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Apparently the Moneyball 'film' has dropped Demetri Martin and replaced him with Jonah Hill - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:57 3
- I can see the resemblance. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 8, 08:59 [Image] 1
  - I hate Jonah Hill. - Will Hunting Mar 8, 09:01
- If they were going to try to make this the only people they should have gone are Charlie Kaufman (writing) and Spike Jonze (directing). -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:59
Based on my brother's life: I should have gone into academia. - ty97 Mar 8, 08:50 3
- Kooky like the woman at that university in Alabama? -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 8, 08:57
- he's luckier than most. Most don't get tenure track right away. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:55
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- agreed. congrats! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 09:01
LYC: Yahoo USer Ratings has UMD at #5 (haha), and Yahoo selects Vasquez as a 2nd team All American - MDH Mar 8, 08:46 4
- They should be at least a #3 if they can somehow win the conference tourney. Otherwise 5 or 6 imo. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:47 3
  - They're a good team, but I'm not convinced they play well enough away from home -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 09:02
  - Agreed. But this Yahoo User Ranking was overall rank, as in #5 in the Country. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 08:49 1
    - Yeah, I understood. I should have been clearer in my response. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:50
hilary swank @ the vanity fair oscar party: -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 8, 08:44
Was the opening set of jokes by martin/baldwin supposed to be bad? - ceregon Mar 8, 08:37 12
- I thought they were funny. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 09:00
- Is George Clooney the stand in for Jack Nicholson when he can't make it to the show? -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:58 5
  - I haven't noticed Jack at the Oscars for a few years. Hope his health is ok. But, yeah, Clooney seems to have fully become the new Jack in terms of - Don Homer Mar 8, 09:00 1
    - He was in clips they showed from the Governor's Ball. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 09:03
  - He seemed like he'd rather be anywhere else too last night; that was unusual. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:59 2
    - I think it was mostly playing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:00 1
      - The Baldwin stuff..yeah...but just in general he seemed like he was bored. - Will Hunting Mar 8, 09:01
- I did enjoy the Helen Mirren joke. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:43
- it did have the virtue of informing me that a lot of jewish people work in hollywood -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 08:42 1
  - don't they have a jewish joke like that every year though? -- nm - ceregon Mar 8, 08:43
- I blame Bruce. Not that that is any surprise. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:41
- It was very "hey, let's put on a show!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 08:39
Alex Gordon out a month after hurting his hand sliding. - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:36 4
- mr glass. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 8, 08:39 2
  - That draft is so strong....Upton #1, Tulo, Braun, Zimmermann, Ellsbury, Rasmus. Maybin, McCutcheon, Jay Bruce ..1st round. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:42 1
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- sigh. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:37
I am blown away that it looks like the Eagles will pay Vick his $1.5 million roster bonus. Blown. Away. -- nm - Beaker Mar 8, 08:36 2
- do they think he may have some sort of increased trade value later? -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 8, 08:38
- yeah, that's a real head-scratcher. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:37
sitwap: Police receive complaint about snow sculpture, tell owner to cover it up or knock it down. -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:34 1
- I question if the police hae that right -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 08:38
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- I think they should be allowed to sue, but good luck proving it. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 08:34
the story behind the Best Documentary Short....and the woman who jumped up on stage -- (link) - Remlik Mar 8, 08:29
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- this isn't the BOP League, right? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:42 5
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    - thought so. thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:47 3
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        I'm basically putting names in a hat. - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:57 1
        
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- I already pre-ranked just in case. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 8, 08:40 1
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- when is the homer league draft? -- nm - Beaker Mar 8, 08:32 6
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    - willy-nelson, Sat March 27th -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:34 1
      - sorry, this was meant to just be a post above, as a reminder to some. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:41
- Y'all better hope it randomly assigns me no first round pick. Just to keep the season close. -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:29 8
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    - Had to make room for the winners league. - TFox Mar 8, 08:47 3
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        That pendulum is going to whoop your *ass* when it swings back this year. -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:51 1
        
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  - (Also, related: I underestimated how long those auctions would take when there are no keepers involved. A solid four hours.) -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:30 2
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      - i know, just commenting. -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:46
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  - lol -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 08:30
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- I think it's about 50% of acting nominees were first timers. - Roger More Mar 8, 08:24 5
  - Christopher Plummer, amazingly, had never previously been nominated. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 08:26
  - That was Maggie G.'s first nomination. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:25 3
    - Also Plummer's IIRC. -- nm - Diva Mar 8, 08:26 2
      - Thanks - I wasn't sure on Gyllenhaal, but Plummer surprises me -- nm - Roger More Mar 8, 08:28
      - yes -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:27
- just like the World Series of Poker. -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:23
- Just last year Sean Penn won his second. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:22 2
  - Daniel Day Lewis was another recent one -- nm - Roger More Mar 8, 08:32
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Here in central NC I think winter's back has finally been broken. 60 degree temps all week. Of course this means I am - HdnAgnda Mar 8, 08:20
Bah, it's cloudy again (still?). I wouldn't even mind if it would just rain and move on, but it's just......cloudy :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 8, 08:20 3
- Is it cloudy with a chance of the meatballs? -- nm - Sofia Vergara Mar 8, 08:21 2
  - It's just one word... -- nm - Ed O'Neill Mar 8, 08:27
  - Mmmm...meatballs !! -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 8, 08:24
pmb: I totally agree about SJP's makeup, it was awful. She really needs a top notch makeup job. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:15
moving to another topic: Should home-schooling text-books be required to explain Evolution, even if they are published by christian companies? - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:14 46
- No. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:44
- No. However, colleges are certainly entitled to set their own standards for admission. - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 08:30 9
  - if state education boards set curriculum standards for homeschooling (which they do), IMO evolution absolutely must be included. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:31 8
    - Assuming that state education boards also have jurisdiction over homeschooling in the state, sure. - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 08:32 7
      - your IM is scary. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:34 6
        
        It's quite lax in some places. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:36 5
        
        I'm embarrassed for those states for allowing their kids to be miseducated. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:37 4
        
        Based on this map, looks like very few states have high standards or regulation. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:42 1
        
        good, I don't have to be embarrassed by VA. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:44
        
        I wouldn't be surprised if VA was one of them. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:40 1
        
        me neither. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:42
- this article is what made me want to ask the question. -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:22
- There's a whole list of things that should be in there: evolution, the dinosaur-killing meteor, that Pluto is totally a planet... -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:20 5
  - with evolution being in a totally different league from the others you mentioned, since it's the foundation of biology. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:21 4
    - Did you see the article about possible arsenic based life? -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 08:25 3
      - no! -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:26 2
        
        Here on Earth! -- (link) - oblique Mar 8, 08:26 1
        
        cool! I hope they find it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:28
- i think evolution should be part of the science curriculum that is required to be taught to all students. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 08:19
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- Of course. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 08:18
- I don't think christian textbook publishers should be allowed to circumvent state curriculum standards, if that's what you're asking. - znufrii Mar 8, 08:17
- Homeschooling textbooks should meet state standards, period. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:16 21
  - Indeed, ignoring the assumption that all Christians are creationists :) -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 08:23 10
    - not all christians, but I'd think a much larger proportion of christian home-schoolers than the general christian population. - znufrii Mar 8, 08:27 8
      - I think you're right. In many cases it may be the impetus for homeschooling. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:29 7
        
        I know a dozen home schooling families, and none of them use evolution as a reason. - landbeck Mar 8, 08:31 5
        
        A few times a year we'll get an angry letter from a homeschooling family when we talk about evolution. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 08:40
        
        do you think they are a representative sample, though? -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:32 2
        
        Certainly not, most of the families I know that are doing it are LDS. As a religion, evolution doesn't really bother us. -- nm - landbeck Mar 8, 08:36 1
        
        that's what I thought. I think LDS are a minority of homeschoolers, though. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:38
        
        they want the freedom to teach that bats are bugs? -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 08:32
        
        reading the article, they seem to come to the same conclusion regarding the home-schooling market. -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 08:29
    - I don't assume that. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:24
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    - I personally don't mind if they teach both, as long as students get evolution. It's a requirement for studying biology in college. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:21
    - they probably should, but I doubt they do. - tRuMaN Mar 8, 08:21 6
      - That's beside the point. The material should still be *allowed* to be published, even if it doesn't meet state requirements. Or else I misunderstood - mara Mar 8, 08:24 3
        
        right. they can publish whatever they want. whether the state OK's it as a legit textbook for homeschooling is another issue. -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:25 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - mara Mar 8, 08:25
        
        I think it's a different question. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:25
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      - I don't know, but I hope you're wrong about that. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:22
  - ...which should include evolution, or the state education board should be ashamed of itself. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:17
- Of course not. -- nm - mara Mar 8, 08:16
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LYC: Seeing Taylor Lautner last night sealed my opinion that the gay rumors are indeed true. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 08:12
Will, Miley is 17, she's not that young (i mean, she's young, but adult height, probably). i don't think she towers. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 08:11 8
- Quick googling puts Miley at 5'3 1/2" and Amanda at 5'4 1/2", though I don't know if that is accruate/old info -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 08:20
- she towered over the girl she presented with last night. -- nm - Beaker Mar 8, 08:17 2
  - her dress was long, I couldn't tell if she had heels on or no -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 08:19
  - that girl is *tiny*. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:18
- It's funny. I kept saying when she was on stage or being interviewed that she needs to stop slouching. My daughter kept telling me to stop picking - pmb Mar 8, 08:13 3
  - heh. Stewart also has terrible posture. I want to grab her shoulders and pull them up. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:14 2
    - She looks a mess at all times. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 08:15 1
      - she makes couture gowns look like Forever 21. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:16
Will: I think Miley is indeed tall, but not absurdly. and she's certainly old enough to be her full adult height. I stopped growing when I was 12. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:11 6
- My point is, if she's slouched all her teen years becuase she's 6" taller than others around her, it's sorta ingrained. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:12 3
  - i just googled, the tallest that is listed if 5'5"/ -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 08:12 2
    - that sounds believeable. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:13
    - (and, being on camera her whole life, someone would have straightened her out.) -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 08:13
- But what about physically? -- nm - TFox Mar 8, 08:11 1
  - I filled out a bit over the next few years. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 08:12
J. Micheal Strycznski to write Wonder Woman and Superman books.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 8, 08:09 3
- let's get him working on more B5 stuff. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:15 2
  - he mentioned recently that the is more talk about a movie. And he mentioned a reboot. - Remlik Mar 8, 08:27 1
    - I'd love either. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:57

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