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Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Cheats
Boost on snowboarding levels:
After pausing your game, enter code
Code: Left and Right
Full pause screen:
After pausing your game, enter code
Code: Press and hold Y + X
Last stage
Finish both Hero and Dark side story modes. Begin the story mode to access the Last Stage option.
Advanced Sonic race kart
Finish all of Sonic's missions with A ranks.
Advanced Shadow race kart
Finish all of Shadow's mission with A ranks.
Advanced Eggman race kart
Finish all Eggman's missions with A ranks.
Get Flame on top of choa's head
First go to the water stage with Knuckles. Then look around till you find a sea monster animal. Go to choa garden and give it to one of your choa Look at the top of it's head It should have a flame on in.
Boss time attack mode
Finish either side story to see all the scenes from the side of the story that you chose or you can play the Bosses that you fought in a time attack mode. To get both the Hero and the Dark modes you have to finish both sides of the game.
Chao race kart
Finish all of Tails' missions with A ranks.
Eggman Robot race kart
Finish all of Rouge's missions with A ranks.
Extra Chao Karate mode
You either have to Finish Hard mode, or all three original modes (Beginner, Intermediate, and Hard). Doing this will unlock the fourth difficulty mode, Super. The Super mode is very hard if your Chao is not strong enough.
Extra costumes
Get A ranks on every mission with the character you wish to get the costume for.
Extra Island level
To get an extra Island level, you must get all the Emblems, including Kart, Timed Boss, and the emblems for all A rating. Once you have them all, which should total 180, the island next to the Green Forest level will have the face of Sonic on it. The new level is a 3D version of the Green Hills Zone, from Sonic The Hedgehog. This level has no...
Advanced Knuckles race kart
Finish all of Shadow's missions with A ranks.
Wool hat
To unlock the wool hat, you need to have at least 100 emblems. The blue mask costs 10,000 rings, the red mask costs 8,000 rings.
Kart racing mini-game
Catch the President with Tails, or catch Tails with Rouge. If you do both, you will unlock versus in two-player mode. Either way will work -- it does not matter which you do first.
Make a Chao follow you
If a Chao is in its flowers, pick it up and it will follow you for a while. Also, if you whistle now, it comes to you.
New kart racing cars
Get all level emblems with every character. Press Up at any character at the kart race player selection screen to find a new car.
Pumpkin Head for Chaos
To get a pumpkin, you will need to be knuckles or rouge. Dig at Chao world (Chao Garden in the Pumpkin Hill Stage) and sooner or later, you'll find one!
Winning in Chao Karate
Your Chao's power has to be higher than 75. It can now punch and kick harder in Chao Karate. This help can knock Chao(s) off the edge easier.
Buried chao
As Shadow or Sonic, go to the Chao Garden. Go to the corner on the lowest rock thingy, (left of cave). Continuously do the Homing Attack, (best done with a turbo controller). You'll be flying, and there will be two Shadows Sonics. Fly toward the clouds, 'till you go through them. There will be a blue and black backround. Turn untill you...
Grim Reeper Chao
Heres how to make a chao that can looks and acts like the Grim Reeper. First get a black chao egg. Then give it nothing but dark fruit and skeleton dogs with Shadow. Make it go to lots of lessons. When it goes into the cocoon it will be a dark chao. Give it a skull and win it a shovle. It will carry it around like a sithe. It will also follow a...
Hidden hats
Go to a chao garden as Knuckles or Rouge. When you get in, jump and dig into the ground. Keep doing it all over the place(only in soft ground)and eventually you will find a hat for your chao, if they are smart enough to put it on. Here's what you will find where: Chao Garden: Pumpkins Dark Garden: Skulls Hero Garden: (Watermelons?)
Power up your newborn chao really fast
In order to do this you must be willing to sacrifice a few of your lives. First off, beat the Green Forest stage (if you havent already) then go to stage select and play it again. Keep running through the level until you swing off of the second vine. As you land you should see a blue raccoon (gives your chao 3 fly swim and run) Grab it and...
Hidden life
Enter punpkin hill. When you start, fly toward the first clue computer. There will be a ring. (With a weapon on it.) Drill drive or dig in the center of the ring. When you come back out, you will find a life.
In hero garden dig all around and you will find a pumpkin.
Shadow chao
Get a whole bunch of green chaos drives (the best way to get them is by getting them on hard mode in Iron gate) buy a black chao and hatch it with shadow. Keep giving it green chaos drives (with shadow of course) until it starts to grow shadow's hair on the back of it's head(most the time it doesn't grow shadow's hair till it likes you and its...
Bouncy omochao
Go to the aquatic mines and go to where the two Omochaos are where the two water-level changers are. Talk to the Omochao on the right, then jump onto the wall and dig while he is talking to you. He will start bouncing off the wall trying to get to you. If this does not work the first time try again till he does.
Easy coins
An easy way to get coins is to go to any garden as rouge or knuckles and dig around for pumpkins or skulls. Then take it to the black market and they will give you 50 coins.
Sonic team announcement
Allow the game to idle at the Press Start screen. After several demos, the Sonic Team logo will appear again and Tails will say Sonic Team!.
Be in the bcackground
If you go to chao garden, go near the water, on the small rock and use jump dash. When you are in the background, push Up and the camera will follow you. If you go back to land, all your chaos will be swimming underground. If you go behind chao garden, if you go inside a black place, it will take you to the chao lobby or the chao stadium.
Black chao
To make a black Chao, grab it and keep throwing it to the ground or the walls.
Chao immortal
To get you chao immortal feed it all the animals in the missions you have completed. Then let your chao go through two phases inside its rain drop shape cacoon.
Reuse chaos drive or animal
Get a Chaos Drive or animal and go to your garden. Take either one and bring it to your Chao, but do not give it to them. Drop it directly in front of them, very close. They will get the points but they will leave it there to use over and over. Try giving it fruit, then do it so its not moving around.
Rock climbing
When you enter the Neutral Chao Garden, you can climb the mountains to your left. Jump up there and you can get very high in the area.
Super speed
In two player mode, use a speed up then wait for the little blue light to disappear. Then, get the Super Shoes. The easiest way to do this is to play Shadow's Bridge level. After you fly up the first speed ramp, kill the robot guard then use your speed up. Then, go around the side where the Super Shoes are located.
Easy Dark Chao
To get a dark chao the easy way, get someone from the dark side, usually shadow and care for the chao a lot, it will start growing bat wings and the rin around his neck.
Get higher Chao ranks
Get the required Animal or Chaos Drive for the type of Chao you want. For example, the Yellow drive or Sea Otter for swim. Then, give them mostly that color of Drive or Animal. Eventually they will evolve into an adult. When this happens, if you gave them mostly yellow for example, the adult Chao will be a swimming type and if your rank in swim...
Metal Harbour - Special Area
On Metal harbour, play the game as normal. When you get near the end of the missile launch pad, instead of jumping onto the handle to fly up, jump into the air - off the platform, and a few floating machines appear. Use these to get over to another area of the platform which takes you to a special area ( but you have to use bouncers and ring...
President's assistant theme
Go to options. Go to where you choose the theme. Turn the analog stick in a clockwise turn. You will hear a sound.
How to stop a summersault
Use Sonic or Shadow and while Sonic or Shadow is doing a summersault press the B button. It takes practice.


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After another successful weekend with seven grapplers placing in the top three in their weight categories, the Tucumcari Rattlers wrestling team will compete Friday at the Cardinal Classic at Robertson high school in Las Vegas.
"The team continues to show such great improvement and I can not say enough about the younger wrestlers," said Eddie Encinias, Rattlers head coach.
Encinias said he is proud of how committed the younger wrestlers have been this season. He said he has always been able to count on leadership from his elders, but the youthful Rattlers have him stunned.
"What more can you ask for than someone who is willing to put the work and dedication day in and day out?" asked Encinias.
Encinias said even though district competition is right around the corner and state not far behind, he is already looking forward to next year because of the competitive spirit the young wrestlers have shown.
Friday's competition may be the last before the district tournament that will be held Feb. 15 at the Snake Pit in Tucumcari.
Encinias said he is not sure the Rattlers will compete in a tournament in Los Lunas in two weeks, because this tourney has left his wrestlers worn down or injured.
"I want these guys to go into district competition fresh and have them show exactly how good they are," Encinias said.
Rattler placers in the Sierra Blanca Invite at Ruidoso included:
1 — Jospeh Otero 132 pounds
1 — AJ Edwards 182 pounds
2 — Timmy Skinner 138 pounds
2 — Noah Marquez 106 pounds
2 — Austin Welch 106 pounds
3 — Paul Lucero 126 pounds
The Rattlers will compete at 10 a.m., Friday at Robertson High in Las Vegas.


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Well... ALMOST eyebrows.
Although he looks permanently worried, hopefully this cool cat can learn to take it easy and relax. Maybe a nice cup of tea and favorite movie will help? Or a massage? Jeez, calm down, Sam, you're making me anxious.
Don't worryz potato U is not alone
Don't worry guys, I saw this in a movie once


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Temples of Angkor (10, 11 and 13th January)
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One morning, we managed to get up at 4.30AM to see the sun rise over Angkor Wat. However, decided to take photos of the hoards of Japanese and Koreans sitting in the dark (must have got there at least an hour before us). Decided that our previous trip yielded the best sun rise photos as so much restoration taking place this time.
Some nice restaurants can be found in Siem Reap, one night we had a very tasty Japanese beef meal at the Monopolose cafe ($6, including drinks), the best coffee was at the Blue Pumpkin and we had a great Fish Amok at the restaurant that Angelina apparently dined at when she was in town filming Tomb Raider
Lots of photos here and one day we will get around to filling in the details.
Unfortunately, I can't remember all the names of all the places, among the places we visited were Angkor West Gate, Thom Man On, Chau Say Thevoda, Prasat Tob, Prasat Kraven and the Bayon Temple.
We first visited Angkor about 7 years agoand it was quite shocking to see the massive increase in the number of visitors and the deterioration in the temples. The Cambodian government, or whoever is responsible for running the temples is in severe danger of "killing the goose"
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/197893
- Title
- Numerical simulation of the Benjamin-Feir instability and its consequences
- Author(s)
- Chalikov, Dmitry
- Abstract
- Full nonlinear equations for one-dimensional potential surface waves were used for investigation of the evolution of an initially homogeneous train of exact Stokes waves with steepness AK=0.01-0.42. The numerical algorithm for the integration of nonstationary equations and the calculation of exact Stokes waves is described. Since the instability of the exact Stokes waves develops slowly, a random small-amplitude noise was introduced in initial conditions. The development of instability occurs in two stages: in the first stage the growth rate of disturbances was close to that established for small steepness by Benjamin and Feir [J. Fluid. Mech. 27, 417 (1967)] and for medium steepness [McLean, J. Fluid Mech. 114, 315 (1982)]. For any steepness, the Stokes waves disintegrate and create random superposition of waves. For AK<0.13, waves do not show a tendency to breaking, which is recognized by approaching a surface to non-single-value shape. Sooner or later, if AK>0.13, one of the waves increases its height, and finally it comes to the breaking point. For large steepness of AK>0.35 the rate of growth is slower than for medium steepness. The data for spectral composition of disturbances and their frequencies are given.
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- Journal article
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- Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan 2007), paper no. 016602
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- 2007
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- 0102 Applied Mathematics; 0203 Classical Physics; 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
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- Algorithms; Benjamin-Feir instability; Computer simulation; Flow instability; Flow measurement; Flow of fluids; Flow simulation; Integration; Nonlinear equations; Random noise; Random processes; Surface waves
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- American Institute of Physics
- 1070-6631
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- Copyright © 2007 American Institute of Physics.
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A Warm-You-Up Cocktail to Celebrate the Start of WinterBy Julie Fishman
Though it may feel like we're well into winter already, next Tuesday marks the official start of snowball season. With weeks of skiing, sledding and skating ahead, Jack Frost won't just be nipping at your nose; he'll be freezing off your face.
When long johns and turtlenecks aren't keeping your heinie hot, grab a mug of "Liquid Limerick," a made-by-Glo tipple that takes off on the traditional Irish coffee. Sweet but potent, this personal pot-o-gold will leave you toasty, tipsy and contemplating full-on hibernation.
We're not doctors, but we have found that wetting your whistle with this tipple can ameliorate common winter illnesses like a sore throat or short-day depression. So the next time the kids are out curling and the hubby is busy professing his love to the snowblower, whip up some "Liquid Limerick" and drink to your health.
"Liquid Limerick"
1 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey
1 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream
2-3 oz. coffee
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings
Directions: Add the Jameson and Bailey's to a mug. Fill to the top with fresh-brewed coffee and stir. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
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For and Against Author Photos, Part One
This is the first piece in a two-part series on author photos. Part two, "For Author Photos," will run on Thursday, June 20.
1. Against Author Photos
I used to hate author photos. Sometimes I still do. I felt that way as a reader, before anybody took author photos of me. Now that I've had some—and now that I like the results—complaining about such pictures seems churlish, or petty.
A lot of people don't like being photographed. I used to hate the process because it made me feel awkward, posed, not really "me." That feeling has something to do with writing poems and essays and books; with wanting to be judged by my words, not my face; and with being a cross-dresser, living as a (rather feminine) man, but feeling most like myself when dressed as a woman, or a girl. But that's not a problem about author photos; it's about how you feel when someone takes a picture of you, whether or not you wrote a book (and whether or not you're transgender in any way). Sometimes the problem isn't even about photos: it's about whether and when and how we can learn to like, live with, or feel comfortable with, the way that we look.
There are, though, good reasons to feel uncomfortable about author photos. For one thing, they defeat the purpose of imaginative literature, in general, and of much poetry, in particular, because they invite us to get to know an author by something other than her creations in words. Only the most stubborn literary authors can refuse with impunity (as Anne Carson did, for a while) a publisher's plea that we match our own books to a face.
The publishers are usually right: having a face to go with a book probably does make potential readers (as well as book review editors, event planners and other publicity people) more likely to remember the book. There's something uniquely powerful in a face. We are hard-wired to recognize and react to human faces: our brains have circuits just for it.
Once we associate a face with a book, we are more likely to remember that book. But we are also more likely to connect the characteristics we see in the face to the book. Does she have thin lips, or a tiny smile? Maybe her work is cynical or insincere. Does he look serious, grim? Then his work must be, too. Very young? Maybe the work is naïve, or for kids (or perhaps she's a wunderkind). What about those big eyebrows, those tiny eyes? Is the work vulpine, or piggish? And those ears!
And that's just the face and facial expressions: don't get me started (OK, get me started) about author photographs and the author's body. Feminist comic book fans have the Hawkeye Initiative, in which they create images of the manly hero Hawkeye in the poses and angles given to female superheroes: these poses usually look ridiculous, or at least impractical, which shows how they undercut the sense of power and agency that the super-women and –girls might otherwise project.
Author photos, collectively, aren't as bad as that, but they, too, testify to depressing bias, often unacknowledged or even unconscious, in the way that book publicity works. A few months ago I saw the first-time author of a literary novel reviewed in a large-circulation journal alongside a photo of the author, who was posed like an odalisque, that took up as many square inches as the review. Maybe the review came in short and the editor needed to fill up space, or maybe the editor was paying homage to a talented portrait photographer, but the effect was that (as with some pop stars) the novel had received this kind of attention principally because its author was hot.
The sentence you have just read says nothing about the gender of that author, but if you've made an assumption about that author's gender, you probably got it right; if you made an assumption about that author's age, within about ten years, you probably got that right, too; and the fact that you did tells you what I dislike most, what makes me angry (rather than just annoyed) about author photos in general, however happy I am with my own.
The mere existence of author photographs—portraits that exist and circulate because the people depicted wrote books—seems to me to violate clear rules about right and wrong. People's work should not be judged on what lawyers call "immutable characteristics," on what they cannot normally control—race or gender, jawline or hairline, hot or not. In particular, people's work should not be judged on their looks, with the partial exception of people whose vocation involves their looks, such as actors and models; and authors should not be asked to be actors or models, unless they already are. Author photos apparently (so the book publicists tell me) make it easier to get attention for an author's book, but they also make it easier—even inevitable—for readers and critics to judge a book, literally, by its cover.
Nor does this distressing effect stop at new books: when anthologies print a headshot of the raisin-like middle-aged Auden beside "In Praise of Limestone," it might help you decide to quit smoking, but it won't help you admire the poem. Even photos that I'd call attractive, photos of well-known poets that accentuate their beauty (Millay) or their charm and eccentricity (Marianne Moore) or their Bohemian seriousness (Robert Lowell) or their chiseled manliness (Thom Gunn) can all make it harder for readers to see beyond a stereotype.
It is, certainly, possible to imagine a world where big photos of obviously unfashionable authors have just as much power to sell books as big photos of well-groomed youth, a world (like that imagined in Thom Gunn's poems) where big photos of hot guys and big photos of hot women have exactly equal cultural force, a world where what we make of author photos has everything to do with choice (makeup, hairstyle, tie, scarf, black T-shirt, summer dress, tuxedo, facial expression) and nothing to do with immutable characteristics; but we don't live in that world, and so it seems to me that while imaginative literature often tries to make our world less unfair, author photos often make it more so.
Author photos strip away the mask (Latin "persona") that poetry in particular constructs. They take away the imaginative body—a substitute for the real author's physical body—that poetic and fictional forms attempt to build. Author photos are not, in this sense, just a hindrance to the fair reception that imaginative writing deserves; they are the opposite of that writing, a way to undo what imaginative writers try to do. Author photos work as double agents in the thousand-year contest between literature and visual art that Renaissance authors named the paragone, the contest about whether poetry or painting, words or sight, gave better versions of the world. When you are reading imaginative writing, the inward must collaborate with other faculties, such as the ear and the mind; when you contemplate an author photo, what you see is what you get.
Stephen Burt's newest poetry collection is Belmont. He has written two other poetry collections and several critical books, including Close Calls with Nonsense, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.


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The CPSC's public reference reading room contains numerous agency records, including the materials the CPSC makes available for public inspection and copying pursuant to the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. §§ 552(a)(2) and (5). The reading room is in the Public Information Center (room 419) at the CPSC's headquarters at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. The records available for review are listed at Appendix A to this Guide. Those reading room records that the CPSC creates after November 1, 1996 and certain others, are also available on the CPSC's electronic reading room, in the FOIA portion of the "Library" section.
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The following types of information are typically available from the CPSC, from the sources noted:
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As described in this Guide, many agency records are available without a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Certain records, however, can only be obtained by filing a FOIA request with the CPSC Office of the Secretary. The CPSC's FOIA regulations are published at 16 C.F.R. Part 1015, and are reprinted as Appendix B to this Guide. Information disclosure at CPSC is also subject to the requirements of section 6(b) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2055(b), and the Commission's section 6(b) regulations, published at 16 C.F.R. Part 1101, reprinted as Appendix C to this guide.
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A 57-year-old male with hypertension and end-stage renal disease is brought into the ED by his family for evaluation of headache, nausea, blurry vision, and confusion. Blood pressure is 235/130 mmHg. He is somnolent but arousable and oriented only to person; the remainder of his neurologic exam is nonfocal. A fundoscopic exam shows retinal hemorrhages, exudates, and papilledema. How should this patient be managed?
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Hypertension (HTN) is a medical problem that affects an estimated 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. and more than 1 billion people worldwide. The Joint National Committee (JNC) 7 Report defines hypertensive emergency as severe hypertension with evidence of impending or progressive end-organ dysfunction.1 Systolic blood pressure (SBP) in these settings often is >180 mm Hg with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) >120 mm Hg. The JNC 7 Report defines hypertensive urgency as severe HTN without acute end-organ dysfunction. Whereas hypertensive urgencies can be treated with oral antihypertensive agents with close outpatient follow-up, hypertensive emergencies require immediate BP reduction to halt the progression of end-organ damage.
Severe HTN causes shear stress and endothelial injury, leading to activation of the coagulation cascade, fibrinoid necrosis, and tissue ischemia.2 Due to adaptive vascular changes, pre-existing hypertension lowers the probability of a hypertensive emergency developing at a particular BP. The rate of BP rise, rather than the absolute level, determines most end-organ damage.3 In previously normotensive patients, end-organ damage can occur at BPs >160/100 mm Hg; however, organ dysfunction is uncommon in chronically hypertensive individuals, unless BP >220/120 mm Hg.


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It's true. I've noticed that some jalapeno peppers are hotter than others. Some can be quite mild, while others can be downright eye watering. I prefer somewhere in the middle, but this is something that cannot be avoided. Get the full answer here.
While the jalapeno heat is contained in the seeds and veins (or placenta) of the pepper, jalapeno pepper heat levels do vary depending on many factors such as age of the pepper, how many overall seeds are within the pepper, when and where it was grown (including climate and soil conditions of that location and cultivation), not to mention weather and amounts of rainfall.
That said, a jalapeno pepper can vary in heat level from between 2,500 and 8,000 Scoville units. Want to learn more about Scoville units? Click Here.
If you find that a pepper is too hot, you can always reduce the heat by removing the seeds and veins (innards), but it is difficult to make them hotter without dumping habanero powder over them, which I've done in the past. Also, the red jalapeno peppers tend to be sweeter and not quite as hot, so you can choose those. Jalapenos will turn red the longer they are on the vine and eventually fall off.
So, next time you pick your jalapeno peppers from the grocery store, or any other peppers for that matter, you can expect some heat variety.


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Garrett Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine JPMorgan Trading Loss
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing to examine the $2 billion trading loss recently disclosed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the implications for risk management at large financial institutions and the regulation of these institutions:
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today.
"The recent trading loss at JP Morgan is regrettable and our banking regulators in charge of supervising the institution should examine exactly what happened. However, I am a little surprised by all of the hemming and hawing by my colleagues on the other side of aisle over a private business losing private money when the federal government continues to lose billions of taxpayer dollars every day.
"While there has been no shortage of outrage from my good friends on this private trading loss, it makes me wonder: Where is the outrage for the billions of taxpayer dollars going to Fannie and Freddie every quarter?
"Where is the outrage over the half a billion dollar taxpayer loss to the President's green energy public equity venture with Solyndra?
"Where was the outrage when Bear Stearns was bailed out with billions of taxpayer dollars and I and my Republican colleagues sent a letter to the former Chairman asking him to hold a hearing – which he never did?
"While a $2 billion private loss is certainly significant, in a capitalistic economy, businesses sometimes do lose money. Unfortunately, my colleagues across the aisle continue to demonize any loss in the private market for political gain – while trying to hide any losses sustained by the taxpayer through crony-capitalism under the rug."


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On today's all-new Attack of the Show, superstar actor Jonah Hill is in-studio to talk about his new animated FOX show Allen Gregory. Also, MMA legend Bas Rutten is here to put Weston Scott...
Jonah Hill Of Allen Gregory Pics
It's not every day that one of Hollywood's funniest men swings by AOTS, so we were delighted to welcome Jonah Hill on today's show. We can't wait for his new, animated program, Allen Gregory and...
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Jonah Hill & Method Man on The Sitter
Grace Helbig talks to Jonah Hill and Method Man about their new comedy, 'The Sitter' and plays a little game called Sitter Showdown to find out who is the ultimate babysitter.
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Jonah Hill Answers The Sitter Phone
Jonah Hill offered up his telephone number to talk to fans for his new comedy film, 'The Sitter,' so of course we had to dial it ourselves! Kevin Pereira talks to the star about the movie, the...
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Ben Stiller & Vince Vaughn Talk About The Watch
Jessica Chobot talks to the cast of 'The Watch,' including Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Aoyade, about how a group of suburban dads join forces to defend the world from aliens.
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Chris Gore talks to Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube and Rob Riggle about '21 Jump Street,' which follows two undercover underachieving cops. Find out what Jonah Hill thinks of Chris after...
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Blair Herter Visits The 21 Jump Street Set
Blair Herter goes behind the scenes on the set of '21 Jump Street,' the feature film reboot of the popular TV series now starring Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle. When two underachieving...
Allen Gregory Interview with Jonah Hill Comic-Con 2011
Jonah Hill brings his new animated show Allen Gregory to FOX this fall, and he joins Kevin and Candace on the Comic-Con 2011 stage to discuss this story of a pretentious 7-year old forced to attend...
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Alison Haislip checks out the set of 'Get Him To The Greek' to hang out with Aziz Ansari, Jonah Hill and director Nicholas Stoller.
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Alison Haislip is pretty familiar with the cast of 'Get Him To the Greek,' having interviewed them in London and New York, but we figured, "what the heck?" and sent her to talk with Russell Brand,...
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Rosemary J. Akhurst, PhD, Director, 415.514.0215
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Byron Hann, MD, PhD, Manager, 415.476.0419
Donghui Wang, Technician, 415.502.7228
Paul Phojanakong, Lab Manager, 415.502.7228
Dr. Rosemary Akhurst undertook her doctoral thesis studies at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow, UK, followed by post doctoral training at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA. She has run her own laboratory for more then twenty years and has as many years experience studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis in mouse models. For the last two years her laboratory has had a research agreement with Eli Lilly to investigate novel targeted therapies in mouse models.
Dr. Hann received his training from the UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. This was followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He has over 15 years experience in the study of the molecular basis of human cancer, and has worked on mouse models of human cancer for the past eleven years. Since July 2004, he has been managing the UCSF Breast SPORE preclinical core, the UCSF U54 preclinical core and most recently the UCSF Preclinical Therapeutics Core at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Ms. Wang has extensive experience in the implementation of preclinical studies, including cell culture, tumor implantation, drug administration, tumor measurement and animal monitoring, and survival surgery. She has been a member of the UCSF PTC for over 12 years, and has played a central role in the completion of over 1,000 preclinical studies. She is an expert in small animal survival surgeries, and a master of techniques such as intracardiac cell implantation. She is also very familiar with the routine procedures, particularly for subcutaneous xenograft based studies.
Mr. Phojanakong has a strong background in administration and project management. He acts to coordinate scheduling, communications, study materials and billing. He is also directly involved with many hands-on aspects of study execution, including in vivo imaging. He is the main contact person for many aspects of the core's day-to-day operations.
Laboratory The laboratory is located at UCSFʻs Mt Zion and Mission Bay campuses that collectively consist of approximately 1,500 sq. ft. of space. The labs include wet lab bench space for four investigators, refrigerated microcentrifuges, 4°C and -20°C, and -80°C storage refrigerators/freezers, three computers for lab personnel; two tissue culture rooms equipped with CO2-incubators, hoods, microscope, tabletop centrifuge and 37° water baths; a liquid N2 unit. The laboratory is two floor above the Mt Zion Rodent Barrier Facility and on the same floor as the Diller Building Rodent Barrier Facility.
Animals Mice used in these studies are housed in state-of-the-art specific-pathogen free rodent barrier facilities located in the basement of the Cancer Research Building, and on the fifth floor of the Diller Building. Together, these animal facilities houses over 8000 cages and are staffed by ten personnel from the Laboratory for Animal Resource Center. Both facilities contain cesium irradiators and a Xenogen in vivo imaging systems. The Cancer Center rodent barrier follows strict barrier protocols to minimize viral outbreaks.
Other The PTC maintains a cryorepository of cancer cell lines optimized for passage in immune-deficient mice. Core personnel are responsible for all aspects of the in vivo study including animal ordering, estrogen pellet implantation, cell culture, tumor cell implantation, tumor volume measurements, drug administration, and collection of tissues as required and data analyses. The PTC maintains a database on cancer cell lines with published and unpublished data concerning molecular and cellular phenotypes of interest to research scientists. An IACUC-approved protocol is used for all projects, with modifications approved by IACUC. After completing training requirements, collaborating investigators are added as personnel to the PTC's IACUC protocol. Training is provided to postdoctoral fellows and technicians who wish to enhance their skills in experimental procedures on small laboratory animals.
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Hockey legend appearing in episode set to air next month.
Court says Dassey must remain behind bars even though his conviction has been overturned.
A federal judge told Wisconsin prison officials Dassey must be released by Friday.
Writer and humorist will visit Toledo on March 12.
He went through struggles before leading light on U.S. TV.
On one long August day, Eli Horowitz camped out in a cramped studio in Brooklyn with Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener, a microphone, and a solitary Betta fish named Young Hollywood swimming laps around its little bowl. Horowitz was there to direct
Five-time Grammy-winner at Stranahan Theater Jan. 21.
Man's homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series.
Moderated 2004 and 2008 vice presidential debates and 2016 Dem primary debate.
Both the greasy and the healthy sides of celebrity chef on display in his new cookbook.


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Your letters: Can the Democratic Party be restored?
The Jakarta Post
Although Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Abraham Samad seems to be keeping the details of the sports center investigation under wraps for now, Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum may be in the firing line due to his alleged involvement.
Indeed, Anas' life could be said to have been a huge saga from the moment he stepped into politics in 1997 as chairman of the Islamic Students Association.
His downfall may come sooner than we think. So who shall step up to be the party's knight in shining armor if all else fails?
Numbers are low and competition is tough. While major parties such as the Golkar Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) appear to be readying themselves for next year's elections, the Democratic Party is almost in ruins, crumbling like an ancient dynasty.
"The last survey showed the Democratic Party's declining popularity. Some party members told me this is the time for emergency assistance from myself," said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as he addressed Indonesian journalists during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Even if some party members are confident that the President can swoop to the rescue, will it still be enough to restore the Democratic Party to its presumed golden years?
Yudhoyono should give serious though to whether he is willing to take on this task. His intervention might be able to patch up some of the damage to the party, but how will he divide his time between assisting the party and running the country?
With poverty, corruption and a plan to modernize transportation in Jakarta, the country needs a leader now more than ever.
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- Car Free Day initiator wants 'Kita Indonesia' organizer to apologize
- Ahok blasphemy trial to start Thursday
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- Pilot of crashed plane promised to go home to East Nusa Tenggara for Christmas
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The 5 marketing trends top brands are tracking for 2017
As marketers plan for the year ahead, we're highlighting the top trends for marketers for 2017, with intelligence tracked by Catalyst Alerts.
As marketers plan for the year ahead, we're highlighting the top trends for marketers for 2017, with intelligence tracked by Catalyst Alerts.
With Halloween, the US presidential election and Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, we're now headlong into the all-holiday-all-the-time stream. And, we all know what's coming.
Time is running out to feature your company in our inaugural Mobile Vendor Reader Survey.
Here are five proven list building strategies that you can employ in 2017 -- each backed up with case studies and research:
Retailer Tops Unruly's Annual Top 20; List Features Creatives From 10 Different Countries
The figures are in, and all in all, Brits spent £2.9 billion this Black Friday. But beyond the figures, what lessons can retailers learn from the busiest ecommerce shopping day of the year?
Brands have been upping their investments in new ad products from popular social media services, but are they getting their money's worth?
Marketers create personas to better understand their target audience and what it looks like. If marketers can understand potential buyer behaviors, and where they spend their time online, then content can be targeted more effectively.
It probably won't come as a surprise that 2016's Cyber Monday has earned the distinction of being the biggest online sales day in US history.
It's time to plan the year ahead, so how about starting with a look at the content marketing trends that will make 2017 easier and more effective?


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Flirty Aprons make more than fifty styles in sleek designs and with flirty frills. They also make styles for guys with funny sayings like "I Turn Grills On" and "I Like Big Buns" as well as aprons for kids and for babies. They sell for $34.95.
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Movie Info: http://imdb.com/title/tt1772240/
Release Date: 2 September 2011 (USA)
Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Stars: Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, Ryan Robbins
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In the early 70's, Commander Nathan Walker, Captain Ben Anderson and Lieutenant Colonel John Grey are assigned in a secret mission to the Moon to protect the USA from USSR using detectors. Nathan and Ben land on the Moon in the Liberty module while John stays in orbit in the module Freedom. They collect rock samples and bring them to the Liberty. They also find footprints and the body of a Soviet cosmonaut on the moon. Soon they hear weird noises and they find that they are not alone in the satellite.
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Meet an Artist!
It's no secret that we are a place known for its unique art (and photography, sculpture, etc.) on display. Often it's described as "fun", "funky", "eclectic" or just "weird". While we love to engage our customers in conversations about our art displays, sometimes we don't give enough exposure to the artists behind the work.
Therefore, this week's blog is about one of our newest artists to use Subeez as her gallery: Leah Brimblecombe.
I had the opportunity to meet Leah during her first visit to Subeez, and along with the other team members, was really impressed by her art AND her personality. Since then, I've had the pleasure of getting to know more about her, since Leah's art continues to receive more and more attention from our customers (which have already led to a number of sales)! I wanted to take this one step further and asked Leah to share some personal experiences and anecdotes about herself and art career to date. The results of that conversation were intriguing, to say the least. And, I have to admit, perhaps even inspiring.
1. When did you start producing art? Did someone or something inspire you to get started?
I've loved making art since I was a child. It was my favourite subject in school. I dropped out of my last year of high school as I got accepted into art school. My father supported my passion for art and I guess he inspired me to take it seriously. I took all his photography slides from his photos through the 80's when we lived in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and I knew I should follow my passion like him.
2. Who are your current inspirations?
My inspirations are a couple of film artists: Chris Cunningham and Floria Sigismondi. I love how they blur reality with the surreal. I have a thing for beautiful creepiness and I liken my work to theirs. The paintings I have been producing this last year owe a little to an inspiring friend whose rorschach style vinyl cuts triggered a different way of seeing art for me.
3. What are the materials you use?
I work mostly with acrylic house paints and permanent markers on canvas.
4. What's the best or weirdest feedback you've had on your art? The worst feedback?
A friend once told me I must be present in and recording his dreams. I liked that. I took my paintings to a dealer gallery once in hopes they might be interested in them and the lady told me they looked like doodles and she doesn't take 'low brow' artworks. I laughed a little as I bought an expensive painting from her which was described as 'low brow'.
5. How do you want people to feel when looking at your art?
I have a childlike imagination process when creating my work much like seeing shapes in clouds. I want people to find their own things in the images I create. I want people to feed their own imaginations when looking at my work. I want them to feel nostalgic.
6. Where do you see your art taking you in life? What are your ambitions?
Art has always been a lovely hobby for me. I want to one day own my own shop of clothes and bric a brac that supports and hangs local artworks.
7. What advice do you have for other young artists? Or, what's the best advice you've ever been given?
You never know just how to look through other peoples eyes. What you may be critical of in your art may be amazing to someone else.
You can learn more about Leah and see her artwork at subbacultart.tumblr.com
If you, or someone you know, is trying to get more exposure for their art, photography or even sculpture, stop by Subeez and introduce yourself. We just might have room for you, too.


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Dodgers finalize deal with Cuba's ArruebarrenaThe Dodgers had been negotiating with Arruebarrena for several days. Known for his defense, Arruebarrena is a right-handed hitter and natural shortstop, but he can also play second base. Arruebarrena remains in the Dominican Republic, trying to secure a v… (more)
Sports Briefing: Dodgers Sign Cuban ShortstopThe Los Angeles Dodgers announced that they had signed the Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena to a five-year contract.Source: nytimes.com


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Kevin Garnett Lists Modern Mansion
Curt Schilling's estate sale isn't the only big-ticket item up for grabs in the Boston area. A modern mansion in Concord, MA, owned by Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Garnett, has come to market.
The listing of Garnett's home follows, nearly four months to the day, an off-season trade that sent the aging superstar from the Boston Celtics to the Nets along with Paul Pierce and Jason Terry. The Celtics, who were looking to unload their veteran core players, received Gerald Wallace, MarShon Brooks, Kris Humphries, Keith Bogans, Kris Joseph and three first-round draft picks in the deal.
Garnett and his wife, Brandi, originally purchased the mansion in September 2007 for $4.625 million after the 6-foot-11 forward was traded to Boston by the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team that drafted him out of high school. The couple now seeks to turn a small profit, listing the home for $4.85 million.
It is no surprise that Garnett, known as an extremely private person, opted for such a secluded property to call home. The contemporary residence sits on 12-plus wooded acres that overlook Howe's Pond, offering the perfect refuge for one of basketball's biggest stars, who became a Boston sports icon. Built in 1993, the home was designed by the same architectural firm that created the Getty Villa in Malibu, Machado and Silvetti Associates, and is described ever-so-eloquently as having "the glamour and style of California in a gorgeous New England setting."
"This amazing property was our home for more than six years, and we will always treasure the experiences and memories we have of living here," Garnett and his wife said in a statement issued by Coldwell Banker. "We had many happy gatherings with family and friends, and we dedicated a lot of time and effort to incorporate our own personal touches to this home."
Besides its celebrity pedigree, Garnett's contemporary waterfront mansion offers a total of five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and approximately 11,000 square feet. Inside, sunlit interiors feature custom finishes and luxury touches. A fully furnished lower level has a wine cellar, media room with five flat screen TVs, and a "gym fit for a champion." The master suite comes complete with an oversized dressing room.
The story surrounding Garnett's mansion is hardly the only piece of athlete real estate news coming out of Boston. In addition to the estate sale going on at Schilling's Medfield home, Red Sox outfielder Johnny Gomes recently closed on a new luxury spread in Scottsdale, AZ. Gomes, who signed a two-year, $10 million pact with the BoSox in the off-season, paid $2.3 million for a Bertrand custom home in the affluent enclave of Pinnacle Peak Heights. The 6,500-square-foot home features a chef's kitchen, a resort-like backyard and a master suite with its own coffee and wine bar.
Rosemary McCready of Coldwell Banker Previews International has the listing.


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Race to Hell's Gate
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Something devilish is brewing within the ruins of Cragkeep. Divinations have confirmed that strange pillar of fire that exploded upward a few hours ago in the center of the ruin is a portal to Hell. Can you close the portal before the legions of Hell march on the land in force? Create a good aligned 9th-level character with 46,000 gp in gear (no more than 23,000 gp can be spent on a single item, and no more than 10,000 gp total can be spent on consumable items). Use the 20-point purchase system to generate ability scores. You can use any official Pathfinder source for race, class, traits, feats, spells, and gear when you create this character. Have your character complete before the game. No time is given during the game's slot for character creation. Unfinished characters will be devoured by the minions of Hell.
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Finally…After a weeks of waiting new Order and Chaos Online Update for iOS is Out.
Let's remind ourselves what is new in Order and Chaos Online Update for iOS – Version 2.0.1
After Gameloft introduce a brand new race last year, they are proud to broad its universe again, with the addition of two completely new playable regions:
- Two brand new playable regions: Frostlund and Under Realm
- Increased level cap: players now can reach level 70
- Facebook log in – New players can now log with their Facebook accounts
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- Fed up with your character design? You can now go to the Beauty Salon to change its appearance!
- Weekly world bosses and regional events
- New business skill for level 70
- New pets and mounts
Players, feel free to roam the underworld and the land of ice now!
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The GTX 650 Ti became our favorite $100 - $150 graphics card last year, as it thrashed the Radeon HD 7770. Meanwhile, AMD held on to the $150 - $200 price range with the Radeon HD 7850. Then last month AMD decided to attack the $150 price point with a new HD 7790 GPU, but the reaction didn't take long to arrive.
Just a week later Nvidia officially countered by releasing the poorly named GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost, now the third graphics card to carry the GTX 650 name. At $170, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost sits between the Radeon HD 7790 and the 7850. In terms of performance, we actually expect the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost to be a lot faster than the GTX 650 Ti, even when it's based on the same GK106 architecture.


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Diamond UK have confirmed to retailers that this week's comics didn't make it to the UK before volcanic ash in the atmosphere grounded all flights. They write;
Please note that due to current Air Traffic circumstances we have not received any new Diamond UK product from the US for release this week.
There's also a warning that retailers might not be getting these and fuiture deliveries for quite some time.
When restrictions are lifted, it will be passenger flights that take priority and freight flights will still be subject to further delays.
It is very unlikely that we will receive this product soon, and we regret to advise you that there will be no new product processed or supplied for this week.
Come on Marvel, come on DC, send the rescue boats for your comic-deprived colonial cousins!
And for those in despair, why not pick up this week's 2o00AD? It's been a while hasn't it? Why not see what the old dear is up to these days… there's a new Damnation Station by Al Ewing and Boo Cook for a start.


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Despite not achieving any of the club goals, such as getting near the top four or even qualifying for the Europa League, Brendan Rodgers has easily had the best effect of any of the managers since Benitez.
Looking back to the beginning of the season and then flashing forward to now, there is chasm of difference—not just in the way that Liverpool are playing, but it also seems like the old confidence is back.
Rather than a list of the best goals or passing moves, let's take a look at some of the moments from 2012-13 that either were the catalyst for or defined this rebirth at Anfield.
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The Houston Rockets have a storied history of great players, but what often gets overlooked is the fact that the franchise has had to endure some tough tenures from players who were simply embarrassing in a a Houston uniform.
Players qualifying for this list either underperformed severely while in a Rockets uniform or were a part of embarrassing on-court situations that will forever live on in infamy.
The past 20 years hasn't actually been all that successful for Houston. The teams of the 1990s did deliver two consecutive NBA championships, but that's really the extent of the team's success. There have been several losing seasons and heartbreak playoff losses since.
Naturally, players come and go over the years. Some personnel decisions work out and others backfire. Sometimes, they can be just plain embarrassing.


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Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Official Reveal Trailer [VIDEO]
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Looks like the series will be leaving the Cold War era and heading to the future. Most of what I've seen so far suggests a more modern day to futuristic setting, especially the weapons, environments and missions.
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I'm north of you recipe?? look like the hot mommas they make up here
them look great
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These I am curious about. At first glance, I admit they scare me a little. I just can't imagine what they taste like.
4 cups white vinegar
1 cup water
2.5 T crushed red pepper flakes
1 T cayenne (or however much you like)
2 lbs smoked sausage cut in half
Bring 4 cups of the vinegar to a broil. Add red pepper flake and remove from heat, Let stand until cool and add the cup of water to the vinegar. Cut sausage in halves. Put in plastic container (wall mart gallon for $2.99) add some liquid to the sausage, add cayenne and remaining liquid. Makes sure to cover the sausages with the vinegar solution.
I made these all the time when i lived in NEPA
If you want you can use store bought smoked sausage, just read and make sure they were cured.
Thanks so any smoked cured sausages how long do you let them sit in it.
The vinegar gets into the mear pretty fast but like smoked cheese, the longer you can wait the better.
And yes you can use any kind of store bought in a pinch.
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I'm planning a hijack and I am looking for some recruits.......Any volunteers?...
Im in I think he may behaving some moonshine in his trunk also sausage as a cover up ???? maybe these snausageds are being soaked in his stash of MS LOL ????
You got a cam in my RV.
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No just a lookout real close by!
(Hey Stick, watch what you say or we're going to get caught!)
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@Smokin B. We used to get Miller's at the big flea Market in Marshall's Creek, PA all the time. Right on Rt.219. That person no longer sells them there anymore.
I should really try to make this myself before the holiday's.
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Great bar food as I recall... whew that was a long time ago..
Them and some pickled eggs... "where's the farting contest?"
Yeah i remember those bar counter foods.
Was very unpleasant the next day
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Nepas, can these be left out or do you have to refrigerate them?
Thanks. Looks mighty tasty.


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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:40 AM
The following non-confidential traffic and criminal cases from 02/20 to 02/27/14 were compiled from reports released from the Houston County Court Administrator's office.
Caledonia Police Dept.
Michael Anthony Boone, 21, Caledonia; 2/01/14, Driving without valid driver license or vehicle class/type; Fees $175.
Janice Fuglie Dokken, 80, Caledonia; 02/14/14, Failure to yield right of way to driver on right; Fees $125.
Kallie Diane Johnson, 20, Rochester; 01/28/14, Underage liquor consumption; Fees $275 ($50 stay 1 year), Jail 10 days (10 days stay 1 year), Remain law abiding, No same or similar, Unsupervised probation 1year.
Kallie Diane Johnson, 20, Rochester; 01/28/14, Obstruction of legal process (Stay of Imposition pursuant to M.S. 609.135); Unsupervised probation 1 year, Remain law abiding, No same or similar.
Houston County Sheriff Dept.
Brittany Rose Hefte, 22, Mabel; 01/01/14, Uninsured Vehicle-owner violation; Fees $275.
David James Johnson, 21, Hokah; 05/12/13, Disorderly conduct; Fees $375 ($100 stay 1 year), Jail 30 days (30 days stay 1 year).
Gina Marie Thompson, 41, La Crosse, WI; 07/27/13, Escape from custody; Commit to commissioner of corrections - Shakopee 18 months; Fees $75.
Caleb Kenneth Traff, 19, Brownsville; 01/25/14, Underage drinking and driving; Fees $675 ($200 stay 1 year), Jail 90 days (90 days stay 1 year), Unsupervised probation 1 year.
Scott Anthony Woodard, 48, La Crosse, WI; 12/11/13, Domestic assault; Fees $1,375 ($700 stay 1 year), Jail 90 days (88 days stay 1 year - Credit for time served: 2 days), Supervised probation 1 year, No same or similar, Sign all releases of information, domestic abuse evaluation, follow recommendations of evaluation, No contact with victim
La Crescent Police Dept.
Timothy George Blumentritt, 48, La Crescent; 01/29/14, Speeding 57/40; Fees $135.
Joseph Rollyn Brand, 25, La Crescent; 01/14/14, Failure to stop at stop signs or lines; Fees $125.
Travis John Grant, 23, La Crescent; 02/02/14, DWI; Fees $1,400 ($700 stay 2 years), Jail 90 days (90 days stay 2 years), Supervised probation 2 years, Remain law abiding, No alcohol related offenses, No driving without a valid driver license, Complete alcohol assessment and follow all recommendations.
Katherine Holbrook, 41, Houston; 01/27/14, Speeding 64/40; Fees $215.
Gary Lee Lokken, 60, La Crosse, WI; 02/11/14, Parking violation; Fees $32.
Ann Ellen Lorenz, 40, La Crescent; 02/13/14, Driving after revocation; Fees $275.
Jamie Alan Muller, 49, La Crescent; 01/08/14, 48 hr parking violation; Fees $22.
Laura Ruth Osborne, 23, Onalaska, WI; 12/25/13, Uninsured vehicle - owner violation; Fees $275.
Miriah Ann Pedretti, 22, Stoddard, WI; 12/02/13, 2nd degree DWI of Alcohol; Fees $3,505 ($2,600 stay 2 years), Jail 365 days (275 days stay 2 years, Jail 30 days (Credit for time served: 2 days), Supervised probation 2 years, Sign necessary paperwork to transfer probation, Remain law abiding, No alcohol related offenses or offenses driving without valid driver license, Complete alcohol assessment and follow all recommendations.
Noah Keanu Salow, 16, La Crescent; 01/31/14, Speed greater than reasonable; Fees $115.
Marcus Patrick Stage, 19, Onalaska; 02/12/14, Failure to obey traffic control devices; Fees $125.
Jessica Marie Bridley, 24, Caledonia; 01/09/14, Driving after revocation; Fees $275.
Jessica Marie Bridley, 24, Caledonia; 01/09/14, Uninsured vehicle-driver violation; Fees $200.
Jessica Marie Bridley, 24, Caledonia; 01/09/14, Child under 8 and under 57 inches not fastened in child restraint; Fees $50.
Siobhan Annie Burns, 22, Caledonia; 06/22/13, Driving after revocation; Fees $200, Unsupervised probation 6 months, Obtain valid driver's license in state of residence.
Siobhan Annie Burns, 22, Caledonia; 06/22/13, Window tint too dark; Fees $155.
John Watson Cochran, 55, La Crosse, WI; 02/14/14, Speeding 65/55; Fees $115.
Thomas J. Diciaula, 38, Hokah; 01/12/14, Seat belt required; Fees $100.
Thomas J. Diciaula, 38, Hokah; 01/12/14, No proof of insurance; Fees $200.
Jeffery Mark Felten, 58, Caledonia; 02/11/14, Seat belts required; Fees $100.
Timothy Alan Goldsmith, 32, Caledonia; 12/29/13, Speeding 65/55; Fees $115.
Tyler Morgan Johnson, 21, La Crosse, WI; 12/24/13, Seat belt required; Fees $100.
Tyler Morgan Johnson, 21, La Crosse, WI; 11/30/13, Speeding 65/55; Fees $115.
Christopher James Ladwig, 43, DeSoto, WI; 02/04/14, Seat belt required; Fees $100.
Pam Joyce Morrow, 49, Preston; 12/28/13, Mirrors required; Fees $125.
Erin Elizabeth Rice, 29, Onalaska, WI; 01/09/14, No proof of insurance; Fees $275.
Dale Wade Schuldt, 46, Winona; 12/23/13, 4th degree DWI of alcohol; $1,605 ($500 stay 2 years), Jail 30 days, Supervised probation 2 years, Remain law abiding, Complete alcohol assessment and follow all recommendations, No alcohol related offenses, No driving without valid driver license.
Luke Christian Schuttenhelm, 23, La Crosse, WI; 02/06/14, Seat belt required; Fees $100.
Gordon Joseph Tippman, 90, Caledonia; 11/20/13, Careless driving; Fees $375 ($300 stay 2 year), Jail 10 days (10 days stay 1 year), Unsupervised probation 1 year, Restitution reserved 60 days.
Eric William Witt, 29, Caledonia; 01/09/14, Seat belt required; Fees $100.
Spring Grove Police Dept.
Todd William Bornholdt, 45, Spring Grove; 01/28/14, Failed to move vehicle for snow; Fees $22.
Shirley Mae Nierling, 76, Spring Grove; 02/16/14, Winter/snow ban parking violation; Fees $22.
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Discordant disappointment
Parashat Beshallah (Exodus 13:17-17:16)
Parashat Beshallah is a symphony beautifully played, until the orchestra flubs the finale. It is a prima donna nailing the high note of the aria, just to blow out her voice three bars before the close.
The parasha certainly starts with high grandeur and suspense. B'nai Yisrael are pinned by Pharoah's army against the Sea of Reeds. Only a wall of fire — the presence of the Holy One — stands between them and certain death. Moses raises his staff, the sea splits, Egyptians are drowned, Israelites are saved. What resulted was the spontaneous singing of the Song of the Sea — a poem of gratitude, victory, exultation and thanks — that we recite every morning during davening. Miriam and the women break out timbrels; dancing and singing ensue.
It's good, heady stuff, Charlton Heston-worthy.
But what immediately follows is as discordant as a narrative can be.
"[The Israelites] went into the wilderness of Shur; they traveled three days in the wilderness and found no water. They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. … And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink … ." (Exodus 15:22-24).
One is tempted to be frustrated with the Torah, for tacking the need to find a water fountain onto the grand splitting of the sea seems so, well, tacky.
However, like anything of worth, wisdom is to be found at second glance. The juxtaposition of magnificence and the pedestrian is intentional. This, for example, is how the legendary Abraham Joshua Heschel understood Parashat Beshallah in the context of civil rights:
"This episode seems shocking. What a comedown! Only three days earlier they had reached the highest peak of prophetic and spiritual exaltation, and now they complain about such a prosaic and unspiritual item as water. ... The Negroes of America behave just like the children of Israel. Only in 1963 they experienced the miracle of having turned the tide of history, the joy of finding millions of Americans involved in the struggle for civil rights, the exaltation of fellowship, the March to Washington. Now only a few months later they have the audacity to murmur: 'What shall we drink? We want adequate education, decent housing, proper employment.' How ordinary, how unpoetic, how annoying!"
To be fair to the reader, know that it took me a few times through to understand that Heschel is being sarcastic. Of course the demands by African-Americans in the '60s were valid. Of course they should not have been content with the magnificence of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking his dream on the Mall, when real, practicable change had not been addressed. Of course it was appropriate for B'nai Yisrael to ask how they were to survive without clean water.
The blatting of the final notes of Beshallah is, then, a planned thing: The parashah is meant to flop at the end, and the purpose of this choreography is to remind us of the insufficiency of spectacle.
You and I know that human beings have a weakness for spectacle. All of us love a good show, and we are built such that it is possible to be convinced that real work has been accomplished if enough razzle-dazzle is pointed in our direction. The issue with fiery speeches, star-studded celebrity benefits (see Jon Stewart's tongue-in-cheek "Night of Too Many Stars"), conferences to address social ills and political conventions is that they are only moments of promise and inspiration. They do not themselves effect change, address basic needs, change policy and lift oppression.
This is the Torah's message: Even pure salvation, as we experienced at the Sea of Reeds, can be pure spectacle. We are to be suspicious of song and dance. We should judge our communal endeavors by the extent to which they affect real people, after the sound and fury have subsided.
Ultimately, I believe this is a lens we should turn on our own Jewish communities. It is upon us to ask ourselves, to what extent do we fulfill the ideals we state? If we believe in inspiring prayer, do we achieve it? If we want connection to Israel, do we pursue it? If we believe that Torah pushes us to help those who need help most, do we effect this sacred charge?
Once upon a time we were not content with miracles, and expected God's word to help us make real life livable. May it always
Scott Perlo is the rabbi of Adat Shalom (adatshalomla.org), a Conservative congregation in West Los Angeles, and a founder of Ma'or, a new way for Jews of all backgrounds in Los Angeles to take hold of learning Torah.
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