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I was looking for a way to get those bball and football rankings in there, bury them in other education stats...works everytime. Besides, I don't even know which nursery school the young lad attends...wherever the headstart bus stops I guess. BTW Iain, you're hiring for a position. Both candidates are equally matched in every way, same GPA, same experience, hell they're even physical twins with the same outside interests....except one went to Dumbfuck U and one was edumacated at MIT....who you gonna hire....umm yeah. I got a job in OR once in large part because the board had 4 of 8 members who had done either their undergrad or grad work at GT. Where'd you got to school Iain?

A whole safe full of 'em. My stepdad collects Win Mod 37 single shot shotguns, probably have 15 of those. Some old Browning A5 "Sweet Sixteen" shotguns that I love, and some .12 ga A5s. An old Fox side by side doublebarrel. An ancient single shot breach action .22 that my grandpa had. A 1911 .45 from the war years. My Remington Mod 600 .243, only made a few years, pretty rare, very compact and light...great weapon for deer in heavy timber. I'd love to have an old Daley. The neighbor where I grew up had some SWEET Weatherby bolt actions in a few calibers from .223 to .300 weath mag. Gorgeous guns. And, of course, the Smith & Wesson bolt action .7mm mag from my uncle. Only made those a few years too.

Son, my minor at Georgia Tech was economics. That's GT, one of the best schools in the nation, consistently ranked in the top 25-30 schools overall, top 10 engineering schools, top values in education, and top graduate programs ...and top 25 in football and basketball, after recently crushing the #1 ranked UConn in hoops and bowl bound with a true freshman quarterback Now get back to your books little man and when you get out of sophomore year and beyond Keynes and aggregate demand equations, come back and talk to us.

You should know something about labor stats: You are only classified "unemployed" if you are actively seeking work. If you've realized after two fruitless years that there's no where else to look until the economic picture changes, you are technically not "unemployed". Some labor stats also use unemployment claims as a basis of calculation. So if your unemployment benefits run out, you're not taken into account. I often hear reports that "unemployment claims are down for the last two quarters.." Well NO SHIT, people have exhausted their benefits and still don't have a job...they CAN'T file a claim. If the economic situation stays the same, claims will eventually go down without any change in unemployed people.

Erik, I've only see a few topos for some routes over there. I've never seen any guide or anything. Micro should know, or work with someone who knows anyway. Those cats prolly got a secret stash of old school guides and private topos n stuff.

This seems to be the most relevant stat I see. Economic growth on paper doesn't mean jack to the people still out of work. While economists will point out that 5.6% is really not that high (some even place the natural rate around 5%) the fact that it's been much lower for a decade or more will influence the perception of the man in the street. Don't start celebrating yet Pete, we've got a long way to go. And it looks like Dean might be ordained well before the primaries are in full swing, allowing less in-party squabbling and more time to focus on beating the Shrub. I'm in AK, where Bush will clean house, so I'm voting my conscious...Libertarian for Pres and Greens for local posts (because they have a real chance here).

I was referring to access to the sub-valley south of Yos Valley that's visible from the south rim, not access to the HH valley.

Hetch Hetchy is actually north of the ditch. You don't even have to go that far...top out on a Upper Cathedral, Leaning Tower, or Sentinel route sometime and just look south. There's shit-tons of untouched rock over there, just no quick access like the valley proper. You'd have to hike over a pass somewhere on the south rim, but you'd have a choice of FA plums.

OK Pete, I'm bored at work so here's some data to chew on. (Source for my raw data is USElectionsAtlas.ORG) This is all in ref to the presidential election. I'm rounding decimals in most places In 2000 the Republican had 26 states with over 50% of the vote, and 7 of those states voted 60% or greater Republican (WY, ND, SD, ID, NE, OK, UT). Peak was WY at 67.7% Republican. In 2000 the Democrat had 15 states with over 50% of the vote, and 4 of those voted 60% or greater Democrat. Peak was DC with 85% Democrat. I'd call anything above 55% decisive. The total electoral votes for these "decisive" states was: Republican 146 Democrat 114 Keep in mind though, that a state was won (OR) with as little as 46% of the vote. Green Party recieved as much as 10% (AK) and had 11 states with 5% or more. Green Party will not be a factor in this election. Liberal greens got burned by the election fiasco and there's dissent within the party of whether Nader or David Cobb should represent the party due to the "draw off" factor. Nader will draw off votes and Cobb wants to focus on building the grass roots level of the party. Look for the Greens to go Dem (duh). Without Nader the results would have likely only been different in 2 states (operating under the assumption that 60% or more of the greens would have voted dem instead). Those 2 were FL, and NH with a total of 29 electoral votes. The closest race states were top to bottom: Florida , New Mexico, Wisconsin, Iowa, OREGON, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nevada. Of those states, the real players (by electoral votes)are: FL-25, OH-21, MO-11, WI-11, MN-10 The higest percent difference in those 10 states was 3.5%, total electoral votes up for grabs in those 10 was 105 out of a total of 538 possible electoral votes. I was erroneous in stating the turnout was < 50%. Turnout of the voting age populus was right at 50%, but turnout of registered voters was 67%. In Wyoming, 99.25% of the registered voters turned out. In OK, only 55%. It's gonna be a for about 10 states.

Pete, since you my bitch, I'll delegate that duty to you. I've got better things to do...like walk down the hall and get another cup of turbojava.

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OMFG...you pedophile! I scored with a hostess from the Mountain Room restaurant and she was kind of a ho-ho, but I didn't eat her and she was at least 19.....Oh shit, my bad, you were talking about food

You know, I will enjoy all the weeping when we finally figure out that we have to pay off this huge deficit. Wait a minute...no I won't, I've gotta pay that too! There's one "x-factor" that all these polls don't account for and that is this: People who are truly pissed off with the current administration are more likely to turn out for the vote than those happy with the status quo. So a poll that says "xyz percent of registered voters would vote thus" is practically worthless when you consider that turnout in many states is well under 50% of those registered. You also might remember that McCain won New Hampshire in the Republican primary in 2000. New Hampshire is a beautiful state, but doesn't amount to shit in the election, too few electoral votes. A very, very few states will decide the next election, because they are the only ones "up for grabs". States that will matter are states like PA, MI, NM, FL where the outcome is very uncertain. Probably a good 40-45 states are the big "so what" because we already know which way they will go.

Someone say Ban?

Breakfast every morning for 3 months in 2000. For 6 weeks in 2002. Usually half pieces of toast, half eaten order eggs, half bowl oatmeal, half of a half-stack pancakes. Occasionally a full piece of fruit. Usually took about 30 minutes to get enough grub for a meal. Best time to show up was right after the morning rush when the busboys couldn't keep up. The plop down at dirty table with grub you want and dig in. Always free coffee (bring a mug) . Didn't scark much lunch/dinner but smoked out a Degnan's worker summer 2000 and kept getting "whoops I made an extra" sandwiches for free when he was working. Scored a whole pizza at the deli when some lady's kid fell and busted his noggin open. She grabbed the kids, grabbed the sodas, and ran off leaving the pie on the table....better for us to eat it than the

The Truth About The Peabody Award(s) In February, O'Reilly gave a speech seemingly taking credit for winning a coveted Peabody award while an anchor at the tabloid TV show Inside Edition. After comedian Al Franken pointed out that the show never won a Peabody, O'Reilly retorted, in Mamet-esque syntax (O'Reilly Factor, 3/13/01): "Guy says about me, couple of weeks ago, 'O'Reilly said he won a Peabody Award.' Never said it. You can't find a transcript where I said it." Note From The Webmaster: Because they edited it out of the transcript. On a recent O'Reilly Factor show I personally saw O'Reilly tell a radio talk shot host who dared to dis-agree with Bill and say he was not a real journalist tell him that he would put his " peabody " and his journalist degrees up against his credentials any time. This was around 6-1-01, I forget the exact date but remember it clearly. The guest was Bernie Ward from a KGO radio talk show who was talking about gary condit and the 24/7 news coverage of him on fox news. Neither Inside Edition nor Bill O'Reilly ever won a peabody award. You can look it up here - Peabody Awards Site: www.peabody-awards.com THE SPIN On his May 19, 2000 broadcast, he repeatedly told a guest who brought up his tabloid past: "We won Peabody Awards. . . . We won Peabody awards. . . . A program that wins a Peabody Award, the highest award in journalism, and you're going to denigrate it?" THE FACTS (Inside Edition won a Polk Award, not the better-known Peabody, for reporting that was done after O'Reilly left the show--Washington Post, 3/1/01.) You can look it up here - Polk Awards Site: www.polk-awards.com Source: O'Reilly sucks.com

My work server blocks it, but it's a funny site. Allow cookies, or you'll be seeing dudes and chicas even if you set it to girls only.

A couple more tidbits about Mr. O'Reilly: Claimed to be an independent until another media source published records of his being a registered Republican. Falesly claimed to be a Peabody Award winner. Again was debunked by another media outlet.

Here's the transcript I referred to earlier. O'REILLY: In the "Personal Stories" segment tonight, we were surprised to find out than an American who lost his father in the World Trade Center attack had signed an anti-war advertisement that accused the USA itself of terrorism. The offending passage read, "We too watched with shock the horrific events of September 11... we too mourned the thousands of innocent dead and shook our heads at the terrible scenes of carnage -- even as we recalled similar scenes in Baghdad, Panama City, and a generation ago, Vietnam." With us now is Jeremy Glick, whose father, Barry, was a Port Authority worker at the Trade Center. Mr. Glick is a co-author of the book "Another World is Possible." I'm surprised you signed this. You were the only one of all of the families who signed... JEREMY GLICK: Well, actually, that's not true. O'REILLY: Who signed the advertisement? GLICK: Peaceful Tomorrow, which represents 9/11 families, were also involved. O'REILLY: Hold it, hold it, hold it, Jeremy. You're the only one who signed this advertisement. GLICK: As an individual. O'REILLY: Yes, as -- with your name. You were the only one. I was surprised, and the reason I was surprised is that this ad equates the United States with the terrorists. And I was offended by that. GLICK: Well, you say -- I remember earlier you said it was a moral equivalency, and it's actually a material equivalency. And just to back up for a second about your surprise, I'm actually shocked that you're surprised. If you think about it, our current president, who I feel and many feel is in this position illegitimately by neglecting the voices of Afro- Americans in the Florida coup, which, actually, somebody got impeached for during the Reconstruction period -- Our current president now inherited a legacy from his father and inherited a political legacy that's responsible for training militarily, economically, and situating geopolitically the parties involved in the alleged assassination and the murder of my father and countless of thousands of others. So I don't see why it's surprising... O'REILLY: All right. Now let me stop you here. So... GLICK: ... for you to think that I would come back and want to support... O'REILLY: It is surprising, and I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why it's surprising. GLICK: ... escalating... O'REILLY: You are mouthing a far left position that is a marginal position in this society, which you're entitled to. GLICK: It's marginal -- right. O'REILLY: You're entitled to it, all right, but you're -- you see, even -- I'm sure your beliefs are sincere, but what upsets me is I don't think your father would be approving of this. GLICK: Well, actually, my father thought that Bush's presidency was illegitimate. O'REILLY: Maybe he did, but... GLICK: I also didn't think that Bush... O'REILLY: ... I don't think he'd be equating this country as a terrorist nation as you are. GLICK: Well, I wasn't saying that it was necessarily like that. O'REILLY: Yes, you are. You signed... GLICK: What I'm saying is... O'REILLY: ... this, and that absolutely said that. GLICK: ... is that in -- six months before the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, starting in the Carter administration and continuing and escalating while Bush's father was head of the CIA, we recruited a hundred thousand radical mujahadeens to combat a democratic government in Afghanistan, the Turaki government. O'REILLY: All right. I don't want to... GLICK: Maybe... O'REILLY: I don't want to debate world politics with you. GLICK: Well, why not? This is about world politics. O'REILLY: Because, No. 1, I don't really care what you think. GLICK: Well, OK. O'REILLY: You're -- I want to... GLICK: But you do care because you... O'REILLY: No, no. Look... GLICK: The reason why you care is because you evoke 9/11... O'REILLY: Here's why I care. GLICK: ... to rationalize... O'REILLY: Here's why I care... GLICK: Let me finish. You evoke 9/11 to rationalize everything from domestic plunder to imperialistic aggression worldwide. O'REILLY: OK. That's a bunch... GLICK: You evoke sympathy with the 9/11 families. O'REILLY: That's a bunch of crap. I've done more for the 9/11 families by their own admission -- I've done more for them than you will ever hope to do. GLICK: OK. O'REILLY: So you keep your mouth shut when you sit here exploiting those people. GLICK: Well, you're not representing me. You're not representing me. O'REILLY: And I'd never represent you. You know why? GLICK: Why? O'REILLY: Because you have a warped view of this world and a warped view of this country. GLICK: Well, explain that. Let me give you an example of a parallel... O'REILLY: No, I'm not going to debate this with you, all right. GLICK: Well, let me give you an example of parallel experience. On September 14... O'REILLY: No, no. Here's -- here's the... GLICK: On September 14... O'REILLY: Here's the record. GLICK: OK. O'REILLY: All right. You didn't support the action against Afghanistan to remove the Taliban. You were against it, OK. GLICK: Why would I want to brutalize and further punish the people in Afghanistan... O'REILLY: Who killed your father! GLICK: The people in Afghanistan... O'REILLY: Who killed your father. GLICK: ... didn't kill my father. O'REILLY: Sure they did. The al Qaeda people were trained there. GLICK: The al Qaeda people? What about the Afghan people? O'REILLY: See, I'm more angry about it than you are! GLICK: So what about George Bush? O'REILLY: What about George Bush? He had nothing to do with it. GLICK: The director -- senior as director of the CIA. O'REILLY: He had nothing to do with it. GLICK: So the people that trained a hundred thousand Mujahadeen who were... O'REILLY: Man, I hope your mom isn't watching this. GLICK: Well, I hope she is. O'REILLY: I hope your mother is not watching this because you -- that's it. I'm not going to say anymore. GLICK: OK. O'REILLY: In respect for your father... GLICK: On September 14, do you want to know what I'm doing? O'REILLY: Shut up. Shut up. GLICK: Oh, please don't tell me to shut up. O'REILLY: As respect -- as respect -- in respect for your father, who was a Port Authority worker, a fine American, who got killed unnecessarily by barbarians... GLICK: By radical extremists who were trained by this government... O'REILLY: Out of respect for him... GLICK: ... not the people of America. O'REILLY: ... I'm not going to... GLICK: ... The people of the ruling class, the small minority. O'REILLY: Cut his mic. I'm not going to dress you down anymore, out of respect for your father. We will be back in a moment with more of THE FACTOR. GLICK: That means we're done? O'REILLY: We're done. OnAIR breaks to commerical, during commerical: O'REILLY: Get outta here. Get outta my studio before I tear you to fucking pieces.

The New Yorker (I think, could have been Harpers or The Atlantic) published an excerpt of a transcript between O'Reilly and a guest, including some of the footage that didn't appear on the air. This was probably six months ago and O'Reilly basically threatened the guy...like "I'm going to kick your ass you filthy little..." kind of threatened (that's not a quote, just an approximation, someone with a New Yorker subscription might be able to post the actual verbage). Typical O'Reilly: "You're wrong counselor. I know you're wrong and you know you're wrong. End of story." What's really funny is that he used to be a reporter for Inside Edition...the fucking tabloid TV show . Pretty much destroys his credibility in my book. Hannity is the same way. He's like the ex-football jock who's now trying to fool everyone into thinking he's a politcal brain...please! He's a right wing sychophant party-line, ass kisser. Typical Hannity "Good evening General Chumpwad, sir. Always nice to have you on the show my friend" That Shepherd Smith character kills me, the "G Block". Whateva you fuckin whitebread tool. OG rollin in his Brooks Bros suits. I swear, the times I get around a TV (don't own one myself) FoxNews is the best comedy show on. Much better than South Park mmmkay!

Oops! Sorry Minx. Don't ban me yet, I'll try again... Timmy O'Neill rocks! He's funny as shit, go see his show because you won't be dissapointed! Props to Gary for his work. Some posts got deleted somewhere because I put the snaffle pic in as a pagetop, where it sat for a couple of days.

Woman hater! Little Napolean there might need some help from the blue meanine (I heard some middle aged lady on a talk radio show call Viagra that one time ). Hell, Rafael Palmiero uses it and he's sportin enough wood to smack 500 homers. I actually found that the PNW is full of hotties. They're just covered up in sweaters and rainjackets all the time so you don't notice it as much. But, I dont' go for the plastic barbie look that pervades the eastcoast either so maybe that's it. They should really call SoCal and Florida "Silicone Alley". I'm a selective misogynist. I only hate bitchy drama queen gold-digger yuppie republican women

Trask man I was doing the same things from about 12 onward (different species though, more like squirrel,deer, quail, turkey, wild hogs, and wild dogs). But from 6-10yrs old video games RULED. And during the winter too...skiiing in GA my friend. We had a small clays range behind the garden. Trap and skeet, were fun in the winter, kill a couple boxes of shell, retire inside for some hot chocolate and fruit rollups by the fireplace.

Damn dude, that's some good memory you have there! That's exactly what I was talking about, and I was even trying to remember the Karateka one...won that one and the princess bitch kicked my ass.

Congrats! Besides Mom, also sharing b-day with: Jim Morrison, Sinead O'Connor, Flip Wilson, David Carradine, Kim Basinger, Sammy Davis Jr., Sam Kinison, James Galway, Jerry Butler, Bobby Elliott (The Hollies), Gregg Allman, Warren Cuccurullo (Duran Duran), Phil Collen (Def Leppard), Marty Friedman (Megadeth).