Models are only as reliable as the data entered. Garbage in, garbage out...

And being that the weather guys can't even predict rainfall accurately, I'm not trusting anything that involves the sketchy figures that these models usem. I mean, monday they were predicting a 70% chance oif rain on thursday, but it didn't come until friday. If they can't be accurate on that short a timeframe, how can they predict it 100 years down the road?

Put down the kool-aid.

Actually, inflation reduce offshoring jobs because the dollar doesn't go as far in the other nations.

I think its getting pretty pointless. No matter what we say, the government has their agenda and their supporters will not listen to reason. Its tiring to say the least... I'm all but ready to give up because I'm tired of hearing the same passing the buck and talking points.

I can count on one hand the major tasks that I feel the federal government is responsible for, and infrastructure is part of it. Not on the building for each state level, but there is a lot to do that no state will do - i.e. the federal prison system, interstate road/rail/etc.

We should have been doing this all along and not just handing money out to people and "saving" government jobs at $200k a pop.

If time is so of the essence and it's so important for logistics, why wait months to make the call then? That is what is crap. You have them on standby for months on end while you think about it, but once you make the decision, THEN it becomes a big rush and a necessity to get everyone over there ASAP.

Oh, and from all reports and understanding, there isn't anyone coming home that wouldn't be coming home anyway... unless I missed something.

it takes months to decide to send more troops to Afghanistan but then only a couple weeks to send them? Right before the holidays?

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Afghanistan-US-Surge-Troops-To-Leave-In-Three-Weeks-US-Defence-Secretary-Robert-Gates-Says/Article/200912115484844?f=rss

Seriously... what the hell? You can't let them stick around for a few more weeks with their families? You have to send them the week before Christmas? it took like four months to ok them so I'm pretty sure an extra 10 days isn't life and death. They sacrifice enough, throw the troops a bone here.

This was the first time he gave a speech that really made sense to me. However, I do not think he fully believes it because if he did, he wouldn't have taken as long as he did to give the OK for the troops in afghanistan. It was a lot of pretty words, but you could tell he was trying to cater to the war and peace crowds together.

It depends on intensity though. i can't ride on an empty stomach. i normally wake, eat some cereal with a banana on it, get on the eliptical for 20 minutes to warm up and then stretch before my ride. But again, I've started riding so hard that I hit a wall about an hour in if I don't eat.

As for which first, I've always preferred riding early and then lifting in the early afternoon or evening. When I'm not in crazy cardio mode, I alternate days. then again, I'm not lifting for mass though, just to keep myself toned. If I did them together, my cardio wears out my body and I've nothing left to lift. If I do lifting first, I'm tired, but it's more because my arms are dead so i can still ride just fine if I eat before I head out.

To me, dieting is just changing your diet to something healthier. I eat way more than I used to and I'm losing weight... it's all about what goes in. I try to avoid red meats and stick with chicken and fish at dinner but I'll eat roast beef or something for lunch. you just have to balance. if you get hungry, go chow a handful of fruits or veggies that are high in fiber so you feel full. That was my biggest hurdle but now, I've cut the amounts I eat by a lot but I eat every couple hours. I went to In-N-Out last weekend and could barely get a double double and fries in me whereas before, i'd get a 3x3 fries and a big shake.

however, even changing my diet didn't change how I feel. Once I started riding again, I had all sorts of energy... I forgot how good it feels when I work out. Now I'm three months in and 25 pounds down with 40 more to go by summer.

Well it burns for everyone, just burns faster for some than others. I'm not sure how fast mine burns off but I worked hard for these arms working on 200 pound truck tires and since I'm not working now, I'm not giving them up that easy.

It's supposed to start around 45-60 minutes into an aerobic workout that your body moves from your carbs supply to fat and muscle tissue. Basically, like burning fat, it draws muscle from all over the body. When you do an even workout, the rebuilding process replenishes what burns off, but when you do something like cycling for two hours, your arm and upper body burns but does not get the workout it needs to start a rebuilding phase while the legs get all the major workout. Right now, I pretty much push myself to muscle failure on the bike - there have been several times I've had to make it up the hill by my house pulling up on the pedals as opposed to pushing down because my legs were too tired to push or be stable if I stood.

one solution to this is to eat on the ride, but I'd rather do a weight workout the nights I ride during the day to offset it so I burn more fat on the ride. I'm still about 40 pounds over where I want to be for serious riding (target is 180 at 6'2"). Less weight means less drag and easier up hills.

Thanks... it's just a head cold thing so I should be good by Saturday. Good thing too because I'm going to hang out in Palm Springs and have a lot of riding to do next week. Supposed to be 70* and sunny all week so i should be able to get a couple hundred miles in.

With all this talk of humanitarian intervention and protecting citizens who are slaughtered by their own government...





Kind of sounds like he thinks Iraq was ok...


And I fully agree, this is the first speech he's given that largely sounds more like an eloquent Bush. The only thing missing is the dozen references to terrorism but Obama just uses words like "aggressor" so he doesn't have to say it.

I just find it ironic that he would accept the peace price after sending 30,000 more troops into a region that is no longer populated or controlled by the people that attacked us. I mean, he never deserved it and I know it was a political move by the committee all along but still...

so... the federal government outsourced assistance on a raid... and? if they have the proper security clearances (often the case) then there is no issue.

oh, and if you think there's not stuff being hidden from us right now, you need to learn to puff, puff, give. If anything, Obama has far more to lose with anything related to the war because (1) the promise of transparency (ha!) and (2) the fact bush was 100% pro-war and obama has to keep up the appearance like he is not so he doesn't piss off his base.

sorry, the question was supposed to be:

How can it be righteous if you believe the premises for going to war do not exist?


I'm sick and a little drugged up tonight.

I'm still not seeing how putting a bunch of people into national service will save any money unless you refuse to pay them. Then it's just slavery. If you are creating public sector jobs and removing workers from the private sector, you are going to have a very large tax burden to fill the gap.

It's just not feasible. I like where your heart is with it but it's just not an option.

huh? since when does the military make money?

Do you realize what it would cost to train that many if we instituted a draft? Like our military doesn't already have budget problems.

actually, it's the screwing with the trickle-down economics that has caused our problems. Screwing the rich has become standard and more of it will just make things worse when more jobs are moved overseas and there are fewer and fewer rich to pick on.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t04.htm

how's that foot tasting? My perception skills are just fine thank you... obviously better than yours. How about you look at statistics next time and not just listen to what the media tells you.

And you know what... they may be underemployed, but at least they have a job.

Um, he's a billionaire. That means that even if she got 90% of his money, he'd still be able to never invest or work again and still spend a million and a half every year. I'm pretty sure he has nothing to worry about. If his sponsors bail, then he's free and clear on the contracts. Once that happens, he's in the clear. it's not like he has to pay any of these girls off to keep quiet...

Yeah, I can read. I don't give a crap what americans have to say about it... it's wrong. Of course if you can get something for free and give someone else the tab you'd do it. It's rational self interest. People should not be allowed to vote themselves money. Taking someone elses' earnings because they busted their *** is unfair.

the more we rely on mommy government to wipe our ***, the worse off we'll be.

The sheer irony of all of this is that you posted the article (iirc) about this being the gimme gimme generation when you are advocating the same thing! Why not support the hard work ethic that existed and was instilled in the generations from the 50s?

Go read the children's book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." Scary how something that simple sums up the situation so well.