Blog Bee: October 2018

EDIT: Well this blew up, so here's another important message. Many of you reading this and nodding along might well feel like neither party really works for you, or maybe you hear "neither party" and want to yell at me "there's more than two parties idiot, I'M a Libertarian/Green/Constitutionalist". Well, there's more than two parties, but there is a two party system, and it exists mostly because we have "choose one" voting (also known as plurality or First Past the Post) and it's really REALLY broken. It only actually selects an accurate winner if only two people are (serious) contenders, because if one of those two people were replaced by two similar people, voters who liked the one would be split between the two, and the other one could win with 36% of the vote, not very democratic eh? There are several solutions, but the one I think is most promising is called STAR Voting, you can read all about it at www.equal.vote . It gives excellent flexibility and responsiveness to the honest will of the people, and it allows candidates to run without spoiling the election for similar candidates. That means partisan primaries matter less, and voters get to hear from a broader range of ideologies before giving their honest opinion about all of them, and the winner is the one who has the deepest AND broadest support, the one who will create the greatest total happiness/least total unhappiness at the result among everyone who voted. It's a brilliant system, but it needs more awareness, so if you like it, spread the word, tell your friends, tell your enemies, call your representatives, make signs and bring them to protests and rallies. This won't reform come from party bosses, or corporate overlords, it will come from the grass roots on every side of every aisle, rising up to demand fairer, freer elections that don't boil down to "the lesser of two evils". We are complicated people with complicated opinions (like being pretty far left but skeptical of full on socialism and actually thinking gun control is kinda pointless at this point and by the way gender is totally on a spectrum.... just for example....) and we shouldn't be forced to just select a single candidate to "vote" for, largely because the only OTHER plausible winner is much worse. That's a bad way to vote, and a bad way to live. Let's make this movement happen. Oh and check out r/endFPTP if you want to get really into the weeds about vote reform.

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Hunbot stole my info from medical chart

Went to the doctor this morning. Fill out some forms with my info and proceed with appointment as usual.

Few hours later, I get an email from one of the healthcare workers from the office stating she got my email address off my chart and wanted to invite me to be a part of this "really exciting opportunity with her" as an arbonne consultant.

I was totally furious. But I don't want to not be able to go back there, so I'm gonna reply to decline semi-nicely.

Edit: As many of you suggested, part of me didn't want to make a fuss. I felt bad. But you all convinced me. I emailed the regulatory body for her profession in our area, the clinic's compliance officer, and made an online complaint with our provincial privacy commissioner (Canada).

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India eye another ODI series triumph in World Cup tune-up

India go into the final ODI Thursday eyeing another home series triumph against the West Indies, a far cry from the dominant force it was when the city last hosted a 50-over international three decades ago.

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World Cup beckons 'Tonk Express' Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed, the youngest among India's seamers might be selected for the World Cup especially after his three-wicket show against West Indies in the fourth ODI in Mumbai on Monday. The lanky lad from Tonk in Rajasthan can only hope, because apart from Bhuvenshwar, Bumrah and Pandya, no seamer has got a fair run in the ODIs in the past 2 years.

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Like cricketers, wrestlers to get central contracts

Wrestling in India is set to get a huge face-lift. In a first for any Olympic discipline in the country, a central contract system will be introduced for the wrestlers – on lines similar to cricket – where the gradation of grapplers will be done based on their performances at various international events.

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#MeToo: Indian cricket in danger, warns Ganguly

According to Sourav Ganguly, president, Cricket Association of Bengal, in his letter to BCCI said that “Indian cricket is in danger”. He expressed his displeasure on how the CoA is handling the #MeToo allegation, at the manner in which Ravi Shastri was appointed coach, cricketing rules being changed in the middle of a season and no clarity on who headed the BCCI.

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Pitch for fifth ODI an unknown quantity

A good batting strip is expected at the Sports Hub in the deciding fifth ODI here on Thursday where the West Indies will be looking to square the series. When the Sports Hub hosted its maiden international last year, one noticeable thing was the ball was gripping and coming off the wicket slower, making stroke-play difficult.

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MS Dhoni a certainty for 2019 World Cup

A cacophony of critics - who are questioning Dhoni's form with the bat - notwithstanding, the wicketkeeper-batsman isn't going anywhere too soon. For those who complained about the unfair assessment of Dhoni can now rejoice about the fact that the selectors think that the former 2011 World Cup winning captain is still the best wicket-keeper in India.

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Ball-tampering row: Lehmann's emotional struggle

Former national coach Darren Lehmann revealed Wednesday how he has paid a heavy emotional toll over the ball-tampering scandal and claimed under-fire Cricket Australia could have done more to support him.

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Baptism by fire for Real Kashmir on I-League debut

Real Kashmir FC will make their much-awaited I-League debut against defending champions Minerva Punjab FC at the Tau Devi Stadium, here on Sunday.

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National camp last chance for all 34 players to earn WC berths: Harendra Singh

The Asian Champions Trophy was an ideal preparation for the World Cup and the India camp will be the last chance for probables to prove their mettle before the squad is finalised, said coach Harendra Singh.

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Lopetegui gave up country for club, and lost both

The 52-year-old Lopetegui has now been sacked from the two biggest jobs in Spain’s football – La Roja and Real Madrid – in the space of four months, surely never to get either again, and having left both so, so unfulfilled.

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Rooney urges Man United flops to show respect

Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United's under-achieving stars to show more respect for their troubled club.

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Big sports events today

Here are the big sports events lined up for Wednesday (October 31) that comprise action from Indian Super League and Pro Kabaddi.

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'FIFA World Cup expansion possible for 2022'

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that football's governing body is looking into the possibility of increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup and sharing the hosting rights of an expanded tournament with other nations in the region.

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Boxing Nationals: RSPB steal a march over Services

The boxing contingent that travelled to the Gold Coast had just one member from Railways in Manoj Kumar. This exclusion did not go down well with the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RPSB) that called for an immediate meeting to change the state of affairs before the 2020 Olympics. The results were evident on Tuesday at the Senior Boxing Nationals at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.

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'If you cheat, you have to be thrown out' - La Liga chief steps up pressure on PSG

The president of Spain's La Liga, Javier Tebas, has stepped up his criticism of Paris Saint-Germain as he pushed UEFA to kick teams out of the Champions League for breaching their Financial Fair Play rules.

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Former FIFA Council member gets life ban for bribery

Former FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned from soccer for life on Tuesday after being filmed taking bribes by an undercover television program in Ghana.

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Aaron Wise named PGA Rookie of Year

Aaron Wise, who captured his first US PGA Tour title in his 18th start as a member, won the 2018 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award on Tuesday.

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In-form Djokovic eases past Sousa in Paris opener

Novak Djokovic's pursuit of the season-ending world number one spot continued with a 7-5 6-1 victory over Portuguese qualifier Joao Sousa in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.

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Pankaj Advani in final of Asian Snooker Tour event

India's top cueist Pankaj Advani on Tuesday stormed into the final of the Asian Snooker Tour's second leg event here after impressive wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the championship.

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Pro Kabaddi: Telugu Titans crush Patna Pirates 53-32

Telugu Titans outclassed Patna Pirates 53-32 for their fourth win of the Pro Kabaddi League season six at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna on Tuesday.

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Facebook shares whipsaw after mixed earnings report

While Facebook had a strong beat on earnings, it failed to reach analysts' estimates on revenue, daily active users and monthly active users. However, revenue growth was not down as much the company warned about during its last earnings report.

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Mastercard profit jumps 33 percent

Mastercard's third-quarter profit rose 33 percent, it said on Tuesday, joining rival payments network Visa in reporting higher earnings led by rising U.S. consumer spending.

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Sony forecasts big jump to record annual profit on winning gaming strategy

Japan's Sony boosted its annual profit outlook by 30 percent to a record level after a strong second-quarter, propelled by popular game titles like "Marvel's Spider-Man.

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Tapestry tops sales estimates as Coach handbags draw shoppers

Tapestry topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter sales on Tuesday, helped by stronger demand for Coach and Kate Spade handbags.

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Pfizer posts mixed third-quarter results, narrows full-year forecast, shares drop

Pfizer beats analysts' third-quarter earnings expectations but falls short on revenue and narrows its full-year forecast.

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Under Armour shares surge 23% on earnings beat driven by strong international sales

Under Armour says sales overseas rose 15 percent during the third quarter to $351 million and now represent 24 percent of total sales.

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Coca-Cola's diet soda sales, higher prices drive stronger-than-expected earnings

Coca-Cola's diet soda sales and higher prices helped the company beat Wall Street earnings and revenue projections during the third quarter, boosting profit by 30 percent.

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General Electric slashes quarterly dividend to a penny a share, starting 2019

GE and CEO Larry Culp have "no room for error," says Gordon Haskett analyst John Inch.

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Sensex, Nifty Turn Choppy as RBI-Govt Rift Echoes on Dalal Street

Rumours are rife that RBI Governor Urjit Patel might offer to resign if Section 7 of RBI Act is invoked to transfer reserves.

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Rupee Falls 38 Paise to 74.06 Against the US Dollar in Early Trade

Forex traders said, the US dollar's strength against some currencies overseas and concerns around the rift between the government and the RBI also weighed on the local unit.

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Govt's Ire Over RBI Restrictions on Stressed Banks Makes Little Sense

RBI’s move to put in place the revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework is what has riled the government the most.

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Urjit Patel May Consider Resigning as Arun Jaitley’s Remarks Widen RBI-Govt Rift: Report

Sources told CNBC-TV18 that there is "irreversible breakdown between RBI governor and the government".

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Mastercard Complies with RBI’s New Diktat, Starts Storing Data of India Payments Locally

RBI in April said companies such as Mastercard, Visa and American Express will from October need to store their payments data 'only in India' so that the regulator could have 'unfettered supervisory access'.

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Govt Considers Outright Sale of Crisis-Hit IL&FS to End Debt Crunch: Report

The government took control of IL&FS, a major infrastructure financing and development company, this month after it defaulted on some of its debt, triggering fears of contagion across India's financial system.

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SBI Halves Daily ATM Withdrawal to Rs 20,000 for Certain Card Holders from Wednesday

About a month ago, the State Bank of India (SBI) had alerted its customers holding Classic and Maestro debit cards regarding the reduction of cash withdrawal limit to Rs 20,000 a day from ATM starting October 31.

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Govt to Sell 3% Stake in CIL at Rs 266 a Share, Eyes at Least Rs 5,000 Crore

Further, the government will have an option to retain an over-subscription of an additional 6 per cent stake in the company, which will take the total stake on offer to 9 per cent, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a NSE filing.

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Sensex Slips Over 150 Points; Financial, Energy Stocks Drag

Besides, mixed corporate earnings so far did not help in sustaining last session's positivity on the domestic bourses. The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty Monday rose over 718 points and 220 points,

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RBI Looked the Other Way When Banks Gave Loans Indiscriminately, Says Arun Jaitley as Rift Widens

Government officials are reportedly upset with RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya for publicly talking about the rift with the government.

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World’s Richest Man Jeff Bezos Sets New Record, Loses $19.2 billion in Two Days

The report also said that Bezos is still the world’s richest person, but he’s a lot closer to Bill Gates, world number two, than just a few months ago.

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Wikipedia article of the day for October 31, 2018

The Wikipedia article of the day for October 31, 2018 is Microscopium.
Microscopium is a minor constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, one of twelve created in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments. Its stars are faint and hardly visible from most of the non-tropical Northern Hemisphere. The constellation's brightest star is Gamma Microscopii, of apparent magnitude 4.68, a yellow giant 2.5 times the Sun's mass. Now around 381 light-years distant, it may have been only 1.14 light-years from the Sun some 3.9 million years ago, possibly disturbing the outer Solar System. Two star systems—WASP-7 and HD 205739—have planets, while two others—the young red dwarf star AU Microscopii and the sunlike HD 202628—have debris disks. AU Microscopii and the binary red dwarf system AT Microscopii are probably a wide triple system and members of the Beta Pictoris moving group. BO Microscopii, nicknamed "Speedy Mic", is a star with an extremely fast rotation period of 9 hours 7 minutes.

My daughter (7) keeps getting touched inappropriately at school, school brushing it off (Washington)

On a near daily basis, my daughter (age 7) is getting groped by a boy at school. She says he typically does it when the class is lining up and when the teacher is not looking, or at recess. So far he has touched her butt, her chest, and proclaimed "we should have sex."

We talked with the teacher, who said she would "keep an eye on things" to try and eliminate the opportunity for it to occur. This has not helped. We escalated to the principal, who was kind but essentially said it was up to my daughter to cause a scene and yell and scream to bring attention to the issue whenever it happens to try and deter it, but my daughter does not want to do this because she finds the situation embarrassing and doesn't want the attention. Not to mention, it's not actually addressing the issue.

The principal said that they "have a plan in place, but the plan will only work if all parties are on board." The read between the lines comment was: "the boy's parents are not taking the issue seriously." The principal immediately knew who the boy was, and in talking with other parents at least one other girl in the class is having a similar issue of unwanted touching.

We are really fed up that the situation is allowed to keep occurring and that our daughter does not feel safe. It shouldn't be up to my daughter to "cause a scene" when it happens. What obligation (if any) does the school have to try and correct this issue?

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What happens in real life sex that you don't see in porn?

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Muslim groups raise enough money to cover funeral costs for all Pittsburgh victims

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Trump plans to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S. soil. Would you support such a decision, why/why not?

https://www.axios.com/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-0cf4285a-16c6-48f2-a933-bd71fd72ea82.html

Video in link regarding said question

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She’s 14 today!

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AITA for not believing my girlfriend's 'discomfort' during sex?

Pretty much says it in the title; whenever I initiate sex with my gf she winces in pain and says it's uncomfortable. Yet whenever she is up for it there seems to be no pain issue at all.

Last night we were fooling around and I got her to orgasm through foreplay - zero issues or pain. I was pretty into it and initiated sex and instantly she was uncomfortable, despite me slowing down the pace. Finally after one thrust she yelled out in pain pretty much directly in my face which was the final straw for me. This has been happening for so long now yet she never does anything about it and tbh I doubt there is any pain - and if there is then she seems to be exaggerating it way out of proportion. I know that people will say no vagina, no opinion; but I know for a fact that I wasn't being forceful or rough so to downright scream in my face was totally unnecessary.

She has no other symptoms or discomfort aside from this, and like I said if she initiates then miraculously there's no problem. It's not a lube thing either, trust me I've tried that too.

I guess the reason I'm asking is because last night we kinda had a big fight about it. I lost my cool and told her how huge a turn off it is to see her face screwed up in pain all the time, and how I didnt think the pain was as bad as she was making out. I told her that sex was becoming really boring and I could pretty much predict how it would go each time. I also said the only solution at this point was just to not have sex. She called me an asshole and went on the offensive. Said I have two moves and yet I expect her to be like a 'porn star'.

So am I the asshole? Or should there be more give and take in this scenario? Can I insist she gets a medical check?

TL;DR: girlfriend is in apparent pain any time I want to have sex, but is fine when she's the initiator. AITA for calling her out on it?

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Can confirm, he was perfect.

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I found this movie prop $100 bill on the sidewalk today.

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In Hoi4, Tannu-Tuva is more industrialized than the United States.

Tannu-Tuva has 2 factories in 1936 and has a total population of 0.09 million people, The United States has 160 factories in 1936 and has a total population of 123.21 million people. Doing some quick math Tannu-Tuva is more industrialized than the United States. TT: 2 / 0.09 = 22.22 industrial rating | US: 160 / 123.21 = 1.29 industrial rating. Tannu-Tuva is almost 20 times more industrialized than the United States.

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My print shop job has many perks. The spiral binder is my favorite and by far the most satisfying.

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Scientists are terrified that Brazil’s new president will destroy 'the lungs of the planet'

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If you hired a woman because she’s a woman, that’s sexism and you’re part of the problem.

I experienced the flip side of this. I got laid off. One person in my group was going to get canned (only 3 of us) and they chose me. My manager later confessed they were going to cut the woman because she simply wasn’t doing a good job. For example, would be caught spending most of her time surfing the web. However, they cut me instead because she commonly complained about “workplace discrimination” and they were afraid she would take some sort of action. I did the best I could at my job. I have a family that I need to take care of. In the end, I was laid off because of my gender.

Edit: Gold? Sweet! Wasn’t expecting that.

Also there are a lot of people reacting to this post by taking it out on women. That wasn’t the point. I have worked with a lot of women who are great at their job. Heck no doubt there are a lot of women out there who could do the job better than I could. The point is sometimes we see people fight workplace discrimination with workplace discrimination.

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A Visitor

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A true intellectual

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[Homemade] Brisket sammich with smoked gouda, peppered bacon, onion rings and Stubb's Sweet Black Pepper sauce

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Neighbor insisted I schedule my condo remodel around her child’s sleep schedule.

To start I would like to say I totally understand where this woman is coming from and I feel kinda bad, but in the end she turns out be a racist nut.

I’ve been living in and remodeling a 2nd and 3rd floor townhouse / condo for little over a year now. I had a neighbor below me on the first floor who was great. He would come over to check out my progress and even helped me put up some light fixtures. He was unemployed so unfortunately had to sell his condo.

The woman that moved in is a single mother, early 30s. I’ve had a few very pleasant conversations with her and welcomed her to the building. She’s new in town, her parents helped her buy the condo after she had the baby. The baby’s father is a deadbeat who she would rather not have in the child’s life. I explained I am in the middle of a kitchen remodel so there might be some loud noise between 10am and 4pm but I will try to get the construction crew to keep it down. She seemed fine with this until about 3 days later.

She comes up to me as I’m checking the mail and asks if it’s possible to delay the remodel until her child started daycare, which was months away. I apologize and say that I have a non-functioning kitchen now and only need about one or two more weeks to complete it. We traded cell numbers so I can warn her before construction would start and keep her up to date on the remodel. Next day I text her at 9:45am apologizing and saying construction will start at 10. This conversation happened on a work phone that I don’t have anymore, but from my recollection she responds:

Her: “Oh no, I just put (child) down for a nap, can you delay until 12pm?”

Me: “I’m so sorry, the construction guys are here and on the clock, I’ll have them delay until 11 but that’s the latest I can do.”

Her: “I saw them walking up to your place, they’re Mexican, right? You must not be paying them too much so please delay until 12. Thanks!”

Taken aback by this blatant racism, I respond: “I’m sorry again, but I really need to get things going. I’m not sure of their nationality but I can assure you they’re being paid appropriately.”

Her: “I don’t understand why you just won’t think about me and my child. You’re not a parent so I can’t expect you understand what it’s like with a screaming 1 year old, but you’re being very rude right now!”

Me: “I was nice enough to agree to pay my workers for an hour of doing nothing to give your child some time to sleep, but I can’t have them work completely around your schedule.”

Her: “Fine! We’ll see how you like my surround sound at midnight!”

To keep it light hearted I say “I love movies, but my bedroom is on the third floor so I think that would be a bigger issue for (her neighbors name) who shares a wall with you.”

She starts to unleash and send a barrage of message but the gist was “Honestly I had no idea I had a neighbor from hell! You’re a self centered prick and I hope those Mexicans keep over charging you!”

I ignore her messages after that, but still continue my construction at 11am instead of 10am for the remainder of the renovation. Only once did I get another message from her somewhere along the lines of “Great, you woke my daughter up, prick!” I still smile and wave at her when I see her outside the building, she usually gives me the finger.

TL/DR: new downstairs neighbor insists I schedule my renovation around her child’s sleep schedule. I oblige to a certain degree, but put my foot down when her demands get too crazy. Also, racism.

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When a minor goes to jail, do they automatically drop out of school or can they continue their classes from jail/prison?

Edit:

Lots of comments and Im too lazy to reply to all of them (also im busy playin RDR2)

Thanks for all the insightful answers and sorry for the trending notifications, it has nothing to do with me.

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Have you ever broken up with someone you loved because you felt your emotional needs weren't being met?

What made you decide to? How did you handle it and stick with your decision?

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Boban Marjanovic of the LA Clippers came to wish actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth good luck with the national anthem before tonight's game

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MAGA Trolls' Efforts to Take Down Robert Mueller Flame Out in Hilarious and Spectacular Fashion

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🔥 White moose spotted in Ontario, Canada. 🔥

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Job title and duties changed after I accepted position

About a week ago i accepted a new position through a staffng agency. When i agreed to the position it was "mechanical engineer" and i would be reporting to the COO. My duties were pretty typical for an entry level to midlevel engineer. During my interview the GM came to speak to me about where he sees the company going and how he wants to innovate their stagnant product. However, it was never said that i would be heading that entire push. So my first day the GM is gone and the COO tells me i would be reporting directly to the GM. Ok thats strange but no big deal. Well yesterday i get called into the weekly sales meeting and the GM introduces me as Innovations engineer. Ok wtf thats not my title. He tells everyone that im single handedly spear heading a massive project from scratch. That im "unofficially a product manager". After the meeting he lays out a completely different list of duties than previously agreed upon. Which tbh id love to do. But my pay doesnt reflect that at all. I feel like im nearly 40% underpaid as just ME. Id love some solutions here.

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6 month contract to hire with a staffing agency. In my paperwork and emails from the staffing agency post and pre interview my title is Mechanical Engineer with relevant ME duties. I have 4 years of engineering experience and 18 months of project estimating experience. I would say Im 5-10% underpaid @ 67k/yr according to the Austin market. I know I impressed the GM in my interview but according to my recruiter, my role and duties were not amended after the interview. So I accepted the position @ the 67k not thinking much of it. They are scrapping an old product line and want me to completely revamp it using market research and etc. I know its a great opportunity, but if you guys have taught me anything its never expect loyalty from an employer. So they are essentially getting the work of a Product manager for below the price of a ME and could not even bring me on board at the end of 6 months.

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Im 28 and not married.

Update- I spoke with my recruiter about the situation. I asked her to send me the job description she has on file. My GM has came into my office twice today to assure me how great of an opportunity this is. Like he is trying to sell me on it. They already booked me for an out of town trip for a convention which kind of makes me feel like they are trying to invest in me. I am seriously on the fence about this.

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[Discussion] Why do we still crop and dock (cutting off ears and tails) dogs in 2018 like it is the most normal thing to do?

I know this discussion is probably going to hurt my karma as people will get very defensive but I am really curious as to why folks are still doing it in 2018 like it is the most normal thing? Even the American kennel club is still supporting cropping and docking. The American Veterinarian Association as well as all of the rescue organization have taken a clear stance AGAINST it, calling it unnecessary pain inflicted on the pets for simply looks. There are medically necessary instances of cropping and docking and some working breeds that are actually working and not home pets so I am not talking about that and those instances are not discouraged by the vet association. We are talking about docking/cropping simply because people like the looks or do it for shows.

We have a doberman and she has her ears and tail and people stop or cross the street to take pictures of her. Out of 1000 people 999 tell us how happy they are we left her all natural and how much happier, friendlier, and prettier she looks. The vet told us that we avoided several possible health issues by not cropping and docking and that the dog is socially more balanced as she can communicate with her tail and ears with other dogs. You see pictures of her here: https://twitter.com/ValleyAllNatual (feel free to post your dog pics on there to show them off) :D

So I hope that this might give some folks food for thought to NOT crop or dock and leave their dogs natural. Just tell your breeder this is how you want your dog and your are paying for it so you should have the last word.

Also, the veterinarian association stated that there is no harm but only benefits in keeping tails and ears and that the myth of the dog breaking their tails if they are not docked is simply that--a myth. The Vet Association reports less than 0.1% annual incidents of tail injuries in their practices.

So why, in 2018, are we still cutting off a dog's primary part of his/her communication for looks? I personally agree with my vet ant the veterinary association and find it rather cruel to do it simply for looks. Of course most other civilized nations are ahead of us again and have long banned cropping and docking of dogs and cats calling is cruel and painful.

I am not calling people who have dogs with cropped ears and docked tails heartless abusers. I am sure people are not aware of the damage it does to an animal and the pain it inflicts during their puppyhood. But it might be time to have an open mind and look into the arguments of the vet association and factor that in for future furry babies that are breeds where cropping and docking is common.

PLEASE READ this for the facts: https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/FAQs/Pages/Frequently-asked-questions-about-canine-tail-docking.aspx

p.s. when we told breeders that we would like to keep our dog all natural most yelled at us and called us hippies. Maybe 2 out of 10 breeders were ok with it. Those 2 stated they are not obsessed with showing the dogs at competitions and actually prefer leaving it on. This is our first not adopted pet as we needed a puppy for our older cats as we wanted to avoid issues such as chasing cats/seeing them as prey. It was the right decision and they get along just fine

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It would be great if your body could store sleep hours, like sleep for 16 hours, than you could stay up for two days without getting tired.

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Team/Hockey Parents: We're not babysitters. Why are sports parent/kids groups the absolute worst?

Work at a casual to fine dinning place. Usually bar and cocktail side which is pretty spacious but mostly high tops and brings a more personal atmosphere.

Hockey tournaments in town, and though there are many places better accommodating and more geared towards family in close proximity, we're closest to the hotel and highway.

So we have a pretty good gourmet brunch. Get to work for an open and oh good, a hockey group with about 14 adults and 10 of their little hockey brats are walking in as soon as the hostess unlocks the door at 9:59. But they need bar side as the dinning room has been fully reserved as it usually is. Not ideal, but let's get the parents and monsters in and out.

So immediately they start moving tables and putting different leveled tables together and do the whole parents bunch together and throw the kids at the other end to do what they please. Now if they were good smart hockey parents, (few are) they would go over with the kid what they're having and have it somewhat organized on their end (allergies, what they can drink ect).

Nope, they do the stupid 'Jersey Number' bullshit. If you don't know, the jersey number bullshit system can work sure, but never does. See, if they are smart and organized and their little brats are actually wearing the jerseys and numbers at least decently visible the no problem. Then it's simply "I'll be having the California Benedict, my kid is on my bill, number 17 over there. "

Well these idiots weren't wearing their jerseys. It's cold they were in regular street gear and a few of them were wearing clothes like NHL jackets that had different numbers then their jerseys!?

So when I finally have to get every kids separate order. I'm getting yelled at with numbers "I'm 17, I'm the goalie, I'm 21 I play this, 13, 67" .....I don't care. I keep them organized enough to keep things streamlined and smooth.

I'm not explaining to everyone of them what comes with what as far as the 7 breakfast and kid options plus the dozens of adults sizes and options, plus regular menu. Some of them ordered adult size, whatever, they are ordering burgers and full drinks, appetizers, you name it. You want Pepsi for breakfast or a third refill of chocolate milk with the adult burger?? Sure 12, parents don't seem to care.

So I kept the bills separate and organized in a regular ' I know how to do my job' kind of way instead of the 'suduko Jersey auction' bullshit way. When payment comes, goes smoothly enough, some parents still giving me 'Oh, I'm with jersey 9' shit. "Thanks!" I tell them thinking 'well using the miracle of sight I saw you and your hockey bitch wife talking to the kid in the red jacket with no number on it and paired you up...". I'm not going to ask every kid their Jersey number, kids lie and are dumb and plus some kids are brothers and sisters who don't have numbers. And kids are dumb.

A parent or two were a little surprised when they got bills that had adult sized meals on there. We aren't a cheap place and if their kids were ordering full chocolate milk with adult burgers they were paying full steam and that adds up, paired with the parents meals and a few drinks and they're expecting $59 or so but getting $90 bills.

I wasn't about to go back and forth asking if each little prick could have a regular sized meal - hell everyone was sat with different menus after they moved all the tables and settings around.

So when I got the "That's a lot, didn't known number 21 ordered the full salmon dinner" I smile and say "Yeah sure has a healthy appetite. Really seemed to enjoy the herb reduction. "

Like most team family groups, the tips weren't great. Got them the hell out and got some flips of good couples, small groups and the kind of clientele I want serve. Floors were a mess, crayons and emptied s&p shakers but they were gone!

Oh, and special fuck you to the idiot parent who tells me his kids Jersey number is 8, but he's wearing a Sidney Crosby 87 jersey. Can't you see how that's confusing in the slightest?

Team/hockey parents, can you keep your kids slightly organized and be somewhat smart, maybe at least go over some menu guidelines with them and the server if you do care. No server ever gets excited to serve family sports groups. Most of us hate you. You did this. Ironic given that if your kids acted this way in the organized tournaments you slagged four hours in a bus for they'd be disqualified and you'd maybe assume some responsibly

EDIT: Wow, didn't expect people apologizing on TeamParents behalf. Appreciate the kind words, and hey as mentioned I'm a server what do I expect? I don't hate kids or parents and on the other side of the coin I would compliment families on good manners and high fives are given for a proper please and thank you.

It's a servers forum on reddit. If you were a teacher and had a bad day where a kid ate the class gerbil and called him a little prick on r/talesfromyourteacher I wouldn't say "You're a bad teacher" or "You must hate kids.". But I would say please don't bring the class to my restaurant on my shift.

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