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Thank you for the repair of an earlier post.
kapusta-
Thank you.
If anyone got a chuckle from the answers (or their corniness), mission accomplished.
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The info below was copied from cartalk.com
It provides an excellent explanation of what different octane ratings are and what you should be buying, as well as exactly what “pinging” and knocking (a.k.a. predetonation) are.
Best of all, it’s written in laymans terms – no engineering degree required.
The gist of the article – almost nobody actually needs to pay a premium for premium.
Q. My owner’s manual says my car will run just fine on regular, unleaded gas. Will “treating” it to premium gas provide any benefit?
A. Let’s be perfectly clear about this: NO!
The only thing you’ll be benefiting are the portfolios of impoverished oil company executives.
Q. But, won’t premium increase the performance of my car’s engine?
A. No. Higher octane provides no additional performance for cars that are designed to run on regular gas.
Q. You’re telling me I’m wasting my money by using premium?
A. You’re starting to get the picture.
Q. Okay. My owner’s manual does call for premium gas. Do I need to use it?
A. In that case, the answer isn’t quite so clear. In a high-compression engine that’s designed to run on premium fuel, premium will provide some additional power. But, if you want to save some money, you can probably still fill up with regular, unleaded fuel much of the time.
Q. How much will I save?
A. About 20-30 cents per gallon. For an average driver, that can run as high as high as $200 a year.
Q. So, why would my owner’s manual calls for premium gas instead of regular?
A. Because your manufacturer decided to use what’s known as a “high compression” engine.
Q. My owner’s manual says that if I don’t use premium, I might get engine pinging or knocking. Is that right?
A. It’s possible, depending on the load you put on the engine.
Q. What is pinging or knocking?
A. They’re noises, which are signs that the gas and air mixture in your car’s cylinders isn’t burning exactly as intended. The sound you hear is the result of the fuel and air mixture combusting unevenly in the cylinder.
Pinging or knocking will reduce the efficiency of your engine and, over a very long period of time, it can cause damage.
Q. How does it occur?
A. Let us show you! Here’s what’s going on in the cylinders inside the engine during pinging or knocking:
(obviously, the original site’s illustrations can’t be provided here. nonetheless, the explanations that accompanied those illustrations are provided here since they may be useful. if you would like to see the illustrations, google the article. – icot)
Illustration #1 The piston begins to move upwards during what’s called the, “compression stroke,” compressing a mixture of fuel and air.
Illustration #3 However, it’s possible for the mixture of gas and air to burn somewhere else in the cylinder, simply from the pressure (or compression) within the cylinder, and not from the spark. That’s called “pre-ignition,” and it’s more likely in a high-compression engine.
Illustration #4 When the fire you want (that’s the one from the spark plug), collides with the fire you don’t want (that’s the one resulting from the pre-ignition), the result is a ping or, if the pre-ignition fire is big enough, a knock. The degree of severity, including the amount of noise generated, is determined by how big that unwanted flame is.
Q. How does high-octane gas help?
A. Compared to regular gas, high-octane gas requires higher temperature and pressure to ignite, so it can withstand higher compression without reigniting. As such, it’s less likely to result in premature ignition, and therefore prevents pinging and/or knocking.
In other words, it’s a form of protection for high compression engines.
Q. So, I should use high-octane gas to prevent pinging?
A. High-octane gas will prevent pinging.
Q. How does a knock-sensor work?
A. The knock-sensor uses auditory detection to actually “hear” the knocking or pinging. When necessary, it uses this information to delay the spark and to minimize knocking or pinging.
That’s good news. That means you can use gas with a lower octane rating. And, if your engine detects a knock or ping, it can usually adjust the timing of the spark until the knocking is gone.
Q. You’re telling me that modern cars automatically detect this problem, and therefore won’t ping?
Load is the amount of work you’re asking the engine to do, and it’s affected by a number of factors, including climbing steep hills, pulling heavy weight, hard acceleration or driving in hot weather. Any combination of these factors can affect load. So, if you live out in the desert Southwest, it’s 115 degrees out and you’re hauling your mother-in law up, you’re going to need premium.
Why? Because there’s only so much that your car’s knock sensor and computer can do to adjust the engine’s timing.
Q. Is it a big deal if my car pings for a few seconds here and there, under these circumstances?
A. No, it’s not.
Q. So, are there any circumstances under which premium gas would be a good idea?
A. If you plan to haul that aforementioned mother-in-law in hot weather, or are going to be driving up monstrous mountain passes with a heavily laden car, then you might consider filling up with a tank of premium gas.
Q. But, under most normal operating conditions, do I lose anything if I use regular unleaded instead of premium?
squeak-
…make sure you fill up your gas tank before Shabbos. The price next week will be a good 15-50 cents higher…
About forty cents right now.
This is one time that I wish you hadn’t been right.
Mazel tov to “doodle jump”, the chosson and kallah, and their families.
why do you park in a DRIVEway and drive on a PARKway?!
Because reversing either of these would make your insurance rates go way up.
Why does an alarm go off when it really goes on??
The electric current that keeps the latching relay from closing is turned off.
Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?
how did the guy who invented cottage cheese know when he was finished?
The answer to that one would curdle your blood.
Who was the first one to realize that you could sell stale, hard cookies – just by changing their name to biscotti?
a) Who realized you could sell stale, hard, scorched cookie dough just by calling it cookies?
b) Luigi Biscotti, of course.
Why do drive up atms have braille lettering?
For the passenger in British cars.
Why is lemon juice made of artificial flavors but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?
Because real lemon tastes like soap.
Why would someone order a double burger, large fries, and a diet coke?
For himself, for himself, and for his wife.
Why are cigarettes sold at the front of the pharmacy but to get medicine you must go all the way to the back?
Why do 24/7 7-11 stores have locks on their doors?
a) For the extra 1/4 day on leap years.
b) To stop you from leaving w/o buying anything.
Why do banks leave their doors wide open, but chain the pens to
the counter?
Because if they were chained to the ceiling no one could reach them.
How do you tell when sour cream goes bad?
When it comes home after curfew, smelling of cigarette smoke.
Why is it that you’d avoid someone that has a temper, and you run when they lose it?
Who was the first one to milk a cow?
Regardless of which it was, the milk ended up in decalf.
Pashuteh Yid-
Those are valid concerns, and you’re correct in being machshiv yenem’s feelings.
However…
1) If you or someone else points out these “needs improvement” areas as tactfully as possible, would the person overcome their hurt feelings and ultimately benefit greatly from your intervention?
2) How would you want to be treated if the situation were reversed? Personally, I’d want to be told.
3) The only circumstances that not telling should be an option is if you know the person wouldn’t heed the advice and/or would become enraged at the advisor (not just short term hurt feelings).
Capital “I”
We all live in a capital I
In the middle of the desert
In the center of the sky.
All day long we polish up the I
To make it clean and shiny
So it brightens up the sky.
Rubbing it here
And scrubbing it there.
Polishing the I
So high in the air.
And as we work we sing a lively tune
“It is great to be so happy on a busy afternoon.”
And when we’re through with the day’s only chore,
We go into the I
And we close the door.
Capital I, capital I,
Capital I, capital I.
Source: Rechov Shumshum (that’s right, Sesame Street)
bpt-
Your grammar is absolutely fine, and you initial post was very well written and logically thought out. I think your observations are mostly on-the-money for frum people who are sincere.
Along those lines:
From a Kohain: Do you collect silver dollars?
Any others?
bpt-
Please be mochel me the vocab nitpick, but:
1) The expression is “toe the line”, and it means to do exactly what one is supposed to do without deviating even minimally. What you are describing is more like “pushing the envelope” or “testing the limits”. “Toe” vs. “tow” is a common error.
2) I think you mean “flouting” the rules, not “flaunting” the rules. This is an even more common error, which I’ve seen in newspapers.
3) As someone who’s made many errors myself (e.g. “casting aspirations” instead of “casting aspersions”, among others), I’m certainly not criticizing from an ivory tower of impeccable English, but the title of this thread caught my eye.
STILLSINGLE-
What every new chosson and kalah want more than almost anything else is for their single not-yet-engaged friends to become engaged and experience the simcha that they are.
Just imagine what your thoughts and feelings toward your friend would be if the situation was reversed.
Although it’s 100% normal to feel bad in your situation, keeping the above two thoughts in mind will hopefully improve your matzav ruach.
I agree that the kalah should probably be made aware that she’s (unintentionally) hurting others – possibly a third-party married friend can mention to her that she should tone it down around singles.
May you need a new SN bekarov.
yogibooboo-
It’s a shame you and your neighbor are having these issues.
Here are a few quick thoughts:
1) Is it possible for you to meet with your neighbor’s rov together and work things out?
2) 11:00PM is awfully late for treadmill noise. 9:00 or 10:00 is more reasonable, earlier if you have young kids. Can they move their treadmill to a room that isn’t over your bedroom(s)?
3) 8:15AM isn’t an unreasonably early time to make noise. As a chessed they may hold off, but it’s really not early.
Hatzlocha raba.
Ofcourse-
Sorry, this isn’t something I’m familiar with.
The various solutions that come up when searching for this error all seem to address Adobe Writer or other Adobe products besides the free reader.
I’m afraid I can’t help here 🙁
cshapiro-
If you got your PC straightened out by potchking with the keyboard settings within the control panel, credit for the “good advice” must go to “aries2756” and “apushatayid” for giving the correct solution.
cshapiro-
1) Is this “slow typing” issue a problem in all programs or only in some (e.g, word processor, browser, spreadsheet)?
2) Did this happen suddenly or gradually?
3) Do you have up-to-date antivirus software? Have you run it recently?
4) Do you have up-to-date anti-spyware software? Have you run it recently?
5) Have you started your PC in safe mode and seen if the problem still occurred?
6) Did you recently install new software?
7) Did you recently visit a website that looked strange, suspicious, or asked to install something?
I Googled your problem and the following potential solutions came up (I do NOT suggest you try any of them just yet):
a) Power down the PC, unplug it, remove the battery let it sit for a while, and then power it back up.
b) Run up-to-date anti-virus/spyware software.
c) Make a registry change.
What the above solutions suggest is that your problem may be caused by a variety of reasons.
I’d suggest running antivirus/antispyware programs as a good start.
Before you do anything, please answer the questions at the beginning of this post – something may jump out as the obvious cause.
Ofcourse-
A Google search on your error message brings up this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/248136
It seems several people had the same issue and were able to solve it using the advice provided by the second poster on the thread.
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I strongly suggest that people having computer issues use Google to research possible solutions.
I’m not a PC pro, but I work on my own PCs and help others as well.
Google is my primary knowledge base for unfamiliar problems.
I know computer and network professionals who also turn to Google for solutions when encountering new problems.
eclipse-
Thank you for helping keep things interesting during your time here.
Wishing you hatzlocha raba with your apartment search (and everything else).
Post #205546 is what’s causing the bottom of this page to display strangely.
It is using the
<li>(list item) tag without being preceded by either the<ol>(ordered list) or<ul>(unordered list) tags, followed by a closing tag of the same type (</ol>or</ul>).For whatever reason, this throws off the display for the rest of the page – it’s happened before.
Specifically, if you edit that post to remove this line:
<li> hi </li>…the display should then go back to normal.
eclipse–
You’re welcome -it’s my pleasure.
I try to strike a balance when giving cautionary info to people who may not be computer savvy, so that they are made aware of potential dangers without turning them paranoid.
No sure I always succeed ?
Pashuteh Yid–
I used Norton’s “Wipefile” and “Wipedisk” utilities many years ago.
eclipse-
“…what’s better D-ban or C-Clear?“
Sorry, I have no idea.
I didn’t hear of either of them until I Googled your question.
D-ban seems to be recommended by several sites, including this how-to video from PC World magazine:
Click Here to see the demo.
eclipse-
Physically destroying your computer or its hard disk is an extreme and most likely unnecessary step.
D-ban is probably more than adequate for your security needs.
I’d recommend either using D-ban and then giving it away, or just putting it in a closet for future use – if you ever travel it’s great for getting directions, hours places are open, weather, etc.
Today, Feb. 6, 2011, would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan.
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is still the president who (twenty-three years after leaving office and more than six years after his death) engenders the strongest pro and con opinions regarding his presidency.
His admirers believe that (among other things) he:
-fixed the economy.
-fixed the military.
-broke the Soviet Union.
His detractors believe that (among other things) he:
-caused the deficit and the mindset that has allowed it to grow until today.
-recklessly deregulated industries, which later resulted in crises that required multi-billion dollar cleanups.
Enjoy.
A people free to choose will always choose peace.
A tree’s a tree. How many more do you need to look at?
Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.
All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.
Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let’s not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.
Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Don’t be afraid to see what you see.
Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.
Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
Facts are stubborn things.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under G-d is acknowledged.
Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver five minutes longer.
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
How can a president not be an actor?
How do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.
I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
I’ve never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a ‘fat cat’ and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a ‘public-spirited philanthropist’.
I’ve often said there’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.
If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn’t be here. It’d still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party.
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under G-d, then we will be a nation gone under.
If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.
Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.
It doesn’t do good to open doors for someone who doesn’t have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
It’s difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn’t available.
It’s silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.
It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
Latinos are Republican. They just don’t know it yet.
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
Man is not free unless government is limited.
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!
No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it’s in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.
No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.
Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.
One picture is worth 1,000 denials.
One way to make sure crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it.
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
People do not make wars; governments do.
Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
Politics is just like show business. You have a [heck] of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a [heck] of a close.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.
Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in’.
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.
The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.
There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.
They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.
Thomas Jefferson once said, ‘We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.’ And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world’s strongest economy.
To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last – but eat you he will.
Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
Trust, but verify.
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
Violence has been Nicaragua’s most important export to the world.
We are never defeated unless we give up on G-d.
We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.
We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.
We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule.
We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.
We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.
We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.
We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.
Welfare’s purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.
What we have found in this country, and maybe we’re more aware of it now, is one problem that we’ve had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.
When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.
Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
Without G-d, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
You can tell alot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.
You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we’re in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we’ve got to do something about the unemployed.
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On February 6, 1989, Chris Gueffroy was shot to death as he attempted to escape from East to West Berlin over the wall that Reagan had urged Gorbachev to tear down.
Gueffroy was the last person killed by the East German border guards before the wall was, indeed, torn down.
Gut Shabbos
&
Gut Chodesh
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truth be told-
Thank you for starting this thread.
I appologize if my strongly-worded comment made you or anyone else feel bad.
As someone who’s been the self-appointed “mentchlichkeit mashgiach” more than once, I’d like to ask a question that I saw in (I think) a Chaim Walder book:
After someone has finished a conversation with you, do you want them to feel better or worse about themself?
Please:
-Be nice
-Disagree nicely
-Criticize the post, not the poster
-Refute respectfully
Y.W. Editor-
Thank you for posting the interview.
Malcolm Hoenlein is one of the few people I actually enjoy hear speaking – his knowledge of the Mid-East, the various organizations and governments, and people involved is almost unparalleled. His analyses are very insightful and untainted by personal biases. I always feel after hearing him speak that we were presented with an accurate and fair picture of what’s going on.
I also found his aside about Rand Paul interesting – I am not sure myself what to make of Mr. Paul.
Several years ago I had the opportunity to hear his regular Friday interview on Nachum Segal’s show. My job no longer allows me to listen to the radio at that time.
If you have other opportunities to interview Mr. Hoenlein, I’d be interested in listening to those interviews.
The Goq-
A quick check confirms that you’re correct – as a first party collector, the “Fair Debt Collection Practices Act” doesn’t apply to the store owner.
Thank you for the info.
The site at which I confirmed “The Goq”s info further states “First-party collectors are regulated by your individual state law which, obviously, varies“.
(Since this case involves heimishe people, it would obviously be best settled in a halachic manner by the customer and store owner.)
smartcookie-
Without knowing the facts of this specific case, I can tell you that this strategy of contacting neighbors, relatives, friends and coworkers about a debt is a dirty one employed by collection agencies. It is quite likely illegal as well.
The purpose of this type of contact is to:
-embarrass the (alleged) debtor by publicizing the debt to acquaintances.
-go fishing for additional info to be used for leverage vs. the debtor (don’t give your neighbor’s cell phone number, any other contact info, or even respond to to the collector).
-enlist the help of an uninvolved third party in pressuring the debtor.
The collector has no right to involve you in their debt collection efforts, and you owe them nothing response-wise.
I’d notify the neighbor about what the store is doing, unless there’s a reason not to – e.g. the neighbor might grow belligerent to you.
If you’re interested in more info on this topic, Google “Fair Debt Collection Practices Act”
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(the info below was cut-and-pasted from a site that specializes in helping debtors who are being harassed)
Can a debt collector contact my friends, neighbors and relatives?
Yes, a debt collector can call your friends, neighbors and relatives to try and locate you if you are dodging them or they can’t find you; however, if your friend, neighbor or relative asks them to stop calling, they must do so. When a debt collector calls your friend, neighbor or relative, they can only tell the third party who they are and who they are with (“I am with Acme Bank and I’m trying to locate John Doe”), but they cannot reveal your account number, that you have a delinquent debt, or other details of the delinquency. Of course, most people who receive such calls realize it is about a delinquent debt without the caller saying anything. Why else would they be so desperate to get in touch with the person that they would call them, right?
Debt collectors will even contact your neighbors across the street whom you don’t even know. They will ask your neighbor to leave a message on your door asking you to call them. Although this tactic is designed to embarass and humiliate you, The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act has not been interpreted to bar them from contacting your relatives and neighbors. Of course, these third parties might tire of receiving such calls and ask the collector to stop. In this event, the collector would be required to stop calling your neighbors and relatives.
Of course, the best way to avoid a debt collector from contacting your relatives, friends and neighbors is to not avoid their phone calls. They only call relatives, neighbors and friends when you are avoiding them.
Requiem for a Green Dream
The green-and-whites blew into town, confident and proud
Led by their Sanchise quarterback and by coach Rex the Loud
A brief stopover in Steeltown was all that they expected
The championship all but won, with presidential honors
The opposition stood no chance, soon they would be goners
And then the game was underway, quickly the Jets were grounded
Their running game was being stuffed, their defense getting pounded
On both sides of the ball, before a shocked Jet nation
Halftime came, not fast enough; by twenty-one they trailed
Comeback tries from such a hole had been tried and failed
The second half; a waste of time (or so some fans thought)
But the battered Jets still had their pride (would it go for naught?)
The Jets had at last woken up, the Pittsburgh attack blunted
Momentum quickly shifted, now the Steelers were the hunted
A safety and a TD, the Jets were still alive
But time was running out, and they still trailed by five
An onsides kick (it seemed to me) was the obvious decision
But instead they kicked it deep, a move worthy of derision
Oh, brilliant coach! What a bad choice! Worthy of a bumpkin.
No more J-E-T-S chants led by Fireman Ed
watermelon-
You’re very welcome.
(the info below is an attempt to explain data storage on a PC in non-overly-technical terms)
-History of websites you visited.
-Emails you sent and received, especially if you use an email program such as Outlook, Windows Live, and others.
Why should you want the above info deleted?
-It may be private / personal.
-Keep it out of the hands of a potential identity thief, or worse.
How is the data stored?
On magnetized metal plates. Those plates are your hard drive.
Each ring contains information that was written by magnets.
There are special utilities that actually write over (overwrite) the area that data used to occupy, which is a more secure way of erasing it.
Even when the rings are erased, sophisticated programs may be able to recover some or all of the info by searching the magnetic fields on the sides of the rings.
How should you delete your confidential data?
Speak to a friend, relative, neighbor etc. who can actually come over and take care of it for you.
FYI, data on magnetic media can be destroyed by extremely strong magnets, high heat (like an oven), or physically destroying the media.
always here–
You’re right – the original post is confusing / combining two separate things.
Lakewood Dude–
I think it’s called “yapchik”, “yapzik” and possibly other names as well.
I have no idea if that’s Yiddish, Hungarian or something else.
As far as other meats that can be used, I’d assume kalichel or other cholent meat would be a possibility, but I don’t know. I really don’t know much about cooking (sorry).
always here-
I think “overnight (potato) kugel” is any potato kugel that’s left in the oven at low heat for several hours – often overnight on Friday for the Shabbos daytime seuda – after it’s finished cooking.
This causes the kugel to turn a brown or brownish-yellow color instead of the usual yellow potato-kugel color, and the flavor changes in a way that many people (including yours truly) find delicious. (Of course, regular potato kugel is also just fine.)
Potato kugel can either be of the “overnight” variety or not.
So can flanken kugel – it can be cooked like a regular non-overnight kugel, or for an extended period at low heat beyond that for more of an “overnight” taste.
seeallsides-
I use two packages of flanken that are approximately 1 pound each (or slightly over) for a total of about 2.1 – 2.25 lbs.
Yes, I cut the bones out using a sharp steak knife before cooking. Some of the earlier posts indicate a preference for leaving the bones in, but I want a dish that is 100% edible.
The 2 lbs. flanken do pretty much cover the entire pan, although there are some small gaps. The way it’s laid out, each slice of kugel should contain at least some meat.
“…explain a little better to recipe challenged people…“
Thank you for the very diplomatic way of pointing out that my instruction of “two packages of flanken” really isn’t a measurement.
I took a couple of photos of the recipe being prepared, including the flanken being laid out on top of the mix and then after being pressed into the mix.
If you think they’d be helpful I’ll B”N find a photo-sharing site and post them there.
Please don’t answer this if you’d rather not, but I’m curious – how’d your flanken kugel come out?
MLK Jr. hugely pro-Semitic.
He worked with many Jews combating social injustices that are all-but-unimaginable today.
He repeatedly put himself in harm’s way while defending the oppressed, all the while adhering to Ghandi’s principle of refusing to consider any type of violence to achieve his ends.
He was unfairly arrested and beaten numerous times, but bravely continued his struggle against legal and institutional racism.
His life was ended by a racist murderer who gunned him down in 1968.
I would suggest that if you’re interested in teaching a class about him, at a minimum you read his Wikipedia article.
You may also want to:
-See the famous Norman Rockwell painting “The Problem We All Live With”.
-Read about the Little Rock integration. Look at some of the photos taken that day.
-Read about what happened to Schwerner Goodman and Chaney.
-Read about Medgar Evers.
-Read about Emmet Till.
MLK’s personal life wasn’t exemplary, but that isn’t unusual in the secular world.
His bravery in the face of personal danger, true desire to obtain justice for others, and admiration of Jews is in marked contrast to the Anti-Semitism and self-aggrandizement of leaders such as Jackson, Sharpton, Farakhan and others.
You will probably have to sanitize any lesson for elementary school yeshiva students.
Here’s something that the family enjoyed:
Ingredients:
5 lb. Idaho potatoes
1 medium sized onion
4 large eggs (or 3 extra-large)
5 tablespoons oil
2 – 3 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup potato starch
1 cup boiling water
1/4 cup oil
2 packages boneless flanken
Directions:
1) Peel, wash, and grate the potatoes.
2) Remove the excess liquid from the grated potatoes (dumping them into a colander and pressing them by hand works for me).
3) Grate the onion. Don’t remove the onion juice.
4) Beat the eggs together with the salt, pepper and 5 tablespoons of oil.
5) Mix the grated potatoes and grated onion, together with the eggs, salt, pepper, and oil you combined in step 4.
6) Sprinkle 1/4 cup potato starch over the mix.
7) Pour 1 cup boiling water over the mix.
8) Once again, mix everything well.
9) Pour 1/4 cup of oil into a 9″x13″ pan.
10) Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
11) Put pan in oven for about a minute. Do not allow oil to burn.
12) Pour potato kugel mix into pan.
13) Put flanken into potato kugel mix. Lay the pieces on top of the raw mix (try to distribute them evenly), then press them down so they are below the surface of the mix. Once you are done, none of the meat should be showing.
14) Bake uncovered at 500 degrees for twenty minutes.
15) Reduce the heat to 400 degrees and bake for another forty minutes or until the top is a deep golden brown.
16) Cover the potato kugel with aluminum foil.
17) Put another 9″x13″ filled with about 1.5″ of water (enough so it won’t boil off) on a lower oven rack.
18) Reduce the heat to 200 – 225 degrees and bake for another 4 – 5 hours.
Comments:
c) Baking more than one kugel at a time in the same oven increases the cooking time.
kfb-
This is probably something you should discuss with your rosh yeshiva and/or rabeim.
That said, here are a few questions:
-Are you truly learning well?
-Are your parents happy to support your time in yeshiva?
-If you stayed in yeshiva with the goal of eventually going into chinuch as a rebbe, magid shiur, etc. – would you be less uncomfortable about accepting your parents’ financial support?
-If you were independently wealthy – let’s say you won the lottery – would you then be OK with not getting a job in the secular world?
-If a rich philanthropist would support you while you worked full-time for an organization that did chessed – let’s say Tomchei Shabbos, Camp Simcha or the like – would you be comfortable with such an arrangement?
-If the answer to the previous question is “yes”, isn’t getting supported while learning similar, especially if the objective is to eventually teach and help others?
In both cases the financial help of others would be allowing you to spend your time performing mitzvos.
As someone who’s been working in the secular world for a while, I urge you to recognize your unique opportunity.
(I didn’t go to kolel mainly because I felt that my learning wasn’t serious enough that it would be fair to ask someone else to support me.
Even nowadays, if I was to win the lottery I’d probably spend a couple of hours a day learning and the rest volunteering in a chessed organization – I’m just not that good or that serious a learner.)
yossi z.–
Welcome back.
Interesting point re: changing styles.
I have notices a poster or two whose style has changed (mostly matured somewhat), but that’s probably younger people i.e. late teens, early-mid twenties who are gaining new perspectives.
Once you reach a certain age (say, mine)- …well, you know the expression about old dog, new tricks.
Joseph–
The requests to drop the multi-SN behavior aren’t intended to be mean spirited.
Please consider them.
usbaers-
That’s a great answer, but not the real one.
The cylindrical top of those old refrigerators reminded people of the gun turret used by the Civil War ironclad ship Monitor.
APushetaYid-
I owe you an apology for a mistake I made.
I confused you with a different poster with a similar SN who’s been posting on a sports-related thread.
You are clearly not the same person – and likely not a “he” either.
I’m sorry for the confusion.
Once again, I wish you much hatzlocha – to quote Rav Scheinberg “keep smiling and keep going”.
APushetaYid-
You may have hit an iceberg, but (unlike the Titanic) you’ll IY”H bounce off of it and continue on your way.
I know some people who met their bashert on the first date and others who went out with over 100 people before they met the right one. B”H their length of time “in the parsha” makes no difference to their happiness or satisfaction with their bashert.
Everybody has their ups and downs, just remember “gam zeh (feeling down about the current situation) ya’avor” – you’ll IY”H find the correct person (maybe she’ll even be a football fan ?).
Hatzlocha raba.
oomis1105-
If one’s “cover is blown,” do you really think that that person’s posting style would not be easily recognizable in another persona?
It depends on:
1) How prolific a poster they are.
2) How distinct their style is.
3) How distinct their interests are.
For example, I don’t think my style is at all distinct, but my interests quite likely are.
If I wanted a “fresh start”, I’d keep off of the riddle, techie and do-it-yourself threads. (Of course, that would somewhat squelch my reason for being here.)
Several years ago when the book “Primary Colors” written by “Anonymous” was issues, there was quite a bit of speculation as to who the author was. Several possible suspects were named, among them writer Joe Klien.
Klein denied it.
A computer program written specifically to identify writing styles positively identified Klien.
Eventualy, Klein admitted that he was the author.
seeallsides-
That’s a great price.
Just a suggestion – posting the URL to the actual item can be helpful (and save time).
usbaers-
Bli ayin hora – ad maya v’esrim.
My grandmother A”H used to call it the “Frigidaire”, too.
When I was a kid, I thought that was an alternative word for refrigerator.
Anyone here remember “monitor top” fridges?
Bonus: why were they called “monitor tops”?