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I heard/read somewhere that Manafort mentioned taking the plea deal to get protection for his family, which at the time I thought was overly dramatic, but I wasn't thinking of the Russians.

FYI, ships are generally safer at sea than in port for large storms like hurricanes. I'm not sure what else I can say about this. The image of all the ships "near" hurricane Maria in my last post should be all the evidence needed to prove my point that ships can maneuver around hurricanes. As far as whether it takes more time to deliver disaster relief with trucks vs ships, keep in mind that each ship holds thousands of containers (modern cargo ships carry 4,000 - 18,000 containers), each of which is equivalent to a single truck. I think the notion that ships are some impediment to delivering supplies after a hurricane isn't true (or perhaps more accurate to say it's a minor impediment and if that's what you mean "in small part" then we're in agreement) at least compared to trucking in supplies on the mainland. I think the larger issue of getting supplies delivered on either the island or the mainland is actually the roads. If they're damaged, flooded, blocked, bridges out, etc., then it's much harder to get supplies where they need to be and that affects the mainland and the island equally. Although you could make the case that since PR is mountainous and restricted by ocean, there may not be that many routes to get around blockages like there would be on the mainland, but that's after the ships have arrived.

Combination of missing the first game, Colorado and Troy are good teams, Nebraska is lacking some talent but talented depth is really lacking, bad luck (mostly AM getting hurt), and of course all the ridiculous errors and mistakes.

Poor attempt at dodging. Here's an entire article about it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/09/26/the-very-big-ocean-between-here-and-puerto-rico-is-not-a-perfect-excuse-for-a-lack-of-aid/?utm_term=.25df43dbf82d

What? Do you have any idea how much space there is between and around those storms? Look at the states and then superimpose them onto the water around the hurricanes if you're having trouble Cargo ships typically move about 15-30 mph (the faster speeds are more costly for fuel use but would certainly be used to keep clear of a hurricane). Hurricanes typically move about 15-20 mph (fastest recorded is still only 60 mph). Plus ships are capable of riding out severe storms at sea; only the center of Cat 3+ pose real danger to a ship (typically 25 miles across for Cat 3 up to 150 miles across for Cat 5). All in all it's not that difficult to travel around a hurricane and then follow it. Plus cargo ships can haul massive amounts, so I don't agree that supplying an island is more difficult - I'd argue it's actually easier.

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Part is such sweet sorrow

A ship can move, so it doesn't have to sit in the path of the storm - that'd be dumb. Hurricane paths are well-known. Modern ships have all the same access to weather and storm tracks as anyone does on land, so the ships can just follow along behind the storm and arrive hours after the storm has passed.

There's a small problem with this scenario, while wages have risen, inflation has risen about the same or faster meaning that real wages have actually been flat or falling. And when you break it down into different income percentiles, you can see that the top 10% are getting most of the rise and the bottom 50% getting nothing. In U.S., wage growth is being wiped out entirely by inflation For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades

I agree with @Moiraine, even if the guy had a closet stuffed full with marijuana, it doesn't have any bearing on this case. It's like saying that the guy jaywalked on his way home that day.

Why does everyone think getting supplies to an island is difficult? Shipping is about as easy as it gets for hauling large volumes of cargo. If the ships were already loaded, they could have been unloading literally a few hours after the hurricane passed.

Really good stuff both about here in the US and globally.

He shouldn't have done that - we'd much rather beat you at full strength. And now you may be sacrificing a bowl game as well.

Frost said that while more played like they deserved Blackshirts, the seven given out were for a larger body of work than just the last game.

Winner!

Hurray! It has the first couple drives that ABC stupidly didn't show in order to show a Houston blowout win.

Have you seen a map?

I'l take "Incredible Irony" for $2000, Alex.

The way I'm describing will allow you to see all the status updates

Interesting that "upvote" and "plus1" are different

yes, you should be able to see it too. I gave that post an "upvote", which is the lighter colored +1.

If I refresh the page after applying the Status Updates, then it works. That's a good work-around, thanks.

I didn't see the reactions before, but now I see the "confused", etc.

Go to the Unread Content page, try any of the dropdowns from Content Types. Before the recent update, selecting Status Updates, for example, and then Apply would show all the status updates. Now nothing on the page changes.

Googling is as easy as asking your phone, "What's a black shirt?". And also if enough players start doing it, then the announcers will mention who the Blackshirts are. And despite your smug comment, I'm not sure you understand branding.