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Driving directions to 333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 606161,459 mi – about 22 hours 35 mins Edinburg, TX 1.Head east on TX-107/E University Dr toward N 13th Ave 0.9 mi2.Turn left at N 25th Ave/N US-281 Continue to follow N US-281 0.6 mi3.Take the ramp onto US-281 N 157 mi4.Take the ramp onto I-37 N/US-281 N Continue to follow I-37 N61.1 mi5.Take exit 133 to merge onto I-410 N 14.0 mi6.Continue on I-35 N 205 mi7.Take the exit onto I-35E N toward Dallas (VISIT KAPKOMET) 56.6 mi8.Take exit 428A to merge onto I-30 E Entering Arkansas 316 mi9.Take exit 138A to merge onto I-440 E toward L.R. Natl. Airport/L.R. River Port/Memphis 10.0 mi10.Take exit 11 to merge onto I-40 E toward Memphis 118 mi11.Take exit 277 to merge onto I-55 N toward Blytheville/St Louis Entering Missouri131 mi12.Take exit 66A to merge onto I-57 N/US-60 E toward Chicago Continue to follow I-57 NEntering Illinois380 mi13.Take the I-94 W/Ryan Expy exit toward Chicago Loop 0.7 mi14.Merge onto Dan Ryan Expy W/I-94 W 7.2 mi15.Take exit 55A toward 35th St 0.2 mi16.Merge onto S LaSalle St 0.3 mi17.Turn left at W 35th St0.3 mi U S Cellular Field333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 03:47 PM) That was so far over the top is was Tex-like. And so illogical and poorly written to be Alpha-like

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 03:47 PM) That was so far over the top is was Tex-like. And so illogical and poorly written to be Alpha-like

Not to leave the discussion without throwing an idea out. If we want to make this investment, how about funding items that will allow individuals to not use fossil fuels. Much like the tobacco industry had to fund anti-smoking campaigns, require the oil companies to put in programs that loosen dependence on fossil fuels. Allow them to escape any wind fall profits tax by funding university research on alternative fuels. And give them the rights to the research results royalty free so they can continue in business.

The only check I want from the government is a "we paid off the national debt and have a surplus" check. As long as we are running deficits, we would be borrowing that $1,000 from someone who will also wish to be repaid. Since I plan on living and working for at least another 15 years, that would mean I will be paying that back, with interest. As Balta mentioned, notice these checks are always around an election. It's a publically fiunded bribe.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 01:26 PM) Interesting story and interesting history. The bit about the brewery losses in teh Chicago Fire giving the Milwaukee brewers a chance to expand is an interesting bit of history. I always have my doubts about "original recipe" claims, though. Even if modern equivalents of all the original ingredients could be found, the brewing process itself has become so modernized that the flavor profile and mouthfeel in the finished product is probably not going to match the original. I also don't believe that the recipe formulators typically win the battle with th beancounters at the megas. An 1850 American brewery certainly wasn't using supplemental amylaze enzymes to digest the starch in the cereal adjuncts, they just relied on the natural enzymes intrinsic to the 6-row barley. From a modern standpoint, that's highly inefficient, but in 1850 it dictated how much adjunct went into the grain bill and also how you had to approach the brewing process in terms of pretreating the cereal to open it up to that enzyme barley during the mash. I've had a couple of excellent homebrewed and craft-brewed interpretations of pre-prohibition American light lager, but none of the "originals" that have come out of the megas have been up to snuff. In most cases, I think that's because the beancounters are the ones calling the shots. What does a guy have to do to drink a couple of your homebrews? Can they be shipped?

First off, one of the courses I am taking this fall is Forensic Psychology. The text books are Evil Minds and Mindhunter. Bwa ha ha ha. I too have a fascination with events like this. I also never have liked horror movies. There obviously is something a little astray with this guy. Hmm, soft and chewy on the outside, crunchy in the middle.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 11:20 PM) You can't believe anybody who takes time to post on here wants the Sox to be in second place just to say they were right? If they posted the team was going to be in second place, then hell yes I'm saying there are posters here who would rather be right then have good things they did not predict happen to the team. They want Fields -or- Crede to fail. They want Buerhle to not be an ace. etc. They want to show they are smarter then Williams or Guillen. I've read it for 5 years around here. As soon as something bad happens that they predicted they start a thread gloating. Mariotti would fit in very nicely around here.

There are Sox fans on this board, and there are self absorb posters who are fans of themselves. They would rather be right then have the team win.

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This is crazy. The local Fox Affiliate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHRIO-TV which is actually in Mexico, but broadcasts in English, is carrying the Yankees - Angels game. One other Fox channel I receive, this one from the US, is carrying the Sox game, but in Spanish. When you live down here, it all makes sense.

QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:29 AM) Bonds....hes the greatest who ever played. No its not in green Do you think he would have been the greatest without the drugs?

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 08:02 AM) I think you'll see both candidates embrace this. Not before the election.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 09:13 AM) Have any of those players won a World Series? I guess Soriano did with the Yankees, and it's hard to criticize Johan Santana...whose Twins' teams never had the depth to get past the first round. But it is very curious how Soriano has moved around so much (for a player with his offensive skills) and hasn't won much of anything but big contracts since leaving the Big Apple. A-Rod? Well, I guess at SS, but I don't think we could have won in 2005 because so much of our payroll would have been sunk into his contract, and we wouldn't have been able to add on Hermanson, El Duque, Vizcaino, AJ, Iguchi, Pods, etc. However, it would have been nice to see, and he would have been closer to the Iowa hometown of his best friend from Scores, lol. Maybe too far from Madonna, though. I don't think this is an excercise in what pieces would have helped the team win anything. Thomas was awesome to watch, and I'm glad I was able to be there for many homeruns. I guess you could say he won a ring. The Southside Hitmeb ERA was exciting. For Cubs having watched Maddux or Sandberg was probably a treat, they never won a ring. This list seems to be more, which players were just cool to watch. I'd love to have cheered for Clemente even more. Nolan Ryan would have been exciiting as well. I was a Johnny Bench fan growing up, so maybe I would add him as well.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:09 AM) That's fine then. When the next article about ted Stevens comes out right around election time, i look forward to it also mentioning all the dirty Democrats as well, including those that have yet to retire like Jefferson. How about the first article here? Where was the balance? No mention of anyone other then Edwards. No wait, they also dragged Obama's name into it. Of course he's a Dem and Fox News would never think to mention a GOP or miss a chance to link Obama to a scandle.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 08:22 AM) Even though it takes 14 paragraphs to mention anyone other than Edwards? Yeah, it was just an article about politicians in general who have failed their marraiges. That's bull. The writer just found a way to take a story that was about one politician, a Democrat, and twist it into something negative about the Republican candidate and positive for the Democratic candidate. There is no other way you can take that with the first 'other' politician mentioned in the bad being McCain, and him ending with Obama's 'picture perfect wife and kids'. And sure, he mentioned Bill, but that only furthur serves to diss Hillary, which the Obamaites hate anyway. Actually they took an article about one Republican, McCain and all his failed marriages and dragged all these Dems into it. Why? Edwards isn't even in the race. Damn vast right wing conspiracy. They probably held the article waiting for a Dem to be in the news (An Enquirer Article at that!). Pretty careful disguise I think. They knew they needed to continue the liberal media slant and by finding a Dem to attack they could also mention McCain and not be accused. Sneaky. Actually isn't this what you always want? Balanced? Find someone from the opposing party and show they too do the same stuff? When it's a GOP, you always point to Dems that do it too. Let's do the twist, like we did last summer. The article is what it is.

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QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 03:03 AM) Haha, what's with the physical descriptions of posters Pratt? Otherwise it was an interesting account of the game and both websites. I'm upset I missed Dougly more than anything else I think Pratt was wishing he had X-ray vision . . .

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 10:45 PM) A man in my town drove a tow truck for a living and at his place of work he took a chain, tied it around his neck, tied it to a nearby pole, and proceeded to floor it in his truck. Wow. In a strange sort of way, I respect someone who shows a little flair and style for their "final exit". The downside is the mess and trauma for those that have to clean up. That is wrong.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 06:34 PM) So why is it that the oil companies get to decide then how much profit they will make? Where exactly is it determined that Exxon's profits are going to be $11.25 billion every quarter? And why have those profits been going up at such an incredible rate over the past 8 years? Why exactly is it that in 1999 Exxon's quarterly profits were on the order of $1.5 billion and now they're up by a factor of 7? If it's the case that each company starts with x costs and takes a constant amount of profit on top of that, then how have yearly profits gone up so much faster than the rate of inflation if they haven't increased the amount they earn per barrel of oil? Look at the end result, how much fluctuation do you see at the pump? As crude rose, notice how the increases were in lock step with each other. As taxes rose, notice how pump prices rose across the board. What evidence do you have that this would not be treated like any other across the board increase in cost? When was the last time someone tried to increase market share in fuel by cutting prices? My knowledge is not from the economic side, but from the sales and marketing side. If I was an oil company, I would know that I could pass this increase on, and, based on years of experience, my competitors will follow. In fact, I would call all the media representatives and announce that pump prices would be increasing a dime or whatever and make it really easy for them to know what to do I wish we had someone with a knowledge of Obama's plan posting.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 04:53 PM) No, because this was a story about 1 man f***ing up, almost literally. Not the Democratic party, not politicians, but just John 'Two Americas" Edwards. No need to mention McCain, Newt or Obama. Now if it was a news story about how all politicians are twofaced, then go ahead. I think that the story was about *what was written*, which is about a string of politicians who have failed in their marriages. And that seems like a very good story idea. It is not a Dem or Rep problem, actually it is something that happens throughout society.

QUOTE (DBAH0 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 12:14 PM) Going back down under for a Wedding I guess that means you are the entertainment for the bachelorette party?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 03:00 PM) Actually, in many localities, you CANNOT hire police, teachers, administrators, councilpeople, etc, from out of town. For multiple reasons. I agree with Kap. A representative for a district cannot realistically do so without living there, IMO. Which is why *Kap, you, and I* would not vote for an out of town candidate. But while we may disagree on who would represent District 33 1/3 in Maine, it is the voters there that get to decide who is best to represent them not us. I see major cities all the time hiring department heads from outside the department and they come from all across the country. They are required to move to the city, but they can be hired from outside the area. Are you saying that some cities will not interview anyone from outside their town for those positions?

If each company starts out with X costs, they must place profit on top. So increase costs across the board and you will increase retail prices. Look at taxes right now, areas of the country with higher taxes have higher pump prices. I don't see how they would not pass any new taxes on to the consumer.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 02:06 PM) Absolutely f***ing not. Dismissed. Next? Care to give a reason? We take residency for granted, but if voters in a town wanted to elect someone from out of town, it seems like it should be their right. After all, they can hire an out of towner for Police Chief, Administrator, etc. Why not hire the best person on the planet, not the best person in that district? Maybe then we would have better overall representation. And I'd scale it up all the way to Congress.