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Dear Ethan

Me and my girlfriend have been dating for quit a while now. We use to hang out all the time but now we barley see each other. I think she is not interested in me anymore or is seeing someone else. I need your help please.

Dear Lover

First thing is not to assume anything cause that could just make it worst fast. You should just ask why you two don't see each other anymore or what she does when she isn't with you. Ask her if she still loves you or to hang out with her dont leave her alone. Take your time to find out an answer, hope it goes well.

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Earning your high school diploma is important - more important than you may realize. Your parents have probably always told you to how important it is to get a good education. Sorry to burst your bubble, but they're right. Today, you can't do much without having a high school diploma.

Here are 6 reasons why getting your high school diploma is important:

1. Career Opportunities

If you want to make more than minimum wage you're going to need a high school diploma. Without it, you're going to be stuck in a dead-end job with no chance of a promotion or a raise. With a high school diploma, or even better - a college degree, you're more likely to land a job that provides a higher salary in addition to health insurance and retirement benefits. A high school diploma can help you land a job that you can call a career well into adulthood. It will allow you to apply for jobs that you would otherwise not be able to do without a diploma.

2. Furthering Your Education

In today's job market, a college degree is becoming more important. But in order to further your education at any type of college - whether it's community college, a four-year university or an online university - you'll be required to have a high school diploma. By obtaining your high school diploma and then furthering your education in college, you will make yourself available to apply for jobs carrying higher salaries and better benefits.

3. Higher Salary

According to research, graduating from high school will determine how well you live for the next 50 years of your life. High school graduates earn $143 more per week than high school dropouts. College graduates earn $336 more per week than high school graduates ($479 more per week than high school dropouts). Enough said.

4. Staying Employed

Statistics show that individuals who complete high school in four years are less likely to be unemployed. According to a 2006 study, people who never completed high school had a 16.3% unemployment rate eight years later. During those same 8 years, the unemployment rate among those who earned their diplomas within four years was dramatically lower at only 4.7%. Taking longer than four years to earn your diploma can have even more of a negative effect. Individuals who spent more than six years pursuing their high school diploma experienced a massive 18.1% unemployment rate.

5. More Opportunities

A high school diploma offers more lifetime opportunities beyond the job. You're more likely to live above the poverty line, giving you the opportunity to apply for home, car or school loans. With a high school diploma, you'll most likely live in a low crime rate neighborhood and not have any trouble with the law yourself. According to the National Dropout Prevention Center, 82 percent of prisoners in the U.S. are high school dropouts.

6. Additional Incentives

Not only will you feel good about yourself when you graduate from high school, but it helps protect your physical health. You'll be more likely to have access to medical care (health insurance from your job) and have the funds to pay for it (better salary). Knowing you have a diploma makes you a good role model to younger siblings, or your own kids and grandkids, which will encourage them to stay in school (the circle of life). Plus finishing high school gives you the chance to learn a variety of things. The more you learn, the more well-rounded you'll be as a person, giving you the opportunity to apply for even better jobs!

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Earning your high school diploma is important - more important than you may realize. Your parents have probably always told you to how important it is to get a good education. Sorry to burst your bubble, but they're right. Today, you can't do much without having a high school diploma.

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Dear Ethan

I am having trouble in school and im thinking of dropping out cause i dont belong here.

I feel as if i dont need school, i could just live without it. Please help what should i do?

Dear Student

I think education is always key. You need an education in life to have a job or expand in parts.

Most well more the most jobs you need at least a high school diploma to get one. I sugest ou look

for extra help or talk to your parents and tell them about your problems.

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Due to the current interest in conference realignment, this page is getting tons of traffic and lots of comments.

So, I want to update it with new numbers you can find at Big 10 edges SEC in 2008 total sports revenue and 2010 College Sports TV Revenue By Conference. However, neither of those posts takes into account the full impact of the SEC's new deal with ESPN ($2 billion over 15 years) which only began in the fall of 2009. Also, neither breaks it down so that we can see how much revenue is produced solely by football. So, we continue to maintain that the SEC is the top college FOOTBALL revenue conference. However, let's be clear that we don't have full information and undoubtedly it is very close between the SEC and Big Ten; and probably changes from day to day. One thing is clear -- both conferences are way ahead of the others and both make lot's of money from college football.

One of the most common adages you will hear is the statement that "money will not bring you happiness." While that bit of wisdom is certainly true; money can help set the stage for happiness.

This applies as much to college football as to anything else in life. In the world of college sports, money can buy you the best facilities, coaches, recruiting programs, publicity, and all the other "perks" that are a part of top college sports programs.

Of course having the best of everything that money can buy will not guarantee winning teams. But, it sure will help. And, if you look at the list of which schools have the top revenue producing sports programs - you will find that those schools are also at the top of the win-loss column as well. Certainly, this universally true if you look at it from any long-term perspective.

To read more about the SEC's "virtuous circle" of fans, money, and wins, check out Best College Sports Conference.

OK, so we all agree that, for better or worse, money plays a major role in building a top sports program.

So, which is the top college football revenue conference?

You got it - the Southeastern Conference (SEC)!

And, no, it's not close.

Here's the 2006 list:

1. Texas Longhorns

2. Tennessee Volunteers

3. Ohio State Buckeyes

4. Florida Gators

5. Georgia Bulldogs

6. Alabama Crimson Tide

7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

8. Michigan Wolverines

9. LSU Tigers

10. Auburn Tigers

Obviously you can see that the SEC dominates the Top 10 list of football revenue schools. The SEC has 6 of the top 10 football revenue programs. The Big Ten is second with only 2 of the top 10.

The top 15 in football profit is a bit different:

Again, however, the SEC dominates with 7 of the Top 15 in football profit. The Big Ten has 4; the Big 12 has 3.

Footnote: It is difficult to get reliable, comprehensive, numbers about college sports revenue. You can get pieces of information from places like www.ncaa.org. For instance, www.ncaa.org will tell you how much was paid out to the conferences from the BCS payout or from the NCAA college basketball tournament.

But, that's only part of the story. The individual schools and conferences have individual radio, TV, and internet contracts (so called "multi-media" income).

Then there is the tremendous revenues from licensed apparel and other fan items. And, of course, ticket sales and alumni contributions.

However, we think the information on this page accurately reflects the college sports revenue picture. The first list is based on football revenue from the 2003 - 2004 season. The second list is based on football profit from 2005 - 2006.

You notice Notre Dame is 7th in revenue but first in profit. The reason is that Notre Dame is an Independent and thus keeps all of its revenue. The other schools on the list have to share their revenue with other members of their conferences.

The lists above only reflects football revenue and profit. The information was obtained from fanblogs.com and forbes.com.

However, the vast majority of college sports revenue and virtually all profit comes from football. So, the above list is pretty accurate ranking of the top programs in both college football and college sports revenue.

One last note, Wikipedia.org says athletic departments of the SEC members consistently raise more money than any other conference. In the 2006-2007 school year, the SEC was #1, and set a record, with distributions of $122 million to its member schools.

To read more about how we see the conferences stacking up in 2010, check out 2010 College Football Conference Comparison.

TOP COLLEGE SPORTS REVENUE SCHOOLS

The following information was just published by Fortune Magazine in its October 29, 2007 issue:

This is a ranking of college athletic departments in terms of overall sports revenue (in millions) for the year ended Summer 2006 (some ended in June '06; some in August '06). You'll see the list is generally consistent with the above list of football revenue schools.

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Dear Ethan

I am a student athlete in collage, I think us as of athletes
in collage should get money and endorsements. If we do the same as pros then we
should at least get some money for books and other stuff. What do you think I should
do and your opinion on it.

Dear College Athlete

I understand what you’re talking about and totally agree
with you. I think you should talk to other athletes and talk about how they
feel about the subject and write a letter to the union. Get more people to sign
a petition then see if they will take a look at it and make an action towards
it.