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Continuing on with a new weekly series I'm doing here at the site…we'll be talking the top 25 Oscar winners in just about every single one of the Academy Award categories out there. Aside from the shorts and something like Best Sound Editing or Best Sound Mixing like I mentioned previously, I'll be hitting them all over the coming weeks and months, including of course the big eight categories. I'm also potentially going to do one that doesn't exist (a fictitious Best Ensemble category), but that's just an idea I currently am toying with. We'll see about that one.
Today I'll be knocking off another one of the technical categories, with this one being the always interesting Best Visual Effects field. Depending on the category in question, I may wind up discussing the individual winners I'm citing pretty specifically or just giving more of a broad overview of the winners, but for now, I'll still keeping it simple early on. Like I said over the past few weeks though, in all honesty, you all mostly just want to see the list anyway, so I have no problem obliging you there in that particular regard. All you have to do is just be patient over the next few paragraphs…
This time around, I'm just going the overview route, since seeing is believing for this category more than anything else. Also it really just depends on what sort of effects you prefer. We've got traditional in camera effects, blended animation, computer generated effects, and of course motion capture as well. Some folks might be partial to the older winners, while some really get it up for the newest winners. Me? Well, I'm caught somewhere in between.
I'll basically just discuss my top ten a bit. To me, the best winner of this category so far to date is
Jurassic Park, which captured the imagination in a way that few other works have ever been able to do. Some other recent and groundbreaking winners in my top echelon include Avatar, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Gravity. In most of those cases, they basically invented new technology for their films, and that's worth something to me. I also have the unique Who Framed Roger Rabbit high up, as well as the immortal classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Those movies have stood the test of time in a big way. I also have a personal favorite flick [...]
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Oscars®: The Top 25 (Best Visual Effects)
Continuing on with a new weekly series I'm doing here at the site…we'll be talking the top 25 Oscar winners in just about every single one of the Academy Award categories out there. Aside from the shorts and something like Best Sound Editing or Best Sound Mixing like I mentioned previously, I'll be hitting them all over the coming weeks and months, including of course the big eight categories. I'm also potentially going to do one that doesn't exist (a fictitious Best Ensemble category), but that's just an idea I currently am toying with. We'll see about that one.
From 1997 to 2009 there were five $1 billion film grossers. Between 2010 and 2012, we added an additional ten such films.
Just a few years ago, had I written a piece entitled "There are no films guaranteed to gross $1 billion this year", you likely would have laughed and said "Of course not!". As recently as 2010, the idea that any movie could or would gross $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales was somewhat of a pipe dream.
From 1997 to 2006, there were just two films to reach that milestone, they being Titanic (the biggest movie of all-time with a seemingly insurmountable $1.8 billion) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the Oscar-winning chapter to what can be argued is the finest screen trilogy of our time (that's a debate for another day). In 2006, we saw the powerhouse success of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which parlayed the unexpected popularity of the first film into an even larger haul for its sequel, breaking the domestic opening weekend record at the time ($135 million) and earning a massive $423 million in America and $642 million overseas.
In 2008, The Dark Knight pulled another "massively popular sequel to unexpectedly well-liked original" trick to the tune of $533 million in America (good for the second biggest grosser of all time in America, if only for a year) and just over $1 billion worldwide despite not playing in China due to that pesky "Chinese gangster hides Gotham mob money" subplot. 2009 saw James Cameron do that trick that James Cameron does yet again, with Avatar earning $1 billion worldwide in about seventeen days and going on to earn an eye-popping $2.7 billion.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens with an expected (and record) $84 million
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (review/teaser/trailer) basically opened like a Lord of the Rings film, give or take various variables. Its $84.7 million estimated debut clobbered the December record, which is the $77 million earned by Avatar ($77 million, $80 million adjusted for inflation) and I Am Legend ($77.2 million, $89 million adjusted for inflation) in 2009 and 2007 respectively.
It soundly thumps the various other Lord of the Rings films, but this is where it gets tricky. The prior Peter Jackson Middle Earth pictures opened on the weekend before Christmas week, which I've long argued is the best weekend of the year to open your picture. So the fact that The Hobbit opened a week earlier makes this number a little more impressive, although the pre-Christmas weekend is more about legs than opening weekend. On the other hand, the prior films all opened on a Wednesday, meaning that their would-be opening weekend was spread out of five days. And of course, we have to take into account nine years of inflation and the whole 3D/IMAX price bump. So purely looking at inflation and comparing the Fri-Sun portion, this opening is about on par with The Two Towers ($62 million, but $84 million adjusted for inflation) and well ahead of Fellowship of the Ring's ($72 million, but adjusted-for-inflation $66 million) and King Kong ($50 million, and $62 million adjusted for inflation) for what that's worth. It's a bit behind the $72 million/$95 million opening of The Return of the King.
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'The Hunger Games' wins box office for 4th week in a row
HollywoodNews.com: 'The Hunger Games' has been more than a little popular as the film has taken the #1 spot for box office earnings for the 4th week in a row.
The film reportedly brought in another $21.7 million this weekend while 'The Three Stooges' premiered and only brought in $17.1 million, states RadarOnline.com. With a fourth week as #1, 'Hunger Games' was able to do what no other film has done since 'Avatar.'
The film has brought in about $337 million so far while it was only made for about $78 million.
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John Carter is sci-fi fantasy done wrong
By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: I understood Brian DePalma's Mission: Impossible the first time I saw it in theaters. I had no trouble following Chris Nolan's brain-twister thrillers (Memento, The Prestige, Inception). It was work, but I more-or-less 'got' the core narrative beats of LA Confidential and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. But by golly John Carter is a confusing muddle of a movie. There has been all kinds of hand-wringing about the film's rather large budget and its lousy marketing campaign.
I've taken the film to task for representing Disney's obsessive desire to ditch their core female audience while spending untold millions on boy-friendly franchises that don't pay off (HERE). But putting all of that aside, Andrew Stanton's visually ambitious and cheerfully innocent boys' adventure film does indeed have a few moments of visual splendor and gee-whiz action. But it is saddled by a needlessly convoluted narrative that goes nowhere slowly, and that further strains patience by telling its story through cryptic exposition as well as inexplicable casting and costuming choices that renders a large chunk of the supporting cast indistinguishable from each other at key junctures.
The plot, such as it is, concerns John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), a bereaved Confederate soldier who ends up transported to Mars through sci-fi happenstance and ends up embroiled in a civil war. That's the gist of the story, but the film spends nearly an entire act getting him to Mars and much of the film establishing and then explaining the various complications that I'm sure were in the original novel but feel like needless padding in the cinematic adaptation. It may not be fair to compare John Carter with other recent fantasy franchises, especially as the Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 novel is seen as a major influence on the last 100 years of genre storytelling, but Stanton and his team make a key mistake in the construction of this film. In short, instead of giving us complex and/or nuanced characters in a relatively simple (but engaging) story, they give us simple and visually confusing characters in a needlessly overwrought and distracted narrative that spends most of its time merely establishing the 'scientific proof' of what we saw before our eyes in the opening reel. Yes, John Carter is from Earth and yes some weird otherworldly force (represented by the always villainous Mark Strong) has given one [...]
Skyfall becomes the first 007 film to go the IMAX route
By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: Not much to report beyond the news itself. IMAX has announced that the Sam Mendes 007 picture Skyfall will debut day-and-day in 35mm and IMAX screens on October 26th, 2012 (in the UK) and November 9th, 2012 (in the US and elsewhere). Back in the post-Avatar era, there was talk of Skyfall becoming the first 007 film to be released in 3D. That seems to have been scuttled, which means that James Bond fans will be able to enjoy the next 007 entry in glorious IMAX 2D. The Hollywood Reporter also notes that the highly successful pre-release IMAX sneak of Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol will indeed lead to more IMAX pre-releases of major titles, although no specific examples were offered (I'm betting Warner Bros. goes that route with Superman: Man of Steel if it's any good).
There was also a promise of sorts from the company to do more 'fanboy-friendly' films alongside the animated fare, which doesn't seem like news to me, but oh well. Also of note? They are expecting big IMAX business for their one-week engagement of The Hunger Games starting March 23rd. Point being, this is rather good news for 007 fans, as well as further evidence that IMAX, not 3D, is going to be the sign of big-budget prestige in the near future. And if Sony makes good on their threat to charge theaters for Real-D 3D glasses in May, it could have a ripple effect throughout the 3D business overall. I've long argued that the only thing stopping IMAX from making further inroads (and thus booking more titles at a time) is the shortage of available screens, but that will slowly become less of a concern over time.
To paraphrase the late Whitney Houston, I believe the IMAX is our cinematic future, the one thing (massive screens plus utterly surround sound) that home theaters cannot replicate. Anyway, share your thoughts below. Does the IMAX move give you more confidence in Skyfall? Does it make you want to see the film more?
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Bradley Cooper vehicle "Paradise Lost" is dead
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: This is surprising news: Legendary Pictures has pulled the plug on director Alex Proyas' planned adaptation of "Paradise Lost," which was to cast "The Hangover" star Bradley Cooper as Lucifer.
Previous reports made note of the film's expansive budget, and sources close to the production tell THR that the cost and the enormity of the planned special effects were the ultimate downfall of "Lost."
"Legendary is realizing it needs to be more fiscally prudent in the movies it greenlights," the trade notes.
"Legendary also realized that in order to effectively bring to life Milton's war between heaven and hell, it was going to need 'Avatar'-like special effects. But 'Avatar'-like effects call for an 'Avatar'-like budget, and execs realized the technology wasn't there to make the movie in the budget range in which they were working."
Part of me admires the studio's ability to bail on a project before getting in way too deep. But on the flip side, I really wanted to see Proyas bring this sprawling vision to the big screen. It's unlikely this will ever happen, unless George Lucas or James Cameron decide they'd like to mount the project. Which is unlikely.
So for now, "Lost" is dead … and "The Hangover 3" is way more likely to happen now than ever before.
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"Titanic" 3D release gets trailer, poster
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The "King of the World" is about to soar off of the screen and into your lap.
James Cameron has been preparing a 3D retrofit of his Academy Award-winning epic "Titanic" for years. And now, with the film's re-release inching closer, Paramount is mounting a campaign to lure audiences back to the ship of dreams to experience it like they never have before.
The updated "Titanic" sails into theaters on April 6. A new trailer celebrating the high-tech conversion recently landed online. The studio also shared the below poster, with an original design featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
Released in 1997, Cameron's masterpiece recreated the legendary ocean liner … just so it could be damaged and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. The film earned $600.7M domestically, making it the highest-grossing picture of all time. (Cameron surpassed his own record with "Avatar" in 2009.) Maybe this "Titanic" re-release can reposition the romance ahead of Cameron's sci-fi thriller?
Here's the trailer and poster.
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2011 Summer Movie Review Part II
HollywoodNews.com: This summer was supposed to be the first real test for the mainstream viability of the 3D format in cinema. While the format had been a fringe indulgence for horror films and animated movies, it obviously became a full-on sensation following the release of Avatar in December, 2009. 2010 saw a handful of high-profile 3D conversions, as studios hastily converted some of their big-budget tentpoles (Clash of the Titans, The Last Airbender, Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader) and/or low-budget cult pictures (Piranha 3D, My Soul to Take) into the format under the delusion that Avatar made $2.7 billion worldwide only because it was in 3D.
But this was the supposed to be the sink-or-swim year for the 3D film. Was it merely a passing fad, or was it here to stay? The answer is, alas, more complicated. First and foremost, as long as studios can spend $5-$10 million to convert a film to 3D and then charge an extra 33% or so per ticket, 3D isn't going away. So while 3D was not the answer to studios' prayers domestically, it took the industry by storm in overseas markets, which mattered all the more this year, the first summer on record where domestic box office was all-but beside the point. And of course, the embrace of 3D was always about more than just that $3-$5 up-charge. It was about countering overseas piracy, and on that front, it was a HUGE success. But when you look at the films that scored in 3D and the films that flopped in 3D, you notice something that should have been obvious. The films that hit were always going to be big hits, while the 3D flops never stood a chance in any dimension.
If you were to take a guess at the top films of summer 2011, they would probably include some combination of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II ($370 million), Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($350 million), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($240 million), Cars 2 ($187 million), Thor ($181 million), Captain America ($169 million), and Kung Fu Panda 2 ($164 million). In the realm of 2D, The Hangover part II ($254 million), Fast Five ($209 million) and X-Men: First Class ($146 million) were also destined to join the club, while Bridesmaids ($168 million), [...]
James Cameron helping launch "Avatar" exhibit in Seattle
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: As James Cameron prepares to immerse himself in the alien world of Pandora for back-to-back "Avatar" sequels, fans of the director's 2009 blockbuster can now head to an exclusive exhibit that explains the movie magic behind the original film … and tips its hat toward secrets that will power the sequels.
Housed at Seattle's Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the "Avatar" exhibit will open to the public this Saturday following a Friday visit from Cameron, some of his "Avatar" cast, and Oscar winning visual effects supervisor Richie Baneham, the AP reports.
The exhibit, meant to be a theme park for "Avatar" fanatics, will house artwork and props from Cameron's film, as well as virtual cameras that patrons can interact with to see how Cameron and his crew caught motion capture.
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HRC Endorses Reintroduction of the DREAM Act
May 12, 2011 by Ty Cobb, Director, HRC Global
Yesterday, Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) reintroduced legislation that that would make undocumented youth eligible for a path to citizenship as they complete a college degree or two years of military service (the "DREAM Act"). HRC recognizes the importance of this legislation, as well as the need for Congress to address our nation's broken immigration system.
Last year, four students from Florida – Felipe Matos, Gaby Pacheco, Carlos Roa, and Juan Rodriguez – embarked on a 1,500-mile journey from Miami to our nation's capitol to spotlight the DREAM Act. As part of their journey, these students visited the HRC office to discuss the intersection of LGBT rights and undocumented youth. Like the LGBT community, the undocumented immigrant community is often marginalized by society. It is exposed to deep-seeded hatred, discrimination and hate violence – issues that are all too familiar to the LGBT community. In addition, much like the pre-Lawrence sodomy statutes that criminalized lesbian and gay relationships, measures, such as the draconian Arizona law that passed last year, dehumanize and criminalize an entire community of people based on their actual or perceived immigration status.
Immigration reform proposals, such as the DREAM Act, deserve the attention of Congress. As we continue to advocate for LGBT-inclusive immigration reform measures such as the Uniting American Families Act and Reuniting Families Act, we stand in unity with our friends working to reform the entire immigration system.
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Villa Violet: Our full report
Villa Violet is the new guesthouse in the building that used to house the "Elegant Bed & Breakfast", and is popular choice for a relaxing and cosy stay in Windhoek. With new owners and management it was taken over and renamed in July 2011. Since then it has been refurbished and looks better than ever.
Villa Violet is situated in the suburb of Klein Windhoek, just a five minutes' drive from the city's central business district. It's a simple, though friendly and comfortable lodge and an ideal base for an over-night stay in Windhoek.
Since the change of name and ownership, none of the team at Expert Africa has had a chance to visit, but this is what we know about the guest house:
Villa Violet has five double bedrooms, decorated in a contemporary style with various shades of purple and violet. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms with showers, air-conditioning and a safe for personal belongings. There's a five channel TV in every room, as well as a telephone and free wireless internet access.
Central facilities include a lounge with TV, DVD and VCR player, and a small collection of books. In the morning, a healthy breakfast buffet is served in the dining room, and the guesthouse has an open-plan kitchen and a barbeque area for self-catering purposes. A veranda leads into the lovely garden, where you will find a small swimming pool and several sun loungers. For self-drive guests, secure parking is possible on the lodge's property.
Our viewVilla Violet is a good choice for a pleasant stay in Windhoek, and while you are here, you can easily explore some of Windhoek's highlights.
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This morning, I'm doing a blog post 'cause I discovered the most amazing picture that I wanted to share with you. It's actress Katherine Hepburn knitting on the set of a 1930s movie. How much fun is that? Wasn't she gorgeous?
Now, I may have to add a Hepburn movie to my Sunday morning routine. What's your favorite? I'm feeling the need to see Bringing Up Baby.
I also just found this old photo of black cats waiting at leash end in line to audition for a movie. My black cat regarded this photo with disdain when I pointed it out to him. He definitely does not approve of such behavior—most certainly not!
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Short Discription: Excellent talk given by Abdur Raheem Green about the mythological and the historical Jesus. This lecture also sheds some light on how this mythological Jesus, the doctrines of the trinity and original sin came about as well as how the early Christians were not concerned with the alleged death and resurrection of Jesus. The information mentioned in this lecture is from mostly Christian scholars and historians.
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Bacchus Capital Management buys Panther Creek and a stake in DeLille Cellars
Posted: May 15, 2013 By Augustus Weed
News Corp CEO purchases estate and winery in Los Angeles' Bel Air area; asking price was $29.5 million
Posted: May 13, 2013 By Tim Fish
Global farmer-assistance program extends help to grapegrowers in Argentina, Chile and South Africa
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Prosecutors in Rudy Kurniawan trial will depose heads of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Georges Roumier and Domaine Ponsot
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Couple moved to Anderson Valley in 2000 to pursue a passion for wine
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Barossa Valley Estate, a Shiraz icon with financial troubles, sold to Delegat's Group Limited
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Lincoln, Neb.–Jim Kirchdorfer, Sr., an original member of the Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA), died Feb. 3. He contributed to the golf industry for nearly 50 years. He founded Irrigation Supply Company (today known as ISCO Industries) and Kirchdorfer Irrigation Company in 1962. The companies teamed to install the first multi-row fairway automatic system at the Louisville (Ky.) Country Club in 1963 and Kirchdorfer was the first to install the multi-row irrigation using HDPE pipe throughout the entire system at Quail Chase Golf Club in Louisville in 1988. The practice is now an industry standard.
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Atlanta, Ga.–The Synthetic Turf Council is now accepting submissions for its fourth annual Search for the Real Field of Dreams, which recognizes the power that synthetic turf has to transform communities and schools, and keep youth active, healthy and fit. The national contest is open to schools (K-12 and college), parks, businesses and public spaces in the United States and Canada that have compelling stories about the impact of their synthetic-turf field or installation. Submissions are due by September 1, 2012 and will be evaluated by an independent panel of judges. The Grand Prize is $1,000, and all winners receive publicity and a modest cash award. Visit www.syntheticturfcouncil.org to learn more.
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U.S. Forest Service research and funding have led to the development of a free software application that will help people identify and control destructive invasive plants in Southern forests and grasslands. The Invasive Plants in Southern Forests: Identification and Management application is currently only compatible with Apple products – iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch – and available through iTunes. The software provides photos and information that allow users to identify the 56 nonnative plants and plant groups currently invading the forests of the 13 Southern states. Versions for other operating systems are being explored.
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Colorado Springs, Colo.–The National Swimming Pool Foundation announces the Aquatic Play Feature online training course is now available in a new format. The new format offers better user interface, more interactivity, and easier navigation. A Spanish version has also been launched. Participants can register for the course at www.nspf.org and click on online training.
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Metha Nelson (IX‑74), completed by H. D. Hendrixsen, Eureka, Calif., in 1896, was purchased from Metro‑Goldwyn‑Mayer 11 June 1942; converted by the Craig Shipyard, Long Beach, Calif.; and placed on service 25 September 1943.
Prior to her acquisition by the Navy, Metha Nelson, originally a wooden‑hulled sailing schooner, had hauled cargo, primarily lumber, from Maine to Singapore, and had appeared in several movies. Included in her movie credits was the portrayal of Captain Bligh's ship in "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935). Charged with the identification of all ships trafficking in and out of Los Angeles, she lay off the city for the duration of her naval service, acting as pilot ship also.
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I attended my first conferance of the Campaign for Liberty last weekend in Orlando. I'm a fiscally conservative Republican with some liberal social views. I was impresses with many of the speakers at the conferance. I learned a lot. I found I was not alone in my politics which gave me some reassurance that there is still hope for restoring America to even greater hieghts. Stop the spending, we all know that one. Get control of the FED, those folks need a dose of reality. Basically live with-in your means. But don't let that stop you from living your dream. I heard all kinds of people wanting new goverment policies to create jobs. Its a nice thought, right? Well I have a better Idea. Can't find a job>> well then MAKE A JOB. Why are people sitting around wishing the government woulds stop messing up rather than just simply taking ACTION Folks I'm not saying its easy to get ahead in times like these but I guarantee you I know people who are. And don't sit there and say, oh they are lucky. You know the definition of luck? I'll tell you "its where opportunity meets preparation" GO make some luck, you might find you really like it. Take control of your time. More fortunes are made in difficults times than in good times. Difficult times can bring the best out in us. We are forced to do it to survive. Believe me we can prosper even now. Our country does need smart leadership in DC and what we have now is a simple lack of leadership or some agenda that i simply dont get. Here's the reality. Our dollar is pegged to OIL our dollar is week because oil is expensive. we can all agree on this right? So how do we get the strenght back in our Dollar? We have to make OIL cheaper. Seems impossible to have cheap OIL and a growing economy? NO ITS NOT. We can do it. We have the resources and the technology to get it done. But here we sit and nothing is happening yet. What needs to Happen? It's called NATURAL GAS and we have more of it than any country in the world and ITS CHEAP Just what the Doctor ordered!!! There is legislation depending in Congress right now which if passed and signed by the President will convert out 18 wheel fleet of truck to natural gas!!! We can do it We need to get behind this plan and get it passed. Call write email send carrier pigon I dont care what you do to get the message out…..just get it out It will create good jobs and reduce our dependance on foriegn oil by almost 50% If we don't need their oil guess what then we don't need to have our troops over in the middle east protecting our National Interest which HELLO its the oil Its always been the oil Lets make it natural gas and take our economy back over


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Where did the time go? I have spent the past month completing coursework, working on various articles, applying for jobs, and entertaining houseguests. Unfortunately, it seems like CGMF was the first casualty when it came to finding time to do it all. However, I do hope that is about to change.
I have several promising projects lined up for 2008 and I can't wait to share them all with you -- none of which I can reveal at the moment, but I will let you all know as soon as I am able to.
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Richard Lemarchand, one of the vertebra in the backbone of the Uncharted development team, announced this morning that he is to leave his post at Naughty Dog after eight entirely awesome years. Naughty Dog's loss will be the gain of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He will be teaching at the school's Interactive Media Division, so students; if you want to be taught by one of the nicest and most talented guys in the business, get your applications in now. Gamasutra, who broke the news, inform us that he will also be conducting a research project that will see him working on a series of experimental games.
Lemarchand has been on the front line of Uncharted development almost since the series' inception, but feels that now is the time to move on. Although we don't know what the future of Uncharted is, we do know that it will be affected by this departure. I am confident, though, that should the Uncharted series continue without him, Naughty Dog will have the know-how to make the transition as seamless and unnoticeable as possible.
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Track-related injuries have increased by more than a third among children and teens in the United States since the early 1990s, a new study finds.
The number of young people hurt while participating in the sport surged 36 percent between 1991 and 2008 -- from about 7,700 injuries to nearly 10,500, according to researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
"Participation in track is a great way to encourage children and adolescents to remain physically active," the study's senior author, Lara McKenzie, principal investigator at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, said in a hospital news release. "However, the increase in injuries corresponding with the increased participation in this activity suggests we need to do a better job of preventing track-related injuries among our young athletes."
In the United States, only football attracts more children and teenage participants, the study says.
Track and field activities include sprinting, cross country, running, hurdles, relays, stretching and drills. The researchers used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to track nationwide injuries resulting from the sport.
Over the course of the 18-year study, the researchers noted that more than 159,000 children and teens from 10 to 18 years old were treated in emergency rooms for injuries they got while engaging in the sport.
Some injuries occurred more often than others. Fifty-two percent of those hurt were diagnosed with a sprain or a strain. Fractures accounted for 17 percent of the track-related injuries.
In 59 percent of cases, the young people were running when they got hurt, the study pointed out. The kids were attempting hurdles in another 23 percent of injuries.
"We found that the most commonly injured body parts varied across activity and across age group. For instance, elementary students were more likely to sustain upper extremity injuries while high school students were more likely to sustain lower leg injuries," added McKenzie, who is also a professor of pediatrics at Ohio State University College of Medicine.
"With this in mind, track-related injury prevention efforts may need to be tailored by activity for different age groups in order to most effectively address the injury concerns the athletes are facing," she said.
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Mystery of tradition is tied up with the intellectual variety in the folk hierarchy. The resolutions, the faith, and the discipline have grown together with the time. From the ancient period even though the male dominancy is the face of the society, the debate to the equal rights of women was accepted and is shown in the folklore. The present play ``Chaama Chaluve`` is based on the folklore about the local Goddess Chamundeshwari, the goddess of Mysore province. The story depicts the existence of gods as mere humans. This is the ability of folklore. Though the poetry seems to be in favor of polygamy, it gives a special inner sense about dissimilarities in human relations. Thereby it clearly denies the evil practices of racial, lingual and communal differences. Even though the characters Nanjunda in the play have heavenly abilities they respond to emotions like humans. Urimari and Ranganatha are projected as social reformers. This comes forth as an experiment to use the natural setup as the stage to enact folk art forms retaining their aboriginal rawness.
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Derived from the Old English word for executioner, their moniker could not be more appropriate. It's a word that reeks of death and destruction from the Dark Ages to describe a fiercely morbid death metal band. It's hard to imagine that San Diego - known for its white sand beaches, endless sunny days and astronomical real estate - is also home to the brutal beat down that is CARNIFEX.In 2005, vocalist Scott Lewis had a chance meeting with like-minded, gifted drummer Shawn Cameron. Having both played in a countless number of bands over the years that just didn't seem to fit, the connection between the two was felt instantly. Together, they began a search to fill the musical void that had existed in each of their lives. They quickly formed a group and hit the road. CARNIFEX, being the serious-minded musicians that they are, hit the road hard. Refusing to be another "here today, gone tomorrow" trend, CARNIFEX let nothing stop them from perfecting their live show, touring relentlessly, and writing brainsick, yet intelligent, songs. Having endured everything from tour cancellations, van breakdowns and inevitable line-up changes, that "magical fit" was solidified by the end of 2007. Scott and Shawn were complemented by the intensity of guitarist Cory Arford. Bassist Fred Calderon rounded out the furious unstoppable juggernaut.CARNIFEX is something musically unique. What really makes CARNIFEX stand out from the throngs of other hard rock acts currently scouring the planet are their savage live performances. Their declaration to make every night an experience for fans rather than just a show has proven to be the most appreciated trait of the band among fans. But you can keep your pyrotechnics and other special effects at home CARNIFEX relies solely on the power of their music. "Every night, we strive to play extremely tight. Sometimes it can be difficult to make such an intense show so interactive, but we make sure that everyone is getting involved," says Lewis.Die Without Hope marks the long awaited return of the band, with their fifth full-length album and Nuclear Blast debut. 10 tracks and over 35 minutes of crushing metal that no fan of heavy music can deny. Recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL and produced by the esteemed Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER), San Diego's finest metal export deliver an album that stands as a definitive cornerstone for modern death metal. Since their formation, CARNIFEX has proven time and time again that their die-hard fan base combined with their DIY work ethic is unmatched; Die Without Hope is no exception.
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DETROIT — First came the goal. Then came the jacket. And by the end of the night, Dougie Hamilton was being roasted on national television.
For the 20-year-old, it was the closest thing to a hat trick.
On Tuesday, the Boston Bruins defencman scored the game-winner in a 3-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings, and was rewarded with the "Old Time Hockey" varsity jacket given to the player of the game.
About an hour later, Hamilton's headshot was featured (alongside Zdeno Chara and Brad Marchand) in a Tonight Show sketch called Superlatives, where host Jimmy Fallon joked that the defenceman was "most likely to replicate as a bobblehead."
"I don't really even really know what it means," said Hamilton, who kept the puck that he scored his first playoff goal with. "I guess it's cool to be mentioned on that show and not be chirped too hard."
At this time a year ago, Hamilton was an afterthought. If you mentioned his name, it was because of Phil Kessel, the player the Bruins traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for draft picks that were used to select Hamilton, Tyler Seguin and Jared Smith.
In a first-round series against the Leafs, Hamilton played three out of the seven games. He played four out of five games in a second-round series against the New York Rangers. But as a teenaged rookie on a veteran team, Hamilton was reduced to being a spectator as the Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup final without him.
This year, the 6-foot-5 defenceman has grown into a much larger role. Hamilton scored seven goals and 25 points in 64 games during the regular season. And so far, he has been integral to a Bruins defence that has allowed only two goals in three playoff games.
"I think it's just I'm more comfortable with everything," said Hamilton. "I'm playing more consistently and not in-and-out [of the lineup]."
"I think this year, as we would expect, he's playing with more and more confidence all the time," said Bruins head coach Claude Julien. "He's got a real good vision of making plays and finding those holes like you saw last night."
Julien once compared Hamilton to Larry Robinson. In Game 3, you could see why.
Hamilton played only 16 minutes, but he made the most of every shift. In the first period alone, he could have scored three goals. On one play, he intercepted a lazy pass and rang a shot off the crossbar. On another, he sprinted up the ice after catching the Red Wings on a bad line change and flicked a wrist shot into the top corner. Moments later, he barely missed out on another goal that was heading for the far side.
"You can see his confidence just going up-and-up-and-up," said forward Jarome Iginla. "It wasn't just his goal. He's playing against the other teams' top players and he's doing a great job for us."
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Maintaining healthy sleep cycles is a serious challenge for many, and healthy serotonin production can be a significant key. Tryptophan converts to serotonin helping to encourage relaxation and naturally supporting healthy sleep cycles. Two capsules 30 minutes prior to bedtime are recommended. If necessary, L-Tryptophan can be taken during the night. For additional support, tryptophan may be taken in early evening and again at bedtime. Vitamin B-6, along with increasing dietary complex carbohydrates, are other important steps for promoting proper metabolism and increasing effectiveness.*
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It has been well documented that healthy serotonin levels and healthy tryptophan levels are associated with stable mood. Tryptophan naturally converts to seratonin, a neurotransmitter. If your health care provider recommends taking tryptophan in a regimen along with tyrosine, it is recommended that tryptophan be taken prior to dinner and again prior to bedtime. Tyrosine should be taken prior to breakfast and mid morning as well. This is because the two supplements compete for uptake in the brain and because tryptophan promotes relaxation and healthy sleep.*
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Take 2 or more capsules 30 minutes before bedtime. If necessary, pure L-Tryptophan can be taken during the night. Or use as directed by your healthcare professional.
Pure L-Tryptophan from FTH Nutraceuticals contains:
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- No lactose
- No soy
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- Vegan
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Healthy restful sleep is often tied to serotonin production. Without serotonin, your body cannot produce melatonin—which regulates your sleep cycles. A compromise in this regulation may lead to sleeplessness and frequent wakenings.*
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In this week's In the October 27, 2000, Chronicle of Higher Education, Wayne Wiegand wonders why it is that, while patrons consider Reading to be the most important service of a public library--e.g., providing reading hours and storytelling for children and buying enough copies of popular titles to satisfy demand--library schools instead concentrate on Information and the technologies needed to provide it, at the expense of teaching future librarians why people read what they do. [Librarians Ignore the Value of Stories] (via)
EDIT: Thanks, Steven, for catching the date. I just didn't notice.
While still important, that article was from 4 years ago. The referring weblog didn't say that it was a new article, just an article. We probably should be a bit more cognizant of dates.
My mistake. All I noticed was "October 27," not the year. Sorry.


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With more than 30 Montana counties under official fire restrictions, recreationists need to be prepared to prevent wildfires statewide.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds everyone who plans to be outdoors to be cautious of fire danger on public and private lands.
"We're urging all recreationists to exercise caution with regard to fire danger for the remainder of the summer," said Ron Aasheim, FWP's chief of communications and education. "Above all be careful."
Aasheim noted that summertime recreationists need to be prepared to prevent wildfires. FWP suggests that everyone:
For the latest statewide drought and fire information, visit FWP online at fwp.mt.gov. Click "Fire & Drought Updates."


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Category Archives: NYR in Europe
Read: All Henrik Lundqvist Wants Is To Be Playing Hockey
In the NY Post, Henrik Lundqvist wrote about the lockout, as told to Larry Brooks, and his feelings on what is going on.
Lundqvist said that he felt "excited" when he walked past Madison Square Garden yesterday and was able to see it for the first time in a long time.
Lundqvist said, "So many different thoughts went through my head. I was thinking about how I missed being there, how frustrating it's been not to be able to play and be with my teammates and in front of our fans."
He adds "You feed off the game. It's your life. I never imagined it would be this difficult for me not to play and how much I would miss it. I guess you take it for granted that you will always play."
To see how Lundqvist has handled himself during the lockout, CLICK HERE.
NEWS: Derek Stepan Returning To North America/Confident The Season Will Start Soon
7:24AM: KalPa has announced that Derek Stepan is returning to North America.
In their release they say, "Stepan is confident that the NHL will start in the coming weeks and he wanted to return to North America in peace to prepare for the NHL season."
The Rangers currently have no players playing in Europe. Henrik Lundqvist is still in Sweden though.
In 12 games Stepan had two goals and two assists, had 39 shots and averaged 19:17 per game.
THIS SECTION is all about Stepan's time in Finland.
Tweet: The Next Time Henrik Lundqvist Comes Back To NY He Hopes It Is For The Right Reason
Lundqvist said in the NY Post this morning, "I can't wait to be in a Rangers uniform again."
Buzz: Rick Nash's Groin Issue Is Minor
According to Larry Brooks, Rick Nash's groin issue that caused him to leave Davos and come to New York has been deemed "minor."
Nash was examined over the weekend. He returned to NY on Friday.
THIS SECTION has everything, including goal highlights, from Nash's time in Davos.
Buzz: Michael Del Zotto Has Left The Lakers (Team Says He Has A Back Injury)
10:10AM: Larry Brooks says on twitter that Del Zotto is returning to NY because of "mild back stiffness."
9:44AM: Szymon Szemberg says of Del Zotto "MDZ has not enjoyed a good time in Suisse."
THIS SECTION has been following Del Zotto during his time in Switzerland.
8:28AM: The Lakers have released this statement about Del Zotto:
Lakers defenseman Michael Del Zotto is until further notice because of a back injury. Since Blessur be treated by his medical examiner in New York City has to crack the NHL on Wednesday flying back overseas.
After recovery versa Del Zotto – unless taken by then the NHL game mode is – back to Rapperswil-Jona.
The release says that Del Zotto is out until further notice because of a back injury and he is returning to NY to have it checked out. They add that unless the NHL is playing again, Del Zotto will return to the Lakers.
Read: Rick Nash Came To NY For One Reason and Can't Wait To Get Going
In the NY Post, Larry Brooks spoke with Rick Nash's agent Joel Resnick who said that Nash's return to NY for his groin issue is just precautionary.
He said "There's nothing for anyone to be alarmed about."
Resnick added that Nash can't wait to get playing with the Rangers and that he came to the Rangers for one reason, "to win the cup."
He said that after seeing the doctors in NY Nash will decide whether he wants to return to Switzerland.


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In 2013-14, the most ubiquitous car on Indian roads–Maruti Alto–completed a full decade of dominance in the market. It first reached the pole position in 2004-05 when it ended the more than two decade rule of its predecessor Maruti 800. It is not a mere coincidence that as it celebrates 10 years of leadership in the year that also marks the end of the road for the M800. Read more
Globally, vehicle recalls are a part and parcel of automotive business. Every responsible manufacturer does so for reasons as grave as potential brake failures or airbag malfunctions to seemingly trivial stuff like a defect in the power window switch.
An estimated over 40 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide in the last 10 years (see table). Most of these are in developed countries like US, Canada, Mexico and Europe where there are stringent checks and balances on non reportage of defects in a vehicle.
In the last 5 years for example, recalls have become a major flashpoint in the US. In 2009, Toyota Motor Corp, which had just become the largest car maker in the world, faced a Congressional probe for delayed response to problems with brakes and floor mats in vehicles that could cause the accelerator to become unstuck. It subsequently recalled 10 million vehicles in what remains the largest such exercise till date.
In a mirror image of the Toyota conundrum, General Motors is facing much flak from US for delayed response to an ignition problem on its Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn vehicles that could prevent the airbags from getting deployed. The company apparently knew about the problem back in 2007 but dilly-dallied on its response. At least 30 accidents and 13 fatalities have been reported due to this in the last 10 years. GM now faces embarrassment and a potential million dollar penalty. A speedy response could have saved some lives.
What these instances prove, more than anything else, is that for all the technological prowess car companies harness, mistakes happen. From a Porsche in Germany to a Proton in Malaysia or Geely in China, everybody has to recall cars at some point of time or the other. No manufacturer can claim to make zero defect, perfect cars. And there is no shame in recalling a bad apple. It only shows you are responsible.
But for long, recall was considered a bad word in India. Till 2010, there are very few instances of manufacturers voluntarily recalling their cars here. The absence of mandatory recall laws meant there was no compulsion either. It created a vicious cycle. If some company went out of their way to recall a car out of transparency, it was seen as a sign of poor quality, bad practices and faced the ire of consumers. It made manufacturers cagey about recalling cars.
Nobody can claim we have perfect cars in India. In terms of quality we are perhaps not even half way there as US or Europe. And not all of it can be brushed under the carpet on price. We live with fewer features and lower safety and emission standards that bring down the price of vehicles anyway. If sophisticated factories in Germany or Detroit cannot make defect free vehicles, there is no reason to believe a factory in India can do the same. Sounds condescending, but so be it.
In the past, manufacturers would also identify defects and some would even replace the parts quietly when the cars came to the service stations for periodic maintenance. It served their purpose (a clear conscience perhaps) and to some extent that of consumers as well. But not all cars go to authorised service stations in India and so that discreet way was not foolproof. The need for a mandatory recall provision has been felt for long. And for long, it never materialised.
Thankfully though, there has been a marked change in stance in the last 4 years. Largely due to the deluge of recalls in the US and the explosion of media in India, manufacturers have become more confident about recalling cars here. The consumers today are more aware about recalls happening in other parts of the world and more willing to accept it as a goodwill gesture when it happens in India.
A decade ago, the recall of 972 units of the Ford EcoSport barely a week after its launch would have meant hara-kiri. Today, there has been absolutely no impact as consumers are emboldened by the fact that they are taking home a safe vehicle and that the manufacturer would still be working to find out if there are any belated defects even after it has exchanged hands.
Since 2010, almost 800,000 cars have been recalled in India. Last year was a watershed year of sorts with at least 11 instances of recalls. A lot of ground then, has been made. And as the Ford EcoSport's example clearly suggests–recall isn't a bad word anymore.
Yet a lot more ground still needs to be made. Our cars may not be as sophisticated as the ones in US and Europe and as consumers we may not be as paranoid as in US either, but there are still a lot of issues that need attention. Home grown car makers like Mahindra and Tata are still averse to calling their service campaigns as recalls. Famously, Tata never called its exercise to retrofit more safety elements on the Nano as a recall even when prima facie, it was one. Similarly, Mahindra vehicles are notorious for inconsistent braking. Yet, there has been only one instance when it has actually offered to replace them carte blanche.
Even on Wednesday, when Toyota recalled 6.58 million vehicles globally, its Indian subsidiary shied away from using the R word. And it happened a day after Maruti remained tight lipped about a problem in its compact sedan Dzire that merits a recall.
After four years of progression, this new found fear of the R word is not only regressive but also perplexing. I just hope it is not the start of anything more sinister.
With an estimated 70 new models and concept cars set to be unveiled – 15 of them for the first time globally – this year's Auto Expo, which opens to public on February 7, couldn't have come at a better time for the Indian auto industry. Read more
Its lack of sophistication, pedigree and power notwithstanding, the Maruti Gypsy was always a special vehicle. Launched in India back in December 1985 when there were more cows than cars on the road–especially the ones the Gypsy made its own– initially it had a 1 litre 4 cylinder petrol engine. And, was an automatic favourite with rallyists and off road aficionados. Read more
It has, or if I daresay, had all the markings of a winner. Decent to look at, a capable engine, loads of features and an aggressive price tag. And with the backing of a network as wide as Hyundai's, the success of the Grand i10 was perhaps a given. Read more
Last month, Renault Duster completed a year in India. During this time, over 60,000 units of the vehicle, believed to have prised open the compact SUV segment, have hit the roads and revived a company that was languishing at the fringes. However, as is the case with most non Maruti, non Hyundai brands, the honeymoon season for the car is over. Read more
They are not exactly similar vehicles. Nor do they belong to the same segment. So to call it a rivalry in the strict sense of the word would be a stretch. Even then, India being a country where an eventual Wagon R customer would also consider a Honda City at a given time, pitting the Renault Duster and Mahindra XUV in the same bracket should not come as a surprise. Read more
When it was discontinued in 13 major cities in India in April 2010 as Maruti decided not to upgrade its engine to meet the tougher BSIV emission norms, everybody thought the M800 story was over. Read more
Seldom is it that a year that begins with such promise and hype ends as one that is forgettable and beset with regrets. 2012 was one such example. It began with a bang with the biennial New Delhi Auto Expo, the show piece event for the domestic industry. And it ends almost with a whimper. Read more
It can be said without any shade of doubt that the festive months of October and November are always crucial for consumer centric sectors like cars. Read more


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First, this may be old news to some of you, but Heather Corinna (founder and driving force behind the awesome sex ed site Scarleteen) is conducting a couple of surveys on people attitudes toward casual sex. She's especially keen on people completing the second survey (which has fewer respondents so far) and particularly encourages LGBT people, people of color, people over 45, and social conservatives to pipe up. I'll just add that the surveys are thought-provoking and definitely not just geared to people who've had lots of casual sex (however you might define "lots"!).
If you have any questions, you can contact Heather at email@example.com – but really, just go take the survey
I really appreciate that Heather's trying to capture multigenerational attitudes toward casual sex, because it's really not true that "those young kids today" invented hooking up! Hey, I thought we'd already done that in the Eighties! And the people a generation older than me … well, they came up with free love, did they not?
So no, I don't think hooking up is especially new. The only real change is that ritual of dating is rather moribund, especially for college-aged people. But taking the long view, dating isn't some sacred, ancient practice. It's a historical blip on the radar. It emerged around the 1920s and began to decline in the 1960s, as Beth Bailey explains in From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America.
Judging from the moral panic around hooking up, though, you'd think young women, especially, indulging in casual sex was about to end civilization as we know it.
The problem with casual sex, in my view, is not that it's fundamentally immoral. Nor have I ever felt especially constrained by what Jessica Grose at Slate calls "the shame cycle" – the recurrent backlash against casual sex that shames women for their sexual conduct. I see no scientific validity to the pseudo-theory (nicely dismantled by Lena Chen) that women with a history of casual sex will result in inability to commit later on because we become inured to the effects of the bonding hormone, oxytocin. Didn't happen to her, didn't happen to me. I guess you'd better worry about oxytocin burnout if you're a prairie vole. Otherwise, not so much.
There are other potential complications in casual sex, mostly related to an imbalance of expectations, and that can tilt against women too – though men can bruise their hearts in not-quite-casual sex, too. That's a topic for another day. Ditto for the possibility of pregnancy and disease, though they're scarcely confined to casual sex.
Instead, I want to talk about a persistently gendered issue in casual sex, linked to what Fran Langum (aka Blue Gal) has called the "orgasm gap":
I've talked with a large number of women about this topic over the years and asked lots and lots of girlfriends the following questions: How old were you when you first had sex, and how old were you when you had your first orgasm? The orgasm gap is pretty damn wide for a great many women. I have yet to meet an honest girlfriend who had their first good sex before the age of twenty-two. Lots and lots of women have had lots and lots of sex before they actually enjoyed it.
And sadly, some men and women never figure out which female erogenous buttons to push.
(More here.)
So that's where I see a real girl-boy difference in casual sex. (Mind you, I'm only discussing heterosexual coupling here, and the rest of this post is pretty heterocentric.) Sex with a new partner has the thrill of the new, the fun of discovery. However! I've rarely known a very short-term partner who really knew how to ring my bells. The fun was all in the newness, really.
I'm not sure things have improved much in recent years, though. I mean, back in the 1980s I never heard about guys just demanding a blow job out of the blue. These days, my students tell me it happens regularly – sometimes not even preceded by flirtation, much less kissing.
At the new Ms. blog, Shira Tarrant worries – quite rightly – that women's sexual behavior is increasingly linked to performing for men in ways that alienate women from their own actual desires and pleasure:
Hooking up also has a gendered hue when girls are taught that being sexy is about performing instead of about self-pleasure and expressing what feels good. It's what philosophers call "illocutionary silencing"—when girls and young women fail to say what they want. As Heldman wrote in Ms. magazine, self-objectification has serious impacts on girls' political efficacy and sexual pleasure. Getting off becomes tied to seeing oneself through the eyes of someone else, or through the lens of an imaginary porn camera.
Yes, and the ubiquity of porn seems to be progressively narrowing the focus of that lens. But even if we could wish away the porn and raunch culture and girls' socialization to be pleasing? And if every man was suddenly, magically, an attentive and patient lover? We'd still likely see an orgasm gap, and it would still be larger, on average, in short-term casual sex than in longer-term relationships. My argument isn't that love makes all the difference (though it can't hurt). Rather, time and attentiveness matter. If you've got all that in a friendship-with-benefits, great! Most of us will find it – if we're so lucky – in a partner who also loves us enough to stick around, in every sphere of life.
One way to respond to the orgasm gap would be to de-center orgasms as the paramount goal of sex. In fact, "goals" don't have any place in sex. (I don't even have much use for them in the rest of my life.) Certainly there are lots of routes to pleasure, and not all of them include orgasm. Sex can be wonderful without orgasm. Even with short-term partners, its rewards needn't be purely physical.
I'm skeptical about taking de-centering orgasm too far, though, because we've only "discovered" female orgasm as a culture after thousands of years in which it either didn't matter at all, or (during certain eras) was believed necessary only as a means to an end: promoting conception. Historically, women claiming the desire for orgasm is radically new – far newer than "hooking up." And so I'd much rather see a world that honors all forms of sexual pleasure, for men and women, as long as there's consent, enthusiasm, and (ideally) a mutual willingness to experiment, play, and have fun.


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Make your own Christmas tree ornaments this year! Read More »
Well, this is just the cutest! Mariah Carey visited "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" to perform a Christmas ditty with Fallon and The Roots and it'll light up even the Grinchiest of hearts. "All I Want For Christmas (Is You)" is a fun song to begin with, but it's even more adorable with the chorus of little kids in the front row.