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I've never been to a public school a day in my life, so I'm not the best person to ask. I do think that cutting pay is the worst idea based on the wealth-spiral effect and what I've heard teachers have to go through. I think cutting sports is a bad idea because I know my school makes money off of athletics and I've heard that high school football games in Texas have a huge attendance (so they'd make even more). I support cutting art the most because that's not something I find important in today's world. That's not meant to be offensive to any budding artists here, but that's just how I feel.

Epic. Brings back memories of RSC and the good ol' days :grin: Also, I don't mean to hijack, but I remember some video in a similar style that I *think* was at http://www.scapetheater.co.cc/ (link doesn't work anymore) where someone took RSC and animated it in their own way for the video. If anyone knows where I can find that, I'd appreciate it.

I laughed when the Chicago band-wagoners booed their own team at the end of that game. Let's hope for a sweep. Still hoping for the Wings/Canucks semi final :pray:

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At first I thought this was a repeat of this thread, so I went back there to look for the video that was there. I haven't studied Islam enough to know if there's any truth to this, but I found it interesting more than frightening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzxiHfWvBGw Anyway, On-Topic: I can this being a security issue, but at the same time infringes on a religion's belief. I don't like it, but it is somewhat necessary, I guess. Edit: Being several miles from the Islamic capital of the United States (Dearborn), I do know many Muslims, especially from my days playing soccer. A lot of those girls around my age do not wear head coverings of any sort, but their mothers do. Based on this, I'm assuming it's not a required part of the religion, but more of a personal choice. Maybe it's just assimilation by choice.

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Can one of the DGS admins/leaders tell me if I'm blacklisted for the little quarrel in Questionnaires from a few weeks/months ago? I'm not here for an argument, but just genuinely wondering...

This is why I'm always hesitant to post anymore. Every time I post, someone wants to start an argument. I then feel obliged to stay on to argue for hours and loathe returning when I do get the chance to sneak out of a flame war. I come to these forums for top-quality information and to discuss specific elements of the game we play. Calling me an idiot for enjoying the game a different way than you =/= discussion. It's not trolling either; just being a pompous jerk for no good reason. If I want the best method to duo Dungeoneering with my brother, I want the best tips to duo. I don't need a totally irrelevant response of playing with four incompetent/annoying strangers while receiving no answers to my actual question and being called an idiot for not wanting to play their way (which I had already mentioned I couldn't stand). An argument does NOT need to be made over that, but this community makes it happen. On a better note, I would like to also take this opportunity to apologize to anyone I may have offended at any point in any threads related to this. I have good intentions, but become very frustrated when I explain myself, people don't read what I just said, and reply with something I already discussed/debunked (and reply with about 2 unrelated sentences containing pure flaming). It's not my intention to continue these arguments, but when the difference between opinion and fact can't be understood, that is where I draw the line for my tolerance of others. Then when I try to ignore a user's posting unrelated garbage as a reply, one of his friends will jump in to ask, "Why are you ignoring _____?!?!" I don't know, following the rules perhaps? I am here because I want to provide others with useful information and be helped by other users, not argue over nothing. EDIT: Another thing that probably doesn't help is when users like to end posts with that roll-eyes smiley. You don't directly call the other person an idiot, but it's the same to me. I'm not going to lie and say I haven't done that before, but it's really unnecessary.

Just another update where In Other News is still the better than the rest of the update.

^No, but I laughed when you couldn't read the first post.

At least I think it's right... I'm pretty sure that the distributive property ignores PEMDAS, and comes before it. :???: Edit: If I am wrong, feel free to correct me. Distributive property doesn't take precedence in a monomial equation. Because there are no X-terms, the entire equation is one term. The answer is in spoiler tags in the first post btw.

Hoping for a Stars win right now. The playoffs look exciting this year. Habs vs. Bruins- I love original six match ups Wings potentially play the same two teams as last year... And finally a Canadian team with a chance to win. I'd love to see a 7 game Canucks/Wings semi final, regardless of the winner. Wings or Canucks vs. Bruins or Habs would be my ideal Stanley Cup for this year. Anyone but the Blackhawks or Penguins tbh.

I was right in my assumption about TIF's Off-Topic, at least :thumbup:

288 was my original answer. I second guessed myself after reading the thread that I mentioned in my first post. Also, just searched for the thread title and about 20 identical threads came up.

Posted the answer in the spoiler tags.

Can't be solved? Divisibility property of multiplication. Also, lol@my calculators. TI-84 Graphing Calculator says: 288 Casio fx-115ES Scientific Calculator says: 2

I'll throw another hint. Set the 2 in the equation equal to x like so: 48÷x(9+3) Set ^ that equal to your answer.

Multiplication/Division are interchangeable, where only Left--->Right dictates what should be done first. I'm not saying you're right/wrong, but just throwing that out there.

I saw this thread on another forum that I frequent and there was a 10 page argument on the answer. About half of the people chose 2 and the other half chose 288 (and the occasional user got 4). I'm assuming that the Tip.It Off-Topic community is a lot smarter than they, so let's see how this goes, shall we? 48÷2(9+3) Show you work step-by-step (don't throw the whole thing into a search engine or calculator) and don't forget P E M/D A/S. *Let's not turn this into a flame war by saying "[My answer]. This is basic math" or "My answer [/thread]" [spoiler=The Answer (according to my math professor)]"The answer is 288, unless there is a second set of parenthese around the 2 and the (9+3). The reason is because multiply and divide are considered on the same level mathematically, so the equation containing only those two operations is computed from left to right. The graphing calculator uses this principle." To put his credentials into perspective, he has two PhDs: One in mathematics and one in physics. In addition, he has been teaching advanced mathematics and science (as well as computer science more recently) for exactly 40 years.

What? I never said KC was better than MU. Danqazmlp said that the American football player in question was on a team that couldn't compete with top clubs... yet they did. A week or so later, in fact, the (relative) same MU squad crushed the MLS all-star team. You can put all the best players on one team, but if they fail at playing as a team, they won't get very far (e.g. England's national team). KC is a club most known for its teamwork for the few of us that follow MLS. Granted, they weren't exactly championship material, but they were a very young team (idk this for a fact, but I'd say younger than the MU squad they faced) with a lot of potential for this MLS season. With the only real advantage being home field, I'd say even drawing against any MU squad would be very impressive, let alone alone winning. For the record, MLS is the only decent sports broadcast on during the summer considering the other options would be, excuse the redundancy, baseball or nothing. I just think that MLS is so heavily looked down upon from across the pond because we lack many European or South American players that aren't have-beens. I heard rumors that we will be getting Diego Forlan soon, though, so that would be interesting, seeing as he's still actually good. The point of this all being that an athlete is an athlete. Pretty much if you put enough effort into one sport, you'll be good at it. The only exception would be the weight and size required to play American football. Neither sport should have to change its name because of a pissing contest between fans of one sport or the other. It's fine to have favorite sports, but there's no need to rag on one just because you don't like it.

I apologize if I came off as saying one was harder than the other, as that wasn't my intent. Weight and size play a huge role in American football whereas in soccer, smaller players have no problem competing. The only reason an athlete who plays soccer couldn't waltz into American football is because of a lack of significant weight and size; they certainly would not lack the athleticism. The stereotype of soccer players being weak stems from feigning injuries and diving (just look at the winning goal of the World Cup Final). In addition, the lack of replay for close calls and FIFA's stubbornness would be another reason it is hated here. I saw the US get screwed over against Slovenia (granted this one didn't matter in the end), England screwed over against Germany, Argentina screwed over against Germany, and Holland get screwed over against Spain all because of horrible calls in the World Cup alone. If FIFA were willing to make changes to make soccer more reasonable, I'm sure fewer Americans would become as angry while watching. I'm sure it also didn't help when a tiny, scorching hot country with no proper soccer accommodations in the middle of the most dangerous region in the world earned the right to host the World Cup over the US which still boasts the record for the most profitable World Cup ever.

Sorry to sound offensive but the reserve team of a MLS team isn't spectacular. Especially one which isn't at the top of the MLS rankings. An American football player didn't join his respective countries football league. MLs may have good teams, but not comparable to top flight teams. I doubt he would get to that position on a top league team of any European country. This is funny considering Kansas City is the same team that beat Manchester United last summer. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't MU in first place in Barclay's? Please don't say they lost just because of Rooney's absence. Considering the fact that he was playing absolutely terribly around that time anyway, it would have made no difference. Yes but the American footballer isn't on that team, he is/was on the reserve team. As well as other factors such as a young team fielded by MU, as well as the probability they didn't play anywhere near their best with it being a friendly. I don't think that the MU team was that young, considering the announcers were talking about a player who had been on MU for more years than some of KC's players have been alive for. The point being, KC isn't a bad team. Even making their reserve team straight out of another sport is pretty impressive. Also, the player in question (Ochocinco), loves soccer more than American football. His grandma pushed him to quit soccer to play American football in high school. Unfortunately, soccer and American football fall in the same season, so he couldn't play on both teams. Had he pursued soccer instead, he could potentially be playing on our national team right now. The point being that he is an athlete, and could probably play any sport better than most. The same goes for all athletes world wide. However, a lot of our potential soccer talent is wasted on basketball and baseball, which is why America will never come close to winning a World Cup. One would think with a sports-obsessed population of 330M, we could field a team who could do more than tie good teams (save 2009's Confederations Cup semi-final; we were bound to get lucky eventually). I would be more than willing to bet that had some of the larger soccer players chosen to play American football, they'd be amazing at it (as amazing as Messi is, he's a bit too small for American football). I'm glad they don't though. Soccer as a whole is far more entertaining than American football. I wish more of our athletes would pursue soccer.

Sorry to sound offensive but the reserve team of a MLS team isn't spectacular. Especially one which isn't at the top of the MLS rankings. An American football player didn't join his respective countries football league. MLs may have good teams, but not comparable to top flight teams. I doubt he would get to that position on a top league team of any European country. This is funny considering Kansas City is the same team that beat Manchester United last summer. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't MU in first place in Barclay's? Please don't say they lost just because of Rooney's absence. Considering the fact that he was playing absolutely terribly around that time anyway, it would have made no difference. To reiterate, I love watching both (and ice hockey) and soccer is probably my favorite. Football is something that I only watch my high school, hope-to-be college, and local pro team play. I absolutely couldn't watch any other teams. Soccer is something where I not only watch any top-level matches (because I don't follow any team except USA), but keep with all the drama, trades, etc. I probably watched more World Cup matches last summer than American football games within the last five years... For the people that hate one or the other, I think it's just because of a debate over the names, as if it even matter.

I'll just leave this here... Ochocinco earns reserve spot on MLS team When a soccer player joins his country's respective American football league, let me know. Until then, quit the arguing - both are awesome.

From RS Facebook: [spoiler=Livid Farm]This month, Lokar Searunner pirate and rogue will plunder the Jade Vine for a cutting. His plan? To convince the Moon Clan to make it even more dangerous than your average Jade Vine. Then he plans to sell the resulting livid to Rellekka for chestfuls of gold... Poor Pauline Polaris, utterly charmed by Lokar, has been left to tend the Livid Farm on Lunar Isle. Help her out by using your lunar spells to fertilise the soil, cure the livid, bunch them together, fix fenceposts and energise Pauline, and you will receive Magic, Farming, Crafting, Construction and Agility XP for doing so. The Livid Farm is ideal for those looking to train a number of skills at once, and is fast-paced, with the plants growing and being harvested in a matter of seconds. Help Pauline harvest enough produce and youll be able to unlock eight new lunar spells. The Remote Farming spell allows you to check the status of your patches and cure them; Repair Rune Pouch unsurprisingly repairs and reinforces your rune pouches; and youll be able to deal fiery death with Vengeance Group. Unlock all spells and youll get wishes, which offer temporary effects as wide-ranging as vialling your herbs automatically and raining seeds about your feet. You will be able to cast each spell in the Lunar Farm without their required Magic level, but youll gain less XP and the rewards will come more slowly. The Livid Farm itself will only be accessible to those with the following requirements: * Lunar Diplomacy * Magic level 70 * Farming level 60 * Crafting level 60 * Construction level 50