@ iTeach: Like herding cats - what do you want done about it?
Another issue, or maybe the same one: I realize the gokunming staff does not include a meteorologist, but the gokunming weather forecast, updated at 5pm, said 'Partly cloudy... 85% humidity...'
Ten minutes later a crashing thunderstorm came down on my apartment & lasted for about half an hour... Now it's sunny...
Science fails again... claim that sunset will be at 6:50 today, what are my chances?
I think cloudtrapezer is generally right about registering weeks late, but I don't think anybody should take it as guaranteed - I remember a particular weirdness that happened to a friend, although it was over 10 years ago.
However, on Sunday I arrived in Kunming late, coming from abroad; law says I have to register within 24 hours; I went to the PSB 48 hours later, and because of National Day/week, the person who registers (foreigners, at least) wasn't on duty. The cop on duty there checked with somebody upstairs, then told me to come back early on Sep. 8. I plan to do so, but you can see that it's (often, I believe) somewhat loose.
Have never had the slightest trouble or aggro at my local PSB office, over many years and with various types of visa. Maybe once a year (actually it seems much less often) a cop does visit my flat, look at my passport and then leaves, no hassle.
Or even cash incentives? I know of a small charity that provides parents with such. Evidence exists that this works.
Fact is, there are sometimes small hidden costs in the 'free' elementary and middle school state education, which seem trivial unless you're really poor. Some people are really poor.
How about this: tax breaks to those who keep their kids in school? Seems to me this might interest those with no cash more than requirements to pay for schools that, for one reason or another, their kids are not attending.
Not necessarily to disagree with JanJal. Vicar is right that it's nearly impossible to make the 1% socially responsible - anyway, that's my reading of his comment.
I'm not a health foody but the few meals I've had here have been really good and, yeah, I'll be happy to go back alone to sample all the rest of them. It's also not a bad place from which to people-watch the street below.
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Self-taught villager clears 10,000 mines from Yunnan frontier
Posted byGovernments declare war, should clean up the mess they make.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byOr even cash incentives? I know of a small charity that provides parents with such. Evidence exists that this works.
Fact is, there are sometimes small hidden costs in the 'free' elementary and middle school state education, which seem trivial unless you're really poor. Some people are really poor.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byHow about this: tax breaks to those who keep their kids in school? Seems to me this might interest those with no cash more than requirements to pay for schools that, for one reason or another, their kids are not attending.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byNot necessarily to disagree with JanJal. Vicar is right that it's nearly impossible to make the 1% socially responsible - anyway, that's my reading of his comment.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byJanJal, it is precisely money that the poor do not have.