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  1. Thanks for all the warm welcomes! If anyone knows of any rides in the near future, please let me know!

    What kind of rides? There are ALL sorts of different paces people ride around here. We need to get you matched up with the appropriate folks at a level you're comfortable at.

  2. LoL.. if the tables were turned' date=' you'd be the first one on this board screaming about it. Sit down, shut up, and take your medicine.[/quote']

    What tables were turned? If I was a politician and wanted to take away collective bargaining rights? I don't understand what tables, and what the reverse situation is... :dunno:

  3. I noticed no difference in government service at all! Is this proof that we have too many useless government employees or what? :rolleyes:
    Wow.. look at all those government employees that don't need to be at work in order for the government to function. I see a huge budget bump' date=' right before my eyes.[/quote']

    I need to work where you guys do, where they shut down completely when you're not there since you are the critical cornerstones of your enterprises.

    I'd probably get some extra days off if I knew you guys weren't coming in those days.

  4. Check out that rant -- Casper's angry at the world today! *rabble rabble rabble*

    Parents always have the option of enrolling their child in a private school or home-schooling them if they don't like all these snobby, upper-class public workers flaunting their Hyundais, their health care benefits, and other entitlements in the face of the people.

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-28-2011/crisis-in-dairyland---odor-in-the-capitol-building?xrs=share_copy

    I think the better question is -- "What can I pay you do to for my country?" Easy question when you're the one holding all the money.

  5. They make a deal about using GPS to "beat the ticket", but the article I read was more about how the cop didn't know WTF he was doing, couldn't remember the last time his radar gun was cal'd, the model of the gun, his training, etc -- stuff they're typically taught to rattle off on the stand anyway, and the guy just threw in his GPS results for good measure.

    Of course the media ran with the "MyTracks" thing and not that a regular guy without that data probably could've beaten the ticket based on the lack of evidence presented by the prosecution.

  6. Mobil1 Vtwin 20w50 full synth for the SV.

    I run the Mobil 4T 10w40 in my I-4.

    Though I think last time I got a deal on 10w40 so I just ran it across the board. Either one won't hurt since yours is liquid cooled. The 20w50 is supposed to be better on air-cooled vtwins (ala Harley). Bottom line if it's JASO MA2 certified... it's fine.

  7. Though, to be fair... as is also the case in Wisconsin...

    I wonder how many of them either didn't vote, or actually voted for Kasich? If there are any Republicans down there protesting that didn't vote or voted for Kasich, it's pretty hypocritical of them for being the party of market forces -- ala "it's ok for everyone else, but don't touch MY benefits."

    You get what you vote (or didn't vote) for.

  8. Take your net worth, divide it by your twice your age, then multiply that answer by how hot the current chick you're banging is on a 1-10 scale, and the person with the highest number wins this thread.

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  9. Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse:

    64x^2 + 49y^2 – 768x – 686y + 1569 = 0

    Bonus for finding the center, vertices, foci, and eccentricity of the ellipse.

    Enjoy. :D

    Std form -> (x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)^2/b^2 = 1

    64x^2 + 49y^2 – 768x – 686y + 1569 = 0

    64x^2 – 768x + 2304 + 49y^2 – 686y + 2401-3136 = 0

    64(x^2-12x+36)+49(y^2-14y+49)-3136 = 0

    64(x-6)^2+49(y-7)^2=3136

    (x-6)^2/7^2+(y-7)^2/8^2=1

    Center @ (h, k): (6,7)

    Vertices @ +/- y where x=6:

    y^2-14y+49=64

    y^2-14y-15=0

    (y+1)(y-15)=0

    y = (-1 and 15); therefore vertices @ (6,-1) & (6,15) for the major axis

    Vertices @ +/-x where y=7:

    x^2-12x+36=49

    x^2-12x-13=0

    (x-13)(x+1)=0

    x = (-1 and 13); therefore vertices @ (7,-1) & (7,13) for the minor axis

    focii (a^2-b^2=c^2):

    64-49=c^2

    15=c^2; therefore focii are (6, 7+SQRT(15)) & (6,7-SQRT(15))

    Eccentricity = SQRT(15)/8

    How many are wrong this time? I think I double-checked it all...?

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