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Back to school - back to bullying?
Lori Tagger, Ph.D.
For most kids, "back to school" means new beginnings – new classrooms, new studies, new teachers. For too many kids, it means more of the same dread, fear and shame – bullying.
Approximately 30% of youth in the U.S. are estimated to be involved in bullying either as a target, a bully, or both. More than 88% of junior high and high school students say they have witnessed bullying in their schools.
Why is bullying so prevalent and widespread in today's society?
"Part of it is our culture," said Lori Tagger, Ph.D., licensed psychologist with St. Anthony's Psychological Services. "As a nation, we have become coarser; as a society, we have become desensitized. Kids grow up seeing characters talk back and berate someone on TV, and it's funny. They play video games where people are beaten, raped and murdered and it's no longer shocking – disrespectfulness and violence seem normal. Additionally, we don't hold people responsible for their bad behaviors; there are no consequences."
Tagger divides bullying into three types:
- Direct – pushing, shoving, controlling (taking money, belongings, etc.).
- Cyberbullying – being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material or engaging in other forms of social aggression, using the Internet or other digital technologies.
- Indirect – leaving someone out, telling others not to be their friends, talking about them, spreading rumors, sharing personal information, embarrassing them.
Direct bullying occurs more frequently with boys. Physical bullies often view violence in a positive way, often modeling what they've seen at home. They may lack respect and empathy for others, and bullying gives them a sense of power. "We encourage victims of physical bullying to not fight back, just walk away," Tagger said. "But for many adolescents, that is difficult to do; they're more afraid of being taunted than of being beaten up."
In the case of cyber-bullying, one third of teens using the Internet have been bullied and 75 percent have visited a site bashing another student. "Girls are twice as likely to be both victims and perpetrators," Tagger said. "Being ignored and disrespected are the most common forms of cyber-bullying. Ninety percent of middle school students have had their feelings hurt online, and 60 percent never told their parents about the incident."
Indirect bullying most often occurs with girls, Tagger said. "Relationships are more important to girls, so status is very important to them," she said. "Having a lot of friends or a boyfriend gives status to a girl. Belonging is HUGE in adolescence. Being left out is the worst thing they can imagine."
What makes a victim a victim – the kid who gets picked on? "He/she is perceived to be weak or different in some way and may appear to be depressed, anxious and lacking self esteem," Tagger said. "A victim of bullying generally is less popular, has few friends and may not get along with others. He/she may have ADHD and exhibit impulsive behavior."
Most kids don't tell their parents they're being bullied, Tagger said, so parents need to be aware of the warning signs, which might include:
- change in behavior;
- physical symptoms, such as headaches or stomach pains;
- losing things, avoiding events, trying to be early or late to school or home;
- nervous about certain things;
- withdrawing from family, usual things.
"Bullying is not some harmless phase of childhood; it can do a lot of damage to the victim and have lifelong consequences," Tagger said. "A victim of bullying feels a sense of powerlessness and a lack of self-worth. Victims learn the world is not a safe place, they are not worth anything and deserve to be treated poorly. If no one intervenes, the victim feels alone, abandoned, different – "There's something wrong with me." He/she may bully someone else to keep from feeling powerless, or he may turn to drugs or alcohol to numb the anxiety, depression and pain. A victim of bullying is at risk for ongoing mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, which occurs when bad things happen and there is no healing."
If you suspect your child may be a victim of bullying, ask him/her to share what's happening to them, Tagger said. "Listen, take it seriously and assure the child IT IS NOT HIS/HER FAULT. Do not tell children to simply ignore bullying; but encourage them to walk away from bullies, rather than fight. Ask what they need in order to feel safe, and practice what to say and how to be assertive. Instruct them to say STOP – most bullies stop within 10 seconds when someone says stop in a strong voice, whether it's the victim or a bystander. Also, consider the history of this relationship – Is there a power imbalance? Has this been a recurring thing?
"Help your child change routines so he/she won't be alone and insure that more adults are around – 67 percent of bullying happens when adults aren't around. Spend more time at school and get school officials involved. Don't contact the other parent and don't talk to the bully and the victim together or in front of others; use the school as a mediator. Talk to your child's teachers, counselors, the principal. Read books, go on the Internet, talk to professionals. Your child needs help and this is serious business – educate yourself."
But what if your child is the one doing the bullying? "If the parents themselves are bullies or condone violence as a solution, they may not notice it (in the child or in themselves) or think it's wrong," Tagger said. "Some may miss it because they don't want to believe their child could do this or they just haven't been paying attention. It depends a lot on the parents' involvement in the child's life."
Bullies model violence and/or view it in a positive way, Tagger said. "They have perceived social power and are dominant (popular), or they may desire power that they do not have in other areas of their lives," she said. "They may have low self-esteem, be depressed and isolated from others. Often bullies are easily frustrated and angered and have problems following the rules. They don't think of others' feelings and they have less parental involvement in their lives. Their friends may bully others or have been bullied themselves. Some kids are conflicted about their bullying, because it hurts someone; but it also gives them something – power."
Parents of bullies can help by modeling appropriate behavior and teaching healthy ways to manage conflict and to express emotions, Tagger said. "Have healthy family rules, monitor your child's behavior closely and teach that it's not OK to tease or show disrespect for others, under any circumstances," she said. "Teach empathy. If necessary, ask for help. If children who are bullies are not taught about empathy and given problem-solving strategies and ways to manage their emotions/anger, they may continue to bully. Thirty-five to 40 percent of former bullies have three or more criminal convictions by age 24."
What about the bystander – the kids who watch, but don't try to stop the bullying? "Up to 85 percent of bullying takes place before peers, but only a handful of kids intervene to stop it," Tagger said. "Some may believe it's not their business or that the victim deserves it. Some feel helpless to stop it. But the huge majority doesn't want to be the target. They know it's wrong, but 'not belonging' is the thing they fear most. Then there's 'bystander effect' – where there are others around, so they feel someone else will step in; but no one does."
But sometimes they do step in – who are these kids? "Kids with more confidence who have been raised to have empathy for others and stand up for what's right," Tagger said. These kids have a good sense of right and wrong."
How can I help insure my child won't be the victim of a bully? "Teach your kids to be assertive and help them develop confidence and healthy ways to handle conflict," Tagger said. "Ask questions about their day, and listen, listen, listen. If they grow up using those tools, it is unlikely they will be victims of bullying."
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THERE was success for the hosts and Wey Valley in the Area Tournament held at Budmouth College.
Organised by Budmouth's Year 11 sports leaders, the competition also involved teams from All Saints and Colfox.
And, in the end, it was Bud-mouth who were the winners of the Year Eight and Nine tournament, while the senior trophy went to Wey Valley.
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After I spoke by phone with Jeff the second time that morning, at about 9 a.m., I turned on the TV at his suggestion. I dropped to my knees and cried out loud when I saw his tower get hit. I turned off the TV and began to pray and pace until a friend came over to take our daughters -- Margaret, now 3, and Charlotte, 22 months -- for a walk. That's when I started writing.
I could at that moment only focus on my husband, the man I'd met while scuba diving in the Caribbean in 1992. Although he lived in Florida at the time and I in New York City, we stayed in touch. When Jeff came to New York on business in May 1995, we had dinner. We planned a dive vacation together for the next month, and we saw each other every other weekend after that trip. We traveled to France the following October, and in April, Jeff moved into my apartment. We were married on April 5, 1997.
And now I was writing ... trying to hold on to our life together. Trying to hold on. Re-reading passages from my journal, I can see that I have journeyed through months of disbelief, struggling to accept what happened to my family.
September 11, 2001. Jeff -- you are everything to me. I am praying for you ... the girls need you. They love you. I am looking at all our pictures. Pictures of you and me scuba diving, pictures of the four of us on vacation in the Garfagnana Mountains [in Italy]. Oh, Jeff, we have such living to do. Please honey, be okay. Please.
September 13, 2001. My parents have come to stay with us at our apartment on Manhattan's east side. Jeff's parents have been phoning constantly to see how we're all doing. His brother, Jerry, and his wife were out all night again looking for Jeff. They put up posters, called hospitals, and walked and walked. They said it's a ghost town out there -- New York City has halted. I do not leave the apartment. I want to be here when Jeff calls.
September 24, 2001. Unbelievable as it seems -- although I've now told Margaret otherwise -- I keep thinking Jeff is alive, creating scenarios to explain why he hasn't called (perhaps he's unconscious and on a hospital gurney somewhere).
September 30, 2001. I cannot say that I have confronted the reality that Jeff is dead, but today was his memorial service. There was a receiving line, and I felt in some way as if I was at our wedding. I can barely remember the service now, but it went as I planned it. I'm told it was beautiful. I wouldn't know.
October 17, 2001. I'm overwhelmed just trying to get through each day. My cousin asked a friend in the apartment complex to organize a food bank, and she did. Many people -- friends and strangers -- have prepared meals for us. I feel a little awkward about accepting help, but I am deeply touched by all the kindness.
November 20, 2001. It's Charlotte's first birthday. I'm crying for Jeff, who's never celebrated a birthday with his littlest girl, and for Charlotte because she'll never really know her daddy. Margaret and I made her a birthday cake. I rallied and managed to videotape the girls and me eating it. Margaret put her arm around her sister and said, "Mommy is crying because Daddy died, Charlotte." Margaret's birthday, on the 13th, was equally difficult; maybe more so because she talked about how her father might be eating some birthday cake in heaven.
December 12, 2001. I asked our friend to stop the food bank, even though she says people are still willing to cook. It's been such a help not to have to worry about meals. I think I need to take on an assignment [as a freelance writer/researcher]; a distraction would be good for me. Certainly it would give me something to do other than writing letters to insurance companies and lawyers that begin, "Enclosed please find my husband's death certificate...."
December 23, 2001. The holiday season is interminable; it's almost intolerable. Being an interfaith family means more celebrating -- and more memories.
December 24, 2001. Tonight the girls and I hung up our stockings, and I cried when I came upon Jeff's -- the one I made him when we were first dating. Margaret wanted to hang it next to hers, so that's what we did.
January 20, 2002. Little things trip me up. On the playground today, I overheard one mother telling another how they had finalized their vacation plans. I had to walk away. Jeff and I loved to travel, and each year we went on several family vacations, including our yearly European trip, with the girls in tow. Now I can't open the travel section of The New York Times; I recycle it immediately.
February 12, 2002. If someone asks me how I'm doing, I say I'm enduring. I feed and clothe and bathe and love our daughters. I gather great joy from our girls, and their love helps me to go on.
March 11, 2002. I watched the TV special 9-11 on the World Trade Center destruction. I hadn't planned to -- just to tape it. And I was stunned! I did not have the TV on September 11 -- except for that one horrifying moment.... Jeff's employer keeps me up to date on what I need to do -- there's an immense amount of paperwork that has to be processed when one's spouse dies. I am not in a support group, but I now have a weekly appointment with a therapist.
March 18, 2002. It's been a year since we were in Italy, Jeff. Memories of our trip roll constantly in my mind. How I wish I could freeze time and have it stop when we were there!
April 4, 2002. It's my birthday. You would have sent me roses, Jeff, and when you came home from work you would have given me daffodils. Remember the daffodil field we found when we were hiking in Cornwall [England]? ... Tomorrow will be our wedding anniversary, and soon it will be Jeff's birthday -- happy back-to-back events and now days fraught with emotional highs and lows.
April 5, 2002. Well, honey, it's our anniversary. I've been watching the clock all day, thinking about our wedding. I remember how you looked at me when I walked down the aisle. How happy we were in that one moment in time!
April 19, 2002. Today is Jeff's birthday. In my mind, he is forever 36 years old -- forever poised to accomplish great things in his career, forever the father of my two very young daughters.
May 15, 2002. I think Margaret has absorbed what happened to her father; she's a bright child, and I have always told her the truth. Tonight she heard the jingle of our neighbor's keys and he unlocked his apartment door. She turned to me and said when she hears keys jingling she thinks it's Daddy. "Charlotte thinks so, too," she said, "but I tell her that Daddy doesn't come home anymore, because he's in heaven."
June 2, 2002. I have been reading about what the FBI and CIA knew about Al Qaeda. I am angry with the government and angry with the security agents at Logan Airport, too. And all those people who slipped up still get to go home to their families for dinner each night, every last one of them.
June 30, 2002. Time is passing. I am going forward without Jeff. It's difficult to grasp, and it's difficult to live. I'm not sure how I am going to react to all the activity that will surround the one-year anniversary of September 11. I imagine I will talk to the girls about what the day means; I'm sure I will cry ... and yet I am alive. I hear Jeff's voice -- "Life is for the living, Ellen" -- and I know I must live and love and enjoy every minute with our girls. I won't allow their father's death to damage their precious psyches. I remain inflexible on this point; perhaps this is how I've endured. I realize now I cannot clone my life with my husband, and this is bitterly painful. Because that's really all I want: to have Jeff back, to have the life we lived and loved and planned for together back.


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TROY, N.Y. – Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino announced Monday that the County is taking steps to help seniors better handle the high temperatures that are expected over the next few days.
Jimino said that all residents will be affected by the heat, but that seniors are particularly vulnerable. In anticipation, local senior center directors have been reaching out to the more vulnerable seniors to ensure that they are prepared and have invited them to come in to the senior center to escape the excessive heat.
"On extremely hot days our senior centers can provide a great place to just stop in and cool off for a bit," said Jimino. "Seniors with or without air conditioning should feel free to come to the senior centers between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Each center is air conditioned and even if you don't want to participate in the activities, you can sit and read a book or just enjoy being in a cool atmosphere."
Rensselaer County senior centers have also made transportation available on a limited basis. To sign up for a ride, all seniors are welcomed to call their local senior center or the Department for Ageing's main number, (518) 270-2730.
"When the temperature rises to the levels predicted, taking proper precautions is vital to preventing the effects of excessive heat," said Jimino. "By following some simple safety measures the severe health problems including sunstroke, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and possibly even death that can occur are avoidable."
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See, I told you not to panic!
This year's lineup is coming together quite nicely, considering most people here believed we were a near-lottery team before Nellie reaffirmed his genius by making us both short term contenders to be a playoff dark horse - and long term contenders for our future behind Dirk's superstar replacement.
We are currently well placed to win either Elton Brand or Luis Scola (or both?) off amnesty waivers and still have a few cap tools to fill in our remaining holes:
- Backup center: Hopefully this will be filled by the amnesty bid for former number 1 pick Elton Brand, who will also likely back up Dirk at PF with Brandan Wright and Bernard James alternating shifts where necessary. If we lose bids for both Brand and Luis Scola, we still have about $8 million in salary to use to add a bit more depth than Brandan Wright and Bernard James.
- Legitimate starting/closing SG: Rodrigue Beaubois and Vince Carter probably aren't what we want starting and closing out games. Re-sign Delonte West and/or pick up a...
- Dedicated 3 point threat. Dirk, Darren Collison and Carter were all about 36% 3PT shooters and Dahntay Jones was a 42.9% 3PT shooter last year. While Dahntay may play a nice, complementary Stevenson-esque role, it would be nice to have one more dedicated three-ball threat; a player like Marco Bellinelli (37.7%), Randy Foye (38.6%) or John Lucas (39.3%) (who would also be a reliable backup PG) would make up for the loss of Terry's 37.8% 3-pt shooting and help us could close out games in close situations.
Despite these holes, the front office deserves a belated round of applause for free agency so far...
- Zero bad contracts and more cap space available for next summer with the Haywood amnesty.
- Likely almost $30 million in expiring contracts and team options that can be used in trade deadline moves to get players we want from teams looking for cap relief.
- Far younger, faster, more athletic in the backcourt. We have a multiple combo guard types (Roddy, Cunningham, DoJo) and wings that can switch between SG and SF (Carter, Dahntay Jones). Hopefully we'll add yet another combo guard in Delonte West, and the SG and backup PG positions will be a constant competition for playing time.
- Far better offensively in the frontcourt – probably the best offensive frontcourt rotation in team history if we get Brand. About even with last year defensively, probably little better if we get Brand.
- One of the best things about an improved frontcourt on offense is that the best big defender will usually take Dirk, leaving Kaman or Brand/Scola open to score more efficiently than they did previously. Also, our FT% from our centers is bound to take a big jump without Haywood's bricklaying skills.
- Still have the most important pieces of last year's core (Dirk's offense and Marion's defense), without the deadweight of Haywood and Odom and the age-related production declines and liabilities of Kidd and Terry (as much as we'll miss those two emotionally).
- Preliminary stat crunching shows marked improvement in just about every statistical and efficiency measurement from last year.
- Proven once again that we truly have a stellar front office that can turn water into wine. This will be important to convince big name free agents to sign here with an empty roster of Dirk, Marion (if he's not traded), Cunningham and $26 million in cap space.
- Since it's likely 12 out of 15 of our players would be in potential contract years, they have additional motivation to perform.
To be honest, I was really never convinced paying Deron Williams + Dirk + Marion 80% of our cap space would be enough to make us a legitimate championship contender. Instead, with a few more feasible pieces we have a deep, well rounded, hungry team that actually lines up rather nicely next to our championship team's rotation.
While we don't have a dominant defensive C like Chandler, we'd have two bigs besides Dirk that can consistently put up double-doubles. Kaman was tied for 31st in the league for most double-doubles with 15, and was just as likely to put up a double-double per game played last year as Chandler (32% of both players' games were double-doubles). Brand and Dirk were both tied at 45th with 11. And I'm hoping their production improves even more with more options defenders have to account for.
If Darren Collison can return to his rookie offensive numbers or better with more playing time, a good system and a great frontcourt to feed to, and if he can keep up with Westbrook and the like on D, he will be an improvement over both Kidd and J.J. Barea.
The only position that doesn't hold up to the championship squad is shooting guard, but there's a lot of pieces there that might work out. Roddy, West and Cunningham all have enormous potential, and Jones and Carter have plenty to bring to the table as well. I can't see SG as a big weakness if it remains deep, athletic and competitive for playing time. As mentioned, Dahntay may be a feasible starter if he can bring what Stevenson did – gritty defense and solid three-ball.
The point is, there's plenty of cause for optimism. Training camp will help our new players get our system in place, unlike last year. With a successful amnesty bid (or two) and avoiding major injuries, I think we have a team that can hold its own against the Clippers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, etc. and, with the right dose of luck and chemistry, maybe even give LAL, SAS and OKC a run for their money. We also still have a team that may have a second big name star or two this time next summer. You just never know.


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Has anyone else ever had sex outside? Like at a park or school or anyplace outdoors? If you haven't would you ever want to try it?
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On the beach, but you have to be careful with the sand and salted water, it can irritate bad!
What Guys Said 9
Yea. I'm the woods. And an abandoned army camp . It was a terrific turn om
On one occasion we could hear people riding the nearby bridleway! I would recommend it
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very erotic
and public washroom:)
i got a pretty good blowjob out doors me and this chick I knew went to the secluded area in a public park and she sucked the come right out of me there on an embankment
Sounds alright to me. :P
certainly does
Outside is great! OK it might not be the longest session you've had but when the adrenaline is going in a "busy" public place it can be 10 times more intense.
I want to try it but my fiance' says no. I did get a BJ on the front porch of my parents house though.
hahaha many places xD. In the bushes at an public park, we almost got caught.
Or at the beach, but that was a bit uncomfortable due to the sand.
My favorite would be at high school ( in freshman year, I'm now in junior year ) with a girl whom I knew always liked me.
Its such a thrill, the chance of getting caught, I'd highly recommend it to those intrested in sex big time.
I had sex on a golf course once. It was kinda hot, but of course not as comfortable as sex in a bed... had to watch out where the grass was going and stuff.
Its so fun, cause you have that element of being caught.
What Girls Said 5
Many times, and in assorted locations, haha. The great outdoors are probably some of my favorite places to get down. =P Even if it's somewhere secluded and there's virtually no chance of being caught, there's still that feel of exhibitionism. But exhibitionism aside, I just really enjoy being outside in general, so what better place to have sex?
when I'm older, I would totally want to give it a try .
My very first time was outside in neighobors back yard. Done it several other places since then outdoors and yes it can be a lot of fun.
I like the adrenaline. I had sex outside in the bushes in front of a childrens park. It was quite late but a small child just skipped across the park. Laughed so hard x
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Asian cities have become more affordable with room rates falling over the last year compared to 2012. According to HRS Hotel Rate Development 2013 price comparison. Indian cities saw a substantial drop on average room rates last year compared to 2012, with New Delhi with the largest fall of 26.6% to 43.21 euros (US$58.90) and Mumbai 12.43% to 92.24 euros. Bangkok and Taipei, however, bucked the trend with increase of 11.03% to 64.90 euros, while Taipeis rates went up 3.66% to 111.80 euros.respectively. However, the hotel portal noted that price competitiveness and differentiation have led to a price war in cities frequented by tourists such as Singapore (144.53 euros), Tokyo (134.35 euros) and Seoul (136.24 euros).The report revealed that globally New York is the frontrunner in room rates with a 8.9% hike in average rate per night, bringing it to 187 euros. Rio de Janeiro follows at 179 euro despite a 3.6% drop in rate, while Sydney takes third place with 174 euros after a 1.1% drop. According to HRS, for that price one could have booked nearly three nights in Kuala Lumpur (58 euros), Shanghai (64 euros) or Bangkok (65 euros).Full story
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Things aren't looking so good on the Wegher front, according to ESPN. Via Adam Rittenberg
"Iowa is moving on without sophomore running back Brandon Wegher.
Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz told ESPN.com on Thursday that Wegher still isn't practicing with the team and has given no indication that he will return for the 2010 season. Wegher, who had 641 rushing yards and 967 all-purpose yards as a freshman last season, opened preseason camp with Iowa but left the team several days later for undisclosed personal reasons.
"He isn't here, and we have to operate as if he's not going to be here this year," Ferentz told ESPN.com. "He may return sometime during the year, he may not and he may never come back. Right now, we have to move forward, and I'm just hopeful that he'll immerse himself in his classes and keep moving forward academically.
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Learning math and music often go hand in hand. They both rely on pattern recognition! Help your little one build basic math skills, and color in the musical instruments on the right to match the ones on the left.
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by Tina Wasserman
Whether we live in a high-rise apartment with a three-by-four-foot terrace or on a two-acre plot of land, many of us relish harvesting our own vegetables and herbs. After prepping, planting the seeds, and watering diligently, there is nothing like the day when the little yellow or purple flower buds signal that a crop is on its way.
Fast-forward to August and--if you've been a prodigious planter--the panic sets in. What will you do with all this produce? Your fridge is overflowing and your neighbors have already exceeded their food pyramid guidelines.
Why not do what your ancestors did? Pickle, preserve, and put up.
Originally cultivated in India and later in Mesopotamia and the Tigris Valley, the cucumber goes back to biblical times (Numbers 11:5 and Isaiah 1:8). And so does the art of pickling. During the age of exploration, Christopher Columbus brought cucumber plants to the New World on his voyages, and the pickles aboard ship prevented the seamen from getting scurvy. For the Jews who lived in Eastern Europe before the great immigration to America, pickling served two purposes: it preserved the meager amounts of produce and fish that were available for future consumption and it enabled women of the shtetl to earn an extra few kopeks so that their husbands could spend more time studying Talmud.
Is it any surprise that pushcarts with pickles found their way to the New World?
In the early 1900s, Jewish immigrants began New York City's first commercial pickle district. Many vendors started out with a rented pushcart to haul homemade pickles. In the 1920s, there were more than eighty pickle vendors on the Lower East Side. One of the most successful, Izzy Guss, bought his own pickle store, which he named Guss' Pickles. Over time, with the decline in the economy and tougher immigration and pushcart laws, most of the picklemen went bust, but Guss' Pickles has survived to this day.
One of Izzy's protégés, Alan Kaufman, owns The Pickle Guys on Essex Street. After all these years, Kaufman continues to pickle by hand the old-fashioned way, using an ancient Eastern European recipe. He can tell you why it's preferable to use salt (the shtetl way) instead of vinegar--vinegar will brown the pickle faster and sour it more quickly. And if you ask him the difference between a Polish pickle and a kosher dill, he'll tell you that the Polish has more dill and the dill more garlic. Go figure.
For the home cook, there's more to pickling than pickles. All kinds of foods can be preserved through this process. Our Sephardi ancestors, for example, would roast vegetables and then preserve them in vinegar and olive oil. Caponata, the traditional Italian Sabbath eggplant dish featured in a previous column, is a perfect example: the vinegar in the recipe both flavors the Caponata and prolongs its shelf life. And as far back as Roman times, mushrooms and zucchini were seasoned and immersed in a vinegar/salt bath to both marinate and cure for future consumption. You'll be able to try these techniques yourself in the recipes that follow.
Eat in good health!
Middle Eastern Cucumber Pickles
If you follow the recipe in one popular cookbook, making pickles can consume countless hours. Instead, take Alan Kaufman's advice and try this recipe--the pickles take about twenty minutes to make and only two days of waiting time. And the addition of ginger, cardamon, and cinnamon gives the pickles a subtle Middle Eastern flavor.
12 to 16 small cucumbers, about 5 inches long4 large cloves of garlic cut in half, green stem removed1/8 teaspoon coriander seed2 bay leaves, crushed1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns1/4 teaspoon mustard seed8 whole allspice berries1 1-inch piece of crystallized ginger1/2 stick cinnamon6 cardamon pods4 cups of water1/2 cup distilled organic white vinegar3 Tablespoons coarse, kosher salt2 1-quart jars (Mason jars)
1. Slice the cucumbers into 1/4-inch pieces and discard the ends.
2. Place the cucumbers in two wide-mouthed quart jars.
3. Combine all of the spices and lightly crush with a mortar and pestle or the back of a spoon. (For a more Eastern European pickle, you can eliminate the allspice, ginger, cinnamon, and cardamon and replace with dried hot pepper, more garlic, and dill or dill seed.) Divide the spice mixture evenly between the two jars.
4. Bring the water to a boil in a stainless steel, glass, or enamel saucepan.
5. Add the vinegar and salt and stir with a rubber spatula until the salt dissolves.
6. Pour the hot liquid evenly into the jars.
7. Let the mixtures cool on your counter for about one hour and then seal them with the jar lids. Shake the jars upside down 2 times to combine the spices with the liquid.
8. Place the jars in a closet or another cool dark place for 2 days. During this time the pickles will soften and be preserved by the saline solution, and the flavors will all meld beautifully.
9. Serve and enjoy!
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Thai Basil-Jalapeño Pesto
I created the following pesto recipe out of necessity: I had a bumper crop of Thai basil in my garden and didn't want any of it to go to waste. The pesto contains no butter or cheese, is sharp and tangy, and has a subtle Asian flavor. Toss with pasta or a favorite vegetable. It's also a great spread on a turkey sandwich.
3/4 cup macadamia nuts or almonds (almonds if you're mixing by hand)3 jalapeños, seeds and membrane removed2 large cloves of garlic cut into quarters2 cups firmly packed Thai basil leaves (Italian basil may be used)3 Tablespoons unseasoned rice wine vinegar1/3 cup extra virgin olive oilSalt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1. Add the nuts to the processor workbowl and pulse the machine on and off until the nuts are fairly fine. Alternatively, if you do not own a processor, use a mortar and pestle to grind the nuts and basil into a paste and then add the liquid ingredients.
2. Add the jalapeño and garlic and pulse 5 times. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
3. Add the basil and pulse the processor another 10 times, until a coarse paste is formed.
4. Add the rice wine vinegar and pulse on and off a few times to combine.
5. Turn the machine on and slowly drizzle the olive oil into the pesto until the mixture looks creamy and fairly smooth.
6. Scrape into a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Yield: 1 1/4 cups pesto
Italian Marinated Roasted Red Bell Peppers
The following recipe is based on the technique described in Classic Italian Jewish Cooking by Edda Servi Machlin. My use of balsamic vinegar gives the peppers a sweet taste. Jewish cooks have been preparing peppers this way for centuries.
3 very large sweet red peppers1/2 cup balsamic vinegar2 very large cloves of garlic, cut into quarters1 teaspoon saltFreshly ground black pepperAbout 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, enough to cover
1. Preheat the oven to 550°F.
2. Place the whole peppers on a baking sheet and roast them for 15 minutes or until the peel is blackened in spots.
3. Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with water and 8 ice cubes.
4. When the peppers are done, immediately plunge them into the bowl of ice water.
5. When the peppers are cool enough to handle, peel them under water. Remove the stem and seeds and any interior membrane.
6. Cut the peppers lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips. You may wish to cut the strips in half crosswise if the peppers are very long.
7. Bring the vinegar and salt to a boil in a stainless steel or enameled pan. Add the sliced peppers and cook for 3 minutes, stirring with a soft spoon or spatula.
8. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
9. Drain the peppers. Stir in the garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
10. Place the mixture in a 1-quart wide-mouthed glass jar. Pour olive oil over the peppers to cover. Bang the uncovered jar on the counter to force any air bubbles to the surface--this will prevent mold from forming on the peppers.
11. Close the lid tightly on the jar and refrigerate. The peppers may be eaten soon after, but for the best flavor wait 24 hours. Serve and enjoy.
Tina D. Wasserman, a member of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas, has been teaching at her own cooking school for more than thirty years and writes a kosher cooking newsletter on the Internet.


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With the three-tier system in place, manufacturers cannot sell alcohol products directly to consumers (see direct shipping). Rather, distributors ensure that products are delivered only to licensed retailers who are known to be in compliance with state laws. Only retailers who, to the distributors' knowledge, check consumers for proper identification can sell alcohol to consumers.
Internet and phone alcohol sales by wineries are rapidly becoming an important topic of concern. Consumers who purchase alcohol via phone and Internet must be present at the winery for an initial face-to-face transaction in which the winery must check the consumer's identification. Although wineries would like to do away with this requirement, such a decision would enable minors to order wine via phone and Internet and have the alcohol dropped on their doorstep without any requirement for delivery companies to check identification.


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In vivo tandem scanning confocal microscopy in acanthamoeba keratitis.
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 12(2):112 (1998) PMID 10188372We present several representative cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis, which were diagnosed in their early stages using in vivo confocal microscopy and managed based on that diagnosis. In our Acanthamoeba keratitis cases, highly-reflective round or ovoid organisms with a diameter of about 10-25 um were...
[Acanthamoeba keratitis (literature review and case report)].
Vestnik oftalmologii 110(1):28 (1994) PMID 8191659Clinical course, specificities in ophthalmologic and parasitologic diagnosis, drug and surgical treatment of keratitis caused by Acanthamoeba are described for the first time in Russian literature. Experience gained in two-year follow-up of a male patient with the condition who used soft contact len...
Acanthamoeba keratitis in non-contact lens wearers in India: DNA typing-based validation and a simple detection assay.
Archives of Ophthalmology 122(10):1430 (2004) PMID 15477452Acanthamoeba is one of the causative organisms of keratitis in Indian patients with no history of contact lens usage. Moreover, the Acanthamoeba infection can be easily detected in the clinical samples by means of the simple multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay based on ribosomal DNA typing.Cli...
[2-year retrospective study of 344 patients presenting for corneal lesion and who were examined for free amebas].
Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie 22(8):848 (1999) PMID 1057279526/28 patients wore contact lenses, 22 lens cases examined out of 149 (15%) and 7 of corneal scrapes out of 344 (2%) showed the presence of Acanthamoeba. 68% of patients (19 out of 28) came to be treated for the first time in the emergency department. 2/28 patients (7%) were examined at the very beg...
Acanthamoeba detection in the anterior chamber.
British Journal of Ophthalmology 90(5):649 (2006) PMID 16622100 PMCID PMC1857049
Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Survey of Ophthalmology 42(6):493 (1998) PMID 9635900Acanthamoeba species are an important cause of microbial keratitis that may cause severe ocular inflammation and visual loss. The first cases were recognized in 1973, but the disease remained very rare until the 1980s, when an increase in incidence mainly associated with contact lens wear was report...
[Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba spp. keratitis with PCR].
Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie 29(9):1034 (2006) PMID 17114997A diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis was considered for nine patients. Amoeba growth in culture was unfruitful for all of these cases. Eight patients had corneal scrapings that tested positive with PCR; in two cases direct microscopy observations confirmed PCR results. For one patient, a negative P...
The Acanthamoeba epidemic: what we have learned.
Cornea 17(1):1 (1998) PMID 9436872
Four cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis treated with phototherapeutic keratectomy.
Audio, Transactions of the IRE Professional Gro... 29(10):1199 (2010) PMID 20595894To report 4 cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis treated with excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and to discuss the clinical efficacy of this procedure. Four cases with early stage Acanthamoeba keratitis resistant to medical amoebic therapy for at least 1 week and with an enlarged abscess u...
Correlation between surface water contamination with amoeba and the onset of symptoms and diagnosis of amoeba-like keratitis.
British Journal of Ophthalmology 82(10):1143 (1998) PMID 9924301 PMCID PMC1722385This study supports the hypothesis that the concentration of amoeba in surface water may influence the rate of an amoeba-like keratitis infection....


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2011 Winter Park (FL) shooting guard Austin Rivers, who is currently committed to Florida, but has opened up his recruitment, plans on visiting Austin, most likely in late June. Rivers is also considering Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, and Kentucky, as well as the possibility of sticking with his commitment to the Gators. He has no other visits planned, but Duke is reportedly in good shape for his services. The Longhorns already have four commitments in the 2011 class, including two guards in Myck Kabongo and Julien Lewis and a wing in Sheldon McClellan, raising questions about how necessary it is to add another guard to the class. The medical redshirt for Varez Ward extends his eligibility as well. Conventional wisdom has long held that Texas would like to add another big to the class, with Rakeem Christmas the top target, but Rivers may be too good to pass up -- he's ranked no. 6 in the class in the new Rivals rankings. However, the Longhorns are probably a longshot, though the visit could change everything.
After removal from the St. Benedict's basketball team on Wednesday, Tristan Thompson made the decision to transfer to Findlay Prep, the Henderson, Nevada prep school that 2009 commit Avery Bradley attends. Thompson should be in uniform next week for Findlay's game February 20 against Duncanville in Dallas, 2009 commit Shawn Williams' high school. Thompson has a connection to Findlay because an AAU teammate plays for the Pilots. Former St. Benedict's teammate Myck Kabongo is expected to transfer to Findlay after the season. In a strange twist of fate, Findlay and St. Benedict's may face each other this season, as both are attending the National High School Invitation Tournament in early April. That could get interesting.
Point guard Myck Kabongo of St. Benedict's Prep is now the first commitment for the Longhorn basketball class of 2011. Kabongo stars with 2010 commit Tristan Thompson on their high school and AAU teams. Recruited by Rick Barnes and Rodney Terry, Kabongo has told his AAU coach for some time that he knew Texas was the right place for him, finally committing on his birthday. With transfer Jai Lucas becoming eligible some time next season and Kabongo enrolling during Lucas' senior season (assuming Lucas doesn't lose a year of eligibility for playing in one exhibition game), the future of the Longhorn point guard position is settled for years to come.
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Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles. Over on NPR's pop culture blog, Monkey See, you can find one fan's thoughts on how the list shaped up, get our experts' take, and have the chance to share your own.
A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). You'll notice there are no young adult or horror books on this list, but sit tight, dear reader, we're saving those genres for summers yet to come.
So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels. (And a printable version, to take with you to the bookstore.)
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Barry Eisler, a former CIA operative, is the author of two thriller series that have become international best-sellers. His latest book, Inside Out, explores issues of torture when dealing with enemy combatants. It's part of his Ben Treven series about a Black Ops soldier with a wicked sense of humor.
Realism is important to Eisler; to write his books, he's educated himself on explosives, hand-to-hand combat and martial arts. But even with all that preparation, it can be hard to get all the facts straight. So his website has an entire page devoted to mistakes that fans have found in his books. There, he addresses the difference between an "ex-Marine" and a "former Marine," and whether single malt Scotch should be spelled whiskey, or whisky.
Eisler talks with NPR's Michele Norris about his research process, and the various ways he strives for authenticity — even if that means zapping himself with a stun gun.
You can hear their conversation by clicking the "Listen" link at the top of the page. Below, read Eisler's recommendation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Recommended Thriller: 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' By George Orwell
By Barry Eisler
A lone man hunted by faceless government spies. A doomed love affair, its urgent moments stolen against a backdrop of terror and war. Surveillance, capture, torture, betrayal. If this doesn't describe a thriller, the thriller doesn't exist.
I'm talking about Nineteen Eighty-Four, of course.
Orwell's novel offers such devastating political commentary that in spite of the classic elements I mention above it isn't usually recognized as a thriller. This is a shame, because in addition to its many other virtues, Nineteen Eighty-Four demonstrates the potential power of the form to deliver a dire warning.
I first read the book in high school, and at the time thought of it as science fiction: commentary about events set in a remote future that hadn't come to be. There was no Big Brother. Certainly no one was staring back at me while I watched television.
But today the book feels more relevant than ever, when you consider the increasingly pervasive government surveillance, and the ubiquity of the kind of euphemistic "Newspeak" Orwell so presciently predicted as a means of controlling public perceptions, wherein even something as clear-cut as torture isn't called torture any longer, but "enhanced interrogation techniques." Escalation in Iraq is a "surge," prisoners are "detainees," assassinations are "targeted killings," and the 60,000 barrel-a-day ongoing undersea oil eruption is a "spill" or "leak." We don't call these euphemisms Newspeak, as the Party did in Nineteen Eighty-Four. But then, such an accurate description would defeat the euphemisms' purpose.
Most of us don't know that George Orwell addressed the major themes of Nineteen Eighty-Four a few years earlier, in his essay Notes on Nationalism. The reason Nineteen Eighty-Four is read so widely is, of course, that the novel — and the thriller in particular — provides a vehicle through which ideas can be brought viscerally to life through the conflicts and confusion of characters on the page. For readers, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a warning. For a thriller writer like me, it's something to aspire to.
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Before the reconstruction of the grand Inveraray Castle, the town of Inveraray was little more than a jumble of relatively unattractive huts. All that changed with the duke of Argyll, however; he wished to move the entire town away from his lovely home. And so the new town of Inveraray was built.
Much of the town's design was done by Robert Mylne, the celebrated 18th century architect. In the end there was a hotel, Town House, woollen mill, lovely housing, and a pier (the herring industry exploded here in years to come). Now it's an extremely photogenic coach stop for buses from Glasgow.
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Vladimir Sobotka levels Tyler Myers (via NHLArchive)
If this is the kind of game that Sobotka can bring then I am really excited about seeing him wear the note. Just a quick search through youtube gives plenty of reasons to believe that this guy could be some sort of crazy clone of silent jay with maybe a bit more of a physical presence.
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I turned Sara's monkey dare into a 1/2 day trip to Ubud in central Bali. First, I had lunch at Bu Oka, a renowned food stall for Babi Guling (suckling pig).
My culinary hero, Anthony Bourdain, chomped on the special for his Travel Channel show "No Reservations" just as I did.
I can't say it was love at first bite, however I really liked the way different bits of the pig are presented together. In the photo, you can see there's quite a bit of meat, some green veggies, and rice. The shiny flat bit is crispy skin, though you can feel/taste a bit of fat on the underside. Underneath, and to the left, you can just make out a bit of yellow. I'm not sure what it was – fried pig's ear or something. It was crunchy, and didn't do much for me. There was also a bit of black sausage which was really tender and spicy.
After lunch, I fed the monkeys, and watched them chase each other around the sanctuary, go swimming, and generally lounge about. It was very entertaining to see how our ancestors behave up close and personal.
Lastly, I bought some souvenirs at the Ubud Art Market. Supposedly you can get everything cheaper there than in Kuta, however I'd later realize my opening offers were too high, and I'd ended up paying a few dollars more than if I had bought the same items at the western-style mall in Kuta Square. Live and learn!
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I needed something to read this weekend that was small, lightweight, and portable. I was visiting family in Pacific Grove and had thoughtfully left behind my Nook on the kitchen table in San Jose. In these crises, something from the PG bookcase usually fills the bill. This time it was Ex Libris – Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman. A clever title by a bookman's daughter, the essays were short and to the point about books: collecting and organizing them. It was the first essay, in particular, "Marrying Libraries" that hooked me. After years of organizing and re-organizing my own book collections, I was ready to see how Clifton Fadiman's daughter did it.
Ms. Fadiman begins by confiding that this was no mean feat. After six years of marriage, the large book collections, of both she and her husband, still had not come together. Everything else had, including their firstborn child. Originally, it had been Anne's loft. She had, of course, sorted the collection in a way that had suited her. Now, that the intruding collection had come to stay, the Great Merger would inevitably have to occur.
Finally, the couple had agreed to pile their books on the floor. They would deal with the thorny issues of how they would sort out who had what under what topic. This emotional arm wrestling reminded me that classification may seem like a mild preoccupation and straightforward. But it isn't. There is the human condition to consider. This struck a real chord with me. In my own personal book collecting saga, it took me several years to realize that I had collected Two Years Before the Mast three times before finding the originally bought paperback nestled comfortably next to my Moby Dick instead of in California history where, I suppose, it more properly belonged. Likewise, my history of Victorian architecture had migrated to be with the books on the San Francisco Bay Area. Apparently, the sentimental value, my having lived there in the sixties, overrode the proper place in the scheme of cataloging.
Patrons, too, I have discovered, seem to have definite ideas about where things should be. Home improvement, for example, is an area in which I order materials for the Sunnyvale Library. A typical query from patrons might go like this:
Patron: "Where are the kitchen books?"
Me: "What were you thinking of doing?"
Patron: "Oh, I don't know. Making curtains, wallpapering, maybe new floors…Just point me in the right direction."
Me: "Those might be in several different areas. Let's go together."
Whether they intend to DIY, or are simply interested in ideas, the "in's and out's" of the Dewey system, all neat and tidy, and well organized, is just not all in one place! Then again, if they were thinking of papering their floors or sewing an interesting design for their walls, far be it that I should stand in their way. However, just to be on the safe side, maybe I should show them the exciting permutations of how collections are really organized.


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Brandy Norwood, Ella Joyce and Jerry Stiller (yes, Ben Stiller's dad) have all joined the growing cast of Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor, which already stars Jurnee Smollett, Lance Gross, Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Williams and Robbie Jones.
As already announced, Smollett will star as said marriage counselor "Judith." Gross will play her husband; Jones will play "smooth talking client" who has an affair with Smollett; Williams will play the owner of the firm where Smollett practices; Brandy will play Gross' co-worker; and Kardashian will play Smollett's friend and co-worker.
Synopsis again reads:
The film tells the story of Judith, an Ivy League-educated relationship expert who makes her living dispensing marital advice, but is so bored with her own marriage that she breaks her professional code and cheats with a smooth talking client only to realize she has made a huge mistake.
Shooting has already begun in Atlanta.
Akimbo | November 4, 2011 10:47 AM
@CareyCarey, Kasi Lemmons had absolutely nothing to do with "Daughters of the Dust." You're thinking the beautiful and fairly straight-forward "Eve's Bayou," and I would love to hear you explain how it was a misstep.
While I found her "Caveman's Valentine" to be overwrought, I thoroughly enjoyed "Talk to Me."
He may have all the money in the world, but TP could not touch Lemmons on her worst day; not as an actor, director, and certainly not as a writer.
CareyCarey | November 3, 2011 9:50 AM
@ Xi, excuse me, let TylerPerry's #1Fan/Bodyguard/Online Protector/PR Guru say a few more words in response to your comment.
Lets be fair about this.
Who really knows if Nzingha Stewart had the skills to kill "For Colored Girls" -huh? I mean, we don't know if she was butchering the project which lead to her departure.
And lord knows many people are not thrilled at Antoine Fuqua's writing nor directing skills. What has he done lately...without Denzel leading the way?
And I know I am not alone when I say I'm still scratching my head over "Daughter Of The Dust". Come on now, on this site alone, many people dropped by to say that film was confusing as all get out. It had it's moments but I and others...from what they said...fell asleep 3 times while trying to watch it.
So Xi, don't blame Tyler Perry for the missteps of others. They've had their shots.
Xi | November 3, 2011 5:54 AM
"UNfertilized by the T&P movie factory" <--- Haaaaahahahahahahaha!
I held out. I really did. I gave Mr. P the benefit of the doubt, hoping he would one day pass those writing and directing duties down to more qualified artists. I had a dream that one day Tyler Perry would be the financier for the Kasi Lemons and Antoine Fuquas of the world. He would assist, monetarily, the Nzingha Stewarts in making the film of their dreams, not snatch it from underneath them.
But instead he put Kim Kardashian in a starring role.
CareyCarey | November 3, 2011 4:09 AM
Yeah Mantan, I have to somewhat agree with you. I originally had my reservations about even seeing the movie. In spite of what some believe, I am not a HUGE Tyler fan. I only object to some of the unsubstantiated "criticism" he receives. See, I can't stand flip-flop phony people. On one had they're vilifying Tyler Perry and the next second they're spending their money on and championing some utter BS of the worst variety. So I'm standing on the concept that if a man doesn't stand for something that he believes in, he'll fall for any damn thang and take others with him.
Anyway, in reference to For Colored Girls, the poems were cool and some of the acting was tight. However, I didn't like Tyler's writing. The transitions before and after the poems didn't work for me. At other times, the actor or actors didn't do the poems justice.
In short, I initially went in thinking I wasn't going to enjoy the film. So I was setup to give it a 3 out of 10 stars. At the end, I believe 5-6 out of 10 is fair. I believe many people, men and women, missed the messages in the movie.
I believe one of the messages was, each of us has more complicities in our downward spirals than we care to admit or accept. In reference to FGC, each of the women in the film had character flaws that only they could fix. It wasn't always the man's "fault".
mantan | November 2, 2011 11:55 AM
hahaha @ donny leephart!! you got jokes!!!
the cast of this movie is as random as the cast for the remake of "sparkle".
jurnee smollet and jerry stiller is the only thing that's even remotely making me think of possibly watching this movie when it comes out, even then i might now watch it.
i tried to watch his last movie and i just turned it off within 5 minutes.
@carey carey, i know you didn't ask me and you're not talking to me but i'll answer you question about "for colored girls", i did like "for colored girls" only because i liked hearing ntozake shange's poems/monologues sprinkled throughout the movie, other than that it was horrible. every character was like caricature. i'll give him a "C" for effort though, b/c i can't imagine it was easy to adapt the play into a film, but damn it didn't have to be that bad!!
CareyCarey | November 2, 2011 9:05 AM
@ Sandra, this is a great line-----> "@TylerPerry's #1Fan/Bodyguard/Online Protector/PR Guru" *smile"
I agree, I love Jerry Stiller, but I think the general public gets wind of Tyler's movies in ample time. So you can't UNplug - completely.- from the matrix. You're in like Flynn, even if you don't want to be.
But seriously, didn't you fine ANYTHING pleasing and/or entertaining about For Colored Girls, or have you never laughed at any of his movies or TV shows?
sandra | November 2, 2011 8:06 AM
@TylerPerry's #1Fan/Bodyguard/Online Protector/PR Guru
[i]@ Sandra, Tyler's core audience is well aware of any and all movies and plays he's developing. [b]He constantly fertilizes and updates his supporters [/b]via this wonderful thing called the Internet. He sends out personal e-mail which keeps them well informed. [/i]
Since being part of the in-crowd is the only way to obtain info on upcoming Tyler projects, I will resign myself to being UNpopular, UNinformed and most importantly UNfertilized by the T&P Movie Factory.
Love Jerry Stiller! He loves to shout. He should fit right in a Madea production.
Also, this is a good move for Jurnee Smolett (when considering the current state of her career).
scott | November 2, 2011 6:27 AM
I am looking forward to this. It's one of his projects that i thought was very respectfully written. Really glad to see brandy in a new film.
misha | November 2, 2011 6:08 AM
There's some real talent here and it's going to take their very best to outshine Tyler's writing/directing. It going to be tough but they can do it....I've seen it happen. Taraji's performance in I Can Do Bad comes to mind.
And to be clear, I'm not really a TP "hater." Though I think he's a hack, I've still enjoyed most of his films.
CareyCarey | November 2, 2011 5:10 AM
@ Donnie Leapheart, I don't know if you're being factious but there's actually serious merit to your words...for many reasons. Tyler is the man regardless of what his critic say.
@ misha, I agree wholeheartedly. Tyler may not be the best director, but I've enjoyed many of his products and what he's done for the careers of many black actors.
@ Sandra, Tyler's core audience is well aware of any and all movies and plays he's developing. He constantly fertilizes and updates his supporters via this wonderful thing called the Internet. He sends out personal e-mail which keeps them well informed.
@JMac & Robert, first, Tyler is not a pimp! He is no different than any other director, producer, busimen or corner store merchant. It's called supply and demand. He's a filmmaker. You can't knock a man for giving people what they want. Granted, just as a pimp who sells women of the night, Tyler has a product that many frown upon, yet many love love love what he's selling. And therefore who defines "right" or "wrong"?
On the issue of Kim Kardashian, controversy sells, and again, what's Tyler's audience looking for? However, I have to admit that some in his "church folks" crowd have been turned off by the inclusion of Kim, but that voice is in the minority. I've come to that conclusion from reading a few popular "black church" blogs. There's been great debates over one of Kim's videos. I have not seen the video or videos in question, but from what I gather she's not in a "churchy" way :-).
Lastly, I always crack a smile at those who say "I'm not a hater...BUT". Listen, I don't know why they feel a need to qualify their words in that fashion b/c we all know and can "smell" the breath of a hater. They don't have to tell us anything. What they are speaks so loudly and is so obvious, that their less than convincing "setup" tells on them.
JMac | November 2, 2011 4:18 AM
@ roberto
You don't think TP is unaware of that? He wants the bossip/necole bitchie audiences and the rest of the rubber neckers.
Pimp is the right word and not a good one to be associated as.
Just make that money, hos!
sandra | November 2, 2011 3:37 AM
TP movies remind me of Hollywood marriages. By the time you first hear about the wedding, divorce proceedings are already underway.
Tyler's movies move at the speed of light, by the time a project is announced it's already in post-production or halfway through filming, at the very least.
Tyler does not play. He's a PIMP.
roberto | November 2, 2011 3:13 AM
Brandy and kim Kardashian are not on good terms (kim made that video with Brandy's brother Ray J) so um........ackward
Logic | November 2, 2011 2:47 AM
...Okay. I feel better now. Carry on.
lonny | November 2, 2011 2:16 AM
I love Jurnee Smollet, she's a true talent, and I'm excited to see Brandy but it's Tyler Perry..he places great actresses and good actors in underwhelming scenes and unflattering angles. Ugh. The only one he was even trying in his last movie was surprisingly Bow Wow
Nadell | November 2, 2011 2:03 AM
....gotta see it now! He certainly is pulling in an all-star cast
Donnie Leapheart | November 2, 2011 2:00 AM
Tyler Perry is a film genius! He can do no wrong. Every decision he makes is brilliant! Students will be studying his work 20 years from now! There are not many words that can accurately describe his contribution to human history. If aliens ever visited our planet, they could learn everything they needed to know about us from the prolific work of Mr Perry!
U of I Alum | November 2, 2011 1:42 AM
Too busy to respond right now, folks -- but please know that I'm thinking something negative about this, even though I'm not writing it!
Cynthia | November 2, 2011 1:25 AM
I LOVE Jerry Stiller!
Tamara | November 2, 2011 1:00 AM
Love Ella Joyce. Will she be Jurnee's mom? or...


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Spirit of the Crusades
WILLIAMS, Alice Meredith (Gertrude) (1877 - 1934)
[image: Spirit of the Crusades]
Date: 1922
Media: bronze
Size: 108.6 cm
Acquired: 1925; Purchase
Accession Number: NMW A 2645
This work is currently on display.
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nik hardiman on 12 October 2010, 15:28
Thanks for adding the photo !
nik hardiman on 3 August 2009, 09:52
Can I please echo Mr Leach\'s request for a picture of this statue, as this was one of my favourite exhibits at a very interesting museum
Norman Leach on 10 March 2009, 09:07
Please post a picture of this statue. I cannot find one anywhere