Because, America

[Leo Niehorster]

I don't have problem with having extracurricular lessons, being prepped for exams, or, frankly, even having papers looked over outside of school. It's what parents do, or private tutors are paid for; so when does it become copy editing? Difficult to draw the line with the latter. Where does the pupil's own work fade and the assistance preponderate? And, the internet offers endless opportunities of copying and pasting.

 

Is accepting a donation, for example, for a new university wing ("for the greater good") in exchange for facilitating the acceptance of a student unfair? Maybe wrong, but nothing to get too excited about. Many educational institutions have to scramble for finances. Frankly, most people make least difficult choices, do not always tell the truth, or fail to maintain moral standards.

 

There were approximately 20 million college enrollments in the US in 2018. Even if all the super rich ("the 1%") were to buy admission to colleges for their children, (and just how many of the very rich would have been school graduates in 2018?), it would be a drop in the bucket. There is a lot more unfairness in admission rejections based on the applicant not having the required "correct" ethnic background, or some other criteria. But nobody is going down that rabbit hole.

 

The world abounds with accepted nepotism, cronyism, and favoritism. Minorities tend to stick together. Belonging to the same family, tribe, ethnic group, race, nationality, or for that matter club, association, etc. gives members an unfair advantage. See, for example, religious affiliation; graduates of military academies ("ring knockers"); sororities/fraternities; etc., etc.

[Ivanhoe]

Is accepting a donation, for example, for a new university wing ("for the greater good") in exchange for facilitating the acceptance of a student unfair? Maybe wrong, but nothing to get too excited about. Many educational institutions have to scramble for finances. Frankly, most people make least difficult choices, do not always tell the truth, or fail to maintain moral standards.

 

Not that many. And of those, IMHO the majority have self-inflicted financial wounds. Architecture better suited for a Wall Street firm than a public institution, hordes of Coordinators and Facilitators who are paid 2-4X what an Assistant Professor makes, Student life facilities that are more country club than place-of-learning, etc.

 

The universities most wrapped up in the cheating scandal are extremely well-funded;

Harvard’s endowment = $39.2 billion,

Yale’s endowment = $29.4 billion,

Stanford’s endowment = $26.5 billion.

 

Assume 5% ROI, tax free of course, and Harvard alone might have about $2B/year of income just from the endowment.

[Nobu]

The amounts that I have seen mentioned in the college bribe scandal have ranged from 200,000 to 1M. These sound a bit like bribes from those seeking admission for their children who are either unwilling or unable to commit to the full cost of the benefits an aboveboard David Geffen School of Medicine-level donation would have brought their children.

 

Trying to get their children in through the side door on a budget, essentially, and an example of the American Curse: millionaires who crave the privileges of billionaires.

Edited March 25, 2019 by Nobu

[Murph]

 

Is accepting a donation, for example, for a new university wing ("for the greater good") in exchange for facilitating the acceptance of a student unfair? Maybe wrong, but nothing to get too excited about. Many educational institutions have to scramble for finances. Frankly, most people make least difficult choices, do not always tell the truth, or fail to maintain moral standards.

 

Not that many. And of those, IMHO the majority have self-inflicted financial wounds. Architecture better suited for a Wall Street firm than a public institution, hordes of Coordinators and Facilitators who are paid 2-4X what an Assistant Professor makes, Student life facilities that are more country club than place-of-learning, etc.

 

The universities most wrapped up in the cheating scandal are extremely well-funded;

Harvard’s endowment = $39.2 billion,

Yale’s endowment = $29.4 billion,

Stanford’s endowment = $26.5 billion.

 

Assume 5% ROI, tax free of course, and Harvard alone might have about $2B/year of income just from the endowment.

 

Therefore they no longer need Government grants, funds, or money of any kind.

[Rick]

 

 

 

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And this is where, along with tobacco use, about 1/7 of our health care dollars go for.

 

 

That figure seems way too low.

 

From the Center for Disease Control. I could not find matching years without investing alot of time. In 2017 the U.S. spent about $3.5 trillion on health care.

 

The medical care costs of obesity in the United States are high. In 2008 dollars, these costs were estimated to be $147 billion. The annual nationwide productive costs of obesity obesity-related absenteeism range between $3.38 billion ($79 per obese individual) and $6.38 billion ($132 per obese individual).

 

Smoking-related illness in the United States costs more than $300 billion each year, including:

Nearly $170 billion for direct medical care for adults and more than $156 billion in lost productivity, including $5.6 billion in lost productivity due to secondhand smoke exposure

[Roman Alymov]

 

Less people in Russia disapprove US leadership than in UK

[Roman Alymov]

[Roman Alymov]

Strange they put Israel, Armenia and Georgia to Asia section

[Roman Alymov]

Hawing black President is not helping in Africa

[Mikel2]

 

 

 

 

Is accepting a donation, for example, for a new university wing ("for the greater good") in exchange for facilitating the acceptance of a student unfair? Maybe wrong, but nothing to get too excited about. Many educational institutions have to scramble for finances. Frankly, most people make least difficult choices, do not always tell the truth, or fail to maintain moral standards.

Not that many. And of those, IMHO the majority have self-inflicted financial wounds. Architecture better suited for a Wall Street firm than a public institution, hordes of Coordinators and Facilitators who are paid 2-4X what an Assistant Professor makes, Student life facilities that are more country club than place-of-learning, etc.

 

The universities most wrapped up in the cheating scandal are extremely well-funded;

Harvards endowment = $39.2 billion,

Yales endowment = $29.4 billion,

Stanfords endowment = $26.5 billion.

 

Assume 5% ROI, tax free of course, and Harvard alone might have about $2B/year of income just from the endowment.

Therefore they no longer need Government grants, funds, or money of any kind.

Yale pays no property tax to New Haven.

[BansheeOne]

In fairness, there would be a stir if this happened in Germany, too, and it likely wouldn't happen in the first place because of that - even though various Bundeswehr barracks are still named for Rommel. Despite ongoing debate on that, few would call him a "Nazi war criminal" however.

 

That Awkward Moment When You Name Your New Police Dog After a 'Nazi War Criminal'

 

MATT NAHAM APR 5, 2019 6:45 PM

 

It only took a few hours for this police doggo to have his name changed from Rommel to Scout, and its not hard to see why. The Lake County Sheriffs Office in Florida branched out and attempted to internet like the rest of us, presuming that mere pictures of a beloved Bloodhound would be enough to garner all of the good will. Unfortunately, thats not what happened, as the animal was named after a Nazi war criminal.

 

Most people know that Erwin Rommel was one of Adolf Hitlers generals, but this doesnt seem to have occurred to the handler of the Bloodhound we now discuss.

 

The LCSO announced Friday on Twitter that it was proud to introduce the newest member of the police force.

 

"He is a 10 week old liver colored bloodhound now assigned to Master Deputy Meintzschel. Rommel will soon begin his rigorous training to support the community by locating missing persons, fugitives, and evidence. Welcome aboard Rommel!" they said.

 

The problem was obvious to some right away. One commenter quipped, "Rommel will be initially trained alongside future CBP dog Josef Mengele!" Others suggested that Patton would have been a better name.

 

Still another said, "Cute dog [...] Too bad he got named for a Nazi hero. I find that offensive to me and the dog. We have plenty of American heroes this fine animal could be named after."

 

It only took about six hours for the dog to be renamed Scout. Police explained that the handler had named the Bloodhound after a childhood pet and didnt realize the Nazi war criminal connection.

 

"Although our new bloodhound was named after a childhood pet of the handler, he learned that his name is also tied to a Nazi war criminal. MD Meintzschel immediately rectify the issue I renaming him scout! Welcome Scout to LCSO! the LCSO said. [K]nowing that this four-legged public servant belongs to the tax payers of Lake County and his sensitivity to our Veterans, he immediately renamed him Scout. Thank you to everyone who brought this to our attention and allowing us to correct it right away."

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/lawandcrime.com/crazy/that-awkward-moment-when-you-name-your-police-dog-after-a-nazi-war-criminal/amp/

Edited April 8, 2019 by BansheeOne

[Panzermann]

Well in Germany you could claim to have it named after the former mayor of Stuttgart. (who happened to be the son fo the Generalfeldmarschall)

Edited April 8, 2019 by Panzermann

[Murph]

In fairness, there would be a stir if this happened in Germany, too, and it likely wouldn't happen in the first place because of that - even though various Bundeswehr barracks are still named for Rommel. Despite ongoing debate on that, few would call him a "Nazi war criminal" however.

 

That Awkward Moment When You Name Your New Police Dog After a 'Nazi War Criminal'

 

MATT NAHAM APR 5, 2019 6:45 PM

 

It only took a few hours for this police doggo to have his name changed from Rommel to Scout, and its not hard to see why. The Lake County Sheriffs Office in Florida branched out and attempted to internet like the rest of us, presuming that mere pictures of a beloved Bloodhound would be enough to garner all of the good will. Unfortunately, thats not what happened, as the animal was named after a Nazi war criminal.

 

Most people know that Erwin Rommel was one of Adolf Hitlers generals, but this doesnt seem to have occurred to the handler of the Bloodhound we now discuss.

 

The LCSO announced Friday on Twitter that it was proud to introduce the newest member of the police force.

 

"He is a 10 week old liver colored bloodhound now assigned to Master Deputy Meintzschel. Rommel will soon begin his rigorous training to support the community by locating missing persons, fugitives, and evidence. Welcome aboard Rommel!" they said.

 

The problem was obvious to some right away. One commenter quipped, "Rommel will be initially trained alongside future CBP dog Josef Mengele!" Others suggested that Patton would have been a better name.

 

Still another said, "Cute dog [...] Too bad he got named for a Nazi hero. I find that offensive to me and the dog. We have plenty of American heroes this fine animal could be named after."

 

It only took about six hours for the dog to be renamed Scout. Police explained that the handler had named the Bloodhound after a childhood pet and didnt realize the Nazi war criminal connection.

 

"Although our new bloodhound was named after a childhood pet of the handler, he learned that his name is also tied to a Nazi war criminal. MD Meintzschel immediately rectify the issue I renaming him scout! Welcome Scout to LCSO! the LCSO said. [K]nowing that this four-legged public servant belongs to the tax payers of Lake County and his sensitivity to our Veterans, he immediately renamed him Scout. Thank you to everyone who brought this to our attention and allowing us to correct it right away."

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/lawandcrime.com/crazy/that-awkward-moment-when-you-name-your-police-dog-after-a-nazi-war-criminal/amp/

 

How in the heck do you call Rommel of all people a Nazi war criminal?

[toysoldier]

Supine ignorance?

[Stuart Galbraith]

Well there WAS an allegation he shot some French Prisoners of war, maybe even one, who refused to clear the road for his tanks out of hand. Im not sure that was ever substantiated. But he certainly was a Nazi, in so far as he was a Hitler supporter. He certainly came right in the end but thats not quite the same as saying he never supported him. He doesnt seem to have been an Anti Semite though, and he certainly did save the lives of many allied Commando's who fell into his custody.

 

Why didnt they just call him Kretchmer? It would have saved a lot of arguments.

[Murph]

Well there WAS an allegation he shot some French Prisoners of war, maybe even one, who refused to clear the road for his tanks out of hand. Im not sure that was ever substantiated. But he certainly was a Nazi, in so far as he was a Hitler supporter. He certainly came right in the end but thats not quite the same as saying he never supported him. He doesnt seem to have been an Anti Semite though, and he certainly did save the lives of many allied Commando's who fell into his custody.

 

Why didnt they just call him Kretchmer? It would have saved a lot of arguments.

He did have a bromance with Adolph, but as far as I can research he was never a member of the party.

[Stuart Galbraith]

No he wasnt. He was an admirer and supporter of Hitler, largely I suppose because he brought law and order (apparently) and a big Army. But he was never member of the party, no.

 

Hey, he was a good guy, ultimately a German Hero, and my Grandfather who fought against him admired him. But in the culturally difficult period in which we live in which everyone looks for things to be offended by, it wasnt the safest name for a police dog, that's all im saying.

[MiloMorai]

Could have named the Erwin.

[Ivanhoe]

Why didnt they just call him Kretchmer? It would have saved a lot of arguments.

 

No bueno in the US of A;

 

[Mr King]

They should have changed the dogs name to Mr Hilter.

[toysoldier]

What was the name of that dog in that movie about the weird rolling Brit bombs?

Don't say it, i just remembered it

[Murph]

I don't care what other countries think about the US. They only love us when we are weak, and giving them money and what they want at our expense.

[JasonJ]

Bad timing.

 

 

 

NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A U.S. serviceman and a Japanese woman were found dead Saturday at an apartment in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, local police and the U.S. forces in Japan said.

The police received an emergency call at around 7:25 a.m. after the two had initially been found bleeding at the apartment in the town of Chatan, and confirmed their deaths later at the scene.

U.S. military sources said the man may possibly have killed the woman and then committed suicide.

A U.S. Marine Corps official in Okinawa told Kyodo News that the man is believed to be a member of the U.S. Marine Corps' 3rd Marine Division headquartered in the prefecture, and promised full support for the prefectural police in their investigation into the case.

Okinawa hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan. Local residents have long been frustrated with noise, accidents and crimes linked to the U.S. bases.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190413/p2g/00m/0na/063000c

[Roman Alymov]

Soviet migrant exploring Middletown, NY - his conclusion in general is positive - "It is not decay, it is change, and more new thinrs comes to replace old things gone" but "This town was American town built by Americans - now it is town iof migrants"

[MiloMorai]

A real pee shooter, https://torontosun.com/news/crime/pee-shooter-florida-man-accused-of-firing-urine-filled-squirt-gun-at-woman-walking-dog/wcm/f0373d36-628b-4f4a-b314-60252a55a25d