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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 11:53 AM) This trade was an absolute steal. Kevin Youkilis is still a very good 3B, and out of the rather toxic Boston environment, he should thrive. He's another bat in our lineup that is going to see a lot of pitches - he's really going to change the make-up of this offense. This will go down as one of Kenny's best moves, up there with Jose Contreras and snagging Freddy mid-season for chump change. Kenny's getting his groove back. I am still shocked at the price. Yes, apparently the White Sox were the only suitor here, but to give up nothing when our glaring weakness at 3B is so large is incredible. From the sounds of it, there was interest from LA but Youk preferred Chicago, and Boston ownership gave him what he wanted. I am stoked. This. Youk at 80% >>>>>>>> Odog.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 11:44 AM) I'm pretty sure there are like 2 Jordan Danks jerseys in those warehouses. Obviously because they are flying off the shelves.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 10:28 AM) I have no idea why, but I feel like Jason Vargas will wind up on the White Sox around the trade deadline. Vargas is giving up close to 2 hrs a game, I don't think he'd fit in well at US Cellular.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Jun 23, 2012 -> 05:24 PM) No Da Da to help out DA. That is OK because tlb will fill in. Well a DylPickleRod > CuHumber > a dandy wolf C'mon Dyl, be King of the Hill Please, stop. Just....stop.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 01:32 PM) Yes! I love that show way too much. Gabriel Macht and Patrick Adams are just f***ing brilliant in it. And it's always nice when Meghan Markle's on the screen. I honestly thought going into the show that it was going to be a Royal Pains type show, where the drama is way too fake and you don't connect much with the characters. But yea, Macht and Adams are spectacular, and every single actress is smokin' hot.

QUOTE (Drew @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 03:15 PM) I don't even like the Angels, but I love Arte Moreno. While the Dodgers are the long-reigning champions of the Southland's popularity contest, Moreno made the Angels competitive: he putting a quality product on the field, created a family-friendly experience and charged a reasonable price. He lowered the price of beer and kept parking at $10 (I don't know what it costs this season, but it was only $10 for years). While the Angels don't have capacity crowds every night, they have good-sized crowds and tickets are relatively easy to come by, and they don't cost an arm and a leg. In the past decade the Angels have won a World Series, made the playoffs six times, and five AL West titles. They're always aggressive in the free agent market—they don't always get their man, but they're almost always in the debate. I've never heard Arte Moreno or any Angel management make the same excuses the White Sox do. If this article is how Reinsdorf and his mouthpiece in Kenny Williams feel about Sox fans—they will build it if the fans come—it's high time for us to call for a new owner. While I agree that the ticket price structure needs to be revisited, it's quite ridiculous for you to think that we need to call for a new owner considering they just disproved your assumption that the Sox require fans to come out to the park before spending by having a $125mm payroll last year with only 25k fans showing up.

QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) "I don't want to expound because then I get buried because I'm crying about money and things," Williams said prior to Monday's home game with the Chicago Cubs. "I don't want to do it, but yes (it's still an issue.)" I think KW should check out Soxtalk to get a pretty widespread and good idea of what fans think. I don't know what that quote has to do with your sentence that followed.

Suits tonight!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:04 AM) That deal would be way better if the food/drink was included during the game. I don't want to get there two hours early just to take advantage of it and be forced to a timie limit. Patio Party is a freakin blast if you go with a group of friends.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 09:31 AM) I guess you would have preferred he said "No comment."? I'm not suggesting he say absolutely nothing, and the term "no comment" almost sounds like he is trying to hide something. I would just be smart about it and say something to the effect of we are currently looking at all of our options to improve the ball club. Leave money and attendance out of it. Media asks him about attendance and finances because they know he can't resist saying something that fans will jump on, taken the wrong way or not. If K.W. stopped mentioning it when asked, the media would stop trying to bait him about it. They keep asking because it's an obvious issue, and KW isn't saying anything that should be a shocker to fans.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 09:07 AM) I still don't want Youk. I'd rather get Chase Headley. Get that guy out of Petco and he'll hit 20 HR with very good on base skills. Headley's career stats away from home: .300/.366/.444, good for a wOBA of .356 and a wRC+ of 128. Oh and he's a good defender at 3B. Headley's going to take a lot more to get, but this is someone you can have for a year and a half and he'll give you 3-4 win production at a very valuable position. This, and if it's just Mitchell + relief prospect I think this deal would've happened already.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 20, 2012 -> 01:35 PM) Got last nights on the DVR. I loved the cheating on the drug dealer episode, although I still think season 1, pedophile drug dealer was the best. The office campout was some of the best comedy I've ever watched.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 03:16 PM) trash bags the same concept as a sauna suit...and the hemroid thing I learned when i went to a recruiters office and didnt make weight.. Also drank half a gallon of water...at the very least it flushed some toxins out?? Um no.

Eggs are your friend for cheap protein, add 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg to a meal for an additional 25 grams of protein for pretty damn cheep. I buy 2.5 dz eggs every week or so, I eat a lot of scrambled eggs/egg whites mixed in foods.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 02:39 PM) *Scene: Kenny Williams' office* Robin: But I thought we were doing well. We're in first place... KW: But you've got no spunk, no wow factor. Robin: Do I have to? Doesn't the team's performance speak for itself? KW: *shakes head* You don't get it, kid, we're irrelevant. You are irrelevant. Robin: We could win the division; we could-- KW: *slams fist on desk* YOU ARE BORING! I don't care about winning! There's a team north of here that gets all the attention. I want that! Robin: But they suck. KW: You suck!! Robin: Calm down, man. KW: I'll calm down when you get suspended. I'll calm down when your kids Tweet something bad about me. Robin: I don't think my kids would-- KW: What kind of dad are you? Huh? Sissy. Perfection.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 01:55 PM) If Tony Campana can get on base somehwat conistently, dude can steal 100+ bases in a season easy. What a fast little f***er. "He's so fast that they can't even clock his speed" - Some Cubs TV announcer.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) Based on my previous experience with Apple while I still think they have a far superior OS I won't be buying again unfortunately. Ideally it wouldn't be over 1k after I buy 2 year accidental damage, etc. Good stuff, it may save me money/allow me to have other cool features I have an i3 inside mine, and I mostly just use it for internet browsing and watching videos, and I go to town with tabs many times, yet I've never had any troubles. I built my laptop for mobility purposes as I was traveling extensively when I first bought it, and I got about 8-10hrs of battery life with light browsing, dimmed but not dark lighting, etc. An i3 processor may be worthwhile to look into if you want to get max battery life. I also do gaming on the laptop, nothing huge but things like LoL, Medieval Total War, etc with no issues.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 10:14 AM) The first couple of years out of college suck in the job market. It has to suck 10 times as bad in an economy like this one. I know it took me about 2.5 years out of college to get to a job that actually fit my degree work. Besides some of the advice here, I would also say try to find something that at least gives you some of the skills you can highlight in your field, even if the job isn't ideal. Finding a job on your own at this age is near impossible, you need to leverage your school connections and network. On campus recruiting is a vital method of getting a job.

Elgin Slim, does your school have an online job database? If so, you should still have access to it as a recent alum and you should be able to attend career fairs, etc still. If your school has a decent corporate reputation, then they should have a ton of recruiters looking for chemical engineers. Also, don't be afraid to apply for internships still, and if they specifically require someone still attending school call the recruiter and see if it is still possible to apply. Are there research parks near you? I know there was one down in Champaign that hired more inexperienced workers compared to their corporate locations, maybe look into those. No matter what though, you are a step behind and you're going to have to make up for that somehow throughout the recruiting process. This means in your resume, your interviews, etc you're going to have to show recruiters that you are just as capable if not more than anyone else coming out of college/still in college. In other words, you need to be polished in your interview skills, and be prepared for a variety of technical and behavioral questions. In your resume, you should highlight areas such as awards, or maybe if you have some volunteer experience or leadership experience (clubs, etc). You will have to first prove on paper that you are not behind anyone else, and in fact you are more prepared for these jobs than others, and that doesn't require work experience but you're going to have to stay busy while looking for work. If there are local organizations/clubs in your area, then get involved. If there are tests/certs you can acquire, then invest in them. There is plenty of work out there for chemical engineers from what I have heard from friends that majored in that area, so as long as you are active both in self development and in the career search then you should be okay.

Suits is back!!! Great episode to start the season.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 14, 2012 -> 10:20 AM) Are there any actual IU grads on here? How do you feel about those players graduating in ALOT less time than you did? How many summer courses are those guys taking though.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jun 13, 2012 -> 07:51 PM) The University of Illinois has an excellent engineering department too Those were options for the College of Business, and yes our Engineering school is top notch along with several other programs.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 13, 2012 -> 02:25 PM) I dunno that it matters as much as people think. Obviously some jobs require specialized learning more than others, but the vast majority do not. I have seen plenty of history/poli sci/psychology majors in business, but they had to go the extra mile to prove they knew enough about business to get those jobs.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 13, 2012 -> 02:23 PM) You just have to realize not everyone is in it for the money. I would take very little money to do something that I have a passion for. Oh I get that, I'm all for finding something you at least like to do (though I have found more often that people that turn hobbies/passions into a career end up liking that hobby/passion less because now it's work). I just don't think one should go get a $200k degree for a $35k/yr job when they can get the same education for half that price. I know some families can afford that, but many can't and yet students are still doing it.