Texsox

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Sep 23, 2006 -> 01:09 PM) Until they can confirm it beyond a shadow of a doubt I classify any report of his death as dubious at best. Doesn't matter if he's dead or alive. As long as Binny Inc. can continue to operate, with or without him, he's a problem. Who can predict what direction his successor would take the merry band of murders? I think it is very probable his successor would want to pull off an even bigger massacre. Binny doesn't have to prove anything.

I think there are two parts to why Carter and Clinton continued civic work well after their terms ended. 1. Their ages. Both were much younger than the others. 2. Liberal do-gooders keep thinking they can change the world for the better.

Linked NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton wrapped up his second annual brainstorming summit on Friday with commitments worth $7.3 billion to combat illness, poverty, religious and ethnic conflict and climate change. The 215 commitments secured during the three-day Clinton Global Initiative in New York were headlined by British billionaire Richard Branson's pledge on Thursday to spend an estimated $3 billion over 10 years fighting global warming. While the 2006 initiative secured less than the 300 or so commitments made during the inaugural event last year, the value of this year's pledges almost tripled the $2.5 billion achieved in 2005. "What Richard Branson did here is wonderful, but you don't need $3 billion to replicate it," Clinton told the summit, adding the aim of the initiative was simply to "create a piece of common ground in a highly contentious world." Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corp. also reminded people that commitments to tackle the world's woes did not need to involve a big monetary donation. "We can do many, many things -- they're not multibillion dollar things -- but maybe they're more valuable," Murdoch said at the event. Among the pledges made was a commitment to create a green fund expected to raise up to $1 billion and to be managed by former World Bank President James Wolfensohn to support investments in renewable energy. Microfinance nonprofit Opportunity International pledged to provide $500 million in loans, savings, insurance, and training to help 50 million people work their way out of poverty around the world. Say what you will about them as Presidents, but Carter and Clinton have continued public service in a grand way. That's something we haven't seen from other retirees from the Oval Office. java script:ArticlePaging(

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I always thought the designers made certain that sisn't happen. Don't tell me they are wearing off the rack, we need a fundraiser right away.

I guess when you live in that world, having your daughter pose is probably something Cindy didn't give a second thought to. And it shouldn't have needed a second thought, the first thought should have been no way will my daughter pose like that.

Wish me luck. We are delivering a 41' trimaran from Port Isabel to Port Mansfield, The ship hasn't been sailed in years, the engine is out so we mounted a 9.9hp on an auxilary bracket, the weather is suppose to be dry (good) and hot (105 not so good) Leaving now for the island . . . If we don't make it back alive, I want to give my post count to Jas. He had faith that this poster could one day atually put together a coherant, correctly spelled post. Our combined posts would almost catch up to SS.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 01:06 AM) This is really all you need, Tex. I do like to pack light.

You are Charles VI of France, also known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved!

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If you only listen to one C&W tune this year check our George Strait singing a Merle Haggard tune, The Seashore of Old Mexico

For the money you have a nice set up and spending a bunch more probably wouldn't be noticable to your ears. Honestly, and since he will never read this, I have a friend who is a major audiophile. He has spent $$$$ on his computer sound system for gaming and entertainment. I can not tell the difference between his set up and what you have. I think he's crazy, but then again, he thinks my backpacking gear is crazy.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....xml&src=rss LONDON (Reuters) - Surgeons in China who said they performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems it caused to the recipient and his wife. Dr Weilie Hu and surgeons at Guangzhou General Hospital in China performed the complex 15-hour surgery on a 44-year old man whose penis had been damaged in a traumatic accident. The microsurgery to attach the penis, which had been donated by the parents of a 22-year-old brain-dead man, was successful but Hu and his team removed it two weeks later. "Because of a severe psychological problem of the recipient and his wife, the transplanted penis regretfully had to be cut off," Hu said in a report published online by the peer reviewed journal European Urology, without elaborating. "This is the first reported case of penile transplantation in a human," Hu added. Both the man and his wife had requested the surgery. He had been unable to have intercourse or urinate properly since the accident that occurred 8 months before the surgery was performed. Ten days after the operation, which had been approved by the hospital's medical ethical committee, the recipient had been able to urinate. There had been no signs of the 10-centimetre (4-inch) organ being rejected by the recipient's body. But Hu said more cases and longer observation are needed to determine whether sexual sensation and function can be restored. "The patient finally decided to give up the treatment because of the wife's psychological rejection, as well as the swollen shape of the transplanted penis" Hu added. Continued...

QUOTE(Soxy @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 04:14 PM) My point was more that I can't imagine that ever happening. And that is the challenge. With manufacturing fleeing the country, and other careers that lead to solid middle class lives disappearing, that leaves these low end jobs for the masses. As a society we need to figure out a way to regain momentum in the middle class.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 03:20 PM) Tex: Someone will always have to have these jobs. There will always be the poor, heck if everyone in the country had a BA it would just mean that someone with a college degree is going to be bagging groceries. I'm not trying to down play the importance of education but not everyone should be in college. Not everyone is capable or receiving a college degree. Should those people be relegated to the the role of societal minions? When there aren't 1,000 applicants for 150 jobs, then Walmart will have to raise wages to attract the candidates they need.

I believe what makes this country strong is that Walmart is free to take those actions. What is ironic is that Walmart does the best job at matching their employees to government programs that are available for the working poor. Those programs are generally the pet projects of the Dems and not the GOP. I also applaud Walmart in their ability to compete and win. That is what a free market can bring. People will take the convienence and low prices of a Walmart and allow their local merchants to perish. The Dems are short sighted in trying to prop up an aging and innefficient system against the efficiencies of Walmart. There are some downsides to a Walmart economy. They do employ a lot of people, usually as part time and at the low end of the wage scale. Society is picking up some of that tab in the way of government support services to those working poor. The Dems seem to believe they can fix that by forcing Walmart to higher wages. That will not work. What will work is a better educated work force that is not forced into those jobs, combined with government incentives that distinguishes the quality of the jobs, not just the number.

If I was on a deserted island, and could only have one band, I'd take the Who

^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'll shuffle with Big Ed anyday

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 18, 2006 -> 11:02 AM) To beef up my adult easy listening offerings I now know not to raid Tex's collection for fear of inducing a coma. Maybe Tex's grandma's collection might have some more zip to it. That said, I scared myself a week or so in the car when a Bee Gees song came on the radio and I didn't immediately flip the channel like I have been conditioned to do. So this is what middle-age looks like, huh Tex? I was trying to stay as far away from Rock as I could. I would have added tunes like Tangled Up In Blue, but then some would claim that as rock.

We have our rock lists, but what about those pop tunes that aren't exactly rock? Abraham, Martin, and John - Dion Yesterday - Beatles Chicago My Kind of Town - Sinatra Rainy Days and Mondays - Carpenters Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles What's Going On - Gaye Ooh Child - The Five Stairsteps Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot Please Come to Boston - Harry Chapin Sentimental Lady - Fleetwood Mac This list is actually more difficult for me. Buffet should be there somewhere.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2006 -> 07:11 AM) Oh that is too funny on so many levels And so many of those levels would lead to a suspension. BTW, this has come up before, people b**** when party is mentioned, people b**** when it isn't. So some conservative reporter and copy editor declined to give credit to a Dem cadidate for doing the right thing and firing the staffer. I don't think the Dem party should get credit for doing the right thing. So I could start a blog, write a bunch of b.s. and have it represent all of BSA because I am a "junior staffer"? Come on Evil, certainly you aren't making a big deal about someone who was hired, and then dismissed when this was discovered? I can't see throwing a parade for the congressman.

Dust in the Wind is playing and it's time to see what the shuffle will bring Oh What a Night - Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs - John Anderson Already Gone - Eagles A Place for My Stuff - George Carlin (perhaps those three are telling me something?) So Young - Corrs Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles Fur Elise - Beethoven Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful Black Horse and the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall Whoomp There it is! - Jock Jams Bonus Track Operator - Jim Croce

QUOTE(shipps @ Sep 17, 2006 -> 09:55 AM) But how could you ever really tell if someone truly has A.D.D.?It seems like its something a player can easliy fake. 1. That's what Doctors are trained to look out for. 2. Players can always find a Doctor willing to "help". 3.

There is potential for abuse when the league starts allowing medical exemptions for banned drugs. But it's difficult, when confronted by a player presenting a legitimate medical condition, to now allow treatment. Especially if that treatment basically brings him back up to level with everyone else. The banned substance program should prevent someone from having an unfair advantage, not preventing someone from getting to level fair.