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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 01:33 PM) I'm still waiting for the headlines praising the speculators for pushing the price of crude oil down about $23 in the last week and a half, not to mention the gasoline futures down almost 60 cents, heating oil down 60 cents, and natural gas down nearly 4.000 points or about 33%! Good news doesn't sell.

University of Texas - Pan American Broncs #268 ahead of powerhouse Northwestern

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) I'd say that winning the NIT is more impressive than losing in the first round. In theory, the NIT winner would be the 66 ranked team in the nation. I think 2 versus 1 point seems fair.

Interesting that the most conservative of institutionns, the US military, would help out the Obama campaign like that. If someone wants their full, unedited, piece published, they should take out an ad. To appear outside an advertisement and in the editorial section, it can, and should, be edited. Now that may mean nothing is changed, or it is changed by the author, but to expect a newspaper to print something verbatim, is just not right.

The latest forecast is all hell to break loose about 7 PM tonight for me. I can feel it starting to pick up.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:32 PM) Now if 6 turned out to be 9, I don't mind I don't mind. Sorry, 6 is 3

BTW, IIRC, after the last Gulf hurrican disrupted the oil and gas rigs, energy prices went through the roof.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:15 PM) 3. Just like 17 would be 9 Correct and nine is four and four is cosmic

The eye passed over an "uninhabited by human" area of South Padre Island. They are waiting to mark land fall until it hits the mainland. Looks like Arroyo City will be smacked soon.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:01 PM) You got it. When I use this as a group game, it is interesting which players just stop immediately and which players will continue to think about it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 11:53 AM) Do they consider the island "land"? Also is landfall when the eye touches land, or when the whole eye is over land? Local coverage now shows the western portion of the eye just touching the island just north of the developed part. It seems they are waiting to mark landfall when the majority of the eye crosses over land. Port Mansfield seems to be the place. I'n certain I would be crapping my pants, but now I wish I had grabbed a room and stayed.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 11:54 AM) Okay, what was going on in March, hmm, the most hotly contested democratic primary in 28 years And, I just don't understand. McCain's trip to South America was getting heavily covered because he made this huge narrative about the Colombian Free Trade bill that Obama opposed. It pretty much was the dominate issue here for a couple days. But then this area cares more about Central and South America then the rest of the country. And as I flipped through the spanish language coverage, McCain was huge.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 11:12 AM) Oh i just got it. Tricky tricky Then what would 2 be?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 11:33 AM) So it made landfall pretty much right at South Padre, but it looks like it is falling apart pretty quickly. They are not saying landfall yet. It seems to be paralleling off the coast and heading north. It may cross a unpopulated area or even Port Mansfield. From what I've seen on the local news, I have a huge mess at camp. I'm waiting for my power to go out. It is very dark here and very windy.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 05:51 AM) I don't consider the to be either liberal or conservative. When that happens, that news source probably very closely approximates your political views.

He doesn't want coverage, he wants to continue to rally against the media. It's been a conerstone of Republican politics for twenty years. And they have manged to keep it going inspite of the huge explosion in conservative talk radio and FOX news.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 11:26 AM) Well I guess that proves how much more the media follows Obama... Or that Democrates don't start screaming when McCain gets coverage.

And nothing in politics is 100% good or bad. I believe the benefits outweigh the potantial disadvantages. Of course if you already dislike Obama, then that wiull frame opinions.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 10:37 AM) Math is hard. Hmm, maybe it isn't a math test. QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 10:48 AM) 7 is 5 Tex. And you got the 15 correct as well. Have you heard this one before?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 10:13 AM) McCain doesn't have to, because he's been there, done that. That's exactly why Obama DOES have to, because he has to show everyone he can. I'll just leave it at that. Great point. What makes this a fairer race is we have Senator vs. Senator. Their experiences can be more readily compared. And again, in fairness, not compared subjectively, but objectively. In the past we've had Senator v. Governor or v. President and it is tough to find a common yardstick.

And by many accounts, The October Surprise was Reagan and his group negotiating with the Iranians as he ran for office against Carter. If true, it was far more of a breach than giving speeches.

Seeing a job candidate in a situation similar to which you would be hiring that person for is a good thing. Hell, the perfect situation would be that each candidate gets to be President for a week, then we decide. Since that would never happen, simulations, are as good as it gets. I like it and hope that McCain does the same thing.

I've been using Google earth to track and right now the eye is 8 miles from camp. It's weird because I know this area so well, I'm picturing different homes and stuff and imagining what is happening. I wish I had installed a web camp at camp to monitor stuff. The rain has been steadily increasing here at my house.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 09:06 AM) Correct, to verify, what would 15 be?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 08:42 AM) Is this an actual brain teaser? I'm confused...haha Yes it is. Another hint or two 0 is 4, 8 is 5.