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Easily one of the weirdest videos FSoL ever made. Could also recommend Black Sun Empire - Arrakis ( ) and Brooklyn Bounce - Born to Bounce (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MyoCE98Vq0)

Sorry, I was too busy choking to look at what I was breathing at the time. I can't believe the US ever let itself get that bad back in the 60s.

Ops manager for the varsity swim team, $500/yr plus books. Certainly not massive amounts of "cash in hand," but by senior year, one quarter's worth of engineering books often rode into the $500+ realm, so it was still well worth it, and didn't require much time (except when we hosted conference championships), either.

What I'm trying to figure out is why logically, it would seem indisputable that things are getting warmer (glaciers melting and ice caps shrinking aren't being disputed, just the probable non-validity of much of the sea/air/land temperature observation data), yet my instinct says we're getting colder.

I might have a 5.25" Fireball or Bigfoot back at my place. PM me late Sunday if you're still looking (I won't get home until then).

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Depends on your iron. The "pencil" style irons sold by Radio Shack generally are, and some also allow you to remove not just the tip, but also the heating element, allowing you to swap different elements in when you need different amounts of heat. Larger "gun" style irons can sometimes swap tips, but are usually too hot for this sort of work. I'd also suggest using a bulb-style desoldering vacuum. The spring-loaded things are great at sucking, but very difficult to keep steady when you hit that trigger.

Lifetime (Sawmill and Hard) and Lifestyle (Sawmill and Billingsley) both have pools. Indoors, LT has a zero-grade "fun" pool that's typically about 84F, has a couple of lanes split aside (they say 25yards, but it hardly feels like it), as well as a pair of water slides. The "work-out" pool is 5 lane 25meters, typically 79F. There's also a larger outdoor pool (4 lane 25m, 2 lane 25m that's more open for kids to play, 2 slides, and another zero-grade ramp). The LS pool is 3 lanes 25yards, and felt about 85F when I was in there. If you're serious about training or have kids, LT is better. If you just want to putz around, or need a therapy pool, then LS.

Are you talking about something like this? If so, I did it myself about three months ago.

Even better idea... get the entire staff up to at least a minimum wage base, and make tips back into what they're supposed to be: a BONUS for delivering EXCEPTIONAL service. This BS about how waitstaff, hairdressers, and all sorts of other jobs get paid less than minimum wage on the *assumption* that tips will make up the difference is just that. BS. Sure, some places/people can do pretty damned well. Others, not so much. But at least if people know they're going to get minimum wage, maybe they'll be a little less inclined to treat you like shit after you stiffed them on your last visit (points at members of Cleveland sports teams...)

What is this? K.I.T.T. with an ego?

Not to derail, but where do you people find these sorts of old-school posters?

Ford is easily in the best position of the three right now, however, there are still some pretty big stumbling blocks to get over: 1. They basically mortgaged everything before the credit markets froze up. This is how they were able to avoid bailouts and bankruptcy, but it also means there's nothing left in the cupboard should they need more. The interest rate on this isn't bad, but when you're talking billions of debt, that's a couple million in interest. 2. The UAW rank and file. Both the UAW leadership and Ford board know that unless they can get cost-competitive with the transplants down south, Ford's going to be right back up shit creek in a couple of years because of legacy burden. Unfortunately, the rank-and-file just overwhelmingly defeated a proposal that would have started this process. The guys on the floor are saying, "Hey, Ford's in good shape, why do we need to compromise?" No, Ford is NOT in good shape, it's just in a much better place than your brothers down the street at GM and Chrysler. 3. Future projections/consumption. All C4C really did was pull future demand forward. Unless there's a real recovery, with real jobs, the next two or three quarters are going to be pretty dry compared to where they would have been.

Tube black lights for traditional florescent fixtures can be had at Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowes, and possibly Aquarium Adventure. CFLs and integrated units can be found at Spencer's, though the CFLs are the longer "stick" type, rather than the ice cream swirls, which can present difficulties for some fixtures.

I'm saying 'No', but not because I'm against casinos. I'm against this particular issue because it (like the others before) specifically calls only certain cities, and contains a 'cash vs. credit' loophole. I will support a casino measure if: 1. It allows casinos anywhere in the state. You pay, say, a $100 million builder's fee and a $10 million annual license, and if you want to be a stupid businessman and stick it in Holmes county, more power to you (I hear those Amish are a gold mine just waiting to be tapped!) 2. Taxes are charged on gross revenue, not "cash transactions" or "ATM withdrawls" or any other fancy-schmancy rubric. No matter how that dollar gets into your system, whether it's by gambling, food+alcohol sales, or Vegas-style showgirls, it gets taxed at the point of entry. 3. The casino operator is responsible for external security and law-enforcement (catching drunks before they drive, keeping the hookers off the streets, etc) through the hiring of off-duty and retired police officers. These folks already know the law and are both local and ready. Internal security (pit bosses, the folks staring at the camera monitors in the security offices, etc) may be brought in from out of state on a temporary basis to train locals. I'm not so stupid as to think someone fresh off the street is able to do this as well as someone with 10 years experience at it. If the transplant wants to move here on a permanent basis rather than a 6mo or 1yr contract, fine by me. Give me a smart casino bill, and I'll vote for it. This one isn't it.

Another vote for Hocking Hills... there are a ton of little cottages over there that folks rent for a few days at a time, little one-bedroom jobbies for you and the wife, to 3-4 bedrooms should the kids be around as well. A lot of them come with hot tubs, too.

Bloody devil! Ventriloquism of any sort takes a LOT of talent and practice, but to be carrying on six different personas at once? Freakin' insane!

If only. Though I'm pretty sure the french have done (or at least attempted) that at some point in their history :bangbang:

Easily the best membership I buy. As folks have already said, towing, jump starts, roadside assistance, vacation planning, whatever, it's well worth it, especially if you spend a lot of time on the road and can take advantage of their hotel and restaurant discounts.

The huge swings in COBRA are probably due to whether or not they qualify for the federal subsidy... if you do, it should be comparable to other plans already mentioned. If you don't, then yeah, you're gonna for it.

I think Michael's gist was that your dad could go to VW and basically say, "Lemon law says 30 days, VW is telling you it'll be at least 42 to get the part(s), not to mention however much time it takes to actually perform the repair. I'm gonna lemon this thing, so let's talk turkey now and get it out of the way."

No idea. I'm bringing over the postings I see through my LinkedIn connections that based on what I've seen people say they're looking for or good at, might be helpful to the crew. Guy's name to contact for this one is David Pittsenberger.

http://www.indeed.com (sort of a search/aggregation of all the job boards, not always fastest, but finds a lot of stuff and saves the hassle of registering on them all independently) http://www.dice.com (mostly IT type stuff) http://www.careerbuilder.com (much better tools than monster, but be warned that you'll get a lot of nowhere-near-what-you-want emails from pyramid schemes and insurance sales) http://www.linkedin.com Not a job-board as such, but rather a social networking site (think Facebook or MySpace) with the single purpose of professional networking. No stupid "applications", banners, photo albums, or crap like that. This one is pure business.

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