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QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 8, 2009 -> 10:08 PM) Well, Steve and whoever else is a fan, how did you like that episode? Missed the episode tonight, had to much going on with clubs and programs, but hopefully they upload the video online soon.

Sons of Anarchy, I believe tonight.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 03:25 PM) Also, if anyone is in accounting in college and is interested in going the public accounting root, definitely hit me up because I do have very good contacts at Deloitte Chicago (two cousins) and I can also explain the entire process, pro's and con's, etc and essentially give you the honest truth about public accounting (and with that info you can do what you want). I didn't like my stay, but I recommend it to anyone interested in going that route whose in college. Know anyone over there in the IT consulting dept or with connections to that area?

I can understand giving up on the season, but were down 2-0, with alot of the game left. C'mon.

My dad was going back to his room at a hotel on a business trip and when he stepped in he realized Magic Johnson was next to him.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 10:43 AM) I know it is fashionable to bash basically every sports talking-head on television, but are you guys watching the same ESPN that I am? Of all the yahoos on ESPN and other networks that carry and comment on baseball, you're going to include Steve Phillips on the list of idiot commentators? I don't get that. I have always thought he was insightful, bright and well-spoken, especially as compared to his peers like Joe Morgan and John Kruk. I dunno, I've always felt like he is undeserving of so much criticism and venom. Comparatively, hes not bad at all. But man he can say some really stupid things, especially when it comes to trades and signings and you know why he is a FORMER GM.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 11:24 AM) The funny thing is I heard Keith Law saying that the Contreras move would have the biggest impact on a contender and in a positive way. Contreras is one who could just go on a tear in the NL, of course I probably could too.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 11:17 AM) Because in his mind it improves the White Sox's chances of winning in the future. I said this in '07 and I truly believe it; how could it possibly be a bad thing to root against your team if you truly believe that a loss is better for the team in the long run than a win? Win 15 of your final 30 and finish in 3rd place with a pick between 13 and 15 or win 8 of 30, finish in 3rd or 4th place and get a top 10 pick? Once you fell your team is out of it you start looking for the best case scenario and in his mind that would be a high draft pick. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 11:18 AM) I won't root against the Sox because if the club wins because Hudson and other young players are playing well than thats a great thing, imo. I agree with both statements. Because the biggest thing now the future with of the Sox, and if the young players step up and show great promise then I have no quarrels with it at all.

QUOTE (RibbieRubarb @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 11:11 AM) How can you root for your team to lose? I don't understand that mentality. Draft picks or no... Lets see, your team is already out of playoff contention, you have a developing farm system but one that is still relatively thin, a GM who is very creative and doesnt hesitate to empty your farm system, and finally decent coaching and management of the farm system. You want the best players possible entering your system so you can compete year in and year out. Unfortunately, our past farm system is coming back to haunt us as we dont have enough trading chips to replace all our aging veterans (through promotions or trades) and now we are in this position. Might as well take this opportunity of suckitude to restock the farm system more so we can compete in the upcoming years. I dont think anybody wants us to lose per say, some just have a different outlook. They see that we arent going to make the playoffs, so whats the point in ending up .500 or better? Either you make the playoffs or you go for the best draft pick, optimizing each year.

Im predicting the Dodgers will be extremely happy they acquired Thome when he blasts clutch homers in the playoffs and possibly WS.

Im curious to see how much money we gave, whether it was basically to the point where the other teams would pay league min or what.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 11:18 PM) Jim Thome just gained 12 games in the standings. He's going to have a damn good chance at getting a ring. Great avatar!

I like the trade because it should be between the Phillies and Dodgers for the NL anyways, I now have an NL team to root for in the playoffs.

QUOTE (Baines3 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 06:50 PM) Is there a team stupid enough to trade for Linebrink? Who ever it would be would have to be desperate for pitching. Houston still has Ed Wade as their GM, right?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 06:40 PM) Maybe if we offered Liney and one Chevy Pride girl some team would do it. I would accept that trade personally. Who says money doesnt buy happiness.

The chances here are so slim for any of this to happen. If I am correct another team will still have to claim a player on waivers, and if the Sox are telling every team this some teams may claim a player to block him from a contender. Also, the playoff roster deadline is tonight I believe, meaning the timeline is VERY short for a trade to be made. I just dont see anything big happening unless a team claims a salary dump from the Sox.

QUOTE (elgonzo4sox @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 12:55 PM) I sent this email to Ozzie - thought I'd let folks on Soxtalk see it - my 5 suggestions to beat the Twins: You included your sig pic right?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 08:20 AM) You fools need to learn to chug water before you hit the sack, and keep at least one bottle next to you. If you let your body hydrate while you sleep, you'll never have a hangover again. ie instead of waiting to need an adventure for water, even if you're not thirsty before you hit the sack, chug a s***ton of water. I usually do but the water fountain on my floor is broken, hence the adventure to find water. I definitely should drink more water throughout the night though.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 29, 2009 -> 10:47 AM) Why am I the only person who has trouble sleeping on hangovers? Because I feel just miserable right now. Came home at 6, wake up at 10 and can't go to bed. Same here dude, last night went to bed at 4, woke up at 10 still drunk and thirsty as hell. Went on an adventure to find water and then took a shower to feel better.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 05:27 PM) I will say this: CIO's are looking at more business-savy folks for IT because of the ongoing fusion efforts to integrate business and IT in a more efficient structure. Business people with IT backgrounds are going to be making some big bucks. QUOTE (mr_genius @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 05:38 PM) get a PMP certification. It's pretty easy to get and holds some weight. Try to get an entry level job in a viable industry, as knowing the tech and specific business rules is important. Work your way up. As far as education, it all depends. I got in with a computer science degree, not sure if that is a good idea now a days; but if you go to a top school you'll be in for sure though. But the curriculum isn't easy, yet even in shops that heavily offshore, they still want someone on site that actually knows what is going on and has management skill. A business degree is pretty wide open, possibly more entry level opportunity. QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 07:56 PM) The tech part is the easy one for most people, even though I would argue good tech people are rare. For me its being able to communicate tech to the business. You can be the most talented engineer in the world, if you can't talk to the business your career will only go so far. Try and get involved in some of he IT groups in your area. ISACA would be a great place to start. Its a good place to network for you. Maybe you can work your way into an internship. If you are looking at governance. Keep a good idea of the governance models, and the feeder models as well. COBIT, and ITIL are the prevalent ones. Remember ISO 17799/27001 as they are used more in Europe from the security side. As mentioned before, PMP never hurt anyone. Companies are always looking for people that can manage a project. Good project managers are hard to find. Also look at the business trends. Six Sigma is the trend at my company these days. Everyone we hire no matter what track in the company has some sort of Six Sigma belt. I was lucky enough to work for a company before that spent a lot of time training their advanced engineering team on the business side of the house. We of course hated it at the time, but now later on. I am very thankful I went through that. I was fortunate to already have an internship at a Pharma company in their IT dept. Im hoping to land a job in a few years after I graduate with a company like Accenture where they train you. Thanks guys for all the suggestions, I'll definitely look into those areas and see what I can learn before I graduate.

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 04:34 PM) And to further that point, is there really a way for non practitioners of a faith to respectfully portray that faith? How many times do people of a faith disrespect those who share the faith. Religion no matter what is going to inspire some, aggravate others. I do admit, it was a weak point that I brought up.

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 04:19 PM) Russ, I certainly do not disagree with you about strong, positive feeling towards the Chief. As I mentioned, having my daughter at UoI really brings it home, especially as I look at the cap I am wearing. And the Blackhawk's jersey is perhaps the all-time coolest in sports. We may have swung the pendulum too far. I think the difference would be having an actual member of the tribe do the dance, just as actually practitioners of the faith, are saying the prayer. And I'll toss this out there, some are praying for something other than religious reasons. And Im really okay with letting the Chief go if a group is offended by it. I totally understand their side of it. I just feel that an attempt should have been made to keep all sides happy, and I feel this for a lot of issues too (one reason why I dont affiliate myself with any political part, etc). But great conversation so far!

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 04:04 PM) I realize that and since we are gettnig into a level of tradition with the dances I am not familiar with, I can only add this. There are some religious traditions in the Christian faith that are performed almost anywhere, like praying. There are other traditions that are kept to certain services and masses. I would also assume there could be some form of Native American actions that could also be done. But, and again I am just taking a guess here, they would not involve the traditional face paint and other actions we associate with cheering a sports team. But, again we come down to is it possible to fulfill an educational mission in Native American studies at half time of a NCAA final four game? I just do not think so. And it really is amazing how fast I became a Big 10 fan again. I wont really try to argue any sort of religious traditions, practices, etc because I really have no experience of it and like you said very little historical background on the Illini religious beliefs. I was more so trying to bring up the topic (not necessarily argue) that if praying before a game is allowed then why isnt a traditional dance that may have religious implications allowed, and I mean it in the sense that they all COULD be asking for good luck, strength, or whatever. Personally, I miss the chief, I grew up watching him as a kid and always liked the attire he wore. I felt it resembled power, strength, honor, many attributes that colleges strive for in a mascot. Now, if people are truly disrespected by the image that the chief portrays then I agree it should be discontinued (which is probably the case). My biggest issue with the whole situation is that other schools get free passes with it (and this may be seen differently by other people which is fine). But when I see the Fighting Irish allowed and loved, I am in shock that it is still like that. Youre going to tell me that Irish people arent upset about that image? Even if they are in the minority, would it still be right to keep taht name? Or is it okay because its Notre Dame and that institution is too sacred to change their mascot.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 03:54 PM) Because the approval of this gymnastics routine which it is today was done by white people with their interest in themselves and their sports team. There is no traditional Illini dance. There is no historical significance to a religious ceremony being performed for a football team, zero. The local tribes feel disrespected no matter what halftime ritual you want to see. The majority of Chief fans are fans of the sports teams, and have zero opinion on the actual nature of the dance, where it came from and who its disrespeting. Its gone, its done. And for good reason. That doesnt seem to be the case at Florida State. Im sorry, but I feel that there is a middle ground in an attempt to honor the Tribes in ways they see fit. Now, if they dont want ANY connection to the university, fine. Ill let it be.

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 03:45 PM) And you hit the nail on the head. No one was trying to be disrespectful. I believe it is context. Many of the dances should be thought of in a religious context, not an entertainment context. So I am not certain if it is possible to take something akin to a ritual or part of a religious tradition, and use it to try and cheer on a sports team. In other words using a sacred dance for entertainment could be considered disrespectful. Close to having the mascot passing out communion. The Boy Scout National Honor Society is called the Order of the Arrow and is based on traditions of a Delaware Tribe. Every effort is made to preserve the traditions and to reenact those traditions in the same context and as respectful as possible. Sometimes that falls short, especially in the hands of the youth members. Great point, and I completely understand that. I know people may find it offensive as "entertainment" but looking at religion at sporting games you see it all over, mainly in terms of prayers.