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That is a problem. The whole Gitmo situation is a problem.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 09:39 PM) I don't have a problem with them bringing him back. I have a problem with rules being treated as mere suggestions, as usual by this president. What rule was broken?

To me defining words like ace is kind of a pointless exercise. He fits some of what I would call an ace, not others. But there is no definitive definition that all fans would ever agree on. I do know this, with a rotation of five MB's, a team would win a lot of pennants over a long time.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 07:45 AM) Holy Jebus...only 1600 calories a day? I'd starve to death. I second what you said about keeping track, it makes you look at things like cookies and say, "It's just not worth it", considering 2-3 little cookies is usually a few hundred calories, half of which are fat calories...for that I could drink 3 light beers and break even. I'll take the beer please. You also eat back the exercise calories. Bottom line you have to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight. I'm not having a problem most days staying under 1,700 calories. I've all but eliminated sodas, and other calorie wasters.

Should it be policy to decide whether we attempt to bring back prisoners of war or not based on comments and suspicions? Should we have a trial without the soldier present and say meh, keep him? Or should we bring the soldier back and prosecute him if there is sufficient evidence? The decision seems pretty easy to me. I hope every President would do the same thing. Put the full force and commitment of the US in bringing home every US prisoner being held by hostile nations. If one or more are later prosecuted for crimes, at least they are in the hands of the US and not the enemy.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 07:17 AM) 2012 & 2013 were never the problems with the contract. It was 2014 & 2015 when he is making $18 and $19 million per year. It takes a hell of a year to be worth that much money and he is somehow earning every penny so far. That's one way to look at the contract. Most people expected him to outearn the first couple seasons and be under the last two. Contracts aren't written for how a player is projected to play each season, but what fits best for the club and sometimes the player. As the club would you rather pay more now or later when an insured injury may end the career?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6525/ 15 seasons, only one sub .500 season. Starts 30+ games a year - every year, another one for the "if he played in NY or Boston he'd be famous" award. I know this may end with the he should or should not be on the roster, personally that was years ago now, so who cares. But damn, pitchers like that are so rare. I'm just looking around the league today looking for things to cheer about and took a minute to see his career stacked up.

I'm too old for this. Passing out and checking my FB newsfeed later may be batter for my health.

I'm in Spurs country and they are about the only Texas team that has replaced my boyhood team. From a Spurs fan, Heat in 5. The Spurs are Utah circa 1998. The Heat have been waiting around for this moment.

All of the beneficial changes I made to my diet were a result of tracking my calories and trying to stay around 1,600 net calories to lose 2 pounds per week. Once you start logging in the calories you realize which foods and drinks are most important to you.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 31, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) But U of Kansas is going to lose tons of faculty over this policy and no other states are enacting it. Don't you think Kansas once again is acting like a bunch of clowns? First off, no they won't. It is about the worst time in academic history for a professor to be looking for employment. It's the classic case of the employer holding all the power. So don't worry too much. Sadly, the few they will lose will probably be their best as far as research is concerned. There is a surplus of PhDs currently looking for faculty positions. The past generation or two has been pushed to earn college degrees. The new HS diploma is the BA, the new BS is a MS, and the new MS is a PhD. That's not necessarily a bad thing for the country, but it is terrible on a personal level as we adjust to this new economy of formal education. We can't built things cheaper than elsewhere but we can educate. Now to turn that advantage into a thriving economy.

It sounds like Jack was a disgruntled patient at some time. It seems that today pitchers have to abuse their bodies to stay in the game. The very things that could help extend their careers would make them less effective as pitchers which would end their careers.

I believe the freedom of speech amendment is the least understood part of the Constitution.

try myfitnesspal.com best app I've found to track calories.

I do think of Balta most mornings as I am using my "Exxon Valdez" of coffee makers.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 29, 2014 -> 09:53 AM) does not compute I rarely french press anymore, I am very happy with my Keurig. I still pull out the french press, grind my own beans, and enjoy a cup from time to time, but the Keurig is a great substitute for weekdays when I'm heading to work.

I'm lucky enough to wander around the country each summer and sampling local food. drink, and literature is my favorite. Ten years ago asking for a local beer would result in blank looks, now most clerks and bar tenders will know of several and can discuss the differences. And I drink one cup of coffee, with 1% milk and no sugar every day.

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 28, 2014 -> 12:29 AM) He's not an asshole, he's a teenager. This is what a significant number of them do. Perhaps. And I hope so. But he is also on a national team, and the son of the men's coach. And do you really believe dad's comment? It seems most plausible to me that the kid was reflecting how the household feels.

Here where AC is everything and heating is an afterthought, many two story homes have two units. Managed carefully, I'm told, you will save on your electric costs. I would size the unit for what you have and worry about the upgrade later. A few things could happen, you never add on, either because you have sold the house, are renting it as investment property, etc. The next thing is in ten years you do build the addition and the technology has improved to the point where your ROI of a newer, bigger unit will be short instead of relying on the health of an older unit.

Oops, I know I keep adding, but tenure does not typically follow K-12 teachers from job to job. You could be in a district for 20 years but once you switch districts you are probationary for another 3-5 years.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 25, 2014 -> 01:35 PM) Wonder how many of those are gang related. 80%? 90%? Why does that matter?

A surprising move. I'm not going to make a bold statement why it may have happened. On the surface I do like the idea of beginning today to make a serious and concerted effort for 2018. So many things may have occured in the background. Demands for guaranteed playing time? Reduced practice time? BTW, Kilnsmann's kid is a class A asshole. If you mised his tweet before his account was deleted

You keep playing a few more seasons for the White Sox?

No one should blame the team if the make whatever move that removes him from the roster, either a trade or not signing him for next year. If he continues like he has been this year for another season or two a few Sox fans will scream we should have kept him, but based on his total history here, let's move on. I wish him the best. I'm almost a little pissed he's playing well. I believe he has been trying his entire time here but guys who have great last seasons on a contract . . . well.

This may not be another reason, we are busy building our scope and sequence, curriculum, and lesson plans for next year. We all have the same start point and the same end point (usually a state mandated test tied to specific objectives). If you test my students in January on poetry they will be way ahead of the curve, I use poetry a lot early in the year. If you test my students on elements of Utopian literature in January, they will be far behind, I start The Giver and the lessons in February. Should I be fired because they are failing Utopian or given a raise because they are so far ahead in poetry? Until all the factors are in at the end of the school year, I'm not certain you can judge a teacher based on learning outcomes. Again, the usual stuff like gross insubordination, drunkenness, violence, getting arrested for a DUI, porn, pot, or any of those types of things would have us out the door regardless if it was a third year teacher without tenure or a fifth year teacher with tenure.