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Approximately 400 years ago, the town of Podhajce, my birthplace, was a city full of scholars and learned people. Its rabbis were great in Torah, and were famous throughout all Jewish communities. Rabbis from near and far used to write to them regarding various problems in Halacha, and students from all countries used to come to learn with them. The greatest and most important of them was the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Binyamin the son of Reb Avraham Solnik, the author of the Masaat Binyamin book of responsa. He occupied the rabbinical seat of Podhajce for forty years (1580-1620), and his responsa were spread out to every place that Jews lived. He instilled order into the Podhajce community. First and foremost he founded a large yeshiva, where students came to study Torah and wisdom from his mouth and from his assistants. He also studied there, and fulfilled the verse, and you shall toil in it day and night. He became even better known in the Jewish world, for he was selected to be a member of the Council of the Three Lands. He later became the head of the council.
In order to perpetuate the memory of the rabbis of Podhajce, and to give honor to my native town, where my mother Chana of blessed memory, the daughter of Reb Chaim Mordechai Fierstein and all of her ancestors are buried, I wish to enumerate here all of the rabbis who occupied the rabbinical seat of our city from the year 5300 until 5665 (1540-1905).
The two rabbis who preceded the author of the Masaat Binyamin were the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Moshe and his son Rabbi Yehuda Leib. Rabbi Yehuda Leib is buried in the Lemberg cemetery. Great praises about his personality are inscribed upon his gravestone. It is mentioned there that both he and his father were rabbis in Podhajce.
The third rabbi was, as mentioned, the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Binyamin Solnik. His eldest son, Rabbi Avraham, was the rabbi in Tarnopol and later in Brest Litovak. His second son Reb Yaakov was the rabbi in Podhajce after his father's passing. He composed a book titled Nachalat Yaakov a commentary on Rashi's commentary on the Torah. He was the fourth rabbi of our city. He had no son to take his place.
The fifth rabbi was Rabbi David, the author of a book called Tiferet Yisrael. He died in the year 5393 (1633). He was followed by Rabbi Mordechai of holy blessed memory, who had previously been a rabbi in Rzeszow.
The seventh rabbi was the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Moshe Kac, the eldest son of the famous rabbi Rabbi Shabtai Kac, who is known as the author of the Shach. He was followed by the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Moshe Katzenelenboigen, the son of Rabbi Shaul Katzenelenboigen, who can trace his lineage to Rabbi Shaul Wahl (who was the king of Poland for one day), and to the Gaon the author of the Masaat Binyamin. His brother-n-law was the rabbi and kabbalist Rabbi Zecharia Mendel of Podhajce, who was the author of several books.
After Rabbi Moshe Katzenelenboigen, Rabbi Moshe the son of Rabbi Menachem Nachum was appointed as the new rabbi. He was followed by the great Gaon Rabbi Yissachar Dov Berish, the son of the Gaon Rabbi Yehoshua the author of the Pnei Yehoshua.
The eleventh rabbi was the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Meshulam Zalman, the son of the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Emden. Later, he was appointed as a rabbi in London (around 1769).
After Rabbi Meshulam Zalman, the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch occupied the rabbinical seat. Following him was Rabbi Simcha Rappaport, the son of the Lemberger rabbi Rabbi Chaim Kohen Rappaport. He died in the year 5585 (1825).
After them was the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Shmuel. His name is mentioned in various responsa books. After him, Rabbi Aryeh Leib was appointed as rabbi. He was a great Gaon, who is known as the author of the book Leiv Aryeh.
After the author of Leiv Aryeh was Rabbi Nota. Rabbi Nota is mentioned as a great and important rabbi in various books.
After Rabbi Nota, Rabbi Shimon Meller was appointed as rabbi, and following him, his son Rabbi Yonah Meller.
After Rabbi Yonah Meller, the Gaon Rabbi Shalom the son of Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Lilienfeld was appointed rabbi. He was born in
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Podhajce. After he died, nobody was appointed as a new rabbi. His place was filled by three rabbinical judges, the righteous teachers Rabbi Avraham Eisen, Rabbi Feivish Szwarc, and Rabbi Wolf Haber.
In New York, the natives of our town appointed my brother Rabbi Chaim-Mordechai Brecher of blessed memory as the rabbi and righteous teacher in the Masaat Binyamin synagogue. He was great in Torah and good deeds, and a great grammarian. He annotated the Yehoash edition of the Bible, the Concordance of Shlomo Mandelkorn, and other books. He died on the 14th of Cheshvan 5626 (1966) at the age of 86.
May his soul be bound in the bonds of eternal life.
{An abridged summary of the article in the Hebrew section of the book.}
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(An abridged summary of the article in the Hebrew section of the book {Hebrew article is on page 56}[2])
(An abridged summary of the article in the Hebrew section of the book {Hebrew article is on page 57})
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|Beginning of the Jewish settlement. The oldest gravestones in the cemetery are from that year.
|Rabbi Binyamin Solnik, the author of the Masaat Binyamin responsa book, was the rabbi in Podhajce until his death.
|Jews fight together with all the citizens against the Turks and Tatars.
|The Turks overrun Podhajce and perpetrate a pogrom against the Jews.
|The Polish Sejm exempts the Jews of Podhajce from paying taxes for a period of 12 years, on account of their oppressed state and as thanks for their help in the battle against the Tatars.
|Chaim Malach, a follower of Shabtai Tzvi, comes to Podhajce several times.
|Rabbi Moshe David of Podhajce, a well-known kabbalist and follower of Shabtai Tzvi, was born in Podhajce. (He died in 1766).
|Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Falk, the Baal Shem of London was born, apparently in Podhajce. (He died in 1782 in London).
|Rabbi Yissachar Berish, the rabbi of Podhajce, the son of the Pnei Yehoshua, died on the 22nd of Cheshvan 5505[4].
|The book Birchat Yaakov by the rabbi of Podhajce, Rabbi Yaakov the son of Rabbi Baruch, was published in Lemberg.
|Jacob Frank appeared in Poland, and came to Podhajce several times.
|The last Frankists, including several families from Podhajce, commit apostasy in Lemberg on September 17, 1759.
|The first census in Poland. There are 1,290 Jews in Podhajce.
|The entire area of eastern Galicia, including Podhajce, comes under Austrian rule.
|Nine Jewish families of Podhajce settle on farms with the help of the Austrian regime.
|In the year 5552, Rabbi Zecharia Mendel the son of Aryeh Leib died. He was a well-known rabbi and author of books.
|A club for the reading of periodicals was founded.
|Rabbi Yitzchak Izak Menachem Eichenstein, who was the Podhajcer Rebbe until 1929, was born.
|The founding of the first Podhajce organization in America.
|Rabbi Avraham Weiss, the renowned Talmudic scholar, was born.
|Rabbi Shalom Lilienfeld died on September 31 at the age of 53.
|On July 6, the city fell to the Nazis.
|The first aktion in the city took place on Yom Kippur. The 3rd of Sivan is the yahrzeit of the martyrs of Podhajce and region.
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Podhajce was represented with its own writer in the new Jewish literature in the Yiddish literature Mordechai Mendel Oizerkes. The word Podhajce is written under the author's name on the title page in one of his books, The Private Teacher. The author apparently took pride in his home town even from so far away! Perhaps he thereby wished to hint that what he was writing about had a connection with Podhajce, even without mentioning the name of the place from where he came? It is entirely possible.
Oizerkes was born in Podhajce in 1848. During his young days, he worked in a liquor distillery. He traveled widely through Galicia, Russia (Odessa) and Romania, and reached as far as Constantinople. Then he returned and settled in his native town, where he earned his livelihood as a private teacher (in people's homes). In his lexicon, Zalman Reisen even notes that Oizerkes was a lawyer. He certainly meant that he was a legal assistant, for Oizerkes had never studied this subject.
Oizerkes wrote in many genres: novels, plays, songs with their own tunes, etc.
After becoming acquainted with his published novels and many of his writings never saw the light of day and we can assume that they were lost we cannot agree with the opinion of Zalman Reisen, who referred to them as novels of literary trash. On the contrary, they always had a healthy moral, and many accurate details are woven in that portray the lives of Jews in the small and medium sized towns and villages from his time and his place (Podhajce, Lvov, etc.) in a very realistic fashion as the author himself demonstrates in the names of his books. From this standpoint, they have a great value. It is also worthwhile to praise the Yiddish words and idiom that stem for the most part from the Germanic[1] languages (Galician Yiddish German), according to the mode of that time).
Oizerkes died in 1913 at the age of 65 in America.
We have very few details about his life. Apparently, he had a difficult childhood and youth. Apparently, his father was a private teacher, and his mother died when he was born. His book The Private Teacher seems to be a sort of literary autobiography (in which he discussed excessively under disguised names more about his fellow townsfolk than about his own self). In his introduction to his own book, he states the following about this: Believe me he means the dear reader that I know of no professional teacher, even for one solitary lesson, who earned bread from one mode, and already worshipped many forms of idols. We can assume that he was describing the parents of his students, who in his time had already began to seek people with secular education (students, academics) rather than riff-raff, as well as his own students to whom they wished to impart worldly education aside from the traditional subjects. Regarding such antics, the author states that he would not wish to learn with someone of that nature. For he only wishes to learn to dance. Dancing with the Angel of Death adds the mother of the student, who was angry for she is paying futile money to the teacher
A private teacher that is his teacher himself also comes through in his story The New Generation, and from his words and the words of the parents to the children, we can even find out what he taught, and how much he charged for a lesson.
First of all, one learns how to write properly (of course, not in Yiddish), then they read a Yiddish card that came in the mail, a newspaper page, they make a calculation; -- indeed, of course to speak and read a bit of Polish and German. In Private Teacher, we even have almost a shorthand protocol for a German lesson. The author reads a
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sentence and translates it into clear German. The students must repeat it in their own words, but they intermix Polish and Yiddish words. The author hears this and corrects them.
For his difficult labor the older students frequently disparage him and do not want to put their heads into his doctrines at all for coming to the students' homes for an entire month, the teacher is paid (if no fault is found with him) ten crowns for an entire month! And if, Heaven forbid, he became ill and did not come to the lessons, they deduct 12 kreitzer (24 heller) for every missed day. This is the manner that his bread givers, of course wealthy people, conduct themselves.
Just as he lived alone, he died alone. One can see that after his death, nobody called, nobody wrote any personal memories or literary evaluations.
He took up writing in his middle years, after he returned from touring the world. As he himself states, he had enough life experiences and adventures, and this spurred him on to demonstrate to his readers how to live and protect oneself from the errors that others have stumbled upon. He himself had no formal education. It seems that he only completed four classes in the gymnasium, and did not learn any trade. In describing his acquaintances and his environment, the author demonstrates directly and indirectly through general principals what is good and what is bad, which protagonist is an honorable person and which is a devil. Sometimes he gives over the moral in brief passages, such as for example: How good is it when one learns a trade (the name of a chapter), and of course in that chapter he describes that the Jew with a trade is a respectable Jew, has a livelihood, performs necessary work, at the time when others are shurkn, playing cards, and conducting dark business, etc.
According to him, to be an ignoramus is a great error. A second golden thought of his.
We can see from this that Oizerkes strove for excellence. He was an erudite Jew, not steeped in sciences but he wanted to be a disseminator of the haskalah ideals and spirit from the progressives in his times.
However, aside from his writing, which had great influence upon his readership which was not small and his work did fulfill their needs he himself had to concern himself with livelihood. How? In the aforementioned preface he states that he wishes to present the situation in the right light, as it truly is. He must therefore involve himself with the wealthy Jews whose situation is so lofty, and it was they who hired him as a private teacher. In truth, the author does not give the name of the place, but it was in a small town like Podhajce, and it is not too difficult to figure out what the author was talking about. Indeed, he states in the preface that he is afraid of those who are well connected, but he describes it nevertheless!
The author explains the difficulties of every strata of society, nobody is passed over today this is an error and a crime. Thus were they persecuted until death.
In his first book that he published, he turns to words of sadness and weariness:
Go forth, my poor child, into the world. And when someone laughs at you, you must not make anything of it. Then you should know that you have encountered a completely simple and uneducated person. And a poor child must already know that he should laugh at this
The relationship of the wealthy people to him, who had to endure his criticism and apostasy was probably the reason for his immigration to America. However, as has been stated, even there he had no luck.
Actually, he did not emigrate, for to America, one escapes. However, as the author writes in one place regarding his connection with one of his protagonists who escapes to Columbus' land (for he made a girl pregnant) only bums travel to America. (The New Generation, page 100). However, we do not know the actual reason that compelled the author to travel to Columbus' land.
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From Oizerkes' rich creations, very few appear in book form only the following:
Where Oizerkes literary legacy remains, and whether it still remains at all is unknown to us.
The author was very concerned about anyone pilfering from him, Heaven forbid, or reprinting his books without his knowledge. Therefore, he always included the appropriate warnings on the title page, such as all rights reserved or reprinting is forbidden.
Aside from this, he included the following remark: Every book which does not have my insignia (stampiglia) is considered as stolen.
The stampiglia was a stamp with red ink: Lwow-Lemberg, Hebrew teacher Samuel Horn.
However all the warnings it seems to me helped him little. I doubt if the income from the books covered the expenses.
It was not out of riches that he left the city and set out for America.
Incidentally, we have already seen what type of an undignified opinion Zalman Reisen had of Oizerkes. Nevertheless, when Gershon Bader published the first volume of his lexicon (letters aleph yod), under the entry The State and its wise people biographies of erudite people and writers whose cradle was in Galicia Oizerkes is not even mentioned. It was only Reisen of all people who took up Oizerkes' unjust treatment. It is possible that, One sees it in the other. Reisen felt that G. Bader had committed a wrong with respect to Oizerkes, for His novels were very popular with the public, a form of Galician ShM[3] We are happy to hear that the Podhajce residents were included in the reading public at that time (most certainly these common folk whom the author intended were primarily girls and housewives). However, on the other hand, we must as well take up again the injustice perpetrated against Oizerkes, in that Reisen places him on the same plane as ShM, whereas Oizerkes deserves to be placed on no less of a plane than Izak Meir Dik of Vilna, if not higher and Izak Meir Dik is considered by Reisen to be a veritable writer. In his article Galicia in Yiddish Literature, Reisen gives us new details about Oizerkes life. Bader once wrote to him that he (Bader) knows Oizerkes well. At the time when I was the editor of the Lemberger Tagblatt, I had in my file a full bundle of his stories of which I did not even publish one. As far as I know, he used to travel around to distribute his books, and large circles 'loved him', as they say in America.
In this manner, by writing about Oizerkes so nonchalantly, Bader not only wronged him, for a published article in the Lemberger Tagblatt would have helped him greatly, if not materially then at least morally but he also committed an injustice against Yiddish literature; for where are those narratives today? Even Reisen comes to the following conclusion: I believe that Oizerkes does not deserve to be entirely forgotten (? ! N. B.) when one writes about the history of Jewish folk literature in Galicia. In order to write about a writer, one must know his work! And where is Oizerkes' written work?
As much as I do not want to castigate Zalman Reisen's opinions and his own persona I knew him personally and maintained a correspondence with him for some time I must state that in Reisen's evaluation of the Oizerkes' creations, one can plainly feel the completely negative attitude to a Lithuanian and Galician Jew.
Oizerkes remained lonely in life and lonely as a writer, completely immersed in his own straight path, influenced by nobody. Nobody took note of him in literature. Nobody wrote about him, and therefore, Oizerkes
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{Three title pages of Oizerkes books. The German translation appears next to each one. Each one is stamped with the seal of Yosef Archives in Jerusalem}
|Father Took Mother
A Novel about the Present
Published by SHMUEL HORN, Lemberg, Alembekow 7.
Lemberg 5666
Printed by A. Salat
SAMUEL Horn
Der Tate hot die Mame Genimen
Private Teacher
Portraits of Galician Jewish Life
By M. M. Oizerkes
All rights reserved
Druk von A. H. Zupnik n Drohobycz
Das Neue Dor (The New Geneation)
Portraits from the present time
M.M. Oizerkes
Published by Shmuel Horn, Lemberg, Alembekow 7.
Lemberg 5666
Das neue Dor
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remained in a situation where he did not develop as a writer. This is a shame, for he had kernels that could have sprouted, that could have developed and gone higher and higher, and could have advanced him. However, the outside stimulus was lacking.
What were the merits of Oizerkes' books? His topics were taken from Galician Jewish life of that era, where he himself comes from, and we believe that he took his topics from events in Podhajce, which he knew in full detail.
He polishes up the events somewhat, makes them interesting, (extraordinary events), and exaggerates when describing both the good and bad characters. He states in his aforementioned preface, he himself was a witness to the facts that he describes. However, it is difficult to take at face value that so many fortuitous events took place in one place and unfolded as he described them.
He describes good, ideal people and bad people. The bad ones persecute the good ones, who must defend themselves from them. However, finally, things end up well. Everything is in accordance with an enlightened Jew who believes in progress. Oizerkes was no exception in this detail. To his credit, we should emphasize that there is no lewdness in his narratives. The idea was always a moral one. Good is rewarded, evil is punished, and finally, after a crisis in family life, the man turns to his wife, and everything is good and well. In one word, it is a story like all other stories
So what of it then? Oizerkes had a good eye. He precisely observed the spirited people, the sources of their poetic personalities, and portrays their essence accurately and realistically. The external characteristics come out better as if from a world of German-Yiddish gibberish would a Maskil have better understood his different Galicia? However, we do find a large number of pure Yiddish words, curses, genuine Yiddish idioms, etc.
Now you read and see for yourself how the Deitshmerish[1] rings in the following excerpts.[4]
He stands there overcast; I would certainly want to rip off the spodek!
Somewhat of a loafer I make a footbath for you.
And when a woman comes to a wedding and is unable to dance She indeed (the word 'takeh' with an 'n' sound at the end!) has the face of mockery, like a dressed up ram. He went as if on foreign feet. A linen knish.
One sweet man and a golden brother-in-law Once he was silenced with silliness. Not with a spodek!
A head to absorb the learning, she had, such a year for my and your enemies, dear reader.
You foolish bigot! Every poor person is a charitable person!
And if there is a commotion in the house, the protagonist does not shout out: shta tam what are you doing?, And another Ukrainian word: Hovorei meni do sraki' (Private Teacher, page 36). Did they not talk this way in Podhajce? Was this not ordinary Jewish folk, which touches the heart?
And now an old matchmaker comes to a maiden: She feels like meeting her, who had a relationship with a lad, Who had made graduation, and suddenly such a disgrace: a matchmaker! She talks to her the modern educated maiden: who crawls to her like something else? Do not provide for me.
The matchmaker, who was no fool, and was familiar with an honorable man, knows about the relationship and wishes to proceed with her match, goes to the father of the maiden and calms him, even though he himself knows everything and carries around a belly full of secrets, but everything remains with me. Thereby, she wins over the father
The author does not merely wish to tell over to the reader a fine, interesting story and thereby entertain him. He does not merely wish to educate him about good things, about good deeds, and deter the evil. He does wish to teach him something concrete, first and foremost German. For example, when he makes use of a German word which is not common among the people, he includes a Judeo-German version in parentheses. On another occasion, he translates such an international word, with the explicit objective of teacher the reader, civilizing
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him, and turning him into a European! I am certain that when reading his books, people did not merely read the story with great interest, but also learned things: words, ideas. Aside from this, from the subject matter one could learn proper behavior, the art of ideal rhetoric, and how to conduct oneself in a cultured fashion in society, on the street, etc.
He explains the relevance of his language in the introduction to The Private Teacher. The people in the book speak German. Not because the author wishes to demonstrate that he knows a bit of German. Heaven forbid! But rather because a teacher with students, students who are successful one with the other, and they all speak only German with officials. Such German that today's civilized Jews must be familiar with. I do not know deep German, and it should not be pronounced. Have no fear my friendly reader.
Even the writing technique of our author is old fashioned and quaint. The author, aside from when he is telling a story, talks personally with the reader: Dear Reader (and not only at the very beginning of the narrative). He might also say: You must know, dear reader, that Moshe had a melancholy, choleric temperament; but perhaps you do not know what this means, so I will explain it to you He indeed describes it, and explains over two entire pages that temperament is the same as the condition or the nature of the human blood in coarse Yiddish dos geblit and that researchers have found that there are four human temperaments, etc. etc.
On another occasion, the author has mercy on the reader, when he deviated from the path (of telling the story) and on the path of science, as he explains, I do not wish to make you, reader, tired, so I will be brief... He then continues on with the story until he forgets himself a second time
And when he finally brings the mother together with the father who had been separated and had already become old through the course of the long story he gives over a moral to the young readers: This couple, I mean our couple, felt like producing a young Jewish couple, who would get married on G-d's head (!! N.B.), my readers would understand very well that they must think about this a bit. End.
Here too one can see the private teacher, the great pedagogue!
He concludes the lesson, but this cannot be enough, one must work independently with the teacher. The reader, after concluding the narrative, has enough material to ponder and review. The author does not want the reader to take him for his word. A student must not stick a finger in his mouth; on the contrary, the reader himself must attempt and come to his own realization that the author is correct! And I place before you the fact that they did indeed discuss, debate and even vote on the problems discussed in his books in far off corners of Eastern Galicia, from where the protagonists hailed Only when one comes to the end does the author take the reader by the hand, over houses and homes, over small towns and large cities, over oceans and deserts. You understand that you are accompanied by such a good guide, so the dear reader need not have any fear; for he will be led to the happy ending.
I guide the reader into one house, one that is called a balabatish house[5] in Galicia, which implies that the head of the household is doing quite well. This is certainly good, a fine house, but the head of the household does not like him (or the reader).
Later he guides him, may we be spared, into a prison. Earlier, he warns the reader that he should have no fear, for he would be with the author, thank G-d, and they would be able to leave the prison. The protagonist of the story would remain there, and this would also not be for long, for he is an honorable man, but the evil ones spoke against him
These are his own words, taken from the chapter: In the Isolation Cell. First the author explains why he guides the unfortunate reader to this place: I must now take my reader to a place that is very sorrowful; believe me, dear reader, I would sincerely like to spare you this, for I know (it is) an iron cage but it
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cannot be thus, I must visit our good Friedman there, and naturally, I must take along my devoted readers Incidentally, Friedman also wishes to say a sad word there
It was indeed gloomy in the isolation cell, but the author had a good heart, and did not keep the reader there for long. Only Friedman must remain there unfortunately, even though he is an honest man and there was a mix-up. However, the author does not neglect him there, and the eighth chapter is already called Friedman is Free. Truth must be victorious! This is a comfort for the reader, who has gone through so much, and perhaps indeed saw themselves as living through Friedman.
The author often feels that the reader cannot endure the great tension until the appropriate answers that he pines for finally come: he already wishes to know the ending. In the interim, the author appeases him: a miracle occurred: from the evil women came a righteous woman. And the puzzle is already set out in the interim. This reminds me of another episode from another story of the author where he writes about another type of problem in a similar fashion: the child is unfortunately very hungry, but dinner is still far off; what did the devoted mother do? She gave the child in the interim a faltshikl (little portion)! This way he could hold out until dinner! But if one turn from an evil person into a righteous person overnight, please, if you will (and incidentally, the author knows well that the reader, whom he has surrounded from all sides, wishes this and even more!) know this read the pair of calm chapters which will explain to you how this came about.
Here is another thing about Oizerkes' literary technique. Most of the material in his narratives is discussions between his characters, and if momentarily there was no second person in the scene, he allows the person to talk to himself or to brood out loud. Thus something happens in the plot. The reader learns very important things, often deep secrets that the author did not or was not able to make obvious to the reader earlier in a different manner.
From this we see how easy it was for his narratives to make scenes and dramas. On the other hand, if he places a character into a scene, he makes an introduction and presents him to the reader. He will already know something, and he will know more later My dear reader, I must first introduce you to Mrs. Kessler's tenant, or before I let our story unfold.
The author plays the role as an eyewitness to what he writes about, as if he heard and saw everything, and what he did not see he does not know! He does not take the reader with him everywhere; for example, in Tzezeit Un Tzespreit (Wildly Scattered) (1, 7), he writes about the mistress of the house who sits in a corner and dreams. He states, To write about her stature and her eyes, I must wait until she awakens. And indeed, when she wakes up, opens her eyes and stands up, he describes her stature and eyes. In other cases, he apologizes for not giving over such details, since, Unfortunately, dear reader, I cannot tell you this, because I myself do not know. (ibid. page 61). On another occasion, he gives a different answer; for example: About the separation (of the man and his wife), I do not wish to tell this to the reader so as not to sadden him (ibid, page 57). However, the reader already got the hint, and already felt very well the pain of the separation. (The author knew this very well, but he makes himself as dead).
And in another place: the author tells about an honest Jew, a faithful person in the forest: Whether the Jew was a wealthy man, this I cannot tell the reader, for I have not seen the bank books with the balance. This appeals to primitive and naïve readers and such were Oizerkes' readers! -- They are convinced that everything that he says is absolutely true; he is therefore alone!
The author also consults with the reader and asks him how he likes things, whether he agrees with him the author. The author places before the reader a question which must certainly be an original question to this type of reader: Why is the good bad and the bad good? And he explains as follows: One must be a philosopher in order to understand the answer. However I am not even remotely a philosopher[6] so it would be brazen of me to attempt to answer. I beg the beloved reader my boldness for delaying. Let me chatter. I
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expect that you, Heaven forbid if not, have understood my meaning. Every one of you has intelligence. I wish to sharpen your minds, and that will hurt nobody (Private Teacher, 3, page 7). Thus does the author ingeniously lead the reader into philosophical questions and explains them.
Oizerkes does not state from where the themes of his novels stem. Many facts that he relates in his stories stem without doubt from his hometown. People who still remember that time will certainly recognize which of the true residents of the town are hidden under the newly invented name of a protagonist in the novels. Furthermore, when he writes about certain events and institutions, they certainly have a basis in what he saw with his own eyes in his hometown: such as Zion Organization, an Official Casino, a people's kitchen, tombale, Our city. The lawyer settled in Podhajce this is certainly referring to the first lawyer in Podhajce, with whom Oizerkes might have worked as an assistant, etc., etc.
However, the author was not only afraid of people with dark characters, with whom he might have worked for a living; unintentionally, he also deals with the observant (nevertheless a Maskil Jew!) In one place he states that unfortunately, piety along does not save a person from crime, for the only pure human character is the right closet. And he soon comes to the following: I do not claim, Heaven forbid, that the observant are criminals. However have the Orthodox forgiven him for this statement? I believe not (In the story, they take revenge on the teacher, and they throw him into a pit.)
In another place he states: The reader must be afraid to read about the rabbi, for it is bad; believe me, my dear reader, that a rabbi, a priest (He, the heretic, does not even use the customary lehavdil[7], which would have fit in very well here.), even a good Jew would have also made (and not created!) the same penalty as a thief (which I am not), a murderer, or even a heretic who smokes on the Sabbath, Heaven forbid. You have nothing to fear, and are permitted to listen.
A few words about Oizerkes' orthography:
The written word that consists of a Hebrew root with Yiddish prefixes is interesting; he writes the root in Hebrew and the accessories in Yiddish, and separates the parts with an apostrophe. Ge'ganve't or geganvet. The author also has the question of his own style. He writes: gefateret (page 112), 'gemosert (3, page 136), gepoelt (3 page 150). He Hebraizes the second part of the word, the suffix and writes it along with the sav, a letter which is used solely in Hebrew words. For in Yiddish, one uses the letter tes.
He uses mnemonics and abbreviations in places where one usually does not do so. For example, he often uses the abbreviation Fm (Feh, Mem) for the name of the Friedman, the protagonist of the Private Teacher, which comes out very often. He also uses the short form Beis, AyinGimel for Baal Agala (wagon driver); Beis AyinMem for Baal Melacha (worker); KufMem for Kerker Meister (jail master)! When he uses a mnemonic, it is a sign that the word is used often, and it shows that the jail is a beloved accessory in his stories, one of his favorite themes. The ideal teacher sat in jail on one occasion (perhaps also the author?)
Despite his love for his homeland of Galicia, he does not idealize it in his stories:
I hate Galicia declares the author often in the name of a protagonist (Tzezeit, page 81). It is better to remain in Vienna, in New York. There (in Galicia), there are bad people, Orthodox serpents. Fanatics, superstitious people and pious thieves rule there. For these reasons, he also calls his homeland: Foolish (narishe) Galicians, or silly (fardripete) Galicians (Private Teacher, 2, page 35).
I want to express appreciation for my brethren, the Jews of Galicia, for I love them sincerely, but this does not work out, for the blunders which they commit cannot be overlooked. They perform the commandments of external show. With the commandments they earn credits and importance (3 page 131).
A Maskil, a poor man, with an pure character and a heart full of humanity and decency, a loner, isolated from the world, he finally left his beloved Galicia and sought out a place of refuge in the new world, in America, which was so different than Galicia. However, in the great and endless expanse of America, our author disappeared completely from our eyes
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Edmonton Oilers draft Darnell Nurse seventh overall
Jonathan Willis
June 30 2013 01:46PM
The Edmonton Oilers have chosen to hold on to their seventh overall draft pick, and have selected Darnell Nurse.
Here's Red Line Report on Nurse:
Has huge upside. Big and strong with great upper body strength despite still being a beanpole. Wait until he adds a few pounds to that hulking 6'5" frame. He's just miserable to play against now: throws opponents around with authority and plays a mean, nasty game. Throws big hits both along the boards and in open ice. Has a very long stride and reach with good lateral movement. Plays a positionally steady game in own end. Strong penalty killer who uses his body/stick to eliminate shooting and passing lanes. Cleans men out in front of net. Clears rebounds and ties up his check preventing second chances. Can be a dominant force and top pairing shutdown defender. Offensive game emerged in 2nd half. Started moving up into the rush decisively, showing good timing and instincts. Makes a good first pass and skates with his head up, looking to make plays. Also shows recovery speed.
Red Line had him eighth overall on their list, but projects him as a top-pairing defenceman at the NHL level.
Jason Gregor had a great interview with Nurse earlier this month.
Also of interest: Darnell Nurse faced among the toughest competition of any defenceman in major junior in this year's draft.
This is something of a surprise, as the expectation was that Edmonton would select Valeri Nichushkin, the 6'4" winger who was projected by some as a top-five pick. Instead, they choose a player who is a good fit for long-term need - a big, strong shutdown defenceman with puck-moving ability. While Nurse is a strong fit for need, it would be a major shock if he played in Edmonton this season; like most defencemen picked at this stage of the draft additional seasoning in junior is almost certainly the prudent course of action.
This is a big add for the Oilers organization. It's just going to take a few years to pay off.
I love nurse ! However the development curve for defencemen is too prolonged, by the time he is an impact defenceman he will be a UFA. See Zach Bogosian.
July 01 2013, 12:28PM
I love nurse ! However the development curve for defencemen is too prolonged, by the time he is an impact defenceman he will be a UFA. See Zach Bogosian.
He could be like that Brodin kid in Minnesota (only 9 games in the AHL), you never know. Everyone is different, some kids are just better than others. See what he's like when playing with much better teammates in September.
Is that seriously the best highlight pack you could find? One decent goal and some fights?
July 02 2013, 12:08AM
Okay, The McIlrath comparison was probably harsh, bit this is a dumb pick. We drafted for current need by taking a player 3-4 years away. There is zero chance that edmonton lets its defence be so inept for another three years(at least I jope to god they do). Schultz is a number two, potentially number one once his defence rounds out. Petry is your number three. Smid is a second pairing d as well, but is probably better suited as a shutdown d.Therefore your need is a first pairing defender. Nurse's cielling is second pairing according to most scouts. So that puts nurse on the third pairing when he gets her, assuming there is still a spot after klefbom, marincin, gernat, simpson, musil, ect get a shot. If we needed a defensive PROSPECT, we needed a first pairing puck mover. Enter Ristolainen. The Finn is mobile, puts up points, and would fit nicely into a first pairing role.
Secondly, Edmonton needs a big skill forwardor skilled two way center, an equally valuable asset, preferably one who could step in tomorrow. If you fear nichushkin's attitude problems, you ought to trade down and select Horvat, or similar and pick up another asset.
Most importantly first round dmen are almost a crapshoot. To gamble on a player with such a low ceilling is stupid. Its like betting on the 50-1 horse vs the 80-1 horse. If your going to make a bad bet, you moght as well swing for the fences. Nurse is second pairing at best, so in all liklihood he is a third pairing by the time you take out the exaggerations of the draft. Plus he is a project, and is set to debut after edmonton is inside the playoff window. In three years, the oilers need players who can deliver value high in the batting order to alleviate cap pressure. Replacing a third pairing defence with Nurse will save you $0. Having ristolainem play as a 2-4 dman could save you a significant amount.
Where do you play Nurse? My guess is bottom pairing. Also remember we a big game hunting for top four. Schultz Klefbom Petry Marincin Smid Musil Schultz
Drafting in the 7th spot to fill needs for the next 2 years is foolish, and will likely lead to choosing players based on their readiness instead of their overall potential.
If you believe Ristolainem has more potential, then I can;t argue with you. I don't know enough about these guys.
If you're arguing for Risto's style being more needed/effective/valuable, I don't agree. Nurse's complete game leaves little room for gaps or inconsistencies.
Where do I play Nurse? In the CHL for now, the AHL next year, and finally in to the NHL slowly the year after that. If The Oilers' defence is bad enough to allow ANY of these kids in to the top 4 this year then it's unlikely they are making the playoffs.
The long term health of this organization will only be strong when prospects are brought up with minor league experience.


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HURLEY, N.Y. -- The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is asking the Town Board to keep up to date on National Incident Management System procedures to maintain a smooth flow of information during emergencies.
At a board meeting Monday, authorities said changes in local officials since the program was adopted in 2004 could lead to communication gaps.
"The Homeland Security presidential directive for being prepared to respond to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies in the United States ... (was) to establish a single comprehensive approach to domestic incident management," said Cpl. Joseph Decker of the Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff's Lt. C.J. Polacco said recent problems with municipalities receiving aid for storm damage highlighted the importance of keeping up with federal requirements.
"The federal government froze all the money right after the hurricane," Polacco said. "The reason they're starting to do that is because of the presidential directives and the directives are you're suppose to plan for, prepare, or mitigate. What they're finding out is states are not doing it, counties are not doing it, and they're saying 'Well, if you're not going to do it, why am I going to keep paying for your mistakes?'"
Polacco said the increasing frequency of tropical storms and hurricanes causing damage to Hudson Valley and the Catskills also demonstrate the need to stay updated with training.
"It all starts out with your incident action plan," he said. "It's a training (for) the town's board, the highway department. Everybody has to receive the training, whether it be your building department or your animal control officer."
Decker, who is also a member of the Hurley Fire Department, said recent events have demonstrated the need for all emergency crews to have a knowledge of what other organizations are expected to do during major events.
"When we have 100-year floods every five years, how are we going to deal with it, how are we going to mitigate it, how are we going to work together?" he asked. "How are we going to deal with issues before it actually happens?"
Decker said staying current with training is important because regulations and resources change.
"We have change in our (fire department) such as the chief and assistant chiefs," he said. "So we want to get everybody on the same playing field, so when we do training, we look at compliance issues or emergency operations clinics, we update them on things that have changed and (that they should) be aware of."


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Wake Forest (5-4, 3-4 ACC) took one step closer to becoming bowl-eligible Saturday, Nov. 3 with its 28-14 win over Boston College (2-7, 1-5 ACC).
Deacons Illustrated breaks down Wake's performance in regard to the "Five keys."
1) Shake off the rest
Michael Campanaro appeared to be rusty and out of shape in the 42-13 loss to Clemson after missing three weeks of action due to a broken hand.
The redshirt junior from Baltimore rolled his ankle in practice last week, but did not let it keep him from taking his game to another level against Boston College. He pulled in 16 receptions for 123 yards and three touchdowns, making the memory of his injuries mere afterthoughts.
2) Run, run and run some more
It was far from effective, but the nonetheless Wake Forest maintained a semblance of a balanced offense by not abandoning its rushing attack. The Demon Deacons accumulated 116 yards on 32 carries, as Josh Harris led the way with 84 yards and a touchdown.
3) Pass-defense
The concept of pros and cons comes to mind in this category. While the Deacs intercepted three of Chase Rettig's passes and sacked him three times they did however allow him to throw for 357 yards and a touchdown.
4) Containing Williams
BC sustained a significant blow less than five minutes into the game when it lost running back Andre Williams, who is sixth in the ACC in rushing (584 yards and four touchdowns), to injury.
Wake proceeded to hold the Eagles to lackluster 12 yards rushing.
5) No mistakes
The Demon Deacons one turnover and nine penalties for 76 yards would have been impactful in most games, but Wake Forest was so superior to the lesser Eagles those mistakes proved to be inconsequential.


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PARENTS in Twyford have been given a helping hand after the local playgroup re-opened on Monday (February 24).
Following on from their successful registration, Twyford Playgroup officially reopened at the Hunter Park pavilion to excited children and even-more thrilled parents.
A spokesperson for the playgroup said: "We would like to thank Steve Brine who has raised our case with Michael Gove and helped us to secure this speedy re-registration. We have also been supported by Rob Humby, John Coughlan, the team at Service for Young Children and Ofsted themselves who have been keeping a close eye on bringing our registration through the system.
"We are so grateful to everyone who has helped us get this through so quickly not least our wonderful team who have worked hard and given up their holiday time."
The playgroup is open between Monday to Friday from 9am to 1.30pm and children are advised to come with a spare set of clothing and a warm jumper.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Dale Earnhardt Jr. has worked with many of the Michael Waltrip Racing executives and is close with MWR driver Martin Truex Jr.
But, ironically, the person he has talked to the most the last three weeks since the Sept. 7 controversial race at Richmond International Raceway has been none of those.
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Clint Bowyer, the driver whose spin while racing Earnhardt with seven laps remaining triggered an unexpected series of events, has been the MWR person with whom Earnhardt has had the most interaction—just by running into him at driver introductions or the motorhome lot.
Bowyer has come under scrutiny for intentionally spinning—although he has denied it was done intentionally—and NASCAR said it did not have definitive proof he did.
But NASCAR had enough evidence—including MWR's Brian Vickers being ordered to come down pit road in the waning laps in hopes of helping Martin Truex Jr. get into the Chase for the Sprint Cup—to punish MWR in a way to knock Truex out of the Chase.
"It's almost been as hard to watch Clint go through this as it has been to watch Truex go through it because Clint is a good guy and obviously was just following orders," Earnhardt said Tuesday during a visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "He did some things that were out of character and regrettable and he feels terrible to have any involvement in it.
"I know that for a fact. I know that to be genuine. It's been tough watching him go through that process, too, because he's not that kind of guy to go starting that kind of mess."
In the wake of the integrity crisis, Truex sponsor NAPA opted to leave MWR at the end of the year.
That leaves Truex, who won two Nationwide Series titles while driving for a Chance 2 Motorsports team that Earnhardt co-owned and who later was a teammate of Earnhardt's at Dale Earnhardt Inc., looking for a ride for 2014 if MWR can't solidify funding.
"I haven't had a chance to talk to Truex, but I've kept an eye on him and just seeing his body language, he seems to be handling it pretty well, as good as he can," Earnhardt said. "None of us really know what opportunities are being presented to him.
"I certainly think he is one of the best drivers in the sport. He has yet to really showcase exactly how good he can be in the car. … It's difficult to watch him have go through this because you know he had nothing to do with none of that stuff that was going on in Richmond."
At DEI, Earnhardt also was a teammate of Michael Waltrip, whose team was fined $300,000. At the time, DEI was run by Ty Norris, who was indefinitely suspended for his role as Vickers' spotter, and also as MWR's general manager. Norris was Earnhardt's spotter at DEI.
Earnhardt said he has not talked to Waltrip nor Norris.
"I think (Norris) has done a hell of a job at Michael's," Earnhardt said. "That program really came into its own these last couple of years.
"They're still, even through all this process, they show up to the racetrack and they're fast. They're there working doing their job, trying to put on the best performance as they can."
Earnhardt said there's not much he could tell Waltrip or Norris that would help them through their ordeal.
"I don't really think that there's anything I can share with them that could help them, so I'm not wanting to interject," Earnhardt said. "I get annoyed when people do that so I don't want to be that guy."


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I've pulled the Pacers-centric portion. You can read the entire article here: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...tive-defenders
The other Pacers
We know Roy Hibbert is really good at defense. We know his Pacers have been one of the best defenses ever thus far. When Kevin Pelton (Insider) wrote about this the other day, he pointed out that the Pacers were giving up fewer than 94 points per 100 possessions in a league that averages 106. No other team is close. So the Pacers are killing it.
And as I just dug through NBA.com/stats looking at player combinations, there's no arguing Hibbert is the dominant reason. In fact, if you take every two-player combination in the league, from every team, the best combination out of all of those thousands, in terms of holding opponents to the fewest points per possession, is the Pacers' Roy Hibbert and David West.
In and of itself that does not prove they are the two best defenders. Far from it. But it would be just about impossible for them to be so high on the list while being lousy at defense. And that they belong there is affirmed by this: The second best combination out of the whole league? Hibbert and Paul George. Fourth best is Hibbert and George Hill. Amazingly, Pacers account for nine of the league's dozen most effective two-player defensive combinations, and Hibbert is part of most of 'em.
Just as it's impossible to argue Hibbert is anything but great on defense, it's also impossible to argue that he's the only reason the Pacers are good. The Pacers' center is only playing 30 minutes a game, and the Pacers are good on defense all night.
This is not a question of the starting five carrying everybody. None of the Pacers' five-man lineups, in fact, are in the league's ten most effective defensively. It really is a team effort.
When Hibbert is on the bench, the Pacers give up 98.7 points per 100 possessions, which would still be a top 10 NBA defense.
Of course, George, who has been discussed as a candidate as both MVP and a first-team all-NBA defense, is a big part of that. Even though he's the epicenter of the Pacers' offense -- in a role where many players would catch their breath on defense -- George expends serious energy guarding some of the league's finest scorers. Despite those challenges, he's still a mainstay among the Pacers' best defensive combinations. When George sits, opponents score a little better than when Hibbert sits.
But you know who else has been on the floor for long minutes of great defense for the Pacers? Almost everybody. David West, C.J. Watson, George Hill, Orlando Johnson, Lance Stephenson,Luis Scola -- these are not the Pacers' most famous defenders. I have named eight Pacers in this article. Put any three of those players together on the court, and Pacers are playing good defense.
When any or all of them are on the court, the Pacers as a team average better defensive performance than the Spurs, who are the league's second-best defensive team.
It's almost impossible to find any combination of Pacer players that is bad on defense. It's amazing. (3-point specialist Chris Copeland might be the one exception. He has not been great on defense, the statistics say, but he is also new to the team and has averaged less than four minutes a game so it's hard to know what the future holds for him.)
Clearly, coach Frank Vogel knows something.


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After watching Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) standing side-by-side with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) yesterday as I was getting ready for work, I've decided only eight senators are needed to run our country.
While "gang" often refers to hooligans or troublemakers, the notorious "Gang of Eight," is working to solve one of the country's toughest problems. McCain and Schumer, six of their counterparts and a bevy of staffers worked long and hard to hammer out a compromise bill on immigration.
Senate Democrats Richard Durbin of Illinois, Michael Bennet of Colorado and Bob Menendez of New Jersey also are members, along with Republican Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsay Graham of South Carolina. The press conference yesterday was the first time they had all appeared publicly together since the group released its goals for the bill in January.
McCain quipped, "It's well known in the Senate I'm not the easiest guy to get along with," but then he praised Democrats for their willingness to work with Republicans on the landmark bill. In turn, Schumer said, "This bill wouldn't have happened without John McCain's leadership."
Distilled down, McCain told a reporter that even though they often disagree, they maintain "a mutual level of respect." That foundation kept everyone communicating and searching for solutions, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
In reference to how he feels about the other gang members, Schumer added, "There's a measure of trust." While their philosophies clearly are polarized, their determination to find ways to deal with pressing issues like immigration supersedes personal differences.
The senators acknowledged that there was still work to be done and that the bill was just a starting point.
"This isn't perfect, but it's a good-faith, common-sense approach to fix a badly broken system," says Durbin said, echoing calls from the other lawmakers who urged their colleagues to prepare to make compromises to pass the bill.
Sans politics and special interests, isn't it amazing what can be accomplished when people decide to work together? Imagine how well our country would run if all our elected officials shared the same philosophy.


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A set of "hardy" trees planted on the controversial Tolworth Greenway appear to be on their last legs – just six months after the regeneration scheme was completed.
The Italian cypresses, planted near the roundabout as part of the £3.1m scheme, appeared threadbare and unhealthy this week.
Surbiton firefighter Simon Jakeman, a Green Party candidate in the recent local elections, said: "It's really sad to see evergreen trees in such a sad state, turning browner by the day.
"The right trees would have reduced air pollution and reduced the heat effect from all that concrete in the summer."
Newly elected Conservative councillor Ian George, in Alexandra ward, suggested the trees might not be getting enough water and were likely to die soon.
A gardening website described the ornamental trees as "hardy" and "drought tolerant".
Surbiton resident Jane Grove, who travels through the Greenway every day, said: "Whatever they do to Tolworth, they always seem to make a mess of it.
"This scheme was dubbed the Greenway, and we were expecting a nice boulevard of trees – instead we get a few spindly saplings and some incongruous trees which have been neglected and left to die.
"Surely, after all the money that they have spent on the Greenway, they could at least take the time to look after it?"
Lib Dem Tolworth and Hook Rise councillor Vicki Harris said: "It is one of the things on my list to chase up. If they have not been maintained and they're dying, then they will have to be replaced."
Despite the fact several trees look to be in decline, a council spokesman said only one tree was in poor health.
He said: "The contractor is nurturing it to bring it back to life."
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"Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha." If you had asked me what these words meant nine weeks ago, I wouldn't have had an answer for you. But now, sitting cross-legged on the stone patio in front of my house, facing the Sangre de Cristo mountains, I'm trying to repeat this tongue-twisting Sanskrit chant 108 times per day for 40 consecutive days. I'm on day two of my fourth attempt.
Eight weeks ago, I started a 200-hour, 12-week Vinyasa yoga-teacher-training course at Body, a local high-end fitness studio with a vegan café and a boutique full of organic-cotton apparel. Holding yoga school is a first for Body, and attending yoga school is a first for me—as is chanting.
I've been practicing yoga for over 10 years, first dabbling in 104-degree Bikram classes from Los Angeles, my hometown, to Boston, where I went to college. The rigid structure of a Bikram class—the exact same 26 postures repeated in the same order—appealed to me. It was like running, consistent and in-control. I became addicted to it. In Brooklyn, just after college, I couldn't afford my yoga habit so I offered to clean sweat-damp mats at a local studio in exchange for free classes. Thank god yogis are altruistic.
Five years ago, I moved to Santa Fe and fell in love with the free-flowing, creative sequencing of Vinyasa, and the fact that music is inherently tied to the practice. My instructors would play everything from lung-wrenching Janis Joplin to violin renditions of Lady Gaga. Suddenly, yoga became less about sculpting the physical body and more about toning internally.
The fact that the class I frequented was hosted an all-too-endearing teacher didn't hurt.
"Yo-ga." Emily Branden, in her thirties with wavy reddish hair, is swirling this word around in her mouth like an oversize lollipop, sitting in half-lotus in front of 40 of her students at the Body studio. "I'm from Green Bay, Wisconsin. When I was living in New York City and first heard about 'yo-ga'"—she over-accentuates the syllables again—"I was like, what is that?"
Branden, one of the two teachers at Body's Yoga School, understands the balance between the depth of yogic tradition—like swapping mouthwash for sesame oil, an ancient yogic health tradition known as a "Kriya"—and today's modern society. She's welcoming, inviting her students to "Move like yourself today. It's your practice."
The other instructor, 41-year-old Josh Schrei, an endurance athlete, helms the school most days. Hailing from a Buddhist Zen Center in upstate New York and an ashram in India, Schrei originally picked up Hindu philosophy from comic books (his mind is now a library on the stuff). He moved to Santa Fe in high school, but he knows the mechanics of the body like an Ivy League med school valedictorian.
Both Branden and Schrei have cult-like followings: Their hour-long lunchtime classes regularly see around 50 students each. To dive deeper into their philosophies feels something like finding the fountain of youth.
Somehow, amidst the physical postures, the asanas, I completely bypassed the spiritual traditions. Devotion, offering, intention, the Divine and the Universe are all words and concepts we've talked about in Yoga School. The attitude towards this stuff is not preachy, however. It's "be well versed in it, but when it comes to your personal practice, take it or leave it."
Schrei and Branden have designed the course so students get a healthy-but-digestible dose of philosophy paired with an equivalent amount of perfecting poses and practice teaching. Some days are devoted entirely to a certain tradition, like Shiva, for instance, in which devotees offer their blessings in the form of milk, ashes and flowers to a rock, which represents the material that comprises this universe. In class one day, one by one, we made offerings to the Shiva as Branden strummed an acoustic guitar and sang "Om Namah Shivaya" over and over. My heart was buzzing.
But not all of the students are alike. Some sat back and simply observed. After learning about the chakras and their elements, one student brought everyone smooth, pebble-sized pieces of obsidian to help absorb negative energy. Often, there are open conversations about God or grace or vegetarianism or death. No matter the differing opinions and personalities, the overarching atmosphere is nonjudgmental and understanding.
Since Yoga School started, my triangle and camel poses are deeper, but most importantly, my heart's changed. I've let go of the daily stresses that made my mind flutter with unproductive thoughts, like money and "success" and fear. Judgment of others and myself along with general negativity has taken a backseat, if not the trunk. And I'm working to make daily decisions from the heart, which carry more heft, but in a featherweight way.
"Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha," a chant to the Hindu deity Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, is still coming out of my mouth daily. But I can't honestly say I'm a full believer just yet—that still feels like a homework assignment. Living from a place of grace and compassion? That's something I can stand behind. A deeper downward dog is just a bonus.
Body's Yoga School: July 10-Aug. 17, Body, 333 W Cordova Road, 986-0362, bodyofsantafe.com.


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We're just heading into the time of year when there are cookies and other sweet treats everywhere you look. I doubt many people are religiously dieting during December, but even for those of us who are just trying to limit our consumption of holiday sweets, it can be a challenge.
For a few years now I've been experimenting with recipes for low-sugar cookies for the holidays, and this recipe for Ranger Cookies, which comes from The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook, is one of the most satisfying low sugar cookies I've tried. It's full of flavor from pecans, oatmeal, unsweetened coconut, chocolate chips, and whole wheat pastry flour, and even if you skipped the Splenda or Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener and used regular sugar, this would still be a pretty healthful and low-sugar cookie.
The book claims the cookies are named for forest rangers who like these cookies for their energy-boosting ingredients, and if you're looking for a barely sweet cookie to get you through December, this might be just the one.
Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener or Splenda (or sugar), egg, and vanilla.
Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Ranger Cookies with Pecans, Coconut, and Chocolate
(Makes 12 cookies but recipe could easily be doubled because these cookies freeze well; recipe adapted slightly from The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook.)
1/4 cup pecan halves or pieces
1/4 cup bran cereal (I used Fiber One, which has no added sugar)
1/4 cup rolled oats (I used Bob's Red Mill Extra Thick Rolled Oats)
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
1/4 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips (the recipe called for bittersweet, but I only had semi-sweet)
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup trans-fat free margarine, butter, or coconut oil (Use margarine for the South Beach Diet)
1/4 cup Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener, Splenda, or sugar (use Stevia or Splenda for the South Beach Diet)
1 egg
1 T vanilla
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Couples book a perfect date with destiny
Kat Chong and David Tran believe they have secured the perfect wedding date.
The couple from the Sydney suburb of Parramatta will tie the knot next Sunday: the 10th day of the 10th month of 2010.
They visited a numerologist who said getting married on October 10 would ensure a happy life together.
"In Chinese culture, numbers can be very important," Mr Tran, 28, said.
Miss Chong, 24, said: "We hadn't realised it was such a big day, and I was so worried I wouldn't be able to get a dress."
Only two other dates this century remain in which the day, month and year will be the same: 11-11-2011 and 12-12-2012.
A spokeswoman for Australian Marriage Celebrants Incorporated, Ann Dally, said there was an unusually high number of weddings booked for next Sunday.
Ms Dally said some celebrants in her organisation had been turning couples away. "A lot of celebrants might only get one wedding a week or one wedding a month but all our members are booked out for this date. I have actually had to turn away about 10 couples."
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Hi everyone,
I decided to contemplate thinking today for the last half of my meditation, but I'm having trouble seeing precisely what it is about thought that I'm clinging to. I find that if I'm mindfully watching thoughts, then, as far as I can tell there's no clinging, but when the mind wanders mindfulness is gone so there's no way I can see what is going on. I hope this post is coherent, basically I'm wondering if anyone can point me towards what I could look for so that I may see what it is I'm clinging to that makes my mind go off on a tangent, because as I understand it the only way to let go is to understand what it is you're holding on to. Your help is appreciated!


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Those are structurally identical but they're not semantically identical and the structure implies semantic equivalence.
No, it doesn't. It's OK for humans to hack URIs, but programs should only ever follow links and leave the link structure of the site to the server's whims. As far as programmatic user agents are concerned, URIs are completely opaque. This is the centrepiece of REST.
(I agree with your URI structure change anyway, though, for personal URI style reasons.)
We'll have to disagree on this one. For one thing, if I ever add a REST interface, I think this is an important distinction for folks. Generally, REST is something which you have to program; you can't just point a client at your site and hope it works. Thus, you want to make things as easy for the programmer to understand as possible. Second, it's important in general. People love to just slap crap into their URIs without considering structure. That's one of the many reasons why we get so many awful W
We cannot disagree, because the points you are talking about have nothing whatsoever to do with Representational State Transfer in the first place.
REST is something which you have to program; you can't just point a client at your site and hope it works.
Sure I can. It depends on what level of expectations you have. A web proxy, f.ex., works regardless of whether it's proxying requests to Google, Amazon or your private homepage. That works because it's built to the web's architecture,


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Hello all,
A few of the many Sutta references (hope the links are current):
Majjhima Nikaya 112 Chabbisodhana Sutta - The Six-Fold Examination
http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/majj ... hana-e.htm
Majjhima Nikaya 115 Bahudhatuka Sutta - The Many Kinds of Elements
http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/majj ... tuka-e.htm
Majjhima Nikaya 140 Dhatu-vibhanga Sutta - The Exposition of the
http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/majj ... anga-e.htm
Majjhima Nikaya 148 Chachakka Sutta The Discourse of Six Sixes
http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/majj ... akka-e.htm
Majjhima Nikaya 149 Mahaasa.laayatanika Sutta - The Longer Discourse
on the six spheres
http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/majj ... nika-e.htm
Samyutta Nikaya XXII.56 Parivatta Sutta - The (Fourfold) Round
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sa ... 2-056.html
Samyutta Nikaya XXII.57 - Seven Bases
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sa ... 2-057.html
Samyutta Nikaya 'The Connected Discourses of the Buddha'
beginning at page 627 Part III 14 Dhatu-samyutta (in The Book of
beginning at page 853 Part III 22 Khandha-vagga The Book of the
beginning at page 1133 Part IV 35 Salayatana-vagga The Book of the
Six Sense Bases
Some Visuddhimagga references:
P.547 of Visuddhimagga 'The Path of Purification' XVm, 1 'Description
of the Bases and Elements'
P.552 of Visuddhimagga 'The Path of Purification' XV,17
ff 'Description of the Bases and Elements'
P.649 of Visuddhimagga 'The Path of Purifiction' XVII, 203 [(v) The
Sixfold Base]
Nyanatiloka in his Buddhist Dictionary defines dhatu, ayatana and
khandha as:
dhatu: 'elements', are the ultimate constituents of a whole. (I) The
4 physical elements (dhtu or mah-bhta), popularly called earth,
water, fire and wind, are to be understood as the primary qualities
of matter. <snip> (II) The 18 physical and mental elements that
constitute the conditions or foundations of the process of
perception. <snip>
ayatana: <snip>. The 12 'bases' or 'sources' on which depend the
mental processes, consist of five physical sense-organs and
consciousness, being the six personal (ajjhattika) bases; and the six
objects, the so-called external (bhira) bases
khandha: the 5 'groups (of existence)' or 'groups of clinging'
(updnakkhandha); alternative renderings: aggregates, categories of
clinging's objects. These are the 5 aspects in which the Buddha has
summed up all the physical and mental phenomena of existence, and
which appear to the ignorant man as his ego, or personality.


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KELSEYVILLE -- Nearly 300 people paid their final respects Sunday afternoon to the man who died after an armed robbery at a gas station on Main Street.
Forrest Seagrave, 33, was working at Mt. Konocti 76 Station, Store 24 Jan. 18 when he was shot by an unknown gunman and died several hours later.
Every seat was filled, and walls were lined with people at the Kelseyville High School Student Center to honor, remember and share stories of the lifelong Kelseyville resident.
Pastor Steve Nesheim led the service and prayed for justice and closure.
Brother Nick Wainwright-Behrens and friends Johnie and Warren Finch also spoke at the service.
"They decided they needed a prince, so they took Forrest," one said.
Seagrave was painted as a caring, charismatic and thoughtful person who always wanted to make people around him smile and laugh.
He was described as someone willing to give the shirt off his back, which many times had a funny phrase or cartoon.
They played his favorite songs at his service, from country to heavy metal, and had a slideshow of photographs play after those close to Seagrave spoke.
Attendees left flowers, candy and tearfully hugged.
The service was about the good memories Seagrave left behind, but still, people wondered and murmured as to who could be responsible for taking his life.
"We are left with more questions than answers," Nesheim said.
As friends and family left the service, some gathered around the lawn overlooking the gas station, where balloons and flowers from last Saturday's candlelight vigil still adorn a post.
There is a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooter. Anyone with information should contact the Lake County Sheriff's Office at 263-2690.
Berenice Quirino is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. She can be reached at 263-5636, ext. 36 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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DANIA BEACH, Fla. - The Humane Society of Broward County is hoping someone will open their home to a pig.
"Pork Chop" would love a home with a yard and lots of veggies, located in a city that welcomes pigs.
He was recently abandoned by his family. A landlord tried to take care of him but then turned him over to the shelter.
- PHOTOS: Pork Chop
Pork Chop is 15 weeks old and weighs 40 pounds. He loves to burrow himself in his bed and blankets
He's expected to grow to 80 pounds.
The Humane Society of Broward County receives only a handful of pigs every year.
Adoption fee for Pork Chop is $100.
Anyone interested in adopting him can visit the shelter at 2070 Griffin Road in Dania Beach or call 954-989-3977. Adoptions open daily at 10 a.m.
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Equipped with the same Kymco-made single-cyinder and concentric gearbox output shaft/swingarm pivot as the BMW G450X, these new Husqvarnas are sort of an Italian supermoto based on a German dirt bike. The SMR449 and 511 are more than just slick tires and 17-inch wheels though, Husqvarna claims advantages like improved ground clearance, an improved ability to stick big jumps and better all-round traction.
The 2011 Husqvarna SMR449 is equipped with the same 449.5cc, 40bhp, 32lb/ft engine as the G450X — signified by the rakish cylinder head — while the 2011 Husqvarna SMR511 increases the bore from 98 to 101mm, the stroke remains 59.6mm on both. Engine performance for the larger version is not quoted. Those engines are also fuel-injected, equipped with electric start and hydraulic clutches. Both bikes weigh 118kg/260lbs (dry).
The idea with the concentric sprocket/swingarm pivot is to eliminate chain growth as the swingarm moves up and down. Husqvarna has dubbed this the "Coaxial Traction System," claiming such advantages as reduced sprocket and chain wear and less frequent variation of the load on the transmission. That latter benefit is said to improve rear wheel traction while accelerating and over rough terrain, all while making gear shifts more positive. The end result, Husqvarna claims, is that the bike behaves in a more uniform, predictable manner through a wider variety of conditions, improving rideability and stability.
Another novel technical solution is the rear shock linkage mounted above the swingarm. This is claimed to improve ground clearance, make replacing the shock or linkage easier and provide more gradual absorption of large bumps. The latter is again said to improve rideability, while it should also reduce the recoil of the rear wheel when landing jumps, meaning the bike will be less likely to bounce the rider off.
It's also worth noting the extra-long seat, which runs uninterrupted all the way from the steering stem to the rear fender, and the one-piece bodywork underneath it that's completely free of seems, gaps or ridges that could trap clothing or otherwise hinder movement around the bike.


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I saw this 2nd preview in Mezz row G and my seat couldn't be better. I would not take young children as the runtime is very long and subject matter mature. Enjoy yourself for grownup night of theatre. After all too many viewings of Disney and Hollywood on Broadway, I assure you that you are in for a real theatrical experience (at last)!
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I would not have missed the chance to see Catherine Zeta-Jones in her first Broadway role and what is bound to be one of Angela Lansbury's last roles (and first musical role for ages) for anything, This is the stuff of broadway legend.
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Very poor service at this theatre,
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|Although we loved the show A Little Night Music, I have to concur with the reviewer who complained about the staff. We also needed a handicapped accessable means of getting to our seats, in the first row of mezzanine, which required my elderly mother with severe walking difficulty to climb 3 flights of stairs only to have to descend a yet another long flight down to our seats. And this was after we inquired about a handicapped accessable entry from the young woman taking our tickets upon enry who simply said "no"; and even after asking another usher and getting NO help what so ever. Now, you know the theatre is supported at large by the elders among us; and this is how they are treated? What about some service?!?! You can be sure the theatre will see its demise before long if we insist on ignoring the needs of its greatest supporters.
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The Engineering and Systems Design (ESD) program supports fundamental research leading to new engineering and systems design methods and practices for specific global contexts. In particular, ESD seeks intellectual advances in which the theoretical foundations underlying design and systems engineering are operationalized into rigorous and pragmatic methods for a specific context. In addition, the program funds the rigorous theoretical and empirical characterization of new or existing methods for design and systems engineering, identifying in which global contexts and under which assumptions these methods are effective and efficient. Such a global context includes both a domain (such as energy systems, consumer products, cyber-physical systems) and an economic, socio-political, environmental and technological context.
Application of existing design methods or tools to new domains is out of scope. Research in ESD should advance the state of knowledge of design methodology, for instance, by adapting existing methods to a new context or by carefully characterizing existing or new design methods in a new context. Research focused on the theoretical foundation of design and systems engineering in a generic, domain-independent fashion should be submitted to the Systems Science program (SYS).
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- Design for X, where X is either a specific domain (e.g., energy systems, consumer products, or additive manufacturing) or a specific concern (e.g., resilience, sustainability, usability, or manufacturability). New design-for-X methods should be carefully characterized: What are the assumptions being made? What are the boundaries of the domain over which the method is applicable? In addition, for concern-focused methods, it is important to frame the problem holistically. A specific concern should not be considered just by itself at the exclusion of other concerns.
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Modeling is an integral part of design and systems engineering. ESD supports research towards new modeling formalisms and improvements in algorithms to support design and systems engineering. Examples include: formalisms and algorithms for representing and manipulating form, function and behavior; algorithms for analysis, simulation, optimization, or reasoning; algorithms for prediction, uncertainty quantification and propagation. The improvements resulting from the introduction of such new formalisms or algorithms should be carefully characterized by gathering theoretical and/or empirical evidence.
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text: Despite lack of UBB link, Tomblin focused on miner drug testing By Ken Ward Jr. February 6, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mandatory drug testing for coal miners is the cornerstone of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's legislative response to the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, but drug use has not been found to have played a role in the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners, West Virginia lawmakers were told Monday.Eugene White, acting deputy director of the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, said his agency has not discovered any evidence that drug use contributed to the deaths at the Massey Energy mine in Raleigh County.White testified Monday in the first of a two-day informational session for lawmakers who are considering Tomblin's bill and a rival proposal by Democratic leaders in the House."Not that I am aware of, sir," White told lawmakers when asked if there were any connections between drug use and the worst U.S. coal-mining disaster in nearly 40 years.White's agency has not yet released a formal report on its disaster investigation, but three other reports -- by independent investigator Davitt McAteer, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and the United Mine Workers -- made no mention of drug use as a contributing factor. The state's report is expected to be released later this month.McAteer is to appear before lawmakers today, along with UMW safety director Dennis O'Dell. Along with White, Monday's hearing included testimony from Joel Watts, administrator of the state mine safety board, and Chris Hamilton, lobbyist for the West Virginia Coal Association.Tomblin has proposed mandatory drug testing for miners as part of his mine safety legislation, and the coal industry is pushing the idea, which it has long championed.The House leadership's bill does not include drug testing. Delegate Mike Caputo, D-Marion and a UMW representative, noted that most major coal companies -- especially large unionized ones -- already have their own employee drug testing programs.State mine safety officials say their agency is already stretched thin, despite an infusion of state money that increased the number of inspectors from 96 at this time last year to 116 as of last month. And White said additional duties to either do drug testing itself or oversee operator programs would make things even tougher. "If you're saying we're doing drug testing or overseeing it at the mines in the state, we would definitely have to have staff, resources and training," White said.Investigative reports released to date generally agree that the Upper Big Branch disaster was caused by Massey Energy's systematic failure to follow safety rules governing mine ventilation, roof control, and the cleanup of highly explosive coal dust.Hamilton urged lawmakers not to take those conclusions, paint mine operators with a broad brush, and pass measures that would crack down too hard on an industry he said faces more scrutiny than any other."I would never attempt to defend what happened at UBB," Hamilton said. "But please, don't anyone think that is common place or happens elsewhere in the industry."Hamilton said the coal association would like to see the director of the state mine safety office elevated to a gubernatorial cabinet-level position, as the Department of Environmental Protection secretary was several years ago.The mine safety office currently reports to the governor through the Department of Commerce Secretary, but previously was an independent agency and before that was part of the old Department of Energy. Hamilton also said his organization would like to see the state "redirect" its inspections to focus attention on mines with a recent history of poor safety performance.Currently, state law requires all underground mines to be inspected by the state four times per year. Hamilton said he would not reduce that, but would cut back on the time inspectors spend at the mines with good safety performance."We have an opportunity to take our limited resources on the state level and dispatch those resources to the areas with the greatest need," Hamilton said.Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Esa Ahmad ineligible for first half of WVU men's basketball season Report: 18.7 pct of state residents lack nest egg Previous Story Putnam superintendent gets 13 percent raise Next Story


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Gerald Green is a very athletic wing that can do several things. Offensively, he can run the court, he can drive to the hoop and is a decent 3 point shooter. He is a good rebounder for his position as well and can contest shots with his length and hops (if he is there on time).
Copeland is a very different player. He is an unathletic forward with decent size and length. Offensively, he is a very good 3 point shooter that understands offensive spacing. He is also a decent passer and can score inside as well (he possesses some nice moves in the post). Defensively, he is slow and leaves a lot to be desired on the perimeter but he has decent strength and can push in the post. He isn't a good rebounder for his position, though, due to his lack of athleticism.
They are just nothing alike. Green relies a lot on his athleticism while Copeland relies a lot on his shooting touch. They are just different players.
The only common denominator is that thus far both of them have missed a few 3s.


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Muskingum College calls for submissions for proposed national conference The Invisible Child: Poverty in the Heartland
NOVEMBER 11, 2003 - The Muskingum College Department of Education seeks submissions for papers, round table discussions and alternative presentations for a proposed national conference on rural poverty and its effects on education, The Invisible Child: Poverty in the Heartland (Implications for Educators,) scheduled for September 23 - 25, 2004, on the campus and in facilities surrounding the New Concord, Ohio area.
The conference target audience will be teachers, administrators, college of education faculty and pre-service teachers. Sought are papers and presentations that focus on bridging theory and practical classroom application for a 50-minute breakout session during the Friday, September 24 workshop time. Of particular interest are ideas that offer new strategies for educators to address the unique needs of economically stressed students in rural communities.
Possible topics include: systemic changes and critical pedagogy, teacher leadership, community and educational outreach programs, anti-bias teaching strategies, and teacher preparation and professional development.
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