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Born 1868 to his father Rabbi Israel Tuwje Gutman Cwi the Levite, Chair of the
Rabbinical College in Pacanów. Even in his youth he had the reputation
of being a genius. He was a son-in-law of Ber from Niemce (close to
Dąbrowa). Lived with and supported by his father-in-law. His father-in-law
gave him a house in Sosnowiec, from which he received rent payments.
|Rabbi Alter Mosze Aron the Levite,
may the memory of the righteous person be blessed
After his father's death in Pacanów, he took his father's place in the Rabbinate, in 1906. In 1911 he came to Dąbrowa. At that time the battle heated up regarding breaking away from the Będzin community and becoming independent, which came to pass in a rough struggle on 23 June 1909. January 1911 the independent Dąbrowa community was established, and soon after that, Rabbi Mosze Aron the Levite was elected as the first Rabbi of Dąbrowa. Even earlier, three years before, he had bought a house in Będzin and lived there. From time to time he would come to Dąbrowa and attend to the religious needs of the Jews. His election as Rabbi was confirmed by the governor. The Rabbi of Będzin, Graubart, felt a little insulted by the Dąbrowa community, and he did whatever he could to hold off the appointment of a new Rabbi in Dąbrowa. Helping him was the Rabbi from Łódź, Rabbi Elijahu Chaim Majzel, and the Kromołów Rabbi, Reb Natan Nachum Rabinowicz. But the treatments did not bring about results. The votes for the new Rabbi of Dąbrowa were confirmed, and he began his term as Rabbi in Dąbrowa.
The Rabbinical Levite was a Radomsker Hasid, a great benefactor, a fanatic in
Jewish affairs. He was very involved in distributing free loans. He sold his
house in Sosnowiec and built one in Będzin on Kołł¹taja 42, a
new house. He did not allow any work on Sabbath; he paid his workers for
Sabbath, even though they did not work.
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In 1912 he published a book, Light of the Century, with speeches (in two parts). The first volume has 128 pages and the second, 114 pages (published in Piotrków).
He calls himself Alter Mosze Aron the Levite, son of Rabbi Israel Tuwje Gutman Cwi the Levite of Pacanów, son of the Hasid Joel Josef the Levite, who died 24 April 1903. In the flyleaf of the book he relates that he was once a Rabbinical judge in Będzin, out of honor, without salary, a member of the Rabbinical Assembly, of which Rabbi Engel was the head, and also honorary chairman. After that he took over his father's place in Pacanów for eight years, and afterwards he came to Dąbrowa. His book was published by the young Hasid Reb Pinchas Menachem Finkelsztajn, son of Eliezer Elimelech (born in Pyrzyce [?]) from Dąbrowa in 1912. In the book are endorsements by the Ostrów Rabbi, Rabbi Szalom Majer Jechiel Szapiro; Walędówer [?] Rabbi, Rabbi Szlomo Chanoch the Cohen Rabinowicz (Radomsker Rabbi) of Sosnowiec, Rabbi Motele, the Trisker Maggid's son. Rabbi Chaim Majer the Levite from Neustadt, witnesses in his introduction, that in addition to all the years that the author served as Rabbi in his father's place in Pacanów, he taught students; his single goal was to bolster the Jewish religion. Rabbi Chaim Majer, the Pińczówer Rabbi, serves as witness in his testimonial about the author's father, that he was a sagacious scholar, and well-versed; and also about the young years of the son, the author, that he heard wonders about him and that he was a great scholar who learned Torah easily. He himself spoke with one of his students, and he found him also to be a scholar of Torah, who knew clear and deep layers of the holy books, which he taught.
After the above-mentioned work, the Dąbrowa Rabbi challenged himself to
publish a large, holy book. That was Grains of the Earth, on the five books of
Moses, in five volumes. The first volume, on Genesis, had 288 pages; the
second, 296 pages (with testimonials from the Gerer Rabbi and the Radomsker
Rabbi from Sosnowiec, dated 1928). The second volume was easier to publish,
because a rich man in Dąbrowa, Reb Icchak Menachem son of Reb Chaim Mosze,
covered the publication expenses. The author mentions him in the second volume.
The third volume had150 pages. The fourth, 160 pages (printed in 1931/1932).
The fifth volume came out in 1933 and has 198 pages.
|A group of young men in Agudat Israel
The Rabbi was in charge of Dąbrowa for 24 years. He was very famous for his learning and clarity in all worldly matters. The Hasidim regarded him very highly; first of all, he was a Hasid, and second, he was a scholar and intelligent. He was sick in his last years. He used to go to Kraków to be healed by doctors and professors. The last time he traveled to Kraków with his family to see the doctor, his condition worsened overnight, and he died in his son-in-law's house, 3 December 1933, at the age of 62. He was brought back to Dąbrowa. His funeral was prepared the same day. In the communal building people sat and mourned, and the chairman Najfeld, in the name of the community, bemoaned the great loss of the Rabbi to the Dąbrowa community. The gathered stood and listened to his words, and afterwards they organized the funeral. A special committee was elected which informed all the Rabbis in Zagłębie and in the nearby towns and villages. The next day, noon, the Rabbis of the surrounding town started to gather. The Rabbis of Będzin, Strzemieszyce, Szerokie [?], Lublin, Czubin [?], Rabbi Dawidl Halbersztam and Rabbi Jehoszua Glikman (Sosnowiec), Rabbi Halbersztam (Old Sosnowiec), Rabbi Dan Lipszyc, Rabbi Chanoch Dawid Fridberg, the Radomsker Rabbi, all came. The Będzin Rabbi, the Trzebinier, Rabbi Dawidl Halbersztam, Rabbi Jehoszua Glikman, Rabbi Dan Lipszyc, Rabbi Chanoch Fridberg, and the deceased's son-in-law, Rabbi Blumenfeld of Königshütte [Królewska Huta / Cherzów], gave eulogies and took leave of the departed Rabbi. After the eulogies, the Hasidic custom of hakofes [circular procession with the Torah Scrolls] was observed, and the mourning procession proceeded towards the cemetery.
The funeral was drawn out because there was a question about who would replace
the Rabbi. The Rabbis who attended the funeral invited the communal
representatives in order to decide together about the Rabbinic question.
However, they did not come with the complaint, that the Rabbinic
question in Dąbrowa needs to be decided according to common sense and not
by a law from the Rabbinate. In the end, the Rabbis ruled that the son-in-law,
Rabbi Reb Baruch Epsztajn, should become Rabbi in place of the deceased. All
the Rabbis, in their eulogies, indicated that Jewish Dąbrowa should carry
out their ruling, and they should agree, that the Rabbi's son-in-law, Reb
Baruch Epsztajn, should become Dąbrowa's Rabbi. The governing group of the
community voted for a stipend for the widow for her entire life, 3,000 zlotys a
year. Afterwards they granted another 300 złotys.
3. Rabbi Baruch Epsztajn of Dąbrowa
After the Levite's passing, the Jews of Dąbrowa wanted to nominate his son-in-law Rabbi Josef Blumenfeld to take his place. However, Rabbi Blumenfeld did not want it; he announced, in the presence of the deceased, that he would make aliyah to Palestine, and until then he was Rabbi in Królewska Huta. He authored a book, Pick-pocketing and Fear, with a declaration, Also Josef, (published in New York, 1958). The nomination of the old rabbi's son-in-law, Rabbi Baruch Epsztajn, was realized.
He was from the Ożarów-Opoler Rabbinical dynasty, grandson of the
great Lajb, who founded the dynasty in Ożarów. He was a son of
Jechiel the ritual slaughterer of Klimontów near Radom. Even in his
young years he was known as a genius. As a boy he was already communicating
with the well-known Rabbis of Pierworzyno [?] and Łokacz, from the leaders
of the young men of Agudat Israel.
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He was born in 1897. After his wedding he lived with his father-in-law, the Rabbi of Dąbrowa, and after the father-in-law's passing he felt his place as a teacher of instruction and a candidate for Rabbi. However, the Hasidim from Radomsk and Ger blocked his way to becoming Rabbi and opposed him. He received a majority of votes, but his opponents strove to negate them. After a great deal of effort and difficulties, he was at last installed as Rabbi of Dąbrowa. He did not enjoy his Rabbinic position, however, because his opponents hindered him very often. He had five children.
With the outbreak of the war by the German-Nazis, he shared the same fate as
all the Jews in Dąbrowa. The Nazis murdered him and his family in 1942. He
has a brother in Israel who was earlier in Belgium Jechezkiel the Levite
Epsztajn, and a brother's son, Mosze.
|Szoszana Class, Dabrowa 5695 (1935)
by Efraim Lenczner
Translated by Dr. Hannah Berliner Fischthal
The synagogue in Reden was not distinguished for its external architectural style. The inner furnishings were also far from luxurious for the holy books within. One of the reasons for this was that this House of Study was not owned by the Jewish community in Dabrowa and not supported by its budget, as was, for example, the town synagogue. Instead it was located in the private home of Reb Szymon Sliwka, of blessed memory (later it belonged to his widow Frymetl, of blessed memory). The inhabitants of Reden should not be blamed for this. They were active and dedicated participants in all social and political institutions. They did not find it necessary to be concerned about making their place of prayer outwardly presentable; it was a primitive house of study for the masses, serving also as a gathering point for assorted politico-social and philanthropic institutions.
As is known, the community leaders of Reden headed by Reb Henoch Gerszon Szpilberg, of blessed memory proclaimed the construction of a synagogue in Reden in the years 1910-12. For this purpose, they undertook a collection and created a fund under the name A brick for a kopeck [Russian coin]. Coupon booklets were distributed among the businesses selling the bricks. Unfortunately, the plan never came to fruition because of the evil decree of the Czarist government against the Jews in Dabrowa, and later because of the First World War, in 1914. Savings lost their value; this was also the fate of other institutions, as, for example, the Loan and Savings fund, which ruined Reb Szlomo Halperin, may the Lord avenge his blood, Szternik, of blessed memory, Zilberszac, of blessed memory, and others.
With the end of the First World War and the establishment of the independent Polish republic, the concern of religious affairs was delegated to the authorized council of the Jewish community, which unfortunately had a limited budget, because the Miejska Synagogue was the official synagogue and was of course subsidized by the Jewish community council. (By the way it was also built by funds from two donors: the walls were from Berl Fuks, of blessed memory, and the roof from Reb Mosze Micenmacher, of blessed memory). The Jews in Reden made do with the existing House of Study. They made small improvements from time to time, and they also welcomed distinguished guests from Palestine, like Reb Lejb Yafeh and Uri Zatlawski and others.
This synagogue was a center for all Jews in Reden for prayer, for charitable
acts, and for all socio-political matters.
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by Cwi Rechnic
Translated by Avi (Abraham) Stavsky
It was known that our town had an organized Jewish life, with Jewish communities of all sorts, including social and political organizations. However, within this life moved a [special] community which was popular and totally Jewish. These were the Hasidism who flourished around various Rebbes, and it is upon one of these communities which I am focusing somewhat.
In Dąbrowa there were known the Krimilow Hasidism (Krimilower Hasidism) to which belonged my parents and myself. They were unified around their rabbi, Rabbi Natan-Nachum Rabinowicz, of blessed memory, whose seat was in Zawiercie. Our town had 3 shtibelach: Barden, in the house of the baker, Rabbi Zelig Miodownik; Balat-D¹browa, in the home of Rachel and Szlomo Rechnic; and the central [shtibel] in the house of Berl Kanarek.
A particular facet of this Hasidism was despite their religiosity and Hassidic life was that, along with their rabbi, they were Zionists and firm builders of the Land [Palestine]. My memory as a young member of the Shomer Dati, which never missed an opportunity to direct their prayers and efforts to the Keren Kayemet Le-Israel, was that no one ever refused [to help]. They even delayed their prayers [where necessary] for the benefit of current affairs. They were involved in Zionist Congresses and attended the speeches of Weizmann, Sokolow, Usyszkin and others.
The Shitbel, whose members came from all strata of the city, was a true brotherhood of members. It ran a benevolent society which more than once saved Jews from the shame of hunger. I particularly recall the situation wherein a Jew worked with a large family which could not afford to feed itself. He diligently enlisted the aid of citizens to come to their aid until they could get back on their feet. This was not an isolated incident. These simple and pure Jews were [true] Hasidism in body and spirit as well as Zionists with nationalist feeling. They felt the pains of all our bnei Israel brothers and were the hope of our homeland.
Unfortunately, they did not live to see the miracle of [the] renaissance of our people in Eretz-Israel, and were among the millions of our brethren who died al kiddush Hashem at the hands of the Nazi murderers, cursed be their memory.
May their memory be for a blessing.
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(Memories of the Cheder religious elementary school)
by Pinchas Lustiger
Translated by Dr. David Dubin
I had the honor of being a student of Motel-Melamed. That is what I thought: to be a student of Motel-Melamed was a great honor, and every gentleman would do himself honor by sending his son to draw from the wellspring of Torah from the lips of Motel, who was the finest teacher in our town, and his fame was extolled throughout the region.
They called him the modern teacher. He would always be scrubbed & immaculately clean, and his outer appearance was beautiful. When he walked in the street he garnered everyone's attention. They regarded him with awe and pointed their fingers: Motel-Melamed is walking! Ahh, Motel-Melamed! He is the finest teacher in town. My son also learns from him everyone would say proudly.
Motel would stride at his own pace with contentment and ease, and his steps were measured. He wore eyeglasses, and his dark beard was always combed and well-groomed. Graying hair added to attractiveness and an air of levelheadedness and grace. He wore a long black coat (capote) and carried an umbrella in his hand, wore shiny & sharp boots, and he walked proudly without facing right or left, but rather looking straight ahead. A sense of mystery whirled about this man, constitutionally quiet and introverted, constantly ruminating and conversing very little with other people. Nevertheless, everyone honored and exalted him, because Motel-Melamed was utterly dedicated to a vital mission: to spread Torah amongst his students.
Motel was different from all the teachers in town, both in appearance and in
his teaching method. I inquired and investigated his exact origins and place of
birth and where else his teaching methods are used, but no one knew the
answers. The method was his, and only his. To this day, when one of his
students is called to Maftir (for a section of Torah reading), and he recites
the blessings using the tune of Motel-Melamed, everyone's mouth utters:
where is that from? What type of Hassid are you? Indeed, he had
amazing tunes for Shir Hashirim (The Song of Songs), for Akdamut and for the
poetry within it that were specific to him and only him.
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The students, and especially the clowns among them, would regale with their fanciful stories of how they would take care of their teachers: One told of how he glued his teacher's beard to his desk as he nodded off, and when he awoke he raised the desk with himself; a second related that he tied his teacher's leg to his desk so that when he rose to discipline a student he dragged the desk along with him; a third told how he fastened nails into the chair, so that when the teacher sat he jumped up as if possessed.
Such talks were never told about Motel-Melamed, as he was always treated with manners and respectful awe. No student was ever disrespectful or would raise his voice to him. Motel knew to show a student such as this the strength of his arm, he never spared a wayward student the rod, and he multiplied the lashes in order to enforce the lesson.
I can pull from my memory images of the Cheder. As if from the darkness the cheder appears before my eyes in its glory & beauty, but also with its shortcomings. A large, dark room full of dust & grime, the majority filled with benches, crowded with children of all ages, jabbering in their high voices. Always chaos, noise and tumult. Though beyond the benches arose the pleasant voices of some students learning, most of the students stood in one corner of the room, conducting their business, engaged in games, gossiping about this and that.
How we envied on our way to cheder the gentile students, who were well-groomed, wearing lovely uniforms, and on their shoulders book bags full of textbooks and writing implements. And how beautiful were their school buildings! Housed in fine structures with high windows, letting in much light, and inside, everything clean and polished, the walls adorned with pictures and maps and large blackboards.
This was the teaching method in cheder: On Sunday we began learning the weekly Torah portion. The students sat crowded and cramped on the benches, at their head standing a small desk next to which sat Motel-Melamed. Motel would read a verse from the Bible, translating each word into Yiddish, and afterwards, everyone in the class: and he said hot gezogt, God Got To Moses tsu Moishe, etc.
Wednesday would be testing day for the outstanding students; on that day the students would arrange themselves in a line around the desk, the first would recite the verse with its Yiddish translation followed by each student reciting the same verse. If a student failed Motel would punish him to the utmost allowable, with the punishment commensurate with the severity of the error. Motel took account of small errors as well as severe ones, with small errors punishable by a gemkele (a blow on the chin), a gross error by twisting the ear and a severe error by a slap with a ruler.
A great and decisive issue among the students involved the problem of who would be first in line? If the first knew, the second would hear the answers from him, the third heard from the two before him, etc. If the first did not know, he would be punished, and the second would then have to review the verse, and if the second did not know, he would be punished and the third would be required to review the same verse. If the first did not know, it often led to all the students being punished, so usually an older, outstanding student who knew the Bible well would lead the line. Motel-Melamed never interfered and didn't determine the order of the line; this was an internal affair amongst the students.
When fateful Wednesday arrived, the students would arise early, rushing to cheder as the anxiety would roil their hearts, and loudly negotiate among them: who would go first, then second, etc.
One of the outstanding students was Jehoszua Majdman Bobbe. Why Jehoszua Bobbe? Because of his long, round nose with a central prominence. This Jehoszua Bobbe, he was the great hope of all the students: if he would stand first in line all expected to escape harsh punishment, if he refused a bitter day was expected receiving the statutory beating.
Jehoszua well knew his position, thus he became haughty, lording it over the other students, teasing, annoying and vexing them. He was usually asked to be first in line, but he did not quickly agree, because despite being an excellent student he was destined to absorb several decent blows of the hand, and only after begging, pleading and cajoling, and after receiving many gifts did he agree.
When the time of the exam arrived Motel-Melamed sat by his desk in all his glory and gave three raps on the desk.
Trembling passed through the students, and they began to run about and spin around as if possessed. The top five approached the desk with knees trembling, shaking from anxiety, arranged themselves around the desk with Jehoszua Bobbe at their head. Jehoszua was a tall young man with a pale, freckly face, his eyes darting here and there uncomfortably and fearfully. He stood stooped, his head bent and his eyes fixed inside the Bible.
Silence pervaded the room, the slightest rustling wasn't heard, a feeling of
pressure reigned and everyone faced the elite quintet. These were the brave
ones marching first into the line of fire.
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Suddenly, a shaky and choked voice broke the silence: These are the generations of Noah , and afterwards the second and third down to the end of the row.
The first verse went by quietly, but when he got to the second verse, Jehoszua failed; he began to mumble and to guess and finally didn't know. Motel raised the ruler, and Jehoszua raised his trembling arm near his chest, raising and lowering, raising and lowering, this time Motel-Melamed missed his mark, and the ruler shattered on the desk.
The students did not hide their joy, assuming that today there would be no punishing blows, but Motel-Melamed did not agree. He bent over, dug around, searched and found: from his boot he retrieved a shiny, new ruler and waved it in the air to the consternation and heartbreak of the students. Motel knew his ruler was defective, and he prepared a spare in reserve. Cats such as you are, he stormed, what, did you think today would pass without discipline? That's why I planned a day ahead! With that statement he took Jehoszua's hand in his fingertips, raised it slightly and applied the requisite blow. Jehoszua shook his hand as if to shake off the blow, blew into his hand to cool it slightly, rubbed his hand on his back and then took his aching hand in his other hand and continued. This time he completed the verse gracefully. Just a gemkele (a blow on the chin), and two ear twists.
When the blows came aplenty, Jehoszua would alternate offering his right and left hands. Sometimes he got confused, offered his right hand, remembered that he was mistaken, but before he could retract it a mighty blow would fall on his right hand.
After the examination the students would congregate in a corner of the room to lick their wounds. Those who had been hit would stretch out their hands to display them; they were red as fire. Everyone jostled to see Jehoszua's palms, felt his skin, tried to grasp it, but could not, because the skin on the palms of his hand was hard as the sole of a shoe from the blows.
Despite all this, none of the elite five ever thought to abdicate his place by the desk during the exam, for it brought them honor and increased their esteem. Only Jehoszua hinted that he would not stay at the head of the line, and this left a sad feeling in the students' hearts.
Then out fear was realized the next Wednesday, early morning as the students assembled to choose their places in line, Jehoszua announced sharply, I won't be first anymore. These bad tidings struck the students with shock, and when they recovered, they tried to speak to him entreatingly, smoothly, offering many gifts, but to no avail, as Jehoszua remained steadfast in his bitterness. I will not be your perpetual sacrifice! he announced emotionally. Each of you should take turns at being first in line, then you will each feel the bitter taste. I renounce all your gifts, and even if you fill this room with gold, I will not go first this time!
All the entreaties and answers were for naught, Jehoszua stating: Justice! Where is the justice and integrity?! Will I always take your blows for you in return for a bowl of lentils? I demand justice!
Even the harshest of the students could not withstand the bywords of justice and integrity. The concepts of justice and integrity were well inculcated into the students, as hadn't they always recited: Justice, justice shalt thou pursue, yet we could not arrive at consensus about who would head up the line, everyone being evasive, so it was decided to draw lots.
Let's go, take a handkerchief, tie a knot, and whoever loosened the knot would go first. The fateful knot was loosened by Jankele Grobajzen. The students greeted him with a joyful reception, grabbed his shoulders, raised him up and wished him success.
This would be Jankele Grobajzen's first time at the head of the examination line. Jankele Grobajzen was a boy of short stature, with a sweet face, and known as a good boy who did well, even excelled in his studies. He wore a cloak which buttoned up to his neck, his fringed garment covering his cloak, with the fringes hanging outside his trousers, overlapping his belt.
When the three raps announcing the examination were heard, confusion arose amongst the students, fear and terror overcame them, and with failing feet they approached the desk. This time the quintet arranged itself as follows: Jankele first, Pincus second, Jehoszua Bobbe third,etc. All the students felt and prayed in their hearts that Jankele would pass his first baptism by fire in peace.
And in fact, at first it went smoothly, Jankele recited verse after verse in his soft, mellow voice smoothly and confidently, translating correctly without a single error.
But suddenly an obstacle appeared, and the wagon stopped rolling as if stuck in mud. Jankele tried valiantly, groaned and it was futile.
Motel-Melamed raised the ruler, aiming to land the blow, the room was ruled by
bitter, oppressive silence which weighs on the soul, only the sound of the
flies' buzzing was audible.
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I stole a moment when Motel was chasing away a fly from his face, I whispered to Jankele, and it was as if the wagon got out of the mud and began to move. The students took a deep breath as if a heavy weight had been lifted from their hearts.
But Motel-Melamed was not oblivious to the goings-on, and two echoing claps of the hand broke the silence. Cat that you are he thundered at me, when your turn comes 'tsum oys'zugen (to be tested)', you stand there like a stick, like a robot, not knowing what to say, but you know how to whisper? Motel really went out of his mind, his anger not abating until he added a twist on the ear. Not just a twist, but a real twist that he turned the ear around three times forcefully, and as a finale he grabbed my chin and shoved it hard, he raised my head and didn't let go until he said in a melodious tune: Thus will be done to the student who whispers to his fellow during a test! and Motel-Melamed's rage abated only when he said that God does not forgive a sin like this.
I buried my eyes in the Bible out of shame, and my head was reeling. Suddenly the letters began to move, wiggle and dance a wild, demonic dance.
From that time onward, it was as if the heavenly spirit had abandoned Jankele, as he repeatedly made gross, severe mistakes, and the blows multiplied mercilessly and ceaselessly, Motel-Melamed seeming vicariously to want to force the Torah into our heads through the force of his arm.
Each time, poor Jankele offered his hand with resignation, not batting an eyelash, his expression not changing nor moving, only from his big, blue eyes his tears flowed in thousands of streams, pouring all along his rosy cheeks, dripping onto the Bible, wetting the holy letters.
Indeed, it was a black day for the students, remembered in infamy, all because of rebellious Jehoszua, but the evil did not pass over Jehoszua, who also absorbed his fair share of blows.
After the test, as was their wont, the students repaired to the corner of the room with bowed heads, ashamed of their failure, beaten and injured in mind and body, Everyone's attention was drawn this time to Jankele, all gathering around him, wanting to view the palm of his hand, to rub it and feel the skin. No one paid attention to Jehoszua or his palm.
Jehoszua stood alone. Perhaps he felt a pang of guilt over the suffering he inflicted on his friend, and perhaps he felt proud of having the strength to inflict such aggravation.
The students, whose only desire was to exact revenge on Jehoszua and to
irritate him, did all they could to instill jealousy in him. They lavished many
compliments on Jankele, flattered and praised him for his bravery, for his
strong and proud appearance he didn't fear to put out his hand as did
Jehoszua gave him sweets and many gifts, caressed and comforted him.
This was a small recompense for Jankele for all he withstood during the
examination, a small smile appeared on his noble face, and his moist eyes
gleamed and expressed great satisfaction.
A Winter Day in Cheder
In those times, the cheder day was traditionally a long one, the students who were free from their studies played in the courtyard, but in the winter they were imprisoned all day long in the cheder.
When evening approached, the students waited impatiently and longingly for the teacher to go to the afternoon and evening service, and when the awaited time arrived, there was no end to their happiness, as their souls were redeemed, and they ran wild and misbehaved to the point of insanity.
Occasionally the students would sit in a circle on the floor and tell scary stories. By the light of the kerosene lamp which threw a weak light, the students sat huddled and crowded and listened to exciting tales; about famous thieves who distributed their plunder among the poor, about valiant robbers, chased by the police in the streets of the city as they escaped over the rooftops and jumped from roof to roof, with the pursuers unable to catch them. They told about demons and spirits and in contrast, about God astride the lowest heaven and His head reaching the seventh heaven, all comprised of great flames, surrounded by flying angels, seraphs awaiting his decrees, millions of souls arriving unceasingly, with God sending some to paradise and some to hell. And hell is so terrifying, where the sinners are roasted and singed seven times a day. And they told a fearsome and bloodcurdling tale about a Jew who passed a synagogue at night, and the dead called him in to read the Torah, and the next day he was found dead of fright.
All these stories left an indelible impression on the students.
The time came to go home, the preparations began, first they prepared the lanterns; some lit their lanterns with kerosene, some with a candle, taking a potato, creating a hole and placing the candle inside.
When the lanterns were lit, they began to dress, putting warm coats over their
warm jackets, tying scarves that their good mothers knitted around their necks.
They were covered from the soles of their feet to their heads, they put
earmuffs on their ears and woolen knit gloves on their hands, their hats were
lowered until only a thin slit remained for the eyes, the children looking like
balls of wool. Before setting out everyone exhaled to test the cold. Indeed a
cold worthy of dogs reigned outside.
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Outside they were greeted by a snowstorm whistling from every direction, snowflakes hitting their faces, a strong wing stifling their breathing, which constantly forced them to turn around and stop walking.
Darkness covered the road. Deep darkness. Only a thick coat of snow stuck out of the dark, and the road was empty of people.
The students walked wrapped in their coats, wrapped and invisible, only the light of their lanterns was seen gleaming and moving in every direction like small stars. When the snow crunched under their boots, the students walked wracked with fear, every shadow appearing as a terrifying and fearsome demon, and every noise was suspected to be the sound of a giant.
The fear was greatest among those students who had to pass the synagogue. They were afraid they would be called there to read from the Torah. But against this they had a proven remedy: When they reached the synagogue they unfurled their ritual fringes, held them in their hands plodding along the distance crying before them: Hear O Israel, Hear O Israel! And behold a miracle!: The incantation worked and never did a student, passing the synagogue at night, get called to read the Torah. Pronouncing the incantation Hear O Israel always saved them from all trouble, shielded and guarded against all from all danger and all evils, from the living and the dead.
That evening returned home with tidings for mother: Today I began to learn Gemara (Talmud). Immediately a shower of raisins and almonds rained on my head, a charm for luck and blessings for acquiring Torah and wisdom, and afterwards my mother lay her joyous hand upon my head, caressed me softly and said: good, good, my son, be entrenched and engrossed in Torah and become wise!
The high price I paid for Torah I hid from my mother, the tears had already dried long before, palms red as fire, with skin calloused hard as the sole of a shoe from the multitude of blows, and the burning ears I never revealed to mother.
And despite all that no one was dearer to me than Motel-Melamed! All these
blows left me with no scars, yet the Torah that he entrenched within me plowed
a deep furrow in my memory. A Childhood lesson is not forgotten.
Until this day I hum for my own enjoyment his amazing melodies.
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by Mordechai Gotlib
Translated by Dr. Hannah Berliner Fischthal
How full of awe is this place!
During a Shabbat walk on a side street in Reden in Dąbrowa, taken with my friends Mindsza Nusbaum and Dawid Każuch, of blessed memory, we overheard Gemara chants.
Do Jews who sit and learn in the middle of the day live in that house? In this house is found, said Dawid, of blessed memory, the study house of our Jewish colony. Corrections immediately followed. Actually, the study house was not built for the sake of study, but it was the remnant of an inheritance from the settlement there, which had its own minyan. Later it became a study house which is used up to the present day. I think of a synagogue as serving approximately 200 Jewish families, and I cannot believe my eyes. Is it possible that a community of Jews would not consider building a decent synagogue? It's simply shameful. You came a little late, the sexton of the study house explained. Today there is, at least, a floor in the study house. There used to be times, he said, when the audience would be bathing in sand and dust during prayer; and it was also good In that case, you deserve congratulations for your efforts to insure that the enthusiasts would not jump up for 'kadosh' out of the mud But tell me, please, why are the walls in the study house so black? Our leaders, explained the sexton, are very nearsighted, and they probably don't see the black walls and the ripped ceiling And furthermore, let's assume that they do see the blackness, so what should they do about it? You know that painting the study house would cost about 30 gulden?
We did not answer the sexton on that argument. I remembered the words of the Będzin Rabbi Graubart, may his memory be blessed, when he once entered such a study house, and he screamed out:
How full of awe is this place!
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by Kalman Barkai
Translated by Avi (Abraham) Stavsky
The City of Dąbrowa had no cemetery of its own for many years, until the year 1929. [The remains of] all the departed were brought to the nearby town of Będzin for burial, and later to the city of Czeladź [in the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie area]. This continued until one day after an unfortunate occurrence, the Jewish Community in Dąbrowa decided to have its own cemetery.
What happened was thus: A Dąbrowa Jew by the name of Awremele Berman, had a marriageable daughter named Fajgl, who unfortunately lacked a dowry. Reb Awremele was quite concerned and explored [many] ways to ensure a groom for his daughter.
|One of the first graves in the new cemetery in Dąbrowa
(the headstone of Joszua Swiczarczyk zl)
He began many inquiries and after great effort, was successful in bringing a young man from Będzin, who agreed to take his daughter for a wife. Reb Awremele was overjoyed and the couple were married in timely fashion. However, fate conspired to ruin the man's situation. A typhus epidemic erupted in our town, and perverse luck caused the malady to strike the young groom, who soon died. Thus began the burial problem. As Dąbrowa had no cemetery, the Chevra Kaddisha [burial society] was obliged to buy a plot in Będzin. However there was no money for this. Furthermore it was a Friday and [Jewish law] prohibited keeping the body from burial. What to do? The representative of the Chevra Kaddisha suggested sending the body directly to the Czeladź cemetery, which had a policy of no return from this cemetery. However the Będzin Chevra Kaddisha wanted to show the Dąbrowa Chevra Kaddisha it would not allow lawlessness and there is no burial without the purchase of a plot. It sent the corpse back home. This caused unrest in the town. People intervened and one of them, Manes Lewkowicz took the cart with the body, depositing it in the courtyard of the Head of the Jewish Community. The incident was reported to the police and, this being a time of plague and the deceased known to have died of typhus, which might endanger the populace, the latter issued a writ against the Jewish Community, while the body was returned to the morgue at the city hospital. By Sunday the town Va'ad reached a settlement and the body was laid to rest in Będzin. The writ against the Community was settled and the matter was dropped before reaching a law court.
After this disturbing problem had been settled, the Va'ad of the Kehila sought in earnest to erect a [Jewish] cemetery. They held an emergency meeting and invited prominent citizens, [political] party members and the rabbi at its head, and resolved to tackle the problem immediately. A Jewish public activist purchased a parcel of land in Dąbrowa's Old Quarter from a gentile under the pretext that he wanted to build a brick-making factory. [Were it not for this ruse], the non-Jew would never have sold the lot. To prevent the previous owner from wanting to cancel the deal and keep the land, it was sold again and re-sold once more finally to a fourth buyer, after which a fence was erected around the property. Once the land began to be used as a cemetery, the non-Jews shouted complaints at the original seller, who in turn said he had sold it with the provision it would be the site of a brick factory, and called for legal prosecution of the Jewish buyer. This was to no avail, as the law stipulated that if the [parcel of] land was now owned by a fourth owner, the original owner had no further legal claim [i.e., the land was no longer his]. Thus ended the problem of a Jewish cemetery in Dąbrowa.
Here I want to add several stories my father attributed to Awremele Berman, of
blessed memory. He was a wealthy Jew, the owner of a small house on Polno
Street, with a brush-making factory.
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He also had a large land parcel upon which rested the home of Reb Josele Fasko, one of the principal builders of the main synagogue in town.
When Reb Awremele Berman lacked for funds, he sold space to Reb Josele with a stipulation in the contract that he allow a stand to be erected in the rear for the sale of brushes. They came to this agreement, however it transpired that Reb Josele Fasko began to dig foundations for a building. Reb Awremele decided to set up his stand and table for selling brushes right in the middle of the excavation work. Of course this led to confrontation, whereupon Reb Josele said this was NOT the area agreed upon for the brush sales. To which Reb Awremele replied, since the precise area is not mentioned in our contract, I have the right to set up wherever I want. The police intervened and halted all activity pending a judicial outcome. The [resulting] judgment ruled in favor of Reb Awremele and awarded him damages, following which the latter vanished from the scene. Reb Josele Fasko built a large house with a store in back and he had many Jewish neighbors.
I remember another story attributed to Reb Awremele Berman: he was a short man
with a small beard and in his speech affected a pronounced resh [r
sound]. He had been a member of the Dąbrowa Town Council even before there
was a Jewish Communal Center, inasmuch as he was one of the first Jews to live
in the city. Once they were all assembled at the home of Sziewicz, who was
called Rebele, for the purpose of deciding the outcome of something
important to the city. However the assembled spoke on different topics, each of
which was vital to that person alone, and the proceedings dragged on. Reb
Awremele became furious and went outside to the house of a neighbor called
Plachta, who was a wagoner. He took from him a handful of straw and returned
with it to the meeting. He then threw it on the table and said: please
eat the straw, as you are not worth more than this! All the assembled
[thus] got the hint, became insulted and immediately left the room without any
decision having been reached on an important issue.
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European Commission
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Brussels, 9 April 2013
Schengen Information System (SIS II) goes live
Today, the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) enters into operation to increase security and facilitate free movement within the Schengen area. The SIS II allows for an easy exchange of information between national border control authorities, customs and police authorities on persons who may have been involved in a serious crime. It also contains alerts on missing persons, in particular children, as well as information on certain property, such as banknotes, cars, vans, firearms and identity documents that may have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.
Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, said: "I am pleased to announce that SIS II is now entering into operation. Together with colleagues in the Council and Parliament I have brought the development phase of the project to a successful conclusion. I inherited a difficult file and putting this project back on track was not an easy task, but with my firm determination we were able to overcome major challenges. We can now move to the implementation phase that will be overseen by the new agency, eu-LISA".
Krum Garkov, Executive Director of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) said: "We stand ready to take over the operational management of SIS II. We are working closely with the Commission and the Member States to ensure a smooth transition to managing the system, providing a 24/7 service to the Member States and contributing to the efforts for a safer Europe".
With the abolition of internal border checks, SIS II continues to play a crucial role in facilitating the free movement of people within the Schengen area. SIS II is the second generation of the Schengen Information System in operation since 1995 and has enhanced functionalities, such as the possibility to enter biometrics (fingerprints and photographs), new types of alerts (stolen aircrafts, boats, containers, means of payment), or the possibility to link different alerts (such as an alert on a person and a vehicle). SIS II will also contain copies of European Arrest Warrants (EAW) attached directly to alerts for persons wanted for arrest, surrender or extradition, making it easier and quicker for the competent authorities to ensure the necessary follow-up.
SIS II ensures strong data protection. Access to SIS II is limited to the national border control, police, customs, judicial, visa and vehicle registration authorities. Anyone has the right to access data that is related to them and entered in the SIS II and can also request the competent national authority to correct or delete their personal information. Everyone can also take action before a court, to access, correct, delete or obtain information or to obtain compensation in connection with an alert relating to them. The National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor shall cooperate actively and ensure a coordinated supervision of SIS II.
SIS II is a state-of-the-art IT system and consists of three components: a central system, Schengen States' national systems and a communication infrastructure between the central and national systems.
At the end of February 2013, the total budgetary commitments made by the Commission on the SIS II project since 2002 amounts to EUR 167 784 606.
The migration of data from SIS I+ to SIS II shall be terminated following an intensive monitoring period (lasting for one month), during which both SIS I+ and SIS II will continue to co-exist and remain synchronised.
As from 9 May 2013 the IT Agency (eu-LISA) will take over responsibility for the day-to-day running of the central system.
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Eighteen months ago my wife bought me a Kindle e-reader for my birthday.
I recently finished my 100th book on it.
To be honest, when I received the Kindle I wasn't certain I'd get through the opening passages of my first book. I'm now hooked, and reading more than ever.
I like my Kindle so much that I may never read another hardbound book again.
It's with utmost enthusiasm that I list — and briefly describe — my Kindle 100 Top 10:
10.) "Dream Team: Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time," by Jack McCallum. Published last summer, this book tells in detail the previously "untold story of the greatest [basketball] team ever assembled," the 1992 U.S. Olympic men's squad, according to Amazon. The book has been crafted with striking insight.
9.) "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden," by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer. This is a Navy Seal's "account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid," according to Amazon. This book takes a close look at an American hero's Seal career, and offers a gripping portrayal of the mission to get the Al Qaeda leader.
8.) "Peter the Great: His Life and World," by Robert K. Massie. This remarkable book tells the story of Russian emperor Peter the Great, set "against the monumental backdrop of 17th and 18th century Europe and Russia," according to Amazon. Peter brought Russia out of the darkness of its Middle Ages and into Enlightenment. Russia is what it is largely because of Peter.
7.) "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics," by Daniel James Brown. This book relates the inspirational story of an American rowing team that shocked the world by winning gold at Adolf Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics. The crew representing the U.S. was the 1936 University of Washington varsity eight.
6.) "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power," by Jon Meacham. This Pulitzer Prize-winning author captures in a single volume the life of Jefferson, American philosopher, politician and president. The book brilliantly examines Jefferson as a towering figure of world history, and as an imperfect human being.
5.) "Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue of World War II," by Mitchell Zuckoff. An American plane crashes in the remote jungle of New Guinea during the final days of the war. Zuckoff tells an amazing story of survival and of a subsequent high-risk rescue mission. It's a nail-biter!
4.) "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman," by Robert K. Massie. This Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells the extraordinary tale of a German princess who becomes Russia's empress and a most powerful woman. Catherine utilizes incredible determination and effort to transform herself into a great leader. Massie depicts an indomitable ruler and a flesh-and-blood woman.
3.) "Bonhoeffer," by Eric Metaxas and Timothy J. Keller. This is the story of German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who chooses to stand up to Hitler and the Nazis during World War II. Bonhoeffer's moral courage, displayed in the face of monstrous evil, is breathtaking. His life ends tragically in a Nazi death camp in 1945.
2.) "C.S. Lewis — A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet," by Alister McGrath. This highly readable biography looks at the life of intellectual giant C.S. Lewis. Lewis went from atheist to one of the great Christian thinkers of all time. In preparation for writing this book, McGrath spent 18 months reading everything Lewis wrote — including an enormous volume of correspondence — in chronological order.
1.) "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption," by Laura Hillenbrand. Louis Zamperini managed to live through this incredible World War II saga. He crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 1943, survived a journey of thousands of miles on a raft in the open ocean, and spent two years in Japanese prisoner of war camps. This book has been at the top of many bestseller lists. Hillenbrand writes with a rich narrative voice.
I heartily recommend them all!
JIM CARNETT lives in Costa Mesa. His column runs Wednesdays.


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Joe8004 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 44 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Nanigans is the leading provider of performance-based Facebook advertising services. We help companies acquire more customers by purchasing Facebook ads on their behalf and optimizing those campaigns. The advertiser is only charged when a customer completes a conversion, be that a Facebook app install, a purchase on the advertiser's website, or any other conversion event as defined by the advertiser. Nanigans is a fully-managed service that takes all the risk out of advertising on Facebook.
Our target audience are medium to large Facebook advertisers (social games app developers, dating sites, or ecommerce companies, etc). We are specifically targeting marketing managers and executives at those companies who control their advertising budget and / or manage Facebook as a customer acquisition channel. Those people skew male, in their late 20's and 30's and are extremely tech savvy.
Design a new homepage for our website. Winning entry could lead to more follow up projects.
Primary Goal: Sign up new advertising customers for the Nanigans service.
Design: The design should be clean, professional, and modern with a touch of whimsy & youthfulness. Think something along the lines of a well-designed, sleek iPad app. Advertisers should feel that Nanigans is a company they can trust to manage thousands of dollars of ad budget. The site should also reflect the fact that Nanigans is an agile, modern, youthful, tech company. Since many of our customers are social games companies (think "Farmville"), it would be nice to include some subtle design references to games (nice to have, but not critical). The site should be professional, not silly.
Layout & Content: Attached is a rough wireframe intended to give you a sense of the key messaging, marketing copy, and content hierarchy. It is not intended to represent strict dimensions or required layout. Feel free to deviate from the wireframe as long as you adhere to the details below.
Most important, the page should include...
1) the key value proposition and call-to-action button is clearly presented above the fold (headline, brief description, strong visual, and call to action button) - and -
2) all of the supporting information provided in the attachment is present somewhere on the page (sections for customer logos, testimonials, "our technology & solutions", etc)
Visual: In terms of the visual component above the fold, feel free to use stock photos from iStockPhoto.com with their watermark or original artwork. If you use stock photos, Nanigans will purchase the images after the contest winner is selected. The visual should reference Facebook and / or advertising. For example, it might include an image like this woman http://laz.me/efsFth standing in front of a screenshot of the Facebook homepage. Or, the visual could be an original illustration that suggests advertising, Facebook game apps, or other relevant imagery. We find that including people in the visual tends to draw people in, but use your own creative judgement.
Header: The header should include Nanigans' logo in white font on a blue background (Hex Color #00497b or a gradient of that) or blue font on white background. The company logo can be downloaded here: http://laz.me/hnEhPU. A few tabs should also be included in the header as per the attached wireframe.
The call-to-action button should be a bold accent color that pops (orange, red, yellow, etc).
The only element of our current site that we want to maintain is the logo. Please disregard all colors, copy, etc. (http://nanigans.com)
Clean, professional, modern design, but with some youthful style and a creative look. Here are some examples, not of the layout, but showing some of the youthful design elements we like:
While those examples all follow different design styles, I think they all maintain professional credibility while also appearing youthful, modern, and web savvy. Those are the qualities we're interested in for our site.


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If you find a stray animal, including injured ones, take it to the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control located at 1200 15th Street (at Harrison) in San Francisco. If you're interested in adopting an animal you've found that has not been reclaimed, you can place a call-interested-party (CIP) hold on the animal.
- If you're unable to transport the animal, call Animal Care & Control at 415.554.6364 for an officer to provide assistance.
- For information about feral or free-roaming cats in your neighborhood, consult the Community Cats section of our website.
- If you find kittens in your neighborhood, bring them to our shelter at 250 Florida Street any time during open hours. Monday–Friday, 1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Saturday – Sunday, 10:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Closed major holidays.
If your pet is missing
- File a Lost Pet Report with the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control, 1200 15th Street (at Harrison), San Francisco, 415.554.6364.
- Visit Animal Care & Control to view the animals in the kennels. Stray animals are held for four days, not counting the day of arrival or holidays. Plan on visiting the shelter every three to five days to see all new arrivals.
- On days you cannot visit Animal Care & Control, call LOST PET at 415.567.8738.
- Search in your neighborhood regularly, especially in the evenings when it's quiet.
- Leave a personal item outside, such as a jacket or your pet's bed, to help your pet find the scent home.
- Alert your neighbors and ask them to check garages and tool sheds. If your animal is injured or frightened, it may be hiding.
- Post fliers throughout your neighborhood—at local veterinary hospitals and at businesses. Include enough information for an honest person to contact you, but not enough detail that a scammer can claim to have your pet. Be careful! Never pay reward money in advance, and be sure to meet anyone in a public place.
- Post a lost pet ad on Craigslist and in your local newspaper.
- If your pet is microchipped, alert the company that your pet is missing and confirm that your contact information is up-to-date.
- Don't give up. Keep searching animal shelters and checking ads.
Tips for keeping your returned pet healthy—and at home:
- Spay/neuter your animal as soon as possible, which reduces the tendency to roam.
- Microchip your animal, which provides permanent identification.
- Commit to keeping your cat indoors. Indoor/outdoor cats rarely live their natural lifespan due to the dangers of cars, disease, poison and injury.
- Consider dog training classes. The San Francisco SPCA offers affordable classes with behavioral specialists who will help you train your dog to actually listen when you say, "Stay!"


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What makes a speaker high-end or high-performance? That's a continuing and nagging question for home theater and audio enthusiasts. For some people it refers first and foremost to the price of the product, but that rarely tells you anything. Great sounding speakers come in a wide range of prices.
Our friends at Audioholics have been tackling this issue in a series of articles, and their latest focuses on speaker drivers—the devices that actually push air and create the soundwaves.
The article first goes into detail describing the various parts of a driver, the different materials used and the process and theories that go into designing them.
Here are some great take-aways from the article:
• You will typically find the very best loudspeaker designs on the market will take advantage of the properties of cast baskets and thus employ them in ALL of their drivers.
• A hard dust cap for a well-engineered driver acts as a stiffing membrane for the diaphragm.
• Ferrofluid is an inexpensive and effective way of increasing short term power handling operated under normal conditions, and not when the tweeter is already pushed to its limits.
• You will typically find the woofers and midrange drivers of the very best high output loudspeakers employing either a vented pole piece or hole punches in the voice coil former and/or cone to achieve the best possible performance.
• Neodymium has the advantage of shrinking the weight and size of the driver motor structure but care must be taken in design execution to ensure the magnet is properly vented to avoid excessive thermal compression issues a ferrite alternative will typically not suffer from.
• Stiff cone drivers are typically better than flexible cone drivers (all things being equal). However, no magic cone material alone will determine the quality of the sound or performance of the driver. Cone geometry and proper dampening of the cone material to better manage its behavior at and above its break-up mode plays a vital role in how the cone will sound.
There's a lot more where this came from. The article gets fairly technical, but it's a must read if you really want to understand how your speakers work, and it may help you figure out if the speakers you're shopping for are worth the asking price.
Read the entire article here at Audioholics and share your thoughts on the forum here.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA moved a step closer to keeping the America's Cup on Monday, winning the day's only race and yet again preventing challenger Emirates Team New Zealand from clinching the trophy.
It was the fifth straight victory for the team owned by billionaire Larry Ellison, which a week ago seemed like it was about to lose the world's oldest sporting trophy but now looks strong enough to win the series - as long as it can keep the Kiwis from winning one more race.
New Zealand appeared to have the advantage at the starting gun, crossing the line slightly ahead. But Oracle was quicker to rise up on its foils and accelerate, passing the Kiwis to windward and preventing them from getting a right-of-way blocking position at mark one.
New Zealand never recovered, despite hoisting a second, larger jib hoping for more downwind speed, and finished 33 seconds behind the agile U.S. boat.
"We were relatively happy with where we were on the line but they managed to get a bit of momentum at the start. A little bit frustrating," said New Zealand skipper Dean Barker. "The Oracle guys had a polished race that time and there were no opportunities to get back into it."
Weak wind delayed the start of the race on Monday and not enough time was left for a second scheduled race. Two more races are scheduled for Tuesday.
After struggling to keep up with New Zealand in the early matches of the final series, Oracle made changes to its AC72 catamaran and improved its execution of maneuvers. It's newly found competitiveness has set the stage for a historic comeback.
New Zealand's point advantage over Oracle has fallen to 8-6 in the best-of-17 series. Oracle now needs to win three straight races to keep the Cup, while New Zealand needs just one to take it home.
On the water, Oracle has won eight races, the same as New Zealand, but its first two wins were negated by a cheating penalty before the finals began.
Too much wind, too little wind, and wind from the wrong direction have forced organizers to postpone several races since the series began on Sept 7. On Saturday, the Kiwis were well on their way to winning one last match, and the Cup. But with both teams struggling to find enough wind, that race was called off after a time limit was exceeded.
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Lady Gaga Invited to Visit Drug Treatment Center After Onstage Pot-Smoking Stunt
Lady Gaga sparked up a spliff and smoked pot on stage in Amsterdam earlier this week. In addition to intense media coverage that followed her actions, she has been criticized for what's perceived as glamorizing drug use. Officials at Blenheim CDP, a London-based substance abuse charity, invited her to visit a drug treatment center to witness the horrors of drug use firsthand.
John Jolly, chief executive of Blenheim CDP, disapproved of Gaga's onstage stunt and even offered to take her on a tour of one of their medical units so she could see the effects of drug abuse, particularly that of marijuana usage, with her own two eyes. Perhaps the organizations hopes that Gaga can use her massive fame to help curtail the problem.
"I think it's always unhelpful when people in the public eye of a particular influence are seen engaging in drug use, particularly because cannabis use is a significant problem for people under 25 in the U.K.," he said. "The predominant drug we are dealing with in our treatment centers for people under 25 years old is cannabis so it's particularly unhelpful when things like this happen."
It's not like Gaga is freebasing! She smoked a joint in a country where it's legal to do so.
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John Marck necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 77 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
LP4Y . Life Project 4 Youth
An NGO which was created 6 months ago in France, Belgium and The Philippines
To help disadvantaged youngsters from 12 to 22 years old (poorest of the poorest) to build real life projects and thus start their adult life in such a way that they will enable them to become effective players.
To support and accompany them, not only as regards the business aspects but also the social and moral factors which are going to be fundamental in their future life, since they often have experienced very difficult childhood with no family or with parents who are unable to help them
The transition period between the end of school or tutorial learning or even college and the beginning of a professional life is always very difficult for all the youth in the world and specially for the one we are speaking about today : street children, abused girls and boys or CICL (Children in Conflict with the Law), special needs, etc.
The goal is, first to gather them in small coherent groups (preselecting process) to imagine with them a project and then do it together in order for them to discover what are the real qualities to become a good entrepreneur.
International NGO audience
Logo will be use for Internet website (next job to do), blogg, newsletter for Members, Donators, International Orgnisation as UN, European Union, etc.
Follow up from the last box :
To make them realize that they need to think before act
Creativity and initiative spirits are fundamental
It's also a way to increase their self-esteem and self-confidence
Be more and more autonomous
And then believe in their future
Methodology : "I can't but we do it! "
Work here in the Philippines in collaboration with existing and renowned associations who have in-depth knowledge of their youth's personal history and potential.
Meet a group of youngsters (coherent one with the same origins, history, follow up…) to imagine with them what they are dreaming to do and what they can do)
Begin the real activity including; marketing and sales skills, logistics, purchase, administration process, accountings, client's relationships.
Every action is prepared, done and analyze together to see how it can be improved.
When problems occur, they need to find a solution together.
Weekly allowances to all workers which enable them to pay for their transportation, food, hygiene, grooming and lodging if necessary.
We would like to have a professionnal logo. It should be light and clear, as "open" logo. Something easy to remember, memorable but young. There may be a symbol but playing with the letters could be an option or both at the same time.
Follow up from the last box :
Regular evaluations are done to listen individually what they are experiencing. How they can improve and what they really want to do. The result of these evaluations is some rewards, upgrading and perspective for the future.
The future of such program is to allow the youngsters who really want, to become part of the little company to manage it by themselves. We know that it will take 2 or 3 years to become a real business. The principle is that they will be independent as soon as they can reimburse the initial investment with as soon as they needed the support or advises of the LP4Y foundation.
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Bob Dylan wrote some powerful songs about his faith journey in the late 70's. One song he composed popped up on the iPod recently. "Gotta Serve Somebody" simply says that no matter how independent, self-sufficient or in control we might try to be we still serve something or somebody.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
That lyric struck a spiritual chord because it reminded me of some seriously head and heart messing stuff I have been reading from Tim Keller. Keller wrote a thought provoking definition of idolatry and how we can substitute even good things for God.
"Sin is building your life and meaning on anything, even a very good thing, more than on God. Whatever we build our life on will drive us and enslave us. Sin is primarily idolatry." (Tim Keller, "Talking About Idolatry in a Postmodern Age," www.thegospelcoalition.org)
That is disturbing for a guy who was taught from childhood that sin is a list that included but was not limited to movies, liquor, cigarettes, dancing, long hair and rock and roll.
Tim Keller's definition of sin takes all of the fun out of self-righteous comparison and judging. As I read Keller's examples of idolatry I saw how these subtle traps have played out with my family, friends, and colleagues. Most convicting of all I saw how chasing good things more than God has caused pain and brokenness in my own life. Here are Keller's thoughts from his book, "The Reason for God".
If you center your life and identity on your spouse or partner, you will be emotionally dependent, jealous, and controlling. The other person's problems will be overwhelming to you.
If you center your life and identity on your family and children, you will try to live your life through your children until they resent you or have no self of their own. At worst, you may abuse them when they displease you.
If you center your life and identity on your work and career, you will be a driven workaholic and a boring, shallow person. At worst you will lose family and friends and, if your career goes poorly, develop deep depression.
If you center your life and identity on money and possessions, you'll be eaten up by worry or jealousy about money. You'll be willing to do unethical things to maintain your lifestyle, which will eventually blow up your life.
If you center your life and identity on pleasure, gratification, and comfort, you will find yourself getting addicted to something. You will become chained to the "escape strategies" by which you avoid the hardness of life.
If you center your life and identity on relationships and approval, you will be constantly overly hurt by criticism and thus always losing friends. You will fear confronting others and therefore will be a useless friend.
If you center your life and identity on a "noble cause," you will divide the world into "good" and "bad" and demonize your opponents. Ironically, you will be controlled by your enemies. Without them, you have no purpose.
If you center your life and identity on religion and morality, you will, if you are living up to your moral standards, be proud, self-righteous, and cruel. If you don't live up to your moral standards, your guilt will be utterly devastating. (Tim Keller, The Reason for God (Dutton, 2008), pp. 275-276)
Ouch. I mean seriously. Ouch.
Paul wrote these words to the Church at Colossae on the topic of idolatry.
"Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world." (Colossians 3, NLT)
It is a hard truth to admit that we often worship the things of this world because they really can be good things. God in His loving grace does not desire for us to be deprived of good and pleasurable things. He simply wants us to place them in proper order. Later in the passage Paul gives one key to avoiding idolatry.
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like Him. In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and He lives in all of us. (Colossians 3:10-11, NLT…take a moment to read verses 12-17 to see what the results of this action might look like)
Another key is to remember a campfire song from the Jesus movement that was, to borrow the approach of Law and Order, "ripped" from the Gospel of Matthew. (Matthew 6:33)
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.
Allelu, alleluia
Everybody is going to serve somebody or something. Who (or what) are you centering your life on today?


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African Americans: Overview
Larry E. Davis, John M. Wallace Jr., and Trina R. Williams Shanks
African Americans have been a part of the nation's history for nearly four hundred years. Although their history includes the forced imposition of chattel slavery, the strict enforcement of legal segregation, and a tenuous acceptance as equal citizens, African Americans have been, and continue to be, major contributors, creators, investors, and builders of America. In this article we summarize briefly the history of African Americans, we examine racial disparities in key indicators of social, mental, and physical well-being, and we highlight persistent strengths that can be built upon and areas that provide hope for the future. The challenge for social work is to simultaneously celebrate the historical successes and ongoing contributions of African Americans to this country while also recognizing the vestiges of structural racism and fighting for greater civil rights and social and economic justice.
African American Social Welfare History
Iris Carlton-LaNey
This article discusses the African American social welfare system that began to develop during the early 20th century. This social welfare system, designed by African Americans to serve African Americans, addressed needs that were not being met by any other formal social services while the nascent social work profession was emerging. The myriad programs included settlement houses, boys and girls programs, training schools, and day nurseries. The women's club movement played a critical role in the development of this social welfare system and provided much of the impetus for change and inclusion. Through formal organizations, including the National Urban League (NUL) and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and an array of clubs and social groups, social services were extended to urban and rural communities throughout the United States.
American Social Security System
Eric R. Kingson, Dana Bell, and Sarah Shive
This entry examines why our nation's Social Security system was built, what it does, and what must be done to maintain and improve this foundational system for current and future generations. After a discussion of the social insurance approach to economic security and its underlying principles and values, the evolution of America's Social Security system is reviewed—beginning with the enactment of the Social Security Act of 1935, through its incremental development, to the changed politics of Social Security since the mid-1990s. Next, program benefits and financing are described and contemporary challenges and related policy options are identified, in terms of both the program's projected shortfall and the public's need for expanded retirement, disability, and survivorship protections. The entry concludes by noting that social workers have an important role to play in shaping Social Security's future.
Asset Building Toward Inclusive Policy
Michael Sherraden, Lissa Johnson, Margaret M. Clancy, Sondra G. Beverly, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Mark Schreiner, William Elliot III, Trina R. Williams Shanks, Deborah Adams, Jami Curley, Jin Huang, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Yunju Nam, Min Zhan, and Chang-Keun Han
Since 1991, a new policy discussion has arisen in the United States and other countries, focusing on building assets as a complement to traditional social policy based on income. In fact, asset-based policy already existed (and still exists) in the United States, with large public subsidies. But the policy is regressive, benefiting the rich far more than the poor. The goal should be a universal, progressive, and lifelong asset-based policy. One promising pathway may be Child Development Accounts beginning at birth, with greater public deposits for the poorest children. If every child had an account, then eventually this could grow into a universal public policy across the life course.
Capacity Development and Building
DeBrenna LaFa Agbényiga
As a profession, social workers must understand and work well within the realms of capacity development. This understanding is important because it provides a foundation for working at the micro and macro levels to engage communities, organizations, systems, and individuals. However, the complexity of capacity development has made it difficult for social workers to fully engage from this stance. This entry discusses the historical development of capacity development and building while linking it to social justice. It also provides a theoretical perspective and methods for understanding and utilizing capacity development and building in social-work practice.
Community Economic Development
Margaret Sherrard Sherraden and Lisa Reyes Mason
Community economic development (CED) is an integrated and community-driven approach to development aimed at generating wealth, capabilities, and empowerment in low-income and low-wealth communities. Nonprofit organizations partner with public and for-profit interests to develop social and economic investment strategies for community economic renewal and revitalization. Social workers in CED engage in interdisciplinary work in community organizing, leadership development, program development and implementation, social-service management, and policy advocacy. To achieve large and sustainable success, CED requires solidarity with and investment in poor communities by society as a whole.
Earned Income Tax Credit
Melinda Lewis and Sondra G. Beverly
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for working families with low and moderate incomes. The credit provides a substantial income supplement to families with children and thus helps families finance basic necessities or invest in longer-term household development. In recent years, political support for the EITC has declined. Social workers should be prepared to advocate against policy changes that would reduce the impact of the EITC. Social workers could also support EITC outreach campaigns and advocate for more and expanded state EITCs.
Economic Insecurity and Family Well-Being
Janice Berry-Edwards
Economic insecurity and family Well-Being is a growing concern for American society. With the dramatic changes that occurred following the "great recession" of 2008, and the lingering effects since, families have experienced stressors and multiple strains in their adjustment to the impact of the changing fiscal climate and their financial demands. To understand the experience of economic insecurity, an understanding of economic security is helpful in providing a context for how these two dynamics emanate and impact families and their Well-Being. This article provides a glimpse of how the fragility of the economy and the mental tax experienced by the family are inextricably interdependent and connected.
Economic Justice
Louise Simmons
Social work often refers to economic justice but rarely considers what economic justice truly entails. This article specifies a number of areas that comprise economic justice issues and agendas. It also provides examples of how these issues are being advocated and many of the organizations that are involved in these campaigns. In addition, the text discusses the rationale for social work and social workers to be knowledgeable of and involved with economic justice initiatives. Six realms of economic justice are discussed, including inequality, workplace rights, living wage levels and minimum wages, immigrant rights in the workplace, community-labor partnerships, and social programs that support working families and individuals.
Economics and Social Welfare
Michael Anthony Lewis
This article covers basic economic concepts, as well as their relevance to social welfare policy. It defines economics, and follows this with discussions of microeconomic concepts, such as market, demand, supply, equilibrium price, and market failure. Next, it takes up discussions of macroeconomic concepts, such as gross domestic product, aggregate demand, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, taxes, and free trade. As these economic concepts are discussed, they are related to social welfare policies, such as Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.


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College is about developing your inner beauty, and that's a good thing. As for the colleges themselves, from a purely aesthetic point of view, campus exteriors are sometimes beautiful, often plain, and occasionally so downright ugly that students use the term "warts" to describe building elements.
In defense of California's Harvey Mudd College and other offenders, we admit that a campus commission must be challenging for any architect. When the results fall short, campuses begin to resemble hospitals, shopping malls, or even prisons.
Many of today's least attractive campuses date to the post–World War II era, a heyday of free education that, unfortunately, coincided with Modernism, Brutalism, and a general love affair with concrete—and with the car.
"We became suburbanized, and the campuses became suburbanized," says Richard Wilson, professor and chair of the University of Virginia's department of architectural history. It's no surprise then that sprawling commuter campuses like the University of Minnesota may bring to mind Dunder Mifflin, the uninspired setting of TV show The Office.
They don't stand up well to the ideal of beautiful college campuses, which is still influenced by early institutions like ivy-covered Princeton and UVA, where Thomas Jefferson located the library at the center, emphasizing the importance of knowledge over faith.
Yet there's more to good campus design than a pretty façade. It isn't worth a Pritzker Prize if the spaces don't encourage students to put down their iPhones and actually connect. "I like to argue that half the learning experience takes place in the hallways," Wilson says. "Ultimately architecture is like music; you can't put it all into words."
You can, however, put it into surveys. We consulted the Princeton Review, Unigo.com, and other forums where students hotly debate all aspects of campus life. While our resulting selection of campuses certainly won't win any beauty competitions, if you're choosing a college based on looks alone, you're probably doing it wrong.


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Buccaneers complete successful outing in Charlottesville with two titles
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (October 16, 2011) – Junior Juan Ramirez (Asuncion, Paraguay) won the orange flight singles championship, on Sunday, at the UVA Invitational by defeating Eastern Kentucky's Hugo Klientovsky 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals and taking the title on a default in the finals.
"[Ramirez] played an excellent tournament," said ETSU assistant coach Ricky Rojas. "He bounced back really well from the UTC tournament and we hope he continues this outstanding play."
Virginia's Julen Uriguen, the draw's top seed, won his semifinal match against Brian Welnetz of Penn State, but could not continue on to the finals due to an injury.
Senior Jeremy Bonnevalle (Keerbergen, Belgium) also advanced to the finals of his draw by defeating Radford's Igor Ogrizek in the semifinals of the gold flight. Bonnevalle's luck ran out in the finals.
"Overall is was a pretty good weekend for the team, especially for [Ramirez] and [Bonnevalle]," added Rojas. "Hopefully they can continue this into regionals next week."
The ETSU men's tennis team begins play at the ITA Regionals on Thursday, October 20, in Knoxville, Tenn.
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If this week's winter throwback has left you longing for spring again, spend this weekend in the warm halls at the Museum.
It's always spring—the muggy, almost-summer kind—inside The Butterfly Conservatory, where you can see more than 500 free-flying butterflies amid flowering tropical plants.
If larger flying animals are more your style, head to the Museum's latest exhibition, Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of the Dinosaurs. These reptiles were close cousins of the dinosaurs, and the first vertebrates to develop powered flight. With wingspans ranging from 10 inches to 33 feet, these amazing animals evolved into dozens of species and, as a group, survived for a period of more than 150 million years.
Our Genes, Ourselves: What Can Our DNA Tell Us?
Save the date for next week's special lecture "Our Genes, Ourselves: What Can Our DNA Tell Us?", which will bring together experts for a variety of fields to discuss the methods, results, and implications of mapping our individual genomes. Learn about what our genomes can tell us about an individual's ancestry and how this may affect personalized medicine.
Find Your Fossils, Feathers, and Rocks!
Dying to know about the feather you found in the park? Curious about the shell you brought back from the beach? Start dusting off the pieces in your home collection for the Museum's Identification Day, coming up on Saturday, May 10. Museum scientists will be on hand to identify your object and show objects from the Museum's collection.
This year visitors will also learn about how 3D scanning and printing technology is used for science and have a chance to scan and receive a digital copy of their identified item along with a special 3D souvenir.
Learn more about what is coming up at the Museum on the Museum's Calendar page.


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I started 2 years ago with fireserv, went to apachetriad (fought with that for awhile.. ) and just loaded xmapp about 8 hours ago.. very nice program.. well done whoever does it..
had a few problems with the install, but found most of the answers here in the forum, had to use http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/translate.dyn to translate from german to english.. but is good if anyone else has a problem and needs the other forums up top.. just plug in the url of the forum and it will translate on the fly close enough to get what ya need..
Still have couple probs I cant figure out yet...
1) Off the splash screen when I click on "phpinfo()" I get "Page Cannot be Displayed".. no errors in the paths I can see..
2) Mercury Mail, I dont have domain to use.. I do have a static IP.. I just want to use the mail server to send out emails from my forum for registrations and notices... how would you config Mercury Mail to do the job??? Windows mail servers alway mess me up.. I can never figure em out..
3) Has anyone set xampp up with the perl mods required to run a Rss/Xml feed service, just to host 2 or 3 feeds, and what did you do??
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Imagine you're moving into your first real apartment. Or maybe your first dorm room. Your generous, loving parents have offered to come help, because, well, their baby is becoming a real adult. You think it will a bittersweet day full of emotional moments.
And then the terror begins.
Just as your parents' have unreasonable expectations for your newfound independence, your expectations about them joining you on 'moving day' are pretty misguided.
• Expectation: You will leisurely wake up in your parents' hotel room on move-in day, then go to the cute little diner in town to grab a protein-filled breakfast to fuel you throughout the day.
• Reality: Your alarm doesn't go off, and your parents get antsy becasue you NEED to start moving as early as humanly possible. You stop at the local Dunkin' Donuts and grab some coffee and a sugary donut for the road, all the while your parents arguing over directions.
• Expectation: You arrive at your new place, which just happens to have new floors, new paint, granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances. It has even been cleaned in preparation.
• Reality: After what seems like hours spent hearing your dad discuss Boston's disorganized street grid, you pull up in front of your new digs. You're hungry. You're tired. You're sweaty. It's 7 am. Your dad finds a parking spot nearby. Your mom refuses to believe it's a legal spot. A friendly police officer happens to drive-by, but they can't agree on who should step out of the car to ask about the legality of the parking space. You imagine being arrested would be a better fate than this. Your dad then tells you a story about a time his car was towed one hundred years ago. Your mom claims the story is full of factual inaccuracies. You want to die. And then there's the apartment. You walk inside and it looks at least semi-livable, but your parents are less than pleased. Your mom claims she can see invisible, secret mold in the bathroom, the kind she's sure Katie Couric has mentioned recently. Your dad comments that he's not a huge Couric fan. You want to lie down on the semi-dirty floor and cry. But wait, was that a cockroach?
• Expectation: It will be SO fun to go shopping at Ikea! You cannot wait to decorate your apartment to look just like the realistic swag palaces depicted on "The Mindy Project.'' You're thinking boho-chic with little hipster accents, like that clever wooden record player. You don't know what a record is, but you do know they're the hallmark of cool.
• Reality: Ikea, your dad says, is too far away. Also it's a foreign company. Buy a bureau there and you're essentially supporting communism. Your mom thinks she may have heard a rumor about Ikea and horsemeat. She's reasonably sure it was reported by Katie Couric. Instead you end up at Target, followed by its evil twin Bed Bath & Beyond. It's a disaster. Your mom spends what seems like an hour discussing the merits of mattress pads. Your dad insists that you need a socket wrench. He then busies himself checking labels to see if 'any of these god damn products are even made in America.' You finally make it to the registers, where your mom reveals what appears to be a lifetime's worth of twenty percent off coupons. And then the kicker. They fail to mention that they aren't helping buy this stuff, so you will be using the entirety of your summer savings on a mattress pad you didn't want and a socket wrench you don't need. (Those Anthropologie teacups you'd been eyeing? Those are out of the question.)
• Expectation: Your dad pumps everyone up, spending the ride back to your new apartment commenting that people who complain about putting together furniture must be weak and incompetent. (That's what directions are for!) You have a hammer (because you were made to buy one), so this desk will practically make itself! You won't need dad's help lifting anything because you took that Pure Barre class yesterday and feel really strong.
• Reality: The desk is crappy, but it's you that are weak and incompetent. It looks like a spaceship and it weighs (roughly) the same as a baby elephant. You leave it on the curb and decide that your bed is where you will be most productive anyway. But crap, you forgot your bed won't be delivered for another three weeks, so your sleeping bag will have to suffice as an office. You joke that you could just sleep on the mattress pad, which launches your mom into a long diatribe about how much your back could suffer if you did that. She thinks she may have heard something about it from "those two ladies who get drunk during the last hour of that show that's on in the morning.'' Your dad expresses disdain, commenting that morning TV is what's ruining America.
• Expectation: Your neighbors are definitely going to be your best friends. Your parents say they look like "trouble,'' but you think they look misunderstood. You tell your mom that not all tattoos are gang tattoos. You begin daydreaming about bringing them cookies. They're going to love you.
• Reality: You knock on their door later that afternoon with some baked goods. They completely ignore you. (And did they just draw their blinds shut? Oh well, more cookies for you!) But that evening, their blasting rave music gives you a throbbing headache and you wonder if this relationship will blossom after all. Then there's the police car circling your block and your landlord coming over to remind you to deadbolt the doors after dark. Okay, so maybe your mom was right. Maybe that teardrop tattoo didn't just mean your new downstairs neighbor is just an emotional guy.
• Expectation: You will be very happy living alone, because you're cool, independent, and so, so ready for this. You casually wave goodbye to your parents as they pull away from your new place. This is gonna be awesome.
• Reality: Tears. Lots and lots of tears. First your mom, then you. Then your dad, but maybe it's the three parking tickets he just noticed. You spend the night alternately checking that your door actually locked and sobbing to Celine Dion's cover of "All By Myself.'' You call your parents, hoping for sympathy and reassurance. You long to be told that they miss you as much as you miss them, and you picture them holding a framed elementary school photo of you while also holding each other in your childhood bedroom, which remains and will always remain a shrine to your youth. They don't answer the phone. You fall asleep in the fetal position on a mattress pad. You call the next morning, expecting your mom to sound heartbroken. She answers the phone, sounding out of breath. It must be all the crying. "Oh, no honey I'm fine. Your dad bought an elliptical machine. We put it in your room.''
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