[quote] I do believe in the power of prayer[/quote] I do too Loca. But I also believe whether it is benign or cancer has little bearing on God's ability to heal or my status in His sight. In short, rain falls on the just and the unjust, or shit happens. Even too (and maybe sometimes, especially for) believers. I'm good with that. [quote] The doctor said it's pr
[quote]You should have heard by now...???[/quote] Not with the military. Heh. There was a scheduling snafu, surgery didn't talk to ultra-sound or something like that, so they had to re-schedule until the end of July. (Which is not that big a deal I guess since they were going to make me wait until the end of July for the results anyway. Only a surgeon is "permitted" to give the result
Yes my husband isn't a big fan of photographs. But sometimes he allows it to shut me up. Gavin is 7. And he is a hand full...of what? To be determined [e digicons]}:)[/e] .
You can't see it very well in the video, but there were numerous large screens set up at the festival. A scroll for lost children rolled across the bottom when a lost child was found. One woman's child was in the "Lost Child" tent the entire three performances. She probably figured, Meh, I know where he is....free babysitting, I get to see my name in lights, AND I'm not losing my place in the b
Yes....we do tons of stuff in the summer...when I remember to actually take my camera, I document the festivities!
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Wow. Great convo.
[quote]The fact is that the jobs are the magnet. We want to make the problem about THEM when it is our citizens who are hiring them. [/quote] Loca, I am not unsympathetic to people who want a better life. But you're assuming all illegals come here for jobs. So say employers are brought into line, fined whatever. Do you really think illegals would stop crossing the border? <
[quote]Do get back to posting here, FB just makes one lazy and we needs to hear from you.[/quote] I agree....and hope to get back to it...but summer is calling...... [quote]What lump? [/quote] Biopsy tomorrow.
For the sake of argument, we give every illegal the chance to become citizens by July 4, 2011 with appropriate fines etc. Then what? On July 5, 2011 more illegals pour into the country. How do we verify who is who? Giving illegals citizenship doesn't solve the problem at all and has nothing to do with the illegal immigration problem. In fact, I imagine a significant portio
[quote] It is called wireless Television and you do not need cables to get it[/quote] I think it is barbaric that we still get electricity through wires....seems to me it should be wireless too...like have a electrical like satellite on your roof, and have it shot full of enough electric to run your house everyday...like a lightening strike, but more guided missle right into your electric storer/satellite thingy.... <span style="font-siz
[quote]Do you have a landline? If so, go to bing and enter your phone number in an XXX-XXX-XXXX format. Scary. And that was without me giving anyone that information (the phone company has it of course).[/quote] Yes, I discovered this some time back. But then my phone # is listed so it was already out there. I wonder if one day we'll say..."Remember back in the FB days? We were all so i
Hey Doc. I checked asl-leo.com, but I'm not finding anything negative about FB...he seems to like it and defend it....do you have a link to the article? I'd like to read it. Thanks!
[quote]IN that I wish you the best of luck! I sure have missed your fiction![/quote] Thanks. [quote]He is a radio tech guy and his revelations of the the exposure of your personal information on facebook is making a lot of waves. You can find him at ask-leo.com. I know in concept Facebook is a neat idea. But I do not care to have my private information blasted to every ID thief in the world.[/quote] <span style="font-size:
Actually Doc, I graduated with an IT guy. He's the head IT guy for a local city...and stays pretty busy. I think the MPA gets him in higher paying brackets when local/federal gov goes private sector (specifically companies that handle gov. IT needs through outsourcing). I'm not sure about the Leo reference to FB, but a lot of JUers are there, and we're all connected...I love it. <s
I’m done. Finished. Finito. Two years and gobs of learning later, I now have an MPA beside my name. But I don’t want to talk about graduate studies, or graduate degrees. It consumed the last two years of my life and frankly, that is enough. ------------------------- I love Facebook. Love it. It allows re-co
[quote]Anyway, he gave an example of starting a restaurant and went through all the things necessary to make it successful (again, not very detailed, but a solid foundation). His class had 6 groups working on this. Five of them came back with their own restaurant ideas. The sixth, and winner, made a catering service. These business students just followed their teacher as closely as possible instead of coming up with a fresh idea.[/quote] I thought it wa
[quote]Internet! Yes, access to good high dependability and fast internet would do a lot more for a software company than a rail line. Still distribution, but kind of different delivery system.[/quote] We must be on the same wave length Doc, because I am recommending the city set up and provide free Wi-Fi for the area. Businesses with internet access, have "potential" for a larger customer base.
[quote]Hope that was clear- it's pretty late. Need sleep. [/quote] Hope you rested well. [quote]The city I live in is also trying to attract high-tech industries to it. And yes, there are special tax priveledges and loans available, but I think the one thing the city has done really right is that, depending on what specific industry you're in, there is a special government-funded (though not officially part of the government) office that'
[quote]My husband had his own business for 20 years and every time he turned around the State wanted more from him. He couldn't get out fast enough. The State turned into basically a welfare and tourist state for the most part not to mention the #1 State in the Union with the highest taxes. [/quote] Manufacturing has taken a hit all over the country, regardless of taxes, but I do get your point. The higher the taxes, the less incentive to stay in
[quote]On tax, that is a cost, so if the community minizes it, that helps with the analysis. But the building is a capital cost, so "giving" them one may help some, but also hurt as well. If you "give" them the building, they then have no financial incentive to stay if a better offer comes around (no disposal or Capital loss by abandoning it).[/quote] That's a really good point about giving them the building Doc. <span style="font-size: s
[quote]Education. Access for employees to get on-going education. While it is always a nice to have, in High Tech, it is really critical. And I do not mean a University per se. But Technical schools.[/quote] Check. That is available by the truckload, as well as higher education. I guess what I'm asking here is: what goodies can a city offer a business to get them to stay/re-locate/grow? A free building? Tax exemption for th
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