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Who quit?
The sales guy.
Duh.
You're welcome.
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It's pronounced Fjaroabyggo.
Ahhh, that's where I messed up...
I would have the same expression as the guy in the pic (
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Ruger ftw
ftw? WTF? I thought you rolled with twin Glock .40s
XD9 service for carry, Sig P220 .45 for home protection ft.real.w
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A, final guess.
Pulled up Google Maps, and A, B, and C are within 20 miles (kilos?) of each other.
Couldn't find (nor pronounce) Fjaroabyggo.
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this is ghey so if traffic is moving along 5 mph under the speed limit and U pass them going the speed limit you are gonna get a ticket... how many times have all of you been on the freeway and traffic is crawling so you go around but dont speed yeah prolly happened to all of us.............
NO NO NO! The officers are trained, experienced, and certified, as evidenced in this case.
They could not possibly make an error of 5 mph from the actual speed. 12, maybe, but not 5.
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I have a couple of problems with this:
- Direct from the syllabus of the ruling: "...and is experienced in visually estimating vehicle speed."
Seems to me that "experienced" is open to interpretation. Does "experience" entail watching 400 cars per shift, 200 shifts per year, and 2 years of doing nothing but traffic patrol? Or is it 5 years? Or 1 month?
("Santimarino" is the policeman who wrote the original speeding citation)
- Direct from the ruling: "...In order to be certified by OPOTA, Santimarino was required to show that he could visually estimate a vehicle’s speed to within three to four miles per hour of the vehicle’s actual speed..." "Santimarino testified that based on his training and experience, he had estimated that Jenney’s vehicle was traveling 70 miles per hour..." "...he observed that the radar unit indicated that Jenney’s vehicle was traveling at 82 miles per hour."
So in order to pass the "I can visually guesstimate your speed" certification, you have to be within 3-4 mph of the actual speed. The officer guessed/estimated the appellant's speed to be 70, when in fact, if his radar is to be believed, the true speed was 82. For those that have trouble with math, the difference is 12, not 3-4 as required in order to be certified. Giving the officer the benefit of the doubt, he was 200% beyond the margin of error that one is allowed and still be certified.
I will cede that <some> officers, perhaps a majority of those that regulary perform traffic patrol, perhaps a minority, are able to visually estimate a vehicle's speed within the 3-4 mph certification guideline. I will not, however, say that Santimarino, the officer in question, is able to. He proved his lack of ability to do so unequivocally in this case.
I don't see how the Supremes were able to rule the way they did in this case. The facts certainly did NOT support the ruling.
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:)To enhance/expand Curby's 3 points:
1) you cannot initiate the confrontation: I see Justin walking down the street, into my yard, attempting to open my bedroom window. allowed.
2) you cannot escalate the confrontation: Justin slaps me, in my bed, uninvited at 3 am. I am allowed to draw my weapon.
3) you cannot prolong the confrontation: Justin just won't leave and keeps trying to touch my junk. I am allowed to draw my weapon.
1) window's already open - trying to stave off turning on the a/c and the attendant $300+ electrical bills.
2) we were role playing - the slap was part of it - and my "weapon" is already out...
3) no happy ending for me? dammitall.
4) I see Curby: I am allowed to empty all 18 on him, drop the mag, reload...
note: All of the above is conjecture only. I am a lesbian and have been one all my life. Don't hate, I was born that way, nothing I can do about it.
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You know you want to shoot him...
Nope. Don't want to shoot anyone, but if my son's life is in danger, I'll take care of it - assuming Charlie the Wonder Dog doesn't do it for me. You should see him at the dog park: He's the canine Chuck Norris if another dog messes with Jr. Best dog ever. Dumb as a sack of hammers, but guards the boy and the estate just fine. If a burglar comes to my house dressed as a deer, the burglar will be "dead by dog".
Sorry, back on topic now..
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Yes, even if it's your dog.
The only time you are allowed to fire your weapon in self-defense is if the situation meets the three qualifications.
1) You didn't cause the situation
2) You've met your duty to retreat from the situation (exception: You're already in your home, or vehicle -- see Castle Doctrine (varies from state to state))
3) You perceived that your life was in danger of mortal harm ("You" in this case is yourself or your immediate family)
So, if your house is burglarized and the burglar is unarmed and doesn't come near you or your kids or your SO, but stays in the front room and steals your laptop... legally, you don't have any grounds to shoot and kill the burglar.
To enhance/expand Justin's 3 points:
1) you cannot initiate the confrontation: I see Justin walking down the street and I draw my weapon. Not allowed.
2) you cannot escalate the confrontation: Justin slaps me, I draw my weapon. Not allowed (Am I <truly> in fear for my life at this point? No. Mad? Yes.)
3) you cannot prolong the confrontation: Justin slaps me, then turns around and walks or runs away. I am not allowed to draw my weapon.
Note: Even though I may not always agree with Justin, I'm not gonna draw on him. I may rest my hand on my side, on top of my BladeTech IWB, though... Just to keep him in line, of course....
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Create a folder on your local machine, give it a meaningful name, and copy your template into the folder.
Now, if you double-click a .html file inside that folder, it will open in your browser, and you can test basic navigation/functionality.
You can edit the .html file(s) in Notepad - just make sure you have a backup (perhaps create another folder and copy all the original files into it).
GoDaddy should have given you an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) address, e.g. ftp.yoursitename.com and a username and password to the FTP address. You'll probably want a GUI ftp client (FileZilla is free and works well), once you launch it you'll see basically a split screen Explorer-style view, with your local (C:\) drive on the left and your website's server on the right. Drag/drop between the two.
Once you've uploaded your base template and files to your web server, try the site in your browser, again testing basic functionality and navigation.
HTML can be real complicated, but it's basically pretty simple. Look to see what it's doing, what works and what doesn't, and ask Google (or post it up here), you'll be able to have the site up and running pretty quickly and without too much pain.
***EDIT If you want to, post up which template you grabbed and what you would like to see on it, and I'll see what I can do for ya.
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What a horribly racisit, nationalistic game...
PSYCH!
Phuckers run too fast for semi-auto, only scored 61.
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"Jamming", or failure to function, can result for a couple of different reasons.
Most likely reason comes from "riding the slide", i.e. holding onto the slide as it is moving forward. Assuming you're right-handed, you rack with your left hand. Try to think of hitting your right shoulder with your left hand when racking - what I mean is to keep your left hand moving back after the slide is all the way back. Let the slide smack forward - that's what it's supposed to do and will not hurt the gun at all.
Another possible cause of failure to function is that the shooter's grip is not firm enough. Think of how you would want to shake hands with a man at a job interview - firm, solid enough to convey that you're a man, but not strong enough to crush every bone in his hand. The gun should sit in your right hand (again, assuming you're right-handed and right eye dominant) at the V formed between your thumb and first finger, and that V should be at the top of the backstrap, up against the curve.
Learn how to clean and lubricate your gun, and then do it, often. It doesn't take that long, and the more familiar you are with your gun and how all the pieces/parts go together and function with each other, the easier it will be to for you to fix a failure, in the unlikely (since you're keeping it clean, not riding the slide, and holding it correctly) event that a failure should happen.
My advice: Practice shooting at a range. A lot. Until it it feels as natural as writing your name with a pencil. Then practice some more.
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If it goes "click" instead of bang, just remember "Tap, Rack, and Bang": Tap the magazine (somewhat forcefully), rack the slide, bang (shoot it). If that fails, pop the magazine out and put another one in.
Congrats!
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An image of Flounder from Animal House keeps running through my head: "This is gonna be great!"
Alternately seems like the best and the stupidest idea in a long time... Fun, but I'm too old to have a misdemeamor trespassing charge on my record.
Signed, Conflicted in Galena.
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Newegg.com (click) has multiple 200GB and 250GB external drives for $50 and less, plus a couple of bucks for shipping. I've done A LOT of business with them and highly recommend them. Item arrives in 2 or 3 days with their standard shipping.
I'm sure your local Staples, OfficeMax, or BestBuy will have them also.
If you can get to Columbus I've got an older, but still works just fine 320GB drive I don't need - you can have it for a milkshake at Dairy Queen.
I can check on Tuesday what it would cost to ship (gotta be $10 or less) and if you can cover that... -
story here: http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/05/breaking-news-gary-coleman-dead-42
Gary Coleman has died at 42, RadarOnline.com is first to report.
Coleman had been hospitalized in Provo, Utah since Wednesday, May 26, after suffering what his family called "a serious medical problem."
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Coleman had slipped into a coma and was on life support after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage.
He was pulled of life support Friday morning and later passed away. His wife Shannon Price and her father were at the hospital Friday.
The Illinois native's death marks the end of a long, sad road for the diminutive Diff'rent Strokes star, who struggled professionally and financially as his fame and fortune diminished since the show went off the air in 1986.
Coleman’s growth was hampered at a young age by a congenital kidney disease caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, as he never grew beyond 4 feet, 8 inches tall. Twice having undergone kidney transplants in 1973 and 1984, Coleman required daily dialysis in his everyday life.
Coleman got his break in acting when caught the eye of TV icon Norman Lear, which eventually paved the way for him to star in Diff'rent Strokes as Arnold Jackson, a wisecracking runt adopted with his brother Willis (Todd Bridges) by a rich New York businessman (Conrad Bain). Coleman's considerable charisma -- buoyed by his catchphrase "What'cu Talkin Bout Willis" -- made the show a ratings winner in its' first three years, as the young actor was earning as much as $70,000 an episode at its’ peak.
Coleman would wind up suing his parents in 1989 over missing money from his trust fund, and was awarded more than $1 million in 1993, but the money would not last, as he would wind up declaring bankruptcy six years later.
Coleman said in an appearance on Geraldo Rivera in 1993 that he had twice tried to overdose on sleeping pills.
Coleman got some publicity in later years when he threw his name in the hat of the circus that was California's 2003 recall election, receiving more votes than other show biz candidates such as porn star Mary Carey and Gallagher, en route to an eighth overall finish to eventual winner Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Coleman's death marks another sad chapter for the Diff'rent Strokes cast, as Bridges' career was stunted by frequent drug incidents, while Dana Plato, who played Kimberly Drummond on the show, committed suicide via pill overdose in 1999. On a related note, Plato's son, Tyler Lambert, fatally shot himself in May 2010, nearly eleven years to the day of his mother's suicide.
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I don't own one but out of that list, I agree.
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Google - Hitomi Tanaka
her breastuses are over-acheivers...
(breastuses = plural Latin for boobie)
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sing along now: "I'll...be there"
will try to convince a couple of my Hardley riding friends to join us.
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out - ccw class from 8a - 8p.
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...that d@mned "Safelite Repair... Safelite Replace" jingle that's CONSTANTLY stuck in my head...!
Now I've got that earworm too. Thanks, a-hat...
Only had one replaced in almost 30 years
Lucky, I guess. Safelite came out and did it; they were recommended/I was told by the insurance company (Nationwide) to use them. They showed up when they said they would, didn't make a mess, windshield doesn't leak. That's about all I require - no leaks.
Don't know how they are price-wise, insurance picked up the tab.
World Cup anyone?
in Dumpster
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I was watching an NBA playoff/finals game when O.J. ran... Didn't know soccer/football/whatever was even on the telly.
I'll go out on a limb here and say that the "average" American sports fan doesn't care all that much about soccer. Maybe the younger (<30) folks do, as they grew up with soccer as a sports option, but when I grew up (I'm 44) it just wasn't a choice, at least in Columbus.
Watching it on television, for me at least, is just awful. I went to one Crew game, and seeing it in person was better than watching on television.
I dunno. Switzerland, I guess, gotta root for my motherland.
No.
No. Sorry, just not a fan. I "get it" that "it's the most popular sport in the world", and that other countries go nuts about it, it's just not for me.