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Questioning his athletic abilities would be naive? Really? There are millions of great athletes in the world. By your reasoning taking drugs to give you a slight edge over your competitors is acceptable? No...read the entire paragraph. If the entire field of competition is doping, then yes it would be acceptable because technically you don't give yourself an edge, you're simply rising to everyone else's standards. But whether this was his motive or not is subjective, so I'm not going to say this is the reason he did it. Was it right ethically? No. My point was this: doping alone will not win you a tour de france. You can't say he didn't even try. Hence why I said "questioning his athletic abilities would be naive". The evidence against him in regards to doping during his races is circumstantial. Saying that he was doping the entire time would be a fairly tall order (assuming there isn't actual evidence to back this claim). I'm not condoning his decision to take performance enhancing drugs (although I stand by the opinion that he is not alone), but I disagree with those that feel the need to crucify him completely. I like to form judgements based on solid facts, not hearsay. I don't know all the facts, so I'm not going to pass judgement.

Just saying...winning the tour de france as many times as he did is a testament to his dedication regardless of the ethical choices he made. Just because someone is doping doesn't enable them to achieve what he did. Questioning his athletic abilities would be naive. Sending him to jail for lying about doping just equates to needing to send the thousands of other athletes who continue to lie about dopingto jail as well. Personally I have never been a fan of spectator sports. They are among the highest paid individuals in our country, yet they contribute very little to society beyond entertainment value. Sure they have talent in their respective fields, but I see no reason to pay them more than anyone else who puts in the same effort. (I like the analogy someone made between football players and soldiers...pretty appropriate comparison).

Similar to the "votemap" plugin on procon. I would assume the ability to initiate a surrender vote is available all round. If the team votes in favor of a surrender, then the map ends with the losing team being the team that surrendered.

Not to question what happened to you or get offtopic, but you might be thinking of a simple traffic checkpoint. There are distinct differences between a DUI checkpoint and a simple license checkpoint. DUI checkpoints must be marked (with appropriate signage a specific number of yards from the checkpoint on either sides of the roadway). For simple checkpoints, you need only have a systematic method of choosing which vehicles are stopped (every other car or every 3rd car or every car). Searches of vehicles can only be done when there is probable cause to believe drugs are in the car (or other illegal items, not necessarily just drugs). Probable cause can be reached based on the driver's behavior (as well as odors and other evidence on the person). A K9 giving a positive alert for drugs also gives probable cause. Most of the time, the driver GIVES CONSENT to search the vehicle, which negates the need for probable cause. Searching a vehicle when you have probable cause (and/or consent) is not violating constitional law. Oftentimes, vehicle seizures pursuant to a drug arrest or while driving revoked (or any violation resulting in an arrest) depend on state laws and statutes. But searching the car following seizure of the vehicle is for the protection of both the owner and the agency. Doing an inventory to record what is contained in the vehicle prevents someone from claiming the officers stole something from the car. Not sure what any of this has to do with getting your car stolen. Sounds to me like they could have determined beforehand that the car was obviously stolen when they realized the driver was in fact not the owner of the car. Instead of seizing the vehicle, your daughter should have been notified that the vehicle had been stolen. Sounds like a pretty big mistake on their part.

Yeah. That would be sweet...better than feeding a 2 and 50 score.

Not sure what to think. Competitively, he isn't the only one who doped. I'm willing to bet if an investigation was done on the top 25 of the most recent Tour De France, you might find that most if not all were also doping. I won't question his motives or his integrity because I don't know him personally. I don't think it's fair to pass judgement on someone with such little information. I do know the good things that have come from his contributions to the cancer movement. Being stripped of your accomplishments as a professional athlete is a pretty demeaning way of leaving a legacy.

Only happened to me once...kinda pissed me off though because it's not like you know your legs are sticking out on the other side...then you randomly get shot even if you're completely convinced you're behind cover.

Law enforcement, military

I'm a junior at NC State majoring in Business Admin. I play entirely too much.

Recently went and bought the keyboard dock for the TF300T and I can no longer use the case I bought for it. I've taken very good care of it and there is minimal to no visible damage to the case itself. I took pictures which I can provide, but the actual product I purchased can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007X5ZERO/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 Selling the case for 10$ + shipping depending on where you want it sent to. I use USPS so it shouldn't cost too much unless sent internationally. It's a good case, but useless if you have the dock. Clean, leather, grips the tablet firmly and has never slipped out. The strap on the inside cover never was much use to me since I never carried the tablet in one hand. PM me if interested.

Congrats

Howdy. See you on the battlefield

My son went down this road and he was one of the lucky ones. He recovered himself cold turkey before it was too late. He actually looked like death warmed over. Today he has all kinds of mental disorders and is trying to raise a family! This is nothing to laugh at when you have loved ones doing this shit! Sorry to hear that, but definitely glad to hear he was the one who realized what needed to change. The county I live is one of the biggest in North Carolina in terms of methamphetamine production and activity. It's actually kind of scary working here because you never know who you're going to pull over. Meth is a dangerous drug and it creates extremely dangerous situations, not only through the people that use it, but also for the people who are involved in or near cook sites. The ingredients required are volatile, and by themselves create an extremely hazardous environment. Best advice you'll ever get: stay away from it.

Sad part of the addiction is the craving for the high. Wanting to get the same feeling they got when they first started using, and it's never ever going to be the same. Vicious cycle.

Good to hear then. I'll do my best.

I'd love to come...but alas... I'm not XI

Currently live 15 minutes from Hickory. Moving to Raleigh for school on Friday though. D:

Seems legit. Haha. Not.

That's what it's all about. Awesome.

Wonder what that is a reference to... Bingo... Google gave me this: Ahh...clever. DICE product plugging. Personally I think Lucasartsfilms did plugging the best...

Wonder what that is a reference to...

Congrats

4.1.1, Updated multiple times since I got it. Shit. That sucks. Guess that shows how long it's been since I've needed Flash...

Tryone!! Good to see you here

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