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1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage
1/2 pound hot Italian sausage
1/2 pound chorizo sausage
1 cup chopped sweet onion
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 to 1 cup chopped Poblano chili pepper, stemmed, seeded and minced
3 to 5 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
1 (15-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can chopped tomatoes with green chilies
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1 (15-ounce) can dark kidney beans, undrained
1 (15-ounce) can red beans, undrained
1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
1 (15-ounce) can chili beans, undrained
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon dried cilantro
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Dash to 1 teaspoon hot sauce
1/2 to 1 cup granulated or light brown sugar
PREPARATION: Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat until hot. In batches, brown the ground chuck, sweet Italian sausage, hot Italian sausage and chorizo sausage. Break up the meat with a wooden spoon.
Meanwhile, in a saute pan over medium heat, warm 1 or 2 tablespoons oil. Add sweet and red onions, bell peppers, chilies and minced garlic, and saute until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
In a blender, add stewed tomatoes, chopped tomatoes with green chilies, tomato sauce and tomato paste and whirl until smooth.
Stir the tomato mixture into the pot. Swirl 1 cup of water into the empty blender to remove all of the tomato mixture and add that to the chili.
Add the dark kidney beans, red beans, pinto beans and chili beans. Add the seasonings -- white pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cumin, curry powder, paprika, salt, chili powder, dried cilantro, dried basil, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and light brown sugar.
Bring the chili to a simmer, cover and gently cook, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, for 1 to 1 1/2
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Makes about 25 (1-cup) servings.
Nutrition information per 1 cup: 242 calories, 11 grams fat, 14 grams protein, 21 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams fiber, 33 milligrams cholesterol, 790 milligrams sodium
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Skip to comments.Senator Santorum Comments on Release of Valuable Information in Pre-War Documents Discovered in Iraq
Posted on 11/03/2006 9:04:48 AM PST by Ooh-Ah
Lewisburg, PA -- Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, commented today on a story published in The New York Times that calls to question the release of valuable information contained in captured pre-war documents discovered in Iraq.
It is incumbent on the President, as our Commander in Chief, to hold members of the intelligence community accountable to the law if an error was made in improperly posting sensitive information on the Internet.
In the legislation that I authored, and in correspondence with the President, the Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, I have always stressed that we must guard against the dangerous disclosure of classified information in the interest of national security.
Releasing captured Iraq documents is imperative to prevailing in our military campaign in Iraq. These documents are necessary to help the American people understand the nature of the threat we face and the justification for our invasion of Iraq. There are many things that need to be done in this war, but none of them will happen unless the American people come to grips with the terrible fact that we are at war, and there is no way to escape it.
Senator Santorum introduced legislation in March requiring the Director of National Intelligence to make available military documents and photographs recovered in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specifically, the bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to make publicly available on an Internet website documents captured in Afghanistan or Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom. The legislation authorizes the Director of National Intelligence to withhold making a document publicly available if the release of the materials would be harmful to America's national security interests.
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Why did I NOT read, "Saddam was a year away from a Nuclear Weapon?"
JVERITAS Responds to the 11/3 NYT Article Regarding Iraq Nuclear Program.
November 3rd 2006 | jveritas
Posted on 11/02/2006 8:48:45 PM PST by jveritas
Edited on 11/02/2006 11:06:31 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
The New York Times article to be published on November 3rd 2006 is about the US putting some captured Iraqi documents on the Foreign Military Intelligence Office (FMSO) website that talks about what the NYT and the IAEA call sensitive information from Iraq 1996 "Full, Final, and Complete Declaration FFCD presented to the UN and IAEA in 1996 and that talks about Iraq nuclear clandestine program. The IAEA and the New York Times claim that Iran may be using some of the technology in this FFCD which is a laughable idea as shown below.
excerpt/please go to the link below for Jveritas complete response to the Ny Slimes girly boys.
Why is he blasting the President?
Seems to me that he should be shouting that Iraq was within a year of having an atomic bomb.
I think that he's trying to say that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear weapons program. ;)
I musta missed something.
Since when is the New York Times concerned abou National Security?
And why don't they hold themselves up to the same standard?
Republicans Have Nothing To Fear Except Themselves
Quick, call Wilson, Plame and the owners/controllers of the NY Slimes, Washington Compost and of course ABCNNBCBS.
They should know about this "latest" development.
cc: Fitzy, the biases/ stupid A$$ed one.
Merry Fitzmas to all the rats running for reelection or election.
But, that ain't gonna stop the military hating leftist, dictator loving, anti-war code pinko traitors or any other socialist, communist, marxist loving, American hating assholes on the planet. Now, will it? If they saw a mushroom cloud over a US city, they'd claim satan Bush did it, just like they say he knocked the towers down.
SWtuff is happening fast...maybe this action from Santorum caused them to shutdown the site.
Rove at work again?
Thanks, I was really confused!
Good move by Santorum. Now it will be really hard for the mediots in charge of the MSM to ignore this new reality.
Rush, Sean and Hugh will have a field day with this, and so will we.
I will be off most of the weekend. My birthday is Sunday, and we are picking up the Grandkids today. They watch me like a hawk if I try to come to the computer. Their parents and Uncle will be here Saturday night or Sunday.
Typo ...SWtuff should be Stuff....
This information needs to be out there. This country will not get behind the war effort without this information.
Why is this a good move by Santorum?
He is NOT stating that Iraq was a year away from a nuke. He IS saying the Bush admin are bumbling idiots for putting the info out.
I think we should be prepared from more disappointment. Even Hoekstra's camp, who was instrumental in getting the documents out there, isn't jumping for joy. "J" has worked tirelessly on this project and is to be given props for it, but IMO, Bush took a beating on this and despite evidence to the contrary, for some dang reason hasn't been and isn't willing to re-visit this issue, and it looks like others will follow suit. Are they all missing the point of the article, probably not, since it would be so easy to state the obvious, as we see it, instead.
There aren't a lot of scientists who can decipher "nuclear documents". It might look good on paper....but you might have to go back to the blackboard many times.
Santorum is desperate and is whoring for Dem votes. He knows he is about to lose. I expect after he is out of the Senate he will be one of those "true" conservatives who wind up bashing our side at every turn.
He is saying the Bush admin are bumbling idiots for putting the info out -and- that he had already warned them to not do something like this, but they did so anyway due to apparent carelessness.
So, it's an even more damning attack by Santorum.
Not Gergen, more like Scarborough
I think Santorum is trying to inoculate himself from charges that his legislation caused the release of this information to the Web. Read it carefully before you jump all over him. There is such a thing as good legislation that gets badly implemented.
Senator Ricky! The polite thing to do when the Talking Heads and Democrat Hacks declare you deceased is to lie quietly in the casket with your hands folded.
True conservatives don't lick Specter's boots. Rick's a typical pol, a reliable vote, but once he is out next week all bets are off.
Relax - I'm simply making an observation. Do you think Arlen is a good conservative? That was my point, save the hyperbole.
That's one reason he's behind.. If he had a aide reading this site he would be more informed and know how to spin the story..
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Just wanted to make sure I heard you correctly - could you please repeat that? Thanks.
If you think Rick Santorum is a typical pol, I really can't help you. Go read Peggy Noonan's column today, or anything Kathryn Jean Lopez has written on National Review in the last two weeks. Or David Brooks' column which you can read at Philly.com.
I think if Santorum loses next week (heaven forbid)...he will automatically become a top contender to run for POTUS...
I was wondering...I just heard Laura Ingraham restating for the millionth time..that we haven't been attacked again..
WHAT IF...the fact that we DID go into Iraq...and DID capture Saddam is THE reason we haven't??
Even Putin told Bush that he knew Saddam was planning on coming after the USA...
I am still a big believer that the WMDS DID exist in 2002...but, by the time the Congress and UN took Bush through the obstacle course...Saddam had a chance to get them out of the country.
BUT, these documents spell out a lot...and I heard today that there were 48,000 BOXES of documents...think of what is still left to translate.
Christian news and commentary at: sacredscoop.com ...
Believe me, if I lived in PA I would be voting early and often for Santorum. I want him to win. And more importantly for the Dem to lose.
Go Santorum!
Starnews~~U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Primer
You don't need a password to read the Times article at this website.
How can they know if the document is harmful prior to translation?
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SALAMANCA – After years of not receiving promised funding from casino revenue, the Salamanca School District received $5.7 million during Tuesday night's meeting of the School Board.
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Hedge Funds: Performance, Risk, and Capital Formation
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August 1, 2008
The Journal of Finance, Vol. LXIII, No. 4, August 2008
We use a comprehensive data set of funds-of-funds to investigate performance, risk, and capital formation in the hedge fund industry from 1995 to 2004. While the average fund-of-funds delivers alpha only in the period between October 1998 and March 2000, a subset of funds-of-funds consistently delivers alpha. The alpha-producing funds are not as likely to liquidate as those that do not deliver alpha, and experience far greater and steadier capital inflows than their less fortunate counterparts. These capital inflows attenuate the ability of the alpha producers to continue to deliver alpha in the future.
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CHARLES TOWN — The Final Cut Steakhouse garden at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races provides the restaurant not only with fresh produce — it also provides an all-inclusive team building......
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Oh you silly chefs! Of course you can't pick fresh tomatoes here in the middle of winter, that is when the holiday fruit cakes are ripe for distribution. SLAM!
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"After being approached by local farmers markets, executive chef Brian Collins and sous chef Christian Evans decided to grow produce for Final Cut on the premises."
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With its cast of bizarre characters, brightly-coloured art style and gameplay made more involving in comparison to other {{MOBA}} games thanks to the 2D platforming shooter aspect, this can easily be considered a [[GatewaySeries Gateway MOBA]].In mid-August 2013, Ronimo started [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ronimo/awesomenauts-starstorm a crowdfunding campaign]] to raise money for an expansion titled, ''Awesomenauts: Starstorm'', with the hopes of adding a spectator mode and five new characters, amongst other things.In December 2015, Ronimo announced an expansion titled, ''[[https://www.awesomenauts.com/overdrive/ Awesomenauts: Overdrive]]'', which will include three new characters and several free additions like revamped matchmaking and redesigns for old characters. Overdrive was released March 2, 2016.There have been rumors about a sequel to the game on the horizon, but it is not fully confirmed. A Character Sheet is [[{{Characters/Awesomenauts}} HERE]]. All tropes exclusive to a certain character go there.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------!!''5...4...3...2...1...'''''''BLAST OFF!''''' * AIBreaker: On Sorona ([[SingleBiomePlanet a desert world map]]), A.I. bots can be made stuck near the [[SandWorm tremor worm pit]] by standing near the button that activates it. The bots don't want to get eaten by the worm but cannot jump high enough to get over you, essentially getting stuck in place.* AirborneMook: AI Stations 404 and 205 have one canister on each side that spawns up to three bird droids for the corresponding team. These drones can fly and are immune to the standard buzzsaw droids.** Said drones can also be created by Raelynn's Timerift ability and Genji's [[MookFaceTurn Cocoon ability]] with the help of upgrades.* AliensAndMonsters: A good portion of the playable cast, which consists of the following:** A genetically-engineered [[{{Cowboy}} space cowboy]][[note]][[Anime/CowboyBebop No, not THAT kind!]][[/note]]** A one-armed french-speaking alien chameleon [note] the other arm is a sword [[/note]].** A rapping ex-gangster alien frog** An angry robot with the tendency to self-destruct** A Soviet lab-monkey on a [[AIIsACrapshoot crapshoot AI]]-JetPack[[note]]Specifically, a space monkey the Russians launched in the 1960s during the UsefulNotes/ColdWar[[/note]]** An armored BrainInAJar with a small army of flying robots** A psionic alien [[SurferDude surfer]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe chick]]** A dim-witted alien on a nuclear-powered[[note]]Literally![[/note]] walking secretary desk** [[HordeOfAlienLocusts An alien locust]]** An overweight [[HornyVikings space viking]]** A mercenary with a {{BFG}} [[ColdSniper sniper rifle]]** A criminal plankton riding a three-eyed pufferfish** A religious yet gluttonous humanoid caterpillar** A criminally sadistic little alien girl with psionic powers** An interstellar sea captain who literally IS a squid** A SpaceMarine who lacks pants for some reason** A [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom fox]] ActionGirl with a [[PowerFist robotic gauntlet]]** An [[MasterOfDisguise infiltrator]] KillerRobot** An alien techno-shaman** A [[BlobMonster gelatinous]] KnightInShiningArmor** A [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]] and [[BigEater hungry]] dragon** A grizzled, ex-cop bird-man archer** A hairdresser-turned-assassin** A {{Time Travel}}ing AbsentMindedProfessor** A bucktoothed, hoverbike-driving BountyHunter** A baby piloting a MiniMecha** A crystal NatureSpirit fighting against mining companies* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Most of the cast, excluding Yuri, who is an ordinary monkey, and Derpl, who appears to be too dim-witted to speak coherently. Both characters double-subvert this trope by having on-board computers translate for them.[[note]]Possibly triple-subverted in Yuri's case -- others aren't quite sure if it's Yuri or the computer that is truly in control.[[/note]]* AmbidextrousSprite: All character sprites are flipped around when they turn. Leon's sword arm changes from left to right, even in some of the official art! Clunk's missile launcher also does this as well as Lonestar's and Froggy's gun-holding arm.* AnnouncerChatter: In addition to the default announcer, you can purchase more colorful announcers such as:** Papa Gnaw (Kickstarter only)** Voltar (Kickstarter only)** SUSI** Coco Nebulon** Wildlife Narrator** Wraithlord Scoop** The Scrolls of Xi Pang** Ghosthouse** Rockstar** Mind Collection** Skree* AntlionMonster: The Sorona map has a giant worm hiding in the bottom center. Hit the button just one jump above and the worm pops out to annihilate anything underneath.* AprilFools: On April 1st, 2016, Awesomenauts got a retro update; complete with chiptunes and a pixel filter. The pixellation can be switched on and off by pressing ctrl+P.* AreaOfEffect: Examples include Clunk's self-destruct, Lonestar's dynamite, Yuri's time bubble, Derpl's nuke, Voltar's healbot, and Coco's lightning ball. Furthermore, Lonestar's Bull can be upgraded to explode on any nearby targets once it expires and Voltar's drones can be manually self-destructed to deal damage. In fact, the only 'Naut who ''doesn't'' have some kind of AOE move is Ksenia.* ArtEvolution: ** All the later characters/DLC costumes are noticeably more detailed than the nauts that were in the initial release. As an indie title, this is perhaps not surprising.** With the "Overdrive" expansion, the earlier nauts will be redesigned with more detail and animation to match the newer nauts. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/awesomenauts_overdrive_sheriff_lonestar_graphical_update.jpg Here's comparision between old Lonestar and new Lonestar]].* AWinnerIsYou: See the [[MostWonderfulSound bottom of this page]]* BilingualBonus: Skølldir's theme, when translated from Norwegian (''Skølldir kommer på besøk, stram lemonaden klar''), means ''"Skølldir is coming, get the lemonade ready"'').** Also Yuri's theme, which is in Russian.** Not to mention Leon's theme, which is naturally in French.* BloodlessCarnage: Subverted. While the characters do not bleed when hit, blood splats ''do'' appear on the screen if you take heavy damage in one go.* BonusBoss: The Solar Boss.* BottomlessMagazines: Nobody has to reload their default weapons, although reload sounds do exist for certain special weapons.** Subverted with Ted [=McPain=], whose shotgun has a limited clip that must be reloaded over time.* BottomlessPit: At the bottom of Starstorm Station.* CastOfSnowflakes: Averted with the robot armies of the Ones and Zeros, as the robots are identical, barring their [[PaletteSwap differing colour schemes]]. PlayedStraight with the 'Nauts.* CharacterCustomization: Each character has their own set of skills, but their loadout of skills and subsequent builds can be customised.* ColourCodedArmies: The warring Ones and Zeros are identical robot armies, save for their red and blue colouring.* ColourCodedMultiplayer: Every 'Naut can fight against an opposing identical 'Naut, the only difference being a red or blue-themed colour scheme and sometimes a costume change.* CombatAndSupport: As with all MOBA games, there is a division of certain roles, as suited to different characters. Sheriff Lonestar is extremely adept at pushing a lane, Clunk can dish out and take a lot of damage, and Voltar serves as the team's medic and possesses very few offensive skills. Of course, these roles are not rigidly defined, but generally the characters fall into the categories below:** Combat - Froggy G, Leon, Clunk, Coco Nebulon, Derpl Zork, Vinnie & Spike, Ayla, Ted [=McPain=], Penny Fox, Nibbs, Rocco, Ksenia, Chucho Krokk, Jimmy and the [=LUX5000=]** Balance - Lonestar, Gnaw, Skølldir, Raelynn, Admiral Swiggins, Scoop** Support - Voltar, Yuri, Genji, Sentry X-58, Professor Yoolip, Ix* CripplingOverspecialization: Voltar, a floating brain in a jar who focuses mainly upon healing, is this. Unable to purposefully do any damage at all to the enemy without upgrades (at least, until version 2.10, which gave his healing beam damaging properties against enemies), he instead relies upon AI drones that follow him around to inflict damage.** Gnaw's reliance on Damage over Time leaves him very ineffective against healers and passive regeneration upgrades like Med-i-Can.** Any character that uses large amounts of crowd control have their effectiveness halved by [[WeaksauceWeakness Baby Kuri Mammoth]], a utility item available to almost every character. If they built too heavy into [=CC=], most of their power is gone.* CriticalExistenceFailure: You die instantly when your health bar reaches zero.* DoNotRunWithAGun: The robot creeps will remain stationary if attacking.** Mostly averted with the 'Nauts, but all of them experience a slight slowing effect while firing and moving simultaneously, and activating most skills causes a momentary cessation of movement. Played straight with Raelynn, who remains completely still during the charge-up of her 'Snipe' skill, as well as Yuri, who cannot move at all while firing his laser.** Played somewhat straight with Coco, Chucho (while on his bike), and Ted [=McPain=], who can't walk backwards while firing. None of the 'Nauts can move backwards while shooting, but in their case, their basic attacks fire so rapidly that there's no time for them to move before another shot is fired.* DoubleJump: Lonestar, Skølldir, Nibbs, and Ksenia all have one. Lonestar's can be upgraded into a triple jump. Penny has a triple jump that can be upgraded into a quadruple jump. Also, Genji and Ix have regular jumps followed by a hover, which they can use to either get higher or to float.* DropInDropOutMultiplayer* DropPod: You enter battle in this fashion. While falling, you can collect extra solar along the way.* EndlessGame* EssenceDrop: Neutral creeps drop health kits that are automatically absorbed (except with Yuri, who has to tow them in with his laser).** One of Genji's cocoon upgrades causes cocooned enemies to drop several small health packs.** Yoolip has an upgrade that causes enemy droids to drop health packs as well.* EvilOverlooker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj6ejHuBe5E Used for the picture used in this video]].* FlavorText: With very minimal in-game story, most of the game's lore comes from the flavor text present on every character, upgrade, and DLC.* FloatingPlatforms* FollowTheMoney: Silver and gold solar blocks hover above the ground, to be collected via contact. Most noticeable in the DropPod sequence.* FrickinLaserBeams: Actually averted, for a Saturday Morning-esque sci-fi game. Lasers are depicted as a continuous straight line that instantly hits anybody in it, such as Yuri's beam and Raelynn's sniper.* GameLobby: Before starting a game, you can invite other people to your team in a lobby screen. You can also create private sessions for up to 6 players.* GiantMook: The big droids with rocket launchers. They actually do pretty decent damage to structures, so it's a good idea to keep them alive if they're your color and destroy them ASAP if they aren't.* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: All over the place.** The guys who play this straight are Leon, Skølldir, Admiral Swiggins, Scoop, Professor Yoolip, and Jimmy and the [=LUX5000=] (and arguably Froggy G and Clunk, as their normal attacks are ranged but their specials are melee/close range). The rest subvert it.** For the girls, Raelynn plays this straight. Coco (her main attack is close range, but her most damaging special is a long-range lightning ball) and Ksenia (melee attack with one stealth skill and one ammo restricted ranged attack) are borderline. Slightly inverted with Ayla (a melee basic attack, an AOE skill that damages enemies that get too close to her, even her projectile nuke skill is mid-range), Penny Fox (starts out subverting it but has a few upgrades that give her ranged capability) and Nibbs (built more for teleporting into and out of fights to deal damage at close range). Entirely subverted with Amy, Jimmy's DistaffCounterpart that replaces him on blue team.* HitPoints: All characters, creeps, and buildings have a visible health bar. Any damage you deal or take is shown as numbers that pop out.* {{Homage}}: The entire aesthetics of the game borrow from Saturday morning cartoons from the 80s.* HomingBoulders: Clunk's rockets (with an upgrade), Gnaw's Weedling shots, Derpl's missiles (an upgrade for his turret), and Chucho's turret shots.** The team turrets' bullets home in sharply if anything gets too close to them.* IdiotBall: During the Tutorial, the computer-controlled Froggy G will blunder right into the turret ahead and attack it at point-blank range, as part of the Tutorial's lesson on how to ''not'' play a ranged character.** Even outside of the tutorial, AI characters will sometimes charge the turrets (though they will at least back off once they start taking damage).* InASingleBound: All of the characters in the game excluding Clunk, Voltar, Vinnie & Spike, Derpl, Jimmy, and Ted [=McPain=], have super-human jumps which are essential for making getaways, Leon and Froggy G. moreso than the rest.** And even then, Clunk, Derpl, Jimmy, and [=McPain=] have jet-packs, Voltar can hover, and Yuri and Spike can fly (Vinnie rides on Spike's back).* InterfaceScrew: Some skills can be upgraded to blind players, which temporarily darkens the edges of their screen.** As of version 2.3, being blinded whites out most of the screen instead.** Taking a lot of damage creates a blood splatter on the receiving player's screen.* JetPack: Lonestar and Skølldir use these to DoubleJump while Derpl, Clunk, Jimmy, and [=McPain=] use them to hover upward.* KingMook: The Solar Bosses are this to the neutral creeps on the Ribbit IV map. They're very tough, have a powerful attack, and quickly regenerate health when left alone. However, they drop a lot of solar when killed and instantly heal whoever lands the killing blow.* {{Leitmotif}}: Every character has a theme that plays upon selection, composed with their respective personalities and character traits in mind.** Should you get a Killing Spree, the standard music will be replaced by a [[ThemeMusicPowerUp remixed version of the character's theme]].* LevelScaling: As time passes, 'Nauts generally become stronger by upgrading their skills, but the robot creeps gradually get more numerous and sport larger health bars as a round progresses.** Played straight as of patch 2.12, which overhauled the game to include an XP System. Every Awesomenaut has scaling damage and health based on their team level.* MagnetHands: All the characters that hold firearms never let them go.* MechaMooks: Most of the normal creeps.* MiniMecha: Derpl's AI-driven secretary desk also acts as a combat walker and a weapons platform.* MirrorMatch: The same character can exist on both teams. There's even an achievement for playing against a team with the exact same set up.* MultiPlatform* NeverTrustATrailer: A minor example, but the intro sequence shows Lonestar dual-wielding his weapons, something which he sadly does not do in-game.* NewSeasonNewName: The Starstorm expansion has shades of this, with a {{Retool}} as darker-looking 'Nauts are released, along with a new plot for the titular Starstorm station.** This really seems to be the case in Overdrive, as most of the free features being released around the time of the expansion (Lonestar's visual rework, new matchmaking, Ix the Interloper, the XP System) are part of "[[UpToEleven taking Awesomenauts into Overdrive]]".* [[NPCRoadblock PC Roadblock]]: Enemy players can't pass through each other. If you find yourself stopping in place while you're holding a directional button, there's probably an invisible Leon trying to slink past.* PaletteSwap: The red and blue sides; their turrets, bots, and the 'Nauts themselves.** Averted with Jotunn Skølldir and Jimmy and the [=LUX5000=]. Jotunn has a fire/ice theme and Jimmy is swapped out for his sister Amy (although in both cases, the sprites still look pretty similar).* PlayerVersusPlayer* PointBuildSystem: Consistent with the MOBA genre. Every 'Naut begins a round with only their primary attack, having to buy subsequent skills at the shop with solar, the in-game currency. During the course of a round, these various aspects are upgraded.* PokemonSpeak: At least, if the below SpeaksInBinary example is true.* PressurePlate: There is a button in the bottom lane on Sorona. Stepping on it triggers a SandWorm.* RecycledInSpace: The story is ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' [-IN SPACE-]. They don't even try to hide it.* RegeneratingHealth: Every character has this by default, and nearly everyone can buy Med-i-Can, a utility upgrade that improves it. Furthermore, certain other 'Nauts have specific, more powerful regeneration: Leon has an upgrade that restores his health when he's cloaked, Rocco has one while using Vengeance, Yuri has one that gives his Time Warp this effect, ect.* RespawnPoint: A drop-pod in a large mother-ship, seconds before its ejection towards the planet on which the round is taking place, no less!* {{Retraux}}: ''Roflnauts'', [[EasterEgg once you find it]].* SandWorm: Sorona has one as a stage hazard. Players can use a button to activate the worm which will consume any players or droids unfortunate to be standing in its way.* ScenicTourLevel: A more interactive variant. The tutorial begins with a brief cutscene, but quickly allows the players to take control of Sheriff Lonestar, as he is instructed by his [[EvilOverlooker employer]] to complete various objectives around a slightly modified level of Ribbit IV, the first map the player will have access to.* SideView* SceneryPorn: The backgrounds have all kinds of small details, such as jumping sandworms, other planets, and moving transport lifts. On Ribbit IV and Aiguillon, the bottom of the map is filled with water that reflects everything near it.* ShoutOut: By the truckload. Some achievement names reference cartoons from the '80s. The characters' quotes and upgrade descriptions are also full of various references.** [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Awesomenauts, roll out!]]** [[WesternAnimation/BionicSix Bionic family.]]** [[WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}} Hawk, wolf, puma, and bear.]]** [[WesternAnimation/PolePosition In pole position.]]** [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Let our powers combine!]]** [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Master of the Universe!]]** [[WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}} Party at Sky Vault.]]** [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Slimer's evil twin.]]** [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles T-U-R-R-E-T powah!]]** [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thunder, thunder, thunder!]]** [[WesternAnimation/SilverHawks On wings of silver.]]** [[Franchise/GIJoe Yoooo JOE!]]** Clunk can't seem to go three lines without referencing a rock song (or sometimes, other famous robots).--> ''"[[AC: Clunk; [[Music/CheapTrick All wound up and ready to go.]]"'' ]]--> ''"[[AC: [[Music/TenaciousD You cannot kill the metal.]]"'' ]]--> ''"[[AC: [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} Bite Clunk's shiny metal.]]"'' ]]** [[Music/JamesBrown "Daddy's got a brand new bag!"]]** [[Franchise/StarTrek "Resistance is futile."]]** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Screw you guys, I'm goin' home!"]]** [[LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} "See you later, Shiplords!"]]** Penny Fox quotes multiple lines from VideoGame/StarFox64.** The hidden EasterEgg game "Roflnauts" is a {{Retraux}}-style ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Bros.]]'' game. It gives the characters silly names, such as "[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Megoman]]" for Clunk and "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Honic]]" for Leon.* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: All the maps contain spring-pads in certain places, allowing for a one-way, brief burst of speed.* ShowsDamage: Turrets begin to spark and smoke whenever they're damaged noticeably.* SingleBiomePlanet: Ribbit IV is entirely a swamp and Sorona is a desert.* SomethingNauts: The titular groups.* SpeaksInBinary: The robot factions apparently speak like this. Although, [[TotallyRadical considering whose word]] [[UnreliableNarrator we have for that claim]], this could just be an exaggeration on Coco's part.* StoryToGameplayRatio: As mentioned in the blurb, Awesomenauts possesses a [[ExcusePlot plot]] purely to set up the gameplay.* SuicidalOverconfidence: Most of the robot creeps pose little to no threat to you, yet will still pursue and attack you if within range.* TauntButton: All of the 'nauts have multiple taunt lines which players can trigger at will.* TeleportersAndTransporters: Starstorm Station has a few worm holes littered around it that allow the player quick access to top lane. Can be used for [[WeaponizedTeleportation surprise attacks]] as well.* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: An A.I.-controlled Raelynn's Snipe can lock on to you with perfect accuracy while you're just barely in range (which for a player would usually mean you're off-screen), even if you're invisible. This makes her significantly more [[FakeDifficulty dangerous]] than other bots. Less noticeable, but Leon's tongue and Swiggins' anchor do this too.** Bots won't initially see you while you're in stealth, but bumping into them or just hanging around too long causes them to attack, at which point they won't unsee you until you leave or die.* ThemeMusicPowerup: When you're doing really well (getting a killing spree at 3, 6, and 9 kills in a row), the {{leitmotif}} for the 'Naut you're playing overrides the normal background music.** And if your team is handing the enemy their keisters on a silver platter (15-0 team kills), the game's main theme starts playing.* TwoGirlsToATeam: As of now, there are only 6 female characters to 21 male characters. 7 if you count Derpl's AI secretary, and 8 if you count Amy.* UnstableEquilibrium: A minor example. Getting a kill gives you bonus Solar (the in-game currency). You can use this bonus Solar to purchase more upgrades to your abilities, allowing you to get ''more'' kills, and so forth.** This was intended to be lessened by the XP System, which made Solar less valuable and added another system that's easier to equalize. However, even if it's better in a general sense, a complete stomp is even more hopeless now; the winning team will be snowballing in both Solar and XP.* VideoGameFlight: Vinnie and Spike have a Franchise/{{Kirby}}-esque floating ability; however, most maps are claustrophobic and he has a ranged attack. Yuri, Ayla, and Chucho can fly freely, but Ayla can only fly when using Rage and Chucho can only fly while riding his hoverbike.* WarHasNeverBeenSoMuchFun: To a degree. The Awesomenauts themselves are brightly coloured and rendered in the cartoon style of the 80s, and there is very little blood at all, save for the [[InterfaceScrew blood splatter]] that occurs when a character takes heaps of damage.----->'''''[[MostWonderfulSound VICTORYYYYYYYYY!]]'''''


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AntiguaThe Caribbean's premier summer festival — Antigua's Carnival — is celebrated each year during the last week of July and culminates on the first Monday and Tuesday in August. Come see the beauty that are the Queen of Carnival contestants, listen to the majestic performances from our steelband men, see the awesome talent of the Mr. & Miss Teenage contestants, and of course, come see the calypsonians duke it out for supremacy during the "Mother of all Shows" (The Calypso Monarch Competition).http://www.antiguacarnival.com
The NPN 2015 Northern Europe Leadership Summit & Music Festival at Sea
August 23 – 30, 2015
Crystal Cruises * 6-Star Crystal Symphony – Copenhagen, Denmark * Edinburgh, Scotland * Newcastle, England *Hamburg, Germany * Helgoland, Germany * Amsterdam, Netherlands
58th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
September 18- 20, 2015
Monterey, CA
Nonstop jazz at the oldest continuous jazz festival in the world. Always features top performers, plus colorful gifts, food, jazz photo/art exhibits, jazz clinics/seminars and more.
The 29th Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival
October, 2015
Catalina Island
1st Festival Weekend of October 8th
2nd Festival Weekend of October 15th
At the Avalon Casino Ballroom looking out to sea. Performance line-up to be announced early in the New Year. Bringing together 30 different stars of smooth jazz.
The NPN 2015 Bahamas Leadership Summit & Music Festival at Sea
October 21-24, 2015
Royal Caribbean * Oasis of the Seas – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida * Nassau, Bahamas *
South Beach, Florida
9th Annual Capital Jazz SuperCruise
October 24– November 1, 2015
Full-Ship Music Festival At Sea
8 days and nights of concerts, parties, jam sessions, games, dancing, and much more!
Sailing from Fort Lauderdale to: Costa Rica, Panama and The Cayman Islands
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January , 2016
Phoenix, AZ
For the second year in a row, Pro Bowl is unconferenced. No more AFC vs. NFC. It's all about giving fans match-ups they've never seen before. Watch the all-stars get drafted. Unexpected teams. Memorable match-ups. This is the Pro Bowl: Fantasy Football for Real. Kick off Super Bowl Week in Arizona, location of Super Bowl XLIX.2015 Pro Bowl game tickets will be on sale in November!Pro Bowl packages are available right now through the NFL's official source for event experiences and hospitality.http://www.nfl.com/probowl
Rio de Janeiro Carnival
February 5 – 7, 2016
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
The spectacular Carnival in Rio is a celebration of beauty, rhythm, music and sensuality. The decoration of the city, the Samba schools, the amazing costumes, the colorful and creative allegoric cars and the amazing weather all contribute to fill your senses and memory with incredible images and sensations.
Trinidad Carnival 2016 – An All Inclusive Experience!
February 8-9, 2016
Port of Spain, Trinidad
The "Mother" of all caribbean carnival festivals that attracts over 200,000 visitors worldwide!
BlackNLA's 9th Annual Ski Weekend
March 2016 – TBA
Lake Tahoe, NV
Join BlackNLA @ The West Coasts Ultimate Urban Ski and Snowboarding Weekend
Its winter and you know what that means, fun on the mountain! Join us for a fabulous weekend of skiing, snowboarding, casino gambling. shopping and everything in between at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. Last year there were over 500 people that made the trip. This trip is open to everyone: groups, singles, couples and friends. All are welcome – beginners, experts and non-skiers – believe us, there is plenty to do…GET THERE!!!! Visit: www.MammothBlackOut.com
Couples Paradise
March 18 – 20, 2016
Carmel, CA
Couples Paradise is a weekend destination trip specifically geared toward married, engaged, and exclusively dating couples who are invested in building and/or maintaining a future together. Couples Paradise is the only trip of its kind on the West Coast, providing a relaxing, fun-filled experience that celebrates and uplifts the spirit of love. The trip will take place at La Playa Carmel, a romantic boutique resort located blocks from the California coastline. This all-inclusive weekend will be filled with amazing dining experiences, unlimited drinks during all activities, recreational activities, a relationship-building discussion with top relationship experts, a live musical performance that's sure to soother your soul, sightseeing throughout serene Carmel Valley and immense FUN!
The NPN 2016 Dubai Leadership Summit & Music Festival at Sea
March 28 – April 4, 2016
Royal Caribbean International * Completely Revitalized Splendour of the Seas
Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Khasab, Oman * Muscat, Oman * Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a/k/a Jazz Fest, is a cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 500,000 visitors each year. There are two main components: the Louisiana Heritage Fair and the Evening Concert Series. The Louisiana Heritage Fair is the signature feature of the Festival, showcasing unforgettable music on 12 stages, delicious Louisiana cuisine in two large food areas, and crafts artisans from the region and around the world demonstrating and selling their work.
St. Lucia Jazz Festival
April 28 – May 8, 2016
St. Lucia
During the month of May, the Island of St. Lucia moves to the beat of jazz when music fills the air. This event continues to be one of the top music concerts in the Caribbean, with performances taking place all over the island. The line up is guaranteed to please. If you've been before, then you know that this is a premiere Music Festival and rooms will go fast! If this is your first time to the St. Lucia Jazz Festival, we'll be happy to answer your questions. But, regardless, rooms will go fast!
Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
May 2016
Atlanta, GA
Comments: The Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo, features four days of business, motivational, and leadership seminars designed to empower and profit emerging and established minority businesses. Don't miss out on your chance to learn from and network today's top business leaders and entrepreneurs. Millions of dollars worth of opportunities await you at the nation's largest gathering of black-owned business leaders and key decision makers.Come experience it for yourself.
Join BLACKNLA The 8th Annual Memorial Day Getaway
May 26 -31, 2016
Puerto Plata – Domincan Republic
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Cancun Jumpoff
May 2016
Cancun Mexico
"O" INTERNATIONAL is bringing Bourbon St back to the white sandy beaches of Cancun, Mexico to celebrate the 10 year Anniversary of The Largest Urban Event Held Outside of the United States. Already anticipated to be the largest Memorial Day Weekend gathering ever held in Cancun, the 2013 extravaganza will celebrate all that is positive in the young, trend setting, urban professional landscape, in grand fashion.
Soul Beach Music Festival
May 2016
The Soul Beach Music Festival kicks-off Memorial Day Weekend, in Aruba's sun-kissed paradise, with five-days of power-packed events. Join Soul Music Lovers from around the world and take part in amped-up nightclubs, sizzling beach parties, music and comedy concerts.
The Urban Fiesta
May 2016
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This is the newest Memorial Day island destination that does not require a Passport. This event is strictly for the "Grown & Sexy" trendsetters and taste makers! If you're tired of doing the same old thing for Memorial Day weekend, why not come party with us?
The packages are affordable, the parties don't stop and our motto is…
"No Passports, No Problem… Just Fun!"
Black Bike Week (A.K.A Tthe Atlantic Bike Festival)
May 27 – 30, 2016
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The Largest Black Bike Festival in the world. Over 300,000 participate in what has become a super bike event for people of color.
Capital Jazz Fest
Washington, D.C.
June 3 – 5, 2016
The Capital Jazz Fest has become one of the hottest jazz fests on the East Coast, attracting enthusiasts from New York to South Carolina. Past performers include Earl Klugh, Roy Ayers, David Sanborn and Nancy Wilson. But truth be told, most folk come because this is the first big party of the summer.
June 2016 – TBA
JamaicaThe Caribbean's complete jazz vacation!! Featuring the greatest names in Jamaican Jazz as well as the very best of international fare. It boasts a Youth Programme, daily free concerts, a large-scale Photo Exhibition and events large and med going on simultaneously all over the Island, including: Kingston, Montego Bay, Negril, and Runaway Bayhttp://www.ochoriosjazz.com/Essence Music FestivalJuly 1 – 4, 2016
New Orleans, LA
Soulful music fills the air at the Louisiana Superdome on one main stage and four super lounges in the celebration of multi-cultural music and arts.
July 1 – 16, 2016
July 2016
Grand Park, Chicago, IL
July 2016
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I've just started a new project so I'm starting with 1.2RC and the experimenting with BDD with rspec.
I won't delve into either as folks with more FU than myself have explored both topics.
Specifically though I have run into problems with rspec and the new simply_helpful - thankfully Lourens of methodmissing has nailed down a monkey patch.
Laurens also supplies a monkey patch to permit testing of various return types - but, alas, since rspec is maturing at the speed of light it doesn't work with rspec 0.7.4.
Following is a mod of Lauren's patch that'll get your specifies testing RSS, XML, et al.
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class Test::Unit::TestCase %w(get put post head delete).each{|m| define_method(m.to_sym) do |*args| @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = m.upcase @request.env['CONTENT_TYPE'] = Mime::EXTENSION_LOOKUP[(args[2].nil? ? 'html' : args[2].to_s )] process( args[0], args[1] || {} ) end } end
put this in your spechelper.rb, after require 'rspecon_rails' and before your Test::Rails::Testcase definition.


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iTunes in the Cloud for movies is finally available outside of the United States. Apple has just rolled out the service to over 35 new countries. iTunes Movies in the Cloud gives users the ability to access previously purchased movies and TV shows right from iCloud on the Apple TV.
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Work on Apple TV 3 jailbreak is still in progress, according to FireCore. Although the company is working hard on this long-awaited jailbreak, the SeasOnPass and aTV Flash maker admitted on its blog that the jailbreak for Apple TV 3 "has proven to be a bit elusive up to this point."
That's right, folks! No longer do we have to stream Netflix movies or mirror our Angry Birds from the iPhone to our Apple TV in that ridiculous 2D! It is time to go 3D! What's that, you hate 3D glasses? That's okay. With Stream TV we are going glasses-free 3D! According to a story from the great team at Macworld, Stream TV Networks, who develop glasses-free 3D technology for TV sets, announced that they are enabling Apple TV users to beam Apple TV content or the content from our other iOS devices to the 3D TVs using the company's Ultra-D autostereoscopic technology.
Windows version of AirParrot, an app that streams your computer's screen to your Apple TV 2 or Apple TV 3 over AirPlay, has been released a few weeks ago but if you haven't grabbed your own copy yet, here is a chance to get it for free.


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text: RECAP: Game 63. Pens beat Ducks 3-2 in shootout. Posted by TPB Staff on Mar 8, 2014 06:29 ShareTweet Earlier this season, we spent a couple weeks harping on the blueprint on how to beat the Penguins. In this game, the Penguins gave us the blueprint on how they'll be able to hang with the best teams in the NHL later this season if they get the opportunity. It involves staying alive long enough for the PP to come up huge. It was their downfall against San Jose. Yes, they had two PP goals, but the shorty surrendered to Marleau planted the seed for the Sharks' comeback. Meanwhile in this game, the big boys got a chance halfway through the third period to tie the fucker up, and Malkin stepped up. Another factor to this win? The ability to roll four lines for most of the game, especially on the back end of probably the toughest back-to-back in hockey. San Jose and Anaheim aren't easy places to play, and you can almost forget about it when the teams are playing elite hockey. People were freaking out after the Sharks loss, but let's reassess this California trip. The Pens, and their backup goaltender, were a fluke goal away from taking the Sharks to overtime. Then the Pens turned around and took the Ducks to overtime and won in a shootout. They were outshot 78-39 in the process, but it's promising nonetheless. In building towards the playoffs you need moments to draw on. We believe Bylsma finally admitting that his third line is utter trash is a huge moment. We aren't saying it is a solution, but pairing your best six forwards together is a whole lot better than having Brandon Sutter skate with Vitale and Tanner Glass. Benchmark moment that led to the win. RECAP: FIRST PERIOD Chris Kunitz took a dumb penalty early on, and pretty much the rest of the game was played in the Pens' zone. They were able to kill off the Kunitz penalty, but Ducks were wide awake. It was all Ducks all the time. Then Corey Perry snuck in and put home a loose puck. Begining of a long night for Maatta and Orpik, 1-0. You wanted the Pens to answer the goal, but there was a DO NOT ENTER sign on the Ducks' blue line. But then out of nowhere, Engelland turned and threw one at Hiller, who didn't even know what happened. 1-1. Bruce Brodreau's reaction as Engelland skated past the ducks bench was great. ( thanks to Kim T. for the spot) Stempniak-Crosby-Kunitz had a really good shift somewhere in there. It hurts to get excited over one shift, but that's the first time in a while that the top line has been able to be active in the offensive zone. Malkin drew a penalty, and the PP was licking its chops. Instead we saw a rough Crosby turnover and a nice backcheck by Neal to thwart a shorthanded chance. Stempniak fell a couple more times, and then there was some 4-on-4 action when Bryan Allen tripped Joe Vitale, who got called for a dive. Ducks pushed harder late in the first, and it led to a Neal penalty, but the Ducks couldn't do anything. Jesus, how dominant are Perry and Getlaf down low? It's not even fair. Other shit that happened: – Say what you want about Despres, but at least he clears people out from the front of the net. He has played well the last two games. – Kyle Palmieri getting hit by Corey Perry's shot, then almost getting hit again was funny: – Forgot Saku Koivu was still in the NHL. SECOND PERIOD Stempniak took a dumb penalty, so the Pens had to kill that off. As a result, it looked like they couldn't get their legs under them for a large chunk of the period. Stempniak made another appearance later when he blew a golden chance on a feed from Kunitz. Rough couple games for Stempniak. Meanwhile, the Ducks had their best chance when Olli Maatta turned a puck over, and the Ducks went the other way on a 3-on-1. Fleury answered with his best save of the night on Patrick Maroon. Butt-clenching moment. At the 7:30 mark of the second, the Pens were being outshot 21-4. But the Pens were still very much in the game, and it honestly didn't feel like that big of a shot differential. Out of nowhere, James Neal woke up, danced a one-on-one, and rang one of the pipe. Pens had something going with about five minutes to go. Crosby got the puck in the offensive zone which hadn't happened alot in this game. He set up shot. Then Brooks Orpik did this: The Ducks were owning the play, but Francois Beauchemin slipped up and hooked James Neal and then yelled at the refs for a while. It was a huge PP opportunity, but the Pens couldn't connect. Malkin had a good look but just couldn't roof it. 1-1 going into the third period? Sold. – Matt Niskanen was the best Penguins D-man through the first two periods. He had a few chances jumping into the play late. He's playing a complete game right now. THIRD PERIOD The way the shots were going, it was only a matter of time. Two minutes into the third, Corey Perry embarrassed Brooks Orpik, stripping him of the puck. The puck then went to Getzlaf driving the net then back to Perry. 2-1. Yeah, Perry got Orpik's hands on the play, but that doesn't excuse Orpik from following Perry to the net. While we're at it, the Maatta-Orpik pairing is trash. Burn it. The Ducks weren't giving the Pens much, but then the Kyle Palmieri tripped Simon Despres. And that was a big mistake. The PP smelled blood. Neal and Malkin teamed up, and Malkin didn't miss. 2-2. So many great things about that goal. The Pens quick transition back into the zone after Malkin misplayed a Crosby pass at the point. Crosby and Neal working the boards. Malkin finding a sweet spot in the high slot. And that screen from Kunitz. Man. Pens almost took the lead like 10 seconds later when Sutter and Jokinen teamed up, and it was Hiller's turn to make a huge save. TURNING POINT At some point before the Pens' PP goal, Bylsma moved Pyatt to Malkin and Neal's line, and put Jokinen with Sutter. It was a simple move, but the Penguins' lines stabilized after that. It is so common to just say " The Penguins stars need to show up." Malkin and Crosby aren't the problem. They can't carry the team every game. Having a third line is a drum we will beat into the ground. Every time Corey Perry was on the ice, he almost scored. Fleury had to make several big saves. Last five minutes Pyatt-Malkin-Neal vs. Perry-Getzlaf-Palmieri was really fun. Both lines generated all kinds of shit. Pyatt actually looked really good with Neal and Malkin at points. Until he blew a big time chance and reminded everyone he is Taylor Pyatt Time slipped away in regulation. Pens got a point. Overtime Complete madness. First, it was Getzlaf and Perry working. Just unreal chemistry. Next up was Sidney Crosby. He stripped a Ducks D-man, got a step, then got two or three steps, and had a breakaway on Hiller. Hiller wins. Crosby is saving up a breakaway goal for a big moment (not in Sochi). You can just feel it. Next was Malkin and Neal. Then they gave way to more Getzlaf and Perry. Exhausting hockey. To the shootout we go. SHOOTOUT — Fleury's pokecheck was pretty awesome: – Crosby and Kunitz's moves were both sick. Kunitz with the kickstarter, Petr Sykora special. – Teemu Selanne had to score to tie it and he did. – Watch Bylsma and Martin after Selanne scored: — Sutter rewards them with a goal. — Fleury stones GetzLAUGH GAME. — Here lies Brian Gibbons. — Matt Niskanen is out of his mind right now. — It will be sad when the Ducks lose in the first round. — We are getting to the fun part of the season now. Back to back home and homes with the Flyers and Washington starting Monday: ShareTweetPenguins Tickets About TPB Staff View all posts by TPB Staff →


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Kabuki Joe (11-15-2012)
But then that is the nature of propaganda...you never have to be accountable, answer for anything and can say the most outrageous $#@!, simply to annoy. It's called trolling in some places...
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Akula (11-15-2012)
If ya didn't intend to call Romney a racists maybe you should choose your words more carefully.
BTW you just called yourself a liar by explaining your link was not referring to Romney as a racists, which I explained in my first post this thread.
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It's ok if you disagree with me. I can't force you to be right.
FACTS Matter
Donald J Trump is every Conservative Republican after 3 or 4 drinks. He says exactly what they are thinking, when they dont have the stones to say it themselves. He just says them with their usual ignorance, but only louder.


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I can't find this story anywhere in US news outlets. Whereas the BBC—twice as far away—features it on their online front page.
According to Survival International, swine flu has killed seven members of the Yanomami, an endangered Amazonian tribe. Another 1,000 Yanomami are reported to have caught the virulent strain. The regional office of the World Health Organization confirms swine flu.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government has sealed the area and sent in medical teams, amid fears the epidemic could kill many more Indians. According to Survival International:
In the 1980-90s, when goldminers invaded their land, one fifth of the Yanomami in Brazil died from diseases such as flu and malaria introduced by the miners. Stephen Corry, director of Survival said, "The situation is [now] critical. We could once more see hundreds of Yanomami dying of treatable diseases. This would be utterly devastating for this isolated tribe, whose population has only just recovered from the epidemics which decimated their population 20 years ago."
The Yanomami are the largest relatively isolated tribe in the Amazon rainforest, with a population of 32,000 straddling the mountainous border between Venezuela and Brazil. Because of this isolation, the Yanomami possess little resistance to introduced diseases. Furthermore, there's virtually no medical infrastructure in their forested homeland. Certainly not an ICU, I gather.