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60hrz refresh rate makes it lousy for sports

I respectfully disagree, those men are cowards.

Yes, the concept of a moral code still exists and most of us live by it. GEN P had a zero tolerance policy for adultery in theatre. I know a master sergeant who was reduced one pay grade and forced to retire and two Captains who had thier careers ended for adultery. I agree with the zero tolerance policy and believe that any Soldier found guilty of it should be discharged regardless of rank or time in service. That being said I am still a senior Non-commissioned Officer in the United States Army and will not comment on what is going on with the General.

Thank you.

Don't know. I'm ignorant regarding federal v state law, I'm hoping someone here can edjumacate me.

Apologies if this was already mentioned up thread but I skipped a few pages. Washington and Colorado voted to legalize recreational weed yesterday, not sure about Colorado but in the great state of Washington you can legally smoke starting December 6th. Anyone know if the federal government can step in and put a stop to this?

I'll third the usaa recommendation.

57-40 obAma

SC in, 33-3 romney

Romney takes Indiana, up 19-3

I have never felt "hated" on this board. I don't know why you would say such a thing, but I think you are off base.

Tottenham up to 4th place, Dempsey nets another.

My personal experience: a few months ago I got back from the lake, as I'm raising the boat off the hitch I remember I had to go to the store and left without taking the hitch off. On my way home from the store I was rear ended by a kid. The front end of his car was tore up from the hitch but there was no damage to my truck. It was then I realized the hitch is a nice buffer and I've never taken it off since. Why would a hitch on another mans vehicle bother you?

Pure gold right there. Nice...

Yes, union has 15 per side and league has 13. Leeds v Warrington was the grand final, it was live, and it was awesome!

I played for about 16 years. I learned the game when I was in Germany in 92 and played for Kaiserslataurn (military side 92-94) and Stuttgart B side (German club 94). That's back when there were still a few Canadian bases over there. We had a pretty decent military league with teams from the army, Air Force, Canada and England. Most bases/military communities sponsored a team and we had a full schedule to include a playoffs and championship. I played for the fort Rucker military side from 95 - 00, Seoul in 01, and from 02-08 I played for Hopkinsville between deployments with a brief stint for Nashville. Buffalo actually has a good team. They are a division two side who have Made it to the sweet 16 seven straight years, have been in existence for 40 years, and do a lot of work in the community. If anyone's interested check them out at buffalorugby.org. Lockport also has a club, sometimes I would play a B side game with them when I was home on leave. During my break in service I tried to start a club in olean, but failed miserably. As far as viewing goes, Direct TV viewers can find rugby on channels 490 & 491, they have exclusive broadcast rights to the super 15, which features five teams each from Australia, South Africa and new zealand. In my opinion this is the best rugby there is, thier season runs from February - may, the team I cheer for is the waratahs. DirectTV also shows six nations rugby(England, wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Italy) and tri-nations rugby(Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) which is now called the rugby championship with the inclusion of Argentina. They also have the Heineken cup, which is the rugby equivalent to soccers UEFA champions league, I cheer for Munster in this tournament. Fox soccer plus also shows a lot of rugby, both northern and Southern Hemisphere and both union and league. For those of you that are not familiar with the difference between union and league, the main difference is that union is similar to soccer in that play is continuous, and league is similar to football in that you have six tackles(downs) to score and on the sixth down you usually punt the ball away.

Anyone out there follow rugby?

I'll piggyback on Miller30 response to the above.

Going into the debate I was undecided. I'm now leaning toward Romney, he had a great night.

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Serious answer. Yes. It's a business. Employers should at least be able to break even. The employees are well compensated, they absolutely should give a little back so that the employers can NOT lose money. The players will still be well compensated, however, if they don't feel they are compensated fairly they can shop thier talents elsewhere. I completely agree with this, though I don't share your sarcasm. Owners and players do not care about the fans wants, nor should they.

Not exactly sure what you are trying to say here. Are you saying that those that serve in the armed forces should not get Hirt pension at 20 years? If so, that's your opinion, nothing wrong with that and I won't try to change your mInd. my experience is that most people join the service for the educational benifits. Initial term is 3-6 years depending on the job and other factors. When that initial term is up, especially for the ones that are in 5-6 years, they have a spouse/kids and might stay for the security for thier family (health care, steady paycheck). By your second reenlistment you can see retirement on the horizon, and the pention is the only thing that keeps at least 80% of us in. Again, my opinion based on my experience, not exactly fact. Enlisted don't make alot of money. It's alot better since Bush II but it's not alot. In 02 I was a single parent of two with 10 years in on a sergeants pay and I received food stamps, that's how little we made. Every single job in the army that translates to a civilian job, especially specialties (I don't mean army specialties, I mean your air traffic controllers, pilots, X-ray techs, like that), can make alot more money as a civilian. The pension is what keeps us in. If they ever stopped giving us pensions after 20 years almost everyone would get out after their first term. A volunteer army would no longer be sufficient and we'd go back do drafting kids that don't want to serve. Something to think about.

I agree with this. I've said for years that higher education should be free, to include trade schools. I would take it a step further though and make it mandatory that you either get a degree, go to school and learn a trade, or do a stint in the military. Never put much thought into free daycare, which is odd because I used it for about four years when I was a single parent. Good idea. Lets slow down on the reduction in military spending though, at least until I retire. One of the first things cut will be my pay raise. Can't have that.

I wouldn't say it picks up. I enjoy the show, but it is pretty slow paced.

Apologies if this was discussed somewhere else. Also not sure on the best place to put this, but since he was mentioned up thread... Anger management was picked up for a 2nd season. I don't believe having a wife he don't live with and rarely sees can not effect miller mentally and emotionally. I'm now on the trade miller bandwagon.