i know this is kind of off topic but i was wondering if any of you know of a reliable data recovery company here in the us that is not too expensive.
my 250gb secondary hard drive with all my important business data decided to stop working and my backup's aren't working either.
basically the drive will power up, then it sounds like it's trying to search and then it will spin down.
Google search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=data+recovery+services%2Bhard+drive
As for price, the service one of our company site uses, it is $400 just to look at the drive and make a determination if anything can be recovered and how much. The complete cost can go as high, in the one case I know of, approximately $2000.00
Might be a good time to start regular back-ups or use an online back-up service like http://www.carbonite.com/
ok, "leaving" can be mental &/or physical leaving.. what time in your life did you start?.
Started while in with no objection from BOE; had left Bethel just weeks prior. Got an associates degree, then bachelors. Currently working on a masters degree.
has this economy been very tough on you and your family???.
how are you coping with high gas prices and the cost of living?
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Since 2000 my income has gone up almsot $34k a year. Those college degrees really do pay off. Company car that pays for gas and I usually get to work from home to avoid going into the office to work. Despite that I realize my job could vanish at any time and I live frugally. I live more cheaply now than I did when I had less money.
right off the bat i am going to say that i understand there are a few bethelites and ex-bethelites here and i have no intention of offending anyone.
i have read the posts you've made and have enjoyed them and respect your individual points of view.
that said, i need to ask the board if they have noticed anything peculiar about the folks coming out of beth-hell?
While at Bethel at the table next to mine there was a married couple. Was a couple times she came to the table with black and blue marks on her face. Her husband was known to be a bit short tempered.
There were a number of "mental cases" that I knew of that were there for a short period of time. The elders in the congregation thought their going to Bethel would be good for them, like going to rehab.
As for the two examples given at the start of this thread. You can probably bet that the these guys father treated there mothers like that. This kind of behavior is generally learned long before they are old enough to enter Bethel.
i was dozing in bed this morning when an earthquake hit a few minutes shy of 6am.
i thought i was back in california .
it was a 5.4 quake centered somewhere in illinois.. did anyone else feel it?.
In the early 1800's there was a massive earthquake near New Madrid, MO.
http://www.geology.siu.edu/quakes/nmadrid.html
let me start = "kiss" stood for knights in satans service, "ac/dc" was anti-christ devils children.
"hotel california" was demonic who knew!
"yummy yummy yummy i've got love in my tummy.
Ozzy Osbourne was the devil incarnate. Now that I know him, he was just drugged and drunk. No demons involved.
Many many years ago I remember seeing an interview with Ozzy osbourne and the subject came up about his alledged devil worship. His reply, paraphrased, was, "I can't hardly conjure myself outta bed how am I gonna conjure up a evil sprite"
As for disapproved rock albums, especially at Bethel. We just found old safe album jackets and put the records in them. Chances of the records being pulled out was nil.
the important and popular danish film, "world's apart," which was shown at the berlin film festival recently, was selected for the tribecca film festival and will be screened publicly (with english subtitles) five times during the coming weeks at village east cinemas and amc village vii in new york.
please pass the word.
this film depicts the story of a witness girl who steps outside of her religious community by falling in love with a "worldly" young man.
i was told today by a heavyweight elders wife, both of whom were at bethel for many years and are very well connected to the brooklyn brass, that all brooklyn bethel operations will be moved to wallkill and patterson.
in fact, there is a very exclusive walk-through next week for some of the top real estate investors/developers who will see all the properties, starting with the sands, and its lobby has now been remodeled to look just like a high-end hotel..................just fyi.................................oompa
I wonder what the congregations in NYC will do without the constant Bethel presence?Blondie
That is a good question and something I have wondered for quite a while. When I was at Bethel, one year I did not go to the Gilead graduation, so I was the only Bethelite at the meeting. I noticed quite a change, to my surprise. People that never answered or seldom did were far more expressive. At that point I wondered how NYC congos would fare if all Bethelites disappeared. Grant it, that was quite awhile ago and only a one time observation, but still... As for Elders who have "power/inner circle" issues, that will be more interesting to see where the dust settles there.
Then there is the other side of the coin. There are far fewer congos in the rural areas so congos will see a much higher Bethel:Publisher ratio that will be interesting to see what differences, if any, that will make.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/969459.html.
accusing the witnesses of targeting society's weaker elements, including new immigrants, the poor and the handicapped, critics blast what they call the group's devious recruitment methods.
"they've mapped out all of israeli society and then target segments that don't get attention elsewhere," said cohen.
I noticed it says "Missionary work is not legal here" Was there not a real big uproar a year or so ago about a young Christian group there preaching and 2 of the group had been arrested?
Many years ago a Gilead graduate was sent to Israel. The persons picture was not in the Watchtower magazine at the time nor counted as the number of graduates. The person went in-country as a college student and was "placed" in a boarding house run by a sister. This person dropped comments about the world that opened a dialog. A study was started with the Gilead graduate and was actually "baptised" to go through the whole process right up to elder and beyond.
i thought it would be useful if we discussed ways we have tried to budget better and also save, and even be greener, if that is something you care about.
i have noticed substantial differences in my saving and budgeting and i am hoping maybe we can learn from each other.. food.
i did a sum of all the money i was spending going out a few days a week for lunch, and i just realized how much i could save by making my lunch and buying soups on sale for lunch for the week.
- Bottled water. I realized the water was bad, but I just absolutely stopped buying bottled water. Let's not even talk about the fact that some of the bottled water is just faucet water with a label, but you can get water just as good by getting a filter on your refrigerator or getting a brita filter. I use both and I saved a bundle.
I just started doing this. I am very surprised how much better my tap water is. This has been a good cost saving move.
