Soxy

I figure we could have a (ahem) not political thread of comments we think are true, but slightly irrelevent. I'll start: Bob Dylan should win the Nobel Prize for literature. A decent amount of rain coming down is better than when it is just misty or spitting. Indiana and Ohio should adopt the E-Z Pass.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 12:48 PM) anyone else's hayfever and allergies kick in this week? Yes. I've been living zyrtec to zyrtec.

So, I'm guessing I can't get a good vegetarian chilli in Texas?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 10:33 AM) Sounds good, next time we're in the Miami area I'll look for it. Bring cash, though, I don't think they accept cards. But it's so cheap. Mmmmm, Waffle House.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 11:51 AM) Tangwiches aren't that great either. Especially if you don't pinch the ends and it all falls out... Mustnotmakejokemustnotmakejoke. . .

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 09:52 AM) If WH is waffle house, I don't think I've ever seen one. Are they in the city? No, they're mostly south of the Mason-Dixon line.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 10:06 PM) I have eaten at a Waffle House though. That sucked. WRONG! Waffle House = Heaven

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 09:31 PM) Meh, I blew the bottom 3, but got Ace going home... 4 weeks in a row baby! I am afraid of next week. Classic love songs with a Tenor giving them advice? Ick. Next week smells of fiasco. Glad Ace is gone, but SHOCKED SHOCKED SHOCKED at the bottom three. Dial Idol again all over the bottom three like a fly on poo, though.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:47 PM) So college-student privilege is at the same or higher level as doctor-patient privilege? If so, okay. That is the way that my college did it, separate reporting systems. They have to turn in the numbers of reported rapes/sexual assults to the government, but they do not have to file a police report. The government does compile crime stats for each school, but just because you see a school had X numbers of rapes reported does NOT mean that all of those were also reported to the police.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:40 PM) If "circumstances"="evidence", then I don't think that's reasonable. It can only be fully investigated if there's something there to look at. But that's not to deny that there can be bad administrations. Still, there's no reason the administration should be able to block any part of a police investigation. The college can (and often does) offer to handle the investigation internally to avoid bad press *cough* I mean, save the victim the trouble of going to the police. As for the rest, agree to disagree.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:35 PM) If multiple students admitted, 'Yes, I raped her', and did not get prosecuted (forget about kicked out of school) -- I would think you'd have the makings of one hell of a political scandal that at the very least gets the police sup canned. They were dating. And the police claimed no jury in the world would convict because they had sex before then. No physical evidence, and the accused claimed he that despite her saying no, he figured it would be okay because they'd done it before. And police/college reporting is often separate. You can go to one without going to the other. So you could get kicke dout of school and never have a criminal record even if the academic institution found you "responsible."

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:31 PM) That's not how I take "culture of rape", but okay. I don't deny that there are groups (not small ones) that think that way. The existence of apologists, and their tendency to associate, doesn't make a culture, imo. By that logic, we have in every single place a culture of anything. A culture of white-on-black murder, of black-on-white murder, anything. It's a little ironic to say a culture of rape exists because some people make bad assumptions about other groups, in defending a statement that assumed that the white athletes must certainly be guilty, since (those) people make bad assumptions about other groups. Those people, some people, but certainly not our dear, truthful Alvaro. I was only defending the existence of a rape culture. Because I do, truly, believe it exists. I'm not saying white athletes did it or are more likely. I am nto saying athletes period are more likely to do it. I think it is a "cultural" because it has the implicit support of the administration which should fully investigate each report, but often don't or do so differentially on circumstances.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:04 PM) Two things: First, CC was pointing out that "culture of rape" is not sc's coinage (as Rex suggested), that it was an exact quote. That's exactly right. Second, I don't believe you. At least, I don't believe that your definition of "culture" is the same as mine. There is a "culture of pornography" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). There is a culture of alcohol, binge drinking, even alcoholism, a culture of drug use. Fine. But I would ask you to provide some backup to this claim that rape is generally acceptable on these college campuses. If you're just saying that people are reluctant to turn on their friends, it's pretty ridiculous to call that a "culture." "Culture" implies some common knowledge and acceptance, not just a misplaced personal loyalty. I think there is a culture of believing she must be lying, so she isn't thought to be a slut, to get something, etc. There is a culture of believing the accused to be innocent until proven guilty, but the accuser is a slut from the second she goes to the police. As for "proof" I only have my experience working with my college administration and students (as well as occassionally the police). I saw rapists admit they had done it, and not be kicked out of school--the only ramification was picking dorms and classes after the victim. I had one student get her complaint not heard because she was drunk at the time. So, I have no proof, but after working on it for four years (and visiting and doing training at other schools in the region, I can't say I found any different attitudes elsewhere). And apologies to CC, my response was more proded and inspired by samclemens.

counter-protest 'Patriots' outnumber protesters at Marine's funeral Tribune staff reports Published April 19, 2006, 1:43 PM CDT Five members of a small Kansas church demonstrated today outside the funeral of a Marine from south suburban Lansing, but left when hundreds of counter-protesters turned out to shield family members from their display. Members of Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka have been traveling around the country to demonstrate at military funerals, contending that God is punishing America with war casualties for its tolerance of homosexuals and generally welcoming the combat deaths. Today, they came to the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Philip J. Martini, 24, who died in combat of a gunshot wound April 8 in Iraq's Al Anbar province. This time, however, the demonstrators were met by nearly 200 "Patriot Guard Riders," a biker group, which shielded family members and other mourners outside Holy Ghost Church at 170th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland. When a gray hearse carrying Martini's body arrived at the church, all that could be seen on the street was a sea of black biker leather and American flags waving in the wind. "What's going on across the street is wrong, and this family has every right to be protected from seeing that stuff," said Patriot Guard member Chuck Dryden. "I'm here to make sure they don't see it." Earlier, Westboro spokeswoman Shirley Phelps-Roper told reporters, "This nation is being punished by a raging mad God." Phelps-Roper, who wore a blue T-shirt with an anti-gay message, was surrounded by other demonstrators holding signs that read, "God Hates America," "Not Blessed Just Cursed" and "God is America's Terror." Her group protested for about an hour in front of the church. "I am the only patriot standing here," she said. "I am the only one that has enough concern for the soul of my nation and wrath of God pouring out on her head to tell you what you need to do to fix it." Referring to Martini's parents, Phelps-Roper said, "They brought that pain upon themselves. They raised that child for the devil." Westboro's protests have spurred legislatures in 27 states to pass or propose restrictions on protesting near funerals. The Illinois General Assembly is considering such a bill. "They do cause pain and turmoil for so many families at a time which should be truly sacred and prayerful," Bishop James Wilkowski, head of the Evangelical Catholic Diocese of the Northwest, told CLTV. But the Westboro group left after being interviewed by the media and before the funeral service began, avoiding a confrontation with Martini's family. No arrests were reported by police. An hourlong funeral service followed, attended by Martini's family, friends, veterans and a Marine honor guard. Martini was a 2000 graduate of Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing and on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He played football and baseball during high school, where he was known as a popular and athletic young man, his father, also named Philip, said. Martini joined the Marines in 2003 because he wanted to make a difference, his father said.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 03:24 PM) Im reserving comments till all the facts come out. Generalizations and stereotypes don't help, but neither does calling someone a racist. Racist gets thrown around to easily. Here's one student who used the phrase "culture of rape" http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/lac...e-fallout_x.htm Alvaro Jarrin, a Duke graduate student, wore a T-shirt imploring the silent players to speak up. "It is important that we not let this go down easily," he said as hundreds of marchers began gathering on Duke's east campus. "There's a culture of rape at Duke, so we're hoping this will get them to speak up. This rape is a symptom of a larger problem at Duke." As a former rape counselor on a college campus, I don't have any problem with applying this term to my old school or my current one.

Pack your bags. . . Does Equality Produce a Better Sex Life? 1 hour, 9 minutes ago CHICAGO - Japanese adults can't get enough satisfaction, but Austria's mojo is working. Sex is more satisfying in countries where women and men are considered equal, according to an international study of people between the ages of 40 and 80 by researchers at the University of Chicago. Austria topped the list of 29 nations studied with 71 percent of those surveyed reported being satisfied with their sex lives. Spain, Canada, Belgium and the United States also reported high rates of satisfaction. The lowest satisfaction rate — 25.7 percent — was reported in Japan. The study was led by sociologist Edward Laumann, considered a top authority on the sociology of sex, who believes the findings show that relationships based on equality lead to more satisfaction for both genders. "Male-centered cultures where sexual behavior is more oriented toward procreation tend to discount the importance of sexual pleasure for women," Laumann said. "When mama's not happy, nobody's happy," he said. The study appears in the April issue of the Archives of Sexual Behavior. It was funded by Pfizer, which makes the impotence drug Viagra. Researchers surveyed 27,500 people by phone, in person or by mail, depending on local practices. The difference in questioning methods was one of the study's limitations, the researchers noted. A nation's level of health and education could contribute to the findings, said John DeLamater, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and editor of the International Journal of Sex Research, who was not involved in the research. "It's conceivable that people in developed countries have more information about sexuality. And they're also healthier," DeLamater said. "Being better informed, and being in better shape, they may be more able to maintain a satisfying sex life."

QUOTE(Soxy @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 01:18 PM) New question: My ipod only plays out of one earpiece now. I've checked it out and tried different head phones and different ones also don't play on the same side. Any solutions? dddduuuuuuuur sorry. Simple re-set fixed it.

New question: My ipod only plays out of one earpiece now. I've checked it out and tried different head phones and different ones also don't play on the same side. Any solutions?

Okay, if you had to make a choice. Whose child would you rather be: Tom and Katie's or Brit and Kevin's?

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 11:45 PM) Its not cool to steal from church.... All further queries need to be given to my lawyer in writing. Thank you.

I have two hymnals at home. I can bring them to school tomorrow and either photocopy them to mail to you or something.

Linky-linky Scientists unveil world's oldest ice block Tue Apr 18, 5:42 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - A million-year-old ice sample drilled from 3 kilometres under the Antarctic and unveiled in Tokyo on Tuesday could yield vital clues on climate change, Japanese scientists said. Researchers, showing off the cylindrical samples of what they said was the oldest ice ever to be retrieved, said studying air trapped inside "core" samples taken from various depths under ground could also help predict how the Earth's weather patterns will change in the future. "The ice core is made up of snow that fell in the distant past," said project leader Hideaki Motoyama of the National Institute of Polar Research, dressed snugly in a parka after unveiling the gleaming ice in a room kept at minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit). "You can use it to examine changes in temperature, levels of carbon dioxide and methane over time, information that is only available from the core," he said. Researchers at the Dome Fuji base in the eastern Antarctic spent more than two years on the delicate operation of drilling into the ice sheet, coming up with the million-year-old samples in January and shipping them to Japan on an icebreaker. Research based on a previous study of Antarctic ice and published by Nature magazine last year said concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane were far higher now than at any time in the last 650,000 years. The Japanese team will look farther into the past and are also hoping the ice samples will yield opportunities to study the evolution of tiny organisms trapped in the ice. "The environment there is very harsh, with temperatures about minus 45 degrees, so we don't know if life can be sustained," Motoyama said. "But we believe we will find organisms." The researchers believe they can dig about another 20 metres into the ice at the Antarctic site before reaching base rock.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 01:31 AM) :headshake

Verdict will be announced at 11am.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 14, 2006 -> 07:41 PM) I have a silly reason for bumping this thread, but here it is anyway. Does anyone remember the meal that V serves the girl while she's at his hideaway? IIRC, it looked like a slice of french toast with an egg, sunny-side up (or sligthly over easy) on top of the french toast. Anyways, I was talking with someone a couple days after the movie, and they said that they had something like that before, and that it was really good. Does this 'food item' have a specific name? I tried googling it, and didn't get what I was looking for. In the movie they called it "eggs in a basket" which is also what my mom calls it.