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SoloYT1300 (Robert Kohn)
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:49 pm
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Hey Matt,
When we where in Atlanta you and I had talked about the product called Slacker that Smooth- on makes. I did some more home work on it, and I like what I see. Unfortunatly it will not help me with my curant mask, but my next mask it will help a ton!
I decided to post it here so other wookie and other mask makers can take a peek at what it does and how it can help you! Like any of the products out there... I sugest trying it out as a test first before using it in bulk to get the right consistancy!
What is Slacker
? Slacker is a Product that makes masks made out of Silicone ALOT More flexible for facial expresions or any anamitronics for that mater.
Dragon Skin
is a product alot of movie masks are made from.
1 Dragon skin is a 1 to 1 ratio where Slacker is a product that is ment to modify Dragon skin in its liqued state. so depending on what consistance you are looking for you can mix it to dragonskin 1:1, or even 4:1 depending on what you are looking to do.
For best results on mask making I sugest using Dragon skin as a solid encapsulant to anything being used like Slacker... especially if you decide to hair punch.
1 layer of dragon skin
1 layer of Slacker/ dragon skin mix
1 layer of dragon skin ( repeat layering if more thickness is desired )
This layering of Slacker vs Dragon skin will give you the strongest mask with the best elasticity. Its important to have every mask end with a dragon skin layer only... for slacker can leave a residue if mixed more than 2:1
A good mix for the Slacker layers if a skin like feel is desired
1: Dragonskin A
1: Dragon skin B ( mix pigments in part b first )
3: Slacker Modifier
Down side for people who are using a hair puch technique and using Slacker. Slacker can weaken a mask strength if used to much so a 2:1 ( 2 parts slacker to 1 part dragon skin ) ration is recomended. Altering layers from slacker to Dragon skin will strengthen mask and allow for a better hair grab.
For masks with hair punching
1: Dragonskin A
1: Dragon skin B ( mix pigments in part b first )
2: Slacker Modifier
Static mask withough cuts or punctures
1: Dragonskin A
1: Dragon skin B ( mix pigments in part b first )
4: Slacker Modifier
This will give the middle layers of your mask a Squishy feel almost like poking a chubby cheak... the slacker layer acts like a jelly and gets pushed around easier.. going back into its natural state when done. I recomend using the dragon skin layers a little thicker for encapsulating this type of slacker layer.
This should help yah get an idea of the basic use of Slacker for mask making... bit long with crappy music, but gets the info accross. The rest of the info posted I collected from thier tech support line.
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:47 pm
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Sounds cool but I'm not sure I'd really need this, personally. I found the skin pretty stretchy as is for my needs ... of course, I might regret that after wearing my mask for several hours and my real jaw wants to fall off due to all the facial acting with the mask!
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:32 pm
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What kind of latex are you using?
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:55 am
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Dragon Skin Q. Seems pretty stretchy for my needs.
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:24 am
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Yeah, nothing wrong with that at all.
I Learned alot from making my mask:
1 Hinge may seem free and not binding, but when mask is on... the mask can bind if the hinge does not match the same flow of movement of your own jaw. I beleive it may be an angle thing.
2. My first attempt with Dragon skin was a bit to thin for hair punching and did not hold the hair well and ended up ripping under stress. Think I made it only 3 layers.
3. my second mask I made may be too thick. Holds hair great but with the hinge angle and the thickness of the mask... makes it a bit of a work out moving the mouth. This is where slacker would have been nice.
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:29 pm
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Yeah, since my mask is still in the testing stage, I won't really know what I've got ahead of me after hours of trooping, but I THINK it will be a decent compromise. I did varying thicknesses at different places. Like the forehead, eye area and way under the chin are sorta thin, the cheeks are average and the muzzle and nose is pretty thick.
Everything seems OK so far, although I'm still concerned the upper lip will snarl fine but it's still not really going back to place too great when I relax the jaw.
A question about hair punching: you punched each strand in like a "V" with the fork tool created out of a filed down needle with a broken off eye, right? Meaning, you grabbed a strand in the middle with the fork and punched it in so a single strand became 2 hairs sticking out. How deep did you punch it in and does the Dragon Skin basically just hold it in?
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:44 pm
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yeah, the dragon skin will hold it for the most part, but I also Glued it as well after the hair was all punched. Once I was done I cut the hair on the other side down to about 1/16 - 1/8 of an inch. I then took a Brush and painted on the Sil-Poxy glue right over the hair! This locked it down so I can really bush thru it, not worring about hair coming out.
I actually bought my hair punching tools at:
I went with a mediem and Fine needle Mushroom. I went with the Mushroom because it has a built in nitch to the handle so you can keep the fork in the same postion alot easier.
I found this helpfull on the how too
This was anoying, but not so bad muted.
I had very long shanks of hair so what I did was punch in the middle of the shank so I got 2 -10 hairs for every punch. If you punch at the end of the shank you get 50% less hair. So alot will depend on how long you hair is from the get go
Let me know if you need any more info Duck... be happy to help yah
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yay, FX Supply! I was thinking about purchasing some stuff through them when I get done with my Jedi outfit. I've been wanting to get into masking for a while now but first thing is first. Since you have purchased stuff through them, I'll for sure use them!
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SoloYT1300 (Robert Kohn)
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:21 pm
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About your lip Curl...
Right now you do not have any hair on the lip. The back side of your lip is solid Dragon skin I immagine. Dragon skin is by nature a wanna stick to everything product till it gets dirty or other. Once you hair Punch the hair you will end up with stubs of hair on the other side of the lip.... this should prevent the dragon skin from even touching your skull, alowing it to slide back into the normal position I imagine. One thing you can do if your in the testing phase is use baby powder on the inside of the lip... this is recomended by smoothon for most of thier products anyways to prevent sticky situations.
Another note on the hair punching....
Yeah almost all the tools I have seen out there are needles that are modified. The needle is filled down so the Eye of the needle is exposed. keep filing it down to the base of the "V". It is extreamly important that the V is very small in length. If your V is too big... you will Grab way to much hair and you will end up with a Barbie doll Hair punch look. once you have it Filed it down to a V shapped.. lay the V down on a file flat so you see the V shape(use a fine metal file ) and sharpen both side to a sharp point! This will allow you to enter the Dragon skin with the least amount of damage to the Silicone and the Fewest hairs.
If you wanna get more hairs in at a time... just go with a bigger V cut. I used a Barbie style hair punch till I got closer to the visable areas.
When punching hair make sure you keep the fork Perpendicular to the flow of hair so you can grab hair... or you will be punching nothing. That is why I went with the Mushroom tool, it keeps the needle in the same position every punch.
Also remember to keep the needle angled in the right direction you want the hair to lay... if you punch straight up and down you will have hairs coming straight up
. I am sure you can immagine how important this is around the nose and eyes!
Once you are done punching hair you will have thousands of loops in your mask on the other side... this will need to be trimed down a bit for glueing.
This was just after I attached my Gray hair to my mask, yet before I trimed the hair that was punched. Kind of gives you an idea of what the hair will look like just after it is punched.
Do not worry about the way it looks once you finnish the punching of the hair... it will look like Hell! Chewbacca I am sure went thru many hair cuts and stylings before they went into shooting. If you know anyone who is a profesional hair Styilist and likes Start Wars.. recruit them.... you will not regret it!
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Top 10 Food Sources of Potassium
If you think bananas have more potassium than any other food, think again.
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By Kaitlyn Dreyling
The Health Benefits of Potassium
Everyone knows potassium is good for you, right? That's why we eat so many bananas (more than apples and oranges combined). Eating more potassium works in concert with a low-sodium diet to lower blood pressure, and potassium is essential not only for heart health, but for the skeletal and muscle systems as well.
The big surprise is that bananas don't even make the top 10 list of superfoods with the most potassium!
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) is 4,700 mg for both men and women. Eat right with these, the top food sources of potassium as listed by the USDAs Dietary Guidelines for Americans and National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.
Sweet Potatoes
This root vegetable is the top source of potassium one potato has 694 mg of potassium about 15% of the daily recommended amount and just 131 calories.
A true superfood, sweet potatoes are also a top source of both Beta Carotene and Vitamin A.
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This breakfast staple is known for its Vitamin C (though it's actually No. 4 on the list of top sources of Vitamin C) but orange juice is also an excellent source of potassium. The good thing about this superfood? It's easy to eat up or drink up.
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The greens of this root veggie are not only a top source of Vitamin A and Vitamin K, but they are also full of potassium 655 mg in half a cup. If you dont already grow this superfood yourself, find them at your local farmers market. They can often be substituted in recipes for collards.
A true superfood, beet greens are also a top real food source of Vitamin A and Beta Carotene.
It's America's favorite vegetable, and one potato has 610 mg of potassium and 145 calories if you eat the skin.
This superfood is also a top source of Vitamin B6, which is important for healthy skin and more.
But be wary! Potatoes can be laced with pesticides. (See the Dirty Dozen: 12 Food to Eat Organic for more information.) Better choose organic potatoes whenever possible.
Portobellos with Potatoes and Swiss Chard, Twice-Baked Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes with Celeriac
Double-Stuffed Potatoes
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Boneless Chicken with Potato-Pepper Hash
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These legumes, like other beans, are a great source of starch, protein and fiber. Half a cup of white beans have 595 mg of potassium. A true superfood, white beans are also a top source of iron.
Creamy Italian White Bean Soup
Escarole and White Bean Soup
Quinoa Salad with Roasted Asparagus and White Beans
Easy Minestrone
This Middle Eastern fruit is a great source of potassium. Half a cup of dates has 584 mg of the nutrient.
Fast-Baked Apples with Oatmeal Streusel
Date and Dried Plum Brownies
This quick and easy dairy snack may be your number one source for Calcium, but did you know its also high in potassium? Eight ounces of plain non-fat yogurt has 579 mg of potassium.
Cereal Tarts with Yogurt and Fresh Fruit
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Grilled Fruit Kebabs with Crunchy Yogurt Dip
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Yogurt Cake with Blueberry Sauce
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Creamy Cucumber-Dill Salad
Feta Herb Spread
Avocado and Seafood Salad
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A quarter cup of tomato paste has 2.8 mg of vitamin E (about one-fifth of your daily allowance), 664 mg of potassium, 34 mg of lycopene, and 54 calories a true superfood. Try this recipe for Pork, Beans and Organic Beer Chili.
A half cup of tomato puree or tomato sauce both have 2.5 mg of vitamin E.
More Recipes:
Spaghetti Bolognese
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Grandma Kellys Organic Beef Stew
Spaghetti with Artichokes, Beans, Spinach
Harissa Soup
Country Curried Chicken
Tomato and Rice Soup
Homemade Vegetable Soup
BBQ Brisket
Shepherd's Pie with Brown Ale
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Catfish Sloppy Joes
This popular dried fruit is an easy snack, plus it has 543 mg of potassium in half a cup.
Be aware, however, that grapes the raisin, minus some time in the sun are more likely than other fruits to be laced with pesticides (see the Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Eat Organic for more information). Best to choose organic whenever possible.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Sauteed Swiss Chard with Golden Raisins and Capers
Pasta with Broccoli Rabe and Garbanzos
Stuffed Pork Chops
Garlicky Spinach with Red Peppers and Golden Raisins
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Grilled Eggplant Caponata
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Gluten-Free Granola Bars
Hazelnut-Honey Granola
Rhubarb Chutney
Moist Chocolate Crumb Cake
Clams are perhaps the most surprising superfood of all. Not only are clams rich in potassium, but they are the No. 1 source of both Iron and Vitamin B12.
Three ounces of clams have 534 mg of potassium and 126 calories.
According to the Environmental Defense Funds Seafood Selector, clams are low in contaminants and the farming of northern quahogs, the most common clams in the U.S., does little ecological damage.
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Weather Word Wednesday : Glory
Have you ever been out hiking and looked down on a waterfall, surprised to see a round, rainbow colored halo? Or perhaps you've looked off towards a bank of clouds, with the sun at your back, and seen the same colored halo? If so, you've seen what meteorologists call a Glory.
Essentially, a Glory is "one or more sequences of faintly colored rings of light that can be seen by an observer around his own shadow cast on a water cloud (a cloud consisting mainly of small, uniform sized water droplets). It can also be seen on fog and exceptionally on dew." The glory can only be seen when the observer is directly between the sun and cloud of refracting water droplets.
Glories are not completely understood. The colored rings of the glory are caused by two-ray interference between "short" and "long" path surface waves – which are generated by light rays entering the droplets at diametrically opposite points (both rays suffer one internal reflection). Glories are often seen in association with a Brocken spectre, the apparently enormously magnified shadow of an observer, cast (when the Sun is low) upon the upper surfaces of clouds that are below the mountain upon which he or she stands. The name derives from the Brocken, the tallest peak of the Harz mountain range in Germany. Because the peak is above the cloud level, and the area is frequently misty, the condition of a shadow cast onto a cloud layer is relatively favored. The appearance of giant shadows that seemed to move by themselves due to the movement of the cloud layer (this movement is another part of the definition of the Brocken Spectre), and which were surrounded by optical glory halos, may have contributed to the reputation the Harz mountains hold as a refuge for witches and evil spirits.
The next time you have your back to the sun and clouds at your front, or are up high with clouds below, try and find a Glory on your shadow. If you have a camera with you, and see a Glory, send us a snapshot!
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Hi, we're Radiohead. You may have heard of us before, maybe not. Our contract with Capitol expired after we released Hail to the Thief in '03. Yesterday we announced the release of our next album In Rainbows on October 10th. If you'd like to pay for it, thanks, but we're going to leave it at your discretion. Honestly, we didn't much feel like promoting this decaying business model. From when dinosaurs roamed the earth; we've since paid our dues.
Prince had the right idea when he gave away his album Planet Earth for free. Then he sold out 21 consecutive shows. That's brilliant. We like to play music as much as you like to listen. And we are quite pleased with this release, so do enjoy.
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AU Campus Housing has gotten a lot better within the past two years. They have newly renovated Anderson Hall, Letts, and added a new dorm Cassell. Cassell is awesome and basically an apartment with a spacious living area, kitchen and two bathrooms. If you're a sophomore and don't want to move off campus Cassell or Centennial are great options, while Anderson and Letts are more freshman dorms. They recently renovated Letts Hall and Anderson a couple years ago so they are pretty nice.
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Some dorms are not that great like Anderson, Letts, and Mcdowell. Cassell and Nebraska though are really nice, but they are for upperclassmen. That being said they are all livable and people generally complain about them too much.
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I just saw this on Grub Street LA
If you're over on the Westside and specifically over in Venice, there is a place that just opened that is ALL GF.
The prices are a bit steep($20 for a small and $35 for a large), but imagine.....a dedicated ALL GF pizzeria. No worries about a GF pizza going into an oven that has been contaminated by a regular pizza. Places can 'have' a GF pizza ready to cook, but unless there is a dedicated oven to cook it in, it automatically turns non GF.
It's also all vegetarian.
I think we'll drop by sometime.
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I own the T Salon at 7111 Melrose Ave, we're starting to carry Gluten-Free deserts that are absolutely delicious! Please come in and enjoy some with one of our amazing teas. You can visit us online too at www.tsalon.com Thanks!
- July 14, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Hey, there's a new gluten-free bakery on Pico called Breakaway Bakery, it's organic and whole grain too. It officially opens tomorrow, thought you might like to drop by. www.breakawaybakery.com. The lemon bars are incredible!
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One of the big question marks going into signing day was: "Can Vanderbilt hang on to its four 4-star commitments?" As it turns out, yes, for the most part.
Defensive end Caleb Azubike, offensive lineman Andrew Jelks, and running back Brian Kimbrow — all from inside the state of Tennessee — did wind up inking with the Commodores. But longtime Vandy defensive end commit Josh Dawson from Tucker, Georgia decided today to stay at home and join Todd Grantham's Bulldogs defense.
Franklin surprised many with his early successes on the recruiting trail last summer and Dawson was one of the first commitments who helped turn heads. Losing him has to be a disappointment. But for Vandy, grabbing three 4-star players is still reason to celebrate.
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Thanks a million Uncle, very kind of you as usual!
Cheers Moz
We can only pray to God that their hunting guns backfire in their faces
"Give me a fucking break. Go and give Queen a load of shit - why do we have to be the arbiters of fucking integrity?....stop buying your products from fucking B&Q and I'll listen to you". Tell us how you really feel, Johnny!
Skinny - thanks so much for the scan. Would you mind posting the PiL segment if it's not too much trouble / too many pages?
Thanks for the whole intervieuw scan, Uncleskinny
[btw is Lydon still doing gigs [not Ryan, that's GG]...havent heard something in years till now]
You can tell by the way, I sleep all day
Hey Peter, your scans have been put up on Johnny's site... Johnny on the spot.
I have put up the Smiths features from the last two Total Guitar's here:
A q&a with Johnny and a short John Porter feature.
great read, thanks Skinny & lovely to read him cuss so much
also, I am glad he likes the Cebo cover its one of my fave Smiths covers too
Johnny Marr appeared on ITV news this evening to comment on the passing of The Monkeys' singer, Davy Jones. Writing songs that made people feel better for three minutes was a legacy to be proud of, he said. : )


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The Yellow Jackets made big plays on offense, including six of 20 yards or more against a Red Devils team which came into the contest riding a six-game win streak. On defense, they limited a bunch which was averaging 42 points a game to 113 yards in the second half.
But to anyone in attendance at Lamar Field, it was abundantly evident that it was Oxford's play on special teams that ultimately catapulted the Yellow Jackets to their fifth win in a row.
They produced 16 points on a pair of blocked punts recovered in the end zone for touchdowns and added two more on a safety to account for the point differential between them and the ninth-ranked Red Devils.
"We just prepared the way we do every week," Oxford coach John Grass said. "We just came up fortunate enough to get a couple blocks. They had a bad snap on one over their heads. So, that was the difference in the game."
Central Phenix City coach Woodrow Lowe didn't mince any words in describing what befell his team.
"We had two punts blocked for touchdowns and we had a safety," Lowe said. "And we lost by that amount of margin. That tells you the outcome of the game."
Other things played a part in the Red Devils peril as well.
After scoring touchdowns on three of its first five possessions on 216 yards of offense in the first half, Phenix City only reached the end zone once in the second half while amassing a little more than half the yards it did in the first two quarters.
But for all intents and purposes, it was really as simple as Lowe put it.
After going ahead 7-0 47 seconds into the game on a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jackson Stephens to Racean Thomas, Oxford's Dominique Williams came off the edge and blocked a punt. He recovered it in the end zone to put his team ahead 14-0 with 9:33 to play in the first.
"If you're punting the football, you better find out where he's at," Grass said of the 6-foot-2 Williams, who has made a penchant for producing in the third phase of the game throughout his career.
He blocked a punt and recovered at the 1-yard line to set up the go-ahead touchdown in the Yellow Jackets (9-1) season-opening win at home against Carrollton (Ga.)
"You better get a good snap and a good kick away because he's got a chance to block it," Grass added. "You can teach some kids how to block a punt. He's one of those kids that has a special knack for blocking a punt and everybody can't do that."
Oxford won the Class 6A, Region 7 title Wednesday when an AHSAA ruling forced top-ranked Clay-Chalkville to forfeit all nine of its victories, including a 30-21 win against Oxford in Week 3. The Cougars' appeal to Central board was denied Friday morning, solidifying the title for Oxford.
Oxford will host Spain Park, the fourth-place finisher in Region 6 and coincidentally the same school Grass led to a state championship game appearance three years ago before coming to Oxford, in the first-round of the playoffs next week.
"Region champs or coming in second place doesn't really matter," Stephens said. "We're still going to prepare like we were the fourth-seed in our region. We're just going to be ready to play."
Once the Red Devils (8-2) settled down in the first half, they battled back on three touchdown runs of 1, 4 and 1 yards from senior quarterback Jonathan Wallace, a Southern Miss. commit, to tie the game at 21 with 3:59 before the half.
However, Oxford scored with eight seconds to play in the second on a 2-yard run from Coty Spurling to take a seven-point lead in the half.
Phenix City tied the game at 28 on a 3-yard run from Jerald Walker with 8:36 left in the third but another blocked punt, recovered in the end zone by Oxford's Jacob Ritten gave the Yellow Jackets a 35-28 advantage. That play was preceded by a fortunate, for the Yellow Jackets, inadvertent whistle call which nullified a fumble recovery for the Red Devils on a botched catch on a punt return by Oxford.
Oxford went up 14 on a 24-yard pass from quarterback Jackson Stephens to Spurling with 1:45 left in the third.
"We started to try to run the clock after that and run the 25-second clock down, run the football and get out of the game," Grass said.
Thomas, who rushed for 96 yards and touchdown on six carries, led Oxford.
The sophomore also had had three catches for 45 yards and a score. Stephens completed nine of 16 attempts for 141 yards and a pair of scores.
Wallace completed 17 of 29 passing attempts for 112 yards and an interception. He also carried the ball 15 times for 58 yards and three scores. Deontavius Hall was his top target with eight catches for 45 yards.
Thomas didn't play after going down with a sprained shoulder with less than four minutes to play in the second and star defensive back Trae Elston didn't play in the second half. Grass said Elston's been battling a torn meniscus since early the season but has played through it. Both will be in action next Friday, Grass said.
Nick Birdsong covers prep sports for The Star. He can be reached at 256-235-3575. Follow him on Twitter @birds_word.


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Newman's Own (non-microwave) popping corn canceled
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Newman's Own (non-microwave) popping corn canceled
Tue, 12/23/08 10:06 AM
I don't know about anyone else, but this has been my favorite popping corn for a decade, and I found out yesterday the company will only sell microwave popping corn from now on. Here is the letter I sent to their customer service department. Please let me know if you're interested in signing an online petition I plan to develop asking them to bring the product back.
To whom it may concern,
Please let me express my deep disappointment that Newman's Own decided
in July to stop producing its non-microwave popping corn.
I've been enjoying this product for years, and it is far superior to
any other popping corn I've had. My friends and family agree it is the
best popcorn they have ever tasted.
Now Newman's Own has joined the industry trend, which unfortunately is
to produce only microwave popcorn, a product that is far inferior in
flavor and texture. Other non-microwave popping corn, such as Orville
Redenbacher, is also disappointing when compared to the Newman's Own
I understand business is business, but I can't figure out why Newman's
Own first decided to make its popping corn almost impossible to find
and then cancel it. Maybe the product wasn't selling well, but that
stands to reason considering that for the last five years, it was only
carried by specialty stores. In 2007, I even had to contact the
company directly by email to find out where in my area I could buy it
(and my home in the Chicago suburbs is not exactly out in the sticks).
I feel Newman's Own didn't give the product a real chance.
Since I realize my letter isn't going to bring the product back
(though maybe I'll start an online petition so you can see how
disappointed many of your customers are), I'm hoping at the very least
you can direct me to either the farmers you bought the corn from so I
can buy it directly from them, or tell me if you have excess supplies
sitting in your warehouse, in which case I'm happy to buy in bulk
directly from you and enjoy it until it gets stale.
Unfortunately, your cancellation of Newman's Own Popping Corn may
affect my enthusiasm about buying other Newman's Own products in the
future, though I've enjoyed your spaghetti sauces and salad dressings,
as well as your salsa, over the years. I have to speak out in some way
against your terrible business decision, and it may be with my wallet.
Thanks for your attention.
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Location: East Podunk, GA
Re:Newman's Own (non-microwave) popping corn canceled
Tue, 12/23/08 9:14 PM
Drop the threat and you have a pretty good letter.
Total Posts: 4900
Joined: 4/15/2006
Location: "Big D"
Re:Newman's Own (non-microwave) popping corn canceled
Tue, 12/23/08 9:18 PM
Drop the threat and you have a pretty good letter.
I concur.
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Joined: 8/7/2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Re:Newman's Own (non-microwave) popping corn canceled
Wed, 12/24/08 10:08 AM
Too late- I already sent it. Maybe I was too harsh. We'll see if they ever reply!
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The telecommunications equipment maker is starting with about a 5% market share in the U.S., a reputation mostly for budget phones, and fierce competition from companies such as Apple Inc. AAPL -1.31% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $524.75 -6.95 -1.31% April 23, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9.26M AFTER HOURS $566.15 +41.40 +7.89% April 23, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 4.84M P/E Ratio 12.46 Market Cap $474.57 Billion Dividend Yield 2.51% Rev. per Employee $2,163,820 04/24/14 What Analysts Are Saying About... 04/24/14 The Morning Ledger: Apple Boos... 04/24/14 Morning MoneyBeat: Stock Split... More quote details and news » and Samsung Electronics Co. 005930.SE +1.30% Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. S. Korea: KRX KRW1407000 +18000 +1.30% April 24, 2014 3:00 pm Volume : 210,924 P/E Ratio 7.11 Market Cap KRW227082.53 Billion Dividend Yield 0.98% Rev. per Employee N/A 04/23/14 HTC Not Quite 'Out of the Wood... 04/22/14 Chromebook Review: Can the Bro... 04/22/14 AT&T's Revenue Rises on Subscr... More quote details and news » But success in the U.S. and China is key to its ambitions, Executive Vice President He Shiyou said in an interview, adding that ZTE hopes the U.S. will leapfrog China to become the company's No. 1 source of smartphone revenue.
"If you don't get these two markets right then you can be eliminated as a player," said Mr. He, who oversees handsets for the company.
Like rival Huawei TechnologyCo., ZTE is a Chinese company that makes back-end equipment that underpins telecommunications and data networks, but has an eye on increasing its presence in the consumer market. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas beginning Jan. 8, it is expected to unveil its Grand S, a smartphone running Google Inc. GOOG -1.47% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq $526.94 -7.87 -1.47% April 23, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.98M AFTER HOURS $531.00 +4.06 +0.77% April 23, 2014 7:56 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 68,106 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $363.56 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $1,281,850 04/22/14 Time Warner Unveils Time Inc.'... 04/21/14 AT&T Expands High-Speed Intern... 04/11/14 Heartbleed Bug's 'Voluntary' O... More quote details and news » 's Android mobile software. The Grand S carries a five-inch screen and a 13-megapixel camera—an effort by ZTE to move beyond budget phones in the U.S.
"ZTE's popularity is still rather small," said Ramon Llamas, research manager at technology market researcher IDC, "but it is making progress."
In other countries, ZTE may be able to use its status as a major equipment provider to strike deals with carriers, but that route isn't currently possible in the U.S.
A U.S. congressional report earlier this year said sales of telecommunications equipment, which doesn't include handsets, by the Chinese company in the U.S. pose a national security threat. ZTE has said the allegations are unfounded.
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In the third quarter, the company shipped 7.5 million smartphones world-wide—almost double the amount in the same period last year—putting ZTE in fourth place with a market share of 4.2%, behind Apple, Samsung and Research In Motion Ltd. , according to IDC, which cited "notable progress" in North America for ZTE's performance. In 2013, ZTE expects to increase smartphone revenue by 30%, and increase its market share for smartphones by 50%, Mr. He said.
ZTE anticipates revenue in the U.S. will hit $1 billion in 2012—around 90% of that coming from mobile devices. Overall revenue from the market last year was around $400 million. Currently, around 40% of ZTE's handset revenue comes from China. ZTE didn't disclose specific figures for handset revenues in China, saying only they were "a little bit higher than double" U.S. handset revenue.
In China, ZTE is hoping to reposition itself in the highly competitive Chinese handset market by launching a separate brand, called Nubia, aimed at high-end users.
"Nubia is intended to change people's perception of ZTE as low price," said Mr. He, adding that he considered the value of the ZTE brand underestimated by Chinese consumers.
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He likened competition in the smartphone market to a marathon—only without a finishing line. "All you can do is try to surpass the runner just in front of you," said Mr. He.
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It used to be that all the top high school football prospects across the country wanted to play football at Notre Dame. It was the place for deep football tradition and its grand pageantry, the best coaches – and all games would be televised on NBC. It was one of the best universities to attend – not only for the education, but also for the opportunity it gave many of its players to play in the NFL. Notre Dame really was a destination for students, players and parents. It was also America's college football team with its constant TV coverage.
I remember back to sometime in the late 90s when my grandfather was sick and in a central-Indiana hospital. My mother and I took a break from the bleak hospital room and toured the Notre Dame campus on a beautiful fall day full of bright colors, brisk air and a nostalgic college campus feel. Even though I am not Catholic (nor did I have any intention of applying to Notre Dame with my C+ GPA) the experience on its campus was surreal. I took photos in front of "Touchdown Jesus," snuck into the stadium, hummed the fight song and generally played the role of a chubby, yet taller Rudy Ruettiger for a day. I could see why Notre Dame was the place to play football. For a day, I wanted to run out of that tunnel as a member of the Fighting Irish.
Now, football at Notre Dame in on the downhill slide. The coaching staff has been less than brilliant lately (to say the least). Top recruits want to play in the SEC or the Big Ten, not in gloomy South Bend in November. Besides watching the team come out of that famous tunnel, Notre Dame games have simply become boring and lackluster. Who really tunes into NBC these days just to watch Notre Dame football?
Most of us who watch a ton of college football every year agree that Notre Dame's football woes might not be as bad now if they had only joined a college football conference instead of being the one independent football school that gets total control over its schedule and what teams it plays each year.
When Notre Dame was the only school to have a season-long television contract with a major network, it was a real draw for recruits. If they made the team, they were guaranteed to be on TV across the nation.
Now, with all of the other major networks picking up specific conferences, like the SEC on CBS, and paying big money for them, Notre Dame isn't so special. Top recruits can make an SEC team, get plenty of playtime on TV and not have to attend a conservative and constantly overcast university in the Midwest.
Instead of going it alone (and continuing in its downward spiral) Notre Dame officials may soon have an opportunity to add the football team, as both the Big 10 and the Pacific-10 is considering expanding their conferences to more teams. Since the Notre Dame's basketball teams already compete in the Big 10, it would seem that it would be a good match for its football team, should the Big 10 decide to grow.
What exactly will happen if one or two or more of the conferences decide to grow is yet to be seen. Maybe the Big 10 will just grow by two teams, maybe four. As Brian Bennett wrote on ESPN.com, maybe there's the possibility of big change, where the Big 10 could expand to 16 teams and cause other conferences to grow, shifting the power in college football to three or four "mega-leagues," each with their own TV networks and monster payouts that would "dwarf" Notre Dame's profits from NBC.
If I were the athletic director at Notre Dame, I would be seriously considering joining a conference and make right what has been so wrong about Notre Dame football in the past. If they join a conference, they will get more money, better coaches, better recruits and maybe even a little respect.
College football is changing at a rapid pace. It's getting bigger, better, faster and more popular every season. It's making more and more money. It's serious business. If Notre Dame doesn't keep up with the rest of the college football world, it will completely lose its gridiron notoriety and will soon fall away as a distant memory (if it already hasn't). It's time Notre Dame becomes, once again, a real football school and plays with the rest of the big boys.
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Small businesses step out of Black Friday's shadow
NEW YORK -- After the crowds have shopped at large stores and sprawling malls on Black Friday, many smaller businesses hope Saturday will be their day.
Thousands of small stores, restaurants, spas -- even dry cleaners -- across the U.S. will offer their own discounts and promotions to draw holiday shoppers on what's becoming known as Small Business Saturday.
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