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St. Teresa area.

What neighborhood?

And you know what? Nobody at Virginia gives a damn about someone who considers himself "a truly special high school kid." They will not get that kid unless his parents are "truly special, " and he is getting "truly special" advice. There isn't a more respected college coach in the nation than Tony Bennett, and probably not a more respected program. This team was unranked at the season open. Undefeated during the ACC away schedule. This isn't the NBA, and I'm absolutely certain UVA isn't going to change a thing. It is a great program, run by great people. Losses happen with 20 year olds. 2015 NCAA best sports D1 school? Virginia, and with no scandals.

Virginia runs a great program. It was a freakish game, and UMCB did the only thing they could have, which was spread out, go in and out to limit Virginia's incredibly cooperative defense, and drain threes. Stuff like that happens. Occasionally, one team will hit a bunch of threes and another team can't buy one. Still, the Virginia program is an example of clean college basketball. Proud to be a fan.

My wife was a Navy nurse. Did the same thing. Want to learn how to treat gunshots? Go to where the gunshots are.

That is not true. Cargo pressurization is automatically controlled, and is the same as the other pressurized areas of the airplane. Heat is automatic as well. There are some very minor adjustments to heat that are possible in some airplanes, but generally it's not controlled directly, but by air flow around it that is exhausted from the main cabin. Most airlines restrict summer carriage for that reason. It is simply not possible to keep the cargo compartment cool during long ground delays. What the pilots will know is whether or not the animal is in the compartment. It shows up on what is called the "closeout," which contains all the final weight numbers, and is linked to the cockpit during taxi out. It will show up as "LA aft," which means live animal in aft cargo compartment. Having a live animal restricts some kinds of other cargo from being in the same compartment, but that is all handled by the loaders.

My son is a buyer for a major national dealership, one whose name you would immediately recognize. He prices about 50 cars per week for them, and buys just as many. The point is, it is very difficult to go by any simple metric, like KBB, to predict a price. Certain cars in certain markets have odd pricing, but that is the market. If you want the last cent, best bet is to sell it yourself. There is no way that a private buyer is going to have all the info on your vehicle that the pros will, and no way for them to see what a career appraiser will see, and that is much more than Carfax. Additionally, a private seller is not going to stand behind any immediate maintenance issues. A major franchise will, and that liability costs them per vehicle.

Maxine Waters just pleaded for a return to Dem control of the House and Senate, and of course the White House, so we can discuss reparations. As if anybody in the past four generations of Americans had anything to do with slavery.

I married one.

Frankly, they couldn't stop it. People who have dealt with her know it.

Oprah Winfrey's past incredibly racist and elitist behavior would be exposed for what it was if she ever ran for office. No doubt she knows this.

I get what you're saying. I think that Trump is getting on the wrong side of the free agency competition, and I don't think he's good enough without a lot of help.

Understood and agree. Having the White House on your resume is a pretty desirable thing. If not for current value, then for family legacy. Gary Cohn didn't need the White House. There are two people that I have immense respect for, based on watching a lot of interviews with them. Paul Ryan is one, Gary Cohn is the other. I'm not sure if his plan wasn't to bail after the tax legislation got passed, but if it was, it was poorly handled, as it looks like the steel and aluminum tariffs tipped the scale. I hate to see it, because I don't think Trump can afford to lose much intellectual capital in advisory roles. Oh well....We'll see.

I think he did plenty wrong, second most important was creating an environment of burdensome, unnecessary regulation. First was being a divisive figure faking a good guy persona. I think Trump is an idiot. Losing Gary Cohn is a really big deal, in my view, and another unforced error. His thrust on this trade issue, in my view, is never going to result in anything really serious. It will be two weeks of media compost, then reasonable heads will prevail.

By historical standards, they are very low, but that isn't the issue. During Obama's term, they were below the inflation rate. That is historically accomodative. The trend is up, and that is necessary, as it's the first arrow in the FED's quiver to prevent, delay or mitigate the effect of the next, (inevitable), recession. Obama and his ilk were an anchor to US growth because of unnecessary, counterproductive regulatory burdens. Obama did plenty of really stupid things, in my view. He didn't start a trade war, and neither will Trump when the dust settles. What he did, and is obvious from some of your posts, is continue the Democrat thrust of demonizing American industry, unless it is in their state. Not to the level that Bernie or Elizabeth Warren would have, but a no doubt domestic economy anchor.

Late thought. By the way, I would attribute most any gains during Obama's tenure to an historically FED easing program. Almost impossible to not be extremely stimulative.

I'm all aboard with "not pretending." There has been a very significant change in US corporate expansion plans since Obama retired. I'm not sure you follow this stuff but the change is palpable.

I get that you post from a completely partisan position, and I have no issue with that. What is not intellectually honest is to post something, suggest it is a negative when it isn't, and them either avoid or disregard many other indicators that don't support your argument. There is nothing wrong with stock buybacks or increased dividends. About 50% of Americans hold stock. Pension plans, 401k's, 403bs, benefit mightily by such programs. More important is what is going on off the headlines of stock buybacks? Have you ever paid any attention to various corporate associations and what they are saying. You know, real decision makers. The people who really do the heavy lifting away from political posturing? Here's a link to the National Association of Manufacturers, the group that actually represents job creators, capital investors, manufacturing expanders. This is from their survey just prior to tax reform passage. "“Four quarters of record-setting optimism don’t happen by accident,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “It is the direct result of manufacturers witnessing a sea change in policymaking in Washington, D.C., empowering them to hire more, invest more and build more—all in America." http://www.nam.org/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2017/12/NAM-Survey--Manufacturers--Optimism-Reaches-Record-High-Amid-Progress-on-Tax-Reform/ Last week, the president of the NAM was even more positive, stating that well over 60% planned on expansion and additional hiring. Yesterday, the Chairman of the Dallas Fed said we could see a 3 handle on the unemployment rate. That is far more important in grasping the big picture than the specious argument that stock buybacks are anything other than a positive. If Trump doesn't screw this up with this silly tariff thing, letting US business do it's thing is a huge positive.

Or Sweden. Welcome to Sweden

Not sure how they do it there. In VA, there is only one registration, so we don't have that issue. I s'pose they could run the registration program that shows eligible voters to only show an individual as eligible for a specific election, but since the Nov elections include state and local options as well as national, there must be something else involved. The authorized voter screen we use shows name, DOB, address and once you've signed them in, it shows them as "voted," so they can't do it twice.

No. We had one guy in particular who used to make gross attempts to draw attention himself and this issue. Every year he would come in with this stupid hat and large, clown-like bow tie. When he got to the table to be checked for valid registration he would start his scripted lecture on why he didn't need to show any ID. Nobody cared to listen. In Virginia, if you refuse to show ID you have to sign an affidavit that affirms you are who you say you are. I was a asst. chief, and after I saw his act the second time, I just intercepted him and asked if he was going to do this again. He said he intended to, and I told him that we didn't have any interest in his annual lectures, and to just sign the affidavit and be on his way. As volunteers on a mandatory 15 hour day, nobody really cares to listen to stupid sermons.

Do you actually read what you write before you post? Did you mean "countries" but mistakenly posted "counties?" "Europe is targeted orange juice?" You then post a theory that what this goof said was a temper response, and claim it as fact.

I don't understand this claim. I was an election official for eight years in Virginia, and there is no different standard for registration or voting in any election. There is no such "understanding." You are either either registered or you're not. The problem is that the proof is so minimal that anyone can do it with little effort, and proof of who you are at the polls is equally minimal.

Evidently, Delta granted this NRA discount 13 times in its history. They should have just shut up.

I will reserve judgement until I see the final wording and logic behind it. I'm quite certain he is not trying to initiate a trade war. My entire career was spent traveling to other countries, and it is absurd the way the US is disadvantaged intentionally, on both sides of trade.