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    More Troubling Tweets Surface at DM Register

    I was alerted to some disturbing tweets allegedly from the DM Register's own Randy Peterson when he was 16: "Boy, that Mamie Eisenhower is a handsome woman..." "I'd like to share a cherry coke with Ingrid Bergman - one straw only, please" "I was just ready to sit down to watch the new...
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    Fiber to Home

    Recently had fiber wired directly to home to replace phone and DSL services. They will be coming later in the week to wire the home and turn on service. Any suggestions as to how to utilize the fiber? Unless requested, they will only be wiring to the main computer location. Should I see...
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    New Desktop

    It has been asked a million times in different ways, but I would appreciate input on some specfic specs you might recommend for a new desktop. Generally for basic business apps, nothing too taxing. processor memory drives ports other etc. Thanks!
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    Travails of Used Car Shopping

    I know that this has been discussed at length before, and I know that there are good, reputable car dealers and salesmen. However, I did not run across any of them recently. Went to look at '06 with 40K. Was told it was serviced and taken car of by previous owner. Quick inspection revealed...
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    Diamond Dave Sounds Off

    DD just weighed in on the new recruiting class on KXNO, but did not provide his level of support. However, he did note that "Cyclone fever is on the rise."
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    Denny's Free Grand Slam

    Sounds like a sweet deal, unless you live in Baker, CA. Check out the small print limitations in their ad: Dine-in only. Offer limited to Tuesday, 2/3/09, 6 am to 2 pm in all Denny's restaurants in the United States*, Canada and Puerto Rico while supplies last. *With exception of 350...
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    WTB: Parquet Tix - Any Home Game

    Looking for a pair of tix to a home game. Local community is doing a fund raising event and wants to put together a Cyclone package with some BB tix. PM me if you have any available. Willing to pay reasonable price.
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    Direct TV Input Problems

    Have a Direct TV receiver with a Bose 321. The Direct TV receiver is connected to the TV via a HDMI cable and the Bose system through a regular video input. I view satellite through the HDMI input but switch to Video input for DVDs. Turned on the TV the other day and there was sound but no...
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    Interviewing a Coach

    I have wondered what an interview for a FB HC position looks like. I have been interviewed and conducted a few for more mainstream jobs, but I am not sure if the process is similar or if there is a big difference. I doubt JP was asking PR if he were a tree what kind of tree would he be, but I...
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    Speed Reading

    I have been tempted to try one of these courses, but am afraid they are a total scam. Has anyone tried a speed reading course?
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    Preseason Games

    I noticed that Syracuse played Le Moyne in a preseason MBB game. Intrigued, not only because I wasn't familiar with the school but that ESPN did not even have a team page. Check out the sweet deals on LaMoyne athletic tickets from their website: "Tickets for all Le Moyne Dolphin regular...
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    Radio Torture

    Inexplicably, I again tuned into the radio broadcast of the Hawk game. I can handle Ed Podolak, but Gary Dolphin may be the most annoying play-by-by man in the country. Some recurring themes: Hyperbole: "Eddie, I hope you went to church last week because it looks like the rapture may be...
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    Diamond Dave Update

    Just in case Jeremy did not post this as front page news, I thought I would do fellow CF members a favor an post a summary of Diamond Dave's input on this week's call-in show. Sadly, Diamond Dave missed the Texas A&M game due to illness (influenza). He apologized profusely to Coach Chizik who...
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    Radio Call-in Shows

    Against my better judgment, I listened to parts of both the Chizik and Ferentz radio coaches' shows recently. Maybe I am a masochist, but during the torture I noticed there are only a handful of caller types. You couldn't do this show without me caller. Example: "Good to talk to you again...
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    For your viewing pleasure...

    wcbstv.com - Hottest Female Athletes
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    Conundrum

    Saw this ad on CF. Wow, talk about a conundrum. Perhaps a better question for CF, what act would you like to see LESS than Miley Cyrus or The Jonas Brothers?
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    Reverse Vasectomy

    Scientists reverse vasectomy on endangered horse - Yahoo! News Finally, someone is performing reverse equine vasectomies. Long overdue, if you ask me. I hope they gave him some Vicoden, or at least a shot of Jager.
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    Excel Issues

    Okay, MS Excel experts, I have come upon a problem that I have not experienced previously. I am unable to open any Excel files. When I attempt to open an email attachment through Firefox, I get an error message: "xxx.xls could not be opened, because the associated helper file does not exist...
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    Top 100 Movies

    There have probably been other threads on this topic, but I stumbled upon this list of the top 100 movies of all time. A lot of classics and great movies, but "The Sixth Sense" and "Titanic"? What? Top 100? wcbstv.com - 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time