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a person owns a dog, and doesn't have a collar on it?that's why even dogs that stay inside all the time (like my dog) have a collar with my name and number on it..
I (obviously) have a collar w/ tags on it for my dog. However, it comes off every night & then gets put on when I go out w/ him the next day. It would be possible for him to 'escape' either from the house or from his own fenced in area while not wearing it.
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Assuming that you put 'as is', or something similar in the contract, you probably are in good shape legally. Can they sue you, sure, & it'll likely cost you time & money defending yourself.
Now depending on your level of guilt, might I suggest either a) buying the car back (if it's in NYS there's probably nasty sales tax ramifications), or b) offer to split the cost (i.e. give them $1200), whichever you prefer.
That said, b4 I offered them any rebate, I'd suggest consulting a lawyer as this act might imply admitting guilt & make you more likely to be liable.
Just my 2¢.
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I want the Batmobile!
Outta those choices, I'd have to opt for the Ferrari considering I already own a '68 Charger. (The General was a '69.)
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Re: Speech to text, my 1st home PC had a speech command mode in its Windoze 3.1 shell. All my had to do was say, "Computer Start Program Excel" and the game FreeCell would start up!
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Tough choice & good question.
I think the thing is that it being the off-season, I'm more optimistic w/ JPL on the roster (hoping he'll unseat DB).
One assumes that the C or TE or whatever we would have had would have contributed more to this past years performance than JPL. (Certainly in games, he contrubted nothing & it's doubtful he was that much of a benefit in meetings or practice.) But come next year, I can't think of any other position where a combination of importance & level of possible/likely improvement can improve our overall team than QB.
However, I'm hopeful that JPL's contribution this coming year will be more or at least as much as any other 2nd year player (even Evans) relative to the person he's displacing.
As for the contribution of our lost draft choice, again how much can you expect a rookie to elevate your overall play relative to an improvement in the QB position.
Now if JPL doesn't displace Bledsoe, which we should get an idea of by the start of preseason, then my optimism relative to having that rookie stud that we just picked (along w/ that now 2nd year player) is much lower.
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Well, 1st of all the question is pretty moot 'cuz w/ my swimming ability, I lack the ability to save either normal sized person or my Great Dane.
That said, continuing w/ the exercise & we'll assume that each potential victim has the same ease and probability of rescue, I think my answer is I don't know. Considering that your decision and actions would need to be determined in a matter of seconds, I don't know how I would react.
However, sitting here at my computer pondering the situation, I can imagine that letting my dog drown would cause more future negative emotional repercussions than letting a stranger drown. I realize that overall animals (even really cute ones) are less valuable than people (even fat obnoxiously friendly ones), but in my own little world the loss of my pet would be greater.
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Roberto Duran?
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Monk on USA. I'll admit it's slipped from the original few episodes, but I think it's very good.
To round out my 'must see' 4, I'll say -
Boston Legal
Desperate Housewives
ER
Enterprise
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I haven't read the article (yet), but how's this for a solution-
The soldier had some property of value (a camera w/ pics), it's missing. Maybe it's stolen. Call the police. Police have a lead on what has been reported as stolen (leave it up to the lawyers to determine whether or not it was actually stolen), they make a visit to where they can recover the item & surprise, they have a suspect in the theft. While the whole mess gets straightened out, he can stay in a holding cell w/ Big Dick Bubba
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There is NO excuse for the defense to give up a nine minute drive. None. That drive hurt us more than the INT for the TD; and FAR more than the missed field goal. I've heard that the field goal caused the team to become disspirited; to lose hope. What a joke! If those guys don't have the mental toughness to keep playing after a missed FG, imagine how they'd respond to being down 35-3 after your QB threw an INT for a TD to start the second half!
Would surrendering a TD in 3 plays be preferable to having them take 9 minutes to score a FG? Guys on the other side of the ball get paid, too.
Again, I'm not claiming the Dee is infallible, but I think the primary problem is in the offense's ineptitude.
Taking the Pitt game as an example, the Dee surrendered like 260 yards and a net of 9 points (They scored a TD & 2x took the field w/ Pitt already in FG position.) That sort of production should win you the majority of your games. Our offense produced a net of 10 points. (2 TDs scored, 1 surrendered. 2 drives into FG range (1 missed), and they surrendered the ball one time on a INT deep in our territory). Most times when you only produce 10 points, you lose.
I think similar examples can be made in other games.
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Actually, the Dee does carry the team. The only problem is that it carries it to 9-7, not 11-5. IMO, we have a top 5 defense & I don't think anyone can reasonable argue that it's less than top 10. That's good enough to make the playoffs. (12 teams make it. It's arguable that the top 12 don't.)
Our offense is maybe bottom 5, or at best is still in the bottom 1/2 of the league. That's not good enough.
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I'll add my 2¢ about a few things.
1st, in response to John's Cap space comment. From the #s I've seen, DB cost roughly $6.3m if we keep him, $4.3 if we cut him. Considering that any viable substitute would cost like $1m or more, we're only 'wasting' like $1m keeping him.
As for next year having JPL start & his inexperience costing us a game or 2, yea it might. But then again, cosider that w/ DB at the helm, it appears that the best we can hope for from our offense is mediocrity, & his or at least the offense's in general, cost us several games this past season due to their ineptitude. I have little reason to think that'll improve next season.
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I would guess that since their 2004 season isn't over yet (playoffs), it meant they signed them for 2005. Maybe it would give other non-playoff teams too much of an advantage filling up next year's roster ahead of playoff teams.
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I think we can all comprehend the difference between kicking for 9' wide uprights as opposed to 18.5'.
I'd like to point out however, that there's not much difference between the 15' crossbar & the 10'. Particularly on long kicks, where the kick has lost most of its forward velocity , that extra 5' doesn't amount to much extra. I'd say 2 yards tops.
On any kick inside of 40 yds, if you're worrying about the crossbar, you've got a problem
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Isn't it easier for them to kick in the pros because of the hash marks? Seriously, I've never really read anything on it.
That's a good point that I hadn't really thought about. You certainly notice it when they attempt short FGs from the side. (I don't watch much college ball.) I would think that it would therefore come into play on as much as 2/3s of the short kicks (Teams probably make more of an effort to setup a kick from the middle than in pros.) and result in less accuracy, which is probably offset by what I believe are wider goalposts. From a long way out, I'd think it's only Pythagreus(sp?) that causes the problem (i.e. it might add another yard or so to the distance of the kick.)
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All this talk about picking Nugent in the 2nd or 3rd. Wasn't Janakowski(sp?) picked in the 1st?
How do the 2 compare?
I don't follow college ball but aren't the goal posts wider? So FG kicking in college is easier than in the pros.
Also, anyone know about tee restrictions &/or ball condition in college as it relates to KO distance? Hitting it into the endzone using a 3" Boomer is a heck of a lot easier than using one of those 1" cups they use in the NFL.
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Forget about the drugs, what you need to take is a hot bath. Then about 16-20 hours of sleep.
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I think they're 2 and a half players away.
This must mean that you think we should bring back Flutie along w/ a couple of other players.
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GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out), or SISO for the more crude.
Fascinating background if you follow the link, though. I've added it to my bookmarks for further perusal, thanks.
I only gave a cursory read to how they came up w/ their #s. I can only assume that their math behind their generic assumptions is correct but the main problem is that the basis for their model is actual 2003 play results. Further, I can only assume that said basis is situation independent. (i.e. the results on say 3rd & 5 are probably different if you're down by 14 as opposed to ahead, due to play selection.) Their sampling I can only assume fails to take this into consideration yet clearly your (future) play calling (& ergo the results) will be dependent upon the situation. Also, I'd like to point out that their model makes the probability of subsequent events (each play) that determine the winning or losing considered the same if you have Indy's offense against SF defense or the opposite of the spectrum, say Buffalo's Offense vs. Pitt's Dee.
As someone mentions above (or below as I look at it now
), the #s that you come up w/ as to which action yields a more likely chance to win are well w/in the same area and only a minor skew in your simulation/sample base will alter the results.Hardly definitive but it sure is nice from an academic perspective to see someone analyze things in such a scientific manner.
p.s. My opinion was that the FG was the prudent call, as I assumed that we had no more than a 50% chance of converting & even if we did the odds of reaching the EZ obviously weren't much more than 50%. Of course, unlike if the LOS was say the 30, getting closer than the 10 doesn't improve a subsequent FG try.
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Someone has an account, or credit that expires soon but he (Bro-in-law) apparently can't access the site due to software compatiblity. I got the impression that to download songs, you need to install 'their' software, which makes me concerned about spyware &/or activitating filesharing or other malicious behavior.
Anyone know about this?
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No, it's not a thermocouple which delivers data in response to resistance differentials based on temperation. The OXS produces EMF dependent upon the exhaust stream's oxygen environment as referenced against a competing ambient circuit's ability, and feeds that differential info into the engine management system to optimize mass air flow, fuel delivery, and spark/valve durations, and crank angle (which is related to the burn duration of the charge introduced into the cylinder)
Thanks Stuck. Fascinating. I based my assumpion on the fact that on some small planes, you have an Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge, which based on the readings, you regulate fuel mixture (& manifold pressure on 'complex' planes).
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To quote (or at least paraphrase) Bill Murray in Scrooged -
"Have you tried staples?" -
No, I've never done it myself, but I assume it's easy, or at least simple.
1st, I believe the term O2 sensor is somewhat of a misnomer, as I think it's actually a temperature sensor in the exhaust. (The temp of your exhaust varies as the 'completeness' of the combustion)
There should be just a simple sensor screwed into the front part of your exhaust somewhere. (Whether or not you need a special tool to remove it or not, how rusty & difficult it is to dislodge or if you need to remove anything else to provide access is another story.)
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I think reason number one, two, and three is Bobby April.
No, I'd say reason #1 is April, #2 is Malarkey & #3 is devoting quality players to ST.
1st, it's clear that April knows what he's doing where as that can't be said for some of his predecessors.
Also, not only do you need a good ST coach, you need a HC that emphasizes them.
Did DeHaven all of a sudden become a terrible coach when Levy was replaced w/ Wade? (& then become competent again when going to SF.)
Finally, as others have mentioned, one needs the players. Under April not only have some players improved (Preilou sp?, Aiken, Stamer, McGee) but players that previously weren't allocated to ST have made considerable contributions (Fletcher, Schobel, Clements) as examples.
OT- How old is everyone???
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I'm fo-mumble-mumble years old. Guess that makes me one of the old guys.