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ParticipantI think what this all shows is that society in general clearly values beauty. We can tell ourselves that it doesn’t matter and it’s whats in the inside that counts the most, but that’s just ugly people trying to make themselves feel better.
Every study has shown that more attractive people get better opportunities, get hired more, higher pay, you name it…
Does it suck? Sure, if you’re not high on the looks scale, but that’s how it’s always been and I don’t see it ever changing.
Regarding how people are even if you know them, it still boils down to what people look since everyone can see if without knowing a thing about someone…
I found this article funny when it was first posted…goes back to the reality in society that looks matter a lot, most of the time, more than whatever you do or are good in, especially for girls/women.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/27/sabina-altynbekova-beautiful-volleyball_n_5625530.html
October 20, 2014 at 6:53 PM in reply to: The dire climate of CA public university admissions for freshmen #779080ParticipantI agree that if you had to pay your whole way to a private ivy or out of state school, then the choice to go is much lower. The hope is that your kid is desired by the school (the only reason for them to go I suppose) and they will offer some type of reduced cost or at least some lower cost aid based on income…With how much these schools cost, I’d assume most normal, non 1% will qualify for some decent aid. I think the percentages are very high for ivys as to who needs/gets aid.
There are various news articles of that happening to some people where the private school is less or similar to a public UC school.
One thing to also consider as mentioned is that I’m assuming private schools don’t have as much issues with getting your classes vs. UC (we had this problem 20+ years ago seriously so it’s not anything surprising now).
The lack of classes alone will most likely force some kids to stay an extra year. Kids may not want to stay or retake classes, but when midterms or final exams in engr avg say 20% out of 100, 1/3 of the class will simply fail. It’s unavoidable… just hope it’s not you. I remember when going there, there was talk that the UC sorta wants to kick kids out so that’s why they make it hard to drop classes (get stuck with bad grades if falling behind, etc…).
Of course, my opinion is all based on the fact that I wasn’t the top top student in my class and was also just dumb/stupid and goofed off way too much. At least I graduated. Also, maybe if I started some awesome company and sold it for millions, my views would be different too.
GoPro CEO/founder is a UCSD grad so some make it big…Of course, if you read his bio, his parents are very wealthy or pretty well off and had money to invest in his companies, etc…so I’d assume they/he also had a lot of connections. Connections are worth a lot more than people like to admit to themselves and more obvious when you feel you are hitting a glass ceiling.
October 19, 2014 at 6:00 PM in reply to: The dire climate of CA public university admissions for freshmen #778990ParticipantI’ve posted before that if you can go private, do so. I graduated from a “coastal” UC engineering program. As engineering classes 20 years ago have pre-reqs and you need to take them in order (usually), if you get a C- in any class, you’re guaranteed to stay another year since you need to retake it and they are only offered once a year and never during the summer.
For a UC system where some of your upper division engr classes are curved, this means 1/3 of the class will stay another year or drop out of the program.
Something to consider if you do a STEM major.
All that said, I think “UC” schools aren’t that great and if given the choice or if your kid has the choice, go to a nice private/ivy/stanford/cal-tech/mit/harvey mudd school/program.
I think the kids in those schools will be the future leaders of America and it’s best to be friends with those people.
Also, trying to get hired at the top tech companies or any company is easier at the Ivy’s I feel. Connections are worth a lot more to getting ahead, especially if you want to eventually leave the worker bee/engineer/tech/worker type field and move up to management. You can do a search for Fortune 500 CEOs and many come from elite universities due to connections. A lot of the UC students, I assume tend to be immigrant families (I was one) just looking to be a worker bee, etc…since that’s what their parents did/know/etc…
With grants/loans for kids who are great, a lot of private schools will also cover a lot more expenses now so you may pay a similar amount or even less than a UC or CSU school.
My 2 cents.
ParticipantI sold the bulk of my holdings in April.
Netflix getting destroyed in after hours trading today!
ParticipantThe problem with perfect protocol is that it’s very hard to get everyone on-board and skilled with it.
Even something as simple as wearing a mask or respirator can be done wrong, like if you have a beard, long hair or facial hair or glasses, you need to cut it or trim it or use something special for something as simple as glasses since you can’t form a perfect seal on a respirator.
In a disaster or rush, people won’t do this unless everyone has long training times and knowledge of it already.
I agree that it’s “easier” to get ebola than the powers to be make it since these medical workers who catch it already knew they had a live case.
They could have done something stupid, but it’s not a stretch to assume they tried to be safe as well and still got infected.
ParticipantDon’t you not get the federal tax credit for leases? a 30% tax credit for people in a high tax bracket could be worth a a bit.
ParticipantWhy I keep saying interest rates aren’t going up significantly anytime soon…Europe is scared of deflation again.
Low interest rates till 2020 IMO or longer even.
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I’m pretty sure my wife would say you’re nuts and I scored.[/quote]
Aren’t you a fairly successful lawyer? I think women, more than men, (not always, but is a greater concern for them…at least for people over 40+) won’t marry men who are lazy/jobless/losers…
or at least financial ability is a greater concern.Men, they like to marry attractive women.
Sometimes though, when a millionaire isn’t enough, you need to find a Billionaire like this pretty girl:
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/562937/20140818/miranda-kerr-pregnant-james-packer-baby-dating.htmParticipantLarge down payment, wasn’t self employed back then…
ParticipantI would love a no underwriting loan for solar…
For people who watch the news, even Ben Bernanke mentioned he couldn’t refi (easily) since his income was not consistent/stable/w2.
For self employed folks, good luck finding folks who will bother working with you to do a loan…especially if your income is low due to larger write offs from a business since self-employed lending is now off your net income and not gross.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bernanke-refinance-20141007-story.html
He can probably use a smaller bank, but I think smaller self-employed folks would have a tougher time.
When we purchased, I remember we could’ve put > 50% down and a lender wouldn’t even bother responding to us.
ParticipantAgree with most of the comments. Better to just ignore it and not feed the crazy with long long discussions and many wasted hours that can be better spent on “fun” things in life.
It’s pretty clear she’s still single and upset, but she’s trying to just lure you back into the talk.
Unfortunately in life, it’s not possible to be Switzerland so you have to make a call as to which friends you want to actually keep.
As you get older and with kids, I think most people would agree that most “friends” aren’t really…and more problems than they are worth.
Sorta why people drift since they weren’t that great friends to begin with…that and total lack of time and lack of continued regular contact(as you get in school, work-maybe, etc…).
Have fun chasing tail!
ParticipantYeah, it’s all pretty stupid with the whole cough/sneeze thing. I read that you can’t contract it via cough or sneeze, but when I sneeze or cough, I tend to do it with my open mouth so crap flies out.
It’s also reported that saliva, sweat can transmit it. That makes surfaces where a sick person might be (hot/chills leading to being SWEATY) a possible location for transmission.
All in all, better safe than sorry and avoid getting coughed at or touching random surfaces if you can avoid it.
ParticipantSmart people’s thoughts on this article?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1997182/ParticipantAdvice for everyone is to use common sense and to not trust the government this isn’t as contagious as they say…
All these people were being very careful and a microscopic amount from someone’s sneeze on a surface that you touch or accidentally breath in when you are in line waiting to check out or whatever (have someone sneeze on you is plenty enough…)
Also, if that’s really how they washed the surface, that seems like it would just get stepped on by people not in the know or flow into some bay/lake and get into contact with more people.
When you see these guys in Africa, they build like a moat filled with cleaners and they soak their boots/feet in it for long periods so walking around it looks like a definite way to catch/transmit it.
Guess we’ll find out in a week or 2 if anyone else catches this.
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