Peace
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So much for that...
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Pull out every single soldier at once, like a Band-Aid gets ripped off, despite warnings from your military commanders about going this route.
Nice move, Barry.
Who prefers the route of continuing to spend money and lives while we remove the band aid slowly...and then let Iraq erupt into sectarian violence once the band aid is off.
Ron Paul may be a whacko on many things but he's had Iraq right for a long time. We walked in. We can walk out.
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The gov't laid out 3B in incentives to a multitude of companies that produce parts used in the Volt. Not all of these have been or can be claimed. But if it all were claimed, and all of these went into making the Volt, the article took the 3B and divided it by the number of volts sold to date, or something like that since the math doesn't even work when you do that, to come out with 250K/Volt.
By that article's reasoning, the first guy got a 3 billion dollar Volt. And the next guy's Volt isn't worth 250K, but $42 less.
That article is idiocy by numbers. The author brags about his methodology "I added the known state and federal incentives that have been offered and divided by the number of Volts sold. If GM has additional information to add to the public data on the use of taxpayer money, I look forward to seeing it."
Not that I'm a fan of this but on the scale of government waste, I'd rather the government spent money on technology and infrastructure than health care, Iraq, Afghanistan, war on drugs, etc.
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Ford 10.33
intel 23.82
bp 41.85
Up about 12%
If you win, I'll donate your Kindle. It's not in my power to give you anything.
BTW, on the donation twist I mentioned earlier, I'll write a check in the amount rather than donating a Kindle. Not exactly doing someone a favor giving them a Kindle they then have to link to a credit card to buy ****. I know they work in libraries but let's be practical: The needy don't need kindles.
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So what's the final tally as we approach the finish.
John Adams has $10,000, as he's fond of telling everyone.
Who is higher? I have a Kindle ready to ship.
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aaah a Dan Simmons mention. Excellent writer in his various series.
Not so much in his Buffalo crime stuff. That was dreck. And the Olympos books were verbose journeys to nowhere.
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I'd pass along your criticism to Samuel Butler, but he's dead. And thats the way they talked back in the late 1800 hundreds, you !@#$ing retard.
:lol: Nothing like doubling down on your ignorance.
Neither goes with "nor," not "or," both in the last two centuries and this one, dumbass.
"Neither [used with] or. This phrasing is either a serious grammatical lapse or serious typographical error." Modern American Usage, 2010.
You and 3rdnlong are in the same circle jerk around that cookie idea. You fellows enjoying yourselves?
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You are so afraid to actually answer me. You are officially my sock puppet, if I want you to be. Damn, I'd like to face you in court. I have the feeling that you don't practice your profession there.
So you want me answer he-whose-nickname-cannot-be-named's moranic question? That's what gets your rocks off and counts for you as a win when I refuse to do it? You are a smart little monkey.
Keep insulting what you believe is my job. I'll let you know when it bothers me. Be thankful that I don't go to your job and knock the dicks out of your mouth. Wouldn't want to distract you from your calling.
This thread is more retarded than you.
Logic trap.
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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument. Go eat your cookie, little man.
Neither goes with nor, 5th grade education.
So, he misspelled a word. You didn't? Do you actually disagree with the message though?
Relax Freddie.
I already posted as to the clip. Is Michelle Obama skeptical of her country? Sure. So are you.
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Wow, someone was naked. Yawn.
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NO WAY in hell he gets it all done in two more books. He's already expanded that from three to five to seven. I believe he's just bored with the story.
Although, as someone pointed out above, the sucess of the TV series may hasten the writing up a bit. The guy needs an editor. Dance with Dragons was about three hundered pages of "and so and so from here had on this, they sat down and ate this" and on...
She of dragons will take the throne in two books and end it. That won't take more than 1600 pages..
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Yeah, I know. She has no history of her disdain for this Country. What the hell was I thinking.
Did you come to this conclusion as a great epithany, you illiterate moran?
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I'd like to know what she said before I pass judgement.
Is up down today?
BTW, you guys are insane. I believe she did say "All this to fold a flag," and shook her head as if to say, "Wow." I saw no disapproval in either her or Barry's face.
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Seriously?
It's not like it was a secret, you mincing little pansy.But who is The Telephone Pole?
Wouldn't it be amazing if somebody could create a core architecture, but, make it extensible to the point of appearing to be custom software, that could deal with each care user as individuals, so that we get usage rates at 98%, which therefore gives us highly accurate data in general, that in turn allows us to produce highly accurate cost of doing business information in health care?
How awesome would the guy be who could do that for us?
Sounds like a hack programmer, and not a particularly imaginative one. Software won't cure the ills OCnarcissist.
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Am I the only person in the reading public that thought Ender's Game was mediocre at best? And that's before I found out that Orson Scott Card is a raving lunatic.
No idea that Card was a lunatic. Ender's Game didn't do it for me but I liked some of the follow-ups in that series.
Really, aren't all Sci Fi/Fantasy writers a bit off? As a kid, I read Xanth books (could not in any way recommend those to anyone over 13). Recently was talking about those books with someone and it turns out that Piers Anthony is still writing them. I went to his personal website and found that he also writes fantasy-set erotica. "Ooh Mr. Unicorn, what a big horn you have."
The Dark Tower story was wrapped up in book 7 back in 2004 however there is another volume by King coming out next year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower:_The_Wind_Through_the_Keyhole
I stand corrected. Interesting.
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He only has two more to go. I want the books just as much as anyone else, but I'd rather he take his time and get it right than rush it out to appease impatient people. I've been reading this series since the late 90s. You have to learn patience.
To me a good example is the Dark Tower series. That series has been spread out over 30 years, yet people don't seem to be in a rush for Stephen King to get the next book out. They seem to realize that the creative process takes time and when another one is ready another one will come out.
Agree. Just want to point out The Dark Tower series is over.
In the light reading context that people are talking about, I nominate Dan Simmons's Hyperion series. Well-imagined science fiction universe.
A touch less light but still a good time are Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey Marturin books, the first of which served as the basis for the Russell Crowe movie Master and Commander, of the same name. I read a couple of those a Summer--love them for beach reading.
Other thoughts in this vein of light but interesting: Sherlock Holmes stories(free on Kindle). I throw down one of those whenever I need a break.
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how bout this: the guy did have private insurance but his maximum benefit of $500K is exceeded in 6 months and he's still on a ventilator. he has savings of a few thousand (enough for about 6 hours in the ICU). should the tube be pulled and he be left to die? if not, who should pay?
Things cost money. People die. I am fine with Paul's answer.
We must spend more money adding 2 awful years of life to people than I'm sure we spend caring for them in the first 60 years combined. It's idiotic.
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....and Tom's and idiot
Is that an epithany?
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I would agree - the e-ink display is a fabulous piece of technology, and on that basis alone the Kindle is a good buy - but in my personal experience, as a voracious reader (I read two books this weekend alone), I find myself going to the iPad far more than the Kindle itself, for the simple reason that it gives me access to a much greater variety of content than the Kindle alone (i.e. Google Books, Barnes & Noble's Nook, Kobo - Barnes & Noble's third-party provider, any internet page - for technical references I find myself cross-referencing books against web sites frequently).
I'd expected, when I got an iPad, I'd use it to supplement the Kindle for reading. As it turned out, things worked the other way around - the Kindle can't be beat in bright sunlight, or on battery life, but in most other cases I find myself using the iPad (it helps, too, that the graphics rendering is so much better on the iPad, which is of some importance to me). But that's just me and my uses...I'm not recommending that aj get an Amazon tablet over a Kindle, merely that he wait until both are available so he has the choice.
I use the Kindle to get away from the Interwebs. I like that its connectivity is limited.
I find that when I use my iPad for reading, I read a few pages, then surf over here. Then read a few more, check my email. I lose book immersion.
Think of it this way: Only get a pad if you're not distracted by shiny objects.
Tablets work much better for anything with graphics like scientific journals and maps. The Kindle blows if you need to read a map.
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I was able to watch the 4 o'clock games switching back and forth without any issues. The picture quality was pretty good too. Hopefully it continues next week and tge rest if the season
That's great to hear. All I want is a working product. I stopped trying for the Bills in the 3rd Quarter.
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There's a kindle thread in the consumer forum. I love it.
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According to Twitter by DirecTvService those if us that ordered Sunday ticket through Playstation will be receiving some type if credit through our Playstation account and that Everything should be corrected by next weekend
$25 credit.
They can keep the 25 if they just fix it.
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This thread doesn't seem necessary to me. Let's worry about the Bills and next week.
If you play for the Bills, that's fine. But I'm a fan. I don't have to gameplan next week. I can enjoy the empty seats, parking lot, etc.
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Btw...much better now. Still skipping back some but stream is improving. No need to watch at 41-7.
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The fact that they continue to have the same issue every year makes it that much worse
At the same time...it's only week one. Just saying for those who purchased, it has gotten better other years.
The vid quality is promising even if the streaming is a wreck.
Hillary's Campaign Kickoff
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As it should.
The only free trade advocate running now is Johnson. The GOP and Dems have both moved further left on that issue because protection works damnnit.