Wraith
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Don't lump in all SUNY schools with the small colleges. UB, admittedly SUNY's largest and most well off University, has a heck of a lot more going for it that St. John Fisher, when speaking about athletic facilities and pretty much everything else.
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You can't call that pass to Reed a drop. Losman through what can only be described as a duck five yards behind Reed, who made a pretty nice dive to comeback to the ball.
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Those of you who follow UB Basketball might recognize that big dude getting dunked over (and then called for the foul) as Mark Bortz. Poor guy never had a chance on that one.
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A couple of bad decisions by the former execs: The kiosks haven't panned out the way they thought. Trying to compete with Ofoto and Shutterfly by developing their own online print service (instead of buying and improving Ofoto) was another bad decision.
On the other hand, medical test machines are doing very well, and their foray into mass-market digital cameras has been highly successful.
Any nepotistic tendencies by big business will cause layoffs as the market changes too quickly to keep people for the sake of keeping them. Would you rather have Kodak leaner and viable, or bloated and nepotistic?
Kodak actually owns Ofoto. The kiosks are wildly popular. The problem with both however is that even with huge popularity they haven't generated a profit. That is because while Ofoto (now known as the Kodak EasyShare Gallery) is hugely popular, membership is free and the services you have to pay for (such as printing) go unused. The problem with the kiosks is that Kodak shouldered the expenses for installing the kiosks and all the necessary infrastructure in the retailers who use them. Both of these areas seem likely to improve as time passes, especially the kiosks.
I am of the mind that Kodak will turn things around. They have generated more innovative ideas in the last three years than in the ten previous. Good, solid ideas that consumers want. Now they have to learn how to turn a profit with them. Part of the problem is that Kodak developed huge costs over the generations and didn't care, because the profit margin on film is huge., and a little bloat could be overlooked. That business model won't fly for them anymore.
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Hahaha, Buffalo would kill to be Rochester at this point. When Rochester starts closing it's parks and running out of toilet paper, you can start with the snide comments again. Until then Buffalo has nothing on Rochester. This is coming from someone who has lived in (and enjoyed) both cities for years.
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Actually some of it isn't bad if you like the postmodern look. There's a lot of Louis Kahn influence in the O'Brian building, for example, but the problem is it's only influence. As far as I'm aware, none of the North Campus buildings were designed by, like, actual famous architects (UR's Wilson Commons came off the drawing board of I.M. Pei, for example).
Ironically, quite possibly the ugliest building on campus, Governors Complex, was designed by I.M. Pei.
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Don't start throwing around the "seperation of church and state in our constiutution" -- just don't go there. Whether or not you understand the original intent of that statement, it's foolish to go that direction.
BTW, what part of the constitution contains the phrase "separation of church and state"? or anything of the like?
Well, since you asked, the issue was first addressed in the First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
In 1947 the Supreme Court added the stipulation in Reynolds v. United States that:
"The 'establishment of religion' clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion. No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance. No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever from they may adopt to teach or practice religion"
The Supreme Court clarified that statement again in 1971 when it ruled that a law can only be constitutional if it is: 1) Secular in nature 2) Be neutral towards religion 3) Not result in entanglements between government and religion.
These statements lay a solid groundwork for Separation of Church and State. The First Amendment is about as constitutional as it gets and the Supreme Court's sole purpose, contrary to the arguments of meddling congresses and grandstanding judges, is to interpret the constitution.
If quoting historical figures is the only thing you listen to, it was Thomas Jefferson who first coined the term "a wall of separation between Church and State"
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Yeah, he has been to more than a few UB games the last few years. He's very easy to spot, with the white hair and all, and always sits in the same box seats. He was cheering for UB pretty good, too.
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Forgot to add mention that Tom Donahoe had courtside seats to tonight's game. Turner Battle nailed him pretty good with the ball when he batted a Kent State pass out of bounds. It also spilled Donahoes water all over him. It was funny.
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It was an amazing game. UB played STELLAR second half. The guys were pumped up. Crowd was decently sized but could've been a little bigger. This team is amazing in the clutch and great at pulling away from teams at the end.
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Sure they would. They might even be hosting a game....
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Bulls were supposed to be a lock for the division title and were the favorites to win the MAC and get a tournament bid. 7-5 doesn't cut it. Actually, they blew a 17 point 2nd half lead earlier this week against division leader Miami. Typical underacheiving Buffalo sports team. Niagara is the team to watch. They are leading the Metro Atlantic and are the favorite to win that conference and people are saying they could even win a couple games in the Big Dance.
Typical uninformed comments. Lock for the division title? You fail to mention the fact that three days after losing to Miami (in overtime, at Miami) they went into Western Michigan and gave them a beat down and became the first team to beat W.M. at home in two years. Buffalo has gone toe-to-toe with every team in the conference, beating favorites Miami (OH), Western Michigan, and Toledo. They also beat Niagara in one of the best game all year.
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You're thinking of John Parallela (sp?). 3 or 4 with us, 1 in SD, and 1 in Oakland.
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Just another reason why these guys are crazy for not wearing cups. Good lord.
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I've worked at Wegmans in Webster for six years and it is a great company and a great place to work. I have been a Customer Service Rep. Part-Time and I can easily say it will be a very sad day when I graduate from UB this May and finally leave Wegmans for good.
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No it wasn't.
For starters, Drew would never have turned around had it been the backwards pass....he would've faked a QB sneak.
Secondly, that was no pass. He kind of pushed it towards Williams after he went to hand off and hit only air.
It is very evident from both Williams and Bledsoe that it was a broken play. The look on Bledsoe's face, and the way Williams bashed himself in the head after the play, both indicate that somebody screwed up (Again, most likely Williams judging by his reaction when the play was over with).
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That may have been the single stupidest decision I have ever seen. Talk about dumb. The ONE thing he couldn't do, he did. Dumb dumb dumb. We should be thankful Bledsoe doesn't try things like that.
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Why the hell would you want NE to win?!
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Best receivers we've faced all year? Please, the Rams lined up Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce against us with a much better QB throwing them the ball and we all saw how that worked out.
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I don't know if it's discrepancy or not but Charlie definitely was as far forward in the plane as you can go. He comes out of the bathroom right behind the cockpit during the scene where he, Jack, and Kate find the pilot...
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That was pathetic offense right there, and awesome defense.
Go Bills!
Never in my life..... NEVER
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That was quick. Go cry somewhere else.