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Posted November 26, 2014in Tech Talk

Today’s tech lies become fact tomorrow

For anyone with the slightest inkling of technological know-how, one word sends a shiver down the spine: “enhance.” In the fictitious worlds of television shows and movies, no image or security footage is so far gone that it can’t be enhanced to near crystal-clear clarity. Sure, there are image restoration

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Posted November 26, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the city of Des Moines

Amount: $1,763.20 To: Per Mar Security Services For: Physical security officer   Amount: $885 To: Plumb Supply Company For: Plumbing and piping supplies   Amount: $36.20 To: Pom Incorporated For: Six keys   Amount: $983 To: Pros Incorporated For: Monthly vibration analysis program equipment inspection   Amount: $5,203.46 To: Quality

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Posted November 26, 2014in Rap Sheet

Two of a kind? Dina Lohan, mother of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested on Sept. 12, 2013, for DWI. Officials pulled Lohan’s white BMW over for going 77 in a 55 mph zone where she blew more than double the legal limit. Lohan, 50, was sentenced in June to 100 hours

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Posted November 26, 2014in Game Day

Iowa (7-4) vs. Nebraska (8-3) When: Friday, Nov. 28, Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT Legendary former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said a moral victory was like “kissing your sister.” If that holds true, by now, the Iowa Hawkeye football team might

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Posted November 26, 2014in On The Tube

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Cinema Insomnia (Roku’s Zom-Bee TV) “Your host” Mr. Lobo has presented late-night horror-cheese showcase Cinema Insomnia for 13 years through a smattering of regional cable outlets and, probably, subliminal mind control. Last year, Zom-Bee TV (available through streaming service Roku) picked up Cinema Insomnia, exposing the campy creature-feature to a

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Posted November 25, 2014in Civic Skinny

Blondie, Latin American sci-fi, lust, turtles in France and Brazilian women at play: Profs plan sabbaticals Also: Hotel Fort Des Moines is being sold

Your tax dollars at work: Lauren Rabinovitz, a professor of American Studies at the University of Iowa, will be taking a sabbatical next fall. She will use her paid leave to work on a book, “Thrill Ride Cinema,” a book that “argues the amusement park novelty of motion simulation rides

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Posted November 19, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines.

Amount: $841.50 To: Motorola For: Battery Amount: $377.50 To: Municipal Supply Inc. For: Repair clamp Amount: $258.98 To: Napa City of Des Moines For: Two receiver kits Amount: $69.87 To: Nichols Controls & Supply, LLC For: Steam vent and pipe plug Amount: $1,446.54 To: MidAmerican Energy For: Monthly services Amount:

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Posted November 19, 2014in GoodNightIowa

The New York Times recently released rankings for the states most passionate about college football and, with two major conference teams and dedicated fan bases, Iowa came in at fifth-most passionate… Proving once again that love hurts. A student at an Iowa elementary school may be in trouble after he

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Posted November 19, 2014in Belly Up To...

Classic cocktails with a twist at RoCA

I moved to Des Moines in May, as a lifelong Iowan with far too little knowledge of all that its capital city has to offer. When I took up this column, my first thought was, “How long can we go on writing about a new bar every week?” Little did

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Posted November 19, 2014in Center Stage

Showing the man, celebrating the music

When I interviewed Clifton Owen, the man playing Motown founder Berry Gordy in the tour of “Motown the Musical,” the show was in Detroit — Motown itself. As you might expect, the cast was finding the experience a love fest. “People in Detroit are so proud of this music,” said

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