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Hey everybody on this topic has been really helpful! Thanks a lot. All in all, it seems the 1.0-1.5 grams/protein per pound of weight is a theme I've read many times over. This board and magazines/workout programs stress this as well. At 157 pounds, does that then mean I need to eat about 233 grams of lean protein a day? I pretty much have to step up my chicken/turkey/tuna intake, as well as as whey or something. I have heard that ridiculous tuna consumption can lead to mercury poisoning (seriously), but you'd have to eat a LOT of it to really see any negative effects. Basically, as some posters have made claims to motivation struggles, I've found a way to keep myself going to they gym about 5/6 times a week for about 3 months straight now. Only thing I can't keep disciplined is my nutrition, which is just as important. Its time to step it up. Thanks again everybody!

This topic is slightly gay simply because talking about working out is slightly gay. However I've been on a program for about 60 days, and seeing some modest/moderate results. I do not however supplement exercise with any sort of protein supplements/dietary treatments. A lot of guys I talk to basically say adding lean protein as much as possible increases muscle development. This all seems pretty obvious. But I'm just putting a feeler out there for anyone who would have any suggestions as to what to use. I'm a smaller guy, 5'9" 157. So I'm never gonna get super jacked, its kinda against my physiology. But I still wanna see results and cut the muscles I have better. Muscle Milk Lite I hear is very beneficial, and less fattening. Some guys use different kinds of Whey Protein, some with Creatine, others without. Any recommendations?

On the Peters contract offer point, I do recall Schopp and Bulldog discussing at length how ridiculous it was that $9.5 Million/year wasn't enough money to get paid to play left tackle in this league. Take that for what its worth. I don't think the last offer Brandon offered Peters was ever made public, but I am a regular listener of WGR (lets not turn this into a bash WGR post) and I distinctly recall the $9.5 million figure being repeated. So that's the best I can do with some actual media source quoting numbers. Please, take it for what its worth. But I remember that Peters' people demanded nothing less than 8 figures ($10 million base). What the hell is the difference between $500,000 at that point? I don't get it either. But it is what it is. The Eagles recognized Peters value and were pleased to forgo a 1st round pick and elite money to have him.

I guess we'll see. Thats all I can really say. I have confidence that Edwards will throw a few good balls IF he stays on his feet, and IF he's healthy for 16 starts, and IF the O-Line plays lights out, etcetera etcetera. There's a lot of question marks left. I like our RB depth, as you said. Im sure we can get a few good plays between Lynch, the Rev. Dr. Justice Samuel L Jesse Michael Action Freddy Jackson, and Rhodes. But still, lets see what happens.

Do a nys.gov or whatever your home state is and search for published tenant rights. The attorney general has it for free pdf download, at least for nys. I'm not sure there's much you can do though, tenants don't have a whole lot of bargaining rights with regards to other tenants. The laws are pretty much written to defend the land owner, not the tenant. But the above is true, too. They chose to live in a downstairs apartment, you're gonna hear noise. For myself, I just turn the speakers up louder for my "system" and try to ignore the upstairs folks. They're nice people, really. And by "system" I mean straight outta '97. 36" JVC Tube tv, (yep) with a '00 Aiwa stereo dual speaker system. No surround sound/HD in my apt haha. We joke all the time, if we were living there in '99 our system would be sweet. Gotta love the destitute 20's. Is everyone poor under 25?

Two things: 1) Steely Dan is sweet. Both the band and the poster. I really like Aja a lot. Jim Keltner/Bernard Purdie/Steve Gadd are all amazing drummers. 2) Thank you for being sensible.

You're completely missing my point. If you want this unfit mother to raise a child that she is ill-equipped at best to care for for the rest of its life, you really think that's the best way an "innocent life" will live? Furthermore, an abortion is a legal act within the 1st trimester. Running a red light deliberately and getting abortion cannot be compared to the same metric. What calculus are using to compute that? Seriously, thats a petty crime, we are talking about "innocent life," right? And no, I don't believe abortion is the "killing of innocent human life" as I said twice already in my previous posts. I'd rather have 1 wasted life than 2. That's the way I look at it. If you're considering getting an abortion as a means of birth control, you're most likely not going to be a loving, responsible, committed parent. A little realism would really help the arguments against abortion here. And no, young/old people will not stop having sex. This is totally unrealistic too. The only way to prevent this is through contraception. No one yet has yet to respond to my point. If abortion becomes illegal, which it might, we still must have as much access as possible to birth control, or we're going to have a lot more problems. Are contraceptives (birth control, condoms, etc) restrictions on human life too? Or are they responsible ways of protecting oneself from disease and unwanted pregnancy? Once again, this argument needs some sense of reasonable balance and discourse. If we live in a world with no access to protection, you really think that we're living in a safer, cleaner, healthier society? I'm not saying "free love" like its 1966; disease can spread. But, be a little reasonable here, that's all I'm asking.

Eh, its a nice little blurb. But that's all it really is, a one-line scribble about potential suitors. Would a new stadium be great? Sure. It'll cost probly something to the tune of $1 Billion US nowadays. I don't know how/where Ralph is gonna find that kind of investment capital in this area. Even with taxpayer subsidies, we'd be paying that thing back well over a generation. Right now, there is a laundry list of programs and policy implementations that need precedence over a new billion dollar stadium that will be used 7 times a year. Perhaps something could be done to consolidate the stadium and coordinate with SUNY for UB's downtown campus? When the medical school is permanently moved downtown, NYS is investing like $75 million into the new facilities. If UB and the Bills would be interested in sharing a field, perhaps SUNY and Ralph's investors could help foot the bill. SUNY is a ridiculously over-budgeted institution. Which actually is a good thing, ya know, learning stuff. But even so, this is all just speculation. They should of built the Ralph downtown years ago, UB downtown, never shut down Main Street to traffic, blah blah blah.

"Well, it certainly is an honor to be working under Mr. Wilson. He demands nothing but the best."

I've been listening to a lot of Alice In Chains lately. Would? has quite possibly the best bass line in 90's rock. In fact, they might be one of the most underrated Seattle bands from that era. Favorite 90's bands would have to be for me: Soundgarden Foo Fighters Alice In Chains Failure Hum Smashing Pumpkins There's more I'm just not thinking of all of them at the immediate moment.

I like Derek Schouman. The one play they ran without fail I think every time was the "Derek Schouman Roll-Out play," thats my unofficial name for it anyway. Edwards would take the snap, roll out to his right, find Derek in the flat, and it he'd take off or at least 15 yards every time. Whenever we'd be in a 3rd and 8, or so, I'd be like, "Derek Schouman roll out, do it!" and of course, they wouldn't. But that play really works well. Lets see if the coaching staff has Edwards throw on the run more often as the offseason progresses.

I just dont think its that simple. Is murder ok in self-defense? When you enlist in the Marines and go kill people in Iraq and Afghanistan for money, is that ok? You can't just say "if murder was legal" because in certain situations, it seems it very much is. To your ultimate question, judging from previous long post, I'd have to say no. Its an answer nobody really on your side of the fence will agree or understand. I get that. Thats why this issue is so divisive in the first place. Perhaps I see things more cynically, but if you're considering getting an abortion in a non-medical emergency/rape/etc situation, you're obviously ill equipped to raise that child. So if you carry an unwanted child to term, you will seek out as much social services to help raise that child, which only puts a further strain on our societal infrastructure and tax base. If a true conservative is concerned about small government size and responsible spending, then I feel that person would want to prevent any chance of another person leeching the system for their own disregard for contraceptive use. This is my ultimate point. If abortion becomes illegal, then contraceptives should be even more available, if not entirely free to the public. How else do you prevent unwanted pregnancy and the spread of sexual infection?

Whats sad is the fact he's a "kid" at 22, which is also my age, even though he has an Ivy League education. Sure, he's young, but his ideas are worthwhile. Tax breaks for for-profit art galleries and a general encouragement of Buffalo's independent arts and music community? I'm down with that. Too many bars, clubs, and venues have closed because of elderly people that can't handle loud amps. If its too loud, you're too old! (obvious joke) All in all, this guy has a lot of good ideas and a surprising drive. Its always the ones that have the freshest ideas, the most noble intentions, and the most truthful statements that never have a shot of election. "Like most of the City, the neighborhood had suffered from disinvestment, a massive population decline, and a horrible economy brought on by the confluence of industrial reorganization, free trade, the collapse of American manufacturing, and sprawl. The City began to represent heartbreak, lost opportunity, forgotten potential, and a sense of impossibility when trying to imagine the future." The above is quite possibly the best summation of the past 3 generations of western new york decline Ive read since Gimpel and Shucknect's "Patchwork Nation."

Its a very sad story about the Tiller murder. Whats so unfortunate about this argument, is as soon someone considerably religious brings up their dogma into the conversation, it becomes an unwinable argument. "I accept Christ and am going to heaven, regardless of how I treat people or consider my actions in the world, everyone that doesn't, too bad." That, quite frankly, is why a lot of people have a very big issue with the modern Christian in the world. Bottom line, women are going to seek abortions if they are legal or not. Girls will continue to DIE because of dirty abortions, and those in support of life would then say, that an abortion should be legal, right? Isn't any life precious, regardless of its stages? Furthermore, how far does this go? Is it right for us to restrict stem cell research to save potentially THOUSANDS if not MILLIONS of real, actually born, living people suffering from untold terrible terminal diseases, even at the cost of embryos that don't get fertilized, and ultimately, destroyed anyway? This is also completely constructed by the religious right to prove a point, because studies are finding that umbilical cord stem cells are just as effective and that doesn't require an abortion to harvest the cells. What basically the religious right wants is a total Catch-22. ABSOLUTELY NO contraceptives of any kind, because of course, that would restrict "life." Forget the amount of disease that could spread, that potentially destroy life, we need to protect this baby from not being conceived. And then when an unwanted pregnancy occurs because birth control, condoms and other safe sex methods are all restricted, girls are forced to raise a child they are ill equipped to raise, and drain the societal welfare system even more. That goes back to the tax payer dollar, that, of course, conservatives raive that we can never raise, or spend, right? Those against responsible, reasonable birth control are just using sexual contact as nothing more than a means of procreation and ownership of a woman's body as that of a man's ultimate possession. Woman have fought for a generation to escape this stupidity. It's very sad that "Octomom" and the "Jon and Kate" are terrible examples of fertilization and medical science used to an extreme means. But seriously, these right to life people need to chill out. 7 billion people live on this planet, is there REALLY room for another billion more?

Haha if only it were that simple. Mike Williams was a CAN'T MISS 10 Pro Bowl offensive line anchor. Obviously that worked out well. Its interesting that in hockey there quite literally is a whole new generation of game-breaking, super star talent coming out in the draft every year now. Crosby, Fleury, Ovechkin, Kane, Toews, just to name a few off the top of my head. But, as you said, teams can't just throw a whole season deliberately. It's just a tough spot I guess when the NHL draft is such a crap shoot. If there is one guy we can say we have in that generation, it would be Thomas Vanek. Is he superstar good? I can't say, but he is the only natural goal scorer we have right now.

In response to the "state and federal" debt point, most people probly don't know this, but it is EXTREMELY rare in the United States criminal justice system to be tried for similar crimes at both state and federal levels. Because Vick was crossing over state borders to transport dogs and make business transactions, that fell into U.S. federal jurisdiction. One of the last U.S. citizens to be convicted for crimes committed in both state and federal courts? Domestic terrorist Timothy McVey. Yep, that guy that killed 168 people. Did Vick kill any people? No. But he is in some quite dispicable company. Does Vick deserve another chance to play professional football? Maybe. That answer will only be provided by Goodell. Its really amazing with all this published material on his potential return to a potential team if this scenario then that scenario play out. He's not even allowed back in the league yet. Until Goodell answers the above question, this is all hearsay and useless conjecture.

Just another story of the decay and degradation of the sad "once-proud" Rust Belt. GM is declaring bankruptcy today, yet the Red Wings are waltzing through the Stanley Cup Finals. What's amazing is how they still do it. 11 Stanley Cups, a slew of NBA championships, and the Tigers have won it, but not very recently. The Lions are a mess, but seriously, 3 out of 4 ain't too bad. Pittsburgh is in decline, yet they win Superbowls and go to the Cup finals. How do these teams make it consistently work when Buffalo and Cleveland are in no better or worse shape and can never break out of their shells? The Cavaliers story is simply baffling. They have quite possibly the best individual athlete at that sport, if not any sport, since Jordan and they still can't get passed the 3rd round. The Sabres and Bills do not, and probly WILL not possess another player quite at the same superstar level as Lebron. It seems almost so cliche, a "once-in-a-generation" type of player. But its true. Pittsburgh already won the lottery 3 times in the past 6 years in the NHL Draft. This is also what is frustrating. Both the Bills and Sabres are so mediocre, so middle-of-the-pack, they're NOT terrible enough to earn the 1st overall selection and have a real shot at a Sidney Crosby or Lebron James. We're just good enough to miss out on real impact draft talent. The saga continues.

Its good to know he's announced his decision to make a decision.

Stay What You Are is fantastic, no doubt. Its probly my favorite record of theirs. I can't stand In Reverie, Chris Conley changed his voice wayyy too much for me. I actually will spin their 2006 release on Vagrant. I can't think of the name as it stands, but its got a kick to it. But even so, I don't really listen to too much Saves The Day. In terms of Vagrant bands, I was always more of a fan of TGUK, The Anniversary, Hot Rod Circuit, Hey Mercedes. Even so, its sad that Vagrant, Victory (once a REALLY relavent hardcore label) Drive-Thru, Epitaph are all so unimportant. Music is unimportant really. As a musician, this point really hits home. But quite literally, no one cares about honest, critical, intelligent songwriting anymore. Why think when you can vegetate? Not every song has to be some complex concept on a theme, but good lord, I can't stand the bumping, terrible Hip Hop nowadays. Sorry this is tangential, but seriously, even Hip Hop had something to say 15 years ago. Does no one want to learn anything from art anymore? Andy Jackson from Hot Rod Circuit will never write a song longer than 4 minutes, and they're all fantastic. Just because its pop music, though, doesn't make it any less intelligent. That's the difference. On the latest record, (2007), there's the simplest line about a truth about life Ive found in a long time. "We're all searching for something, that you're never gonna find if you live in America, we're all looking for nothing, eventually you're gonna die and you'll find out what you're worth" Right? I wish all songwriters were that truthful. Sadly, no one is buying music anymore so you have to just pound the "hook" for 2:30, no longer, no shorter, or the "kids" won't care. I hate this. I'm sorry for length.

Four Minute Mile is really good. Too raw for me though. They did the whole thing in literally 2 days. It has some good songs on it, for sure. But I've been really feeling their older, more mature stuff. I didn't "get" On A Wire for a looong time. It seemed too wannabe Wilco or something to me. But lately I can't stop spinning it. Especially, since I turned 22, the "went on a limb for you, capsized when I turned 22." It makes more sense at an older age. Still though, their BEST work is 1999's Something To Write Home About. That, along with Saves They Day's-Through Being Cool and the eponymous Jimmy Eat World-Clarity DEFINED emo for a new generation. Too bad that now has such a negative connotation. Its so processed and constructed now. But quite literally, no bands out there were doing what these bands were doing at the time. It's pretty crazy those records are now all 10 years old. That's crazy. I was in middle school. Depressing.

The Get Up Kids-On a Wire Recover-This May Be The Year I Disappear Foo Fighters-There Is Nothing Left To Lose (HUGE band, but I feel this record slipped through the cracks) Hum-Downward is Heavenward, You'd Prefer an Astronaut

Damn you beating me to Kim Thayil! BEST band of the Grunge era was Soundgarden. Speaking of 90's, Billy Corgan is a tremendous guitar player. People will never be satisified with his voice, and thats fine. But if you really, really listen to his work, there is some amazing guitar playing. Hummer or Here is No Why have 2 of the best Corgan guitar solos, FYI. Also, to the power trio point: Someone posted Alex Lifeson from Rush. I totally agree. Andy Summers from The Police PIONEERED chorus on the guitar. But he gets overshadowed by the both equally amazing counterparts Sting/Copeland. That'd be my list-Thayil, Corgan, Summers

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I really had a lot of fun with the UB season last year. Going to games with exciting outcomes, a play-making offense and free is something that is hard to beat. Perhaps the 2008 UB Football season is only a gonna end up a novelty, nostalgic, arbitrary season amongts years of indifference. I mean, part of the fun of it was the fact that it was new, different, not stressful like other Buffalo football teams. If the team starts to matter more, the pressure increases, therefore, the fun level decreases. Does that make sense? I think part of why it was so enjoyable was because quite honestly, the outcome isn't as important to my sports-life as compared to a Bills or Sabres win. All in all, I'd love to see the academic standards of the big schools, especially in the SEC increase. But of course, that'll never happen. I mean, sure, Roscoe Parrish can run really really fast, but can he compose a complete sentence? Is it so wrong to want professional athletes to be composed, thoughtful, dare I even say, insightful people? Probably. But I'd much rather draft players from Notre Dame that are talented and intelligent. Too bad the smart ones aren't good enough. All this said, I just gravitate towards the pro game more. The players in college get paid. If not in actual dollars, in perks, tuition moneys, and job/familial opportunities. Reggie Bush goes to USC for free and just like magic his mom gets a house and a car and a job. If you're gonna sit here and tell me the college game isn't all about money, you'd be lying. That's why my above point, going to college for free, to ya know, actually learn something, will never happen. You're not gonna see a Philosophy major that plays football. Engineering? Hah. Trent Edwards graduated Stanford with a Poly Sci degree. This is very hard to do. However, how good of a QB is Trent Edwards? The saga continues.

I like all these ideas a lot. Instead of the "Urban Decay" Division, it could look more like this THE RUST BELT DIVISION: Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions Every year, the teams compete for a literal "Rust Belt." The division title is literally a rusty, as crappy looking as possible, "once-proud" wrestling/boxing belt that will become a source of pride for all teams fighting to defend which "once-proud" city deserves the right to hoist up the Rust Belt. I'm far too lazy, and its 9 am, for me to do a whole NFL realignment. But I feel we have a lot more in common with Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and "the Nati" then we ever did with NYC, Boston, and Miami.