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Come Back Home, Indie, Reviews of Movies We've Actually Seen, The Kongs of ComedyOur Idiot Brother: All of Our Friends Made a Movie Together
Do you ever get sick of films that obviously have a large amount of improv? I'm fine with a few riffs here or there, but sometimes I long for tighter editing and, you know, actual writing. A line that I loved in The AV Club's excellent "Michael Schur walks us through Parks And Recreation" article series was when showrunner Schur was discussing the use of improvisation on his series and noted, "[W]e have many, many times thrown away jokes that we thought were way funnier than the stuff we wrote because, completely unintentionally, in the moment, they alter the scene. They change the motivation of the character or they indicate that the character doesn't care about something that he or she cares about or something. And I will always cut those jokes out because it's never worth sacrificing the scene or the story or the character for one joke."
Reviews of Movies We've Actually SeenThe Next Three Days: Is It OK to Like Russell Crowe Again? Because He's Awesome in This Movie
A lot of people hate Paul Haggis -- the director and screenwriter behind The Next Three Days -- because he also wrote 2004's Crash, a bad movie that was wildly overrated at the time of its release. Fair enough, I guess, but since Crash's reputation has been readjusted so effectively over the past six years, I'm personally over its ludicrous Oscar win and focusing more on the fact that Haggis also wrote a damn good Bond movie (Casino Royale), and this thing, The Next Three Days, which is a much better thriller than its over-the-top trailers make it out to be.
Booooyyyyy!, Director? I Hardly Knew Her!, The Casting Conch, The History, Trailer TrashingW.: An Ollie Stone Trailer Conspiracy Theory
Ah, the fun you could have with the new trailer for W., Ollie Stone's biopic of our current president! The latest trailer's use of scenes, music and credits can all be pulled apart for your enjoyment. The strangest thing about it is that it seems to be missing Stone's penchant for controversy. Sure, it has several scenes with different film stocks, like Natural Born Killers, and scenes of binge drinking set to George Thorogood songs, but other than that, it comes off rather ordinary. Until you start reading between the lines, that is.
Since its inception in 1990, the MPAA has slapped the NC-17 on several undeserving movies. It has also withheld said application on more deserving films, either due to public fear or corporate pressure. Both cases yield ridiculous results. For example, Martin Lawrence's comedy concert film, You So Crazy, is rated NC-17, yet Mel Gibson's The Passion is rated R. One film spends 90 minutes talking about crap, Prince and getting a piece, the other spends over two hours beating the crap out of the Prince of Peace. Actions speak louder than words, and should be rated as such. If I go on a date, and we spend the evening talking, that's R (for profanity and sex-related begging). If I'm invited upstairs "for coffee" at the end of the date, that's NC-17 (for graphic sexu--oh, who am I kidding--for brief sexuality and extreme charity). Kevin Smith probably used a similar example when the MPAA rated his actionless film Clerks NC-17. He had more 'splainin' to do than Lucy Ricardo, however, when they slapped the dreaded rating on his latest, Zach and Mimi Make A Porno.
The always amusing Oliver Stone has rounded out more of the cast for his film W, telling the story of President Bush's formative years. Since that is the time period, the casting of Josh Brolin as Dubya and Elizabeth Banks as Laura makes more sense. To play the elder Bushes, Stone has picked James Cromwell as George H.W. and Ellen Burstyn as Barbara. Who knows what Stone has up his sleeve, but it could turn out well. I liked his Nixon, especially Anthony Hopkins's performance since Hopkins, like Philip Baker Hall in Robert Altman's great Secret Honor, didn't try to do an imitation and ended up being more successful at capturing Tricky Dick's essence. Too often, of late, mimicry has been substituted for actual acting (I'm looking in your general direction, Marion Cotillard). Still, I am disappointed that Stone isn't planning to cover the past seven years of Dubya's administration, because I have an off-the-wall casting suggestion for Dick Cheney: Larry David. Really, David's version of himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm resembles Cheney in the way his intentions usually result in chaos, though at least Larry's heart is usually in the right place. Besides, Stone usually provides lots of laughs, at least when he's not trying to be funny (take Natural Born Killers -- please). I know that many would argue that there is nothing to laugh about concerning the missions accomplished and not accomplished by the Bush administration. Still, I have to paraphrase Albert Brooks's line in Broadcast News after his disastrous stint hosting the weekend news: At some point, the Bush administration got so off-the-chart bad, it just got funny.
Director? I Hardly Knew Her!, Let's Blame the Media!, The Biz, The Kongs of ComedyA Wang By Any Other Name...
Not one day after our own Odie Henderson demanded that the movie-going world stop laughing at on-screen penises, Kevin Smith has promised full-frontal male nudity in his newest comedy, Zack and Miri Make a Porno. In an interview with MTV, Smith admitted that Jason Mewes would let it all hang out in what he called "a comedically drawn caricature of not just sex, but porno sex." Not 24 hours have passed, and he's already setting the movement back. Sorry, Odie.


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|#481 Subject: Sup, new to the group here Posted: 01/18/2007 17:50:50
New as in finally joined always dropped by to see how my fellow ffxi gamers are doing and seeing ifthe Milkman is keeping up with the updates, big fan of the My Life column and it continues to bring me back to this game over and over again. I'm coming back yet again but with friends backin me up a hume, galka, and myself as a elvaan. Starting fresh with a pretty ok schedule to get stuff done, also decided on a server change from Lakshmi to Siren. If possible can anyone possibly hook me up with a worldpass ,I will definitely make sure you get your gil back ASAP. Thnx for takin the time to hear me out and hopefully me and my pt will be a part of the Siren Community.
|#482 Subject: Hey Mage Posted: 01/18/2007 19:52:25
I'm on Siren. When I get on tommorow I'll make sure to get you a pass.
|#483 Subject: Thanx!! Posted: 01/18/2007 20:00:10
I really appreciate it Kage
|#484 Subject: Intro Posted: 01/19/2007 15:02:06
Hey whatsup? I'm a 52 pld on the siren server the tag is: Skidhunter. I'm just starting the AF quests which are a pain in the ass but if anyone in this club has a high level character on siren and would be down to help out that'd be great. Also if you're on siren and need my help with anything I'll be glad to help you. You can message me on here or send me a tell in the game. Later.
|#485 Subject: Posted: 02/02/2007 07:46:58
|#486 Subject: Posted: 02/02/2007 07:47:45
Skid, get in touch with either myself, Roelon, or Gyogi/Milkman and we'll get you a pearl to the shell.
Also, check out my blog (http://kimiko-ffxi.1up.com) for the newest happenings on the shell, and a major announcement (soon as I have the bosses OK to do so)
|#487 Subject: Thanks Kimiko Posted: 02/05/2007 21:50:54
will do. Just a heads up though, I have a full time job now with a nasty commute so I don't have much time for anything else. Itâ??s a temporary position that lasts three months. I was on this weekend and got the af gloves from the eldieme necropolis coffer. That was a bitch. I soloed it (the coffer). I got tired of people shutting doors on me which is understandable but still a dick thing to do imo. The majority of the people hunting were level 70+ so Iâ??m not quite sure what they were after. I ended up camping the glacier side which was quiet but I didnâ??t see a coffer spawn for a while so I logged at midnight. I woke up at 5:30 am and decided to sign in and check once more. Sure enough it was there. However, about a half a second later I heard that shriek you get when the undead aggro you then came "The Skull of Wrath hits Skidhunter for 162 hp". That was kinda scary but luckily I have Invincible macrod so I was able to make it to the coffer. About 2 seconds after opening it a 75 nin ran up with no intention of helping me out. He was just another coffer hunter. I warped. So yeah, I was pretty lucky, but it was an experience. Anyways, thanks for the offer Kimiko. I'll keep an eye out for you guys.
|#488 Subject: Roundabouts v2 - The Rise of Cloak & Dagger Posted: 02/09/2007 15:25:10
|#489 Subject: ffxi club Posted: 02/10/2007 01:52:55
trying to start a new club for ffxi. So please stop by and tell me what you think and what I can do to improve it
|#490 Subject: So I haven't played FFXI in months... Posted: 02/20/2007 01:43:50
I figured I needed to take a break from gaming in general. I'm thinking about giving FFXI another go and would like to join C&D, if of course you're allowing new members.
|#491 Subject: re: V Posted: 02/21/2007 09:24:51
We'd be more than glad to have you, if your already on Siren, send a /tell in game to me and I'll hook you up with a pearl.
|#492 Subject: I'm actually not on Siren, Posted: 02/22/2007 16:36:17
But I plan on getting a WP through a friend. I'll /t you when I'm all up and running there, thank you.
|#493 Subject: Will this club stay up? Posted: 02/23/2007 08:23:18
With the new name change and everything, will the CloakandDagger club take the place of the Roundabouts?
|#494 Subject: re Roundies Club Posted: 02/26/2007 12:17:24
Yeah, we'll keep it up and running.
Also, assuming everything works out right. I should be posting an update on my blog this evening at some point.
|#495 Subject: Getting back into the habit. Posted: 02/27/2007 10:46:22
I just recently started playing FF again, and was thinking on throwing in my lot with you folks, if you are looking for new folks that is. I don't have a ton of time to play, but it would be nice to get back to Vana'diel.
I also recently started gathering screenshots of all the zones I liked, and am sort of writing a fake little travelogue thing. Anyone is welcome to it, as I've been posting the galleries in my blog.
But yeah, end result is I'm thinking of rolling up a new character, and you guys have always seemed pretty awesome. I guess I should try to find a WP now.
|#496 Subject: Hmm... Posted: 02/27/2007 14:42:09
I'm a long time fan of the My Life column and I was actually invited to this server by Milkman (he gave me the WP). Think I could get a linkpearl? That would be awesome. I'm not too high maintenece, I promise
|#497 Subject: I am soulreaver17 and this is my blog! Posted: 03/03/2007 12:51:31
So this is my blog. I am currently installing FFXI on my Xbox 360 and hoping to get my main Job (47 Paladin) to level 50 very soon. Hopefully sometime this week. If I get around to doing the Limit Break quest, it's definitely going to be a pain. I was just informed that a good 95% of my linkshell has left FFXI for Lord of the Rings Online. So that's welcome back news right there.
|#498 Subject: Double post Posted: 03/03/2007 12:54:11
Forgot to add that I am on the Siren server:
Tethrilos - 47 PLD and 33 Warrior
Oyaasumi - Mog Safe and Auction mule, will become a second main at some point
Waruman - San d'Oria Auction mule and Spell Scroll storage
|#499 Subject: To Soulreaver Posted: 03/04/2007 07:44:07
Alright, I'll get ahold of you in-game this evening and get you a pearl.
Also... the new update is up, go here for the latest: http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=7924523&publicUserId=5725614
|#500 Subject: For what it's worth Posted: 03/05/2007 00:53:59
I have kept the Roundabouts pearl intact in case we ever need to stage a comeback. For now, CloakAndDagger is our home away from home.
|#501 Subject: hmmm Posted: 03/07/2007 13:27:08
I was thinking about start a new character and goin to Siren but Im not sure, we'll have to see about it.
|#502 Subject: Heebeebeebee Posted: 03/08/2007 09:35:05
Rank: Button Masher
Joined: 03/08/2007
Post Count: 1
I just made a new character on Siren named Kebby and I'm also thinking of moving my main onto Siren. I wanted to join the Roundabouts for a long time but I guess they're no more >.< Anyway I'll see you online!
|#503 Subject: Posted: 03/08/2007 10:30:51
We're still here, just in a different form. Send me a tell in-game and I'll hook you up with the new C&D pearl
|#504 Subject: New Guy! Posted: 03/24/2007 22:05:52
Hey guys! Just thought I'd let you know that a made a new character for the Siren server. Been reading about the Roundabouts Linkshell for a while now. Been a FFXI gamer since the beginning. Looking for some new friends. Would love to join a linkshell soon! Preferably Kimiko's new linkshell. ^^ The name is Rikumaru. See you guys online.
|#505 Subject: XBOX 360 Posted: 03/24/2007 23:31:07
Was curious if anyone was playing FFXI Online ON THE xbox 360. Would love to get some invites! Gamertag is Soulofjazzman... Look me up!
|#506 Subject: pld vit+ Posted: 04/06/2007 21:56:44
I am a lvl 51 pld with +18 vit and am wonder if this is enough +vit or if i should try to get more and if so what gear would be best once I get all of my af I will have +12 any one got advice thanks
|#507 Subject: Posted: 04/09/2007 07:41:45
once u have ur af stick with it just grab some vit rings at 54 and a knightly mantle and bibiki seashell
|#508 Subject: Re: Pld Vit+ Posted: 04/10/2007 11:28:08
Cartman pretty much summed up what you should do. Don't do anything crazy like use a greatsword to XP in, Sword + Shield is your best friend.
As far as gear goes, your AF will last you all the way until end game, it really is that good. For those other slots get a Parade Gorget if you can for those times you cant find a refresher. Stack that with a Pld's natural auto refresh and Sanction refresh and you have 3 MP/tic. A buckler earring, life belt, an AGI+ earring and a high breath mantle are other nice items to take up those other slots.
As a general rule for the stage you are in the game
Vit > Def >
Once you hit the mid 50's and level into the 60's, that'll kinda make a switch to
Def > Vit
Mobs start getting a lot harder then, and huge amounts of VIT+ gear would be needed to actually see a difference. End game tanking is whole different ball game where Enmity and HP are generally what Paladins tend to cram on in huge amounts, but when you get to that stage in the game you should be knowledgeable enough to decide for yourself what's best. Glue those Gallant Leggings to your feet when you get to 52 and don't ever take them off, not even when you can wear the Adaman boots. That Shield Skill +10 is godly.
|#509 Subject: Update Posted: 04/11/2007 12:13:18
Got alot new stuff to put in my next blog, im almost 75, ive finally did a dynamis and i fought 3 of the 5 gods, I beat maat which was hard and Im planin on doin Divine Might and finishin up the promyivions(Sp) only got Dem left. Been one busy Elvaan!!
|#510 Subject: thanks Posted: 04/11/2007 19:15:11
Just wanna say thank you to cartman and narwin for the great advice gonna try and pick up as much of that grear as I can over the next few weeks to put in storage, Hoping to get 52 plus parade gorget and af boots on thrusday so wish me luck woot woot


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Atwater Double Down Imperial Amber Ale - Atwater Brewery
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Ratings: 37 | Reviews: 22 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by divineaudio:
3.25/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. no freshness date, though there is a code of some sort on the bottle.
a - color is a deep reddish amber. forms a thick, foamy, off white head that leaves some nice sticky lacing behind.
s - has a distinct earthy smell with notes of cherry and dark fruit.
t - toasty and carmely with some fruity overtones and strong hop bitterness. finish is quite dry, and there is a definite alcohol presence.
m - medium body with a nice co2 profile.
d - could probably have another, but this seems more like a once in a while brew.
i had this on tap at foran's grand trunk pub and found it to be pretty damn good, just the right mix of fruity, malty and bitter, so i bought a few bottles. well, the bottled version is nowhere near as good as my notes suggest. maybe i got a bad batch? i might have to get some of this direct from atwater to ensure freshness and try again.
Serving type: bottle
03-20-2010 04:02:43 | More by divineaudio
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look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1
Double Down Imperial Amber Ale has a ruby colored body that mixes hues of both red and brown together and a large, off-white head that clings to the side of the glass well enough to leave some solid lacing.
The aroma has a bit of hops, sweet malts, and a nasty sour aroma to it.
My friends from Michigan keep making sure a few stragglers from Atwater end up in my fridge, so I always end up popping one open from time to time. Most of them, including this one, have been very bad. I have held off reviewing them for various reasons, but this one I decided to go for. A bite of bitterness and some grapefruit comes through, as well as some stale-tasting, sweet malt. After that is sheer chaos. Butter, sourness, dirty pennies, just a complete mess. Horrid.
The mouthfeel seems good enough, but something that tastes this bad is really hard to accurately describe.
Many of the Atwater beers that I have tried have been really bad, and I regret not reviewing them. One thing I can say for Double Down Imperial Amber is that it fits in.
Serving type: bottle
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11-28-2011 23:07:59 | More by Bilco
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look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got this bottle as an extra in a trade not sure who sent it to me. It is at least six months old at this point been sitting in my cellar. Poured into my Sam Adams Perfect Pint Glass(probably not the right glass but damn I love this glass). It starts off with a strong dirty white foamy head which sticks around and form some nice lacing on the glass. My first smell is all Malty sweetness picking up carmel and maybe some raison, I am loving the smell. The first sip is the tangy sweetness of the malt then comes some of that carmel. The bottle I drank doesn't seem to be overly carbonated which is a good thing for me it drinks very smooth. I am really liking this beer. I never had this style before but it is a nice change.
Serving type: bottle
09-26-2011 02:54:24 | More by Poorpatz
3.15/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On-tap at Clark St. Alehouse. Had never heard of this beer. They have many fine beers there, but this was not one of their top beers. Not too great. I guess I should have asked about the style, but just wanted to try something I had never had before. Big brown body, decent head. Pretty malty but not a ton of depth. Decent hop balance. Appearance and smell are its strong suits. Not bad, but not great. Probably won't drink it again if I'm there, too many other awesome brews on draft there, and I've never seen it anywhere else.
Serving type: on-tap
06-16-2011 18:44:40 | More by chicagoabbot
2.98/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into my snifter a deep dark amber color. Off-white head was thick and laced well. Dissipated rather quickly. Smell was definitely dark fruits, little to no hop aroma. Taste is very similar, with dark fruits leading the way. Some dryness, very crisp in feel. Overall not my favorite in the style, a little to sweet, and the flavors weren't as expected.
Serving type: bottle
06-02-2011 04:13:58 | More by jacobseyb
2.23/5 rDev -30.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
A - pours a dark, murky amber reddish color with a relentless head that takes forever to dissipate.
S - smells delicious with scents of hops and malt
T - tastes incredibly bitter and metallic
M - the hops overwhelm and sting the mouth, and the metal taste ruins all hope of enjoying it....also extremely carbonated
Wow, I wasnt suspecting this ale to be this horrendous....the smell and appearance are misleading since it looks great and smells pretty good too but the taste ruins it completely. Its as if they brewed this with pennies or some monetary coin and sold it....too much yeast I say, the head takes like an hour to calm down and I believe that adds to the metallic taste which ruins the experience...I do not recommend this to anyone with taste buds....
Serving type: bottle
04-04-2011 22:02:32 | More by TheGarvenator
3.13/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Turbid, apple cider brown with a massive airy head that lasts forever and takes a while to pour, this beer is a gusher. The nose is brown sugar and caramel malt. Sweet caramel and green apple skin with some herbal hop notes in the finish. A bit over-carbonated for my liking and on the leaner side of medium bodied. This beer doesn't really work for me, I have yet to find a great offering from Atwater Block.
Serving type: bottle
11-03-2010 23:05:35 | More by biggred1
1.8/5 rDev -43.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
A: Deep reddish brown, crystal clear with a nice tan head. Big chunks of yeast sediment in this, as well as foaming out the top when I popped the cap.
S: Malty and sweet smelling. The sweetness is very odd, I can't quite put my finger on it.
T: This is a strange mix of flavors. Sweet and sour at the same time. Something is definitely off about this. There is some hop flavor that really lingers, there is some cardboard flavors as well as a bit of funky/dirty flavor. Not enjoyable.
M: Extremely high carbonation, almost solvent like.
D: It's been a few years since I have given an Atwater brew a try, and right now they are 0 for 2. Skip this beer, unless you want to give your sink something to drink. So far everything I have had from the brewery has been a drain pour.
Serving type: bottle
10-20-2010 02:22:43 | More by Beejay
2.63/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Tasted from 12oz bottle at Lush West Town. Pours clear amber with a fairly thin lace white head. Nose is strange, and reminiscent of Fritos with a hint of sweetness and an alcohol burn. Flavor is no better with a corny malt flavor and decent alcohol. The body is medium but sticky with average carbonation and a medium bitter finish.
Serving type: bottle
09-27-2010 19:37:15 | More by wedgie9
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to TCgoalie for this bottle
Pours reddish murky deep brown with a light tan head. Speaking of the head, this thing was WAY over carbonated and a gentle pour filled my pint with a towering head. It took a good ten minutes to get this thing under control, and by that point the head looked like it belonged in a modern art gallery. All that being said, it did leave concrete like lace.
The aroma was very malt forward with plenty of doughy malt mingling with some delicate herbal hop notes. Really not a huge nose on this though. Very subdued.
The flavor is quite interesting. Plenty of sweet malt with a nice caramel/cookie dough thing going on. It also had an interesting cherry like taste in it that reminded me of the flavor that many of the high ABV DFH beers have. Intriguing, but not really what I was looking for in a beer like this. Floral and herbal hops are also present, but it seems to be mostly malt forward.
The mouthfeel is medium and after all that crazy foam during the pour, it has nothing left to give in the carbonation department. Perhaps this is the reason I am not getting a huge amount of flavor out of this beer. The finish itself is quite nice though, and leaves a pleasant sweetness on my tongue.
I was really not that impressed with this beer. Part of me wants to track down a bottle or draft that does not have the carbonation issues, but another part of me is pretty sure that even if it was noticeably better, it would still not be worth it.
Serving type: bottle
09-14-2010 23:56:50 | More by zoso1967
Atwater Double Down Imperial Amber Ale from Atwater Brewery
76 out of 100 based on 37 ratings.


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Claremore Daily Progress
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CLAREMORE — TUESDAY July 24
Claremore Toastmasters Club meeting, 7 p.m., Northeast Technology Center Claremore Campus. Open to the public. Information: Mike Howard, (918) 519-3423 or visit http://1678.toastmastersclubs.org.
Women's Day, 4-8 p.m., Claremore Chiropractic and Rehab, 900 E. Will Rogers Blvd. Snacks, pampering, shopping, giveaways. Free and open to the public.
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Claremore Farmers' Market every Wednesday, 7 a.m. until sellout, Claremore Expo Center parking lot.
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Rogers County Democratic Party meeting, 6:30 p.m., Rogers County Building, 416 S. Brady.
Claremore Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Claremore Community Center, 2301 N. Sioux. Last club winners: N/S Lou Ann Marlar & Beth Young 1st; Gene & Dawn Beck and Evelyn Kendall & Frank Seres tied for 2nd; Mike Curry & Austin Farley 4th; E/W Sandra Swan & L. D. Allison 1st; Lois Blakely & Peggy Allison 2nd; Lynn Kay Harder & Carlene Webber 3rd; Sharlene Tacker & Fondella Pritchard 4th. Lesson after session.
Rogers County Republicans meeting, 7 p.m., Northeast Technology Center Claremore Campus. Speaker will be George Faught, candidate District 2 Congress.
SATURDAY July 28
Claremore Farmers' Market open every Saturday, 7 a.m. until sellout, Claremore Expo Center parking lot.
SUNDAY July 29
3rd Annual Hymn Festival and Ice Cream Social, 6:30 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, 220 N Seminole. Information: (918) 341-1429. Free night of hymn singing and fellowship.
MONDAY July 30
Rogers County Historical Society's monthly meeting 7 p.m., Belvidere Mansion in Claremore. Guest speaker to be Marian Clark, author of the Route 66 Cookbook, who will offer a presentation titled "From the Pig's Ear Cafe to Cleora's Kitchen" on the history of restaurants in the Tulsa area. Public is invited. Refreshments to be served.
Will Rogers Library Genealogy Volunteers are available each Monday from 3-7 p.m. to answer questions and assist with research.
WEDNESDAY Aug. 1
Claremore Farmers' Market every Wednesday, 7 a.m. until sellout, Claremore Expo Center parking lot.
SATURDAY Aug. 4
Claremore Quarterback Club annual Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., CHS Cafeteria. Cost, $10. Tickets available from any high school football player or contact Coach Gilbreath, (918) 798-2139, or Bill Cunningham, (918) 352-0633. All proceeds benefit the student-athletes and the football program.
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MONDAY Aug. 6
Rogers County Health Department back to school immunization clinic, 3-6 p.m. Bring child's immunization record. Appointments for immunizations also available by calling (918) 341-3166.
SATURDAY Aug. 11
Pancake breakfast fundraiser benefitting Rogers County Adult Day Care, 7-10 a.m., Claremore Elks Lodge. Cost, $5. Purchase tickets in advance at RCADC or at the door.


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Over the weekend, many people were surprised by the fact that J.J. Abrams had not shown any new promotional movie trailers for Star Trek at Comic Con. Some suspected that Fox had nixed it so their new show Fringe – which is also produced by Abrams – could keep the spotlight.
In a new statement made to Trekmovie.com, Abrams revealed exactly why no new Promo was shown.
"I am dying to show you this movie." Abrams said "I love this movie. The actors are so good. The script is amazing, that Alex [Kurtzman] and Bob [Orci] wrote. It's one of these things, despite the effects not working – you know, the original show was not about the effects it was about the relationships, the dynamics with the characters. The reason I know that the movie is working, I don't want to jinx it, but when I watch it, the reason I know it is working is that you care about the story and the people. It makes you feel. It is funny, it is scary, it is all these things that we hoped originally.
"They [the characters] are walking around and there is nothing on the viewscreen or they are walking around and there is a big thing of green right there, but it is working because the actors are so good. I am dying to show you and I am sorry the strategy of Paramount not being here precludes us from not being able to present to you something that if I were you guys, and I feel like I am, I would really want to see. I hope it will be soon, so I apologize."
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Spikerocks destroy multiple rolling zombies and damage zombies that walk over it.
Sun Cost:
250 sun
In Pirate Seas - Day 18
Spikerock is the upgrade of Spikeweed, and is purchased from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies for $7,500. It is a passive attacking plant, dealing high damage to any zombies that walk on it. It costs 125 sun to upgrade a Spikeweed to a Spikerock, for a total cost of 225 sun. It usually deals ten attacks in groups of two, (each attack doing one damage) for every normal speed zombie that passes unimpeded over it (exceptions include zombies that come in a group, when one zombie gets on just after the Spikerock fires). Spikerocks will pop tires, on up to nine Vehicles (Zombonis and Catapult Zombies) before dying, with one of its large spikes to breaking off with every three vehicles. When a Gargantuar attacks it, it will have the same effect as when vehicles roll over it, without the Gargantuar dying. Since the Spikerock attacks from below, it bypasses shields and fast attack zombies.
Suburban Almanac Entry
Plants vs. ZombiesSpikerock
Spikerocks pop multiple tires and damage zombies that walk over it.
Must be planted on Spikeweeds
Spikerock just got back from a trip to Europe. He had a great time, met some wonderful people, really broadened his horizons. He never knew they made museums so big, or put so many paintings in them. That was a big surprise for him.
Cost: 125
Recharge: very slow
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
DAMAGE: Moderate
AREA: Tile
RECHARGE Fast
Spikerocks destroy multiple rolling zombies and damage zombies that walk over it.
Special: can't be eaten by the zombies
Weakness: can take three hits from rolling zombies
Being the most metal plant, Spikerock has decided to hold his ultimate metal plant concert at Madison Rock Garden. Tickets have been sold out for many harvests.
Plants vs. Zombies
The Spikerock absorbs nine smashes and its appearance changes at three smashes and six smashes before finally being dead at nine smashes. It loses one of its large spikes when smashed three times. It will damage zombies at 10 HP of damage per a regular zombie's patch speed. It will automatically kill Zombonis and Catapult Zombies by popping their tires.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
The Spikerock absorbs three rolling objects and its appearance changes at one rolling objects, two rolling things before finally being dead at three rolling objects. It loses one of its large spikes when rolled over one time. It will damage zombies at ten normal damage shots per a Basic Zombie/Mummy Zombie/Pirate Zombie/Cowboy Zombie's speed. it will automatically destroy a Barrel from a Barrel Roller Zombie and kill a Pianist Zombie by destroying them. Also, when a Gargantuar smashes a Spikerock it also degrades. It takes three smashes for a Gargantuar to kill it.
Plants vs. Zombies
Use the Snow Pea, Winter Melon or Ice-shroom to slow the zombies, so they spend more time being attacked by the Spikerock. A Snow Pea and a Spikerock is particularly cost effective, but if Winter Melons are used, all zombies get slowed, you can also use the Kernel-pult as if it uses a butter and a zombie is standing on a Spikerock, it will continue to take damage.
Plant the Spikerock in front of a Wall-nut, Tall-nut, or Pumpkin. Most zombies do not attack it, and are continuously damaged as they try to break down the defensive plant.
The Spikerock is uniquely capable of withstanding multiple strikes from Gargantuars. This considerably slows Gargantuars and allows extra time for your other defenses to attack, since, unlike other zombies, Gargantuars will stop to destroy the Spikerocks.
The Spikerock can also damage Newspaper Zombies, Screen Door Zombies and Ladder Zombies without destroying the shield before.
Bobsled Bonanza Mini-game
As it can pop multiple tires, the Spikerock is an incredibly useful plant to use on this level. It is a good idea to plant a column of Spikeweeds at the edge of the ice to deal with Zombonis, but they should be upgraded to Spikerocks as soon as possible. To deal with the Zombie Bobsled Teams, there should be an additional Spikeweed behind the Spikerock (as the zombies can only take one normal damage shot after passing over the Spikerock, although when first setting up it is best to plant three).
Survival Mode
Though useful on the early waves, Spikerock is not recommended for Survival: Endless due to overlapping Zombonis, Catapult Zombies, and assorted Gargantuars. Often, a Spikerock may be killed shortly after it was placed down. However, Spikerock is ideal for any survival level, easy or hard. The ability to kill multiple Zombonis, that if left alone, will crush your setup, is a superb one by any fact. It can also save your offensive plants some time, as one Spikerock can kill a regular zombie without help. Many strategies use Spikerocks planted on the backmost column in Survival: Endless to kill Digger Zombies.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Spikerocks are best way to stop zombie horde as Peashooting Plants alone are only capable of dealing zombies that are in the front lines. This, along with Winter Melon or Melon-pult, Pea Pod, and Tall-nut or Wall-nut can immediately hold of massive zombie incursion especially in Dead Man's Booty.
In Big Bad Butte, you can use Spikerocks to stall Wild West Gargantuars by placing them in Mine carts through the use of dragging up or down. Also, it serves as a temporary block-off against Zombie Chickens (although this may have to require manipulating minecarts).
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Plants vs. Zombies
- Jack-in-the-Box Zombies, Zombonis, Catapult Zombies, Bungee Zombies Jalapeno Zombies, Gargantuars and Giga-gargantuars are the only zombies capable of damaging Spikeweeds and Spikerocks.
- When a Spikerock is planted in one of the two bottom right squares, it will be higher up than other Spikerocks. This is so you can see them over the level progress bar.
- The Spikerock is the most durable plant in the game because it can withstand nine Gargantuar's smashes and nine tire pops of the Zomboni and Catapult Zombie. Despite its resilience, it still only takes take one Jack-in-the-Box Zombie or Jalapeno Zombie explosion or Bungee Zombie grab to destroy a healthy Spikerock. It seems highly unusual that a Jalapeno Zombie can destroy something biologically rock and its melting point would be massive and take temperatures vastly beyond the output of a Jalapeno Zombie, and the fact that rock is inflammable makes the very brief blast of the Jalapeno Zombie seem even less able to destroy or melt rock.
- Biologically, the Spikerock is not a plant; it is a rock.
- The Spikerock can still harm Bungee Zombies even though they are in the air.
- The Spikerock is one of four plants that have names which don't involve plants with the others being the Grave Buster, the Gold Magnet and the Chomper.
- This is one of only two plants that change appearance but cannot be healed with Wall-nut First Aid, the other being Garlic.
- It is unknown how the Spikerock can make the Catapult Zombie's catapult machine or Zomboni's ice machine explode by just popping the tires.
- The Spikerock and the Squash are the only plants that can survive Gargantuar smashes and a vehicle.
- The Spikerock is the only upgrade plant that can't be eaten.
- On the iPod version, spikes will not fall off Spikerocks.
- The Spikeweed, Spikerock, Potato Mine, Grave Buster, Tangle Kelp, Sea-shroom and Flower Pot are the only plants that cannot be planted on a Lily Pad.
- The Spikeweed, Spikerock, Cattail, Grave Buster, Tangle Kelp, Sea-shroom and Lily Pad are the only plants that cannot be planted on a Flower Pot.
- The Spikerock can damage a Gargantuar if it tries to smash it.
- The almanac entry of the Cob Cannon, Garlic and Spikerock are the only ones where real places are written in (Harvard, New York, the Uni Brüssel and Europe)
- The Spikerock has the highest defense of all plants because it takes nine smashes to kill one, and all the other plants take one smash.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
- It can now be planted as a normal plant instead of having to be planted on a Spikeweed like normal Upgrade Plants. It shares this trait with the Twin Sunflower and Winter Melon.
- The Spikerock now costs 250 sun. In the original game, it costs 225 sun to get it, as Spikeweed costs 100 sun and Spikerock 125 sun, which means it needs 25 more sun in this game.
- Its almanac entry says its body is made of metal, even though it's called the Spikerock. Plus its health has changed from nine times being rolled over to three times being rolled over. This is actually ironical because metal is normally more resistant than rocks.
- Its health has also been changed from 9 Gargantuar smashes to 3 Gargantuar smashes.
- Spikerock makes a different sound when stepped by a zombie. The sound is similar to air being leaked out of a bag.
- There is a rather helpful glitch that happens in Endless Zones with Spikerock. All Spikerocks on screen will sometimes become indestructable and can take Gargantuar smashes over and over.
- This seems to happen when reloading a game. This is also related to what happens with a Twin Sunflower's Plant Food ability.
- Whether a Spikerock has its costume or not, when it's attacking a zombie, it appears without the costume.
- According to the credits, Spikerock was voiced by Taz the Dog.
- Strangely, Spikerock cannot pop Shield Zombie's treads.
- This may be because technically they are not wheels.
- The Spikerock Plant Food's effect can kill a Conehead Zombie.
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|Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Korean name: Chosŏn a republic in NE Asia, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: established in 1948 as a people's republic; mostly rugged and mountainous, with fertile lowlands in the west Language: Korean. Currency: won. Capital: Pyongyang. Pop: 22 776 000 (2004 est). Area: 122 313 sq km (47 225 sq miles)
Republic on northern Korean Peninsula on east coast of Asia, bounded on the north by China, on the northeast by Russian Siberia, on the east by the Sea of Japan, on the south by South Korea, and on the west by the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay. Its capital and largest city is P'yongyang.
Note: A communist country that used to have close ties with the Soviet Union, North Korea, continues to maintain a close relationship with China.
Note: It was established in 1948 after two occupation zones were set up in northern and southern Korea during World War II.
Note: The Korean War began in 1950, when North Korean forces invaded South Korea. Supplied by the Soviets, and eventually joined by the Chinese, North Korea fought forces of South Korea and the United Nations.
Note: Run by one most closed and repressive regimes on Earth, North Korea has suffered from food shortages and a deteriorating economy.
Capital of North Korea and largest city in the country, located in west-central North Korea.
Note: Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city, but little remains from its three-thousand-year history, after successive devastations by Japan and in the Korean War.


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When is love a weakness?
I've avoided this question in my blog for a very long time. But like all things, there comes a time when you can no longer avoid something, no matter how tempting it is to smoosh it down inside of you and pretend it isn't there.
How could love possibly ever be a bad thing?
Just ask a perennial loser in love. I could never quite figure out how it was that I could love other people so deeply that I would always consider their happiness a part of my own. How I could, and would, forgive any transgression, no matter how major. How I could find love with someone and convince myself that it was still there years later, despite all evidence to the contrary.
And how someone could be the recipient of that love and not know how special it is — and not give it in return.
Love is the truest and most amazing thing in the world. It's the sole thing worth living and dying for. It gives us strength, and courage, and a sense of wholeness not only with the one we love, but with everyone and everything around us. Love was the one thing I refused to give up on.
Until the day that I did.
It wasn't really a "day" so much as it was what I like to call a "moment." Moments for me me can be as brief as a few seconds or as long as years. And during this particular moment, which crept up over me during the course of several long, agonizing years, I fought a good battle. I fought myself, my mind AND my heart, and I fought the man I wanted to love me, and I fought the sentiments of well-meaning friends who would tell me things like, "No relationship is perfect" and "Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you."
But love, while all-encompassing and magnificent, is really quite a simple thing.
And love, in this simplicity, has no room for cheating, or telling lies, or fists, or wounding words. Love knows nothing of these things, and — simply, simply, simply, simply — does not participate in these things.
Love is at the same time active and passive. It's not something that you project out into the universe and it bounces back to you, even though that's the way we'd like it to work. It's infinite, surely, but it must meet love coming from the other direction to circle back around.
It's when we continually bounce our love off of these brick walls (the people who don't love us back, even though they say over and over that they do!) that love becomes a weakness. It makes us weak because we put all of our heart and soul and energy into the active process, but we get nothing in return. And in the end, there we are, exhausted and wishing for something that a brick wall simply cannot give.
Too many people I care about are in relationships like that. I tell them that I've given up on love, and I'm so much happier now. And they look at me like I've grown a third eyeball.
Perhaps what I need to say is that I've given up on the brick wall. Love, remember, is infinite. It's always there, at least for those of us, like me, who love as unconsciously as we breathe. And that's just what I've done — let it become passive, and just be.
Sometimes it takes more strength to drop the ball and walk away from the wall than it does to keep bouncing. Maybe, just maybe, there is an inherent flaw in the active process.
Because if you keep making excuses, and keep accepting the lies and the bad behavior, how will you ever know what's on the other side of the wall?


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Wednesday, 1st September, 2010, 10:24 PM #1
[Discussion] Kamotz retirement, to get closer to original concept.
Cheers all,
I'm excited to be posting again! In my absence an odd problem has come up, Kamotz' (my first L4W character) sheet was lost when the wiki moved. (This isn't a problem for my second character, as he was soon to be retired anyway.)
My proposal is this, allow Kamotz a second rebuild, under the following conditions.
Find and link to any experience and treasure he earned while adventuring. (if it can't be found, it doesn't count.)
Keep the same character concept. (This was a Longtooth shifter cleric with a strong defender lean. He worshiped Death, not Lauto specifically but that is the aspect he's been serving lately. He fancied himself a Clerk, taking names of the dead, and keeping notes of their exploits, often musing as to where they best belonged in the afterlife. As far as I remember he was also from Bacarte, but I'll make sure before posting the CS.)
I'd like to make him a hybrid cleric|paladin if there are no objections. He traveled with Roadtoad's character Vrrsk't who was a paladin, and has been serving the Temple of Lauto since he arrived in Daunton. I think Kamotz the cleric passing, is a great place for him to renew his vows, and undertake the new title of paladin as well.
I'd like this proposal to pass before I take the time to review his adventures in detail, and make a new character sheet. That's about it for now... comments and suggestions are welcomed as well as votes.
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Wednesday, 1st September, 2010, 11:44 PM #2
Did he have a first rebuild?
Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, 04:45 AM #3
I believe he did, but the proof of that is gone with the wiki, so we're working off my memory here. Just in case he did, I wanted to throw this proposal together, so as to adhere as closely as possible to the charter.
Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, 12:04 PM #4
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Apropos of not much, welcome back CaBaNa!
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I'm pretty sure I have a screen cap of Kamotz's old sheet around somewhere. Let me see if I can find it...
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Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, 02:25 PM #6
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Copied from the google cache at some point. It doesn't have the wiki code, and the links will have to be reconstructed, but better than nothing.
For what it's worth, I seem to remember you talking before about rebuilding Kamotz as a hybrid paladin/cleric, suggesting that he didn't get rebuilt yet.
On the other hand, do we allow class changes in the overhaul? ISTR that retirement/rebuilding is the preferred way to do that, which wouldn't require a proposal.
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Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, 03:34 PM #7
Class changes aren't allowed per the Charter
"Once before your character is approved for level 2, you may do an overhaul of your character. This is a single opportunity in that character's career to recreate all mechanical aspects of the character except for class, race, and basic character concept. The overhaul must be approved as per the normal rules for character approval, and requires DM permission if the character is involved in an adventure. "
see Retirement section though
"It is permitted to recreate the "same" character with different mechanics, in order to change the character in ways beyond what the one-time overhaul allows. (For instance, turning a wizard into a sorceror, or an orc into a half-orc.) This can be accompanied by an explanation in-game (such as revealing that the orc has a hidden human parent) or considered a ret-con (such as declaring that the wizard was always a sorceror, and building him as a wizard in the first place was a mistake)."
Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, 06:46 PM #8
Cheers RedBeardJim, hope to see you in game soon!
covaithe that is just GOLD! THANK YOU!
Ok upon reviewing the retirement rules, I think that may be the best option, as hybrid rules weren't available when Kamotz was first made. Changing this from proposal to discussion.
Say I retire third level Kamotz, in game he has given all his worldly goods, and wealth to the Temple of Lauto, proving his faith that Death will provide. He goes through a ceremony, during which he physically dies, takes up the mantle of paladin as well as cleric, and is revived and gifted the equivalent of 1750gp. Be that armor, weapon, or what not.
OOC Kamotz retires, the "same" character is re-built with different mechanics in order to change him beyond what the one time rebuild allows.
I post on his new sheet, a link to the old sheet (provided by cov), along with updated links to experience.
Am I missing anything, does this sound fully legitimate?
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Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, 11:09 PM #9
Sounds right to me
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Friday, 3rd September, 2010, 07:48 AM #10
Thank you r1, the retirement option was a great suggestion. I've stayed up to late already, but will start working on all this asap.
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Rosa DeLauro (D): The House of Representatives passed the "Audit the Fed" bill by a 327-98 margin. DeLauro, along with Connecticut colleagues Jim Himes and John Larson, .
Wayne Winsley (R): The New Haven Independent reported on Winsley's press conference criticizing a federal soda tax, which Rosa DeLauro said should be looked into for health reasons.
Fourth District
Jim Himes (D): A press release from Jim Himes' campaign takes opponent Steve Obsitnik to task for apparently not revealing his opinion on if he'll partake in "political brinkmanship" regarding the debt ceiling.
"Voters deserve to know if Steve Obsitnik believes that America should pay its bills on time or if he would drag this process through the mud and cost the nation billions and sacrifice our creditworthiness," said Himes Campaign Manager Justin Myers. "On this issue, just like every other, he remains silent."
Steve Obsitnik (R) continues campaign around Fairfield County, with a recent stop at the Westport Metro-North train station according to his Facebook page.
Fifth District
The fallout from the alleged corruption of Chris Donovan's campaign manager continues. Eight people so far have been arrested, from business owners to campaign workers, according to the Hartford Courant.
While Donovan was cleared of any wrongdoing according to a report, his opponents are criticizing him over the latest arrests.
"This case is not about party politics. Republicans, Democrats and Unaffiliated voters should be outraged that our state is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons," Mark Greenberg said in a statement. "Donovan's campaign has joined the list of offenders in Connecticut political corruption cases."
Second District
U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney (D) weighed in on the to everyone making less than $250,000 annually. In a press release he issued, Courtney said the Senate's action "is the obvious solution to avoiding the fiscal cliff we will hit on January 1. Not only does the majority of the Senate support this pragmatic approach to reducing the deficit, but so does the overwhelming majority of Americans, according to numerous public polls. Rather than subjecting the country to another avoidable, self-induced crisis, Speaker Boehner should bring up this compromise for a vote and support it for the good of the country. He can do so with the knowledge that President Obama would sign it into law immediately." He said that according to the Treasury Department, the cuts would benefit 1.4 million middle-class families in Connecticut.
Paul Formica (R) has been making his way around the district this week. On Tuesday he was in Mansfield doing a bit of campaigning. Yesterday, he was out in Enfield waving signs and meeting voters. Last night he visited with the Old Saybrook Republican Town Committee.


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Ladies, tired of traveling down Route 1 to Saugus for designer shoes? Come November, you won't have to.
Shoe retailer DSW (Designer Shoes Warehouse) is opening a Peabody location in the . The mall says the store will be located in the lower level by the Food Court.
No formal announcement has been made yet either by DSW or Simon Property Group, which manages the mall, but the store was included in a lineup of tenants coming soon to the Northshore Mall that was posted last week on the mall's Facebook page.
And yes, DSW does carry men's and kid's shoes as well -- it's not just for women.
Also opening this fall is the Container Store -- a grand opening is slated for Oct. 20, Orvis and Green Tangerine Spa & Salon. Thai Grille is slated to open up in the Food Court and a (filling the vacant Bertucci's space) is underway for a mid September opening.


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Just under 2 million Californians have mental-health problems or illnesses that require treatment, but only a fraction of them receive care, according to a report released Wednesday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
The study found that one in 12 of the state's adults have symptoms that are consistent with serious psychological distress and cause them difficulty functioning at home or work. About half said they are not receiving treatment for their symptoms and about 25% receive "inadequate treatment," according to the authors of the report. Inadequate is defined as less than four visits with a healthcare provider over the last 12 months or using prescription drugs to manage mental-health symptoms.


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Tuesday is the first chance for Altadenans to vote in the 2011 Town Council race: The full five location election day is Saturday, but today any residents who may be otherwise occupied on Saturday can vote today at the between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
If past elections are any indicator, turnout for the election will lag behind the turnout for any area City Council race. That may not be an issue: the Town Council is not the elected government of Altadena, but rather an elected body meant to convey the concerns of Altadena residents to the elected county government and make recommendations on local policy issues. Campaigns are quieter, with few election signs, direct mailing, or general publicity for candidates.
The question then is how much Altadena residents should pay attention to the Town Council. On the one hand, the Council is the main organization that the elected county government and individual county departments turn to for conducting community input and looking for recommendations on issues that affect Altadenans. In addition, the group's Land Use Committee does a lot of work handling land use policy in the town, and is now working on .
On the other hand, other people and organizations have had success working outside the Town Council. For example, recently groundswell of community support helped the without assistance from the Council. A local church while the that the county is working on has not happened yet.
So what do you think? How much should Altadena residents follow the Town Council and participate in elections? Should residents be paying more attention? Or is it best to work together with other organizations or outside the Town Council?
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson R. Mandela called President Frederik W. de Klerk's concessions to the anti-apartheid movement "courageous" but does not believe that they will lead to talks between guerrillas and the government, a Mandela associate said today.
The Rev. Allan Boesak, president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, spoke after meeting with Mandela today.
Later, Boesak said the jailed African National Congress leader described De Klerk's speech on Friday--during which he legalized the ANC and lifted many emergency restrictions--as "bold, courageous and hopeful."


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Ninety years ago this Sunday, June 10, Judy Garland—who captured America's heart in The Wizard of Oz and never let go—was born. This article was published in Big Hollywood on the 40thanniversary of her death three years ago.
Washington, DC, June 22, 2009—Thirty years after Judy Garland—"Dorothy"—first publicly performed "Over the Rainbow" on June 29, 1939, previewing the soon-to-be-released Wizard of Oz, this quintessential girl-next-door reached for more sleeping pills and hoped-for sleep, only to be, mercifully, granted eternal rest.
She always wanted to be "glamorous," forgetting her far-surpassing appeal as the very essence ofAmerica.
Her story, the final earthly chapter ending forty years ago today, embodies American triumph and tragedy.
Born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, her life nearly ended in 1921 after her parents' marriage was rocked by revelations of her father's homosexual infidelity.
But, family physician Dr. Marcus Rabwin told Frank Gumm, "you go back to your wife and tell her I said she must have this baby." The "powerful" Garland "force field," as fellow MGM star Ann Miller put it, was evidently already at work.
"Baby" Gumm first stole hearts when, at age 2½, she performed "Jingle Bells" before an audience, discovering to her delight that, besides her father, her other great love was performing and making people happy.
She just couldn't stop singing; so her father finally had to carry her off the stage.
The family soon decamped to a desert California town north of Hollywood after her father was "caught with a young boy." There, Ethel sought solace from her troubled marriage by single-mindedly devoting herself into making the "Gumm Sisters" stars.
Young vocalists of this era would be wise to learn from Judy Garland that what makes a great singer is not how long you can hold a note but how much of your heart you expose when you sing. Judy Garland always showed up, body and soul, and gave her whole self to the audience. Unlike many of today's singers, who seem to want to sing only to show off their vocal range, Judy never cheated her audience of the privilege of seeing the real, flawed, frightened person inside the great artist. Coupled with her razor-sharp wit, that is what made her ever fascinating. As Sinatra once put it, "No copy of anything ever sold for as high as the original."


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I'm no Barbecue expert, but I think you have your process reversed........you smoke first, then finish in the oven. If you are holding them for any amount of time before serving, then you can fire them up on the grill or smoler.
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4under you've got my approach to ribs on target. It is a texas 4step that has plenty of opportunities to interrupt for optimal timing.
Step one; clean them up. Trim to shape, pull off silver skins, notch 1/4" between bone ends, smudge them up with rub, dizzy dust and jacks old south about 50/50. Let them mellow for overnight in the fridge.
Step2; fire up the big green egg to a zillion degrees had have at least two logs of hickory wood or maple to generate heat plus smoke. With cold ribs straight from the fridge the racks go on direct heat to char the racks maybe 4 or 5 minutes per side.....not cremated, just a healthy char. Remove the ribs and let them cool down again. Meanwhile transform the BGE from direct high heat grille to an indirect smoker.....which I do by shutting all vents to 5%, throwing a handfull of lump charcoal on the hot fire (sort of smothering effect) along with a couple wet chunks of hickory (not logs this time ). Place the plate setter in position along with a 12" aluminum foil pie tin filled with apple cider and cider vinegar(75/25 ratio). Close the lid and within 10 minutes the egg is down to around 250 degrees and smoking like a champ.
Step3; place ribs above the liquid in vertical racks (capacity is maybe 4 or 5 good sized rackd) and let them smoke for anywhere from 2 to 4 hours turn them each hour (rotate end to end and flip vertically). Visible smoke will begin to die off after a couple hours but them logs still have some life. So depending on just how smokey we want, I pull them ribs and bring them to room temp before I wrap them in heavy stuff aluminum foil sealing the ends tight. Each rack in its own package. If you cheat and wrap while they're still warm, they sweat and steam.= not good. After an hour they get wrapped and then refrigerated; overnight, over a couple nights, I've even held a pack or two for a whole week before finishing.
4th to finish I fire up the oven to 200 to 225 degrees and once hot, I put the cold wrapped packs of ribs into the oven to finish. Timing is based on what is still owed from a total countdown. This approach needs 6 hours for baby back ribs and 8 hours for spare ribs and 10 hours for country style ribs....so if they spent 2 hours on the smoker then the baby backs need 4 hours in the oven. If they spend 4 hours on the smoker then spare ribs require 4 hours in the oven. Etc.
When I'm down to the last hour of oven time, I unpack the ribs (save the rub rich dripping liquid) and place the racks onto SS cooling rack placed above cookie sheets and brush on a BBQ sauce that I cut in half with cider vinegar or water or both to start a glaze on them during the final hour of cooking. Also a perfect way to chek on done ness and final temperature....sometimes they need an extra boost of temp and sometimes only need 30 minutes to finish.
Pull them out and try to let merest for 30 minutes while lightly tented. Process offers flexibility but offers very reliable results
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Sounds good for a backyard BBQ, but for 3 cases of side-ribs?
3 cases of side ribs would barely fit in a home fridge.
Whatever method, you gotta pre-cook them somehow (smoke/boil/bake) plenty time before and finish day-of.
However, its been a week and not a peep from good ole honeycut...wondering where this is going?
I put on my favorite rub, put them in a 500 degree oven, then immediately turn the heat down to about 200 degrees covered or in foil. Long slow bake. I don't have a smoker but I finnish them on the grill. When the meat is charred to my liking, I add my sauce so it has a chance to carmelize. You could simplify and serve sauce on the side. Do a test run with whatever method you use.
Are you doing spare ribs or baby back ribs?
From what I remember from back in the day, a case of spare ribs (untrimmed) was around 35 lbs and contained about 8 or 9 slabs so that gives you about 25 slabs to work with.
Based upon your description, it sounds like you want to precook all the ribs and use the smoker to heat the ribs. Precooking is probably the best way for you to go since your home oven can probably only cook 4 to 5 slabs at a time.
Another suggestion is renting a large smoker so you can smoke/cook all those slabs at once, the day off.
Also another suggestion whether you precook or not is to season the ribs with a dry rub at least 24 hours before cooking.
You have to know your crowd. If smoke is a priority as it can be depending on where you are then smoke first then finish in the oven as opposed to finishing on the smoker.
I have a friend that has a very successful catering business in So. Fla. Does a lot of "bbq" hamburgers and ribs. Lots of ribs and doesn't use a smoker. Any smoke flavor is coming from the sauce. I've had them and they taste really good yet some bbq purest would poopoo them for not being real bbq. So Wes, this sounds like something that you haven't done much of at least in this capacity. What type of smoker, grill and or oven will you be using?
You might look at a rib rack (esp if you are doing baby backs). Here is an inexpensive one (in which I have no financial interest) http://www.amazon.com/Charcoal-Compan....
It isn't rocket science, but if you don't have experience and/or equipment to handle this kind of volume, using 100 lbs of ribs for a wedding as a learning experience doesn't sound like the best idea -- if you're doing back ribs, you're looking at about 35 - 40 slabs. No problem if you've got the gear; a major hassle and potential food safety hazard if you don't.
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I prefer to smoke as short of a time as I can while getting the same or better results. Whole brisket is one example. I use to do the typical 14 hour smoke, but not anymore. I won't smoke a brisket for 14 hours when I can get a better product in less much time, about 4 - 5 hours.
Longer times don't always mean better results. Oftentimes, it's actually quite the opposite.
Barbecue is a balancing act between heat, time, and air exposure in relation to smoke levels, tenderness, and moisture. If one of the first three aspects is changed, it has an affect on all the others.
WOuld have NO idea how to handle 100 poounds! Last summer took 2 big racks of baby backs (in a cooler) on a 350+ mile road trip from NJ to WV for several days of food, drink and fun with my sister and her husband. Recipe was from Alton Brown... something like Who's your Baby... back ribs. Started with a salt, brown sugar, and spice rub... overnight preferred... in a few layers of heavy-duty foil. Then 2-3 hours in oven with a marinade added. Last maybe 30 miniutes was on grill to crust them up. They were REALLY tasty. No BBQ "sauce" per se... definitely a keeper recipe.
I have to agree with those who suggest that if you have to ask advice as to how to prepare food for the biggest event in someone's life, you might want to pass on the job. This isn't a BBQ - this is someone's wedding reception.
I don't understand the talk about cooking in oven then smoking for reheating - if you have a smoker that will handle 100 pounds of ribs, why do anything in the oven?
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...and will all due respect to the OP, I'm a bit perplexed as to how someone who doesn't know much about either ribs or BBQ could be "selected to be pit master at a wedding."
Despite all the really excellent advice above, without knowing what kind of equipment the OP has or has access to, what kind of ribs he plans on using, how many guests there will be and what sort of time frame and budget we are dealing with, all possible responses are just conjecture and it's awfully hard to give answers that are on-point.


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It was the summer solstice and the beginning of a supermoon weekend. On the way to the top of the ridge we heard a clap of thunder, but there was no storm. From the top we could see a rainbow to the east, a double rainbow actually, but there was no rain. My friend and neighbor Ashley Sprinkle-Tappan drove the van. In my lap I held Doris, a black and white speckled chicken in a laundry basket. We were taking her to the ridge to kill her.
We didn't have much time. In an hour, the family we were going to visit would be lighting the Shabbat candles and all work had to be finished.
Antoinette Juhl, who calls her property on the ridge "Little Farm in the Ghetto," has killed lots of chickens for meat.
Juhl's husband made her a restraining devise called a "killing cone." In the killing cone, the chicken is held upside down, a calming position, with the wings held against the body, and its head sticking out the bottom. Juhl slits its throat with a sharp knife. After the blood drains out, the chicken is quickly skinned and soon ready for the freezer. Juhl said it wouldn't take long.
Doris belongs to Sprinkle-Tappan, one of the first people in Knoxville to jump through all the hoops for legal chickens after City Council approved the backyard hen ordinance in 2010.
Sprinkle-Tappan keeps her hens for their eggs. Like all farm animals, they work for their living. But since she was allowed so few (no more than six, according to city law) and they lived in her yard, her family named them, and learned their different personalities.
When Doris, the liveliest of their hens, developed an infected prolapsed vent, Sprinkle-Tappan was thrown into a quandary. Her hen was suffering. Euthanasia was too expensive, something she might consider for a companion animal like her dog, but not for a chicken.
Sprinkle-Tappan wanted to learn to humanely dispatch her chickens and process their bodies for meat, and Juhl was excited to teach what she believes to be an "important skill."
In the end, things happened differently. By the time we reached Juhl's, Doris seemed to recover somewhat. Her "inside-out butthole" as some local children unscientifically call her condition, had righted itself.
I think we were all in the mood for a miracle.
Juhl gave Sprinkle-Tappan a special cage for Doris. She said she had seen hens undergo remarkable recoveries. They decided to wait and see.
"Let us know next time you kill something," we said, before driving back down the ridge with the chicken, bedraggled but still alive.
By Sunday Doris was clearly dying. Sprinkle-Tappan handed Doris over to a farmer she knew from church to put the hen out of her misery. She had lost her desire for a chicken slaughtering demonstration or meat processing workshop.
"There is a strange guilt in 'culling' an animal that provides food for my family with eggs. I know people eat chicken all the time, but she worked for us in some ways," Sprinkle-Tappan says.
Even practical farmer Juhl says she has never raised "dual-purpose" chickens—hens that are slaughtered for meat when their egg-laying days are over. She buys her (mostly male) meat chickens and raises them intending to kill them from the beginning. Juhl said it would be emotionally hard to slaughter one of her "girls," a layer she had watched over and protected for years.
The only Dominecker in a flock of Rhode Island Reds, Doris was a loner and a wanderer. While the other three took dust-baths in the shade, Doris regularly broke out of the coop and explored the neighborhood on her own. She was a notorious escape artist, a "Houdini chicken."
Sprinkle-Tappan writes in an e-mail:
"It just seemed right that in Parkridge, in the middle of the urban part of Knoxville, with people all around and kids on bikes and noisy dogs, there was a fat, black and white chicken waddling down the alley. When I went to retrieve her she'd sit still so I could pick her up, and tuck her head under my arm. I'll miss her."
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7:20am Wednesday 16th January 2013 in Local News By David Trayner
A BUNGALOW has been destroyed following a fire in Rose Road, Canvey.
More than 30 firefighters were called to the scene to deal with the blaze which was sparked on Tuesday evening.
By 7.45pm fire chiefs reported the timber framed home had been destroyed.
A man in his 60s discovered the fire and managed to escape unharmed.
Neighbours said contractors from BTS had been repairing electricity cables in the street when the fire started.
Plumes of smoke have been seen coming from the property.
Year 11 Castle View student Bradley Higgins 16, of Downham Road, Canvey, saw the blaze take hold and started taking pictures on his phone.
He said: "It is just outside where we live and its quite shocking to see all the fire engines.
"I feel sorry for the people as the whole house is nearly gone."
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An exclusion zone was set up around the property after gas cylinders were found close to the bungalow.
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We expect Reid, in conjunction with support from McConnell, Lott and Grand Bargainers Kyl, Martinez, Graham and McCain, to introduce a brand new piece of legislation - and use Rule 14 to put the bill immediately on the Senate calendar without going thru committee - which of course, the first bill did not do as well.
We expect that the new bill's drafters (White House, Kennedy, Kyl, Graham, et. al.) will use close to the same language as the original substitute amendment (the first immigration bill) as amended by the 14 Democrat and 13 Republican amendments adopted the the first go round.
A new Rule 14 bill takes 1-2 days to ripen, and then we expect Reid to file cloture on the motion to proceed (a step he will need to take because numerous Senators are objecting to any unanimous consent agreements). The cloture motion takes time to ripen, so that adds a full day and change before the vote (60). Then, there is 30 hours of "post cloture debate" that a number of Senators will refuse to allow to be shortened.
Once on the bill, Reid will again file cloture (to shut off debate - again, a number of Senators will continue to object to unanimous consent agreements) - this time on the bill itself.
The guessing begins at this point - but we expect Reid - with the help and support of certain Republican leadership and the Grand Bargainers - to do something that we believe has never been done in the history of the Senate... he will use an arcane Senate procedure that allows a single amendment to be divisible into many - in this case, into the 20-odd amendments the Grand Bargainers are trying to cobble together to keep 60 votes in support of the bill. Traditionally, that amendment has been used to protect minority rights - but in this case, it will be used to PREVENT the minority from getting additional amendments called up and from being able to fully debate the amendments in question. It is, to our knowledge, unprecedented.
Once the cloture motion ripens (again, another day and change), the cloture vote can occur (60 votes) and then, again, there is 30 hours of "post cloture debate" during which Reid will run, in order, through the panoply of amendments offered by way of the division.
Finally, there will be a vote on final passage.
If Reid does this, with the help of certain Republican leadership and the Grand Bargainers, they will shut off the ability of Senators with concerns of the bill to offer additional amendments and to debate the amendments in question. In the end, this means that if they have 60 lined up to support it - there is little that can be done procedurally - so it has become far more important than ever for Senators to hear from their constituents.
The Senate's top Republican said Sunday he could not predict whether stalled immigration legislation will pass, citing questions among conservatives as to whether it guarantees amnesty to illegal immigrants.''It's a mixed picture,'' said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who called the vote, which is expected before lawmakers begin their Fourth of July vacation, too close to call. ''There are good things in the bill, and not so good things in the bill.''
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Aga, Gaia and Awan are young musicians struggling for their existence, with anger and passion for the music they believe in. Together they formed their band: Garasi. With the help of a local record store, they produced their first album. Soon, the unique sound of their music catches wide attention.
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