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American National Election Study: 1989 Pilot Study (ICPSR 9295)
Principal Investigator(s): Miller, Warren E.; National Election Studies
This study is part of a time-series collection of national surveys fielded continuously since 1952. The election studies are designed to present data on Americans' social backgrounds, enduring political predispositions, social and political values, perceptions and evaluations of groups and candidates, opinions on questions of public policy, and participation in political life. The 1989 Pilot Study, like its predecessors, provides an opportunity to refine existing National Election Study measures and to develop and test new instrumentation. These data include new measures of religious identity and the political salience of religion, media exposure and the type of information recalled, and individualism represented by predispositions to autonomy, self-reliance, laissez-faire, and limited government. A significant portion of the study is devoted to experiments contrasting different instrumentation for issue questions. New items on gun control, abortion, and the Alaska oil spill also are included.
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Miller, Warren E., and National Election Studies. American National Election Study: 1989 Pilot Study. ICPSR09295-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09295.v2
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Subject Terms: abortion, candidates, congressional elections, domestic policy, economic conditions, foreign policy, government performance, gun control, national elections, oil spills, political affiliation, political attitudes, political campaigns, political efficacy, political issues, political participation, presidential elections, public approval, public opinion, public policy, Reagan Administration (1981-1989), religious beliefs, social networks, social values, trust in government, voter expectations, voter history, voting behavior
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1989-07--1989-10
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Universe: Respondents to the 1988 Pre/Post-Election Survey who completed both the pre- and post-election interview and provided their telephone numbers.
The 1989 Pilot Study is a reinterview of a subset of respondents to the 1988 election study, and data from the 1988 election study for those respondents are included here. Documentation for these 1988 data are not provided with the Pilot Study, however, but can be found in the AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY, 1988: PRE- AND POST-ELECTION SURVEY (CPS EARLY RELEASE VERSION) documentation (ICPSR 9196). Users needing a copy of the 1988 early release documentation should so inform Member Services when ordering.
Sample: A dual sampling procedure combining an equal probability sample with an oversample disproportionately allocated across five strata defined by the Political Information Index was used.
Original ICPSR Release: 1990-03-02
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Game Theory at Next Clarkson University Science Cafe Wednesday
Game theory will be discussed by Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Economic & Financial Studies Luciana Echazu at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House in Potsdam this Wednesday, February 24, at 7:30 p.m.
In describing her presentation, Echazu says, "How can a politician run a campaign to win an election? Is the threat of nuclear war actually good for peace? How can we make our kids eat their veggies? These are some of the issues in life that require strategic thinking.
"Game theory involves the analysis of conflicts, cooperation and communication, and can be described as the science that studies the art of strategic thinking. By educating ourselves in the art of strategic thinking, we can learn to become more astute managers, negotiators, athletes, politicians, economists and even parents."
Echazu will lead this exploration into basic concepts of game theory using several illustrations from political situations, personal experiences, movies and sports.
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After 12 overs the slow bowlers were introduced as S. Ramphal, and S. Smith look to repair the damage, for the Diplomats. The pair added 33 before Ramphal gave catching practice to the fielder at backward point, off a long hop from Casper Davis, he made 20. Smith got hit on the knee roll and required a runner; he found Kirton, athletic and up to the task as Captain Simpson came to the crease. But Smith held out to Davis' looping off breaks to depart for 25, and the Diplomats had dug themselves into a hole at 84 for 5 after 15 overs.
D. Ravello saw Davis out after Smith's dismissal and then took 9 runs of R Layne, to signal that surrender was not near. However, two overs later Layne's off breaks similar to Davis' picked up Simpson as he played a cheeky sweep to square leg, 100-6. Ravello stood in bewilderment as Keon Lake looped two whipped strokes in the air before Davis had him sky one to backward point, 105-7. Hubert Lewis joined Ravello and looked the part against the spin twin.
However the reintroduction of speedster Dominic Audain saw Lewis' stumps rattled by a brilliant Yorker. Ravello faced Dominic with confidence and charisma as he stuck his back foot into the onside before replacing it, to flash a short delivery to third man for four. Dominic's last over costing 10. With the speed out of the way Ravello look to refocus along with Ray Joseph. But the hunting of Davis was always near.
Davis' first ball after the speedster got Joseph playing with a flat face to short extra cover. Ravello was now left with teenager Shane Smith to compose a competitive target. The inexperienced youth looked resilient until, Davis' field change left the onside vastly open. Shane eyeing the acreage, heaved to finding welcoming hands at short square leg. Ravello stranded on 26, Diplomats 131 allout of 28 overs. Davis a former quick, finishing with 5 for 22 off 8 after Mark Audain began the rout with 3 for 22 of 6, Dominic 1 for 42 and Layne 1 for 23.
Middlesex began the chase with all guns blazing, as Jacob Emmanuel, took to a liking for Ray Joseph. Emmanuel hit 3 fours and a 6 off Hubert Lewis on his way to 27. Emmanuel was caught on the mid wicket boundary the first ball Keon Lake had move to that position, a controversial moment since Lake held the ball immensely close to the ropes with Lewis gaining revenge for the maximum hit earlier. Ray Joseph bowled three over to concede 34 runs as the spins were introduced to stifle the run flow.
Andre Kirton had D. Hector snatched at slip by Oscar Prince for 14 with 70 on the board after 10 overs. Lake bowling for the residential end was rewarded with a team scalp as C Lee was run out by Shane Smith 81-3. However the arrival of Casper Davis, who mixed a sound defense with well timed stroke play, ensured that this treaty was dead for the Diplomats. Davis saw the back of his Captain Mark Audain leg before to Kirton for 21. Davis saw Audain junior survive a scared as his pull to mid wicket was miss judged by Shane Smith in the Deep. But by this time the score had been settled.
Simpson brought on himself and Ramphal the part time bowlers. Ramphal struck Davis' pad to ensure that he did not see his team home, Davis made 21. In the end K. Mc Millan struck the winning runs, with Dominic not out on 21. Bowling for Diplomats, Lewis had 1 off 23 off 5, Ramphal 1 for 2 of 3 balls, and Kirton 2 for 26 of seven. Mark Audain and Casper Davis both performed with guile, on the day they won the game for Middlesex.
Diplomats won on July 5th with Cavaliers forfeiting the game. This coming weekend, July 11th Diplomats after off, and can use the time vacation to tight the loose ends in the batting exposed by the Middlesex attack. A trip upstate is fitting to reset the momentum and treat the mind to a change in ambiance. On July 18 Diplomats look to rebound in the Brooklyn League when they host Jinnah at Marine Park C. Diplomats will be keen to improve on the 6-3-1 record which as seen them drop 4 winning percentage points for 71 to 67.
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By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The clock read 2:29 p.m. when umpire crew chief Tim Welke told the Blue Jays to return to the dugout after they had just taken the field in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Rays leading, 3-2.
After a 20-minute delay, the Blue Jays took the field to start the bottom of the seventh. And despite the delay, Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay remained in the game
According to Florida Progress, the power outage was caused by a lightning strike to a substation in the area.
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Harper Government Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Canada-EU agreement set to bring even more benefits to hard-working Canadians, says International Trade Minister
October 3, 2012 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today gave a keynote speech at the Toronto Global Forum in which he lauded the many advantages of trade, while marking the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of negotiations on the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
"Twenty-five years on, history has shown that trade is the best way to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for hard-working people around the world," said Minister Fast. "The historic agreement reached in 1987 placed Canada and the United States at the forefront of trade liberalization, and, to this day, is the world's greatest free trade success story."
Since the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement came into force in 1989, Canada's annual GDP has risen by $1.1 trillion, nearly 4.6 million jobs have been created in Canada, and two-way trade in goods and services with the United States has more than tripled. After its successor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was implemented in 1994, productivity in Canada increased by 14 percent, which has translated into higher wages for workers and increased competitiveness of Canadian industry.
"Building on this success, our government is undertaking the most ambitious trade expansion plan in Canadian history, which includes a comprehensive, next generation trade agreement with the European Union," said Minister Fast. "This agreement has the potential to be broader and deeper in scope than the historic NAFTA."
A joint Canada-EU study found that an ambitious trade and economic agreement with the European Union would benefit workers and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic by boosting the bilateral trade in goods and services by 20 percent. According to the same study, the agreement would increase the size of Canada's economy by $12 billion annually. That translates to an increase of $1,000 to the average Canadian family's income, or 80,000 new jobs across the country.
During his speech, Minister Fast also highlighted the need to ensure Canadians have the facts about the benefits of deeper Canada-EU trade, especially given the myths that anti-trade activists continue to spread about the negotiations.
"Twenty-five years ago, trade deniers claimed that trade with the United States would wipe out millions of jobs, compromise Canada's sovereignty over our fresh water, and cause us to lose our Canadian culture," said Minister Fast. "None of these claims came true. In fact, precisely the opposite happened. The Canadian economy has boomed; hard-working Canadians have benefitted; we still have full control over our water; and Canadian culture is alive and well. Make no mistake: the anti-trade activists were wrong then about our trade with the United States, and they are wrong now about our trade with the EU."
The EU is Canada's second-largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totalling $116.7 billion in 2011. With more than 500 million consumers and a GDP of over $17 trillion, the EU is the world's largest integrated economy.
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"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
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After an attack on the enemy, the victim or victims were killed and immediately decapitated. Sometimes the decapitation process occurred while the victim was still alive.
The head is cut off below the neck with a section of the skin from the chest and back is taken with it. The killer removes his woven head-band and passes it through the mouth and neck of the head and ties it over his shoulder to facilitate a rapid retreat from the victim's camp. Should the killer have no head band, the warrior will utilize a section of vine. The head shrinking process occurred in the following way:
With the immediate fighting over, the warriors assemble back at agreed upon camps alongside a river away from the enemy's territory. It is here that the head shrinking process begins.
Now safe, the killer begins to work on the head. A slit is made in the neck and up the back of the head, allowing the skin and hair to be carefully peeled from the skull. The skull is then discarded into the river and left as a gift to the pani, the anaconda.
Carefully, the eyes are sewn shut with fine native fiber. The lips are closed and skewered with little wooden pegs, which are later removed and replaced with dangling strings. From here the tsantsa goes to the sacred boiling pots or cooking jars. The head is simmered for approximately an hour and a half to two hours. If the heads were left for any longer, the hair would have fallen out. On removal from the pots, the skin is dark and rubbery, and the head is about 1/3 its original size. The skin is turned inside out and all the flesh adhering is scraped off with a knife. The scraped skin is then turned right side out and the slit in the rear is sewn together. What remains is similar to that of an empty rubber glove.
The final shrinking is done with hot stones and sand collected nearby in order to sear the interior and to shrink the head further. These stones are dropped one at a time through the neck opening and constantly rotated inside to prevent scorching. When the skin becomes too small for the stones to be rolled around within the head, sand is heated in a food bowl and substituted for the stones. The sand enters the crevices of the nose and ears, where the stones could not reach. This process is repeated frequently. Hot stones are later applied to the exterior of the face to seal and shape the features. Surplus hair is singed off and the finished product hung over a fire to harden and blacken. A heated machete is applied to the lips to dry them. Following this procedure, the three chonta are put through the lips and the lips are then lashed together with string.
This entire process would last for approximately one week, with the head being worked on daily while en route back to their own village. The last day of work on the trophy is spent in a forest a few hours away from their village where the first tsantsa celebration will take place. Here, the warriors will make a hole in the top of the head and a double kumai is inserted and tied to a shirt stick of chonta palm on the inside, so that the head can be worn around the warrior's neck.
The Jivaro Indians were preoccupied with realism, which is clearly shown in the careful preparation of the head. Due to the meticulousness of the tribesmen, the warrior tries to prepare the tsantsa with utmost care in order to maintain the original likeness of a the slain victim's face.
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08/23/2012 11:22 AM - Mike Peck
It's hard to believe that August is winding down and hockey season is just around the corner.
The big talk of course is the potential lockout that the NHL is facing again this year. I would highly doubt that there will be a season long lockout again, ala 2004, but it's looking like some of the 2012-13 regular season is going to be lost.
From an American Hockey League standpoint, a lockout would make things very interesting. Any player on a two-way contract or an entry level NHL contract (also a two-way contract), could end up in the AHL.
So for Rockford, this means potentially that players like Brandon Bollig, Jimmy Hayes, Andrew Shaw, Brandon Saad, Nick Leddy and Marcus Krueger could all end up with the IceHogs to start the season. Of the above list, a few probably would be in Rockford regardless of a lockout.
Yes, Rockford would be "stacked", but so would just about every other AHL team. If and when the CBA issues get resolved, some teams will look drastically different than the team they began the season with. The IceHogs for example, if all six of the above were to play in Rockford during the lockout, up to four or five of them could be gone once resolved.
That's an entire line combination of forwards and defensemen that could be here one day and gone the next.
With all that being said, I really hope the NHL does not lockout the players and gets this CBA resolved. Fans of professional sports are growing tired of these lockouts, strikes and whatever else is putting a halt to the leagues.
Major League Baseball is the only major league professional sports league that hasn't threatened or taken action on a lockout in the last calendar year. Reality is, professional sports is a business as is selling cars, running a restaurant, running a grocery store, etc.
We don't always view it this way, but the mighty dollar is what it all boils down to. Another reality is that we, as sports fans, always come back. Have you heard anyone gripe over the potential lockout of the NFL last summer? How many people truly are staying away from baseball now since the strike of 1995?
Hopefully everyone agrees that the best NHL is an NHL that is balanced financially. I don't know the ins and outs of the current CBA and have no clue if owners are truthful about their financials, but hopefully this CBA gets resolved and my favorite league doesn't get shutdown again.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Commission Report [COM(1998) 710 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(1999) 502 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(2000) 702 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(2001) 700 final - SEC(2001) 1745 - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(2002) 700 final - SEC(2002) 1401 - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(2003) 675 final - SEC(2003) 1202 - Not published in the Official Journal]
Treaty of Accession to the European Union [Official Journal L 236 of 23.09.2003]
In its 1998 Report, the Commission noted that progress on the free movement of goods was rather uneven. An additional effort was therefore needed to align with the Community acquis. Special attention had to be paid to the resources needed to apply the legislation.
The October 1999 Report stated that Cyprus should continue to make an effort to transpose its legislation in a number of sectors concerning the free movement of goods. Nevertheless, it recognised that progress had been achieved in standardisation and on the transposition of legislation on the safety of toys and footwear.
The November 2000 Report highlighted the efforts made by Cyprus to separate the functions of standardisation, accreditation and certification and the progress it had made in transposing the Community acquis concerning fertilisers, legal metrology, foodstuffs and motor vehicles. As far as public procurement was concerned, it emphasised the creation of a centralised statistical system.
The November 2001 Report noted that Cyprus had made further progress on the free movement of goods.
In its October 2002 Report, the Commission states that Cyprus has made progress as regards the free movement of goods, particularly in relation to the "New Approach" directives and public procurement.
In its latest Report of November 2003, the Commission notes that Cyprus meets the bulk of the accession requirements regarding customs union and the free movement of goods.
The Treaty of Accession was signed on 16 April 2003 and accession took place on 1 May 2004.
Free movement of goods can be achieved only by removing measures which restrict trade - not only customs duties and quantitative restrictions but all measures with equivalent, i.e. protectionist, effect.
Where technical standards are not harmonised, the principle of mutual recognition of national rules applies (in line with the Cassis de Dijon judgment).
For the purpose of harmonisation, the European Community has developed a " New Approach ". Instead of imposing technical solutions, European Community legislation simply establishes the essential requirements which products must meet. Nevertheless, some directives follow the traditional regulatory pattern of providing fully detailed rules. This applies to products such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, motor vehicles and foodstuffs. The horizontal directive on liability for defective products also constitutes an essential element for the free movement of goods.
The establishment of a customs union was provided for in the Association Agreement between the Community and Cyprus (1972), and in the 1987 Protocol to the Agreement, and became effective on 1 January 1998. Establishing a customs union also implies harmonising flanking policies, and in particular the harmonisation of legislation. These measures represent the first steps towards harmonisation for the free movement of goods but they are not sufficient and Cyprus must implement the entire acquis in this sector and establish an institutional infrastructure capable of ensuring the application of legislation in this sector. In 2001, Cyprus made significant progress in the fields of customs value, temporary importation, duty relief, the Common Customs Tariff, precursors and the computerisation of the customs administration. Negotiations on the chapter on customs union have been closed. No transitional arrangements have been requested.
The 2003 report - the last before accession - notes that the preparation of the necessary administrative and operational capacity is on the right track. Cyprus is meeting the commitments and requirements arising from the accession negotiations in this area and is expected to be in a position to implement the customs union acquis upon accession.
In January 1997, a new law on product liability entered into force. Except for the need for some technical fine-tuning, it conforms with the Community standards in this field.
With regard to administrative infrastructure, the Cyprus Organisation for Standards and Control of Quality (CYS) is responsible for standardisation as well as accreditation and notification at national level. In this respect, it has been allocated additional human resources. Certification, on the other hand, will be entrusted to a private body.
So far, the CYS, which is an affiliate member of CEN (1) and CENELEC (2) and a full member of the ETSI (3), ISO (4) and IEC (5) and an observer of European cooperation for accreditation, has made progress in transposing EU standards into national legislation. Already, 1 300 European standards have been adopted. The 2001 report noted that in the area of horizontal and procedural measures, the government had adopted all existing standards. In 2001, improvements were made in terms of the development of Cyprus's administrative capacity for the implementation of horizontal and procedural measures and sector-specific legislation. The 2003 report notes that Cyprus should pursue full membership of CEN and CENELEC.
Cyprus has made uneven progress in transposing sector-specific legislation. Some progress has been recorded in areas covered by the "New Approach", namely, toys, legal metrology and pre-packaging. However, Cyprus plans to adopt framework legislation concerning the transposition of the New Approach directives and several regulations covering various groups of products (e.g. mechanical devices, equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres, simple pressure vessels, pressure equipment, etc.). This framework legislation had not yet been adopted in 2001. As regards the New Approach directives, some regulations have still to be adopted. The 2002 report notes that the new Framework Law, enacted by the House of Representatives in March 2002, enables the transposition of the New Approach directives. The 2003 report notes that Cyprus has fulfilled its commitments with the adoption of the framework legislation for the application of the acquis on standardisation, accreditation, certification and notification procedures. This legislation will enter into force upon accession.
In the sectors covered by the "Old Approach", and particularly the foodstuffs sector, legislation on frozen food and materials in contact with food has been aligned. In addition, the Ministry of Health has laid down provisions to ensure the control of foodstuffs. New legislation was adopted in 2001. The 2003 report notes that the implementation of the foodstuffs acquis still needs to be improved.
In the case of chemicals, the acquis in relation to fertiliser has been transposed, although the implementing regulations for the Dangerous Substances and Preparations Law of 1991, as amended in 1997, have still to be adopted. Finally, although satisfactory progress has been made on drug precursors, further approximation of legislation is needed. Legislation providing for alignment with the acquis in relation to drug precursors was adopted in March 2001.
With regard to pharmaceuticals, the Medicine Council already controls the marketing of medicines. The committee to control medicine prices has yet to be set up. Since the 2000 report, progress has been made in implementing the acquis concerning pharmaceuticals. Further transposition was achieved with the adoption of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations in 2002. In the course of the accession negotiations, Cyprus was granted a transitional period relating to the renewal of marketing authorisations for pharmaceutical products until the end of 2005.
Existing legislation on textiles, crystal and wood is not fully aligned with the EU directives. However, the new regulation on footwear came into force in 1999 and progress was seen in relation to the type-approval of motor vehicles. In 2002, significant progress was made with the adoption of framework directives relating to type-approval of motor vehicles.
Apart from the non-aligned technical sectors, the free movement of goods in Cyprus continues to be hampered by the general system for the issue of import authorisations and compulsory indication of the origin of products, which should be dismantled before accession. As regards the non-harmonised sector, screening of the existing legislation is currently taking place in order to identify the statutes to be amended through the introduction of mutual recognition clauses by the end of 2001. The 2003 report notes that this screening must now be completed and incompatible legislation needs to be removed.
In the area of public procurement, the national preference clause is due to be abolished at the time of the accession of Cyprus to the EU. Progress has been made in relation to the new centralised statistical system and the phasing-in of the system for administrative and judicial appeal. No legislative or administrative progress was made in 2001. The Act on the Contracts awarded in the Fields of Transport, Water, Energy and Telecommunications entered into force in April 2002. The 2003 report notes that some adjustments are still needed for the legislation on public procurement to attain full compatibility with the acquis, notably the strengthening of administrative capacity.
Negotiations regarding the chapter on the free movement of goods have been closed. Cyprus has been granted a transitional arrangement for the renewal of marketing authorisations for medical products (until 31 December 2005). Cyprus is generally meeting the commitments it has made in the accession negotiations in this field.
Negotiations on this chapter have been provisionally closed. Cyprus has been granted a transitional arrangement for the renewal of marketing authorisations for medical products (until 31 December 2005). Cyprus is generally meeting the commitments it has made in the accession negotiations in this field.
(1) European Committee for Standardisation
(2) European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
(3) European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(4) International Standards Organisation
(5) International Electrotechnical Commission
Last updated: 12.01.2004


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"He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into the mansion of his soul."
"Who is there who has not been overcome by the ravages of time? What beggar has attained glory? Who has become happy by contracting the vices of the wicked?"
"When beggars die there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."
"When you share your last crust of bread with a beggar, you mustn't behave as if you were throwing a bone to a dog. You must give humbly, and thank him for allowing you to have a part in his hunger."


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Kurobuta Pork Chops Frenched
Kurobuta, or "black hog," is the Japanese term for the Berkshire breed, the source of the famous Japanese kurobuta pork from the Kagoshima Prefecture. Like its Japanese counterpart, Snake River American kurobuta is deep in color and streaked with fine marbling that makes these chops exceptionally sweet, juicy and tender.
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Rozlin Rochelle Abell
Missing since July 25, 1985 from Bethany, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Classification: Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Rozlin and Fawn were last seen on July 25, 1985 when they left from their home to go out in search of jobs.
Neither one has been seen or heard from since.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Bethany Police Department
Agency Case Number: 10-2970
Source Information:
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
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Pujols-Cards contract talks end without deal
Team intends to honor slugger's wish, wait until season's end
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Contract negotiations between the team and its superstar came to an end on Wednesday morning, more than an hour before the slugger's self-imposed 11 a.m. CT Wednesday deadline. Thus, as he has said, he will break off all contract talks until after the season ends so that any discussions would not become a distraction.
"It was for that reason," Pujols said in a statement Wednesday evening, "that we came up with a deadline. I hope that the media are respectful toward my family, my teammates, coaches and the Cardinals Organization in honoring this request."
A Major League source confirmed that talks had ended late Wednesday morning, and the club formally announced the news at 10:58 a.m. CT. General manager John Mozeliak and chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. addressed reporters at 11:30 a.m. CT at the club's Spring Training complex in Jupiter.
"I have the utmost respect for Mr. DeWitt, Mo and the rest of the Cardinals Organization," Pujols said in his statement, "and the path that these negotiations have taken, will not impact our relationship moving forward in any way."
Pujols had reportedly sought a 10-year deal, with some outlets reporting that he wanted $300 million over that span. SI.com reported on Tuesday night that the Cardinals had offered an eight-year contract worth less than $30 million per year, but likely more than $25 million per year, while the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the club was "weighing" a guaranteed eighth year as of Wednesday morning.
Both sides have steadfastly declined to discuss specific details of the proceedings in the media, and Mozeliak and DeWitt held to that stance on Wednesday.
"We felt very good about the offer we made," Mozeliak said, "and we felt that it recognized his iconic status and it also still allowed us to put a successful club out there. So as we sit there and reflect today, I certainly believe that we made every effort to try to get a deal done."
Pujols was expected to be in the Jupiter area on Wednesday, but according to a club official, he does not intend to report to camp until Thursday. The formal reporting day for Cardinals infielders and outfielders is Friday, with full-squad workouts beginning Saturday.
Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano, said in a statement that the impasse does not necessarily mean the end of his client's career with the Cardinals.
"At the beginning of this process, Albert decided a timetable needed to be established in which we would negotiate," Lozano said. "We exchanged proposals with the Cardinals during that time. While both parties were hopeful that an agreement could be reached, a difference of opinion in determining Albert's value simply could not be resolved.
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"Albert's production over the last 10 years is nothing short of historic. He is not only the best player in baseball, and on his way to having a Hall of Fame career, but an iconic figure in sports. The expiration of today's deadline does not eliminate the possibility of Albert returning to the Cardinals in 2012, but simply delays negotiations until the conclusion of the Cardinals' season."
It appears exceedingly likely that Pujols will at least reach free agency. Mozeliak dismissed out of hand any notion that attempting to trade Pujols could be a viable option.
"It is not," Mozeliak said. "It's something that the ownership group and management, we discussed, and we really feel like he's part of our organization, we're excited to have him part of our organization in 2011, and we feel like having him a part of our organization for 2011 will help us ultimately achieve our goals. So it's not something we would even consider."
The Cardinals did leave open the option of negotiating during the year -- if Pujols wanted to. Mozeliak and DeWitt said they would not pursue new talks, but that if Pujols and Lozano approached the club, they would be open to further conversations. However, Pujols has made it clear both this winter and last year that such a possibility is exceedingly unlikely.
At least two more stages of the process remain. The Cardinals still have one more opening, as clubs maintain exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents until five days after the World Series ends.
After that, Pujols would become a free agent if he were still unsigned, at which time the club could find itself to be the highest bidder. That was the situation last winter, when Matt Holliday re-upped after hitting the open market.
"We tried last offseason, so maybe the third time will be the charm," DeWitt said. "But as one becomes a free agent, obviously that's a point at which you either go some other direction or stay with the Cardinals. I'm not saying there wasn't urgency, because there was."
There was no indication throughout the process that the two sides ever got particularly close. However, Mozeliak said he did not believe that the process had been in any way counterproductive or that either side emerged with hurt feelings.
"I would say the tone through this whole process was positive," Mozeliak said. "Obviously each party, each side had different goals. That's what we were trying to work on to align. ... I don't think any bridges were burned in this process. As you look to next year, I don't think we put ourselves in a bad position. When that time comes, we'll revisit it."
Pujols will receive $16 million in 2011, the final season of a deal that will end up paying him $111 million over eight years. He is quite certainly in line for a raise from that, but the question is how much and for how long. Mozeliak and DeWitt acknowledged that letting Pujols hit the open market carries the risk that another club could bid so high that the Cardinals could not match it.
However, the converse is also true. It's possible that the open market might not be as welcoming as Pujols and Lozano hope. And whether bidding is soft or aggressive, at least there will be clarity. It seems that both Pujols and the Cardinals are curious to see exactly what other clubs would be willing to pay for the slugger's services.
"Once he's in the free-agent market, he can then weigh the market versus where we are, and I think that's probably one thing that he wants to see," Mozeliak said. "And so it would give him an idea of what other teams would value him as."
DeWitt and Mozeliak both indicated that they felt the Cardinals would have a fair shot at signing Pujols if he reaches free agency. But DeWitt said that there is no understanding or agreement that the Cards will have a right of refusal or a chance to match any competing offer.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Obviously, You're Not a Golfer and follow him on Twitter at @MatthewHLeach. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I want two forms of every overload I do:
for the + operator:
template <typename UnknownType>
any operator +(const any & lhs, const UnknownType & rhs)
template <typename UnknownType>
UnknownType operator +(const UnknownType & lhs, const any & rhs)
The problem is that apparently it is converting ALL types to an any, irrelevant what the data is...
I want to make it so that if it isn't an any already, it will NOT try to use the constructor to make it one.
otherwise I get this:
error C2666: '!=' : 3 overloads have similar conversions
If I'm NOT using an any.
I believe that is the problem (that it is running the constructor) because if I comment out the one with the any parameter first, it runs.
How can I fix this?


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Sh. Rotstein
The Gaon and Tzadik Rabbi Avraham Landau
The Gaon and holy man, Rebbe Avraham Landau, of blessed memory, known as The Ciechanow Rebbe, was one of the most notable great leaders that Polish Jewry produced. Rebbe Avraml was not a Hasidic rebbe, as is commonly understood by the term Rebbe. Externally, he was far from hasidut and he devoted himself fully to Torah. He even davened according to the Ashkenazi way, though everyone was amazed at him. In all his conduct there was a synthesis of the style of the Vilna Gaon and the style of the Baal Shem Tov.
He was descended of a long line of great men and traditions: his father, Rebbe Raphael, was a hidden tzadik. He operated a tavern in the townlet and dealt with the gentry, but he was a great servant of God. Hasidim told that this innkeeper was a truly holy man. Rebbe Raphael so hasidic tales tell - once traveled all alone with his wagon on the road. Suddenly several armed robbers sprang out of the forest, with outstretched swords. The robbers did not want to satisfy themselves only with the money that Rebbe Raphael offered them. They wanted to kill him also. At that moment a horseman came along, in the form of a military man. As soon as the robbers saw him, they quickly ran away. But at the same time the rider also vanished. Rebbe Raphael was sure that this horseman who saved his life was Eliyahu Hanavi (Elijah the Prophet).
Rebbe Avraml's mother became an orphan at a young age and she was raised in the home of her grandfather, the Rebbe of Lenchitz, Rebbe Zev Wolf Auerbach ZL. She was already a grown young woman without a suitor. The orphan cried her eyes out, but her grandfather gave her hope, saying that when the right time came, she will be helped.
Once, a peasant-Jew came to the Lenchitzer Rebbe, to
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arrange for the burial of his deceased wife. After the Rebbe explained all the rites to him, he said to him: Be so kind as to come in to me after the shiva. I have to discuss an important matter with you.
When the peasant Jew came to the rebbe after the shiva, he proposed to him that he marry his granddaughter, the orphan, Rhoda. Obviously the rebbe knew the peasant-Jew very well, but the orphan girl was shocked to marry a widower, of all things someone who is much older than her, and besides, a peasant-Jew, a lessee is this supposed to be her destined one?
But the grandfather calmed her and assured her that with this widower she will have children who will light the Jewish world. It was only then that she agreed to the shiduch (marriage).
It was this couple who later gave birth to the famous Gaonand Tzadik, Rebbe Avraham of Ciechanow ZL.
Since he was a very talented child, his parents did not want to keep him in the townlet so they sent him to Plotsk, that was at that time a city full of learned men and scribes/writers. There he was turned over to a melamed (teacher), a very observant Jew, to study.
It did not take long before the whole city was ringing about this young boy who distinguished himself with his keen mind, diligence and astonishing erudition. In addition, he was very kindhearted, feared God, full of modesty and humility. He was also very exact. Every word he uttered was measured and considered. Besides, he was subdued. His davening and learning was done quietly, almost for himself alone. He attempted not to draw anyone's attention. Still, it did not help. Soon he was discovered. The teachers of his city were full of wonder at his learning and from his observance and as is the custom, the prosperous of the city began to put forth proposals, draw a net, to get him as a son-in-law.
At that time there was a famous teacher and important man, Rebbe Itchele Plotzker. He kept his eyes on this wonder-boy, in order to try to get him as a son-in-law. So he sent his son-in-law, Dan Landau, who was renowned for his learning, to the townlet of Avraml's parents, to ask them to allow their son-in-law to live in their house until he will grow up.
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Reb Dan, though, had a different objective: since he already had a grown daughter, he represented himself as the interested future in-law, and Reb Raphael and his wife agreed to the shiduch.
Reb Dan did a lot for his talented son-in-law. He made it possible for him to reach what he reached. In thanks, the Ciechanower changed his family name to Landau - as his father-in-law was called.
Rebbe Avraham was Rebbe in Ciechanow more than fifty years and he was one of the most recognized great ones of his time. Nothing in Jewish public life was done without his advice and approval. From all over the world people came to him with complicated matters, and though he was not a Hasidic rebbe, he behaved like a Hasid and lived a life of holiness and purity. It was only at the end of his life, after the death of Baal Khidusha Hari'm, that he finally agreed to become leader of the community.
He started to praveh tish (have gatherings at his home), accept written prayers (kvitlech), as the Hasidic rebbes do, and the contributions that were given he distributed for needy purposes. At that time thousands of Jews, including great scholars and tzadikim, through the talmidim (students) of the Kolzker and Gerer Rebbes, came to him in Ciechanow, he did not change his style of behavior. He still davened in the Ashkenazi style, and generally felt more at home with the style of the Vilna Gaon ZL.
Rebbe Chaim Tanzer said about him that since the days of the Baal Shem Tov, Rebbe Avraham Ciechanower was the first tzadik who reached that level without anyone's help. His children were already famous tzadikim; his eldest son, Reb Zev Wolf of Strikov, was one of the great Hasidim, a talmid of the old Kolzker. Still he chose a different system. Besides, he was a person with a poetic soul, with a great command of language and song. His poems, full of the love of God, love of Torah, love of the people, Israel, served as a source of inspiration for Jews. The second son was Rebbe Berish Biyaler a Vorker Hasid. The third son was the Ciechanower Reb Raphael and the fourth, Rebbe Yaacov Yezover, who later took up the position of head of the Rabbanut in Ciechanow.
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Reb Yaacov Landau of Yezev (Yedzov), the son of Rebbe Avraham Landau who, for fifteen years, from 1875-1890, occupied the position of chair of Rebbe of Ciechanow, was born in the year 1844 approximately. Already as a youth he displayed a great faculty for learning. He grew gentle and refined, and distinguished himself with good qualities and simple yet deep thoughts. The young Reb Yaacov was locked in his studies of Torah. Already in his youth he was recognized as a great prodigy.
When he received his rabbinic degree, Reb Yaacov became the Rebbe in Nashelsk. Later he came to Ciechanow in order to give honor to his father, as is the commandment. His father, Rebbe Avraham, was already an old man and needed his help. When Rebbe Avraham Landau died, his son Yaacov filled his position in the rabbinate of Ciechanow.
Rabbi Yaacov Landau had a great love for the Land of Israel. Twice he made aliyah there: In the years 5650 and 5663. Both times he was forced to leave the Land and return to Poland because his wife could not endure the climate of the Land of Israel.
Since the year 5663, Rebbe Yaacov Landau gave up his position of Rebbe in Ciechanow, and after the death of his brother, Harav Wolf Strikow, ZT'L, Rabbi Yaacov Landau took over the position of Rebbe of Strikov and settled in Yezev, near Lodz. There he got the name of Reb Yekeleh of Yezev.
Reb Yaacov occupied the position of Rebbe in Yeznev for only a short time. He soon became ill. He was brought to Warsaw and there he died. A huge crowd attended his funeral.
Reb Yaacov Landau did not publish any books during his lifetime. His Torah new insights remained in manuscript form.
Rov Zeidenfeld was the father of several sons and a daughter. They emigrated abroad. According to unconfirmed information, one son lives in England. In Ciechanow we knew the Rov's son-in-law -- Avraham Pafa, a respected man in the shtetl.
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The Rov Mordecai Motl was the third son of Rov Zev Wolf of Strikov. After the death of his father, he was the Strikover Rebbe and a while later he moved to Ciechanow, where he died in the year 5677.
Rov Yitzhak Yehuda Trunk, a grandson of the famous Rebbe, Reb Yehoshualeh Kutner, accepted the position of Ciechanow rabbi for another five years, from 1907-1912; he was still very young when he arrived as Rebbe in Ciechanow. A total of thirty years.
Harav Yitzhak Yehuda Trunk
Rebbe in Ciechanow from 1907-1912
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Before Rov Trunk came to Ciechanow he was Rov in Lubranetz.
With his knowledge of Torah, learning and wisdom and love of mankind, Rov Trunk made many friends. His house in Ciechanow was open to everyone, especially for good-learning boys. He had an unusual influence on every Jew who came in contact with him.
During his tenure as Rov in Ciechanow, he did many good things for the community there. Through his initiative a fine shul was built there. The Rov also made sure that around the cemetery there should be built a cement wall so that the cattle should not be able to enter there.
In the year 1912, when his father died in Kutner, Rov Yitzhak Yehuda was called by the Kutner Kehilla to fill his place. The Ciechanow Yiddish Kehilla found it very difficult to part with its dear Rov, but they understood that this is how it must be: the Rov Yitzhak Yehuda Trunk must occupy the position of Rebbe in Kutner, the place of his great ancestors.
The Rov Yitzhak Yehuda Trunk died in Kutner in the year 1939, before the outbreak of World War II. During his lifetime he published a book called Mikreh M'furash, a commentary on the Torah that distinguished itself with a particularly beautiful and lively style.
In the year 1913 (after Rov Yitzhak Yehuda left for Kutneh, the position of rebbe in Kutneh was taken over, in Ciechanow, by Harav Shmuel Yitzhak Landau, a great-grandson of the one-time Ciechanow Rov, Reb Avraham Landau.
The new Ciechanow Rebbe was born in Proshnitz, in the year 1875. He was the son of Rov Yechiel Michael and a grandson of Reb Zev Wolf of Strikov.
At the age of three years, Shmuel Yitzhak lost his father and was raised by his grandfather in Strikov. From his early years Reb Shmuel Yitzhak excelled in learning and in good traits. When he reached a ripe age, he married a daughter of a Strikov learned man and once more busied himself in Torah and hasidut.
In the year 1895, Reb Shmuel Yitzhak, at the age of twenty, became Rebbe in a small townlet in the Warsaw area, and six years later he took up the position of Rebbe in Sakhachev, in the year 1913.
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Drawing of the old House of Study
Above can be seen the windows of the shul.
Drawing by Yehoshua Grossbard
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After two years, Rov Shmuel Yitzhak led the Ciechanow Kehillah. In the year 1914, World War I erupted. In the brief time the Rov managed to do much for the Kehillah in religious matters he was very strict, not departing from the precepts by even a hair. Still, he was a very friendly person and attempted to lighten people's lives. He set aside certain hours of the day when he accepted callers, straightened out disputes, carried out rabbinic judgments, and settled arguments between people. He devoted much time to the needs of his community.
There was no (Gmilat Khesedim Fund) fund for loans, so the Rov himself carried out the mitzvah of lending money without interest to those in need and also to market people who needed a few rubles on market-day.
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Twice a week the Rov went to the slaughter-house to watch the slaughtering and examination. He also took an interest in education and started a yeshiva that he conducted for the Ciechanow boys. From the surrounding shtetlech, yeshiva boys started to arrive in Ciechanow in order to study Torah there.
Rov Shmuel Yitzhak Landau was a strong opponent of reforming the education. He did not allow the establishment of Cheder M'tukan, where yiddishkeit and Hebrew would be taught in a more modern manner and secular enlightenment subjects would be introduced. Regarding this there was quite a controversy between the Rov and the Enlightened of Ciechanow, but the Rov with his principles prevailed, and in Ciechanow, at that time, a modern school was not established. In general, this strictly-religious Rov tried to have a moral influence on the youth and did not allow the dancing of mixed couples.
As in that time, Rov Landau, who was the official Rebbe of Ciechanow for the Czarist government, also had some influence with the local police. With his influence he prevented the allowing of Yiddish Theater to be performed.
At the outbreak of World War I, the strictly religious activity of the Ciechanow Rebbe was interrupted. But even with the tragic outbreak of war for the Ciechanow Jews, Rov Shmuel Yitzhak Landau continued his faithful devotion to his Ciechanow Kehillah.
Ciechanow, as a city on the border of what was Germany at that time, was, like other townlets of that region, amongst the first to be caught in the fire of the War. Many Jews who suffered from the Czarist anti-semitic military escaped from Ciechanow, leaving everything helter-skelter. The Rov, Reb Shmuel Yitzhak Landau, did not want to leave his community, basing his decision on the words of the chazal, that the leader of a community does not abandon his people in an hour of need. And so it is told that the pious Rov saved the rest of his Kehillah, through a miracle, from a terrible decree. This is what happened:
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The leaders of the Czarist military issued an order to the Ciechanow Jews to supply a thousand men to do difficult work for the army. The Kehillah had no choice. The military order had to be carried out.
At the appointed place the thousand Jews appeared, amongst them many elderly, weak people, and at their head was Rov Shmuel Yitzhak, who did not want to leave his flock, though the law allowed the Rov to be free from being taken to work.
While the thousand Jews were waiting thus to be sent to work, important people asked the Rov to go to the grave of his great-grandfather, Rov Avramele ZTL, to plead for mercy for the Almighty to abolish the decree.
The Rov obeyed the flock and, with the elders of the group, went to the grave of the Tzadik. The cries and wailing at the gravesite split the heavens. The decree was abolished. The Jews were freed from the hard war work.
These life events had a bad effect on the Rov and destroyed his health. After the decree was abolished, the Rov went to the mikveh and from there to the Bais Medresh to daven Shacharit, together with others. No sooner did he remove from himself Rebainu Tam's t'fillin, he felt ill. Those present at the prayer service removed the tallis from the Rov. It was damp with tears. His soul departed in purity and in holiness on Tuesday, Parasha Pinkhas 1915. He died of a heart attack.
The Rov had a large funeral and was buried in the new Ciechanow cemetery where the saintly ones of Ciechanow are buried.
The above was written according to the description of Rov Zev Wolf Yechiel Landau of Tel-Aviv, a son of Harav Shmuel Yitzhak Landau. The son of the Ciechanow Rov published a book called Chidushei Sh I in Halakha and Agadah by Harav Shmuel Yitzhak Landau of Suvuta, Sukhchiv, Ciechanow.
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The beloved last Rov, Rov Chaim Mordecai Bronrot
Occupied the position of Rebbe until the outbreak of World War II.
More about him in his biography.
In the year 1916, Rov M. Bronrot was appointed as Rov in Ciechanow. For twenty-three years he was the religious authority of the Ciechanow Kehillah.
Rov Mordecai Bronrot was born in the year 5641 in Astrolenka, a shtetl in the Lomyer region. His father, Reb Nachman Tzvi, a bookseller, brought up his son with a love of Torah and Talmud. In his young years Chaim Mordecai learned Torah in Sakachev in the yeshiva of the famous Gaon, Rebbe Reb Avraham Bornstein.
He absorbed the Hasidic spirit from the well-known Tzadik, Rabbi Yirachmiel, Yisroel Yitzhak Danziger, the famous
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Alexandrian Rebbe, the Baal Yismakh Yisrael. The young genius got his rabbinical motivation from the rebbes, Reb Malkiel Tanenbaum Lamzer Rov; Rov Moishe Nachum Yerushalimski Astralenke Rov; Rov Shimon David Anilik Shedletz Rov.
After being ordained, the young rebbe got married to Faigl Matl, the daughter of the Hasid and great scholar, Reb Shmuel Cohen from Sterdin, Stredletz region. Reb Shmuel Cohen was the son of Rov Yaacov Yehudah Cohen Rov in Cabrava, a shtetl near Astralenka.
Before Chaim Mordecai Bronrot took up his rabbinic position in Ciechanow, he was Rov in the shtetl Cherbin, by Astralenka. Then he transferred to a larger city, Khurzel, close to the Russo-German border of that time.
During this time, when Rov Bronrot led his Kehillah, World War II broke out. The Russian military command chased the Jews out of the shtetl and Rov Bronrot arrived in Warsaw as a refugee with his family. He was there for two years and occupied himself with organizing help for the thousands of Jewish refugees who were chased out of their homes by the Russian commanders. Rav Bronrot was, in Warsaw, a member of the committee to bring help to the refugees, a committee that was under the jurisdiction of the Central Refugee Committee in Petersberg (Leningrad at the time this was written). From this committee he took up the position of Rov in Ciechanow.
Already in the year 1918, immediately after the Germans left Poland, the Polish state was established. Rov Bronrot participated in a secret conference with forty rabbonim. The conference adopted a positive position toward the Balfour Declaration and decided, in this spirit, to let out an appeal that was signed by the rabbonim and made an unusual impression on the religious, Hasidic world.
Rov Bronrot was also a long-time member in Vaad Hapoel of Agudat Harabbonim. In 1922 Rov Bronrot, together with the former Chiechanow Rov, Harav Yitzhak Yehuda Trunk, went on a rabbinic mission to America. On this trip there was the expression of the great love that the Ciechanow Jews had for their
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Community workers and rabbonim, present at the Museum in Tel-Aviv
At the announcement of the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel.
Amongst them, seen from right: Rov Chaim Mordecai Bronrot of Blessed Memory
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spiritual and religious leader. All the shtetl came to say farewell to their Rov and to wish him a safe journey. The surrounding streets and the area in front of his house was full of Jews who awaited him as he came out of his house. Many of his relatives accompanied him, and parted from him with the words: Go in peace and come in peace.
Rov Bronrot was in America for two years and worked there on behalf of the religious Jewish community. Though in many places, including Chicago, he acted as Rabbi, he did not want to remain there and did not bring the members of his family there because the life of the Jews there was not religious enough for him. In particular, the desecration of the Shabbat bothered him.
During the complete two years, the Ciechanow Kehillah kept his rabbinic position open for him and awaited the return of their leader. Upon his return, Rov Bronrot again led his Kehillah until the tragic year 1939. During all those years he was active in the Zionist movement (Mizrachi) and did much both in the Ciechanow Kehillah and elsewhere on behalf of the Jewish National fund, the Hechalutz Mizrachi Fund, and other Zionist funds. He also participated in several Zionist Congresses.
In the year 1939, two months prior to the outbreak of World War II, Rov Bronrot went on a rabbinical mission to England. He was trapped there because of the war and remained there for several years until he had the possibility, in 1943, to make aliyah to the land of Israel. Here he was appointed Rabbi of Tel-Aviv and Jaffa. He served in this rabbinic capacity until the last day of his life, and was present in the Tel-Aviv Museum when Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel.
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In Tel-Aviv also the Rov was active in the community. He was the chairman of the Talmudic Education Net. He was also at the head of the Yeshiva Hayishuv Hakdashah that was created by Harav Emiel. Generally, Rov Bronrot did much to establish Torah learning in Tel-Aviv.
Rov Chaim Mordecai Bronrot was also the author of several books on Torah matters. He wrote publicity articles in various Zionist and Mizrachi publications. In 1950 he died and finished his spiritually creative work on earth.
[The biographical particulars about Rov Chaim Mordecai Bronrot's life and activities were collected by Moishe Tzinovich].
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Rav Mordecai Bronrot, the Folk Leader
Portraits of his Personality
Rov Bronrot had a deep understanding of the newly-rising Jewish cultural life of the young people. When he felt the new winds that started to blow in Jewish circles he ruled the winds and led them in the direction that he felt appropriate for the normal development of Jewish folk-life.
The leader of the Ciechanow Jews saw how the Jewish youth is drawn to a new lifestyle, so he did not cast them aside. Just the opposite; he drew them closer and showed them the way of revival of the nation in the Torah spirit. With his beautiful talks, held in a modern style, spread throughout with Talmudic words of wisdom, he won over the Orthodox youth for Zionism, and had an extraordinary influence also on the so-called freethinkers.
With his words that Words that come from the heart Rov Bronrot lit up the hearts and won them over to the idea of settling in Eretz Yisroel, tied with loyalty to the Jewish tradition.
Rov Chaim Mordecai Bronrot united in his person the ideal, honest, pure communal worker, and the great Talmid khokhem (learned scholar). He was a great learner/teacher, well versed in all aspects of Torah, in their laws and so on. His books were highly praised in the scholarly world. Many of his Torah commentaries, however, did not reach the public. They were drowned in the ocean together with part of the Rov's baggage during his trip to the Land of Israel: It was only in Israel that he published an important book about the observance of Shabbat. This book has special significance for the agriculture that is going on in Israel, on their own soil, where there is no Shabbes-goy to perform work such as milking the cows on Shabbat, for example.
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Rov Bronrot reached a great depth with his knowledge of Torah and Talmud. An example:
To what is this comparable?
To a bee that sucks the pollen from many flowers.
That's how the Rov and wise men found the deep meaning of every word of every bit of writing in the Torah. His knowledge of human conflict solution was very great.
During a rabbinical court case the Rov would calmly, and weighing all the facts, quickly grasp which side is telling the truth and has a just complaint. He almost never made a mistake. For this reason, he was considered the best arbitrator in Ciechanow and in all the surrounding area. People came to the Rov with the most difficult, complicated matters, both in business matters and in family relationships.
People from other cities also came to the Rov with matters and questions in kashruth, and whatever he judged to be right, that's what was the law.
In addition to all these good qualities of the Rov leader of the flock, wise man, Mizrachi activist, of a high caliber, a good-hearted person his journalistic talent must also be mentioned. His journalistic articles always stood out with their humor, clarity and logical approach in communal matters.
A great religious and worldly personality was the leader of the flock in the not-large Ciechanow Kehillah --- Rov Reb Mordecai Chaim Bronrot.
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Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Therin of Andor, Oct 30, 2012.
I'm a cheap date.
That's gonna drive me crazy, you know.
TOS: The Folded World
Working my way through post-nemesis trek-lit (I'm a few years behind the times), but I keep finding events on Tezwa mentioned, and all that stuff, so I decided when I'm done I'm going to back-track....so I just downloaded all nine "A Time To..." books on my kindle.
All you really need to read are the last three. They deal with Tezwa and it's aftermath. I had actually read A Time for War, A Time for Peace (the very last one in the series) and it covers the broad strokes of Tezwa.
Yeah, I figured only a couple of the books would deal with that plotline, but I get through novels pretty quickly, so I figured If i was going to back track for that, i may as well read that whole set.
Two new books out in Sydney, Australia, today!
Craft Book and How to Speak Klingon by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
"Star Trek Craft Book" (Gallery/Simon & Schuster) by Angie Pedersen and "How to Speak Klingon: Essential Phrases for the Intergalactic Traveler" (Chronicle/becker&meyer!) by Ben Grossblatt, illustrations by Alex Fine, phrases spoken by Dr Lawrence M Shoen.
Now you, too, can have a Star Trek sock monkey!
The Klingon book features images of several Andorians, too.
The craft book looks really neat - is that a new publication?
Yes indeed. I wonder why the "sticker" on the front doesn't say "Make it sew!"? Did the cover designer not get the joke?
25 projects including IDIC cushion cover, drink coasters, tribbles, sock Spock monkey, tricorder purse, dog vests, Starfleet uniform aprons, felt Shran the Andorian rattle (below), Khan finger puppet, Klingon party plates, and many others.
Andorian rattle by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
Just got paq'batlh: The Klingon Epic (http://www.uitgeverij.cc/publications/paqbatlh/).
Can't say I've been too excited by a lot of the books coming out over the last year. The focus seems to be too much on gimmick and novelty books, while the novels could use a bit more variety. Glad to see the long run of standalone TOS books is winding down at last.
My latest acquisitions:
Redshirts! Excellent choice.
Well, Archer may look glum, but I'm happy! Star Trek: Enterprise: Rise of the Federation - A Choice of Futures by Christopher L. Bennett is now in my hot little hands.
^ Nice! Really looking forward to this one. It's apparently not in stock yet at my local Chapters, but I'm going to be around that part of town mid-next week, and I hope it will be there by then... it would make some nice holiday weekend reading!
Got mine at Chapters Chinook in Calgary. I was surprised when I saw online they had 13 in stock, so I popped over after work. They had apparently just arrived, so they had to go to the back to grab a copy for me!
Not Trek, but by a Trek actor-now-writer:
Ian and Anthony by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
I had a great chat last night with actor Anthony Montgomery (Travis Mayweather) of "Star Trek: Enterprise" at Kings Comics, Sydney, about his new graphic novel adventure, "Miles Away". He was great fun and very passionate about his writing.
Christopher L. Bennett's "Star Trek: Rise of the Federation: A Choice of Futures" has just arrived Down Under!
A brand new collectible "Star Trek" book, "Star Trek Cross-Stitch" by John Lohman (Gallery, 2013)! A stitch in time saves Seven of Nine, you know!
Cross-stitch front by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
And cool! The Tellarite on page 33 of "Star Trek Cross-Stitch" is wearing the ambassador's robes I bought in the "It's a Wrap!" auctions of Paramount props and costumes!
Cross-stitch inside by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
Some great patterns including catch-phrases for samplers, decorations for bibs, bookmarks, LCARS screens, alien language scripts, even a Borg Cube ornament.
Arrived Down Under this week. A companion book to Gallery's recent "Star Trek Craft Book".
Also arrived this week, from Amazon: "Star Trek FAQ 2.0: Everything Left to Know About The Next Generation", the Movies, and Beyond".
(My apologies for triple post, but no one else has been here recently.)
I've been chasing down some of the old books from what I've seen being referred to as the 80's novel continuity. There's a topic further down in this section, where some of these books are linked together by a network of very loose continuity sharing, so that's been a fun chase.
A month or so ago I found decent copies of The Vulcan Academy Murders, which I've surprised myself for neglecting, given that it it looks in on the planet Vulcan and Spock's family, at least according to the back cover discription. About two weeks ago I got a hold of Shadow Lord (hoping there will be some good Sword and Planet action like in Friday's Child), a really nice copy of The Final Reflection, and Uhura's Song (which I've dismissed for the longest time, but I've notice that it's very highly rated in some places, and again for curiosities sake to see how in joins in with the other 80' continuity books).
Less connected to the whole 80's continuity thing, I found a pristine hardcover copy of Reeve-Steven's novel, Federation, at a library sale for only $2.00 yesterday.
Uhura's Song is one of my all-time favorites. It's a great exploration/first contact story, a rousing adventure, and a treat for any cat-lover. As I recall, its strongest tie to the rest of the '80s continuity is that it brings back a supporting character introduced in The Entropy Effect, a felinoid security officer nicknamed Snarl.
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'Won't Back Down' review: An education
Updated 5:06 pm, Thursday, September 27, 2012
Won't Back Down
Drama. Starring Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Holly Hunter. Directed by Daniel Barnz. (PG. 117 minutes.)
Loosely based on real-life events, "Won't Back Down" tells the story of a single mom who teams up with a disillusioned teacher to transform a failing public school into a charter school. Apparently in some states, there is an unusual mechanism that allows parents and teachers - under certain circumstances, and after certain approvals - to take over schools and start running the show. "Won't Back Down" is about an effort to make that happen.
For sure, this is a cause movie - sometimes it even feels that way - in favor of charter schools and against the teachers unions. Still, "Won't Back Down" is reasonably fair in its approach. The great screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky once said that whenever he figured out what he wanted to say with a screenplay, he would introduce characters who disagreed and have them make their best possible argument against his own point of view. If director and co-screenwriter Daniel Barnz doesn't go quite that far, he advances the union's argument in a compelling and reasonably persuasive way.
It's just that he makes the counterargument even more compelling. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a Pittsburgh barmaid-receptionist (yes, two jobs), who, despite her upbeat demeanor, is becoming increasingly frantic about having her daughter enrolled in one of the worst schools in Pennsylvania. She has no money for a private school and can't get her daughter into a charter school. So, rather than watch her daughter's life get flushed down the toilet in slow motion, she resolves to use a rare provision in the education laws to change the school.
In her real life, Gyllenhaal was born into privilege, and yet there's something about the arrangement of her features, her loose posture and down-to-earth manner that makes it very easy to believe that she has never had a dime. Gyllenhaal looks right at home among the people: Working as a bartender, she just glows. In "Won't Back Down," her quicksilver radiance is well paired with the more phlegmatic energy of Viola Davis, as a teacher who has lost the joy in her work and is inspired to regain it.
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AMSTERDAM – Winning MLS Cup last year seems to have awakened something in Yura Movsisyan. The former Real Salt Lake star has a hunger for trophies, and he says he's just getting started.
Seven months into his new adventure at Randers FC, Movsisyan has designs on raising more silver at the end of his first full season in Denmark's top flight.
"Why not?" Movsisyan told MLSsoccer.com. "Obviously, You've got the big ones, Copenhagen and Brøndby, but I think we've got a good team as we showed last year. An average team wouldn't go 15 to 16 games without losing. That's given us a lot of confidence. I'm shooting for the title. I don't know if anybody else is thinking that, but I am."
It's little wonder to find Movsisyan so full of kick in the Horses' strike stable. After collecting as many red cards as goals (one) over his first six games with Randers, the 23-year-old has exploded for nine in his last 10, including two in Europa League qualifying.
"For me, in the beginning, it was difficult because I couldn't get used to the country, the level, the weather," he said. "It also takes time to get used to the players. But I adapted really well and started scoring and kept going."
Movsisyan's latest strike came in Sunday's SAS Liga season opening win over the same Brøndby he identified as championship contender. The workhorse hopped off the bench to put the hosts up 2-0 by busting the offside trap to round the helpless keeper.
He's acclimatized off the field as well, growing comfy in the scenic harbor town that is Randers.
"It's quite nice here," said Movsisyan. "It's a little town, you can't really call it a big city. There's not much to do but concentrate on football. The weather is also quite nice, which helps. I'm happy."
With things going so well, the Azerbaijan-born Armenian is staying positive over his quest to one day join the US National Team and play for America at a World Cup. Transferring to play in Denmark may slow down the citizenship process he's begun a bit, but once again, Movsisyan's got his eyes fixed on the prize.
"I'm still of the same mindset," he stated. "Becoming a citizen could take a while or it could be a quick process. There's people working on it right now. It's not going to be as fast as it would have been there, but there's always ways to expedite it."
For now, though, Movsisyan's focus is squarely on Thursday's home leg of their UEFA Europa League second qualifying duel with Slovenian side Gorica. Randers lead 3-0 from the away leg and their No. 9 shirt is quite confident they will close up that bit of business.
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Sorry girls, have not heard from the tutor at all, so I better not do the tutorial on the table topper incase of copy right. However I am going to show you the technique.Like any patchwork pattern, once you have the know how, you can create your own design. I am showing you the squares and triangle(equilateral triangle to be exact) You will need besides fabric - cards from cereal packets compass, protractor and pencil(as sharp as possible) A4 sandpaper (optional) wadding (good time to use up small pieces-but make sure they are all of the same wt) Templates
5" square is a good size, so this is what I am working on. Draw and cut using the cards 1) Circle with 3 5/8" radius (A) 2) Circle with 4" radius (B) 3) Semi circle with 4'' radius PLUS 1/4" seam allowance on the straight edge (C) For the triangle- I am using a 5 1/8" 1) triangle with 5 1/8" on all 3 sides with angles 60 degrees (D) 2) Circle with 3" radius (E) 3) Circle with 3 3/8" radius (F) Cutting- 5" squares for fabric and wadding for each square To make the square
1)Here is when I used the sandpaper.Place fabric on it with wrong side up.Draw a circle on it with Temp B
2)Sew small gathering stitches round circle about 1/8" from edge of fabric.Make sure thread is long enough to go right round with knot and finishing thread on the right side of fabric. 3)Place Temp A on the wrong side and in the centre, pull up gathering thread,until tightPress with fairly hot iron. 4)Loosen slightly enough to remove Temp A.Pull back to reshape.Press again. 5)Remove gathering stitches 6)With wrong side facing up, place 5" sq wadding 1st and then fabric in the center. Press.
7)Close 2 opposite curved edges at a time
8)Hand/machine quilt on the curved edge
9)Join 2 squares at the back with small stitches
Join the 2 halves together and follow No2-No5
Open eam and press.With wrong side facing up,place 5" wadding and fabric in centre AND at a POINT
Sorry I didn't make 4, but 4 of this will give you this design. - Front
Triangle-Cut wadding using triangle Temp D. Cut fabric using TempF. follow as No2 in square. Place Temp E in centre and gather up stitches.Press.Follow as No4 and No5.Place triangle wadding in centre .
I have used a stripe fabric to show theover/under lap better( I hope)
Square with 2 colours-cut 2 contrasting fabrics with Temp C
fold over curved edges and follow No7 - No9
Fold over 3 curved edges.
Finish with hand/machine quilting on curved edges. all pieces Quilt as you go.sorry this is so long.this is my 1st tutorial, hope it is ok and not confuse you all too much.Hope you will try this out one day.Enjoy.Thanks for watching.


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Viewing the sun as it makes its first appearance is always a memorable experience. It marks the beginning of a new day, as the surrounding landscape is revealed – often in stunning fashion. Watch the day begin with the first rays of sunlight at one of these notable locations.
ARIZONA, Grand Canyon National Park
As if being painted by an artist's brush, the rays of light creep across the cool purple-colored walls of the Grand Canyon, transforming them into brilliant bronze and orange hues. Surrounded by inspiring scenery and wide vistas, Hopi Point, on the south rim, is one of the most popular viewpoints. Other places to view the sunrise include Mohave, Mather and Pima points.
MORE INFORMATION: 928-638-7888 or nps.gov/grca
MAINE, Bar Harbor
Acadia National Park's Cadillac Mountain, at 1,532 feet, is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard. From October to March, it is the first place in the United States to see the sunrise.
There is a 31/2-mile winding, scenic road that leads to the top, with several observation points that offer prime viewing opportunities along the way.
MORE INFORMATION: 207-288-3338 or nps.gov/acad
HAWAII, Maui
Viewing dawn from the top of Mount Haleakala as the light creeps across the crater revealing the vast landscape of the park has long been a popular activity on the island. The road to the top of the volcano (at 10,023 feet) stretches from the beach at Paia to the edge of the crater. Haleakala National Park has more endangered species than any other in the United States, such as the nene (Hawaiian goose) and the silversword plant.
Hikers will enjoy trails that cross the nearly 7-mile-wide crater. The visitors center hosts nearly 1.5 million people annually.
MORE INFORMATION: 808-572-4400 or nps.gov/hale
MEXICO, Tulum
This quiet coastal oasis draws spiritual travelers and those in search of culture, scenery and history all in one spot. One of the last cities inhabited by the Mayas, there are many preserved architectural sites. Sun-worshippers gather at the Caribbean shoreline daily to watch the sun rise and some greet the day with coastal yoga courses.
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BERLIN- Autumn Grove Stables in Berlin will host the latest in a summer-long series of Chesapeake Bay Horse Shoe Association (CBHSA) events tomorrow, Saturday, August 22, at its facilities just off Sinepuxent Rd.
The CBHSA-rated horse and pony show, which will be held tomorrow rain or shine, is the latest in series of events hosted by Autumn Grove. The events start at Autumn Grove's outdoor ring beginning at 8:30 a.m., with action at the indoor ring beginning at 9 a.m. Autumn Grove has several more events scheduled for later this summer and fall including CBHSA-sanctioned events on October 24 and November 7, which will includes the association's medal finals. For more information, call (410) 430-9072.