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Beans and Pasta
Put eight ounces of dried beans and eight ounces of pasta into a large pot, fill with water, and cook at a full boil for an hour.
The baby’s stomach burns at a cooler temperature than the hand.
How was this determined?
I’m sorry, but what is affirmative action a euphemism for? I’ve only ever heard it used in its most literal definition: a law requiring less qualified blacks/women to be hired instead of more qualified white males.
Isn’t that what makes it a euphemism? I’m using the definition, “A euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant.”
Do you think it’s offensive to say “passed away” instead of “died?” Or, “took his own life” instead of “killed himself?”
If those are euphemisms, I think they fall into a different category than ones such as “affirmative action” or “undocumented immigrant”. Your examples use polite language, the latter distort the underlying meanings.
How about describing a bank robber as an “aspiring account holder”?
No one can figure out why some terms are more offensive than others.
Maybe that’s the point:
Put your opponent on the defensive by confusing him, and gain power over him by forcing him to accept your irrational demands.
“The Art of War”, by Sun Tzu@PracticalPost
Thanks for the “person first” explanation.I suppose other examples could be:
“troll” vs. “person who trolls”
“moderator” vs. “person who moderates”Yes.
The resources would be better spent on developing new technologies such as warp drives and transporters.
Isn’t the whole federal budget basically a Ponzi scheme?
Why is it ok to say “people of color” but not “colored people”? What’s the difference?
How do you visit a certain sub-forum? Say, “Controversial topics”, or “Catskills”?
You can click on the link to a sub-forum, if that link is visible on the current page. If I recall correctly, there used to be a page with links to all the subforums.
CTL is still upset that a certain deranged woman lost the election in 2016.
If the idea was to make it a struggle to learn, the gemorah would have been written in Hebrew, not Aramaic. Aramaic was the everyday spoken language of the people, as is English in the US
I think the idea is to study the teachings of the Tannaim, Amoraim and later commentators. Those teachings are best represented in a language in which they were fluent.
I would study in Aramaic or Hebrew if I could, but for now, I have to use English. Otherwise I’d have to spend a week on each sentence.
No one here says insulting things about the Rebbe. It is his followers that bring shame upon him.
That’s a very good point. I have no criticism of the Chabad movement as a whole. Some of its followers, on the other hand, while nice and mean well, behave like it’s a cult and indoctrinate rather than teach.
what is the conclusion?
This is obviously a matter of widely varying opinions. So the conclusion depends on who you ask.
None of the gardening stores near me even have airplane seeds.
But there’s bird seed, and birds are like airplanes.
The effect is much different when you’re at the controls and looking out the front windows, than when you’re a passenger in a back seat.
You won’t be pitching anything to them that’s not already being pushed (except for the beer part maybe).
Do they have those giant foam hands that you put on your hand or a stick?
She makes outrageous, provocatve statements to stay in the news. Just ignore her.
lose your ears but still hear
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My knowledge of the Boeing 737 MAX issues is limited to what I’ve read in news articles.
My impression is that the problem was not the fault of the pilots. Having 10,000 hours of flight experience in Cessna 172’s would not have helped them.
Someone at Boeing had the nifty idea of having the airplane automatically correct a stall or imminent stall, which all pilots learn how to do very early in flight training. The stall correction feature malfunctioned, and the pilots lacked the specific knowledge of how to override the overly complicated automatic system.
@Captain
Why don’t you provide an expert analysis of why the crashes occurred, and who was at fault?a drone that will only do what its programmed to do
And often programming is faulty, Or unexpected hardware problems can occur.
Consider the recent issues with the Boeing 737 MAX.
In the case of a ground vehicle, there’s always a fallback option to shut off the engine and stop. That wouldn’t work very well for an aircraft.
I cut my own hair. The only problem is that I can’t find any of that blue stuff that you put combs in.
They should add a gambling feature to the self-checkout stations. At random intervals, a display popup would let you bet “double or nothing” on a particular item.
recently spoke with a tourist from China who told me that China is the greatest government in the world…
China has the most people of any country, therefore it has the best government. If it didn’t, the Chinese would go somewhere else.
This sounds like a scientific principle to me.
That’s the same argument that atheists use to attack religion.
No, because the Jedi never say a blessing before using The Force™.
Judaism has no concept of race.
A person whose mother is Jewish, is Jewish. Marriage between Jews and non-Jews is prohibited.
A lot of people consider that racist.
The most common practical definition of “troll” is “anyone who disagrees with me”.
My impression is that Chabad’s kiruv and inclusivity require that it maintain a neutral position on Zionism. Otherwise it would alienate too many people.
The OP referenced “watching the games”, not listening to them on the radio.
In answer to the OP, why would you want to “follow sports” if you don’t watch the games?
That’s not a “Controversial Topic”, it’s a factual statement.
The left has no rational arguments to present, so it has to resort to the irrational. 2+2=5
It’s not the size that matters, but the kedushah.
No offense meant, but “Scranton” sounds like a place where you would dispose of waste material.
They should change the name to something more uplifting, like “Pleasantville” or “Happytown”.
the moderators of CR, whose job it is to censor and fact check opinions that are submitted
Is that really their job?
I hope not
Isn’t the kissing of the hand a sanitary alternative to kissing the object itself? I’ve seen people actually kiss the Seder Torah.
Does shaking a fellow Jew’s hand and then kissing it, mean that you would like to kiss the person himself, except that you don’t want to spread germs?
mushrooms … they’re not plants
Why not? I’ve personally seen mushrooms growing out of the ground.
This topic reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
Non-Jews respect Jews who respect Judaism. Non-Jews are embarrassed by Jews who are embarrassed by Judaism.
From a June 2013 article by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.I read this at aarp Dot org:
The good news, according to William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, is that the vast majority of older adults need not worry about contracting (or spreading) the virus. Anyone born in the United States prior to 1957 is considered immune to measles, because almost everyone in that age group was exposed to the virus before a vaccine was available. People born after 1957 who were properly vaccinated, or who contracted measles, are also protected.
I paid $32 for a one-pound box of Ukrainian shmurah matzah. The product cost $19 and shipping was $13. I used the same store in Brooklyn as last year, and the same shipper, since the quality was acceptable last year.
Does selling your chometz and/or nullifying it cover this situation?
So what happened to the dog?
I read a related article about “mouth applicances” (I can’t remember where), and the author’s opinion was that it’s not an issue, since they’re designed so as not to absorb (or impart) taste.
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I’ve wondered if equating opposition to Israel with anti-semitism is a contributing factor. Are they really equivalent?
Another thought: A wounded bull is more dangerous than a healthy one.
CTL: Maybe you could use one of the crowdfunding web sites to solicit donations to restore your losses?
On generally accepted criteria.
Generally accepted by whom?