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QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 01:49 PM) http://news.yahoo.com/did-david-axelrod-ju...-210609497.html Romney should know how to treat pets... This issue is silly, and I sure hope ObamaCo doesn't try to make it into something. It likely won't work anyway, makes them look bad, and its a stupid thing to discuss in a Presidential campaign.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 12:52 PM) Please join me in mocking the WSJ and the Daily Mail pieces which made the claim that global warming has stopped. Oh I do, for the most part. The idea that, if you focus on an 8 year period, the temps seem to have leveled, while a true fact, is obviously and grossly missing the big picture. Probably on purpose. Plus, even if they are right, and temps stay level for a while - we are still far higher than we were decades or centuries ago.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 02:01 PM) Plus we all know that once you have a kid, you automatically become a good parent. Very definitely not, as evidenced by some of the stories here, like the one in the article. But as a parent, you sure do have a different perspective on kids' sports. Seems kind of obvious, doesn't it? I do think it is interesting, most of the people posting in here about being reasonable and fair with young kids, have kids... and the people who seem to like the idea of 1st graders getting cut to field a more competitive team don't.

I do have to say, wrestling is different, for all the obvious reasons. Not sure that is a good idea. But, since there usually is no girls' alternative, I guess it makes sense. QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 01:58 PM) So now that you have kids, and some others do not, that immediately qualifies you to be like the youth sports overlord? Or is it because you umpired when you were in HS? Who do you think you are that you can determine who gets to have an opinion on something and whose commentary is worthy of posting? Wow. Overlord? People can say whatever they want. I can also point out how silly I think others' views are. Who do I think I am? An internet message board poster. Who are you?

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 12:38 PM) Very true. Coaching a 6U baseball team is chaos. Watching a 6U baseball game is like watching paint dry. I once watched a hockey "game" with 5 and 6 year olds playing. It was like brownian motion, but reeeeeeeeeealllllyyyyyyy slow.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 12:31 PM) Really, I don't think this is true. That is a question that has been investigated just as heavily as any of the others, because there's enormous amounts of funding for anyone who can come up with a plausible mechanism other than CO2, and CO2 is the only one that really works. Furthermore, it's also the only one that really works at all throughout geologic time, and our correlations in that area have gotten better and better, to the point where there is virtually no obvious recorded temperature anomaly in the geologic record that is not associated with a large fluctuation of CO2 and nothing else. It really is the driver, and it's driving things right now. The IPCC report has once again been abundantly cautious on this issue and said that, in their words "since 1750, it is extremely likely that humans have exerted a substantial warming influence on climate. This RF estimate is likely to be at least five times greater than that due to solar irradiance changes." Really, what they'll say when they're not making a document for policymakers is even stronger than that, there is effectively nothing that would drive the warming since 1750, and it's highly likely that humanity has been a dominant influence on the climate for at least 7000 years. You are missing the point here, by thinking this is not true. I know it has been studied, deeply and often. And as I said, I am fairly convinced. However, when you are talking about the relationship between human behaviors and climate, you cannot possibly say anything with 10o% certainty, or even 99%. There are far, far too many dynamics and variables involved. That is why, as I said, the question of antrhopogenic climate change remains debateable, while the more pure question of "is it getting warmer" is not.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 12:23 PM) That's true. But when we're talking about 1st and 2nd graders, no one should be sitting on the bench. Everyone at that age should have an opportunity to play. Once the kids get to jr high it's a different story. Teams will have bench players. And that's the way it usually is. At those first levels of play, everyone gets more or less equal time. As they get older, it starts to change. It is a gradual process (usually), as it should be. Besides, the players who are the best in 1st and 2nd grade are often not the ones who end up star players later. I've coached and umped litte league, and I've played of course, and seen all this myself. So even if you feel this is somehow lame in terms of worrying about kids, well, even if you want the best players, it only makes sense to spend a few years seeing how they shake out.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 11:45 AM) The fact that things like this are even news just shows how big of p*****s we are anymore. LOL, the seagull posting in here is awesome. Let's see how you feel after you have kids. No one is saying they shouldn't keep score. They are saying that maybe 1st graders shouldn't have to worry yet about being cut from their f***ing little league team.

I of course do not agree with your premise that both sides shouldn't be aired. But more importantly, I think this whole argument can be better tackled by removing the issue-pollution that is going on. There is the question of whether or not the earth is warming and the climate changing... and then there is the question of how much of that is anthropogenic. The first question, I'd agree with you, is no question at all. The evidence is right there, in black and white. A century or more of consistent, measured, endlessly scientifically confirmed rise in temperature. Denying this is pure ignorance. But the question of how much (or even if) that warming is caused by humanity, cannot be considered open and shut. There has been a ton of science showing various correlations and relationships that suggest causality is likely - but it cannot possibly be confirmed. Therefore, a rigorous discussion around THIS point is, I think, very healthy for us all. My own personal view is that the science has been so overwhelmingly pointing to at least some degree of human causality, that it is highly likely we are responsible for at least part of it. How much, I do not know. But just because that is my view, that doesn't mean there is no discussion to be had, as to the anthropogenic question.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 10:41 AM) The title is mis-leading. 7-year-old Anna Kimball kicked off baseball team just because she’s a girl Should be 7-year-old girl Anna Kimball cut from baseball team because she's not as good as other players Clearly you didn't read the article, so why bother posting?

At those ages, you do not cut players to be "more competitive". That's absurd. The fact that she was cut because of her gender makes it worse, though I agree that that aspect has me torn a little bit. QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 10:10 AM) This is a big problem with youth sports. I see too often where coaches expect too much out of the kids and end up yelling at them or making them feel bad about themselves. That's no way to make a kid a better player. I used to ump little league, when I was in High School. I once had two coaches from opposing teams have a shouting match, that escalated into a phyiscal fight behind the backstop, that I had to break up. Also once watched a coach grab his son (player) by the shirt and shove him against the fence for a lecture, about taking more pitches. He was like 9 years old. There are some people coaching these teams that need to get the f*** over themselves. It's not about you, asshole.

Anyone else feel that quake last night? I thought it was the house settling, until I saw the paper this morning. QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 30, 2012 -> 11:35 PM) http://www.nbcchicago.com/the-scene/food-d...-138361794.html LOL, shocker. That place has had a rep like that for decades.

Thought this was interesting, not sure where to post it. Apparently, Joe Biden, when asked, suggested the President not order the raid that killed Bin Laden, until gaining further intel. And he wasn't alone.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 30, 2012 -> 09:59 AM) Pretty much the same zero percent you are getting now. I keep savings in an online savings account that beats anything at any normal bank. Paying 1.25% right now, has been as high as 3.5%. Still nothing great, and I still don't keep a ton in there (once I build up enough to do something with, I do something with it), but I like to keep a cushion of cash just in case and 1.25% is better than zero.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 30, 2012 -> 09:38 AM) WSJ obviously comes down on one side and has every right to publish whichever article they choose. Every paper in the world does this. SS, and yourself, obviously come down on the other side and are offended by this. As if there are not enough forums or venues from which to get climate change/global warming information...why are you both so incredibly offended that the WSJ would only publish the side that furthers their agenda? What on earth are you talking about? 1. SS and I do not agree on this. If you bothered to read anything either of us posted, you will see that. He feels only one side is worth hearing, I think people will only come to a good conclusion if they hear both. 2. Who said I was incredibly offended? I said it showed a bias - which it does. That's it. 3. No, every paper in the world doesn't do this. And even if they did, it doesn't make it right. 4. For the record, I read the Journal every day. They are far and away the best source of information in the US for national business news and data. So it isn't as if I'm on some sort of crusade here.

Donny Lucy has retired, going into business with his family.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 30, 2012 -> 09:25 AM) Come on...both sides obviously have an agenda and will martial their resources to fight for it at all costs...all you're doing is cheerleading for the side you happen to agree with here. Did you even read what he posted? The whole point of it was not to cheerlead, but instead to see both sides. WSJ elected to post an article that tried to apply argumentative logic to prove the falsehood, but turned down the one that instead used scientific principles. Even if you believe only one or the other, publishing one without the other is a pretty good indicator of bias. That was the point.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 04:39 PM) I've got to wait for brokerage papers to come through, but Im expecting a nice check from the government. I'm in this boat too. I have all my paperwork now, except one brokerage account. And inexplicably, they are now saying mid-Feb. Which is annoying, because I could be filed by a week from now, instead I have to wait 2-3 more weeks.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 28, 2012 -> 04:26 PM) Since you haven't been in Ames, I'm not sure you realize just how much Greg McDermott did to Iowa State basketball. Only saw it from a distance, I guess it was worse than I thought. Makes sense, I mean, none of the current undergrad body was likely around for their last NCAA appearance.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jan 28, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) They were 7-0 in the Big 12, hard to say they were overrated. The win at Texas was quality. Obviously their schedule gets much harder the rest of the way. Missouri twice, at Baylor, at K State. It's a HUGE win for the program. Iowa State hasn't done that any time recently and it likely pushes them from the bubble to in for a team that hasn't been in for a while. Rush worthy. I would say Kansas is ranked at least 5 slots too high, and their 7-0 conf record (7-1 now) is not reflective of the fact that their schedule is going to get a lot harder coming up. And you are certainly right that it has been years since they did something like that. I guess I tend to revert back to my own memories from the 90's. Maybe you're right.

That'll do it. Nice win. Oh come on, rushing the floor? Really? Its a big game, but its not like they've never done anything like it before. And the season is still long. Still shocked that ISU has only sold out 2 games this season, that's a shame.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 28, 2012 -> 02:07 PM) Wow. That entire crew from WVa-Syracuse should not be allowed to ref in the tournament this year for missing that blatant goaltend that would have tied it up with 10 seconds left. Yeah I saw that too, I don't know how they could have missed that.

That may be the nail in the coffin for this game. Iowa State 67, Kansas 59, with 55 seconds left, at Hilton. Kansas is so very overrated, and their conf schedule is getting tougher. Also, this ISU team still lacking in rebounds and need a real PG. But they have some serious free-play talent.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 27, 2012 -> 02:36 PM) Lost her job? Dang Republicans Please leave the politics in the Buster. Even if in jest.

Kinda light in early ST, only one game on TV before March 23rd.