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Holy Smoke Walsie Gratz !!! What professional accreditation are we talking about?

Tonight I'm having rice and oven baked fish, healthy and yummy

The corporate profits are real, and they do drive the DJIA. What it doesn't represent is the entire US economy - just the corporate sector which has captured most of the economic gains while holding salaries (and benefits) down and deferring expansion. Without new industry or corporate expansion, US job growth is stagnant. A significant portion of the DJIA increase is being fueled by improvement in the Global economy: the rapid growth rate of markets in China and India help fuel the DJIA but don't do much for enlarging the domestic job market. The GDP growth rate (and housing bubble) that fueled the pre-2008 stock market rise was significantly higher than it is now and look what happened in 2008. I'm not saying that we're looking at another bubble. But I do think the economic growth is far poorer and slower than some people think it is. We're still looking at shortages in manufacturing jobs and those are going to be tough to replace. Sorry Kgambit but I have to disagree with you if you don't think that the US economy isn't recovering. I watched numerous interviews with authoritative financial experts this week like Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs and they all had the message. The USA is seeing an economic recovery albeit slow. They made several points that include Strong GDP Unemployment that is understandable and manageable. This still needs to be address Companies are profitable and have positive liquidity Of course you can find fault but compared to most countries around the world the data isn't bad. The did mention this political fighting over the debt ceiling hasn't helped the economy as markets and investors don't like uncertainty but you should blame the conservative Republicans for that I don't want to offend you (because you know I like you ) but it seems that this view from you and others that the USA economy isn't doing well is based more around the fact that to admit you are seeing a recovery is to admit Obama has done some things right. And the general consensus from Republicans is that Obama is the worst president ever and his policies and presidency are tantamount to economic suicide so you can't accept that maybe, just maybe his presidency is responsible for the economic recovery the USA needs?

But GD would you acknowledge that the USA economy is showing signs of recovery? You have to admit eventually that Obama and his policies are not all bad

Oh, it gets even better. EU PS+ subscribers get Remember Me next month basically for free. Then again, same for Revengeance and I think that actually was a success There's a game called "Revengeance"? Seriously? :D And it was goood. And nothing wrong with the title, it's just a very archaic word. I was about to say " there is no such word in English as that" but I did some research and there is But not in the Oxford dictionary, it seems to only exist on the Merriam Webster. That's rare but it does happen where there are certain unique words that only exist in certain English dictionaries

And the fact that the maps are one dimensional and there is very little exploring or decent side quests doesn't bother you?

I love the way the anti-American doom and gloom soothsayers have predicted that this political wrangling around the debt ceiling shows how the American economic hegemony is at an end and the world needs to start looking at other markets to lead us financially The latest GDP figures shows that the American GDP is almost same as the total of the next 3 countries for the last year. Those other countries are China, Japan and Germany. This is just one point that shows the recovery and strength of the USA economy. http://allzinfo.com/top-10-countries-with-highest-gdp-in-2013/ American will continue to be the most influential and powerful economic power in the world for a long time and this is something as Westerners that we should celebrate

I have to say that chubby guy is a very good sport and that clip is very humorous

Stupid question but what is the objection to XP, I have never played any Thief games before so I don't know what the fuss was about It's in the article. Basically that it rewards players for particular methods over the actual accomplishment of stealing. Like the XP system gave rewards for headshots. Which means the game basically incentivizes shooting everyone in the head on your way to steal. Okay so fans want to advance the character only through the core principle of the game, thieving. I suppose it makes sense

Stupid question but what is the objection to XP, I have never played any Thief games before so I don't know what the fuss was about

Varosha, San Zhi, Wonderland, and Cinncinatti's subway system seem ripe for filmic exploitation. Varosha, San Zhi, Wonderland, and Cinncinatti's subway system seem ripe for filmic exploitation. Varosha, Oradour-sur-Glane and the Cinci subway would be great for zombie flicks. I agree, perfect setting actually

What a moron

Hasn't this generally been how you've spend the last week or so? ... I approve.. You 2 are very similar in that regard, " two peas in a pod" I'm sure you would get on very well if you ever met in RL

Its obvious your wife is away. I am so use to these interesting and delicious dishes that you normally prepare Yeah, my wife thinks that it's fascinating that I like fancy crap and just plain crap I'm just a fan of delicious flavour I was watching an interview with a 3 star Michelin chef and he was saying that when he cooks for himself or eats at a friends house he prefers simple meals and nothing complex So what you saying makes sense about not wanting fancy food all the time

Yeah that sounds familiar as your typical meal Kaine, glad there is some consistency on this thread

GD I think you are leaving out an important bit of information around what decision you need to make.. "what do Steph and Tommie think"

Its obvious your wife is away. I am so use to these interesting and delicious dishes that you normally prepare

Okay I'm having my famous Steak and Potato wedges smothered with my absolutely decadent and delicious homemade cheese sauce I'm using a 6 month Irish Cheddar to make the sauce

Guys for those interested the News Room on CNN is discussing this right now. Its always interesting as its got highly intelligent and articulate people hosting it like Wolf Blitzer and Newt Gingrich

Okay a deal has been reached I am watching several Republicans making there various concession speeches around accepting Obamacare. Good news, well USA !!!!

There were stories from back in the American Civil War of women showing up at a pending battle to hold a picnic and watch the fighting. Yeah I remember reading about that, it happened at the Battle of Bull Run. The first major battle of the American Civil War and once the civilians had experienced the horrors of a real battle it never happened again

This talking point is so unbearably stupid. Here's the history: When PPACA (that's the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as 'Obamacare') was under consideration, Sen. Vitter introduced an amendment that would force members of Congress, their staff, and political appointees in the executive branch to participate in the state-run exchanges that the bill would set up. This was an act of pure trolling, designed simply to force Democrats into an uncomfortable vote. (Or, well, a vote that would be easy to misconstrue in political ads as "exempting themselves from Obamacare.") Unexpectedly, though, the amendment was adopted. This created a bit of a paradox. The exchanges were designed so that people who couldn't buy health insurance through their employers would have an option outside of the (hideously expensive) individual marketplace. The exchanges don't have anything to do with folks who already buy insurance through their employer. Congresscritters, Hill staffers, and executive appointees, of course, have an employer who provides health insurance coverage. The Vitter amendment, metaphorically speaking, mandated that fish buy bicycles. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administers federal employee benefits and was charged with figuring out a way to make this work. That solution was to observe the new legal requirement that the affected employees buy their policies from the appropriate state-run exchange, but to extend to these employees a premium subsidy in the amount that other federal employees enjoy. The "Full Vitter" demands by some in the GOP right now would undo this OPM decision and strip all employer subsidies for health insurance premiums for affected employees. Again: pure trolling. No legitimate policy goal is furthered by it. Indeed, it is pointlessly cruel to Hill staffers, who are essentially being told that they don't deserve to be treated like professional employees are elsewhere in the public and private sector. But, none of that really matters, politically, because it doesn't make nearly as good a bumper sticker as "They exempted themselves from Obamacare," the total intellectual dishonesty of that statement notwithstanding. (Also, in case you were wondering, no, I would not be personally affected.) Enoch what you saying makes sense but if you could say it in plain English it would make even more sense

Yeah that is a good question and it applies to the Door to Hell in Turkmenistan

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremybender/creepiest-places-on-earth Guys take a look at this list, these are some of the scariest and weirdest places on earth to visit , I like the forest in Romania and Leap Castle in Ireland