My brother and his husband live somewhat close to the airport in a nice, older subdivision. They were concerned about noise but the Port paid for all new windows for their house and it doesn't really bother them. These are nice windows, designed to filter out the noise. And a lot nicer than they could have afforded to put in themselves. So something to look into if you buy close to the airport.

I'd appeal on the housing issue. He is a minor. They should find him a room before anyone who is 18 and able to get off campus arrangements. Seriously, even if it means putting a bunk bed in a dorm lounge, they should find him something. Also if you reach out to his department and stuff, maybe they will know someone who lives near campus willing to rent him a room for a year? Someone who wouldn't usually be looking to rent a room but is willing to help him out?

No, the Little League World Series is for teams with players ages 11-13. That's pretty much the pinnacle of LL. The fact that the boys and girls play together would indicate that they are younger.

Maybe someone, likely age 11 or so, took scissors to a volume or two for collages or to send anonymous letters to their secret crushes (or threatening letters to their enemies.) Or a book or too are still leveling the washing machine.

He can decline it.

This thread needs a link. :p. Or was the whole thread deleted?

What is common is for criminal organizations (and I use the term organizations loosely) to use juveniles for some of their dirty work. That's the predicted unintentional consequence of any preferential system. A lot of juvenile offenders truly only get caught up in the criminal justice system because they aren't given much other choice. Navigating childhood in gang territory isn't easy. Sometimes parents use their minor children to commit crimes for them. There's was a family in my brother's old neighborhood that did that. Dad quietly fenced what he had his kids out stealing. He usually had 1 kid or the other in juvie.

No. They would be sent to a juvenile facility until they were 18. Though truthfully, how putting an 18 year old in with fully grown adult men isn't cruel and unusual, I do not know.

Maybe it passes our understanding or it is from an alternate universe. The USSR never dissolved and the Berlin Wall is still standing? Also the GDP and economic structure of China hasn't changed from 1970s onwards. These are not the sort of facts that are politically correct or incorrect. The are either correct/current or incorrect/out of date. I don't recall using an Encyclopedia for much that was really a matter of debate. The exports of Peru are the exports of Peru and the flag of South Korea is the flag of South Korea. Until it isn't anymore because it's changed over time.

It sounds like he would be expected to travel to a number of different hospitals in the Seattle and Tacoma areas, with some working at home.

1. Are you using QuickBooks? If so, which version? It's a little trickier in the regular rather than nonprofit version to account for restricted funds but the nonprofit version is so annoying I usually don't use it. 2. How I treat a restricted grant depends on "how restricted" the money is and how long it will take to use the funds. Many funders are satisfied with expense reports showing that the amount we spent on x is equal to or greater than the grant that they gave us and other grants restricted to the same purpose. For all practical considerations, that's restricted in name only, especially if you will spent it the same year you got it. On the other end of the spectrum, for some restricted funds it makes the most sense to deposit those funds into an actually separate bank account and then name that bank account Bank Name-Name of Purpose of Funds. For example: Chase Computers. This makes the most sense for funds that you expect to use over several years and seriously can not commingle the funds. You would then reconcile that account each month. For each, I use class codes. 3. It's unclear but what you are being told to do sounds like mayhem. How would you balance the accounts with the bank if you used two accounts to record 1 checking account. 4. Have you used class codes? Those are helpful for restricted funds. Here's a quick and dirty overview. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/track-restricted-funds-quickbooks-59057.html As a disclaimer, my experience is exclusively with nonprofits and foundations and I have zero government experience.

Oh heck no. I was born in Texas and there is no way I am going back (except to visit). One thing to remember is that COL is heavily correlated to the desirability of a place based on employment, quality of life and other factors. There's a lot of very good reasons that so many find this place desirable. We've talked of leaving due to affordability factors but in the end we'd rather live in less house than live with less Puget Sound. Definitely there are families leaving though and I get it. It's not easy for a regular middle class family to buy a home here anymore. If we had fewer ties to the community, leaving would be more attractive.

Plus, if his income is hospital based, WA is the place to be in this region. More hospitals, bigger budgets. Patients from AK and ID and MT are dependent on WA for a certain level of care. Lots of employers. Income potential for hospital related work (besides nursing) is above average here and in some cases by a lot.

No, but I bring a hostess gift, buy some groceries and either cook a nice meal or take them out to dinner. After I leave I send a thank you which for longer stays would include a gift.

Is he in hospital consulting? If so, the only tolls to consider just yet are if you live down in Gig Harbor or need to cross 520 often. And if that's his field, I would assume he or his firm bill for his transportation costs, right? So I wouldn't worry too much about tolls.

Some of the hospitals are connected by special hospital run shuttles. With no fixed work location, that opens up your options a bit but you might prefer to be somewhat central in the area, so perhaps south of Seattle and north of Tacoma. Almost all of our major medical centers (excepting Overlake and Evergreen on the eastside) are located along the I-5 corridor from Tacoma to Everett. I'd consider easy access to I-5 and somewhere where you can get on 405 (which will get you to those Eastside hospitals) pretty important. That screams So. King County to me.

There are some organizations that place Protestants in community non-profits and there's more structure, fellowship and support than just volunteering on your own. Here is one near me, but there are others around the country. http://www.companis.org (To all those opening the link, take a moment to smile at the lovely face of my friend Elizabeth (in the red with the glasses), who passed away very recently and who lovingly and joyfully dedicated her life to ministry and service.) IIRC, it sort of like a Jesuit Volunteer Corp or Vista program but Protestant rather than Catholic or secular and the workers are paid a small stipend and set up with modest room accomodations. The workers tend to be older (unlike Vista or JVC).

No. Space. Incomplete. Out of date (political geography, science and many other fields have changed so much). Not old enough to be a look into another world.

Well COL is high here. Food: groceries are more expensive but when we vacation (I almost always hit the grocery stores and cook in a kitchenette or while camping) I haven't noticed that most of the places we visited are much less for most things. Except for Florida. Food seemed cheaper in Florida to me. Gas: It's around $3 a gallon. Energy: we have inexpensive electricity rates compared to a lot of places. We are on a publically owned hydro system. Natural gas is about average. Oil is not as common for heating here so it's expensive but I think it is expensive most places. There's only one oR two companies that fill it. Housing: rents are on a major upswing. It's a sellers market for houses. There aren't that many places in King County where you can get a family size non-fixer for much under $350k and many places modestly sized homes are $500k and well up from there. Acre sized lots are hard to come buy unless you have a huge budget in King County or are going as far out as say, Enumclaw. Or you are ok with an older, handyman's special. New construction on acreage is hard to find and very expensive. It's really hard to recommend places without a vague sense of your budget and what you consider a nice place to live. One thing to consider is maybe across the water from Seattle. Bainbridge, Poulsbo are nice. The more affordable places to buy are around Tacoma, Puyallup, Monroe, Mountlale Terrace, Lynnwood, Burien and the rest of south King county, a very limited number of Seattle neighborhoods, Carnation, Duvall, Fall City, North Bend, Maple Valley. Many of these places are quite nice and all are livable. Nice places to live that are more expensive: The nicer Tacoma neighborhoods, Gig Harbor, Mill Creek, Brier, Edmonds, Woodinville, Shoreline, Sammamish, many popular Seattle neighborhoods, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Bothell, Kenmore, Bellevue, Mercer Island. Transportation is an issue. A serious, serious issue. Unless your employment is home based, you can't buy without regards to the commute, unless the wage earner really wants to be in traffic for a sizable chunk of the day.

If you want a ballet flat look but plan to walk a long ways, you want Eccos. This particular sole style has served me well: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ECCO-Black-Leather-Ballet-Flats-Womens-Shoes-39-8-8-5-/141726915104?hash=item20ff951a20 I have had 3-4 pairs like that over the last 8 years. Different top decorations but the same shape and sole.

Here's some information. The rules for young adults (to 26) are different than the rules of primary and secondary insurance for others. http://www.enhancedinsurance.com/primary-supplemental-secondary-health-insurance/

It's my understanding that young adults, unlike kids and spouses, have to choose between their parent's insurance and their own insurance. They can't have one as primary and the other as secondary. It could be though that he's not yet considered an adult because he's not graduated from high school. It's a little cumbersome to explain. I was just looking into this because a client has an employee who is 22 and was on her dad's plan.

He's 8 but he's a wise and yet still naive 8. Lucy is the same age and Linus and Sally are a little younger. He wasn't always the same age in the strips. He started at 4 and aged to 8. In the specials they do seem a little older. Sorry, huge Peanuts nerd family here.

Very interesting.

Truthfully, I find it interesting that you would have been thinking about joining a sect that is removed from the outside world and not already know that their views of women are not necessarily compatible with your life history. In most any post, if I am responding to a response not by the OP, I refer to the OP as the OP or by their user name. Do not assign ill intent and negative meaning where truly none is meant. I don't read posts in a vacuum and have a strong memory for things I read in print so if something you post on a non-deleted thread is relevant to a current thread, I am likely to recall it. My intent is not negative nor did I think that you having been divorced several times was private information. If you were intending it so, I would assume you would not share it. Gently, I see the appeal to you of such groups. But I think that the idea may be more appealing than the reality. Regardless, the barriers to entry are high in the particular group you have asked about. There's a lot more to it than clothing. Communal life is not an easy thing to achieve period, especially with a vast cultural, langauge and skill gap. Searching out a conservative Mennonite group or your own volunteer and prayer path is far more attainable in a short amount of time. I suggested Quaker primarily because the meetings might be very reflective to you and meditation is shown to be a major stress reliever. If you have never been, you can always visit. Even if something seems more liberal or conservative than your view, that doesn't mean there is not value is checking it out with an open heart. It sounds like mommaduck could be a source of good information for you. I truly wish you well on your search. I also wish that you would learn to not jump on people who are actually trying to be nice. A little grace, patience and assuming positive intent goes a long way. Not just on the boards, but in life and in communal living.