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  1. 13 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

    He is saying racism is highly institutionalized and there is excellent data to support it.

     

    Advantages by Race and Class on the SAT and ACT at Selective Colleges, Fall 1997

    Group Public Institutions
    (on ACT scale of 36)
    Private Institutions
    (on SAT scale of 1600)
    Race    
    --White -- --
    --Black +3.8 +310
    --Hispanic +0.3 +130
    --Asian -3.4 -140
    Class    
    --Lower -0.1 +130
    --Working +0.0 +70
    --Middle -- --
    --Upper-Middle +0.3 +50
    --Upper +0.4 -30

     

    Colleges, for example, are highly biased in favor of blacks. All major corporations have similar programs to try and raise the level of certain minorities in the higher ranks of their companies.

    As they say, "statistics lie and liars quote statistics."  Those numbers taken out of context don't really tell us anything other than that you're ignorant regarding how university admissions are processed.  Those numbers are for universities as a whole.  But virtually every university processes applications by school or major.  So you have very different grade and test score averages for admitted students depending on their school or major.  Engineering, for example, has much higher average GPAs and test scores than Psychology/liberal arts because of a higher demand for limited spots.  Applicants essentially create a funneling effect by trying to gain admission to higher demand majors which then increases the average numbers for those who are admitted.  If you have an ethnic group that has a cultural propensity to apply to certain majors, like Asians pursuing degrees in STEM fields, they will naturally increase the average GPA/test score of those who are admitted from that ethnic group.  The higher average scores are a result of self selection towards higher demand majors, not racial preferences.  

  2. 4 hours ago, MoJames said:

    So in Chelsea craziness...

     

    Wed/Thurs is the new deadline for Sarri.

    Reports that Jorginho with Sarri negotiating is holding up the announcement of Sarri as manager.

    Aleksandr Golovin has been reported as already signed, waiting for Sarri announcement.

    Jean Michaël Seri is now being reported as being in London with negotiations done and waiting on Sarri to be announced. This is the player that consistently was linked but due to health reasons associated with cold weather, wouldn't move.  Apparently this is no longer an issue.

    Hazard is being reported as plan B if Neymar doesn't go to Real Madrid, but with Zidane out of the picture, this feels less likely.

    Tbo is likely on his way to Madrid this year or next and Alisson is target 1 with Schmeichel being the back up option.

    PSG after Kante, but CFC rebuffing attempts.

    CFC has contacted Real Madrid about Kovacic.

    Barca after Willian, CFC asking crazy money.

     

    Oh and this guy ran practice today.

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    Bigfoot?

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  3. On 7/5/2018 at 9:45 AM, Jerry Callo said:
    1 reply in the continuous firework thread -
     
    And in addition to terrifying pets and those with ptsd, fireworks kill many birds, who are frightened from their perches at night and fly disoriented into walls.

    I had a pigeon smash into my office window on Friday, so this hits close to home.  

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  4. Just now, Cheeseweasel said:

    Bobby would have finished that.

     

    This.  I still don't understand why he's starting.  He doesn't win the ball in the air, he doesn't link up, he doesn't hold up, and he can't even score an open header.  All he does is stand in the box and take up two defenders.  

  5. 44 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:
    On 4/30/2018 at 1:45 PM, Longhornfan1024 said:
    Other than Spoon and Stable, what is the best high-end restaurant in the city?  We'll be there in June and we always like to hit up a few nicer restaurants when we are visiting a new city.  

    Where did you go?

    Restaurant Alma and Spoon and Stable.  Alma had really good drinks and food.  S&S had really good food, but the drinks were lacking.  The veal belly at S&S was legit and highly recommended.  We actually spent most of our time at Brit's pub to watch the World Cup.  

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