Kevbeau

Playing Devil's advocate on this one. I know the Whitman shootings happened in August, but say they evacuated the classrooms at UT while he was up in the tower. I'm not trying to downplay the sensless loss of 30+ lives, but I don't understand how one could say...at the time...they should evacuate the classrooms with an armed gunman on the loose. Crowds of panicked people could possibly make easy targets, no?

Yeah, because evacuating all the classrooms and causing a mass chaotic panic with a murderer on the loose would have seemed a much better option at the time. Everyone's an expert when it comes to hindsight. Not directed at you AJ1....just me voicing my opinion.

I saw that pic. There's also one of him sitting on the ground with his back against the wall and the police in that pic don't seem to be too intent on him. My guess is that he unfortunately fit a brief description of the that evil m-f'er.

RIP to great man. I know it was only a short story, but "Harrison Bergeron," was always a favorite of mine and way ahead of its time.

It all comes down to dollars. Sponsors pulled their backing of his show to avoid the firestorm and NBC canned him in response. I know this isn't magic insight, but the uppers at NBC didn't can him because they found him offensive.

Don't forget Ice Cube's "Givin Up the Nappy Dugout" (91-92). Until a few days ago I though nappy was a general term used to describe something unkempt, and was not person specific, regardless of race. Guess I need to pay better attention to the urban dictionary.

Can't say I'm too suprised. Disney was at the corprate forefront for recognizing same sex partner benefits and having special events planned in their parks for the gay & lesbian population.

Anyone else amazed that Peters was a second round pick? Especially when compared to the value the Sabres are getting from these guys respective to their draft positions: '97 Afinogenov 3rd- 69 '97 Campbell 6th- 156 '98 Kotalik 6th- 164 '99 Miller 5th- 138 '00 Gaustad 7th- 220 '03 Paestch 7th- 202

<-----Nope, that would be Stan Gable.

I think your right Tom. He's had his face rebuilt twice. If I gave Fedoruk any credit, I'd say he faked his KO before he ended up with rebuild #3. As for fighting....I like it when it's based out of emotion. However I can do without the staged fight crap.

There's three St. Francis grads working in Football Operations for the Colts. That's all I got.

Yeah, but I was talking baout planting my ass in the yard....ah never mind.

How much sun does it require? I'm thinking of planting my ass in the yard for the summer also.

Gentlemen we have a winner... What's that? I'm number 9? @#$%!

Oh the humanity! Not knowing the extent of the beatings, it sounds like all the assailants were tried, found guilty and were/or will be sentenced. Considering they were juveniles at the time the sentence seems par for the course unfortunately.

You didn't get that part of the membership kit? Jeez, the cost cutting around here is killing the perks...

Bobber dug his own grave. Smokin might have just handed him a bigger shovel

I think one player needs a "Code Red."

Definitely don't underestimate the flex time. You allowing your employees to one, work from home and two, set their own hours is IMO the greatest benefit you can give them...especially if they have a family. For those of us stuck in traffic nightmares this perk is invaluable. My boss has no problem with me working flex time, but her boss is old school and believes in "face time," so I can't take advantage of the telecommuting option as much as I would like. As for other benefits...nothing spectacular. Actually I think they're quite craptacular. Here's my jaded outlook: 401(k) - 25% match on the first 7% of our contribution (1.75%). Used to be 3.5% until they notified us of the reduction via snail mail. Medical - So-So, I subscribe to the "Gold Level" plan just because I participate in a number of high risk activites...skiing, hockey, horseback riding, beer pong, etc...cost me about $120 a month. Stock Options - Ones that I have are under the strike price and they've been gradually peeling back eligibility to the sr.manager/director level, so I don't get them anymore. Education - $4000/year for graduate level, so by May they will have paid for about $11500 of the approx $32K for my MBA. (I've learned quite a bit, but I'm skeptical if I can get the desired payback in my current company). Insurance - One of the few bright spots. For a couple extra bucks a month my beneficiaries get 4X my salary. AD&D is also pretty good. Additional coverage for incidents that happen while travelling for work. Vacation - I top out at 4 weeks next year (10th). Additionally get 2 floating holidays so they can accomodate various religious holidays. When your sick, we call in, still get paid. Basically all the recent enhancements they tout to us is some stupid ass hotline where I can either talk my problems out with a counselor or tell on one of my co-workers who has offended me. We can then go to "Solutions" court. All in all, what keeps me here is the immediate people I work with are top notch, I have a great boss (worth a lot IMO) and the basic salary is good for the Atlanta area.

I ordered a customizes Patty La La for my brother for Xmas from this site. Smooth transaction...believe they're out of Toronto. http://www.coolhockey.com/

Chapter 14: Disguising Yor Device with Flashing Neon Cartoon Character (Rude Gesture Optional) It's a very detailed manual.

Coming this Summer...Cocoon III: More of the Same Old Crap

Rumor has it she was arrested in the West Crossover bathroom.....huh?...oh wrong thread.

I'll be at Hartsfield for a few hours this afternoon. I'll report back and let everyone know how gay it is. Atlanta guys...any idea where the West Crossover is? (Not that I really want to know....pervs ) I'm guessing one of the bathrooms in the hallways that connect the North and South terminals to the Atrium??? Not exactly an out of the way location and always high volumes of passenger traffic.

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