diff --git a/pandora/app/models.py b/pandora/app/models.py
index 1b1344356..a60ab14c2 100644
--- a/pandora/app/models.py
+++ b/pandora/app/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from __future__ import division, with_statement
 
 from django.db import models
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 
 class Page(models.Model):
@@ -15,22 +14,3 @@ class Page(models.Model):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.name
 
-class Log(models.Model):
-    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
-    modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
-    user = models.ForeignKey(User, default=None, blank=True, null=True)
-    url = models.CharField(max_length=1000, default='')
-    line = models.IntegerField(default=0)
-    text = models.TextField(blank=True)
-
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return u"%s" % self.id
-
-    def json(self):
-        return {
-            'created': self.created,
-            'modified': self.modified,
-            'user': self.user and self.user.username or '',
-            'type': self.type,
-            'message': self.message,
-        }
diff --git a/pandora/app/views.py b/pandora/app/views.py
index f07e49ff5..71decff8e 100644
--- a/pandora/app/views.py
+++ b/pandora/app/views.py
@@ -92,35 +92,3 @@ def redirect_url(request, url):
     else:
         return HttpResponse('<script>document.location.href=%s;</script>'%json.dumps(url))
 
-def log(request):
-    '''
-        param data {
-            url: url
-            line: line
-            text: text
-        }
-        return {
-            status: ...
-            data: {
-                name:
-                body:
-            }
-        }
-    '''
-    data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
-    if request.user.is_authenticated():
-        user = request.user
-    else:
-        user = None
-    if 'text' in data:
-        l = models.Log(
-            text=data['text'],
-            line=int(data.get('line', 0)),
-            url=data.get('url', '')
-        )
-        if user:
-            l.user = user
-        l.save()
-    response = json_response()
-    return render_to_json_response(response)
-actions.register(log)
diff --git a/pandora/log/__init__.py b/pandora/log/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/pandora/log/managers.py b/pandora/log/managers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19ed1d557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pandora/log/managers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from django.db.models import Q, Manager
+from ox.django.query import QuerySet
+import ox
+
+def parseCondition(condition, user):
+    '''
+    condition: {
+            value: "war"
+    }
+    or
+    condition: {
+            key: "year",
+            value: "1970-1980,
+            operator: "!="
+    }
+    ...
+    '''
+    k = condition.get('key', 'name')
+    k = {
+        'user': 'user__username',
+    }.get(k, k)
+    if not k:
+        k = 'name'
+    v = condition['value']
+    op = condition.get('operator')
+    if not op:
+        op = '='
+    if op.startswith('!'):
+        op = op[1:]
+        exclude = True
+    else:
+        exclude = False
+    if op == '-':
+        q = parseCondition({'key': k, 'value': v[0], 'operator': '>='}, user) \
+            & parseCondition({'key': k, 'value': v[1], 'operator': '<'}, user)
+        if exclude:
+            return ~q
+        else:
+            return q
+    if k == 'id':
+        v = ox.from26(v)
+    if isinstance(v, bool): #featured and public flag
+        key = k
+    elif k in ('id', ):
+        key = '%s%s' % (k, {
+            '>': '__gt',
+            '>=': '__gte',
+            '<': '__lt',
+            '<=': '__lte',
+        }.get(op,''))
+    else:
+        key = '%s%s' % (k, {
+            '==': '__iexact',
+            '^': '__istartswith',
+            '$': '__iendswith',
+        }.get(op,'__icontains'))
+
+    key = str(key)
+    if exclude:
+        q = ~Q(**{key: v})
+    else:
+        q = Q(**{key: v})
+    return q
+
+def parseConditions(conditions, operator, user):
+    '''
+    conditions: [
+        {
+            value: "war"
+        }
+        {
+            key: "year",
+            value: "1970-1980,
+            operator: "!="
+        },
+        {
+            key: "country",
+            value: "f",
+            operator: "^"
+        }
+    ],
+    operator: "&"
+    '''
+    conn = []
+    for condition in conditions:
+        if 'conditions' in condition:
+            q = parseConditions(condition['conditions'],
+                             condition.get('operator', '&'), user)
+            if q:
+                conn.append(q)
+            pass
+        else:
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
+    if conn:
+        q = conn[0]
+        for c in conn[1:]:
+            if operator == '|':
+                q = q | c
+            else:
+                q = q & c
+        return q
+    return None
+
+
+
+class LogManager(Manager):
+
+    def get_query_set(self):
+        return QuerySet(self.model)
+
+    def find(self, data, user):
+        '''
+            query: {
+                conditions: [
+                    {
+                        value: "war"
+                    }
+                    {
+                        key: "year",
+                        value: "1970-1980,
+                        operator: "!="
+                    },
+                    {
+                        key: "country",
+                        value: "f",
+                        operator: "^"
+                    }
+                ],
+                operator: "&"
+            }
+        '''
+
+        #join query with operator
+        qs = self.get_query_set()
+        
+        query = data.get('query', {})
+        conditions = parseConditions(query.get('conditions', []),
+                                     query.get('operator', '&'),
+                                     user)
+        if conditions:
+            qs = qs.filter(conditions)
+        return qs
diff --git a/pandora/log/models.py b/pandora/log/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14eb15280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pandora/log/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from __future__ import division, with_statement
+
+from django.db import models
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+import ox
+
+import managers
+
+class Log(models.Model):
+    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+    user = models.ForeignKey(User, default=None, blank=True, null=True)
+    url = models.CharField(max_length=1000, default='')
+    line = models.IntegerField(default=0)
+    text = models.TextField(blank=True)
+
+    objects = managers.LogManager()
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return u"%s" % self.id
+
+    def json(self, keys=None):
+        j = {
+            'created': self.created,
+            'id': ox.to26(self.id),
+            'line': self.line,
+            'modified': self.modified,
+            'text': self.text,
+            'url': self.url,
+            'user': self.user and self.user.username or '',
+        }
+        if keys:
+            for key in j.keys():
+                if key not in keys:
+                    del j[key]
+        return j
+
diff --git a/pandora/app/log.py b/pandora/log/utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pandora/app/log.py
rename to pandora/log/utils.py
diff --git a/pandora/log/views.py b/pandora/log/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89825a848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pandora/log/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from __future__ import division
+
+import ox
+from ox.utils import json
+
+from ox.django.decorators import login_required_json, admin_required_json
+from ox.django.shortcuts import render_to_json_response, get_object_or_404_json, json_response
+
+from api.actions import actions
+
+from item import utils
+
+import models
+
+
+def log(request):
+    '''
+        param data {
+            url: url
+            line: line
+            text: text
+        }
+        return {
+            status: ...
+            data: {
+                name:
+                body:
+            }
+        }
+    '''
+    data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
+    if request.user.is_authenticated():
+        user = request.user
+    else:
+        user = None
+    url = data.get('url', '').split('/static/')[-1]
+    if 'text' in data:
+        l = models.Log(
+            text=data['text'],
+            line=int(data.get('line', 0)),
+            url=url
+        )
+        if user:
+            l.user = user
+        l.save()
+    response = json_response()
+    return render_to_json_response(response)
+actions.register(log)
+
+
+@admin_required_json
+def removeLogs(request):
+    '''
+        param data {
+            'ids': ,
+        }
+        can contain any of the allowed keys for place 
+    '''
+    data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
+    models.Log.objects.filter(id__in=[ox.from26(i) for i in data['ids']]).delete()
+    response = json_response()
+    return render_to_json_response(response)
+actions.register(removeLogs, cache=False)
+
+def parse_query(data, user):
+    query = {}
+    query['range'] = [0, 100]
+    query['sort'] = [{'key':'name', 'operator':'+'}]
+    for key in ('keys', 'group', 'list', 'range', 'sort', 'query'):
+        if key in data:
+            query[key] = data[key]
+    query['qs'] = models.Log.objects.find(query, user)
+    return query
+
+def order_query(qs, sort):
+    order_by = []
+    for e in sort:
+        operator = e['operator']
+        if operator != '-':
+            operator = ''
+        key = {
+        }.get(e['key'], e['key'])
+        order = '%s%s' % (operator, key)
+        order_by.append(order)
+    if order_by:
+        qs = qs.order_by(*order_by, nulls_last=True)
+    return qs
+
+@admin_required_json
+def findLogs(request):
+    '''
+        param data {
+            query: {
+                conditions: [
+                    {
+                        key: 'user',
+                        value: 'something',
+                        operator: '='
+                    }
+                ]
+                operator: ","
+            },
+            sort: [{key: 'created', operator: '+'}],
+            range: [0, 100]
+            keys: []
+        }
+
+    '''
+    data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
+    response = json_response()
+
+    query = parse_query(data, request.user)
+    qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
+    qs = qs.distinct()
+    if 'keys' in data:
+        qs = qs.select_related()
+        qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
+        response['data']['items'] = [p.json(data['keys']) for p in qs]
+    elif 'position' in query:
+        ids = [i.get_id() for i in qs]
+        data['conditions'] = data['conditions'] + {
+            'value': data['position'],
+            'key': query['sort'][0]['key'],
+            'operator': '^'
+        }
+        query = parse_query(data, request.user)
+        qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
+        if qs.count() > 0:
+            response['data']['position'] = utils.get_positions(ids, [qs[0].itemId])[0]
+    elif 'positions' in data:
+        ids = [ox.to26(i.id) for i in qs]
+        response['data']['positions'] = utils.get_positions(ids, data['positions'])
+    else:
+        response['data']['items'] = qs.count()
+    return render_to_json_response(response)
+actions.register(findLogs, cache=False)
diff --git a/pandora/settings.py b/pandora/settings.py
index e4cda5576..1848c0b76 100644
--- a/pandora/settings.py
+++ b/pandora/settings.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 #    'south',
     'djcelery',
     'app',
+    'log',
 
     'annotation',
     'clip',
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ LOGGING = {
     'handlers': {
         'errors': {
             'level': 'ERROR',
-            'class': 'pandora.app.log.ErrorHandler'
+            'class': 'pandora.log.utils.ErrorHandler'
         }
     },
     'loggers': {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41be3a8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+// vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
+
+pandora.ui.logsDialog = function() {
+
+    var height = Math.round((window.innerHeight - 48) * 0.9),
+        width = Math.round(window.innerWidth * 0.9),
+        numberOfLogs = 0,
+
+        $findSelect = Ox.Select({
+                items: [
+                    {id: 'all', title: 'Find: All', checked: true},
+                    {id: 'url', title: 'Find: Url'},
+                    {id: 'user', title: 'Find: User'}
+                ],
+                overlap: 'right',
+                type: 'image'
+            })
+            .bindEvent({
+                change: function(data) {
+                    var key = data.selected[0].id,
+                        value = $findInput.value();
+                    value && updateList(key, value);
+                    $findInput.options({
+                        placeholder: data.selected[0].title
+                    });
+                }
+            }),
+
+        $findInput = Ox.Input({
+                changeOnKeypress: true,
+                clear: true,
+                placeholder: 'Find: All',
+                width: 192
+            })
+            .bindEvent({
+                change: function(data) {
+                    var key = $findSelect.value(),
+                        value = data.value;
+                    updateList(key, value);
+                }
+            }),
+
+        $findElement = Ox.FormElementGroup({
+                elements: [
+                    $findSelect,
+                    $findInput
+                ]
+            })
+            .css({float: 'right', margin: '4px'}),
+
+        $list = Ox.TextList({
+                columns: [
+                    {
+                        id: 'id',
+                        title: 'ID',
+                        unique: true,
+                        visible: false,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id: 'url',
+                        title: 'URL',
+                        operator: '+',
+                        visible: true,
+                        width: 420
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id: 'line',
+                        title: 'Line',
+                        operator: '+',
+                        visible: true,
+                        width: 48 
+                    },
+                    {
+                        format: function(value) {
+                            return value.replace(/[TZ]/g, ' ');
+                        },
+                        align: 'right',
+                        id: 'created',
+                        operator: '-',
+                        title: 'Date',
+                        visible: true,
+                        width: 128
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id: 'user',
+                        title: 'User',
+                        visible: false,
+                        width: 128
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id: 'text',
+                        title: 'Text',
+                        visible: false,
+                        width: 300
+                    },
+                ],
+                columnsRemovable: true,
+                columnsVisible: true,
+                items: pandora.api.findLogs,
+                keys: ['text'],
+                scrollbarVisible: true,
+                sort: [
+                    {key: 'created', operator: '-'}
+                ]
+            })
+            .bindEvent({
+                init: function(data) {
+                    numberOfLogs = data.items;
+                    $status.html(
+                        Ox.formatNumber(numberOfLogs)
+                        + ' log ' + (numberOfLogs == 1 ? 'entry' : 'entries')
+                    );
+                },
+                select: function(data) {
+                    var values;
+                    $log.empty();
+                    if (data.ids.length) {
+                        values = $list.value(data.ids[0]);
+                        $logLabel.options({
+                            title: values.url
+                        });
+                        $log.append(renderLog(values));
+                    } else {
+                        $logLabel.options({title: 'No logs selected'});
+                    }
+                },
+                'delete': function(data) {
+                    pandora.api.removeLogs({ids: data.ids}, function(result) {
+                        $list.reloadList();
+                    });
+                }
+            }),
+
+        $logLabel = Ox.Label({
+                textAlign: 'center',
+                title: 'No logs selected',
+                width: 604
+            })
+            .css({margin: '4px'}),
+
+        $log = Ox.Element({}),
+
+        that = Ox.Dialog({
+            buttons: [
+                Ox.Button({
+                        id: 'done',
+                        title: 'Done',
+                        width: 48
+                    }).bindEvent({
+                        click: function() {
+                            that.close();
+                        }
+                    })
+            ],
+            closeButton: true,
+            content: Ox.SplitPanel({
+                elements: [
+                    {
+                        element: Ox.SplitPanel({
+                            elements: [
+                                {
+                                    element: Ox.Bar({size: 24})
+                                        .append($status)
+                                        .append(
+                                            $findElement
+                                        ),
+                                    size: 24
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    element: $list
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            orientation: 'vertical'
+                        })
+                    },
+                    {
+                        element: Ox.SplitPanel({
+                            elements: [
+                                {
+                                    element: Ox.Bar({size: 24})
+                                        .append($logLabel),
+                                    size: 24
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    element: $log
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            orientation: 'vertical'
+                        }),
+                        size: 612 
+                    }
+                ],
+                orientation: 'horizontal'
+            }),
+            height: height,
+            maximizeButton: true,
+            minHeight: 256,
+            minWidth: 512,
+            padding: 0,
+            title: 'Manage Logs',
+            width: width
+        }),
+
+        $status = $('<div>')
+            .css({
+                position: 'absolute',
+                top: '4px',
+                left: '4px',
+                right: '256px',
+                bottom: '4px',
+                paddingTop: '2px',
+                fontSize: '9px',
+                textAlign: 'center',
+            })
+            .appendTo(that.$element.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
+
+
+    function renderLog(logData) {
+        var $checkbox;
+        return Ox.Element()
+            .css({
+                padding: '8px'
+            })
+            .append($('<pre>').html(logData.text));
+    }
+
+    function updateList(key, value) {
+        var query = {
+                conditions: Ox.merge(
+                    key != 'url' ? [{key: 'user', value: value, operator: '='}] : [],
+                    key != 'user' ? [{key: 'url', value: value, operator: '='}] : []
+                ),
+                operator: key == 'all' ? '|' : '&'
+            };
+        $list.options({
+            items: function(data, callback) {
+                return pandora.api.findLogs(Ox.extend(data, {
+                    query: query
+                }), callback);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    return that;
+
+};
+
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/menu.js b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
index 77905afdc..3c685e912 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/menu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                             { id: 'clearcache', title: 'Clear Cache'},
                             { id: 'reloadapplication', title: 'Reload Application'},
                             { id: 'resetui', title: 'Reset UI Settings'},
+                            { id: 'logs', title: 'View Logs...'},
                             { id: 'debug', title: (localStorage.debug?'Disable':'Enable')+' Debug Mode'}
                         ] }
                     ]
@@ -252,6 +253,8 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                         groups: pandora.site.user.ui.groups
                     });
                     pandora.$ui.contentPanel.replaceElement(0, pandora.$ui.browser = pandora.ui.browser());
+                } else if (data.id == 'logs') {
+                    pandora.$ui.logsDialog = pandora.ui.logsDialog().open();
                 } else if (data.id == 'clearcache') {
                     Ox.Request.clearCache();
                 } else if (data.id == 'reloadapplication') {