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While it is still possible for them to make it (even if we win out, I still think it's unlikely), we really don't deserve to make the playoffs now. Not that Cleveland is a pushover or anything - they seem to be going in the right direction - but that is a game that you have to win if you are going to sneak into the playoffs. And we didn't. We'll see how Henne finishes out the year before making any judgments, but right now it's feeling like we still need to address the quarterback position. Patrick

Thanks for starting this thread, Godzilla-San and welcome. Patrick

Obviously, I am glad to see Jeter and Rivera remain with the Yankees. It would be hard to picture anything else. I don't know why the public comments by the Yankee organization were necessary. I thought that wasn't handled as well as it should have been. This was a unique free agency. The Yankees have never, ever, had to deal with signing a player with such a storied history and rapport with fans and symbolism with the organization in the history of the franchise. Have to keep in mind that when most of the Yankee legends of the past were at this part of their career, free agency didn't exist. So, this was really the first time that the organization as a whole (let alone the current group running the show) has seen this. While I don't feel they did a great job, they did get a deal signed and Jeter will be sticking around. Patrick

Re: recording laws, check out: http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations Most states are one party consent states, which means that if you are a party to the conversation, you can record it without anyone's consent. In two party states, you must have permission from all parties. With students, etc., it's simple enough to just all have them sign a consent form. Thanks, Patrick

Good luck.

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Welcome back, Iron Arahat. If you look at Iron's profile, you'll see his member number is 121 - he's actually the 121st person to ever register here! Patrick

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Holy mackerel, Iron Arahat. Good to see you. Hope all is well. Patrick

Haha. No, you've received nominations in real categories. Congrats. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Bushido Brown. Patrick

Hehe, isshinryu5toforever. Well, I don't think fancy dress party is a particularly new term. It's so funny that you mention black tie, too, because I just mentioned this thread and the fancy dress thing, etc. to her yesterday (before I saw your reply here) and she mentioned black tie and how it is confusing, too, as some people think it means wearing a black tie, etc. But, it's actually a complex set of stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tie Always best to ask for elaboration on what people want you to wear, to be safe. Patrick

Thanks for the replies. Hope everyone had a nice day. I just finished a turkey sandwich!

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For those that celebrate it, I just wanted to say: have a happy Thanksgiving! Patrick

Thanks all. I really appreciate it. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Ms. Battersby-Lebarron. Patrick

A fancy dress party is a costume party. That's mainly a British term and I learned it on the TV show "Keeping Up Appearances."

Good luck, quinteros1963. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Jane. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Every year for as long as I can remember, I have marked our half birthday with an announcement. This year is no different. This community is now 9 and 1/2 years old! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of my staff for helping me keep the community on track and focused on our goals. Thank you Heidi, Brian, Danielle, Ed, Alex, Jennifer, George, Jeffrey and Cliff for all of the contributions that you have made to this community! Thank you, as well, to all of our long time loyal users who have contributed positively to this community. On May 21, we'll turn 10 years old. What should we do to celebrate it? I'm open to ideas, via this thread or, better yet, in private through the private message system. Thank you for reading and for supporting KarateForums.com! Sincerely, Patrick

Hello, Welcome to the voting period of the ninth annual KarateForums.com Awards. Through these awards, we recognize just a few of the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to KarateForums.com in the past year. These awards take into consideration all community activity between October 19, 2009 and October 18, 2010. You submitted your nominations and, from those, we have our KarateForums.com Awards 2010 nominees. In all, 13 different members have been nominated in the various categories that make up this year's awards. They are ps1, joesteph, Kuma, isshinryu5toforever, sensei8, evergrey, GeoGiant, bushido_man96, tallgeese, DWx, JiuJitsuNation, Jeffrey and NightOwl. Congratulations to all of you! With the ballots crafted, it is now time to vote. In order to do so, you must have a KarateForums.com account that had at least 10 posts made on or before October 18, 2010 (Eastern Time). There is just one guideline to keep in mind when voting: 1. Do not attempt to artificially inflate our vote totals in any way. This includes but is not limited to trading votes, encouraging people to vote indiscriminately (publicly or privately), mass mailing/posting and any other behavior that could lead to results being artificially skewed. Individuals found to be participating in these activities will be disqualified from nomination in any category. Please note that you do not have to vote in every category. You can vote for as many or as few as you would like - please go for as many as you feel comfortable with. The more valid votes we get, the better! The categories are listed below. Please click the link(s) and vote in the poll(s). Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/member-of-the-year-vt39910.html New Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/new-member-of-the-year-vt39909.html Community Spirit Award http://www.karateforums.com/community-spirit-award-vt39908.html Staff Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/staff-member-of-the-year-vt39907.html Funniest Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/funniest-member-of-the-year-vt39906.html Article of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/article-of-the-year-vt39905.html So, that's all there is to it. Please vote. We need as many valid votes as possible! Voting will be closed on December 3, 2010 at 8 PM ET. Please do not post your votes in this or any thread. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to private message me or reply to this thread. Please do not post a reply on the poll threads. Thank you for reading and for visiting KarateForums.com. Sincerely, Patrick