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25 Apr 21:38
Hales' Aide Says the Mayor Asked Him To Diss Water Effort—But Not In Official Capacity
by Dirk VanderHart
firehoseha ha, great
An aide to Mayor Charlie Hales has admitted to state investigators he criticized the proposed Portland Public Water District at the mayor's request, an alleged violation of Oregon elections law.
But Josh Alpert made the case to state elections officials he made an April presentation at a downtown law firm as a volunteer for the Stop the Bull Run Takeover campaign, which is opposing Measure 16-256—and that Hales asked him to do so not as mayor, but as a campaign leader.
From Alpert's response to state investigators [pdf].
The people backing 26-156, say that meeting was a violation of state law.
Alpert's the second Hales staffer to be accused of violating ORS 260.432. The other complaint involves a press release Hales' spokesman Dana Haynes sent to reporters in February.
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25 Apr 21:37
Lucasfilm makes it official: New Star Wars films ignore Expanded Universe
by Lee Hutchinson
firehose"The simple truth is that canon is whatever the license holder says it is. Fans need to wrap their heads around that."
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A post on Starwars.com officially confirms what fans have been hearing for the past three months: the complex and detailed future history of the Star Wars universe that has been slowly accreting since the 1990s will be completely ignored by the new trilogy of films. Per the post, "Star Wars Episodes VII-IX will not tell the same story told in the post-Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe."
The confirmation is being met with a mixed reaction from fans over on Star Wars uber-site TheForce.net. "Thank you for wasting 20 years of my life," said one poster. "I honestly may be done with Star Wars at this point."
"The simple truth is that canon is whatever the license holder says it is. Fans need to wrap their heads around that," responded another.
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25 Apr 21:35
Newswire: Seth Meyers will also host this year's Emmys
by Sean O'Neal
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NBC has announced that hosting enthusiast Seth Meyers will host the 2014 Emmy Awards, so named for your Grandma Emmy who still gets a big kick out of awards shows. It’s a logical step for Meyers, who graduated from hosting Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update to hosting Late Night—both, not coincidentally, on NBC, which gave the job to its then-Late Night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien the last three times it was home to the Emmys. (And the time before that, Late Night’s David Letterman co-hosted with Cheers’ Shelley Long—though Long left just as the ceremony was getting good.) Anyway, Meyers has also hosted the ESPYs, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and even Live With Kelly, and just generally enjoys hosting things. If you’re supposed to throw a dinner party you’re maybe kind of dreading, consider giving him a call.
25 Apr 21:35
When DayZ Becomes A Horror Movie
by gguillotte
firehosethat other game that's way more interesting to read about than play
this is an excellent prank either way (video on clickthrough)
Take this guy that NKA17 finds while wandering around in the dark, for example. He's taken it upon himself to make the DayZ experience creepier for everyone, which is kind of great (if not unsettling). Okay, yes, it's even kind of funny for a moment there, but mostly, it's strange.
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25 Apr 21:35
Warren Buffett Orders Dairy Queen at The Four Seasons Because That’s How Billionaires Roll
by gguillotte
Buffett eschewed the $150 Wagyu steak with maitake mushrooms in favor of a hamburger, Page Six reports, and “a Cherry Coke to wash it down. Handily, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has a large stake in Coca-Cola.” This stumped jovial Four Seasons co-owner Julian Niccolini, who told the Post, “We don’t carry that kind of stuff, so I sent out people to CVS to buy it.”
25 Apr 21:35
Docs: Alex Hribal, Pennsylvania. H.S stabber allegedly said "I have more people to kill" - CBS News
by gguillotte
"I can't wait to see the priceless and helpless looks on the faces of the students of one of the 'best schools in Pennsylvania' realize their precious lives are going to be taken by the only one among them that is a plebeian," read the note, according to the affidavit.
KDKA reports that this new information confirms investigator's suspicions that Hribal may have been targeting specific students. Earlier this month, investigators were looking into claims that students at the high school had received threatening phone message believed to be made from Hribal, including one where it's now believed he called someone saying he would "(expletive) them up" on the eve of the stabbing.
However, Hribal's attorney, Pat Thomassey, reportedly denies this claim, saying that the suspect was "home all night with his parents."
25 Apr 21:34
allosauropteryx: OH MY GOD, TEACOCKS! :O
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25 Apr 21:34
Are You Ready For A Lost Reboot?
by Rob Bricken
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It's only been four years since the Lost finale, but co-creator Carlton Cuse already thinks ABC will likely reboot the series. "We have to go back to the island!" an ABC executive will presumably scream.
25 Apr 21:34
Möbius Ship, A Model Ship Sculpture That Contorts in a Loop Like a Möbius Strip
by EDW Lynch
Back in 2006 artist Tim Hawkinson created “Möbius Ship,” a fascinating wooden ship sculpture that contorts in an endless loop like a Möbius strip. Hawkinson created the 10-foot-wide sculpture out of household objects including twist ties and packing materials. It is currently on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
photo via Indianapolis Museum of Art
via reddit
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25 Apr 21:33
Intricately carved ice cubes turn glasses of whiskey into works of art
by Joey White
Japanese liquor company Suntory realizes that a photo of a glass of whiskey makes for boring marketing, so for their latest ad campaign, 3D on the Rocks, they’ve turned to tiny ice sculptures to sell their whiskey…
Each cube is designed using computer modeling before a precision drill carves the ice…
Whether or not these wonderful images help Suntory sell more liquor, let’s hope these “rocks” find their way into our local watering holes soon…
(via My Modern Met)
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25 Apr 21:33
ReadQuick 2.0, A Speed Reading App That Rapidly Displays Text One Word at a Time
by Rollin Bishop
firehoseetc.
ReadQuick 2.0 is a speed reading app that rapidly displays text one word at a time with a pace set by users. We previously posted about an earlier version of ReadQuick for iPad, but the latest version is compatible for iPhone and includes the OpenDyslexic font for improved readability for dyslexic users. ReadQuick 2.0 is currently available on iOS.
image via ReadQuick
submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
25 Apr 21:31
Teen killed in Connecticut school assault - CNN.com
by gguillotte
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The police chief didn't provide a motive but said investigators are looking into rumors a boy was angry because Sanchez had declined to go to the prom with him. The prom, scheduled for Friday night, has been postponed.
TL;DR Wikipedia.
25 Apr 21:26
Prosecutors accidentally demand a statement from a dog, get the response they deserve
by Joey White
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Last year, the West Midlands Police Department grew frustrated with repeated requests from the Crown Prosecution Service for a witness statement from Officer PC Peach. Why? Because Peach is a K9 officer.
Since a dog is obviously incapable of offering a statement, the exasperated police finally provided this reply…
The CPS wasn’t pleased to be the butt of the joke, but the officer guilty of the forgery got away without a reprimand.
(via Reddit)
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25 Apr 21:18
"Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress."
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“Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.”
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25 Apr 21:13
Southern Food Group: Fried Chicken
by rreed
firehosefirehose chicken
what you need:
- a chicken, pref. dead and plucked and shit. like out of a supermarket. this will feed four northeasterners or two southerners
- an egg or two, depending on how fat this fucking chicken is
- paprika, black pepper, red pepper, salt, cayenne, onion powder, garlic powder. or just do what real southern people do and use tony chachere's while staring anthony bourdain in the fucking eye and grinning like "YOU'RE NEXT BOURDAIN, I'M FRYING YOU NEXT ASSHOLE"
- a half-cup of white flour for each piece of chicken, piece defined as drumstick AND thigh, or one breast
- a paper bag big enough to hold all the chicken you want to fry today
- a plastic bag big enough to hold the paper bag full of chicken
- a deep fryer, either a dedicated one or something deep that can heat a lot of oil, like a cast-iron dutch oven
- lots of oil. ppl argue about this, my fam swears up and down on cottonseed oil which doesn't appear to exist anywhere else. it doesn't really fucking matter that much, it's still going to be fried chicken so it'll be delicious, just don't use olive oil or you'll smoke yourself out of the house. ("blah blah smoke points blah blah" I did it. don't do it)
slit up the skin on the chicken but don't remove it, that would be stupid because there's fat in there, what the fuck man no stop skinning the fucking chicken, stop it
start heating up that oil now if you're using cast iron, you want that entire fucking thing at 350. yes, that's too hot, we'll talk about that later
chop the chicken up into drumsticks AND thighs together, and breasts. if you got it at a supermarket or asked the butcher to do it, this may already be done. otherwise this is why you own a meat cleaver, and it's satisfying as fuck all. if you got drumsticks by themselves it's OK, it's just more work
rub that spice mix all over the chicken skin, into the slits, get physical with this chicken. really get up into the chicken's slits, yeah, that's right, yeah. (i didn't specify how much mix you should make or use because you should have a massive fucking jug of your favorite spice mix always, and the proportions only matter to taste, fuck a spice mix recipe that you didn't make yourself)
throw a few tablespoons of spice mix into the flour and throw that into the bag. crack the eggs straight into the bag. ya hurd me, throw the fuckin eggs in the bag (no shell)
throw the chicken in the bag, all of it. then shake the devil out that bag. shake that bag as if jesus told you that's how you get into heaven is by shaking the fuck out that bag
after you done shook that bag, pull the chicken out of it and put ONE PIECE into the fryer. if you got a thermometer in there, watch the temp drop to about 325. before it does, lower the temp on the burner a bit--you want to cook at 325.
let that chicken fry until the crust gets golden brown. if it's having problems submerging, flip it around, but don't baby it. it's chicken, it don't give a fuck
The Southern Foodways Alliance and Garden & Gun decided to rewrite the food pyramid in 2014 by introducing the twelve Southern food groups. Thus far, we’ve covered oysters, gumbo, and boudin. This month, we shift our focus to a pan-Southern favorite, one that jostles with the likes of barbecue and grits for the title of Most Iconic Southern Food.
Photograph by Johnny Autry
We’re talking about fried chicken: a crispy, juicy, comfort dish that transcends color, class, and creed. In today’s South, fried chicken has even gone global. In Louisville, Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia bathes his yardbirds in Adobo broth before frying them. At Cardamom Hill in Atlanta, Asha Gomez flavors her fried chicken with the spices of her native Kerala, India.
If you don’t think fried chicken belongs on a white tablecloth, you’ve got plenty of other options, from the meat-and-threes of Nashville to the barbecue joints of Eastern North Carolina. And chicken is among the very few fried foods that taste wonderful eaten hot or cold. In the heat of the summer, chef Bill Smith adds a “picnic plate” of cold fried chicken to the menu at Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill.
Frying chicken is hot, demanding work. No matter the style—dredged or brined, deep-fried or cooked in a cast-iron skillet—fried chicken that’s crispy on the outside and juicy (yet fully cooked) on the inside requires skill, patience, and precision. So let’s raise a drumstick to some of the Southern cooks who have earned a name, a living, and a devoted fan base for their fried chicken.
Willie Mae Seaton, Willie Mae’s Scotch House, New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2014, Willie Mae Seaton turns 100. For more than half her life, Seaton turned out some of the best fried chicken in the Crescent City at Willie Mae’s Scotch House. Her efforts earned her a James Beard “America’s Classic” award in 2005, just months before Hurricane Katrina devestated the restaurant. It’s now back in business, and though the matriarch has retired, Seaton’s great-granddaughter Kerry Seaton carries on behind the fryer.
Click here for the SFA’s oral history with Willie Mae Seaton
…And here for Joe York’s film, Above the Line: Saving Willie Mae’s Scotch House
Martha Lou Gadsden, Martha Lou’s, Charleston, South Carolina
“I’m a mother of nine children, so I had to learn how to cook,” says Martha Lou Gadsden. But few home cooks make the leap to successful entrepreneurship, as Gadsden did at the age of 53. Thirty years later, she continues to turn out home-style plate lunches with the help of her daughters and granddaughters. Though Martha Lou’s serves a variety classics, from pork chops to collard greens to macaroni and cheese, the fried chicken is in a league of its own.
Click here for the SFA’s oral history with Martha Lou Gadsden
Andre Prince Jeffries, Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, Nashville, Tennessee
There’s fried chicken, and then there’s hot chicken. Legend has it that hot chicken was born of a revenge plot: A jealous lover served spice-coated fried chicken to Andre Prince Jeffries’s uncle to punish him for cheating. But she underestimated his tolerance for heat—instead of writhing in misery, the uncle was hooked. Eventually Ms. Jeffries got hold of the recipe and parlayed it into a Nashville institution. From lunchtime through late-night, a diverse clientele lines up for a taste of pleasure and pain.
Click here for Hot Chicken, Joe York’s short film about Prince’s
And click here for the SFA’s oral history interview with Andre Prince Jeffries
Related:
>January Southern Food Group: Oysters
>February Southern Food Group: Gumbo
>March Southern Food Group: Boudin
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25 Apr 20:40
Disney Abandons the Old ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe, Will Connect All Creative Developments Going Forward
by Rollin Bishop
firehose'Previous EU content will remain in print according to demand under a new Star Wars Legends banner.'
The Star Wars franchise quickly branched out from the original films to other forms of media like comics, books, and even television series. Something called the Star Wars Expanded Universe, or EU, has traditionally encompassed all licensed material outside of the six feature films created by George Lucas. Film canon always trumped EU canon, but the two coexisted peacefully with aspects translating between them. With the purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney and subsequent announcement of new film developments, fans have been wondering whether the EU would be incorporated into this new vision.
Disney has today revealed that any new creative developments going forward, including the new films, will be overseen by a single story group for the sake of consistence and coherence. Previous EU content will remain in print according to demand under a new Star Wars Legends banner. There may be content pulled from old EU for use by the new Lucasfilm Story Group, but this is effectively the end of what it was previously.
Now, with Lucasfilm’s Story Group, the EU will be unified like never before. Across the new films, TV animation, comics, novels, and games, the Star Wars narrative will be entirely consistent and cohesive. “I think the idea of aligning the content,” says Kiri Hart, head of development, “is actually a really fantastic and exciting opportunity that no other fictional universe could really even support.”
via Bill Mudron
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25 Apr 20:40
School stabbing note: What did Alex Hribal say? - Christian Science Monitor
firehose' "I can't wait to see the priceless and helpless looks on the faces of the students of one of the 'best schools in Pennsylvania' realize their precious lives are going to be taken by the only one among them that is a plebeian," read the note, according to the affidavit.
KDKA reports that this new information confirms investigator's suspicions that Hribal may have been targeting specific students. Earlier this month, investigators were looking into claims that students at the high school had received threatening phone message believed to be made from Hribal, including one where it's now believed he called someone saying he would "(expletive) them up" on the eve of the stabbing. '
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School stabbing note: What did Alex Hribal say? Christian Science Monitor The 16-year-old boy who stabbed 21 people at his Pennsylvania high school was charged on Friday with as many counts of attempted homicide, as court documents revealed his note describing the "helpless looks" he hoped to see on his victims' faces. Pittsburgh stabbing suspect wrote about attack, document showsAtlanta Journal Constitution Cops: Boy in knife attacks wrote chilling noteThegardenisland.com all 158 news articles » |
25 Apr 20:38
Verizon's Plan To Snoop On Its Customers
by Soulskill
firehoseall carriers suck forever
digitalPhant0m writes: "A story at the L.A. Times details how Verizon Wireless has started pushing the envelope (or downright abusing it) when it comes to tracking users without their knowledge. The company said, 'In addition to the customer information that's currently part of the program, we will soon use an anonymous, unique identifier we create when you register on our websites. This identifier may allow an advertiser to use information they have about your visits to websites from your desktop computer to deliver marketing messages to mobile devices on our network.' While newsworthy, the rate of privacy abuse revelations over the last few years makes it unsurprising." 
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25 Apr 20:37
Trail hikers in the Canadian Rockies using the brim of their hats as drinking vessels, 1924.
Before Nalgene and CamelBak there was The Brim of Your Hat.
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by Lizzie
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Trail hikers in the Canadian Rockies using the brim of their hats as drinking vessels, 1924.
Before Nalgene and CamelBak there was The Brim of Your Hat.