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jakez4ut said:
yeah, but i think with JJJ, Fulky and Vescovi, the chemistry issue would have been mitigated, and it would have more of an add in talent with Kennedy Chandler, and a developed Nkmowa....pcs on the bench with Powell and a couple of the other freshmen.

anyway, it hasn't panned out like that. it is what it is, but, again there is still time for it work out.

in cbb, it's really not how you start, it's how you finish. so let's see how we do......story could be totally different in a month.
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Vols4us said:
Community colleges offer free tuition in TN. So they are covering books and other expenses and that will cover most of their people. There may be a small number going to UTK or other 4 year colleges like Carson Newman that work there. ETSU and possibly others have extensions in Sevier County to get a Bachelors. Most of the workers come from a 4-5 county area, so they can commute reasonably well and make it to classes when not working.

It's a chunk of change, but they probably factored into their financial planning. It's not cheap to go to Dollywood or stay in their lodging facilities anymore.
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Cause Dolly is smart, extremely nice and generous. Did I mention that she has a good heart too? I am sure she hired smart people to manage all her money…net worth $350 million.
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Had the opportunity to spend time with her on multiple occasions and that she is, 100%. While only the minority partner in Dollywood, she's always been a VERY action partner, since helping to bail out "Silver Dollar City". Which, I assume, is why we're seeing more coverage at Dollywood than other Herschend properties.

But a lot of DW's 3000 "employees" are either non qualified employees of lease stores (like I owned, there), retirees, office workers with degrees and of course some - non college material. I'd be surprised to see 500 take advantage. Which wouldn't hit 5% of their average $350 million YP but will have the inside track on future graduates.
This idea will turn to gold like everything else she pushes. Just an incredible person and business mind.
 
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engineerVOL said:
They hit a 3 to go up 55-54, we inbound the ball, take it down court, turn the ball over, commercial break, then they review the shot and deem it a 2, change score to 54-54. What would have happened without stoppage? How far back can they review? I’ll admit I don’t know basketball review rules.
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That's what they do, so they don't have to stop the game. The refs signal that they're going to review the shot, which happens at the media time-out. The exception is inside of 4 minutes when there are no more media time-outs.
 
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VolGee4 said:
It’s ridiculous. I wonder if some actually enjoy any things in life.
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Yes, they enjoy bitching, whining, and complaining. Isn’t it obvious. 🤔

That’s why I have a robust ignore list. I don’t have time for all the whining. Suck it up buttercup doesn’t work on them…
 
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engineerVOL said:
Joe Milton is one of the worst QBs I’ve ever seen in orange. Yet I feel pretty good Heupel can make him serviceable. He’s so dang frustrating because he looks frickin’ intimidating and smooth. He just can’t throw at the right spot lol.
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Glasses? Eye exam. Most importantly, test depth perception. 🤔
 
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Vols4us said:
Community colleges offer free tuition in TN. So they are covering books and other expenses and that will cover most of their people. There may be a small number going to UTK or other 4 year colleges like Carson Newman that work there. ETSU and possibly others have extensions in Sevier County to get a Bachelors. Most of the workers come from a 4-5 county area, so they can commute reasonably well and make it to classes when not working.

It's a chunk of change, but they probably factored into their financial planning. It's not cheap to go to Dollywood or stay in their lodging facilities anymore.
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was talking with someone who's kid is looking at Colleges. I was mystified that they know about the Hope Schollie, knew kid had the grades and still just shrugged their shoulder like meh, no big deal.

Northeast State Comm College is an excellent place to start off. Core classes at State U's are a joke anyway. Might as well get it paid for.

Then transfer in for your major.
 
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A different story about Dollywood:

When I was in Knoxville, Tennessee’s workers compensation program allowed employers to have a three doctor panel for injured employees to chose from. Since I am not a surgeon, the area companies were eager to have me on the panels. I got to go on manufacturing facility tours. It was cool getting to see all the different products being made. More importantly, I got to meet all the HR managers and could actually get things changed to help decrease injuries…

Anyway, the Dollywood HR department sends me one of their cowgirls with a clavicle fracture. Rarely surgical. I ask her how it happened and she fell off the Ostrich that she was riding. (They raced two Ostriches, one rider called in sick and she thought that she could do it) Ostriches can turn on a dime at full speed. Got the X-ray and realized that she needed immediate surgery. The proximal bone was shaped like a dagger and pointing down towards her lung. Any wrong movement could cause a pneumothorax.
The Orthopedic Surgeon that I worked for was operating at the time. I called down to the OR and told him (over speaker) that this patient needed to have surgery on her clavicle fracture. (He was a very talented surgeon, but an arsehole of a person) His response was that in 30 years of surgical practice he had never surgically repaired a clavicle fracture. His condescending tone pissed me off. I responded that if he would come up to the office between cases that I would show him why it needed surgery. He muttered that I didn’t know what I was talking about. I told him that I would bet my salary for a year. He would not have to pay me if I was wrong. He would double my salary when I proved him wrong. He just laughed at me. He hustled in between cases. Looked at the X-ray, said DAMN and added her to the end of his cases. I asked him when my paycheck would increase, and the SOB said that we didn’t shake on the bet. 😈
He never questioned my medical knowledge again. Signed a 3 year contract (length of a Pediatric residency) and counted down the days to get away from him…😐
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
A different story about Dollywood:

When I was in Knoxville, Tennessee’s workers compensation program allowed employers to have a three doctor panel for injured employees to chose from. Since I am not a surgeon, the area companies were eager to have me on the panels. I got to go on manufacturing facility tours. It was cool getting to see all the different products being made. More importantly, I got to meet all the HR managers and could actually get things changed to help decrease injuries…

Anyway, the Dollywood HR department sends me one of their cowgirls with a clavicle fracture. Rarely surgical. I ask her how it happened and she fell off the Ostrich that she was riding. (They raced two Ostriches, one rider called in sick and she thought that she could do it) Ostriches can turn on a dime at full speed. Got the X-ray and realized that she needed immediate surgery. The proximal bone was shaped like a dagger and pointing down towards her lung. Any wrong movement could cause a pneumothorax.
The Orthopedic Surgeon that I worked for was operating at the time. I called down to the OR and told him (over speaker) that this patient needed to have surgery on her clavicle fracture. (He was a very talented surgeon, but an arsehole of a person) His response was that in 30 years of surgical practice he had never surgically repaired a clavicle fracture. His condescending tone pissed me off. I responded that if he would come up to the office between cases that I would show him why it needed surgery. He muttered that I didn’t know what I was talking about. I told him that I would bet my salary for a year. He would not have to pay me if I was wrong. He would double my salary when I proved him wrong. He just laughed at me. He hustled in between cases. Looked at the X-ray, said DAMN and added her to the end of his cases. I asked him when my paycheck would increase, and the SOB said that we didn’t shake on the bet. 😈
He never questioned my medical knowledge again. Signed a 3 year contract (length of a Pediatric residency) and counted down the days to get away from him…😐
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It hurts no one to have humility.
 
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