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Jayda Nicole Nelson
Fred and Carmin Nelson of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Jayda Nicole Nelson. She was born May 17, 2000.
Cole Michael Frank
Chad and Monica Frank of Amarillo announce the birth of their son, Cole Michael Frank. Cole was born on May 10, 2000.
Jerrod Wayne Lehnick
Michael and Buffy Lehnick of Belton announce the birth of their son, Jerrod Wayne Lehnick. He was born May 20, 2000.
Jordyn Breanne Kirby
Tamara O'Toole and Ky Kirby announce the birth of their daughter, Jordyn Breanne Kirby. Jordyn was born on May 16, 2000.
Silas Zane McDaniel
Robin and Chris McDaniel of Amarillo announce the birth of their son, Silas Zane McDaniel. He was born on March 29, 2000.
Annie's world
Before Disney World entrenched itself in the landscape of Florida, little girls like Annie Bartlett coveted opportunities to visit such spots as Weeki Wachee Springs to gaze upon mermaids disporting themselves in glass tanks.
Tripp: Teacher writes about rancher who saved buffalo
An Amarillo teacher and free lance writer has written a first rate account of the adventure of the Kansas rancher who battled a late spring storm and attacks by wolf packs to rescue eight buffalo calves - and ultimately save a species threatened with extinction.
In western tradition
A false charge of rape sends Del Delaney on the outlaw trail when he outwits the Prairie City deputy sheriff and escapes.
Lone Star heart
Vacationers yearning to soak up Texas culture along with the summer sunshine would do well to take along a copy of Bryan Woolley's "Mythic Texas."
Wylie: 'In terms of' is like 'at this point in time'
Students Denna Vardeman and Carli Mathis asked, separately, for a comment on the way people talk. Can you be more specific, Denna? Carli? Give some examples?
The best in current paperbacks
Ready for summer? Beach rental lined up? Plane tickets? Hotel reservations? Sun hat? Flip-flops?
Fiction or not, it's brilliant
Some critics are furrowing their brows and tsk-tsking over whether Saul Bellow's "Ravelstein" is truly fiction, or merely a thinly veiled memoir of his friendship with the late social theorist Allan Bloom.
Fry: Will Durant tried to tell the whole story
History books, like all works of art, inform us not only of the period the historian attempts to depict but of the intellectual climate at the time of the writing.
Livestock board accepts corporate sponsor
The Panhandle Parade of Breeds Junior Livestock Show board of directors recently accepted Excel Beef Packers at Plainview as the corporate sponsor for the 2000 livestock show, according to a news release by Tom Stewman, board chairman.
From Russia
As a child in Russia, Elena Druzhniaeva put feathers in her hair, stripes on her face and used the images from American Western movies to play cowboys and Indians.
Indian Motorcyle shop opens doors on Monday
The new Indian Motorcycle dealership in Amarillo will open on Monday.
Farmers' concerns grow as early harvest begins
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - High temperatures across the state have ripened wheat so fast that harvesting in isolated fields in southern Kansas was among the earliest on record.
Wheat harvest outlook not looking very bright
BUSHLAND - The 2000 wheat harvest outlook doesn't look so hot, but the price of wheat may finally take an upward turn.
Transport driver inducted into club
FRITCH - Robert Penn of Sanford was among 47 Marten Transport Ltd. drivers recently inducted into the Marten Transport Million Mile Club, according to a Marten Transport news release.
Man's invention could relieve the need to visit a rest area
HOUSTON (AP) - It's hardly regal, but Uncle Booger wants to see a throne on every truck bumper.
Taylor: You can learn a lot by reading between the lines
For more than a decade I've been reading the annual reports of several major corporations. With thoughtful analysis and a little reading between the lines you can learn a lot about business operation, corporate culture and management philosophy.
Business Briefs
At Pameco Corp., Cindy Barnett was named general manager, and Corey Boyer was promoted to operations manager.
Roberts: Global warming real; farmers need to respond
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The global warming problem is real, and Kansas farmers should respond to it, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts says.
Energy Briefs
Conservation Services Group has acquired an Amarillo field office with the purchase of the field services division of Planergy Inc., a subsidiary of the Planergy Group, an arm of New Century Energies.
Area ranches to compete in Cowboy Roundup
Fourteen area ranches and 84 cowboys will arrive in Amarillo this week to put some competition into their everyday work during the Cowboy Roundup USA Coors Ranch Rodeo.
Oil & Gas Report
CARSON (WEST PANHANDLE) Conoco, Inc., No.13H GW Deahl, 660' from South & 500' from East line, Sec. 25,Y-2,GB&CNG (BHL: 660' from South & 2200' from East Sec. line) PD 2900'. - Horizontal well
Gage leaving Chamber of Commerce to spend time with family
The national, high-tech atom smasher was never built in Amarillo, but not because Belle Gage, other Amarillo Chamber of Commerce employees and many community volunteers didn't work to get it here.
Tradition continues after a century
They aren't girls anymore, but members of today's Just Us Girls Club, or JUGs for short, still faithfully meet about four times a year to keep alive a tradition that began a century ago.
Winner's Circle Equitherapy is searching for kind-hearted volunteers. Winner's Circle provides rehabilitative horseback riding to children and adults in the Texas Panhandle.
Life in 50s for some means new beginnings
Janace Ponder's 50th birthday arrived with a roar.
Ingalls: AMOA exhibits show human beauty
Amarillo Museum of Art's exhibition, "Physiognomy - The Mark Seliger Photographs,'' has an interesting title - of Seliger's choice. "Physiognomy'' is defined as "The art of judging human character by facial features.''
Single people in their 50s looking to stay safely connected
Regardless of age, everyone struggles to stay connected with people who share common needs, goals and interests. People who are single and in their 50s are no exception.
Kiwanis club marks 80th anniversary
The Downtown Kiwanis Club of Amarillo celebrated its 80th anniversary with a party on May 23 at Tascosa Country Club.
Some boomers failed to start early building retirement funds
First the bad news. If you're in your 50s and just now getting around to saving for retirement, you've missed out on a lot of money, and there's no way you can make up for decades of lost interest on investments.
New Neighbors style show, installation May 23
Lunch at the Amarillo Club and fashions from Stein Mart drew members of the New Neighbors of Amarillo and guests to the group's annual officer installation and style show on May 23.
Center City BPW to honor incoming president on June 12
Center City Business & Professional Women will recognize incoming president Robin Farris and the newly elected officers for 2000-2001 at a luncheon and installation ceremony on June 12.
On The Calendar
"THE BIG PICTURE" exhibition of photographs by Martin Cohen, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through June 30, Cafe Roma. Call 352-7721.
Broadway star to perform at ALT fund-raiser Friday
Broadway superstar Betty Buckley will perform a special concert to benefit the Amarillo Little Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday inside the ALT, 2019 Civic Circle.
Pet Therapy Day at center
Horses and calves drew out people who have disabilities during Pet Therapy Day sponsored by Tim and Kimberly Sorrells on May 25 at the Panhandle Independent Living Center, 1118 S. Taylor St.
Many 50-somethings trading one type of home for another
Ahhhh. You've hit your 50s. The children are gone. Time to relax, wind down, smell the flowers.
Regular screenings important, group says
June's Father's Day recognition helps the American Cancer Society push for men to recognize the importance of regular prostate cancer screenings.
Men need regular prostate exams
Yes, it's uncomfortable.
Symphony Guild sponsoring evening
Amarillo Symphony Guild will present Vintage Amarillo on Saturday in the former Blackburn Brothers building at 810 S. Polk St.
Aging boomers seek skin rejuvenation in several ways
Imagine a machine blasting a spray of salt on your face with a force so powerful it removes an entire layer of skin.
Agency plans program about reality for teens
Planned Parenthood will sponsor "Dose of Reality," a free monthly program for teens, from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the organization's downtown location, 1501 S. Taylor St.
Black Jack good with kids, other animals
Hi. My name is Black Jack. I am a black Chihuahua mix available for adoption through the Animal Rescue Shelter.
Make-A-Wish Truck Show
Truck enthusiasts showed up by the hundreds on May 27 for the third annual Make-A-Wish Truck Show and fund-raiser, according to Janete Reese, administrative assistant at the Amarillo Make-A-Wish Foundation.
TV show honored with 33-cent stamp
"Seinfeld," the weekly 30-minute situation comedy on NBC that entertained a vast TV viewing audience for nine years, will be featured on a new 33-cent stamp.
Club Calendar
Monday Morning Toastmasters Club; Carolyn's Place, 3205 E. Interstate 40; 6:30 a.m.
Childs: Reference must for genealogists
Val D. Greenwood's standard reference, "The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy," is now available in an updated third edition.
Doctor, wife to speak
Dr. Gerald Holman and his wife, Audrey, will share information about a trip to China - in words and slides - at the International Club meeting set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Central Branch of the Amarillo Public Library, 413 E. Fourth Ave.
Dinner, auction, dance to benefit The Haven
Here's one way to bribe your favorite male: dangle cool stuff from the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers in front of him. All you have to do is get him to the Amarillo Civic Center at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Texas Tech Briefs
The Eating Disorders Self-Help Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m today at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Room C-2-2 at 1400 Wallace Blvd. Call 354-5620 for more information.
Tobacco kills, and we should stress that to teens
Our youth face many serious issues that can destroy their promising lives. The biggest killer of our young people, however, is tobacco.
Medical Rounds
Amarillo College Center for Continuing Healthcare Education will offer a Nursing Jurisprudence and Documentation Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 16 at the Amarillo College West Campus. Cost is $59.
Researchers' small device disinfects water
(KRT) - "Don't drink the water" might someday be replaced by "Don't forget your pen" as standard advice for vacationers.
Alternative medicine moves into mainstream
The location alone tells you something. More than 200 people gathered to hear Dr. David Eisenberg speak about alternative medicine recently at the Drury Lane Theater in Oak Brook, Ill.
Claude flattened by Buffaloes' Pancake
LUBBOCK - This time, seemingly all of the breaks would not go in Claude's favor Saturday.
Region 16 Briefs
Night classes have resumed for all previously enrolled GED students at the Region 16 Learning Lab, according to Paula Wood, Adult Basic Education coordinator. Class times are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.
Ray Franks was misidentified in the Saturday Amarillo Daily News in a photo and an article on the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
Regional Briefs
PORTALES, N.M. - Wendel Sloan, director of Marketing and Media Relations at Eastern New Mexico University, won second place in the nation for three columns that appeared in the Clovis News Journal, according to an ENMU news release.
WT Briefs
West Texas A&M University's summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday. Classes meet Monday through Thursday as listed in the WT schedule of classes.
When parenting and probation mix
The program for rehabilitating juveniles in Randall County's Youth Center of the High Plains has been changing the lives of area teens for seven years and now it is spreading from the Panhandle to the Midwest.
Man charged with assaulting officer
A shoplifter allegedly assaulted an off-duty Amarillo police officer Saturday afternoon, with his body and then his car.
'High Noon' to feature musical interludes
The sound of downtown traffic will mingle with music again this summer as Center City of Amarillo begins its sixth year of "High Noon on the Square," a weekly entertainment series on the old Potter County Courthouse lawn.
Cowboy Roundup USA enters 13th year
Country tunes, longhorn cattle ambling through downtown, chuck wagons surrounded by cast iron pans on open fires and cowboys straight off the ranch - it's Cowboy Roundup USA time.
Pharmacist touts benefits of compounding
Traditional prescriptions work well for 80 percent of the population, but for the other 20 percent with special medicine needs, a technique known as compounding may be the answer.
Education Briefs
Susan Poteet, a teacher at Highland Park Middle School, was named Grand Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year by associates from the Wal-Mart SuperCenter at Interstate 40 and Grand Street in appreciation for excellence in education.
The Arts & Leisure section in the Amarillo Sunday News-Globe incorrectly listed the date for the Betty Buckley concert/fund-raiser at the Amarillo Little Theatre. The performance will be at 8 p.m. Friday at the theater.
A time and place to heal
Barely two months after his 7-year-old son was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Bushland, Wade Miller put pen to paper and sketched out a healing tribute.
Discovery Center unveils new wing, 3,000-gallon aquarium
Amid mighty dinosaur roars and the awe-struck children mesmerized by them, the Don Harrington Discovery Center opened its $3 million east wing Sunday to the public.
AC Briefs
Late registration for summer session I at Amarillo College will be from 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the College Union on the Washington Street Campus, or during regular business hours at the business offices at the West Campus Lecture Hall, the Amarillo Technical Center Administration Building and the Moore County Campus.
Coffee Shop: Mobeetie Jail to mark settlement anniversary
MOBEETIE - The Mobeetie Jail Museum today will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first permanent Anglo settlement in the Texas Panhandle, according a news release from Bob Izzard of Amarillo.
FRIENDS OF THE AMARILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE, noon to 6 p.m. 413 E. Fourth Ave.
Gilmore to address annual CME conference
Bishop Marshall Gilmore of the Eighth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church of Dallas will speak at the 66th session of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, held Tuesday through Friday at Holiday Inn, 1911 East Interstate 40.
Changes to GED will make it a little tougher for test-takers
A high school diploma or a General Education Development diploma is the first step toward entering the working world, but educational changes in the nation's high schools have prompted the creation of an updated version of the GED.
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Monday Briefing
Cal Ripken Jr., nicknamed the "Iron Man of Baseball," has nothing on Amarillo's Dane Stalcup.
Editorial: Parental responsibility greater than politics
The term "reasonable" was used to describe the decision reached by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Thursday regarding the denial for an asylum hearing for 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez.
Kanelis: 'Democracy' is a commie plot?
Every so often, someone sends along a note that gets my dander up - if only just a little.
Editorial: Pools can be trouble spots
As the days get hotter and the need to cool off gets stronger, many people head to the swimming pools.
Letters to the Editor
I'm writing in rebuttal to Samuel H. Day Jr.'s May 29 column, "War resisters also deserve praise."
Horsley: Old computers aren't dinosaurs; they're boat anchors
Because of certain personal idiosyncrasies, I waited longer than most before joining the computer age.
Letters to the Editor
This is in response to T. Boone Pickens' attempt to justify his proposition to produce, transport and sell water from the Texas Panhandle to other regions of Texas through Mesa Water, Inc.
City should become allied with water district
Water can make people the best of friends, or the bitterest of enemies. Amarillo and the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District, which haven't always enjoyed a good relationship, are about to become partners - perhaps friends - in an effort to conserve the region's water.
Editorial: Court rules for Elian's father
Have we heard the last of the Elian Gonzalez story and the terrible politicization of what at its base is a family affair?
Editorial: SBOE panel offers sensible attendance rule
Common sense has taken control of a Texas State Board of Education committee and as a result, local school districts will not have to face financial punishment if parents fail to give a full accounting of their children's absence from school.
Hendricks: Graduation discourtesy spoils a proud moment
My youngest son graduated from Randall High School on May 25, and out of love and regard for him, I subjected myself to an RHS commencement exercise for a painful fifth and final time.
Leschper: Rediscovering summer and the lost art of catching bait
Thirty-something years ago, my parents started my summer with the greatest gift a 10-year-old could receive.
Area Outdoor Roundup
A 4-H Fishin' and Fun Tournament will be held on Greenbelt Lake June 6 from 4-8 p.m.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to hold its banquet on June 17
The Top of Texas Amarillo Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will holds its 10th Annual Big Game Banquet and Auction at the Big Texan Palace on June 17.
Slushy ice advantage for Dallas
DALLAS (AP) - The slushy, bumpy ice at Reunion Arena might be exactly what the Dallas Stars need to gain control of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Bonds hits 23rd in rout
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Giants manager Dusty Baker got after his players before the game. Then his players got after the Oakland Athletics.
Dean Weese: A coaching legend
The 68-point loss is forever etched in Jill Schneider's memory.
Still no title Ewing and Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) - As he walked off the floor of Madison Square Garden without a championship for the 15th straight year, Patrick Ewing was heckled by a fan.
Howell breaks NCAA mark as OSU captures golf crown
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Charles Howell all but took care of the individual title during the first nine holes.
Maddux, Clemens lit up; Braves win
ATLANTA (AP) - So much for the Cy Young duel.
Lahnert: Can you smell what Hardge is cookin'?
The fourth inning has rolled around. Walking toward the plate is Amarillo Dillas leadoff hitter Mike Hardge. It's his third at-bat of the game against the Alexandria Aces.
Venus on a roll at the French Open
PARIS (AP) - Tennis, the French way, is played under a blue haze of cigarette smoke amid a symphony of cell phones, and the fashion-conscious fans love a player with style, like Venus Williams.
Baseball Today
San Francisco at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EDT). The Giants and Athletics play the last of a three-game series for Bay Area bragging rights.
United States beats South Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cobi Jones and friends put the finishing touches on a great start for the hosts in the U.S. Cup.
Down by 15 in fourth, Lakers oust Portland
LOS ANGELES (AP) - On the brink of one of the greatest collapses in NBA playoff history, the Los Angeles Lakers found the heart so many suspected they didn't have.
Verbal war heats up for Game 7 in West
LOS ANGELES (AP) - To borrow a line from Jack Nicholson, this is as good as it gets.
Stanley Cup Finals Notes
The Dallas Stars, 9-1 in the playoffs this year, aren't about to claim the Stanley Cup just because they got a split in New Jersey.
Sheffield powers Dodgers past Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Gary Sheffield homered twice, drove in four runs and scored three Saturday as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Anaheim Angels 8-3.
Pampa's Everson captures lead
With five holes remaining in the morning round, the farthest thing from Phil Everson's mind was the top of the leaderboard in the water-logged Ron Clark Ford/Miller Lite Tournament at Ross Rogers East.
Holt off interleague snide; Astros beat White Sox, 6-1
HOUSTON (AP) - Chris Holt won for the first time in five interleague starts, and the Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 Saturday in a game that included a false fire alarm and a ball hit off Enron Field's ceiling.
1,000 seats reserved at Reunion Arena for Slay
Reunion Arena officials have opened the door for Texas Panhandle residents to share the Olympic dream of Amarillo's Brandon Slay.
Sports Briefs
TURIN, Italy (AP) - Sergei Bubka, the greatest pole vaulter ever, said Saturday he will retire after the Olympic Games in Sydney.
Irwin prevails by one with strong putting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hale Irwin finally got the hang of his new putter and broke from the pack of leaders Sunday with a 7-under-par 65 for a one-stroke victory in the BellSouth Senior Classic.
Reed leads Phoenix past Comets, 80-62
HOUSTON (AP) - Brandy Reed scored a career-high 32 points as the Phoenix Mercury beat Houston 80-62 on Saturday, snapping the three-time defending WNBA champion Comets' record regular-season home winning streak at 13 games.
Stewart tames The Monster Mile
DOVER, Del. (AP) - The Rushville Rocket is back, and now Tony Stewart doesn't have to explain where he has been hiding this season.
Losing Deion hurts, but move makes dollars and sense
One of the most interesting eras in Dallas Cowboys history came to a close early Friday morning when Jerry Jones placed celebrity cornerback Deion Sanders on waivers.
Kelly, pilot give differing accounts of landing
HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) - Jim Kelly acknowledges that there have been differing accounts of the rough landing of the plane in which he was a passenger, and the former Buffalo Bills quarterback stands by his initial version.
Weiss rallies with 64, gets playoff win
Casey Weiss rolled in a short birdie putt at the first extra hole to cap a storybook comeback and win the Ron Clark Ford/Miller Lite Tournament on Sunday at Comanche Trail Arrowhead.
Dillas take two from Lafayette
Amarillo Dillas starter Jason Patrick threw strikes Sunday night like a bowler tossing a 300 game.
UT's budget largest in league by far
LUBBOCK (AP) - Once again, the University of Texas owns the runaway richest athletic budget in the Big 12 Conference.
Lewis-Clark State rips Dallas Baptist for 11th NAIA title
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Anthony Ferrari and tournament MVP Wes Hutchison limited Dallas Baptist to three hits Saturday as Lewis-Clark State captured the NAIA baseball championship 10-1.
White Sox defeat Astros, 7-3
HOUSTON (AP) - Ray Durham homered on the first pitch of the game, and Mike Sirotka pitched seven effective innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 Sunday.
There's no gain without pain in NHL
DALLAS (AP) - In baseball, if a player gets whacked by a 95-mph fastball and suffers a broken wrist in early June, he's likely done for the season.
Lafayette advances; UH ousted
Louisiana-Lafayette and San Jose State are going to the College World Series for the first time, and Miami won't get the chance to repeat as national champion.
10 questions with ...
Grant Teaff, 66, is the winningest football coach in the history of Baylor University and is now executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, which is headquartered in Waco.
Pudge's two blasts lift Texas
ARLINGTON (AP) - Ivan Rodriguez had trouble seeing Byung-Hyun Kim's first pitch. Then, Rodriguez watched Kim's next pitch leave the ballpark.
Third postponement in three nights a first for franchise
The Amarillo Dillas continued a streak Saturday evening.
Rocker threatens reporter
ATLANTA (AP) - John Rocker had a confrontation Sunday with the Sports Illustrated reporter who wrote the story in which the Braves reliever made offensive comments about gays, minorities, immigrants and his own teammates.
Area grid standouts to collide
For the 51st time, the Greenbelt Bowl kicks off Saturday in Childress.
Yanks hold off Braves, 7-6
ATLANTA (AP) - The New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves gave a tantalizing glimpse of what might be coming in October.
Dillas Dude of the Week
Michael Dwayne Hardge Birthdate, birthplace: Jan. 27, 1972. Fort Hood, Texas. Position: Second base. Bats/throws: Right/right.
Another of UTEP's Greek athletes stars
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Texas-El Paso's Greece connections paid off Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Pacers seek 1st title since ABA
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Think of George McGinnis, Roger Brown and a red-white-and-blue basketball. That's how long it has been since the Indiana Pacers played for a championship.
Wallace says winning pole not an advantage at Dover
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Rusty Wallace will have every advantage a driver could want Sunday in the MBNA Platinum 400.
Devils' top line becomes a bargain
DALLAS (AP) - The road to the Stanley Cup is proving to be exactly that for the New Jersey Devils.
Tennis: Top women's seeds advance in French Open
PARIS (AP) - When her final backhand clipped the net cord, popped up a few inches and trickled over to give her the victory, Monica Seles didn't bother with the traditional and rather silly hands-up sign of apology.
Lowery owns Kemper lead after escaping trouble twice
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - Steve Lowery survived an eventful back nine Saturday, saving par twice in three holes from ugly spots in the rough, to cling to a one-stroke lead in the Kemper Insurance Open.
Rockies dominate Brewers, 7-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Kevin Jarvis allowed five hits over seven innings, and Todd Helton had a two-run double as the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Sunday in the only National League game.
Judge not obligated to accept panel's decision
WACO (AP) - U.S. District Judge Walter S. Smith Jr. will not have to follow the verdict of the jury he recently announced will be seated to hear the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Branch Davidians and their families against the government.
Murder trial set for San Antonio millionaire
SAN ANTONIO - More than 2 1/2 years after the mother of quadruplets was shot and stabbed in her Florida home, her ex-husband, a San Antonio millionaire, goes on trial Monday, accused of arranging her murder.
Court to hear about sleeping defense attorney
HOUSTON (AP) - How much could an attorney jeopardize his client's capital murder case by falling asleep during the proceedings?
Officials look at increasing parolees
HOUSTON (AP) - Releasing more prisoners on parole could lessen the burden on Texas' overcrowded prison system, say state officials and lawmakers.
Cow callers compete for the yell of it
MIAMI - Wooooo-hoooo! Wooo-hooo-yah!
Some students claim 10 percent law unfair
HOUSTON (AP) - Some students who have excelled throughout high school say the state's top 10 percent law - which is supposed to increase diversity in state universities - is unfairly keeping them out of the University of Texas and Texas A&M University.
Flash floods kill at least 3
DALLAS - Storms barreling across North Texas this weekend dumped more than a half-foot of rain in several areas and an estimated 15 inches in an isolated area of Parker County, driving people from their homes, flooding roadways and contributing to at least three deaths.
Bush feels at home on range
CRAWFORD - The road to Gov. George W. Bush's country home winds through rolling pastures dotted with wildflowers and cactus, chin-high stalks of corn and bales of golden hay.
Dallas man faces charges in HUD bilking
DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas man who formerly headed up an arm of the Department of Housing and Urban Development faces 45 charges, including fraud, theft and money laundering, for allegedly bilking a federal housing program out of $340,000 over six years.
Anti-Semitic slurs will be investigated
GALVESTON (AP) - The Anti-Defamation League has agreed to investigate reported discrimination against a 13-year-old Jewish boy.
Former treasury secretary Simon dies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - William Edward Simon, secretary of the treasury in the Nixon and Ford administrations and the "energy czar" credited with easing public fears during the 1970s oil crisis, died Saturday. He was 72.
Kraft recalls tainted cottage cheese
WALTON, N.Y. (AP) - State and federal officials are searching for the source of E. coli that contaminated cottage cheese made in a Kraft Foods plant.
Scientists find sunken cities beneath sea
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Archaeologists scouring the Mediterranean seabed announced Saturday they have found the 2,500-year-old ruins of submerged Pharaonic cities that until now were known only through Greek tragedies, travelogues and legends.
Los Alamos not so neighborly anymore
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Neighbors of a planned temporary mobile home park for victims of the Cerro Grande fire that displaced more than 400 families are concerned the park will disrupt their neighborhood and create safety hazards.
Norman Vohs, Clovis' 'Mr. Wildcat," dies
CLOVIS, N.M. - Norman Vohs, 85, the man who Clovis residents knew as "Mr. Wildcat" for his more than six decades of support for Clovis athletic teams, died early Saturday morning.
For Plainview mayor, there comes a time to cut the ties
PLAINVIEW - Do not wear a necktie in Plainview.
Opposition forces in Peru shaky
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Alejandro Toledo looked more like a winner than a loser when he addressed 50,000 supporters massed in a downtown plaza after President Alberto Fujimori's tainted re-election.
4 injured in N.M. rollover
CLOVIS, N.M. - A mother and her three daughters from Clovis were injured Friday afternoon when their vehicle rolled over multiple times and struck a tree, officials said.
After one last trip, veterans of Dunkirk surrender to time
LONDON - Once more to Dunkirk, and then no more.
Bob Hope says he's beating back illness
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Bob Hope was optimistic about his recovery Sunday, just days after being hospitalized in critical condition.
Dot-com crunch crowds San Fran
SAN FRANCISCO - In a land grab reminiscent of the Gold Rush, dot-com companies are snapping up every available square foot of office space here, causing wrenching change in a city known for its diversity and bohemian character.
Clinton says alliance 'not guaranteed'
MOSCOW (AP) - President Clinton told Russian legislators today that partnership despite differences is the right course for both their nations.
First fire, now flooding
LOS ALAMOS - Shawn Mills looked at the blackened hills across from her two-story home, shook her head, and cast her eyes to the ground.
Castro: Support erodes for trade embargo
HAVANA - Fidel Castro said Sunday support for the 38-year-old trade embargo against Cuba was beginning to "wear down" as American business seeks new markets.
Earthquake kills 58 on islands
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - At least 58 people died and 500 were injured in a powerful earthquake that lasted for minutes in the Indonesian island of Sumatra and was followed by hundreds of strong aftershocks today.
Ho, hum; New Mexico prepares for primary
SANTA FE, N.M. - By the time Stephen Flance draws back the curtain of a voting machine in New Mexico's presidential primary, it will be too late to help the candidate of his choice. The election comes a full three months late.
Movie banned on Sri Lankan TV station
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A private television station canceled its telecast of "Bombay," a popular Tamil-language movie set during Hindu-Muslim riots in India - after local groups complained it could fuel religious clashes, an official said Saturday.
Background checks stop 204,000 gun buys
WASHINGTON - Background checks blocked 204,000 of the more than 8.6 million prospective gun sales last year, according to a Justice Department report that shows state and local police rejected a higher percentage of would-be gun buyers than the FBI.
Air Force seeks input on spy planes
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Buchanan, Perot factions tussle in California
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NASA satisfied with planned satellite crash
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Israel, Palestinians resume talks
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Palestinians have resumed their talks on a permanent peace treaty, a Palestinian official said Saturday.
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Hope's condition upgraded to stable
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Davidians' sentences set aside
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East Side Buffalo residents don't want city officials to skate by without answering some questions on the progress of construction on the long-delayed splash pad and ice skating rink in Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Samuel A. Herbert, of the Coalition to Save Martin Luther King Park, convened a public meeting Monday night in the Frank E. Merriweather Library on Jefferson Avenue.
Herbert said he had invited Mayor Byron W. Brown, Commissioner of Public Works Steven J. Stempniak and the contractor for the project to the meeting. None of them showed.
"Their absence here tonight was predictable, because they have no answers," Herbert told about a dozen residents who attended.
He said it has been nine months since city officials last updated the public on the water feature, which had been slated for completion last summer.
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Neither Michael J. DeGeorge, a spokesman for the mayor, nor contractor David Pfeiffer— owner of Man O' Trees, the firm hired to do the work— could not be reached for comment.
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Roland Fryer, the Harvard University economics professor who is consulting with the Houston Independent School District on the Apollo school reform program, won a coveted $500,000 "genius grant," according to an announcement today.
The no-strings-attached grant, awarded to 22 recipients in all this year, comes from the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The award is based on Fryer's body of work and is not tied to the 34-year-old's consulting and research gig with HISD, which started last school year. But the foundation noted Fryer's other research into public education, including the impact of paying students to improve performance. HISD was supposed to start such a program but it never got off the ground. (CORRECTION: HISD spokesman Jason Spencer called to say the district did start paying kids, but he didn't have details immediately available and said he would not provide them today. See update below.)
"These studies, among many others, demonstrate Fryer's propensity to tackle difficult, often sensitive, social questions with scientific rigor," the foundation said on its website. "His research is informing the work of academics and policy makers alike, and he is playing a singular and influential role in ongoing discussions about the effects of racial differences in America."
Soon, HISD is supposed to release Fryer's analysis of the first year of Apollo, which launched in nine high schools and middle schools last year. The program includes specially hired tutors who work with small groups of sixth- and ninth-graders, extra computer-based math and reading classes for upperclassmen, a longer school day and an extra week of school, plus newly hired teachers and principals.
When the first round of student test scores came out last year, Fryer said at at press briefing at HISD headquarters that he was waiting for more data ("microdata," he said repeatedly) to better understand the effect of the program on individual students. He pledged to produce an unbiased report although he worked with HISD Superintendent Terry Grier to design the reform project and to hire new principals for all the schools (two of the nine principals left after year one).
The Texas Education Agency also has released school-level data from the state TAKS test, and those scores show that some Apollo schools saw gains in their passing rates while others saw drops or remained flat. Fryer could look at the data numerous other ways such as analyzing improvement instead of passing rates and individual students' data instead of year-over-year school averages.
Fryer has formed a nonprofit, called Blueprint Schools Network, to work with HISD and Denver public schools (and perhaps others) on school reforms. HISD officials have said the HISD Foundation's contract with Blueprint is expected to cost the district $2.2 million over three years, with the funding to come from donations.
UPDATE: Here's the Chronicle article with information about HISD's plan to pay students for math work, and see the blog comments to read about the experience one teacher has had with the program. HISD's other plan to pay students for Saturday school is the one that didn't happen. I apologize for the confusion.


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Trash the Public Option. Insurance Execs Are The Real Victims
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GOP not fooling Americans on health care
From a CBS News poll:
"Although the American public disapproves of both parties' handling of health care, they do see differences when it comes to the each party's approach to the issue. Just over half, 52 percent, think the Democrats are really serious about reforming the nation's heath care system, compared to 69 percent who think the Republicans are not serious about reform."
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PS: Dems are terrified that they will lose the next election of they pass a public health care option. They seem to think that's what caused their big loss after the Clinton health care plan went down in flames. Well these poll numbers indicate the opposite. It is the Republicans who will probably lose big if the majority of Americans don't get what they want. And what 60-65% of them want is a public health care option. They don't want to go bankrupt if they get sick. Or worse yet not get treatment at all.
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I thought the tide tured to repub after the Lewinski scandal...
...at least that's what I was told, that the country went repub because it was a national embarrasment. On the other hand, Gore did win the popular vote, and the election was close. So the country didn't really do much but equalize itself. I voted for Gore because he was sharp as a tack, willingly volunteered for vietnam, seemed to have a handle on environmental issues. I was scorned at when I told them in the office at work, that I saw a 2 hour documentary on both the candidates, and based on that info alone, it was clear to me that I should vote for Gore. But it seemed VERY clear.
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Maybe the Dems are worried they won't have campaign money
if they pass a bill with a public option. The Republicans aren't worried about money, they did the bidding of their masters
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The Dems are in power so they get the money
The party in power always has a fund raising advantage. No, the Dems are worried about how the voters would react if something bold like a public option was put into action. I think most people will be happy to have the option, even if they don't chose to take advantage of it.
Going to a single payer plan would be too big of a change to do all at once. A public option would be much more gradual and cause less disruption to the health care system.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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WHETHER convicted murderer Terrance Williams is executed in less than a week may very well be decided in a Philadelphia courtroom Friday morning.
Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina is scheduled to take the bench at 10 a.m. to announce if she will stay the Oct. 3 execution or let it go forward, leaving Williams in jeopardy of becoming the first inmate in 13 years to be executed in Pennsylvania.
On Thursday, meanwhile, the state Board of Pardons voted unanimously to take under advisement Williams' second request for clemency. It rejected his first request last week.


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Eaton 204
MW 10:20-11:20; F 2:30-4, and other times by appointment
This course explores some recurring texts and topics in feminist
film criticism. We will be viewing feature-length American films and
reading critical and theoretical works on images of women,
psychoanalytic theories of the gaze, formal studies of mise-en-scene
and montage, cultural studies of voice and narrative, and studies of
viewer response and genre (road movie, mystery, melodrama, horror). We
will be examining questions of race, class, and sexuality as well as
gender, and we will also be writing feminist film criticism. By the end
of the term, students will be able to employ various critical
perspectives in order to analyze how a film represents gender, race,
class, and sexuality, will be able to critique and evaluate an author's
thesis about the relations between feminism and film, and will have
improved writing skills.
Assigned readings are due on the day scheduled. Readings will be available online or on reserve. Please print out or photocopy the readings, both so that you can make notes on the texts as you read, and so that we will all have the text to refer to during our class discussions. You should come to class having read the assigned material, having thought about it, and having questions or ideas about it.
This is a writing-centered class. There will be frequent (nearly daily) brief assignments: summaries, discussion questions, and other short assignments. The more you write, the easier it will get. There will also be in-class writing assignments, which will be collected sporadically. There will be four formal papers, and drafts of these due in advance. You will revise two of these essays. You'll also write a preface to these revisions, assessing your writing this term. See below for more information about writing assignments.
I expect students to attend all classes, to prepare for discussion by viewing and reading assigned materials and by completing all written work. I expect you to participate actively and responsibly in discussion, peer editing, and in-class writing. See below for more about participation.
Final grades will be determined as follows:
4 essays: 10% each
revisions of essays 2 & 3: 20%
drafts, blog, and other short writings: 20%
attendance, editing, presentation of scene analysis, participation in discussion: 20%
If you have a documented disability for which I can make accommodation, please speak with me individually.
Each film will be shown in Eaton 209, and will be on reserve in Hatfield library. If you cannot attend a scheduled screening, you are responsible for screening the film on your own. Eaton 209 is available every Monday and Wednesday evening this term. If you wish to schedule additional screenings there, please let me know. Please note that the copy on reserve is the copy we will be watching during the scheduled screenings; please do not take the movie out during these times.
Jan 21 Thelma &
Louise (1991) dir. Ridley Scott
Jan 28 & Feb 4 Vertigo (1958) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feb 11 Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) dir. Dorothy Arzner
Feb 25 Imitation of Life (1959) dir. Douglas Sirk
Mar 4 Alien (1979) dir. Ridley Scott
Mar 11 & Mar 18 Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989) dir. Trinh T. Minh-ha
Apr 1 & Apr 8 Daughters of the Dust (1991) dir. Julie Dash
Apr 27 in-class viewing: The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye
Electronic Reserves
Article databases
Class Blog
The Internet Movie Database
Women in Cinema Reference Guide
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Writing About Film
Basic Glossary of Film Terms
Writing Center
More information about writing
On Plagiarism and how to avoid it
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Tentative Schedule
|M Jan 19
|W Jan 21
|Rich, "In the Name of Feminist Film Criticism" (e-reserves)
|Merin, "Women Film Critics: An Endangered Species?" (online)
|6:45 pm
|Screening: Thelma and Louise
|By Saturday, 1/24 post to the class blog a question about Thelma and Louise—something you'd like to discuss about the film.
|Before Monday 1/26, post a response to someone else's question about the film
|M Jan 26
|Manohla Dargis, "Thelma and Louise and the Tradition of the Male Road Movie"(e-reserve)
|Essays from Cineaste 18.4 (Dec 1991) available through Academic Search Premier:
|Pat Dowell, "The Impotence of women"
|Elayne Rapping, "Feminism Gets the Hollywood Treatment"
|Alice Cross, "The Bimbo and the Mystery Woman"
|Sarah Schulman, "The Movie Management of Rape"
|Roy Grundmann, "Hollywood Sets the Terms of the Debate"
|Briefly summarize and contrast two of these reviews (about 2 pages).
|W Jan 28
|Peer editing of your review of Thelma and Louise (about 3 pages) Bring 4 copies of your draft.
|Screening: Vertigo
|By Saturday, post to the class blog a question you'd like to discuss about Vertigo.
|Before Monday 2/2, respond to someone else's question about the film.
|M Feb 2
|James Monaco, "The Language of Film" (e-reserve)
|Your review of Thelma and Louise due (3 pages)
|W Feb 4
|Laura Mulvey, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" (& e-reserve)
|Write a 1-2 page summary of Mulvey's essay
|Screening: Vertigo again
|Feel free to post to the blog this weekend more questions and responses about Vertigo, Mulvey, and Modleski.
|M Feb 9
|Claire Johnston, "Women's Cinema as Counter Cinema" (e-reserve) and Tania Modleski, "Femininity by Design: Vertigo" (& e-reserve)
|W Feb 11
|Write a brief description of the mise-en-scene and montage of an important, brief scene or sequence from Vertigo. Be prepared to present your analysis to the class.
|Screening: Dance, Girl, Dance
|By Saturday, post to the class blog a question you'd like to discuss about Dance, Girl, Dance
|Before Monday 2/16, respond to someone else's question about the film
|M Feb 16
|Claire Johnston, "Dorothy Arzner: Critical Strategies"
|Judith Mayne, "Lesbian Looks: Dorothy Arzner and Female Authorship" (e-reserve)
|W Feb 18
|Write an analysis of the mise-en-scene and montage of an important, brief sequence from Dance, Girl, Dance. Be prepared to present your analysis to the class.
|M Feb 23
|Draft due: your analysis of Vertigo in light of the work of Mulvey and Modleski, OR of Dance, Girl, Dance, in light of the work of Johnston and Mayne (3-4 pages, 4 copies)
|W Feb 25
|bell hooks, "The Oppositional Gaze"(e-reserve); Linda Williams, "Film Bodies: Gender, Genre, and Excess"(e-reserve)
|Screening: Imitation of Life
|By Saturday 2/28, post to the class blog a question you'd like to discuss about Imitation of Life.
|Before Monday 3/2, respond to someone else's question about the film.
|M Mar 2
|Mary Ann Doane, "Dark Continents: Epistemologies of Racial and Sexual Difference in Psychoanalysis and the Cinema" (e-reserve)
|Essay on Vertigo or Dance, Girl, Dance due .
|W Mar 4
|Write an analysis of the mise-en-scene and montage of an important, brief sequence from Imitation of Life. Be prepared to present your analysis to the class.
|Screening: Alien
|By Saturday, post to the class blog a question you'd like to discuss about Alien.
|Before Monday 3/9, respond to someone else's question about the film.
|M Mar 9
|Judith Newton, "Feminism and Anxiety in Alien" (e-reserve)
|Amy Taubin, "The Alien Trilogy: From Feminism to AIDS" (e-reserve)
|Carol Clover, "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film" (JSTOR)
|W Mar 11
|Write an analysis of the mise-en-scene and montage of an important, brief sequence from Alien. Be prepared to present your analysis to the class.
|Screening: Surname Viet Given Name Nam
|By Saturday 3/14, post to the class blog a question you'd like to discuss about Surname Viet Given Name Nam.
|Before Monday 3/16, respond to someone else's question about the film.
|M Mar 16
|Surname Viet Given Name Nam screenplay (e-reserve)
|W Mar 18
|Draft due: bring to class 4 copies of a draft of your 4-5 page essay on gender and genre in either Imitation of Life or Alien.
|Screening: Surname Viet Given Name Nam again
|Feel free to post to the blog more questions and responses about Surname Viet Given Name Nam, the movie and the screenplay.
|M Mar 23-
F Mar 27
|Spring Break
|M Mar 30
|Sumiko Higashi, Review of Surname Viet Given Name Nam, in American Historical Review 95.4 (Oct 1990) (available through Academic Search Premier)
|Amy Lawrence, "Women's Voices in Third World Cinema" (e-reserve)
|Essay on Imitation of Life or Alien due .
|W Apr 1
|Write an analysis of the mise-en-scene and montage of an important, brief sequence from Surname Viet Given Name Nam. Be prepared to present your analysis to the class.
|Screening: Daughters of the Dust
|By Saturday 4/4, post to the class blog a question you'd like to discuss about Daughters of the Dust.
|Before Monday 4/6, respond to someone else's question about the film.
|M Apr 6
|Daughters of the Dust screenplay (reserve)
|W Apr 8
|Jacqueline Bobo, "Daughters of the Dust" and "Black Women Reading Daughters of the Dust" (e-reserve)
|Screening: Daughters of the Dust again
|Feel free to post to the blog this weekend more questions and responses about Daughters of the Dust, Bobo, and Cucinella & Curry.
|M Apr 13
Catherine Cucinella and Renee Curry, "Exiled at Home: Daughters of the Dust and the Many Post-Colonial Conditions" MELUS 26.4 (Winter 2001). Available through Academic Search Premier.
Recommended: Nancy Wright, "Property Rights and Possession in Daughters of the Dust" MELUS 33.3 (Fall 2008). Available through Academic Search Premier.
W Apr 15
Th Apr 16, 7:30pm
B. Ruby Rich will screen and discuss Itty Bitty Titty Committee (Dir. Jamie Babbit, 2007), Paulus Lecture Hall, Willamette School of Law (on Winter St, directly across from Lausanne Hall) Recommended!
|M Apr 20
|Write an analysis of the mise-en-scene and montage of an important, brief sequence from Daughters of the Dust. Be prepared to present your analysis to the class.
|W Apr 22
|Draft due: bring to class 4 copies of a draft of your 4-5 page essay analyzing either Surname Viet Given Name Nam OR Daughters of the Dust.
|M Apr 27
|In-class viewing: The Watermelon Woman
|W Apr 29
|Eve Oishi, "Visual Perversions: Race, Sex, and Cinematic Pleasure" (e-reserve)
|Essay on Surname Viet Given Name Nam or Daughters of the Dust due .
|M May 4
|Continued discussion; Last day of class
|F May 8 2pm
|Revisions of essays 2 & 3 due (on Vertigo or Dance, Girl, Dance and on Imitation of Life or Alien) with revision preface.
Policies & Participation Guidelines
Keep cell phones turned off or silenced during class.
Please do not use laptop computers in class.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the scheduled date. You should bring to class any assignments, the assigned text (print out or photocopy readings on reserve or online), and appropriate notetaking material (notebook, pen). You should be prepared to discuss the reading and share your responses. Read actively, mark your texts, and take notes.
Try to contribute at least once to each general class discussion and at least once to each small-group discussion. Quality of response is more important than quantity, but you cannot offer thoughtful comments unless you speak up! Expect to be asked to support your observations with specific textual references. Stay on topic, avoid repetition. Ask questions.
Be respectful of your classmates. Listen attentively. Avoid side conversations. Don't interrupt others; if you wish to speak next, raise your hand. If you tend to speak a lot, keep yourself in check; make space for others to speak. Avoid personal attacks; challenge the idea not the person.
Writing assignments: discussion questions -- blog -- summary -- scene analysis -- essays -- revision preface
Discussion Questions
Some weeks, after viewing a film, you will post to the class blog a question about the film and a response to a question posted by another student.
A discussion question is one that cannot be answered simply by looking the answer up somewhere, one that does not have an obvious answer, but that must be explored and argued. It is not completely open-ended, but specifically grounded in the film. It arises from careful consideration of what the film text says, and how it says it. In about 150 words, explain what prompted the question, what thinking went into arriving at the question, what possible answers (if any) have been considered, and why those answers are unsatisfactory. Try to frame the question itself in one brief interrogative sentence.
Responses need not be definitive answers, but may be speculative, and may point to relevant parts of the film text or to readings for the course.
Discussion questions are due 1/24, 1/31, 2/14, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 4/4.
Point your web browser to http://blog.willamette.edu
Login using your WU username & password
On the "My Weblogs" list you should see "Feminist Criticism: Film"
Click on one of the "Create new entry" buttons to do just that.
You need to select the "Publish" option for Post Status for your entry to appear on the formal blog site page.
To comment on someone else's entry, you have to be viewing the actual site, which you can get to via the "view site" links or this link: http://blog.willamette.edu/people/fmichel/femfilmcrit/
You might want to compose your posts in a word-processing program and paste them into the blog.
In addition to the required discussion questions and responses, feel free to post to the blog questions for clarification, interesting links, or other comments related to the course.
Summary & Contrast
Writing summaries, also known as abstracts or précis, is an important skill for your classwork and in many professions. A summary should condense the essential points of an argument using your words (paraphrase); be objective (no explicit or implicit judgment about the argument's strengths and weaknesses); and avoid quotation. Begin by locating what you think is the article's thesis or main point.
Summary and contrast assignments should devote about a paragraph to summarizing each essay, and then 1-2 paragraphs to juxtaposing the works, highlighting the significant differences between their arguments.
Summaries are due 1/26, 2/4, 2/9. Please submit papers to your WISE folder for this course.
Scene/Sequence Analysis
In analyzing the mise-en-scene and montage of a brief, important sequence of a film, you will want to note the formal features described by Monaco. Note, for instance, if and when cuts occur, as well as whether and how the camera moves. Consider how the shot is framed (near/far, high/low angle, color, shadow & light, foreground/background, focus) and edited (cuts/dissolves/fades/blurs, fast or slow pace). Ideally, you will want to consider the relation between these formal features and what they convey: the choice of subject, positioning of the spectator, or development of the narrative. But be very specific and concrete about the formal features of the sequence. I expect everyone to present a sequence analysis in class at least once.
Scene/Sequence analyses are due 2/11, 2/18, 3/ 4, 3/11, 4/1, 4/20. Please submit papers to your WISE folder for this course.
Feminist critical essays often start with discussion of an issue of feminist concern, such as family, sexuality, race, violence. This frames the discussion of the film, tells us why we should care. Similarly, feminist film critics often consider the apparatus of the film, the role of the gaze, the look, identification, spectatorship. They examine the conversation so far about an issue, about feminist film theory and criticism, &/or about a particular film. A brief summary of the film, the critical debate about it, and the issues at stake can prepare the reader for what follows.
The thesis of the essay articulates an argument, analysis, or interpretation of the film, typically addressing both form and content, and the relation between the two. Though feminist theorists may either emphasize the social content of representations, seeking positive images of women, or emphasize the formal innovations of a film text, feminist film critics most often explore how form creates, supports, or subverts content, or how the film positions the viewer and what that positioning implies.
A critical essay on a film will often develop the critic's ideas by analyzing a couple of scenes in some detail as illustrations of points within the discussion. How do the film's mise-en-scene and montage affect or position the spectator? How is the narrative conveyed or encapsulated within a shot, scene, or sequence? What's the effect of the choice of subject, framing of the shot (near/far, high/low angle, color, shadow & light, foreground/background, focus), editing (cuts/dissolves/fades/blurs, fast or slow pace)? The critic might explore questions of authorship/auteurship, genre, allusions to other films or texts, and conditions of production and distribution.
Drafts will be due at the beginning of class on 1/28, 2/23, 3/16, 4/22. Bring four copies.
Essays will be due on 2/2, 3/2, 3/30, 4/29. Please submit papers to your WISE folder for this course
Use MLA format.
Revision preface
This should explain how you have revised these essays and what you see as their strengths and weaknesses. More generally, you should discuss and assess the development of your writing and thinking in this class. It should be about 2-3 pages long.
I strongly encourage you to visit the writing center for a consultation.
See also my guidelines on writing and suggestions for revision.
My office hours are listed at the beginning of this syllabus. Some weeks, I may need to reschedule some hours. I will post temporary changes on my office door. Most weeks, I will have a sign-up sheet on my office door for scheduling appointments. I will be happy to meet with you individually to go over drafts or discuss your ideas for a paper. If you cannot meet with me at any of the scheduled times, contact me after class or by phone or email to set up an appointment at another time.
When you have questions about materials or assignments, please raise them in class-others may have the same questions. When you have questions or concerns about your work, or suggestions for improving the class, please come see me as soon as possible. I can answer questions, resolve problems, and make use of suggestions only if I know about them.
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Old Timey Slang
Tools and Technologies
Handguns: Revolvers
> Old Timey Slang
September 26, 2005, 07:15 PM
What are some good old time slang for revolvers? Or new slang that anyone has heard. No real reason for this question, just wondering.
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September 26, 2005, 08:43 PM
"Hoglegs" and "wheelers" come to mind.
Jim K
September 26, 2005, 08:58 PM
"Iron" is another, as in "Watch out, he's toting iron." "He's walkin' heavy" meant the same thing.
Later, there were terms like "gat", "heater", and "rod", though none were specific to revolvers. "Piece" originated as a police/military term and generally meant an issue weapon.
September 26, 2005, 09:59 PM
My favorite is "Roscoe", as in "You got your Roscoe?"
September 26, 2005, 10:00 PM
It's not a name, but one of my favorite funny revolver phrases is: "I prefer the revolver, it doesn't spray evidense everywhere" :) or some variation of that.
Oh, and I've heard "Rosco" not sure if that's revolver specific.
September 26, 2005, 10:07 PM
Oh, and I've heard "Rosco" not sure if that's revolver specific.
Probably not. I think it's from the movie Dead End (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028773/) (1937).
A few months ago, my brother and I had the following exchange (as an Asian gang approached us in an alley in Boston):
HIM: You got your Roscoe?
ME: Yeah. You?
HIM: Two.
ME (To the gang): "HOW'RE YOU GUYS DOING THIS EVENING?"
They kept walking without incident.
September 26, 2005, 10:29 PM
Old time Colt's Single Actions were referred to as Plow Handles... You have to have walked behind a horse drawn plow to understand the comparison..
September 26, 2005, 10:35 PM
My favorite: Heater
September 26, 2005, 10:59 PM
Hog leg.
September 26, 2005, 11:08 PM
You mean like "six shooter"?
Gary A
September 26, 2005, 11:10 PM
"wheelgun" and "roundgun" are two that haven't been mentioned yet.
September 27, 2005, 02:00 AM
pocket revolver - "snubby"
September 27, 2005, 03:35 AM
refers to a Zinc-cast revolver made in West Germany and in the USA (after passage of the 1968 Gun Control Act.) These are very inexpensive handguns chambered in .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle and .32 S&W Long. While not very robust they served a purpose... that of offering affordable protection to the working poor.
These handguns sell for about $60.00 today. I saw an example on the Gunbroker that had no reserve, was chambered in the .32 S&W Long cartridge, and was NIB. It will likely sell for between $45.00 and $55.00.
When new, these handguns are good for about 50 rounds. After that, their reliability becomes questionable.
I hope that this clears up the "Roscoe" question.
September 27, 2005, 03:44 AM
homicide call: .22 LR performance
Just got back from a homicide call.
Two drunks were arguing over the last swallow of liquor in a bottle.
To settle the dispute, the perp pulled out a revolver and shot the victim one time in the front/side of the forehead. The victim died instantly.
The revolver was a true "Saturday Night Special":
A stamped-metal snub-nosed revolver, broken white plastic grips, with half the "bluing" worn off (the bluing looked like black spray paint).
The revolver was stamped "made in USA" but we could not find who the manufacturer was. The trigger guard was bent and mis-shapen.
The cylinder held 8 or 9 rounds, but only five rounds were in it when we found the perp. Only one round had been fired, presumably the killing round.
I did not see the brand of ammo, but it looked like cheap bulk-pack. Lead round nose .22 LR. Solid point.
Perp was drunk as a skunk when we found him. The murder weapon was in his pocket.
Anyway, I guess even a piece of junk can be deadly, even in the hands of a drunk...
Sad thing was, I got the call for this one while I was at the hospital for another homicide. I'll spare you the details, but it looks like someone raped and killed a two year old.
I'm glad I'm going to the feds to prosecute drug lords and bank robbers...Just 15 more days of the cess pool here in Atlanta...
See what I mean?
September 27, 2005, 03:49 AM
How about horsepistol, for a large old time revolver I've heard it used.
September 27, 2005, 06:50 AM
How about one from "Tombstone"? Smokewagon - as in
"Skin that smokewagon and go to work!"
September 27, 2005, 07:32 AM
"Belly gun" used to refer to snubbies. Some question as to whether that referred to carry under the belt, next to the "belly," or to the preferred range for deployment ("belly to belly").
cortez kid
September 27, 2005, 08:39 AM
You weren't carrying nothing unless you were "heeled"
September 27, 2005, 11:10 AM
BRT-- "Big Round Thing."
September 27, 2005, 11:40 AM
Hog leg is a fav.
six shooter
six gun
with apologies to Art's Grammaw:"horse c**k" :what:
Chuck R.
September 27, 2005, 11:40 AM
As in, God created man, but Col Colt made them equal.
September 27, 2005, 01:02 PM
Smoke Box
Carver (with nods to Stephen King)
Medicine (as in big medicine)
"Fitz" (for a specific kind of custom Colt)
Six For Sure
September 27, 2005, 01:47 PM
September 27, 2005, 01:59 PM
September 27, 2005, 02:37 PM
Saturday night special
My Mom used to say hot as a three dollar pistol
Working Man
September 27, 2005, 02:45 PM
How about "rod" or "piece" although I am not sure if piece was
just for six guns.
September 27, 2005, 02:56 PM
As in, "Honey, don't worry about me going into the projects tonight, I'm bringin' Bubba with me".
September 27, 2005, 05:35 PM
A good cowboy never went anywhere without hs "Shootin' Iron"
And several of Bogart's characters didn't care much for the cheap "Gunsels" that were always packing a rod.
gunfan - The term Roscoe was in use LOOOoooooong before there were Rohm/RG or Clerke Technicorp revolvers.
from The Hard Boiled Slang Dictionary (http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/hardboiled-slang.htm);
BEAN-SHOOTER, CANNON, GAT, HEAT, HEATER, ROD, RODNEY, ROSCOE - gun [usually pistol or revolver)
September 27, 2005, 06:01 PM
wad spitter, pea shooter, pocket popper, come to mind
Ala Dan
September 27, 2005, 06:42 PM
"Pocket Rocket"
but I think they were talking about NAA "mini magnums"~ :D
September 28, 2005, 08:53 AM
watch fob
I always liked deuce-deuce for a twenty-two.
September 28, 2005, 09:08 AM
Years ago I knew an FBI agent who called his carry piece 'my wee-walloper'.... a .357 mag S&W if memory serves...Model 19 maybe?
September 29, 2005, 07:50 AM
In the movie The Big Sleep, Bogie called it a Gat, which is short for gattling gun. A couple of you mentioned Gat above.
I've not yet seen "piece" mentioned here. But piece isn't specific to a revolver as Gat or Hog Leg is.
September 29, 2005, 01:20 PM
Sean Connery called it a "Mohaska" while talking with Kevin Costner during their first encounter in "The Untouchables."
Good shootin'....
September 29, 2005, 04:06 PM
We used to "Pack heat"
September 29, 2005, 05:50 PM
Anyone mention "Burner?"
Or "Strap?" (as in packin' a strap)
some unusual ones:
4 pounda (.40 cal pistol)
shottie (usually for shotgun)
Gear (British)
Pooshka (Russian)
September 29, 2005, 07:22 PM
Also nodding to Stephen King --
"Frenchman's Pecker"
September 30, 2005, 07:57 PM
In my younger days living on the border I often heard the phrases " Mexican Insurance", "Well heeled" and "Dressed for a BBQ"
September 30, 2005, 10:02 PM
I believe roscoe wasin use before the Rohm "Roscoe Vest Pocket Model" got here.
"Thumb Buster" was used for single action colts and shotguns with hammers.
September 30, 2005, 10:43 PM
And then there's the trade names that were just popularized slang.
Snake Charmer
Knuckle Duster
Best Friend
Constant Companion
October 1, 2005, 05:55 AM
Bull Dog.
October 1, 2005, 06:07 AM
"Got yer barker?"
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