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 | re: Who is the best NBA team since 2000 - mikelowery1911 on 5/15/13 at 7:50 pm
08 Celtics ...
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Movie/TV Board
| re: Community: 4/25 - mikelowery1911 on 4/27/13 at 4:36 pm
This season has been uneven. I was pretty meh about this episode until the last scene when Brita grabbed Troy for a goodbye hug away from the gang. It was a real moment and the director had the good sense to not ruin it with words....
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O-T Lounge
| re: Best Public High Schools in the Country - mikelowery1911 on 4/23/13 at 9:40 pm
[quote]Scotlandville Magnet High would be on that list if they were still strictly a magnet school[/quote]...
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O-T Lounge
| re: when you wear a suit and tie what shirt do you wear. - mikelowery1911 on 4/21/13 at 10:16 am
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know where to get them at? couldn't find shite like that at dillards[/quote]
Jos A Banks but wait until they have a buy get two free sale. The shirts normally run for $90 or more full price ...
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O-T Lounge
| re: when you wear a suit and tie what shirt do you wear. - mikelowery1911 on 4/21/13 at 10:11 am
[quote]No button spread collar with a tie brah[/quote]...
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Movie/TV Board
| re: Spartacus: War of the Damned Season Long Thread. - mikelowery1911 on 4/12/13 at 10:01 pm
Great ending. ...
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Political Talk
| re: Its Not Racist, just cold hard statistics - mikelowery1911 on 4/9/13 at 6:56 pm
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They are connected and are thus not independent variables. My question is, if one normalizes or accounts for disparity in socioeconomics, what do the numbers say then? I'm not baiting anybody, I'm actually curious. [/quote]
There is statistically no difference racially when you factor fo...
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O-T Lounge
| re: What's the Story Behind the LSU Lakes? - mikelowery1911 on 3/26/13 at 11:28 pm
[quote]So Southern U., which already had an existing campus--it is still located on the same site to this very day, in fact--for some reason during the Great Depression wanted to build a new one right in the middle of an existing swamp?[/quote]
Southern had been located in NBR around 10 years whe...
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Political Talk
| re: Can you believe some people are against vouchers and school choice?? - mikelowery1911 on 3/11/13 at 6:53 pm
[quote]Functional people have functional schools unless the dysfunctional are forced into those communities. Dysfunctional people don't have functional schools. Changing the administration or money distribution doesn't solve the problem. [/quote]
Boom...
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Political Talk
| re: Are these welfare stats true? - mikelowery1911 on 3/10/13 at 1:12 pm
[quote]The domino effect for paying people not to work is massive. 90% of the real problems we face as a country could be fixed if we agreed to change our tax code to force companies to bring jobs back onshore, restructure or remove entitlements to force non-workers back into the workforce and amend...
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Political Talk
| re: Epic Rant: Adam Carolla reacts to Puffington Host calling him a racist. - mikelowery1911 on 3/9/13 at 4:57 pm
Good stuff. I am glad he said it. Carolla is right....
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More Sports Board
| re: Favorite MLB Player (Ever) - mikelowery1911 on 3/8/13 at 7:04 pm
Barry Lamar Bonds ...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/17/13 at 10:09 pm
[quote]Jindal doesn't want that route, though. Despite his talks of "small government", he wants mostly centralized government in Louisiana, centered around the Capitol. He wants the lost revenue to be fully replaced with state sales tax, as does 80% of the legislature, because that way we and our l...
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| re: Michael Jordan: Only four active players would be stars if they played in my era - mikelowery1911 on 2/17/13 at 3:05 pm
[quote]magic was amazing, but he wouldn't be the same guy today for sure. the lack of the 80s frantic paces would hurt him [/quote]
Today's scoring pace is one reason people feel the game has declined. Could today's defenses match those offenses and physical play. One reason the games are slower ...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 7:48 pm
[quote]Anecdotal but public vs private/parochial course study level, collegiate prep, SAT prep, AP Exams performance, SAT subject test scores, subsequent collegiate adjustment and performance is not remotely comparable in this area . . . with the possible exception of our magnets. Magnets have their...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 6:51 pm
[quote]Not if all kids get vouchers. Let the public schools go private.
But let's just say everybody got vouchers and the only thing left in government schools were thugs. That would be great wouldn't it?? Great because the people that would like to send their kids somewhere now besides the publ...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 6:44 pm
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 6:42 pm
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 5:47 pm
[quote]quote:
10-20% of the students in failing public schools are the problem. The neighborhood schools abs sire to obtain an education and will actively prevent others from learning. 90% of a school's time and resources are spent on these students
I'd propose treating HS truancy and/or behavior ...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 2:56 pm
[quote]Several ways.
First in initial teacher student ratios and presumably in resulting performance. Ultimately in competition and thesis reconstruction. Obama was wrong in recent intimations that college is or should be available for everyone. Public schools emphasizing a vocational curriculum a...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 2:42 pm
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The point is that QUALITY private schools will NEVER accept vouchers, so you're just shifting the money around. Will Newman take a voucher? Not likely. Then, when many of these disruptive children who do not have real parents in the home get EXPELLED, they flock right back to these "failing...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 2:02 pm
[quote]We are not trying to fix that. We are saying parents who want a choice of a school that caters to poor quality parents and one that doesn't should be given that choice.
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But in doing that you are creating a larger problem by dooming the public schools to become even more a dumpin...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 1:56 pm
[quote]Exactly.
Vouchers are not a way out for all. But they are a way out for some. Those who chose to use vouchers would likely self-select for success. Perhaps for no reason other than not viewing school as "simply a government-funded daycare from age 4-17."[/quote]
I agree with some of your...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 9:21 am
[quote]Evidence of interested parties to participate in an environment best suited to their needs and ability.
Evidence lies in the choices families make when, they actually possess resources required to freely make those choices.[/quote]
Let's just be honest here. Not all private schools ar...
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Political Talk
| re: Poll: Jindal Among Nation's Most Unpopular Governors - mikelowery1911 on 2/16/13 at 9:21 am
[quote]Evidence of interested parties to participate in an environment best suited to their needs and ability.
Evidence lies in the choices families make when, they actually possess resources required to freely make those choices.[/quote]
Let's just be honest here. Not all private schools ar...
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Movie/TV Board
| re: Movies Stuck In Development Hell That You Wish Came to Fruition - mikelowery1911 on 2/11/13 at 8:06 pm
Luke Cage ...
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More Sports Board
| re: With talk of LeBron's last 5 game stretch being the best ever, lets compare it - mikelowery1911 on 2/11/13 at 4:53 pm
[quote]The problem is these numbers don't take into account contexts. Things like pace, vastly improved defensive schemes in today's era, positions of players are important context for these discussions. [/quote]
The players are much better athletes but the game is called much tighter than it was...
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O-T Lounge
| re: Where can I buy collar stays in the BR area? - mikelowery1911 on 2/10/13 at 5:27 pm
K&G in Hammond Aire Square...
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More Sports Board
| re: You can be a fan of only one city's sports teams... - mikelowery1911 on 2/8/13 at 8:30 pm
Chicago
Bulls
Bears
Blackhawks
Cubs...
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Movie/TV Board
| re: Mad Men Episode - The Suitcase (Season 4) - mikelowery1911 on 2/2/13 at 8:07 am
Best episode of the series ...
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