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My daughter received a new IPOD Touch for Christmas. I was wondering which warranty, if any, I should purchase. I don't know if I should go with the Apple warranty or Square Trade. Anyone have any suggestions, preferences, or personal experiences to share? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue

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My daughter received a new IPOD Touch for Christmas. I was wondering which warranty, if any, I should purchase. I don't know if I should go with the Apple warranty or Square Trade. Anyone have any suggestions, preferences, or personal experiences to share? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue

Jeri, We were having problems with the significant figures also. I did a search, and I found the link below to be the most helpful. It is a tutorial on the significant figures and even has some practice problems to help with reinforcement. HTH. Sue http://www.chem.sc.edu/faculty/morgan/resources/sigfigs/index.html

Bumping this up. Anyone?

The hardcover has this same problem. Sue

I have sent results in the last few years because I was advised by a few members of my local homeschooling group to comply. Also, I admit I did it out of fear. Well, I'm not such a scaredy-cat(sp?) anymore. I am seriously going to rethink even returning the card. I resent the card saying it is "voluntary", yet the wording can be very intimidating to new homeschoolers. Has anyone heard any information about the new head of the DNPE? Sue

Thanks for the replies. I have found that agreeing to send in the information causes me to stress my kids out too much come testing time. I'm going to send the card in with a NO this time. Sue

Do you send the gray card back with a yes or no? Or, do you just throw it in the trash since by law we are only required to keep these records at our home for possible inspection purposes. For those who have trashed the card, have you heard anything from the NCDNPE for not responding? Thanks, Sue

You can find good coupon deals at Target online. You can print the ones you will use and take them to your local Target store. I didn't realize this until a week ago when I watched someone using them at the checkout. Sue

I just pre-ordered our first Kindle last night. Yeah! I'm so glad I waited. I'm still trying to make up my mind between the Amazon insurance or insuring the device with Square Trade. Anyone have any advice on the insurance? Sue

Well, at least we know some people's grades. Others,well,............:D

:iagree: That is one woman I cannot stand. If you are not her, you are a stoooopid racist...or just stoooopid. :glare: The year she was on "24" I had a difficult time watching even though it's one of my favorite shows. If she had been cast for a second season, I would have had to bail.

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Thanks, Kristy! I noticed the price drop. Great time to buy. I recently was searching the internet about the Kindle and came upon a website that talked about a new Kindle version coming out in August. I haven't been able to find that site again. I would be curious to see what if anything they will have upgraded. Decisions, decisions. Sue

Did you just sign up your student for this, or did you also sign up for the teacher access? Which would you recommend? Thanks. Sue

Kristy. Please excuse me for high-jacking this thread, but after having owned both the Nook and the Kindle, which do you prefer? Do you happen to know if you can convert library e-books to read on the Kindle using the Calibre software? Thanks for any info you can provide. Sue

Atlas Shrugged (just finishing this one up; great book!) The Well-Educated Mind Re-reading sections of WTM Then, I am going to start reading and skimming through my kid's books for the coming year.

Yeah...what she said.:D Charles, maybe you need to go back and watch the referenced video. In the report, it states that the policy was that parents could NOT ask that their child NOT receive condoms. There was no opt out in this policy. The school would also NOT inform the parents if their child received the condoms. We are talking from 1st-12th grade here. The right of the parent. The right of the parent to be informed that their child may be involved in behavior which the school has become aware of that could result in physical and emotional harm. I believe the rights of the parent to be self-evident. My evidence for this right...how about my child's birth certificate. I gave birth to my child, not the school superintendent. Not the government. I did. I am legally and financially responsible for my child until the age of 18. The school has rules for the children to follow. If my child breaks these rules, he is punished and as his parent I would be informed. If my child is involved in behavior that damages school property, I would be informed and held financially responsible for those damages. BUT if my child is involved in behavior that is damaging to themselves, I would not be informed. I have a problem with this. The government is supposed to work for the people. I am one of "the people". This is a government school we are talking about, therefore that means the school should also work for me. As my employee, the schools should not be giving condoms to my child without my knowledge and without my consent. They should not be keeping from me information that could help me help my child. This is what I believe. You may believe differently. That's your right to do so. If it "takes a village" to raise a child as some believe, then shouldn't it be the responsibility of "the village" to inform me that my child is involved in risky behavior if I am not aware of it? Sue

These rates assume that all teen-age pregnancies are being reported accurately in every state. I don't believe these rates to be 100% reliable. See, I said you could call me cynical. :D Sue

This would be wonderful. If a person could trust the statistics. Call me cynical, but "statistics" or "rates" don't sway me either way. I don't trust them. Any group can manipulate statistics to prove their point of view. Consider, a group or state could manipulate the statistics to show their teen-age pregnancy rate was low so that they could claim their "XYZ" program was working. Continue our funding. Another group or state looking to receive or increase their funding could manipulate their statistics to claim high teen-age pregnancy rates. "Give us funding. We have an epidemic of teen-age pregnancies." They could be including 18 and 19 year olds (who ARE technically teenagers but of legal age; could even be married) in their statistics to bump their rate. Just a thought. :001_smile: Sue

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No, I don't think that they just walk in and are given these pills without being checked out medically. We are talking about minors here. Young adults we are responsible for. They shouldn't be being given prescription meds without a parent's consent or knowledge. As I stated, the possibility of allergic reactions and of side effects concerns me. My sister-in-law's friend died from a PRESCRIPTION medicine. She obviously had to have seen her doctor to get this prescription, and I'm sure her doctor had her medical history and did an exam. Sue

This just makes me physically sick. The nonchalance of the whole thing. Oh, just hand out these pills like it's no big deal. This would infuriate me if it were my child. I'm thinking about side effects and even allergic reactions. My fears with this are a child having a serious reaction, and the parent not realizing the immediacy of getting the child medical help because they have no idea they were given these pills. My sister-in-law had a friend who died from a prescription medicine. They found her dead in her bedroom from a medicine that most people probably wouldn't think twice about taking. Sue