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Akula

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  1. Assuming Christian beliefs are the way things are, jesus could not roll over in his grave as he ascended (this is the guiding mystery in Christianity). Assuming Christian are inacurrate, there was no jesus and therefore would have no grave to roll over in. Either way the aforementioned statement that the grave is empty is quite close to reality. I would however, avoid any mention of religion on the board her as we are a diverse group consisting of many cultures and religions. As for the band, yes they are quite stupid.
  2. Do something stupid in a neighborhood = speak with the police. There is a dude in my neighborhood that drives his quadrunner at like 40mph down the middle of the road, he will be either talking to a neighbor, the police, or removing a car trunk from his chin the next time. If you live next to people you have to respect them respecting you or pay a consequence. This is especially true if you are messing with the safety/well-being of someone's children.
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    Nitrous > *

    You get some sweet ass clove salve (YUK!). I had mine taken out in the Navy during boot camp, not knocked out, no TV to watch while I recovered. I did get to miss out on getting gassed by CS.
  4. That seems like a good deal. I would take it.
  5. Herbie, Smokey and the Bandit, Convoy, +1 for The Wraith, Heart Like a Wheel....old school movies yall.
  6. I have been to Stockholm. Don't miss the Vassa it is amazing. Make sure you get some Aquavit. Are you travelling by rail once you get there?
  7. http://www.gm.com/employeediscount.do?cmp=gm_com
  8. Go to consumer reports section, Taylor Tire Company does excellent work and they work on ANY size tire. They did the tires on my VW, they work on wheel-barrow tires, up to earth moving equipment.
  9. The union is causing them loads of problems. They aren't cutting the jobs until late 07 early 08 due to a union contract that makes them have to pay everyone until then (hourly, salary doesn't matter). Their biggest problem is they have over grown thier market. People aren't buying that many cars from them right now but they are making them at a break-neck pace. If they would keep focus on their core, throttle back some of their market focus (you don't need to make a compact car 'cause the japanese/koreans will eat you up on cost savings) and build cars Americans want (where is the camaro/firebird?) they could put it together. Plus they have some quality issues (or perceptions of quality issues) due to aging facilities and their unwillingness to rip their old Detriot facilities down and move to Alabama or somewhere the cost of production is much less. The union is a big part of what drives their total operating cost up, but it really isn't their only reason for their current financial problems (makes one hell of a good scape goat though).
  10. I have a 2924xl if you need a big switch.
  11. I have been thinking about getting a small 4x4 truck but I want what I want and I doubt if the dealership will have it. Can I order a vehicle and get this discount? PS, if you haven't looked at the discount it is pretty substantial.
  12. Dinan can register a BMW with BMW as having been chipped etc. They may be doing supercharging, but I think they only do software and exhaust. Ms are pretty fast anyway.
  13. Wow, I am surprised they did it. The small amount of oxygen available and thin air for the rotor to bite into. Pretty impressive. It does kind of cheapen the whole reaching the summit of everest thing, but still amazing.
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    Publishing Question

    Looks like this might help you, find it in the library... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0934968144/103-9022430-3895813?v=glance
  15. Whether you are going to work for someone else or work for yourself you should understand the basics of a business. If you work for someone else and have a business degree they will know you understand the impact of your job. If you work for yourself you will understand how your decisions will have a follow on effect. Go read about people that have started their own business and figure out if you know what you need to know, Dave Thomas, Dean Kamen, Bill Gates (he sucks but he built an empire) these guys put their own thing together and made it stick.
  16. My neighbor had the exact same symptoms, cam pos sensor fixed it.
  17. http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/8/0/specs.aspx Looks like $8399-$8499
  18. http://www.squidbusters.com/sb/shop.php?s=022e5223c5c883b10e522bd3049fd287& a bit cheaper.
  19. Conversation from a Star Wars forum.. There they were all parked in this old K-mart parking lot with their hoods up talking about Cam shafts or something. One of them drove off really fast spinning his tires.... Just remember being passionate about the things you like isn't necessarily a bad thing. Would you rather it was a street gang breaking into your car? I think I prefer harmless people enjoying their own thing. BTW, none of those people was me (I haven't seen the movie).
  20. Taking the course > Taking the test... You get the test during the course. If you don't know how to counterweight a turn you won't pass the test. Go to a parking lot and do 2 uturns in a single parking space.
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