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Jerry and Kathy Thompson of Estherville are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marraige of their son, Jerry Dale Thompson to Gina Marie Ove of Spirit Lake. Ginas parents are Robert and Sheila Ove of Spirit Lake.
The couple currently reside in Spirit Lake and are excited to begin their new life together.
Gina and Jerry are planning a Nov. 5 wedding in Milford with a reception to follow in the Lakes Area.
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You might think the marketing campaign for a movie called "In Secret" would play things a little close to the vest.
You might think the marketing campaign for a movie called "In Secret" would play things a little close to the vest.
In a complete reversal of the trailers for last weekend's "Winter's Tale," which were purposely vague so as to not let moviegoers realize how off-the-rails bonkers that love story was before it was too late, the clips for "In Secret" are among the spoileriest you'll ever see — or not see if you want to be at all surprised.
Then again, someone probably thought mainstream viewers needed more of a push to get excited about a movie based on Emile Zola's 1867 novel, "Therese Raquin."
When her mother dies and her father doesn't know what to do with her, Therese (played as an adult by Elizabeth Olsen) is left in the French countryside to be raised by her aunt, Madame Raquin (Jessica Lange).
Actually, "raised" probably isn't the best word. Therese is treated partly as a nuisance — Raquin embroiders such niceties as "Don't Make a Sound" and "Keep Quiet" — and partly as a servant, tasked with caring for her sickly cousin, Camille (Tom Felton, "Harry Potter's" Draco Malfoy).
Therese spends a good decade or more pouring medicine down Camille's throat and being woken in the middle of the night by his incessant coughing in the bed they innocently share.
That's one of very few things innocent about Therese, one of those sexually repressed young ladies who were all the rage 150 years ago. Furtively watching a shirtless farmer wield a scythe sends her close to ecstasy, and she eye-molests pretty much anything with a Y chromosome — aside from that hacking, feverish mama's boy Camille.
Raquin soon forces Therese to marry Camille, the three of them move to a dank shop in a Paris alleyway, and Therese's miserable existence grows even more so as she's excluded from even the relative excitement of Thursday evening games of dominoes.
But when Camille brings home his hunky childhood friend Laurent (Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"), all bets are off.
"In Secret's" characters are drawn in such extremes that, at least at the outset, it feels a bit like a live-action fairy tale. There's the damsel in distress, the wicked witch, the strapping hero and that sweaty, awkward thing that should be living under a bridge.
The dead-eyed Therese is practically about to burst from desire, so it doesn't take much for Laurent to ignite a fire in her crinolines. Before long, they're sneaking off at every opportunity to be with each other in ways that are erotic without being dirty. And they're a far cry from the "lovemaking" she's used to with the nightshirt-clad Camille. Between the horrified look on her face and the way she holds her hands over her head, Therese looks like she's being held at musketpoint whenever she's with Camille.
Raquin and Camille had convinced the lifeless Therese she couldn't exist without them. "There was nothing left of me but a bit of burnt wick and a wisp of smoke," she tells Laurent. Now, though, she wants to be anywhere but with them.
If only there were a way Therese and Laurent could be together forever.
As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for.
What writer-director Charlie Stratton has in store from there is a twisty, turny tale with just a hint of Alfred Hitchcock — or at least "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." "In Secret" is certainly not the dull costume drama you might expect.
It's a little curious, though, that none of the French characters speak or even sound French. And each member of Raquin's small circle of friends is so underdeveloped, they'd might as well not exist.
Just when you think Lange's three seasons of histrionics on FX's "American Horror Story" had robbed her of her subtlety, Raquin suffers a stroke. No longer able to shriek or wail, Lange has to struggle to emote and proves cable TV hasn't ruined her forever.
Coming a month after he burst onto the scene in the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," "In Secret" cements Isaac's chameleonic status. He's certainly an actor to keep an eye on.
And this is your last chance to "discover" Olsen, who's carved out a nice career in smaller films, before May's "Godzilla" and next summer's "Avengers: Age of Ultron." She's convincing at every stage of Therese's journey, from listless and longing to sexually satisfied to all the overwrought, over-the-top events that follow.
To find out about those, though, you'll need to actually see the movie.
Or just watch the trailer.
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Ahmed Hassan
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If you own a computer, you've experienced the frustration when your email service fails of you can't access your Facebook account because of a service disruption. Dr. Ahmed Hassan feels your pain - and he's doing something about it.
Hassan, the NSERC/RIM Industrial Research Chair in Software Engineering at Queen's School of Computing, is a co-inventor of the Blackberry communication platform and a world leader in a field known as Ultra-Large-Scale (ULS) computing. He also heads the Software Analysis and Intelligence Lab (SAIL), an innovative, multidisciplinary research group of software engineers at Queen's School of Computing that is working to increase the reliability of global-scale computing services.
Hassan and his colleagues are engaged in critical work. Every second of every day, millions of computer and smart-phone users surf, chat, search, bank, buy, email, game, and upload. The services that enable this computing whirlwind – Google, Amazon, eBay, Blackberry, Xbox Live, PayPal, Interac, Facebook, and wireless networks such as those operated by Bell and Rogers – are based on massive, complex and global ULS computing infrastructures. With so much economic and social activity depending on such services, they must operate flawlessly all the time.
Usually these services work the way they're supposed to, with billions of daily online transactions zipping back and forth without incident. But even a minor glitch in a ULS service affects countless users and exacts an enormous financial toll – such as a recent four-hour PayPal outage estimated to have cost as much as $32 million in lost customer transactions. Similarly, periodic outages of messaging, email and internet services cause productivity losses and impact financial markets worldwide.
When such downtimes occur, ULS software engineers must identify the problem and fix it, quickly and effectively. However, solutions are often devised on the fly and rely more on the experience, guesswork and intuition of engineers rather than on evidence derived from hard data. Hassan and the SAIL team are devising unique data-mining processes – Hassan describes it as digital archeology – that allow software engineers to sift through billions of lines of code and real-time operating data generated by ULS services and to quickly spot the anomalies, leading them to the source of a current or potential software problem – and a solution.
Data mining – the analysis of extremely large and complex data sets – is not new. Banks and large retailers use it all the time to analyze sales, identify consumer usage trends and make business decisions based on trends that are gleaned from terabytes of corporate data. This analytical process is often referred to as "Business Intelligence."
The sort of data mining that Hassan's team performs is different. The mining is applied to data from both the historical software development and the real-time field usage of computing systems instead of business-level data like customer purchases. Hassan coined the term "Software Intelligence" to differentiate it from traditional data mining.
Software Intelligence is quickly becoming a cornerstone of ULS computing. Unlike traditional consumer software, whose updates are methodically written, tested and rolled out every year or two, ULS services may be updated monthly, or even more frequently, while the service itself is running. To help ensure this near-continuous development and operation, accurate and actionable information is needed from both the software development world and the real-life operational world. Hassan's team is creating the protocols, algorithms and techniques to make this happen.
"Software Intelligence offers up-to-date, pertinent information to support daily decision-making processes," says Hassan. "Owners, operators, maintainers and developers of ULS services can use it to inform their long- and short-term strategic planning."
The SAIL team is a diverse group whose 20-odd members have expertise in data mining, grid computing, distributed systems and database management. They have research partners all over the world, and at any given time about a quarter of the group is stationed at Blackberry offices in Waterloo or Toronto to collaborate with the company's software engineers.
Hassan is a key figure in Queen'sthriving software engineering ecosystem, whose researchers in the past few years have produced the highest return on investment for NSERC funding in Canada. SAIL has also become a success story for two key supporters, the Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation.
"Canada has already established itself as a world leader in ULS systems thanks to innovations like Blackberry and the Bell wireless networks," says Hassan. "Our goal is to ensure that Queen'splays a key role in future research innovations and in student training so we maintain our leadership in ULS computing – the backbone of all future services."
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July 13, 2011
Blue Ruin: My 2004 Seattle Seahawks Story
In March of 2004, my favorite movie of all time came out- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (and I'm not alone in my adoration of the film). If you haven't seen it yet, you should- It's even available on Netflix Instant Streaming. This line from that AV Club "Best of the 00s" list nicely sums up why the film hit me (and others) so hard:
"Eternal Sunshine's lovers' circular path brings them back together for an ending that's ambiguous but guardedly hopeful about the possibility of a future not necessarily doomed to reprise the hurt of the past, though it also may well revisit the same mistakes. It's the rare film that shows us who we are now and who we're likely, for better or worse, forever to be."
Later that year, Seahawks fans would endure the most frustrating, maddening, painful 9-7 division-winning season any NFL team is likely to experience. Much of that year was a string of horrifying, gut-punch defeats that would be great targets for Lacuna's technology featured in Eternal Sunshine- But I'm here to tell you that this season gives us invaluable insight into the psyche of Seahawks fans. As much as those who lived through 2004 might like to erase it from our memories, it is a part of us, as much as 2005 or 1983.
The season started with high expectations- Despite the overtime Wild Card loss at Green Bay in January, optimism was high with the team coming off its first 10-win season since 1986. The Seahawks were a darkhorse Super Bowl contender, and after playing the mighty Rams tough in 2003, they seemed like a smart bet to at least win the NFC West in 2004.
I was fortunate enough to catch the season opener down in New Orleans, a relatively easy 21-7 win that seemed to confirm that the Hawks were heading in the right direction- It was a week 1 road win at 10 am pacific time (all historical trouble spots for Seattle)- Even against the mediocre Saints, it seemed like a great sign. Then came a gritty road win at Tampa, and a 34-0 garroting of the Niners at Seahawks Stadium... The Hawks looked primed for BIG things.
The next week the Rams came to town. You younger fans may not really understand the depth of our hatred of the guys from St. Louis back then- A huge part of that animosity came from the fact that the Rams adopted the smug arrogance of their head coach: The detestable, face-punchable Mike Martz. It wasn't just that the Rams had recently been to and won Super Bowls. It wasn't that they had beaten up on us that badly (from 2000-2003 Seattle was 2-3 against the Rams- They weren't getting dominated). They were on top, and they were PRICKS about it, all but gleefully smelling their own farts. It was maddening.
For 54 minutes, the Seahawks dominated St. Louis. They led 27-10. Shaun Alexander shredded the Rams defense for 150 yards and the defense forced three Marc Bulger interceptions. Then, it was like a switch got flipped- Seattle's offense became a 3-and-out machine, and the defense absolutely could not stop St. Louis' air attack. 27-10 became 27-17, 27-24 and then 27-27 before millions of stunned Twelves could comprehend what was happening. In overtime, Shaun McDonald hauled in a 52-yard Bulger TD and the implosion was complete. This is how Isaac Fucking Bruce celebrated:
My reaction was more like a panic attack than anything else. I was 29 years old, and decades removed from crying after Seahawks losses- But I simply collapsed into sobs after that game, into a deep, inescapable despair. At that time in my life, I was DEEP into my graduate studies, and there's no way to sugar-coat this: I was fucking miserable. I had spent 5 years in an elite PhD program, and the main effects of the experience were the destruction of my imagination and the near-obliteration my ability to feel joy. I depended even more than usual upon my Seahawks (and my Red Sox) to be an oasis of good feelings and happiness- That Rams game just seemed to punctuate the darkness in my life at that time.
The 2004 team never REALLY recovered from that game- They'd fall to 3-3 before recovering JUST enough to beat the 1-5 Panthers and 1-6 Niners. A loss at St. Louis came next, and all that kept Seattle's season from a shattering 4-game losing streak was a Michael Boulware pick-6 in the final minute to beat the (wait for it) 1-win Dolphins.
It was during this time that the Hawks picked up Jerry Rice. While most of his half-season in Seattle was fairly uneventful, he had one last great game in him, and he saved it for the Dallas Cowboys and Monday Night Football. Unfortunately, the Seahawks defense and the officials conspired to turn this one into another soul-battering Seattle loss.
Undoubtedly, this was a highly entertaining game for the casual fan- But for Twelves, it was a puke-inducing roller-coaster that ultimately left us passed out in our own barf. The Seahawks lead 14-3! Yay! Oh no, The Seahawks trail 29-14! Look! We're up 39-29 with only minutes left! Fuck yeah! A late Alexander TD seemed to seal it- This was catharsis; This was the turning point for the 2004 Seahawks! XXXIX or bust!
Then the officials gave us a grim reprise of the 2003 game at Baltimore/a terrible preview of Super Bowl XL: Keyshawn Johnson CLEARLY failed to get two feet down on a 34-yard "touchdown," and since it was under 2 minutes, it was up to a booth review... Which never happened. Jason Witten recovered the onside kick, and with 32 seconds left Julius Jones (yes, that fuckin' guy) delivered the killing blow. Was it as bad as the St. Louis collapse in October? No, but it was damn close.
The only truly, unabashedly joyous moment of 2004 came the next week, when the Seahawks pulled off a huge, season-saving upset in Minnesota. Darrell Jackson, playing only hours after his father's death, had the best game of his career, and Michael Boulware intercepted a Randy Moss pass (WTF?) in the final minutes to seal a 27-23 win. One of the craziest things about the '04s? They were OK on the road (4-4), and only 5-4 at Seahawks Stadium- Weird, huh?
What we hoped was a turning point once again evaporated- This time in a blowout loss to the Jets out on the east coast. Thankfully, the Seahawks' last two games were at home- The bad news was that Matt Hasselbeck wouldn't be able to play against Arizona. Alexander had ANOTHER huge game: 154 yards and three touchdowns, and the Hawks led 24-7 midway through the 4th. Then Seattle's secondary realized it was late in the game and started making Josh McCown look like Neil Goddamn Lomax- Quickly, it was 24-21, and it took a Trent Dilfer 3rd down scramble to finally put the game (and a playoff spot) away.
With a win in the season finale (or a Rams loss to the Jets), Seattle would win its first NFC West title. I was at the game, and with the playoff-bound Falcons treating it like a glorified preseason game, I loved our chances.
But this was 2004- and this team was determined to torture their fans. They fell behind 17-7 before clawing back into a 21-20 4th quarter lead. Matt Hasselbeck scored on a QB sneak to make it 28-20 in the waning minutes (oh, we'll come back to that), but the Falcons marched right back down to the Hawks' Nest to get within a two-point conversion of OT... But then a draw play- Dunn struggling for the goal line- and he is stopped short! Wooooo! NFC West Champions! Bring on those St. Louis fuckers!!!!
Hold those positive vibes, though. In a post-game interview, Shaun Alexander accused Coach Holmgren of "stabbing him in the back" when he called for that QB sneak, rather than handing it to #37. It turned out that Alexander was one yard short of winning the NFL rushing title, and was also acutely aware of that fact. Holmgren either didn't know or (more likely) didn't care, and suddenly the story wasn't Seattle's division title and upcoming home playoff game- It was Alexander's outburst, which ultimately gave unlimited ammunition to Seahawks fans already predisposed to dislike him for his less-than-hard-nosed running style. Ugh.
After all we endured, here was the chance for redemption. Just think about 2010- What we will forever remember is the Beastquake and slaying the Saints- Not the blowout losses that littered the regular season. The 2004 team had a similar opportunity- Beat the Rams, and beat them in the playoffs, and the season would be redeemed. The collapses against STL and Dallas would become trivia. This was their defining moment.
The Hawks came out oddly flat and fell behind 14-3. Shaun Alexander disappeared, only scratching out 40 yards on the ground, but Hasselbeck and Jackson were magnificent- Matthew scorched the Rams for 341 yards passing, 128 of which were snagged by D-Jack. Once again, the Seahawks would fight back and lead 20-17 in the final quarter. Once again, the defense would squander that lead. Hasselbeck, Jackson and the rest of the Seahawks sprinted downfield on a desperate final drive, trailing 27-20. They'd reach the St. Louis 5-yard-line before stalling. 4th Down. Hasselbeck would avoid pressure and chuck a little sidearm toss at Bobby Engram. It wasn't the easiest catch to make, but it was one you have to make in the playoffs.
Engram didn't. Game over. Season over.
You could argue that this was just the prelude to the glorious 2005 campaign. That might work if Leavy and his gang hadn't fucked us out of a fair chance to win XL. If we had won it all next the next year, the 2004 Seahawks would have been like the 2003 Red Sox: One last spasm of trauma before final, glorious victory. But that's not how it happened.
The 2005 Seahawks were an sparkling, spectacular aberration- As maddening as the 2004 season was, it was like the entire history of the franchise compressed into a single season- A lot of mediocrity, a good dose of weirdness and bad luck, a dash of questionable officiating, deafening noise, stunned silence, and outbursts of unexpected joy.
We ARE the 2004 Seahawks, for better or worse. The good news? For a long time, the Red Sox WERE 1967-1975-1978-1986-2003. That changed, didn't it? And it changed forever. Someday, we will no longer be defined by seasons like 2004- But for those of us who lived through '04, those memories make us the fans we are, and I'd never want to lose them.
What do you think, sirs? Your thoughts on 2004?
3 comments:
- bleedshawkblue said...
The one positive from that season is that it has made me hate the Rams with unbridled passion for the rest of my days on this earth. Swept that year, and their Oline could barely suit up for the playoff game they stole here. Bastards! And I was wondering who I should hate in the new division, as the fucking Raiders were not coming to town anymore...
- July 21, 2011 at 3:29 AM
- Campanero said...
Believe it o r not. Althought I live in Mexico City I'm a long time seahawks fan. Watched Dan Doornink demolished raiders defense in the wild card game that 1984 season and fell in love with the team I simply can't imagine my life without.
O'course I remember this game… it was a nightmare for me. After all those seasons of drought, mediocrity and shame… my Seahawks were hosting a playoff game and that was an almost win for the taking. WRONG! I remember sitting there in front of my TV watching Engram droppin' that ball, man, I cried like hell!!!
Just like the following season… when we played against the 'men in stripes'
Greetings from Mexico City. Seahawks forever.
- January 27, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- Ben said...
The 2004 Seahawks were so frustrating that I gave up my season tickets -- 46 yard line, 2/3 up the first deck. Yeah, that was a good call.
- February 28, 2012 at 6:44 AM


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - After one day of competition, Junior Nathaniel Botwinick stands in second place overall in the men's foil portion of the NCAA Fencing National Championship. Along with senior foilist John Gurrieri and freshman saberist Colin Mills, Botwinick is representing Yale at the National Championship. Gurrieri stands in 21st place among the foilists and Mills stands in 24th place among the saberists.
Botwinick is in second place behind only Penn State's David Wilette. He has won 12 of 14 bouts, for a winning percentage of .857. Moreover, Botwinick has scored 62 touches while receiving only 32 touches, making for a staggering +30 differential.
"Nat's performance at the tournament has been superb and we are all excited to see him doing so well," said captain Andrew Holbrook. "Coming off finishing first in the region, he has continued to fence at a top level."
Also in the foil pool, Gurrieri has recorded three victories thus far. Mills has won two bouts in the saber pool.
"John's results today may not have been what we would like, but if there is one thing we all know about John is that he is a fighter," noted Holbrook. "This tournament is not over and we are confident that he will come back tomorrow focused and ready to show why he has been the bedrock of this team's victories for his four years here."
"Colin had a tough day," continued Holbrook, "but we all believe he has the potential to come back tomorrow and bring out some key victories. He has worked hard throughout the season and his experience and talent will be critical not only for this tournament, but the rest of his Yale fencing career."
The fencers will complete competition at the National Championship Sunday, Mar. 28. Full results can be found here.
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UNIF recently shipped me a very generous care package (thank you, Eric and Christine!), and it included their "Disneylamb" shirt design. There has yet to be a UNIF piece on which I've laid my eyes and didn't adore.
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Everything about their t-shirts is perfect: they're appropriately threadbare and distressed in a very authentic-looking way, they fit beautifully due to the thin [combed?] cotton, and their prints just straight up fucking rule. I love the hot pink of the pentagram against the white of the shirt, Mickey's inverted cross body, and how his hands are (I think) throwing the horns -- though his thumbs are out, so maybe he's sign language-ing "love" to us. Either way, I am buttfunky in love with this print.
Rings from L to R: custom pinkie rings, sterling/onyx frog, sterling/lapis large stone, sterling "equals" ring courtesy of L.S.D., sterling "feeling a little unbalanced" ring courtesy of L.S.D., talon ring courtesy of Leviticus, Pamela Love cross ring.
I haven't owned a pair of creepers in 6+ years -- the last pair I had were white, thick-soled, and I had splattered red acrylic paint on them to make them look like I had been present at the scene of a gruesome homicide (or committed the homicide myself, since I thought I was such a badass with my green hair and 8 gauge septum ring) and they had been sprayed with blood. A ridiculous concept in retrospect, but they actually looked pretty cool. However, I was still primarily a Docs, Chucks, and Vans girl, so the bloody creepers were sold online.
However, when my husband and I were e-shopping for stage boots for him, I stumbled across these gold leopard print creepers, and fell in love. I don't have many flats that are appropriate for the winter or walking around in snow/sludge, and these were very reasonably priced, so I had to have them: the perfect hybrid of geek and gaud. They're by Demonia, and they also come in purple, red, and blue, for those of you who want a pair of these uglies to call your own..
I had mentioned on my Twitter, in response to some people who had asked me about the MeineLiebe project, that I made the decision awhile ago to respectfully withdrawal my association with the line. When I initially decided to launch my own line, I made a vow to myself that I would not rush production or take any short-cuts in the design process for the sake of saving time and/or money, compromise my vision or "settle for less" by using cheap materials for the sake of saving time and/or money, and most importantly, I would not try to sell an inferior design to customers at an outrageous markup. My mantra was and still is: no design is finalized unless I would wear it myself with pride on a regular basis. With all due respect, I just did not feel my partners at MeineLiebe and I had the same creative vision; therefore, I deferentially stepped out of the project, and am no longer associated with MeineLiebe.
However, my departure from the MeineLiebe line does not mean the end of RTW and accessories designing for me. A very gifted artist, who is a "think outside of the box" kind of individual, and I will be launching our own line, consisting of unisex RTW, jewelry and other accessories. We have only had a handful of meetings thus far, and already designs are going into production. My partner in this project and I have very similar creative visions, and witnessing them amalgamate and materialize into kick-ass designs is fulfilling and incredible beyond words. We hope to have our webshop up with pieces for sale around late March to mid-April. We do have a name for the line already, but I'll save that for the next post.


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Content courtesy ofWord is getting around on Formula's stunning 290 FX4. Not only is this 29-footer an exciting advancement in American sportboat design, but it is merely the first of a number of boats Formula is building with lines and styling, that is sure to send our friends in Milano and Torino back to their drawing boards and CADs.
Key Features
Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
Capt. Steve Says...
It's hard not to love a job that allows one to walk down the dock, see a boat sitting there that everyone is staring at, and then have the guy in charge walk over to them and hand the keys over. Does it get any better? Now the hard part is trying to put into words the attitude and feeling that this boat projects so well. It's the cross I have to bear but here goes.
Killer Looks
There's just so much "wow" factor in the 290 FX4 that it's hard to decide where to begin. So let's start with first impressions. The high gloss silver diamond pearl metallic Imron paint is simply stunning against the red and black accented white upholstery. It's hard not to stare, and that's pretty much what everyone on the dock was doing. She has a sleek profile, sitting high at the bow and low at the stern. The thought of a 50's Ferrari comes to mind and one can't help but picture a Brigitte Bardot-type blonde ala Love Italian Style sitting there waiting for one to come aboard. The low profile curved glass windshield is framed in the Formula trademark heavy-duty stainless steel. Everywhere one looks, there's another example of custom work that Formula put effort into for this boat alone. Embroidered "FX4" logos in the seat backs, custom logo'd snap-in carpeting… it's all here as the ultimate eye candy. One almost cringes thinking someone might get it dirty, but then one sees the self draining cockpit scuppers and realize that this a boat intended to be used, even though it looks like it should be under glass. It's an interesting mix of retro-class and contemporary flair all in one boat.
Highlights of Features
Suffice it to say that there's too much on this boat to write about, but let's go over some of the notables. First is the construction. Formula uses a chemical bond to join the hull and deck together and it joins the two as one. This isn't just talk, it can be felt in the ride and how she handles the wakes. The boater will think that they're on a much larger boat with a heavy feel, but her empty weight is 8,950 lbs (4,060 kg). That makes her a relative heavyweight in her class, but it's got more to do with the construction than amenities, and it's interesting to note that she shares the same weight class with her cousin, the 290BR. The engine intake vents are covered in stainless rails. I thought that was impressive, and tucked behind the port intake rails is a concealed air horn… air horn, not an electric tone cheapy. It sounded very cool, and fitting of this beauty.
The cockpit is a continuous molded liner with more of the high gloss silver diamond pearl metallic Imron paint that we saw on the exterior. Imron painted interior? That's right and Formula is once again leading the industry in fit-and-finish details. Throughout the 290 FX4 there are areas of silver carbon-fiber panels covered in an exotic resin overlay. It's on the cockpit entertainment center, the dash panel, in the cabin highlights, in the head… it's just something one would never before see on a sportboat, and here it's everywhere.
Let's get to the layout. Calling her a cuddy is a bit of a misnomer as that says to me that it's just got a small berth where most people just throw stuff for the day. Rather, the 290 FX4 is more like a pocket cruiser; she's a mini-cabin cruiser… there's V-seating forward with a pedestal table in the cabin. As expected, this table lowers to form a berth. Natural light pours in through two Bomar hatches overhead. The sliding companionway hatch is high-gloss silver diamond pearl metallic Imron paint.
The entry steps are cherry wood grain and the cabin is carpeted throughout. The upholstery is Ultra leather and butter soft and I noticed that there is a lumbar support all the way around the seating, and the FX embroidery continues here. The table is a high gloss cherry that matches the steps. It's just beautiful. Cherry cabinetry and Corian countertops round out the high class look of the cabin. A flat screen LCD TV is mounted to the forward bulkhead. The head compartment is to starboard, and while it's not suitable for standing, one is not crouching either. There is a porcelain head plumbed to a 22 gallon (83.3L) holding tank, a molded vanity with sink and mirror, Corian countertops and cherry flooring.
The cockpit is entered via the portside entry from the swim platform. There's a double wide aft facing rumble seat, which is only appropriate to use while the boat is not making way. To the starboard is a trunk storage locker with dedicated holders for the fenders.
A U-shaped settee (or maybe C-shaped, I get those confused) lies to starboard, with more logo'd upholstery, only since it's exposed to the elements the Ultra leather is replaced with weatherproof Prefixx treated vinyl, DriFast foam, and StarLite XL synthetic marine panel construction . There is storage underneath and a removable 17qt (16L) Igloo cooler. The cocktail table is dual height to facilitate the addition of filler cushions making the area into a large sunpad. Where's Suzanne Somers now?
To starboard is an entertainment center, with the carbon fiber countertop I mentioned earlier, sink, another 17qt (16 L) Igloo cooler trash container, and chrome safety rail. Ahead and to port is a bench seat with additional storage underneath.
If they ever gave out awards for helm beauty, this would take the prize. The carbon fiber with clear overlay looks amazing against the Livorsi gauges. There are two oversized Livorsi Mega-series gauges for engine tachs and a third oversized GPS speedo in the middle. The speedometer has a "max recall" feature, but I couldn't see how to access that (nor did I care as I had my own on the radar gun).
The remaining critical engine gauges were in two slanted rows to starboard, the fuel and a depth gauge were to port. A double wide helm seat with separate bolsters gave good reason for two stainless drink holders, and by the way… all drink holders had drain hoses leading into the bilge. Lighted rocker switches were on either side of the silver and chrome steering wheel. A stereo remote (the stereo is in the cabin) is below to port. To starboard are the dual Livorsi chrome engine controls, as seen on all Formula's, with Lenco trim tabs with indicators just ahead and individual outdrive and trailer trim switches next to that. Combined outdrive trim is via a thumb switch on the port throttle. At the top of the panel are molded in trim gauges resting on either side of the Ritchie compass.
Engine Access
A touch of a helm rocker switch lifted the electrically actuated engine hatch revealing the twin Mercury 320-hp 377 MAG's. They were attached to Bravo III outdrives. I found plenty of room to access all sides of the engines and daily checks were front and center. I wasn't thrilled with the fire extinguisher discharge ports. There are two screw-type hatches, one top and bottom. The boater can't get them both out from a single side. Of course my concerns were alleviated when I noticed the fixed fire extinguisher system mounted in the engine compartment. When will I remember that Formula does nothing halfway?
It's Good to Be King
Overall, not only was this a cool looking boat, it just feels cool operating it. It changes one in ways that are not common and that is hard for me to describe. The fact is, I drive a lot of boats, and when one gives me any kind of feeling past the forensic I'm tasked to explore, then it's saying something. This one felt good to me, both in its handling and general attitude. What exactly is that attitude? Well, just imagine what it must feel like when one knows that they have the coolest, most-state-of-the-art, and sexiest boat on the water?
Test Result Highlights
Marine Electronics
Exterior Features
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Pricing Range: $235,410.00Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
Test Results - Change Measurement Unit
All fuel consumption numbers are the total for all engines in the boat. Speeds are measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun or GPS. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter or by on-board factory-installed diagnostic instruments. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBA is the level of normal conversation. Time to plane is measured from start of acceleration to formation of rooster tail behind boat.


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University of Wyoming Student Competing for Miss America [VIDEO]
Lexie Madden, a student at the University of Wyoming, is one of 53 women in Las Vegas competing for the title of 2013 Miss America. Preliminary competitions are already underway and the final competition will air on ABC this Saturday, Jan. 12th.
Raised in Torrington, Lexie became the 2012 Miss Wyoming partly by performing an original composition on piano, which is the same talent she will perform in the Miss America competition. Her platform is Forever Fit, which seems quite appropriate for someone hoping to obtain a Doctorate degree in Pediatric Physical Therapy and provide rehabilitation care for children as a Pediatric Physical Therapist.
There has never been a Miss America from Wyoming, but just a couple of years ago, Teresa Scanlan became the first Miss Nebraska to win Miss America. You can help Lexie become the first Miss Wyoming to win Miss America by voting for her as America's Choice. Click here to watch her video and complete the survey before voting closes on Thursday.
Lexie has already been featured Episode One of "Miss America: Secrets Revealed," which you can watch by clicking here. If you'd like to see more on Lexie's time in Las Vegas, you can follow the Miss Wyoming Scholarship Foundation on Facebook. Below is video of the Arrival Ceremony, and yes they go in alphabetical order by state, which means Lexie got the leave the final impression. Enjoy!


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CORAL GABLES, Fla., June 18, 2014. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing safe and effective approved medicines targeting orphan neuromuscular and neurological diseases, announced today that the Company is set to join the Russell Microcap(R) Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 13 on www.russell.com/indexes.
Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $5.2 trillion in assets are benchmarked to the Russell Indexes.
About Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of prescription drugs targeting rare (orphan) neuromuscular and neurological diseases, including Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS), infantile spasms, and Tourette Syndrome. Catalyst's lead candidate, Firdapse(TM) for the treatment of LEMS, is currently undergoing testing in a global, multi-center, pivotal phase 3 trial and has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Catalyst is also developing a potentially safer and more potent vigabatrin analog (designated CPP-115) to treat infantile spasms, and epilepsy, as well as other neurological conditions associated with reduced GABAergic signaling, like post-traumatic stress disorder and Tourette Syndrome. CPP-115 has been granted U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of infantile spasms by the FDA and has been granted E.U. orphan medicinal product designation for the treatment of West Syndrome by the European Commission. For more information, please visit www.catalystpharma.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Catalyst's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. A number of factors, including the anticipated timing of the receipt of top-line results from the double-blind, placebo-controlled portion of the Phase 3 trial of Firdapse(TM), whether historic metrics of patients enrolled in the trial who complete the run-in phase of the trial and are randomized into the double-blind, placebo-controlled portion of the trial will continue to apply, such that at least 36 patients will be randomized into the double-blind, placebo-controlled portion of the trial from the patients already enrolled in the trial, whether the Phase 3 trial will be successful, whether the receipt of breakthrough therapy designation for Firdapse(TM) will expedite the development and review of Firdapse(TM) by the FDA or the likelihood that the product will be found to be safe and effective, whether an NDA for Firdapse(TM) will ever be accepted for filing by the FDA, the timing of any such NDA filing or acceptance, whether Catalyst will be the first company to receive an approval for 3,4-DAP, giving it 7-year marketing exclusivity for its product, whether any of Catalyst's product candidates will ever be approved for commercialization or successfully commercialized, and those other factors described in Catalyst's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2013 and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could adversely affect Catalyst. Copies of Catalyst's filings with the SEC are available from the SEC, may be found on Catalyst's website or may be obtained upon request from Catalyst. Catalyst does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.
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New Brochure
Our new brochure, MA in English - Literature, Creative Writing, Composition/English Education (pdf), is now available.
Welcome to the Master of Arts in English at Sonoma State University. We offer options of completing your degree with an emphasis in literary criticism, creative writing, and rhetoric/English education. As a whole, we seek to foster scholars and writers who are engaged in dialogue across their discipline-specific course of study. We encourage M. A. students to explore their interests across our curriculum. Together with their colleagues and faculty mentors, the M. A. cohort participates fully in the life of the English Department. The deadline for applications for the 2018-19 year is January 5, 2018 (priority deadline), March 9, 2018 (final deadline). Applications received after January 5, 2018 will be reviewed on a space-available basis.
This MA in English handbook (pdf) provides information on how to apply to the M.A. in English and helps newly admitted students gain a sense of what to expect as they navigate their way through the program.
Review this Reading List for the English MA Qualifying Exam (pdf).
Once you are admitted as a candidate, there are four basic steps and three forms you will need to complete in a timely manner to ensure your success in the program:
- Pass all required coursework, fulfill your language requirement, and successfully take either the department's qualifying exam or achieve a 65th percentile score on the GRE Subject exam in Literature.
- Before the term you plan to finish your degree, select your completion option, constitute your committee, and file an "Advancement to Candidacy" form (GS01) with Graduate Studies.
- File an "Intent to Graduate" form at the outset of the year you wish to graduate with the Office of Admissions and Records.
- Complete your thesis, creative project, or comprehensive exam, and file the "Completion of Requirements" form (GS02) with Graduate Studies
These four steps are explained in detail in the MA in English Handbook, together with supplementary information you may find useful in obtaining your degree. Meeting requirements and published deadlines is your responsibility, and we hope this guide will assist you to do so. It is most important for you to maintain frequent contact with the graduate advisor, and, as you advance through the program, your thesis or creative project supervisor.
Congratulations upon your decision to pursue a Master's in English. We look forward to working with you.
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Oh my God was I fucking exhausted as I made my way into Yerba Buena to judge the Cut and Paste Digital Design Tournament here in San Francisco Saturday Sept 29th. Not having had slept the night before, I wanted to bail on this whole thing but being the hard working Mid Westerner that I am, I cracked a few complimentary Sparks backstage and drank my way through the night only to be booed by my Photoshop savy contemporaries.
Backstage with fellow judge mate, Sam Flores.
It was packed.
And this is it. People line up in front of a massive crowd getting all mouse and typeee creating designs to out design the others also on stage... Ya, a bit strange... Not sure what's weirder: competing or spending $$$ to watch people play with Photoshop.
There were plenty of people with cameras on stage as well.
All right. Set. Go... Alt- Control- Delete.
I do have to say that these people knew how to whip some shit out in a matter of minutes. Here SF based artist Eric Otto (who just had a solo show at The Shooting Gallery) goes to town on the theme "Currency".
Me and my "awake beverages" w/ Sam in the back ground.
Steve Ha and I think that's Jeremy Arviso on the right.
I was rooting for Benjamin Belsky of Fifty24SF.
I really liked Brian Gunderson's designs... Actually if I were to vote again, I think I'd have to go his way. Better stuff.
The big prize were these massive touch screens - Wacom Cintiq 21UX Pen-Based Display
Break out front I ran into Jimmy, Dave Potes, and Nico Berry who used to be art director @Thrasher when I worked there.
Back to beer and watching these guys Photoshop off with each other.
Eric Otto wins... Please note the lunchables in his left hand. That was my prize to him.
Here's Eric's final that took first prize.
And here's Brian Gunderson's missle launcher which I think looks best really but whatever. What do I know. I'm still trying to figure out to create masks in Photoshop and to be honest I'm not exactly sure what they do yet.
Thanks to the fine folks @Cut and Paste for the great time and free beers... The participants were really amazing and, in truth, it was pretty sweet to watch. These dudes (and girls) knew their stuff for sure... Be sure to check the tournament out as it's heading to LA, Chicago, London, Berlin, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Tokyo this month and next.
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Interview date: 10/07/2008
Run date: 11/25/2008
Movies Home / Entertainment Channel / Bullz-Eye Home
Bruce Campbell is perhaps the most iconic B-movie star in Hollywood, and he's got the chin to prove it. Even with nearly 100 acting credits to his name (including roles in cult classics like "Bubba Ho-Tep," blockbuster action movies like "Spider-Man 3," and hit TV shows like "Burn Notice"), Bruce is still best known for his role as the shotgun-toting, chainsaw-revving hero from Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" series. While on a 21-city tour across the country promoting his new film, "My Name Is Bruce," the veteran actor found some time to sit down with Bullz-Eye to discuss his dual role in the film (he both stars and directs), his experiences (both good and bad) of working on the "Evil Dead" trilogy, and dish on the future of the franchise.
Bullz-Eye: Hey Bruce, how are you?
Bruce Campbell: Good, who is this?
BE: This is Jason Zingale from Bullz-Eye.com.
BC: How are you sir? I'm all ready for you.
BE: So, you're currently traveling the country in promotion of your new film ["My Name Is Bruce"]. How's it going so far?
BC: Yes, it's in its infancy. I'm in Beantown, in Boston, right now. And we just did New York and Philly, so we're doing the East Coast now. We're taking the East Coast by storm!
BE: Yeah, and I believe you're coming through Ohio in a week or two. Is there any strategy in deciding which markets you visit?
BC: Oh, you know, I always wish I could do more. Most promotions want to hit the big cities, and they figure the smaller cities will just follow in line. You know, we're doing a few weirdo ones. I've got a screening in Decatur, Ill., so we're trying to mix it up. Hit a little Midwest. Go through my hometown of Detroit, Chicago…those are always fun. And the East Coast has always been a very with-it kind of market. People follow what I do. You know, Middle America is sort of yes and no. I think it's up to the geniuses in charge of distribution. And then I throw in a few comments. I always make sure to get Portland thrown in there, because my home state is Oregon.
BE: Great. Could you tell me how you got involved with the project? I know you're directing and starring, but you didn't have anything to do with the writing of the film, correct?
BC: Well I did, actually. Because I'm one of the producers, I tend to get my grubby little paws in everything. So, I developed the concept once it was pitched to be by Mark Verheiden, the writer, who had worked with Mike Richardson, my producing partner, who owns Dark Horse Comics. Mike and Mark worked on "The Mask" and "Timecop" together, and so they had made a bunch of movies together and were pals. And I knew them, and Mike knew that I wanted to make some movies, so they pitched this idea and I said "What the heck." We worked together on the story and the tone and everything like that and went at it. So yeah, my little fingers are all over that.
BE: So when it was initially pitched to you, it was as a B-movie action hero, not as Bruce Campbell?
BC: No, it was as Bruce Campbell. You could have the generic B-movie actor, but we thought, "What the hell, let's make it even weirder," even though this version of Bruce Campbell is a PR person's worst nightmare.
BE: (Laughs) Right. And hopefully your fans will be able to recognize that right away.
BC: Well, if they can't, I can't help them. If they really think I drink whiskey out of a dog bowl, there's not much I can do.
BE: At least it's done very, very loony, which I think your fans will appreciate.
BC: Very tastefully for them.
BE: This isn't the first time you've directed yourself in a movie. Is that experience more difficult, more time-consuming, or more fun?
BC: Yes, it's all of the above. You know, it's more creatively satisfying because you don't have anyone to work with that you don't want. Because I'm in front and behind of the camera, it's about as much control as you're going to get. So unfortunately, I'll line up and take the blows if people don't like it, because I've got no one else to blame. But that's why I do the low-budget things. I don't really care about the budget. It's about what creative control you have over a given thing.
BE: And I think as "Evil Dead" proved, it doesn't matter how low the budget is because the final product is what matters most.
BC: That's exactly right. It's all about what you get to do with that money and not who you have to answer to.
BE: There are a lot of references to your other movies, including "Evil Dead," sprinkled throughout "My Name Is Bruce." Is that something that was pitched along with the original idea, or something that you brought when you came on board?
BC: It was a chance that if we could throw in a few zingers to some of these movies, and I made up some movies too… so we tried to create a whole mixed bag for a parallel universe that will hopefully confuse and annoy people.
BE: Yeah, there were some that I caught right away, and I think I actually recognized, and his name escapes me (Editor's note: the actor's name is Timothy Patrick Quill), but the blacksmith from "Army of Darkness"… I recognized him before that joke even played out. It was one of my favorite jokes from the film – the idea that these two guys would be referencing characters they played in earlier Bruce Campbell movies in a very meta sort of way…
BC: (Laughs) I know. Well, again, this movie is for the fans. It's not for the critics.
BE: Well, I'm a fan and a critic, and the critic in me has to ask why you chose Guan Di as the film's villain. It seemed like a bit of an obscure choice.
BC: Well, no, for me it was perfect, because it's actually organic with the story. Because in my area of southern Oregon, they were Chinese doing all the gold mining, and they had cave-ins all the time. These guys where killed left and right and no one gave a crap, and we thought, "We need to have a monster, so what kind of monster should be unleashed?" And in Chinese lore, Guan Di is the Chinese God of War, and he's the protector of the dead and bean curd. In his former life, he was a bean curd seller, before he became a deity… And I'm not making this up. I'd never seen Guan Di on screen before, and we may not have captured the terrifying Guan Di that he could be, but at least it's not Jason with a mask on or something. There's a little more to it.
BE: I know that some people have tried calling the movie a horror film, but it's really more comedy than anything.
BC: It's a silly comedy disguised as a horror film. No question about it. It's like a Bob Hope movie with decapitations.
BE: Did you guys have any sort of discussion about the number of decapitations that you would, or could, include in the final cut?
BC: No, anything's allowed. Again, this isn't a studio movie. I don't make movies for 12-year-olds. This is meant to be an adult comedy, with, you know, childish humor. There's the irony there. But we don't worry about F-bombs, because I'm not trying to get a PG-13 movie. In my opinion, horror movies that are PG-13 are a rip-off. They're done just to get more money at the box office. So, we had zero restrictions. The last movie I made was for the Sci-Fi channel and they had their own weirdo restrictions, and that gets to be a bore. You can have all the violence you want, but heaven forbid if you swear, you know?
BE: It sounds like you had a good time working on the movie and I've heard that you've already been discussing a sequel. Has anything definite come of that yet?
BC: Well, I wouldn't want to be too ingenuous to people who haven't seen the movie yet, but we have the money for the sequel, but we're not sure if people even give a crap about this one. Either that or I'm going to do another movie next year after I'm done shooting the third season of "Burn Notice."
BE: Speaking of "Burn Notice," you haven't had the best of luck when it comes to TV shows, with both "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." and "Jack of All Trades" being cancelled very early in their runs, so was there any hesitancy in returning to television?
BC: No, because I'm not starring in it. Any time I do not star in a TV show, it lasts for six years. So that's my new motto: "Never star in another TV show again and I'll be fine."
BE: I know Sam Raimi has another fantasy series that he's producing coming out. With your history of appearing in "Hercules" and "Xena: Princess Warrior," has he discussed having you come in to shoot a cameo for any of those episodes?
BC: Uh, no. But that doesn't mean it can't happen. It's just that I'm busy doing that, and they're busy doing their show.
BE: The other project you have listed on IMDb ("Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"), is one I know almost nothing about.
BC: Well, it was a kid's book in the '70s, and Sony is making it into a big animated movie. So I'm doing the voice of the mayor, the evil smarmy mayor.
BE: So is that a pretty major role?
BC: I'd say it's one of the major roles, but I only know my part in it. They don't let you see any more of it.
BE: Staying on the animated track, that high-speed police chase segment you did on "Robot Chicken" is probably one of my favorite bits from the show. Has Seth approached you about coming back to record another episode?
BC: No, they just do their own thing, and I think when ideas pop up, they just do it. But I haven't heard any more about that. They just come out of nowhere and then you never see or hear anything from anyone again. It's the heartbreak of acting.
BE: You were at Comic-Con this year, but I missed your panel because I was stuck covering the bigger stuff in Hall H for the whole weekend.
BC: Because Hollywood is taking over all the panels. This used to be for geeks, but where have the geeks gone? But now it's every slicked-back guy with too much cologne running around there.
BE: Well, one of those guys in Hall H was Sam Raimi, and he briefly mentioned how he was hoping to work with you again in the very near future, whether it was on "Evil Dead 4" or a completely different project. Is there anything that you'd like to work with him on other than something "Evil Dead"-related?
BC: Well, we have talked about the "Evil Dead" stuff, and we have considered it, but there's a reason why neither a remake nor a sequel has been made. And the main reason is, out of the three partners (me, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert), none of us have looked at each other and said "My god, we've got to make another one of these things immediately." I mean, these are movies that tax half of your soul. I've got pieces of my ass lying in the road. Physically, for me, it's like asking if I want to take a hammer and hit myself on the head again for 120 days of shooting. And the answer, usually, is kind of "No." Those movies were really creatively satisfying, and fans like them and stuff, but it's not something you make in a weekend. It's a serious physical and mental commitment. So that's probably why you don't see them flying off the shelf like "Saw 8," "9" and "10."
BE: One more "Evil Dead" question, and I swear I'll let it die, but I was curious as to which ending of "Army of Darkness" that you preferred, since the original ending was eventually released on DVD?
BC: Well, I always prefer the original filmmaker's ending. And again, whether it's good or bad, Sam Raimi had intended a certain ending, he shot a certain ending which was ass-cosmically screwed… because, way back when in the original series, "Evil Dead 4" was going to be Ash versus the robots. Which would be awesome, because it would be like Spartacus versus the robots, where he's enslaved by the robots in this crumbling, post-apocalyptic civilization. So, there was something else going on other than just a twist ending. And Ash is such an idiot that it was good that he screwed up in the end, but since it was a studio, they would do the focus groups and they were like "Uh, well, it was a little bit of a bummer ending." And so, they negotiated Sam to shoot a so-called happier ending. And that's why I always favor the filmmaker's choice, because for most of the movie, Sam, I think, made good decisions. But that doesn't mean that kind of an ending was a bad one. It just means the studio got nervous. That movie was recut. I mean, that movie had serious productions problems, so the fact that it's kind of considered a classic now cracks me up, because we had nothing but nightmares making that movie.
BE: Do you think that's because the first two films were produced independently and the third one was backed by a studio?
BC: No question about it. You make your first movie, and you would assume that you would give up all the rights, and whatever, you're glad just to make a movie, and then you get screwed… It's sort of like the guys who made, um, "Blair Witch." You know, they made the movie and they sold it, they made money, and the people who distributed it really made the money. With "Evil Dead 2," we partnered with Dino Di Laurentis, and then with "Army of Darkness," not only do you have Dino Di Laurentis, but you have Universal, and marketing, and test screenings, and we had never been through that before… That's why there's all these Dynamite comics with Ash versus this versus that versus this. We don't even have control over the rights to the character, because I wouldn't have approved that. So that's what happens when you get money from other people as opposed to being financed by businessmen in Detroit.
BE: And I think anyone that's interested in that particular discussion can pick up your first book, because it's explained in even more detail there.
BC: Could you hold on for one second? I'll be right back.
BE: Sure thing.
BC: Listen, that's my next guy on the other line.
BE: Oh, okay, well it was nice speaking with you. Good luck with the film and the tour.BC: Thank you, goodbye.
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i thought "tarako" was a japanese word, "tara" being cod and "ko" because it's eggs, but now i stumbled over this:
in modern greek, there's a product called "avgotaraho". i looked it up, the name is derived from coptic "outarakhon", which apparently comes from the byzantine greek word for "pickled fish eggs".
that's weird, isn't it? tarako vs outarakhon.. it's pretty much the same product, too. both languages have a logical explanation for their word. is it just a coincidence?
on the other hand, a pickled product keeps well and both countries knew how to build and navigate a ship..
that's a romantic thought. can anyone help me out with science?
I don't know the etymology, but it might, possibly, perhaps, maybe not be a coincidence.
The reason I feel this is that one of the 'top three' delicacies (chinmi) of the Edo court was karasumi, fish roe that is very similar to Botargo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botargo (what I know as 'hueva de mujol' in Spanish - grey mullet fish roe).
The method of preserving karasumi is supposed to have its origins in the Eastern Mediterranean and sailors did get around a lot (and, I believe, much more widely than they are given credit for - I buy into the theory that the Basques from Spain were quietly making very profitable cod fishing trips to the East Coast of North America way before Columbus got there - dried cod/bacalao was invaluable for long journeys)
But I'm probably as 'romantic' about this as you are (especially as karasumi is credited as being a relatively recent import and that wikipedia page I linked to says that botargo comes from the word outarakhon also - my not-so-romantic self says it is a coincidence).
I'm pretty sure it's the "avgo" bit that means eggs in Greek though. "Avgolemono" is an egg and lemon soup.
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I've wondered about the etymology of 'taramasalata' myself, since it's made with salted fish roe...
Incidentally, today for lunch I had this bread that was on special (20% off! hey!), called 'tarama-pan' (pan=bread)...it was a soft roll with a piece of canned tuna with mentaiko (spicy version of tarako) spread over it and baked...it was um, interesting.
Incidentally (and this is going off on a tangent), I had that tarama-pan in a bakery/cafe inside a subway station mall in Yokohama with my mother, with coffee (coffee was ok, tarama-pan..not so much). My back was towards the bread display shelves, but my mother was sitting opposite and had a good view. She suddenly leans over and says to me "Look at that person's panties!" I was like "huh?" and turned around...and see the back of this rather tall woman with a very very short pleated skirt and knee high socks, leaning over looking at the bread...with bright red panties showing. Now, high school girls here tend to dress like that (or rather they arrange their school uniforms like that...hiking up their skirts way high almost to the crotch, paired with knee socks, big patch of bare thigh showing between). But older women never, ever dress like that, and this person did not look like a teenager. Anyway, we forgot about her and finished our bread and coffee and took the escalator down to the platform, and I see the same person on the escalator before me. Umm...it was a guy. He had heavy eye makeup on and lipstick and everything, and I think false eyelashes, but it was definitely a guy with a bit of stubble and an adam's apple and all.
So yeah, it was an interesting lunch.
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When I was at school in the late 60s-early 70s we used to dress like that too. Our school uniform had to be no more than four inches above the knee, so to be fashionably "mini" we came up with all sorts of stratagems. the most common was to hoist the uniform up over the belt, but you could also pin it up at the shoulders and do without the belt.
I was always screwed on the dress code for school. The shorter girls could wear shorts and skirts pretty much all they liked because the rule was that your shorts/skirt must be longer than your arms at your sides. I would get the longest clothes I could and I would still get harassed by administrators for dressing inappropriately, long arms and legs come with a 6' tall frame. So eventually my mother made it clear that I do my best to comply with dress code but she would not be buying clothes more expensive clothes from the women's department that she would need to get altered to fit my teenage body (no hips and a 38" inseam) nor would she make me suffer through 100+ degree weather in jeans. Needless to say the school administrators eventually gave up trying to enforce the dress code on me :)
hooray for other genders! she was probably enjoying the attention.
She probably was enjoying the attention...she was smiling happily in freezing cold weather.
But I could have done without the pan-chira (glimpse of panties).
I'm all for gender malleability - Yeay! - but I do not like being unwittingly wrenched into a grown adult's exhibitionist fantasies.
pan-chira in a pan-ya = Eeeuuuwww!!!
she certainly didn't get a chance to wear a short skirted school uniform in public when she was a teenager, being a boy.
i think panty flashing is funny because people think it's very naughty, but actually you can't see anything that can't be seen at the local swimming pool. panties are not that special, we all wear them every day.
(or should. i was once flashed by some scottish soccer fans in kilts. brrrrrrrr. i'd rater look at a schoolgirl with bright red panties peeking out from under the skirt, no matter what age or gender!)
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I saw this cake last year on Barbara Bakes and I pinned it immediately. I have pinned quite a few cakes, but I knew I would make this one. Ella loves ice cream cakes so I decided to give it a try for her birthday this month. I had my heart set on a mint ice cream filling, but I wasn't sure how many of the kids loved mint as much as I do. So I bought the Oreo Mint Birthday Cake and Regular Birthday Cake ice cream. I spread half on one side and half on the other and it worked out perfectly!
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We had a great time at Ella's party. We took 7 girls roller skating and then we came home and had lunch, cake and presents. I wanted to take the girls somewhere, but I always feel like the cake/food/presents part of a birthday party are always really rushed through so I decided to do the food part at our house. I think I will do that from now on. The party was longer than the typical two hours, but now that the girls are a little bit older that is much easier to bear.
The weather was beautiful for early December and the girls were able to play outside after cake and presents. I was so happy for Ella because she often laments how we can never have her birthday party outside since it is in December. Yippee!
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- Cake:
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- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 large eggs
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- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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- Glaze:
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- Heat oven to 375º. Spray a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan with cooking spray and line with parchment or wax paper. Spray paper with additional spray.
- Whisk together cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Separate egg whites and yolks into 2 large bowls.
- Beat whites on medium-high speed until foamy. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar. Continue to beat on high speed just until stiff (but not dry) peaks form.
- Beat yolks with the remaining 1/4-cup sugar and extracts until thickened, about 3 minutes. On low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Stir in 1/4 of beaten egg whites into mixture. Fold in remaining whites. Spread in prepared pan.
- Bake 12 – 14 minutes or until top springs back when gently pressed. Let cool 2 minutes on a wire rack.
- Dust a tea towel with confectioners' sugar. Loosen edges of the cake from the pan with a knife and carefully invert cake onto towel. Lift pan and gently peel off parchment. Starting from the short end, roll up cake in towel; place seam side down on wire rack; cool completely.
- Filling: While cake is cooling put ice cream on the counter to soften. When ice cream is softened, unroll cooled cake and spread evenly with ice cream. Roll up cake. Wrap tightly in parchment, then in foil and freeze, seam side down, overnight until firm.
- Glaze: In a small saucepan, heat cream, chocolate, and corn syrup over low heat until chocolate is melted and glaze is shiny and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla; cool to room temperature.
- Unwrap cake; trim ends. Place cake on a wire rack over a tray or waxed paper. Pour glaze along top of cake roll, spreading with a spatula to cover sides. Optionally you can sprinkle crushed oreos over the glaze and drizzle some of the remaining glaze over top. Freeze cake uncovered until glaze is firm.
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Hey all,
I'm a solid intermediate level player looking to hit then play a set or two either in Burbank or at the Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks park.
I can do Thursday evening as well.
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How about Burbank High Tennis Courts at 7pm........I am 3.5-4.0 player......
Any chance you could do earlier and/or another part of Burbank? I finish work in Burbank around 5 and live in Van Nuys. Have you ever played at the courts at John Burroughs high school? They're pretty nice and would be more convenient for me.
Thanks for reaching out!
i would be up for it in burbank ...im a 3.5 usta rated player. i believe i have played in a usta match with brian before as well....we could probably use burbank tennis center too...chris 909-322-8854(cel)
Thanks for reaching out, Chris.
I reached out to Brian first since he responded first. However, he wants to play around 7 and I was hoping to play earlier, around 5:30. Would that work for you? Also, I live in Van Nuys and would prefer to not head too far east from where I work (134 / olive) although it's by no means a deal breaker. I'm fond of the courts at John Burroughs high school.
maybe next time , i have to work later than i thought now...my office is in van nuys though ....so lets keep in touch and hit in the future,,,,chris
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add me to your list of go-to players for Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks / Encino.
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