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Malaysian jet -- not European, not a major power, so the international response will be tempered. Are there Americans on every plane everywhere? How many Americans are abroad at any one time? No matter what happens, anywhere in the world, there are Americans there.

Thanks for posting the link. Buehrle seemed to enjoy playing the game like anyone of us would. Grateful to be there, smiling, having a good time. Cared about his family and how his profession affects them. I wish more players were like that. If the HoF was filled will guys that made baseball a great sport Buehrle would be a first ballot HoF. Baseball is much better off because he played.

I may be reading too much into it but they said they did not shoot at any "airborne targets". I wonder if that is diplomat-speak for we shot at a ground target and oh f***!

I just completed the NCAA Eligibility training for HS coaches. Crap, there is a lot of stuff to do if you are or are around a potential Div 2 or Div 1 athlete and it begins during the sophomore year.

Because he's not playing very well over all I read some of this and get annoyed such as Nothing like helping an opponent get through a rough patch. But overall I love these types of articles, and I was a catcher and always loved the science and strategy of the position. plus I got to wear the cool gear and wave outfielders over.

Interesting you said like an alcoholic. There is many tings he has done that if I was hiring him I would be worried about alcohol abuse.

QUOTE (lord chas @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) I did this recently as well. Do you know what the criteria is for receiving the full $5000? I noticed on the application I would be eligible for "up" to a $5000 grant. Just curious. I'm not certain, it seemed like it was $5,000 or $0. My worry is I was a mid year (Nov) replacement. Based on the rules as everyone is reading them since I was credited with a full year of experience for step increases and retirement, it counts for the loan forgiveness as well. If not I lse out since I am going to a more upscale district next year.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 09:28 AM) That's it? Are you sure there's not a federal forgiveness program for teachers? It goes up to a max of $17,500 if you are teaching certain high value subjects. (STEM) For lowly English teachers it is $5,000.

So what's on your home network? I'm moving into a new home and thinking about how I want to design the network from the start. We have less than 2,000 sq feet with two stories, no basement.

I just completed five years teaching in an economically disadvantaged school district. I should be receiving a $5000 credit on my loan. I applied through my universities financial aid office, the next day I received a notice from Sallie Mae that they were processing it. I'm holding my breath it goes smooth.

For years I grabbed my 8 iron for chipping. I would use a stroke very close to my putting stroke. I found getting the ball on the ground and rolling was consistently the best choice.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 11:34 AM) But, the calls keep coming to sign every player released by another team and how "Coop can fix em." I don't think Cooper has much to do with instructing pitchers in the minor leagues but I think you have to have something to work with if you are going to fix it I get what you are saying. What else are they going to do? Just keep buying every $500 jalopy on Craigslist until something works. Hell, maybe they could attach an arm on another guy's brain. All I can do is laugh, getting upset won't change a thing.

This is gonna get good . . .

I'm sitting here laughing. How bad does it have to get for this to be funny? My attitude is f*** it how much worse can anyone make it?

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 07:41 AM) Probably but I don't have headphones with a long enough cord to make that work. Looking wireless. I'll go to Best Buy after work. There are a bunch of wireless options but iirc they plug into the TV. Some you can link up to 4 headphones into them

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 04:23 PM) They lose the $20. If they are believed to be intentionally passing off fake $20, they get prosecuted. So they lose the employee. My point it many employers would be victims here not criminals. I believe we need to be careful before punishing a business for being fooled by fake documents.

We don't punish businesses who accept a forged $20. Once we begin sorting which document they should have caught and which one they shouldn't the law becomes too murky. Plus with birth certificates there are no standards. Every location has a different design. Companies who have jobs that no one else wants, migrant farm jobs, processing sheds, basically all of ag, are always caught with more illegals. There are often times the only ones applying.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 06:01 PM) I'm not going to blindly love some guy because he won the white sox a WS. I'm 32 years old, I dont need to worship athletes like some 8 year old fanboy. plus I'm a Rays fan now so it wont bother me if the WS dont win again in my lifetime. If they do then that's great because there are some cool people here I'd be happy for their excitement. Have you found any good Rays' fan sites?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 12:57 AM) I'm not a fan of comparing Abreu to other rookies. He's 27 years old. By no means does he deserve veteran expectations, but it isn't the same as 21-24 year old rookies. Exactly. And I would go further that he is closer to veteran expectations than rookie forgiveness. And his pay check proves that is what MLB executives believe also.

Doesn't your TV have a jack?

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 08:57 AM) it is clearly subjective, we may never agree nor will one will convince the other. I can accept that, most may not, however saying that, my prob with Scott B, is how he does it. the subject of doing it for the client sometimes doesn't wash for me. lets assume and I am saying this for an example for this discussion Rodon. Would Rodon have held out for the sum of let say $300,000-500,000 usd, even knowing that the sox went slot and over to sign him? he and his camp may not like the slot allotted money, but those are the new guidelines. It was done to help all, I know it is not the total final amount. using the it as leverage to force more money is what I have the problem in this situation. I am not going to use a lot of maybe examples to go in the realm of "What if" stories or examples. the sox played by the rules and went overslot money, the offer is over slot, trying to max the salary and not caring about the ability for the sox to sign anyone else is my prob. I also blame the sox org, they knew what it was like to deal with BorAss, and they still went to the well and did it again. this time Rodon did sign and everyone came out happy...... meaning sox and Rodon camp. for me, this is closed and I am going to look forward to sox new future with Rodon pitching his best for the org. I am done. Peace. Do Pepsi employees take pay cuts so they can win market share from Coke? The owners, not the players, have created a system where players have to negotiate their contracts. It's an adversarial process. The team doesn't give a rip about the players, as soon as the team has the advantage, they use it. How many Sox players have retired while playing for the Sox? I don't recall Thomas being greedy, he accepted less than what he could have earned on the open market. What did that loyalty get him?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 06:43 PM) And yet, nobody has disputed what I posted. No one ever has so people stopped trying.

This may be my favorite thread to read but not to post.

Imagine if players didn't care what they earned. All the best players could just agree on a city and move there because winning is the only thing that matters. They shjould be more like regular workers who accept jobs without even knowing what they will earn.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jul 12, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) actually AJ would walk out, get punched in the face and then run off the field waving to the fans and act as if he just won some fight. And that would be the only quality "punch out" for the 'pen