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Farmer’s Market vendors convene each Saturday, creating a sense of community among local food producers ADRIENNE ANDERSON DAILY NEBRASKAN

With more than 150 vendors, the Lincoln Farmer’s Market in the Haymarket can easily be overwhelming. White tents line the streets, pressing hundreds of people into narrow rows. Vendors are given the chance to enhance their advertising, appeal to the masses and, above all, sell their product.

There are many ways for a vendor to make a sales pitch, but variations seem to depend on the product. Established Lincoln businesses take a very different approach to sales than rural vendors selling fresh produce.

Despite the vendors’ differences, they all come together to create a sense of community that has become commonplace at the Farmer’s Market.

Great Harvest Bread Co. is an example of an established business in the market.

It sets up booths and focuses primarily on price and taste. The bakery, which is located on 48th Street and Old Cheney Road, is known for the thick slices of sweet and savory bread it gives away to customers who approach the stand. While the free samples draw people in, it’s something else that keeps the business up and running.

“I think the primary reason is because it tastes so good,” owner Kevin Horne said.

“We have a good-tasting product, and we have unique breads.” Another draw for Great Harvest is the bakery is locally owned and operated, and “everything is baked from scratch with no additives or preservatives every day.”

P.J. Babycakes is an established cupcake business that draws people by setting its

prices low.

“It’s not often you can go down there with a dollar and get a large-sized cupcake,” said Amanda Bragg, the bakery owner.

Family-owned farms take a far different approach to selling their products. Robinette Farms, located in Martell, Neb., sells everything from roots and greens to herbs and honey. What sets the farm apart from others, according to owner Alex McKiernan, is the pork.

“There are very few, if any vendors, that sell meat,” he said.

Robinette Farms also stresses the use of all organic methods, which is one of the things that their competitor, Martin Farms, uses as a marketing point as well.

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University opts for Microsoft-based email KIM BUCKLEY DAILY NEBRASKAN

Email plays an important role in society. The University of Nebraska is trying to stay up-to-date and make its email system more efficient and easier to use.

The University of Nebraska system officially announced it will be migrating its email system from Lotus Notes to the Cloud by Microsoft.

The switch will only be for faculty and staff, as students are already on Microsoft email, and therefore a Cloud solution, said Mark Askren, chief information officer of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Information Services.

By migrating to the Cloud, it is estimated the university will save almost $500,000 each year, according to the email sent by NU President, J.B. Milliken, announcing the migration.

In the email, Milliken said a task force comprised of faculty from UNL, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and UNCA recommended looking into migrating from Lotus Notes to the Cloud.

The task force was led by John

Ballard, a professor emeritus in the College of Engineering at UNL. The task force was formed to look at other options for email systems.

The members used surveys, focus groups and information gathered from IT specialists, who recommended moving to the Cloud.

“I think there was a fair number of people on the faculty side that didn’t like Lotus Notes and complained about it,” said Lynn Stephenson, manager of operations analysis at UNO and member of the task force.

“The thing we were looking at was going to the Cloud,” he said, adding that it was a complicated system for faculty.

Stephenson recommended that all the campuses in the University of Nebraska system be on the system regardless.

“I personally like Lotus Notes, but I also see the benefit of going to the Cloud,” he said.

The university system has finished the agreement, and the software has been approved.

“The next steps for us are extensive performance testing and developing a migration plan,” Askren said.

The official migration will take place as early as the fall, he said.

An updated timeline is published online on the Information Services website.

“Great universities require great technological services, and we believe migrating to Microsoft Office 365 will provide us the communication tools we need,” Askren said.

Askren said there is the possibility of the addition of video conference ability that will benefit both faculty and staff with Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype.

“We’re very encouraged by the prospect of migration to this new solution,” he said.

Stephenson agreed, but said there will be work-arounds with the new email system.

“On the positive side, I can get documents out and share them with other people,” he said. “We can be on the phone at the same time while looking at a document and making changes to the document at the same time.”

Stephenson said the new system means there won’t be applications for certain tasks. For example, he said, he would need to find an alternative to things like purchase requests.

“Some people will be pleased with this, some won’t,” he said.

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A recent University of Nebraska-Lincoln study found that more than 70 percent of lowincome families don’t get the recommended levels of nutrition in their diets. One way to improve nutrition intake, the study found, was for the whole family to eat together more often, especially at breakfast.

“What came out of this study is eating as a family is important,” said Wanda Koszewski, UNL extension associate professor of nutrition and health sciences and the study’s lead author.

While researchers knew families eating dinner together was important, what was surprising was that families who ate breakfast together showed a significant positive impact.

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“Now we know we need to emphasize families eating breakfast (together),” Koszewski said.

Part of the reason is that important nutrients, such as calcium, folate, potassium, Vitamin C and A found in fruits and dairy, are commonly consumed at breakfast, according to Koszewski. If people skip breakfast, they miss out on those nutrients.

“It’s like starting the day out already behind nutritionally,” she said. “When you miss those food groups at breakfast, you’re not going to make up for that later in the day.”

Part of the reason for families missing breakfast together, Koszewski said, is because of their fast-paced lifestyles.

“Breakfast used to be a meal to sit down and eat together,” she said, but now many

mornings, families are running out the door.

Some other issues, Koszewski said, is that young parents don’t know how to cook and that working-age children hold jobs to help out families.

“We need to get back to eating as a family, making sure we get the right foods at meals,” she said. “I have no idea how we’re going to do that as a society.”

While the study looked at low-income families, Koszewski said this study is not just about income.

“Across classes, I think we’re going to find the same thing,” she said. The problem with low-income families, she added, is that it’s hard for them to eat well together as a family anyway.

The results from this research provide nutrition

education to Nebraska’s Nutrition Education Program, which helps families on a limited budget improve the quality of their diets.

“It does make a difference,” Koszewski said of the research.

“We have data that shows it improves behavior and diets. This research will help us do our job better.”

While this is just a small study, Koszewski said she hopes to keep gathering research to see if the same results come up statewide or regionally.

“I would like more data to support why breakfast is important,” she said. “People say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This research shows it’s important to eat together as a family.”

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Former Husker Workshop writers host challenges reading to improve work Terry in race CAMERON MOUNT DAILY NEBRASKAN

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A former Husker is once again throwing his hat into the field.

But this time it’s the political arena instead of Memorial Stadium.

Brett Lindstrom, an Omaha financial adviser and a former Nebraska football player, is challenging Republican Congressman Lee Terry for the second district Republican U.S. House of Representatives nomination in next May’s primary election.

Lindstrom said he decided to run after many experiences with concerned citizens he saw being a financial adviser, especially after the recent economic recession.

“I think it’s time to make a change,” he said. “Who better to deal with a financial crisis than someone who is a financial adviser?”

Lindstrom said he has thought about running for a number of years, but the timing worked out now for him to run for office.

Lindstrom’s opponent, Terry, was first elected to office after running in the 1998 election.

He is currently serving his seventh term as a representative.

“Everyone has the right to run, and we’ve had primary opponents before,” said David Boomer, campaign manager for Terry. “We’ve had successful campaigns that led to us winning the nomination, and I’m confident that will happen again.”

Terry ran against competitors in the Republican primary in 2004, 2008 and 2010. Having Lindstrom as a competitor will not change Terry’s campaign strategy.

“We’ll continue to run the campaign we’ve won in the past, which is Lee getting out

and meeting his constituents,” Boomer said.

Lindstrom said the people in office have not done enough.

“We don’t need politicians,” he said. “We need problem-solvers. We need to stop borrowing.

We need to stop spending. In terms of entitlement programs, we need to be sensitive to those people.”

The former backup quarterback said young people are having problems finding jobs, and he wants to help them.

“We need to be able to create less red tape for them and businesses,” he said.

On his campaign website, Terry said he “believe(s) that every child deserves the chance to receive a high education” and that “education is the key to America’s future.”

Terry has been a strong supporter of student loans and federal funding when available, Boomer said.

On his website, Terry said the education system needs to be more accountable.

“If the power to make important decisions involving education is made through local administrators and parents, accountability systems would be easier to implement and follow up on,” he said.

Lindstrom is also an advocate for making local governments more responsible and accountable for education.

He said he wanted to “make it less of a bureaucracy and give it back to the local area.”

Lindstrom laughed when asked if being a former Husker would help him in the race.

“I think at the end of the day, people — all people — care about who’s better for them and their family,” he said.

“It doesn’t hurt,” he said. “Do I think something will result of it? Probably not.”

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Twice a month, Lincoln writers come together to write, critique and bond, forming a unique and powerful community. On Friday, the public will be able to hear them share their work at a reading at Lincoln’s Cultiva Coffee Shop.

“If (the attendees) didn’t have the workshop, I don’t think many of them would even write poetry,” said Terrance Oberst, facilitator of the F Street Community Center Writers Workshops. “It helps people with mental problems, with creative thoughts or negative thoughts. It’s just a wonderful place to be, to share in each other’s creations and to get feedback on it, and to feel comfortable and safe in a good environment.”

The workshops began in 1999, when the then-director of Lincoln’s Mental Health Center put out a survey to the community to find out what their likes and dislikes were.

“It turns out that everybody wanted something to do creatively,” Oberst said. Thus, the Writers Workshop and an art studio were born. The workshop has since moved from the CenterPointe facility to the Campus Recreation Center at 13th and F streets, and it meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month.

While the group began out of a tie to the mental health community, the group is free and open to anyone who wants to join. It is entirely about the love and process of writing.

“It isn’t about mental health and mental therapy,” Oberst said. “It’s about art”.

The group is also about honest and tough feedback, which should become obvious in the quality of writers on Friday.

“We’re very critical,” Oberst said. “That’s what people want. People have the option when they come to a workshop either to share their

poem without critiquing it or to critique it. And just about everybody wants their poem critiqued.”

Friday’s reading will feature 8-10 authors, reading mostly poetry, but fiction and flash fiction as well. The styles range from serious to parody.

Each reading also features a guest facilitator, a noted member of the writing community, which has included the likes of Ted Kooser and Mary K. Stillwell in the past. Friday’s reading will feature Academy of American Poets Prize winner Sarah McKinstry-Brown, whose poems can be found alongside works by Emily Dickinson and Lord Byron on poetryspeaks.com.

It’s her first time working with the F Street Community Center Workshops, but McKinstry-Brown said she admires the unique approach of the group.

“Any workshop that is open to bringing in different facilitators with different visions and voices, is one that I have immense respect for,” she said. “A willingness to have one’s work read by others and being open to constructive critiques are two of the best things a writer can do for his or her work.”

McKinstry-Brown will be reading from her first fulllength collection “Cradling Monsoons,” which centers on human and family relationships and the ties that exist in those relationships.

Readings like the one at Cultiva are perfect for this spirit of relationships and close communication, since they highlight what the workshop experience is all about.

“I think art is about transforming our personal experiences into universal ones,” McKinstry-Brown said. “Art is about communication, and the best way to find out if your writing is communicating the feelings and ideas you intended is by putting the work in front of more eyes and ears.”

Oberst has been able to

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witness the transformations and growth involved in perfecting a piece and overcoming the roadblocks of sharing it in front of an audience.

“I’ve seen people come from being very nervous, awkward and scared at their first or second readings,” he said.

“But by the fourth and fifth, they get into a groove where they feel pretty comfortable with the audience and being up in front of someone.”

It’s a spirit that Friday’s readers hope to convey to the audience at Cultiva, and a spirit that Oberst holds dear.

“We all love each other, we’re our best critics, and it’s

just a pleasurable experience to go twice a month to work with friends in the workshop,” he said.

Friday’s reading is free and takes place at 7 p.m. at Cultiva Coffee Shop, 727 S. 11th St. The eighth edition of the Writers Workshop anthology, “Writers on the Edge,” will be on sale, as well as Oberst’s newest book of poetry, “SUN.” The Writer’s Workshop is also open to all that are interested and meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rec Center.

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Video game restrictions should be left to parents RYAN DUGGAN

A boy silently walks into the game store, grabs “Grand Theft Auto III” and walks over to the counter avoiding eye contact with anyone. He takes out the crisp $20 his mom had given him and pays the incompetent cashier — no ID, no problem. As soon as he gets home, blood is spilled. Innocent screams fill the air as the percussion of the AK-47 beats softly in the background. The cartridges hitting the ground harmoniously add to the chaos like a small section of bells. The boy just smiles and collects the glowing wads of cash now on the street as his reward.

Some say parents ought to monitor the games their children are playing, while others, like Democratic State Sen. Leland Yee of California, insist that it should be the state’s prerogative to prohibit the sales of violent video games to minors.

A bill Yee wrote — Assembly Bill 1179 — prohibited minors from buying or renting violent video games that “depict serious injury to human beings in a manner

that is especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel.” Retailers who violate the act can be fined up to $1,000.

This was shot down on Monday with a 7-2 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court on grounds of violating the First Amendment.

“Like the protected books, plays and movies that preceded them, video games communicate ideas,” Justice Antonin Scalia wrote. “That suffices to confer First Amendment protection.”

Though it is a relief this California law was declared unconstitutional, the time, energy and taxpayers’ money that was put into it is absurd. Yee tried to implement a state law that is already practiced by many video game distributors.

The law he wrote also attempted to put government power where it isn’t needed.

Like movies, video games have a rating system that is established by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or the ESRB. These ratings range from “E” (Everyone) to “M” (Mature players 17 and up) and are based on the content of the game, similar in criteria to a movie rating.

Just as a minor cannot see a

R-rated movie, one can similarly not purchase a M-rated game without an ID. This is not a federal, or state, law by any means, but just an agreement established by the ESRB and video game distributors.

Movies receive very little flak from angry parents because the rating system is well established and understood. Though it is not a law, theater owners and most rental stores voluntarily uphold the rules and regulations that correlate to the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America’s film-rating system) and don’t let minors access these videos without parental consent.

Yes, it is still possible for minors to occasionally be let into a R movie by a lazy ticket seller, or perhaps a struggling theater, but I personally have been required to show ID several times seeing a R movie. At the same time, parents are more familiar with movie ratings and are more likely to monitor the content their kids are watching.

The reason video games are a problem right now is because the system is new. Being established in 1994 and associated with a

medium of entertainment that is not as familiar to adults as movies, the ESRB still needs a little time to establish itself as a warning sign for adults to look for when buying games for their children.

With this, I add that it is the responsibility of parents to monitor the games their children are playing, and by no means should it be a law upheld by the state. The system of buying and renting games needs to mature to the likeness of movies, and distributors need to consistently check the IDs of potential minors.

If movie theaters can uphold these standards in a relatively consistent manner, so can game stores.

I am so opposed to the restricting of video games to minors because it could hold unwanted results in the future. With the passage of one bill that restricts a form of media and entertainment to minors, numerous cases could be built off of it restricting other forms of media from reaching kids.

Federal censoring of the youth is dangerous and should primarily be done by parents.

Justice Scalia writes, “A state possesses legitimate power to

protect children from harm ... but that does not include a free-floating power to restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed.”

However, Yee goes on to state that “as a result of (the Supreme Court’s) decision, Walmart and the video game industry will continue to make billions of dollars at the expense of our kids’ mental health and the safety of our community.”

This is incorrect in the sense that Wal-Mart is required to check ID. Though some clerks may not check, it is required. This goes for many other large-name gaming distributors like Best Buy, Target, GameStop and EB games: All stores are required to check ID when selling a game that is rated M. Yee’s statement is nothing more than a stab at a big name corporation in an attempt to stir up some supporters, because let’s face it, almost everyone loves to hate Wal-Mart.

Also, there has been no study that proves video games directly relate to violent behavior. Though they are the first thing blamed whenever a shooting occurs, there is no concrete evidence to support

the idea that video games alone cause the violence. If video games did cause an increase in youth violence, one could expect the rate of juvenile crimes to increase as the games became more common.

However, according to an FBI crime report in 2008, the arrest rate for juvenile crimes has fallen 49.3 percent between 1995 and 2008.

Meanwhile, video game sales have quadrupled in that same period.

But whether games lead to violent behavior or not is worth an entire argument of its own.

Time is needed for the ESRB rating system to become familiar to parents and guardians. Parents then need to use this system to better monitor the games their children are playing, and game distributors need to keep checking IDs like they have been.

As for those who are against violent games, they can argue about the influence of games. But in no way should the restriction of games be a federal law. It should be nothing more than a house law.

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Natural disasters call for relief aid The past six months has highlighted the destructive force of nature. From the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, rampant tornadoes in the American South and the Midwest flooding, 2011 has been a perfect storm ­— to borrow a cliche.

Media coverage is faster than ever, increasing public awareness of events. The world isn’t so much suffering greater disasters as humans are becoming more aware of international events, leading to cyclical reporting that rouses interest before jumping to a new topic.

But unprecedented coverage of climate-caused disasters does more than briefly stir interest — it allows the public to know what it can do to help.

Such is the case in the recent flooding. Though water levels for the Missouri River have reportedly crested, there are still ways to help out locally.

There are ongoing sandbagging efforts in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Council Bluffs, Iowa, now has a Facebook page for flood volunteers (http://www.facebook.com/CBFloodVolunteers), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers claims to have used almost 5 million sandbags in and around Omaha.

If you can’t find some way to donate and help from afar, the proximity of the relief effort gives you the ability to help out.

So instead of watching on TV at home, get out and do some good this summer.

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Fairy tales aimed at more than kids

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ladimir Nabokov said great novels are great fairy tales. It’s hard to disagree with him. I was a kid once. To me, every fairy tale had to have a princess in it who, after overcoming many obstacles with a prince, had to live happily ever after. But, I also remember reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. No wonder I was scared to go to bed after reading them.

Their characters died terrible deaths, like the poor grandmother of Little Red Riding Hood eaten by a wolf, and very, very rarely did they live happily ever after.

After a workshop with author Kate Bernheimer at the 2011 Nebraska Summer Writers Conference, I understood why. Some fairy tales are just not meant for children. Period.

What was a fairy tale in my understanding in the past? A Hollywood romantic comedy with a happy ending. It’s not like they don’t exist in real life, they do (thank God). But in those “fairy tales,” there is a particular scenario with minimum surprise.

Sometimes we watch them because we don’t want those surprises — we just want a happy ending, even if it’s a cliche.

I learned a great deal about the fairy tales. I learned in fairy tales, cliches can and do work. I learned there is a reason why things are not overly explained and other things are not mentioned, even though they

are they blue-eyed or not, what do they do in their free time, etc. The writer can also mention that there were, for example, two brothers, and one of them is not mentioned later at all. It’s just not his story. But he was there, so he’s apparently worth being mentioned at least once.

The characters are not given emotions.

It’s almost impossible to see a line like “She was devastated with the loss of her Marina Marshenkulova daughter and cried all day long, caressing the sorrow in her heart, until one day she might raise a question in the reader’s head. died of grief,” in a fairy tale. It will be more The questions might never be answered, like “her daughter died. The queen died of but that’s not the point of a fairy tale. The grief.” purpose of it is to give food for thought, Intuitive logic. Fairy tales are not show deep things through symbolism and, crazy about providing the explanation for of course, to entertain. anything. The question “why” is never Bernheimer said fairy tales are the answered, which leaves us with an option to skeletons of story. During the workshop, she interpret things the way we want to. Things explained some key elements of a fairy tale. just happen there. It’s a fairy tale, rememAbstraction. A woman lived; a man lived; ber? Animals talk and people like you and they died, but before that, they had a baby. me have superpowers.

Not a whole lot of details. What were the Everyday magic. In fairy tales, magic is parents’ names? Why did they die? How did not surprising; it happens on a daily basis. the baby survive on its own? Those would A hero jumps into the water without being be expected questions in a reader’s head. able to swim and survives. He doesn’t have But don’t expect the fairy tale to answer superpowers, but he’s in a fairy tale, which them: It’s almost never an issue. As Bernmeans that no matter what he does, he’ll get heimer said, the fairy tales are deceptively around (with the exception of the Brothers simple.

Grimm, who were not that tolerant toward Flatness. Characters in fairy tales are flat. We don’t get to know them most of the time. What kind of hair do they have,

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Presidential election 2012: How the GOP stacks up

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his year is quickly coming to a close. And I, for one, am less concerned about the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial elections than the impending end of the world in December 2012. That is, if this debt ceiling fight doesn’t cause the end of the world first.

But for some reason, people still care about the race to beat President Barack Obama for the presidency.

Now, obviously, this is all one side of the aisle: Obama will not face a primary in the Democratic Party unless it comes from the guy currently suing him over Libya, Democractic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.

So, we’re left with a relatively large group of Republicans vying for the right to, depending on the candidate, put Obama’s feet to the fire or be crushed under the weight of Obama’s impressive fundraising and political apparatus. Without further ado, here’s my handicapping of the GOP 2012 candidates: Tier IV: The “Who Are You?” Candidates Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico: This is my kind of Republican. Johnson, the libertarian

governor, supports legalization of marijuana, is pro-choice and basically anti-major government interference in any affairs, from social to economic. I can deal with that.

Problem is, Republicans can’t. For all the Tea Party’s rhetoric about how it is an economic movement, many Tea Party conservatives are also social conservatives, and outside the Tea Party remains the evangelical Christian base of the GOP. Pro-choice?

Bye-bye.

Buddy Roemer, former governor of Louisiana: Who? He hasn’t been at any debates, has he? I’ll get back to you on this guy — but his poll numbers aren’t the best. As in, nonexistent .

Tier III: The “You Can’t Be Serious” Candidates Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House: Aside from having a name like Newt, Gingrich’s entire staff and major fundraisers quit. Gingrich’s response was to accuse the media of recognizing how “dangerous” his campaign was. So dangerous it failed to launch.

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas: Didn’t we see this in 2008? Maybe a few more people want to “End the Fed” now, but most people recognize craziness

Huntsman believes in climate change — that is, he believes in science. He’s pro-civil union, which is better than nothing. He argued on behalf of the stimulus. He’s knowledgeable in foreign affairs.

He’s completely unacceptable to the current base of the Republican Party, and that, putting it bluntly, sucks.

Tier II: The “It Could Happen” Candidates zach smith Tim Pawlenty, former governor when they see it. This is a guy who of Minnesota: Tim Pawlenty is the thinks legalization of any drug, proleast inspiring speaker I have ever vided it’s done in private, is fine. This heard. And I supported John Kerry in is a guy who disagrees with govern2004. His fundraising is expected to ment interference in private affairs, be less than $5 million this quarter, even to the Civil Rights Act. He has which is abysmal. His economic plan enough odd positions to outweigh his amounts to three points: I’ll make the admirable opposition to the Iraq War. economy grow by 5 percent for a deRick Santorum, former senator cade (Reagan and Clinton managed from Pennsylvania: I refer you to his this for a couple years, each, not a dehardline social conservatism paired cade). This will bring in revenue and with Catholicism, a combination close our deficit, so we can have tax that makes evangelicals skeptical. cuts for rich people. Tax cuts for rich Santorum also doesn’t fundraise well. people increase revenue even more.

By that, I mean at all.

Pawlenty is not only uninspiring, Jon Huntsman, former governor of but he lacks basic math and economUtah, former ambassador to China: ics skills. Nevertheless, he was, up I’m hesitant to put Huntsman in until Bachmann, the anti-Romney. this tier, because I actually believe Herman Cain, former CEO, Goda Huntsman-Obama race would be father’s Pizza: Cain might play well, a very good thing for this country. as a favored son of Nebraska, here.

He’s also a black Republican, which allows some white southern Republicans to say “Look, I’m not racist!” He famously debated Bill Clinton during the “Hillarycare” debates and won.

But he’s also virulently anti-Muslim, even for this climate, knows nothing about foreign affairs and his momentum wore off after the first debate.

Tier I.5: The Wild Cards Gov. Rick Perry of Texas: Trivia: When was the last time we had a governor of Texas as our president?

Does anyone remember those years?

Apparently not. Anyway, Perry has national appeal: He’s socially and economically conservative, and he’s the only running Southerner (Gingrich is adopted). The ingredients are there, but it’s getting too late. Too late, except for one candidate who doesn’t play by the rules. Who doesn’t need the lame-stream media. Who can see Russia from her house, except her new house is in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former vice presidential nominee: The Sage of Wasilla, as political scientist Jonathan Bernstein dubs

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» 2 ears of corn » Butter or margarine » Salt and pepper to taste » 1 small onion or 1/2 of a medium onion, finely chopped » 1-2 jalapenos, seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped » juice of 1 lime » 3-4 avocados » Cilantro to taste, chopped To grill corn: Remove the outer layers of husk, leaving some of the inner layers. Pull back remaining layers (being careful not to remove them entirely) and remove silk. Place butter, salt, and pepper on corn and close husk. Place on hot grill for 15-20 minutes depending on heat.

While corn is grilling, mix jalapeno, onion, lime juice, and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Cut avocado in half around the pit and twist the halves apart. Remove the pit. Using a knife, section the avocado halves. Remove from skin using a large spoon. Add avocado to mixing bowl and stir, coating in lime juice to prevent browning.

Add salt as desired.

When corn is done grilling, remove husks and cut kernels from cob by running a knife down the side of the cob. Add corn to mixing bowl, toss gently, and serve with chips or as a condiment.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SUB » 1 zucchini, sliced » 1 yellow squash, sliced » 1 red onion, sliced » 1 red bell pepper, sliced » Large hoagie or loaf of French bread, split in half » Cream cheese » Olive oil » Salt and pepper Prepare grill and brush grates with oil. Brush vegetables with olive oil on both sides. Grill vegetables approximately 3 minutes on each side. Place bread face-down on grill long enough to toast bread. Remove from heat and spread cream cheese on both sides of bread. Arrange the grilled vegetables on the loaf bread and sprinkle with salt and pepper as desired. Serve hot.

ROASTED GARLIC

» As many large heads of garlic as desired » Olive oil » Salt and pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove outer skin from head if necessary. Cut off top 1/4 inch of garlic head. Drizzle with olive oil, using fingers to spread the olive oil across the tops of each clove. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Wrap garlic heads in tin foil and place on a baking sheet in the oven for 20-30 minutes. When done, garlic cloves should be soft to the touch and easily removed from the head via squeezing or with a fork.

Roasted garlic is milder than raw garlic and can be easily spread on bread or used in sauces, soups, and other dishes.

SAUTEED ASPARAGUS » Asparagus » Lemon juice » Olive oil » Salt and pepper Snap off woody end of asparagus spears. Put olive oil in saute pan on medium heat. Add the asparagus spears and cook them for 1-2 minutes, moving them constantly. Remove from heat. Squeeze lemon juice over the spears, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve.

CAPRESE SALAD » 4 large ripe tomatoes, sliced » 1 lb. fresh whole milk mozzarella, sliced » 1/3 cup basil leaves » Olive oil » Balsamic vinegar » Salt and pepper Arrange the tomato slices, mozzarella slices, and basil leaves by alternating and overlapping them. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve alone or with bread.

AGUA DE SANDIA (WATERMELON WATER) » 4 to 6 cups watermelon, seedless or seeds removed, chunked » Water » Lemon or lime juice » Sugar Place watermelon and 3 cups of water in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into gallon pitcher and add enough water to reach 1 gallon. Taste and add sugar and lemon or lime juice as desired.

MARINATED CUCUMBERS › AS MANY CUCUMBERS AS DESIRED › EQUAL PARTS WHITE VINEGAR, WATER, AND SUGAR Slice cucumbers to desired thinness. Place slices in a large mixing bowl. Add vinegar, water and sugar one cup at a time until cucumber slices are fully submerged. Let sit in refrigerator at least two hours. Marinated cucumber slices can be used in sandwiches or served as a side dish.

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Bread & Cup use local produce in everyday cuisine KIM BUCKLEY DAILY NEBRASKAN

The Farmer’s Market offers fresh, locally grown food to Lincolnites every Saturday morning from May to September.

Haymarket restaurant Bread & Cup takes advantage of the market and uses produce bought there in its dishes.

“It’s extremely convenient because my restaurant is so close to the market,” said Bread & Cup owner and chef Kevin Shinn. “I think knowing where (the food’s) been grown and who grew gives it a story.”

Shinn lets his customers know where he buys the food he serves in his meals.

“For some people, it makes a difference,” he said. “I think the flavor and the taste speaks for itself. And the way we prepare them makes it look better and brighter on the plate.”

The produce goes into various dishes, such as vegetable fritters.

“We refer to it as a seasonal canvas we can apply different plates to,” he said.

The Farmer’s Market only lasts a couple of months, but Bread & Cup continues to use vegetables from the market all year.

“We try to do all we can to preserve the harvest,” Shinn said. “We do what we can up to a point.”

In order to preserve food, the company dries tomatoes and processes strawberries.

“We simplify our vegetable menu and try to have more of a focus on meat and protein (when the market is closed),” Shinn said.

Bread & Cup buys pork and meat locally because it is close by, he said.

At the Farmer’s Market, the price for food can be more expensive, but Shinn said he doesn’t haggle with the vendors.

“Sometimes, people give me a whole sale discount because I’m buying so much,” he said, adding that he doesn’t want to low-brow anyone.

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FARMER’S MARKET: FROM 1 the only thing that Martin Farms is proud of. It also specializes in the sale of plants that produce food, as well as a wide array of fruits, vegetables, berries and nuts.

“We have a large family, so it’s more of a large family farm,” said owner Heather Martin. “Even our kids are involved.”

While the Farmer’s Market

brings out the best in friendly competition between vendors, businesses or family farms, it is also responsible for creating a large sense of community that allows companies to grow.

“As we continued to grow, it was the Farmer’s Market that allowed us to continue,” Bragg said. “We love it down there, we love the other vendors and the

relationships we’ve grown.”

The sense of community and the ability to interact with customers on the street is one of the things that each vendor seems to value.

“The Farmer’s Market is part of who Lincoln is,” Horne said. “We want to be a part of the community, as well.”

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It seems like there are more suspenders in this town than is necessary. At least two washboards call Lincoln home, and the number of songs about desperation rises like the Missouri River.

Folk music could well be having its second true renaissance here in Nebraska, and Kill County couldn’t be better fit for the job of spreading the trend around the country. More than a thousand miles separate the band’s leading members Josh James and Ringo, who respectively call Austin, Texas, and Ann Arbor, Mich., home. But this Friday, the band reconvenes in its original meeting place of Lincoln and joins a pair of punk bands.

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Then as Ringo (that’s just Ringo, no last name) says, the idea that rap and hip-hop are more folk than folk music is one to consider. Slowly, the renaissance seems to unravel, and the folkiest of groups begins to feel mislabeled.

Daily Nebraskan: I heard you asked to be on this bill with Prayers for Atheists and Piss Poor. Since it’s an eclectic lineup, what made you want to play this Friday’s show?

Ringo: I mean, we were originally scheduled in Lawrence, Kan., but that fell through. So we were scrambling for a show, and Brad Kindler (Kill County drummer) wanted to play there, and it just worked out.

DN: Do you play on diverse bills like this often?

R: We have before. It’s a great idea, honestly, to expose your band to other audiences and vice versa. I think it’s going to be fun.

DN: You’re a band known for its nomadic lifestyle, so I understand if you want to keep

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One of Helene’s regular DAILY NEBRASKAN cleaning clients is Dr. Kroger, “Queen to Play” is a 2009 a gruff American and pseudoFrench drama written and hermit whose hardships in life directed by Caroline Bottaro, have left him lonely and bitadapted from Bertina Hen- ter. When Helene discovers richs’ novel of the same name. a chess set stashed away on The film will be playing at Kroger’s shelf, she begs him the Mary Riepma Ross Media to teach her the finer points Arts Center from July 15 to 21. of the game. The doctor reHelene is a middle-aged luctantly agrees, and the two maid living on the idyllic is- begin holding regular chess land of Corsica, Italy. Her sessions each week. Drama days consist of hum-drum ensues as Helene and Kroger’s housekeeping, while trying relationship becomes the talk to take care of her teenage of the town, making many daughter Lisa and hard-work- people, including her husing husband Ange. One after- band, suspicious of the two’s noon, Helene watches a lovely newly found friendship. couple playing chess while “Queen to Play” largely tidying up their hotel room. focuses on the mid-life libShe is instantly transfixed by eration of the protagonist. Hethe sophisticated board game lene’s innate talent for chess and buys a cheap electronic rejuvenates her love for life, as set for her husband’s birthday. she fine-tunes her faculties in CORN Instead of sleeping,KING Helene ways she never thought possisneaks out of Directed bed, spending

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a mystique around your birthplace, but where were you all from originally?

R: We all met in Lincoln, and I think most of us are from Lincoln originally, but I’m from northeast Nebraska.

DN: Are you all still living in separate places?

R: Yeah, Josh (James) still lives in Austin, Texas. I just moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., and everybody else generally lives in Lincoln. So we’ll see how it works out. We’ll have some different members joining.

DN: Since you’ve been around the country, what keeps you coming back to Nebraska, back to your roots?

R: Well, Lincoln’s just a place where we all met. A lot of people we play with are there.

So it just seems kind of like our hometown, but we just keep coming back. We play with bands there a lot, and our families are still there, so it seems most like home.

DN: OK, I suppose now I

have to ask why you’re named Ringo before we go any further.

It’s just Ringo?

R: Just go by Ringo, yeah.

There’s really no reason, it’s just a name that was given to me when I was about five. There’s no good story behind it, unfortunately (laughs).

DN: And you played for a “Love Drunk” video at a farm southeast of Lincoln. Have you played anywhere, how should I call it, cooler than that skylo?

R: Yeah, that was pretty cool, man. We were excited Ross Brockley let us chill there. We really liked that spot a lot; it was inspiring. And I can’t think of any place better. I might be able to if I had some time to think, but not that I know of now.

DN: I don’t know if you’ve seen either South of Lincoln or the Betties, but there seems to be a trend of musicians harking back to simpler times with their music and aesthetic. What is it that draws you to the folk genre you’ve adopted?

R: That’s a good question. It’s

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what I enjoy listening to. I love listening to acoustical music.

I’m not sure exactly what draws me to it, but it’s just music that I play and listen. And I don’t know where the trend comes from. But its true, there are a lot of great bands playing folk out there, and I think some great stuff’s going to come out.

DN: OK. R: Actually, did you see Talib Kweli on the Colbert Report?

Have you heard of him?

DN: Yeah, I didn’t see that, though.

R: He talked about how rap

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result bring to light underlying issues between the contemptuous couple. Helene desperately desires something to call her own, and Ange struggles to come to grip with his wife’s surging sense of sovereignty.

Though “Queen to Play” follows a fairly familiar storytelling formula, the central character is charming and intriguing enough to maintain viewers’ interest. There are understated elements working throughout the film, both in terms of the individuals and

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NEIL ORIANS

It has been pointed out to me that my musings have been extremely cynical. And it’s true, I’m super bitter and angsty. So I decided this week I would write about something great that’s happening in punk rock. On July 1, one of the coolest acts of kindness that will probably ever grace the city of Lincoln occurred, and you guys need to know about it.

Local pop-punk bands A Summer Better Than Yours and the JV Allstars played a show at the Bourbon Theatre.

They played with two touring bands, I Call Fives and, a

personal favorite, We Are The Union. On the surface, this show doesn’t seem very exciting at all. However, it’s how the locals treated it that truly reafBUCK firms my personal beliefs that

by Cindy Meehl theDirected punk rock industry is so Marybetter Riepma Ross much than anything else in the world.

JVA and ASTBY played the show for free.Grade Some of their members even paid the cover to get in. Upon hearing the show lineup, I was a bit upset. I felt that it was a couple of local, successful pop and pop-punk bands hoarding the good shows. It’s not uncommon. The Bishops in Omaha always get to play any show with renowned third-wave ska band the Toasters, making it impossible for kids who love the Toasters to hear any of the other great ska in Nebraska.

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for free was to give as much money and support to the touring bands as they possibly could. They didn’t want to make money off a show that, quite frankly, they probably could have. Neither of the local bands is extremely successful, and yet in order to help these outsiders with their dreams that all us punks share, they actively and metaphorically allowed their own financial success to

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Confusing story line Latest in series sticks to hinders readability meaningless action RACHEL STAATS DAILY NEBRASKAN

“Untold Story,” a novel by Monica Ali, depicts what could have happened if Princess Diana had not been killed in a car crash, but if instead she had faked her own death to escape from both her royal duties and her unhappy marriage to Prince Charles.

The book follows the story of Lydia, a woman living in a small Midwestern town. Her background is very mysterious, which causes her friends to question how well they really know her. Lydia purposefully isolates herself from anyone who gets too close to her to prevent her true identity from surfacing.

Given the extreme popularity of the British royal family due to the recent marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton, this novel had a lot of potential.

Unfortunately, the story line was difficult to follow due to many factors, including multiple narrators.

All three narrators of the story had unique perspectives, which added interest to the piece. One was Princess Diana herself, under the alias of Lydia. The other two narrators were Dr. Lawrence Standing, Diana’s personal secretary, and a photojournalist who took pictures of Diana from the very beginning, even before she became engaged to Prince Charles. Not only did all three narrators participate in a first-person narrative, making the use of “I” in the story very ambiguous, but they also told their stories using different styles, which were not consistent throughout the novel.

In addition to the confusion of multiple narrators, the organizational structure of the novel was not conducive to easy reading. After the first few chapters, the story jumps backward in time, and many events appear out of order as journal entries. If the story progressed in a chronological order, it would have been a much better read, but the structure hindered the

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reader from being able to fully immerse him or herself in Lydia/Diana’s life.

It was clear the author was trying to make the story line confusing for the reader because of the confusion of all the characters (except Lydia), but too many details were left hazy and unanswered in the book.

The novel started out slow and did not pick up until more than halfway through, only to end in disappointment. The majority of the book is filled with Lydia’s fear of being discovered in her new life and pining over the boys she has lost. Overall, the language was superb, but the story itself was dissatisfying.

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KILL COUNTY: FROM 6 and hip hop are more folk than folk music. It’s more a type of language you use. And I thought that was interesting, because most people tend to think folk is more acoustic instruments. You bringing up why we like folk music made me think of that, so it’s an interesting thought. But anyway, just something to think about.

DN: Definitely. Now, since you are all dispersed around the country, do you write songs and share or do you find a way to collaborate somehow?

R: We generally just write independently, and we send it online or send hard copies of CDs. And when we get together, we practice those songs.

Whatever sticks with the other people is what we play, so you send them a bunch, and only a couple stick. It’s a lot of experimentation, flying by the seat of our pants. We just play shows, we don’t really practice.

DN: Do you think it’s a benefit or a drawback then that audiences get to hear you without having practiced much? Do

you think it sounds more raw and inspired?

R: I don’t know, maybe there’s some of that. You can totally fucking suck if you don’t practice, too. That, or the music can be fresh and everybody’s inspired. There are moments of both. My favorite part of the band is practicing, and we don’t really get to do a lot of that, which is kind of a big bummer. But we make it work, you know.

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ORIANS: FROM 6 step aside and make way for the touring bands.

The way venues work is simple and based on a modestly fair system. Sound guy gets paid first, then the rest goes to the bands. If there is a book agent, the money goes through him or her first and trickles to the bands. However, it doesn’t work quite that peachy anymore.

Bands don’t get paid shit. We consider making $40 a decent night. One time, my old band made $200, and we were completely floored by the generosity of the bar. They had made money off the bar and cover, and they supported who we are and what we wanted to do.

We need venues to support bands more, yet I know that’s not a system that will likely change soon. Some of my best friends are sound engineers, bartenders and even door men.

I understand they need to make money, too. There is a certain sense of tug and pull that comes from the music industry, and something is eventually going to give — hopefully it’s not us musicians.

In order to have a better scene in general, we need this sense of community. We need local bands who have the floor space to help touring bands.

I’ve slept in a van with seven people outside a Wal-Mart

because none of the local bands or 100 kids who went to the show had the decency to give us room to sleep. It sucks, and it breaks my heart knowing I’m not the only kid who’s gone through that. If you have floor space and dig the out-of-town band that’s playing, offer them a place to stay. Let them sleep on your futon. Better yet, let them munch on your Top Ramen and cereal. If we want better music to come and stay in Lincoln, we need to take a hint from A Summer Better Than Yours and The JV Allstars and start treating each other better.

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SMITH: FROM 4 her, doesn’t believe she needs to play by the conventional set of campaign tactics. Her following is strong, small and devoted. She can win primary states. She must announce soon, though. Sarah Palin is a gift, sent from Almighty God, to Barack Obama. I hope and pray she is the nominee.

Tier I: The Contenders Michele Bachmann (RMinn.): I can’t believe I’m putting Michele Bachmann here. Excuse me. I need to go outside and get some fresh air.

That’s better. Bachmann, despite being radical, maybe because she’s radical, has a real chance. She can harness the Tea Party — she’s its champion in the House. She can fundraise — she was the

top fundraiser in the House last cycle. She’s socially conservative. She’s economically conservative. She occasionally faces the right camera when on television. She is the anti-Romney, right now, And she could lose this spot very quickly.

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts: The flip-flopper-in-chief is back for another round. He’s doing a much better job on the stump this time around.

He also believes in climate change, which is kinda cool.

He can fundraise like no other. But he’s Mormon, not trusted by social conservatives, not trusted by economic conservatives and is only the front-runner by default.

Republicans are looking for the anti-Romney.

I think Barack Obama will be re-elected. Overwhelmingly. He won’t win Indiana again, but he’s competitive in a number of states that weren’t competitive last time around. Barack Obama should not win re-election with the economy still this bad. But voters still blame Bush and are disgusted with the crop of candidates the Republicans have put up. We’ll see next November.

Then the world will end, anyway.

ZACH SMITH IS A SENIOR MUSIC AND POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HIM AT ZACHSMITH@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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In an honest man’s world, there would be no world hunger. There would be no use for weapons, ego or greedy consumption of mass resources. Also, in an honest man’s world, there would be no Michael Bay. I wonder sometimes if that would be a good or a bad thing.

The right and the left side of the brain fight for dominance daily.

Our higher intellect wrestles back and forth with our basic instincts.

It becomes increasingly important, if we wish to function in civilized society, to best our lizard brainstem. However, Michael Bay exploits those lower levels of consciousness quite well, as seen in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”

We live in our dimension of escapism. In our best of times, we can take ourselves quite seriously to the point of neuroticism. And at other intervals, we give in and all we want to see is carnage and melodrama that could never exist in our own lives. “Dark of the Moon” is the precise movie for what we anticipated in volume (apparently).

The film is not exactly a clone of the other films, but distinctly similar. By itself, as a sequel, it’s not a surprising result. But the way this is differentiated from other fare is that it is distinctly marked by its creator, Bay. Wide camera pans, soaring shots of vistas, tight, unintelligible action sequences … and yes, airplanes and helicopters silhouetted by a sunset are all here.

Mr. Bay has crafted something quite wonderful in fact: a film that is completely based on feeling, or rather, intuition.

Devoid of any real purpose or need, the whole of the “Transformers” franchise has strung itself along on the simple premise of audience optimism. “Dark of the Moon” is no different as it seems to

wander in and out of itself as a side effect of the director’s complete, indifferent comfort with the material. Three pictures and several years deep with the same characters and objectives is enough for even a pyro to second guess the means to the end.

Yes, it’s entertaining in the vein of shut-off-your-mind-and-watch cinema, and its gusto and pension for upping the ante at every turn is affecting, even admirable. But the sweltering heat doesn’t need to be beaten away with fiery explosions in a cold theater.

Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is not in any more of a pleasant disposition with new girlfriend Carly (the Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who is surprisingly more adept an actress than Megan Fox). Living in Washington, D.C., he wishes he were still with Bumblebee and the other Autobots. But without any Decepticons to fight, they’re forced to basically be the United States’ big gun in foreign diplomacy. Soon, things change and giant robots smash each other like we imagine they always will. Sparks fly, frames speed up and slow down at any given moment of consequence and foley artists get cramps while trying to replicate the sounds of thirty different kinds of metals crashing and banging.

The plot, while more developed than the headache that was “Revenge of the Fallen,” is still tenthbilled behind the likes of action, Mr. LaBeouf, Huntington-Whiteley’s lips and several unnecessary comic relief characters. It seemed impossible to outdo Ramon Rodriguez, John Turturro and the “vaguely” racist robots Skidds and Mudflap from the last film, but John Malkovich, Ken Jeong and two tinier Autobots manage just fine. Their short screen time is the only thing I can think of for the existence of a loving and just god, but their immediate, however,

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brief appearance is enough to let me believe in a spiteful and much more powerful Satan.

None of it is anymore comprehensible than the previous two installments. None of the action is any less trivial. A resolution is just as clear cut and dangling as it ever was. The same rhythm back and forth. We owe it nothing, and yet we take so much of our time to see it. Running over 2 1/2 hours, I found myself in complete disconnect with earlier scenes that help set a precedent for the last 45 minutes of pure, urban destruction masturbation.

This is not one movie — it’s several strung together at odd sections of the body. Complete disorientation shouldn’t drag this much. The cutting room floor must be bare of fat. There’s a lot to be trimmed and a lot that seems tacked on. It’s not a complete mess like “Green Lantern,” mainly because “Green Lantern” was a film by committee. “Transformers” is a movie by an ego-centric ONE. An honest man may not need a movie about giant aliens destroying the planet, but the honest man KINGFrom CO doesn’t need a lot of things. time to time, weDirected all consume bywhat Aar we don’t demand simply because it exists. It’s impossible to say it’s no fault of our own for “Transformers: Gra Dark of the Moon.” We asked for it when we became acclimated to being human and needing to take in some bullshit now and again. It lets us appreciate better, more important things.

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QUEEN: FROM 6 their connections to each other, that aren’t overtly apparent.

This narrative restraint that Bottaro opts for bolsters the film significantly, allowing it to rise above the conventionality of its melodramatic tone.

One of the central themes of “Queen to Play” is having

confidence in one’s self and a willingness to take risks. On the surface, it may seem that the filmmaker failed to follow her own advice and decided to play it safe. However, the film’s final scenes suggest otherwise by taking a brief and unexpected twist that turns

the entire film on its head.

Through solid performances, and a small yet significant subversion of expectations, “Queen to Play” succeeds as a compelling tale of self-fulfillment.

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402-488-2088, 402-450-9160.

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2924 Vine, 3 bedroom, 2 baths, all appliances included. Some furniture. References required, $650 month plus utilities. 402-450-4632.

One male roommate wanted in a four bedroom, two bath house. Six minutes from campus and very reasonable rent. Furniture, dishwasher, washer/dryer provided. Fenced in backyard in very friendly neighborhood. If interested, call either 308-379-4598 or 308-379-6537 or e-mail gshuda_22@ hotmail .com to set up a showing.

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