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Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced that James Jerome Brooks, 34 years old, formerly of the 700 block of 16th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was formally sentenced today by Circuit Court Judge A. Bonwill Shockley for charges of Second Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm. Brooks was found guilty of these charges by a jury after a three-day trial in February, and the jury fixed his punishment at 35 years in prison. Today, Judge Shockley imposed that sentence.
The Commonwealth's evidence proved that at about 1:00 a.m. on August 21, 2012, the victim, Laurie Escobar, was at a friend's house on 16th Street in Virginia Beach with a group of people. The defendant, James Jerome Brooks, was a drug dealer and had been looking for Laurie. There had been a drug-related arrest at the home recently and Brooks believed Laurie to be a "snitch" or informant. Unbeknownst to Laurie, one of the people in the home on August 21 sent a text message to Brooks, whose nickname is "True," letting Brooks know that Laurie was there.
Minutes later, Brooks walked into the house, masked and armed. He went through the house until he found Laurie in the bathroom. He then shot her at least four times, ultimately killing her. Immediately after the shooting, one of the men in the home yelled, "True shot Laurie!" A woman in the home called 911, and police began investigating the murder. The woman identified Brooks as the shooter.
Brooks fled to a friend's house in Kempsville after the murder. The next morning, Brooks saw the crime on the news and made a comment to his friend to the effect of, "She got what she deserved. She was snitching." The Commonwealth also introduced evidence of Brooks' cell phone records that night, which linked him to the crime scene during the time of the murder and to his friend's house in Kempsville immediately after the murder.
Brooks is currently serving seven (7) years in prison for charges of Unlawful Wounding, Abduction, and Use of a Firearm, stemming from an incident about a month before the murder. He also has prior convictions for charges of Possession of a Firearm by Felon, Possess Firearm while Possessing Cocaine, Distribute Schedule I/II Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Possession of Cocaine.
The case was prosecuted by Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney David W. Laird and Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Tanja M. Korpi. Please contact Macie Pridgen if additional information is desired.
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Well, at least the chickens are impressed.
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Before editing, be sure to read the wiki's policies. Please sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes (~~~~) to automatically produce your name and the current date. Be sure to verify your e-mail address in your preferences. Before attempting any major article rewrites please read the layout guide. If you have any questions, check out the policy and help pages (see here for editing help), add a question to the Community portal, view the forum or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!
-- Seth Cooper (Talk) 13:49, July 29, 2011
Lady Junky 13:52, July 29, 2011 (UTC)
I don't mean to sound rude, but what did I do wrong when I edited the curriculum part of the "year" pages? I want to make sure I don't repeat the mistake in future (apart from making the links say stuff like "dude" and "the potion that you should keep away from Hagrid")? Hunnie Bunn (talk) 22:45, August 25, 2012 (UTC)
Oh, I'm really sorry. I just thought it is more comprehensible like that. If you think it is bad, you can delete my edits :) Lady Junky (talk) 22:58, August 25, 2012 (UTC)
No, no, not a problem. I agree that it's more comprehensible the way it was in the beginning (before my edits), but the lines in between sort of bothered me and that was the best way I could think to organize it. Sorry 'bout that. :). Hunnie Bunn (talk) 23:06, August 25, 2012 (UTC)
Don't worry :) You can use the Source Mode for delete the lines :) Lady Junky (talk) 23:07, August 25, 2012 (UTC)
Hi, just leaving a message so I have it recorded as an edit and it's easier to find you in the future if i ever need your help or some such thing. ~HP The Half-Blood PrinceMischief Managed Always
- Ok, no problem :D --Lady Junky (talk) 19:06, November 6, 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, Lady Junky! I've seen you answer on your talk page to messages as it is usual by message walls. But by user talk pages it is better to answer on the talk page of the other user. When you answer him on your talk page he finds the answer only coincidental. When you put it on the other users talk page he get's a message from the system that someone contacted him. I thought I should tell you. Harry granger Talk contribs 19:28, November 6, 2012 (UTC)
Hiya Lady Junky or should i call you Justine
Bonjour madmoiselle, je dois dire que tu es superbe
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See also the Testing spec in mercurial
- 1 Test Suite proposals
- 2 manifest test description, EARL results submission
- 3 Schemas
- 4 Procedures
1 Test Suite proposals
Reminder: the current deadline for proposals is Nov 26th.
1.1 @@my proposal@@
- champion: betehess
- environment/languages/tools to be used
- concrete examples of tests
- explain how the actual tests and the English description will be maintained (it was suggested to maintain them in one place if possible)
- say how tests will be submitted, reviewed, accepted/rejected, added
- describe how an implementer will be able to test her implementation
- if available, provide a pointer to some runnable code
- send an email to email@example.com with "[testing] my proposal" as title
1.2 HTTP-in-RDF and EARL
- HTTP Vocabulary in RDF 1.0
- Allows description in RDF of HTTP conversations.
- Test expectations could be formulated as SPARQL ASK queries against such conversations.
- Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0
- Allows description of test suites and recording of test results.
- Application-specific extensions are needed to state test inputs and expectations if automatic execution is desired.
1.2.1 Example Usage within W3C
There are a number of W3C WG that have been successfully using the RDF Test Metadata and Test Description vocabulary along with EARL for their Test Cases/Test Suites. Typically, a Test Harness is provided that enables implementers to run the tests either online or offline and then submit the resulting EARL document to the WG for producing the Implementation Report. In the following some of these deployments are listed.
- RDB2RDF - Test Cases, Test Harness
- Media Fragments - Server TC, UA TC
- RDFa - Test Harness, Test Suite
1.3 Traceability from use-cases to test cases
(added by steve battle) The UC&R defines a number of user-stories from which many use-cases are derived. Each use-case in turn is fleshed-out by a number of scenarios. It is expected that in turn each scenario will lead to the development of a number of test-cases. The concept of traceability from Use-Cases to test cases ensures that test-cases are well-founded and conversely they help to confirm the completeness of the set of use-cases.
2 manifest test description, EARL results submission
- champion: ericP
- Turtle manifest (like SPARQL) with
- input state
- operations
- expected response
- expected result state
- results posted in EARL (also like SPARQL)
<test1> mf:action [ u:graphData [ ut:graph <paging1.ttl> ; rdfs:label "http://example.org/g1" ; :as :LDPContainer ] ; # ×n ] ; httprdf:PST [ endpoint <bar> ; ut:graph <post1.ttl> ] . httprdf:PST [ endpoint <bar> ; ut:graph <response1.ttl> ] . mf:final [ u:graphData [ ut:graph <final1.ttl> ; rdfs:label "http://example.org/g1" ; :as :LDPContainer ] ; # ×n u:graphData [ ut:graph <resource1.ttl> ; rdfs:label "http://example.org/rsrc1" ; :as :LDPResource ] ; # ×n ] ; ] ;
3 Schemas
The LDP test suite, the different tests that compose it and test results will be described using RDF.
Next, some guidelines are proposed for the schemas to be used to describe them.
3.1 Describing the test suite
- Identifier (the URI of the test suite)
- Title (dc:title) Title of the test suite
- Description (dc:description) Description of the test suite
- Version
- Licensing (dc:rights)
Existing vocabularies:
3.2 Describing tests
- Test case (td:TestCase)
- Identifier (the URI of the test)
- Title (dc:title) Title of the test
- Description (dc:description) Description of the test
- Contributor (dc:contributor) Who contributes the test
- Status (td:reviewStatus) unreviewed, approved or rejected
- Specification reference (td:specificationReference) Pointer to the related part of the specification
- See also (rdfs:seeAlso) Pointer to issue tracker and/or to use case
- Inputs (td:input) Inputs of the tests using the HTTP Vocabulary in RDF
- Expected results (td:expectedResult) Expected results using the HTTP Vocabulary in RDF
Existing vocabularies:
- Test Metadata [1]
- Test Description [2]
- HTTP Vocabulary in RDF 1.0 [3]
- Representing Content in RDF 1.0 [4]
3.3 Describing results
Existing vocabularies:
4 Procedures
The following test-related procedures will apply in the LDP WG.
4.1 Test definition
Anyone can contribute tests to the test suite.
The license for the tests will be identical to this one: [7]
Tests must be described using the schemas defined.
A file with the test description must be placed into the WG source code repository (the file must be named TestXXX.rdf, using consecutive numbers).
The test description can refer to existing RDF files; they should be placed with the test description and named TestXXX-*.ttl, being '*' something as meaningful as possible (e.g., TextXXX-post.ttl).
A submitted test has an status of "unreviewed" and has to undergo a review process.
4.2 Test review
Anyone can submit issues over tests. Issues will be submitted using the WG issue tracker and will be solved following the usual procedure.
During the reviewing process, a test can finish in a "rejected" status.
Two weeks before the publication of the test suite, the WG members have to review the existing tests. After that two weeks all the tests without a related issue change to the "accepted" status.
Issues can also be created for accepted tests.
4.3 Test suite publication
For the publication of the test suite only accepted tests will be taken into account.
A manifest.rdf file will be created including the descriptions of all the accepted tests.
A technical report will be created describing the different tests. Test execution
The WG (will|will not)? provide validators.
Validators must use the schemas defined for describing tests and results.
4.4 Result submission
Anyone can submit test execution results.
Test execution results must be described using the schemas defined.
A file with the test execution results must be placed into the WG source code repository (the file must be named ResultTTT.rdf, using the tool name).
4.5 Result publication
For the publication of the test suite every result file will be taken into account.
A results.rdf file will be created including the results for all the tools.
An implementation report will be created containing all the results.


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We just had a guy try and kick our door in and break into our apartment. He was turning on the knob and banging on the door, trying to kick the door down. I had my wife call 911 while I stood by the door with my staff and two hunting knifes in hand. My wife was behind me ready to fight as well, she is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and would have had easy access to my staff as well and a large filet knife. When the cops came, we saw the officer chase the guy down and take him out in cuffs. He was clearly extremely drunk and told the officer they were having a party upstairs. There was no party upstairs. We have been home since at least 7 PM and there have been no signs of a party anywhere in our building. The cops' response to the guys excuse was "It's pretty darned quiet for a party."
He came very close to breaking the door down (the deadbolt was the ONLY thing keeping him out) and if he had it would have been the last thing he did. I did not and do not want to kill him but so help me God I would have.
They have taken him away in cuffs. I am still just trying to come down a bit from it. Christ, I am SO glad we're finally leaving this place... I don't think we will be getting much sleep tonight.
First thing Monday we are having that talk with the apt manager and I think we are going to find a way out of here on June 1st, not the 30th.
EDIT: To correct some confusion.
The staff was leaning up against the wall behind me. I put it there after I was able to quickly grab my second hunting knife.
It was staff and knife then dual knives with the staff in reserve.
It is a 54 inch tall hickory hiking staff. I use is as a cane sometimes because I am physically disabled.
My wife and I have had a discussion on buying a gun. She does not like them but it is going to be a reality as soon as financially possible.


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Dickinson, Liliane A. and Trauger, John W. and Baird, Eldon E. and Dervan, Peter B. and Graves, Barbara J. and Gottesfeld, Joel M. (1999) Inhibition of Ets-1 DNA Binding and Ternary Complex Formation between Ets-1, NF-kappa B, and DNA by a Designed DNA-binding Ligand. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274 (18). pp. 12765-12773. ISSN 0021-9258. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:DICjbc99
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Sequence-specific pyrrole-imidazole polyamides can be designed to interfere with transcription factor binding and to regulate gene expression, both in vitro and in living cells. Polyamides bound adjacent to the recognition sites for TBP, Ets-1, and LEF-1 in the human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV-1), long terminal repeat inhibited transcription in cell-free assays and viral replication in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. The DNA binding activity of the transcription factor Ets-1 is specifically inhibited by a polyamide bound in the minor groove. Ets-1 is a member of the winged-helix-turn-helix family of transcription factors and binds DNA through a recognition helix bound in the major groove with additional phosphate contacts on either side of this major groove interaction. The inhibitory polyamide possibly interferes with phosphate contacts made by Ets-1, by occupying the adjacent minor groove. Full-length Ets-1 binds the HIV-1 enhancer through cooperative interactions with the p50 subunit of NF-kappa B, and the Ets-inhibitory polyamide also blocks formation of ternary Ets-1·NF-kappa B·DNA complexes on the HIV-1 enhancer. A polyamide bound adjacent to the recognition site for NF-kappa B also inhibits NF-kappa B binding and ternary complex formation. These results broaden the application range of minor groove-binding polyamides and demonstrate that these DNA ligands are powerful inhibitors of DNA-binding proteins that predominantly use major groove contacts and of cooperative protein-DNA ternary complexes.
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Marvel has unveiled an official logo for Ant-Man, the comedy superhero movie they're planning to develop:
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DOLE expects to repatriate 3,000 more OFWs out of war-torn Libya
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday said it expects 3,000 more distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to seek repatriation from war-torn Libya in the coming weeks.
Citing a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Libya, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said this was the projected number of the remaining OFWs in the African country expected to avail themselves of the government's mandatory repatriation.
"Initially, we projected 11,000 OFWs will register for the repatriation. But now we lowered this to 6,000," Baldoz said.
Baldoz said the government has already pulled out around 3,096 out of the estimated 13,000 OFWs from Libya since it started repatriation efforts there last month.
This includes the 736 OFWs, who were repatriated during the weekend through a government chartered ship and planes.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) earlier said they expect most of the OFWs, particularly in the medical sector, will still opt to stay in Libya to continue serving their employers and their patients.
The government has committed to continue repatriating OFWs in Libya until security situation there normalizes.
It, however, said this it is not considering deploying more chartered ships and planes in Libya for now.
"We will only charter more ships and planes if we will receive another large bulk of repatriation requests from OFWs in Libya," Baldoz said.
Baldoz also said Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and other government agencies will extend welfare, employment, livelihood, and legal aid to the OFWs.
As of August 19, OWWA said it was able to provide aid to 2,917 repatriated OFWs.
Baldoz said the most requested help from OWWA remains overseas job assistance, followed by transportation assistance, and livelihood assistance.
Meanwhile, Baldoz said she has ordered Labor Attaché to Libya Melchor Dizon to return to the country to undergo inquiry for purportedly mistreating repatriated OFWs.
News reports said Dizon supposedly neglected providing proper accommodation to some distressed OFWs, who boarded the government chartered Maltese ship, M/S Bridge, during the weekend to escape conflict-torn Libya.
The report claimed Dizon allowed some of the repatriates to sleep on the cabin floor of the sea vessel.
"We will recall him for proper investigation," Baldoz said in a text message.
She said she would impose the necessary sanctions against the official if he will be proven to have violated any DOLE regulation
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Old Munichburg renovation earns Landmark designation
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John Nieghorn left his home in Bavaria to settle in Mid-Missouri in the mid-1840s. The tailor took up farming when he married a local lady, Anna Schubert. But city living called him back at the end of his life, when he helped establish a commercial presence in Old Munichburg. He had the Nieghorn House built in 1892, and he lived there until his death in 1899, said the immigrant's great-great-grandson Gary Schmutzler. The building changed hands through the German business district's heyday — later named Southside Hotel and the Bassmann Apartments. Originally, it served farmers with a place to sleep and keep their horses and wagons with a saloon on the main floor. Later, Casper Bassmann converted the upper levels to apartments, and the first floor remained retail space.
Time passed and the dominant, three-story building and its neighbors saw a decline.
Then opportunity presented itself for a new generation of business owners to rejuvenate the 100 block of East Dunklin Street. Larry Kolb and Steve Rollins, along with adjacent property owners, have spent the last year returning the streetscape to a more historic appearance while also modernizing the retail spaces and loft apartments.
The Historic Preservation Commission recognized the redevelopment in May by naming the Nieghorn House as a city Landmark.
"It's kind of the anchor of the block," said owner Larry Kolb. "That's the one that transformed the most."
The developers found old photos to assure accuracy in the return of the streetscape to its former appearance. Neighboring buildings had original ironwork underneath modern facades.
The windows of the Nieghorn House were found to be in perfect shape, preserved under plywood exterior, Kolb said. That saved time and money, not needing to re-create the historic look, he said.
Bars, bottles and signs from decades ago were discovered inside the building. The owners hope to create a display somewhere in the neighborhood.
The Bassmann Apartments tiled floor may be the most interesting thing they uncovered, Kolb said.
The goal with the loft apartments was to attract young professionals. Within nine days, all four were leased.
In the same way, Nieghorn was catering to the needs of his day, however the building's first sign was misspelled across the facade as "Niehorn House."
Gas and water just had been sent out to Dunklin Street when Nieghorn built. However, some of the visiting farmers were unfamiliar with the new utility.
From newspaper reports in December 1894, "it appears that in both cases, the farmers had no idea how to handle the newfangled gas lights in the 'up-to-date' Nieghorn House and blew them out before retiring, leaving the gas to seep into the rooms, with windows tightly closed those cold December nights," said historian Walter Schroeder.
Casper Bassmann converted it from a hotel serving overnight guests and farmers to an apartment building with eight efficiency apartments — which have been consolidated into four spacious apartments in the new renovations.
The Bassmann apartments had Murphy beds that folded down from the wall for sleeping. And each apartment had a window to the hallway, where the ice man could deliver 25- or 50-pound blocks of ice. As a hotel, the Nieghorn House served county farmers coming to town with horses and wagons, unlike the High Street hotels that served visitors coming by train, Schroeder said. So an integral part of the Nieghorn House was the large wagon yard and stables in the back, Schroeder said. Later the stables were converted into garages for cars. "In the 1920s, everyone expected to put their car in a garage overnight, just as you would stable a horse overnight," Schroeder said.
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EOU running back Chris McGinnis-Parker carries the ball during practice Thursday. (Casey Kellas/The Observer)
The Eastern Oregon University football team had its two-game win streak snapped last week against Rocky Mountain College.
The Mountaineers (2-4 overall, 2-3 Frontier Conference) will look to get back on track Saturday against a familiar foe in Montana Tech. The Orediggers (2-4 overall, 2-4 FC) defeated EOU 23-7 earlier this season at Community Stadium.
"We've had a really, really good week of practice," EOU head coach Tim Camp said after Thursday's practice. "That's the one thing that I talked to them about on Sunday and Monday, is the ability to put everything else behind and just say, 'this thing isn't going to change itself just magically.' It never has. We've been here before, and we'll be here again in the future. But until people stand up and dig their feet into the dirt, it isn't going to fix itself."
The first time the Mountaineers played Montana Tech, EOU led 7-0 after the first quarter. But Tech scored 23 unanswered points to get the win.
Running back Pat Hansen ran for 180 yards for the Orediggers. Since that game, Montana Tech has changed up its quarterback situation.
True freshman Dawson Reardon made his first career start last week for sophomore Herman Tapley and led the Orediggers to a 34-14 victory over Dickinson State. Reardon completed 26-of-40 passes for 283 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for two scores.
"He does some good things," Camp said of Reardon. "He's a second-team all-state kid out of Montana. He can throw the ball. He makes good decisions. He was effective with the offense. I expect him to start, but if not somebody's going to take the snaps and we'll adjust on the run."
Camp said that preparing for a team the second time is nothing new for him and his staff. It was just a couple of seasons ago that the Mountaineers played each team in the Frontier Conference twice in a season.
The coach said he has some things saved for the Orediggers this time, but isn't going to limit the playbook.
"You never give them too much," Camp said. "But at the same time, I don't want to go into a game handcuffed, either. I'll throw it out there. If you can get to a point where you can do it better than they can defend it, I don't care if they know what we're doing."
The Orediggers started the season ranked No. 7 in the NAIA coaches' poll, but after defeating EOU in its season opener, Montana Tech dropped four straight until last week's win over the Blue Hawks.
Camp said the Orediggers' struggle shows just how tough life is in the Frontier Conference.
"I think it has to do with consistency. They're a good team," Camp said. "But I think a little bit of it has to with the league. Seven years ago this league wasn't like it is today. The league is better, and I think that anyone can win on any given day."
As for Saturday, Camp said records get tossed out the window.
"They're 2-4 too. They were conference champions last year. They're hungry. We better be hungrier. It'll be two good 2-4 teams battling on Saturday in Butte."
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James Franco Also Apparently Locked For The Film
Update: Variety confirms that Mila Kunis has closed the deal to star in "Oz The Great And Powerful." She will be taking the role of Theodora, a good witch whose advances are rebuffed by Franco's character. She subsequently decides to help her evil sister Evanora rule Oz. Olivia Wilde, Amy Adams, Kate Beckinsale, Keira Knightley and Rebecca Hall are among those being listed as contenders for the sister roles.
Which witch? This witch. After making her name on "That '70s Show" and starring in some fairly ignoble pictures along the way ("American Psycho 2," anyone?), Mila Kunis had a giant career boost in the last year, her excellent supporting performance in Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" wiping away any memories of her terrible performance in "The Book of Eli" earlier in 2010. She'd already booked two big comedy roles, opposite Justin Timberlake in "Friends With Benefits" and as Mark Wahlberg's love interest in the imminently filming Seth MacFarlane comedy "Ted." But it emerged tonight that the young actress has had two major tentpoles of a more serious nature vying for her presence, and it looks as though the actress has made her decision.
According to Vulture, while the Hughes Brothers were keen to reunite with Kunis after "The Book of Eli" on their adaptation of the anime classic "Akira," which is currently gearing up at Warner Bros., the actress has turned down the project in favor of the role of Theodorah, the future Wicked Witch of the West in Sam Raimi's "Oz: The Great and Powerful" over at Disney. They allege all kinds of behind-the-scenes shenanigans at work, but in essence: Albert Hughes, who's directing "Akira," has wanted to cast the best possible actors, but the studio, wary of the massive expense of the project, was insisting on at least one big name star and was allowing Kunis to be approached for the role of Kei, a young revolutionary, if the helmers would allow Brad Pitt to be offered the lead role of Kaneda -- a part which, it should be said, Pitt's a couple of decades too old for, really. The Hughes Brothers relented, but Pitt apparently turned the project down on Tuesday.
Not that it matters, as it turns out: Kunis also met with Raimi and his prospective star James Franco about 'Oz' (which itself has been something of a hot potato, with both Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp flirting with, then abandoning, the film), and all involved have decided that Kunis was the best choice for Theodorah, who starts as a love interest for Oz before darkening somewhat. And according to Vulture, the actress has committed to Raimi's film, which will go before cameras in July. Furthermore, the actress signing on has apparently convinced Franco, who wasn't 100% signed on -- and who she shared brief scenes with in last year's "Date Night" -- to confirm his involvement.
So, good news for Disney and "Oz: The Great and Powerful," bad for Warners and "Akira"; indeed, Pitt turning down the project may have thrown the futuristic epic into doubt, according to the site. Assuming everything here pans out -- this is still not 100% official -- we're hoping that the involvement of Franco and Kunis bodes better for 'Oz' than the original draft we read last summer, which was weak, to the say the least. But "Rabbit Hole" scribe David Lindsay-Abaire, who previously worked with Raimi on the aborted "Spider-Man 4," has been beavering away on a new version, so we're confident there's a massive improvement in the works. "Oz: The Great and Powerful" will hit theaters some time in 2013, most likely on the March date that saw Disney have a billion dollar success with "Alice in Wonderland" last year.


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F ather's Day is coming up Sunday, and while there are many ways to mark the occasion with food, the most popular is an outdoor barbecue.
Dads may or may not wish to be in charge of grilling the main course, but since it's their day, they should do as they please, at least as far as grilling goes. My dad was known in our family as an excellent "grill master" and even though he passed away in 1980, it's like he's right there when I fire up the barbecue.
His specialties were thick rib-eye steaks he had the butcher custom cut, chicken split in half and as odd as it might sound, rabbit meat. He raised rabbits for that purpose, but I did not take kindly to the whole concept. No matter, he was a very talented chef at the grill and I prefer grilled meats to any other kind. Especially ribs!
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Dina runs-off to Paris after pornographic videotapes of her were found in a businessman's apartment
Egyptian dancer Dina has suddenly left Cairo-Egypt and ran-off to hide away in Paris-France after her involvement in a scandal was revealed. She announced that she will not be holding any performances during the New Year's Eve and has cancelled all prior agreements made. Dina's excuse for cancellation to most of the hotels and private parties she had contracted with was that she had to return to Egypt due to her sister's sudden accident. But in fact her decision came after a number of videotapes were found in a businessman's apartment containing obscene and provocative scenes of her.
The Egyptian daily Al Goumhoria reported that the Egyptian Actor's Association Committee announced that Dina left the country after her name came up in the scandal with the businessman. The committee also announced that they do not intend to defend the dancer for she is not a member of the association.
It was added that Dina was not the only woman involved in the hearsay and another actress whose name was not revealed has apparently taken part in the scandal. Numerous efforts were made to contact the dancer to question her regarding her involvement in the pornographic tapes, but to no use as she refused to make any statements and left her mobile with her business manager.
The daily added that the dancer had recently received her divorce papers from her husband, whom she was married to in secrecy, after her scandalous involvement with the businessman. It was also noted that Dina does not have any brothers or sisters making her excuse for fleeing the country invalid.
Dina's provocative and forbidden pleasures in her dancing, recently caused her problems with the Egyptian censorship in her latest movie, "Haramoh Fi Al Wizara" (His Wife in the Ministry). The movie, which also stars comedian Ahmed Adam, sparked debate in Egypt as the censorship asked for the omission of five scenes where Dina appears to be dancing in an indecent, hot and seductive way.
Marking the second problem for her with the censorship after her movie "Jasad Zaojati" (My Wife's Body) with Mahmoud Hamida, Dina refused to comment on the news, but went on explaining her role in the movie.
Dina's love for dancing started at the age of nine, showing several talents in acting, dancing, and playing music. During the course of her life, she lived in Rome, where her father worked for the Middle East news agency in Rome.
Dancing was not an easy career, and Dina had to battle for her family's approval. Yet, she is now one of the most gifted Egyptian dancers, with a master's degree in philosophy. – Albawaba.com
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Glee creator Ryan Murphy has asked cast member Chis Colfer to pen an upcoming episode for the show.
The 23-year-old-star, who is one of the original cast members of Glee, was thrilled to take up the challenge when he was approached by Murphy.
Colfer rose to stardom as Kurt Hummel on the show, but over the past few years, he has ventured into the world of literature - the first instalment of his book series, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestsellers list in 2012 - the same year the he wrote and produced indie film Struck By Lightning.
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May 6, 2016
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- This time last year, Chris Rainey made a huge mistake.
It cost the Florida running back five games, tarnished his reputation and hampered the Gators. He was arrested on an aggravated stalking charge for allegedly sending a threatening text message to a former girlfriend and was kicked off the team the next day.
A month later, the Gators gave him a second chance.
Coach Will Muschamp says Rainey has done everything asked of him off the field and in the community. On the field, his contribution has been obvious.
Rainey is the only player in the nation to lead his team in rushing and receiving after two weeks. He has 198 yards rushing, 110 yards receiving and has scored four touchdowns.
The No. 16 Gators host Tennessee on Sunday.
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PHOENIX (AP) -- Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones homered off new Braves teammate Oscar Villarreal Tuesday as the United States beat Mexico 2-to-nothing in the World Baseball Classic.
Jones' smash was one of two big swings that got the U-S off to a successful start in the Classic -- along with a parade of strong arms.
Derrek Lee also homered, while Jake Peavy and six relievers combined on a four-hitter for Team U-S-A.
Lee hit a 1-1 pitch from starter Rodrigo Lopez over the right-field fence and Jones homered on the first pitch he saw in the tournament. With one out in the seventh, Jones tagged Villarreal with a blast that went almost 400 feet to the seats in left-center at Chase Field in Phoenix.
The 24-year-old Villarreal and another young reliever, Lance Cormier, were acquired by the Braves in December in the deal that sent catcher Johnny Estrada to the Diamondbacks.
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Students at Farmville Middle School in Pitt County are in the Olympic spirit by competing in their own version of the games.
Each homeroom in grades 6 through 8 represented a different country and even created their own national flag.
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Teachers at the school say it's a great way for kids to have fun and learn about other cultures.
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First, I would like to thank the Oak Ridge Sportsmen's Association (ORSA), Caracal USA, Blade Tech, 5.11, the Oak Ridge Young Marines, and Mark Levy for putting together an outstanding event and giving us the chance to try out the not-yet-released Caracal pistol.
Second, I want to make something explicitly clear before we go any farther – this webpage does not tolerate bigotry in any way, shape, or form, nor does it tolerate racism. If you do not want to purchase a firearm manufactured in the United Arab Emirates, fine, but if you leave a comment making this about race, I will delete it… among, possibly, other things.
On to the show!
The Venue:
ORSA is a private 850-acre shooting complex in Oak Ridge, TN (you might know the town for the Manhattan Project) including an action pistol range, skeet and trap ranges, a 1000-yard range, a plinking range, an indoor range, a competition range, a bench rest range, and a field archery range, and hosting High Power, IDPA, SASS, USPSA, 3-Gun, Steel Challenge, and SSC events. The Caracal shindig was hosted in the action pistol area, and we made use of all seven bays, which were all ringed by at least 20-foot earthen walls (which allowed for simultaneous, 180-degree use of all bays), and included "period" structures for the Single-Action events. About the only gripe I have with the facilities is that unless you are a member or have househunted in the area, you would never know about the east entrance, which, of course, was the one used for the Caracal event – thankfully I remembered it before the kick-off, but a sign on the front gate might have been nice.
If you are interested in membership, this will get you started.
The Event:
The basic premise was five stages – three steel challenge and two USPSA/IPSC – with the fastest times determining the winners, along with a "side match" run by the local Young Marines. Apart from a hiccup first thing in the morning (despite a confirmation email indicating I was in a morning group, I arrived to find out that the paperwork had me in an afternoon group… thankfully, this was corrected in short order), things proceeded about as smoothly as one might expect for trying to shuffle somewhere over 170 people through a shooting event. Unfortunately, the stages were not easy to photograph, and we did not receive diagrams, but I will describe them as best I can.
The steel stages were all pretty much identical, with the only variation being the specific targets and their ranges; but, in short, you had five targets (either 2'x2.5' steel rectangles, or 9" diameter steel plates (all sizes estimates)) arrayed in front of you, with the only instruction being you have to hit all of them once, and you have to shoot the middle one last. We started with the Caracal at "low-ready" pointing at a spot about 10 feet in front of us, and we could take as many shots as we wanted (though we were only provided one 10-round magazine for these stages), but any target you did not hit yielded a three-second penalty (including any target hit after you nailed the middle one). The worst stage had a 9" steel plate as the end target… about 15 yards away on the back berm. We shot these stages four times, with our worst time thrown out – the best cumulative time I saw for a single stage was somewhere in the 7.5-second range.
The USPSA/IPSC stages were a little more complicated with combinations of the standard "torso" paper targets and falling steel targets, along with the need to either engage multiple targets from multiple angles through building windows, or the need to "run and gun". For these, we had to do reloads, we lost .5 seconds for each "point down" on the paper targets, and the "run and gun" stage allowed us to make use of the Caracal C (all other stages used the Caracal F).
The side match was nothing more than five falling targets, with $5 buying you a string, and the fastest time winning a Caracal. Once the times got down under 2.5 seconds, I did not even try…
On the one hand, I do wish there were more USPSA/IPSC-style stages – the opportunities to perform double-taps and gauge the firearm's accuracy for both the initial shot and the follow-up were valuable in examining how well its lowered bore axis improved its overall recoil and controllability. On the other hand, these stages were definitive bottlenecks, and shooting squads frequently had to wait for the previous one to finish before they could proceed.
All said, I can definitely see the attraction of steel shooting (in short, "instantaneous feedback"), and I was again reminded of the fun of competitive shooting, even if you do not stand a chance of competing for anything.
The Firearms:
And now for the part you all probably read through all of the above for – my thoughts on the actual Caracal pistols themselves.
Thanks to the infamous and entirely arbitrary importation "points" requirements imposed by the BATFE, we were only able to shoot the C and F variants, though Caracal USA is currently sourcing fabricators for in-country production of the SC. Likewise, due to its popularity amongst firearm reviewers, the quick-sight system was only available at the demonstration range, and not during any of the competitive stages – more on that later.
Regarding the F, it resembles pretty much every other polymer-framed full-size pistol out there, measuring in at about 7 inches on the slide and sporting a 4 inch barrel, with a double-stack, 18-round standard magazine (do note that we only loaded the magazines to 10 and 15 rounds, however). I attempted to do an overlay of a Glock 17 on top of a Caracal F, but I could not get the dimensions and transparencies to work anywhere near "right" in my mind; however, I do have to wonder about Caracal's claims to a "lower profile between the barrel centerline to the grip" – it all really depends on what you categorize as the "grip". If you are looking at the trigger area, based on my rough estimates, the Glock's and Caracal's chassis seem to be within millimeters of each other, but if you look at the not-really-beavertail polymer firearms have, the Caracal's is perceptibly higher.
Without having the firearms side-by-side to do a direct comparison, and with the caveat that I have no trigger time on a 17, I will say that the Caracal's perceived recoil felt significantly lower than that of any other full-sized 9mm I have fired in the past (my Baby Eagle, a Beretta M9, and a few others). Given how much Caracal pushes this particular feature of these firearms, I imagine many pixels will be slaughtered by reviewers documenting the how and the why, but, suffice to say, for me and most of the people I asked, it simply worked.
This held true for the C variant as well, which measured in at just a little over half an inch shorter in every dimension except width than its big brother. Its grip was more than sufficient for a full-handed grasp of the firearm (no dangly pinky fingers), while the double-stack magazine still managed to cram 15 rounds into the firearm (the one stage that used a C did load it to capacity). Obviously the sight radius was reduced on the shortened slide, but that did not seem to present a problem for most people, and even I managed to run that particular stage with no "points down" (which, for me, is quite the feat). However, that brings me to another point…
The sights on all but the quick-sight firearm were Heinie-style "straight eight" arrangements, with no apparent means of adjustment (in fact, the rear sights looked to be more or less part of the back panel of the slide). For folks who mostly had experience with three-in-a-row or black-rear-dot-front sights, this seemed to present a problem for at least the first few stages, if only to figure out how to align everything. The range officers manning the stages indicated that we should treat the sights exactly like in the above link, but doing so automatically while being timed is, of course, another matter entirely. Likewise, either the back sights were narrow or the front sight was fat, but in either case, not a lot of light snuck around the front sight when it was on-target and aligned, which some people complain about when it comes to iron sights. I forgot to ask if the rear sights were going to be replaceable, but just for the sake of being easily adopted, I hope so (the fronts apparently are, as will be explained in a bit).
All that said, the Caracals pointed exceptionally well, at least for me (and that is entirely a point of personal preference and individual biomechanics) – even on the stages where we had to pick up the pistol from a table, as soon as I had it in my hand, I knew more or less where it was going to be pointed and the sights were only needed for fine detail adjustment. I know people go 'round and 'round about Glock vs. 1911 grip angle, and while I understand they are different, neither has ever been noticeably better for me; well, I am here to say that the Caracal's angle, whatever it is, works for my mitts. Your mileage will, of course, vary.
And speaking of the grip, it is noticeably different from every other Glock or XD or plastic-fantastic pistol I have picked up. The back end of it is not squared off, but neither is it strictly curved… rather, it kind of feels like holding the back half of a rounded-off octagon, in that it is flat on the sides, then angles to a taper, then angles to a flat. Bit hard to describe, and of course, I took no pictures of it, but it is something else to keep in mind – as they always say, one should do one's best to try out a firearm before purchasing it.
Before we get into the performance of the firearm, I have to touch on the quick-sights… in this comprehensive review, Walt Rauch took a really good picture of the overall concept (shamelessly yoinked to the right), but the basic concept is that the "rear" sights are actually forward of the ejection port on the slide. This obviously reduces your sight radius, which will reduce your overall accuracy at longer ranges, but from testing out the arrangement at their demonstration bay, it does seem like sight and target acquisition is significantly faster… it probably has something to do with indexing off the back part of the slide, much like skeet shooters index off their shotgun's dorsal rail.
So how did the firearms perform? Well, accuracy is hard to gauge without having take-home targets, but, personally, I generally got the feeling that the firearm was hitting more-or-less where I wanted it to, and I did not hear any overwhelming complaints about "off" sights from anyone else. Reliability-wise, each bay had only two firearms for use, and about 80ish people shot somewhere around 15-40 rounds apiece, so you do the math – rough averaging comes out to about a thousand rounds per pistol by the time the morning squad had finished, with some definitely being higher. In that time, I only observed two types of malfunctions, each occurring four or five times.
First, folks occasionally had a hard time getting the magazines seated properly while simultaneously getting them stuck in the firearm enough that they did not fall out, so, when they went to fire their first shot, a lot of nothing happened. Thankfully, these incidents counted as a "do over", but I personally attribute the problem to a complete lack of feedback when inserting the magazines – the box simply slides into the grip and stops, with no real "catch" or "snag" to be overcome on its way in, and thus no positive indicator of successful insertion short of "you cannot push any farther". My experience with handguns is, of course, limited, but it did feel somewhat strange to me, and was apparently the source of a few people's problems.
Second, for unknown reasons, the slide sometimes would not go completely home when being released on full magazines. I am not sure if people were using the magazine release button or pulling back on the slide, I am not sure how they were holding the firearm, and I am not sure if the fault lies with the magazine or the firearm. In any case, the slide had to be bumped to send it the rest of the way home, which seems like a reason for a simple spring replacement to my decidedly not-gunsmith-trained brain.
Aside from those two issues (which did happen multiple times to multiple people), there were no double-feeds, stovepipes, failures to fire, or anything else of the sort. Once the folks at Caracal work out why the slide was not fully seating after being released, it should fully live up to the "NATO D14 standard, TA Police Standard and the federal Armed Forces Technical Purchasing requirements" it apparently meets at the moment.
The guns, however, did get very hot, which, given that it was about 85 out, very sunny, and they were going through magazines like water, is kind of not surprising. What was surprising, however, was how some range officers decided to cool down their firearms, as is captured to the right:
At the moment, the Caracals are only being produced in 9mm Luger, but plans are in the works for .40 S&W and .357 Sig. Additionally, they are apparently being considered by a wide variety of various nations' military and police forces for adoption as their official sidearm, though specifics are not available so far as I know.
MSRP is projected to be around $625 for the F, with dealer pricing being somewhere around $550.
So all that said, what are my gripes with the Caracal pistols? Well, aside from the straight-eight sights taking a bit of getting used-to, the lack of positive feedback when locking in a new magazine, and the occasional inability of the slide to slam home, I have to admit – that slide release switch is about as uncomfortable as they could make it. Said release button is small, angular, and metal, which all basically boils down to "sharp" – if you were training people to simply pull back on the slide to release it, that is all well and good, but for regular use, I could see the switch presenting a painful problem. If they fix those points of contention though, and if this thing passes the reliability requirements of some reviewers here stateside, I could definitely see myself purchasing one in the future, though, especially with those quick-sights…
And speaking of, though, I know this is a long-shot, but if the good folks at Caracal USA would be interested in a humble weblogger's review of their firearm after he has had the chance to thoroughly examine it, shoot it, and photograph it in a slightly more-controlled environment… well, they know where to find me.
The Pictures:
And now for what you really sat through all of this blathering for… the photos!
The good folks at Caracal of course had their official signage out front at the match, in case you were still wondering what it was you were going to be shooting…
And speaking of the pistols, off to the right we have the Caracal F, the Caracal C with the quick-sights, and the normal Caracal C. As you can see, there is a noticeable difference in their slide lengths and grip height, but, aside from that, you can pretty easily interchange from one to the other and not have to completely reshape your paradigm. I have no idea how many of the internal parts are interchangeable, but the innards are designed to be more-or-less entirely modular with the removal of two pins, so spare parts should not be hard to come by.
And here is my own personal take on the quick-sight system… not the best shot, I will grant, but all of these pictures here are taken with my phone, so I absolve myself of any responsibility. As you can see, they use a fiber optic front post (which really helps in acquisition), and then the strange, in-front-of-the-ejection-port "rear" sights. The word is that these sights will be available on all of the sizes, but time will tell whether or not that holds true.
To the left, we have a very gracious hand model holding one of the variants (honestly, I do not remember which), and to the right, we have the full size broken down to its field-stripped condition. The Caracal representative indicated that disassembly was more-or-less identical to Glocks, in that you push the entire slide rearward a slight amount, pull down on the lever visible at the top of the trigger guard, and everything just falls off.
Also in the picture to the right, you can see the long slide guides Caracal mentions – cannot say as though we got to shoot the firearms long enough for any discernable affect from those to be noticed, but the entire firearm definitely felt snug and was blissfully devoid of any rattles, shakes, or wiggles.
And below are some folks shooting the Caracal at the various stages, grouped together by shooter. If you are viewing this post on my actual webpage, Lightbox should make a shiny slideshow of them all if you like. I think I will refrain from any undue commentary, and just let the images speak for themselves – if you have any questions (or want larger versions, or are in them and want them taken down), feel free to sound off in the comments or drop me a note.
On the other hand, if you are looking for some moving pictures, check out this earlier post.
Note to my future self: when photographing firearms in action, use the absolute fastest shutter speed you can get away with. Still, not too shabby, especially once you start playing "find the brass".


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Stephen King has cited Jackson as a prime influence on his work. Shirley Jackson, who died in 1965, is best known for THE LOTTERY.


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