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Hi Pete! Good to hear from you.
This is just fine for your request, being the "open forum". Anything goes here... almost.
Just to explain what I was thinking: a single board approach is OK, but a lot of good stuff gets lost when it's purged periodically. Fly patterns should never be purged, and focused discussions by species tend to be concentrated and last a long time too. You don't have to use 'em but I put up the other categories for focused discussions and patterns.
The Open forum is the general list. If there were no other categories this would be the bullsh_t board, the fireside chat, etc. Messages eventually just fall off the other end, and there are no worries about what you post here.
The FLY:
That was a "big yak baitfish", or so I called it. Tell you what I will give you a quick rundown and post the official pattern with materials in the warmwater fly pattern index. Whoops - there isn't one... well, I'll make one tonight to honor this pattern and keep it in the records long after this board cycles out of the buffer.
Big Yak Baitfish
* 3/0 - 4/0 TMC 811s with barb ground off
* white, polarbear, and blue yak hair
* Tiewell sparkle flash or polar flash in pearl
* white marabou or bucktail
* plastic stick-on "3D" eyes
* epoxy
Tie plume of white yak hair mixed with polar flash from bend of hook to desired length. I pull the center strands to the rear to enchance the tapered baitfish body effect.
Layer additional white yak to form flanks (top bottom).
Optionally tie in marabou or white bucktail to form pronounced abdomen section for baitfish.
Layer blue or olive / black yak to form back of baitfish.
Layer (blue, olive, black, etc) yak hair to form the back (wing).
For eyes / snout I use a "raccoon mask" pattern of glue to provide stability and durability without excessive epoxy.
In retrospect I think I tied that fly on a whim and the above is an attempt to recall how I tied that puppy! Basically, the material is dyed YAK and the eyes are the non-flat stick-on plastic eyes.
I'll dig into my boxes and see if I can locate another from that mold.
take care and talk to you soon,
Juro's Fly Pattern
Hi Juro
I want to tie up one of the flies you gave me last summer.
Its the large mullet? type fly, with an epoxy head and large glass? eyes, seems like bucktail + some flash etc. Hopefully you remember the pattern I am asking about.
I have been using it on Pike and it's a great pattern, but the toothie critters tend to really mangle any fly they get a hold on so I need to tie some more for when I get back to the Cape next. I also want to try variants, imitations of lake whitefish for the pikers.
I'm not sure if this is the correct location of the board to place this request so help me out.
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Senior Surveys
In the spring of 2000, the MSU Senior Survey was modified to be completely administered online. Near the end of each semester, graduating seniors are notified of the survey via email and given a link connecting them to the survey. Those who have not responded within a couple of weeks are notified again, and finally a third time after two more weeks. The response rate for the past five years has been as follows:
Class of 2014 (those who graduated between 7/1/13 and 6/30/14)
Survey sent to 2,406 students
Returned by 717 students
Yield: 29.8% response rate
Class of 2013 (those who graduated between 7/1/12 and 6/30/13)
Survey sent to 1,977 students
Returned by 664 students
Yield: 33.6% response rate
Class of 2012 (those who graduated between 7/1/11 and 6/30/12)
Survey sent to 1,789 students
Returned by 682 students
Yield: 38.1% response rate
Class of 2011 (those who graduated between 7/1/10 and 6/30/11)
Survey sent to 1,832 students
Returned by 640 students
Yield: 34.9% response rate
Class of 2010 (those who graduated between 7/1/09 and 6/30/10)
Survey sent to 1,867 students
Returned by 792 students
Yield: 42.4% response rate
Class of 2009 (those who graduated between 7/1/08 and 6/30/09)
Survey sent to 1,804 students
Returned by 565 students
Yield: 31.3% response rate
When taking the survey, students are asked to select one out of three groups of questions regarding their teaching and learning experiences at MSU, as well as one out of three groups of questions regarding student services. The students self-select themselves almost equally into the three separate groups in each of the two sets of questions, providing even sampling. Students are also asked to respond to questions particular to specific major and non-major courses and experiences. The survey concludes by asking students to rate their overall assessment of their MSU education.
The principle advantages of providing a survey in this format include:
- Extended student-supplied responses
- The use of sampling techniques to target questions to specific student groups
- The delivery of individualized survey results privately to department administrators
- Sustainability
The following are multiple series of graphs to identify trends in student satisfaction from 2009 to the present with regard to general teaching and learning experiences, advising, the core curriculum, and their majors.
General Questions
Advising Questions
CORE Questions
Major Questions
Statistical summaries of the results of these surveys are available:
Senior Survey
Class of 2010
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Class of 2008
Class of 2007
Class of 2006*
Class of 2005
Class of 2004
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Below most of the pictures: a pair of headphones, a play button, and intimate entrée to the lives of the photographed.
All of the subjects, whose ages ranged from 12 to 100 at the time of the pictures and recordings, share one wrenching, fraught experience: all have been affected, in some way, by teenage parenthood.
It is an issue often reduced to a simple moral judgment: an indictment of individual character or of the broader culture. But teenage pregnancy is, of course, far more complicated — and far more human — than that.
And the power of the traveling "Children of Children" exhibit, the work of San Antonio artist Michael Nye, is in the honesty and fullness of its portraits. These are complete people. They are not judged, but their hardship is addressed head on.
Terry says he was "born into controversy" in north Georgia in 1955. His town traditionally lavished gifts and special attention on the first child born every year. But Terry was black and, that year, the rules changed.
In high school, Terry met Maria. It was quarterback and cheerleader. One day she approached with a serious look on her face. She was pregnant. "I remember the fear, that's it," says Terry, a vice president of operations at a San Antonio museum. "That's the one thing that I'll never forget: just fear."
There was no lecture at home. His father just asked what he'd do. "I don't know," he said. What followed was extended denial. Terry avoided Maria — his lone, great regret in life.
When he grew older and married and had children, his perspective changed. He flew to Atlanta and told his son to ask whatever he liked. The young man asked why he had gone so long between visits, if he was ashamed of his son, if he loved him.
Willie, an old black woman of the South, wears a flowered blouse and a dark hat with a felt flower in her photograph. She holds her big left hand up to her chin. Her grandparents were slaves. When she got pregnant, her father was irate.
"I just felt shame all kinds of ways," she says.
He sent her away for three months. When she came back, she pledged to "make a lady of myself." But when Willie gave birth to her son, her parents took the boy and sent her away.
She felt hurt, she says. Mistreated. Her father later apologized to her. Her parents had no more children at home, he explained. They felt lonesome. She forgave. "We came to love each other harder and harder," Willie says.
In church, with her husband, she says, she likes to sing a certain gospel song: "I woke up this morning with my mind / stayed on Jesus."
The "Children of Children" exhibit, brought to town by the YWCA of Northern Rhode Island, marks the launch of a new effort by the non-profit Rhode Island Alliance to reduce teen pregnancy in the state and support young families.
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Astronomer to tell story of the universe, Dec. 4
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Astronomer Vera Rubin will present "Telling Stories About the Universe" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in McCosh 50.
Rubin has spent her career as an observational astronomer looking at the spectra, or light signatures, of galaxies to determine their motions. She arrived at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington, D.C., in 1965 and, through her research, confirmed the existence of dark matter -- the mysterious, unseen material that dominates the universe.
She received the 1993 National Medal of Science and the 2002 Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation.
"Today astronomers know that luminous galaxies and clusters of galaxies populate the universe, but make up less than 10 percent of its matter," she said. "The remaining matter is dark, and is detected by its gravitational effect on the bright matter we study. Equally mysterious is the force that is apparently causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate. I will tell our story of the bright universe we know, and the dark universe that is obscure."
Rubin's talk is designated as the Stafford Little Lecture and is part of the University's Public Lectures Series. The event will be Webcast .
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Helen Rundell S/N Lithograph
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Artist: Helen Rundell
Title: In The Rocking Chair
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 184/295
Paper Size: 21.5" x 29.5"
Helen Rundell's art has merited her many prestigious awards, exhibits in American embassies on four continents and wide representation in corporate and public collections, including the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. Helen Rundell's work reflects a superbly detailed observation of nature coupled with her exceptional printmaking prowess. Her art allows the viewer to experience the beauty of her natural surroundings, in particular the rugged and charming beauty of the coast, forests, fields and farms of Maine. Welcome to the beauty, serenity and virtuosity that is the art of Helen Rundell...
Helen Rundell's art can be seen at the following galleries:
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Of the countless tacky, schlocky, trashy, ultra-violent, reprehensible, disposable, exploitation-laden fare this writer has watched over the years - and the plethora of distasteful, disturbing, mind-numbingly deplorable and brain-botheringly wretched imagery I've witnessed as a result of watching such fare - one filmmaker and his work stands above all others when it comes to creating genuinely upsetting, avert-your-gaze-from-the-screen-in-disgust moments. Lucio Fulci is a man most fans of horror cinema will be familiar with. Heck, many of them will even own some of his work on DVD or something called VHS. My own experience of watching Fulci's work is quite limited. I find his films to be crass, crude, disgusting, shoddy, depressing and at the risk of sounding like a Daily Mail reader; a wee bit sickening. The more I think about this though, and the more I consider my reactions when watching his films, the closer I have come to the conclusion that Lucio Fulci is arguably one of the most effective, provocative and interesting directors who ever worked in the horror genre. His work is rare in that, even though I find it unbelievably cheap and trashy, it still, somehow, wields the power to bother and upset me. It actually scuttles under my skin and squirms there for days, squelching forth all that eye-watering imagery I wish I'd never seen, back into my mind's eye when I least expect; making me cringe and relive those unsettling moments over again. That his work is able to disturb me so much – a hardened horror fanatic – speaks volumes.
Fulci is one of those directors that you can't rely on. He isn't safe. Anything can happen in his sickeningly nightmarish and progressively downbeat narratives - and it usually does: to petrified characters who exist solely to die horribly. His feeble characters have lost the ability to think reasonably, or, you know, just move the fuck out of the way of danger. The logic of nightmares comes into play throughout his work, rendering it frustrating, suspenseful and thoroughly perturbing. No matter what his characters do, or don't do as the case usually is, they still die. Gruesomely. They stand rooted to the spot, petrified, or flail around weakly, usually while on fire, or cornered by the living dead, or with spiders/snails/maggots writhing all over them, in pathetic throes of agony, powerless to fight for their lives. Resistance is futile. These moments are the stuff of nightmares – and when the nightmare always works against you – and you experience that loss of control – you know it's a powerful one. And yet, even as shoddily drawn as these characters are, their plight still reaches into my gut and writhes there, queasily, limply clawing at my insides. Fulci's positively misanthropic attitude is one of the most prominent and uneasy characteristics of his horror films.
His work is undeniably powerful, disturbing, deflating and provocative. But it can also be shoddy, incompetent and downright lazy. It's within this juxtaposing dichotomy of 'powerful and affecting' and 'crass and trashy', his work lies. There's just something about it that still has the power to really disturb, despite the sham artifice of it all.
When one thinks about the term 'Horror' and what it literally means – according to the definition in the Oxford Dictionary it is 'an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust' – the prominent emotions it refers to centre around revulsion and disgust; gut reactions to visceral information. Horror dignitaries such as Boris Karloff and Val Lewton knew this all too well and actually went as far as referring to the films they made as 'terror' films, or 'chillers', because the desired reaction they sought to illicit from viewers was not to disgust or revolt, but to terrify. Stephen King discusses the difference between 'horror' (revulsion, disgust) and 'terror' (extreme fear) in his mammoth love letter/appreciation/meditation on the genre, 'Danse Macabre.' Therefore, it safe to say that Fulci's brand of cinema is firmly rooted in 'horror'; these are exactly the reactions he wishes to generate.
As stylish as some of his films can be, the violence is depicted unflinchingly, graphically, sadistically. Whether it's images of a woman vomiting up her own guts; a man-witch being flayed and whipped with chains; a woman having her eye gouged out, slowly, surely, on a large splinter of wood; people having their heads stoved in; vivisected dogs writhing in pain; a babysitter being beheaded in the basement of a house by the cemetery; a man having his face chewed up by large spiders; a woman being consumed alive by glisteningly moist snails (On her face! On her lips! Argh!); a group of people caught in a rain of maggots; a man having his head drilled open by, well, a drill; a young couple foaming at the mouths as they are asphyxiated in a locked room; a blind woman… What? Enough? Yeah, I think I'll stop. I'm remembering more bizarre and mind-fuckingly gruesome imagery than I care to here (a Google image search for 'Lucio' 'Fulci' was NOT pretty!). My point, and I did have one, is that once you see a Fulci film, you can't un-see it. Those images will ingrain themselves in your pink-matter forever. In all their preposterous, alarming, silly, shocking, queasy, frustrating and disturbing glory. The sickening atmospheres, pregnant with decay and stinking uneasiness, that pervade Fulci's movies are unforgettable, regardless of how they are conveyed.
Such moments typify his work. They highlight and exemplify his exploration of what will make his audience look away, to feel repulsed. It is this William Burroughs-esque approach to his material – the refusal to censor the most horrific, sickeningly twisted stuff he can come up with - that makes his work and the horrid images contained therein, so memorable. The images he creates and then allows his camera to gaze at in long, lingering shots are disgusting and primal, yet we cannot tear our eyes from them, we only feel compelled to look at them. Throughout his long and uneven career Fulci delved into our deepest, most basic fears, dredged them up, embalmed them in nightmarishly nihilistic logic, heaped on the decomposing, rotting flesh, all the while ripping open bodies and sloshing the insides across the screen of his uneven, yet genuinely disturbing cinema. And hey, this is why we watch horror movies, to be made to feel uneasy, wary and unsafe in our own skin.


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The National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) is a DOE-funded distributed network of databases and data sites that collectively form a system for the acquisition, management and maintenance of geothermal and related data. Much of the risk of geothermal energy development is associated with exploring for, confirming and characterizing the available geothermal resources. The overriding purpose of the NGDS is to help mitigate this up-front risk by serving as a central repository for geothermal and relevant related data as well as a link to distributed data sources. By helping with the process of assessing and categorizing the nation's geothermal resources, providing strategies and tools for financial risk assessment, and by consolidating all geothermal data through a publicly accessible data system the NGDS will support research, stimulate public interest, promote market acceptance and investment, and in turn support the growth of the geothermal industry.
Access to distributed data will eventually be provided through the portals of partner data sites that include, but are not restricted to the NGDS web site. In the future, a desktop application (Geothermal Desktop) will provide both user-based data management as well as access to the NGDS data network. Users of the NGDS system will include federal and state agencies, researchers, decision makers, the public, educational institutions, the geothermal industry and financial institutions. The NGDS is being designed using and adapting existing technology as well as emerging informatics standards, specifications, and protocols to ultimately be able to handle the full range of geoscience and engineering data pertinent to geothermal resources. It will be an easy to use system that will provide resource classification and financial risk assessment tools to help encourage the development of more geothermal resources by industry.
All 50 State geological surveys have committed to integrate their geothermal data to the NGDS. The goal of the State Geothermal Data (Recovery Act: State Geological Survey Contributions to the National Geothermal Data System) is to make large quantities of geothermal-relevant geosciences data held by the State Geological Surveys publicly available via the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS). The objective of the project is to populate, expand and enhance the NGDS by creating a national, sustainable, distributed, interoperable network of predominantly state geological survey-based data providers that will develop, collect, serve, and maintain geothermal relevant data that operates as an integral compliant component of NGDS. < p>State Geothermal Data is a project of the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS). To learn more please visit the Project Overview page.
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) serves a large and varied group of people, organizations and agencies throughout the Commonwealth. Through its six divisions, the agency regulates the mineral industry, provides mineral research and offers advice on wise use of resources. Its programs directly serve the citizens who live near mining operations, mining labor groups, other regulatory agencies, the educational community, the mineral industry, and environmental, consumer and industry special-interest groups.
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This is the home page for southeastern United States Geothermal Data at the Regional Geophysics Laboratory in the Department of Geological Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Development of this site was funded primarily by the Department of Energy under Agreement Number DE-FG07-96ID13454 to Virginia Tech. The site is useful for those interested in terrestrial heat flow, practical applications of low-temperature geothermal energy, and also provides an excellent temperature versus depth data base for those wanting to do their own calculations to evaluate hypotheses of global warming using a geothermal approach to climate reconstruction. This site is occasionally updated to include temperature data from hundreds of temperature and other geophysical logs, rock thermal conductivity, and heat flow values from New Jersey to Georgia. Datasets can be displayed and/or downloaded for use by the user. Clicking on the items below will provide information on the data available. To browse this page correctly we suggest that you get a copy of the Microsoft Internet Explorer or the Netscape Navigator.
Heat contained within the Earth that can be recovered and put to useful work is called geothermal energy. The heat energy is contained in normal occurrences of subsurface groundwater, which is transported to the surface of the earth by pumping. Low- to moderate-temperature (20oC to 150oC [68oF to 302oF]) geothermal resources in the United States are widespread and are used to provide direct heat for homes and industry. High-temperature (above 150oC [302oF]) geothermal resources in the United States, present primarily in the west, are used in electric power generation. And, throughout the country, the stable temperature of the ground just below the surface can be used by geothermal heat pumps to both heat and cool buildings (geothermal energy). The low- to moderate-temperature geothermal resources constitute an important renewable non-electric power energy resource that is just beginning to be utilized in the eastern United States to heat and cool buildings. As these space-heating applications grow in popularity to include entire residential and industrial complexes instead of just single residential dwellings or buildings, we will need to know more about the deeper (to many kilometers), and therefore hotter, fractured rocks that make up the groundwater plumbing system that cradles the geothermal fluids. The higher the water temperature, the more efficient will be the geothermal resource. Although the groundwater temperatures in the eastern United States are relatively low, it is well known from a thermodynamic standpoint that a lot of warm water at a lower temperature is considerably better from the standpoint of geothermal resource potential than a little water of considerably higher temperature. Thus, the nature and quantity of the deeper and warmer normal groundwater resources needs to be explored and better defined. This web site is dedicated to a description of what we know so far about the data base in the southeastern United States that will allow us to use this renewable resource in the future.
Geothermal Resources Council
Geothermal Energy in the Eastern and Southeastern United States
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Is the tank narrower than fish is long? My guess it is and that's what can stress fish out. In addition LFS guy stressed the Aro even more. So:
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2: try to put some Stress Coat+ or Prime Stress Guard, turn off the lights or better yet cover the tank fully.
3: Don't change more than 50% of water, you'll stress fish even more.
4: What else do you have in the tank?
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Large water changes won't or should not stress the fish.
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Having owned a few aros, I know they do not mind large water changes. In fact, the cleaner the water, the better for them. They will grow fast if fed well. And keeping the water clean is essential in them developing properly.
Once you have started the whole process of a water change, it really will not hurt to take out 50% of the water, or 80%.
Okay guys I solved the problem by adding a Powerful power head its a Boyu 2500 B and he is no longer biting his tail, though he tries to sometimes but actually can't due to the water current.
I have also done a weekly water change of 40% and added Paracidol again, though I am sure it is not a parasite but anyway just a precaution.
He has caused some damage to his tail fin, well that was on last Sunday, On last Monday first thing I got the power head and observed his behavior for a week he seems fine and his fin seems to be healing.
1. Do I have to get Stress Coat + , I have not heard many great things about it on the net (heard it leaves a slime on the glass and that it is unnatural to have Aloe in the tank - things I don't want ), although it looks promising though. I need to hear from people who have used it and are satisfied with it, I am not sure my LFS would have Prime Stress Guard, I can ask them to order it but that would take another week.
2. Yes I know that a 8 footer is small for an Aro that grows an inch a month, no worries I will be giving him off to my friend who has a 300 Gallon which should hold him for a while, but I need the fins to heal first, so again does SC+ live up to its reputation.
3. His appetite has reduced since the LFS guy spooked him (for those who haven't kindly see my post on the first page), he is now not fulling eating the Hikari pellets, he spits them and then chews and again spits, this is his characteristic behavior that he mostly shows when he is scared, so whats scaring him now, don't tell me he is having an anxiety attack , although he is eating frozen shrimps properly without spitting, I never had this problem before he has always been eating 40-50 pellets everyday without spitting for 6 months and all of a sudden he is exhibiting this behavior.
Any help would be great
if he is eating shrimp, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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After Dorothy Gray's husband, George, died in August, she was left with a pile of medical bills and the fear she could lose her Penn Hills home. "I was overwhelmed with the paperwork that accumulated," she said.
Despite her modest means, Mrs. Gray, 78, had a legal team already familiar with her case, which helped her navigate the unfamiliar legal territory.
That's because when her husband suffered a heart attack several months earlier, an adviser with the Allegheny County ombudsman's office had pointed her to the Elder Law Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh law school, where students work with low-income elderly clients on civil legal matters under the guidance of practicing attorneys.
The students helped Mrs. Gray figure out several pressing financial matters, so she had funds available when her husband was ill. They also helped her determine what she owed -- and to whom -- for his care.
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She did not have to make the trip to the Oakland clinic, since the students came to her home. And she received weekly updates about the status of her case.
It's no secret that Allegheny County has one of the oldest populations in the country. According to 2012 census figures, 16 percent of the county's residents are over 65.
The clinical education program at Pitt fits not only demographically, but also aligns with the school's community service mission, the law school's dean, William Carter, said.
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Pitt's clinic is able to handle only between 80 and 100 low-income elderly clients each year, since it has 16 to 20 students each year, said Martha Mannix, a law professor who also is the clinical program director.
Students in the program handle intake, investigate facts, research, interview and make court appearances. They are all upper-level students and must have at least three semesters of law school before being eligible to work in the clinic.
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Students do work on simple estate settlements, she said, and also advise a lot of clients, such as Mrs. Gray, on medical assistance eligibility.
Aside from the more common legal issues specific to the elderly, there are some less obvious concerns, including scams. This includes so-called "trust mills," said Dan Johnson, a partner at Williams, Coulson, Johnson, Lloyd, Parker & Tedesco, which focuses on issues of tax, business and estate planning. He's also chairman of the Allegheny County Bar Association's probate and trust section.
A trust mill is a firm that offers "living trust" packages, which sound attractive at first but usually wind up with the firm trying to sell annuities, reverse mortgages and other costly financial services that an elderly client may not need.
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Alyssa Coast, a student at the clinic, said working with elderly clients helped her hone skills as a future lawyer. "Being able to counsel them through these difficult legal situations, it really taught me how to communicate, how to empathize with a client and be a good advocate," she said.
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So, my girlfriend was all like, "I want to play a scary game!" I read a few days ago about Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly, and how it was all scary... so, we picked it up yesterday for the PS2.
Game starts, we're both feeling cool (and by cool, I mean, 'we're not gonna be scared by this wussy game' cool) , not immersed at all, lights just went off, she's trying to figure out the controls. Creepy, but not scary, pretty well done, nothing too special...
... for long. Then it gets creepier. And creepier. And holy farking crap creepier! Creepy to the point that my dog was freaking out and running around the room, which is odd, since I don't think that he was watching or listening; he must have smelled our fear.
Let me tell you: if you want a good scare, pick up this game. It is far superior to resident evil and (in my opinion) Silent Hill. As you wander around abandoned buildings in a long-forgotten town and all of the sudden your 'ghost meter' thing lights up red, but you can't see anything, you'll scream like the 11 year old Japanese girl that you're playing as (one of a set of twins), throw your controller across the room, turn on the lights, and run screaming for mamma. It's the best things since the dogs jumped through the hallway window in Resident Evil 1. Check it out, if you haven't.
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of it clearly stated that I was nine kinds of freaked out by this one. It's a strong horror game, in that it's not excessively gory (see The Suffering) and instead works to mess with your head. That's the best kind of horror game, IMO.
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I can't even bring myself to finish Eternal Darkness. I was too embarrassed to do it while living with my girlfriend, and now that she's moved out I don't stand a chance alone. Always wished I could get into those games, but I suppose my imagination is a little too strong.
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I remember trying to play through System Shock 2. My overactive imagination does not help with these scary games, so I had to take a break after every hour, or so, because it always got too intense. Yet, I forced myself to play through it, because the game was just that good. So after a lot of manly grunting, sheer spunk, flexing of muscles, and bearing of teeth, I succeeded. And I'm ever thankful for it. And I'll never touch the game ever again.
As for Silent Hill...
...Silent Hill can remain Silent. Which, in retrospect, is sort of sad, since I have all three of them, including Eternal Darkness. Erh.
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Why is it that everyone who brings up "The Scary Game"(tm) mentions "System Shock 2"? For the record, the game was truly scary in just how damn boring it was. The revelation of SHODAN being the
exception to that sentiment. There was nothing there, just a bunch of data pads that lent nothing to the game, and at the end of it you have everything yanked out from under you. That's spelled S-T-U-P-I-D.
Undying was way scarier, until the ending boss monster which was just dumb. Here's hoping "Call of Cthulu" is just as scary as the demos and screens we've all seen. What I saw at E3 last year freaked me out with its potential, so I've got my fingers crossed.
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I'm not too thrilled with scary games. It's that psychological horror that really gets under my skin.
I played the first Silent Hill. Maybe it was the second. Anyway, they had a school full of mutilated babies that carried knives.
I tried playing the RE series with the lights out. Nobody will ever forget the dogs jumping through the window. The first zombie encounter in RE1.
The clunky control scheme turned me off after awhile.
Those children in Code Veronica were twisted. The old films they showed (pulling the wings off a dragonfly) were great.
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For the record, System Shock 2 was the only game I've ever played that fully scared the bajezzers out of me. And it did it pretty much the entire game.
Now, I've never played any of the Fatal Frame games. I've seen them played from a friend of mine, and it seemed spooky enough, but I've never sat down and actually played it.
I might have to pick it up. Just gotta find the time to play it.
Edit - Mitch, what is wrong with you? SS2 is one of the best games of all time just because of how scary of a title it is. You must not have any fear or something.
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Mitch, you weren't blinded by an experimental chemical spill as a child, were you?
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By the way, Fatal Frame 2 supposedly does have multiple endings. I thought that I read somewhere that there were 4 of them, but it's probably just 2, one for each difficulty. Anyone? Oh, yeah, Mitch: I know exactly which freak-out moment from the beginning of the game that you refer to in the review. Creepy!
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Why is it that everyone who brings up "The Scary Game"(tm) mentions "System Shock 2"? For the record, the game was truly scary in just how damn boring it was. The revelation of SHODAN being the
exception to that sentiment. There was nothing there, just a bunch of data pads that lent nothing to the game, and at the end of it you have everything yanked out from under you. That's spelled S-T-U-P-I-D.
Why do you hurt me so? Why must you belittle the absolute excellence that is SS2? Soon you'll be spouting how
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Why is it that everyone who brings up "The Scary Game"(tm) mentions "System Shock 2"?
One of the best games EVER made... Period. The RPG elements were awesome. The environment was excellent. The audio was unbelievable scary. The music even better. The storyline: excellent.
The graphics could've used some help, I agree.
If you guys want to play it again with a twist go check out System Shock Rebirth. It has enhanced graphics for the entire game (characters):
Mitch, you are a twisted twisted man. But to each his own I always say.
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Fatal Frame 2 was the scariest game I've ever played. Period.
The Silent Hill's are scary in a creepy sort of way, but Fatal Frame is just frightening. There were a few times when I almost couldn't get myself past certain parts because of the fear factor. I almost resorted to playing it during the day with some happy music playing in the background, but forced myself to only play at night with the sound turned up. That caused some premature grey hairs.
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To all the mockery hurled my way re: SS2, to thee I say: "BAH!"
"System Shock 2" was not, to me, either scary or worthwhile. Sadly, I'm having to knock "Far Cry" too, but there are concessions to that: I'm not playing on the higher difficulty levels, I've not gotten to the Tri Gens, and the game looks like crap on my machine just to run. Were any of these changed, I'd likely sing its hosannahs like everyone else.
System Shock 2, on the other hand, was ass pure and simple.
"Planescape: Torment" is my favorite game of all time, and the more emotional experience I've ever had in a game. Period. Well, if you can exclude the blinding hatred from playing TMNT.
So what do I consider "scary"? The fact that my life is shut down unti lthe wedding next month, for one thing. But for another? I'd say the way a good psychological horror flick like "Ringu" works: It takes you down one path then yanks the rug out from under you without insulting your intelligence (see the possible ending to The Village for an example of a twist ending done badly). The moment early on in "Fatal Frame 2" that was referenced early on was a perfect example of how to relax then freak you out in one breath.
I dislike horror overall because I have a hard time with the setups and the executions. Mainly I have trouble with the typical "ultimate undead killer hunts down only teenagers" crap that we were all raised on in the 70's and 80's, with the exception being the original Halloween. And the killer there was a normal human being, just one that was a bit physically stronger than most. I have less trouble getting into electronic horror though because of the "you are there" intimacy of gaming in your living room, but it still needs to grab me by the heart and mind both. The first Silent Hill was a freakish game, but it scared the ever loving crap out of my roommate. When the nurse starts bleeding out and runs after the hero, my roommate and I just about went through the roof. Great moment, that.
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OXFORD – James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo stands officially accused of a scheme to mail poison letters to President Obama and two other elected officials.
He's also accused of trying to blame someone else for it.
The five-count indictment returned May 31 by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Mississippi was made public Monday.
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Dutschke is expected to appear Thursday in Oxford before U. S. Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander.
Since his arrest, the former martial arts instructor has been held without bond in the Lafayette County Detention Center.
Dutschke, 41, was arrested April 27 at his South Canal Street home 10 days after another man, Elvis impersonator Kevin Curtis of Corinth, was accused of the letter scheme and jailed while the FBI investigated the charges against him.
Curtis' attorneys, Christi R. McCoy and Hal Neilsen of Oxford, forced prosecutors to defend their claims, and ultimately, the government admitted it had no link between Curtis and ricin. They released him and dropped the charges on April 23.
But Dutschke's name surfaced as they sought to know who might want to frame Curtis, hearing claims of a long-standing feud between the two men.
Dutschke insists he is not guilty.
Recently, at least two others letters containing what is believed to be ricin were discovered in the mail to President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. No suspects have been announced, but authorities report they were mailed from Shreveport, La.
The first letters, mailed in Tupelo on April 8, also went to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland.
If convicted on all charges, Dutschke faces up to life in prison.


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Change is a platform political candidates often use when they want to distinguish themselves from the status quo. Change can be scary, but proposing a different approach often pays off, as it did for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008.
A new approach can be good for your genealogical research, too. Newspapers are frequently an unexplored genealogical frontier. They bring to mind endless hours of scrolling unindexed microfilm, and African-American researchers may believe newspapers didn't pay attention to their relatives.


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Yume Blush giveaway
August 9th, 2012 by Rosa
Today's giveaway is a little different. It smells like candy, sort of looks like candy, is inspired by candy, and is even edible! But it's not candy…
Though it may look like chocolate mousse, it's actually a chocolate-raspberry flavored edible body butter/massage oil/lip treatment from the folks at Yume Blush. I got a free sample to do a news post and giveaway on.
It smells just like a fruity chocolate truffle and has the texture of a fluffy chocolate mousse, so I'd be careful leaving these out around kids, as they may mistake them for dessert. Apparently they are edible, but I don't think that means you should be eating them…
Yume Blush is letting me give away one free sample of their product to a lucky reader. You can pick one of their pre-existing flavors or combine two to make your own scented treat.
To enter, leave a comment about the weirdest non-food (or food) item that you or your child has accidentally (or not so accidentally) ingested. I'll randomly select one commenter to win. Make sure you leave a valid email in the address field (seen only by me) so that I can contact you if you are my lucky winner. US readers only, please, and contest closes at 11:59 PM EST, Wednesday, August 15th. Good luck!
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Binghamton University to hold "Instant Decision Day" for BCC students
BINGHAMTON, NY -- Binghamton University will hold an "Instant Decision Day" for Broome Community College (BCC) students from 10 a.m.– 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, in BCC's Office of Counseling Services, located in Suite 210 of the Student Services Building.
Admissions counselors will be on hand to meet with BCC students who seek to transfer to Binghamton University in Fall 2013 and major in the arts, sciences, engineering or human development. Counselors will meet one-on-one with all applicants to determine admission to Binghamton. Eligible applicants are those who have successfully completed 45 credits and have an anticipated grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Students should bring official, sealed transcripts from previous colleges attended, and BCC will provide official transcripts for students. Appointments are required and should be made immediately. To register, call (607) 778-5210, or e-mail email@example.com.
Approximately 1,000 of all entering students at Binghamton are transfers with more than half coming from two-year schools, including Broome Community College.


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Located one block from the World Heritage distric of Colonia del Sacramento. Privates doubles rooms with bath.
In the Core of the Historical Heart of the City and in the Middle of Montevideo's Nightlife.
El Viajero La Pedrera Hostel is placed in La Pedrera's town centre, just 500 mts. away from the beach and 150 mts from the main street
Personal attention and details including private lockers big enough to hold the heftiest ruck sack, Uruguayan and American outlets for every bed
'Red Hostel' is a recycled historical house, with spacious rooms with private balconies looking on to the street...
If you're looking forward to spend unforgettable holidays in Punta del Este, this is your best choice...
Hotel Arapey is a cozy two star hotel with an excellent atmosphere.
Hostel Colonial is located on the main Avenue at 350 meter from the historical area of the city and a few blocks from the beach
In the middle of the nature and only 400 meters away from �Bikini Beach�, the most famous surfing beach of Punta del Este, come and enjoy our brand new swimming pool
Located in the heart of the peaceful city of Colonia del Sacramento, our Hostel is only two blocks away from the beach, and ten from the city's Main Avenue.
Find a Uruguay hostel and save money on discount lodging. Hosteling in Uruguay offers a different travel experience than staying at traditional accommodations. Youth hostels allow you to meet new people and learn from other international and worldly travelers. Most hostels are conveniently located in the center of the action close to public transportation, including buses and rails. Staying at a Uruguay hostel is a great option whether you are backpacking or traveling on a budget . Browse our hostels and plan your Uruguay vacation today!


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You Make it Possible
A nexus of higher education and athletic participation, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of California, Berkeley helps create a well-rounded collegiate experience for each one of the 850 student-athletes it serves. Your investment in Cal Athletics and its programs enables young people to compete as Division I athletes while embracing the unrivaled intellectual and cultural opportunities in Berkeley.
Thanks to you, Cal now celebrates its 42nd consecutive year of individual and team national championship titles, earned by the Cal rugby program and both men's and women's swimming & diving teams. Last year, gifts to Cal funded scholarships and academic resources, producing a class of more than 200 student-athlete graduates, and enabling the scholarly successes of our 180 Golden Bears who earned all-conference academic recognition.
Your generosity also helps Cal fulfill its mission of high-performance, giving student-athletes access to world-class coaches and leading-edge facilities. This past year, capital gifts allowed Cal to break ground on a new aquatics facility, renovate both Hellman Tennis Complex and Maxwell Family Field and upgrade the acoustic, video and fan experience assets within Haas Pavilion.
Thank you for enhancing the Golden Bear student-athlete experience. You add value to the entire campus community by contributing to Cal's tradition of excellence. Go Bears!


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Going back a few years, I remember the review in either Byte or more probably Dr. Dobbs talking about the new Intel 486 as providing developers with blazing speed that would result in "a killer re-inforcement schedule" -- following on my last post, while waiting for the 14MB of the db4 rpm to trickle out of python.org (I eventually had to use Prozilla to get a robust connection) I had bandwidth to spare to explore this whole Apt/Yum thing
Another anecdote, I was at one of the very early meetings of the Toronto Linux User's Group, back when Yaggi hosted them upstairs in the North York Library, and the conversation rolled around to ponding topics for future meetings. "What bugs you most about Linux?" was thrown into the ring, and I said, "I hate how, when configuring your kernel, you realize by the current question that you'd answered some previous question wrong and the only way out is to Ctrl-C and start all over again!" -- and I looked around at a room full of oddly confused faces.
Why don't you just use make menuconfig?
Dammit Janet, who has time to re-read the READMEs on every single release?
Anyway, for those snoozers like me who got stoned and missed it, the magic answer to the RedHat semi-automagic update without having to subscribe to anything is not up2date (which needs new certs if you want to use it on RH9 now) but all fully described by DAG with intallable RPM packages going back to RedHat 6.2.


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Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen was developed to combat one of the most intense UV environments in the world. Tested according to Australian Standards, Blue Lizard maintains its extreme water resistance after 240 minutes in whirlpool water. Meanwhile, the FDA requires testing for 80 minutes in still water.
All Blue Lizard formulas offer more than 30 times your skin's natural protection against UVB rays. We list our SPF at 30+ to preserve the integrity of our Australian roots. If you are applying correctly, SPF 30 is really all you need, and 30 is all that Australian Standards will allow sunscreens to claim!
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Thanks for your reply Dr. Ed. I must have missed Holland's handle.. Now that the dogs have made it to the tenth, do they start with a "clean slate" so to speak? Or were the one's with handles early on still here in case the "clean" ones fail? I know it's all up to the 3 people sitting behind the line, just wondering how much those that handled have to overcome.
Meanwhile......Go Indy, Windy, Slider, Guide and Holland! (not all my picks, just wish they were)


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It's a big world out there – see it all with Victorinox Travel Gear. We packed each piece full of functions inspired by the Swiss Army Knife. So whether you're taking off for business or adventure, know that wherever you land you can count on Victorinox Travel Gear to protect what's precious to you
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Ya you will have less of a reason for upgradetitus once you hear this dac and your HA-S500. I look forward to read how you hear your tunes once you get this DAC. You thought your HA-S500 sound good now. I am willing to bet you. You will hear them in a new level once you hear it with this DAC. The HA-S500 does sound better with better sounding hardware. Sound unbelievably great on my Fire Phoenix. And on my Bravo amp. I haven't tried it yet with the ELE dac but there is no possible way it won't sound right with it. I will post a little turkey thanksgiving post on the HA-S500 thread tomorrow..
$18. And it makes everything you hear from your computer sound very great. Completely worth the cash and thensome.
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Mainly Mozart Festival Chamber Players I
Ronald Thomas, Artistic Partner
This new chamber music series will feature members of the stellar Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra and its extended family of superb musicians, with programs that connect chamber music repertoire to repertoire being performed by the Festival Orchestra. This program will feature:
Nathan Hughes, oboe
Martin Chalifour, Marie Bérard, violins
TBN, viola; Ronald Thomas, cello
Bridge Three Idylls for String Quartet
Britten Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio in F Minor, Op. 2
Haydn String Quartet in E-flat Major, Hob. III :38 ("The Joke")
7 PM - Champagne Welcome
7:30 PM - Concert
8:30 PM - Reception
Tickets may be purchased through Mainly Mozart by calling their Box Office at 619.466.8742 or online.


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TIA is the not-for-profit trade association representing all businesses involved in creating and bringing toys and youth entertainment products to kids of all ages.
January 14, 2013 | The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) announced that there is still time to place an ad in the TOTY Tribute Book addendum – the official insert for the 13th Annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards program. All ad contributions are tax-deductible gifts to the TIF; the deadline for submission is Wednesday, January 30th.
Companies or individuals who place an ad in the Tribute Book addendum may honor Toy Industry Hall of Fame inductees Judy Ellis, Founder & Chair of FIT's Toy Design program and Russell Berrie, Founder of Russ Berrie & Company (posthumous), congratulate at TOTY Award nominee, or commemorate a year of Toy Industry Foundation philanthropy. Seen by hundreds of toy industry leaders, the Tribute Book is also an important vehicle to expose a company or brand to this highly influential audience.
The TOTY Tribute Book is the year's biggest fundraising initiative for the Foundation, which works year-round to bring joy, comfort and play into the lives of children in need. To place an ad in the addendum, contact the Toy Industry Foundation (646.454.5581) by January 30.


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Ellen Higgins
JANESVILLE – Ellen Bayruth Stacey Higgins, age 88, of Janesville, peacefully went home to our Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at home with all her loving family surrounding her. Our little Ground Hog was born on Feb. 2, 1924, in Rewey, WI, the daughter of Maude (Ferris) and Philo Stacey. Ellen graduated from Janesville High School, and married her high school sweetheart, Robert Wesley Higgins on Sept. 5, 1942. He preceded her in death on July 17, 1987. Nanny was a creative homemaker, entrepreneur, and loving mother who was active throughout her life. She was best known as Bayruth, co-owner of the Sizzlin' Grill with her beloved sister-in-law, Kay Stacey.
Ellen is survived by her 3 daughters: Brenda Knowling, Roberta Duffy and Amy (Dan) White all of Janesville; 9 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sister, June (Tom) Johnson; sister-in-law, Kay Stacey; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and siblings.
A Visitation will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. A Private family funeral will be held on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Lasting Memorials may be made to the Rock County Humane Society in Ellen's name, in honor of her beloved companion rescue cat, Frank. For on-line condolences and registry: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com
A special thank you to the staff of St. Mary's Janesville Hospital,
Dr. Willie M. Pangilinan, and Agrace HospiceCare, Inc.
This is for you our little Boo!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You gave us everything
And we will always love you.


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Spring 2012: Backstage Beauty Secrets
A pinky red is fresh and fun for your twenties, says Poppy King, founder of Lipstick Queen. Try a lipstick with a glossy finish or layer lip balm underneath your shade.
Dolce & Gabbana Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipstick, $34, saksfifthavenue.com.
BAZAAR Editors Share Their Beauty and Fitness Resolutions for 2012


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What you will need
- bottle caps
- colorful small pictures (old magazines, catalogs, greeting cards, etc.)
- eco-friendly tape
- scissors
- pen
- magnets
- glue gun
1. Find Tiny Pictures
I gave my son a stack of junk mail and asked him to find tiny pictures that would fit inside the bottle caps. He especially enjoyed picking out pictures from the book order form from school. He used a small round magnet as a template and traced around the pictures that he wanted to use.
2. Cut the Tiny Pictures Out
Give your child a pair of scissors and let him go to work cutting out the tiny photos, one for each Valentine he plans to give.
3. Laminate the Tiny Pictures
Using two small pieces of eco-friendly tape, laminate the tiny pictures.
4. Cut out the Laminated Tiny Pictures
Again, let your child cut the laminated pictures out, making sure he doesn't cut too close to the edge (or the tape will come undone).
5. Start Assembling
Add a small dollop of hot glue to the inside of a bottle cap, then add the tiny picture.
6. Add the Magnets
Turn the bottle caps over, add another dollop of hot glue to attach the magnet.
7. Give Your Valentines
Place each magnet inside a mini-envelope with a cute saying attached. For example, "Your friendship is Magnetic!"


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1Two sterling silverware sets, one valued at more than $10,000, and gold and other valuable jewelry, value not listed, were taken from the 800 block of East Hermitage Road sometime after July 1 to Aug. 22.
2A 63-year-old Bayside man was arrested for drunken driving after being stopped for defective taillights in the 400 block of West Brown Deer Road at 12:10 a.m. Aug. 24. The man failed field sobriety tests but denied drinking. His blood alcohol content was 0.17.
3Jewelry valued at more than $6,000 was reported taken from the 8900 block of North Navajo at 9:40 a.m. Aug. 25. Some of the jewelry, identified by the victim, was pawned at Robert Haack Diamonds, 6969 N. Port Washington Road, between Aug. 11 to Aug. 23. A person known to the victim is under investigation.
4A resident reported a number of bras hanging from trees in the 8900 block of North Lake Drive at 6:50 a.m. Aug. 24. There was also a sign reading, 'Hope you had an uplifting vacation.'
5A 45-year-old Brown Deer man was arrested for manufacturing of a controlled substance, and a 17-year-old Brown Deer girl for party to this crime after an anonymous caller reported what looked like a marijuana plant on a second-floor balcony in the 9000 block of North Park Plaza Court at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 9. Police found marijuana plants growing in a pot, one 40-inches tall, on that balcony. When police asked about the plants, the man said various things including it was a 'mosquito plant,' that he was only growing it because it 'looked neat,' that he found the seeds in someone else's ashtray and then said, 'It's not like I was going to sell it to anyone.'
6Items valued at more than $650 including a 36-inch flat screen TV, two DVD players and a laptop computer were taken from the 4100 block of West Schroeder Drive sometime Aug. 9 to 12. The apartment had been left unlocked so a former roommate could remove items.
7A 20-year-old Grafton man was arrested for drunken driving after a two-car accident in the 4600 block of WestBradley Road at 10 p.m. Aug. 14. The man said it was just a 'little fender bender.' His blood alcohol content was 0.15.
8Two Milwaukee men, 22 and 31, were arrested for theft from Kohl's, 9060 N. Green Bay Road, at 4:25 p.m. Aug. 15. The men took five pairs of Levis jeans valued at about $190 and ran from the store. They drove off but police stopped them a few blocks away.
9A 17-year-old Brown Deer boy was arrested for theft of a $600 smartphone left unattended for just a few minutes at the Brown Deer football practice field, 8355 N. 55th St., at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15. At least one witness saw the suspect take the phone, and he was located and interviewed at his home where he, at first, denied the theft. He then admitted taking the phone but said he threw it into a creek after he dropped it while riding his bicycle. The phone was recovered from that creek and the owner received a new phone because she had insurance.
10A 35-year-old Brown Deer man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic and bail jumping after threatening a woman in the 8200 block of North Teutonia Avenue at 11:35 p.m. Aug. 16. The man, on parole, had a no-drink order and had a preliminary BAC of 0.135.
Two domestic violence incidents were reported this week.
11A 65-year-old Fox Point woman was cited for hit and run after she sideswiped a car causing damage including knocking off the side view mirror in the 7100 block of North Fairchild Circle at 9 p.m. Aug. 18. Police found what turned out to be her side view mirror left at the scene. A few days later, a Fox Point police officer saw a car drive by missing a side view mirror in the 8500 block of North Port Washington Road about 7 p.m. Aug. 21. When interviewed, the woman said she knew she 'hit something three days before' but was confused and got lost trying to return to the scene of the accident.
12The theft of three laptop computers valued at $1,650 was caught on surveillance video at Best Buy, 8775 N. Port Washington Road, at 12:45 p.m. Aug. 20. The video was first watched at 4 p.m. showing three women take the computers into a bathroom. They then left the store. The packaging was found in that bathroom and the computers gone.
13A front window was broken causing $800 damage in the 6900 block of North Yates Road sometime 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Aug. 22.
14A 28-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving, with two prior convictions, driving after revocation and displaying unauthorized registration plates after an officer saw him driving erratically in the 7400 block of North Lake Drive at 2:40 a.m. Aug. 23. His BAC was 0.13 and he was taken for a blood draw.
15A catalytic converter with a replacement value of $1,100 was taken from a Jeep at Northshore Auto Spa, 6047 N. Flint Road, on Aug. 15 or 16.
16Three Milwaukee men, 24, 21, 20, were arrested for theft of items valued at more than $260 from Kohl's, 5650 N. Bayshore Drive, at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 17. They were seen putting items into bags and then attempting to leave the store. The 20-year-old, who was dressed like a woman, was also arrested for trespassing since he had been banned from the mall, twice, the last time for life.
17A woman, age and residence not available, was arrested for fraud on an innkeeper after refusing to leave two hours past checkout time at Baymont Inn, 5485 N. Port Washington Road, at 1:35 p.m. Aug. 18. When police went to her room, the woman, who was drunk, cried and refused to get out of bed. An almost empty bottle of whiskey was found there.
18Three TVs, value not yet available, were taken from the 5600 block of North Sievers Place on Aug. 17, 18 or 19. A bathroom window was broken to gain entry.
19A 21-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for theft and resisting arrest after placing 18 clothing items valued at $260 in a cart and leaving the store without paying at Kohl's, 5650 N. Bayshore Drive, at 11 a.m. Aug. 19. When confronted, she knocked a phone out of an employee's hand, abandoned the cart and then used her toddler son as a shield. After being arrested, she fought with officers and when placed in a squad car, banged her head and kicked her feet.
20A 2000 Jaguar was taken from Prestige Auto Service, 2035 W. Bender Road, at 2:40 p.m. Aug. 20. The car had been left for extensive repairs July 10 costing $5,392 and the shop was given a down payment of $2,000. On Aug. 16, the repairs were done and the owner arrived with another man to take a test drive. An employee rode along and after the drive, the men left. Early on Aug. 20, a man arrived saying he wanted to buy the car. That afternoon, after he reportedly contacted the owner, he returned, and while employees were busy, he used a key and fled with the car.
21Seven spools of copper wire weighing from 60- to 100-pounds each with a total value of $2,340 were taken from a company trailer at Acme Systems, 6101 N. Flint Road, overnight Aug. 20 or 21. There was sign of forced entry.
22Three apartments were broken into in the 6700 block of North Sidney Place early evening Aug. 21. A wallet, credit cards and about $70 cash was taken from one unit where entry was gained through a second-floor balcony. Nothing was taken from the other two.
23A 49-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving, with six prior convictions, in the 7200 block of North Green Bay Avenue at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 22. The man had two lighted cigarettes, one in his mouth and one in his hand. When asked how much he had to drink, he said, 'Enough' adding, 'I (expletive) up.' His blood alcohol content was 0.18 and he was taken for a blood draw.
24A bicycle, value not listed, was taken from a garage in the 2200 block of West Arbor Drive on Aug. 20, 21 or 22.
25Jewelry valued at more than $3,500 was reported taken from a resident at Laurel Oaks, 1700 W. Bender Road, on Aug 20 or Aug. 23. The resident reported that two other residents said they, too, were missing jewelry.
A 41-year-old Oak Lawn, Ill., man was arrested for theft of personal identification, a Class F Felony, after using another person's ID including his Social Security number to open charge accounts at four Bayshore Town Center stores including Shaw's Jewelry the afternoon of Aug. 23. He was given lines of credit at these stores ranging from $300 to $4,000. At Shaw's he received a line of credit for $2,200 and 'purchased' a $1,349 watch and an $895 diamond necklace. He also had numerous shopping bags in his car with items from some of the stores. The man carried two wallets and two cellphones.
26A 41-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for disorderly conduct after refusing to move his illegally parked car in the 5800 block of North Port Washington Road at 4:44 p.m. Aug. 23. The man told police to '(Expletive) off' and they should 'Get the (expletive) out of my way.'
27A 27-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for disorderly conduct after shoving a security guard, using profane language in front of other customers and knocking over a display case at H&M, 5765 N. Bayshore Drive, at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 25. The woman became angry when she was asked for her ID because of the center's curfew and she looked younger than 18.
No reportable incidents this week.
28Graffiti was spray-painted on a Martinizing dry cleaner's truck causing $200 damage in the 3500 block of North Oakland Avenue on Aug. 16 or 17.
29A 21-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving after he was found passed out in his car in traffic in the 1700 block of East Capitol Drive at 3:15 a.m. Aug. 18. His BAC was 0.16.
30A 16-year-old Shorewood boy was arrested for disorderly conduct after discharging his Airsoft gun at Estabrook Park, 4000 N. Estabrook Parkway, at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 18. The fine is $177.
31A 37-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for trespassing after being reported on private property in the 3500 block of North Lake Drive at 8 p.m. Aug. 21. The man has been found at this residence before and told police it was where he lives.
32A 41-year-old Shorewood woman was arrested for drunken driving in the 1700 block of East Capitol Drive at 9:10 p.m. Aug. 23. Her BAC was 0.16.
One domestic violence incident was reported this week.
33A 73-year-old Whitefish Bay man was cited for illegal discharge of a firearm after a neighbor reported him shooting at birds and squirrels in the 100 block of West Day Avenue at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 20. Police found a dead bird in his back yard and the man admitted he has been shooting 'unwanted birds and squirrels' that were eating his 'expensive bird food' - the food he put out for birds 'he desires.' He also said he didn't know it was illegal and that he was careful to only shoot at the ground so as not to hit anything else. He had a .177-caliber pellet gun.
A resident reported her credit card had been used fraudulently charging $1,733 from July 19 to 27 and reported Aug. 21. She was first alerted to the fraud by an Oneida County Sheriff's deputy.
34A $200 digital media player and two wallets were reported taken from a car at Klode Park, 5900 N. Shore Drive, at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 24. A window was broken to gain entry.
35Two mountain bikes with a value of $120 each were taken from a garage in the 4800 block of North Anita Avenue from Aug. 21 to Aug. 25.
36An 18-year-old Whitefish Bay man called police to report that he and a friend were the victims of a strong-armed robbery, actual location not yet available, and were following the suspects near Wilson Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard at 12:42 a.m. Aug. 26. The victims were robbed by five teenage males who took their wallets, a $200 cellphone and about $70 cash. They reported the plate number which came back as a stolen car. Milwaukee police stopped that car and arrested the occupants. The investigation is on going.
Firefighters responded to 135 calls, 105 emergency medical and 30 fire/rescue, Aug. 20 to 26.
37Fifteen bails of hay caught on fire on the grounds of Brown Deer Middle School, 5757 W. Dean Road, Brown Deer, at 10:11 a.m. Aug. 23. The fire started while a landscape spreader was being used on the hay. It was extinguished and no other damage was reported.


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Audeo Phonak PFE112 Revision II Earphones
" From my point of view these are excellent, both in terms of sound and isolation, plus they look extremely elegant. I am not a 'golden ear' and can't really say much about the harmonics and sound spectrum as I'm really a complete noob here. However even for me I think I'd like a bit more punchy and powerful bass. Nevertheless the sound is basically music to the ears. I..." --iXpertMan
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