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What I don't get about the price is the entire cost - 2,493,615. Most would just list it as 2,493k. Or even 2,494.9k. But 2,493,615? Geez, what are they thinking?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't know if anyone is aware, but a number of Jewish institutions RENT the public high school auditoriums for their services (at least for the first day of Rosh Hashanah and for Yom Kippur when it falls on a weekday). The county must make decent money doing this, so maybe that is an added incentive in addition to not having to find and pay a fairly large number of subs for the total of 3 days (2 days of Rosh Hashanah and 1 day of Yom Kippur).
Either way, I'm aware it exists, but I am offended that there is this type of attitude in the county (and I know it has existed, although it's gotten more subtle, since my own mother was in school in moco). And yes, I do feel that if there are any other extremely large religious populations in the county that their major religious holiday(s) should be taken into consideration as well.
Why are you offended?
B/C I'm Jewish. Even if the day was not a school holiday I would take it off. I've lived here my entire life and gone to the public schools. As I have witnessed as a kid and even now, antisemitism is alive and well in moco (it's much more subtle now). Blame the jews b/c we have to take a day off. I do not care if ppl agree with me or not and I assume on DCUM I will be bashed. I simply do not care. I have no more tolerance left for this!!!!
go, bash away.
I'm not going to bash. I just don't understand how renting public schools for Jewish holidays offends you. I'm not seeing the link. To me that post made it seem like you were offended that Jews somehow get special treatment from the school system. ? But then you say you are Jewish. ? Confusing.
I'm offended b/c someone out there is ticked off that school is closed for a Jewish holiday. I've lived my entire life (as we all have) with school closed for Christian holidays. Why are mine any different or less important--esp b/c of the large number of Jewish ppl who live in the DC metro area? When I was a kid the issue came to a HUGE head and that is when the days off really began (back in the 70's). Prior to that my own mother had to stand in line in school and take an unexcused absence that went on her permanent record and got 2x the amount of homework and a talking to by the principal (in moco).
So, I'm not upset that the schools make $$ for rentals for those days. I would assume that is one piece of the incentive to close (other than getting out of finding and paying a huge number of subs).
Every practicing Cathlic kid has to take an unexcused absense for holy days of obligation - we just do it - we don't cry about it. I am not against these days off - I am just against you making this a racial issue.
No, there is no holy day of obligation in the Catholic cycle that requires a day off from school/work that isn't already given. I grew up extremely observant, and never missed school. Ash Wednesday services are frequesntly held in the evenings. Usually, kids do not fast, only abstain from meat. The Jewish holidays, however, are much more strict and the services are much longer.
And you know what? We get Christmas off, and spring break is centered around Easter! So lighten up and let them have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
Anonymous wrote:If you want to do something cool give out full size candy bars.
I made the right decisions. In the 1990s. BA at state school, cost $26k in student loans. Good job after I graduated from college. Paid off student loans, got MSIR at night. Now make $125k/yr. DH made similar decisions and makes a little more than I do. We are in the top 5% of Americans as far as our income. We certainly don't feel like top 5% in this area, but we know we are very fortunate.
That said, if I was to do the exact same things over the last decade, my student loan would have been close to $75k. Why? Tuition has increased 4 fold. One semester cost me less than $1k in tuition and fees. Now, it's over $4k. That's one semester. Average $3.5k more times 8 semesters, plus the interest on that... it adds up quickly.
I had no problem getting a job. But today, that is no longer a guarantee. So those student loans keep piling on more interest, then go into default, so more fees...
I sympathize with the "99%". I have close family that is unemployed or underemployed. My sister moved up her wedding 6 months so she could fall under her fiancés medical insurance after she was laid off. There is no one hiring her specialty (x-ray tech) within 50 miles of where she lives. Yes, we see "now hiring" signs here. But the reality is most of these people don't live anywhere near here. And it's not as simple as moving here. My brother's house payment is $800. He couldn't rent an apartment for his family of four for $800 here.
I honestly don't know what the solution is. However, we elect politicians to figure it out. And so far, none of them have. This isn't a slam on Obama or Boehner or any politician in particular. Its ALL of them. They need to figure it out.
That said, if I was to do the exact same things over the last decade, my student loan would have been close to $75k. Why? Tuition has increased 4 fold. One semester cost me less than $1k in tuition and fees. Now, it's over $4k. That's one semester. Average $3.5k more times 8 semesters, plus the interest on that... it adds up quickly.
I had no problem getting a job. But today, that is no longer a guarantee. So those student loans keep piling on more interest, then go into default, so more fees...
I sympathize with the "99%". I have close family that is unemployed or underemployed. My sister moved up her wedding 6 months so she could fall under her fiancés medical insurance after she was laid off. There is no one hiring her specialty (x-ray tech) within 50 miles of where she lives. Yes, we see "now hiring" signs here. But the reality is most of these people don't live anywhere near here. And it's not as simple as moving here. My brother's house payment is $800. He couldn't rent an apartment for his family of four for $800 here.
I honestly don't know what the solution is. However, we elect politicians to figure it out. And so far, none of them have. This isn't a slam on Obama or Boehner or any politician in particular. Its ALL of them. They need to figure it out.
I blow dry every morning. Time consuming.
We are in the same predicament with our son. DH prefers for him to wait a year, and be the oldest in the class. He is small for his age, so I think waiting is good for him. I've heard that girls that are on the younger end of the spectrum often do just fine, but its more difficult for boys.
Out of a $5 fee:
$1.75 goes to the National PTA
$.75 goes to the Virginia PTA for general & administrative
costs
$2.50 stays with the school.
So tell me, why would I join if 50% of the fee goes elsewhere?
Also, I did volunteer, but was "fired" because I questioned the resources of the room being able to handle 2 autistic children. One was still in pull-ups, and hit and bit other children repeatedly, to the point the teacher told the other students to teach him a lesson and hit him back. He also had the language skills of a 2 year old, but somehow the administration backed the parents demands that he be mainstreamed. I point blank told the adminstration they needed an aide in the room to handle this situation, and for that, I was "fired" for not representing the school in a positive light. So much for volunteering at that school.
$1.75 goes to the National PTA
$.75 goes to the Virginia PTA for general & administrative
costs
$2.50 stays with the school.
So tell me, why would I join if 50% of the fee goes elsewhere?
Also, I did volunteer, but was "fired" because I questioned the resources of the room being able to handle 2 autistic children. One was still in pull-ups, and hit and bit other children repeatedly, to the point the teacher told the other students to teach him a lesson and hit him back. He also had the language skills of a 2 year old, but somehow the administration backed the parents demands that he be mainstreamed. I point blank told the adminstration they needed an aide in the room to handle this situation, and for that, I was "fired" for not representing the school in a positive light. So much for volunteering at that school.
TheManWithAUsername wrote:We have had a very steady progression forward in equality. My only concern about it continuing is the massive influx of serious Catholics. Hopefully, our culture will win out.
Now, if we could only start a similar steady movement forward in charity and fraternity...
You got it wrong! True serious Catholics are more about social justice than anything else. You need to be concerned about massive influx of evangelicals!
Anonymous wrote:Aimee4 wrote:And if you look at University of Texas, it scores quite well on the college rankings.
Sure, but Austin's essentially the equivalent of West Berlin. If you think there won't be an immediate stream of refugees post-split you're fooling yourself.
I went to UT so I know exactly what it is like. It is a typical liberal college town and state capitol. 86% of the students are Texas residents... and therefore representative of all of Texas, not just liberal Austin.
Anonymous wrote:Well, at least now we know what your standard is: unless all media outlets immediately adopt the journalistic standards of the National Enquirer when dealing with left-of-center (and only left-of-center) politicians, they are "liberal" by default.
So you tell me... if Rick Perry was photographed by National Enquirer at a hotel in the middle of the night with his one time alleged mistress, would CNN wait over 2 weeks to report it? I don't think so.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
The National Enquirer broke the Edwards affair story on Oct 10, 2007.
AP and the major news outlets covered the story and Edwards' public response by Oct 12. Your statement is factually incorrect.
And yet, this will in no way lead to a revision of PP's position. To the modern American "conservative" the point of a "fact" is to lend credence to what is already believed. If they don't serve this purpose, you discard them and find or make up another fact. By the way, this phenomenon neatly explains why right-wingers are not well represented in academia.
Actually, I am correct. And I'm not a conservative. The behavior of the "liberals" on this thread is EXACTLY the behavior the conservatives complain about (or to use someone else words, "Self-pitying feelings of victimization") . There's been stereotyping of the conservative voter as a small minded redneck that does not believe in "facts" when presented.
I'm a liberal and I'm embarrassed by this type of stereotyping. I did not make up any facts, I've merely presented the republican arguement based on facts. For presenting the republican arguement, you've ASSUMED I am conservative and ASSUMED I don't know the facts. Research them yourselves. You are the one that will not look at facts and instead stick to name calling.
Anonymous wrote:The National Enquirer broke the Edwards affair story on Oct 10, 2007.
AP and the major news outlets covered the story and Edwards' public response by Oct 12. Your statement is factually incorrect.
No, its not. National Enquirer reported it in Oct 2007, along with Huffington Post and New York. Edwards denied it. National Enquirer published a follow-up story in December 2007, that included a photograph of a visibly pregnant Hunter. These claims received little attention in the mainstream press. CBS News journalist Bob Schieffer stated "I believe that's a story that we will be avoiding, because it appears to me that there's absolutely nothing to it...This seems to be just sort of a staple of modern campaigns, that you got through at least one love child which turns out not to be a love child. And I think we can all do better than this one."
It wasn't until, yet again, the National Enquirer followed tips and photographed Edwards at Hunter's hotel in July 2008 that mainstream media started looking at it. A few days after National Enquirer broke the story, Fox picked it up. It was over a week before MSNBC did, and 2 weeks before CNN did.
Now, if it was Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee, chances are it would have been followed by all outlets fairly quickly. Nothing is better than a family values guy slipping up on family values for news coverage.
Anonymous wrote:
The economy of Texas--much like any other political entity with little intellectual capital and a decent source of natural resources--would of course not collapse. Heck, Mexico does pretty well too. As a political society, it's not really my cup of tea, but some folks like that model: great disparities of wealth, miniscule middle-class, almost-nonexistent regulations, etc, etc... Heck, we might come vacation on South Padre Island and spend some hard currency. Probably still be cheaper than going to the more upscale Mexican resorts.
You do realize you just described the bluest of the blue states, NY and CA, don't you? Guessing not. The blue states are absolutely no model of income distribution. And if you look at University of Texas, it scores quite well on the college rankings.
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I never bought a book, just used recipes from here. You also do not need any special equipment. I used our mixer and our blender for all of our foods.
Some use ice cube trays, but I bought a lot of very small plastic containers and froze mine. It worked great.
From my experience, most of the time it is rewarding. However, the time and effort to make applesauce is not worth it.
http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/
I never bought a book, just used recipes from here. You also do not need any special equipment. I used our mixer and our blender for all of our foods.
Some use ice cube trays, but I bought a lot of very small plastic containers and froze mine. It worked great.
From my experience, most of the time it is rewarding. However, the time and effort to make applesauce is not worth it.
Anonymous wrote:Aimee4 wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:red states get the military. what makes you think you wouldn't be blue-state Greece? Germany the most red of the bunch doesn't want to pay for all the liberal takers. You can already move to Canada....just go it's easy. But you don't...cuz canada sux.
http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/02/02/canadian-premier-comes-to-u-s-for-health-care/
This is actually pretty hilarious. "The Red States get the military." It does explain a lot of things, though. Just to clue you in: "the military" costs money. Shitloads of money. And aside from a mediocre oil industry, the Red States don't have any. You sound pretty damned provincial, actually. You realize that one can't just "move to Canada" right? Or France for that matter. It's very difficult to get a work visa.Anyway, much better to un-suck the country we live in, make it live up to its ideals, and attempt to drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
This is actually a myth. If you list the GDP by state and population, the red states produce as much per capita as the blue states. Also, if you haven't noticed, much of our produce is grown in the red states, along with manufacturing and steel.
Can you point to your source on that? Because I am looking at the GDP data on the BEA site and it looks like the only red states that are above average are Texas, Alaska, Colorado, and Wyoming, and of course half of those are built on oil.
The BEA data is by state, not per capita. Use the census data to get the population percentages from each state and align it to the GDP.