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Table of Contents
BASAVANNA (1106- c. 1167)
Like a monkey on a tree (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
You can make them talk (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
The crookedness of the serpent (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
Before the grey reaches the check (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
I don't know anything like time-beats and meter (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
The rich will make temples for Siva (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
Palkuriki Somanatha: from The Lore of Basavanna (trans. Rao)
MAHADEVIYAKKA (c. 1200)
Other men are thorn (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
Who cares (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
Better than meeting (trans. A. K. Ramanujan)
KABIR (early 1400s)
Saints, I see the world is mad (trans. Linda Hess and Shukdev Sinha)
Brother, where did your two gods come from? (trans. Linda Hess and Shukdev Sinha)
Pandit, look in your heart for knowledge (trans. Linda Hess and Shukdev Sinha)
When you die, what do you do with your body? (trans. Linda Hess and Shukdev Sinha)
It's a heavy confusion (trans. Linda Hess and Shukdev Sinha)
The road the pandits took (trans. Linda Hess and Shukdev Sinha)
I was only dreaming (trans. Dilip Chitre)
If only you would (trans. Dilip Chitre)
Have I utterly lost my hold on reality (trans. Dilip Chitre)
I scribble and cancel it again (trans. Dilip Chitre)
Where does one begin with you? (trans. Dilip Chitre)
Some of you may say (trans. Dilip Chitre)
To arrange words (trans. Dilip Chitre)
When my father died (trans. Dilip Chitre)
Born a Shudra, I have been a trader (trans. Dilip Chitre)
KSHETRAYYA (mid-17th century)
A Woman to Her Lover (trans. A. K. Ramanujan et al.)
A Young Woman to a Friend (trans. A. K. Ramanujan et al.)
A Courtesan to Her Lover (trans. A. K. Ramanujan et al.)
A Married Woman Speaks to Her Lover (trans. A. K. Ramanujan et al.)
A Married Woman to Her Lover (1), (trans. A. K. Ramanujan et al.)
A Married Woman to Her Lover (2), (trans. A. K. Ramanujan et al.)
WU CHENG'EN (c. 1506-1581)
from Journey to the West (trans. Anthony C. Yu)
Henry Knighton: from Chronicle (trans. Anne Hudson)
Martin Luther: from On Translating: An Open Letter (trans. Michael and Bachmann)
The King James Bible: from The Translators to the Reader
Dante Alighieri: from Letter to Can Grande della Scala (trans. Robert S. Haller)
Erasmus: from The Abbot and the Learned Lady (trans. Craig Thompson)
Catherine of Siena: from Letter to Raymond of Capua (trans. S. Noffke)
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: from Response to "Sor Filotea" (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden)
Decameron (trans. G.H. McWilliam)
First Day, Third Story (The Three Rings)
Third Day, Tenth Story (Locking the Devil Up in Hell)
Seventh Day, Fourth Story (The Woman Who Locked Her Husband Out)
Tenth Day, Tenth Story (The Patient Griselda)
Heptameron (trans. P.A. Chilton)
First Day, Story 5 (The Two Friars)
Fourth Day, Story 32 (The Woman Who Drank from Her Lover's Skull)
Fourth Day, Story 36 (The Husband Who Punished His Faithless Wife by Means of a Salad)
Eighth Day, Prologue
Eighth Day, Story 71 (The Wife Who Came Back from the Dead)
Letters on Familiar Matters (trans. Aldo Bernardo)
To Dionigi da Borgo San Sepolcro (On Climbing Mt. Ventoux)
from To Boccaccio (On imitation)
Laura Cereta: To Sister Deodata di Leno (trans. Robin)
The Canzoniere (trans. Mark Musa)
During the Life of My Lady Laura
1 "O you who hear within these scattered verses"
3 "It was the day the sun's ray had turned pale"
16 "The old man takes his leave, white-haired and pale"
35 "Alone and deep in thought I measure out"
90 "She'd let her gold hair flow free in the breeze"
126 "Clear, cool, sweet running waters"
195 "From day to day my face and hair are changing"
After the Death of My Lady Laura
267 "O God! That lovely face, that gentle look"
277 "If Love does not give me some new advice"
291 "When I see coming down the sky Aurora"
311 "That nightingale so tenderly lamenting"
Virgil: from Fourth Georgic (trans. Fairclough)
353 "O lovely little bird singing away"
365 "I go my way lamenting those past times"
from 366 "Virgin, so lovely, clothed in the sun's light"
Resonances: Petrarch and His Translators
Petrarch: Canzoniere 190 (trans. Durling)
Thoman Wyatt: Whoso List to Hunt
Petrarch: Canzoniere 209 (trans. Robert Durling)
Chiara Matraini: Fera son io di questo ambroso loco
Chiara Matraini: I am a wild deer in this shady wood (trans. Stortoni & Lillie)
Translations: Petrach's Canzoniere 52 "Diana never pleased her lover more"
Perspectives: Lyric Sequences and Self-Definition
Louise Labé (c. 1520-1566)
When I behold you (trans. Frank J. Warnke)
Lute, companion of my wretched state (trans. Frank J. Warnke)
Kiss me again (trans. Frank J. Warnke)
Alas, what boots it that not long ago (trans. Frank J. Warnke)
Do not reproach me, Ladies (trans. Frank J. Warnke)
Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564)
This comes of dangling from the ceiling (trans. Peter Porter and George Bull)
My Lord, in your most gracious face(trans. Peter Porter and George Bull)
I wish to want, Lord (trans. Peter Porter and George Bull)
No block of marble (trans. Peter Porter and Goerge Bull)
How chances it, my Lady (trans. Peter Porter and George Bull)
Vittoria Colonna (1492-1547)
Between harsh rocks and violent wind (trans. Laura Anna Stortoni and Mary Prentic Lillie)
Whatever life I once had (trans. Laura Anna Stortoni and Mary Prentic Lillie)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1 "From fairest creatures we desire increase"
3 "Look in thy glass, and tell the face thou viewest"
17 "Who will believe my verse in time to come"
55 "Not marble nor the gilded monuments"
73 "That time of year thou mayst in me behold"
87 "Farewell: thou art too dear for my possessing"
116 "Let me not to the marriage of true minds"
126 "O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power"
127 "In the old age black was not counted fair"
130 "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"
Jan Kochanowski (1530-1584)
Laments (trans. D.P. Radin et. al.)
1 "Come, Heraclitus and Simonides"
6 "Dear little Slavic Sappho, we had thought"
10 "My dear delight, my Ursula and where"
14 "Where are those gates through which so long ago"
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (c. 1651-1695)
She disavows the flattery visible in a portrait of herself (trans. Alan S. Trueblood)
She complains of her lot (trans. Alan S. Trueblood)
She shows distress at being abused for the applause her talent brings (trans. A. S. Trueblood)
In which she visits moral censure on a rose (trans. Alan S. Trueblood)
She answers suspicions in the rhetoric of tears (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden)
On the death of that most excellent lady, Marquise de Mancera (trans. Alan S. Trueblood)
The Prince (trans. Mark Musa)
Dedicatory Letter
Chapter 6: On New Principalities acquired by Means of Ones Own Arms and Ingenuities
Chapter 18: How a Prince Should Keep His Word
Chapter 25: How Much Fortune Can DO in Human Affairs and How to Contend with it
Chapter 26: Exhortation to Take Hold of Italy and Liberate Her from the Barbarians
Baldesar Castiglione: from The Book of the Courtier (trans. Singleton)
FRANÇOIS RABLAIS (c. 1495-1553)
Gargantua and Pantagruel (trans. J.M. Cohen)
The Author's Prologue
Chapter 3: How Gargantua Was Carried Eleven Months in His Mother's Belly
Chapter 4: How Gargamelle, When Great with Gargantua, Ate Great Quantities of Tripe
Chapter 6: The Very Strange Manner of Gargantua's Birth
Chapter 7: How Gargantua Received His Name
Chapter 11: Concerning Gargantua's Childhood
Chapter 16: How Gargantua Was Sent to Paris
Chapter 17: How Gargantua Repaid the Parisians for Their Welcome
Chapter 21: Gargantua's Studies
Chapter 23: How Gargantua Was So Disciplined by Ponocrates
Chapter 25: How a Great Quarrel Arose Between the Cake-bakers of Lerné and the People of Grandgousier's
Country, Which Led to Great Wars
Chapter 26: How the Inhabitants of Lerné, at the Command of Their King Pierchole,
Made an Unexpected Attack on Grandgousier's Shepards
Chapter 27: How a Monk of Scuilly Saved the Abbey-close
Chapter 38: How Gargantua Ate Six Pilgrims in a Salad
from Chapter 39: How the Monk Was Feasted by Gargantua
Chapter 40: Why Monks are Shunned by the World
Chapter 41: How the Monk Made Gargantua Sleep
Chapter 42: How the Monk Encouraged His Companions
Chapter 52: How Gargantua Had the Abbey of Thèléme Built for the Monk
from Chapter 53: How the Thèlémites' Abbey Was Built and Endowed
Chapter 57: The Rules According to Which the Thèmélites Lived
Book 2
Chapter 8: How Pantagruel found Panurge
from Chapter 9: How Pantagruel found Panurge
Book 4
Chapter 55: Pantagruel, on the High Seas, Hears Various Words That Have Been Thawed
Chapter 56: Pantagruel Hears some Gay Words
LUÍS VAZ DE CAMÕES (c. 1524-1580)
The Lusíads (trans. Landeg White)
Canto 1 (Invocation)
Canto 4 (King Manuel's death)
Canto 5 (The curse of Adamastor)
Canto 6 (The storm; the voyagers reach India)
Canto 7 (Courage, heroes!)
from Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco de Gama (trans. Ravenstein)
Essays (trans. Donald Frame)
Of Idleness
Of the Power of the Imagination
Of Repentance
Of Cannibals
Jean de Léry: from History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil, Otherwise Called America (trans. J. Whatley)
Of Repentance
Don Quixote (trans. J. Rutherford)
Chapter 1: The character of the knight
Chapter 2: His first expedition
Chapter 3: He attains knighthood
Chapter 4: An adventure on leaving the inn
Chapter 5: The knight's misfortunes continue
from Chapter 6: The inquisitions in the library
Chapter 7: His second expedition
Chapter 8: The adventure of the windmills
Chapter 9: The battle with the gallant Basque
Chapter 10: A conversation with Sancho
from Chapter 11: His meeting with the goatherds
Chapter 12: The goatherd's story
from Chapter 13: The conclusion of the story
from Chapter 14: The dead shepherd's verses
from Chapter 15: The meeting with Yanguesans
from Chapter 18: A second conversation with Sancho
Chapter 20: A tremendous exploit achieved
Chapter 22: The liberation of the gallery slaves
from Chapter 25: The knight's penitence
from Chapter 52: The last adventure
Book 2
Chapter 3: The knight, the squire and the bachelor
Chapter 4: Sancho provides answers
Chapter 10: Dulcinea enchanted
from Chapter 25: Master Pedro the puppeteer
Chapter 26: The puppet show
Chapter 59: An extraordinary adventure at an inn
Chapter 72: Knight and squire return to their village
Chapter 73: A discussion about omens
Chapter 74: The death of Don Quixote
Jorge Luis Borges: Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote (trans. Andrew Hurley)
Fuenteovejuna (trans. Jill Booty)
Othello, The Tragedy of the Moor of Mariam
The Tempest
Aimé Césaire: from A Tempest (trans. Snyder and Upson)
The Sun Rising
Elegy: Going to Bed
Air and Angels
A Valediction: Forbidding mourning
The Relic
The Computation
Holy Sonnets
Oh my black soul! now thou art summoned
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Batter my heart, three-person'd God
I am a little world made cunningly
Oh, to vex me, contraries meet in one
The Devotions: Upon Emergent Occasions
10 "They find the disease to steal on insensibly"
from 17 "Now, this bell tolling softly for another, says to me: Thou must die"
from The Second Prebend Sermon, on Psalm 63:7 "Because thou hast been my help, therefore in
the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice"
ANNE BRADSTREET (c. 1612-1672)
The Author to Her Book
To my Dear and Loving Husband
A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment
Before the Birth of One of Her Children
Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666
On My Dear Grand-child Simon Bradstreet
To My Dear Children
On the Late Massacre in Piedmont
When I Consider How My Light is Spent
Paradise Lost
from Book 1
from Book 4
Book 9
from Book 12
from POPOL VUH: THE MAYAN COUNCIL BOOK (recorded mid-1550s)
Creation (trans. D. Tedlock)
Hunahpu and Xbalanque in the Underworld (trans. D. Tedlock)
The Final Creation of Humans (trans. D. Tedlock)
Migration and the Division of Languages (trans. D. Tedlock)
The Death of the Quiché Forefathers (trans. D. Tedlock)
Retrieving Writings from the East (trans. D. Tedlock)
Conclusion (trans. D. Tedlock)
SONGS OF THE AZTEC NOBILITY (15th -16th century)
Burnishing them as sunshot jades (trans. Bierhorst)
Flowers are our only adornment (trans. Bierhorst)
I cry, I grieve, knowing we're to go away (trans. Bierhorst)
Your hearts are shaken down as paintings, Moctezuma (trans. Bierhorst)
I strike it up—here!—I, the singer (trans. Bierhorst)
from Fish Song: It was composed when we were conquered (trans. Bierhorst)
from Water-Pouring Song (trans. Bierhorst)
In the flower house of sapodilla you remain a flower (trans. Bierhorst)
Moctezuma, you creature of heaven, you sing in Mexico (trans. Bierhorst)
Translations: Songs of the Aztec Nobility: Make your beginning, you who sing
Perspectives: The Conquest and its Aftermath
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
from Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella (7 July 1503), (trans. R.H. Major)
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584)
from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain (trans. A. P. Maudslay)
Hernando Ruíz de Alarcón (c. 1587-1645)
from Treatise on the Superstitions of the Natives of this New Spain (trans. Coe & Whittaker)
Julio Cortázar: Axolotl (trans. Blackburn)
Bartolomé de las Casas
from Apologetic History (trans. George Sanderlin)
Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz (c. 1651-1695)
from The Loa for the Auto Sacramental of The Divine Narcissus (trans. Peters and Domieier)
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L'ISLE-VERTE, Quebec— Police say eight people are dead and another 24 are missing after a fire at a seniors' residence in Quebec.
Quebec Provincial Police Lt. Guy Lapointe at a Saturday news conference lowered the number of missing from about 30 to 24 based on more detailed information.
All of the missing are presumed dead after a massive blaze swept through the three-story building in L'Isle-Verte northeast of Quebec City early Thursday.
The confirmed death toll remains at eight as crews on Saturday morning resumed the painstaking search through the iced-over remains of the burned-out retirement home.
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|Table of Contents
|Vol. 71, No. 6, 2002
Issue release date: November–December 2002
|Section title: Regular Article
A Community-Based Psychoeducational Group Approach to HypochondriasisBouman T.K.
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Published online: 11/4/2002
Issue release date: November–December 2002
Number of Print Pages: 7
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 1
ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/PPS
Background: This open trial investigates the feasibility and effectiveness of a cognitive-educational approach to hypochondriasis in a self-referred community sample. Method: Twenty-seven of 43 interested applicants fulfilled DSM-criteria for hypochondriasis and resembled a hypochondriacal reference group according to the Groningen Illness Attitude Scale. Subjects participated in small groups for six 2-hour sessions aimed at educating them about hypochondriasis. Results: The results showed that the 21 completers improved between pre- and post-test on parameters for hypochondriasis and depression, and that this improvement was maintained at 4 weeks and 6 months follow-up. Six subjects dropped out for various reasons, showing no decrease in relevant variables. Conclusion: Hypochondriacal subjects can be reached outside mental health settings, and a psychoeducational group approach may be an acceptable and effective method to reduce hypochondriacal psychopathology.
© 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
An earlier version of this study was published in Dutch: Bouman TK, Van der Broek A: Psychoeducatie bij hypochondrie: beschrijving en eerste ervaringen. Gedragstherapie 1997;30:267–284.
Number of Figures : 1, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 27
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Founded 1953 as 'Acta Psychotherapeutica et Psychosomatica' by E.A.D.E. Carp and B. Stokvis, continued by Th. Spoerri (1964–1974) and P.E. Sifneos (1974–1991)
Official Journal of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine (ICPM)
Vol. 71, No. 6, Year 2002 (Cover Date: November-December 2002)
Journal Editor: G.A. Fava, Bologna
ISSN: 0033–3190 (print), 1423–0348 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/journals/pps
Published online: 11/4/2002
Issue release date: November–December 2002
Number of Print Pages: 7
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 1
ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)
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Talking from morning to night about sex has helped my skiing, because I talk about movement, about looking good, about taking risks.
Ruth Westheimer
That feeling is the same whether you're on either side of the hundredths. Obviously, it's great to win the world championship, but if you put down that kind of skiing, it's awesome either way.
Bode Miller
There are many skiers who have chosen tele for a more compact, streamlined skiing system.
Paul Parker
We can't control what the ratings will be. It's like, if you're going to go skiing, do you hope you'll have a good day of skiing? Yes. Do you hope you won't break your leg? Yes.
David Hyde Pierce
When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing.
Maureen Forrester
You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
Bebe Neuwirth
Allow me a bit of philosophy here… We started tele skiing as a rebellion against rules.
Paul Parker
But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there.
Bode Miller
Challenging snow is one of my favorite kinds of skiing, and I like being able to switch techniques at liberty.
Paul Parker
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Steven Wright
For me, skiing is a physical necessity. I have a need for risk.
Jean-Marie Messier
I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock.
Picabo Street
I don't like bungee jumping, but I do like skiing.
Roger Moore
I enjoy tennis, though don't play very often nowadays, and skiing… oh yes and swimming.
Roger Moore
I have a project at HBO and one at the Family Channel coming that are being looked at. Aside from that I am not doing much more than playing golf and some skiing.
Gil Gerard
I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get.
Robert Huber
I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do ski, so there's no reason I couldn't.
Dana Hill
I'm looking forward to free skiing the most. Just groomers, big wide groomers making nice big turns.
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One of Five Known 1879 Proof Eagles, The Garrett/Trompeter Specimen1879 PR 64 PCGS. Ex: Trompeter. Although a total of 30 specimens were struck, only five 1879 proof eagles are known today. Of this already small number, one is impounded in the Smithsonian Institution as part of the U.S. Mint Collection and another is part of the American Numismatic Society's holdings. The final three pieces are currently in private hands and are, therefore, the only 1879 proof eagles available to modern collectors.
The first of these coins was once part of the F. C. C. Boyd Collection and was offered in the January 1946 Numismatic Gallery World's Greatest Collection Sale, the March 1948 Numismatic Gallery Memorable Sale, and the 1968 ANA Sale. It then occupied a place in the assembled 1879 proof set of a prominent Florida dealer. This specimen has since traded hands, its various owners submitting it for grading several times and inflating the population reports to an erroneous total of 8 specimens. The coin was once graded PR 64 by PCGS and now resides in an NGC PR 64 Cameo holder.
The second coin first surfaced in Stack's October 1970 sale of the Massachusetts Historical Society Collection. Offered as lot 955, it was purchased by Harry W. Bass for the sum of $1,000. Graded PR 64 by PCGS, this specimen reappeared as lot 1571 in Bowers and Merena's October 1999 sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection.
The final 1879 proof eagle in private hands was obtained by T. Harrison Garrett directly from the Philadelphia Mint on September 4, 1879. The coin was offered by Bowers and Ruddy as lot 1675 in the October 1980 Garrett III Sale, where it realized $34,000. It next appeared as lot 1454 in Stack's portion of Auction '84, where it was purchased by Ed Trompeter. Obtained by Heritage following our record breaking purchase of the Ed Trompeter Estate in August 1998, this coin shows a very low date and floating hair curls at the back of Liberty's head--both of which are diagnostic of the issue. The reverse is that of 1876-1878 and was destroyed following the 1879 proof delivery.
The present near-Gem exhibits razor sharp definition throughout, a feature that probably resulted from the strong impression that the working die received from the hub. The devices are frosted and contrast nicely with the deeply mirrored fields. The predominantly smooth surfaces are a few wispy hairlines away from a full Gem grade, and a small lint mark (as struck) emanates from the obverse rim below star 1and is noted as a pedigree marker. Pleasing yellow-gold coloration rounds out this coin's list of memorable qualities. An opportunity for the advanced gold collector that may not come around again for several years.
Ex: Garrett Collection Sale (Bowers & Ruddy, 10/80), lot 1675, where it realized $34,000; Auction '84 (Stack's, 7/84), lot 1454; Ed Trompeter Estate (8/98); Heritage Rare Coin Galleries. (NGC ID# 28FH, PCGS# 8819)
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In Max Scherzer's 6 losses, Nationals have scored a total of 7 runs. In Johnny Cueto's 5 losses, Reds have scored 3. pic.twitter.com/wRm57igYRS
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For the first time ever, no Yankees or Red Sox player is slated to start in the All-Star Game. (via Elias).
"I've been surprised at the rancor in Alex Rodriguez being left off [the All-Star team]," ESPN's Buster Olney told SportsCenter. "The reason he was left off the team? There were better candidates."
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With 18 MLB All-Stars 25 years old or younger, ESPN's Buster Olney said there is "no question about it," we are seeing a changing of the guard in the sport.
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If Max Scherzer walks 0 in tonight's start, he will join a group of pitchers posting historic marks over a 5-start stretch.
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ESPN's Buster Olney doesn't like the word "snub" but Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw and Twins 2B Brian Dozier are two players he would have liked to see make the All-Star team. The other three (Insider)
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Brian Dozier is mobbed by teammates after his walk-off two-run home run against the Orioles.
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Seattle's Nelson Cruz, who was voted in by the fans, and Texas' Prince Fielder are the two AL All-Star designated hitters. Both have a higher batting average and more RBIs than Alex Rodriguez.
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Typical core temperatures for 5900?
I have a gainward 5900 and it idles in the low 50s, under load I've seen it from 65-70. Is this in the normal range? I have it overclocked a bit to 425 core and 900 memory.
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Mine idles at 38-39C. Not sure what load is. This is with it being flashed to 5950. I have pretty good cooling, plus Albatron put 3 fans on this particular 5900.
I do think you are pretty much in normal range so your temps shouldnt be a problem.
Re: Typical core temperatures for 5900?
I'm running my 5900U @ 500/950 with factory cooling.
AMBIENT Temp: 32C
IDLE Temp: 40C
LOAD Temp: 60-70C
Re: Typical core temperatures for 5900?
my pny 5900xt modded to Leadtek bios runs at idle of 36 then just out of an intense gaming session it rises to about 48......abient temp would be about 29 usually.
Re: Typical core temperatures for 5900?
I've seen my 5900NU as high as 90C @ 525/1032. This is with full 8x AA and AF. Any card is going to run much hotter when overclocked so high and all the graphical options turned on. As long as you stay below the threshold (140C) it should be fine ;)
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Re: Typical core temperatures for 5900?
Yer right...no heatsinks...just the fan/duct forcing the air outwards towards the ram...I was thinking of adding some heatsinks to the ram...as a mod...any ideas?ok I`ve found some where to get the heatsinks already..and attaching them is no prob..I don`t want any more fans in the case there are already enough making a noise like a jet aircraft.lol
Re: Typical core temperatures for 5900?
I just purchased a used Asus V9950 FX5900 yesterday. The card seems to be running very hot. At idle it runs at 79C with ambient temp at 52C. When playing game it runs in the low 90's. I'm using the Asus driver for it.
Also in 3D Mark 05 I only scored 325 points. I was only getting less than 1fps in all the tests.
Games seem to be running fine though.
Any ideas what could be wrong with my card?
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Re: Typical core temperatures for 5900?
I took the heatsink off and put some thermal paste in it. It made a difference and now the card idles at 62C and games run at around 65C which is way better.
There's still something fishy about the card though. I'm playin NFS Underground 2 and the first time I tried the game I could run 1024x768 with everything on and it ran reasonably well.
I tried doing it now and i'm getting about 1 frame a second.
I also tried overclocking the card and running 3d mark, and it seems to be running slower when overclocked. I clocked it to 450 core and 900 memory.
what could be wrong?
btw, should i be using asus drivers or nvidia drivers?
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Use Rivatuner's Hardware monitor to observe GPU and Memory speeds when running games that appear to be running slow. Because, it may just be your card is throttling back at your overclocked speeds ??
Also, for drivers, you should be trying the latest Nvidia as they become available, if only because of bug fixes. Drivers from Manufactureres sites always lag a long way behind, and are therefore always out of date with what Nvidia has released !
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Re: David Foster reveals his plans for a new Star Trek series?
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TNG (the series with which I am most fond of and familiar) presented dozens of excellent and intricate moral challenges throughout it's run. Did Data fire on Kivas Fajo or not in
The Most Toys?
What about the attack on religion as portrayed in
Who Watches the Watchers
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Silicon Avatar
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The Measure of a Man
The Offspring.
Nearly every episode comes loaded with some form of philosophical material for reflection.
There's not a question about Data firing at Fajo - we saw him do it, and then lie about it.
Most of these examples aren't at all intricate or challenging - they were pretty simplistic put-up jobs. No one watching the show really sympathizes with the argument that Data or his daughter aren't sentient beings who should have rights, for example - or, at least, so few viewers do that it's of no importance (I mean, I'm sure there are a few folks watching things like
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Chuck Bartlett, senior vice president of health strategies at the American Heart Association's Mid-Atlantic Affiliate (MAA), recently received the association's 2012 Earl B. Beagle Award for Staff Excellence. The award is the association's most prestigious staff leadership honor and recognizes leadership, professionalism, dedication and excellence in performance. Bartlett's innovative and forward-thinking leadership style has driven the MAA to continuous achievements and awards in areas including government relations, quality improvement, development, health strategies, health equity and volunteerism. He has been with the AHA for 29 years.
Martin's Food Markets recently participated in the Salvation Army's Donuts of Hope: A Dough-Raising Event program. During the in-store campaign, Martin's donated 25 cents of every donut sold at its stores in the Richmond region from May 27 to June 2, resulting in a contribution of $4,225. In addition, Martin's matched the contribution for a total donation to the Salvation Army of $8,450. For more information, please visit http://www.donutsofhope.org .
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The next Henrico Business Council Networking Breakfast will be held Wednesday, July 11 from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Forest Campus Cafeteria at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, 1602 Skipwith Rd. Henrico County Manager Virgil Hazelett will give the State of Henrico County Address. The council is again partnering with the Henrico Education Foundation for the Henrico School Supply Challenge and will be accepting school supplies for students in need at the July and August meetings. To register, call 783-9368.
The Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce will host a healthcare reform panel discussion on Thursday, July 19 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Anthem Headquarters, 2015 Staples Mill Rd. Panelists will explore the status of healthcare reform, the impact of the Supreme Court decision and why employers should care. Admission is free for Chamber members and $15 to $25 for nonmembers. For details, call Stephanie Phillips at 783-9350 or visit http://www.grcc.com .
Effective July 1, the following Greater Richmond Chamber members joined the Henrico Business Council Cabinet: Tom Falat, of Policy Partnership, LLC; Katy Holder, of Free Agents Marketing, Inc.; Morenike Miles, of Dominion; and Dana Welcher, of CarMax, Inc. The HBC Cabinet focuses on issues of interest to the business community within Henrico County and shares an interest in applying a regional perspective to local issues.
Short Pump Rotary volunteers help with rebuild, repair
On June 13, the Short Pump Rotary Club partnered with Schnabel Engineering for a day of volunteer work with Rebuilding Together Richmond. Team members (among them [from left] Chris Rufe, Melissa Abraham, Rick Naschold, and Micky Ogburn) completed a variety of repairs and home improvements ranging from painting and landscaping to cabinet installation and fence building.
"It was a privilege to be involved in this project," said club president Melissa Abraham. "The homeowner kept thanking the volunteers, but I think all of us would agree we are the ones who actually benefited. It was an opportunity to help a community member, fellowship with great people and improve our handyman skills." > Read more.
'Proof of Heaven' coming to Glen Allen
Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
Tickets to this month's event are $25 and will support the new Bon Secours Hospice House being built later this year. > Read more.
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Pixar's 'Inside Out' is a magnificent, emotional ride
Explaining the nuts and bolts of Pixar's new, exciting, innovative Inside Out – really digging into the film's shape-and-color explanation of the human mind – would take up the entirety of this review. And probably three or four more (if movies had instruction manuals, Inside Out's would be the size and general poundage of a cinder block).
It's a complicated movie. So here's the gist, in as simply-put terms can be. > Read more.
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Howard Medical carts are designed around a high quality, hospital-grade power system—the PowerMax150. It is an extremely efficient 3-in-1 system, in which a single modular unit performs the separate tasks of an inverter, battery charger, and isolation transformer. The PowerMax150 is compatible with both Lithium Iron Phosphate and Sealed Lead Acid battery chemistries, a versatility that enables you to choose one battery type and, later, change to another. Switching from SLA to Lithium technology is a simple, no-tool process that can be completed within a matter of minutes—another example of cutting-edge design that saves you time and money.
Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries offer a powerful combination of performance, reliability, and safety. Paired with Howard Medical's PowerMax150 power system, each 40Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate battery can deliver up to 2500 cycles while retaining at least 80% of rated capacity, providing 10 times that most SLA batteries. They charge fast and contain no heavy metals,
making them safe to manage throughout the battery's life.
Howard Medical's high-efficiency power supply system, the PowerMax150, gets the most from Sealed Lead Acid batteries. Our SLA batteries have the highest SLA cycle life in the industry. For typical configurations with out 55Ah battery, run time can be greater than 11 hours. SLA batteries are less expensive than other battery
types. They are recyclable and can be upgraded seamlessly to our new Lithium battery solution.
Howard Medical's family of software tools can enhance the functionality of your mobile cart fleet by simplifying management and monitoring. Complete enterprise level fleet management tools provide meaningful data to optimize cart utilization and performance. The MobileCARE suite contains three software elements: MedCARE, LifeCARE and FleetCARE.
MedCARE consists of four individual elements working together to allow efficient management and monitoring of the Howard Medical cart locking system. They provide local and remote management of user IDs and locking system parameters, allowing fleet level access control. Auditing tools also log access to the med drawer system and provide detailed tracking information.
Med Display allows the user to fully control, update and administer all of the cart's electronic drawer functions from the local PC. It also syncs data from individual carts across the network and returns the data to Med Manager.
Med Manager combines the cart administration features from Med Display with the ability to remotely manage and update carts. This component runs as a web service, allowing easy access by an administrator anywhere on the network. Carts are automatically added to Med Manager as they join the network and report their status and updates back to the server.
Med Audit allows the administrator or designated user to store and retrieve comprehensive drawer access data from all carts on the network. The data provides valuable information on cart usage and access history, and aids in reducing medication dispensing errors. Med Audit data is backed up to Med Manager for long-term storage.
OneClick is a simple, one-button user interface that will allow a user to access med drawers without supplying a specific ID. This application is userful in environments where desktop permissions are used to govern carts. OneClick creates an audit log containing the Windows user name, client machine name, unlock time and relock time.
LifeCARE enhances the functionality of Howard Medical's PowerMax 150 power system. The software includes three applications that supply varying degrees of functionality, ranging from a simple on-screen battery level fuel gauge to comprehensive enterprise level remote management and alerts.
Clinical Assistant displays precise battery levels on the PC screen in a concise, non-intrusive manner. Customizable charging and battery notifications help ensure a long battery life. The program also features an optional Windows overlay mode, allowing Clinical Assistant to provide power data atop other applications, and adjustable Min/Max charge level indicators to gently encourage good charging behavior.
Power Display reocrds cart battery levels, charging data, and event alarms. This feature runs as a web service, making it a vital tool for cart optimization. Power display logs history from different data points and can send emails to six different individuals or email groups when any of those data points report concerning information, also determined by the user.
Power System Remote Monitoring (PSRM) software provides fleet level power monitoring, troubleshooting and inventory management for Howard Medical Carts. PSRM monitors all Howard cards on your network, recording live power data and generating alarms. PSRM works with Power Display software and Mobile Fleet Management, to take data from each individual card and group it with all carts
so facilities can see data on the overall performance of the fleet. This Data is presented in real-time dashboards, as well as comprehensive reports and alarms.
FleetCARE system provides a complete set of asset management tools, cart location services, and detailed reporting features. Performance history and activity logs are maintained for each cart allowing administrators to optimize cart uptime and utilization.
Mobile Fleet Management synthesizes power, location, and cart utilization data to provide administrators the tools necessary for maintaining optimal cart performance. It is also essential to identify areas with wireless network issues where carts may not be achieving optimal connectivity.
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Oddometer: 4,591
Day 2: Sunday 8/22/10-
to Oxbow Lake, NY, 487 miles
I was up early and ready to ride, but slowed down some when it was clear that my wife didnt want me to rush out the door. Leaving on a trip like this is always tough on those at home, but there was an extra layer of anxiety this time around after my wreck in western Montana last season as I worked my way back from another trip above the border. I was running solo on this trip, and that didnt help either. I had a SPOT in the map window of my tank bag, had set up the tracking link, and tested it the previous day. Its surprising how much comfort watching that track march across a digital map can provide. Well worth the cost from where I sit.
Time to go, goodbye, and Im off adventuring once again. Starting on down the road on a trip like this feels like you kept a flask of adrenaline in your hip pocket just for the occasion, pulled it out, and drank it up in one long pull. All of it. If youre not feeling alive at this point, as in absolutely and urgently alive, please consider staying home. Im convinced that this heightened state is what allows your return, maybe not unscathed, but certainly alive.
In my younger days, I would turn the ignition key on whatever and 1000 miles later Id look around and say Where the hell am I, and how did I get here so fast? Not today. I only want to get up near the Canadian border somewhere in
New York
. I had several possible routes in mind and would just pick one when I got closer. I might end up stopping short if I found rain anything like being reported.
I had been crossing into
since before the
United States
had a peanut farmer for a President. If you dont remember anything about that particular debacle, Ive probably been in
since before you born. Ill be there tomorrow, and hope the Canuckistanians will still let me in. Ill try that
Red River
, and promise not to use Molson instead of milk on my granola cereal.
I fuel up before the march north on I81, people still kinda eyeing those fuel cans. It must have something to do with the numbers. If I said I needed to run 400km between fuel stops, people would say Ok, now I understand why ya need them cans, but if I said I needed to travel 240 miles, they would say Whatcha need them things fur? So when people in the States ask, Im giving them the metric version and the discussion can move on to the other hot topics. Canuckistanians will take a look at the bike with the extra fuel, automatically ask how far it will go, and almost never ask how fast it will get there.
Out on I81 and running 80 in moderate traffic. I had quickly gone from partly sunny in
, to cloudy, and then light rain. I would have liked to get farther up the road before the rumba started in earnest, but when I look that direction I know that wont happen. Immediately north the sky was shading darker, and beyond that it was already a dark fissured marble color. Buckets, cats n dogs, or enter your own description. It was really freakin coming down.
I stop for fuel. I was soaked from head to toe. My boots were full of water. WTF? There must have been some raucous laughter or snickers at the various factories when they stitched those waterproof labels on my gear. Waterproof? Sure, like a fucking screen door in a cat 5 hurricane. My gear is so soaked I might have to find a wet vac to suck the water out. The guy on the other side of the pumps asks Where ya goin?, and when I say North., he responds This crap is solid all the way to upstate
New York
, just saw the radar at home. Im in trouble now, my tan is going to fade for sure.
I take a look at the map and decide to run I88 east and then pick a spot to turn north up into the west side of the
. Now running 80 east and the wind has picked up, pushing the bike around. Some kind of cruiser bike goes by on the west side with a gal on an odd pillion seat which put her upper body way above the windscreen. Bet she was having a ball. If the guy sitting nice and protected behind that big windscreen had dreams of wild monkey sex that evening, forget the gal on the back. Never happen after that ride.
North at Oneonta, and I make my way through some small towns, still raining hard. Im kind of in the middle of nowhere when the fuel light comes on, a surprise. Id burned a lot of fuel running 80 into the wind. Not a drop in the saddle tanks, I didnt want the weight. Now I get to see how dumb that decision would turn out to be. I slow down a little, make the next town and find the only open station. Just put 3.96 gallons in my 4.2 gallon tank, no problem in the rain, on Sunday, roads empty.
I leave the bike at the pump, and go inside for coffee. A Harley goes by, turns around, and comes back. He makes half a dozen circles around the bike trying to figure out what hes looking at and then comes in for coffee too. A heavy equipment operator, he was on his way back to
. He was in
New York
for a memorial ride honoring his recently deceased father. Strangely, the ride involved some kind of turkey shoot competition at multiple locations. The Harley guys were going from place to place with their shotguns strapped across the bars until a trooper flagged down the whole group and asked them to cut it out. No laws broken, but they were scaring the heck out of everyone.
Were both on our way, and I head for Herkimer, then
. Finally Im on 8 and into the west side of the Park. I wanted to get to
, but with no daylight left, I wasnt going to get there. I suppose I could have tried, but with rain and dark, it didnt seem like the best idea. I passed a small motel, turned around and went back. There were three cruiser bikes in front and that seemed like a good recommendation. The Oxbow Lake Motel, neat little place, but nobody around. There was a board with keys on it, just pick a key and find your room. Ok.
Gear off and spread all over the room to dry. TV on and the weather guys says that the 5.25 of rain they had today was an all time record. Much grass, just when I decided to ride in here for a visit. Wet gear everywhere, the room was starting to get a cave like subterranean feel. A long and wet first day on the road. Not a single photo outside
. It would have been like holding the camera underwater while you tried to shoot. Canuckistan in my sights....
(To be continued )
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As I have mentioned before on my blog, I like to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen! I recently discovered that using a microwave oven can considerably cut down the cooking time for our day-to-day vegetable dishes. So here's one more snappy recipe.
The above is a picture of 'bhindi' (okra / lady's fingers / gumbo) that I cooked in my microwave. Well okay... not ALL the cooking was done in the microwave. I don't like to use oil inside the micro oven because I'm pretty sure that cleaning all that grease from inside it will be a very tedious process. So the dish was made partly in microwave and partly using conventional gas cooking. Here's how I made it...
250 grams 'bhindi' chopped in pieces (serves 2)
1 large onion chopped in big pieces
1 tbsp mustard oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp red chillie powder
Put the chopped 'bhindi' in a micro-proof container with a lid, and micro on P100 for 4 minutes.
Alongside, heat the mustard oil in a fry pan (on traditional gas burner), add the cumin seeds, let them brown and then add the chopped onions and saute till golden pink.
Take the cooked 'bhindi' out from the microwave and add to the fry pan. This is what it looks like at this stage.
Add salt and turmeric powder, mix well, cover and let it cook on low flame for a minute.
Remove cover, add the red chillie powder and coriander powder, and stir fry on high heat till it gets a slightly roasted appearance.
Serve hot.
With traditional gas cooking, it takes about 12-15 minutes to make this recipe. The 'bhindi' loses its fresh green color and there is always the risk of it becoming too soggy, which I totally hate. But with microwave cooking, the cooking time is cut to about less than 6 minutes, and the dish looks green and tastes fresh & crispy!
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It's your move, Wordfreak!
Author: Falguni Kothari
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It's your move, Wordfreak!, by Falguni Kothari is a typical Mills-n-Boon-style contemporary love story, based on the highly clichéd concept of online dating. The only *new* element in the story, perhaps, was that the author used the current fad of online gaming in place of the usual chat rooms and dating sites.
Blurb from It's your move, Wordfreak!:
Wordfreak and Worddiva hit it off right from their first online Scrabble game. Playing game after game every night leads to fun and flirty chats and a cerebral attraction so potent that it sizzles the broadband connection between them. The Scrabble-crazy duo cultivate their perfect relationship—a virtual one. A bond where the past doesn't matter and neither do their names. A bond forged by cheesy words and raucous laughs.
But this simple and uncomplicated equation is shaken when Alisha Menon, parental-divorce survivor and successful divorce lawyer meets Aryan "Save-the-Planet" Chawla on a blind date. As reality intrudes on their online idyll, the rules of the game change forever. Soon, the two realise that some words cannot be taken lightly.
Can the real Wordfreak and Worddiva spell love in capital letters or is the game of life a deal-breaker for them?
The plot:
The blurb led me to believe that the story will contain some intellectually stimulating word battles over an online board of scrabble. However, that was not the case. It's your move, Wordfreak! begins with a blind date between the two lead characters, Alisha Menon and Aryan Rajaram Chawla, after apparently five months of online scrabble games. That last bit is provided as mere "background info" in the book. (Disappointing?)
After that first blind date, it's all "standard formula" packaging -- good looking characters, glamorous work profiles, love at first sight, loads of mush and sex, dash of humor, more sex, ghosts from the past, fights, male ego, and did I say sex? In short, your regular teenage romance "love-hate-love" kind of story.
The characters:
Alisha Menon (or Worddiva) is a successful divorce lawyer based in Mumbai. Tall, dark and slim, she looks fragile, though comes across as a mentally strong and dependable person. She's a practical, no-frills woman, who is not too fond of dressing-up and partying. Aryan Rajaram Chawla (a.k.a Wordfreak) is just the opposite. He's a Page-3 celebrity architect who builds eco-friendly "green" homes for other Page-3 celebrities in Mumbai! He's tall, fair and handsome, and is a complete "fashionista"! Both are rich. Both have "the hots" for each other. Both have unresolved past issues that disrupt their rosy relationship. How they leave their pasts behind is what the book is about.
It's your move, Wordfreak! is an extremely mushy book with a totally predictable storyline. All the characters in the story are so 'goody-goody' that I was reminded of Rajshri productions' movies! (Remember Dulhan wahi jo piya man bhaye, Hum aapke hain kaun, Hum saath saath hain?)
That being said, the characters do come across well. The "fight" mode of strong-headed Alisha and the "flight" mode of not-so-strong Aryan. The effervescent shopaholic Diya (Alisha's best friend) and the wise perceptive Nanu (Aryan's grandmother). Falguni Kothari shows a plausible grasp of human behavior and the various dynamics of relationships.
Writing style was smooth, easy and witty, though it felt a little under-utilized. Maybe the plot was just too simple for her writing potential.
Also, the copy I received had really poor paper quality, so that the print was showing through the sheets.
My rating: 2.5 out of 5. It's your move, Wordfreak!, by Falguni Kothari, may appeal to teenage girls or to Indian adults who've just started reading English fiction. I found it really difficult to complete the book.
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FINALLY! I get to attend an IndiBlogger meet! In fact, not just one, but TWO IndiBlogger meets... on the same day! Been waiting for this day (and the coveted IndiBlogger T-shirt... pic below) for almost 2 years now! :D :D :D
So then, I'll be in Delhi on the coming Sunday. If any of you wants to join in, here are the links for the 2 meetings:
1. Dove All Women's IndiBlogger Meet at New Delhi [10/06/2012 at 10:00]
2. The Spice Mobiles IndiBlogger Meet at New Delhi [10/06/2012 at 15:30]
The first one is only for female bloggers, but the second one, hosted by Rajiv Makhni, is for both males and females.
See you guys in Delhi then... all those of you who can make it! Cheers! :D
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For this week's brand new spotlight piece, I wanted to cite an A-lister who is having one really good 2014, to say the least. It's Reese Witherspoon, an Academy Award winning actress who only this year is finally solidifying her status not just as a star, but as a supremely talented actress as well. It's high time too, as she's given more top quality performances than a lot of people realize. From some of her early work to the performance that won her the Oscar, Witherspoon has become a deserving member of the A-list, though someone who doesn't always get the credit that she truly deserves. As such, it's only appropriate today to put the spotlight on her. Here we go…
Witherspoon got her start with a few head turning roles in smaller films, starting with The Man in the Moon, followed by A Far Off Place and Freeway, among others. Those parts began to get her noticed, something that would continue up until she broke through with the thriller Fear. Witherspoon was now a young up and coming actress that had the attention of the industry. That would lead to a role in Overnight Delivery as well as a really well regarded part in the film Pleasantville. Particularly with that last role, it set her up to have her first brush with prestige fare. With the black comedy Election, Witherspoon was fully on the cusp of stardom, along with being embraced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which bestowed her first Golden Globe nomination upon her. Between this highly praised independent film and the pop culture drama Cruel Intentions, a star was born.
She then appeared in films like American Psycho, Best Laid Plans, The Importance of Being Earnest, Legally Blonde (which got her a second Golden Globe nomination), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Little Nicky, Sweet Home Alabama, and Vanity Fair. They cultivated her status as a growing romantic comedy star in Hollywood as well as an A-list actress, but they didn't quite challenge her in the way that she was deserving of. Then, a biopic offer came in and changed all that.
Her greatest acclaim at the time would come when she took the role of June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. Not only did it score her tons of terrific reviews, she would also go on to both receive her first Academy […]
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Spotlight on the Stars: Reese Witherspoon
For this week's brand new spotlight piece, I wanted to cite an A-lister who is having one really good 2014, to say the least. It's Reese Witherspoon, an Academy Award winning actress who only this year is finally solidifying her status not just as a star, but as a supremely talented actress as well. It's high time too, as she's given more top quality performances than a lot of people realize. From some of her early work to the performance that won her the Oscar, Witherspoon has become a deserving member of the A-list, though someone who doesn't always get the credit that she truly deserves. As such, it's only appropriate today to put the spotlight on her. Here we go…
Documentaries at the Oscars: Short List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 87th Oscars®. One hundred thirty-four films were originally submitted in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
"Art and Craft," Purple Parrot Films
"The Case against 8," Day in Court
"Citizen Koch," Elsewhere Films
"CitizenFour," Praxis Films
"Finding Vivian Maier," Ravine Pictures
"The Internet's Own Boy," Luminant Media
"Jodorowsky's Dune," City Film
"Keep On Keepin' On," Absolute Clay Productions
"The Kill Team," f/8 filmworks
"Last Days in Vietnam," Moxie Firecracker Films
"Life Itself," Kartemquin Films and Film Rites
"The Overnighters," Mile End Films West
"The Salt of the Earth," Decia Films
"Tales of the Grim Sleeper," Lafayette Film
"Virunga," Grain Media
The Academy's Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles.
The 87th Academy Awards® nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners — the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.
"Boyhood" takes Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress from the New York Film Critics Circle
It's officially precursor season folks. As such, prepare to hear a lot about various critics groups chiming in with their picks for the best of 2014. This will go on until the major guilds more or less decide things early next year, but for now, it's the critics stage of the precursors. As such, earlier today the New York Film Critics Circle (or NYFCC for short) announced their winners for the year, crowning Richard Linklater's Boyhood as the big victor of the afternoon. They also brought a few contenders back to life, like The Immigrant for example, but it was mostly a triumphant precursor for Boyhood.
Linklater's film was the big winner for sure, one of only two titles (along with the aforementioned The Immigrant) to have multiple citations. Boyhood led the awards with three wins, showing up in Best Picture, Best Director for Linklater, and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette. As such, the fuel to the "Boyhood is the Best Picture frontrunner" fire can burn even brighter, particularly since its main competition in Birdman, The Imitation Game, and Selma all were shut out by the NYFCC voters. Score one for Linklater and company, without a doubt. It's too early to say if this is the beginning of a sweep, but this is the start that the film needed this awards season.
As I've hinted, the other title that did the best was James Gray's The Immigrant, which picked up a Best Cinematography win for Darius Khondji as well as being half of Marion Cotillard's Best Actress win (the other half belonging to Two Days, One Night). I don't think this suddenly makes The Immigrant a serious player again, but it's a hint that we might see it show up here and there this season. If nothing else, it does help boost Cotillard's chances in Actress for her other performance.
Among the other major categories, NYFCC bestowed their Best Actor prize upon Timothy Spall for Mr. Tuner (which was a bit of a surprise considering the top tier competition he had), J.K. Simmons took Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash (which wasn't a surprise at all, at least to me), and The Grand Budapest Hotel pulled off an upset Best Screenplay win. Presumed frontrunners Citizenfour, Ida, and The Lego Movie also won in Best Documentary (or in this case Best Nonfiction) Film, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Animated Film, respectively.
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"Unbroken" directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Jack O'Connell is on its way to Oscar gold – Hollywood Film Awards
"Unbroken" directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Jack O'Connell is on its way to Oscar gold.
Today, both in New York and Los Angeles, there were screenings for the press and the Screen Actors Guild members.
Jack O'Connell was honored at the Hollywood Film Awards last November 14th with
Shailene Woodley: On her way to an Oscar?
Is Shailene Woodley on her way to be nominated for a Oscar?
As you know Shailene received the "Hollywood Breakout Performance Award" last November 14, at the Hollywood Film Awards, the TV show that launches the awards season.
To read more about 2014 Hollywood Film Awards Winners.
Shailene Woodley:
"For this week's spotlight piece, I wanted to take a look at one of Hollywood's best young women. Without question, there are few better out there than Shailene Woodley, a rising star who literally only has the sky as her sole limit. She's impressed pretty much from the very start, moving quickly up the industry food chain from a young supporting player to a franchise lead. During that time, she's also managed to become a bit of a lifestyle icon and a genuine person who stands out in the crowd. All those things and more make her a real A-lister and one well worth this sort of tribute today.
Woodley got her start on television with various guest starring roles. Programs like Crosing Jordan, The District, Everybody Loves Raymond, Jack & Bobby, The O.C., Without a Trace, and others gave her a beginning, which of course any young actor or actress needs. Luckily for her, she'd only need a few years before landing a starring role on the show The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Besides raising her profile, it also caught the attention of filmmaker Alexander Payne. The rest, as they say, is history.
Her introduction to film came in Payne's movie The Descendants, where she announced her presence with quite a bit of authority. Playing George Clooney's troubled teenage daughter, Woodley immediately received awards attention, leading to speculation that she'd receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. While that didn't come to pass (which was considered a mild surprise and a snub), she did get a Golden Globe nomination, cementing her as someone to watch out for. She was officially on her way to the A-list with just one theatrical credit to her name. That's really something…" by Joey Madgison
to read more about Shailene Woodley – Spotlight on the Stars.
Golden Globe predictions for November
It's Black Friday, so I know you're all mostly concerned with taking advantage of various sales, but since it's also the end of November, I wanted to bring some new Golden Globe predictions to you as well. We've been doing these for a while now, but this represents likelythe final one I'll be doing before the actual nominations are announced in about two weeks on December 11th (unless I preview the announcement with a final set of predictions…we'll see). As such, I'm hoping to really nail them this time around, and try to figure out how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association might go with their nods. The HFPA can go in some odd directions too, so these noms might even be a little more Oscar friendly than they wind up being. We'll see though.
The biggest addition this time around is accounting for Selma in the race. I still had it shut out last time around, and while I don't necessarily think it's going to dominate the Globes, I do think a shut out isn't going to happen. I also had to try to figure out what to do with Unbroken, which I don't see until Monday. As such, I left it alone for the most part. If I do indeed do one last update to these predictions, it'll be due at least in part to a need to account for the film, one way or another. Perhaps I'll need to predict it for some wins? Perhaps I'll need to drop it completely? Somewhere in between? I'll find out at the beginning of next week and report in on the film itself, but if I do update Globe predictions, reflections on that movie will be involved for sure.
Here now though, without any further delay on my part (since as always we know that you're really here just to see what I have below in each of the categories), are a brand spanking new set of Golden Globe nomination predictions to pour over. Behold:
Best Picture (Drama)
1. The Imitation Game
2. Selma
3. Boyhood
4. Gone Girl
5. Unbroken
If there's a sixth: Interstellar
Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
1. Into the Woods
2. Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
3. Whiplash
4. Begin Again
5. St. Vincent
If there's a sixth: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Actor (Drama)
1. Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
2. Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
3. David Oyelowo – Selma
4. Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
5. Timothy Spall – Mr. Turner
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Eddie Redmayne – Theory of Everything – another movie to see this weekend
Another great movie to see this weekend is "The Theory of Everything," starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
Eddie Redmayne was the recipient of this year's "Hollywood Breakout Performance Award" at the Hollywood Film Awards.
Below write-up about Eddie Redmayne and his chances at Oscar:
"Today, the theatrical release is beginning for The Theory of Everything, a biopic about noted physicist Stephen Hawking. The role of Hawking is played to perfection by surefire Academy Award nominee Eddie Redmayne, while the role of his loving and supportive wife Jane is portrayed by almost certain fellow Oscar nominee Felicity Jones. With the film now out in limited release, it can attempt to win over audiences in the same that it won over critics on the festival circuit. From there on, it's a matter of seeing if the movie can appeal to Oscar voters. Personally, I think it'll do just fine, but I certainly hope that Academy members really do consider Jones and especially Redmayne for wins as well.
The biopic is of course a look at the life of Hawking, beginning with his time at University and continuing up until close to the modern day. We see Hawking go from an awkward young man to a sick but still mobile student to someone confined to a wheelchair, all the way to the distinctive images we have of the man now. Along the way, we spend just as much time with Jane as with Stephen, seeing how she interacts with her mate and staying strong in the face of adversity. She's very much the co-lead of this story, with equal screen time and just as much of a character arc. Obviously Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne star, along with supporting players like Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney, Christian McKay, David Thewlis, and Emily Watson. James Marsh is in the director's chair, while Anthony McCarten wrote the adaptation of the book by Jane Hawking.
Without question, the highlight here is Eddie Redmayne, with Felicity Jones not far behind. Redmayne is the cream of the acting crop in 2014 according to my tastes, blowing me away in a manner that I just did not expect. He's going to deserve the Best Actor nomination coming his way…hell, he deserves the win, but that all remains to be seen. Similarly, Jones gives one of the best performances by an actress so far this year, so when she's nominated for Best Actress and fights […]
Oscar Isaac – The biggest snubs from this week's Spirit Award nominations
First of all, Happy Turkey Day to you all! With a Thanksgiving mention out of the way, let's talk movies. Whenever there is a big precursor announcement that isn't just a winners list, there's going to be some glaring omissions. Such was the case with the 30th annual Independent Spirit Awards, which made some excellent picks but also some head scratchers as well. That's always the name of the game, but this year there especially was some unexpected shut outs. As such, I'm going to be running down ten of the most egregious ones that I noticed. A few will be personal surprises, but the others will be ones that were clearly noticed by others. The Spirit Awards do a solid job, but like any other precursor, they're far from perfect.
Here now are the ten biggest snubs from the Spirit Award nominations:
1. Oscar Isaac for A Most Violent Year – Voters apparently liked the film, but they didn't like what I felt was the best part in Isaac's performance. Strange, to say the least. Isaac is the lead and a huge reason why the movie works. His co-star Jessica Chastain was cited, but not him. For me, it was the biggest omission and one of the bigger head scratchers as well. It just makes no sense.
2. The Skeleton Twins – If ever there was an under the radar title in need of a Spirit boost, it's this one. Not just the film itself, but even more so the lead performances of Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, both of whom could have at least stayed in the Oscar conversation had they turned a nomination into a surprise win. That didn't happen though, so this contender is now pretty much DOA.
3. Bill Murray in St. Vincent – I'm sure The Weinstein Company was hoping that Murray popped up here in order to further their Oscar hopes for him. Considering all of the frontrunners are first time nominees (if they even get nominated), had Murray gotten nominated here and won, that could have helped fuel a potential Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical, which in turn would have made him a likely Oscar nominee. That narrative is gone now though, so it's the Globes or bust for Murray.
4. The Imitation Game – Easily the most surprising shut out, TWC saw their first chink in the armor for this big time […]
"The Imitation Game" – the movie to see this weekend
Happy Thanksgiving!
"So 'The Imitation Game' is a wartime thriller and relationship film wrapped up in a character study of a brilliant scientist. Cumberbatch is thrilling to watch; you sense the joy he must get out of his acting especially when in such a juicy role," says movie reviewer, Kirk Honeycutt
To read more about the "Hollywood Actor Award" winner, Benedict Cumberbatch. 2014 Hollywood Film Awards show – Nov 14, 2014
Also to read more about Keira Knightley
Spotlight on the Stars: Keira Knightley
For this week's new spotlight piece, I wanted to cite an A-lister who doesn't quite get the credit that she deserves. That lovely lady is none other than Keira Knightley, an Academy Award nominated actress mostly known for her period piece work but capable of far more than that. In fact, she proved that earlier this year, as I'll mention below. Regardless, she's very talented and someone still on the upswing of her career, so she made perfect sense as the latest honoree in this series. As such, the spotlight is now shining on her today.
Knightley got her start with some British television and a tiny part in the film Innocent Lies, but the first place you'd likely have seen her is in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, where she had a small but noticeable part. There was a bit more TV and such still to come, but Knightley became a name people began talking about when she co-starred in Bend it Like Beckham. That part really launched her career, leading to slightly bigger roles and soon, a huge part in a top tier blockbuster.
She became something of an A-lister early on when she was in the smash hit epic Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Around the same time, she also charmed audiences as part of the ensemble of the now classic romantic comedy Love Actually. There was also a turn in the indie thriller The Jacket and the large scale misfire that was King Arthur, but the combination of a huge swashbuckling action adventure and the rom com to end all rom coms really made her a star. Knightley was officially a big name, which would lead to her getting a part she could really sink her teeth into. When that came along, she got into period costumes again (something she'd do from time to time in her career) and knocked the role out of the park.
Knightley would receive the biggest praise of her career to date (along with an Oscar nomination for Best Actress) with the adaptation of Pride & Prejudice that she starred in. To some the definitive version of this timeless tale, mainly due to the work that Knightley turns in. She's terrific here, giving what many consider to be the crowning achievement of her career so far. At the very least, voters considered her worthy of the […]