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Recipe from Donna Mallott of Kennett, Mo.
5-6 medium scrubbed, unpeeled gold potatoes
1 container (16 oz) shredded (not grated) Parmesan (or Romano, or Asiago, or all three combined)
McCormick's Garlic Powder with Parsley
Salt to taste
1/4 c unsalted butter
1. Slice potatoes into thick ( about 1/8 - 1/4 in) slices. Arrange on baking sheet with sides sprayed with cooking spray.
2. Place very small pat of butter on each potato, sprinkle each with garlic powder and salt, then top with Parmesan.
3. Bake in 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are done and tops are golden.
Yield: 6 Servings
My family asks for these all the time! So easy and so delicious!
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CFO Moves this week include:
|Libbey Inc.
|Swift Energy Company
|5W Public Relations
|Teforia Company
|B&G Foods, Inc.
|VaaS International Holdings, Inc.
|Genstar Capital
|The Allen Institute
|Marketplace Home Mortgage
|Frontline Education
|First Sound Bank
|iPic Entertainment
|Interface, Inc.
|Deluxe Corporation
|PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services, Inc.
|RiceBran Technologies
|Mobile Mini, Inc.
|Zscaler, Inc.
|InfoArmor, Inc.
|Seven Bridges
|Platform Specialty Products Corporation
|Emerson Radio Corp.
|Roper Technologies, Inc.
|Koss Corporation
|SITO Mobile Ltd.
|Green Bancorp, Inc.
|Energy Focus, Inc.
|LifeVantage Corporation
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Libbey Inc. [TOLEDO, Ohio] (NYSE MKT: LBY) announced the appointment of James C. (Jim) Burmeister to the position of vice president, chief financial officer. Mr. Burmeister joins Libbey from The Anderson's, Inc., where he served as vice president, finance and treasurer. Prior to joining The Andersons, Inc., he held roles of increasing responsibility in operations finance with Owens Corning, beginning in 2005 as director, finance of Owens Corning's cultured stone business and culminating in his role from 2013-2014 as vice president, finance of Owens Corning's roofing and asphalt division. Earlier in his career, Mr. Burmeister served in a variety of roles with General Electric.
Swift Energy Company [HOUSTON] (OTC: SWTF) announced the appointment of Gleeson Van Riet as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Van Riet succeeds Alton Heckaman, the Company's current Chief Financial Officer, who previously announced his retirement. Van Riet was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Sanchez Energy Corporation where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility from April 2013 to March 2016. Mr. Van Riet previously worked as an investment banker with Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in London and Los Angeles.
5W Public Relations [NEW YORK] announced that John Ferrari has joined the agency as Senior Vice President of Finance. Previously, Ferrari served as Chief Financial Officer at Hunter Public Relations. Prior to joining Hunter, Ferrari was Senior Vice President of Finance at MWW Group, and spent over fourteen years as a member of its financial team.
Teforia Company [MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA] announced the appointment of Frank Lucero as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Lucero served as vice president of finance and operations for Livescribe Inc. Prior to that, Lucero held various positions at notable companies, including Intel, Ernst & Young, and Cisco.
B&G Foods, Inc. [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] (NYSE: BGS) announced that Thomas P. Crimmins, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. The Company has initiated a search for a new Chief Financial Officer and until one is appointed, Amy Chiovari, currently the Company's Corporate Controller, will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer.
VaaS International Holdings, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] has added David E. Janek as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Janek has held positions as CFO, VP & Corporate Controller, VP & Treasurer and other financial leadership roles at companies such as Federal Signal Corporation and The Heico Companies, LLC. Most recently he was President of Broadwind Energy, Inc.'s gearing business, and previously a Group President of Federal Signal Corporation.
Genstar Capital [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the promotion of Melissa Dickerson to CFO and Managing Director, Operations. Ms. Dickerson joined Genstar in 2004 as the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Operations. Prior to joining Genstar, she was the Controller of American Industrial Partners. Prior to AIP, Ms. Dickerson worked at Deloitte as a Senior Accountant.
The Allen Institute [SEATTLE] announced that Marjorie Thomas, currently Chief Financial Officer at RealNetworks, will join the Institute's executive team as CFO. Thomas joined RealNetworks in 2015 as CFO and Treasurer. Prior to joining RealNetworks Thomas held senior financial positions at Intuit, Sony Electronics and Hewlett Packard.
Marketplace Home Mortgage [EDINA, Minn.] announced that Brett Esterberg joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.
Frontline Education [MALVERN, Pa.] has added Paula Olson to its leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Frontline this January, Olson spent nine years as managing director and head of education technology and services, investment banking at Wells Fargo Securities. Olson's other experience includes serving as vice president in consumer and retail investment banking at Banc of America Securities and working in an accounting role at Bank of Boston. Olson has also spent time as a Peace Corps volunteer, devoting her time with the Corps in Zimbabwe to business development projects.
First Sound Bank [SEATTLE] (OTCBB: FSWA) announced that Geri Bullard has joined the bank as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Bullard, who began her banking career as a credit analyst in 1994, comes to First Sound Bank after serving as a controller and chief financial officer for community banks in Washington, Idaho and California. She also has served as a bank examiner for the State of Idaho.
Seegrid [PITTSBURGH] announced it has appointed Steven Barto as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Barto was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITC Global. Prior to ITC Global, Barto was Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Chief Financial Officer of Vocollect. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of BPL Global, Ltd., and previously held executive financial leadership positions at Ericsson, Marconi, and RELTEC. Barto is also a CPA who began his career and worked through Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse.
iPic Entertainment [BOCA RATON, Fla.] announced the appointment of Paul Westra as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Westra joins iPic after spending over 20 years as a sell-side analyst covering the restaurant industry, including mostly recently at Stifel Financial. Since 2013, Paul has been a Managing Director at Stifel Financial.
Interface, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: TILE) announced the appointment of Bruce Hausmann as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Hausmann joins Interface from Aramark Corporation, where he served for the past eight years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Aramark's Uniform and Refreshment Services business units. Prior to joining Aramark, he served for seven years at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as Vice President and Segment Controller for the Interactive Media Group.
Calabrio [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] has hired Jenny Kray to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Kray previously served as VP-Finance, Corporate Controller at SPS Commerce. Prior to her role at SPS, she was CFO at Network Instruments.
Deluxe Corporation [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (NYSE: DLX) announced the appointment of Keith A. Bush as Chief Financial Officer. Bush takes over for Edward Merritt, who held the position on an interim basis since September, 2016. Bush joins the Deluxe executive team from American Airlines, where he most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Finance. Bush has worked in the airline industry since 1995, when he joined then Northwest Airlines. He has held varied roles with increasing responsibilities in treasury and financial planning and analysis for Northwest, Delta, US Airways, and American Airlines.
PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services, Inc. [BLAIRSVILLE, Pa.] announced the recent appointment of James M. Bargerstock as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining PHOENIX, he most recently served as Vice President of Accounting and Administration/Chief Financial Officer for SinterMet, LLC.
RiceBran Technologies [SCOTTSDALE, Arizona] (NASDAQ: RIBT; RIBTW) announced the appointment of Brent Rystrom to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining RiceBran Technologies, Mr. Rystrom served as Director of Research for Feltl & Company. Prior to that he was at Piper Jaffray. Since 1997, Mr. Rystrom has also successfully acquired and managed a large portfolio of personal agricultural real estate assets, and from 2011 through 2015, he served on the Customer Advisory Board of AgStar.
Mobile Mini, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NASDAQ GS:MINI) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark E. Funk, will be stepping down as CFO.
Zscaler, Inc. [SAN JOSE, CA] has appointed four-time CFO Karen Blasing to its board of directors as an independent director and the chair of the board's audit committee. Blasing currently serves on the boards of Ellie Mae, LogRhythm, and MetricStream. Blasing served as Chief Financial Officer for Guidewire Software, Inc. from July 2009 through March 2015. Ms. Blasing has also served as Chief Financial Officer for Force10 Networks, Nuance Communications, and Counterpane Internet Security. She has held senior finance roles at salesforce.com, Informix Corporation, Oracle Corporation and Syntex Pharmaceuticals.
Zinwave [DALLAS] announced that it has named Mike Russell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Zinwave, Mike was CFO of Future Telecom, and he was previously CFO at Continental Wireless.
InfoArmor, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, AZ] announced the appointment of Sean Hammond as Chief Financial Officer. Hammond succeeds John Schreiber, who assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Hammond has held senior financial leadership roles within several companies including Insys Therapeutics, Medicis Pharmaceutical, XM Satellite Radio, and Pegasus Satellite Television. Prior to 2000, he was a senior financial auditor with Deloitte.
Seven Bridges [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Mike Falvey has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Previous experience include Analysis Group, Ahura Scientific, Aspect Medical Systems, and Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Earlier in his career, Mike held management positions at Fidelity Investments, Digital Equipment Corporation, and General Electric.
Platform Specialty Products Corporation [West Palm Beach, Florida] announced that Sanjiv Khattri had resigned as Platform's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Platform appointed John P. Connolly as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Connolly has served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Platform since September 13, 2016. Prior to joining Platform, Mr. Connolly served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Xylem Inc., from October 2011 to August 2016. Prior to joining Xylem Inc., Mr. Connolly spent five years at ITT during which time he held key roles as Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Director of Accounting. Previously, Mr. Connolly spent 10 years at IBM in roles of increasing responsibility including Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis, Controller of a software division, and Head of Pricing & Licensing Strategy across IBM's software business, as well as seven years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reaching the level of Manager.
Emerson Radio Corp. [Hackensack, NJ] announced that Michael Binney was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He replaces previous CFO Andrew L. Davis. Mr. Binney has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since June 2016. Since November 2016, Mr. Binney has also served as an Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of The Grande Holdings Limited ("Grande"). He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Fellow Member of the Association of Certified Public Accountants and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. From June 2016 through November 2016, Mr. Binney served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Finance Accounting & Company Secretarial) of Grande. From 2010 to March 2016, Mr. Binney served as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Vinarco International Group of Companies. Mr. Binney previously served as a non-executive director of Grande from 2009 to 2010, and as an Executive Director of Grande from 2001 to 2009. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of Lafe Corporation Limited, as a non-executive director from 2009 to 2010 and as Executive Director from 2001 until 2009. Mr. Binney was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company from 2005 to 2008. Previous to the above appointments, Mr. Binney worked for over 10 years at major international accounting firms including KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Roper Technologies, Inc. [Sarasota, Florida] (NYSE: ROP) announced that Robert Crisci will become Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crisci is currently Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. Robert Crisci joined Roper in 2013 as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Roper, he served in various roles across investment banking, consulting and finance. His prior experience includes positions at Morgan Keegan, VRA Partners, Devon Value Advisers and Deloitte & Touche.
Koss Corporation [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] announced that David D. Smith, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company that he plans to retire. Mr. Smith has served as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2010.
SITO Mobile Ltd. [JERSEY CITY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: SITO) announced that it has named Lawrence Firestone as Interim CFO. He replaces Kurt Streams, who has resigned as CFO.
Green Bancorp, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: GNBC) announced the appointment of Terry Earley as Chief Financial Officer for Green Bancorp. Mr. Earley joins Green Bancorp from Yadkin Financial Corporation where he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Earley has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain Bank and Rocky Mountain Capital, as CFO of Bancorp of the Southeast, LLC, and as CFO and Chief Operating Officer of RBC Bank (USA). Most recently, Mr. Earley was the Executive Vice President and CFO of Yadkin Financial Corporation.
Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced the appointment of Michael H. Port, the Company's Controller and former Interim Chief Financial Officer, as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. He replaces Bradley B. White, who is retiring. Mr. Port has served as Energy Focus's Controller since July 2015 and as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from August to December 2016. From 2010 to July 2015, Mr. Port was a consultant with Resources Global Professionals, during which time he specialized in filling roles such as Interim CFO, Controller and Director of External Reporting for industrial and manufacturing customers, including interim Controller of the Company from April to July 2015. Prior to joining Resources Global Professionals, Mr. Port held various senior level executive positions at both private and public companies, including Mork Process, Inc., Oglebay Norton Company, and Hitachi Medical Systems of America. He began his career at Ernst & Young.
LifeVantage Corporation [SALT LAKE CITY] (NASDAQ: LFVN) announced the appointment of Steven R. Fife as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Fife served from 2014 to 2016 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Evidera, Inc. Prior to joining Evidera, Inc., Mr Fife's experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer for publicly traded companies, including Active Power, Inc. and LECG. In addition, he served in several senior financial roles for Gilead Sciences, Amkor Technologies and JDS Uniphase. He also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for a non-profit organization, Women's Initiative for Self Employment. Mr. Fife began his accounting and finance career with Deloitte & Touche.

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* copper pan with approx. 1.25 litre capacity
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* copper bucket with condensing coil equipped with water inlet and outlet tube
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* copper cup
* rubber seals/gaskets
* wick alcohol lamp
* black metal structure with screw handle to tighten lid
* wood base
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Age-specific survival and recruitment of piping plovers Charadrius melodus in the Great Lakes region. Journal of Avian Biology. (5):437-449.. 2014.
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Schwab Advisor Services' (SAS) quarterly report tracking industry-wide RIA mergers and acquisitions showed that M&A activity was flat in the second quarter and first half of 2012, but the average size of the deals has increased, and what Schwab calls "national acquiring firms" are dominating the RIA acquisition marketplace. The company, as part of its Schwab Transition Services initiative, tracks RIA firms that primarily serve HNW clients and that have a minimum of $50 million in assets under management, as well as breakaway brokers from wirehouses "who received consideration" for joining an independent RIA firm.
On Thursday, Schwab said that for the quarter and first half ended June 30, there were eight and 25 completed deals, respectively. The total size of the acquisitions in the period were $12.3 billion as measured by AUM in the second quarter, and $36.2 billion for the first half of 2012. The average size of the deals as measured by AUM of the acquired or merged firm was $1.62 in the second quarter and $1.4 billion in the first half.
Schwab reported that those 'national acquiring firms,' commonly known as rollup firms or aggregators (though those firms dislike both names), accounted for three of the eight deals in the quarter, and about 50% of total deals since the fourth quarter of 2011.
"RIA M&A deal flow has remained steady during the first half of 2012, recording just slightly fewer transactions than the same period last year," said Jon Beatty (right), senior vice president, sales and relationship management for SAS, in a statement. "While the second quarter slowed a bit in terms of the number of completed transactions, we've seen a big jump in the average deal size so far this year, indicating the overall strength of the RIA segment."
In an interview with AdvisorOne on July 17 prompted by the release of Schwab's 2012 RIA benchmarking study, Schwab's Beatty pointed out that the majority of advisors in the study said their top initiative in 2012 was firm growth. Also, the study found that the more than 1,000 RIA respondents reported record revenues and asset levels last year, thanks to the addition of new clients and rising client retention rates.
Dave DeVoe, managing partner of Devoe & Co., said in an interview Thursday that RIAs and the national acquiring firms have emerged as the "two dominant buyer categories over the last five-plus years." Prior to that time, said DeVoe, who formerly ran Schwab's M&A group before founding his own advisor M&A consulting firm, it was the national and regional banks "who were big firms in this space around 2002-2004," but have since "stepped away" from acquiring RIA firms.
That move was prompted not only by the cultural differences that often crop up whan a bank acquires an RIA firm, but also because the banks "have had their own set of issues" relating to the financial crisis and being TARP recipients in many cases. "The question," said Devoe, is when the banks "may return more aggressively" to M&A of advisor firms, noting that the latest Schwab figures show that "the regionals have ticked up," while the national banks are still on the sidelines.
DeVoe said that RIAs are acquiring their peers to achieve both growth and scale. However, he says that "historically, going back five to 10 years," the primary M&A rationale for advisors was to achieve growth. Now, he said, "We're slowly and steadily seeing a change in that mentality; advisors are becoming more sophisticated and more strategic—acquiring to expand their geographic footprints, their services" and for reasons related to succession planning. "It's good to see" that development, he says, since "acquiring for strategic reasons is a powerful thing."
DeVoe expressed concern, however, over the number of advisors who still don't have a succession plan, pointing to the large number of advisors "likely to exit this business for retirement" over the next five to seven years. "The lack of succession planning is an exposure for the RIA space," he said, projecting that "over time we'll see more transactions for succession reasons" of advisory firms.
"There's so much value in creating a succession plan and a continuity plan," DeVoe said, for both the advisor and his clients. "If the client isn't asking, 'What happens to me if something happens to you?,' they're thinking about it," he said. Especially for sole proprietors or owners of firms that are "responsible for getting new clients, that creates exposure" as well.
On the other hand, DeVoe said, implementing a succession plan "demonstrates [to clients] that you have a plan in mind for mitigating the risk" to their assets in the event of the advisor's death or disability. "Each year," he said, "we see more and more distressed sales." To clients but also to potential acquirers, having a succession plan "also demonstrates strong business planning; a methodical approach to doing business" which might aid in client retention and would also make a firm more valuable to those acquirers, regardless of their business models.


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PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth bar where a man was beaten earlier this month, hours before his death, now faces a felony charge for allegedly allowing patrons to drink alcohol on the dance floor.
PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth bar, where a man who later died was beaten earlier this month, faces a felony charge for allegedly allowing patrons to drink alcohol on the dance floor.
The Page Restaurant & Bar faces a fine of up to $100,000 if convicted of the charge, which was announced Tuesday by Portsmouth police and the Rockingham County Attorney's office.
Joshua Krantz, a 24-year-old Epping native and Dover resident, was struck in the back of the head and repeatedly punched while he was on the dance floor on the lower level of The Page on the morning of Saturday, April 6. Krantz died after returning home to his apartment in Dover.
The state's medical examiner ruled that bleeding on the brain was the cause of his death, but no determination has been made regarding whether the incident was a homicide.
Zachary O'Neill, 24, of 12 New York St., Dover, has been charged with first-degree assault for allegedly beating Krantz.
According to court documents, O'Neill told workers at The Page he assaulted Krantz because Krantz spilled a drink on him several hours earlier.
"Under New Hampshire state law, there's certain laws that guide how a bar operates their premises," Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen DuBois explained Tuesday, "so, in those laws, there's specific guidance as to where alcohol can be consumed in the bar and where it cannot, and in this particular case, while we were doing an investigation into the death of Mr. Krantz, we came upon evidence that would suggest that there was alcohol being consumed on the dance floor, which was not an approved area."
If the establishment had been following state laws, DuBois said, the circumstances wouldn't have allowed for a drink to be spilled on the dance floor, a factor that may have precipitated the assault.
DuBois said Portsmouth police have also documented a history of incidents involving The Page, which has received summonses in the past for issues relating to service of alcohol in non-approved areas.
"There had been a history kind of building up to this," he said.
The felony-level charge announced Tuesday names the business entity that owns the establishment. DuBois said the charge could "certainly be a mitigating factor" in whether or not The Page retains its liquor license, which is up for renewal at the end of May.
The business entity is scheduled to be arraigned June 3 in circuit court in Portsmouth. Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams will ultimately seek to indict the business in superior court.
O'Neill's case on the assault charge has been bound over to Rockingham Superior Court, where a grand jury will consider whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant a trial. The state's medical examiner is awaiting toxicology reports before making a determination about whether the incident is considered a homicide, DuBois said Tuesday.


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The Newfield High School Class of 1937 graduation photo is a true treasure.
(Back Row) Ken Cutter, Ed Vyskosil, Stan Szymanski, Mr. Ed Long (Principal), Paul Williamson, Marshal Tompkins, John Vollmuth. (Middle Row) Eva Tompkins Wixon, Pauline Chaffee Tompkins, Meimi Joki, Alice Hine Williams, Dorothy Anderson Hubbell, Betty Van Kirk Pakkala, Kathryn Cutter Maki, and (Front Row) Bertha Maki Russell, Robert Hine, Mae Jessee


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Dodge and Mopar scored big time last weekend during the 42ND annual NHRA SuperNationals held at Old Bridge Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey. In the Pro Stock class, it was an all Dodge Avenger Mopar-powered final as Allen Johnson drove his Mopar-sponsored machine to victory over rookie sensation Vincent Nobile who was competing at his home track.
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Beverly Hallam approached her artwork with the curiosity of a scientist, ever eager to incorporate new techniques and technologies into her art-making processes. Best known for her pioneering use of the airbrush and, later in life, for embracing digital abstract images, Hallam died Feb. 22 at age 89 at her home on Surf Point Road in York.
Hallam had been sick for several years, with a progressive lung disease. In August 2011, she told the Portland Press Herald that she still enjoyed working "when the spirit moves me." Her longtime confidante and best friend, Mary-Leigh Smart, said Hallam suffered a stroke Wednesday morning that partially paralyzed her. She died the next morning. "She was blessed that she didn't have to linger long like that," Smart said. "I can't imagine her surviving and being paralyzed."
A painter, printmaker and lifelong educator, Hallam was a key member of Ogunquit's art community and was known nationally as a pioneering postwar female artist. Hallam's career included several milestones that distinguished her from her peers. She was an early proponent of acrylic paint and became one of the medium's most accomplished purveyors. She mastered the art of monotype printmaking and became most famous for her detailed and intricate airbrush paintings of flowers.
Her flower paintings are rich in detail and exact in color, often showing sunlight refracted through glass vases, shadows on walls and tabletops, and the intricate precision of petals, stamens, stems and seeds. She took a centuries-old subject of still-life painting and applied modern techniques in ways that no one had tried, said Carl Little, a Maine arts writer.
Hallam's mastery of the airbrush was both unexpected and thrilling, Little said, and gave her "the grand point of her life. Who saw that coming? I don't think anybody did, except you knew she would do something great for her next act." Her flower paintings are in museums across the country, including nearly every museum in Maine.
In Rockland, the Farnsworth Art Museum on Feb. 25 hung her 1985 painting "Orange Prince" as a tribute. "She was one of the most accomplished realist painters of her generation," Farnsworth Curator Michael Komanecky said. Near the end of her life, when her strength faded and some of her other facilities began to fail, Hallam used a keyboard, a video monitor and a color printer to make abstract images.
News of Hallam's death signaled "a sad, sad day," Little said. "Beverly was a great friend and a wonderful artist." She came from a family that included inventors, engineers and artists, said Little, who wrote a book about Hallam, "An Odyssey in Art."
"She had something in her DNA that led her that way," he said. "She took in everything, and she was really committed to art. That's all there is to it. She was one of those people who put her mind to it and went after it."
Hallam was born in Lynn, Mass., in 1923, studied at the Massachusetts College of Art and taught art in Massachusetts until the early 1960s. She began coming to Ogunquit in 1949 and was part of a second generation of artists who made their home on Maine's southern coast. She was active in the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. "She came at a time when the New York scene was turning to abstraction," said Ron Crusan, director of the Ogunquit museum. "With the dramatic cliffs and breaking waves of Ogunquit as inspiration, she brought youth, innovation and enthusiasm" to the region.
She was instrumental in bringing acrylic paint to Maine, helping to set the tone for modernism in contemporary Maine painting, he said. Hallam's Surf Point Road house is legendary in art circles. It is a sprawling home, with magnificent views of the ocean. She and Smart spent several decades together there.
After Smart dies, the Surf Point Foundation will operate the home as a retreat for artists, scholars, critics and historians. Several of Hallam's paintings are on view at the Art Gallery at the University of New England on Stevens Avenue in Portland. Her paintings are part of a show that celebrates Maine female pioneers in art. The show runs through Sunday, March 3.
"Her spirit in this show is huge," said UNE gallery Director Anne Zill. "She will be sorely missed. … In this show, people often stop in front of Beverly's works. They have a power to them that is completely arresting. People stop and spend time in front of her works."
Zill called Hallam "a force of nature. She was strong, organized and driven to work every day, to discover new things about her work as an artist. She owned her world. She owned her art world."
The Portland Museum of Art began collecting Hallam's paintings in the late 1960s, and has acquired her paintings and prints regularly through the past decade. That puts her in a small group of artists whose achievements and innovations the museum consistently heralded over several decades, said Jessica May, curator of contemporary and modern art.
Hallam was the subject of a Maine Masters film, "Beverly Hallam: Artist as Innovator." Filmmaker Richard Kane spent many days with Hallam on the project, which was completed in 2011. He called her a "real joyous personality. She found humor in everything. She was a lot of fun to work with."
Little is fond of telling a story about Hallam from her youth. It illustrates her family's dedication to Hallam's career choice.
Hallam's mother, Alice, ran a hair salon. One day, she met Leonard Bernstein's father, Sam, who sold hairdressing supplies. They started talking about their kids.
"You can't imagine what my son Lennie wants to be," Sam Bernstein told Hallam's mother, according to Little.
"He wants to be a composer … of music … a musician. Can you believe it? I can't stand it."
He then asked Alice Hallam what her daughter wanted to be.
"She's going to be an artist," Hallam's mother answered.
"Oh my God," Bernstein replied. "They're both going to starve to death."
In addition to her work in the studio, Hallam is being remembered for her work as a teacher. She taught continuously for most of her life, including at the Maine College of Art in Portland. The college gave her its Art Honors award in 2001.
In her artist's statement, Hallam cited her lifelong process of learning. "As the mediums in art change, I change along with them. As Michelangelo said, 'I am still learning.'"
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Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty swallowing is also called dysphagia. Some types of cancer or cancer treatments can affect the head and neck and make it hard to swallow. Some people may gag, cough or choke when they try to swallow. Other people have pain or feel like food is stuck in their throat. Difficulty swallowing can affect your ability to eat and drink.
Difficulty swallowing can be caused by a tumour that blocks the throat or the esophagus. It may also be caused by cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy, especially to the head, neck or upper chest, can cause:
- painful inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the mouth (stomatitis), throat (mucositis) and esophagus (esophagitis)
- dry mouth (xerostomia)
- infections of the mouth or esophagus
- swelling or tightening of the throat or esophagus
Surgery can cause physical changes to the mouth, jaws, throat or esophagus that make it difficult to swallow. It can also cause swelling or tightening of the throat or esophagus.
Symptoms of difficulty swallowing can vary depending on their cause and other factors. Symptoms may include:
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- difficulty in starting to swallow
- trouble moving food from the mouth to the throat
- food getting stuck in the cheeks, which is also called pocketing
- coughing, choking or gagging when swallowing
Managing difficulty swallowing
Once the cause of difficulty swallowing is known, your healthcare team can suggest ways to manage it. You can also try the following to help you manage difficulty swallowing.
Change your diet
Try foods with different textures to find ones that are easier to swallow. Foods that are soft or have a smooth texture, like mashed potatoes, are often easier to swallow. Add gravy or sauces to foods to make them easier to swallow. Dip dry, crisp foods, such as biscuits, into milk, coffee or tea to make them softer. Avoid hard and dry foods, such as potato chips or pretzels.
Cut food into small, bite-sized pieces to make them easier to chew. Use a blender or food processor to chop foods that are difficult to chew. Use fruit or vegetable juices, broth or milk to blend the foods together. A soft, pureed diet is often a good way to continue to eat nutritious, tasty foods when swallowing is difficult or painful.
Take small bites. Completely swallow each bite before taking another.
Make sure to include plenty of fluids every day, especially water, to help prevent dehydration. Other sources of fluids include juices, soups, milk, popsicles, pudding, yogurt and ice cream. Thickening liquids may make them easier to swallow. Try adding gelatin, pureed vegetables or fruit, instant potatoes, cornstarch, infant rice cereal or commercial thickeners. Use a straw to drink liquids and soft foods.
Eat foods that are cold (to help numb pain) or at room temperature. Limit spices such as chili powder, pepper or curry and spicy foods. These can irritate the lining of the mouth, throat and esophagus. Avoid alcohol and tobacco.
Make every mouthful count by choosing foods that are high in protein and high in calories. Try not to eat foods or drink fluids that contain a lot of sugar. They can contribute to tooth decay, especially if you have a dry mouth, or xerostomia.
Sit upright when eating meals.
Talk to your healthcare team
Check with your healthcare team or a registered dietitian for other suggestions on how to deal with difficulty swallowing. Tell your healthcare team if swallowing becomes painful. Sometimes they will prescribe special pain-relieving mouth rinses or other medicines.
Choking or gagging while trying to swallow is a frightening experience. If you choke on food or if choking is frequent or constant, the healthcare team may recommend a swallowing assessment. A speech therapist can help you learn how to use the muscles in the mouth and throat to make swallowing easier and avoid choking and gagging when you eat.
Tube or intravenous feedings
If swallowing problems become severe, the healthcare team may suggest using a feeding tube until swallowing gets easier again. Feeding tubes can help people meet their nutritional needs when they find it too difficult to eat or drink, especially if they have lost a lot of weight.
A feeding tube is a thin flexible tube that is usually placed into the stomach or intestines. Liquid nutritional supplements can be given through the feeding tube, which is called enteral feeding.
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Police are on the lookout for a 19-year-old Vermont man they say led them on a high-speed chase before abandoning his car and running into some woods.
State police said Sunday they're seeking the public's help in locating Patrick Milliken, of Jericho.
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A British kickboxer wanted over the murder of a US Marine in Thailand has been extradited, officials said.
Lee Aldhouse, 29, was named by the Thai authorities as the prime suspect in the fatal stabbing of Dashawn Longfellow on the island of Phuket on August 14, 2010.
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Aldhouse, who is trained in Thai kickboxing, is alleged to have attacked Mr Longfellow after a fight in a bar on Phuket.
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About Hillel Hazaken - 'The Elder', President, The Sanhedrin
Hillel the Elder הלל הזקן (author of "The Golden Rule") Hillel (הלל) (born Babylon traditionally c.110BCE-10CE in Jerusalem) was a famous Jewish religious leader, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. Hillel was born in Babylon and, according to the Iggeret of Rav Sherira Gaon (a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud from the 10th century CE). Josephus ("Vita," § 38) speaks of Hillel's great-grandson, Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I, as belonging to a very celebrated family.
- Hillel descended from the Tribe of Benjamin on his father's side, and
- from the family of David on his mother's side.
"Golden Rule" ( scroll to bottom of page for comparison to Jesus' similar words)
- "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn." - Babylonian Talmud, Sabbath 31:1 -
- "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And when I am for myself, what am 'I'? And if not now, when?" - Pirkey Avot 1:13
- "He who wishes to raise his name lowers it,"
- "My humiliation is my exaltation; my exaltation is my humiliation."
- Photos of grave
Hillel's Golden Rule Compared with Jesus'.
In light of the parallels between some of Hillel's teachings and those of Jesus, it is interesting to speculate that when the young Jesus studied at the temple (Luke 2:41-52) he might have talked with Hillel's son Simeon, who became head of Hillel's rabbinical school after his father's death.
But other links between Hillel's teachings and Christianity are less speculative. Hillel's grandson Gamaliel succeeded his grandfather as head of Hillel's rabbinical school, also serving as head of the Sanhedrin in the decade following the death of Christ. When Peter and the apostles were on trial before the Sanhedrin for blasphemy, Gamaliel's plea for tolerance — undoubtedly based in part on the teachings of his grandfather — saved their lives, perhaps preserving the early Christian movement as a whole (Acts 5:27-40). Ironically, at roughly the same time Gamaliel was teaching Paul, a young rabbinical student, who later became a leading Christian apostle and missionary (Acts 22:3).
Hillel is associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud. Renowned within Judaism as a sage and scholar, he was the founder of the House of Hillel school for Tannaïm (Sages of the Mishnah) and the founder of a dynasty of Sages who stood at the head of the Jews living in the land of Israel until roughly the fifth century of the Christian Era.
Born in Babylon, Hillel studied with the leading scholars of the Exile, moving to Jerusalem in the late first century B.C. Hillel became the Patriarch of the Sanhedrin (the Jewish High Court) but his true fame came from teaching; he founded a school of biblical studies where, in the coming centuries, many of the greatest Jewish scholars would study.
Hillel lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod and the Roman Emperor Augustus.
In the Midrash compilation Sifre (Deut. 357) the periods of Hillel's life are made parallel to those in the life of Moses. Both are said to have lived for 120 years, and at the age of forty Hillel went to the Land of Israel; forty years he spent in study; and the last third of his life he was the spiritual head of the Jewish people. A biographical sketch can be constructed; that Hillel went to Jerusalem in the prime of his life and attained a great age. His activity of forty years likely covered the period of 30 BCE to 10 CE.
When Josephus ("Vita," § 38) speaks of Hillel's great-grandson, Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I, as belonging to a very celebrated family (γένους σφόδρα λαμπροῦ), he probably refers to the glory the family owed to the activity of Hillel and Rabban Gamliel Hazaken. Only Hillel's brother Shebna is mentioned; he was a merchant, whereas Hillel devoted himself to studying the Torah whilst also working as a woodcutter (Hertz 1936).
His position
According to the Mishnah Hillel went to Jerusalem with the intention of studying Biblical exposition and tradition at the age of 40 in 70BCE. The difficulties Hillel had to overcome to gain admittance to the school of Sh'maya and Abtalion, and the hardships he suffered while pursuing his aim, are told in a touching passage (Talmud, tractate Yoma 35b), the ultimate purpose of which is to show that poverty cannot be considered as an obstacle to the study of Torah.
Some time later, Hillel succeeded in settling a question concerning the sacrificial ritual in a manner that showed his superiority over the Benei Betheira (literally, sons of Betheira), who were at that time the heads of the Sanhedrin. On that occasion, it is narrated, they voluntarily resigned their position as Nasi (President) in favor of Hillel.
After the resignation of the Benei Betheira, Hillel was recognized as the highest authority among the Pharisees (predecessors to Rabbinic Judaism). Hillel was the head of the great school, at first associated with Menachem, a scholar mentioned in no other connection, afterward with Shammai, Hillel's peer in the teaching of Jewish Law.
Whatever Hillel's position, his authority was sufficient to introduce those decrees handed down in his name. The most famous of his enactments was the Pruzbul, (προσβολή), an institution that, in spite of the law concerning cancellation of debts in the Sabbatical year (Deut. xv) ensured the repayment of loans.
The motive for this institution was the "repair of the world", i.e., of the social order, because this legal innovation protected both the creditor against the loss of his property, and the needy against being refused the loan of money for fear of loss.
A likewise tendency is found in another of Hillel's institutions, having reference to the sale of houses. These two are the only institutions handed down in Hillel's name, although the words that introduce the pruzbul show that there were others. Hillel's judicial activity may be inferred from the decision by which he confirmed the legitimacy of some Alexandrians whose origin was disputed, by interpreting the marriage document (ketubah) of their mother in her favor (Tosef., Ket. iv 9; B. M. 104a). Of other official acts no mention is found in the sources.
Hillel and Shammai
In the memory of posterity Hillel lived, on the one hand, as the scholar who made the whole contents of the traditional law his own (Soferim xvi. 9), who, in opposition to his Judaean colleague, Shammai, generally advocated milder interpretations of Halakha (Jewish law and tradition) and whose disciples stood in like opposition to Shammai's disciples. It was in this time that the rabbinical tradition was recorded, with Hillel as its 'founder'. Modern-day Rabbinic tradition descends from this the law that Hillel recorded.
He was known as the saint and the sage who in his private life and in his dealings with people practiced the high virtues of morality and resignation; just as he taught them in his maxims with excelled brevity and earnestness. The traditions concerning Hillel's life harmonize completely with the sayings handed down in his name, and bear in themselves the proof of their genuineness. No wonder that the Babylonian Talmud is richer in traditions concerning Hillel than the Jerusalem Talmud, since the Babylonians were especially careful to preserve the recollection of their great countryman; and in the Babylonian schools of the third century was proudly quoted the saying of the Judean sage Simeon ben Lakish, in which he placed the activity of Hillel on a level with that of Ezra, who also went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
The Golden Rule
The saying of Hillel that introduces the collection of his maxims in the Mishnaic treatise Pirkei Avoth mentions Aaron HaKohen (the high priest) as the great model to be imitated in his love of peace, in his love of man, and in his leading mankind to a knowledge of the Law (Pirkei Avoth 1:12).
In mentioning these characteristics, which the Haggadah attributes to Moses' brother, Hillel stated his own prominent virtues. He considered "love of man" the kernel of Jewish teaching.
The comparative response to the challenge of a Gentile who asked that the Torah be explained to him while he stood on one foot, illustrates the character differences between Shammai and Hillel. Shammai dismissed the man. Hillel said: "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn" (Shab. 31a). Hillel recognized brotherly love as the fundamental principle of Jewish moral law. (Lev. xix. 18).
From the doctrine of man's likeness to God, Hillel deduced man's duty to care for his own body. According to Midrash Leviticus rabbah he said "As in a theater and circus the statues of the king must be kept clean by him to whom they have been entrusted, so the bathing of the body is a duty of man, who was created in the image of the almighty King of the world." In this work Hillel calls his soul a guest upon earth, toward which he must fulfill the duties of charity.
In Avot, Hillel stated "If I am not for myself, who will be? And when I am for myself, what am 'I'? And if not now, when?" The third part contains the admonition to postpone no duty, the same admonition he gave with reference to study (Avot 2:4): "Say not, 'When I have free time I shall study'; for you may perhaps never have any free time."
The precept that one should not separate oneself from the community, Hillel paraphrases, with reference to Eccl. iii. 4, in the following saying (Tosef., Ber. ii.): "Appear neither naked nor clothed, neither sitting nor standing, neither laughing nor weeping." Man should not appear different from others in his outward deportment; he should always regard himself as a part of the whole, thereby showing that love of man Hillel taught. The feeling of love for one's neighbor shows itself also in his exhortation (Avot ii. 4).
Hillel's awareness of his own insufficiency is expressed in the following maxim: "Trust not thyself till the day of thy death." How far his love of man went may be seen from an example that shows that benevolence must be given with regard to the needs of the poor. Thus, Hillel provided to a man of good family who became poor, a riding horse, in order that he not be deprived of his customary physical exercise, and a slave, that he might be served (Tosef., Peah, iv. 10; Ket. 67b).
Love of peace
The exhortation to love peace emanated from Hillel's most characteristic traits—from that proverbial meekness and mildness—as in the saying: "Let a man be always humble and patient like Hillel, and not passionate like Shammai" (Shab. 31a; Ab. R. N. xv.). Hillel's gentleness and patience are illustrated in an anecdote that describes how two men made a wager on the question of whether Hillel could be made angry. Though they questioned him and made insulting allusions to his Babylonian origin, they were unsuccessful (ib.).
The study of Torah
The many anecdotes according to which Hillel made proselytes, correspond to the third part of his maxim: "Bring men to the Law." A later source (Ab. R. N.) gives the following explanation of the sentence: Hillel stood in the gate of Jerusalem one day and saw the people on their way to work. "How much," he asked, "will you earn to-day?" One said: "A denarius"; the second: "Two denarii." "What will you do with the money?" he inquired. "We will provide for the necessities of life." Then said he to them: "Would you not rather come and make the Torah your possession, that you may possess both this and the future world?"
This narrative has the same points as the epigrammatic group of Hillel's sayings (Avot. 2:7) commencing: "The more flesh, the more worms," and closing with the words: "Whoever has acquired the words of the Law has acquired the life of the world to come." In an Aramaic saying Hillel sounds a warning against neglect of study or its abuse for selfish purposes: "Whoever would make a name (i.e. glory) loses the name; he who increases not [his knowledge] decreases; whoever learns not [in Ab. R. N. xii.: "who does not serve the wise and learn"] is worthy of death; whoever makes use of the crown perishes" (Avot. 1:13).
Hillel's influence: "House of Hillel" vs. "House of Shammai"
Hillel's disciples are generally called the "House of Hillel", in contrast to Shammai's disciples, the "House of Shammai". Their controversies concern all branches of the Jewish law. Only a few decisions have been handed down under Hillel's name; but there can be no doubt that much of the oldest anonymous traditional literature was due directly to him or to the teachings of his masters. The fixation of the norms of the Midrash and of halakhic Scripture exposition was first made by Hillel, in the "seven rules of Hillel," which, as is told in one source, he applied on the day on which he overcame the Benei Betheira (Tosef., Sanh. vii., toward the end; Sifra, Introduction, end; Ab. R. N. xxxvii.). On these seven rules rest the thirteen of R. Ishmael; they were epoch-making for the systematic development of the ancient Scripture exposition.
- ** The Golden Rule in Judaism
What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it.
Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a
As with so much else in Judaism, the Golden Rule comes with a story.
This story is recorded in the Talmud, the great compilation of Jewish law and lore completed about 500 CE, and concerns two of the leading rabbis of the first century BCE, Hillel and Shammai. The two were very different personalities: Shammai was strict and irascible, Hillel genial and tolerant. They also differed on many points of law, with Hillel's rulings being the more lenient. Jewish tradition honours both of them, but the law has generally followed Hillel's interpretation.
A non-Jew came to Shammai and asked the rabbi to teach him the whole Torah - the word can mean Jewish teaching as a whole or its primary source, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis through Deuteronomy) - while standing on one foot.
Shammai, angry at the man's impudence, chased him away with a builder's cubit. The man then went to Hillel and asked the same question. Hillel replied, "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it."
There is much more in Hillel's statement than meets the eye. Let us look at it one piece at a time.
What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour.
The Torah (in the sense of the Five Books) contains many commandments - 613 according to a rabbinic calculation - and they deal with a wide variety of subjects, from a law against murder to one against wearing clothes made of a mixture of flax and wool. But they are not all equally important. For Hillel, as for many other Jewish teachers before and since, the essence of the Torah has to do with how one treats other human beings.
One of these other Jewish teachers was Hillel's younger contemporary, Jesus of Nazareth, who expressed this point in a slightly different way:
"In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets." Over the centuries, many people have compared Jesus' statement with Hillel's. Some have regarded Jesus' formulation as more "positive," in contrast to Hillel's "negative" statement. Are they the same, or is there a significant distinction to be made?
There can be no doubt that, from a logical point of view, the two statements are not the same. Hillel's statement can be rephrased to read, "Do not do to others as you would not have them do to you." In other words, each statement is the converse of the other.
In practical effect, however, the two statements are virtually identical. After all, inaction can be as "hateful" as action. If I am starving and my neighbor passes by without offering me something to eat, or if I am homeless and my neighbor does not help me find shelter, that would be hateful to me. The Golden Rule implies a social obligation to provide help to those who need it. On that Hillel and Jesus, and the weight of Jewish tradition, are in wholehearted agreement.
This is the whole Torah.
The statement that in Hillel's view represents the "whole Torah" is not, in fact, in the Torah (the Five Books) at all! The words are Hillel's own. From this we learn that, for Jews, the Torah is not a closed book but a living document. There are new interpretations of the Torah in every generation. Not everyone can be a religious genius like Hillel, but all of us can add to the tapestry of Jewish tradition.
There is, however, a closely related declaration in the third book of the Torah, Leviticus: "You shall love your neighbour as yourself" (Lev 19:18). Why did Hillel not simply quote this verse to the impudent stranger?
The difference between the biblical statement and Hillel's is that Hillel's is more action-oriented.
It is a practical application of the biblical verse. It tells us what we need to do to put our love of neighbor into effect. For Jews, action is paramount. Simply saying that we love God or love our neighbor does not count for much. It is through our actions that we show that we really mean it.
All the rest is commentary. Go and learn it.
This is not as dismissive as it sounds. Commentary holds an honored place in Jewish tradition. From ancient times to the present, scholars have written commentaries on the Torah, the other books of the Bible and the Talmud (which is itself a commentary of sorts). Study and interpretation of these texts constitute one of the primary ways in which Jews serve God.
Hence, absorbing Hillel's "standing-on-one-foot" teaching would be the beginning, not the end, of the impudent stranger's journey. A one-sentence formulation of the essence of the Torah only goes so far. To be truly faithful to the Torah, much intellectual effort as well as moral sensitivity is required.
Now go and learn!
by Robert Chodos is a founding director of Across Boundaries Multifaith Institute
As a poor young student, Hillel had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Once, when he could not afford the small admittance fee to a lecture, he climbed on the roof in a snowstorm to listen through a window. As a teacher he was an advocate of constant learning, proclaiming,
"Whoever does not increase his knowledge, decreases it," and
"Do not say that when I shall have time, I shall study; perhaps you will never have time."
Hillel was known as "a man of peace" and "the peacemaker." In one of his most famous teachings he declared,
"love peace and pursue it; love all men and draw them close to the Torah."
He is still remembered as one of the great Jewish scholars and teachers, whose school laid the foundation for Rabbinic Judaism, and whose ethical influence is still important in Judaism today.
Yitzhak Buxbaum, The Life and Teachings of Hillel, (1994)
according to the Iggeret of Rav Sherira Gaon (a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud from the 10th century CE), Hillel descended from the Tribe of Benjamin on his father's side, and from the family of David on his mother's side.
39 Generations from King David to Hillel Hazaken
Hillel Hazaken / הלל הזקן his father → Hezekiah Hazaken ( Descendant of Benjamin ) his father → Uzziah Hazaken his father → Solomon Hazaken his father → David . his father → Eliezer . his father → Jehoshaphat . his father → Joash . his father → Ephraim . his father → Baasha . his father → Abraham his father → Gideon . his father → Nathan . his father → Abimelech . his father → Ahithophel . his father → Solomon . his father → David . his father → Uriah . his father → Judah . his father → Elnathan Governor of Judea his father → Aminadab . his father → Melchi / Melchiah his father → Moche . his father → Ammon . his father → Simeon . his father → Tola / Tolam . his father → Ezram . his father → Jehorum . his father → Nathan . his father → Joshua . his father → Joash . his father → Gilhon . his father → Ephraim . his father → Manasseh . his father → Jedija . his father → Maacha . his father → Nathan . his father → Daniel his father --> Shepatiah his father --> King David (-1042 - 971BCE)
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דעלך סני - לחברך לא תעביד, זו היא כל התורה כולה, ואידך פירושה הוא, זיל גמור
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רשימת נשיאי הסנהדרין בתקופת בית שני ואחריה
- יוסי בן יועזר איש צרדה: 170 לפנה"ס - 140 לפנה"ס לערך
- יהושע בן פרחיה: 140 לפנה"ס - 100 לפנה"ס לערך
- יהודה בן טבאי, ויש אומרים שמעון בן שטח: 100 לפנה"ס - 60 לפנה"ס
- שמעיה: 60 לפנה"ס - 30 לפנה"ס
- הלל הזקן: 30 לפנה"ס - 10 לערך
- שמעון (הראשון) בן הלל: 10 - 30 לערך
- רבן גמליאל (הראשון) הזקן: 30 - 50 לערך
- רבן שמעון (השני) בן גמליאל (הראשון) הזקן: 50 - 70 לערך - נהרג במרד הגדול
- רבן יוחנן בן זכאי - שימש כנשיא זמני לאחר המרד הגדול וחורבן בית המקדש
- רבן גמליאל (השני) דיבנה: 80 - 120 לערך. במקביל לו חלק מהזמן - רבי אלעזר בן עזריה
- אינטררגנום בשל היעדר הסכמה בין החכמים על יורשו של רבן גמליאל ובשל מרד בר כוכבא
- רבן שמעון (השלישי) בן גמליאל השני: 140 - 180 לערך
- רבי יהודה הנשיא: 180 - 220 לערך - חותם המשנה
- רבן גמליאל השלישי: 220 - 240 לערך
- רבי יהודה נשיאה הראשון: 240 - 270 לערך
- רבן גמליאל הרביעי: 270 - 300 לערך
- רבי יהודה נשיאה השני: 300 - 330 לערך
- הלל נשיאה: 330 - 365 לערך - תיקן את הלוח העברי
- רבן גמליאל החמישי: 365 - 380 לערך
- רבי יהודה נשיאה השלישי: 380 - 400 לערך
- רבן גמליאל השישי: 400 לערך - 425. הודח בהוראת הקיסרים תאודוסיוס השני והונוריוס, 17 אוקט' 415
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Marlins Scout Team/Storm was assembled by organization general manager Mike Leiderman to win Perfect Game national championships. They came up one game short at the PG WWBA 18u 2012 Grads or 18u National Championship in Marietta, Ga., earlier this month, and are determined not to come up short again.
The Marlins used a nice combination of small-ball and long-ball to put up three runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings, and dropped Xcel Baseball 18u, 6-2, in their final pool-play game at the Perfect Game 18u BCS Finals, played at the Player Development 5-Plex.
The decisive win was enough to hand the Marlins Scout Team/Storm the No. 1 seed in the 16-team playoff bracket that was finally set early Thursday afternoon after days of persistent rain early in the week kept pushing the schedule back.
The Marlins (8-0) went on to beat the No. 16 Florida Pokers, 5-1, in the first round of the playoffs and then downed the No. 8 Mizuno Edge, 12-3, in the quarterfinals to advance to Friday morning's semifinals.
The Marlins face the No. 12 West Coast Nine (7-1) in one semifinal at 11:30 a.m. on Field 5 at the Lee County Sports Complex, with No. 10 Naturals Florida (5-2-1) facing the No. 6 East Cobb Braves 17u (7-1) in the other semifinal on Field 3 at Lee County. The championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Hammond Stadium, also on the Lee County Sports Complex grounds.
The Marlins outscored their six pool-play foes by a combined 33-6 to grab the top seed in the playoffs. En Fuego Baseball (6-0) was awarded the No. 2 seed, the New York Grays (5-0-1) entered as the No. 3 seed and the Texas Sun Devils (5-0-1) - last year's 17u BCS Finals national champion - earned the No. 4 seed.
The 10 champions from the second set of pool pairings earned automatic berths into the playoffs, and the other six went to at-large entrants based on their performance in all six pool games. There is little doubt that there is another team the 18u BCS playoffs more diverse than the Marlins Scout Team.
The roster consists of players from 10 states ranging from California to Florida to New York, and all points in between. At least 20 of the 2012s on the roster will be on NCAA Division I rosters in the fall.
"We've just kind of been rolling," said Charlie Barbieri, one of three coaches who helps guide the Marlins. "We've been getting great pitching and our defense has been tremendous."
Barbieri said this far-flung collection of top 2012 prospects has only been playing together for the last three weeks and have compiled a record of 20-2, including the loss to the East Cobb Yankees in the championship game at the PG WWBA 17u National Championship.
"It's pretty cool," he said. "They've come together real quick and they've bonded real quick and they work real hard."
Leiderman, who deferred to Barbieri when asked to comment for this story, was the force behind putting this collection together. The first incarnation of the Marlins Scout Team appeared at last year's PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla.
Leiderman is friends with Dan Jennings, the assistant general manager of the MLB Miami Marlins and got the go-ahead from him to use the Marlins name and logos on their uniforms.
"He puts in a ton of work, a ton of effort and a ton of energy," Barbieri said of Leiderman. "None of this would be possible without him. He gets all the credit.
The talented 2012s on the roster have signed with schools as far-flung as St. John's and Stanford, Hofstra and Cal State Fullerton. And all of the players chipped in to get the Marlins Scout Team the No. 1 playoff seed here this week.
University of Miami recruit Eric Neitzel (Gulliver Prep, Coral Cables, Fla.) hit two home runs in the Marlins' first six games, and also laid down a run-producing bunt when asked to in the win over Xcel Baseball 18u. Grant Diede (Acalanes HS, Lafayette, Calif.), a U. of California signee, was 5-for-12 (.417) with two doubles, four RBI, three runs scored and five walks.
In Thursday's win over Xcel, 6-foot-5, 210-pound Southern California recruit Vahn Bozian (2012, Ayala HS, Chino Hills, Calf.) smashed a long three-run home run in the fourth which was the Marlins' first hit of the game.
The Marlins coaching staff used 11 pitchers that worked at least one inning in the first six games and combined to allow four earned runs on 28 hits in 39 innings (0.72 ERA) with 53 strikeouts.
Right-handers Mark Tyler (2012, Culver City HS, Los Angeles) and Seth Martinez (2013, Sunrise Mountain HS, Peoria, Ariz.) each made one start and combined to allow one earned run in 13 innings with 10 hits and 21 strikeouts. Both of those players are uncommitted.
"The best part about it is, they're very coachable and they work their butts off," Barbieri said. "You would think some of these D-I guys might have a little arrogance, but these kids want to learn and they want to get better. They're very appreciate of what everyone does for them, so that makes it even better."
Since most of the players on the Marlins Scout Team's roster have already signed on the dotted line when it comes to where they will attend college, it would be easy to wonder what sort of the benefit they derive from being at this tournament. Barbieri doesn't wonder at all.
"They're getting to compete against the best competition in the country, so it's almost like a seamless transition into college baseball," Barbieri said. "They're going to go right in there in the fall when their at college and start playing against a higher level, so for them to be able to come down here and compete in all these tournaments against the top players in the country, I think it just makes them better and it's definitely beneficial."


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Supernatural ecstasy may be defined as a state which, while it lasts, includes two elements:
The first three errors here mentioned are psychological in nature; they fail to estimate at its proper value the content of ecstasy; the other false theories spoken of identify this state with certain morbid physical or psychological conditions.
(1) Certain infidel philosophers maintain that during an ecstasy there is a lessening of intellectual power, that at a certain stage there is an utter loss of the ego, an annihilation of the faculties. This is the theory of Murisier and of Leuba. The arguments for this view are based upon an exaggerated interpretation of certain phrases used by the mystics. Their accounts, however (those, for instance, of Blessed Angela of Foligno), give the lie to such an explanation. The mystics state clearly that they experience, not only the fullness, but the superabundance of intelligence, an increase of activity of the highest faculties. Now, in a science that is based on observation, as is mysticism, we are not justified in brushing aside the numerous and consistent testimonies of those who have tested the facts, and putting in their place the creations of the imagination.
(2) The theory of unconsciousness distorts the facts so unscrupulously that some writers have preferred a theory less crude, i.e., the emotional explanation. The ecstatic, it is admitted, is not buried in a heavy sleep; rather, he experiences violent emotions, in consequence of which he loses the use of the senses; and as there is nothing new to occupy his attention, it follows that his mind is taken up by some trifling thought, so trifling, indeed, that these writers deem it unworthy of their notice. This theory clashes less with historical data than does the first, since it does not wholly eliminate the activity of the ecstatic; but it denies half the facts emphatically urged by the mystical writers.
(3) It has been said that ecstasy is perhaps a phenomenon wholly natural, such as might well be occasioned by a strong concentration of the mind on a religious subject. But if we are not to rest satisfied with arbitrary conjectures, we must show that similar facts have been observed in spheres of thought other than purely religious. The ancients attributed natural ecstasies to three or four sages, such as Archimedes and Socrates, but as the present write has proved elsewhere, these stories are founded either on inconclusive arguments or upon false interpretation of the facts (Des graces d'oraison, c. xxxi).
(4) The rigid condition of the ecstatic's body has given rise to a fourth error. Ecstasy, we are told, is but another form of lethargy or catalepsy. The loss of consciousness, however, that accompanies these latter states points to a marked difference.
(5) In view of this, some have sought to identify ecstasy with the hypnotic state. Physically, there are usually some points of contrast. Ecstasy is always accompanied by noble attitudes of the body, whereas in hospitals one often marks motions of the body that are convulsive or repelling; barring, of course, any counter-command of the hypnotist. The chief difference, though, is to be found in the soul. The intellectual faculties, in the case of the saints, became keener. The sick in our hospitals, on the contrary, experience during their trances a lessening of their intelligences, while the gain is only a slight representation in the imagination. A single idea, let it be ever so trivial, e.g. that of a flower, or a bird, is strong enough to fasten upon it their profound and undivided attention. This is what is meant by the narrowing of the field of consciousness; and this is precisely the starting-point of all theories that have been advanced to explain hypnotic ecstasy. Moreover, the hallucination noticed in the case of these patients consists always of representations of the imagination. They are visual, auricular, or tactual; consequently they differ widely from the purely intellectual perceptions which the saints usually enjoy. It is no longer possible, then, to start with the extremely simple hypothesis that the two kinds of phenomena are one and the same.
A comparison of the effects that follow these states will bring out more clearly the essential difference between the two.
(6) An attempt has been made to rank ecstasy with somnambulism, with which have also been classed, but with greater reason, the trances of spirit mediums. The case which most approaches, on the surface, the ecstasy of the saints is that of Helen Smith, of Geneva, whom Professor Flournoy studied carefully during the closing years of the nineteenth century. During the crises of spontaneous somnambulism she described her visions in word or in writing. At one time she saw the inhabitants of the planet Mars, at another she dwelt among the Arabs or the Hindus of the fourteenth century. In 1904 she had crises lasting a quarter of an hour, during which she painted in oil pictures of Christ and the Madonna, though she was quite unconscious of what she was doing. The ecstasies of the saints were, it was thought, of exactly the same nature. There are, however, some striking differences:
These, then, are the false views that have been entertained on the question of ecstasy. Nor should it be a matter of surprise that free-thinkers should have ventured on these explanations. It is but the conclusion that follows logically from the principles with which they start, i.e., there is no such thing as the supernatural. They must, then, at any cost, seek the causes in natural phenomena. (See CONTEMPLATION.)
APA citation. (1909). Ecstasy. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05277a.htm
MLA citation. "Ecstasy." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05277a.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Marcia L. Bellafiore.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. May 1, 1909. Remy Lafort, Censor. Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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