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  1. Here are two more; the first example actually occurred in Germany where the age of consent is lower--14 years. Also: in the US there is a movement to return to younger age of consent and *consent to marry laws. Apparently, being that it is young women and girls it is somehow acceptable to groom them because it's females and their lives are of no consequence. Germany: (sorry for the cut-off tweet, the tweeter took a screenshot of the pastor's instagram post which is now private.) Here's some background: the youth pastor posted an insta of his girlfriend (now wife) when she turned 18 with the caption--"I can't describe with words what you mean to me and what kind of person you are. You have been my best friend for 4 years, my girlfriend that I love....." Second one in Indiana; only have a link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/court-docs-youth-pastor-groomed-teenager-took-her-away-from-home/ar-AA13FxZY *Example: https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-bill-proposes-eliminating-marriage-age-requirements-1695209
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    LBGTQ

    Now. Having written that nice little essay in which I bolded a few of your very gems, go back and reread this below and then ask yourself, which outcome do you see most likely occurring in twenty plus years for the tiptop golfer in this way off the path derailed thread? The one below or the scenario you described? Hint: I'm not talking about DDD Dad.
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    LBGTQ

    The burger only bears a distant relationship to the driving range, however. The tiny hands and watch, well, you know how that works out on the course when it comes to the state of play.
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    LBGTQ

    It was a distraction so you wouldn't inquire about tiny hands and an overly tight ladies watch. I think that's a GOP requirement now.
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    LBGTQ

    I'm going to ignore the whole Biblical thing, but I'm going to blame HS biology for some of it. In order to make it somewhat easier to understand for HS fresh/sophomores who are, in essence, often sophomoric, they *dumbed down they whole XY /XX thing because getting into the more complex topic of how the science works via genes, hormones, the brain, environment, etc would have consequences that even prior to the current atmosphere across the nation (politically) would have been a basket of worms. You could spend a semester on how it is all tied together, what scientists understand and what they don't, and on and on. Scientific American wrote an article about it a couple of years ago I think, and it was pretty good. I realize I'm rather geeky about stuff, but I've never understand why more folks are less inquisitive about topics from that standpoint than they are about the more private things (like what people are doing in their own bedrooms). I suppose it comes down to fear and control and how one feels about introspection among other things. All I really think about is that Troph and Nicole are tennis players and that's a good thing. It's a healthy sport and I like tennis. But don't play me, because I will cheat like a sonuvabitch to beat you all.
  6. If your hires are happy doing what they do and you're happy with your hires, then I'd say that's a win-win. Some schools could stand to have an ethics reckoning with respect to transparency but I do think there has been some progress made in that direction (regarding financial aspects), and it also speaks to @Pancho's post regarding the course on Public Speaking/Communication. Schools involved in applied learning, learning such as automotive mechanics, having a few requirements in foundational broader topics that help in areas that may not, at first, be obvious to the student are such an asset. They provide, what Slorch and Hamster were saying: opportunities. The student who is quite adept with the mechanical side may also discover through a class such as Pancho's that with a little practice and training they can pivot to a related area where their knowledge and expertise combined with the communication skill is a desirable additional reward that they can keep in their back pocket until need or desire arises.
  7. Wait. I think I understand now. Found an article from WaPo that discussed the topic. It wasn't the major they regretted as much as the debt incurred in achieving a degree in that field. That is problematic because, as you infer, how does one achieve the degree in the field to which they are perhaps best suited and happiest for the best price? Is that what you mean?
  8. The yearly rate there (tuition and fees only) was about $10,000/year. The ~4000 number was when someone enrolled in 12 hours. So $40K total for four years not including housing etc.--that adds a lot. I understand Fauci has an MD, but his bachelor's degree was classics, and thus a start for an opportunity which he took on to medical school and beyond. Your chart regarding the regret--does it say to which major the respondent would've selected? What if an English major wanted to switch to Political Science, for example?
  9. The initial discussion was around money and a lot of people aren't logical about financial issues. But @Jerry Callo's question was regarding an accessory and I think logic is especially applicable in that regard, how else is one to justify spending money on a very very sweet Omega wristwatch when a twenty dollar Casio will suffice? Likewise with a handbasket or purse. Timepieces and bags are useful items regardless of whether one is heading to hell or heaven or Kansas. Might as well look swank while doing it, amirite?
  10. He would've fit in so much better as a regular guy even with all the officials with their uniforms and what not.
  11. At Tesla Insurance our motto regarding your claim is: we're looking into it!
  12. She took it with her when she was running away and then she met the traveling salesman who convinced her to turn around and go home. It never left her wrist while she was trying to get in the storm cellar and later the house when she was hit on the head. It's believable because you never leave your purse in the shopping cart and you never know when you might need to bop some flying monkey or a cowardly lion on the head. Plus, Toto fit inside when necessary.
  13. This is good, rep to you. The resort university and the Marketing Of The College Experience. The latter drives me crazy. I mentioned a page or so ago about my spouse accompanying one of our children to the orientation. He was so pissed. Instead of practical information, it was all sales. He was like wth, these kids are already admitted and you're wasting our time; but that was what it was. I guess since so much is available at the touch of a smartphone, the officials assume that students will be able to locate what they need at point of crisis. Which is weird, because even though my children are capable and fairly intelligent, they appreciate a friendly heads up when trying to separate the useful nuggets from the clickbait. Double yes on the resort gyms, the dorms that are fancier than my home, and so on. Even with the dorms built on leased land (owned by the state system but leased to the developer) I'd like to know who ends up with the aging building in twenty years time. These places may look fancy on the inside with their laminate wood floors and granite countertops, but they don't seem like they're built well overall. I am also a little shocked that tuition at TAMU Commerce is not too much less than tuition at UT. I picked Commerce as I knew it wasn't that large and is a system school, but it's over $4000 dollars a semester if I read the webpage right.
  14. Ok. I don't have a degree in the classics/classical studies, but this is getting a little hyperbolic don't you think? I mean Anthony Fauci got a classical studies degree and went somewhere with it, so even if one considers him an outlier, it's not like holders of such degrees are illiterate. I mean, I think Yale (not his alma mater) only graduated 9 seniors in classical studies two years ago so they are really stressing the job market with that high number.... Seriously, for every liberal arts major (and that is a broad broad category) would you like to address the numbers of students who are in no danger of becoming professional athletes but are majoring in degrees in kinesiology and sports? Again, I actually have no issue with this if it is part of a well-rounded degree plan, but again, how many will get into professional school, how many will become personal trainers, and so on? I am not trying to disrespect the major, but in what way is that career path less risky than the general liberal arts degree? No LA undergraduate degree that I've ever read about gets down as specific as you did in your example, so I'm going with a general bachelor's degree such as English, or History, or Gender Studies, and what have you. IMO either of those types of majors if, again, follow a well-rounded plan can qualify one to become a teacher (in many states) and that is actually a decent fall back plan, because the last time I checked, that field has some of the lowest unemployment numbers anywhere because so many have retired or left because it's a hard gig. I will add, though, the KINE major has an upside for females--they often go into physical therapy and raise the average salary for the major as a whole, because they earn more as PTs than do other careers within that field. It's what you do with yourself while you're earning the degree, what opportunities unknown you're willing to consider, and how hard you're willing to work for it to make it happen. Critical thinking, planning, writing, breadth and foundation followed by depth. Skills that will take you far.
  15. Sir, you are treading on thin ice here. I love John Wick. That poor man. He loved his wife and after she gave him that puppy and everything that happened after (I'm not going to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen the series) and he is just a haunted sad man. Just breaks my heart. And RIP Lance Reddick. But, to wit: Lance was real and John is just a character in a movie and if the OP steps near a copy machine or scanner with real money or attempts to lay hands on a certain Pantone color of ink, he will be hearing from people who don't joke around with respect to funny money. If you want to barter, use Thin Mints. That's the kind of green that gets respect.
  16. This woman above was quoted in the article as saying this below, she is talking about her children seeing her upset over her television appearance: "I told them a lot of people were sending me unkind messages and comments, and that I would do my best to not let my feelings affect my mood, but that it might, and if it did, that I'm sorry. Saying this out loud made me more conscious of trying to keep that promise." Well then. Considering the anti-wokesters do not accord the so-called 'woke' the consideration of being kind, welcome to the world of having your vitriol spewed back at you sister.
  17. In some religious circles, the belief is that God intended for the 'tribes' to remain pure among themselves. Others use the as long as both are Christians then interracial marriage is to be considered after prayer and reflection upon the views of their community or some such. With approximately 104 completed versions of the Bible, there is ample space for folks to find something that forms to what they desire pro or con.
  18. Here is a clip; it's not too long.
  19. Wait, hold up, let me get this straight... He missed a gotdamn opportunity to say he was raised with a Buccaneer swashbuckling mentality and he whiffed on that? What a maroon.
  20. At the state universities and the systems (i.e. UT system, A&M system etc) the budgets are all public. Most folks aren't really into digging into that type of reading but if we actually paid more attention to money trails, we might encourage our public officials and their 'friends' to be better stewards of our tax dollars. Here is your McDonald's burger: Costs: Building and maintenance and utilities Shipment of food, storage containers, serving containers, cleaning supplies, etc. Food ingredients, subject to use by dates, spoilage, etc Equipment to store and prepare food at temperature appropriate levels Advertising and marketing Whatever the hell HQ does Workers to prepare food, sell food, clean building I probably left out a bunch. We know that a lot of this has been streamlined for efficiency and profit and so on, but when it comes down to it, we really don't want to buy a burger and then die from it, so there is also an element of risk that we're willing to take when we eat cheaply. Sure, McDonald's doesn't want the bad press either, but just as a take out fast food burger has a break point, then you and I have to figure out what is the break point for a bachelor's degree from an R1 university of which there are 137 (as of 2021). With your last reply while I was typing: very good points IMO. I will say that our oldest is not going into academia despite the encouragement of department faculty (it is in a STEM field); while there is higher job security (to an extent depending upon publications, tenure, etc) the salary and other intangibles stifled the desire to pursue that lifestyle. As a parent who wishes to have healthy happy adult children, I'm fine with whatever. As someone who takes in interest in American competitiveness on the world stage, there is another type of reckoning coming and that is: that other countries that are continuing to invest in the sciences (among other things) are going to outpace us as there is a great wave of retirements coming and those positions will need to be filled. If graduate students are not staying in academia and there will be a break point for that as well, then we will be bringing in more H1B1 faculty and that, in turn, may make it harder for academic placements for native talent. Remember: some of that grant money discussed earlier goes towards a graduate student's salary and benefits while they acquire experience and knowledge to then, in turn, go forth and teach and research further. Applied research is great, I'm all for it. But where the US has been a historic leader is in basic research. We've all heard the trope about ketchup viscosity being studied, but there are many questions out there yet to be answered.
  21. I didn't want to get too far into the weeds so yeah, I left out a lot. With respect to research, a neighbor is a retired faculty from one of the big unis here in Texas. When we were chatting, I learned that universities take ~50% of a grant off the top for operating costs. So a million dollar 5 year grant goes to a physicist and he/she gets 500K and the university takes 500K. If I understood it correctly, that university share is to pay for the staff that handles the paperwork, keeps the lights on, etc. The faculty prof pays for equipment, materials, post doctoral/grad student/undergraduate salaries, and whatnot. With federal grants there is a minimum salary requirement for post-doctoral salaries (includes benefits) while for graduate students the salary is whatever the competitive rate is (I think) but includes benefits and tuition. So, a professor will need to maximize that 100k a year. Meanwhile, tuition dollars bring in so much a head. Another thing I learned is that if a prof wants to take a semester off to focus on writing/research, some departments have them 'buy' out their teaching to pay for the faculty that will take on their course load. I suspect that they are using their grant money for this but I don't know how that works.
  22. I don't believe you are the only person who is upset @GringoSalado. I do think it is complicated, however, and the solution would require people sitting at the table who have some knowledge (political issues aside no CR) about what all goes into this (costs both tangible and otherwise). So many stakeholders, which to a degree most of us are but *some have more insight into various consequences both short and long term. For example: let's ignore faculty salaries as those have mostly remained stagnant. So if teaching, research, and service (which relates to various metrics) are the three main ways faculty are reviewed, would you have them increase teaching and cut research? At many public universities with tuition being higher, it actually brings in more $$ than research (obviously institution dependent) Faculty used to be advisors at most public schools, and at smaller schools they still are I think. With my oldest child, there were dedicated advisors with subject knowledge to help students and degree plans. To slice those positions, you save money but it comes at the expense of documented data driven student success. Also, some faculty just don't seem to be very good at advising (temperament and other skills). With increases in student populations you have space issues. Do you make more online classes? Some of the rate payers (i.e. parents and students) are not very happy with those and believe it diminishes the 'college experience.' What about labs? Those require space. More students means more space or running labs around the clock. For safety, labs are usually numbers limited. Cut labs? In other words, what to cut and where and would you be willing for salaries for educators be diminished? If you ignore all of the support services, the grounds crews and maintenance staffs (mostly outsourced these days) at what price point are parents willing to pay for the person instructing the class? I obviously cherry picked the more personal cuts because those are ones that many would object to--when a student fares poorly how much responsibility are 'we' willing to place on them if we cut those student services and the unfunded (by the state) mandates that require universities to provide data, services, and other miscellanea? @MonkeyDoughnut is spot on with the thoughts regarding wealth based tie ins to universities and outcomes. Those families are also the ones that are orbiting around campus and emailing profs (according to second-hand info) and otherwise highly involved in their offsprings' future. What would happen, for example, if athletics were divorced from public universities? Many athletic departments are self-sustaining, but are they really? What are some of the costs that are not tabulated in the operating expenses that are still provided by employees? How much of a 'jobs' program are universities for the communities in which they are located and is that important?
  23. I don't know what all he did at Pay Pal, but his verbiage in the tweet sounds suspiciously like that ol' on the outside looking in you can't understand it, and on the inside looking out you can't explain it.....guess he feels at home in Texas, he just should've gone further east.
  24. IIRC, the three founders of Starbucks have degrees in history and english.
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