Bliz

This are real ads and products from the good ol days. Funny how science didn't think opiates and heroin were addictive back then.

...and you wouldn't think it would take very much research for them to reach some conclusions about the suitability of cocaine as a "cure" for nervousness and sleeplessness.

http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/player-requests-fifth-star-loves-porn.php

...

Which brings us to 6'5" 295 pound defensive tackle Elisha Shaw. Both Rivals and 247 Sports have him ranked as a four star, just on the outskirts of receiving his fifth star. Rivals has him as the 39th best player in the 2014 class, with offers from Alabama, Florida State, Texas, and Georgia, among others.

247 Sports has him as the 42nd best player in the country.

So he's really close to that tantalizing fifth star on both major recruiting services.

So Shaw and his representatives are lobbying the rating services for that fifth star.

How so?

By Tweeting a screen shot of his ranking and arguing for more respect.

We were just emailed this, but Shaw tweeted this pic a while back and it's still up on his Twitter handle. "Man, I need that fifth star."

Now, talk to recruiting services and their employees and this type of lobbying isn't uncommon. Players and their representatives get fired up about the ratings just like fans. There are quite a few four stars. But if you're one of a handful of five stars? Well, that's a lot more impressive than just being one of the top four stars in the country.

So the players and their representatives lobby hard for that fifth star.

But when most players Tweet a screen shot of their rankings pleading for a fifth star, they usually don't have other windows open behind those rankings.

Elisha Shaw did.

And it appears he was multitasking.

Specifically, he really likes point of view porn starring Isis Taylor.

^^^ LOL

if this woman gets off I'll be utterly pissed.

Jody Arias thread

There are thermostatically controlled dampers that can be installed to re-route cooler air to your daughters room.. Her room is upstairs, on the sunny side of the house, probably on a corner of the house? There are a ton of companies that offer similer products. get multiple estimates if this is the way you go.

http://zonefirst.com/

Another option is to get an attic fan cut into your roof or gable if you do not have one. Attic fans are really a goo investiment into your home because it exchanges the air in your attic (depending on the unit) about 20 times an hour or so, dropping the temp in the upstairs considerably in the summer. The also help prevent mold by keeping air circulating in your attic while preventing condensation from building on beams. It is a cheaper alternative to Zoning, and it really is a worth while product to purchase. It will also help out your ac system by helping reduce temps and in turn taking a little stress off your unit.

If you have any questions let me know. I used to work HVAC for a number of years and I still do it on the side as a hobby. Im ripping out my gas furnace/AC this summer and putting in a duel fuel gas furnace/AC system in my own place.

Thanks man. Good info. And you're right. Upstairs, sunny side on the corner.

WHat would the cost of an attic fan install be (ballpark)?

Looking for some advice on temperature balancing. My daughter's bedroom is noticeably warmer than the rest of the upstairs, by several degrees, even at night when you maybe wouldn't attribute it to just how much sunlight it gets. The run from the unit in the attic to her room is not particularly long. Of the 4 upstairs rooms, it's 2nd closest, but consistently the warmest in the summer. It's a newer house, built in 2001.

What I can do here? Will hiring someone to clean the vents be effective for this sort of problem?

Thanks.

good news....smoking is a pre-existing condition

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/345153/smoking-preexisting-condition-kevin-d-williamson

henceforth insurers shall be forbidden by law to charge smokers higher rates than non-smokers. Smoking, as it turns out, “is a preexisting medical condition,” according to Dr. Mohammad Akhter, the chairman of the D.C. Health Exchange Board.

states rights. <shrug>

Interesting, I think, that only a state that chooses to set up and control its own program could make that decision to treat smokers and non-smokers the same for purposes of rates of their residents. The plans operated by the feds do "discriminate" against smokers.

And who says residents can't get the rules changed if they don't like them? I'm supposed to believe the governor and legislature are powerless to do anything about the decisions (or tenure) of the "czars"? BS.

<assuming the article is accurate. I adopt Predicto's "wait and see" approach>

Dear Bath and Body Works: I do not think it means what you think it means.

I find that hard to swallow.

DOMA thread

Big fan of Lost, Game of Thrones, Firefly, The Americans and Walking Dead.

One more that hasn't been mentioned yet - Fringe. Just a fantastic show (think X-Files but focused on next generation science/technology, and the people who would use those things for less than noble ends, rather than aliens). Developed a really stellar overarching mythology, and brought itself to a very satisfying close at the end. It starts off kind of episodic the first half of the first season, with each ep just a new mystery for them to solve, before it really gets going. But man does it get going. Very original and creative.

Parallel universes, alternate timelines, and John Noble (the steward of Gondor) as a brilliant but unbalanced scientist with a taste for licorice and LSD.

Ratings weren't great, but it had a super solid cult following that kept it going for 5 seasons.

he used the shovel he had to beat off

Yipe!

Walking dead thread

He didnt say "limit retail portion sizes." He said "tax fatty foods."

I agree. Tax the fatties!

<beach fatty>

I thought bikini girl was running to help, but now it's clear she's about to vomit. She has a direct view of the pit of despair.

<shudder>

awesome beer commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GbHpqfv9is&feature=player_embedded

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Why do some videos embed, and others don't?

~Bang

I believe it is the "https" rather than "http" that is screwing you up there.

Same link, minus the "s":

double post.

The Own3d Thread

Two in one sentence.

thread foul on the first one :pfft:

the prevailing "wisdom" is that the bigger the packaging, the better

Wasn't sure where to put this

NRA criticizes Obama for absolutism thread

Saved by lightning fast reflexes.

How did he do that? Is it the weapon? Hitting the tank just right? Truck loaded with explosives?

**** those ****ing Dallass ****s right in the ****hole

HTTR!

truly incredible

"Wright said prosecutors had issues related to the victim in the case. She said the woman had a drug problem, a warrant for her arrest and recently had eluded police. Prosecuting the rape under those circumstances would have been difficult, she said."

So what? Just because this woman had various issues of her own doesn't mean that her rape shouldn't be treated any less seriously. And why isn't his parole term for the remainder of the 15 year sentence instead of just 5 years?

Erm...

It's not that the crime is less serious. It's that their confidence in securing a conviction is much less. If someone has credibility issues or is a particularly unsympathetic figure for some reason, they take it into consideration. Shouldn't be surprising.

I suspect there are more factors than appeared in that article

Is he finally out of jail now? Was that new?

Loved it and hopefully will remember to post that on the 25th

not bad, I guess, but it's no Christmas in Hollis

bear

It's better with sound. The "tiddy" bear. lol