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As The World Unites For The Festive Season …

  … I Present A Half-Baked Apple And A Jewish Santa In Full Prayer Mode …

In the green – and ‘er – red corner, comes Devon, U.K. fruit grower Ken Morrish who was stunned when he found a ‘Golden Delicious’ apple on his tree split exactly half green, half red down the middle. This, insist the experts, is a million-to-one genetic chance.

Meanwhile on Laguna Beach, California,  a nice Jewish Father Christmas took time off from ‘ho-ho-hoing’ to appear in a publicity stunt (pictured below) with Yakov Jacobson of the local Chabad organisation.

Jacobson claimed he was surprised to discover that not only is the unnamed man Jewish but that he had never previously worn tefillin (phylacteries).

Believe it; don’t believe it. But this has to be one Santa who’s ‘strapped for cash’!

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Prince Philip: Routine Surgery After ‘Likely Heart Attack’

No wonder the Duke of Edinburgh is enjoying a speedy recovery from his emergency heart surgery.

He and the Queen are partners in a ‘right royal’ love-match  – as illustrated in this informal portrait – and today he  received a visit from her and their children as he recovers at Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire.

Prince Philip was flown to the hospital yesterday (Friday) for treatment after complaining of chest pains. Doctors there discovered he had a  blocked coronary artery.

Below is a description of his treatment:

   STENTS, THE SCAFFOLDING THAT OPENS NARROW BLOOD VESSELS

“Stents are small metal tubes that are put into the arteries to help blood flow.

“They are used to treat the type of coronary artery blockage that the Duke of Edinburgh suffered.

Every year, around 85,000  Britons are fitted with the  devices, which look like small pieces of scaffolding.

“They are inserted into the artery during keyhole surgery and then expanded to widen the artery.

“During the procedure a hollow tube containing the stent along with a small inflatable balloon is passed into an artery through the groin or arm.

“The operator then uses X-ray screening to direct it into a coronary artery until it reaches the narrow or blocked section. The balloon is then gently inflated expanding the stent so it holds the narrowed blood vessel open.

“When it is fully expanded the balloon is let down and removed, leaving the stent in place.

“Most people can go home the same day or next day, but if it has been an emergency procedure, stays in hospital are usually longer. Sometimes there is a small amount of bleeding after the procedure.

“In the majority of cases, people find that they feel back to normal after just a few days, but if the stent has been put in after a heart attack the recovery takes longer.However, in some cases the rigid metal can cause the walls of the artery to become inflamed or damaged, and scar.

“In recent years, ‘drug-eluting’ stents have been developed. These are coated with a tiny amount of a drug which is delivered to the area around the stent to prevent the scarring process and thus stop the artery from narrowing.

“A new type of stent, called bio-resorbable vascular scaffold, is currently being developed that is made of corn starch rather than metal. It gradually disappears over two to three years, so once the artery has been able to return to normal, the stent is metabolised by the body.

“Stents cost up to £900 each, depending on the type used.”

• This form of surgery is internationally recognised and is used routinely, for example, at The Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa.
• ‘Drug-eluting’ means to- wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography.

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An Extra Light In The Dark

During this season of light and festivity for so many, I wish to spare an extra thought for those in mourning or, who like my family, mark the anniversary of the passing of a beloved relative during Chanucah week.

‘May their memories be for a blessing’.

Chanucah sameach to all my Jewish friends and readers and heartiest good wishes for the Festive Season and 2012 to everyone else.

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Be Happy – Stand With Israel!

Be happy–Stand With Israel!

It’s all very simple:

Israel’s secret weapon is not in Dimona.

Nor is it in a bunker beneath the Knesset – the Parliament building in Jerusalem.

But you can see it emblazoned on the lovely faces of the  kids in this video.

The answer is that despite all its woes -

ISRAEL IS A HAPPY SOCIETY.

Now watch this wonderful clip produced by the international StandWithUs group and you will understand what I mean.

* StandWithUs? It’s is an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to telling the truth about Israel and to combating the extremism and antisemitism that perpetuates the lies continuously repeated by its enemies.

Stand With Us is performed in this clip by The Afula Youth Ensemble of the Afula Conservatorium, Northern Israel.
Musical arrangement - Yoram Zadok
Video director - Allan Pakes
Executive director - Lilach Meidan
Video editor - Roy Stein
Conservatorium director - Betzalel Kupervaser
Executive producer - Tibi Zohar

Produced by – StandWithUs

Now enjoy!

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