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http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/29/travel/stars-wars-force-awakens-island-skellig-michael/

The XCOM Long War mod 1.0 was just released. http://www.longwarstudios.com/xcomlongwareuew.htm

Project Chihuahua is going to be all bark and no bite.

I actually prefer the sweats and a ski mask look from last season.

Obsidian names their projects after US states like how Black Isle named theirs after dead Presidents. I think you're looking into something when nothing's there.

Pretty much just the next XCOM and PoE: TWMp2.

Seems like a good premise.

I'd really like to see a historical based isometric crpg that Sawyer's been trying to champion. Darklands was a really rich setting what with the witches, demons, and praying for the divine intervention of saints. Along the same lines, a Roman Britannia based game like Nethergate would work. Legionnaires, Druids, magic potions, and Roman gods all in play.

I'd join the Iluminati.

Didn't cover the spread. 89-83 Warriors. It was rugged --Cleveland did a great job at turning it into a mud fight. Delly doing his best kangaroo impression with all his hopping on top of Iggy and Dray. Green should be All-NBA this year.

Chucker isn't an official basketball position. Plus it'd be a misnomer to call Kobe a "Shooting" Guard. So closest fit is probably forward. ... Cavs - Dubs about to start. It's not Warriors - Spurs but I'll take it! Golden State is the 7 point favorite. Tough call but I don't think the Warriors are going to cover.

Gah. Unnacceptable. My picks: West Curry Westbrook Durant Kawhi Draymond East Lowry Butler LeBron PG-13 Drummond

Contractors are expensive...especially contractors who do not have the legal authorization to request subpoenas or search warrants, and make arrests. I'm sure Uncle Sam would like to catch as many of these crooks and I.R.S agents and Postal Inspectors and the various Assistant U.S. Attorneys are working to nab as many of these fraudsters as they can...but I'd bet as is the case for most things government, it's got to do with budget and resources. They may create specific task forces to divert some resources by way of agents, inspectors, analysts, and prosecutors to specifically target health care fraud, but as in most fraudulent crimes...such cases take months and even years to jacket, investigate, and prosecute.

Sounds to me like we should expand the Federal law enforcement and Treasury Dept. budget so we can hire more Secret Service agents, IRS agents, Postal Inspectors, U.S. Attorneys, and fund better equipment and the like to catch these crooks!

Bruce why are you getting so worked up over Hillary Clinton, and obsessive over our acceptance of her anyway? Is it only because she's a woman and you put them up on a pedestal? You don't need to trip --she'll win the general election anyway.

I've also been rewatching the first season of Alias. That was a good show as well.

Serenity now.

Ooh. I haven't read that thread! Should I?

Because sports in America in the 80's.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/12/21/star-wars-the-force-awakens-box-office-247m-opening-weekend-528m-worldwide/ $529 million worldwide opening weekend gross. 4 to 1 isn't a bad ROI. *edit - hmmm...the table is for USA gross. $248 million? Still, 3.2 to 1 ain't bad either.

It'll be a spectacular showdown. An all time great offense vs an all time great defense. It's mind boggling that you have both playing at the same time. ^Pts against per 100 possessions ^Pts scored per 100 possessions

Blatter and Platini suspended for 8 years y the FIFA ethics committee. That's the nail in the coffin for Platini succeeding Blatter. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/21/sepp-blatter-michel-platini-banned-from-football-fifa Bookmaker odds for next President: Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa of Bahrain -- 6 to 5 Prince Ali al Hussein of Jordan 13 to 8 Gianni Infantino of Switzerland 5 to 2

No.

It's been a good year for sci-fi franchises. Both Mad Max and Star Wars matched and/or exceeded the hype and my expectations. A new hope indeed.

For the rest of us who always wanted our very own C-3P0 to give us the odds...Vegas odds for gross opening weekend. Don't let the 250 to 1 odds fool you. Anything under $250 million --let alone under $100 million is dead money. Incredibly enough, the safe and conservative bet is over $401 million at 4 to 1! That's a decent enough hedge especially if you're going in for 30 to 1 at $376-$400.99 million.