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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 30, 2012 -> 09:21 AM) I'm in this boat too. I have all my paperwork now, except one brokerage account. And inexplicably, they are now saying mid-Feb. Which is annoying, because I could be filed by a week from now, instead I have to wait 2-3 more weeks. Yea I was just told by one that they are sending them out Feb 15th, fannnntastic!

I've got to wait for brokerage papers to come through, but Im expecting a nice check from the government.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 28, 2012 -> 10:33 AM) I have not had Founder's Porter, and unfortunately Founder's southern distribution ends at the Georgia-Florida border. Have you mixed along with Tiare and her sporadic "Mixing Through the Grog Log" blog endeavor? She's still only 20 or so drinks in, but I quite enjoy whipping up each entry she posts and also taking a stab at her remixed variations when I have suitable or substitutable ingredients to do so. As you head through her entries, the comments by Sunny&Rummy are me (which is probably easy to guess by reading them). Many of my Grog Log faves might already be some of yours as well. Off the top of my head, the Ancient Mariner, Boo Loo, Noa Noa, Rum Barrel, Coconaut are all among my long-time favorites. eta: The two American Whiskeys I have been nipping at are Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon and Russel's Reserve 6 Year Rye. The Four Roses is really nice, you can sip it neat all night and be perfectly content. The 90 proof Russel's Reserve has a bit of burn and bite to it compared to some of the other ryes I have become fond of (even other high proofs like Bulleit), but once you acclimate to that it is really outstanding. You spell that name right, dammit! A name that good deserves it And that stuff is delish, I bought it just for the name and it turned out to be really good stuff.

The sad thing is that if they just dropped the extra two charges they'd probably have broke even or saved money considering the amount of hours their employees have had to put into this. Plus they would have had one less angry customer.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jan 26, 2012 -> 02:23 PM) I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Rios was playing as a spite move, but I also will need to see all the great talents that were benched in favor of Rios during that time. Kenny won the press conference when De Aza had a nice stretch last year, but I find it hard to believe that there was this huge movement by Ozzie to suppress De Aza's advancement. And Viciedo didn't exactly turn into a world-saver last year. Again, we get back to a poor bag of groceries to work with. And yes a sometimes unfair manager. But when he had proper talent to work with, he too was easier to live with. It was also nice when his kid was a bit more anonymous. Any manager can look good with lots of talent around him. And when Ozzie got his "proper" talent in 2010 the sucked besides a 25 game stretch vs NL teams.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jan 26, 2012 -> 10:40 AM) I'd hate to see an all-time Sox great have his legacy tarnished by this cloudy mess For a smaller example... Magglio should be remembered as one of the great Sox players (assuming we never get the conclusive call on his possible PED use). It's a shame he's vilified or at best forgotten. Ozzie did a lot of good here, and I think to say he "quit" is a shorthand way for the way people really want to describe it, which is that his feud with Kenny got him to the point where he lost sight of what was right for the team, and affected his motivation for going forward (with Kenny specifically) JR was in a position to choose between KW and Ozzie, and JR chose the guy who brought in Dunn/Peavy/Rios. The very guys that were causing Ozzie's L's to pile up. It was a bad situation and we should just be glad it's over, and that all sides can get on with it. No manager is eternal, and honestly-- this is less messy than it could have been. As strange as that is to consider. Meh, Ozzie put himself in this position. He had Kenny build him that 2010 team the way he wanted and it didn't work out but he kept looking for excuses. JR chose the guy whose family hasn't tarnished the Sox name in the media countless times in the past few years. If you don't think Ozzie was playing Rios ahead of guys like Viciedo just in spite of KW, then you obviously don't know the Guillen family. I am no KW apologetic, but this s*** is Ozzie's s***.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) Good general conversation... including different points of view. Special thanks to all with ideas / suggestions regarding legal and medical. Here's an update from the owner I just received... "Spent the whole day (Tuesday) and most of the evening at UW Madison Veterinary Care Hospital. They found an infection in Wednesday's intestines from the bullet that if not operated on would find her dead soon. They kept her in ICU overnight. Right now she is in surgery. They can't give us a guarantee, but said she is young, strong and in excellent shape. They said there is no reason to doubt that she will make it. Right now her vet bills are at $6,200 and rising. But she is worth every penny. Thank you all for your support and prayers." Dory I wish the dog luck, I have always had a huge soft spot for dogs and it really is awful no matter the story that this happened.

My roommates won't set up online payments for rent, I just don't get this. One guy is scared that if the leasing company gets hacked then the hacker could take money out of his funds, but that doesn't make sense to me since the ACH is set up by a third party vendor anyways. So instead they are writing checks every month and dropping them off, seems silly to me, especially when I've had to cover for them a few times because they've forgotten to pay. One roommate currently owes me $1200, and yet they don't ever listen to me....(I told them I won't cover for them anymore, they either need to sign up for the automatic monthly payment or deal with the late fees).

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 02:28 PM) As for this, I don't think someone who shoots an animal is liable for their medical bills. I believe they are only liable up to the value of how the animal is viewed as property. That's really unfortunate.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 02:21 PM) What on earth are you talking about? A legitimate investigation? All I can say is I am flabbergasted. As in, find out all sides of the story, find out the history behind it (look for motive, or if this guy is really just a psycho). I just don't like incriminating some guy I've never met without hearing all stories, because emotions can get in the way of truth many times. From the facts given, this guy is a mad man and guilty as hell, but you're only getting like half the story.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 02:23 PM) With the team that they've built, Ozzie should look good. But what happens if there's a collapse of epic proportions (which is entirely possible)? They've built a decent team but that division is way to tough for them to win.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 02:14 PM) Well Iamshack, for all I know it will turn out the guy was shooting at a coyote who was attacking the dog and he missed and hit the dog 1 time. /shrugs Nothing to suggest thats what happened, but until you get both sides you really are just merely speculating. And just so you know my bias, Im pro-animal and anti-gun. I just dont like to jump to conclusions, even if I would be inclined to believe that this guy has no defense for what he did. I could be wrong, wont be the first or last time. This, the media and sides emotionally attached to the situation tend to pick and choose facts to report, while typically abstaining facts that defend the perpetrator. Like Milk said, I'm fairly sure he's guilty, but let's have a legitimate investigation first before concluding anything.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 01:38 PM) No, that his main source of White Sox information and quotes is gone and he'll never need copy from him, interviews from him, etc. It's easy to blast the former manager/coach who you'll never have to see or deal with again. It would take guts to write columns blasting KW, Rios, Dunn, Jerry right now. Maybe he writes those type of columns as well. If so I apologize to him. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) Kinda like waiting until Ozzie already quit to start slinging mud at Kenny Williams?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 06:56 PM) Given I'm one of the final screeners at my office at the big 4 I work at, I can say that in terms of accounting that isn't very much the case. We talk about GPA until the very end. We might be in that rare position but we look at a ton of candidates and ultimately all of them are deserving but we only have so many spots to pick and as a result, the GPA is an important thing. I probably dont' look at someone with a 3.5 and a 4.0 much different, but either way, that 4.0 (along with good experience) is certainly going to help get them in the door to start things off. And when I look and say, what has candidate X proven, I'm going to look at the various work experience they have as well as the GPA as my basis. If you barely worked, I expect a damn good GPA. If you've worked a lot, I can live with a lower GPA. Just my experience and I'm going to assume if one big 4 works that way, the rest of them do as well. I wasn't trying to say it isn't a factor, but most companies seem to look at many other factors at that point before the GPA. I know the Big 4 can be nice and picky and probably have more candidates than other companies where GPA really is one of the few deciding factors (everything else grades out to be the same - no pun intended). The biggest area where GPA will come up is determining a candidate's future potential in terms of keeping up with assignments they are given, and if the applicant doesn't have much background to prove that they can handle and exceed assignments than GPA will be viewed much harsher. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 07:43 PM) I will say this much. The staff/seniors/mgr's you meet in the recruiting process for the big 4 firms are important connections as they have heck of a lot of say in the ultimate hiring process. This. Most college students feel the need to talk to the recruiters nonstop because that's who they see, but after getting to know them at a first name level their contact is almost pointless, as they have little to no say in the actual selection of interns (of course, if they see something terrible at any point in the process that you did they will report that). Which reminds me, some advice for college students, wherever you are interviewing (on campus, off campus) be sure to be professional and optimistic throughout the whole process. Those guys sitting at the tables where you wait, ushering you to the interview room, etc, they all will have the opportunity to chime in if they see something extraordinary (and usually only bad things). I know that at my company the managers interviewing the interns will first rank the interns then the managers will give a request of the interns that they would want to bring in under them.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 08:17 PM) If you get an offer you can always try and leverage the internship into a job if they really want to keep you. That's what I would suggest, tell them (in a more professional, thought out manner): I really appreciate your offer but I have been offered a fulltime position elsewhere. I really do want to work at Company A but I have to look out for my career and financial standing, so if it is at all possible to match the offer from the other company I would love to stay.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 03:16 PM) For both the consulting and accounting arms? I can't remember if it was different for each. It might have been that fall postings were 3.5, and any spring postings were 3.7 Consulting I've seen at 3.5 too, mainly because they want to attract engineering majors and those tend to not be as high. Most Spring recruiting here is for leadership conferences only (a direct funnel into their internship programs). I can't remember if they recruit for summer interns now or in the Fall still, but I do know summer interns are harder to get than Winter interns only because it's easier to work during the summer than take off a semester.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 03:04 PM) Yeah, when I was looking at internships/jobs in college, so about 2008-2010, the cutoff for E&Y (and the rest of the Big 4, but I think E&Y recruited Kelley the most) was at least 3.5, sometimes 3.7. It's 3.5 right now, at least at UIllinois.

I'm waiting to hear if there is an opt out clause for the Tigers after a few years.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) Hudson for Jackson was apparently messed up by Rizzo, but KW was a professional and went through with an agreed to component deal. That said, I understand that this does not mean we can take it off his record. It stands, and yes it's bad. Also I know you're discussing the first Swisher deal, but I also will mention that Ozzie demanded Swisher be taken off the team and KW granted that request immediately. Ozzie also responsible for giving Juan Pierre a billion atbats over these last few years. Hudson, Holmberg, and anything else for half a year of Dunn is still a major overpay.

I just don't get this, their defense is going to be atrocious for the next few years. Good luck keeping any other players besides Verlander, Cabrera, Fielder and Vmart. As good as those players are, the Tigers won't be able to keep anything resembling a deep team, and as well as they draft with the new CBA in effect it'll be harder for them to grow young players.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 01:55 PM) That couldn't be less true in a lot of areas. I know if you don't have an X GPA and you went into my profession, you'd have zero chance working for one of the top 4 firms in my industry. Many companies have 3.5 GPA cutoffs now, but there are ways around it but it makes it a lot harder to apply if you don't have a high enough GPA. That said, once your application makes it past that first set of screeners then it doesn't matter much.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) Papa Johns has s***ty pizza but good cheese bread and breadsticks or whatever. Dominos is actually my favorite of the crappy chains... I'll take a frozen HRI over any of the delivery chains... Also, if you know how to make dough well, homemade pizza will blow the doors off anything you can get at Lou's or Uno's or Gino's. I can't stand Papa Johns, but Dominos' new pizza is edible. Little Caesars is actually pretty good comparatively. HRI is easily better than any of the mass produced stuff. Im not sure about beating Lou's, but yea homemade pizza can be the s***. Add ground cornmeal to the baking sheet to add some extra flavor, and I always look for a pizza sauce where sugar is one of the last ingredients. And if you don't know how to make pizza dough or don't want to spend the time, Trader Joes has an excellent one that's cheap, but they sell out pretty quickly.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 23, 2012 -> 08:54 AM) The laws may vary from state-to-state, but unions are generally required to represent all people working under a contract regardless of whether they are dues-paying members. Reduced funding also impacts their ability to negotiate. The key difference here is that piracy mostly recovers deadweight loss while right-to-work does not. I'm also not sure why you're breaking SOPA/PIPA down on partisan lines. Initial support was bipartisan and the massive backlash has been bipartisan. There's also some pretty fundamental differences on the impacts of right-to-work laws and the burdens they place (or remove) from individuals and organizations and what it requires the state to do and what SOPA/PIPA would have done. Class warfare

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 07:54 PM) Ewww, Green Moon scares me. It's not really absinthe, it's anise-flavored vodka with food coloring and southern wormwood instead of grande wormwood. I haven't had it, but I don't think I would reach for it even if it was on closeout. Haha yea I realized that after I bought it, but being in college the extra strength is always okay with me