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On one hand a husband who stand to inherit the money and is free to marry his girlfriend without losing his status as guardian? On the other, parents who conceived and raised her. Who do you want making the decision regarding your life?

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 09:02 AM) I don't know about this. Couldn't they refuse health coverage? This gets to probable cause. If they are not costing the company any additional money. No extra sick days, not taking longer breaks, etc. they shouldn't be asked to take any test after they are hired.

OMG That's a nightmare scenario. he survives and meets the guy that zipped the bag.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 09:01 AM) I would teach them how to make change without a cash register. Frickin' morons! That would be a good thing.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:46 AM) Don't speak too quickly. Some people don't buy lottery tickets until it gets over $200 Mil. I assume if you are the one to collect the reward, you basically are getting the money for your survivors, if any.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:48 AM) After grade school, the school year should be year round, with 2 weeks vacation. Get them ready for the real world. We see a lot of recent College grads and all they do is b**** and moan about work and staying late or putting in Saturdays. How would we pay for year round school? In Texas, when it's 104 outside, do you expect the schools to just open windows? Would you ask teachers to work the additional time without an increase in pay? Would each grade level last one year? With an extra 2-3 months per year, we would add 24-36 months of instruction, what else would you teach in the extra 2 1/2 to 3 1/3 "traditional school years" of instruction? Instead of the current 12 years of education, the equivelent would be 15 to 16 years of instruction.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 04:54 PM) All egotistical individualists please leave. I sick & tired of hearing this crap. You are nothing but a burden to the system. You are nothing but a burden to the tax payers. If you do not believe in democracy go to Europe or better yet to China. Democracy means majority rule. The school board represents the majority in that district. You as an individual have a right to be heard by the school district. That is where your power & influence ends. The only way this crap is going to end is if national & state congresses pass nuisance laws that costs these egotists $ when they place a burden on the courts with their frivolous suits. These same congresses should decide what constitutes a frivolous suit. There are laws on the books to address frivolous suits and attorneys can face disciplinary actions for bringing suits without merit. We have an extensive legal system because we have so many rights that need protection. Plus, there are checks and balances throughout our legal and judicial system. For example if a school board's policies are illegal, the courts are the place to go, not Europe. I would be surprised if this didn't start with the School itself and move up from there. If all suits could be decided on their merits before trial, we wouldn't need courts, attorneys, and judges. Putting a system of punishments in place to penalize the losing side goes against our freedoms and impedes justice, not enhances.

QUOTE(CrimsonWeltall @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 08:38 PM) If we're going to have sex offender lists like this, shouldn't we have murderer, armed robber, assault lists too? It's partially the rehabilitation angle. Many experts will line up and say that sex is a basic instinct and no amount of therapy, or time in prison, is going to alter their sexual blueprint. Statistically, research has shown that a murderer is less likely to commit a new crime than a sex offender. Which circles back to my question, if they are still a threat, why do we let them out? And if they are believed to not be a threat, why publish their names for ever?

I find the Pats a whole lot more likable for some reason.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:10 AM) I have no idea if he even reads here anymore, but he was one of the funniest guys of the old group that hung out on the ESPN boards. Whereever you are Arne, here's to you I wasn't certain if you meant THE Arne Harris or the poster Happy Birthday!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:09 AM) So how about we play along and compliment the person above us? I'll even start. Mreye an absolutely devoted family man, and a cool guy to have a beer with. In flag football, I am certain Southsider ran a great post pattern I admire SS2k5's world view and ability to look at issues in a variety of ways.

QUOTE(valponick @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:30 AM) I went ahead and took it out since it bothers you so much. If you knew anything about the site you would know that it is not spam, it is really cool site that has thousands of members who play online poker. I read quite a few threads on this board about poker so I just threw it in the sig rather than start a fresh topic about it (which would constitute spam) so quit being such a f***ing baby. It's a link, if you don't want to click on it then don't, but either way you can probably find more important things you can cry about. As FlaSoxxJim mentioned, this was the first commercial banner/sig used, and we needed some time to see what makes sense for soxtalk and the members. At least from a moderator standpoint, it wasn't personal or motivated by anything else but a desire to review commercial sigs and ward off any potential issues before they happen.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:34 AM) Well if that is a viable option I take back my harsh words about the administration. I know a lot of schools only let you apply CC/JC course hours in your first two years though, so if this is a degree requirement with several prerequisites and they had that rule it would still be hard to make it work. It's a sophomore level stats class. I went ahead and took the Senior level Research Methods class anyways and did fine, thanks to a helpful friend on the Internet who helped me with my stats computation. The Professor knew I was struggling with just that part and asked me how I managed to finish. I showed him my manual computations and my very nice looking stats package generated backup and he smiled and mentioned how he loved older students who network and do things like grownups instead of sitting paralyzed and whining

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:22 AM) Making the people who run the dapartment a bunch of asswipes. If they agree to take on part-time students with day jobs, families, etc., that is a heck of a place to drop the ball. They did mention the local Community College offered the same course, using the same textbook, with a Dr. as professor. I think if they had their choice, they would sub all the prerequisite stuff to the Community College.

He's probably thinking hero time. Limp out, catch a pass, emotional lift, and sit out the rest of the 2nd and 3rd.

QUOTE(Man Of Steel @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:43 PM) haha didnt even expect you to use it, i made it at school in the library.. MOS, I like that one. It stands out in the crowd and funny as hell.

These plates are a state sponsored fund raiser for some groups. I reject the linking of the causes in determining which groups have the opportunity to participate in this program. Set the standards fairly and without bias, and whichever groups meet the criteria are allowed to participate. If the pro wants to participate and the anti doesn't, so be it. The pro shouldn't be held out because of the anti's decision. If the Anti group conforms to all the requirements, and the pro group cannot, again one shouldn't be linked to the other.

that's craptacular

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 08:16 PM) Um, let's just say it involved my female best friend, a gumball, a bowling alley and a few long islands...We've yet to live it down... Underage? Drinking, driving, and talking on a CB, telling the cop exactly where I was, so he could come arrest me. Well the last part probably wasn't *my* idea. Stupid as in crazy fun? My buddy's parents owned a bar that would be taken over by this nice motorcycle club every once in a while. They had an agreement, the owner would close the bar to the public, and the bikers wouldn't kill anyone. The second part became important when I decided to spend some quality time with one of the female members. Seems they didn't like non members enjoying members only benefits. Fortunately they offered me a one-night only membership. It only cost me a round at the bar. Damn, and I think she really loved me

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 11:20 PM) Touchy subject for me. Scheduling problems are nothing out of the ordinary at University of Illinois-Chicago. Here, opposed to wherever you've graduated, strict fire codes have been enforced following a highly publicized downtown fire last fall. Classes which once held 25 students were cut to 20. While several professors are forgiving, most abide by the rules and offer no sympathy. UIC has unintentionally left a sizable percentage of the student population disgruntled and seeking transfers. What compounds these troubles is record enrollment. Too many students, too few classes. My frustration boiled several months ago when I was denied enrollment in every Criminal Justice class required for graduation. Unless I was willing to take a class which began at 7PM; which I'm wasn't. Luckily, a spot opened a week before the Spring semester. If I were in your position, I'd probably feel similarily towards students who can't create a simple schedule. My lineancy would be with people, such as myself, denied enrollment in subjects in which they're majoring. There is a required course in the Psychology department that is only offered in the morning. The departments position is, if you want this degree, you will find a way to quit your full time job for a semester and take it because no one wants to teach this at all, especially at night.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:33 PM) I'm pretty much a bleeding heart on most issues, but not this. You commit a sex crime people have a right to know who you are and what you look like. Heck, that should go for any violent crime. Post it on the web, on a jumbo-tron, whatever. A survivor has to live with it for the rest of his/her life--and that's about a million times worse than having your picture posted on a website 95% of the general pop won't look at. If it keeps one person away from the perp it's worth it. What it does the best is prevent the person from keeping a decent job. A former neighbor of my parents was fired from a job he held for 8 years when someone saw his face on a web site. He went from a nice career and a house in Barrington, to not being able to keep a job, if he can get one, for more than 6 months. He also hasn't been able to continue the restitution payments the court ordered paid to his victim. I am not defending what he did, perhaps wrecking these people's lives permanently is a deterrent. What we are also doing is tossing in the towel and saying we are releasing someone who is still a threat to society. My question is, why not increase the sentences for these types of crimes? If they are still a problem, why are they on the street? If they are no longer a threat, why post their names? Hands up, who looked for the women on the lists and wondered WTF is their story?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:27 PM) Sure, kids of Republicians never make the news when the committ a crime :rolly or kids of actors, of business leaders, or anyone famous. If the kids are famous as well. it's a media feast. Why is this story getting any attention at all? Because of the parents. Do you want to read about Jane and John Doe's boy? There were literally hundreds of these types of stories. If Fox ran all of these their ratings would tumble.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:45 PM) That's exactly what it is. I'm of the belief that Democrats are inherently good people, albeit misgiuded, who want the best for America. About the same I think when I'm voting for a GOP candidate. 100% of either party scares the hell out of me. I like conservative DEMs and Liberal GOPers.

I cannot believe Dog, the Bounty Hunter hasn't brought Osama in yet Money isn't going to matter. I doubt someone is waiting until the reward is "worth it" to turn him in.