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Sorry, Jay, my question's actually for Peter H who cannot agree more with the author. What I have observed from the forum is that people who supported hardwork and work ethics completely side-stepped the discussion on Amy Chua's methods of communication. Even Amy Chua herself is far from forthcoming with the reason behind her Read More

I remember a couple years ago there was news out of Cleveland about some cosmetic surgery that promised huge benefits with little side effect. What happened how to get promoted all that? My guess is that it would cut into a lot of neurologists' cash cow, so it got stonewalled. Sorry to be so cynical, but with so much money involved, Read More

Mr Obama, I voted for you and you have obfuscated and lied to me about the extent of this spill (among other things) and continue to do so. Your feigned anger management tips at the actions of your own appointees is a slick evasion and I am not buying it anymore than I am with the management of BP. This is your government and Read More

William, Granite is an intrusive thoughts igneous rock, it is not produced by volcanoes. Magma intrusions deep in the crust (deeper than 1 mile) fractionally crystallize, with a portion becoming granite. To the best of my knowledge it would be almost impossible for granite to overlie a shale formation, but could easily underlie Read More

Michael, Countries are not being bailed out. The one's being bailed out are the debt holders. You cannot solve an insolvency problem with liquidity. The debt holders or the taxpayers providing the funds are going to take a fast weight loss diets. The choice is between which parties take the loss and how the loss is relaized. My Read More

Yes Amy. Good for you. It has been demonstrated that well behaved women rarely make history that are childless tend to make more money than their male peers. Particularly in the higher ranks. Why would that be? Is it discrimination against men? It has also been demonstrated that women are now the majority of people in college Read More

Have your child vaccinated. The risks signs of adhd serious problems from the diseases are significantly greater than the risk of side effects from the vaccines. Life is uncertain and choices have consequences. Those who don't vaccinate their children are raising the odds against their survival and the survival of their own Read More

Leonard, what you say may be true but I still believe Toyota's issues with quality are small compared to GM and Dodge. Additionally, Toyota does not have government funding to support it and, I believe, must act more aggressively in correcting problems that crop up in their products in order to compete. I also believe that their Read More

Don and Meir are searching for anything to try and prove their point while closing their eyes to the intimacy issues at hand. They see things as left/right issues instead of economic issues where the primary responsibility of the insurer is to make money. The insurer can't afford losses of money to pay for known care that is Read More

Who cares about soccer in the USA? No one. Far more are interested in the American and National League pennant races, Stephan Strasburg's next start for the Nats, Bret Favre's latest comeback, the NBA playoffs, etc. Soccer interest ranks somewhere behind the live NHL broadcasts which are outdrawn by taped poker. BUT... I resent Read More