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Just got back from a week and a half over there (Spain, France and Italy). I've got an iphone 4, and AT&T. I used AT&T's international cell and data package while I was overseas. We were pretty heavily reliant on it to call home to our kids and use as a GPS while driving, and went over our ...

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I think they refused to round up Jews. And I think that while they coordinated with the Germans to attack Leningrad, they halted their advance once they reclaimed the land they lost to the USSR in the first couple years of the war.

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Finland's role is just too complex. Mostly good guys who allied with the Nazis?

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Unfortunately, I don't think it's really hubris, at least not in the case of Syria. (Iraq, yes.) It's a feeling of watching the brutality and believing that it is possible to stop. Which it might be - or getting involved might make things worse. But that is exactly my point....they are the same thi...

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Verducci realizes how good Manny Machado is already. He has 21 multi-hit games in 48 games this year. He also leads MLB in doubles. He's also a vacuum at third (which he just started playing last season). Machado at least has put himself in the conversation with Mike Trout and Bryce Harper in terms...

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Yeah, with all my eggs in the Hawks basket, I don't think a big comeback is in my future.

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Unfortunately, I don't think it's really hubris, at least not in the case of Syria.

(Iraq, yes.)

It's a feeling of watching the brutality and believing that it is possible to stop.

Which it might be - or getting involved might make things worse.

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Fortunately I can't watch because I'm still at the office, but what the fuck is up with Toews?

Three penalties this period?

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Did Obama declare the end of the Global War on Terror?

Awesome.

We won, right?

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brian wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:
brian wrote:MLB.com wins the prize for best error page ever.
Eh. Seems like it should be, um, an error?
It's different every time you hit. Often, it is.

Heh. I just got the home run off Jose Canseco's head.

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Johnnie wrote:

That little heart in the "Love Barry" is far more troubling than Benghazi, the IRS thing, and the AP subpoenas put together.

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So I heard on NPR, and I saw a brief mention in one other place, but nobody else has mentioned this - apparently most of those kids who were killed were trapped in a room in the schooland there were burst water pipes. The kids weren't killed by the walls - they drowned. If true, that's mind bending...

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Man City and Chelsea are playing this week? Holy crap. I'm sure there will be a lot of effort in those games.

How long until their owners complain some more about their players having to do national team duty in the summer?

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So Atlanta is coming into town next Tuesday.

It would be nice if RSL can actually get out of the first round for a change.

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Johnnie wrote:I figure it's because tennis and gay sex are basically the same thing. Lots of grunting. Fuzzy balls rhythmically clapping back and forth. Love means nothing. People are secretly ashamed to watch, but can't look away. And the French and Spanish seem to be awesome at it.

That's great.

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No reasonable person needs to own an EF-4 tornado for personal defense or hunting. Howard, your insistence on a personal right to own tornados means that others will die. Think of the children! Seriously, though, I think the politics-playing from this is more likely to come from the left. Me, I tho...

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bfj wrote:Perfectly happy staying with the Jays (not against) unless someone wants to trade for them.

I have the Orioles. Am I better off with "scored by" or "scored against"?

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Fuck.

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On a scale of 1 to America, how free are you today? http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/485455_566963313343942_1100141309_n.jpg Is that a recent pick? It looks like it could be some instagramed hipsters... PBR, mustache, stupid mask, new cars in the background... It has to be within the p...

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Keg wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Paid.
Steve, I do not see a payment received on my paypal account. Did you send it to the correct address?

Fuck. No. I spaced on the 1980.

Somewhere there is a guy with your name, with ten extra bucks in his pocket and wondering who "keg" is.

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I can't believe the ref didn't call that handball.

Must be Man U at Old Trafford.

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Naked Khaleesi! Awkward wedding! Samwell Tarly killing a white walker! And there was no Theon stuff or the Jon Snow/Ygritte escapades! Finally an episode better than just decent. Outside of there not being a catch up for Jamie/Brienne, this episode had a scene in everything I wanted to see. Awesome...

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On a scale of 1 to America, how free are you today? http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/485455_566963313343942_1100141309_n.jpg Utah appears to be pretty free. It looks like they are waiting for a road race to come through the Uintas. But they don't exactly look like bicycle race fans.

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Paid.

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I was going to complain about having to deal with kids soccer and work instead of being able to watch the game today, but it sounds like I've been lucky.

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I'll pay the stupid tax when it gets this high... If you consider game theory, it's only stupid to play PowerBall when the pot is less than $176 million. The odds of winning the PowerBall jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510. It's the same thing as considering pot odds when playing poker. I don't buy that....

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A mountain lion was strolling around downtown Santa Cruz today. Then, it got itself trapped in a walled aqueduct. After much head scratching (as this became a big news and twitter story), they darted it and carted it out to the wilderness. But, it will be on all the local news stations tonight link...

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howard wrote:Obama Supporter Has Perfectly Improbable Explanation Absolving President From Blame For Scandals

(just fucking wit ya, steve)

Heh. Perfect.

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Steve, I guess we have to agree to disagree, because I think you are being ridiculous. The NLRB has been equally divided between labor and corporate orientation for decades, which is important, given its role as an arbiter of labor issues. Now, in an obvious desire to reward his organized union sup...

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I'm pretty sure the points aren't valid at all. Obama has been begging the Senate for years to use its power to "advise and consent" regarding NLRB nominees, and the Senate has refused to do so. The Republicans don't like the NLRB. So Senate Republicans have filibustered any attempt to get...

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I think I need Brandon Saad to get a hat-trick in all of the remaining games. Otherwise I am just going to fall farther and farther behind even if my other Hawks ring up points.

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Robbie Russell retires from the MLS so he can become an MD. Probably better to get started then play for United this year. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/dc-uniteds-robbie-russell-following-up-on-a-second-dream-medical-school/2013/05/15/b49cbb6e-bd9c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html...

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Watched this week's episode last night. Why is Dany so set on freeing slaves whenever she comes across them? Is there a particular reason for it in her past or just what she saw in Astapor? Looking at the map on HBO.com, I wouldn't want to live in Meereen if Dany lays waste to Yunkai. I haven't rea...

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I.R.S. Apologizes to Tea Party Groups Over Audits of Applications for Tax Exemption I dunno. First off, I want the IRS auditing the fuck out of ANYONE applying for tax exempt status. Secondly, isn't it somewhat commonsensical to look extra deep into an application for tax free status from a group w...

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Giff wrote:I was just on Sportscenter!

Whoa! Are you all right?

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What I've learned from the IRS thing is that the Republicans are against profiling.

Who knew?

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Map of areas that were closed to visitors from the USSR in the 1950s. http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_vault/2013/5/15/ProhibitedMapFinal.jpg.CROP.article920-large.jpg Explanation here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/15/cold_war_map_shows_areas_prohibited_to_soviet_trav...

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well, their sigul is the flayed man.... the books aren't as descriptive on the process, only the results. its pretty bad. Yeah, at least the books don't drag you through the process. For those who haven't read them, Theon really isn't in this part of the story in the books. Instead, he pops up agai...

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Hey Ernie, let's play two!

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Sunderland, Villa, Southampton, and Fulham fans should all be breathing easier now.

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