The Star Ledger (a big NJ paper) prints the school expenditures per student for a lot of NJ every year.
If you ever get ahold of some of those issues, you'll notice that some of the best-rated schools in the COUNTRY, by pretty much every measure (Millburn, for example), spend way way less per student than the very very bad schools in Newark.
I agree with Descalzo that the difference in the two schools you're comparing is probably mostly due to the kids' parents.
For some reason I don't mind explaining jokes too much, even when it ruins them, particularly when it wasn't a great jome in the first place.
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Except that chaos theory dictates that there's imperceptable differences will affect the outcome Which is why I said "close approximation" in the first place.
They aren't bored sitting in traffic? The train sucks, but sitting in a traffic jam is even worse, IMHO. You can't read the newspaper. Myth BUSTED! I've seen people drive on the Garden State Parkway, and I can tell you that it's possible to read the newspaper, talk on the phone, eat breakfast and check email, all while driving 75 in a 55 zone.
And come correct. Don't come with a bunch of meaningless, BS quotes from some anti-drug source. Come with facts and hard evidence to disprove what I say, or don't come at all. I offer a translation: And come agreeing with me. I make guesses about the effect of legalizing heroin that fly in the face of history, so if you find facts and hard evidence to disprove what I say, then expect me to call your sources names.
The thing is, we don't understand time/space/physics nearly as well as he does, so it looks like he ignores them. In reality, he uses them, very knowledgably and skillfully.
Still, I guess I do see God as "outside" time, in some sense, though I don't think he "alters" it. I just think that he knows the possible outcomes and is wise enough to do what's best.
This I think this follows from my church's official doctrine, it is not officially any organization's doctrine, as far as I know.
But the reality of it is that the sky has no color at all. It isn't an abstract observation either. Color is percieved when light is reflected off an object in certain wavelengths. I still disagree with your definition of color. The above definition seems to say that stained glass has no color either.*
A useful definition of color of an object might be: the wavelength of light that it sends to my eyes.
By this definition, the daytime sky is usually blue where I live. In the morning or evening, it's often red or orange. When it's cloudy, it darkens to gray. At night, it's spangled black.
If your definition of color says the sky isn't blue, then there aren't many people that understand you when you use the word.
*Also: Much bird coloring is also refractive rather than reflective, but we still call them colors. For example, the green of some parrots is caused by yellow-reflecting pigment and blue-refracting feather structure. Thus, your definition would call the parrot yellow, while the rest of the world would call it green.
Actually, christian theology is pretty consistent on the whole God exists outside the limits of the whole time and space thing Some christian theology. Not all Christians believe this way. (Unless you use some definiton of Christian that means "believe like me".)
If MS is using government protection of copyright/patent to flagrantly disregard antitrust law, adding a punishment seems inefficient and ineffective, to me.
Instead of adding a punishment (and the cost of administering/enforcing said punishment), why not remove a government protection (and the cost of administering/enforcing said protection)?
I think that if MS hasn't fully complied by (say) July 1, MS should no longer entitled to copyright/patent protection in the EU.
How long has the "pharmaceutical capital of South America" been outside South America?
Does this mean that I can claim that the German-speaking capital of the United States is Berlin? Or the tropical capital of Antarctica is Aruba? Or the bagel-eating capital of Europe is New York City?
If you aren't able to get used parts for cheap/free to make a lot of what you need for electronics, then you aren't as much of a geek as you should be. IMHO, of course. Your mileage may vary.
I guess my microwave is defective. It heats up marshmallows, but it won't toast them.
I use the broiler. Graham cracker square topped by chocolate square, topped by marshmallow. Put an array of them on a cookie sheet, broil for a few seconds (watch them the whole time). Perfect smores.
My response depends on which definition of "gay" you use.
If gay = engages in sexual activities with the same sex, then it's a decision that one makes, not something that someone suddenly realizes. And, before doing something you've agreed not to do, you should let the other party know you're ready to terminate your agreement, get your transcript, and leave the university. They BYU has no say about what you do.
If gay = feeling sexually attracted to members of the same sex, then that's not something that will get anyone kicked out of BYU, or reprimanded.
So, it doesn't matter if he knew before he signed up. What matters is if he was keeping the agreement that he made with BYU.
There are also many other things people should be taught. I mean come on, what is more important, knowing which settlers landed on the continent first, or how to do first-aid or drive a car without killing someone? Not knowing first aid can kill a person. Not teaching a generation their history can kill a society/culture. Luckily we don't have to chose, because if we cut out video games and prime-time TV we have plenty of free time to learn both.
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The Star Ledger (a big NJ paper) prints the school expenditures per student for a lot of NJ every year.
If you ever get ahold of some of those issues, you'll notice that some of the best-rated schools in the COUNTRY, by pretty much every measure (Millburn, for example), spend way way less per student than the very very bad schools in Newark.
I agree with Descalzo that the difference in the two schools you're comparing is probably mostly due to the kids' parents.
Let me know when they get to La Sal.
You said: Except that chaos theory dictates that there's imperceptable differences will affect the outcome Which is why I said "close approximation" in the first place.
I'm glad a mod got it.
I've seen people drive on the Garden State Parkway, and I can tell you that it's possible to read the newspaper, talk on the phone, eat breakfast and check email, all while driving 75 in a 55 zone.
And some people think that the big pharma has too much power now.
Yeah, I meant "Fly in the face of history."
Just one related historical example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
And come agreeing with me. I make guesses about the effect of legalizing heroin that fly in the face of history, so if you find facts and hard evidence to disprove what I say, then expect me to call your sources names.
Green parrot feathers still don't fit.
...critical thinking that's alien to software but that comes naturally to humans... That seems a little out of touch with reality, there.Me, for example.
The thing is, we don't understand time/space/physics nearly as well as he does, so it looks like he ignores them. In reality, he uses them, very knowledgably and skillfully.
Still, I guess I do see God as "outside" time, in some sense, though I don't think he "alters" it. I just think that he knows the possible outcomes and is wise enough to do what's best.
This I think this follows from my church's official doctrine, it is not officially any organization's doctrine, as far as I know.
The above definition seems to say that stained glass has no color either.*
A useful definition of color of an object might be: the wavelength of light that it sends to my eyes.
By this definition, the daytime sky is usually blue where I live. In the morning or evening, it's often red or orange. When it's cloudy, it darkens to gray. At night, it's spangled black.
If your definition of color says the sky isn't blue, then there aren't many people that understand you when you use the word.
*Also: Much bird coloring is also refractive rather than reflective, but we still call them colors. For example, the green of some parrots is caused by yellow-reflecting pigment and blue-refracting feather structure. Thus, your definition would call the parrot yellow, while the rest of the world would call it green.
I disagree with what you think it means for the sky to have a color.
See http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=468416&cid=22577434 for one option.
If MS is using government protection of copyright/patent to flagrantly disregard antitrust law, adding a punishment seems inefficient and ineffective, to me.
Instead of adding a punishment (and the cost of administering/enforcing said punishment), why not remove a government protection (and the cost of administering/enforcing said protection)?
I think that if MS hasn't fully complied by (say) July 1, MS should no longer entitled to copyright/patent protection in the EU.
How long has the "pharmaceutical capital of South America" been outside South America?
Does this mean that I can claim that the German-speaking capital of the United States is Berlin? Or the tropical capital of Antarctica is Aruba? Or the bagel-eating capital of Europe is New York City?
If you aren't able to get used parts for cheap/free to make a lot of what you need for electronics, then you aren't as much of a geek as you should be. IMHO, of course. Your mileage may vary.
Your electronics budget is too big.
I guess my microwave is defective.
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It heats up marshmallows, but it won't toast them.
I use the broiler.
Graham cracker square topped by chocolate square, topped by marshmallow.
Put an array of them on a cookie sheet, broil for a few seconds (watch them the whole time).
Perfect smores.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled
Bertrand Russell's pretty famous. (though dead)
My response depends on which definition of "gay" you use.
If gay = engages in sexual activities with the same sex, then it's a decision that one makes, not something that someone suddenly realizes. And, before doing something you've agreed not to do, you should let the other party know you're ready to terminate your agreement, get your transcript, and leave the university. They BYU has no say about what you do.
If gay = feeling sexually attracted to members of the same sex, then that's not something that will get anyone kicked out of BYU, or reprimanded.
So, it doesn't matter if he knew before he signed up. What matters is if he was keeping the agreement that he made with BYU.