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September 30

computer on 2004 cadillac srx

how can i reset the computer after changing front tires. stability system engaged keep flashing. on computer —Preceding unsigned comment added by BELLOY (talk • contribs) 09:00, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure it's the stability system and not the low tyre pressure monitor? If it really is the stability system then I'd guess that something else went wrong when the wheels were replaced - possibly one of the wheel speed sensors failed or got disconnected. However, when you change the tyres on most relatively modern cars, the calibration of the tyre pressure monitor needs to be reset. Precisely how you do that on this car will require reading the owner's manual. If it's not the tyre pressure - you need to get this looked at by a qualified mechanic - faults in the stability control system are potentially life-threatening. SteveBaker (talk) 12:08, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Computer is out of sync. First ensure the vehicle is in park. Key On Engine Off. Press and hold the upper left "Set" button, then adjust the time using the "Hours" and "Minutes" button. Note: Be careful, if you hold down either of the adjustment buttons for more that a couple of seconds, the display will advance at a high rate. Once you have confirmed that the computer is in sync, the flashing indication should cease. Good luck! 173.124.125.107 (talk) 23:34, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Identifying two brothers

Who are these guys? Some famous pair of twins, maybe? --Richardrj ^talk ^email 12:15, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They're twins named Dresie and Casie. The photo was taken by the U.S.-born South African photographer Roger Ballen in the Western Transvaal in 1993, and appeared in his 1994 book Platteland: Images of Rural South Africa. (No, I'm not an oracle. This photo and the story behind it happened to appear in last Saturday's The Age, and I kept this clipping for reasons I have yet to explain.) -- JackofOz (talk) 12:43, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Jack. Could you summarize the story for me? You are a very honest man. I would so not have included that explanation, had I been you. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 12:57, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can do better than that - here's the whole article. -- JackofOz (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They look like a couple of fun guys at any party. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 13:09, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, what a very sensitive individual you are BB, I trust you have read the article. I would prefer to meet them than you. Richard Avery (talk) 15:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rejected by a redlink. I'm devastated. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 17:57, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that my namesake Richard doesn't find it necessary to populate his userpage says nothing one way or another. FWIW I'm with him on this. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 18:10, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The two guys in the photo do not look happy. Got a problem with that? →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:17, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

At least give Bugs credit for not making the obvious assertion that the guys are Yankee fans. PhGustaf (talk) 18:21, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More to the point, Yankees fans who have lost. In contrast to those two sourpusses, us Cubs fans always look cheerful, win or lose. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:34, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever, it's a very striking photo, and my only problem now is which brother to choose as my new avatar.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 07:36, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You could go with both. But we're anxious to hear your decision. As Ross Perot would say, "We're all ears!" →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 10:15, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Avery, Bugs is always like that (Only most of time he's funnier) Maybe you guys should try to see this from each others point of view (At least the OP's question got answered before this whole ithing got started) Library Seraph (talk) 15:49, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

health

how hrithik roshan solved the problem of stammering? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roh00it (talk • contribs) 14:51, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Although our article doesn't mention anything about him having issues with stammering (and therefore no info on how he overcame it), you might find Stuttering#Treatment interesting as well as Stuttering therapy. Dismas|^(talk) 15:29, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to [1] he still has a problem. I assume that there is less of a problem with scripted lines.83.100.251.196 (talk) 23:38, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That would appear to be anecdotally true. Stuttering and stammering are products of "the brain working faster than the mouth", in some sense, and a lot of people sometimes have a small degree of stuttering or "hesitation" when talking. It's a matter of severity and impact on one's ability to cope in the world. But if it's scripted, then they don't have to think about it. Two obvious examples that come to mind are Mel Tillis, who does not stutter when he sings; and James Earl Jones, who had such a severe condition that he went for long stretches without talking at all, when he was young. And even now, in an interview, you can tell he still has a stutter to some extent. With a script, he's fine. Great, dare I say. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 13:23, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]