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DH has been getting some interviews, Ok not to get off topic but what does DH mean? I keep seeing that online and maybe I'm slow but I can't for the life of me figure it out. The baseball fan in me thought it meant "designated hitter" when I first saw it. It made me wonder why all of t...

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I'm still having trouble getting in by simply typing in "eomahaforums.com". Â I had to search for the site in google, go to a page other than the home page (or else it says 'page cannot be displayed'), then click on a user, go to all the posts they've made and click on the section to read ...

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it's just too far, in my opinion, for many people to attend regularly. Â Right now, I'm much more prone to going to games nearer to the center of Omaha (like we have with Rosenblatt, or the new downtown stadium). Â If you look at the metro as a whole, downtown is much closer to the center than South...

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I also ate it so often that I haven't been back in a few months, in my opinion there are too many of them being built or planned. No way... The sando I eat is $4.23, they could replace every subway in town as far as I am concerned.... I agree. Â Same goes for quiznos and blimpie...even though blimp...

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i can't wait for the stock market to level out and fears of oil get under control, that are making people not spend money. Â When a typically strong company like Starbucks (and the other day with a possible GM bankruptcy) start doing closings, you know the |expletive| is about to hit the fan (like i...

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"What you get for the money" on HGTV feautred a house from Omaha. Â They made a reference to people thinking "corn" when they hear Nebraska, but that when you get here it's not really like that. Â Showed the obligatory skyline shot, old market, craftsman style homes (among others...

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i heard more crackles and pops on the 2007 video, but i don't know if that's just because of the actual video not picking up as much. Â Seemed like there was more high-flying stuff this year, though. Â Am i right? Â I didn't get to see it in person, i was blowing up stuff in my drive way.

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i wonder if the world herald is some how trying to make it seem like the Royals have a 'too good to be true' kind of deal right now and that they shouldn't hold out for such a deal at the new stadium. Â Like saying, "yeah, but are you really ever going to have it that good again?" Â Probab...

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Awesome! We are casually looking at 500 tickets for February! May be there will be a Chevy in the winner circle then. Â I'd imagine a chevy could win in 2009. Â More often than not, they usually do :) Â In fact, since 1978 they have won 17 of them. Â Ford has won 6, Buick 3, Oldsmobile 2, Dodge ...

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Daytona is sweet; I've always wanted to go to Talladega just a hair more, but I still love it when February rolls around and you get to hear the cars take turn 1 and the roar builds up in the back ground and then switches to the camera on the inside of turn 2. Â Then they flip to the turn 2/back str...

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i spent $24...but when i got mine, everything was like buy 1, get 3 free, so it turned out to be more bang for the buck, pun intended

Â I'd |expletive| my pants if i had $550 worth of stuff!

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we started at like 7:40 and from that point on (after we had finished at like 9:30 or 10), people were still doing them all night (in fact, i hear them going now, and it is almost 1:30am). Â This morning, i got up, stepped outside to pick up a few things and heard them going off at 8:15. Â They've b...

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i just realized saw there's a new organic place in downtown council bluffs; I'm not sure when it opened, but i saw it and would like to check it out. little off topic, but i thought I'd throw that in there. I assume you're talking the store on South Main Street? That relocated from the 100 block o...

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S33 wrote:
Oh well, I think a persons head could explode thinking about the entire operation though it is pretty interesting.

I agree. Â Love em or hate em, logistically they are impressive.

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I respectfully implore you to go back and read the entire article you just partially posted. The Slate article is actually highly critical of Wal-Mart and it's labor/pay practices, and it's a good article too! I couldn't have written a better screed myself!!!! The 10 dollar average factors in th...

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Of course it's showing the "positive side", it's the company's website. right, because they are advocates for walmart...just like the people that are advocates for those opposed to walmart show the negative side of the company. :;): People complain about unions (including me sometimes), b...

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http://walmartwatch.com/ http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/ there are also websites that tout the positive side of walmart... http://walmartstores.com/FactsNews/ ...is one ( someone's gotta play the devil's advocate). They do do a lot of good things (remember hurricane Katrina?) And i hear ya Uffda; i...

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i stand corrected

Â I wonder why the ones i found are so skewed?

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this is a link to their site, specifically the projects they have worked on...which are VERY numerous. Â They've done projects all over the world. Â This should be great for the construction of the stadium! http://www.hoksport.com/projects/index.html some pictures of their work: http://www.chinaaust...

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I'm not sure if it's related to this or not, but the large map-pins you see around town now are a cool touch, in my opinion (they have one at the zoo and i saw one somewhere else, just not sure which location). Â If you're having issues picturing it, or haven't seen them, they are a large version of...

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i just realized saw there's a new organic place in downtown council bluffs; I'm not sure when it opened, but i saw it and would like to check it out.

little off topic, but i thought I'd throw that in there.

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granted, i know the title of the thread is "Wal-Mart to invade Blair," but i somehow feel like this is heading off of said topic. Â Shouldn't we be talking about Wal-Mart and how it relates to the city of Blair, instead of our opinions of the company and how evil they are?

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Also, there's a lot to be said for being able to shop without being asked 5 times if i'm finding everything ok. Actually that is considered good customer service. I work part time in a retail store and we hear back from some people who say no one helped them out -- no one asked if they needed help...

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i agree; it's frustrating going to wal-mart and being inundated by hundreds of people being in your way, waiting in check outs, etc, but i still shop there, because i too want to see my dollar go a little further (and it does). Â Now, there are certain things that i won't buy from there, but my fian...

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i agree; my fiance and i were thinking of getting season tickets once they open, because we're not far from the river and we could just walk over. Â Not the fancy tickets, but something so that we could just attend and have "our" seats and start a new tradition of our own. Â there are a lo...

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3 is good, but i was hoping we could take #2

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They belong in Omaha. There are just no 2 ways about it. It isn't the "Omaha-area Royals," like it would be if they were in Sarpy, it should just be "The Omaha Royals." I think the pressure that the Royals have been putting on the city to stay is starting to work. Their &quo...

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i wonder if that was one of the things that that person i know that works for brandies was talking about? Â (there being a sit down restaurant there, not just more fast food options) Â I'll have to get a hold of her to find out!

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without scrolling through 114 pages of this thread, does anyone know right off when they hope to have a decision from the Royals? Â I thought i remembered reading somewhere that they were hoping to have one around this time of year but i can't find it to confirm it.

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i missed it, but I'm trying to find a video of it to post here. Â Found a video of one of the women's heats, but i want to see michael phelps' WR.

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Saw that 2 people were killed by Jonesy's Taco House which is sad. I looked all over and saw nothing that said anything about this. Where did you hear it? All I can find are stories about the 2 deaths in Council Bluffs. Jonesy's is two blocks from my house and didnt hear any of my neighbors talk...

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They belong in Omaha. There are just no 2 ways about it. It isn't the "Omaha-area Royals," like it would be if they were in Sarpy, it should just be "The Omaha Royals." I think the pressure that the Royals have been putting on the city to stay is starting to work. Their "...

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DTO Luv wrote:

First, i dig the photos (i want to go there badly). Â And secondly, that dude in the red shirt looks like he wants to kick some |expletive| for his picture getting taken

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i agree with wags...sorry capitalguy :) Â And like it's been said a million times, if they can support the stadium on the CWS alone, why not give the Royals a good deal and make it just extra gravy on the biscuits? Â It would help boost all the bars/restaurants/hotels (though not as much as as the o...

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i think they said that there was a tornado in central/west pott. county, but i couldn't hear the tv because i was trying to listen for the tornado sirens. Â I was out talking to my neighbor and the sun had come out and everything, at which point the sirens went off, after it was all done. Â I drove ...

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i agree. I think it would be cooler if they renamed the 24Th street bridge that instead. That whole thing is going to be nice looking...and fitting of a name other than "24Th street bridge". I was thinking this: http://www.leonardpzakimbunkerhillbridge.org/Zakim_Bridge_AndyRyan.jpg and ...

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i don't know but I'd sure like to find out.

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That's a cool concept, even if some of the buildings seem a little odd (like the one designed for Milan that looks like a bunch of pieces of gum stacked on top of each other; I've never been a big fan of that type of modern architecture). Â I think something like the one in Dubai would be cool here,...

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OK, so after seeing the total attendance numbers (highest yet), i stand somewhat corrected. However, average attendance is down (lowest in almost 10 years), due in large part to schedule changes...but for sure at least in some part due to gas prices. Either way, i still think they could use it to ...

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i don't think we have to worry about bolts at the bottom of the Missouri...i think the bigger concern will be all the dead bodies at the bottom from jumpers that look to flee life's problems

(kidding.)

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