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Can You Forgive?
From Jews on Yom Kippur, to Catholics going to confession before Easter, all religions understand the healing power of forgiveness. Everyone can relate to carrying a grudge that's gone on for too long or feeling guilty for a wrongdoing that needs to be atoned. This is how we are built.
As long as there are relationships, there will be a need for forgiveness.
Forgiveness is a powerful and affirmative part of our humanity. It should be differentiated from its close cousin, acceptance, which while important, is essentially, passive. For many, the healing power of forgiveness allows us to truly move on. It's a topic that is relevant to your life, whether you are religious or not, Jewish or not, guilty or not. A life lived without forgiveness is a life of real pain.
Forgiveness is essential in overcoming a divorce, but it has a place for everyone, regardless of age or level of hurt. The topic is timely, because, today, there is a lot of hurt in the world. People are out of work. Families are struggling to keep everything going, and many of our politicians and institutions seem to have let us down.
Everyone has something that they can be forgiven for and that they must forgive. This is a good time of the year to look at our own actions, how we rationalize dubious behavior and how we can step forward, even when injured, to take charge of our lives to the extent that it is possible. So, with this in mind, let's take a look at the many permutations of forgiveness.
The Past Becomes the Future.
The great American playwright Eugene O'Neill said it best in Long Day's Journey into Night: "The past is the present, isn't it? It's the future too." Here he was referring to an Irish American family that was struggling with the scourge of alcoholism, which seems to infect generation to generation. The truth is that past wounds, from any source, can infect our present. If you were hurt by someone, you may carry a grudge or be so wounded that you are psychologically ready to be hurt by her again.
She says something innocuous, but you can't help but interpret it as another slight. You are the walking wounded and the past becomes your present. Yes, you are wounded, but that wound stays alive by its effect on the present. If she asks for forgiveness of the slight, it may be easier to let it go. This can be a gift. She acknowledges the slight, tries to make it up to you and you feel better. It's easier to let go because she's done half of the healing work. But, what if she doesn't even know that she hurt you? Still, it may be in your interest to find a way to forgive her—and let it go. You may approach her and let her know that a wrong was done (at least from your point of view). You may get satisfaction from this exchange or defensiveness—or something in the middle. But you still will need to find a way to let it go and move on.
What if you discover that she is purposely trying to hurt you, and won't stop? You don't have to forgive her, but you may need to forgive yourself for letting her get under your skin so badly. There are tried and true ways to handle a bully, but it is difficult to be effective if you are so raw yourself.
We are all Wounded.
You will be surprised to hear of all the wounds that normal people carry with them. It may be hard to believe, but many of these wounds can determine how people feel about themselves for an entire lifetime. And everyone's been hurt in one way or another. Let's look at a few common wounds of family life. This list is by no means complete, but you will get the idea.
Consider that you are a woman who has a younger sister who is prettier than you and was doted on by a vain father. This sister has exploited her beauty with your mom and dad, but also in the world. She has a certain confidence that kills you. Or consider that you have an older brother who is successful, but his primary sin is that he came first. You never feel that you are number one, and it is important to you. Another permutation of this scenario, is that you are a competent older sister, but because of cultural reasons (or just plain sexism), your less-than-wonderful younger brother garners all the attention. Then there are tragic cases like when a younger brother or sister has a serious medical problem and the whole family has to pay attention to their many issues.
Now, none of these problems are truly serious. There is no rape, incest or violence involved. But, these wounds really count. People live lifetimes feeling second best, easily rejected or angry, at least in part, because of the hurts they experienced as youngsters.
You must forgive.
So, who is forgiven? How do you break free? Your parents did the best they could. They were flawed, as is everyone. Your brother or sister are just who they are. They have their own demons to deal with. Your job is to let go. You forgive your mother, your father, your brother or sister. You forgive God, if necessary. You realize that holding on serves no good purpose.
This is not an easy process but it can save your life. Who wants to be anchored by the past? Psychotherapy's great power is in its ability to help a person free themselves from the negative influences of the past. When insight oriented psychotherapy is done well, it resembles a technology of forgiveness.
Forgiveness, like Grieving, has its Stages.
It is well known that grieving has its stages. You loved someone, or you lost something dear to you. You go through denial, bargaining, anger, depression and finally you come to acceptance. These are the stages of grief that were so well described by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Forgiveness is a lot like grieving. The important things that we need to forgive don't come easily.
First, you have to acknowledge that you have to forgive. It is important to your psychological health. Carrying old wounds is simply a burden that steals the pleasure from the life that you have now. We are not on this earth forever, and sitting in victimhood can be such a loss.
Acknowledging a wound that needs healing is only a first step. You also have to deal with real feelings of anger and at times, betrayal. I often think that the word - FAIR - is a four letter word that should sit unhappily with its other, less decent, brothers. Too many people can't get over just how unfair life is. Such pain, for what? Life is unfair, but it is also filled with potential for beauty, love and grace. The anger over things having been unfair is a product of our immature minds needing to have a balance in nature. Yes, there may be a balance, supervised by God or by nature, but it often has little to do with the narrative that we want to write!
Forgiveness is ultimately a gift to yourself. It allows the wounds to heal. You can forgive God for the hurts that you had nothing to do with, your parents for their blindness, and your siblings for their own deprivations (kids are hurt in so many ways because they are so vulnerable - it is an endless list). But ultimately you have to forgive yourself for holding on for so long. You will be free to better enjoy this life when you accept what happened, vow to not let it happen again, forgive if possible, and move on.
True Forgiveness is a Process, more than a Destination.
We learn from our need to forgive. Even if you were hurt terribly, like with a rape or a financial scandal, there may be a place for forgiveness, if not to the one who hurt you, than to a God that may have watched while it happened, or to a situation in which there was nobody there to protect you. There's always a place for healing and forgiveness can help you heal. Make a difference in the present and the future. If you had been abused, you may wish to protect the world and others from such a fate. This is the next step in forgiving a terrible wrong.
You acknowledge that terrible things happen in this world, but commit yourself to making a difference. This is a healing every day. Think about people committed to causes, be it protecting children or raising money for cancer research. Taking action can be part of the process of forgiveness, which is founded on the sobriety that bad things do happen to good people.
Another, deeply human method of righting the wrongs of the past is in your actions as a parent yourself. How many times have I heard parents tell me about their determination to raise a healthier family than one they had growing up? This can be a form of forgiveness; a distancing from victimhood and an embrace of life's vitality.
There is an Art to Making Amends.
In America today, you hear of so many people doing bad things and then apologizing. Sometimes it stops right there. "Can't you just forgive me, I am really sorry?"
Asking for forgiveness is a noble act. It is an acknowledgement that you hurt someone and it makes it easier for the forgiver to forgive. It takes a burden away, but this is only the first step. If you really want to be forgiven by the person that you hurt, just apologizing is not enough. You have to try to right the wrong. This is not a perfect science, but a little effort can go a long way. While nothing can undo an unfortunate experience, making amends counts.
Yet, sometimes you can right a wrong. Let's say you said something on the internet that was disparaging and false. You can apologize for being a complete jerk and make amends by correcting your bad behavior online. But, even if you can't completely take back what happened, trying to make amends makes the injured party feel like you are doing something. When you have been hurt, you carry a burden of injury, anger and a sense of not being taken seriously. The art of amends making can go a long way to helping a person get over the wound, forgive and move on.
How does Hurt and Forgiveness affect Ongoing Relationships?
Relationships are by nature filled with moments of hurt and disappointment. He shows up late when you made a great dinner. She second guesses you time and again because of her anxiety. He comments on your weight and makes you more self conscious. These things happen every day. Throw in the hard work of making a living, sustaining the household and raising kids and you get endless opportunities to judge each other, become angered or just not be there. These hurts can accumulate like layers on a cake - and a very bad cake at that. Soon, you no longer giving the benefit of the doubt and just expect the worst. Soon, you stop wanting to be touched or you carry resentment that eats away at your love.
Resentment, in my mind, is the poison pill of romance. It is pernicious and takes over a little a time. Who wants to be touched or make love when you feel hurt or dismissed? Who wants to come home on time when you feel judged and scolded, time and again? Some people take the fight to each other. At least they know that something is wrong. Others just take it underground, letting resentment breed a distancing that is hard to stop once it gets going.
Divorce (or a breakup) very often results from an accumulation of these hurts over a long period of time, when the relationship is not tempered by forgiveness or amends making. You are in a relationship with a person and not an idealized man or woman. He or she comes with a past, including wounds, habits and expectations that may rub you the wrong way. Sorry. This is the challenge and great opportunity of love.
Even a successful couple will hurt each other now and then. They acknowledge, forgive and let go. And the hurts they do hold on to are not game changers. Their love is a living field of trust that can deal with disappointment or hurt, like our immune systems can handle minor illnesses.
Some people come with baggage from their family of origin or with psychological injuries from past relationships. Be aware that in reacting to what she is doing, you may really be overreacting because of wounds inflicted well before she came into your life. Ask for forgiveness if you are injuring her for no good reason and do the work to heal yourself. She (or he) deserves your best. I have seen good psychotherapy or couples counseling straighten out many injured relationships.
Forgiving is Important even if you Break-up.
When you break up there is still a need for forgiveness. He may not ask for it or she may be blaming you for everything that went wrong. For sure, a break up may be what's required when hurt or betrayal has destroyed your love. Remember, that forgiving is often more for your benefit than for him or her.
Even if you were the victim in your marriage, work hard to disabuse yourself of that role. If he abused you, protect yourself. Commit yourself to never letting this happen again; but forgive. In a case like this, you may have to forgive yourself for having gotten tangled up with such a creep. You may be able to forgive him as well, if you are aware of how he came to be so unhappy and troubled. Forgive, if possible, but don't forget.
There are important lessons to learn in every failed relationship. They may be lessons about your own narcissism or thoughtlessness. They be may be lessons about how you tend to lose yourself in someone else's troubles. They may be lessons about your terrible taste in men or your tendency to be in a relationship with a woman who just can't love you.
Life is a course in life. We are taught by our experiences and no textbook can really do it for us. Learn what each chapter has to teach you. Forgiveness is part and parcel of the emotional work of learning these lessons well.
Too many people hold onto the wrongs of their divorce and never really get past it. In my books on the subject, The Intelligent Divorce, I write about all the ways that people foolishly hurt their children because they are so angry or scared. Grieving the loss of the marriage, dealing with the fact that life is unfair and embracing the life you live now is the only healthy answer to divorce. If you have children to raise, your ex spouse may be part of your life for years to come. Let go, learn your lessons and deal effectively with him or her from a more centered place.
When What's been done to you is Unforgivable.
Terrible things are part of this world.
Some people are raped. Others experience the murder of a loved one. Holocausts, both personal and national do happen. You don't have to forgive everything or everybody - it is not appropriate. But you still don't want to be stuck in that wound and have it define your entire future. Maybe the best you can do is grieve the fact that this terrible event touched your life. Maybe you have to wrestle with this issue with God, Himself. That is up to you.
But, in the absence of forgiveness, grief can still work. Life is not fair and you were terribly hurt. Go through the mourning process. Grieve the innocent boy, girl, man or woman who had been injured so badly. Allow yourself to experience the anger, the hurt, and the despair of grief - but work towards acceptance; an acceptance that is tempered by memory. This is not a happy acceptance; aim towards a meaningful acceptance that acknowledges that there is a lot about life that is not in our control.
There is a life to live and staying victimized by this terrible experience is probably not an answer that is good for you. Maybe you can change your passive position to an active position by working to protect future people from experiencing your fate. This can be a healing for you and the world.
Conclusion: Forgiveness - an Endless Subject.
There is much more to convey about the power of forgiveness. While it can heal our wounds, forgiveness does not come easily. If we have hurt others, making amends and working on ourselves is an answer that counts. If we have been hurt, make every effort to grieve the loss of innocence or of lost time - forgive in whatever way you can - and move forward. The future beckons.
Some people never forgive and never forget. They remain victims forever, not just victims of the insult that happened, but also to an identification with their wound that may have impact on future relationships and their sense of identity. While I have tremendous sympathy for the hurt and pain of victims (since I am Jewish, I know of this issue from our people's experience during the Holocaust), it can become an injury that never ends. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a technical term meant to deal with damage of unremitting victimhood (be it from human or non human sources). But you don't have to have PTSD to get stuck in the past. Victimhood, in divorce, marriage or as nations does not help in the long run. We must forgive what we can, grieve when we can't forgive - and yet remember what is necessary. There are always lessons. Perhaps the best one is that you survived to make something new and better.
In the end, our lives are about the stories we live and tell ourselves. Forgiveness is a story about putting the past in its place, letting go with an affirmative change in our hearts and living our present and our future. It has a power that is worth exploring, again and again.
May all my readers have a wonderful and blessed year ahead, filled with health and well being. May forgiveness be something alive in your life—a forgiveness that is honest and true.
This is a holy thing.
© Mark R Banschick, MD
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Police in Massachusetts on Friday pulled over a suspicious automobile and after conducting a search, recovered more than a thousand small packets of heroin stamped "Obamacare" and "Kurt Cobain."
Four people were arrested after the traffic stop in Northampton in which 1,250 of the packets were found.
Police say the car driver committed several violations, prompting the stop. He was later found to be unlicensed.
The Associated Press says a state police dog found the contraband:
"State police Lt. Daniel Richard says it's not unusual for heroin to be stamped with numbers, words or symbols to identify who's selling it. But he says the 'Obamacare' stamp is one he hadn't heard of."
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oxygen: Properties and Compounds
Properties and Compounds
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas; it is the first member of Group 16 of the periodic table. It is denser than air and only slightly soluble in water. A poor conductor of heat and electricity, oxygen supports combustion but does not burn. Normal atmospheric oxygen is a diatomic gas (O2) with molecular weight 31.9988. Ozone is a highly reactive triatomic (O3) allotrope of oxygen (see allotropy). When cooled below its boiling point oxygen becomes a pale blue liquid; when cooled still further the liquid solidifies, retaining its color. Oxygen is paramagnetic in its solid, liquid, and gaseous forms. Although eight isotopes of oxygen are known, atmospheric oxygen is a mixture of the three isotopes with mass numbers 16, 17, and 18.
Oxygen is extremely active chemically, forming compounds with almost all of the elements except the inert gases. Oxygen unites directly with a number of other elements to form oxides. It is a constituent of many acids and of hydroxides, carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils, alcohols, cellulose, and numerous other compounds such as the carbonates, chlorates, nitrates and nitrites, phosphates and phosphites, and sulphates and sulphites.
The common reaction in which it unites with another substance is called oxidation (see oxidation and reduction). The burning of substances in air is rapid oxidation or combustion. The respiration of animals and plants is a form of oxidation essential to the liberation of the energy stored in such food materials as carbohydrates and fats. The rusting of iron and the corrosion of many metals results from the action of the oxygen in the air.
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- Properties and Compounds
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Left: Lewis Carroll, Photograph of Kate Terry as Bound Woman, Collection Musée D'Orsay. Click upon photograph to obtain larger image.
Right: Benjamin Clemens, Immolate, 1912.
Many Victorian artists escaped condemnation in the public eye for depicting nudes by giving their art a title from mythology or an exotic culture. Doing so dilutes and distances the sensual nature, for as Peter Gay argues, "The more generalized and idealized the presentation of the human body in art, the more draped in elevated associations, the less likely it is to shock its viewers." Hence, even naked women in chains, such as depictions of Andromeda or slaves, found acceptance.
The myth of Andromeda found its way into artwork long before the Victorian period, and continued as a popular theme throughout the nineteenth century. William Etty and Edward Burne-Jones are just two painters who depicted Andromeda. Etty's shows an incredibly fleshy woman, quite powerful in every curve of her rounded limbs. If not for the chains, she hardly represents the victimized woman at all. Burne-Jones's Andromeda, however, has an almost androgynous quality in her thin body and narrow hips. She passively waits, helplessly exposed, as Perseus swoops in to her rescue.
This passivity became an essential quality to the bound nude, whether it be of Andromeda or no. In large sculptures, viewers feel the subject matter all the more keenly, as the three-dimensionality and size place the art more solidly in reality. Therefore, the bound female nude's passivity reaches melodrama in order to provide a more comfortable distance:
S. Nichoson Babb's The Victim , 1905.
Captive (1908), a work by a Miss J. Delahunt, is a clothed female figure... Here, the image is of passivity and acceptance, if not despair. S. Nichoson Babb's The Victim (1905), a bas relief of an Andromeda-like nude chained to a cliff, represents another standard image, popular throughout the nineteenth century, of the bound woman helplessly awaiting her fate, and Benjamin Clemens's Immolate (1912)... presents an even more extreme image of a bound nude whose nakedness is emphasized by the garment that has been peeled away from her and hangs only from her arms. The work by Delahunt represents a passively accepting woman, those by Babb and Clemens an intensification or exaggeration of that theme in the situation of the bound nude. [George P. Landow, "Margaret M. Giles's Hero and the Sublime Female Nude."]
Notably, the chained woman's passivity was the central quality to one of the most popular sculptures of the age executed by the American sculptor Hiram Powers. His Greek Slave enjoyed a great deal of critical acclaim and public approval. Powers asserted his creation quoted historical fact: beautiful Greek women captured in conquests were often sold on the block, naked and in chains. He meant his intentions to be far from licentious, instilling in his creation the quiet dignity and inner strength and passivity of early Christian martyrs.
The Greek Slave profoundly affected the public, leading a poet H.S.C. to begin a poem: "Naked yet clothed with chastity, / She stands." This admiring sentiment certainly seemed the more prevalent one. The Greek Slave's immense popularity allowed journalists to use it as an icon to press other issues, such as the immoral slavery in the United States with the Punch cartoon depicting the "Virginian Slave." In the very next volume, Punch refers to the Greek Slave again, this time alluding to its implicit impropriety by having her and the Amazon (another popular nude) putting their clothing back on.
The two opposite usages infers a rather ambiguous feeling towards the statue. The popularity the Greek Slave and other bound nudes allowed messages of faith and the evils of slavery or victimization to be heard -- but they also satisfied the voyeuristic nature in their viewers. Gay is quick to point out that "the representation of a beautiful girl in shackles, helpless before her sensual onlookers, must have given rise to intimations of sadistic pleasures."
Other Representations of Women in Chains [GPL]
- Sir Edward Burne-Jones's The Rock of Doom
- Sir Edward Burne-Jones's The Doom Fulfilled
- "The Colour of Anxiety: Race, Sexuality and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture" [review of the exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute, London (2022-23)]
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Our eldest sister Bayla was good hearted and righteous. Her husband was Reb Yitzchak Bretler, an intelligent and handsome man. He was the son of the Hassid Rabbi Rafael Bretler. They had two darling children, Yenta and Tzvi. The destruction reached them as well. We will never forget their words of farewell and their efforts on our behalf when we made aliya to the Land.
From right: Reb Yitzchak Bretler, his wife Bayla and father Reb Rafael Bretler of Dolina. Bayla was the daughter of Reb Yeshayahu Juner |
The rest of our siblings their good name preceded them, both regarding the honor of parents as well as their love of their fellowman were cut off at a young age.
Chava the beautiful, Rivka the intelligent, Baruch the charming, Batya the philosopher, and Yaakov, the youngest.
Aunt Tzippy was the second sister of our father. She was a woman of valor. Her husband was Reb Yehuda Tzvi Rotenberg, the son of the rabbi of Skula. He was a very intelligent, learned scholar. He served as an adjucator of various disputes on a voluntary basis. They had three children, refined and very bright: Rivka, Yosef, and Tova. They all wished to make aliya to the Land of Israel, but they did not merit to fulfill their desire.
Yenta and Tzvi Bretler, the grandchildren of Reb Yeshayahu and Sara Itta Juner |
Aunt Rachel was the third sister of our father. She was a refined woman. Her husband was Reb Eizik Kertenstein of Stanislawow. They had two children, Yonah and Tzvi.
Aunt Tzila was the fourth sister of our father. Her husband was Reb Mendel Finter of the Rokach family of Borislaw, who were related to the Belzer Rebbe. He was a well known cantor, and during the last period served as the cantor in the city of Rotterdam, Holland. They were killed in sanctification of G-d's name with their four children.
It is difficult to make peace with the fact that only so very few remain from such a splendid and illustrious family. We, the children who survived in Israel due to the grace of G-d try to bring forth the memories of the past with honor, to learn from our forbears, and to teach our children to follow in their path.
May the souls of all of the holy martyrs be bound in the bonds of life.
Moshe Frankel (Juner)
Malka Bretler (Juner)
Esther Borenstein (Juner)
My mother told me a great deal about her father, and she portrayed the sublime image of my grandfather to my eyes. His story is certainly not different than that of many others in that era: he was a well to do Jew who returned from America to Poland, to his wide-branched family. He rejected life in the city and turned to Broszniow a town at the beginning of its development. There he built his house. At first, he worked in agriculture, and later he opened a store.
Everyone knew that his home was open to every needy wayfarer. When he saw that there was not sufficient room in his house for all of those in need, he built a special room in his yard for these unfortunate beggars who wandered along the roads. He set up beds, bedding, mattresses, etc. with his own hands. Everyone who wanted was able to find a warm bed and a roof over their heads during the summer or the winter.
He cared for those needy people with his own hands. He gave them of his own bread, and on occasion he even loaned them money, knowing full well that the loan would not be repaid, for those unfortunates would be leaving the town in the morning and would not be returning. Others would arrive and take their places. There was never an empty bed, and the family never sat down to eat at their table with themselves alone.
Do not think that only Jews ate at my grandfather's table. His home was also open to gentiles Ukrainians whose reverence for him knew no bounds. He did all of this discreetly, and did not publicize his generosity and his good deeds. However, finally such good became revealed. Everyone knew that his heart would not permit him to see a person stumbling in the world of the Holy One Blessed Be He. The scoffers would say: Again there is a minyan 1 of 'tourists' at Berelfein's. Indeed, on occasion there was more than a minyan.
The local police also knew about this situation. When someone would come to the police at night requesting a place to sleep, they would send him to Berelfein. There, without a doubt, they would find a place for him.
I can see him, my grandfather, waking up in the middle of the night during the difficult days of winter when there was a knock on the door, a voice asking for help, a person who could not find a place to warm his bones, and was freezing outside My grandfather went out, despite the cold outside, to the person who was wasting away from hunger and cold, make for him a bed, and give him some hot food to restore his spirit.
I have attempted with my poor words to describe his greatness, however the words do not have the power to describe what all of us, his grandchildren and his entire world, knew.
There is no doubt that it is only in the merit of Tzadikim (righteous people) such as he that the world exists, and may his soul be comforted by that.
Perehinsko is a small town at the foothills of the Carpathians in the area of Rozniatow. It's Jewish community was not large, approximately 150 families, most of whom were murdered by the wild Nazi beast.
The Jewish community consisted of people of all strata: rabbis, merchants, artisans, intelligentsia, and ordinary Jews.
The youth were exemplary. The youth had a pioneering spirit. The youth worked and studied. Most of them participated in Hachsharah (preparations) for aliya to the Land. Some of them even succeeded in making aliya and escaping the Holocaust.
These are the martyrs of Perehinsko, whose entire lives were dedicated to G-d.
For example, there was the rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Babad of holy blessed memory, who served as the rabbi of Perehinsko until the destruction came. He was a modest and quiet Jew, happy with his lot, G-d fearing, and content. Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Babad was a great Torah scholar, and was also blessed with sublime character traits. He dedicated himself to the properness and purity of the town. He did not concern himself at all with himself and his family. He was an exemplary spiritual leader.
Who does not remember the prominent family of Reb Yitzchak Juner of holy blessed memory. This family included his son Reb Yeshayahu, his son-in-law Rabbi Tzvi Ettinger of holy blessed memory, his son-in-law Reb Yehuda Tzvi Rotenberg, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. This family had Torah and greatness in one package. They were upright merchants, and first class observers of Torah. They were fitting prayer leaders, and charitable people.
Caring for guests and tending to poor brides were their lot.
Whoever came in hungry to the home of Reb Yitzchak Juner of holy blessed memory left satiated. Whoever came in downtrodden left happy. One could find a solution to every problem with his advice.
In his old age, when Reb Yitzchak Juner built a house, he also built a private synagogue. At the time of the dedication of the Torah scroll his synagogue, it was said that: whoever did not participate in this joyous event had never witnessed joy in his life. 2
Torah and Greatness in One Place 3
My father Reb Shalom the son of Reb Shimshon Rosenbaum of holy blessed memory was a scholar and an observer of the commandments who lived all of his days in holiness and purity. He would get up in the middle of the night for the Tikkun Chatzot service 4. My mother Freida Rachel the daughter of Reb Shmuel Lustig was a paragon of courtesy and uprightness. She was a woman of valor who concerned herself at all times and in all conditions to the giving of a good education to her children. Her whole desire was to inculcate faith and belief in G-d in her children. She taught us to not despair during the worst moments, to go with full faith to meet all life events, and to accept everything with love.
To the end of my days, I will never forget the final moment when I separated from my mother and the entire family. This was on the first intermediate day of Sukkot in the year 5700 / 1940. I left the home and the town in which I was born and grew up. I was taken to serve in the Red Army at the Japanese border.
The parting was very difficult. The weeping of my father, my brothers and sisters and all around was heartbreaking. I was the first young Jew to leave the town. Only my intelligent mother parted from me with a kiss and a blessing of peace, without shedding a tear, in order not to cause me agony. In the merit of the faith that she instilled in me, I was able to traverse all of the setbacks that came my way from the day I left my home until today. I was the only survivor of the large and illustrious family of Reb Shalom and Freida Rachel Rosenbaum, who ascended on High along with their sons, daughters and grandchildren during the time of the Holocaust.
May their memory be blessed forever.
Every Jew of Perehinsko was a world unto himself, and I am not able to put all of their merits onto paper, for they are many.
It was possible to find a place to sleep in every home, and even more so, some food and drink.
There was a special house for guests next to the kloiz. There was a Talmud Torah. The most senior of the teachers was Reb Feivel Friedman. We studied with him, beginning from the aleph beit. I remember the happiest Sabbath in my life when I was five years old, and I began to study Chumash. On the Sabbath, they arranged a lovely celebration, and the teacher came to examine me, with the wondrous set of questions: What are you learning, my child? 6. The entire family was happy that I knew how to answer well all of the questions of Reb Feivel Friedman. Then, I went to learn with Reb Yosef Zisser, and later, at the age of nine, with Reb Moshe Walder of Tarnopol. We studied Rashi's commentary and Talmud with him.
In Perehinsko, there was also a government school in the center of the city, where we studied from noon. In the afternoon until the evening hours we learned again in cheder. The school day was very full. In the winter, we would return from cheder with a lantern a product of Perehinsko, made of cardboard. Inside the lantern was a potato with a hole, and in it, there was a candle to light the way.
There was a wonderful institution in Perehinsko. It was called The House of Jewish Culture, where all of the Zionist factions were housed. On occasion, we would organize performances there, whose proceeds were dedicated to the assistance of the needy. Speakers from various factions would often come to Perehinsko. They would say their words in the house of culture. Aside from this, the culture house served as a center for evenings of entertainment.
Almost no movement was perceived in the town until the afternoon hours. Trade was forbidden. Only in the afternoon did people make discreet 7 purchases despite the watchful eyes of the police.
Monday was the market day. The town was bustling with life from the early hours of the morning. The stores were wide open, and wagons with all types of merchandise streamed in from the area. Buyers and sellers bargained and debated the quality of the merchandise and the price. People went from one stall to the next. Despite the hustle and bustle, no man of Perehinsko forgot to go the synagogue morning and evening.
Tuesday was a relatively quiet day. It was peaceful after the tumult of the previous day. It was an ordinary and routine day.
Wednesday was a day of preparation for the market day that was to take place the next day. It was the day that the poor came from afar in order to seek out donations, or to remain in Perehinsko for the Sabbath.
Thursday was very similar in its essence to Monday, since it was a market day. It was even noisier due to the advent of the Sabbath.
Here, the housewife played an honorable role, for she was toiling and working to prepare the traditional Sabbath delicacies.
Friday: the movement was restricted to local purchases, and the interior of the house. The housewife attempted to speedily complete her daily work and her preparations for the Sabbath. The house was cleaned, and the aroma of fish, hot dishes and baked goods intermingled with each other and filled the air. The children were already wearing their festive clothing. When the sun went down and the candles were lit, the men and children went to the synagogue to welcome the Sabbath with the Lecha Dodi prayer. At the conclusion of the service, everyone would return to his home and family to recite the Kiddush over wine and to sing the hymns at the meal with an exalted spirit of a sublime soul that rises above the difficulties of the day. The Sabbath hymns that were heard from every home merged together into one ancient chorus. An atmosphere of rest descended upon the town, the atmosphere of the Sabbath Queen. This is the Perehinsko of the days of the week, the Perehinsko that was known to everyone, with its simplicity and its upright people who walked with pleasantness.
Many days have passed since then, however the taste of that existence will never melt away. It is alive and existing in the hearts of all of those who remember it, and thus shall it remain forever.
Certainly, much more than what can be read in this book should have been written about the lives of the giants of spirit and deed. However, who am I to be able to actualize the debt to the martyrs of Perehinsko?!
May their merit stand for us and all of Israel. Amen
From right: Reb Yeshaya Juner
and his father Reb Yitzchak, with the Admor of Bolekhov and his gabbai (assistant) |
On the last day of Passover of 1931 a large fire broke out in the synagogue. Father was concerned about the place. He entered the burning synagogue to salvage a number of Torah scrolls. Father was involved in the communal life of the town. Father was always honored with the reading of the Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther) in the synagogue on Purim, and the blowing of the shofar on the High Holy Days. Father also played an active role on Simchat Torah.
My mother Freida of blessed memory was also well liked in town. She was a righteous woman. Even though she had eight children and was an exemplary housewife, she made a point of helping the needy and the sick.
My eldest brother Yehoshua was a member of the intelligentsia and an enthusiastic Zionist. He was a member of the Zionist organization of the town. He headed the Zionist organization along with Bendet Spiegel, Moshe Spiegel and Mordechai Hausman.
The rest of my brothers, of blessed memory, Shlomo, David, Gadi, Tzvi, and the youngest Yitzchakle, as well as my sister Feiga, were each involved with their own activities.
I took leave of them in 1941, three months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War between Russia and Germany. I served in the Red Army. I never saw them again after that.
Uncaptioned. A group photo of the family of Yehuda Langnauer |
We will remember our communities: Rozniatow, Perehinsko, Broszniow, and Swaryczow that were destroyed and wiped out; their children who were murdered; who were brought to slaughter in the wagons of death; whose honor was violated and whose blood was spilled by impure hands in sanctification of the Divine Name.
We will remember the children, pure ones the son of pure ones, who were stolen from the bosom of their parents, who were broken and murdered by strange deaths; children and infants who were shattered on stone walls and cut off from life with the hatred of cruel hands in sanctification of the Divine name.
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I'm currently reading GURPS4 to prepare myself for DMing. When I read about firearms I thought pistols to be vastly inferior to rifles to the point that if one carried enough armor to possibly survive a single hit from a rifle he/she would be left almost unharmed by a hit from a pistol. Now I'm thinking, what reasons would my players (and NPCs) have to ever use a pistol?
Reasons I found for using a pistol instead of a rifle:
- Easier to hide (holdout) - If you're not allowed to carry a firearm, a pistol is obviously much easier to conceal than an assault rifle
- Price - A bit less expensive
- "Just in case" - when a gunfight is not expected, but also not entirely impossible
- Style - for whatever reason, the character might think shooting pistols is way more wicked
- Backup weapon - if your main gun is jammed, out of ammo (and would take to long to reload or you really have no more ammo) or for some other reason unusable a pistol still hurts your enemies a lot more than harsh language
- Weight - a pistol is not that heavy and still is a lot more dangerous than a knife
- Mobility - most pistols have a bulk of 1 or 2, making the Move and Attack maneuver more appealing as you will suffer a smaller penalty to your attack compared with a longarm (which I can imagine is more useful in environments with plenty of cover, like indoors)
Only the last bullet point describes a situation in which one would possibly consider a pistol a better weapon for actual combat. For example, whilst knowing you can't conceal a rifle under casual clothing like you can a pistol you probably still wished you could if you'd be forced to use it.
So, do you know of any other reasons why one would prefer a pistol? At least for the moment I'll only use the Basic Set regarding available books. It is still uncertain what kind of setting we'll play, might be some kind of wild west as well as a futuristic world.


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If you have a component that manages memory allocations, you should be registering and tracking those allocations with Chrome's MemoryInfra system. This lets you:
Some existing components that use MemoryInfra:
In order to hook into Chrome's MemoryInfra system, your component needs to do two things:
for your component.MemoryDumpManager
.You can implement a MemoryDumpProvider
as a stand-alone class, or as an additional interface on an existing class. For example, this interface is frequently implemented on classes which manage a pool of allocations (see cc::ResourcePool
for an example).
A MemoryDumpProvider
has one basic job, to implement OnMemoryDump
. This function is responsible for iterating over the resources allocated or tracked by your component, and creating a MemoryAllocatorDump
for each using ProcessMemoryDump::CreateAllocatorDump
. A simple example:
bool MyComponent::OnMemoryDump(const MemoryDumpArgs& args, ProcessMemoryDump* process_memory_dump) { for (const auto& allocation : my_allocations_) { auto* dump = process_memory_dump->CreateAllocatorDump( "path/to/my/component/allocation_" + allocation.id().ToString()); dump->AddScalar(base::trace_event::MemoryAllocatorDump::kNameSize, base::trace_event::MemoryAllocatorDump::kUnitsBytes, allocation.size_bytes()); // While you will typically have a kNameSize entry, you can add additional // entries to your dump with free-form names. In this example we also dump // an object's "free_size", assuming the object may not be entirely in use. dump->AddScalar("free_size", base::trace_event::MemoryAllocatorDump::kUnitsBytes, allocation.free_size_bytes()); } }
For many components, this may be all that is needed. See Handling Shared Memory Allocations and Suballocations for information on more complex use cases.
Once you have created a MemoryDumpProvider
, you need to register it with the MemoryDumpManager
before the system can start polling it for memory information. Registration is generally straightforward, and involves calling MemoryDumpManager::RegisterDumpProvider
// Each process uses a singleton |MemoryDumpManager|. base::trace_event::MemoryDumpManager::GetInstance()->RegisterDumpProvider( my_memory_dump_provider_, my_single_thread_task_runner_);
In the above code, my_memory_dump_provider_
is the MemoryDumpProvider
outlined in the previous section. my_single_thread_task_runner_
is more complex and may be a number of things:
may just be [base::SingleThreadTaskRunner::GetCurrentDefault()
for executing tasks on a specific thread, you should likely use this runner.Unregistration must happen on the thread belonging to the SingleThreadTaskRunner
provided at registration time. Unregistering on another thread can lead to race conditions if tracing is active when the provider is unregistered.
base::trace_event::MemoryDumpManager::GetInstance()->UnregisterDumpProvider( my_memory_dump_provider_);
When an allocation is shared between two components, it may be useful to dump the allocation in both components, but you also want to avoid double-counting the allocation. This can be achieved using the concept of ownership edges. An ownership edge represents that the source memory allocator dump owns a target memory allocator dump. If multiple source dumps own a single target, then the cost of that target allocation will be split between the sources. Additionally, importance can be added to a specific ownership edge, allowing the highest importance source of that edge to claim the entire cost of the target.
In the typical case, you will use ProcessMemoryDump
to create a shared global allocator dump. This dump will act as the target of all component-specific dumps of a specific resource:
// Component 1 is going to create a dump, source_mad, for an allocation, // alloc_, which may be shared with other components / processes. MyAllocationType* alloc_; base::trace_event::MemoryAllocatorDump* source_mad; // Component 1 creates and populates source_mad; ... // In addition to creating a source dump, we must create a global shared // target dump. This dump should be created with a unique global ID which can be // generated any place the allocation is used. I recommend adding a global ID // generation function to the allocation type. base::trace_event::MemoryAllocatorDumpGUID guid(alloc_->GetGUIDString()); // From this global ID we can generate the parent allocator dump. base::trace_event::MemoryAllocatorDump* target_mad = process_memory_dump->CreateSharedGlobalAllocatorDump(guid); // We now create an ownership edge from the source dump to the target dump. // When creating an edge, you can assign an importance to this edge. If all // edges have the same importance, the size of the allocation will be split // between all sources which create a dump for the allocation. If one // edge has higher importance than the others, its source will be assigned the // full size of the allocation. const int kImportance = 1; process_memory_dump->AddOwnershipEdge( source_mad->guid(), target_mad->guid(), kImportance);
If an allocation is being shared across process boundaries, it may be useful to generate a global ID which incorporates the ID of the local process, preventing two processes from generating colliding IDs. As it is not recommended to pass a process ID between processes for security reasons, a function MemoryDumpManager::GetTracingProcessId
is provided which generates a unique ID per process that can be passed with the resource without security concerns. Frequently this ID is used to generate a global ID that is based on the allocated resource's ID combined with the allocating process' tracing ID.
Another advanced use case involves tracking sub-allocations of a larger allocation. For instance, this is used in gpu::gles2::TextureManager
to dump both the suballocations which make up a texture. To create a suballocation, instead of calling ProcessMemoryDump::CreateAllocatorDump
to create a MemoryAllocatorDump
, you call ProcessMemoryDump::AddSubAllocation
, providing the ID of the parent allocation as the first parameter.


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Press Releases.
Regulus Announces New Publication Showing Potential Therapeutic Benefit of Targeting microRNA-21 in Fibrosis
LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs, today announced that new preclinical data investigating the role of microRNA-21 (miR-21) in the treatment of kidney fibrosis has been published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Regulus' lead program for fibrosis targets miR-21, which is up-regulated in fibrotic tissues of humans. Previous preclinical studies by Regulus scientists and collaborators have shown that therapeutic oligonucleotides targeting miR-21 (anti-miR-21) can decrease fibrosis in preclinical models by reducing the expression of extracellular matrix proteins. Despite the current burden of fibrosis-related human disease, there are few therapies that can specifically treat this devastating disease.
"We are pleased with the published results demonstrating that targeting miR-21 with proprietary anti-miR oligonucleotides is effective at preventing kidney fibrosis in preclinical models," said Neil W. Gibson, Ph.D., Regulus' Chief Scientific Officer. "We plan to select an anti-miR-21 development candidate this year for advancement into the clinic in the near future and are excited about the potential to bring this innovative treatment to patients with fibrotic diseases."
"Expression of miR-21 was found to be increased in fibrotic kidney samples from animal models and human patient samples. Genetic deletion of miR-21 in preclinical models protected kidneys from fibrosis and treatment with anti-miRs targeting miR-21 also blocked fibrosis in preclinical models," said Dr. Duffield, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, in the Division of Nephrology, at the University of Washington. "Taken together, these data suggest that anti-miR-21 could have a therapeutic benefit in patients with chronic kidney disease."
In the published study, Regulus and its collaborators from the University of Washington investigated the role of miR-21 in kidney fibrosis. Genetic deletion of miR-21 in mice resulted in no overt abnormality, however, these miR-21 knock out mice suffered less fibrosis in response to kidney injury, which was pheno-copied in wild-type mice treated with anti-miR-21 oligonucleotides. Analysis of gene expression profiles identified groups of genes involved in metabolic pathways that were up-regulated in the absence of miR-21, in particular genes involved in lipid metabolism and enhanced oxygen radical production. Systemic administration of anti-miR-21 effectively reversed the deleterious effects of miR-21 in kidney injuries. These animal studies demonstrate that miR-21 contributes to fibrogenesis and epithelial injury in the kidney in two mouse models and is a candidate target for anti-fibrotic therapies.
The journal article titled, "MicroRNA 21 Promotes Fibrosis of the Kidney by Silencing Metabolic Pathways," is now available in Science Translational Medicine and on the publications page of the Regulus website at www.regulusrx.com.
About Fibrosis
Fibrosis is the harmful build-up of excessive fibrous tissue leading to scarring and ultimately the loss of organ function. Fibrosis can affect any tissue and organ system, and is most common in the heart, liver, lung, peritoneum, and kidney. The fibrotic scar tissue is made up of extracellular matrix proteins such as type I collagen, proteoglycans and fibronectin. Regulus has identified several microRNAs that are dysregulated in fibrosis. Results from this new preclinical study demonstrate that miR-21 contributed to fibrogenesis and is a candidate target for anti-fibrotic therapies.
About microRNAs
The discovery of microRNA in humans during the last decade is one of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs in recent history. microRNAs are small RNA molecules, typically 20 to 25 nucleotides in length, that do not encode proteins but instead regulate gene expression. More than 700 microRNAs have been identified in the human genome, and over one-third of all human genes are believed to be regulated by microRNAs. A single microRNA can regulate entire networks of genes. As such, these molecules are considered master regulators of the human genome. microRNAs have been shown to play an integral role in numerous biological processes, including the immune response, cell-cycle control, metabolism, viral replication, stem cell differentiation and human development. Most microRNAs are conserved across multiple species, indicating the evolutionary importance of these molecules as modulators of critical biological pathways. Indeed, microRNA expression, or function, has been shown to be significantly altered in many disease states, including cancer, heart failure and viral infections. Targeting microRNAs with anti-miRs, antisense oligonucleotide inhibitors of microRNAs, or miR-mimics, double-stranded oligonucleotides to replace microRNA function opens potential for a novel class of therapeutics and offers a unique approach to treating disease by modulating entire biological pathways.
About Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.
Regulus Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs. Regulus is using a mature therapeutic platform based on technology that has been developed over 20 years and tested in more than 5,000 humans. The company works with a broad network of academic collaborators and leverages the oligonucleotide drug discovery and development expertise of its founding companies, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) and Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS). Regulus is advancing microRNA therapeutics toward clinical development in several areas, including fibrosis, hepatitis C, immuno-inflammatory diseases, metabolic diseases and oncology. Regulus' intellectual property estate contains both the fundamental and core patents in the field and includes over 600 patents and more than 300 pending patent applications pertaining primarily to chemical modifications of oligonucleotides targeting microRNAs for therapeutic applications. In April 2008, Regulus formed a major alliance with GlaxoSmithKline to discover and develop microRNA therapeutics for immuno-inflammatory diseases. In February 2010, Regulus and GlaxoSmithKline entered into a new collaboration to develop and commercialize microRNA therapeutics targeting microRNA-122 for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. In June 2010, Regulus and sanofi-aventis entered into the largest-to-date strategic alliance for the development of microRNA therapeutics with an initial focus on fibrosis.
For more information, please visit http://www.regulusrx.com. Regulus is also on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/RegulusRx#p/f and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/regulusrx .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the future therapeutic and commercial potential of Regulus' business plans, technologies and intellectual property related to microRNA therapeutics being discovered and developed by Regulus, including statements regarding the therapeutic potential of targeting microRNA -21 for treating fibrosis and kidney injury. Any statement describing Regulus' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such products. Such forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause the results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although these forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of Regulus' management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Regulus. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Regulus', Alnylam's, and Isis' programs are described in additional detail in Alnylam's and Isis' annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Copies of these and other documents are available from Alnylam or Isis.
SOURCE Regulus Therapeutics Inc.


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Where the hell have I been?
On June 06, 2012 In Boat, NewsAs a friend of mine pointed out a lot of my posts tend to be along the lines of "Wow. I haven't posted here for a while." so here's another one. Although arguably it's not without good reason.
Not last Saturday but the Saturday before (May 26th) I got married to Jeannie (there are a few photos of her on this site already)! So ya. I figure that's a pretty good reason to be a bit late with this. Some guys may be saying "Pffft. I got married and I had like nothing to do!" ya. Well I decided to take the path less walked (as normal) and discovered a whole new world in stress (oddly normal as well). Since Jeannie was busy with classes and everything I had to do a LOT of the planning for the wedding itself. While this was a really neat experience I can honestly see how being a wedding planner is a very lucrative business. On the other hand I did get to see a whole area usually left to the "women folk" and possibly explain how the phenomena of "bridezilla" comes into being. I won't go into the details here since it'd end up being one of those "tl;dr" (too long; didn't read) posts. But ya. Needless to say if anyone is getting married and the person handling most of the planning seems to lose their mind don't freak out! There are a LOT of little things that are nerve racking for ridiculous reasons and it just sorta gangs up on you! I may do a more lengthy post on our wedding soonish. But I'd prefer to have more photos about that first.
Quick note as well Pathfinder was moved over to TIM and I have yet to put that post up (again busy). Not very exciting fortunately but I wasn't at the wheel at all this time since I had the stomach flu. So ya. Mostly manning the "rail" if you know what I mean.


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Roca dels Moros
Cogul, El
Discovered over one century ago, the rock paintings found on the walls of this natural shelter are among the earliest known examples of the style known as Levantine rock art.
This is a natural shelter formed by a stone block which projects from the side of a small ridge. In 1907 the rector of El Cogul discovered this series of paintings, which feature 45 human and animal figures (bulls, goats, deer), drawn in shades of red and black and grouped into various scenes. Particularly noteworthy is the depiction of the so-called 'phallic dance' showing a group of nine women around a naked man. The women are wearing long skirts and are bare-breasted. Around the outside of this scene are various figures of deer, bulls and hunters which appear to belong to an earlier period. There have been suggestions that this was once a shrine or a sacred site, which would explain both the superimposition of the figures and the existence of Iberian and Latin inscriptions.
Roca dels Moros
Camí d'el Cogul a Albagés, km 1
25152 Cogul, El, Lleida (Catalonia)
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Our Craigslist fridge had instructions on moving it (that I found online). It could ONLY lie on it's back or preferably remain upright. Something about the oil in the compressor.
There are a few things in your house that are harder to move than others. Some families have pianos, others have gun safes. And everyone has a refrigerator. Moving these items just isn't the same as moving boxes or small pieces of furniture — not only are they expensive to replace if something goes wrong, but a misplaced hand or foot could mean that you wind up injuring yourself.
Whenever I've had to move house — or even just move a heavy item from one room to the next — I've had the benefit of my dad's wisdom. Mike Bram, my father, also happens to be the owner of Fisher Piano Moving. He spends all day finding ways to move not just pianos but any sort of heavy and awkward object that regular moving crews don't want to touch. Here are his best tips for making sure that you can move heavy objects and keep both yourself and the object intact at the end of the move. (See also: What to Know When Renting a Moving Truck)
Refrigerators are the most common big items that a person might try to move without calling in a moving company. Mike suggests getting an appliance dolly, rather than trying to use a normal dolly, to make the move. Appliance dollies have mechanisms built in that let you move the whole dolly, with a refrigerator or other appliance strapped on to it, up and down stairs. You'll need two people — one pushing and pulling — and it's especially important to make sure that you're working in tandem. You can rent an appliance dolly from just about anywhere that you can rent a moving truck from.
Mike says that the biggest mistake he sees when it comes to moving refrigerators is a very simple one: "People don't cover the fridge up with pads. Especially on stainless steel, any scratches you pick up will really show." It's easy to do, though. You can use just about anything as a pad, from shrink wrap to old blankets that you don't mind ripping. Pad your refrigerator before loading it on the dolly, so that the appliance is protected from the straps. Then ratchet the straps just tight enough that you can't get your fingers underneath them. There should still be a little give, though.
You may not be moving your fridge very far. Maybe you just need it on the other side of the kitchen so that you can paint the wall behind it. It's tempting to just push a refrigerator as far as you need it to go — after all, some appliances (and other large objects) have small plastic wheels on the bottom that seem perfect for the purpose. The truth is, in Mike's experience, those wheels are more dangerous than helpful. Without them, pushing an appliance across your floor will often result in scratches and tears in the linoleum. With them, you're likely to wind up with a broken wheel and a gouge in the floor. Things are worse on wood floors or if you take the appliance outside.
Mike does have an easy solution to the problem. He says, "One way to avoid those scratches is to take clean scrap carpeting, turn it upside down, slide it under the fridge and then slide the fridge out on top of the carpet. Thick cardboard can work in place of the carpet."
Always be more careful than you think you actually need to be, especially when you're dealing with moving something heavy. You need to remember the basics of personal safety — like lifting with your legs, rather than your back — but you need to go beyond those basics, too. You have to be able to control your refrigerator (or anything else you want) throughout every step of the move. Mike points out: "Don't ever take anything on the stairs that you can't control. If it gets away from you, it'll go a lot faster than you will and someone will always get hurt."
Get everyone who isn't actually moving your bulky object out of the way. Children and pets need to be far away from the action, and Mike suggests that you don't need any management around who isn't actually physically up to helping with the move.
Use more straps and tie-downs than you expect to need, especially when moving something heavy on a truck. Mike has plenty of horror stories from his customers about what could go wrong: "We've seen pianos come loose and then fly out of a truck on to asphalt. There's nothing left at that point but to sweep up the mess."
What is actually too big to move on your own depends entirely on you. Mike has had customers who will move everything up to a gun safe themselves, but will call for help with something that big. It's a question of what you feel comfortable moving yourself and what work you're willing to do to make sure you're doing everything right — from renting the right equipment on down.
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Our Craigslist fridge had instructions on moving it (that I found online). It could ONLY lie on it's back or preferably remain upright. Something about the oil in the compressor.
As an addendum to your article; "transport refrigerators in a vehicle in an upright position under all circumstances".
Reference moving instructions from GE Appliances. http://www.geappliances.com/search/fast/infobase/10000318.htm


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U.S. stocks extended declines from earlier this week in late-afternoon trading Friday, hurt by weak performances from retailers and companies sensitive to higher interest rates.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down four points, or 0.3%, to 1,657 at 3:07 p.m. The Dow Jones industrial average fell one point to 15,111. The Nasdaq composite gained four points, or 0.1%, to 3,610. Friday's losses added to the triple-digit declines in the Dow the previous two days.
A bleak sales outlook from Nordstrom late Thursday followed similar forecasts from Wal-Mart and Macy's earlier this week. The outlooks have raised worries that U.S. shoppers might be pulling back on spending.
Nordstrom's stock fell $2.13, or 3.7%, to $57.20, making it the second-biggest decliner in the S&P 500.
The retail industry is a closely-watched part of the U.S. economy as consumer spending makes up roughly 70% of economic activity. The disappointing outlooks are worrisome because they take into account the back-to-school shopping season, typically the second-biggest shopping period for U.S. retailers.
"It's left us scratching our heads," said John Fox, who oversees $873 million in assets as co-manager of the FAM Value Fund. "It really forces you to ask the question: 'is the consumer slowing down?'"
The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.85 percent, its highest level since July 2011. Late Thursday, the yield was 2.77%.
Interest rates have been climbing sharply for the last two weeks as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve will cut back on its big bond-buying program as early as September.
"Very few investors have wanted to buy stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve's (possible) tapering in September," said Brian Reynolds, chief market strategist at Rosenblatt Securities. "Now it's a late summer Friday in August coming off a couple hard days, making people even more scared to be a buyer in this market."
Shares of utilities and telecommunications companies, which typically perform poorly in a higher interest-rate environment, were all broadly lower. Northeast utility Consolidated Edison Inc. was down 81 cents, or 1.4%, to $56.57 while California-based PG&E was down 83 cents, or 2%, to $42.52. Dow components Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. were down 2.3% and 1%, respectively.
Investors have been concerned about what will happen to the stock market—and the U.S. economy—if the Fed begins winding down its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program next month. Some investors think that the Fed's program has been a large contributor to the stock market's record run.
"The big question is will the Fed eliminate the bond-buying program in September and, if so, how they will they remove the bond buying," said Frank Davis, director of sales and trading for LEK Securities.
The Dow has dropped more than 300 points, or roughly 3%, this week. The S&P 500, which is a broader gauge of the market, is down almost 40 points, or 2%. The market is on pace for its third-worst week this year.
Mr. Reynolds said investors should expect more selling ahead of the Fed's decision.
"Expect a correction, but a shallower correction than the one that happened in June," he said.
In other news, personal computer maker Dell Inc. reported a 72% drop in its fiscal second-quarter earnings. That may help convince Dell shareholders to approve the $24.8 billion buyout proposed by founder Michael Dell. and private-equity firm Silver Lake.
Shares of Dell rose 5 cents, or 0.5%, to $13.77—below the proposed buyout price of $13.88 per share.


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Vergennes city officials make case for new police HQ
VERGENNES — Vergennes residents on March 5 will decide whether to support the city council's $1.85 million bond proposal to pay for a new, 5,940-square-foot police station on North Main Street.
The price tag includes $1.15 million for the building, about $200,000 for site development costs, roughly $80,000 in design fees, a $50,000 contingency, $59,000 for a generator and furniture, and a number of other smaller expenses.
The land cost could vary. The city has agreed to buy the 0.75-acre former Vergennes Auto Sales property for $229,000, and could spend up to $22,000 more to buy more adjacent land to allow flexibility in siting the building and parking and room for a future garage.
Aldermen have discussed offsetting some of the tax impact of the bond by using traffic ticket revenue and possibly some Water Tower Fund money. According to a community forum piece submitted to the Independent and signed by four aldermen, "if the (tax) increase were 6.0 cents, the taxes on a property assessed at $200,000 a year would increase by $120 in year 2."
A flyer from the city's 10-member police department pegs the maximum potential tax impact as $150 per $200,000.
The aldermen — Bill Benton, Joe Klopfenstein, Randy Ouellette and Renny Perry — wrote they believe the station is worth that cost.
"With any investment, people should expect reasonable value in return. In our opinion, the new station provides that value," they wrote.
The planned station is essentially split into two sections. One contains a sally port, a built-in garage that allows cruisers to drive suspects into the building to be interviewed or detained; two holding cells; a juvenile holding cell; two interview rooms; a booking area; a patrol room for seven officers; and separate storage rooms for firearms and other equipment.
The other half contains a small lobby; offices for the chief, sergeant and detective; men's and women's locker rooms; a fitness room; a drive-in evidence processing area; an evidence storage room; a computer/phone room; a records storage room; a victim/witness interview room; an intake/dispatch room; and a multi-purpose room that can be used for meetings, breaks and training.
Chief George Merkel said the two sides would be separated by a secure door and soundproofing, something that would address a major shortcoming of the force's tiny City Hall headquarters.
"You want to keep any offenders and suspects away from any potential witnesses and victims … So you've got an operational side of the building, and I guess for lack of a better term a support side," Merkel said. "The operational side is where we interview, process and temporarily detain offenders or people who have been arrested … We want to keep them away as much as possible from this (support) side."
Visitors to the new building would be able to come to the lobby and buzz for an on-duty officer to walk out and meet them. If no officer were in the building, a lobby phone there would automatically connect to a dispatcher who would notify the on-duty officer to return to the station and meet with the caller.
No one has disagreed, at least publicly, that the force's two-and-a-half-room City Hall station is inadequate.
The police department flyer cites the mix of suspects and Vergennes Opera House crowds as both a safety and privacy concern; the lack of handicap accessibility and parking; lack of interview space, holding cells, a sally port and a juvenile detention area; insufficient storage for basic needs as well as records and evidence; an unsafe booking area; and location of lockers in public view.
"The fact that Vergennes needs a new police station should come as no surprise to any city resident," the aldermen wrote.
Some have questioned, however, the size of the station and some of its individual elements.
Chief Merkel talked about those issues in an interview with the Independent last week.
First, Merkel said the plan has already been scaled back. A break room was merged into the multi-purpose room, hallways and the lobby were shrunk, the garage was removed, and space-saving changes were made to the evidence area and record storage and witness/victim interview room.
Merkel said the multi-purpose room would be a money-saver by allowing the force to conduct more training on-site rather than always having to send officers to the Vermont State Police facility in Pittsford.
All the changes were done with City Manager Mel Hawley working hard with Merkel to make sure the station would be a good value as well as meet future needs, he said.
"Mel puts the microscopic eye on us and is looking to save the taxpayers of Vergennes as much as he can," he said. "And I have a responsibility to the taxpayers of Vergennes to make sure the design is something that is going to meet the needs of my department … and is something the taxpayers are going to be proud of and see the need for. And I feel very comfortable with that."
The fitness room has come under fire, but Merkel said fit officers make better decisions and miss less time due to injuries and illness.
"If they're physically fit, they certainly react in stressful situations with a better thought process. Officers that are physically fit and better trained are less apt to be involved in excessive use of force reports," he said. "An officer who is physically fit is going to deal better with stress, and they're also less likely to use up sick leave time."
And Merkel said an onsite facility makes it much easier for officers to maintain fitness by working out just before or after their shifts, and is no more costly than paying for gym memberships.
"There's always that opportunity for people to do those things at home, but do they do it at home? And for the size of this room … in comparison to the whole structure it's not a big area," he said. "And for what officers deal with on a day-to-day basis, which most people will never deal with … this is a small thing to give to officers for them to stay physically fit."
Merkel also discussed the locker rooms. Hinesburg, a larger, but more rural, community also with a 10-member force, has proposed a new station with smaller unisex changing and shower rooms.
Merkel doesn't like the idea of making his officers waiting to take turns.
"If an officer … wants to come in and get ready to go, they shouldn't have to worry about who's in the locker room, who's in the dressing room," he said. "I never would subscribe to that … Right now we have one female officer in our department. At some point we may have three female officers. And it's just not a good plan. I don't know of any other department that has that."
The cells are critical, Merkel said, while the juvenile holding cell must be separate, less secure and near an exit.
"People say what do you need two cells for. Come into my office any given week and I'll tell you why we need two cells … It's for the detainees' safety … and it's for our safety," he said, adding, "More often than not we have a couple of different people that are involved in incidents."
Separate storage for weapons and other gear is also a must, Merkel said.
"You're talking firearms here. You don't want to mix the two together," he said.
Two interview rooms are also crucial for timely interviews of multiple suspects or detainees," Merkel said.
"A matter of 15 minutes or half an hour may make a difference whether that person is going to talk to you," he said.
As for the three offices, Merkel said the department detective often conducts sensitive interviews, such as on sexual assault cases, while the sergeant has administrative duties that include counseling officers and hearing complaints against the department. In both their cases, closed doors are preferable, he said.
The dispatch room, which could also be an administrator's office, might not be needed immediately, but Merkel said the department cannot count on Vermont State Police handling its dispatching forever.
Hawley addressed a question about the base land purchase price of $229,000, which is higher than the city assessment of $117,800. Hawley said the seller, Bruce Barry, had a higher offer, for $260,000 on the table, but was willing to sell to the city for $229,000 because, as Hawley stated in an email, the other offer "would likely have numerous stipulations." Barry also could have taken over the used car business that existed on the site, Hawley said.
Merkel was asked to make his final pitch.
"If you're going to build a facility, you build it once and build it right,'" he said. "I want to go to the voters once, and say, look, this is the facility that we need, these are the reasons that we need it. If you trust me as your chief of police, if you think I'm credible and I'm doing a good job, trust in what I'm saying."
City officials will host an informational meeting on the police bond on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Vergennes firehouse.
Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at [email protected].
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Ilan Rubin's Paramore drum setup in pictures
Ilan Rubin's Paramore drum setup in pictures
Rhythm Magazine has met plenty of the UK's most gifted young drummers over the years.
These players are our great drumming hopes, the future of our craft and the guarantee that the art will continue to evolve.
These leading lights exist outside of the UK too, and we're sure that you'll be hearing a lot more of Ilan Rubin. The young drum star from San Diego is blazing a serious trail across the pond, and shows no signs of breaking his golden streak.
Touring professionally from the age of 14, Ilan got his first major break in 2006 joining a flourishing Lostprophets, and spent three whirlwind years recording and playing shows around the world.
He was plucked from the Welsh valleys by Trent Reznor and hit the road with Nine Inch Nails. He'll be rejoining the resurrected band when they tour this summer too, at Reznor's personal request.
The last couple of years have seen him work with Blink-182 alumnus Tom DeLonge's Angels & Airwaves, and to cap it off, Ilan has just recorded his first film soundtrack [Oblivion] and is tirelessly active with his own band The New Regime in which he drums, plays guitar, bass, keys and sings. Did we mention the guy is yet to celebrate his 25th birthday?
When we meet Ilan he is in town with Tennessee pop rock hitmakers Paramore, having just played drums on their fourth smash-hit number one album.
Here we bring you pictures of his Paramore touring kit, along with excerpts from his Rhythm interview, in which his discusses his auditioning advice, his new Q drum Co. venture and more. You can read the interview in full in the June issue of Rhythm.
- Find your next setup with our guide to the best drum kits
The kit
Q Drum Co., copper shells with maple reinforcement hoops: 13x9-inch (or 14x10-inch) rack tom, 16x16-inch and 18x16-inch floor toms, 24x16-inch bass drum (usually 26x16-inch), 14x6 1⁄2-inch brass snare
You've done a few auditions in your time. What's your process in the run-up?
"Learning the songs backwards and forwards. When I say that I truly mean it, because you can't rely on anything other than your knowledge of the song.
"There have been instances where I'm going in to audition with a band, and they haven't played the song I'm going in to play since the last tour - that's been with quite a few bands, so you almost have to know the songs better than they know them at that given time.
"You can't depend on vocals or guitar parts or any sort of crutches, because you really should be able to break down the structure in your head: 'how does the song go - verse, chorus, pre-chorus, chorus? Is there a second pre-chorus?', etc.
"When I'm learning these songs by myself, I'm almost quizzing myself while I learn the song. When I'm playing verse one I'm thinking, what's the bridge like and how does this song end?
"You don't want to get to a part and have to worry about what's next; it's a terrible feeling, and who wants that? You have to confidently steer the ship. You can know the song but if you're not owning your performance, you're not instilling that in the rest of the people you're playing with.
"Nobody wants to be worrying about the drummer. When you give off that confidence, you instil that in everybody else and allow them to focus on themselves.
"On the flipside, I've auditioned drummers where you'll be playing a song and the first verse is going well, the chorus is going well, then going into the bridge the drummer doesn't know what's going on.
"We get halfway through the song only to make a trainwreck of a mistake. It really does seem like common sense, but there are levels of knowing something.
"Of course different bands also like to do breaks or accents. You need to know they're coming and anticipate it to really give it its true push or dynamic. Quiz yourself on every aspect of that song, especially before you get in a room to play with anybody."
Zildjian - 24-inch K Light ride, 15-inch K Light hi-hats, 20 or 21-inch K crash ride or 20 or 21-inch K Custom crash ride
As part of an audition would you also expect to be 'interviewed' by the band?
"That falls under the 'making sure the guy's a cool guy' thing. You always have to play songs, then either you hang out in the room for a while, or go to lunch and hang out and talk.
"It's a very sterile thing, where you walk into a room to play songs with people you don't know, playing songs they've played a thousand times more than you have, stuff that you just learned and you want it to go as well as possible. You have the playing side of things then the 'how you get along with the other guys' part."
Remo - CS Dots on top, Clear Ambassadors on the bottom, X14 on the snare, Hazy Ambassador on bottom snare, Clear Powerstroke 3 on the bass drum
There are plenty of band performances on YouTube now. Do you ever use that to study how songs are played?
"Absolutely. More so with something like Nine Inch Nails, because some people have different arrangements. The arrangements that are played live can be very different to the way they were recorded, especially in terms of the drum parts. That's something where I'll think, 'how was this done, how was this loop recreated?'
"With Paramore and other bands I've played with live, what YouTube is great for is seeing how these bands perform these songs live, and any transitions they may have come up with as part of their set."
Vater 1A drumsticks; DW 9000 stands and 5000 bass drum and hi-hat pedals; Ultimate Ears in-ear monitors
Ilan on his Q Drum Co. venture...
"I knew Jeremy Berman, who was one of the head drum builders at OCDP. We really became friends a few years ago because he was teching for [Nine Inch] Nails.
"He'd been toying with some ideas and I remember when he made his first galvanised steel set. It was beautiful and it sounded fantastic. I have one and I love it.
"From 2009 he started really pursuing it as a drum company, and with OCDP I had gotten to a point where I wanted something fresh.
"When it came time for something new, he and I had talked and I said, 'how would you feel about me being on the business side of things?' and he said he'd been thinking the same. It was a really cool alliance.
"His wood drums are phenomenal too. The metal stuff is interesting - the set I have now is pure copper with wooden reinforcement hoops. When you think of metal drums you wouldn't naturally think they'd have the warmth of wood, but they do, they just have a different dynamic, almost a little more bombastic.
"Q is a baby company, but I really look forward to growing it and gaining that brand recognition."
Now check out Rhythm's current August issue with the ever-enthralling Travis Barker on the cover. Or subscribe to Rhythm here for a monthly dose of new gear reviews, kit buying guides, pro drum lessons and all-star interviews.
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Isn't it amazing to think that 63 years ago a little girl in New Jersey sat down and wrote to Santa Claus … and that Santa saved her letter all these years?
Santa no doubt enjoyed Joan's short-and-sweet missive.
And her lack of an itemized list…
This is a great week to write, as Santa's Elves are helping Santa answer children's letters through December 18. The address? Santa Claus, PO Box 1, Santa Claus IN 47579.
Have you seen this sweet video? Santa didn't really lose any letters, he just wanted to visit with some of his pen pals now that they're all grown up:


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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Additions Continue!
A 24-year old from Venezuela, Edward has spent the bulk of the past three seasons between AAA and the Majors where he was used both as a closer and a setup man. Edward complements a 90-94 mph fastball (sitting usually around 92) with both a slider and a split-finger fastball. This move brings another plus arm to our pen, and this one comes with excellent command - just 2.2 walks per nine over his professional career.
We believe Edward should be a good fit for our bullpen and our ballpark.
We still have a handful of days before Opening Day, so anything can happen, but with all of the recent additions we feel more comfortable with our pen than we did just a few weeks ago.
11 comments:
- Unknown said...
I was reading that the Padres sent Manny Ayala to the Phillies. Is that the precursor to obtaining Happ?
Does it make sense sign Dallas McPherson? In a way, he reminds me of Hairston in that he mashed in AAA, all he needs is a chance. 3b are hard to get, and the guy is available for a waiver claim. In the long run, he should be better than Floyd.
How did J.K.R. boomerang himself back with to Padres? - April 1, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Unknown said...
Matt bleeping Bush was released by the blue jays!
He qualifies as a live arm.
Does the Moorad relationship help bringing this troubled young man back?
At this point, I really want to see if this guy's arm is legit. sink or swim. I hate the guy, but there is talent in the arm, and the Padres need arms. - April 1, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Tom said...
Yes, I'm sure McPherson could be enticed to sign with a team that would have him 3rd on the depth chart at 3b and that plays in a park that kills LH hitters. He'd probably sign with the Padres for free to take advantage of that kind of opportunity.
Bush will be playing rec league softball this time next year.
We need starting pitching. Did we have no interest in Penn, even for a marginal player like Andino? Are the negotiations with Tampa Bay still ongoing? - April 1, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Wazzel Sport's Humor said...
Admittedly I wasn't too high on the De La Cruz addition. To me it seemed like an example of just throwing a bunch of darts at the board and hoping one hits.
However, I really like this movie for Mujica. A pitcher with very good control and enough stuff to keep hitters honest. This is the type of gamble I like, I could see him being very effective and pitching in PETCO and the NL should help aid his HR problem - April 1, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Unknown said...
I really don't want to see Bush with the Pads. Even if he's great (and I doubt that), I don't see how he creates any positive effects with our team.
Let's wish him luck somewhere else and stick with our prospects - April 1, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- AvengingJM said...
Sounds like too good of an arm to be had for cash or a future player? Is this another case of a guy being out of options?
What are the odds of us getting Jeff Niemann? - April 1, 2009 at 5:01 PM
- sdsuaztec4 said...
Are you excited to have him? - April 1, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- Paul DePodesta said...
Just as a general reminder - I'm not permitted to discuss players on other teams. Typically I won't post comments that ask specifically about other players.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Paul DePodesta said...
I don't see us bringing back Matt Bush. - April 2, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Paul DePodesta said...
Yes, Edward Mujica is out of options.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- Paul DePodesta said...
You better believe it! - April 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM


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President Obama rolled out of his Kenwood, Chicago home Sunday morning and headed to out to play his 100th round of golf since becoming president.
Obama played at the Beverly Country Club with two old pals, Eric Whitaker and Marty Nesbitt, as well as regular golf companion Marvin Nicholson, the White House trip director.
Obama has already played golf eight times this year. He actually is a little off his normal pace – perhaps campaigning is intruding on golf. The president golfed 28 times in 2009, 30 times in 2010, and an incredible 34 times in 2011.
Obama's golfing takes about five hours, including the motorcades back and forth from the fairways. If one thinks of this as taking up much of the day – include getting ready to go and cooling off afterward – it's fair to say that Obama has spent more than three months of his presidency golfing.
While golf is played by millions of Americans and extends its reach well into the middle class, it is also perceived as a game of the idle rich and is generally unavailable to the poor, putting Obama's frequent outings at odds with his image as a man of "hope" for the dispossessed.
The White House carefully downplays Obama's golfing, rarely talking about it and releasing few pictures of the president swinging away. A search of the White House uploads on the Flickr photo-sharing website finds only a handful of shots of the president playing golf, compared to nearly two dozen of him playing basketball, which he spends far less time at.
Many argue that golf provides a badly needed source of relaxation for Obama, a refuge and a respite from extraordinary demands of the presidency. And most or all of Obama's golf days have been on weekends or during scheduled vacations.
But others say the president could find another way to relax, and that golfing sends the wrong message to the poor and to the troops during a time of economic struggle and war.
George W. Bush gave up golfing in 2003, explaining his rationale five years later in an interview with POLITICO, saying it was wrong to play during wartime:
I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.
Obama clearly disagrees and has been unperturbed by criticism of his golf, maintaining a steady pace even during an election year.


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