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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 12:11 PM) Are you an actuary? I took two of the exams but went into the financial/marketing industry instead. For now at least. QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 12:36 PM) I've been pretty consistent throughout this thread in stating if you sign on the dotted line, then it's your responsibility. So yes, it is her fault, that being said, she wanted to go to a top school for forensic science and it happen to be a private school. Society to some extent has engrained in people that unless you go to a top school, you will be hard pressed to find employment. I escaped with very little debt and I paid it off sports betting. The moral of the story is, not everyone has the same resources, therefore the government should do its best to make sure there is a level playing field for those who want to go to college! I want future kids to have the opportunity for college that doesn't potentially bankrupt them when they finish. How many bright kids missed out because they couldn't afford school or had the resources to prepare them to go to graduate school? And these rich sniveling f***ers who got in with their parents resources and coast... These people scare me the most. Public colleges, certainly, but it'd be kind of hard to reel in private institutions. Personally, I would support some sort of system that allowed student loans from the government to be more accessible for everyone. And these loans should have small to no interest. Like 0.9% or something. I pay 3.75%, but i know people paying upwards of 8%. I do disagree with the notion that it should just be free. Everyone knows people who treated high school like a joke. Why would that change at college? Hell, I'm sure everyone knows people who paid to go to college and still treated it like a joke. Some failed out and wasted their own money. But when it's not their money, there's even less incentive. Rather than pushing for free college for everyone, I really think the country needs to invest in trade schools. You don't need a traditional education to become successful and/or make a good wage. The problem is that everyone gets ingrained with the idea that you must do this, this and this in school, and then you can get to the next step where you're continued to be pushed through. School isn't meant for everyone. Everyone isn't meant for school. And that's completely fine. Trades are just as important and can be just as lucrative. I don't know what it's like now, but when I was in school only 10 years ago, there was a stigma attached to non-traditional schooling options. I'm sure the negative projection of those types of places were detrimental to some kids. They totally shouldn't be, but I'd guess that they still are.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) I thought it was smart for them to live at home too. That being said, I didn't have that luxury. The funny thing is, if my student loan payments weren't equivalent to my f***ing rent payments every month, I would have been alright not even working overtime. Back to the original point, and that is I took the money and signed so it's my fault for doing so. The good thing that came out of this is, I am going to make sure, if I have kids, that they are taken care of for school. There is a girl in my program that is almost 100K in school debt for a bloody bachelor's degree. STEM discipline as well. Isn't that kind of her fault though? I'm not going to argue that college costs are out of control, because they are. But I personally graduated with about $20K in loans, and I needed 5 years. I spent 2 years at a community college which allowed me to live at home and work 20-30 hours a week. I then transferred to a state school (in NY, which is not a cheap state) for 3 years and worked about 10-15 hours per week, so not a ton. I wanted to go to UConn. I got in. They were my dream school. They had my degree that I wanted (actuarial science) and were only a couple hours from home. For an out of state resident it would have been between 20-25K per year. I chose not go 100K in debt. Again, I'm not defending the ridiculous prices and fees that universities have, but there are ways to mitigate the costs associated with your education and future debt.

Arsenal with a last second winner and Spurs with a late winner over City make this a lot more interesting now. This has been the best title chase since I started following English football

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 10, 2016 -> 06:16 PM) I play with good middle of the pack teams. I've done Wolfsburg and Spurs this year. CM is just something I do when I'm tired of the crap in Ultimate Team. I'm not sure I have the patience or skill to develop 10 young players, maybe 2-3 while the rest of the team is filled with OP players I like from UT. That's funny. I've done Spurs/Wolfsburg this year too. Started one with Middlesborough in the Championship also.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 11:11 AM) Suarez has been on good behavior ever since the World Cup incident though. Well it's only been 18 months. And he has had a stomping incident and a 2 game suspension just this season alone. He's a time bomb.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 10:10 AM) I don't have a rooting interest in the EPL, I just watch for entertainment, but damn do I root against Diego Costa. Everytime Chlesea is on, he complains and complains when another player touches him, yet he will always give cheap shots of his own. He's gotta be the dirtiest player, right? Him and Suarez are a class of their own. I do agree that Costa might be the most loathsome player at the moment. Nigel de Jong could be counted as being in their class as well.

I grew up a Sonics fan as well so I know how this would work for me. I completely gave up on the sport when the Sonics were stolen. At first it was weird not paying any attention to the sport I followed for years, but after a couple seasons it became more and more of an afterthought. I suspect I would do the same if the White Sox ever left. I would probably fill the void by paying closer attention to MLS actually.

I agree with a lot of that. I like both Nikki Haley and John Kasich. They would be at or near the top for me.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 11:47 PM) A friend of mine is going through the nightmare of having bug beds in her apartment, any suggestions for how to threaten legal action against the landowner as it has been like 4 weeks and hasn't been resolved yet (bed bugs weren't wiped out, she's been living with a friend for the time). She doesn't want to pay her rent until it's resolved, good idea/bad idea? Appreciate the feedback. Get the health inspector involved. The landlord should be afraid of getting on their bad side. We threatened to do that in college when we had a safety issue and magically our landlord sent someone over the next day.

Jamie Vardy just scored a goal almost as good as Alli's. Leicester keeps defying the odds

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 1, 2016 -> 08:24 AM) If you think about it, for the most part what do people tune in to see in the other ASG's? The home run derby, the dunk contested/3 point contest, and even the skills competition in the NHL gets a lot of attention. The NHL Skills Competition is the best part of any of the league's All-Star weekends

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 06:50 PM) The amount of empty seats at the pro bowl should tell the NFL something. Name players as a Pro Bowler but ditch the game. It might be interesting if they tried some sort of skills challenge instead of an actual game. Remember the old QB challenges back in the 90s? Those were fun to watch.

I like those a lot. I'll definitely be getting that hat.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 10:46 PM) Braxton Miller is projected in 4th round range Kansas City and New England are apparently eyeing Miller in the 2nd round. I actually think he would fit excellently in both of those offenses.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 27, 2016 -> 02:56 PM) Carolina at -4 is steal. Take it all day. Well the line's currently at -5 and 70+% of the bets have been on Carolina. This to me looks like a repeat of Seattle-Denver. I was gonna hammer Carolina but it looks too easy. That's what worries me

Saw the first episode of Outsiders last night. Thought it was interesting. Will definitely keep watching.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 10:26 AM) I think the difficulty is determining any specific developmental event between conception and birth that crosses a line from "pre-human" to human. I do admit it gets harder to make the "fully human" argument before the 14-18 week range, so while I personally wouldn't like that to be the law, I can at least see that as a reasonable argument from a scientific standpoint. With the exception that any time is OK when the mother's life is in danger. When you get to the point where a life is going to be lost either way, I think the family should be allowed to decide which one. This is basically where I fall as well. I would allow for other cases as exceptions as well and unlike many right wing politicians, completely oppose their antiquated stances on birth control and support more funding towards organizations that support BC methods.

So I've been invited to two separate bachelor parties planned for the same weekend (Mar 31-Apr 2). One is in Vegas, the other is in Nashville. I've already been to Vegas but never Nashville. I've heard good things about Nashville, but I can't say I've ever been in to the whole country scene. Anyone who's been to both places have an opinion on the two cities comparison wise?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 03:33 PM) I guess I don't know how Pro Bowl works anymore, isn't Smith in AFC? I thought they changed it a couple years ago so conference affiliations no longer mattered. Could be wrong though, I haven't cared about the Pro Bowl since I was in middle school

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 03:20 PM) So who's the next QB in line to go to the Pro Bowl? Palmer is now out because of his finger...Does Cutler have a chance at his spot? Alex Smith?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 12:39 PM) The Chiefs are hoping Alex Smith never figures out that he is old and white. Alex Smith is 31

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 11:19 AM) Come on H-squared, you are too smart for this. It really comes down to me saying, it's not my decision to make and you saying you want to force her hand. I am quite confident an overwhelming majority of women want the right to choose. Why should you take that away from them? I just feel that no man has a say so on this topic. Now if you want to get into specifics like a woman wanting an abortion but a man wanting to keep it, etc, etc, then that's a different topic in it's entirety but that opens a whole new can of worms. What's wrong with what he said? Because you disagree with his opinion on the matter? You can feel that as a man you have no say on the topic, and that's fine. But that doesn't mean others do or have to feel the same way. He's right about birth being a completely arbitrary point from a developmental standpoint.

I am really hating Debbie's character on Shameless right now.

Got lucky with the Patriots getting that TD on the last drive. Finished off a 3 team teaser (Pats +7) and 2 team teaser (Pats +2.5) but got greedy by adding to Pats -3. Really, truly thought NE was gonna win by a TD +. Turned a slight profit all because of those 4th down conversions. Also had a future on Pats winning the AFC at +275. Could have been a better day, but could have been worse. Initial thought is to just hammer Carolina -4 but like NE, kinda worrying this line is some sort of trap.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 24, 2016 -> 06:48 PM) Pats left 6 pts on board with forgoing two FGs and trying in 4th down. 7 with missed PAT Amendola breaking that tackle trying to get the first down cost them. If he's stopped at first it's 4th and 7 and I doubt NE goes for that. I also find it comical that of all teams to be the first to be truly affected by the PAT rule change in a major way ends up being the Patriots.