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September 21, 2010 10:21 pm at 10:21 pm in reply to: Information on Dentistry #697597

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Is it safe?

(sorry, I couldn’t resist ?)

September 21, 2010 6:12 pm at 6:12 pm in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069175

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squeak–

You’re already quite pop in the CR culture.

blinky

Thanks for actually posting one that normal folks can try.

OK, we have three canibals and three tourists on the west side of the river, needing to cross to the east bank in a two-person canoe.

There can never be tourists on the same side of the river as a larger number of canibals.

C = canibal

T = tourist

W = west side of river

E = east side of river

1) 2 canibals cross together

result – e=3t,1c w=0t,2c

2) 1 canibal comes back alone.

result – e=3t,2c w=0t,1c

3) two canibals cross together

result – e=3t,0c w=0t,3c

4) 1 canibal comes back alone.

result – e=3t,1c w=0t,2c

5) two tourists cross together

result – e=1t,1c w=2t,2c

6) 1 tourist and 1 canibal come back together.

result – e=2t,2c w=1t,1c

7) two tourists cross together

result – e=0t,2c w=3t,1c

8) 1 canibal comes back alone.

result – e=0t,3c w=3t,0c

9) two canibals cross together

result – e=0t,1c w=3t,2c

10) 1 canibal comes back alone.

result – e=0t,2c w=3t,1c

11) two canibals cross together

result – e=0t,0c w=3t,3c

September 21, 2010 5:35 pm at 5:35 pm in reply to: What Chessed organization would you like to see started? #697624

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SJSinNYC-

I called the Aishel Shabbat number listed in my post and asked if they accept adult and children sized clothing and shoes.

The answer was Yes, they do.

We have donated toys, furniture and clothing thru them. We call and arrange a pick-up on the day their van is in our neighborhood.

Please call them directly if you have any further questions.

Once again…

Aishel Shabbat 718-485-0672

September 21, 2010 11:27 am at 11:27 am in reply to: What's Wrong With Therapy? #698367

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paschabchochma-

Hi.

Please see the following related threads on this topic:

Therapy Stigma

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/the-stigma-on-therapy-etc

September 21, 2010 11:18 am at 11:18 am in reply to: What Chessed organization would you like to see started? #697617

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Hello Kitty-

Aishel Shabbat is a gemach that accepts toys, clothing (including baby and child clothing), and furniture as well as miscellaneous household items. As per “Mrs. Try”, they accept pretty much anything except food. They want the donated items to be in good condition. They will give the donor a tax-deductible receipt. I don’t know their method of distribution for the items they receive, so I suggest you call them.

Aishel Shabbat 718-485-0672

September 21, 2010 4:13 am at 4:13 am in reply to: Shema Koleinu #696938

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oomis1105-

blinky-

Thank you for the kind words.

I first visited a nursing home in my mid-late teens and remember how struck I was by the number of people just sitting in the lobby as if they were waiting for something – it could have been a train station or an airport.

Over the years I’ve visited others in nursing homes – mostly relatives – and the visits were somewhat uncomfortable and not as frequent as they should have been.

The first article is a real eye-opener, told by a person who retained her sharp wit and sense of irony while dealing with her reduced physical capability and its accompanying indignity, well-meaning but condescending caretakers, and loneliness.

The second article is a memorial from a son to his mother, describing the erosion of a person’s core, written by one of the master wordsmiths of today.

This thread doesn’t have a catchy title, and the length of the posts can be off-putting, but these are memorable articles that I wanted to share in their entireties.

September 21, 2010 3:50 am at 3:50 am in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069148

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Truth To Tell

As you journey through the black-and-white world of logic puzzles, you arrive at the inn in the town of YinYang.

The denizens of this town either tell only the truth or only lies.

Fortunately, each citizen wears a cap with an embroidered “L” if he’s a liar or a “T” if he’s a truth-teller.

Unfortunately, today is laundry day, and all the caps are in the wash.

You approach a table at which four men are seated and ask “Which of you is a truth-teller?”

Here are their answers:

Rube – “More than one”

Sy – “At least two”

Leo – “Fewer than four”

Jim – “Exactly three”

Who (if anyone) is telling the truth?

Who (if anyone) is lying?

How do you know?

(from a puzzle magazine)

September 21, 2010 3:34 am at 3:34 am in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069147

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Dr. Pepper-

“Feel free to use any method you want” releases me from your “no cheating” prohibition and associated assignment (you wouldn’t be able to read my chicken-scratch handwriting, anyway), so I Googled it.

I saw something about “log”, which rings a very faint unused-for-decades bell, but no “aha!” moment, unfortunately.

You may want to keep your puzzle open a little longer for other folks who want to try it, but at this point I’m giving up.

September 21, 2010 1:56 am at 1:56 am in reply to: Warning: Sukkah Alert–Sakanas Nefashos! #697163

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Clarification:

If clips or some other hardware lock the schach-supporting 2×3 or 2×4 boards in place, turning them on edge will allow them to support a greater load.

Simply standing them on edge without support holding them in that position probably will only result in them flopping over onto their sides when the sukah is shaken – you may as well lie them down flat to begin with.

September 21, 2010 1:43 am at 1:43 am in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069145

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Dr. Pepper-

The odds that I can solve your puzzle are about the same as the odds of my being able to recite the Gettysburg Address by heart.

…backwards

…in Croatian

…while standing upside down

…underwater

…while juggling

…three running chainsaws

…with my feet

Sorry – I honestly have no idea.

I tried to find a pattern of how frequently an extra digit was added to the total as the exponent increased, but couldn’t find one.

Can I use the call-a-“squeak” lifeline?

I think posters “anon for this”, “SJSinNYC”, “ZachKessin” and “charliehall” (and possibly others) may have the background to answer your puzzle.

September 21, 2010 1:31 am at 1:31 am in reply to: Warning: Sukkah Alert–Sakanas Nefashos! #697162

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Pashuteh Yid-

The rule with lumber is that you take 1/2 inch off of the given size – a 2×4 is really a 1.5″ x 3.5″, a 4×6 is 3.5″ x 5.5″, etc.

If one of the pieces is a 1-inch measurement – i.e. 1×6 deck plank or 1×12 shelving pine – the 1 is 3/4 of an inch; a 1×6 is .75″ x 5.5″

The missing fraction is due to the finished size of the board – if you look at rough-cut unfinished studs in old houses you will find that the 2×4 is truly 2″ x 4″

The 2×4 or 2×3 that you support your schach on should be turned so that the narrow (1.5″) sides face up and down. This gives the board added strength and rigidity in the direction it will need to support the load.

The floor joists in your house are always positioned in that direction, and for that reason.

I read somewhere that doubling the width of a board doubles the load it can carry, but doubling the depth of the board exponentially increases it. I don’t know if I believe that (or even understand quite what it means), but it sounds good.

Sheetrock, plywood, particleboard, etc. is truly the size it’s sold as – usually 4′ x 8′.

Molding and wood rods also are sold under their true measurements.

September 20, 2010 1:42 am at 1:42 am in reply to: Shema Koleinu #696935

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Thanks to “Dr. Pepper”, who reminded me of the above two articles with this post:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/feel-good/page/2#post-147547

September 20, 2010 1:27 am at 1:27 am in reply to: Shema Koleinu #696934

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Here is another memorable column on the subject, written by well-known opinion columnist George F. Will following his mother’s death. It appeared in the Washington Post on Thursday, July 13, 2006

A Mother’s Love, Clarified

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — The long dying of Louise Will ended here recently. It was time. At 98, her body was exhausted by disease and strokes. Dementia, that stealthy thief of identity, had bleached her vibrant self almost to indistinctness, like a photograph long exposed to sunlight.

It is said that God gave us memory so we could have roses in winter. Dementia is an ever-deepening advance of wintry whiteness, a protracted paring away of personality. It inflicts on victims the terror of attenuated personhood, challenging philosophic and theological attempts to make death a clean, intelligible and bearable demarcation.

Is death the soul taking flight after the body has failed? That sequence — the physical extinguished, the spiritual not — serves our notion of human dignity. However, mental disintegration mocks that comforting schema by taking the spirit first.

In the very elderly the mind can come and go, a wanderer in time, and a disintegrating personality can acquire angers and jagged edges that are, perhaps, protests against a growing lightness of being. No one has come back from deep in that foreign country to report on life there. However, it must be unbearably frightening to feel one’s self become light as a feather, with inner gales rising.

Dementia slowly loosens the sufferer’s grip on those unique tokens of humanity, words. An early sign is a forgetfulness that results in repetitiveness, and fixation on the distant past.

For a while, one of Louise’s insistently recurring memories was of spring 1918, a war year, and eastbound troop trains passing through Greenville, Pa. When the trains stopped, residents offered candy and magazines to the soldiers — but not to black units. That infuriated Louise’s father, whose fury was a fine memory for Louise to have among those of a father who died at age 44.

To the end, even when virtually without speech, Louise could recognize her children, could enjoy music and being read to from love letters written 75 years ago by Fred, her future husband. She could even laugh, in spite of the tormenting chasm between her remaining cognition and the prison of her vanished ability to articulate.

In 1951, in Champaign, Ill., for her 10-year-old son, she made a mother’s sacrifice: She became a White Sox fan so she could converse with the argumentative Cubs fan who each evening dried the dishes as she washed. Even after much of her stock of memories had been depleted, she dimly knew that the name Nellie Fox (a second baseman) once meant something playful.

The aging that conquered Louise was, like war, a mighty scourge, and, like war, elicited nobility from those near its vortex. The nearest was Fred Will, who died eight years ago, at the end of his ninth decade.

A few years before his death, Fred, a reticent romantic, whose reticence may have been an effect of his tinge of melancholy, shared with his children some poetry he had written for Louise, including this from 1933:

The warm sun

Beams through the clear air

Upon glistening leaves.

And the birds

Sweep in long arcs

Over the green grass.

They seem to say,

“This might last forever!”

But it doesn’t.

But it lasted more than six decades, which is forever, as foreverness is allotted to us.

A retired professor of philosophy, Fred probably knew what Montaigne, quoting Cicero, meant when he said that to study philosophy is to prepare to die. Fred was, strictly speaking, philosophic about his wife’s affliction. A common connotation of “philosophic” is placid acceptance of what can be comprehended but not altered. However, Fred’s philosophic response to the theft of his wife by aging was much richer than mere stoicism grounded in fatalism. It was a heroic act of will, arising from clearsightedness about the long trajectory of Louise’s life.

He understood this stern paradox: Families seared by a loved one’s dementia face the challenge of forgetting. They must choose to achieve what dementia inflicts on its victims — short-term memory loss. They must restore to the foreground of remembrance the older memories of vivacity and wit.

“All that we can know about those we have loved and lost,” Thornton Wilder wrote, “is that they would wish us to remember them with a more intensified realization of their reality. What is essential does not die but clarifies. The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” Louise, released from the toils of old age and modern medicine, is restored to clarity.

September 19, 2010 8:42 pm at 8:42 pm in reply to: Science in Halacha #703067

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Dr. Pepper–

Your question reminded me of the following joke (copied from another site):

The first 3-man space shuttle came splashing down from the moon and the ship the U.S.S. Seagull picked up the capsule…

The first man who got out of the capsule was Protestant. His minister asked him, “How was it, my son?” The Protestant astronaut answered with a big healthy smile, “It was truly a great experience to see the sun rise and set from space.”

The second man was Catholic, and when he emerged from the capsule his priest blessed him and asked him, “How was it?” He replied, “It was fabulous, Father! Imagine, taking a trip around the world in an hour and a half.”

The third man was Jewish and with great effort left the space ship. He was still huffing and puffing as his Rabbi came up to him and asked, “Nu, what happened? The other two astronauts came out composed and refreshed – and you, nu?”

The Jewish astronaut answered, breathing heavily…

“Every 90 minutes… shacharit, mincha, ma’ariv… shacharit, mincha, ma’ariv…”

bentzion–

I thought all of the ideas posted here we pretty good.

A better response to someone who took the time to come up with a suggestion and post it – even if it’s one you already thought of and/or was already used – might be:

– “thank you, but that one’s already been done”.

– “thank you”.

– <<nothing>>

September 19, 2010 5:22 pm at 5:22 pm in reply to: Science in Halacha #703059

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Kasha-

It’s much more complex than that.

I didn’t mean the 1899 date vs. the 1901 date, but rather the greater accuracy that we have nowadays vs. about 100 years ago.

Your (voluntary) homework assignment is to look up the factors used in determining when we change, and how and why we are more accurate today than in years past. Have fun!

(Google is allowed)

September 19, 2010 5:15 pm at 5:15 pm in reply to: Tree Cutter Needed #696363

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I don’t have a firsthand recommendation.

I suggest checking the yellow pages under “tree”. There are “tree services” advertised, including pruning and trimming. Ask if they give free estimates.

September 19, 2010 5:07 pm at 5:07 pm in reply to: What Happened to Honesty? #698023

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Possible concerns I see with opening multiple email accounts for the purpose of receiving multiple free offers are:

– genaivas da’as. is this intentionally deceiving the company?

– genaiva. is this taking something that doesn’t belong to you and that you’re not entitled to?

– chilul H-shem. what kind of impression does it make when obviously frum people are posting this tactic?

I called Snapfish and asked:

1) Q: Is this offer and other offers like it restricted to one per household, or can my wife and I each receive the special on our own email account?

A: We are both eligible.

2) Q: If I have two or more email accounts, is each one eligible for the special?

A: Yes.

I didn’t ask about a huge number of email accounts set up only to get hundreds or thousands of prints.

Also, this still just doesn’t “feel” quite right to me – I’d probably still ask a shaila.

Nonetheless, for those interested on the company’s position (or at least the position as relayed by the CSR from India who I spoke to), this is it.

September 19, 2010 3:55 pm at 3:55 pm in reply to: Science in Halacha #703057

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bentzion-

Hi.

This is a great topic that you can have lots of fun with.

There is a huge range of halachos that has science at it core. Just a few examples:

– The reason for the amount of time which one is required to wait between eating meat and milk.

– Why using electricity is forbidden on Shabbos.

– The halachic validity of hearing brachos or shofar either transmitted or amplified by electronic means.

– How one’s latitude affects the length of bain hashmoshos and the zmanei tefila.

– Why altering the size of a gas stove’s flame isn’t the same as raising or lowering the temperature of an electric stove on Yom Tov.

– Organ donation (controversial).

– Brain death and what’s considered death lehalacha (controversial, related to the above topic).

– Why the vesain tal u’mutar begins at a different date than it did in the nineteenth century.

– Chazaka in halocha vs. actuarial odds in different situations.

– (many more issues – the above is just an off-the-cuff sampling)

September 15, 2010 2:56 am at 2:56 am in reply to: two posts count on new threads with only one post #695972

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Hi.

Please see this post:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/dangers-of-fireworks-and-explosives#post-52941

September 12, 2010 11:12 pm at 11:12 pm in reply to: Miscellaneous Electric Tips #781500

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Dr. Pepper-

Thanks for the explanation – I thought you meant a single kid held one electrode in each hand.

My misunderstanding may have been based on a personal experience with human body conductivity:

As is sometimes done when checking for a live wire using a neon tester, I touched one of the tester’s probes to the wire and held the other with my hand to see if the tester glowed. It was a warm day, and I leaned my forehead against my metal ladder (yes, real electricians will use fiberglass ladders). To my surprise I felt a tingle in my forehead – due to perspiration on the warm day, my forehead completed the circuit, and a (fortunately very low amperage) current was entering my hand, traveling thru me, and exiting via my head.

I never had that happen before, but ever since then I make sure that I’m not well grounded when holding the other end of a live neon tester.

This inspired my brilliant idea for toilet-training pants – a small battery implanted within the pants, which when doused with an acidic liquid would complete a circuit, thereby delivering a mild jolt to the trainee.

For some reason, P&G wasn’t interested in my idea (they’re probably just jealous that I thought of it first).

My family was so impressed with my ingenuity that they honor me by no longer asking me to change diapers. ?

(Of course the above is NOT serious – not that I think anyone would take it seriously, but hey – you never know.)

September 12, 2010 9:46 pm at 9:46 pm in reply to: Miscellaneous Electric Tips #781497

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Dr. Pepper–

What a great use for the continuity tester! I wouldn’t have thought it would actually detect continuity thru a person.

Would your idea work for supper veggies too – i.e. broccoli, spinach, etc. – or would that be too much of a stretch?

(Hopefully, your kids won’t be curious about someone who has a pacemaker.)

Pashuteh Yid–

CFLs, unless designed to work with dimmers, shouldn’t be used with a dimmer switch, even if the switch is in the “full on” position.

This can shorten the lifespan of the bulbs, and (much more importantly) be a safety hazard.

Old-time dimmer switches used a simple resistor to cut down on the juice reaching the bulb, but modern dimmers actually flip the current on and off very rapidly.

This on-and-off type of current is what CFLs have a problem with.

Even if your dimmer is in “full brightness” mode, the dimmer circuit still has an effect.

Please see the following for a more detailed technical explanation:

http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm#dim

(The page organizer thoughtfully put in tags; the one above is for his take on dimmers. If you have the time, the rest of the page is interesting and informative, too.)

Cutting thru the technical jargon, there is a real fire hazard created by using non-dimmable CFL with a dimmer switch.

If you want to gain the energy-saving benefits of CFL bulbs without the potchke / loss of convenience removing the dimmer would involve, why not just buy dimmable CFLs?

September 12, 2010 7:51 pm at 7:51 pm in reply to: Torah Riddles #960030

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An Eretz Yisroel resident could’ve answered “Shavuous night kiddush” (among other brachos), which is made once yearly in E”Y and twice in C”L.

[It’s not being dense at all. The key word “even in Chutz La’Aretz” may not be equally implicit to all readers.]

September 12, 2010 7:44 pm at 7:44 pm in reply to: Miscellaneous Electric Tips #781494

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Pashuteh Yid–

Thank you for the info.

(The timing of your return to this thread is uncanny.)

Dr. Pepper–

I almost had the experience to answer your question firsthand.

I did research on replacing the fan motor myself.

Among the steps was using a voltmeter to confirm that the leads were receiving proper voltage.

I was ready to buy a new voltmeter and fan motor and attempt the repair myself.

Hatzlocha with the repair.

September 12, 2010 6:20 pm at 6:20 pm in reply to: Miscellaneous Electric Tips #781491

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Dr. Pepper-

When testing amperage of a line, the maximum amperage that can be tested for is ten amps. This can only be tested for 30 seconds within a 15 minute period, due to cool-down time the unit will need.

Fused.

There are one or more fuse protecting the circuitry of your unit just in case you overload it. Replacing its fuse is a lot cheaper than frying the unit and buying a new one.

I am reasonably sure the above info is correct, but, once again, this is not my area of expertise (sorry).

The unit should have a manual that explains all of the above in detail, and also provides instructions on how to go about all of the testing that the unit is capable of.

Poster “Pashuteh Yid” knows more about electronic circuitry than I do. Although I’m not sure if that translates to knowledge that would help you with refrigerator repair questions, any input he (or other knowledgeable posters) may have would be appreciated.

September 12, 2010 3:44 am at 3:44 am in reply to: September 11th #807166

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!????

September 12, 2010 2:45 am at 2:45 am in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069117

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oomis1105–

Gut point.

I’ll B”N skip eating tomorrow (at least until nightfall).

[English is inconsistent. “Gut” in this case should be pronounced like “put”, not “putt”. It can also be spelled “Goot”, in which case “took”, “book” and “brook” would be correct – not “food” “boost” or “loot”.]

Dr. Pepper–

This one had your name written all over it:

Finally, some love for a perfect number

The Giants have an upcoming promotion in which they will give away Buster Posey replica jerseys, featuring the name and number 28 of their impressive rookie catcher. Posey’s number has a uniquely unremarkable history in baseball: it is the only number between 1 and 37 that is not retired by any major league club. Go ahead, try to name the most famous number 28 in baseball history. Bert Blyleven? (Alas, he also wore number 22, with Pittsburgh.) Rip Repulski? Andy Stankiewicz?

Why such a bland history for such a perfect number? That’s right: the only perfect numbers available to ballplayers are 6 and 28 — numbers that are the sum of its divisors. Football has four retired 28s: Abner Hayes, Willie Galimore, Curtis Martin and Marshall Faulk. Who knows, maybe Posey is the perfect guy to wear the perfect number.

(from a well-known online sports columnist)

September 8, 2010 7:05 pm at 7:05 pm in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069115

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Nope!

It’s Obrse.

Just kidding, of course – you got it.

Have a gut yom tov.

Back next year, IY”H.

September 8, 2010 5:38 pm at 5:38 pm in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1069113

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May the next year bee a sweet one!

My first is in dog and also in dole.

My second in able but not in pole.

My third in bridge and also bright.

My fourth in brass and also sight.

My last in yellow, yes and yea.

My whole a flower like a sunny day.

(from a puzzle calendar)

September 8, 2010 12:51 am at 12:51 am in reply to: Government Jobs #694915

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charliehall–

Thank you for the info, especially the fed jobs website.

What you said about schools is true; I was thinking about “black hat” yeshivas and bais yakovs. I don’t know day schools’ salary structure.

(Christie wasn’t at fault with the NJ mess, it was Schundler’s error [and his subsequent dishonesty to Christie] that caused Christie to think the correction had been made in a timely manner.)

duvdl–

Thank you for the concise and informative distinctions.

September 6, 2010 2:39 pm at 2:39 pm in reply to: Shomrim Member Shot – What Are Your Thoughts? #694611

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1) May they all have a speedy refua shelaima.

2) Thank you for removing a dangerous predator from our neighborhoods. Who knows which family may have had to go thru a lifetime of anguish if this vile and depraved individual hadn’t been stopped.

3) Stay safe.

September 6, 2010 2:33 pm at 2:33 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223357

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baron fritz–

Please see this thread.

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/happy-birthday-2

(oh, and happy birthday!)

Sister Bear–

Mazel Tov to both you and your mother – that’s must’ve been a tough separation.

September 6, 2010 2:27 pm at 2:27 pm in reply to: Government Jobs #694910

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2) What is the difference between working on the Federal, State, and Local level? a) The funding comes from different sources, which can make you more or less vulnerable depending on which area is belt-tightening. b) Different requirements. Many city jobs have a residency requirement.

4) How do you find government jobs (any particular websites)? There are different websites for different agencies. This is true for all levels of government.

5) Is it more difficult, easier, or the same difficult as landing a private sector position? It depends on the position and the timing. Public sector jobs sometimes have hiring freezes, due to budget concerns. Some public sector jobs may have waiting lists of years.

6) Is employment decisions strictly based on civil service exams, or does the hiring manger have leeway who he wants to hire? Some jobs may not require a civil service exam.

7) How long does it generally take from application until employment (if successful)? I personally know of cases where it was a month or two. In some cases in can be a couple of years before you get a call.

10) How else is it different than private sector jobs? There are usually many more rules, regulations and procedures that need to be followed in public sector jobs. This may include buying from specific vendors (woman or minority owned), legally mandated bidding processes and time periods, legal requirements about posting job openings, etc. Unions are much more prevalent in government jobs. The stereotype of lazy government workers is usually not true, but lazy and incompetent workers are often shielded more than they would be in private industry.

September 3, 2010 12:49 am at 12:49 am in reply to: Computer Programming #698226

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ZachKessin-

I hope you continue to do well career-wise.

To address your other points:

There is a lot more to being a programmer than just knowing some Java or C++.

Frum job placement offices can tell you that the number of out-of-work IT professionals is terrible.

Out of curiosity, what job skills did you pick up with fifteen years of experience that you didn’t have after ten?

September 2, 2010 5:46 pm at 5:46 pm in reply to: Refuah Shleimah please #694575

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I hope the operation went well and you have a refua shelaima.

September 2, 2010 5:44 pm at 5:44 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223349

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September 2, 2010 5:41 pm at 5:41 pm in reply to: Computer Programming #698223

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Several years ago, one could learn computer programming at COPE, SYRIT, Chubb, other vocational schools, and colleges.

The type of programming that was taught (at least at COPE and SYRIT) was for business applications, as opposed to operating systems, utilities, games, etc.

This is no longer true today.

1) Programming can be done by someone sitting at a terminal in India, China, the Philippines, Eastern Europe, and so on. Their salaries are often a fraction of what a living wage in the U.S. is.

2) Many huge institutions and corporations that had large Information Technology (IT) departments either collapsed or drastically cut their staff and budgets. Even some government agencies have had rounds of layoffs that impacted their IT departments.

4) Even those fortunate to have kept their corporate IT jobs are often without the security, without the ability to switch companies, and without the salary advancements they used to have/get in the past. They are playing a game of musical chairs with an ever-decreasing number of positions available. Corporations and bosses know it, and they often behave accordingly.

– Are too sensitive to outsource to overseas workers.

– Require the programmer to be physically present at a certain location.

– Need someone talented and trustworthy who you know will be available when needed.

There are people who have done quite well with computer-based innovations, Zuckerberg (Facebook), Page and Brin (Google), YW Editor (Yeshivaworld), and many less-famous people as well.

Nonetheless, to most people, especially, the frum community, programming means business-related IT.

August 31, 2010 12:19 pm at 12:19 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223335

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shtarke bochur-

Mazel tov!

May you and your kallah be zoche to build a bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel.

(Time for a new screen name soon, IY”H)

August 31, 2010 1:55 am at 1:55 am in reply to: Any recommended Jewish novels? #1125606

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music lover29-

“Invisible Me” is an extremely well written book, whether it’s being graded as a “frum novel” or as general fiction.

It does a really good job of showing how a person with a little-understood disability handles everyday life, while maintaining the reader’s interest in seeing where the story goes.

The main character is neither heroic nor pathetic, but a normal teenager with ups and downs who tries to get through daily activities while compensating where necessary for her communicative disability.

The greatest challenge she faces isn’t her actual disability, but rather the lack of understanding, the lack of patience, the frustration and the discomfort people have when dealing with her.

I recommend the book.

August 31, 2010 1:30 am at 1:30 am in reply to: Can't Find Thread #693642

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My pleasure. 🙂

August 31, 2010 1:28 am at 1:28 am in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223333

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SJSinNYC-

Mazel tov!

Enjoy the mileposts; before you know it they’re asking for the car keys.

August 30, 2010 11:52 am at 11:52 am in reply to: Can't Find Thread #693640

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baron fritz-

Hi.

This is probably what you’re looking for:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/new-members

August 30, 2010 2:52 am at 2:52 am in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223324

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sms007–

Mazel tov!

May you be zoche to be megadel him leTorah, lechupa u’lema’asim tovim.

fabie–

Mazel tov!

B’li ayin hora – may the upcoming year be equally filled with simchos, if not more so.

squeak–

Your earlier post literally had me laughing – understated humor is sometimes the most effective.

(B”H my electric experiences have worked out pretty well so far, although I was present when a large structure came closer to achieving liftoff than I would’ve liked, due to a leaking propane line and a nearby sparking electric motor.)

August 29, 2010 3:47 am at 3:47 am in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223314

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ames–

Mazel tov!

Great news – now your little guy has a baby sister to watch over.

(Whether you’re back or not, hope everything else is OK with you.)

The Best Bubby–

Mazel tov!

May they be zoche to build a bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel.

squeak–

As long as it’s only my mis-inscribed cakes and not my electric advice/info that leaves you “shocked”.

Dr. Pepper–

I hear what you’re saying.

Even if people decide to leave (for reasons known only to them) it would be nice to hear from them, if only to know that they’re OK.

There was a poster on the “random questions” thread who was having difficulty finding a school for her child.

Several posters (including me) posted yeshiva info in the hope it would help.

For a while after that the parent wasn’t posting much – I was really happy when about a year later she mentioned that B”H things had worked out well.

JayMatt19–

If you could occasionally post on the “Dvar Torah” thread it would be read and enjoyed.

A weekly kabalah can be difficult and unsustainable, but your divrei Torah were well written, and an occasional post (no commitment; whenever the urge strikes) would be appreciated.

August 27, 2010 6:00 pm at 6:00 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223304
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areivimzehlazeh-

oops.

“Helpful”s post (missed it earlier) kind of gives away my gaffe.

If a kind moderator has a bit of frosting available to fix the cake’s inscription, I’d appreciate it.

OK, to spell it out…

Please replace
```
.

}     areivimzehlazeh     {

}           &             {

}      Rebetzin A. (IY"H) {
```
with
```
.

}     areivimzehlazeh     {

}           &             {

}      Reb A. (IY"H)      {
```
.

.

(Please feel free to leave this request and its prompting posts – they may be good for a chuckle.)
August 27, 2010 5:18 pm at 5:18 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223297
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“moish01” hasn’t posted in a while, but I’ll be his shliach on this one:
```
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mMm  _[_]_

/(_)  (_)

//)^(\//:\

/(/&@&)|~|/

/ /-~'~- |||

'/       |||

'

'-'--

()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()

}                         {

}     areivimzehlazeh     {

}           &             {

}      Rebetzin A. (IY"H) {

}                         {

()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()

}         _  _           _  _         {

}        ( / )         ( / )        {

}           /             /         {

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}                                     {

()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()@()

}    _____              __       __               {

}   (  /__)            (  )  /  /  )              {

}     /    _  ,  -/-    /  /  / . ,   /_  _  ,   {

}    /   /_(/_/_)_/_    /  /  /_/_/_)_/ (_(/_/_)_ {

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}    /   '_,_,_,  _, ,_   __, -/-    // __, -/-. _,_,_,  ,    {

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```
!!??? ???
August 27, 2010 5:12 pm at 5:12 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223296

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areivimzehlazeh-

Mazel tov!

That’s the best news I’ve heard today – thank you for sharing it.

August 27, 2010 5:08 pm at 5:08 pm in reply to: Good Shabbos! #1135636

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Gut Shabbos.

Welcome back!

…or, if applicable…

Enjoy the last Shabbos away!

August 27, 2010 5:02 pm at 5:02 pm in reply to: Mods? Mods? #1107894

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YW Moderator-42-

I noticed several posts had “Click Here” links and wondered if the original post had them or if they had been updated.

Now we know who the “Mr. Fixit” is ?

I think that changing the color of hyperlinks (whether visited or not) to something indistinguishable from regular text was a mistake.

==========

Thanks for the new tag.

August 27, 2010 4:52 pm at 4:52 pm in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223292

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noitallmr-

Around, and B”H well, thank you.

August 25, 2010 1:13 am at 1:13 am in reply to: Miscellaneous Electric Tips #781489

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Thank you for the code info.

Do you do electric work?
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