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To: Carolyn who wrote (22306)	8/22/2013 11:15:54 AM
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Aspiring rapper's Instagram photos lead to largest gun bust in New York City history By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on August 21, 2013 12:40 am The largest gun bust in New York City history has netted 254 firearms and 19 indictments, and it all reportedly began with a little-known Brooklyn rapper bragging about selling guns on Instagram. Matthew Best — who has released a couple mixtapes under the name Neno Best — posted photos and video of various guns and large amounts of money, stating that he was selling weapons out of his Ocean Hill recording studio, according to the New York Daily News.Most of the posts have since been removed, but not before being spotted by New York Police Department narcotics investigators who then passed the info along to undercover officers. Shortly thereafter, an NYPD investigator found a multi-state gun trafficking ring, officials say. Last year, a lone undercover detective — who NYPD declined to name when announcing the indictment on Monday — began looking into Best. The undercover cop learned that Best and a friend, Omole Adedji, were selling firearms at nearly three times the price they bought them for from two gun runners — Walter Walker of Sanford, North Carolina, and Earl Campbell of Rock Hill, South Carolina, according to a report from the New York Post. In the 552-count indictment, Walker and Campbell are accused of running gun rings that brought weapons from the southern US up to New York to be sold. VIDEO: theverge.com In its investigation, NYPD says it seized 243 handguns, nine rifles, and two shotguns. Each of the weapons were displayed proudly on tables draped in blue tablecloths during a press conference held by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Police noted that 36 of the guns had previously been reported stolen. Best, Adedji, Walker, and Campbell are all among the 19 charged in the indictment. The Post says the investigation is ongoing and being handled by New York Police, the Manhattan district attorney and the city's office of the special narcotics prosecutor. credit fubho

To: Carolyn who wrote (22306)	8/22/2013 11:37:44 AM
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To: Carolyn who wrote (22306)	8/22/2013 1:56:01 PM
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To: Carolyn who wrote (22306)	8/23/2013 1:41:20 AM
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To: Carolyn who wrote (22306)	9/2/2013 1:34:53 AM
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Kentucky High School Art Teacher Has Students Stand on American Flag ................................................................................................................. by William Bigelow 1 Sep 2013 breitbart.com As Kathleen Fox with The Paducah Sun reported, an art teacher at a Kentucky High School set up an exhibit where students were supposed to stand on an American flag while they wrote how they felt about it. Art teacher Shand Stamperat McCracken High School in Paducah set a music stand with paper to write on on top of the flag so that students could contemplate their feelings and then note them. The exhibit was a re-creation of “Dread” Scott Tyler’s 1989 "artwork" titled “The Proper Way to Display an American Flag.” me, at the Art Space in the Raleigh The exhibit was a re-creation of “Dread” Scott Tyler’s 1989 "artwork" titled “The Proper Way to Display an American Flag.” Paducah residents were furious. One wrote,“The teacher should be fired and run out of town. I have a son serving to protect this flag at this very moment.” Another added, “It is a sad day when the symbol of this great nation is relegated to occupy the floor. It is a truly sorrowful day when the one who placed it there has the nerve to ask, ‘How does it make you feel?’” A third offered,“I doubt this teacher intended the disrespect her art project exhibited. But nonetheless, it was really a despicable assignment.” The teacher, Shand Stamper, did apologize: “I love our flag and the nation it stands for. I love the freedom I enjoy because of our brave veterans. I feel sick and deeply sad that through my actions I have dishonored these men and women and also poorly represented you all, (To say) I am devastated by my actions bringing outrage and negativity on you is a gross understatement.” Michael Ceglinski, the principal, stated that Stamper had erred, and continued that the display had not received approval by the administrators or the school. He said, “We (McCracken County High School) don’t condone this action and we handled it immediately and appropriately.” Nancy Waldrop, the superintendent of McCracken County Schools, interviewed by TV station WSPD, said the flag, according to protocol, would be burned because it had touched the ground.