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March 5, 2002
Dr. Linda Smallwood, Ph.D.
Center for Biological Evaluation & Research
Food & Drug Administration
1401 Rockville Pike
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Rockville, MD 20852
Re: Safety Record of Acupuncture
Dear Dr. Smallwood,
I am writing on behalf of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit professional membership organization of over 1,450 practitioners, consumers, students, colleges, vendors and other health care providers across the U.S. who support acupuncture and Oriental medicine based on standards of competency. We are concerned about the question on blood donor forms which asks potential blood donors if they have had acupuncture, and, the practice of automatically deferring those potential donors who respond affirmatively from donating for twelve months. Our chief concern is that the question implies that receiving treatment from a licensed acupuncturist places a patient at risk for transmission of blood borne pathogens. This is incorrect and damaging to our profession. Also, as the use of acupuncture by the American public spreads, the practice of deferring removes an increasing number of potential blood donors from the donor pool unnecessarily.
Acupuncture and Oriental medicine has been one of the fastest growing professions in the history of the United States. Forty-two states plus the District of Columbia have passed statutes or regulations establishing standards of competency for licensure of acupuncture and Oriental medicine providers. Four others have introduced legislation. One of the reasons for this rapid acceptance has been the remarkable safety record of our practitioners. In the early 1980's when the national organizations were formed, the community identified clean needle technique as a top priority. The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) developed the Clean Needle Technique Manual, which was reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control, and mandated that every national board certified individual pass an approved clean needle technique (CNT) course. The course emphasizes prevention of transmission of blood borne pathogens and other safety aspects of acupuncture. This requirement still exists. The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine administers the CNT Course in over thirty locations across the U.S. The fourth edition of the Manual incorporates OSHA information and recently developed procedures. A 5th edition is in process.
As a result, communication of disease through acupuncture has not been an issue in the U.S., a record few other health care professions can claim. There is no known transmission of AIDS through acupuncture and, according to the National Acupuncture Foundation's memo on the Safety Record of Acupuncture (enclosed), only one documented incidence of transmission of hepatitis by an individual licensed without examination or education in national clean needle technique over twelve years ago. In over seventeen years of national board certification, the NCCAOM has received no complaint of transmission of disease through acupuncture, nor to our knowledge has any state board. It is also noteworthy that there are very few complaints of unlicensed practice. Please see the attached copies of letters from the medical boards and departments of health/education in Oregon, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Washington, Montana, Pennsylvania and New York that oversee acupuncture. These letters were presented to the legislature when this issue arose during the passage of the initial bill in Ohio.
The rapid acceptance and safety record of acupuncture has also been due to the excellent standards of education and certification established by the profession. There are over forty-five accredited and candidate colleges of acupuncture and Oriental medicine recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). ACAOM is recognized by the United States Department of Education and is a member of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. ACAOM accredits three-year masters level programs in acupuncture and four-year masters level programs in Oriental medicine (acupuncture and Chinese herbology.) ACAOM-approved programs train individuals to be independent providers of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Clean needle technique is stressed throughout the didactic and clinical education.
These standards of education are coupled with passage of an excellent national certification process by the NCCAOM. The NCCAOM examination in acupuncture contains questions on clean needle technique as well as acupuncture and Oriental medical theory, diagnosis and treatment. All but three of the states that have passed statutes use the NCCAOM in their licensure process.
The use of excellent national standards in the U.S. and the emphasis on clean needle technique have created an outstanding safety record for our profession. We ask that you support the removal of acupuncture from the blood donor questionaire where it's categorization with non-medical activities such as tattooing and ear and skin piercing discredits our profession and may discourage consumers from seeking qualified acupuncture services.
Thank you for your consideration of our request. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Tierney Tully, M.S.O.M., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM)
Enclosures: Laws Book, CNT manual, Safety Record, Alliance brochures


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2014 NHRA:Team JEGS Pre-Race Notes:NHRA Kansas Nationals
⢠Jeg Jr. drove to victory at his most recent event, last weekend's NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. He defeated Greg Anderson in the Pro Stock final, 6.55 to 6.58.
⢠Overall, Jeg Jr. has 14 top 10 finishes in the NHRA Pro Stock class since his debut in 1997.
⢠Jeg Jr. will continue to race as a teammate to former NHRA Pro Stock champion Allen Johnson. His Dodge is once again powered by Hemi engines from Johnson's J&J Racing team and will be tuned by co-crew chiefs Mark Ingersoll and Adam Hornberger.
⢠Jeg Jr. is a five-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion. He earned season titles in 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2013. As a sportsman driver, he claimed the NHRA Super Gas championship in 1992.
⢠Jeg Jr. enters this weekend's NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event as the fifth-ranked driver in Pro Stock.
⢠After the first seven events of the 2014 season, Jeg Jr. has a 10-6 record in elimination rounds.
⢠Including Heartland Park Topeka, Jeg Jr. has won at least one NHRA national event at 24 different facilities. The only current venues on the NHRA Mello Yello tour where he has not won are the tracks in Norwalk, Ohio, and Epping, N.H.
⢠Jeg Jr.'s best elapsed time in a Pro Stock car is 6.484 seconds and his best speed is 214.62 mph, both recorded earlier this year in Gainesville behind the wheel of his new JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Dart. He is one of just six Pro Stock drivers to run more than 214 mph.
⢠Jeg Jr. is the defending Pro Stock champion in Topeka. Last year, he drove to a final-round win over teammate Allen Johnson in an all-Mopar final round. He also won the Pro Stock title at the 2000 Topeka event, driving his Team JEGS entry to a final-round victory over Darrell Alderman.
⢠In addition to his two wins, Jeg Jr. has a runner-up finish in Pro Stock at this event in 1998, in his first appearance at Heartland Park Topeka as a professional. He lost to Warren Johnson in that final.
⢠Jeg Jr. has qualified in the top half of the Pro Stock field in 10 of his 13 appearances at Heartland Park Topeka, including a best of No. 1 in 2000. He has been the No. 1 qualifier 20 times in his career.
⢠As a sportsman racer, Jeg Jr. won the Super Stock title in Topeka in 1994 and earned a runner-up finish in Comp in 1997. That season, he set an NHRA record by winning national events in four separate classes: Pro Stock, Comp, Super Stock, and Super Gas.
⢠In 14 career appearances at Heartland Park Topeka, Jeg Jr. has a round-win record of 22-11 in Pro Stock competition.
⢠Following his 2013 victory at Heartland Park Topeka, Jeg Jr. became just the 13th professional racer to win 500 rounds of NHRA competition. He joined fellow pros John Force, Warren Johnson, Kenny Bernstein, Tony Schumacher, Larry Dixon, Bob Glidden, Greg Anderson, Kurt Johnson, Joe Amato, Cory McClenathan, Ron Capps, and Tony Pedregon in that exclusive club.
⢠Jeg Jr. is one of only three drivers, along with Peter Biondo and Scotty Richardson, to win national event titles in six different categories. He has won in Pro Stock, Comp, Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Top Dragster.
⢠Jeg Jr. is the only professional racer in the history of NHRA to win a national event title from all 16 starting spots.
⢠Of Jeg Jr's 543 career round-wins in Pro Stock, 92 have come via a starting-line holeshot, which is the most by any past or current NHRA Pro driver.
⢠Jeg Jr. finished the 2013 season with four wins, four runner-up finishes, and seven semifinals in 24 events. For the season, he finished with a 48-20 record in eliminations, second only to Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon, who finished with a 54-17 record.
⢠During his Pro Stock career, Jeg Jr. has competed in 337 events and recorded 543 round-wins while incurring just 264 losses. He has failed to qualify just 16 times.
⢠In his 337 career Pro Stock races, Jeg Jr. has reached the final round 94 times, recording 57 wins. Including his 16 sportsman victories, he has won a total of 73 times, good for 10th place on NHRA's all-time wins list. During his career, he has appeared in 116 final rounds, 94 as a professional and 22 as a sportsman racer.
⢠With 57-career Pro Stock wins, Jeg Jr. ranks fourth all-time among Pro Stock drivers. Only Warren Johnson (96), Bob Glidden (85), and Greg Anderson (74) have more titles
⢠The Coughlin family, including John, Troy, Mike, Jeg Jr., and Troy Jr., has combined for 100 NHRA national event victories since 1990. The Coughlins have won in nine different eliminators: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Truck, Pro Mod, Comp, Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster.
Team JEGS - By the Numbers (NHRA Kansas Nationals Edition)
National event victories for Jeg Coughlin Jr. at Heartland Park Topeka (two in Pro Stock, one in Super Stock)
Classes in which the Coughlin family has earned an NHRA national event victory
Times Jeg Jr. has qualified No. 1 during his Pro Stock career
Combined NHRA national event victories for the Coughlin family
Pro Stock elimination rounds for Jeg Jr. with 543 wins and 264 losses (.672 percent)
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Get ready to get schooled by the Queen Bey in one of the bonus tracks for her upcoming studio album '4'.
Just a week before Beyonce Knowles' much-awaited album "4" is released in the U.S., a new song from the deluxe edition of the new effort has landed online. Titled "Schoolin' Life", the song features funky beat with some '80s flavors which reportedly are inspired by Prince.
The R&B diva fills her class with "20-somethings, 30-somethings, 40-somethings, sexy-somethings and little somethings" students and get them schooled about life. "Time really moves fast," she advices. "Make your life what you decide / Baby, party til the Fire Marshall shut this sucker down."
"I'm not a teacher, but baby I can teach you somethin'," Beyonce continues in her singing. "Not a preacher but we can pray if you wanna/ Ain't a doctor, but I can make you feel better/ But I'm great in writing physical love letters/ I'm a freak all day, all night..."
Beside "Schoolin' Life", some other songs from the album have also been embraced by music fans. Two of them, "Run the World (Girls)" and "Best Thing I Never Had", were officially released as singles, while the others like Andre Benjamin-assisted "Party" were leaked, much to Beyonce's dismay.
"My music was leaked and while this is not how I wanted to present my new songs, I appreciate the positive response from my fans," she said. "When I record music I always think about my fans singing every note and dancing to every beat. I make music to make people happy and I appreciate that everyone has been so anxious to hear my new songs."


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The Peer Advising Program helps all first-year students succeed through tutoring and peer support. PAs are upperclass students who are dedicated to helping first-year students thrive at MCLA by:
- Connecting with students at least three times per semester
- Working with offices, departments, and faculty to ensure students' needs are met
- Informing students about upcoming programs, workshops, seminars, and speakers
Students are assigned to peer advisors with similar majors and co-curricular interests.
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Academic Resource Assistants are peer advisors for our First Year Experience courses, which provide an important introduction to the MCLA community and academic life. Resource assistants also help with activities outside of the classroom such as ePortfolios, and hosting writing seminars and advising workshops in conjunction with Student Development and CSSE (Center for Student Success and Engagement).
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Rare cosmic blast traced to black hole
Astronomers think they've nailed down the source of a mysterious blast of gamma rays that reached Earth in late March and continues, at reduced levels, even today. The culprit looks like a black hole, 3.8 billion light-years away, that swallowed and ripped apart a wandering star.
On March 28, NASA's Swift satellite first noted the outburst of invisible radiation, a gamma ray burst, one of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Such blasts, thought to result from the explosion of massive stars, are regularly detected and usually die away within minutes.
But this one continues today, and in its first two days, the intensity of the outburst measured in some wavelengths not visible to the naked eye as bright as a hundred billion suns, scientists report in Thursday's edition of the journal Science. That makes it one of the most intense cosmic explosions ever witnessed by astronomers.
"This is probably the first time mankind has seen a phenomenon like this," says astronomer Josh Bloom of the University of California- Berkeley, lead author of one of two studies on the outburst. The finding adds to evidence that most galaxies, including our own Milky Way, likely harbor titanic black holes at their center, mostly quiet, but always waiting to pull part anything that wanders too close.
"It has been a long detective story, figuring this out," he says.
Swift and other satellites narrowed the origin of the March blast to the center of a galaxy about 22.4 billion trillion miles away. Most gamma ray bursts originate instead from the edges of galaxies, the islands of stars filling space, and are thought to result from the sudden collapse of large stars.
"Most galaxies, including ours, have a super-massive black hole in their center ," Bloom says. An analysis presented by his team and another led by Andrew Levan of the United Kingdom's University of Warwick suggest the mystery outburst resulted when a black hole, one weighing as much as 10 million times more than the sun, ripped apart a wandering star, nearly instantaneously, and then feasted off its gases.
Intense heating of those gases, pulled into a ring circling the distant black hole at nearly the speed of light, led to beams of radiation shooting off from the black hole. One of those beams was pointed directly at Earth, which has an atmosphere that shields it from the blast's effects, but where it was detected by the Swift satellite. The blast had taken 3.8 billion years to reach Earth .
"Seeing a star get ripped apart by a black hole from almost 4 billion light-years away, that's a remarkable thing," says astronomer Dave Goldberg, co-author of A User's Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty, who was not part of the studies. "We want to study black holes because they are tremendous natural laboratories for what happens to matter at very high energies."
Only about 10% of all galaxies appear to have super-massive black holes actively feasting on stars and gas, Bloom says. Most, including the one at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, appear dormant. "It is only a lucky accident of geometry that this one blast was pointed in just our direction," he adds.
On Wednesday, NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope team reported evidence that even the earliest galaxies, ones born within 1 billion years of the Big Bang about 13.7 billion years ago, harbored "baby" versions of such black holes. Rather than devouring the first galaxies, they appear to have helped each other grow in tandem, said astrophysicist Ezequiel Treister of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, at a NASA briefing.
"Clearly, we now know that black holes play a big role in the construction of galaxies, and the origin of stars like our own," Goldberg says. "Ultimately, we are made of star stuff, so understanding black holes helps us understand ourselves."
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The country's consumption-centric culture fuels much of our economic engine.
But that drive to buy, on full display on days like Black Friday, also causes the accumulation of mountains of consumer debt, which if unpaid starts a cycle that often ends up in a courtroom somewhere.
It happens often enough that one Pima County judge has sought a less litigious way to resolve debt-collection issues that benefits both debtor and creditors and helps minimize the backlog of cases in the court.
Creditors have to find ways to collect on those back bills. It might start with calls from collection agencies, but very often creditors resort to the courts to get their due.
"Mediation allows people to maintain control of the decision making," said Anne Fisher Segal, a Pima County Justice Court judge.
Segal has been promoting mediation as an alternative to lawsuits in all the debt-related cases in her courtroom.
She said the process allows creditors and debtors to come together in a neutral setting to discuss possible solutions to outstanding debts.
Since 2012, about 60 cases on Segal's calendar have been resolved through mediation.
To get the process started, Segal said the first thing a person should do when served with a legal complaint notifying them of a lawsuit is to answer the complaint.
Any form of answer will do — from a formal document written in appropriate legalese to a hand-written letter, Segal said.
This lets the court know a person has received notification of the lawsuit. Justice court, which hears cases where $10,000 or less is at stake, has form documents online and at the court to help defendants file answers. They can be found at www.jp.pima.gov/home.htm
More importantly, for debtors at least, filing an answer stops the clock from ticking before a creditor can request a default judgment.
A creditor can seek the default judgment if a complaint goes unanswered for 20 days. After that, the debtor receives notification of the request and gets 10 more days to answer before a judge can award the judgment.
"It's a tool that's used a lot by lawyers, and it may not be as understandable to the nonrepresented litigant," Segal said of such requests for judgments.
For the debtor, however, default judgment signifies the start of an aggressive collection process that can result in wage garnishment and seizure of all but $300 of the debtor's bank accounts.
Mediation as alternative to lawsuits also can prevent a consumer from receiving negative marks on credit reports.
For a debtor who requests mediation, the benefits of mediation can be substantial. Consider credit-card debt, for instance, a debt category that accounts for much of the caseload in justice court.
With these debts, many times the holder of the debt isn't the original creditor. Federal regulations require banking institutions to get outstanding credit-card debt off their books after 180 days of delinquency.
The banks often resort to selling that debt to companies that seek to collect. That debt often changes hand numerous times before the final holder ever moves to collect.
"They generally have some negotiation room," Suzanne Matthews said. Matthews is a retired lawyer from Texas now living in Tucson who volunteers as a mediator in Segal's courtroom.
She said the creditors often show a willingness to work with debtors in collections cases, particularly in credit-card debt cases, because the debt usually was purchased for a fraction of the face value.
In addition, the mediation takes place in a confidential, impartial forum. Discussions held during mediation remain private between the two parties and do not become part of the court record.
As a mediator, Matthews said she's not there to hand out legal advice. Instead, a mediator facilitates the negotiations with the goal of reaching an agreement.
Through the mediation process, creditors might agree to scheduled payment plans and in some cases agree to reduce settlement amounts.
Of course, agreements made through mediation do carry the force of law.
Just as with any contract, if a participant doesn't meet the agreed-upon obligations, legal action can result.
Charles Whitehill, a retired lawyer who represented creditors in debt collections, said he always tried to help debtors find amicable agreements, often through mediation, to solve debt issues.
"I never had a debtor walk out of my office mad at me," Whitehill said.
Whitehill practiced law in Tucson for decades starting in the 1950s. He worked in bankruptcies and business law and represented creditors like department stores and other retailers.
"People like to be treated like people, not like numbers," he said.
That's the whole point — treating people with fairness and attempting to make the legal system less intimidating, Segal said.
"Don't be afraid of the legal system," she said. "We don't have debtors prisons."


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First farm environment plan template approved
First farm environment plan template approved
Environment Canterbury today announced its approval of the first farm environment plan template under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan.
The template was developed by Synlait Milk Ltd as part of its "Lead With Pride" certification programme focusing on dairy farming best practice and sustainability. To become accredited, suppliers are independently audited by AsureQuality and need to demonstrate top performance in activities covering milk quality, animal health and welfare, social responsibility and environmental management.
Acknowledging the quality of the template, Environment Canterbury Chief Executive Bill Bayfield said Synlait Milk had met all the requirements of Schedule 7 of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan.
"We hope the farm environment plans that come from this template are valuable both for farmers and for Synlait," Mr Bayfield said.
"The Plan is a primary delivery mechanism of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. It is therefore reassuring to see in this template a methodology that will enable development of plans identifying actual and potential environmental effects and risks to properties, addresses those effects and risks, and has a high likelihood of appropriately avoiding, remedying or mitigating them."
Synlait Managing Director John Penno says he is delighted that the farm environment plan within Lead With Pride has been recognised as meeting the standard set by Environment Canterbury.
"It means suppliers working within our programme are now able to cover off their responsibilities under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan as well as meet our standards for best practice leadership in food safety and sustainability in a one-stop-shop system," Dr Penno said. "It comes at no charge to them and they receive a financial reward once they become certified."
Under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan, a farm environment plan will need to be produced in any circumstances where an application for consent to farm is required. "There are several situations where a consent will be required at different times in future, depending on how at risk water quality is in the zone where the property is located," Mr Bayfield said.
"Irrespective of the rules, we encourage all farmers to prepare farm environment plans. They will help identify environmental and business risks and planning for their management. International markets are increasingly demanding proven sustainability, and farm environment plans are one way to demonstrate this."
Under Schedule 7 of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan, farm environment plans can be prepared either by landowners themselves or via industry-prepared templates and guidance material.
Minimum content is specified, and all farm environment plans must include an assessment of the adverse environmental effects and risks associated with the farming activities and how those effects and risks will be managed, including irrigation, application of nutrients, effluent application, stock exclusion from waterways, offal pits and farm rubbish pits. Farm environment plans must be audited.
For more information on the proposed Land &
Water Regional Plan, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrp
For information on Synlait Milk's Lead With Pride programme, go to www.synlait.com


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Chapter 1
|1Now it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land, and a man went from Bethlehem of Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
|אוַיְהִי בִּימֵי שְׁפֹט הַשֹּׁפְטִים וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה לָגוּר בִּשְׂדֵי מוֹאָב הוּא וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּשְׁנֵי בָנָיו:
|Now it came to pass in the days when the judges judged: Before King Saul reigned, when the generations were governed by judges, and this was in the days of Ibzan, as our Sages said (B.B. 91a, Targum ad loc.): Ibzan is Boaz.
|and a man went: He was very wealthy, and the leader of the generation. He left the Land of Israel for regions outside the Land because of stinginess, for he begrudged the poor who came to press him; therefore he was punished.
|2And the man's name was Elimelech, and his wife's name was Naomi, and his two sons' names were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites, from Bethlehem of Judah, and they came to the fields of Moab and remained there.
|בוְשֵׁם הָאִישׁ אֱלִימֶלֶךְ וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ נָעֳמִי וְשֵׁם שְׁנֵי בָנָיו | מַחְלוֹן וְכִלְיוֹן אֶפְרָתִים מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׂדֵי מוֹאָב וַיִּהְיוּ שָׁם:
|Ephrathites: Heb. אֶפְרָתִים, important people, likewise, (I Sam. 1:1): "the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite," a palace dweller (Ruth Rabbah 2:5). Look how important they were, for Eglon the king of Moab married off his daughter to Mahlon, for the master said (ibid. 9): Ruth was the daughter of Eglon. Another explanation: Ephrathites: Bethlehem was called Ephrath.
|3Now Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.
|גוַיָּמָת אֱלִימֶלֶךְ אִישׁ נָעֳמִי וַתִּשָּׁאֵר הִיא וּשְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ:
|Naomi's husband: Why is this stated? From here they (our Sages) derived (Sanh. 22b): A man does not die except concerning his wife. (And Scripture states, "Naomi's husband" ; that is to say that because he was her husband and ruled over her, and she was subordinate to him, therefore the divine standard of justice struck him and not her.)
|4And they married Moabite women, one named Orpah, and the other named Ruth, and they dwelt there for about ten years.
|דוַיִּשְׂאוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מֹאֲבִיּוֹת שֵׁם הָאַחַת עָרְפָּה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית רוּת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם כְּעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים:
|5And both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left [bereft] of her two children and of her husband.
|הוַיָּמֻתוּ גַם שְׁנֵיהֶם מַחְלוֹן וְכִלְיוֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר הָאִשָּׁה מִשְּׁנֵי יְלָדֶיהָ וּמֵאִישָׁהּ:
|both… also: What is the meaning of "also" ? First their possessions were smitten, and their camels and their cattle died, and afterwards they too died.
|6Now she arose with her daughters-in-law and returned from the fields of Moab, for she had heard in the field of Moab that the Lord had remembered His people to give them bread.
|ווַתָּקָם הִיא וְכַלֹּתֶיהָ וַתָּשָׁב מִשְּׂדֵי מוֹאָב כִּי שָׁמְעָה בִּשְׂדֵה מוֹאָב כִּי פָקַד יְהֹוָה אֶת עַמּוֹ לָתֵת לָהֶם לָחֶם:
|7Then she went forth from the place where she had been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they went on the road to return to the land of Judah.
|זוַתֵּצֵא מִן הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה שָּׁמָּה וּשְׁתֵּי כַלֹּתֶיהָ עִמָּהּ וַתֵּלַכְנָה בַדֶּרֶךְ לָשׁוּב אֶל אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה:
|Then she went forth from the place: Why is this stated? It is already stated, "and she returned from the fields of Moab," and from where would she return if not from the place where she was? But Scripture wishes to tell [us] that the departure of a righteous person from a place is conspicuous, and makes an impression. Its splendor has turned away; its majesty has turned away; the praise of a city has turned away, and likewise (Gen. 28:10): "And Jacob went forth from Beersheba."
|8And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each woman to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you as you have dealt with the deceased and with me.
|חוַתֹּאמֶר נָעֳמִי לִשְׁתֵּי כַלֹּתֶיהָ לֵכְנָה שֹּׁבְנָה אִשָּׁה לְבֵית אִמָּהּ יַעַשׂ (כתיב יַעַשׂה) יְהֹוָה עִמָּכֶם חֶסֶד כַּאֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם עִם הַמֵּתִים וְעִמָּדִי:
|9May the Lord grant you that you find rest, each woman in her husband's house," and she kissed them, and they raised their voices and wept.
|טיִתֵּן יְהֹוָה לָכֶם וּמְצֶאן ָ מְנוּחָה אִשָּׁה בֵּית אִישָׁהּ וַתִּשַּׁק לָהֶן וַתִּשֶּׂאנָה קוֹלָן וַתִּבְכֶּינָה:
|10And they said to her, "[No,] but we will return with you to your people."
|יוַתֹּאמַרְנָה לָּהּ כִּי אִתָּךְ נָשׁוּב לְעַמֵּךְ:
|11And Naomi said, "Return, my daughters; why should you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb, that they should be your husbands?
|יאוַתֹּאמֶר נָעֳמִי שֹׁבְנָה בְנֹתַי לָמָּה תֵלַכְנָה עִמִּי הַעוֹד לִי בָנִים בְּמֵעַי וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לַאֲנָשִׁים:
|12Return, my daughters, go, for I have become too old to marry, that I should say that I have hope. Even if I had a husband tonight, and even if I had borne sons,
|יבשֹׁבְנָה בְנֹתַי לֵכְן ָ כִּי זָקַנְתִּי מִהְיוֹת לְאִישׁ כִּי אָמַרְתִּי יֶשׁ לִי תִקְוָה גַּם הָיִיתִי הַלַּיְלָה לְאִישׁ וְגַם יָלַדְתִּי בָנִים:
|for I have become too old to marry: that I should marry someone and bear sons, that you should marry them, for they are not forbidden to you and you are not forbidden to them as far as the prohibition against marrying the wife of a brother who is deceased, for she does not require a levirate marriage because Mahlon and Chilion were not halachically married to them because they were gentiles, and had not converted, and now they were coming to convert, as it is stated (verse 10): "[No], but we will return with you to your people." From now on, we will become one people.
|that I should say that I have hope: for even if my heart told me that I have hope to marry again and to bear sons.
|Even if I had a husband tonight: and more than this, even if I conceived male offspring tonight.
|and even if I had borne sons: or even if I had already borne sons.
|13Would you wait for them until they grew up? Would you shut yourselves off for them and not marry? No, my daughters, for it is much more bitter for me than for you, for the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me."
|יגהֲלָהֵן | תְּשַׂבֵּרְנָה עַד אֲשֶׁר יִגְדָּלוּ הֲלָהֵן תֵּעָגֵנָה לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת לְאִישׁ אַל בְּנֹתַי כִּי מַר לִי מְאֹד מִכֶּם כִּי יָצְאָה בִי יַד יְהֹוָה:
|Would you wait for them: Heb. תְּשַּׂבֵּרְנָה. This is a question: Would you wait for them until they grew up? This is an expression similar to (Ps. 146:5): "his hope (שִּׂבְרוֹ) is in the Lord his God."
|Would you shut yourselves off: Heb. תֵּעָגֵנָה. An expression of being bound and imprisoned, like (Taanith 3:8): "He made a round hole (עָג עוּגָה) and stood within it." Others interpret it as an expression of עִגוּן, anchoring, being unable to marry, but that cannot be, for if so, the "nun" should have been punctuated with a "dagesh" or it should have been spelled with two "nuns" .
|for the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me: Said Rabbi Levi: Wherever it says "the hand of the Lord," it refers to a plague of pestilence, and the classic example is (Exod. 9:3): "Behold the hand of the Lord will be."
|14And they raised their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth cleaved to her.
|ידוַתִּשֶּׂנָה (חסר א) קוֹלָן וַתִּבְכֶּינָה עוֹד וַתִּשַּׁק עָרְפָּה לַחֲמוֹתָהּ וְרוּת דָּבְקָה בָּהּ:
|15And she said, "Lo, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her god; return after your sister- in-law."
|טווַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה שָׁבָה יְבִמְתֵּךְ אֶל עַמָּהּ וְאֶל אֱלֹהֶיהָ שׁוּבִי אַחֲרֵי יְבִמְתֵּךְ:
|Lo, your sister-in-law has returned: Heb. שָּׁבָה. In this word, the accent is above (on the first syllable) under the "shin," because it is in the past tense, but [in the verse] (Esther 2:14): "and in the morning she would return (שָּׁבָה) ," the accent is below (on the last syllable) on the "beth," because it is the present tense, and so it is in all similar cases.
|16And Ruth said, "Do not entreat me to leave you, to return from following you, for wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people and your God my God.
|טזוַתֹּאמֶר רוּת אַל תִּפְגְּעִי בִי לְעָזְבֵךְ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרָיִךְ כִּי אֶל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי וֵאלֹהַיִךְ אֱלֹהָי:
|Do not entreat me: Heb. תִּפְגְעִי, do not urge me.
|for wherever you go, I will go: From here our Sages derived that a [prospective] proselyte who comes to convert is told some of the punishments [for violating the commandments], so that if he decides to renege, he can renege, for out of Ruth's words, you learn what Naomi said to her: "We may not go out of the boundary [of 2,000 cubits on all sides] on the Sabbath." She replied to her, "Wherever you go, I will go." "We are prohibited to allow a female to be secluded with a male who is not her husband." She replied, "Wherever you lodge, I will lodge." "Our people is separated from the other peoples with 613 commandments." [She replied,] "Your people is my people." "Idolatry is forbidden to us." "Your God is my God." "Four types of death penalties were delegated to the beth din (court) [to punish transgressors]." "Wherever you die I will die." "Two burial plots were delegated to the beth din [to bury those executed], one for those stoned and those burned, and one for those decapitated and those strangled." She replied, "And there I will be buried."
|17Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. So may the Lord do to me and so may He continue, if anything but death separate me and you."
|יזבַּאֲשֶׁר תָּמוּתִי אָמוּת וְשָׁם אֶקָּבֵר כֹּה יַעֲשֶׂה יְהֹוָה לִי וְכֹה יוֹסִיף כִּי הַמָּוֶת יַפְרִיד בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵךְ:
|So may the Lord do to me: as He has commenced to harm [me], for His hand has gone forth against me to slay my husband and to cause me to lose my property.
|and so may He continue: if anything but death separates me from you.
|18And she saw that she was determined to go with her; so she stopped speaking to her.
|יחוַתֵּרֶא כִּי מִתְאַמֶּצֶת הִיא לָלֶכֶת אִתָּהּ וַתֶּחְדַּל לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיהָ:
|so she stopped speaking to her: From here they derived that we do not overburden him and we are not overly meticulous with him (i.e., with a prospective convert).
|19And they both went on until they arrived to Bethlehem. And it came to pass when they arrived to Bethlehem, that the entire city was astir on their account, and they said, "Is this Naomi?"
|יטוַתֵּלַכְנָה שְׁתֵּיהֶם עַד בּוֹאָנָה בֵּית לָחֶם וַיְהִי כְּבוֹאָנָה בֵּית לֶחֶם וַתֵּהֹם כָּל הָעִיר עֲלֵיהֶן וַתֹּאמַרְנָה הֲזֹאת נָעֳמִי:
|And they both went on: Said Rabbi Abbahu: Come and see how dear the proselytes are to the Holy One, blessed be He: Since she decided to convert, Scripture compared her to Naomi.
|that the entire city was astir: The entire city became astir. They had gathered to bury Boaz's wife, who had died on that very day.
|Is this Naomi?: Heb. הֲזאֹת. The "hey" is vowelized with a "hataf" because it is in the interrogative. Is this Naomi who used to go out in covered wagons and with mules? Have you seen what happened to her because she went out from the Holy Land?
|20And she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Marah, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
|כוַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל תִּקְרֶאנָה לִּי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאן ָ לִּי מָרָא (א במקום ה) כִּי הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד:
|21I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why [then] should you call me Naomi, seeing that the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has dealt harshly with me?"
|כאאֲנִי מְלֵאָה הָלַכְתִּי וְרֵיקָם הֱשִׁיבַנִי יְהֹוָה לָמָּה תִקְרֶאנָה לִּי נָעֳמִי וַיהֹוָה עָנָה בִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵרַע לִי:
|I went away full: with wealth and sons. Another interpretation is that she was pregnant.
|has testified: Heb. עָנָה, has testified against me that I dealt wickedly before Him. Another explanation: The Divine Standard of Justice has humbled me, as (Hosea 5:5): "And the pride of Israel shall be humbled (וְעָנָה)."
|22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in- law, with her, who returned from the fields of Moab-and they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
|כבוַתָּשָׁב נָעֳמִי וְרוּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּה כַלָּתָהּ עִמָּהּ הַשָּׁבָה מִשְּׂדֵי מוֹאָב וְהֵמָּה בָּאוּ בֵּית לֶחֶם בִּתְחִלַּת קְצִיר שְׂעֹרִים:
|at the beginning of the barley harvest: Scripture is speaking of the harvest of the Omer.


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A student in our building, _______________________________, has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called celiac disease (CD). While this will affect some aspects of classroom and school management, patience and understanding can bring about the necessary changes that will quickly become a natural part of the school experience for all involved.
Also known as celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, CD is a genetic disorder. In people with CD, eating certain types of grain-based proteins sets off an autoimmune response which causes damage to the small intestine. This, in turn, interferes with the small intestine's ability to absorb the nutrients found in food, leading to malnutrition and a variety of other complications. The offending proteins are collectively called gluten and are found in wheat, barley, rye and, common oats* (W BRO ), and all of their derivatives.
Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the student to decide what he or she will eat and touch while at school. The student knows there are physiological consequences for his or her decisions. However, a newly-diagnosed celiac may need your help to reinforce the prescribed lifestyle change. The student may also be going through the grieving process because of the diagnosis. If you notice symptoms of grieving or other needs that this student may have, please be understanding and offer the student any help that may be required.
It is important to note that if this student should come into physical contact with any of the offending grains, it will be necessary to remove all residue from his or her skin as quickly as possible. If contact does occur, the student may also have an urgent need to use the restroom due to the possible onset of uncontrollable physical symptoms. The student's instant reaction may be to "run" to a sink or toilet without asking for permission. Because of this, special restroom privileges may be needed.
Please note that any member of the staff with primary responsibilities for this student has received specific information to help meet this child's special needs. If you would like to learn more about this disease, you are invited to visit the Celiac Support Association 's web site at http://www.csaceliacs.org.
Thank you for all you do to make our school a nurturing and caring environment for every child.


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The Odd Couple - The Third Season
For all of its multi-faceted brilliance, The Odd Couple immediately hits me with Neal Hefti's endlessly hummable theme song every time I think of the show. Hefti worked with Woody Herman and Count Basie before making a nice living as a movie and television composer, where he also unleashed the pounding theme to the Batman television series, but it's his work on that upbeat and instantly recognisable tune that's probably become the most well-known. His contribution to The Odd Couple started with the 1968 film version starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and was carried over to the television show when it debuted in September 1970. Including Hefti's theme for the television version developed by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson proved to be a winning choice, surpassed in importance only by the perfect casting of Tony Randall and Jack Klugman as, respectively, commercial photographer (portraits a specialty) Felix Unger and sportswriter Oscar Madison.
The saga of Neil Simon's simple play about two divorced men, one neat, one messy, who drive each other crazy while sharing an apartment together in New York City has endured probably beyond even Simon's wildest imagination. Starting on stage in 1965 with Art Carney as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar, The Odd Couple moved from the Broadway version directed by Mike Nichols to a successful silver screen adaptation with Lemmon stepping in for Carney and Matthau reprising his Oscar. The idea of transitioning to a television show seemed like a can't-miss prospect and the pairing of Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, who had taken over the role of Oscar on Broadway after Matthau left, couldn't have been better. Critics apparently adored the programme from the start, but viewers were scarce throughout the show's five-year run and The Odd Couple underperformed so badly in the ratings that it faced cancellation each year it was on ABC, with the network repeatedly realising they didn't have anything else worthy (or cheap enough) to take the show's place on the schedule.
The initial season borrowed liberally from Simon's play and now looks noticeably different from the four subsequent years, not only for the familiar plots but also because it was shot with a single camera. In season two, the show changed to a set-up of three cameras and was filmed before a live audience that allowed Randall and Klugman much more freedom physically and gave them the ability to play off the crowd reaction. The set also changed from an exact reproduction of the apartment used in the film to a smaller, though still luxury, apartment that further cut down on production costs. The thing that never changed, however, was how funny and enjoyable the show was, though that first season does look just a little creaky in comparison.
I didn't have a chance to review the first two sets released by CBS/Paramount in R1 so I'm jumping headfirst into the twenty-three episodes that make up the third season of The Odd Couple. Anyone with an interest, mild or otherwise, can pick up any of the seasons, any of the episodes really, and see how perfect this show was capable of being. Backstories are handled as well as any programme I can remember. All you have to do is listen to the opening narration alongside the infectious theme music and you're set. Everything's there - Felix was kicked out by his wife and took up residence with also-divorced Oscar as the two men struggle to not kill each other while living under the same apartment roof. From there, the joy is in seeing what crazy situations the writers can think up to milk Felix's extreme neatness and Oscar's absurd sloppiness.
Even with such a seemingly fertile ground for ideas, things could have easily devolved into choreographed and lazy gags that do nothing but nudge the characters' idiosyncrasies. Used sparingly, though, the idea of seeing Felix freak out at Oscar's ketchup fetish or watching Oscar crunch potato chips over most any meal never gets old. The inherent sweetness to the two characters shines through bright enough for the audience to realise that their exaggerated flaws are only part of what we're seeing. The men are mostly loyal, sometimes thoughtful, and admittedly at fault for their respective divorces. For essentially two-dimensional figments of a television show, Felix and Oscar are transformed by the actors' performances into warm, often likable guys that can be laughed with, not at. Their quirks are the characters' trademarks, but the show carefully avoids reducing them to caricature.
Though the writers unquestionably deserve a significant amount of credit (and the classical comedy scenarios are a big reason why it still works so well decades later), the show's creative success firmly rests with the unparalleled work done by Randall and Klugman in nearly every scene of every episode. Felix and Oscar have gone through repeated incarnations, from the original play and film to a race reversal television update with Ron Glass and Demond Wilson and a recent Broadway revival with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, but Randall and Klugman are probably the definitive teaming and likely to remain so. Klugman detailed the real-life bond that paralleled the characters' in a book only a few years ago, but it's really all on screen.
Take "The Princess" episode as an example, guest starring Jean Simmons as a foreign royal photographed by Felix and befriended by Oscar. Both men are invited to a party by the Princess with other royalty, diplomats, and important persons. They arrive separately, Felix first and Oscar a few minutes later. When Felix shows up he makes sure to give everyone what he thinks is a proper greeting, bowing and clicking his heels repeatedly to the point of hilarity. Randall plays the scene perfectly with a complete dedication to making Felix's enthusiasm and arrogance crash into an awkward moment that everyone except Felix sees. Then Oscar comes in, running late, and he nonchalantly walks up to each guest and shakes their hand and pats their shoulder. Again, Klugman is impeccable in making Oscar completely oblivious both to the idea that any kind of etiquette might be called for and that Felix is having a conniption while he's treating everyone like they're friends of his drinking buddies.
The two actors completely wallow in their roles and every word and movement seems absolutely natural instead of rehearsed. Indeed, both Randall and Klugman were honoured with Emmy nominations all five years the show was on the air, with Klugman winning twice and Randall taking home the trophy for the final season - after the series had been canceled. Recurring guest stars like Al Molinaro as Murray the Cop or Penny Marshall as Oscar's secretary Myrna are merely foils for the two leads to play off of. Most episodes, especially the essential ones, are akin to 25-minute mini-plays with the vast majority of the laughs coming from the interaction of Randall and Klugman.
Probably the show's most famous and arguably best episode can be found here in the third season. "Password" finds Oscar and Felix on a double date where they run into TV game show host Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White. Ludden is a fan of Oscar's writing and Felix loves the Password show. The two end up on television playing Password to disastrous and hilarious results. The episode is so funny in part because we see Felix's unflappable confidence quickly turn into disbelief and annoyance while Oscar seethes as only he can. But it's a great piece of television because of what Randall and Klugman do and how they play off each other. It was successful enough that the writers gave the characters another game show to have fun with in the episode "Let's Make a Deal," also found in this set and another of the funnier entries of the series.
The Discs
CBS/Paramount brings all twenty-three episodes from the third season of The Odd Couple to DVD only a few months after the previous year was released. The good news, then, is that fans of the series have gotten the first three seasons in less than nine months, leaving only two more to go. On the other hand, the last two seasons released have been completely without any bonus material while season one had several well-produced supplements. That initial set had actually been made for Time Life and was sold exclusively through them for several months. Producer Paul Brownstein was in charge of putting together the extras and, as expected from his other work, did a superb job. But after whetting our collective Odd Couple appetite, CBS DVD has gone out on their own with these last couple of season sets and their usual cost-cutting measures have most likely prevented fans from getting quality releases on par with season one.
Similarly, the studio's unwillingness to secure music rights has caused some of the episodes to have slight alterations from the original broadcast versions. Disclaimers on the back of the DVD case read: "Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version." Sharp-eared message boarders across the internet take these things with the utmost seriousness. On this set, none of the changes are too distracting and they certainly won't ruin the enjoyment of the show for most viewers. Still, I really wish the studio would be forthright and let consumers know on the packaging exactly what was changed for each episode instead of the vague boilerplate language in tiny font size. I spotted a couple of instances that seem out of the ordinary, like what seems to be a missing song at the end of "I Gotta Be Me" and shorter than normal running times on that episode and "The Odyssey Couple" among others.
Most of the episodes do run around 26 minutes, but the final 9 are roughly 30 seconds shorter. The pair I just mentioned run even 15 seconds less. It feels like splitting hairs trying to decipher if this song or that one is snipped out. With the DVD medium already over a decade old, it's at least comforting to know shows as great as The Odd Couple are trickling out at all and that the versions released aren't the shortened syndicated episodes. Plus they look better than ever. Presented in the original 1.33:1 full frame aspect ratio, The Odd Couple is mostly free from any damage and looks quite good. Detail is a little soft and there's a minor amount of dirt and certainly some grain, but nothing out of the ordinary for a show of this age and with such modest production values. A few instances of the picture going softer than normal do occur, and unfortunately this is most noticeable on the "Password" episode. Aside from that episode, it's not something that happens for any significant length of time or with much frequency. Though the video quality varies throughout the set, the transfers are progressive and, overall, they look natural and satisfactory.
The English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono track does an acceptable job of delivering the dialogue-heavy audio. Since the show was filmed live in front of an audience, there's a bit of a stage echo at times. A small, persistent hiss also can be heard if you listen very closely, but isn't problematic. Everything comes through nice and clear and with good volume levels. I am disappointed in the lack of subtitles though.
Lastly, the episode titles, original airdates, and synopses can be found printed inside the cover sleeve. The Odd Couple - The Third Season is housed in a regular size keep case and spread across four dual-layered (and non-overlapping) discs.
This is an easy purchase. The Odd Couple is one of television's best sitcoms and contains two of the best comedic performances in the medium's history. This third season contained several stand-out episodes, including "Password," "The Princess," "The Odd Monks," "My Strife in Court," and 19 other gems. The complete lack of bonus features and minor edits are disappointing, but the alternative is missing out on one of the very funniest comedies of all time.


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I Want To Go To There: The Adopt-A-Guy Boutique In Paris
Um. I heard Paris and eligible bachelors. I don't really need to hear anything further. But I'm still listening. The Adopt-A-Guy Boutique is a "high-end shopping experience for women searching for Mr. Right" located on Rue de La Bonheur (Street of Happiness) in Paris. How very fitting.
Single, French men in Barbie doll boxes, dressed in quirky costumes, complete with character-appropriate accessories pose in the window. Women can take pictures with them, get to know them better and perhaps even pick a dude to put in her shopping cart, so to speak.
Now, before you scream OBJECTIFICATION, please note that the men choose their costumes and characters and purportedly have a "sense of humor about themselves." And how sexy is a man who doesn't take himself too seriously? Very sexy, especially if he's French.
This is way, way better than online dating. Actually, everything about the Adopt-A-Guy Boutique is pretty much my ideal dating scenario. Good news for me! I am going to Paris in November. So I believe I will be swinging by the boutique. At least to window shop, if not to buy. [Oddity Central]


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The hostile takeover bid by South African investment holding company Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI) for control of its rival Johnnic Holdings should be of more than passing interest to UK corporate lawyers: first for its sheer drama, and second for the cautionary lesson that it provides regarding potential pitfalls in South African competition law for hostile bidders.
Johnnic and its iconic chairman Cyril Ramaphosa are widely recognised as pioneers of black economic empowerment (BEE) in South Africa. HCI grew from the investment arm of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU). HCI chief executive Johnny Copelyn is the former general secretary of the SACTWU, while chairman Marcel Golding formerly served as Ramaphosa's deputy at the National Union of Mineworkers.
By late 2004, both HCI and Johnnic were aggressively pursuing gaming investments through the same vehicle, Tsogo Investment Holdings (Proprietary) (TIH), which holds a 51 per cent interest in the Tsogo Sun group, South Africa's foremost hotel and casino operator. By early 2005, HCI, Johnnic and Nafcoc Investment Holdings (Nafhold) were the only significant shareholders in TIH. As all the shares in TIH were effectively spoken for, HCI began purchasing shares directly in Johnnic to increase its effective holding in TIH.
At a meeting of Johnnic shareholders on 30 June 2005, HCI (then holding a 30 per cent interest in Johnnic) failed in an attempt to place three HCI appointees on Johnnic's board. On 1 July 2005, HCI increased its shareholding in Johnnic to 40 per cent, triggering a mandatory offer to the remaining Johnnic shareholders in terms of the rules of the Securities Regulation Panel (SRP). The offer was duly made on 2 August 2005. While Johnnic mounted a number of legal and commercial defences, proceedings under the 1998 Competition Act subsequently took centre stage in the battle and are worth considering in some detail.
Section 12(1) of the South African Competition Act provides that a merger occurs when one firm acquires or establishes "control" over the whole or part of the business of another company. Section 12(2) lists a number of instances of control, including the "standard" examples, such as majority shareholding, the ability to control the majority of votes at a shareholder meeting and to appoint or veto the appointment of the majority of directors. Section 12(2)(g) provides that control is also established through the ability to "materially influence the policy of the company in a manner comparable to a person who, in ordinary commercial practice, can exercise an element of control", referred to in the preceding portion of Section 12(2). Section 13A(3) goes on to provide that the parties to a merger may not implement the merger until it has been approved.
The interpretation and application of Section 12(2)(g) is a subject of some controversy. The Competition Appeal Court (CAC) had previously found in the matter between gold mining giants Harmony and Goldfields that a potential holding by Harmony of a 34.9 per cent interest in Goldfields (leaving it just short of the obligation to make a mandatory offer in terms of the SRP rules), coupled with an undertaking from another 20 per cent shareholder to vote in unison with Harmony, constituted control over Goldfields for the purposes of Section 12(2)(g). The CAC also seemingly endorsed the proposition that the parties to a merger are obliged to notify the Competition Commission of the merger as soon as they have formed an intention to merge, and are then prohibited from taking any steps to implement the merger (including exercising voting rights in the target company) pending its approval.
Taking its cue from the reasoning in the Harmony/Goldfields decision, Johnnic launched proceedings in the Competition Tribunal aimed at preventing HCI from acquiring any further Johnnic shares outside of the offer and from exercising voting rights in respect of any of its Johnnic shares pending approval of the merger by the tribunal (which HCI had notified on 3 August 2005). Johnnic's first contention was that HCI's 40 per cent interest already constituted the ability to "materially influence" Johnnic's affairs in terms of Section 12(2)(g) of the 1998 Competition Act, and that the votes of the approximately 3.7 per cent of Johnnic shareholders who had already undertaken to accept the HCI offer should be attributed to HCI, with the resultant combined shareholding of some 43.6 per cent constituting "joint control" over Johnnic.
Johnnic's second contention was that HCI had formed an intention to acquire control over Johnnic by at least 1 July 2005 (when it acquired the further 10 per cent shareholding triggering the mandatory offer), and that it was thus prohibited from taking any further steps to "implement" the merger (in the sense referred to) pending its approval. This reasoning also relied heavily on certain provisions of the Competition Act, such as Section 11(5), which contains references to a "proposed" merger.
The tribunal rejected both of Johnnic's contentions. Regarding control, it noted that approximately 90 per cent of Johnnic's shareholders were represented at the 30 June 2005 meeting and that HCI's failure to secure board representation in fact pointed to the antithesis of control. The tribunal further noted that Johnnic's institutional shareholders still outnumbered HCI in voting power and refused to accept that HCI's status as the single largest shareholder in Johnnic established control in these circumstances.
Regarding the second contention, the tribunal rejected the notion that the intention to merge could give rise to an obligation to notify, noting that this would place a potential hostile suitor (which may not yet have acquired any shares in the target firm) on the same footing as an acquiror in terms of a friendly merger contained in a binding agreement endorsed by the shareholders and boards of both companies. In the tribunal's view, the term "proposed merger", in the context of the merger notification requirements, did not create a different category to a 'merger' – it simply meant that a merger could be prospective at the time of notification.
While the tribunal's decision provides some valuable guidelines regarding the application of Section 12(2)(g) and the time at which an obligation to notify a merger is triggered, this issue is likely to remain controversial until such time as the CAC has an opportunity to clarify its position by way of an authoritative ruling thereon.
Julius Oosthuizen is a senior associate at Sonnenberg Hoffmann Galombik in Cape Town


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A South African term for a white male, wit is white in afrikaans, and ou is guy in afrikaans. Like the white version of charou
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Tlazolteotl, "Filth Goddess", a mother-earth goddess.
Tlazolteotl is the goddess of the human fertility and of sexuality. Tlazolteotl is associated with the moon.
As Tlaelcuani, "the Eater of Filth" she is the goddess of the Ritual Cleansing. She is the mother of Centeotl, a maize god . In her incarnation as Teteoinnan, "Mother of the Gods", she is protector of the midwives, doctor women and of those who tell fortune.
In the tonalpohualli, Tlazoteotl is the protector of the 14th day, Ocelotl (jaguar), and the 13th trecena, Ollin (movement). She is Lord of the Day for days with number 5 ("mahcuilli" in Nahuatl). She is the seventh Lord of the Night.


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Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens is the headquarters of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to Soul Transcendence and practical spirituality, which means becoming aware of yourself as a Soul and as one with God, not as a theory, but as a living reality.
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The Project Akita OS (Orange OS) was started with the intent to design a lightweight operating system. It contains a small kernel designed for those interested in the low-level, practical aspects of building an x86 system. The host development environment is designed to work around the Bochs x86 emulator, so that you can easily test changes to the kernel.
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Wow, truly a gauntlet throw of epic proportions, Joe Maloof has just offered one million dollars to any skater that wins four consecutive Maloof contests. With Chris Cole three-fourths of the way there, will he back out of the Street League exclusivity for the big bucks? Only time will tell.
Joe Maloof Announces Million Dollar Bonus for Any Skater Who Wins Four Consecutive MMC Men's Pro Street Contests
Maloof Money Cup Creator Joe Maloof, owner of the Sacramento Kings and Palms Casino Resort, today announced that any pro skater who wins four consecutive Maloof Money Cup Men's Pro Street titles will earn an unprecedented one million dollar bonus, on top of what is already the largest first prize in the history of professional skateboarding: $100,000.
"This is really a challenge to all the pro skaters out there and something absolutely within reach of all these guys," said Maloof. "If you win four MMC contests, consecutively, we'll give you a million dollars. We want to continue to push the progression of skateboarding in all aspects, and offering a million dollars, something unheard of in skate contests today, puts skateboarding on par with other major sporting events."
The Maloof Money Cup is the world's greatest skateboarding event, offering the richest purse in skateboarding history. In 2011, the Maloof Money Cup has plans to expand to four U.S. cities, including a return trip to Queens, New York.
"In 2011, we're launching the Platinum Circuit, and looking to bring the Maloof Money Cup to four U.S. cities," said Maloof. "We've currently received interest from 27 cities in the U.S. and around the world who want to host MMC events. We're working to narrow that list down to three new cities that will host MMC events next year."
The first-ever MMC world skateboarding championships will be held in Kimberley, South Africa Sept. 30 –Oct. 2.
"From the beginning, we've said we want to do this right. From the largest purse in skate contests, to letting the skaters take the lead on every aspect of our event, to giving back to the community by building these greatly needed skateparks and working with the host cities to leave them behind after the contest," said Maloof. "This is the future of the Maloof Money Cup – leaving behind a legacy for the kids and the entire community to enjoy."


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- June 12, 1990: Russia declares itself an
independent and sovereign state known as the Russian Federation
- June 12, 1991: Boris Yeltsin became the first democratically elected president of the Russian Federation. He was inaugurated on July 10, 1991.
In most countries, Independence Day conjures up images of grand celebration, fireworks, family get-togethers, parades and so on. These celebrations commemorate the declaration and establishment of sovereignty by a colony or nation occupied and governed by another nation. This is not exactly the case with Russia's Independence Day.
During the Soviet Era, Russia was considered the center of power of the USSR. In fact, the Soviet Union is often referred to as Soviet Russia. This is, of course, incorrect as Russia was one of fifteen Soviet States. Russia was the largest of the states and the capital of the USSR was in Moscow, giving the idea that Russia was the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union was Russia.
The question is, who did Russia gain independence from? This goes back to how Russians viewed their country during the Soviet Era. It was Russia which, one after another, brought together fourteen other states to form a union of states. Russia was considered the motherland and everything political led to the Kremlin and Moscow. Russia pulled the union together, Russian was the common language and to this day you can still hear people, especially in the West, use the terms Russia and Soviet Union interchangeably.
Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on March 11, 1985. One of the first things he did was to crack down on alcohol consumption and mandated that all embassy events be alcohol free. During October and November of 1985, Gorbachev presented a sweeping plan for Soviet economic improvement. From 1986 - 2000, Gorbachev envisioned a total increase in the production of consumer goods of 90 percent. Quality of living standards were to rise 60 - 80 percent and nuclear energy output was to increase by ca. 500 percent. Wages and salaries for workers, scientists, etc., were to be doubled and he forbad agricultural workers from gaining employment in the cities and factories.
Perestroika got its start at the Twenty-Seventh Party Congress in 1986. Gorbachev's program of economic, political, and social reform would represent the end of roughly 70 years of the Soviet state. Most of the world observed the evolution of perestroika in shock and awe. The Soviet giant was something we never expected to see come to an end. Germany was reunited, the Warsaw Pact faded away and the all too familiar Cold War suddenly ended.
While the West lauded perestroika and glasnost, the reality inside the Soviet Union was much different. People were accustomed to the old authoritarian and centralized rule. The new freedoms of speech and religion led to worker's strikes, protests and a fast growing crime rate. For over three generations, Soviet citizens had lived under totalitarian rule. You lived by the rule or endured the consequences. Much was achieved under this highly disciplined system including a 99 percent literacy rate, many firsts in science and technology and a defense build-up that demanded the respect of the rest of the world. Suddenly, almost overnight, these people had freedoms that they had only heard about and, gradually, contact with the world outside the Soviet Union. It is human nature to want to test these new freedoms and to express all the thoughts and grievances that you, hitherto, had to keep to yourself.
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Boris Yeltsin and the Rebirth of Russia
Steven Otfinoski
Library Binding, 112pp.
Millbrook Press
May 1995
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how to use these cameras?
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hey, i want to learn how i can implement these cameras in future projects
can anyone point me in the right direction?
-how would i interface this to screen?
-where can i get a breakout board?
what screen? if you just want to interface to a screen then much better to purchase cheap board camera for 1/10th the price and plug-and-go.
if you want to involve computer vision then what host platform? pic or arduino wont cut it. this is not a field to get your start.
The data sheet is right there on the site! https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Sensors/Imaging/TCM8230MD.pdf
If you need a board for it, I suggest designing something in Eagle or a similar package and having it made through a cheap board service like oshpark.com or iteadstudio.com
i am a beginner so i don't have experience with EAGLE(what is eagle?)
i couldn't create a breakout board(dont know how?)
-what components do i need?
-how is the signal processed?
-what pins do what?
oh and yes i do know about the datasheet i dont know how to interpret it(i am a complete newbie to cameras)
if you could point me to a good tutorial or book where i could learn about this i would appreciate it
also where are these cheap board cameras?
I don't think that camera would be suited for a beginner. I suggest you get another camera that is already in working condition, like a small USB webcam. You can typically take the case off of those and get a pretty small camera/circuit board combo, and it plugs right into a USB port on your single-board computer (Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, PandaBoard, FitPC, Zotac AD-11, or whatever.)
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Being healthy is everything for a person. If one is able to eat the right kind and amount of food, then he can be sure to stay fit and healthy.
Unfortunately, things do not really go the way it is.
The biggest issue these days is malnutrition. Forget about the pictures and leaflets about starving children and refugees. Forget about the common image of weak and lethargic people. Malnutrition is a condition where a person fails to get enough nutrients for his body to function. Being fat or chubby is no assurance of being healthy. As long as he skips on the daily nutrients needed, then he is quite likely to be malnourished.
Now, how can we tell if a person is malnourished?
There are several symptoms and signs that you can use to determine it.
The most obvious signs that a person is malnourished are weight loss, fatigue, and dizziness. Although there are cases of fat people being malnourished, there are a larger number of people who lose weight when they are not healthy. What is important to note here is that, regardless whether a person is fat or thin, there are several physical and mental signs that can clearly show that a person is malnourished.
The list of symptoms below can be used to judge a person's healthiness regardless of their weights or size.
When a person suffer from bleeding or swollen gums, which is a first signs of being malnourished. Remember scurvy? It is a bleeding gum disease caused by bleeding gums. It can be easily reversed when a person eats healthy foods again, although the damage becomes permanent when it reaches the gums.
Osteoporosis, fragile bones, weak muscles, or loss of muscles are another sign of malnutrition. It is a sign that the body lacks enough calcium or Vitamin D to maintain the proper functions of bones, and proteins necessary for proper muscle growth.
Malnourished people often have difficulty in their mental functions. More often than not, they tend to react slower and think less efficiently when they lack the necessary nutrients like Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, glucose, and iron. For the elderly, malnutrition can actually cause dementia or memory loss.
Vital organs are also the hardest hit by malnutrition. Heart problems, liver malfunction, kidney failure, weaker lungs, intestinal irregularities, and stomach problems are just some of the signs of malnutrition. For women, an abnormal menstrual cycle could be caused by malnutrition as well. Bloated stomach, or ascites, is another sign of malnutrition caused by irregularities in the kidney, intestinal, and liver organs.
In some people, dry skin is also another sign of malnutrition. Despite the use of creams and lotions, it may not be enough to take care of it. Also, in extreme cases, some might suffer from cracked skins.
These are visible signs of malnutrition, and it can pose a serious threat to our health. In the event that you see signs that you or someone that you know are suffering from malnutrition, getting the expert help of doctors and nutritionists can help reverse the problem.