Texsox

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 10:38 AM) Do you really think that article was written because the journalist went looking for this story? No chance. These departments are probably BEGGING papers to have articles like this. One of the cops quoted in there even said it, pretty much - they want people to think there is a cop on every corner. Only way to do that is for people to be aware of these tactics. Therefore, as word spreads, it works quite nicely as a deterrent. Agreed. But the conditioning will fade over time as you pass more and more lawn mowers who are not undercover cops. Meanwhile, people see fewer and fewer cops patrolling the beat . . .

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 10:14 AM) Take a bite out of crime.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 27, 2007 -> 12:07 PM) http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...17/COLUMNISTS41 Deon Sanders pipes in. I think a great line from Billy Madison is a perfect response for this: "Mr. Sanders, what you've just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this world is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul." What an idiot. Two high profile careers will be biting the dust. BTW, 100% of the cows, chickens, hogs, etc. that enter a meat processing plant do not survive. Our industrial methods of execution for these animals isn't all that pleasant either. I am beginning to think Soxy's diet is for me.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 10:17 AM) Read the article, it talks about targeting the enforcement to areas of accidents or school zones. As for the undercover part being cost ineffective... I don't see how. A cop costs the same in jeans and a t-shirt as he/she does in a uniform. A big ol cruiser sitting there deters a lot more drivers than a guy washing his car. Highly visible would seem to deter more than undercover making highly visible more cost effective. Now if we perhaps start talking the income side of writing more tickets, perhaps the equation changes.

Tossing this log on the campfire. My guess is the average citizen is more likely to be involved in a traffic accident than being robbed, assaulted, etc. So those people actively involved in public safety should spend time in the areas that would decrease the most likely threat to body and property. So aggressive enforcement of traffic laws make sense. The undercover part seems silly and cost ineffective. Perhaps there is more to the story like a specific problem at a specific location?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 6, 2007 -> 09:00 AM) I so dislike the DJIA as a measure of the markets. I really wish they'd focus more on the 500, as well as the Russell. They all seem rather antiquated. Why average 30 when you can average them all? Besides minor historical interest, the Dow is just not interesting to me. It is fun to look through history and see who was on and who is off. Who is still operating and who bit the dust.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 09:43 AM) I plan on returning to college this fall. To learn Spanish. Congrats, is this business or pleasure?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 09:27 AM) Holy s***, you're kidding me? I'm getting so freaking old because I remember you leaving for school. He didn't say he was graduating

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2007 -> 04:34 PM) But he also seems like he has so much fun playing the game too. If his body holds up, might he just keep doing it because he likes it? Think about Maddux, what else does he have to prove or to earn? He could have retired 3 years a go a guaranteed HOF with loaded bank accounts, but it sure seems like he enjoys getting his butt out on the mound. About what I was thinking. He still looks like he genuinely loves the game. About the time he's thinking retirement will be when his daughter is about a teenager and probably won't want him around anyways

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 08:18 AM) You know, if it wasn't for the idiot fringes of both parties, it might be a better country in the political sense. Amen.

You want old? I'm continuing my never ending search for education at University of Texas - Pan American and to make life easier for me found a place closer to campus. So I guess it's a college style move. But, my son leaves for Texas State University (no Friday classes beginning this year) next week. He's still not certain what dorm he has been assigned to but he has his schedule. Typical Freshman bad scheduling. 8 AM classes every day and a night course. At least with AP credits he's jumped past a couple classes. My daughter has her eyes on NU. She spoke with a recruiter last year and it is almost impossible, or so it seems. She's ranked 9 or 10th in her class of 500, but after a bunch more kids drop out this year, she'll be 9 or 10 out of 400 and needs to move up a few notches to have a better chance.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 08:20 AM) Yeah, well welcome to Billboard Top 100. Find me one act that doesn't fit that bill of sucking but living in nice homes on that list. I wonder sometimes if it isn't easier to find an audience of hundreds or thousands than it is to find an audience of millions? And what about the poor twit whose style and voice is exactly what mainstream America wants? It's entertainment.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 6, 2007 -> 10:36 AM) My sister-in-law asked me what I knew of that band the other day. I said "nothing". She then played me the song. I then told her "I know they suck." LOL And they are from Villa Park. I believe this is the first #1 for a local Chicago band in a very long time. So while they may suck, they will be wsucking while living in nice homes

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 6, 2007 -> 08:06 PM) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070806/ap_on_...ntagon_religion You know what frosts my ass about this one is if they were Muslim, this would be ok, and in fact encouraged and protected. I doubt it. I think they should all be allowed. But then again, who should control the usage of the uniform and insignia?

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Aug 6, 2007 -> 05:32 PM) the city of montreal just collectively shat themselves.... They still haven't succeeded? picky picky.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Aug 6, 2007 -> 03:47 PM) I wish the people that were against "ilegal immigration" would just come out and admit that they just don't like mexicans. A little harsh, and totally untrue for most Americans. But there is a sliver of truth in there. People are more comfortable around people like themselves. Canadians speak English and enjoy a better education system. Mexicans speak Spanish and their education system is lacking at best. They will sleep ten to a room and work 20 hours a day everyday to earn a living. But I don't believe for a minute that SS or Kaps (for example) well thought out positions are racially motivated.

If they don't help much, then why the hell are players taking them? GMAB. If all it made was a 15% difference he would still be 100 away and probably not setting the record.

QUOTE(Shadows @ Aug 4, 2007 -> 10:13 PM) Hes not just the greatest hitter of his time, hes the greatest hitter of all time..

Tiger is amazing a player as I've ever seen. I've followed him three or four times and have witnessed some of the worst behavior possible, directed towards him. He has also rebuilt his swing mid career, and survived all the supposed distractions (family, boredom) that were going to derail his career. Could he be a better human? Probably. We all could. I'd take him as a person ahead of Bonds and 99% of the NBA.

Gravity, not just a good idea, It's the law That is sick. Wow. Lucky dude.

Current song stuck in my head, and I don't mind Plain White T's Hey There Delilah Just thought y'all would like to know

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 3, 2007 -> 08:57 AM) Wrong Again. Come on Tex. Quit dreaming. Dont stop, thinking about tomorrow, Dont stop, itll soon be here, Itll be, better than before, Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Aug 3, 2007 -> 09:24 AM) Can we use minimum security prisoners to do some of these jobs? Is that an option? The only problem that seems to arise when we use prisoner labor is when it takes jobs away from honest citizens. In this case it would be taking jobs from illegals, and I could see that, if it was jobs that could be done behind prison walls.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 04:55 PM) In this case, it makes me SICK when people politicize something like this. What the hell is wrong with you people (you people being the politicians)? It's a problem, it was before 6:00 last night, and now it's a bigger problem. Stop blaming people, fix it, and let's move on. It really depends on how it is "politicized". If the Dems and the Reps begin debate on how best to solve the problem, isn't that what our system is all about? Why/How did we arrive at this point and what is the best route out? Then let the tax and spend Dems come up with their plan and the spend, cut taxes, and borrow money from foreign banks Reps come up with theirs. It may be political, but that is how we figure out a plan in this country. It seems sick, and probably is, but it is what it is.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 2, 2007 -> 04:56 PM) NO. For goodness sake, there are other means besides deporting them all... and then going to the other extreme of making them all citizens. I am with you there. Some should be deported. Like I said, no job/family support, commit other crimes, and adios. Businesses that knowingly employed them, I have no concern for. It's the companies that received forged documents and employed these individuals that I do not think should be punished. I also do not believe we have to offer those that came illegally full citizenship. Perhaps those that follow legally should have that path, and possibly even their children, but we do not owe that to them. And let's make certain we have a system that ties immigration to jobs. No jobs, no immigration.