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When To Check If You Have Gonorrhea In Your Throat
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Throat GonorrheaI tested positive for throat gonorrhea last week and had treatment Friday 13th September. Last night (tuesday 17th september) i kissed a guy and worried that I might of passed on the gonorrhea?Also I have been told no sex for a week. Is this...
Response from David Wohl, M.D.
University of North Carolina - Chapel HillKissing would not transmit gonorrhea. You are advised to not have sex for a week so as to not transmit the infection to others (in your case by oral sex). Treatment works quickly so you should be okay to resume sexual activity after a week. Some... Read more »
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Israel -- Pharyngeal Gonorrhea in Female Sex Workers: Response to a Single 2-g Dose of AzithromycinCiting a sharp increase in the incidence of gonorrhea in Tel Aviv, Israel, since 1999, the authors noted that nearly one-half of interviewed patients admitted contracting the infection from a sex worker. In two-thirds of cases, oral sex (fellatio)... Read more »
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MPs slam Europe's plan for rejig of data protection law
A proposal to overhaul data protection law in Europe came under attack today from a panel of British MPs. The politicians have urged Brussels' justice commissioner Viviane Reding to rewrite her plan. A scathing report published this morning by the House of Commons Justice Select Committee warned that Reding's proposed directive …
Shock, MP's try and make a fuxx in the only thing that is left to them.
Simply put, MP's don't understand the DPA and if they did they would realise it is unknown to most, overused and badly abused by companies (like H&S) and every home user has no real idea that they openly break it or allow it to be broken by facebook, google and the new EA / Origin EULA etc.
They are already in the stick for the digitial britain fiasco (everyone has to be scanned, brought in by a non-elected person 1 week before election) and phorm (never resolved) so who is really gonna wonder why MP's kick off now?
Jobs worth perhaps because next year boundaries change and some are going to disappear, and because no one cares about them??????
Must try this next time I need a wage rise...
"Q115 Mr Llwyd: This leads me on to my next question. The Information Commissioner gave this Committee estimates of the impact on his office. He said that, if his office fulfilled the minimum duties required of them in the Regulation, they would in fact be seeking a 56% increase in funding amounting to £8.4 million. A more realistic estimate, given the new duties being imposed, could well turn out to be £28 million. The Commissioner said, memorably I think, "This system cannot work. Nobody will pay for it."
My question is: how will the Government fund the additional resources estimated at a minimum of £8.4 million that the Information Commissioner's Office will require?"
"The Commissioner said, memorably I think, "This system cannot work. Nobody will pay for it.""
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November 29, 2014
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's Interior Ministry says security is being tightened in Baghdad following bombings that have killed at least 20 people.
A government statement says the added security will include more undercover agents on the streets.
The deadliest of today's bombs reportedly tore through a minibus carrying Iraqi government employees. An official says 13 people were killed, eight of them women. Another three people are said to be wounded.
Elsewhere in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official says a female suicide bomber waiting to be searched at a checkpoint near the Green Zone blew herself up. The official says seven people were killed and 13 wounded.
Two other bombings, one of them northeast of Baghdad, reportedly took another three lives.
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Delphi Announces Five New Mass Air Flow Sensors Covering Nearly 1 Million Vehicles
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The parts are in stock and available for immediate shipping. The air struts retail for $525.50 each, and are available from Arnott as part number AS-2603 (right) and AS-2604(left). A $200 core charge applies to each part.
According to Penray, the key to the effectiveness and durability of these new heavy-duty coolant filters is the company's fiberglass-based filtering media incorporated into a sophisticated triple-layer design that provides exceptional filtration, even in extreme operating conditions.
Developed together with a strategic partner in the backing plate manufacturing industry, this new product represents the potential for a total weight-savings of up to 7.5 kilograms per vehicle (combination of truck and trailer), according to TMD.
The new belts, ContiTech SILENT GRIP and ContiTech TOUGH GRIP, were originally developed by ContiTech to solve specific problems on major OE applications.
Each of the aluminum gaskets are engineered to provide superior sealing capability, high heat resistance and easy installation, the company says.
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dslr camera at amusement park?
Is there any way to bring a small D-SLR camera such as an "rebel xti" to an amusement, but still be able to ride the rides, without damaging the camera, or is there a locker before each line.
I never noticed any lockers ,lol
Im not trying to take pictures while riding, but i dont want to set the camera down, because it could be stolen
Man on the moon? camera work?
was watching a show on Apollo 11 mission and Neil Armstrong taking first step on the moon but the first person I would think would be the camera crew or how else would they have been able to record the event, I like to think this was real historical event or am I just gullable
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using a newtonian telescope btw.
What do you take to carry your water, keys, wallet and camera to an amusement park?
do people usually take their purse? where do you keep it when your going on a ride? what can I take so i can carry 2 bottles of water, wallet and camera?
Can you bring a regular digital camera to the hollywood bowl?
Also can you bring binoculars?
how can i record halo games and put them onto my computer without using a camera or a video camera?
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HUNTINGTON – Bishop Dwenger couldn't hang onto the ball and failed to reach its first state title game in boys basketball because of it.
The Saints lost 85-71 to No. 3 Bowman Academey in the Class 3A Semistate on Saturday at Huntington North.
The Eagles (22-4) will play Greensburg, a 74-67 winner over Guerin Catholic, for the 3A title next week at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Dwenger turned the ball over 23 times, the miscues were too much to make up against the aggressive play of Bowman.
The Saints were able to cut a 21-point halftime deficit to 61-45 entering the fourth quarter, and they got to within 73-64 of the Eagles with 2:52 to play after Ryan Christman hit a 3-pointer.
After a Bowman free throw, Grady Eifert sunk two free throws and Christman hit another 3 to cut Dwenger's deficit to 74-69, but the Eagles were able to seal the win with free throws scoring three points in the final 2 minutes at the line before a couple of dunks by Bowman's Davon Dillard finished the game.
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Prospector Square Condo Rental Photos and Description
Condo, 4 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 3 Baths, (Sleeps 10-12)
Back on the short term rental market as of Oct. 15, now is the time to plan your 2014-15 ski vacation in fabulous Park City, with 3 major ski resorts within 10 minutes of this lovely well-equipped condominium, 2 minutes from free bus stop that goes to all resorts and Main Street. We lived in this lovely home for ten years, and completely remodeled the entire condominium in 2006. In 2011 we purchased a new home and have left the condominium intact for your enjoyment. We hope you have a wonderful stay.
Since this is our home, we want you to feel like the very special guests you are. You'll arrive to a spotless home with high quality, crisp linens, excellent mattresses (after all, sleep is important after a great day on the slopes!) with cozy down comforters, plush robes for your use in each of the bedrooms, and a wide assortment of pillow options. And, of course, a private hot tub. The kitchen is fully stocked with cookware, utensils, dishes and silverware for 24, so even if you have a full house you don't have to run the dishwasher after every meal. The pantry is full of conveniences like a waffle maker, blender, slow cooker, and everything a gourmet chef might need.
If you'd like the pantry and refrigerator stocked before you arrive, just send us a list and we'll provide the service for the cost of groceries + a nominal service fee. More time for you for enjoying Park City's world class resorts and the 'Best Snow on Earth.'
The dining table can be extended to comfortably seat 12, a perfect number for a lively dinner party. Linens and candles are provided.
The three bathrooms are equipped with hair dryers, shampoo, lots of thirsty towels, and bath soaps.
The "Mountain Room" is the perfect room for gathering to play Wii, watch movies from the DVD collection, or enjoy a television show on the big screen TV. The ambiance is created by a full wall of back lit panels of photographs of the Canyons Resort. A perfect place for a little unwinding--or a great hangout for the kids away from the adult's living space.
The large master bedroom has a king bed, TV, adjoining dressing area and huge closet with washer dryer, and a full bath with jetted tub, double sinks, and even the glass shower has a view of the mountains! The two bedrooms downstairs share a large bath with double sinks, and both are beautifully decorated, one with a queen bed, and the other has a king, both with TVs. The bunk bed room, with a full bunk bed over a full bed, and is very comfortable for adults or kids. If your party includes more than ten, both the couch in the Mountain Room and the one in the living room convert to very comfortable beds with air mattresses.
The large living room is a great space for gathering around the fire, enjoying the beautiful view, and, when weather permits, enjoying the deck and cooking out on the gas grill just outside the door. Or, choose a book from the bookshelves and enjoy a little quiet time. The condo overlooks Park City's 35 mile long Rail Trail, which is great for walks or cross country skiing--just watch out for deer and moose! Hiking trails are just outside the door, as is access to the free Park City bus that connects you to Main Street and all the resorts. We've provided snowshoes, bikes and cross country ski equipment for your use while you are here. And don't forget your hot tub attire, there's a private hot tub ready for you to enjoy after a long day on the trails or slopes!
Keywords: condo, rail trail, free city bus, ski resorts, deer valley, park city mountain resort, canyons
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- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
About The Owner
We are long time residents of Park City, and love living in this charming and beautiful setting. We're avid skiers, hikers, and while we love to travel the world, it's always nice to come home. We lived in this condo for 10 years, and have upgraded it throughout. It feels like home, not a rental!
The Owner purchased this condo in 2001
Why The Owner chose Prospector Square
We thought we'd live in this condo forever, but have moved now, and want to keep the condo for occasional personal use. It wasn't ever supposed to be a rental and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
What makes this condo unique
I love waking in the morning and hearing the aspen leaves rustling outside the bedroom window, and seeing the hot air balloons rising above the valley just outside my back door. It's a pleasure to watch bikers/hikers/cross country skiers on the Rail Trail, enjoying Park City's 300+ sunny days and wonderful scenery. And great to be able to walk a very short few yards to the free bus service to get everyone to their favorite ski resort or Main Street activities.


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CAIRO (AP) -- Directors of Egypt's first Oscar-nominated film will be walking the red carpet at the Oscars ceremony next week in Los Angeles, but most Egyptians have yet to see the hard-hitting movie that chronicles the country's unrest over the past three years.
Far from being widely celebrated in Egypt, the film has not been shown at Egyptian film festivals or theaters after running into problems with censorship authorities. The filmmakers say they have been blocked because of their portrayal of the country's military-backed governments. They still hope to get approval for wider distribution.
"It's a kind of politics disguised in bureaucracy," said Karim Amer, the film's producer, taking a line that one of the film's central character uses to describe the government's counter-revolutionary actions.
"The Square," named for Tahrir, or Liberty Square, is built around the geographic focal point of the uprising, where millions of Egyptians gathered to protest Hosni Mubarak's regime, the rule of the generals who succeeded him and now-deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. It recounts the country's recent turmoil, beginning when Mubarak stepped down in 2011 through August 2013, right before security forces stormed two protest camps of Morsi supporters, killing hundreds.
The filmmakers tell the story through the eyes of three protesters hailing from different backgrounds. The self-described revolutionaries are Ahmed Hassan, a streetwise idealist; Khalid Abdalla, a British-Egyptian Hollywood actor raised abroad by his exiled activist father; and Magdy Ashour, a member of Morsi's Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, which has been outlawed and labeled a terrorist organization by the government installed by the military.
The movie follows their ideological trajectories, from hope and exuberance to disappointment and disillusion.
Ashour grows apart from the Brotherhood. He goes to protest in the square even after the group has prohibited members from demonstrating because, he says, the demands of the revolution have still not been met by the country's interim leaders. Abdalla struggles to convince his exiled father that his activism will bear fruit, and Hassan suffers a head injury while throwing rocks at security forces and falls into a depression.
"The good and free people are being called agents and traitors, and the agents and traitors are being called heroes," Hassan narrates over scenes of ambulances carrying away wounded protesters.
The film's director, Jehane Noujaim, who grew up in Egypt, said she wanted to tell the story in a way that would let viewers in 50 or 100 years feel "that energy and that spirit of being in the square."
The footage includes graphic images of bloodied bodies getting smashed by military vehicles, police dragging a protester's limp body across the street and other scenes of brutality. At one point, a protester kneels on the sidewalk, weeping, with the blood of comrades on his hands.
"Our army is killing us. They are killing us," the protester says. "They've forgotten Egypt."
That depiction of the Egyptian military, which removed Morsi in July, is the reason the filmmakers believe the film has not been licensed for showing in Egypt.
But the project has gained acclaim in the West, winning audience awards at the Sundance Film Festival and at Toronto and Montreal festivals. It was acquired last year by subscription service Netflix.
In Egypt, it's only available through YouTube and illegal downloads. After the academy announced the Oscar nominations, the film was hacked and released on the Internet. Amer estimates that more than 1.5 million people have watched it online.
"What's been fantastic is to see the overwhelming ability of the Internet to show truth from fiction," he said.
Ahmed Awad, undersecretary to the Minister of Culture and head of censorship, told The Associated Press that the film has not been banned in Egypt for any political reasons. He said it was not shown because the film's producers did not file the proper paperwork. He called the filmmakers' accusations of repression "propaganda" designed to attract more attention.
"I am very happy about the Oscars, because it's a very high level of art," Awad said. "We are not against the film, but there are laws. I can't make exceptions."
Noujaim said that the team submitted the film to censorship authorities in September and received verbal permission to show it at a festival. But, she explained, the film never received an official letter to that effect, and the filmmakers did not feel comfortable proceeding without a formal permit given the tense political climate. She said they are appealing and submitting additional paperwork.
Some Egyptians who have seen the film say it is designed more for educating a Western audience than interpreting the country's recent history, that it glosses over some events and does not capture the nuance of post-revolutionary politics.


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Record-high stock prices and sputtering profit growth make uneasy bedfellows. What keeps U.S. investors up at night isn't the drama in Cyprus, but whether weakening profits will unravel the rally.
There's some suspense as to what companies will report, come April. Corporate profits had rebounded strongly as central-bank support dragged the U.S. from recession. Operating profits jumped 206% in late 2009 and 31% in 2010. Since then, however, year-over-year profit growth had slowed steadily until it reached zero in 2012's third quarter, amid the uncertainty over U.S. elections and government policies. Revenue shrank 0.8% that same quarter, the first year-over-year decline of this recovery. The year ended on a brighter note, with profits rebounding 6.2% in the fourth quarter and revenue expanding 3.6%. But this sets up a cliffhanger: Is the worst behind us, or was that just a preview of more to come?
The tension has been heightened by the recent pummeling of stocks that dared miss the mark, like FedEx FDX 0.5388054568382438% FedEx Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD175.4 0.94 0.5388054568382438% /Date(1416846100100-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 344815 P/E Ratio 23.60617802174147 Market Cap 49415099445.011 Dividend Yield 0.4559443747862761% Rev. per Employee 285352 More quote details and news » (FDX) and Oracle ORCL 0.2775096525096525% Oracle Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD41.555 0.115 0.2775096525096525% /Date(1416846080802-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1228171 P/E Ratio 17.055555555555557 Market Cap 183633239930.155 Dividend Yield 1.158161418747738% Rev. per Employee 315557 More quote details and news » (ORCL). Companies also are rushing to nudge down expectations. So far, 102 companies have told investors to brace for weaker-than-expected earnings, versus just 23 that raised projections, says Gregory Harrison, Thomson Reuters' earnings analyst. This produces a 4.4 negative-to-positive ratio—the worst since 2001.
THERE'S NO QUESTION Wall Street's vocationally bullish analysts are choosing to look on the bright side. The consensus sees macro-economic fears receding, consumers spending, and the U.S. housing and jobs market slowly mending. So analysts expect Standard & Poor's 500 companies to report per-share operating profits of $25.74, $27.67, $28.56 and $29.90, respectively, over 2013's four quarters, according to Harrison. This sets up an impressive recovery in year-over-year profit growth of 1.5%, 6.2%, 10.3%, and 13.6% over the next four earnings confessionals.
Joseph Tanious, global market strategist at JPMorgan Funds, thinks earnings estimates are "overly optimistic." Many companies have already cut costs to the bone, so revenue must rise for earnings to keep expanding. Historically, revenue has kept pace with nominal global economic growth, which should average 4% to 6% over the next two years. "We expect earnings growth to be in the mid-single digits as well," Tanious writes.
Still, slower earnings growth doesn't have to derail stocks. "With fewer macro headwinds in sight and lower-yet-sustainable earnings growth ahead, multiples, rather than earnings, are likely to do the heavy lifting," Tanious says. Since the recession, corporate profits have grown faster than their valuations, so price/earnings ratios had become compressed. Today, the S&P 500 trades at less than 14 times projected profits—higher than the 12.9 times a year ago, but still below the 15-year average of 16.6. Tanious expects valuation multiples to expand about 4% a year, versus the 2% annual contraction during the period of double-digit profit growth as the U.S. first sprang from recession.
THE BOOM IN U.S. NATURAL-GAS production gives local manufacturers access to cheaper energy and helps energy-intensive businesses like chemical producers and steel makers (see "The Next Boom," Jan. 28). Less apparent is how it's also fueling demand for a host of support services, like those from water-treatment companies, environmental consultants, and testing-equipment makers.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, pumps chemically treated water through rocks to extract oil and gas. Roughly 70 billion to 140 billion gallons of water are used in the 50,000 U.S. wells each year, enough to fill 150,000 Olympic-size swimming pools, and all that water must be transported, treated, recycled, or disposed of. "Some of the best investment opportunities are in the suppliers helping the industry to operate more efficiently, reducing pollution, and meeting increasingly strict environmental controls," notes Simon Gottelier of Impax Asset Management. "We could be about to witness a modern-day equivalent of selling shovels during the gold rush."
Among Impax's investments are companies that supply and remove water for shale exploration, including Aqua America WTR -0.0380517503805175% Aqua America Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD26.27 -0.01 -0.0380517503805175% /Date(1416845897385-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 32272 P/E Ratio 20.849206349206348 Market Cap 4641941711.86112 Dividend Yield 2.5123715264560333% Rev. per Employee 500401 More quote details and news » (WTR), American Water Works AWK -0.21040550879877581% American Water Works Co. U.S.: NYSE USD52.17 -0.11 -0.21040550879877581% /Date(1416845933743-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 57530 P/E Ratio 24.04147465437788 Market Cap 9374274601.06323 Dividend Yield 2.3768449300364196% Rev. per Employee 454475 More quote details and news » (AWK), Heckmann (HEK), and Veolia Environment VE 0.8513053348467651% Veolia Environnement S.A. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD17.77 0.15 0.8513053348467651% /Date(1416846086551-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22867 P/E Ratio 3925.531939614075 Market Cap 9942799556.4571 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 150770 More quote details and news » (VE); and those that help inject and remove fracking water, like Xylem XYL 0.6274509803921569% Xylem Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD38.49 0.24 0.6274509803921569% /Date(1416846083076-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 56265 P/E Ratio 22.7603550295858 Market Cap 6956718750 Dividend Yield 1.3310802027817497% Rev. per Employee 312480 More quote details and news » (XYL) and Gorman-Rupp GRC 0.7759456838021338% Gorman-Rupp Co. U.S.: NYSE MKT USD31.17 0.24 0.7759456838021338% /Date(1416845100041-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 726 P/E Ratio 22.919117647058822 Market Cap 812252728.10318 Dividend Yield 1.2832852101379533% Rev. per Employee 338058 More quote details and news » (GRC).
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Added May 22, 2013
by libbysharf
Tel Aviv, Israel
It was almost a year ago… my wedding… seem like ages :-)
I used the pattern #116 from Burda 03/09, and just added some pleats in the CF for my 5 months belly.
It was very comfortable and I was very happy with the result.
For more details and photos visit here
Jun 12, 2013, 07.05 AMby loulourosa
So sweet! You look like a lovely bride/mum :-) xxx
Jun 18, 2013, 06.35 AMby libbysharf
Thank you darling!
May 22, 2013, 01.16 PMby Angie H
simply beautiful!
May 22, 2013, 12.11 PMby kisses
May 22, 2013, 09.35 AMby liliv-1
This is the dream of every little hobbist seamstress, to sew her own wedding dress! How nice to be able to design it and make it exactly as you want. You did a great job!!
May 22, 2013, 09.28 AMby Cloey Mak
Beautiful! Congratulations!!
May 22, 2013, 07.20 AMby keren
מ ה מ ם!
May 22, 2013, 08.58 AMby libbysharf
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October Goals
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|Mon, 09-30-2013 - 11:06am
How did you do with your September Goals?
What do you plan to accomplish in October? Come one, come all! share financial, personal or whatever goals you'd like so we can cheer you on!
|Mon, 09-30-2013 - 2:01pm
Oh I hope lots of people post!
Lets see how Sept went:
1. Get all my close out procedures done for the store, and pay all my bills with the cash! Help the new owers adjust if/when they need help.
This is really coming along. It is not finished yet and it won't be for over year. I have to go through 2 year ends. One is really soon and one will be this time next year. I would say it is about 75% wrapped up now but some of it is hurry up and wait, so one day at a time with the rest.
2. Keep looking for a job. I have applied for a few things and might have something casual lined up but it is not for sure yet. I am still looking.
GOT ONE! Starts the middle of Oct!
3. Join a yoga program in our community. It is $40 for 8 sessions so I thought that would be alright and get me out of the house. Oh wait, its on Tuesday nights and doesn't start until Oct. I might be able to work, I'll see.
This not going to happen. I will be working some evenings and I better not. I won't be able to commit and I will want to spend the rest of the week nights with my family if I don't work those evenings.
Oct 2013 Goals:
1. Pay property taxes, all saved in our sinking funds(best idea ever those sinking funds)
2. Stop the extra spending(we got new smart phones and bunch of other things in Sept), stop the bleedng. But i need new shoes for work as I will be on my feet a lot, so after that lol1
3. Cook from scratch and eat better. Lay off the eating out!
|Mon, 09-30-2013 - 2:26pm
No September goals (or August, or July or . . .) so I'll keep it fairly simple with October.
Get my consumer debt down from the current amount (~ $36K) to under $10K. My house sale goes through next week so I will have the proceeds to pay off as much as possible :) I can't wait to get settled in!!!
|Mon, 09-30-2013 - 3:37pm
My September Goals were:
* Lose 4 pounds I lost 2 pounds. Still happy with any forward progress!
* Pay extra towards my car loan, as mentioned above I did pay $3200 over and above the payment due.
* Finish up some home improvements projects, schedule fall maintenance - Furnace cleaning, chimney cleanout, etc I have the house power washing scheduled, the furnace maintenance scheduled, firewood has been delivered, chimney doesn't need to be cleaned this year, irrigation system is scheduled for shut off. I think that covers it. Prepping for the coldness......
My October Goals are:
* Lose 4 pounds
* Pay extra towards car loan
* start the holiday prep. get a shopping list together - names & ideas
* research and get at least 2 more roof estimates, I have one verbal quote already. Not sure if this is a 2013 or 2014 project.
* I have a week's vacation scheduled. First of all, I just hope that it happens. If it does, keep spending in check, yet - have a great time. I can bo both :)
* Finish up preparing for a November girls weekend, figure out budget
Good luck everyone!
|Mon, 09-30-2013 - 4:31pm
September Goals were:
1. Get DH's child support completely caught up. Got this done!
2. Work on getting the grocery bill and eating out bills down by 10% I still need to evaluate and see, but I do think we brought it down some.
3. NO credit card spending at all. I did put one small thing on it, but made an extra payment on it to make up for it once payday came around.
4. I would like to implement a no spending day for me at least once a week. I have been successful once a week for the entire month.
5. Keep up with ringing my breakfast and lunch to work at least 3-4 days a week. Done
6. Not a financial goal, but I want to start the cross fit class that they offer in the building across the street (for FREE) during lunch time and do it at least 2-3 times a week. Also done, its usually 2 times a week, but I did get 4 days in one week and 3 days in one week.
October Goals:
1. Get ODD's car fixed and look at changing insurance coverages.
2. Put $100 a week into savings envelope towards replacement car in the spring.
3. Get through both parents visit weekend and company beach weekend with minimum extra expenses.
4. Continue one day a week no spending days.
5. Continue ringing my breakfast and lunch to work at least 3-4 days a week.
6. Continue with at least 2-3 days a week attending lunch time cross fit class.
|Wed, 10-02-2013 - 9:40am
Wow, can't believe it's October already! Where has the time gone???
September goals were:
Pay of DH's Loan - DONE!
Buy Diaper Bag - DONE! My mom actually funded this and a few nursing bras as her gift for baby, so I got an AMAZING diaper bag, which should stand up for a long time.
Pay $150.00 on CC. This did not happen, but I'm ok with that. I am mildly hopeful that child support will pick up regularly now, and perhaps I will go back to working soon as well. Either or both would make a difference.
Put $200 in saving. Again, this did not happen.
Have a baby! YAY! This has been accomplished! We welcomed Kaeli Gracelyn on September 23rd at 9:35AM. She weighed in at 8 lbs, 3 oz, 21 inches long. She is the spitting image of her 4 year old brother, and an amazingly good baby! We are nursing, and it is going well, so that is a relief. I should know later today if she is gaining weight back, as she dropped quite a bit right away.
On to October Goals!
Pay $125.00 on CC.
Put $200.00 in Savings.
Determine a path for work. Is the old job going to be able to bring me back? Are we shooting for a new job?
Execute path for work.
Continue breastfeeding.
Lose weight. (No specific amount just yet. Waiting for a plateau after having baby.)
Enjoy Birthday, just a little!
My list feels long this month, but I have felt stuck in limbo for so long, between work and the drive to lose weight. Both were hindered, for obvious reasons, by pregnancy. I have about 85 lbs to lose total, but expect some of that to be easy. And work is hard to find when you are as big as a house expecting a new baby! All good things, but I am ready to get down to business now.
|Wed, 10-02-2013 - 5:29pm
|Thu, 10-03-2013 - 2:15pm
October goals are going to be very difficult for us but should be accomplished so holiday season doesn't put us even further into debt.
1) Pay off school taxes with actual cash and NOT from our line of credit (this will require selling alot of items on ebay and craigslist which we are able to do but I really have to PUSH myself to get it done.
2) Look into getting a credit card solely for our ebay business. Right now, the funds and expenses are intermingled, because we never thought our business would take off so well and so quickly. There's a price to pay for success though and now all our money is mixed up. BAD....
3) continuing with #2, to separate our personal money from our business money
|Thu, 10-03-2013 - 3:08pm
Tracy, I can appreciate your concern. I am not doing anything to lose weight at this point. I am eating when I need to, and doing everything I can to take good care of myself. I know that I need to eat well to make milk, so that is the most important thing right now. I am just trying to eat as healthy as I can. :)
|Thu, 10-03-2013 - 4:16pm
Here were my September Goals:
September Goals:
1) Save $400. I don't think I can squeek out anymore than that.
2) Watch my money like a hawk. Stop loosing littles bits here and there.
Still need to watch more. Even though I pack my breakfast & lunch, I tend to go to stores to kill time & buy nail polish, makeup ...etc... NEED TO STOP THIS!
3) WATCH MY DIET...after loosing 25 lbs. I get this God aweful report that my cholesterol has sky rocketed !!!!!! I've been eating sooooo much healthier and my rate is over 307?????? Husband dropped by a ton...WHAT!!!!!! Recheck in three months :(
Trying very hard to be a good girl.....the next three months with holidays will be hard. I am keeping my weight off!
4) Continue counting my blessings on getting this Chapter 13 Bankruptcy behind me for good. Have I mentioned that before.......
WEEKS TO GO ....20 ...did I say "TWENTY" .....YEP...ONLY "20" WEEKS to GO!!! .... Balance $10,594.00
BTW....who besides me can believe it's October and fall of the year already...yeepers...where has this year went?


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My pops is Chief of police. He encouraged me to get my permit. We don't really talk about EDC but we both do. Him of course on duty and off. I grew up in a household where his duty weapon and his baby glock were usually on the kitchen counter where he would set them with his utility belt after getting off duty. He had me start shooting when I was 5 and I have been hooked every since. I digress though, to the topic at hand I agree with a few of the other guys. I keep it to myself that I carry. I have one buddy, my mother and my soon to be wife that know. She told her mother which kinda bugged me but her mother liked me more after she was told as she knew I'd take care of her baby girl.
Even though my father and I don't talk about EDC we still go to the range. Run drills and train together for any situation we might encounter.


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Bedtime Stories Online
Bedtime stories for kids have brainy benefits for children of all ages and strengthen the bonds between parents and children. But lately researchers have found other advantages to bedtime stories for kids. They say that while you and your child are sailing to a bedtime story such as Max in the Land of Wild Things, sampling Green Eggs With Ham or enjoying other short bedtime stories you're actually boosting your childs' brain development. Neural research shows that when parents interact verbally with children they learn more than we ever thought possible. They learn vocabulary and logic skills which will wire their brains to quicken the mastery of language. Listening to a bedtime story will also lower a child's stress levels and increase their sense of security. Furthermore, they for kids teach moral lessons and foster emotional development. What parent doesn't want their children to grow up to be moral, emotional stable adults. While listening to a bedtime story your children will hear about different emotions as they empathize with the main character in the story. Common emotions they may encounter are happiness, sadness and angriness and they'll realize that these emotions are a part of them too. Children's stories also help children learn to accept and control their emotions in real life. There are other stories that stress moral values that are important to a child's development and a child will start to cultivate a set of moral values of their own. And stories also stimulate imagination and creativity. By listening to a colorful bedtime stories a child will learn the difference between fantasy and reality. Their imagination will also be stimulated and enhanced and they'll learn creative skills of their own. So make reading a bedtime story a part of your routine and help your child grow intellectually,emotionally and creatively.
Online bedtime stories for kids are interactive and fun.
Online stories let kids read books, enjoy illustrations and learn new vocabulary while having fun on the computer. Now kids can watch a great free bedtime story online on sites such as ours, www.storytimeforme.com, www.tonightsbedtimestory.com and www.bedtime.com. Bedtime stories for kids online feature classic stories, modern fairy tales, biblical stories and poem for children of all ages. Longer, more advanced online stories are also available for older kids and advanced readers. Interactive games and puzzles come along with some children's stories online that keep kids busy having fun. If you want your child to improve his vocabulary and reasoning skills, find him or her a word puzzle to solve or a rhyming game to play. And lets not forget the important advantage that everyone can enjoy online stories for free. So pick out some good online stories for your kids and watch them enjoy becoming better readers. Don't forget to include baby bedtime stories for babies as well.
Kids get thrill from scary bedtime stories for kids.
We all remember loving ghost stories and scary bedtime stories we heard sitting around a campfire at summer camp or family outings. What makes a kids scary bedtime story so appealing? The thrill! A scary bedtime story can have kids jumping out of their skin and shaking with the "boo!" that comes after intriguing stories of headless ghosts and blood-thirsty vampires. And they always find themselves laughing with glee. Supernatural stories featuring outer-space characters and souls returning from the dead keep kids entertained although may make it harder for them to fall asleep. Parents don't want small children listening to scary bedtime stories but as kids get older they'll encounter them themselves. So when you pack your kids off for camp this summer, tell them to enjoy the scary stories.
Uncle Arthur's bedtime stories for kids teach valuable, moral lessons.
Unlcle Arthur's stories by Arthur Stanley Maxell are a collection of moralistic tales for children published in 1964. These stories have been favorites for kids and adults for generations. Uncle Arthur's stories include The Boy Who Saved the Pilgrims about the journey of the Mayflower and Inside God's Workshop about George Washington Carver. Some of Uncle Arthur's stories come in sets with a story guide section that contains practical, fun activities to help reinforce the values taught in the stories. Everyone wants their kids to grow up to be moral adults who do what's right and what better way to start them off on the right track than with Uncle Arthur's bedtime stories.
Funny bedtimes stories will have parents and kids laughing together.
Children love to listen to funny bedtime stories and giggle as they drift off to sleep. Parents too will find themselves chuckling at a funny bedtime story. Read them about Little Rabbit and her moonlit adventure to discover whether there is someone out there "just like her." When she hears lovely music playing in the park, she stumbles upon Brown Rabbit who is nothing at all like her, making him the perfect friend. You and your child will also laugh at Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day and realize you've had similar days as well. Other cute bedtime stories include Where Is Coco Going and Where the Wild Things Are. Coco, a small, fluffy chicken with a bright pink bow goes on a trip around the world via plains trains, automobiles and even a hot air balloon just to go to Grandma's house for chocolate chip cookies. And what child doesn't love putting on a pair of wolf pajamas and making mischief of all kinds as Max does in his existential journey into the night's darkness. The wit and humor of some funny bedtime stories for kids will have parents relaxing and enjoying along with their children.
Please take a moment and browse Story Time For Me's FREE online stories for kids which offers dozens of interactive, online children's books with professional narration, music, sound effects and clickable words. We have two series called 'Fern the Fox' and 'Ben the Mouse'. If you like Arthur and Franklin the Turtle series, you will love ours! Click on the banner below and enjoy! If you want to download a FREE personalized book, click here!
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The Weekly News Brief
Carbondale Crime in Context with Chief SchillingSeptember 12, 2014
On this week's News Brief, we take a look at crime in Carbondale for the month of August.
Local News
CDOT Goes Local for GWS Bridge FundingSeptember 11, 2014
The plan to replace the Glenwood Springs bridge is over budget and needs local funding. KDNK's Mike Lemmer has this report.
Sounds of the High Country
Sounds of the High Country: Problems at Four Forest Restoration InitiativeSeptember 9, 2014
What if a government agency awarded nearly $300 million worth of work to an unqualified company simply to enrich former colleagues and anger political enemies? In her cover story- Lost in the Woods-for High Country News, investigative reporter Claudine LoMonaco shows that the U.S. Forest Service may have done just that in 2012 with the contract for the Four Forest Restoration Project—also called the Four Fry Project—in Arizona. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's collaboration with High Country News, Nelson Harvey spoke to LoMonaco about the troubling implications of what she found.
Local News
RFHS Plans Solar ArraySeptember 9, 2014
Residents of the Carbondale area had a chance to provide their input on a major solar power project spearheaded by Roaring Fork High School students. KDNK's Mike Lemmer reports.
The Weekly News Brief
Islamic State of Syria: In Context with Journalist David BarsamianSeptember 5, 2014
Alternative Radio Founder David Barsamian was in Carbondale last month during the KDNK fund drive. He gave KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh his take on the Islamic State of Syria, in this special News Brief.
Connecting the Drops
Connecting the Drops: White Water ParksSeptember 5, 2014
Conservationists and white water recreationists are emerging as allies in the state-wide discussion on water, as both groups seek to keep water in Colorado's rivers. KGNU's Maeve Conran brings us the story in the next installment of Connecting the Drops, our yearlong water series.
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Firefighters in Oil & Gas CountrySeptember 2, 2014
Fire districts near oil and gas operations get a lot of funding from energy exploration, but they also have to deal with fires and other incidents when they happen. Colorado River Fire Rescue, a hybrid department using both volunteer and career firefighters, is one such district. They collaborate with energy companies like WPX Energy for training and support on the scene of a fire. KDNK's Eric Skalac reports.
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Back to School Wrap-Up with PI Reporter Will GrandboisAugust 29, 2014
On this week's News Brief, KDNK's January Jones speaks with Will Grandbois of the Post Independent about what's happening in the local schools.
Sounds of the High Country
Sounds of the High Country: Climate Threats to Alaska Food SecurityAugust 28, 2014
Human caused climate change can seem like an abstract global problem, but when it begins to affect our food supply things get real, real quick. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's collaboration with the magazine High Country News, Nelson Harvey spoke to author Elizabeth Grossman about how native Alaskan tribes are seeing their wild food sources undermined by a changing climate. He filed this report.
David Barsamian on KDNKAugust 28, 2014
Click Here for the full hour of the David Barsamian Live Broadcast. On August 27, David Barsamian gave a live broadcast from the KDNK Broadcast Learning Center speaking about Media, Capitalism and the Environment to a packed house with an introduction by Amy Hadden Marsh.Barsamian is the award-winning founder and director of Alternative Radio, the independent weekly audio series based in Boulder, Colorado. One of America's most wide-ranging and respected independent journalists, David Barsamian has altered the media landscape with his radio programs and books with Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali, Howard Zinn, Edward Said, Arundhati Roy and others.


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I brewed a batch of Brandon O's Graff (OG 1.066 safale-05) and it has been in the primary glass carboy for 3 weeks at 68-69 degrees. I took my first gravity reading 4 days ago and it was at 1.015. I just checked it and it's basically the same at 1.014-1.015. Should i wait it out another week or should i go ahead and bottle? I have seen many people post FG of 1.010 or less however their OG wasnt as high as mine so I'm wondering if I might have stuck fermentation
If my calculations are correct thats about 78% attenuation. Is that what should be expected more or less? I know there are always a lot of little variations that can make a difference so i'm just wondering as a More Or Less
I think you can probably bottle at this point.
My last batch of Graff had an OG of 1.058 and finished at 1.006 but it was actually a little drier than I would have liked.
You can always try to get it down further but I'm sure from 1.066 to 1.014 it will taste pretty good.


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November 28, 2014
Friday, students arriving for classes found increased law enforcement presence at Central High School in Fruitvale after a message found on a bathroom wall said one or more students would come to school today armed with guns.
Thursday night faculty and administrators from the school, Mesa County School District 51 and the Mesa County Sheriff's Office met to discuss the message and what steps to take.
District 51 spokesperson Jeff Kirtland says students were officially notified of the message this morning after a pep rally was cancelled.
Kirtland said, "After the discussion with staff and faculty last night we decided before lunch to tell the students, that the message was carefully considered, and it was decided it was not a credible threat."
Kirtland said the administration decided the tone of the message did not warrant parental notification, but says after rumors of the note surfaced the district did receive a number of calls from concerned parents. A small number of parents withdrew their children from the school for the day.
Kirkland says there are no plans to have heightened security at the school Monday.
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November 27, 2014
Posted Saturday, March 1, 2014 --- 8:10 p.m.
Around 1:00 p.m. Dane County Sheriff's Office Deputies along with personnel from the Verona Police Department, Cross Plains Police Department and Mazomanie Fire Department, responded to a residence in the Village of Mazomanie, for a missing 9 year old autistic child.
The child's father reported his son had wandered away from the residence in an unknown direction. The father searched area for approximately twenty minutes but was unable to find his child and called the Dane County Communications Center for help.
When deputies arrived they were able to determine the child was a client in the Dane County Sheriff's Office Care Trak Program. The program is designed to locate individuals with a history or the potential to wander away from their caregiver.
A transmitter that is assigned a specific frequency and attached to the client's wrist. Designated deputies, who are trained and certified in search and rescue procedures, are then able to track down the client.
Using this equipment, deputies were able to track down the child within an hour a significant distance away from where his father had seen them. The child did not sustain any weather related injuries and was safely returned home.
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Occasional infidelity adds excitement to Dan Savage's marriage. He's not afraid of talking about that. What he doesn't like discussing is money.
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"I sort of love imagining a small army of 22-year-old men who are just like, 'Fuck that book, I wish it was never published,'" the writer says of her own work.
The Education of Little Tree, by Forrest Carter, is marketed as a simple homespun autobiography of a Cherokee orphan. But the book is not at all what it seems. Its author shared a deep secret with the segregationist speechwriter Asa Carter. A non-narrated version of this story was originally produced for Radio Diaries.
Does marriage make you happier? Is divorce as common as we think? How is the institution perceived these days, and has it outlived its original purpose? Listen to Part 2.
It's happened to you. A song comes over the radio, and, in just a few notes, you've been transported to some personal history, awash in memory and all its image and emotion.
A conversation between Lena Dunham and Judy Blume.
"Put me anywhere," the writer says. "I'll find human beings, I'll find human interest, I'll find literature…the weirder, or maybe the less explored the place, the better."
What happens when one song changes the course of your life?
"The zone" is a sort of trance state that gamblers experience while they're playing. One's sense of time, space, body, and sense of self can disappear. So there's an imperative to design against interruption.
Lewis Greenberg is fighting to preserve a giant installation in his yard, Holocaust Revisited. He calls the neighbors who object Nazis, but it's not nearly so black and white.


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accessibility & help
Everyone should have the support they need to live independently at home.
The UK's population is ageing, which is a human success story.
Older people are assets to society and the economy, with much to contribute. Many British Red Cross volunteers are older people who bring huge benefits to people in crisis.
However, living longer does not necessarily mean living well.
We see too many people having to reach the point of social care crisis before they receive support.
The Red Cross wants to see more people being able to access preventative services, and fewer people reaching the point of social care crisis.
Low-level practical and emotional support can help vulnerable people maintain and regain the skills and confidence they need to live independently in their own homes. It can also reduce costs for both individuals and the public purse.
The Care Act 2014 places a new duty on English councils to ensure preventative services are available in their area. We welcome this step forward, but there should be individual entitlement to these services.
We believe preventative services – like the ones we provide across the UK – should be made available to everyone, regardless of level of need or ability to pay.
There is general agreement within health and social care that 'prevention is better than cure', but what does 'prevention' mean?
More of us envisage losing our independence as the biggest crisis we will face in our personal lives.
We believe everyone who needs a wheelchair should quickly and easily get one, for as long as they need it.
We have worked with the LGiU, Mears and Camden Council to develop a toolkit that helps councils and other statutory bodies track their preventative spend.
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New Kensington, PA
New Kensington is home to several parks, with the most popular one to host events being Massa Harbison Park, which is also known as the Girl Scout Little House. Memorial Park is another must-see destination. Harbison is ideal for year round events, while Memorial Park is only open during the summer. If you want to get out and enjoy the various New Kensington neighborhoods, you have four parks to choose from. Each one offers something different, but all provide space for playing and picnicking. The playground at JFK Park is the most sought after with a host of kid activities to choose from.
Each fall, New Kensington hosts The New Ken/Arnold Social in the Park. The late Rob Greb, who believed that locals should have a face-to-face encounters rather than just social media ones, conceived this event. This social activity joins the community together with food, entertainment, and fundraising. Money is raised to support local charitable organizations. Each year there is something new added, including the Rockin' Roosevelt Benefit Concert, which helps raise money to keep the park staffed and in working order, as well as provide a means of offering entertainment to the children in the summer.
New Kensington proudly provides a way for the elderly in the community to stay active. The Alle-Kiski Valley Adult Activity Center offers several activities on a daily basis for older residents to enjoy. Some of these include art classes, bingo, exercise groups, dancing, card games, yoga, Zumba, and computer education. The center also provides activities in different neighborhoods throughout New Kensington for residents who are not able to attend the center. The center is open to locals who are at least 50 years old and charges an annual joining fee to help fund it.


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Wendy and Lucy (US 2008)
Kelly Reichardt's new film Night Moves opens tomorrow and it seemed an appropriate moment to go back to one of her earlier (critical) successes. Ms Reichardt is in some ways an 'old school' independent filmmaker in the US. I'd only seen Meek's Cutoff, which I liked very much, before watching Wendy and Lucy, so researching what she did earlier and how she has presented herself as a filmmaker since the 1990s has been an interesting experience.
Go to IMDB and there is no 'biography' for Kelly Reichardt. You have to read the interviews and articles on the more indy-orientated websites to learn that she left what she describes as the "cultural desert" of her Florida childhood to go to university in Boston. Now she teaches film as well as making her own films – primarily with writing partner Jon Raymond in Oregon. Her formative experiences in the art cinemas of the Boston area and her own classroom explorations seem to have been with the films of Fassbinder, Ozu, Bresson etc. and is intriguing to think that she has mostly worked on very American stories.
Wendy and Lucy is set in small town Oregon with a very simple outline narrative. Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) arrives in the small town in her beat-up Honda Accord with just her dog Lucy and a couple of bags of clothes. She appears to be on her way to Alaska where she hopes to find a job. But her journey is halted when first she discovers her car won't start and then she manages to lose her dog. Much of the central part of the (quite short) film is taken up by the search for the dog – and a place to sleep when her car is impounded. It doesn't sound much but the film is so skilfully constructed (Reichardt edits as well as directs) that it is always worth watching. Wendy is played by the astonishing Michelle Williams. I had to keep reminding myself that this is the same actress who can convince me that she is Marilyn Monroe. Here she is completely believable as the woman who suffers from one setback after another after making a single mistake.
Kelly Reichardt has discussed Wendy and Lucy in terms of Italian neo-realism. I can see the logic of this, though I didn't think about neo-realism as I watched the film. I suppose I reflected on the use of long shots and the detailed observation of the minutiae of Wendy's routines. I did think about European social realist filmmaking – but also about the American small town setting. On reflection, the images of the potential hostility of these small towns – even in the beautiful setting of the Pacific North West – is something that seems familiar from American literature as well as certain more mainstream films. Bizarrely the first film I thought of was Rambo (First Blood, 1982) and the initial reception given to the Sylvester Stallone character. I hope it's not too fanciful but Rambo is a returning Vietnam vet entering a small town in Washington state. He is treated with mistrust and shown the door immediately. Wendy faces similar prejudices and also unwisely becomes entangled with the police. Reichardt grew up with a police officer father so it was odd that one aspect of Wendy's arrest proved the only point when I doubted the 'truth' of the story.
At one point Wendy visits a fast-food restaurant and we see a man reading Ken Kesey's 1964 novel Sometimes a Great Notion. This is an interesting element in the film's mise en scène. Seen as one of the most important literary works coming out of the American North West, the book was adapted as a film directed by and starring Paul Newman and released at the end of 1970. Set in Oregon it features a family logging business – an 'independent' outfit that keeps producing lumber when the local unionised workforce goes on strike. This appears to be an admirable tactic in the context of US politics but from a UK perspective I found watching the film quite difficult despite the excellent cast. Perhaps I didn't really understand it back then? What does it mean to Kelly Reichardt, I wonder? I mention the reference because Wendy and Lucy has been taken by many critics to be a commentary of some kind on American society in the latter part of George Bush's presidency and on the cusp of the economic crash.
The film shows Wendy literally on the margins and finding it difficult to move forward. Several commentators have pointed to a crucial scene in which Wendy is given a small gift of a few dollars by the one character who has actually tried to help her. This is indeed an emotional moment. At other times we see Wendy counting the money she carries in a belt around her midriff. She isn't actually destitute, she has enough to get 'home' to Indiana (?) where here notebook records that she started her journey. But apart from a phone conversation with her (rather unfriendly) sister we learn little about the life that Wendy has left behind. The small town at the centre of the story once had a mill, but now jobs are hard to find. There are still flashes of humanity in the responses to Wendy's predicament but overall people seem to have 'pulled up the drawbridge'. I should note however that some audiences have seen the film more from the perspective of Wendy's loneliness than the evidence of insularity and lack of community shown by the townspeople (like all of us perhaps?).
Wendy and Lucy is of course a road movie and that raises expectations. Road movies are both supposed to 'test' their protagonists via new adventures and new relationships and to provide the means to escape and self-discovery. While the town itself is nondescript, the romance of Oregon is represented by the railway yards, the single track running through the trees and gorges, the sound of the train whistle and the camaraderie of the temporary camp for travellers. For an 80 minute film that at first glance offers a slight narrative, Wendy and Lucy actually delivers quite a rich viewing experience. I suspect that I will get more from it the next time I watch it.
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani, Italy-France 1963)
There is a story behind my interest in this film. I went to see it in my local ABC cinema almost exactly 50 years ago on its initial UK release in 1964. I remember queuing up as a 15 year-old with my 13 year-old girlfriend. We just managed to get two seats on the front row of a cinema with over 1700 seats. The film had an 'X' Certificate (which at that time supposedly barred under 16s). It was dubbed into English, but even so, the possibility of such an enormous audience (it was probably a Saturday night) is an indication of the potential for dubbed European films in the period. (The film was distributed in the UK via Paramount.) The big attraction (certainly for me) was Sophia Loren. I probably then knew the director Vittoria De Sica as an actor in The Four Just Men TV series. I remembered two of the three episodes in this portmanteau film – but only as outline ideas and one or two images of the sublime Ms Loren.
The film's title refers to the three stories associated with the South (Naples), the North (Milan) and the capital, Rome. Each story features La Loren with Marcello Mastroianni as different characters. In the first Loren is Adelina, a Neapolitan cigarette-seller in 1954 relying on contraband supplies and facing a prison sentence – unless she is pregnant or nursing an infant. Mastroianni is eventually exhausted by the effort to look after the children and impregnating his wife pregnant. She seems to thrive. In Milan Loren is Anna the bored wife of an industrialist who plays with Mastroianni as a trophy 'artistic' lover and in Rome she is Mara, a high-class call girl teasing both a weak Mastroianni and the young seminarian next door.
In truth this is a strange trio of stories. The first and the last are broad comedies in which Loren is the strong woman for whom sexual attractiveness is an asset that helps her achieve what she wants and Mastroianni is a weak man and the butt of many of the jokes. The Milan story, from a novella by the well-known Italian writer Alberto Moravia, is much more like a modernist tale with no real narrative. It is by far the shortest of the three and the least entertaining. Having said that, the image of an elegant and coiffured Sophia Loren in a Rolls-Royce, stayed with me from the first viewing. The concept of a portmanteau film in which each episode is directed by the same filmmaker is relatively unusual. Such films with a different director for perhaps four or more separate stories were quite common in this period and usually focused on a single location or theme. The only other 'single-authored' compendium which springs to mind is The Yellow Rolls-Royce (dir. Anthony Asquith, UK 1965) with three stories using the same vehicle at different times and with different (star) actors. So, how does De Sica's selection come together? In some ways the three films are representative of De Sica's career in films. He began as an actor in the popular melodramas of the 1930s, gained international recognition in the late 1940s with his neo-realist melodramas as a director and went on in the 1950s to move back towards the popular mainstream. 'Adelina' could certainly be a neo-realist film given it's setting and single plot issue (based on a genuine Neapolitan regulation). Ironically, Cesare Zavattini, De Sica's writing collaborator in the neo-realist period had a hand in the scripts for the second and third stories, but not the first.
There seems to be a problem with the title and the ordering of the three stories. 'Adelina' in Naples represents the past. So much is clear. But 'Anna' in Milan is surely the future or at least the 'modern'? Mara in Rome seems very stuck in traditional Roman society. Whereas the first two stories also have some kind of social satire/commentary (on birth control and contemporary marriage and morality) the third story seems very light. Perhaps, after all, the film was just intended to serve the twin purposes of producer Carlo Ponti – to offer a high profile role to his partner Ms Loren (there were problems with the legality of their marriage) and to create an international hit. Loren had already starred in the Two Women (1961) and the 'epic' El Cid (1962) and when her three performances in Ieri, oggi, domani helped the film to (rather surprisingly) win the Best Foreign Language film Oscar, Ponti's plans seemed to have come to fruition. The following year of course saw the Italian release of A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari) and the beginning of a new form of Italian film export. Carlo Ponti would, however, continue to find success with major productions.
The Eureka R2 DVD that I watched does not offer the dubbed version (which I would like to have watched for comparison). It offers a perfectly good Italian print with English subtitles. I read one American review which suggested that the sex appeal of Sophia Loren is used as a 'tease' (literally a striptease in the third story) and that the film resembles the Doris Day comedies popular in the US at the time. I can see that's an interesting comment but I'm not sure I agree. It would take some time to watch a couple of examples and work through a comparison. I like Doris Day as a performer but not necessarily in those comedies. Sophia Loren is really in a category of her own.
¡Viva! 2014 #1: Los golfos (The Delinquents, Spain 1960)
One of the treats of the ¡Viva! festival is the chance to see classic archive films from Spain or Latin America. This year the classic (shown again on a Wednesday matinee on 19 March) is the first film by Carlos Saura and a key title in Spanish film history. As the title implies, the story is about a group of young men from what appears like a shanty town on the outskirts of Madrid. The group survives manly through forms of petty theft. One young man is 'legitimate' and works at a fruit and veg market. He also has hopes of becoming a bullfighter at Madrid's central bullring. The plot of the film traces his attempts to get to compete in the ring with the rest of the group trying to raise the money for his entry fees and costumes etc. through various scams and robberies.
Presented in black and white and Academy ratio on a battered but serviceable film print from Contemporary Films (it's a very long time since I've seen that logo) the film seems pitched between Italian neo-realism of the late 1940s/early 50s and the French New Wave of the late 1950s/early 60s. One scene almost matched one I watched last year in Rossellini's Europa 51, set in a similar community on the outskirts of Rome. But as Rob Stone notes in his Spanish Cinema book, the film "avoids the manipulative search for poignancy that characterises many of the Italian films" (Stone 2002:63). Made with few resources and using non-professional actors in several roles, Saura created a film from open-ended sequences with improvised action. Stone links the film to Spanish literary traditions of "low-life realism". Núria Triana-Toribio (2003) places the film as a significant entry in the NCE (new cinema of Spain – Nuevo Cine Español) of the period.
The young men (and their mothers and girlfriends – older men are less in evidence in these families) are marginalised and excluded. Their fate is clear in this representation of Spain as a country some 10 years behind Italy and France in terms of economic and social development. Filmmakers in Spain in 159-60 still faced the full force of censorship and restrictions under Franco. Saura was forced to remove footage and dialogue that specifically pointed to the failures of his policies. Even so, the film's release in Spain was held up. However it somehow reached Cannes where its merits were appreciated and where Saura met Luis Buñuel who he would help to return to Spain for the latter's Viridiana and another row about bans and censorship. Saura himself went on to make a more carefully disguised critique of Franco's Spain with La caza (The Hunt) in 1965 which we discussed after a previous ¡Viva! festival screening. What would be good now is to have a complete retrospective of Saura's work – but we seem to have lost those opportunities for repertory screenings in proper seasons. I hope that ¡Viva! can bring us more examples in future festivals.
Stone, Rob (2002) Spanish Cinema, Harlow: Longman Pearson
Triana-Toribio, Núria (2003) Spanish National Cinema, London: Routledge
Nebraska (US 2013)
Immediately after I saw Nebraska my impression was that I had seen one of the most enjoyable films of the year and also one of the best. Since then I've thought about it several times and it's in danger of becoming the year's No 1. There are several reasons why it stands out. First it looks terrific in Black and White CinemaScope with slow pans across the flat landscapes and a higher than usual number of long shot framings by Phedon Papamichael, director Alexander Payne's regular DoP. Second, the excellent casting and wonderful performances give us convincing representations of communities in the small towns of the 'high plains' of Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. This is a film about a 'real America' – strangely beautiful even when run-down and tired. I should also mention the excellent score by Mark Orton. I'm actually listening to the soundtrack streamed live as I write.
Of course, part of my fascination is because the film speaks specifically to men of a certain age. The narrative offers us a father and son on a road trip – which, as someone who didn't like the film pointed out to me, combines two of the most common traits of American cinema. The trip involves a bemused and possibly bewildered retired man who wants to travel from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska to claim his 'winnings' in what he thinks is a lottery but which in reality is just a marketing promotion by a magazine publisher. This is Woody Grant (Bruce Dern). His wife and sons attempt to dissuade him, but in the end the younger son David (Will Forte) decides to drive him to Lincoln, hoping that the journey will give him time to re-build his relationship with a father who he felt was 'absent' during his childhood.
The setting takes Alexander Payne back to his home state and reminds us of both Election (set in a high school in Omaha) and About Schmidt (a road movie, starting from Omaha, with a similarly aged character at its centre played by Jack Nicholson). Like those two films, Nebraska has both comic moments and 'real' characters with elements of both hero and anti-hero. One difference, however, is that both the earlier films were literary adaptations but Nebraska is an original script by Bob Nelson, himself a native of South Dakota. Nelson and Payne know the territory and the people and, apart from the intrusion of some black comedy 'business' with a couple of 'goonish' cousins, the film is pretty close to Rossellini's ideas for neo-realism. It's a story taken from a real community with family secrets and relationships that most of us can recognise as 'real'. I've heard criticisms that the film is depressing but I found it to be uplifting and optimistic because it seems to deal with life as it is and not as fantasy.
It has been fascinating to read some of the commentary on the film and some of the interviews and to discover the influences and references, many of which occurred to me watching the film and others which make sense on reflection. The strength of the film in aesthetic terms is its representation of landscape and characters in that region which represents the spine of 'middle America' and in Hollywood terms the terrain of the classic Western. In cultural and geographical terms this is the region from Montana down through Wyoming and South Dakota to Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and North-West Texas. The two films that came to mind as I studied the landscapes were Brokeback Mountain and Hud (1963). I remember from Brokeback the opening scenes in Signal, Wyoming and the drama of the huge skies. Similarly with Hud, I remember the Texas landscapes presented in Black & White 'Scope. Those two films are linked by the inputs of Larry McMurtry, the great storyteller of the 'Twilight Western' who helped to adapt Annie Proulx's short story for Brokeback and whose novel Horseman, Pass By was the source for Hud. McMurtry has the feel for landscape and communities in the region and I wasn't surprised to discover that Alexander Payne had always wanted to cast Bruce Dern, a '1970s character actor' in what Payne saw as his own version of a 'Peter Bogdanovich film' (see this informative interview with Kevin Tent, the editor on the film). Bogdanovich made two black and white films in the early 1970s – the depression-set road movie (travelling through Kansas) Paper Moon (1973) and the Twilight Western, The Last Picture Show (1971) – based on Larry McMurtry's novel and set in a Texas town in the late 1940s/early 1950s.
The Last Picture Show is the most often quoted reference for Nebraska. As well as the monochrome landscapes and small town views of the plains, there is also a thematic resonance with all three films I've mentioned here. The Twilight Western is in this particular formulation a contemporary story set in the geographical 'West' as defined by Hollywood. There are usually two central male characters, one upholding the honour/traditions of the West and the other negotiating with 'modernity'. In both Hud and The Last Picture Show there is also a generational narrative with an older and younger man attempting to learn from the other. These primarily male narratives are about loss – the loss of 'freedom' and the ability to 'act' with dignity and honour. Perhaps it is a push to equate the confused Woody with older characters such as those played by Melvyn Douglas in Hud or Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (or indeed Robert Preston in Junior Bonner with Steve McQueen as the younger man) – but the links are there. Woody has turned to drink and to lassitude, remembering his past as the owner of a small garage. We learn later that he might have been an honourable man in business – but also that he might have suffered from his experience of the war in Korea. Several commentators refer to him as an alcoholic but he seems to me to have been a man who drank beer in bars rather than face his demons at home. That judgement is something audiences have to think through for themselves – the narrative doesn't judge the man as such. I'm not sure he is suffering from any form of dementia either. He doesn't say much and his belief in his 'win' is perhaps pathetic, but he still has an identity that he cares about. Bruce Dern's performance is remarkable but it would be a shame if it overshadowed that of Will Forte as David – the genuine protagonist of the narrative. Forte seems to have worked mainly in TV, but he is very good in this film.
The interview with Kevin Tent throws up two more interesting references in terms of the look of the film. One is to note that 'Woody Grant' is a name that reverses 'Grant Wood', the artist who painted 'American Gothic' the iconic portrait of the rural American couple and a potential model for Woody and his formidable wife Kate played by June Squibb – another terrific performer mining the comedy in the script. There is also a suggestion that another iconic painting, Andrew Wyeth's 'Christina's World' (1948) was an influence – even though Wyeth was from Maine. 'Christina's World' is possibly my favourite painting so perhaps my appreciation of the beauty of these desolate landscapes is somehow triggered by memories of the painting?
The music is the final part of the aesthetic construct. Again, I have to confess that American 'roots music' is my favourite form. In this interview from Film Music Magazine, Mark Orton explains his own background and that of his colleagues in the Tin Hat trio:
We had all studied classical music but were all improvisers as well. We listened to Smithsonian records, Thelonious Monk, Iannis Xenakis, and Willie Nelson. We were a composer's collective and the only thing we had decided about the group early on was that we would stick to an acoustic instrumentation and use extended techniques and preparations rather than anything electric or processed. Whatever of bluegrass's past that found its way into my/our sound did so naturally. (http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=12017).
That's a pretty eclectic mix and the interview is well worth reading. As Orton puts it, the music takes the film away from a specific genre while at the same time firmly locating it in the American 'Heartland'. The characters are at one remove from the rural people of the dustbowl stories and the cowboys of the Twilight Western, but they certainly 'connected'.
Nebraska is a triumph of aesthetics and storytelling. I'm sure there is a great deal more to say. What did you all think?


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