Posted on May 9, 2011. Tags: cause, complete trust, critical thinking, god, indoctrination, intelligent parents, religions, Schools, skill, thinking
I’m wondering if religions require indoctrination and complete trust on an unquestionable “god” and a book, how do those religiously-affiliated schools teach children that crucial critical thinking skill? Don’t intelligent parents find it pointless to let their kids brainwashed, even for a good cause?
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Posted on May 9, 2011. Tags: 23 years, 5 months, affiliated computer, affiliated computer services, affiliated computer services inc, computer services inc, fact of the matter, pension plan, severance, what the heck
Long story shortened (I hope I can do it…)…
My husband worked for the same company for 25 years 6 months. At 23 years 5 months, he was told that the business was being sold to another company. They forced the employees to sign paperwork for the new company within 24 hours of notice or threatened that they would no longer be employed immediately if they did not. Everyone signed for fear of unemployment. The fact of the matter is, the business was not being sold to Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. The employees were. After a year and a half, Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., began to terminate original employees that were veterans of the original business. My husband became one of them, two weeks before I gave birth to our first child. They told my husband that they would have gotten rid of him much sooner, but wanted us to be able to have health insurance for the birth. Too bad they waited until March 22, 2011 and not any later. I gave birth April 4, 2011. Anyway, it was wrong for them to include the pregnancy at all in their termination conversation.
My biggest concern is that they told my husband that they could not afford to employ him any longer and that they were letting him go due to lack of work. Even though 6 weeks earlier he was working overtime.
My husband is 53, was 52 at time of termination. The Bank, which still owns the business, did not offer severance because ACS became my husbands employer. The bank has the pension plan, which had my husband been on the bank payroll at the 25 year mark, he would have been able to receive a much higher pension.
Anyway, what the heck can we do to resolve this? Most everyone that has been terminated has been over 40, but they are doing it in increments. They are letting people go a couple at time and waiting months in-between.
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Posted on May 9, 2011. Tags: brooklyn zoo, ghostface killah, inspectah deck, liquid swords, masta killa, ODB, ol dirty bastard, Raekwon, Rank, Rap, rap group, solo songs, u god, wu tang clan, Wu-tang
Well the are the best rap group ever, but even as solo artist they were amazing. I know they are all good but rank them from best to worst. For me it is:
GZA
Ghostface Killah
RZA
Inspectah Deck
Method Man
Ol Dirty Bastard (R.I.P)
Raekwon
Masta Killa
U-God
BQ- Who is your favourite Wu-Tang Clan affiliate?
Mine is Killah Priest. B.I.B.L.E was a classic and his verse on 4th chamber was hot. Plus he has done just so much more.
BQ2 – What are your top 5 Wu tang clan solo songs?
Mine are:
Liquid Swords-GZA
Brooklyn Zoo-ODB
Ice Cream-Raekwon
4th Chamber-GZA
Shimmy Shimmy ya-ODB
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Posted on May 8, 2011. Tags: Communist, cuban missile crisis, European, fall of communist governments in eastern europe, fall of the berlin wall, north atlantic treaty organization, polish solidarity movement, political liberalization, press, salvadoran civil war, Solidarity, Union, warsaw pact, what was the iron curtain, yugoslav wars
1.) WHAT WAS THE IRON CURTAIN?
a.) The separation of North Korea from South Korea.
b.) The difference between free market systems and planned economies.
c.) The splitting of Germany into East Germany and West Germany.
d.) The division between democratic and communist countries.
2.)Prague Spring, which took place in Czechoslovakia, refers to
a.) a time of political liberalization in 1968
b.) a rebirth of communism in 1966
c.) an economic boom in 1970
d.) a united workers’ movement in 1969
3.)In 1985, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev instituted a glasnost policy. What was its objective?
a.) To reform the Soviet judicial, executive, and legislative branches of government.
b.) To bring transparency and openness to Soviet press, government, and business.
c.) To promote Soviet solidarity and strengthen Communism throughout Europe.
d.) To contain Soviet dissent through the use of censored press and secret government operations.
4.) In 1985, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev instituted a policy called perestroika. What was its aim?
a.)To liberate the Soviet press
b.)To centralize Soviet politics.
c.)To quell Soviet social unrest.
d.)To restructure the Soviet economy.
5.) Which organization connects European economies together?
a.) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b.) The United Nations
c.) The European Union
d.) The Warsaw Pact
6.) The term ethnic cleansing–the eradication of an ethnic group through forced relocation, concentration camps, and/or murder–has its origins with which conflict(s)?
a.) The Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s
b.) The Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s
c.) World War II in the 1940s
d.) The Berlin Wall Crisis in the 1960s
7.) Which event or situation directly led to the fall of Communist governments in Eastern Europe?
a.) The Cuban Missile Crisis
b.) The Polish Solidarity Movement
c.) The fall of the Berlin Wall
d.)The Balkan Wars
8.) The fall of the Berlin Wall, which reunited Communist East and capitalist West Germany, took place in November of _____.
a.) 1995
b.) 1989
c.) 1984
d.) 1998
9.) The major terrorist threat to North America and Europe which prompted the War on Terror comes from _____.
a.) Latin American guerrillas
b.) warring druglords
c.) militant Islamists
d.) fanatical Zionists
10. The currently independent states of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro were once part of which country?
a.) Bulgaria
b.) Slovakia
c.) Romania
d.) Yugoslavia
11. Which of the following have the two biggest economies in the world?
a.) The European Union and the United States
b.) Japan and the European Union
c.) Germany and the United States
d.) The United Kingdom and Japan
12. Some people in Eastern Europe today long for the return of Communist governments because _____.
a.) of superior Communist technology
b.) of cutbacks in social programs
c.) they had a wealthier economy under Communism
d.) of their new aggressive foreign policies
13. The War on Terror was a response to what event?
a.) The Istanbul double bombing
b.) The NATO invasion of Afghanistan
c.) The Madrid train bombings
d.) The September 11th attacks
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Posted on May 8, 2011. Tags: Communist, cuban missile crisis, European, fall of communist governments in eastern europe, fall of the berlin wall, north atlantic treaty organization, polish solidarity movement, political liberalization, press, salvadoran civil war, Solidarity, Union, warsaw pact, what was the iron curtain, yugoslav wars
1.) WHAT WAS THE IRON CURTAIN?
a.) The separation of North Korea from South Korea.
b.) The difference between free market systems and planned economies.
c.) The splitting of Germany into East Germany and West Germany.
d.) The division between democratic and communist countries.
2.)Prague Spring, which took place in Czechoslovakia, refers to
a.) a time of political liberalization in 1968
b.) a rebirth of communism in 1966
c.) an economic boom in 1970
d.) a united workers’ movement in 1969
3.)In 1985, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev instituted a glasnost policy. What was its objective?
a.) To reform the Soviet judicial, executive, and legislative branches of government.
b.) To bring transparency and openness to Soviet press, government, and business.
c.) To promote Soviet solidarity and strengthen Communism throughout Europe.
d.) To contain Soviet dissent through the use of censored press and secret government operations.
4.) In 1985, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev instituted a policy called perestroika. What was its aim?
a.)To liberate the Soviet press
b.)To centralize Soviet politics.
c.)To quell Soviet social unrest.
d.)To restructure the Soviet economy.
5.) Which organization connects European economies together?
a.) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b.) The United Nations
c.) The European Union
d.) The Warsaw Pact
6.) The term ethnic cleansing–the eradication of an ethnic group through forced relocation, concentration camps, and/or murder–has its origins with which conflict(s)?
a.) The Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s
b.) The Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s
c.) World War II in the 1940s
d.) The Berlin Wall Crisis in the 1960s
7.) Which event or situation directly led to the fall of Communist governments in Eastern Europe?
a.) The Cuban Missile Crisis
b.) The Polish Solidarity Movement
c.) The fall of the Berlin Wall
d.)The Balkan Wars
8.) The fall of the Berlin Wall, which reunited Communist East and capitalist West Germany, took place in November of _____.
a.) 1995
b.) 1989
c.) 1984
d.) 1998
9.) The major terrorist threat to North America and Europe which prompted the War on Terror comes from _____.
a.) Latin American guerrillas
b.) warring druglords
c.) militant Islamists
d.) fanatical Zionists
10. The currently independent states of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro were once part of which country?
a.) Bulgaria
b.) Slovakia
c.) Romania
d.) Yugoslavia
11. Which of the following have the two biggest economies in the world?
a.) The European Union and the United States
b.) Japan and the European Union
c.) Germany and the United States
d.) The United Kingdom and Japan
12. Some people in Eastern Europe today long for the return of Communist governments because _____.
a.) of superior Communist technology
b.) of cutbacks in social programs
c.) they had a wealthier economy under Communism
d.) of their new aggressive foreign policies
13. The War on Terror was a response to what event?
a.) The Istanbul double bombing
b.) The NATO invasion of Afghanistan
c.) The Madrid train bombings
d.) The September 11th attacks
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Posted on May 8, 2011. Tags: amp, Backpacks, Don't, jsp, urban outfitters, urbanoutfitters, Woven
theres one at urban outfitters
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=20612222&cm_mmc=Performics-_-Affiliates-_-Polyvore-_-Primary&clickid=0004a2b52a2a2c120a8a5912b841778d
but i knew there HAS to be more, i just dont know what its called
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