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Monday, November 2, 2009
When does yet another "mistake" become a flagrant official disregard for parental rights? Another three children have been injected with the swine flu vaccine against their parents' wishes as schools institute mass inoculation programs with little concern about consent.
A girl in Brooklyn suffered an allergic reaction to the H1N1 shot after nurses injected her with the vaccine without the consent of her mother, Naomi Troy.
6-year-old Nikiyah Torres-Pierre takes medicine to control her epilepsy and for this reason her mother was waiting on doctors' advice before signing the H1N1 consent form.
However, nurses administered the shot without even checking the girl's name against a register of pupils who had received parental consent.
"My stomach was hurting, and I was itching," Nikiyah said after she was released from the hospital," reports the New York Post.
Officials at Public School 335 in Crown Heights then tried to get Troy to sign a consent form after the fact in a crude attempt to hide their culpability.
"I was insulted. I was really angry. 'You just incriminated yourself even more,'" Troy recalled thinking.
[efoods]The NY Post report also reveals that less than half of parents in New York City have consented to have their kids vaccinated, underscoring the widespread rejection of the swine flu shot despite a $16 million dollar federal government propaganda campaign to coerce people into being inoculated.
In a follow-up report yesterday, the NY Post highlighted another two separate cases where children had been vaccinated against their parents' wishes.
Last week we reported on a boy in Ohio who received the swine flu vaccine despite the fact that his mother clearly refused consent for her child to be inoculated because of previous bad reactions to medicine.
We also highlighted the case of a 7-year-old boy in Montgomery County, who was given the nasal spray version of the H1N1 vaccine despite his father's objections that his son should be exempted because of underlying health problems.
Despite the fact that a majority of people across the world are now refusing to be duped by the fearmongering surrounding swine flu and rejecting the vaccine, they are being lynched by officials as "extremists" who are harming public health efforts.
In reality, people are refusing to be injected because the vaccine itself, loaded with mercury, squalene and cancerous cells, is a threat to public health. The fact that privileged members of the elite have requested and been given access to vaccines that don't contain these toxic additives proves that a two tier system is in place – one for the idiot public who the pharmaceutical companies will happily inject with poison because they have government protection against adverse reaction lawsuits, and another for members of the establishment who will propagandize all day long about the safety of the public version of the vaccine yet will refuse to take it themselves.
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Girl, 16, crushes competition in monster trucks and math
Youngest female monster truck driver is also among nation's top math students and is looking toward studying at MIT
Rosalee Ramer knows how people see her.
They see the grease smudged across her jeans and they think "redneck."
They see a 16-year-old girl from Watsonville who'd rather spend the weekend surrounded by the growls of monster trucks than the squeals of Justin Bieber fans.
"I get judged a lot," Rosalee said recently before heading into her father's garage that houses a 10-ton hulk of machinery named Detour. "They think monster truck driving is brainless. They think the trucks are our toys, that we just want to go out and smash things up. But there's a lot of planning and thinking that goes into it. There's a lot there that people don't see."
Rosalee not only lives for weekend truck rallies at fairgrounds along the West Coast, but she works on, designs and pilots the metallic beasts. She's considered the nation's youngest female professional monster truck driver in a sport heavy on testosterone.
"I'm amazed by how many people I meet who can't wrap their head around what I do," Rosalee said. "It's not disrespect to me. But it bothers me that they just can't imagine it - a girl who drives monster trucks."
Now imagine, for a moment, how those eyes might widen further if they saw the e-mail Rosalee opened two weeks ago and got a look at her SAT score: 2160.
Family first
The near-perfect 780 in math put Rosalee among the nation's 99th percentile and on a track for the Ivy League. Earlier this month, the straight-A student and her father, Kelvin Ramer, visited Harvard and MIT, the two universities her advisers at Pacific Collegiate charter school in Santa Cruz suggested.
Rosalee would be the first Ramer to go to college. She plans to major in mechatronics, the study of mechanical engineering and electronics, so she's leaning toward MIT.
"If that's where Rosalee wants to go, we'll make sure it happens," said Kelvin, who's been a tow truck driver since he started his own company, Auto Care, 22 years ago. "I just wanted to make sure she'd get to her classes safe at night. Like any dad, I walked around wondering how I would feel when I'm not there with her."
He walked the halls of both campuses in Cambridge, Mass., with an apple-sized knot of pride stuck in his throat. The father and daughter are so tight they perform synchronized monster truck routines side by side - her in the yellow Detour, he in the red-and-black Time Flys. Fans along the railings notice the two have a habit of falling into the same gait, walking stride for stride in harmony.
Mom Janette oversees the paperwork of the family endeavor. Ben, 14, is also enthusiastic about the sport, but can't match Rosalee's passion.
"If it has a steering wheel," Kelvin said, "she's interested in it."
Under the hood
At age 3, the girl held the flashlight for Kelvin and his buddies as they built engines at night, her hands small enough to reach the tiniest bolts. Kelvin was always a gearhead, drawn by the power of big wheels and big torque.
"To me it's amazing that you can make a vehicle that heavy launch 30 feet in the air and land safely on the ground," Kelvin said.
He learned the math of engines by trial and error and passed his knowledge onto Rosalee over thousands of hours spent together under the hood. Long before she was big enough to reach the gas pedal, Rosalee understood how - and why - the truck responded to the touch of the accelerator.
Years later, Rosalee is now designing the first electronic fuel injection system for a monster truck. She's building a new ride with her father and wants to name it "Wild Flower."
"It's kind of fun now to watch her come home from computer programming classes and explain what happens and why it happens," Kelvin said. "And I'll show her how I did it and survived without an engineering degree. She gets the best of both worlds."
Always a quick study, Rosalee's aptitude for math showed up during the East Coast college visit. During the trip, Kelvin needed to pass a certification test to tow big rigs, including those that jackknife and turn over. Getting the vehicles upright safely requires a sophisticated rigging system that relies on calculus.
Rosalee stepped in as her father's study partner. She learned so much she took the test alongside Kelvin, and now Rosalee may be the youngest person certified to clear a semi from a freeway during rush hour.
"It meant a lot to me that she saw it as father-daughter bonding time," Kelvin said. "Even though it's not her direction in life, she saw it a chance to spend more time together."
'A different world'
A Ford Taurus hubcap hangs on the wall of Rosalee's bedroom. A monster truck driver, she said, always remembers the first car she smashes.
The Taurus was part of a Ramer tradition. Every Halloween the family takes a junker from Kelvin's tow yard, pancakes it under a monster truck, puts a skeleton in the driver's seat and scatters empty booze bottles all around. The wreck is then displayed outside the house as a statement against drunken driving.
Three years ago, at age 13, it was Rosalee's turn to take it to the Taurus - and she became hooked. As a kid she had raced go-karts, but it never felt like there was enough horsepower beneath her, she said.
"Just being in a truck that loud, feeling it under you, stepping on the throttle," Rosalee said, "it almost doesn't feel real. You feel like you're in a different world. You're taking something that weighs 10,000 pounds and with a tiny touch of the throttle, you can just roast the tires."
Rosalee began performing in monster truck rallies at age 14, with her first show at the Watsonville Municipal Airport. It wasn't long before competitors began to wonder why Kelvin would encourage his teenage daughter to climb into the cockpit of a steel cage that can roll over and catch fire.
Kelvin waved off the concerns. This is the girl who, at age 10, hijacked a Bobcat tractor in the backyard and spun wheelies. They've trained for hours on safety protocol after crashes - cut fuel and power, and then figure out if you're upside down or sideways to escape.
And, as Kelvin likes to point out, he designed and built the roll cage in Rosalee's truck himself.
"You can say it has more bars and crossbars than the average cage," the father said.
Bruised egos
At rallies featuring Rosalee Ramer, it's more likely the crashes and rollovers will feature the drivers who try to one-up her.
During freestyle sessions, drivers blast over jumps, perform stunts like wheelies and doughnuts and earn style points from judges. Before Rosalee takes the course, the rumors have already passed through the pits and returned back to her: She'll avoid the most daring jumps or obstacles.
But when she hits them, and flies across a gap or crunches across a train of sedans, it forces the hand of competitors who watch with bruised egos.
"You can tell when they don't want 'the little girl' to beat them out, so they try going for something they wouldn't normally do," Rosalee said, "and then they crash or break a wheel off."
'Monster Truck Girl'
To see Rosalee Ramer in action, check out The Chronicle's video at www.vimeo.com/79646686.
Justin Berton is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @justinberton


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Ludlum is the author responsible for the novels which became the "Bourne" series, the best newly-launched franchise in recent memory. Could "Chancellor," for which Universal (part of the NBC family) paid $4 million for in 2005, be another big ol' serving of awesome? We think so.
Ludlum is becoming the new go-to guy for smart, mature, compelling thrillers, but how long before adaptations of his work go the way of Tom Clancy (which Ben Affleck and "The Sum of All Fears" did their mighty best to ruin) and John Grisham ("Christmas with the Kranks"?).
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"The Chancellor Manuscript" follows Peter Chancellor, a writer who submits a novel about D.C. power brokers who are blackmailed into altering U.S. policies. When operatives get hold of the manuscript, they think he has uncovered their actual scheme. DiCaprio is attached to star in and produce the film.
"Quantum of Solace" may not have been the best Bond movie, but it was one of the tightest and most action-packed. Forster knows how to do action, indie grit and sweeping epics: he's also responsible for "The Kite Runner." He is as good as anyone to launch this potential franchise. And maybe the world is ready for Leo, The Franchise Star.


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No. 8 Cornell du Preez scored his second try three minutes after the fulltime siren to provide the Southern Kings with a battling 28-28 draw with Super Rugby leaders the ACT Brumbies in Canberra yesterday.
"Our mindset wasn't right from the start and while we got some points on, we turned off and let them back in," Brumbies captain Ben Mowen said. "Inconsistency has cost us, but certainly ... you have got to give credit to them."
The Brumbies had started the game like it was a contested training session, taking control of the ball, recycling and building phases to march down field and set up a Christian Lealiifano penalty and tries to Henry Speight and Joe Tomane.
While Lealiifano missed both conversions, the ruthless efficiency the home team displayed to quickly establish a 13-0 lead suggested it would be an easy stroll to a bonus-point victory.
The Kings, however, whose line speed in defense and ability to hold the ball through phases has made them combative, went to their strength and got back into the game.
Loosehead prop Schalk Ferreira finished off an impressive move that involved constructive running interplay from the forwards.
While Brumbies scrumhalf Nic White kicked a long-range penalty to give the home side a nine-point lead, the Kings simply regrouped and responded with flanker Wimpie van der Walt crashing over from a rolling maul following an attacking lineout.
Lealiifano added a late penalty to give his side some breathing space at 19-14 heading into halftime, but the Kings struck back shortly after the re-start when they swept down field and Du Preez sauntered over.
Lealiifano edged the home side 22-21 ahead again with his third penalty and when Ferreira was yellow-carded for persistent infringement with 13 minutes remaining and the Brumbies flyhalf slotted two more penalties, the game looked over.
The Kings, however, achieved a succession of penalties after the fulltime hooter, hammered away at the Brumbies line and were rewarded when Du Preez barged over and replacement Demetri Catrakilis added the game-tying conversion.
Piri Weepu scored two second-half tries to lead the Auckland Blues to a 29-18 win over the Otago Highlanders at Eden Park yesterday, the hosts' reviving their Super Rugby campaign after three losses.
The Highlanders slipped to a sixth defeat in as many matches, virtually extinguishing any hope the side had of reaching the playoffs.
The Blues were also desperate, their season having reached a tipping point after they had followed up a pair of wins with three defeats.
Poor discipline cost the visitors after they had opened a 10-0 lead, courtesy of a Colin Slade penalty and a converted Ben Smith try.
Highlanders inside center Ma'a Nonu was then sinbinned for an illegal shoulder charge on Weepu.
The Blues capitalized on their man-advantage with tries to loose forward Steven Luatua and tighthead prop Angus Ta'avao, while Chris Noakes added a conversion to give them 12 unanswered points while Nonu was off the field.
Slade responded for Otago just before the break when he landed his second penalty to put the Highlanders 13-12 ahead at halftime.
Blues winger George Moala was sinbinned four minutes into the second half for a high tackle on Buxton Popoalii.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) – Olek Czyz scored 15 points and Malik Story 14 as Nevada held off New Mexico State 65-61 Thursday night to clinch the Western Athletic Conference regular-season championship.
Dario Hunt added 10 points for the Wolf Pack (24-5, 12-1), who will carry the No. 1 seed in next week's conference tournament in Las Vegas. The conference title is their first since they shared it with three other teams in the 2007-2008 season.
Wendell McKines had 19 points and 13 rebounds for New Mexico State (22-9, 9-4), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
The Wolf Pack led 63-54 with 3:02 remaining before the Aggies reeled off seven straight points. Bandja Sy hit a 3-pointer from the corner then scored on a breakaway dunk after a steal on the ensuing possession to make it 63-59. Another dunk by Daniel Mullings with 56 seconds left made it 63-61.
Nevada's Deonte Burton missed a desperation 3-pointer as the shot clock wound down, giving New Mexico State a chance to tie or take the lead on its last possession. But Hernst Laroche's pass went out of bounds with 1.1 seconds left, giving the ball back to Nevada.
Burton was fouled and hit a pair of free throws to put the game away.
Nevada hit 7 of 16 3-point attempts and shot 43 percent overall from the floor. New Mexico State shot just 34 percent.


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Harvard has boasted a top 10 recruiting class each of the last four years (Gil Talbot).
- Inside Lacrosse 2012 Recruiting Issue Top 20 Divsion I Recruiting Classes
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Inside Lacrosse released its 2012 Recruiting Issue Top 20 Divsion I Recruiting Classes earlier this week which features Harvard's incoming class as the fourth best in the nation.
"Our program is fortunate to add a talented group of young men and we expect the class to make an immediate impact on the field," stated Chris Wojcik '96, the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse. "The players come from winning programs and they will arrive focused on helping our program reach our team goals. I am thrilled to welcome the Harvard lacrosse class of 2016 and am looking forward to their arrival on campus later this month."
Harvard's Class of 2016 is comprised of 10 incoming student-athletes, six of whom are rated among Inside Lacrosse's top 100. Defenseman Bobby Duvnjak of Manhasset, N.Y., headlines the group as the No. 2 recruit in the country, while attackman Devin Dwyer out of Garden City, N.Y., is ranked fourth. The class also includes No. 22 Ian Ardrey (Attackman / Deerfield, Mass.), No. 27 Walker Kirby (Defense / Lawrenceville, N.J.), No. 52 Sean McDonagh (Attack / St. Anthony's, N.Y.), No. 68 Deke Burns (Attack / DeWitt, N.Y.), Conor Murphy (Midfield / Wayland, Mass.), Bryan Moore (Goalkeeper / Baltimore, Md.), Brendan Newman (Midfield / Basking Ridge, N.J.) and Stefan Pate (Defense / Manhasset, N.Y.).
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FORT MORGAN — The I-76 Speedway completed its annual fan appreciation night on Sunday. Here is a look at who walked away with wins.
In the IMCA Modified John Hansen of Brush led the 8H car to victory.
In the IMCA Sport Modified Jacob Fehler from Erie in the 29 car took top billing.
In the Econo Class the No. 7 car and Todd Brotemarkle from La Salle were the winners.
In the RMDCRA the top spot was taken by Fred Schneider of Palmer Lake in the 11c car.
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Quamon Fowler: His Life and Faith
All About Jazz: How did you enjoy being in New York?
Quamon Fowler: New York was fun. It's always exciting to come to the city of New York. It is the Mecca, you could say, in entertainment and music productions.
AAJ: What all did you do while you were here?
QF: Most of the time, I was trying to rehearse. I was rehearsing with a band for the event. The rest of the time we walked around.
AAJ: What did you think about that jazz event that you played at?
QF: I thought it was cool, like I was in the back most of the time, but I saw a little bit. It was long event.
AAJ: Who are some of your favorite players in general?
QF: I came up listening to a lot of Sonny Rollins and Johnny Griffithand Cannonball Adderly and Branford Marsalis, as well as others like Arnet Cobb, one of those Texas tenors from Houston.
AAJ: What are you doing now?
QF: I go to Texas Tech., majoring in music performance. I'm doing a teacher's assistantship, so I'm a jazz instructor.
AAJ: How did you happen to play at the professional jazz industry event in New York?
QF: We won the young jazz composers event and ASCAP wanted their young composers to play. This was my second time winning the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers. Ken Cicerale, in charge of the awards, was real supportive.
AAJ: He praised you a lot that night.
QF: He's very supportive. He's an encourager. I need to send him a CD.
AAJ: What was the other year you won?
QF: I believe it was a few years ago.
AAJ: Is this your first CD?
QF: No, this is my second CD. The first one I did was in 2000.
AAJ: Tell us about this new CD.
QF: The new CD is entitled The Vision. The reason I wanted to call it The Vision is because God had revealed to me some things as far as songs I wanted to display in the project. Also, I'm visually impaired and I'll explain that.
AAJ: What does that mean?
QF: I have challenges visually seeing, and just need special accommodations.
AAJ: Such as what?
QF: Like magnifiers; I have low vision.
AAJ: Did you wear glasses that night of the JJA event where we met?
QF: No, they won't really help. I need to be close to focus on things, to get precision. I need to be closer than normal. I put the vision material on the inside of my CD; that I was different as a child, not being able to see things as other people did. Growing older, I realize God has given me an ear for music. While it was a challenge to see things visually, it was easier to pick up things musically.
To grasp things musically, I have to hear it from listening to it. I learned to read music and everything, but would have to get close enough. Once we played things a few times, I would memorize. I wouldn't need the music anymore.
AAJ: Did your teachers know that?
QF: Yes, they noticed it.
AAJ: Did they just think you were gifted?
QF: Yes. I was able to visualize the music in my mind based on what I heard.
AAJ: How was God involved? Do you feel more spiritual because of this?


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This chapter describes the various components that you must configure in order to use a relational many-to-many mapping.
This chapter includes the following sections:
For information on how to configure TopLink mappings options common to two or more mapping types, see Chapter 121, "Configuring a Mapping".
For information on how to create TopLink mappings, see Chapter 120, "Creating a Mapping".
Table 34-1 lists the configurable options for a relational many-to-many mapping.
Table 34-1 lists the configurable options for a relational many-to-many mapping.
Table 34-1 Configurable Options for Relational Many-to-Many Mapping
|Option to Configure
|Oracle JDeveloper
|TopLink Workbench
Reference descriptor (see Section 28.4, "Configuring Reference Descriptor")
Method or direct field access (see Section 121.6, "Configuring Method or Direct Field Accessing at the Mapping Level")
Read-only mapping (see Section 121.2, "Configuring Read-Only Mappings")
Private or Independent relationships (see Section 121.7, "Configuring Private or Independent Relationships")
Batch reading (see Section 28.5, "Configuring Batch Reading")
Indirection (lazy loading) (see Section 121.3, "Configuring Indirection (Lazy Loading)")
Bidirectional relationship (see Section 121.18, "Configuring Bidirectional Relationship")
Container policy (see Section 121.14, "Configuring Container Policy")
Mapping comments (see Section 121.8, "Configuring Mapping Comments")
Relational table (see Section 34.2, "Configuring a Relation Table")
Table and field references (see Section 28.7, "Configuring Table and Field References (Foreign and Target Foreign Keys)") (Source)
Table and field references (see Section 28.7, "Configuring Table and Field References (Foreign and Target Foreign Keys)") (Target)
Query key order (see Section 28.6, "Configuring Query Key Order")
Example 34-1 shows how to create a many-to-many mapping and add it to a descriptor using Java code.
Example 34-1 Many-to-Many Mapping
public void customize(ClassDescriptor descriptor) { ManyToManyMapping mapping = new ManyToManyMapping(); // configure mapping ... // add mapping to descriptor descriptor.addMapping(mapping); }
For more information, see the following:
For information on using JPA to configure many-to-many mappings, see "@ManyToMany" section of EclipseLink Developer's Guide at
The relation table contains the columns for the primary keys of the source table and target table involved in the many-to-many mapping. You must create this table in the database before completing the mapping. See Section 5.5, "Using Databases" for information on creating database tables.
In Figure 27-5, the
PROJ_EMP table serves as the relation table between the
PROJECT and
EMPLOYEE tables.
To select a relation table for a mapping, use this procedure:
Select the mapped attribute in the Navigator. Its properties appear in the Editor.
Click the General tab. The General tab appears.
Figure 34-1 Table Reference Tab, Relation Table Option
Use the Relation Table field to select a database table to define this mapping.
Many-to-many mappings represent the relationships between a collection of source objects and a collection of target objects. This requires an intermediate table that manages the associations between the source and target records.
Many-to-many mappings are instances of the
ManyToManyMapping class and requires the following elements:
The attribute mapped, set by using the
setAttributeName method.
The reference class, set by using the
setReferenceClass method.
The relation table, set by using the
() method.
The foreign key information (for noncomposite target primary keys), which you specify by calling the
setSourceRelationKeyFieldName and
setTargetRelationKeyFieldName methods.
The foreign key information if the source or target primary keys are composite, which you specify by sending the
addSourceRelationKeyFieldName or
addTargetRelationKeyFieldName methods.
Example 34-2 Configuring a Relational Table
public void customize(ClassDescriptor descriptor) { // In the Employee class, create the mapping that references Project class ManyToManyMapping manyToManyMapping = new ManyToManyMapping(); manyToManyMapping.setAttributeName("projects"); manyToManyMapping.setReferenceClass(Project.class); // Configure the relational table manyToManyMapping.setRelationTableName("PROJ_EMP"); manyToManyMapping.setSourceRelationKeyFieldName ("EMPID"); manyToManyMapping.setTargetRelationKeyFieldName ("PROJID"); // Add mapping to descriptor descriptor.addMapping(manyToManyMapping); }
In addition to the API that Example 34-2 illustrates, other common API for use with many-to-many mappings include the following:
useBasicIndirection: implements TopLink value holder indirection.
useTransparentCollection: if you use transparent indirection, this element places a special collection in the source object's attribute.
dontUseIndirection: implements no indirection.
For more information about the available methods for
ManyToManyMapping, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Java API Reference for Oracle TopLink.


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Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave is a multi-level cavern of natural limestone situated at the village of Cotmon in Camalig, Albay. It was discovered during the Japanesse occupation and has since become one of the most popular and easily accessible caves in Albay. The gentle and breezy wind that blows through the numerous openings of the cave gave birth to its name Hoyop-Hoyopan which was derived from the vernacular word "hoyop" which means to blow.
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The cave was our 4th stop when I was guiding my balikbayan relatives around the sights in Albay. After our visit to Mayon Skyline, we headed straight to the town of Camalig via Sabloyon Road. It was nearly 4 in the afternoon when we finally reached the cave but we still had enough time to do the guided tour. It takes around 11 hours to fully explore its entire 3 levels – I guess I'll have to leave that for another trip, when I have the right gear and right preparation.
Concrete steps near the main entrance
The walk through the cave was rather pleasant. It was cool and well-ventilated, hence the lack of reeking stench of guano like in many caves I have visited. Concrete steps are mounted at the rear of the main entrance and incandescent light bulbs are strategically placed around the cave, making it easy for the visitors to navigate the area. Some sections have puddles of water which make the pathways a bit slippery. Except for some tight squeezes through narrow passages and a bit of scrambling over some narrow sections, exploring the cave was as breezy as the place itself.
Small puddles of water can be found in some sections of the cave.
The interesting stalactites and stalagmites, and the engaging story behind each one from our jolly guide were great sources of entertainment for us. He seemed to have a talent for seeing odd and amusing shapes in the rock formations and was very informed about the history of the cave. After a fair bit of walking, we emerged into a wide open-space with a round concrete platform installed in the middle. Apparently this chamber, called the dance hall by the locals, has been used for special events in the past as well as a sanctuary for the devastating typhoons that frequent the region.
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There are small species of bats hanging from the roof of the cave while the surrounding wall has some deposits of shiny crystals that glisten when struck by light. We ended our tour resting on the concrete benches near one of the exit points while enjoying the view of the green surroundings. Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave was developed during the Marcos reign. The cave and its surrounding property is now privately owned and managed by three families.
The Dance Hall
The normal cave tour is probably too sanitized and tame for serious spelunkers and those who have explored well-known caves like Lumiang Cave in Sagada or the Under Ground River in Palawan. The more adventurous ones, however, can venture further beyond the usual tour and opt for the 11-hour exploration. But if you are on your way to Legaspi City to see Mayon, to Donsol Sorsogon to see the whale sharks or simply sight-seeing around Albay, this place would make a worthwhile side trip.
1. Tour guide fee is 100 pesos, inclusive of one lamp. Additional 300 pesos if you want to turn on the lights inside the cave.
2. Parking space is available and the fee is 25 pesos.
3. Raw crystals and some native products are available for sale. Prices depend on the size of the crystal stone ranging from 50- 500 pesos.
4. Take note of the time of the last trip for public transport from barangay Cotmon back to Camalig proper if you are visiting late in the afternoon. You may inquire at the terminal of jeepneys and tricycles.
5. For those who want to do some serious spelunking, the nearby Calabidongan Cave offers more challenges and adventure.
How to get to Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave
By Public Transport
From Legaspi City, ride a bus en route to Naga City or jeepney en route to the town of Guinobatan or Polangui. Get off at Camalig town proper. From Naga City, ride any bus en route to Legaspi, Tobaco or Sorsogon and get off at Camalig town proper.
Then head to Camalig Market. From here, you may ride a jeepney bound for Barangay Cotmon and tell the driver to drop you off at the entrance of Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave. You may also hire a tricycle to take you there and back but it will be more expensive than taking the jeepney. You may ride a jeepney or tricycle from Barangay Cotmon back to Camalig proper near the entrance of the cave.
By Private Car
Camalig is about 30-minute drive from Legaspi City and about 2-hour drive from Naga City along the National Highway. From Camalig town proper, it is another 20 minute drive from the turnout to Barangay Cotmon. Some sections of the road aren't paved yet but are manageable even for light vehicles. Look for the sign of Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave or ask the locals.


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|Star Trek - Nemesis
|Tuesday, 20 May 2003
When Paramount saddled "Star Trek: Nemesis" with the tagline "A Generation's Final Journey," I don't think they realized quite how prophetic they were--or how it would forever alter the "even numbered movies rock/odd numbered movies suck" rule that has guided Trek fans for two decades. "Nemesis" performed spectacularly badly at the box office in comparison to its nine predecessors, and unfortunately sends the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" cast out on a whimper rather than the bang they no doubt intended with this action-packed final installment of the popular SF series of films.
The film opens with the Alaskan wedding of Enterprise's First Officer William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and his "imzadi" Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), who spent seven years dancing around each other on the televisions series before finally resuming their youthful affair in "Star Trek: Insurrection." Enterprise is to transport the happy couple to Betazed, Deanna's homeworld, for a second clothing-optional ceremony. However, Picard is diverted by Adm. Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) to the Romulan Neutral Zone at the request of the new Romulan Praetor, Shinzon (Tom Hardy). Along the way, Picard picks up yet another Soong android, "B4" (who, unlike Data's evil twin Lore, is a prototype with the personality of a five-year-old, albeit, like Data and Lore, he is played by Brent Spiner), who was abandoned in pieces on a desolate pre-warp world. However, the crew is thrown into deadly peril once they arrive on Romulus and meet Shinzon, who shockingly is neither Romulan, nor Reman (a new, Nosferatu-like race) but human -- and a clone at that, with a chip on his shoulder and an axe to grind with Picard, the Federation, the Romulans, and just about everyone he's ever met except Counselor Troi, whom he sort of fancies in a creepy stalkerish sort of way.
Working on the theory that "Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan" succeeded because director Nicholas Meyer was completely unfamiliar with Trek before taking the job, director Stuart Baird was hired to helm this installment. However, while Meyer did a superlative job bringing both genuine humanity to the aging 1701-A crew, as well as drama and thrills along the lines of the great submarine movies of the past, Baird seems interested only in Shinzon himself, and mounting action sequences for the sake of action sequences.
Stewart rises far above the material, co-star Hardy acquits himself well, and Spiner is charming and funny as the loveable Pinocchio-like android Data--who provides the film's second link to "Khan" in the explosive final battle. Unfortunately, the remainder of the cast are relegated to mere footnotes, and aside from the "Troi gets mind-raped by the villain" subplot which was misused so often on the series itself, get little to do. Riker's climactic battle with Shinzon's Viceroy (Ron Perlman) is unfortunately somewhat laughable, and seems to be t]here merely to up the ante. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) in particular is woefully underused. However, LeVar Burton's scenes with both Data and B-4 are a lovely reminder of their friendship.
Visually, the DVD is flawless. Paramount's transfer is free of any major defects, and the wide color palette of the film is presented in beautiful color and depth, showing off the fantastic sets and production design. The flashbacks to the Romulan mines on Remus look particularly good, as does the final battle between the Enterprise and Shinzon's warship. Fleshtones are consistent and lifelike throughout, and although much of the film is set in the shadows, the level of detail is extraordinary.
In terms of sound, the 5.1 surround mix uses the entire range of speakers very effectively, particularly during the climactic space battle and ramming sequence. Weapons fire zooms around the room, and the dialogue is always crisp, clear, and easy to understand. The mix uses ambient sound particularly well. From the wedding banquet to Riker and the Viceroy's battle inside the Jefferies tubes, it is easily one of the most robust sound mixes to date on a Trek release, far surpassing "First Contact" and "Insurrection" in most cases.
In terms of extras, while the disc offers a decent amount, anyone who is used to the two-disc director's editions may be disappointed by the array on this release. Baird's commentary track is a bit lackluster, filled with long pauses, and the director has a peculiar habit of narrating the scenes rather than giving insights into production or characterization. It's particularly frustrating to hear him discuss cut scenes which are not included on the disc itself, especially given the fact that many of the cut scenes would have contributed to the overall character arcs of the film. Perhaps much would have been gained with pairing the director with either screenwriter John Logan, or actors Spiner or Stewart. However, though at times dry, it is an informative commentary, if not the most entertaining. A cast commentary track would have been more effective and a special treat for the fans -- one can hope that, should the film be given a deluxe DVD release treatment in the future, such an option might be available.
The deleted scenes include both a post-wedding scene with Picard and Data, and a coda with Picard and B-4 that provide a great deal of insight into the relationship between the captain and his science officer, as well as a ray of hope a la Spock's katra in "Search for Spock." Romulan siren Commander Donatra (Dina Meyer) also is a victim of the cutting room floor, and her role in the finished film amounts to little more than an extended cameo. However, the scene where Shinzon is revealed to the Romulan Senate prior to Picard's arrival was wisely cut, as Baird's commentary illustrates. Wil Wheaton fans, however, will be left in the lurch, as all of Wesley Crusher's scenes were excised from the movie except for a brief glimpse in the wedding scene, and none of the Crusher subplot made its way into the extras.
The featurettes could have been edited together more coherently into a single making-of special, rather than grouped by subject. However, that curious choice notwithstanding, the cast interviews are quite insightful and at times delightful, although they are limited to Stewart, Frakes, and Spiner, so that the supporting cast aren't given a chance to reflect on their roles in this landmark franchise, which may be a disappointment to long-time fans. The featurettes on behind-the-scenes special effects, stunt coordination and production footage are entertaining, if brief, and no doubt SFX and action junkies will get a kick out of the desert sequence involving an all-terrain vehicle, as well as the ramming sequence. Rounding out the extras are a photo gallery, and advertisements for the DVD release of "Deep Space Nine" and the Las Vegas "Star Trek: The Experience" attraction.
Because the plot of the film is so derivative -- and derived from the most popular of all Trek films--it is unfortunate that this only serves to highlight the film's flaws for fans of the entire Trek oeuvre. While mainstream audiences may enjoy the film as a popcorn sci-fi adventure, it has none of the lingering impact of its forerunners.


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In addition to completing the requirements of the liberal arts core and the requirements for a major in another area, the following courses must be taken to qualify as an Theater minor. There can be no duplication of course work in this minor. If any of the following courses are required by one's major, additional courses will need to be taken for a total of 18 hours of credit for the minor. A grade of "C-" or higher in each course is required.
HU 203 (Introduction to Acting) 3 hrs.
HU 204 (Theater Appreciation) 3 hrs.
HU 303 (Intermediate Acting) 3 hrs.
Workshops(Drama, Musical Theater) 3 hrs.
Theater Electives: 6 hrs.
HU 205 (Art of Film)
EN 335 (Modern Drama)
EN 359 (Creative Writing Stage/Screen)
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I read some posts on this forum and some articles which repeatedly state that it is not impossible to build q-comps but to make it successful, physics needs a great breakthrough. I tried finding but most of the material talks about how it works and what are current limitations, but how physics is going to help solving it?
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text: Accessible parking Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities Extra wide accessible parking spaces are conveniently located in all parking facilities at the Airport. Vehicles parking in accessible spaces must display a valid Disabled Person Parking Placard or License Plate. Valet Parking has wheelchair access. Terminal Parking Structure Entrance Please note that at this time, terminal parking can be entered from the Departure (upper) Level only. Main Street Parking The most economical option, the uncovered Main Street Parking is located at 1512 Main Street in Irvine. Courtesy shuttle service to and from the Riley Terminal is available every 15 minutes. Shuttle buses are lift-equipped. Main Street Lot shuttle pick-up locations at the Terminal are on the Arrival (lower) Level at the third island of the Ground Transportation Center for Terminals A and B, and in front of Terminal C Arrival (lower) Level just north of the crosswalk into Parking Structure B2. Accepted Payment Methods and Payment Options Cash, VCash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card and American Express are accepted in all parking locations. Debit cards bearing the Visa or MasterCard logos are acceptable. Ticketless Options: Passengers can park at any parking location without a parking ticket by using the new ticketless parking option. When entering any parking facility, simply insert a valid credit card into the entry column's yellow slot or waive your contactless credit card at the entry column - no ticket will be issued to you and no charges will be incurred at entry time. Upon return and exiting the parking facility, proceed to any Express Exit Lane, and insert or waive the same credit card used upon entry for calculation of parking fees and payment. A receipt will automatically be printed. The SAME credit card MUST be for entry AND exit. This ticketless method eliminates having to keep track of a parking ticket while away on travel, reduces wait time at exit, and eliminates waste from disposal of the paper parking ticket. Contactless Credit Cards: With the implementation of JWA's new state-of-the-art Parking Access and Revenue Control System (PARCS), passengers can waive their contactless credit cards such as MasterCard PayPass and American Express Pay at entry and exit lanes in lieu of inserting them into the machines, making for a quicker transaction. Express Exit Lanes: Passengers paying by credit card can use dedicated Express Exit Lanes and avoid waiting for a cashier. A receipt will automatically be printed. Cash is not accepted in Express Exit Lanes. Pay-on-Foot Stations (Parking Structure C only) Pay-on-foot stations allowing for credit card payment of parking fees, prior to returning to one's vehicle, are now available in Parking Structure C on levels 1 and 3. Pay-on-Foot stations allow passengers to pay parking fees and exit Parking Structure C using Express Exit Lanes without waiting for a cashier. Cash is not accepted at pay-on-foot stations. Call ahead for parking status For more information on parking options and rates, or to get a parking status, call (949) 252-5200 - dial "0" after the initial recording to speak to a Customer Relations Assistant. For parking status call: (949) 252-5200


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Buffalo Style Skirt Steak with Bleu Cheese Sauce
(Printable Recipe)
- 3/4 cup hot sauce (such as Crystal)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 pounds skirt steak
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup Bleu Cheese crumbles
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Cheese Sauce
Steak: Combine hot sauce, melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, and onion powder in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup hot sauce mixture; pour remaining hot sauce mixture in a zip-top plastic bag. Add skirt steak to bag; seal. Marinate at room temperature 20 minutes (don't refrigerate it - the butter will harden). Remove steak from bag; discard marinade in bag. Grill steak until done (about 7-10 minutes). Brush reserved marinade over steak. Serve with bleu cheese sauce, if desired.
Cheese Sauce: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add flour, milk and bleu cheese crumbles. Whisk until crumbles melt. Add salt, pepper and red pepper. Stir well, until it starts to boil. Turn down heat to low and let simmer 3-5 minutes, until sauce thickens. Serve over skirt steak.


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Keio Plaza Hotel
Keio Plaza Hotel
2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo
160-8330 Japan
Tel: +81 3 3344 0111
Fax:+81 3 3345 8269
The Keio Plaza Hotel is in an ideal location to explore the delights of the city of Tokyo. Situated in Shinjuku, in the very heart of the Tokyo metropolis, it is only minutes away from the most popular shopping and entertainment spots.
The Keio Plaza Hotel offers a wide variety of home-away-from-home hospitality, with 1,435 guest rooms to choose from to accommodate your every need. Superior Rooms display an attractive contemporary design with tasteful furnishings, and a panoramic city view. Each room is equipped with complimentary high-speed Internet access, TV, International direct dial telephone, mini bar, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, and bathrobes.
Keio Plaza Tokyo's restaurants and bars boast a variety of cuisines including French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Each establishment has its own flair and tastes, but all of them have a hospitable and relaxed atmosphere.
An outdoor pool is located on the seventh floor of the main building. There is also Fitness Room fitted with stair-climbers, running machines and muscle-building machines.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Is This the Dawning of the Age of Monquarius?
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Week after week, month after month, for the past year you flooded our inbox with nominees. And, bless your hearts, with linkable verification. You graced us with so many nominees, in fact, that we asked NOTY friend Drew Magary to tweet his followers for help. All hail Timmy Wedell, a chef in the Turks and Caicos Islands, who, despite a schedule that included cooking for Bahamian prime minister the Right Honourable Hubert Alexander Ingraham, plowed through the submissions like the Right Steampunk Emperor Barkevious Mingo through SEC offensive lines.
Mingo has soared since his 2009 NOTY title. Last year's people's champion, Australian rules footballer Steele Sidebottom, lifted the Premiership Cup when he and his Collingwood Magpies 'mates won the Grand Final. (They celebrated the day after by dressing in costumes; Steele went for a Village People look.) The NOTY High Committee's 2011 winner, Nohjay Nimpson, was recently named captain of the St. Joseph's women's track team.
Coincidence? We think not. These post-NOTY achievements are testament to the power of the title of Name of the Year. Impotent offensive tackles, emasculated ruckmen, intimidated female triple-jumpers from Xavier and URI -- the world bows before our onomastic kings and queens.
The NOTY Seeding Committee gathered one evening in New York City this week and, over Jack and Coke, amber ale and cranberry juice (not in the same glass), yeaed and nayed its way through the 350 or names that made it out of the inbox and onto the master list. We chose not to expand the tournament to 68 -- tradition, tradition -- and had the usual trouble whittling the pool anywhere close to 64. But persevere we did. Believe us, it wasn't easy. Tore Vikingstad, Clifford Many Heads, Dick Longwish, Vandy Blue Spikes, Harry Baals, Rockit Storm Pettijohn, Lincoln D.C. Fishpool -- none of them made the cut, from page one of our printout alone.
So who did? We need a few more days to finalize the ballot, but we'll tease you with the tentative No. 1 seeds:
Bulltron Regional: North Carolina skateboarder Monquarius Mungo.
Sithole Regional: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo wrestler Atticus Disney.
Dragonwagon Regional: UCLA political science grad student stonegarden grindlife (yes, he seems to prefer the lowercase).
Chrotchtangle Regional: South Carolina bridesmaid La'Peaches Pitts.
Of course, RexAchilles Imperial, the Rev. Demon Sox, Delorean Blow, Courvoisier Winetavius Richardson, Wannah Bail, Mercedes Bunz, Joe Shortsleeve, Widgett Washington, Orel Oral, Happy Kumar, Taco B.M. Monster and many others will have something to say about the outcome. And so will you.
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toni808tiger needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Wee Modern is a new store specializing in high-end children's furniture, toys and novelties. It is like a "Sharper Image" for kids, containing only the most innovative furniture and toy designs.
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- Summary
Thanks to an inverted press, this tool quickly extracts every drop of juice from halved limes for flavorful cocktails, baking and cooking.
- Works with any halved small citrus.
- Patented gear mechanism maximizes juicing efficiency.
- Inverted strainer retains virtually all pulp.
- Easy-to-squeeze nylon handles.
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- 10" long.
- Made in China.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Kangofumarsha from A great product I wanted to make margaritas, but somehow, my old juicer went missing. I reluctantly purchased this one and I was pleasantly surprised at how well this tool worked. Because the juicer extracted so much juice, I only needed to use half the number of limes I ordinarily would have had to use. My only issue is that you need three different tools to juice lemons, lines and oranges. I also purchased the lemon juicer and they take up so much space.Date published: 2017-09-10Rated 5 out of 5 by 1happyfoodie from A MUST HAVE This is the best juicer I have ever owned. I plan on buying the orange and lemon juicer as well. I recently purchased the typical hand lemon juicer that is used in most kitchens and it didn't extract as much juice as this lime juicer. This is a must have, you wont be disappointed.Date published: 2016-02-25Rated 5 out of 5 by Kalvinium from Makes it SIMPLE! My wife and I wanted a quick, easier way to make margaritas from scratch and the old juicer wasn't real efficient for large party-size batches. This lime press is AWESOME! So quick and powerful we think it actually scares the lime juice out! Placing the lime in the juicer the opposite way you think it should go really gets ALL the juice out w/ZERO waste. "Built to Last" and dishwasher safe, it's gonna be with us for quite awhile. As Dad said: "The right tool for the right job" makes life look like easy street. LOVE IT!Date published: 2014-06-11Rated 4 out of 5 by Binta from Ok, but not great I give this 4 stars, simply because it's just about the best I've come across. I love the weight, design and simplicity of the product, but wish it juiced lemons better. Is it really necessary to own a separate lemon, lime AND orange juicer? Even if it is, it shouldn't. I don't use limes much, but does limes well. The best of part about the juicer is it's sturdiness. It's also easy to clean. It should last a long time.Date published: 2014-05-31Rated 5 out of 5 by Gmaw from Lime juicer This is a great item, it gets all the juice out if limes, even the tiny hard ones with no effort at all, Love ItDate published: 2014-05-22Rated 5 out of 5 by Denis from It's margarita time! This lime juicer is perfect. Efficient mechanics and dishwasher safe, it feels like it will last many, many years. Very happy with it.Date published: 2013-08-02Rated 5 out of 5 by alfie10 from Fresh lime juice made easy I kept thinking about this but thought that it was unnecessary because the old fashioned juicer works just fine. Then on a whim I bought it and am so glad I did. It doubles the amount of juice you get out of a lime not to mention how fast you can do it! Margaritas, marinades, and more.......Date published: 2013-07-26Rated 5 out of 5 by esula from Juice Yes, Pulp? Excellent for juicing limes and easy to clean, but I don't know how to conveniently get the pulp out of it.Date published: 2013-07-04


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Released in 1996, the Dodge Ram VTS Concept was merely a design study featuring Viper GTS-inspired bumpers, mirrors, 17-inch wheels, Blue Paint, dual white stripes and Viper GTS sourced 415bhp V10. While we never got to see a Viper powered Ram in this generation, it paved the way for the 500bhp Ram SRT10 that Chrysler built from '04-'06.
While we have no video of the VTS in action we can give you a taste of what the Ram SRT10 can do in this video. Watch the last minute or so for the full hoonage shots (we're sorry about the music):
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Raspberry chocolate torte
This cake takes the Austrian sachertorte to new heights. The raspberry filling adds a bright fruitiness that makes it seem far less rich than it really is. Serve in small slices
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal484
- fat36g
- saturates18g
- carbs33g
- sugars26g
- fibre3g
- protein8g
- salt0.32g
- 225g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids
Chocolate as we know it in pressed…
- 175g unsalted butter, chopped, diced
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp instant coffee powder or extract
- 100g toasted almonds
Almondarr-mund or al-mund
Sweet almonds have a subtle fragrance that lends itself well to baking and also works well with…
- 2 heaped tbsp plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 5 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 140g golden caster sugar
- 12 fresh or defrosted frozen raspberries, plus about 40 more for decoration
A member of the rose family, raspberries have a wonderfully intense, sweet taste, and many…
- 4 tbsp raspberry jam
For the glaze
- 140g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids, chopped
Dark chocolatedahk chok-o-let
Dark chocolate means the shiny, dark-reddish brown treat produced from the cacao bean, theobroma…
- 100ml double cream
- icing sugar and sweet vanilla cream, to serve
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line the bases of two 23cm cake tins with baking parchment. Melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave; leave to cool. Stir in the vanilla and coffee powder.
Whizz the almonds in a food processor until finely ground, then add flour and salt, and transfer to a bowl. Whisk the eggs with an electric mixer for 5 mins, until doubled in volume. Slowly add the sugar, whisk for 1 min more. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture until just combined. Sprinkle over half the flour mixture and fold in, then the other half. The mixture will be rather runny.
Divide between the two tins and bake for about 15 mins until a skewer comes out with a few crumbs attached – the sponges should be slightly undercooked. Cool in tin, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Choose the less perfect of the two, then set it on a serving plate. Mash 12 raspberries and stir in the jam. Spread on the base, then top with the other cake.
For the glaze, bring the cream to the boil, pour it over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Leave for a few mins until starting to thicken, then spread over the top and sides to cover. Decorate with raspberries. Chill for up to 24 hrs. Remove from fridge 1 hr before serving, dust with icing sugar, and serve with vanilla cream.
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1970 Dodge Challenger R/T - Redefined Excellence
This '70 Challenger R/T Is
To refine gold, one heats it to melting temperature over and over again until all the impurities are burned away, leaving a precious metal that is almost transparent. For Kent and Amy Olsen, the 1970 Challenger seen here has been subjected to the same basic process. During the last four-and-a-half years, this R/T had been gone over and brought back to perfection in a way that, like raw gold, leaves it much better than it was when first discovered.
Olsen is a facilities engineer in Chaska, Minnesota, but the car has been far away from that upper midwestern state in its 30-year lifetime. Originally delivered to a dealership named Dodge Country USA in Littleton, Colorado, it had seen its share of the wild side. Kent, 34, had spent quality time in other Mopars, but this special one would be his first full-tilt restoration project. He bought it sight unseen and had it delivered from Southern California in 1994.
To make sure the chassis and exterior got the proper attention, he turned the body over to John Balow at Muscle Car Restorations, who took it completely down to the unibody, with every part being either replaced or rebuilt to better-than-new specifications. Once finish-prepped, the sheetmetal received a brilliant coat of FJ5 SubLime PPG acrylic enamel, along with the performance hood blackout treatment and replacement striping from Year One. The rocker mouldings (not common on the Challenger model) and trunk-mounted luggage rack round out the exterior options. Inside are vinyl-covered front bucket seats, center console and the Rallye performance dash cluster, all looking like they did the day the car arrived in the Rockies. The only addition to the stock options was the flip-top gas cap and a rear sway bar.
Meanwhile, the 375-horse 440 Magnum went to Wheeler Racing in Blaine, Minnesota, where Gary Schmidt bored it out by .040 and built a solid bottom end using a polished crank, 9.5:1 compression pistons and ARP rod bolts. A Mopar Performance street/strip Purple Shaft cam went into the center of all this, while a set of 906 heads with hardened valve seats for today's no-lead fuels were bolted atop the bores. An aluminum MP water pump and housing are now mounted to the front of the engine. To make sure the car could breathe well yet still look stock, an engine-color Mopar Performance M1 dual-plane intake supports the stock AVS carb, which was rebuilt by Bob Kunz. The last modification to the engine was the addition of an MP electronic ignition system with the orange box plus NGK plugs, which are a big help when the car needs to get started in the Minnesota winters. Wheeler's dyno proved the engine was up into the plus-375-horse range with these changes.
The Super Trak Pak option, which uses the A833 Hemi four-speed, is behind the engine. This is coupled to the crank through a McLeod clutch assembly and stirred via the stock Hurst Pistol Grip. Under the back end is a Sure-Grip Dana 60 housing, which supports the 4.10:1 ratio gear set. No, the milage isn't great, but it will scare the heck out of any Corvette guy sitting timidly at a stoplight. Wide Hoosier Radial GT tires mounted on 15x7 inch Rallye wheels round out the driveline.
As a crowning touch, the underside of the car is almost as perfect as the exterior, and the exhaust system uses the stock cast-iron high-flow manifolds to a pipe and muffler layout that has been completely detailed by High Performance Coatings.
When we saw Kent and his car at the Carlisle All-Chrysler Nationals, we knew it was something special, and the flawless paint makes it a perfect car for Mopar Muscle. Obviously, the long refining process has resulted in a machine that is 99.9 percent pure perfection.


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Often Irreverent, Mostly Rational Blog for Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays. One Day, We'll Be Perfect.
Maybe it was the clips putting me in a good mood, but I didn't expect the game to go fast that bad. Thank God Zambrano was promoted over Towers -- he's a huge improvement.
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