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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 09:04 AM) I thought Salazar was doing wonders. But then again, that might only be by comparison with the previous work in that department. That. At least in my view. Again, just to be clear here, I didn't think Salazar was bad. As I said. I just think we can do better, but I am admitedly biased in a specific policy direction on this topic. If the replacement can do what Salazar was doing, I'd be OK with that.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 09:01 AM) It appears secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be departing the Obama administration to run for the governorship in Colorado. Interesting. Salazar was a sort of middle-of-the-road guy in terms of environmental concerns. I hope they get someone a little more future-focused in there to replace him, though I do not think Salazar was bad.

Not sure why everyone is dismissing the idea that the gov't hasn't been able to prevent some things. Clearly they have. The combination of intelligence, military and law enforcement work dedicated to these sorts of things has, on numerous occasions we know of (and probably more we don't), prevented such acts. That said, its not like they have a magic wand and can fix it all. Eventually, it will happen.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 08:06 AM) Both of those places load the almost all of the same people every day on to trains. You can also look at the other side of the picture. How many major cities have zero train transit? Blowing up a train in NYC does nothing to scare someone in DFW, because they have zero rail traffic. Blow up a plane in NYC, and you shutdown DFW airport too. I already posted the numbers about how many individual people total flew per year, and I can't see the rail number being more significant. To spread fear, you need to affect the most of the general populace. For example, that is why AIDS was essentially ignored when it was a "gay" disease. But boy, once it hit the mainstream, it was a HUGE deal. Terrorism is the same way. You need something that puts fear into the most people for it to be the most effective. I think you are really stretching to protect your point here. They choose planes for all the obvious reasons, and its not because more people fly (since they don't).

Sugar and glass - best. HFCS and plastic - worst. Also, just to cause problems... RC>Coke>Pepsi.

If you like brands like Carhartt, and similar stuff - rugged, tough clothing - check out Duluth Trading Company. Great stuff to be had there, and serious warm weather gear. Not fluffy, pretty stuff. QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:52 PM) I feel like that is definitely the trend. I love Patagonia. I did get a North Face vest from my brother for Christmas, though, which is pretty warm even in this cold weather. QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 01:29 AM) I feel like everyone is in a uniform in Winter around Chicago. Everyone has black north face jackets. Hell I actually own one. I picked up a columbia last year just to be a bit different when my last North Face needed replacement. We are going to pick up the wife a new jacket at the end of the season ( when we usually buy our winter coats ). I will have to add Patagonia into the mix. Patagonia is absurdly overpriced. They, like North Face, used to make high end outdoor gear - now they mostly make stuff for the masses (like North Face). Which is all fine, except what happens inevitably in that scenario is, the mass-produced stuff goes down in quality, but still stays expensive. If you want the best warm weather gear available at any given time, for a decent price, find the brands currently "in" with one of two groups - outdoorsmen, or tradesmen. The outdoorsy companies right now are the likes of Marmot, Mountain Hardware, Arcteryx. With Tradesmen it hasn't changed much, its Carhartt, or Duluth Trading, or similar places. That's where you'll get the best, warmest, toughest stuff.

I don't think Mariotti has a vote, he was probably saying what he'd do. Who cares about that jackass anyway. So everyone gets 10 votes? Up to 10 votes, and 26% said no to Blyleven? I really don't get it/

Well, the weekenders in our seats renewed, so we won't be going full season this year. Probably. She said if any front row UD seats come up for full season, she'd let me know. Seems unlikely.

SS2K5, the reason they choose planes has zero to do with how many people fly vs take a train. Further, your assumption is wrong: According to the US DOT, 2 million people fly per day. The NY rail transit system ALONE loads 7 million passengers a day. The CTA in Chicago is nearly a million day. That's just two cities, and doesn't include the other couple dozen cities with rail transit, or the tens or hundreds of thousands every day who use Amtrak. Rail transit has more people, every day, hands down. The reasons that terrorists pick planes are simple. First and foremost, bang for buck - a relatively small explosion can bring down an entire plane, killing 150 or 250 or more people in one act. That same explosion on a train might kill a handful, at best. Second, plane crashes are spectacular events, that captivate the world. Big balls of fire. All that s***. These are the reasons they choose planes - not because of the number of people who fly.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 06:06 PM) Apparently a lot of ISU fans around the United Center already. I have to drive around running errands... I wonder if this game is on radio in Chicago somewhere.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 03:50 PM) That's at least excusable as Burks was a pretty good player for several seasons. Anyone who is actually on the ballot fits that description. But... Pat Hentgen? He had one good season in 1996, and was otherwise a pretty much mediocre pitcher.

You could combine these bizarro votes: Ellis Burks 2 0.4% Eric Karros 2 0.4% Kevin Appier 1 0.2% Pat Hentgen 1 0.2% David Segui 1 0.2% And get Blyleven in.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 03:44 PM) Who the hell gave David Segui a vote? That's the reason these votes should be made public, because that person obviously needs his privilege revoked. Ellis Burks go two.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 03:35 PM) Blyleven and Alomar are locks next year unless Alomar shows up on a list. And no, I don't think he juiced. Bagwell and Palmeiro are the big names added in 2011, so I'd agree, I bet those two get in next year.

Full List: Someone voted for Pat Hentgen? I'm fine with Dawson, but Blyleven and Alomar should have been in before him. I'm pretty pissed about Bly, WTF? How is he not in> Murphy and Morris deserve more respect as well. Baines stays in with 6.1%, Ventura fails to make the cut. Edgar Martinez that far ahead of Baines? I'm not sure about that.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) this should be a republicans dream. smaller government. more private investment. i hate to say, but the monopoly idea is somewhat correct. but to argue, how is it different from Comcast being the only cable provider in some area. You counter that with... you don't have to buy cable. You can do over the air or satellite instead. You don't have to park at the meters. You can park in a garage or not own a car. As for the budget holes, I think selling off of assets is an outstanding idea that we should look at the national level as well. We hear so much about budget deficits but you never really see the other side of the financial picture. The balance sheet. Maybe the US government should look at selling Guam to Japan, who knows? We spent plenty of time during our National History acquiring more and more property. Maybe we need to have a liquidation sale? I remember, shortly after the Berlin Wall fell, and Russia was just dying for cash, Japan swooped in and made an offer - sell us back Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, which were Japan's not that long ago. It gives Japan timber and mining resources they desperately need, and tons of cash for Russia. Ultimately, Russia declined, I think because they saw that as blockading in their Pacific naval bases, effectively.

Being an outdoorsman, I have tried a wide variety of these things. First, warm feet are everything - smart wool socks rock. You can get them in all sorts of colors, so they look fine even with dress shoes. Worth it. My winter jacket is a 686 coat meant for skiing or snowboarding, but works great here. Has a zip-out liner, which to me is a key, to give some easy flexibility for how warm you want to be. Columbia makes good warm stuff too, with zip-out liners, glove sleeves, etc. North Face, as a brand, has gone downhill. Since they are now an "in" brand, a lot of their stuff isn't as quality as it once was. I no longer buy North Face gear - seen too many people have problems with it, including myself. Finding good warm gloves that aren't giant mitts is tough - that's one I've never gotten just right. Can't offer much help there. I wear a wool head band and pull up the hood, unless its really cold, then I use a cinchilla or thinsulate hat, from a company like Marmot. Marmot, by the way, is a very good brand - my storm shell is a marmot and its truly water tight. Also, if you have to wear dress pants, try for the ticker materials, even though they don't look as slick. If you must where nicer dress slacks (instead of khakis), then its all about the underwear, and I won't go there in this post. Make sure your jacket is more than waist length as well, whatever it is. Another good brand for warm but compact gear - Arcteryx. My medium weight jacket is Arcteryx, its thin and looks good, but can still go comfortably down to 40 or so. And they make warmer, real winter jackets too. Last key, as others have said, if you don't have real warm outerwear - layers.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 02:26 PM) I'm in 150 now, moving to 149 i think, havent pulled the trigger since I'll now be 4 seats off the aisle instead of 2 Did you two just email your reps now? I am considering following up with mine (I emailed originally a couple weeks ago), but don't want to harass her either.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 01:20 PM) How much are season tickets? generally, nothing fancy. Check this listing, divide by 81 for a per game rate, look at the park map on that site to see sections.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 12:17 PM) f***ing beat f***ing duke. Greg McDermott might have the longest 0-fer against ranked teams, now 0-13. I'd love to see ISU get back to where they were in the early 2000's, or the 90's under Floyd, or even the 80's under Johnny Orr. Its a shame the program has been so weak the last half decade or so. Any chance they have the younger talent to start building back up?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 12:50 PM) If he is on this team, it means too many guys got hurt. Think 2007. If he signs a minor league deal with the Sox, he's one player away from the team, if they carry 5 bench players. De Aza gets hurt or disappoints in spring, he'd be in. I think you are way, way, way overstating the importance of this. Now, if Kroeger is STARTING, then yeah, something very bad happened. In any case, Kroeger will more than likely sign with someone else, and take a shot in spring training of getting on a team as a backup OF.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 12:44 PM) If Kroeger is on the White Sox this year, we will have a top 10 draft pick in 2011. The Sox season is dependent on who the last guy on the bench is? Right now, the bench looks like: Kotsay, Jones, Vizquel and a backup C. There may be a 5th bench player, which is why they picked up De Aza. So we are talking here about the last bench slot, and one the Sox may not even elect to carry. Who that player is, is not going to make some huge difference in how the Sox season goes.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 12:41 PM) If more and more people start to depend on rail in this country, that is where the terror attacks will shift. This is a bad pun, but very apt. They want the most bang for their buck in a terror attack. In the rest of the world, many attacks have been on rail lines. Since the US doesn't use it as much, there isn't as much reason to attack it. It doesn't have the same level of fear outside of a few metro areas in the US. Eh, sort of. Right now, rail is a small fraction of the pie. Even if its improved dramatically, its still going to be a minority. The real reason why terrorist acts will start hitting rail - which they might - is that security isn't nearly as tight.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 12:39 PM) ah, so the highest bidder gets to hold a monopoly? lol there is a reason they are illegal. anyways, this is literally text book http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/monopoly 1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly. 2. an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. 3. the exclusive possession or control of something. 4. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service. 5. a company or group that has such control. 6. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller First, they went from a government-run monopoly, to a private one, where there is actual competition at the national level. Second, what exactly would you suggest they did instead? And third, in most cities, its a gov't controlled thing.

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