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ParticipantI support segregation by skill&talent, but that does not give us a recipe on how to improve ‘bad’ schools. I.e. this school is not better school than the best public San Diego school. It is different kind of school. Nothing wrong with that.
Participant[quote=AN][quote=captcha]Mentioned here a year ago. Very unorthodox.[/quote]
With their results, maybe we should have a lot more unorthodox schools. In 2009, AIPHS graduated its first senior class. All eighteen graduating seniors were accepted to four-year colleges, including Cornell, MIT and UC Berkeley.[/quote]It doesn’t scale. They use undisclosed procedures to qualify students for admission and then kick another 50% out.
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]
I just saw the unicorn I’ve been looking for the last 5 years did anyone else see it?[/quote]My neighbor ran him over last night. He (the unicorn) died with a smile on his face.
ParticipantYou are missing on cinematic and literary value of Harry Potter, Narnia, Golden Compass and alike.
You probably have no Pokemon cards either 🙂
Participant[quote=briansd1]Sitting at the T with headlights shining at the house is supposed to be bad Feng Shui — poison arrows/bad energy pointing at the house causing bad luck and disease in the family.
(PS: I read the Feng Shui book).[/quote]
Not a problem, you just apply Finite Incantatum spell which will cancel the negative headlight energy.
Participant[quote=ocrenter]this is a nice flashback.
these prairie fawn properties are about 2000 sqft zero lot line detached condos.
these days the same $700k would get you a real true SFR in the 3000 sqft range.
classic case of “house arrest” here.[/quote]
For the sake of accuracy – there are four models on the street. The smallest is 2,166, the largest 2,890. And the ownership is fee simple (zero lot line indeed), not condo.
The house mentioned here is 2,166 and sits directly on the T, you get 30-40 neighbors to shed some light on your living room, dining room and one of the bedrooms.
October 13, 2011 at 1:21 AM in reply to: OT: red light camera ticket for right turn and 0.1 secs #730562Participant[quote=wanttobuy]The effect on me is that I try all means to avoid camera monitored intersection just in case the yellow light change to red and I am not reacting fast enough to stop. If can’t avoid at all, I just slow down and hoping the light is red or will change to red before I approach. That way, I happily breathe out and stop. My worst nightmare is the light is green and no car in front of me, then I don’t known when and how fast it will change to yellow.[/quote]
You should not approach the intersection at speed higher than 25-30mph, which puts your breaking distance at 100ft or less. It should not be that hard to stop if you approach the intersection with the idea that yellow means stop if possible, not speed up.
On the other hand, whenever you get (and pay) a ticket you are doing a good deed by helping the local budget. I gave my $500 to the city of Poway few years back – rolling stop on red, caught on camera 🙂
Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=jstoesz]It would be wise to give Egypt a few more years before using them as an example of an effective protest. That country will likely yet turn into a blood bath.
[/quote]I’m not using Egypt as an example of an effective protest.
But if we, in the West, are supporting the Arab Spring protesters, we should accept similar protests in our own country.
It’s all about human rights and citizens’ rights to express their grievances directly to their governments.[/quote]
Reminds me of Hillary Clinton who condemned Tunisian and Egyptian governments for attempting to block Facebook and Twitter while leaning hard (and with success) on MasterCard, Amazon and PayPal to block Wikileaks.
October 11, 2011 at 1:05 PM in reply to: OT: red light camera ticket for right turn and 0.1 secs #730469ParticipantThere usually is video and the sensors are set to go off if you are driving faster than 15mph.
ParticipantIt is not a recession until NBER says so.
October 5, 2011 at 3:43 PM in reply to: It’s going to get much worse…there is no escape (ECRI) #730126Participant[quote=flu]Maybe this is sort of off topic, but maybe someone else has been noticing….
I’ve been seeing more and more things being made in the USA again…. Inexpensive things that you would think have low margins and outsourced….I mean, things like plastic boxes, screen meshes, screws, nuts bolts, that traditionally was be made overseas is now here… [/quote]
Generic coffee cup used at Ryan Bros Coffee – International Paper (ipfoodservice.com), made in USA.
September 29, 2011 at 2:31 PM in reply to: A Chronological Listing of News Headlines from the Last Housing Bubble #729894Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=captcha]I am a single mother of three.[/quote]
So captcha, do you believe that women in general do NOT want to have careers if they have children? And do you believe women would rather be “taken care of” than make their own way? Would you rather have your OWN SS and pension or be dependent on a spouses? And lastly, do you think it is a prudent decision (for the long haul) for a woman to rely on men for their support for the foreseeable future or even a lifetime?[/quote]
Recent study shows that just over 68% of women in the country prefers to be taken care of, 29% prefers independence and less than 3% prefers to take care of.
The same researchers found that 79% of study results used to prove a point are invented on the spot.
September 29, 2011 at 11:27 AM in reply to: A Chronological Listing of News Headlines from the Last Housing Bubble #729888Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=captcha][quote=temeculaguy] I freaking hate this memory lane stuff, this is worse than my high school reuinion where the girls i blew off in high school turned out to be the hottest mid forties gals on the planet, with good jobs to boot.[/quote]
You did good. They would not work that hard and develop the way they did had you not blew them off back in high school.[/quote]
I’m assuming you’re male here and so I’m taking issue with this “sexist” remark, captcha.
By making this statement, I’m surmising that you believe women would not choose to work F/T or make anything of themselves if they had a man to “take care” of them. In my long “career,” I saw the opposite to be true. And, more often than not, it was my co-workers “husbands” who had a less-than-stable career while they (mostly females) slogged away year after year. Often, at the time these women began employment and a few years afterwards, their spouse HAD a good job but then lost it due to a variety of reasons and was never able to replace its pay package. But that wasn’t the reason these women-troopers stayed on. They wanted SS and a pension in their own names and enjoyed the family income that their earning power provided them.
BTW, this was all PRIOR to the FMLA where (mostly females) now take lengthy “maternity leaves” and still legally retain their employment positions.
Your post speaks volumes about the women you may subconsciously attract to yourself … read: “gold-diggers.” :=}[/quote]
I am a single mother of three.
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