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I love saying the name of this movie. Synecdoche. It means: "a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man." It's a play on Schenectady - one of the boroughs of New York. And, in true Charlie Kaufman style, the two terms are going to be inextricably entwined. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a theater director making an ambitious (understatement of the year) production about New York, love, death, "earth" (?), and beyond, and starts to fill an empty warehouse with actual life-sized buildings and ...real people (!) to live in and experience and communicate his version of the world. It's like Michel Gondry's ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind') Bjork music video, Bachelorette, on celluloid! The clips, while definitely fulfilling that requisite Kaufman tone, don't give away too much. Still, it's enough to pique my interest. I hope it gets a distributor soon, and I find it quite odd that not a single one has landed it despite its early showing and praise (Anne Thompson: "ambitious, arty and brilliant, if not entirely accessible.") not to mention its most compelling draw - this is a Charlie Kaufman work!
Slashfilm has the three clips. (Hot Blog has them too.)
(Slash's is a bit more user-friendly, but can't be embedded as far as I can tell.)
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Cannes: Synecdoche, New York Still Looking for a Date to U.S. Theaters?
I love saying the name of this movie. Synecdoche. It means: "a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man." It's a play on Schenectady - one of the boroughs of New York. And, in true Charlie Kaufman style, the two terms are going to be inextricably entwined. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a theater director making an ambitious (understatement of the year) production about New York, love, death, "earth" (?), and beyond, and starts to fill an empty warehouse with actual life-sized buildings and ...real people (!) to live in and experience and communicate his version of the world. It's like Michel Gondry's ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind') Bjork music video, Bachelorette, on celluloid! The clips, while definitely fulfilling that requisite Kaufman tone, don't give away too much. Still, it's enough to pique my interest. I hope it gets a distributor soon, and I find it quite odd that not a single one has landed it despite its early showing and praise (Anne Thompson: "ambitious, arty and brilliant, if not entirely accessible.") not to mention its most compelling draw - this is a Charlie Kaufman work!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Cannes: Clint Eastwood's Movie ...Changes.
News out of the festival: Clint Eastwood's 'Changeling' starring Angelina Jolie in 1920s period dress (a perfect fit after her somewhat short stint as the face of St. John) has become 'The Exchange'. Very appropriate that the name would change given the name itself, but I kind of liked 'Changeling' - gave it sort of a steam punk vibe which only heightened the mystery element that the movie is founded on. Basic premise, which is based on the real-life Wineville Chicken Murders case: Christine Collins (Jolie) and her son live humbly in a quiet neighborhood in 20s Los Angeles, but one evening after pulling in some overtime, she finds her son has mysteriously disappeared. Months go by before her son is returned by the LAPD, and in the meantime her plight has become regional news, so when she finally reunites with him at the platform of a train station, she's stunned to find that this new boy isn't hers. Her cries of confusion are blunted by the police who label her deluded and loony, and she's placed in a mental ward by corrupt cop Chief James E. Davis (Colm Feore). But with the help of radio Evangelist Rev. Gustav Briegleb (John Malkovich), she uncovers a web of corruption, politics and murder.
One of my absolute favorite films out of the 90s (it was my no.1 for a good long time in high school, years ago) is 'L.A. Confidential' and another of my favorites in general is 'Chinatown' so it's struck me that maybe I just like these historical fiction tales on Los Angeles in its early history, which is certainly very rich and tangled. This film sounds a heck of a lot like 'Confidential' and in the best way, but being written by J. Michael Straczynski whose best-known vehicle was creating 'Babylon 5' I imagine the characterizations will be a lot broader, and less pulpy than 'Confidential' which was adapted from a James Ellroy novel (whose other book turned into Brian De Palma's 'The Black Dahlia' - another Los Angeles-spun historical fiction film). 'Exchange' definitely has my attention, and with Todd McCarthy's early review of the film, I imagine only greater things could be coming out of this between now and its release later in the year. The content alone has it poised for some kind of run through the awards season early in 2009, and J. Michael Straczynski's script has seen some great responses. What do you think? Surefire Best Picture contender? (If Awards Daily has placed it on the tracker, then it must be!)
(Also interesting to note is that Amy Ryan, the Academy Award-nominated mother from 'Gone, Baby, Gone' plays a supporting role in this as well, which gives the film an unintentional (?) flavoring of that film, which was rather good I thought. I wonder if Eastwood will splice that route and lift it to some subtext, or simply ignore it and pin the LAPD as the sole source of immorality?)
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Cannes: Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.
As much a part of Woody Allen's mystique goes to his dedicated audience's experiences with his films as it does his knack for being an auteur. The stories behind the films, about how his fans have reacted to each or all, are certainly an important element when considering his influence. Even when he makes a film that stagnates or a film that hardly makes any strides creatively, his films are a bridge into his mind, and it's always a compelling experience to go there. His latest film, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', which debuted at Cannes this year, may have received some pretty mixed reviews thus far (many coming from confusion over whether or not he's parodying himself - he may very well be), but I think he's still more fascinating at his worst than quite a few directors are when they're "on the money".
When I first saw that the film was going to play at Cannes, I was interested, but not entirely excited. 'Scoop' looked like it had his idiosyncrasies, but not much intrigue. 'Cassandra's Dream' looks like the opposite. The early reviews affirmed me, many were put off by its pacing, its melodrama, and its odd sexual tension (without actual sex). I was disappointed that a film with such a wonderful cast as this (Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall - who played Christian Bale's wife magnificently in 'The Prestige' but has yet to surface to noted acclaim) could be sloughed off as having unfocused tension and chemistry issues. 'Match Point' was such a wonder, an unadulterated joy to behold, that I've almost been holding my breath to see how Allen might evolve next (I thought the new location in Barcelona could do it). Lucky for me, the good stuff is starting to pour in...
Kim Voynar of Cinematical gets the idea with Woody Allen, and relates the experience of watching a film of his to opening a Christmas gift from your eccentric aunt, his latest being of the good bunch:
"I've said before that a new film from Woody Allen is something like getting a Christmas gift from your eccentric aunt; you never know if you'll get a crocheted toilet paper cozy, or a piece of priceless heirloom jewelry. Fortunately, Allen's newest film, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', turns out to be more like the latter.Yet if Woody Allen is proficient in anything and quite consistently, it's extracting captivating performances from his actresses (his muse now being Scarlett Johansson, as overexposed as she is), this time from Penelope Cruz, who's still hot (and bothered?) off of 'Volver' and receiving the most glowing responses of any element of the film. It's because of her powerhouse performance in this that's returned my hopes to their high place for this film. Todd McCarthy of Variety:
....Allen has succeeded in making an excellent film; Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a lovely gift from a filmmaker who, when he's on his game, truly hits the mark."
"Cruz, who officially graduated from sex kitten to powerhouse melodramatic actress in "Volver," is in full Anna Magnani mode here, storming up and down mountain peaks of emotion and captivating everyone in the process. Allen even generates affectionate comic mileage from the common rap on Cruz's acting–that she's great in Spanish but blah in English–by having her deliver Maria Elena's colorful tirades in her native language, only to be told again and again by Juan Antonio to speak English so Cristina can understand her. She's dynamite here in either language."Professional critics may be losing their jobs and criticism as a whole may be on the decline, but doesn't that just get your blood roiling with anticipatory glee?
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Cannes: Most Anticipated.
This year's Cannes Film Festival (with poster efforts by none other than David Lynch, below; employing a familiar motif) boasts some highly-anticipated new films from some of the most exciting filmmakers around, and a good number of them are set to open. The rest of the schedule, of course, looks just as splendid. (Here's the Variety coverage.) The first unveiling goes to Fernando Meirelles' ('The Constant Gardener' and 'City of God') Blindness which is one of the most curious films and one that I'm incredibly excited about. It takes a high concept like an epidemic of contagious blindness sweeping across a city and turns it into an elegant (so I hear) allegory about the fragility of civilization. It's adapted from Nobel prize-winner Jose Saramago's 1995 novel of the same name. 'Children of Men' and 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' come to mind whenever I hear or read about this film, and that's definitely a good thing, it's a good combination. The cast looks shining, too, consisting of Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, and Gael Garcia Bernal.
Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York, is another of my personal picks for most anticipated, as Kaufman is one of the few screenwriters in or around Hollywood who has managed to turn the auteur theory on its head, or his. He's a hot commodity, as they say, and his new pic is being trailed by studio execs like a lion to a calf (seen the Battle at Kruger video yet?). They may get lost in this one, though, because it looks like a doozy: Phillip Seymour Hoffman is a theater director (living in Schenectady, New York, where else?) whose wife - played by Catherine Keener - leaves him, so to prove his worth decides to build a replica of the city in a warehouse, which he expands ultimately for forty years and populates with actual people. Even more of a doozy: Kaufman always said he wanted to make a horror film, and he calls this one it. His first time directing (he's the only first-timer this year at the festival), he's got some major ambitions.
Some of the other films to debut: Steven Soderbergh's Che, which follows Benicio del Toro as the 'Lawrence of Latin America' in a two-parter; Woody Allen's continuation of his re-energized phase that started with 'Match Point', Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which follows Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Rebecca Hall in another twisty, lusty plot; James Gray's Two Lovers about a man, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who's stuck in the middle between a woman his family loves and a new and volatile neighbor; and Clint Eastwood's The Changeling, which stars Angelina Jolie as a mother (the story of her life) who finds with the return of her abducted child that something's not quite right. A year with big names has quite a few fighting for the top spot.
IMAGE from: Anne Thompson
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Circle of Critics Loses Another.
It was last year that Premiere Magazine succumbed to the pressures of online, and published its last issue (it had Will Ferrell on the cover promoting Blades of Glory) only to retreat to a tiny corner of the internet where their old prominence and clout became virtual anonymity wrapped up in ugly page designs. Do you think the site will last much longer next to more extensive and expansive sites like Empire and even Entertainment Weekly (which is less a cinema mag and more a tome of pop culture and box office numbers) who have successfully made the transition to digital? It's the scenario that many print publications are facing - either go online, or get out. I'm not so sure Premiere.com will last, especially now with the forced departure of one of their best, one of their vets who was also one of the only to draw any kind of traffic (so says Anne Thompson; I'm sure a majority of readers for any given columnist/critic don't look them up online and probably don't even know their names - a sad truth). Glenn Kenny was one of my personal heroes at the magazine and he was one of the earliest to leave an impression on me (Peter Travers of Rolling Stone is the other), so his absence there will surely be felt (and tallied and analyzed on their feed, since that's how these publications have to do it now). (Read his comments to some other "critics" in defense of his art, which is a dying art.) He's got a great mind and a lucid, distinct writing style, so I'm sure he'll surface again soon, and hopefully on a better-looking interface. Read his final words on the Premiere Blog.
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'Speed' for Seven Minutes.
You'll find at Yahoo! Movies a new clip of Speed Racer which features the first seven minutes of the new film hitting tomorrow (5/9). It's definitely a stylish movie, and it appeals to the geek in me with all of its sugary, neon, anime-based, CGI-powered confection, but I don't have enough excitement to go out and see it in place of, say, Iron Man, which I've sadly not seen yet (one out of the many millions who have). It looks too much like a migraine waiting to happen, as delicious of a migraine that would be, and I'll always opt for the superhero, even if he is a drunkard, over a chase-flick (it might give me diabetes). But it is rather unfortunate that it's turned out this way, since I had warmed up a bit to the trailer. (I initially thought it was a live-action Hot Wheels movie, then I saw the white helmet with the 'R' emblazoned on it, then I saw Emile Hirsch and I got confused again, then it started to make sense, then came the swirling red 'Speed Racer,' and some peace of mind.) But, then, I figure this might also be the case where the trailer gives essentially everything away, and all that's left to discover is the secret weapon which threatens to destroy Speed Racer, but which is overcome by the love Speed has for racing, his family and mankind.
It appears that I've captured the general consensus, though, as the film currently has a 37% rating from 20 reviews on Metacritic, and a 35% at Rotten Tomatoes currently counting 63 reviews, with the best comments being about its particularly crazy, kitschy anti-realistic style and the worst reviews ...saying the same thing. Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal: "This toxic admixture of computer-generated frenzy and live-action torpor succeeds in being, almost simultaneously, genuinely painful -- the esthetic equivalent of needles in eyeballs -- and weirdly benumbing, like eye candy laced with lidocaine." And Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune (who frequently headlines in place of Roger Ebert on his program while Ebert recovers from a botched surgery): "At its best, it's buoyant pop entertainment focused on three things: speed, racing and retina-splitting oceans of digitally captured color."
Based on its ill reception and its narrow appeal (male youths, and maybe youths in general - Susan Sarandon, John Goodman and Matthew Fox won't be pulling in much else), I reckon it'll be another big weekend for Iron Man (though if it loses, it won't be by much), which has shown it can attract women and older folks above 25. We'll see next week if The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which has a wider appeal and has a track record that's enormous globally, will be able to pose a greater threat.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
'Milk' Does Everybody Good.
It's probably a good thing that Bryan Singer's production of the biopic about assassinated San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk didn't get made. Not that he wouldn't have done a great job, or a particularly accurate or humane one, but just for the sake of giving the memory of the groundbreaking openly-gay public official all that he deserves, I think it's better that we'll end up with just one picture. Gus Van Sant's version of the film, though much less neatly named (Singer's was called The Mayor of Castro Street), is the one that's pulled ahead. The lack of competition for location shooting, talent and awards expectations means that more can go into the production, and better care can be taken. And for director Van Sant, the cast and crew of Milk and the citizens of San Francisco - and especially Castro Street, which metamorphosed during the 70s from an Irish neighborhood to a predominant gay district - it's definitely a labor of love. The film's been in production for quite some time (extended and suspended due to the WGA Strike earlier in the year) and won't be in theaters for some time either, so the film's already making hearts heavy with melancholy and anguish. After all, several of the consultants and crew have fond memories of Mr. Milk, and the daily reminder of what happened in November of 1978 that's been recreated with the sets and costumes still shakes their roots. The San Francisco Chronicle spoke to quite a few of them back in January, and it makes for some good reading on the production and the remnants of Mr. Milk's legacy.
But the recreated sets and costumed actors have given quite a few some good old hope and faith, too. A good amount has changed in all of America in the last 30 years, and with so many more gay and lesbian public officials having been in office since and with the visibility of the LGBT community and the Gay Rights Movement on the rise, many who've long advocated greater tolerance and awareness are probably looking forward to the days where we'll take gay characters and gay culture for granted. With Gus Van Sant at the helm, one needn't worry about sentimentalism or sensationalism, and with his talent comes more talent: Sean Penn will play Milk himself (below), with James Franco as his first lover and campaign manager Scott Smith, Emile Hirsch as student activist and intern of Milk's Cleve Jones, Victor Garber as Mayor George Moscone, Diego Luna as Jack Lira - another lover of Milk's, and Josh Brolin as the noted killer and fellow official Dan White. Such a serious cast as that should easily be able to deliver some cathartic and enlightened moments, and enlighten the viewers who aren't aware of who Milk was. Maybe they'll even immortalize his best quote, which was an almost prophetic wish of what was to come: "If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door." He gets a second chance to say it.
2008: Year of the Comic Book Movie?
With the summer season having been kicked off this last weekend to an incredible start with Iron Man (which opened to more than $100 million in its first weekend - the largest for a non-sequel), the stakes are now even higher for the other big comic books films shooting for the top spot as Summer 2008's biggest tentpole adaptation, The Incredible Hulk and The Dark Knight. The Paramount-distributed flick has proven to be a big earner for Marvel, who produced and developed the film independently and had gambled on bringing director Jon Favreau, ultimately to great success with him at the helm.
But of course Universal (whose 'Hulk' will be released on June 13) and Warner (with their 'Dark Knight' to debut on July 18) were aware of the anticipation surrounding the film, which had a $50 million ad campaign behind it, and decided to capitalize on its timing and newly-energized demographic to promote their own blockbusters with new trailers to call their own. 'Hulk' was released exclusively through Apple, while 'Dark Knight' had its posted on one of their viral websites (the latter also taking the opportunity to draw more hype around Harvey Dent, who of course becomes Two-Face, in a strategic move away from reminding audiences of Heath Ledger's tragic passing, who is still extensively featured in the trailer).
Also awaiting release are Wanted, which is helmed by Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov and stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman, based on the comic by Mark Millar, and Hancock, which isn't based on a comic but nonetheless features Will Smith as a bad-mouthed and ill-received superhero who decides to change his public image with the help of Jason Bateman. It's a definite summer of hotly-anticipated flicks of all kinds, it'll be fascinating to see how this season yields by the time it closes.
And even beyond the summer, films like Frank Miller's adaptation of the Will Eisner comic The Spirit and Zack Snyder's follow-up to smash hit 300 are awaiting wide release with almost fever pitch, the former still waiting a release date (though it does already has a teaser).
*Speaking of Iron Man and The Dark Knight, two major spoilers have found their way onto the internet. For the one concerning what happens after the credits roll in Iron Man, click here. For a truly disturbing, but exciting, image from the Batman sequel, click here.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
the big show.
Here are my predictions for the nominees and winners of this year's Academy Awards ceremony, if it does indeed happen, and it seems it will because show producers are vehemently saying that it will take place whether the writers support it or not. (The Oscars have continually brought in millions, perhaps billions, of dollars into the Los Angeles and California economy, so it not happening would be not only distressing for Hollywood, but also the many businesses who count on the Oscars for profit and sustenance.) I'm crossing my fingers for the negotiations and I hope they occur sooner than later (with or without mediation by A-listers, guild heads, etc.) so that dues can be paid to those who have contributed most last year to the art of films, which is as important as making films.
There are some glaring omissions when it comes to categories, but I'm working on it.
Best Original Score
Atonement -- Will Win / Should Win
There Will Be Blood -- Could Win
Into the Wild
Best Cinematography
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly -- Will Win
There Will Be Blood -- Should Win
No Country for Old Men
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford -- Could Win
Best Editing
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -- Will Win
Michael Clayton -- Could Win
Atonement -- Should Win
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
Best Original Screenplay
Juno -- Will Win / Should Win
Michael Clayton -- Could Win
The Savages
Lars and the Real Girl
Best Adaptated Screenplay
No Country for Old Men -- Will Win / Should Win
There Will Be Blood -- Could Win
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Art Direction
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -- Will Win / Should Win
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
300 -- Could Win
Across the Universe
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett :: I'm Not There -- Will Win / Should Win
Tilda Swinton :: Michael Clayton -- Could Win
Amy Ryan :: Gone Baby Gone -- Could Win
Saoirse Rohan :: Atonement
Catherine Keener :: Into the Wild
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem :: No Country for Old Men -- Will Win / Should Win
Casey Affleck :: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford -- Could Win
Philip Seymour Hoffman :: Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson :: Michael Clayton
Hal Holbrook :: Into the Wild
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis :: There Will Be Blood -- Will Win / Should Win
George Clooney :: Michael Clayton -- Could Win
Johnny Depp :: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Viggo Mortenson :: Eastern Promises
Ryan Gosling :: Lars and the Real Girl
Best Actress
Julie Christie :: Away From Her -- Will Win / Should Win
Ellen Page :: Juno -- Could Win
Marion Cotillard :: La Vie en Rose -- Could Win
Angelina Jolie :: A Mighty Heart
Amy Adams :: Enchanted
Best Director
The Coen Brothers :: No Country for Old Men -- Will Win / Should Win
Paul Thomas Anderson :: There Will Be Blood -- Could Win
Sean Penn :: Into the Wild -- Could Win
Tim Burton :: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Julian Schnabel :: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Picture
No Country for Old Men -- Will Win
There Will Be Blood -- Should Win
Atonement -- Could Win
Michael Clayton
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
classes begin.
I attended my CTCS402 class for the first time today at the Robert Zemeckis Center and my professor is Anne Thompson. She works for the trade publication Variety which is based in Los Angeles though it was contributors in other countries and is read widely around the world. If I do well enough in this class, maybe I'll muster up the courage to ask my Prof. Thompson if a job there might be good for me after I graduate. Wish me luck!


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Phase 1.
After armature and bone measurements are made, dog muscle and skin is built up. During a 3-dimensional art process, the artist constantly measures and adjusts the sculpture.
Phase 2.
Completion in plasticine. Photos are taken and sent to the patron prior to bronzing. A mold is made and the wax process begins. The wax study is touched up, the foundry performs the lost wax process and the sculpture becomes bronze. A brass pole is welded inside the dog's head. (This symbolizes the cervical vertebrae of the dog.) A patina is applied to the piece. The brass rod is now screwed onto a marble base and finished.
Phase 3.
Finished Bronze of "Bluie"

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Online Registration is now closed. Registration will be available at the Packet Pick-up Session as well as on-site on race day morning.
Help support Irvine Nature Center's Environmental Education Programs! Our Summer Solstice Family Festival and Sunset 5K will take you through Irvine's 210 acres of trails. Spend the evening with your friends and family enjoying everything our region has to offer –local food, brews, flora, and fauna. All proceeds support Irvine Nature Center's mission: to teach current and future generations to explore, respect, and protect nature.
$10 for Family Festival and 1K Family Fun Run ($20 on race day) - all attendees must buy ticket for Family Festival even if not participating in the Family Fun Run.
$35 for Sunset 5K Trail Run ($45 on race day)
* all 5K runners receive a race t-shirt.
* Special trophies made from recycled materials for the top male and female 5K finishers
Please click here for a printable mail-in registration form.
There are no refunds or transfers of registration fees permitted for this event.
Packet Pickup
Friday June 22nd from 4-7PM
Charm City Run Timonium
2045 York Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Race Day
Onsite starting at 4:00PM
Irvine Nature Center
11201 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Schedule of events:
3:00PM – Family Fun Festival (games, animal encounters, prizes, food trucks, and more!)
5:00PM – 1K Family Fun Run
6:45PM – Sunset 5K Trail Run
8:00PM – After party!
All 5K runners will receive a shirt. We will have post-race snacks to help runners refuel.
Irvine Nature Center is a non-profit educational organization, offering programs of environmental studies and natural science to children and adults of the greater Baltimore area. We provide these experiential learning opportunities in many forms, including: Programs for children, families and adults; Field Trips; Nature Birthday Parties; The Nature Preschool; Summer Nature Camps; Special Events and Green Weddings. We provide more than 500 program sessions annually to 50,000 children and adults. We also welcome visitors to explore our 210 acres of woodlands, wetlands and meadows; enjoy our resident animals; and our interactive exhibit hall free of charge.


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Chip Perfect and his family never experienced skiing while growing up, and they didn't have the slightest clue as to how they might start a business based on the sport. That all changed one day in 1980 when a developer literally walked up to the family farm "" located about four miles north of Lawrenceburg in Indiana "" and suggested that their hills would make a "perfect" ski area, no pun intended.
Instead of hiring investors and going the whole nine yards, Chip's parents decided to go at it alone as a family venture, starting with two handle tows, four rope tows, and a 4,000-square-foot base lodge.
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Mileage Breakdown: 7.5 PCT Miles + 1.0 Mile road walk from Northern Kennedy Meadows (NKM) to Highway 108 = 8.5 Total.
The view this morning was just as magnificent as last night. I did not have the greatest night sleep, partly because of the near full moon (bright) as well as the constant roar of the wind which never let up.
I was on trail around 7:30 am, shortly after the rest of the group, and I was feeling very good. Almost as though nothing could bring me down. I was really enjoying the epic ridge walk that leads to Highway 108 at Sonora Pass.
After a couple miles, a snow field became a rather steep slope. I had two choices: one to glissade (slide on my butt) or, two, I could walk around it which would take much longer. I decided to glissade and paid a painful price for it. The snow was soft enough that my micro spikes wouldn't grip the snow, but frozen enough that the lumps didn't give way as I slid very quickly down the short slope.
It felt like the worst rug burn I'd ever had for the next two hours and to make it worse, the affected area was on my upper thigh / lower butt.
As the rawness began to feel better, I arrived at a very steep snow slop that I couldn't imagine sliding down, let alone walk down (I would have surely fallen on my butt and slid down anyways). I figured out a way down via a rock scramble that too nearly 30 minutes to travel 50-100 feet. Covered with jagged and lose rocks, the foot and hand holds were few and far between. There were many moments of feeling stuck (unable to go back up and no way to continue down). But I eventually made it down where I waited for, and watched, the rest of the group work their way down..
Some fell or slipped but everyone made it down safely. The group walked to Sonora Pass together and the feeling of seeing the Highway was a bit of elation. I had just completed the most technical and physically demanding section of the trail. This doesn't mean the rest of the trail is easy, anything but. It means DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY wont loom over every hill or valley I past though.
Hitching into Northern Kennedy Meadows took some time. NKM is a small resort along Highway 108 which is quite popular in the summer time. There is a general store, cafe and a large campground positioned right along the river.
I really enjoyed my time there, which I spent most of it eating and organizing my resupply, I wanted to get back to the trail today. A bunch of us started to look for a hitch around 5:00 pm figuring if we couldn't get one this late, we could find a spot at the campground and try again in the morning.
After a half hour of watching the few cars on road fly by us, a young man pulled over with a smile and gladly stuffed 6 of us in his old Toyota Tacoma. A little ways up the road, we caught a Brazilian Downhill Skateboarder and he road he board while holding onto the back of the truck. It was pretty insane!
At Sonora Pass, a trail angel had a cooler of beer, soda and snacks. It was totally unexpected but greatly appreciated. We sat around and talked with a few other hikers who had just made it to the Highway and planned to go into town tomorrow if they couldn't get a hitch this late in the day.
After hike a little over a mile from the Highway, some of us stopped and setup camp. THis was around 7:00 pm... just in time to make some dinner and watch another breathtaking sunset.


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Good day, adventurers!
Matsui here with your monthly FFXI update.
It's almost August, the time when summer enters its zenith. Here in Tokyo, the rainy season was exceptionally late and exceptionally long, so I hope that by the time you're reading this it's finally come to a close.
For those of you unfamiliar with summer, one of the biggest symbols that summer is here is the watermelon! Watermelons are quite the characteristic fruit, and even someone whose drawing skills are as unrefined as mine can easily draw a recognizable one. After the fruit has been content, it has a lovely contrast of red fruit with a green rind, and black or brown-ish seeds to pick out as you enjoy is cool, refreshing taste—truly, the savior of summer.
And, of course, who can forget their size—big and round like a basketball, such that even buying one and hauling it back is a family event. And yet, when summer finally fades and we are left in the fall doldrums, we'll always have our memories of sharing watermelon with our friends and loved ones.
But as loath as I am to cut off the summer discussion when it's just heating up, I'd like to switch topics to the main event—the August version update!
All this talk about watermelons reminded me about a new foe appearing in Ambuscade—a subspecies of mandragora themed after that very fruit! Japanese players will recognize melon-mashing as a traditional summer activity—something akin to what our foreign players may know as hitting a piñata at a birthday party—a fun, comical activity that everyone can enjoy. Of course, the person aiming for the watermelon or piñata may be a little "left in the dark," so it might help to prepare a "/point
" macro to show them where exactly their target is.
We've also got another high-tier battlefield coming this update, and your foe this month is Alexander. The strategy you'll need to employ might be a little different than the one you're used to, so we hope that you'll treat him as an all-new foe!
Job adjustments this go around are focused on the red mage and puppetmaster.
Red mages, like their monochromatic brethren, are getting some of their merit point spells turned into scrolls, with equipment adjustments to match.
Puppetmasters are getting adjustments to certain attachments, with some getting their activation conditions changed from consuming maneuvers to generating burden. Coupled with previous adjustments, we expect this to be the last set of adjustments we make of this kind in light of potential balance issues that may arise.
Things are heating up in Vana'diel this August, and we hope you'll be there to enjoy the latest update with us!
Below is the usual summary of categories for the next version update. As always, last-minute issues may arise that prevent some of these items from making the cut, but we're working our best to make sure that everything here makes its way live!
Mission and Quest-relatedContent and System-related
Implementation Timing Update Task and Overview In-progress Task Notes August Records of Eminence ・Update the monthly objectives -Battle-related
Implementation Timing Update Task and Overview In-progress Task Notes August High-tier Battlefield ・Create high-tier battlefield
・Create reward items
- August Ambuscade ・Add new notorious monsters
・Replace reward items
・Adjust entry system
- August Porter Moogle ・Add to list of supported items - August Title ・Add new titles -Item-related
Implementation Timing Update Task and Overview In-progress Task Notes August Red Mage ・Change Merit Point items - August Puppetmaster ・Adjust effects of certain attachments
・Add display for the rate of Overload
Implementation Timing Update Task and Overview In-progress Task Notes August Item ・Add new items
・Adjust certain gear stats
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text: Film ID: YFA 4540 Video of YFA 4540 Hot Work 1955 HOT WORK 1955 Visitor TabsDescription Made by C.H. Wood of Bradford, this film contains footage of motor bike racing events from 1955 including the Ilkley Grand National, the Yorkshire Sports Car Club `4/44 Trophy Trial', and Scarborough Road Races. Title-Hepolite Title-Hepworth and Grandage present. Title-`Hot Work!' Title-Smooth Roads or rocky paths. 2 wheels or 4 it was Hot Work in 1955. Title-Photographed and produced by C.H. Wood Commentary by Geoff Duke. The film begins with Geoff Duke in a studio doing a piece to camera. He says that in this film they will be looking at lots of motor bike racing events from 1955 and footage of racing of other types. Title-The Experts' Grand National Scramble. In a sunny field full of tents and vans at Rosewood Warm near Stratford-upon-Avon, lots of motor bike riders have gathered with their bikes. The riders stand around chatting to the other competitors, fixing their bikes and smiling at the camera. In the next shot the bikes are off and race along the grassy track while Geoff gives a constant commentary about the riders and their racing histories. They race up and down hills, through woods and past the large crowds that have gathered along the side of the tracks. Some of the riders jump over a ridge while some weave through it. There is a shot from across a field capturing the riders as they race through the field full of long cereal. The constant commentary about the riders and their bikes continues. Men and women of all ages wearing summer dresses and suits have gathered along the tracks. There are a few brief shots of some of the riders who have stopped to fix a bike problem. Geoff informs us that J. B Smith wins the George Holsworth Trophy. Title-The Ilkley Grand National. This section begins on a snowy country road. The riders try hard to ride through the deep snow, and many of them fall over or get stuck. A small crowd have gathered to watch. The following competition takes place at Middleton Moor in North Yorkshire where the riders struggle to ride through very wet, sticky mud. Some judges stand around watching as the riders use their feet to push them along. Many of the competitors end up in the mud with lots of the bikes getting stuck. There is a brief shot of a young boy and girl sitting astride two ponies watching the events. Elsewhere a four-wheel drive stuck in the deep mud and spins the wheels trying to get out. A young boy rides his bike on the moors and gets stuck in a deep pond; he can't pull his bike out. There are more shots of riders struggling along, throwing up lots of mud and having to quit when their bikes stop working. Following this are shots of another competition on another snow-covered course. One of the riders needs the help of another man to push his bike up the ridge. There are shots of some very muddy competitors having bowls of hot soup at the end of the course. Geoff comments on one of the men, Jeff Broadbent, and he smiles at the camera. Then Geoff Allan says that motocross trials are not the only sport that people take part in. Title-The Yorkshire Sports Car Club `4/44 Trophy Trial'. From the top of a hill looking down, are shots of motorcars trying to bounce their way up the hill at Eyredale. The drivers drive as quickly and steadily as they can while the passengers bounce hard in order to give the car grip as it goes up the hill. Lots of people stand around watching as many cars compete. Some of the drivers give up as their cars get stuck or roll backward down the hill. Geoff comments on one of the competitors, D.H. Smith, who gets help from the spectators. Title-Scarborough Road Races. Geoff informs the viewer that a crowd of 10,000 people attended the two day event at Scarborough. There are shots of the vans, cars, branding on vehicles and spectators gathered at a field. Down at the starting line the motor bike riders dressed in leathers start the race. Crowds of men and women sit in the fields and on the grass along the route. The bikes go around tight corners, up hills and along open roads with a constant commentary by Geoff Allan remarking on their techniques, the track and the rider's position in the competition. There are shots of a section called `Memorial Corner' and in this section are competing bikes which have sidecars. The sidecar riders lean very far out of the bike to help it to go around corners more efficiently and Geoff says that they deserve a lot of credit and sympathy. Back at the motorbike races again and F.T Perris is leading the group but then he suffers engine trouble and comes in further down the line. Geoff talks about the riders and says that John Surtees wins another of the races; the winner smiles at camera. Title-Speedway Championship. This section begins at a test match between England and Australasia at Odsal Stadium in Bradford. There are shots of speedway star and one-time English captain Eric Langton as well as Ronnie Moore, a speedway champion. Following this are shots of the English team lined up. At the starting line a row of bikes is lined up and then they take off. Geoff comments on the race and that it's a lot cleaner and safer than it used to be; he also talks about the best technique to use. The riders go around the track throwing up black cinders all around them. Title-Stock Car Racing.at Odsal. Lots of damaged cars are parked around a field before the event and people are milling around. There is a shot from the stand looking down onto the track where the stock cars are driving around, banging into each other, smashing into the barrels that line the course, beeping, over taking and generally making a mess. One car drives up onto a barrel and the driver has to climb out. The final shot from this section is of a driver sitting on the top of a car talking to people and shots of the bashed up cars after their competition. Title-The Banbury Run. This section opens with a shot of the town square at Banbury Cross in Oxfordshire. Geoff says it is well-known for its agricultural machinery and that once a year people bring along adapted and improvised bicycles for a race. There are shots of people gathering, fixing their bikes and being pushed along so that the engines attached to their bicycles will start. The Mayor of Banbury sends the riders off. The cyclists drive along country roads towards the camera, some have to push broken-down bikes; there are lots of spectators lined up along the roadways. At one section there is a road check and they stop the bikes and take notes. The cyclists go along Lady Elizabeth Hill and here there are from along the side of roads and at the top of the hill looking down at the cyclists heading up the hill. Some men are at side of the road trying to fix their bikes. Geoff talks about the makes of bicycles that used to be common and familiar but not so much anymore. As he calls out the different names there are shots of them all. The bicycles are all loaded up onto vans again. Geoff talks about the most interesting bicycle that took part in the race- the 1903 Slinger. There is a shot of the owner, by J.P Smith of Yorkshire, riding the bicycle up and down a country road. The bicycle had two smaller wheels at the front that are powered by an engine. There is a short section which shows two young men cycling down a hill on trick bicycles. The bicycles have strange wheels and steering and as one of the boys attempts to ride one of them, he falls off again and again. Title-The Allan Jeffries Trophy Trial. Geoff goes on to talk about something that is a bit more dignified. This competition is held every year in Wharfedale and there are shots of the area and of one of the competitors, Hugh Viney as well as Mrs Wood. A rider makes his way up a dry rocky track which is lined with spectators. Some riders get stuck among the rocks and there are shots taken from different angles following the riders. Following this are shots of a section near Grassington called the Rock Garden; the riders struggle along a track littered with rocks. There are shots taken from the top of a road looking down at a rider. In another section the riders make their way across an almost dried up river bed beside a bridge. Mrs Alan Jeffries stands with a score card and observes the riders, including Mr R.C Cartwright, as they ride along the river bed. Mrs Jeffries' son sits in the river with his head sticking out of the water and then runs out in front of a bike and gets a slap on his bottom by his mother. On another hill, which is also covered in stones, riders struggle up towards the camera. Some men ride up at speed and some get stuck. Geoff says that one of the riders is flying up the hill as his wife is there providing water and visual relief. The shot cuts to her and she is wearing a dress that reveals her shoulders. One rider needs help pushing the bike up the hill while many of the others have to push their bikes. The final shot looks down a hill onto the base camp with the cars, bikes, spectators and competitors milling around. There is a brief shot of the Hepolite Sign on top of a van. Back in the studio, Allan Jeffries says that he is looking forward to meeting us at another event as a spectator or competitor. Title-The End. C.H.Wood Bradford. Hepolite. Context This is one of a very large collection of films made by film production company C.H. Wood of Bradford. The collection consists of approximately 2500 film and video elements including titles dating back to 1915. Charles Wood senior was a notable gas engineer, gaining an OBE in the 1880s. Rather remarkably, he designed Moscow's gas system after the 1917 revolution. His son, Charles Harold Wood, set up the company of C.H. Wood's in the 1920s. Charles was employed by both Pathé and Gaumont as a cameraman for the northern region. C.H. Wood specialised in aerial photography and filmmaking. Charles used the expertise he had developed through his aerial photography to good effect during the Second World War when he pioneered infra-red lenses, used by the Dambusters, and for which he too earned an OBE. His sons, David and Malcolm Wood, took over the company, which was for a time known as 'Wood Visual Communications.' The company closed down in 2002. See the Context for The Magnet Cup 1960 for more on C.H. Wood. Perhaps most impressive within the overall C.H. Wood Collection is the large number of films they made of motorcycle racing, mostly moto cross, such as the Scott Trials and the Ilkley Grand National. These include pre-war vintage motorcycle racing, and cover the 1940s and 1950s. Charles Wood started out as an apprentice fitter with Scott Motorcycle Company in Bradford, and was himself a motorcycle trial rider. David was making sound recordings of motorcycle events from the age of eleven. It was in filming motor cycling that his career as a filmmaker began – there will be more on these films in the Context for Darlington Motor Club Scott Motorcycle Trails (1951). As highlighted in the film itself, the film was sponsored by Hepolite, a brand of Hepworth and Grandage Ltd. Along with other British manufacturers, like Wellworthy and Brico, these made engine components for vehicles and were renowned for their piston rings. The firm was founded in 1907 and moved to Bradford in 1916. At the height of their success they were producing over a million piston rings each week from the huge St John's Works (with over 500 production machines in an area of 90,000 square feet ). Their parts can still be found by classic bike enthusiasts. Charles Wood's company went on to make over 400 bike films with commissions for Norton, BSA, Triumph, Honda and Yamaha. Many of these films are narrated by one-time rival to the Duke, Allan Jefferies. Jefferies was a major figure in 1930s and 1940s racing, starting in 1928, winning the International Six Days Trial in Harrogate on a works Scott motorcycle, the first of six. He also won the British Experts cross-country trial in 1938 and was a winner of the Scott Trials. He went on to have his own Trophy Trial named after him, to set up a motorcycle shop in Shipley, still going, set up after his father, Joseph, and to found a family dynasty of motorcycle racing riders, including his son Tony, and grandson David, who was killed in a tragic accident at the 2003 Isle of Mann TT. The commentary on this film is by perhaps the most famous motorcycle racing rider of the day, Geoff Duke, known as The Duke – making him an ideal commentator, especially for the Scarborough Road Races. By the time that this film was made in 1955 Duke had won six World Championship races at 350cc and 500cc, starting out with Norton in 1950 before switching to the Italian Gilera in 1953 (and then back again to Norton in 1958). 1955 was in fact the last year he was to win a World Championship. By the time he retired from the World Championship at the end of the 1959 season at the age of 36, he had 33 Grand Prix victories. He also raced in the Isle of Man TT, making many of his world record breaking rides and winning six times. A true Isle of Man legend, Duke has had a point on the Mountain Course named after him as well as three sharp bends at the 32nd Milestone between Brandywell and Windy Corner now called 'Duke's'. He was crowned Sportsman of the Year in 1951, awarded the RAC Seagrave Trophy and awarded the O.B.E. in 1953. The FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2002. He was also the first rider to wear one-piece leathers. Most competition riders were all-rounders in those days – taking in hill climbs, trials, sand and road racing, and scrambles – Jefferies being one of them. There were many competitions at the time with then household names like Dave Curtis, Jeff Ward, Johnny Giles, Don Rickman, Arthur Lampkin and Dave Bickers. Jeff Smith, seen here winning the Experts Grand National Scramble, was born just over the border in Colne, Lancashire, and went on to have an outstanding motorcycle career. Following from his father, also a rider, he became a works rider for Norton in 1952, becoming the British Trials Champion with them in 1953 before becoming the BSA factory rider, where he worked, the following year and winning again riding a Gold Star. Another highlighted winner is Geoff Broadbent, riding a works 350 Royal Enfield, who broke his leg a couple of years previous to this (by no means his only accident!). It isn't clear where exactly the route is for this race, although it often run on Beamsley Moor. The race is still held, still using machines of various sizes, and still with a variety of trophies, including the Scott Trophy and a Geoff Broadbent Award. The Ilkley & District Motor Cycle Club has recently celebrated its centenary, having been established in 1910 (becoming the Ilkley Motor Cycle and Light Car Club in 1919, and now the Ilkley and District Motor Club). Some Grand Nationals at Ilkley can be seen on the Pathe online archive. As this film gives an indication, there were many tournaments at this time: others included the Victory Cup Trial, Lancashire Grand Point to Point, Lancashire Grand National and the Cotswold Scramble – motorcycle scrambling later came to be known as MotoCross. The Scarborough Road Races at Oliver's Mount were started in 1946 by the Yorkshire Centre of the A.C.U. and Scarborough and District Motor Club, with Allan Jefferies competing in the first race on a 350cc. It was the best road track outside the Manx TT races – which had been halted for the war, and was reduced to using low octane fuel. Over twelve thousand spectators attended the first meeting. Since then there has been over 150 meetings and the race is still going strong. There were normally two races per year. In 1955 there was the Oliver's Mount, Cock o' the North, on 1st & 2nd July; and the News Chronicle International Gold Trophy taking place between Thursday 15th and Saturday 17th September. It was also the heyday of British bikes, such as the Matchless BSA, Ariel, AJS and Triumph. Even back in the 1950s these were pretty fast machines. The track of just under 2 ½ miles has been altered numerous times since it started, so it is hard to compare times, although it has always had the Mount Hairpin. In September of 1955, in the 5th International Gold Cup, Geoff Duke recorded a round of 2m 05.4 averaging just under 70 mph on a 500cc Works Gilera. It wasn't until 1979 that the legendary Barry Sheene broke the 80 mph mark on a 680 Texaco Heron Suzuki. The latest record was set by Ryan Farquhar in 2010, averaging 83.368 on a 1000 KMR Kawasaki ZX10 Winning the 350 race is the Duke's great rival, John Surtees (on a Norton) who would go on to eclipse him. Only 21 in 1955, Surtees beat the reigning world champion Duke at Silverstone and then at Brands Hatch. In 1956 he also won the 500cc world championship when Geoff Duke had been banned for six months because of his support for a riders' strike for more starting money. In a three year period – 1958, 1959 and 1960 – he won 32 out of 39 races and became the first man to win the Senior TT at the Isle of Man TT three years in succession. Showing his versatility, Surtees switched to car racing in 1960, going on to great success here also, and eventually founding his own race team. He was awarded an MBE and an OBE. For a history of the race, circuit and races, see the Oliver's Mount website (References). Speedway at Odsal was introduced by Johnnie Hoskins in 1945-46, before finally finishing there in 1997, after Bradford City Council contentiously refused to renew Bradford Dukes Speedway Club's lease at Odsal. (it raced for a short time at Greenfield in the early 60's). For more details of these developments see the Bradford Speedway website, who are campaigning for Bradford Council, which owns Odsal Stadium, to change its position – see also the Context for Rugby League Wartime Matches (1939-1944). The website also provides a potted history of the club, which has had several names: from 1945 until 1949, the Bradford Boomerangs; from 1950 to 1957, the Bradford Tudors; in 1960 becoming Bradford Panthers. The club folded in 1962, when it raced for a short time at Greenfield in the early 60's, before reforming in 1970. Bradford Speedway have been Champions on eight occasions, can claim a World Champion (Gary Havelock in 1992), and have hosted numerous Grand Prix events and the World Speedway. Apparently speedway is now the third most televised sport in the UK. Ronnie Moore, the current speedway champion at just 22, finished runner up the following two years. The World Champion for 1955 was Peter Craven, who is in the British team here, and was later to captain the team before being killed in a freak racing accident in 1963, aged just 29. Unfortunately Geoff Duke doesn't say who won this race – see also the Context for 1985 World Speedway Final at Odsal. Neither does he seem to know the origins of the name 'Stock car racing'. It refers to the fact that the cars that are raced, although modified, are originally conventional cars, i.e. not specifically designed for racing. The sport originated, apparently, from bootleggers in the US in the 1930s modifying their cars to escape the police! This then got turned into a sport, and with the founding of NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) in 1948 by a mechanic Bill France Snr. in Daytona Beach in Florida, it really took off. First in the US, Canada and Mexico, it reached Britain in 1954. Since then it has developed many different categories, although all allow for bumping ones competitors out of the way, as amply demonstrated in the film! The Banbury Run, specialising in pre-1931 vintage motorcycles, is also still going strong over sixty years since its inauguration in 1948. Not so Baines Bicycles, makers of the trick bicycles. The Baines brothers of Bradford were famous for their novel 'Flying Gate' design (aka 'Whirlwind'), but went out of business the year before model name – see the Context for Eccleshill Carnival (1922). Last up is the Allan Jeffries Trophy Trial which was inaugurated by the Yorkshire Centre in 1946 in honour of Bradford born Allan Jeffries, referred to above. At that time there were three competitions in Yorkshire: the Scott Trials, the Leeds Trial and the Rotherham Club's Lister Trophy Trial. After the war only the Scott Trials, a national open competition run by the Bradford Motorcycle Club, continued. Allan himself came second in the first competition in 1947, riding a 350 Triumph twin. Two years later the event moved to Upper Wharfedale, where it remained until 1958. The start was at Long Ashes near Thresfield, with the most difficult hill considered to be Moorend, at Kettlewell. But anyone watching this might think that the adjective 'difficult' is something of an understatement, and that the whole enterprise is an exercise in madness! References Geoff Duke at the Isle of Mann TT Geoff Duke at crash.net Hepolite Allan Jefferies Norton Owners Club Jeff Smith at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Oliver's Mount The Allan Jeffries Trophy, Bradford Trials online


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danielle_aka_luvergirly asked:
24 Aug 2010
please help
vanillabb says:
Posted on 24 Aug 2010
I'll have some of your booty lol , I hate being thin!
I use to suffer from anorexia I was scary skinny I was miserable .. at 15 I weighed 75 with a 5'2 hight... it wasn't fun , *& definatly not atrractive - you can lose your hair from not getting any nutristion , faint .. the list goes on & that goes for bulimia too ..
I got absalutly no respect from hardly anybody when I was thin , especially from guys , they love curves & you got em! be happy with it & don't try to change yourself . Your body is still growing.
Once you pick up an eating disorder its very hard to stop .. just like drugs , its an addiction..
jwlover4ev says:
Posted on 24 Aug 2010
Yeah like AllTimeIZZI said it will burn off the lining of your throught from the throwing up. No matter what other people tell you about "oh I've lost so much weight!" we'll they have ruined their bodies in a different way and it is very likely that they will gain it all back. Point of the matter is, just don't do it.
mistress1209 says:
Posted on 24 Aug 2010
not goin to do you any good at all. besides, you won't end up losing the weight. your best bet is too stay active. i seriously think that's a whole lot easier than forcing yourself to throw up!
ninja_nikki says:
Posted on 24 Aug 2010
Oh NO NO NO!!! That is definitly not the best way to go. There are so many risks..let me give you some.
Chronic gastric reflux after eating
Dehydration and hypokalemia caused by frequent vomiting
Electrolyte imbalance, which can lead to cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, and even death
Esophagitis, or inflammation of the esophagus
Oral trauma, in which repetitive insertion of fingers or other objects causes lacerations to the lining of the mouth or throat
Gastroparesis or delayed emptying
Enlarged glands in the neck, under the jaw line
Peptic ulcers
Calluses or scars on back of hands due to repeated trauma from incisors[7][8]
Constant weight fluctuations
The frequent contact between teeth and gastric acid, in particular, may cause:
Severe dental caries
Perimolysis, or the erosion of tooth enamel
Swollen salivary glands
(Some of this you may not understand, but trust me it's all bad!!! It will not do you one bit of good!) If you want to loose weight (like Maeve said) do it the healthy way. Exercise and just watch what you eat (just don't go crazy..if you want a candy bar eat it just make sure not to eat another one that day)...
The pic>> Is what teeth can look like after being bulemic for so long..>>
barbipixi says:
Posted on 24 Aug 2010
i agree your friend is also sorry to say stupid
being belimic is not a valid way to loose weight but yes it is a good way to become very sick and not give your body the proper nutrients. the acid from your stomach will eat away at your sensitive skin in your throat and yes your teeth. and you'll have to live with that forever. it's not something that you can do for a short time and think it'll be ok. you can's say that
i'll tell you anything worth doing is worth doing right. it may take time but usually if you put in the effort to do it right it's going to make you want to keep doing it right cause you don't want to have to re start all over again.
you can look in my blog to see how i lost my weight. i was 183 in highschool, then when i had my daughter i was 173 the day after (i was 23yrs at that time)
the first time i drank gatoraid and ramon noodles for a week (i'll admit having my tonsils out and that being all i could eat was a big drive)
the second weight drop i ate salad for lunches, i had beagles or cereal for breakfast, and i had a good dinner. and all day i would drink water/sugar free coolaid and i dropped the weight fast. working out really was just walking, i would walk all day at work then on my off day's i would walk around the mall or walmart
conner says:
Posted on 25 Aug 2010
my friend actually tried that we all had to tell the counseler because she listened to us...and trust me you dont look prettier you look pale and scary adn you can count the bones in your body..thats not considered healthy..any friend who would tell you that is going crazy.
lorii_grace says:
Posted on 26 Aug 2010
the acid wears away at your teeth and throat, even if you brush your teeth right after.
it can give you a lot of digestive problems and issues through the rest of your life with your esophagus, which can cause other eating problems and a lot of pain throughout yoru later years.
the main problem is that over time (even after just a few months) your body adjusts to the constant binging so you end up gaining weight even more easily.. which is irreversible. if you talk to any woman who has been bulimic at one point in their life, they will tell you not to go there because it will make controlling your weight a jillion times harder! a lot of bulimics end up being overweight adults. i suggest you get your friend help before she ruins her life!
try seeing a personal trainer. a lot of city rec centres offer sessions with dietitians and trainers for about 50/hr. you should look into it.
hope this helps my dear.
lorii_grace says:
Posted on 26 Aug 2010
also... if you're really a 'bigger girl"... be proud of your jiggly parts!! black people prefer being heavier.. its just us self centered white people who think being skinny is attractive..
and in all honesty, most guys prefer more to love anyway... except those who've been brainwashed by the media, who you would definitely not want to date anyway. (those are the kind of guys who are not accepting of who you are as a person.)
you seem like such a cutie. :) learn to love yourself and be happy that you have something to hold.
vanillabb says:
Posted on 24 Aug 2010
Type in A&E intervention to google , their episodes show how miserable these people really are with thier eating disorder, its easier said than done =p .
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