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Truffaut, François
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works about François Truffaut
Most widely held works by François Truffaut
Close encounters of the third kind by Steven Spielberg ( Visual )
77 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 3,804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events, culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership
Fahrenheit 451 by François Truffaut ( Visual )
118 editions published between 1966 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 2,857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a future when books are banned and destroyed by the government, a fireman in charge of the burning becomes involved with a schoolteacher who flaunts the law by collecting and reading books
A bout de souffle by Jean-Luc Godard ( Visual )
141 editions published between 1959 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 2,780 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young car thief kills a policeman and goes on the run with his American girlfriend
Jules et Jim Jules and Jim by François Truffaut ( Visual )
205 editions published between 1961 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 2,541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The friendship of Jules, who is German, and Jim, who is French, and their twenty year love for the same woman
Hitchcock by François Truffaut ( Book )
65 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Entretien qui modifia l'opinion des critiques américains même si le célèbre cinéaste était au sommet de sa créativité et de son succès dans les années 1950 et 1960. [SDM]
Les quatre cents coups The 400 blows by François Truffaut ( Visual )
67 editions published between 1959 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fourteen year old boy suffering from neglect finds ways to conceal his true life by skipping school and losing himself in other activities
Tirez sur le pianiste Shoot the piano player by François Truffaut ( Visual )
127 editions published between 1959 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,531 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A famous concert pianist takes refuge from his former life by working under a pseudonym in a sleazy Parisian bar. He becomes embroiled in the criminal underworld when he helps his petty crook brothers escape from gangsters, with tragic consequences
The early film criticism of François Truffaut by François Truffaut ( )
4 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 1,462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jean Renoir by André Bazin ( Book )
38 editions published between 1971 and 2005 in 6 languages and held by 1,385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The letters in this volume, many published here for the first time, span Renoir's entire life, revealing a man of unparalleled humanity and artistic commitment. They cast new light on his creative struggles, both in France and Hollywood, and provide a record of his friendships with such people as the writers Georges Simenon, Dudley Nichols and Clifford Odets, the actresses Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Caron and the directors Erich von Stroheim and Francois Truffaut
The films in my life by François Truffaut ( Book )
14 editions published between 1975 and 1994 in English and held by 1,211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work is Truffaut's own selection of more than one hundred essays that range widely over the history of film and pay tribute to Truffaut's particular heroes, among them Hitchcock, Welles, Chaplin, Renoir, Cocteau, Bergman and Bunuel
Le Dernier métro The last metro by François Truffaut ( Visual )
123 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 1,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Nazi-occupied Paris, everyone in a troupe of actors is harboring a crucial secret
Les quatre cents coups by François Truffaut ( Visual )
36 editions published between 1955 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,080 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fourteen-year-old Antoine Doinet lives in a cramped apartment with his mother and stepfather, neglected by them and unlucky at school. Living an intense imaginative life of his own he gets into trouble and is finally committed to reform school from which he escapes and runs towards the sea, which he has never seen
L'enfant sauvage Wild child by François Truffaut ( Visual )
79 editions published between 1969 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,075 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows the capture of a young boy found living like an animal in the forest. Dr. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard of the National Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Paris, believes the child can be transformed into a civilized being. The doctor removes the boy from the institute into his own home. The boy, named Victor, is divided between his longing for the wilderness and his new life with the doctor. Itard, whose teaching strategies survive today in the Montessori Method, is unsure whether he is helping a savage become human or turning a forest child into a semi-civilized idiot
L'Argent de poche by François Truffaut ( Visual )
54 editions published between 1975 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A boy finds a few coins in an amusement park. A shy girl sneaks a glance at the even shyer boy she fancies. They're small events, but not for a child. 'A child invents life, ' says François Truffaut, who brilliantly captures the joys, yearnings, pain and wonder of childhood. ... The setting is Thiers, a town in southern France. ... Within that warmhearted community, Truffaut interweaves vignettes of puppy love, school days, bragging rights, trips to the movie house, loving parents--and one boy's escape from the nightmare of child abuse"--Videodisc sleeve
La nuit américaine by François Truffaut ( Visual )
49 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 876 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A film about the people involved in making movies
L'histoire d'Adèle H. The story of Adele H. by François Truffaut ( Visual )
71 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 842 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A laserdisc version of Truffaut's film about a woman who realises herself in self destruction, a story of unrequited love based on the actual journals written in code by the daughter of Victor Hugo who refers to herself only as Adele H. Beginning in 1863 Adele pursues an English lieutenant to Nova Scotia and Barbados. Truffaut's idea was to make a film with a maximum of inner violence about love involving only one person. The object of her love is worthless and Adele recognises him as such. Adele's obsession is with the emotion of love itself, l'amour fou which radically draws her to a refusal of identity on the outer limits of society. Truffaut called his film 'a musical composition for one instrument' and his single minded focus on Adjani as Adele carries us to 'a larger view of the notion of neurotically willed romanticism.' Kael recognises that The Story of Adele H. is, in a strange way, 'deeply, disharmoniously funny'
Jules and Jim; a film by François Truffaut ( Book )
14 editions published between 1962 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 711 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Before World War I in Paris, a girl alternates between a French student, Jim, and a German student, Jules. After the war, they meet again and form a constantly shifting triangle
French cinema of the occupation and resistance : the birth of a critical esthetic by André Bazin ( Book )
5 editions published between 1981 and 1984 in English and held by 688 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'amour en fuite Love on the run by François Truffaut ( Visual )
64 editions published between 1978 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The conclusion of the Antoine Doinel series. Antoine is now in his thirties, in the process of divorcing Christine, enjoying moderate success as a novelist, and clinging to his romantic fantasies. The newly single Doinel finds a new object of his affections in Sabine, a record store salesgirl whom he pursues with the belief that without love, one is nothing. Along the way he renews his acquaintance with previous loves and confronts his past
Baisers volés Stolen kisses ( Visual )
32 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in French and English and held by 615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stolen kisses is a continuation of the story of Antoine Doinel (first told in the film, The 400 blows). In many respects this is an autobiography of Francois Truffaut--his thoroughly dishonorable discharge from the army, his initially awkward but finally successful encounters with women
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Alien abduction Americans Book burning Bradbury, Ray, Censorship Children Compulsive behavior Criminal behavior Criminals Deux Anglaises et le Continent (Motion picture) Doinel, Antoine (Fictitious character) Feral children France France--Aveyron France--Paris Friendship Fugitives from justice Gangsters Hitchcock, Alfred, Hugo, Adèle, Human-alien encounters Intellectual freedom Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard, Jules et Jim (Motion picture) Jules et Jim (Roché, Henri Pierre) Life on other planets Male juvenile delinquents Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Motion picture industry Motion picture plays Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Motion pictures, French New wave films Parent and child Pianists Police murders Quests (Expeditions) Renoir, Jean, Roché, Henri Pierre, Teacher-student relationships Teenage boys Totalitarianism Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Truffaut, François Unidentified flying objects Unidentified flying objects--Sightings and encounters United States Wild Boy of Aveyron
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François 1932-1984
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Truffaut, F. 1932-1984
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Free Chevron and all litigation prisoners
The New York Times' Joe Nocera has a great column today on the mega-lawsuit brought by attorney Steve Donziger against Chevron for oil clean up in Ecuador. (You can see video of Donziger discussing the case above.) Nocera refers to a new book, "Law of the Jungle," about the lawsuit, written by Bloomberg Businessweek reporter […] [Read More]
BART stinks – and commuters let it happen
Michael Cabanatuan wrote a story that ran in today's Chronicle about BART's attempts to clean up downtown stations that double as bathrooms. BART has a special "brightening crew" out hosing and scrubbing stairways. Also, a new BART policy has increased enforcement of a ban on sleeping or reclining in downtown stations. Trash litters the stairs […] [Read More]
How many US troops died in Afghanistan last year?
Someone sent me this video of a December House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing at which GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher asked three Obama administration officials involved with Afghanistan some simple questions, which they could not answer. The questions were: "How much are we spending annually in Afghanistan now?" "How many killed and wounded have we suffered […] [Read More]
Dilbert cartoonist's tortured logic
I love Dilbert. No other cartoon better captures the spirit of the modern office drone working under the management industrial complex. Thus when cartoonist Scott Adams wrote about his 86-year-old father's pending death in this blog, my first reaction was sorrow. (His father died hours after the Saturday posting.) As I continued to read, my sorrow soon turned to […] [Read More]
Foreskin Man goes to Turkey
Readers may recall the Foreskin Man comic cited in my column and blog. As I wrote in 2011, the comic strip seemed to me to be highly anti-Semitic. Foreskin Man's Matthew Hess, who describes himself as an "intactivist," disagreed. He told me, "we're not trying to be anti-Semitic. We're trying to be pro-human rights." Since 2011, Hess […] [Read More]
Atlas Shrugged — in 2013
Looking for some conservative entertainment this weekend? The DVD for Atlas Shrugged Part II is out. Here's the trailer. I talked to John Aglialoro, producer and owner of the film's rights, about Part II this week. I asked him about the decision to place the movie in present day. Given that train travel is […] [Read More]
Where Boxer and the NRA embrace
The National Rifle Association clearly is desperate. This morning, as AP reported, "The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer 'waiting in the wings.'" Now you know that an idea is either very bad or very good when the fringes of […] [Read More]
Death penalty foes solicit pen pals for convicted killers
Yes, thanks to death penalty opponents, Richard Allen Davis has his own home page. On it, as I mentioned in my Sunday column, Davis displays "hand-painted wood hobby craft items," which he made. He wonders if there's anyone out there who wants to know who he really is, and "if for someone like myself, can one ever fall back […] [Read More]
Ethics czars, verbal abuse and Ross Mirkarimi
At Tuesday night's Ethics Commission hearing on Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, chairman Ben Hur – yes that is his name – addressed the issue of Ivory Madison's declaration. Commissioner Paul Renne had a strong reaction: "A first year lawyer would recognize that much of it is inadmissible and should not be presented to us." It was a classic dressing down. […] [Read More]
Obama should pardon Clarence Aaron
Question: What do you do when you know that federal officials have acted wrongly, but also that any criticism drives them so crazy that they are less likely to do the right thing? That's the question I had to ask as I wrote today's column. On Sunday, the Washington Post ProPublica ran this story about Department of Justice […] [Read More]
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* Decide on a budget at the beginning of you project. If your funds are limited, decorate your rooms one at a time.
* Buy items that will have the most pronounced effect on the room first – like wallpaper, carpet, and furniture. Accessories can be added later.
* Keep a scrapbook of decorating ideas, wallpaper samples, colors schemes, etc.
* Be sure to create a personalized room, not an imitation of someone else's. Your personality should shine through, as well as your lifestyle.
* Buy wallpaper, fabric and floor coverings for their practical as well as decorative effect. Keep in mind kids, pets, lifestyle.
* Make a ceiling the fifth wall of the room. Remember walls can be one color or pattern, ceilings another. Coordinating colortones always look and work great for ceilings.
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Floral notes on the nose, with fruit driven hints enhanced by intense mineral notes and lightly smoky touches. Very rounded on the palate, but also full-bodied yet elegant.
"This is arguably the most elegant wine in the range with its ultra-pure aromas of quinine, oyster shell, mineral reduction and floral elements. There is a caressing, even seductive mouth feel to the beautifully well-delineated and concentrated medium-bodied flavors that possess an almost delicate quality before culminating in an almost startlingly explosive finish that just goes on and on. This bone dry effort is an exercise in harmony and grace, or otherwise expressed, a classic Preuses.
Point Range: 93-96"
96 Points
"The 2012 Chablis Les Preuses is all about subtlety. Nothing in particular stands out, just the wine's exceptional overall balance. Dried orchard fruit, flowers, mint and sage are some of the many notes that blossom, but it is the wine's textural feel that elevates the Preuses. The chiseled, pulsating finish is a thing of beauty."
95 Points
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"Tasted assembled a good half year before bottling, the Fevre 2012 Chablis Les Preuses beautifully exhibits the intrigue and allure inherent in this great site. Smoky black tea, mint, wild forest fungus, kelp and musk rise from the glass, to be joined on a silken yet bright palate by the saline-sweet, saliva-inducing savor of fresh scallop and the succulence of lime-laced white peach. This lingering beauty ought to prove memorably intriguing and delightful through at least 2022. As Seguier sees it, the parcel of Fevre's Preuses located on the border with the Cote de Bouguerots serves for mineral character, while a strip that extends up into the heart of Preuses conveys its exotic animal (or shellfish) and fungal aspects.
Range; 93-94 Points"
94 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Pale, green-tinged yellow. Very pure but subdued aromas of lime, white pepper and caraway seed. Rich and intense but very dry and backward, with citrus and floral flavors currently overshadowed by a strong gingery quality. Less expressive today than the Cote Bouguerots but very concentrated, classic and long. This will need a good six or seven years of cellaring.
93(+?) point"
94 Points
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On the morning of August 7th Ranger-Naturalist Douglas Bonamy was on the summit of Pinnacle Peak shortly after sunrise to secure some early morning pictures of the Mountain.
Early as he was however another climber had reached the summit before him. Awaiting him there was a hube Hoary Marmot. Whether it was the morning view, the stimulation of a brisk climb before breakfast, or simply a desire to go over the mountain, that brought the big fellow to the top of the barren rock spire was not learned.
Chipmunks are always found at the summit of Pinnacle Peak and are as tame this year as usual. Almost daily, climbers share their lunches with the Pinnacle Peak "Munks" so the little fellows thrive in spite of the lack of vegetation and water at the peak.
On August 9th the morning Nature Guide Party returned via the garbage pits in the hope of seeing the bears at a late breakfast. As usual, they were not disappointed and in addition to two or three bears and the usual assortment of chipmunks, ground squirrels, gray jays and nutcrackers, there were three Northern Ravens, visitors from the lower valleys.
For several weeks we have had frequent reports of fox puppies being seen in the vicinity of Marmot Point two miles below Paradise Inn. For a time we supposed that our informants had mistaken young marmots for foxes but the stories continued to come in and the descriptions did not fit marmots.
On Numerous occasions the naturalist looked for foxes but was never able to see one.
Last week an artist, Mr. Reese, of the Cornish School of Seattle, came in to report two animals which he had just been watching below Marmot Point and which he thought were fox cubs. Instead of describing them to us he showed us a sketch he had made which "said" fox absolutely. One was a red fox and the other almost black. (Black, cross, silver, and blue, foxes are merely color phrases of the typical red fox) Apparently they were of the same litter and more than half-grown. Mr. Reese watched them lay about in the meadow for a half hour and then disappeared.
We immediately returned to the point and had no difficulty in locating the den and many tracks both of the young and the adult foxes in the soft dirt about it and along the Paradise River nearby.
Hours of waiting with a camera has failed to reward the naturalist with even a glimpse of the youngsters.
Last year foxes were seen in the same vicinity. (see cover)
By F. W. Schmoe, Park Naturalist.
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I've been asked by my pregnant friends what labor feels like, and each time, I'm stuck wondering how to respond. In the end, I always answer with something semi-true like, "strongest motherfucking period on the planet," which is semi-true. It's also completely wrong. Labor feels like, well, labor, and nothing else. Even after popping three kids outta my delicate lady bits, I'm not sure how else to describe it, beyond saying something completely unhelpful like, "It feels like labor," alternately, "it feels like a thousand angry chipmunks gnawing your uterus."
When the divorce talk came a-knockin', my previously divorced friends offered me similar sentiments about what I could expect; excepting, of course, that none mentioned my uterus, which was thankful. That organ has seen enough. I was warned that, "it would be hard," and that, "the first year would be the worst." Of course, much like my labor speech, it was simultaneously unhelpful and the truth.
I sat the back of the U-Haul three weeks ago tomorrow, watching Dave and The Guy Formerly On My Couch moving, the weather unseasonably hot for a day in late September, working on my tan and watching my kids frolic in the yard I'd dearly loved. It was then that I truly realized that this marked the end of the life I'd had. I shed a few tears before lugging the rest of my belongings into the truck, wondering what the next chapter of my life would look like. I contemplated asking my aforementioned friends, but realized that they knew as much about what comes next as the squirrel who'd been intently staring at me while I tailgated on the U-Haul.
(hindsight being 20/20, I should've thrown a good-bye tailgating party and grilled out right there in front of The House Formerly Known As Mine – there are too few occasions that one can set up a grill in the street and roast encased meats)
We drove off, each car packed to the brims – some sent by my wonderful Pranksters, for which I am forever thankful, having those lifelines means the world to me – handily closing that chapter of my life. I didn't cry. Not then.
At my new home, I pretended I was a pack animal, an alpaca, which probably doesn't, in fact, lug things around on it's back, but it helped get me into the moving mindset from, "I'm sweating (proverbial) balls and I think I just flashed my neighbors by accident," to "I wonder if alpacas actually lug shit on their backs, because now I want one. I don't know what they look like, but I think I need one as a pet. I bet they're fucking adorable. I mean, even their name is awesome." Soon, the boxes were all inside, ready for me to give their contents a home.
I spent the next two weeks unpacking, hanging pictures, decorating (badly), wishing I had more art for my walls because Pinterest had made me all, OMFG I NEED BEAUTIFUL THINGS MADE OUT OF THREE EASY KITCHEN INGREDIENTS (sidebar: Fuck you Pinterest for making me feel super NOT crafty), and slowly turning the empty apartment into a place I could call home. "Wow," my mother said as she dropped by a few days after I'd moved. "You're unpacking like it's your job."
I laughed, "I just want the kids to feel like my house is a home, too. It's a big change for us all."
Keeping busy was my salvation, even though there was a warning bell chim-chiming somewhere, a foreboding, "when you're done with The Busy, it's going to suck," clanging.
Apparently, my brain knows me well, because once it was all over but the shouting (er, decorating), the truth sunk in: this wasn't some white-carpeted (WHITE!) hotel suite. This wasn't a vacation. I wasn't going back to my old life. No, this was my new life.
And while it's a hard thing to wrap my three remaining neurons around, it's been… okay. Sure, there have been tears and fears (but not Tears FOR Fears because I am NOT an 80's band) and doubts, but there's been a lot of freedom, too.
For the first time ever, I'm living life on my terms. I've been given the opportunity to take the old, examine it, and toss out the bits of it that don't work for me any longer and lovingly polish the parts that do. While it's not an easy process, it's an opportunity to turn something that's shattered me into a life that is my own. The ability to take stock of what I stand for and what I don't.
To put the pieces back together into a bigger, better whole.
While I know the process is going to be long and (at times) hard, I know that I can and will.
I've begun tossing the things pieces that no longer fit.
Starting with my hair:
Pranksters, I'd like you to meet Becky, As Herself.
(ring ring)
My Mother: "Hello?"
Me: "Hey Mom, it's me. I think I caught Dad's cold."
My Mother: "Oh no. He's still sick!"
Me: "Yeah, it's like that. I'm considering going into phone sex until this stupid shit is gone. I could make a killing if I could find the dudes with a fetish for chicks who cough and sound like Thelma from The Simpsons."
My Mother (dryly): "Sounds like a great idea."
Me: "Hey, work with what you got, right?"
My Mother (laughs): "Did you take some Tylenol?"
Me: "No, I don't have any. I've been alternating between the heat and air, trying to get comfortable. Waging war on this fucking virus."
My Mother: "Well, I have some Tylenol."
Me: "I can swing by a little later and pick it up."
My Mother: "Oh, I can drop it off. You live four seconds away."
Me: "Wow. Cool. Okay. You sure?"
My Mother: "Can you meet me in the parking lot? My knee is killing me."
Me: "Sure, no problem."
My Mother: "See you soon."
Me: "Sweet, thanks, Ma."
(thirty minutes later)
Me (thinks): "Wow, she's driving that fancy new car awfully slowly through the parking lot. I hope she at least put the Tylenol in a brown bag or something so it doesn't look… suspicious. The last thing I need is my neighbors to think I'm a drug dealer. Wait, maybe I should play the part – I got some aviator sunglasses somewhere. I bet I could get one of those nose/mustache/fake glasses things so I look like I'm trying to be "in disguise." Or I could go knocking on the doors of my neighbors, holding my baggie of Tylenol, so it makes me look all suspicious. That'd be kinda funny until the police came. I'd probably get arrested for the indecent wearing of sequins or something. I can never keep up with the laws about Being Gaudy In Public. And GOOD LORD OF BUTTER, Ma, can you LOOK any more suspicious driving through my parking lot? Probably not. At least, I don't know how. Maybe I should get HER some of those novelty glasses or something so it REALLY looks like we're being illicit. ARGGG! MA, DON'T RUN ME OVER."
Me (walking up to the driver's side window): "Thanks Ma, for bringing these by. I'm in some sorry shape."
My Mom: "Well, I hope you feel better. (rustles around in her bag for a couple of seconds while I stand there, looking suspicious.) Here you go!"
Me: "HOLY FUCK, MA. We look like DRUG DEALERS."
My Mom (laughs): "Go knock on some doors and see if you can sell the pills."
Me: "MOM! I need to LIVE HERE. I can't try to sell my neighbors TYLENOL."
My Mom (giggles): "Yeah, I guess you should try and sell 'em the GOOD stuff."
Me: "What, like Ibuprofen?"
My Mom: "NOW you're talking."
Me (laughs): "All right, Mom, thanks again. You and Dad will have to come over and see the new space soon."
My Mom: "Sounds good!"
Me: "Bye – thanks again!"
My Mom: "Be sure to get top dollar for those pills – they're EXTRA STRENGTH."
Me: "MOOOOOMMMMMMMM!"
(she drives off)
Me (looking down at the bag): "Holy fucksticks. I'd better get inside before someone sees me."
And THAT is how my mother became my Tylenol Dealer.
When I first started blogging, I found myself fitting in, not with the other mom bloggers, but with the fringe groups. The infertility bloggers, the baby loss bloggers, the special needs bloggers – those were people I could identify with much more so than the people I was supposed to fit in with. Maybe I hadn't lost a child, maybe I hadn't struggled in that very same way, but I had struggled in my own way.
We were the outsiders. The misfits. We had stories that no one wanted to hear about. Elephants sat at our tables, in corners and we were forever on the outside of normal, looking in. It's the natural progression, I suppose, that I would create a space for us to gather. I'm proud of that. There are many of us outsiders. So many more than I'd thought.
When my daughter was born sick, it was no surprise that it was these people that came to my side with swords to help me slay my dragon, fluffy tissues to wipe the tears, and a barf bucket for when it all came to be too much.
I have an email folder that I've carefully saved every email I've gotten from that time that someday, I will print out to show my daughter. Most of the emails are from the people like me. Like most of you. The outsiders. The people who have been through hell but know how to make the ride a little…easier.
Today is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss day. Every year, I do a Wall of Remembrance for the people who have picked me up, dusted me off and wiped the barf off my face when I needed it most.
For that, I owe them everything.
According to the Center's For The Disease Control's Website, about 1 in every 100-200 births in the United States results in a stillbirth. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4 million stillbirths occur yearly worldwide. One in every four diagnosed pregnancies ends in miscarriage. The numbers for neonatal and postnatal deaths run into the tens of thousands.
Those numbers seem large to me, but even after having to take a statistics class to get through nursing school I can't say that I'm much of a numbers person. My son, he likes numbers, which is why he'll be off saving the world, one string of code at a time, while Your Aunt Becky sits here, mouth breathing and occasionally wondering aloud, "Is the INTERNET working?"
Numbers aren't my thing. People are my thing. 1 in 100-200 sounds like a hell of a lot bigger number when you attach faces to those numbers. Faces, stories and names. People. My friends. My nieces, my nephews, their parents. Tables forever missing one. Lives cut short. Unlived.
Still born. Born still.
My friends. Their children.
Today, we remember.
Baby Morgan
Baby Twin lost at 8 wks
Kiara Jolie
Baby C miscarried at 12 weeks on 1/7/07
Mindy's three angels
Anne & Jed's babies
Athena Rose Moore – 24 weeks Gestation (2nd loss, only one named)
Baby 1 – 9 weeks
Baby B – Twin to my 13yo, 12 weeks
Baby 2 – 9 weeks
Baby JP
Tevin, Taylor & Tristen
Baby J A and Baby J B
Robert Alan
Selena- lost pregnancy at 9 weeks
Jacob Lane
JoeJoe Sherman
Baby Nick
Baby K, Gabriel Connor, Christian Elliot and Andrew
Baby Kuyper
Mara S.
Eva and seven additional losses
Kyle S.
Ava and Nathaniel
Micaela, Angelica, and Frankie
Donald Angus
Becca's twin siblings
Ryne Moyer
Marcus Reeves
Julian Ulysses
Sean Isaac
Clayton and Skylar
Jessica Anne
Ashlynn Brooks
David Lee
Babies Boone
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Baby A and Baby B twin girls
Kaitlyn Grace
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Samuel and Amelia
Draven Fredrick
Baby George – stillbirth
In memory of my baby girl, Kaela Alexandria, 7 months and 4 days old when she passed.
Baby Ari, August 21, 2000.
Baby 1, August 2004, miscarriage. Baby 2, September 2009, and little baby girl Addison, accidental suffocation, 2008.
Iris Rose, respiratory problems, three years old, April, 2012.
MTGracie – Her two little forget-me-nots.
Baby Roessler, miscarriage, 7 weeks gestation
Noah Issac (9/1999) and Angel Faith (6/2005)
Lidia Faith and Ronnie Jo aged 7 and 3 at time of death on 12/2/2010. They passed away in a house fire.
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Mackenzie. She'd have been 19 this year.
Patrick and Anthony, born at 22 weeks gestation. They would be 19 1/2, if they had lived.
Isabella Joy (miscarried in April 2003).
Thaddeus and Clara
Zephyrus Atiyyah
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At 7 pm tonight, October 15th, A Day To Remember, I will burn a candle in memorium.
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"We always talk," Diante Garrett said. "After the game, I'm expecting a call or a voicemail or a text message or something from him."
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Records » Jazz 21-39; Wizards 31-29
About the Jazz » On a three-game losing streak after getting blown out Monday by the Bucks. … Center Enes Kanter scored a career-high 27 against Milwaukee. … Beat the Wizards 104-101 earlier this season in Salt Lake City after trailing by 13 in the second quarter.
About the Wizards » Winners of six of their last seven games. … Led by All-Star point guard John Wall, who averages 20 points and 8.7 assists per game. … Acquired former U. of U. guard Andre Miller in a deadline trade with Denver.
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Vegetable Saute
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Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2008
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- 4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 8 ounces carrots, cut on the bias into 1/4-inch thick pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces sugar snap peas
- 4 ounces savoy cabbage, shredded
- 3/4 -ounce chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro or mint leaves
Place the sesame oil into a straight-sided 10-inch saute pan set over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the garlic, ginger, carrots, salt and pepper and saute for 4 minutes. Add the sugar snap peas and continue to saute for 1 minute. Lastly, add the savoy cabbage and green onions and saute for an additional minute. Remove from the heat, add the rice wine vinegar and stir to combine, scraping any bits off the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle with the cilantro or mint and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
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The couple accused in the murder of Michigan State Trooper Paul Butterfield is now facing more charges.
Eric Knysz and his wife, Sarah, were pulled over by Trooper Butterfield in Mason County. Eric is accused of shooting the trooper, then driving off.
Police tracked them down in Dublin, in Manistee County. That's where the new charges come from.
Eric is charged with a number of crimes, including receiving and concealing a stolen firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Sara is charged with unlawful driving away of a vehicle.
Transcripts of a statement made by a Michigan State Police Detective were also released on Tuesday. The documents show that Eric's mother was in the vehicle after the shooting in Mason County, a vehicle that belonged to Eric's father.
Eric's mother Tammi Spofford has not been charged in the case.
New details were also released regarding Sarah. She allegedly helped by picking up another driver and leaving the area to go steal another vehicle to help conceal the original getaway car.
Michigan State Police also revealed that Eric wielded a gun at troopers during their encounter in Manistee and that's when a trooper fired two shots, wounding Eric.
Police believe Eric shot Trooper Butterfield with a .357 magnum revolver.
Both will be back in Manistee court on October 7th.


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Jesse Hogan The less-heralded half of Australia's Ashes attack is making a positive contribution.
Stephen O'Keefe backed to be partner in harm to Nathan Lyon in Sydney Test
Daniel Lane Former Test spinner Gavin Robertson said the Australian selectors made a rod for their own backs – should they want a tweaker to partner Nathan Lyon in the Sydney Test – by picking Ashton Agar for...
Nathan Lyon: How he survived the spin-cycle test
Daniel Lane Had the strip of worn grass the Lyon brothers used as their backyard pitch been pancake-flat rather than sloping, the chances are the man proclaimed Australia's new king of spin would be a tradesman...
Greg Ritchie let loose with microphone again after racism scandal
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu, Chloe Saltau Fat Cat is back. A year after the luncheon speech scandal that caused a stir during Australia's first Test against South Africa in Brisbane, Greg Ritchie is back behind a microphone at an Ashes...
The rise of George Bailey
Andrew Wu There have been plenty of reasons for Bailey to flash his pearly whites in the past year.
Steely resolve beneath George Bailey's constant smile
Andrew Wu What the man in form brings off the field is just as important as his runs.
A privilege to watch: Peter Roebuck on Sachin Tendulkar's centuries against the Australians
For more than 20 years Sachin Tendulkar terrorised bowlers. Fairfax Media's cricket columnist, the late Peter Roebuck, witnessed all 11 Test centuries the Little Master plundered against the...
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Jesse Hogan An impressive innings from unheralded batsman Alex Doolan has helped Tasmania overcome the loss of both openers on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG.
Lyon ready to face Test against the world's best
Daniel Lane NATHAN LYON says he won't be intimidated by South Africa's formidable batsmen when bowling to them on the pace-friendly Gabba for the first Test next month.
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Daniel Lane NATHAN LYON insists he won't be intimidated by South Africa's world-class batting line-up or bowling to them on the pace-friendly Gabba for the first Test next month.
Hussey leads Bushrangers to record score
Jesse Hogan David Hussey emphasised his status as one of Australia's most damaging limited-overs batsmen by spearheading a record 50-over score at the MCG.
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Jesse Hogan DAVID HUSSEY emphasised his status as one of Australia's most damaging limited-overs batsmen by spearheading a record 50-over score at the MCG.
Redbacks thrash Tasmania in one-dayer
Hobart Breakthrough century from Phil Hughes continues the Test discard's resurgence.
Five-question haul: Australia's moment of truth
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Movie Review - Kingdom Under the Sea:The Gift(G Movies)By Mason Goodknight February 28th, 2013
Now Kingdom Under the Sea is obviously a knockoff on Finding Nemo. Our main character Splash is a young clown fish with his family and all the rest of the Kingdom community.
The gift is all about Christmas and how the kingdom under the sea lose sight of what Christmas is all about. In short they get caught up in consumerism and all the stuff that Christmas is not.
This is actually a good little film and parents who sit through it with their kids might actually be a little convicted about their getting to focussed on the "stuff" and not on Jesus!
This short thirty minute film does a good job of giving a fun and funny movie complete with a grinch like Professor Pinch with his Igor like minion who try to ruin Christmas by stealing and destroying. Yet in the end there is a solid gospel presentation and the birth of a new baby turtle to a homeless couple who came to town that turn the town and us as viewers to the true meaning of Christmas!
A good short film for the whole family! Enjoy it any time of year, especially as it's free!
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How Pregnant Smokers Can Kick Butt!
It's Never Too Late
Deciding to quit is one thing, actually quitting is another. If you're pregnant and haven't yet managed to retire your cigarettes, there's still hope. Dr. Sharon Phelan, a Fellow of ACOG says, "If the woman can stop smoking, particularly before the third trimester, the effects on the baby are minimized because it's the last three months when the baby does the majority of the growth."
Obviously, the earlier you stop smoking, the more beneficial it is to both you and your baby. According to a published report from the March of Dimes, "If a woman stops smoking by the end of her first trimester of pregnancy, she is no more likely to have a low birth weight baby than a woman who never smoked."
If you're able to stop smoking, your baby can begin to feel the effects in just 24 hours. "Nicotine is fairly short-acting. So [it gets] out of the system fairly quickly," says Dr. Phelan, also a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center School of Medicine. The mother's red blood cells are then able to maximize their oxygen-carrying potential instead of using energy to transport the more harmful gases found in smoke.
So what if you've given the habit a nudge but haven't been able to kick it altogether? Is there any benefit to cutting back on the number of cigarettes you smoke a day? "Every bit helps, but clearly the best thing a smoker can do is to stop altogether," notes Dr. Phelan, adding, "If I had a [patient] and my choice is she goes from two packs a day to one pack a day, or she doesn't change her behavior at all, I'd rather have her go to one pack a day."
How to Quit
Sometimes the unpleasant side effects of pregnancy are enough to get a woman to stop smoking. Strong smells, such as the odor from smoke, often make a pregnant woman nauseous and may even cause vomiting. Alleviating nausea and vomiting may be as simple as saying goodbye to cigarettes. Call it Mother Nature's form of aversion therapy.
But other maternal smokers need to be more proactive. That can mean enlisting the help of their obstetricians. Thanks to a set of guidelines published in 2002 by ACOG, more and more doctors are better equipped to assist their patients in their smoking cessation efforts. Those guidelines are based on the "5 A's":
- Ask the patient about her smoking habits
- Advise her to stop smoking
- Assess her willingness to quit
- Assist her with a plan to quit and with self-help materials
- Arrange to track her progress
While it may sound overly simplistic, it's sometimes enough to get a pregnant smoker to quit. "It appears that many of these women already have a fair degree of motivation to quit and sometimes all they need is for the doctor to really just say, 'You need to,'" explains Dr. Phelan.


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Galt's regional law enforcement training center project, which has been on hold for years, may be finally moving forward. The Galt City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve a $198,600 contract with an outside design firm.
In early 2009, council members approved a vision plan for the center with hopes of raising revenue from agencies looking to use the police department's shooting range, but was unable to move forward due to a lack of funding. Now, there is an adequate amount of money in the city's capital improvement project fund, according to city staff.
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By Howard Pousner
The nearly seven-hour off-Broadway production of "Gatz" that's earning rave reviews for the experimental theater company Elevator Repair Service is directed by Georgia-born John Collins of Vidalia.
Called a "work of singular imagination and intelligence" by New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley, "Gatz" is centered around an office worker who reads every word of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" aloud, transforming into the novel's narrator as scenes are dramatized by office coworkers.
Collins caught the theater bug as a Yale undergraduate, and formed the troupe in 1991.
Brantley termed Collins' production "brilliantly paced" and added: "All normal rules for measuring time are suspended in that beautiful twilight zone that exists between words on paper and the mind's eye."
Other critics have been equally enthusiastic in their praise; the Chicago Sun-Times called the production "strangely seductive" and "altogether ingenious."
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2009 Maserati GranTurismo S
The GranTurismo's sexy shape was created by the Italian design house of Pininfarina.
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One year after the GranTurismo coupe's debut, it's time to rev the car up a bit. The new GT S version can be recognized by its sinister alloy wheels and by its extra howl, coming from the exhaust pipes of the larger 4.7-liter V-8, up from the original 4.2 liters, which now packs a 440-bhp punch (up from 405).
Also new is an electro-actuated transaxle-mounted gearbox with sequential paddle shifters and an automatic clutch. The so-called MC-Shift system was adapted from Maserati's exotic MC-12 mid-engine racer.
The GranTurismo S also benefits from new brakes, developed in conjunction with Brembo initially for the larger Quattroporte S sedan. The revised braking package feature front rotors made with a dualcast technology, which casts the units out of iron and aluminum. These discs are paired with aluminum mono-block calipers with six pistons.
The GranTurismo rides on a 115.9-in. wheelbase and is 192.3 in. in overall length. The GranTurismo's sexy shape was created by the Italian design house of Pininfarina.
In addition to minor detail changes on the car's body, the interior has been freshened with the use of Poltrona Frau leather and Alcantara inserts distinguished by horizontal piping on the seats and seatbacks.


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MSU Begins Series With Texas A & M Thursday
Posted: 04/24/2014 - The Bulldogs and Aggies begin a three-game SEC West Division series Thursday night at Dudy Noble Field
Posted: 04/24/2014 - The Bulldogs and Aggies begin a three-game SEC West Division series Thursday night at Dudy Noble Field
Posted: 04/23/2014 - The No. 7 EMCC Lions swept rival Itawamba to secure a one-game division lead heading into Saturday's finale against Northeast.
Posted: 04/23/2014 - The New Orleans Saints have as many as five night games on their 2014 regular season schedule, which begins with road games in Atlanta and Cleveland.
Posted: 04/23/2014 - The Eagles rallied from a 10-stroke deficit to win the MACJC State Championship. They shot a 291 (three over) to defeat Gulf Coast for the title.
Posted: 04/22/2014 - The Bulldogs claim the Governor's Cup for a second straight season
Posted: 04/22/2014 - Southern Miss completes the season sweep of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
Posted: 04/22/2014 - The Tigers will cap off spring camp with the annual Red and White game Saturday at Tiger Stadium
Posted: 04/22/2014 - Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Alabama are all ranked in the Top 20
Posted: 04/22/2014 - Donnie Tyndall leaves USM for Tennessee
Posted: 04/21/2014 - Here's a preview of Tuesday night's game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State set for Pearl
Posted: 04/21/2014 - Starting lineman Austin Golson is considering leaving Oxford due to family-related health problems
Posted: 04/20/2014 - The Golden Eagles improve to 13 and 5 in Conference-USA after sweeping the Bulldogs
Posted: 04/20/2014 - The Bulldogs get back in the SEC West Division race by taking three games at Missouri
Posted: 04/20/2014 - Alabama drops Game 3 in Knoxville but still lead the SEC Standings
Posted: 04/20/2014 - Atlanta wins the series but loses Sunday to the Mets in New York
Posted: 04/19/2014 - Atlanta survives a 9th inning scare to beat the Mets in New York
Posted: 04/19/2014 - There was plenty of offense on display in Saturday's annual Black and Gold Game in Hattiesburg
Posted: 04/19/2014 - The Rebels lose to LSU 2-0 Saturday in Oxford as the Tigers win the series.
Posted: 04/19/2014 - Ross Mitchell tossed his third complete game of the year to lead the Bulldogs.
Posted: 04/19/2014 - The Eagles split on Saturday but win the series against Baton Rouge
Posted: 04/19/2014 - After winning Game 1 on Friday, the Tigers fell twice to second-ranked West Florida on Saturday
Posted: 04/18/2014 - The Tigers open a critical GSC series with a victory at West Florida
Posted: 04/18/2014 - Aaron Harang threw no-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Braves to a 6-0 win over the Mets in New York
Posted: 04/18/2014 - Rodney Hood officially announces he's leaving Duke to enter the NBA draft
Posted: 04/18/2014 - Robert Meachem has signed a new one-year deal to remain with the New Orleans Saints


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Toyota Joins Italdesign for Japanese-Italian Special
Toyota, not particularly known for breakthrough styling, has become one of the world's top selling carmakers primarily based on quality engineering alone. What would happen if the number one Japanese brand put as much energy into making its award-winning cars look as good as they go?
That's a question recently answered by Italdesign's Fabrizio Giugiaro, son of famed automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Italian design house joined together with Toyota to launch the Volta in Geneva earlier this month, a car named in honor of physicist Alessandro Volta who invented the battery.
Fitting that Toyota has incorporated its latest hybrid powertrain into the new concept, a version of the RX400h that made its official debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last January.
"The hybrid engine can provide great power and great performance, so I tried to pen a body that would express this dynamism," commented Fabrizio Giugiaro, head of Italdesign's styling and model division.
This second generation Hybrid Synergy Drive system uses the 3.3-liter V6 common to a variety of Toyota/Lexus products, plus two powerful electric motors to produce a phenomenal 408 horsepower (300 kW). Needless to say the lightweight sports car is quick, shooting forward from standstill to 100 km/h in a sizzling 4.03 seconds before reaching a terminal velocity of 250 km/h (155 mph).
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The State of South Carolina has more than 100 colleges, universities, and trade and technical schools to offer. In Columbia alone, there are numerous options for post-secondary education including public and private, religiously oriented, and technical schools.
Attending college close to home may be a great option for those looking to reduce their usage of fossil fuels. The closer the school is located to home, the less gas would be used by visiting parents and family members who reside locally. Plus, commuting back and forth between home and school would be simple for students who prefer to travel by bicycle.
Below are a few great Carolinian institutions of learning located a short distance from Bicycle City in neighboring Columbia:
University of South Carolina
Distance from Bicycle City: about 12.6 miles.
Website: http://www.sc.edu/
Remington College, Columbia Campus
Website: http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/columbia-south-carolina-technical-college
Columbia College
Website: http://columbiasc.edu/
Allen University
Website: http://www.allenuniversity.edu/
Benedict College
Website: http://www.benedict.edu
Columbia International University
Website: http://www.ciu.edu/
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Website: http://www.ltss.edu/
Midlands Technical College (Airport Campus)
Website: http://www.midlandstech.edu
Strayer University
Website: http://www.strayer.edu/columbia
South University
South University Columbia recently relocated its campus to Carolina Research Park in 2006 and now includes a new student lounge, medical lab, and spacious classrooms.
Graphic Design, Legal Studies, Health Science, and Nursing are a few highlighted undergraduate degrees.


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I Saw The Hunger Games Last Night
I'm late, but in my defense I was on planes much of the last five days.
So a quick prefatory comment: I'm quoted on the back of The Hunger Games for nice things I said about the first book in the New York Times Book Review when it came out, so obviously I like the book. Back then, I remember thinking that if a movie adaptation ever happened (it seemed unlikely to me; I didn't yet know it would have a huge audience), it would make me sad, because so much of what the novel expertly examines is the fraught relationship between viewers and the viewed in a world dominated by screens. But in fact I thought the movie did a really good job of this, largely because Jennifer Lawrence's performance was to my mind so intricate and complex and nuanced and just good.
In the years since I wrote that initial review, my opinion of the book has risen steadily. (This is also true for another book I reviewed in the NYTBR, The Book Thief.) Like, if i could go back and review The Hunger Games now, I would probably be even more breathless and enthusiastic than I originally was about the book, because in retrospect it was smarter and more interesting than I noticed in my first couple readings.
What I find most interesting about both book and movie is not whatever lame/obvious things THG has to say about reality television or the exploitative relationship between producers and consumers of everything from coal to entertainment.
What is very, very interesting to me is the ways in which the plot of both book and movie explore the extremely complicated and ethically fraught relationship between observer and observed—the way resource-laden Person X paying attention to the plight of resource-deprived Person Y shapes both the lives of Person X and Person Y. (The most interesting moment in the movie to me is when Katniss gets the salve from a sponsor that allows her to survive: Lawrence's complicated thank you in that moment is maybe even more evocative than in the book. Katniss is benefiting from the generosity of the rich, but she only needs this generosity because the social order that created the wealth is also the social order that put her in the games.)
Like, what Collins explores with real brilliance is that most social orders are more or less designed to be unjust because they are less concerned with justice than they are with stability.
And when you yourself are the victim of this injustice, you're aware in a heightened way of what gets sacrificed in the name of stability. But the vast majority of people benefit from stability, or at least feel that it is better than taking a chance at instability. (And in this respect, we're not entirely wrong. Like, it's still unclear whether the radically unjust but relatively stable rule of a Hosni Mubarak, for instance, will be replaced by something better.)
On this front, I thought Jennifer Lawrence brought a lot of complexity and ambiguity to Katniss: As viewers of the movie, we are never quite sure of the extent to which her love for Peeta is shaped by the morally fraught relationship between observer and observed. I thought this couldn't work on screen, but in the end it does, because even more than in the book, we as viewers are aware that we are participants in the observer:observed relationship.
It's not only the people of Panem who are watching The Hunger Games.


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As Demand Surges, How Can UN Peacekeeping Incentivize Participation?
Katharina P. Coleman
A surge in South Sudan and a new operation in the Central African Republic will bring UN peacekeeping deployments—and the UN peacekeeping budget—to unprecedented levels. How does the UN finance its peacekeeping missions? And how can it use that financing system in a better way to get the personnel and equipment it needs for all of its missions?
Policy Papers - November 08, 2013
Police in UN Peacekeeping: Improving Selection, Recruitment, and Deployment
William J. Durch and Michelle Ker
In the past two decades, United Nations police have become an increasingly visible and important part of UN peacekeeping. As their roles have evolved from observing and reporting to training, reforming, operating alongside, and occasionally standing in for local police, the number of police required has also increased.
Policy Papers - July 22, 2013
Women's Participation in Peacekeeping: Not Just a Numbers Game
Sahana Dharmapuri
This report argues that the UN is unlikely to reach its gender goals because it is not fully implementing its own two-pronged approach of increasing the number of women in peacekeeping operations and integrating a gender perspective within its missions.
Policy Papers - June 13, 2013
New IPI Dataset Finds Trends in Uniformed Contributions to UN Peacekeeping
Chris Perry and Adam Smith
Despite the tremendous and continuing efforts associated with UN peacekeeping operations, the full range of available data on uniformed contributions to UN peacekeeping has not been readily available to researchers, limiting the use of quantitative methods on questions related to UN peacekeeping.
Policy Papers - May 08, 2013
IPI Research: UN Peacekeeping Struggles With Gaps in Force Generation
Adam C. Smith and Arthur Boutellis
This report analyzes the limitation of the UN system for generating contributions of personnel and equipment for peace operations, otherwise known as force generation.


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A New Show is Brewing in "Witches of East End"
Witches seem to be a popular theme this fall and Lifetime is joining in on the trend. "Witches of East End" will join their line-up on October 6th. Touting an all-star cast and loosely based on the best-selling book "Witches of East End" by Melissa de la Cruz. Fans of the book will notice differences between the book and the series. But the basic theme is still the same.
- Stars of the Show – The cast of "Witches of East End" is quite the accomplished crew, with distinguished actors Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Jenna Dewan Tatum, and Rachel Boston set to be the famous Beauchamp family. The show will also star actors Eric Winter, Daniel DiTomasso, Jason George, and Virginia Madsen. The clan includes an Emmy award winner as well as an Oscar and Golden Globe winner as well as actors on very popular shows in recent history should prove to be a solid cast for the show.
- The Story – The story is set in a quiet coastal town on the east where the Beauchamps, Joanna, the mother, and daughters Freya and Ingrid live out their immortal witch lives together. A spell has been cast on the daughters so they are unaware of their heritage or magical powers. As the daughters get older and one becomes engaged, strange things begin to happen and Joanna is faced with revealing to her daughters their true heritage. There is an old family enemy that appears that adds to the plots as this foe is determined to end the Beauchamps.
- How the Book Ties In – As Lifetime and other articles mention, the show "Witches of East End" is loosely based on the book "Witches of East End" where the main difference is that daughters, Freya and Ingrid, are unaware of their heritage and abilities in the show's version. In the book, they, along with their mother Joanna, are bound to hide their identity of immortality and magical powers from the rest of the world.
- Production Team – Just as the cast has a formidable line up of well known and accomplished actors, the crew behind the scenes are just as accomplished. As Lifetime.com states, "Witches of East End" is executive produced by Maggie Friedman ("Eastwick"), Jonathan Kaplan ("Without a Trace," "ER"), Erwin Stoff ("The Matrix") and Josh Reims ("Brothers & Sisters")." Quite the crew that should offer some interesting views for the show.
- Location – The locale for the story is a seaside town on the east and so, the production location has made it's way to Wilmington, North Carolina for the pilot. The location did change for the rest of the filming as they moved shooting to Vancouver, Canada.
- Reviews – Only one lukewarm review has been posted as of yet courtesy of the Washington Post that claims that the show "has a sincerity about its silliness and light spookiness." I guess we'll have to wait and see for ourselves on October 6 if "Witches of East End" can cast a spell on the viewers.
For those that are fans of the de la Cruz books, this should prove to be a light-hearted jaunt into the witch craze that is appearing to be the fall "in" thing this year. And for non-fans or newbies to the book series, it may be a fun guilty pleasure to check out. The show will appear on the new fall Lifetime channel line-up on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 10 p.m. It is slated for 10 episodes at this point with it's season finale occurring mid-season on December 8, 2013. Set those DVRs now to checkout this new, bewitching show.


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Insider knowledge: Caol Ila 2000 (bottled 2012) Moscatel Finish - Distillers Edition whisky is named whisky by virtue of the fact it's from Scotland. If distilled in America the spelling would be Caol Ila 2000 (bottled 2012) Moscatel Finish - Distillers Edition whiskey, as opposed to whisky.
Nose: Rich with smoked almonds and hints of orange blossom honey. Musty and intense and thick with spice.
Palate: Supple notes of sherry, vanilla and allspice. A hint of lavender blossom, sooty wood smoke and butterscotch.
Finish: Long finish with lingering toffee apples and sweetness.
Overall: A rich, complex Caol Ila with extra fruity flavour.
The combination of smoke with a sweet finish makes this one of my favourites
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text: content Vitamin D Overview Vitamin D is described a fat-soluble vitamin, but it actually functions as a hormone in the body. It is produced in the skin and released into the blood to affect the bones. Its main function is to maintain levels of calcium in the blood. There is a feedback system with the parathyroid gland to produce active vitamin D3 when the body needs it, and this "vitamin" is closely related structurally to the body hormones, estrogen and cortisone. Because it can be manufactured by the body through skin exposure to the sun, it is not classed as an essential nutrient. Vitamin D, also called calciferol, has several vitamin variants, all of which are sterol (cholesterol-like) substances. Vitamin D2, or activated ergo-calciferol, is the major synthetic form of provitamin D. Vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol, is found in animals, mainly in fish liver oils. These are converted in the liver and kidneys to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and 1, 25-dihydroxylcholecalciferol, the major circulating active forms of vitamin D. Vitamin D is manufactured in the human skin when in contact with the ultraviolet light in the sun's rays. The sunlight interacts with 7-dehydrocholesterol to form cholecalciferol, which is then transferred to the liver or kidneys and converted to active vitamin D. Wintertime, clouds, smog, and darkly pigmented skin reduce the body's production of vitamin D. Vitamin D is stored in the skin, brain, spleen, and bones and prevents osteoporosis; increases bone strength; increases calcium absorption/ and is used to treat psoriasis. Beyond calcium metabolism, vitamin D aids normal calcification of the bones in the body and influences utilization of the minerals phosphorus and magnesium. Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, together with other minerals make up our bones. Vitamin D3 helps increase the absorption of calcium from the gut, decreases excretion from the kidneys, stimulates reabsorption of calcium and phosphorus from bone, helps put them into teeth, and helps to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. Vitamin D deficiency results in rickets (in children) and osteomalacia (in adults) – both of which are characterized by a reduced level of calcium being deposited in bones and a weakening of bone strength. It also helps prevent osteoporosis. Dietary Sources: Provitamin D is found mainly in animal foods. D3, or "natural" vitamin D, is found in fish liver oil, which is the traditional source of both A and D. Egg yolks, butter, and liver have some D, as do the oily fish, such as mackerel, salmon, sardines, and herring. Plant foods are fairly low in D, which means that strict vegetarians who do not get adequate exposure to sunlight do not get adequate amounts of vitamin D. Dosage: The RDA for vitamin D is 400 IU per day. Side Effects: Because vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, it is stored in the body and has the potential to reach toxic levels if taken in high doses for prolonged periods of time. Intakes over 1000IU (nearly 3 times the daily value) can cause nausea, diarrhea, skin rash, headaches, muscle weakness, calcium deposits and kidney stones. It is considered by many authorities to be the most potentially toxic vitamin. (Source: www.supplementwatch.com) Research Overview Vitamin D research shows the following: 1. Maintains calcium levels in the body 2. Reduces cancer risk 3. Controls prostate cancer 4. Reduces prostate cancer mortality 5. Reduces blood pressure 6. Improves blood glucose levels in diabetics 7. Improves glucose intolerance 8. Improves rheumatoid arthritis 9. Can improve symptoms of multiple sclerosis 10. Vitamin D deficiency affects insulin secretion and action 11. May prevent fractures in general population 12. Prevents fractures in postmenopausal women 13. Prevents hip fractures 14. Reduces risk of colorectal cancer 15. Is necessary for normal fetal growth and development 16. Increases bone density 17. Reduces risk of type I diabetes 18. Prevents ischemia-induced brain damage 19. May help prevent inflammatory bowel disease 20. May help prevent cardiovascular disease 21. Is a treatment for hyperparathyroidism 22. Contributes to death of breast cancer cells 23. Prevents rickets 24. Is treatment for psoriasis 25. Promotes tooth retention 26. Increases immune function 27. Treats seasonal affective disorder 28. Treats acne 29. Treats ichythyoses 30. Treats skin cancer Vitamin D Abstracts (266) Vitamin D Citations (414) Page1234


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well iv been playing alot of arkham asylum lately
im not too big on the fanart, mainly because i cant ever see myself doing my favorite characters justice, even though im a die hard marvel man.... batman has been my favorite DC character since i was a kid and i just had to give it a go
it turned out ok i suppose.... not as good as i would like it tho
batman is property of DC comics
Rated 5 / 5 stars Dec 25, 2011
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This pictures looking pretty sick! I think you just made batman look ten times cooler!! I really like it here ya go !!


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Toronto Raptors small forward Jason Kapono is many things: a two-time three-point shooting champion, a former NBA Champion and an avid golfer. But one thing he is not is a dance expert.
That didn't stop him, however, from serving as a judge at the Toronto Raptors Dance Pak auditions this past weekend.
"Experience? I've got none. I can't dance, period," Kapono said in an interview with TSN.ca.
"I make fun of a lot of people, because they [dance] better than me. I'm somewhat jealous."
Nor did it stop him from proclaiming Kris Humphries as the best dancer in the Raptors' locker room ("Kris Humphries is an unbelievable dancer") and Shaquille O'Neal as the best he's ever played with ("Shaq is the man. He can choreograph if he wanted to.")
It's safe to say, then, you won't be seeing Kapono on the next season of Dancing With the Stars. Instead, come October, expect to see to see the former UCLA Bruin doing more of what he does best: hitting three point shots.
Since the Raptors acquired forward Jermaine O'Neal from the Indiana Pacers last month, much of the talk has focused on how O'Neal will help improve the Raptors porous interior defence, add some much-needed toughness and bring the type of rebounding not seen in these parts since Charles Oakley left town.
"A dominant player in his career," noted Kapono.
"The last couple of years he's been hurt, but his health is back and his knee is feeling good."
But perhaps, just as importantly, will be J.O's ability to play in the low-post and attract defenders to open up the floor for the Raptors' shooters.
"He's a dominant post presence," said Kapono.
O'Neal's ability to play on the block could be a key to the success of players like Kapono, fellow sharpshooter Anthony Parker and ultimately the Raptors as a whole.
When the Raptors signed Kapono last summer to a four-year, $24-million contract, he was expected to be another weapon in an already potent Raptors offence.
"He will contribute significantly to our team in a variety of ways . [in particular] his ability to knock down shots, which spreads the floor and opens up scoring opportunities in the lane on dribble penetration and post-ups," Raptors' GM Bryan Colangelo said at the time.
And while Kapono did end up leading the league in three-point field goal percentage, 48.3%, at times he seemed either unwilling or unable to get his shot off from behind the arc.
Last season, Kapono averaged just 1.5 three-point field goal attempts per game. During one 35-game stretch, Kapono attempted just ten three-point shots total - a shockingly low number for a player of his reputation.
Contrast that with the season before, when as a member of the Miami Heat, Kapono averaged 3.1 three-point field goals per game.
The difference? In Miami, the rather large presence of Shaquille O'Neal often forced opposing teams to send a second defender, leaving Kapono wide open.
"It's awesome to play with a dominant post player. I played with Shaq for two years and got a lot of shots," said Kapono.
Although fellow Raptor Chris Bosh is one of the most dangerous forwards in the game, his success is predicated on speed. Typically, Bosh has already made his move before a double-team can be sent.
A combination of J.O's low-post ability and Kapono's outside shooting should create havoc for opposing defences.
"If [O'Neal's] playing well on the block, that's going to help us out."
"The more shooters and post players you have, you have the balance to create problems for the guys on the defensive end. [Defenders must] choose between helping out on the post or guarding guys who can make shots on the perimeter."
The thought of playing with O'Neal has Kapono excited and looking forward to the beginning of training camp.
"It makes you want to get training camp started just so you can get him in here and used to our system and our sets and used to the guys."
Kapono cautions, however, that it may take some time for O'Neal to get accustomed to the Raptors' system and success may not be immediate.
"You can't expect J.O to learn our system in two weeks. Obviously we are going to have a tough time in the pre-season and have a few bumps in the road."
But Kapono is confident that the success will come.
"He's a veteran. This is his third team now and I don't see him having any problems or us having a problem with him."
Kapono plans to spend the rest of the summer working on his shot and his golf swing.
"My golf game is actually decent. I must say I've made some strides. Hopefully it doesn't snow this year, so I can play 12 months of the year," Kopono added with a smile.
No doubt Raptors fans will hope that Kapono will be better at taking threes next season than he is at making weather predictions.
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ASAT Responds to DigitalJournal.com's "Journal of Communication Disorders Releases First Autism Study of the Son-Rise Program"
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Dear Editor:
We read with interest your recent press release titled, "Journal of Communication Disorders Releases First Autism Study of the Son-Rise Program."
The very fact that this is the first study examining the benefit of a program that has been touted as an amazing and highly successful treatment for the past 35 years is alarming in and of itself. What is even more alarming is the quote from Bryn N. Hogan, Executive Director of the Autism Treatment Center of America, "This study removes doubt about The Son-Rise Program, and we expect it to serve as a catalyst, enabling more families to get funding approval."
Scientific researchers across a wide array of disciplines know that one study "does not remove doubt." Instead, one study should lead to more studies, ideally by a wide array of researchers. That is how science works!
Parents and providers deserve better accountability. Funders deserve more data to ensure that monies are being appropriated to interventions that enjoy the most extensive scientific support.
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D
Association for Science in Autism Treatment
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text: Characters from Disney Channel's hit animated series "Phineas and Ferb" have joined the lineup of stars to appear at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Phineas (right) and Ferb (left) pose in front of the Sorcerer Mickey hat. The duo can be spotted in a meet-and-great area near Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano that's themed after a movie-making adventure. Guests are welcome to serve as "extras" in each "scene" in their movie and pose for photos along the way. (Gene Duncan, photographer)


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Sucker Punch: Animated Short
By Patrick Hester | Thursday, March 17th, 2011 at 11:25 am
If you're like me, you are looking forward to Zach Snyder's Sucker Punch.
Well, someone was so excited by the trailer, they created a new animated short inspired by the world Snyder has built for the movie.
It's a creepy/cool bit of animation and I wanted to share:
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