School Board votes not to apply for an improvement grant for East. The district applies for a grant for Lafayette, proposing that SUNY Buffalo State run the school.
August 2011: State denies the plan for Lafayette.
October 2011: State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. threatens to revoke Lafayette's registration, which would force it to close.
December 2011: District submits plans for East and Lafayette that call for Johns Hopkins University to run the schools.
March 2012: State approves $31,000 in grant money each for Lafayette and East high schools so the district can develop school turnaround plans. The grants are retroactive to September 2011.
May 2012: Commissioner awards $1.8 million for Lafayette and $1.8 million for East, on the condition that the district provides a copy of the contract with Johns Hopkins.
June 2012: 21% graduation rate at Lafayette; 27% at East.
November 2012: King rejects the district's plan for Johns Hopkins to run the schools because of lack of detail.
January 2013: State lets district use $350,000 to start work with Johns Hopkins on new plan to oversee East and Lafayette.
May 2013: District submits new plan to state.
June 2013: State OKs $30,000 for Lafayette and East to prepare schools for turnaround plans.
July 2013: King rejects the grants for East and Lafayette, saying the district "failed to create the conditions necessary" for Johns Hopkins to take over the schools.
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Of Elul, L'David, and Golems
There is near universal Ashkenazic custom during the month of Elul to recite the Chapter of Tehillim (27) "L'Dovid Hashem Ori" during davening, both every morning and evening, and all the way up to Shmini Atzeres[1], as preparation for the Yomim Noraim. This custom is based on the Midrash Shochar Tov[2] that elucidates that various phrases of this chapter contain allusions to the holidays of the repentance period - Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkos, as well as to the month of Elul itself[3].
The Malbim, in his commentary on Tehillim, offers an alternate explanation. In this chapter, Dovid HaMelech, the author of Tehillim, asked to cleave to Hashem and that all obstacles that block coming close to Him should be removed. The Malbim[4] explains that when we strive to do so, Hashem will attach Himself to us with a higher level of personalized supervision. It is thus quite apropos to recite "L'Dovid" during the month of Elul, whose name hints to the acronym "Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li - I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me"(Shir HaShirim Ch. 6, verse 3). Elul is a month which symbolizes our relationship to Hashem, and one in which proper repentance is more readily accepted[5].
Where's the source?
But, the obvious question is where and when did this minhag start? It is not mentioned in the Gemara, nor in the Rishonim, and not even referenced in the Shulchan Aruch or its main commentaries. It seems a bit odd that such a common custom would not stem from a primary source! Much research has been done and many works have been written to try to find the earliest source for this meaningful minhag[6].
Although many erroneously concluded that the original source of reciting "L'Dovid" throughout the entire month of Elul was the controversial 'Chemdas Yamim', first printed in 1731, however, history has since proven that an earlier source has been found. Many now attribute this minhag to the noted Kabbalist and famed author of "Amtachas Binyomin", Rav Binyomin Beinish Cohen, in his sefer "Shem Tov Kattan[7]", first printed in 1706. There he writes that one should be scrupulous with reciting "L'Dovid" daily from Rosh Chodesh Elul until after Simchas Torah, averring that this has the potential to avert and even nullify Heavenly decrees.
Who's Who?
Yet, there is possibly an earlier source. In the sefer "Nezer Hakodesh - Minhagei Beis Ropschitz"[8] a story is told about the Baal Shem Tov, where he mentioned a Tzaddik, known as Rav Eliyahu Baal Shem, who had saved the Jews of a certain town from eviction by successfully promising the childless non-Jewish mayor a son within a year. The Baal Shem Tov mentioned that this Tzaddik who lived in the late 1600s, was the one who established the custom of reciting "L'Dovid" during Elul. However, it is unclear whom exactly he was referring to.
Although much detailed information has been obscured with the passage of time, still history has shown that there were two Tzaddikim known by this name[9]. The better known of the two was Rav Eliyahu Baal Shem of Chelm, a talmid of the great Maharshal, Rav Shlomo Luria, and an ancestor of the luminariescommonly known as the Chacham Tzvi (Rav Tzvi Ashkenazi) and his son, the Ya'avetz (Rav Yaakov Emden).
A Golem as a Tzenter?
Here is where it gets interesting. Rav Eliyahu Baal Shem of Chelm was best known for being of such stature that he created a Golem[10]. In fact, both of his aforementioned illustrious descendents have written responsa on the topic of the Golem that their grandfather created. The Chid"a[11], in his encyclopedia of Gedolim throughout Jewish history, 'Shem Gedolim' also attested to its existence.
But before our readers decry the supernatural turn this article has taken, they should realize that Golems actually do have a place in the halachic realm as well. The issue that these Gedolim were debating was whether a Golem can count for a minyan! Although the Chacham Tzvi (Shu"t Chacham Tzvi 93) at first remained undecided, his son, Rav Yaakov Emden (Shu"t Sheilas Ya'avetz vol. 2, 82) ruled unequivocally that a Golem cannot count for a minyan! Apparently not just a theoretical topic, it is even cited and debated by such contemporary authorities as the Mishna Berura (55, 4)[12] and the Chazon Ish (Yoreh Deah 116, 1)!
The Mishna Berura does not actually rule, but rather addresses the issue and concludes that it is a safek; which is actually the main thrust of the Chacham Tzvi's teshuva – that he personally was undecided as to the proper halacha. Although the majority consensus is that a Golem would not count for a minyan, there were several other authorities who defended the Chacham Tzvi's logicallowing a Golem able to count for a minyan.
The Chazon Ish, conversely, concluded akin to the Ya'avetz's position, that a Golem would undeniably not be able to count for a minyan, as it not only would be excluded from the rights and privileges of a Jew, but even from those of a human being. One of Rav Yaakov Emden's main proofs to this is that we find that in order to be considered having a neshama, a creation needs to have the potential for speech [see, for example the Ramban's commentary to Parshas Bereishis (Ch. 2, verse 7; based on Targum Onkelus ad loc.)], an ability a Golem sorely lacks.
What is lesser known (and actually seemingly unknown to many later authorities, including the Mishna Berura) is that posthumously, another son of the Chacham Tzvi, Rav Meshulem Ashkenazi, in his responsa, appended and printed a later teshuva from his father (Shu"t Divrei HaRav Meshulem vol. 1, 10 s.v. shayach); in it the Chacham Tzvi actually retracted his original position and ruled strictly as well. Either way, and regardless of what one might want to assume about his fellow mispallelim, the vast majority of poskim rule conclusively that a Golem cannot be counted for a minyan[13].
The Second Rav Eliyahu
Back to figuring out who originated the recital of "L'Dovid" in Elul. The other Rav Eliyahu Baal Shem was Rav Eliyahu Luentz, known as a master Kabbalist in the 17th century. He authored a seminal volume on the Zohar titled "Aderes Eliyahu", and was a disciple of my ancestor and namesake, the renowned Maharal M'Prague, (who, as an intresting side point, and incredible works aside, is regrettably nowadays best 'known' for having also created a Golem[14]).
In conclusion, although we are left uncertain as to whom the originator of this powerful minhag was, we can rest assured that it has a reliable source. We can thus appreciate the significance of saying this chapter of Tehillim throughout Elul, as it underscores the major goals of the season of repentance.
Postscript: There are a few communities, including many of Germanic origin, and the Chassidic communities of Sanz, Bobov, and Kamarna, however, who do not recite "L'Dovid" during Elul. See Shu"t Divrei Moshe (34), and sefer Minhagei Kamarna, (printed in the back of Shulchan HaTahor; Elul, 381), as well as Likutei Eliezer (pg. 5, footnotes 30 - 31). The Kamarna Rebbe of Yerushalayim, recently told this author that although in his shul "L'Dovid" is recited, as most of his congregation are not his Chassidim and nearly everyone's custom is to recite it, nevertheless, he personally does not. It is also known that the Vilna Gaon did not approve of this addition to davening (Maaseh Rav 53) as it possibly constitutes 'tircha d'tzibura'. The general Sefardi minhag as well is not to recite "L'Dovid" specially during Elul, but many nonetheless recite it all year long as an addition after Shacharis; see Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's Darchei Halacha glosses to the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (128, footnote 4).
Much of this article is based on Rabbi Eliezer Brodt's fascinating sefer Likutei Eliezer - Ch. 1.
This article was written L'Iluy Nishmas R' Chaim Baruch Yehuda ben Dovid Tzvi, L'Refuah Sheleimah for R' Shlomo Yoel ben Chaya Leah and l'zechus Yaacov Tzvi ben Rivka and Shira Yaffa bas Rochel Miriam v'chol yotzei chalatzeha for a yeshua sheleimah!
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[1]See Matteh Ephraim (581, 6), Shulchan Aruch HaRav (Siddur, Hilchos Krias Shma U'Tefillah), Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (128, 2), Mishna Berura (581, 2), Rav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin's Shu"t Gevuros Eliyahu (Orach Chaim 155, 1; based on his annual Ezras Torah Luach, Ikrei Dinei Chodesh Elul), and Rav Yechiel Michel Tukachinsky's annual Luach Eretz Yisrael (Rosh Chodesh Elul).
[2]Midrash Shochar Tov (Tehillim Ch.27).
[3]See Rabbi Elchanan Shoff's V'ani BaHashem Atzapeh (pg. 71, footnote 13), quoting Rav Chaim Falag'i.
[4]Malbim (introduction to Tehillim Chapter 27); quoted in Awesome Days (pg. 31).
[5]See the Mishna Berura's introduction to Orach Chaim 581.
[6]For long list of recent works addressing this see Rabbi Eliezer Brodt's Likutei Eliezer (pg. 1, footnote 2).
[7]See, for example Katzeh HaMatteh (Glosses on the Matteh Efraim 581, 13) and Likutei Eliezer (pg. 4).
[8]Cited in Likutei Eliezer (pg. 7).
[9]Likutei Eliezer ibid.
[10]For more on this topic see Yeshurun (vol. 17, pg. 665 - 666), in the article by Rabbi M.D. Chichik about Rav Eliyahu Baal Shem from Chelm. In fact, the story of Rav Eliyahu and his Golem was recently adapted as a hardcover comic book entitled "The Golem of Chelm – Hayah V'Nivra".
[11]Shem Gedolim (vol. 1, Ma'areches Gedolim - Ma'areches Alef, 166).
[12]Although the majority consensus is that a Golem would not count for a minyan (as detailed in the next footnote), there were several other authorities who defended the Chacham Tzvi's tzad that a Golem would be able to count for a minyan, including Rav Yosef Engel (Gilyonei HaShas, Sanhedrin 19b s.v. sham maaleh alav) and the Likutei Chaver Ben Chaim (vol. 5, pg. 64a, comments on Chacham Tzvi 93), who dismisses one of the Chid"a's counter-arguments, explaining that even a Golem should need to be 13 years old from the day he was created to count for a minyan! See also Shu"t B'tzeil HaChochma (vol. 6, 99 s.v. uvmch"t) who explains that the very fact that the Chacham Tzvi was originally mesupak whether a Golem can be included as part of Bnei Yisrael and count for a minyan (and although not the halacha l'maaseh) shows that he held that a Golem is mechuyev b'mitzvos; otherwise, there is no hava amina to count him for a minyan! However, it is important to note that although it was apparently not known to the Mishna Berura nor these authorities, the Chacham Tzvi actually later retracted his position!
[13]Including the Chid"a (Birkei Yosef, Orach Chaim 55, 4 s.v. u'lmai, Machazik Bracha ad loc, Tzavarei Shalal to Parshas Va'eschanan, Midbar Kedmos - Maareches Yud, 27, and sefer Maris HaAyin on Sanhedrin 65; also quoting the Chessed L'Alafim), the Ikrei HaDat (Ikrei Dinim, Orach Chaim 3, 15), the Rogatchover Gaon (Shu"t Tzafnas Paneach vol. 2, 7), the Kaf HaChaim (Orach Chaim 55, 12), the Rivevos Efraim (Shu"t vol. 7, 385; in a teshuva from Rav Yosef Binyamin Tzarfati of Antwerp), and the Minchas Asher (Parshas Noach, 12, 2). Similarly, Rav Tzadok HaKohen M'Lublin, in his sefer written on Torah topics that occurred to him while dreaming (Kuntress Divrei Chalomos, 6; appended to his sefer Resisei Laylah; cited in Rabbi Mordechai Zev Trenk's 'Treasures' pg. 44 - 45), as well, argues that the Ya'avetz's psak that a Golem cannot be counted for a minyan is the correct ruling. Interestingly, the Mahar"i Assad (Shu"t Yehuda Ya'aleh vol. 1, 26 s.v. v'da), ties this machlokes to the machlokes whether someone sleeping can count for a minyan [Orach Chaim 55, 6; the Taz and Pri Chadash take an opposing viewpoint tothe Shulchan Aruch and Magen Avraham].
[14]Although legends about the Maharal's Golem have been in print since 1837, the well known stories that captivated the popular imagination were actually first published in the early 20th century (Niflaos HaMaharal) by Rav Yudel Rosenberg, author of the famed Yados Nedarim. He was also known for translating the Zohar into Hebrew, and later served the Av Beis Din of Montreal, Canada. For more on this topic see Prof. Shneur Zalman Leiman's excellent "R Yudl Rosenberg and the Golem of Prague", (Tradition vol. 36, 1 - 2002). There is a famous related quote attributed to Rav M. Arik [originally printed in Zer Zahav (Tziternbaum; published in 5693), and later cited in the introduction to Machon Yerushalayim's recent Chiddushei Maharal M'Prague on Bava Metzia (pg. 14, footnote 1)] that "it is unknown whether the Maharal actually created a Golem. However, to have 'created' a talmid of the stature of the Tosafos Yom Tov, is certainly a greater wonder!'
Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive guide, rather a brief summary to raise awareness of the issues. In any real case one should ask a competent Halachic authority.
L'iluy Nishmas the Rosh HaYeshiva - Rav Chonoh Menachem Mendel ben R' Yechezkel Shraga, Rav Yaakov Yeshaya ben R' Boruch Yehuda, and l'zchus for Shira Yaffa bas Rochel Miriam and her children for a yeshua teikef u'miyad!


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THE 20th Bolton Beer Festival is in full flow at Bolton Rugby Club.
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As well as the wide range of ales, there are lagers from all over the world and a broad selection of ciders.
For those with different tastes, there are wines, spirits and soft drinks on offer.
Guests can attend the festival for either a daytime or evening session today with entrance costing £3 for the noon to 6pm slot and £6 for the 7pm to midnight session.
The event, held at the club in Avenue Street, off Chorley Old Road, is raising funds for Bolton Lads and Girls club — to help them in their mission to provide a safe haven where young people can spend their free time.
Chairman of the club, Dave Singleton, and chief executive Karen Edwards OBE have already been down to the rugby club to see the festival in action and sample some of the ales on offer.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
It's a Party #17
7 comments:
- poindextr said...
hi Terri, hope you're having a fabulous week. So nice to be joining you today, thank you for hostessing! -diane
- August 31, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- Camille said...
Hi! I found you on a blog hop and I am your newest follower! I also linked up a couple of things! I would love to have you stop by and follow back if you would like to!
Camille @
- August 31, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- Clumsy Coquette said...
Thanks for hosting! I actually saw your blog on a different hop and found this one!
~your newest follower
- August 31, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Terrie said...
Thanks Terri for hosting again. Fun to share. Have a good day.
- September 1, 2011 at 2:33 AM
- Maggie @ Midwestern {Sewing} Girl said...
Thanks so much for hosting, Terri! I hope you're having a fantastic week!
- September 1, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- MrsJenB said...
I am so happy to have come over today and found this party! I linked up a few things, and I look forward to coming back next week! :)
- September 1, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- Kadie said...
Hey Terri,
Hope you are having a great week so far!! Thanks as always for a fantastic party! :)
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I bought this guitar as a replacement for the one my dad got back in the 60's. He gave that one to me and I started playing at 11. This guitar was my best friend (we moved quite often so I had no friends and was homeschooled) for the next 20 odd years. I took it everywhere. When my life fell apart and I had no one, that guitar was there for me, comforting me with its beautiful tone and familiarity. 4 or 5 years ago, after a wonderful trip to the beach off the Florida panhandle with my now wife, I leaned this guitar, my best friend since childhood against the side of my suv whilea I put away our chairs in the back... Tragically I forgot it was there, got in and backed up cutting my wheel hard running over the guitar that had provided me with so much enjoyment in my lonely life. I still have its broken body in a gig bag with no plans to discard it. Ever.
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I verified with LaPatrie customer service that after 2010 this guitar is made with solid Mahogany sides and backs.
The LaPatrie Concerts made after 2010 are made with solid Mahogany sides and backs, making this an even better value in my opinion.
Comments about La Patrie Concert Classical Guitar:
I used to own a Washburn classical until i tried one of these. I quickly sold it and bought this one, Oh My! no regrets. Such a warm sound, no buzzing, easy to play and gorgeous to look at. This is one guitar that I will never sell or trade.
Standard features but way above standard sound.
Plays and sounds as good as one costing way more.
Comments about La Patrie Concert Classical Guitar:
The Consert models made after 2010 have solid Mahogany backs and sides in addition to solid wood tops. This makes them am even better value in my opinion.
Comments about La Patrie Concert Classical Guitar:
Since I played this guitar at a local music store, I've wanted one. This guitar is premium quality for cheap. The worksmanship is excellent, beautiful materials, handcrafted, great sound. After finding one used, I couldn't resist. Classical guitars are supposed to be simple & elegant and that is what this guitar is. I would recommend this guitar regardless of stage in musicianship; it meets the quality standards of a professional yet is cheap enough for a novice.
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Buy it! La Patries/Seagulls are great guitars!
I bought this new in 1997. It's been a great guitar all of this time with no issues. I prefer the cedar top, it is darker than spruce and I played the "bass" parts in my old classical guitar ensemble at school. We had between 5 and 10 guitarists. Try a couple of spruce tops, then the cedar to see if you like it better. It's my day to day guitar and I have beaten on this thing and it still sounds great. For rock, I use it to play Originals and Alex Lifeson/Steve Howe bits at my solo gigs. The only thing I had go wrong is I brought it to Brazil and the humidity (or heat) melted the glue on the bridge in the hotel. I brought it back to the States for a re-glue and no problems. I also made the mistake of installing a passive pickup, I should have installed an active one to really bring out the tones. For this price range, it is a wonderful guitar and Made in Canada (this guitar is) sounds much better (literally) than Made In China!
Exceptional quality. Truss Rod is great on this classical and it stays in tune!
Can't get a great North American guitar (classical) these days in this range!
Comments about La Patrie Concert Classical Guitar:
I picked up this guitar in a music store to carry around with me, because carrying around my Arapicio was not good for my nerves. This guitar has some great features: great sound with easy playability. All in all this guitar is hard to beat for the price. I liked it better than the Cordobas in this price range.
Comments about La Patrie Concert Classical Guitar:
I decided to get another classical for Bossa Nova after not owning one for abour 20 years. Takes some getting used to with the wide neck. The neck also has a flat profile which is different than some classicals I've played. Takes a bit of adaptation and getting used to but it's very playable.
Tone is quite decent but I don't much care for the strings Godin uses and will experiment with some different types. I'd read on the net that some people thought the Concert was jangly and trebly but I don't get that whatsoever. It's quite mellow.
Solid cedar top and solid mahogany sides and back for a great price is hard to beat.
Really an amazingly well made guitar for the money. Fit and finish is very good. A couple small areas on the binding where some faint stain marks show.
Considering this guitar is made in a modern facility in Quebec by Canadians and not in China, the value is unbeatable.
- Beautiful wood
- Great workmanship
- Very Nice Tone
- None I can find
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Comments about La Patrie Concert Classical Guitar:
This guitar arrived very well packaged, I marveled at how gorgeous it looked and after tuning it up, I was very pleasantly surprised how good it sounded. I would highly recommend this guitar and manufacturer to anyone looking for a superb guitar at a great price.
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|Chap. 1085
|Indian tribes of Oregon. Enrollment of descendants.
|Sec. 2
|Per capita payments.
|Sec. 2
|65 Stat. 754.
|Sec. 3
Page 662
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior, hereafter referred to as the "Secretary", is hereby authorized and directed to prepare separate rolls of the Indians of the blood of the Molel or Molallalas Tribe of Oregon and of the Confederated Bands of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Calappoias residing in the Umpqua Valley, and of the Tillamook, Coquille, Tootootoney, and Chetco Tribes of Oregon, living on the date of this Act. Applications for enrollment shall be filed within one year of the date of approval of this Act. The determination of the Secretary of the eligibility of an applicant for enrollment shall be final and conclusive. No person shall be entitled to be enrolled on more than one roll.
The Secretary is authorized and directed to withdraw the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the respective tribes or bands, including those funds appropriated by Public Law 253 (Eighty-second Congress) approved November 1, 1951, in satisfaction of judgments obtained by the tribes or bands in the cases of Alcea Band of Tillamook, et al., against United States (119 C. Cls. 835), and Rogue River Tribes of Indians, et al., against United States (116 C. Cls. 454), and to make appropriate and equitable per capita payments therefrom to each person whose name appears on said approved rolls: Provided, That any amounts paid to or for individual members, or distributed to or for the legatees or next of kin of any enrollee, as provided in this Act, shall not be subject to Federal tax.
(a) The Secretary shall make payments directly to a living enrollee. The Secretary shall distribute the share of a person determined to be eligible for enrollment, but who dies subsequent to the date of approval of this Act and on whose behalf an application is filed and approved, and the share of a deceased enrollee, directly to his next of kin or legatees as determined by the laws of the domicile of the decedent, upon proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to the Secretary, whose findings upon such proof shall be final and conclusive.
(b) Payments due persons under twenty-one years of age or persons under legal disability shall be made in accordance with laws applicable to such persons in the State of domicile of the payee. The Secretary may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a guardian to receive and administer payments due a person under twenty-one years of age or under legal disability, and may take such other action as he deems appropriate for the protection of the interests of any such person in connection with payments hereunder.
(c) No part of any payment hereunder shall be subject to any debt or debts created prior to the date of this Act by a beneficiary of Indian blood. Payment to living enrollees, unless under twenty-one years of age, or under legal disability, shall be completed within one year after approval of the tribal rolls. Payment to next of kin and legatees, and payment for the account of persons under twenty-one years of age or under legal disability shall be completed within the same period of time to the maximum extent possible.
All costs incurred by the Secretary in the preparation of such rolls and the payment of such per capita shares shall be paid by appropriate withdrawals out of the fund or funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States arising out of such judgments.
The Secretary is authorized to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Approved, August 30, 1954.


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Marco Sørensen produced clean sweeps of pole position in both Saturday and Sunday's races at the Red Bull Ring, driving to an impressive victories in both races at the Red Bull Ring. The Dane took victory ahead of Nigel Melker (Tech 1 Racing) and his compatriot Kevin Magnussen (DAMS), with the latter regaining the championship lead following the retirement of Stoffel Vandoorne (Fortec Motorsports).
In Race 1:
In an eventful start to the race, Marco Sørensen managed to hold his lead, while overtaking manouvres and collisions happened behind him.
The safety car was introduced on lap 10 to allow Riccardo Agostini's car to be removed, and again a short time later after a collision.
Unruffled by events around him, Sørensen eventually took victory ahead of Melker and Magnussen. Marlon Stockinger finished in P8, his highest position of the season so far.
Marco Sørensen: "I hope this victory can be the turning point for our season. We really didn't have any luck at the start of the year. We need to finish the season in this vein, and work hard and do our best. I'm delighted with this win, which is my first since Spa last year."
In Race 2:
Melker was the fastest man in qualifying, but the Dutchman had his best lap deleted for blocking Magnussen. Marco Sørensen was duly promoted to pole position, with Melker alongside him on the front row.
Sørensen held his lead from the start, with Magnussen passing Melker after Stoffel Vandoorne had spun at turn one.
When the pit window opened, the majority of the drivers used the opportunity to make their stops. Melker pitted on lap seven, with Sørensen and Magnussen following two laps later. The race order remained unchanged, and Sørensen soon stretched his lead.
The Lotus driver, however, had his advantage wiped out on lap 22, after the safety car was introduced to remove Carlos Huertas' car from the track following a spin.
Magnussen pushed hard after the restart, but Sørensen held on to win the race. Marlon Stockinger also added to his best weekend of the season so far by finishing in his highest position, P7.
Marco Sørensen: "It felt like a pretty long race! We weren't sure how to make our stop at the right time without taking too many risks. It seems we made the right decision. I'd like to thank my team for supporting me when things haven't been so good. I now can't wait to go to Budepest and see if we can continue this run."


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A group of students and faculty will volunteer at Door To Grace, a Portland nonprofit providing restorative care and safe shelter for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. Interested in joining? Email Clarissa Smith at email@example.com.
This project gives those in the MU community who have been affected — directly or indirectly — by violence the opportunity to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. The shirts will hang in the JCA hallway to serve as a testimony to the problem of violence against women. This will be one of more than 500 Clothesline Projects being shown around the world.
Want to add a shirt to the clothesline? You can either decorate a shirt on your own or host a shirt-decorating party for a group. Shirts must be submitted to Martha Byrne in the counseling center by April 8.
Staff and faculty will share how God is using the Church to respond to violence against women around the world.
Chris Cleaver, MU counselor, will speak about the role men should play in preventing abuse. "The problem of violence against women is a men's issue," he says. "Although the majority of men do not rape, batter and abuse women, many of us are passive bystanders and do not actively oppose the mistreatment of women. I want to call men to refuse permitting anything that supports a culture of violence against women. Because without their active participation, the violence will persist."


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DVD • Director Leos Carax leaves everything up for interpretation in the supremely weird French drama "Holy Motors," but here's a brief of idea of what's happening: Denis Lavant gives a series of blazing performances as Monsieur Oscar, who gets in a limo for a series of appointments each one requiring a costume and makeup change, transforming him from a bag lady to a crazed sewer dweller to a dying old man and many others.
There are moments of sublime beauty (such as a motion-capture pas de deux) and rough violence (such as when one of Lavant's characters kidnaps a supermodel played by Eva Mendes). There are even musical interludes, including a duet with Kylie Minogue and a fierce accordion jam.
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A naughty Buckingham Palace guard took advantage of the Queen being on her annual holiday in Balmoral, Scotland, to bust out some moves – and is probably going to get in trouble for it.
The rules for guards are very, very strict, as any tourist knows – no eating, sleeping, smoking, standing easy or sitting down while on duty.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense told the Daily Mail they "were aware of the film and have launched an internal investigation. Anyone who is found to fall short of the Army's high standards can expect to face appropriate action."
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Come September, recovering veterans in at least 20 states could be booted from a pilot program for traumatic brain injury—not because of personal medical progress, but because of the nation's lawmakers.
Despite bipartisan support, Congress has not been able to pass an extension of the rehabilitation program. Since last fall, the extension has been attached to several pieces of veterans legislation, which failed after lawmakers were unable to agree on military and VA reforms.
"If we don't extend it, veterans…across the country will be ejected from the care they're going to be getting, which would constitute, in my mind, a premature discharge," said Susan Connors, the president of the Brain Injury Association of America. "Families feel like this has been a lifeline."
Now the VA has halted new patient admissions and informed health-care providers that it plans to discharge veterans by September 15, Connors said.
The program currently is offering more than 100 veterans the opportunity to receive treatment for traumatic brain injuries in assisted living facilities, where they get therapy for their memory, movement, speech, and community reintegration. They also relearn simple tasks, such as how to cook, make a bed, and go to the grocery store. About half of these veterans were involved in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while the rest are from previous generations. Eighty-four vets already have transitioned successfully through the program.
"With traumatic brain injury, many of them are struggling to do the basics," said Joy Ilem, deputy national legislative director of Disabled American Veterans. "The pilot [program] seemed to really offer them the type of environment that worked on a number of things they might have struggled with."
Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dean Heller (R-NV) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend the VA program for three years at a cost of $46 million.
"The VA has indicated that preliminary outcomes from the AL-TBI pilot indicate significant positive changes in general health, activity tolerance, and social activities of veterans with moderate to severe [traumatic brain injuries]—a condition that is notoriously difficult to treat," said a Booker aide.
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Washington : Government Printing Office
Page 1575
Whereas, Public Utility District No. 1, Douglas County, State of Washington, is the licensee under the Wells Hydroelectric Project, Federal Power Project No. 2149, Washington, on the Columbia River in Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan Counties, Wash.; and
Whereas, the Monse Unit of the Colville Irrigation Project, Colville Indian Reservation, included allotted and tribal lands of the reservation all of which have been purchased by Public Utility District No. 1 for the Wells Project as a result of which Indian title to such lands has been extinguished, the lands being no longer held in trust by the United States; and
Whereas, all reimbursable irrigation charges against the lands within the Monse Unit of the Colville Indian Irrigation Project owing to the United States for construction, operation and maintenance have been fully satisfied or paid; and
Whereas, the use of the former Indian lands by the Wells Project involves the inundation of much of the land, necessitates the destruction of irrigation facilities, and is inconsistent with the continued operation of the Monse Unit of the Colville Irrigation Project;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that as a result of the acquisition of all Monse Unit lands for the Wells Project, and of the satisfaction of all charges owing against them to the United States, all liens to secure such payment to the United States are hereby released and in view of the physical impossibility of the continued operation of the Monse Unit, the administration, obligation and responsibility of the United States to operate and maintain the Monse Unit of the Colville Indian Reservation have been terminated.
Under Secretary of the Interior.