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AFL boss Andrew Demetriou is adamant that cheating of any form in the AFL will not be accepted and you will be caught.
AN Australian journalist who has uncovered multiple drug scandals in Australia over the past decade has slammed the AFL and NRL in a UK newspaper column in the wake of the ACC report.
Jacquelin Magnay, who won a Walkley award in 2004 for her articles on drug use by Australian Institute of Sport cyclists, wrote a scathing column in The Daily Telegraph (UK), accusing the administrators of both football codes of allowing "insidious cheating to fester and prosper".
"(The ACC report) shouldn't have shocked (AFL and NRL) administrators who have repeatedly turned a blind eye to what was going on under their noses," Magnay wrote.
"For the leaders of this generation of Australian professional football supremacy have not wanted to know. Their ignorance has allowed insidious cheating to fester and prosper.
"Under their watch there has been a proliferation of nefarious activities: money-laundering, spot-fixing on matches, and players so intent on earning their next big contracts that they were risking their health by taking illegal drugs still in the research phase."
Magnay says she was prevented from naming AFL players who had taken illicit drugs by a Supreme Court injunction taken out "a decade ago".
"Under the orders of the court, I still can't reveal those names, and never will be able to. At the time the administrators claimed to be concerned about player welfare," Magnay wrote.
"I would argue that the reputations of the club, the code, the officials were on the line and they weren't prepared to open that world to wider scrutiny."
Speaking to Irish radio station Newstalk overnight, she said she knew of other Australian journalists who had been "subject to the same kind of intimidating tactics, not been allowed to report what's going on".
"The clubs have been very active in suppressing any kind of wrongdoing or suggestions of any problems and that's allowed this problem to fester. And it's now taken government intervention to bring (wrongdoing) to light."
In her Telegraph column, she also excoriated rugby league, claiming administrators knew "for more than five years the existence of mafia involvement and personalities in their game … but once again the code chose to ignore the implications of those associations."
"At a time when world sport is undergoing a reputational crisis – hello cycling – the wobbly foundations of Australian professional sport are being starkly exposed," she wrote.
"The leadership of the male football codes Down Under will now come under extraordinary pressure. The buck stops at the top."
Asked on Newstalk about the reaction of the Australian sporting public to the ACC report, Magnay said they would be shocked after being misled for so long.
"The average Australian sporting fan is very hard on any sporting cheat. Their view would be quite extreme, that they should be kicked out forever - If you cheat you're out," she said.
"I think they've been a little bit misled about the true extent of what's been going on … But if people have been keeping a close eye and reading between the lines, I think they would realise that this has been going on."
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I caddied (sp?) for a guy a few weeks ago, and my hyperactive imagination created a few scenarios that could happen with a caddy.
Hmmmm. "caddy" is one of those words where the more you look at it, the stranger it seems, like "sweaty" and "marshmallow".
Anyways, here are a few questions I came up with:
1. Is a caddy allowed to mark his player's lie for him?
2. If the 30 second shot rule is still respected, can a caddy run down the fairway and let his player know what the wind is like closer towards the hole?
3. Can a caddy call a foot-fault, or second one?
4. Can a caddy challenge a score reported by a player? (i.e. when taking scores, player A says 4, nobody but the caddy remembers about the OB penalty stroke, can he say "no, no, you took a 5p, remember your OB shot?" Is that out of line?
Crap- I had a few more but have forgotten them. Does anyone have an interesting story about caddy misconduct and/or a question about caddy etiquette?

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Subsidized Adoption in Fairfax County
Information for Prospective Adoptive Parents
Fairfax County's Adoption Program offers financial assistance and
support to adoptive families, including subsidies to help with the
costs of adopting and caring for a child with special needs.
Eligibility for assistance is based on the child's needs;
assistance amounts are determined by state and federal guidelines,
and may be subject to change based on funding availability.
What is subsidized adoption?
Subsidized adoption, also called adoption assistance*, provides financial payment – and, in some cases, services – to adoptive parent(s) on behalf of a child with special physical, emotional or behavioral needs. Adoption assistance helps both adoptable children and adoptive families. It facilitates the adoption of children who are considered hard to place because they have special needs and have few families available to care for them; and it helps adoptive families with the cost of raising a child with special needs. Without the subsidy, these children are likely to remain in long-term foster care.
* Adoption assistance is based on the availability of federal
and state funds appropriated for this purpose. In Virginia, all
jurisdictions must follow the subsidy policy established by
Virginia's Department of Social Services.
Who is eligible for adoption subsidy?
Children who were adopted through Virginia public social services agencies and certain children adopted through Virginia private agencies may be eligible. Eligibility for basic adoption assistance is based solely on the child's special needs, not on the financial circumstances of the adoptive family.
A child's eligibility is determined by the jurisdiction where the child is in foster care and where the adoption of that child is being facilitated – not where the adoptive parents live. For example, if parents from Michigan adopt a child through Fairfax County's Adoption Program, Fairfax County determines the child's eligibility assistance.
As a general rule, a child's eligibility is determined before
his or her final order of adoption is entered. In some cases,
children for who no subsidy was sought before the final order of
adoption may qualify for subsidy after the adoption is
What adoption assistance is available for children in Virginia?
Once a child is found eligible based on his or her special needs, families may be able to receive financial assistance. In Virginia, adoption subsidies include:
Other aspects of adoption assistance:
Adoption assistance or subsidy may continue until a child is 18 years old, provided that the adoptive parent(s) remain financially or legally responsible for supporting the child. For some children with physical or mental disabilities, subsidy may be extended until age 21.
As required by Virginia law, the agency and the adoptive parent(s) sign an adoption assistance agreement. In order to keep the agreement in effect, parents are required to submit an annual affidavit to the agency stating that they remain legally or financially responsible for the child in their care.
Regardless of where the adoptive family lives, the agency
originating the subsidy is responsible for the payments and
management of the subsidy. The adoptive family, however, may need
to locate community resources in the area that can provide needed
services to their child with special needs.


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groupie | groupy
This page is about the slang term groupie | groupy
Meaning: follower of a singer or a band who offers sexual favours
For example:
- Back in the early days of rock music, meeting groupies was a normal part of a young musician's life.
- Cheryl told us some funny stories about when she was a groupy in the 60's following British bands like the Rolling Stones.
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The Kinerase Skincare range is built around kinetin, a substance found in plants that prevents them from drying out, withering, and wrinkling. All of the Kinerase cream formulas are infused with rich botanicals and powerful age-fighting ingredients, such as kola nut, lemon, and aloe vera, as well as more traditional ingredients like salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and hyaluronic acid.
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A new way to educate the next generation of entrepreneurs.
This information session is open to students interested in applying for admittance into the fall 2014 cohort of the Entrepreneurship Fellows.
Overview of Program:
You'll learn in a small–group, tutorial setting with other student entrepreneurs, and you'll work with faculty who will challenge your thinking. As part of your experience, you'll be mentored by expert entrepreneurs who have already done what you want to do: launch and grow a new business.
If you are already thinking outside the textbook, the University of Baltimore Entrepreneurship Fellows Program provides you with the support and direction you need to earn your bachelor's degree and launch your business.
You are eligible to apply for this program if:
- you are ready to start the program during the fall semester of your junior year;
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown announced Saturday that Tropical Storm Beryl has forced the cancelation of the final day of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival on Sunday. Crews will begin taking down stage and equipment after Saturday night's performances are concluded.
Indoor activities, however, will continue as scheduled, but the outdoor festivities will not be rescheduled.
The plan for Monday's Memorial Day events will be announced Sunday morning.
Channel 4's chief meteorologist John Gaughan believes the storm will come ashore either north or south of Jacksonville late Sunday or early Monday, and exactly where will make a big difference.
"Folks living north of the track will see inland winds -- along and west of I-95 -- to 30 mph. Along the coast, a few gusts will reach 45 mph, enough to cause a few power disruptions," Gaughan said overnight. "Folks living south of the track will see winds under 20 mph."
But the area could get a significant amount of rain after landfall because the storm will move slowly inland, then is expected to turn around and start to move back to the northeast -- dropping occasionally heavy rain across the area for four days and possibly cause flooding.
"Although Beryl may bring much needed rain to the state, this rainfall will be quite heavy with possible gusty winds, and the risk of rip currents will also be elevated," said Florida Department of Emergency Management meteorologist Amy Godsey.
Higher than normal tides and rip currents will build on Saturday and Sunday along area beaches and some areas will see coastal flooding.
Forecasters have classified Beryl as subtropical, which has more to do with how the center of the storm is forming, not wind speed. It is the second named Atlantic storm of the hurricane season that doesn't officially begin until June 1 and formed almost where Alberto did just over a week ago.
"This one won't turn away like Alberto" Channel 4 hurricane expert George Winterling wrote on his Eye on the Storm blog. "The good news is that it should not grow into a hurricane, although it will take a track across the warm Gulf Stream waters."
Emergency managers in Jacksonville, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties are are closely monitoring the system and participating in statewide briefings. St. Johns County was planning to close its beaches on Sunday due to rough surf and riptides, but no county had plans to open shelters at this time.
"Now's a good time to be trimming those tree limbs back. if you've got any loose debris, pick it up," said Jacksonville Fire-Rescue Chief Marty Senterfitt. "Make sure that you've got a family plan, that you have a hurricane kit ready, and start watching the tropics."
At noon Saturday, Coast Guard Captain of the Port Andy Blomme ordered waterfront facilites between New Smyrna Beach and Fernandina Beach to prepare for gale force winds. Under condition X-RAY, people should remove potential flying debris, hazardous materials and oil pollution hazards from dockside areas and secure all hazardous materials and potential sources of pollution due to possible heavy rain run-off.
Capt. Blomme said vessels more than 500 gross tons should make preparations to leave the port unless they have permission from the Coast Guard to remain in port.
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown said Saturday afternoon at the Duval County Emergency Operations Center that they have "activated a level 2" warning at the EOC.
Right now, city activities are continuing as normal," Brown said. "City officials are keeping a close eye on the jazz festival, the beach and other holiday activities."
Brown said that JEA and the public works department are focusing on removing debris and limbs throughout the city have already fallen down. He said flooding is their main concern. More information can be found at www.jaxready.org.
"Bottom line, we're keeping a watchful eye. We want things to be normal. So if you're going to the Jazz Festival, please go to the Jazz Festival. Everything is really at normal but we want to make sure people are ready. I don't want anyone to be complacent, particularly those going out to the beach," the mayor said.
Copyright 2012 by News4Jax.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Seven Ps Of PM
EP Editorial Staff | November 8, 1997
Over the years I have collected scraps of information from articles, technical papers, conference sessions, and conversations in the maintenance community. On occasion those bits seem to form patterns such as the Seven Ps of PM.
Panic Maintenance: Maintenance performed to repair a failure; often called reactive maintenance after the panic subsides.
Preventive Maintenance: Maintenance performed according to a schedule designed to prevent failure.
Productive Maintenance: The Japanese version of preventive maintenance which includes life cycle cost management issues.
Predictive Maintenance: Mostly condition assessment with a potential for data-driven prognostication.
Planned Maintenance: A method for increasing maintenance efficiency and effectiveness by coordinating information, tools, and materials for maintenance work.
Proactive Maintenance: A comprehensive maintenance process in which work orders originate with maintenance rather than operations.
Professional Maintenance: Maintenance that integrates the PMs and other technologies and techniques into an effective and economical process for managing equipment assets.
Successful maintenance organizations do well with all the PMs. They also exhibit characteristics exemplified by seven pillars of maintenance excellence.
Paradigms: Constantly revise the model or paradigm of maintenance excellence to reflect value systems important to the enterprise and develop appropriate systems for measuring it.
People: Provide people with training and information to allow them to do their jobs more effectively and reward proactive performance.
Practices: Search out and employ best practices for managing machinery reliability and maintainability, information, and people.
Passion: Demonstrate enthusiastic belief in the maintenance mission and use principles of effective leadership.
Persuasion: Effectively communicate to all departments the positive relationship between reliability and maintainability objectives and enterprise objectives.
Perspective: View maintenance as a value-adding profit-center rather than a cost center or an end in itself.
Processes: View maintenance operations as a process, especially one that can be analyzed and continuously improved using the Deming (Shewhart) quality cycle of Plan, Do, Check, Act.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Gives On-Going Support to Lupus Research Institute-Initiated National Lupus Health Education Program
Recognizes Critical Need, Includes $1 Million in Appropriations
The Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations bill for health programs approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on July 29 includes $1 million in continued support for the national lupus health education program for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
"The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) National Coalition of state and local lupus organizations is very pleased that the Senate has made this invaluable commitment to lupus education among healthcare providers," said LRI President Margaret G. Dowd.
In addition to successfully advocating for initial funding for the national lupus health education program in 2008, the LRI National Coalition was the first in 2010 to tell Congress about the ongoing need as groups from New York, California, Detroit, Chicago, Florida, and other states and cities around the country hit the Hill on March 4th with the call for continuing support for lupus.
"The LRI National Coalition has vigorously advocated for funding of the clinical education programs on lupus as they reduce the barrier of racial disparity in the diagnosis and treatment of lupus," said Dowd. "The entire lupus community, including the families and friends of everyone with lupus, is deeply indebted to the U.S. Senate for their on-going support."
Educating Health Care Providers about Lupus
The education program is led by the Office of Minority Health in the federal Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the U.S. Surgeon General and the Office of Women's Health and implemented through the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
If approved by a Congressional conference committee, the $1 million would add to the $2.6 million in federal funding already secured to date for the national lupus physician and health care provider education program.
The Senate's statement notes that the Committee remains "very concerned" about racial disparities in general and particularly about barriers to early medical diagnosis of lupus, which is up to three times more common among African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans than among Caucasians: "The Committee continues to support this critically important national education effort to engage health professionals and schools of health professions in working together to improve lupus diagnosis and treatment through education."
LRI National Coalition's Commitment to Communities in Need
Member groups of the LRI National Coalition began their outreach to address racial disparities in lupus by facilitating diagnosis and assisting in patient care in underserved communities over 10 years ago, with the creation of the first neighborhood "Lupus Cooperative" in East Harlem (founded by S.L.E. Lupus Foundation of New York in 1999). Lupus Cooperatives have since been opened in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn and the South Bronx, both areas with large African-American and Hispanic populations. Recently this successful program was expanded to Los Angeles County.
Over the years, the LRI National Coalition also has created visibility for the needs of underserved populations through awareness building, advocacy, and education programs on the national, state, and local levels. It was behind the first lupus advocacy day of 2010, blanketing Capitol Hill in person and through social networking nationwide with the message to support federal programs for eliminating racial disparities in access to good care and treatment—as well as to increase government research funding of lupus and enhance access to care.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners is known for his accurate stock market calls and keen insights into the economy, which he shares with RealMoney Pro readers in his daily trading diary.Among his posts this past week, Kass wrote about continued uncertainty on the fiscal front, his disappointment with corporate earnings and the details of his position in bonds. Please
Risk-Off Ahead?
Originally published on Friday, Jan. 18 at 9:23 a.m. EST. Republicans will likely kick the can down the road for another six months. It is increasingly clear that the Republicans will likely offer a deal to kick the debt ceiling extension (of $575 billion-plus) down the road for another six months. In turn, it could now be expected that the Republican Party will use the leverage of sequestration and continuing resolutions, which have March 1 and March 27 deadlines, to get their spending cuts. My view is that this will produce continued uncertainty in business/consumer confidence, earnings and spending, exposing the market to some more risk -- consistent with my notion of a January S&P 500 high. As it relates to my short bond position, if this is the outcome, it could delay the widely anticipated interest rate rise over the next few months. At the time of publication, Kass was short SPY.
Earnings So Far
Originally published on Friday, Jan. 18 at 8:44 a.m. EST. It is always good to review the facts. Brian Sozzi comments in Columnist Conversation that earnings are disappointing. I agree. It is always good to review the facts. It is very early in the earnings season, with only about 10% of the S&P 500 reporting fourth-quarter 2012 results. Thus far, 62% of the earnings reports exceeded expectations and 22% were worse than consensus. Operating earnings are up 4% year over year for those that have already reported profit results, which is in line with expectations but below forecasts of a week or more ago. Sales are beating consensus by about 52% while 45% have missed. But if you take out the financials, less than 45% are ahead of expectations. This compares favorably to third quarter 2012, when 32% beat consensus on the top line (25% excluding financials). As we enter 2013, the tug of war between the fiscal drag of austerity/spending cuts and higher tax rates on the consumer are competing against a better housing and jobs market and a modest turn in the manufacturing sector.


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10 Genius Decorating Ideas to Steal From Instagram
"Your living room is your family hub," says Jonathan Scott of HGTV's Property Brothers. "It's the place where you lounge, watch TV, play games. And your sofa is the center of it all." So true—and raise your hand if you're not exactly thrilled with what you have right now. That's why we enlisted top design gurus for low-cost ways to upgrade this crucial piece. Buying a new one is an option, but so is refurbishing a flea-market find, giving the couch you own a brand-new look with accessories, and rearranging furniture to show everything off more stylishly. Now you can take that one or two grand you'd spend on a new sofa and put it toward something even more important, like a vacation.
Follow these tips from HGTV star Cortney Novogratz to get a one-of-a-kind piece on a budget.
Study the bones. "Any part of the sofa that deals with comfort—the fabric, fill, or springs—is easy to fix, but avoid cracks in a wooden frame and arms that wiggle," Novogratz says. Those are big-budget repairs.
Learn to barter. "Politely point out a few flaws, like dings in the wood or stains, and ask for a lower price," she says. Other ways to strike a deal at a flea market: Shop at the end of the day, pay in cash, or offer to take the piece home now.
Get the best price on reupholstery without hauling your sofa around. You'll want to collect a few quotes from upholsterers, so try a 21st-century way: Arrange a Skype call. And if you're re-covering the whole couch, ask the fabric store for a bulk rate.
Fix up some of it. If the original fabric is in good shape and you like it, just add accent piping to the cushions, Novogratz says—it's custom and inexpensive.
Your enemies: muddy paws, grubby fingers, Magic Markers. Your weapons: these expert-tested and -approved products and tips.
If your family is particularly spill-prone (you know who you are), make life easier by buying a microsuede couch or slipcover. "The tight-knit fabric prevents liquids from instantly soaking in, buying you an extra minute to grab a rag," says Rebecca Andrews, a senior furniture buyer for West Elm.
Pretreat upholstery with a spray like Guardsman's Fabric Protector ($9.99; shopguardsman.com), and reapply a few times a year. Property Brothers's Jonathan and Drew Scott love that it's safe enough to use around kids and pets.
One cheap pro cleaning weapon? Unscented baby wipes. "They're my right-hand man for little messes," says Novogratz.
Jonathan Scott swears by Pink Solution ($19.95; pinksolution.ca), an all-natural cleaner that mixes with water: "I saw it on an info-mercial years ago. It's removed gum, soda, wine—even blood."
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Senate change to a campaign finance bill that is a top priority of House Speaker Will Weatherford threatens to undermine both the fundraising proposal and ethics reform, a key senator said Tuesday.
The Senate Rules Committee unanimously agreed Tuesday to remove from its bill a proposed increase in contribution limits for candidates for statewide and some judicial offices. That provision was already tamer than the boost to caps on donations sought by the House and is considered a centerpiece of the legislation.
A few hours later, a House committee pulled the ethics reform bill, the signature piece of Senate President Don Gaetz's agenda, from its calendar. The bill's sponsor said lawmakers needed more time to study a slate of amendments filed by Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey.
The back and forth over the two bills raised the prospects of tension between the two chambers over leadership priorities, even as Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Weatherford have worked to present a united front after two years of sometimes harsh standoffs between the House and the Senate.
It began in the Senate Rules Committee, when the panel adopted an amendment by Sen. Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, to keep the maximum amount that each contributor can give a candidate for each election at $500. The House bill (HB 569) would raise those limits to $5,000 for statewide candidates and $3,000 for local and legislative candidates; the Senate bill (SB 1382) already had more modest figures of $3,000 and $500, respectively.
But Sen. Jack Latvala, the Clearwater Republican sponsoring his chamber's version, has been visibly uncomfortable with raising the limits. And Gov. Rick Scott has also opposed the move.
"If the governor has the final word on it, and if he's not going to sign a bill that changes that, then why pursue it any longer?" Latvala told reporters after the meeting. "Let's get down to the other issues that we can resolve."
The bill would also do away with "committees of continuous existence," which have been blamed for making political money almost untraceable, while allowing some other political committees to benefit from the unlimited donations that CCEs can currently accept. And it would increase reporting requirements for many political committees and campaigns.
Latvala said the governor's statements against raising the limits have "probably sapped the energy out of passing a campaign finance bill this session." But he also noted that derailing Weatherford's initiative could have ramifications for the ethics package, which the Senate passed on the session's first day.
"They wanted these changes in campaign finance in return for doing some fairly sensible, easy-to-understand things on ethics, and that's a shame," Latvala said.
Hours later, the House version of ethics reform (HB 7131) was temporarily shelved by the State Affairs Committee, which wrapped up a meeting that had been scheduled to run for four hours in about 25 minutes.
But Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, said the delay on the ethics bill had nothing to do with the Senate's move on campaign finance limits. He said lawmakers instead needed more time to consider about a dozen amendments offered by Fasano.
Boyd, who chairs the House Ethics and Elections Subcommittee and sponsored the ethics bill, also continued to back the House proposal on fundraising limits.
"We felt like our campaign finance was the right thing to do, and I still think it was," Boyd said. "Of course, there's always room for negotiation as we move forward."
And Weatherford took to Twitter to shrug off the idea that the bill was in trouble.
"Campaign finance dead?" he tweeted in response to a reporter. "Session has only just begun. :)"
A spokesman for Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, did not return an email seeking comment from the speaker on the Senate's changes or whether he might accept a bill without increasing contribution limits.
The Senate Rules Committee also approved on party lines a bill (SB 600) that would make several changes to Florida's elections law in the wake of the 2012 presidential elections, which featured snafus that kept some voters from casting ballots until after President Barack Obama had been declared the winner nationally.
While the bill passed the House almost unanimously, Senate Democrats have bitterly opposed the measure, saying it falls short by, for example, giving elections supervisors discretion about additional days of early voting.
But voting-rights groups have been more circumspect in their criticisms. In a conference call by the League of Women Voters, President Deirdre Macnab said the group gave the bill a "B" because it didn't make it easier for voters to change their addresses at the polls and increased requirements for voting by absentee.
"We believe the state of Florida deserves an A-plus elections reform bill," Macnab said. "We must put these issues behind us."
Copyright 2013 by The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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chlorpheniramine/dextromethorphan/pseudoephedrine (generic name)
It is used to treat the cough, congestion, runny nose, and sneezing of a cold, allergies, or other sinus problem
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What is this medicine?CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (klor fen IR a meen; dex troe meth OR fan; soo doe e FED rin) is a combination of an antihistamine, a cough suppressant, and a decongestant. It is used to treat the cough, congestion, runny nose, and sneezing of a cold, allergies, or other sinus problem. This medicine will not treat an infection.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
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This past weekend I celebrated my 34th birthday and though I don't usually do this, I decided to throw myself a party! If you know me personally or follow me on Facebook, you might already know that I'm absolutely obsessed with the 80's and have always wanted a themed party to celebrate this decade! I thought this would be the perfect opportunity now that 80's and neon style is TOTALLY back! Since it was MY birthday, I opted for self-indulgence and focused on all the elements that brought me back to when I was growing up. This really was the most fun I've ever had shopping for party supplies because of all the AWESOME memories they evoked!!!
For the invites, I decided to re-create one of my favorite and essential items as a kid growing up in the 80's: a Trapper Keeper! Utilizing graphics that I purchased from the "Awesome 80's" collection on Etsy by Maree Truelove, I designed the binder, which I printed on photo paper to give it more construction and sheen, and added a small adhesive velcro. The details of the party were printed inside on lined paper that was attached to a stack of 4×6 index cards to add to the thickness. I had fun with all the colors and fonts that I downloaded for free on the internet!
The dessert table was centered by a cassette stereo and a red lips phone I found at local thrift stores. I created some stands with VHS and cassette tapes, along with some Mead Trapper folders, which I found in the supermarket stationary aisles… exactly where I did back in the day! Additional decor included miniature etch-a-sketches, slinkies and koosh balls. I created food labels with a denim digital paper from Granny Enchanted's Blog {lightened to give it a more acid wash effect with some paint splashes}, then added some colorful designs and buttons and placed them on mini rubix cubes. I also found some RAD "Footloose" and "Flashdance" glasses at Ross Stores that were just perfect! One side of the table included Cabbage Patch cake balls, Tetris rice krispies pops on silly straws, 80's toys cake pops {pogo balls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Popples) and popular candy from the era. The cupcakes included iconic 80's items, such as a Teddy Ruxpin, rainbow roller skates and an L.A. Gear tennis shoe!
I had such an incredible time strolling down memory lane, re-living my childhood and celebrating my birthday! I have to say that one of the best parts was how my daughter, Anabelle, was so excited to dress up, sing and dance to 80's music and said to me, "I wanna have an 80's party, too!"… I guess my work is done. 😉
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The Monterey Bay Charter School in Pacific Grove was put on lockdown Tuesday morning after an unknown man dressed in camouflage "frantically" knocked on a classroom door, police said.
The man is still at large after police searched the area around the school at 1004 David Ave.
The school's staff said he was about 19 years old, had a stocky build, scruffy orange beard and wore a camouflage jacket and beanie.
Police said the man had been loitering near the school for about one hour.
The lockdown, which began about 9:30 a.m., was lifted after about 30 minutes.


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Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has heaped praise on veteran team-mate Paul Scholes.Scholes, who recently chalked up his 700th appearance for the club, is nearing a year back in Sir Alex Ferguson's squad following his decision to return from retirement last season.
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|Lille 0 Monaco 4: Falcao hits double as champions romp to win
|Bayern Munich 2 Wolfsburg 2: Ulreich howler sparks shock comeback
|De Biasi takes charge of Deportivo Alaves
|Srna vows to clear ´name and reputation´ following doping claims
|Neymar to miss PSG´s Montpellier clash
|Costa can win many Atletico trophies, says ex-Chelsea striker Shevchenko
|From Maradona to Messi – Barcelona celebrate 60 years at Camp Nou
|Shakespeare remaining upbeat over Silva saga
|Alex Sandro replaces Marcelo in Brazil squad
|Returning Costa scared of Atletico fitness plans
|Benevento captain Lucioni fails doping test
|Stoke could have one fit centre-back for Chelsea game - Hughes
|Valverde dismisses Real Madrid ´crisis´ talk
|Bakayoko fit after car accident and Hazard ready to start, says Chelsea boss Conte
|Rummenigge calls for transfer window to close on July 31 across Europe
|Nigel Pearson appointed by Belgian side OH Leuven
|UEFA inspector to examine disrupted clash between Arsenal and Cologne
|Mourinho misses out as Allegri, Conte and Zidane battle for Best FIFA Coach of the Year
|Conte encouraged by Musonda and Kenedy progress
|Costa lands in Madrid ahead of Atletico return
|Guardiola endorses Mourinho´s EFL Cup scepticism
|Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo headline FIFA Best shortlist
|Conte thanks Costa after Chelsea exit agreed
|Zidane will not ´go crazy´ despite Real Madrid slump
|Aubameyang is very happy here, Bosz assures Dortmund fans
|Madrid confirm Marcelo hamstring tear
|I hope he doesn´t score! - Zizou wary of Enzo threat
|Major players help teams grow - Simeone happy with selection headaches after Costa move
|Allegri has faith in misfiring Higuain ahead of Turin derby
|PSG must prove big-club credentials after spending spree - Draxler
|Not preventing Neymar´s Barca departure a ´bad decision´ - Rakitic
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|Mertens shrugs off Maradona comparisons after Napoli wondergoal
|Ramos alarmed by Real Madrid´s ´f****** bad start´ in LaLiga
|Wenger denies punishing Sanchez with lack of playing time
|Athletic´s Yeray overcomes cancer for a second time
|Wenger wanted Barry at Arsenal before Manchester City move
|Mourinho: Scrapping EFL Cup could help English clubs in Europe
|Neymar left Barcelona because of Messi – Mathieu
|Dembele drops hint of early Barcelona return
|Copa Libertadores Review: Nine-man Barcelona reach semis, Gremio also advance
|Neville: Rashford as good as Mbappe and Dembele
|MLS Review: Montreal win derby, Atlanta put four past Galaxy
|Madrid can overturn deficit as captain Ramos remains calm
|Neymar wouldn´t have treated Messi like he did Cavani – Forlan
|Zidane not worried after Madrid lose ground on Barca
|Casemiro calls for Madrid calm after shock Betis loss
|Sane sends message to Guardiola as Manchester City shake off West Brom
|Keep calm and carry on – Allegri backs Higuain to rediscover scoring touch
|Bosz proud of table-topping Dortmund after Hamburg triumph
|Montella points to schedule after uninspired Milan win
|Conte confirms Luiz will be fit to face Atletico
|Manchester City boss Guardiola hopeful Gundogan injury not serious
|Real Madrid 0 Real Betis 1: Ronaldo´s return ruined as Sanabria stuns LaLiga champions
|Wilshere is ready for the league - Wenger
|Simeone lauds ´different class´ Griezmann
|Mourinho praises United´s professionalism in EFL Cup win
|Spurs to host West Ham in EFL Cup fourth round
|West Brom 1 Manchester City 2: Sane at the double amid fresh Gundogan fears
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|AC Milan 2 SPAL 0: Penalty double seals comfortable win for Montella´s side
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After years of deriding Afghanistan's government and army as corrupt tools of Western occupiers, the Taliban have begun publicly airing a softer vision for the country's future, with senior insurgent leaders saying the militants are willing to govern alongside other Afghan factions and even to adopt the current American-financed army as their own.
That message was delivered over the past few days by Taliban envoys during private meetings with Afghan officials and opposition politicians near Paris, according to officials close to the talks, and the softer approach has been echoed in recent interviews with Taliban figures loyal to the group's nominal leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar. Together, it is the furthest that the Taliban's senior leadership has gone to express in some official way that the group would be willing to operate as a mainstream Afghan political faction rather than aiming to return as conquering rulers after the end of the NATO combat mission in 2014.
But with the Taliban there are always questions…
In an obvious attempt to answer some of the harshest criticism of the group's brutal rule from 1996 through 2001, the envoys said that in a new Taliban-led government, women would have the chance to go to school in "an Islamic way," according to the text of a speech the envoys delivered in France that the Taliban sent to news organizations on Saturday.


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A TAXI driver accused of groping a teenage girl in his cab has spoken of his relief after he was cleared by a jury.
Dad-of-six Jamil Iqbal, 40, of Brierfield, had always denied the charge of sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl in April 2010.
He described the past two-and-a-half years as a 'nightmare' after he lost his job as a taxi driver and had to borrow money to pay for bills and food.
Mr Iqbal, who has five daughters aged 17, 15, 11, eight and three and a baby son who was born on Christmas Eve, said he now wanted to get his life and licence back.
He said: "It's a relief. It has brought us closer together as a family. It has been a struggle. How many other people out there have been wrongly accused? It was hard to explain to my daughters what was going on, that it was all wrong.
"Everything was upside down. I'm really disappointed that my licence was suspended before I had been in court.
"I was always going to see this through, to prove that I hadn't done it. All of this because someone wouldn't pay a fare. Why?"
And his wife of 17 years, Najama, 39, a welfare assistant at Walter Street County Primary School, blasted the judicial system for taking so long to clear her husband of the charge.
She said: "We just want a normal life back. It was such a relief to see him come home from court.
"I knew if he did something wrong he'd tell me. I knew he was telling the truth. He's spent two years scared, not sleeping, stressed out.
"He was made to feel guilty without any proof. We are well-known in Brierfield and everybody knew about this.
"What we went through was horrible. Why did it takes nearly so long, nearly three years?"
Mr Iqbal was alleged by the girl to have put his hand down her top and inside her bra after he picked her up from a pub in Burnley Wood on her 16th birthday on April 7 2010.
The complainant told the court that Mr Iqbal, of Humphrey Street, had asked her for a hug, then touched her and she had 'shoved him off'.
According to the girl, who had been celebrating her birthday by drinking cider with her mother, the defendant had then asked her: "Can I touch you one more time, please?" and told her: "I have a nice body."
Giving evidence, Mr Iqbal responded to those claims by telling the jury that the girl had been in the back of the vehicle, had leant forward into the front, and he had pushed her back gently on the shoulder.
Mr Iqbal, who was working for Crown Taxis at the time and has no criminal convictions, was found not guilty by the jury last Thursday, and was discharged from the dock by Judge Simon Newell.
Mr Iqbal's barrister, Simeon Evans, said Mr Iqbal was a man of good character and that there had never been a complaint made against him during his eight years as a taxi driver.
He added that the job was Mr Iqbal's only income and he would have been taking 'an enormous risk' if the girl's claims were true.
Mr Evans said: "This was a drunken, giggly girl, behaving in a silly way. He pushed her away."


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Bogtrotters Irish Pub to Open in Downtown Sioux Falls. Can We Say St. Patrick's Day?
Downtown Sioux Falls will be getting a new pub and grill this summer as Bogtrotters Irish Pub, Grub and Tap will be building next to Picasso's Salon on 11th Street downtown.
Bogtrotter's won't be open in time for the St. Patrick's Day Parade next month, but by this summer, you'll be able to enjoy an outdoor patio, bar, seating area, video lottery room, party room and more.
The plans also call for 24-30 beers on tap, live music, and 'traditional fare' on the menu. They hope to be open in time for all the downtown Sioux Falls summer events.


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knowlesmith - 4.06 PM, 10 June 2011
The yellow bellied sheath tailed bat is a northern Australian bat not native to Victoria, even though they have been found on occasions in Victoria. They seem to come to Victoria at the start of Autumn. I live on the coast near Warrnambool and one season had 5 of these bats come into care. They are also a confirmed carrier of the lyssavirus


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What would you do if your campus had no anti-Israel activity? What if it had little or no pro-Israel activity either? Would that be enough of a reason to do nothing regarding Israel during your college years?
That's the question facing students at Touro College for Women in New York City. The Orthodox women who comprise the student body have strong religious ties to Israel but are generally apathetic – they support Israel but do little to educate themselves about it.
"Because we operate in a religious school, we often have to fight more against apathy and lethargy from the students rather than the outright antagonism that is likely present in more diverse colleges," said Touro senior Adina Schechtman, who is head of the Lander College for Women Israel Advocacy Project (LCWIAP).
To fight this apathy, a small group of Touro students joined together to change the lacklustre attitude toward Israel, and formed the advocacy project, an offshoot of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of New York.
The Israel advocacy project runs regular programs, hosts speakers and puts out a bimonthly newsletter aimed at keeping faculty and students abreast of relevant current events and advocacy opportunities.
"Many Touro students took a year off to study in Israel [prior to starting their studies at the school], but aren't particularly informed about the state or passionate about the country or its often tenuous political environment," Schechtman said.
Speakers brought to Touro by the advocacy project include representatives of Faces of Israel, a program that explores different aspects of Israel; and Shlomi Kaufman, Israel's deputy consul general in New York. Events have included a screening of the movie Israel Inside and a gala party for the college to celebrate Yom Ha'azmaut.
"Our programs are generally aimed at creating a positive perception and good associations with the country that is so often associated with war and terror," Schechtman said.
"Our primary activities are directed toward educating the students about Israel and the variety of opinions and discussions (both historical and current) revolving around the state," said Raphaela Abramson, former LCWIAP president and current member.
In addition to the events it organizes on the Touro campus, the advocacy project is interested in expanding and reaching out to Israel clubs on other local campuses to offer assistance.
"The amount of antisemitism disguised as criticism of the state on most college campuses, not to mention the basic lack of awareness regarding the state, demands Israel advocacy, regardless of which college or ethnicity one belongs to," Abramson, a senior, told Israel Campus Beat.
"Touro girls can present a viewpoint not often heard on secular campuses," she said. "They can discuss the state in both religious and secular terms, and often have first-hand knowledge of the state."
Because more than 75 per cent of Touro's student body have been to Israel, including many who spent an academic year studying there, Abramson said they can speak about their personal Israel experiences, enhancing the conversations on other campuses.
"Many students know Jewish students and can discuss Israel within a secular context, but actually discussing the state with a religious Jew and hearing her perspective, both in religious and secular contexts, is a rare opportunity," Abramson concluded.
Israel Campus Beat is a student-written online publication that covers campus Israel trends and events.


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I've been reading blogs and discussions on many wrestling sites and mainly here on EWN. Nice job guys by the way of expressing your opinions and comments. I always enjoy reading your stuff.
Here are some of the problems you guys seem to have with the current situation in the WWE and some of my solutions to keep it PG but at the same time make it a little more interesting.


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Brady Hoke delivered a direct message this week: The SEC isn't the only power conference in college football.
Michigan's head coach made sure to let fans (and, just maybe, a few recruits) know that during an interview Tuesday with a Cleveland radio station.
"I think people get a little overly zealous when they think the SEC is where they play football," Hoke was quoted as saying by mlive.com on Friday. "I think when you look at the track record of the Big Ten, (we) play awfully good football."
RUTGERS COACH: SEC teams didn't want home-and-home
"I really believe in this conference, and everyone has to recruit the way they need to recruit for their school," Hoke added, according to mlive.com. "It's an amazing conference of coaches that work awfully hard."
Even Urban Meyer; right, coach?
Hoke is talking up his conference as it tries to counter years of trash talk by SEC rooters. As noted by mlive.com, Big Ten schools are 2-7 vs. SEC teams in bowl games the past three seasons.


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On a day Jed York was so sick with the flu he could hardly speak, he took his first major step toward curing the 49ers. Coach Mike Singletary had just blundered through another atrocious loss and York, whose family had raised him on a diet of 49ers excellence, had reached his breaking point.
"Our objective is to win he Super Bowl, year in and year out," York fumed that day, Dec. 26, 2010, his voice rasping in a somber St. Louis locker room. "We're going to make sure we get this right."
Singletary was fired by nightfall. And suffice to say, the kid got things right. Next Sunday, the 49ers will face the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.
The game represents the culmination of a York-led revolution, an overhaul of the franchise that managed to both turn back the clock to the 49ers' glory days while ushering in a bold new era with a personality all its own.
York did it by bringing aboard a mastermind head coach, spending lavishly, demanding excellence and changing the culture of the entire organization.
In short, he followed in the footsteps of his uncle. Eddie DeBartolo Jr. established that blueprint in engineering five Super Bowl victories during an ownership tenure that spanned from 1977 to 2000.
Even players from that era, who still speak of DeBartolo in tones of awe and reverence, embrace the comparison.
"I see a lot of Eddie D in him," former running back Roger Craig said.
"I think that he's trying to emulate his uncle," Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott said.
"He's been the owner that everybody wants an owner to be," former tight end Brent Jones said. "Reach into your pocket and pay the money."
So how did York do it? How did he reinvigorate the franchise during just three years as the team's chief executive officer?
That was no silver spoon in his mouth. It was a shovel.
Rebuilding buildings
Lott recalls the days when the 49ers were like the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers, elite franchises whose brands were synonymous with first-class treatment.
"In the same way that the Lakers were 'Showtime,' we were looked at as 'Showtime,' " said Lott, who played for the 49ers from 1981 to 1990. "The reason we looked that way is because it all started up top with Mr. DeBartolo."
But as recently as a few years ago, the 49ers were no longer a symbol of luxury. Even their 11-acre training facility in Santa Clara, once considered state of the art, was fraying around the edges.
So in 2009, York launched an ambitious renovation project, adding 9,000 square feet of space for players and office employees. The 49ers also expanded the players' lounge, built an expansive outdoor weightlifting facility and knocked down walls to give meeting rooms more square footage.
The team's cafeteria was upgraded, complete with first-rate chefs.
"What Jed shows -- and what his uncle showed -- is a passion for excellence," said former Pro Bowl offensive lineman Harris Barton, who played for the 49ers from 1987 to 1996. "Players come out here and realize, 'You know what? I'm going to play hurt and I'm going to play hard because I know I'm going to be taken care of here much better than any other place. The owner cares."
Finding the right coach
Like his uncle, who struck gold in hiring Bill Walsh, York found the key to the 49ers' turnaround a few miles a way at Stanford University.
Identifying Jim Harbaugh's potential was the easy part -- he had clearly established himself as a rising star in the coaching ranks -- but landing him took a savvy beyond York's years. He outmaneuvered Stanford (which wanted to keep him), the University of Michigan (Harbaugh's alma mater), the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins to reel in coaching's biggest prize.
"That was absolutely the move that put the 49ers in a different category," said Jones, who made four Pro Bowls for the 49ers from 1987 to 1997.
York made Harbaugh a competitive offer -- about $5 million per year for five years. But other teams offered more. The key for the 49ers was a six-hour meeting in which York and new general manager Trent Baalke laid out their plan for reinvigorating the franchise.
"Jed talked about his vision," Harbaugh said on the day he was hired, "and that sealed the deal."
Harbaugh has gone 27-8-1 (.764) and captured back-to-back NFC West titles over his first two seasons -- and conjured comparisons to that other coach from Stanford.
"The one thing that Jim Harbaugh has that Bill Walsh has is the ability to motivate," Jones said. "There are a lot of coaches who can do X's and O's. There are a lot of coaches who can call plays. But there are fewer guys that are compelling enough to motivate guys to bring them to their peak potential."
Craig put it more succinctly.
"Jim Harbaugh," he said, "has the secret sauce."
Silicon Valley ties
York embraces the past. He once ordered a redesign of the 49ers uniforms to incorporate echoes of the dynasty years. He created a team Hall of Fame. He treats former players like royalty.
"Every time I've gone down there to watch practice, Jed's stopped everything to come out and say hello," Barton said.
But despite his eye for nostalgia, York has also pushed the 49ers toward a cutting-edge approach. The team promises that its new stadium in Santa Clara will be high-tech and ecologically friendly, and the key to that endeavor has been a major Silicon Valley power player.
York hired Gideon Yu, the former CFO of both Facebook and YouTube, in February 2012 and turned him loose on the 49ers' long-stalled stadium project. Yu promptly led an effort to secure an $850 million stadium construction loan, the largest ever in professional sports, and a $200 million financing package from the NFL.
The stadium, once set to open in 2015, was so successfully fast-tracked that it will be ready for 2014.
"I've worked for a lot of guys in the past that have audacious, big visions," Yu, now the team's president and co-owner, told this newspaper last year. "Jed ranks up there with those guys that were set to change the world."
Spending wisely
Plenty of owners spend lavishly, but many do so impatiently. York and Baalke, in contrast, have methodically invested their resources in players already on the premises.
Turning up their nose at top-tier free agents, much to the early impatience of fans, York and Baalke identified the players worth keeping for the long haul and locked them up with multi-year extensions.
Among the players sticking around to form the nucleus are linebacker NaVorro Bowman (signed through 2018), left tackle Joe Staley (2017), linebacker Patrick Willis (2016), tight end Vernon Davis (2015), and running back Frank Gore (2014).
All were signed to deals that still manage to leave the 49ers salary cap flexibility for the foreseeable future.
"I've been saying for a while now that this team was going to be the winningest team of this decade," said Craig, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who played for the 49ers from 1983 to 1990. "I could see this team winning two or three more Super Bowls over the next few years because they're so young. They've got a great offensive line, a young quarterback. They're going to win a lot of games."
In all, the 49ers already have 45 players from this NFC championship roster under contract for next season.
To Barton, it has echoes of the DeBartolo days.
"Players stay with the 49ers because they know they're in a first-class organization. That all starts at the top," he said. "If the top is not leading the charge, then you're going to get mediocrity.
"The quality of ownership means a ton in pro football. It means a ton."


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Colabello gets game ball after first career hit
DETROIT -- It was a long wait for Chris Colabello to get his first Major League hit, but considering everything he went through just to get to the big leagues, it was even more special.
Colabello, who played seven years in the independent Canadian-American League before joining the Twins organization last year, finally got his first shot in the Majors when he was called up Wednesday after impressing at Triple-A Rochester.
And Colabello delivered his first hit in his eighth career at-bat with a single up the middle in the sixth inning Saturday off Tigers right-hander Doug Fister in Minnesota's 3-2 win.
"It was awesome, and to do it in a win was even more special," Colabello said. "It's crazy because you go through a couple of at-bats and want to get it out of the way, and so when I saw the ball go through I felt like two big weights were coming off my shoulders. So it was pretty neat."
Colabello, 29, was presented the ball after the game by manager Ron Gardenhire and said all of his teammates came up to him to congratulate him.
"It was really cool," Colabello said. "They came in and gave me the ball, and everyone came up to me and shook my hand."
Colabello, a Milford, Mass., native, was also able to get the hit in front of several family members and friends, including his parents, Lou and Silvana, and his girlfriend, Alison Connor. He said he gave his parents the ball to take home after the game.
But Gardenhire had to watch from the clubhouse, as he was ejected from the game in the third inning for arguing with second-base umpire Joe West.
"It looked really cool on TV, but it would've been nicer to see from the dugout," Gardenhire said with a laugh. "But the ball was riding on him, and he was able to fight it off and shoot it up the middle. So it was a long wait for a guy who has persevered through a lot. A lot of people told him it wouldn't work out for him, but he never quit and he got his opportunity and now he got his hit, so it's a pretty good story."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Podhajce Jews strongly upheld tradition. Accordingly, there was a large numbers of synagogues and shtibels in the city. Today, I cannot remember them all. However, I well remember the Great Synagogue and the Beis Midrash (the city Beis Midrash), where such Jews as Binyamin Kitner, Rabbi Lilienfeld, my father Yitzchak Pomeranz of blessed memory, Moshe Liblich, Michael Kohn, Zusman Kohn and his son, Yoel Hazelkorn, Yaakov Fueurman, Hersch Leib Horowitz, the Ettingers, Abba Kremer and many more people worshipped. I have only fond memories of the Beis Midrash, for there I used to worship with my father of blessed memory from my earliest childhood. After his passing, I worshipped there until the outbreak of the Second World War. Aside from these, I recall the Husyatiner Kloiz, the Czortkower Kloiz, the Bursztyner Kloiz, the Bekerishe Kloiz, which was very beautiful and esthetically designed, as well as two other large synagogues, one near the Wide Street and the other near the Brzeszaner Street. Aside from these, there was an entire set of smaller synagogues.
While discussing the city Beis Midrash, I wish to mention here a story that took place. After the passing of my beloved parents, I searched for a way to perpetuate their memory. Since the Holy Ark in the Beis Midrash was old, simple, and worm eaten, I decided to make a new Holy Ark. I commissioned an artistic, oak Holy Ark from Shlomo Silber. However, I kept this secret, lest someone preempt me. I would inform the gabbaim (synagogue trustees) when the ark was ready. However, one of the gabbaim, who it seems was interested in obtaining this merit himself, resisted and stated that the old Holy Ark cannot be removed under any circumstances, as it would be a desecration of its sanctity. I retorted that the old Holy Ark can be placed in Pulisz, but this did not help.
A short while later the Zlotniker Rebbe, Mund came to see me in my office about some matter. In passing, I told him about the troubles that I had experienced in that they were not permitting me to put up the Holy Ark. He told me that there is a small synagogue in Zlotniki which would certainly take the old Holy Ark from the Beis Midrash. Not long thereafter, the Jews of Zlotniki came and took the Holy Ark with great honor and singing. Thus, the place for the New Holy Ark that I donated was freed up.
Near the entrance of the Podhajce cemetery there is a row of old gravestones marking the place where well-known rabbis and activists from hundreds of years ago were buried. I recall that following the First World War, the cemetery was badly damaged, especially the bricks that surrounded it. At that time, a committee was formed in which my father took part. With the financial help of an America native of our city, the cemetery was repaired.
The celebration of the festivals in our city is a chapter unto itself. During the month of Elul, we began to arise for Selichot. In the morning, the entire city heard the shofar blowing. We also visited the graves of our parents during the month of Elul.
This was all a preparation for Rosh Hashanah, when all of the Jews gathered in the synagogues and worshipped until late in the afternoon praying for a good year. Prior to Rosh Hashanah, people sent each other Shana Tova letters. As we left the synagogue, we wished one and other Leshana Tova Tikateivu Vetechateimu. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah toward evening, almost the entire city went to Taslich at the Koropiec River.
The awesome mood of Yom Kippur commenced already on the eve of Yom Kippur, and perhaps even a day earlier, when people conducted the Kapparot ceremony. On the eve of Yom Kippur, people went to the Mincha service early, so that they could have time afterward to eat the final meal. In Pulisz they set up an entire row of clay plates in which the worshippers placed their charity money. In the latter years, these included the national funds. The tall, wax Yom Kippur candles already stood on the ground. They were lit in the evening, and burned throughout Yom Kippur. I recall as well that a group of worshippers would conduct the flogging ceremony after Mincha. I looked upon this custom with curiosity.
Of course, not one Jew remained at home during Kol Nidre. As well, a large number of intelligent
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Christians would come to observe that solemn prayer. The image of my father of blessed memory still remains before my eyes, as he would always stand beside the cantor and hold the Torah Scroll during Kol Nidre. I must mention here the cantor Getzel Perl, who would lead the services in the synagogue every year. Many of his tunes are etched in my memory to this day.
The Jewish character of the city could best be noted on Yom Kippur. All of the streets were empty at the time the Jews were in the synagogue, and the city was as if it was dead. After the meal following Yom Kippur, many of the householders began to build the sukka, and banged in the first pair of nails.
Everyone fulfilled the commandment of eating in the sukka. The children were particularly joyful, for they decorated the sukka in various ways. Almost ever Jewish home had either a sukka or a tarp.
A joyous and cheerful mood pervaded in the city on Simchat Torah. The children came with flags. During the Hakafot (Torah processions), they sang, clapped, and danced with the Torahs. Everyone received an aliya (Torah honor) during the reading of the Torah in the day. Special festive foods were served during the meal. In many houses and synagogues, they would have a drink in the late afternoon with beer and beans.
The holiday of Chanuka was also a lovely and long festival, especially for the children. We received Chanuka Gelt, played dreidel, and ate good things. Older children would play card games with special cards that had Jewish letters.
Then came Purim, and it was joyous in the town. In the evening after the Fast of Esther, the Megilla was read, and the children swung their graggers and stomped with their feet at each mention of the name of the evil Haman or his children. The next day, we sent Mishloach Manot (Purim food portions) to one another, and the city was filled with people in disguise and ordinary poor people, who went around to all of the houses in order to receive Purim money. There were also groups of Purim players who performed various plays, primarily the Sale of Joseph. The people in disguise and the Purim players were well received everywhere with a drink and treats, over and above the Purim money. Furthermore, various institutions and organizations utilized the day to collect for their causes. In the evening, we sat down for the feast, which was accompanied by visits from the disguised people and Purim players. A particularly joyous feast was conducted every year in the court of the Bursztyner Rebbe. His Hassidim and followers used to partake therein.
After Purim, we already began to prepare for Passover. The duck fat for Passover was already prepared from Chanuka, but the serious preparations began from Purim. People began by whitewashing or painting the house, cleaning the furniture, cleaning the silver spoons and brass pots. Then they began to purchase the matzos. Some people wished to be present as their matzos were baked. People had to purchase new clothes for themselves and the children. In brief there was no shortage of work.
On the Sabbath before Passover, Shabbat Hagadol, there was a longstanding custom to send the rats back to Egypt. The town jokers gathered together and walked in pairs, making a loud noise with old metal pots and lids. For them, this was the beginning. Prior to the sacrifices this was the torture. At least one person in the city related to this with humor. He treated the scoundrels nicely and wished them that they should return next year...
In the morning of the Eve of Passover, people burned the chometz (leavened bread) and began to prepare for the Seder. People sat down for the Seder after coming home from the synagogue following Maariv. The youngest child asked the four questions, and then the Haggadah was recited and the tasty Passover foods were eaten. A Seder was once again conducted on the second night of Passover, and then the festival lasted for an entire week. Even on Chol Hamoed, when the stores were open, a festive spirit pervaded in the city.
Shavuot was a short but beloved festival. The homes and the synagogues were decorated with greenery. In the synagogue, Akdamus was recited and the Book of Ruth was read. Tasty dairy foods were eaten after returning from the synagogue.
I also recall joyous Jewish weddings that were held in the hall
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of Gross' or Schechter's hotels. The local musicians, Dauber, Kimmel and Leizerl played. At times the Gutenflan brothers from Brzeziny or the musician Faust from Rohatyn were brought in.
A farewell party for a Polish judge,
with the participation of the Jewish intelligentsia
From among the most important personalities of the previous generation, one must first and foremost mention Rabbi Shalom Lilienfeld of blessed memory. He left behind two sons, David and Leibish, who were also well educated. They were treated with great respect. The judge Avraham Eisen was also active in the clergy. He was the head of the rabbinical court along with his son-in-law Judge Wolfe Haber. Aside from them, there were four shochtim (ritual slaughterers) and a scribe in the city.
The first Zionist organization in the city was founded just prior to the First World War. Zionist meetings were held in Hersh Freundlich's parlor. I remember that my brother Binyamin and my sister Roza used to go there for lectures. As a child, I studied in the Hebrew school of Rabbi Mordechai Brecher. Every year on the 20th of Tammuz, we would all go to the Great Synagogue for the memorial service of the late leader Dr. Herzl.
After the First World War, when the Jewish servicemen returned from Western Austria, the Hashomer youth organization was founded. I was also a member of Hashomer, and I wish to mention here several members whom I remember from that time: Munia Ornstein (today Mordechai Oren), Chaim and Yehoshua Marbach, Meir and Munia Zloczower, Izia Liblich, the Kestenblatts, the Friedbergs (Later Mrs. Marbach), Izia and Wilo Friedberg, Ber, Trajaner, Messer, the Poliszuk's, the Margolies's, Bunia Milch, Weinles, the Wiesenthal's, the Salpeter shoemakers, Mates Falver and his sister, Leib Dik, and many others who I no longer recall today. Some of them came to Israel and played in important role in various organizations, such as Mordechai Oren, Meir Zloczower, Dr. Chaim Marbach and Dr. Izia Liblich.
Eastern Galicia was under Ukrainian rule in the years 1918-1919. This did not last long. At that time, Ukrainian bandits began to attack Jewish stores and stalls, and even Jews on the street. At that time, a Jewish self-defense organization was established spontaneously, consisting of former soldiers of the Austrian army, under the leadership of David Lilla. When the Ukrainian state ceased to
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exist, the Jewish self defense organization also disbanded.
The members of Hashomer were for the most part involved with Hashomer Hatzair, which had an extreme left leaning. Aside from them, in the city there were General Zionists, Revisionists, and various youth organizations such as Hanoar Hatzioni, Beitar and others. The head of the General Zionists was Moshe Liblich, who excelled as an orator. All of the Zionist organizations were involved in the Keren Kayemet (Jewish National Fund) committee and Keren Hayesod. They were seriously involved in collecting money for the national funds.
Some of the founders of the library
From right to left: Dr. Baruch Milch,
Shlomo Walden, Yehuda Grussgott
The Zionist organizations had a well-organized cooperative bank, which was established with its own capital, without the help of the government of the city. They greatly help their members, who were primarily small businessmen and tradesmen. The Zionist organizations also had a well-stocked library called Hatikva, which also served many gentiles.
The Zionist movement also maintained the Hebrew schools, where one could study Hebrew language and literature, and Jewish history. The teachers that I recall include Mordechai Brecher, Rozenzweig, Rozen and Kurtz.
There were also halls in the city where one could find and read all types of newspapers in Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, and German. From time to time, debates, discussions and celebrations were held in these halls.
For a certain time, amateur performances were also performed in the city. They were organized and produced by Meir Goralnik. Miriam Kitner (the daughter of Binyamin Kitner) also took part in the artistic performances. She was a pianist, and very active in the field of choreography. She stood out with her high intelligence and her mastery of several languages. She also played a large role in preparing performances for children and youth for cultural and volunteering occasions.
The orthodox circles in the city were also well organized. For many years, they conducted a religious organization under the chairmanship of Tovia Ratner. They maintained a Talmud Torah and a Yeshiva. Aside from these, there were cheders where Jewish children were educated in the spirit of Jewish tradition. They were also active in the economic realm, and they had a cooperative bank, which gave loans for small businessmen and tradesmen. The bank was in a positive situation. One of its directors was David Cimet.
There was a volunteer society in the city that took upon itself the task of improving the situation of orphans and of the poor people in general. This society was founded by Mrs. Dr. Landau, who was involved in benevolent activities with her full heart. If she found a poor child without shoes on the street, she would bring him to a shoe store and purchase a pair of shoes for him. In 1929, she left the leadership of that society, and her place was taken by Mrs. Dr. Pomeranz. Mrs. Dr. Morgen headed that society from 1931 until the outbreak of the Second World War. There was no orphanage in our city, and in certain cases, orphans were sent to the well-known school of Korkis and Mrs. Klaften in Lemberg, with the Podhajcer society paying the bill.
The income of the society came from membership dues, and primarily from various campaigns and fundraisers, such as for Chanuka and Purim. Once a year, the society sponsored a
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grand ball, in which the Polish intelligentsia of the city and region participated as well as the Jewish intelligentsia. First and foremost, the mayor and all high Polish officials also participated.
Aside from that society, there was also, as in every city, a Bikur Cholim (visiting the sick) committee and other volunteer societies, which from time to times conducted charitable campaigns for their activities. One of the most important was the activity for Hachnasat Kalla (providing for brides). My father of blessed memory always used to stress to me the importance of enabling two Jewish children to found a family. A few days before his death, lying in bed, he found out that Yaakov Fueurman was collecting money for Hachnasat Kalla. He summoned him and gave him 25 dollars for that purpose.
I wish to conclude by stating that, despite the fact that the Jewish community in the city was not united, and there was no shortage of friction among them, they had a deep feeling of community. Ignoring the restrictions (such as numrus clausus which was effectively a numrus nullus), they achieved a great deal in all areas of societal life in the city.
A celebration for the benefit of the Society for the Aid of Orphans
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2012 Accepted Outreach Proposals
Brief Summaries of Accepted Proposals
Noyes Children's Library Foundation
A Penny Plain and Twopence Coloured
"…building a new 'Penny Theater', and for adapting the book Halley Came to Jackson for wide presentation in the penny theater format to preschool and kindergarten students. The choice of 'Halley' is based on the proven track record of this innovative picture book with respect to explaining the concepts of time and space to preschoolers, stimulating interest in the planets and the stars, and presenting the broad concept of time in the context of aging and generational change within the extended family, a topic of interest and concern to young children."
Heide Doss
Physics for All: Micro Lessons
"Trying to figure out a way to increase the general public's understanding of science has been a challenge to scientists and educators for a very long time. One way information might be disseminated and discussion initiated is through commonly utilized items such as greeting cards."
Science On Cards
Montclair State University
The Art of Making Sustainable Science
"A collaboration between the Art department, a visiting artists/film-maker and science departments at MSU for which physics students build a mechanically-powered camera and work with arts students to produce sustainability-themed short movies; and a collaboration between MSU and the Liberty Science Center which encourages the general public to interact with an exhibit that connects science and the arts."
Wildwood School
Cosmic-ray Collecting Cell-phone Cameras
"We propose to develop a new method of detecting and counting cosmic rays using the camera sensors in cell phones and to use it for K-12 education and public outreach… The second phase of our project is to develop a central database where the cosmic-ray data collected by each cell phone can be uploaded. Each cell phone will report time, location (and if possible, the direction) of each cosmic ray, along with the CCD image data"
Ohio University
Zoom In! A Nanoscience Claymation Video Project
"creation of a five-minute 'claymation' video, which will be geared to students in grade levels K-3. Our movie will tell simple stories using animated clay figures that demonstrate in words and deeds some of the fundamental ideas in nanoscience."
California State University, Long Beach
Phun Physics 4 Phemales: Physics Camp for High School Girls
"…to increase the interest of high school girls in a career in physics. The proposed summer camp will target 9th-12th grade high school girls… This two-week camp will provide the tools and support they need to pursue careers in physics and/or STEM fields."