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LeviF

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  1. Anybody else love this band? They’ve been around for a while, but they seem to be really hitting their stride. Last year’s album, Attack & Release was a masterpiece. And the singer/songwriter/guitarist, Dan Auerbach, released a solo album, Keep It Hid, which was excellent too.

     

    I think they will have a another new record coming out pretty soon. Awesome band!

    Saw them at APW last summer. Great show, great band :unsure:

  2. Is this article accurate?

     

    http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the...use_--_oh_wait/

     

    Specifically:

    "Yes OS-X and the Mac will support multibutton mice. It even comes with a mouse that is multibutton. But by default it works as a single, with the left and right buttons doing the same thing.

     

    If true, that would explain why when I clicked the right mouse button in class last weekend, that nothing happened... I'm still very curious. :angry:

    I'm not certain, I'm on a MacBook Pro. You'll have to ask someone who has bought an iMac recently. The "by default" thing makes me think it can be easily changed to have the right button do the same thing as command+click, but I can't know that as of now.

  3. You want him to leave God out of it? Because it's "crap" that gets the GOP marginalized?

     

    I think you underestimate how many people believe in God's will.

    I think he's afraid that he'll bring more religion into government, which is exactly where it doesn't belong.

  4. First, let me say that the following comments come from a context of my having been in public education in western NY for thirty-six years, the last ten as Superintendent of Schools. With that caveat, I believe that there is no single format for learners; some do well in public schools, some in private, and some in in homeschooling programs. The purpose of education is to develop and encourage learners--English, math, football, whatever the topic. The trick is to find what's best for your child.

     

    Once you make your decisions, you acknowledge there are some things that you will not have in order to have the greater good things that powered your initial decision, e.g., homeschooling often means no participation in the programs of the public schools. That appears unacceptable to you, so maybe you need to examine private school offerings. Look for a private school that "thinks the way you and your family do" with extracurricular programs that you value. Of course, the price of that decision is just that...the price.

     

    Rather than attempt to build a football program from scratch, it appears to me that time and effort might be better "spent" devoted to supporting an academic and extracurricular program that currently exists. Maybe you'll have to move to another area, but if you are as passionate as it appears you are, in terms of building a football program, that shouldn't be a problem in the long run.

     

    I'd reexamine the private school route....

    Don't some public schools offer some sort of half-and-half type deal? As in, a kid can go into the high school and take 3 or 4 classes in the morning, but then take 3 or 4 classes at home as well? I think I saw a news clip about a kid that was doing that, google is failing me at this point though. That kind of thing would make kids eligible for high school sports as well, wouldn't it?

  5. Because you'll totally deserve it. I'd venture to guess that your scientific background doesn't progress beyond high school.

    He was probably one of the kids in high school biology who either skipped the classes that evolution was covered in or just crossed his arms and shook his head vigorously while his teacher tried to tell them about it.

  6. Yes, but I want them to stop right now. I guess we could drop all of our "clunkers" on one side of the island and tip them over though.

    Meh. Throw a few Russian FOAB's at a city and they'll shut up. Alternatively, high-altitude carpet bombing can do serious damage as well.

  7. So if pot is legal we'll have to come up with laws to restrict driving under the influence of pot. New laws, new testing procedures, etc. What's all that gonna cost and what would we forecast for the death toll?

    Isn't driving under the influence of pot already illegal? I'm pretty sure it is in NY, at least, covered under Driving Under the Influence.

  8. If you were the President and this country that you were sworn to protect was attacked by 50 airliners flying into all of our biggest buildings by Iceland, who has no nukes, what would you do? BTW, Iceland threatens to continue to do it, knowing that Obama has pledged not to use nukes on them.

    Some conventional weapons can do serious property damage :rolleyes:

  9. Okay, I'm a vehement advocate of Homeschool but refuse to pull my oldest son out of the socialized public school system based on scholarship opportunities like his football/sport playing ability...so I've been racking my brain about what could be done?

     

    I have this crazy idea that I haven't heard anything about before...but want to develop...

     

    First I want to organize all the parents that have or would want to provide homeschooling for thier children...then on donation basis first and then fight for state money to support a football team for homeschooled children...I would want to get them put into the public division to compete against HS teams across the state...I have a few parents that would coach the team...state laws specify that if a child is homeschooled many parents are entitled to around 1000 dollars per year from the government to purchase materials...I would think that most parents do not even utilize that money...and if they all fought for that money they should be able to spend enough to fund a football team...if they compete against other HS teams...you could easily recieve atheletic scholarships for standout players...with the revenue from ticket sales you could fund other sports as well...

     

    what do you think?

    Doesn't the school near you allow home-schooled students in the district to try out for sports teams?

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