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Don't go it, unless you desire a visit from me. Another Bankster criminal scam perpetrated on the young.
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the government will come after your ssd,or social security. happened to my 50 something brother who flat-lined for 3 minutes, survived , lost all of his short term memory and the fed garnished 25% of his ssd check every month.. for a $3k student loan that was 20 years old. medical deferments are possible, but wait until your dr. has to fill out and fax oodles of paperwork every 6 mos on your behalf…good luck with that.
Thank you for #4! I've beent trying to figure out a was to cut through the promotional material and get to the heart of the matter in a way that school can't manipulate. This seems to be one.
When I applied for and was granted loans from my bank for college, I felt good because I wasn't relying on the government to go to college. On my last semester, the government bought all of the loans and now I am beholden to the government. I am even eligible for "debt" forgiveness, but I refuse. I took out those loans and I owe them back.
This is another example of government over-reaching and over-extending itself and pretty soon, I'll not just be paying my loan back, but a bunch of other former students as well.
#5 should be #1.
Along with drugs and promiscuous sex, student debt is another of the most evil things ever devised to corrupt and destroy the young. And drugs, sex, and debt have been systematically and deliberately pushed on kids since the 60′s.
I had a friend running beauty schools. The objective was to get the kids signed up and then get the paperwork done so the kid could get the loans and sign the check over to the school.
Students and parents should use loanlook.com to evaluate and manage thier student loans. Loanlook provides transparent, timely and accurate information, giving students and their families the ability to achieve their immediate higher education goals without sacrificing their financial futures.
If at all possible, attend a local public university and live at home. You may not even need a loan. Frankly, unless you get accepted to an Ivy League school or a 1st tier Engineering school, you're just screwing yourself taking out a loan or attending some faraway mediocre school "for the experience".
One thing you need to know before taking out a loan.
1. You'll have to pay it back.
@ Melanie
The government has never, ever purchased private student loans. So, your post is either entirely false or you actually took out federal loans serviced by a bank. In other words, the private company was lending the money (and taking the profit), but the federal government was on the hook for the investment risk. The reason that the federal government took these loans over is that B. Obama correctly decided that the federal government should take the profit from the loans if it is taking the investment risk.
"5 Things to Know Before Taking Out a Student Loan"
#1 – You have to pay it back!
The important thing is just to make sure your future career has a high enough salary to pay back the loans. If the student is responsible when taking them out, there aren't any problems. If you are majoring in fine arts or theater, don't take out $100K in student loans. I personally took out $80K in loans for my undergrad and my grad degree, but I'm now an economist and I make more than enough money to pay back these loans. The key is to compare future earnings to loan balance, and to NOT attend a for-profit school. Those are all just scams.
I also want to say that Fanny Price, I completely disagree with you. I am from a family that survived off of welfare, and my parents still live below the poverty level. They never would have been able to send me to college. Student loans are the way I paid for school (while working full time to cover living expenses) and I now have an amazing career that would have been denied to me had I not been given the opportunity that student loans provided. I would probably be trapped in an unending cycle of poverty. So no, they are not "evil"
@Nichole @Anonymous Totally agree w. both of you. College is an investment; it is wasted on for-profit schools, and if you drop out. Also, return-on-investment is important; mediocre private schools for history or art degrees aren't a great idea. Not saying it won't work out, but it may be a vanity expense, like paying for a Porche. Paying for an engineering degree is an investment, and in the large amount of future taxes they'll receive, the government has an incentive to subsidize those costs.
I really really am happy that the WSJ (of all papers) pointed out the income based repayment program. I entered it, I'm in public service. It's very complicated with all the hoops, but it's worth it. Please tell everyone that may want to work in public service while pursuing higher education.
This information is way too late. I feel that if colleges can non-profit institutions, then college students can claim to unable to pay bill due to the high cost of a college education. For now…I wish I can go back to school and finish my undergraduate degree for free or having someone sponsor me.
I'm a school teacher with 78,000 in loans. 1/3 of it is from accumulated interest because I cannot afford to pay the loan supporting a family if four. Wish I was given better information from school loan councilors.
Well Being the police of the World and not getting proper Heath and educación is livii.g the dream.
I think it's a sad reflection of our educational system when a teacher cannot spell the work counselor. I work at a graduate, professional school and I must say that even at this level, a vast majority of my students know little about finances nor do they care, no matter how much I try to inform them. Financial literacy and responsibility need to start far earlier than the college years.
@Financial Aid Counselor, I believe "councilor" is simply the UK spelling of the word.
@ali.a: getting proper health and education is YOUR responsibility. Don't look to me to fund you.
I paid for my children's college education without student loans. I bought real estate in a college town (public university) and had my children (one at a time) live in one room and rented out the other three rooms. That paid for their tuition and they lived for free (well, I still paid for them to eat – they are spoiled). I made a website detailing how I did it. If interested, it is www startwithpower dot com.
I work for a college. I see students all the time who walk in the door after attending an institution adverstised heavily on the TV (there are several). Often times, they are $15-20,000 in debt for what amounts to a certificate – and none of their classes are transferrable because their school is not part of any accrediting body. At our school they could have gotten a degree in with that much money. Other students get full Pell grant, but "have to" get full loans as well. The Pell Grant covered their tuition and often times books as well, but they still "need" the money. What they are really doing is borrowing money to pay living expenses.
"The reason that the federal government took these loans over is that B. Obama correctly decided that the federal government should take the profit from the loans if it is taking the investment risk." Anonymous
Actually Melanie could be right. Student loans are bought and sold all the time.
However, I question your knowledge if you believe the above statement. Given the default rate on student loans PRIOR to the government taking them over, the chance of "profit" was extremely slim. When all is said and done, the takeover of student loans will be a huge loss to the federal government. If that was really his reason, it was a poor economic decision.
What is lesser known is that while the federal government was taking over student loans, it also lessened the length of time that students could get Pell Grants in their lifetime by a third.
One way to avoid some student debt – have your child take advantage of college classes while still in high school. Most programs pay tuition and loan the books to the student. There are some GPA requirements of course. Even if they just take a class a semester, you could save yourself thousands of dollars. I've seen students graduate from high school and from college (with an Associates Degree) by leveraging such programs.
The fourth point is wrong:
"Also look up its "three-year cohort default rate," a figure intended to show how many students pay back their loans within three years of graduation. That reflects how many students from that school are finding work and decent pay."
The default rate does NOT reflect how many students pay back their loans within three years, or how many students are finding work with decent pay. The "three-year cohort default rate" is a reflection of how many go into default, not who pays back. So in essence it is reflecting those that cannot find work or are underemployed and have not filled out the proper paperwork to either defer the loan payment, or switch to a different repayment plan that fits their income.
This seems like bad advice to me. Assuming the choice is between paying cash and taking out loans, the loans are looking better and better. Why? Because so long as Democrats have a vested interest in perpetuating the higher education bubble (and that's for at least the next 50 years) then there will be support for "forgiving" student loan debt as a "great investment" for America. Just as we will eventually forgive significant portions of mortgage debt (socialize the losses) we will do the same with student loan debt.
This is a seriously underinformed article, did an intern write it? #1 although federal student loans are very difficult to discharge, they are very easy to modify if you are unemployed or underemployed. it takes about 2 minutes online. they have just about the most flexible terms of any loan. Parents only co-sign PLUS loans, which is a different kind of loan and has different terms from the standard stafford loans. #2 the 3-year cohort default rate only shows who is in default, which is usually a paperwork problem – your entire graduating class could be unemployed and as long as they request the proper deferral they won't show up on the default rate. #3 no matter what your major is, you should strive to minimize your student loan debt – even if "business major" supposedly leads to a high salary, that won't help you if you decide after college you want to go to grad school, or start a family, or start your own business and you don't want to be carrying a large student loan obligation. Pathetic for the Wall Street Journal.
3. Once you take out loans, be aware that this debt will not go away until you pay it. Federal loans are often called "aid," but they are not grants—they must be repaid. Also, it is extremely difficult to discharge student loans—federal or private—through bankruptcy. If you don't make payments, a mark will show up on your credit report, lowering your credit score. And the government could ultimately garnish your wages to recoup the debt. Also, if your parents co-sign on the loans, they are on the hook, too.
Unless the graduate qualifies for IBR. It is post 2009, so you need to adjust this bit of advice.
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I've seen lots of Christmas dinner threads and lots of of dinner party threads and lots of budget food threads.... so here's one that combines all of them!
My 5 closest friends and I have a gift exchange each year, and this year two of us will be cooking up dinner in celebration. $10 per person is our maximum budget, and we all love food, of all kinds. We're trying to come up with something that wintery, celebrationy, satisfying, and CHEAP. I was thinking along the lines of pork maybe.... more special than chicken, cheaper than the fancy cuts of beef, plus we all love consuming parts of the pig. Any ideas? Doesn't have to be fancy, just special and tasty!
We love consuming all parts of the porker too. One of our favorites is a loin which has been "drugged" with Italian herbs of all types: basil, fennel, oregano; and then rubbed down with olive oil and garlic and slow-roasted with a bit of milk in the bottom of the roaster. (To drug the pork, insert a sharp knife, then either a dowel or a large-handled wooden spoon to increase the size of the hole you'll be stuffing.)
Or you could take a sharp left and do a braised veal breast in Barolo with veggies.
Or maybe chicken al mattone, if you decide to use the poultry instead. Seared and then roasted under a brick with a bunch of garlic and parsley, with a touch of olive oil to make the skin crazy-crispy; finished with a good squeeze of lemon or red wine vinegar
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It's fortunate that you have the ratio of guests to funds that you describe. It's much easier to prepare a holiday meal for 5 at $10 per head than for 2 at the same ratio; $50 goes a lot further than $20. That's often because it's difficult to find items like protein in quantities small enough to make it cost effective for the smaller group.
In my own holiday meal experience I've come to the conclusion that the foundation of the meal, i.e. meat and potatoes, impact the celebration less than the side dishes. Recipes using flavored gelatins (especially when layered and mixed with fruits and/or ricotta or cottage cheese) or flavorful mixed green salads and a special bread (e.g. dutch crust) or rolls) and sauces that knock their socks off or a special sweet potato concoction with wine, butter and nuts (pecans are nice) is what folks remember most about holiday meals.
When our family comes together during the holidays it is rare for anyone to ask for a special type of protein. But requests for those special side dishes are always on the list.
Six of you means a budget of sixty bucks, right? What about a couple of roast ducks? When I want really good prices for duck, I go to an Asian market. I think duck is really festive, and there are a gazillion recipes on the web ranging from l'orange to duck and grasshoppers. Well, maybe not grasshoppers, but lots of duck recipes! Maybe creme brulee for dessert? It's not expensive. Roasted yams and Brussells sprouts? Some sort of elegant, easy and inexpensive soup with gougeres could be nice. I love steaming and pureeing broccoli or cauliflower with chicken broth, then adding cheddar to taste. You could do both, then pour them into the soup plates side by side and swirl them into a ying/yang pattern. Easy to do and looks very festive and goes great with gougeres. Lots of things you can do with sixty bucks to feed six for dinner! Merry Christmas!
Pork is very affordable, so there are a lot of good options there. But another meal that always seems like a special treat to me is risotto. Plus it's easy to make for a group that size. It could be a side dish to a roast pork, or it could be a main dish on its own.
I also might get cursed for this, but I buy bags of frozen shrimp when they're on sale and keep them in my freezer for quick defrosting, and they're pretty darn passable. Maybe wrap them with sage and prosciutto, then broil them, and serve them on top of a mound or risotto with a little balsamic reduction on top.
Costco has bone in prime rib for about $7/lb. A 4 pound prime rib should be plenty for six people with enough left over for sides.
Well, you said it doesn't have to be fancy, so here's an idea: Sausage, Escarole and White Bean Stew. The recipe comes from Rick Tramonto. http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/1800...
It's really more a stew than a soup, and it's darn yummy and very satisfying on a cold winter night. I would probably double it for six, but it's still very economical - it may cost you about $15 . Serve it with salad and a good, warm baguette. That leaves you plenty of money to make some special apps, dessert, maybe a special drink. Best of all, it's best made a day or two ahead of time, so you won't be stuck in the kitchen all night.
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Second this. I would serve with a hot green dish, such as roasted green beans with garlic aioli instead of a salad, however. And you'd have funds enough for a spaghetti alla oglio with clams tossed in for an appetizer.
Pork is always great! Being of Eastern European background, I would suggest:
Schnitzel with mushroom sauce/gravy and a couple of sides.
For that kind of a budget, you could do Chicken Marbella. It's lovely on a cold winter night. Served over coucous with roasted brussel sprouts or roasted carrrots and a nice crusty bread for the sauce. If you chop up the prunes (dried plums), they will kind of disappear into the sauce. The dish can be made the night before and reheated nicely.
I always use skinless chicken thighs, and it's such a crowd pleaser too.


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As the digital revolution disrupts health and fitness the 58 year old Nike Inc is reacting to it positively. In recent times Nike has released a range of innovative technology products designed to help sports enthusiasts improve their game. Starting with the partnership with Apple in 2006 along with the introduction of the Nike+ GPS app in 2010 which tracks a range of variables over GPS as a user runs.
Recently Nike has the launched the Nike+ Fuelband, a wrist device which appears to be aimed more towards people who don't necessarily play sports but want to improve their activity throughout the day. It's easy to see why too.
The Fuelband is a good looking and non-obtrusive piece of kit which fits around a user's wrist and tracks steps, calories burned and Nike's own Fuel measure. Fuel is is a daily activity measure devised by Nike which combines steps along with calories burned, while factoring age, weight, height and gender. Fuel does have its critics, however, as some believe Nike is trying to take a wall-gardened approach to its data.
At first glance the Fuelband looks like one of those rubber charity bands which were made popular by in the early part of the century developed by the likes of Nike and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Press the button however and it's where it comes alive with the very aesthetically pleasing LED display.
Holding the button down for a few seconds will start the Fuelband syncing with the app (provided you've downloaded it to your smartphone) via Bluetooth where you can view your stats including steps, calories, Fuel and distance walked. Included is the ability to make notes on each day along with scoring yourself using the emoticon feature. The app also allows you to see previous days' stats so you can compare and, as expected, it allows you to connect via Facebook to compete with your friends.
In terms of accuracy of the Nike+ Fuelband we tested the step count alongside an (already tested for accuracy) Omron pedometer and the results were interesting. According to the Fuelband the total number of steps was over 2,000 more than what the Omron tracked which is roughly one mile difference. Given our previous testing we are more inclined to assume that the Omron's data is more accurate.
The Nike+ Fuelband is a slick and innovative product most certainly aimed at those who don't have time to take planned exercise but want to track their daily activity with little fuss. Once the Fuelband is on the wrist a user can, if they wish, forget about it until he or she goes to bed which is great for people with busy lives, which probably accounts for the majority of us. If you're serious or indeed semi-series about fitness tracking the Fuelband probably isn't for you.
The accuracy of the Fuelband's data is questionable too. We only tested step accuracy and can't verify if the calorie data is correct which will be a concern to those who track calories out and/or indeed calories in to maintain weight and optimal performance. To some people this may not be a concern as the data given in the Fuelband may act only as a benchmark for tracking. If this is the case accuracy isn't that important provided the data is consistent.
All-in-all, the Nike+ Fuelband is a good device which will no doubt improve as time goes by and as Nike ramps up the technology and features. Nike is committed to using tech to enhance sports performance and output so no doubt we'll see some new and improved features to the Fuelband in the future which might entice the more competitive sports people among us to use it.


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Many props to BadAssDigest for their excellent post on "the untold story" of Amazing getting cut from the film.
Pretty crazy theories huh? I mean, pretty crazy theories that I completely believe because I think Sony/Columbia is sticking it to Marc Webb in a way that we're not even seeing in public.
I think Marc Webb made a pretty amazing (pun intended) 3-hour long 'Spider-Man' that would have changed the Spider-Man mythos and made Peter not an accidental Spider-Man, but THE ONLY PERSON capable of being Spider-Man.
The mysterious Rathar character, who we last see getting knocked unconscious in his car on the Willamsburg Bridge before he disappears for the rest of the movie, tells Curt Conners that 15 years ago, the Parker's had to be controlled in some way that Conners was complicit in.
In the Ultimate version of the Spider-Man comic books, that secret was actually a suit that was built to cure cancer, a suit that malfunctions and becomes Venom. Which is still a path Sony/Columbia can take now that they rolled back Peter's origin story.
The way it plays in the movie now, Parker Senior's greatest contribution to Oscorp is their bio-cable, made by collecting the super-webbing of Oscorps genetically-engineered spiders. The movie doesn't say that the spiders have ANYTHING TO DO with cross-species genetics. Why? Because in the original, BadAss-says-was-cut-and-I-agree-with-them plot of the movie, they were a catalyst, not the cause. Curt Connors wouldn't have been a more stable lizard monster if he was bit by a lizard instead of injecting himself with a serum. The spider bite unlocks something in Peter that would have killed anyone else. Think about it. That spider was built for only one reason we're shown in the context of the film: it makes super-strong bio-web Oscorp packages and sells (in convenient web-shooter canister-size), but that's the one power it doesn't pass on to Peter: organic webbing.
So, yes, we're missing a plot here.
I think there was a full-length director's cut earlier this year that screened for Sony execs, bombed and got this movie taken away from Marc Webb is a nasty, nasty way. And when I say "I Think" I mean I've heard through sources that I believe that the screening went down and that certain executives got really pissed.
Why a "nasty-nasty way?" Because we haven't heard about this in any of the press coverage. It almost feels like Sony/Columbia would like The Dark Knight Rises to sweep in after a few profitable weeks so they can shuttle Marc Webb off all future Spider-Man movies in a quiet manner.
In other movies with questionable last-minute plot changes, it becomes part of the mythos of the film. If you're Ridley Scott, it can even be used as a way to sell Blu-Rays while simultaneously battling criticism by suggesting there was/will be/can be more that explains it all. That scene exists in "Amazing Spider-Man" but it was cut and no one is talking about it in production.
It's starting to make a lot more sense to me why I feel so weird about the plot of 'Amazing Spider-Man' being one Macguffin Dispersal Device away from the exact plot of Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man." Why would anyone do that? It seems like even studio executives should know that telling the same story 10 years later after billing in in the ad campaign as the "The Untold Story."
Now it makes sense that the studio freaked when they saw Mark Webb's - GASP! - original take on their valuable property, so they had someone re-cut the film to the tune of Raimi's Spider-Man which meant, in the end, the movie was about nothing.
Seriously, that's the most glaring detail after seeing this flick or a second time. Peter becomes Spider-Man, but that's about the only thing that changes. Gwen likes him at the beginning, Gwen likes him at the end. Connors is alive and had betrayed Peter's father at the beginning, same at the end. Not enough changed because the thing that changed isn't there anymore.
That BadAss piece, together with watching Amazing in IMAX 3D and scanning for Easter Egg after Easter Egg (Donald Glover poster is signed, directly to the left of Peter's computer, I didn't notice before but The Daily Bugle is the TV news station, Gwen's apartment number is 2016 which will likely be the year she dies in Amazing Spider-Man 3), made me feel that there was another film there. Too much stuff just happens in this cut for no apparent reason.
Curt Connors could have had a family, which would have given him pathos instead of making him a weaker Green Goblin, Rathar could have played into the plot instead of just playing into the exposition. As it plays now, the guy is assaulted by a giant lizard, then disappears like the trauma motivated him to finally take that arctic vacation he was thinking about.
Like the mid-credits scene, which I suspect might have had more meaning if we knew who that character was supposed to be. He has different hair than the shadow-faced Norman Osborn does, and there's a shot that very much focuses on his fedora. The actor is Michael Masse who is NOT the person in the picture of Norman Osborn NOR Peter's Father NOR the kind of actor you cast to just throw him away in later installments.
Doing press for Spider-Man, both Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield made reference to scenes that were cut. Rhys Ifans kept talking about coming back for the sequel, and the producers of the film specifically walked me through what they thought the plot was:
Avi: He's taking unnecessary risks because he's getting deeper and deeper into it. That's a very unique spot for a movie.
Matt: There could never be, in our minds, a version of this movie without the spider bite because it;s a different interpretation of Peter Parker. What Avi's saying is: What's unique about this Peter Parker – his parents leave him and he's left with, what? A briefcase. That's all he knows. And what's in that briefcase is a piece of paper and on that piece of paper is a forumla, and what he does with that is goes on a quest, this quest takes him to Oscorp. At Oscorp, he ventures into a room that clearly says: "Do not come in" and gets bitten by a Spider. So it's a different idea than a spider drops down when he's on a field trip and bites him.
Avi: It's not a casual thing, it's part of the search.
That felt weird while it was happening, because I was being told what the film was about in a way that doesn't apply to the second half of the move. Here's the thing - what's being described to me above is a "Peter opens Pandora's Box" movie. What I think the movie was involved Peter's father making Peter "special," which is a "sins of my father" theme instead of a "Pandora's Box" theme. And the fucked up thing is "we're responsible for the sins of our parents" would have set Gwen up to be badass next movie, it would have contextualized why Peter has to be Spider-Man outside of some generic "goodness." If Conners had a son (the original thing that can calm him down in the comics), that son could be the only thing that keeps him from being a full-on monster.
I just don't get it. There was a thematically whole movie here and just because it didn't work for a roomful of executives, they shredded it and made it something that genuinely can't work as a stand-alone film.
If you want to see something interesting, pay attention to what happens to Marc Webb now. If the movie does the numbers it's supposed to over the weekend, Sony will have a chance to shrug, say "bygones" and let Webb go. If Sony feels slighted, look for some venom (and, ironically, some Venom) later in the year after DKR clears the zeitgeist.
This makes far too much sense....old trodden path.
Yes to all this. I enjoyed the movie but kept feeling like there were bits and pieces that never got cleared up, chiefly...
Wow this explains a lot. I noticed some of the weirdly dropped off storylines—the SWAT dudes who were lizard'd for no...
Well the thing is, he's kind of a chosen one either way; in the movie we got, he just happens to be special enough to...
WHAT okay so i will admit that initially the idea of chosenone!Peter blerghed me out when i saw it in the marketing for...
man, if this is true this makes me really angry Damnit Sony, what's the point of a remake if you barely make it any...
I completely agree. During the movie, I was kind of distracted by Andrew Garfield acting the hell out of being a...
I agree with all of this.
I really, really enjoyed this latest incarnation of Spiderman, though I realize that, not having had much to do with the...


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The Deader the Better
The Deader the Better
Leo Waterman Mystery Series, Book 6
by G.M. Ford
Seattle P.I. Leo Waterman isn't looking for trouble when he and his forensic pathologist girlfriend Rebecca escape into the Washington wilder for a few days of relaxation -- it just seems to find him....More
Seattle P.I. Leo Waterman isn't looking for trouble when he and his forensic pathologist girlfriend Rebecca escape into the Washington wilder for a few days of relaxation -- it just seems to find him....More
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Seattle P.I. Leo Waterman isn't looking for trouble when he and his forensic pathologist girlfriend Rebecca escape into the Washington wilder for a few days of relaxation -- it just seems to find him. An old friend has purchased some choice property here in North America's only rain forest and his posting of "No Trespassing" signs has incurred the wrath of every sportsman for miles around. But what starts as irksome harassment by the offended locals soon escalates into the real of the lethal. And it's just Waterman's luck to be in the epicenter of this murderous mess at the very moment it bursts into flames.
Chapter One
Nowadays, he was just a pimp with a limp. A wiry specimen with a head too big for his body and a string of two dozen call girls he ran out of a limousine service in south Seattle. The girls called him Baby G, but I remembered a time when he was plain old Tyrone Gill, a playground legend who could take you off the dribble and stick it in the hole with the best of them. The Rocket Man, we'd called him...after that old Elton John song. That was back before he made what he now liked to call "a series of unfortunate self-medication choices." Back before a rival procurer tried to amputate his foot in a Belltown alley. Back before a lot of things. For both of us.
"Gonna call it Ho-Fest Two Thousand."
He nudged me hard in the ribs. "Can you see it, man? The tents. The banners. The food stands."
"Food stands?"
I caught his feigned astonishment from the comer of my eye. "Man do not live by pussy alone," he said gravely.
When I reckoned how he might be right, he went on.
"Culturally coordinated, too, my man."
"How's that?"
"You know, man, like we got one tent set up for the regular trade. Missionary position types. Right next store we got some comfort food. Strictly meat and potatoes. Grits and gravy. That kinda shit."
He cut a swath with his hand. "'Cross the way we got the Greek tent. You know...for the backwards types."
I pulled one hand from the wheel and held it up. "No. No. Let me guess. Dolmas, kabobs, and rice pilaf."
He grinned and nudged me again. His big head bobbed up and down like one of those spring-loaded dolls. "I knew you was a man of vision, Leo."
Vision was precisely what I didn't have. The Explorer needed new wipers. Despite slapping back and forth at breakneck speed, the worn blades merely flattened the intermittent rain across the glass, smearing the muck into pulsating blobs of form and color that reminded me of long-ago light shows and psychedelic drugs. The unwanted memory tightened my lower jaw and sent a shiver sliding down my spine. I clapped my free hand back onto the wheel and scrunched down in the seat, peering out at the thick traffic through a small, unsullied crescent of glass at the bottom of the windshield.
Baby G snapped me back.
"That's why you got to help me out wid this," he said. "Ain't nobody else could do it but you, man."
I shook my head. "You got to get real here, G. No way anybody is going to give you a city permit to stage..." I looked over at him. "What did you say you wanted to call it?"
He wore a blue silk suit. Three-piece. Tailored to him like it was made of iron. And a bright yellow tie.
"Ho-Fest Two Thousand," he said.
"Not gonna happen in any city park, man. No point even talking about it."
As G opened his mouth to protest, I leveled him with the coupe de grace. "Even my old man couldn't have pulled that shit off," I said.
He recognized this as a serious rejoinder, indeed. His face clouded. He closed his mouth so hard he looked like a large-mouth bass and then began staring sullenly out through the windshield.
My old man had parlayed an early career as a union thug into eleven terms on the Seattle City Council. In the course of his storied thirty-year career of public service, Wild Bill Waterman had tilled previously unimagined ground in the fertile fields of influence peddling, insider trading and familial hiring preferences. When I turned forty-five, I was in line to inherit a bundle of ill-gotten downtown real estate, and to this day, twenty-five years after my father's death, nearly every city department is still being run by somebody related to me either by blood or by marriage.
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G.M. Ford is the author of six widely praised Frank Corso novels, Fury, Black River, A Blind Eye, Red Tide, No Man's Land, and Blown Away, as well as six highly acclaimed mysteries featuring Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman. A former creative writing teacher in western Washington, Ford lives in Oregon and is currently working on his next novel.
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Now batting cleanup ... Fez?
Apparently the rumors are true ... Wilmer Valderrama and Derek Jeter's ex-GF Minka Kelly are becoming more than friends ... because the two were photo'd together in Australia yesterday looking very, VERY coupley.
Minka and Derek had been off and on for roughly 3 years ... and were most recently spotted together in Paris back in January ... leading many to believe they would reconcile for good.
Apparently not.
Wow talk about trading down! Minka Kelly used to sit in Yankee stadium and watch her boyfriend Jeter star for the Yankees. Now she hangs out with Wilmer Valderamma watching him on DVD try to play a baseball player in that lame 2001 loser movie Summer Catch. I guess it's better than watching Wilmer in reruns of that stupid show he hosted Yo Momma! I didn't realize just how lame this guy is
I don't get it. He must have a big c*** or something. Because he's just an average looking guy.
I bet her va jay jay is so worn out just like a Kardashian. must look like a catchers mit down there thats gross.
Wilmer??? Seriously...this guy is a loser and gets all the tail
Good for them! He is adorable and super smart. She seems to be a pretty decent person, and obviously very pretty. I wish them the best!
they really match each other same losers especially minka jets dont deserve this girl
Surely she could do a lot better than that.
Not a fan of Derek Jeter but this is a step downhill, he's like the hispanic Bobby Brown. Annoying as he ll on that 70's show and a C-list actor at best. He's also the biggest c o ck blocker in town.
First Clooney's ex downgraded and now Jeter's ex has gone slumming. If they were blonde and blue eyed they wouldn't have this problem. These girls just can't compete so they get D-List actors.
From Jeter, to this lowlife walking s t d parasite midget? That 70's show supporting cast member and C-list actor at best? Minka what's up here? Oh and he's also a co ck blo cker! If you approach any of these woman since he can't fight and is a pu ss h'll try to sick his wanna be body guard-lol
Whyyy, Minka?!? lol, I'm a female, and I think she is absolutely gorgeous! She could get any male (or female, I'm sure lol), and she chooses Wilmer the pedophile?! Run fast, Minka, he will turn you into a cokehead just like Lindsay Lohan and Demi Lovato!
These Girls are so stupid ..Now , What Single Rich Millionaire/Billionaire (new on the seen) would want to date/marry Minka ..She's now on the used list..lol . Imagine what his boys would say to him.."Dude , you wanna pick up after Wilmar" ?lol
All I have to say people is look at Ron Jeremy....he's nothing to look at but he has women flocking to him like a moth to a flame. I still say it must be what's in them pants for this little guy.....who knows, he may have a big ole' salami down there
Wait a minute!! She looks like she is over 15...Wilmer has a history of liking 15, 16, 17 year olds...Isnt she like in her 20's?? Which with his age record with women would make her an old lady???


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Tattoo haves always had an important role when it comes to movies. In some cases, they act as intregral plot devices and help to further the story. In others, they serve to enhance the characters on screen, giving them a visual trait that helps to define their role and personality from the very start.
Mostly, though, they're there to make guys look tough and to give them an excuse to take their shirts off when they fight. That's right, ladies, we know why you really agree to sit through all those action movies with us, and in a way we're going to say this list is kinda for you. With The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo coming out today, we thought it only seemed logical (and a little lazy) to come up with a list of our top 10 movie tattoos. It was a tough list to narrow down, especially because every movie tries to make its tattoos so memorable. So, before you decide to throw down some fresh ink, make sure you take a look over our selections. It might just save you the embarrassment of having people think you aren't original… Well, you 'll still be a little more original than the drunks who stagger in and order the No. 27 off the wall.
10. Hesher (Hesher)- The 2011 Honey Badger award goes to this psychotic life coach who sports some of the most "I just don't even care"-style tattoos to grace the silver screen. From the moment audiences first get a look at the long-haired Joseph Gordon Levitt,we know he's bad news, and that's exactly what the film wants us to think. Despite the fact that it looks like his tattoos were made after a drunken night of watching Do It Yourself TV, he proves that you can't always judge a book by its cover. Then again, he is a bit of a psychopath, so maybe you can… Damn it, we learned nothing from Hesher. Looks like we know what's going back on our Netflix queue.
9. Max Cady (Cape Fear)- Martin Scorsese might not always do gangster movies, but you'd better believe he always tries his darndest to cast Robert DeNiro. This time around, DeNiro is playing a man released from prison who is all about the revenge, so of course he's tatted up. It's no surprise it looks like an insane man with a needle and ink pen worked on his ink, because, well, he literally just got out of the big house and that place isn't really known for its quality craftsmanship. They're crazy tattoos for a crazy man, and defiantly they scream, "Kids, run away from this man's van!" The one thing DeNiro wasn't expecting, though, was to go toe-to-toe with Nick Nolte, and tattoos or not, no man wins when he fights Nolte.
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|December 21, 2010
|Cheap price, good speakers
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Bruce from New Hope, MN
like the title says. Have this in my 06 Pilot in the front with a la 300.2 pushing them and a jl1000/1 + clarion subs and aftermarket pioneer dvd hu. Sounds great at higher volumes. At low volumes seems like the stock speakers in the rear are louder. Had the amp already so bought these to match the specs of the amp to save some money. Will be doing an upgrade in the future to a 4 channel and new speakers.
|November 26, 2009
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the sound storm SSL F260s speakers area great, i am very pleased with them.
thank you!
|May 11, 2012
|SSLF260s 6 1/2"
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Dave from Thousand Oaks, California
Purchased these to replace OEM speakers after installing an Aftermarket system. These are door mounted and installation was fairly easy. I was surprised at the sound quality. Reasonably priced but mid and upper range is really solid. I'd recommend these and would buy again.
|January 16, 2012
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The sonic f260 worked out great for me. I used them as door speakers for my 2008 Saturn Sky convertible and they sound great!!
|November 20, 2011
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These speakers were to replace my blown stock speakers in my 2003 Plymouth gmc sierra. Good replacement for stock speakers need a little more power to drive them but has clean sound.
|April 5, 2010
|Good speakers for the money!
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Larry from Renton, WA
These are shallow enough to fit in early hot rod doors. They sound quite good even in a noisy street rod.
|January 25, 2010
|Great Value
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Blaklege from Austin, Tx
for the money, this spks are pretty good. they do not handle CD highs very well. the sound becomes extremely brittle. but for the money i really cannot say anything bad about them. i am running an 80s model cassette deck through them and they have a nice sound. you certainly do not want to use these for competition. but i would buy another set if i needed them....oh, i hated the grilles. they are just ugly as sin. but for my use they were going to sit under the factory grilles anyway, so i did not count against the speakers for the grilles.


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Today is the last day of the Thanksgiving weekend, and my last day at home in Western Kentucky. I have a lot to be thankful for this year, as always, but before I get to that I want to give my Kentucky football wrap-up since they closed out their not-so-ideal season yesterday.
Being a true Kentucky fan I have always loved the football program and I always will. Through attending UK and working with media this semester I have met many of the players and coaches in the program. This made watching them have a 2-10 season even harder to watch, because I realize now exactly how much goes into the program and how hard they all individually work. Like I said, everyone is aware that this season was less than ideal. I see many fans take to the Internet to bash the team and coaches, making lame jokes and complaining, and to be honest even I take it a little personally. This season was a series of bad events that can't be entirely pinned on one person.
As Kentucky football looks to the future I hope the BBN gets behind them like we did last year when they beat Tennessee, or when we took down LSU. We stood behind basketball through Sutton, and Billy G and we can do it now. There are positives to be taken from this season- many true freshman Wildcats (on offense, defense, and special teams) got a ton of experience on the field this year and it will show with time. Many of the older members of the team stepped up and became leaders, or learned how to lead and will assume that role next year. Kentucky football does have a bright future in the SEC.
Also, as a member of BBN and the media, I want to say thank you to Joker, the coaching staff and players- the seniors especially. I got my first media opportunities this semester and the first thing I covered was Kentucky football. I was there for every game, but I covered losses to South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia and I was there for the win against Samford. I covered Joker's first press conference after it was announced he would not return as head coach for next season, also. I have seen footage of press conferences at other schools, both after wins and losses and I can honestly say that no program or coach handles themselves with more class than at UK.


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I just started a couple days ago with my assassin in Elonia. After getting some questing done to level up my monk heros, I decided to go into the command post and change my secondary to Dervish. Much to my suprise, when I went into my "K" menu to start switching some things up I found that I have no dervish skills on my assassin at all.
Way back in the day in the crystal desert of Tyria when you did the profession changing quests and changed over, you'd get a few base skills automatically unlocked. Likewise in Factions when you paid Senji 500 gold and changed your profession a few basic skills were automatically given to your toon. I think that the profession changer in the command post is a scammer myself. 500 gold for what? Now I have to fork out a few platinum as well for the most basic skills.
Is this a bug that other people have experienced?
Is it just me?
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17-11-2006, 10:31 #1
Why don't I get skills when I change my secondary in NF?
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If you just use the profession changer in NF at the Command Post you wouldn't get the profession-change free skills (the skills aren't the same ones the hero trainer offers).
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I'd consider that a bug myself. I started as a D/W and I switched to D/N in the Command Post too. I got a few basic skills when I did that.
At first I'd think it's related to the trainers you talk to waaaay back at the beginning of the game. That quest for which you need to talk to trainers of another profession than your main. They all give you some basic skills. But on second thought, I only talked to the Warrior ones with that Derv so it doesn't explain the Necro skills.
Pretty weird indeed...
I changed back to D/W not so long ago.
Soon gonna try D/Mo so I guess it'll give me another chance to verify this.
17-11-2006, 14:33 #6
Did you go back and talk to the expert (insert class here) in Churrhir Fields?
17-11-2006, 15:09 #7
I was at least expecting a few basic free skill for my Tyrian warrior when I changed to a paragon/dervish class, just like I got when you change to the classes in Factions.
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I was also surprised to receive no skills when I switched to A/D, but I assume that it is just a bug.
Not a big deal for me ( my Assassin was new especially to become an A/D so can buy skills very cheaply ), but Hero Points do not compensate for this : Hero Points just unlock skills, while I assume the OP ( like me ) wanted skills for their actual player-character to use.
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Mill fire in Cawston
A fire at T L Timber on Hwy. 3 in Cawston earlier this evening may have been caused by lightning.
According to Jordy Bosscha, fire chief of the Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department, the strike sparked a fire in the holding lot of the log home business.
"Right now, we're unsure [what started it], but right now - lightning strike," he said. "Most of the logs that they lost are for log homes."
The blaze worked its way into the company's stockpile of logs, engulfing several rows of raw timber.
"We didn't hear thunder or anything," said one man who was on-site and helped fight the blaze. "Just looked over and saw the smoke."
The Keremeos fire department called in additional resources to help tame the inferno. Kelowna fire dispatch confirmed that a team from Osoyoos came in and a trucking firm helped to bring more water to the scene.
The crews were able to contain the fire to the logs, no buildings were damaged.
It started shortly after 6 p.m. and by 8 p.m. firefighters were mopping up.
There are no reports of injuries.
Bosscha said this was the third lightning strike in the area today, following one on a mountainside and another closer to Keremeos which ignited an old railway right of way on fire.
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Lone Survivor
During a covert mission to take out a notorious Taliban commander, Four US Navy SEALs (Wahlberg, Kitsch, Hirsch and Foster) are stumbled upon by Afghan goatherds. Their position compromised, the squad retreats deep into the mountains, outnumbered and outgunned by a pursuing Taliban force.
For a film with an hour-long firefight in which a quartet of Navy SEALs are shot, burned, blown up and impaled, it's curious that the most brutal opponent in Peter Berg's Lone Survivor turns out to be a tree. In a scene that surpasses 2007's Hot Rod as the definitive example of Man Vs. Hill, the four soldiers, fleeing incoming fire, hurl themselves over a rocky escarpment. The resulting 30-second descent makes you feel every crack, thud and crunch, as they collide with stumps and rocky outcrops before coming to a sudden arboreal stop. It's an eye-watering sequence, one that leaves you as emotionally battered and broken as the men themselves (not to mention the stuntman who suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung). And if that weren't enough, 20 minutes later it happens all over again.
An ocean away from Battleship's frothy action, Berg's latest war film shows a very different face to armed conflict, demonstrating how even the best-laid plans fall apart in the face of sod's immutable law. Based on Marcus Luttrell's bestselling account of Operation Red Wings, Lone Survivor jettisons much of the book's context, focusing on the mission itself. The single, rolling engagement that occupies almost half the film's run time is a punishing ordeal deftly handled by Berg, who shows off the knack for limited-vantage, running firefights he demonstrated in The Kingdom.
But as effective as the action is, it comes at the expense of personality. We know almost nothing about the men whose lives hang in the balance, save for a fumbled series of playbook touchstones (an IM chat to a sweetheart back home and some eye-rolling at a wife's interior design choices). Berg veteran Taylor Kitsch gives a decent stab at bringing humanity to squad leader Lt. Murphy, while Wahlberg does his level best to breathe some life into Luttrell himself; Emile Hirsch, on the other hand, is left with almost nothing to do. The opposition fares still worse, with Taliban commander Ahmad Shah (Yousuf Azami) beheading an Afghan villager purely to show how horribly evil he is. A sop at the film's conclusion, insisting that not all Afghans are bloodthirsty insurgents, only serves to highlight the film's binary morality.
It's particularly unfortunate given that the story hinges on a morally complex decision. Discovered by a trio of non-combatants, the soldiers wrestle with the practical implications of cutting them loose and the ethical consequences of cutting their throats. Given how the film pans out, you can't help wondering whether the point of this tale is that they'd have been far better off having murdered the lot of them, which is discomfiting to say the least. That the team did not is commendable, but their hagiographic treatment is as unwarranted as it is poor storytelling. The notion that these men are red-blooded American heroes is banged home with alarming regularity, and capped off by an arduous montage of the real-life soldiers, set to a cover of Bowie's Heroes. If you're looking for political subtlety, even Battleship might be a better option than this.
A lack of story finesse can't eclipse the veracity of the action, however. For half of Lone Survivor the battle is the narrative, and there it scores a hit with every shot. Quite possibly the most authentic gunfight you'll see and the most affecting view of combat since Black Hawk Down, this is a potent glimpse at the reality of modern warfare for the Call Of Duty generation.
A severe portrait of fortitude under extreme pressure, somewhat marred by blinkered politics.
Reviewed by James Dyer
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|God Bless America Ahemm
Well other then the action scenes and a few good performances the film comes across as advert to join the army. ... More
Posted by WozisWoz at 16:19, 18 February 2014 | Report This Post
|RE: "Arduous" Way to the respect the dead...
L: Dr Lenera Largely avoiding politics, despite much claiming to the contrary by some lefties who dislike any film which portrays soldiers as heroes 6.5/10 ondescension aside, IT DOES show politics though, the entire coda about the Afghans' relations with the Taliban is political enough even if it avoids it for most of the film, and it is weird. The whole "OUR SOLDIERS THERE ARE HEROES GEDDIT HEROES" is also an utter simplification of a complicated, to say the least, conflict and the... More
Posted by Deviation at 13:27, 14 February 2014 | Report This Post
|RE: "Arduous" Way to the respect the dead...
Based on a failed "Operation Red Wings" mission which takes place on June 28, 2005, a four-man Navy SEALs team - Marcus Luttrell, Michael P. Murphy, Matthew Axelson and Danny Dietz - are sent into the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan to apprehend Taliban commander Ahmad Shah. However, their mission is compromised when they stumble upon local goat herders. Facing a dilemma whether to kill them or to let them go, they choose the latter option - an ill-fated decision that soon costs them dearly... More
Posted by Dr Lenera at 20:30, 11 February 2014 | Report This Post
|RE: "Arduous" Way to the respect the dead...
Thoroughly enjoyed this, but although well intentioned I'm sure, it overplays the sentiment at times, especially frustrating when it didn't need to, the film had plenty of poignancy without having to hammer it home for good measure. Still well worth a watch mind. 3.5/5 ... More
Posted by paulyboy at 11:26, 07 February 2014 | Report This Post
|"Arduous" Way to the respect the dead...
Poor show describing the montage at the end as arduous. You could've chosen to leave. Especially disrespectful to the families. ... More
Posted by turkish_187 at 21:14, 06 February 2014 | Report This Post
I read the book some time ago and there is much more to it that is portrayed in the film. The books covers SEAL training and the sense of brotherhood, the incident in the film and the protection by the villagers. Certainly the village aspect is far less violent than the film. Having said that and the film only showing a certain aspect of the book, I quite enjoyed it. It felt very real (and painful) even if the bad guys were a little bit clichéd and showed just what a difficult environ... More
Posted by bretty at 09:55, 06 February 2014 | Report This Post
I read the book some time ago and there is much more to it that is portrayed in the film. The books covers SEAL training and the sense of brotherhood, the incident in the film and the protection by the villagers. Certainly the village aspect is far less violent than the film. Having said that and the film only showing a certain aspect of the book, I quite enjoyed it. It felt very real (and painful) even if the bad guys were a little bit clichéd and showed just what a difficult environ... More
Posted by bretty at 09:55, 06 February 2014 | Report This Post
|Zero Dark Hurty.
The film had spent the best part of two hours convincing me that Seal Team 10 were dedicated, loyal, determined, and human; so playing a string-quartet version of Bowie's Heroes over an extended photo-montage of the actual team seemed a little more mawkish than sincere. Less 'hearts and minds' and more 'preaching to the choir', Lone Survivor feels like a great film trying to burst out of a dramatised reconstruction. FYI, Mr Berg, the two don't have to be mutually exclusive… ... More
Posted by TheMightyBlackout at 23:59, 05 February 2014 | Report This Post
That reads like a two star review to me, and I think it's a two star film for all the reasons James specifies. Yes, the action is good, but it's politics and sentimentality are bullshit. ... More
Posted by Osric at 18:31, 05 February 2014 | Report This Post
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I was shocked how much I enjoyed it! stared with same old american cheese..bad. Then got extremely good with awesome fighting scenes ( the falling was like something i have never seen before... awesome) and ended just good. But i was really enjying wahlbergs performances. I loved it xx ... More
Posted by ruddick at 17:29, 05 February 2014 | Report This Post
|Interesting reactions
There's so many mixed reactions to this movie already on this feed and having read them I have a tendency to agree with certain aspects of all of them. I enjoyed the movie mostly, although there would have been considerably more tension if it wasn't called Lone Survivor with an opening shot of the survivor been flown to safety. The shoot out was great, but as tysmuse said there was an element of ill-preparedness for no reason. Why not have a back up unit close by? And how about making sure yo... More
Posted by sebby6000 at 15:04, 05 February 2014 | Report This Post
good film 3 stars you are having a laugh lone ranger 5 anybody if not directed by thier pals no chance of decent review total sychophants to speilberg jackson et all ... More
Posted by rulookn atme at 13:07, 03 February 2014 | Report This Post
|RE: letdown
People are bound to go on about how it's biased or propagandistic or jingoistic, but I really don't care. As a piece of cinema, I think this one of the finest war films of the last few decades. Completely gripping, strikingly realistic, totally believable. ... More
Posted by Whistler at 23:17, 01 February 2014 | Report This Post
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An amazing accomplishment in cinema. When you see the cover and the name you might think it's just your typical war movie, but it's definitely not. It's filled with emotion and drama. The dedication of the actors to this productions is simply mind-blowing. All the guys did a great job, mainly I was impressed with Ben Foster, that dude evolves every single time we see him on the big screen. Watch the movie, it's an experience you won't forget soon! ... More
Posted by WolfofWallStreet at 20:17, 01 February 2014 | Report This Post
This is my first review but i felt compelled to register my interest: I'm no war expert (i work in an office) but i looked forward to this movie given the cast and director (i liked the kingdom, hancock and friday night lights) but this movie is sooooooooo bad. some nice shots and performances but really sentimental with the same soundtrack as FNL, overtly pandering to these poor bastards who got caught up in this.......with slow mo death shots, michael bay sunsets and caricature afghans ... More
Posted by pauliedickhead at 23:06, 31 January 2014 | Report This Post
|Bizarre story.
OK, given that this is a true story, this will probably come across as incredibly churlish and insensitive. But throughout the whole story, things kept happening that seem to portray America as incredibly incompetent and ill prepared. When they find the goat herders. Why did the let them go like that? Why didn't the just tie them up to a tree? or knock them out? or steal their shoes? break their radio? tie their shoelaces together? It just seemed like such an odd decision to allow them to run... More
Posted by tysmuse at 19:55, 31 January 2014 | Report This Post
|brave brave men
A geat film about men who talk the talk and also walk the walk the taliban are bully cowards these guys are the true warriors , and the good villagers show us that we must never make the mistake of tainting everyone with the same brush . ... More
Posted by mcgee at 18:45, 28 January 2014 | Report This Post
|RE: Lone Survivor
Atrocious neocon propaganda. Avoid. ... More
Posted by spamandham at 12:19, 28 January 2014 | Report This Post
I agree with Empire . One of the most authentic gun scenes I have seen on screen . ... More
Posted by jezy at 12:33, 27 January 2014 | Report This Post
|semper fi
Excellent performances and the best war/action scenes since black hawk down. Forget about the politics and you have an extremely enjoyable war flick . ... More
Posted by josh the movie leg at 19:31, 23 January 2014 | Report This Post
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