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Don't leave out the Eagles getting ripped on for these picks:
There is little doubt that the Eagles strengthened their secondary, but they did not need to use their top three picks to do so. CB Lito Sheppard (1st) was a solid selection, but S Michael Lewis, who has a heart condition, was a reach in the second round, and CB Sheldon Brown (3rd) appeared to be overkill. Also, the third round was a little early to take RB Brian Westbrook from Villanova.All starters on their Super Bowl team last year and 3 Pro Bowlers (only Brown has not made it).
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Only in a place like Philly would something like this happen - at an NHL game:
The Sabres had an opportunity to take the lead in the second period when Derek Roy was awarded a penalty shot after being taken down by Pitkanen on a short-handed breakaway. But Roy's shot was wide right.Buffalo fans are quite familiar with wide right. And, Flyers fans reveled in their misery before the game.
A frenzied, sellout crowd wearing orange T-shirts and orange cardboard helmets went wild when a replay of Scott Norwood missing -- wide right -- a 47-yard field goal on the last play of the Bills' 20-19 loss to the Giants in the 1991 Super Bowl was shown on the video screen.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap;_ylt=Ahj...6042815&prov=ap
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Thought I'd throw in this little tidbit from the recap of tonight's game:
Denis Gauthier, tossed out of Game 2, temporarily knocked J.P Dumont out of the game late in the second with a hard stick shot to the gut. Dumont, who scored three goals in Game 2, was down for several minutes before he was helped off the ice. The public address announcer implored the fans to "show some class out there and cheer when he gets up." Predictably, the plea was booed, though Dumont received polite applause when he did leave the ice. -
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Novick didn't come on board until season 2 as Chief of Staff for the newly elected President Palmer. And you may have forgotten that he was the leader of the "insurrection" to remove Palmer from office, not sure how he would not be fired for that.
Seems like after tonight Pierce won't be around much longer, if he still is. Solid episode tonight, I thought, alot of ballsy moves, especially for Karen Hays to call up Novick like that. Not often someone in that "type" of role on this show does something right. Although it'd be better if she just killed that Myles moron. And I can definitely see a spin-off show revolving around Curtis "Bad Ass" Manning, love that guy.
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Wow - 2-0 after about 3 minutes - looks like it's going to be about 24-0 Sabes by the end of it!
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Was thinking about this the other day - my closest friend at work (theres 8 in the dept I work in) is fans of multiple teams in the same sport. Likes the Raiders and the Bears - Raiders from growing up in Las Vegas and Bears because family is from there. Has referred to both of them as "us" or "we" especially in talking to another guy who's actually from Chitown, talking about da Bears - was doing this yesterday, that's what made me think of it. Also likes Notre Dame in college fball, but is a season ticket holder to UNLV - also an alum. I just don't understand. I like the Bills and the Sabres. That's it - even after moving away, it's not going to change. Can't be a fan of more than one team in the same sport.
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And the latest came, at my recollection, in about 3 minutes. Without them even contacting the president. He probably just signs like 100 and sets them aside for Jack, knowing they'll need them eventually.
And anyone else notice how all of the female villains on this show seem to be hot??
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Well, it does mean something. Words count. He was flat-out wrong, to utter such..and yes he's a decent guy. I don't belive in hanging anyone for this or that goofy statement, but still, I'm disappointed the University didn't issue some sort of "Jim spoke wrong - no question there - won't happen again - we all regret etc."
Perhaps they did - dunno.
Not sure if you're aware, but the person most responsible for anything related to "Coaches vs. Cancer" charity work is the same person you are chastising for using 2 swear words.
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Featuring the Batman - I grew up down the street from him, his son always dominated when we played street hockey with the other kids on the block, kind of a jerk but he knew he was good. Jim Sr. is a real nice guy though.
And damn is this team good. I'm not too happy that when I finally moved out of WNY the sabes decided to pour it on.
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I was flipping through the channels last night and saw on E that he was rumored to be with this girl - Kristin from MTV's Laguna Beach. I think she's like 19 or something, can't be that old, I think that show was based on kids in high school. She's pretty hot though either way.
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First game I remember going to, I was in 1st grade. Good times
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Highlight from this week's blog recap found here: http://slowlyboilingfrog.blogspot.com/
The First Lady and the Russians are trapped in their car, while a terrorist with a flamethrower advances on the vehichle. So who saves the day? I'll tell you who: Secret Service Agent AARON MOTHERF***ING PIERCE, THAT'S WHO! Shooting terrorists is one thing, but shooting the flamethrower so it'll blow up in the terrorist's face? That, my friends, is a level of awesomeness matched only by Jack Bauer himself.
That's the same thing I was thinking when Pierce all of a sudden came back to life and killed like 4 guys at once, including blowing up the flamethrower. Such a bad ass.
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Here's a great paragraph from that site:
Let's take a minute to focus on who is fast becoming the break out star of the show: Jack's phone. We've established that it has crystal clear reception, of a kind not seen since Agent Mulder was able to call for help while buried in a train car in the middle of the desert. And that was in the '90's. Jack's phone is never, ever out of range (I believe this is because Jack once tortured the "Can you hear me now?" Guy until he gave Jack the absolute best plan available). Jack's phone killed a man earlier this season. Now, it can apparently also upload top secret information on computer chips and email it back to CTU. If you're keeping score, this makes his phone more useful than his daughter ever was.
I like the totals for some of the "key stats" at the bottom of the entry:
There's no time (running total): 6
Episode Death Count: 2
Series Death Count: 12
People Who Would Rather Kill Themselves Than Face Jack Bauer: 4
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Great recaps of the show here - saw this on another site.
http://slowlyboilingfrog.blogspot.com/
Apparently he talks about Lost as well, haven't gotten that far.
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In the line of work that I am in management just lost their pensions and are constantly harrased by upper levels , yes you guessed it, they arent union, I am and my job is protected. So to " Aspire to be that management " would only harm my family and my future. Bargaining at the individual level is a crock. There is power in numbers. " In unity , there is strength".
Where do you work? Maybe its just the company that sucks. Doesnt seem like I place I'd want to work to put up with crap like that, union or not.
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don't tell me i have no clue.
i have worked with teachers on a volunteer basis for the past 20 years. don't cry to me about what you have to do you loser!
you and your GD Freakin' teacher unions are sickening. they are breaking the back of the education system and then all you do is piss and moan about people who piss and moan. Screw you!!
This isn't an attack on students that continuously get pushed through the system and graduate even though they are functionally illiterate....i know parents are at fault. this is an attack on a-holes like yourself who seem to think they have is soooooooo hard. que the fuggin violins!
Maybe you should direct your assault at the actual union, instead of a teacher.
If you think teachers are "a-holes" and "dickheads" then you must not like alot of people in general.
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I get 15 "flex" days that began to accrue when I started - 4.6 or so hours per pay period. They're called flex because it's not a sick day, or vacation day, or anything - all the same basically. Works out to 120 hours in 26 pay periods. 2nd year I will get 20 days, up until 5th year, then you get 25 days. I also get Christmas off. Any other holiday - nope. Not even Thanksgiving. Although I guess I don't really care if I get MLK day off or not - I'd rather take the days off when I want them. I actually missed a day of work in December because I was bumped from the flight I was supposed to be on, but still got paid for the actual day. Can't tell you what happens if I call in sick, because the only time I'm going to be sick is when I'm puking my guts out - not worth it for me to stay home when I have the sniffles when I'm just sitting at my desk most of the day.
Working in a hotel has its pros and cons - at least I am in an office in the "back of the house" and don't really work crazy hours.
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I'll be in Las Vegas for the first time in late April. I'm there for a convention. I could use some advice on stuff to do. Here are some details:
> I'm staying at the Gold Coast. It's off-strip but I'm saving a boatload on lodging. I hear it's okay for the money. Anyone know how far it is to the Las Vegas Conv.Ctr? Any idea about public transportation? Isn't there train that runs along the strip? Does it go to the CC?
> Any suggestions on poker tourneys? Nothing too rich.
> It will be ECHL playoff time, and I'm hoping the LV Wranglers are still playing. Anyone ever go to a game? Is there also an AAA baseball team in Vegas?
> Lastly, any must-see must-do suggestions for a first-timer?
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Gold Coast is one of the biggest dives in town - but you are right its cheap. Great location right across the street with the Palms - very interesting sites there. It's not that far to the LVCC from there but it takes a long time to cross the strip. Gold Coast is on Flamingo Road and you may think its easy to walk to the strip from there but trust me its far. Taxi wouldnt be too bad. The monorail goes up the east side of the strip and has a stop at the CC, but the other stops are at the back end of the hotels and you will walk forever to get anywhere. Taxis arent too bad during the day when traffic isnt bad.
Most hotels that have poker rooms have daily tourneys - the best rooms in town are Bellagio, Mirage, probably Wynn. Bellagio often has high profile players there.
Wranglers are pretty good, but I have not seen any games at all. They play at Orleans Arena which is actually pretty close to Gold Coast - again by taxi. The 51's will be playing by then, but the park is a distance from both the CC and Gold Coast.
Go to some shows - I liked the Cirque shows at MGM and NYNY (I work at MGM so I saw it for free but its still a good show). Saw Blue Man when they were at Luxor, it was pretty good. Scintas are from Buffalo and put on a good show across the street from you at the Rio. If you're that kind of guy Celine Dion performs at Ceasars. Lots of good food if you dont mind paying - most of the restaurants at Bellagio are very good but also pricey - actually the cafe there is very good food and not as expensive. MGM has some good ones (not just because I work there) - I think Craftsteak is great, not sure the guy who said it was his worst dining experience - again a bit pricey. I would stay away from the buffets unless you are really hungry otherwise they are not worth it. Also some good restaurants at the Palms. Hard Rock is an experience - not sure you can get to the pool w/o paying for it.
As others said - go out, see the sites, walk around on the strip, gamble (not too much), etc. It's a good time when you come here for the first time. Enjoy
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Was there tonight - it was very interesting, to say the least. The place was a dive when they bought it - still is. They only spent 1 month fixing it when it really needed to be knocked down and completely rebuilt. The entire place was cramped, and it was when I was there later in the night at about 1 am when it wasn't as busy as after work. Highlight tonight was their "celebrity" blackjack tourney. THe most easily recognizable celeb there was Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell. Also Bob Huggins, former Cincy hoops coach. He didn't hear when I yelled and asked if he had a DD for the night. But - these "celebs" and others were all playing with Hooters Calendar girls. All smoking hot. Like the best Hooter girls from across the country.
Alas like I said the place is still a dive - the pool is not even complete and looks like a Super 8 Motel pool. It was cool, but I'm not going to go back that often. Lot of other places to see hot ladies in Vegas.
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Been here about 8 months. Apartments are pretty easy to find, unless you come at the time I did (May-June) which is when most people are moving, there are less available then. Cost of living is just a little above WNY, but not bad unless you want to buy a place to live, which can get really expensive, but also not a bad investment if you can afford. Most of the suburb type areas like Summerlin, Green Valley, parts of Henderson are great to live and only a short drive from anywhere on the strip - I live in Green Valley which is south-southwest of the strip and take about 15-20 mins to get to work. I wouldn't suggest living too close to the strip, can get pretty bad in those areas, and I've heard North Las Vegas is not too great either. Also remember about cost of living - there is no state income tax, so you keep more of what you make.
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Highlight of tonight's episode - no Audrey.