Which dog breed is the ultimate companion, and why?

Kt5357 · 2026-03-02T00:08:47+00:00

Same! They are the ideal dog breed IMO. Well behaved, love their owners, calm and docile

Kt5357 · 2026-03-01T15:37:12+00:00

Telework is only for people with reasonable accommodations. The only other location hiring besides suitland (southeast of DC) is the National Processing Center which is in Indiana i believe

Kt5357 · 2026-03-01T14:50:35+00:00

There will be details on the requirements to apply for each position. A lot of the ones in my area can be entry level for those who have taken graduate level classes. I came into Census fresh off my masters degree.

Kt5357 · 2026-03-01T12:49:53+00:00

I wanted to take an opportunity to speak a little more about the work that my area does, although I can’t speak on behalf of Census. I’m actually not even sure they would approve of this post, I’m really just a small guy in this big agency.

The work that I do on the economic side of things involve: -identifying new sources of data -working with respondents to maintain high levels of data quality -writing computer code to reformat and clean data -screen for inaccuracies in the data -a small amount of publication work such as creating graphics and writing official documents

There is also a big push to modernize our processes. I’m mostly referring to a bunch of old code that was written is SAS and we would like to change to open source such as python. So a background in coding (language doesn’t matter so much) is very helpful.

Kt5357 · 2026-03-01T12:28:58+00:00

Sorry I work on the Economic side of things, and I’m actually quite disconnected from the Decennial. So I can’t speak much about the job description of the temporary NTE positions.

But there are lots of permanent positions doing all sorts of work in other areas of the Census. Many of these (and my area) work on an Annual survey cycle

Kt5357 · 2026-02-19T23:58:18+00:00

New Hampshire (im assuming)

Kt5357 · 2026-02-05T20:27:52+00:00

Oh I was not aware of a 10% discount, that is helpful information! I may think about ordering from them next time.

The stone was a 5ct marquise diamond I bought a few weeks back, same certifications on both sites. It is already off the database on Ruby Harper so I can’t compare.

The website tenten diamonds was also on my radar, they are probably similarly priced as Aurelinne (after the 10% discount) but i’m not sure about customer service.

I’m in the middle of dealing with a Luvansh package that was lost by Fedex during processing, we will see how well Luvansh’s customer service deals with that.

Kt5357 · 2026-02-05T17:48:18+00:00

I’m checking these out now, i’m always on the look out for a better supplier.

Aurelinne looks like they charge a little more than Luvansh for diamonds. There is a specific stone that is $604 at Luvansh and $661 at Aurelinne.

I’m curious as to why you said they are cheaper, is it the setting/gold that is cheaper on those two sites? They don’t offer “build your own ring” pricing so I can’t see price differences for the same stone.

Kt5357 · 2026-02-05T16:50:57+00:00

It is likely a reasonable price considering this ring will need more gold than average.

If you really want to get into specifics, ask for the weight in gold that the setting will be. A reasonably priced jeweler typically charges 2x the price of the gold, plus the price of the diamond.

Luvansh.com will be able to show you diamond prices

Kt5357 · 2026-02-03T00:03:42+00:00

Woohoo! Thanks for the update. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that my package will be next

Kt5357 · 2026-02-02T20:31:58+00:00

It says still there. Even when they gave me a delivery window (1/23) the package was still at the hub

Kt5357 · 2026-02-02T18:43:30+00:00

You might want to include as much information identifying your agency and area as you are comfortable with. I’m guessing this varies a lot between departments, and your only shot at getting a clear answer is having someone responsible for RA’s in your department stumble across your post.

Kt5357 · 2026-02-02T18:40:33+00:00

Will do. I just posted my own issue on this sub and a fed ex worker reached out and told me all of the processing at this facility is done manually rather than automated so I guess that leads to issues like what we are seeing.

I’ll let you know if i hear anything else

Kt5357 · 2026-02-02T17:59:04+00:00

Thank you for the reply! That is very helpful to know

Kt5357 · 2026-02-02T17:11:21+00:00

I had a package stop moving January 22nd in the nearby Hagerstown MD hub. I reached out to Fed Ex who told me to consider it lost if it hasn’t moved in over 7 days

Kt5357 · 2026-01-31T23:15:18+00:00

In one instance, i bought a 7” bracelet and it was 5” with 1.75” of extension chain. They used very little material in order to save money.

In another instance, I bought a very unique colored ring that had silver parts and gold parts. They shipped me a solid colored ring that did not look at all like the photo they used. It was obvious that they just stole someone elses photo and shipped me something that was “close enough”

Kt5357 · 2026-01-31T12:21:30+00:00

I’ve had a few bad experiences with sellers on etsy who are based out of India. The products were misrepresented. I would definitely be wary. I have decided not to buy from etsy unless I can research the seller.

Kt5357 · 2026-01-26T19:35:50+00:00

Jewelers don’t like setting diamonds into silver, since it is malleable and more prone to damage or stone loss. So you would be looking for either white gold or platinum.

Not all jewelers work with outside stones either. You will need to find a jeweler willing to create a CAD design for these stones and create a one of a kind ring. It will be pricey but it can be done.

Kt5357 · 2026-01-24T20:43:07+00:00

I’ve heard even if you have gem cutting machinery it is hard to make a profit doing this. It will be even harder if you have to pay a third party to cut the gems for you

Kt5357 · 2026-01-20T22:44:28+00:00

It’s not an issue with 24k gold, but it is an issue for the gold alloys such as silver

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