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21 hours 19 min ago You may not be able to

You may not be able to reasonably expect to not have a violation, but you also shouldn't be saying "well, we had 40 *mistakes* this year, good enough." I work in the nuclear energy industry, and for years all you heard was "0 fuel failures by 2010" even though it's next to impossible to reasonably expect to not have a single fuel failure in any of the 104 operating reactors in the US. Especially when you consider that each plant has somewhere in the neighborhood of 40000-80000 fuel pins (depending on the type of plant and the fuel they use) that could fail from something as simple as a tiny piece of wire that gets caught in a spacer.
6 days 14 hours ago It's for work, and only for a

It's for work, and only for a week (compared to the 3 months I spent living there last year for work). But at least that means I don't have to pay for anything. Plus it's only a 45-minute train ride to downtown Stockholm.
6 days 15 hours ago Finishing up work so I can go

Finishing up work so I can go home and pack for my trip to Sweden starting tomorrow.
1 week 3 days ago Do you actually have any

Do you actually have any evidence that points to them being paid to go to USC?
1 week 3 days ago Yeah, I tend to agree.

Yeah, I tend to agree. Alabama is at the point where they just reload everywhere. We're just finally starting to get past the rebuild phase. Sugar Bowl or not, we weren't a very high-quality 11 win team last year - a lot of luck went into that record.

Alabama's OL scares the hell out of me. They've got a lot of excellent and huge players there, and we'll be breaking in a whole new DL. Even if Lacy isn't healthy for that game, they've got some great-looking RBs in Hart and Yeldon. I suspect they'll run it down our throats, and I'm not entirely sure there's a whole lot we can do about it. I think our secondary matches up decently enough against the passing game, but Kovacs is going to have to live in the box to help out the run defense.

We have basically no outside WR presence, and if you're holding out hope for Devin Gardner to be the answer, then that should scare your damn pants off. We have a decent OL, but outside of Lewan it's not that spectacular. Bama lost a lot on defense, but they have a lot to choose from in terms of replacement. I mean, where do you see the mismatch that we'll be able to exploit: http://alabama.rivals.com/cdepthtext.asp? We might move the ball a bit on the ground because Denard and Toussaint do make for a very good backfield tandem, but there's not a coach in the country who gameplans as well as Saban does. I would be very surprised if he doesn't adopt the Michigan State strategy of blitz-blitz-blitz and dare Denard to throw to one of our array of undersized receivers. With Milliner and Lester patrolling the secondary.

I'll hope for the best, but put a gun to my head and I'll bet on Bama (-14) every time.
2 weeks 20 hours ago I think that, when you're an

I think that, when you're an athlete who is one of the best in the world at your sport, you have to have a certain degree of cockiness. He knows he has the game and so does everyone else. Cockiness is a good thing as long as he's not an ass to the fans, media, and other players.

You see the same cockiness in someone like Bubba Watson. He knows he has the ability to hit some ridiculous shots, and he gets himself in a lot of trouble on the course because he wants to hit 30+ yard hooks and slices all the time when it's totally unnecessary. But he's an all-around good guy in all his interactions with media and fans, and the players seem to like him a lot.
2 weeks 21 hours ago I think Woods can contend, as

I think Woods can contend, as it's not a particularly long course so he can get away with that great stinger 2-iron on some of the tighter holes. It's not to say I expect him to win or anything, but I'd be surprised if he's not playing on the weekend.

I think Hunter Mahan's got a good shot this week. He's pretty accurate off the tee (8th on Tour in driving accuracy), and he gets on the dance floor even better (5th in GIR). If he can get the putter working, he's got a real strong chance to be right in the mix of things on Sunday. 
2 weeks 1 day ago No, I want to read a book

No, I want to read a book written entirely by Pryor himself.
2 weeks 3 days ago I'd like to see two sets of

I'd like to see two sets of Olympics - one in which every athlete is vigorously tested for doping, and one in which they can use whatever they want (doping, PEDs, etc.). Provide licensed doctors to consult the athletes to ensure that they aren't misusing, but otherwise use whatever means necessary to test the limits of the human body.
2 weeks 6 days ago Crafting a report informing a

Crafting a report informing a nuclear power plant how to load their latest batch of fuel. And then finishing opening up my pool so I can float around drinking in it until October/November.
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