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And now, for everyone who wished they had a grinning lobster claw down the front of their pants, comes the new ad for Levi's 501s.
How Subway's meatball sandwich made the list is anyone's guess.
Depraved hilarity (in the name of advertising) here.
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Countdowns are running on the bottom of the 24-hour cable news networks and 3,000 media credentials have been submitted to cover tonight's vice-presidential debate.
This story from Politico.com explains the keen interest:
With all their potential for pitfalls and insta-classic moments, the pair...
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Watch the video in full screen at the following link
www.youtube.com/watch
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Note: Michelle Obama is on the Board of Directors in the Chicago branch of the CFR.
Notable Republicans of the CFR:
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Rudy...
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Sarah Palin, for all the conjecture as to whether she can reel in disaffected Hillary voters, has already achieved her primary mission: She delivered the conservative base to McCain. Hopeful and enthusiastic again, conservatives have been charmed and heartened by the sensational VP pick.
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NorthCom Denies Troops To Be Used For Crowd Control
Following the alarming admission that active duty U.S. Army would be on call to deal with “civil unrest” inside the United States from October 1st, the US...
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Hard to believe, but my propery tax has actually gone up. Why? Because the county has a built in 2.03% increase over the past 3 years. I did call the assessor's office early this spring and they assured me that the market decline will be considered and there is nothing...
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site
ROBERT CROWDER M CAL CITY CA 93505 B ...
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After Listening all Day to Wall St Execs and American Legislators I made this brief outline:
It's Unconstitutional - No authority found in the Constitution to spend tax dollars on private, corporate entities.
Barney Frank in charge of Finance Oversight - Gave No Warning though he knew and...
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I copied this from my MPP newsletter cause its easier than typing it all =P
Last night, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) vetoed A.B. 2279. The legislation — authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) — would have prevented medical marijuana patients from being fired or...
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Have you heard of this thing? While listening to Coast To Coast AM they had a segment about this naturally occurring garbage pile in the Pacific Ocean... I had never heard of such a thing... most of it is plastic... bottles and such...they say it is about twice the size of Texas.
I got curious...
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I saw this very short video of a Mother monkey and I thought about the small children that died in the Parks off of the Kern River. The Mother although she's a monkey, had enough interest in her child to watch over it and save it from the water.
Why can't some people be as smart ? ...
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Just for fun.
The Bailout Bill, HR 1424, passed the Senate by a vote of 74 to 25 with one senator (Kennedy) not voting. The amusing thing was that the Washington Post shows how the senators voted according to their astrological sign (LOL)!!!
Sign Y...
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Thought you might like to know about this.
With all the turmoil in the market today and the collapse of Lehman
Bros and Acquisition of Merrill Lynch by
Bank of America this might be some good advice. For all of you with any
money left, be aware of the next expected...
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I did a little better in my picks last week, getting exactly two-thirds of the games right. Still not great, but I'm working on it, and at least I'm not in chicken-peck territory.
I'll steal a feature from one of my favorite college football bloggers to recap last week's picks: the...
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the mr.oscat band presented by Mom eConnect
Win a mr.oscat CD, a full color mr.oscat poster, and an official kazoo. Also, the mr.oscat band is performing at dagneys coffee as part of the first friday downtown arts fair. Everyone will be rocking out to songs like as "What's That...
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Anyone watch this show?
I Think the best act on this season got totally rooked!
It was so off tonight!
Too bad the best act didn't win :-(
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Bakersfield Police Department
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Arrest of homicide suspect
On 10/01/08, at 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Height Street, Bakersfield Police detectives arrested Levi...
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hello everyone. For those of you who knew Curtis Lott aka BIRD, you knew him as a caring convict sometimes trustworthy and sometimes not, We moved some time ago or didnt you notice, about 6 years ago now. To tell a long story short, Curtis is losing a long battle with diabetes, he lost his...
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
William Rector, Chief of Police
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Arrest of homicide suspect
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Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
Public Information Officer
On...
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Today, District Attorney Ed Jagels said his office would not file charges against KERN 1410 talk show host Scott Cox for the signs he took last week.
Also, after scouring the law, his office is just as shocked as everyone else that charges cannot be filed, he said.
Because the office...
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http://www.youtube.com/watc...
www.youtube.com/watch
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I have never been a huge fan of Savage but in these two youtube audio clips, he speaks some real hardcore truth.
Part 1:www.youtube.com/watch
part 2: www.youtube.com/watch
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Homicide Bakersfield Found 10/01/2008
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events...
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I noticed something in the Fran Florez and Danny Gilmore ads on TV.
Just by watching the ads, you’d never know which party each is in.
It’s ironic, because the reason there’s so much money involved is the partisan nature of the race. Democrats want to keep the seat as part of...
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This reader takes issue with Ed Jagels' refusal to charge radio show host Scott Cox for the theft of 15 Chad Vegas campaign signs.
I'm sure we can all see where this will lead...
"I didn't STEAL the brand new Jaguar, I was just BORROWING it!"
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Operation “Rolling Thunder” Truancy Sweep in Shafter resuted in 15 citations for truancy, according to the Kern High School District Police Department.
The multi-agency sweep focused on students from Richland School District and Kern High School District.
Check the breaking...
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Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch
Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch
October 1, 2008
Alex Jones (Infowars.com) interviews American martial artist, action star and television and film actor Chuck Norris.
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McCain: “I Always Aspire To Be A Dictator”
Video Link:www.youtube.com/watch
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Note: Youtube is scheduled for site maintenance this evening, so use this link if the youtube clip doesn't...
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Kern High School District Police Department News Release
Operation “Rolling Thunder” Truancy Sweep- Shafter, CA.
This is the results of our Truancy Sweep conducted today in Shafter. The sweep in Shafter was very successful.
The sweep involved students...
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How many believe that the Taliban are hoping Obama wins this election? I tried to imagine what they might compose if they were to express their sentiments in a shout-out for Obama. I think they might take Billy Joel's Piano Man and turn it into something like this:
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As everyone in Washington, but few elsewhere know, John McCain's senate chief of staff is openly gay and he enjoys a following from the gay political group, The Log Cabin Club.
McCain remarks about gays and gay issues are now online. Here's a sample of the interview:
Blade:...
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SEC. 503. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN WOODEN ARROWS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 4161(b) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub301 paragraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
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It has been learned that Gwen Ifill, the moderator for the upcoming Vice Presidential debate has a financial interest in who wins the election. Apparently, she has written a book that is favorable to John McCain that is to be released on inauguration day in January. Her publisher,...
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The biz section (that's us) now has a Twitter account: BakoBiz
It's just been loaded with its first tidbit.
So follow along if you're so inclined!
-- From us, the B-Team
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"And what is the boast of the Cross? That Christ for my sake took on Him the form of a slave, and bore His sufferings for me the slave, the enemy, the unfeeling one; yea, He so loved me as to give Himself up to a curse for me. What can be comparable to this?"
Saint John...
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The graffiti-covered wall at Dracena and H streets that I blogged about Monday was painted over Tuesday. But now on my way to work this morning, another tagger has hit the wall again. When will it end? Never. But I'll keep reporting it to the City of Bakersfield's graffiti hotline (32-ERASE) and...
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It was a sad night in the Priest household. We watched Ken Griffey Jr. gun down Michael Cuddyer at the plate, then watch Jim Thome belt the solo home run that probably should have counted for two runs.
But one run was all the Chicago White Sox needed to beat my wife's beloved Twins.
It was a...
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PUBLISHED 10/01 -----
Now that the state’s budgetary smoke has begun to clear, expect the long-discussed conversion of Highway 99 from a state route to a federal interstate to come back to the table.
California Department of Transportation officials believe they can get a waiver on many...
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PUBLISHED 9/30/08 -----
House Republicans gave voice to millions of angry, frustrated Americans when they voted Monday to reject the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street.
But in doing so, bailout opponents did nothing to stem the tide of economic peril facing this nation. In fact,...
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Are they kindred spirits bridging the coasts with their undying commitment to their health beats?
The Wall Street Journal health blog is apparently a fan of our very own health reporter Emily Hagedorn. They "follow" each other on Twitter and now he's given her a shoutout on his blog.
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If KHSD is not the school board race you are most interested in, do not fear. We will also have stories on the elections for Rosedale and BCSD coming up.
Also, if you are more of a tweeter than a blogger, check out our new Twitter feed at The_Grade.
And not to be repetitive, but I just...
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I guess things could be even worse than the propsect of an Obama/Biden ticket. Can you imagine a ticket with these two "winners" on it? His name is Harry, not Howard, so why does he always seem to look so pathetically stern?
Welcome to the lastest installment in...
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2 Arrested for Indoor Marijuana Cultivation
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Details:On Friday, 9/30/08, at about 5:30 pm, members of the Sheriff’s Major Violators Unit, Special Operations Unit and...
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Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at 1658 hrs. (4:58 p.m. PST) a reinforced 1st alarm from the Bakersfield FIRE Department consisting of 4 Engines, 2 Trucks, 2 squad, 2 Battalion Commanders, 1 Arson Unit, and various support units responded to a report of structure fire at an South Bakersfield location at...
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CEO BAILOUTS!!!!
Stanley O’Neal, Merrill Lynch
Following an $8.4 billion write-down at Merrill Lynch, the news that the head of the firm, Stanley O’Neal, would be leaving in late 2007 with more than $160 million in stock options and retirement perks in his pocket outraged...
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I have an idea for that 700 million dollar bail out. Why not say Forget the banks and give each American 3 years of free gas instead. People will have more money to spend and the economy will thrive once more. Works for me. I saw this mess coming a long time ago, you all should have....
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I was doing great in my self-imposed partisan recovery program, but I fear I've fallen off the wagon. When I heard Nancy Pelosi's bitterly partisan diatribe in the midst of the delicate bail-out negotiations last week, it was if she reached out, grabbed me and yanked me off the wagon,...
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After John McCain's spokesperson announced that John McCain was aware of the Internet, the candidates for the KHSD board should be questioned about their experience with computers and the Internet.
This question is not meant to belittle anybody for their age, but a lot of baby boomers and...
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