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Summer is always a good time to be a pool boy--or gigolo. Lurcrative too.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 02:46 PM) I was thinking of mentioning that too Wite. The K/BB stat. I looked up some of Wood's walk numbers over a full season and they are pretty ridiculous. That along with his wild pitches and league leading hit batsmen. He struck out 18! A new league record! He also walked 18. Another new league record. He also hit the batter, the mascot, the announcer and the sports writer....

*CoughAroundTheHornBoardCough*

Gorgeous...

112 pitches in under 7 innings? Pathetic..

Moot point now... Wis. Governor Rejects Cat-Hunting Idea BY RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. - A proposal to legalize the killing of feral cats is not going to succeed, Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday. "I don't think Wisconsin should become known as a state where we shoot cats," said Doyle, a Democrat who neither hunts nor owns a cat. "What it does is sort of hold us up as a state that everybody is kind of laughing at right now." He told reporters his office had received calls from around the country denouncing a proposal adopted Monday at meetings of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, a public advisory group, that would classify wild, free-roaming cats as an unprotected species that kills song birds and other wildlife. Outdoor enthusiasts approved the proposal 6,830 to 5,201 at Monday's spring hearings of the group. The results get forwarded to the state Natural Resources Board for consideration, but any official action would have to be passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor. Animal rights groups belittled the idea as inhumane and dangerous. Doyle said he respects the Conservation Congress but "on this one I think everybody recognizes it's not going anywhere." Some experts estimate that 2 million wild cats roam Wisconsin, and the state says studies show feral cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds a year. South Dakota and Minnesota both allow wild cats to be shot. Two state senators — Scott Fitzgerald and Neil Kedzie — had promised to do everything they can to keep the plan from becoming law. Kedzie, who chairs the Natural Resources and Transportation Committee, called the issue "a distraction from the main tasks we have at hand."

Story Eric Rudolph Pleads Guilty to Ala. Bombing By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - With a hint of pride in his voice and a wink at prosecutors, Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting off a deadly blast at an abortion clinic, the first plea for a string of bombings that will send him to prison for life. "I certainly did, your honor," Rudolph told the judge when asked if he detonated the bomb outside the Birmingham abortion clinic in 1998. After the hearing he was flown to Atlanta, where he was expected to plead guilty to three other bombings, including the blast at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. With his admission, a nurse who was nearly killed in the blast began weeping in the front row of the courtroom. "He just sounded so proud of it. That's what really hurt," said Emily Lyons, who lost an eye in the bombing. Rudolph, dressed in a red jail uniform, winked toward prosecutors as he entered court and spoke tersely to answer a series of questions from the judge, saying the government could "just barely" prove its case if it went to trial. He drummed his fingers on the side of a podium as a prosecutor told of the Wal-Mart hose clamp that was found inside the body of the off-duty police officer who died in the blast, then described pieces of a remote control receiver found in Lyons' body. Rudolph's most elaborate statement was about the attorneys who helped him cut a plea agreement to save his life. "They're very, very good, superlative attorneys," he told the judge. He arrived at the federal court in Birmingham in a car surrounded by 10 marked and unmarked police vehicles. Under the plea agreement, Rudolph will receive four consecutive life terms instead of facing the possibility of a death sentence. Outside the courthouse, Lyons said she was "nauseated" that Rudolph's plea will allow him to dodge the death penalty. "We've always felt the death penalty is what he deserved. The punishment should fit the crime," Lyons said. "It's just a sickening feeling." Rudolph didn't make any kind of apology in his brief court appearance, but his attorneys have said he planned to eventually release a written statement explaining how and why he committed the string of bombings that killed two people and wounded more than 120. Believed to be a follower of a white supremacist religion that is anti-abortion, anti-gay and anti-Semitic, Rudolph eluded a manhunt for more than five years in the Appalachian wilderness. He was captured in Murphy, N.C., in 2003, scavenging for food behind a grocery store. As part of the plea agreement, Rudolph provided authorities with the location of more than 250 pounds of dynamite buried in the mountains of western North Carolina. The government said some of the explosives were found near populated areas and could have become unstable and detonated. Under the plea deal, Fulton County prosecutors agreed not to pursue future state charges in Georgia against Rudolph at the request of federal authorities, said Erik Friedly, a spokesman for District Attorney Paul Howard. In Alabama, Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber said he wouldn't comment on the possibility of any state charges there until after sentencing. Authorities plan to hold Rudolph, 38, at the county jail in Birmingham while he awaits sentencing, which will likely be held within three months, court officials said. Deborah Rudolph, the ex-wife of Eric's brother Joel, said Rudolph is hardly getting off easy. She said being kept in solitary confinement with only one hour a day of fresh air is a fitting punishment for an outdoorsman who hated the government. "Knowing that he's living under government control for the rest of his life, I think that's worse to him than death," she said from her home in Nashville, Tenn. The judge in Birmingham said Rudolph will receive two consecutive life sentences for the abortion clinic bombing, $200 in special assessments and an undetermined amount of restitution to the victims to be decided when he is officially sentenced. Diane Derzis, the owner of the Alabama clinic that Rudolph bombed, sat in court Wednesday with Lyons and Felicia Sanderson, the widow of police officer Robert Sanderson, who was killed in the blast. She had hoped Rudolph's confession would lead to the arrest of others she believes assisted in the attack, but prosecutors said Rudolph told authorities he acted alone. Lyons said it seems Rudolph is being punished only for the bombs themselves and not the deaths and injuries that the bombs caused. "We were a freebie for him," she said.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 11:56 AM) I know there is marital rape -- however, I severely doubt this is what Dworkin was discussing. As a guy, I have a difficult time with her making blanket statements about all men. If they were meant in a joking manner (i.e. Kinison, Hicks, etc.) then its different. However, I think what she was doing was engaging in hackery of a great degree. The research regarding pornography does not even support her claims. Oh, believe me, I know. I think that Dworkin is, was, and should be and affront to feminism. Really, her theories were rantings about the evils of men under the guise of feminism. She certainly, in my opinion, will not be missed from the ranks of feminist theorists...

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 11:45 AM) Sorry I didn't read anything she did. I honestly never even heard of her until recently. So I'm a little clueless about her female superiority stuff. Just for the record, not a flame, but I bash mariatti because I read his stuff and know he sucks, I bash Hemingway because I've read several of his novels, I don't like Coldplay--but I've heard all their albums. The best way to state a view that will be accepted is to make it an informed one....

QUOTE(winodj @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 11:39 AM) So to recap, I finally got a job back in radio. HURRAY!!!!!! I'm very happy for you. Where at?

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 11:37 AM) I think Feminism is alright aslong as it doesn't get out of control. Oh good. But what she preached was NOT feminism--it was about female superiority. Which is about as similar to feminism as McDonald's is to Morton's.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 11:29 AM) I somewhat agree with this here. Obviously she didn't have too kind of words to men, should she expect men to have kind words to her. no, but it kind of proves her point about men as aggressors, huh?

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 10:42 AM) QP, its simple turnabout. Insinuating that men rape women in marriage Just to clarify--there is such a crime as marital rape. Not necessarily in the sense that Dworkin means, though. Also, I would say that Dworkin is a main reason that feminism today has a bad rap. She was an interesting thinker, but not my cup o' tea.... Oh, and Dworkin was married, iirc....

QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 09:13 AM) They're Beavis and Butthead with voter registration cards. Lol!

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 07:42 AM) http://www.local6.com/news/4372049/detail.html Authorities are investigating and no charges have been filed in the alleged attack last month at Mifflin High School. Four boys suspected of involvement were sent home and have not returned to class. Why aren't there charges being filed. And I would go after the people that watched (a la The Accused) for their inaction.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 08:04 AM) hope she gets both of these charges coming to her And I hope she has to apologize to the students, rape survivors in general, and has some community service hours required at her local rape crisis shelter.

Mariano Rivera looks like death.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 07:02 PM) Darwin, You've failed me again. The artist formerly known as the Cheat in the "Britney Spears is Preggers" thread....

QUOTE(mreye @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 06:17 PM) Hot DJ! Can we really trust your judgement?

Link Spears Reveals Pregnancy on Her Web Site 37 minutes ago Add to My Yahoo! Top Stories - AP NEW YORK - Britney Spears has revealed what might be Hollywood's worst-kept secret: She's pregnant. In a posting on her Web site, Spears told fans that she and husband, Kevin Federline, were expecting their first child together. Her publicist, Sonia Muckle, confirmed the singer's pregnancy Tuesday but refused to provide additional details. "The time has finally come to share our wonderful news that we are expecting our first child together," the singer said. "There are reports that I was in the hospital this weekend, and Kevin and I just want everyone to know that all is well. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers." The couple were married in September. Magazines and tabloids have speculated for weeks that Spears, 23, was pregnant, documenting her expanding waistline and fuller figure, but she remained mum on the subject. However, she has previously expressed a desire to start a family. In an interview with People magazine last fall, she said: "I want to be a young mom. I can see us as parents." While this will be Spears' first foray into parenthood, Federline, 27, has two children with his ex-girlfriend, actress Shar Jackson. Spears and Federline met last year when he was a backup dancer on her tour — and Jackson was pregnant with their son. Spears wed Federline just eight months after ending a 55-hour Las Vegas marriage to her childhood friend, Jason Alexander. Her second marriage has provided endless fodder for tabloids, which have speculated that the union is in trouble — prompting an angry outburst from Spears on her Web site last month. Yet the couple have hardly hid from the limelight — last week, the pair announced they would document their courtship in a new reality series on UPN. The network promised "exclusive, never-before-seen private home videos" of their "personal love story." Spears' impending motherhood may be the ultimate indicator that the former teen princess is all grown up. Spears was cast as an innocent with a bit of sex appeal when she made her debut at 16 with the multiplatinum " ... Baby, One More Time" and became a youth icon. As she grew older, her image got sexier, and more vampish. Her last album was a greatest hits collection, which has sold nearly 1 million copies.

So, wait, there's a Sox team that isn't the one in Chicago? I never knew.......

QUOTE(winodj @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 03:45 PM) Here's a big hint. This broadcaster likes wine. Liza Minelli?

QUOTE(winodj @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 03:29 PM) No. He's still "Countin' Down The Hits." Oh, I thought Ryan Seacrest took over.... Hm, who could it be??????????

QUOTE(winodj @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 02:56 PM) Guess who finally returns to the broadcasting industry may second? Casey Casum?

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) If it severs in the lumbar section, you can lose the use of your legs; in the thoracic region, the arms and such; the cervical region, the vital organs and such - I think I remembered that right. It being made of neurons, and the fact that neurons don't reproduce, doesn't help. You are very right. And, fwiw, the cells that don't regenerate are called oligodendrocytes. Once the myelin sheath (this is what allows action potentials to move down the cell's axon) is broken or damaged in the oligodendrocytes it never grows back. Which is why injuries to the central nervous system are so devasting and irreversible. (Interestingly, the oligo's counterparts in the peripheral nervous system, schwann cells are able to regenerate.) And my parents made fun of me for having a neuroscience concentration. Hahahah...