Should finish up this one today, very good book

Got word from a source this afternoon that Iowa has locked in an official visit with a priority 2025 target.

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Got a big rack of beef ribs. I've done pork ribs dozens of times but I've never done beef. How would you cook them?

Also has anyone used an instant pot for ribs? I've heard that works good but I've never tried it.

I am in the wonderful world of Lincoln, Nebraska. Should be a good one. Kemerer is here. Gable Steveson is here not sure if he's wrestling tonight or not though. Patrick Kennedy is here too.

Say that 5 times fast.

This is way way worse than the Catholic Church coverup and scandal.

It is still ongoing!

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My question is simple. Why?

Hawks -6 1/2. Surprised, Go Hawks complete weekend sweep of Hoosiers.

In that same report I shared last week. I'll add more to this thread as they come in.

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"the weight of the evidence increasingly supports the lab leak hypothesis. Since the Select Subcommittee commenced its work in February 2023, more and more senior intelligence officials, politicians, science editors, and scientists increasingly have endorsed the hypothesis that COVID-191 emerged as the result of a laboratory or research related accident"


The complete document

It’s not the flashiest smartphone Apple makes, but it’s one of the cheapest.
On Tuesday, Apple announced a new $429 iPhone SE during a prerecorded announcement it streamed online. It was one of a handful of new updates the company was rolling out.
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The new iPhone SE will have 5G capabilities and a faster chip inside and is still the last iPhone with a home button and fingerprint sensor.
The company shifted its in-person events to video during the pandemic and despite offices slowly opening, is sticking with the format for now. The predictably polished and scripted announcement comes at an odd time for Apple and the U.S. tech industry. The company stopped sales of its products in Russia last week and has limited its Apple Pay service in the country in response to international pressure. Apple is the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the country behind Samsung and Xiaomi, according to data from market research firm IDC.
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Apple hit play on the a prerecorded video live-streaming on its website starting at 1 p.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Pacific time.)
The Help Desk has distilled the most important things you should know about what Apple unveiled today.

iPhone SE: Apple’s cheapest phone gets faster​

It might not look all that exciting, but Apple’s low-cost iPhone SE just got some interesting internal upgrades. For the first time, the company’s cheapest smartphone comes with support for 5G networks including the ones that prompted problems for aviation officials in January. (Most of those issues have been worked out, though.)
Perhaps more important is Apple’s choice of the chip inside the smartphone — the SE model which stands for “special edition” uses the same speedy A15 Bionic processor found in the company’s most expensive smartphones. That’s a rarity for a phone that costs less than $500, though it certainly comes with its share of trade-offs.
For one, the iPhone SE is a little more expensive than before — its price starts at $429, or $30 more than the model it replaces. The SE also has a smaller, less detailed screen than the Galaxy S21 FE and the Pixel 6, two ostensibly affordable models from Samsung and Google, respectively. And perhaps to the chagrin of photographers, it has just one rear camera — something you’d be hard-pressed to find among even the cheapest smartphones out there. So why should shoppers pay attention to this thing?
Apple’s latest phone costs hundreds of dollars less than either of those other devices, and it features enough computing to potentially outperform them both. And that matters, if not today then over the next few years.
Some analysts say the iPhone SE’s relatively retro look won’t stand in the way of sales. In a note to investors, Wedbush Securities managing director Daniel Ives suggests that 30 million iPhones SEs sold in the coming year would be a “conservative” estimate.
People still love Apple’s small iPhone SE, even as the company moves on to bigger things

The iPad Air inherits some Pro features​

Apple also announced a new version of the iPad Air which, like the iPhone SE, was last updated in 2020, according to Ives and other industry analysts. Starting at $599, the iPad Air is expected to hold onto its status as the company’s midrange tablet option, and may use the same processor found in the new budget iPhone.
The last time Apple introduced a refreshed iPad Air, the company took a slightly different approach. Instead of recycling a processor from an older product, Apple teased a brand new chipset that would later go on to be used in the following year’s iPhones. It’s possible the company may follow suit this year.
We’ll update this story as more new products are announced.

Three takeaways from Iowa's 85-60 blowout win over Indiana.

Drew Thelwell, a dog, second half Sandfort, Battle of the Bigs.

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God I hope it isn’t Iowa.

Would LOVE to have some back & forth with those posters right now, tonight, immediately after their loss.

On a serious note, Pennsylvania is straight hillbilly.

I mean complete trash. The state as a whole.

Judges?

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So during the broadcast they showed a predicted NCAA bracket with Indiana IN and Iowa nowhere to be seen. Then they finished the game with Iowa destroying the Hoosiers by 25 in a game that was over with 15 minutes to play. Indiana didn't look like an NIT team, let alone NCAA. The Hawkeyes played defense, hit the boards, and totally outplayed the visitors. Which again shows what a waste of time these NCAA guesses are.

Thelwell looks like the key to this team. His energy, especially on defense, sets the tone for the rest of the guys, and that defense also turns into a ton of easy points. Had Iowa made some FTs, they'd have won by 30+. But at least the FTs weren't needed last night. They made them against Nebraska when they did need to.

Freeman may have played his best game of the year, Payton had another sizzling second half, Pryce played well, Dix was his usual self, Harding is becoming more consistent, Dembele helps out and, of course, Thelwell is awesome.

The basketball season is long, and almost every team will hit speed bumps along the way. It's just the way it is. So if Iowa can avoid injury to key players the rest of the way, this team has the potential to finish strong, make the tourney, and dare I say, shock everyone and make the Sweet 16.

I'm enjoying seeing Iowa play defense, hit the boards, and dominate a team like Indiana. I hope the students, and fans in general, will realize this is a fun team to watch when they play with energy and confidence. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes from here.

Breaking my diet for a few m&ms rn.

Just watched Carry-On with Jason Bateman on Netflix. It’s right up there with Die Hard, Gremlins and Lethal Weapon as fantastic Christmas movie classics. Wham’s Last Christmas even makes a cameo. Fun for the whole family!

Really though, I was pleasantly surprised with how good this movie is. Think Die Hard meets Speed. Jason Bateman is such an underrated actor.

I never thought I would see that from an Iowa woman's bball team, maybe they were gassed when they shot a lot of those, maybe pressure, but in my recollection women are better freethrow shooters than men. It was too bad

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

There's more work to be done for the Iowa offense, but we need to recognize what Tim Lester has already accomplished in Iowa City.

Lester has not only revamped the Iowa offense, but begun to stack up major portal wins in his first full offseason.

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If they knew about the injury and was going to be tabled until June, he obviously wasn’t going to the combine. And we were told by multiple sources it was Iowa or the NFL. I find it hard to believe anyone would draft him without seeing him in the combine. Someone help me out here, it’s not adding up to me.

is stupid.

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To fund the Democratic party campaign debts in bait and switch post. Proceeds to get ruthlessly mocked and ridiculed.

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