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Like humans, some penguins are smarter than others. The smart penguin And some have a greater fashion sense. Inside out.

Methinks you're foolish. It has nothing to do with bigotry. It has to do with idiotic statements. I never even considered race. It had to do with what I remembered off the top of my head, and like it or not, male/female/black/white, it makes no difference to me. I don't judge people by the color of their skin, but by the content of their foolish statements, so just stop. And you're not "good at putting two and two together," at least in this case. You just think you are pretty good, and you're wrong.

Sheila Jackson Lee had a few classics. Asking folks at the JPL if the Mars Rover would be able to drive over and show the flags the astronauts planted was pretty good. So was complaining about racism in naming hurricane as the names are "lilly white." She suggested naming them "Keisha, Jamal and Deshawn." Celebrating the "victory" in Vietnam and the "two Vietnams, side by side, North and South." Representative Hank Johnson asking Admiral Willard if he's worried Guam will "tip over and capsize" is the standard to beat. The sink and capsize question

They don't have a wall. “The existence of this wall is hindering the inter-Korean reconciliation, cooperation and independent reunification,” the Korean Central News Agency quoted a communist party newspaper report as saying. One of the greatest hindrances to tearing down the wall is that it doesn’t exist." The North Korean "wall" lie The other two claims you have reversed. North Korea doesn't impose trade barriers, except for weapons and some luxury items. The barriers are imposed on them, not by them. They have a "pure ethnic population: because they don't let people out, not because they don't let people in.

He also knows what the Colts wanted for their #3 pick, and decided it wasn't worth the cost, unless someone thinks the Colts didn't leverage us against the Jets.

I'm not missing your point. You are missing the point, and the only one being "kidded" is you. Virginia boosters couldn't be more happy with Bennett. The team was unranked entering the season and blew away the ACC. That isn't what gets people un-satisfied. I live here, and I have kids who are UVA alums. This is the epitome of what a really successful college program is about. Hideous loss, but a sports loss for 20 year olds who will get over it by next weekend. Other things matter. Virginia's problem has always been that it's in the ACC, which includes Duke, UNC, and the occasional powerhouse Wake and NC State. Bennett has taken them on and beaten them, without one and done players. They have never had the big middle guy, nor the take control guards. This year, the guard play has been great. Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome are way better than Virginia has had in the past, and are not done.

I think Ralph Sampson was OK.

Point is, it isn't a one and done program. It attracts certain kids who are really good athletes but have more to give. Not a bad combination, if you ask me.

Malcolm Brogdon, last year's NBA rookie of the year. That's pretty good, I'd say. In addition, he has a master's from UVA and is deeply involved with Chris Long, also a UVA kid who donated his entire salary last year, in clean water for Africa projects. It's a damn good program that attracts damn good kids, and some are pretty good athletes. MLB is full of them, Ryan Zimmerman included.

St. Teresa area.

What neighborhood?

And you know what? Nobody at Virginia gives a damn about someone who considers himself "a truly special high school kid." They will not get that kid unless his parents are "truly special, " and he is getting "truly special" advice. There isn't a more respected college coach in the nation than Tony Bennett, and probably not a more respected program. This team was unranked at the season open. Undefeated during the ACC away schedule. This isn't the NBA, and I'm absolutely certain UVA isn't going to change a thing. It is a great program, run by great people. Losses happen with 20 year olds. 2015 NCAA best sports D1 school? Virginia, and with no scandals.

Virginia runs a great program. It was a freakish game, and UMCB did the only thing they could have, which was spread out, go in and out to limit Virginia's incredibly cooperative defense, and drain threes. Stuff like that happens. Occasionally, one team will hit a bunch of threes and another team can't buy one. Still, the Virginia program is an example of clean college basketball. Proud to be a fan.

My wife was a Navy nurse. Did the same thing. Want to learn how to treat gunshots? Go to where the gunshots are.

That is not true. Cargo pressurization is automatically controlled, and is the same as the other pressurized areas of the airplane. Heat is automatic as well. There are some very minor adjustments to heat that are possible in some airplanes, but generally it's not controlled directly, but by air flow around it that is exhausted from the main cabin. Most airlines restrict summer carriage for that reason. It is simply not possible to keep the cargo compartment cool during long ground delays. What the pilots will know is whether or not the animal is in the compartment. It shows up on what is called the "closeout," which contains all the final weight numbers, and is linked to the cockpit during taxi out. It will show up as "LA aft," which means live animal in aft cargo compartment. Having a live animal restricts some kinds of other cargo from being in the same compartment, but that is all handled by the loaders.

My son is a buyer for a major national dealership, one whose name you would immediately recognize. He prices about 50 cars per week for them, and buys just as many. The point is, it is very difficult to go by any simple metric, like KBB, to predict a price. Certain cars in certain markets have odd pricing, but that is the market. If you want the last cent, best bet is to sell it yourself. There is no way that a private buyer is going to have all the info on your vehicle that the pros will, and no way for them to see what a career appraiser will see, and that is much more than Carfax. Additionally, a private seller is not going to stand behind any immediate maintenance issues. A major franchise will, and that liability costs them per vehicle.

Maxine Waters just pleaded for a return to Dem control of the House and Senate, and of course the White House, so we can discuss reparations. As if anybody in the past four generations of Americans had anything to do with slavery.

I married one.

Frankly, they couldn't stop it. People who have dealt with her know it.

Oprah Winfrey's past incredibly racist and elitist behavior would be exposed for what it was if she ever ran for office. No doubt she knows this.

I get what you're saying. I think that Trump is getting on the wrong side of the free agency competition, and I don't think he's good enough without a lot of help.

Understood and agree. Having the White House on your resume is a pretty desirable thing. If not for current value, then for family legacy. Gary Cohn didn't need the White House. There are two people that I have immense respect for, based on watching a lot of interviews with them. Paul Ryan is one, Gary Cohn is the other. I'm not sure if his plan wasn't to bail after the tax legislation got passed, but if it was, it was poorly handled, as it looks like the steel and aluminum tariffs tipped the scale. I hate to see it, because I don't think Trump can afford to lose much intellectual capital in advisory roles. Oh well....We'll see.

I think he did plenty wrong, second most important was creating an environment of burdensome, unnecessary regulation. First was being a divisive figure faking a good guy persona. I think Trump is an idiot. Losing Gary Cohn is a really big deal, in my view, and another unforced error. His thrust on this trade issue, in my view, is never going to result in anything really serious. It will be two weeks of media compost, then reasonable heads will prevail.

By historical standards, they are very low, but that isn't the issue. During Obama's term, they were below the inflation rate. That is historically accomodative. The trend is up, and that is necessary, as it's the first arrow in the FED's quiver to prevent, delay or mitigate the effect of the next, (inevitable), recession. Obama and his ilk were an anchor to US growth because of unnecessary, counterproductive regulatory burdens. Obama did plenty of really stupid things, in my view. He didn't start a trade war, and neither will Trump when the dust settles. What he did, and is obvious from some of your posts, is continue the Democrat thrust of demonizing American industry, unless it is in their state. Not to the level that Bernie or Elizabeth Warren would have, but a no doubt domestic economy anchor.

Late thought. By the way, I would attribute most any gains during Obama's tenure to an historically FED easing program. Almost impossible to not be extremely stimulative.