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This follows the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to...
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This follows the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to Tatiana, their beautiful four year-old daughter. Crossing paths with friends, family, and strangers, Oscar starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easily. His resolve takes a tragic turn, however, when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year's Day. Oscar's life and tragic death would shake the Bay Area - and the entire nation - to its very core.
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We are introduced to Fruitvale Station, a true story about an act of police brutality that resulted in the murder of California citizen Oscar Grant, with a found footage scene depicting the mortifying event in question. After the brief, static shot, it won't be for another three acts that we return to the fateful train platform where Oscar — played by Michael B. Jordan with the sort of honest gravity that deserves Academy Award attention — endures the wrath of a team of Bay Area officers. As director Ryan Coogler explains in his interview with The Huffington Post, the positioning of the scene at the head of the movie, without any context or attachment to the characters, is meant to work as a juxtaposition to the climactic unraveling of events an hour and change later, after we have met, and come to love and hate, focal figure Oscar. But the introductory scene serves another purpose: establishing what this movie is, at its very core, about. Because otherwise, we would be thrown for a pretty jarring loop come the 80-minute mark.
Plotted throughout the meat of the movie are subdued suggestions of what is to come: Oscar's felonious proclivities institute the dread of any presence of law enforcement; a flashback to his time in jail (one year prior to the events of the film) shows officers physically restraining him when he grows agitated and demands a hug from his tearful, disapproving mother. But Oscar's experiences on December 31, 2008, could have quite easily served as a story entirely independent of the theme — a story about a 22-year-old struggling to evade old habits of drug peddling, reclaim the affection of his reluctant girlfriend, and start life anew with her and their young daughter. As we wade through Oscar's day, finding ourselves affected by his victories and shortcomings alike, we almost wish the movie would never take that drastic turn. Not only out of affection for the character, but for the story: we grow so attached to Oscar that we want Fruitvale Station to be a movie about him. Not a movie about police brutality.
But the issue here is that Coogler set out to tell a story about police brutality — a very specific story, in fact. And when you look at the film from this angle, he actually approaches the task quite uniquely and effectively. Where many a movie with this didactic a message fails is in the absence of humanity: when you have a statement you are trying to make, you are wont to sacrifice fluidity and character, necessary elements to constructing a compelling movie. But Fruitvale is stocked to the brim with character. Oscar, and all of the people in his life, are gigantic, colorful, and tragic. We become so immersed in his world that by the time he is taken down by the Bay Area cops, we are not engaging as people sympathetic to the tragedy in theory, but as people wholly attached to Oscar as a human being.
As a character, Oscar is short-changed: the abrupt turn of events does not rectify or validate any element of his substantial arc, but explodes as a testament to the arbitrary injustice and cruelty of this world. If Coogler's point is to highlight the delicate nature of life, he is successful. If it is to enrage his audience over issues of law enforcement tyranny, he is successful. If it is to provide a window into the sorrow felt by a family at the loss of the real Oscar Grant, he is successful. And we can bet that he did set out to accomplish each one of these tasks.
But while Fruitvale is no doubt an emotional, powerful, compelling film, a truly successful film on all fronts must abide by story structure. The film's only failure is in that four fifths of the way through, it stops being a movie about one thing and becomes a movie about something else. It gives us a story about a young man so that it can then, in another effort entirely, give us a story about a tragedy. And, of course, when you're handling real life material, this discussion is a delicate one. Coogl
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Winston Churchill is doing very well these days.
Every year, I have at least one request for books by or about Winston Churchill, and this year I had two, not including requests for books on World War II. This does not make him our most requested author, however. That honor belongs to some Russian named Checkout.
Yes, this is my annual summary of the things I was asked for at the Book Fair. I write these things down, see. There are people who know me who shudder when they see me bring a piece of paper from my pocket and make notes while they're talking. If only they understood how difficult it is for me to read these jottings 12 hours later, they could spare themselves some sleepless nights.
However, most of my notes appear to be legible this time around. It did take me a little time to decipher the note about Trilby, but I wasn't quite sure I understood the question in the first place. I was told that George DuMaurier's masterwork was, of course, in English, but was written in such a Continental style—very French—and that perhaps people would be looking for it in Foreign Languages.
There was a tie for my Favorite Overheard Remark, between the young man who urged the young lady with him, "Let's go squirrel!" and the customer looking through a book in the Travel section who announced "Well, I guess Spain isn't considered an island in the Caribbean." I award no points at all to the man who stopped stock-still and cried, "Look! An old-school Pictionary game!"
I tried to get the word out that I moved the Gardening section this year, but I did get half a dozen inquiries about where it was, including several variations on "Are the Gardening books mixed into the Nature section this year?" Several people, as well, asked after individual bits of the Nature section: books on animals, books on dogs, and books on pets. Nature's not just for tree-huggers any more.
Authors besides Winston Churchill who were asked for included Nora Ephron, Eugene McCarthy, Jayne Anne Krentz, John Mortimer, Alfred Wainwright (author of several scarce books on hiking in the English fenlands), P.G. Wodehouse, Paul Erdmann, Jacques Cousteau (Nature again), Thomas Hoving, J.K. Rowling, and Jack London. The Great Gatsby, In Cold Blood, Crinolines and Crusades, the Home Medical Guide, The Oxford English Dictionary, The Four Agreements, Alice in Wonderland, and Winston Churchill's History of World War II were some of the books individuals went hunting for.
The most interesting question, etymologically, was the one for the drinking fountain, which I naturally heard several times over the hot, sweaty weekend. NOBODY actually asked for the drinking fountain. I had about four calls for the water fountain, two for the water cooler, and one for the water bubbler. Someone with a better backing in regional phrases can explain what this all meant.
But I know what you're reading this for. (You ARE still reading, aren't you, licorice torte?) You want to hear from the great minds, the unique customers who struck their own line and broke new paths. Yup, we had 'em. This is the NEWBERRY, kumquat parfait: we attract these people.
"Books on French painting, sir! Was Renoir French?" (With a name like that? Irish, Ma'am.)
"Are they giving all these books away?"
"Was this book REALLY published in 1889?"
"Why do we grow old and die?" (It's this button that says "ASK ME"; I get one of those every year.)
"Why would anybody who had first edition Little House books ever give them away?"
"Where would I find crafty books?" (I had several answers ready, but I knew she meant How To.)
"What time does the squirelling start?" (I have nightmares about that, pigeon compote.)
"Where else can I look for old school primers? I've already checked Children and Classics."
"I love a man in an apron!" ("It's the new black," I told her.)
"Are there more than two rooms?"
"Are we allowed to take pictures?" (as long as you don't betray them to a foreign power)
"What movie was that where the giant bees wall up the explorers in giant honeycombs?"
And there are people who come to the Book Fair just to buy stuff.

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Recipe from How to Cook Everything.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Makes: At least 6 servings
Time: 30 minutes
Another good use for button mushrooms, which have a fine shape for stuffing.
Recipe from How to Cook Everything.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Makes: At least 6 servings
Time: 30 minutes
Another good use for button mushrooms, which have a fine shape for stuffing.
Oftentimes when I'm signing books for people they ask if they can take my picture. Last week in St. Louis I (for the first time) replied, "Fine, if I can take yours." Really fun. Here are some of them.
By Freya Bellin
In the spirit of Mark's recent spread on the wonders of the food processor, I thought I'd take a pass at this beet tartare. The end result wasn't what I had expected, but that, of course, doesn't mean it wasn't delicious. I found it to be less of a tartare and more of a bright, refreshing raw vegetable salad. The vibrant beet colors make it perfect for entertaining, and it's a no-cook recipe to boot. I made one batch with golden beets and dill, and another with red beets and chives, both for color contrast and taste comparison.
My preference was for the golden batch; golden beets have a mellower flavor than their red counterparts, which allowed the flavors of the other ingredients to come through a bit more. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the dish tasted even better on day two. I'm attributing that to the lemon juice, which had a chance to soften the beets overnight and let the flavors really soak in. For an impressive presentation, scoop some tartare onto endive leaves, or just serve it in a bowl with a side of hearty crackers. Recipe from The Food Matters Cookbook.
Beet Tartare
Makes: 4 to 8 servings
Time: 30 minutes
I first learned about beet tartare—just love the name—from Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who uses roasted beets. I've eliminated that step and use raw beets. You can serve the dish as you would traditionally serve beef tartare: with chopped hard-boiled egg, onions, cornichons, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, or even a crumbling of strong blue cheese, like Stilton or Roquefort. You can have a bit of fun with color here: make one batch with golden beets and another with red—serve them side by side for a spectacular presentation.
2 pounds red or yellow beets (about 4 large), peeled
1⁄4 cup chopped red onion
1 tablespoon olive oil, or more as needed
1 to 2 tablespoons grated horseradish, or to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more as needed
1 tablespoon chopped capers
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, tarragon, or chives
Salt and black pepper
8 slices whole grain bread, 2 small heads endive, or crackers, for serving
1. Cut the beets into quarters and put them in a food processor; pulse the beets until they're ground up into small pieces—about the size of grains of rice—careful not to overprocess. If you don't have a food processor, grate the beets instead. If the beets release a lot of liquid, squeeze them gently with your hands or drain them on paper towels to remove some of the moisture.
2. Combine the onion, oil, horseradish, lemon juice, capers, and herbs together in a bowl large enough to hold the beets. Fold in the beets and sprinkle with salt and pepper; taste and add more lemon juice, oil, or seasoning if needed. If you like, chill quickly in the freezer or refrigerate for up to a day.
3. Toast the bread and cut each slice diagonally into 4 toast points. (Or separate and trim the endive into leaves.) Serve the tartare cold or at room temperature with the toast points, spooned into endive leaves, or in a bowl next to crackers.
Here I talk with Malcolm Jolley about the new book, the perilous state of our food system, and what it might/should look like in the future.
Recipe from How to Cook Everthing.
Classic Pot Roast
Makes: 6 to 8 servings
Time: 21/2 to 4 hours, largely unattended
Low heat is important here, as is cooking just until done; don't let it get mushy. If you have a day of advance notice, try the vinegar-marinated variation; it's absolutely delicious. If time is short, but you want more flavor, rub the meat with a tablespoon of mild chili powder (add some cayenne if you like hot food) or a few sprigs of fresh rosemary along with the bay leaf.
1 clove garlic, peeled
One 3- to 4-pound piece boneless chuck or rump roast, tied if necessary to maintain a uniform shape
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive or peanut oil
2 large onions, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 /2cup red wine or water
1 cup chicken, beef, or vegetable stock, or water
1. Cut the garlic clove into tiny slivers; insert the slivers into several spots around the roast, poking holes with a thin-bladed knife. Crumble the bay leaf as finely as you can and mix it with the salt and pepper. Rub this mixture all over the meat.
2. Put the oil in a large pot with a lid or a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When hot, add the roast and brown it on all sides, taking your time and adjusting the heat so the meat browns but the fat does not burn—15 minutes or so. Transfer the meat to a platter. Add the vegetables to the pot, turn the heat up to medium-high, and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and some- what browned, about 10 minutes.
3. Add the wine and cook, scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon, until the wine has just about evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes. Add about half the stock, return the roast to the pot, and turn the heat down to very low.
4. Turn the roast every 15 minutes, re-cover, and cook until it is tender—a fork will pierce the meat without pushing too hard and the juices will run clear—11/2 to 21/2 hours, but possibly longer if your roast is taller than it is long (very thick roasts may require as long as 4 hours if you keep the heat extremely low). Add more stock if the roast appears to be drying out, an unlikely possibility (and a sign that your heat is too high). Do not overcook; when the meat is tender, it is done.
5. Remove the meat from the pot and keep it warm. Skim the fat from the surface of the remaining juice. Turn the heat up to high and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan, until the liquid is thick and almost evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Slice the meat and serve it with the pan juices.
Recipe from How to Cook Everything.
Pizza Dough
Makes: Enough for 1 large or 2 or more small pies
Time: 1 hour or more
You won't believe how simple it is to make pizza dough at home. And because the dough freezes very well (at least for a couple of weeks), it's even practical to whip up a batch for one or two people and tuck the rest away for another day.
To make pizza dough by hand or with a standing mixer, follow the directions, but use a bowl and a heavy wooden spoon or the mixer's bowl and the paddle attachment instead of the food processor. When the dough becomes too heavy to stir, use your hands or exchange the mixer's paddle for the dough hook and proceed with the recipe.
3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, plus more as needed
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 teaspoons coarse kosher or sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1. Combine the flour, yeast, and salt in a food processor. Turn the machine on and add 1 cup water and the oil through the feed tube.
2. Process for about 30 seconds, adding more water, a little at a time, until the mixture forms a ball and is slightly sticky to the touch. If it is still dry, add another tablespoon or two of water and process for another 10 seconds. (In the unlikely event that the mixture is too sticky, add flour a tablespoon at a time.)
3. Turn the dough onto a floured work surface and knead by hand for a few seconds to form a smooth, round dough ball. Put the dough in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let rise until the dough doubles in size, 1 to 2 hours. (You can cut this rising time short if you're in a hurry, or you can let the dough rise more slowly, in the refrigerator, for up to 6 or 8 hours.) Proceed to Step 4 or wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap or a zipper bag and freeze for up to a month. (Defrost in the bag or a covered bowl in the refrigerator or at room temperature; bring to room temperature before shaping.)
4. When the dough is ready, form it into a ball and divide it into 2 or more pieces if you like; roll each piece into a round ball. Put each ball on a lightly floured surface, sprinkle with flour, and cover with plastic wrap or a towel. Let rest until they puff slightly, about 20 minutes.
I have nothing against milk in a bag, but I have to admit I was astonished. Note also she included my pot-smoking anecdote.
Recipe from How to Cook Everything.
Simple Radish or Jicama Salad
Makes: 4 servings
Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Radishes are usually eaten out of hand from a crudité or relish assortment and sometimes tossed into green salads. But they make a nifty crisp, picklelike salad on their own. The combination of lime and lemon juice here mimics the juice of sour orange, which is often used in Mexico but is tough to find in the United States.
About 16 radishes, sliced, 1 medium daikon, peeled and chopped, or 1 small to medium jícama, peeled and chopped
1 small white onion, chopped
1 tablespoon salt
1 /4teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, or to taste
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro leaves
1. If time allows, toss the radishes or jícama and onion with the salt in a strainer and let sit for 15 minutes; rinse and drain.
2. Toss the radishes and onion with the salt, pepper, citrus juices, and parsley. Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve immediately or refrigerate for up to an hour.
New York City is trying to ban the use of food stamps for buying soda and other sugary drinks.
What would make even more sense, of course, is to double the value of food stamps used for real food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. This isn't that hard to figure out; we just need to get the stars to align. And some government help in fighting the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by Big Food each year on marketing absolute crap.
Grub Street is giving away a copy of The Food Matters Cookbook. All you need to do is email them "what dish or favorite food matters most to you and why, in 200 words or less. Humor and originality tend to score big with…Grub Street editors, so please attempt to bust [their] sides as best as possible." The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Monday, October 11th. Good luck!


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Circa 1920
A wrought and cast iron tripod base table lamp with foliate details. Traces of the original painted and gilded finish remain.
Overall: 25-1/4" h. x 6-1/2" w. x 5-3/4" d.
Height to socket: 19-1/2"
Base: 6-1/2" w. x 5-3/4" d.
This item cannot be UL listed.
2 Edison sockets, maximum 60 watts per socket
1 fixture total available.
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Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, winner of Best Deluxe Accommodation RACV Victorian Tourism Awards 2015.Described by guests as their home away from home, Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway offers an exceptional experience, where staff deliver above and beyond and the stay is always memorable.Located in Victoria's High Country, the four and a half star hotel offers 77 suites and apartments, the Atrium Restaurant, crowned the 2014 TAA Regional Hotel Restaurant of the Year and state of the art conference and event facilities catering for up to 400 delegates.Accommodation is spacious, tastefully decorated and well appointed with all the modern conveniences. Enjoy complementary in house movies and newspapers, free wireless internet access, corporate desk, complementary secure undercover parking and 24 hour reception. Award winning restaurant, Atrium, a firm favourite with locals too, presents a seasonally driven menu with an emphasis on regional produce and exceptional service. Enjoy a quiet ale, signature cocktail, glass of King Valley Prosecco or Rutherglen Durif from the extensive wine list, savour in the bar and lounge or poolside under the boardwalk.Atrium is open daily from 6:30am for breakfast and 6:00pm for dinner.Stay, dine, meet, celebrate and explore this very special part of Victoria.
Queen-size bed, single bed and double fold out sofa LCD television, Foxtel, iPod docking station, tea and coffee-making facilities, close proximity to pool, sauna and spa.
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While celebrations amassed throughout Long Island at midnight on Dec. 31, officially marking the beginning of 2013, a couple hundred residents welcomed the new year in a very different way — a 5k dash.
The First Annual 5k New Year's Eve Dash at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow commenced exactly as the clock struck midnight, and 246 runners braved the cold night to take part in the 3.1 mile sprint.
The race was organized by Nassau County, in conjunction with the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, an organization that provides services to individuals, families and children though intervention, education and professional guidance to overcome alcohol and other drug-related problems. "The New Year's Eve Dash was a great community event whose proceeds benefitted individuals, families, and children in need of assistance in overcoming addictions to alcohol and drugs," said County Executive Ed Mangano in a statement.
Dr. Jeff Reynolds, the executive director of the LICADD, said the race provided the opportunity for people to celebrate New Year's in a safe and healthy environment. "It gave us the opportunity to say to some of our folks, 'look, if you're looking to do something that's safe, healthy, sober and doesn't involve drugs and alcohol and focus on health — then this is the thing to do,'" he said.
Reynolds, who ran the race himself and clocked in at just over 25 minutes, said that his organization had kicked around the idea of organizing a 5k race in recent years. LICADD has a longstanding relationship with the county, he added, and the two sides recently agreed that a 5k New Year's Eve race would be a fun idea. "This seemed like an opportunity to do something that's directly in line with our mission, but also has a novel spin to it," said Reynolds.
New Year's Eve 5k races are not uncommon in New York, and arguably the most popular one occurs annually at Cen'tral Park in Manhattan, which garners thousands of residents each year.


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During the American Civil War a group emerged in England that was sympathetic to the cause of the Southern Confederacy States. The Southern Independence Association was founded on 9 April 1864[1] and even went as far as trying to get a bill through the British Parliament that called for the British Government to intervene on behalf of the Confederacy.[2] A list of members was printed in the Manchester Guardian newspaper and reprinted in The New York Times in May 1864. Among the names are a number of the Irish based aristocracy, including a member of one of the main landed gentry families of Paulstown. The entry reads:
William Flood, Esq., J.P., Paulstown Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
[1] Author Unknown, Our English Friends in The New York Times, 7 May 1864, p.8 ProQuest Historical Newspapers http://www.proquest.com accessed 18 July 2011
[2] Bateman, Tom. Really Neutral on BBC Radio 4 Website, 2 October 2010; available online at http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9054000/9054041.stm : accessed 18 July 2010.


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Fast shipping, good contact, all around good seller.
Fast shipping, good contact, all around good seller.
I bought a fireblade trigger of him. Shipping was kinda slow. He also said he would throw in some ss line. When I recived the fireblade there was no SS line in the package. I asked him and he said he forgot and would send some, I even offer to pay for shipping. About 1 week later I email him again and he says he doesnt have any.
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Come play me
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yeah that was my bad and I'm sorry for it. I moved and miss-judged what I had to offer in the mess of moving. Again I am sorry and it was my bad.
Another great feedback post for a great guy!
I booght a CP reg from him and everything went great.
I have had many transactions with Ross...by mail and in person. He is a great CHRISTian guy and a pleasure to do business with!!
Do not hesitate one bit dealing with him. He is a man of his word.
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Cockmycocker is a BAD TRADER!!
Sk8ermog sold me a black ULE body w/clamping feedneck for dirt cheap, and also sent it to tunaman for me it was a very fast/easy transaction all around thanks! With great communication thanks!
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14" Boomstick
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Great person to make buisness with.
Bought a 92/45 n2 tank and after shipping it got here in 3 days from the otherside of the country It was a little late on shipping but I was in no hurry and he had a reason. The tank was in good ondition and shipped well.
A++ plus a few more
traded with him. Sent the feedneck in timely fashion. I even gave him an extra barrel b/c he's SOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOL
Thanks again Ross
Dallara #032 and #038
Did a trade with Ross,Things got a bit messed up in shipping,He did his very hardest to make me happy,Even spending extra money to replace the Damaged/missing parts.
Very good trader,Don't worry when you deal with him!
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bought a ule body off of me
paid just like that
he's awesome
thats all i got to say...
bought some gun parts off me, and the deal went very smoothly. he didn't beat around the bush, and he paid quickly.
upgrade fund: $145
Great Trader, paid the cash difference right away. items took a little longer than expected to arrive but i blame the west coast
would be a pleasure to deal with again A++
cool guy
easy to talk to
great in contact
will do business again
fast shipment and exelent communication!
Nice guy, just got a micromag body and hyperframe off of him. Had a great transaction and he sent it fast. Whats left to say that hasnt been said?
I got a double trigger frame and drop from Sk8ermog, the items came ver fast and in great shape! Great transaction!
Awesome guy to deal with.
If you have any problem with a buy you made off him he will help to resolve and even pay for repairs if needed.
I'd never hesitate to deal with him again.
Ships fast, easy to talk to, honest and a good guy.
A+ man, thank you for your good business.
great guy, send item fast and in great condition. Great and proffessional guy to deal with. A+++
bought two hooper from him, great deal thanks
great buyer(rtpro rail) and great seller (devilmag frame)
Thank you so much!
A+ trader! do not hesitate to deal with. Good communication and items well packaged.
Sk8ermog bought a New Tippmann 2x trigger from me. Good communication and great transaction.
Highly recommend trading with Sk8ermog.
Very quick shipper and item came exactly as described! Thanks!
easy transaction, shipped today, awaiting parts.
parts arrived in the exact condition I was told about. Shipping was fast and packed well. I would definitley do business with Sk8trmog again.
Great trader, he describes the items as just as they are. Very prompt shipping, and communicates very well.
Good guy to deal through. Did a trade with him. He didn't send all the items we agreed with, and the trigger frame he sent me has different grips than the one in the picture(the picture had dye sticky grips, and the frame he sent me has stock grips), through PM's we clearly stated the frame w/dye stickies, not stock grips.
He told me he shipped on Tuesday but when he actually shipped on Friday.
Overall I am satisfied but for those who get upset over those little things I mentioned then I wouldn't deal with him.
Thanks, I would deal with him again
Bought a ULE EMag Frame from him. Responded to all my PM's and everything was fairly smooth... shipping was a bit slow, only took three weeks for them to arrive , but they did arrive.
If I was in no particular rush I would buy from him again.
Did a trade with him. and as always, it was great! everything went smoothly and as we set it up. Hope i get to deal with this great AO'er again.
Thanks for the trade,
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Traded an 06 Ego Maniac to him for a Timmy Mag.
Mag didnt work when it came, tried to get it fixed my multiple people, no one could get it fixed, so i asked to trade back, but he had sold my gun, and said he would not refund it. He did ship replacement, and a new frame, because the timmy frame wasnt working.
So basically a trade my 06 Ego for some **** mag with a ULE body and a timmy frame .... not to excited about that.
It seems that he has plenty of positive feed back, but i know im not doing business with him ever again, because i think its ridiculous that he sent me a marker thank didnt work, and would not take it back.
The best excuse he had, was that a) "I knew what i was getting into" and b) it wasnt his fault that it was broken.
He didnt seem to understand that if you ship someone a broken marker (whether it "was working when i send it") you need to trade back. Its even more ridiculous that after having 2 people try and fix it, he wouldnt take it back!
not a happy camper ...
bought a hyperframe a while back, never got around to leaving feedback but he answered all my PMs and was thorough when it came to the right email address. it would have been much faster but i used MO & he had a busy week at the time but i still enjoyed going business with him so A+++.


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An information session led by an undergraduate admissions representative. Prospective undergraduate students will learn about the undergraduate and professional programs offered at LIU Brooklyn and admission requirements. Students will also tour the campus, led by a student ambassador.
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Date: 7/13/2013
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No. 10 Huskers Prepare for National Face-Off
The No. 10 Nebraska men's gymnastics team will travel to Penn Station, Penn., to compete in the 2013 NCAA Championships. All seven of the Big Ten men's gymnastics teams will be attending the championships, as they are all ranked within the top 10 nationally, with Penn State holding the top spot. The championships will kick off on April 19 with the two team qualifier sessions. Three teams from each session will qualify for the team finals, which will be held on April 20 at 7 p.m. Gymnasts who qualify for the all-around finals will also compete on April 20. The top-scoring athletes on each event will transfer to the individual event finals, which will be held on April 21 at 2 p.m. All three nights of competition will be held in the Recreation Building. All three nights will be broadcast via live stream on the Penn State website. Fans who can't make it to the meet can also follow the Huskers on Twitter (@NebraskaMGym) or on Facebook (facebook.com/NebraskaMGym) for live updates from the meet and behind-the-scenes content throughout the weekend.
The Huskers will join No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 7 Illinois and No. 11 Air Force in the first session. Nebraska faced four of the five other teams in regular-season competition. NU only faced Michigan at the Big Ten Championships last weekend in Minneapolis.
The second qualifier will begin at 7 p.m. CST on Thursday night and will consist of No. 1 Penn State, No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 8 Iowa, No. 9 California and No. 12 Temple.
Nebraska Keeps No. 10 Another Week
Despite difficulties at the Big Ten Championships, the Huskers held on to their No. 10 spot in the GymInfo national rankings. Nebraska came out of the conference championships in the top ten on five of the six events, dropping to 14th on pommel horse. The Huskers stayed within the top five on parallel bars, finishing out the week fifth after Sam Chamberlain's individual finals performance.
Sophomores Grant Perdue and Louis Klein continued to hold on to their positions in the floor rankings. Perdue's qualifying performance of 15.50 boosted him up to No. 7 nationally, while Klein's routine dropped him to a tied hold of the No. 19 spot.
All three of the Huskers' individual finalists finished out the conference championships in the top 20 on their aparatuses. Perdue moved to fifth-ranked in the nation on vault, while Sam Chamberlain jumped to eighth on parallel bars. Klein entered the high bar rankings after his second-place finish at Big Ten Championships. He now sits at No. 11 on the event.
Teammate Mark Ringle held on to his top-20 ranking on parallel bars, dropping to No. 19 with an average of 14.575. Junior CJ Schaaf remained in the all-around rankings, moving up to No. 10 even though his average score dropped slightly to 82.137.
Scouting the Competition
All seven Big Ten teams are ranked within the top 10 nationally, according to the latest GymInfo poll, released April 8. Nebraska hold a team average of 423.350, putting them just over a point behind No. 9 California. The Huskers will face all six of the Big Ten schools they faced two weeks ago, along with No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 4 Stanford, No. 9 California, No. 11 Air Force and No. 13 Temple.
Last Time Out: Huskers Stumble at Conference Championships
The No. 10 Nebraska men's gymnastics team struggled to gain their footing Friday night in the team and all-around finals of the Big Ten Championships. The Huskers finished with a team score of 416.250, their lowest of the season.
NU started off the night on high bar, where they struggled to break 14.00. Sophomore Louis Klein lead the team, posting a 14.35. The Utica, Mich., native tied for sixth overall on the event, pushing him into the event finals Saturday. The team finished with a total of 69.200, tying for fourth with Penn State.
The Huskers then moved to floor, where they regained some confidence. Klein (14.20) as well as juniors Wyatt Aycock (14.15) and Mark Ringle (14.40) helped pull up the team after a rough start. Reigning All-American Grant Perdue finished off the event for the Huskers with a strong routine, earning a 15.50. The sophomore finished off the night tied for first with Michigan's Stacey Ervin, advancing him to the individual event finals.
Nebraska then faced a bye rotation. After their bye, the Huskers moved to pommel horse. NU faced their most difficult horse set of the season, earning an unremarkable 61.450.
Flustered by their fourth rotation, the Huskers moved to rings, where they regained some strength. Junior specialist Donovan Arndt lead Nebraska with a 14.75, just barely missing the cut for individual event finals. Sophomore Robbie Kocks followed close behind, earning a 14.70. The Huskers finished with a team score of 71.200, beating out Ohio State by 2.75 points.
NU's sixth rotation - vault - brought the fight back as four of the five gymnasts earned scores above a 14.70 on the event. Sophomore Gabriel Jolley and junior Micah Christensen tied with scores of 14.80, placing them at 13 overall on the event. Perdue entered the night ranked sixth nationally on the event and proved his placement. He earned a 15.05 on his vault, placing him at eighth overall and moving him into the finals.
Nebraska finished the night on parallel bars, similar to their last regular season meet against reigning NCAA champions, Illinois. Junior all-arounder CJ Schaaf started the final rotation off strong, earning a 14.40 for his routine. Freshman Sam Chamberlain took the lead for the Huskers, posting a 15.00 on the event. The Franklin, Ohio native had entered the night ranked No. 13 nationally and ended up tying for fourth overall. He became the third Husker that would move on to the individual event finals.
Sophomore Louis Klein led the three individual finalists in the second night of competition, claiming second place in the high bar competition. Sophomore Grant Perdue finished third on vault and eighth on floor and freshman Sam Chamberlain finished third on parallel bars.
Klein's dominant performance on high bar earned him second-team All-Big Ten honors, the only conference award received by the Huskers.Sophomore Gabriel Jolley received a 2013 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award also.


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As France starts enforcing a ban on the burqa, François Picard's panel bemoans the lack of dialogue with those who practice the Muslim faith inside the EU nation with the highest Muslim population.
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Only concerts I ever been to my entire life
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I dont go to to many concerts because i dont really like live music, but the last one i went to was Eric Clapton at the Fargo Dome, that was very good.
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I think, besides a local band show, the last concert i went to was Cradle of Filth and Gwar, during the viva la bam tour.
Last show I saw was the almighty FINNTROLL.
I almost had a chance to go see THE TIME last night (whom you should all remember from Purple Rain), but I couldn't at the last minute. Too bad, because I could have gotten in for free and it was a $150 ticket.
Last concert I attended was Foo Fighters. I didn't care for their opening act but the Foo Fighters rocked out. It was my first time seeing the Foos live and they did not disappoint. They even split their set to do some acoustic stuff. It was all very well done. I'd love to see them again.
The last real concert I saw was Nine Inch Nails on the With Teeth Tour in Oklahoma City. Saul Williams opened up for Trent, and it's because of that experience that I'm turned on to his stuff. I'm going to do my best to see NIN again at the BOK Center here in Tulsa at the end of November.
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Rufus Wainwright back in February. But I'm seeing She & Him and Ben Folds in November and I can't wait!
I don't feel comfortable around so many crazy and noisy people so I avoid popular music concerts, last one was Roger Waters back in 2002. They say Cyndi Lauper may be playing in my country soon, if so I may be tempted to go.
Other than that I stick to classical music concerts which are more quiet and organized regarding the audience, and the state orchestra plays for free which is cool.
There's a big Indie concert next month at Bukit Jalil near National Stadium on the 18th.
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The last concert I attended was Weird Al in Atlantic City. That was a lot of fun!
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Had i been born in the U.S. i'd think i'd have seen ten times as many concerts. But i wasn't so...
The last concert i went to was AC/DC - music was great, and suprisingly good considering the stadium they played in wasn't, in my opinion, suitable. But before that, i saw Ace Frehley - i was literally deaf for 3 days after that but it was worth it
Last year, i saw Lionel Ritchie - simply awesome is all i have to say. The best ever was probably The Eagles back in '04. Always wanted to see them live - great music by great musicians.
I was at the Puffy Amiyumi concert last Sunday night. It was long, but it was awesome!
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And behold, I will be a blight upon the land and everything I touch shall wither and die. I shall reign in 2012 for my conquest is nigh.
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I did not attend any concert this year but I had a great time on last year.
The only memorable concert and showcase that I attend is; Jason Mraz, Jamiroquai, and Purevibracion showcase.
my last concert was in january ,metallica in buenos aires
I remember on stage had flames of fire that burned my face,really awesome
The Brian Jonestown Massacre few months ago at a fairly small venue....
sounded fantastic!
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Don't know if it counts, since it was free, but I saw T-Bone Pruitt at thew little park next to City Hall last week.
As far as concerts I had to pay for, last one was AC/DC in Memphis last January. Awesome show!
Went to tons of metal and punk shows back in the day. Last one I went to was Rancid a few years ago.
The last concert I went to was OzzFest 2010 on August 24 at "Great Woods" in Mansfield, MA.
It was one of the weakest line-ups OzzFest has ever had, but I've gone to every OzzFest since 1999, so I made sure I was there.
Kingdom of Sorrow and DevilDriver were the only bands I was excited to see, and it was pretty cool finally seeing Motley Crue. As always, Ozzy rocked the house.
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The Evil Streaks (http://www.myspace.com/evilstreaks) and The Chop Tops (http://www.thechoptops.com/) in Providence a few weeks ago. It was a most kickass show.
Last concert I went to was Deftones and Alice in Chains (with the new singer, William DuVall)
Prior to that I went to the Ozzfest, saw Filter at a block party, Sublime with Rome, and Pearl Jam in May.!
It was actually one of my lighter concert seasons this year.


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In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented - but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" - a hired gun, like Joe - is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good......
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In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented - but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" - a hired gun, like Joe - is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
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Hollywood has a difficult relationship with science fiction. Whether they're translating classic sci-fi stories into brainless action movies, or too caught up in the otherworldly details, there's always something they can't seem to get right about the imaginative genre.
Looper defies the odds by fleshing out a unique future world, while honing in on a specific story with real people at the center — a balance that defined works by greats like Bradbury, Asimov, and Dick. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a Looper, an assassin for the mob bosses of the future, who use illegal time travel to send back their targets for disposal. It's an easy, lucrative life — one that affords him a party lifestyle of fancy cars and drops (drugs taken through the eye), albeit with the added knowledge of a definite, grisly end. Eventually, the mob ''closes the loop'' on its employees, finding the Looper in the future and sending them back to be offed by… themselves. When it's Joe's turn to end his own life, he's outsmarted, his future self (Bruce Willis) escaping Joe's grasp. Driven to fulfill his duties as a Looper, Joe goes on the hunt to kill himself.
Director Rian Johnson's Kansas City of 2044 feels appropriately lived in and extended from present day. When Joe's not blasting people away, shrouded by the stalks of a cornfield, he's dining on steak and eggs at a local diner. It's only the casual presence of hovercycles, mutant telekinetics, and the occasional visitor from the future that would give away the action of Looper isn't happening today. The realism gives Joe and the metropolis around him a necessary grit — there is danger and violence and pain in this world, and when Johnson rouses up an action sequence, there's something on the line.
Looper's greatest flaw is that it steps away from the confrontation between Young and Old Joe, sending the two in different directions as they pursue answers to the film's spoilerific MacGuffin. On a farm away from the city, Young Joe crosses paths with single mother Sara (Emily Blunt), who may hold the key to what Old Joe needs to survive. After being introduced to an ensemble of delightfully wicked characters — including Looper coordinator Abe (Jeff Daniels), Young Joe's sleazy coworker Seth (Paul Dano), and hotshot marksman Kid Blue (Noah Sagan) — plus, Young Joe's stripper with a heart of gold confidant, Suzie (Piper Perabo), Looper takes a sharp left turn, leaving most of the cast in the dust. The interesting sci-fi mosaic slows down and enters a new chapter, and it's rarely as engrossing as the first half.
When Willis and Gordon-Levitt are at odds, Looper is simply magic. Nathan Johnson's industrial score pounds away as the two fight to stay alive, all while grappling with the implications that come with glimpsing into your own future. One riveting sequence follows the timeline that played out before Old Joe tinkered with the space-time continuum, a roller coaster through the years after the events of the film that see Gordon-Levitt evolve into Willis. The montage is a playground for Johnson's visual style. He never misses a beat.
For sci-fi nuts, Looper corrects the past with an understanding of what makes the genre more than just an array of tropes and iconography. There are shaded characters duking it out in Looper's chaotic web of time travel logic, and while their arcs fizzle out without much pay off, they're a joy to watch.
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Huskers Post Two Event Wins at Arizona State Invitational
Tempe, Ariz. - The Nebraska track and field team opened the 2013 outdoor season at the Arizona State Invitational on Saturday. The Huskers came away with two titles on the day as Chad Wright earned the men's discus crown and Jodi-Rae Blackwood won the men's 400m hurdles.
The reigning NCAA champion in the discus, Wright posted a throw of 189-3 (57.68) to finish first. His throw ranks fifth in the nation entering this weekend. Blackwood took home the men's 400m hurdles title as he recorded a time of 52.47 in the event. His time ties for 16th nationally.
Morgan Wilken finished fourth in the women's discus, posting a throw of 172-10 (52.69) to rank sixth in the nation. Annie Jackson finished seventh with a personal-best throw of 154-8 (47.14).
Wright also finished third in the men's shot put as he recorded a throw of 58-3 ¼ (17.76), coming in at 11th nationally. Taylor Shapland opened his outdoor season with a 10th-place finish and a throw of 52-9 ¼ (16.08). Jackson took fourth for the women, posting a throw of 50-6 (15.39), a mark that ranks 16th nationally. Veronica Grizzle finished eighth, recording a throw of 47-9 ¾ (14.57), while Carlie Pinkelman tallied an 11th-place finish with a throw of 46-0 ½ (14.03).
In the men's hammer throw, Cole Ingram finished 11th with a mark of 164-2 (50.03). Grizzle came in eighth for the women, posting a mark of 181-6 (55.32), while Pinkelman finished 11th with a throw of 165-1 (50.33). Grizzle also recorded a throw of 111-6 (33.98) to finish 15th in the javelin.
Also in the men's 400m hurdles, Mark Hilderbrand finished third with a personal-best time of 53.79 and Sean Pille took seventh with a time of 56.00.
Tibor Koroknai finished fourth in the men's 110m hurdles, recording a time of 14.44. Pille finished with a time of 15.24 in the event to come in ninth.
Additionally, Carlos Hernandez represented the Huskers in the high jump at the UTEP Springtime meet. He notched a leap of 6-8 ¾ (2.05) to finish fifth.


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No. 16 Hoosiers Hold On, Take Series Opener 8-6
Lincoln – The Nebraska baseball team (20-24, 11-5 Big Ten) dropped its first Big Ten series opener of the year on Saturday night at Hawks Field, as the No. 16 Indiana Hoosiers (35-8, 12-4 Big Ten) took over sole possession of second place in the league with a 8-6 win. Indiana's Kyle Schwarber and Nick Ramos each hit a pair of solo home runs, while Chad Christensen was 3-for-3 with two runs scored for Nebraska.
The Huskers entered the game 5-0 in conference series openers, their best start to a season since 2001 when NU went a perfect 9-0 in Big 12 series openers.
Junior Christian DeLeon lost his second straight start to fall to 5-4 on the year, while lefty Joey DeNato improved to 7-1 on the season in the win and Ryan Halstead earned his eighth save of the year.
The Huskers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on RBI singles from Pat Kelly and Josh Scheffert. DeLeon kept the Hoosiers scoreless through the first two inning, until Ramos led off the third with a homer into the right-field bullpen and Schwarber tied the game two batters later with his 11th homer of the season.
The Hoosiers added a run in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to take a 5-2 lead.
Nebraska cut IU's lead to two runs in the sixth, as Christensen led off with a double, moved to third on a groundout from Kash Kalkowski and scored on a wild pitch from DeNato.
Following a scoreless seventh from both teams, Chad Clark plated two runs for the Hoosier with a two-out single down the right-field line, his second and third RBIs of the game.
Trailing 7-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Huskers started the inning with four straight hits, including a double from Michael Pritchard. With the tying run at second base and one down, Blake Headley laced a single through the left side of the infield and Kalkowski tried to score, but was cut down at the plate by left fielder Will Nolden. Following an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Austin Darby, the Huskers still had the tying run at second in Headley, but Halstead struck out Bryan Peters to end the Husker threat.
Dylan Vogt took the mound in the ninth and tried to keep it a one-run game, but Schwarber came calling again with a one-out solo shot to right field, putting the Hoosiers ahead by two, 8-6.
Nebraska had the top of its lineup at the plate in the ninth, but Halstead sat the Huskers down in order with three straight strikeouts to seal the victory.
Game two of the three-game series is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. and will be shown across the state on NET. Sophomore Kyle Kubat is set to take the mound for Nebraska against Indiana lefty Kyle Hart.


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jinkies! Kinda a good idea, the warp the the bow, but what is that thing holding the sight on? Its like some extra peice added on, to clear the vert feed.
It looks weird, but something tells me it would really rip. I like the warp.
That marker is still on Ebay for the next while I bet. Its got a reserve. Just do a search on Special Ops Paintball.
Thought it was kinda on topic. Not exactly my idea of the ultimate automag woodsball machine, but not too far off either. I am a mixed bag of emotions while looking at this beast.


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FINALLY, a comic that is not horrifically crappy to break the chain of comics that are horrifically crappy. Heck, he even went all out and gave us FOUR panels! that's the first time in two weeks!
It's true: This comic contains, deep within it, a funny joke. TI graphing calculators are basically the same product, for the same price, that they have been for years. Lots of other stuff has either dropped in price or gotten better, and the ol' TI is doing its thing. There may be good reasons for it, that I don't doubt. And I suppose that inflation means that the "same" price is really a lower real price. But it still is funny when you first think about it, like TI is this pathetic thing that just hobbles along while every other company is leaping into the future.
That said, there are better ways to have done this. For one thing, there's an awful lot of text in the first two panels, and it's a little hard to read. I understand it's necessary, to show all the different specs that have changed. That's why the suggestion is simple: Make the panels bigger. Same text, larger font. problem solved.
And that last panel is not important at all. The joke is clear from the end of the third panel (to anyone who is ever going to get the joke at all, that is) and the last panels just hurts it. But the girl's line is moderately funny, so my solution here is also simple: make her joke the alt-text and scrap the stupid alt-text you gave us. (you may want to append a "zing!" to the end to show that you are just poking fun at a beloved childhood device)
Oh, what I would give to have Randall let me edit his comics...alas.


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Citing Virulent Homophobia, Anonymous Hacks Ugandan Websites
For the second time in as many months, members of Anonymous took direct action against a homophobic organization. Only this time, it was an entire nation's government. The immediate cause of the well-known hactivist collective's ire is a pending bill that would outlaw homosexuality and punish homosexuals with prison or even death. That's only the latest of the East African nation's actions in a war against homosexuality.
The Global Post has reported that Anonymous teamed up with GreySecurity last week to attack the country's government websites. The includedthe Uganda Petroleum Exploration, Production Department of the Ministry of Energy, Mineral Development and the Department of Agriculture.
Two of the sites were left with the Anonymous logo and a message from the cryptic organization.
"Citizens and government of Uganda, take heed, Anonymous is calling," the message read. "If nobody else will take action and the government of Uganda refuses to see reason, Anonymous will adopt a scorched earth policy towards Uganda's network infrastructure. You should expect us, for we do not forgive and we will not forget."
The groups also reportedly leaked and published the Department of Agriculture's database, which allowed Anonymous to gain access into the department's officials' emails, usernames and passwords.
The website MyUganda.co.ug was hacked by Anonymous as well. The group posted a message and a photo from the funeral of David Kato, the murdered Ugandan LGBT activist whom many consider a martyr to homophobia.
"We have been examining your servers from inside and out for some months now, what we have found should have you very troubled," the message reads. "Files containing passwords in plaintext visible from the web, servers so misconfigured it is a wonder they even work well enough to be hacked, backdoors, spurious admin accounts and at least one of your government servers is currently forming part of a botnet that is now firmly under Anonymous control. Bottom line, we own you."
Uganda made international headlines once again recently after Rebecca Kadega, the speaker, or leader, of the Ugandan parliament, promised to pass the country's controversial anti-gay bill as a "Christmas gift" because Uganda's citizens "are demanding it." Bay men and lesbians pose a "serious threat" to the country's children.
The bill is still pending, but even without it, LGBT citizens have no legal rights. All homosexual activity is already illegal.
Last month, Anonymous targeted the "God hates fags" anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church after its members announced they planned to picket outside Sandy Hook Elementary, the Newtown, Conn., school where a 20-year-old gunman shot and killed more than 20 children. WBC claimed the tragic shooting took place because of the state's law that permits gay marriage.
When Anonymous learned of WBC's scheme, the group leaked the church's leaders' personal information and went after the church's spokeswoman, Shirley Phelps-Roper, by hacking her Twitter account.
Anonymous and others involved with the group vow to lead further attacks against Uganda's online infrastructure.


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Gary Andersen to become new Wisconsin head coach
12/19/2012 12:21amUtah State head coach Gary Andersen has taken the head coaching job at Wisconsin, according to a source close to the program.
Would more teachers with guns make schools safer?
12/19/2012 6:00amMore guns in the hands of teachers and administrators could effectively make schools safer and better prepared for active shooters, a Utah gun instructor said.
Accident snarls traffic on NB I-15 in Layton
12/19/2012 8:00amAll northbound lanes of I-15 are closed near Layton due to an accident.
Program lets students design city of the future
12/19/2012 8:09amImagine if junior high students were able to create their own cities. The Granite School District will implement a program that will let students do just that, in a way.
Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child porn
12/19/2012 8:23amA Springville man convicted of possessing and producing child pornography was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison Tuesday.
Late holiday shoppers looking for deals
12/19/2012 8:54amA new poll shows 58 percent of Americans waited until two weeks before Christmas to do most of their shopping. Retailers know it, and hope for a big boost in sales between now and Christmas.
Opinion: It's not about the guns; or is it?
12/19/2012 9:33amBefore we jump to conclusions, pass laws with long-reaching consequences, let's take time to take a closer look at those who are behind the guns. They are, in many respects, those who need our help the most.
Felony charges for chiropractor accused of exploiting disabled woman
12/19/2012 9:48amA Highland chiropractor who practices in Murray is facing felony charges accusing him of exploiting a disabled woman into signing a $6,000 care contract.
'They're true heroes': father says after neighbors save son from fire
12/19/2012 10:02amThe father of a disabled man who was pulled from his burning home said this Christmas will be unlike any other, thanks to the quick thinking of neighbors and teenage son.
Employee steals $24,000 in merchandise from Kohl's, police say
12/19/2012 10:27amA West Valley City woman is charged with stealing nearly $24,000 worth of merchandise from her retail employer, including thefts dating back to last Christmas.
Suspect shot by police, leads officers on 100 mph chase
12/19/2012 3:39pmOgden police shot a man after he rammed an officer's car. He then led police on a chase at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.
Wednesday's Child: Zachary and Makayla
12/19/2012 3:55pmZachary and Makayla aren't your typical siblings. They love spending time together, they rarely fight or tease one another. They are polite and kind.
Utah politicos weigh in on gun violence solutions
12/19/2012 5:27pmWhile giving an address about gun violence, President Barack Obama said he wants to see fast action on changes to the nation's gun policy.
Snowboarder escapes safely in human-triggered avalanche
12/19/2012 5:39pmAfter triggering an avalanche, a snowboarder narrowly escaped the dangerous slabs of snow.
Utahns raise funds, make blankets to show support for shooting victims
12/19/2012 5:47pmSince the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, people around the country have stories about how they're finding ways to help the victims and their families.
Wednesday's Child: Andrew
12/19/2012 6:44pmNot many young men would rather spend their time in the kitchen than playing video games, but this week's Wednesday's Child is an aspiring chef, and he's sure to capture your heart.
Fatal crashes in Tooele County highest they've been in years
12/19/2012 7:16pmFatal crashes in Tooele County are higher than they've been in years. Utah State troopers say it's a combination of three things: speed, seatbelts and driving impaired.
Cougar put down after roaming Ephraim streets
12/19/2012 7:24pmThere were a few tense moments Tuesday when Sanpete County residents came face to face with a mountain lion.
Believers stockpile, detractors smirk over Mayan Apocalyse
12/19/2012 8:01pmDespite the fact that scientists and political leaders continue to explain the world will not in fact end come Dec. 21, people around the world continue to prepare for the worst, sometimes sparking hysteria and even mass detentions. Though for some, the preparations involve more partying than stockpiling.
Huge spike in Utah gun sales since Conn. shooting
12/19/2012 8:50pmUtah gun stores have seen a huge spike in business in the past week since last week's shooting in Connecticut.
Ogden community shows support for Parker family
12/19/2012 9:13pmAs people around Ogden prepare to mourn the loss of six year-old Emilie Parker, a massive display of support for her family is taking shape. This year both started and ended with major tragedies that have pulled the community together.
Woman dead after being stranded overnight in snowstorm
12/19/2012 9:45pmA woman is dead after getting caught in a snowstorm overnight on a dirt road north on Gunlock Reservoir.
Snowmobiler rescued after falling through ice
12/19/2012 10:36pmA 75-year-old man was rescued Wednesday from Payson Lakes after the snowmobile he was driving broke through the frozen surface, leaving him standing on top of the submerged machine in the icy water.
Child poverty over 30% in some Utah counties, though state rate is low
12/19/2012 11:59pmUtah's poverty rate now sits at 13.5 percent, but the 2011 rate for children is much higher, at 16.3 percent, up from 2010.
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Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce
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Choy sum (also known as Chinese flowering cabbage) is a very quick and easy vegetable to cook. I pan-steamed the greens for only a few minutes to maintain a bright green color and paired them with an oyster sauce mixture. Of course, I also had to modify the recipe a bit for the strictly vegetarian diet of my husband Lulu, but the method is exactly the same.
You can serve them as is or with a sauce of your own. It's a healthy and flavorful way to open a meal. I've had it often that way at dim sum restaurants. In fact, it's usually one of the few vegetable dishes offered. With this recipe, you can have it at home, without the dim sum prices!
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The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission has approved a site plan for a new retail store on the west end of the city.
The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission has approved a site plan for a new retail store on the west end of the city.
The 10-member Planning Commission voted 7-0 to approve the site plan and a landscaping alternative for a Dollar General Store to be located on the property between Fire Station No. 1 and the shopping center across the Oak Ridge Turnpike from West Lincoln Road.
Members Lauren Biloksi, Linda Brown and Austin Lance were absent.
Community Development Division Manager Monica Carroll told the Planning Commission some "housekeeping matters" and a zoning issue still had to be resolved before the deal could be finalized.
Carroll said an access, or easement, issue was also still in question.
City Council deferred a decision on a similar land plan and zoning ordinance connected to property at 2095 Oak Ridge Turnpike during a recent meeting. Council, however, approved rezoning the 1.16-acre parcel during a February meeting.
Carroll said a Dollar General representative is working with adjacent property owners about the access issue, and had addressed the landscaping alternative plan.
The alternative plan is to add shrubs to the landscape in addition to trees because of the utility lines.
The easement issue has to do with reconfiguring the left turn access to the shopping center from the Turnpike near West Lincoln.
Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514.


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You made it through the first round of the fantasy playoff gauntlet, but there's still at least two more weeks before you can hoist that championship trophy.
Last week we saw a historic performance out of the Seahawks D/ST that propelled many teams forward. Seattle's been a top option all season, and they were undoubtedly owned in your leagues.
However, the second-highest score of the week came from the Browns, who racked up five sacks, a pick, and a score while holding the Chiefs to just seven points. Cleveland was the top plug-and-play option in last week's column, so hopefully some of you caught lightning in a bottle with them.
There's a number of strong plays this week. Let's see if we can mine some fantasy gold.
The Usual Suspects
Teams you're not even thinking about benching this week include – Chicago (vs. Green Bay), Seattle (at Buffalo), Denver (at Baltimore)
Preferred Plays
Your solid D/STs with a weekly matchup upgrade. They're just below the Usual Suspects tier.
1. Cincinnati (at Philadelphia) – Nick Foles and company looked better last week against a suspect Tampa pass defense, but he faces a much tougher test in the Bengals defense that currently leads the league in sacks. If the Bucs were able to tee off on Foles for six sacks, just imagine what Cincinnati will do.
2. Green Bay (vs. Chicago) – When these divisional foes last met back in Week 2, the Packers picked off four Jay Cutler passes and sacked him seven times. The Packers D/ST has been up and down since then, but given the fact that the Bears have yielded double-digit fantasy points to five of their last eight opponents, I like the Packers chance of a repeat performance.
3. Miami (at Jacksonville) – The Jaguars' anemic offense has managed to top 20 points just twice in their last seven games, as they continue to be one of the best fantasy matchups for D/STs. Miami is a middle of the pack D/ST, but they've shown that they can take advantage of a strong matchup this season with double-digit points against the Cardinals, Bills, and Jets this season.
4. Dallas (at Pittsburgh) – Maybe you're still holding onto the Cowboys after their Week 10 explosion against the Eagles. Well, they haven't come close to matching that output since then, but there's a silver lining to that cloud. The Steelers have given up double-digit fantasy points in four of their last six, including last week with Ben Roethlisberger back in the lineup.
You don't want to rely on these D/STs on a weekly basis, but their matchup is too juicy to pass up.
1. Detroit (at Arizona) – The Seahawks singlehandedly won a lot of games for fantasy owners last week, as they put up a massive 39 fantasy points against the Cardinals. The Lions won't touch that lofty number, but they're still the top plug-and-play of the week. Arizona has yielded double-digit fantasy points to nine of their last ten opponents. If you're in a pinch, the Lions are a top-five D/ST play this week.
2. New York Jets (at Tennessee) – This is third week in a row that I've mentioned the Jets here, and so far, so good. The Jets have held their last two opponents to six and ten points respectively and have put up double-digit fantasy points in both games. This week they face a Titans team that gives up the sixth-most fantasy points per game to D/STs. Oh, and by the way, their Week 16 opponent is the Chargers, who give up the seventh-most. The Jets don't have a massive upside, but they're about as solid of a plug-and-play as they come.
3. Tennessee (vs. New York Jets) – After not doing much of anything for most of the season, the Titans defense has put up two big efforts in their last four games with 22 fantasy points against Miami in Week 10 and 16 fantasy points against the Colts last week. The Jets have been extremely friendly to opposing D/STs this season, giving up double-digit points in seven of their last ten games.
4. Carolina (at San Diego) – Your upside is fairly limited with the Panthers, as they have only reached double-digit fantasy points just three times this season, but the Chargers give Carolina a matchup boost and raise their fantasy ceiling in Week 15. I wouldn't go crazy here, but they're worth a look in deeper leagues.
5. Oakland (vs. Kansas City) – Just when it looked like Kansas City was improving, they went out and put up a stinker to the Browns last week, giving up five sacks, a pick, and a return touchdown while scoring just seven points. Oakland is the lowest scoring D/ST, so this play isn't for the faint of heart. But if you're desperate, I suppose you could do worse.
Matchup Downgrade
They shouldn't be dropped, but a tough matchup limits the fantasy upside of these D/STs.
1. San Francisco (at New England) – Unless you have an extremely strong alternative option, I don't think you can sit San Francisco, but you will need to temper your expectations for the 49ers this week. I'm not ruling out the possibility they put up a strong week, just as they did in a poor matchup against the Saints in Week 12. But given the fact that the Patriots currently yield an average of -1.5 fantasy points per game to D/STs, the odds are certainly stacked against the Niners.
2. Baltimore (vs. Denver) – The Ravens D/ST put together a little run at the end of the fantasy regular season, but hopefully you didn't rely on them last week against the Redskins. If you did, you got just one fantasy point out of Baltimore. Things don't get much better this week against Peyton Manning and the Broncos, who give up the sixth-least fantasy points to D/STs and have only yielded double-digit points twice this season.
3. Atlanta (vs. New York Giants) – New York is coming off a 52-27 thumping of the Saints, and have been an extremely formidable opponent for D/STs this season. While the Falcons do have double-digit games in two of their last four, they also put up -5 fantasy points last week against Carolina. You don't want to risk your playoff life on Atlanta this week.
Can I Kick it?
Here's my top-12 kickers for Week 15:
1. Lawrence Tynes (at ATL)
2. Matt Bryant (vs. NYG)
3. Shayne Graham (vs. IND)
4. Jason Hanson (at ARI)
5. Stephen Gostkowski (vs. SF)
6. Sebastian Janikowski (vs. KC)
7. Matt Prater (at BAL)
8. Connor Barth (at NO)
9. Garrett Hartley (vs. TB)
10. Dan Bailey (vs. PIT)
11. Phil Dawson (vs. WAS)
12. Justin Tucker (vs. DEN)
D/ST Standard Scoring System
Any Touchdown
6 pts
0 points allowed
5 pts
Under 100 yards allowed
2 pts
1-6 points allowed
4 pts
101 to 199 yards allowed
3 pts
Fumble Recovery
7-13 points allowed
200 to 299 yards allowed
Blocked Kick
14-17 points allowed
1 pt
300 to 349 yards allowed
0 pts
18-27 points allowed
350 to 399 yards allowed
-1 pts
28-34 points allowed
400 to 449 yards allowed
-3 pts
35-45 points allowed
450 to 499 yards allowed
-5 pts
46+ points allowed
500- 549 yards allowed
-6 pts
550+ yards allowed
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How many know that the scar above the Chimney Creek Condominiums in Genesee is where the Denver Ski Club built a ski jump in 1921?
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Posted on June 25, 2012
It's a literate neighborhood, this, where the Newberry sits in the borderland between the Gold Coast and Streeterville (or just in the middle of Near North, depending on your view of Chicago neighborhoods.) A lot of these tall buildings conceal hordes of book people. Should know: they keep dropping stuff off.
A lot of the buildings have some kind of communal book swap center, or even a library: everything from a shelf in the laundry room to a little room with shelves. The books involved are almost always things that residents of the building have finished with but think somebody else would like to read. In general, no one keeps track of where the books come from or where they go: they're available to all comers. From time to time, the volunteer librarian or a passing good-deed-doer packs up the excess and sends it over to the Newberry for me to sell.
No No! I'm not suggesting you run right up there now and send me stuff! I have plenty, thanks. I've kind of lost count, but we've had seven major estates come in since the end of April which, in addition to the normal flow of donations, has provided me with a sufficiency. Anyway, you're not going to find a Gutenberg sitting up in the condo library.
What I thought I'd mention is that if your building does NOT have a shelf of books somewhere, and you have enough clout in your building to establish one, there's this Book Fair coming up at the end of July where you can pick up some reading material at very reasonable prices. I wanted to pas along a few hints about what you might select.
To judge by what I get in from condo libraries, mysteries are always a good bet. Cozies ad hard-edged suspense are about equally popular, and we can offer a selection of each. I would suggest you go for the ones published in the last two to three years OR go for some of the classics: the Ed McBains and Agatha Chrisities. Everybody who wants to read The DaVinci Code has done so by now; it'll be a while before the next wave of readers becomes curious about it. But you will always get someone who hasn't seen the latest Sara Paretsky yet, or who wants to go back and re-read one of her first ones.
The same goes for romances: go for the new, shiny ones or reach back and pick up The Grand Sophy for people who want to read it once more. Bestsellers, by the way, do NOT seem to follow this pattern. Nobody wants to get caught reading the hot new book everybody was reading in 1997.
Political Science and Health always have their takers, though you might wish to post a note saying that the views expressed are not necessarily those of the librarian. But History and Biography know no season: a book about World War II doesn't need to be from last week, nor does the life of Frank Lloyd Wright. You will always find somebody who can't read enough on those subjects.
Poetry, on the other hand, is always going to sit there. MAYBE you could put out the Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson or Robert Frost and get takers, but those slim little volumes of heart and soul by modern poets will be on that shelf next week and the week after. In fact, they will multiply, as residents realize this is a good place to dump the volume of verse on current events their second cousin paid to publish.
You want to be careful with How To books: people like them but the building management is sometimes touchy about residents who do their own wiring. They might also raise an eyebrow at a lot of books on Real Estate Management. Photography books will stay on the shelf, but will get thinner (no one's there to keep residents from cutting out a picture they like and taking it home to frame.) Cookbooks are a mixed bag. That volume of Low-Carb Microwave Recipes is not going anywhere. The shiny book on Cupcakes will not be there next time you turn around.
You know your own neighbors: surely we have books you know will appeal to them. 2000 Insults for All Occasions, Be Your Own Personal Injury Lawyer…the possibilities are endless.
But skip Learn Tap Dancing In Your Spare Time. The person who'd take that lives right above you.


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The Phelps-Maries County Health Department reported there were a total of 18,265 visits through the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental nutrition program last year.
Jodi Waltman, director of the two-county health department, shared that information with Phelps County Commissioners last week in her annual report for the department for 2012.
The report states that of that total, 18,096 visits were from Phelps County and 169 were from Maries County.
WIC, one of the many programs provided by the health department, helps to prevent health problems and improve the health status of participants through good nutrition and supplements the diets of qualified participants. WIC will not provide all of the foods needed but rather foods intended to supplement their diets.
All women, infants and children must meet income guidelines and medical criteria to qualify for WIC. Those who qualify include women who are pregnant, breastfeeding (nursing a baby up to 1 year old) and postpartum (up to six months after a pregnancy has ended); infants under 1 year old; and children from 1-year-olds up to age 5.
WIC promotes breastfeeding as the optimal feeding for infants and provides education and support. The local health department's breastfeeding peer counselor, who provides counseling to 140 clients per month, received a state award in 2012.
Additionally, Phelps County's breastfeeding duration rate in 2012 was 72 percent, which was ranked in the top 10 in Missouri. WIC is a federally-funded program.
Other services
Among the other services provided by the Phelps-Maries County Health Department are immunizations and annual flu clinics.
In 2012, the department administered 936 flu shots in schools — 680 in Phelps County schools and 256 in Maries County schools.
In addition, annual seasonal flu shots provided by the department last year totaled 2,155 in Phelps County and there were 981 walk-in immunizations last year.
The health department also offers a community care clinic with physicians and nurses for eligible individuals without health insurance, have a limited income and are on Medicaid/Medicare.
In 2012, there were 1,611 visits at the clinic — 606 primary care visits, 167 mental health visits, 784 medication pickups and 54 labs drawn/injections.
According to the report, a community planning group is working to transition the present clinic to a federally-supported clinic that can expand access to patients and operate 40 hours per week.
The area health department also performs environmental public health services, such as food protection and inspections.
Last year, the department conducted 53 inspections of day care facilities, 284 restaurant inspections, 58 lodging inspections and 88 retail food inspections and several other environmental public health services.
Communicable diseases
The health department also assists with communicable disease investigations. There were 465 such investigations conducted in Phelps County and 50 in Maries County last year.
Communicable diseases are those that are a concern to public health and are reported and tracked by the state and federal government. All states must collect information on the federally-reportable list. In addition, the states may choose to mandate the reporting of other diseases of interest to state officials.
While tuberculosis is an old disease, with the onset of drug-resistant bacteria, the disease has become more problematic. The health department worked with 535 individuals for screening of tuberculosis in 2012.
As part of its activities in keeping the community informed, the Communicable Disease Prevention Program is responsible for the maintenance of operation of the Phelps and Maries counties node of the Missouri Department of Health's Health Alert Network (HAN).
The reporting of communicable diseases to the health department assists in identifying how many people are affected and who else is at risk as well as to protect those at risk.
The department also prepares for health emergencies; has maternal/child health initiatives, such as the healthy families program, teen outreach program and child abuse/injury prevention; HIV/STD services; breast and cervical cancer screenings; childcare health consultations; vital records, such as providing copies of birth and death certificates; health education and promotion; and community engagement; among other services.


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August 4, 2012, is the 222nd Anniversary of the start of the United States Coast Guard. I spend 4 years in the Coast Guard, 39 month's of which was on the United States Coast Guard Cutter Halfmoon (WHEC-378).
This picture is of the Halfmoon returning from our tour in Vietnam, with normal Naval tradition of a naval vessel returning from a war.
While we were on our tour, on this day in 1967, off of Vietnam, we celebrated the anniversary.
Snoopy was our 'mascot' for our tour.
So, Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard and for All of the men and women who served our country.


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Even now, as the memories of the Democratic National Convention are starting to fade, the crowds and cameras have left, and the speeches turned into expired sound bites — I've come to understand that history is served best when it is not regurgitated back as a spectator sport.
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