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Just in time to prepare for and play in the first game. Damn, those Cowboys are lucky.

Reading comprehension ! He is recommending Bose to cover up the holes only, not to use as outlets for sound. Seriously, to the OP, is your decision to go in-walls purely based on the need to cover up the holes ? You might want to patch the holes and go with towers for the front, bookshelfs for the rear and a good subwoofer. Some research on AVS forum will do you a lot of good. If you decide to stay with the in-walls, try these (have a 30-day money back guarantee): HTD in-walls

If I am at a 4-way stop sign with single lanes all around and am unsure of who got there a fraction of a second earlier, i tend to wave the other car on. I am just being courteous. Would you see it a different way ?

Wow, what a coincidence. Your 2 are close to mine: - People engaging in non-stop conversations while on cardio machines. At my small gym, there are three particular two-somes who specialize in this. The come to the gym together, get on adjacent machines and yap away while working out at 3 miles/hr for 30 minutes. Then each follows the other around the gyum continuing their endless convo. Of the three groups, two are female only and one is male only. And a friend told me to 'crank up your mp3 player' so I can't hear them. - People not wiping down machines after they are done. No matter whether or not you sweat, wipe when you are done. Now I am in the habit of wiping before and after I get on any machine - People not indicating before a turn or lane change

They aren't: Refinery Utilization See the line " Percent Operable Utilization"

So we should reward players under contract for reporting to camp ?

Nice call. I didn't see this posted elsewhere so thought of inserting the news into this thread. Alex Smith is done as a 49er. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-4...p&type=lgns

Any reason to think otherwise ?

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice ... So I decided to do nothing. The onus is on Peters and his agent.

kat & Lori, I am well aware of that. Was just being sarcastic with this widely stated 'fact' that it doesn't matter who goes down or leaves that team.

Aren't Pats* the team that can plug in a nobody in place of a somebody and not miss a beat ?

Our vanilla offense kicked their vanilla defense's tushy.

ha ha ha ............... o wait, I am not supposed to laugh at that

Sure gives you the warm fuzzies going into the regular season, doesn't it ?

A big cat you certainly are !

So we drove Soprano3695 to drink ?

Its over: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7555858.stm According to a statement, Mr Medvedev told his defence minister and chief of staff that "the goal has been attained". Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announces the end of military operations "I've decided to finish the operation to force the Georgian authorities to peace. The safety of our peacekeeping forces and civilian population has been restored," he said. ---------------------------- I am pretty sure the 'goal' was to clearly establish who the dominant power in the region is and to dissuade its neighbors from provoking Russsia in the future. Standard bullying tactics.

I hope the QB situation does not play itself out as in Mularkey's last season here. The pieces are in place (sorry, Wannstedt) if Jauron thinks his job is on the line.

I may be in a minority here but I don't see anything much wrong in how Putin responded. Georgia sent troops to S Ossettia and hence fired the first salvo. I don't think it is relevant that Russia was 'waiting for a chance'. Georgia made the first move and Russia responded. This is not as bad as a pre-emptive war. Even the 'looking for an opportunity' reason is justified. Super-powers such as the US and Russia will exert force to exhibit their dominance of a region. Responding with such strong and sustained force literally tells its neighbors 'don't !@#$ with us'.

Ads in the Chicago Tribune, for Madden 09, all had Favre in a Green Bay uniform.

Are the two significantly different ?

I will be curious to see how Favre reacts to the media in the big apple compared to that in cozy little Green Bay. If he struggles in the beginning, the circus will be priceless.

Well, many here first speculated that he will show up for camp on Aug 8th. Well, that didn't happen. In my mind, it has become a stale issue. I doubt he is inserted in the line-up if he reports mid-season esp. with the Bills O being new and him having missed significant playing time with others on the OL. If things sour in the negotiations, I can see the Bills trading him for some high draft picks.

Did not want to start a new thread. It is August 8th, do you know where your prized Left Tackle is this morning ? No seriously, is he reporting ? Any word ?

Me and my wife think NY is the best and not just because of the excellent Gary Sinise. Not that you and I have talked, but add two votes for NY.