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Where are these Navy protected nuclear sites you mention? That isn't in the link.

I think you might have that a little backwards. The government wouldn't exist without being funded by "business and commerce." Now it exists far beyond its support, but that is another subject.

No reason to assume that. Probably no wind during the time of flight.

Can't be done, though I'd be glad to if the variables were know, because the math is pretty simple. The problem is that a football, when dropped, thrown or otherwise released, presents a drag coefficient to the atmosphere. In order to calculate the 9.8 meters per second squared until terminal velocity, you have to have the values for that drag coefficient each millisecond. One could argue that that is true until terminal velocity is reached, but that is a specious argument, since terminal velocity is only precise as the ball presents itself to the atmosphere, ie,. a spiral would have a greater terminal velocity than a spinning in a horizontal plane ball. Either way, I'm guessing that it is about 100mph, not much different that a major league fastball, and sighting it would be harder than catching it. Whatever, I'm kind of sick of Gronk.

And that is called terminal velocity. An object, unpropelled, ie., dropped, will accelerate at 9.8 meters per second squared, until it reaches its terminal velocity, which is the point that atmospheric drag will prevent further acceleration. For the human body, that is about 120mph at sea level. For a football, probably a bit less, but not much.

Wouldn't need to. The old formula still applies. On earth, a free object accelerates at 9.8 meters per second squared. Simply time the fall and you'll have the velocity.

A funny thing happens when you become a top three economic power with a total dependence on exports. You kind of give on regimes that you might support publicly and philosophically, but the real world reality is that the Chinese know the NK regime is lunatic, and would never risk their economic vector to support them.

North Korea doesn't have that capability, and China would never go to the mat in support of that regime.

Not really. A drone is usually controlled by data link. A cruise missile is an independent actor once it's launched, although it can be adjusted a bit. Point is that drones are not too hard to jam. Flying a drone over a US carrier in the Persian Gulf is not a big deal, and there is no video of anyone on its wing, although there may well have been an "escort." Either way, guarantee it was being tracked. Carrier task forces are far more "engaged" than the average person is aware of. Lots of boats. Lots of radar.

It's really not a competition. They are going to do what they need to to make a profit. As I mentioned, my son was a buyer for a very large national firm. He was also one of the guys that did the appraisals and made offers for trade ins. There are a lot of peculiarities which retail purchasers don't understand, like seemingly odd values for certain cars. As a couple examples, the Mini Cooper has virtually no resale value. Same with sticks, although the Hispanic folks jump all over them because they're so much cheaper. On the other hand, a Highlander commands a premium. I got an unusually high offer for my old one that had 155k and a small oil leak that wasn't worth fixing. They ship them to the Middle East and get a huge premium for them. Regarding Carfax, unfortunately some incidents are never reported to them. He would inspect a vehicle prior to making an offer and often found things that weren't reported, ie frame damage. They can try to hide the welds and you need to know where to look, but that has a huge impact on value. Same goes for certain issues like timing belts. If it's approaching the mileage where one is to be replaced, that has a significant impact.

Don't want to be a wet blanket here, but just to provide some perspective. Regarding used cars, you can do all the research you want, and that is a good idea, but you don't know what you don't know. My son was a buyer for a nationally recognized company. He bought hundred of vehicles per month. Kelly Blue Book is over rated. They have little regional relevance, and that matters. Carfax is overrated. They report what is reported to them, and that isn't always the full story. If you have someone who is skilled at inspecting a used car, you can do well. You can really do well if there is some hiccup in the title or mileage validity. Many times completely innocent, but effects price dramatically.

You're right. I should have "signed" it.

On second thought, I think the guy is on to something. Mark my words, dear Bills fans, there's going to be a rush to get deaf quarterbacks under center........and soon.

Interesting rationalization that Dolphin fans seem to have a habit of. The take away should be that Josh progressed so much from year two to three that he was really capable of getting into a better play at the line. It was very noticeable and usually successful. Instead of hoping that crowd noise, which can be combatted to a certain degree, they should be more concerned that his demonstrated advancement was quite remarkable. The play changes were undeniable evidence and there is no reason to think that improvement won't continue. On another note, I occasionally read some of their stuff on their fansite and I find them to be the least aware or realistic fans out there, and they are in total three year denial about Allen. He kills them and they hate him. The ultimate was when one of them suggested the Dolphins could get a second rounder for Ryan Fitzpatrick at the end of last season. Pure fantasy. If I was a fan there, I'd be quite concerned about how Tua looked without crowd noise in Buffalo rather than hoping butts in seats hurt Allen.

Simply a horrible idea. Little did Hugo Chavez know that his Venezuelan playbook would be snapped up by US Democrats. Maybe we should approve a commission to study a two president proposal.

Tis is simply not true.

And to quote Frank Thomas on those insufferable Nugenix commercials that Flutie does: "And she'll like him too."

For me, it was quite significant. Three more counselling sessions and I'm told I will be recovered. Alas, one can only hope.

To put a positive spin on this, I spent a fair amount of time with Jim Ritcher, a wall guy, and he is a super gent.

I'd include Ko Simpson on the list. The year we drafted him I was at a UVA college baseball game and sat next to ag guy who said he was a regional scout for an NFL team, not the Bills, but he wouldn't say which team. I asked him what he thought of our draft, and specifically Ko Simpson. He kind of grimaced and said "Believe the Wonderlic." One guy I didn't dislike but could never figure out was Jeff Posey. The man simply never did anything.

I've named a few in this thread, but nobody comes close to my disdain for Gregg Williams, though he wasn't a player. An absolute sleazeball.

Lusteg was horrible. Barber was way over rated, on an offensive line that was really good, (Al Bemiller, Dick Hudson, Billy Shaw),and milked the organization to a front office position. Not a good tackle and a terrible front office guy. I could name ten more, but those come to mind.

Kelvin Benjamin. Booth Lusteg. Stew Barber.

I don't have to tell them. It's the Georgia voting law. Your hypothetical about a voter having to leave a line and come back and wait again because of a forgotten ID just isn't a necessary action. Again, they can vote provisionally without an ID. By the way, as a volunteer election officer for six years, I think I encountered one voter in my precinct who forgot ID. It just doesn't happen, and isn't a problem on the extremely rare cases it does. I had two guys who voted in every election who refused to provide ID, claiming it wasn't necessary. What they really wanted was to draw attention to themselves, and after witnessing the act the second time, I would see them come in, and when they got to the official, I would intervene and tell them to fill out a provisional ballot, and they both soon figured out nobody cared about their sermon. Wait times are a local precinct issue and completely unrelated to forgetting an ID.

That is not necessary, at least in my state and most others, including Georgia by the way. You could submit a provisional ballot, and the eligibility is determined after the vote. No need for your scenario. Its a red herring.