What kind of car do you want?

What kind of car do you want?
Toyota Camry le

How do you melt the wax to make candles?

How do you melt the wax to make candles?
Put it in a pot and heat it over a stove. When it melts, you can go ahead place your wick in whatever container you're using and then pour the hot wax in around it.

My company, very large one, went through a round of layoffs to cut down cost under which I was effected after more than 11 years career at ...

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My company, very large one, went through a round of layoffs to cut down cost; under which I was effected after more than 11 years career at the company. We were told by the company leaders that the selection criteria for employees who will be effected is Performance, Criticality, Versatility, and Productivity.

My question is how can I ensure that I was ranked fair and square with my peers in the organization. The reasons I'm questioning this is:

- in my last three annual performance reviews, I've exceeded company's set expectations where the majority of employees just meet company's expectations

- managers were part of the process in collecting inputs on the above criteria, however, I have only been under my current manager for about 3 months out of my more than 11 years career at the company, my other team members have been under this manager for longer time and are all females (I'm a male, my manager is female).

- I have taken on several roles during my 11 years career ranging from technical to project management which makes me versatile

Thanks.

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You will probably never know if you were ranked fairly because the employer does not have to tell you what they considered and how you were compared to others. That information is confidential. There is no legal mechanism to force them to reveal it, short of a lawsuit based on discrimination, which is like putting the cart before the horse. And even then, the company will fight to keep it confidential and a court may agree to keep it that way, viewing it as managerial discretion. Unless there is evidence supporting discrimination based on age, race, gender or some other protected classification, courts allow employers to exercise its discretion on deciding how to rank its personnel and who they wish to keep.

Name something specific at the movie theatre that's gotten expensive?

Name something specific at the movie theatre that's gotten expensive?
candy
popcorn
soda
tickets

My Son in Law (now divorced from my daughter) has allegedly filed for bankruptcy. The divorce decree requires him to make payments on a vehi...

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My Son in Law (now divorced from my daughter) has allegedly filed for bankruptcy. The divorce decree requires him to make payments on a vehicle (Toyota Sienna) that my daughter is driving. He states that he intends to default on those payments. Is that provision in the divorce decree enforceable in the face of a bankruptcy filing?

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Your daughter may have to go back to divorce court to enforce the decree and she may need to talk to a bankruptcy attorney to determine whether this debt is dischargeable or not. There is not enough information in your question to give you a straight up yes or no answer to this question.

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You need to verify whether he has filed for bankruptcy. If so, your daughter may need to file a proof of claim.

If he is in bankruptcy you will probably need to file a motion to lift the bankruptcy stay to file a motion to enforce. You also need to find out if your daughter is on the loan as well. If she is and he defaults, the creditor will come after her.

Suggest you retain a local attorney with family and bankruptcy law experience.

can the will of a deceased be made public, say posted on the internet?

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can the will of a deceased be made public, say posted on the internet?

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Wills are public records and there's no law preventing republication. However I would also say this may be an incomplete answer, because I'm not sure what your reasons are for posting someone's will on the internet. For example, if you are an author writing a blog about the wills of famous people, or interesting wills, or poorly written wills, then no problem. If however you are posting a will online as a means of harassment or embarassment to other persons, or similar reasons, that raises different issues and concerns then the simple question you asked, and so the answer may be different.

My 67 year old mother was contacted by a creditor for a debt my brother owns. Over the phone, she agreed to pay the debt. They sent her a do...

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My 67 year old mother was contacted by a creditor for a debt my brother owns. Over the phone, she agreed to pay the debt. They sent her a document to sign to pay the agreement, which she didn't sign. Her two daughters told her not to pay the debt. They did charge her credit card, which was stopped as fraud by the bank. The vendor now states that because she verbally agreed to pay the debt (they recorded her), she is now liable for the debt. Is this true?C

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No, she is not liable for the debt. This is a scare tactic. Have her call a consumer attorney, whether its my office or another, for a consultation.

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Have her stand her ground!

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This was dumb. This is a favorite tactic of debt collectors. When a debtor is late, then the debt collector starts calling friends, family, neighbors, employers, co-workers or anyone else to demand payment.

Your mother is not responsible and never should have agreed to pay. The daughters or you need to get on the phone with the debt collector - have your mother there and have her authorize one of her children to talk for her.

Get all the pertinent information about the debt. Get the name of the collector and name of the rep. Ask if the call is recorded. If possible, make your own recording of the call and tell the agent that you are recording.

The child has to advise in no uncertain terms that your mother has obtained legal advice and has been advised that she is not responsible for the debt and that the brother does not live with your mother and that the debt collector is not to bother her again or induce her to pay through trickery. Advise them that they are only permitted to obtain location information about your brother and since he does not live with your mother that should have been the end of the discussion. Advise them that they are in violation of the PA Consumer laws (called the PA Fair Credit Extension Uniformity Act) and if the call again, your mother will be speaking to her lawyer who will then be contacting you. Then hang up.

It is doubtful that the debt collector will pursue your mother any further. They will, of course, continue to pursue your brother but that is a different matter.

If the debt collector dares call your mother back after one of the children give the above speech, please contact me for further help. For a reasonable fee, I can contact the debt collector on your mother's behalf.