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Not too many Americans in the 15th century.

Try them on first. Any one of the boots you mentioned will work. I went through this last month and the boots I thought I'd like best fit the worst. I ended up with Nepals but was open to about a half dozen different boots (Nepal, Mont Blanc, Mamook, P-Guide, etc). All would have worked for what I'm doing but fit was an over riding priority to features.

The entire discussion is disingenuous at best. Its only being brought up to distract from real issues this close to an election. Issues that happen to be a real thorn in the side of Democrats. Campaign contributions (and paid ads) are pretty murky for both the Republicans AND the Democrats.

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I think the gate has been up a while, they were patrolling it all summer.

If you asked nice and promised not to shit on my lawn I'd have let you camp in my yard. Its probably closer than Skull Hollow.

You have plenty of excuses to make up for them.

I have one of THESE and every time I put it on I'm reminded how irritating it is to have one single jacket (out of a dozen) with the zipper on the opposite side. As far as the softshells go, I bought two of the OR Alibi jackets last year and really like them (sold one recently). The jacket has a laminated waterproof hood and top of arms, wind proof front torso, and a highly breathable back and pits (three different types of fabrics used). I don't own a Gamma MX so I can't compare the two directly but I have climbed in the Alibi jacket and it works very well.

Wait till you try an eVent jacket. Rab makes the best. Westcomb blows goats. I bet Westcomb puts the zippers on the correct side.

much of shipping, cruises, etc.. is now staffed by philippinos workers. These people don't live in the US for the most part and they couldn't afford to do so on their wages. Which industry do you exactly plan on keeping in this country? This is false. The last cruise I went on the staff was largely South American and European. All of whom spoke English and were educated. Looks like j_b is showing his racist true-colors again... Maybe he's just obsessed with Filipino "Seamen".

No. I know that Filipino sailors make up a disproportionate part of workers on boats and I gave you the first hit in a Google search because I wasn't going to spend any more time answering your drivel. You're making shit up. Provide stats outside a single article about Japan wanting to use a labor force that is in close proximity. I know for a fact that cruise ships look to hire international employees from all over the world. I doubt container ships use Filipinos specifically. http://www.mycruiseshipjob.com/

Are Filipino employees more loyal cause they don't have cars?

the whole of Japan is a more significant data point than your cruise experience, jackass. You found a single article about a Japanese press release and extrapolated that most of the cruise and shipping industry WORLD WIDE uses Filipino employees. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

i seriously doubt they are using their own infrastructure.

I had no idea that Japan was "much of shipping, cruises, etc.." Sounds like they have a monopoly on shipping and cruises globaly, maybe you should start a thread complaining about how unfair it is.

You are clueless. How many miles of fiber-optics do you need to lay down before you have a market large enough to make a buck? Are you going to start in your neighborhood like a boat builder would? How many parallel communication networks do you want to force real competition? is that really the way you define "efficiency"? Tell us. How many miles of fiber optic cable do you need to lay down before you have a market large enough to make a buck? How many variables is that contingent on, exactly? Do tell. I have no idea how many parallel communications networks are necessary to create real competition. My best guess is that the number is larger than one. Again - tell us what the optimal number of competitors is and what set of variables influence the number over time. While you're at it - how about the average price per gig under the optimal pricing scheme. Along similar lines - how many bicycle manufacturers are necessary to create optimal competition? How about dental sealant wholesalers? Brands of ice cream? How many independent farmers growing the same crop? Clearly if we organized them into a single national collective..... Bend Broadband provides highspeed internet to Central Oregon and they are not considered a large telecom. There are literally hundreds of small telecoms just like Bend Broadband.

much of shipping, cruises, etc.. is now staffed by philippinos workers. These people don't live in the US for the most part and they couldn't afford to do so on their wages. Which industry do you exactly plan on keeping in this country? This is false. The last cruise I went on the staff was largely South American and European. All of whom spoke English and were educated.

No argument regarding rural issues. But you haven't addressed the market failure in U.S. cities where it is easier to provide access. And your assumption that high speed internet is only applicable to entertainment and not commerce and academics is false. The issue is why are we paying such high rates for lousy service in the US compared to the rest of the world where there is comprehensive planning, and lo and behold, solvent communications companies making a profit. What percentage of all US internet use is commerce and education related?

If you donate that Norrona to me I'll pay 20% of your Eddie Bauer down jacket.

Banking is a scam, oil is a scam, telecom is a scam...would you start a thread on what you consider not to be a scam?

Maybe you should have ordered enough pizza for the entire class.

You seem very defensive.

She'd have been better off opposing masturbation on a Bill Maher show. http://www.leftcoastrebel.com/2010/10/photos-pictures-congressional-candidate.html