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QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 9, 2009 -> 03:25 PM) I took the family out to dinner last night and when my wife asked the waitress for a glass of water I said, "Water? You Mean Like Outta the Toilet?". She just stared blankly at me, like she usually does, of course. Some people just don't appreciate genius. Well, that's probably because it says on your chart you're f***ed up. Your s***s all retarded and you talk like a f**.

Every person that tells me not to boo I'll boo even louder. You people are only making it worse!

We are 1-0 in games Wise K's three times, Fields goes 2/3 with a RBI, Ramirez strands 3 men on base, and Dotel throws a WP

Cmon, now. We'll probably never face three straight pitchers greater than Meche, Grienke and Davies. Right? mwhahahahahah Pathetic. And Jenks was serving meat up there. Did he even throw a curveball?

CHOKE CREDE! That's what I plan on yelling. It'll almost be as if he never left.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 02:05 PM) It shouldn't be blacked out, right? Or is this the MLB bulls***? I thought local games weren't blacked out? It came on about 10 minutes after my post.

Well, I just found another disadvantage -- I can't watch the f***ing Sox game on CSN. It's strange, because before I clicked on the channel it came up at the bottom as a PIP with what appeared to be an ESPN bar at the top of the screen. When I clicked, it just went completely black. I have no problem with CSN when there isn't a game on. I just know this is going to be a pain in the ass problem to resolve. I should have no issues regarding blackouts, yet here I have this crap.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 6, 2009 -> 09:27 PM) Tomorrow. Outstanding, sir. yell2

QUOTE (BurlyMan56 @ Apr 6, 2009 -> 11:54 AM) It's really not bad at all Rock. You put your foot against a box and have to reach forward and move a lever forward, I believe 16 inches. The bench can be difficult especially after running 1.5 miles outside. The bench also varies as it can either be free weights or the universal chest press which I find easier. My experiences with testing has always been pretty easy but the sit-ups are the most intimidating. I always had another applicant holding my feet and counting and it depends on the instructors; they are either looking or talking to another instructor. I test at an actual testing center called NIPSTA the 16th and I assume they're going to be more strict than restless off-duty officers at 9 am on a Saturday. Good luck Flash. I'm coming out of college this coming May with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and thought it would be easy to get a cop job. However, due to the Internet and a bad economy, 400 people are showing up to each test for 1-3 jobs max. Security here I come ! Same to you, Burly. My goal is to spend the summer training, finish school, seek employment (if not for a police department then I'll work full-time for the job I'm currently at), and just play the waiting game. You've highlighted one of the greatest disadvantages with applying to any suburban department these days. When you have several hundred people applying for a few job openings, the Police and Fire commission has the ability to skim off the top; take only the best and brightest. Now, I consider myself a good applicant overall, but I'm not without my downfalls. I've had quite a few traffic violations (mostly speeding tickets) these last few years, and additionally, never have had a full time job. Even over the summer. I'd probably be removed at some point. Personally, the job market is why I decided to enroll in graduate school. By next Fall I'll have a Masters in Criminology, and even though that alone doesn't guarantee anything, I'll atleast have some advantage. At this point, even if I wanted to get on somewhere I know I couldn't because I can't pass the physical agility test. If you're like most applicants (good person overall, with perhaps a few minor things), your best bet is to apply with a department that hires hundreds every year -- Illinois State Police or Cook County Sheriffs Department. Chicago is testing at the end of this year, too. You should definitely consider it. Unfortunately, the hiring process for the CPD is -- at the minimum -- an 18 month wait.

Funny you should ask. My parents had U-Verse installed at our house last week. Initially, I was against it because I was used to Comcast and hate anything which disrupts my comfort, but it is superior to Comcast. For around the same price my parents were paying for a monthly Comcast subscription (~$100), we receive an AT&T cable box in about every room with a TV, internet connection, and whatever phone service is attached. Now, I don't have HBO, but in its place have Showtime, Flix, TMC, and several of the other networks (Starz, Encore) that were available before with Comcast. All the regular cable channels are included as well. Oh, but the benefits don't stop there. Included in the subscription is a DVR recorder (you can only record with one box, but can watch it anywhere in this house), a nice user interface (ie, when flipping through channels there's a small PIP), and the ability when watching movies on the OnDemand service to quickly fast forward. Everyone who has Comcast probably knows how much of a pain in the ass it is to fast forward movies. It crawls through. With U-Verse there are several steadily increasing options that allow you to quickly get to a certain point. Disadvantages: - Channels are thrown all about the place. Atleast with Comcast they're somewhat isolated around 100 channels. With U-Verse these same channels (ie, AMC, FX,TNT) are thrown about 800 channels. Although, it's probably more around 400 since it skips around numbers. It's a f***ing chore trying to browse through the complete listing, and for the first week you'll never let their channel guide out of your site. -They don't have a reminder feature. It's not a significant problem, the DVR makes up for it, but when there are 800+ channels and you're interested in different shows over different times across different channels, you'll probably have to write it down. I already have had to. -The OnDemand features for UVerse are nowhere near that of Comcast. Personally, the most disappointing feature for me is the lack of a "Free Movies" section. Overall, if I were you I'd consider it. Their internet connection is fairly quick too.

The gunmen has been identified as a 41 year old Asian male, Jiverly Yoong. I wonder what are the circumstances behind his firing at IBM. If he had an aggenda against immigration it would have been sort of shortsighted to attack those who are legally seeking citizenship.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 01:46 PM) Ask them about Daley, too. Most police believe if Daley had his way they wouldn't even be able to carry guns anymore. But yes, Weis isn't their favorite guy, either. He came in without a clue as to how police departments even worked and started making nonsensical changes so it would look like he was fixing everything. I think what's important is we keep in mind it was Daley who choose Weis, and under his newest choices watch, crime has skyrocketed in Chicago, yet Daley hasn't done anything to reverse this trend. Of course, in the end, our untouchable/infallible Mayor *will* blame Weis...which is to be expected. I just hope people remember who put Weis where he is. I'm sure you've heard of the Second City Blog. http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/ For anyone who hasn't, there is a section on the right side of the page under "problems facing the department." Take a look at that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 09:58 AM) Have you been using the IFPRA site yet? Great tool. Honestly, I had never even heard of that organization before you mentioned it. Are you sure you were quoting the right person in the right thread? haha.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 10:33 PM) An earlier post mentioned Smith in Ali and how he got in shape... now let me make this 100% abundantly clear, I am NOT specifically talking about Smith in Ali because I have no clue how he did it, but many movie stars use steroids or other PEDs to get in shape for movies. AGAIN I AM NOT SINGLING OUT SMITH IN ALI Also, aside from any PED use, this is their job. If any of us had lots of cash and endless time we would be able to workout and diet and max out our genetic potentials Hmm, I never even considered PEDS but that's possible. If I had a move role which would guarantee me millions I'd be willing to speed up the process to look the part of Ali. Here's a website I found earlier that references what he did in preparation for the role: http://www.nowloss.com/will-smith-workout-...i-am-legend.htm More interesting is the link available after his Ali bio: http://www.nowloss.com/how-to-gain-muscle-...t-same-time.htm It gives you an estimate of the amount of calories you'd have to consume to gain weight, and additionally, offers suggestions for a workout routine.

I know from my standpoint, as a prospective police officer, I'm welcoming the Olympics to Chicago. I've heard two reliable sources suggest that Chicago will be offering exams for the first time in two years sometime around Fall. I'm sure it's Daley's way of assuring the committee members that his police department isn't in disarray despite internal problems involving lack of staffing, no contract, and poor morale under J-Fed. It's strange, though. I feel completely confident Chicago will host the 2016 Olympics. I'm sure the people behind this city will devote all the available resources (both officially and not) to securing the bid.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 07:57 AM) My brother is a police officer, so are many in my family, and in speaking of this test, you will have an easier time passing the running/bench/stretch than you will passing the sit-up test, even if you know for a fact you can do that many. I'll get back to this later. Now, if you want to increase your power for bench pressing, just do regular old push-ups. If you do them properly, your chest should get tired as well as your triceps/arms. Try to visualize your chest muscles working when you do push-ups, do them slowly and evenly, and you should have an easier time feeling it as a push-up is the same exercise as a bench press. Do that every few days, like three sets of 15 push-ups to start, then up it to 20, then 25, and do this over a span of weeks, I.E. don't do it everyday, you need to give your chest/arm muscles time to recover properly. Now, getting back to the police test, the hardest test to pass is the sit-up test, because there is no definitive measurement, allow me to explain. When you do bench press, you either did it or you didn't. When you run, you either beat the time or you didn't. When you bend over to touch an inch past, you either do or you don't. But, and this is the kicker, when you do the sit-up test, it's completely up to your test giver to say whether a specific sit-up counted or not. They failed my brother 2 times on this exam before he finally got passed by the third instructor, and let's not even get into why, I'll leave it up to your imagination. Many people fail the situps for another reason -- they'll train for months by starting with arms crossed, but when the test comes around they're required to lock hands behind their head and they're unable to do it. The placement of your hands a foot and a half higher makes a hell of a difference. You're right though, test proctors require you to go all the way down. It's especially difficult to do this when you're being timed and know every second counts. Your brother would have loved testing at Alsip. It's the only physical agility test I have taken thus far, and the testing service responsible for overseeing the POWER test (this company is called C.O.P.S.) had applicants counting the sit ups of other applicants, out loud, while they were holding the other persons feet. Mind you, this is being done alongside 6/7 people simultaneously with only one proctor casually reminding people to go down all the way. I personally witnessed a few people add reps onto their score. I believe the running test can be the most difficult of all, though. For the Alsip test, I left after not passing the bench; but if I had remained I would have had to run a mile and a half, in subzero temperatures, with the wind gusting. That's why for the last month I've been doing my best to run five days a week outside no matter what the condition. A buddy of mine told me of one horror story for the Orland Park police department that when he tested, they made applicants run out in a field after it had rained the previous night. This was in the summer, too; so the ground became muddy after several passes and soon enough people are slipping and sliding all over. The sweltering heat didn't help, either. The testing agency added some time onto their scores, but there still were a significant amount of people who failed. When you don't have proper traction below you, you'll run differently, and probably become a lot more tired exerting the energy to just stand up.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Mar 29, 2009 -> 06:37 PM) I have a similar issue as above. I am a runner (20-25 miles per week) and also cannot keep weight on. I'm currently 6'1" 160 pounds. My goal is to add 10-15 pounds of muscle. I lift 3 days a week, run the other 4 and have been doing so for about a month now with minimal results. Any ideas as to ways... other than the almighty and all expensive protein which I currently drink after every workout... to add muscle? Does anyone have any ideas as to websites that might be able to give me a better plan? And for the record, a trainer is right out. I use the gym at my apartment complex and am definitely not willing to pay the money for a trainer. Thanks. Figure, conservatively, that you burn 100 calories per mile. You're going to have to eat enough to compensate for the 500 you burnt off running just to remain your current weight, and then an additional amount of surplus calories on top of that if you have a slim body type (which you seem to have). I don't have a plan, but I guarantee what any fitness website would say is either cut down on your cardio or completely eliminate it for now. If what you're doing right now isn't working, something has to change -- and it's probably going to have to be the running. Concentrate on bulking up and gaining muscle since you're wasting precious calories on running. Then, once you've reached your desired weight, cut it down. Another idea that comes to mind is HIIT (high intensity interval training). It's where you go all out and sprint for an extended period of time, then stop, then resume running at full speed again. It's recommended for losing fat but maintaining muscle. Personally, I tried it but found it was difficult to keep with because it's really tough on my legs.

I'm glad we're discussing weight gain, because I'm definitely in that mind set now. I'm interested in being a police officer, and one of the requirements for applicants is to pass a POWER exam. It consists of the following tests: bench, sit and reach, mile and half run, sit ups. Within my age range, as a male, I have to bench 98% of my weight; sit and reach a point one inch past my toes; do 37 sit ups in a minute; and run a mile and half in 13:46. I can't pass the bench or run at this point. So, basically I have to run enough to heighten my endurance, yet simultaneously gain enough muscle to lift my weight. I'm 6'2, 185 and have enough problems gaining weight without cardio. Awesome. I figure I'll do what some of you suggested and buy a whey protein supplement to add to my meals. Yeah, and I was watching ALI last night and really would like to know Will Smith's routine to bulk up. Obviously it's beneficial to be a millionaire who has the time and luxury to have the perfect meals and workout routines available. Although it's almost hard to believe he was 220 pounds for that role. He looked 20-30 pounds heavier than that. I found one website where they talked about him training for six hours several days a week, including running three miles. I can only imagine the type of food he had to eat to pull that off.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 01:42 AM) The neighborhood where I live is extremely dark at night, you could run over a pedestrian and never even see them. The other night about 11:30pm as I was about to pull into the garage, out of nowhere, I see a flashlight quickly coming toward me. As it gets within about 5 feet of my car, I finally am able to see the guy who is holding it. He's dressed in camouflage pants, combat boots, a "Sheriff' T shirt, a cap and a belt with a bunch of stuff hanging off of it, maybe a gun, didn't look closely enough. As I open the car door, he shoves a piece of paper with a guy's mug shot on it in my face and asks: "have you seen this guy". Stunned and kind of scared honeslty, I jump back and reply "No". He flips the page to a full page picture of the guy and asks me again "Are you sure? Take a good look?" I look closely this time, "No, what's this all about?" "How long have you lived here?" "Over two years", I reply. "Thank you" he says, darts off and dissapears into the darkness. NO VEHICLE. The entire situation was over in like 30 seconds, dude was in a hurry. Was this a bounty hunter, or WTF? It sounds like some plot line to an Unsolved Mysteries episode. After everything unfolded you should have talked to the police about your experience. They probably would have said someone matching that description died several hours before you supposedly met them. It's at that moment a picture is shown of the person you saw, dead, and your wide-eyed expression would have just blankly look off into the area he disappeared as the theme music plays.

Evergreen Park's mayor is throwing around the idea of hosting the Southside Irish Parade next year. It'd be interesting on a lot of levels, since their police department (~60) would obviously need outside help, and additionally, I guarantee the neighborhood wouldn't be nearly as passive about people pissing and throwing trashing all over. And from what I heard on the news, through the reporter, the mayor won't be taking any flack from people using the parade as a frat party. I, for one, support it. If Beverly isn't going to allow one, what's to stop someone else from taking over the reigns? There's also practically no bars on the stretch of road they plan on having the parade, so it limits the drunks exiting and entering near the parade route. It'll be an interesting discussion, if nothing else.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 01:06 PM) nationalpost.com- He's gonna find a way to make this a mandatory event if you are asked to participate. Bud, you're a dumbass He sounds like he's back to working as a used car salesman, trying to unload one of his lemons on the customer. You can't motivate these players to perform unless there's some financial incentive. I'm sure everyone loves America, but do they love it enough to risk injury and possibly a paycheck? You damn well bet if I'm an outfielder playing this WBC I'm never leaving my feet to catch a ball.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 09:27 PM) Well some people on the board are business owners and some of them voted against it I could imagine. Regardless, there was a lot more cons than pros to this area. It's what I like about this area. If someone is f***ing with our neighborhood, we're going to do our best to get that person shut down. In this case the parade and the vast amount of people not from the area or even the southside of Chicago is our target. From all accounts, the committee is going to do something for St Patty's day, but on a much much smaller scale like a festival at the Beverly Arts Center is being discussed. The goal basically is to weed out those people from nowhere near Beverly over the course of a couple of years. Then maybe in 5-10 years, you might see a return of the parade. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if the city wouldn't approve a permit to gain more interest in the parade downtown. Think about it. They put a lot of money into it, but get nothing out of it. More people talked about the Southside Irish parade than the downtown parade which is a shock. As a resident, I'm glad they canceled the parade. I know a lot of neighbors who feel the same. It's understandable they'd be interested in pursuing a small scale event. The parade has been a travesty for atleast the last decade. People throw around this ideas of "tradition" and "honoring" the Irish, but we all know damn well there parade is the backdrop to the event. The Beverly Arts Center should actually have booths set up discussing who St. Patrick was, why anyone gives a s***, and perhaps throw in other items relating to the culture. Everyone is just upset their party is ruined. One damn day out of the year. Everyone still has the Gaelic Park Fest, Tinley Park parade, Irishfest in Milwaukee, unofficial at EIU/UofI, the parade along Madison St. in Forest Park, the downtown parade, and whatever other events local bars are sponsoring. Plenty of opportunities to act belligerent.

What's funny here is, come next year, there will still be activity on Western Avenue. I'll guarantee it right now. Sure, not as many people, but who can stop everyone from just going to bars, visiting people in the neighborhood, or otherwise just hanging around the streets? And if the parade ever does come back, it'll be even more crowded since everyone will think to themselves "this may be the last year!11" What's tough is trying to figure out ways to resolve this problem. I doubt the city will pay more money for additional police officers. There will never be enough porter-potties, so that doesn't matter. You can't crack down on underraged drinking or public urination because of the vast amount of people who do it. This again goes back to the lack of officers and their unwillingness to enforce these laws. Neighborhood folks will have problems telling Joe Fratboy from Naperville not to piss on their lawn. He doesn't care, he's not from around the area. I know I'd just hate to be the people on the board who voted against this. There's still a lot of people in Beverly who love the parade and probably want those members kicked out of the country.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 04:53 PM) Yep. It's pretty much unofficial at UofI, except up north. That's what it really has become. Doesn't matter if you're Irish or anything like that. Also, the main reason it was cancelled, a permit for next year's parade was not going to get approved for next year. That was explained to the committee. The only thing they were really voting on is if they would fight this. When 11 cops get assaulted, it's going to be hard to convince someone to allow a permit and for the residents to approve more of the same the following year. Really, I didn't know this. What is involved with having a parade permit approved? I can't believe believe the assault of 11 police officers means anything. First off, assaulting someone is a loose term. This could be someone just pushing you. I would bet my membership with Soxtalk that the Bud Billiken parade has far more arrests for assaults on police officers, with far fewer people overall. Why don't they cancel that? I was willing to believe it was the people of the community making this decision, since they have everyones concerns in mind, but now that you suggest their permit was denied I'm a bit more interested in this process. I would really hope this isn't the Chicago government looking at the parade as an unnecessary cost and are looking for bulls*** reasons to cancel it.

I don't think it's an issue of giving it a break. It's mainly a logistical issue of cramming 300K+ people into a parade route extending a little more than a mile, which has hardly the resources to contain it. People are mad at this decision for all the wrong reasons. A tradition? Really, getting drunk in the daytime and pissing in the neighborhood is a tradition? The parade is a front for acting obnoxious and everyone knows it. After all, it's one f***ing day out of the year. And there are a lot of Irish-themed events at bars all throughout the Chicagoland area around St. Patricks Day.