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Met fans have spent all baseball season trying to answer some tough questions. In April, it was, "Why is our new stadium an ode to the Dodgers?" In June, it was "Why can't David Wright hit a home run?" And in August, it was "Why did I become a Mets fan in the first place?" But now that we are staring at a Yanks-Phillies World Series, the big dilemma facing Met fans is, "Who do we root for?"

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As if it wasn’t unpleasant enough, this recession comes with an info glut, all this economic data purporting to answer a simple question: Are things getting better? The answer is rarely straightforward. The numbers aren’t just confusing. They seem to be measuring some other planet. In New York, we have our own economic indicators, often based on the degree to which people are being thwarted by the lack of opportunity. An old standby is the Overeducated Cabbie Index. The Squeegee Man Apparition Index is another good one. There’s also the Speed at Which Contractors Return Calls Index: within 24 hours,...

Just after midnight and just after noon on July, 8th, it will be.... 12:34:56 7/8/9 Finally something on FR that really is SERIES!

Come on folks, get a grip! Original thread is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2279459/posts?q=1&;page=1

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK AS A WHOLE. “BEHOLD MY SERVANT” (Isa. 42:1). Isa 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. . 1:1—8 THE FORERUNNER 1:9—11 THE BAPTISM: WITH WATER 1:12, 13. THE TEMPTATION: (WILDERNESS) 1:14—20 THE KINGDOM } PROCLAIMED 1:21—8:30. THE KING 8:31—10:52 THE KING } REJECTED 11:1—14:25 THE KINGDOM 14:26—42. THE AGONY: IN THE GARDEN 14:43—16:14. THE BAPTISM: OF SUFFERING (DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION). 16:15—20. THE SUCCESSORS. (This Gospel outline wi8ll...

Dusty Rhodes, a light-hitting, hard-drinking outfielder who was at his best on baseball's biggest stage, died of cardiopulmonary arrest Wednesday at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 82. Rhodes, whose left-handed swing was tailor-made for the short right-field porch at the New York Giants' home in the Polo Grounds, never batted more than 244 times in seven big-league seasons and had a career average of just .253. But in his only World Series, in 1954, he delivered a game-winning pinch-hit home run in the 10th inning of Game 1, a game-tying pinch-hit single in Game 2 and a two-run pinch...

Hollywood star Hugh Grant has run into trouble with paparazzi yet again. According to a video posted on the celeb website TMZ.com, the 48-year-old star is seen kicking a photographer below the waist, in the groin. Grant was leaving a hotspot in New York when he was followed by a group of paparazzi. When they followed him in spite of his warnings, Grant kicked a photographer. This is not the first time for Grant. A few years ago he was also accused of throwing baked beans at a London photographer.

How to tell if you've been FReeping too longIf some, many or all of the following apply to you, you probably have been FReeping too long. You remember when you had to know basic HTML in order to form a decent post.  You remember when the entire thread had to be 86’d in order to remove a single post.  You remember when if someone forgot to close their italics, bold tags, the entire thread after that point was in bold or italics.  You remember when if a disruptor made a mess of things during the wee hours of the night,...

This is going to definitely be on my viewing list every week: [video at site] On Wednesday at 9 p.m., "The Goode Family" will have its premiere on ABC and become the first animated series on the network's prime-time lineup since 1995 ~~~ "Goode" lampoons a liberal Midwestern household. In "Goode," the characters are often mocked for being green just to fit in with their friends and neighbors. They are a perfect target for the 46-year-old Mr. Judge and his two longtime co-writers, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, who have made careers out of finding humor in the follies and...

Anybody else having slow response issues with FR? This could be hugh! I'm series!

For fans of the Original Brit show 'Life on Mars', heres a heads up: Last night, BBCA aired the first episode of a sequel series to LoM, called 'Ashes to Ashes'. In thios new series, it is a Brit Police Psychologist, who has been studying the file of deceased Sam tyler, in present day, gets called to a hostage situation, with a hiostage taker that knows her, but she doesn't know him...He eventually shoots her, and she wakes up to find herself back in the Seventies, and finds herself working as a subordinate to...who else but Tylers old boss: Gene...

Whoever out there on the BangList group is adding the keyword 'banglist' to all these non-RKBA related threads, knock it off. So far, we've got banglist pings going out on all sorts of irrelevant threads such as any mention of Congressman Henry Waxman taking over a chairmanship from Rep. Dingell and those where Obama's CHANGE.ORG website defines anyone making over $100k as 'the rich'. These are not RKBA issues no matter how you try to justify some tenuous link. Whoever is doing it, stop putting 'banglist' into every little thread that captures your attention for whatever reason. This ping list...

PHILADELPHIA — Bud Selig was determined there wouldn't be a rain-shortened World Series game on his watch. Selig met in the umpires' room with officials of both teams an hour before the start of Game 5 on Monday night and told them no matter how long it took, the game would not be cut short. "I was not going to allow that to happen," he said, clutching a rule book in his left hand

Hi. Did you know that the Monarchy is today's Royal Family and the Royal Art and Residence? Not that I'm bothered it doesn't mean anything to me.

Dear Sarah, tonight, during your speech, do not mention nor even hint at the MSM attacks upon you. If you do the election will have been lost. If you speak over the top of thier attacks you will belittle them and deservedly so, and they will then fly into a frenzie the likes which has never been seen before. If you do mention, hint or allude to the attacks, you validate them, make the MSM your masters, and turn the conversation over to them. Please, if you have to adjust your speech do it, do not give mention to the...

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Great more class in the White House… Not sure if the marble can handle boom box DB's…. Its kind of simple…she doesn’t have enough experience to be bumped up to pres if Mc has a glitch…But she has a document record of more government/cival experience than OB and he's running for Pres…. So I would say she has more than enough experience to be VP and more experiance than OB to be Pres… Make sence?

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I can't believe what I just saw a cop do...

Asbjørn Larsen was out riding his bicycle in the forest northwest of Oslo when he suddenly was confronted by an angry moose that started chasing him. A moose started chasing 83-year-old Asbjørn Larsen in the forest on Oslo's northwest side. IF YOU MEET A MOOSE Keep your distance Moose are generally shy but can occasionally be aggressive. Never go nearer if you meet a moose (called elg in Norway). Even 50 meters can be too close. If the moose looks at you with a raised head and ears standing up, if hasn't decided whether to stand still or flee. Calmly...

What are your favorite TV variety and situation comedy series from 1948-1960? I am old enough to remember most of them!

Over the past several days, the only real movement in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary has been a four-point gain for Fred Thompson and a five-point decline for Mike Huckabee. The big winner from that trade-off is John McCain. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows McCain at 28%, Huckabee at 19%, Mitt Romney at 17%, and Fred Thompson at 16%. Rudy Giuliani and Ron Paul are tied with 5% support. Giuliani is betting his entire campaign on a strong showing in Florida, where he is now tied for the lead with three others....

We found this site a few years ago and my daughter still loves to watch NORAD track Santa's progress around the world on Christmas Eve! :-) Merry Christmas to those of you in the time zones where Christmas and Santa has already arrived! :-)

Thought I'd post my order of repubo candidates. Thompson The absolutely most NO non-nonsense guy we have that comes with solid conservative credentials. McCain I really, really like McCain too. He would make an absolutely fantastic prez in light of the war. Only reason I put him #2 is that he kinda stomped on the 1st amendment and went in the wrong direction with immigration. Giuliani, Romney To me they seem kinda the same except one comes with a church. Not that that bothers me in the least. Hunter, Tancredo They fall into the same mold too but just don't...

Small brewers from Australia to Oregon face the daunting prospect of tweaking their recipes or experimenting less with new brews thanks to a worldwide shortage of one key beer ingredient and rising prices for others.

French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner says the world should prepare for war over Iran's nuclear programme. "We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," Mr Kouchner said in an interview on French TV and radio.

Is or is not Patrick Kennedy, son of the esteemed Senator Ted Kennedy, a homosexual? Just wondering if anyone has noticed this little situation. Also, was there ever someone named Barney Franks? Thanks for the help. MS

I often wondered what exactly makes a FReeper a FReeper? Is it the simple act of reading articles on FR? Do you have to post articles or replies? To call yourself a FReeper do you need to engage in effective activism like writing letters to politicians, getting out in the street to carry signs, or, is being a FReeper an attitude. If so, what attitude is that? Knock yourself out.

Boston Globe's 7 pieces on Romney- A Pretty Good Endorsement posted by: jason | posted at: 9:50 AM | permalink here I finally had a chance to sit down and read the Globes 7 piece story on Mitt Romney. It's worth a read if you have the time. Long, but full of details. Before reading it what struck me, was the Boston Globe does a 7 article piece on Romney, and the most negative thing the public can take away from it is that Romney strapped a dog carrier to the top of his car. You would think with...

The countdown is on! We're all waiting. Let's talk about it while we're waiting. This countdown ticks down the time to both the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. Countdown clocks can be found at http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#static:countdowns

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Suddenly, it's a series. Ben Gordon scored 28 points and the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 108-92 Tuesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, pulling to 3-2 in the series. Detroit opened the series with two routs and made a big comeback in the third game, leading some to predict it would end with a sweep — or in five games at the most. Obviously, the Bulls had other plans. Game 6 is Thursday night in Chicago and if Game 7 is necessary, it would be Monday night back on the...

With the dashing success of "Worst Album Art Ever," I'm proud to present: The Best of Teh Internets: A FR Photo Album... Feel free to share strange, or funny pictures (including, but not limited to anything found on FR, ZOT! graphics, o rly/ya rly, Photoshopped images, bad album covers, etc.)

To all my friends and those who hate me: This is to let y'all know that I have officially outgrown the moniker Longelegantlegs. I have decided on the name Pretty Boots, which I think we can all agree is much more indicative of my deep, insightful commentary, serious nature, and rapidly fading 'hot young chick' status. Please bear with us during this difficult transition time and send your monetary donations c/o Jim Robinson. Thank you. P.S. Guliani still sucks.

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To All My FReeper FRiends... Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards or candy. So I invite you to come and express our love and silliness for each other here. Since the day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines", please exchange your "valentines" in the form of fun, humor, silliness, jokes, and share your stories of past valentines that touched your heart or blew up in your face.

EULESS -- For at least one customer, Tom Bodett probably won't be leaving the light on. A thief took two cotton towels, two hand towels and an ashtray from a Motel 6 in the 100 block of Airport Freeway on Monday. A police report did not have the dollar loss in the theft. Bodett, the longtime spokesman for Motel 6, uses his trademark promise that "We'll leave the light on for you" to entice customers to the economy motels. But Bodett won't be losing sleep over the Euless theft.

The next Solar Storm is predicted to start Fall of 2006 and reach it's massive peak 2012. According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, this could slow satellite orbits, cause satellite failures, disrupt communications and navigation, wipe out computer memories, bring down power systems, disrupt electric grids, cause blackouts, throwing millions of people into darkness. A previous storm in 1989 caused a nine hour blackout in Quebec after several power grids collapsed. It can create more dangerous conditions for our astronauts, and force airplanes to take alternate routes to avoid the poles. A storm of that magnitude could short-circuit...

Here's a Christmas alert!! A fairly new Restaurant named "BJ's Brew house" ( www.bjsbrewhouse.com ) is referring all Christmas stuff as "Holiday." IE. "Have your HOLIDAY party here!" I know this because I work for the company as was disgusted to find out about this.. Please inform Corporate that you will not be dining at ANY of the restaurants until they decide to include the word "Christmas". they can be reached at the address above.. and corporate DOES look at every email. BJ'S is still a fairly small Corporation ( NYSE BJRI) with stores in Ca, OR, WA, NV, TX,...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I hope that the carnage experienced last night leaves a very bitter taste in your mouths and that you awaken this morning wiser than when you went to bed. The American people have spoken and they have chosen a new direction not because the Democrats offer anything better but because you failed to offer leadership. People crave leadership and if they do not get it they will latch on to the first person or group they think offers it. Germans craved leadership so badly they elected Hitler to lead them because there was no one who stood...

I was disappointed in The Simpsons tonight; last week the Halloween special took what I considered a good natured shot at the Iraq policy, and though I don't agree with the viewpoint expressed, it didn't get under my skin. But this week, when the U.S. Army was shown to be going after youngsters and ignoramuses to be essentially cannon fodder, I started to get a bit perturbed. Homer gets suckered into joining the Army, and tells his daughter he's going to fight to "keep oil from going over $100 a barrel" or something like that. Homer, too dumb for even...

First let me say that if you like myselfe voted for a Republican-even if if made you want to puke--this is not aimed at you!!This is for all the weak willed so called Republicans who stayed home or voted for the rats. If you did not vote or voted for the rats, then please DO NOT start posting when your life gets more complicated by a democrat congress. If you bought a new home within the last 12 years especially an expensive one over $200,000 and could barly make the property tax payments just wait till the bush cuts are...

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ST. LOUIS - The current kings of baseball are the worst World Series winners in history, though the St. Louis Cardinals are hardly bothered by such trivialities. For the rest of us, however, the question is whether to bury them or to praise them. That is what we are left with today, the first unofficial day of winter, following the fifth and final game of the World Series last night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, concluding a wildly improbable playoff year during which 12 teams, including Detroit and, yes, the Red Sox, finished the regular...

I'm for gay marriage because then 50% of those relationships will end up in divorce...

Game 3.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Yonhap news agency reports that a government official says there are "signs" of a North Korean nuclear test.

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YAKIMA, Washington (AP) -- Federal investigators were set Tuesday to begin an investigation into a fire that ruined about 4 percent of America's yield of hops, used as flavoring in the brewing of beer and ale. The fire started shortly before noon Monday in a 40,000-square-foot (3,600-square-meter) warehouse operated by S.S. Steiner Inc., one of the four largest hop buyers in the Yakima Valley of central Washington. By mid-afternoon flames engulfed most of the building, sending up plumes of smoke and a pungent aroma.

Reached by phone at his home in Southern California, Nowrasteh affirmed to WND he consulted with Patterson and gave him a preview of the drama During the interview this morning, Nowrasteh took a moment to watch as President Clinton's image turned up on his nearby TV screen to criticize the movie. The director did not want to respond directly to Clinton's comments, but offered a general response to critics. "Everybody's got to calm down and watch the movie," Nowrasteh told WND. "This is not an indictment of one president or another. The villains are the terrorists. This is a clarion...