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May 26, 2015 at 10:31 AM in reply to: China Hunting Fugitives Accused of Corruption – Many Are Living in US #786651
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ParticipantThe spam is not aimed at humans. It is supposed to elevate page rank of the linked page, so it shows higher on the organic side of search results.
Old threads are seasoned and their page rank is higher than the page rank of a new thread.
Most of the work is automated. That is why the spam messages are broken English – there are tools that will randomize spam posts by replacing words with synonyms to avoid duplication.May 15, 2015 at 7:53 AM in reply to: NEw construction: builder upgrades and selling price question #786268Participant[quote=Hobie]Wouldn’t it be better to add upgrades to 30year low interest mortgage? Cheaper than Heloc. Higher mortgage interest deduction.
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Participant[quote=ocrenter]… while public health physicians can actually manipulate risky sexual behavior through offer of lotteries, but not steady payments.
[/quote]That team seemed very creative, with tracking secondary std to reduce HIV infection rate and the idea of testing lottery winners only.
ParticipantPUSD accidentally made the calendar of Christian* and Jewish holidays public about a year ago. I emailed them and asked why I should care, they said it was an accident. The calendar is an internal document and it is designed to help teachers with scheduling, so they don’t schedule tests or field trips on religious holidays. I received no reply when I asked about the omission of Islamic holidays.
* Some Christian churches established on the territory of Eastern Roman Empire never accepted 1582 papal bull and they never switched to Gregorian calendar. If you are Russian Orthodox your church is observing holidays based on Julian calendar. Your Christmas is on 12/25, but your calendar does not align with Gregorian, so based on the ‘western’ calendar you are observing Christmas on 1/7.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Flu, plenty of people find the environment so oppressive that they have no choice but to fake it. Scaredy mentioned the crypto Jews.[/quote]
Naturalization Oath of Allegiance
So help me God.ParticipantReligion helps people cope with mortality.
ParticipantMarch 23, 2015 at 8:03 AM in reply to: What is the appropriate amount to spend for a kid’s birthday present (not your kid)? #784102Participant[quote=Essbee]I just read most of this thread before I noticed that it is from 2010.
Anyway, I had to add my 2 cents about wrapping paper:
Many of the parents in my neighborhood (myself included) often get gifts at Geppetto’s, where they wrap the gifts for free!Otherwise, I’m definitely a fan of reusing the previously-received gift bag.[/quote]
Also, Geppetto’s does not require gift receipt. Items bought there are essentially bulky gift cards.
Participant[quote=spdrun]$2000? I know people in NJ were screaming when some schools imposed $150 per sport fees in 2009-2010. Ouch.[/quote]
Club soccer. The club takes $1000 – $1,500. Team expenses not covered by the club are another $200-400/player. And then you have incidentals like the team being good enough to qualify for the second round of the state cup and having to spend a weekend in Lancaster.Participant[quote=lpjohnso]
The kids already have enough toys to last until they are grown. Has any one wrapped up toys that your kids already had, gave it to them as a present and try to pass it off as new?? Oh yeah, we’ll go there. Especially with the baby.
[/quote]There are two flavors of ‘new’ for our younger boy:
1. New from his brother (hand-me-down), and
2. New from the store (most likely shoes)If there was a birthday party and the kid got a dozen of gifts (s)he gets to pick 2-3 to open. They get to open another one every couple of months, usually tied to academic of athletic performance.
They get one or two longer-lasting toys for Christmas (bike, scooter, craigslisted skis, tennis racquet), clothes and the unopened birthday gifts.
If you plan on kids doing any competitive sports or play an instrument be ready to pay up. Club soccer season for an 8 year old costs $2K. Private lessons are ~$1/minute.
ParticipantSelling a house in order to keep buying new car every 2-4 years does not sound like a great idea.
You might not like spdrun’s model of driving 20+ year old cars, but is 2013 Prius really that much better than 2007 Corolla? And the lease on Odyssey is close to what monthly payment would be if you just bought new.
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]Me I think high density development should happen like it did in L.A.
It mostly occurred by developers buying up old dilapidated parts of downtown (or near downtown), tearing it down and re-developing the area.
To me that is more natural and organic instead of just force feeding and using hormones type of development.Anyway not my fight but just does not seem like the right way to do this type of thing.[/quote]
This is happening – a lot of construction going on in East Village. Parking lots and halfway houses being replaced by condo, apartment and office buildings.
Participant[quote=spdrun]When I used to go to the county dump when fixing up a house on the NJ shore, they’d weigh your car before you emptied it, then after and charge accordingly.[/quote]
They still do that. There is minimum charge, but you might be able to negotiate a freebie with a tip.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]We don’t need to force poke anyone with a needle. Just require proof of vaccination for access to certain benefits like schools, colleges, etc..[/quote]
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