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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:42 PM) sure he is Agreed. He's arguably the greatest defensive shortstop to ever play and was a pretty darn solid hitter at the position.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:20 AM) So John Locke is now running the new US capitol on Falling Skies. Is Terry O'Quinn going to forever be John Locke? I thoroughly enjoy falling skies. Has anyone seen this showtime show that they are running a marathon about this weekend? I have a free preview so was going to see if it is any good. Its something about private military operatives hunting terrorists.

Badass!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2012 -> 09:19 AM) This is pretty limited. Most states require you to have an ABA-accredited JD to sit for the bar. I thought if you didn't go to an accredited school, you then have to sit for the baby bar first. Passing that, "accredites" you so to speak and then you are eligible to sit for the full bar. I would assume if it works in California it would work that way in most other states (especially since they are known, along with New York, to have one of the hardest bar exams).

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2012 -> 09:16 AM) They're deliberately obscuring the facts, though. Like when they report the average debt-load for graduates, they only include the third year. Or when they report employment rates, they include law-school-funded clerk jobs paying $15/hour or less. Campos documented both of those recently. Yep. It is down right fraudelent. And it happens most often at the less accredited law-schools. They are able to poach on people who are aspiring to be the first "professional" in the family and dupe a lot of people into making decisions based upon inaccurate information/facts.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2012 -> 09:08 AM) Only something like 1/3 of ABA-accredited law school graduates actually land a job that requires an ABA-accredited law degree out of school. There's been a bunch of people in the blogosphere, both left and right and otherwise (e.g. Volokh, Paul Campos) documenting how expensive law school has become, how bad the prospects for graduates are and how much the colleges hide the true facts from prospective students. I'll be honest, I'm surprised more people don't say, forget it. I'll study on my own, take the baby bar, and then take the big bar. Note: I have no idea if this is allowable, but two of my lawyer friends indicated that you absolutely do not have to go to law school to become an attorney. And if I were a prospective employer, I'd be pretty damn impressed by someone who was able to achieve that certification independently. Maybe they don't land the top job, but they would be debt free and in a pretty good position.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2012 -> 09:02 AM) The UC system, one of the greatest public university systems in the world, have had to slash budgets in recent years. I know out here, when I do on campus recruiting for Deloitte, I'm always very surprised at how much the cost has increased in the past couple of years. Still, I could go to school for 4 years at under 40K. Which is a pretty big bargain. That wouldn't include room/board though. I think my entire college tuition was less then 10K. Albeit I went to a state school and lived at home. That included the cost of books. However, cost/benefit was one of the things I considered in the decision making process. My school was very good at what I wanted to do (business/accounting) and all of the big 4 hire out of here. The problem is most students don't consider and/or know that sort of information.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 05:16 AM) If you choose to go to Michigan, you deserve whatever happens to you. It is a tremendous school.

Wow. The median starting law school salary was that low? I would have never in a million years ever guessed that. Most of the law schools out here (whether you are the best school in the country or the freaking worse (e.g., Thomas Jefferson school of Law in San Diego), you are going to end up paying almost 300K (including room/board) to get your degree. If that meant I'm landing a job at 43K, holy hell, that is a long long long time before I can pay that thing off.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 11:13 AM) Actually dropping. 25% lower than it was per head a decade ago as of 2010, with continuing budget cuts since. Again, state level link, but there's a national curve on it. Funding might be down 25%, but costs are up well over 25% at most institutions.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 08:22 AM) Good read on how college debt is about to be a bigger problem: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/bernanke-jus...stability-issue This crap is just not sustainable. My generation and younger are putting themselves in so much debt with little hope of paying it off. My wife and I are at about $160k. I guess in 20 years it'll be nice to have that extra income to pay for a vacation home, or more likely to pay for a semester of my kids' college tuition. One of the things I'm very thankful about is that my wife and I were able to graduate with no debt and find jobs right out of college. It is such a bad time to be a student, especially one that doesn't have a plan. I have quite a few friends that just thought jobs would get handed to them when they graduated. They went to expensive colleges and got less meaningful degrees and are now in a world of hurt thanks to the loans. The hard part is, even those that went and got advanced degrees, a lot of good people are out of luck, just because of when they graduated. I swear, the one profession that is just crazy is law. Someone has to put an end to all of these small time crap law schools that pop up, charge students 100K per year, and really do nothing to help them get jobs. It should be a freaking crime. They are poaching on people who are trying to do something for themselves that don't come from a family of lawyers, promising hopes and dreams and delivering on nothing.

That pitcher for the Jays was flat out nasty.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) Good at bat by him He's looking pretty solid now that he's getting more consistent playing time. And damn is he a lot better then I ever imagined defensively (good strong arm).

And by HR, I meant strategic strikeout in which you reach first safely. Wohoo.

Flowers is going to HR.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) Wait until you start getting hungover for real, being able to spend a night in with someone you care about seems way more awesome than it did a few years ago. So true.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 05:57 PM) To be fair, it's tough to win constantly receiving absolutely no run support. Giving up 2 runs in 8 innings is not something you can ever get on a pitcher for doing.

Damn, could the Sox please get Peavy some f***ing runs!!!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 02:49 PM) The supposed goal is in the 2030's. With the current round of budget cuts, I'd say most people are skeptical. Seriously? How do they propose on making this happen? Are they going to build some sort of bubble that we can live on that is airconditioned, etc? 20-30 years from now seems incredibly optimistic.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 01:06 AM) Gotta disagree with you , Jason. Eric Gordon is a baller when he's on the court. That's the problem. He's always hurt. But he isn't healthy. He has a history of injuries and on top of it is a defensive liability at the 2 spot. The guy is a tweener that is a great scorer. I continue with my statement, you do not win a title with him as your 2nd best player.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) The Hornets got Eric Gordon in a trade, who's a lot better than Afflalo, and lucked into the #1 pick. The playoffs are also still a bit of a stretch for them, they'lre pretty thin on proven talent and play in a much stronger west. Gordon is pretty overrated though. He's not a true max player and you aren't going to win a title with him as your 2nd best player. The Hornets didn't do all that good for Paul either. It was better then the Lakers offer, but still. The reality is when you deal a super star, you typically are going to be the big loser, unless of course you get lots of cheap young players and draft picks and then just a couple expirings. However, rarely does that happen. And in the Magic case, they got some solid players, and a bunch of picks that will be relatively worthless (nothing that will be a high lottery pick).

Kick some ass Slav!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 03:40 PM) Bourne Legacy anyone? I'm a big Bourne Trilogy fan, just not sure how I feel about this one, should I save the $10... Not as good as the others (I loved the others), however, I was still thoroughly entertained though.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 02:05 AM) I got engaged tonight fellas. One man down, and in love. Awesome. Congrats Rock!!!

I enjoyed the piece Brokaw did last night.