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By Christina Gonzales, Dean of Students
Joe Roy, Chief, University of Colorado Police Department
As St. Patrick's Day approaches, we'd like to encourage everyone to celebrate responsibly. But as you do so, please take steps to ensure the health and safety of yourself and others.
- If you are out at night, remember it is harder for drivers to see you. Wear lighter colors.
- Remember to be a good neighbor and keep your noise levels down. If you are hosting a party off-campus, please remember to sign up for the Party Registration Program.
- Police officers and other emergency services personnel will be out this weekend, working to keep the community safe. Your assistance in maintaining a safe environment is appreciated.
- Students who are of age and intend to drink should be responsible: know your limits and help your friends stay within theirs.
- If you think your friend is in danger due to alcohol, call 9-1-1.
- If you are out late or drinking, take advantage of CU Night Ride (303-492-7233) or Late Night Transit.


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Travis' Takeaway: Revisiting the stinger
April 30, 2014
By Travis Fulton, Director of Instruction, TOURAcademy, PGATOUR.COM
- Woods hits his stinger at Hoylake in 2006. (Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
South Korea's Seung-Yul Noh brought an old shot back into vogue this past weekend with the low 2-iron "stinger" he hit all around TPC Louisiana to win the Zurich Classic. The stinger was a shot that Tiger Woods made famous early on in his career, employing it often during the 2006 Open Championship at Hoylake to win his third British Open. He's shied away from it in recent years, but some argue that he needs to use it more frequently in his repertoire, like Noh.
The average golfer would think that the logical place to hit a stinger would be into the wind, which is true, but the reality is that learning how to hit a stinger can be very advantageous in the development of a good golf swing. It teaches players how to control forward lean to the shaft and face angle and breeds good alignment positions with the arms and hands at impact. Once you learn how to hit the stinger on a consistent basis, you have a chance to become a really good ball-striker with your irons.
How does a player such as Noh launch the ball so low and keep it flying around knee-height for so long? For one, you need to be able to control the clubface angle at impact, which is responsible for roughly 85 percent of the ball's initial launch. Noh is able to deloft the face by bowing and turning his left wrist down through impact and by maintaining the bend in his trail wrist, which is what creates the forward leaning shaft. The dynamic loft on the face (i.e., the real loft being presented to the ball) is less than the club's true loft, which is how a player like Noh is able to make a 6-iron behave more like a 4-iron.
The other element required to hit the stinger is a relatively shallow attack angle. The more you hit down on the ball, the greater the variance is going to be between the dynamic loft and the attack angle and the more the ball is going to spin up in the air. You still have to hit down on the ball, but the more you can neutralize the attack angle, the less the ball will spin and the lower and more piercing its trajectory will be. The key to controlling the clubhead's angle of attack is maintaining your side bend to the right through impact. The more your spine tilts left and your upper body gets ahead of the ball, the steeper you're going to hit down on the ball.
To train yourself to hit the stinger, I recommend starting with a higher-lofted iron, such as an 8-iron, and working on down through the bag from there. Hit some waist high to waist high shots, driving the clubhead down but finishing real low with both arms straight and the shaft pointing down at the ground, below your waist. Maintain your spine angle (to the right) and finish low and you should be able to produce some real low bullets.
Travis Fulton is Director of Instruction for all TOURAcademy locations nationwide. You can catch Travis' insight during LIVE@ coverage from the Wells Fargo Championship, and on DirecTV's Launch Pad Channel (704) from 3-6 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.

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APECS Canada had a very successful networking event at ArcticNet Annual Science Meeting in 2013. The event was held at the Economy Sho Shop in Halifax, just down the road from the conference centre. Mentors and mentees played polar bingo, and all finished cards were entered into a draw to win a prize. David Scott from the Canadian Polar Comission was called upon to help organisers JS Moore, Ann Balasubramaniam and Jennifer Provencher pull the winning cards.
Each winning card was given a prize! A chocoloate animal from the north pole!
These prizes also showed how much work we still have to do in educating people about polar animals! A bear, a walrus and a penguin?
As a special treat the group was treated to some throat singing by Beckie Mearns and Kerri. Throat singing Inuit style was new to many in the crowd. The spontaneous performance ended with a group song that had everyone in the venue helping out. What a treat!
A great night was had by all, and we hope to see again next year in Ottawa.


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Yesterday, I wrote the inauguration speech I believe we must hear and inserted Mitt Romney's name into it. The reaction was pretty much exactly what I expected and, over the last several months, predicted.
I have been referred to as a Nazi, a turncoat and a piece of shit. I have been accused of abandoning my principles, becoming a RINO, buying into the media bullshit and goose stepping.
This is because I, back on October 21st, endorsed Newt Gingrich and have, since that time, promoted his candidacy.
Let me make this really, really clear. Newt Gingrich is my personal choice and who I personally believe would be the best choice in 2012.
I am also a realist.
Doing the math, the chance of Newt winning the nomination is nearly impossible. He is simply too far behind at this point in the delegate count, he's out of money, he has reduced his staff and he has all but conceded saying he will stay in until the end to garner as many delegates as possible to have some sway in the convention agenda. This doesn't mean I don't WANT him to win…It just means I can't see a clear path to that end through the math of it all.
So…By writing an inauguration address for Mitt Romney have I abandoned my principles? Am I a turncoat? A Nazi or any of the other things I have now been accused of?
Allow me to provide some insight into MY principles.
I have and always WILL adhere to the ideals and the principles which I believe will restore this nation to greatness before I will adhere to an individual candidate.
When I pledge Allegiance, I Pledge Allegiance to my FLAG and not my CANDIDATE.
Had I inserted Newt's name rather than Romney's, the very people making me the villain now would have regarded me a hero. All it would have taken was the substitution of two words. Newt Gingrich for Mitt Romney. The rest of the address would have remained exactly the same.
What bothers me as much as our current failed socialist administration are conservatives who will raise an individual candidate above their nation for both are recipes for disaster.
Saska Mare
Hey Guys! Another MittWitt SH!T turncoat: Craig Andresen, he writes a blog, http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/ and is NOW writing MR's inauguration speech for him (figuratively speaking)!! I gave him sh!t for it, please let him know how you feel, too!!
This was an all too typical response from several, not all, Newt Supporters. This has also, for several months now, been the exact same tone I have received from liberals and Ron Paul followers.
I wonder how supporters and followers of candidates other then whoever becomes the GOP nominee will vote in November? Will they write in their chosen candidate? Will they bother to vote at all?
I wonder how, or if, Saska will vote?
Joan Gerrerth
Craig Andresen, it breaks my heart when I see Newt supporters give up before the race is won. Newt is a candidate still in this race. CRA is a strong group of supporters for Newt and ONLY Newt. If he is not the candidate you are backing then this group is no longer for you.
One comment by a Newt supporter was echoed by Joan Gerrerth: "Maybe, just maybe.. the Rino club might want to take notes on their behavior, being much less cattle like, than they predicted.. We've got one shot left folks.. and it ain't Mitt Romney. Wake Up."
I ask that you not be harsh with Joan or Saska or any others who at this point feel as THEY do for, in part, they are correct…In part.
It ain't Mitt Romney. I offer it ain't Santorum, or Paul, or Cain, or Bachmann or even Newt Gingrich either.
Our one shot is us.
As a Member of the Tea Party, I believe our founders and framers were men of great vision and that vision was that the PEOPLE would lead the way. The PEOPLE would have the power.
We The People.
Not the government and not…an individual, candidate or elected but We The People.
A year ago, my choice and the one I still believe most qualified to become the President, Allen West, offered some sage and sound advice to those, who felt as I did, he was "the one." Congressman West told us he would not run and did not want to become the object of a cult of personality.
It took some time for that to sink in but, he was right.
He wanted us to raise up the principles which made and would make this nation great rather than pin all our hopes on one man. As a man of principle, Congressman did not throw HIS hat into the ring as a Presidential candidate.
Last October, looking at the available field, I endorsed Newt as I believed and still do, that his principles most closely matched my own. His principles are those which I believed then, and now, would make America great again.
If by supporting the principles which many believe make Newt Gingrich the best candidate make me unfit for a social media group supporting Newt, then by all means, pitch me from the group; but I believe Newt Gingrich will eventually support whichever candidate becomes the nominee – because in the end, the principles of American greatness mean more to him than the candidate's name.
If that is not the case, then how could he possibly be the best choice to begin with?
If we believe that we only have one shot left and that shot is ANY individual candidate, then all is lost already.
I do not believe the republic can survive 4 more years of Obama. Another 4 years on the steady and what will become a breakneck march to socialism is something from which we cannot recover.
What will happen when a someone's chosen candidate endorses another and encourages their supporters to vote for the other guy? Will they do it? Hold their noses and do it? Or will they write in their candidate knowing that if everybody writes in their individual candidate the vote would be so fractured that, whoever the GOP nominee IS, they will lose?
In 2008, I felt that Fred Thompson was a much better choice than McCain but I did NOT write in Thompson. This year, I feel Newt is the better choice, but, should he not get the nomination, I will not write him in either.
In 2008 I felt that Obama was a socialist who would destroy our nation. This year, I am certain that given another 4 years, he'll complete that task.
Mitt Romney might not be all we could hope for, but he'd be a damn sight better than what we've got; and while he might not turn the ship all the way around, he will start the process of doing so.
The ship we are on now, the S.S. Obama, is set for self destruct and I have no desire to remain on board. The S.S. Gingrich may well be the most agile ship in the fleet, but it's too far away and not steaming fast enough to affect the rescue. Her Captain is a good man but there's just not enough coal in the boiler to bring him in.
The S.S. Nominee is closing in and, while we may not have complete trust in her Captain…
WE are the navigators…
And the principles which were entrusted to US by our founders and framers are the STARS by which WE will plot OUR course through dangerous waters.
The FACT of the matter is, Tea Party Conservatives are sick and tired of being misled by the Republican establishment; and regardless of what people think of me for inserting Mitt Romney into yesterday's article, I have no love for that establishment.
Tomorrow, I will propose a scenario by which whoever the GOP nominee turns out to be, the establishment can be sent a clear message that things are going to change. Following my proposal would even allow someone like Romney to send a message to conservatives that even HE is ready to break from establishment tradition, and I believe my proposal would rock the Obama campaign to its core.
I am sailing on the United States of America and I will do all I can to steer her toward freedom and away from the rocks of socialism; but the idea of drowning because I can't have the captain I want is the rail of a sinking ship I choose not to grasp.


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Belfast. Have you been looking for a training that would give you the nuts, bolts and skills in how to write grant proposals that have a good chance of getting funded? Then consider the UMaine Hutchinson Center's two-day workshop, "Writing Winning Grant Proposals: Nuts, Bolts and Assembly" taught by Dr. Frank Burtnett being held on Monday and Tuesday, August 12th and 13th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm each day in Belfast.
This two-day workshop will address the structure and philosophy behind sound grant proposals and tips for winning and managing grants. There is also a "hands-on" dimension where workshop participants will experiment with creating their own grant proposals. Participants will be guided through the grant proposal writing process and have a draft grant application upon completion of the workshop.
Participants will learn about tapping sources of financial support in the various grant-making sectors, as well as the detailed elements of an effective grant proposal. Each participant will spend a significant portion of his or her workshop time engaged in the construction of an actual proposal—one he or she might eventually submit to a funding agent for support. In addition to the classroom component, participants will receive individual and personalized one-on-one attention during the grant-writing phase of the program.
Who Should Attend? Individuals who are engaged in public or community service programs that are eligible for foundation, corporate giving and government agency support are encouraged to participate. Past workshop participants have come from community health centers, libraries, museums, teen centers, membership organizations, schools, churches and other organizations.
About the Facilitator. Dr. Frank Burtnett, veteran educator and nonprofit organization executive, will once again teach the grantwriting workshop. He has more than twenty-five years of direct service in various nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and community agencies. Frank has taught multiple subjects in the UMaine – Hutchinson Center nonprofit certificate program since its inception in 2003 and assisted in the direction of that program. He is the author of numerous successful grant proposals and has assisted dozens of organizations learn how grant-making is done and how to prepare grant proposals. He has also been a proposal reviewer and evaluator for agencies, organization and related grant makers.
Here is how to register for the program: The cost of the two-day workshop is $255, which includes breakfast, lunch and all workshop materials. For a free copy of the brochure or to register contact Nancy Boyington at 338-8002 or email@example.com or visit the Hutchinson Center website for a copy of the brochure at:
Comments from Workshop Participants. "For someone new to the non-profit community, the class was very valuable. I appreciated the mixture of lecture and writing time." Other comments follow: "Frank's personality made the experience a good one—mix of teaching, anecdotes, humor made of varied experiences in non-profit/grant making world added immeasurably to the experience."
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text: Retail Stocks Welcome 2011 With Multiyear High A solid holiday selling season and a rebound in the manufacturing sector helped solidify the feeling the economy is on the upswing. By Evan Clark and Arnold J. Karr on January 3, 2011 Investors started off 2011 the way they ended 2010 — with a loud, joyful bang. Retail stocks and the broader market were lifted to multiyear highs Monday, the first trading day of the new year, as a solid holiday selling season and a rebound in the manufacturing sector helped solidify the feeling the economy is on the upswing. The S&P Retail Index rose as high as 516.57, a height not seen since July 2007, before settling some to 514.01, a 1.1 percent, or 5.63 point, increase for the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also hit a high not seen in better than two years and perked up 0.8 percent, or 93.24 points, to close at 11,670.75. Supporting the good cheer Monday — and adding to the 23.5 percent increase registered by the S&P Retail Index in 2010 — was word from the Institute of Supply Management that the manufacturing sector expanded for the 17th straight month in December, while the Commerce Department reported a 0.4 percent increase in construction spending during November. "There's a lot of holiday cheer here," said Andrew Fitzpatrick, director of investments at Hinsdale Associates. "It's a carryover from the last few months where you had the tax cuts extended, you had a little bit more of a moderate tone from Washington, so you've got a little bit more certainty there." Still, the rally is telling only part of the recovery's story. "The market's discarded a lot of lingering issues that are still out there: housing, unemployment, the European debt levels, government debt levels here," Fitzpatrick said. Fears of a double-dip recession have receded in recent months and analysts are generally optimistic that 2011 will show continued improvement for retailers, but there are also concerns about cost pressures building in the supply chain and the consumer's willingness to continue to spend. Many retailers weigh in with December comparable-store sales results on Thursday. "We had a Christmas, Santa came this year and so I think people are looking forward to monthly comps and the holiday sales updates that are coming," said Erika Maschmeyer, analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. Still, she cautioned: "The consumer's really bipolar. They come out when they have a reason to buy." Paul Lejuez, analyst at Nomura Securities, said the overall holiday sales gain would be strong enough to keep markets focused on retail for now. "I don't know if it's going to blow away expectations, but I think it was good enough to keep people looking ahead and thinking things can get better," Lejuez said. But he said investors could be setting themselves up for a fall, particularly as companies try to figure out how to manage rising costs after years of deflation. "There's just a little too much complacency out there," he said. "We've got our concerns about cost increases." And the first quarter could be a difficult one for retail stocks given tough comparisons with a year earlier, a late Easter and rising sourcing costs, said Amy Noblin, analyst at Weeden & Co. "We've got very tough numbers that we're up against in February and March," Noblin said. "The first quarter could be a little choppy." Among the retail stocks gaining ground Monday were Saks Inc., up 4.6 percent to $11.19; Nordstrom Inc., 2.4 percent to $43.39; The Men's Wearhouse Inc., 1.7 percent to $25.40, and Rue 21 Inc., 2.7 percent to $30.10. On the losing end was AnnTaylor Stores Corp., which saw its stock fall 5.2 percent to $25.98 after Piper Jaffray analyst Neely Tamminga downgraded the stock to "neutral" from "overweight" on concerns that a recovery in the Loft division could be delayed. However, AnnTaylor proved a standout — among the top stocks of the 171 tracked by WWD — in 2010, more than doubling in value to $27.39. Other companies yielding strongly last year for their investors included department stores Dillard's Inc. (up 105.6 percent), Saks (up 63.1 percent) and Macy's Inc. (up 51 percent). Specialty retailers benefiting from improved sales results as well as a flurry of interest in mergers and acquisitions at the end of the year included not only AnnTaylor, but also the sizzling Zumiez Inc. (up 111.2 percent), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (up 65.4 percent), Limited Brands Inc. (up 59.7 percent) and the recuperating jeweler Zale Corp. (up 56.6 percent). Among those leading the recovery in the luxury sector in 2010 were Burberry Group plc (up 87.7 percent), the highly coveted Hermès International (up 68 percent), Compagnie Financière Richemont SA (up 58.4 percent), LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (up 57.1 percent), Tiffany & Co. (up 44.8 percent), PPR (up 41.3 percent) and Bulgari (up 40.5 percent). Beauty companies also dotted the list of best performers last year, led by Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.'s 89.9 percent advance and The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.'s 66.9 percent. Also sharing in the market's positive take on fragrances and cosmetics were Elizabeth Arden Inc. (up 59.5 percent), Inter Parfums Inc. (up 54.9 percent) and Parlux Fragrances Inc. (up 38.7 percent). Revlon Inc. didn't share in the bounty, sliding 42.2 percent during 2010. While a general sense of improving sales bathed retail and fashion shares in a flattering light throughout the year, investors were particularly kind to the stocks of companies perceived as being on the road to recovery or expansion. Movado Group Inc. shares spiked strongly after signs its turnaround plans were succeeding emerged with its third-quarter results, helping boost the stock 66.1 percent for the year. G-III Apparel Group Ltd. shares were up 62.2 percent as it continued to outperform expectations and diversify its business beyond outerwear and further into retail. Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., with an eye on becoming the world's largest apparel company, saw shares appreciate 54.9 percent during the year as it appeared to successfully integrate the Tommy Hilfiger business into its fold. Coach Inc. shares rose 51.4 percent and Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. shares 37 percent over the course of the year, two of many issues to be rewarded for their adjustment to a more global marketplace and a more particular aspirational consumer, as well as strong operational fundamentals. Dress Barn Inc. absorbed Tween Brands into its portfolio and its shares finished the year 14.4 percent ahead of their 2009 conclusion. On Monday, the company said it had completed its reorganization and would now be known as Ascena Retail Group Inc., trading over the counter under the ticker symbol "ASNA." Declines were relatively few among the stocks tracked by WWD. While 134 issues enjoyed increases, there were just 36 declines and one flat performance. Among those failing to post increases were American Apparel Inc., down 46.5 percent, as it continued to be dogged by issues ranging from the integrity of its accounting to the ability to meet financial covenants. Charming Shoppes Inc. shares were off 45.1 percent as the retailer conceded to losing customers as it clumsily attempted a turnaround. Conspicuous for their concentration in losing territory last year were missy specialty retailers, which are struggling to achieve effective merchandising and marketing strategies. In addition to Charming, those losing ground last year included Coldwater Creek Inc. (down 28.9 percent), Christopher & Banks Corp. (down 19.3 percent), Chico's FAS Inc. (down 14.4 percent) and The Talbots Inc. (down 4.4 percent). Teen retailers with falling stock prices last year included American Eagle Outfitters Inc., down 13.8 percent, and Hot Topic Inc., down 1 percent. J. Crew Group Inc. saw shares fall 3.6 percent last year as disappointing results beginning with the third quarter held the stock down, despite its November agreement to be acquired by TPG and Leonard Green & Partners for $43.50 a share. load comments blog comments powered by Disqus


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Five thoughts: Texas' David Ash thrives under pressure vs. Oklahoma State; Did Longhorns get away with late fumble?
Note: This originally appeared on our colleges blog.
Here are five thoughts on Texas' 41-36 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday night:
1. Texas quarterback David Ash proved he could direct a comeback on the road in a difficult road stadium. He threw a strike to D.J. Grant on fourth down and was 4-of-4 for 70 yards on the game-winning drive. He did everything you want a quarterback to do in a pressure situation.
2. Joseph Randle brought it. The Oklahoma State junior ran HARD en route to 199 yards and two touchdowns. He pretty much obliterated Texas defensive back Josh Turner on one head-to-head confrontation. And if J.W. Walsh is the second-best quarterback in Stillwater, that's an enviable quarterback situation. The red-shirt freshman from Denton Guyer can start for a lot of teams.
3. Texas may have dodged a nasty replay reversal. Joe Bergeron might have lost the ball on the game-winning touchdown before scoring, although replays were inconclusive. "I didn't see it because of the pile, but our guy said the ball was fumbled back there, flipped it into the end zone and he said, 'I got it.' That's all I know," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.
4. Get ready for more carries by Johnathan Gray. Texas has brought along the heralded freshmen slowly but Gray was awfully close to breaking some big runs in the second half. The change of direction out of the Wild formation was pretty darn impressive.
5. Get ready for a bigger test. Texas' defense barely survived despite allowing 576 yards total offense. Now Geno Smith and West Virginia come to Austin ready to light up the Longhorns like they did Baylor in a 70-63 win. The banged up Longhorns can't afford to give huge after-catch numbers against the Mountaineers.


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What is the teaching of the Church on the resurrection of the dead, and on reincarnation? Some theologians maintain that Jesus went to Hell after his death as a sinner. Is that possible? Question: What is the teaching of the Church … [Read more...]
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September 10, 2013 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
On Thinking the Actual World Out of Existence
July 20, 2013 by Fr. James V. Schall, SJ
The scanty conceptions to which we can attain of celestial things give us, from their excellence, more pleasure than all the knowledge of the world in which we live; just as a half-glimpse of persons that we love is more delightful than a … [Read more...]


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Children's Aid/AileyCamp
The Children's Aid/AileyCamp empowers young people by helping them develop a strong sense of self-esteem, self-expression and mastery. It is made possible through a more than 15-year-long partnership between Children's Aid and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Each summer, 80 Children's Aid campers (ages 10 to 14) from throughout New York City spend three hours a day, four days a week, learning the basic techniques of ballet, modern dance, jazz and tap. On Fridays, campers celebrate the week's accomplishments during special outings to museums, bowling alleys, swimming pools, skating rinks and other recreation centers.
Family and friends gather for the culmination of the student's summer experience: a high-energy original performance designed entirely by the campers. Students who excel are asked to join the winter-season AileyCamp Too!.
Children's Aid/AileyCamp is held at the Children's Aid Society community school, Mirabal Sisters Campus, in Washington Heights. In summer 2007, we introduced an additional AileyCamp at our community school I.S. 61 William A. Morris School in Staten Island.
For more information or to register for CAS/AileyCamp
- Alma Whitford, (212) 543-4441 for Washington Heights,
- Lester Feuerstein, (718) 727-8481 for Staten Island.
For more information about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Visit its website at www.alvinailey.org.


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Pilot Review of The Vampire Diaries on The CW
Pilot Watch: The Vampire Diaries
The networks have announced their Fall schedules, but which series will be worth watching? Throughout the Summer, as I watch the pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. Note that a lot can change before a show actually makes it to air, so these aren't reviews, just quick thoughts on how the shows look now. Today's pick: the CW's drama The Vampire Diaries.
What's it about? Based on a book series of the same name, the show focuses on a teenager named Elena who becomes the object of affection for two competitive brothers . . . who also happen to be vampires.
Who's in it? Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley
The good: Since executive producer Kevin Williamson also made Dawson's Creek and Scream, it's probably not surprising that this show finds a sweet spot between witty teen banter and creepy suspense. Dobrev and Wesley are fine in their roles, but it's Somerhalder who really pops, and as soon as he swoops in, the show is instantly better for it. The basic outline of the story seems flexible enough to work for multiple seasons, should the show become a hit.
The bad: Some lines are unforgivably cheesy ("It's the fog. It's making me foggy"). That could also be a good description of the special effects, which are occasionally laugh-out-loud silly. The whole "diary" aspect of the show seems a little clunky and unnecessary on screen. The pilot drags a bit before Somerhalder shows up.
Will I watch? I'll probably TiVo it, though I wouldn't commit to pushing my regular Thursday shows aside for it just yet.
To watch a promo for the show and see some pictures of the cast, just
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By H Peter KuIn Dentistry, Fort Worth Posted
Methods on the Horizon to Prevent Dental Decay
Dental caries, commonly known as tooth decay or cavities, contributes to so many health issues, especially since upwards of 17.5% of children and 27.4% of adults go untreated. A lot of research has been directed towards efforts to develop methods of preventing dental decay, which have ranged from simple to highly sophisticated techniques. These current […]Read More


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Mercedes-Benz is recalling 71 model-year 2013 versions of the SLK250 and SLK350 roadsters due to a problem with the airbag occupant classification system, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The affected vehicles were manufactured from Oct. 9 through Nov. 20, 2012; check your vehicle's build date on driver-side doorjamb sticker. In these cars, the OCS incorrectly classifies a very light person as being a child and deactivates the airbag. This increases the risk of injury to the passenger in the event of a crash.
Mercedes-Benz will start notifying all affected owners this month, and dealers will replace the passenger side seat cushion and the OCS for free. Owners can call Mercedes-Benz at 800-367-6372 or NHTSA's vehicle safety hotline at 888-327-4236 for more info.
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Despite the poor weather, 270 people visited the Farris Arts District Friends Gallery during the Mushroom Festival to view area entries in photography and art.
This year's Ray County Community Arts Association show drew an additional 65 people during two other weekends the entries were displayed, Event Coordinator Melinda White said.
People who passed through the gallery were also asked to vote on their favorite entry. Lexington artist Zahra Jahanyfard won the People's Choice award for her charcoal "Wisdom," which depicts an old man. Jahanyfard won $100 as the top vote-getter.
In addition to placing first in Charcoal, Jahanyfard won two other categories, Oils and Pastels.
Organizers of the event also held a raffle drawing for two tickets to the play "Nunsense" Aug. 9, 10-11 at the Farris Theatre and a dinner for two at Hometown Pizza. Kaela Anderson of Richmond was the winner.
The following art and photography entries won awards at this year's show:
Charcoal, Zahra Jahanyfard, "Wisdom," 1st; Kay Goring, "The Passing," 2nd.
China, Dorothy Stevens, "The Nativity," 1st.
Clay Pottery, Spencer Barr, "Fun Guy," 1st; Barr, "Jaws," 2nd.
Needlework, Shawna Stormbaugh, "Advent Scarf," 1st; Laurel Kindley, "United in Love," 2nd.
Sculpture, John Michael Furgeson, "Day Dream," 1st.
Acrylics, Furgeson, "Kheperi," 1st; Barbara Akers, "Watkins Mill Lake," 2nd; Ferguson, "Psykhe," 3rd.
Mixed Media, Akers, "Jazz It Up Again," 1st; Jahanyfard, "Flower Garden," 2nd; Janice Hodgeman, "Dragonfly," 3rd.
Oils, Jahanyfard, "Peace," 1st; Kim Rasco, "Butterfly in the Garden," 2nd; Kat McKown, "Sunday at Grahms," 3rd.
Pencil Drawing, "Dusty," Kay Goring, 1st.
Pastels, Jahanyfard, "Tribal," 1st; Eric Arnold, "Soybeans in Sunshine Bottoms," 2nd; Kat McKown, "Blues Man," 3rd.
Stained Glass, Keeven & Vickie Buhrmeister, "Oval Blue Iris," 1st; Buhrmeister, "Mauve Angel," 2nd; Buhrmeister, "Yellow Trumpet Angel," 3rd.
Watercolors, Akers, "Hanging Out," 1st; Arnold, "Coming from the West," 2nd; Laura DeYarman, "The Girls," 3rd.
Color Photography – Wildlife, Julie Nilges, "Perched," 1st; Jessica Cooper, "Sweet Tooth," 2nd; Philip Anderson, "What's for Lunch," 3rd.
Color Photography – Landscape, Nilges, "Nature's Beauty," 1st; Jan Leakey, "Reaching for the Sun," 2nd; Nilges, "Heaven's Rays," 3rd.
Color Photography – Misc., Jessica Cooper, "Texture," 1st; Samantha Williams, "Water Balloons," 2nd; Cooper, "Camo," 3rd.
Photography – Black & White, Scott Johnson, "Carousel," 1st; Johnson, "The Bridge," 2nd; Johnson, "The Depot," 3rd.
Photoshop – Williams, "Water Flower," 1st; Cooper, "Beauty," 2nd; Williams, "Plasticity," 3rd.
Woodworking – Akers, "Open Invitation," 1st; Sarah Akers, "Rose," 2nd.
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You think banks are powerless to retaliate if you walk away from your Florida mortgage?
Think again.
Despite dozens of Web sites touting Florida as a prime "walk away" state — mail in the house keys and live debt free — foreclosed homeowners have learned that banks aren't always keen to forgive such debt.
It's true that many Florida mortgage lenders customarily waive mortgage deficiencies — the shortfall between the loan amount and the home's market value after it's repossessed.
During the housing downturn, thousands of Tampa Bay homeowners have defaulted on their home loans without additional assets being touched.
But no Florida law compels lenders to go easy on defaulters. Some homeowners are finding out that housing debt can be like flypaper if they get on a bank's bad side.
In some cases banks have docked homeowners' bank accounts and paychecks for mortgage debt they assumed was forgiven. Others have sold their homes by short sale and amicably parted ways with the bank only to receive letters that the lender would hound them for the shortfall.
"When a short sale closes, the homeowner thinks he's done, moved on with his life, the headache's behind him," said St. Petersburg real estate attorney Matthew Weidner. "Because the payoff letters don't even say a case will be dismissed, the lenders may just keep on going against the homeowner without missing a beat."
Florida is a "recourse" state. That means a lender can hit you for extra payments even after it has seized the house as collateral for the delinquent mortgage. Many Web sites mistakenly label Florida a "nonrecourse" state.
One fact has tended to help Tampa Bay homeowners, however: Florida law leaves much of the discretion up to judges. Strapped homeowners are popularly viewed as victims of the banks, and few judges grant lenders carte blanche to seize assets aside from the home in question.
Tampa real estate lawyer Kristopher Fernandez said that out of dozens of cases he's worked, only two involved banks pursuing debt.
In one case, a community bank garnished a housing investor's bank account each month. Fernandez persuaded a judge to stop the automatic withdrawals. In another case a woman was sued by her private mortgage insurance, or PMI, carrier, after the insurer covered the bank for part of its foreclosure loss.
"Banks are making the decision that most people are walking away not because they want to walk away. They're walking away because they're broke," Fernandez said.
Large Florida lenders didn't return calls about how they decide whether to pursue judgments against homeowners. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's office declined to clarify mortgage debt collection rules, recommending instead the Florida Bar, which in turn offered Fernandez.
Florida consumer protection rules discourage, though don't forbid, the pursuit of outstanding mortgage debt after foreclosure. Banks can't garnish a person's pay if he's the primary wage earner. So single-income families are safe in that regard. Few mortgage lenders want to repossess valuables like automobiles or furniture.
If the debt is for an investment home, banks can't confiscate the investor's primary residence in compensation. Banks also must notify a former homeowner personally that they're pursuing old mortgage debt. If a foreclosure victim has left Florida without a forwarding address, delivering a certified letter is problematic.
"There are so many thousands of foreclosures. To spend thousands of dollars to chase assets a person might not have isn't worthwhile," Fernandez said.
Weidner worries that Florida Realtors have been inattentive to legal language in their short-sale contracts. Short sales occur when banks let homes go for less than the mortgage due. Many sales contracts refer to canceling the mortgage but don't insert a clause forcing the bank to waive its right to chase "deficiencies."
"When you take out a mortgage, it's one document, but that's not the only document. The other document is the promissory note," Weidner said.
"When you get the payoff letter from the bank they often say, 'We've cleared the mortgage.' But they are silent on the promissory note. My fear is that because of the silence, you could be hit with demands for payment down the road."
Others have noted the tentative emergence of third-party debt collectors who buy unpaid promissory notes from banks for pennies on the dollar. That allows them to come after homeowners until the family pays up or files bankruptcy. It's been a larger issue with commercial foreclosures, but attorneys fear residential foreclosures could be ripe for plucking.
"Most Realtors don't know about this stuff," Weidner said. "And most homeowners definitely don't. But I suspect it's going to be important."
James Thorner can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 226-3313.


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Cakes Sticking To Pan And Tearing!!
Decorating By 2lilbaker Updated 11 Apr 2013 , 4:11pm by eatmycakebaby
I baked a german chocolate cake today and I greased and floured my pan as usual, and after it was done baking, I followed the recipe instructions and left it in the pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes I flipped the cake over to remove it and it tore to pieces! Need help!!! What am I doing wrong??? I have been baking for years and can't figure out what is going on.
Thanks for any help given.
That was happening to me a lot so now I always cut out a piece of parchment paper, grease the pan, place on the paper, and grease the paper. That way it never happens to me. I get the rolls of parchment paper, trace around the pan, then cut it out.
Was it a new pan?
I use the cake release recipe here on the site and never have a problem. Give it a try!
I just use Spray Pam and don't have problems with sticking or tearing.
Thank you all for your quick responses. I plan to bake this cake again next weekend. This has been happening quite a bit lately. It seems to happen when I bake from scratch.
I will try each of the remedies in my future baking.
The pan I used is a Magic Line
I use the Wilton Bake Easy Non-stick Spray. Works like a charm. I like to just be able to spray and go.
I stopped flouring my pans 30 years ago. I also flip them out of the pan immediately. They are out of the oven, leveled and flipped out on a cooling rack in less than 2 minutes. Never could understand why we were told to leave them in the pan 10 minutes.
I was buying Wilton Cake Release and then I red on CC about homemade cake release (equal parts flour, oil and shortening). Works like a charm and I keep a tub of it in the fridge.
I stopped flouring my pans 30 years ago. I also flip them out of the pan immediately. They are out of the oven, leveled and flipped out on a cooling rack in less than 2 minutes. Never could understand why we were told to leave them in the pan 10 minutes.
To allow the cell structure of the cake to set.
I too have been having the same problem recently, and I have been baking for years and from scratch, never with a problem. I am going to try the parchment paper. Anyone know someplace to buy the circles and square already cutout?
About 10 yrs ago, I had a heck of a time with cakes sticking. Since then, I've been lining my pan bottoms and greasing/flouring. I've not had a problem since.
I stopped flouring my pans 30 years ago. I also flip them out of the pan immediately. They are out of the oven, leveled and flipped out on a cooling rack in less than 2 minutes. Never could understand why we were told to leave them in the pan 10 minutes.
indydebi - Ok, curious...so do you use the cake release recipe or do you just grease your pans?
I recently started using the cake release recipe on here and it's awesome!!!
I always line and collar my pans. There's a thread on collaring pans in the articles section, for reference.
I saw the pre-cut parchment liners on Sugarcraft.com in the section with the pans.
Pre-cut liners are convenient, but they turn out to be expensive in the long run.
Look for bun pan liners. They are available in 2 sizes that I know of, half sheet and full sheet. I cut them down to the sizes I need.
Oh, and you don't have to line the entire bottom of the pan. I cut my liner to about 2/3 the size of the pan bottom. Unless you burn the heck out of it, that is all you need.
Precut parchment circles would save so much time! I too have started lining all of my pans 10" and larger with parchment paper....mine had started sticking too....no idea why....but the parchment paper works great!
I use the cheaper Great Value brand of cooking spray and have no problems with sticking. First cake I did I followed all the directions on the Wilton pan, it was one big mess. Never a problem with the spray!
I use, in order of preference:
1) CK BRand cake release
2) Wilton brand Pan Release
3) plain 'ole crisco
I use Henry and Henry Thin Cote. I only use this and even full sheets come out great. They also turn out perfect when the cake has cooled. I always leave my cakes in the pans and turn them out after they have cooled.
I have used the home-made pan release, but I had some trouble with sticking.
For chocolate cakes....Especially hershey Cocoa Chocolate Cake.... grease the pan but DO NOT PUT FLOWER... instead coat the pan with cocoa. Flower gets gummy it causes the cake to stick. The cocoa method works great no sticking and you wont have the white flower on the bottom of your chocolate cakes :-)
lol... ooops flour not flower :-)
I had some trouble with that recently. My 9in pans by wilton were sticking badly. No matter what I did the cakes still managed to stick so I jsut got 2 new ones. If you are only having trouble with one size pan it could be they have been over used and my 9in pans are the pans I use the most of. Every since I have been using the new pans, I have not had the problems. I still saved my old ones, because I just cant bring myself to throw away a cake pan . So now I just use them for freezing


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Honda Recalling '03-'07 V-6 Accords Due To Potential Fire Hazard
Honda is recalling 573,000 Accord midsize cars in the U.S. to fix a defective power steering hose that can leak fluid and catch fire.
The recall affects Accords from the 2003 through 2007 model years that are equipped with V-6 engines. Honda says one fire was reported but no injuries.
The company is adding the Accords to a May recall of the Acura TL midsize luxury car.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the hoses can deteriorate prematurely, causing cracks and leaks.
The company will replace the hoses for free, but it won't have the parts available until early in 2013. Any owner who suspects a leak should take their car to a dealer.
The Accord is the nation's second-best selling car, beaten only by the Toyota Camry
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The 440-day hostage crisis began at the height of the revolutionary fervor following the overthrow of the U.S.-backed shah. But a generation later, Iranians are more concerned with jump-starting their sluggish economy and taking their place in the international community than with militant posturing. "Even many of the former hostage-takers themselves now argue that it's in Iran's interests to normalize relations with Washington," says MacLeod. "Movement on both sides suggests there are strong prospects for restoring relations after the next U.S. election. But a lot will hinge on the outcome of February's parliamentary elections in Iran." The hard-liners, who are fiercely opposed to Khatami's reform agenda and any attempt to reconcile with the West, currently control the parliament, but the president's supporters are hoping to repeat the landslide trouncing of the conservatives that brought Khatami to power two years ago. But the hard-liners control the electoral process, which will make life difficult for reformist candidates. Still, 20 years after the embassy seizure, the fire of revolution is down to its last embers.
Come Back, 'Great Satan,' All Is Forgiven
The "Great Satan" isn't such a bad guy after all. The handful of demonstrators who marked the anniversary Thursday of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by burning Old Glory and chanting "Death to America" may be an endangered species. "People who shout 'Death to America' are fast becoming a small minority in Iranian politics," says TIME Middle East bureau chief Scott MacLeod. "Even though it's a powerful minority with considerable influence in government, the tide has turned against it. President Mohammed Khatami, the choice of 70 percent of Iranian voters, has gone as far as to actually express regret over the seizure of the hostages, and has reached out to America for better relations."


text: Taking a bite out of tooth decay By Eric Eyre December 25, 2006 Story Share MORGANTOWN - Brandi Howard, a senior at West Virginia University's School of Dentistry, likes to take her time when she's drilling a tooth, pulling a molar or fitting a crown. So before she started on a six-week practicum at a rural dental practice in Webster County, she called the office to warn them about her speed with patients."I'm slow," she recalled telling the person who answered the telephone.The receptionist wasn't sure what to make of Howard's statement."She apparently thought I was mentally slow," Howard said. "When I got down there, I had to make sure they knew I wasn't slow. I learned a lot."By the end of the semester, Howard not only proved she wasn't mentally slow, she improved her speed and skills.Howard was one of two dozen WVU dental students who fanned out across rural parts of the state last fall to work in dental practices.The program, which is part of the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships, aims to keep WVU graduates in the state and expose them to underserved West Virginia communities.The program's dental component started in 1992 with four dentists.Now, more than 30 dental practices have teamed up with WVU's School of Dentistry.Dental students must be in their final year of study. Most get a steady schedule of patients - children and adults - five days a week over at least six weeks during the practicum.They sharpen their skills, develop patient treatment plans and learn the business side of dentistry - billing, Medicaid reimbursement, private insurance, patient scheduling and employee payroll. "It helps build their confidence," said Richard Meckstroth, who directs the Department of Dental Practice and Rural Health at WVU's School of Dentistry. "They say, 'Hey, I can do this.' They realize they're up to the challenge."Students also must take part in community outreach programs, visiting schools, 4-H fairs, day-care centers and nursing homes to talk about the importance of oral health.Some students return to a dental practice near their hometown during the practicum."It was absolutely the best experience of my life," said Jamie Wheeler, who worked with two dentists in Gassaway. "I loved every day, every minute." Wheeler and her classmates returned to Morgantown one afternoon earlier this month to talk about their experiences.Most raved about their practicum, but there also were complaints. Some students didn't see as many patients as they'd hoped. Others struggled with equipment that was different than what they learned on at WVU.Most students worked with low-income patients. One dentist office gave patients a 40 percent discount if they had work done by a WVU student.Kolin Weaver worked in a community health clinic that charged patients only $10 per visit. That fee paid for everything."I got to help people who more than likely couldn't get help because they couldn't afford it and would otherwise not be receiving treatment," Weaver said. "I was seeing patients nonstop." Poor oral health remains a neglected epidemic in West Virginia, especially among low-income children and adults.West Virginia leads the nation in the percentage of senior adults with total tooth loss, according to the Centers for Disease Control. West Virginia also has one of the lowest percentages of people who visit a dentist at least once a year.The state also has high rates of tooth decay among children.WVU students saw the problem firsthand."We did mostly extractions," said Maria Bonasso, who worked at a clinic in Shinnston.During his practicum, Mark Knott developed a PowerPoint presentation that explains how to conduct oral screenings. The report, available on CD, will be provided to all WVU health-science students to help them determine patients' oral-health needs and make proper referrals.Knott volunteered in an office in Preston County."It has improved my efficiency and enabled me to provide better care," he said.Dan Brody, a veteran Wayne County dentist with Valley Health Systems, said the rural program allows him to give back to the dental school and helps him keep abreast of the latest dentistry practices."The [students] see folks who aren't going to have access to care any other way," said Brody, who has mentored WVU dental students for 12 years. "They see the need."More than half of WVU dental school students plan to return to rural practices next semester before they graduate in May, even though another practicum is not required."I want them to do as much dentistry as they can possibly do," Meckstroth said. "They're developing their skills. They're developing their speed. You can't do too much dentistry."To contact staff writer Eric Eyre, use e-mail or call 348-4869. Eyre's work on dentistry is being supported by a fellowship from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 5 St. Albans rallies to beat Riverside, 21-17 Miners still waiting on air packs Previous Story Sago families Next Story


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- May 29, 2013, 10:30 AM
Peachtree City, Ga.-based Gardner Aviation Services has changed its name to Precision Aviation Services. "This name change is the last in a series of name changes to our existing operating companies to identify and align each business as a member of the Precision Aviation Group [PAG]," said David Mast, PAG president and CEO. PAG companies provide MRO and supply chain services for general aviation, commercial and military operators of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft worldwide.


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Has your family been spending weekend nights parked on the couch watching reruns from the DVR, or is everyone just stuck in their rooms doing their own thing? If so, it might be time to mix it up, have some fun, and spend some quality time together before work and school comes back to keep everyone busy on Monday.
Quality time is important for families as it's the best time to catch up on how everyone is doing. Spending weekend nights together allows everyone to build deeper relationships and strengthen the family unit as a whole.
Instead of taking your kids out for dinner and a movie, why not stay at home?
Here are a couple of fun activities you can do to liven up your family weekend nights at home:
Bring out the dice, play money, and player cards!
Playing board games is a classic family activity that knows no age. Whether you've got Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, or Balderdash, anyone from ages five and up is guaranteed a fun time.
To spice things up for game night, play in teams. Make sure to keep each group balanced so everyone can totally enjoy the game!
Personal pizzas, ice cream, and more.
Dinner time can be made fun and extraordinary on weekend nights with creative treats such as a personalized pizza station or a make-your-own banana split ice cream buffet. If your family is into exotic flavors, try throwing in a few surprises into the spread such as jalapeno peppers and assorted deli meats for the pizza, or unusual ice cream flavors for an extraordinary banana split.
Making grand gestures.
When it comes to fun and simple family activities, you can also choose to play a game of charades or Guesstures. Move the living room furniture aside and make room for your family members to act out everything from movie titles to even what you had for dinner – your options for topics to act out are endless!
These are just some of the fun things you can do with your family this weekend. Got any more? If so, feel free to leave a comment – we'd love to hear about how you spend quality time with your family!


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Mel Gibson aside, filmmakers like to see themselves as a particularly progressive sort, full of tolerance for other people and other cultures. We live in tolerant times far removed from the rampant segregation and prejudice which characterised earlier eras, but that doesn't necessarily mean racism has been banished completely. Now obviously, anti-racist attitudes are prevalent in the film industry – as they should be – but these attitudes don't always translate well into the films themselves. Hollywood has often been racist, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and this spectre has re-raised its ugly head recently with Johnny Depp's controversial turn as a Native American in The Lone Ranger.
The problem is that it can be very easy to stumble into the racism trap – in Depp's case, it's the demand to shoehorn in a star name at the cost of racial sensitivity. In other cases it can be caused by racial insensitivity, shocking ignorance and occasionally, the fact that a film just won't sell with a 'foreigner' at the helm. Especially in Hollywood's case it can be hard to sell a film without some sort of American presence, leading to other cultures being homogenised until they're rendered palatable to the target audience. In laymans terms, this often results in the whiting up of ethnic characters. A grand slew of films have fallen foul of one or more of these rules over the years, and I intend to identify a few in this list.
And no, I'm not referencing Birth Of A Nation. It's just far, far too easy.
7. Mickey Rooney – Breakfast At Tiffany's
It's actually a really odd one, this. Here we have a film renowned for featuring classy actors – including a smouldering Audrey Hepburn – engaging in charming romantic comedy fare. Everything's full of charm and classiness, but then we have Mickey Rooney playing Holly Golightly's Asian neighbour, I.Y Yunioshi in the very definition of sticking out like a sore thumb. It's weird because there's no real need for him to be in the film at all – he's literally a big, racist appendix. Yet he remains there, and has has caused headaches ever since.
I'm not going overboard when I say this gave Breakfast At Tiffany's a massive downer which it's found it hard to shake. Rooney's portrayal of an Asian man appeared to channel every negative stereotype under the sun, and he added buck-toothed and stupidity for good measure. It was just bizarre, and always results in a massive editing job when the film is shown in public, especially in multi-cultural events.
Plus, this role apparently made Bruce Lee very upset when he watched the film. If you manage to upset a man who murdered about twenty men before breakfast, you know you might have gone too far.
6. Jake Gyllenhall – Prince of Persia
Possibly the biggest example of rubbishing ethnicities for the purpose of sticking in marquee names, Prince of Persia came out in 2010 to lukewarm reviews, with the major criticism being that Jake Gyllenhaal is in no way Persian. Seemingly, the only preparation he took for the part was beefing up and getting a tan, which probably made it worse. He doesn't bother with an accent, and being fair, neither does his Gemma Arteton-played love interest.
Now, of course, this hasn't stopped casting directors before or since. Yet it just seemed as if it was a truly disrespectful phone-in from the film's star name, especially when compared to the rest of the cast. For example, nationality chameleons Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina are similarly non-Persian but manage to convince quite well in their roles, as befitting their statuses as actors. But when the beam on which the mighty edifice rests can't convince at all in the role, perhaps a rethink is called for.
Maybe if they had cast a Persian in the lead role, the controversy which dogged this film wouldn't have been nearly so acute. Of course, you might counter that there aren't enough well-known Persian-American actors out there and they might be walking a political tightrope bearing in mind America's animosity with Iran, and these are both very real grievances. Yet all this begs the question – if the producers knew they were going to run into this minefield, shouldn't they have thought differently about which gaming franchise to adapt?
5. John Wayne – The Conqueror
The strangely brilliant case of just having to stuff a star into a role, John Wayne once played Genghis Khan. Yes, that Genghis Khan. There's nothing I can say after that which makes it sound any better. I realise that it was the 1950s and there probably wasn't a hope in hell of having a ethnic Mongolian take the part, but putting John Wayne in just seemed like a huge insult which duly overshadowed the entire film.
It really was just the epitome of ridiculousness. Produced by well-known eccentric Howard Hughes, it was just surreal to see a The Duke – a man most at home in a Stetson – decked out in full Mongol regalia and pretending to have come from the Steppes. Yes, actors are meant to be versatile, but this isn't Daniel Day-Lewis we're talking about here – it's Wayne, fully known to be quite wooden (If awesome) in most of his roles. The fact he can't even be bothered with the accent just rams this home – I wouldn't be surprised if he said 'pilgrim' at any point, I really wouldn't. All in all, a giant farce from start to finish which was summarily thrown out and savaged by the critics.
4. Sean Connery – Highlander
Highlander's Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (try saying that five times fast) was always going to be a hard role for anyone to play, entirely because of his history. Despite having possibly the most Spanish name you've ever gazed upon, Ramirez is technically a millennia-old Egyptian masquerading as Spanish, who had lived in Japan for a long time but now dwells in Scotland. It would be a challenge for any actor to pull off such a hodgepodge of ethnicities, but you could probably find someone willing to give it a try. However, director Russell Mulcahy chose to jump off at the deep-end, casting Sean Connery.
Yes, that Sean Connery. A man who laughs at requirements to drop his Scottish accent, even when playing an ethnic Lithuanian (the gem that is The Hunt For Red October). Much like other instances on this list, it appears as if the casting agency went for the marquee name over any kind of fidelity, and really, unlike those other entries it's not very offensive – it's just mind-bogglingly stupid in that awesome 80s way. There were probably a queue of ethnically Spanish actors who could do this part better than Connery, but because he's Sean bloody Connery, he got to keep the role and explain his accent with a cursory 'well I lived in Scotland' backstory. It's completely insane, but it got bums on seats come premiere time. Besides, Zardosz aside (seriously, watch that film), this is probably the most flamboyant wardrobe Connery's ever worn, and that's saying a lot in his colourful career. He;s even got an earring, for god's sake.
3. The Cast – 21
One of the most amazingly racist 'based on a true story' cases ever committed to celluloid, 21 concerned itself with a troupe of blackjack-playing students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Taken from bestseller Bringing Down The House, they're all predictably brilliant, and they use their smarts to develop a card-counting system which allows them to take on Vegas casinos and win handily.
It's a cool premise for a film, never mind a real-life story, and the film is exquisitely shot, allowing us to join in the kinetic thrill of these youngsters and their lecturer ring-leader (played by an on-autopilot but nonetheless entertaining Kevin Spacey). The only major problem is that in the real story every one of them – from lecturer all the way down to students – were nearly all of Asian-American descent. However, the film eschews this, instead whitewashing the cast with the exception of two Asian-American sidekicks, who are seen as the joker and the loser respectively.
21's producer went on record saying that they would have loved to cast Asian-Americans in all the parts, but unfortunately there were just no bankable names out there, and that's a bit of a shame. Of course, this doesn't detract away from the actual cast – who pull off their roles pretty darn well, actually – but it leaves something of a cloud over proceedings, knowing we couldn't have the actual story because the filmmakers didn't believe it would sell with Asian-Americans taking all the major parts.
2. Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai
There's an awkwardly racist trope that exists in Hollywood films, and it goes something like this. Usually, to make a film marketable you put a superstar name in the title – so far, so good. Most of these names – Will Smith notwithstanding – are white, which makes for its own problem. Yet when the film requires the main character to explore a foreign culture, a whole other can of worms is opened up. Because apparently, by Hollywood logic, all white people need to comprehensively trump everybody from a culture at their own game is a couple of months and a redemptive arc.
Case in point, The Last Samurai. I actually really liked this film, but in my eyes, it's just a little discomforting if you read into it. We're introduced to Tom Cruise's character – who time is not called Jack and arrogant beyond belief – a traumatised hero of the Indian Wars who's a massively unstable raging alcoholic. Said character finds solace in the teachings of the samurai, taking up with the wife of the man he dishonourably killed while fighting them. Apparently, this wreck of a man can take up the samurai code and trump most – if not all – practitioners within a matter of months, even if they've been practicing their entire lives.
The fact that most of his training revolves around him being beaten with kendo sticks makes this all the more insane, and racist to boot. It's not that this is a racist film – the undertones of modern Japan vs. traditional Japan are very well explored and Ken Watanabe's Katsumoto is extremely intriguing. It's just that the role of Nathan Algeren is so strangely racist, with his very existence implying that a novice white guy able to trump hardened samurai pretty darn quickly. Whoever you cast in the part, they're going to suffer as a result. That's a shame, because Cruise actually does well with what he's been given here.
1. The Cast – Memoirs Of A Geisha
It's a common Hollywood trick to cast people of differing nationalities but from the same geographical area for specific roles. For example, Kingdom of Heaven had an ethnic Syrian take the role of the Persian-born ruler Saladin. Taken in moderation, this can be acceptable – films tend to be marketed toward American/European audiences so some liberties are always taken safe in the knowledge that there won't be any outrage. Yet there are times when it clearly isn't right because the backlash would be enormous, and Memoirs Of A Geisha represents one of these times.
In summary, Memoirs Of A Geisha concerns the plight of a girl who is sold into a Geisha house and rises to the top of that world. The Geisha is one of the biggest icons in Japanese history and occupies a special place in its culture, so naturally, ears would be pricked at the first sign of controversy here. Unfortunately, Memoirs Of A Geisha ran headlong into the controversy by casting many of the principal roles with Chinese or ethnic Chinese actresses such as Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh.
Effectively, you couldn't stick two fingers up to Japanese culture any more without sticking Mickey Rooney in one of the parts. The backlash in Japan was predictably quite large and the film probably didn't do as well as it could've done if it had cast Japanese actresses. What makes it more mystifying is that it's not as if there's a particular dearth of them – Japan's film industry is large and booming, so it just seems like a shocking oversight on the casting agency's part.
Agree or disagree? Know of any more? Feel free to comment!


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Carl Jewell lived from 1906 to 2003, which means he had a long time to teach his son, Doug, some key lessons in life.
So Doug, who runs a Boardwalk business in Ocean City, has a bit of a hard time picking out the single most important thing he learned from his dad.
"Here's one — whenever you borrow something, return it in better condition than you got it in," Doug, 67, said on a June night in his separate but joined Boardwalk shops, Air Circus and Pirates Arrrgh Us. Another is, "No matter what you want to do, people will say you can't do it. If you don't try, they win."
There are many more. Then there are the lessons Doug has taught his daughter and veteran store worker, Katie Jewell — many of which she knows he got from his dad.
And that brings up a lesson on Father's Day that goes way beyond one family: A father's lessons can last for lifetimes — many of them.
Conversations with a sampling of South Jersey residents turned up a selection of things they learned from their dads, some profound, some surprising, some funny, but all memorable — to the point of being unforgettable.
Bruce Harper, 32, said his father, Bruce Hamlett, 51, of Mays Landing, taught him to always have the courage to be who he wanted to be.
"I remember distinctly a point in my life when I was in eighth grade. I was young. I wanted to go to the NFL. I used to go to the gym and lift weights. A lot of my friends thought that was funny. I used to come to school with baked potatoes because I was trying to get bigger," Harper said.
Harper was made fun of because he was a skinny, scrawny kid.
"My dad always told me, 'Always have the courage to stand on what it is you want to do and what it is you want to be. ... If you keep pushing for it, you can get it. You can achieve it if you push hard enough,'" said Harper, of Absecon.
Harper never did make the NFL, but he did play Atlantic City High School football and basketball. Now, he coaches kids to chase their dreams, as an assistant basketball coach at Atlantic City High School.
Lizanne Tracy, 50, of Avalon, remembers her father, Anthony Zurawski, 72, also of Avalon, telling her that people can't get ahead in life unless they're willing to take a chance on something.
Zurawski owned Princeton Bar & Grill and the Sea Grill Restaurant in Avalon. He sold them to Tracy and her brother, Scott Zurawski, 47, of Avalon.
"My brother and I did major renovations to our business after we purchased it from my father, and that was a pretty big risk," said Tracy, who added she has taken chances many times in her working life. "I've also had some risky real estate deals, buying a few homes, renovating them and renting them out and even flipping a few of them, so I have taken a few chances."
Tracy worked for her father from 1986 to 2003. Her father now owns the Whitebrier Restaurant, also in Avalon — where his employees include Tracy's oldest child.
Chris Orazi, 58, of Vineland, said his father, Lloyd Orazi, who died three years ago, inspired him to pursue his passion, a music career. Orazi owns Vineland-based C.A.S. Music Productions, which does music for radio, TV and film, and also audio and video installations for commercial businesses.
"He taught me to never look back if I had a dream," said Chris Orazi, adding that his dad also taught him some very basic, hands-on lessons for his business — including, when Chris was a boy, how to wire a speaker system.
Now, Chris runs his own recording studio, too, and releases his own CDs as leader of a 10-piece jazz band with horns.
The son went to college because he wanted to be safe. He studied radio and TV broadcasting, but when he asked his father about switching his major to music, Lloyd was supportive.
"I've made a career in this business, and I'm so glad I did because I was able to stay with what I wanted to do," said Orazi, who still thanks his dad for the influence Lloyd had on that career.
Back in Ocean City, Doug Jewell laughed as he remembered yet another lesson from his dad: "If you want to lose a friend," Carl used to say, "lend him money."
Doug once put that one to work in a mall business in Maryland, where he grew up. He could see these three kids were shoplifting from them, and one day he confronted them — to ask whether they needed some cash.
He said he'd lend them $5 apiece, and he actually gave them the money. He never saw them again — which turned out to be a great business move.
But Katie Jewell, 22, said the main business trick she learned from a lifetime of working with her dad is an old one — and a sneaky one.
"Treat people kindly," she said, remembering a few recent customer-service experiences she had in other stores — or didn't have. Take going into a local supermarket at 10:50 p.m. and being told by a worker it was closed, even though the sign on the door said the real closing time was 11. "You watch (my dad) with people, you can see he loves what he does."
A few miles away, in Margate, Rabbi Aaron Krauss said his father was also a businessman — Max Krauss ran a neighborhood clothing and shoe store in Bridgeport, Conn., the hometown of his wife, Ida.
And Aaron Krauss, the longtime rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in Margate, said it's also kindness he thinks of first when he remembers his dad. Max was born in Lithuania sometime in the 1890s — he was always a bit vague about his age — and came to America when he was about 20. He died in 1969.
"My father was generous and wise, beyond any person I've ever known in my life," the rabbi said. "He certainly shared everything he had, even when he had very little."
He went on a bit more about his dad, warming up to the subject.
"Whenever I think of anything good about people, I think of my father. I guess that sounds a little exaggerated, but it's absolutely true," said the rabbi, who — because "I follow my father's tradition" — declined to reveal his exact age. "But I think of (Max) every single day, without fail. I try to communicate with him some way. I'll say, 'Dad, what would you do in this case?'"
At the end of the interview, Aaron Krauss added one last thought.
"I'm glad you're giving me a chance to mention my father," he told a reporter. "He meant a great deal to me, and he always will."
Fathers often do. That's one more lesson of Father's Day.
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