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FREEPORT — During his eight and a half years in office, Stephenson County State's Attorney John Vogt has seen his staff grow.
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FREEPORT — During his eight and a half years in office, Stephenson County State's Attorney John Vogt has seen his staff grow.
But the workload is still heavy and the office still averages more than 61 weeks worth of overtime each year.
"We're certainly not overstaffed," Vogt said. "Everyone has to work over their schedule to get their job done. But I'm not complaining. It used to be a lot worse."
The 10-person staff includes Vogt, five assistant state's attorneys, three administrative positions and one victim witness coordinator, whose wages are paid through grants.
The attorneys aren't compensated for the overtime because they are salaried and must complete their cases even if it means working extra hours. If they were, $116,980 in additional wages would be paid out to staff each year.
"With the caseload our attorneys have, the biggest challenge is being properly prepared for all the cases we do," Vogt said. "It's not unusual for an assistant to be here all weekend for a trial that doesn't even happen."
Stephenson County is part of the 15th Judicial Circuit Court, along with Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties. In 2009, Stephenson County had a third of the cases in the circuit court, half of the ordinance cases. Of the 268 people sent to prison that year in the circuit court, close to half — 129 of them — came from Stephenson County.
Disorderly conduct accounted for 23 percent of misdemeanors in the county, and the most felonies came from charges for theft, burglary and deceptive practices. They accounted for 45 percent of cases, while drug offenses accounted for another 28 percent.
Vogt said that the majority of case work is done in the office and that trials are rare. Misdemeanor cases only go to trial about 4 percent of the time; felonies around 6 percent of the time.
"This is a good place for experience and to try some cases," Vogt said. "Ninety to 95 percent of a trial is preparation. The trial should just be the result of appropriate preparation."
Carl Larson has been an assistant state's attorney in the office for eight years. He said that his time there has been a great experience.
"Nothing is more rewarding than negotiating a resolution that appropriately balances the interests of the victim, public safety and the effect of the sentence on the defendant," Larson said.
He admitted that an attorney in private practice may earn more, but he prefers his current position because he feels he's doing some good.
"I took the job because my initial impression of the office and the area was good, and I've stayed because as I've gotten to know each better, my enduring impression remains overwhelmingly positive," Larson said.
Page 2 of 2 - Vogt said that the nature of an assistant's position is that most times people will stay several years, but that it is not unusual for them to eventually move on for more money or a higher position. Vogt himself was in a private law practice for 23 years.
"It's not unusual for them to leave," Vogt said. "But courtroom experience early in their career will assist them in private practice or in another prosecution-related job."
He said that whenever there is an open position in the State's Attorney's Office, it is always competitive, with several dozen applications submitted.
"When I started as an attorney, I was an assistant myself," Vogt said. "I went to private practice but learned that this is my favorite work."
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Stephenson County State's Attorney office statistics
Felony conviction rates
Plea to guilty: 90.5 percent
Guilty, trial by jury: 2 percent
Guilty, bench trial: Less than 1 percent
Plea to misdemeanor: 2.6 percent
Not guilty, trial by jury: Less than 1 percent
Dismissed: 2.3 percent
No probable cause: 1.7 percent
Plea of guilty: 78.3 percent
Guilty, bench trial: 1.3 percent
Guilty, jury trial: Less than 1 percent
Not guilty, bench trial: 1.9 percent
Not guilty, jury trial: Less than 1 percent
Dismissed by plea agreement: 8.1 percent
Dismissed: 10 percent
Note: Figures are from 2008, the most recent year available.
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Russia's quick annexation of Crimea has underscored for Taiwan leaders the need to modernize its military. Taiwan has long sought to purchase new F-16 fighter jets. (Agence France-Presse)
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WASHINGTON — Taiwan watched Russias invasion and annexation of Crimea from Ukraine very closely. After all, the island nation, which is claimed by China, has long feared Beijing might do the same thing.
We learned a very important lesson that we have to modernize our military by spending [to] develop [weapons and equipment] ourselves or working closely with the Americans, Andrew Hsia, Taiwans deputy defense minister, said Wednesday at a Center for a New American Security event in Washington.
Russias military faced no resistance from Ukrainian forces as they entered the Crimean peninsula and eventually took over Ukrainian military bases. Many of the Ukrainian air forces fighter jets are not flyable, and the ones that are can have limited capabilities. The rest of Ukraines military also has dated equipment with limited capabilities.
Taiwan has had a standing request to purchase new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters from the US; however, Washington has not approved the deal, instead offering upgrade Taiwans existing F-16s.
The George W. Bush administration in 2001 offered Taiwan submarines, but that deal never advanced.
Thirteen years later there is no clear indication of how that will happen, Hsia said Wednesday. At this moment, I think Taiwan is developing, or trying to develop, our own indigenous submarine.
I think people may have different thinking about submarines, so basically our request is that we should be able to sit down with the United States government to discuss the system that is suitable for preventing war in Taiwan, he continued.
Hsia said Taiwan spends about 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product on defense. He said the budget in past years has fallen short of the 3 percent mark desired by allies, particularly since the Defense Ministry has budgeted for weapons purchases that have not been approved by the US government. Money not spent on such items is returned to the treasury.
Still, Hsia stressed the need for Taiwan to receive support for the US.
Wed like to sit down with the American side to discuss what is the most adequate assistance that is suitable for the Taiwan Straight, he said.■
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also, if anyone likes those small AT&T looking bars they are included in that zip file :P
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I am on XP sp3 and RR is the 11/1/2010 version
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Hey Guys! I told you that I was new here, but I wanted to show off my seslection so far!
Hey Guys! I told you that I was new here, but I wanted to show off my seslection so far!
Very nice looking selection!
Great selection Todd There's some very nice bourbons there!
...It's also great to see Wild Turkey Liquor in someones stash as well (a personal favourite )
In NC the selection is fairly limited. There are some good bourbons available - but the selection doesn't change from store to store - or much over time. You can probably add Blantons and the Beam small batch bourbons, but not much more. I was in the Raleigh/Durham area for a number of years and every once in a great while something new would appear...
Yeah, I am looking to add Blantons to the collection, and I also want to add a G.T.Stagg, but I am going to have to wait till I pay off the tax man before I can invest in that!
Not to hijack, but I've never shared mine either, and I figured I would post a picture... it's not much compared to what most folks here have, but I'm making progress...
What's that to the left of your Baker's? Couldn't make it out.
Cool bar!
It's not the best quality picture... but the bottle between Baker's and Beam Black label is Old Ezra 101.
Funny, Dane had the exact same question when he saw this pic via email the other day.
Anyone with a bar that fine need not apologize regarding the selection of bourbon displayed there. Come to think of it, your selection is pretty darned good, too. I see some I don't have and others I've never even tasted.
If you are interested, there were two threads a while back called "Show Us Your Stash" or a variation. All told there were 236 posts. That's a lot of pictures (and comments regarding same). You can find them easily using the Search function if you enclose the subject in quotes.
Yours truly,
Dave Morefield
Hey Briggs, thats a helluva bar buddy! I wouldn't even dare start apologizing for that baby! I see some stuff their as well I've not tried or heard of! Beautiful Bar!


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It is a mixed Sunday. We are starting foggy then turning warm this afternoon.
A cold front in North Texas is drawing up warm, moist air from the Gulf which is helping develop fog across the area.
At times, visibility is around 0.25 of a mile. Drive slow, use your headlights and keep your distance between you and the other drivers.
Visibility should start to improve around 10 am.
This afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. Highs will be warm near 70 degrees.
Houston's high will hit 70 degrees, and Galveston's high should reach 66 degrees.
Tonight, there is a slight chance of light rain as another storm system moves in.
Monday, a cold front arrives and will bring showers with it.
There is a 50 percent chance of rain Monday with a high of 58 degrees.
The rain continues into Tuesday with a 60 percent chance, overcast skies and highs only in the mid 40s.
Both Monday and Tuesday will be breezy with winds around 10 to 15 mph. Expect higher gusts.


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Despite the copious amounts of junk on the internet today, there are still some great websites out there. Check out this list to avoid to bad stuff and go straight to great!
The internet is full of useless websites. Some will cost you money, some are free, but they all cost you time. One of the most disappointing experiences one can have on a daily basis is that of using the internet for some amount of time, then glancing at the clock only to notice that several hours have passed while nothing productive has been done. We are so susceptible to these wasteful websites because we come to the internet for other reasons: to shop, check the weather, look at the stock market, have a good laugh. Yet, we invariably follow link after link until we go from interesting article to complete junk. By the time we realize we're reading junk we're just noticing that clock.
Many times, though, we're on the "net taking care of business and find ourselves with a few extra minutes. Wary of the wasteful websites we sift through our bookmarks looking for that really entertaining website we used to visit but haven"t in a while. Want to make use of that extra time without donating it to one of those annoying and totally useless sites? Well, here's that list of sites you've been looking for:
- College Humor – Currently in college? Remember the years back when? Never been to college? Doesn't matter! Use this site to relive those crazy days or simply laugh at other's misfortunes on this hilarious site with its numerous anecdotes and great links.
- The Onion – Perhaps the most hilarious website out there. It's a fake newspaper available in both online and print versions (yes, they really print a fake paper!). The stories are totally ridiculous, but if you send the link to an unsuspecting friend the stories are just believable enough that your friend might think you've discovered the most insightful/absurd newspaper ever!
- Sodaplay – This creative website allows you to manipulate different "models" in many environments. The enjoyment derived from this website will likely depend upon your own creativity in combination with your interest in physics. This site is definitely a lot of fun!
- Prank Dial – Sitting in front of the computer at work while your friend is on vacation? Send them an automated prank call, free! It's safe, fun, and easy and there are many options, including: voice, language, what you want said, and even the number that will show up on caller ID (so they think someone else is calling!). Overall a simple, easy way to share a laugh with a friend.
- eBaum s World – Similar to College Humor, but it caters to a broader audience. This site is famous for popularizing the "End of World" flash video (originally created by MIT students) as well as having in stock many ridiculous "never before seen" commercials and such. A must visit for young and old!
- Newgounds – Their motto is "Everything. By Everyone." and it is just that. A compilation of videos, games, cartoons, music, and even forums, there is something here for everyone.
- Icanhascheezburger? – The lolcat fad may be over, but there is something about the way cats wind up in photographs that just makes these little fellas so entertaining. Dogs are great, but its cats that make for the best funny pictures. IF you haven't heard about lolcats, you have to check this site out!
- Darwin Awards – This satirical website details the escapades of the most foolish human beings. Think you or someone you know has recently made the biggest mistake you can think of? Well, you haven't seen this year's nominees! Ever witness someone doing something incredibly foolish and think "Whoa! They might pay for that someday!" Well they do, and for it they might receive one of these awards.
- Bragster – A site where you can dare your friends to do things, and, once they have, they can post victory on the internet. Or you can just watch videos that others have posted responding to crazy dares. Overall a rather entertaining website where you can see the bizarre things people will do for their 15 minutes of fame.
- Funny Exam Answers – We've all heard the urban legends about students bolding answering exams. There is the famous philosophy exam where the professor simply writes "Why?" on the final and the student responds with a simple, "Why Not?" There is also the "What is bravery" exam question answered only by, "This is." While those myths sound intriguing to any student, do you ever wonder if anyone has had the guts to actually write that stuff on exams. Well, yes they have. And fortunately for us someone has made a compilation Funny exam answers shows you the boldness – or straight foolishness – of some exam takers. Enjoy!


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Sony introduces two new 3D, BDXL and 60p Blu-Ray recorder in Japan
Sony announced this morning two new entry level Blu-Ray Recorder with the BDZ-AT350S and BDZ-AT750W. Both models features Sony's CREAS 4 Image engine processor for sharper HD Videos as well as featuring 500GB of internal HDD, support of 3D video, 60p HD Videos and even BDXL!
Compatible with AVCHD 3D/Progressive 3D Cameras from Sony, you will be able to backup all your personal 3D movies on a Blu-Ray disk or your Blu-Ray recorder HDD by just pressing one dedicated button and help you save hours of time and frustration in front of your PC.
Both models comes with the same basic function with the exception of a unique Digital TV Tuner for the BDZ-AT350S and two digital TV tuner for the BDZ-AT750W
Set to be available in Japan early august at around 65,000 and 85,000 Yen respectively.
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Gathering of the Vibes :: 07.29.10-08.01.10 :: Seaside Park :: Bridgeport, CT
Once again the pilgrimage to the Vibes begins as folks gather along the Connecticut shoreline to enjoy headliners including Primus, Furthur, Robert Randolph & The Family Band and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas. With Wavy Gravy as colorful MC, this weekend is filled with two stages packed with some of the best the jam world has to offer. Here's five recommendations beyond the big names to consider if you'll be Vibin' it in the days ahead.
1. Hot Day At The Zoo :: Thursday :: 12:45-2:00 PM :: Green Vibes Stage
Put directly, Hot Day is one of the best string bands out there. Full of feisty energy, wicked chops, increasingly together songwriting and a good nose for covers, New England-based HDATZ offer a slightly sophisticated take on country comfort with no small measure of individual personality to boot. Well worth having your campsite set up early so you can attend and fully get into it with the Zoo.
2. Leroy Justice :: Thursday :: 4:15-5:30 PM :: Green Vibes Stage
One of NYC's finest, classic-minded outfits should be the perfect score to get your first solid drunk on for the weekend. There's something raw 'n' real about Leroy Justice that makes a person want to bend an elbow and get down into the muck with 'em. Anyone with a sweet tooth for Black Crowes style meat 'n' taters rock – especially from guys who write way above par original material and deliver it with significant muscle and flair – are in for a treat this Thursday. Leroy Justice also put out one of the great sleepers of 2009 called The Loho Sessions, which was produced by mixing board maestro John Siket. Read the JamBase rave here.
3. Jackie Greene :: Friday :: 1:40-3:10 PM :: Main Stage
Bay Area boy Greene is on a pretty hot roll right now. His new album, Till The Light Comes (see review here), is an end-to-end corker, his band is tight, he's grown into one of the strongest interpreters of the Dead catalog around, and his beard is coming in nicely. Greene is quality bang for your buck, and with Furthur on the festival grounds the same day chances of a Phil sit-in are pretty decent.
4. Assembly of Dust :: Saturday :: 2:40-4:10 PM :: Main Stage
AOD's tunes have the quality of fantastic lost singles – easy to dig right away and better loved with repetition – and the band plays with a level of care and technical dexterity that's rare today. Assembly's whole aura draws one in and reminds one of an era when real musicians with genuine artistry made pop music. If radio weren't the corporate wasteland it is then AOD's music would already be bumping shoulders with Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow and the other mainstays on the FM dial. However, folks can enjoy their craftsmanship on a sunny Saturday at the Vibes and imagine how much better the airwaves would be with AOD on them.
5. Martin Sexton with the Ryan Montbleau Band :: Sunday :: 3:25-4:40 PM :: Main Stage
Sexton's new album, Sugarcoating, is perhaps his most tuneful and readily appealing song cycle to date. So it makes a certain cosmic sense for him to hook up with Montbleau and his populist leaning crew. What's in store is an hour and change filled with fleshed out, nicely rockin' pop with tasty covers from the likes of Zeppelin and The Beatles. And by Sunday afternoon this might be just the ticket to get you to the finish line for Vibes 2010.
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Thanks to the initiative of a Fort Polk soldier and the willingness of a brigade commander to get his unit involved in the local community, a Vernon Parish school now has a new supply of computers - for free.
When it came time for Sgt. 1st Class Michel Buterbaugh, property book NCO and master resiliency trainer for Fort Polk's 162nd Infantry Brigade, to move some unused computers from his unit's property books, he remembered a program his unit had participated in while he was stationed at Camp McCoy, Wis.
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I understand that chicken-wire has an extremely high radar cross section, as it's a regularly spaced array. I wonder how hard it is to see behind such a screen. Of course the attenuation varies by the spatial dimensions, A fun bit of calculation would be to find what the right size(s) of chicken-wire you need to block such instruments given their frequency ranges (assuming ISM band?). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...
I first read about how strong a return you get from chicken-wire from Stimson's book "Introduction to Airborne Radar"
I like the windows-7 interface, as well as the XP interface. My big problem however is backwards compatibility.I think we should be able to run programs from 50 years ago. I find it a real shame that it's often hard to get old programs/dev-tools/games/etc to work on a newer operating system. Sure, they have their reasons, but other operating systems have managed to handle this (especially ones that give you the source that you can recompile on a newer machine). Even when using "XP mode" I can run some old dev tools, but I can't run any 3D graphics because my nvidia graphics card only had drivers for windows-7 (on a 3 year old graphics card).
I'm friends with an FAE for a good embedded compiler company that was pretty frustrated trying to make their compiler work that was working fine under windows 7 work under windows 8. It took a long time for their developers to make the transition. I'm not sure what in the development process seems to be making development harder. I have developed for windows professionally, but not in some time. I'd love to hear from a developer perspective. I am currently working in the embedded linux/FPGA world.
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Using ww.findchips.com (a great site to check for parts and availability across multiple distrubuters) , in small quantities, the 2Mbit part is ~$5. But still, your argument is valid. For space born applications where reliability is everything, I'd still like to know about it's Rad-hard status.. These parts come in 8 pin packages, and could also likely scale if they wanted to. Who's to say that in the future that we wouldn't see orders of magnitude larger parts.
I personally am excited to see the memristor technology that can potentially eliminate both the ram and the hard disk, with 90ns access times and 1/100th the power consumption of flash. Perhaps this will blow everything else out of the water.
We'll see if HP labs can pull it off.
I've never been a big fan of flash memory, given that it has a finite number of write cycles before a memory bit fails (varying between 1 and 100million write cycles). The probability may be low that an individual bit may need to flip so many times in it's lifetime, but it's still an issue.. A lot of care must be taken by the firmware engineer to handle this. There are a lot of job postings for firmware engineers that understand flash..
I'm a huge fan of FRAM. It has a lifecycle limit that is quoted at being 10 trillion write cycles (some mention at it being infinite). The memory density is lower, but is a lot more reliable. It's biggest issue is that the density is lower. For a spacecraft, I'd much rather have a board of these 2Mbit FRAMS then a large flash chip. They use these things in smart meters, etc. In embedded systems, you have to be really careful not to write to the flash too often out of risk of damaging the flash. Most fast SD cards have their own dedicated microcontroller (ARM9, etc) to do what they can to extend the life of the flash..
A datasheet of an FRAM device: http://www.fujitsu.com/downloa...
One question I have is how FRAM compares to NAND-flash in a harsh radiation environment, and what are the radiation differences on mars vs the earth. How many vendors offer rad-hard processes for FRAM, and how do they perform?
Here is one link I could find on FRAM, but the report from 2011 is not clear:
I don't care for comic book recaps.. Give us characters that are believable, that tell something compelling abou the human condition; something that makes us think..Like "A Face in the Crowd" , "Night Of The Hunter" , "High Noon", "Bridge On The River Kwai", "A Dog Day Afternoon", "Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolf", "Bad Day at Blackrock", "Kramer vs Kramer", "Silkwood"
Too much material seems to be regurgitated, and not enough screenwriters seem to read literature and science fiction . There are plenty of compelling stories that have never been told..
We are witnessing an extreme aversion to anything that is not tried and true, and it has cost them. The 70ies marked a time when movies were not so formulaic and deviated away from the old studio system. They took a risk, and it paid off with the Godfather, etc.
This is what I do. I am still relatively young, but I have an astigmatism (I need a cylindrical correction in both of my eyes, simple reading glasses don't work for me).. I have one set for normal use to see clearly at a distance, and another set that just corrects for the astigmatism for reading & computer use. This is much easier on my eyes for long coding sessions. I highly recommend getting the AR (anti-reflective) coating for both sets of glasses. Monitor glare is pretty noticeable otherwise.
Two sets of glasses keeps you from needing to compromise on your vision.
I've done some image processing work.. It seems to me that you can take the output of this Neural network and correlate it with some other image processing routines, like feature detection, feature meteorology, etc; A conditional probability based decision chain,etc.
I work on a LIDAR sensor meant for Anti-.
I work at a start-up that makes 3D laser-radar vision sensors for robotics and autonomous vehicles
"In the 60s, Marvin Minsky (a well known AI researcher from MIT, whom Isaac Asimov considered one of the smartest people he ever met) assigned a couple of undergrads to spend the summer programming a computer to use a camera to identify objects in a scene. He figured they'd have the problem solved by the end of the summer. Half a century later, we're still working on it."
I just read that it's possible to transfer & play your I-tunes files on other devices, like an android phone. With an itunes player, I don't feel I own something if music files can be deleted without my permission. We have one of these players, but I've always been wary of it.
There are plenty of other players/dev boards that can read in music from something like a micro-SD card and play music without all the DRM hassles. There are plenty of open-source projects out there that use inexpensive boards, like the raspberry PI, or the STM32F4 board, running bare-metal, linux, or Free-RTOS..
The rat has an estimated 200E6 Neurons and 4.48E11 synapses, and the mouse has 71E6 neurons and ~1E11 synapses.
There is at least some correlation between intelligence and the number of neurons. A cursory search found this: -- Fact or Fiction: When It Comes to Intelligence, Does Brain Size Matte? http://www.scientificamerican....
It would be interesting to find more definitive articles that support or contrast this.
I have a friend that worked at the Stanford medical center's pediatric intensive care unit, where his patients were often flown in/helicoptered from all over the state. There are certain diseases that have a 100% mortality rate in children, where they could be fine two weeks before, and near death when he gets them. He developed a cure that saves about half the kids, and attributes most of the lost ones for not getting then to him fast enough. Everywhere else in the world they die. Stanford, being a research hospital, allowed him to experiment. He had a dilemma that bothered him immensely-- In order to gain wider acceptance, the medical community wanted to have a double blind test to see if the test, and show statistics.. When I last spoke with him, he was thinking about the minimum set of kids that would have to die and still be statistically acceptable. This was about 8 years ago, and don't know the current status. I'm not a doctor, and may have some of the details wrong. He did mention that his point of view was controversial, and it's hard for other doctors to reconcile that his patients lived though was was normally consider a death sentence.. He mentioned that he had to manage multiple organ failure trying to restore them to health. If a child was flown in fast enough, there was a good chance of a 100% recovery.
He had an interesting theory about the body and death (if I recall correctly) -- He believes that under some conditions, the autoimmune response goes out of control and starts actively trying to kill you. A lot of disease vectors and allergies can trigger this. . He said your body actively produces a lot of nasty toxins that cause multiple organ failures.. He did research on dialysis filters, and made sure to continuously purge the blood stream for the toxins. He would also follow up with chemotherapy to aid in autoimmune response suppression.. His method called for a very high volume of IV fluid which was pretty expensive. Stanford was willing to fit the bill. He believes that this method could be used to treat older patients as well.
Through a fog of memory, I'd like find out how this guy is doing. He's still doing pediatric critical care work, but moved on to Samaritan Hospital. He tells me that a lot of doctors he knows can't handle children dying in intensive care wards. He's an optimist and thinks about the number of children he's saved.. There are unsung heroes all around us.
When I was in college, I remember being nervous about checking out books in the library. The librarian assured me that your lending habits are not part of the public record. At the time, I was working in a physical chemistry research lab, and the books in question were locked up in the cage out of a concern for explosives and public safety.
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Last week, Walmart released an ad, narrated by Mike Rowe who has partned with the store, to announce a multi-billion dollar project that the company is undertaking to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States of America.
Below is one of the many videos they released in conjunction with the new project.
It is encouraging to see a company put a substantial amount of money toward putting hardworking American's back to work. This is something that is needed in this time. And I must add that this is the way to get jobs back. For the private business sector to work to provide more jobs, and not the government. I'm sure that some in government may have good intentions, but they should really keep their noses out of what they don't know. And learn that government doesn't create jobs.
For America's sake, I hope that this project is successful and puts many good working men and women back to work, so they can support their families.


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Cotterel Project Gets Okay From BLM
NAW Staff, Friday 18 August 2006 - 01:00:00
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently approved Boise, Idaho-headquartered Windland Inc.'s 200 MW Cotterel wind power project, which is located on 4,500 acres of BLM-managed public land.
Approval of the right-of-way grant clears the way for installation of up to 98 turbines on a ridge in south-central Idaho - located five miles east of Albion in Cassia County. The Cotterel grant also includes measures for lessening the effects of wind generation on wildlife resources, which will be monitored throughout the construction process, the company says.
"Cotterel Mountain is an exceptional wind resource, and its topography lends itself well for a wind energy project," says Roald Doskeland, Windland's president. "Completing this thorough four-year NEPA [National Environmental Policy Act] review is a major step toward bringing its energy online."
Doskeland adds that the four-year process serves as further evidence that energy policies, such as the production tax credit, need to be set for timeframes that allow companies the necessary time to work through government approvals - particularly when federal land is involved.
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CCS Technology
revolutionizes foam buffing pads!
Country has improved upon the basic pad design with CCS technology, which
actually slows the rate of product absorption and saves polish. With
conventional foam pads, polish is absorbed into the foam rather quickly.
This reduces the working time with the polish and may give you disappointing
results. A build-up of chemicals inside the foam will also cause the pad to
dry out more rapidly.
CCS stands for Collapsed Cell Structure. The face of a CCS
pad is covered in strategically placed pockets. These pockets are locations
where the foam cells have been closed. Polish does not absorb into these
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paint. This polish-saving design gives polishes a longer working time,
which results in more successful detailing.
CCS Smart Pads™ work on every type of
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operator control – CCS pockets gradually release polish as needed by the
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|Nasal continuous positive airway pressure following surfactant replacement for the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 8085448 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|To evaluate whether nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP) could be an alternative to ventilator treatment in infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) after surfactant treatment, we performed the trial on 15 newborn babies with birth weight > or = 1500 g. All babies were put on N-CPAP as soon as the diagnosis of RDS was established. The N-CPAP system that we used in this study consisted of no ventilator. When FiO2 > or = 0.7 was required for maintaining PaO2 > 50 mmHg, surfactant treatment was decided. After the tracheal instillation of surfactant (120 mg/kg body weight), the babies were randomly assigned into 2 groups. In the ventilator group (n = 7), the babies were connected to mechanical ventilation following surfactant instillation. In the N-CPAP group (n = 8), the babies were extubated immediately after instillation of surfactant and were connected to N-CPAP. There was a marked improvement in the ratio of arterial PO2 to alveolar PO2 (a/A PO2) immediately following surfactant treatment and the effect was sustained during the study period of 72 hours in both groups. No significant differences in a/A PO2 were noted in 2 groups. There was a significantly higher PaCO2 in the N-CPAP group than in the ventilator group. PaCO2 declined significantly in the ventilator group 8 hours after surfactant treatment. A delayed decline in PaCO2 until 48 hours after surfactant instillation in the N-CPAP group was noted.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
|B H So; M Tamura; S Kamoshita
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Publication Detail:
|Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Detail:
|Title: Zhonghua Minguo xiao er ke yi xue hui za zhi [Journal]. Zhonghua Minguo xiao er ke yi xue hui Volume: 35 ISSN: 0001-6578 ISO Abbreviation: Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi Publication Date: 1994 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
|Created Date: 1994-10-13 Completed Date: 1994-10-13 Revised Date: 2008-02-12
Medline Journal Info:
|Nlm Unique ID: 16210470R Medline TA: Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi Country: TAIWAN
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 280-7 Citation Subset: IM
|Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
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|MeSH Terms
Carbon Dioxide
Infant, Newborn
Positive-Pressure Respiration*
Pulmonary Surfactants / therapeutic use*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy*
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|0/Pulmonary Surfactants; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide
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'Everybody's a Little Bit Gay' According to MTV2's 'Guy Code'
The popular MTV2 reality-documentary mash-up series, Guy Code, has become a ratings smash for the network with the show's third season premiere episode racking up the highest number of viewers for an original season premiere in the history of the cable network.
Guy Code explores the inner working of the bro-tastic world of the average dude, (from quips and jokes, to comics and sports) including that mythical unspoken code that lays the foundation for any bromance worth a high-five.
However, Entertainment Weekly reports the show plans to add a dose of fabulous to next week's episode as Guy Code takes on homosexuality and a bro's POV on the gays.
Several artists and comedians are set to appear, including Jordan Carlos who borrows a few words from Honey Boo Boo in the episode to make his point, saying, "If you think about it… Everybody's a little bit gay.
Check out EW's exclusive clip from the upcoming episode (which is sadly not embeddable) at EW.com.


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Legal Term Explanation
▷ The term 'passport' means a passport or refugee travel certificate issued by the Government of the Republic of Korea, any foreign government or competent international organization, or any other certificate equal to the passport which the Government of the Republic of Korea acknowledges valid (Subparagraph 4, Article 2 of the 「Immigration Control Act」).
▷A "passport for residency" refers to a type of ordinary passport that is issued for residence purposes to an emigrant under the 「Emigration Act」(Nevertheless, those Korean nationals who have resided abroad since before August 15, 1945, stayed in the Republic of Korea for no less than 90 days each year for the last three years, made a contribution to an educational foundation or social welfare foundation, and runs such corporation are included) (Article 6-2.(1) of the 「Enforcement Decree of the Passport Act」).
▷ The term 'entry and departure port' means a place that falls under any of the following(Subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the 「Immigration Control Act」 and Article 98(1) of the 「Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act」):
· International airports
· Panmunjeom, Gyeongui Line train and vehicle operation office located on Mt. Dora, and Donghae Line train and vehicle operation office located in Sacheonri, and other places designated by the Minister of Unification as deemed necessary for the promotion of inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation;
· Open ports, and
· Osan Military Airfield, Daegu Military Airfield, Gwangju Military Airfield, Gunsan Military Airfield, and Seoul Airport


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From the Cheap Seats
Special Edition – Mark Grace
I've learned in this life that you never know who's watching so in case Mark Grace may find this column I wanted to send out a special column just for him.
I grew up a Cubs fan in a house full of Cub fans. My parents were huge Cub fans to the point that I was named after a player that played for the Cubs in 1956. My dad chose him because he had a nice swing so it just made sense to give me his first name. My first experience with pro baseball was going to Wrigley Field inChicagoto take in a Cubs game. It was an annual trek because our Little League organization at the end of the season would do a road trip to either the Cubs or the Sox game.
To that point I only watch the Cubs play on our small black-and-white TV but as I walked up the ramp leading to the mezzanine level, I entered the stadium in utter awe to see the green vines of Wrigley and the beauty of the stadium in living color. This event has stuck with me through my entire life and it seems like only yesterday and I can't walk into Chase Field in downtownPhoenixwithout having that same feeling.
I grew up watching a lot of Hall of Famers come throughChicagoand have had many favorite players year after year. But my all-time favorite Chicago Cub was Mark Grace and later transferred to my favorite Diamondback. Mark Grace is the epitome of what a baseball player should be, played hard, competed every day and always had a good attitude and loved what he did. Nothing made me happier to see Mark celebrating on the infield grass with his fellow Diamondbacks in 2001 as they won their first World Series. It was a bunch of grown adults jumping and celebrating like little kids in a ball field behind the school. Baseball is a kid's game played by adults and Mark always seem to relish that fact.
I realize that retirement is always hard on athletes, to suddenly quit doing something that he has done for a long period of time. But over the past 18 months my favorite Diamondback player has struggled with issues of life. As most people well know Mark Grace was arrested for the second time for DUI. Grace requested a leave of absence from the Diamondbacks to give him a chance to get his life in order. I truly, truly hope that he takes the proper steps to do that. Nothing is worse than seeing your favorite ballplayer crash and burn. I'm thankful that Mark was stopped with just a DUI and did not cause any harm to himself or to innocent bystanders traveling the road ways. It's also well known that Mark likes beer and is a part of his life in the public eye. Heck even myself if given the chance I'd buy Mark a beer but this last incident of DUI must cause him to stop and take stock of himself.
I know for which I speak, I personally had a problem with smoking marijuana in my 20's because I was masking the pain of a failed marriage and possibly losing custody of my kids. Sometimes in the midst of life we get too busy to notice that we are spiraling downward before it's too late. I thank the good Lord for getting involved in my life and keeping me from hitting rock bottom. My wish for Mark Grace is that he gets the help that he needs and brings his life into proper balance and perspective. I know this cannot be easy for Mark's children to read about or hear from kids at school but that is typical of what can happen when things like this occur.
Where I don't know Mark personally I do feel that I'm a good judge of character and Mark is a good man at heart. So Mark if you're reading this please know that I stand with you and encourage you to seek the help you need and I will keep you in my prayers. Thank you for all you've done for baseball now take the time to do something for yourself and your family.
We love you Mark, get well soon!
If you'd like to share your sentiment to Mark Grace please leave a comment below. Please be respectful and understand that a lot of people read these articles and some are children.
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Baby Got Back bass tab by Sir Mix-A-Lot, added: October 31st, 2001
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Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back" Tune bass normal tuning.( E A D G) G I---------55586686------------------------------I D I-----------------------------------------------------I This is fairly fast. All notes are 8ths. A I-----------------------------------------------------I E I-----------------------------------------------------I When to enter and when to rest Begining rest until the girl says "prostitute" enter right after. REST after me so horny PLAY at i've seen them dancin' REST at i like 'em round and big PLAY after "made for toys" REST after "i'll keep" like play during that but rest right after on "my women like flo jo" PLAY on dawn REST when the song goes to " so your girlfriend throws a Honda" PLAY right after "buns hun" this is the main bass solo. its all you!!! REST "so cosmo says your fat" PLAY some knucklehead tried to dis After the "kick them nasty thoughts baby go back." bass line ends HOPE THIS HELPS YOU. It is truely a fun song. if anything is wrong please tell me at
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I think i have good news for some people that can't use the trainer. I couldn't get it to work until. I turned 'User access control' off. You can get to it from user account in control panel.
User Access control huh?
Hmm I'm not a huge tech guy but I assume you're using vista yeah?
XP and SP3 ftw then heh
Just like to say that I had zero problems with the Add Experience and Unlimited Ability Points options. I think you just have to turn them off after you use them. Also, certain abilities are tied to certain wargear, so it's possible that wargear might have become unequipped and that causes the loss of abilities.
How do you get the unlimited ability points? Also which key for the unlimited ability points? cheers.
I am using the 1.11 version on steam.


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Darth Vader
Once a heroic Jedi Knight, Darth Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force, became a Sith Lord, and led the Empire's eradication of the Jedi Order. He remained in service of the Emperor -- the evil Darth Sidious -- for decades, enforcing his Master's will and seeking to crush the fledgling Rebel Alliance. But there was still good in him…
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Vader Is Born
Following a brutal battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar that nearly killed him, Vader is restored under the watchful eye of his new Master, Darth Sidious. Despairing over the loss of his wife, Vader becomes fully consumed by the dark side of the Force.
Only You Could Be So Bold
Aboard the Alderaanian starship Tantive IV, Darth Vader interrogates Princess Leia on the location of the stolen Death Star plans.
You Are Not a Jedi Yet
Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader face to face for the first time in the carbon freezing chamber on Cloud City.
Vader Arrives on the Death Star
Commander Jerjerrod greets Darth Vader on the second Death Star. Vader announces that he is there to oversee the superweapon's construction, which has fallen behind schedule. He adds that the Emperor himself will soon be arriving, someone certain to be les
Tear This Ship Apart
Darth Vader throttles Captain Antilles, a member of the Rebel Alliance, in an effort to find the stolen Death Star plans.
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Before he became a disciple of the dark side, Darth Vader was Anakin Skywalker, a goodhearted Jedi and hero of the Clone Wars. While he was considered one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, Anakin had broken the Order's code by secretly marrying Senator Padmé Amidala. When he began to suffer visions that Padmé would die in childbirth, Anakin sought a way to prevent this fate. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, a mentor to the young Jedi, claimed that the dark side was a pathway to this ability: he could stop people from dying with Sith power. At the same time, the Chancellor revealed that he himself was a Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, and would train Anakin. Confused and conflicted, Anakin ultimately succumbed to Sidious' temptations. Rechristened as Darth Vader, he became an agent of evil.
Sidious assumed the mantle of Emperor, and Vader helped the Empire destroy the Jedi Order; without mercy, Anakin led a legion of clones into the Jedi Temple, and personally killed both fully trained Jedi and novice younglings alike. On the lava planet Mustafar, where he had been sent to assassinate Separatist leaders, Vader battled his former Master and friend, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Anakin fought with an aggressive ferocity, ignoring Obi-Wan's pleas to come to his senses. Ultimately, the Jedi Master bested the new Sith. Vader was left severely injured and burned on the banks of a lava river, filled with anger and hate. He was found by the Emperor and encased in frightening black armor that kept him alive, and given mechanical lungs that emitted an ominous breathing sound with his every step. Anakin Skywalker was no more.
Vader quickly became a highly visible symbol of the Empire, serving as Palpatine's fearsome enforcer. He hunted down fugitive Jedi who had escaped Order 66, as well as ferreting out enemies both within and without. Vader's sudden arrival within the Imperial hierarchy gave rise to many rumors. Some high-ranking Imperials claimed he was a laboratory creation built to mimic the fallen Separatist warlord General Grievous, while others whispered that he was a technologically augmented warrior schooled in the now-forbidden arts of the Force. Only a few guessed the truth – that Vader was the reborn Jedi Anakin Skywalker.
Vader sent agents such as the Inquisitor to find not just escaped Jedi but also new Force-sensitive beings that might pose a threat to the Empire. And on Palpatine's orders, he worked with the ambitious, ruthless Grand Moff Tarkin to supervise construction of the Death Star and stamp out resistance to Imperial rule.
Nineteen years after his battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader remained the Empire's tyrannical hand. Upon the Rebel Alliance's theft of schematics for the Empire's ultimate weapon, the planet-sized Death Star, Vader led an attack on a suspected Rebel vessel, seeking to recover the stolen plans and find the location of the Rebel base. Meanwhile, Rebel leader Princess Leia hid the data tapes -- and a distress message -- inside the droid R2-D2, sending him to Tatooine in search of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Vader and his stormtroopers killed all aboard with the exception of the Princess, opting to take her to the Death Star for interrogation. Leia proved able to resist a mind probe, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, having received Artoo's message, soon arrived with the astromech, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and C-3PO. Vader and Obi-Wan clashed one last time, with the Sith Lord striking down his former Master. Luke, Leia, and the heroes were able to escape, but only because the Empire allowed it: Vader had placed a tracking device on their ship, which led the Empire to the Rebel's secret base. As the Death Star closed in, the Rebels mounted an attack, with Vader himself entering the fray in his TIE Advanced starfighter. Streaming through the Death Star trench and about to finish off the last of the Rebels -- Luke Skywalker in his X-wing -- Vader and his wingmen were attacked from behind by the Millennium Falcon. Ricocheted away from the Death Star and spun out of control, Vader was unable to stop Luke. The space station was destroyed, but Vader survived, and he flew into the far reaches of space.
After the destruction of the Death Star, Darth Vader became obsessed with finding Luke Skywalker. He had dispatched probe droids across the galaxy, finally locating the Rebel base on the remote ice planet Hoth. Upon his arrival the Rebels had already escaped, but he pursued Luke's friends with relentless fervor. With the Empire unable to secure the Millennium Falcon, Vader hired bounty hunters to track down the starship, and the deadly Boba Fett eventually set a trap for the heroes on Cloud City. Believing they had found sanctuary, Han, Leia, and company actually found Vader and the Empire waiting. Vader tortured Han in an effort to lure Luke to Bespin, and later had Solo frozen in carbonite. Finally, Luke, who had cut his Jedi training short to save his friends, arrived and dueled with Vader. The Sith Lord proved too powerful; he brutalized Luke with flying debris, and eventually severed his right hand with his lightsaber. Seeking to bring Luke to the dark side, Vader revealed that he was Luke's father -- a shock that rattled the young Jedi to the core. Rather than join Vader, Luke chose to fall into a deep abyss, and survived.
With the Empire looking to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all, construction of a second Death Star commenced. Darth Vader and the Emperor were personally overseeing its completion, though Vader's Master had another plan: to lure Luke Skywalker to the dark side of the Force. Vader and the Emperor waited for Luke to come to them, which he did; the young Jedi believed there was still good in his father, and tried to turn him back to the light side. Vader was conflicted, but still brought Luke before the Dark Lord. The Emperor taunted and tempted Luke, leading to a final duel between Vader and his son. Giving in to his hate, Luke overpowered Vader, cutting off his hand and was poised to deliver the killing blow. The Emperor commanded that Luke finish his father and join the dark side, but the young Jedi refused, opting instead to throw away his lightsaber. Enraged at this denial, the Emperor shot Force lightning into Luke, torturing him. Vader rose, the good in him awakened by his son's compassion, and destroyed the Emperor. While he had suffered fatal injuries from the Emperor's lightning, Vader's redeeming final act restored his consciousness to Anakin Skywalker, and he had one last moment with Luke before peacefully accepting his death.
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Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order. Living a double life, Sidious was in fact Palpatine, a Naboo Senator and phantom menace. He slowly manipulated the political system of the Galactic Republic until he was named Supreme Chancellor -- and eventually Emperor -- ruling the galaxy through fear and tyranny.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
A legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a noble man and gifted in the ways of the Force. He trained Anakin Skywalker, served as a general in the Republic Army during the Clone Wars, and guided Luke Skywalker as a mentor.
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker was a Tatooine farmboy who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest Jedi the galaxy has ever known. Along with his friends Princess Leia and Han Solo, Luke battled the evil Empire, discovered the truth of his parentage, and ended the tyranny of the Sith.
Princess Leia Organa
Princess Leia Organa was one of the Rebel Alliance's greatest leaders, fearless on the battlefield and dedicated to ending the tyranny of the Empire. Daughter of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, sister of Luke Skywalker, and with a soft spot for scoundrels, Leia ranks among the galaxy's great heroes.
Darth Vader's TIE Fighter
Darth Vader piloted this distinctive experimental TIE fighter above the first Death Star, using its blaster cannons and his uncanny abilities with the Force to blast Rebel starfighters into glittering fragments.
Stormtroopers are elite shock troops fanatically loyal to the Empire and impossible to sway from the Imperial cause. They wear imposing white armor, which offers a wide range of survival equipment and temperature controls to allow the soldiers to survive in almost any environment. Stormtroopers wield blaster rifles and pistols with great skill, and attack in hordes to overwhelm their enemies. Along with standard Stormtroopers, the Empire has organized several specialized units, including snowtroopers and scout troopers.


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- Genre: Third-Person Action
- Format: DVD
- Developer: Wideload
- Developer: Aspyr Media, Inc.
- Minimum System Requirements: Mac OS X v10.3.9, 1.2GHz G4/G5, 256MB RAM, 4.0GB free hard disk space, ATI Radeon 9500 or NVidia GeForce FX5200 with 64MB VRAM, DVD drive
- Review Computer: 2GHz 20" iMac, 1GB RAM, 128MB ATI Radeon 9600
- Network Feature: No
- Price: $34.99
- ESRB Rating: M (blood and gore, crude humor, intense violence, mature sexual themes, strong language)
- Availability: Now
- Official Website: www.stubbsthezombie.com
- Demo: macgamefiles.com
Back in the 90s when I was living in New York City, I saw a play called Zombie Prom. It may have been a musical. I can't really remember too much about it, except that the high school was named Enrico Fermi High, and there was one joke that made me laugh:
Man: You never answered my letters.
Woman: You never wrote any.
Man: Oh yeah.
I also remember not much liking the play, mainly because I found the title misleading. If your play's called Zombie Prom, you'd damn well better have a prom full of zombies. I want hundreds of high school kids drinking punch, dancing to bad Billy Idol songs and eating brains. Zombie Prom had just one zombie. One. More brains were eaten at my prom, but you'll have that in rural Ohio.
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without A Pulse, on the other hand, has tons of zombies. Or, at least as many as you turn into zombies. It also has tons of eaten brains. Or, at least as many as you want to eat. In Stubbs, you see, you're the zombie. You get to do the killing. You get to do the eating. You get to have the fun.
Stubbs wasn't always a zombie, of course. In 1933, he was Edward Stubblefield, a traveling salesman murdered and apparently buried under what would become the retro futuristic town of Punchbowl, PA. I say retro futuristic because the game is set in 1959, and it holds true to the 1959 vision of what the future would be: robots, hover cars, doors that open and close automatically with a quick "thhhhp." Why is it the future is never nearly as cool as what we envision it'll be? Here we are in 2006, and I'm still waiting for doors that open and close automatically with a quick "thhhhp!" I need to move to Germany.
Honestly, though, I'm not sure why Stubbs the Zombie is set in the 50s, as I don't recall many zombie movies from that era. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I guess, but as far as I know, zombie movies didn't really take off until Night of the Living Dead in 1968. Still, the 50s setting does provide a good opportunity for some remakes of popular songs from (mostly) that era, featuring bands you've heard of but never really listen to, such as Death Cab for Cutie, Cake, the Dandy Warhols and the Flaming Lips. Phantom Planet has the only original song in the game, but all the tunes are used effectively throughout and are good enough to warrant a release on audio CD. If I'd had this CD when I was in high school, long car trips with my dad would've been much more enjoyable for the both of us.
But back to Stubbs. On the day Punchbowl is opened or unveiled or whatever you do with a new city, Stubbs arises from his grave and pretty quickly sets to eating brains. The benefit to this is that eating the brains of a human turns that human into a zombie, so Stubbs soon finds himself with a mini army of the undead (in gore, no one eats alone), all of whom are happy to take a bullet or twenty for our hero and set out to seek more zombie "converts." In that way, Stubbs isn't a whole lot different from Senator Sam Brownback, Rep. Kansas.
Except that Stubbs is funny. The game is funny. As morbid as it sounds, eating brains can serve as some good, light-hearted fun. Stubbs the Zombie plays up the comedy angle of the violence, not the horror angle, so it all seems about a violent as thumb wrestling. This is also apparent in the choice of weapons presented to Stubbs. There are his teeth, of course, and Stubbs has the ability to commandeer vehicles to make use of their weapons or to run people down. Aside from that, his method of fighting is much more zombie-like. As the game progresses, he learns the use of the Gut Grenade, which is basically him ripping out an organ and throwing it at his enemies. Those hit by the explosion become zombies, allowing Stubbs to create converts from a distance. He can also tear off his own arm, which he throws onto an enemy's head to take control of his body, allowing Stubbs to use the enemy's weapons against his fellow humans. I think I might like to make that a bumper sticker:
Guns Don't Kill People:
Disembodied Zombie Arm Controlled People Kill People
Oh, and your own isn't the only arm you can rip off and use as a weapon. Just letting you know.
Finally, your last two weapons are Unholy Flatulence (enough said about that) and your own head, which is explosive when disconnected from your body. Unlike your other explosive organs, however, you can control your head as its rolling around on the floor. And where do you get the power for such weapons? From brains, obviously, which, as far as I know, is the first attempt at explaining why brains are so appealing to zombies. I'd like to believe that when I die and return from the grave for whatever reason, I'd still fancy a nice plate of tortellini alfredo over...well...any organ from a living human.
Stubbs the Zombie is based on a modified version of the Halo graphics engine, which means that about 5% of Macintosh gamers will have a system that can handle it at higher resolutions. Such is the trouble with the recent trend of delivering console games on the computer. If you want the game to look the same on the Mac as it does on Xbox, you'll need a graphics card that costs more than the Xbox. Still, I don't feel this is an unreasonable request. Stubbs the Zombie is obviously a high-end game geared towards hard core gamers, and hard core gamers should have a hard core machine. On my 2GHz iMac, the game played okay at 800x600 resolution with most of the detail options set to low. This is unfortunate, as I get the feeling Stubbs the Zombie would've been a gorgeous game if I could've seen it the way it was meant to be seen. The settings are vast and colorful, and the characters are nicely detailed, but most of you will have to find screen captures to see that.
The game is also surprisingly short. Almost as short as this paragraph.
Ultimately, Stubbs fell a bit shy of my expectations. I'm not terribly upset by the high system requirements; I expected them. The level design is interesting and open (so open that it may take you a bit to figure out where to go next), but the action itself tends to get a bit old even within the limited running time of the game. Staggering your exposure to the weapons helps, but the basic strategy remains the same throughout (unlike in most war first-person shooters, for example, where different missions require different methods of execution). The game is amusing, but never laugh-out-loud funny. The soundtrack may be the best I've heard since Redneck Rampage (speaking solely of rock songs, not orchestral scores).
But there are better games out there. For 50s-styled B-movie fun, Otto Matic does a better job capturing the spirit. For gory, violent, "In your face, Senator Brownback" first-person-shooter fun, Postal 2 is going to upset more people. But I'm not saying Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse isn't worth the money. Rather, it's much like a light, 50s B-movie leftover you might find on Saturday afternoon television. You won't regret the time you spent with it, but you probably won't remember it, either.
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Official site for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wine and dine your way through Avoca, where the plentiful vineyards merge with a rich history and lush surrounds. Nestled at the base of the Pyrenees Ranges, Avoca's country charm makes it the ideal setting for a weekend getaway – a great starting point for a range of activities from vineyard tours to bushwalking.
Wine and dine
Embark on a self-guided tour of Avoca's local wineries. With over 25 cellar doors to choose from, visitors can sample a wide range of Pyrenees wines, from refreshing sparkling varietals to full-bodied reds.
For those that want to keep the party going, why not spend the night at a local winery? Settle in for a long lunch or degustation dinner hosted by the region's vineyards as part of the annual Seduction by Tastebuds events, a celebration of slow food which marries local produce with Pyrenees wines.
If you're in town in March, hop along to the Avoca River Festival to sample the wares of 18 different local wineries, breweries and cider makers.
Cellar bound
Looking to stock up before heading home? A few notable cellar doors to get you started are: Blue Pyrenees, Taltarni Vineyard, Redbank Winery, Mount Avoca Wines, Dalwhinnie Vineyard and Warrenmang Vineyard and Resort.
Race day
Join the merry throng of race-goers at the Avoca Shire Turf Club for the Avoca Cup. Missed the annual spring race meets? Get the country racing experience at the Mount Avoca Anzac Day Races.
If the races aren't for you, explore the Pyrenees Mountain Ranges at your own pace. The ranges is a great spot for camping as well as bike riding and bushwalking for all skills and fitness levels. Go for a scenic hike or take it up a notch on a downhill mountain biking track.
Nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees wine district, Blue Pyrenees offers a stunning sparkler, Midnight Cuvée, and a piste for pétanque enthusiasts.
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Enjoy lovely views of the vineyard and ranges with beautiful chardonnay, rose, pinot noir and shiraz in the winery's modern glass-walled tasting room.
Sally's Paddock at the Redbank Winery produces the award-winning Sally's Paddock wine, as well and the Sally's Hill and Hundred Tree Hill ranges.
Enjoy elegant, cool climate wines including Dunn's Paddock Shiraz, Rachel's Rose, Chinese Gardens Cabernet Sauvignon and Daisy Creek Sauvignon Blanc.
Browse a selection of locally produced fine wines available for sale by the glass, bottle or case, and stay the weekend in the carefully restored historic house.
A family owned and operated winery in the heart of Moonambel, producing some of the Pyrenees most acclaimed deep, hearty, bold reds for over 40 years.
Sample a formidable range of chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, fume blanc, viognier, cabernet, merlot, shiraz, tempranillo and sparkling reds and whites.
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Throw a boule on a piste outside a vineyard in ruggedly beautiful surrounds in mild temperatures deep in the Pyrenees wine region – of Victoria.
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"M8trix" continues in the Carson Valley Inn's Cabaret Lounge through December 28, "Shake, Rattle & Roll" performs December 29 – January 4 and "Major Link" returns January 5 – 12. Cabaret Lounge live entertainment is presented with no cover and no minimum.
"M8trix" performs the best of 70s, 80s, 90s and current Motown, R&B, Pop & Jazz, Lite Rock, Latin and Disco. Vocalist and Band Leader Stephanya formed "M8trix" in 1995 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rounding out the group is guitarist Mark Daniels, Michael Harper on bass, drummer Adam Lipsky and "Moogie" Clemon on keyboards. "M8trix" entertains in 45-minute shows starting at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 p.m.
"Shake, Rattle n' Roll" always brings great audience enthusiasm with their authentic recreations of classic rock and roll tunes of the 50s, 60s and 70s, performed live, without the aid of computers and tapes. With a song list of over 500 classic hits, a splendid time is guaranteed for all! The band features Lee Bellinger on lead vocals, Andy Highhouse on guitar, Michael Tucker on bass and vocals, Warren Purcell on drums and Bill Crane on keyboards and vocals. "Shake, Rattle n' Roll" has a love of oldies that keeps audiences rockin' even after the show is over! "Shake Rattle & Roll" entertains with four to five 45-minute sets each night and starting times vary by night depending on the Bowl Game and NFL Playoff schedules.
"Major Link" hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and is one of the most-requested groups at the Carson Valley Inn. Terry Saunders is acknowledged as a top guitar player on the West Coast. Mary Owens is exceptional on keyboards and vocals. Using the most up-to-date and technically-advanced musical equipment, they cover a full range of today's popular music styles including pop, rhythm & blues and good old rock 'n' roll. "Major Link" entertains with five 45-minute shows starting on the hour at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights and 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
NFL and College football and other sports action is plentiful at the Carson Valley Inn with 4 plasma screens and a giant pull-down screen in the Cabaret Lounge plus additional TVs in the casino and in Fiona's Bar. Café Cabaret serves $1.75 Budweiser draft beer and $2.50 giant armchair munchies during the Sunday NFL playoff games and Super Bowl. There will also be free drawings during the January 18 Conference Championship games and the February 1 Super Bowl for NFL-logo shirts and hats for the teams playing, Carson Valley Inn "Catch Inn the Action" tee shirts, plus one-day lift tickets for Kirkwood ski resort.
The Carson Valley Inn is located on U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, NV near the intersection of State Highway 88. This popular hotel, casino, and RV resort built its reputation by providing fun and memorable experiences through the smiles and friendly service of its 500+ employees. Amenities include 152 hotel rooms, a 75-room motor lodge, 59 RV sites, a casino, three dining facilities, two lounges, nightly live cabaret entertainment for listening and dancing, 6,000+ square feet of convention and banquet space, the Chapel at the Inn, an indoor pool/spa/fitness facility, Spa at the Inn massage and facial therapy, a Shell convenience store and more. The Inn is just 20 minutes from Lake Tahoe's south shore, and 45 minutes south of Reno.
Carson Valley Inn Cabaret Lounge Entertainment
(Current as of December 8, 2008, Subject to Change)
December 23 – 28 M8trix
December 29 – January 4 Shake, Rattle & Roll
January 5 - 12 Major Link
January 13 – 18 Red Hot Smokin' Aces
January 19 – 25 Trey Stone Band
January 26 The Gardners
January 27 – February 1 Hindsight
February 2 – 9 Blue Flame
February 10 – 15 Jo Mama
February 16 – 22 Naked City
February 23 – March 2 Mack & Tom
March 3 – 8 American Made
March 9 – 16 Lord Quinn
March 17 – 23 Powerplay
March 24 – 29 Red Hot Smokin' Aces
March 30 – April 6 Drew Baker
April 7 – 12 M8trix


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Many people love to browse through our site and look at the beautiful images of log and timber homes we have built around the country. These photos help us convey the quality and creativity of our designs, as well as inspire hundreds of people to start their own journey toward living in their mountain style home. Obviously, this images come from somewhere so we thought that we would take a moment to highlight a couple of the people behind these amazing pictures.
We have been fortunate to have worked with some wonderful photographers over the years, and we would like to highlight two of our favorites. Roger Wade has been taking pictures of our log homes for over 5 years and his photos have graced the covers of many industry magazines. We asked Roger to take a moment and tell us how he got into the business and what he likes about photographing these magnificent wood homes. Here is what he said:
"When I moved from New York in 1985 to the remote Swan Valley in Montana, one of my earliest jobs was peeling logs for a local log home producer in Condon. I was paid by the foot , it was winter time and the logs were covered with 2 inches of ice. It took me a full day to peel two spruce logs, I think my pay for the day averaged to about $2.50 an hour! With a degree in photography, and experience working in the photography industry in New York City, I decided it might be wiser to photograph these projects rather than peel their logs! That was the beginning of my career in photographing log homes, 25 years ago, and I have been photographing architecture ever since. My wife, Debbie, works with me as my stylist and assistant. We enjoy our profession immensely, traveling around the country photographing homes for clients and meeting wonderful homeowners, each with their own special story."
You may be wondering if it takes special knowledge to photograph log and timber homes. Due to the large amounts of wood in a typical mountain style home, a photographer needs to have a firm understanding of how the light plays off of the wood. Someone without experience could end up with photos that are extremely orange or yellow, depending on the stain color. This is not an issue for Heidi Long, one of our other favorite photographers. Heidi started taking pictures for us a couple of years ago and has done such a great job, she is a top choice. Here is what Heidi had to say about taking shots of our homes:
"What's not to love about photographing log and timber homes? I get to travel to different regions, meet all manner of diverse and interesting people, and see beautiful architecture and craftsmanship. While I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of translating what I see into photographic images (how to portray the "feeling" a room evokes or highlight a particular point of design), I'm even more delighted with the notion that I get to share my experience with hundreds of thousands of others. And for this I get paid! How cool is that?"
So for those of you who love to look at photos of our homes, now you know a little about some of the people who take them.


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The 2005 season was a great one for Charlotte, N.C., Catholic offensive lineman Henry Lawson. The 6-foot-3, 275 pounder got to be part of a 16-0 state championship squad.
As he prepares for his senior season, he's started the process of evaluating potential college destinations. He's visited all four the in state ACC schools, including a trip to Duke earlier this week to watch the Blue Devils go through a spring workout.
"I liked it (at Duke)," Lawson said. "It was a good practice. They have a new offensive line coach and I followed him around all day. They watched video of their practices and talked about schemes. They were talking about a lot of pass blocking. We don't do much pass blocking (at Catholic), but it was very interesting to see."
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Garber to Speak to Seattle Broadcasters
Executive Vice President, Radio Analysis and Insights for Katz Mary beth garber will be the featured speaker at the Seattle Area Radio Association Thursday. Garber will present Unleash Your Super Powers, to SARA members as well as a group of local business owners and marketers. Both programs will highlight the advantages of radio and how the medium can significantly enhance any media plan.
Garber said, Im thrilled to present to the Seattle Area Radio Association and discuss the incredible superpower qualities that only radio possesses. In this digital age, radio continues to deliver extraordinary results that are unique to this medium. At the same time, radio continues to evolve with changing technologies to present truly modern multiplatform solutions that achieve real results. I look forward to engaging with the SARA community and local business leaders to help them take greater advantage of radios outstanding benefits.
In her current role at Katz Radio Group, Garber is responsible for collecting and generating research and other materials to educate a variety of constituencies on the continuing power and value of radio, as well as implementing partnerships that both provide accurate research and measurement metrics across a variety of platforms and enhance the industrys ability to communicate those results. Previously, Garber was the President of the Southern California Broadcasters Association, a position she held for 13 years.
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A JAMIAT Ulema-e- Pakistan meeting on Sunday, besides condemning blasphemous film released in the US, criticised the Punjab government for demolishing certain shrines to construct Rapid Bus Transit System.
JUP Central Executive Committee meeting, chaired by its acting President Sahibzada Awais Noorani, was held in Lahore. Awais Noorani said that the film released by the US had destroyed the peace of the country and people belonging to other religions were also lodging protest over it. He demanded of the US authorities to hand over the person responsible to them.
He said that they would not tolerate this blasphemous act at any cost and the Islamic countries should come out of alliance with the US.
He said that they were making efforts to unite right wing parties at a single platform and his party would fully participate in the upcoming polls.
The meeting was attended by Pir Ijaz Hashmi, Qari Zawar Behadur and other office-bearers.
Pir Ijaz Hashmi presented his report before the meeting regarding his contacts with MMA and PML-N leaders and claimed that they would succeed in cementing alliance with right wing parties.
Qari Zawar Bahadur condemned the incident of torching a factory in Karachi which claimed 300 precious lives. He said it was being alleged that it was torched just to receive Rs 500 million extortion money by a certain group.
The meeting also criticised Punjab government for demolishing certain shrines in the name of constructing RBTS.


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The first two minutes of Evangel University's season finale against No. 9 Benedictine College on Saturday couldn't have been much worse.
A blocked punt returned for a touchdown and an interception returned for a score by the Ravens put EU down two touchdowns before the Crusaders' defense ever stepped on the field.
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The Lomira QuadGraphics Community Library is inviting library patrons to "Family Fun Night at the Horicon Marsh" on July 9, from 5 to 9 p.m. Rain or shine, there will be guided Marsh tours, Dip Netting (look for organisms that live in the marsh water), storytime, crafts for kids, dissect owl pellets, movies, and a marsh hunt.
In addition, the Northern Cross Science Foundation astronomers will be at the marsh until 10 p.m. for all the star-gazers. We encourage families to come and bring a picnic basket! Water will also be available for purchase.
Don't miss the Friends of the Horicon Marsh bake sale. Activities will be indoor and outdoor, so please dress accordingly.
This program is made possible by a collaborative effort between Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System; Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center; and Wisconsin DNR.
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Israeli Warships Move Against Surprise Gaza Aid Flotilla
Israeli Officials Condemn Attempt to Deliver Aid as 'Deplorable Propaganda'
Israeli warships are on the move tonight, preparing to attack a pair of aid vessels from Ireland and Canada which are attempting to deliver medical supplies to the Gaza Strip, insisting they will "take whatever measures will be necessary" to prevent the ships from reaching Gaza.
Israeli officials were quick to condemn the move as a "provocation" and claimed that an attempt to deliver aid amounted to a "deplorable propaganda exercise." The ships are currently in international waters.
The ships left from the Turkish port of Fethiye today, and were supposed to sail to Rhodes, according to Turkish officials. Instead the ships are heading to Gaza, with 19 activists and five journalists between them.
The sail was something of a surprise and activists from the two ships said they deliberately kept a low profile until reaching international waters, fearing that they would be detained in port or sabotaged like previous ships.
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It's just so remarkable- if the Israelis don't publicize the event, who would even know? No one would pay any attention.
They are so expert at attacking their own best interests.
I am agt a loss how Israel can claim the blackade is legal? In the same sense that torture and killings are legal for Americans an their leaders especially? I mean not disproven in a court? Of course that would be difficult to get to any international court without Palestinians being recognized as a country.
So is that the proven "rightness" of the israeli stand?
Are they despicable or what,those maniac Israelis?One of these days the Arabs are just gonna rush their borders and that will be that.Masada redux.
Our problem is that our yuppie scum are infected with the same evil disease of pride of place.
Those who would be first are last;hmmm…where have I heard that? Some ignored handbook that's supposed to be guidance for goodness and justice,but just an ignored lesson to the masters of disaster.
A "provocation" in international waters would be purely Israeli. Israel has NO right to blockade Gaza. The Israeli are out of their freaking minds.
It will be interesting, assuming the Palestinians get access to the ICC, how the court looks at this blockade.
Courageous people these flotilla sailors. Good luck to them.


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Birth: Edith Marie Boedeker
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Ben and Danielle Boedeker welcomed daughter Edith Marie to their Covington, home Feb. 26, 2012.
Edith was born at Evergreen Hospital, in Kirkland, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches.
Grandparents are David and Anita Boedeker, of Renton, and Tim and Donna Bartholomew, of Maple Valley.
Great-grandparents are Paul and Thelma Bartholomew, of Issaquah; Heinz Eberle, of Renton; and Lois Boedeker, of Ely, Minn.
Danielle is a 2001 graduate of Liberty High School. Ben also graduated from LHS, in 2002. He works at Aegis of Issaquah.
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The new Hitashi Prius One type W and S PCs
Hitashi introduced today to the press their new PCs in the W and S range. These are computer/screens where the screen houses all the electronic components to save space. Type W has a 20.1" wide screen, a Core 2 Duo E4300 and 1GB of RAM. Type S has a 17″ 5:4 screen, a Celeron and 512MB of RAM.
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Where to download Lil B songs?
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Table S1 - statistics for Figures 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 9. Repositioning of lacO arrays (for Figures 1d and 2b, c) was assessed by comparing the number of arrays present within the outermost shell (shell 1) against the internal area (combined shells 3+4+5) between each NET and the mRFP control by means of the one-tailed chi-squared test. Chromosome repositioning was assessed by comparing the distribution of chromosome intensities within the periphery (combined shells 1 and 2) between each NET and the NLS-GFP (Figures 5b and 6c), scramble siRNA and NET siRNA (Figures 7b and 9e, f) or liver and kidney (Figure 9b) by means of the KS test. P-values for each sample are listed with a significance threshold of P < 0.01 for high stringency (red) or P < 0.05 for low stringency (blue).
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Ubuntu package infoA question was asked recently how to find out all dependencies of an Ubuntu package. I replied, and have posted the answer here.
You can download these files:
There is also a single file that probably has every package. It's 14MB:
These files have lots of information about each package, including dependencies.
Anyway, this is how I find out package info without having Ubuntu running nor any Debian/Ubuntu package management tools.
Comments:Posted on 27 Jan 2009, 23:54 by Terryphi
Ubuntu Package Info
You can also look here:
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Another way
I usually just extract the control file with:
ar -xv PACKAGE.deb control.tar.gz
tar -xvzf control.tar.gz
Then I open the control file with a text editor and look at the "Depends" line.
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Example - what are the dependencies for Stellarium the astronomy program. Type ubuntu stellarium into Google, go to the top link, packages.ubuntu.com
The package page gives a short description of the software and a list of all dependencies !