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Red carpet for the Film Office
May 25, 2012 by Grace Franklin · Leave a Comment
What better way to celebrate 15 years of Glasgow Film Office (GFO) bringing stars of screen to the city than having the latest film which has used the place for locations, up for an award at Cannes Film Festival.
'The Angels' Share' directed by Ken Loach, will know on Sunday 27 May whether it wins an accolade or not. It will have its UK premiere in Glasgow next week.
The producer, Rebecca O'Brien, said: 'Ken Loach, Paul Laverty and I have made four films in Glasgow in the past 15 years and have had the support of the Glasgow Film Office on every one. They've been terrifically helpful and often made difficult things happen for us. So we salute the GFO on their 15th birthday and will raise a glass in celebration!'
Offering a free service to all types of productions from feature films to tv commercials, the GFO works closely with other council services, Strathclyde Police and the productions to make sure their activities have minimum impact on local residents and businesses while delivering maximum economic impact to the city.
Established in 1997, the GFO has attracted around £200 million worth of film business to Glasgow.
Last year was a vintage time when major productions World War Z, Cloud Atlas and Under The Skin alone, brought in £20.15 million with stars such as Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Scarlett Johansson working in town.
Other notable film which have used Glasgow for a backdrop included: Burnistoun, Gary: Tank Commander, Lip Service, My Name Is Joe, Rab C Nesbitt, Red Road, River City, Sony Bravia 'Paint' commercial, Still Game, Sweet Sixteen, Taggart, The House of Mirth.
Gerard Butler was named GFO's Ambassador in 2009 to help raise the city's profile and demonstrate its capability as a production base. Around 50 organisations have now signed up to the Glasgow Film Partnership – to promote Glasgow's 'film-friendly' reputation – details at : http://www.glasgowfilm.com/filming_in_glasgow/film_partnership.asp.
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: 'Glasgow Film Office has been a tremendous success over the past 15 years, bringing more than £200 million to our economy. The list of familiar productions, shows how it has been an industry hub since 1997. We look forward to its continued success in bringing many more productions here.'
Seeing Scotland on film or television was important in the decision of 1 in 5 visitors to come here. With more than 530 locations in its database, the city can serve all types of companies.
Senior figures in the film industry – such as Jeremy Kleiner, the producer of World War Z – have praised the work of the GFO in facilitating the smooth running of their productions.
For more information on the Glasgow Film Office, see: www.glasgowfilm.com.


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Due to reported cases of acute pancreatitis, several years ago the FDA added warnings to the labels for Byetta and Januvia.
However, Medco's study indicates that patients taking either of these medications were no more likely to develop acute pancreatitis than patients taking other drugs to control diabetes. The study indicates there is an increased risk of acute pancreatitis for people with diabetes. But that it is not associated with the particular diabetic medication the patients are using.
"While cases of acute pancreatitis have been reported in patients using Byetta and Januvia, diabetic patients who are not taking these drugs also have been reported to have an increased risk for pancreatitis," says Merri Pendergrass, MD, PhD, national practice leader of the Medco Therapeutic Resource Center for Diabetes, who conducted the study. "The major question has been are these medications causing the pancreatitis or are they innocent bystanders? Our findings are reassuring in that they did not reveal any increased risk of acute pancreatitis with Byetta and Januvia."
Medco Health Solutions Inc. conducted the study in association with the Medco Research Institute and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Medco Health Solutions is a major pharmacy, ranking 35th on the Fortune 500. The study analyzed Medco's pharmacy and medical claims data for more than 786,000 adult patients between January 2007 and June 2009. They divided the people with diabetes into three groups based on whether they were taking Byetta, Januvia, or other diabetes drugs. A group of people without diabetes served as the control.
The lack of increased risk of renal failure was news to me. But I've known for years that Byetta doesn't pose an additional risk of pancreatitis, and I wrote about it here in October 2007. Now it's time for the FDA to catch up.

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I like that. Thank you.
I'll be a Grumpy Groupie too. ;)
What they hey, I'll follow the crowd. Does this make it a Grumpy Groupy trifecta? Or should I find an alternative to trifecta that starts with "G" to keep the alliteration going? I'm getting 1.85 migraines just thinking about it! :P
I think when it's all said and done, it will probably be a Grumpy Groupy Gaggle.
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I'm picking her up in two days (Saturday) and she's all I can think about!
I started 'collecting' frenchie photos on flickr a while ago and am finding new ones everyday. A few of my favorites will appear sporadically in this post in between the paragraphs where I talk about how I found mine.
I've known for a very long time I wanted a french bulldog. Amazingly cute, laid back, a goofball, and small, the dog has it all (rhyming unintentional). The search for her wasn't easy though. I looked for months and months but always came to a dead end. Most breeders I came across were either shady or had a ridiculously long wait list (think years). If they had the latter there was no guarantee you would ever get one, you would just have to wait and hope the answers you gave in the questionnaire (to see if you were a suitable owner) fit the breeder's criteria. Often times they were overwhelming–6-10 pages of questions about your work, education, hobbies, living area, camera availability, etc…One even required I read a book. I understand their need to do that completely though…These dogs are like their own children! They only want the best for them. Not unreasonable, just tiring.
Since they are known to have health problems, I wasn't going to risk getting a frenchie that was not bred properly. I also didn't want to support "breeders" who just crank out puppies for money and mate any ol' frenchies together. One local "breeder" was already mating ONE YEAR OLD PUPPIES.
To find a reputable french bulldog breeder I went to the french bulldog page through the AKC website. I looked at the list of clubs for a local one and sent an email to all their listed breeders. I was lucky enough to get a few replies and they all pointed me to the same one…and they just had puppies!
After a few emails and a phone call, I was number three on the list with only two female puppies available. I've never crossed my fingers so hard! Knowing I was so close but not necessarily 'there' was torturous. A few days later I got the phone call that made me the happiest person ever. I ran to the studio to scream at my Mom, "I GOT THE PUPPY…kind of." I didn't want to jinx anything until I paid the down payment, but as soon as I did I started surfing the web for the raddest puppy toys, beds, leashes, collars, dishes, carriers…anything she might need.
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Saturday, June 2, 2007
Time is a slippery little devil.
Toopweets turns one today.
It feels like I was just standing in my bathroom, holding a little piece of plastic with two pink lines indicating that our lives were going to be forever changed. Just surprising our parents with the news by telling them that we were redecorating our guest bedroom, and, instead of showing them paint chips, as they expected, showing them a sonogram. Just having a sudden, total meltdown over my fear that I'd be an awful mother, due to my lifelong inability to tell if someone has a fever by kissing their forehead. (And, just as quickly recovering when I realized that we had Golden Grahams in the house.) Just hearing my son's heartbeat for the first time, and looking at J, wide-eyed, as the reality of what we were doing truly hit us. Just incorporating additional time into my morning routine for barfing (each and every day; none of this "first trimester" shit for me). Just waiting impatiently to start showing, and, when I finally did (at 6 months), happily racing home to tell J that someone had noticed my pregnant belly, and gotten up for me on the subway.
I can remember T kicking my ribcage constantly. I remember the predictions as to the baby's gender that everyone loved to make (we weren't telling). The scary night I spent in the hospital when I became dehydrated and the baby wasn't moving so much. The relief we felt when they hooked me up to a monitor, and his heartbeat came through, loud and strong. The quiet times when J and I would sit there, trying to imagine who this little person would resemble. I can remember the afternoon of May 31, 2006, when I went for my weekly checkup, and was told by my hottie OBGyn that I would not be having this baby for at least another week. I remember how my bathroom floor tiles looked up close, as I laid upon them much later that night, realizing that the pain I was feeling was due not to the four Morningstar Farms veggie burgers I'd just devoured, but the fact that this kid was on his way. And fast. I remember packing up my bag and turning to take one last look at our apartment, at the bits and pieces of our "old" life, knowing that when we came back there, it would never be the same.
But of course, that was over a year ago.
After T was born, I honestly wondered if I was going to be a good mom. The love I had for him was never a question, but my dubious ability to actually keep him in one piece, happy, safe, and reciprocating my love definitely was. Probably natural for someone whose attempts to change her child's diaper in the hospital required: (a) 20 full minutes; and (b) the assistance of her husband. There's no sugarcoating it: I was scared.
I suppose this is due to the fact that I've always been an obsessive planner. I need to know everything about what I'm supposed to accomplish, and have been known to make lists (and sublists) with many, many checkboxes; the more the better. And, perhaps that's the biggest lesson my son has taught me; that you can't plan everything with a baby. You can't control everything with a baby. You can't cross things off lists that you want them to do; you really just have to let the current take you along.
I mean, there was a time when I had visions of playing nonstop classical music and singing many fancypants lullabies to him. In the end, my musical stylings actually are a combination of the not-too-highbrow "Wheels on the Bus" and my original work, "Little Fat Baby" (which, in case you were curious, is sung to the tune of the Beatles' "Paperback Writer"). I stopped planning, and just started singing. And It doesn't matter that they weren't recommended by someone with a Ph.D. in…um, babyology. He loves them. And more importantly, me.
Though the thought of doing a good job raising a child in this world to be kind, self-sufficient and strong is daunting, I look forward to what's to come. Our lives have been immeasurably enriched by our son even in this short time. While the moments of the past year have not all been easy, each of them have led us up to now, making him who he is. He's a good kid, happy, content, and sweet. I feel incredibly privileged to be his mom, and I hope and pray that his life continues to be as blessed as it's been so far.
Happy birthday, kiddo.
25 comments:
- Sauntering Soul said...
I've been lurking for a while, but had to comment to say that this was an absolutely beautiful post. The video was incredible. I don't even know y'all, but this brought tears to my eyes. Love the music you chose.
Happy Birthday little one! - 11:03 PM
- Fran said...
Happy Birthday Sweet Baby!!!! I am just in love with your sweet Toopweets! I just want to squeeze those sweet cheeks! That was a beautiful post and like "Sautering Soul" I had tears in my eyes. Enjoy every single minute! My oldest is 25 and my youngest is 19 and it seems like it was just yesterday they were having their first birthday!
- Julianna said...
Awww! That was so cute! Did you use windows movie maker? Happy Birthday toopweets!
- stefanie said...
See, I read things like that, and for a minute (even just a minute), having a baby doesn't seem like such a bad idea. (Don't worry; I have no plans to have one myself any time soon.) Anyway, that was a beautiful post, and I hope Toops had a fabulous first birthday.
P.S. Was that the Van Morrison song you said you heard the day you realized you'd found your husband? (I remember you telling that story, but I didn't recognize the name of the song, so I don't think I'd heard it before.) - 1:24 AM
- Shawnee said...
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
why was i crying watching that? he is ridiculously adorable.
- metalia said...
Wow; thank you all so much!
Julianna - I used onetruemedia.com; it was incredibly easy. (thanks again, Isabel!)
Stefanie - Indeed, the second song on there is the one I'd mentioned. (It's called "Into the Mystic.") Good ear/memory! - 10:30 PM
There's just too much to comment on! The beautiful post, the slideshow...what a year! And I'm so glad I found your blog and have been able to hear all about it. Happy Birthday, Toopy!
- 3carnations said...
Aw, happy first birthday to your little one. We are celebrating our little guy's 3rd birthday today. It seems like just yesterday for us still, too.
- Darren McLikeshimself said...
Happy birthday, lil' man!
- The Other Girl said...
Please stop making me have warm and fuzzy feelings. Thank you. That was a lovely post and montage. Happy Birthday, Toopweets!
- AnnieM said...
That really was an amazing post. Happy Birthday T !You have the cutest baby cheeks ever!
- lizgwiz said...
Happy birthday, Toopweets, you chubby-cheeked, gorgeous-haired thing, you!
- whiskeymarie said...
Im normally not sappy sap sap, but-OOooohhh.
So. Sweet.
What a doll.
And Toops is pretty cute too.
- LinleyShea said...
I am no where close to being a mother yet, but reading your post gave me tears. It sounds like it's been an amazing journey since you received the good news! Congratulations on being a mom for the past year and happy birthday to your little kiddy! He certainly knows how to smile for the camera! Precious! (:
- nabbalicious said...
Happy Birthday, Toopweets! That was a sweet post. He is just a doll.
- chirky said...
Happy Birthday, Toopweets. Give your mama slurpy kisses.
- 180/360 said...
That was really cute! What a doll. Happy Birthday...
- L.A. Daddy said...
Great post. Happy B-Day, T! It's all uphill from here... but don't let that bother you.
- LVGurl said...
Happy Birthday, Toopweets!
What sweet movie!
That is one happy little man. - 12:38 AM
- Isabel said...
The video turned out perfect. That little guy is gorgeous. You can just tell how happy he by looking at his pictures.
Happy Birthday.
And thanks for sharing this with us. - 11:07 AM
why am i always so late?
hope he had a happy birthday!
and congratulations to surviving the first year of motherhood! - 5:24 PM
- Christine said...
Late, but still wishing him a happy birthday!
Great post and fantastic video. - 5:46 PM
- cheesefairy said...
Oh so gorgeous. You captured a lot of great truths & the photo montage also made me sniffle.
I love how excited Toopweets is about absolutely everything.
Congrats to you all for one year down! - 12:47 PM
- ellen said...
Dearest Daughter,
I never tire of seeing your slideshow of Toopweets. Similar to that, I never tire of seeing him in person. It has been the most wonderful year of my life too. I thank G-d and you and J for this unbelieveable gift of "grandmotherhood". Happy Birthday my little man, Savta loves you to the ends of the world and back again a billion times over. love, Mom and Savta - 10:43 AM


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One of the primary innovations associated with the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") was its implementation of a comment period in which agencies solicit the views of interested members of the public on proposed rules.1 The procedure created by the APA has come to be called "notice-and-comment rulemaking," and comments have become an integral part of the overall rulemaking process.
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Agencies conduct most rulemaking proceedings via the process of "notice and comment." Under this process, an agency publishes notice of a proposed rule in the Federal Register, gives the public a period of time in which to comment, and then issues a final rule after considering the comments received. See 5 U.S.C. § 553. The Recommendation addresses various legal and practical issues that arise in connection with the "comment" phase of notice-and-comment rulemaking and that were raised in the Interim Report on the Administrative Law, Process and Procedure Project for the 21st Century issued in December 2006 by the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Recommendation provides best practices on a number of aspects of the comment process, including, amongst other things, minimum comment periods, reply comments, late comments, and anonymous comments.
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- Adopted on: June 16, 2011
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At its June 2011 Plenary Session, the Conference adopted Recommendation 2011-2, which identifies a series of best practices agencies should undertake to improve the transparency of the rulemaking comment process and promote the submission of useful comments. The recommendation encourages agencies to develop policies explaining the characteristics of effective comments for use by public commenters. It recommends minimum comment periods for rulemakings. It urges agencies to develop policies for posting all comments received to the Internet within a specified period after submission. It recommends that agencies develop policies on the acceptance of anonymous comments and late comments and publish those policies. Finally, it encourages agencies to use reply comment periods when additional input on submitted comments would be beneficial and supplemental notices of proposed rulemaking when a sufficient period of time has elapsed since the initiation of the comment period such that existing comments have become "stale".
Read the Federal Register notice announcing the adoption of Recommendation 2011-2, available at 76 Fed. Reg. 48,789, 48,791
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For more than a century, Times Square has been a center for performance and the arts – the crossroads where actors, musicians, and comedians have come to seize the stage and seek the spotlight. Times Square boasts one of the world's most concentrated theater districts and certainly its most renowned, as Broadway continues to lure today's top stars to its productions. Times Square also hosts several notable venues for concerts and comedy. Take in a rock show at the Roseland Ballroom or Best Buy Theater. Listen to jazz at the Birdland or Iridium. Or see New York's top comics hone their acts at Carolines on Broadway.
Of course, catching a show is not the only way to be entertained in the heart of New York. Madame Tussauds, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and the Discovery Times Square Exhibition all offer innovative museum experiences for the whole family. Both adults and children can enjoy Dave and Busters, which combines a classic arcade with a bar and restaurant. And Bowlmor provides a chic bowling experience unlike anything you have experienced at your local lanes. Use the list below to stay current with Times Square shows and attractions.
To filter the list by Entertainment or Attractions, select your preferences in the left navigation. Business listings are in order of their proximity to the Times Square Museum & Visitor Center (Your first stop in Times Square!). You can sort alphabetically by clicking the "Sort: A-Z" under the map.
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