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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 12:45 PM) This case involved the defendant being at his sister's house where he also sometimes lived, so it is inline with standard Castle Doctrine and not public spaces-expansion SYG. edit: the defendant also attempted to retreat to his home but was pursued by the deceased, so this really doesn't support the idea that SYG has really been around for decades in common law. It still explicitly cites the "lawful place to be" language,however.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 12:42 PM) I guess I don't understand what your point was, I was contending jenks' claim that the Stand Your Ground law really nothing new or different. for example, Connecticut still has duty to retreat: http://www.jud.ct.gov/ji/criminal/part2/2.8-3.htm Often (almost everywhere), exceptions are given for being in your own home, but extending it to public places is a relatively new concept. How often in this situation do you think this duty of retreat even applies? When you're in a situation where someone could potentially use deadly force against you, or commit a forcible felony (and honestly, how are you to know what the aggressor might limit his conduct to in such a situation), how often is there an absolute clean or complete avenue of retreat available, one in which the defendant will knowingly escape without any injury whatsoever?

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 12:08 PM) I think Timothy Olymphant might be a little busy for that now... I have season 1 of Justified at home on Blockbuster dvds and have been recording season 2 all year. Can't wait to start!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 10:50 AM) damnit you are right, I am wrong. edit: but all this means is that Illinois has its own terrible law. Is that the reason for the "or any other place" language in the Florida law? I have been scratching my head as to the point of that language since this morning...

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 09:01 AM) There are other reports that the most the Bears offered was 10M in guaranteed money. I don't know what report is true, all I know, is that with Lynch/Foster signed, you know Forte's deal is somewhere in between what those two players got. If the Bears don't want to pay that, they need to start telling him such and work out a contingent plan. Maybe that is him playing one year as a franchised player and letting him go. Maybe that is him working out a deal with another club and than working out a trade. I don't know the answer but I know that treating players poorly can be something that is looked at poorly in the NFL and I don't want players to not want to come and play for the Bears (and it does happen). I think it's pretty clear that the offer they made Forte was basically designed to mimic their financial responsibilities were they to Franchise him twice. No one knows what they told him prior to last season, but this is business and his agent should have advised him appropriately. While I admire Forte's willingness to trust the organization, one of the best pieces of advice I have ever received is to look out for yourself, because if you don't, it is very likely that no one else will. The market for Matt is what it is, and whether he would like it to be what it was for Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson is of no relevance. Neither are his opinions of what the Franchising rules are. Speaking through twitter or the media is probably a much less-effective manner in which to negotiate than to do so directly with the team through his agent or if need be, by holding out.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 23, 2012 -> 09:37 AM) Well sorry, i'm not going to chance my life if I feel that threatened based on whether SS agrees with me that I don't need to meet with equal force in a particular situation. And i'm sure forcible felony has been defined somewhere in Florida law. You guys are just too anal about this stuff. There's the blogosphere/internet headline reading version of reality, and there's reality. Is this the most articulately drafted piece of legislation in history? No, but that's the nature of the law. Isn't forcible felony probably defined in the definitions section of this particular law?

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 11:06 PM) Hopefully Marquette can make a run here, as there's only been about 10 minutes all night of actually intriguing basketball. Yeah, what a horrible game. Marquette couldn't hit a shot to save their lives. This is why I shouldn't bet on sports I know nothing about!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) Cuse was playing zone, double screen isnt going to be that effective as they wont come out in man at all. That being said, the best play would have used Taylor as a decoy, because he likely would have had 2 guys focusing on him, fake the pass to him and have a guy hopefully cut behind an over aggressive Syracuse defense. At the beginning of the year I was concerned this team wouldnt make the NCAA tournament, they came 2 inches from the Elite 8. Syracuse is a good team, that made shots. Wisconsin didnt play bad, just some days you lose. Jordan Taylor earned that play over 4 years. Fair enough, but they were rotating the top of the zone to jam him up pretty tight...like you said, there had to be someone more open than him there, but it's tough to take the ball out of his hands on the last shot of the game.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 08:23 PM) I understand what happened there, Jordan Taylor has won many games for Wisconsin its his senior year, he took the shot. Im sure Bo Ryan told them what to do, and I guarantee that unless someone was wide open, it was going to be Taylor taking that shot. Brust was open, maybe that pass is the better play, but there were 4 seconds left and at that point you at least need to get something at the basket. I don't know the Badgers like you do, but it seems a set play with him coming off a double screen or something would have yielded a better shot. I think a lot of coaches are fearful of he inbounds pass in that situation though.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 08:20 PM) :notworthy Badger's a lot more understanding than I would be if that was my team that just lost that way. I don't mind the lack of a timeout off the rebound, but as you pointed out, once the ball handler got stalled 26 feet from the basket, he should have called one and set up a play.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 07:15 PM) Has anyone during this tournament hit a clutch shot in the final 10 seconds of a game? This hold for the last shot strategy is f***ing stupid. These kids aren't polished enough to do that. You run a normal set and get the best shot you can and worry about the clock if you make it.

The Golden Eagles -2 tonight

Took the Bearcats and the 7.5

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 08:10 AM) ChiTribSports ‏ @ChiTribSports Ex-Bears OL Omiyale signs with Seahawks Yay!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 07:41 AM) Let me put it this way, I am on the other side of that coin now. The first people to get fired when something goes wrong are the compliance people, even though they usually have nothing to do with the rule breaking. Yeah, I agree...and me and my boss have both discussed that. Constellation was just fined $250 million, and part of their settlement with the FERC is that the traders involved are no longer allowed to trade and one of them is no longer allowed to be employed by Constellation or any of its subsidiaries. Not only will I be charged with maintaining and monitoring the compliance program, but I am also being tasked with designing, drafting, and implementing it. The scope of this process is years, not months, and it is very high-level work. It requires a thorough knowledge of our daily business activities, coupled with an ability to understand and interpret how FERC's very ambiguous regulations apply to those business activities. This is basically a hybrid of legal and managerial-level work, combined with the always difficult task of creating and implementing a program from scratch. It is not lost on me that not only is there a somewhat large chance of failure, but also a ton of exposure to risk. As such, I feel as though I should be compensated commensurately with the degree of difficulty and risk involved. I'm just not sure how to communicate that without coming off as adversarial.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 09:16 PM) It sounds to me like you are going to be set up to fail from your industry's history. I'd ask for a raise for sure, if not, get your old job back. Taking over compliance for a firm that isn't in compliance is a b****. I don't think we're necessarily out of compliance. I think we just need a strong compliance program. FERC wants to see that you're policing yourself. I appreciate your honesty though.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 03:57 PM) What level is your boss? Because I would ask for one level lower than he is (if that's a promotion for you). You'll be looked upon a lot as a resource within the company and will have a ton of responsibility, and your position needs to reflect that not only for compensation, but also for power to implement change. My boss is the Manager of Short Term Optimization in the Resource Optimization group. Resource Optimization basically dispatches all generation, covers all natural gas transactions, covers all day-ahead electricity transactions, all day-of electricity transactions, and all monthly electricity transactions. As I said, he manages $3 billion in transactions, basically. I am considering asking for manager-level compensation, but not sure...certainly not the level he is at, but the introductory manager level.

So I took a promotion back in December whereas my title was changed to senior level Power Trader, however, it was made clear to me that the bulk of the work I would be doing would be related to regulatory compliance. That promotion came with a decent raise. Today my boss basically told me I will now be tasked with designing, drafting, and monitoring the compliance program for our entire office. To put that into perspective, our office transacts some $3 billion in business annually. To further put that into perspective, another company within our industry was just fined $110 million and forced to disgorge $135 million in profits by the regulatory agency which I am tasked to protect us against. The stakes here are extremely high. The boss told me to tell him whatever it is I need and he can probably provide it for me, since this is a hot button issue within our company and the industry right now. My boss changed my title, at least informally, today, to Compliance Lead. My question is, what does one do with this? I am obviously going to accept the opportunity and responsibility, but do I ask for a raise? My responsibility and risk has exponentially increased over what it was as a senior level trader. My visibility within the company as well. Should I just be thankful for the opportunity, or do I tell him I need the formal title change and commensurate compensation and bonus? Anyone have any thoughts? I am really stumped by this one...

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 03:18 PM) There are 3-4 big alternative companies out there - Constellation was one, also Spark, IGS, others. I suspect that ComEd's buying of Constellation will probably look like a portfolio buy. It allows them to get more into the supplier market and lower their own costs, as well as diminish some of the customer loss. At worst, you end up back with ComEd, where you started. The alternative is SOURCED that way. Indirectly, I am sure that means more investment in the alternatives, but directly, it means that is where your power is coming from. If demand goes up for the alternatives, they will capitalize more supply in that area. Free market stuff. Constellation has one of the largest alternative portfolios as well as one of the largest retail customer bases in the country, from what I understand. As for the alternative energy being sourced that way, I have absolutely no idea how that could be possible. It sounds like nonsense to me...

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) Long story short... When you get your ComEd bill in the mail, you are paying for two things - delivery, and supply. For most people, ComEd supplies both. But as of a few years ago, you can now choose your own supplier for the electricity. And many of the new ones - Constellation, Spark, etc. - are much cheaper than ComEd. Many also provide options for specifically buying renewable power as well. For example, if ComEd's rate is 7.6 cents, Constellation may offer 6.4 cents for normal, or 7.1 cents for alternative. Cheaper either way. Many people have started switching - I did. Now, some villages want to essentially aggregate their customers (personal and business), and become one large customer. This allows them to take bids for lower rates for electricity supply. So, if your village votes yes, and they get some bids significantly cheaper than ComEd (which they would), they will switch all village residents from ComEd to this aggregated supplier. This would save people money. In the case of my suburb, if you have already chosen an alternate provider, they will not auto-switch you. But you can request the switch. Also, you can choose to opt out, though I am not sure why you would. Seems like a good idea to me. The village government isn't going to supply the electricity, so it is really the same as you switching it, except they do it for you. Just FYI, Excelon, the parent company of ComEd, has just merged with Constellation. I'll be interested to see how that affects your options. Interesting note about the alternative energy pricing. Does the utility promise to use the difference in price to reinvest in alternative energy?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 11:56 AM) TOTALLY. you have to enjoy what you're doing or it just isn't going to work. end of story. and the biggest part of that is enjoying the food you eat. yeah, make it healthy, but also make it foods you LIKE instead of following some nutrition guide word for word. You don't like mushrooms, don't eat the egg-white mushroom omelette. just did PlyoX for the first time in a couple years and it just whooped me. Shack how do you like X2? I want to get through another round of the X before ratcheting up to X2, but I'd love to hear your thoughts. It's similar to P90X in concept, but it adds a larger emphasis on core work. Whereas the first program jumped right into the major muscle groups and then addressed core work in the rest weeks, P90X2 gets your core into shape before you work on the major muscle groups so that you are working from a good foundation before trying to do too much else. Secondly, P90X2 basically adds a balance component to the work with the major muscle groups. So whereas P90X had you doing shoulders and arms, P90X2 now has you doing shoulders and arms from unstable platforms, so as to stress using your core while strengthening those major muscle groups. I am just about to enter phase 3 of P90X2, which seems to be where there is a lot of new things introduced, so I will report back when I start that. Overall though, it's a better workout program than P90X, but not so much different that P90X isn't accomplishing much of the same things.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 07:32 AM) It started out like this... Frank Thomas ‏ @TheBigHurt_35 Just a serious thought!! Am I the only one who fells Denver just screwed Tim Tebow??? Sold out Tickets, Merchandise on fire!!! I think this comment says a lot about why Frank never turned into the megastar (off the field) that he should have. Always about $.

Happy Birthday, Marko! Enjoy your day!

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 07:31 PM) This is a pretty hard question to answer... Regardless of what some fitness guru that wants to make money may tell you, when it comes to packing on muscle, it's can be very difficult OR very easy, depending on your natural body type/genetics. Also keep in mind proper diet plays a role. That said, what worked best for me, and for real world reasons that I actually self-tested over a 10 year span (yes, TEN years), is a 5 day split where only 1 major body part is worked per day/per workout. Any/all secondary/assist muscles will not be worked the day before/the day after that major. This gives all majors/minors at least 48 hours to rest/rebuild before being targeted again. The reason for this is that when you target that days major muscle, all of the muscle groups used to perform that particular workout will be 100% rested and ready. Example of major and assist/minor = Chest routines target your chest (major), while your triceps (back 2/3rds of upper arm) and the anterior deltoid (front shoulder muscle) are the minor muscles/assist muscles for that movement. So my breakdown is as follows: Monday : Chest/Abs (minor/assist = tripcep/anterior deltoid) Tuesday : Back (minor/assist = bicep/posterior deltoid) Wednesday : Legs (No cardio on leg day, ever) (no assist) Thursday : Shoulders (minor/assist = arms/various upper back) Friday : Off Day or Cardio Saturday : Arms (minor/assist = shoulders/upper abs/various upper back) Sunday : Off Day or Cardio This split will target and work every major muscle group in your body with 100% efficiency and intensity because none of the muscles used in this split will be tired from a prior workout. People often pretend this doesn't matter and insist on working every muscle at least two times per week...but IMO they are mistaken. For example, if you work chest/arms on the same day, whichever you work first will effect the intensity of whatever you work second because that same muscle was already used during your first routine. This is science, not magic. It takes upwards of 48 hours for a given muscle group to fully recover from a workout. Chest/Back is a feasible 1 day split, HOWEVER, the reason I do not like working 2 majors on the same day is because your body only has so many resources it can expend in a given day...your system is only capable of so much, so if you overdo it, it's inefficient at recovery. I consider this common sense. You wouldn't perform a massive leg workout the day before you plan on running or racing...you're legs would be fatigued before you begin. This same logic is the reason why I'm a believer in this particular split. Instead of doing cardio on Friday/Sunday, you can do it any day other than leg day, which merely extends your time in the gym...BUT, never do intense or long cardio first. Aside from a quick 5-10 minute low-intensity cardio warmup before a workout, do not do your full cardio routine, as all this does is burn fuel, and your intensity level will be lower when hitting the weights. That's not our goal here, since you asked about packing on muscle. If you don't like this split, any other split, and/or your genetic disposition is that of the skinny guy that can eat 50 big macs per day and never gain an ounce of fat, the answer is steroids. I agree with pretty much all of this...the one thing I'll say about working two major muscle groups on the same day is that if you work them simultaneously, as in one set with one group followed immediately by one set with the other group, I think you can address the issue of having deficient resources and shortchanging yourself on the second muscle group. As for genetics, I agree they are a major factor. My body type is such that it would be VERY difficult for me to ever add a lot of bulk. My bone structure/body type is such that it is relatively easy for me to achieve a lean muscular build by working out. To really add muscle in my upper body would require much more effort than some other body types that are more predisposed to carrying more muscle on their skeletal structure. You can see it in the P90X videos, too. Some of the guys in the videos struggle to get through the shoulders and arms routine with the same weights as I am using, and yet they are much more built in their upper body than I am. So despite the fact that they aren't working any harder than I am, or possibly are even working less than me, they still are seeing more bulk on their upper body. Conversely, some people will find it difficult to eliminate any excess fat around their midsection, regardless of how hard they put themselves through the cardio routines. I, on the other hand, can fairly easily tone my core and see muscle definition there without doing any ab work. It just all depends on your particular physiology. After working out in the gym randomly, and then after doing P90X and most of P90X2 (I had to take a break for my trip back to Chicago), I have some basic observations that are probably pretty good rules of thumb, although there will always be exceptions. 1) If you workout fairly strenuously 3 times a week on average, you will maintain a pretty solid level of fitness. 2) If you couple that with a reasonably good nutrition plan, i.e., your intake of processed and/or fast and junk foods is low to moderate, your intake of alcohol is moderate, you will maintain a fairly high level of fitness. 3) I don't worry about treating myself to a meal high in fat once in awhile as long as it is natural. My philosophy is natural foods in moderation, even if they are high in fat or calories, aren't going to hurt you, as long as you are active. I do try and stay away from processed crap. If you follow this basic plan, things tend to fall into place. My experience with super-strict diets and insane workout regimens is that they are almost impossible to maintain, so unless they are being done for a specific reason (you want to look good for your wedding, for example), I think they're pointless. I'd much rather do something I believe I can maintain over the long haul, as a lifestyle, rather than kill myself for 2-3 months only for the results to fade away somewhat quickly.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Mar 15, 2012 -> 09:53 AM) Not only can dogs not process grain, a lot are allergic. Some dogs develop skin issues and yeast infections from their food. Taste of The Wild is a good and fair priced feed. Also, most dogs in America are obese from their diet. A healthy, short haired dog should show muscle tone and the last 1 to 2 ribs. A dog that's too skinny will show hips. Yeah, the allergies and weight gain are the biggest problems. The reason the obesity occurs is because dogs will eat more as a result of not having the proper nutrition, which is a result of most dry foods consisting of crap fillers such as grain. I firmly believe in a raw diet consisting of meat, raw bones, and vegetables. However, I make this transition in a puppy at 4-6 months of age, so I've got a month or two of feeding dry food ahead of me.