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yes I did! I plugged the blender in today without the top and failed to notice the HI-Speed button on and a medium button pushed in before i plugged it in! Four HUGE scoops of protein powder, 4 jumbo eggs(with yolks), and a pint of milk went all over my walls, cabinets, counter tops, and floors,...., lovely.
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Still, you have to admit as you stood there, covered in the mess and the whole kitchen dripping....IT WAS HILARIOUS! Sorry, but it was. Why were you so distracted? Next time, FOCUS. Thank you for this laugh. HOW long did it take to clean up? And bet your kitchen needed it too.
See? Told you it WAS funny! I enjoyed our chat yesterday. You have unique perspectives and I want to hear more about your philosophies....My dogs clean every tidbit that hits the floors. Too bad they cannot wash the floors too. *smiling* Post more moments....
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Posted by John on January 17th, 2013
A crossword today from Rorschach that I at any rate found particularly hard, not helped by its thrice vanishing into the ether so that I had to restart. Some of the clues are beyond me: I trust someone will come forward and explain. But it is Thursday, so it's what you expect that day.
It is of the type that I don't enjoy and find especially difficult, where several of the clues refer to clues that you have to solve first and if you can't solve those then you don't know what's going on.
Eventually I got going and the theme is airports named after a famous person. Rorschach has done well to fit so many in, and this possibly (at least in the view of some) justifies the less than perfect checking.
|ALTER EGOS — alter (Goes)*
|BIG BERTHA — Big Be{n} R(t)HA
|APNEA — (paean)* — apnoea spelt the American way, hence the reference to St Paul
|foreIGN ITEms — a pleasant spot which was waiting to happen once Amazon named their e-reader so
|PRO GRAMS — pro = for, grams = mass — the American spelling again I think, because it's 'programmes', not a reference to computer programs
|ADVERBS — help! — I have no idea what is going on here, beyond the fact that both home and away can be used as adverbs [Model covered by bikini top in trailers for Home and Away] [Thanks various people who have pointed out that it's adverts with the t replaced by a b — a clever clue, although perhaps it should be 'bikini's top' and the question mark doesn't make the definition by example OK]
|INSTANT — a in (in s{traight) t{riumphing} n{o}t) — def 'Mo'
|PRO(POS)A L{and}
|LLAMAS — lama in l{ion}s
|CABLE — cab [= Hackney] (EL)rev. — at least that's what I think it is, the reversal indicated by 'incoming', i.e. pointing towards the middle — have just seen an alternative, which may be what was intended: (cab E) with L incoming — ref Vince Cable — unfortunately he's the MP for Twickenham — if he'd been the MP for Hackney the clue, which is good anyway, would have been especially good [Hackney, East London's first incoming Liberal Democrat]
|JOHN WAYNE — this looks like a reference to something I know nothing about: Jonathan Ross's sprinkling seems to be Wayne for some reason [and that reason is that JR would pronounce 'rain' as 'Wayne' — thanks]; since it's on 'the toilet' John comes first, and there is a John Wayne airport [Jonathan Ross's sprinkling on the toilet in place of 1 8]
|TENET — 'whichever way you look at it' indicates a palindrome
|BIMONTHLY — (Hymn to Lib{erty})*
|FLYING START — My suspicion is that this is meant to be start [= jump] on 'on a plane', and that the fact that 'on' does double duty is being quietly ignored, or hasn't even been noticed (or otherwise 'a plane' = 'flying', which it doesn't); but no doubt I am quite wrong and there is a perfectly straightforward explanation [Jump on a plane for a quick getaway]
|K{erb} ER B-SIDE
|GEORGE BEST — (go get beers)*, George Best airport
|BOB HOPE — yet again I'm pretty lost and would be grateful for an explanation — the best I can do, which is probably wrong, is bo{o}b hope, where hope is a virtuous character trait [Breast reduction essentially supported by virtuous character in place of 1 8]
|STUPOR — (Proust)*
|FRIEDMAN — (Damn! Rife)* — referring to Milton Friedman the economist, who was sceptical about Keynes — a nice spot but I wonder if the clue might have been up to the same standard — however, I'm not offering to improve on it!
|JOHN LENNON — who wrote 'Imagine' — John Lennon airport
|DARK AGES — dark = out of the sun, time = ages
|TEA PARTY — cha = tea, do = party
|FLOOSIE — (fools)* 1 e — I think the 1 comes from 'a' [One of the Loose Women fools around with a drug]
|ARNOLD PALMER — r in 'an old', "Parma" — Arnold Palmer airport [Parma of course not Palma. thanks several who mentioned this]

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It's a week after the election and Howard Dean is speaking at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, giving an unusually full-throated argument for Democratic Party organizing in Oklahoma, the only state where John McCain beat Barack Obama in every single county. "I don't know when we're going to win Oklahoma, but we have a Democratic governor from Oklahoma, we have a Democratic Congressman from Oklahoma and what we need to do is go to Oklahoma, show up and explain ourselves in terms of the values that Oklahomans hold." Those values, Dean argued, aren't so different from those of New York City or anywhere else commonly thought of as Democratic territory. It just so happens that Oklahoma's aforementioned governor, Brad Henry, had given Dean a pair of cowboy boots, which he wore, to somewhat hilarious effect, throughout the Democratic convention in Denver.
The former Vermont governor and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has become an unlikely advocate for Democrats across the country, particularly in so-called red America. His passion for showing up in unexpected locales is not based on wishful thinking or stubborn naivete but rather political necessity. Dean's favorite quote, which he repeats over and over, is Louis Pasteur's "Chance favors the prepared mind." The way he sees it, you never know when any state, even the Sooner State, might get a jolt of blue. After all, just look at what happened in 2006, when Democrats flipped both houses of Congress. Or this past November, when Barack Obama won Indiana, North Carolina and Virginia, along with three previously red Western states, and the party picked up Congressional seats in places like Alabama, Alaska, Idaho and Mississippi.
It almost feels like ancient history, but "four years ago the Democratic Party was in a very different condition," Doctor Dean says at the beginning of his talk at the Y. Republicans had just retained the White House, gained four seats in the Senate and three in the House, and held twenty-eight governorships. Bill Frist was Senate majority leader, Dennis Hastert was House Speaker, George Bush's approval rating was at a healthy 50 percent and Karl Rove planned a "permanent Republican majority." It was "not a fun time to be a Democrat," Dean cracks.
How quickly things change. Four years later Democrats elected Obama with 67 million votes. They picked up seven seats in the Senate (with Minnesota still pending at press time)and twenty-one in the House, and they hold sixty of ninety-nine state legislative chambers. Obama's extraordinary campaign and Bush's remarkable mishandling of the country's domestic and foreign policies deserve much of the credit for the Democratic Party's resurgence, but so does Howard Dean. Before virtually any major politician, Dean not only sensed that the era of Republican ascendancy could be stopped but also how to do it, first through his trailblazing though unsuccessful presidential campaign of 2004, and then through his forceful stewardship of the party as DNC chair since 2005. "Dean gave the party a mission and a focus," says Paul Tewes, a top Obama strategist who ran day-to-day operations at the DNC during the general election. "That's a big deal when you're out of power." DNC member Donna Brazile calls Dean "one of the unsung heroes of this moment."
As he prepares to step down as DNC chair in January, giving way to Obama's handpicked successor, Dean has cemented his legacy as a prophetic, if underappreciated, visionary in the party [see Berman, "The Dean Legacy," March 17]. When pundits saw the country hopelessly divided between red and blue--with the blue part of the map restricted to the West Coast, the Northeast and an increasingly embattled Midwest--Dean argued that the party had to compete everywhere. After the epic meltdown of his presidential campaign, punctuated by the endlessly looped "Dean scream" after the Iowa caucus, Dean took one of the most thankless jobs in Washington and turned it into a laboratory for one of the most exciting experiments in modern Democratic Party history. He radically devolved power away from Washington by cultivating a new generation of state political organizers and lending support (and money) to long-forgotten local parties, bucking the Beltway establishment and enabling grassroots activists. He rehabilitated his party, and his image, in the process. Dean's fifty-state strategy, as it came to be known, "fertilized the landscape" for Obama's fifty-state campaign, Brazile says. If his strategy is extended during the Obama administration, we'll find out what a true fifty-state party looks like.
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- Release Date: May 17, 2011
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Jun 10, 2011Although L.A. Noire is great on both systems, it's best on the PlayStation 3. With improved performance, better frame rate and an added case, this is certainly the version of the game to get. The strong cast of characters, compelling storyline and ambitious sense of scope makes this one of Rockstar Games' best products yet. Just remember to switch to black and white!
Jun 1, 2011Whatever you call it, L.A. Noire is a monumental achievement that every console-owning adventure fan needs to experience.
May 27, 2011It's a game world that makes you feel like a tourist, like anything and everything is worth looking at. If Team Bondi's Los Angeles was a skirt she'd be a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained-glass window... Combining slow-paced adventure gaming with well-executed open-world action was an audacious experiment. Infusing it with state-of-the-art animation tech that pits you in a game of wits against virtual liars was equally bold. Staging all of that in the most richly detailed videogame environment we've ever seen was outrageous. Not only does it work, it works extraordinarily well. It's the evolution of the adventure game, merging slow-burning discovery with the freedom associated with an open-world backdrop. It's the Concorde of its category, rendering fondly-remembered classics like Police Quest akin to simply flapping your arms. [July 2011 p.78]
May 26, 2011It's a bold, cinematic step forward in a genre that's dying for innovation, and its implementation of the MotionScan technology is truly a game-changer.
May 25, 2011L.A. Noire is not a game for everyone. For those expecting a GTA style experience then you may be disappointed with the outcome. However if your open to a new experience then this is one game that you shouldn't miss.
May 23, 2011If we were being super critical, L.A. Noire can feel a little repetitive – and slightly linear – at times.
May 18, 2011L.A. Noire is everything that people expected it to be. It has a fantastic set of stories that drive the game from beginning to end, beautifully motion captured actors and enough gameplay elements to keep the gamer deeply involved. On top of this there is a large city to explore and enjoy. Rockstar certainly brought the goods with this one.
May 16, 2011A defining moment in video games on this generation, and more than just because of its use of MotionScan technology. The free-roaming genre has become a little stale in recent years, yet LA Noire manages to inject a renewed sense of vigour to the scene and capably demonstrates that video games don't have to be just about your trigger skills.
May 16, 2011L.A. Noire is a bold release, because it defies the expectations not just for the type of game Rockstar usually releases, but also for the type of game that receives this degree of care and proficiency in its execution. The world already has enough open-world action games, but a game which marries that open world to such a methodical style of gameplay, with a budget this big, is a rare thing indeed.
May 16, 2011This is vastly different from the countless first- and third-person shooters and all the "me too" open-world games sitting on store shelves. All the things I've only read about in Dashiell Hammett novels, or seen in film classics like Double Indemnity, have all come to interactive life in L.A. Noire.
May 16, 2011There's something entrancing about the way this game plunges you into the violence, the corruption, and the sadness of post-war Los Angeles. Each of the four major desks has a remarkably different tone, and while the slow reveal of Phelps himself is the major narrative thread, it's equally true to say the dark heart of the city itself is an equally important protagonist.
May 12, 2011Ever since it first worked out how to assemble pixels so that they resembled something more recognisable than aliens, the games industry has dreamed of creating one thing above all else – a game that is indistinguishable from a film, except that you can control the lead character. With LA Noire, it just might, finally, have found the embodiment of that particular holy grail.
May 19, 2011Overall if you are a gamer who is looking for a game that requires thinking, investigating, and crime solving this is the game for you. The well-written cases and deep investigations will appeal to those who like those things. If you are a player who loves graphics and innovation then this is also the game for you since the game does something that is surprising nowadays and creates a one-of-a-kind game that no other game I'm aware of has done before. However, if you are a player looking for an action game you'll want to skip this one or maybe rent it.
May 23, 2011Fabulous writing, a distinct and stylized noir setting (including a soundtrack that's just begging to be put on your MP3 player) along with the both balanced and intriguing investigative gameplay makes for a journey that no gamer should miss.
May 23, 2011L.A. Noire is a fantastic game. Playing with Cole Phelps as a detective can be really interesting. The gameplay is great, the graphics are brilliant because of the new MotionScan technology and Los Angeles is full of details. A lot of words to describe the game, but two will suffice: must buy!
May 30, 2011L.A. Noire is as much an experience as it is a game, and its unique gameplay and engrossing story make it one of the "must play" games of 2011.
May 23, 2011LA Noire is full of plot twists, great dialog and acting, and an experience that is like nothing I have ever played before. It may drag on a little towards the end, but each case is different enough and the characters are so believable and entertaining that you can't help but to do "just one more case."
May 16, 2011It is not perfect, and each player will find his own vices and virtues, but we don't remember many projects with such ambition that comes so close to perfection.
May 16, 2011L.A. Noire is a revolution in videogaming, both in technological and narrative terms. Its peculiar structure won't make it accessible to everyone though, as the more action oriented players will have to comprehend its sometimes cryptic and episodic structure to fully appreciate the mix. It's still largely recommended to every player out there, since ignoring it would mean losing a fundamental step forward for videogaming as a rich and noble entertainment form.
May 17, 2011Los Angeles is the perfect playground for all the freaks, creeps, thugs, and murderers you could want to see in a morally ambiguous game, and Noire doesn't pull any punches with its blunt and often graphic depiction. L.A. Noire isn't a perfect game, but it does represent a new benchmark both for realism in the medium as well as for the adventure genre.
Jun 4, 2011Limited freedom, but gorgeous, intelligent and compelling. [July 2011, p.76]
May 16, 2011L.A. Noire is another win for Rockstar, an involving and compelling title that will set a new standard for how a story is told, both visually and gameplay wise. The game is not free from criticism, like some repetitive tasks and certain flaws inside the plot, but it easily lives up to the hype.
May 23, 2011Rockstar's most mature take on open-world fun to date, brought to life with incredible tech. [July 2011, p.74]
May 19, 2011L.A. Noire is unique. Strangely enough, however, it isn't unique in the most literal sense of the word, as half of it utilizes a familiar – even outdated – gameplay mechanic, while the other half pushes the envelope and pours a strong foundation for the future. Despite the inherent clash of old and new, we can't get enough of it.
May 18, 2011If you're thinking about picking up a copy of L.A. Noire (and I recommend that you do), don't judge it as you would other third-person, open-world games. It's not trying to be a new GTA, Red Dead or Saint's Row. It's not about action, it's about investigating. It's not about changing the course of history, it's about experiencing a history. It's not about random encounters, it's about planning, watching and reading encounters. That may not sound like many people's cup of tea at first, but stick with it and you'll reap the rewards.
May 17, 2011When it's all said and done, L.A. Noire is the game Heavy Rain wanted to be. Both games tell a tremendous story, guide the player, are entertaining for a broad audience as well, and at the very end, both games are milestones that move the video game world forward.
May 26, 2011Like any Femme Fatale or Private Dick who spends too much time in the bottle, L.A. Noire has its fair share of flaws and stories to share. Missing out on this game would be a crime.
May 18, 2011It's a mature game, too – not just because it includes sex and violence under the pretence of being for adults – but because it delivers such dark and macabre content with the same level of intelligence we would expect from a major television series.
May 16, 2011It's hard to remember anything so avant-garde as L.A. Noire. Team Bondi puts forth some truly amazing gameplay concepts as to what balance between graphic adventures and action games in the future should be.
May 16, 2011LA Noire floors you out of the gate, loses some steam due to repetition, but eventually wins the day thanks to its subtlety, attention to detail, and stunning character interaction. It has a certain level of class to it and sets a new standard for storytelling in video games, but it's also a bit limited compared to its contemporaries.
Oct 19, 2011At first L.A. Noire seems a bit too easy, then it gets interesting and reading people's reactions makes for some of the best gaming this year. The atmosphere is spot on and the late 40's LA really feels like an authentic, living place. [June 2011]
Jun 23, 2011Although not flawless L.A. Noire is moslty a suggestive game with a well written plot. It is a pleasure to enjoy it piece by piece. [June 2011]
Jun 19, 2011New mechanics and a cinematic story make this really special. [July 2011, p.97]
Jun 6, 2011All in all, L.A. Noire wasn't the kind of game I expected out of Rockstar, but it's a bold step forward. While it has some issues to work out, and it could stand to leave some of its roots behind and come into its own, it's a great game from beginning to end. We can only hope that as Rockstar pushes it forward as a franchise, they focus on the parts that made it good.
Jun 5, 2011All in all, an absolute treat for the eyes and the ears... that is if you can stomach the content. Anyone interested in L.A. Noire must understand that this is a game for an adult audience. The grisly crime scenes can be very off-putting to some, and considering the subject matter of the game is to solve serial killings and clean up a town notorious for being the Sodom & Gomorrah of the era, players should know what they are getting into beforehand. The dialogue is also quite strong and this title may actually be the first video game title to use a specific acronym for "see you next Tuesday" so liberally (or at all).
May 27, 2011Team Bondi did a wonderful job of creating an enjoyable game that takes interactive storytelling to a new level. The production values and graphics are up there with Heavy Rain, but the gameplay is more appealing to longtime gamers.
May 26, 2011Team Bondi and Rockstar delivers a new kind of story telling. Brutal, mind numbing action has taken a backseat and the atmosphere, story and L.A. itself is driving this car. The different gameplay components in L.A. Noire may be a little repetitive after 10-15 hours play but mix everything in a blender and you get an experience not seen in many years. "No multiplayer?" you may say. I say multiplayer-shmultiplayer, this is a story to be enjoyed and taken in as on an individual basis.
May 25, 2011Team Bondi and Rockstar have made something completely unique and appealing. Los Angeles is full of bad guys and finding them may not always be that difficult. It is however always fun to do so. Making L.A. Noire a truly inspirational game that will last for hours.
May 25, 2011It's engaging, thoughtful, mature and currently one of a kind. Unless you're the type who only looks for quick, dumb action from their video games I'd recommend this to just about anyone.
May 23, 2011L.A. Noire's intriguing character profile, deep interrogation and investigation system, and impeccably detailed facial technology puts this detective thriller in a class of its own.
May 23, 2011L.A. Noire offers an experience that will not be quickly forgotten with a cast of characters that will be remembered fondly after the credits roll.
May 21, 2011L.A. Noire combines the best of action games, the best of adventure games, the best of cinema, and the best facial animation in video games to create an experience unlike any other.
May 19, 2011In many ways, L.A. Noire is similar to an AMC series...It's a slow build, but once hooked, we couldn't get enough of this provocative adventure, with its compelling characters and innovative gameplay. It's not perfect, but it's also unlike anything else on the PS3 right now. [July 2011, p.77]
May 18, 2011L.A. Noire is a fascinating interactive thriller that will suck you in with its story. With its fresh gameplay, L.A. Noire stands out from many other games that lack this kind of innovation.
May 18, 2011The cooperation between developer Team Bondi and publisher Rockstar led to an amazing final product, in which characters and plot twists take centre stage, with MotionScan as the director. Of course it includes action in the form of fire fights and chase sequences, but L.A. Noire should be played for its atmosphere, many intrigues and the fact that you can get wonderfully caught up in that web.
May 17, 2011There are few games that I would attribute the word "important" to, but L.A. Noire is one of them. As long as you're not married to the idea of a balls-out action game coming from Rockstar, then you owe it to yourself to play this game.
May 16, 2011Brilliant storytelling mixed with stunning graphics and gripping interrogations make L.A. Noire somewhat of a modern classic.
May 16, 2011It's good to see the company broaden its horizons more and more; L.A. Noire plays its tropes well, and it's a fine exploration of the crime-adventure genre's flip side.
May 16, 2011The content isn't much more graphic than your average TV cop drama (apart from the occasional nudity), but it's heavy subject matter for a game, and Noire plays it surprisingly straight, with very little of the wry humor that characterizes most Rockstar releases.
May 16, 2011LA Noire is the next step in the process that is blending movies and videogames. Players don't interact with characters, but with digital actors, admiring the most thrilling and exciting screenplay ever created for a videogame.
May 16, 2011L.A. Noire is not a perfect game under many points of view, but on the other hand it is a masterpiece that no one should miss. It's a TV series packed in game disc, a fine example that videogames can be art and the proof that there's still the chance to create something new in videogames.
May 16, 2011Add that sense of uniqueness and intelligence to the fact that L.A. Noire is a terrific bloody videogame, and you have what is guaranteed to be a classic for years to come. True maturity and narrative depth in mainstream gaming begins right here.
May 16, 2011L.A. Noire may not always be "fun" in the traditional sense, but it's also unsatisfied with being "merely fun," and the result of that aspiration is something that no one who cares about video games should miss.
May 16, 2011L.A. Noire's absorbing investigations and intoxicating sense of style make it an unforgettable journey through the seamy side of the City of Angels.
May 21, 2011Like many of the fictional detectives of the era, LA Noire is flawed, but it gets the job done. More importantly, if leaves you hoping for more adventures.
May 16, 2011At times, L.A. Noire is one of the most vivid, gripping game experiences I've had. Other times, it can be plain boring. As in much noir fiction, the truth lies in the gray area between those two extremes. It's an adventure I won't soon forget, filled with characters as fascinating as they are flawed – a bit like the game itself.
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May 17, 2011Highly overrated. Yes it is a solid game but a severe lack of engaging material ruins it. The story telling is sub par. The gravelly voiceoverHighly overrated. Yes it is a solid game but a severe lack of engaging material ruins it. The story telling is sub par. The gravelly voiceover is terrible and instead of drawing you in to the story it just reminds you that you're not. Bad mechanics and subpar gameplay only enhance its failings. The game is as linear as a game can be. Yes you can roam the streets but the game gives you no reason to do so. It is as simple as drive to point A. and pick up an item. Drive to point B. and show the item to someone. Drive to point C. and interrogate someone. Mission over. Yes the interrogations could be fun but they aren't. Especially when you realize that the game will only let it turn out one way. A complete disappointment. The only reason I can see it getting such good reviews is because of the graphics. I'm actually rating the game much lower than I think I should only to counteract the ridiculous amount of high reviews. Oh and P.S. Don't even think about replay valuse. This game has zero.… Full Review »
May 17, 2011A revolution in gaming. Feels like youre in a move the entire game. Instead of guns and bullets, you use wits and instinct. Amazing graphicsA revolution in gaming. Feels like youre in a move the entire game. Instead of guns and bullets, you use wits and instinct. Amazing graphics and hollywood level voice acting. Well done Rockstar.… Full Review »
May 17, 2011This game is truly amazing. Rockstar and Bondi have completely redefined storytelling in gaming with this masterpiece. True, you don't get toThis game is truly amazing. Rockstar and Bondi have completely redefined storytelling in gaming with this masterpiece. True, you don't get to go around killing everyone at your leisure, but that's not what this game is all about. It's about being a detective. And boy, does it ever do it well.… Full Review »


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Its a salvage when the boat is at risk and this sure suggests it would eventually go down without their assistance.
The salvage bills are often negotiated, but I doubt you will simply pay for a tow. Then again, three grand for a salvage is pretty light. This includes raising your boat after it sank?
If they were able to tow you off, I'm not sure what liability you're suggesting they have? If your boat was so full of water and sand that it sunk when not under two, that's all the more proof it was a salvage. Your between a rock and hard place.
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The speakers for the Business Development Panel include Marty Birkhofer, M.D., Vice President of the Strategic Transactions Group at Bristol-Myers Squibb; Brian McVeigh, Vice President of WWBD Transactions and Investment Management at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals; Tony Rosenberg, Head of Global BD & Licensing at Novartis; and Barbara Yanni, J.D., L.L.M., C.L.P., Vice President and Chief Licensing Officer at Merck.
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qPCR confirmation of sequencing data. MicroRNA expression levels for both 5p and 3p transcripts from single precursor transcripts in HH16 whole chicken embryo and heart tube. 5 s rRNA was used as an internal control to normalize gene expression. Left and right column represent miSeq and qPCR derived expression levels, respectively. The bars represent mean expression levels ± sd. * indicates a significant difference in gene expression relative to whole embryo.
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Our story began in 1949, when our founder, Jack Grodzinsky, along with his wife and children, arrived in Tucson, Arizona from Brooklyn, New York. Upon his arrival, Jack spent the first few days in Tucson searching for a business he could purchase to support his family. When he could not find a business he liked, and not having enough money for a car, he took a bus ride to Phoenix. Across the street from the bus stop in Phoenix, there was a small restaurant called Pat's Café which specialized in typical "Arizona" type food such as chicken fried steak and liver & onions.
After four hours of looking around, Jack returned to the bus stop and purchased the existing café. Wanting to change the menu a bit, Jack tried to introduce items like corned beef and pastrami. However the ideas were rejected for the most part since the general public was not familiar with these "back East" delicacies.
Two years after Pat's Café was operating in 1951, Jack and his two sisters purchased Herman's Corned Beef Junction at McDowell Road and 16th Street. This outlying area from 7th Street to 24th Street on McDowell Road was the first business district to be developed away from the downtown area.
This mile long strip that came to be known as the "MIRACLE MILE".
A few months after the "Miracle Mile" name became familiar with the surrounding community, Jack decided to change the name of Herman's Corned Beef Junction to Miracle Mile so that everyone would always be able to easily remember the location. Since the restaurant had earned a fabulous reputation, each subsequent location continued to use the name Miracle Mile for the reason of recognition.
In 1954, the 16th Street & McDowell location had a kitchen fire which destroyed the restaurant. Jack bounced back quickly and opened another location at Park Central Mall on Central Avenue and Earll Road. This particular location is where Miracle Mile's "cafeteria style" concept was introduced became locally famous for, not only delicious food, but fast and efficient service as well. The Miracle Mile location at Park Central became a great meeting place for lawyers, doctors, business men and women, and families of all ages to congregate for lunch and dinner… the restaurant became a favorite "hot spot" very quickly. Miracle Mile served the Valley at this shopping center for 46 years and although the Park Central location no longer exists, many people still believe the current business to be a Miracle Mile (which is not the case).
In 1965, Jack opened another location at Chris-Town Shopping Center, Arizona's first indoor regional shopping mall. Miracle Mile was one of the original tenants in this exciting new shopping concept, and stayed 43 years! Thousands of our customers remember coming to Chris-Town to dine with their families and admire our incredible deli counter where Jewish favorites like pickled tongue, smoked white fish, herring and of course loads of fresh Rye Bread from Karsh's Bakery were sold.
The Chris-Town location is where George & Jill Garcia (the current President & his wife) met each other. George came into the Miracle Mile business as a "busboy" at age 15. Jill, Jack's daughter, was helping out in the business beginning at age 12. The two did not start dating until their 20's, but the magical chemistry between them began at a very early age. George and Jill married in the spring of 1981 and shortly thereafter, started running the business as Jack took a more limited role from the day to day operations, knowing that the business was in great hands.
In 1998, George expanded the Miracle Mile family by opening the restaurant's first West Valley location at Arrowhead Towne Center. From opening day, the Arrowhead Towne Center location was a success and took the West Valley by storm! Later that year, Jack Grodzinsky passed away. His family is grateful that he was able to see and enjoy this incredible expansion of his "creation" before his death. Needless to say, his legacy still lives on with these restaurants.
George followed up the Arrowhead location by opening another restaurant at the Camelback Colonnade in 1999. This was the largest Miracle Mile location in the 50 year history of Miracle Mile, at the time, occupying over 6,000 square feet. The two serving lines that George created in this restaurant, gave Miracle Mile the ability to serve over 600 people in a two-hour time frame and very well suited the area's needs.
In 2004, George & Jill's son, Josh, graduated from college and decided to join into the family business. Josh immediately began managing the Arrowhead Towne Center location.
Currently, George and Jill have now begun to enjoy life outside of the restaurant business, while Josh oversees much of the day to day operation at the Camelback Colonnade location.
With Miracle Mile proudly into its third generation, and over sixty years of being in the Valley, the "old days" of Miracle Mile have since become a memory. However the Miracle Mile tradition still continues as the Garcia Family carries on the name with pride, offering consistently delicious food, reasonable prices and great service in a family friendly atmosphere!
Jack Grodzinsky has passed on his hard work ethic and love of the restaurant business to his family that is striving every day to live up to the legacy that he created. Jack is gone now, but if heaven has pastrami, surely he is piling it high, just like the Miracle Mile family has been doing since Harry Truman was President.


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Siege of Warsaw (1939)
The 1939 Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Polish Warsaw Army (Armia Warszawa) garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Poland (Warsaw) and the German Army.[1]:70–78
It began with huge aerial bombardments by the Luftwaffe starting on September 1, 1939. Land fighting started on September 8, when the first German armored units reached the Wola area and south-western suburbs of the city. Despite German radio broadcasts claiming to have captured Warsaw, the attack was stopped and soon afterwards Warsaw was placed under siege. The siege lasted until September 28, when the Polish garrison, under General Walerian Czuma, capitulated. The following day approximately 140,000 Polish soldiers left the city and were taken as prisoners of war. On October 1 the Wehrmacht entered Warsaw, which started a period of German occupation that lasted until the Warsaw Uprising and later until January 17, 1945.
Air battle[edit]
From the very first hours of World War II, Warsaw, the capital of Poland, was a target of an unrestricted aerial bombardment campaign by the German Luftwaffe. Apart from the military facilities such as infantry barracks and the Okęcie airport and aircraft factory, the German pilots also targeted civilian facilities such as water works, hospitals, market places and schools.
The anti-aircraft defence of the city was divided into active and passive parts. The former was composed mostly of units of the Pursuit Brigade (Brygada Pościgowa) under Colonel Stefan Pawlikowski, and anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns detachments under Colonel Kazimierz Baran. The Pursuit Brigade was equipped with 54 fighter aircraft, mostly the PZL P.7 and PZL P.11 types. The AA artillery had 86 pieces of anti-aircraft artillery, as well as an unknown number of anti-aircraft machine guns. The latter was composed mostly of fire-fighter brigades and volunteers and was supervised by Colonel Tadeusz Bogdanowicz and Julian Kulski, the deputy president of Warsaw.
Initially the air defence of Warsaw was fairly successful. By September 6, 1939, the Pursuit Brigade had managed to shoot down 43 enemy aircraft, while anti-aircraft artillery had shot down a similar number of enemy bombers. In addition, there were also 9 unconfirmed victories and 20 damaged planes. However, the brigade also suffered losses, and by September 7 it had lost 38 machines, or approximately 70% of its initial strength.[2]
The AA defence started to crumble when on September 5 by order of the military authorities 11 AA batteries were withdrawn from Warsaw towards Lublin, Brześć and Lwów. Also, as the war progressed, the German high command redirected more bombers to attack the city. At the peak of the initial bombing campaign on September 10, there were more than 70 German bombers above Warsaw. During that day, nicknamed "Bloody Sunday", there were 17 consecutive bombing raids.
Eve of the battle[edit]
On September 3, the forces of German 4th Panzer Division under Major General Georg-Hans Reinhardt managed to break through positions of the Polish Łódź Army near Częstochowa and started their march towards the river Vistula and Warsaw. The same day Polish Commander in Chief, Marshal of Poland Edward Śmigły-Rydz ordered the creation of an improvised Command of the Defence of Warsaw (Dowództwo Obrony Warszawy). General Walerian Czuma, the head of the Border Guard (Straż Graniczna), became its commander and Colonel Tadeusz Tomaszewski its chief of staff.
Initially the forces under the command of General Czuma were very limited. Most of the city authorities withdrew together with a large part of the police forces, fire fighters and military garrison. Warsaw was left with only 4 battalions of infantry and one battery. Also, the spokesman of the garrison of Warsaw issued a communique in which he ordered all young men to leave Warsaw. To coordinate civilian efforts and counter the panic that started in Warsaw, Czuma appointed the president of Warsaw Stefan Starzyński as the Civilian Commissar of Warsaw. Starzyński started to organize the Civil Guard to replace the evacuated police forces and the fire fighters. He also ordered all members of the city's administration to retake their posts. In his daily radio releases he asked all civilians to construct barricades and anti-tank barriers at the outskirts of Warsaw. On September 7 the 40th Infantry Regiment "Children of Lwów" (commanded by Lt.Col. Józef Kalandyk) - transiting through Warsaw towards previously assigned positions with the Army Pomorze - was stopped and joined the defense of Warsaw.
Initial clashes[edit]
The field fortifications were constructed mostly to the west of the city limits. Gradually, the forces of General Czuma were reinforced with volunteers, as well as rearguard troops and units withdrawing from the front. On the morning of September 8, the suburbs of Grójec, Radziejowice, Nadarzyn, Raszyn and Piaseczno were captured by forces of German XVI Panzer Corps. At 5pm the forces of the German 4th Panzer Division attempted an assault on Warsaw's western borough of Ochota. The assault was repulsed and the German forces suffered heavy casualties with many Panzer I and Panzer II tanks lost. The following day, the 4th Panzer Division was reinforced with artillery and motorised infantry, and started another assault towards Ochota and Wola. The well-placed Polish 75 mm anti-tank guns firing at point-blank range, and the barricades erected on main streets, managed to repel this assault as well.[1]:70,77
One of the barricades erected at the crossing of Opaczewska and Grójecka streets was defended by the 4th company of the 40th "Children of Lwów" Regiment. After the war a monument was built on the spot to commemorate the battle. On several occasions lack of armament had to be made up for by ingenuity. One of the streets leading towards the city centre was covered with turpentine from a nearby factory. When the German tanks approached, the liquid was ignited and the tanks were destroyed without a single shot fired.
The German forces suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat westward to help thwart the Bzura River counter-offensive. The 4th Panzer Division alone lost approximately 80 tanks out of the approximately 220 that took part in the assault.
Second phase[edit]
By then Gen. Czuma had gathered an equivalent of 2 infantry divisions under his command. His forces were supported by 64 pieces of artillery and 33 tanks (27 of Vickers E, 7-TP and R-35 and 6 TK-3 and TKS tankettes). On September 8 the Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły ordered the creation of an improvised Warsaw Army (Armia Warszawa) under General Juliusz Rómmel. The newly created force was composed of the forces defending Warsaw and Modlin Fortress, as well as all Polish units defending the Narew and the Vistula between Warsaw and Pilica river lines. Gen. Czuma continued to be the commander of the Warsaw Defence Force, which he split into two sectors: East (Praga) under Lt.Col. Julian Janowski and West under colonel Porwit.
The Army Poznań under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba, and Army Pomorze under General Władysław Bortnowski started an offensive on the left flank of the German forces advancing towards Warsaw. As a result of this offensive that later became known as the Battle of Bzura, German commanders withdrew the 4th Panzer Division and sent it to counter the Polish threat near Kutno. Its positions were replaced by forces of a weakened German 31st Infantry Division. In this sense the desperate attempt to buy time for organising a defence of Warsaw was a success. The defenders of the city were joined by various units of the routed Prusy Army. In addition, several new units were created in Warsaw out of reserve centres of Warsaw-based 8th Polish Infantry Division and 36th "Academic Legion" Infantry Regiment.
On September 11 the Polish Commander in Chief ordered that Warsaw was to be defended at all costs. The following day the forces of German 3rd Army (under General Georg von Küchler) broke through Polish lines along the Narew river and started its march southwards to cut off Warsaw from the east. It was assaulted by cavalry units under Władysław Anders, but after heavy fights the Polish counter-offensive failed and the forces were withdrawn to the south. Other Polish units fighting under Gen. Juliusz Zulauf in the Narew River area retreated and reached Warsaw on September 14. They were incorporated as the core of the defence forces of the borough of Praga.
On September 15 the German forces reached Warsaw from the east and the capital of Poland was under siege. Only a strip of land along the Vistula leading towards the Kampinos Forest and Modlin Fortress was still in Polish hands. The defence of the Modlin fortress was an important relief to the defenders of Warsaw.
- For a detailed Order of Battle see below
On 15 September, the German Third Army from Army Group North attacked Praga. They attacked from both sides of the Vistula.[1]:71
After heavy fights for the Grochów area the German 23rd Infantry Regiment was annihilated by the Polish defenders of the 21st "Children of Warsaw" Infantry Regiment under colonel (later promoted to general) Stanisław Sosabowski.
After the Battle of Bzura ended, the remnants of the Poznań Army and the Pomorze Army broke through the German encirclement and arrived in Warsaw and Modlin between 18-21 Sept. from the Kampinos Forest. After that the forces of the defenders amounted to approximately 140,000 soldiers. The German forces preparing for an all-out assault numbered 13 divisions with one thousand artillery pieces. On September 22 the last lines of communication between Warsaw and Modlin were cut by German forces reaching the Vistula.[1]:75
As preparation for the storming, the city was shelled day and night with artillery and aerial bombardment. Among the guns used were heavy railway guns and mortars. Two entire air fleets took part in the air raids against both civilian and military targets. Since September 20 the forces on the eastern bank of the Vistula started daily attacks on Praga. All were successfully counter-attacked by the Polish forces. On September 24 all German units concentrated around Warsaw were put under command of general Johannes Blaskowitz
An initial German attack tookplace on 23 Sept., which was repulsed. On September 25 the next attack started with an artillery and air bombardment, including 1,200 aircraft. "Black Monday" became a legend in Warsaw.[1]:75
The following day in the early morning the general assault was started on all fronts of surrounded Warsaw. Western parts of the city were attacked by 5 German divisions (10th, 18th, 19th, 31st and 46th) while the eastern part was attacked by 4 divisions (11th, 32nd, 61st and 217th). The attack was supported by approximately 70 batteries of field artillery, 80 batteries of heavy artillery and two entire air fleets (1st and 4th), which bombarded the city continuously causing heavy losses in the civilian population. On 26 Sept., the Forts Mokotow, Dobrowski and Czerniakow fell to a German assault.[1]:77–78
General Czuma managed to gather enough forces and war material to successfully defend the city for several weeks longer. However, the situation of the civilian inhabitants of Warsaw became increasingly tragic. Constant bombardment of civilian facilities, lack of food and medical supplies resulted in heavy casualties among the civilians.[1]:78
The water works were destroyed by German bombers and all boroughs of Warsaw experienced a lack of both potable water and water with which to extinguish the fires caused by the constant bombardment. Also, the strategic situation became very difficult. The Soviet Union's entry into the war and lack of support from the Western Allies made further defence of the city pointless.
On September 26, Army Warsaw General Juliusz Rómmel, started capitulation talks with the German commander. On September 27, at 12.00 a cease fire agreement was signed and all fighting halted.[1]:78 Soon afterwards, Warsaw capitulated. Several units declined to put down their weapons and cease fire, and their commanding officers had to be visited by generals Czuma and Rómmel personally.
On September 29, the garrison of Warsaw started to hide or destroy their heavy armament. Some of the hidden war material was later used during the Warsaw Uprising. On September 30, the evacuation of Polish forces to German POW camps started and, the following day, German units entered the capital.
Opposing forces[edit]
|Division or Brigade
|"Odcinek Zachód"
(Western Warsaw)
|"Zbiorcza" Cavalry Brigade
|elements of Podolian, Greater Poland and Pomeranian Cavalry Brigades
|13th Infantry Division (two regiments were in the central Poland)
|Volunteer Workers' Brigade
43rd "Bayonne Legion" Infantry Regiment
|15th Infantry Division
|59th "Wielkopolski" Infantry Regiment
61st Infantry Regiment
62nd Infantry Regiment
elements of 4th, 16th and 26th Inf.Div.
|25th Infantry Division
|60th "Wielkopolski" Infantry Regiment
elements of 14th and 17th Inf.Div.
|"Odcinek Wschód"
|5th Infantry Division
|26th Infantry Regiment
|20th Infantry Division
(Northern Praga)
|78th Infantry Regiment
79th Infantry Regiment
80th Infantry Regiment
|44th Infantry Division
(Southern Praga)
|8th Infantry Division (two regiments were in Modlin)
|21st "Children of Warsaw" Infantry Regiment
|1st "Defenders of Praga" Infantry Regiment (improvised)
|Saska Kępa, Gocław
|2nd "Defenders of Praga" Infantry Regiment (improvised)
|Division or Brigade
|8th Army
(against Western Warsaw)
|X Corps
|24th Infantry Division
|30th Infantry Division
von Briesen
|XII Corps
von Weichs
|10th Infantry Division
von Cochenhausen
|17th Infantry Division
|SS Leibstandarte "Adolf Hitler"
|3rd Army
(against Praga)
von Küchler
|I Corps
|"Kempf" Panzer Division
|11th Infantry Division
|61st Infantry Division
|II Corps
|3rd Infantry Division
|32nd Infantry Division
|1st Air Fleet
|4th Air Fleet
The Polish Army surrendered 140,000 troops. Of the civilian population of Warsaw, 18,000 were killed. As a result of the bombardment ten percent of the city's buildings were destroyed and forty percent were damaged.[1]:78
Graves of Polish soldiers who fell in the Polish Defensive War of 1939
Polish Jews who fell in 1939 among their gentile colleagues
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: Siege of Warsaw (1939)
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Zaloga, S.J., 2002, Poland 1939, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd., ISBN 9781841764085
- ^ Defence of Warsaw (in Polish)
Further reading[edit]
- Bryan, Julien - Siege. New York, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1940
- Norbert Konwinski (1978) - The Mayor: Saga of Stefan Starzynski. Claremont: Diversified Enterprises. ISBN 0-9601790-0-3.
- (Polish) Bartoszewski, Władysław - 1859 Dnii Warszawy (1859 Days of Warsaw) - Wydawnictwo Znak, Cracow 1974
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siege of Warsaw (1939).
- Abstracts of official documents for WWII - Chap 6-8, pp 78-121
- Siege a contemporary documentary by Julien Bryan


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Quentin says future as a Padre is possible
The Padres had already signed their first-round pick, left-handed high school pitcher Max Fried for $3 million.
Still unsigned from the first 10 rounds are supplemental picks Travis Jankowski (44th overall, outfielder, Stony Brook University), Walker Weickel (55th overall, right-handed pitcher, Olympia High, Orlando, Fla.) and Andrew Lockett (fourth round, right-handed pitcher, Providence High, Jacksonville, Fla.).
The Padres have signed 11 of their 14 picks.
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Padres right-handed prospects Donn Roach and Adys Portillo both worked a scoreless inning as starters in their respective Single-A All-Star games Tuesday night.
Roach stuck out one in a perfect inning as the California League starter in the California-Carolina Leagues All-Star game in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Carolina League won 9-1. Lake Elsinore second baseman Cory Spangenberg and center fielder Rico Noel were both 0-for-1 with a walk and outfielder Rymer Liriano was 0-for-1. Right-handed reliever Kevin Quackenbush struck out the only hitter he faced.
Portillo picked up the win as the East clubbed the West 18-2 in the Midwest League All-Star Game at Geneva, Ill. He walked one in an inning.
Fort Wayne catcher Austin Hedges was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Shortstop Jace Peterson had a double in two at-bats and scored a run. Left-hander Frank Garces retired both hitters he faced, one by strikeout.


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Escondido's absurd pay hike
More broadly, such affinity for "benchmarking" is the root of several recent terrible decisions by city governments.
Consider the dangerous hikes in retirement benefits of recent years. In the late 1990s, politicians in the city of San Diego decided to court favor with public employee unions with a big increase in pensions for city workers. Other city councils, eager to keep up, followed suit. Cities will struggle for a generation to pay down the resulting debt.
Even if North County cities could afford such one-upmanship, this is purely bad management. The lavish pensions can't be undone, but pay deals for managers certainly can.
Escondido City Council and its top managers should voluntarily void these employment contracts. New deals must firmly and exclusively tie pay to merit.


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Announces reduction of interest rate on crop loans
NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said the overall agriculture situation due to an inadequate South-West monsoon so far was quite serious, and that the government was taking all steps to face the situation.
Mr. Pawar said no State had yet approached the Centre to declare itself drought-hit, but the Centre would not remain silent if there was a drought-like situation in any part of the county.
"For the last three or four years the food production was good, but this year we have a serious situation," Mr. Pawar told the Lok Sabha, in reply to a debate on the demands for grants for agriculture, consumer affairs, food, and public distribution departments.
He said his ministry had received information that the South-West monsoon would advance this year, and the rains arrived in Kerala on time.
Monsoon deficit
The overall monsoon deficit in the country, which was minus 46 per cent as on July 1, came down to minus 36 per cent on July 8, and further to minus 27 per cent on July 15. "But one can wait up to July 31 to study the situation," Mr. Pawar said. Bihar, Western and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, and some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh were hit by poor rainfall.
Regarding the overall crop situation, Mr. Pawar said except for the total transplantation of paddy having fallen, there was an improvement in the growth of crops like bajra, jowar, and oil seeds.
Mr. Pawar also promised to send a central team to the States and provide help if any of them sought relief from a "drought situation." The Centre was ready to "protect the States and help the governments," he said.
"So far, Manipur has declared drought in 11 districts, Jharkhand in four districts, Assam in 14 districts, and Madhya Pradesh in 41 districts," Mr. Pawar said.
The Agriculture Minister also announced a reduction in the interest rate on crop loans, from the existing seven per cent to six per cent, for farmers who pay back their dues promptly.
Stating that food production had been good in the UPA regime, Mr. Pawar said the country had produced a record 233.87 million tonnes in 2008-09 season, according to the latest fourth advance estimates.
"Highest production"
"After Independence, this is the highest production," he said. Wheat and rice procurement had touched a record 251 lakh tonnes and 330 lakh tonnes respectively.
On the Bharatiya Janata Party's demand for a ban on cow slaughter, Mr. Pawar said "we cannot stop it by law" as it would be unfair to burden farmers with the cost of maintaining old cattle.
Exclusive TV channel
He also announced the Centre's proposal to start a TV channel exclusively for the agriculture information. On the farm/crop loan waiver announced last year, Mr. Pawar said about Rs.67,000 crore out of Rs.71,000 crore had been disbursed to financial institutions towards reimbursement.
Over 3.96 crore farmers had benefited from this measure, he said.


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