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School of Law welcomes visiting scholar NYU, Harvard professor to arrive in Delaware on April 12
Published: March 15, 2007
Widener University School of Law is pleased to welcome New York University School of Law Professor Robert H. Sitkoff to its Wilmington campus as a visiting scholar.
Sitkoff's visit is made possible by a generous gift from The Delaware Counsel Group LLP, a Wilmington-based law firm that advises nationally and internationally on Delaware corporate and alternative-entity law. This marks the third year the law school and The Delaware Counsel Group LLP have hosted a visiting scholar.
Sitkoff, a trusts and estates expert, will spend April 12-13 mixing with the law school, legal community and business leaders, as well as speaking at two formal events. While he is part of NYU's full-time law faculty, Sitkoff is currently serving this spring semester as the John L. Gray visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School.
He will deliver remarks to members of the Widener Law community, the bench, bar and Delaware state officials on Thursday, April 12 at 4 p.m. The talk will be held in the third-floor board room of the Wilmington Trust Center on Rodney Square in Wilmington. Sitkoff is expected to discuss his research project, "The Rise of the Statutory Business Trust," which examines the development of the statutory business trust as an alternative mode of business organization.
Cynthia Kane, special assistant to Delaware Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor and director of international marketing for the secretary, will open the presentation. Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine of the Delaware Court of Chancery will join Sitkoff and contribute his comments to the presentation. A reception, sponsored by the Wilmington Trust Co., will follow.
In addition to his speech at the Wilmington Trust Center, Sitkoff will make a presentation to Widener's Delaware faculty and to Widener students, including the members of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. He will also address the Delaware Bankers Association on Friday, April 13.


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Prague - Will the European Union be able of adopting really palpable measures in relation to Russia at its summit in Brussels today after President Vladimir Putin ridiculed the steps approved at the beginning of the week? Daniel Anyz asks in daily Hospodarske noviny (HN).
Útok na štáb ukrajinské flotily v Sevastopolu, který napadl dav proruských demonstrantů. ČTK/AP Andrew Lubimov
The EU fears that retaliatory measures will badly impact on it, but it can lose much more in the future, Anyz writes.
He writes that the future may prove Putin is right when saying the western values are decadent and empty.
The EU cannot speak about a fundamental breach of international law and do nothing at the same time, Anyz writes.
Elsewhere in Hospodarske noviny (HN), Petr Honzejk writes that Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka (Social Democrats, CSSD) is pressed from two sides in connection with the Ukraine-Russia developments.
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This means that the Czech moderation should not go too far where Putin could interpret it as a weakness because beasts of prey attack the weakest pieces in the herd, Honzejk writes.
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text: Follow Raiders of the Lost Ark Composer: John Williams Released: 1995 Label: Dcc Compact Classics (0010963009026) Type: Movie Format: CD Reviewers (10.00/10) Members (8.67/10) (24 votes)Vote here!10987654321 Subscribe now! Stay better informed and get access to collectors info! Support this website by buying this music through the links below!Amazon.com Amazon.fr Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de Amazon.es Amazon.it Advertisement: Tracks2 reviewsAwardsTrailersSuggestions 1. The Raiders March (2:50) 2. Main Title : South America, 1936 (4:10) 3. In the Idol's temple (5:26) 4. Flight from Peru (2:20) 5. Journey to Nepal (2:11) 6. The Medaillon (2:55) 7. To Cairo (1:29) 8. The basket game (5:04) 9. The map room : Dawn (3:52) 10. Reunion and the dig begins (4:10) 11. The Well of the souls (5:28) 12. Airplane Fight (4:37) 13. Desert Chase (8:15) 14. Marion's Theme (2:08) 15. The German Sub / To the Nazi hideout (4:32) 16. Ark Trek (1:33) 17. The Miracle of the Ark (6:05) 18. The Warehouse (0:56) 19. End Credits (5:20) Total duration: 73 minutes Write your own review for this soundtrack! Expand all - Collapse all Review of Tom Daish, submitted at 2010-10-02 13:20:48, score: 10/10 How many indelible themes can one man write? One would think that after Superman, Star Wars, Jaws and even lesser known efforts such as The Cowboys a composer would be running short on original thematic material. Of course, when it's John Williams, great expectations are usually met and so when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas joined forces to create a globe trotting archeologist (not the most obvious source of potential for a great action film, it has to be said) they both brought along John Williams to bring Indiana Jones musically to life. The Raiders March is now an almost obligatory entry at any Williams concert and more often than not the encore, even if it hasn't been featured in the listed program. The first 30 seconds are usually drowned out by cheering and the time between those final five notes and the return of cheering, is infinitesimal. The Raiders March is just one of those themes that you can remember after the first listen and yet its appeal doesn't diminish with repeats.While the Raiders March is used quite frequently throughout Raiders of the Lost Ark it would be wrong to suggest that it's a one theme score. There's the old fashioned passion of Marion's Theme which slips nicely into sub-genre of Williams romance and along the same lines as Han and Leia's indelible theme from The Empire Strikes Back. Then there's the portentous Ark Theme, the officious but mildly comical march for the Nazis and equally memorable secondary melodies, notably the mysterious oboe melody for The Medallion which, give every key element of the film a readily identifiable motif. Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of those scores where every track has something going for it, but there are of course many stand out highlights.After a nice arrangement of the Raiders March that acts as a prelude to the album presentation of the score (if not in the film), there is suspenseful and creepy music as we find Jones raiding a Temple in South America. Barely a whisper of the march is heard, instead there's much tension and skittish musical responses to the dangers lurking around every corner. Only with Flight From Peru does Williams let the cat out of the bag and the march takes its place as an emotional trigger for when Indy is doing something heroic. The ability of the melody to appear as a brief hint as well as a full length theme is a testament to its inspired construction.While most of the action is played seriously, The Basket Game makes for a more light hearted scherzo, notably scored for pizzicato strings, even if the ending is somewhat more subdued when Indy believes Marion to have been killed in an explosion. Airplane Flight and the lengthy Desert Chase both give much air time to the Raiders March, perhaps a little too much for some people, but Williams' ingenious counterpoint gives it different dramatic meaning as Indy either appears to be winning or losing the battle. The music associated with the Ark isn't as biblical as one might expect, the final sequence of The Miracle of the Ark demonstrating its power as too much for mere mortals. Some disturbing trumpet fanfares and other genuinely frightening musical effects add greatly to the potency of the scene.One could also mention the choral grandeur of The Map Room: Dawn and the gentle use of Marion's Theme after the Desert Chase, but as a top Williams score, is one that should be owned and listened to. The performance of the London Symphony Orchestra is outstanding in every respect and this expanded edition from Silva Screen is a model of great presentation both in terms of musical production and excellent liner notes. The Indiana Jones set offers only slightly more music than the original album, notably Washington Men/Indy's Home and Bad Dates, yet oddly has an edit in the Truck Chase that appeared in the original album release. It's only around 40 seconds, but it seems odd. The other slightly unusual editing choice is to put the delightful coda that originally appeared at the end of the opening 3 minute version of the Raider's March on the end of the End Credits. For fans, both versions are required for the most complete view (I'm not sure if there's much else unreleased), although more casual fans would be happy with either version. The sound quality is fairly comparable, although the Silva release contains perhaps the more interesting liner notes. Either way, an essential film music classic that should be in anyone's collection. Read other recent reviews by Tom Daish: The Snow Files: The Film Music of Mark Snow, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Andromeda Review of Andreas Lindahl, submitted at 2008-01-20 21:25:40, score: 10/10 This is one of those scores that everyone can hum something from and it's one of John Williams' classic masterpieces. In 1995 Silva Screen released an expanded version of the original soundtrack with more, previously unreleased, music. The release also includes a thick booklet with pictures, comments by Williams and an analysis by Film Score Monthly's Lukas Kendall, making it a must have in any filmmusic fans collection. When I said that this is one of those scores anyone can hum something from I was refering to the heroic theme for Indy, of course. This theme, which has to be one of the most famous, and best, ever written for a film, opens the soundtrack in "The Raiders' March", and is then used throughout the score when Indy does something heroic. There are two more themes that dominate the score, along with Indy's rousing piece of music; Marion's romantic theme, and the Ark's theme, or motif, which is a very mystical, ancient and dark theme. Together these themes, and a few more, not mentioned here, creates a splendid listening experience, filled with action, romance, terror, and action again, as this is primarily a score for an adventure film. Read other recent reviews by Andreas Lindahl: The Rocketeer, The Phantom of the Opera, Peter Pan Find more reviews on FilmMusicSearch.comOscars: Best Music, Original Score (Nominee) The music of this soundtrack was used in: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Trailer) See also: All trailersSoundtracks from the collection: Indiana Jones Report a fault or send us additional info!: User name FilmMusicSite.com is Copyright © 1998-2015 by Arvid Fossen. Privacy Policy.


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Kurt Budke worked his way to the top
Coach revitalized Cowgirls, established himself in D-I after successful juco career
Kurt Budke had that way about him that people have when they've started on the basement floor and climbed up. He came by that determination by watching his parents. His father, John, worked for Southwestern Bell in Kansas for 45 years. Started as a lineman and moved all the way into management, Kurt was proud to say.
"I liked what my dad did, and how he did it," Budke said in 2006 after a game as we talked about his career. "He went through the whole thing, he scaled the poles. He turned down a bunch of jobs along the way where they wanted to transfer him to Topeka or Kansas City. It would have meant more money, but family was vital to him and he wanted to raise us in Salina."
"When I first started [coaching], there was no way I was going to coach women. But I figured out quickly that if the young women believe in you, they will give you their heart and soul. They'll run through a wall for you a lot quicker than most men will. It turned me on to women's basketball, and I haven't looked back since.
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"So your dad was a Salina lineman, not a Wichita lineman?" I said, not being able to resist a little Glen Campbell joke.
Budke laughed, and it was nice to see he could keep his sense of humor in the midst of a grindingly difficult season. It was his first at Oklahoma State, a program that once had been competitive in women's basketball but essentially had fallen apart. Budke had come to fix it, but had to endure a 6-22 record to start the process.
"How we're playing the game is not how I think it's supposed to be played," he said then. "It's by far the toughest thing I've ever been through."
Now, tragically, Budke's family, that of assistant Miranda Serna, and their Oklahoma State team are facing one of the toughest things they've ever been through. Budke and Serna were killed in a small-plane crash in Arkansas on Thursday during a recruiting trip.
That such an accident would hit Oklahoma State again -- this time with the women's basketball program, nearly 11 years after the men's team was so devastated by a plane crash -- seems inconceivable.
Just a month ago in Kansas City at Big 12 media day, Budke cheerfully was looking ahead to this season, anticipating noticeable improvement in the Cowgirls.
"I'm really anxious to see the step we've taken," he said. "I've seen it in practice already. I can't wait to get to the games.
"I can't put them in the Sweet 16 type of [category] yet. But the good thing about this team is everybody will be back next year when we're sitting here talking again."
We all take those things for granted, of course. That there will be a next game and a next season and a next time to grin at someone and say hi.
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In 2010, Kurt Budke and Andrea Riley led the Cowgirls to the program's most successful season. They reached the NCAA tournament second round and finished with a top-10 ranking.But then, suddenly, there isn't. And we're left with remembering.
If you're a women's basketball fan, you know how much Budke has meant to revitalizing the Cowgirls' program. If you don't follow the sport, this terrible news probably caught your eye because of the eerie connection to the January 2001 accident that caused so much grief and is memorialized at Gallagher-Iba Arena in a haunting tribute to the Oklahoma State 10.
You might not know much, if anything, about Budke, but he's a guy you would have liked a lot. You could shoot the bull with him about all sports because he followed everything. You could jokingly fib about your last round of golf, or brag about your kids. You would know you were talking to someone who appreciated everything he had because he had worked so hard for it.
"Not many people in Division I have been at places where they were the coach, the counselor, the bus driver and swept the floors," he would say. "All those experiences I look back on, and am thankful I went through them."
That January night nearly six years ago in Stillwater, Okla., when I sat for a long time with Budke reflecting on his background, was just one of the times we talked about a variety of things. We were both Midwesterners; he was only a few years older than me. In that instance, his team had just lost its fifth consecutive conference game. And it wouldn't get any better that season, as the Cowgirls would go 0-16 in the Big 12. It was hard, but he wasn't discouraged.
"I appreciate every day that Oklahoma State gave me this opportunity to be a coach in the Big 12," he said. "We're not going to let them down. We're going to turn this program around."
Remarkably, just two seasons later, he would take Oklahoma State to the Big 12 tournament title game and the NCAA Sweet 16, led by guard Andrea Riley. The Cowgirls went 27-8 in 2007-08. They lost some key players and were in the WNIT in 2009. Back in the NCAA tournament in 2010. Then the WNIT again last year with Riley having graduated.
Budke had lifted a program that had devolved into being virtually noncompetitive in the Big 12 and given it realistic hopes of NCAA tournament inclusion every year. You could tell how excited he was about this season and about how many building blocks were in place.
Paying his dues
Speaking of blocks, Budke used to have little kids playing with those during his practices.
Budke started his coaching career in 1984 as a graduate assistant with the men's team at his alma mater, Washburn, in Topeka, Kan. Then he was an assistant at Friends University, where, as an assistant with the men's team at the Wichita school, he met his future wife, Shelley, who was playing for Friends women's team. His boss at Friends, Ron Heller, told him he couldn't date Shelley until after her career was over.
"He was always a stickler about that," Budke said. "The day my wife played her last game, I said to him, 'Is it OK to ask her out now?' He said, 'Absolutely.'"
Ten years ago, on Jan. 27, 2001, a plane crash devastated the Oklahoma State men's basketball program, killing two players, four team officials, a play-by-play announcer, a radio engineer and two pilots. One son was lost, but another family member was spared. Tom Friend
Kurt and Shelley would have three children, and she'd stick by him as he advanced up the coaching ladder. He went to Kansas City Kansas Community College, hired as an assistant for the men's team. When the women's team's head coach bailed before the first game, the administration asked whether Budke would coach that team, too, for $500 for the season.
"When I first started, there was no way I was going to coach women," he said. "I had the dreams of being a head coach on the men's side. But when I started with the women's team, I figured out quickly that if the young women believe in you, they will give you their heart and soul. They'll run through a wall for you a lot quicker than most men will."
His first KCKCC team initially had just four players. He had to scramble to field a starting five, putting an ad in the school newspaper. One of the respondents actually had some ability -- but she also was a 33-year-old mother.
"She said, 'I've got to be able to bring my kids to practice,'" Budke said. "So we'd put a playpen in one corner and toys in another corner while we'd play three-on-three. That team obviously didn't win very much and wasn't expected to. But I'll never forget those women -- you talk about six players who gave me everything they had. It turned me on to women's basketball, and I haven't looked back since."
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Assistant coach Miranda Serna had played on Kurt Budke's 1996 national championship team at Trinity Valley Community College.Budke next moved, in 1991, to Allen County Community College in Kansas, then to Trinity Valley Junior College in Texas in 1993. He spent seven seasons at Trinity Valley, going 226-16 and winning four juco national championships and finishing second twice.
By 2000, he'd been involved in coaching for 16 years without having worked at an NCAA Division I school. He had learned how to scour the country for unnoticed or undeveloped talent. How to coax and encourage kids who dealt with academic difficulties and family dysfunction. How to make every penny count with a shoestring budget.
And he knew how to coach. His father, the lifelong telephone company man, had guided Kurt in youth-league baseball and had always dreamed of what it would be like to coach professionally. His son was doing that, and inching his way to a big breakthrough.
It came at Louisiana Tech, a two-time NCAA champion program, where Budke first was Leon Barmore's assistant, then took over as head coach for the 2002-03 season. Budke went 80-16 in three seasons running the Lady Techsters, then got the chance to take over at Oklahoma State.
Sure, the Cowgirls were a complete mess at the time, but he saw the potential. And it was like going home; Stillwater is a three-and-a-half hour drive from Salina, where his parents still lived. Kurt had played basketball in high school in Salina, and he joked that his skill on court was, "Knowing who was the best player and how to get him the ball."
Actually, he was better than that as a prep and small-college player: A blue-collar grinder who scored when he needed to and took charges whenever he had the chance to. He brought that mindset to Oklahoma State -- get the ball to the best players, and everybody else pitch in however you can.
Riley was his best, and he took some heat at times for what some thought was coddling her temper and for letting her shoot and shoot and shoot. But he felt that, if you had that kind of shooter, you rode it as far as it would take you. He believed she was a good person who sometimes made bad decisions out of emotion, and he stood by her.
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Kurt Budke will be remembered for his passion and dedication -- and, perhaps, even that bright, orange blazer.The team he had this year would be more balanced, more athletic, bigger and ready to make a leap forward. His enthusiasm over their potential was obvious.
Those heartbroken players now will have to try to do that without him, and without Serna, a New Mexico native who had played for Budke at Trinity Valley and had reminded him of himself. She was the same kind of tireless worker, and, in a recruiting world where people can make enemies so easily among peers, she was well-liked. When you thought of her, you always thought of her smile.
Somehow, the Cowgirls -- who won their opening game against Rice on Sunday but have canceled games this weekend in Stillwater -- will play as best they can for themselves and for Jim Littell, the associate head coach who takes over. Like Budke, he spent many years working toward Division I as a successful junior college coach.
The grief that all those at Oklahoma State feel is hard to even measure. The memories will have to sustain them. Sadly, so many affiliated with the school already know that too well. What happened a decade ago can still seem like yesterday.
And everyone who got to know Budke, in the Big 12 and throughout the nation, will remember with them. We would always laugh when he'd break out his neon-orange blazer for big games. I'd joke that it was visible from outer space.
It won't be on the Oklahoma State sideline any more. We will all still see it, though.
Mechelle Voepel, a regular contributor to ESPN.com, can be reached at email@example.com. Read her blog at mechellevoepelblog.com.
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Oklahoma State coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna were among four who died the night of Nov. 17 in a small-plane crash in Arkansas while returning from a recruiting trip.
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New CT-Scanner for Huntsville underway as fears rise over MAHC fundraising and future of SMMH
HUNTSVILLE — A multi-week replacement of the CT Scanner and renovation of the CT Suite is underway at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) site — amid more concerns about hospital fundraising and services and the longterm future of the Bracebridge hospital.
Thanks to a generous $2 million funding commitment from the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, a new, 128-slice CT Scanner will be installed at the HDMH site, and the necessary building alterations made to create a safe and patient-friendly space, says a MAHC news release.
Hospital officials do not anticipate interruption to the CT diagnostic service due to a portable CT scanner that will be onsite and in use during the renovation period.
The replacement comes amid growing community concerns across Muskoka about hospital funding, the allocation of services and the longterm future of the two hospitals.
With tight budgets for hospitals — and patients — many are confused as to the new provincial protocol that the local hospitals say now means the province only pays for medical staff and services, but not capital equipment like CT Scanners and other equipment.
As well, there are fears by Bracebridge Town Council that investments in the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital site in Bracebridge may not be necessary for long if the hospital were to one day close.
But those fears are being dispelled by Natalie Bubela, chief executive officer at MAHC, who says she can't understand why people think that.
She told local politicians recently that those fears — and any related to more services being shifted to Huntsville at the expense of duplicate services at Bracebridge — are unfounded and not based on any definitive decisions by the hospitals boards, its LIHN or the province.
She said a sharing of services between the two sites is being done equitably to ensure all of Muskoka is served at one site or the other.
Meanwhile, MAHC officials say patient outcomes will be improved in Huntsville with the new CT Scanner as speed, slice count and image quality allow doctors to diagnose patients more accurately and perform medical procedures with greater precision in a timelier manner.
And they say the project brings several benefits to patient care including:
— reducing the length of time patients must hold their breath for some exams – from over 30 seconds to less than 5 seconds.
— a shorter exam time is critical for some patients— capturing a thinner "slice thickness," which provides greater detail, accuracy and precision in the images;
— formatting full scans in 60 seconds or less with very little, if any, operator involvement;
— providing a dedicated workflow to better assist in emergency trauma CT exams;
facilitates faster access to reports, better communication amongst physicians and quicker reporting times for our patients;
— the ability to complete more non-invasive testing;
— facilitates a lower x-ray dose.
They say upgrading aging equipment helps them to better serve our community, and this project will equip us with a much-needed tool for improved diagnostics and patient outcomes, says Bubela.
"When minutes count, it's important to have access to reliable equipment," says Bubela, noting the existing 6-slice scanner is nearing its end of life. "Even more, the work that is underway will enhance the overall experience with the CT scanner. Patients who arrive for a CT exam are often in pain, feel unwell, and are anxious about the tests and worried about the results. The new CT Suite will provide a patient focused environment with comfortable waiting areas, change rooms and also a dedicated injection staging room."
In addition, the Simcoe/Muskoka Acute Stroke Protocol also relies heavily on the CT service at the HuntsvilleHospital as it is the only designated District Stroke Centre between Barrie and North Bay.
Debi Davis, executive director of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, is excited about the community support for the project, including major pledges from the Doug Woollings family and the Rotary Club of Huntsville.
"This project represents a significant investment into our health care community and will result in many positive health care outcomes for the residents and visitors of our town," says Davis.
"The CT project is just one example of how the Foundation is supporting healthcare for life, here. Community support is growing and we encourage you to make a donation in support of this vital project."
The renovation work is being completed by Monteith Building Group and will position MAHC to solve several challenges encountered in the current space.
These include a much more comfortable patient care environment, space designed specifically for the work done in the area, and meeting infection control and accessibility standards. The new CT Scanner incorporates design and technological advancements that are very current, and provides flexibility for future advancements.
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It's Friday again which means it's time for another dessert recipe. All this week I had been thinking about what I was going to make today. I thought about making a niño envuelto or a three-milk cake, but I ran out of flour and didn't realize it until today (I only had some whole wheat flour left from my first failed French bread attempt) I was forbidden to spend any money until tomorrow (grocery shopping day) so I had to work with what I had in hand. I had some pumpkin left from the pumpkin pancakes I made the other day for breakfast and I had the ingredients to make a flan. But a pumpkin flan is too easy to make and since I had posted other flan recipes before I felt I was going to cheat if I only added a new ingredient to the previous recipes. That's why I challenged myself to come up with something new. And that is how this pumpkin flan on a whole-wheat piecrust was born.
- •1½ cup whole-wheat flour
- •½ cup butter
- •½ tsp salt
- •3 TBSP water
- •1 can evaporated milk
- •1 can condensed milk
- •½ cup pumpkin
- •1 TBSP vanilla
- •¼ cup cream cheese
- •4 eggs
- **For the Pie Crust:
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Mix together flour, butter, salt and water with a fork.
- Roll out and put in pie pan. (I used two tartlette dishes)
- Prick bottom and sides and bake for 10 minutes.
- **For the Pumpkin Filling:
- Blend together milk, pumpkin, vanilla, cream cheese and eggs.
- Pour mixture over pie crust and bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool down before serving and enjoy.
I should've covered the flan with foil because the top turned up kind of dark. Also, the crust was a little bit too thick. Next time I will use the same amount for 4 tartlettes or a regular size pie. But over all the experiment was a success. I am already thinking what other crazy desserts I can come up with using this whole-wheat piecrust.
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It looks yummy no matter what. Very inventive! Our dessert tonight was frozen raspberries, mostly thawed and marinated in a little grand marnier and sugar over some vanilla ice cream. It was very refreshing. I'd made 40 garlic chicken so I wanted something really light!
Ben, this dessert is fabulous because it's A) thick B) uses pumpkin and C) you gave it that wonderful crust!
Pumpkin flan pie? Nice.
I remembered dessert Fridays! I'm so proud of myself.
I'm looking forward to the three milk cake recipe. i made one-about a year ago, and wasn't impressed with the results.
WOW! I always say this when I see a dessert like this – I'd like to dive into it and eat it from the inside out. Lovely Ben!
It all looks so good, especially that thick creamy custard — wow! Great job — I can hardly wait to see what you can make once you've completed your grocery shopping
Mmmm…I love flans and I love the creativity behind his by using the pumpkin. "Gimme some more pie please…". Just delicious…
Que rico y que buena idea!! tu corteza quemada del flan me recordó a las jericallas de Guadalajara, que son parientes cercanos de los flanes, llevan los mismos ingredientes pero queda con otra textura!! que rico!
Nice work. Anything custard in a crust works for me.
And i'm proud because i finally figured out how to comment on your blog. haha. Yes, i'm no computer genius. -
I love the idea of the sweet creamy texture of this on a crust.
Yummeh, I'm with Sr. Zen. Custard works for me! I love pumpkin too, with all that cinnamon and clove-y goodness.


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Area Codes are used for routing long distance telephone calls to the appropriate local telephone exchanges. The system for assigning area codes and local exchange prefixes is managed by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) under the rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As an area code nears the end of the supply of unassigned local prefixes, NANPA notifies the state regulatory commission and the telephone industry of the need for an area code relief plan. (See Frequently Asked Questions)
The adoption of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 introduced competition into the telephone industry and changed the approach to area code assignments. The FCC expressed a strong desire for a level playing field between existing local exchange telephone carriers, competing local telephone providers and wireless telephone service companies.
NANPA monitors the assignment and usage of telephone prefix codes and projects when area codes will need to provide some kind of additional capacity through area code relief. The FCC has provided that state regulators, such as the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB), may govern that relief process within FCC rules, or a state may decline and allow the FCC to do it. IUB members believe they are closer to the situation and have chosen to make the area code decisions for Iowa.
In April 1999, NANPA advised the IUB that projections indicated area code relief would soon be needed in 515, and a short time later in 319. That started the process that resulted in a relief plan being adopted for the 515 Area Code, and initiated the process for the 319 Area Code.
On November 8, 1999, the IUB petitioned the FCC for waiver on number conservation and 10-digit dialing. While it was recognized this might not be considered in time to help with 515, it could be useful in the 319 area code relief.


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When Delilah Morgan's older sister attempts to commit suicide, Delilah's life is turned upside down. Olivia survives, but Delilah is pushed to the side, forgotten about by everyone. But as she prepares to start a new year at a new school as a sixth form student, she decides to completely reinvent herself.
Lies is a stronger, prettier, more popular version of Delilah. As she struggles to keep up the facade, Delilah's life starts to slowly fall apart. Her life is spinning out of control quicker than she can keep up with, and Delilah realises she is losing more of herself than she had intended.
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States with statistically significant employment changes, March 2011
April 21, 2011
Between February and March, 2011, 11 states recorded statistically significant changes in employment.
The largest over-the-month statistically significant job gains occurred in Texas (+37,200), Missouri (+24,300), and Florida (+22,600). Two states experienced statistically significant over-the-month declines in employment: Connecticut (−6,000) and Maine (−5,100).
Over the year, 26 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were increases. The largest increase occurred in Texas (+251,000), followed by California (+171,300), Michigan (+79,000), Illinois (+76,600), and Pennsylvania (+76,500).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro area) program and are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — March 2011" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-11-0553.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, States with statistically significant employment changes, March 2011 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2011/ted_20110421.htm (visited March 01, 2015).
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The city of Wilmington and it's residents are all evil! You people leaving these well wishes after the death of a human being are no better than the so called thugs you all swear are destroying the city. Is death not in your hearts also? Are you not evil because you have these thoughts while you are working for a living? Give me a break! I have lived in Wilmington for over 28 years and I know for a fact that that place is full of hate. Hate for others, hate for self, hate for different races, and hate for different social economics. I would like to see that whole city burn, citizens and all, and God create something new. I said it before, and I'll say it again, WILMINGTON IS EVIL BECAUSE OF IT'S RESIDENTS, BOTH BLACK AND WHITE. IT'S IN YOUR HEARTS!!!!!!!!!! »
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Kathleen Dean Moore
Others of us do it and think of books we could write. Kathleen Dean Moore, a Corvallis, Ore.-based writer and self-described "environmental philosopher," does both. A perfect example is the book we've chosen as the August read for The Spokesman-Review Book Club: "Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water" (Harvest Books, 224 pages, $13 paper). If you go to Moore's Web site (www.riverwalking.com/index.html), you'll find her academic resume described this way: "Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and University Writer Laureate at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where she teaches environmental ethics, Native American philosophy and a field course on the philosophy of nature." That's a mouthful. It means, however, that Moore is one of those fortunate people who has managed to blend her career with her various avocations – appreciating nature, meditating about her place in the cosmos and writing down her thoughts for the rest of us to share. As she told the OSU student body during her 2006 commencement benediction, "May you take comfort in the constancy of the earth, daylight and moonlight, meadow and forest, the healing water, the reliable return of frogsong and soft rain. May you be forever surprised by its mystery and grace." "Riverwalking," which was published originally in 1996, is a collection of 20 essays. In the array of artfully written observations, the book reflects the range of Moore's loves: river rafting, hiking and camping, or merely walking along waterways while observing nature – and the nature of her own life – as she passes by. Consider this excerpt from her piece "The Willamette," in which she contrasts the human homing instinct with that of annual animal migrations: "Scientists know so much about homing in animals: Bees orient to polarized light. Salamanders steer by lines of geomagnetic force. Garter snakes follow scent. Pigeons use the position of the sun. Songbirds follow the stars. They are all drawn to a place proved to be safe by hard, undeniable fact of their own existence. "But who has studied the essential issue: What will draw your own children back home?" The asking of such questions, culturally referential but personally expressed, have won Moore a number of fans. "Riverwalking" is a book that Terry Tempest Williams ("Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place") blurbs as "a smart, compassionate, and wise meditation on living in place" And the literary-review journal Kirkus Reviews says that "Moore's collection sparkles as brightly as one of her sun-dappled streams." It's August, the month in which we have to consider the reality of summer's coming end. While ruminating on that eventuality, there are few things more worth doing than reading about "sun-dappled streams." Return to Book Club Home // Contact Dan Webster |


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Maria Sharapova wins French Open
PARIS -- Sidelined in 2008 by a right shoulder that needed surgery, putting her tennis future suddenly in doubt, Maria Sharapova decided to use the free time to study a new language, the one spoken at the only Grand Slam tournament she had yet to win.
"I found a French school close to my house," she recalled, "and I did private lessons every single day for three months."
Sharapova cut short those classes when it was time to begin the slow, painful rehab process and get her shoulder back in shape. About 3½ years later, on Saturday at Roland Garros, Sharapova put all of that hard work to good use on the most important clay court there is -- and even trotted out a little French during the victory speech she often wondered if she'd ever get a chance to deliver.
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Whipping big serves with that rebuilt shoulder, putting forehands and backhands right on lines, and even moving well on the red surface she once worried made her look like a "cow on ice," Sharapova beat surprise finalist Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 to win her first French Open title and become the 10th woman with a career Grand Slam.
"It's a wonderful moment in my career," the 25-year-old Sharapova told the crowd in French, before switching to English to add: "I'm really speechless. It's been such a journey for me to get to this stage."
So much came so easily for Sharapova at the start: Wimbledon champion at age 17; No. 1 in the ranking at 18; U.S. Open champion at 19; Australian Open champion at 20. But a shoulder operation in October 2008 made everything tougher. She didn't play singles from August 2008 until the following May, when her ranking fell to 126th.
"It wasn't getting better as soon as everyone thought it would," she said about her shoulder. "That was the frustrating thing, because it was like, 'When is this going to end?' "
It took until her 10th post-surgery Grand Slam tournament for Sharapova to get back to a major final, at Wimbledon in July 2011, but she lost. She also reached the Australian Open final this January, but lost again.
There's something apropos about Sharapova's fourth career Grand Slam title -- and first since her shoulder was fixed -- coming in Paris, rounding out the quartet at a spot that always seemed to present the most difficulties. Her powerful shots lose some sting on clay, and the footing can be tricky for anyone who didn't grow up on the rust-colored stuff.
A global celebrity with millions of dollars in endorsement deals, Sharapova put herself through the grind required to get back to the top of her sport -- and to get better than ever on red clay.
She's unbeaten in 16 matches on it this season, including titles at Stuttgart and Rome.
"I could have said, 'I don't need this. I have money, I have fame, I have victories, I have Grand Slams.' But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to keep getting up in the morning when it's freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day, when nothing is working, when you feel like the belief sometimes isn't there from the outside world, and you seem so small," said Sharapova, who will return to No. 1 for the first time since June 2008 in Monday's WTA rankings. "But you can achieve great things when you don't listen to all those things."
Errani, for her part, never paid attention to those who said a 5-foot-4½ woman couldn't possibly compete against the very best in tennis. Posing at the net before the match, the 6-foot-2 Sharapova towered over her opponent -- then was head-and-shoulders above Errani when play began, too.
"I started badly, and that's what bothers me the most," said the 21st-seeded Errani, who admitted she was overcome by nerves at the outset. "You can't do that against players like her, because she was only going to get better once she loosened up."
Born 10 days apart in April 1987, both trained as kids at Nick Bollettieri's academy in Florida (Errani says she lost badly in their only head-to-head match there; Sharapova says she has no recollection). Both were playing in the French Open final for the first time.
The similarities end there, though. Sharapova was playing in her seventh Grand Slam singles final; Errani in her first, although she did team with Roberta Vinci to win the women's doubles title Friday. Errani was 19-18 for her career in major tournaments before these wonderful two weeks; Sharapova was 122-32.
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Plus, Errani lost all 28 of her career matches against top-10 opponents until beating No. 10 Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals and No. 6 Sam Stosur in the semifinals, after victories over past French Open champions Ana Ivanovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova in earlier rounds.
It was hardly shocking that the second-seeded Sharapova raced to a 4-0 lead within 14 minutes. Or that she produced 12 of the match's first 13 winners. Errani was able to make things more interesting when she managed to stretch points longer and longer, consistently coming out on top when exchanges lasted more than 10 strokes, her staccato grunts of "Heh!" contrasting with Sharapova's shrieks an octave or two higher.
As lopsided as the eventual result was, Errani made Sharapova earn it with winner after winner, and a 37-12 edge in that category.
"She hits very hard, very flat and very deep shots, barely over the net. She never let me do what I wanted to do. I always felt like I was being pushed around," Errani said. "I didn't play my best, but she also deserves credit for that."
Serving for the championship, Sharapova faced one last gut-check.
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She frittered away one match point by shoving a forehand long, and Errani took the next point with a bold drop shot. Facing break point, Sharapova hit a backhand winner. Moments later, Errani saved Sharapova's second match point, with yet another superb drop shot.
The French fans -- eager for more tennis, and always ones to back an underdog -- began chanting, "Sa-ra! Sa-ra!"
"I started to laugh," Errani said later. "It seemed surreal -- to play against Sharapova, on center court, a full stadium, everyone yelling my name."
That turned out to be Sharapova's cue. She got her third match point with a 110 mph ace, No. 6 of the afternoon, and this time converted when Errani's sliced backhand hit the net.
Sharapova dropped her racket, covered her face with her hands and fell to her knees, muddying them with clay. Soon enough, she was cradling the silver champion's cup and biting her lower lip while listening to the Russian national anthem.
About 1½ hours later, at the start of her postmatch news conference, Sharapova was presented with a specially made glass trophy containing a cross-section of a clay court. Marking her completion of a career Grand Slam, it was etched with Saturday's date, Sharapova's name, and the years of her four major titles.
"Oh, this is beautiful. I never thought I would get this," Sharapova said. "I never thought I would want red clay, but I do. Now I do."
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2011 champions
Women's singles:
Li Na
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Rafael Nadal
Women's doubles:
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka
Men's doubles:
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor
Mixed doubles:
Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky
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• Nadal captures record 7th French title
• Bryant: Rafa overcomes rain and Djoker
• Bryant: Rafael Nadal's belief restored
• Rafa ecstatic with win
Day 15
• French Open final postponed in fourth set
• Garber: The painful wait for history
• Which player benefits from the delay?
Day 14
• Garber: A sterling career for Maria Sharapova
• Gerstner: Sharapova sensational in win
• Garber: Bryan Brothers still in the hunt
• Bryant: History will fall, one way or the other
• Bodo: Djoker needs a lot of help
• Hot Button: Who will win the men's final?
• SportsNation: Who do you think will win?
• Analysis: Sharapova finally does it
• 5 things we learned from the final
• What now for Sharapova?
• Digital Serve: Men's final preview
Day 13
• Nadal, Djokovic cruise
• Garber: Djokovic thriving under pressure
• Bryant: Nadal draining all the suspense
• Bodo: Will this be easy peasy for Sharapova?
• Hot Button: Who will win the women's final?
• Gerstner: Five things to know about the final
• Nadal, Djoker clobber opponents
• Digital Serve: Women's final preview
Day 12
• Maria Sharapova, Sara Errani reach final
• Gerstner: Sharapova back on top
• Garber: Slam of a lifetime for Sara Errani
• Garber: Why Nadal needs to break his habits
• Bryant: Tough foes, pressure in Djoker's way
• Gerstner: Missing the mark on Ladies' Day
• Can anyone stop Nadal?
• Sharapova, Errani in final
• Sharapova dominates Kvitova
• Errani stuns Stosur
• Digital Serve: Day 13 preview
• Garber/Gerstner: 5 things we learned
Day 11
• Recaps: Men | Women
• Gerstner: Sharapova, Kvitova to play
• Gerstner: A feast for the eyes
• Garber: Ferrer belongs in the semifinals
• Bryant: Rafa raising his level at crunch time
• Tandon: The strength of Slammin' Sammy
• Federer recovering
• Nadal rolls to the semifinals
• Digital Serve: Women's semifinal preview
• Murray falls to Ferrer
• Sharapova breezes into semifinals
Day 10
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• Bryant: How Novak Djokovic cheated death
• Garber: Better late than never, Federer
• Gerstner: Errani, Stosur short and sweet
• Gerstner: French draws interesting crowd
• Tandon: Rafael Nadal playing among friends
• Djokovic saves four match points
• Federer makes remarkable comeback
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• Sharapova outlasts Zakopalova
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Biodiversity: Integrating Conservation and Production
Case Studies from Australian Farms, Forests and Fisheries
Illustrations 272 pages, 248 x 170 mm Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
"This well written book, all in first tense and in each author's style, makes you want to delve deeper and to read and re-read each case study to find what lies at the heart of the author's beliefs and actions. I recommend this book to any farmer, forester, fisher, scientist, educator, student and natural resource decision maker."Arthur Lyons, Australian Forest Grower, Summer 2009


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Archie Comics for February 2009
- Posted by Johanna on February 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm
- Category: Archie Comics
Archie & Friends #127
The story of Chuck Clayton as cartoon instructor continues. I was surprised to see a tricky subject handled subtly in this installment.
One of his students, Lori, is a font of imagination, generating all kinds of clever ideas until her grandfather arrives, which instantly shuts her down. Turns out that grandpa was a skilled comic artist back in the day, until the small company he worked for went out of business. He couldn't get more work, and he became bitter.
Now, the plotline as sketched in the book is mild, but for those of us who know more about how the comic companies, included Archie, treated their talent, his dislike of the business becomes more resonant. (Readers like us bring more to the story than some others.) I like that his granddaughter is obviously picking up on his feelings without it being conveyed in a heavy-handed fashion. No ranting or yelling, just a quiet resignation on his part. He's not trying to control her, just keep her from being hurt the way he was.
Chuck, of course, invites him to get involved with the course, teaching a new generation. Also interesting is that all of these characters are people of color, which provides more commentary on another change that the comic industry needs to make.
Archie's Pals'n'Gals Double Digest #128
The "New Look" Midge/Moose story concludes here with a teen club dance contest. These "new" style stories are, in their plotting, more old-fashioned than standard Archie stories, full of cliches and overly familiar choices. Here, a wannabe tough guy comes onto Midge, allowing Moose to save the day.
The writing is just as bad, full of flat exposition, description of what we see in the art, and dialogue that feels like it was written by a computer programmed with too many teen shows. You've heard it all before.
Unfortunately, this isn't the end, since Archie has announced another "New Look" story in Betty & Veronica Double Digest #170. Because it gives them something to collect into books.
The other stories in this digest are even more of a mixed bag than usual. A psychic spruces up her act by using Veronica's gossip, but the stories she comes up with are still boring. Pens that send messages to each other become a school fad. Archie's squeaky sneakers become a school fad. Beazly's leftovers come to life. Dilton changes his image by dressing like a rock star. And weirdest of all, Archie as a teen wrestler who wins with break dancing moves.
Together, they resemble the scraps at the bottom of the junk drawer.
Archie Digest #251
The lead story sends Archie and Jughead into the future to see the effects of global warming, only to cop out with a ridiculous ending involving a trap door that the time machine builder was apparently unaware of.
I did particularly like one reprint story this issue, about "Scoop" Scanlon, a school newspaper editor who lives and dies by misleading, scandalous headlines. He's got a demented creativity that makes it a pleasure to see him get what he deserves.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch #100
It's the end of an era, as Tania del Rio's five-year run on this title, and her manga-influenced stylings, comes to a close.
It won't make much sense without having read the last six or more issues, though. There's a big battle for control of the magical realm, and as such, this issue doesn't really demonstrate del Rio's strengths with continuing plotlines and character interplay. There's a big sacrifice and lots of posing and important statements. It's not a rewarding read unless taken together with the story preceding it. But when you consider its history… well, Chris Sims has a lovely remembrance talking about the significance of this run for the company. Go read that instead.
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- Ali T. Kokmen Says:
February 22, 2009 at 8:34 AMThe Chuck-Clayton-as-art-teacher Archie stores are written by Alex Simmons, who, in addition to being a comics creator in his own right, is a tireless advocate for the educational use of comics in schools. (He's also the organizer of the Kids Comic Con in the Bronx, another manifestation of his devotion to both comics and kids.) If those elements of his Archie stories seem especially rich, it's certainly because of the depth of his affection and advocacy for the story he's telling.
- Johanna Says:
February 22, 2009 at 9:06 AMHe certainly does seem to know about and care about what he's writing, which is always a plus.
- jdh417 Says:
February 22, 2009 at 11:45 PMOh come on, the break-dancing, moon-walking, Archie the pro-wrestler story was hysterical. Though probably not for same the reasons as when it was originally written.
Dead on about the "New Look." If only they would refocus this experiment into using better writing and artwork that makes the characters look appealing.
- ~chris Says:
February 23, 2009 at 12:05 PMMy family will miss the good Sabrina comics. *sigh*
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm looking forward to Katy Keene. (An ongoing del Rio Josie and the Pussycats would be much loved though.)


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Borneo pygmy elephants found dead in Malaysia jungle appear to have been poisoned, although no indication they were killed for their ivory.
Ten critically endangered Malaysian pygmy elephants were found dead from what appears to be poison in Borneo in the past three weeks — and the mysterious deaths don't appear to be due to ivory poaching.
The National Post reports that the deceased animals were found in the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, located in the state of Sabah on Borneo island.
Read more from GlobalPost: Pygmy elephant gores Aussie tourist to death in Borneo
The dead elephants were found nearby each other over the course of three weeks, and appear to have all been members of the same family group, says the BBC.
Tusks had been left on the bodies, indicating that the deaths were not due to poaching for ivory. The bodies will be sent for testing to determine if poisoning is indeed the culprit in the mysterious deaths.
Read more from GlobalPost: Elephant family slaughtered in Kenya
"It was actually a very sad sight to see all those dead elephants, especially one of the dead females who had a very young calf of about three months old. The calf was trying to wake the dead mother up" said Gunung Rara veterinarian Sen Nathan to the BBC.
It's unknown if the poisoning was intentional or not, added the Associated Press.
Pygmy elephants are among the world's rarest pachyderm subspecies, the WWF writes that they are the smallest elephants in Asia, standing from 8 to 9 feet tall when fully grown. Only 1,500 of the rare creatures, genetically isolated from other Asian elephants, currently remain.
Borneo's elephants may actually be the descendants of the Javan elephant, though to have been extinct since Europeans first arrived in Southeast Asia.


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Over 150 players, totaling 39 teams represented the "big three" Florida schools in the Conch Cup tournament with proceeds benefiting the Key West Gator Club, Southernmost Seminole Club and Southernmost 'Canes Club local scholarship fund.
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The '50 Shades Of Grey' cast just got a whole lot sexier! Max will be playing Christian Grey's trusted and hunky bodyguard, Jason Taylor. Are you as thrilled as we are about the casting choice, HollywoodLifers?
Revenge actor Max Martini, 43, has officially been cast to play Jason Taylor, our sister site Deadline reported on Nov. 26. With Jamie Dornan, 31, confirmed to play Christian Grey, we couldn't have chosen a hotter man to protect him! Read on for more details.
Max Martini Cast As Jason Taylor, Christian Grey's Bodyguard, In '50 Shades Of Grey'
We think Max looks absolutely perfect for the role of Jason! His chiseled, handsome face and tall, muscular body will definitely protect Christian — and make us weak in the knees at the same time!
Max, who is a trained theater, film and TV actor, is no stranger to playing strong, silent-type roles. He played former FBI agent Frank Stevens on Revenge and a SEAL commander in Captain Phillips. He also played a Navy SEAL in Criminal Minds.
Victor Rasuk In '50 Shades Of Grey' — Actor Cast As Jose Rodriguez
Now that Fifty Shades of Grey producers have chosen Jamie and Dakota Johnson as their Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, they're moving on to casting key supporting characters, such as Christian's brother, Elliot Grey, who will be played by actor Luke Grimes.
Anastasia's secretly-smitten best friend, Jose Rodriguez, was also recently cast, and will be played by Victor Rasuk. The sexy Dominican actor, who has starred in the HBO TV series How To Make It In America, will play Christian's love rival.
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Instead of apparently spending money making an unbankable and unwatchable movie, shouldn't the british a-holes who wrote the unknown book focus their unbankable efforts on trying to get America to have actually heard of the unknown unbankable book yet alone actually import it and read it??!! An honest curious question.
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He isn't a bad choice, but there's no consistency in this cast. The more main characters looks nothing like the characters in the books and they couldn't get them right, but roles like Jason Taylor and Ana's mom are cast decently? Even Kate is a step up from the rest. Makes no sense. I just know I won't be seeing this film with how they cast the main characters. Just awful, especially Dakota Johnson. Can't they just recast Ana and make Dakota Leila? Or God knows she looks old enough to play Mrs. R. Sheesh.
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As I mentioned previously, I'm outgrowing my existing OpenFiler SAN which I've been using for several years now. It has a capacity of ~3.5TB and is used as an iSCSI target for my VMware Lab, as well as general file storage. It has been plagued with consistency problems as growing pains, requiring major "fork lift" upgrades with substantial down time any time I want to expand the RAID array or install updates. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, and some quality time off coming my way, I think it's time to work on a new SAN and retire the old one to a backup and non-"system critical" role.
Below is a list of the primary issues I have with the existing system, and issues that I would ideally like to be able to resolve:
- Running out of storage with no room for additional disks
- Inflexible Linux software RAID-5 configuration; difficult to modify/grow an existing RAID array
- Problems with snapshotting with present configuration (partly my fault, but also poorly implemented in OpenFiler)
- The system is LOUD so it must be continuously powered down for the sake of sanity
- No updates from the OpenFiler project in years, looks like the project is dead
- Issues with data integrity. I have had issues with corrupt data when the power goes out.
- Inability to verify data integrity without using something like MD5 hashes
- No free PCIe slots. I have a Fiber Channel HBA I would like to play with
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- Plenty of drive expandability and room to grow in the future
- Ability to upgrade existing drives/volumes when larger disks become available
- Ability to verify data on disk and prevent "bit rot"
- Painless snapshotting
- A quiet system. This would allow the system to remain powered on 24/7
- Email notifications for failed disks, disk integrity issues, and power outage notifications
- Data redundancy, with "zero" downtime
- Upgradability, with "zero" downtime
- Plenty of hardware upgradability
- Service my needs for the next 4-5 years (base hardware that is)
Quite an extensive list indeed. While some of the items might appear minor (eg: noise), this system will live in the basement and shouldn't cause auditory unpleasantness.
I will be using some of the hardware from the existing SAN for the time being to allow me to save some money in the short term. In particular I will be using the systemboard, RAM, and CPU. The existing Promise RAID cards will remain in the old SAN and I will be using a new LSI SAS 6.0G/s HBA (non-raid) for the new system. More on this later.
OpenFiler is a linux based storage appliance and has served me well. However with lack of updates for years and issues with expandability and data integrity, I will be replacing it in favor of Solaris combined with ZFS as my Storage OS. In the next post I will talk a bit about ZFS and why it's such a great fit for my requirements.


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Lighting LEDs are a route to energy efficiency that also allow creative effects that were not possible with incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes. But the output spectrum, like that of fluorescent tubes, is nothing like the sunlight human eyes evolved to deal with.
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We are happy to announce that we have the exciting opportunity to bring our music to the world this summer! We have incredible offers to play in Italy, Greece & South Africa but can't get there without your support!
Being a group of musicians from around the world, its one of our goals as a group to bring our music back to the world outside of the USA so that people everywhere can share in the ES live experience. We believe that through music we can help inspire and build bridges between 'here' and 'there', and break down the borders between 'us' and 'them'.
We have the majority of $$ already, but we are asking for your help through Kickstarter, to help us with the remaining $7,777. Your money will be going to support our travel & food cost while we're on the road, and, we have a whole bunch of great rewards to thank you for your help!
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(BaseballStL) -- Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher P.J. Walters agreed to a Minor League deal with the Minnesota Twins on Monday, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. The deal includes an invite to Spring Training.
***It was previously reported that Walters refused the Twins' request to send him to the minors and would test the free agent market.
Walters, 27, was selected in the eleventh round of the 2006 amateur draft by the Cardinals.
In three seasons with the Cardinals, Walters posted a 7.38 earned run average in 19 appearance, which includes four starts, before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays before the trade deadline last season. The trade included Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller and Brian Tallet for Edwin Jackson, Octavio Dotel and Marc Rzepczynski.
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The Obama campaign has launched a new round of negative TV attack ads against Mitt Romney, casting him as a heartless "job destroyer" during his days at Bain Capital.
A two-minute spot, set to begin airing today in five battleground states, tells the story of a Kansas City steel company — GST Steel — which was purchased by Bain in 1993 and went bankrupt in 2001. More than 750 workers lost their jobs when the mill where they worked was closed.
"They made as much money off of it as they could. And they closed it down," says Joe Soptic, a steelworker for 30 years.
Jack Cobb, who also worked in the industry for three decades, says, "It was like a vampire. They came in and sucked the life out of us."
Team Obama accuses Romney of loading the company with debt and reaping "quick profits for himself and his investors" at the expense of middle class workers.
"Romney's business strategy wasn't about strengthening companies and creating jobs for long-term economic growth. It wasn't about investors and workers playing by the same set of rules, and it certainly wasn't about creating an economy built to last by rewarding hard work and responsibility and strengthening the security of middle-class families," the campaign said in a statement.
Romney left Bain in 1999 to manage the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, and his campaign says he bears no responsibility for layoffs that occurred after his tenure.
"The Obama campaign is going to do everything they can to distract voters from the fact that their policies are not working," said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul. "President Obama can't come close to matching the many years of experience that Mitt Romney has as a private businessman so he has chosen to attack it."
Team Romney has taken credit for jobs created after he left Bain, however. They claimed during the primary fight that Bain was responsible for creating a net 100,000 jobs, citing current employment numbers at three big companies Bain invested in: Staples, Sports Authority, Domino's Pizza.
Still, even Steven Rattner, a former Obama administration adviser on the auto bailout, criticized the ad, saying in a TV interview today that he thinks it's "unfair."
"I do think to pick out an example of somebody who lost their job, unfortunately, this is part of capitalism, this is part of life," said Rattner. "And I don't think there's anything Bain Capital did that they need to be embarrassed about."
The negative ad targeting Romney comes exactly one week after senior Obama strategist David Axelrod promising how the campaign was going to run positively on President Obama's record, and had "spent more money offering people a positive vision" than attacking.
It also continues an approach by the Obama campaign to portray Romney as a figure so unacceptable to voters that they will support the president even if they don't approve of him.
The latest Obama ad is the campaign's seventh multi-state buy of the election cycle and the longest spot of any so far. It will run in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Virginia.


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