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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - Soldiers, family and friends of the 7th Civil Support Command gathered at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne here for a change of command ceremony May 14.
Maj. Francis C. Suyak succeeded Capt. Horacio D. Brambila as the commander of the 406th Human Resources Company, 774th Civil Support Team, 209th Army Liaison Team. Lt. Col. David C. Mundfrom, the commander of the 774th Civil Support Team, presided over the ceremony.
Mundfrom thanked Brambila for his service as the commander of the 406th HRC and his family for their support in sharing him with the command. He went on to welcome Suyak and his family to the unit.
"You have signed up for a huge challenge, but no commander does it alone," said Mundfrom.
"1SG Yolanda Meekie, the Soldiers of the 406th Human Resources Company and the entire higher headquarters are there to support you."
Command Sgt. Major Jeffrey Miller, the command sergeant major of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, leaders and primary staff officers of the 7th CSC attended the ceremony as well as, Suyak's wife, Thandi, and their two daughters. Thandi was presented with a bouquet of flowers, welcoming her to the unit.
In his remarks, Brambila thanked the troops standing before him for their dedication and service "through blood, sweat, and tears." He went on to comment on recent international events and the success of the ongoing war.
Suyak, a native of Detroit, Mich., is no stranger to the challenges of being an Army Reserve Soldier in Europe. He is relinquishing command of the 221st Public Affairs Detachment to assume the command of the 406th HRC.
"I am coming from one good place and going to another one," said Suyak in his address to the Soldiers of the 406th HRC. "I am looking forward to working with you to continue to accomplish great things."
Suyak is also a civilian journalist with the Deutsche Welle news service and resides in Berlin. He travels over 16 hours once a month at his own expense to perform his Army Reserve responsibilities and duties.
"It is great to see a new commander with Suyak's background and experience," said Sgt. Charles M. Schmitt, a unit arms specialist for the 406th HRC. "New officers to the unit tend to bring and implement new ideas in order to improve on the unit."
One Soldier reflects on Suyak's leadership both as the former 221st PAD commander and as the new commander of the 406th HRC.
"Maj. Suyak will be greatly missed by the 221st," said Sgt. Daniel J. Friedberg, a print journalist with the 221st PAD. "The 406th is lucky to get a commander with both the operational experience of reserve duty in Germany and the heart to care about the individual success of each of his Soldiers."
The mission of the 406th HRC is to provide human resources support to the theater of operations by coordinating and providing theater-level reception, replacement, returns-to-duty, rest and recuperation and redeployment.

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This was posted on a yahoo group I'm on and I wanted to pass it on. Last weekend (the 26th or 27th) a 20 yr old young man from the Walla Walla, Washington area slid on the ice and was in a serious accident. They still don't know if he will live, and if so, how much damage is permanent. His family has set up a website to update on his progress. Please pray for this young man and his family.
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Black - the night that holds the world
Red - the sum of all our parts
Black - our banner stands unfurled
who is the blue energy girl?
there was a Solstice in the pre-reboot, but for the most part, yeah, she's an OC for the New 52.
I notice that the other OCs, Skitter and Bunker are not there, though.... but then again DC comics doesn't treat their OCs very well since the fans only care about the big names. We could get to know the OCs and come to like them, but right now Skitter was kind of shuffled away without explanation and Bunker recently left the team because his boyfriend came out of a coma. Beast Boy went with him to make sure he got there safe. The final scene of Bunker leaving did not look like he was coming back... it looked like it was his final scene
I read the comics to make fun of them all not that it's hard. It's hilarious to see DC make such morons out of themselves around every plot-corner though. None of their stories really match up and they're always getting their own facts wrong. XDD
which reminds me of something i don't really like about them.
i don't really like that, in all their publications, if you pick one "batman" book, you get one story and the characters portrayed one way; but you could pick up another "batman" book and you'd get an entirely unrelated story and the supposed same characters act differently.
theres just no big common thread in all of this. especially with the concept of alternate universe.
it just create one big mess.
its quite the contrary to japanese mangas that have one big story to tell or french comicbooks that are more often than not, a standalone story in one single book.
I've never read a French comic book, but I've heard from others that they can be pretty good.
DC's big problem is how they treat the talent. The editors are either changing every other thing about the script the writers come up with or they're harassing the writers, causing the writers to leave and they have to get in a new writer. One who doesn't know what's going on so they can't get the story straight. Not that it matters with constant unwarranted editorial interferences. Writers are always complaining that they can't get the editors to talk to them to tell them the facts of "the world" that the characters live in, so they have to guess. Then it's all changed by editors at the literal last second.
I'm pretty sick of Tim Drake changing on me. One minute he's the heart-of-gold dude who cares about nothing but saving teens from horrible things, and the next minute he's treating them like crap. And I'm not talking about the one time that Trigon was controlling Tim to make him act strange. Even before that moment, it was like the editors said "we want Tim to get mad at Bart over a sweater... they have a fight. And the OC, Bunker (who usually is very sweet and understanding and wanting friends to get along) eggs the fight on for dramatic effect." And no one sees the contradiction here-?
Or I could forget all that logical thinking and just say I choose to hate DC comics because they killed Damien. They murdered my peanut and they probably killed Kenny, too, the bastards...!
Though they have officially announced that they're bringing him back, I think I'd rather he stay dead... then they can't hurt him any more But oh well... I do wonder how they will resurrect him. I just hope it's not another Lezarus Pit, cuz that's getting old.
Sorry to have prattled on
Do you have any French comic book recommendations? I hate grabbing blindly, since the first experience, if a poor one, could ruin the experience greatly...
The only people that DC is willing to let have creative freedom are the people who think just like them; who make all the same crappy moves as them plotwise.
(so, if Rob and Scott hadn't seen eye to eye with Jim Lee and Dan Didio, they likely would have been treated the same way as the other writers--Gail Simone is a rare exception, and they still edit the hell out of her scripts. You can tell what was her and what wasn't. If not for her popularity, they wouldn't even keep her.)
More or less, they would have gladly killed off Damian anyway. It's about Tim's reaction. Almost everyone who loved Tim before hates him now, thinking of him as being a horrible person and one of the things that they (we) complain about is what Tim's dad's death brought to the storyline. It was nice that Tim didn't have the same orphan story that Bruce, Richard, and Jason had--but the difference was that we got to know Tim and like him THEN see his dad die for ourselves. It wasn't just a "it happened before he met Batman" story like Jason and Richard. It made Tim more empathetic/sympathetic. He had to find the body (man, that was tear-jerking...) and we werent in the moment with him, not just some flashback. Then there came his grieving, holding it in, needing to let it out and talk about it... it was a whole thing for a while. It was a good move.
In seeing their crappy N52 Tim being so hated, they decided that a death was needed to rattle Tim to make him more likeable--so they nailed Damian. Poor Peanut... I heard the rumors of a black Robin taking his place (some new OC they're going to make) and although I think that would be kinda cool, I hate to see how they're going to portray black people.... it's bad enough they insulted Cyborg by tossing him onto the Justice League JUST to have a black guy there.
Grant Morrison tried to say "oh, well, I was always going to kill Damian off, I said it two years ago!"
I don't doubt the
We saw how DC fought to keep Batwoman from getting engaged to her fiance, and only with constant fighting back did the writers get them engaged. They couldn't get the married, but they really had to work like hell just to get the big guys to let them get a ring on their fingers. If they didn't want Damian dead, they'd have pitched a fit. Fought it. They didn't. They thought it was a fine idea.
They also see Damian as a money-maker since he's more than popular enough, so if someone wanted to bring him back from the dead (Grant Morrison said it will never be him--apparently, he hates that Batman had a Robin or something) they would allow it mostly because his death accomplished their goal: Tim's grieving, as well as taking the place of Jason's death in order to shake Batman.
I'm not placing blame with DC for Grant's lame move, no, because I see him in the same light as DC anymore. Any luster he had is long gone, just like Jim Lee and certain others. When Rob Liefeld messed with Slade, I placed proper blame on him--but I still say "those Dc bastards f-ed up Deathstroke" because he's one of them even if he's not 24-7 employed by them. Same with Scott Lobdell and Grant Morrison. Their crappy plots are THERIS, but they're still "DC" to me.
... and I'm sorry if this was a bit too "rant"-y I wasn't trying to seem hostile to you specifically.
I appreciate that you were willing to comment when most people wouldn't have even bothered to read all of my previous comment or this one...
ive got plenty of them since im in a french country.
finding them in english can be a hassle though.
anyway, i have a few series.
-the first would be Lucky Luke, a cowboy that is pretty much unbeatable in the far west. the strength of that serie is having situations where strength means nothing.
that and the secondary characters are just that funny.
he meets a lot of little adventure accross all the big people and landmarks of the far west.
-A second one would be Asterix.
The serie was translated in england instead of the US.
this time its a duo of invincible protagonists.
However, even then, they get defeated a few times in the run of the serie.
Its about a duo of Gauls from 50 BC and the wacky adventures they have in that time.
and the names are all so funny.
They also got films and they are almost all very funny.
Both the animated ones and the real actors ones can be recommended though watch out, there are at least one or two flops.
Though i would say to avoid the last book in the serie, The Sky Fell on Their Heads. it tried to do a much modern approach and it failed spectacularly.
-a third funny serie would be Gaston Lagaffe.
i find it a bit less funny than the two previous ones but its still worth a look at least.
its about a guy that keep making "gaffes", funny catastrophic events.
for example, he invented a musical instrument that can break pretty much every roof in a building due to how bad it sounds. himself he hears nothing though.
-on a bit of a different genre, there is Melusine.
its a story about a sexy little witch and her magical funny adventures.
it can be funny and is sometimes sexy and it knows.
-now on a more serious genre is Natacha.
this time its a serious comic book with good adventures. its about Natacha, a air hostess and her bumbling side-kick/lover.
However, you should know that its very sexy at pretty much every page instead of one page per album like Melusine, so if you don't like that, you can pass it.
the author makes porn, so it shows even though the Natacha serie is tame compared to his other works.
-another serious serie is Valerian.
this time its a Science fiction serie and the first in that list to have an overarching story.
its a story of a couple, valerian and laureline, that travel trough space, and sometimes time, to try and restore the planet earth that got erased from time.
they meet a lot of people of different alien worlds.
a final one and the only modern comicbook of the bunch.
Freaks Squeele
its a french manga, a manfra. (the term "cartoon" is unknown in french)
each of the current 6 books is around 170-200 pages each.
its a fantasy type book with fantasy monsters in a modern world.
it has an overarching serious story much more focused than valerian.
however, its also EXTREMELY funny at the same.
i feel its the funniest of the bunch.
it must be because its humor is more fresh compared to the old series that focus almost exclusively on slapstick comedy.
this reminds me, i have two more serie that are on a more ambiguous note.
there is the serie Achille Talon.
my recommendation is to avoid it at all cost.
its a serie that focus on very long winded text said by a bourgeois. its so talkative, its more text than images.
it also use a very "high class" way of talking that is pretty hard to understand for the reader.
a more ambiguous note is Spirou, the flagship book of all the french comicbook industry.
this comic book is almost a 100 years old.
as such, quality and authors varies wildly.
its usually a adventure type of comic.
so since it change authors often, quality varies a lot.
the first 20 books or so authored by Franquin are pretty silly adventures without much quality in art or story. you can skip them without worry.
the middle sets of book, once the author change, is usually seen as some of the bests, especially those authored by Janry.
the latest books are usually the most varying in quality with authors coming and going often.
one catastrophically bad book is "au sources du Z" in which the author time-travelled and erased the entirety of the spirou continuity (whatever there was) in a project to change it to his own vision of things.
he got fired for that.
after that hijinks, the company offered 6 authors to make a spirou books. quality varies wildly and 2 are even about the same thing.
still, 3 of them are good and one of those 3 authors even got hired to replace the previous author.
one thing to know of all of them is that the only series that still continue and have new books is Melusine, spirou (sort of) and Freaks Squeele.
All the other series are pretty much over.
some because their author died.
the only one to have an actual conclusion is Valerian since it had an overarching story to conclude.
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I've written many pet poems in my time, most of them funny, because I really love my pets, and they prefer that I not write mushy poems about them. Honest, they told me! I have to admit to being a dog person, but if it weren't for my allergies, I'm certain I'd also have a cat. Please enjoy and share the poems on this page. See our terms of use.
The first pet poem is from my book, Great Lakes Rhythm & Rhyme. The topic is the four season of the Great Lakes region. (I live in Michigan.) But, as you can see, I wrote this pet poem through the eyes of a dog lover.
In winter, when I walk my dog,
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I wrote the next funny pet poem after returning from my first trip overseas to London and Paris. Once we reached Paris, I was very homesick for my dog. That's because every where I looked, Parisians were there with their pooches.
There was even a German Shephard behind the bar at a tavern where we had lunch one day. (I am not making this up! The dog stood on his hind legs, looking over the restaurant like he owned the place.) Of course, the by-product of this Parisian love of everything canine was an abundance of, well, to be discreet, "doodles," all over the place. The fact that "doodle" rhymes with "poodle," which is a distinctively French dog, inspired the next funny pet poem.
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While we're on the subject of doodles, I have to tell you about Lena. Lena was a black cocker spaniel we were delighted to have as part of our family for over eleven years. She was kind, sweet, gentle, loyal and a joy to have around. She did have one nasty trait; she liked to eat her own doodles! (Yuck.) Lena's been gone for a long time. I wrote this funny pet poem in her memory.
Self-Cleaning Dog
I sprinkled cayenne on her doodles.
In a way, my dog can teach.
Some say I have the perfect pet,
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I work at home in a lovely spare bedroom filled with stuffed animals, loads of books and files, and a big, fluffy dog bed. It has been my privilege to watch several dogs in my life snooze away the afternoon while I toil silently at my desk. This funny pet poem was inspired by these canine naps. The dog is the illustration is my current sweetie, Harley. Do you see a certain consistency in my choice of dogs?
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Okay, it's time to pay homage to the feline population. The next funny pet poem was written to honor those people with homes and hearts big enough to take in strays. Okay, some of them are a little bit wacky, but that's what makes this pet poem a little bit fun. It is on page 54 of my book, A Little Bit of Nonsense.
Aunt Jane's Cats
She takes in every wretch and stray,
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And then there are pets that aren't exactly pets at all. Take the Pet Rock that was popular back in the 70s. Chia pets and "sea monkeys" are still available on the web. The following funny pet poem from my book,
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It's Your Game…Keep it Real (IYG) is a classroom- and computer-based program for middle school youth. The curriculum is grounded in theory and was developed to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV. IYG emphasizes abstinence but also teaches students how to protect themselves from pregnancy and STDs using medically accurate information.
Interview with IYG Co-Developer
Check out this webinar given by Dr. Melissa Peskin on the Office of Adolescent Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) website! Audio for the slides is available here.
Information about It's Your Game…Keep It Real and The University of Texas Prevention Research Center
The goal at The University of Texas Prevention Research Center (UTPRC) is to work with parents and school districts to implement an effective, fact-based curriculum that leads to healthier futures for teens in Texas. Here are the facts about the It's Your Game… Keep It Real (IYG) curriculum developed by researchers at UTPRC:
- Abstinence is the primary focus, and it is encouraged over any other behavior.
- Research is clear: the MORE teens know about sex the LONGER they wait to have sex. Studies show that appropriately educated teens start having sex later and are more responsible once they start.
- The UTPRC respects and supports parents' role as the primary sexual health educators of their teens and encourages parents to decide if this curriculum is right for their teens.
Research indicates that involved parents are effective in educating their teens on sexual health topics; however, many parents are not having these critical discussions.
UTPRC is strongly committed to providing accurate information about the content, development, and funding of its research in general and IYG in particular. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
National Recognition and Awards
The Digital Media Award from the Public Health Education and Health Promotion section of the American Public Health Association (2010).
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Replication of Evidence-Based Programs (Tier 1). 2010. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health.
What Works 2010: Curriculum Based Programs That Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy. 2010. Washington, DC: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Science Says #43: Effective and Promising Programs for Latino Youth. 2010. Washington, DC: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
It's Your Game: Future Directions
IYG Tech
It's Your Game…Keep it Real (IYG) Tech was developed and evaluated to determine its impact on sexual initiation and other risk behaviors. IYG Tech is a completely online curriculum designed to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. It is an adaptation of the original IYG program. Results from the IYG Tech evaluation will be published this year in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Native IYG
Native IYG has been developed and is currently being tested for effectiveness in delaying sexual initiation among middle school American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. Native IYG is cultural adaptation of the IYG Tech and original IYG curricula for AI/AN youth to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Evaluation of Native IYG is scheduled for completion by Spring 2015.
Positive Click
+CLICK (Positive Click) is a collaborative project between investigators at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and University of Texas Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (UT CHPPR) to develop a prototype tailored, computer-based application to enhance self-management skills among HIV+ youth. The theory-based application is intended for use in a pediatric clinic setting with youth ages 13-24 (perinatally- and behaviorally-infected) and includes modules on sexual risk reduction and medication adherence. From 2006-2008, we developed and pilot-tested the sexual risk reduction module and developed a prototype Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) medication adherence module, which was pilot-tested with HIV+ youth in summer 2009.


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I may be overreacting but I do that so well! Foe, what a stupid word, it sounds like Faux, and that is further from the truth. I am personally offended
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Not a big deal at all. In fact, pay it no mind at all.
If you hate being randomly foe'd by people you have never heard of...you should try being a mod for a day!


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Keen plans to celebrate its grand opening next Friday, Aug. 20, with a week's worth of festivities. For every pair of shoes bought through Aug. 26, Keen will donate a backpack filled with school supplies to local students in need. Customers also will get to try their luck at prizes on the Wheel of Keen.
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Don't expect me to believe I'm beautiful,
If I know you won't always find me that way.
Don't tell me how funny I am,
Because eventually you'll stop laughing at my jokes.
Don't call me nice or kind,
And use it as an excuse to walk all over me.
Don't write to me that you love me,
Love is a promise I know you won't keep.
I know what will happen,
It's what always happens.
I suppose I'm just dull.
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So is this your way of saying you don't believe in yourself no matter what anybody says, or has one particular person discredited himself? Or herself?


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10:50 Strong NYT editorial tonight: "The internal documents from the prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, published in The Times on Monday were a chilling reminder of the legal and moral disaster that President George W. Bush created there. They describe the chaos, lawlessness and incompetence in his administration's system for deciding detainees' guilt or innocence and assessing whether they would be a threat if released….The disaster at Guantánamo Bay is now Mr. Obama's problem. He should not compound Mr. Bush's mistakes in his efforts to correct them."
7:45 The Gitmo Files: Center for Constitional Rights analysis, video.
5:05 Amazing: The Atlantic does the counting and finds that the NYT (tho often critical of Assange) has cited WikiLeaks docs in more than half of daily editions this year — and that's not counting brief references to Assange or Manning but only actual use of documents. Would probably be even higher percentage going back to last Thanksgiving when Cable gate broke.
4:25 Bombshell from the Guardian: Al-qaeda terrorist / bomber also worked for Brit spy service M-16. "Adil Hadi al Jazairi Bin Hamlili, an Algerian citizen described as a "facilitator, courier, kidnapper, and assassin for al-Qaida", was detained in Pakistan in 2003 and later sent to Guantánamo Bay.
"But according to Hamlili's Guantánamo "assessment" file, one of 759 individual dossiers obtained by the Guardian, US interrogators were convinced that he was simultaneously acting as an informer for British and Canadian intelligence."
3:40 New low prices for my book The Age of WikiLeaks in print or as an e-book, or brand-new Bradley Manning: Truth and Consequences as e-book here and print here.
3:30 Best headline of day for Wired story by Spencer Ackerman: "WikiLeaks Exposes Terror Master's Nincompoop Nephew." The terror master is Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. "Turns out nepotism doesn't work any better in the terrorism game than it does in business or in politics."


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Robbie Williams to walk away from Take That once again
But the cracks in their reunion started to show when Robbie failed to turn up for auditions for their appearance on TV hit Strictly Come Dancing late last year. And frontman Gary Barlow has given the first very public hint that all is not well in the Take That camp. "We see our future as a four-piece band," the Daily Star quoted Barlow as saying.
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Article: Fowler DE, Yang S, Zhou M, Chaudry IH, Simms HH, Wang P: Adrenomedullin and adrenomedullin binding protein-1: Their role in the septic response[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Adrenomedullin (AM) is a recently discovered, potent vasodilatory peptide with activities including maintenance of cardiovascular and renal homeostasis. Studies have indicated that AM is important in initiating the hyperdynamic response during the early stage of sepsis, and reduction of the vascular effects of AM marks the transition from the initial hyperdynamic phase to the late hypodynamic phase in experimental sepsis. The decreased AM responsiveness in late sepsis may be related to alterations in the AM receptor binding characteristics and/or signaling pathways. Genetic experiments have provided useful information by enhancing AM gene expression. Moreover, a plasma protein which binds AM, adrenomedullin binding protein-1 (AMBP-1), was reported very recently and is just beginning to be investigated as an important modulator in the biphasic septic response. In this regard, our recent results have demonstrated that AMBP-1 synergistically enhanced AM-induced vascular relaxation in both sham and septic animals. It appears that decreased levels of AMBP-1 play a critical role in producing vascular AM hyporesponsiveness during the late stage of sepsis. Furthermore, administration of AM and AMBP-1 in combination prevented the transition from the hyperdynamic to hypodynamic response during the progression of polymicrobial sepsis. Thus, modulation of vascular responsiveness to AM by AMBP-1 may provide a novel approach for the management of sepsis.
Article: Mechanisms of the beneficial effect of adrenomedullin and adrenomedullin-binding protein-1 in sepsis: Down-regulation of proinflammatory cytokines[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Our recent study indicates that administration of adrenomedullin (AM) in combination with AM-binding protein-1 (AMBP-1) before sepsis (i.e., pretreatment) maintains cardiovascular stability and reduces the mortality rate. The aim of the present study was to determine whether administration of AM/AMBP-1 after the onset of sepsis (posttreatment) has any salutary effects on the septic host, and if so, whether AM/AMBP-1 down-regulates proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, and interleukin-6. Prospective, controlled, randomized animal study. A university research laboratory. Male adult Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats were subjected either to polymicrobial sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture or to sham operation followed by the administration of normal saline solution (i.e., fluid resuscitation). At 5 hrs after cecal ligation and puncture, AM (12 microg/kg body weight) and AMBP-1 (40 microg/kg body weight) were administered intravenously over 1 hr. At 20 hrs after cecal ligation and puncture (i.e., the late, hypodynamic stage of sepsis), cardiac output, stroke volume, total peripheral resistance, systemic oxygen delivery, and organ blood flow were determined by radioactive microspheres, and circulating concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Moreover, plasma concentrations of transaminases and lactate were measured. The results indicated that administration of AM/AMBP-1 at 5 hrs after cecal ligation and puncture prevented the decrease in measured systemic and regional hemodynamic variables and reduced plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, and interleukin-6 at 20 hrs after the onset of sepsis. Moreover, administration of AM/AMBP-1 attenuated hepatic damage and the increase in plasma lactate and prevented hemoconcentration. Administration of AM/AMBP-1 may provide a novel approach to the treatment of sepsis. Moreover, because AM/AMBP-1 significantly reduced circulating concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, and interleukin-6, down-regulation of those proinflammatory cytokines by AM/AMBP-1 appears to play an important role for the beneficial effects of these agents in polymicrobial sepsis.
Article: The cardiovascular response in sepsis: Proposed mechanisms of the beneficial effect of adrenomedullin and its binding protein[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Sepsis and its complications are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. A better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the shift from the early, hyperdynamic phase of sepsis to the late hypodynamic phase could lead to novel therapies that might improve the outcome of the septic patient. Adrenomedullin is a vasodilatory peptide which shows sustained elevation starting early in sepsis and is important in initiating the hyperdynamic response. As sepsis progresses, however, the vascular response to adrenomedullin is blunted and this decreased sensitivity is important in producing the shift to the late, hypodynamic phase. The decline in the vascular response to adrenomedullin is related to a sepsis-induced decrease in the binding protein for adrenomedullin (i.e., adrenomedullin binding protein-1) rather than a change in gene expression of the components of adrenomedullin receptors. Treatment of septic animals with the combination of adrenomedullin and its binding protein prevents the transition to the late phase of sepsis, maintains cardiovascular stability, and reduces sepsis-induced mortality. We propose that the mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effect of adrenomedullin and adrenomedullin binding protein-1 in sepsis are associated with downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6), maintainence of endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase, and reduction of vascular endothelial cell apoptosis.
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LG G3 Beat (aka LG G3 s) officially announced (UPDATE: price revealed)
We've seen LG G3 Beat leak about 2 weeks ago. That leak was somewhat off, at least as far as specifications go. If you're into mid-range smartphones or your budget
Samsung announces Galaxy S5 Mini
Galaxy S5 Mini's images and specs leaked last month and they were spot on. Samsung announced its shrunken down Galaxy S5 today, let us see what we get. Samsung Galaxy
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime announced! The first Quad-Core Tegra 3 device starts at $499.
Coming off what we heard just hours ago, ASUS has officially announced the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Sporting the new Quad-Core Nvidia Tegra 3 chip, an Android 4.0 update soon after launch, and the inherited keyboard dock from its predecessor, this tablet is surely one to grab attention.


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I have one copy each of The Time Roads by Beth Bernobich and Heart of Stone by Debra Mullins to give away to one U.S. or Canadian resident, courtesy of Tor.… Continue
I have one copy each of The Time Roads by Beth Bernobich and Heart of Stone by Debra Mullins to give away to one U.S. or Canadian resident, courtesy of Tor.… Continue
Halloween steadily has morphed from a holiday that was primarily for children and trick-or-treating to a holiday that features plenty of adult-themed costumes and parties. Halloween is quite a bit different than it was when I was a kid. Zombie Costumes Gory costumes have steadily grown in popularity too, especially among adults, which makes zombie…… Continue
By popular demand, you can now watch The Minister of Chance: Prologue in full.… Continue
The first of ? live Hangouts On Air Q&A's with The Minister of Chance's Dan Freeman (writer) and Emma Bedford (Production Assistant), answering all your questions, ended moments ago. If you missed it, no worries! You can watch it above.… Continue
It is with great joy that I announce The Minister of Chance Movie – Episode One, starring Julian Wadham, Lauren Crace, Jenny Agutter, Jed Brophy, Tamsin Greig, Peter Guinness, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann, is finally on Kickstarter!… Continue
Yesterday, I sat down with Alec Peters, the writer/producer/actor of Star Trek: Axanar to briefly discuss this upcoming independent Star Trek film.… Continue
I have two copies of Lock In by John Scalzi to give away to U.S. and Canadian residents, courtesy of Tor.… Continue
No big explosions. Dialed back sarcasm. Different pacing. Action that didn't leave me on the edge of my seat or cause my heart to race. Yet, Lock In by John Scazli is still thoroughly engaging and everything I expect from Scalzi: engaging dialogue, intrigue, humour, social commentary, and good grasp of the real science behind his fictionalized science.… Continue
Over the last many months, I've been slowly redesigning the website for my book Five Little Zombies and Fred. Yesterday, I finally finished it. So, today, I decided to release the above video of the full reading of the book.… Continue
For a limited time, you can download The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories by R.A. Salvatore, read by Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, "Weird Al" Yankovic, David Duchovny, Sean Astin, and more, for the price of FREE at Audible.… Continue
A geek space funk album with old-school-futuristic funk grooves; songs about aliens, Nintendo, the Cosmic Sound, and more, plus theremin? I am so happy Space Funk Party by Unidentified Funk Object exists.… Continue
I have three copies of The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson to give away to U.S. residents, courtesy of Tor.… Continue
Wonderfully weird characters, dark events peppered with bizarre humour, and Erikson's writing style kept me engaged, despite having no idea what was going on.… Continue
How did I miss this piece of awesome, filled with so many geek references, the first time around?… Continue
What happens when you mash Kirk, Spock and McCoy doing the Carlton dance over music of your choice? In my opinion, more awesome than should be allowed. Or, maybe, I'm just easily amused. That will be for you to decide. One day, I had the above GIF opened because I was in a right foul…… Continue
If you like songs about Star Trek, Star Wars, Calvin & Hobbes, The Muppets, and Jessica Rabbit, then you'll want a copy of Crossing the Streams by Copy Red Leader. If this sounds like it could be your jam, I have three copies to give away.… Continue
On February 18, 2014, Tor Books is releasing a new special edition of the first two titles in R. A. Salvatore's Saga of the First King series: DemonWars: First Heroes. If you live in Canada or the U.S., you could win one of three copies.… Continue
My 38th birthday is just around the corner (January 9). To celebrate, as I have done over the last few years, I'm giving some of my favourite books away! This year, thanks to the wonderful people at Quirk Books, one lucky Geeky Pleasures reader will win the following four books (giveaway details below):… Continue
With only nine days remaining until Christmas, maybe one of these 16 books will make for a great last-minute Christmas gift purchase. Included in this list are science fiction and fantasy with some YA book, books for the art-lover, comedy, and reference.… Continue
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Available in natural wood, black or white frames, our 10" diameter unique Wall Clocks feature a high-impact plexiglass crystal face and a backside hook for easy hanging. Choose black or white hands to match your wall clock frame and art design choice. Clock sits 1.75" deep and requires 1 AA battery (not included).
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Helping kids learn the Elements of Art & Principles of Design is easy when you make a game of it! This activity is adaptable across a wide range of ages… I've used it from 1st grade through high school by customizing my questions or directives for the students I'm using it with. Whether you have just a few […]
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What better way to celebrate April Fool's Day than with an image of Salvadore Dali caught in the act of pulling a prank??! Surrealism is a cultural, artistic, and literary movement which began in the early 1920's. Founded by French writer and poet Andre Breton as a 'revolutionary movement', Surrealism is probably best known as […]
Learn Art History with the Khan Academy
"You only have to know one thing: You can learn anything." That's the motto of the Khan Academy! If you're not familiar with the Khan Academy, and you have an interest in Art History (for any reason – whether you're a parent, student, teacher, or lifelong learner) you'll be amazed by the education that's available to you for free! […]
Haiku Tunnel Books pdf
The newest addition to my TpT store is this pdf based on one of my most popular lessons… Haiku Tunnel Books! A tunnel book is a three dimensional movable book that you read by looking through it. Originally from the mid-18th century, tunnel books are now enjoying new popularity as an art form in their […]
How Full Is Your Bucket?
The books that inspired this lesson have nothing to do with art, and the illustrations were not what attracted me! What I LOVE about these books is their message. And what better way to drive home a great message than with a fun art lesson??! Inspired by a bullying episode at my school, I saw […]
How to Create Your Own Art Lessons Inspired by Children's Books
If you love kids' art, you've probably had the experience of being totally charmed and inspired by a book written and illustrated for kids! And chances are, the book that captured your attention will have the same effect on your students… especially when your enthusiasm shines through! Why not capitalize on the wonder and magic […]
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My inspiration for this project came from the wonderful book, Hand Lettering, by Marci Donley & DeAnn Singh. The authors call this technique "Writing Between the Lines", but I think "Dense Text" describes it better. I tried it with my middle schoolers and the results were fantastic! You'll find so many applications for this fun lettering […]
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Shame (2011 film)
|Directed by
|Steve McQueen
|Produced by
|Iain Canning
Emile Sherman
|Written by
|Steve McQueen
Abi Morgan
|Michael Fassbender
Carey Mulligan
James Badge Dale
Nicole Beharie
|Music by
|Harry Escott
|Sean Bobbitt
|Edited by
|Joe Walker
See-Saw Films
Film4 Productions
UK Film Council
Lipsync Productions
Alliance Films
HanWay Films
|Distributed by
|Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|101 minutes[1]
|United Kingdom
|£4.2 million[2]
|Box office
|£11.1 million[3]
Shame is a 2011 British drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. It was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films. The film's explicit scenes reflecting the protagonist's sexual addiction resulted in a rating of NC-17 in the United States.[4][5] Shame was released in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2012.[6]
Brandon (Michael Fassbender), a New York City executive, flirts with a woman wearing an engagement ring on his morning commute. She reciprocates, but when they exit, she disappears into the crowd. He masturbates in the bathroom at work. Brandon and his married boss, David (James Badge Dale), hit on women at a club; later, Brandon has sex in a tunnel with the woman David was pursuing.
Brandon arrives at his apartment to find his sister, Sissy (Carey Mulligan), a singer, using his shower; he had ignored her calls. Sissy has a few gigs in the city and asks to stay with Brandon; he later hears her pleading with her lover on the telephone not to reject her. After Brandon's company's computer system is infected with a virus, his boss discovers that Brandon's computer hard drive was full of pornography. David assumes Brandon's intern is responsible.
Brandon rebukes Sissy for balancing precariously on the subway platform edge. Later, he and David watch her perform "New York, New York" in a bar, which makes Brandon emotional. Sissy joins Brandon and David at their table, where David flirts with her and notices the scars of self-inflicted wounds on her arms. Sissy has sex with David in her brother's bedroom while Brandon, disgusted, goes running. Later that night, Sissy attempts to sleep in his bed with him; he orders her out of the room.
Brandon goes on a date with his co-worker Marianne (Nicole Beharie); Marianne, recently separated, has a positive attitude toward commitment, while Brandon dislikes the idea of marriage and admits that his relationships have never lasted longer than four months. They go home separately.
Later that night, Sissy discovers Brandon masturbating in his bathroom. He attacks her and accuses her of spying on him. She finds his laptop open on a pornographic webcam site. Brandon slams the laptop shut and a disturbed Sissy leaves. Brandon disposes of his pornography, sex toys and laptop. At work, he kisses Marianne and the two leave in their excitement; they begin sex, but Brandon cannot maintain an erection. It becomes apparent that Brandon cannot perform when emotions and affection are involved, but rather when he's feeding his sexual addiction. Immediately after Marianne leaves, Brandon is seen having aggressive sex with a sex worker against the window of the same hotel room.
At home, Brandon tells Sissy that David has a family, and insists that she leave. She says that, as family, they are supposed to help each other, but Brandon accuses her of being needy and a burden. Brandon goes to a bar and comes on to a woman, describing in detail what he'd do to her sexually. She is close to succumbing to her desire when her boyfriend intercedes. Undeterred, Brandon laughs in his face and tells him what he was saying. After he leaves the club unsatisfied, the boyfriend follows him out and brutally beats Brandon. When he is physically barred from entering a nightclub, he goes to a gay bar across the street and is fellated by a man. After leaving, he listens to a voicemail message from Sissy crying as she tells him they aren't bad people, but come from a bad place. Nearing the point of withdrawal, Brandon has three-way sex with two sex workers.
While Brandon is riding the subway on his way home, the passengers are asked to leave the train due to a police emergency (a possible suicide). He frantically calls Sissy repeatedly, but she does not answer. He then runs as fast as he can home. After entering the apartment, he finds Sissy sitting on the bathroom floor covered and surrounded by blood, having slashed her wrists. He attempts to stop the bleeding on both her wrists while calling on his cell for help. She survives and he comforts her in the hospital. After leaving, he walks until he collapses, sobbing in the rain.
Some time later, Brandon is riding the subway. While looking around, something catches his attention. An attractive woman is staring at him and her smile is unwavering. He appears to look at her with indifference, yet she is undeterred. So much that she gets up before the train stops to stand with her pelvis in front of him. Her hand catches his eye and he notices from her rings that she is the same married woman from the beginning of the movie. The scene cuts to black before the audience finds out whether he's truly changed.
- Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan
- Carey Mulligan as Sissy Sullivan
- James Badge Dale as David
- Nicole Beharie as Marianne
- Lucy Walters as The Subway Lady
- Elizabeth Masucci as Elizabeth
- Amy Hargreaves as Hotel Lover
McQueen worked with producer Iain Canning on the 2008 film Hunger and they reunited to develop Shame with Canning and Emile Sherman's UK/Australia-based See-Saw Films. McQueen's lead actor in Hunger, Michael Fassbender, was the first and only choice to play the lead role in Shame.[7] Actors Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale joined the cast in December 2010 to play the younger sister and boss, respectively, of Fassbender's character.[8] Screenwriter Abi Morgan was chosen to produce the script, making it one of two films she worked on with Film4 (the other being The Iron Lady).[9]
Production was scheduled to begin on location in New York in January 2011,[8] though Fassbender later commented in an interview that he just began shooting his scenes in early March.[10] "I had so many passes I couldn't even tell you", said casting director Avy Kaufman, who faced precisely that challenge in casting the NC-17-rated film. Kaufman had a unique assignment from McQueen, who wanted top-quality actors even for tiny parts – like Brandon's fly-by-night sexual partners. "The idea was that those partners would propel the story forward with their silence, showing Brandon's state of mind, or even suggesting the history of their relationship with a look or a gesture. The actresses, of course, also had to meet certain physical requirements." A majority of the film was shot in and around Chelsea.[citation needed] The office scenes were filmed in the Citigroup Center and the hotel scenes and nightclub scene were shot at the Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District.[citation needed] Filming ended late May for reshoots, and postproduction began.[citation needed]
Release and reception[edit]
Shame premiered at The 68th Venice Film Festival in the main competition.[11] Fassbender won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role in the film.[12] It was also screened at The 36th Toronto International Film Festival,[13] The 49th New York Film Festival, The 55th B.F.I. London Film Festival and The 34th Starz Denver Film Festival.[14]
Shame was released in the UK on 13 January 2012,[15] after the limited release screening in the US that commenced on 2 December 2011.[16][17] Fox Searchlight Pictures paid around $400,000 to acquire the United States distribution rights of Shame.[18][19][20]
US rating[edit]
The film was rated NC-17 (no one 17 years of age or under admitted) by the Motion Picture Association of America for explicit sexual content. Fox Searchlight did not appeal the rating or make cuts for the less restrictive R rating. Searchlight president Steve Gilula said, "I think NC-17 is a badge of honor, not a scarlet letter. We believe it is time for the rating to become usable in a serious manner".[21]
Critical response[edit]
Shame received positive reviews and has a 79% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 197 reviews with an average rating of 7.4 out of 10. The consensus states "Boasting stellar performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, Shame is a powerful plunge into the mania of addiction affliction."[22] The film also has a score of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 41 reviews.[23]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four out of four stars and described it as "a powerful film" and "courageous and truthful", commenting that "this is a great act of filmmaking and acting. I don't believe I would be able to see it twice."[24] Ebert would later name it his second best film of 2011.[25] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, stating, "Driven by a brilliant, ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender, Shame is a real walk on the wild side, a scorching look at a case of sexual addiction that's as all-encompassing as a craving for drugs."[26]
Dan Bullock of The Hollywood News said, "Shame is captivating and intensely intimate. McQueen has followed Hunger with an unflinching and compelling film that explores the depths of addiction and the consequential destruction and demise of the mind and although it is sometimes difficult to watch, you won't be able to keep your eyes off it."[27]
Justin Chang of Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, commenting, "A mesmerizing companion piece to his 2008 debut, Hunger, this more approachable but equally uncompromising drama likewise fixes its gaze on the uses and abuses of the human body, as Michael Fassbender again strips himself down, in every way an actor can, for McQueen's rigorous but humane interrogation."[28]
Writing in The New York Times, A. O. Scott said, "McQueen wants to show how the intensity of Brandon's need shuts him off from real intimacy, but this seems to be a foregone conclusion, the result of an elegant experiment that was rigged from the start."[29]
Donald Clarke of The Irish Times called it "the most wholesome film made about unwholesomeness since The Exorcist" noting that "the underlying current of Puritanism is, however, more than a little oppressive".[30]
Top Ten Lists[edit]
- 1st – David Fear, Time Out New York
- 1st – Gregory Ellwood, HitFix
- 2nd – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
- 2nd – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
- 2nd – Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
- 3rd – Marshall Fine, Hollywood & Fine
- 3rd – Peter Knegt, Indiewire
- 3rd – James Berardinelli, Reelviews
- 4th – Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle
- 5th – Kate Erbland, Boxoffice Magazine
- 5th – Kristopher Tapley, HitFix
- 5th – Sasha Stone, Awards Daily
- 6th – James Rocchi, Boxoffice Magazine
- 6th – Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
- 6th – Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
- 6th – Christopher Bell, Indiewire
- 7th – Liam Lacey and Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail
- 7th – Aaron Hills, Village Voice
- 8th – Kevin Jagernauth, Indiewire
- 10th – Alison Willmore, The A.V. Club
- 10th – Don Kaye, MSN Movies
- 10th – Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter
Home media[edit]
The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in April 2012.[31]
|Date of ceremony
|Seville European Film Festival
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Golden Giraldillo for Best Director3
|Steve McQueen
|10 September 2011
|Venice Film Festival
|CinemAvvenire Award for Best Film
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|Golden Lion for Best Film
|Steve McQueen
|Volpi Cup for Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|30 November 2011
|New York Film Critics Circle Awards
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|2nd place
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|2nd place
|1 December 2011
|National Board of Review Awards[32]
|Spotlight Award
|Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, and X-Men: First Class)
|4 December 2011
|British Independent Film Awards[33]
|Best British Independent Film
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|Best Director
|Steve McQueen
|Best Screenplay
|Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
|Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|Best Technical Achievement – Editing
|Joe Walker
|Best Technical Achievement – Cinematography
|Sean Bobbitt
|5 December 2011
|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[34]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|11 December 2011
|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, and X-Men: First Class)
|12 December 2011
|African-American Film Critics Association Awards[35]
|Best Picture
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|5th place
|Best Director
|Steve McQueen
|12 December 2011
|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[36]
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|14 December 2011
|Houston Film Critics Society Awards[37]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Score
|Harry Escott
|16 December 2011
|Detroit Film Critics Society Awards[38]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|16 December 2011
|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[39]
|Top 10 Films of the Year
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|9th place
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|3rd place
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|5th place
|18 December 2011
|Satellite Awards
|Best Film – Drama
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|Best Director
|Steve McQueen
|Best Original Screenplay
|Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
|Carey Mulligan
|Best Editing
|Joe Walker
|19 December 2011
|Florida Film Critics Awards[40]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|19 December 2011
|St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[41]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|19 December 2011
|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[42]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|27 December 2011
|Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards[43]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|2 January 2012
|Online Film Critics Society Awards[44]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|5 January 2012
|Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards[45]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|Actor of the Year
|Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, and X-Men: First Class)
|9 January 2012
|Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards[46]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|9 January 2012
|Denver Film Critics Society Awards[47]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|10 January 2012
|Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards[48]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|12 January 2012
|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[49]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Supporting Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|15 January 2012
|Golden Globe Awards[50]
|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
|Michael Fassbender
|19 January 2012
|London Film Critics' Circle Awards[51]
|British Film of the Year
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|Actor of the Year
|Michael Fassbender
|British Actor of the Year
|Michael Fassbender (Also for A Dangerous Method)
|British Actress of the Year
|Carey Mulligan (Also for Drive)
|27 January 2012
|Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards[52]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|2 February 2012
|Richard Attenborough Regional Film Awards[53]
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|6 February 2012
|Evening Standard British Film Awards[54]
|Best Film
|Steve McQueen
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender (Also for Jane Eyre)
|Best Actress
|Carey Mulligan
|London Film Museum Award for Technical Achievement
|Sean Bobbitt
|11 February 2012
|Irish Film and Television Awards[55]
|Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
|Michael Fassbender
|12 February 2012
|BAFTA Awards[56]
|Outstanding British Film
|Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
|Best Actor in a Leading Role
|Michael Fassbender
|17 February 2012
|Kermode Awards
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|25 February 2012
|Independent Spirit Awards
|Best Foreign Film
|Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|1 December 2012
|European Film Awards[57]
|PCA for Best European Film
|Steve McQueen
|Best Film
|Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
|Best Director
|Steve McQueen
|Best Actor
|Michael Fassbender
|Best Editor
|Joe Walker
|Best Cinematographer
|Sean Bobbitt
|5 January 2013
|Belgian Film Critics Association[58]
|Grand Prix
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- Shame at the Internet Movie Database
- Shame at AllMovie
- Shame at Rotten Tomatoes
- Shame at Metacritic
- Shame at Box Office Mojo
- 2011 films
- English-language films
- 2010s drama films
- 2010s erotic films
- British films
- British drama films
- British erotic films
- British independent films
- Film4 Productions films
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I believe the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is being led into a trap using eight deputies in jail -- two from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), one from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and five from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). Coup attempts are being tried in the cases against Ergenekon, a clandestine organization nested within the state and trying to overthrow or manipulate the democratically elected government, and the Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plan.
An overall look at these ongoing cases in addition to the anti-government Internet campaign spearheaded by the military, the coup of Sept. 12, 1980 and the postmodern coup of Feb. 28, 1997 will reveal Turkey's problematic transition from military tutelage to democracy. Defeating a century-old status quo, a mentality that permeated to the core of all power centers, is no easy task. When the supporters of democratization slacken for a moment in this struggle, the tutelage mentality will make a comeback with all of its ruthlessness and vengeful feelings.
Let me remind you of yesterday's development. The 92nd hearing of the Sledgehammer case -- in which 365 defendants, including retired Gen. Çetin Doğan, retired Adm. Özden Örnek and retired Gen. Halil İbrahim Fırtına, are being tried -- was held. The presiding judge stated that the İstanbul Bar Association did not send lawyers as was requested and instead urged the court to be objective in its interim decisions and it even threatened the court. People with a tutelage mentality are resisting fundamental changes. They don't want to lose the power, facilities and positions they have been enjoying for centuries. The members of the junta continue to employ tactics of psychological warfare. These tactics are currently aiming to undermine, discredit and befog the ongoing trials. The arguments that use such fabricated concepts as "civilian tutelage" or claim that ongoing trials are "actually targeting the Turkish Armed Forces [TSK]" or that so many commanders are being tried that "the army ran out of commanders" or that "even veteran military officers are being arrested" or that "it is a shame for a democratic system to keep deputies in prison" should all be analyzed as part of this psychological warfare. Indeed, the indictments from the ongoing trials contain evidence that the junta members issued orders for implementing such a campaign. These documents clearly specify how to make use of the media networks and which tactics should be used. They are just waiting for the popular will that said "Yes" in the referendum held on Sept. 12, 2010 to slacken and grow exhausted…
The matter of the deputies jailed in Silivri Prison should be discussed with care. When the CHP, the MHP and the BDP nominated people who were already in prison at that time, they knew that the court may choose not to release them under the relevant articles of the Constitution. Even speaking on TV on June 3, 2011, i.e., nine days before the elections, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said: "It is true that the court may not release them. This Sabih Kanadoğlu stated previously. In the end, it is up to the discretion of the courts." In other words, even Kanadoğlu, the mastermind behind the infamous '367' scandal, has clearly argued that immunity cannot be granted under Articles 14 and 83 of the Constitution, which regulate parliamentary immunity, as is the case with the Ergenekon trial. "The jailed defendants of the Ergenekon case cannot be released for acquiring parliamentary immunity through election. Such a justification cannot be used for them," he said.
The AK Party must assess this matter both from the legal and political aspect and with diligence. The AK Party is the political will behind the 58 percent "yes" votes coming out of the 2010 referendum and the cases against the coups. If it changes its position, the AK Party will lose everything. It will be perceived as the party that allowed certain people to be saved from litigation. And such a move will also mean openly pressuring the judiciary. It will mean acting as a facilitator of the efforts to undermine ongoing trials. Moreover, the five BDP deputies in question are being tried for membership in a terrorist organization. Any psychological climate that weakens counterterrorism efforts will cause more damage than expected. The CHP, the MHP and the BDP knew what they were doing ahead of the elections. They actively played roles in helping the efforts to undermine the coup trials. Those who challenged the judiciary and legal system in the past cannot consistently talk about a disgrace of democracy today. As they made their bed, so they must lie in it.


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March 6, 2012
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy delivered his first State of the County Address on Monday, March 5, at the county offices, and said in no uncertain terms that 2012 brings dramatic fiscal challenges. Borrowing to keep the county running and the future of the county nursing home were mentioned in the speech.
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