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One thing the most proficient salespeople instinctively and intuitively do on a consistent basis is to focus on the right deals. They seem to have their own built-in or hard-wired qualification system for accurately and effectively assessing their sales opportunities.
Clearly, they don't chase every deal placed in front of them. They can quickly examine 10 deals, determining which ones they should focus on immediately and which ones can be placed on the back burner.
Every salesperson believes her deal is one she can win, provided she has access to the right resources. But how can a salesperson consistently evaluate all of the deals she is currently pursuing? Using a common language and a structured, repeatable process for analyzing each sales opportunity makes it easier for the salesperson—as well as the entire sales organization—to answer that question.
There are three compelling questions that should be asked in each sales campaign to qualify the opportunity. These questions, and the corresponding underlying criteria, should be examined at multiple times during a sales campaign. They should certainly be asked near the beginning of a campaign to determine whether a real sales opportunity exists, and should be pursued by the salesperson.
They should be asked again whether there's a significant change to the customer's business profile or to the competitive landscape during a sales campaign. It might also be appropriate to pose the questions yet again if there is a major change to the profile of the sales organization (i.e., the introduction of new solutions).
So without further adieu, the three compelling questions:
1. Should we pursue this opportunity? Is there a project or application associated with this opportunity? Is there a corresponding budget, and has said budget been approved?
Do we understand the customer's business drivers, business initiatives, and compelling reasons for the customer to implement a decision, or is the customer simply gathering information?
Developing an in-depth understanding of the customer's business, their key customers, and competitors are important components of this compelling question.
Since time and resources are limited, it's important to determine whether the opportunity being pursued is a genuine opportunity—worthwhile of our investment in both time and resources.
2. Can we effectively compete for this opportunity? Solution fit is but one component of whether you can be competitive in a sales campaign. Are there enough internal or external resources available to compete successfully for the business? Are there existing business relationships established with this customer?
Do we understand the formal and informal decision-making processes, and can we impact those processes? Does our solution offer specific business value that enables us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors?
Knowing how our company, as well as our solution, relates to the specific sales opportunity can be key to winning the deal. Being able to realistically contrast that information with that of our competitors is another important factor.
3. Can we reasonably expect to win this opportunity? This compelling question is the most important one…and also the one most overlooked in sales campaigns. Many opportunities are lost even if the salesperson has the best solution, the best delivery, and even the best terms and conditions.
This question deals with how well the salesperson understands the customer's organizational structure that reveals the inside support necessary to win the deal. Do the most powerful people in the customer's organization want us to win? Do we have credibility with the customer's key players?
Most importantly, is there political alignment with the key players in the customer organization who either affect or are affected by the buying decision? And what facts support these assessments of our customer relationships?
Contrasting these factors with those of our competitors can have a significant impact on our decision whether or not to continue pursuing a sales opportunity.
Examining each of these three compelling questions at multiple times during a sales campaign can be compared to an airline pilot examining his pre-flight checklist. No matter how many times a pilot has flown a certain plane, she meticulously examines that checklist prior to each and every flight. She clearly doesn't want to be surprised in the midst of a flight, and doesn't leave anything to chance.
It may only take a few minutes for a salesperson to examine those three compelling questions and some of their underlying criteria. Most assuredly, it's time well spent.
Stephen J. Bistritz, Ed.D., is a published author and lecturer in the field of sales, sales management, and selling to senior executives. He can be found online at www.sellxl.com.


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use Aspect; use Aspect::Singleton; aspect Singleton => 'Foo::new'; my $f1 = Foo->new; my $f2 = Foo->new; # Both $f1 and $f2 refer to the same object
A reusable aspect that forces singleton behavior on a constructor. The constructor is defined by a pointcut spec: a string. regexp, or code ref.
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It's likely that the Trump-Ryan failure will push state legislatures to consider expanding Medicaid—putting even more people under the public insurance system.
Last month, bank officials met face to face with leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux, and this week they announced the bank had sold the loan at the request of tribal leaders.
Dried cocoa beans historically have been shipped to Europe and the U.S. for chocolate making. But keeping the process close to home empowers farmers and supports local economies.
Trumponomics fails because it ignores the American worker. Here's what we should do instead.
After Kalamazoo, Michigan, offered college tuition for nearly all high school graduates, dropout rates declined and the city's population began to rebound.
Immigrants make up 17 percent of the state's workforce. If Washington's undocumented workers were deported, nearly $14.5 billion in economic activity could be lost.
We face the prospect of an economy with little need for humans. Advances in artificial intelligence call us to revisit basic questions about work, love, and human purpose.
The only solution is to bring your wealth home and invest in community resilience to ensure the survival of all.
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This past October, women in Poland used a mass strike to stop an abortion ban. Organizers in the U.S. are looking to similar tactics in Europe to show the Trump administration they mean business.
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November 16, 2012 AMP Visual, the design team that's been working on U2's visuals since the band's beginning, recently found a box full of its 2003 book, Stealing Hearts At A Traveling Show: The Graphic Design of U2, and is currently offering a sweet deal for any interested buyers: Get the softback book for 29 Euros (postage included worldwide), it'll be signed by the team and the first 60 buyers also get a signed, hand-drawn postcard. Plus, all buyers will be given a chance to win a copy of U2 Wide Awake In Europe on vinyl. I don't know the exact number of books available, but it's not going to last forever, so you may want to hustle to get a copy of this long out-of-print book that our Kelly Eddington loved when she reviewed it many years ago. UPDATE, Saturday morning November 17: We've received word from AMP Visual that response to the book sale has been fantastic and more than 60 books have now been sold: "The first 60 orders containing a signed hand-drawn postcard have been sold. However, due to demand, we'll do our best to draw some more, so perhaps 1 in 10 new orders will contain a postcard. Maybe you'll be lucky and get one!" You have a second way to get the book, but you'll have to decide how lucky you think you are. (If you're not feeling lucky, better buy your copy now.) AMP is sending three copies of the book to @U2 headquarters so that we can give them away for free to our readers! The holidays are coming up and we're in a giving mood, so we'll skip the super-tough trivia questions and make this as easy as possible. @U2 Website Contest To enter, send an email to email@example.com by 11:59 pm PT on November 23, 2012 with your name and full mailing/shipping address. Make sure to put "Book Contest" in the SUBJECT of your email. That's all you need to do. Easy-peasy. One entry per household/residence. (Don't even try to enter multiple times. Anything that even remotely looks like contest stuffing/spamming will lead us to hit the "delete" button on all of your entries.) @U2 will choose one lucky winner and send that person a copy of Stealing Hearts At A Traveling Show after we get the books from Dublin. What about the other copies we're getting? Stay tuned. We'll announce plans to give them away in the near future. (Hint: You might want to "Like" our Facebook page now and/or follow us on Twitter.) |


text: US Nuke Stockpile Control Systems Are "Under Constant Attack"Andrew Tarantola3/20/12 7:40pmFiled to: NukesSecurityCyberWarcyber-attackEspionageNNSANuclear60EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink You may never have heard of the National Nuclear Security Administration but that doesn't mean foreign agents haven't. The agency tasked with protecting America's nukes and nuclear secrets has disclosed that its computer systems are attacked as many as 10 MILLION times a day. Advertisement According to the department's head, Thomas D'Agostino, the NNSA's security systems are constantly being probed by all sorts of hackers, "They're from other countries' [governments], but we also get fairly sophisticated non-state actors as well," he told US News. "The [nuclear] labs are under constant attack, the Department of Energy is under constant attack."Thankfully, the agency's security systems are already pretty robust, however, "Of the security significant events, less than one hundredth of a percent can be categorized as successful attacks against the Nuclear Security Enterprise computing infrastructure," D'Agostino continued. Advertisement That means that there could be as many as a 1000 attacks, every day, that successfully penetrate these systems but that number is unlikely. "The numbers are kind of inflated on that front," Adam Segal, a cyber-security expert with the Council on Foreign Relations, says. He thinks much of that traffic is from botnets "constantly scanning the Internet looking for vulnerabilities."Luckily, there is no known malware that can remotely activate a missile silo and jump-start World War VI (read: so bad we skipped III, IV, and V). Silos are protected by an "Air Gap" in that they are sequestered from the rest of the Internet and run on a smaller, dedicated network. However, once inside, hackers can steal information, as they did in Oak Ridge National Laboratory last April. Intruders made off with several MB of classified data in that case.And the threat of a Stuxnet-style attack is an ever-present concern. "Stuxnet showed that airgapping is not a perfect defense," Segal says. "Even in secure systems, people stick in their thumb drives, they go back and forth between computers. They can find vulnerabilities that way. If people put enough attention to it, they can possibly be penetrated."The NNSA was formed in 2000 in response to the Wen Ho Lee spying scandal in which sensitive nuclear intel was passed along to the Chinese. This sub-agency of the Department of Energy is tasked with moving and recovering nuclear material around the country and operates with a $9 billion budget. The agency hopes for a budget increase of $25 million to better fortify its systems. [NNSA Wiki, US News via The Verge - Image: The AP] Reply60 repliesLeave a reply


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text: Lindsey Vonn Forgot To Pay Her TaxesSean Newell4/15/12 10:45amFiled to: Lindsey vonnSkiingTaxesTax SeasonIRSauditsNews19EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink According to public records, Lindsey Vonn owes more than $1.7 million to the IRS in "delinquent federal taxes."AdvertisementWhat's owed:The IRS filed a $1,705,437 tax lien against Vonn and her estranged husband Thomas on April 2 with the Elko County Recorder in Nevada.That is a lot of cash. That's, like, one year's worth of 2010 Fernando Tatis. Vonn, for her part, claims it was an oversight and has made arrangements to "pay in full the balance due." Just like that? Must be nice. All this ugliness does not appear to have phased Vonn, who was still able to participate in her boy-that's-a-friend-but-not-a-"boyfriend," Tim Tebow's charity golf tournament yesterday at TPC Sawgrass.AdvertisementAnyway, Linds, you just have to know better. Tithes Taxes are a very important component in the day-to-day operation of our wonderful nation and they are definitely not optional.Lindsey Vonn tax bill: A mountain, not molehill [Detroit News]Reply19 repliesLeave a reply


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Artistic Wonderland
By Tom Harvey
1 Jul 2012
In the Dandenong Ranges, in the eastern suburbs of the Victorian capital, Melbourne, in the cool wet forests surrounding the village named Mount Dandenong, is the crowning glory of one of Australia's least known but most interesting artists, William Ricketts. Although never formally trained as a potter or sculptor, William Ricketts built a wonderland of his own sculptural works through which he communicates a deep reverence for the Australian landscape and its Indigenous people and their unique spirituality.
Born in Richmond, Victoria, in 1898, Ricketts settled permanently at Mount Dandenong in 1934, and began the work that would be his greatest legacy – William Ricketts' Sanctuary – the same year. Ricketts' deep affinity with the Aboriginal people and his attitudes about conservation were out of step with society at the time, which was deeply divided along racial lines and had an underlying push towards progress and 'taming' the great south land. His understanding of Aboriginal society, spirituality and cosmology was not based merely on reading and stereotypes – Ricketts made frequent trips to the Pitjantjatjarra nation in Central Australia between 1949 and 1960 and this informed his work. In 1970, Ricketts went to India, where he spent two years at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, an influence that is evident in some of his works.
Today, the Sanctuary is owned and operated by Parks Victoria, and is open to visitors for a small fee. Although Ricketts passed away in 1993, his dream and vision are still evident in his creations, and represent one man's attempts to find a place as a white colonial male with the ancient traditions of a rich and vibrant culture in a mysterious and utterly foreign environment.
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Saroj Swain gave props (1 Jul 2012):
Fabulous shots ....thabks for narration.. vote
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kil roy metters gave props (3 Jul 2012):
informative and illustrated beautifully
Bailey Cooper said (9 Jul 2012):
I love to read you. You are a gifted photographer and writer. You give us the uncomparable beauty of your homeland time and time again... always new... always breathtaking... always powerful. This is worthy of publication. This certainly deserves a nod from our community and jpg.
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Absolutlely a most excellent vote!
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text: This Super-Cheap Roku/Hulu Plus Bundle Will Help You Waste Your Summer on the CouchMichael Zhao6/04/12 12:23pmFiled to: DealzmodoRoku hulu plusRokuHuluTV37EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkIf you promised that you'd spend this summer getting in shape, you might want to stop reading now. Roku and Hulu are teaming up to offer you a Roku HD and 6 months of Hulu Plus for only $80.The bundle also includes free shipping and an HDMI cable. Separately, these items would run about $130 total (around 40% off the sticker value). Even after your Hulu Plus subscription runs out, the Roku still gives you access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO GO, and any other services you're already subscribed to. If you're in the market for a media streaming box, this is the deal you've been waiting for. You have until June 17th to pull the trigger, but you might as well act now before you accidentally spend the money on something else that's much worse. [Roku via CNet]


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Soren Hermansen of Samso Energy Academy in Denmark gave a presentation on September 30th for the Energy Action Seminar entitled, A European Model for Energy Independence.
Samso Island produces 10% more energy than its 6,000 residents use each year. Soren was a vital part of the islands transformation. He credits his family's history and reputation in the community for his ability to connect and communicate with the locals.
In 1977, Samso gave up fossil fuels and made a goal of using 100% renewable energy in 10 years. This was a top down decision local people were not invested in the solution. Decision makers desired energy independences so they are not relying on an outside source for their energy. Soren was hired to get the communities participation.
His first challenge was dispelling misperceptions. Farmers thought it was a hippy project and did not understand what was in it for them. Soren sold them on the idea of owning wind turbine as a way to make money. Samso has 11 big wind turbines. Soren shared that the biggest misconception of wind turbines is that they kill birds, which he has not found to be true. He also figured out how to make electric cars attractive. Soren worked with tractor manufactures that wouldn't warranty tractors if they weren't using gas. Soren listened to the farmers concerns and worked with them to overcome obstacles, gaining their support for the renewable energy initiative.
Soren was an energizing and engaging speaker. He invited the audience to get involved. If you have the capacity to act, then act! His presentation discussed renewable energy solutions but he also discussed the key to effective leadership being communication. He offered the following solutions for a renewable energy future; reliable policies, brace politicians, long-term targets, reasonable budgets, local individual action plans and a strong community network. He feels you need a master plan with a bottom up approach.
When asked what he enjoys about his position, his answer was engaging people in the process. Soren credited his success to the culture of Denmark; where you can be different from one another but you can still work together.


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Treatment | Chemotherapy
These FAQs have been answered by women who have had chemotherapy for a gynecologic cancer. For more information, please visit our Web Resources section "Treatments and Tests" and Our Stories by survivors treated with chemotherapy.
What should I expect during my chemotherapy experience? Will chemo be really horrible?
What questions should I ask my oncologist about my chemotherapy treatment?
What should I expect during my chemotherapy experience? Will chemo be really horrible?
Cathy B., Ontario, Canada: There is such an expectation of horror surrounding the idea of chemotherapy. It isn't always so bad. Granted, this is not an easy experience, but your reaction is entirely dependent on the drug and your general health going into treatment. I was on cisplatin treatment, given every three or four weeks for several months. I sat in a chair, an IV (intravenous) was inserted, and it took about four hours total to administer the drug, the anti-nausea agents and a saline solution. I did not lose my hair. Despite medication, I did get sick to my stomach for a few days after each treatment. It took about a week or so to start to feel myself again. Expect fatigue. After a few days, I found popsicles and soup were a comfort.
Lola, Utah, USA: The chemotherapy I was given when I was initially diagnosed was not too bad. It was really not until the third treatment that I began to experience hair loss, nausea, vomiting (which was managed well with medication), and fatigue. Still, it didn't keep me from doing almost everything that I did before.
The chemotherapy prescribed when I recurred was essentially the same drugs, with one additional added, cisplatin. The dosage was increased so I was being given much more chemo drug with each treatment. The side effects I had were likely due to the increased dosage. The methotrexate was about five to seven times the dose with EMA-CE as with EMA-CO, the initial protocol I was on. I had a lot of problems with toxicity and suffered from many side-effects this time. Severe headaches, sores in my mouth and throat, baldness, bleeding from my bladder, and episodes of severe vomiting, even with medication, to name a few. I had to be hospitalized for these things to be managed, so I could be "ready" for another treatment. It was grueling and the chemotherapy effects on my body at times were ruthless.
Linda O., Texas, USA: I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina, stage II, with no lymph node involvement. I had both chemo and radiation at the same time: daily treatment with external radiation Monday through Friday, with chemo once a week. This went on for five weeks. Then I rested for two weeks before having radiation implants done in the hospital for three days. My pelvic lymph nodes were also given radiation.
For chemo, I had cisplatin. I did the treatment on Friday; Saturday and Sunday was lousy, and then I worked the following Monday through Friday. By Wednesday, I felt like "brand new", and then I started over on Friday.
Each time I had chemo, it started at 8:30 a.m., with intravenous fluids, and didn't finish until 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. They really made sure my kidneys were flushed out, with fluids before the 1 1/2 hour cisplatin infusion, and two more bags of fluid after.
For nausea, I took Zofran by mouth and it was also given to me intravenously while I was given cisplatin. For the next couple of days, I only felt like eating things that were cold. I made sure that I drank at least eight glasses of water everyday until the treatments were finished.
My white blood cell counts dropped too low after the fifth chemo and I was given shots for five days to help build them up. Then my red blood cells went too low and I was given two pints of blood. I finished my radiation that week but I just couldn't take my last week of chemo, which would have been treatment number six. I guess I was lucky to get through five!
The main problem I had with cisplatin was a metallic taste in my mouth which made all food taste bad. I couldn't stand the smell of any food that was being cooked. I lived on frozen yogurt, milk shakes, and popcicles. I also had ringing in my ears.
My treatments were completed March 10, 2001. My experience was not pleasant but I used visualization to get me through it and tried to keep a positive attitude. I suffered more from the radiation burns and radiation side effects than from chemo.
After all the treatments, it took two years to feel normal again but today I am doing fine. All my cat scans, lung x-rays, and vault smears have been normal. My life was changed forever by having cancer, but it has made me love life and enjoy each day more.
Michele T., Pennsylvania, USA: As treatment for stage 4b vulvar cancer that had metastasized to vagina, cervix and lungs, I had six treatments of cisplatin and Taxol, each done three weeks apart. Because of the long infusion time (about 36+ hours), it meant I had to stay overnight in the hospital.
I had a port-a-catheter inserted in my chest and all my chemo drugs and pre-medications were run intravenously through the port. I did the Taxol first and that ran over a period of twenty-four hours. My doctors told me that running it slowly would help to lessen the side effects. Each time I had Taxol, there was an hour or two of close blood pressure and temperature monitoring to check for signs of an allergic reaction. The cisplatin was done the next day and took about six hours. Before each of the chemo drugs were run, I received various pre-meds like Benadryl, steroids and anti-nausea meds. Nothing ever happened to me during chemo and I hated staying overnight in the hospital.
When I got home from the hospital, I usually had a day before I began feeling really sick. I was very sick for at least a few days from the cisplatin, with nausea, vomiting and severe heartburn. Cisplatin can be tough on the kidneys, which is why they run clear IV fluids before and after to flush out your kidneys. You have to drink a lot of water afterwards also. I usually had a day I felt able to drink before the sickness set in; then I was lucky to get some Italian ice and a little bit of ginger ale down, but couldn't handle water until my tummy felt better a few days later. I did have problems with heartburn throughout the entire treatment, and for a couple of months beyond it, and took daily medication for it. It helped somewhat, but never took the burning completely away.
Despite all the tummy problems I still managed to gain weight during chemo, approximately three pounds each cycle. Some people lose weight with chemo, some gain weight. Unfortunately I really did not need the extra pounds as I was overweight to begin with, but my nurses and doctors always preferred weight gain to weight loss during my treatment.
I lost my hair and had some problems with neuropathy (numbness and pain in the hands and feet) from Taxol. The neuropathy peaked a few months after my treatments ended and then slowly began to get better over the next few months. I also had some problems sleeping for a few days, probably from the steroids, and was exhausted and generally felt like major crap for about a week after each treatment
The second week after treatment, I was tired but my appetite was back. The second week is also when blood counts tend to dip to their lowest so I had to be careful to avoid crowds, children, and anyone who was sick. By the third week I was usually feeling pretty good just in time to start the treatments all over again.
The Taxol/cisplatin three week combo (which is considered high dose) is one of the more difficult chemo treatments. It's considered one of the "big gun" treatments in the chemo world. I won't kid anyone, it was not easy. Each treatment was hard and they got progressively harder as they went on - the effects of chemotherapy are cumulative. As difficult as it was, I actually handled it pretty well. My blood counts never dipped too low so I did not have to postpone treatment at any point. And I was able to care for my then one year old daughter by myself every day for the second and third weeks of each treatment cycle (my husband and my mother-in-law helped me during the first week each cycle). My last treatment was about a week and a half before Christmas and it was a great present to be done with treatment and to begin to recover my strength. It took a few more months before I felt more energetic, and probably about a year before I felt "normal" energy levels. And in the end it was worth it because it worked! I've been "no evidence of disease" (or "in remission") for five years now.
I want to point out that doing Taxol by itself (or with another drug like carboplatin) is a different experience than what I went through. And the same goes for cisplatin - it can be hard (for instance, at high doses or in combination with other drugs like adriamycin) or much more tolerable when administered in lower, weekly doses. And everyone responds differently to the drugs. So it's important not to jump to conclusions when reading about responses to various chemos.
Cyndee D, Pennsylvania, USA: My chemotherapy treatments for ovarian cancer were a combination of two drugs, Taxol and carboplatin. We started off with one treatment every three weeks, for a total of six treatments. Once these were completed, we decided to do three more, for a total of nine. The decision was made because it appeared that women who did nine treatments instead of six had a longer remission. I figured I had come this far, so why not do three more?
Each time I would see my doctor for a pelvic and rectal examination and then I'd go to the chemo room. As a precaution, because of a history of allergic reactions to many drugs, they pre-medicated me with steroids. I would take steroids by mouth before the scheduled treatment, and I would also receive more steroids by IV before they would begin the chemo drugs. I was also given medication in the IV to control nausea, as well as a prescription for medication at home. It took about five hours to complete both chemo drugs. A lot of the time I slept, read, or watched TV.
During the months of treatment, my biggest complaint was being tired.
Every month I had blood work done, and there were a few CT scans during the months of treatment to monitor the effectiveness of the treatments.
For me, chemo was a way to get cancer out of my life and to have some control back in my life. I saw it as a way to be *normal* again. Each time, I would try to mentally prepare myself saying, "I'm only going to feel bad for a few days," and I would remind myself that I would feel better each and every day. Was it horrible? Not always, but sometimes one treatment would be rougher on me than others. But I was always glad when I was done with another treatment and I counted down, looking forward to the end. What really made it worthwhile was when we would see a drastic reduction in my CA125 or get results from a CT scan that showed the chemo was really working. But the best was when I was told I was in remission!
When my first recurrence was diagnosed, I had read a lot about clinical trials and decided that was what I wanted to do. The one we chose was a Phase II trial, which means that it already had been tested and had some success. There were two drugs - cisplatin, which is a fairly standard drug used for ovarian and other cancers, and tirapazamine, which was the drug that I was very interested in; it prevents the cancer cell from dividing into new cancer cells and the theory behind this study was that the combination would hit the cancer hard and stop it from growing.
This was a terribly rough chemo for me. Like my first treatment it was administered every three three weeks. I was pre-medicated with steroids, and given anti-nausea and anti-diarrhea drugs. I developed mouth ulcers and I was terribly sick each and every treatment. In fact this got so bad for me, I was not truly recovered from one treatment when it was time for the next. After four treatments, I backed out of the clinical trial. For me, it just ruined my quality of life - I really felt like I didn't have any life, and everything centered around my cancer, so I decided to take a break from treatment, and enjoy my summer.
Piret T., Estonia: I was diagnosed with squamous cell cervical cancer, stage 1B, at 33 years old, and during surgery, one positive lymph node was found (surgical stage 3B). I had four cycles of high dose cisplatin every 21 days, concurrent with daily radiation
Chemo concurrent with radiation was a very new protocol then. As a matter of fact, I asked for it myself - I showed my medical team articles I'd found in the New England Journal of Medicine that had just come out, recommending the dual treatment for better survival statistics and overall results compared to cisplatin alone. I decided I wanted to give the beast as big a hit as I could.
My treatments made me VERY tired and weak and sleepy - I slept until nine o'clock each morning, had a two to three hour nap midday, and went to bed each night by 9 p.m. Normally very active, I could barely walk for five minutes without stopping and resting. The third and fourth days after each chemo treatment were the worst; after going for my radiation treatment, I just laid at home for the whole day.
I had nausea from the chemo, sometimes throwing up on the third or fourth day after treatment even though I was taking anti-nausea drugs. I had no appetite, and all odours and the smell of cooking food made me feel so sick! So I lost a lot of weight - thirty pounds - and looked like one of those concentration camp survivors you see in old photos. I could not tolerate heat or warm places. My white blood count got very low, requiring Neupogen shots to help it improve. Cisplatin does not cause hair loss, so at least I didn't have to deal with that, but I did have a little bit of neuropathy (tingling and cramps) in my legs.
I was on medical leave from work, although I visited them sometimes, on days when I was feeling better. Chemotherapy gave me "chemo brain" - I lost my professional memory (I am a scientist) - I knew the words but they just would not come out when speaking, and I absolutely could not concentrate on anything serious.
As I mentioned, doing radiation during the same period of time as chemo was a new treatment protocol then. My doctor told me later that now they have found out that much smaller doses of cisplatin are as effective as the high dose I got - so one would not feel so sick from it. He said it would be much, much easier now.
Despite all this, looking back, I still think it was not really horrible - it could have been worse. Although it did seem pretty miserable when doing it, at the end I think it was worth it. I would not want to do it again, but if I have to, I will. But hopefully I will never have to .... it has been four and a half years (yippee!!!!) since my treatment, and I am healthy.
What questions should I ask my oncologist about my chemotherapy treatment?
Michele T., Pennsylvania, USA:
Which drugs will I be getting, and on what schedule?
What side effects are associated with each?
How will these side effects be treated?
When do I need to call your office about a reaction or side effect?
Is there anything special I should not do during chemotherapy treatment? Are there any drugs I should avoid?
When will blood work be scheduled, and how often? What blood tests will be done? What are normal levels? If my chemo treatments affect my blood counts, at what levels would the treatments have to be postponed, and for how long?
Would you recommend a port-a-catheter to receive my chemotherapy infusions? If so, what type, and what are the pros and cons of each?
Cyndee D., Pennsylvania, USA: I carried a notebook with me, with my questions. Here are some that I asked at my first visit:
How is chemo done?
What will I feel during chemo? Will it hurt?
Will I have to be admitted to the hospital to get chemo treatments?
How long will it take?
What if I am allergic to it?
Will I get nauseous?
Will I lose my hair?
Can I eat before or during chemo?
Are there any special instructions to follow at home, before or after my treatments?
Marion C., New Jersey, USA: What is the intent of the chemotherapy treatments? Is this chemo meant to be curative? Or is it meant to "buy time"? If the latter, how much additional time would I be "buying"? Sometimes, the additional time added to the expected life span is short, and the quality of life, both during the chemo and during the "bought" time, may be questionable.
Did you have any unusual side-effects, besides the typical ones we hear about (nausea, hair loss, fatigue etc.)?
Lola, Utah, USA: I remember I used an eye lubricant called Lacri-lube® because my eyes were so dry during chemo. That was another side-effect - all my "moist" mucosa was affected, including my eyes and nose. Getting up in the morning was the worst! My eyes would barely open; they were so dry they had adhered to my lids. I put the lubricant in them at night - lower eyelids, one dollop - then I couldn't see, everything was all blurry. I remember baldly and blindly getting into bed. I felt like my dog who was partly blind and had thinning hair, bumping into everything.
This was a side affect that no one told me about. I kept thinking my eyes would feel better if I closed them, but actually they felt worse. When I finally went to the eye doctor, he told me it was from the chemo.
I found too, that my nose ran all the time. This was a significant annoyance to me - I had to be careful not to "drip" on anyone. It was like drainage incontinence! It became uncontrollable when I did round two of chemo, drip, drip, drip! I met another women with choriocarcinoma who had the same problem during chemo. She asked me about it, almost embarrassed, like "nose dripping should be one of the big concerns??" But I told her that I still remember the day that the dripping stopped. It was one of the happiest days of my life - really, I am not kidding!


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Trevor Wesley's track and field debut last spring started out to be little more than a workout routine.
Heading into his senior year, the Ironwood Ridge wide receiver figured he'd use track to stay in shape for football, with a possible side effect of having fun.
But then came success. Success led to passion, and passion has transformed to full-blown fascination.
Wesley and his 400-meter relay team won a 5A-II state title last season, and now the squad is preparing to defend.
"Last year I was doing it for football, but I really ended up liking track," said Wesley, who has signed to play wide receiver at South Dakota State next year.
Winning a state title "definitely made me look at it like, 'Hey, we're pretty good.' We've been talking about it in the off-season that we want to win the state title again this year, and all of us are working really hard to do that."
It's not the first time all of them worked really hard at something.
The relay team is an extension of Ironwood Ridge's football team, which made it to the state semifinals this past December.
Of the team's four members, three played football in the fall. Wesley was a wide receiver and defensive back, as was sophomore Tyler Williams. Senior Tyler Grammar was a safety and running back.
Even the fourth member of the relay team, senior Phil Satterfield, is a football player. He went through summer workouts before sitting out the season for disciplinary reasons.
The relay team is coming off an impressive win at last month's UA-hosted Willie Williams Classic and is looking ahead to sectionals and state. The four spoke about their work ethic, their drive to repeat and how their football camaraderie has helped in track season.
First leg: Wesley
Besides speed, what makes this relay team so good?
A: "I think it's the time we put into it. We put a lot of time into our 4x100 team. Coach (Rob Clouse) will be like, 'OK you guys have this amount of handoffs you guys have to do.' And after we're done we'll look at each other and be like, 'Hey, you guys want to go one more?' It's because we know what it takes to win, and we want to win a state championship again."
Second leg: Williams
How does being teammates in football help on the track?
A: "Football, starting in June, we literally spend every hour of the day together, from 6:30 in the morning until 11 at night, six days a week. And those are basically my brothers. I spent more time here with them than I did at home. Just being close with them kind of developed that chemistry, and it really carried over to track."
Third leg: Satterfield
Did you feel like you missed out on anything by not playing football with them?
A: "I played my sophomore and junior years, so I know these guys and they know me. I got in trouble so I couldn't play last year, but I was there for most of summer. It was kind of hard at first, but we just picked it right back up, and it's been going really well."
Anchor: Grammar
As the track veteran of the bunch, how do you view track differently, and how does your experience help you?
A: "I actually started track in sixth grade to get in shape for football. I just became more and more in love with track so it became more of a second sport, or a tied sport. It helped me a lot with football, but I had my own achievements in track, too."


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2014 Cross Country: Competed in five meets ... placed 20th out of 80 runners at the SoCon Championships in the 8K with a time of 25:19.0 ... recorded a time of 32:07.9 in the 10K at the NCAA South Region Championships.
2013 Track & Field: Competed in three indoor meets and four outdoor meets ... recorded a personal best 2:06.86 time in the 800M during the indoor season ... finished third overall in the 3000M steeplechase with a personal-high time of 9:30.15 at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships.
2013 Cross Country: Competed in six meets ... placed 24th overall at the A-Sun Championships ... finished the season with a 96th overall placement at the NCAA South Regionals.
2012-13 Track & Field: Competed in four indoor meets and four outdoor meets ... set a personal best in the mile run in a seventh-place finish at A-Sun Indoor Championships with a time of 4:24.80 ... recorded another personal high during the indoor season in the 3000M at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a 9:11.54 time ... notched a personal best at the Radford Invitational in the 1500M with a time of 4:02.74 during the outdoor season.
2012 Cross Country: Competed in five meets ... placed among the top-75 in three meets including a season-high 44th-place finish at the Atlantic Sun Championships ... finished 101st at NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships.
Prior to ETSU: Participated in cross country, track & field, tennis and basketball at Oak Ridge HS... was a four-year letterwinner in track under head coach Allen Etheridge.
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Featuring a co-op campaign for 1 to 4 players, Nazi Zombie Army is a horrifying new stand-alone expansion of the award-winning Sniper Elite series.
Read full descriptionIncludes 4 copies of Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
"I expected this spinoff to be a quick cash-in of popular themes, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by just how exciting Nazi Zombie Army can be." - GameInformer.com
Featuring a co-op campaign for 1 to 4 players, Nazi Zombie Army is a horrifying new stand-alone expansion of the award-winning Sniper Elite series. In the dying flames of World War II, a despairing Hitler unleashes one final, unholy gamble – a legion of undead super soldiers that threatens to overwhelm the whole of Europe. You are Karl Fairburne – the sniper who shaped world history. You are one of the last living souls in Germany. You must team up or die. American, German, Russian – previous military allegiances no longer matter. Now it's just the living versus the dead. Only a Sniper Elite with nerves of steel and a steady aim stands a chance against Hitler's Nazi Zombie Army!
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A Heart-stopping New Campaign
Battle through blood-drenched levels in a Berlin overrun by Hitler's supernatural forces.
Adapt to harrowing new enemies – occult commanders, roof-jumping snipers, undead suicide infantry and worse...
Test your sniping skills under extreme pressure, keep your cool, and keep a boomstick handy – just in case.
Share the Terror With Four Player Co-op
For the first time in Sniper Elite history, battle your way through a campaign built for up to four players.
Fight back-to-back with a German officer, a scientist and a Russian soldier.
Work together or face annihilation – plan your positions, set your traps and make your stand.
New Enemies. Same Award-winning Sniping
See every putrid lung burst, every rotten bone shatter with the return of Sniper Elite's acclaimed X-Ray 'kill cam'.
Experience the genre-best sniping ballistics and precise controls that made the series a best-seller.
Take into account gravity, wind, velocity, stability and more under the pressure of the zombie onslaught. You don't want to miss.
This game is not ''serious''. It's funny. That's the first thing of all. It will ensure you some laughs with or without friends. The bullet cam is nothing but hilarious. These X ray scenes that appear more or less randomly ensure some moments of pure laughs. There are several types of enemies, each one with a different weak point. A lot of weapons to choose too. And the single experience, though repetitive, it's fun to play. Definitely worth it!
For what is effectively a stand-alone mod of the Sniper Elite series, this is very well thought out. The controls are straight forward and simple enough to pick up on a few minutes. This is not, however, designed to be an easy game. Your gameplay style changes depending what weapons you have, and how much ammo you have left for each. The different enemies each find you having to take them out in different ways. The game rewards you for reaching certain check-point - with ammo restocks, and different weapons for you to change to, but you can still easily find yourself running out of ammo at almost any point if not careful. All-in-all, this is very fun, especially with friends and a very rewarding game if you take the time to play through it.
The 4 Player Co-Op is the best part of this game, the slo-mo sniper shooting is pretty cool as well. The atmosphere of the levels is nice and spooky for a zombie game. Haven't tried the single player but can't be as fun playing with 3 others. Worth getting if you like Left 4 Dead. Graphics are nice and detailed, you ran out of ammo from guns other than your sniper pretty fast so conserve ammo and loot from dead bodies.
this game was so fun and exiting, but isn´t too good playing alone, the weapons aren´t the best but they aren´t bad , and the killcam was so fun, highly recomend for playing with friends, maybe not much people like it, but for the zombie lovers, its great !
I played and enjoyed Sniper Elite v2 a great deal. It wasn't perfect, but the killcam was highly enjoyable and kept me coming back for more. Unfortunately, the problems with Nazi Zombie Army are more glaring and the compensation of the killcam is no longer sufficient reward for the teeth-grinding difficulty involved. I can see that playing this with a mate will definitely be more fun and in theory, be easier, because he can cover your back. As a single-player experience, I can't say I enjoyed it too much because of the difficulty level. Also, a certain amount of disbelief suspension is required to play any zombie game, but I draw the line at zombies who can snipe and reanimated skeletons.
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m21'll be there of course, as the PDC invited me as part of the "best design voices in LA", a group of LA's top social media supahstars, including these lovely ladies:
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What's Happening - The No. 19 ranked Boise State University men's tennis team will host the Bronco Round Robin Mar. 2-4 at Appleton Tennis Center, weather permitting. The Broncos will face No. 73 Utah at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 2. The following day Boise State will rematch against Penn at 1:30 p.m. The Broncos originally defeated Penn at the ITA National Team Indoors, 4-1, to close out the tournament. If the weather does not allow the matches to be place outdoors they will be moved to the Boas Tennis and Soccer Complex. The Team - The Broncos are 9-4 on the season in dual match play after defeating five opponents ranked in the top 75 nationally, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, including No. 9 Stanford at Palo Alto, Calif., 5-1. Boise State's other marquee victories came against No. 49 San Diego, 4-3, No. 50 San Diego State, 4-3, No. 64 UNLV, 4-0, No. 67 Penn, 4-1, No. 73, UC Santa Barbara, 6-1, No. 75, William and Mary, and a 5-0 victory of New Mexico in the Championship match of the ITA Mountain Regional. The only losses this season have come against four teams ranked in the top 20 nationally (No. 3, 4, 13, and 16). The Players The Broncos feature seven of the top 20 players in the mountain region including number one ranked Luke Shields. Luke Shields enters the match ranked seventh nationally and first is the mountain region according to the ITA. L. Shields (10-2) has been a stabilizing force atop the Boise State lineup. He was named Western Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 29, after capturing two victories in the number one position on the Broncos undefeated road trip to the Bay Area. Clancy Shields, ranked 80th nationally and fourth in the region, is 7-3 in dual matches including wins at Stanford, San Diego State and San Diego. C. Shields was named WAC Tennis Player of the Week for Jan. 22, after going 2-0 in the ITA Mountain Region Team Playoff including capturing the decisive match point on a diving volley to advance the team to the National Team Indoor Championships. Six other members of the team contributed with singles victories in dual match play including Blake Boswell (No. 9 in the ITA Mountain Region, 2-5), Eric Roberson (No. 13, 2-8), Dilaj (No. 14, 6-4), Brent Werbeck (No. 16, 4-4), Steve Robertson (No. 17, 5-1), and Stanley Sarapanich (1-1). --broncosports.com-- |
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Good to see you are still motoring on. Hope that man flu is better.
Hopefully we can all meet up around Christmas and see some photos of this fantastic journey. (And drink beer and reminisce about the Himalayas)
P.S. Met Freddy and Dr Kiran in London yesterday, Alison and I are coming back in August 2014
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Trip Start
Jun 25, 2013
Trip End
Dec 25, 2013
Where I stayed
Greetings from Jodhpur - it's Friday evening and the hotel has - according a to the sign - a basement discotheque. Fantastic - a cold beer will soon be consumed - it's very much needed.
The pin points I've added to the map recently show my route over the last couple of days. I travelled 410 kms yesterday and 350 today. The riding has been very hard and my route has been in some remote and indeed isolated places.
My initial plan was to reach Rajasthan yesterday evening and enjoy a cold beer in a reasonable hotel. That went completely out of the window once I got within 30 kms of the border from Gurjarat. The bad road soon turned into a very bad road before turning into what I could hardly even describe as a road - terrible!!!!!!!!!!
After such a long hard day I was really looking forward to a cold beer, hot shower and a comfy bed. What I ended up with was a warm coke, dribbling cold tap and a dirty hard bed. The hotel was one of the worst I've ever stayed in. So bad in fact that despite my stinkiness I kept all my clothes on to sleep - boots included. As for the bathroom? Well that was so stinky I couldn't even open the door. I was glad - in more ways than one - that there was a sink by the bed.
Anyway, I left the dirty hotel in the dirty town and drove up the dusty road. After a few kilometres I saw a clean looking hotel with off street parking - typical!!!!
So today was another big mileage day and I was initially heading towards Jaisalmer but had to alter that plan given how bad the main road was. As a result I headed east in a follow my nose type route intending on making it to Jodhpur. This place, according to the map, has an airport and railway station so I was hoping a few good hotels to also choose from.
The first one I saw was perfect. Hot water, clean sheets, free wifi and the added bonus of the aforementioned discotheque. Result.
Anyway, Jaws2 has almost finished on the tv so I'll be off for some scoff and a beer before strutting my funky stuff.
I'll hopefully upload some photos later.


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Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal424
- fat26g
- saturates11g
- carbs27g
- sugars10g
- fibre8g
- protein22g
- salt0.53g
For the meat sauce
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
Sunflower oil
A variety of oils can be used for baking. Sunflower is the one we use most often at Good Food as…
- 1 large onion, chopped
un-yunOnions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- small knob of ginger, peeled and granted
jin-jerMainly grown in Jamaica, Africa, India, China and Australia, ginger is the root of the plant. It…
- 2 tbsp medium curry powder
- 500g minced beef or lamb
- 400g can chopped tomato
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- 100g frozen pea
For the topping
- 600g parsnip, peeled and chopped into large chunks
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For the sauce, heat the oil in a pan and add the onion. Cook until soft, add the garlic, ginger and curry powder, then cook until aromatic. Turn up the heat, add the mince, fry until browned, then add the tomatoes and simmer for 20 mins until thickened. A few mins before the end, add the peas.
Meanwhile, tip the parsnips and potatoes into a pan of cold water, bring to the boil, then cook for 10 mins. Drain, season and mash with the rest of the ingredients.
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While these beloved stories have definitely withstood the test of time, I have found that they can be a little bit frightening, especially to younger children. When I tell my toddlers certain tales, I tend to change some details to make things more age appropriate and less scary. Let's face it: To a 2 and a half year old, a wolf disguised as a kindly old grandmother that ends up eating a child can be downright terrifying! I don't want my kids to be afraid of wolves or grandparents, so I doctor the stories and leave out the more morbid details.
That's why I was so thrilled to learn about a new take on classic fairy tales from the folks at My1story. These are the classic tales we all know and love, but with a kid-friendly twist. You see, the folks at My1story have taken out the scary details and replaced them with happy ones! For example, the big bad wolf has been transformed into an approachable wolf cub, and the giant from Jack in the Beanstalk has been turned from a mean, scary character to a young, small, friendly one. Great idea, right?
You can check out My1story on their website. Here you can learn all about these great books, as well as watch cute videos and even play games!
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OK, just out of curiosity (and just plain weirdness), I did a google search on "toilet drops" and guess who shows up on #6? HA! If you missed the comment, Lizzy in England ordered hers from http://www.mybathroomninja.com. And Carol in British Columbia, Canada gets hers from Wal-Mart. AND I found a picture of the bottle (the Japanese one I have) on flickr here. I'm glad that we could provide such a valuable service! heh.
Thanks for all the great comments, you guys are awesome!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
King of the Toilet Drops!!!
7 comments:
- princesspumpkin said...
Ok, I was going to comment way way way back when the "What's Cashyie's day job" comp was still running but things got in the way and I never did, but my answer was... wait for it... a dominatrix! (Well your clue was she works in a room without windows. Plus she lives in Europe. I thought maybe the horn-rimmed glasses was part of her costume or something.) So now can I score some freebies? :)
- June 21, 2007 at 6:12 AM
- Elemmaciltur said...
Ha! We should get them to sponser our podcast! *LOL*
- June 21, 2007 at 7:59 AM
- hizKNITS said...
I love that the brand in Hawaii is called POOF! For the name alone, I want some.
I'm on the lookout for some in San Francisco. - June 23, 2007 at 10:09 PM
- Harlequin said...
You might also like to try Steradent denture cleaning tablets as they make your toilet extra shiny white, its citric acid eating things.
- June 24, 2007 at 8:59 PM
- bockstark.knits said...
Hey, hey, guess what??? We're now #3 on google! Woohoo!!!
- June 25, 2007 at 1:59 AM
- La said...
When I heard you talking about them in your podcast, I made it a point to google for them. Guess from now on I should check your blog first, huh? I'll let you know if they're here in Los Angeles!
www.knottygirls.com/JenLa.blog - June 27, 2007 at 12:54 AM
- Betsy said...
Wow! I've lived in Japan for five years, and I'd never even heard of toilet drops! The things I've been missing *sigh* How I must have been offending public toilet users all over the country!
By the way, in answer to "What's a Hindu?"...
In NZ, they lay eggs, right?? ; )
I love accents--and you guys' podcast, too! Keep up the good work : ) - June 27, 2007 at 1:06 PM


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So, I'm back, I think.
A few weeks ago, I got a notice from Google that my custom domain name was about to expire. The obvious thing would have been to let the domain go, and let Cedes of Change continue its quiet, steady fade into internet irrelevance. But for some reason, I just couldn't let it go.
The truth is, I miss blogging. I miss having the space to share photos and recipes... to puzzle through issues I'm having in life and in my dogs' training...to have a record of our triumphs and struggles. I miss the community of dog bloggers that are so wonderfully welcoming and helpful and fun.
So yeah, I want to give it another shot.
Over the next few days or so, the blog will get an overhaul, and I will start posting regularly again. I am excited. A lot has happened since the blog gave up the ghost last year.
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Turkey: One Turk in Three Would not Want a Christian Neighbor
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According to a survey carried out with the support of the European Union, 55% of the Turkish population would not want a job in the field of justice or in the security forces to be offered to a member of a non-Muslim religious community. In the field of health 44% of Turkish people would not want Christian or Jewish doctors or nursing staff. They are 57% against an atheist family as neighbours, 42% would not want a Jewish neighbor, while 35% would be against Christians as neighbors.
The survey institute Frekans interviewed 1,108 people from several of the country's regions, between May and June.
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Bernardo Bertolucci | |||
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Bernardo Bertolucci (Italian: ; born 16 March 1941) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky and The Dreamers. In recognition of his work, he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
1 Biography
- 1.1 Origins
- 1.2 Starting out with Pasolini
- 1.3 A poetic personality
- 1.4 Prima della rivoluzione
- 1.5 The scandal of Last Tango in Paris
- 1.6 Becoming world famous
- 1.7 Red Harvest
- 1.8 Academy Awards with The Last Emperor
- 1.9 His latest films
- 1.10 As a screenwriter, producer and actor
- 1.11 Film festivals
- 2 Upcoming projects
- 3 Politics and personal beliefs
- 4 Awards
- 5 Filmography
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Bertolucci was born in the Italian city of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna. He is the elder son of Ninetta, a teacher, and Attilio Bertolucci, who was a poet, a reputed art historian, anthologist and film critic.[3] Having been raised in such an environment, Bertolucci began writing at the age of fifteen, and soon after received several prestigious literary prizes including the Premio Viareggio for his first book. His father's background helped his career: the elder Bertolucci had helped the Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini publish his first novel, and Pasolini reciprocated by hiring Bertolucci as first assistant in Rome on Accattone (1961).
Bertolucci had one brother, the theatre director and playwright Giuseppe (27 February 1947 - 16 June 2012). His cousin was the film producer Giovanni Bertolucci (24 June 1940 – 17 February 2005), with whom he has worked on a number of films.
Starting out with Pasolini
Bertolucci initially wished to become a poet like his father. With this goal in mind, he attended the Faculty of Modern Literature of the University of Rome from 1958 to 1961, where his film career as an assistant director to Pasolini began.[4] Shortly after, Bertolucci left the University without graduating. In 1962, at the age of 22, he directed his first feature film, produced by Tonino Cervi with a screenplay by Pier Paolo Pasolini, called La commare secca (1962). The film is a murder mystery, following a prostitute's homicide. Bertolucci uses flashbacks to piece together the crime and the person who committed it. The film which shortly followed was his acclaimed Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione, 1964).
The boom of Italian cinema, which gave Bertolucci his start, slowed in the 1970s as directors were forced to co-produce their films with several of the American, Swedish, French, and German companies and actors due to the effects of the global economic recession on the Italian film industry.
A poetic personality
Bertolucci left Pasolini's poetic ideas behind in order to follow his own personal idea about cinema, based primarily on the individuality of people who are forced to deal with sudden changes in their lives. Such changes are both existential and political, but are without a straightforward solution (in many cases, a solution is not being sought after).
Prima della rivoluzione
The above theme is present in almost all of Bertolucci's works, starting with his second film, Prima della rivoluzione (1964), where this theme is very clear in the story of a young upper-middle agrarian class boy from Parma (Francesco Barilli), who, incapable of dealing with his best friend's suicide, throws himself into a relationship with a much older distant relative from Milan (played by Adriana Asti). Both of them know the relationship can never last, and when she leaves, the young man has no choice but to marry his previous girlfriend, who he does not love, but who comes from a wealthy family of high standing, so the marriage makes his family happy.
The scandal of Last Tango in Paris
Bertolucci became infamous in 1972, with the controversial film Last Tango in Paris, with [6] During the actual scene, she has also said she was crying real tears as she felt humiliated and violated by both Brando and Bertolucci.[6] As a direct result, she became a women's rights advocate, especially fighting for more female film directors, more respect for female actors, and better representation of females in film and media.
In 2013, Bertolucci expressed regret at his treatment of Schneider,
"Poor Maria. I didn't have the occasion to go to ask her to forgive me. She was a 19-year old who, like the actors in Me and You, had never acted before. Maybe, sometimes in the movie, I didn't tell her what was going on because I knew her acting would be better. So, when we shot this scene with Marlon using butter on her, I decided not to tell her. I wanted a reaction of frustration and rage."[5]
Brando too felt raped by Bertolucci, and did not speak to him for many years as a result of the trauma of being involved with the film. Last Tango in Paris presents Brando's character Paul as he uses an anonymous affair to cope with the violent death of his wife by emotionally and physically dominating a young woman. The film caused criminal proceedings to be brought against Bertolucci in Italy for the anal rape scene, and the film was sequestered by the censorship commission and all copies were ordered to be destroyed. An Italian court revoked Bertolucci's civil rights for five years and gave him a four-month suspended prison sentence.[7] Many years after, when the censorship commission had been abolished, the film reappeared (because Bertolucci had kept a clandestine copy) and was projected in a slightly censored version.
The original copy, and the copies that had been preserved abroad, were used to make the DVD.
Becoming world famous
Bertolucci increased his fame with his next few films, from 1900 (1976), an epic depiction of the struggles of farmers in Emilia-Romagna from the beginning of the 20th century up to World War II with an impressive international cast (Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Donald Sutherland, Sterling Hayden, Burt Lancaster, Dominique Sanda) to La Luna, set in Rome and in Emilia-Romagna, in which Bertolucci deals with the thorny issue of drugs and incest, and finally La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo (1981), with Ugo Tognazzi. Bertolucci appeared on the Radio Four programme Front Row on April 29, 2013, where he chose La Dolce Vita (a film directed by Fellini) for the "Cultural Exchange".
Red Harvest
During the making of Last Tango in Paris, Bertolucci toyed with the idea of adapting Dashiell Hammett's book Red Harvest into a feature film. That material had formed the basis for Kurasawa's Yojimbo, which in turn was the basis for Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari). Countless others have used its premise since. The reason for this was his wanting to branch out into other forms of cinema. Bertolucci wrote two screenplays. The first draft was written almost entirely as a political film, from which emerged a story inspired by socialist syndicalism of the late 1920s in America. The second draft was more faithful to Hammett's original story and changed the setting to 1934. Actors considered for the role The Continental Op were Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson. In Rome, Bertolucci and Warren Beatty talked in great detail about the film, and in 1982 Bertolucci left Europe for Los Angeles, where he was to shoot Red Harvest, but five years went by and the film was never made.
Academy Awards with The Last Emperor
In 1987, Bertolucci directed the epic The Last Emperor, a biographical film telling the life story of Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last Emperor of China. The film was independently produced by British producer Jeremy Thomas, who became Bertolucci's preferred producer. Bertolucci has worked almost exclusively with Thomas from then on. The film was independently financed and three years in the making. Bertolucci won the Academy Award for Best Director. Bertolucci co-wrote the film with Mark Peploe. The Last Emperor uses Puyi's life as a mirror that reflects China's passage from feudalism through revolution to its current state.
At the 60th Academy Awards, The Last Emperor won all nine Oscars for which it was nominated: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Original Score and Best Sound.
The Last Emperor was the first feature film ever authorized by the government of the People's Republic of China to film in the Forbidden City. Bertolucci had proposed the film to the Chinese government as one of two possible projects. The other film was La Condition Humaine by André Malraux. The Chinese government preferred The Last Emperor, and made no restrictions on the content. The Last Emperor became the first western film made in China and about the country to be produced with full Chinese government cooperation since 1949.
His latest films
After The Last Emperor, and Little Buddha, the director went back to Italy to film, as well as to his old themes with varying results from both critics and the public. He filmed Stealing Beauty in 1996, then The Dreamers in 2003, which describes the political passions and sexual revolutions of two siblings in Paris in 1968.
In 2007 he received the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for his life's work, and in 2011 he also received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[8]
In 2012, his latest film Me and You was screened out of competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival[9][10] and was released early in 2013 in the UK. The film is an adaptation of Niccolò Ammaniti's young-adult's book Io e te (You and Me). The screenplay for the movie was written by Bertolucci himself, Umberto Contarello and Niccolò Ammaniti.[11] Bertolucci originally intended to shoot the film in 3D but later changed his mind about this, calling the idea "vulgarly commercial".[12]
As a screenwriter, producer and actor
Bertolucci has also written many screenplays, both for his own films as well as for films directed by others, two of which he also produced.
His only experience as an actor was in the film Golem-The Spirit of Exile directed by Amos Gitai in 1992.
Film festivals
He has been announced as the President of the Jury at the 70th Venice International Film Festival to be held in September 2013. He was previously the President of the Jury at the 40th edition in 1983.[13][14]
Upcoming projects
Bertolucci is said to be working on a historical romance centering on 16th-century classical musician (and murderer) Carlo Gesualdo.[15]
Politics and personal beliefs
Bertolucci is an atheist.[16]
Bertolucci's films are often very political. He is a professed Marxist and like Visconti, who similarly employed many foreign artists during the late 1960s, Bertolucci uses his films to express his political views; hence they are often autobiographical as well as highly controversial. His political films were preceded by others re-evaluating history. The Conformist (1970) criticised Fascist ideology, touched upon the relationship between nationhood and nationalism, as well as issues of popular taste and collective memory, all amid an international plot by Mussolini to assassinate a politically active leftist professor of philosophy in Paris. 1900 also analyses the struggle of Left and Right.
On 27 September 2009, Bertolucci was one of the signers of the appeal to the Swiss government to release Roman Polanski, who was being held while waiting to be extradited to the United States.[17]
Cinematographic awards
- 1971: National Society of Film Critics Award for best director
- 1973: Nastro d'Argento for Best Director
- 1987: Academy Award for Best Director
- 1987: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- 1987: Golden Globe Award for Best Director
- 1987: Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
- 1987: David di Donatello for Best Director
- 1987: David di Donatello for Best Script
- 1987: Nastro d'Argento for Best Director
- 1987: Directors Guild of America Award for best director
- 1997: Honorable Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival
- 1997: Award special visual sensitivity in directing at the Camerimage
- 1997: Award for collaborating director – director of photography (Vittorio Storaro) at Camerimage
- 1998: Recognition for free expression by the National Board of Review
- 2007: Golden Lion for his career at the Venice Film Festival
- 2011: Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
- La commare secca (1962)
- Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione, 1964)
- La via del petrolio (1965)
- Il canale (1966)
- Partner (1968)
- Amore e rabbia (1969, segment "Agonia")
- The Conformist (Il conformista, 1970)
- The Spider's Stratagem (Strategia del ragno, 1970)
- La salute è malata (1971)
- 12 dicembre (1971)
- Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi, 1972)
- 1900 (Novecento, 1976)
- La luna (1979)
- Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo, 1981)
- L'addio an Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
- The Last Emperor (1987)
- 12 registi per 12 città (1989, segment "Bologna")
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- Little Buddha (1993)
- Stealing Beauty (1996)
- Besieged (1999)
- Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002, segment "Histoire d'eaux")
- The Dreamers (2003)
- Me and You (2012)
See also
- ^ "Bernardo Bertolucci". Front Row. 29 April 2013. BBC Radio 4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s483g. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ BBC News (11 April 2011). "Bernardo Bertolucci to receive Palme d'Or honour". BBC News (BBC). Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Bernardo Bertolucci Biography (1940?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ theblackpaul (3 June 2010). "A YOUNG BERTOLUCCI TALKS ABOUT PASOLINI (from "Pasolini l'Enragé")". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ a b Geoffrey Macnab (1 February 2013). "'"Bernardo Bertolucci:'I thought I couldn't make any more movies. The Guardian. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Das, Lina (19 July 2007). "I felt raped by Brando". Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Rannakino (2012). "Bernardo Bertolucci". Rannakino. Rannakino. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Speciale Palma d'Oro a Bertolucci". Cinematografo.it. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (May 22, 2012). "Cannes 2012: Me and You (Io e Te) – review". Latin American Film. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ Gemmi, Nicoletta (18 February 2011). "Bernardo Bertolucci girerà il suo prossimo film in 3D".
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (October 7, 2011). "'"Bertolucci abandons 3D plan for 'Me and You. Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Bernardo Bertolucci President of the international Jury of the Venezia 70 Competition". Venice.
- ^ "Bernardo Bertolucci To Head 70th Venice Film Festival Jury". Indiewire.
- ^ Sheri Jennings, Bertolucci to receive Venice's special Golden Lion, Screen Daily.com, June 18, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Interview to Mymovies". Mymovies.it. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Andre Soares (30 September 2009). "Penelope Cruz, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gael Garcia Bernal Sign Polanski Petition". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
External links
- Bernardo Bertolucci at the Internet Movie Database
- Ebiri, Bilge (September 2004). "Bernardo Bertolucci". Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database.
- Jeremy Isaacs, "Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci", BBC interview, September 1989.
- The Last EmperorRoger Ebert, review, , Chicago Sun-Times, December 9, 1987.
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NEW YORK, Wednesday—The artists are exhibiting again all around Washington Square, and they couldn't have more favorable conditions. I haven't any more space to hang even the smallest print or picture, but I can never resist wandering around and looking at them. If I didn't have several put away, ready to send as gifts to my friends, I am afraid I could not help buying one or two scenes which caught my eye yesterday.
For some time I have had a collection of black and white pictures of Scottie dogs done by some well-known artists. Pictures of this personable Scotch canine decorate one wall of my White House sitting room.
When in Seattle, I found that my grandaughter was very fond of one of these pictures which hangs in her own room. I asked her if she would like my collection and discovered I had made a most welcome suggestion. I know now of some Christmas and birthday presents that can accompany War Savings Stamps during these war years without entailing any added expenditures.
I am trying to finish what little shopping has to be done this year for the holiday season and winter months. At the same time I manage to see a good many people who have been writing me for appointments "when I next come to New York." These "next times" are often so crowded, that I frequently find months go by before I get around to making the promised engagements.
Some of you may have read the article on the work that is being done in Geneva, Switzerland, for the refugee children. In groups of ten thousand they are taken in every three months fed and housed and saved from permanent ill health and then returned to occupied France, Belgium, Greece or Yugoslavia. Sometimes they go to individual families, sometimes they live in hostels.
In addition to housing and feeding, many of these children have to be clothed and given medical attention. More important than anything else, whether they are in homes or hostels, is the fact that they are with people who love them and want to help them. For this work, the rest of the world owes the Swiss people a debt of gratitude, for these saved children will be of infinite value in rebuilding Europe in the future.
It is true that some of the German children, cared for in Norway after the last war, have repaid their kind hosts with treachery, but that should not deter us or make us blame the kindly act. It should confirm our determination not to allow again the conditions which have given us a second world war.


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Well I have 2 months off to take care of my son so for the first couple weeks nap time has meant tying time. I think this year may be the first I have a full fly box going into the season. Too bad the Skagit/Sauk are in such bad shape....Hopefully they will clear up by February.
Will start putting up posts of my winter flies as I fill up my box. Since my digital cam is broken I am using my scanner but the flies are coming out OK.
Here is another shrimp fly for team L.I.M.P. members.
This is my one and only orange fly in my box. Famous Atlantic Salmon pattern that flytyer turned me onto. Works for steelhead as well and I like the slim profile , it sinks very well unlike a GP.
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►► One of the few bright spots in the Balkans: New Russian-made diesel multiple units from Metrovagonmash are being introduced on some routes around Belgrade. This unit, one of the first new trains in Serbia for 30 years, was being tested in August ◀◀
A new winter timetable was introduced in Britain this week, at the same time as similar changes were taking place throughout Europe.
One of the sad changes was the withdrawal of the Peace Train from Sarajevo to Belgrade.
When the rail link from Sarajevo to Belgrade reopened in 2009, the daily train was seen as a symbol of a new spirit in the Balkan region.
It set off from Bosnia late morning, crossed Croatia in the afternoon, and delivered its passengers in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, in time for supper.
According to Hidden Europe, the train had three carriages. In the middle was a Serbian coach, with a Bosnian carriage on either side.
Each of those two Bosnian carriages was provided by a different Bosnian entity. The blue-and-yellow carriage represented the Muslim-Croat Federation while the silver carriage represented the Serb portion of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
For three years, this train travelled through the Balkans, reminding all who saw it that Bosnia is still a divided country.
In 2011 there were plans to introduce new Spanish rolling stock on the route. Press releases from Bosnia announced that Talgo trains would be serving the routes from Sarajevo to both Belgrade to Budapest but the trains never came.
Now the Peace Train to Belgrade has been withdrawn, and, the service to Budapest also slips quietly from the schedules this weekend.
Hidden Europe declares: "Too bad! The region deserves better."
The European Union has pumped lots of money into the region but sadly much of it has been wasted on road building. It is time for international leaders to wake up to the fact that fewer people are now using cars. The time is ripe for rail investment.
If only for its symbolism, the Peace Train should be reinstated.
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