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Cam'ron's long-awaited comeback album Crime Pays will reportedly land within Nielsen Soundscan's Top 5 with roughly 42,000 sold records in its first week.
Along with Killa, other debuts will also hit the charts.
When it comes to this week's HITS Album Chart Breakdown, Reprise Records' Green Day emerges at the top of the heap. With a total of 221k in sales since its release last Friday (5/15), the Bay Area punk provocateurs' 21st Century Breakdown album debuts at #1, with more than three times the total of its nearest competitor. Asylum rapper Cam'ron's Crime Pays is the other Top 10 newcomer at #3, with 42k. Asylum's Paul Wall (#18) is among this week's newcomers, along with the INgrooves-distributed Tiny E's Crystal Method (#22), Big Cat's Gucci Mane (#27), and Mercury's iTunes exclusive phenomenon Parachute (#38). (Hits Daily Double)
Despite estimated sales originally pointing at 45,000, a rep at Cam's label predicted the project to sell more copies.
XXLMag.com spoke to a rep at Asylum, Cam's label, and without giving a specific number they believe that the Dipset Don is on track to sell a lot higher than the projections. (XXL Magazine)
The album is a follow-up to Killa Season which dropped May 2006 and landed at No. 2.
The memorable "Wet Wipes," the Alchemist-produced "Something New," and "Touch It or Not" with Lil Wayne are all sane and hooky enough to reach past the core audience, proving the man hasn't lost touch. Killa Season would have benefited from trimming and better planning, but those things are extremely rare in the world of Dipset. Taking that into account, the album is exceptional and a good enough excuse for two more years of mouthing off and starting trouble. (All Music Guide)
Cam recently returned from a long absence within hip-hop with Crime Pays.
"I'm about to bring [hip-hop] back to life," Cam said in an interview on Dipset Radio. "I'm about to bring a little air to it, a little CPR. No homo…What a lot of people don't know is my mom had three strokes in one day, she was all paralyzed on the left side of her body. So what I had did was went down to Florida, Fort Lauderdale, for about a year and a half, get her in rehabilitation, get her walking again, making sure her health was right…there was so much 'Where's Cam'ron' that I started using it towards my advantage…You can't buy that kinda promotion…It was all about falling back and picking the right time…" (Dipset Radio)
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My amazing brain!
(Wow I apologize, I just started typing and typing and this post got away from me, you'd think I was writing a novel)
First off I don't remember who it was on this board that recommended the book "Brain over Binge" to me, but a hundred thousand million thank yous. What a life changing book! I realized reading it that I have no issues with binges. I mean yes I've said in the past that I have bingeing issues, but my binges are just me overeating... My binge is me being lazy and sitting in front of the TV and eating an entire bag of potato chips, and then later having a sweet tooth and eating chocolate. Really not the same thing as what she was describing in the book... so I guess my issues are/were:
1) Sloth... A Julie at rest stays at rest.
2) Overeating. I like junk food. But a lot of people like junk food and don't put on as many pounds.
3) Laziness. I can cook, but often chose convenience foods instead.
4) Perfectionism. A diet is something I must stick to 100%. If I fall off plan, I'm a failure... if I'm a failure, I will never succeed. It will never work. So I might as well eat the bag of chips.
Aaaaaaaaaand 5) Negative thinking. It ties in with number 4 I guess!
OK well, these are obviously not all of my issues but they're the ones that cause my weight issue. Like the author of "Brain over Binge", I have no obvious psychological issues that cause me to overeat, there's no secret trauma that I eat to erase, I have anxiety and stress etc etc, but so does everyone.
So, if I have no binge disorder, what am I getting out of a book about recovery from binges? Because just like the author in the Brain over Binge book used a book destined for alcoholics to help HER recover from HER addiction, so I figured I could use a book about binge eating to recover from whatever issues plagued me.
Which brought me to... neuroplasticity. I had no idea there was such a thing! This is FASCINATING stuff. I spent about a week reading up on everything I could find on this and it just blew my mind! How could I have seriously not heard about this?
Wikipedia says neuroplasticity is: "Neuroplasticity refers to the susceptibility to physiological changes of the nervous system, due to changes in behavior, environment, neural processes, or parts of the body other than the nervous system.[1] The brain changes throughout life.[2]"
So your brain... PHYSICALLY changes depending on what you do. If you were to do something every morning, eventually your brain would remap itself PHYSICALLY to make doing that thing automatic, to make it easier. To make it something you do without thought. This is habit. If you tried to stop doing that thing, your brain would resist that change, because you r neurons have wired together to make this a thing you do. But it *can* be undone, if you stop doing that habit, eventually those unused pathways will get dismantled and you'll form new pathways elsewhere. So you can see how this can be used for great good, OR bad. So there's reason number ONE why the brain is so awesome!
Reason number 2, what I read is that just visualizing something can actually make things happen for you! They've actually done tests that show that if you just visualize yourself doing exercises you can increase your muscle strength. How completely CRAZY is that! They made a group of volunteers mentally do work outs, imagining themselves lifting heavy weights... and at the end, they had measurable gains in strength. here's just one study that shows this:
From mental power to muscle power--gaining ... [Neuropsychologia. 2004] - PubMed - NCBI
I really should have been taking notes when I was going through websites because I found SEVERAL that mentioned these awesome things that happen if you just see yourself doing them!
So if you can physically change your brain with habits, and if you can physically change your body by thought... then what have I been doing to myself when I think things like "I hate exercise" and "Oh my back hurts too much to take a walk" and "I will never lose weight", or "If I do lose weight Ill just gain it back". I'm basically just a self fulfilling prophecy. I need to visualize better things obviously!
Which led me to reading up on cognitive therapy. Now cognitive therapy alone would probably not do all that much but I think that if I combine it with what else I've learned, it becomes that much more powerful. Instead of negative thinking, I will VISUALIZE a future in which I'm not overweight. I will keep repeating happy things until I really do associate exercise with fun etc.
I found this interview with Dr Judith Beck which really brought it all together for me:
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What she said, was when those urges to eat something that you shouldn't (say, a big slice of cake on your down day!) you should talk to yourself like this:
"Even though I really want to eat now, I haven't planned to. If I eat, I'll strengthen my 'giving-in' habit, which means in the future I'm more likely to give in. If I don't eat, I'll strengthen my 'resistance' habit, which makes it more likely that in the future I'll be able to resist. I can tolerate not eating now. I'll be very glad in a few minutes when the desire goes away. I shouldn't give myself a choice about this. After all, I'd rather be thinner. I can't eat whatever I want AND also be thinner. I have to make a choice. Every time matters."
Which brings you right back up to neuroplasticity and strengthening habits. If you give in a lot, your brain will be wired to make you give in a lot! if you resist temptation a lot, you won't really be tempted.
I do notice this in this one area of my life that I've actually been able to do really well with this: I don't eat in the mornings. I did intermittent fasting a long time before coming to JUDDD, so it's become HABIT for me to not eat until 3pm or so. Even on an up day. Yesterday was my down day. I ate my meal at 8pm. And at 10pm I was huuuuuungry. I snack in the evenings, that's habit. I went to bed with my stomach growling. Then today, up day... you'd think I'd get up and be all ready to eat considering I was SO HUNGRY last night. But nope... no hunger at all. Noon came, no hunger. 3pm came, and I thought hmmm I should probably eat something... even then, no hunger! Because my HABIT is to not eat in the morning, it's effortless for me to not eat in the morning. Up day or down day, doesn't matter, I am NEVER hungry in the morning. (Of course this also has to do with ghrelin and other hormones I'm sure but still, my brain is awesome).
Oh and the neuroplasticity? They've shown that you make more connections while exercising. So there's another reason to exercise.
OK I doubt anyone has read this far, I'm sorry I'm just way too... excited I guess, I feel that seeing things in this new way is in fact what I needed, 100%. I quit smoking in 2006 by reading Allen Carr's Easy way to Stop Smoking... and ever since I've been looking for a similar system for my weight loss, something that I'd read that would flip a switch in my brain and make me UNDERSTAND that I don't truly need nicotine [to eat an entire bag of chips]. For so long I had been telling myself that quitting smoking would be SO HARD and that it would suck and that I'd NEVER be able to do it, and one day I read a book, I tell myself "This is all there is to it? It's this easy?" and you know, it WAS. I quit smoking the day I read that book, and I did it decisively and completely believing that I was done. And today I believe that I have it in me to lose the weight too. I mean I *really* believe it.
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I got the book in yesterday's mail (along with the Alternate Day Diet) and I'm enjoying it very much...I'm just getting into the part that talks about her reading the RR book..
I am going to really read and digest your post!
Thank you!
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Yes. Bravo! I agree with all of this and believe it.
The Power of Positive Thinking.
Fake it 'til You Make It.
the concept of Visualization
and a million more tie into this.
My mother always told us to practice "forming good habits".
People who hear about JUDDD, before they really learn much about it, see that Down Day low calorie half of the plan and duck and run! We keep telling them that it really does get easier after awhile. Form that new habit in your brain, and then it becomes pretty easy.
Love your post! Thanks for the interesting read!
Best wishes, Pat
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Thank you for posting this interesting information! I am very much like you. I like to eat! But, like you, I've been able to form new habits, and when it comes to disciplining myself to do my DDs properly, I have NO trouble. I ALLOW myself to eat whatever I want on UDs and it's working well for me. I do think the SIRT1 gene helps with appetite, but I also believe that a large percentage of success on any plan is in your HEAD!
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I don't think it would have anything to do with hypnosis. Wouldn't hypnosis be about implanting ideas in you that you aren't conscious about? Whereas this is being really conscious about what thoughts you allow to control you/what thoughts you decide to act on so they do or don't become habit.
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Wow! I love your post!!! And, like others, I read every word of it and got a lot out of it.
I was mentioning earlier on another post to Luna that every time my scale hits a new low, I change my stats. That's because I know I'm going to see that number again and I "visualize" it being my new number. Even if the scale continues to bounce back up after the next few UDs, my new low number is my new number!!! I'm going to claim it!! Seems to be working as I'm continually hitting the low and then bouncing even lower consistently now.
On my refrigerator front and center I used a pretty magnet to post a picture of me looking the way I want to look again. It was several years ago when I looked really thin and healthy in photos and I had a huge smile on my face. I keep picturing myself that way and looking at the photo every time I open the fridge. Pretty cool how it's keeping me on track.
Thanks for reminding us all to use our amazing brains to our advantage!!
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Loved your post, and all the comments from you and the other JUDDDers. And I totally agree---mind over matter!
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that isn't what hypnosis is at all. it is reprogramming through repetition in a relaxed mental state. I'm not a big proponent of it, but it isn't about being unaware.
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I was alerted to this book Brain over Binge in the Main Lobby and got the sample downloaded to my Kindle. Still have not gotten to it because I have a boatload to read! But also have Beck's book here at the house. Looks like I have some reading to do. I would love to be able to stick to one WOE to lose the weight and keep it off.
Thanks for starting this and just so you know, I read the whole thread!!!! I find it fascinating too Please keep sharing what you find out related to this very thing. I need all the help I can get.
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I read the whole thing (your post, not the binge book, though I've heard a lot about it).
I need to apply this to eating. I *have* applied this since December to flossing my teeth.
Now, at night, I just do it. If I don't do it (and sometimes I don't, but waaaay less often than before) it's weird.
I heard it takes 3 weeks to make something a habit. And positive reinforcment works WAY better than beating yourself up over something. Just had this conversation today!
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Great post, Hazelsmrf, and now there's another book for me to put on my "must get" list!
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This is awesome! And yes, I read it all. Really going to ponder this, especially as it relates to my 3pm hunger/snacking.
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Great thread. This sounds a lot like me too. I'm so glad to hear that this is helping you. I'm going to have to check out the book. I have been having some problems setting my brain to weight loss mode, it seems it just wants to be in "eat whatever I want" mode, and the ease of this method sounds really exciting! Btw, congrats on quitting smoking!
Thanks for the info!
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Julie, what an interesting, inspiring post! Thank you for taking the time to write it all out! I've heard about the book but probably won't get to it for a while due to having a long reading queue already. But I appreciate and can apply the principles you typed out in your post.
It makes a lot of sense to me that by engaging in the positive behavior we wish to continue, that we are making pathways in our brain that make it more likely that we'll keep doing it! What an inspiring thought!
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Loved your post, Hazel!
Yes, neuroplasticity is an amazing, wonderful thing! I've read some on it too, and it's such an empowering truth to know we can change ourselves for the better. It's in our hands. We ARE NOT just slaves to bad habits and old ways of thinking and doing. I'm glad you're finding so much help and encouragement with this, and I know your post is a big uplift to so many of us!
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I have this book on my kindle and could not put it down. It has totally changed the way i think too. It was wonderful. I have had issues with ED for years and years and always heard from everyone that i needed to fix things from my past and so on and so on and none of that ever worked. I knew there was more to it. I felt like i was this person that wrote the book. I felt the same way she did. Why cant i just stop binging and purging? Why do i have to fix all of this other stuff. When i try to do that it puts more emphasis on the ED and makes it even worse cuz im thinking about it all the time. It was wonderful to actually hear someone say this was my fault, not anyone elses, my fault and i can fix it. I have to take responsibility for my actions and i can stop on my own. I have taken so much from that book and from your post. It was a great post and i read every bit of it. This book is something to take in all forms of a persons life.
When i quit smoking one of the hardest things was not smoking in the car, so i started a new habit of eating nuts in the car to keep me from wanting a cig, well that started a bad habit on its own. Every time i got in the car instead of thinking about a cig i wanted nuts. Well what happened, i started gaining weight. So then i had to break that habit. I didnt think i could but i put my mind to it and i have. I think about eating in the car now but i just ignore the thoughts and they just go away. This works with so many things, willpower, brain power, its amazing!!!
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I knew that I'd want a cigarette if I had some drinks so I just decided to stop drinking. Which wasn't really a big thing to give up for me since I was really a social drinker and the older I got the less social I became Now though, a drink would not cause an urge to smoke anymore, but I still don't drink very much!
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Neuroplasticity is a fascinating topic to say the least! I first learned about it during my PTSD treatment, but really, it has an array of applications.
Hypnosis is widely misunderstood IMHO, but it can be a very powerful tool when you're in competent hands. I've used hypnosis during my PTSD treatment when everything (and I do mean everything) else failed. It, too, has a wide array of applications.
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Maybe you'd be one to ask though, when I was looking into neuroplasticity I kept coming across sites that promoted meditation exercises where you'd listen to sounds that would manipulate your brain waves... brainwave entrainment. Anyways, when I looked more into it it seemed very "pay us 300$ for this awesome CD set and you'll only need 5 hours of sleep and you'll be more creative and you'll blah blah blah", it came across suuuuper gimicky. Is this an actual thing?
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it is a thing. A gimick thing.
I mean, neurofeedback works awesomely well for many conditions--I myself use some woo-woo somatic techniques for anxieties and phobias (tapping, eft). Meditation is a tested stress reliever. But let us just say buyer beware.
Neuroplasticity is mostly related to learning new things and to changing neural pathways by changing reward. The one area where I thought Brain over Binge fell down is that for some folks, it is not enough to discontinue the stimulus and response. You need to provide a new reward. Maybe for her and for profound bingers, the reward was not binging, but for a lot of us overeaters, we need to identify the stimulus cue, stop rewarding it with the old bad behavior, and still have a new reward in line--the brain is organized around reward.
One of the ways we realign our bad eating habits is to shift the reward--not something nebulous and far off like "weight loss" the brain has no idea about that! But something more specific and timely (If I don't indulge in my bad eating habit, I will still reward myself with blank at the same time of day = If I do not get a snack from the vending machine at 3pm I will walk myself all the way around the building and then eat a handful of almonds)--see? the brain likes habit and reward. We need to find ways to build that in to make the brain happy. I think in many ways, the expected pleasure of the UD is getting habituated for us--pretty deferred in "brain time" but still we are building a habit of deferred gratification.
ok. lecture mode off.
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Awww I love your lecture, lecture away! It's really interesting to me!
So do you think it is not enough for me to try to tell my brain that I am OK with not eating right now and that I'd eat later, or do I need to give it a more immediate reward?
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Coal shipped from the Australian port of Newcastle slipped 30% to 2.4m tonnes in the week ending Monday morning, highlighting the weakening demand for seaborne coal in the Pacific Basin.
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He doesn't like cake, but plain birthday brownies just didn't seem festive enough for a party. This dessert, on the other hand, seemed like the perfect way to say, "I really care about your special day! And also, I didn't get you a gift, so if this brownie ice cream roll isn't good enough, maybe you should just wish for something better when you blow out your candles."
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James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County
Presents the finest entertainers in the industry. Bold expressions of music, theatre, dance and variety acts. Featuring professional touring concerts as well as college music, theatre and dance presentations.
CITY: Grayslake
James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County
The Center is home to a wide variety of entertainment acts from musical performances to live theatre shows to specialty performances. The facilities include the 600-seat Mainstage Theatre, the 250-seat Studio Theatre, the 400-seat C005 Auditorium and three conference rooms. The theatre presents the finest entertainment in the industry, including a season of incredible variety featuring internationally acclaimed performers.
CITY: Grayslake
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state-of-the-art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room, and a classroom.
CITY: Grayslake
Village of Greyslake Heritage Center and Museum
The Grayslake Historical Society was founded in 1976 and is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Historical Society stages regular programs, works with the Executive Director on engaging exhibitions, conducts tours and keeps residents and visitors connected with Grayslake's rich past. For more information, visit the Grayslake Historical Society's website at www.grayslakehistory.org.
CITY: Grayslake
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state of the art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room and classroom.
CITY: Grayslake
Great Lakes Naval Museum
As an official Navy Museum, the Great Lakes Naval Museum's mission is to tell the story of the United States Navy, with particular emphasis on the Navy's only "boot camp" at the Naval Station Great Lakes.
CITY: Great Lakes
Great Lakes Naval Museum
As an official Department of the Navy Museum, the Great Lakes Naval Museum's mission is to select, collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Navy with particular emphasis on the Navy's only "boot camp" at the Naval Training Station/Center at Great Lakes, Illinois. Exhibits feature an overview of the boot camp experience and the history of Naval Station Great Lakes. The museum is located at the Great Lakes Naval Station by the Main Gates. Admission and parking are free. Public transportation to the Great Lakes Naval Museum is available via Metra's Union Pacific North Line.
CITY: Great Lakes
Mother Rudd House and Museum
This original 1844 building was once a stagecoach stop, tavern, post office, town hall, and candy store. Completely restored by the Village of Gurnee, this historical home is reported to have been part of the Underground Railroad. Slaves would be housed in the basement or the barn. View artifacts from the Civil War, see the "Crystal Ballroom" where traveling guests would be entertained or the room dedicated to the family of a local man that died on the Titanic.
CITY: Gurnee
The Button Room Museum
We are a vintage and antique Button Museum. Our button displays rotate on a monthly basis based upon the current theme. Visitors will be given an opportunity to view beautiful buttons on display and learn more about two incredible women who saved and preserved everything (beautiful objects and historical artifacts). The museum will host a variety of small clubs, exhibitions, workshops, and events.
CITY: Gurnee
My Kind of Town Tours & Events
This company offers group cultural and educational tours. Reservations are required.
CITY: Highland Park
Ravinia Festival
Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor music festival in North America and is lauded for presenting world-class music in an inviting, natural environment. The festival attracts over 600,000 listeners to some 120 to 150 events that span all genres including classical, chamber music, jazz, pop, world, music theater, dance and kids programming every summer from June to September. Events are hosted in an open-air pavilion that seats 3,200 plus lawn; the 450-seat Bennett, Gordon Hall; and the Martin Theatre, an 850-seat prairie-style building that stands as the only building from the park's original 1904 construction.
CITY: Highland Park
Attic Playhouse
The Attic Playhouse strives to showcase a broad spectrum of theatre as an art form by producing classic plays, small musicals, one-acts, improvisational and skit comedies and theatre for young audiences. Special attention is given to producing original scripts and encouraging new talent. At least one production a year is dedicated to these original works.
CITY: Highland Park
Weird Science - Central St., Highland Park
Two teenage nerds, unpopular and unable to meet girls on their own, use their computer to design the perfect woman - beautiful with a genius IQ. When this woman turns "real", she helps transforms the boys from nerds to cool through a series of wacky and bizarre adventures. Set in the fictional "Shermer, Illinois", the movie is filmed in several northern suburbs of Chicago - Highland Park, Northbrook and Skokie.
CITY: Highland Park


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Cover of X-Men and the Wolverine - Adamantium Collection, the 2013 DVD box set of the first six films
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|Lauren Shuler Donner
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|20th Century Fox
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Cover of X-Men and the Wolverine - Adamantium Collection, the 2013 DVD box set of the first six films
|Produced by
|Lauren Shuler Donner
|See below
|Distributed by
|20th Century Fox
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|Box office
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The X-Men film series consists of superhero films based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994, and after numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct X-Men (2000) and its sequel, X2 (2003). Singer left the potential third and fourth films, leaving Brett Ratner to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). X-Men and X2 were met with positive reviews for their dark, realistic tone and subtexts dealing with discrimination and intolerance, while X-Men: The Last Stand was met with mixed reviews.
After each film earned higher box-office grosses than its predecessor, three spin-off films were released. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), directed by Gavin Hood, features Wolverine's origin story. X-Men: First Class (2011), directed by Matthew Vaughn, focuses on the origins of Professor X and Magneto. The Wolverine (2013), directed by James Mangold, follows Wolverine after the events of The Last Stand. X-Men Origins: Wolverine was met with negative reviews from critics, while X-Men: First Class and The Wolverine were met with positive reviews.
The seventh film, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) featured the return of the original trilogy cast and Singer as the director. Serving as a sequel to both The Last Stand and First Class, it was met with critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing film in the series.
With seven films released, the X-Men film series is the 11th highest-grossing film franchise of all-time, having grossed over $2.9 billion worldwide. It is set to continue with X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), a sequel to Days of Future Past, and a third Wolverine film (2017).
In 1994, 20th Century Fox and producer Prawan Singh bought the film rights to the X-Men.[1] Andrew Kevin Walker was hired to write,[2] and James Cameron expressed interest in directing. Eventually, Bryan Singer signed on to direct in July 1996. Though not a fan of the comic, Singer was fascinated by the analogies of prejudice and discrimination it offered.[1] John Logan, Joss Whedon,[3] Ed Solomon, Christopher McQuarrie and David Hayter wrote the script, with Hayter receiving sole credit.[1] Principal photography began in September 1999 and ended in March 2000, in Toronto, Canada.[4] The film was released on July 14, 2000.
The film introduces Wolverine and Rogue into the conflict between Professor Xavier's X-Men, and the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto. Magneto intends to mutate world leaders at a United Nations summit with a machine he has built, to bring about acceptance of mutantkind, but Xavier realizes this forced mutation will only result in their deaths.
David Hayter and Zak Penn were hired to write their own scripts for the sequel which director Bryan Singer would pick, with an aim to release the film in December 2002.[5][6] Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris were hired to re-write the script in February 2002, writing around 26 drafts and 150 on set.[7] Principal photography began on June 2002 in Vancouver, Canada and ended in November. The film was released on May 2, 2003.[5]
In the film, Colonel William Stryker brainwashes and questions the imprisoned Magneto about Professor Xavier's mutant-locating machine, Cerebro. Stryker attacks the X-Mansion, and brainwashes Xavier into locating every mutant on the planet to kill them. The X-Men must team up with the Brotherhood and prevent Stryker's worldwide genocide.
Bryan Singer initially intended to shoot the film back-to-back with a fourth film, though he left in 2004 to direct Superman Returns.[8][9] Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn were hired the following month. Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men story "Gifted", featuring a mutant cure was suggested for the primary story. Matthew Vaughn came on board as director in February 2005,[10] but left due to the rushed production schedule.[11] Brett Ratner was later chosen as director in June.[12] Principal photography began in August 2005 in Vancouver, Canada and ended in January 2006.[13] The film was released on May 26, 2006.
In the film, a pharmaceutical company has developed a suppressor of the mutant gene, provoking controversy in the mutant community. Magneto declares war on the humans and retrieves his own weapon: Phoenix, who is the resurrected former X-Man, Jean Grey. A final battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood ensues, and Wolverine must accept that in order to stop Jean, he will have to kill her.
David Benioff was hired to write the screenplay for the spin-off film Wolverine in October 2004.[14] Hugh Jackman became producer as well as star, and worked with Benioff on the script.[15] Brett Ratner was negotiated by the studio to take the helm of Wolverine after directing X-Men: The Last Stand, but no agreement was made.[16] In July 2007, Gavin Hood was announced as director. Principal photography began in January 2008 in Queenstown, New Zealand and ended in May.[17] The film was released on May 1, 2009.
The film is a prequel focusing on the character Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed, as well his time with William Stryker's Team X, before and shortly after his skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal adamantium.
Producer Lauren Shuler Donner first thought of a prequel based on the young X-Men during the production of X2, and later producer Simon Kinberg suggested to 20th Century Fox an adaptation of the comic series of the same name.[18][19] Bryan Singer signed on to direct the film in December 2009, however, in March 2010 it was announced that Singer would be producing instead of directing.[20] Matthew Vaughn, who was previously attached to direct X-Men: The Last Stand became the director, and also wrote the final script with his writing partner Jane Goldman.[19] The film superseded a planned X-Men Origins: Magneto that entered development hell, and despite that prequel's script not being used by any of the screenwriters as inspiration, the Writer's Guild of America arbitration still credited Magneto writer Sheldon Turner for the film's story.[21] Principal photography began in August 2010 in London, England and ended in December. The film was released on June 3, 2011.
The film is a prequel set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, and the origin of their groups — the X-Men and the Brotherhood, respectively.[22]
Christopher McQuarrie, who went uncredited for his work on X-Men, was hired to write the screenplay for the second Wolverine film in August 2009.[23] Darren Aronofsky was chosen to direct the film, though bowed out, stating the project would keep him out of the country for too long.[24] James Mangold was later chosen to direct the film.[25] Mark Bomback was then hired to rewrite McQuarrie's script.[26] Principal photography began in August 2012 in Sydney, Australia and ended in November.[27] The film was released on July 26, 2013.[28]
The film takes place after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand.[29] The story features Wolverine heading to Japan for a reunion with a soldier named Ichirō Yashida whose life he saved years before. Wolverine must defend the man's granddaughter Mariko Yashida from all manner of ninja and Yakuza assassin.[30]
Matthew Vaughn was attached to the film as director but left the director duties in October 2012 to focus on the film Kingsman: The Secret Service.[31] Bryan Singer, who directed the first two X-Men films and produced X-Men: First Class replaced Vaughn as the director of the film.[32] The screenplay was written by Simon Kinberg.[33] Principal photography began in April 2013 in Montreal, Canada and ended in August.[34] The film was released on May 23, 2014.[35]
The film takes place after the events of The Wolverine and features the cast of the original X-Men trilogy and X-Men: First Class.[36] The story, inspired by Chris Claremont and John Byrne's X-Men comic book storyline "Days of Future Past", features Wolverine going back in time to 1973 to prevent an assassination that, if carried out, will lead to the creation of a new weapons system called the Sentinels that threatens the existence of mutants — and potentially, all of humanity.[37]
In December 2013, Simon Kinberg and his Genre Films banner have signed a three year first-look deal at 20th Century Fox and will create a movie universe similar to Marvel Cinematic Universe.[38]
In December 2013, Singer announced the upcoming X-Men film, titled X-Men: Apocalypse. Acting as a sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past, it is scheduled to be released on May 27, 2016.[39] Singer, Kinberg, Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty are attached to work on the film.[40] According to Singer, it will focus on the origin of the mutants and it will be "more of a First Class sequel."[41][42][43] Kinberg stated that it will take place in 1983.[44] McAvoy, Fassbender, Hoult, Lawrence, and Peters will reprise their roles, while "some of the original cast" will return.[45][46][47][48] Younger versions of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Storm are set to appear in the film.[49]
By November 2013, 20th Century Fox had begun negotiations for another solo film starring Wolverine. Mangold is in negotiations to write the treatment for the film with Donner returning to produce.[50] Mangold has said the sequel will be inspired by other Wolverine stories from the comic books and it will be made after X-Men: Apocalypse.[51][52] Hugh Jackman is set to reprise his role as Wolverine. David James Kelly was hired to write the script for the film.[53] The film is scheduled to be released on March 3, 2017.[54]
20th Century Fox is in development for a film version of the X-Men spin-off comic-book series X-Force.[55] Jeff Wadlow was hired to write the script and Donner is attached to the film as a producer.[56] Mark Millar stated that the film will feature five characters as protagonists.[57]
In February 2004, New Line Cinema attempted to produce a Deadpool film with writer/director David S. Goyer working on the spin-off and actor Ryan Reynolds in the title role.[58][59] However, by August, Goyer lost interest in favor of other projects,[60] but Reynolds remained interested.[61] In March 2005, 20th Century Fox became interested in moving forward on production for Deadpool after New Line Cinema put the project in turnaround.[62] The studio considered the Deadpool spin-off early in the development of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which is why Reynolds was cast for the role.[58] After the opening weekend success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the studio announced that it was lending Deadpool out to writers with Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel Studios acting as producers.[63] Donner stated that she wants the film to ignore the Deadpool seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and reboot the character. She also stated that Deadpool will have the attributes that the character has in the comics, such as breaking the fourth wall.[64] Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were hired to write the script in January 2010.[65] Robert Rodriguez was sent an early draft of the screenplay in June 2010.[66] After negotiations with Rodriguez fell through, Adam Berg emerged as a top contender to direct.[67] In April 2011, visual effects specialist Tim Miller was hired to direct the film.[68]
These are the characters that appeared in more than two X-Men films.
|X-Men: The Last Stand
|X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|X-Men: First Class
|The Wolverine
|X-Men: Days of Future Past
|Hugh Jackman
|Hugh Jackman,
Troye Sivan (young)
|Hugh Jackman (cameo)
|Hugh Jackman
|Charles Xavier / Professor X
|Patrick Stewart
|Patrick Stewart (cameo)
|James McAvoy,
Laurence Belcher (young)
|Patrick Stewart (cameo)
|Patrick Stewart,
James McAvoy
|Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
|Ian McKellen,
Brett Morris (young)
|Ian McKellen
|Michael Fassbender,
Bill Milner (young)
|Ian McKellen (cameo)
|Ian McKellen,
Michael Fassbender
|Scott Summers / Cyclops
|James Marsden
|Tim Pocock
|James Marsden
|Jean Grey / Phoenix
|Famke Janssen
|Famke Janssen,
Haley Ramm (young)
|Famke Janssen
|Famke Janssen
|Ororo Munroe / Storm
|Halle Berry
|Halle Berry
|Marie / Rogue
|Anna Paquin
|Anna Paquin
|Raven Darkholme / Mystique
|Rebecca Romijn
|Jennifer Lawrence,
Morgan Lily (young),
Rebecca Romijn (older; cameo)
|Jennifer Lawrence
|Bobby Drake / Iceman
|Shawn Ashmore
|Shawn Ashmore
|John Allerdyce / Pyro
|Alexander Burton (cameo)
|Aaron Stanford
|Kitty Pryde
|Sumela Kay (cameo)
|Katie Stuart (cameo)
|Ellen Page
|Ellen Page
|Jubilation Lee / Jubilee
|Katrina Florence (cameo)
|Kea Wong (cameo)
|Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast
|Steve Bacic (cameo)
|Kelsey Grammer
|Nicholas Hoult
|Nicholas Hoult,
Kelsey Grammer (cameo)
|Peter Rasputin / Colossus
|Daniel Cudmore
|Daniel Cudmore
|William Stryker
|Brian Cox
|Danny Huston
|Josh Helman
|X-Men: The Last Stand
|X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|X-Men: First Class
|The Wolverine
|X-Men: Days of Future Past
|Bryan Singer
|Brett Ratner
|Gavin Hood
|Matthew Vaughn
|James Mangold
|Bryan Singer
|Lauren Shuler Donner
Ralph Winter
|Lauren Shuler Donner
Ralph Winter
Avi Arad
|Lauren Shuler Donner
Ralph Winter
Hugh Jackman
John Palermo
Bryan Singer (uncredited)
|Lauren Shuler Donner
Bryan Singer
Simon Kinberg
Gregory Goodman
|Lauren Shuler Donner
Hutch Parker
|Lauren Shuler Donner
Bryan Singer
Simon Kinberg
Hutch Parker
|Executive producer(s)
|Avi Arad
Stan Lee
Richard Donner
Tom DeSanto
|Avi Arad
Stan Lee
Bryan Singer
Tom DeSanto
|Kevin Feige
Stan Lee
John Palermo
|Richard Donner
Stan Lee
Avi Arad (uncredited)
|Stan Lee
Josh McLaglen
Tarquin Pack
|Stan Lee
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.
|Stan Lee
Todd Hallowell
Josh McLaglen
|Screenplay by
David Hayter
Story by
Tom DeSanto
Bryan Singer
|Screenplay by
Michael Dougherty
Dan Harris
David Hayter
Story by
Zak Penn
David Hayter
Bryan Singer
|Simon Kinberg
Zak Penn
|David Benioff
Skip Woods
|Screenplay by
Ashley Edward Miller
Zack Stentz
Jane Goldman
Matthew Vaughn
Story by
Sheldon Turner
Bryan Singer
|Mark Bomback
Scott Frank
|Screenplay by
Simon Kinberg
Story by
Simon Kinberg
Matthew Vaughn
Jane Goldman
|Michael Kamen
|John Ottman
|John Powell
|Harry Gregson-Williams
|Henry Jackman
|Marco Beltrami
|John Ottman
|Director of photography
|Newton Thomas Sigel
|Dante Spinotti
|Donald M. McAlpine
|John Mathieson
|Ross Emery
|Newton Thomas Sigel
|Steven Rosenblum
Kevin Stitt
John Wright
|John Ottman
|Mark Goldblatt
Mark Helfrich
Julia Wong
|Nicholas De Toth
Megan Gill
|Eddie Hamilton
Lee Smith
|Michael McCusker
|John Ottman
|Release date
|Box office gross
|Box office ranking
|United States
|United States
|All time
United States
|All time
|July 13, 2000
|July 14, 2000
|$75 million
|April 30, 2003
|May 2, 2003
|$110 million
|X-Men: The Last Stand
|May 24, 2006
|May 26, 2006
|$210 million
|X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|April 29, 2009
|May 1, 2009
|$150 million
|X-Men: First Class
|June 1, 2011
|June 3, 2011
|$160 million
|The Wolverine
|July 24, 2013
|July 26, 2013
|$120 million
|X-Men: Days of Future Past
|May 21, 2014
|May 23, 2014
(as of June 19, 2014)
(as of June 17, 2014)
(as of June 19, 2014)
|$200 million
|$1.02 billion
The first three X-Men films set opening records in the United States: X-Men had the highest July opening yet,[77] while X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand earned the fourth highest opening weekends yet.[78][79] All of these records have since been surpassed. The next three X-Men films after X-Men: The Last Stand opened lower than their predecessor and didn't set opening records.[80]
The X-Men film series is the third most successful film series based on Marvel Comics characters after Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Spider-Man films respectively.[81] It is also the 11th highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having grossed over $2.9 billion worldwide.[76]
|Rotten Tomatoes
|82% (154 reviews)[82]
|64 (33 reviews)[83]
|87% (224 reviews)[84]
|68 (37 reviews)[85]
|X-Men: The Last Stand
|58% (231 reviews)[86]
|58 (38 reviews)[87]
|X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|38% (253 reviews)[88]
|40 (39 reviews)[89]
|X-Men: First Class
|87% (244 reviews)[90]
|65 (38 reviews)[91]
|The Wolverine
|69% (214 reviews)[92]
|60 (43 reviews)[93]
|X-Men: Days of Future Past
|92% (223 reviews)[94]
|74 (43 reviews)[95]
Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe praised the first three X-Men films as "more than a cash-guzzling wham-bang Hollywood franchise... these three movies sport philosophy, ideas, a telethon-load of causes, and a highly elastic us-versus-them allegory." Morris praised X-Men: The Last Stand for "put[ting] the heroes of a mighty summer blockbuster in a rare mortal position. Realism at this time of year? How unorthodox!"[96] Roger Ebert gave the films good reviews, but criticized them because "there are just plain too many mutants, and their powers are so various and ill-matched that it's hard to keep them all on the same canvas."[97]
The first two films were highly praised due to their cerebral tone, but when director Bryan Singer left, many criticized his successor Brett Ratner. Colin Colvert of the Star Tribune felt "Singer's sensitivity to [the discrimination themes] made the first two X-Men films surprisingly resonant and soulful for comic-based summer extravaganzas... Singer is adept at juggling large casts of three-dimensional characters, Ratner makes shallow, unimaginative bang-ups."[98] James Berardinelli felt, "X-Men: The Last Stand isn't as taut or satisfying as X-Men 2, but it's better constructed and better paced than the original X-Men. The differences in quality between the three are minor, however; despite the change in directors, there seems to be a single vision."[99] David Denby of The New Yorker praised "the liquid beauty and the poetic fantasy of Singer's work", but called Ratner's film "a crude synthesizer of comedy and action tropes."[100] Singer's third film in the series, X-Men: Days of Future Past was also highly praised. Alonso Duralde of The Wrap felt that "Singer keeps things moving along briskly enough that you can just go along with the ride of Superhero Stuff without getting bogged down".[101]
The X-Men films received good reviews from fans of the comic books, but there was criticism of the large cast, and the limited screentime for all of them. Richard George of IGN praised the depictions of Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto, Jean Grey, Storm, William Stryker, Mystique, Beast and Nightcrawler; however, George thought many of the younger X-Men characters, such as Rogue, Iceman, Pyro, and Kitty Pryde were "adjectiveless teenager[s]", and was disappointed by Cyclops' characterization. He observed the filmmakers were "big fans of silent henchmen", due to the small roles of the various villainous mutants; such as Lady Deathstrike. George thought that the success of X-Men paved the way for other hits like the Spider-Man series, Fantastic Four, V for Vendetta and Singer's own adaptation of Superman, Superman Returns.[102] Spider-Man director Sam Raimi said he was a fan of the series, particularly Singer's films.[103] Film historian Kim Newman also tonally compared Batman Begins to Singer's films.[104]
In June 2000, Marvel published a comic book prequel to X-Men, titled X-Men: Beginnings, revealing the backstories of Magneto, Rogue and Wolverine.[105] There was also an adaptation of the film.[106] Marvel also released an adaptation of X2, which also contained prequels detailing Nightcrawler's backstory and Wolverine's time searching for Alkali Lake.[107] Del Rey Books also published novelizations of the three films. The latter two were written by Chris Claremont.[108][109][110] On July 6 a video game X-Men: Mutant Academy for PlayStation and Game Boy Color was released by Activision. It shares the title fonts and a number of costumes from the film. The game also contains the behind-the-scenes material from the first X-Men movie, which may be unlocked. In April 2003, a multi-console video game titled X2: Wolverine's Revenge was released, which served as a tie-in to X2. A significant feature has Mark Hamill providing the voice-over for Wolverine with Hugh Jackman's likeness, while Patrick Stewart reprises his film role as Professor X. In 2006, X-Men: The Official Game was released, which was set between X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.[111] In 2009, the video game X-Men Origins: Wolverine based on the movie of the same name was released.[112]


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Who knew a surefire way to incite rage in your nerd boyfriend was to pick the "wrong" character when playing the video game League of Legends? According to The Daily Dot, when LoL gamer XJ9 — described as a "a very skilled League of Legends player who could be pro if not for his emotional problems" — found out his girlfriend Sarah was playing LoL as the character Lee Sin, he lost his shit. See, in XJ9′s view, playing the game as Lee Sin gives players an unfair advantage in combat, or some bullshit, so finding out his girlfriend was daring to play that way was clearly a dealbreaker. Instead of breaking up with her like a normal irrational, sad video game obsessed basement dweller, XJ9 posted nude photos of Sarah on his public Facebook page, where they stayed for three days before a fellow LoL player named Destiny threatened to post XJ9′s personal information unless he took them down. And Destiny got the whole confrontation on tape, as the two chatted on Skype while gaming. In the video above, around the 5:30 mark, you can hear XJ9 attempt to justify posting the "revenge porn," explaining to Destiny why Sarah playing LoL as Lee Sin was a personal affront to him.
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Dog Point, Chardonnay 2010
Catalogue Code : 2005654
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James Healy and Ivan Sutherland left Cloudy Bay in 2003, after many years' service as winemaker and vineyard manager respectively, to make wine from Ivan's Dog Point vineyard. Fruit is sourced from selected vineyard plantings of older well-established vines. Low yield, hand harvesting, natural yeasts, natural malolactic, lots of lees contact and a generally 'low tech' approach are key to the magnificence of these wines


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Anna Levy
MANVILLE- Anna (Tyniak) Levy, 96, a resident of the Holiday Nursing Home and formerly of Chestnut St., Manville passed away peacefully on Monday at the Holiday.
Born: Dec. 21, 1913 in Manville, daughter of the late Paul & Catherine (Romaniczn) Tyniak, she resided in Manville all her life.
Anna was a sewer at the former Sadwin's Co. before retiring she previously was employed at other textile manufacturing Co's.
She was a communicant of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church of Woonsocket and member of the Parish Ladies Sodality. She enjoyed knitting & reading.
Richard R. Lavallee
MILLVILLE- Richard R. "Rich" Lavallee, 53, of Chestnut Hill Rd., Millville, died Saturday at the Rose Monahan Hospice Center in Worcester.
Born in Woonsocket, he was a son of Jeannette (Ethier) Lavallee of Millville and the late Louis J. Lavallee. He was a resident of Millville for most of his life and also resided in Uxbridge. He was a graduate of Blackstone-Millville Regional High School.
Rich was employed by Poly Vinyl Corp in Sutton, MA for over 30 years.
He was a student and practitioner of karate.
Doris L. Harpin
CUMBERLAND- Doris L. (Lafleur) Harpin, 83, formerly of 1 Flat Street died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at St. Antoine Residence, North Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Roland L. Harpin.
Born in Woonsocket, a daughter of the late Alphonse and Alice (Harpin) Lafleur, she had lived in Woonsocket for most of her life moving to Cumberland 24 years ago.
Mrs. Harpin was a sales clerk at Ann & Hope and Rathbun Outlet for 50 years, retiring in 1987.
She was a member of the Riverside Tenants Association and a communicant of St. Joan of Arc Church, Cumberland.
Robert E. Tessier
BELLINGHAM- Robert E. Tessier, 73, of Bellingham, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010 at Landmark Medical Center with family by his side. He was the beloved husband for 26 years of Claudette L. (Lussier) Tessier.
Born in Woonsocket on March 18, 1937, he was the son of the late Eldege and Yvonne (Beausoleil) Tessier.
Simone Leclerc
MANVILLE- Simone Leclerc, 85, of Old River Rd., Manville, died Sunday at South County Hospital. She was the wife of Germain A. Leclerc. They were married on September 4, 1948.
Born in Manville, she was a daughter of the late Michel and Rosa (Pontbriand) Laprade. She was a lifelong resident of Manville.
Mrs. Leclerc worked for Miller Electric in Woonsocket for several years before dedicating herself to being a homemaker.
Simone's life centered on her family and being an active parishioner of St. James Church.
Alice M. Cote
BURRILLVILLE- Alice M. Cote, 89, died November 8, 2010 at Overlook Nursing Home.
She was born in Woonsocket on October 28, 1921 to Archille and Aldea (St. Germain) Cournoyer. Mrs. Cote was the loving wife of late Aram A. Cote.
She worked as a bench worker for Hillsinger Corporation in Plainville, MA. where they made eyeglass accessories.
She is survived by her daughter Linda Laprade of Harrisville, and one sister Yvette Barris of Cumberland, and one step sister Claire LaFlamme. She has 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Ronald R. Morin Sr.
WOONSOCKET- Ronald (Blanc) R. Morin, 56, of Woonsocket, passed away on October 21, 2010 in Stuart, FL.
Born in Woonsocket , the son of the late Albert and Edna (Chasse) Morin.
Owen W. "Mickey" Emery Jr.
BELLINGHAM- Owen W. "Mickey" Emery Jr., 64, of Bellingham, MA died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth A.B. "Liz" Emery for 18 years.
Born in Milford, MA on October 29, 1946, he was the son of Owen W. Sr. and Nancy (Haughey) Emery of Franklin, MA.
Elaine Dorothy
NO. SMITHFIELD- Elaine Dorothy (Girard) Pizzarelli, 86, of No. Smithfield, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 in St. Antoine Residence, No. Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Lewis F. Pizzarelli.
Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Anita (Laperche) Girard.
Therese M. Haines
BLACKSTONE- Therese M. Haines, 79, of Blackstone, MA died Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in Beaumont Nursing Home, Northbridge, MA. She was the wife of the late David B. Haines.
She was born in Woonsocket, RI daughter of the late Honore and Mary Louise (Fontaine) Faubert.
Mrs. Haines was employed for many years by C.D. Burns and Linden Clock Factory where she repaired cookoo clocks. She loved quilting and collecting ceramic mice.