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After 9/11, my interactions with Muslims opened my eyes to a different perspective. I've worked alongside a Muslim colleague for over a decade, and I envy his kindness and humility. He represents one of the billions who adhere to the fundamental tenets of Islam, pray regularly, and harbor no intolerance to non-Muslims. Similar to the Quran, there are controversial passages within the Hebrew and Christian Bibles that extremists interpret to rationalize violence. Some extremist groups lay claim to Christianity, yet the majority view Christianity as a religion that promotes peace. More than 120 scholars have attested to Islam's core message of peace. Understanding the nuances of religious texts is complex, especially when coupled with sociopolitical issues that can lead to violence. Some of y'all are making misguided generalizations about Muslims. I think this comes from America's indoctrination, as well as the mental shortcuts and cognitive biases that prevent nuanced understanding of different viewpoints, like those shared by @BerniePragle.

What does Chad in Virginia think?

What makes you think I'm upset? For clarity through example of outlier... I don't want to discuss how every employee, regardless of their actual work or contribution, is paid the same salary, whether a high-performing professional or an employee in a deep and uninterrupted coma. This is draining... Blue, huh? You're such an idiot. Of course, you hate red because you are a jerk and privileged. Brilliant TPT. Always a pleasure.

I said luck plays into it... safety net plays into it... hard work plays into it... and life is expensive. Not enough can be said about character... The early bird gets the worm. The harder I work, the luckier I get. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

What?

@BobDole how do you know what @Offthemat meant with this post? @Offthemat - what are intending to communicate?

Regardless of my viewpoints, I appreciate passionate, well-worded opinions and expertise. Testify indeed.

I hope the hospital across the street is 'in network.'

It was the men's choice to accept the benefits against the risks; they put in the work and took advantage of the opportunity. There is much positive to be said and had for joining the military... Both my mother and MIL worked during the day and went to night school to earn nursing degrees. I recall my mother bringing me to some of her classes. My eldest sister was an unhappy SAHM with four children and chose divorce. She joined another family with her four children to split rent on a house. While on government assistance, she used grants and loans to put herself through college. She has a good and stable salary now... Granted, my kin had access to education, family, and neighborhoods that helped create access to the opportunity. Sure, education, family, and neighborhoods affect social mobility. There are other 'luck' considerations that impact raising one's social mobility... but in the US... hard work goes a long way to overcoming hard luck. Hard work... The USA doesn't care how hard you work; it pays for performance. When the consumer purchases a car, factors like employee effort and work hours are not considered. Rather, decisions are based on quality, cost, and availability. So how does the employee generate quality? They either have the rare skill to work smarter, or they choose to work harder. The employee who works smarter or harder than his peers will find himself with better luck. Don't have the energy to discuss the edge cases. But ***duck**. Hard work's separation isn't enough anymore for those that 'have' let alone those that don't. Life is expensive.

There is tremendous support for education to teach finance. It isn't cake, it's meat and potatoes.

More from Pat Milkovich In the body of my response, being on your stomach is one of the prime reasons one gets "ridden," or turned. Why is he on his stomach to begin with? There are a multitude of methods to prevent that. Virtually everything in wrestling has a stimulus/response mechanism involved, called "setups." There are setups to takedowns, setups for riding, mat returns, breakdowns, pinning, escaping, and reversals, etc. Once a wrestler understands those processes, it rarely matters whether he is on top, bottom, or neutral. The S/R methods all share commonalities between humans and they are predictable. Trying to adequately explain, verbally, the techniques of riding is extremely challenging. Top and bottom wrestling are the most difficult aspects of wrestling to learn and to teach. It's becoming a lost art and I understand why so many coaches and wrestlers like freestyle. It’s way easier. Consequently, it's why I love folkstyle, a wrestler can't be good in just one facet, he has to exhibit comprehension and competency in all three facets. On bottom, one of the important techniques is to keep your hands/wrists free. Watch the NCAA's and notice how many wrestlers break down to an elbow while on bottom. Big NO, NO. Wrists are begging to be controlled. Stay off your elbows, keep your hands/wrists free, stay off your belly, and you've just gotten light years better from bottom. Riding or controlling the bottom man doesn't mean you grow roots on his ankle or stay stuck in one position. The true art of top wrestling is learning to change off, switch sides, and work the bottom man from head to ankles, while making him carry your weight, keeping him out of balance, and creating pressures and torques to make him use more of his strength and energy to neutralize or counteract all the forces. You and others may call it stalling, but it isn't. It has a cumulative effect on the bottom man's stamina and psyche. He's not scoring points, times ticking down, he's frustrated, fighting hard wasting energy and getting tired, top guy is gaining a point, and you're in his head because he knows he can't get out unless you let him out. If/when he does get out, his reactions may be slower because he wasted so much energy on bottom...and your'e still in his head with riding time. Many times in close matches with quality kids, the determining factor its RT. That's why RT is an asset to the sport. No one should be given a free out or up, just because he can't do it himself. If he doesn't like being on bottom, learn to get out and you are now in your desired "neutral." If someone can dominate you on top, he deserves some reward. Appropriately, that is riding time, control time, you suck on bottom time... call it whatever, but the top guy should not be penalized and taken out of a position of dominance/control and put on his feet just because the bottom man is inept. That's actually a form of "income inequality." There are plenty of lousy bottom wrestlers who can't get out but are difficult to turn because they've spent so much time there. So RT is his penalty and top's reward.

Pat Milkovich I have to respectfully disagree with the comments that it is somehow the top man's stalling that's keeping the bottom man down or makes wrestling boring. At what point does it become the bottom man's responsibility to control that position. I was taught that being on bottom was my opportunity to score points and to limit the top man's accumulation of riding time control and either get me to neutral or reverse him. I also learned that, just like on the feet for TD's, there are things I can do on bottom to create setups and counters that allow me to escape or reverse in a short amount of time, regardless of the top guy's tactics. It doesn't matter if the top man catches/rides ankles, puts in legs, spirals, or whatever. My first responsibility is prevention (i.e., movement or standup on the whistle and establishing hand control) and then it's countering. When you are lousy on bottom, it makes the top man's job much easier. Just like when you are lousy on top. It makes the bottom man's job much easier to get out. When you get broken down to your stomach, break down to your elbows, let your wrists/ankles get tied up, don't control his hands/wrists, don't create movement/get to your feet, get hip separation, or let a guy get legs in...that's your fault or your coach's fault...yours for either not having learned/drilled the techniques necessary for success or your coach's for not having taught you those techniques needed to succeed. I just find it utterly amazing that instead of learning all the different methods that would help one on bottom, then the discussion turns to eliminating those positions or requirements. You want more action in the top/bottom positions? Award 1 pt or every 30 seconds of RT. That would force both wrestlers to be incredibly more active. As some of you folks ponder criticizing/reacting to my opinion/perspective, be careful that you don't walk into a setup.

It does predate it. https://web.archive.org/web/20040625203630/http://www.thematforums.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32219 Mugatu in 2004. I really enjoyed the Smarty Jones era

It is many different people and likely predates the last website iteration. GuillermoBilletas has the earliest college post found in March 2013. i really enjoyed the Rutgers era DF has the earliest international post found in September 2013. I really enjoyed the olympic wrestling era

There is a difference between teaching financial education as a core curriculum and having concerns over teaching money-making through the Silk Road.

If teachers taught financial responsibility, there would be no next-generation teachers. Oof.

Why is Israel proposing 'innocent' Gaza residents to move to Egypt but not to Israel, the West Bank, or Lebanon?

@1032004 Does the 3-point takedown create even more incentive to pick bottom than a 2-point takedown, given the need to narrow the point gap and the common strategy to secure a 1-point escape?

A 3 and 3 would be similar, yes. It will be interesting to see if wrestling becomes more exciting to watch. I want higher-scoring matches because increased action is entertainment, not because the point system is inflated. I want to see the guy with one takedown win the match against the guy with two escapes, and the current format addresses that.

Would more choose top to go after near fall and riding time, and is that a problem?

Here is the concept paper where the Israeli Intelligence Ministry identifies the 'best' option of evacuation of the civilian population from Gaza to Sinai. https://www.scribd.com/document/681086738/Israeli-Intelligence-Ministry-Policy-Paper-on-Gaza-s-Civilian-Population-October-2023

Reversal is still there. The 'riding time' is still there. Please say more about how the 3-point takedown is better than removing the 1-point escape concerning mat wrestling.

Regardless of Israel's history with Palestinian refugees, the best ethical choice for Egypt (and Israel) is to provide refuge to the Palestinians at the gate. It is a humanitarian obligation and should be framed as such. The stronger reason that Egypt doesn't want Palestinian refugees is one of national security, such as the president saying that the refugees would continue terrorizing Israel and would bring about an Egypt vs. Israel war. The security reason is the driver, and 'complicit in ethnic cleansing' is some spin. One would think that the humanitarian choice to save lives has higher international value than concern about land possession.

UB core says Hamas is bad, but I understand some of their motivations, including Israel's behavior. Israel should better ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians when targeting Hamas. There are innocent Palestinian citizens forced to stay and risk death or fleeing violence. Some people might interpret UB's stance as: "Israel is bad," which isn't what UB is saying. "Hamas is justified," which also isn't UB's message. Supporting humanitarian rights for Palestinian citizens doesn't mean supporting Hamas, and understanding the reasons behind Hamas's actions doesn't equate to supporting Hamas itself.

You are correct. All three of my kids spent a couple of weeks learning about money, writing checks, and doing pretend jobs for a day. I did the same and learned that police have power, judges make money, and nobody wants to be a button maker. In high school, there should be required teaching about school loans... sort of like the scared straight approach for law/order, the tattoo king, OR the 'jaws of life' demonstration from firefighters for drunk driving danger. Many kids don't have too much personal responsibility yet and still don't respect finances... so at this time, it makes sense to have adults with student loans come and talk about 'what they wish they knew then.' College ought to require a personal financial class. These students often have more personal responsibility, and the timing is right. One class could be called "Beyond Ramen Noodles, A Path to Financial Freedom." Thankfully, my mother told me to save 10% when I got my first post-graduate paycheck. I did because I trusted her. I wish she had said to save 30%. My oldest high-schooler has a part-time job and recently saved $2K over many work hours. When researching a product for her, we stumbled on a limited supply/demand market. Against her fears (but under my guidance), she spent her entire savings on three large products. She sold two for 50% profit and recovered her investment. Selling the third should net $1K in the green for about 1 hour total of work. I am also teaching her about the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) Movement, to save and invest aggressively—somewhere between 50–75% of her income—so she can retire sometime in her 30s or 40s.