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I highly recommend the book "Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life" by Annette Lareau (http://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Childhoods-Class-Race-Family/dp/0520239504/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252989639&sr=8-1) for anyone interested in child rearing in the US. According to her study...

tmare, Speaking the the sport part of your question, the way that I see things for my kid (who is about as old as yours), is that I would want a sport that is fun, safe, helps improve physical conditioning, lifelong applicability, and has a true team component as that would help in the...

bkshopr, Considering the costs, is there a possibility of roof gardens/lawns in combination with the "Modern Mediterranean?" This seems to be the trend in Tokyo these days. Benefits could be 1) extending the life of a flat roof (which deteriorates faster than sloped), 2) reduces...

I would rather have a person threaten me directly with a baseball bat than deal with this type of madness. It would be easier to handle the situation, and at least I would know who and what I'm dealing with.

Check out this article in the OC Register: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hoop-ashendorf-letter-2020425-person-city Are we seeing the misplaced anger of a homeowner who has falling property values? Who could do such horrific violence? Solving this should not be too hard...

graphrix, You have described what you are about to do this weekend... Be careful. Financially distressed people can do crazy things. Do not turn your back on any of the sales people there. If necessary, and if you need a plan B, consider parking at the liquor store or KFC rather than...

IMHO, I would suggest her going to a lower-level Ivy like Brown or Dartmouth. Speaking with some of my friends who went there, grade inflation is rampant there as the students feel more entitled and the teachers accommodate. At the UC's, it seems to me more about people proving that their...

lawyerliz, I work in the addiction field. For what it is worth, there is a difference between being "addicted" to a drug and being "dependent" on it. An addict will try to find ways to get high or chill out by stockpiling drugs, going off it for a while, then taking larger quantities to...

myfirsthome, Sounds good. Are you able to afford paying principle and interest after the 10 years?

Refried beans are not "cooked twice," rather it means cooked a long time. It is actually a mistranslation of the Spanish "re-" which intensifies a word rather than repeating it.

I think I remember reading in one of the other threads that if you want to stop paying on your mortgages, that the way to do it is to stop paying the 2nd mortgage first. Then the lender would have to decide to either go after your house OR go after your other assets. They can't change their...