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With three individual chains in its family of stores?Pet Valu, Paulmac's Pet Food, and Bosley's?scattered across Canada and the northeastern United States, Pet Valu claims the title as the largest pet-supply retailer in North America. Inside its well-stocked outlets are more than 7,000 products for dogs, cats, fish, reptiles, birds, and other animals. These include specialty items that range from grain-free dog food and multilevel bird cages to hamster balls that resemble helicopters and neon-colored shells so your hermit crab can achieve success in the online-dating world. Some locations are furnished with grooming facilities where professionals pamper dogs with shampoos, nail trims, and other perks, along with self-serve stations let owners wash their own pets. Stores also partner with local shelters to host regular adoption events.
For over 10 years, Pet and Home Care has serviced over 2,000 happy clients. We have earned and maintained an excellent reputation and have hundreds of great references. We know how vital it is for your pets and home to have the best quality care. We hold our team to the highest standards.
Even after dropping their dogs off at LIttle Rascals, owners are never truly separated from their pups—they can always check in on them through a live webcam feed. That's just one of the amenities that elevate the grooming, boarding, and day care center to feeling more like a dog resort. While at the facility, dogs play with a range of toys that include balls, tug-of-war ropes, and Frisbees. Pups who stay overnight snooze in a choice of quarters that range from a simple crate to a cageless suite complete with a child-size human bed.
When it comes to keeping pets looking good, the grooming technicians at Little Rascals transform dog fur into chic, clean coats with their washes and deshedding services. A slew of training classes also teach pups fundamental skills for living in the human world, such as how to fetch a newspaper without swallowing a single bite of it. Even cats have a place here, with grooming services created just for them.
Zoom Room?s dog training facilities have one cardinal rule: owners must be present during class. This is because humans need just as much training as their canine companions when building confidence and communication, and it?s important that owners learn the best positive-reinforcement techniques from the knowledgeable staff. Group classes cover topics ranging from general obedience and agility training to more specific needs such as overcoming shyness. Other classes include Urban Herding, where dogs herd exercise balls into soccer goals indoors, Scent Work, where dogs learn to sniff out missing car keys or the TV remote, and Pup-lates, which is geared toward overweight or senior dogs, or those recovering from an injury.
In fact, improving canine social skills is one of Zoom Room?s missions, as evidenced by the regularly hosted fundraiser events and Doggy Disco parties, which give dogs a chance to meet other dogs and expand away from their inner circle of fire hydrants. This combination of training and fun, in addition to the facility?s selection of solution-oriented training gear, natural dog treats, and functional dog accessories, has garnered an array of local and national press.
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The Islands of Life
From mauka to makai, The Nature Conservancy works with local communities, businesses and people like you to protect Hawaii's best natural lands and waters. Since 1980, we have established a statewide system of Conservancy preserves, helped create new wildlife refuges and expand national parks, forged partnerships to protect our most important watershed forests and coral reefs, and led efforts to stem the tide of invasive species entering the state. All total, we have helped protect more than 200,000 acres in the Islands.
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Our Changing Climate
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This is an example of well-spent town council fund. The cost is reasonable, the building is simple and non-extravagant, and it brings a substantial benefit to a small, rural town. I wonder how long it took to build this multi-purpose theatre? Did all the heavy equipment involved disrupt the daily lives of the town? Are they now able to make profit from the building of this beautiful structure? Seeing as it is in a rural town, it would be a waste if not many people utilise this beautiful facility. Perhaps this article should be boosted with a short description of the impact of this facility in the society.
Best New Building — Suburbs Denver 2012 - PACE
Parker was once a small, rural town — but after the last few building booms, it's been completely subsumed by suburban sprawl that's spread developer housing, strip malls and gas stations across the area. But there's still a remnant of an old downtown on Main Street, and on a nearby ridge that rises above Sulphur Gulch, the town council, using a little over $20 million in existing funds, decided to build the Parker Arts, Culture and Events center, known as PACE. The facility, which opened last fall, includes a theater, an auditorium, a media lab, an art gallery and a dance studio. Done by Denver's Semple Brown Design, the smart-looking structure is made up of interlocking horizontal forms in concrete and brick that have been beautifully detailed. The pierced-metal wall is out of this world — and definitely outside the bland box that holds most of the rest of Parker's architecture.


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Mozilla in the palm of your hand
Firefox goes mobile – a "desktop" browser in the palm of your hand.
With Firefox, Mozilla has maintained dominance in the open source web browser market for years – on the desktop. But, as phones and other pocket-sized devices increase in power, extending that reach poses a new challenge. Mozilla competes against closed source, third-party browsers like Opera Mini and platform-specific, preinstalled browsers like Maemo's MicroB.
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New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
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Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
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Legendary Uber-distro splits over the systemd controversy.
Linux Mint Project Releases Mint 17.1
New LTS version offers many refinements for the Cinnamon and Mate desktops and significant improvement under the hood.
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One of CeBIT's most successful forums returns in 2015.
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- From the Editor's Kitchen: Why do we become obsessed with food fads?
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- From the Editor's Kitchen: Meat-eater with a vegan -- can this matchup last?
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- From the Editor's Kitchen: Love it or hate it, it's the season for fruitcake
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- From the Editor's Kitchen: Do you eat out alone?
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- From the Editor's Kitchen: Is a nice meal out with kids possible?
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I WAS OUT with friends doing a dining review a few years ago, enjoying a restaurant we'd never been to before. We all agreed it was a place we'd return to — the food was tasty, fresh and well presented; the atmosphere was lively and inviting; and the service was attentive.
Still, it was marred by just one thing, a woman talking on her cellphone as most people talk on their cellphone — loudly.
I mentioned her loud conversation in the review I wrote of the now-defunct restaurant. To me it seemed rude, but a reader objected. What if she was talking as loudly to a dining partner instead of her phone, he asked. Would that have bothered me as much?
Well, yes, actually; loud diners are obnoxious, but loud diners on their cellphones are even worse. I also object to people who leave their cellphone on the table, checking it constantly or jabbering on the phone while their dining partner sits silent (or, is often on the phone as well). Can't people disconnect and be in the moment, especially when they're out to eat?
This bothers me. What about you? Does it bother you when others are on their phone in a restaurant? Do you use your cellphone when dining out, even if you're with other people? Do you leave your phone on the table?
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Last month we asked readers to share their experiences of dining out alone. Here's what they had to say:
To be taken care of
I have travelled alone since the 1970s. I remember being seated by the kitchen door or the dirty dish station and sometimes ignored. About 15 years ago, one young hostess stared at me in horror and asked, "You're eating by yourself?"
However, I find that restaurant staff are more sophisticated these days and make a real effort to be welcoming, helpful and friendly. I tip generously and return to those places for the same reason I sometimes send for room service at hotels: it is a chance to feel "taken care of" for a person who lives alone.
Depending on the atmosphere, I read, think, make conversation with other diners or watch baseball on the community TV. I don't use electronics. Lots of people feel comfortable making conversations with strangers in the safety of the restaurant; I've met many interesting people. Another plus: I eat healthier meals when dining out.
I find Marin Brewing Company in Larkspur Landing to be extraordinarily welcoming and homey for me. I was surprised at this because sports bars are usually very "male." I made an effort to tell the staff and the owner this. I have noticed that lots of different kinds of people eat there and feel comfortable; older couples, families, etc. I always feel better after I eat there.
— Mary Gravitt, Larkspur
All about connecting
I found myself needing to dine solo first in my 30s when I was living in Nashua, N.H. Newly divorced and without the kids around, I found it sensible to sit at the bar in a familiar and family-oriented restaurant, Michael Timothy's. Then there were no cellphones to use as a prop. I actually enjoyed sitting either at the bar or at a small table in the bar. I soon discovered there were regulars and the people that work there that you can really build a pleasant relationship with.
Fast forward today here in Marin. My husband travels and my 18-year-old son is out and about, so I enjoy Il Davide. I eat at the bar or a small table in the bar. I also noted that many other women dined alone there and struck up a conversation with many of them. Again, I also note the "regulars" and the servers all seem to develop a personable relationship with other dinning patrons.
I'm pretty social myself; maybe I have my phone next to me, but don't consider it a prop. It's all about relationships in life and choosing the right restaurant to dine solo in. When I was traveling alone for work, I also ate at the bar.
I have no problem with dining alone; it's all about connecting and you're not going to do that at home or in your hotel room in front of the TV set.
Annette Mayo Pagano, San Rafael
At the bar
As a single man, I eat out a good deal — often with friends, but also often solo.
My usual choice is to eat at the bar if it's not too crowded. To accommodate patrons, bars must have a good footrest — one that is equal in height to whatever foot rail is on the bar stools.
While thin people may find it comfortable to sit for long periods with their feet tucked underneath their knees, many people don't and want to be able to rest their feet slightly forward. Sitting for long periods with your legs dangling from the knees may not seem like a problem for hipsters in their 20s, but just wait a couple of decades. While brass foot rails may seem expensive, there is no excuse for not having at least a plain, black-iron pipe foot rail of 3 or 4 inches in diameter. A few elbows and tee joints, some flanges and a bit of pipe won't cost much at Jackson's or another good hardware store!
While I don't often bring a book, I do like to read a newspaper from time to time while waiting. If I must sit at a table, the host can often help finding one with good reading light. A well-charged smartphone or tablet works when light is scarce, and it can provide a good alternative to any unwanted conversation.
Sitting at the bar does provide interaction opportunities, and it seems less "pathetically alone," but there is often a trade-off. A customer often has to ask for water, salt and pepper, condiments, bread and butter, etc. Often the service ends up being "split" between the bartender and regular wait staff, which can mean either things sometimes fall between the cracks or that you become a pawn in whatever dispute the bartender and server may be having at the time.
One final word: The bar is
not a communal table. At the latter, you're generally expected to converse and interact with whoever sits next to you. At the bar, that may or may not happen, but you shouldn't have an expectation that it will, only that it might. On the other hand, at the bar you should not feel any more reluctant to shut down conversation with a bore in the next seat than you would on an airplane flight.
Eric Artman, Tiburon
Liberating experience
Several years ago I was in Monterey at a work-related conference. The cocktail party Saturday evening looked deadly boring and it was too late to go to the aquarium so I took a drive to Pacific Grove to check out a restaurant that I had heard about. It was an elegant place and I felt slightly uncomfortable about dining there alone. I asked for a small table in the corner so I could survey the scene and proceeded to order a dinner with several courses. It was wonderful, and I felt so liberated that I almost ordered a flaming dessert. I have never been concerned about dining alone again and make sure that I do not hide my face in a book when I do.
Sometime later I led a widows' group and gave them a homework assignment of dining alone in a comfortable place.
— Sherry Costanza, San Anselmo
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Colleges & schools: UC Berkeley's academic enterprise includes 14 colleges and schools, most of which are subdivided into departments.
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Rolls-Royce wins Trent 700 order from Cathay Pacific
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order from Cathay Pacific for Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract includes a TotalCare® long-term service agreement.
Cathay Pacific is Rolls-Royce's largest Trent 700 customer and today's announcement brings the total number of Trent 700-powered A330s in service and on order to more than 60, all supported by TotalCare®.
Tony Tyler, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific, said: "The Trent 700 has demonstrated its ability to deliver both environmental and efficiency benefits and its long term service programmes have allowed us to maximise availability of our fleet. We are pleased to select both for our latest aircraft."
Mark King, Rolls-Royce President - Civil Aerospace, said: "This order continues our strong partnership with Cathay Pacific. The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the A330 and I am delighted that Cathay Pacific, the original launch customer for the engine and its largest operator, continues to see the advantages of our technology and TotalCare® support."
More than 1,300 Trent 700s are now in service or on firm order. The engine has captured more than 75 per cent of orders for the A330 in the last three years. More than 90 per cent of Trent engines in service have TotalCare® support.
In January Rolls-Royce announced long term maintenance support business from Cathay Pacific to provide TotalCare® support for Trent 700 engines that power eight A330 aircraft and an enhanced engine refurbishment programme for RB211-524 engines that power existing Boeing 747-400 aircraft.
TotalCare® long-term service agreements, in place on 90 per cent of Trent engines, are designed to minimise customer financial risk and enhance operational performance and reliability, allowing operators to concentrate on their core business.
- Cathay Pacific also operates 17 Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Trent 800 engines and has ordered 30 Airbus A350XWB aircraft powered by the Trent XWB engine.
- Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
- As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,500 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
- Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book stood at £59.2 billion at 31 December 2010, providing visibility of future levels of activity.
- Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are engineers.
- In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.
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PATNA: Food and consumer protection minister Shyam Rajak on Monday said that Bihar has almost attained the distinction of being one of the frontline foodgrains producing states like Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh with record agriculture production and procurement of 22 lakh metric tonnes(MT) of paddy to meet its foodgrains requirement.
Rajak told the media here that his ministry has asked the Food Corporation of India (FCI) not to bring rice from other states to Bihar as the state has reached the capacity of supplying foodgrains to the BPL families and also those covered under Antyodaya programme. Bihar has surplus rice due to record paddy production, he said. The minister said that wheat procurement in the state after this rabi season is expected to reach 15 lakh MT and this would help the state in meeting the foodgrains requirement for distribution through the public distribution system (PDS) to the BPL families and those covered under Antyodaya programme.
Principal secretary, food and consumer protection, Shishir Kumar Sinha said that the FCI used to supply 220 rakes of grain, each rake carrying 2,600 MT grains, which has been now stopped totally after record paddy production and possibility of record wheat production.
Rajak said 307 computer assistants would be appointed within a week to maintain data and record of receipt and supply of foodgrains to the 307 existing godowns of the State Food Corporation (SFC). Providing the business process outsourcing ( BPO) for this, the Tata Consultancy Service ( TCS) will install the main server at the state headquarters here and maintain the SMS service
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This class also is aware of the SpringBindingActionForm adapter, which adapts Spring's data binding infrastructure (based on POJO binding, a standard Errors interface, and property editor type conversion) to the Struts action form model. This option gives backend web-tier developers full support for POJO-based binding with minimal hassel, while still providing consistency to view developers who already have a lot of experience with Struts for markup and request dispatching.
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i just found this,,havent been to store yet to see if it works - its 20% off entire purchase, good thru saturday
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its a place they have on line that sends you messages when they have coupons to stores you sign up for. i get them for here and michaels, joannes, hobby lobby, etc... i am not a buzz club member but i have used coupons from them before. the store never asks if you're a member |
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Google's history of selling through their own store isn't the greatest, but hopefully things will be different now that Android has established itself so well. Android tablets are still trailing being Apple's iPad, but hopefully that will change too, with the release of a Nexus tablet. The Kindle Fire is successful, but has neither Google nor Android branding.
Google is obviously prepared to make a big push, something we'll surely learn about next month at Google I/O, which takes place from June 27th to June 29th in San Francisco.
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Joni Wallace recommends…
1. Alphabet Poem, Nonsense Alphabet, Edward Lear, The complete Verse and Other Nonsense, Penguin Books, 2002.
Lear's abecedarians slyly introduce symbol, i.e. letter as sound, stage, scaffold, prop and actor in a kind of Jack and Jill tumbler. Kindergarten.
2, 3. Snow Piece and Drinking Piece for Orchestra, Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings, Simon and Schuster (2000).
Ono shows – never tells – how to hear with the acutest ear, how to see with that same eye, how to be listener, artist, poet. Each piece is an irresistible invitation to imagine. Get the book. You'll fall in love. Kindergarten and up.
4. Maggie and Milly and Molly and Mae, e.e. cummings, The Complete Poems: 1904-1962, Liverwright Publishing Corporation, 1991.
"All that we call the world is the shadow of that substance which you are," wrote Emerson. Each of four girls finds self-reflection in the sea. Grades 3 – 5, particularly girls.
5. Thing, Rae Armantrout, Next Life, Wesleyan Press, 2007.
Armantrout lets meaning twist and pulls her readers into a more complex relationship with text. Plus, Thing is quirky. Its movements mirror the inner experience of pre- and early adolescence while tackling the wide, wide world. Grades 5 and up.
6. A True Account of Talking to the Sun on Fire Island, Frank O'Hara, The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara, Alfred A. Knopf. Inc., 1971.
This poem laughs while stretching far out into space (though a darker subtext underlies by both its reference to poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and O'Hara's later accident on Fire Island). Grades 5 - 8.
7. Grasshopper, Ron Padgett, How Long, Coffee House Press, 2011.
An elegant cheeky discourse on meta-cognition. Grades 7 – 12.
8. For You Today, Jessica Greenbaum, The Two Yvonnes, Princeton University Press, 2012.
This poem uses the sounds and things of the twenty first century to make a light box called Being Here Now. Grades 9 -12.
9. Walking Around, Pablo Neruda, Residence on Earth/Residence en la Tierra, New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1973.
Neruda at his darkest heights. This poem valorizes the experience of walking alone and adrift in the world. Enough said. Grades 9 – 12.
10. Inferno, Dante Alighieri, Translation by Mary Jo Bang, Graywolf Press, 2012.
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Notes and resources:
1. Read Alphabet Poem here: www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22527
2,3. Read Snow Piece here: http://www.chelseaartmuseum.org/portfolios/un-scr-1325/
Read Drinking Piece for Orchestra here: http://tittenhurstlennon.blogspot.com/2009/08/yoko-ono-drinking-piece-for-orchestra.html
4. Listen to poet Emma Goldman reading Maggie and Milly and Molly and Mae here: www.onepausepoetry.org/explore/mp3project/
5. Read Thing here: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19495
6. Read O'Hara's poem here: www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-true-account-of-talking-to-the-sun-isl/
7. Read Grasshopper here: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22182
8. Read Greenbaum's poem here: www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine /poem/244186
9. See/here Walking Around as a Moving Poem here: http://movingpoems.com/2009/10/walking-around (Four Seasons Productions, Robert Bly reading).
Other Resources:
Poetry Foundation. Each month J. Patrick Lewis, current Poet Laureate for Children, recommends a book of poetry for children. www.poetryfoundation.org/children/
One Pause Poetry mp3 Project. Begun in July 2011, the One Pause Project is a national digital resource for teachers, students, readers, and listeners. Poets from around the country record and submit three mp3 files to the site: one poem of his or her own, one by another poet, and one poem for kids. Listen in at www.onepausepoetry.org/explore/mp3project/
Yoko Ono poems are available online:
Snow Piece: www.a-i-u.net/instructions.html
Cloud Piece (image): pasted from Google images tittenhurstlennon.blogspots.com
Drinking Piece for Orchestra: www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/2893539582
Joni Wallace is the author of Blinking Ephemeral Valentine (Levis Prize, Four Way Books, 2012) and a chapbook, Redshift (Kore Press, 2000). She earned her MFA at the University of Montana and teaches poetry in the Arizona schools, community and through the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Joni is the mother of two young writers, ages 7 and 9.


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Have you ever had thoughts of suicide? If so, to what extent, if any, do you think those thoughts had to do with your sexuality?
Thanks everyone for your participation. I'll be using a sampling of these answers to write pieces for the GLM project.
I have definately had thoughts of suicide. I'd be surprised to hear someone say they hadn't. Whether or not it had to do with their sexuality is something else. There are so many times I've thought of suicide, sometimes seriously, and other times just as a thought. It's actually hard to remember why I was thinking about it. The only time I can remember that my suicidal thoughts had to do with my sexuality was when I became really depressed about school. The attitudes of those around me were so angering, so frustrating, that I began to feel physically sick at the idea of going to school. Obviously I was mentally sick too. The actions of those around me were disappointing, so disappointing that I felt depressed. Severely depressed. It was then that I thought, "If the attitude around me is like this, why even bother trying to change them? I should just let go." Now, although their attitudes are angering, they are part of the reason I am holding onto life. I know the more people who refuse to commit suicide and instead fight against the stupidity and ignorance of others, the faster we will win the fight.
Used to be it was a man's world and a woman's place was in the home...
they can kiss that shit goodbye.
Yes, however I don't think they were every related, at least directly, to my sexual orientation. Possibly more so to my gender identity, however it was probably a side thought. I am who I am. I knew from a very young age I was very different so it never has worried me as much as I see others my age coping with being queer.
Yes, I've definitely had thoughts of suicide. i never have actually attempted, but i've had serious thoughts on it. I'm not sure if they were related to my sexuality or not. I don't think I was suicidal because i was gay, i was suicidal because of other things, although some of those things wouldn't be happening if i was straight.
"Yes! No! Oh, damn!"
Sure, but I was clinically depressed and mildy obsessive compulsive, with a side order of bog standard teenage angst of course. I don't think I would have actually gone through with it, I just thought about it alot. But I was lucky to go to a tiny school and they knew there were problems and people kept an eye out- with some surreal and hilarious consequences.
The gay thing was probably not so important to be honest; I was weird and had no friends. It conflated it, but I muddled through. If I'd have been straight it would have been something else that got me, possibly something worse like weight (which did almost happen a little bit later but we nipped it in the bud). It was the not knowing was the worst, because I didn't want to tell if I wasn't sure. And if I didn't tell, then who could help me?
I haven't ever been suicidal, but figuring myself out has not been a piece of cake all the time.
After I had my first kiss with a girl (still giddy :)) I was SO happy, but I woke up the next morning and all I could think was "what if I'm not bi at all but completely gay" and it scared me so much I felt like crying.
I honestly don't know why it scared me so much. I might end up being a Lesbian and I think I am okay with that, mostly.
When I first found out I was bi I did cry. I felt like such a hippocrite because practically ALL my friends are gay or bi or something and I have been saying for years that it is perfectly normal and beautifull and nothing to be ashamed of, and then I go and find out that I'm not striaght and the first thing I think is that there is something wrong with me. I kind of ran the the arms of my best gay friend and talked it all out.
Being Queer myself was not what I had in mind when I pictured how my life was supposed to go.
I decided to take a peek in the closet.
What a suprise to find myself hiding inside!
Yes i have had thoughts of suicide. I thin it was for a variety of reasons. Some beign my parents/home life. But mainly because at school things were really bad especially when i was first coming out to myself. I had to pt on this fake visade and act all happy when i was sad because i didn't fit in. I wasn't suicidal because i was gay i was suicidal because of the things that beign gay brought along with it and how i could/couldnt cope with it.
I've never considered suicide. I've considered cutting and even tried it once (never again, though), and I've thought about being dead, but I've never actually wanted to do it. I'm thankful that I've never felt that way. Hopefully I stay that way.
Whatever I did, I didn't do it.
I have had thoughts of suicide.My sexuality has been a factor in it,but not the sole cause of these thoughts.There has been a lot of other stuff in my life such as problems with my parents,being bullied and things like that that have gotten to me.These things combined with being gay have left me feeling suicidal from time to time.But certainly not on its own.
If the other stuff had not have been going on,I don't think being gay on its own would leave me sicidal.It just felt like another problem ontop of everything else.
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I've had suicidal thoughts. It was mostly a thought, but it scared the shit out of me, particularly in that my most suicidal time overlapped with my friend spiraling into horrible suicidal depression, and it was hard as all hell to be there for her when I wanted to die too. My orientation/identity was not a direct cause, although, as some others have said, some of the stuff that led up to it wouldn't have happened if I was unqueer. So yeah, I've thought about it, I think I came pretty close, (mentally, not physically. Like, I was close to deciding I was going to do it for real.) but I think I'm getting past it.
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never had thoughts of suicide or anything close but have had a very difficult time with depression since i started coming out.... there are days when it is hard to even drag myself out of bed.... i have very obsessive compulsive eating habits (often related to depression) but nope... never even came close to thoughts of suicide...
But it had more to do with feeling alone than being lez.
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Do they react that way because of who we are or because of your personality?
"I like to think it's me."
Yes, I've had thoughts of suicide. I was once a cutter, and I even became addicted to it. I started because my mom and brother were making fun of me. They made fun about the things I was interested in. They laughed at how oddly I dressed (as a male) and that I wanted to dye my hair with blue bangs. They laughed at the anime I watched. They criticized on everything. My depression wasn't related to my sexuality, but simply because my family made me feel different and not unique.
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Have you ever had thoughts of suicide? If so, to what extent, if any, do you think those thoughts had to do with your sexuality?
As I address in my GLM piece, thoughts of suicide used to press my mind rather frequently. I saw suicide as a way out of my problems. I do not think that the thoughts were because of my sexuality, but rather the result of social stigmatization because of it. When people are telling you every day that you're going to hell and deserve to die it's easy to believe what they're saying. It took me a long time to get over what people think of me and accept myself as the intelligent and gay young man I am, though I now put a lot more emphasis on my talents than I do on my sexual preference.
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I've never been suicidal. I've had other issues, like cutting, but they weren't gay related.
"It's like Dillinger once told me, 'It's always darkest just before they turn on the lights!'"
I've attempted twice. Once was about being confused about my sexuality. But that was about two-three years ago? I'm good now, but I used to dwell on sucide.
Yeah I have. Since about 5th or 6th grade, on and off. (I'm in 9th grade now). I'd say that in 7th and 8th grade it had a lot to do with my sexuality. Mainly because I didn't want to be so different or I felt so isolated. Last summer between 8th and 9th grade it was all I could think about because of the huge loss I had suffered when the girl I was in love with was forbidden to talk to me. I never got her to tell me why, but I'm fairly sure that her uber-Christian parents had found out from her about my sexuality.
I think about it a lot. Since I was 4 and in the hospital and this man told me that if I had to depend on medicine to stay alive, I don't deserve to live (the man just lost his kid in a freak accident...twas a bit odd). I've tried 10 times since then I am 17 now. My health never really got any better, and I am sometimes struck by the idea, that no girl would love me or even give me a chance. My parents are no help to the situation too, they know I need to go to a psychiatrist, but they won't let me take the medicines I need. They just say if I believe in God, then he will save me. I just say sometimes, God has to help with pills. LOL but anyways, yes I think about it, but no it never has anything to do with my sexuality.
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Um, I actually it's it's unnatural if someone has never contemplated about suicide. I mean, off course we have our extremely down times and we just hope things could end. But it just depends what extent we bring that thought to affect our personality, decisions and actions.
Well, I've thought about suicide before when my parents split up and both went overseas. I was in a very very strict homestay family and I didn't feel loved. I would cry myself to sleep every night hoping I would never wake up. But that's that, it didn't really have anything to do with my sexuality... but that was one episode. Back then I was really shy and had extremely low self esteem so that was the major contributing factor.
When I realised I was gay I was very scared too. I did not actually think about killing myself because of just being gay, but instead fantasised about how everything will become fine in the end. But I went through another depressive episode which I felt really lonely and isolated thinking I was the only gay person in the world, thinking I'm twisted and wierd. Then I found oasis which alleviated and answered a lot of myths in my mind.
I never actually took action to kill myself. I did write in my diary at school around 3 years ago that I wanted to die, never actually thinking our teacher would actually read through our works. I got put on counselling before and had a very very bad experience with it. Then there was this episode I had with relationships that also plunged me into depression, although not intending to kill myself I got into cutting. But I forced myself to stop that too. Throughout the last two years something changed about me, I decided to open myself up to the world. I started joining lots of sports, cultural activities, academic groups like debating and stuff to know more people and what they are like. Then I realised everyone actually have their insecurities, and there's really no point being shy. I made a lot of new friends, came out and became really outgoing, confident and socialable. It was a big step for me and when I look back, only a few years ago I was that shy, depressed boy scared of everything. Off course I have my downtimes, but I can live through them. :)
Well, although I have never been *truly* suicidal I have thought about it before. For like a couple of seconds. But I wasn't serious. hahah I'm to fickle to ever be suicidal. Besides, I wanna see how things work out. Life can be sweet. I can't do the suicide thing. Too wussy. Hhaha. It's for the best, i think.
Guys are pretty confusing, and apparently drooling over them doesn't really break the ice...
Never gay related....Since I was told I have only ten years left in life I have thought of ways to off myself but to make it look like an accident since I would not leave any insurance money to my lover if I die of natural causes...I only have an accidental death policy that pays out if I die in and accident. Since I have cancer, I can not buy life insurance at all now. So...yes I have thought of it and quite frequently of late.
Any one got a suggestion on how to make it look like an accident????
Genius is not a sign of intelligence, but rather
that of common sense.
As morbid as this is car crash I suppose is the best option. Then again insurance companies are pigs over that. Drowining maybe?
I have thought of sucidie by the way, but never seriously enough to truly contemplate it
"Sexual intercourse began in nineteen sixty-three (which was rather too late for me)"
I've had suicide thoughts for the most part they're of a "maybe I'll get hit by a drunk driver on the way home tonight" line of thought rather than a "I'll leave a note right here and then use my father's razor on my throat" line of thought. I'd never carry through with anything because I don't do pain and I've seen how suicide affects a family and community. I have Seasonally Affected Depression so it's a weird hormonal thing rather than trigger events in my life so my sexual identity has never really been connect to my suicidal thoughts.
I think that most actors, and they're a very strange lot actors, very strange people, but I think that they attempt to keep in touch with the child.
~Ben Kingsley
I mean, I've thought about suicide and like, what would it be like for others if I were dead, but I've never been anywhere near planning it or wanting to do it. when I'm really tired of activism and oppression, I think I want to die and have things be easier, but I have plenty of reasons not to die. I've never been depressed.
well . . . i think . . . well, yes. I have. I think they have been related to my sexuality, and also related to the fact that i have anxiety disorder and mild depression. and OCD.
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Well, ive been within about 10 minutes of commiting suicide before, but my dad walked into the house. But when i became depressed and suicidal it happened right about the time, so i suppose you could say it was from my sexuality, but i think it was more because i had just entered high school, was realizing this, and has classes with people that made my feel like shit about myself, so i think it was more of a...... idk.... like, life overload thing. haha. so yeah, i was VERY suicidal for awhile, but i beleive that was more just i let everything in life pile up.
"Never apologize for saying what you feel. It's like apologizing for being real."
I have them almost every week. But about my sexuality, no. I am comfortable with myself in that area.
One night after I had come home for a long weekend from boarding school, and started seriously contemplating suicide, then I broke down and started crying. My sexuality was one reason but I was having big mood swings because at the time I was doing alot of speed, that day I had done 80mgs XR earlier, and when it started to wear off I was zapped, but still couldn't sleep and I fell in to a real bad depression.
I've wondered about death (who hasn't?), but I don't think I ever seriously wanted to die, kill myself, cut, anything like that....... looking at everyone else's answers, I suddenly feel really lucky...
Life is short: make fun of it.
Have you ever had thoughts of suicide? If so, to what extent, if any, do you think those thoughts had to do with your sexuality?
When I was in seventh grade I vaguely thought about suicide, but there was always something telling me I needed to keep living. I had something I needed to accomplish in life, even if I couldn't really put it into words. I don't think it was because of my sexuality that I was so miserable; it was just because of the environment I was in. In my town, there is practically no one who has NOT thought about suicide or even gotten close to attempting it in middle school. Most of us outgrow the angsty phase by high school, because high school is a lot better. I think being lesbian was a part of why I went on living, actually. I mean, I was in love by seventh grade, which is definitely a suicide deterrent. And I knew what oppression meant, because it was the story of my life. So there was still something for me to fight for - I couldn't bear to leave this world without making it better somehow. Which is why I'm still here today! :)
I serously have many times....
Last year especially but I'm not sure if it had anything to do with my sexuality. I got really close last year I took a bottle of Aleve to my room and started just taking them but then I dtopped I guess reilized I shouldn't. I stilll day-dream bout it constintly but right now I better than I have been, but I'm still not great, I probally right now only think about suicide one two times a day intensely(like for an hour or so..).
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1 Here is what I have been saying. As long as your own children are young, they are no different from slaves in your house. They are no different, even though they own all of the property. | 1 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. |
2 They are under the care of guardians and those who manage the property. They are under their care until the time when their fathers give them the property. | 2 He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. |
3 It is the same with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the basic things the people of the world believe. | 3 So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. |
4 But then the right time came. God sent his Son. A woman gave birth to him. He was born under the authority of the law. | 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, |
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6 Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. He is the Holy Spirit. By his power we call God ""Abba."" "Abba" means Father. | 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ""Abba", Father." |
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8 At one time you didn't know God. You were slaves to gods that are really not gods at all. | 8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. |
9 But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless beliefs? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again? | 9 But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? |
10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! | 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! |
11 I am afraid for you. I am afraid that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you. | 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you. |
12 I make my appeal to you, brothers and sisters. I'm asking you to become like me. After all, I became like you. You didn't do anything wrong to me. | 12 I plead with you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong. |
13 As you know, it was because I was sick that I first preached the good news to you. | 13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. |
14 My sickness was hard on you. But you didn't put me off. You didn't make fun of me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God. You welcomed me as if I were Christ Jesus himself. | 14 Even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself. |
15 What has happened to all of your joy? If you could have torn out your own eyes and given them to me, you would have. I can give witness to that. | 15 What has happened to all your joy? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. |
16 Have I become your enemy now by telling you the truth? | 16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? |
17 Those people are trying hard to win you over. But it is not for your good. They want to take you away from us. They want you to commit yourselves to them. | 17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you [from us], so that you may be zealous for them. |
18 It is fine to be committed to something, if the purpose is good. And you shouldn't be committed only when I am with you. You should always be committed. | 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always and not just when I am with you. |
19 My dear children, I am in pain for you. Once again I have pain like a woman giving birth. And my pain will continue until Christ makes you like himself. | 19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, |
20 I wish I could be with you now. I wish I could change my tone of voice. As it is, you bewilder me. | 20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you! |
21 You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don't you know what the law says? | 21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? |
22 It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one. | 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. |
23 Abraham's son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God's promise. | 23 His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise. |
24 Those things can be taken as examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar. | 24 These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. |
25 Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That's because she and her children are slaves. | 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. |
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother. | 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. |
27 It is written, "Be glad, woman, you who have no children. Start shouting, you who have no labor pains. The woman who is all alone has more children than the woman who has a husband." #1(Isaiah 54:1)#2 | 27 For it is written: "Be glad, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have no labor pains; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband." |
28 Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God's promise just as Isaac was. | 28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. |
29 At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the son born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now. | 29 At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. |
30 But what does Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman's son will never have a share of the family's property with the free woman's son."#1(Genesis 21:10)#2 | 30 But what does the Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son." |
31 Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman's children. We are the free woman's children. | 31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. |
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They hung out and hooked-up. Some made their fling official, while others allowed the love to be short lived. These are the celebrities that got together in 2014. Which pair's passion shocked you most?
The Top 14 Celebrity Hookups That Heated Up 2014
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From a wedding that rivaled royals, to their darling daughter's takeover at Paris Fashion Week, there is no denying Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's indelible imprint on pop culture in 2014. With countless selfies and rants on classism alike, the pair earned their title as the #worldsmosttalkedaboutcouple—with an Anna Wintour endorsement to boot! And of course we saved the most nude—er, best—for last.
The 14 Most Beautiful Celebrity Weddings of 2014
In terms of celebrity weddings, we saw everything from secret nuptials to surprise ceremonies to unnecessarily over-the-top soirees (we're looking at you, Kimye) this year. While marriage is a beautiful thing no matter what, celebs often take it to the nth degree with their perfect and lavish celebrations. Or, they surprise us with a simplistic – but just as perfect — approach. There was no shortage of notable pairs that tied the knot in 2014 and boy, were they beautiful. But these 14 celebrity weddings are the cream of the crop as far as we're concerned, and will no doubt serve as sources of inspiration for plenty more in 2015. Start pinning now.
14 Favorite Celebrity Baby Births of 2014
They're cute, they're cuddly, and they arrived into the world with a silver spoon: they're the 14 babies born to celebrity parents this year. We followed their famous mothers, from first timer Eva Mendes to baby-carrying veteran Gwen Stefani, through heated Hollywood romances and stylish pregnancies up to this point. We can't wait to see what 2015 will bring for these hot mamas now with their mini-mes officially in tow. Another baby bump, perhaps?
Star Scoop: HBO Sings the Blues, Boyhood Gets a Presidential Nod, Taylor Swift Breaks the Rules
Lady sings the blues goes from Broadway to HBO. The premium cabler will film a live performance of Audra McDonald's award-winning, history-making turn as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, and air the special some time next year. [Variety]
Birdman may be leading the awards season race, but only one film boasts the presidential seal. President Barack Obama proclaimed that Boyhood, the Richard Linklater coming-of-age drama shot over 12 years, was his favorite film of the year. [The Hollywood Reporter]
As for the First Lady, she prefers a darker tale: Gone Girl, the book, not the movie. [Vanity Fair]
When it comes to music in 2014, Taylor Swift was the biggest rule-breaker of them all. From 1989's record-breaking debut to her industry-rattling decision to sever ties with Spotify, this good girl gone pop was ahead of the curve. And, surprisingly, plenty of her peers sent "text messages, emails and phone calls" to tell her so. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Portlandia is growing up, but not before immortalizing the moment on film. Season five of the Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein satire is nigh, and with it, new portraits, shot by Catherine Opie. Watch this clip to see how Opie brought the concept to life. [IFC]
It's true! Justin Timberlake's former NSYNC (boy) bandmate Joey Fatone confirmed that Mr. "Suit & Tie" and wife Jessica Biel have a baby on board. [Billboard]
Nick Cannon Is A Man of the People... Magazine Awards
From silver screen debuts to primetime competition stages, Nick Cannon has proved that he can move a crowd. Tomorrow, the America's Got Talent and Wild N Out host will showcase that skill as emcee for PEOPLE's inaugural awards show.
The first-ever PEOPLE Magazine Awards will air tomorrow night with Jennifer Aniston, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mindy Kaling, and Kate Upton slated to appear, and Cannon on deck to headline.
"PEOPLE magazine has created an indelible imprint on pop culture and it is truly an honor for me to be asked to host their very first televised live awards ceremony," Cannon said in a statement. "For the show to be broadcast on NBC makes it even more special for me."
Among the performers are fellow NBC reality juggernauts Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Adam Levine (with band Maroon 5). The ceremony, a Dick Clark production, will hand out accolades for the people that shaped pop culture in 2014, including the fan-voted Best PEOPLE Magazine Cover of the Year. For Cannon, it could be a stepping stone to a PEOPLE award of his own.
"Looking forward to an amazing night and hopefully this will launch a new category for PEOPLE to name me Sexiest Host Alive in 2015."
Star Scoop: Lupita Meets Her Match, Kanye Gets Cinematic, D'Angelo Comes Home
Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o has met her match. Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo (for Selma), will play her love interest in upcoming indie drama Americanah. The story is based on Beyoncé-endorsed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-seller, and will be produced by her 12 Years A Slave co-star Brad Pitt. [Variety]
True to form, trap star and G.O.O.D. Music emcee Pusha T is back with a new single, and a promise to take your "Lunch Money." Thank Kanye West for the production. [Stereogum]
Speaking of Kim Kardashian's better half, he could be coming to a theater near you. In the midst of Sony's massive hack, it was revealed that West's creative director Elon Rutberg pitched Sony chief Amy Pascal a feature from Mr. "Bound 2." "I supervise all of Kanye's film and media projects, and we have a major film project coming up that involves both cinematic and technological innovation, so I naturally thought Sony and wanted to reach out," wrote Rutberg. "We premiered a multi-screen cinema experience to great response at Cannes 2012, and are looking to take the storytelling to the next level with a feature length film, shot for an immersive cinema experience." [The Daily Beast]
It's been 15 years since we ogled soul singer D'Angelo's chiseled body in his steamy video for "Untitled (How Does it Feel)." The same amount of time has passed since his last album, Voodoo, dropped. That all ended Sunday night with the surprise early release of his latest LP, Black Messiah, and his first new single, "Sugah Daddy." The thirst is real ladies; the thirst is real. [Vulture]
An Edward Scissorhands ballet is happening. This is what goes on backstage at the Lez Brotherston and Matthew Bourne production. Date night pick? [Vanity Fair]
There's more Brian Williams in store at NBC. The Nightly News mainstay and managing editor just signed a new long-term deal with the Peacock on his tenth anniversary with the show. It's reported that he'll net an additional $10 million for each year of the deal… and maybe a co-host spot for daughter Peter Pan Allison Williams?! One could only hope. [Variety]
Birdman continues to fly high. After nabbing top nominations at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards, the Michael Keaton-starrer earned 13 nods at the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 20th annual Critics' Choice Awards. Its closest competitors are Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood, with 11 and eight nominations, respectively. Perhaps director Alejandro G. Inarritu should start celebrating now. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Inside Tracks' Rick Smolan Talks Adventure, Awareness, and Adam Driver
Photojournalist Rick Smolan was a 28-year-old National Geographic contributor in 1977 when he met Robyn Davidson, a Australian woman who was training camels in preparation for making a solo trip 1,7000 miles across the outback. Smolan and Davidson became close, and Smolan ended up shooting tens of thousands of photographs of her desert journey, dozens of which were published in a legendary National Geographic cover story.
On the heels of Smolan's article, Davidson wrote Tracks, an autobiographical tale of her travels. Her story was made into a movie this fall, starring Mia Wasikowska as Davidson and Adam Driver as Smolan.
Now comes Inside Tracks, a new 224-page smartphone-enabled coffee-table book from Smolan. The first half showcases Davidson's epic outback adventure with stunning, never-before-published photos. The second half details the making of the movie, including screenplay excerpts and behind-the-scenes pictures.
We spoke to Smolan about his work, his inextricable link to Davidson, and how it feels to be portrayed by Girls' heartthrob hipster Adam Driver.
What is Inside Tracks about?
Inside Tracks is the story of what happens when you discover that the most dangerous terrain is not external but internal. It's also the story of how I came to know a young woman whom I admired more than anyone I'd ever met. Unlike most people, whose instincts tell them to run when frightened, this woman's inner voice urged her to challenge and confront her fears head on. She was willing to risk her life and her sanity for something she felt compelled to do.
Has Robyn ever told you why she made this trip?
It's the one question that Robyn has never felt the need to answer. Perhaps allowing each person to reach his or her own conclusion is what makes her unlikely journey so compelling. To me, what matters is that Robyn permitted herself to listen to the little voice inside that so many of us ignore.
What memories or conversations stand out most clearly from your assignment photographing Davidson as she crossed the dangerous desert?
Robyn once made an observation that Americans treat friendship like Valium. She said that every time she saw Americans together they were comforting each other: "Don't worry. Everything will be fine." She said that in Australia, if someone is your friend, if you really care about them, then you risk your friendship by being brutally honest and hitting them over the head with a two-by-four if they are doing something stupid. You don't allow your friends to keep making the same mistake, marrying the wrong person, sticking with an abusive boss, and so on.
It sounds like Robyn was ahead of her time with her mindfulness and ability to live in the moment.
Absolutely. On my third visit, Robyn hadn't seen anyone for several weeks, and as we sat by the campfire she suddenly demanded: "When are you going to get here?" I remember wondering if she was losing her mind and said: "I'm sitting here across from you." She stared at me and said: "No, you're not. You are worrying about where you are going to drop your car in two weeks when you leave me, and whether your photo is going to be on the cover of Time next week. You show up out here and then you are everywhere else but here. If you're going to come, then be here with me and not lost in your head the whole time!" She was right. While I was always filtering it, she allowed herself to actually experience every moment of the trip, the pain and the wonder.
What was it like to see the movie Tracks for the first time?
Before Tracks was released, producer Emile Sherman and director John Curran graciously set up a private screening for me in Los Angeles. I was excited and looking forward to a trip down memory lane. Instead, a few minutes into the film I found myself gripping the arms of my seat, breaking out into a sweat, my heart pounding, experiencing a full-blown anxiety attack. Sitting alone in that darkened theater, I was flooded with a sense of dread, suddenly remembering that every time I drove away from Robyn during her journey I would look in my rearview mirror and wonder if that would be my last memory of her, if she would die out there.
Wow! Did you stay for the whole screening?
I did, but that rush of forgotten memories made it impossible for me to enjoy. It wasn't until I saw the film again at the Toronto Film Festival with 800 other moviegoers, heard them hold their breath when Robyn was attacked by wild camels, heard them laugh in unison at Adam Driver's fish-out-of-water aspects, and cry when Robyn lost her best friend that I was able to properly experience Tracks for the first time.
How accurate is the film, compared to what actually happened?
Obviously the Robyn and Rick in the film are fictionalized versions of us and many of the events have been tailored and altered to fit into the movie's 90-minute narrative arc. And, in many ways, even Robyn and I were on different journeys, and we each remember parts of the trip very differently. Ironically, the thing we both fear now is that the movie version of events may begin to replace our memories of the real events.
What do you want readers to take away from your new book, Inside Tracks?
My deepest hope is that Robyn's journey will inspire you to look inside and find your own journey, your own personal "camel trip."
Use the code BOOKDEAL25 to get Inside Tracks for only $20 (regularly $45) at Amazon.com.
Glam Gift Guide: Trinkets for the Tech Titan in Your Life
Okay. Titan may be a reach, but we know you have a friend equipped with every must-have app, whose iPhone (magically!) never dies and can troubleshoot any tech issues in a flash (drive. Ha!). If so, this list is for them. Go-go-gadget flow!
Notable Nominations: Birdman Leads the Golden Globes Race
If there was any denying Alejandro González Iñárritu's Oscars potential, his seven Golden Globes nominations for Birdman should quell that.
The Michael Keaton–starrer trumps all musical/comedy and drama nominees on the film and television side, with chances to take home the gold for best motion picture (musical or comedy), best director, and best screenplay. Those could-be accolades mirror the film's success on the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards ballot where it is up for four of six film honors.
The 72nd annual Golden Globes, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will air live on NBC on January 11, 2015. Tune in to see if Birdman—or The Grand Budapest Hotel, or Into the Woods, or Selma, or The Affair, or Girls—takes flight.
Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
St. Vincent
Motion Picture, Drama
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
David Oyelowo, Selma
Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps To The Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie
Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Book Of Life
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure Turist
Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem Gett
Tangerines (Mandariinid)
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into The Woods
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Original Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory Of Everything
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
Original Song, Motion Picture
"Big Eyes" from Big Eyes
"Glory" from Selma
"Mercy Is" from Noah
"Opportunity" from Annie
"Yellow Flicker Beat" from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1
TV Series, Comedy
Jane the Virgin
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
TV Series, Drama
The Affair
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House Of Cards
TV Movie or Miniseries
The Missing
Olive Kitteridge
The Normal Heart
True Detective
Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Ruth Wilson, The Affair
Robin Wright, House Of Cards
Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Louis C.K., Louie
William H. Macy, Shameless
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Ricky Gervais, Derek
Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Clive Owen, The Knick
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House Of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Dominic West, The Affair
Actress in a TV Miniseries or Motion Picture
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Frances O'Connor, The Missing
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Actor in a TV Miniseries or Motion Picture
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Allison Janney, Mom
Michelle Monaghan, True Detective
Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan


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Sure, these Hollywood hotties and rock stars hop fuel-guzzling charter jets and lead planet-killing concert tours, but their hearts are in the right place. Here are some leaders of the celebrity green movement.
Jessica Biel joined Emile Hirsch and others in climbing Africa's tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro, to raise awareness of the global water crisis in 2010. She strolls past the paparazzi toting reusable shopping bags and appeared in a carpooling PSA with the dorkiest -- and luckiest -- commuter ever.
Actor Josh Hartnett joined former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to promote Global Cool, an initiative to make environmentalism hip and prod 1 billion people to reduce their carbon footprints over 10 years.
A longtime clean-energy advocate, actress Julia Roberts has said motherhood has made her seek out small, manageable ways to live green, like driving a biodiesel car and keeping a compost heap.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is considered a heavyweight in the Hollywood green movement, a guy with the ear of Al Gore who drove Toyota Prius cars before it was cool and flies commercial instead of charter (sometimes). His documentary, "11th Hour" sought to bring urgency to the green movement. He founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation to advance his green causes.
Cate Blanchette has been a spokeswoman for the charity SolarAid, which aims to fight poverty in Africa by harnessing the power of the sun.
Actor Pierce Brosnan has battled nuclear testing, worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council and fought a salt factory and liquefied natural gas facility in California. He's sold his paintings to raise money for green causes and was "best-dressed environmentalist" by the Sustainable Style Foundation.
"Heroes" and "Scream 4" actress Hayden Panettiere drew worldwide attention in her fight against dolphin hunting.
Aussie actor Hugh Jackman has offered his star-power to the battle against climate change, and even joined U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN Climate Summit in 2009.
Academy-Award winner Natalie Portman has been a long-time activist. She launched her own brand of vegan footwear in 2007.
Orlando Bloom built his solar-powered home in London to be environmentally friendly. He arrived at the 2005 Oscars in a hybrid Toyota Prius.
Actress Salma Hayek attends benefits that aid marine life and has been spotted at celebrity auctions benefiting other green causes.
Actor Brad Pitt launched the organization Make It Right with the goal of rebuilding 150 environmentally friendly homes in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward after 4,000 were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina.
In addition to his activism to bring peace and stability to Darfur, the electric-car driving Clooney has adopted several environmental causes and helped organize fundraisers for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and 2004 Asia tsunami.
Rock star and longtime environmentalist Sheryl Crow has played concerts for a number of green causes, including clean-water projects that benefit lakes and rivers. Her efforts to run a green concert tour, with biodiesel-powered bus, drew a few snickers when the rocker suggested we all use a little less toilet paper.
The former "Cheers" actor has been an advocate for the world's oceans for years, wrote a book "Oceana" and is the top spokesman for the group of the same name.
Actress Julianne Moore has partnered with Burt's Bees beauty products to promote a seal that indicates a product is at least 95 percent natural.
Musician Sting has been a rock star on the green stage for more than two decades. He founded the Rainforest Foundation in 1989. He's shown here with rocker Gwen Stefani, an eco-fashion advocate.
Perhaps no one has used their star power to push for social and political change more effectively than the Irish rocker Bono, frontman for U2. His many projects over the years have included causes aimed at sustainable living in developing countries.
Actor Morgan Freeman has played God and the president, but he admits he can't save the Earth, so unlike some of his Hollywood colleagues, he keeps his eco-activism low-key. But the "March of the Penguins" narrator and one time Air Force mechanic is passionate about renewable energy and biofuels, and presses his case behind the scenes with the likes of major car makers.
Singer Alanis Morissette has been a longtime champion of the environment, including activism against global warming -- she and Keanu Reeves narrated the film, "The Great Warming." The vegan rock star has been outspoken against oil drilling in Alaska, better management of national parks and smarter energy solutions.
Actor Edward Norton's green causes include renewable energy initiatives like Enterprise's Green Communities Initiative and BP's Solar Neighbors program. He's a board member of the U.S. arm of Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust and led a team of 30 runners that raised $1 million for the trust in the New York City Marathon in 2009 -- a team that included Morissette.
Nicole Richie promotes organic gardens. She told Access Hollywood how to make a hat out of recycled sweatpants.
Actor and Wyoming ranch owner Harrison Ford has been a vocal leader of Conservation International, which promotes sustainability and global biodiversity.
Actor Robert Redford spent 30 years on the board of the Natural Resources Defense Council and has been an advocate of solar power since the 1970s. He speaks out for wilderness preservation and advocates local solutions to climate change.
Actor Tom Hanks is a Nature Conservancy volunteer and has been a big proponent of electric and hybrid cars.
OK, singer Willie Nelson may not be a hot celebrity (neither is the next guy), but he is passionate about biodiesel fuel -- so much so that he started his own company to create a fuel concoction of soybean and other vegetable oils.
Al Gore lost his bid for the presidency but kept busy -- he went on to become perhaps the most high-profile eco-spokesman in the world and the planet's leading activist against global warming. His work won him both a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for the 2006 documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth."
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