How can a cheap American buy a HOUSE in the 1st. World ?

I've owned a number of dogs in my life. Wonderfull friends. Display great personality, love, loyalty, shame when they know they were caught misbehaving. They dream, they suffer, they experience joy, happiness, sadness, heartbreak, loneliness. They miss you when you're away. Rejoice at your return. They're determined and resourcefull. Take them 50 miles away, dump them out, many will find their way home.
Do they have a soul?
I don't know but I think not. A mans soul is the god like part of man. Obviously our bodies were'nt made in the image of a spirit.

Will dogs go to heaven? Hey, I'd love to see my pet friends again.

But what's sadder? To think only men will be promoted higher than the angels?
or to think that when we are dead, just like the dog Rover, we'll be dead all over!

 

Thread - Hi-jacked - seriously Hi-jacked. Can we please talk about the subject - in this part of the forums - if you's guy's want to talk about religion - can you please - join a religion forum.

I have no problem with your talking about religion - I just don't want to do that - in here. - Housing in 3rd world countries - is the subject - in here - Please & thank-you. Ciao, james.

 

sorry James,
You're right!

 

And of course, this is the only thread on boatdesign.net that has ever meandered away from the original subject....

The fact is that a thread is basically a conversation, and conversations wander around. But they generally get back to the original subject before they're done.

Relax. No one intends to permanently hijack the thread and turn it into one on religion; the discussion of souls between me and Yobarnacle is just a sidebar.

 

Any unemployed or under employed PHDs with dinghy racing experience here?



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Job Title:Training Instructor (Head Dinghy Sailing Coach), GS-1712-11 JAC

Departmentepartment Of Transportation

Agency:Maritime Administration

Sub Agency:U.S. Department of Transportation

Job Announcement Number:MARAD.MMA-2012-0017

SALARY RANGE: $64,729.00 to $84,146.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 to Tuesday, January 24, 2012
SERIES & GRADE: GS-1712-11
POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time - Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:11
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) in the following locations:
Kings Point, NY

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen.


JOB SUMMARY:
The Mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is to educate and graduate officers and leaders of honor and integrity who are dedicated to serving the economic and defense interests for the United States in our Armed Forces and Merchant Marine and who will contribute to an intermodal transportation system that effectively ties America together.

This position is located in the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Department of Waterfront Activities, Kings Point, New York. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Head Sailing Coach for the Intercollegiate Dinghy Sailing Team, a varsity sport. You will have complete responsibility for all planning, management and coaching for such endeavors. Areas of responsibility include coaching the Sailing Team, management of assistant coaches, recruiting, public relations, basic to advanced sailing and seamanship instruction, training and certification of instructors, and facility management.


The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and mid to senior level professional possessing integrity, stamina, and ingenuity, and capable of adjusting to various work environments, physical demands, and schedules. The individual must be customer service oriented, with unique skills to develop, manage and coach a Varsity Intercollegiate Dinghy Sailing Team.

KEY REQUIREMENTS


•You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify.
•Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
•Review Required Documents Section as documents are required by closing date
•Job announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 30 days.
•Relocation expenses ARE NOT authorized.
•Telework IS NOT authorized.

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DUTIES:
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•Coaches Midshipmen and students from the novice to expert level in all aspects of sailing and sailboat racing.


•Coordinates competitive opportunities for Midshipmen teams in Inter-collegiate and open competition.


•Recruits athlete sailors by actively coaching, racing and participating in the sport in a manner and style that attracts candidates to seek admission.


•Provides instruction of the highest level in dinghy fleet and team racing to skilled members of the sailing team to prepare them for races, regattas and championships.


•Trains, certifies and qualifies program related Safety Officers.


•Develops contacts and build relationships with exterior sailing organizations.


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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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LEVEL To qualify on Education, you must have
at least: To qualify on Experience, you must have one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the following:

GRADE 11
Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that has equipped you to perform the duties of this position.
Experience teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment for this occupation that includes:

•Experience training dinghy sailing or team racing.

•Experience developing and managing small vessel sail training programs emphasizing the technical proficiencies required for high level racing.

•Experience in sailboat racing rules, sailboat and sail handling techniques applicable to racing, and sailboat tactics and strategies.


You can also qualify based on a
combination of Education and Experience




Applicants must meet all qualification
requirements by the closing date of this announcement.





•DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period.


•Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
If you meet the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of four categories: Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze, which is based upon your responses to the vacancy questions. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference that have provided supporting documents will receive selection priority over non-veterans. The top rated applications will be reviewed for the quality of your experience, education and training relevant to the position. If your resume does not support the specialized experience, or if your application does not support your answers to the Vacancy Specific Questions, your final rating may be modified and/or you may be disqualified from consideration.
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Benefits include health and life insurance, annual and sick
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OTHER INFORMATION:
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Better be good. Kings Point turns out Olympic quality sailors

 

Which universities offer PHDs in dinghy racing? Besides Kings Point?

 

My house is white and I am a cheap American. Which world I live in is open to debate.

 

No no no- this thread it the jaundiced view of American prospects thread.

The housing thread is here:

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/op...american-buy-cheap-house-3rd-world-41036.html


Or am I reading too much into the OP's thread starter:

"How can a cheap American buy a WHITE HOUSE in the 1st. World ?
Easy, Wall Street can arrange it every time."

Since the esteemed Mr Efficiency has left the thread to develop on its own volition, my take is that no censure is needed?


I will commit the next trespass.

Dogs with souls?
The longer I live the more I believe that all creatures have a soul and in fact a unique personality in each and every one.
Hard to see in ants I'd admit but there non the less.

"occam's razor" and the existence of god in the same thought?
Hmmmmm.

 

isnt that what romney is trying to do ?

 

It is my sincere hope that all dogs go to heaven.

 

"occam's razor" and the existence of god in the same thought?
Hmmmmm.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for....

 

Which world is mine?

I suspect, like most of us friend, you live in your OWN world.

 

Better Watch your step then...before AND after you get there.

 

Silver Raven--I have gone back over the thread and no question you are a lurker on this thread thus in reality it has not really gone off course as it pertains to your input being ignored by other topics being brought on line. In several of my post I have gone into a great ramble on how I obtained a white house in the 1st. world hoping someone would also relate their approaches. Those as well as 75% of the other posts were on topic and opportunity for you to give input which we encourage and need to keep a forum thread moving and alive. In my limited time on forum and my non ending reading of past threads I can't recall any that has not gone off and on topic thru out it's life. It's the nature of the beast and most non technical non boat threads(this one being an example) often drift into the big three no no's --religion-politics and sex --not unlike real life conversations. If I want input and reply on the topic of a thread that has drifted off course I basically do the same as you have done but with a little more diplomatic approach I.E. Post input on the off thread topic and then as a second paragraph of your post coax the thread back on stream by relating your second paragraph to the OP's subject OR Simply start you post by the words "Gettin back on topic" ----.
If you are still lurking the thread you will see that it has gone off thread again on the last two postings --But by doing so it has given opportunity for one or more people obtaining employment, in doing so it just might give them the income opportunity to purchase that "White house in the 1st. world" . I.E. Postings that relate to and put the thread back on track again and a welcomed opportunity for you to post .--???