NorCali
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Believe it or not, Alabama recruits Silicon Valley pretty hard and makes the final list for a number of girls who want to go to Alabama and live their best life in a sorority. This are not the colored hair types, obviously
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As others have noted, Australia is the correct answer.
re: Mike Rowe highlight with Bill Maher last night.
Posted by NorCali on 8/9/26 at 3:14 pm to BuckeyeGoon
quote:And it’s a starting base salary, with probably 3%/year increases, great benefits (hard to get), etc.
$120k is great money in most states.
What I wish was discussed more is if there is any impact from the unions making it possible to retire after 20 or so years? Maybe that has changed but don’t know.
As an aside, Alabama has done a great job investing in education of trade workers and that is part of why they have all the car plants
re: The economy lost 23k jobs in July
Posted by NorCali on 8/7/26 at 1:42 pm to ragincajun03
quote:what would be interesting is to see how many of the numbers of people dropping off the unemployed roles were due to deportations. The irony is that Obama was criticized for increasing deportations.
I don't know if that's valid either, but conservatives/Republicans used a similar argument when unemployment rate was declining under the Obama Administration
Number of jobs added or lost is a surrogate for unemployment. Therefore a decrease in unemployment rate and increase in wages is a positive trend.
Isn't there a "wild game" dinner in some towns in South Louisiana that isn't exactly about what is on the dinner menu? :lol:
re: Annual dove baiting conversation
Posted by NorCali on 8/6/26 at 9:05 am to Insurancerebel
You having to do millet and wheat to pull the birds into your field from the corn? Sounds ideal with gravel and power lines. Or do find a way to hunt the corn as well.
quote:hmm, maybe the same apparatus used to get Dems elected was used to weaken the R side by helping the non-candidate. Is it a closed primary?
My understanding is that ballots had already been printed (and many already mailed back) when Smith suspended his campaign.
Kind of a smart strategy if you have a weak incumbent, help the weakest on the other side win their primary
re: Unconfirmed reports that LSU athletics made a private equity deal.
Posted by NorCali on 8/5/26 at 7:34 am to Boomshockalocka
This is perhaps the most insightful statement here.
You could see how a university endowment fund or large family office with ties to high net worth alumni would be an excellent fit. They can contribute towards success but have a bit more oversight and a return vs just trusting the people you gave the check
You could see how a university endowment fund or large family office with ties to high net worth alumni would be an excellent fit. They can contribute towards success but have a bit more oversight and a return vs just trusting the people you gave the check
Perhaps it’s Private equity affiliated with LSU and/or other state institutional endowment funds?
Having Private Equity isn’t necessarily a bad thing until you see the terms and understand the valuation given and path to exit or return on investment.
LSU athletics is not a failing entity that needs/can be broken down and sold for component parts.
Agree with others this is first step towards a class of “ownership”
Having Private Equity isn’t necessarily a bad thing until you see the terms and understand the valuation given and path to exit or return on investment.
LSU athletics is not a failing entity that needs/can be broken down and sold for component parts.
Agree with others this is first step towards a class of “ownership”
It’s a term restaurants use when you run out of a menu item. How it has morphed into code for assassins is unclear
re: Female Researchers Starting To See The Damage Of Feminism and #MeToo
Posted by NorCali on 8/2/26 at 10:36 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
quote:the lack of objective value in society for this is one of our biggest challenges. Fathers that go to work all day have no clue the physical and mental exhaustion of this. Women without children have no clue either. Closest thing I can relate (I’m a male doctor) is being on call virtually 24/7 and doing rounds (the mundane daily tasks) everyday except when you can find someone to cover (grandparents, sitter, nanny, etc). I’m also convinced there are some women that decide a career is easier than being a stay at home mom (can’t blame them) and go back to work for that. Raising multiple kids is the most important but most thankless job in society and I salute you for doing it. Oh and those judgmental career women, highly likely they are envious that you were able to do something they wanted to do but for whatever reason couldn’t
stay home and raise three amazing children to adulthood, with all the sleepless nights, sports, school projects..
re: It’s no longer legal to charge additional for debit card usage- PSA
Posted by NorCali on 8/2/26 at 9:08 am to RollTide1987
quote:Or lawmakers could put a 1% cap on fees that retailers have to pay. If they can cap payments to doctors and hospitals they can cap anything. Credit card companies have a de facto monopoly
Yep. Now businesses will have to raise their prices to make up for the loss in profits. It's almost like lawmakers don't understand how any of this stuff works.
No one disagrees with making it available for older, higher risk people and voluntary for others.
Many people disagreed, strongly, about mandating for others (especially children) and instituting punitive measures for non-compliance, such as travel restrictions, not being able to participate in events and in the extreme loss of employment.
This move led to the questioning of the credibility of those making these decisions which led to the realization of very real conflicts of interest such as age bias ( Trump, Biden, Fauci, Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer were all near or were Octogenarians and highest risk group so bias for self interest even benefits were on shown to the individuals vaccinated and never to stop transmission) or personal bias with Fauci as he was on record as supporting gain of function research which may have been the root cause of the pandemic.
As an aside, the lack of effectiveness for slowing transmission is probably related to the fact that RNA vaccines only give short term (measured in weeks) immunity so the fact of many infections post-vaccination and the early introduction of boosters also
led to questions of credibility in a “gene therapy vaccine” which has long term risk implications if the transgenes become integrated.
I never saw published the estimated therapeutic index or the Number needed to treat (NNT) in order to prevent a death or Number needed to harm, which is a measure of the number vaccinated with a severe adverse event/total vaccinated. Ideally the NNT should be much higher, but we never saw this, so again leads to credibility issues.
Many people disagreed, strongly, about mandating for others (especially children) and instituting punitive measures for non-compliance, such as travel restrictions, not being able to participate in events and in the extreme loss of employment.
This move led to the questioning of the credibility of those making these decisions which led to the realization of very real conflicts of interest such as age bias ( Trump, Biden, Fauci, Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer were all near or were Octogenarians and highest risk group so bias for self interest even benefits were on shown to the individuals vaccinated and never to stop transmission) or personal bias with Fauci as he was on record as supporting gain of function research which may have been the root cause of the pandemic.
As an aside, the lack of effectiveness for slowing transmission is probably related to the fact that RNA vaccines only give short term (measured in weeks) immunity so the fact of many infections post-vaccination and the early introduction of boosters also
led to questions of credibility in a “gene therapy vaccine” which has long term risk implications if the transgenes become integrated.
I never saw published the estimated therapeutic index or the Number needed to treat (NNT) in order to prevent a death or Number needed to harm, which is a measure of the number vaccinated with a severe adverse event/total vaccinated. Ideally the NNT should be much higher, but we never saw this, so again leads to credibility issues.
re: “Trump pushed the vax”
Posted by NorCali on 8/1/26 at 9:36 am to Diamondawg
I think most reasonable people would say that you did the smart thing as you were high risk based on age and health issues.
How quickly people forget. “the vax” isn’t a binary discussion.
Based on the early data everyone, including Ron Paul, thought older folks, especially with health problems making them high risk for death, should get vaccinated.
Where things diverge is later when the government tries to mandate it and individuals who were not high risk were penalized if they did not get get. The other major part of this is the forcing it on kids as it is a gene therapy and the short term risk of Covid infection was very very low (they don’t die), the long term risk of the vaccine were unknown, so no one knew what the therapeutic index (risk/benefit ratio) was.
Based on the early data everyone, including Ron Paul, thought older folks, especially with health problems making them high risk for death, should get vaccinated.
Where things diverge is later when the government tries to mandate it and individuals who were not high risk were penalized if they did not get get. The other major part of this is the forcing it on kids as it is a gene therapy and the short term risk of Covid infection was very very low (they don’t die), the long term risk of the vaccine were unknown, so no one knew what the therapeutic index (risk/benefit ratio) was.
re: It doesn't get any more clear than watching the Spanish invasion
Posted by NorCali on 7/31/26 at 1:23 pm to TigersBucs
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You know is was a Spanish territory and not the mainland?
Right, but Spain is part of the Schengen. Ceuta and Melilla enclaves are supposed to have identity checks before entering "Mainland" Spain. If those checks don't happen, and there is no sign that they will, these folks are free to move throughout the 29 Schengen states.
re: Wine grape farmers are setting their fields on fire and selling the land
Posted by NorCali on 7/30/26 at 6:29 pm to cypresstiger
quote:This is the correct answer. I didn’t read the article but the guy is going to make a fortune selling land that he has had for 50 years.
Cali simply overproduced. Everybody with some land began producing grapes, trying to get rich. Supply and demand.
This is typical. Bunch of Ikeiss trial lawyers leading a bunch of butt hurt alumni. I am convinced God had Ole Miss grads in mind when the verse was written about cutting your nose of to spite your face. Growing up around these people they would burn their own house down if they thought it would hurt someone they think wronged them. This is Mississippi Mentality at it’s finest!
quote:This is eye opening for me. I thought typically the base salary is well south of a million dollars. 6 figures for sure. But much of the comp package is in performance bonus (new ceo is getting potentially 125% of base) and long term equity (stock and options), so if the stock tanks, they lose out. But in the case of Cracker Barrel her base and the new ceo base is 1 Million, which is crazy. So yes the new guy could get 2.25 M total cash comp in a year, plus options.
one of these CEO jobs for multi millions a
It also shows how stupid they are. If they took a lot less cash and more options, could save tremendously on taxes, but you have to wait a while before the dollars roll in. Also, the Board that hired her should be replaced but doubt that happens
If you have ever done work with European companies, you know that July and August can be dead with the amount of time they spend "on Holiday". Also, very common for Euros to take a "Gap year" and travel as cheaply as possible. A train pass and hostels go a long way in making this affordable.
One could argue the amount of learning/real world experience you acquire about other cultures is a much more thorough and valuable education then you could ever hope to get in a classroom. Is it fun, hopefully, but doesn't mean it can't also be enriching.
One could argue the amount of learning/real world experience you acquire about other cultures is a much more thorough and valuable education then you could ever hope to get in a classroom. Is it fun, hopefully, but doesn't mean it can't also be enriching.
In your analogy, Saban’s 2023 year at LSU with regular season record of 11-1 are roughly equivalent to Kiffin year at Ole Miss going 11-1. The order of NFL HC experiences without success is obviously jumbled and it may be hard for folks to consider that LSU was a stepping stone job (to the NFL) back then,.
Where the analogy probably breaks down the most is the job performance of the ADs after the coach left. Bertman brought in an upcoming coach with successful HC experience that was able to maintain the success with appearances in the title game 3 seasons and 7 seasons after Saban left. Time will tell how the IOle Miss AD performed in their coaching choice for a replacement but doesn’t have the pedigree of success in the role at a previous major program.
Where the analogy probably breaks down the most is the job performance of the ADs after the coach left. Bertman brought in an upcoming coach with successful HC experience that was able to maintain the success with appearances in the title game 3 seasons and 7 seasons after Saban left. Time will tell how the IOle Miss AD performed in their coaching choice for a replacement but doesn’t have the pedigree of success in the role at a previous major program.
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