Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Charlie Griefer
This guy lived 3 minutes (walking) from the beach. He moved to take the job at my company. It's just him and his wife and kid (altho they're planning for more kids). Part of her "requirements" for leaving a (small) house by the beach to move inland was that she wanted a nice big house. Frankly,

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Judah McAuley
You really don't want K-Falls. Scary hick town, honestly. There are some cool places down in southern oregon, like the Applegate Valley that are very friendly to your sort of scene. But a lot of southern oregon towns are all about meth and crank. Not a cool scene, believe me. Medical in Oregon is

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Judah McAuley
Out of curiosity, what is the point of 3600 sq ft? How many people are we talking here? I want to significantly upgrade my house (800 sq ft) but 3600 seems a tad gratuitous. Judah On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Charlie Griefer wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Maureen wrote: > >> >

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Paul wrote: > > it sure is pretty up there, > the Morels in the spring are rocking, the rivers and water ways are beautiful. > buddy has a cabin on some reserve.. going up this spring to clear a > livery, and hunt for morels.. > "Yes, I'll have the giant truffle, but no bill please": http://www

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE51G5BY20090218 On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: >> Paul wrote: >> >> it sure is pretty up there, >> the Morels in the spring are rocking, the rivers and water ways are >> beautiful. >> buddy has a cabin on some reserve.. g

Re: The 'Mortgage Plan'

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Rasta-Man wrote: > > that would work, if and only if it came with re-appraisals to fair > market value... > and if everyone just took a deep breath and we started over again. > > its what ive been saying since day one to my friends and family > The banks would bitch because now you're f'n with

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Michael Dinowitz
They are stupid enough.The rhetoric coming from them is that Israel will be 'removed', as in destroyed. There are people who lick Iran's boots and claim that the word is really 'change government' or the like but the actual word used in Arabic is basically destruction as in "Death and Destruction"

Investment Winners

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
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Re: The 'Mortgage Plan'

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
that would work, if and only if it came with re-appraisals to fair market value... and if everyone just took a deep breath and we started over again. its what ive been saying since day one to my friends and family On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Scott wrote: >> >> I am

Re: The 'Mortgage Plan'

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > I am sorry, but it feels to me like those in need of help from the > president's plan are getting rewarded for their own stupidity for buying > more of a house than they could afford. Buy that man a Stroz. I gotta agree with you mostly (although somethings gotta be done even i

Re: Hannity Picks Consistently

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Maureen wrote: > The personality required to > achieve that level or wealth, political power or media prominence is > rarely concerned with ethics. Oh that's not true at all: there are PLENTY of very ethical self-made millionaires and billionaires. Take a look at the top 10 wealthiest: you'll

Re: The 'Mortgage Plan'

2009-02-19 Thread Maureen
This is not necessarily the case. I have a friend who bought a house with his son. They were both employed and making great money. Within months of buying the house, they both lost their jobs. In spite of this, they have never missed a payment. In fact, my friend has a credit score over 800 p

Re: The 'Mortgage Plan'

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
i had to refi my house to pay off debts and get out of the divorce. the house is now 100k over blown in value the modification i just got puts me @ 4.25% for 5 years and then 8.99 + whatever after that. that just gets me to the day when i can hopefully take advantage of this situation. im screwed

The 'Mortgage Plan'

2009-02-19 Thread Scott Stroz
I am sorry, but it feels to me like those in need of help from the president's plan are getting rewarded for their own stupidity for buying more of a house than they could afford. There was a report in the news that one thing in this bill (or whatever it is) will give $1000 t anyone receiving assi

Re: Hannity Picks Consistently

2009-02-19 Thread Maureen
The wealthy have always had access to power. I don't know why anyone is surprised that it is still true. The personality required to achieve that level or wealth, political power or media prominence is rarely concerned with ethics. Business as usual. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Robert Mu

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
YES exactly. however, upon looking for real estate... look at this horrible error. and its CF http://mls.bendrealestate.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=showdetails&ln=2901458&query=fuseaction%3Dresults%26newsearch%3Dyes&row=3&startrow=1 ahahahahahahahahahhahahahaahhaahaha ahhahahhahahaahhahaha non

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> jj wrote: > > Doesn't solve the warm thing, though. > > (It gets almighty cold out there when the wind gets blowing in the winter.) > Like what're we talkin'? 0^ w/ wind chill? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most i

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
plus its the land of my father. the other half of my family is in portland. its amazing, ive been, ive salmon fished, i love it... wife wants north cal for the obv reasons i do... but if its shady, klamath falls isnt very far away either. my 2nd choice is flagstaff for real. then georgia area... t

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > Iso they can't build a bomb A buhm? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http:/

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Rasta-man wrote: > aight. > then bend, oregon. > close enough oregon is cool enough, and i can play golf and snowboard > w0rd > Well, I'd toss out their crazy beer tax proposal but I'm confident Judah's gonna smack that down. Plus ... it's freaking Oregon ... it's beautiful. AND it's on the o

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Jerry Johnson
Doesn't solve the warm thing, though. (It gets almighty cold out there when the wind gets blowing in the winter.) Beautiful country. But then I like Burns even better. (A little further off the beaten path) On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Rastafari wrote: > > aight. > > then bend, oregon. >

Re: Hannity Picks Consistently

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
And they showed Bill Clinton thanking Stanford in a speech. Just brings to light the cozy relationship between the tycoons ruining our economy, the politicians who are supposed to regulate their activities, and the media (II refuse to call Hannity a journalist) who are supposed to be watching them

Re: Oops. So About That Arctic Ice Melt ...

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Cam-Chi wrote: > > Sea Ice is a myth. > Now that right there was actually out-the-nose funny for me. I'm choking on my tea. But it was totally worth it. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic r

Re: Oops. So About That Arctic Ice Melt ...

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > this might actually be news if it was not so predictable that the horrible > prophecies of global climate catastrophe are based on bad data. > Happy birthday Robert!! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the m

Re: Oops. So About That Arctic Ice Melt ...

2009-02-19 Thread Cameron Childress
Sea Ice is a myth. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > You, uh, see ... it's, uh, well, it's like this: we made a little boo-boo. > > More of a technical glitch really and uh ... > > --- > As some of our readers have already noticed, there was a significant > problem with the

Re: Oops. So About That Arctic Ice Melt ...

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
this might actually be news if it was not so predictable that the horrible prophecies of global climate catastrophe are based on bad data. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Gruss wrote: > an error known as sensor drift caused a > slowly growing underestimation of Arctic sea ice extent. The > und

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
aight. then bend, oregon. close enough oregon is cool enough, and i can play golf and snowboard w0rd On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Rasta-Man wrote: >> emerald triangle, northern cali >> possible destination as well >> > > Yeah. If you don't mind the van fulls of hea

Hannity Picks Consistently

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
That's Stanford guy that's on the run for fraud has a sweet-moola business relationship with Hannity: http://www.stanfordcoins.com/hannity Turns out Hannity was advertising this awesome investment until last Tuesday when a listener notified them of the fraud. Trust Hannity! Hasn't steered you w

Oops. So About That Arctic Ice Melt ...

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
You, uh, see ... it's, uh, well, it's like this: we made a little boo-boo. More of a technical glitch really and uh ... --- As some of our readers have already noticed, there was a significant problem with the daily sea ice data images on February 16. The problem arose from a malfunction of the

Re: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Jerry Barnes
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Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Rasta-Man wrote: > emerald triangle, northern cali > possible destination as well > Yeah. If you don't mind the van fulls of heavily armed Colombians. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic rele

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Maureen wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Charlie Griefer > wrote: > > > But I think some of the "lifestyle" rules... rules that govern > what I can or cannot do *inside* of > > my own home (such as opening it up to an extended family member in an >

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Maureen
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Charlie Griefer wrote: > But I think some of the "lifestyle" rules... rules that govern what I can or cannot do *inside* of > my own home (such as opening it up to an extended family member in an > emergency situation)... sorry. To me, that's just too intrusiv

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
emerald triangle, northern cali possible destination as well On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Rasta-man wrote: >> im thinkin more flagstaff > > Just remember the Arizona motto: > > Come for the illegal aliens, stay for the kidnappings. > > ~~~

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
throughout history bad guys have proven to be simply "bad guys" and are incapable of true rational thought. we'd be fools to think differently On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > the fault in your logic lies in your assumpyion that they will act in > whaat you understand to

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
the fault in your logic lies in your assumpyion that they will act in whaat you understand to be a rational manner. When you are talking about a culture that celebrates suicide bombers, you have to set aside your own definition of rational behavior. On 2/19/09, Justin Scott wrote: > > Robert Mu

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Rasta-man wrote: > im thinkin more flagstaff Just remember the Arizona motto: Come for the illegal aliens, stay for the kidnappings. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get t

Re: Dr. Doom Speaks Again

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > > We haven't had a laissez-faire capitalist system since the early 20th > century. How could something that didn't exist fail? > I think he's speaking directionally not literally. i.e., that global policy was moving in that direction and away from regulation under some mistaken

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Scott Stroz
Our HOA is not bad. In 5 yearsm we have had no issues. Last spring we wanted to put of a fence. The cobenants state that you can't buld anyting within 25 feet of property line if that property line is against the golf course (I live off the 4th fairway), unless you get a variance. When we submi

Re: Christopher Hitchens gets his ass whupped in Lebanon

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > > He's neither Hunter S. Thompson nor Ernest Hemmingway. > That's awesome. But also gutsy of him to deface the poster. Thems beer muscles is strong! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Charlie wrote: > "lifestyle" rules... rules that govern what I can or cannot do *inside* of > my own home (such as opening it up to an extended family member in an > emergency situation)... sorry. To me, that's just too intrusive. Well, the concept is that things that happen inside of your hom

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Justin Scott
Robert Munn wrote: > By my very rough guess, they could have a nuclear weapon mounted on a > missile this year. So? Having it and using it are two different things. If they were stupid enough to actually launch it at someone their place on the map would have a "vacancy" sign hanging on it sho

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
yeah, seems like the mullahs are just fine with their people being dirt poor as long as they can get their hands on a nuke. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Rastafari wrote: > > not to make light of the most heinous topic i can conceive > but its almost like watching a Civ game with them. and t

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Justin Scott
Charlie Griefer wrote: > In this case, it's a bunch of senior citizens who (I believe) got pushed > around in life, and now that they've got some semblance of authority, they > exercise the hell out of it just... because... they can. I haven't had any direct experience with a HOA, but the one in

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Charlie wrote: > > rooms to friends. But really... there's the letter of the law and then > > there's the spirit in which the law was written. Did they really need to > > give my buyers a hard time over a grandparent living with them? >

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
i cant stop thinkin how im freezin in maryland wanna move sound, i cannot imagine it up there... at all. not even one freakin iota. nope. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > it sure is pretty up there, > the Morels in the spring are rocking, the rivers and water ways are bea

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
south, not sound. im thinkin more flagstaff or takin that left @ albakerkee :) On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Rastafari wrote: > i cant stop thinkin how im freezin in maryland wanna move sound, i > cannot imagine > it up there... at all. > > not even one freakin iota. > > nope. > > On Thu, Fe

Re: Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
not to make light of the most heinous topic i can conceive but its almost like watching a Civ game with them. and they have the cheat codes to make a Wonder of the World yet have villages with grass huts just beyond the perimeter. wtf that damn country skurrrs this old boy On Thu, Feb 19, 2009

Iran has enough uranium for a bomb

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
It is only low enriched, not highly enriched, so they can't build a bomb just yet, but they now have: 1. long range multi-stage rockets 2. enriched uranium 3. guidance systems (satellite launch) By my very rough guess, they could have a nuclear weapon mounted on a missile this year. http://www.

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread William Bowen
> If the HOA were to provide a copy, it would cost $95. Perhaps the HOA will provide a copy to you free of charge, because your's are out of date? Then you could send those to the buyers? :-) prolly not though... -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just b

Re: Christopher Hitchens gets his ass whupped in Lebanon

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
He has a much better hold on reality than Thompson, and well, he's certainly not Hemmingway. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Judah Mc wrote: > > He's neither Hunter S. Thompson nor Ernest Hemmingway. > > http://wonkette.com/406373/hitchens-beaten-by-lebanese-thugs-in-lebanon > ~~~

Re: Dr. Doom Speaks Again

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
We haven't had a laissez-faire capitalist system since the early 20th century. How could something that didn't exist fail? On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Gruss G wrote: > > Laissez-Faire Capitalism Has Failed > Nouriel Roubini 02.19.09, 12:01 AM ET > (abridged by me)

Re: Sweet. IBM software (db2, informix, websphere, lotus web) available on Amazon EC2 Cloud

2009-02-19 Thread Jerry Johnson
Ah, but now you can rent and develop for them when required without have to buy them outright, or infect^h^h^h^h install them on your own iron. that is the step forward. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Jim Davis wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:jmi...@gma

RE: Sweet. IBM software (db2, informix, websphere, lotus web) available on Amazon EC2 Cloud

2009-02-19 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:jmi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:53 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Sweet. IBM software (db2, informix, websphere, lotus web) > available on Amazon EC2 Cloud > > > I bet it won't be cheap, but this is a good move

RE: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:pih...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:42 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: My stgeam gamer tag? > > > kiwidust > valliantster Hey - I'm "kiwidust". Don't be offering up my trademarked name! ;^) Jim Davis

Re: HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Charlie wrote: > rooms to friends. But really... there's the letter of the law and then > there's the spirit in which the law was written. Did they really need to > give my buyers a hard time over a grandparent living with them? > > CC&Rs to the buyer. If the HOA were to provide a copy, it wo

HOAs still suck :)

2009-02-19 Thread Charlie Griefer
Update... Just talked to my realtor, and we're scheduled to close on Wed. Fingers crossed. The issue my HOA had with my buyer was that apparently a grandparent was going to be living with them. As mentioned, the CC&Rs state that the home can only be occupied by immediate family. "Immediate fam

Re: woot off!

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
wtf i had it. logged in and no cart.. nothing they took my crap back... wtf On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > ok BOC... > i just randomly went to it > trying to load cart... > showed there where some.. > but server is hammerd... > > do i fail yet again > ~

Christopher Hitchens gets his ass whupped in Lebanon

2009-02-19 Thread Judah McAuley
He's neither Hunter S. Thompson nor Ernest Hemmingway. http://wonkette.com/406373/hitchens-beaten-by-lebanese-thugs-in-lebanon ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free T

Re: woot off!

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
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Dr. Doom Speaks Again

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
Laissez-Faire Capitalism Has Failed Nouriel Roubini 02.19.09, 12:01 AM ET (abridged by me) It is now clear that this is the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and the worst economic crisis in the last 60 years. While we are already in a severe and protracted U-shaped recession (the

Re: Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
it sure is pretty up there, the Morels in the spring are rocking, the rivers and water ways are beautiful. buddy has a cabin on some reserve.. going up this spring to clear a livery, and hunt for morels.. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8

Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
hey man.. heads up my account was disabled like 6 months ago or more i didn't even notice since i hadnt been playing counterstrike or team fortress. apparently some on hijacked my account. and steam disabled it, which is a GOOD THING any how a quick email and a few follow up security type thi

Move To The UP Anyone?

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
Just got this from my mother-in-law in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan ("yoo-pers"): "We had friends from California come look at houses here. They may move here at the end of May. We looked at foreclosers. One home valued at $269,000. The bank was starting it's sale around $179,000. Probably w

Re: Bullet Madness

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
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Re: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Scott Stroz
I went yesterday too. They had a Blu-ray player that was a deom model. It was hooked up to a bank of HDTVs. It had scratches and stickers all over it. I asked how much was told $269. When I asked the manager if there was some room to negotiate, he said there was not. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3

Re: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
yeah but i had it in my hands that night, and didnt have to wait for shipping. thats value :) however, you are right, there are deal errrywhere On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Justin Scott wrote: > > Rastafari wrote: >> well, i bought a AOC 22" monitor for 165 bucks, that was a good deal. > >

Re: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Justin Scott
Rastafari wrote: > well, i bought a AOC 22" monitor for 165 bucks, that was a good deal. I haven't been monitor shopping in a long time, but a quick check online brings up several 22's at regular price for about the same or less... http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/290930/Acer-X223Wbd-22-Wi

RE: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Jacob
True. I went to the Sprint store to replace the wireless headset I got with my new cell phone. The Sprint store was a standalone store in front of a Circuit City. This was the day of the start of the liquidation sale Circuit City had. I had to park in another state just about! I was talking to t

Re: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Rastafari
well, i bought a AOC 22" monitor for 165 bucks, that was a good deal. tw On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:27 PM, G Money wrote: > > You should of mentioned you were thinking about doing this...i could have > saved you the time. Did the same thing last month...what a rip off. I rarely > say this about

Re: so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread G Money
You should of mentioned you were thinking about doing this...i could have saved you the time. Did the same thing last month...what a rip off. I rarely say this about a store going out of business butgood riddance to CC. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > Figuring that

so I went to Circuit City yesterday..

2009-02-19 Thread Scott Stewart
Figuring that the going out of business sale would have some pretty tremendous bargains going on... Nope... What they've done is jacked everything up to MSRP, and taken cuts from there... Best Buy is still cheaper, and for computer equipment almost nothing beats Tiger Direct prices. -- Scot

Re: Bullet Madness

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
well pretty and modern is what she will want, but now that you mention it.. a wood burnning stove would be awesome... On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:36 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > The stove (wood burning survivalist type or something pretty and modern for > the kitchen?) will get more use and you know i

Yea! Plame-gate is Back!

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
"Obama Confronts a Choice on Copters" read this week's New York Times . The President soon "will have to decide whether to proceed with some of the priciest aircraft in the world -- a new fleet of 28 Marine One helicopters that will each cost more than the last Air Force OneThe choice confront

Re: If ever there was an opinion poll for CF-Community

2009-02-19 Thread Erika L. Walker
Very cleverly designed website. Brilliant. http://www.rednoseday.com/ On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > http://www.soundsfunny.org/ > > This is probably it. > > Here is a blog that discusses this particular survey. > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10167470-71.html?tag

If ever there was an opinion poll for CF-Community

2009-02-19 Thread Ian Skinner
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Sweet. IBM software (db2, informix, websphere, lotus web) available on Amazon EC2 Cloud

2009-02-19 Thread Jerry Johnson
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Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread LRS Scout
He started (loathe) as a elf ranger when I was a kid, became my online persona for years, IRC, every kind of electronic commo. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > That should have said: > > "Too bad. Loathe is a cool handle." > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Michael Gr

Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Michael Grant
Too bad loathe. Loathe is a cool handle On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:34 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > I thought that was it, the account is disabled for some reason damn it all > to hell. > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > > > > kiwidust > > valliantster > > > > > > On Thu, Fe

Re: It's official, I'm gonna be a father..

2009-02-19 Thread Vivec
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Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Vivec
(0_0) Yesh...they know about you... doo doo doo doo...doo doo doo doo *twilight zone music* 2009/2/19 LRS Scout > > I thought that was it, the account is disabled for some reason damn it all > to hell. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion

Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Michael Grant
That should have said: "Too bad. Loathe is a cool handle." On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > Too bad loathe. Loathe is a cool handle > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:34 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > >> >> I thought that was it, the account is disabled for some reason damn it all

Re: Bullet Madness

2009-02-19 Thread LRS Scout
The stove (wood burning survivalist type or something pretty and modern for the kitchen?) will get more use and you know it :) On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > yeah just got 1000 rds of wolf HP for $250 > > hardest part was trying to figure out if i should go fmj or hp >

Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread LRS Scout
I thought that was it, the account is disabled for some reason damn it all to hell. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > kiwidust > valliantster > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > loathe > > http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992341037 > >

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Larry wrote: > so you're saying it ain't broke so don't fix it ... cherry pick the best from > them to create a better coverage system that is suited to the US. > I'm explicitly saying US healthcare is broken and needs to be fixed. However I'm saying we can't simply cherry pick things. I'm i

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Michael Grant
Well, actually probably more acurate to say: Tactic 2a On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > Tactic 3 > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> >> > Judah wrote: >> > After you finally get over your ridiculous "greenfield" talking point, >> > http://wecan

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Michael Grant
Tactic 3 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Judah wrote: > > After you finally get over your ridiculous "greenfield" talking point, > > http://wecandobetter.org/framework-for-a-new-health-system > > > > Interesting link! Sounds like Dr. Berwick agrees with me, as he > gr

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > After you finally get over your ridiculous "greenfield" talking point, > http://wecandobetter.org/framework-for-a-new-health-system > Interesting link! Sounds like Dr. Berwick agrees with me, as he graphs out part of my point here: http://wecandobetter.org/the-transition-period

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Larry Lyons
> > Larry wrote: > > perhaps a Canadian single payer system, or a two-tiered system like > Britain's may not be appropriate for the US. > > I think the problem is (and the cause of the length of this thread :), > > is we're viewing moving forward. > > The framing of your post implies - for me

Re: Geo aware digital cameras

2009-02-19 Thread Erika L. Walker
Never pay full retail http://tinyurl.com/b6ndqt Not going to be under $250 - but hell, just save another month. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > But at a price of ~$500 that is a bit much for my casual photo needs. I > would be much more comfortable with somethin

Re: It's official, I'm gonna be a father..

2009-02-19 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Congrats you Tony Randall wannabe! On Feb 18, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > We had the first ultrasound today, we're seven weeks and one day > along, > everything is as it should be and all looks good... > > http://www.sstwebworks.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/2/18/Its-official-Im-gon

Geo aware digital cameras

2009-02-19 Thread Ian Skinner
Thinking about getting a new digital camera, are little cannon casual camera died after about 1 1/2 years. It might be cool if the camera would automatically geocode the location of where pictures are taken, I like to take a lot of outdoor scenic type pictures of Sierra Nevada Mountain locatio

Re: It's official, I'm gonna be a father..

2009-02-19 Thread Bill Wheatley
CONGRATS On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > We had the first ultrasound today, we're seven weeks and one day along, > everything is as it should be and all looks good... > > > http://www.sstwebworks.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/2/18/Its-official-Im-gonna-be-a-father > > I'm abo

Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
kiwidust valliantster On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > loathe > http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992341037 > > Last Online: 104 days ago > You have 1 Friend and 2 Groups in common > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:17 PM, LRS Scout wrote: >> >> Can one of yu that ha

Re: My stgeam gamer tag?

2009-02-19 Thread Paul Ihrig
loathe http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992341037 Last Online: 104 days ago You have 1 Friend and 2 Groups in common On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:17 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > Can one of yu that has me on your steam list tell me the name on my account? > > I let an old email lapse recentl

AP: Democrats self-destructing over ethics

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j44ku9zUM9IEdkkoWbIYStDVE6SwD96EH4JO0 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and the new Congress are quickly handing over to Republicans the same "culture of corruption" issue that Democrats used so effectively against the GOP before coming t

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Judah McAuley
After you finally get over your ridiculous "greenfield" talking point, take a look at people who are actually proposing reforms. Here's the a Framework for a New Health System from the Archimedes initiative. I believe I accidentally called it the Apollo initiative before, btw. Apollo is dealing wi

Re: Kyrgyzstan to close key U.S. base

2009-02-19 Thread Michael Grant
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Re: Kyrgyzstan to close key U.S. base

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Munn
We can dump $800 billion into the stimulus, surely we could throw a billion or two their way to keep the base open. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Michael G wrote: > > Does this seem like a big deal to anyone since Obama recently announced > increased efforts in Afghanastan? > > http://www.cn

Re: Wow - This Ain't A Good Trend

2009-02-19 Thread Judah McAuley
And I think you really don't know what you are talking about. There is nothing naive or utopian about moving to a single payer system or a number of other plans being floated. They are not your so-called "greenfield" approach and you are just spreading useless FUD. Oddly enough, though, my doctors

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