It's called tax. For those of you who don't know how this works, the waiter is taxed on 15% of the ticket, reguardless of whether they are tipped or not. This means that if the ticket equals a hair under $100, and the waiter makes $2.15 an hour, most likely, they just PAYED to wait on that table if they don't recieve their 15% tip.

She's right. Non-custodial parents don't get sent to jail for not spending time with their children. How often do kids sit around waiting for a non-custodial parent to show up for a visit, only to wait in vain? The parent is not sent to jail for that neglect and disappointment. Excellent point, ooobaby.

I did not look at your location, but if you live in America, this is dead wrong. Waiters/waitresses are charged for a 15% tip. If you don't tip, they end up PAYING to wait on you, and that's just crap.

The one guy is a gun nut and I would hate to see him snap like so many other dissaffected lonely guys out there. Saving them by getting them a lady could be saving others, you never know. Maybe I just need to play match maker. I don't know...

The Obama administration is aware and working with industry to try to beef up defenses to cyber attacks

message 10: You really can't make this call. You can't possibly know.

Ok so i refuse to date a girl who drinks,smokes, or dose any drugs

. But in North America, we have agencies for dealing with that.

But I didnt know that Having HIV meant you would get AIDS.

and while you're worrying about the airline pilots getting high, you might consider that most of them drink. but hey whats a few beers before taxing that 747 down the runway.

What is your Birthdate...? No one says my brithday is 28, oct, 19xx...

I certainly did not mean to minimize her concern at all! I was trying to point out how worthless credits in gym are to academic life. Totally useless unless you are sportsminded, or trying for some kind of sports scholarship.
It isn't that important.

Im sure at 19 she knows this!

It got me to thinking...Have we, as a society, gotten to the point that being polite and "nice" to other people is rare? Am I in danger of becoming obsolete?

Immigration Reform is coming ~ mark my word.

Maybe you angry "right people" should take your beef to the U.S. Goverment instead of blaming people that have nothing to do with it. If you want laws changed you have to get petitions signed by registered voters of the state to get your issue on the ballot.

She is an incredibly beautiful girl ..... I see so much potential in her !!

Yes, I believe you are right. He keeps the cell on silent in his armrest. Uses it to call his g/f and erases the texts. He tells me it's just an emergency phone. B--L S--T!!!

Some of those momma penguins starve to death...out there in the hunt for life giving nutrition for their little families; and some of those daddy penguins starve to death...in their efforts to protect those little babies until their precious momma's return. Others though....oh those lucky few.

I'm gonna resurrect this one.

There's no poverty anywhere in the developed world. Just bad personal choices.

The verdict is supposed to be based on evidence, not religious dogma/doctrine.

I get so frustrated when people bring this into the discussion....Learn more about the history of Africa and what slavery was there.

Main Entry: the·oc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: \the-'ä-kr?-se\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural the·oc·ra·cies
Etymology: Greek theokratia, from the- + -kratia -cracy
Date: 1622
1 : government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
2 : a state governed by a theocracy


Main Entry: au·toc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: \o?-'tä-kr?-se\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural au·toc·ra·cies
Date: 1655
1 : the authority or rule of an autocrat
2 : government in which one person possesses unlimited power
3 : a community or state governed by autocracy

So we now have "Becker's" to deal with ~ yep'ee ki yi yea!

I find the racism on this thread sickening. Including Sam what's his name: what an offensive comic routine. Social satire it is not: racism it is.

"Amerika" used them during the cold war dont forget, dont blame everything on the Euros.

America and Europe are guilty for the colonialism perpetuated upon Africa.

Yes you did, those lovely Euros created you after all.

seems shortsighted to me. the more connected a society is, the more the free flow of ideas is enhanced, the more free we, as a world, are.

china now has more people online than there are people in the US.

poverty. the new crime in the US.

parks%20assoc%20logo.jpgAround 18% of the U.S. population, 20 million, do not have an Internet connection, something most of us would now find hard to live without.

Furthermore, 21% of the U.S. population has never used email, the same percentage has never created a document on a computer before and 20% percent again have never looked up a website online.

It's all Bush's fault.

one question?................why is it americas duty to "fix" africa?

So is she right? There was a time when I would have argued that such a position is racist at the core. But Ms. Moyo is from Africa and has seen it first hand. So do you think we should listen to her? Does what she says hold weight? Should we look at how we support the nation states of Africa?

I do not think we need to import or insist upon democracy all over the world. I have lived in a theocracy, and if the leader is a good leader, you don't need democracy.

Now that's the ticket... Little Johnny gets out of line?... Just "cap his *ss"... Geez, some people just have NO sense.

How did the shooters at Columbine get weapons?

says a lot that its assumed that no inner city kid could be an eagle scout (definitely not true).

Arming teachers? Isn't America sick enough as it is?

Your comments, mr boxer, make it sound as if you are a lawyer ..... or a cop.

, a lawyer is available. Period. Everyone who has even had an intro class to CJ knows this, and most people who haven't know it as well.

Because a “certain segment”, who controls most of the mainstream media, is once again trying to paint the racist picture on another “certain segment”.

The following is a minimal Miranda warning, as outlined in the Miranda v Arizona case.

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense."

The following is a much more verbose Miranda warning, designed to cover all bases that a detainee might encounter while in police custody. A detainee may be asked to sign a statement acknowledging the following.

"You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Do you understand?
Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand?
You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. Do you understand?
If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish. Do you understand?
If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present you will still have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney. Do you understand?
Knowing and understanding your rights as I have explained them to you, are you willing to answer my questions without an attorney present?"

He was charged by the city of Overland Park, Ks. and could not find a lawyer who would take his case, unless he pled guilty, ( a not guilty plea required a $10,000 retainer,

funny how conservatives are gungho for zero tolerance until it effects them. then not so much.

This is all very one sided and his being an Eagle Scout has nothing to do with it. As a former high school teacher in inner city and small town schools in the US, I know there is a big possibility that weapons have been used in parking lot fights. The kids are frequently getting in fights in the school parking lots. If kids keep weapons in their cars, a weapon can be easily become part of one of those fights. So saying he has it locked in his car is irrelevant, as is the fact he is a Scout. The same rules apply for everyone.