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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice and Caramel Apple Liqueurs
Will Gordon drinks his way through the bottom shelf of the liquor store...so you don't have to.
I claim to like autumn, but the truth is I'd be perfectly happy with a dozen Julys a year. After a snowy October weekend of hermitism and the accidental introspection that creeps up on you after the seventh whiskey-and-I-think-there's-some-Sprite-in-there-or-maybe-sour-cream, I've come to the conclusion that I've never really liked the changing of the seasons except when they change into summer.
I think I just say I like fall because so many of the rest of you do and I don't want to look like a grump all the time. It's exhausting to defend my dislike of dogs and Christmas and strippers and the Beatles, so when the topic of fall comes up, I just nod along and say, "Yeah, I like apples and football, sure, yay fall!"
And it's true, I do really like apples and football. But I'd trade any amount of either for an extra week of summer. Strawberries and baseball are also very nice, you see, and it doesn't snow or get dark at 4:00 p.m. when they're in season. But I'm a rational man of science and I understand that the sun must revolve around the tides in a manner that prettily kills the leaves and makes the trees bleed syrup, and the nation's mulch piles and pancakes are all the stronger for it.
But just accepting autumn's inevitability isn't enough to get me to enjoy it any more than I expect to enjoy last call or gout. I'm sure I'll never love the annual soggy march through winter's waiting room, but I trust that with the proper help I can find small islands of solace. Liquor, everyone. I need fall liquor.
There are tons of great fall drinks out there. I adore everything about these Halloween drinks except the idea of making them for myself. I think you guys should definitely make each drink and report back to me, because I mean it when I say they look fantastic. And they're probably not all that hard to sling at yourself, since the heaviest lifting—the thinkin' part—has already been done for us. But I'm not a very ambitious drink-maker. To the untrained eye, this could look like laziness on my part, but it's actually just that I put so damn much effort into the drinking part that I can't spare any undue energy up front on the prep work.
So while I would love to venture forth into the slush and pay a qualified professional to prepare several multistep seasonal cocktails, I seem to have misplaced my scarf and my desire to interact with other humans. What options are there for the shut-in slacker who aspires to drink seasonally?
For this lucky devil on this cursed weekend, the solution was to break out the Hiram Walker Caramel Apple and Pumpkin Spice liqueurs that had been sent to the house by a publicist who guaranteed that these 30-proofers would uplift my fall.
Hiram Walker Caramel Apple:
Though I like apples, because what kind of monster doesn't?, I'm not a huge caramel proponent, and I'm skeptical of all budget-priced liqueurs after my recent DeKuyper fiasco, and that goes doubly for liqueurs with candy invoked right in the name. To be honest, I only agreed to try the Caramel Apple because I really wanted the pumpkin one and didn't want to risk the publicist finding pictures of me in a one-man, 12-bar Snickers orgy after I'd faked a caramel allergy.
I'm glad I stuck with my policy of complete integrity when wheedling free booze out of liquor companies, because this stuff is very good. It tastes overwhelmingly of caramel, with a soft undercurrent of something fruity; I might have guessed it was Caramel Watermelon if I hadn't read the label (well, I wouldn't guess that anyone would combine those flavors in a liqueur, but what I'm saying is that I might not have picked out the apple without the subtle hint in the product name). I sipped a couple shots of it straight, but it is pretty thick and therefore best for mixing.
I went with the label's simple suggestion: couple ounces of decent vodka, couple ounces of Caramel Apple, couple good icy shakes, strain, and you've got yourself a pretty nice and really simple drink. I think this stuff would find its highest purpose in a hot toddy, though, or in a mug of hot cider. It retails for about $10 per 750mL bottle, and it's well worth it any day and nearly mandatory today, which as you surely know is National Caramel Apple Day.
Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice:
This flavor (also about $10 a bottle) is the one my pumpkin-loving girlfriend and I were looking forward to, and it really came through. It's a surprisingly balanced liqueur that, like the Caramel Apple, is pretty good on its own and even better shaken up into a little vodka. It has detectable scents of both pumpkin and the traditional spice accompaniments, and it tastes like good, strong pumpkin beer supplemented with a smooth buttery orange kick at the back.
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In the aftermath of Asiana 214 in San Francisco and UPS 1354 in Birmingham (even reaching back to Air France 447 and Colgan 3407), much of the collective conversation, soul searching, and heated argument has revolved around the issue of cockpit automation and pilot interaction with onboard technology. There has been a collective cry from much of the "old guard" in the aviation field saying that these accidents prove that the modern pilot spends too much time monitoring systems and not enough time honing their old-fashioned "stick-and-rudder" skills. A recent blog post from the Economist even went so far as to say:
"Many of today's younger pilots (especially in the rapidly expanding markets of Asia and the Middle East) have had little opportunity to hone their airmanship in air forces, general aviation or local flying clubs, allowing them to amass long hours of hand-flying various aircraft in all sorts of weather conditions and emergencies."
Are the recent airline accidents a direct result of a lack of stick-and-rudder skills amongst younger pilots? A look at the demographics of the flight crews tells a different story. The two captains in the left and right seat onboard Asiana 214 were 48 and 45 years old, respectively, and the relief crew was 41 and 52 years old. The captain of the UPS aircraft that went down in Birmingham was 58; the first officer was 37. Air France 447's crew had the youngest first officer (32 years old) amongst these major "automation interaction" accidents; the captain was 58 and the relief first officer onboard the ill-fated flight was 37. Without getting into the training priorities of each airline and nitty-gritty of procedures relating to hand-flying, it would seem that more of our accident-prone problems today stem not from a lack of stick-and-rudder skills of the millennial first officer, but (to borrow a colloquialism) teaching our old dogs new tricks and displays in the cockpit.
In general aviation, we see this new challenge with the implementation and increased use of technologically advanced aircraft (TAAs) by our pilots. The standard story goes something like this: VFR-rated pilot gets in TAA, encounters marginal weather, potentially thinking he's safer behind a glass cockpit, becomes disoriented, and crashes. Is this a stick-and-rudder skill problem, or is it indicative of a broader problem that we still have failures in how we train our pilots to make good decisions?
If you want to buy a new airplane today, be it a 172 or SR22, it will be equipped with glass cockpit technology and the automation that comes with it as standard. Our training and testing methodologies have not adapted to meet these new, fantastic technologies, giving pilots the opportunity to learn both stick-and-rudder skills and the systems management/awareness skills to use the automation to its best and safest abilities. It's been far too long since the FAA in consultation with the industry has taken a look at its requirements and testing methodologies for pilot certificates in this country. The new ATP certification process presents some revamping of testing and subject areas, but we still fail to begin our training by reinforcing both stick-and-rudder and technical skills.
My fellow "younger" pilots (those lacking in stick-and-rudder skills as the Economist blog post suggests) are incredibly comfortable with technology. For many fellow graduates from large universities, we have extensive experience training and learning in TAA. Where do the airlines see challenges in their training of new hire pilots from these big schools? Not in systems management or basic stick-and-rudder skills. The biggest issue with near consistency across airlines whose new hires trained in all-glass fleets is basic instrument competency. Small things like holding, VOR tracking, and setting fixes in the "old-fashioned way" with two VORs make up a large portion of the feedback universities receive.
In the United States, GA will continue to serve as the primary pipeline for tomorrow's professional pilots. It behooves us all as GA pilots and instructors to emphasize both of these elements in our training and day-to-day flying. We need to continue to explore better methods of training, especially for the "new dogs" that are already used to GPS on their phones and in their cars and those "old dogs" who grew up in a time when LORAN was a common tool for navigating.

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Are you confused by The Vampire Diaries? If so, then for the love of God, don't click on the latest installment of "vampire legal issues" over at Kate Linnea's blog. You'll only wind up twice as confused.
This time around, Christine, who is "almost a lawyer," tries to untangle some tough conundrums in a world of vampires — like, is it actually illegal for vampires to kill people, since it's only murder if the murderer is human? Also, if a vampire's ability to enter a dwelling depends on ownership, what happens if the owner dies temporarily? (As has happened to both Jeremy and Elena Gilbert.) And finally, why are almost all of the teenagers on this show living on their own, with no parents in sight, and nobody's called Child Protective Services?
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Perl online school, I'd say. They are here to learn.
Oh no: obvious, but just... too obvious. School has a stigma for being no fun and boring... well, that's just plain wrong and was not even the case with me, but... I was definitely thinking of something either more recreational or well, not... obvious! Anyway, since we're talking 'bout pubs so much now, one may remind that they can be a perfect place for learning as well, in fact I was about to report here that rumors had it that the idea for bubble chambers took its inspiration from a glass of beer... however while inserting the previous link I also read the first few lines to discover that rumors were just rumors since:
Anecdotally, Glaser was inspired by the bubbles in a glass of beer; however, in a 2006 talk, he refuted this story, saying that although beer was not the inspiration for the bubble chamber, he did experiment with using beer to fill early prototypes.
In short: Hitler Bad, Beer Good and Godwin perhaps applies!
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From the Pirates twitter feed:
@Pirates: Matt Hague has been recalled from Indy and Nate McLouth has been designated for assignment.
Desperate for offense, Pittsburgh cut the worst bat on its bench and called up the player who lead the team in homeruns during spring training. Sorry to see you go, Nate. You were really exciting back in 2008.
Update: Lineup is in, Hague doesn't have to wait for a start like Gorkys Hernandez did.
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It's a story of unintended consequences and desperate battles of emotion, incredible in that it's real yet rarely discussed, strangely hopeful because of the advocates who won't give up.
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It's a story that media organizations have been unwilling to tackle because it's time-intensive, complicated and controversial. It's not the polite chitchat of receptions or galas, yet this issue — and the sordid economy of abusing children — is flourishing in Florida, in Sarasota and Manatee counties, just down the street if not in your neighborhood.
Florida's ugly reputation as a sleaze magnet for traffickers is why Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi have taken leading roles recently to tackle this issue. However, it's a frustrating topic with a stigma that makes voters uncomfortable, resulting in few resources and a trickle of funding.
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Massimo Cellino has officially completed his takeover of Leeds, the Italian businessman's lawyers have confirmed.
Cellino's company, Eleonora Sport Limited, has completed its purchase of 75 per cent of the club's shares and the 57 year-old has taken his place on the board of directors.
"Massimo Cellino has now been appointed a director of LUFC Holdings & ESL has completed its purchase of 75 per cent of the shares of LUFC Holdings," Cellino's legal representatives Mishcon de Reya tweeted.
Cellino is hoping the Football League will ratify his takeover at a board meeting on Thursday after winning his appeal against its decision to block his takeover.
The Italian's task of transforming the fortunes of Leeds was brought into sharp focus on Tuesday when the club revealed losses of £9.5 million for the 2012-13 financial year.
The 57 year-old has inherited debts of more than £22 million, the accounts confirm.
"We're not in the hospital, we can survive," Cellino told BBC Radio Leeds. "It (the club) is a little bit ill."
The Football League's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations allow a maximum loss of £8 million this season and a January transfer embargo looms for clubs that fail to comply.
Under the terms of Cellino's deal to buy 75 per cent of the club's shares from previous owner Gulf Finance House Capital, those debts will increase to around £24 million.
Since Bahrain-based investment bank GFH Capital bought Leeds from Ken Bates in December 2012, the club has made considerable losses.
Attendances have fallen by nearly eight per cent, gate receipts are down £2 million and turnover has fallen from £31.8 million to £28.5 million.
The club's accounts for the previous financial year showed a profit of £317,000 with an operating loss of £3.3 million.
The latest figures show an operating loss of £11.6 million, softened by incoming transfer fees of £2 million.
A rival consortium to Cellino's company Eleonora Sport - Yorkshire-based Together Leeds - had been hoping to resume talks this week on a joint venture. That consortium is headed by former Manchester United director Mike Farnan and also includes ex-Leeds commercial director Adam Pearson and Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity,
Cellino said he will talk to Together Leeds, but insists for now he does not want to enter into a partnership.
"I'm driving the bus," Cellino said. "I have no plans for any other investors, I will tell them no now.
"I want the fans close to the club, we don't need anyone else.
"I think that I am the one. My dream, it is for the fans of Leeds, is to get out of this problem.
"I want the fans to become owners of the club again because who owns the club? It's the fans.
"We are just temporarily here. I'm here to clean up and let the fans feel as though they own the club."
Cellino said he needed to learn more about English football and confirmed he will give manager Brian McDermott until the end of the season before deciding further on his position.
"I don't understand much," Cellino added. "I don't know English football as well as I know Italian football.
"They are a lot different and so although it's still one ball and 22 players on the field, I have to learn.
"Before I tell you something I have to see, to watch more.
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"Sometimes they won, sometimes they lost. There is no big difference to one team to the other in the Championship."
Cellino, who said he will have failed if Leeds are not in the Premier League in two years, has been reported to have tried to sack managing director David Haigh.
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Bringing Clean Water Home
Advait Kumar, an electrical engineering graduate, founded Swajal, which makes clean water available in poverty-stricken areas of India.
Nestled on the banks of the Ganges, Kanpur, India, is particularly beautiful during monsoon season. That's when the river swells and ancient, turquoise temples are lush with vegetation. But when the rains stop, temperatures soar as high as 120 degrees. Dust storms are not uncommon.
Advait Kumar, who grew up in Kanpur and recently graduated from Penn State with a degree in electrical engineering, remembers the punishing weather. And there's something else he'll never forget—watching domestic workers line up behind his family's house in Kanpur, waiting to get clean water.
"21 percent of communicable diseases in India are water related. This is curable.''—Advait Kumar
"I didn't know pollution had gotten so bad," said Kumar. "These people didn't have anything to drink, to cook with, or use to wash their clothes. Some neighbors turned them away, but not my mother. 'If someone needs water,' she said, 'they should be able to take it.'"
With a population of more than two million people, Kanpur, an industrial city, has carved out a niche in tanneries. Most of these factories line the Ganges, which, in addition to being the holiest body of water in the Hindu religion, is where they discharge their waste unchecked.
"This dumping is mainly unrestricted by the government," says Kumar. "To make matters worse, people drilled into the waterbed thinking it was less polluted than surface water, but that led to even more of the pollutants getting into the groundwater, which is 7 times dirtier than the tributary. All of the underground reserves are contaminated."
Still, children continue to swim in the river. "They play in the mud and then they die because of diarrhea. 1600 people a day die of diarrhea. 21 percent of communicable diseases in India are water related."
What makes all of this even more devastating is that the suffering is unnecessary. "These things," says Kumar, "are curable."
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When Kumar arrived in State College to begin his undergraduate degree at Penn State, he held firm to the belief that clean water is a basic right. His mother, a professor in Kanpur, insisted he focus on developing his water purification project. "You must do this," she said.
As it turns out, the Penn State community was essential in shaping Kumar's social venture. "Diversity is key," says Kumar, who said Penn State, which recently attracted a record number of international students, is potpourri of cultures. "To solve such big issues, you need many perspectives. You need the wisdom of the crowd."
It's no accident that Penn State has become an incubator for social entrepreneurs tackling such critical global issues. The University, through the Office of Global Engagement, actively cultivates international relationships by sending students, faculty, and staff abroad and by bringing international students and scholars to its campus. Just this past January, high-level administrators visited the University of Pune, which is located in the second most populous state in India. They held information sessions about Penn State.
When asked how these recruitment trips can help prospective students in India, Kumar says, "It's really important. Penn State has so much to offer, especially the opportunity to add minors to your studies, which was exciting to me. Administrators can fill in the information void that we might have back at home."
Swajal, which means "clean water" in Sanskrit, is no larger than a vending machine, tucks easily into a small space, and is sustainable.
Swajal is born
You might think that in order to tackle a global issue like water scarcity, one would need a quiet office and plenty of time to think. Not so, says Kumar, who immersed himself in the project while living in East Halls on campus. The atmosphere could be electric, he said, and always bustling. And that's where he devised Swajal, an elegant water purification unit that's no larger than a vending machine and tucks easily into a small space. It's also sustainable.
Swajal, which means "clean water" in Sanskrit, can run on or off the electrical grid using a solar panel. "It dispenses cold and hot water, but people do need to bring their own containers," says Kumar. This flexibility makes it ideal for regions prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods.
How effective are the Swajal machines? Extremely effective, says Kumar. In fact, the water dispensed far exceeds guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), who recommend that the amount of total dissolved solids (TDS) in excellent drinking quality water be less than 300 milligrams per liter. Swajal stations are capable of producing water at a quality of less than 60 TDS.
There's another problem linked to water scarcity: poverty. Kumar and his partners do not want to get into what he calls the "business of water."
"It's ironic," he says, "that the same company discharging waste into the Ganges sells bottles of water in the same area." Swajal aims to empower communities by facilitating micro loans to set up centers, turning locals into small business owners. "We want to create a web of super cheap water distribution centers."
To get Swajal off of the ground, Kumar needed all the help he could get. Conceived of in the States, it was funded by international organizations, such as the United Nations Development Program and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership. The venture has received donations from the governments of the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland, while the parts are manufactured in China.
"It's almost as if everyone around the world was ready to tackle the water problems of a small family in rural India," he said. "I've already accomplished more than I ever imagined. The goal was never to make this big. If I can save one child from dying, one person, that's enough."


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it is cold and rainy and we here in the south are madly scrounging for boxed-up sweaters and coats as this lengthy cold snap has taken the wimpy sun-lovers by surprise. (freeze warning tonight and wind chill temp of 20 degrees. that, my friends, is what neapolitans call…cold.)
*currently obsessed with pockets. notices them on all our clothes. 'you got pockets, mama?'
i, on the otherhand, am loving a taste of the north and affirmation that my huddle-and-nest tendencies the last couple weeks are perfectly excused. after hop-scotching three stores this morning in search of sold-out fire logs, we managed to rig up some tiny camping fire starters, a bundle of dry wood, and a few piles of paper plates and old mail…and i'm happy to report, we have a weak but semi-substantial fire despite the fact it requires frequent poking and blowing to keep it aflame. but, there is indeed a husband-less initiated fire today. badge of honor #1.
and routine has welcomed us back as i have spent the last three mornings washing her wet-the-bed sheets (badge of honor #'s 2, 3 and 4) and trying to keep the house clean and baby-ready (no badge there yet). but i am loving routine, its sameness a comfort and calm. i think the mornings are my favorite…just the idea that the day is fresh and new and welcoming. we've spent more morning time than usual in our bathroom lately as our baths are a little longer and getting ready has been drawn out to be somewhat more enjoyable than the quick wash & run. when it's clean and laundry-free, our bathroom is a happy place…the east morning sun drenches its rays into the big window above our tub, and the golden light contrasts with our dusty blue walls in just a way that makes you want to stay. and so we do.
i always kept some sort of baby seat in the bathroom when lainey was tiny so i could get ready and yet still peek at her from the foggy shower door. the baby seat is back and ready, but it seems the older sister thinks it's for her.
*she'll stand on her stool in front of the mirror and wash her face for twenty minutes if i let her. loves, loves soap & water and all the possibilities it has. entirely worth the mess.
we escaped our routine a bit earlier this week to indulge in a present from a girlfriend…a delicious pedicure. it was lainey's first trip to get her little nails done, and my cheeks hurt from smiling at her satisfaction.
she was speechless. just stared at the sweet woman who carefully painted her tiny fingers and toes and did exactly as she instructed. stayed perfectly still, balanced her hand in front of the fan, froze her arms in the slot of the uv dryer and watched. and, while perched on my lap watching the pedi guy buff the nerve endings off my feet, she kept asking, 'what dat boy doing?'
i knew she felt big and special and honored to be there with her mama. and, as if sinking into a massage chair for 45 minutes to have your legs and feet pampered isn't heavenly enough, sharing the experience with my girl made it so much better.
in honor of our soon-to-come, sweet, soft little bundle of girl, we both chose a whispering shade of pale pink.
sandwich in a few more moments of happy home routine…
*note: this is a frequent scene in our bathroom and hardly a good sign…often followed with emergency call to my hair girl, but i think we managed to pull it off this time. product of impulsive nature, i suppose, but key ingredient to risk-taking creativity, if you ask me.
yesterday morning, lainey renamed the dogs lake & ape. i have no idea what compelled her or, more interesting enough, where she got the names lake & ape, but she told me in the morning that latte's name was ape and sophie's name was lake and, although i questioned her creativity or ability to realize it was indeed possible to up and change a dog's names on whim, this is exactly what she did. c'mon, lake, she called after sophie…or ape eat num-num after latte predictably snatched my toast. and it lasted one full day, i'm happy to say, and the dogs have returned to their originally given names this morning. kids are so cool.
finally, our routinely beautiful days interrupted last night for the equal beauty of gathering with my friends to celebrate my birthday in the happiest of ways.
we created.
nestled on a stretch of dark street downtown sits a hidden gem…earth & fire, a quaint pottery painting studio that sits high above the sidewalk and hosts girls nights or kid dates or what have you.
we gathered late with good wine and food, a couple littles (i couldn't bear to leave mine), and a huddle of girls as the black, wet streets soaked up the sprinkling rain outside, and we laughed and talked as we stroked paintbrushes across crisp, chalky white pottery to create little masterpieces to remember our evening with.
we often celebrate each others' birthdays at fancy restaurants along stretches of long tables, and although fun and special, i found it refreshing to do something a little different. i love to create, and i love to love while i create, so it suited me just fine, to be in the presence of my friends, painting, talking, nurturing my own little artist and finding time to snuggle some other little loves in my life…
…and so proud of my little picasso who took four hours of girl time and creativity like a champ…
unholstering the hair dryer and blasting pottery (not to mention people, tablecloths and any other random item) with wind and heat, for sure, taking prize for her entertainment for the night.
after painting about fourteen layers of her grayish/blackish/pinkish concoction, we managed to slap a handprint on for her creation of gift for sister.
and me? with two weeks left and counting, feeling sentimental and holding on to the remaining beauty of this very moment, i wanted something to remember this all by…so a mug it was, her secret name painted on the bottom, inside where i can always see it…once the coffee is gone and the day remains.
thank you, girls, for such a special night. my painted cup may have been left to be glazed and fired, but my real cup is feeling…full.
we watched lainey's birth video today, and it was surreal. as she huddled under the afghan next to me on the couch and watched her tiny little self enter our world (that me? that me when i was tiny?), it was amazing to think another one of the most meaningful, happiest days of our lives is just days away.
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The big draw here is actually something very, very small. The legendary Ashes Urn draws tens of thousands of visitors each year, as the centrepiece at the world's oldest sporting museum. Aside from the Ashes, you can see a wide range of cricket-related exhibits, including the stuffed sparrow that was 'bowled out' by Jehangir Khan in 1936 and displays dedicated to the life of WG Grace.
Four hundred years of cricketing history is laid out, with many items dating from the nineteenth century alongside rather more recent objects, such as Shane Warne's cricket kit (pre-Liz Hurley makeover), plus cricket-related paintings by Fanny Rush and Karen Neale. It could be a short browse for those with a casual interest in cricket, but there's a lot more to delve into for the hardcore fan. There's also The Brian Johnston Memorial Theatre which enables visitors to see footage of some of cricket's greatest performances.
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NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- Lucy Hale says her audition for 50 Shades of Grey is not something she would want her grandmother to watch.
The 25-year-old Pretty Little Liars star spoke to MTV News this week about her reading for the big screen adaptation. The E L James novel is notorious for its S&M sex scenes, and Hale says the subject matter made her tryout "awkward" and "unlike any audition I have ever done in my life."
"It actually was just me [in the audition]," she reveals. "It was a two-page monologue of exactly what you would think it would be. Very uncomfortable, but it was sort of one of those things were you just had to go for it or you're gonna look lame. Hopefully, I didn't look lame."
The part of Anastasia Steele eventually went to Dakota Johnson, but Kristen Stewart, Lily Collins and Nina Dobrev were among the many actresses said to be interested in the role. Charlie Hunnam was originally cast as Steele's lover Christian Grey, but he gave up the part and Jamie Dornan was brought on instead.
"I think any girl in my demographic would have loved to do it," Hale relates. "Mainly, I was just interested in doing something risky and doing something a little different than my character on PLL, so it took me out of my comfort zone."
Hale will keep busy with Pretty Little Liars and her budding country music career. She released her debut album, The Road Between, on June 3 to mostly positive reviews. 50 Shades of Grey debuts in theaters February 13, 2015.


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Facebook's new lightbox photo viewer is quite irritating. It certainly saves time, but its altogether a different viewing experience and users like me who are used to the earlier version of viewing photos will definitely find the lightbox viewer irritating and useless.
Facebook doesn't allow users to disable this feature and allow users to revert back to the earlier version. However, there are ways by which you can disable the lightbox viewer.
Refresh (F5)
The easiest and probably the quickest way to overcome this viewer is to refresh your page by pressing F5 (or the refresh button in the browser). Refreshing the page will allow you to view photos in the old style. This is effective until you switch to another album.
Browser Extension
Switching to another album will bring back the lightbox again. To avoid refreshing your page for every album and to permanently disable the lightbox feature, you can install the available browser extensions.
Download Google Chrome Extension
Alternatively, removing &type=1&theater from the address bar and pressing enter will close the lightbox. However, this method worked only in Google Chrome for me.


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Digital Views
By MARK TURNER
Growing up in the '60s, I was always a fan of the PLANET OF THE APES movies. Not so much the later TV or cartoon series, but the films. Not only did it feature some of the best science fiction stories around but also some of the most amazing special effects makeup ever seen.
The semi-human apes were made plausible by the make up and that gave the movies something to hold on to. So when I heard they were remaking the series I was skeptical to say the least. I shouldn't have been.
Rather than begin this film with the landing of a spacecraft, we begin in the near future. Will Rodman (James Franco) is a scientist working for a major drug company searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Testing on animals and in particular chimpanzees, he thinks he's found a cure, a drug that has helped the brain recreate cells. This has led to increased mental activity in the apes and shown them to think more. When he goes to demonstrate before the board of directors, his star subject goes mad and attacks everyone from her handlers to the staff at the research center. They are forced to kill her and the project is put on hold.
Unknown to Will and her handlers at the time, the ape was merely protecting the baby she gave birth to beforehand. Ordered to destroy all of the test subjects, will secrets this one away and names him Caesar, raising him at home. Caesar is smarter than most apes having had the formula Will developed in his bloodstream via his mother since birth. Will also illegally uses this formula on his father (John Lithgow) who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, with remarkable success.
Will and Caesar continue to grow together. Will carries on his experiments and research hoping that the drug he's found will be the answer. Caesar continues to expand his mental abilities and ability to converse via sign language with will and later with Will's girlfriend Caroline (Freida Pinto), a veterinarian. Will takes Caesar on occasional outings to a local national forest but never lets him run free on his own without his being there.
The drug Will developed doesn't have long term success though. As Will's father begins to lose his mental abilities several years down the road (and as Caesar has grown), he accidentally wrecks a neighbor's car and while being shoved by him, Caesar escapes the house and attacks the man to defend Lithgow. Animal control is called in and Caesar is locked up that appears fine. But unknown to Will the center is run by men who just want a paycheck and who taunt and torture the monkeys being held.
While Will tries to go the legal route and get Caesar back at the same time the drug company is expanding his research and hoping to go public, Caesar becomes resentful of being caged and treated as an animal by his jailers. Using his intelligence and escaping, Caesar goes home and steals several canisters of the now aerosol drug, releasing it among his fellow captive apes. Soon they escape and set out to rectify the treatment they have received at the hands of man.
This new take on how the apes evolved replaces the time travel questions raised in the original films but still has several loopholes in logic. But not enough that you can't enjoy the film or marvel at the story being told.
Best of all the film features some of the most amazing special effects ever seen. Using motion capture technology you will actually believe you are seeing an ape perform rather than a man in a suit. But there actually IS no man in a suit at all, just computer generated motion captured images on screen. Caesar shows emotions on his face and body language that make you feel for him, care for him. It's an amazing piece of technology that brings not just the film but the character to life. By the end of the film you find yourself rooting for the apes!
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES doesn't just tell a science fiction story. It tells a human story as well, of mistreatment of animals and how humans are tossed aside as well. It takes on the question of animal testing without being preachy or slamming one side or the other as well. But most of all it tells a solid story from beginning to end and entertains in the process. This is not just a movie that you will want to see but you will want to see more than once. It should definitely be added to any film fans collection.
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Happy New Year to you and your family too Marv!
Sorry for the late reply, but you know that I haven't been on the PDF as much as I had been in the past. I check in to see what everyone is up to, but I don't always have the time to chime in. I don't have a smart phone as of yet, so all of my PDFing has to be done sitting in front of the computer. Everything is going well here, as it hopefully is with you and yours. I saw that you bought your daughter a new Honda Civic. A wonderfully reliable car that will make her commute/traveling a breeze. Speaking of breezes, I see that you posted a pic of your local weather. After the Arctic cold snap that we just went through up here, consider me jealous! LOL! Thanks for the REP, which I'll gladly return when the forum gives me the chance.
You're right Marv, we got slammed, and it isn't over yet.
Yesterday we had a high of 54° which was wonderful, but we are expecting to get another 2-4 inches of snow overnight.
As soon as we stop getting snow I'll be alright. Mother Nature is teasing/testing us this year, but hopefully the end of winter is in sight. LOL!
Thanks Marv, I'm doing well.
I hope that all is well with you and your family down in sunny Florida.
Up here, we just need this long, hard winter to end! LOL!
I'll be fine once we stop getting snow. I'm running out of room to put it!
I can handle the cold weather better than I can having to shovel/drive in the snow.
It sounds like you had a great time and a great game at the Boca Municipal course Marv!
Your Gators won last night, but Northwestern couldn't hold on to a 3 point lead in the 4th, and lost 40-30.
My Bears play the Saints here at home at noon central. Hopefully that will have a better outcome for the home team!
P.S. - Make sure to post some pics of the cart girl in the "Post One Random Picture From Your Day (revived)" thread. LOL!
Hey Marv, I hope that you shot a great round of golf today out on the links!
Yup, it's definitely great not having to choose between watching your football team and playing golf.
As I type this, the Gators are leading the Razorbacks 10-7 in the 2nd quarter.
The big game up here is the Ohio State-Northwestern game, which just started on ABC. They've been hyping it up around here all week long.
Go Gators! Go Wildcats!
As far as settings go for my H-2000 let's start with the cam.
I tried using the red cam, and the blue cam (which I use on my single Eliminator pedal), but wound up liking the default black cam the best.
Setting the spring tension is tricky to describe because there is no real number system to correlate it with. Like, I can't say that I have it set at a "6" or something.
I guess that I could say that I have it set at "X" amount of clicks from completely loose, but I don't remember exactly what that number is.
What I try to do is to match the spring tension of the H-2000 to that of my Eliminator. I play mostly heel down, and I like the footboards to stay with the bottom of my feet.
I keep the springs just tight enough to provide that amount of resistance.
Out of the 3 powershifter settings, I have mine set at the mid position.
You'll have to mess around with it a bit in order to find the settings that feel right, but once you find your settings, the H-2000 stand rocks!
Well Marv, what can I say? We definitely both have great taste when it comes to our gear. LOL!
I know that we truly love our classic/hard rock. Both Pearl and Paiste allow us to achieve that perfect "rock sound" we have in our heads, and have heard on our favorite records for years.
Let me tell you that the H-2000 stand will make a wonderful birthday gift for you come November.
It certainly was a great deal, and it was smart of you to take advantage of it while it was being offered.
Hey Marv,
Sorry to hear that the Gators lost their starting QB for the season to a broken leg. At least the back-up QB must have done something right, because Florida won the game.
I think that you're really gonna like your new H-2000 stand when it arrives. It truly is a rock solid piece of hardware. I'm always suprised by how much the stand weighs with the hats on it. It definitely takes a bit of effort to lift it when I'm moving it around. The other thing I noticed about the H-2000 is the amount of adjustability the stand has. It took me a bit of fussing with it to find the settings that I like best, but once you've got it dialed in it's sweet and smooth.
Hey Marv, I'm doing fine, and I hope that you are too. Thank you for asking.
I just realized that both of our major sports teams are celebrating very recent championships. Your Miami Heat, and our Chicago Blackhawks.
The Hawks just had their big parade in downtown Chicago Friday morning. I didn't watch much of it "live", but I caught all the highlights on the 10 o'clock news.
I'm not a real big hockey fan, but when the Hawks are in the finals, it's hard not to get caught up in all the excitement. As you know, everybody gets excited when a local team wins a championship.
The revelers were relatively well behaved Monday night after the victory, which is always heartening to see.
However, when the Cubs finally win another World Series (100+ years since), they're going to really tear this city apart in celebration! LOL
Pat Reily was a Laker Coach for quite a while. I've always liked him and he is a winner! Hope your new cymbals are perfect!
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An internal investigation by Societe Generale into massive trading losses caused by a single trader has found flaws in the French bank's oversight system and confirmed an earlier suspicion, that there were no accomplices.
SocGen said last month that rogue deals by Jerome Kerviel, a junior trader at France's second-largest listed bank, had caused a 4.9 billion-euro ($7.2 billion) loss.
The report, published Wednesday, supported SocGen's previously expressed view that he acted alone.
"At this stage of the investigations, there is no evidence of embezzlement or internal or external complicity (i.e. the existence of a third party who knowingly assisted the fraudster to conceal his positions)," the report said.
"The investigations are continuing, in particular, to cover a wider area than the activities of the author of the fraud," it added.
Kerviel, 31 years old, has been placed under formal investigation for breach of trust, computer abuse and falsification and is being held in a Paris prison.
The internal report reiterated that he started building up non-authorized trading positions in 2005 and 2006 for "small amounts," but that they got bigger from March 2007 onwards.
By the time SocGen discovered what was going on in late January, Kerviel had amassed a position worth 49 billion euros, which SocGen had to unwind between Jan. 21 and 23 in an already-falling stock market.
The bank's woes have renewed speculation that it could be a takeover target for France's largest listed bank, BNP Paribas.
Analysts have said that one of the problems might have been that Kerviel was eager to please his bosses after failing to get a bonus of the same scale as his peers. The SocGen report said Kerviel got a 60,000-euro bonus for 2006. He asked for a 600,000-euro bonus for 2007 but instead received half that.
The report said Kerviel's deception included rogue deals on warrants with a deferred start date, futures contracts and "forwards" deals using a counterparty within SocGen itself.
"The General Inspection department believes that, on the whole, the controls provided by the support and control functions were carried out in accordance with the procedures, but did not make it possible to identify the fraud before January 18th 2008," the report said.
It also said SocGen was already taking measures to shore up its risk controls, including biometric security controls.
The report comes a day before SocGen posts 2007 results. SocGen said last month it expected its 2007 net profit to fall 82 percent to 947 million euros, implying a 3.35 billion-euro loss for the fourth quarter alone.
In Parisl, SocGen shares closed down 6 percent at 71.15 euros Wednesday, giving the bank a market capitalization of about 33 billion euros.
The stock is down nearly 30 percent since the start of 2008, compared with an 18 percent fall in the DJ Stoxx European bank sector. SocGen shares dropped 23 percent in 2007.


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Canucks trade Dale Weise to Habs for defenceman Raphael Diaz
Ottawa Senators' Milan Michalek, right, pushes back against Montreal Canadiens' Raphael Diaz. The Vancouver Canucks have traded winger Dale Weise to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenceman Diaz.
Photograph by: Sean Kilpatrick , THE CANADIAN PRESS
DETROIT - He blocks shots and is a right-hand shot so from a Vancouver Canucks perspective defenceman Raphael Diaz has a couple of things going for him.
The Canucks acquired the 28-year-old Swiss native from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday in exchange for right winger Dale Weise.
Diaz fills an immediate need for a right-hand shot defenceman. The Canucks, battling injuries on their back end, played Monday night with five left-hand shots and only one right-hander in rookie Frank Corrado.
Coach John Tortorella figures to love the fact that Diaz doesn't seem to mind throwing his body in front of shots. He had 100 blocks with the Canadiens and that would put him second on the Canucks, who are led by Chris Tanev's 112.
Diaz, who is expected to make his Canuck debut Tuesday night in Boston, sounded delighted with the trade during a conference call Monday. He had fallen out of favour with Canadiens coach Michel Therrien and has been a healthy scratch the last seven games.
"In the beginning, I was surprised, I was shocked of course," Diaz said. "The business is the way it is. Three years ago, Montreal gave me the great opportunity to play in the highest league in the world, the NHL, and I really appreciate that. Right now, I was not playing for the last two weeks and as a player, yeah, you want to play as much as you can and you want to help your team. This was not the case (in Montreal). And now I get traded and I'm really excited to play. . . and keep being better and better." Before being taken out of the lineup, Diaz was playing lots of minutes with the Canadiens, averaging nearly 19 minutes a night.
He has no goals and 11 assists in 46 games this season. In 128 NHL games, he has four goals and 41 points.
Diaz, like injured Canuck Yannick Weber, is a member of the Swiss Olympic team. He played in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
"It's a beautiful city," he said. "It reminds me a lot of Switzerland, with the mountains and everything. I'm really excited to be there."
Weise was also surprised by the trade but sounded like he was looking forward to a fresh start with the Canadiens. Weise and Tortorella had their problems when both were with the New York Rangers and there had been signs player and coach weren't always seeing eye to eye in Vancouver.
"I thought I had some good stretches where I played real well," Weise told Team 1040 radio on Monday. "I think I had my most success when I had the seven games there on the third line. It was easier for me to get in the action and contribute a little more. I was happy with my role in Vancouver and I thought I did it to the best of my ability."
Diaz, who is making $1.225 million this season, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.


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Generously decorated with a variety of flower prints every mug is rendered unique, making this is a lucky dip - they are all pretty gorgeous though!
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