Texsox

Also, many of these animals are products of overly successful breeding programs. They aren't as endangered, at least the zoo produced as one may imagine.

My son's XBox live account was compromised and 25 Gold FIFA packages were purchased. He doesn't own the game Doesn't spend $80 a month ever Microsoft has hundreds, perhaps thousands of complaints all the same. The dickheads still haven't refunded the money.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 04:05 PM) Quick cell phone charging question: My wife got a Samsung Galaxy S and I got the T-Mobile G2x. They both came with chargers that use mico-USB. However, one charger labels its output as "5.0V--0.7A" and the other is "4.8V--1.0A". Can I interchange the chargers for our phones without destroying a battery?? Officially no. Unofficially, probably.

Yeah, some people are stupid.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 03:59 PM) In this country he's certainly not rich. #Occupywallstreet.

This was my lowest performing group, a special tutoring group. They correctly figured out the song was about someone losing someone. The stuff they didn't get was because of their age or needing some special knowledge. Thanks for the link. It must be considered a blog because the school's server is blocking me.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 09:30 AM) Kids are not cheap. You would think that even the dumbest excuse of a human would learn that after the first one or three. I thought I was clear, the sex is cheap, the kids are expensive.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 12:52 PM) I'm sorry, but I'm confused. Are these two separate stories? Yes, but for some reason every story I read about the current case also mentioned the previous.

What I wrote was a journalist (notice it doesn't say a specific name, nor did the post I quoted) should not inject themselves into the story by challenging someone. They should attempt to verity what was said and interview other experts. It is impossible for a journalist to be more of an expert than the person they are usually interviewing. They should not be challenging, the should be questioning, verifying, and looking for confirmation. Also, I never said Cowley did any of this stuff.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:27 AM) And no one anywhere has said that about any of the candidates who were passed over. No one has even remotely hinted at that. Everyone has focused on the fact that they were likely better prepared for the job. No one has suggested that a guy is owed a shot because of being passed over...they've suggested that they were owed a shot at least at an interview because they clearly appeared ready for the position. Again, not even what I said or replied to.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:30 AM) Which is why you have specific reporters assigned to specific beats sometimes. That's why you might have one guy who is a "Science reporter", where he is familiar with some literature and is able to ask the right questions/get the appropriate responses. In this case, you might have specific reporters assigned to say "Cover the sports beat" in a particular city, where that reporter knows both the Manager and the other issues involved. Or if it was a big enough team, you might even have a reporter or two dedicated to covering a specific team for a paper. You might have a reporter for the Sun Times on the White Sox beat, for example. A person like that might well be expected to know the issues regarding the White Sox well enough to ask an informed question or two in reply. Unless Joe Cowley is doing a story on the economy today. That's not what your original post stated and not what my reply was to. I just assumed that a journalist couldn't know as much as a PhD, especially if it was in multiple fields. Now we know.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:15 AM) Bulls***. Cowley isn't doing anything of the sort. He isn't just writing up Ozzie's opinion. He is taking it, and reinforcing it with his own opinions and commentary, while ignoring the hypocrisy of his work, and of his one sided interview. Balta spoke about what a journalist should do, even my post mentioned "in general".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:17 AM) So you'd have no problem with a guy who read took a few history classes teaching your classes, without say any student teaching or education classes? No, what I am saying is it may not be the best hire if the top reason is "well he's been around forever, we ought to give him a try" or "he's been passed over six times, maybe we owe him this chance". As compared to Cooper who has experience *and* plenty of other reasons.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:08 AM) If they're doing a stellar job...both. That would mean they actually know the issue well enough to ask me about it...and that they actually know the people who disagree on whatever subject well enough to ask them for an alternate opinion. And tomorrow they do a story on the economy, then issues from the local firefighters contract the next. It just isn't practical.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 06:19 PM) Don Cooper disagrees. And all of baseball agrees. The only interview request we know about was for a pitching coach job. Plus Coop is a slightly different case in that he has distinguished himself while waiting. I am thinking more along the lines of a candidate whose top one or two reason to be hired is because they "paid their dues". Coop would be different.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:03 AM) How does one find an "Expert who can confirm or refute" a he-said, he said story? Kenny? Cooper? If we are talking about journalists in general, as it appears you did, how does a journalist become enough of an expert to challenge someone on every subject under the sun? Imagine some journalist challenging you about geology. Now imagine the same journalist interviewing another geologist about what you said. Which is better? Which will be more beneficial to the audience?

Everytime I see this headline I wonder if he's really hiking the Appalachian Trail.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 09:23 AM) And a quality journalist would consider it his or her job to challenge the viewpoint of the person being interviewed to see if they can defend that viewpoint. Actually the quality journalist would find an expert who could confirm or refute the story not interject themselves into the story by challenging.

I just completed a lesson for my 8th graders that I found on the Rock and Rockk Hall of Fame web site. I basically taught personification by using Wind Cries Mary. I am trying to find a more current song that also used personification, perhaps a hip hop song. Then, some ideas for other bits of peotry both classic rock and something more currernt.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 08:56 AM) I'd like to know why these people have 4 kids. What possible incentive is there to keep having children when all you want to do is get high? It's cheap entertainment, the sex that is.

Found it, geez I thought it was something unusual . . .

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/ohio-55...rm-animals.html Couple of nuggets . . . wtf? /gotta find out more

The only reason for Buerhle to go less than $10 is for a three year deal. I also would be surprised if there wasn't some sort of option for a third year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 08:14 AM) Make sure to explore the entire thread before posting Tex! I guess I shouldn't have people on ignore

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 05:07 PM) Why shouldn't KW know everything that goes on in the clubhouse? It's his f***in team. He's the boss. He put of together. If he wants to sit on Konerko's lap in the dugout for every game, he can. Spies? Get the f*** outta here. Ozzie thought he was bigger than the Chicago White Sox. f*** him. Moral? If you are trying to put together a close knit team that will support each other, it's tough if someone is whispering to the boss about little s***. If Kenny can't put together a team and then trust them, he f***ed up.