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I didn't get double billed. I'm also not impressed with Mosiac and the 700 connection kept bouncing me out.

I've become a huge fan of the college world series. I had planned on heading up year to catch a few games, but my schedule would not allow for it.

It's going to sound a little silly, and perhaps hyperbole, but this may be the best public service an NBA player has done in a long time.

Cost effective is about the only reason I can see. It is costly for our government to offer that level of customer service to citizens. Businesses have a profit motive to welcome non English speakers. This is all about what level of service that the Government should offer to the people that are paying the bill.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 04:27 PM) Peace Thome. UGH Time for 6-4-3 Konerko game over Smells like one

One swing Thome

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 04:22 PM) I smell a win. D'oh would that be a Sox win or Injun win?

Oh thank goodness

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 04:19 PM) Isn't this where you go to your closer?. He's down in AAA

There you go, really make it f***ing hurt

Let's get to the hottest hitter out there today. I'm not liking that Ozzie. But who am I to second guess.

and a Oh f***

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 04:12 PM) Yahoo says Cintron catching????????????Is that right? Can't tell he's wearing a mask

When does mini camp start for the Bears?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 06:11 AM) Its makes the functionality of government cheaper and more effecient. One language would prevent the government from having to duplicate services for the same information into many different languages. It would also stop the need for finding people who speak each of those languages to translate and provide that information. Heck it is hard enough to get a clean intelligent government worker to provide necesary information in English, you want to find someone to speak flawless Cantonese? Yikes. In a public setting you also lose that need for duplicity, plus one thing that comes to mind is language barrier in emergency situations. Say a new African immigrant (pick a country) just got hit by a car. Now let that person explain to you what hurts in your role as an ER doc, or a paramedic. Not saying it would be right or wrong, just saying it would make the government and private businesses a lot more effecient. All excellent reasons. Thank you.

Trying not to turn this into a flame, how does America benefit if everyone speaks English? I can easily see how having a bilingual population helps to compete in a global economy, but how does it improve America? How does it make our lives better if all immigrants spoke English?

yawn. I stopped paying attention to what Ozzie says.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 05:18 PM) Well not really. I don't know how I feel about forcing the rest of America to pick up the cost of immigration through higher taxes related to higher costs to service non-English speakers. But I do know that the idea of immigrants coming here and picking up English in 3 easy steps is a complete falsehood historically. Most immigrants tended to settle into areas of like speakers. They did not learn English as a rule. Their kids on the other hand DID learn English and were the ones to assimilate into America. The initial generation immigrants tended to congregate into areas where people already spoke their language, so the pressure to assimilate wasn't really there. If you don't believe me, look at neighborhood maps of older US cities, and tell me how many "Chinatowns", "Greektowns", "Germantowns" etc that you find. The ethnic neighborhoods were huge in the 19th century with the large immigrant waves. Great points. Living in an area that is 85% Hispanic and overwhelming Spanish speaking, I know first hand how easy it is to only speak Spanish here. Every business employees bi-lingual clerks because of all the tourists from Mexico who shop here.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 01:51 PM) I agree... but why is Russia parroting this crap? They still need our help and aid. It's the right thing to do. Notice they did toss a couple bones to the Iranians as being able to win. Any number of reasons. I am certain the Brits and Yanks knew that Russia would have the best chance to be heard and influence.

I believe the comments were orchestrated by Britian and the US to put some pressure on the Iranians. But, hell, why bring those soldiers all the way home next year? Let's start another war and keep ridin' the storm out. slightly green until I realized it's crazy enough to be true.

Final thought and I will probably shut up. Using the situations this law seeks to address; the current system, where a judge or jury decided the merits of a case, using the facts of that exact case, is fairer than a system that presupposes years in advance, all the facts of a case and that all cases are without merit. I just do not like cutting off access to our legal system to any innocent person.

We'll have to see the final language. The wording so far is so vague. "Good faith" is rather a messy term. But regardless of the language, the intent of the law is stopping innocent people from seeking redress in a court of law. I think we ought to be very cautious. The saving lives argument is a strong one. I just don't see this law as helping in that area. How many people would rather die than face a potential lawsuit? For this law to actually work the following scenario has to happen. A passenger sees something that looks suspicious to them. They decide that the risk of being in a lawsuit is greater than potentially dying, so they keep quiet. The person is actually a terrorist and blows up the plane. I just don't see that happening. I think the terrorists will be better trained as to not seem suspicious. I place more faith in metal detectors, screenings, and other security techniques, than someone being silenced because they fear a law suit.

Happy Birthday!!

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 02:26 AM) The only true way to learn history is follow current events in your lifetime. All you can do in regards to events before that is study the past from different viewpoints and decide for yourself what actually happened. You'll never get a fair and balanced opinion on anything from anybody anymore, thus it's harder than ever to be educated, despite the fact it's easier than ever with modern technology to be intelligent. (I hope that made sense to SOMEBODY besides me). I believe you never could get a perfectly balanced and fair newscast. What would seem balanced and fair to Alpha Dog would appear conservatively biased to Rex and what Rex would find balanced and fair would seem ciased to Alpha Dog. And both would have Kap yelling GORACLE, IMPEACH BUSH