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When I did it, you didn't even have to take the B test to get the C. At that time, you had to send in you license every year to get approved/stamped.

Fungi Maybe you think he's a fun guy...

I doubt that it will have the desired effects you say. And for it to do so, there would have to be illegal export of the California weed to other states/countries.

Something like 50% of your posts are on the topic of SkyRide.

I hope you have arranged to be alternating with someone every couple of minutes. You probably can't do 30 minutes straight, and it wouldn't be that productive after the first few minutes if you could.

Starting, bachelor's degree, no teaching experience $45530 Starting, master's degree, no teaching experience $51425 10 years, $64k to $76k, depending on qualifications (education and cerification). Current maximum just over $100k Retirement plan, which is something not that many professionals outside the public sector get any more.

Since you got it late, you can send it in a week late.

I was there in August for 36 ways. What a great facility!

It is a better than typical retail deal, assuming vg to ideal cut quality. Please tell us a retailer at which he can get that diamond for significantly less. I proposed using a nice looking gold/CZ solitaire ring that cost about $140. I knew better than to buy an expensive ring without the fiancee's design input. She usually wears the diamonds all the time, but has worn the cheap one when we were traveling overseas. The first wife didn't get an engagement ring, and she didn't want one. I was a graduate student, so it wasn't really an option anyway.

Since the same size/color/cut rock in flawless will cost 90-100% more than SI, I don't think there is any danger of the OP straying into that clarity range. I wouldn't consider buying such an item that I didn't have cash for. Mortgage yes, car maybe if I had to, but that is it for purchases on credit.

Synthetic means real, i.e. exactly the same structure, just manufactured rather than mined. I don't see much retail price advantage to those synthetic sources of diamond. Synthetic sapphire, which may be the majority of the market, is much cheaper than mined, but the process has been around for a hundred years.

Any links to photos or video?

Simulated and synthetic are okay, but be sure to view in various lighting including outside. Moissanite sparkles better than diamond, but often has a rather ugly gray color viewed in sunlight. IIRC, an effect of the UV light.

Just remember that, outside industrial use, these things really do not have much intrinsic value. It is a created market, inflated by a promotion, telling us what we should want, and a semi-monopoly. For retail, nothing wrong with that price, assuming the cut is very good to ideal. The quality of the cut will have more effect on how the rock shines than color or clarity. You may find a better deal on Craigslist or at pawn shops , but I personally would pay someone independent to evaluate before purchasing that way. On CL, you will see a lot of "appraised at" b.s., and people that obviously paid too much or are emotionally attached to what they are trying to sell. I pointed out to someone that I could get new retail, in a better mounting and one color grade better, than they were trying to sell on CL, but they kept on trying to sell it above market. G color is fine -- would be totally not noticed in a yellow gold setting, even with platinum mount, but can be seen maybe a bit against white. SI1 is a quality trade off, made to get a bigger stone for a price, without being able to see defects easily. Diamond prices, for same quality, sorta follow the square of the weight. So, you can buy four 1 carats for the cost of one 2 carat. If she likes the style, a 3-stone ring with the same total carats will cost less than a ring with a larger center stone, or have more total carats for the same price. For the price of that 1.21 center stone, you could get a 0.98 center plus two 0.49 side stones. If you wanted a five stone ring, they could each be ~0.54ct for the same price as that one 1.21ct stone -- over twice the total weight. If she is going to want to wear it "all of the time" I would go with smaller sized stones, unless maybe she has large hands. Anyway, have fun shopping. Even though it is easy to get swept away (rings, cars, houses, remodels), life is really about intangibles. Experiences, shared moments, things done, people helped. I cannot imagine that this ring will be more valued than a really well crafted one with smaller or no stones. Even though my brother (lawyer) and sister in law (IBM manager) are relatively well off, she didn't get her "engagement" ring until they had been married for a decade or more.

I'll give you $5 each.

Full face helmets help prevent chapped lips in the winter.

I don't think Williams should have been fired over this. He is now saying that they had already looking for an excuse to fire him for a while -- seems like they could have found a better one. Or maybe he just pandered/manipulated/etc so that he could move into a more lucrative Fox contract.

J. K. Rowling, I would assume. Judging by her school record to date, O-Donnel will not be awarded any O.W.L.s

I literally left a couple. Did you take them?

So will she go to a Halloween party dressed as a witch?

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Politicians need to be able to understand and empathize with their constituents. Just because Rich Whitey doesn't have health insurance problems doesn't mean that it is not a concern. Same here. OTOH, maybe this guy needs to be taxed on the imputed income he is getting...

Not as good for tandem setup, but the starboard seats can be easily raised when taking out a larger formation. The single point belts, run through the harness, just allow too much forward movement, at least a couple of feet. For a closely packed aircraft, the people in front will still be pressed by the weight of many. Not as bad as no belts, but still enough to crush them.

Thanks for the references, Jan. Those single point anchor seat belts are next to worthless, at least for keeping the people in front from being crushed by the others in the event of rapid deceleration in a crash.

I'll be voting for rich whiteys for governor and senator. The strongest opposition to each are also rich whiteys, or super rich whiteys.