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SSVol said:
Similar experience visiting the Yad Vashem holocaust museum in Israel. Many tears, few words.
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Quick story about the holocaust museum in DC:

My brother is an educator who has some influence in the Jewish world because of project he did several years ago. When the Holocaust museum opened in Washington DC, he was invited to tour with a few other prominent people connected to Holocaust education. The premise behind the museum is you're given a card with the name and background of a Jewish person in the holocaust. You're then 'lead' through the museum as events unfolded before and during the war. At the end of the tour, you find out whether the person on your card lived or died. I'm not sure if that's how the museum is structured now but that's how it was when it opened.

On my brother's tour during the 'opening', he was given a card and lead through the museum individually by an older lady. She told him about the construction of the museum, the events surrounding the war, and other tidbits about the Jewish existence during this time. At the end, he observed other people finishing the tour being told about the person on their card. He gently asked the older lady if the person on his card lived or died. She said:

"I lived"
 
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Mike4Vols said:
Quick story about the holocaust museum in DC:

My brother is an educator who has some influence in the Jewish world because of project he did several years ago. When the Holocaust museum opened in Washington DC, he was invited to tour with a few other prominent people connected to Holocaust education. The premise behind the museum is you're given a card with the name and background of a Jewish person in the holocaust. You're then 'lead' through the museum as events unfolded before and during the war. At the end of the tour, you find out whether the person on your card lived or died. I'm not sure if that's how the museum is structured now but that's how it was when it opened.

On my brother's tour during the 'opening', he was given a card and lead through the museum individually by an older lady. She told him about the construction of the museum, the events surrounding the war, and other tidbits about the Jewish existence during this time. At the end, he observed other people finishing the tour being told about the person on their card. He gently asked the older lady if the person on his card lived or died. She said:

"I lived"
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Awesome life changer
 
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butchna said:
Only way to heal it. Was playing basketball in my socks during high school (shoes I was wearing weren’t allowed on that court), huge fella landed on my toe coming down with a rebound and that toe was a medical mess for two years. Got really skilled at pulling off that side of the nail using clippers but it stayed infected. Podiatrist trimmed it and inserted acid capsules…voila.
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Eww. When women talk about toes, it involves where we're getting pedi's and maybe the color. Men take it to a whole, unnecessary level.
 
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We weren't going to get Arch anyway, and he still might very well end up in Oxford. I don't think he's going to be persuaded or influenced by NIL like some other recruits are. Plenty of companies like Gatorade, Nike, UA, etc etc will be beating his door down to sign multi-million dollar, multi-year NIL deals anyway, no matter where he goes to school.

Cut is a great man, and a great coach, but you don't have to play for him to be a great QB in the NFL.

Even still, it's a great move by Texas to lean Arch their way even more. You have to do whatever you can to tip the scale in your favor.
 
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GregAmsler said:
That wasn’t the point. But okay. The point is, kids today HAVE to incur debt to go to a public university (unless they come from wealth), whereas the boomers could actually pay for college by working. So it’s disingenuous to say, “I worked my way through college without accruing debt, so should you!”
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Never said that. I said if you have debt, pay it back. My wife had debt. We paid it back. My sons are late 20s and early 30s. One went to Air Force Academy. He pays his back with Military Service. Other lived at home at first to knock out his Core classes locally while substitute teaching and serving as my Asst. Wrestling Coach. That plus scholarships cut costs to practically nothing. Then went to Seminary. Worked 40-50 hrs a week maintainence and greens at a Country Club while going to school. Lived in the basement of a Parsonage. FOUND a way to make it work. Had one small loan. Paid it off.
 
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Mike4Vols said:
Quick story about the holocaust museum in DC:

My brother is an educator who has some influence in the Jewish world because of project he did several years ago. When the Holocaust museum opened in Washington DC, he was invited to tour with a few other prominent people connected to Holocaust education. The premise behind the museum is you're given a card with the name and background of a Jewish person in the holocaust. You're then 'lead' through the museum as events unfolded before and during the war. At the end of the tour, you find out whether the person on your card lived or died. I'm not sure if that's how the museum is structured now but that's how it was when it opened.

On my brother's tour during the 'opening', he was given a card and lead through the museum individually by an older lady. She told him about the construction of the museum, the events surrounding the war, and other tidbits about the Jewish existence during this time. At the end, he observed other people finishing the tour being told about the person on their card. He gently asked the older lady if the person on his card lived or died. She said:

"I lived"
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Visited the Holocaust museum on a high school field trip. I've never seen a group of teens be more silent and reflective in a setting in my life. It was overwhelming and life-changing in many respects.
 
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Apparently the guy Kamara hit called the cops from once he was at the hospital.

No reports of the club doing anything.

Who knows, but the surrounding details make it seem less likely like a true or unprovoked assault. No way you beat a man to the point of hospitalization in the middle of a Vegas club without it making major waves.
 
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I do feel bad for young people leaving high school right now. They are in a paradigm shift for higher education. Your children and grandchildren will have no need for it save the engineers, doctors, and lawyers. Soooo many enterprises will want to educate and train, and I completely agree with that. I could also wager that I could render my education down to two years of valuable experience. The rest should have been co-op. Loved college though.
 
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Devo182 said:
Apparently the guy Kamara hit called the cops from once he was at the hospital.

No reports of the club doing anything.

Who knows, but the surrounding details make it seem less likely like a true or unprovoked assault. No way you beat a man to the point of hospitalization in the middle of a Vegas club without it making major waves.
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I don't know how an assault by an NFL star can be severe enough to cause hospitalization without video of the incident already circulating. Seems fishy.
 
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engineerVOL said:
I do feel bad for young people leaving high school right now. They are in a paradigm shift for higher education. Your children and grandchildren will have no need for it save the engineers, doctors, and lawyers. Soooo many enterprises will want to educate and train, and I completely agree with that. I could also wager that I could render my education down to two years of valuable experience. The rest should have been co-op. Loved college though.
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They'll find a reason to keep college around. Too much money, and way too much invested by big money people that were late to the game and chasing revenue.
 
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GregAmsler said:
That wasn’t the point. But okay. The point is, kids today HAVE to incur debt to go to a public university (unless they come from wealth), whereas the boomers could actually pay for college by working. So it’s disingenuous to say, “I worked my way through college without accruing debt, so should you!”
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I get your point that college is expensive, but you can reduce the debt to attend. For families that cannot pay the 4-yr college cost, you can save a lot of money by starting at a 2-year college and then transferring. In Fort Worth, Tarrant County College’s tuition is $1728/year (fall and spring semesters combined) for in-district students. If they live at home for those two years, the savings versus a regular 4-year college is substantial. One of my kids attended college this way.

I am sure others mentioned it, but the military is another option. Another of my kids chose this route by starting in the Marines at 17. He currently attends an Ivy League school at zero cost.

I understand the college cost problem as my other two kids attended (one is still in school) out-of-state public universities. They were/are fortunate to attend with zero debt as my wife and I are paying the cost. What should be discussed is why college costs are far outpacing inflation. An interesting read on the topic Why Has the Cost of College Outpaced Inflation? (Opinion)
 
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Leeleesteeth said:
Small College in Georgia. Not part of State University system so they were more expensive.
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When I went to Tennessee, $2,500 per year covered everything. Tuition, books, meal plan and dorm.

Every other school I applied to was out of state or private. Glad that I chose Tennessee for so many reasons.

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VolsDoc81TX said:
When I went to Tennessee, $2,500 per year covered everything. Tuition, books, meal plan and dorm.

Every other school I applied to was out of state or private. Glad that I chose Tennessee for so many reasons.

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Did that plan include horse stable and buggy parking?
 
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