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Political Talk
 | re: So Snopes is Left Leaning Now? - Wario Balotelli on 1/6/13 at 10:08 am Can someone please provide an example of Snopes' bias? A specific link or article would be helpful. I'm not naive to think it is completely neutral, but if their bias is so obvious a concrete example should be readily available. ...
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Political Talk
 | re: Do Austerity Economics Work? - Wario Balotelli on 12/7/12 at 11:32 am [quote]That is the OP's premise. The problem is that the OP doesn't realize that it's the tax increases not the spending cuts that tank the austerity measures.
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I'd like to clarify and say I don't have a premise. I simply posted an article. ...
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Political Talk
 | Do Austerity Economics Work? - Wario Balotelli on 12/7/12 at 9:59 am [link=(http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/12/austerity-economics-doesnt-work.html)]LINK[/link]
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With all the theatrics going on in Washington, you might well have missed the most important political and economic news of the week: an official confirmation from the United ...
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Soccer Board
 | re: FC Kaiserslautern vs Hoffenheim playoff to be in the Bundesliga 23/27 - Wario Balotelli on 11/18/12 at 1:01 am I watched a lot of Kaiserslautern a couple of seasons ago for various reasons. I've said here and in other forums that I thought Christian Tiffert was a tremendously underrated player, especially that 2010/2011 season. Since Srdan Lakic moved from K-town, he hasn't scored a goal, a testament to the ...
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Soccer Board
 | re: **** Official Summer 2012 Transfer Thread **** - Wario Balotelli on 8/8/12 at 2:39 pm Arsenal have had pretty terrible luck in the past couple of years. They used it all in the invincibles season. They've lost three cup finals each of which was lost near the end of the game. From 07 onwards, they've had good teams. Since 2010, they have been by some measure a better team than Chelsea...
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Political Talk
 | re: And the invasion of the Heartland of America begins.... a sad day for the U.S - Wario Balotelli on 7/20/12 at 2:01 am My favorite part of this is the part where Tennessee is referred to as 'America's Heartland.'...
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Political Talk
 | re: Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses - Wario Balotelli on 7/11/12 at 10:23 pm [quote]My question is, what about it is so offensive to Muslims? Why did Rushdie deserve a fatwa declared on him?
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A very complicated question. The "satanic verses" are real, and were verses originally put in the Qu'ran and then later taken out. The verses were conciliatory toward the M...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: What's a bigger waste of time: Psychology or Philosophy? - Wario Balotelli on 5/30/12 at 2:10 pm [quote]
It's suppose to enrich your mind with usable knowledge and skills. This is why 90% of English course in college are absolutely useless. If you can't read and write coherently, then you should have graduated high schools, much less be in college.
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English and Philosophy are suppo...
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Soccer Board
 | Football Manager question. - Wario Balotelli on 5/29/12 at 4:57 pm Do I have to watch every match my first team plays? I just got this game and I am a bit confused....
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Soccer Board
 | Major changes at English youth level - Wario Balotelli on 5/29/12 at 2:03 am [link=(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9296434/Football-Association-make-historic-decision-on-future-of-youth-football-for-the-future-good-of-England.html)]LINK[/link]
This is an important decision for the English game. We won't see the effects for 10 years, but this remarkable bit of f...
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Soccer Board
 | re: CL Final 2012, 1:45 PM, FOX - Wario Balotelli on 5/19/12 at 7:11 pm Chealsea have been the most consistently lucky team in the UCL this season. They caught so many breaks. Good on them though. Didier Drogba is a man. They played amazingly well defensively too. Lots of great blocks and last ditch defending. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 6:30 pm [quote]But there are more people graduating with sociology degrees than there are for people with sociology degrees.[/quote]
Are there jobs that require a sociology degree? I'd argue that most people get into the humanities to either teach, or because they are interested in the subject. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 6:13 pm [quote]And a motivated person with an accounting degree wool go further than one with a humanities degree.. Whats your point?
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The point is that it entirely depends on the person, not the degree. The worth of the degree is determined by who is receiving it, not you or I. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 6:12 pm [quote]If a person gets a job that has absolutely nothing to do with their degree doesn't that make it worthless?
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If the job requires having a degree, no matter what it is? Then of course not. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 6:05 pm [quote]I would bet there are more people that graduate from that college that went to college to just degree rather than the others[/quote]
But that's a problem with the person, not the degree. At the same time, the unemployment rate of people with college degrees is around four percent. [link=(h...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:53 pm [quote]BACONisMEATcandy
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You should look at my earlier link. I'll re-post it.[link=(http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/NILF1111/#term=)]LINK[/link]
It's more detailed. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:51 pm [quote] the ROI for A&S is greater than Business or Engineering? [/quote]
It depends entirely on the person. If the student decided to just get a degree, and chose any field, then probably not. If the student pursued what they were passionate about, then in human terms, the return on investment i...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:41 pm [quote]I'm not the one who blew up in this thread.
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I'm not the one who made the idiotic claim. I'm sorry my criticism upset you. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:38 pm [quote]Seems like it's been open season on BA students since the sour economy hit them particularly hard. Almost like people are trying to justify their choice of studies by putting others down.[/quote]
Exactly. It's quite immature. Perhaps if the OP had taken a composition class he would know ho...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:29 pm [quote]everyone I know who is successful with an A&S degree did something else AFTER. Math PhD, JDs, or nursing...[/quote]
That's part of the point. The notion of getting a job because you have A degree is flawed. The degrees themselves are fine, and they can be as easy or as hard as the students...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:28 pm [quote]Let me be clear, I'm not hating on people who have a plan with their A&S degree. But the students who think having that piece of paper with a 3.0 in sociology is going to land them a $50k/yr job...[/quote]
Let me be clear, acting like that is a significant percentage of the graduates is su...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:26 pm [quote]brah, don't get your panties in a bundle so bad it'll be aight.
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I'm not upset at all. I get annoyed when people make stupid arguments, though. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:24 pm [quote]I'd say the largest percentage of unemployed graduates are sitting in the PMAC right now.
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I graduated with a humanities degree. I know plenty of people who did. Not one of my friends is unemployed. I teach at a university. None of my students who I keep up with are unemployed. I...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:15 pm [quote]And they both will get you the same entry level job working with people that don't have degrees.
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Exactly. I always stress to my students that if they get a humanities degree they should have some technical skill to go along with it. I think that should be true of any degree. ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A&S Graduation...biggest culmination of worthless degrees? - Wario Balotelli on 5/18/12 at 5:10 pm Of course not. It might not be what you value, but some employers like them. [link=(http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/daily-brief/2012/05/14/survey-on-millennial-hiring-highlights-power-of-liberal-arts)]LINK[/link]
Not only that, the notion that getting a degree should get you a job is part of...
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Soccer Board
 | re: MLS NEWS: Chivas's Heath Pearce and $$$ to NYRB for Agudelo - Wario Balotelli on 5/17/12 at 10:37 pm Agudelo still has time to move. He needs to play, as it is still unclear what type of striker he is supposed to be. ...
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Soccer Board
 | re: Difficulty of 20-30 yd Free Kicks - Wario Balotelli on 5/17/12 at 10:32 pm The two major variables are the GK and the wall. I'd wager that nearly all teams in major leagues could assemble a larger and more athletic wall than any high school team. Also there are very few GKs under 6' in major football. Often they are much larger. The ball must be hit with pace and curve, an...
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Soccer Board
 | re: Soccer Board Champions League (CL Groups Are Set! Europa Spots Available!) - Wario Balotelli on 5/2/12 at 11:49 am I just want to point out that I'm not a City fan. I like Balotelli, not City. ...
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SEC Rant
 | re: Big Fight in T-Town this morning/Player Hurt... - Wario Balotelli on 4/19/12 at 12:31 pm [quote]I like Egans for what it is, but I don't like going there a lot because it just smells like shit, and its hot as frick, and its usually too crowded. Has nothing to do with the people. [/quote]
All those things are true. I usually go in the evenings. I try to avoid it after 10. ...
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SEC Rant
 | re: Big Fight in T-Town this morning/Player Hurt... - Wario Balotelli on 4/19/12 at 12:30 pm There were a shite ton of sorority girls at Rounders last night. I mean more than usual. ...
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