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A friend who moved back to Europe had a tough time getting used to her middle school age daughter biking to school on winter days not wearing a helmet.

From Wiwipedia: American middle class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia SHRINKING MIDDLE CLASS "The notion that the middle class is shrinking is controversial because the economic boundaries that define the middle class vary. Households that earn between $25,000 and $75,000 represent...

Econ 101 was many a year ago and so I'm not sure how to frame this. It is, of course, a given that we individuals are not economic islands. That was BigNick's point, I think. More, there are the endless variations of fate. But to get back to economics ... I visited the forum off and on for a...

Most of my co-workers did not switch out of CSRS. One good friend did and was able to use the portability of FERS to leave for private industry, broaden his experience base, and then return to government in a management position. He is/was a saavy investor and until 2007-08 had probably done...

Remembered this comment when reading the following: Real Estate Collapse Spells Havoc in Dubai AT: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/business/global/07dubaibuild.html WHERE: "Dubai lured people to a gold rush in properties at the height of its real estate boom — including business and...

Nords and mickj, I've used the meds twice now (with the repeat colonoscopy after 3 years due to a couple of adenomatous polyps showing up). Never did the liquid so can't compare. The gastro doc offered them as an option the first time but hesitated when I asked for a repeat dose until she...

Got the Kindle 3 about two weeks ago and am absolutely loving it. :) Have yet to use it for a book. So far just creating .pdfs of online articles and sending them to the Kindle via Amazon's Whispernet. Takes all of 15 seconds to transfer! Haven't figured out the cost of transferring larger...