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QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 30, 2008 -> 12:47 PM) Two Words: Retirement. Strippers. That's a hobby. Link

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 11:27 PM) My wife's boss is retiring, and one of the things they always do is buy the person a plaque. BTW, seriously, wtf does an adult do with a plaque? I have a couple dozen and they sit in a box. Back when I had the big office I had an ego wall and when I was sad I would go rub my cheek against the plaques and remember when people liked me. But now, they are dust collectors. Break the tradition and buy him something he can use.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 11:22 AM) Funny thing though... IL had a couple very good governors before the recent messes - Thompson and Edgar. Yes indeed. I am a little surprised that Big Jim kind of faded from politics. I thought he was poised for the national stage. Gotta love a Gov that can drink schnapps from a plunger

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 30, 2008 -> 08:33 AM) THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!! And the answer is no. For today's blackout, the last thing I am going to worry about is sig sizes. Enjoy! The problem with these sigs is we may not go back . . .

It is a two person race, and I have to agree with almost everyone here, Alexei just misses. But, it would not be a major screw job if he did win it.

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Welcome to the First Round of the Playoffs! I was suppose to see Jeff Corwin tonight as part of UT Pan-American's Distinguished lecture series. Sorry dude, my seat will be empty. Plus I thought you were killed by a sting ray

Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix and others

QUOTE (earthshiner @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 02:40 PM) damn. this sucks. My class tonight starts at 6. maybe the game will go fast and I can miss the first half hour of class. you are lucky, my class starts at 4:30 until 7:00 and i've already seen the professor.

Great points about reading the same book twice. I have to agree with all your comments regarding that, and as always, so well written. I do disagree with paying to write the paper. The feedback is the difference and the validation of what is learned. I could write a paper right now on almost any subject and come away with what I believe is correct and valid knowledge, it is only by having an expert read the paper will I have any sort of confirmation. In other words I am paying for access to the Professor's knowledge and feedback, not paying for the opportunity to read a book, research a topic, or write a paper. All of those things are freely available to me. And having multiple editors is valuable. Do you take the opinion of the first person or double check? Each Professor has a unique grading matrix. I see this the most in English classes. A Historical critic will look at a paper far differently than a Formalist. I believe having those two perspectives on the same paper would be more beneficial than having feedback on two different papers.

With the lineup of Illinois Governors under investigation through the years it seems that the whole system must be corrupt. I imagine that it is impossible to sit on top of a festering snake pit and not get bit.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 11:30 AM) Hey whatever, don't do the work for each class. You're the one paying for an education and failing to take full advantage of it. College students are the only consumers who want to get less for their money. Depends on the assignment. If, for example, the assignment in History is to write a paper on the Presidency of Richard Nixon. In a Political Science class it is to discuss Watergate and the implications on future Presidents, why write what would amount to the same paper twice? Should I read the same book twice? You are confusing what college students are paying for. I could research and write those papers for free, I do not need a Professor to assign them. Even better, I could sell them to a newspaper or magazine and get paid. No, these are written to meet some objective set by the University and carried out by the Professor. What I am paying for is the critique offered by the Professor, not the privilege of writing the paper. Perhaps two Professors will look at the same paper and offer the exact same feedback, but I believe that would be rare. But I am open to learning the other side of the question.

I looked and did not find it, but I'll assume it is there. I guess every teacher wants to be special and have things done specifically for them. Every student brings their entire experience with them to a class. For example every paper I write, every press release, every magazine article, every advertising piece, plagiarizes something I've previously written. That's the real world. Retool a brochure for the web site. Take pieces of the web site for a postcard. Too bad that academia does not better prepare students for the real world.

QUOTE (G&T @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 10:51 AM) If you are published, then yes. The policy at my University clearly states plagiarism as taking the work of "others". That is repeated throughout the document. I do not believe a student that uses their own work twice would be guilty.

Raindrops keep falling on my head BJ Thomas

My guess is the Tigers would look for an excuse to pull the $$$$ players. Tradition and athletic honesty dictates the Tigers playing all out until it doesn't matter. I'm guessing if we can have a bih inning early, they will start heading for the showers.

So some think there should be a couple three hundred reporters on this story.

Lovin Touchin Squeezin - Jouney

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 07:50 PM) Speaking of small ball(s,) I hope that's the last conversation Javy has on the mound with AJ. I'm hoping he has a couple more this season.

QUOTE (G&T @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 08:45 AM) Let me put it this way: if you get caught, it's plagiarism(at least at any school I've been to). If the professor or teacher allows it before submission, then there is no problem. That said, I don't know that it should be plagiarism. If you do the work, I find it ridiculous that you can't draw from your own work product. You can plagiarize your own works? Seems odd. Then by extension, can you use yourself as a source?

Only the Lonely - Motels

First person (that would be me) lists a song title and artist, the next person lists a song title that begins with the last name of the previous song title. Bonus ikf you have a good reason to mention that song. Don't Stop Believing Journey Hoping for a little 2005 confidence today. Next song should start with a "g"

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 29, 2008 -> 09:01 AM) MBIAA, JVIN Preach it brother!

I look at the start of the semester and see if I can use the same topic in multiple places. It is sweet when that happens.