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Jewish Ciechanow, As I Saw It
A long cross-street was River Street. On one side, the exit yards joined the river Lidinya and that is where it got its name. And on the opposite side: two cross-streets uphill to the marketplace and a passageway to the pharmacy street. The main passageway led through Mishlinski's long, long, yard that shortened the way. The problem there, though, was with the dogs, fearful large dogs, that sniffed out a Jewish child from a mile away.
The River Street had a magical attractive quality for us children. It was not densely built up. On one side there were fences and on the opposite side, all along the river, it was more populated, especially the part between Lubinsky's mill and Yoel's peasant courtyard.
Here there stood a wall, set back somewhat in the background of the street, a wall with various bricks without doors and without windows, because it served as a (storage) granary for wheat. In that enclosure, in the left wing of the ground floor, the Hashomeir Hatzair had its meeting-place for many years. It was called the Izbe by us. For us the Izba was the wishing-ring -- the quintessence of all our dreams.
The River Street dispelled all the fears that lurked in other streets. New songs rang out in River Street, fresh melodies, Hebrew words, that distinguished themselves from the ordinary and which were reinforced by the teacher, Moishe Hersh. Proud, courageous, worthy, the confident walk when the kvutzah marched under its flat, singing: Su Ness Tzionah
Years passed, and during the time we lived through great events, shattering destruction, and above all, the terrible khurban, the German extermination that wiped away our former homes; years when rooted truths lost their status.
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Right to left: M. Levitzki, Sh. Trombka, I. Trombka (Yisraeli), Tobe Mundzak, Tzila Zeloner, Soreh Mlovskeh
In the dark recesses there sparkle a few bright lights that will remain from those years, from those meetings and of those wonderful dreams. And from time to time memories of the group that left strong memories - the youth meeting-place behind, in the background on River Street.
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It is hard to believe that Jews constituted only a third of the population. That's what the statistics showed, purposely including in the circumference of the city the parts that were inhabited exclusively by non-Jews. The center, however, the factual city-part, had a thoroughly Jewish population.
Only on Tuesdays and Fridays was the marketplace and the surrounding streets full of peasants and their wagons. They filled the Jewish stores, the Jewish shops, and created the Jewish economic position. Six days a week the Jews worked hard to earn a living, but Friday, when the sun started to set, sinking further and further into the horizon, the Zahabed Street, on the edge of the fields, a calm peacefulness descended on the street. Peasants quickly set off with their horses and wagons, as though fearing to disturb the approaching Shabbat rest.
And as though in response to a signal, doors were bolted, everything closed, and the shtetl took on another appearance -- the marketplace and all the surrounding streets.
Four stores only, on three sides of the marketplace, stood out from amongst all the others because they belonged to non-Jews. They did not change the general picture, though. They also took on a Shabbat appearance somehow. The city hall also took on a Shabbat look, as though shamed, shut off in a corner. Only the tower clock struck every quarter hour, disturbing the general peace.
There was a large shul, a bais hamedresh, many shtiblekh and just plain minyanim. There were daveners, but also non-daveners. Everyone greeted the Sabbath as they wished, each according to his conscience. The religious Jews -- with Lkhu Nirranenah and shakhrit prayers and the younger people in their groups, where their premises were. There they cast away their weekly concerns and devoted themselves to things of the spirit. Young couples, all along the Vorshever Street, dressed in their Shabbes clothes, strolled along in good spirits for Shabbat. Even accompanying the secular enlightenment lecturer for Shabbat from the railway station to Misher's hotel also added something to the general picture of Shabbat.
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Spring time or summer time, the green-grass divan was destined for special purposes. Around the walls of the castle the public, old and young, enjoyed their Shabbat. Families used to come in masses to rest their weary bones in nature's lap. Barefoot children would splash in the swampy ditches, chasing quick-moving fish, playing with young frogs, or picked up fat green leeches, of which there were so many. It was a unique Shabbat experience in nature's lap.
It appeared that no one at that time was at all concerned with the ancient history of the destroyed bare walls of the castle, that remembered the days of Zigmund the First, Poland's king The majority of the Shabbat visitors had never stepped into the castle. The entrance was generally closed. Only from time to time was the gate opened, particularly when the firemen, the factual overseers of the castle, would arrange some holiday or entertainment. But at such times fellow Jews would avoid the castle. It smelled of drunkenness, with ruffians and hooligans.
In Jewish homes there were laborers who put in a workday of twelve to fourteen hours. Branches of families occupied themselves solely with tailoring or shoemaking, generation after generation taking over the trade, and left for their children's inheritance only a long chain of these kinds of trades. They worked to fill orders and cheap work. On market days they would put their goods out for sale at the fair.
There were some privileged tradesmen, specialists who bragged about their trade. Before the season, before a yomtov, we had to arrange an appointment with these men in order to be sure that the work would be completed on time.
There was a bricklayer, Avraham Elye Tautengreber. In the fall it was not easy to get him to do work. If one succeeded and Avraham Elye repaired the oven for winter, a load fell off ones mind.
There were also times in Ciechanow, and not so long ago, when a trade was a stain on the family's reputation. Time and enlightenment corrected this stance. Still, there remained traces that found their expression in insulting remarks at the expense of the tradesmen. The Ciechanow butchers of the old generation were considered amongst the very respectable men in the shtetl. Many of them even occupied the Eastern Wall and amongst the younger generation there were also no noticeable profession-marks.
The Jewish population represented a varied mosaic: Different parties, organizations and various societies. This was a mirror of the Ciechanow community.
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The lights of the Party premises shone over the dark, slippery, narrow streets of the Jewish poor. The communal singing of the youth echoed far and penetrated the silent walls of Jewish homes, revived, called, gave meaning and expression until until the Germans lifted the bloody ax on our fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, destroyed with fire and murder the Jewish population of Ciechanow.
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The Shtetl in Light of My Memories
Childhood Years
In the Polish district I went only when I was dragged along with the older chaverim. The Polish youth called me Bailis. I did not know where they got such a name. I also did not understand why they were throwing stones at us. There was no shortage of them. And if it didn't help, and we continued on our way, the goyim would loosen a large dog on us, which we feared greatly, and we had to run away as fast as we could. Once, it happened that the dog, with its sharp teeth, tore my only pair of trousers. Because of this I also had trouble at home. After that I decided never again to go to the goyishe street.
On the contrary, though, I felt very comfortable in the nearby marketplace where, on a fair-day, one could pat a horse, or a lovely white and black little calf. All week, without any fear of punishment, I could also run after and pull the beards of the goats that belonged to the little Rebbe Trule, who was occupied at home, working with his pointer on the siddurim while he taught his students the aleph bais.
I loved Shabbat very much, the day when we are free from kheder, when I could stroll down to the not-so-distant Lidinya River -- there where it was such a pleasure to remove the shoes and wade in the water up to the knees. But God forbid going beyond that to Weinstock's mill. There the water was deep. One could drown there. Only grown men could swim there. When the cold winter came and the river froze, one could slide over the whole length of the river without risk. At worst, one would wear out ones pant seat because, not having any skates or sleds, we would slide down the hill, sitting on the hard snow.
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There were in the shtetl fine Jews whom we respected and honored, amongst them the learned Reb Yosele and his long gray beard. Every Friday evening he would go, in his black capote, from street to street, from house to house, reminding: Jews, light candles. It's time to forget the daily business. He reminded the women to take the candlesticks out of the cabinets because the important guest, the Sabbath, is arriving.
Soon the shutters of the stores would be closed. Jews with pale faces and black capotes ran, some to the mikveh, and some already with the siddur to the bais medresh or to the shul, taking the children along. Nobody wanted to miss the festive Lcha Nirannenah and the singing of Lcha Dodi.
I remember our chazzan, who was busy all week, as I assumed at that time, with not such nice work -- he slaughtered such beautiful multi-colored poultry which could crow so beautifully -- and such beautiful ducks which did not harm anyone. But when a yomtov came, the chazzan took on a different face in my eyes. He sang with his fine voice so that it captured one's heart.
I remember, as though it had just taken place, the Kol Nidre singing after the deadly silence in the bais hamedresh. At that moment I always felt that the heavens were about to open and God Himself would appear to us in the bais hamedresh.
The boys particularly enjoyed the eve of Shabbat or Yomtov when they would run to the mikveh, open their kapoteleh and show their tzitzis at the entrance, because otherwise we were not allowed to immerse ourselves, which is to say, to dunk ourselves in the somewhat dark, warm water of the mikveh, plugging our nose and ears thereby, with our fingers.
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When I was older, I once more met a Ciechanow Jew for whom I had great respect -- Moishe Lerer he was called. He gave us our first lesson on the unfamiliar letters of the aleph bais.
I did not feel any special love for most of the teachers who put so much work into making us proper Jews. They, the teachers, taught us all the commandments and statutes (dinim umishpatim) of Chumash and Gemara and the minutia of Jewish Law. All this minutia irked me because of what relationship did it have to me when my life was so poor that there was not even an egg to eat during the week An egg was too expensive for my father's purse, but that was not as important as having a piece of bread in the house.
Some time ran on. Much water flowed through the Lidinya. We grew up, had to leave the Cheder, school, started to work, apprenticed to learn a trade so that we would be able to earn our daily bread. And here there were fresh difficulties and problems: rich and poor, from where does the difference come in the life of various families -- the poor, who went about free all day and bought the best fish and fowl for Shabbat and during the week: These new thoughts had to come to a boy, and with this -- dissatisfaction and hope for a better day.
About all these things our older friends told us. They already belonged to a professional society. And the more we listened to their talk about the poor, hardworking, and the bosses, the more we wanted to know. The thirst for their kind of knowledge led us to listen to all kinds of discussions and read books that filled our young minds with thoughts of justice, freedom, about a different life without rich and poor.
Our thirst for knowledge was also satisfied by enlightened young men who did not spare time and effort in order to teach the younger ones who had to, because of material reasons, interrupt their studies at school. Some organized libraries. Others -- sport clubs -- so that the working boy would be able to straighten out his back from sitting at the machine.
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It was not only the sport competitions that interested us. It gave us great pleasure to see how our Maccabi members parade in Varshever Street after a football match. How much pride and joy that sight gave me!
Another thing that springs to my mind is the rich library named after Sh. An-ski. There, through the works of An-ski, Peretz, Sholem Aleichem, Asch and Mendele Mokher Sforim, we learned about the life of the Jewish masses, about the poverty in the Jewish shtetlach, and about wealthy merchants, tradesmen and craftsmen; wagoners, who work a long week and yet did not have enough to satisfy their hunger.
In the library, through the books of Ozsheshkova, Raimont, Sinclair, Barbis, Zola and other European writers, I learned about the wide world, its many countries, nations. From Gorky's Mother and Zsheramsky's Before Spring we became acquainted with those who fight for justice and freedom. They gave us much hope for better living conditions for all citizens and also for us Jews. And the evening gatherings also helped us very much to understand many difficult problems. On such evenings, youths of various organizations, with various political affiliations, discussed, in a friendly manner, events and theories.
In these Shabbat afternoons of my youth, all of Ciechanow, after the heavy cholent, would stroll through the streets. Mothers, with their young daughters clad in white embroidered pinafores, with their shiny heads of hear that were washed with kerosene erev Shabbat, boys with white shirts and short pants, often with a ball in their hands -- all headed to the castle. There everyone enjoyed themselves. The children ran around on the soft green grass, rolling down the hills while the mothers watched over them from the distance and had naches. The young boys and girls went to their various organizations to meetings. Others strolled for long hours from the marketplace to the garden, in groups, until they got tired.
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Boys and girls, with newspapers and books that they could not read at home, went to the Gurke where, amongst the old trees and bushes, they had no fear of an evil eye.
My friends and I preferred to go to the small forest not far from the sugar factory. There we could rest and dream beside the quiet murmur of the Lidinya River.
The life of our mothers was quite different, full as it was with daily problems and worries. Sometimes a tzimes would get burnt. Another time a cholent would mistakenly get exchanged at the baker's. True, these were not amongst the most serious problems, but when poultry had a fault on its guts and the Rov concluded that it is treyf, it was a lot worse. In addition, there were great problems of earning a living. How does one make ends meet?
There were also happy moments in a mother's life. The wrinkles disappeared from the brows for a short time when a letter would arrive from a beloved son in a far-off land, and one would run, full of joy, to all nearby neighbors to share the news. The mothers had to share their joy. The mothers would start to dream about their beloved son's arrival on a visit. He'll give alms to the poor when he will go to visit the graves of his ancestors, and God willing, maybe he'll make a match with the neighbor's daughter, who has long been waiting for him.
The memories of my childhood and youth quickly come to an end. How I would have liked that there be a happy end, but unfortunately it is a great tragedy. Our parents are no longer with us. Our near and dear ones perished. Almost nothing remains of the past centuries of Jewish life in Ciechanow except for one monument in the new Jewish cemetery erected in 1947 in memory of the thousands of Jews, put to death by the Nazis.
We have been left with a constant sorrow in our hearts, and through this Yizkor Book, compiled by the survivors of the Ciechanow Jewish Kehillah, we want to preserve in memory from generation to generation our past and be connected with our tortured-to-death ones, far and wide, dear and beloved martyrs of Ciechanow.
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What I Remember of Jewish Life in Ciechanow
When I was three years old, my mother dressed me up in a pair of short pants, with an opening in the rear, a cap with a stiff brim, and a large Arba - Knafos (four-fringed-cornered religious garment worn next to the skin) with long tzitzis beneath a long robe, so that I should look yomtovdik My father took me by the hand and said to me: Come, khosn bokher to Cheder, to Reb Wolf, the melamed in the Yiddish Street.
Reb Wolf, a Jew in his sixties, with the appearance of an old man, raised his spectacles on his forehead and said to father:
Baruch haba (welcome). What good news to you have?
I brought you my khosn bokher so that you should make a mentsch out of him -- my father said. After the exchange of a few words between the Rebbe and my father, my father said to me that he would come later to take me home.
That's how my learning in cheder began.
When I could already read Hebrew I was taken to a more learned teacher, Reb Zalman Fentsil, in the Butcher Shop Street. Why was he called Fentsil? Because his wife Chana had to help to earn a living, so she baked flat rolls for the market. So from Pletzl came Fentsil
Reb Zalman was a very strict teacher. One was in fear of his mere glance. That was called -- learning respect When I explained to father, father gave me a few slaps and assured me that the Rebbe knows what he's doing. That's how education looked at that time.
When I got older, my father took me to the Kehillah meetings that ended with a bit of a meal at the expense of the Kehillah. At that time Ciechanow had the following societies: Burial Society, Society for Visiting the Sick, Psalm Readers Society, Society for Assisting for Brides, and a Savings and Loan Society, where every needy one could borrow a few guilder.
Those who busied themselves with these societies were: my father, Yosl Itche Libers, Mendl Burshtein, Hersh Yoel Kiffer, Laizer Price, Yekl Klanover, Binem Malina, Binyamin Krasne, Binyamin Malina, Mendl Mlamed, Henekh Fuchs, Herschel Mai, Khune Kashnmakher, Herschel Kleinetz, Isaachar Ciechanower,
Itche Becker, Zalmen Moishe Krubiner, Laibele Byalietofsky, Berl Mundzak, Mordechai Mundzak, Dovid Klezmer (Gurny), Noske Feldsher, Shmulek Rosen, Aba Mundshtik, Noah Misher, Nate Rosenblum, Nachman Perlmutter, Vava Burshtein, and many others. Every week a committee used to make the rounds to raise money for these purposes.
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At the time of Moishe Rabeinu's yahrzeit, the Burial Society prepared two special meals -- one for the poor folk who delighted in a good piece of fish, a bit of whiskey, a drumstick of a goose then there took place the real meal of the Society
After such a meal the treasury was a bit depleted, so thoughts were turned to regarding how to raise fresh sums, It was decided that since it is already close to Purim, a few horses should be rented and the members of the Society should dress with masks and costumes on Purim day and ride out in their costumes, to collect funds. The parts were assigned as follows: My father and Hersh Yoel Kiffer went to the Varshever Street, all the way to the railroad. That's where the wealthier Jews lived: The Rubinsteins, Dovid Wise from the lumber yard, and others. Dovid Mundzak and Hershel Mai took the stretch from the Pharmacy Street to the barracks, and so on. And enough funds wee raised for the coming year.
I remember:
On certain evenings, particularly summer time, the barns on the edge of the city would start burning; so too did old houses. Since the fire brigade consisted mainly of Christians and inflamed barns belonged to Christians, anti-Semitic leaflets suddenly began to appear that threatened: if Jews will not enlist in the fire brigade, Jewish homes will be set on fire, including the shul.
A pressure spread over the Jews: how could Jews with beards don the shirts with hats and leather belt and with an ax on their hips, run to put out a fire? This is not a Jewish matter but after a few consultations with Reb Shlomo, the Rov, and Reb Yosele Dayan, it was decided that because of danger to human life Jews are permitted to become firemen.
No sooner said than done. Representatives went to the fire chief and outfits of uniforms and axes were acquired. Drills started with the water buckets, axes, the whole caboodle, like all the goyim.
Every Sunday afternoon, everyone was called to the exercises. My father, with his lovely beard, polished his brass hat with the number five in front, and the brass buckle of his belt that kept the blue shirt tucked in, and with the ax at his side went to the castle beside the river for exercises. Other Jews did likewise and this was followed by a parade through the city afterwards, equipped with all the tools. We youngsters would run behind.
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One needed a permit to sell in the market (on a table or a stall). But what Jew will take out a permit to sell only two days during the week? So people tried to avoid the inspector as much as possible. He lived on Varshever Street near the old garden, as soon as he went out of the house Jews immediately spread word in the market. He's coming. So Jews immediately started to hide their wares and by the time the inspector arrived at the market there was already nothing there.
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The Daily Life of the Ciechanow Jews
Ciechanow had very few wealthy Jews. They were wholesalers of dry goods, food products, and owners of a few mills, and of a small number of lumber yards. That was the wealthier element.
The majority of Ciechanow Jews were tradesmen, small dealers and marketers who set up a stand or a table at the market on market days. There were also Jews who, on market days, walked amongst the peasants, stuck their hand into a sack of grain, bargained, slapped hands with the peasants, and in the end, when closing the transaction they realized they don't have money for payment. Then the peasant and the Jew would ride to Weinstock's mill, the largest one in the Warsaw area, and they would unload the grain. The peasant would get his money and the Jew his provision.
The worst fate was that of the marketers who drove around from one fair to another. All week they traveled in rain and in snow, in frost and in fiery heat. They had to travel constantly so as not to be late for the fair. This is how they operated: Sunday they would get a loan from the Free Loan Society and Monday they would ride to Galomin; Tuesday -- Proshnitz; Wednesday -- Makow; Thursday -- Kharzil. That's what the shtetlach were called in the region that Ciechanow Jews traveled to in order to earn a livelihood for their wives and children.
That is how months and years passed. The energy for their lives they drew from Jewish faith; God will not forsake.
In the evening, after a hard day of toil, the majority of the Jews in the shtetl went to the bais hamedresh for late afternoon and evening prayers (Mincha and Ma'ariv), and to hear a drasha from a good maggid. Meanwhile, out of exhaustion one would have a nap. After the maggid's drasha they would move to Reb Yehuda Mashke's to hear a nice hasidic story about the wonders of the tzadik, Reb Avramele ZL. Reb Yehuda Mashke doesn't keep them waiting long and he tells:
There was once a fire in the shtetl. Nearly all the houses got burnt. Jews remained without a roof over their heads. Reb Avramele stood in the street after the fire, full of sorrow, and he said: Rebbono shel olam, I give a blessing for the city that should there ever be a fire, God forbid, not more than one house should be burnt. At the same time I make it a rule that on Yom Kippur for Kol Nidre no women should come to shul because when there's a panic amongst a lot of people, many candles are burning and it could cause a fire to break out. !
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Do you want to know if this is true? Just remind yourselves about the fire in Velvl Remboim's mill on River Street. There was a fire! And near the mill stood a small wooden house and not a single board there got burnt - that's what Jews told.
On the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Adar it is the yahrzeit of the tzadik, so for the yeshiva boys there is a siyum (celebration upon the completion of study of Talmudic tractate). Reb Avraham Aaron Kalman is the main attendant. The Rosh Yeshiva says Ahadran. Reb Shlomo Zalman and the Rebbe Ziskind sing hearty niggunim and a delicious seudah meal is enjoyed. Glasses are there for a l'chaim and a prayer is said for his merit to protect us, Amen.
The following morning, preparations are made to receive guests from all the surrounding shtetlach as well as from Warsaw. The Strickover Rebbe comes. That's no small thing, because he is the grandson of Reb Avramele! The yeshiva boys each take a tzedakah box -- someone takes the one for repairing books. Another -- for the Free Loan Society -- another for Linat Hatzedek, etc. They go to the Ohel (monument) of the tzadik, knock three times with the large key. The first ones enter: the Strickover Rebbe and the hasidim. After them the Burial Society members with the learned leader, Reb Yosele.
All day long, men and women stream to the Ohel. They deposit kvitten (prayer notes). People pour out their bitter hearts on the grave of the tzadik. After a good cry they go home more at ease. They feel certain that the tzadik will see that justice is done and heal all the wounded hearts.
Shabbat and yomtov, the Ciechanower Jews took on a different appearance. Unrecognizable. When Reb Yosele sets out into the Jewish streets with his call; Yidn, it's getting late, Shabbes, Shabbes is approaching, light candles, light candles -- there is quite a stir. Customers are hurried out of the shops and everyone rushes: in the bais hamedresh, in the shuls or shtiblech. From the shtiblech there can be heard happy songs. Lcha Dodi and after the davening people go home, humming a happy tune.
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Shabbat morning, when it is still dark, one can already hear from the bais hamedresh the beautiful psalm chant said by the Psalm readers. There are some Shabbosim that bring an added joy. That is when the Navidvorer Chazzan, Reb Laizer, comes with his choir of thirty singers to the shtetl. Jews prepare. First the davening is finished in the shtiblech in order to be able to hear the cantor and the choir.
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That's how Jewish Ciechanow lived until the German murderers came and tragically blotted out the Jewish yishuv, together with all its Jewish Parties and streams.
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The Idealists of the Jewish Organizations in Ciechanow
Jewish life in Ciechanow was very difficult. According to statistics, Jewish families lived in very cramped quarters, three to four people in a small room four by four, without any elementary conveniences whatsoever. Water was carried from the river. With one washroom for everyone it is easy to understand that there were distressful sanitary conditions.
Jews were concentrated in the center of the shtetl, the streets around the marketplace on streets such as: Varshever Street. Other streets were called: Yiddishe Street, Pultuska, Pharmacy Street, and a few more streets where only Jews lived!
When a Jew went beyond the Jewish area and got lost in the goyishe part, he felt very unsafe, and was often met with stones and with the familiar anti-Semitic call: Zhida Do Palestina.
The local priests had a great influence for causing this anti-Semitism because on the basis of religion they aroused the Christians to Jew-hatred. The difficult economic situation of the Polish peasants also played a role They were stirred up by the poor farmers, who came from the villages to the shtetl. They tried, together with the help of anti-Semitic organizations, to get rid of the Jewish merchants/traders and the tradesmen from their place of work.
Jew-hatred constantly spread. Poles started to boycott the Jewish stores, the Jewish tradesmen, and the hard life of the Ciechanow Jews became even harder.
In such surroundings the Jewish political parties arose and each one had its solution for improving the life of the Jews every party had its idealists who were devoted heart and soul to societal functions that they took upon themselves.
The idealists gave their free time and with their own means built organizations, institutions, religious groups, and shaped the Jewish community and spiritual life in Ciechanow.
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A significant part of Ciechanow Jews leaned towards Zionism. They understood that the solution to the Jewish problem was only through building our own national home in the Land of Israel. The idealists who were the leaders of the movement were: Rov Bronrot, Yaacov Misher, Avraham Vinditzky, Shlomo Rubinshtein, Garfinkl and others. They gave a part of their life for the Zion idea. They did not let any difficulty stand in their way. Their homes were open to all who wanted to support the work for the settlement of the Land of Israel. Oft times the Zionist idealists had to endure painful differences with the Ciechanower frumeh Jews, who believed that only through the coming of the Mashiach will the Jews return to Israel. But these frumeh Jews, organized in the Agudah, had their idealists.
The leaders of the Agudah were Yoel Weingarten, Malina, Student, Yisroel Yaacov and others. They were jealous and bitter opponents of the Zionists. The leaders of the Agudah and their followers thought of the Zionists as criminals and fought what they thought was a righteous war. These frum Jews were faithfully devoted to their Agudah organization and its institutions.
The second Party that fought against the Zionists was the Bund, who believed that the Jewish problem would be resolved in Poland when there will be socialism. The leaders of the Bund in Ciechanow, Yidl Bronshtein, Kostsheva and others, were outstanding in their idealism and with devotion they fought for the rights of the Jewish population.
I knew the Bundist leader, Yidl Bronshtein, very well. The work on behalf of the community always ranked first with him. It took precedence over his home, his wife and child. The concern for the Jewish population of Ciechanow was the main thing in his life.
The Poale Tzion occupied a special place in Ciechanow. They were in the center between Bund and Zionism. The Poele Tzion idealists also believed in socialism, but above all they felt that Jews must have their own home in the Land of Israel, that will normalize the abnormal Jewish life. Through physical work it is necessary to prepare for the future productive Jewish life in the new home. The first chalutzim (pioneers) who organized the hachshara (training farm) for the Ciechanow youth were the Poele Tzion people, Templehof and Berger. They went out into the field of Berl Agradnik, and under his supervision learned to work on the land.
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The young Hashomeir Hatzair organization was surrounded by love from nearly all levels of Ciechanow's Jews. The founders of this Zionist youth organization were: Herschel Finkelstein, the brothers Trombka, and Yisroel Misher. Hashomeir Hatzair distinguished itself by its wide range of activities: physical exercise through sport, readings and literary dictates, systematic self-education, and Zionist activities on all fronts: hachshara, raising funds for Zionist purposes, and preparations for going on aliyah to the Land of Israel.
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Baczynski and McKenzie each came out aggressively from the opening bell, and after a few grappling exchanges and traded punches, Baczynski delivered a crushing knee that dropped McKenzie to the canvas.
But as Baczynski went in for the finish, McKenzie (12-8 MMA, 0-2 TPF) scrambled up and locked in a perfectly timed armbar attempt. Baczynski, in obvious pain, rolled with the hold and eventually retracted the arm – though not before it was torqued in completely unnatural fashion.
Despite the apparent injury, Baczynski (12-6 MMA, 1-0 TPF) swept all the way to top position and pounded down thunderous elbows that forced referee Josh Rosenthal to halt the fight two minutes and 15 seconds into the opening round.
In the evening's main event, snakebitten UFC veteran James Irvin was unable to build on a recent win on the regional circuit, and Brazilian submission ace Jorge Oliveira took advantage of an early mistake to claim a win by tap-out.
Originally scheduled as a light-heavyweight fight, Irvin was unable to reach the required limit, and the fight took place as a 212-pound catchweight affair. "The Sandman" did land an early trademark bomb, but it would be his only bright spot.
Despite winding up in top position following a scramble, Irvin still managed to land in trouble.
Looking for a powerful ground-and-pound blow, Irvin postured up, but when he fired the desired blow, he left his arm hanging dangerously behind. Oliveira (5-2-1 MMA, 1-0 TPF) seized the golden opportunity to lock in a triangle choke-armbar combination, and Irvin (15-8 MMA, 0-1 TPF) was forced to tap just 93 seconds into the opening frame.
In the evening's co-feature, American Top Team's Micah Miller dominated Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Isaac DeJesus, but "Maverick" did not bring home the title.
Miller was unable to register any less than 146.4 pounds at Wednesday's weigh-ins, and the fight was contested as a non-title affair.
It didn't slow down Miller.
The lanky Miller earned an early takedown and simply swarmed his smaller opponent. Working to full mount, Miller (17-4 MMA, 2-0 TPF) secured a firm base and waited for DeJesus to roll over before locking in a fight-ending rear-naked choke. DeJesus tried to work his chin into the hold to buy space, but he was forced to tap at the 4:11 mark of the first round.
His second non-title loss in as many fights, DeJesus (9-3 MMA, 1-2 TPF) retains his belt.
In a highly-anticipated flyweight contest, Brazilian phenom Jussier da Silva kept his unblemished mark intact by out-pounting Danny Martinez.
Martinez proved a worthy adversary, and his defensive grappling skills were evident throughout the opening two rounds as he worked over and over to fend off chokes from da Silva. In the third, Martinez (13-4 MMA, 0-1 TPF) even went on the attack and landed a series of impressive strikes while keeping "Formiga" at bay.
In the end, it didn't matter.
The smooth grappling of da Silva (9-0 MMA, 1-0 TPF) left him in control for most of the fight, and while he was unable to gain a finish, he did do enough for a clear-cut unanimous-decision win.
In another notable affair, longtime veteran John Alessio picked up Tachi Palace Fights' vacant welterweight title by securing a third-round TKO over local favorite Phil Collins.
Alessio took a patient approach to the contest in the opening two rounds. In fact, "The Natural" was so calm in his approach, he appeared to let the rounds slip away to his opponent, who stayed just slightly more active as he circled and occasionally jabbed.
But in the third, Alessio slipped a short left-hand counter to Collins' (9-6 MMA, 2-2 TPF) dome, and "The Pain" went crashing down. Alessio (31-13 MMA, 2-0 TPF) pounced for the finish and earned it just 35 seconds into the frame.
Official Tachi Palace Fights 7 results include:
- Jorge Oliveira def. James Irvin via submission (triangle choke/armbar) – Round 1, 1:33
- Jussier da Silva def. Danny Martinez via unanimous decision
- Micah Miller def. champ Isaac DeJesus via submission (neck crank) – Round 1, 4:11 (featherweight non-title fight)
- John Alessio def. Phil Collins via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:35 (wins vacant welterweight title)
- Seth Baczynski def. Tim McKenzie via KO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:15
- Jay Silva def. Jaime Jara via KO (punches) – Round 1, 0:33
- Tommy Vargas def. Martin Sandoval via unanimous decision
- Tony Llamas def. Sergio Quinones via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 2:03
- Jimmy Ambriz def. Mike Guidry via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:29
- Nik Fekete def. Chris Bostick via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:06
For more on "Tachi Palace Fights 7: Deck the Halls," stay tuned to the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
And to watch additional contests from the card, check out the Tachi Palace Fights YouTube channel. More videos will be loaded throughout the day.

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HOUSTON — The Houston Dynamo have played spoiler to Sporting Kansas City's MLS Cup dreams in each of the last two seasons, knocking off top-seeded Sporting twice on their way to the final.
On Sunday, the Dynamo are keenly aware that SKC would like nothing better than to exact revenge by snapping Houston's record 36-game home unbeaten streak and getting in the way of a little history of their own (8 pm ET, WATCH FREE on MLS Live).
"We've got them in the playoffs the last two years so I think they want to come in and get us," forward Will Bruin told MLSsoccer.com. "It's the same way with us and LA — we want to get them whenever we play them. It's going to be a good test."
READ: The best of Bruin? Once again, D.C. bring out the best in Dynamo forward
Houston vs. Sporting KC is becoming one of the Eastern Conference's most competitive rivalries. The clubs have squared off five times over the last two regular seasons and have split the total points, going an even 1-1-3. But when it has counted most in the MLS Cup playoffs, the Dynamo hold the bragging rights: two victories in three games and a pair of conference championships to show for it.
"I think when we play them, we rise to the occasion," Corey Ashe told MLSsoccer.com. "I think we play hard for 90 minutes, we don't take breaks and we bring it to them. If we let them get comfortable, they'll dictate the flow of the game and they have a lot of good players that can punish you."
The lopsided playoff results are the source of the rivalry, but the way the teams play have added to the rivalries fire.
Both teams employ a hard, physical brand of soccer that normally ends up with players on the ground and some hurt feelings and raised tempers.
WATCH: Dynamo talking points ahead of SKC match
Houston expect SKC to come to town and try and take the game to them. So the Dynamo's plan is to try and land the first blow in a game that, from what history tells us, will be a battle from the from opening kick.
"You don't want the other team to like you when they play against you," goalkeeper Tally Hall said. "We don't want them to like us after the game because of how physical we are and the way we're passing the ball and making it difficult for them. I don't think they like us much anyways, so I think it's a game we'll have to be playing at our very best,"
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"I stayed up all night reading this wonderful book and was so enthralled, I didn't hear the burglars who broke into my home. Get your own copy and then you, too, will have no furniture."Lemony Snicket
"Spiegelman and Mouly reinvented comics as pop art in their classic anthology RAW. This time out, they're reclaiming comics as a medium of far gentler thrills in a bountiful collection of story gems from a more whimsical era of graphic storytelling. Cartoonists little known to nonscholars are standouts: Sheldon Mayer's Sugar and Spiketoddler pals who speak their own language, much to the consternation of grownupsare a delight with their sweet hijinks. Andre LeBlanc's oddball Intellectual Amos marries lush artwork to a bald boy who mysteriously soliloquizes about science to his silent imp companion. Dick Briefer's Frankenstein is a gentle freak who longs to play the tuba. But the genius triumvirate of John Stanley, Carl Barks and Walt Kelly dominatesthe first two with their wry fables of greed, revenge and childhood hubris. Kelly is simply one of the most endearing cartoonists of all timeevery line he draws or character he creates exudes charm. Adults and comics fans will pore over this revelatory treasury for the stunning art; kids will simply pore over it, immersed in worlds of fantasy that are worth visiting again and again."Publishers Weekly (starred review)


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On this long Thanksgiving weekend, I am thinking a lot about the old Hebrew proverb, Jehovah Jireh, The Lord will provide.
In Genesis 22:14, following the aborted sacrifice of his son, Isaac, Abraham names the place this drama took place, Jehovah Jireh. It is the place the Lord provided for Abraham, Isaac, and gave the great lesson of faith and obedience.
I, for one, have to keep reminding myself that the Lord will indeed provide. I worry about a lot of things, and, frankly, it is a waste of time, and even sinful. I just have to let go and let God, knowing that the Lord will provide for our needs, and through us, provide for the needs of others.
There is an old story that comes out of the Great Depression. A farm family didnt have much, but they had a garden and a few acres of crops to raise and sell, and some good luck hunting. Daily they shared their meager food with a hobo named Joe.
Every day, mom would put a plate out on the back porch for Joe. He would come along with a big smile on his face, visit with the kids and eat every morsel. The family noticed Joes old work boots had basically no tops left and cardboard for soles.
Quite cheerfully, the family scrimped and saved and sold off something or other. It was like a party each time they cobbled together a few more pennies, and counted out the money they saved. And, oh, the fun when they went to the General Store and bought Joe a good, used pair of work boots!
Ol Joe was overjoyed at the gift and wept with joy, overcome by their generosity. The family cried and embraced Joe and one another at his joy. Joe wore those boots with great pride.
Jehovah Jireh! The Lord will provide. In the familys actions they happily lived out this great old Hebrew wisdom. They knew the Lord will provide for them and, secondly, they happily gave to God with their whole heart, soul, mind, strength and provisions by caring for another.
A few days later when he came around for his meal, along with his usual smile, Joe was wearing the old cardboard soled boots again. The family was shocked and disappointed in Joe, thinking he sold their sacrifice for some homemade hooch.
Feeling aggrieved, the family confronted Joe. Surprisingly, Joe smiled even wider than usual and said, Yep, them is some mighty fine boots. But you know, I runned into a feller who had nuttin but rags wrapped around his feet, and I figured, he could use them boots more than me.
Jehovah Jireh! The Lord will provide. In Joes actions he happily lived out this great old Hebrew wisdom. He knew the Lord will provide for him, and, secondly, he happily gave to God his whole heart, soul, mind, strength and provisions by caring for another.
What does the Lord require of you but to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:9.
We do this by trusting God will indeed provide. We do this by caring for others. We do this by giving to God and others with our whole heart, mind, soul and strength.
This Thanksgiving weekend and heading into our Advent and Christmas seasons, lets remember, we walk with the Lord and give thanks to him with grateful and bursting hearts, knowing God will provide for our needs and give to the best of our ability because that is who we are called to be and who God made us.
The Rev. Steve Nofel is co-pastor of Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church.


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You may recall recent rumors we've had surrounding a new Medal of Honor game. Well, it wasn't so much rumor as it was speculation as to when an announcement would come. After EA teased the game in boxes of Battlefield 3, Save the Date's were sent out for a March 6th event where they would reveal the game.
It looks like we might not have to wait until March 6th for a reveal, however. According to the latest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine, the game is called Medal of Honor: Warfighter and will be coming as early as October of this year.
The sequel to the 2010 reboot is being developed by Danger Close studios and follows the story of Tier 1 Operators. Multiplayer is being developed in house this time and not by DICE. The game is also using the Frostbite 2.0 engine, which is also the same engine DICE used for glorious looking Battlefield 3.
EA should reveal more about the game at the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco next month. We'll be sure to keep you updated.


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Wow this is great newsKnicks aim to monitor Eddy Curry's offseason progress
by alan hahn, Newsday
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Eddy Curry has been ordered by the Knicks to report to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas so that team president Donnie Walsh and his staff can monitor the progress of Curry's offseason diet and conditioning program, according to Jerry Powell, one of Curry's offseason trainers.
Curry will not play for the 'Knicks' summer league team but is expected to be on the court for the second workout of a two-a-day session Sunday at Valley High in Las Vegas, where the Knicks will work out before their summer league opener Tuesday at UNLV.
Powell says Curry, who began a strict diet and fitness regimen set up by California-based strength coach Tommy Weatherspoon in May and began workouts with Powell in June, has lost almost 50 pounds."They want to see what he looks like," Powell told Newsday. "They want to see him get up and down with the summer league team and practice."
There is good reason. The 6-11 Curry, who three years ago displayed all-star potential, ballooned to well more than 300 pounds this past season, when weight and conditioning issues caused him to miss 80 of the 82-game schedule.
Powell said it was clear to him that Curry's "confidence has been damaged," but noted a serious lack of responsibility as the cause of his downfall.
"He's going to be better because he's putting the work in . . . There were summers he did nothing," said Powell, who is from Lindenhurst, Long Island and has built a career out of basketball training, with NBA players such as Knicks forward Al Harrington, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, Nuggets guard J.R. Smith and Grizzlies guard Marko Jaric, among other college and high school players, on his client list.
And it showed, especially last season, when Curry _ despite the knowledge that new coach Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo system demanded a high level of fitness _ arrived for training camp in poor condition. Then he contracted a bacterial infection and missed the first two weeks of training camp. A myriad of off-court issues also deeply affected him personally.
With two years left on his contract, the 26-year-old Curry's career is unquestionably at a crossroads.
What the Knicks apparently are trying to determine is if he figures in their plans going forward, or if, with a hefty $11.2-million salary against the 2010-11 payroll, they should try to trade him and clear more space for their anticipated foray into free agency next summer. The problem faced by the Knicks _ who are owned by Cablevision, which also owns Newsday _ is the amount Curry's value has depreciated. One NBA executive said if Curry was "in shape and on the floor demonstrating it" his trade value, with two years and $21.7 million left on his contract, would still be "limited."
And that's why the Knicks worked with Curry's current agent, Leon Rose, and ubiquitous basketball attache William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley, to oversee a focused offseason program this summer. They set up shop at Oakland University, near Wesley's home in West Broomfield, Mich.
Weatherspoon arranged all of Curry's meals and conditioning regimen. And when his weight was down to a manageable number and his knee issues, which have limited him to a total of 62 games during the last two seasons, had finally subsided, Powell began to work with Curry, scheduling two workouts per day from June 11 until July 3.
Powell yesterday flew to Chicago to meet with Curry for some fine-tuning before Curry headed to Vegas for what will be his midsummer checkup. After Curry returns from Vegas, he and Powell will reunite in Ocean City, N.J., to continue their workouts until camp opens in Saratoga in late September.
Bob Herzog contributed to this report.


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Has anyone here ever have to taken this test? I have to for a possible job...
I know and can find nothing about it, but I'm told a lot of programmers have to take it in order to receive job offers.
If anyone can point me in the right direction for practice tests I'd forever be appreciateve.
I am very entry level.
I believe the test I am taking is by EEI, but any general test will do.


text: The NRAO Special Colloquium will feature guest speaker Karl Gordon of Space Telescope Science Institute this week. Gordon will speak on "Extragalactic Dust Mass Determinations in the Optical and Infrared: Evidence for Dust Emissivity Variations" at 2 p.m. Friday, December 7, at the NRAO Auditorium in Socorro. Gordon will discuss an investigation using the HERITAGE Herschel Key Project far-IR/submillimeter observations of the Magellanic Clouds that indicate there are wavelength dependent variations in the dust emissivity law with environment. All NRAO employees are invited to attend via video.


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2013 Winter Issue 3 (February 1, 2013)
Volunteer for Carleton Brings in the Dough
Volunteer for Carleton made its triumphant return to campus last week. The event, sponsored by the Alumni Annual Fund, drew students to the Great Hall to write postcards and make phone calls to alumni and volunteers, thanking them for their support.
"Engagement Wanted" Connects Carleton Students with the Workforce
This year, the Career Center has promoted 'Engagement Wanted' as a networking tool to connect Carleton seniors and juniors with "Alumni, parents, and friends of the College who may have advice, referrals, or employment opportunities."
Are There Nitrates in Our Water Supply?
Concerns about campus water had arisen following the publication of an article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in late December. The piece documented widespread nitrate pollution in groundwater across much of southern Minnesota, including in Dakota County, where Carleton is located.
Rethinking the Meaning of Race at Carleton
What are examples of racism in real life? What is white privilege? Students explored and reflected on these questions through the Rethinking Race Workshop, which took place both Saturday and Tuesday night.
Advocate Manal al-Sharif Speaks Out on Social Media in Saudi Arabia
Manal al-Sharif, the "Rosa Parks of Saudi Arabia" and cofounder of the Women2Drive campaign, has earned a place on Time Magazines list of the World's 100 Most Influential People for her own brand of civil disobedience.
Retired U.S. Naval Intelligence Commander: "Is Intelligence Worth It?"
This past Thursday, retired U.S. Naval Intelligence Commander Jon Olson gave a presentation on the sharing of federal intelligence, discussing recent changes in both methods of gathering intelligence and the ethics of intelligence itself.
Political Activist York Challenges Students to "Fix Our Broken Food System"
Helene York is an advocate for sustainable food who directed the purchasing initiatives for the Bon Appétit Management Company. As such she is very familiar with supply chain dynamics and macro-level logistics, which were the focus of her presentation "Beyond Consumer Activism: What Companies Must Do to Fix a Broken Food System."
"Mamma Mia!": Ebony Electrifies Sayles in Winter Show
Mamma mia, what a show! Carleton's student-run, student-choreographed dance troop performed their Winter Show last weekend on Friday and Saturday night, livening up the great space in Sayles and drawing lots of hoots and hollers from the audience
Dacie Moses Celebrates 127th Birthday
This past weekend, Dacie Moses house celebrated the 127th birthday of Candice Moses, the house matron of the famous house that still stands on Union Street, practically unaltered from when it was first built in 1870.


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An inveterate host, Alonzo has fronted shows such as Travel Channel's America's Worst Driver, ITV's Inside the Vault, and Speed Channel's 101 Cars You Must Drive. He's also a regular guest on NPR's acclaimed Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me… Introduced to America on NBC's Last Comic Standing, on which he became the runner up on season two, he came back to win it all on season three of Last Comic Standing.
His first stand-up special "Who's Paying Attention?" premiered on Showtime and it was the genesis for his popular podcast of the same name, on which he discusses news and current events.
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text: Wasn't that the intent of the big-ass belt buckles on the TMP uniforms? Weren't they vital sign monitors? I wonder why (in-universe) they were abandoned? Or maybe they were just miniaturized? How much of a sensor is the combadge? How much would it contribute to the monitoring of lifesigns of the wearer? If the biosigns of the crew are going to be monitored remotely, where are the sensors to do this? In every wall? In every ceiling? There must be some kind of technological limitation to explain why it doesn't seem to be done regularly. Granted, the reason is plot driven - can't have kidnapped officers or rogue crew if they're being tracked continuously. But are we going to accept that alone? All these new "general orders" that chrinFinity has "issued" are just acknowledgements of the plot-driven nature of the limitations. What are the in-universe limitations? The computer core may be the size of a house, but how much of that is taken up by actual hardware? The few times we saw the computer core, it was a mostly empty hardware access room with a single terminal. And is the size of the core driven by the need to move information at FTL speeds? The computer doesn't have infinite resources, so lets not pretend it does.


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The Chicago International Film Festival has announced a screening on October 18 of The Yellow Handkerchief and describes it as:
Via Kristen Stewart Fan
Gorgeous in its visual execution and sublime in its emotional resonance, The Yellow Handkerchief is a timeless story of trust, forgiveness, and love. After serving six years, Brett Hanson (William Hurt) is released from prison with quiet dignity and subtle remorse. Bound for home, but unsure if his wife (Maria Bello) will welcome him, Brett accepts a ride from two wayward teens (Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne). At first, he keeps to himself, but in time he becomes a trusted father figure and begins to slowly reveal the secrets of his troubled past. As Brett watches young love blossom between his two new friends, he is reminded that true love is worth waiting for, and sometimes fate gives you a second chance.
- Lorabell (blatantly missing some KStew)


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Beijing said to have some success preventing rain
By Nick Mulvenney
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has successfully managed to stop light rainfall in experiments aimed at guaranteeing a dry opening ceremony at August's Olympic Games, officials said on Wednesday.
With no roof on the showpiece Bird's Nest stadium, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau has been charged with developing methods of preventing wet weather spoiling what promises to be a spectacular start to the Games on the evening of August 8.
"Our experiments with rain mitigation have been aimed at light rain," Zhang Qian, head of weather manipulation at the bureau, told a news conference.
"With heavy rain it is more difficult. The results with light rain have been satisfactory."
Qian said different strategies were used to stop rain on different types of clouds, but both had proved not to harm the environment.
"For cold clouds below zero degrees (Celcius), we use a coolant made from liquid nitrogen to increase the number of droplets while decreasing their mean size," she added.
"As a result, the smaller droplets are less likely to fall and precipitation can be reduced.
"For clouds above zero degrees we use the seeding agent silver iodide to accelerate the droplets' collision and coalescence, producing a downdraft which suppresses the formation of clouds."
China has long used weather manipulation to increase rainfall in the parched north of the country, firing seeding agents into the clouds using anti-aircraft guns.
This method might also be used to prevent wet weather at the stadium by inducing the rain to fall before it reaches the target area, said Wang Yubin, deputy chief engineer at the bureau.
"Rain mitigation is a very complex process, though," he added.
The weather bureau is also working hard on preparing for one of the pre-Games highlights, the ascent of the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest.
"We will have very detailed forecasts," Wang added. "We will be able to tell the organizers: the winds are too strong, you cannot do it on this day, or, you can do it on this day."
Take a look at the Countdown to Beijing blog at http://blogs.reuters.com/china
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So it's...
So it's basically a big Nintendo DS then.
There are no pictures of the gadget yet, but NEC is promising to show off a dual-screen "cloud communicator tablet" running Android - a "world first", the company claims. It's not the first two-screen tablet, mind. Toshiba's Libretto W100, announced back in June, probably claims that honour, but it ran Windows 7. NEC's will …
So it's basically a big Nintendo DS then.
Its an Android Game and Watch!
... has been in use for quite some time now. It is a dual screen Android device with a 9" e-ink screen and a 10" lcd screen.
See http://www.entourageedge.com/devices/entourage-edge.html for some details.
How about the Reg having a look at it?
Microsoft's concept dual screen Courier tablet. I wish that Microsoft hadn't canned that project though as the concept vids looked great.
...doesn't necessarily mean a resistive screen. There are capacitive screens with active digitizer on quite a few laptops already - the N-Trig gear.
And linux already supports it. Android is linux, right?
But did the Tosh go on sale in June ?


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In agreement with her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no visitation or services held at this time. A private family graveside service will take place at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.
Betty was born on Nov. 17, 1929, in Russellville, to Joe Columbus and Bessie Caroline (Jones) Poe. She lived most of her life in Des Moines and retired back to Russellville. In 1998, Betty moved back to Des Moines, where she resided until her passing. She was a loving, caring and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Betty will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived and lovingly remembered by her three daughters, Linda Conrad and her husband, Ron, of Omaha, Neb., Connie Wallukait of Des Moines and Kathy "Kris" McNeley of Baxter, Iowa; sister, Barbara Hemmer and her husband, Jim, of Dover; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded into eternal life by her parents; son, Michael John McNeley; and two brothers, Bill Poe and Edgar Allan Poe.
The Iles Funeral Homes, Westover Chapel in Des Moines is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences will be welcomed at IlesCares.com.


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Ill. Gov. Quinn Signs Historic Civil Unions Legislation
Civil unions for gay and lesbian couples are now the law of the land in Illinois.
About a thousand people crowded into the Chicago Cultural Center on Monday afternoon to watch Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn sign the historic law. The state's General Assembly approved the legislation 61-52 in the House and 32-24 in the Senate.
"We believe in civil rights and we believe in civil unions," Quinn said before signing the bill.
"Illinois is taking an historic step forward in embracing fairness and extending basic dignity to all couples in our state," John Knight, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Project of the ACLU of Illinois, said in a written statement issued hours before the bill-signing.
The law, which takes effect June 1, gives gay and lesbian couples official recognition from the state and many of the rights that accompany traditional marriage, including the power to decide medical treatment for an ailing partner and the right to inherit a partner's property.
Five states already allow civil unions or their equivalent, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Five other states and Washington, D.C., let gay couples marry outright, as do some countries, including Canada, South Africa and the Netherlands.
Illinois law will continue to limit marriage to one man and one woman, and civil unions still are not recognized by the federal government.
Opponents argue the law could increase the cost of doing business in Illinois, while Quinn has said it will make the state more hospitable to businesses and convention planners.
The legislation, sent to Quinn in December, passed 61-52 in the Illinois House and 32-24 in the Senate.
Some hope civil unions are a step toward full marriage for gay and lesbian couples, although sponsors of the civil union bill have said they don't plan to push for legalizing same-sex marriages, which have limited support in the Legislature.
Curt McKay served from 1998-2008 as the first full-time director of the University of Illinois' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center. McKay said the legislation is a huge victory, but he added that there is still more that can be done to provide equal opportunities for LGBT groups.
"A number of the opponents of civil unions in Illinois use as their reason for being opposed that the next thing we'll ask for is same sex marriage," McKay said. "I think providing for LGBT people full inclusion under the laws of the state of Illinois in terms of being equal in every way a straight person is accepted is the final goal."
Some conservative groups said the new law is a stepping stone toward legalized same-sex marriage.
"Marriage was not created by man or governments," David E. Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family Institute, said Monday. "It is an institution created by God. Governments merely recognize its nature and importance
Cardinal Francis George and other Catholic leaders also vigorously fought passage of the law. The measure doesn't require churches to recognize civil unions or perform any kind of ceremony, but critics fear it will lead to other requirements, such as including same-sex couples in adoption programs run by religious groups or granting benefits to employees' partners.
(With additional reporting from the Associated Press)


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"The CFAA's vague language, broad reach, and harsh punishments combine to create a powerful weapon for overeager prosecutors to unleash on people they don't like," said Marcia Hofmann, a senior staff attorney at privacy rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, in a blog post.
Swartz co-created the RSS 1.0 specification, helped establish Reddit, was widely respected for his campaigning for open access to information, and had long suffered from depression. He also faced a 35-year jail sentence after being arrested in 2011 on hacking charges, for allegedly using the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's network to download millions of academic articles from the JSTOR academic database.
Swartz, who in 2011 served as a fellow at the Harvard University Safra Center for Ethics, characterized the downloading as an act of civil disobedience, since many of the papers featured on JSTOR stemmed from publicly funded research. Prosecutors, however, charged Swartz with 13 felony violations, including wire fraud, computer fraud, "recklessly damaging" a computer, and unauthorized access.
[ For more on Swartz's role in the debate over online content and copyright, see The Crying Need To Punish Cyber Crime Fairly. ]
In response, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) Tues. proposed legislation that would "exclude certain violations of agreements or contractual obligations" from the CFAA. In effect, her bill would prevent someone from being prosecuted solely for violating a site's acceptable use policy or terms of service agreement.
"The CFAA was the hook for the government's bullying of @aaronsw. This law would remove that hook," said Lofgren in a Reddit post. "In a single line: no longer would it be a felony to breach a contract."
Would Lofgren's proposed legislation truly reform CFAA? "The Swartz case does point to a serious problem with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," said Orin S. Kerr, a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, in a blog post that recommends specific changes to the CFAA.
But, he said, a fix requires more than altering the "unacceptable access" provisions of CFAA -- which by the way is already likely to happen via a case involving David Nosal being reviewed by the Supreme Court. "The problem raised by the Swartz case is one I've been fighting for years: Felony liability under the statute is triggered much too easily. The law needs to draw a distinction between low-level crimes and more serious crimes, and current law does so poorly."
Many people have also accused federal prosecutors in the Swartz case of acting inappropriately. "The charges were ridiculous and trumped-up," Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) told The Hill. "It's absurd that he was made a scapegoat. I would hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else."
Furthermore, attorney Lawrence Lessig -- who runs Harvard's Safra Center for Ethics -- said that JSTOR officials requested that the U.S. government not prosecute Swartz. JSTOR likewise released an undated statement noting that Swartz returned all copies of the documents he'd downloaded, and said it had settled any civil claims against him as of June 2011. MIT, however, reportedly declined to request that prosecutors not pursue charges against Swartz, who allegedly accessed JSTOR after breaking into a server closet at MIT, where he wasn't a student.
Federal prosecutors, of course, ultimately did charge Swartz, and said publicly that they planned to press for a seven-year sentence if the case went to trial.
After Swartz's death, his family accused the prosecutors of "intimidation and prosecutorial overreach," saying they'd helped drive him to commit suicide. His family also accused MIT of being complicit in his death. In response, MIT said it would launch an internal investigation into its involvement, and appointed computer science professor Hal Abelson, a founding director of Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation, to lead the inquiry.
In the wake of a petition filed with the White House that demands her firing, the lead federal prosecutor in Swartz's case, Carmen Ortiz, released a statement Wed. defending her approach. "This office's conduct was appropriate in bringing and handling this case," she said, and noted that because of the nature of Swartz's crimes, prosecutors were seeking "an appropriate sentence that matched the alleged conduct -- a sentence that we would recommend to the judge of six months in a low-security setting."
But prosecutors, using what legal experts have said is standard operating procedure, had been increasing pressure on Swartz to settle. Notably, prosecutors first charged Swartz on four felony counts, which carried a maximum penalty of 35 years in jail and a $1 million fine. Later, however, they filed a superseding indictment adding seven more CFAA felony violations as well as two felony wire-fraud charges, which could have imposed even more jail time, fines and restitution requirements.
Prior to the scheduled April 1 start date for his trial, prosecutors then offered Swartz their deal: plead guilty to all charges, and the jail time will be reduced to serving just six months in a low-security setting.
Some critics of CFAA and of the prosecutors' handling of the case, say that any system -- including current plea-bargaining practices -- that allows prosecutors to threaten an imprisonment of 35 years or more when they see only a six-month incarceration as being commensurate with the crime, is inherently unfair and prone to corruption.
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1 slab pork spareribs (about 4 pounds)
Blackberry sauce (see recipe)
3/4 cup blackberries
Mint sprigs (optional)
1. Rinse ribs and pat dry. Trim and discard excess fat. Remove the membrane from underside: Slide a screwdriver along each bone and under one end of membrane to loosen, then grab membrane with a paper towel and pull off.
2. Heat grill to medium-low (300 to 350 degrees), leaving an area clear for indirect heat. Set a drip pan in cleared area. Lay ribs on grill over drip pan, then cook until meat starts to pull away from edges of bones, about 90 minutes.
3. Baste 1 side of ribs with half the sauce. Set ribs sauce side down on grill and cook until sauce browns and forms a thick, sticky glaze, about 15 minutes. Baste top of ribs with remaining sauce, turn over and cook until sauce browns and forms glaze, 15 minutes more. Serve garnished with blackberries and mint.
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1/4 cup each ketchup, honey, firmly packed brown sugar and minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 to 2 teaspoons hot sauce, to taste
In a food processor or blender, puree everything except the hot sauce. Add hot sauce to taste. Pour into a 1-quart glass measure. Cover loosely with microwave-safe plastic wrap, leaving vents for steam. Microwave on high, stirring occasionally, until berry mixture has reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 8 minutes.
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"[Frazier soaked it all up like a sponge. When they arrived in Manila it was the same story. Ali poured scorn on his opponent. Humiliated him. Joe had the heart of a lion but verbally he was out of his depth when Ali got going. One time, as fight day approached, Ali spotted Frazier on a hotel balcony, grabbed a security guard's gun and fired some rounds at him. Everybody knew it wasn't live ammo but it still startled the hell out of Joe.] Go back in your hole, Gorilla, ... You gonna scare the people! Come out again and I'm gonna kill ya before time!"
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CN Executive Vice-President and COO Keith Creel said, "The Prince George LRC is strategically located midway between Edmonton, Alberta, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, which are roughly 1,000 miles apart.
"The facility serviced locomotives for more than 9,000 CN trains that transited the city last year. We are at maximum capacity at the LRC, with three shifts per day, seven days a week, and we need to expand it to handle existing and forecast growth of intermodal, coal and other traffic in northern British Columbia," Creel said.
CN said it will increase floor space at the Prince George locomotive shop by 50% to nearly 50,000 square feet, permitting the addition of four repair bays with pits to handle the forecast increase in locomotive inspections and repairs.
Also, CN will spend more than C$4 million this year to extend two key sidings north of Prince George on the line toward Chetwynd, B.C., to efficiently and safely accommodate 10,000-foot coal trains serving mines in northeastern region of the province.
CN said it has invested heavily in the Prince George area to handle increased freight volumes. Including the LRC project and siding extensions this year, CN will have spent more than C$60 million since 2004 on capital projects in the city.
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta > Climber's Log
Uluru-Kata Tjuta Climber's Log
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|Nothing compares to this rock.
|Posted Dec 26, 2012 1:30 am
|Studying Abroad
|Climbed while studying abroad in Melbourne back in 2002. Made great friends with group of Japanese people whose only English was baseball players names so we basically just stated MLB rosters all the way to sunrise on stop
|Posted Dec 1, 2010 1:58 pm
Date Climbed: Mar 10, 1993
|During my month and a half bumming around Oz I also wandered around the Alice Springs area visiting King's Canyon, climbing Uluru and around its base. What an amazing landscape!
|Posted Jul 8, 2009 11:26 pm
|Sunrise on the top
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2001
|Enjoyed the solitude of climbing in the dark and watching the sun rise from the top. Hiked the loop trail in Kings Canyon too and would recommend that as well.
|Posted Oct 18, 2008 2:42 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2003
|Visited both places as well as King's Canyon, quite incredible environment, very different from anywhere else I've been. Climbed Uluru though others in my party chose to do the base hike. I learned that there are no hard and fast rules in the local aboriginal community about climbing Uluru, except that you have the right mentality when making the journey. And I felt I had that and experienced it as I should.
|Posted Aug 23, 2008 3:10 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2008
|Uluru climb and Base Walk and Kata Tjuta Valley of the Winds walk
|Posted Jun 17, 2008 12:25 am
|This date is a bit of a guess...
|Posted Mar 13, 2008 2:33 am
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 1993
|It indeed was some experience to walk up on that rock and enjoy the view out to the desert. Going down did give me some sore muscels, though.
|Posted Dec 16, 2007 3:46 am
|beautiful & windy
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2003
|On our 25th wedding anniversary trip to Australia, greatly enjoyed (with my wife) the spectacular rock formations despite the strong winds. We were lucky in that we were even allowed to climb Ayers Rock so close to sunset (it had been closed to all climbers on the day of our visit due to rain & wind). Highly recommended for anyone visiting "down under."
|Posted Aug 27, 2007 8:00 pm
|Aboriginal land 2
Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2002
|Although it is very touristic, it is a beautifull rock. We hiked around it, but did not climb it out of respect with the natives.
|Posted Aug 11, 2007 9:13 am
|Route Climbed: Normal
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2004
|Climbed a long time ago but never forget it. In fact i use it as profile image (see http://www.summitpost.org/image/148944/pablo.html).
With all my respects to aboriginal community, i think mountains don't belong to anybody and they belong to everybody as far as we are respectful. It was an amazing, beautiful and magical climb anyhow.
|Posted Jul 19, 2007 10:29 am
|Aboriginal land
Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2005
|Been there in October 2005. Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon... It was too hot to hike all around, but I've experienced the beauty of the rocks and nature. I would also advise people not to climb up.
|Posted Mar 24, 2007 7:27 am
|Casey Bates
Date Climbed: May 15, 1999
|While I was the only person to experience the beautiful sunrise atop Uluru that day, it is the only summit reached that I would take back if I could. Uluru is very sacred to the natives and I encourage others to consider this prior to climbing it.
|Posted Feb 12, 2007 11:46 pm
|Rick B
|Valley of the Winds track and Uluru base walk
Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2006
|These places are spectacular and an unforgettable experience.
The Valley of the Winds is the only place where I had to *really* use my fly net. I had managed without up until there, but here I finally had to succumb to these bloody bastards :-)
|Posted Feb 12, 2007 11:16 pm
|Ages ago
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1985
|I hiked Uluru back in 1985 with a tour group at age 18. Coming down was quite an experience. I came back in 1987 and climbed it again. The youth hostel in Alice was a crazy place back then. Is it now?
|Posted Feb 9, 2007 2:05 pm
|Uluru-Kata Tjuta
|Hiking around Uluru-Kata Tjuta from 22.-25.12.2006.
|Posted Feb 9, 2007 8:23 am


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