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I believe you had to hold down the middle button and the top of the click wheel, it then prompts you to plug it into the wall to reflash the unit.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 12:55 PM) And there are other native americans that aren't. And most of the people who b**** and moan about this are a bunch of white suburbanites. Actually the people b****ing are the only descendants of the Illini tribe, but yeah, you are right.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 12:18 PM) Pardon me if I'm saddened by this. The Chief stirred my emotions from the first time I saw him in person in 1984. I never thought it was anything but respectful. Of course, I am a white jewish kid from Skokie. To me, there's a very fine line. Chief Wahoo, Redskins, Indians...bad. Why, because those ARE caricatures. If there wasn't ever a Chief, the Illini name would be able to stand, as the NCAA has allowed. BUT, there is nothing but reverence for the Chief. No baby kissing. No mugging for the camera. No speaking when dressed as the Chief. Sorry man, but thats the reality. In the next few years the final students who remember the Chief will slowly graduate (some slower than others) and a new crop of high school kids will come in and develop their own memories and customs. Within the years after that, there wont be a tradition called the Chief, there will be something else taking its place. I have been through a name change of a University and just like that, every memory of it was erased and replaced by new memories.

DId you try to reset the IPOD?

Her rep said that "life is hard for celebs, they dont know if people like them for them." WTF does that crap mean?

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 08:28 AM) If you knew who murdered your kid, and you knew they were still living the good life (for the most part), how easy would it be to just "move on"? I also wouldnt spend my life trying to milk out cents from the guy. I would make a call, and have the motherf***er killed.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 04:15 PM) When I was in jail for underage drinking earlier this year, because they didn't let me eat I was in the cell from about 3:30 AM to 9:30 PM the next day. My point being, if you aren't eating any food, you're only cooking off about a shot/beer every hour. Two hours before his BAC wasn't that much higher than it was. Although more than likely he was in a complete black out which is why he decided to drive the car in the first place. Not excusing him, but just because Smith took the brunt of it all because he eff'ed up, doesn't mean that drinking, smoking pot, and driving while intoxicated isn't done regularly amongst college athletes. They didnt give you any food in the drunk tank? FWIW in the drunk tank in Key West they give you a pancake breakfast.

Bobby Jenks hit a ball over the fence and into the parking lot during the pitchers batting practice yesterday. Also Masset impressed both KW and Ozzie with his bullpen sessions.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 10:50 AM) Burn-in is not an issue these days with the slightest bit of caution (i.e. don't pause your DVD/video game and leave it for a half hour). Plasmas now move the on-screen image to force pixels to transfer colors and reduce the chance for burn-in. You cannot see this movement with the naked eye. Also plasmas come equipped with anti burn-in programs you can run to recalibrate phosphors and further protect your TV. And it is wise to not maximize the plasma contrast for the first hundred or so hours of viewing, because this is the time when phosphors are most likely to burn. For the better contrast, viewing angle, fast motion viewing, and price at larger sizes, plasmas are well worth the small amount of extra care they require to prevent burn-in. These are exactly the reasons that LCD's are making a larger push towards sizes and contrasts. People dont want to have to take extra care. People can pass out late at night and have the dvd menu on the screen for 12 hours, then your tv is possibly ruined or has to be fixed? No thanks. I dont want that extra headache.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 11:48 PM) My friend works at Best Buy and can get me a solid deal on a TV, something I've needed for years now and am thinking about splurging on knowing that this window of opportunity will close unless I take advantage of it now. Looking tonight, I picked out two TV's that I absolutely loved. Toshiba Sony The Toshiba is currently on sale for $799.99 marked down from $999.99; He can get it down to $599.99. The Sony is currently on sale for $1299.99 marked down from $1499.99; He can get it down to $999.99. At first glance, I'm thinking "man, you can't beat that Toshiba, it's only $600 bucks!" but then I take a double take and realize "man, that Sony is much bigger and I'm getting a third of the price knocked off from the original price. You can't beat that Sony!" What do you do, I ask. What do you do? When it comes to TV's you kinda get what you pay for. In this case if you are going to take the plunge and spend money on something you will probably use more than any other possession you have, I would go with the greatest value. I have always like Sony TV's as well, people seem to really stay loyal to Sony as well. Now with respect to those two TV's you have two different technologies in play. You have the toshiba LCD monitor and the LCD project Sony TV. There is going to be a difference between the two tv's in picture quality, and features. The LCD will give you a little better blacks, but the Sony projection may actual give you a faster picture IMO. The thing you need to decide is that are you going to wall mount this tv, is it in a dark or extremely light room, is size more important to you? If I was buying a TV for a living room of a house that would sit me about 8-15 feet away from the screen, I would go with the Sony, if its a small dorm or something of the sort, the LCD should suit you just fine. QUOTE(3E8 @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 08:41 AM) Can you please provide reasons why staying away from plasma TVs is a good idea? Besides the burn in, and dying pixels?

wow, she has a giant head.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 09:46 PM) I completely agree with this. Of course you do. Luckily there are people who actually are of the race in question and are actually offended by a white kid performing an incredibly inaccurate, inappropriate, and racist halftime show. HE GONE

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 05:25 PM) They may have taken the symbol, but he should never be forgotten. Give it 5 years, the incoming students wont give a crap.

Neitzel almost did that to us too. He gets extremely hot at time. With that said I still think this sunday's game is going to be ridiculous.

"Loveable losers no more."

Keith Law and Olney both mentioned Haeger as the front runner for the 5th starter this year.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 04:25 PM) Cheif Illiniwek is supposedly doing an actual tribal dance. He's not shooting arrows at cowboys, dealing blackjack or smoking a peacepipe. Of course instead he is wearing not only a very inaccurate tribal outfit that actually represents a rival tribe than the Illini, he also is doing a dance made up by boy scouts. To the actual descendants of the Illini its like a priest giving a fellatio communion on the field.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 02:03 PM) her careeer is over. She will be a trivia anser on some 90s/00s flashback show. What a trainwreck this woman has become. Dont people like that realize that the best way to get over something is not to go off the wall, but improve yourself and move on.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 12:54 AM) The big "?" at the 5-spot is what has me worried. that really didnt hurt us in 2005. I expect whoever it is to at least do as well as El Duque

Both the last Bourne and Pirates were terrible, im not sure these will be much better.

QUOTE(Felix @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 06:53 PM) After seeing Oden in person on Sunday, I'd just like to say that yes, he's damn good. We played good defense on him for the first half of the game or so, and he had two fouls in the first half, yet he still got 19 points in only 21 minutes. If he hits that hook shot, there arent even many guys in the NBA that could defend it let alone college ball. We'll see though, the team still hasnt gelled and Thad is still having problems with rotations.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 18, 2007 -> 05:20 AM) I don't get that argument. What's the difference b/w Nate Robinson doing a dunk and Dwight Howard doing a dunk? Is it harder for a 7 footer to dunk or someone 5'9" ? Is it more rare to find a guy under 6 feet who can dunk, or someone who is 7 feet tall? Based on their heights and wing spans, I would say the difference would be 3 feet or so. Its much more impressive to see someone with a 40 inch vertical than someone who can touch the rim standing flat footed.

Also interesting: Erstad's locker is next to Konerko and Buehrle, kind of a leaders corner?

FYI, Erstad makes a catch during the interview that already makes him look better in the field than PODS. Also to note: Floyd is wearing FG's old number

I hope the Bucks can bring in a couple more players, but as it stands right now, I love the height that this team brings to the table. This class is pretty tall IMO 6-6 6-6 6-8 7-0 6-5 all 5 in the top 100, me likey