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    Irvine in new Kia commercial

    At 50 seconds, there is a blue street sign in the lower right corner.  It says Clarington Drive.  I don't see that in Irvine, but there is one in Laguna Hills.  http://goo.gl/maps/pbuXb
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    Well that didn't take long.  Obama assures us that the sequestration will not happen on Monday, says the sequestration is in place on Tuesday. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/24/Obama-Flip-Flops-on-Debate-Statement-About-Sequester
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    But there are not fewer bayonets.  Should the facts matter at all in this election? http://senseofevents.blogspot.com/2012/10/obama-wrong-about-bayonets.html
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    You clearly don't read anything other than Obama Campaign pamphlets: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/markets-weighed-down-disappointing-earnings-145224609.html You still pass over the words of real, US employers who are telling us why they will not be hiring.  This is the problem with Obama...
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    I am disappointed that you obviously didn't read any of the links.  None of those jobs are in China.  Real US employers are announcing that they are not hiring because of Obama policies. That's ridiculous.  Governments have the power to raise costs for businesses (e.g. Obamacare).  Businesses...
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    Obama has now publicly assured the country that there will be no sequestration.  Now he owns it.  Obama could not get his budget accepted in the past 3 years and this year lost in the Democratically-controlled senate 99 to zero.  But somehow, magically, he's going to prevent sequestration...
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    This seems like a Democratic talking point.  A president has a huge effect on the economy when he declares war on job creators...
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    October 22nd Presidential Debate Opinions

    Romney appeared Presidential.  Obama appeared mean-spirited, condescending, and small-minded. Obama made a big blunder with his comment on sequestration.  After the debate, his staff had to reinterpret his words.
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    Class sizes?

    At Alderwood, 127 2nd graders took the 2012 STAR.  The school directory shows 3.5 2nd grade teachers. So 36:1. At Plaza Vista, there were 126 2nd graders and 4 teachers, 31.5:1.
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    CTY program at Johns Hopkins University

    What is my job when the teacher and principal will only provide material that my child has already mastered?  I took her to an expert in the field of education who recommended she be given a more challenging curriculum.  When the school rejected this finding, I got a second opinion from another...
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    CTY program at Johns Hopkins University

    It was around $600.  Kind of a lot.  But the kid is happy to be working on challenging materials and learning a lot.  How do you place a value on that? I guess I'm not supposed to say anything in order to support the real estate values.
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    CTY program at Johns Hopkins University

    Are you sure we're talking about the same thing?  "People to People, LeadAmerica, Presidential Classroom, etc. are all bs. Please, don't waste $2000 on them, get a job or intern somewhere." I have never heard of any of these programs.  Are they connected to the Johns Hopkins CTY? In my...
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    CTY program at Johns Hopkins University

    I googled it.  This is the first hit I got: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/31838-cty-programs.html Here are quotes from the first five responses: "it has been a great experience for her. She's learned a lot, and had fun doing it." "Far better and much more positive than any...
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    CTY program at Johns Hopkins University

    My daughter was 7 when she tested into CTY.  By the way, UCI also has a program (http://www.giftedstudents.uci.edu/).  She attended the Saturday classes for a few years.  It doesn't have as much variety as CTY and doesn't have the distance learning option.  But most of the kids are local, so...
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    CTY program at Johns Hopkins University

    My daughter has been a member of this for about 3 years.  I think it's very good for her, but pretty expensive.  She has completed two online literature/writing courses and we have attended many of the day programs. Last month we went to San Diego Fleet Science Center for a seminar on Mars.  We...
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    So I'm ready to cancel my cable.. what should I do?

    We dropped the TV package 3 or 4 years ago.  I bought a small antenna (<$10) for the upstairs bedroom, connect to a computer with EyeTV ($150) and stream to other parts of the house.  The kids watch Netflix streaming.  We don't get any of the specialized cable channels, but we save some money.
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