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Reading practice much comprehension? You truly are a moron. The it goes both ways was not an indictment of both sides (but I guess you were too lazy to look up the word anecdotal) but merely the reality that you can find individual incidents to bolster any side of any case. My point was that neither your example nor mine represented an overwhelming pattern or trend. Sorry Nate, but that is as nice as I can be when someone implies that I am "less than a good man". Especially when it is implied (i.e. have the balls to come right out and say what you mean) and when it is based upon their complete lack of reading comprehension. I guess eight years of not valuing education in this country has taken its toll.

I'm glad it looks O.K. for you Ken. Luis please keep us updated and let us know if there is anything we can do besides the moral support.

Goes both ways. A local teacher here was put on academic leave pending an investigation of verbally abusing students that made positive comments about Obama or negative comments about McCain. Caused quite an uproar at the local school board meeting. Neverthesless, both are merely anecdotal.

That is a valid point. School aged children are capable of making up their own minds and forming a coherent thought. Republican vice-presidential candidates (and current POTUS) are not. Thanks for reminding me.

We were in Miami for the annual wildlife conference at the downtown Hyatt. Between meeting committments and our son there wasn't really any time for anything else. Besides it seems as if you were jet-setting around yourself quite a bit the last few days. I always get annoyed when my grown-up life intrudes on my hobbies .

$259 Shipped - 10% eBay Coupon - 25% Live Cashback = $168.35. A no brainer for the garage/workshop.

We all woke up at 5:00 AM, went to the Miami airport, waited around for 4 hours for the plane, flew back to Indy, drove to Charleston. The Miami airport has now taken over first place for my least favorite airport.

Happy Birthday!!

I used to have two pairs of HE-60's. One had original drivers and one with new (approx 3 yrs. ago) drivers. With the same source and amp they sounded alike to me. But maybe my ears are not as discerning as some others. Also it was not exactly clear to me that Sennheiser did the replacements. But as I said, I did not read it that closely.

I kept having dropouts and lock-ups with the router built into my DSL modem. Turned the wireless off and replaced it with a separate wireless N modem. For 3 months, no dropouts and 1 lockup (which turned out to be provider caused).

Your wish is my command: Chiunifi 2 Impressions

There is a bit of discussion on the impressions thread on HF. I didn't read it too closely but it sounded like Ray had pretty tight control over the amp.

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Well Ingwe already pointed it out. Surrounding yourself with people of varying opinion is only worth something if they are allowed to freely express those opinions and if the opinions are seriously considered. If you need examples look at the EPA, FDA, and FWS reports that had scientific evidence removed because it didn't support the political agenda. The pressure came directly from the top filtered through the respective cabinet posts.

Well at least 4 of us.

Studying history is not the same as experiencing events. Both can provide a learning experience but only one, if used to its fullest, lets you gain real understanding.

Umm, I think so but I'm not totally sure as I was on hiatus in Baltimore that weekend. Oh, and thanks for fixing that.

@Nate: AFAIK Billy was being Billy and so information was totally lacking. If not for Ryan, I think the list would be even smaller. Pretty much a huge disappointment for me. @Aura: The reason I'm not going is I have to fly out to a meeting on Sunday and my presentation is not done started yet @me:

At this point I will not be making the meet either. However, if the above were to occur, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

You can also add me to that list. I have pretty much given up on the possibility of a viable third party however. Nothing in this election changes my mind on that. I too thought getting rid of the electoral college would be a good idea early on. However, that view gradually changed when I realized how most people decide on a candidate. It then was scary to think of no electoral college to act as a buffer. The 2000 election also solidified my opinion that getting rid of the EC would be a bad idea.

But unfortunately, policy-wise, McCain/Palin was more a clone of Bush/Cheney than I was comfortable with. So whether he was a candidate or not, his past eight years certainly had a huge effect on how I voted. In reality, the main cause of the Republican demise in 2008 is Bush 2000-2008. I was really saddened by McCains decisions in this election. As far as I'm concerned this was not the John McCain of 2000. This was someone who sold his reputation, integrity and ideals for his party's nomination. Palin I will not even comment on as she is beneath notice.

Eight years ago I looked at the TV screen and turned to my wife and said, "George W. Bush is evil". Nothing in the last eight years has made me rethink that assessment. Today is like the sun coming up on a new day. I am very, very happy and I do not care who knows it. My guess is a lot of other people feel the same way.

Maybe they are just happy that the majority of people decided that replacing one moron and old cynical fart in the white house with another old cynical fart and moron was not a good idea.

FTFY