they arrived at that number by way of calculating the value of our medical/dental benefits....and for the record, your base pay as an E7 (over 20 years) back in 2004 was 3,341.00 and amounted to an annual pay of 40,092.00  That was just base pay with no BAH or BAS added in, which easily adds up to 12K per year.....I am...more

this has to be some sort of mix-up.....I recently read countless articles and posts here on these forums that the Venezuelan people have been completely taken care of by their government and its wonderful job of ensuring that no capitalism roots allowed them to be taken advantage of....this must just be a mistaken arti...more

Sorry Johntho.....I have to disagree with you.  Man needs no blueprint for greed, it is an unfortunate inherent trait in us all.  Most people are better at managing it than others.  IF you think capitalism is designed for the "very few", then what do you think of communist controlled North Korea?  Do you consider that ...more

yeah average......and I bet you call yourself modern and progressive too.  So you are willing to turn your head to this abuse in the name of "all those other religious groups did bad things too!!"  Yeah....real progress there.  So according to your logic, people or groups should be able to do all sorts of heinous thing...more

cj15....you are just a typical pot stirrer by using the example to Silvia about her child being denied a scholarship based on race.  The point is this; there are a multitude of fund sources out there for every minority, so what is the big deal about this fund being designated for young white kids? And fofb...."Just ...more

You know, I will first state this for the record....I have a concealed carry permit.  Having said that, I will add this;  I have had many years of training and am very comfortable with multiple weapon systems and situations.  However, I do not just carry a gun on my person unless I am traveling in an area where I feel ...more

hahahahaaaa......that's a classic and one of my favorite sayings

actually stwewart, very few advances have actually come from using adult stem cells.  They have done a lot of experiments, like this one, where they have used adult stem cells combined with mice mesenchyme (embryonic) cells to see what they can accomplish....and do some research before someone gets on here and tries to...more

"These easily accessible epithelial cells are thus a realistic source for consideration in human biotooth formation. The next major challenge is to identify a way to culture adult human mesenchymal cells to be tooth-inducing, as at the moment we can only make embryonic mesenchymal cells do this."......quoted from the S...more