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re: Could anyone tell me why the University of Missouri is closed tomorrow?
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:49 pm to Ridgewalker
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:49 pm to Ridgewalker
That is an awesome view 
Eureka is pretty neat. Driving over there from Fayetteville is an experience on its own
Lost Valley/Eden Falls area is my favorite of the Buffalo sites I have been to
hopefully I will see the rest this summer (when not working
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Eureka is pretty neat. Driving over there from Fayetteville is an experience on its own
Lost Valley/Eden Falls area is my favorite of the Buffalo sites I have been to
hopefully I will see the rest this summer (when not working
)
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Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:49 pm to semotruman
He lost his mojo on this one. This was not a good outing for Porker Face.
EDIT: We went to Eden Falls for the first time last trip. It was right after a flood wiped out the bridge at the start. Water was up, little water falls everywhere...it was amazing.
EDIT: We went to Eden Falls for the first time last trip. It was right after a flood wiped out the bridge at the start. Water was up, little water falls everywhere...it was amazing.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:51 pm to semotruman
FINALLY an answer!! 
I know MoDot cut their budget in half a few years back. They had the balls to do what AHTD and many surrounding DOTs don't
I know MoDot cut their budget in half a few years back. They had the balls to do what AHTD and many surrounding DOTs don't
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:52 pm to Ridgewalker
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He lost his mojo on this one
Eh, don't think so. This is 6 pages
I will go review my flashcards for waterfalls for next time
ETA: I did admit you got me on that one
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:53 pm to 870Hog
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870Hog
I like you, 870. I really do. But you also have a tendency to troll. And that's what we're not allowing on the Mizzou board. I think we've allowed 3 Arkansas posters, and none of them troll.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:54 pm to Porker Face
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Eh, don't think so. This is 6 pages
I will go review my flas hcards for waterfalls for next time.
ETA: I did admit you got me on that one
Whatever, you went from calling me puke to showing me pretty pictures of Arkansas and telling me my view is nice. That doesn't exactly fit the big bad trolling Porker Face we know and love.
You're edge is gone, we may as well admit you to the Mizzou site.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:56 pm to Ridgewalker
Hey, I have on occasion been un-mean to Missouri posters in the past, you are not the first!
That may be my perception but it is not my intent for that to be my image
ETA: I don't troll. That isn't allowed on this site. If I trolled, I would be banned, something that has never happened
I knew it!
You may regret that decision later down the line...
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That doesn't exactly fit the big bad trolling Porker Face
That may be my perception but it is not my intent for that to be my image
ETA: I don't troll. That isn't allowed on this site. If I trolled, I would be banned, something that has never happened
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we know and love
I knew it!
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we may as well admit you to the Mizzou site
You may regret that decision later down the line...
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:57 pm to Ridgewalker
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He lost his mojo on this one. This was not a good outing for Porker Face.
I think my "guess what, chickenbutt" joke really got to him.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:58 pm to Tom Sawyer
I consider it a good outing. All I was looking for was an answer about UM/MU closing tomorrow.
I got that (in time), that was my only goal!
I got that (in time), that was my only goal!
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:02 pm to Porker Face
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I know MoDot cut their budget in half a few years back. They had the balls to do what AHTD and many surrounding DOTs don't
They didn't have much choice!
Seriously, MoDot is a strange organization. No one really has oversight over them, and they wasted a lot of money over the years. The budget cuts forced the closing of some rest areas, and put some projects on hold. Basically, they're keeping up with repairs and maintaining public areas, and that's about it.
If we get the I-70 improvements we want/need, it'll likely have to be voted on by the taxpayers, and an outside firm hired. MoDot tried an end-around on that, and got shut down.
Bottom line, they can handle maintenance. But when there's an unexpected event, like a blizzard, they're lost.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:05 pm to semotruman
To be honest, if the PPP MoDot wants on I-70 comes to fruition and becomes how our infrastructure is funded in the next 50-100 years, we are in for a paradigm shift. It will change travel and transportation forever
Ultimately it makes sense: people who use the roads pay for it. Usually that is called a "toll" but maybe calling it a "user fee" will work
Ultimately it makes sense: people who use the roads pay for it. Usually that is called a "toll" but maybe calling it a "user fee" will work
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:07 pm to Porker Face
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I don't think research is useless. I think it should be second behind competent undergrad education.
But to say that undergrad education doesn't suffer at the expense of research didn't go into a technical field. Overworked professors choose research over students every time, that is how students suffer
I think we have a private sector that can research but can't teach
I guess this is where we will have to just disagree then.
Students suffer because of their own lack of preparedness (most of the time).
As a grad student I had to TA (which meant actually doing most of the work) two lecture class and then a lab every other semester as part of the program. The only students that had problems were the one not wanting to put in the required work. It wasn't because of any research the professor had going on.
Thinking back to undergrad, I really didn't need my professors most of the time because I took care of my own learning. I went to class to reinforce what I had previously studied, not the other way around.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:09 pm to SEC. 593
Yep, half my professors are available any time I want to talk with them. The other half won't get around to responding to an email for three weeks
You can guess which are big into research and which teach better classes
ETA: I'm not worried about my personal effort level
You can guess which are big into research and which teach better classes
ETA: I'm not worried about my personal effort level
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:12 pm to Porker Face
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You can guess which are big into research and which teach better classes
I'm a professor.
I research.
I write.
I teach.
My students (undergrads & grads) have my cell number.
I tell them on the first day of class that, unless I'm a patient in surgery or sitting in church or a funeral, they'll always receive a response within a couple of hours--max--from me.
I also ask them not to call me to bail them out of jail.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:13 pm to Porker Face
The trucking industry will fight that tooth and nail. And yes, it will cause a paradigm shift, which might not be all bad. Many of our highways were built originally when a lot of things were still transported by train.
And I think people would be willing to pay tolls, as long as they're reasonable. The toll, or user fee, they were floating would have made it $80 round trip from St. Louis to KC. That's ridiculous, and people would look for alternatives - different routes, Amtrak, etc.
And I think people would be willing to pay tolls, as long as they're reasonable. The toll, or user fee, they were floating would have made it $80 round trip from St. Louis to KC. That's ridiculous, and people would look for alternatives - different routes, Amtrak, etc.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:15 pm to Porker Face
So sad to see Arkansas strain--cry, even--for someone to care enough.
We care, Arkansas. We do. You can stop trying to force a rivalry down Mizzou's throat.
We all think you're worthy. That you bring valuable substance to the conference. No need to flail your arms and make loud, inaudible noises.
We see you. And we do care.
We care, Arkansas. We do. You can stop trying to force a rivalry down Mizzou's throat.
We all think you're worthy. That you bring valuable substance to the conference. No need to flail your arms and make loud, inaudible noises.
We see you. And we do care.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:17 pm to Porker Face
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ETA: I'm not worried about my personal effort level
Me either.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:20 pm to semotruman
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And yes, it will cause a paradigm shift, which might not be all bad
If only there were more people like you who thought that way
Our gas tax (primary resource for highway funding) hasn't been raised since the 1970s. Guess what: we have more fuel efficient vehicles going further on less gas and tearing up more miles while bringing in less money. Add in population growth and you've got a civil engineering quandary
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:21 pm to EKG
Well that is exactly what a professor should be
ETA: There are openings in CVEG at UA, please apply lol
ETA: There are openings in CVEG at UA, please apply lol
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:22 pm to Porker Face
Wow did you REALLY start a thread about this, wow. Hopefully admins will crack down on stupid topics, 
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