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Work related depression - page 2
Yet another post about stress and work related depression... :down: I burned out on bedside nursing and now I am burning out in my new non bedside position. I feel trapped in my job. I am the sole... Read More
7Dec 10, '12 by joanna73 GuideI'm sure many of us have felt this way at one time. I've been a nurse for 2 years, and some days I wonder if I shouldn't have pursued a physio degree or some other related field. I enjoy nursing and helping others, in addition to the ongoing learning. The running around, under staffing, missing breaks, and work place politics I do not enjoy. Sometimes the negatives outweigh the positives. As a result, I've decided to train for another specialty, reduce my hours, and change jobs in the new year. The key to avoiding burnout is knowing your limits and embracing change.
3Dec 10, '12 by gloryfiedHun, I share with you the depression and feeling stuck. I feel the same way, and I want to move and get out of here and nursing too, but I dont even know what to do. My only strength is the Lord. Truthfully. I feel like Im working and time is passing me by,, but I pray he doubles everything. Same for you.I hope things get better, because when you loose your self in work and not connecting with anything anymore, it becomes difficult.
5Dec 10, '12 by MotherRNOne bit of good news- if you do want to go for the RN-BSN, there are schools, even good ones that DON"T require the organic chemistry. I, too, though I would need that. Turns out, I don't. So, this fall I can begin my BSN online and not have to worry about it. At least it's one thing less.
Oh! I also have an Iraq war vet living in my house these days! He was able to find a seasonal position at Wally World just this very week. It may only last a month, but he gets to sell GUNS in sporting goods, so he's very happy. I'm relieved to see him up every day, off the computer and doing something to lift his spirits.
Even with a BA degree and military intelligence background, jobs are non-existent for him in his field. The pay he earned over there is dwindling and he needs to bring something, anything, in to cover his basics.
I am blessed not to be the sole breadwinner. However, I do have one angry spouse with hands on hips, foot tapping, wanting to see the financial pay off from all those loans I took to get the ADN degree! He's been underemployed since his heart attack. We are paycheck to paycheck.
I understand his frustration. But, I also know I have to work safely as a nurse (don't want to kill anyone and I really not looking to wear an orange jumpsuit anytime soon). Round One of PRN nursing in LTC did not go smoothly. I've been licking my wounds, trying to get up my nerve to try again. Now that my semester of prereqs for BSN is over, I plan to address my self-evaluated deficits in nursing knowledge (pharmacology, narrative documentation, and basic procedures they didn't teach in school but thankfully YouTube videos do!).
I have been subbing as a school nurse this last month. Talk about a breath of fresh air!!! My own office, get to sit down, in an actual chair, document in piece, actually eat lunch, and, for me, the real bonus... NO CNA's!!! (I know that comes off offensive and I know there are really good one's out there, but I have really good personal reasons for feeling that way right now!). The pay is low, but it''s twice a month and through the summer, even though you are off. Plus every weekend, evening and holidays off as well. As a supplement to the sole breadwinner salary, it might be the way to go, if I can get the job. Just think they are hard to come by. Today I was at the alternative school for the juvenile deliquents. Even though I had to go toe to toe with a thirteen year old over his insulin, it was way better than my LTC position. Just saying.
In the new year, and because I don't have the school nurse position yet, I will look for PRN LTC/hospital work. I, too, think that PRN would make me feel less trapped by the job and more in control. Even though I was hired PRN at the last place, they told me a week in I was part time, but then worked me like full time until it all ended abruptly. I would prefer the PRN- 2-3 days a week or every other weekend something like that so I could study and look into other types of nursing.
I'm sorry for the depression people feel. I night before I was fired, I thought to myself how I wasn't doing anything well in my life-not taking proper care of the kids, the house, or even the patients because there wasn't enough time to do it all no matter where I was and what I was doing at the time.
I definitely understand your feelings! -
4Dec 10, '12 by angelwatch01I can completely relate the feeling of being trapped in a situation that offers few outlets. I am a single mother of 2 school-aged children and one in high school that lives with his dad. My financial obligations are so stressful that it has completely affected my current relationship after moving to a small community with him. Between losing my health insurance and prescription benefits for myself and my kids, child support payments, student loans, other financial obligations, rent, and doctor bills the kids accumulated in just a few short months, it has taken its toll. I failed to meet the probationary period at my new job (lack of current skills) and am forced to move again. I spent my entire tax return to move here and admittedly, I should have had some money set aside before moving. I do not have the employee assistance resource that many facilities offer for even a few minutes of free help so I am on my own to wade through the crisis of life. Onward and upward, forward is the only option.
If I could offer a few suggestions and echo some other users' advice: use the employee assistance program if you have it. Take a few days of vacation and go somewhere yourself. Take a part time job and fill in the extra with an outside job in an unrelated field if you can. Go back to school anc change careers or even advance it to move up. It's never too late. Your resume may need updated and I cannot stress enough: have a professional review it. For the small cost of a potential job that is better, the investment is well worth it. A good resume is often the difference between candidates even those with experience.
I wish you the best of luck, it is not the easiest world out there. Times are hard now and will be better eventually. -
5Dec 10, '12 by angelwatch01I too, went to a facility that had a hospital and LTC to try my hand at the "real" world of nursing after being in surgery for 4 years as a new grad. Talk about use-it-or-lose-it. The facility had 30 residents and capacity for 10 inpatients and an ER. At any given time, I had my 7 assigned residents in LTC and 2-3 inpatients and helping in the ER. I was unfamilliar with the electronic medical record, had never done much charting or documentation that is needed in those settings, drugs and dosages were foggy in the back of my head, I had never started an IV, given antibiotics on a pump, passed a med, you name it. My short term did not go well even though I had made tremendous progress from the day I was hired. I spent hours looking up correct dosages and other information. I was given a month of job-sharing/shadowing to improve my skills after being called to the DON's office for "concerns". I voiced my dismay of my 10 days of orientation to the LTC and hospital and electronic record and set loose to be on my own with no experience. It was worse than being out of school. At least I had information fresh in my head that I could rely on. After 4 years, most of my skills were non-existant and starting over was a crash course that led me to.. an even bigger crash. I completed my additional orientation period looking forward to my huge accomplishments and showing the skills I worked hard to accomplish in that time period. I asked for additional materials to keep on hand for the electronic records as a resource the last day of orientation. I didnt even get 20 minutes into the first day being on my own when I was called into the DON's office when I was let go. So, I too lick my wounds and while I am resentful for lacking critical care skills, I also can say I did not harm anyone in the process.
4Dec 10, '12 by wyogypsyI have gotten so burned out from working so much for so many years, that I now will only work 3 days one week and 2 the next, all 12 hour shifts of course. I really wish I could go to two 12 hr shifts per week but then I would not qualify for full time benefits which I have to have, as I am over 50 and single. It about kills me to work three 12 hr shifts in a row even though it is nice to get them out of the way. I do take an anti-depressant but not because of work, but I did have to go on Ativan for 30 days when leaving a previous job - had given my notice but could not quit crying every day.
4Dec 11, '12 by joanna73 GuideIt's very unfortunate that the system continually burns people out. I'm very fortunate that I'll be able to take at least 2 months off next year, if I chose to. Ideally, I would like to work no more than 10 shifts a month. In another 6 or 7 years, that will be my goal. Full time nursing is too draining on anyone.
4Dec 11, '12 by Little_MouseThank you for sharing since at least I don't feel alone in this. The sad part is that I've only been a nurse for about 3 years...and have changed jobs nearly every year (a sign of burnout, no?) And although I realized that bedside nursing is not for me, as you have mentioned, it is difficult to get out of it. I recently started a job in a different unit, thinking that the patient load would be a little easier (expecting mainly walkie-talkies) but it is still bedside and still the confused, demented, pressure sore covered pts are there (I'm sorry to say that, since I know they are still human beings, but with time constraints and what not it's hard to provide the care they really need in a short amount of time)...so it's still just running around like a chicken with its head cut off, along with fear of making a mistake and-- at times-- almost overcome by self doubt and feeling that I wasn't able to provide good enough care...Maybe it's just me and my ability (or lack of) to handle stress or even my personality (reserved)...but I would love to get away from the bedside somehow. But in the mean time, I still have bills to pay and need medical insurance so this will have to do for now...
I wish you luck. Know that you are not alone and that you do have a support system here. Remember to take care of yourself and take things one day at a time. (I need to make sure I follow that advice as well! lol) -
4Dec 11, '12 by GenistaThank you to each and every one of you for your thoughtful responses. It is a comfort to know I am not the only one who went into this profession with (naive) good intentions, but it turned out to be too high a burden to bear. My heart goes out to you in your own circumstances! Yes, I am very lucky in that I am paid VERY well at this point. I have great benefits & work part time. I am appreciative of this EVERY day. However, I am noticing how the stress and responsibility and fast pace of the job is eating me alive, and no amount of money is worth that. I am struggling to be happy more frequently even when I am not working, and that is what is my wake up call. I have a beautiful family & much to be grateful for.
I have struggled with burnout off/on during my entire nursing career. I guess the idealistic image I had of this profession does not match up anywhere near the reality. I too, have a problem with disconnecting from my work. I keep thinking maybe there is some other specialty that I would be happy in. But, it is near to impossible to move around into new areas. And so far, the few areas I have moved around in, are strangely very similar in the stresses I encounter.
I recently realized that I have a love/hate relationship with nursing. I am thinking maybe I chose the wrong career for all the right reasons. I wanted to make a difference, to learn & grow, to do something meaningful. Even on a bad day, I know I am helping people...but at what price? The healthcare industry is really focused on the bottom line & profits, and I am not sure it's worth it to stay. I am staying for now, because I have to. But, if there were a job out there that paid my bills and had less stress I would be all over it yesterday. I can help people in my off time...if you know what I mean.
Lucky for me, I guess, I do have a BSN, so I could maybe try & obtain some other job that requires a BS degree. Even so, it is tough to find a decent paying job without experience in another field. I have 14 years experience and I am having trouble to break into new specialties! I am still trying to apply to other areas in nursing that interest me, but it is rare to get a reply from an employer. The market is on lock down. I am stuck where I am, and that's that. It must be even harder for the new grads.I truly feel for them.
Thanks to all for the encouragement, sharing your own struggles, and the advice. It means a great deal to know there are so many caring and kind nurses out there who are feeling the same. Though I don't have an "answer" for how this will resolve, I thank you for reaching out with your own stories. It is comforting to know you are not alone, and that others know about the pressures/stress and burdens I am feeling as a nurse. My thoughts are with you & your families as you find your own way... -
2Dec 11, '12 by joanna73 GuideWhen I was at school, jobs were in abundance until we hit 3rd year. The market was great, and then this terrible recession hit. As a result, everything changed dramatically, and has remained this way since. Nursing has always had ebbs and flows over the years, but this economy has been devastating. So I don't think naivetee is necessarily true for most of us. I knew what I was getting in to from day one. I also knew that I'd be paying my dues, and then working towards what I want. Despite the terrible economy, nursing should work for our lives (in a sense), not the other way around. So these "typical" working environments were not so typical six years ago.


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7 Biographies That Waste Great Casting
Cinematic Listology By Monika Bartyzel on June 5, 2014 | Be the First To CommentIn Maleficent, Angelina Jolie recreates her iconic curse with such perfect charisma that it's a big letdown when she changes tune about 2.5 seconds later as Disney strives to make her relatable. Our beloved villainess became the reactionary scorned woman, and all of that potential for more evil cackles flies out the window. Thinking about this terribly missed opportunity for excellent evilness, I couldn't help but think about the many real-life, often larger than life names who have been immortalized in cinematic biographies in ways more bittersweet than satisfying. It's great to see them and get the rush of their performance, but sad to watch it wasted on an inferior film, or a bit part in someone else's larger whole.
LAFF 2012 Review: 'To Rome With Love' Is Woody Allen's Low-Key and Somewhat Successful Foray Into 'Valentine's Day' Territory
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on June 15, 2012 | Comments (1)Perhaps we were spoiled with last year's Midnight in Paris, auteur Woody Allen's return to (delightful) form after a few years of basically forgettable, minor efforts like Whatever Works, Scoop, Cassandra's Dream, and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Suffice to say, Allen's next cinematic trip to a classic, romantic European city has come complete with heightened expectations, and while his To Rome With Love occasionally harnesses some of the charm and ease of Paris, it's a wholly different film experience, and a less enjoyable one to boot. Much like Paris, Allen has lined up a sizable and talented cast for his latest outing, though he's chosen Rome as his own spin on throwaway rom-coms like New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day and the far superior Love, Actually, instead of focusing on a single leading character. Allen uses the city of Rome as the (often only) link between all manner of people – Italians, Americans, young, old, famous, common, talented, sexy, unsexy, ambitious, bored, confused, the list goes on – and lets them play out their theatrically-tinged trials and tribulations against a gorgeous Roman backdrop. It's frothy and fizzy enough, but To Rome With Love isn't the sort of film that is likely to leave a lasting impact on its audience. It's popcorn entertainment for the indie set.
Over/Under: 'Midnight in Paris' vs. 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'
Features By Nathan Adams on March 13, 2012 | Comments (1)Woody Allen is a legendary filmmaker, to be certain. But he's also a filmmaker who is perceived to have had a golden age, a period where the movies he made were head and shoulders above the things that he makes now. That's not such a great place for an artist to be, but Woody managed to shut up a lot of his critics with Midnight in Paris. It's not only one of Allen's most financially successful films, it's also one of his most critically acclaimed, and it's been held up as proof that we might be in the midst of a Woody comeback. Is it really worthy of all the hype though? Lots of people love this movie—like me—but it's also a film that has glaring flaws. What is it about Midnight in Paris that makes our Internet culture, that is so quick to tear everything down with snark, give it such an easy pass? Back in 1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was also a huge success. It made so much money that it spawned not only a sequel, but also an animated series, video games, and who knows how many other kinds of merchandise that time forgot. Yet, despite this success, it's not a film that many people take seriously. There's a love for it still, but one that seems more ironic than anything else. Why is that so, when there's so much respect for the other big genre hits of the 80s? Why doesn't this film get […]
Lea Seydoux Joins Same-Sex Relationship Dramedy 'Blue Is a Hot Color'
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on February 27, 2012 | Be the First To CommentEver since French actress Lea Seydoux dropped my jaw playing back-to-back roles in Midnight in Paris and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, I've vowed to follow her career very closely. You see, it's not stalking, because I write about movie news. The first news about Seydoux's career that perked up my ears was word that she was going to be starring in a new telling of the Beauty and the Beast story opposite acting powerhouse Vincent Cassel which, to that point, I thought was about the best news ever. But now there's a new development in the lovely young lady's career that just might rival it. According to Variety, Seydoux is set to star in a film called Blue Is a Hot Color, from Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche. It's set to be a relatively low budget adaptation of a graphic novel by Julie Maroh that tells the story of a girl who, quite unexpectedly, falls in love with another woman and then has to face the judgment of her friends and loved ones. This not only sounds like a story that's ripe with both dramatic and comedic potential, but it also sounds like a movie that will be full of moments that I'll have no problem shamelessly ogling. If any of my other favorite, young, French actresses get cast as the love interest, then I just might keel over from excitement.
Boiling Point: The 2012 Oscars – Everyone That Should Have Won and What's Wrong with the Whole Picture
Boiling Point By Robert Fure on February 27, 2012 | Comments (16)The 84th Academy Awards have come and gone: let the bitching begin! As someone who is more of a genre fan than anything, I've never really cared too much about the Oscars, but that sure as hell doesn't prevent me from complaining about them. Granted, over the years, some great films have won. I'm a big fan of Unforgiven and I dug Shakespeare In Love. I just think far too many good films are ignored in favor of "Oscar movies." I can't say that I was particularly impressed with any of the films nominated this year, but there were a few categories were I feel like the little golden man statue when to the wrong film. Luckily, the internet exists and I can complain about it!
Editor's Note: This article will be updated in real time as the winners come in during the Academy Awards broadcast. Please join us for our Live-Blog tonight (because we ask nicely), and while you wait for the winners, check out our Oscar Week Series, where you will find breakdowns and predictions for all of the major categories. It's finally here! The time of year where I can write a paragraph that no one will read because they've already scrolled down to see who's won. But even though this won't be seen by humans, here's a personal reminder that this night may be about politics and back-slapping, but it's also about the splendor of cinema. It's about the magic of movies. The genius of thousands of images all strung together with blood, sweat and tears to create characters and a journey through the heart of a story. There are some great stories on display tonight. That's what matters second most. What matters most, of course, is crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you and hearing the lamentation of their women. Let's get to the winning, right? And the Oscar goes to…
Who We Predicted To Win the 2012 Oscars
Academy Awards By Scott Beggs on February 26, 2012 | Comments (4)In a couple of hours, we'll start live-blogging our little hearts out as Neil pretends to know what "chiffon" is, and after the red carpet, we'll sink into that fifth drink while reveling in the sheer majesty of the 2012 Academy Awards. Stifling cynicism can take a taxi outta town for a while, because no matter what, if you want to see it, there's still something magical about this night. Part of that magic is being completely wrong. We're confident now, but when the winners are announced, there's always the tiny possibility of a big surprise. So who did you put down in your office pool to take home gold tonight? Our team spent all week tossing out their best analyses, and it all comes down to this. Here's who we picked. Would you take us up on these bets?
2012 Oscar Prediction: Best Picture
Academy Awards By Jeremy Kirk on February 26, 2012 | Comments (1)The Best Picture Academy Award is really what explains film as a collaborative effort. The Best Picture is what the Academy has found to be the best combination of every aspect that film has, whether thematically or structurally. The producers of the winner take home the Oscar, because, well, they footed the bill. They were also the decision-makers. We know its more of a gray area than that, but the classic Academy likes to think like classic movie-making. It doesn't stop the Best Picture winners from being some of the greatest pieces of work in the artform. One film this Sunday will be written in along with films like It Happened One Night, On The Waterfront, The Godfather parts 1 & 2, and No Country For Old Men. That's a list of 83 movies that will be or already are considered essentials when it comes to film history. We don't look down on the nominees who didn't win. What are they called? Oh, yeah. Losers. But, seriously, they are all films of value in some form or another, films that were still able to make their mark on some part of this history. But it's that big boy. That one who gets its name yelled out at the end of the night, who hears the orchestra play their music for the climax of the show, that's the one that'll make headlines come Monday morning. Which one is it gonna be? The odds seem better for some, but here's the breakdown […]
2012 Oscar Prediction: Best Director
Academy Awards By Rob Hunter on February 26, 2012 | Be the First To CommentFilm directors are responsible for every single aspect of their movie. That doesn't mean they actually do each and every task on set, but it's their job (and prerogative) to get each element just right. It's a lot of responsibility, and judging by the nominees for this year's Best Director, it's clearly too much for a woman to handle. Sorry, Kelly Reichardt, Lynn Ramsay, and Sarah Polley…maybe you can bake something nice for the boys who were nominated? For the record, the director who should walk away with the Oscar this year isn't even nominated. Nicolas Winding Refn deserved (at least) a nomination for Drive as he was able to craft something of raw beauty from some seemingly disparate parts. The film's look and style, its exquisitely jarring shifts from calm to explosive, and its unexpectedly affecting score and soundtrack all make for a unique cinematic experience. The nominees are listed below with my prediction for the winner in red…
2012 Oscar Prediction: Best Original Screenplay
Academy Awards By Kate Erbland on February 24, 2012 | Be the First To CommentHey, who says there are no original ideas in Hollywood? Well, us actually, whenever we have to write about the next 80s-era television show getting a big screen reboot that no one on God's green earth could possibly want to flash in front of their eyeballs on a giant cinema screen. But this year, there were at least five films that sprung from original ideas that were solid enough to get the ol' Best Original Screenplay nod. Really, at least five. There's five in this category! There could be more, but I'm too busy thinking about the Valley Girl reboot to come up with any of them right now. Giggles and bad jokes aside, this year's Oscar race for Best Original Screenplay is actually pretty, well, original. We've got an awards season frontrunner, a raunchy lady-centric comedy (how often do you hear "raunchy" when it comes to the Academy Awards? Not often, that's how often), a Sundance flick about the financial crisis, a foreign film getting all sorts of (well-deserved) praise, and the latest from one of the Academy's most nominated filmmakers. This category is truly one hell of mixed bag. What's perhaps most interesting about this race is that it four of its nominations belong to newcomers to the Oscars, while its fifth nominee is Woody Allen, who has received more nominees in this category (15) than any other screenwriter in the history of the awards. But does that little bit of trivia spell "winner"? Read on for the […]
Culture Warrior: The First Oscar-Worthy Same Sex Kiss and The Academy's Blurry Vision of History
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on February 7, 2012 | Comments (8)The Oscar montage reel is a genre on its own. It's transparently demonstrative of the overall function of the Academy Awards. These montage reels summarize and make explicit what the annual ceremony attempts to accomplish writ large: to create and solidify a canon of important American films, along with a delimited understanding of their importance. Yes, the Oscars have occasionally given a voice to the indie underdog and rush through their obligatory movies-with-subtitles category, but besides the occasional screenplay nomination for a truly innovative film and the rare foreign language film that broaches through the marginal categories, the Oscars are by and large a celebration of American cinema, specifically Hollywood cinema. During the 2006 ceremony, a moment occurred that has been seared into my memory. I haven't been able to find a clip of it online since it aired six years ago, so I hope this isn't wishful or inaccurate. The 2006 ceremony consisted of a spate of overtly political films, as Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Munich, Good Night and Good Luck competed for top honors, and Syriana was in the running for other awards. In likely hopes of gaining cultural capital from celebrating mainstream cinema's rarely explored but ever-present political function, the Academy aired a self-congratulatory reel of past Oscar-nominated films that have addressed other topical social problems, from In the Heat of the Night to Philadelphia. When the lights came back and the audience applauded with anticipated decorum, host Jon Stewart then graced the stage and stated, in a […]
Not to be confused with Reject Report, The White, which is what happens after we do battle with the Balrog. Reject Report, The White is never NEVER wrong. But in our current form we have to take into account things like star power and demographics and mass appeal, the kinds of aspects that go into making a film financially successful. This week sees three new movies wanting that success and one Oscar contender expanding to wide release. Liam Neeson fights wolves, Sam Worthington faces a ledge, and Katherine Heigl takes on…money, I guess. I'm not really sure. Only one of these movies can be the victor while the other two scrounge for scraps to make up $10-15m. Not even worth the effort really. It's the Reject Report, and you shall not pass. Okay, now you can pass. Go ahead.
The 2012 Oscar Nominees: Silent Films, Surprises and Scorsese
Academy Awards By Scott Beggs on January 24, 2012 | Comments (15)It's been a year filled with silent screen stars seeking redemption, the 1920s coming alive in Paris, a young boy searching for the first great director, sex addicts in New York City, horses going to war, maids of dishonor, and skulls getting crushed in elevators. Now it's time to celebrate all of those things and more with the 84th annual Academy Awards. They've come a long way since the Hotel Roosevelt in 1929 (although sex addicts have almost always been a fixture). Get to ready to smile, ball your fists with snubbed rage, or be generally unsurprised. Here they are. The 2012 Oscar nominees:
The Writers Guild of America Announces the Nominees For Best Screenplays of the Year
Movie News By Nathan Adams on January 5, 2012 | Comments (1)The Writers Guild of America has released the nominees for their Writer's Guild Awards today, and while there's certainly some room for quibbling as far as their choices go, the screenplays they've nominated in their film categories are at least a diverse array of projects. There's something here for everyone. I balked at these choices a bit on first glance, they'd left off many of my favorite films of the year. But after thinking about what was missing for a few seconds I started to realize that a lot of the films I really loved over the course of 2011 relied more on mood and photography than they did their screenplays. In my mind, there was no real superstar script this year, like Inception and The Social Network last year. I loved things like Drive and Shame, but did their greatness really lie in their screenplays? Still, I can think of a handful of things that I would have liked to have seen included that weren't. As far as original screenplays go, I think a film like Warrior was a master of structure, and is more deserving than something like Bridesmaids, which was a fairly generic comedy plot and which probably relied largely on improvisation for its humor. And I really miss a nomination for something like The Skin I Live In when it comes to the adapted screenplay section; especially when they've nominated a film like The Help, which cannot name writing as one of its strengths. Check out […]
Criterion Files #117: 'Diary of a Chambermaid' and the History of Buñuel
Criterion Files By Landon Palmer on January 4, 2012 | Be the First To CommentLuis Buñuel's adaptation of Octave Mirbeau's novel "Diary of a Chambermaid" (1964) was made at a decisive point in the master filmmaker's long, dynamic, and illustrious career. The film marked Buñuel's second foray into European filmmaking after an almost thirty-year hiatus, during which time he made a large number of films in Mexico, contributing greatly to what is now considered the nation's midcentury cinematic Golden Age. The Spanish filmmaker first returned to Europe to make Viridiana (1961) in Spain (the only film Buñuel ever completed in his native country). Viridiana proved a sensation in every sense of the word: it made a huge splash for international critics and audiences starting with its enthusiastic reception at that year's Cannes Film Festival and it was met with legendary controversy (no stranger to the filmmaker) in Franco's tightly-regulated Spain. Viridiana revisits several of Buñuels' thematic preoccupations from his Surrealist years in France and his pseudo-social-realist films in Mexico, specifically in terms of the infamous atheist's routine subversion of religious iconography. The now-iconic scene where a group of vagrants sit around a grand dinner table, positioned in a way reminiscent of Da Vinci's The Last Supper (1495-98), proved to be a heretical image for one audience and a brilliant and beautiful inversion for another (By the way, why did nobody in the Catholic community say that critiquing Renaissance art isn't heretical? Is Da Vinci Jesus?).
Year In Review: 11 Movies You People Wouldn't Shut Up About In 2011
2011 Year In Review By FSR Staff on December 28, 2011 | Comments (4)This started out as a list of overrated movies, but we ("we" being Rob Hunter and Kevin Carr, rabblerousers) decided fairly quickly that "overrated" is an overused and abused term. Who are we, or anyone, to tell you that you like a movie too much? It's a rude thing to say regardless of whether or not we're right. But thanks to the internet sometimes one person's exuberance can find a virtual megaphone in all the tubes and anonymous users online, and that misguided praise can become deafening. And yes, we're just as guilty as the rest of you…especially in regard to our first pick below. To be clear, most of these are not bad movies. The majority of them are actually good. But none of them deserved the near-constant accolades that seemed to echo from one corner of the web to another ad nauseum. So without further ado, pomp, or circumstance, here are 11 12 movies (in alphabetical order) you people wouldn't shut up about in 2011. (**Note, there may be a few minor spoilers below.**)
Year In Review: The Top 11 Trends, Topics, and Debates of 2011
2011 Year In Review By Landon Palmer on December 28, 2011 | Comments (1)Usually I'm quite cynical about end-of-year lists, as they demand a forced encapsulation of an arbitrary block of time that is not yet over into something simplified. I typically find end-of-year lists fun, but rarely useful. But 2011 is different. As Scott Tobias pointed out, while "quiet," this was a surprisingly strong year for interesting and risk-taking films. What's most interesting has been the variety: barely anything has emerged as a leading contender that tops either critics' lists or dominates awards buzz. Quite honestly, at the end of 2010 I struggled to find compelling topics, trends, and events to define the year in cinema. The final days of 2011 brought a quite opposite struggle, for this year's surprising glut of interesting and disparate films spoke to one another in a way that makes it difficult to isolate any of the year's significant works. Arguments in the critical community actually led to insightful points as they addressed essential questions of what it means to be a filmgoer and a cinephile. Mainstream Hollywood machine-work and limited release arthouse fare defied expectations in several directions. New stars arose. Tired Hollywood rituals and ostensibly reliable technologies both met new breaking points. "2011" hangs over this year in cinema, and the interaction between the films – and the events and conversations that surrounded them – makes this year's offerings particular to their time and subject to their context. This is what I took away from this surprising year:
This Week In DVD: December 20th
Features By Rob Hunter on December 20, 2011 | Be the First To CommentIt's a fairly quiet week in the world of DVD releases, but that doesn't mean there aren't some quality titles hitting shelves. Two fantastic films arrive today, and while they barely made a ripple at the box office that doesn't mean they're not worth your time. Other movies out today include the wonderfully suspenseful Julia's Eyes, the ridiculously overrated Midnight In Paris, the just plain ridiculous Columbiana and more. As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. Warrior Two men, one a high school teacher with a family (Joel Edgerton) and the other an ex-Marine hero (Tom Hardy), find themselves on different paths to the same goal: winning a high-profile MMA tournament and the large cash prize that goes with it. The story moves back and forth between the men and their situations until they finally merge together in the ring. Sports stories in general aren't really my thing, but I do enjoy a tale well told. Director Gavin O'Connor and his two leads (as well as supporting player Nick Nolte) fill the film with heart, great character and honest suspense. Most surprising of all, both men have an equal shot at victory and viewers will be thrilled and satisfied whichever way it ends. Lots of fantastic films were missed by audiences by year, but this is one underdog that deserves a second shot at victory. Check out Robert Levin's full review.
Golden Globe Awards Announce Nominations; 'The Artist' Leads, Gosling Gets Two (But Not for 'Drive')
Movie News By Kate Erbland on December 15, 2011 | Comments (6)Good morning from Los Angeles, where we announce major award nominations at 5:30AM on a Thursday morning. That's how much we value your sleep patterns and sanity. Now that I've pulled myself out of a state of under caffeinated shock over some of the Golden Globe nominations – namely, that Ryan Gosling was nominated for lead actor in both the drama and comedy and musical categories, though neither of those nods was for Drive (Crazy, Stupid, Love.? really? I had no idea that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was so into abs!). Beyond that jolt to the system, there were a number of standard choices for the awards. The Artist? Well, of course? But all that Ides of March love? Interesting. The Artist leads with six nominations, followed by The Descendants and The Help with five each, and The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, and Moneyball with four nods. But despite the overwhelming sense that (per usual) the Globes are just softball awards, there are some surprisingly good picks buried amongst the fluff – Tilda Swinton getting a lead actress (drama) nomination, Michael Fassbender earning a lead actor (drama) nod for Shame, Bridesmaids and Midnight in Paris up for Best Picture (comedy or musical), Charlize Theron getting a lead actress (comedy or musical) nomination for Young Adult, The Skin I Live In up for Best Foreign Film, and Albert Brooks getting his nod for supporting actor for Drive (drama). The Golden Globes will air live on January 15. Check out […]
Labor Day marks the end of summer, and like every other year the online bitching and moaning about how bad of a summer it was at the movies has already begun. Twenty-one rejects got together for our bi-weekly bake sale/FSR office cleaning day, and we got to thinking. That's just bullshit. Because there were actually some surprisingly solid and entertaining movies that hit theaters over the past four months. From comic book heroes that soared above the competition, to legendary directors who returned with their best work in decades, to R-rated comedies that made us wet ourselves, to prequels that proved going backwards can sometimes be a genius move, this summer offered up plenty of bang for the buck. So we each jotted down our five favorite films of the summer, assigned a point value to each rank (5 pts for 1st, 4 pts for 2nd, etc), and fed the raw data into our Commodore Vic-20 office computer. It finished processing eighteen hours later, and we ended up with the results below. So screw the haters… let's embrace the movies that made us laugh, gasp, applaud, and sit up and take notice this past summer. Here are FSR's Favorite Movies of Summer 2011!
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lol not even 24 hours into FA and a lot of talent still available but since we haven't picked anyone up i guess that means we won't.
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Considering there's very little cap room, and this team's philosophy is not to make a FA splash it's safe to say there will be little impact from this FA period. I'm not talking about specifically today, I'm talking about the whole time. I guess I'm just not as great at cooking up blind optimism as I once was.


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Auto sales are up 17% versus last year and are cruising along at a 12.6-million-unit annualized sales rate, same as in December. The good news is, this is much better than the last two years. The bad news is that it's still much worse than we had been doing before the big crash.
January sales results, and percent change versus year-ago figures
GENERAL MOTORS +23% (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC only)
All four GM divisions did better than most players this month, and the company claimed to have reduced its percentage of fleet sales. But industry watchers say GM had the highest incentive spending of any automaker this month.
Chevrolet +19%
The Impala was on fire (+39%) but may have stolen some sales from the Malibu (-14%). Chevy's bigger gains were on the truck side, with the Silverado (+24%), the Equinox (+35%), the Traverse (+50%), and the big vans (+91%).
Buick +32%
In a reverse of the recent trend, the LaCrosse (-11%) took a breather, while the Lucerne (+62%) bounced back. The Regal trailed behind.
Cadillac +49%
Caddy trucks, the Escalades and the SRX, were up 30%, but the better news was the performance of the CTS (+70%).
A good month for trucks meant a good month for GMC, led by the Sierra (+46%).
FORD MOTOR COMPANY +19% (excluding Volvo and Mercury)
Most sources are reporting Ford Motor Company sales up only 13%, which represents a minor loss of market share -- for the second month in a row. But filter out Mercury, which is now officially dead, and sold-off Volvo, and you see that the Ford brand is doing well but Lincoln is still struggling.
Ford +22%
A 30% increase for the F-series put Ford on a solid footing for January, helped by the new Explorer (+73%), the somewhat new Edge (+43%), and the not-so-new Escape (+30%). The Taurus (-23%), Mustang (-33%), and Flex (-18%) disappointed.
Lincoln -21%
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"It's true that Pienaar was there, and just behind Vela, where he stood by the opposite post. But the crux of matter was the position of Khune, not Pienaar.
"Khune had run off his line to try and intercept the corner kick, leaving Pienaar as the last defender in front of the goal.
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This past weekend I was just taking a stroll around the city and since I'm still new (have been here about a month), my eyes are constantly moving about--people watching, looking at buildings, trying to spot Matt Damon and Emily Blunt on the set of their new movie, etc. To my delight, I came about a little diddy I think you should check out.
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Besides a fake dog and some balloons on the ceiling, everything you see in the room has been crocheted. Hell, there was a performer crocheting as I was standing around watching. While there, the performers entered, separated and transformed the crocheted goodies into evolving images.
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The four sides are wide so you may have to glue up some stock. Plane the material to 5/8-in. thickness and mill to width and length (Fig.A). I like to cut the parts about 1/16-in. long so each box joint protrudes about 1/32 in. It's better to sand the pins flush to the sides than the sides flush to the pins! Once the box joints are milled (Photo 1), take the two side panels and make the dadoes for the two sliding doors. The acrylic I used came a little under thickness so it worked well to make the dadoes right at 1/4 in. Next make the dado for the upper sliding tray. Now is a good time to finish sand the inside surfaces.
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Being ignorant of texting and choosing not to use texting are two very different things.
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or use email, if async comms is desired?
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Friends of the Culver-Union Twp. Public Library
Friends of the Library Groups are a special team of volunteers that enable Public Libraries to do great things. Seasonal booksales, programming, and extra "edu-tainment" events are just a few things that our friends promote and sponsor at The Culver-Union Twp. Public Library.
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Treasurer - Charlotte Hahn
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- Provided ($300.00) to purchase hard cover books for the Culver High School Teen Book Club: Maximum Ride by James Patterson
- Provided ($530.00) to Library toward computer upgrades
- Supported Hero Tree Library program: member, Marge Keltner, made over 70 Patriotic cards
- Free books made available to Veterans during Hero Tree Library program
- Supported ($50.00) toward Operation Write Home Program for the Military
- Town of Culver Proclamation made in recognition of Friends of the Library during Friends of the Library week
- Held Children's Book Sales
- Supported ($100.00) children's Summer Reading Program
- Donated Friends of the Library Totes for Adult Reading Programs
- Held annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon during National Library Week
- Honored Library Staff at Appreciation Luncheon: Colleen McCarty, Director, for five (5) years of service
- Supplied free Books for the Culver Public Beach
- Held several successful Book Sales, including the annual October Bag Sale
- Donated books to Veterans Hospital library
- Donated books to Indiana Prison libraries
- Donated books to Plymouth Heminger House library
- Donated books to the Shipshewanna library
- Purchased ($82.00) ten (10) books for the One Book, One County Library Reading Program: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
- Seasonal flowers and decorations supplied and maintained for the Library courtyard and front entrance
- Decorated/undecorated Christmas tree and Library for Christmas season
- Provided refreshments for the Library annual Holiday Open House
- Membership includes 8 Lifetime members and 46 regular members
- Library showcased collections of members: Rita Mason (baskets), Angie Nelligan (handmade cards), Cathy Emmons (turtle collection), Mary Ann Dutt (various collections) and Charlotte Hahn (needlework)
- Member, Ginger Budzius, created pictoral history of Friends of the Library Accomplishments
- Member, Angie Nelligan, handmade and sent greeting cards as needed
- Participated in the Culver town Fall Scarecrow Contest display
- Honored retiring Library Board members
- Presented a Valentine candy bouquet for Library Staff
- Volunteered to assist at the Red Cross Blood Drive held at the Library
- Continued membership in Friends of Indiana Libraries (FOIL), a division of Indiana Library Federation
- Funded building supplies for work donated to create the new bench for the Library entrance
- Received a donated book sale sign from Plymouth Coca-Cola Bottling
- Arranged for Marge Keltner handmade card classes at the Library
- Held special reading for 4-6 graders (including Boys and Girls Club participants) with Marcia Adams reading from her book.
- Donated Marcia Adams Glowing Fire books for young adult reading programs
- Purchased ($100.00) blue plastic tote baskets for patron use in the Library
- Purchased book in honor of Connie VanHorn
- Purchased ($25.00) August subscription to Book Page for distribution to patrons
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New members are always welcome, dues are listed below.
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- Family $20 annually
- Student (HS-college) $5 annually
- 15-year membership $100
- Lifetime membership $200
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- January 6th
- February - No Meetingth
- March - No Meetingth
- April 7th
- May 5th
- June 2nd
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Nov 18th 2009 12:21PM I didn't say they didn't risk pulling threat. But with shatter on 3 min and tanks/rogues/hunters that know their job, pulling threat doesn't actually happen. Maybe you don't know many end-game tanks that do their job well if you have that many warlocks pulling threat all the time.
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Nov 18th 2009 12:30AM I just meant that most raiding warlocks don't currently need it. Yes, threat sucks, but tanks should be completely fine for it. So if that's a highlight, it's not really a change for any raiding warlocks. And if we do need it in ICC, well...seems like a nerf to have to put points there that I didn't have to before.
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If this video was just about a guy who makes things using only pre-1949 shop tools, it would be awesome (check out the wicked picket-cutting machine at 1:47). If it was just about a guy who can turn 1,200 cornerblocks by hand with machine-like accuracy, it would be awesome. And if it was just about a guy who teaches kids who have been thrown out of multiple reform schools how to make things, it would also be awesome. But it's all of those things and a fourth, much more important thing. Like inventor Ralph Baer, craftsman Eric Hollenbeck explains with brutal honesty why he continues to do what he's done for so long, and while his reason is wholly different from Baer's, it touches on a truth a portion of us will well recognize. It's no surprise this video is a Vimeo Staff Pick:
The beautifully-shot video was done by filmmaker Ben Proudfoot (who at 23, is perhaps too tender to immediately grasp why Hollenbeck didn't want to go to town for supplies). As for Hollenbeck, he runs Blue Ox Millworks and Blue Ox Community High School out of Eureka, California. For those of you living in the region, on the 29th and 30th of this month they'll be hosting their biannual Craftsman's Days local showcase event.


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What we heard: Gun-happy gamers can't wait until the release of Black, Electronic Arts' first-person shooter that its creators refer to as "gun porn." The Xbox and PlayStation 2 game has already gone gold and is scheduled for release February 28.
Unfortunately for EA, some gamers are already unloading clip after clip and blasting through the game. The game is rumored to have been leaked onto the Internet a few weeks before it hits shelves. Files that are apparently the PAL version of the game have begun appearing on servers and torrents for anyone to download.
The Web site Console News has a listing for the game in its database of pirated games, but does not tell gamers where to download it. GameSpot has found a site that has a list of sequential files titled "Black-PAL-XBOXDVD" on it, with all but one of the 33 files weighing in at 47MB apiece. However, the files were not downloaded to test authenticity.
This doesn't mean that any Joe Schmo with an Xbox and an Internet connection can grab the game and begin blasting away. The file must first be found, burned to DVD, and played in an illegally modded Xbox or PS2.
So if it is indeed the full game, how does it get leaked on the Internet? Hackers? Covert espionage? The answer is possibly closer to home. In light of EA's recent layoffs of more than 300 staffers, a disgruntled employee may have actually thrown the game onto the Web to spite the company.
A high-profile game getting leaked on the Internet before it's released!? Stop the presses! Though steps have been made to slow illegal trading, piracy remains rampant and is incredibly difficult to police. Obviously, it isn't just games that make their way around the Internet illegally; the film and music industries are really struggling with pirated versions of their products hitting the Web, with many merely a few clicks away.
EA had little to say on the matter, and making the best out of the situation, used the opportunity to promote the game: "EA does not condone piracy. EA looks forward to delivering Black, a world-class game, on February 28 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. "
Bogus or not bogus?: Criterion worked good and hard on this game, so we hope it's bogus. Unfortunately, it's looking more and more not bogus. As for a disgruntled ex-employee throwing the game on the Web for all to see? If it's true, only one person knows for certain.


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Arranging travel to Tibet
I often hear from people who want to go to Tibet, but are frustrated with arranging their tour. They are convinced that arranging travel to Tibet is too difficult for them. If you use the wrong travel agency, it probably is difficult, but it doesn't have to be. Having lived in Tibet for over 10 years and having arranged around 500 custom tours across Tibet over the past 6 years, I can personally tell you that arranging travel to Tibet is not hard! In fact, by doing just a little bit of research, arranging travel to Tibet is very easy. With this post, I will tell you everything you need to do in order to arrange the perfect trip to Tibet.
1. The first thing that you need to do is research where in Tibet you want to go. Tibet, including the Amdo and Kham regions, is huge and covers roughly 25% of the land mass of China, which is the world's 4th largest country by area. There are dozens of amazing routes and itineraries to choose from. Since Tibet is so huge, it has many different types of geography to offer. I recommend picking up a copy of Lonely Planet's Tibet guidebook. This newly updated guidebook is the best option for researching the popular overland routes that begin in Lhasa. It has detailed information for getting from Lhasa to Mt. Everest Base Camp, the Nepal border or to western Tibet's Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. For information about the Amdo and Kham regions, I recommend getting Lonely Planet's China guidebook. The Qinghai, western Sichuan, northwest Yunnan and southwest Gansu chapters are loaded with useful information on the Amdo and Kham regions. Another excellent resource is Footprints Tibet Handbook. This guidebook covers all regions of Tibet.
2. After you have researched where you want to go to in Tibet, contact a reputable, Tibetan owned travel agency. It is important to use a good, reliable travel agency when traveling through rugged and remote Tibet. For budget travelers, it is very important to research which agency to use. The agency with the lowest price is usually not the best agency to use. Not all agencies care about their customers and some arrange itineraries that are dangerous and do not provide enough time to properly acclimatize to high elevation. Because travel permits and tours to Tibet can take several days to arrange, it is best to contact a travel agency at least 2 or 3 weeks before you plan to depart to Lhasa. For recommendations on which travel agency to use, feel free to contact me.
All foreign travelers to the Tibet Autonomous Region are required to be part of an organized tour that includes travel permits, a tour guide and a private vehicle with a driver (no vehicle is required if you are just staying in Lhasa). There are no exceptions to this. You will not be allowed to board a train or flight to Lhasa without showing your travel permits. These permits can only be issued by a travel agency. This is not a new regulation, but has been enforced off and on for the past 30 years. The Kham and Amdo areas, which cover 50% of the Tibetan Plateau, have no travel regulations, though they do close periodically due to protests and riots.
3. When you have decided on a travel route for Tibet and have found a good travel agency to use, then you (actually the agency) begin processing your tour. This can all be done through email. There is no need to physically go to a travel agency to arrange your tour of Tibet. As I stated above, begin contacting a Tibet based travel agency 2 or 3 weeks before you plan to arrive in Lhasa. In order for your travel permits to be processed, you will need to scan and email the agency you use a high-res image of both your passport and Chinese visa. These are needed in order to apply for your travel permits. The agency will arrange your permits and everything else for you. They will arrange a guide, a vehicle and a driver. Most agencies can also arrange train tickets and discounted air tickets to Lhasa.
4. Travel agencies require a deposit of anywhere between 10% and 50% before they will issue you your travel permit. Tour deposits can be sent using a bank transfer, Western Union or Pay Pal. The remaining balance of your tour will need to be paid once you arrive in Lhasa. Some agencies will require you to pay the entire tour balance before arriving in Lhasa. As long as the agency is reputable, I see no problem paying the entire tour balance before arriving in Lhasa.
5. If you plan to fly to Lhasa, you will need to give the agency you use the address of a hotel in mainland China where you plan to stay so they can mail you the original permit. The original permit is needed in order to board a flight to Lhasa. Most people fly to Lhasa from Chengdu. If you plan to take the train to Lhasa, a copy of the permit is all you need. The agency will email you the permit and you will need to print it out (both pages). The copy of your permit will need to be shown to officials before you can board the train to Lhasa.
Besides doing a little research and sending a few emails, there isn't much else to arranging a tour to Tibet. It is not difficult to do. In my years of experience arranging tours of Tibet, I have arranged many trips with just 4 or 5 fairly short emails. Bottom line: It's not that hard arranging travel to Tibet!
For more information on getting to Tibet or for recommendations on which travel agencies to use, feel free to contact me at email@example.com
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We are planning to go on tour this may 2012 with a company called Tibet discovery.com. Does any know if this is a legit company operating out of Lhasa? Thank you Ray
I understand you work with Zhilam hostel? I am booked in to arrive on the 6th July. I have return flight from Guangzhou to Chengdu-Guangzhou.
depart Guangzhou:CA4310-5th July
Depart Chengdu:JD5162-15th July
Can you advise cost of return flight to link with the above to get me to Kanding .
please advise as soon as possible
David, I do not work at Zhilam Hostel. You will need to contact them directly for the questions you have.
Hi, we are traveling to mutiple countries in the south pacific Asian countries and would like to fly into China and take the train into Tibet. Can we fly out to Tibet straight into India after? Or do we have to travel by train for 45 hours back into Beijing or shianghai in order to fly out to India? thanks for your blog post.
Hello….There are no flights from Tibet to India. There are 2 main ways of getting to India from Tibet:
1. Go to Nepal (either overland or by flight) from Lhasa. Then, from Kathmandu, you can fly to Indian cities such as Delhi or Kolkata.
2. From Lhasa, you can go to Kunming. You can fly to Kunming via Shangri La or take the train to Chengdu and then on to Kunming. Kunming has several weekly flights to Kolkata.
We are Malaysian students and will be travelling in Tibet and Nepal on this coming June. Any recommendation for reliable travel agency with the best price.
Hope to get your reply soon.
Jit Yen
Jit Yen, I hope you are doing well. The Tibetan Plateau covers a HUGE area of 2.5 million square kilometers and is nearly 8 times the size of Malaysia. I recommend telling me which specific regions of Tibet you plan to travel to and then email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will get back to you on a travel agency recommendation. Few travel agencies specialize in all of Tibet, which is why it is best to tell me where you plan to go.
Have a good day…..Losang
I booked a tour to Tibet fo April, but yesterday I was told that the tour has been cancelled. Having already booked flights and attained the Chinese visa, I am still intent on trying to go ahead on travel to Tibet, but with a different tour company. My trip would preferably depart Beijing, and travel to Lhasa by train. Then travel down the friendship Highway, visiting places such as Tingri and EBC. Then will travel on into Kathmandu, where the tour would end. I would preferably begin the tour on or around the 14th April. I am a solo British traveller. Do you know of any tour companies that might be able to help or offer a tour like this? Any help or advice would be genuinly appreciated. Thank you.
I'm closing a tour with "Explore Tibet" to Lhasa, I'd be very gratefull if you could give me your personal reference about this company? Thank you John
John, Explore Tibet is one of the few travel agencies in Tibet that I know very little about. I have not heard any bad reports about them and they are a Tibetan owned and staffed company, so based on that, I assume they are a good company to use.
Enjoy your trip to Tibet!
I am a big fan of your blog and website !
I will go to Jiuzhaigou and part of Kham Tibet this October the first time in a group of 10 people. Could you please advice us a budget car rental service company from Chendu ? I've searched over the internet, there are plenty of them, but it's really difficult to identify the reputable & with best price service companies among them.
Many thanks in advance !
Hi I'm traveling on a budget are there any reputable tour companies that can take me to Namsto Lake in Tibet on a 4-6 day tour at most?
Can you get me into a group tour that begins in Lhasa and ends in Kathmandu in early August 2014?
Thank you
Kallol Chatterjee
Kind thanks for your informative site.
My friend and I are beginning to arrange a spiritual walk through Tibet and are realising how difficult it is with visas and potential restrictions.
We are planning to walk from Kathmandu and up to Lhasa for three months in Jan-March 2015 (yes by foot..!) and will then catch a train to Bejiing.
Will we require a Sherpa for this walking trip?
Kind thanks for your time,
Actually, arranging travel to Tibet is quite easy to do. All you do is decide where in Tibet you want to go to and a travel agency takes care of everything else. For more information, feel free to email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com
can you suggest me a trusted travel agency? i'm in Beijing at the moment and i want to cross the border to nepal before 22th of june because on that day my chinese visa expire. I can't take flights so i'll arrive in Lhasa by train and want to pass on friendship highway. do you think is possible?
Interesting site!
Can you advise on a travel agent to use. I am British living and working in China for many years
Please send me an email and I will get back to you with options. Me email address is: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Don has never been one to forgive and forget, and the methods of his vengeance are always clever in their cruelty. Whether he's stuffing Roger full of stomach-churning oysters and alcohol, drinking Ted under the office table, or vivisecting Peggy and Ted's flirtatious relationship in full view of everyone, Don's vindictiveness can be merciless, and the season's penultimate episode saw our (anti-)hero taking a torch to yet more bridges.
A pair of twinned shots from above portray Don in isolation. In the first, he's sleeping off a hangover in Sally's bed, having returned late the night before. He's starting to come apart at the seams, neglecting Megan for the cold glow of the TV and drinking far more than he should, his face turning that splotchy scarlet that makes Jon Hamm's head look like a real ham. Megan advises him to slow it down, but he can't even make it through breakfast without pouring himself a surreptitious screwdriver. (More oranges for The Godfather fans.) He's building a wall around himself, mortared with alcohol.
Part of this is Don beating himself up about the damage he's done to his relationship with Sally. Still, when Betty calls to tell him Sally refuses to visit, he acts like he couldn't care less. "What do you want me to do about it?" he snaps and when Betty mentions the idea of boarding school, he jumps at the idea, offering to pay the full tuition just to get Sally out of the way.
Whatever residual guilt he's still feeling—remorse generally tends to slide off him as if he were the Teflon Don—soon gets redirected when he finds out about Ted and Peggy. Megan takes him to see Rosemary's Baby, the novel of which Sally was seen reading earlier this season. This matinee choice is rife with implications: For one, it underlines the possibility of a pregnant Megan (as do those two eggs she was cooking), as well as reaffirms that pesky Sharon Tate connection via director Roman Polanski. The film is also about a woman betrayed by her handsome husband when he conspires with the neighbors, a story with pretty obvious parallels, although I'm pretty sure Don wouldn't have slept with Sylvia if she looked like Ruth Gordon.
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