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Musings on Parshat Toldos
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Following are some of the ideas, insights and interpretations that emerge from our weekly Chumash learning group at the Young Israel of Oceanside, Long Island. We cite sources when possible. Some of our interpretations derive from ideas we may have seen elsewhere, possibly without attribution. Or we may simply have forgotten the source. For this we apologize. We invite your comments, observations and participation.
Birth of twins Eisav (name related to thick hair) and Yaakov (named for overreaching to grab his brother's heel [Eikev] during birth). Eisav is a skilled hunter and outdoorsman who fed his father Yitzchak; Yaakov is a mild mannered shepherd who preferred the indoors. Yaakov buys the Birthright from Eisav.
• Sires twins after twenty years of marriage
• Is warned by God not to travel to Egypt
• Stays in Gerar because of famine
• Prospers in agriculture
• Is evicted by king Avimelech and his envious nation who (falsely) assert that Yitzchak prospered at his nation's expense
• Digs new, and re-digs old, closed water wells that the Gerarites allege are theirs
• Swears an oath of non-aggression with Avimelech at the latter's insistence
• Is embittered by Eisav's marriage to two Hittite women
• Blesses Yaakov in an incident where (instigated by his mother) Yaakov pretends to be Eisav, the brother that Yitzchak summoned to be blessed
• Instructs Yaakov to travel to marry a woman from Rivkah' s family in Padan Aram
• Blesses Yaakov with the Avrahamic promise of a Nation and a Land
Parenting and Childrearing
Yitzchak prays repeatedly to God in one corner of the room (opposite his wife) for Rivkah to conceive after twenty years of a barren marriage. It appears that they are not pleading together as one but as two individuals opposite one another. Rivkah conceives and goes to inquire why she is experiencing the pains of what appears to be a struggle between the twin fetuses in her womb. She is told that she will give birth to individuals who will head nations that struggle for domination and leadership—information that she apparently does not share with her husband, Yitzchak. Eisav, born first, grows to be a hunter. Yaakov is described as Ish Tam (honesty, simple, unassuming) who becomes a tent dweller (as a shepherd or as a student in Yeshiva). Yitzchak favors Eisav (because he brings him food) and Rivkah favors Yaakov (no reason given).
Lack of unity and parental favoritism breed an environment of intense sibling rivalry and potential fratricide. Psychologist Henry Kagan, cited by Rabbi Gunter Plaut, notes that each of the twins was half loved. Yaakov grows up filled with fear because he is insufficiently loved by a feminine father. Eisav, who is insufficiently loved by his masculine mother, grows up filled with hate. It took the "therapy" of life's hardships for the brothers, after many years of a hateful relationship, to reconcile.
On buying the Birthright
The ancients believed that the first born male in a family had a preferred status; received a double portion inheritance; and was given a seat of honor among his brothers. He was quasi-holy with responsibility for religious and ceremonial activities. In primitive times the firstborn or the head of a clan acted as the priest.
One day Eisav comes home famished and demands that Yaakov pour down his gullet the red stuff that he is cooking. Eisav agrees to Yaakov's demand that he first sell the Birthright to Yaakov, reasoning that "I am at the point of death, so of what use is my birthright to me?"Eisav swears to it; is fed bread and lentils stew; eats, drinks, and leaves, thereby spurning the Birthright and its historic importance.
Yaakov's bartering of food for the Birthright seems less-than-appropriate behavior. Some assert that this shows Yaakov's desperate longing to be the one to carry on the religious heritage of his father and grandfather. Rabbi Dr. J.H. Hertz thinks that Yaakov suspected that his brother had little regard for the Birthright and, when this opportunity to put him to the test presented itself, he acted to determine what Eisav really thought about the Birthright, knowing full well that withholding the food would not have fatal consequences. Others view the story as a parable of life on how the exceptional person (Yaakov) is able to outmaneuver a more run-of the-mill person (Eisav).
The Torah does not explicitly tell us whether Yaakov's behavior was morally justified, but implies that it was not. Perhaps because of behavior like this and his later tricking his father about his identity, Yaakov's life is filled measure for measure (Midah K'neged Midah) with trials, with tragedies and with being tricked by others. He will be deceived by Lavan; he will lose the wife he loves; he will be inconsolable upon learning about the presumed gory death of his favorite son; and his last days will be spent in a strange land totally dependent on a son. The Torah talks to us all about the inevitable repercussions of any immoral and unethical behavior.
Yitzchak blesses his sons
"When Yitzchak was old and his eyes were too dim to see" he calls his older son Eisav to hunt some game, prepare it into a tasty dish and serve it to him so that he may be given a special blessing before he dies. According to some, Yitzchak's sight related to old age. Others think that "too dim to see" means his judgment was impaired. A Midrash attributes his weakened sight to the tears of the angels that fell during the Akeda. To me this means that the trauma of the Akeda affected his sight and/or his judgment (insight regarding who the deserving son was).
Rivkah, who has been eavesdropping, instructs Yaakov to bring two choice kids from the flock that she will prepare for him to bring to his father so that he, and not Eisav, will receive the blessing. A reluctant Yaakov notes that, unlike his hairy brother, he is smooth skinned and fears "ooliye yemushaynee avi— if my father touches me I will appear like a trickster and bring upon myself a curse, not a blessing".
Rabbi Jacob Mecklenburg (German scholar, 1785-1865), in his Haketav Vehakabbalah (cited by Nechama Leibowitz) points out how the words and the text point to Yaakov's reluctance to be a deceiver. Yaakov says ooliye rather than pen. The latter implies that the speaker does not want the event to occur, whereas the former suggests that speaker hopes that the event does happen. Yaakov (feeling guilty?) wants to be found out! His mother Rivkah accepts responsibility and he "went, took and brought" reluctantly carrying out his mother's request without much enthusiasm. The Midrash adds that he went "under duress, bent and weeping". His mother even has to dress him in his brother's clothing to complete the charade.
When Yaakov arrives, his father Yitzchak asks "who are you?" to which Yaakov responds "I am Eisav your first born…please sit up and eat". Because of Yaakov's distinct speech mannerism (i.e., citing the help of God as the reason for his speedy return), Yitzchak is suspicious but then draws Yaakov near and exclaims:"Hakol Kol Yaakov v'hayadayim yeday Eisav—the voice is the voice of Yaakov but the hands are the hands of Eisav". Yaakov blesses his son with material rewards (V'yetain Lecha Haelokim Meetaal Hashamayim…).
No sooner had Yaakov left than Eisav arrives and orders his father to sit up and eat. Yaakov is seized with a violent trembling when he realizes that it was Yaakov whom he blessed earlier. Eisav bursts into a wild, bitter sobbing and pleads to also receive a blessing. Yitzchak hesitates but ultimately pronounces blessings of material reward-- the fat of the earth and the dew of the heavens above. Yaakov also predicts that Eisav and his descendants will "live by the sword".
When Rivkah learns that Eisav plans to murder Yaakov she urges Yaakov to flee. At Rivkah's instruction, Yitzchak sends Yaakov to her family in Padan Aram to find a wife. Yitzchak prays that God grant him and his descendents the blessings to possess the land that He gave to Avraham.
Rivkah's aim was to assure her son Yaakov of prosperity, of happiness and of receiving the Avrahamic blessing. But as with Yaakov, perhaps the lesson here is that the end does not justify the means, and because of her actions her son was anything but happy being forced to flee home like a refugee and escape to a foreign land. Too, it seems that she never saw her beloved son again.
Why did Yitzchak insist on blessing Eisav?
Yitzchak favored Eisav. He experienced a kind of spiritual blindness (according to Abravanel) that prevented him from perceiving reality. The Midrash also offers another explanation: at the Akedah, Yitzchak glanced on high and saw the Divine Presence. One who has "gotten a peek" of the Essential Truthful God is incapable of understanding falsehood and hypocrisy in the world.
Hayyim Ibn Attar (Moroccan Kabbalist, 1696-1743) in his Torah commentary, Or Hachayyim, opines that Yitzchak wanted to bless Eisav because of his weakness and misconduct, hoping that blessings of bounty would influence Eisav to mend his ways.
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag's approach focuses on the centrality of the Bechira process in the Book of Bereshit-- God's designation of Avraham and his offspring to become His special nation. Since Yaakov and Eisav were born from the same mother, Yitzchak assumed that both were to receive the Divine promise of Land and offspring.
Bechira stands in contrast to Bracha, a father's personal blessing to each son reflecting his individuality. God does Bechira; a father bestows Bracha. Yaakov's intention was to bestow a Bracha to Eisav of prosperity and leadership because Eisav was the family man with children who has a job and took care of others. Yaakov, who is single and living at home, would presumably be blessed by Yitzchak with prosperity and spiritual leadership at a later time.
Rivkah intervenes because she knows from inquiries during her difficult pregnancy that "There are two nations in your womb and two separate peoples shall issue from your body…and the older shall serve the younger". It appears that she never shared this knowledge. Therefore, Yitzchak assumed that both sons are part of the Bechira. Rivkah knew that it could be only Yaakov.
The Netziv thinks that Rivkah's enveloping herself with a veil when she first caught sight of Yitzchak was impulsive and characteristic of one who feels unworthy. Because she could not overcome this feeling of inadequacy, she was unable to "talk straight" to her own husband. Instead, she needs to resort to the psychological defense of trickery, perhaps something she learned at home as a child. Rav Hirsch thinks Rivkah did not want to deceive her husband. She actually wanted him to discover for himself that it was Yaakov imitating Eisav, thereby driving home the point of how easily Yitzchak could be fooled in his judgment and evaluation of people.
Rivkah has a serious dilemma and only limited time to act. Fearful that Yitzchak intends to give the Avrahamic blessing to the wrong son, she resorts to trickery to ensure that it is Yaakov, who (rightfully) receives it. When the real Eisav arrives, Yitzchak realizes his mistake and, recognizing that Eisav is not suitable to receive the spiritual leadership blessing he saved for Yaakov, grants him a Bracha of prosperity and predicts that Eisav can become the leader only in the event that Yaakov's leadership falters.
Rabbi Leibtag assumes that at some point Rivkah explained to Yitzchak the reason for her behavior and that it is only Yaakov who is part of the Bechira process. Therefore, when Yaakov leaves for Padan Aram, Yitzchak prays that God grant him--and him alone-- the blessings promised to Avraham of a special Nation inheriting a special Land.
Was Yitzchak really deceived?
Rabbi Plaut suggests that on some (unconscious) level Yitzchak was aware of Yaakov's identity but pretends to be deceived. He wants to be deceived because in his heart he knows that his favorite son Eisav lacks the ability and character to carry on the destiny of Avraham. Being weak and indecisive, he does not have the courage to face his son with the truth. It is only after the confrontation with Eisav --with the father trembling and the son weeps bitterly--that Yitzchak is able to grant Yaakov the blessings promised to Avraham.
The personalities of Yitzchak and Eisav
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin observes that, as a Patriarch, Yitzchak lacked the charisma of Avraham and the shrewdness of Yaakov. The trauma of the near-death Akayda seems to have left him passive. He has to have a wife selected for him rather than finding one for himself. And the woman chosen is a kind of mother substitute. He never travels outside the land of Canaan. When the Gerarites contest the water wells he has dug, he chooses to move elsewhere rather than defend his rights. On the other hand, his business and agricultural skills enabled him to become a very wealthy man. His Patriarchal role was to consolidate the ethics and morals of his father and to then pass them on to his offspring.
The Torah describes Eisav's devotion to his father for whom he hunted wildlife, prepared it and then fed him. Even when he later plans to murder his brother Yaakov, he decides to wait until after his father dies, presumably to avoid inflicting this emotional pain on dad. Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel asserts that "No man respected his parents more than I. notwithstanding I have found that Eisav respected his father more".
Others view him differently. Targum translates the Torah description of him as Tzayid B'fiv to mean that he sought out ways to trick his father and ask him questions that would convey his being a stickler for proper behavior (which he was, of course, not). The time he arrived home famished was a day that he was exhausted from committing many murders. A Midrash portrays him as a symbol of Jew-hating. He boasts of having perfected murder. Unlike his predecessors who did not get it right he would murder his brother only after the death of their father to assure that there would never be another sibling to replace him. Then there would be no more Israelites and no nation of Israel, an ancient version of the "Final Solution".
When he realized that Yaakov had been blessed instead of him Eisav sobs loudly and bitterly. That these exact Hebrew words were cried out by Mordechai in the Book of Esther has led some to conclude that the threat of Jewish extinction then was punishment for the pain experienced by Eisav.
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A Ukrainian politician criticised after her naked pictures were leaked online has hit back, saying the private, saucy snaps should be admired like beautiful "artwork".
Beautiful Olga Lyulchak, 30, caims the collection of raunchy snaps were stolen when her iCould account was hacked.
The controversial photographs have been condemned in Ukraine.
However, for Ms Lyulchak, who is standing with former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko in the Ukrainian parliamentary elections on October 26, the shots should be considered as artwork.
"The world honours the great works of great masters such as Van Gogh, Titian and others," she said.
"They created naked beauty which was admired.
She added: "In our day and age woman who appear naked are considered vulgar or shameful.
"I can't understand it. I think they are pure art."
Ms Lyulchak is standing for Klitschko's Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) party.
The leak is the latest in a series of hacks that have led to naked pictures of celebrities including singer Rihanna, reality star Kim Kardashian and actress Jennifer Lawrence going viral.

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Definitions for "Declaration"
Keywords: perjury, swears, statement, ratification, ministerial
The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.
That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington).
Keywords: beijing, vienna, ngos, influential, clarifies
A statement attached to a Treaty by one or more Member States (or by the Conference which negotiated the Treaty) explaining its approach to a given matter. Though not legally binding, a Declaration carries substantial political weight.
A declaration is a notification by which a State clarifies the meaning or the scope it gives to a treaty or to a provision, or by which a State sets down the reasons for becoming a Party.
a general notification by which a country clarifies the meaning of a treaty or provision without claiming to exclude or modify the legal effect of a treaty
Any property-value pair, such as color: red; or position: absolute;. The property is separated from its value by a colon, and the declaration is terminated with a semicolon. One or more declarations form a declaration block.
declaration is the most basic of CSS syntaxes. It binds a value to a CSS property. CSS declaration is style attached to a specific selector. It consists of two parts; property which is equivalent of HTML attribute, e.g. font-size: and value which is equivalent of HTML value, e.g. 10pt. Properties are always ended with a colon. declaration block contains a series of declarations. It begins with a left curly brace - ( and ends with the matching right curly brace - ). In between lie semicolon-separated (";") style declarations.
a collection of properties
That part of the process or pleadings in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3.
a specification, in a methodical and logical form, of the circumstances which constitute the plaintiff's cause of action
A remedy for the determination of a justiciable controversy where the plaintiff is in doubt as to his legal rights. A binding adjudication of the rights and status of the litigants even though no consequential relief is awarded.
Keywords: supplemental, policyholder, coverage, premium, shipment
Also called Declarations Page, this portion of an insurance policy states information such as the name and address of the insured, the policy period, the amount of insurance coverage, premiums due for the policy period, and any coverage restrictions.
Information that the insured gives about the risk he wishes to insure, often, but not always, through the completion of a proposal form. For example, on motor insurance, the declaration would include make and model of car, name, address and occupation of proposer, and, as important, accident and offence history. On this information the insurance company decides the premium, and false declaration can lead to the policy being voidable.
The part of a policy that includes information such as the name and address of the insured, the property insured, its location and description, the policy period, the amount of insurance coverage and applicable premiums.
Keywords: int, variable, decleration, extrn, intializing
a block of Java code in a JSP that is used to define class-wide variables and methods in the generated class file
A specification of the type, name and possibly the value of a variable.
In code, the process of identifying variables or function calls before using them. In Visual Basic, only API calls, arrays, and object variables must be explicitly declared (unless you use Option Explicit, in which case all variables must be explicitly declared).
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A document which originates a condominium corporation and which is registered on title to all property owned by the condominium corporation, setting out the originating rules, regulations and information about the condominium corporation.
(See Declaration of Restrictions; Restriction; Condominium Map)
a document that is sworn to by the United States citizen before a U
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a definition unless it declares a function without specifying the function's body ( dcl
a group of (possibly) mutually recursive definitions
The SGML declaration defines which characters are used in a document instance, which syntax the DTD is written in, which SGML features are used, and so on. It is supposed to accompany each SGML document, although default to the one described in the standard may be assumed.
Declaration was released September 25 2001 by Steven Curtis Chapman. It has been certified Gold. The national concert tour that followed featured Nichole Nordeman as the opening act and traveled to over 70 cities in 2002.
a cricket tactic in which the batting side decides it's set a target that it doubts the opponents can reach before the same number of players as it used are bowled out, and in the remaining time allotted for the game
in unlimited-over games, a decision by the captain of a batting side to stop batting and put the other side in to bat...usually done to allow enough time to win a game.
When the batting side ends their innings before all of their players are out
Keywords: scope, contextual, explicitly, semantics, implicit
a construct that associates a name with storage that contains specified data or a specified type of data
a set of related fields, representing an bit of contextual information that has to be inserted in a Scope
A declaration is a language construct that associates a name with (a view of) an entity. A declaration may appear explicitly in the program text (an explicit declaration), or may be supposed to occur at a given place in the text as a consequence of the semantics of another construct (an implicit declaration). (12)
Keywords: mesothelioma, pleural, malignant
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a short email which is distributed by the EMO to the Eclipse membership-at-large stating that someone wants to start a project at Eclipse
In high-low poker, declaring by the use of coins or chips whether one is aiming to win the high or the low end of the pot, or both.
Verbal showdown where prior to showing cards the players declare their hands. In a high-low split game, using chips or voice to indicate whether the player is going to play a high hand, low hand, or both.
a component of a program that specifies its properties and structure. There are seven kinds of declarations: global, invocable, link, local, procedure, record, and static.
global declaration or local declaration.
Keywords: predicates, truthful, saying, conveys, proposer
A form signed by the proposer saying that the information provided is truthful
A declaration looks like a directive, but is not executed but conveys information about predicates about to be loaded.
Keywords: element, outlines, constitutes, tag, instance
an attribute that describes the properties of an HTML tag element
An instance of the declare element.
Outlines what constitutes the division of ownership within the corporation by detailing the common elements, the units and the percentage ownership each unit has in the common elements.
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Unhidden Talents!
Hola Bitcholas,
Who knows how much truth there is to this woman's statement, but there's a story circulating about an escort in Everett, Washington who put two bullets into a John's head. The reason she gave was that he was so bad at oral sex that she shot him. Seriously. Again, don't know if that's true, but that's the reason she gave. Poor cunnilingus leads to murder?
I'm not saying I'm fantastic at the oral arts (although I will ALWAYS make the effort) but I've never thought that I might be murdered for doing such a poor job.
And if it's true that when you die you wander down the tunnel toward the light where all of your deceased loved ones are waiting for you, they've gotta look disappointed. That's no reason to die.
Ok, so on the topic of things that people are bad at, here's a list of the 8 simple things a 'surprising number of people can't do:
Blow bubbles with bubble gum...can do it.
Snap their fingers...can do it, but my mother can't. Then again, she doesn't have hands, so...
Wink (it always turns into a blink)...can do it.
Roll their R's...I can do it, but to be fair, I believe it's hereditary.
Curl their tongue...I can do several odd things with my tongue, and no, I'm not making an oral sex joke, my tongue is just very flexible.
Whistle...can do it, but not cool.
Shuffle cards...I suck at it. I've always sucked at it. The worst part is that I f**king COLLECT cards! I have about 300 decks and can't shuffle one of them.
Touch their toes without bending their knees...can do it.
That's what I've got today.
Have a great weekend, you untalented bitches!!!
Until Monday, do what you do best and STAY BEAUTIFUL!


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Orthocell krijgt CE-markering voor CelGro®
PERTH, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Regeneratief-geneeskundig bedrijf Orthocell Limited (ASX:OCC) kondigt met blijdschap aan dat zijn medisch apparaat voor collageen, de CelGro®, een Europese CE-markering heeft gekregen. CelGro® – dat een aantal regeneratieve behandelingen van kaakbot en zacht weefsel mogelijk maakt – mag nu in de Europese Unie worden vermarkt en verkocht.
"De wettelijke goedkeuring van CelGro® in Europa markeert een belangrijke mijlpaal voor Orthocell, omdat dit een commerciële uitrol in de lucratieve markt voor regeneratieve kaakbeen- en weefselbehandelingen mogelijk maakt. Op dat vlak zijn er aanzienlijke en groeiende marktmogelijkheden. Dit legt een stevige basis voor verdere wettelijke goedkeuringen van Orthocell in andere belangrijke markten, zoals de Verenigd Staten, Japan en Australië", zei algemeen directeur van Orthocell Paul Anderson.
Orthocell Receives CE Mark for CelGro®
PERTH, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Regenerative medicine company Orthocell Limited (ASX:OCC, "Orthocell" or the "Company") is pleased to announce receipt of European regulatory approval (CE Mark) for its CelGro® collagen medical device. CelGro®, for a range of dental bone and soft tissue regeneration procedures, can now be marketed and sold within the European Union (EU).
"European regulatory approval for CelGro® marks a major milestone for Orthocell as it enables commercial rollout in the lucrative dental bone and soft tissue regeneration market, where there is a significant and growing demand and market opportunity. This provides a strong foundation for Orthocell to progress additional dental regulatory applications in key markets, such as the US, Japan and Australia," Orthocell Managing Director Paul Anderson said.
"The CE Mark also validates the potential of the entire technology platform by endorsing CelGro®'s clinical performance and quality manufacturing. In addition, the achievement of this CE Mark supports regulatory applications for additional indications."
CE Mark approval for dental bone and soft tissue regeneration
Orthocell has received market authorisation (CE Mark) of CelGro® collagen scaffold medical device in the EU for dental bone and soft tissue applications. The CE Mark allows CelGro® to be sold within EU countries, validates CelGro®'s quality manufacturing and product performance, and provides a strong foundation for indication expansion and regulatory approvals.
Orthocell has a clear commercialisation strategy in place to drive initial sales of CelGro® and the Company is in discussion with strategic commercial partners for product distribution in Europe and other key regions. Orthocell is also currently in discussions with selected Key Opinion Leaders in the dental and bone regeneration fields, who play an important role in driving broader market adoption.
CelGro® is manufactured by Orthocell at its quality controlled Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) licensed facility in WA, using the Company's proprietary SMRTTM tissue engineering process, developed in conjunction with Professor Minghao Zheng and the University of Western Australia. CelGro® plays a critical role in dental bone and soft tissue regeneration therapy as it offers superior functionality over existing products for improved tissue repair.
Key Opinion Leader, Dr Brent Allan (oral & maxillofacial surgeon) commented, "CelGro® is an exciting new product with clear advantages over the available alternatives. I prefer to use CelGro® over existing scaffolds. It is easy to handle and enables a high quality tissue repair."
CelGro®'s dental addressable market is estimated to be worth more than US$600 million per annum, with approximately 1.5m procedures that utilize these types of scaffolds being completed each year. Market growth is expected to be underpinned by an aging population, significant growing demand for dental therapies and the surgeons' preference for quality and functional bio-absorbable membranes. With the CE Mark achieved, Orthocell is well positioned to capture a significant share of a large and growing market given CelGro® has demonstrated in clinical studies, superior bone regeneration.
Expanding CelGro® indications
Securing the CE Mark approval for the dental and soft tissue application of CelGro® is a critical milestone for Orthocell. The CE Mark regulatory approval further validates the CelGro® technology platform and can be leveraged across a range of additional applications including:
- neurological: peripheral nerve repair;
- orthopaedic: tendon, ligaments, cartilage and bone; and
- other: general surgery (including hernia repair) and urogynaelogical.
CelGro® is targeted to a variety of orthopedic, reconstructive and surgical applications. The company believes it represents a breakthrough in soft tissue reconstruction and offers significant global commercial potential in its existing addressable markets of bone, tendon, nerve and cartilage as well as much wider applications in general surgical and soft tissue reconstructive applications.
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Toying around with guessing album title palindromes, fans have been passing the time and patiently waiting for a fifth Dopapod studio album to emerge. Back in June, NYS Music got an inside tip from Chuck Jones and Rob Compa themselves at Disc Jam, divulging that the quartet would add strings, cellos and violins to their newest release.
On Aug. 30, Dopapod finally chimed in on Instagram by uploading segments of their album artwork, a promotional puzzle, which finally pieced together a psychedelic, cerebral piece of art featuring their well-known logo, a galactic backdrop and the title Megagem detailed across the artwork's footer.
It's no surprise Megagem will follow the suit of their four previous studio albums and two live albums, 2009's debut, Radar, 2012's Drawn Onward and Redivider, 2014's Never Odd or Even as well as I Saw Live Dopapod, Evil Was I and II Saw Live Dopapod, Evil Was II, keeping the palindrome trend alive and well. The group even joined in on the fun and jokingly announced the fifth studio album would be titled "Mom."
Megagem news follows recent announcements of updated Fall Tour dates as well as the drop of two New Year's gigs. Compa, Jones, Neal Evans and Eli Winderman will tackle Fall 2017 accompanied by Lespecial, Earphorik and The Motet with a holiday treat planned at Saratoga Springs' Putnam Den on Oct. 31, sandwiched in the middle.
The New Year's announcements surprised, with two stacked nights of music to ring in the new year. Kick off New Year's Eve eve, with Dopapod, Hayley Jane and the Primates and Swimmer at Fete Musical Hall in Providence, RI on Dec. 30 before gearing up for a total of three Dopapod sets on the 31st at Boston's Paradise Rock Club.
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Leave the World Behind is the dark — and darkly funny — story of how an upper-middle-class white family from Brooklyn and a wealthy Black couple from the Upper East Side cope with the possible end of humanity, while accidentally sharing a vacation home...
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It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both times. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the same plane.
At first, he had been only fascinated. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community. Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the river bank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.
But the aircraft a year ago had been different. It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet. Jonas, looking around anxiously, had seen others — adults as well as children — stop what they were doing and wait, confused, for an explanation of the frightening event.
Then all of the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said. LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE.
Instantly, obediently, Jonas had dropped his bike on its side on the path behind his familys dwelling. He had run indoors and stayed there, alone. His parents were both at work, and his little sister, Lily, was at the Childcare Center where she spent her after-school hours.
Looking through the front window, he had seen no people: none of the busy afternoon crew of Street Cleaners, Landscape Workers, and Food Delivery people who usually populate the community at that time of day. He saw only the abandoned bikes here and there on their sides; an upturned wheel on one was still revolving slowly.
He had been frightened then. The sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach churn. He had trembled.
But it had been nothing. Within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice, reassuring now and less urgent, had explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his navigational instructions and made a wrong turn. Desperately the Pilot had been trying to make his way back before his error was notice.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE WILL BE RELEASED, the voice had said, followed by silence. There was an ironic tone to that finally message, as if the Speaker found it amusing; and Jonas had smiled a little, though he knew what a grim statement it had been. For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure.
Even the children were scolded if they used the term lightly at play, jeering at a teammate who missed a catch or stumbled in a race. Jonas had done it once, had shouted at his best friend, "Thats it, Asher! Youre released!" when Ashers clumsy error had lost a match for his team. He had been taken aside for a brief and serious talk by the coach, had hung his head with guilt and embarrassment, and apologized to Asher after the game.
Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above. It was not what he was feeling now with December approaching. He searched for the right word to describe his own feeling.
Jonas was careful about language. Not like his friend, Asher, who talked too fast and mixed things up, scrambling words and phrases until they were barely recognizable and often very funny.
Jonas grinned, remembering the morning that Asher had dashed into the classroom, late as usual, arriving breathlessly in the middle of the chanting of the morning anthem. When the class took their seats at the conclusion of the patriotic hymn, Asher remained standing to make his public apology as was required.
"I apologize for inconveniencing my learning community." Asher ran through the standard apology phrase rapidly, still caching his breath. The Instructor and class waited patiently for his explanation. The students had all been grinning, because they had listened to Ashers explanations so many times before.
"I left home at the correct time but when I was riding along near the hatchery, the crew was separating some salmon. I guess I just got distraught, watching them.
"I apologize to my classmates," Asher concluded. He smoothed his rumpled tunic and sat down.
"We accept your apology, Asher." The class recited the standard response in unison. Many of the students were biting their lips to keep from laughing.
"I accept your apology, Asher," the Instructor said. He was smiling. "And I thank you, because once again you have provided an opportunity for a lesson in language. 'Distraught is too strong an adjective to describe salmon-viewing." He turned and wrote "distraught" on the instructional board. Beside it he wrote "distracted."
Jonas, nearing his home now, smiled at the recollection. Thinking, still, as he wheeled his bike into its narrow port beside the door, he realized that frightened was the wrong word to describe his feeling, now that December was almost here. It was too strong an adjective.
He had waited a long time for this special December. Now that it was almost upon him, he wasnt frightened, but he was…eager, he decided. He was eager for it to come. And he was excited, certainly. All of the Elevens were excited about the event that would be coming so soon.
But there was a little shudder of nervousness when he thought about it, about what might happen.
Apprehensive, Jonas decided. Thats what I am.
"Who wants to be the first tonight, for feelings?" Jonass father asked, at the conclusion of their evening meal.
It was one of the rituals, the evening telling of feelings. Sometimes Jonas and his sister, Lily, argued over turns, over who would get to go first. Their parents, of course, were part of the ritual; they, too, told their feelings each evening. But like all parents — all adults — they didnt fight and wheedle for their turn.
Nor did Jonas, tonight. His feelings were too complicated this evening. He wanted to share them, but he wasnt eager to begin the process of sifting through his own complicated emotions, even with the help that he knew his parents could give.
"You go, Lily," he said, seeing his sister, who was much younger — only a Seven — wiggling with impatience in her chair.
"I felt very angry this afternoon, " Lily announced. "My Childcare group was at the play area, and we had a visiting group of Sevens, and they didnt obey the rules at all. One of them — a male; I dont know his name — kept going right to the front of the line for the slide, even though the rest of us were all waiting. I felt so angry at him. I made my hand into a fist, like this." She held up a clenched fist and the rest of the family smiled at her small defiant gesture.
"Why do you think the visitors didnt obey the rules?" mother asked.
Lily considered, and shook her head. "I dont know. They acted like…like…"
"Animals?" Jonas suggested. He laughed.
"Thats right, " Lily said, laughing too. "Like animals." Neither child knew what the word meant, exactly, but it was often used to describe someone uneducated or clumsy, someone who didnt fit in. "Where were the visitors from?" Father asked.
Lily frowned, trying to remember. "Our leader told us, when he make the welcome speech, but I cant remember. I guess I wasnt paying attention. It was from another community. They had to leave very early, and they had their midday meal on the bus."
Mother nodded. "Do you think its possible that their rules may be different? And so they simply didnt know what your play area rules were?"
Lily shrugged, and nodded. "I suppose."
"Youve visited other communities, havent you?" Jonas asked. "My group has, often."
Lily nodded again. "When we were Sixes, we went and shared a whole school day with a group of Sixes in their community."
"How did you feel when you were there?"
Lily frowned. "I felt strange. Because their methods were different. They were learning usages that my group hadnt learned yet, so we felt stupid."
Father was listening with interest. "Im thinking, Lily," he said, "about the boy who didnt obey the rules today. Do you think its possible that he felt strange and stupid, being in a new place with rules that he didnt know about?"
Lily pondered that. "Yes," she said, finally.
"I feel a little sorry for him," Jonas said, "even though I dont even know him. I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid."
"How do you feel now, Lily?" Father asked. "Still angry?"
"I guess not," Lily decided. "I guess I feel a little sorry for him. And sorry I made a fist." She grinned.
Jonas smiled back at his sister. Lilys feelings were always straightforward, fairly simple, usually easy to resolve. He guessed that his own had been, too, when he was a Seven.
He listened politely, though not very attentively, while his father took his turn, describing a feeling of worry that hed had that day at work: a concern about one of the new children who wasnt doing well. Jonass fathers title was Nurturer. He and the other Nurturers were responsible for all the physical and emotional needs of every new child during its earliest life. It was a very important job, Jonas knew, but it wasnt one that interested him much.
"What gender is it?" Lily asked.
"Male," Father said. "Hes a sweet little male with a lovely disposition. But he isnt growing as fast as he should, and he doesnt sleep soundly. We have him in the extra care section for supplementary nurturing, but the committees beginning to talk about releasing him."
"Oh, no," Mother murmured sympathetically. "I know how sad that must make you feel."
Jonas and Lily both nodded sympathetically as well. Release of newchilden was always sad, because they hadnt had a chance to enjoy life within the community yet. And they hadnt done anything wrong.
There were only two occasions of release which were not punishment. Release of the elderly, which was a time of celebration for a life well and fully lived; and release of a newchild, which always brought a sense of what-could-we-have-done. This was especially troubling for the Nurturers, likeFather, who felt they had failed somehow. But it happened very rarely.
"Well," Father said, "Im going to keep trying. I may ask the committee for permission to bring him here at night, if you dont mind. You know what the night-crew Nurturers are like. I think this little guy needs something extra."
"Of course," Mother said, and Jonas and Lily nodded. They had heard Father complain about the night crew before. It was a lesser job, night-crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more vital jobs of the daytime hours. Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the essential capacity to connect to others, which was required for the creation of a family unit.
"Maybe be could even keep him," Lily suggested sweetly, trying to look innocent. The look was fake, Jonas knew; they all knew.
"Lily," Mother reminded her, smiling, "you know the rules."
Two children — one male, one female — to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules.
Lily giggled. "Well," she said, "I thought maybe just this once."
Next, Mother, who held a prominent position at the Department of Justice, talked about her feelings. Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before. Someone who she hoped had been adequately and fairly punished, and who had been restored to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit. To see him brought before her a second time caused her overwhelming feeling of frustration and anger. And even guilt, that she hadnt made a difference in his life.
"I feel frightened, too, for him," she confessed. "You know that theres no third chance. The rules say that if theres a third transgression, he simply has to be released." Jonas shivered. He knew it happened. There was even a boy in has group of Elevens whose father had been released years before. No one ever mentioned it; the disgrace was unspeakable. It was hard to imagine.
Lily stood up and went to her mother. She stroked her mothers hair.
From his place at the table, Father reached over and took her hand. Jonas reached for the other.
One by one, they comforted her. Soon she smiled, thanked them, and murmured that she felt soothed.
The ritual continued. "Jonas?" Father asked. "Youre last, tonight."
Jonas sighed. This evening he almost would have preferred to keep his feelings hidden. But it was, of course, against the rules.
"Im feeling apprehensive," he confessed, glad the appropriate descriptive word had finally come to him.
"Why is that, son?" His father looked concerned.
"I know theres really nothing to worry about," Jonas explained, "and that every adult has been through it. I know you have, Father, and you too, Mother. But its the Ceremony that Im apprehensive about. Its almost December."
Lily looked up, her eyes wide. "The Ceremony of Twelve," she whispered in an awed voice. Even the smallest children Lilys age and younger -knew that it lay in the future for each of them.
"Im glad you told us of your feelings," Father said.
"Lily," Mother said, beckoning to the little girl, "go on now and get into your nightclothes. Father and I are going to stay here and talk to Jonas for a while."
Lily sighed, but obediently she got down from her chair. "Privately?" she asked.
Mother nodded. "Yes," she said, "this talk will be a private one with Jonas."


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the rt. rev. Jeffery rowthorn
Jeffery William Rowthorn was Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe from 1994 to 2001. He is a bishop, liturgist, and hymnographer. He was the first full time Bishop in Charge of the Convocation since the Rt Rev Edmond Browning (1972-1975).
Bishop Rowthorn was born on 9 April 1934 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. From 1952 to 1954, he served in the Royal Navy as part of National Service. During this time, he studied Russian at the University of London. He then studied modern languages (Russian, German, Persian and Arabic) at Christ's College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1957; as per tradition, the BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree in 1962. Having been awarded a Rotary Foundation Fellowship, he studied at the Union Theological Seminary, a nondenominational Christian seminary in New York City, United States. He graduated with a magna cum laude Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1961. In 1961, he returned to the United Kingdom and entered Cuddesdon College, an Anglican theological college near Oxford, to undertake one year of training for ordination. He later undertook postgraduate study while a priest and academic. He completed a Bachelor of Letters (BLitt) degree at Oriel College, Oxford in 1972 and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by Berkeley Divinity School in 1987.
Rowthorn was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon on 30 September 1962 and as a priest on 29 September 1963, both times by the Rt Rev Mervyn Stockwood, then the Bishop of Southwark. From 1962 to 1965, he served his curacy at St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich in the Diocese of Southwark. From 1965 to 1968, he was Rector of the Benefice of Garsington in the Diocese of Oxford. During this time in parish ministry, he was also a lecturer at Cuddesdon College, a theological college in Oxford.
In 1968, he moved to the United States. He then joined the Union Theological Seminary, New York City, as Chaplain and Dean of the seminary's new Master of Divinity ministerial training program. In 1973, he joined Yale University as an associate professor at Berkeley Divinity School and the newly created Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He taught pastoral theology and liturgics. Among his students at Berkeley at Yale was the current Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry.
In May 1987, Rowthorn was elected a suffragan bishop by the Diocese of Connecticut. He was consecrated as a bishop on 19 September 1987 by the Rt Rev Edmond L. Browning, the then Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (and sometime Bishop in Charge of the Convocation 1972-1975). The co-consecrators were Arthur E. Walmsley and Adrian Delio Caceres-Villavicencio. As one of two suffragan bishops, he had oversight over the eastern half of Connecticut. In 1993, he stood for election as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut but was unsuccessful.
On 1 January 1994, he was appointed Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe (the jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church that covers Continental Europe). The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church has jurisdiction over the Convocation but oversight is delegated to another bishop known as the Bishop in Charge. In April 1994, he was installed at the American Cathedral in Paris in Paris, France. From 1995 to 2001, he was additionally an assistant bishop of the Church of England's Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. He retired at the end of 2001.
He married the former Anne Wheeler on November 16, 1963 and they have three children. Bishop Jeffery and Anne make their home in Salem CT, USA, and visit the Convocation from time to time, most recently for the ordination and consecration of our current Bishop in Charge in April 2019.
Bishop Rowthorn is author of many articles, several books, many hymns, including collections of hymns, and of two hymns found in the Hymnal 1982, most notably, #528 "Lord, you give the great commission."
In 2001, the Rowthorn Fund for Mission was set up in honor of his ministry among us. It has been used for mission-related grants since 2003.


text: Last week Galerie F dropped this super fun new screen print by Chicago based artist Elloo, entitled "Save The Munchkins." What's really cool about this release is that it's the artist's very first screen printed poster! Hopefully we see many more screen prints from this talented artist in the future. Save The Munchkins by Elloo is a 16"x20" signed and numbered screen print. Limited to 50 pieces, collectors can purchase this delicious looking print now at the Galerie F online store for just $40.


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Our Brand Story
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Ee Jia business beginsEe Jia business begins with the trading of household plastic wares which carried the brand name "elianware" in Penang, Malaysia. First office was in Sungai Dua Industrial Park with about 1,800 square feet and there were only 3 employees at that time.
Moved to bigger office
After 2 years of operation (July 2002), we moved to the bigger size office which is around 4,000 square feet where we rent from EE-Lian Enterprise (EE-Lian).
Then, we increased to 8 employees to provide better distribution network and further strengthen our company in the local market. As the company business growing steadily from year to year, we need a bigger office space for products storage and warehousing in order to accommodate our inventory to fulfill the customer's demand.
Ee Jia launched the "eplas" brand
At Dec 2005, we moved again to a new office (roughly 7,000 square feet) which located at the back of the EE-Lian's office and we have expanded the company to 30 employees.
At the same year, Ee Jia launched the "eplas" brand which is mainly focus on water bottle and tumbler. Mr Ooi Chen Hoon, who is a founder of eplas brand, started his preliminary ideas as he noticed that water is an essential element to human body especially in Malaysia market as it is having summer season throughout the year. We are importing those bottles and tumblers from China and some from local sub- manufacturers.
Eplas's core value strives to create a variety of unique water bottle which can cater different age level of consumers as well as different lifestyle. Meanwhile, we successfully established the trademark eplas® which exclusively owed by us for water bottles' design. The main raw material used for producing our eplas tumbler is Eastman Tritan™ copolyester. It is made from 100% Bisphenol-A (BPA) free material which complied with FDA (US) regulations & LGFB (Europe) Standard. All the raw materials are 100% import from US. From Mr Ooi observation, the consumers nowadays concern more about the safety and appearance of the product than the price. That's the reason why we insist to use the first grade of raw material to produce our bottle.
There are about 50 models water bottles for brand name "eplas" and over 500 designs in the market, and we keep changing and introduce more unique and fashion design every year. We always bear our vision in mind that, eplas bottles strives to be the most outstanding and extraordinary brands among ASEAN country.
Ee Jia launched the "HOME PERFECT" brand
As the milestones goes on, Ee Jia introduced another new brand named as "HOME PERFECT" in year 2006. "HOME PERFECT" are mainly specialized in baking tools and baking accessories. We have foreseen the trend and market demand of baking throughout Malaysia, hence we intended to provide a better baking environment to the consumer in term of baking tools and baking accessories.
After a few years of study and research, we decided to import the baking tools and baking accessories from certain selected countries which are expert in manufacturing thus able to provide better and safe quality products. We are fully imported and re-packaged labelling for whole range of baking tools and baking accessories then supply to our customers.
After 10 years effort to build up the branding, nowadays HOME PERFECT's baking tools and accessories is selling like a hot cake in town and holds a large portion of market share in Malaysia. We are able to achieve this which leads to our in-depth knowledge and understanding of the customer's need and requirements that enable us to cater the actual needs of our customers.
Expansion of company
Going through 2008 economy crisis, the company is doing better than expected with great profit and we have managed to purchase a land for company future expansion plan. At year 2009, Ee Jia has built its very first own company office with 28,000 square feet in Plot 246, Lengkok Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 1, Bukit Minyak Industrial Park, 14100 Simpang Ampat, Penang and has a total of 50 employees.
While the company is in good shape and its profile is pretty well known, we have spun off another company Eplas Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd at year 2011 to further expand our business in different category.
Ee Jia launched the "PARTY FETE" brand
As our market was stable, company foreseen that most of the people enjoyed organizing party or celebration, but they have no idea about the decoration or might be lack of time on the physical setting of the party. Therefore, he decided to establish another new brand, "PARTY FETE" in year 2013 as it carries a variety range of fun and attractive party accessories, which allows the consumer to turn up a normal environment into a party place in just an hour of time.
It's mainly target a collection of party and decorating ideas to make every gathering a special occasions. "PARTY FETE" owned a good response in the market as it managed to capture the market trend and the current lifestyle.
New Office Building
2nd November 2014 no doubt is a remarkable moment in Ee Jia's history as we moved into a newly constructed office and shifted our administration and warehouse operations to this new facility with 60 employees. Throughout these 14 years, Ee Jia performed beyond expectation where it leads us to be able to build a warehouse cum 5-storeys office building, approximately 65,000 square feet in Plot 243A, Lengkok Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 3, Bukit Minyak Industrial Park, 14100 Seberang Perai Tengah, Pulau Pinang.


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Stay up-to-date for the latest fashion trends of the season and style tips to help you boast your regular looks. A cable knit cardigan sweater offers the same cozy appeal as a hoodie with a finished edge. Wear a cable knit sweater over a black skirt, or with denim jeans and pumps for a timeless and classic edge.
Cross body bag are best used on casual wear, you can also find some pieces that can be paired with formal wear. While you shop for cross body bags, the wide variety is sure to leave you confused. Then here are the options available in these and tips for choosing the right style.
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Get our registration in before the price goes up.
It's all explained below.
Shilo Inn Portland Airport
11707 NE Airport Way
Portland 97220
The cost for this years event is $48.00 per person. This includes a mandatory 18% gratuity imposed by the caterer.
After February 10th the cost goes up to $55.00.
There will be a registration limit of 150.
REGISTRATION CUT OFF DATE is FEB 17th. It will be by pre-registration only. No at the door registration. A flower and cash drawings for the ladies attending.
Check or Money Order payable to:
Bonneville Northwest Reunion.
11113 37th DR SE
Everett, WA 98208
If you have any questions send me an e-mail
or call 425-337-4558. Cell fone 425-422-6944
I'll get back to you within 24 hours.
The featured speaker is will be RICK VESCO.
A special LADIES ONLY, no charge, feature Friday Night, 7:30PM
will be an informal "girl chat" with
Dr. Jeannie Pflum.
You are invited to ask Jeannie "any medical question" that you have.
She will answer the questions that you don't want to ask your own physician.
Botox, Liposuction,Breast cancer,Mamograms,Hormone Therapy,
Osteoporosis and Obnoxious Husbands..
This will be in a meeting room at the hotel.
During the time of the Ladies Chat session there will be a similar event for the fellows.
Lt. Col. BC Thomas, Retired.
He has more hours in a SR-71 Blackbird than any other pilot.
He will do a short Powerpoint presentation and then have a chat session.
This is also a NO CHARGE event.
Satueday morning will include a 2 hour tour of
Steves Auto Restoration.
The owner, Steve Frisbie, is excited to have you attend.
It will start at 10 AM. The doors will be open from 9:50 until 10:00 AM.
They will close at 10 AM and will not reopen. You must be there before 10 AM to be admitted.
It will conclude at Noon.
The company is about 12 miles from the Shilo Inn.
Study these web sites. It is a tour to look forward to.
The skin for the tail of Marlo Treit's 'liner was done in this shop.
Shilo Inn
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Reinstate the lunch lady fired for giving hungry kids free meals
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When a first grader came to Della Curry crying because she couldn't pay for her lunch, Della did what anyone with a heart would do -- she gave her a lunch for free. Unfortunately, the elementary school where Della was employed has a policy against never giving students free food -- the first three times a student is unable to pay, the lunch is charged to their parents' accounts. The fourth time, the school provides a cheese sandwich and milk.
Della Curry had seen the ridicule children endured when their peers saw them with that cheese on a bun. She also saw these children's energy wane because they weren't being nutritionally sustained by the smaller lunch. Because of this, Della sometimes paid for the lunches herself or occasionally let kids keep hot lunches when they couldn't pay. Apparently, feeding hungry kids was enough of a crime to get Ms. Curry fired from her job.
We live in a country where food is thrown away while many kids go hungry. People like Della Curry should be applauded for standing up for children's welfare, not fired. Join me in calling on the Cherry Creek School District to reinstate Della Curry.
It's not students' fault that their parents make too much to qualify for the free lunch program, but not enough to pay for hot meals. What's more, unused lunches are just thrown out at the end of the lunch period. Della Curry was doing the responsible thing. And in the course of the year she worked at the school, she only gave away about 20 lunches.
To me, Della Curry is a hero. Since she was fired, she has used her experience to put a spotlight on childhood hunger. A person who cares this much belongs in our schools, and together we may be able to get Della Curry her job back. Please sign and share the petition today.
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As defined by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, structural engineering is the science and art of planning, design, construction, operation, monitoring and inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation and preservation, demolishing and dismantling of structures, taking into consideration technical, economic, environmental, aesthetic and social aspects. Structural engineering research at the University of Houston focuses on large scale testing of concrete and steel members with companion analytical studies.
The Structural Research Laboratory is located in the South Park Annex of the University of Houston. The facility includes 30 ft. by 60 ft. and 20 ft. by 60 ft. strong floors and houses over two million dollars worth of test equipment, including a biaxial fatigue testing machine, a 2.5 million pound MTS test system, and a universal panel tester. The universal panel tester can be used to perform biaxial and triaxial tests and is the only one of its kind in the United States and the most versatile of the three panel testers in the world. The laboratory also offers a fully equipped welding shop and concrete casting room, as well as student and faculty office space and a conference room.
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A video posted online in the name of a militant group is admitting responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital in which 55 people died.
A group calling itself the Al-Nusra Front said the bombing was in response to attacks on residential areas by the regime of President Bashar Assad.
"We fulfilled our promise to respond with strikes with explosions," a distorted voice said in the video.
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Volume 38, Number 3 (2005) Symposium—Access to Justice: Can Business Coexist with the Civil Justice System?
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100 Years of Conflict: The Past and Future of Tort Retrenchment
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Constitutional Tort Reform
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Is the Crisis in the Civil Justice System Real or Imagined
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: An Essay on Patient Interests, the Colntingency Fee System, Juries, and Social Policy
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Civil Rights and Wrongs
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Civil Rights in Ordinary Tort Cases: Race, Gender, and the Calculation of Economic Loss
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Tort Reform and Judicial Selection
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By Diane Eisenman
A proud member of the first violin section in Los Angeles Opera Orchestra for a quarter century, Olivia Tsui has been successfully pursuing her career ever since completing her violin studies at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
Her westward journey began in 1986, when Olivia arrived in the U.S. to continue her studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, followed by USC where she studied under Alice Schönfeld. Quickly becoming active in the Los Angeles music scene, she joined the LA Opera (LAO) Orchestra in 1992, followed by appearances with other local orchestras and chamber groups.
"How can you not love the violin?" she exclaims. "It's my first love, since my grandfather, who was the first generation to play western instruments in China, started teaching me violin when I was four years old." Her father was a math and physics professor and an amateur violinist, while her mother was an engineer. Olivia was surprised to discover only last year that her mother had also been a college choral conductor. Finally, Olivia realized the family roots in her "two hats!"
Olivia loves the color she can create on the violin. But she also realized that the entire orchestra included a full palette of colors, and the conductor had all of these at her disposal with which to create beautiful music. She determined that she wanted to learn conducting and forged her own path of study to that end.
After meeting with Olivia, Maestro Jorge Mester agreed to teach a weekly master class in conducting which she organized with a few USC conducting students and herself, continuing over three years. In her time off, she continued to attend conducting institutes in Europe and New York, and even studied with Esa-Pekka Salonen's conducting teacher.
This spawned a conducting career that has grown steadily over the last 20 years. "Playing violin in an orchestra gives me a distinct advantage for conducting. As an orchestra member, I understand what musicians want and need from their conductor. Further, with my violin, I can demonstrate what I am looking for without a language barrier." As guest conductor for the National Philharmonic of Mexico, you can imagine this strategy has clearly worked.
In seeking conducting opportunities, Olivia has created some wonderful experiences. She grew with the Glendale Symphony Orchestra, from assistant concert master to music director in 2006. After that, she wanted to bring first class music to audiences on the Westside who were unable to attend downtown musical events. So she founded the Los Angeles Virtuosi Association in 2005, where she is music director, conductor and performing artist in chamber concerts. She especially enjoys inviting talented young musicians to participate in these performances, including our very own Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artists.
This summer was Olivia's eighth year at the three-week Astoria Music Festival in Oregon where she serves as resident conductor, assistant concert master and director of the young artists' program. The festival upholds high standards for music, attracting Metropolitan Opera singers, soloists from international stages and "In the Pit" section leaders from our LAO Orchestra. Olivia conducts a staged opera there each year with young singers and appreciates how much she has learned about opera production from her LAO experience. It is a special challenge to produce such an opera in just three weeks.
Her son Caelan, at only 13, is already a veteran of the LAO stage. Getting his start with a small part at the Astoria Festival in Gianni Schicchi, Caelan has since sung one of the three spirits' parts in The Magic Flute, and the young midshipman in Billy Budd. Her second son Adrian, age eight, is hoping to follow in his big brother's footsteps. For a change in scenery, Mom and sons enjoy spending special time together outdoors in nature.
"I love this all so much," Olivia says. "It is so inspiring and energizing for me. And the end product is so beautiful." She feels very lucky to have had the best teachers and great opportunities to pursue her dual careers. Her first musical priority is always as performer at LAO, yet she happily finds ample time to wear both hats, and to be a mom. Truly not just a super musician, but a super woman!
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