Starting pay for a teacher (requiring a 4 year degree AND licensing, mind you) is $32,000 out here.
how is that even remotely "better than fair"? A McDonald's shift supervisor makes that much. No degree required. no license required. You seriously think we should pay the people tasked with educating our children the same as the ones who make our fries?
The GOP had forced a vote on whether the bill was to be introduced, then demanded before the vote to be allowed to introduce the bill. Pure politics bullshit. if they wanted to see the bill, they should have allowed it to be introduced without impeding it. What you are crowing about is the GOP saying "No, you cannot give us a copy of the bill until you give us a copy of the bill!! We refuse to look at the bill until after we have seen the bill!"
I am not sure which is worse, that they did it or that you bought it.
People rag on China, and talk about their great American, Japanese, or Korean made whatchamacallit- completely ignoring the fact that every single piece of it was made in China.
Many Chinese knockoffs are not knockoffs.
let's say a factory makes Widgets, and these are popular items. they are commissioned to make 1000 Widgets per day. Well, that factory rolls off 1100 Widgets, sends the 1000 to fulfil the order, then sells the additional 100 on the black market. The difference between the prime Widget and the knockoff Widget: price. nothing more.
Yes, there are cheap knockoffs. These are pretty easy to spot- they usually are not a valid option - like a Ferrari with a Yugo engine option.... I saw Beats headphones galore when I was overseas. I bought a couple of pairs at $25 (Solo HD) a piece and took them to a beats freak I knew. I knew they were "fakes" but did not tell him, and asked him to authenticate them as the seller seemed "fishy". He could not tell the difference, and eventually pronounced them genuine. I suspect, aside from a serial number check, the Beats folks themselves could not tell. Pretty damn good $25 headphones. I used one pair and gave the others to my son. No way I'd pay $300 for em... but I'd pay $25 for em any day. I have had them for 2 years. They still sound and look as good as the day I bought them.
The moon as a captured asteroid/space debris will be a much lower concentration of heavy substances, based on it's rocky composition.
the moon as an impact artifact- broken off from the Earth- means a much higher composition of heavy elements that we need. No one needs more rocks- everyone needs more metals.
I may be wrong, but I believe this means more water in the crystal structure as well if formed from Earth.
Why do they not have fixed, upward facing panels on the thing, at least a minimum number needed to boot the bastard and deploy it's other panels?
Direct sunlight, no atmosphere the sheer bulk of power slamming every surface of this thing during the daylight hours ought to be enough to reboot it.
KISS- Keep It Simple, Stupid. The very basis of any engineering project. If it lives and dies by solar power, then a complex aim-and-stowaway solar array that a single glitch will kill the whole rover is opposite of the smart way to go. maybe add that to it to boost power- on top of a simple fixed array system that is sufficient to operate basic systems. Hell, I'd put a couple on the bottom that are enough to operate the main computer and an articulation arm strong enough to flip it back over...
I just raised my kids to work hard, have manners, and respect others.
Seems to work pretty damn well. All their lives we have been complimented on how polite and well behaved they are. As young adults, they are doing well in life.
Disclaimer- We were very poor for most of their young lives. We are comfortable middle class now. They have never been hungry like I grew up. Their needs were met (food, shelter, clothing), but they seldom had things they wanted until the oldest was about 16.
They have been through a hell of a lot, just want to point out that there is no evidence or record of the Exodus. In a period that kept meticulous records, a mass escape of prisoners would have been noted.
All that money they hid offshore- they are loaning it back to themselves to pay it to shareholders as bonds. guess what's deductible, as opposed to profit payouts....
The article and correspondence states "even if they came to us" they were off limits.
So applying does you no good. bear in mind, the employees do not know of the collusion or who is playing. So those applications are rejected more often than not simply based on the no hire rules.
When the vast majority of the jobs are in collusion to keep the salary down, what will happen to the average salary that the rest of the companies calculate their pay scale off of?
in 01, we had a small drive at HP to unionize after the Wicked Witch of the West started playing fuck fuck games with our pay.
Ho. Ly. Shit.
Upper management lost their ever loving minds. you'd have thought we had taken their children hostage. They released the pay freeze, reinstated bonuses... then shut down the entire division and outsourced it to Costa Rica.
The colluding companies hold about 90% of the jobs in this type for their region, and a majorly significant portion of them nation wide. Salaries are calculated on averages. Working together, they keep the "spikes" from other companies' hires from throwing off the industry average. So nothing looks to hinky on the surface.
Man decided to commit a crime in the name of the company. No vote taken, no point. his vote is sufficient to enact it. The rest of the shareholders know nothing of it.
Alternately, Board members own 50.00001% cumulatively. If they agree, the vote never goes beyond the board.
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The question to ask is what percentage of students actually take the SAT in both scenarios?
k-12 graduation rate? Dropout rates?
Such a specific metric automatically triggers the "what are they trying to lie about this way" button.
Starting pay for a teacher (requiring a 4 year degree AND licensing, mind you) is $32,000 out here.
how is that even remotely "better than fair"? A McDonald's shift supervisor makes that much. No degree required. no license required. You seriously think we should pay the people tasked with educating our children the same as the ones who make our fries?
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like the "totally not undeercover NSA" gang. I also hear that the "Yo, not an NSA Mole" gang is up and coming.
That was not a pass/fail vote on the bill.
The GOP had forced a vote on whether the bill was to be introduced, then demanded before the vote to be allowed to introduce the bill. Pure politics bullshit. if they wanted to see the bill, they should have allowed it to be introduced without impeding it.
What you are crowing about is the GOP saying "No, you cannot give us a copy of the bill until you give us a copy of the bill!! We refuse to look at the bill until after we have seen the bill!"
I am not sure which is worse, that they did it or that you bought it.
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People rag on China, and talk about their great American, Japanese, or Korean made whatchamacallit- completely ignoring the fact that every single piece of it was made in China.
Many Chinese knockoffs are not knockoffs.
let's say a factory makes Widgets, and these are popular items. they are commissioned to make 1000 Widgets per day.
Well, that factory rolls off 1100 Widgets, sends the 1000 to fulfil the order, then sells the additional 100 on the black market. The difference between the prime Widget and the knockoff Widget: price. nothing more.
Yes, there are cheap knockoffs. These are pretty easy to spot- they usually are not a valid option - like a Ferrari with a Yugo engine option....
I saw Beats headphones galore when I was overseas. I bought a couple of pairs at $25 (Solo HD) a piece and took them to a beats freak I knew. I knew they were "fakes" but did not tell him, and asked him to authenticate them as the seller seemed "fishy". He could not tell the difference, and eventually pronounced them genuine. I suspect, aside from a serial number check, the Beats folks themselves could not tell. Pretty damn good $25 headphones. I used one pair and gave the others to my son. No way I'd pay $300 for em... but I'd pay $25 for em any day.
I have had them for 2 years. They still sound and look as good as the day I bought them.
The moon as a captured asteroid/space debris will be a much lower concentration of heavy substances, based on it's rocky composition.
the moon as an impact artifact- broken off from the Earth- means a much higher composition of heavy elements that we need. No one needs more rocks- everyone needs more metals.
I may be wrong, but I believe this means more water in the crystal structure as well if formed from Earth.
Why do they not have fixed, upward facing panels on the thing, at least a minimum number needed to boot the bastard and deploy it's other panels?
Direct sunlight, no atmosphere the sheer bulk of power slamming every surface of this thing during the daylight hours ought to be enough to reboot it.
KISS- Keep It Simple, Stupid. The very basis of any engineering project. If it lives and dies by solar power, then a complex aim-and-stowaway solar array that a single glitch will kill the whole rover is opposite of the smart way to go. maybe add that to it to boost power- on top of a simple fixed array system that is sufficient to operate basic systems.
Hell, I'd put a couple on the bottom that are enough to operate the main computer and an articulation arm strong enough to flip it back over...
I just raised my kids to work hard, have manners, and respect others.
Seems to work pretty damn well. All their lives we have been complimented on how polite and well behaved they are. As young adults, they are doing well in life.
Disclaimer- We were very poor for most of their young lives. We are comfortable middle class now. They have never been hungry like I grew up. Their needs were met (food, shelter, clothing), but they seldom had things they wanted until the oldest was about 16.
They have been through a hell of a lot, just want to point out that there is no evidence or record of the Exodus. In a period that kept meticulous records, a mass escape of prisoners would have been noted.
How much are they paying you folks these days?
there is a big difference between "should" and "will" go to jail.
A big enough circle has no outside....
look at the names involved. Where are you going to go as a software engineer? Bob and Frank's BBQ and operating systems?
All that money they hid offshore- they are loaning it back to themselves to pay it to shareholders as bonds. guess what's deductible, as opposed to profit payouts....
These companies choose to live in an area where it costs $250k/yr to live at the same level of comfort that $70k a year nets you elsewhere.
they are trying to avoid the consequences of that choice at the cost of the employees.
they will be paid billions by the government to reward their unethical behaviors?
man, I need to figure out how to get in on this before it goes down!
The article and correspondence states "even if they came to us" they were off limits.
So applying does you no good. bear in mind, the employees do not know of the collusion or who is playing. So those applications are rejected more often than not simply based on the no hire rules.
When the vast majority of the jobs are in collusion to keep the salary down, what will happen to the average salary that the rest of the companies calculate their pay scale off of?
I will give you a hint: go back to the 4th grade.
in 01, we had a small drive at HP to unionize after the Wicked Witch of the West started playing fuck fuck games with our pay.
Ho.
Ly.
Shit.
Upper management lost their ever loving minds. you'd have thought we had taken their children hostage. They released the pay freeze, reinstated bonuses... then shut down the entire division and outsourced it to Costa Rica.
I am an experienced bullshitter! Where do I send my resume?
These companies collectively off-shored $400B in profits last year. they can afford another $10k a year for their engineers.
The colluding companies hold about 90% of the jobs in this type for their region, and a majorly significant portion of them nation wide. Salaries are calculated on averages. Working together, they keep the "spikes" from other companies' hires from throwing off the industry average. So nothing looks to hinky on the surface.
Man owns 50.00000001% of the shares.
Man decided to commit a crime in the name of the company. No vote taken, no point. his vote is sufficient to enact it. The rest of the shareholders know nothing of it.
Alternately, Board members own 50.00001% cumulatively. If they agree, the vote never goes beyond the board.
If it is not illegal you cannot sue to get the proof to expose it, can you?