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7603
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: As of this Weekend - Personal Drinking Restrictions Begin
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on: October 02, 2008, 05:38:35 PM
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While I appreciate most of your reasons, I believe that a household prohibition on alcohol may backfire by exoticizing it to your son. I grew up in a household where there sometimes beer in the fridge, sometimes not. Mom kept Kahlua in the house for her awesome fudge cakes and there was usually some other liquors around. Since it was never made a big deal on eway or another, it was never an issue in my household.
Also, watching the news was usually a family/dinner affair and we would discuss things that came on tv. There was usually a story every week about drinking involved with some stories. I feel this did more to keep me from glorifying alcohol than anything else. If it hadn't been around and a topic of conversation, no telling how I would have wound up.
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7604
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: That woman is beautiful...or is she?
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on: October 02, 2008, 05:34:14 PM
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I find that interesting but I also find that the before pictures are much more appealing and attractive than the after pictures. Maybe it's just me but I prefer natural over made up any day of the week.
+1 My ex never understood why I didn't care for her to wear makeup.
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7606
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Non-Gaming / Political / Religious Nonsense / Re: We're all going to dieeeeeeee!!!
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on: October 02, 2008, 04:59:52 PM
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One of my co-workers said that we should take out loans from our 401K's so that there's less money in them to lose.
An interesting idea...
Assuming you're not in a Roth IRA, expect to lose 30% of the value when you remove it (+/- based on your tax rate). You'll pay full income tax + 10% early withdrawl.
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7607
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Non-Gaming / Political / Religious Nonsense / Re: Palin opens mouth, useless comes out.
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on: October 02, 2008, 04:58:02 PM
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Palin reminds me of my first girlfriend. She had plenty of opinions on things, but could not rationally defend any of these positions. Over time, it became apparent that all of her opinions had been placed there by her step father. To this day, I refer to her as a chocolate Easter Bunny: sweet on the outside, nothing on the inside.
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7609
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: NFL Week 5
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on: October 02, 2008, 04:18:19 PM
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Isgrimnur 3: 13-3 4: 6-7 Combined: 19-10, 65.5%
Semaj 3: 9-7 4: 6-7 Combined: 15-14, 51.7%
Gellar 4: 10-3 Combined: 76.9%
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7610
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: NFL Week 5
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on: October 02, 2008, 03:27:07 PM
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TEN @ BAL KC @ CAR CHI @ DET ATL @ GB IND @ HOU SD @ MIA SEA @ NYG WAS @ PHI TB @ DEN BUF @ ARI CIN @ DAL NE @ SF PIT @ JAC MIN @ NO
What are the combined records?
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7611
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / [TV] Dirty Sexy Money
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on: October 02, 2008, 04:46:45 AM
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Just watched this one off the DVR. They certainly came out with a strong opening. One of my favorite actors stars, Peter Krause, formerly of Sports Night and Six Feet Under. I must say that Bellamy Young is a beautiful woman. Here's the ABC site for the show, but it requires a plugin to watch the episodes. I can get to the "extras" clip, but the episodes aren't cooperating at the moment.
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7615
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: A Game of Thrones!
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on: October 01, 2008, 09:12:52 PM
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Unfortunately, writing isn't like ditch digging. I'd be more upset with him if it wasn't a quality series that I wanted him to deliver a quality effort.
That being said, his lack of progress is one of the reasons that I own but have not yet read book 4.
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7617
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: A Game of Thrones!
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on: October 01, 2008, 08:34:16 PM
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It's not like he's not working...August 15, 2008 SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, the Jack Vance tribute anthology that I'm co-editing with Gardner Dozois, has been moving ahead rapidly, and we expect to deliver the complete manuscript to our publishers within the next six weeks.
JUST RELEASED... THE HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD Marvel HC 2008 (US) JUST RELEASED... STARLADY/FAST-FRIEND Subterranean Press 2008 (US)
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7619
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: NFL Week 5
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on: October 01, 2008, 08:28:28 PM
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Furthermore, Buffalo beating Arizona wouldn't be an upset special: the only reason Arizona is favored is because they are at home. Please, try again.
And because, as I've said before, Buffalo is overrated. Their record is not indicative of their ability. I'm not all that surprised to see Arizona favored. I hate to say it, but he's right. If this were college, the rankings would have tailed off after weeks 2 and 3 despite the wins. I expect a win for week 5 into the bye. Weeks 7-10 are the true test, San Deigo followed by the 1st round of division play. Didn't home field advantage used to be worth 7 points?
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7620
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Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: [Official] Rock Band 2 Impressions
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on: October 01, 2008, 06:29:26 PM
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While checking on memory stuff, I found the key stored as a separate memory item on the HD. Don't delete it... I would imagine as long as it's present, you should be able to re-import at will, but I have nothing to back me up in that assertion.
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7622
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: AFI Top 100 Movie Challenge
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on: October 01, 2008, 06:15:16 PM
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There are 123 checkboxes counting both sides. I stand at 43, or 35%. The outliers that I don't expect to be on most personal lists are The Apartment, Easy Rider, Amadeus, and Singin' in the Rain.
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7624
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Non-Gaming / Forum and Site Feedback / Debug Error
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on: October 01, 2008, 05:30:01 PM
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A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug?
Line: 53 Error: Expected ')' I am getting this on the main board index, the sub-forums, and some of the topics.
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7630
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Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: A Game of Thrones!
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on: October 01, 2008, 03:35:33 PM
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If you bring down the curse of Jordan on him, I will hunt you down and scatter your limbs to the four corners of the world.
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7633
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Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: Gamefly kind of sucks
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on: September 29, 2008, 05:33:45 PM
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It doesn't. The incoming mailer has you remove a perforated panel, remove the sticky covering, seal it, and drop it back in. You pay no postage. Since I'm an apartment dweller, however, getting it to a mailbox usually requires making a conscious effort
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7635
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Non-Gaming / Political / Religious Nonsense / Re: Oh and by the way, Posse Comitatus ends Wednesday
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on: September 27, 2008, 07:09:05 PM
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I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God. HR5122 also known as the John Warner Defense Authorization Act was signed by the president on Oct 17, 2006 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. Section 1076 Text of Hr5122 is titled "Use of the Armed Forces in major public emergencies". Removing the legalese from the text, and combining multiple sentences, it provides that: The President may employ the armed forces to restore public order in any State of the United States the President determines hinders the execution of laws or deprives people of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law or opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws. The actual text is on page 322-323 of the legislation. As of 2008, these changes were repealed, changing the text of the law back to the original 1807 wording, under Public Law 110-181 (H.R. 4986, Section 1068,) however in signing H.R. 4986 into law President Bush attached a signing statement which indicated that the Executive Branch did not feel bound by the changes enacted by the repeal.
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7636
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Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: NHL '09 Talk
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on: September 26, 2008, 10:26:53 PM
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There still openings for more people? After I get paid at the end of the month, I'll be combing the budget to see if I can support the purchase.
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7637
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Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: Lego Batman
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on: September 26, 2008, 10:24:50 PM
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I still haven't gotten to 50% on the other games. Anyone wants to join up and work through soem block busting, let me know. Once I finish those two, I'll give Batman a look. It'll probably be a lot cheaper by then.
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7640
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Non-Gaming / Political / Religious Nonsense / Where do you fit on the Political Map?
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on: September 26, 2008, 07:47:35 PM
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Take the quiz!!  Your PERSONAL issues Score is 90%. Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 80%. LIBERTARIANS support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence. Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.
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