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Woland

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  1. Uggh.
    Been to Dland 2. I love southern cal weather.
     
    The wife is planning on WDW next Feb. so hopefully weather and humidity arent too bad
    Looking at suite at Animal Kingdom.
    Is that okay to get into the pakrs. looks like its not on the monorail and you  get to the park via boat?
    Not sure if that is a pain in the ass.
    4 adults, a 2 yo, 5 yo and 10 yo kid.
    At Dland we stay at the Grand Californian so like the quick park access.
    Is the Animal Kingdom resort good or can yall suggest a closer Dworld hotel with easy access?
     
    FUCK
     
     


    We like Port Orleans French Quarter. It’s close to all the parks and the resort only has one bus stop. You can catch a boat to Disney Springs.
  2. 2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

    And Animal Kingdom is 100X more humid and hot than the rest of the parks. But it does have the Everest ride which is pretty fun. No help on alcohol there. Epcot, you're golden.

    Maybe I'm misreading your post, but Animal Kingdom does serve alcohol. The Nomad Lounge is great though the service can be flaky. 

  3. 2 hours ago, mdmost said:

    Litre of Hefeweizen at Biergarten in the Germany pavilion. Margaritas in the Mexico area. Pubs in the England area. 

    La Cava del Tequila is outstanding, but don't start there because you won't get much further.

  4. Two people in the house,  I and my wife.

    I like to go to Market Street twice a week., usually Thursday and Sunday. It's hard to keep salad greens fresh for an entire week. There is also an occasional trip to Trader Joe's to pick up a supply of croutons.

    I have list of items I buy at Costco. When I need something on the list, I'll check the supply of everything else. On average, I pick-up about six items a trip.

    I cook in large quantities and package meals for the freezer. I just cooked about five pounds of pull-pork for tacos which yielded one meal about six bags for future consumption. Some weeks I don't need to purchase meat.

  5. This week's "This American Life" investigates one father's fight against conspiracy theorists (Part 1) and Alex Jones (Part 2). The segment on  Alex Jones is brutal.

    Beware the Jabberwock

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    Alex Jones spread the idea that Sandy Hook was a hoax, on his radio show and website for years after the shooting. He's probably the country's most famous conspiracy theorist. He's even had Donald Trump on his show. Reporter Jon Ronson travels to Jones' hometown in Texas, to investigate the story Jones tells about himself, and how he became who he is.  Jon Ronson and his producer Lina Misitzis originally created a version of this story for Audible. 

     

  6. I retired from teaching and believe I made sufficient money for my efforts. But across the profession, there is not enough compensation to attract a highly-qualified educator for every classroom - if that is a goal, teachers need to be paid more.

  7. My wife and I arrived in Orlando on Sunday (two days ago) and checked into Port Orleans French Quarter. An early flight allowed us to get to Magic Kingdom in the afternoon. We were able to  get in Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, and a few minor attractions. Dinner was at Be Our Guest. The service was fine, but I classify the food as "upscale cafeteria." We were seated in the Beast's room, which I think was a far better experience than if we were in the ballroom. I wouldn't go back, but I don't have a young daughter who is into Belle. I think Be Our Guest is the only place to meet and greet the Beast, and the wait was only about 5 minutes. We booked the dessert party for the Happily Ever After show, and that was a good decision even if we didn't eat many of the sweets.

    Monday was back to Magic Kingdom and dinner at California Grill. We opted to skip watching the show from the deck because we had seen it the night before and so much of the presentation is now projections onto the castle. We ended up have a good view of the fireworks from the bus stop.

  8. On 2/25/2019 at 1:11 PM, Hugo Stiglitz said:

     

    I was just reading the story of Vladimir Bekhterev, a doctor who examined Stalin and then made the mistake of discussing the patient. He was shortly afterwards poisoned while attending the performance of the Bolshoi Ballet.

  9. 3 hours ago, bolverk said:

    Works in Finland, so there might be worse ideas (like our approach).

    “Children from wealthy families with lots of education can be taught by stupid teachers,” Louhivuori said, smiling. “We try to catch the weak students. It’s deep in our thinking.”

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful-49859555/

    I am not arguing that Finland is not doing exceptional things, but...

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    There are no mandated standardized tests in Finland, apart from one exam at the end of students’ senior year in high school.
     

    This is misleading and the truth is often glossed over in discussions about the education system in Finland. The "one exam" is actually a series of high-stakes tests that determine which universities you can enter and which fields you can study, narrowing down your choices of profession. Are you smart and want to be a lawyer? If all the Finnish mothers took genius pills the year you were born, you may be out of luck (each year, Finnish Universities only accept a set number of students in each discipline), or you might have to study abroad and pay for your higher education. Finnish students know this and are preparing for these exams from the time they enter their first grade in school. They know they have to master the material no matter how good the teacher.

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  10. Wife got to choose yesterday and today because she is working this week and I am not;  Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2 on New Year's Eve and 3 this afternoon.

    I watched King Arthur: The Tale of the Sword on Monday before the wife came home from work. It lives down to the reviews.

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