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QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:19 PM) I'm sure it wouldn't have been. The federal government does not ever want to put on paper that it is giving up any sort of control of law enforcement or security. But it is becoming a reality anyway. When the deal was made...the Labor Department's inspector General complained of "Serious Breakdowns" as the U.S. government had made major concessions to Wal-Mart without getting anything serious back in return. So IMO, it sure looks like that was just a complete cave-in.

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:22 PM) If you ignore the one that bounced before the plate, yea As long as he only bounces 1 every inning...with that fastball people will still wind up swinging at it.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:20 PM) Tangent: There's actually a horrifically bad Florida (now California) punk-pop band called Yellowcard. Fixed.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:54 PM) And wasn't Jermaine Dye struggling against the mendoza line in mid May last year? As was Paul Konerko.

AND MRO IS IN ORBIT!!!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:10 PM) I bet there was a deal made about that. Internal security at Walmart would make a promise to handle it, Feds would lay back a bit. Again, not saying it will work, but federal agencies are real big lately on compromises that allow private security work to do some things for them. All those agencies (FBI, SEC/CFTC, ATF, etc.) are way short-handed. If that sort of deal was made...it wasn't written in the settlement as far as I know.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:06 PM) Has Politte pitched well this ST? I still think he might be a question mark this year also. He pitched his ass off last year though. Cliff gave up 11 runs in 12.2 innings in ST last year. 9 of em earned.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:05 PM) And because they think that it is more efficient for the government if a huge company like Walmart polices itself. I am not necessarily saying that will work, but that is the thought process I am sure. Considering how many times in the past few years wal-mart has been caught employing illegals...i doubt they think that at all. Or if they do...they're not even intelligent enough to manage an Arabian Horse Trading association. I think they just want to make sure that the company's campaign contributions keep flowing.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 02:01 PM) Wow I never knew. Why would the feds agree to such a thing? Just looked it up...it was the settlement in Wal-Mart's child labor case last November. Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are given a 15 day warning before any inspection. The Feds would agree to such a thing because wal-mart has a lot of money.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:44 PM) Why is that? Because they have all been caught? Please explain, because I don't know what you mean. Usually the bigger the company with more people, then the easier it becomes to catch them. The easier it is that someone will end up not liking you and calling immigration on you. Walmart got caught using illegal immigrants last year. In the settlement with the Feds, the feds agreed that they would perform no more surprise inspections looking for illegal immigrants...they have to give Bentonville a couple days warning before any inspection. Now I think anyone in their right mind can figure out why Walmart might want a settlement clause like that.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) It is very easy to catch the workers at the hotels and walmart. It is much harder to stop the little places, the small businesses. The friends of families. How good do you believe that that law actually works anyway? The only way they usually catch them is if a co-worker gets pissed off at them and calls immigration on them. Actually it's almost impossible to catch them at Walmart now.

QUOTE(zach61 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) But it should be illegal if he doesn't report them to the authorities. It's not about not treating them, it's about not telling someone they are illegally here. But see...then you're guaranteeing that no one here illegally will ever visit a doctor, even if they're at risk of dying, because they won't want to be referred to the authorities.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) It already is illegal to hire undocumented workers. That doesn't mean we actually take any efforts to prevent them from being hired. For crying out loud, the federal government signed an agreement with Wal-Mart guaranteeing that the Feds would have to give Wal-mart a warning of several days before they could conduct any searches for illegal workers.

And the engine on MRO is burning.

The MRO will burn for 27 minutes, slowing its speed by 3540 kilometers per hour (2500 mph). 6 minutes before the burn ends, it will pass behind the shadow of Mars, and the burn will have to be completed while out of radio contact with Earth. It will emerge from radio blackout at about 2:16 PST. If it comes out at the right time, it'll be in orbit. So for about 1/2 hour there, a lot of people up @ JPL will be hyperventilating.

Spacecraft is in burn attitude now. Burn will start in 4 minutes.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:09 PM) Agreed on all points. But until the government smartens up and implements such plans, I don't completely fault hard-working individuals who come to work and provide for their families. Yes, it's illegal (as are other laws oftentimes broken), but I don't see any malicious intent, and definitely not enough for them to recieve the negativety that they do... Baseball had a policy against steroid use since 1991, but did not start testing until 2003. Was it ok for baseball players to use steroids against the policy in order to improve their numbers before 2003?

Loss of Signal (LOS) at expected time...switching over to Low-Gain antenna right now. Switchover completely successful...60 seconds or so the spacecraft will begin turning itself into position for the burn.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:00 PM) Is what she found in fast food? I imagine that with a college education she will be able to move up well in whatever she does. By the way, congrats on the fiancee. Eventually no, but had there been one available she'd have taken it.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 12:46 PM) And which jobs are those? Took my fiancee over 2 years after we got out here to find a job. She applied for multiple fast-food jobs just so she could have something to build a resume & pay towards her college loans. Couldn't even get that. Finally found something decent last fall.

Lots of people standing around JPL with the occasional large outburst of clapping and cheers. Just heard a "That was easy" over their broadcast. Step 1 of orbital insertion...pressurization of the main fuel tanks has worked perfectly. Next step is a switch over to the low-gain antenna, which can broadcast to Earth while the spacecraft is turned & slowing itself down. 32 minutes until firing.

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 12:47 PM) BA with an infield single! 4/19 in the spring. He's up to .210! That's Timo Territory already!

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 12:47 PM) Nope. Coop getting interviewed now Wow, and the Widge was catching today too...Jose stank last year when the Widge was catching. He keeps the walks at 0 and he'll win almost every game he pitches.

Jose walk anyone today?

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 12:38 PM) The get paid s***, for the most part. These aren't people making CEO salaries. :headshake Their contributions to the economy far outweigh whatever benefits they get. So do you people b**** about aid the U.S. gives to foreign countries as much as this? 1. They're paid sh*t, but they are still paid enough such that they are able to send money back...and given the value of U.S. dollars in Central and Southern American countries...they're sending back significant amounts. All over out here banks advertise their willingness to send money abroad for free for 1 single reason. 2. They also do significant amounts of damage to the economy, by driving down wages for average working people and taking away jobs.