Steff

Rolaids Award is next..

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 04:04 PM) This says more about the status of the Yankee pitching staff than anything else. You better believe it does. I think I'm gonna check airfare for tomorrow...

Ugh... :puke

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060713/ap_on_...HBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- Mom has quadruplets 3 years after triplets By FRANCISCA ORTEGA, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 39 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - After delivering triplets three years ago, Angela Magdaleno thought she was done having babies. She was wrong four times over. Magdaleno gave birth to quadruplets on July 6 by Caesarean section. She now has nine children. The latest additions — two girls and two boys — were doing well Wednesday, while their mother, resting at home, said: "I'm happy because they're healthy and so am I." Still, Magdaleno, 40, worried she might be overwhelmed with the work and sometimes struggles with mixed emotions about the future. "I don't know if I'm sad or happy," she said. "I'm happy but, I don't know. I don't know how to explain it." Three years ago, Magdaleno gave birth to the triplets after undergoing in vitro fertilization. She said her husband wanted many children. After their birth, she thought she was done having babies. Then she got pregnant with the quadruplets. Magdaleno said she was shocked at the news. "She wanted to run," said her husband, Afredo Anzaldo, 45, who lays carpet for a living. Her doctor, Kathryn Shaw, a high-risk pregnancy specialist, said Magdaleno did well during the pregnancy and developed no complications. The babies were born at 32 weeks — well beyond the 29-week average for quadruplets. At birth, the girls were 4 pounds and 17 and 17.5 inches long; the boys about 3.5 pounds and 16 inches long. Shaw said the odds of conceiving quadruplets without fertility drugs are about one in 800,000. She's seen only one other case of quadruplets being conceived without drugs — 18 years ago. Even more rare, the boys appear to be identical twins, according to their doctor, Soha Idriss, who expects the babies will join their mother at home in about eight weeks. As of Wednesday, their parents were still deciding what to name them. When the quadruplets come home, Magdaleno will have help from two older daughters. All 11 family members will be living in a one-bedroom apartment in east Los Angeles. She said the living room is large, but she isn't sure what the family will do when the babies get bigger. When the older girls are at school and her husband is at work, a friend has offered to help with the newborns and the triplets. "It's a lot of work," their mother said. In the hospital, the babies sleep wrapped in blankets and attached to monitors and wires in separate incubators. They have full heads of straight dark hair and plump pink mouths. Anzaldo took the couple's triplets to White Memorial Medical Center to meet their new brothers and sisters and to let Magdaleno get some rest at home. They have accepted their new brothers and sisters, Magdaleno said. But at first the triplets weren't sure if they wanted the extra siblings, Anzaldo said. "They wanted one baby and no more," he said. Wow.. good luck to them. They're gonna need it.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 03:28 PM) you said "a couple things" then you went and listed three. If you're gonna correct someone shouldn't you try to be accurate yourself?

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 03:20 PM) BTW, Steff, that link is broken. SBT... Fixed it. Red Buttons..

LOS ANGELES - Red Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television then went dramatic to win the 1957 Oscar as supporting actor in "Sayonara," died Thursday. He was 87. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060713/ap_en_ot/obit_buttons_8

QUOTE(AirScott @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 03:04 PM) ok, this was on TV, so don't worry about spoilers. if you want to avoid it so badly, avoid watching SportsCenter and reading this thread. but seriously, how does a 100-win team that was first place wire-to-wire, and not only held off a ridiculous push from a team playing .800 ball (the Indians), but swept them to eliminate them from the playoffs NOT win team of the year? I'd like to know who votes on this...my guess is the same people who chose Lance Armstrong (not a comedian) to host. The fans via the web. QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 03:11 PM) Its pretty obvious that ESPN chose the Steelers because they benefitted by using the award as an outlet for Big Ben's first public apperance since the accident. Gotta remember with MNF on ESPN now, football will always reign supreme on this network over any sport in the future. Should be interesting on how they handle the mlb playoffs with the NFL season getting hot and heavy at the same time. ESPN didn't chose them.

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QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 02:15 PM) I agree... Weird. I got an answer. I suspect you already know what it is...

Someone want to answer me? Previous to, and in the middle of all the bulls***, there were several good points made and I think they should be put back. And why is there a link to the zero tolerance thread? If someone breaks the zero tolerance rule they wouldn't be here to read it... right?

Why was this moved? It's directly related to sports.

QUOTE(Goldmember @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 01:23 PM) topic purged and reopened. this time, leave out the slurs and bickering... http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52229 How about putting my points back. QUOTE(WCSox @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 01:41 PM) I'd love to see Bobby and his ethnically-diverse teammates kick the crap out of Grant for this. For what...? For asking some questions based on rumors that came from Bobby's own actions...??

QUOTE(innersanctum @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 01:31 PM) And the misinformation grows and grows. The players have to pay taxes in each state that they play games in based on a per game rate. So if Paulie played 84 games in Illinois, 12 games in CA, 22 games in Ohio, and so on, he would have to pay taxes on $74,074 per game under each state's taxable income laws. Just because a player resides in a certain state doesn't mean that state gets to collect all his taxes. they can only collect taxes on the games he has played in that state. And there are reasons why they do that. If you were the Royals, would you want to collect taxes on just the Royals (forget the Cardinals for a minute)? How much better would you feel if you got to collect taxes from the Yankees salary 3-4 times a year and the White Sox another 9-10 times a year. Each state gets their cut on the bigger pies too that way. Yay!!! The condescending explanation has arrived.. So this has started? I know they have been paying into a "pool" per se since 1999. But didn't know it was ever put into action.

QUOTE(juddling @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 12:12 PM) $$You$$ know...at time$ like thi$ i have$ also wondered$ about wh$y people are so quick$ to$ accu$e $ the police ?$$$? I $ Ju$t don't under$tand it Sad. But true.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 12:10 PM) The other one I was impressed with also was the kid playing harmonica...with his brother playing the guitar...the harmonica playing was awesome Ditto. The Miller Brothers. But that kid has to realize he's the star and may have to separate from his brother. It was touching to see his emotion last night.

http://www.wftv.com/news/9512126/detail.html Gandolfini's Surgery Delays 'Sopranos' Final Season POSTED: 12:43 pm EDT July 13, 2006 PASADENA, Calif. -- Sorry "Sopranos" fans, but you're going to have to wait -- again. But you can blame James Gandolfini's "unexpected knee surgery" for a delay in "The Sopranos" schedule. So, instead of the final episodes returning in January, they'll probably start running the beginning of March. HBO said the surgery threw things off for a couple of weeks. Then, it realized the delay would put the show in the middle of football playoffs and the Superbowl. So, HBO's just waiting until football's finished for the new episodes to start. A couple of months ago, Gandolfini's scooter collided with a taxi. Gandolfini walked away from that accident, so it's not known if it had anything to do with his knee surgery.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 12:04 PM) Now if she doesn't win this thing, it would be a total injustice... an 11 yr old with a voice like that is rare and completely amazing!! I predict she wont even finish the competition. She'll have a deal, if she doesn't already, and drop out to give someone else a chance to win.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 11:47 AM) But, if my company sends me to NY for training or whatever, I don't have to pay NY taxes. That would be the same. Working for an Illinois company and living in Indiana is not the same. Exactly. I've been to agents outside of Illinois to set up their accounting systems and not paid other states taxes even though the company outside of Illinois has paid my salary for the time.

So good to see the FCC wasting government money on bulls*** that has been happening for years.. and not on something important as better and faster internet technologies that they wont pass over here which is making our country a dinosaur in connectivity. http://today.reuters.com/news/newsa...&src=rss&rpc=22 FCC combing air tapes for dirty words By Brooks Boliek WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - In its continuing crackdown on on-air profanity, the FCC has requested numerous tapes from broadcasters that might include vulgar remarks from unruly spectators, coaches and athletes at live sporting events, industry sources said. Tapes requested by the commission include live broadcasts of football games and NASCAR races where the participants or the crowds let loose with an expletive. While commission officials refused to talk about its requests, one broadcast company executive said the commission had asked for 30 tapes of live sports and news programs. "It looks like they want to end live broadcast TV," said one executive, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity. "We already know that they aren't afraid to go after news." NO SLIPS ALLOWED While live programming always has been problematic for broadcasters, it has become even more difficult under tougher commission rules approved in 2004. The new rules found that virtually any use of certain expletives will be considered profane and indecent, even if it is a slip of the tongue. In a March decision, the FCC found that the CBS news program "The Early Show" violated its indecency rules because of a profane slip-up but did not issue a fine because the incident occurred before the new rules were instituted. Live sports -- amateur, college and professional -- have long been a broadcast programming staple. Broadcasters have spent enormous amounts of money and energy to come up with ways to give audiences a better feel for the action. As broadcasters vie for viewers, technical advances that include such things as on-field microphones and in-car cameras have become as important as the announcers. "I don't know how they are going to rule, but they asked us for tapes with a specific emphasis on crowd noise," said another TV executive, who also requested anonymity. "If some bozo in the crowd calls the ref an asshole, the commission is asking for a copy of the tape." Yippie!!

QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 10:32 AM) Why does everyone still b**** about that deal so much? Who did we trade to get Ritchie? Fogg and Wells? Was it Sean Lowe as well? It isn't like the Pirates have been basking the glow of the superstar aces we have given them to get back Todd Richie... Umm.. who's b****ing?

QUOTE(SoxFanInDallas @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 10:31 AM) Just to clarify MY statement, insurance will NOT always insure that the doctor's lifestyle will not be altered. Example: Doctor has coverage of up to $1,000,000 in damages against them. The Jury awards $2,000,000. The insurance pays $1mm and the doc has to pay the balance. Sorry, but I do not have $1MM sitting in my bank account right now. Not always, but in this case, I would bet high it would. Get more insurance coverage.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 10:14 AM) *cough-ronschueler-cough* *cough-wrong-cough*

QUOTE(SoxFanInDallas @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 10:12 AM) I know for a fact that Illinois rates are also very high. There are many docs that have left to practice in surrounding states (Wisc./Ind/Mich) becuase the liabilities in Illinois are too high. GP's usually do not run into too many problems with Insurance costs. Surgeons can based on specialty. Docs like OB/GYN's, neurosergeon's, and more risky specialties can not pay the high premiums to get the high levels of coverage. My wife used to practice in Chicago, so I am aware of the issues there as well. I don't recall saying the rates were not high. Apparently you misunderstood. To clarify, insurance will insure that the doctor's lifestyle will not be altered because it's the job of insurance to pay out the judgements awarded to those who's lifes have been ruined by misdiagnosis and detramental treatments. Further, I'd bet the farm the doctor(s) hired by the Sox has more than enough scratch to cover premiums - if he's even paying them as doctors hired into private industry usually have a contract that the employer pays them.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 09:25 AM) "Shoulda been g-one!" Well.. at least "head, shoulders, knees and toes" is out of my system..