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Frédéric Beigbeder
|Frédéric Beigbeder
|Frédéric Beigbeder
21 September 1965
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
|Notable awards
|Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World, Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book Un roman français
Frédéric Beigbeder (French: [fʁedeʁik bɛɡbeˈde]; born 21 September 1965) is a French writer, literary critic and a TV presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book Un roman français. He is also the creator of the Flore and Sade Awards. In addition, he is the executive director of Lui, a French adult entertainment magazine.
- 1 Life and career
- 2 Literary work
- 3 Chronology of works
- 4 Awards
- 5 Publisher
- 6 Media
- 7 Bibliography
- 8 Films
- 9 Personal life
- 10 Editor's note
- 11 References
- 12 External links
Life and career[edit]
Beigbeder was born into a privileged family in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. His mother, Christine de Chasteigner, is a translator of mawkish novels (Barbara Cartland et al.); his brother is Charles Beigbeder, a businessman. He studied at the Lycée Montaigne and Louis-le-Grand, and later at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and the CELSA Paris-Sorbonne. Upon graduation at the age of 24, he began work as a copywriter in Young & Rubicam,[1] then as an author, broadcaster, publisher, and dilettante.
In 1994, Beigbeder founded the "Prix de Flore", which takes its name from the famous and plush Café de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The prize is awarded annually to a promising young French author. Vincent Ravalec, Jacques A. Bertrand, Michel Houellebecq are among those who have won the prize. In 2004, the tenth anniversary of the prize, it was awarded to the only American to ever receive it, Bruce Benderson. Three of Beigbeder's novels, 99 Francs, "L'amour dure trois ans" and Windows on the World, are being adapted for the cinema. The film of Windows on the World will be directed by the French/English director Max Pugh.
In 2002, he presented the TV talk show "Hypershow" on French channel Canal +, co-presented with Jonathan Lambert, Sabine Crossen and Henda. That year he also advised French Communist Party candidate Robert Hue in the presidential election.
In 2005, he was, with others authors such as Alain Decaux, Richard Millet and Jean-Pierre Thiollet, one of the Beirut Book Fair's guests in the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, commonly (BIEL).
He worked for a few years as an editor for Flammarion. He left Flammarion in 2006.
His novel Un roman français was awarded the Prix Renaudot in November 2009.[2]
He writes columns in Le Figaro Magazine since 2010.
Literary work[edit]
Writing style[edit]
Frédéric Beigbeder's writing style includes both humour and self-mockery. His books are full of high-low cultural references.[3]
Frédéric Beigbeder's writing style has been influenced by authors of many styles. As a child and as a teenager, he read science-fiction novels written by American writers such as Norman Spinrad, Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.
His influences also come from his contemporaries as well as more traditional French authors such as Antoine Blondin and François Nourissier.
In addition, his work is clearly influenced by early 20th-century American literature, marked by emblematic writers who are torn between their literary aspirations and a party-fuelled carefree lifestyle, like Ernest Hemingway with his book A Moveable Feast and Fitzgerald with his famous novel The Great Gatsby.
Literary genres[edit]
Frédéric Beigbeder's work can be organised in three main categories :
- Autobiographical novels
This style of book is about the author's life although he does not explicitly describe them as an autobiography. The most recurrent topic is his relationships with his family. Love Lasts Three Years and A French Novel are part of this genre.
- Satirical novels
This genre reflects the real world (featuring the names of famous brands and famous people) and includes a lot of irony. Holiday in a coma and £9.99 are part of this genre.
- Non-fiction novels
With Windows on the World, Frédéric Beigbeder tries his hand at non-fiction novel, a specific genre which describes real historical figures and actual events woven together with fictitious conversations and using the storytelling techniques of fiction. In this specific book, the author imagines what the final moments of the 9/11 victims were like. His work may be compared with In Cold Blood written by Truman Capote.
- Criticism of the consumer society
Frédéric Beigbeder was deeply marked by his career in advertising which left him disgusted with today's society. Through his literary work, he criticizes our hopeless consumer society with humour and caricatures.
- Metaphysical quest of Post-modern Man
His whole work expresses existential angst. The characters are constantly trying to give meaning to their lives which have lost all of the traditional values. This recurrent theme is common to various contemporary authors such as Chuck Palahniuk, Michel Houellebecq and Bret Easton Ellis.
- Analysis of today's feeling of solitude
In all his books, Frédéric Beigbeder tries to understand what love is. His characters all want to be loved yet they present a certain disillusionment that dooms their relationships from the start. According to Frédéric Beigbeder, solitude is the only feeling we all share in our modern times.
Chronology of works[edit]
Novels and short stories[edit]
He published his first Novel entitled Mémoires d'un jeune homme derangé which was published by La Table Ronde in 1990 when he was 25.[4]
He published his second novel, Holiday in a Coma, in 1994, followed by Love Lasts Three Years, the last book of the trilogy of Marc Marronier, one of his main characters. Then, he wrote a collection of short stories entitled Nouvelles sous Ecstasy published by Gallimard.
In 2000, Frédéric Beigbeder was dismissed from the advertising agency Young & Rubicam after publishing his satirical novel $9.99 in which he criticized the advertising world.
He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World which takes place at the World Trade Center during 9/11. The English translation by Frank Wynne was awarded by the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2005.
In 2005, he published L'Egoïste Romantique (The Romantic Egoist).
In 2007, he published Au secours pardon, the sequel of £9.99.
In 2008, he was arrested for snorting cocaine off the hood of a car in Paris in the 8th Arrondissement. He was also in possession of 2.6 grams of cocaine. The arrest inspired his book A French Novel.[5]
Comic books[edit]
He also wrote comic books for a series called Rester Normal, illustrated by Philippe Bertrand and published by Dargaud. The comic book was a caricature of the international jet-set. Two books were published : Rester Normal (2002) and Rester Normal à Saint-Tropez (2004).
Frédéric Beigbeder published several essays.
In 2001, in Dernier inventaire avant liquidation, he criticized the first 50 works of Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, a list of the one hundred best French books of the 20th century.
In this essay, using his original writing style, Beigbeder commented on a mix of great novels ; poetry, plays, as well as comic strips.
In 2005, he published Je crois, moi non-plus, composed of a discussion about the Catholic religion between himself and Monseigneur Jean-Michel Di Falco, the Bishop of Gap.
In 2007, the publishing house Leo Scheer released a collection of books entitled Ecrivains Aujoud'hui (Today's Writers), the first of which was dedicated to Frédéric Beigbdeder. The book was centered around a discussion between Beigbdeder and Angie David about his career and his literary work. In 2011, he commented on the 100 favourite books of the 20th-century in Premier bilan après Apocalypse¸ the sequel of Dernier inventaire avant liquidation.
Frédéric Beigbeder was awarded the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World. He won the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book Un roman français.
From 2003 to 2006, he worked as a publisher in the French publishing house Flammarion. Within three years, he published 25 books for Flammarion.
Frédéric Beigbeder founded the Prix de Flore, which rewards young authors, he also serves as chairman of the jury. He also created the Sade Award in 2001 with Lionel Aracil. He was member of the jury of Prix Décembre from 2003 to 2010. Since March 2011, he has been member of the jury for the Prix Renaudot. In addition, he was jury member for the Prix Saint-Germain from 2011 to 2013 and for the Prix Fitzgerald.
In 1990, he started his career in advertising as a copywriter and worked in various agencies for ten years, including over 5 years at the agency Young & Rubicam. Alongside his advertising career, he worked as a writer and as a literary columnist for a variety of French magazines such as Elle, Paris Match and Voici.
He is the co-author with Jean-Marie Périer of L'Attrape-Salinger, a documentary about J. D. Salinger. He plays himself in Les ruses de Frédéric (2007), an average film by Louis Skorecki and also appears in Les infortunes de la beauté by John Lvoff (which he co-wrote), Hey Good Looking ! by Lisa Azuelos, Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte by Philippe Harel and La personne aux deux personnes by Nicolas and Bruno. He also appeared in the pornographic film La fille du batelier, by Patrice Cabanel.
He makes several appearances i((n 99 Francs]], the film adaptation of his novel directed by Jan Kounen. He also aided in filming as well as writing the screenplay. As a director, he made Love Last Three Years starring Gaspard Proust, Frédérique Bel, Jonathan Lambert and Louise Bourgoin.
In 1996, he co-created a literary magazine called NRV. In 2003, he co-founded Bordel, another literary magazine. Frédéric Beigbeder worked as a columnist for various magazines including the French edition of GQ.
Since 2013, he has been the executive editor of the French magazine Lui. In 2012, he replaced François Nourissier for Feuilleton Magazine, a weekly supplement of Le Figaro Magazine.
From September 2005 to May 2007, he worked for the French TV show Le Grand Journal hosted by Michel Denisot.
In addition, he hosts Le Cercle, a TV programme of literary and film reviews broadcast on Canal+ Cinéma.[6]
- 1997: "Vacances dans le coma" (translated into English as Holiday in a Coma by Frank Wynne)
- 1997: "L'amour dure trois ans" (translated into English as Love Lasts Three Years by Frank Wynne)
- 2000: 99 francs (Retitled 14,99 euros after the introduction of the euro), Grasset (translated into English as £9.99 by Adriana Hunter)
- 2003: Windows on the World, Grasset (translated under the same title by Frank Wynne)
- 2005: L'Égoïste romantique (The Romantic Egoist), Grasset
- 2007: Au secours pardon, Grasset
- 2009: Un roman français, Grasset (translated into English as A French Novel by Frank Wynne)
- 2014: Oona & Salinger, Grasset
- 2001: Dernier inventaire avant liquidation, Grasset
- 2011: Premier bilan après l'apocalypse, Grasset
- 2004: Je crois Moi non-plus : Dialogue entre un évêque et un mécréant Calmann-Lévy
Comic books[edit]
- 2002: Rester normal Dargaud
- 2004: Rester normal à Saint-Tropez Dargaud
- 2007: 99 Francs by director Jan Kounen
- 2011: Beur sur la ville by director Djamel Bensalah
- 2012: L'amour dure trois ans by director Frederic Beigbeder
- 2015: Eva & Leon by director Émilie Cherpitel
- 2015: Lolo by director Julie Delpy
Personal life[edit]
Beigbeder has admitted that many of his novels are broadly autobiographical, and that the character of Octave in both 99 francs and Au secours, pardon is in many ways his avatar. On the other hand, he contends that "I am more normal in real life than in my books" and that he is not like the characters in his books because he is too normal.
He is divorced and has a daughter, Chloé.
Frédéric Beigbeder married the French model Lara Micheli in the Bahamas, and had a daughter, Oona, with his new wife, in 2015.
Editor's note[edit]
The sections writing style, influences, literary genres and themes are based on the two following books :
- Frédéric Beigbeder et ses doubles, by Alain-Philippe Durand (including letters and an interview of the writer), CRIN 51 – 2008, ISBN 9789042024724
- Frédéric Beigbeder by Angie David, published in French by Léo Scheer, 2007, ISBN 9782756100920
The aim was to comply with an author page template.
- ^ beigbeder.net
- ^ http://www.liberation.fr/livres/0101600870-frederic-beigbeder-prix-renaudot (French)
- ^ A French Novel by Frédéric Beigbeder – review, The Guardian, 14 September 2013
- ^ Frédéric Beigbeder: Mémoires d'un Jeune Homme Dérangé, 3 March 2011
- ^ How Frédéric Beigbeder recovered his past after a drugs bust, Independent, 19 July 2013
- ^ How Frédéric Beigbeder recovered his past after a drugs bust, Independent, 19 July 2013


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These are Maui Scene Editor Rick Chatenever's mini-reviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews provided by studios and other sources.
Opening Friday
"50/50" R, 1:55, Maui Mall Megaplex, Kukui Mall 4 and Front Street Theaters.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in comedy writer Will Reiser's autobiographical script about being diagnosed in his 20s with a rare form of spinal cancer with a 50 percent chance of survival. Despite the daunting premise, the film is reportedly uproariously funny, brimming with humanity, insight and compassion. Seth Rogen plays his usual potty-mouth sidekick role in a cast also featuring Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Angelica Huston. Jonathan Levine directs.
"Courageous" PG-13, 2:09, Maui Mall Megaplex.
Alex Kendrick heads the cast, directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen Kendrick for this Christian-themed cop drama from Sherwood Baptist Church's film ministry. The story has to do with four police officers discovering that their roles as fathers require more courage and character than their daily duty putting their lives on the line. Renee Jewell, Rusty Martin Jr., Ken Bevel, Eleanor Brown, Robert Amaya, Angelita Nelson, Kevin Downes and Ben Davies co-star.
"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" PG-13, 1:59, Kukui Mall 4.
Veteran Chinese director Hark Tsui directs this intriguing mystery set against a grand-scale epic fantasy backdrop. Andy Lau plays Tang Dynasty forensic detective De Renjie examining a conspiracy to kill evil Empress Wu (Carina Lau.) With smart plotting, political undertones and the riveting mystery at the film's core, Tsui makes his scenery and spectacular sets -including the underground Phantom Market, a foreboding city of caves lit by torchlight -co-stars with the actors in the lavish visions onscreen.
"Dream House" PG-13, 1:45, Kaahumanu 6 and Front Street Theaters.
Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz head the cast in this week's horror thriller straight out of the real estate multiple listings. Jim Sheridan directs the scary tale of a successful New York publisher who leaves the New York rat race to relocate his wife and daughters to a quaint New England village. The seller apparently didn't disclose that their dream house was the site of several gruesome murders and the perpetrator apparently isn't done yet.
"What's Your Number" R, 2:01, Maui Mall Megaplex, Kukui Mall 4 and Lahaina Wharf Cinemas.
Anna Faris has to be way smarter than the roles she picks. How else to explain how she makes all those ditzes as lovable as they are cute? This time around, co-starring with Chris Evans under the direction of Mark Mylod, she goes through her little black book of the 19 guys she has slept with to pick a husband before she hits No. 20, which, apparently will qualify her as a slut in her own mind. Evans plays her neighbor who helps her find the guys on the list, apparently not noticing he's a far more appealing candidate for the job.
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"Abduction" PG-13, 1:46, Kaahumanu 6 and Front Street Theaters.
"Twilight" heartthrob Taylor Lautner stars in this thriller, playing a young man whose life gets turned around after he finds a baby photo of himself on a missing persons website and sets out to discover who he really is. Oriah Acima Andrews, Ken Arnold and Maria Bello co-star under the assured direction of veteran John Singleton.
Apollo 18" PG-13, 1:41, ends tonight at Maui Mall Megaplex.
Not to be confused with the Oscar-winning "Apollo 13," this sci-fi horror thriller is supposedly based on lost NASA footage showing the real reason mankind never returned to take any more footsteps or leaps on the moon. Warren Christie and Lloyd Owen star; Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego directs.
"Colombiana" PG-13, 2:04, ends tonight at Maui Mall Megaplex.
Zoe Saldana stars in this action-thriller co-written and produced by Luc Besson, who pioneered a new genre - damsels who cause distress -in such films as "La Femme Nikita." "Avatar" star Saldana plays Cataleya, who launched her quest for revenge after seeing her parents killed when she was a 9-year-old schoolgirl in the slums of Bogota. Now that she's become a crack assassin, watch out! Amandia Stenberg, Cliff Curtis and Jorda Molla co-star; Olivier Megaton directs.
"Conan the Barbarian" R, 1:57, Maui Mall Megaplex.
Despite his 6-foot-5 physique, no one is going to mistake the arrival of Hawaii's Jason Momoa with the cultural game-changer represented by someone named Ah-nuld in the 1982 original. Under the direction of Marcus Nispel, this epic relies mostly on sword fights, using the script for little more than filling the space between them. Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang and an over-the-top Rose McGowan co-star.
"Contagion" PG-13, 1:43, Maui Mall Megaplex and Lahaina Wharf Cinemas; ends tonight at Kukui Mall 4.
Oscar winners Matt Damon, Gwenyth Paltrow, Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard head the cast in Steven Soderbergh's thriller that's inviting comparisons to his Oscar-winning "Traffic." The title tells the story, as an epidemic spreads with lightning speed around the planet, driving the death toll into the millions and pulling society apart at the seams as intrepid doctors, scientists and health administrators try to stop it before it stops them.
"Crazy Stupid Love" PG-13, 1:57, Maui Mall Megaplex.
When straight-laced 40-something Carl Weaver (Steve Carell) discovers that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), cheated on him and is seeking a divorce, his "perfect" life unravels. Carl is more than a little rusty in the single world, spending his nights sulking solo at a local bar until he is taken on as the wingman to handsome player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon co-star. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct, concocting impossible twists in the story, but compensating for them with the likability of all the principals in the cast. Recommended.
"Dolphin Tale" PG, 2:08, Kaahumanu 6 and Front Street Theaters.
Maui's Kris Kristofferson is part of the all-star ensemble in this heart-warming, tear-jerking, feel-good story directed at every member of the family. Young Nathan Gamble plays a school failure with no friends who accidentally gets involved with a dolphin trapped in a crab net. Freeing the creature entails removing its tale - leading a wonderful cast including Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman -to put the animal back together again. Charles Martin Smith leaves his iconic film credits as an actor behind to direct this heart-friendly fable based on a true story. Recommended. (See review on Page 2.)
"Drive" R, 1:40, Maui Mall Megaplex; ends tonight at Kukui Mall 4 and Front Street Theaters.
Ryan Gosling has no name other than "the Driver" in this taut thriller, flipping cop cars as a Hollywood stunt driver by day, then evading cop cars as a robbery getaway driver by night. Gosling is as compelling as he is enigmatic, inviting comparisons to Clint Eastwood in a film that pays homage to Michael Mann's elevation of crime action to cool urban choreography. Denmark's Nicolas Winding Refn directs Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman and a scene-stealing Albert Brooks, playing against type.
"The Help" PG-13, 2:17, Kaahumanu 6; ends tonight at Lahaina Wharf Cinemas.
A huge hit at the box office with its old-fashioned blend of unforgettable characters, heart-stirring emotions and a righteous cause, this is the rare case of a quality film hitting mainstream popularity, even while sparking lots of debate about its political correctness. Set in Jackson, Miss., in the 1960s, it follows three very different, extraordinary women as they build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From the improbable alliance of Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny, a remarkable sisterhood emerges to touch and inspire the audience. The dream cast includes Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen and Cicely Tyson, ably directed by Tate Taylor. Recommended.
"I Don't Know How She Does It" PG-13, 1:46, ends tonight at Kaahumanu 6, Kukui Mall 4 and Front Street Theaters.
Sarah Jessica Parker brings her "Sex and the City" perkiness to domestic life, playing a working wife and mother juggling all those balls in the air to convince everyone, first of all herself, how perfect she is. Douglas McGrath directs this sitcomy adaptation of the best-selling novel that should seem awfully familiar to a lot of the women in the audience. Greg Kinnear co-stars as her architect husband, and Pierce Brosnan plays her dapper boss.
"Killer Elite" R, 2:10, Maui Mall Megaplex and Lahaina Wharf Cinemas.
Jason Statham plays the highly trained killing machine trying to get out of the special-ops profession but who gets drawn back in for one last job after his mentor (Robert De Niro) is kidnapped by an Omani sheik. He has to exact revenge on the men who kidnapped the sheik's sons to secure De Niro's release, but he's got Clive Owen on his tail, representing even more shadowy interests. Gary McKendry directs this showcase of A-list talent engaging in head butts, pistol whippings, gut punches and other things they probably didn't learn in acting school.
"The Lion King 3D" G, 1:37, Kaahumanu 6.
Sure it's been available in DVD for more than a decade and had a triumphant run on Broadway, but the Disney folks are bringing the family classic out of retirement to take advantage of 3-D on the big screen and to remind us that animation hasn't improved much from this landmark achievement. Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons and Whoopi Goldberg provide some of the voices to the music-laced fable about the cub who would be king of the jungle and, once again, of the box office.
"Moneyball" PG-13, 2:06, Kaahumanu 6 and Kukui Mall 4.
Brad Pitt wins those raves for starring in this ripped-from-the-headlines tale about how a luckless general manager and stat geek changed the way baseball teams assess and acquire players. With the Oakland A's providing the color, Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin co-wrote the script with Steven Zaillian. Pitt plays the GM, with Jonah Hill stealing scenes as his unlikely but brainy sidekick. While the film is knowledgable about baseball and the culture surrounding it, the stars are at the top of their own game, hitting home runs with their teamwork. Recommended.
"Our Idiot Brother" R, 1:45, Maui Mall Megaplex.
Paul Rudd hops from one sofa to another to another as the title character, and that's sort of what the film does, too. Rudd stars as an amiable, ambling slacker dude named Ned whose guilelessness consistently gets him into trouble, both with his family and with the law. He has a knack for being way too honest, and a little dim, despite his big trusting, open heart. Director Jesse Peretz follows him as he bumbles his way from one situation to the next with no great momentum or sense of character evolution. Ned grows increasingly irritating to his hippie farmer ex-girlfriend (Kathryn Hahn), the three sisters he mooches off of (Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel). Trying to blend contemporary hipness with an old-fashioned parable, the film never quite finds its pacing although it does come to life whenever Steve Coogan shows up, playing Mortimer's world-saving, politically correct but oh-so-smarmy husband.
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" PG-13, 1:05, Maui Mall Megaplex.
Silly humans. We're so arrogant. We see a cute, cuddly baby chimp, assign all kinds of familiar characteristics to it and raise it with the loving playfulness we'd give our own children, only to find that the creature's unpredictable and ferocious animal nature wins out in the end. This blockbuster is sort of a prequel and sort of a sequel and sort of a reboot. Mainly, it's a spectacle that might be trying to teach us a lesson about hubris but mostly is about angry, 'roided-up chimps taking over and wreaking havoc. James Franco and Andy Serkis star with Freida Pinto and John Lithgow co-staring under the direction of Rupert Wyatt.
"Spy Kids: All the Time in the World" PG, 1:44, Maui Mall Megaplex.
Being a stepmom is the toughest challenge yet for former spy Marissa Cortez Wilson (Jessica Alba). To make matters worse, she's married to a famous spy-hunting TV reporter. When Marissa is called back into action, she sees it as an opportunity to bond with her new step-children (Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook). They set out to stop the evil Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) from taking over the world with some help from former Spy Kids Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara. Along with saving the world, maybe they can bring their family together while they're at it. Robert Rodriguez once again directs.
"Straw Dogs" R, 1:50, ends tonight at Maui Mall Megaplex.
James Marsden and Kate Bosworth are backed by a great supporting cast including Alexander Skarsgard and James Woods in this remake of the 1971 classic Sam Peckinpah-Dustin Hoffman vehicle about what can happen when clever intellectuals move to rural redneck enclaves. Rod Lurie directs the thriller, whose location has been moved from England to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where the screenwriter and his wife have relocated to be closer to her family roots. While the original upped the ante for onscreen violence, it was just as effective at building excruciating tension en route to the inevitable final showdown.
"Warrior" PG-13, 2:19, Maui Mall Megaplex.
The rough-edged brotherly love and dysfunctional family dynamics of "The Fighter" get moved into the mixed-martial-arts arena in this gritty drama. Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton play the two estranged brothers whose paths lead into the arena to fight for the championship. Nick Nolte plays their very flawed dad, who doesn't have to act very hard to look right for the role. Jennifer Morrison, Kevin Dunn and Frank Grillo co-star; Gavin O'Connor directs.
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Visitors enter The
Atoms Family through mansion-like front doors reminiscent of
the Gothic scenery of 1930s black-and-white classic horror films.
The Phantom of the Opera's Portrait Parlor introduces the principles
of atoms and matter as the building blocks of the universe. Large
framed portraits present the characters who assist visitors in
their journey to gain a greater understanding of the role of
atoms in matter and energy.
A famous energy film entitled Powers of 10 is showcased in
the Portrait Parlor which transports visitors to the edge of
the universe and then, magically, into the proton of a carbon
atom. The properties of matter are illustrated using balls to
demonstrate the three basic types of matter: gas, liquids and
solids. Interactive exhibits illustrate the minute size of an
atom, atomic structure and characteristics. The centerpiece of
this room - a diffusion cloud chamber - renders the invisible
visible and enables visitors to "see" natural background
radiation from particle tracks visible in the chamber. A multimedia
interactive computer station enables visitors to test their understanding.
Scenic Elements
Exhibition Components
of Ten" Introductory Video
This nine-minute video production provides visitors with a sense
of the relative size of an atom and shows how matter is mostly
empty space. It begins in a park in Chicago, magnifying a part
of a man's hand by a factor of 10, every 10 seconds, continuing
to the edge of the resolution of an atom. The video then takes
visitors on a journey to the edge of the universe in the same
The Cloud Chamber
The cloud chamber works under a simple physical principle. Pure
isopropyl alcohol drips in a tray while a heating grid above
the tray helps evaporate the alcohol. This forms a supersaturated
layer of air/alcohol on top of the black plate, which is cooled
to a temperature of about -10 degrees Fahrenheit. When the ionized
particles travel through this layer, the alcohol condenses and
leaves the trails, highly visible and dynamic to the viewer.
The visible particles are part of the background radiation that
is continually present on earth, often from very common items
(reinforced by the Geiger Counter exhibit). Concrete, for example
has a higher than normal background radiation count.
Strobe Scope: Atoms & Space
Using colorful, animated imagery, this exhibit reinforces the
concept that most of the room inside an atom is empty space.
Visitors look through a spectroscope at a simulated magnified
atom. Pushing the button causes the electrons (red lights) to
spin around the nucleus (orange ball). Visitors see how much
space is between the nucleus and the surrounding electron cloud.
Even in a simple atom with only one electron, the electron moves
in a random orbit, creating a cloud-like effect.
Paper Cutting
Visitors try to cut a 11-inch long strip of paper in half 31
times to end up with a final piece of paper the size of an atom.
After about the eighth cut, the paper becomes quite small and
impossible to continue to cut in half, representing the minute
size of an atom.
Brownian Motion
Visitors look through microscope to observe vibrating particles
jumping around in liquid. These molecules are vibrating from
heat - when suspended in liquid this is visible, indicating the
presence of the invisible atoms.
Three States of Matter
In this exhibit visitors see how different states of matter -
gas, liquid and solid - have different intermolecular relationships.
In each example the number of molecules is the same, only the
space between them varies. Visitors notice how the "molecules"
in the solid jar are packed tightly together with little space
between them and how the molecules can "flow" and move
around. In the gas matter demonstration, there is a lot of air
between the molecules so that the molecules take up 300 times
the space of the size of the original jar.
Phantom's Multimedia
Computer Station
This interactive computer station reinforces the concepts explored
in the Portrait Parlor interactive exhibits using animated graphics,
text and sound. Visitors can test their comprehension with a
true-false quiz, getting immediate feedback on their responses
as they proceed through the program. The basic concepts reinforced


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Voters have a few more days to cast early ballots in advance of Tuesday's primary elections that feature hotly contested races for governor and for state representative for House District 87.
Early voting through Monday in Potter County drew ballots from 2,179, or about 4.2 percent of the county's more than 52,000 registered voters. The tally includes in-person and mail-in ballots in the Democratic and Republican primary elections.
By comparison, the tally as of Monday in Randall County showed 3,421 early votes, representing a turnout of 4.5 percent so far.
Early voting began Feb. 16 and concludes Friday.
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Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris
By Edmund White
261 pages, $26.
By Colin Dabkowski
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In the mid-1980s, as the AIDS crisis was cutting a path of destruction through New York City's creative community, Edmund White decamped for Paris.
Not that any city on earth was impervious to the ravages of the disease. But for White, whose novel "A Boy's Own Story" is perhaps the best ever written on the gay experience in America, Paris seemed to offer the best chance for the 40-something writer to grow into himself before the disease caught up with him.
White's latest memoir, a sequel to his 2009 chronicle "City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s," is "Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris." It is an alternately banal and beautiful account of his many years in that most refined and particular of European capitals, each one lived as if it were the very last. Because each one very well could have been.
"Even though AIDS had since intervened, I imagined that being in Europe constituted an AIDS holiday," he writes, "a recess from the emergencies of the disease."
Fortunately for readers, the recess is still going.
Unlike hundreds of his friends, White survived his positive HIV diagnosis and went on to a remarkably prolific career that includes innumerable magazine pieces and reviews, several well-received novels and biographies of Proust, Rimbaud and the great writer and outlaw Jean Genet. Between assignments and novels, White lived the sort of culturally and sexually promiscuous life many Americans wouldn't even dream of, let alone wish for themselves.
Though living in Paris, with its organic arrondissements and peculiar traditions arising from centuries of history might have felt to White like being "Inside a Pearl," reading the book feels more like digging for clams at low tide. Much like "City Boy," the book is full of glorious nuggets of insight and intrigue (and the odd piece of irresistible celebrity gossip) surrounded by too much empty padding.
Even so, if viewed as a rambling love letter to his adopted city, the book is a sensuous and gratifying read.
There's something beautifully contradictory about White's professed love for the neatly delineated world of Paris, a place that on the surface seems antithetical to his own beautifully messy (i.e. American) approach to life, love and literature.
Upon his arrival in Paris, White traded heavily on his role as fascinating oddity for a culture ever-obsessed with the new: Here was a Texas-born gay writer at work on a biography of the French cultural hero Jean Genet, equally at home cruising for tricks along the Seine and at a dinner party with the leading literary lights of Paris. He spoke charmingly stilting French, cycled through French boyfriends as often as some people change their socks and collected at least as many famous friends. And his most famous book, the autobiographical novel "A Boy's Own Story," unlike his sprawling and complex social world, was a polished pearl of language reduced to its essence and stripped of all excess fat.
This was a figure any decent Parisian would make a point of getting to know, and so they did.
In France, as in America, White gravitated toward figures on the cultural margins and they returned the favor. Many of the most interesting ones seemed to be variations on some aspect of Genet, who died in 1986 three years after White first arrived in Paris, and whose definitive biography he spent the better part of a decade researching and writing. These people seemed to materialize from the Parisian mist, like figures in an Atget photograph, in form of the hustlers he picked up in parks or among the city's boundary-breaking avant-garde literary set.
In Paris, White fluttered into social and literary circles that included what would seem to be every noteworthy writer, actress and academic to have set foot in the city in the late 20th century. This means that at points, "Inside a Pearl" can seem like an exhaustive and exhausting catalog of his friends and acquaintances, which range from Michel Foucault and Martin Amis to various boyfriends, tricks and chance encounters.
White spends much of the book on personal observations about the differences between American and French culture and literary society, a subject to which he brings his characteristic wit and gift for original insight. Depending on your disposition, the fact that these potent doses of wisdom are scattered across vast expanses of name-dropping and inconsequential bits of gossip will either delight or rankle you.
Across some 250 pages, I found that my mood vacillated between one reaction and the other – from deep admiration for one beautifully wrought sentence to frustration at the next casually dishy one. Occasionally, he mixes the two styles, attempting to adopt two poses in the same paragraph in a sort of annoyingly cubist approach to memoir writing.
But he is brilliant on the peculiarities of French, and specifically Parisian, culture. After saying toward the start of the book that he doesn't like to generalize about cultures, he then goes on to generalize about French and American culture in some hilarious and frequently insightful ways.
He writes beautifully, for instance, on the Parisian distaste for American feminism and other progressive causes which remain radical in the United States but appeared outmoded to the French by the '80s. He delves deeply into the sexual habits of Parisians, who love to flirt and abhor any attempt to be too definitive about their sexual identity for fear of ruining the game, but who are also terminally frank in other matters.
"I remember a celebrated woman painter and her movie star husband once discussing in front of me whether I was intelligent or not (they couldn't make up their minds about that conundrum)," he writes.
Perhaps best of all, White articulates the European thirst for the new which is both annoying and intoxicating to many Americans, whose cultural appetites are much more subdued and unadventurous by comparison:
"The French are immersed in ideas and pride themselves on being rational," he writes, simplifying a bit too much. "They can almost instantly discard a prejudice and embrace a new, better idea. Americans mostly cling to familiar ideas and repeat them year after year. Only the French change their minds."
Throughout the book, he also offers fond reminiscences of so many of his friends who were claimed by AIDS, from onetime boyfriends to famous acquaintances such as the great philosopher Michel Foucault:
"Toward the end of his life Foucault thought the basis of morality after the death of God might be the ancient Greek aspiration to leave your life as a beautiful, burnished artifact. Certainly in his case his gift for friendship, his quick sympathy, his gift for paradox, his ability to admire, left his image as a man, as an exemplary life, highly burnished. The people who said his promiscuity or his death from AIDS diminished him were just fools."
Whatever one might think of White's dishy, occasionally profound and overstuffed latest book, we're lucky the man is still hard at work. With "Inside a Pearl," admirably, he makes no attempt to burnish his own extraordinary life into something slicker than it was.
Colin Dabkowski is The News' arts critic.


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New Pig, which produces safety products to prevent spills and leaks of dangerous materials, is "continuing to expand (its) product line," Ben Stapelfeld, the company's chairman of the board, said in the release, and needed the additional facility to accommodate the growth.
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Toy industry execs told Debbie Sterling that construction toys for girls don't sell. But her GoldieBlox line of building kits proved them all wrong.
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With the success of young programmers like Mark Zuckerberg who started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room, parents are encouraging their kids to learn to code at a younger age.
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Entrepreneur Magazine's entrepreneur of the year Limor Fried launched Circuit Playground "A is for Ampere" (Episode 1), the first in a fun web series featuring Ampere (named after André-Marie Ampère, the founder of electrodyanamics).
There's a coloring book and adorable Circuit Playground plush toys to match! In fact, electrical engineer Limor Fried founded Adafruit Industries, an e-commerce website that distributes a veritable treasure trove of toys, electronics and ways for children to learn to build programs, apps and more. Check out the possibilities, from the Raspberry Pi (a single-board computer) to littleBits (electronic Legos).
Stanford engineer Debbie Sterling made a splash last year on Kickstarter with her hugely successful Goldieblox, the first engineering book/toy for young kids.
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The word "hack" and "hackathon" is a bit deceiving. You don't need skills, only curiosity and the will to get hands-on to be a "hacker".
Hack the Future is a one-day event for kids to get hands-on with tech on Saturday, April 20 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. Interested? Get on the mailing list here if you are interested in getting kids together in an all-day techie confab.
"This is the first chance many kids will have to enter the exciting, advancing field of technology. Programming is literacy. To be great, you have to start when you're young, and you have to learn it from a native speaker," writes Joe Mathes, startup engineer and co-creator of Hack the Future. "As professionals on the cutting edge, we wanted to teach what we know straight from the front lines."
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Don't forget the fun-for-the-whole-family Maker Faire (May 18-19 in San Francisco and September 21-22 in New York City). The festival serves to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself mindset" – don't miss out!
If you are not in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can find a Hackasaurus event near you or organize your own Summer Code Party!
Angie Chang is Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Women 2.0, a media company offering content, community and conferences for aspiring and current women innovators in technology. Our mission is to increase the number of female founders of technology startups with inspiration, information and education through our platform. Previously, Angie held roles in product management and web UI design. Angie holds a B.A. in English and Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Follow her on Twitter at @thisgirlangie.
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China leads regional trade giant.
South East Asian countries and China signed this Monday in Laos a landmark trade agreement that could eventually become the greatest free trade area involving a quarter of the world's population.
Kirchner to visit Chile in coming days.
Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Bielsa said this Monday in Santiago that President Nestor Kirchner will not be visiting Chile in the coming days as was earlier anticipated.
Country image and brand for Chile.
Interbrand Chile won the 150,000 US dollars contract for designing a Country Image Strategy for Chile financed by the government and private companies.
Brazil will not intervene to bolster the US dollar.
Brazil will not intervene in the domestic money exchange market to prevent a further depreciation of the US dollar against the Real, said this Monday Henrique Meirelles, president of the Central Bank.
Intense cruise activity in Montevideo.
Three cruise vessels called in Montevideo on Monday. They are: Crystal Symphony with 900 passengers on her way to Antarctica; Saga Pearl on her return trip from the Southern seas and the more modest Andrea which will be involved in brief Antarctic incursions.
A very British invasion of the Falkland Islands.
According to the most recent census, in 2001, there were 1,989 persons, living in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. As this number includes everyone from babies to the old and infirm, it doesn't take much mental effort to compute that the arrival, all at once, of a further 1,600 people on board the Cunard liner, QE2, constitutes an invasion of significant proportions.
Mercosur/India sign tariff reductions.
Next December Mercosur and India will be signing a first tariff reduction agreement extensive to 900 products which will open the way to further advance in expanding bilateral trade.
Argentine economy forecasted to keep expanding.
The Argentine economy is forecasted to expand 5% in 2005 in a favourable international context, which could be even stronger if the pending defaulted debt negotiations with private creditors prove successful.
Preparing for the Kirchner-Lagos summit in Santiago.
In coincidence with the twentieth anniversary of the Argentina-Chile Peace Treaty signing, Foreign Affairs ministers from the two countries, Rafael Bielsa and Ignacio Walker will be meeting this Monday to review some pending details of Argentine president Nestor Kirchner's firs official visit to neighbouring Chile.
Torture victims to be compensated.
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos has announced compensation payments to thousands of victims, saying illegal imprisonment and torture were a state policy during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.


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In "the old days," watch fobs were an accessory all gentlemen carried. Presented is an extraordinary collection of thirty-eight baseball-theme watch fobs dating to the first half of the twentieth century. Included are many exceptional rarities. These decorative fobs each display a baseball figure or motif on the front, and average approximately 1.25 inches in diameter. Twenty-nine different fobs are represented here (nine are duplicates) and seventeen pieces are accompanied by their original metal chain or leather strap. Three of the fobs are in the form of advertising pieces (two are pocket baseball scorers). A few bear the names of either a league or association. One is Japanese in origin and is engraved in Japanese on the reverse. One of the fobs was manufactured by D&M, while two others were produced by the Winchester Sporting Goods Company. This collection was assembled one fob at a time by a very dedicated collector over a period of twenty years. Putting together a collection of even a dozen baseball-theme watch fobs is challenging. A collection of thirty-eight baseball watch fobs is extraordinary. The majority of the pieces display light wear and some have tarnishing, otherwise Excellent condition overall. Total: 38 fobs. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $696.00
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Shih-shan Henry Tsai is professor of history and director of Asian studies at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of four books, including Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty.
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Andy Futreal believes that the glass is more than half full for cancer genes.
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February 1, 2011 | SINGAPORE—"I've got a list of five genes that have come out of systematic sequencing efforts," said Andy Futreal. "It's a small list, but I think the glass is more than half full...but I'm just a naturally sunny kind of guy!" Futreal, director of the Cancer Genome Project and senior investigator at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK, believes there is plenty of cause for optimism when it comes to sequencing cancer genomes. Speaking at the Frontiers in Cancer Science 2010* meeting in Singapore, Futreal catalogued the cancer advances that have resulted from the past ten years of genome sequencing, and proposed future directions.
Sequence data is already revealing information about the process of mutagenesis that occurs in cancers, Futreal said. "Patterns of mutations, the types of base changes, the context those base changes occur in—they can give you information about past exposure, they can tell you about alterations in DNA maintenance repair...and eventually all of this sum total goes to define the somatic genetic architecture and we'd like to know that for each and every phenotype."
Calling cancer "a disease of the genome," Futreal advocated a deeper and wider approach to the genome to identify genes that are drivers of mutation and to understand the different classifications of cancer at the gene pathway level.
"If you see a gene that's mutated and you believe it's a cancer gene in 2% of your favorite tumor type, there needs to be a next step where that gene is taken through as many cancer types as possible to see if there's a spike somewhere else," he said. "There are a large number of genes that need to be sequenced in a large number of cancers to really define this entity we're talking about."
Whole exome sequencing is already being used to identify new cancer genes. As an illustrative example, Futreal cited a breast cancer study of about 75 cases. "About half of the cases don't have mutations in any of the known cancer genes. Again, this notion of heterogeneity rears its head." The range of mutation burden is also quite large. The average number of mutations in the exome of a breast cancer patient is 68, but some patients may only have ten coding mutations while others harbor more than 300.
"Lots of people are doing exomes and I think it's going to be an interesting time," Futreal said. "I think cancer genes are going to fall out of the sky for a little while, but I think understanding the role they play is going to be a little more challenging."
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Understanding rearrangements within the genome can be particularly challenging, but Futreal predicts that rearrangements could be key markers and predictors of treatment success.
Hematologists already use markers in the blood to predict relapse and treatment efficacy. Futreal believes this could be used for solid tumors as well. As a proof of concept, Futreal's team identified the rearrangements in a solid, primary tumor and designed a quantitative PCR assay to identify them. They then tested plasma for DNA with these unique rearrangements dumped into the blood from dead cells.
"You could actually use these rearrangements to hopefully try to monitor tumor response to therapy, identify relapse before it becomes clinically evident, or choose the intensity of therapy based on risk stratification and levels of rearrangement in the blood," he said.
In one study, tumor DNA rearrangements were sequenced from a patient with osteosarcoma, and by periodically testing the plasma for that patients' specific tumor rearrangements, soft tissue metastases were presaged by four or five months based on a surge in the levels of tumor-specific rearrangements in the blood.
But as the cost of sequencing plummets, and doing a whole cancer genome is "probably quite feasible," Futreal is looking toward "whole-genome shotgun, deep coverage sequencing of entire cancer genomes." Futreal believes that sequencing the whole genome is essential. "The notion that there are no non-coding mutations that are drivers is probably not true, so we need to understand how to begin to think about creating an analytical framework for identifying those," he said. "You're not just looking under the lamppost now."
That scope of the problem led the Sanger Institute and others to create the International Cancer Genome Consortium, to obtain a comprehensive description of genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic changes in 500 cases of 50 different tumor types and/or subtypes within five to seven years. Twelve countries are represented so far, and Futreal says that the consortium has enjoyed strong government buy in.
"These [efforts] are beginning to bear fruit," Futreal said. "It's incredibly rich, deep data." •
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Nicknames: Cy brat, Cy Cy
Age: 7 years old
Gender: M
Coat: short haired
Education: He can jump "really" high!!! and run "very" fast. He knows how I am going to distribute his treats between him and his brother.
My favorite tricks and treats are: Jumping high to get the toy they are playing with. and Whisker Likens, Temptations.
Where I hang out: Pretty much where I am is where you find them. They have a huge cat tree by the front window where we hang bird feeders and squirrel feeders. Loves being by the window for sunbathing in the mornings.
My favorite grubs: Taste of the Wild, is the only thing. They used to eat EVO canned food as well but out grew the taste, very finicky now.
My pet peeves: getting into everything they shouldn't, and going behind the television when they figure out how to do it. Loves to go into the washer and dryer, and dishwasher, just gets into "everything" if they see a little string hanging, they will try their best to get it down. Climbs on kitchen counters!!!!
What I love about my owners: We show them LOTS OF TENDER LOVING CARE <3
My cat hobbies: Run around and chase each other. Loves to play in the water when I fill a little in the bath tub. Loves their new water fountain to drink from and sticks their paws in it so the water splashes out. Loves the fireplace, and cuddling with blankets. Follows me around where ever I go. Loves their snacks.
Pet motto: Cy being sly
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My domestic long hair orange and white tabby cat died at the age of 8 yrs. old. Needless to say I was devastated and cried forever, months at a time till today and I thought the sun wouldn't shine again, till my husband suggested finding another cat to keep me company because my TC was a lap cat, and I missed him so much. So my husband went online researching different cats and behaviors and thought that we would love to have a Bengal kitty. We were fortunate enough to find a breeder in Lakewood, CO and Jeanne and Darrell are the best at raising these gorgeous cats, aww they are special for sure! They have brought so much happiness to both of us and couldn't imagine our lives without them in it. I call them Lover boys. We went to buy just 1 but ended up with 2!!!!Yikes, they are like little children running around the house and toys scattered all around as if a baby was playing with it.
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quote: Just to clarify, I'm not Tony.
quote: If you take notice, each persona has a different aspect for the love of Apple. The "Tony" personality talks more of the legal aspect of matters. The "Testerguy" speaks more the functionality side of things. The "MacDevDude" is more into the programming of iOS. He splits it up into 3 "different" people to try to further his agenda of how great Apple is but, we all know that he is just a delusional fanboy that just so happens to be on their payroll. It is really sad when companies have to stoop to new lows in hiring bloggers and such to speak highly of themselves.What else should we actually expect from a company that is too afraid of competition and tries to sue their way to a monopoly ?


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To understand how this type of entity extraction and relationship detection is done, I'll refer you to a webinar by, BrightPlanet Data Acquisition Engineer Jamie Martin and Rosoka Software Solutions CEO Greg Roberts where they discuss how industries can take advantage of unstructured text andweb data and visualize the data in dash boarding tools.
The data in the demo includes 9000 global news sources, 11 million unique articles, written 94 different languages. The use cases shown are 1) monitoring disease outbreak (including Ebola ) and 2) insurance underwriting home insurance with crime hotspot identification.
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It's time to look ahead to the new year. Craft projects that incorporate your resolutions will help you stay goal oriented and centered. Learn how to make New Year's Resolution Cards from Lisa Fulmer using cardboard, inks and more. Personalize the project and come back to it often.
Begin by covering a piece of cardboard with white gesso. Once that layer is dry, stamp a pattern in black ink on the surface. Decoupage paper scraps all over the surface and, while the glue dries, print out resolutions onto white paper. Cut the resolutions out but leave a little white paper around the words so you can draw and ink on that surface. Add sequins to cardboard and adhere resolution. Stamp accent images on the cardboard and cut to create a greeting card. Tuck the card in a safe place or display it promininetly - you'll never forget your resolutions!
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FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. -- At an Assumption of Command ceremony July 31, 2012, Col. Kent D. Savre assumed command of the North Atlantic Division office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He succeeds Col. Christopher J. Larsen who served as commander since Brig. Gen. Peter "Duke" DeLuca left the position in September.
Presiding over the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Deputy Commanding General and Deputy Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
From his Brooklyn headquarters, Savre will direct a 3,500-member workforce and a multi-billion-dollar annual program in civil works, military construction and environmental restoration that spans 14 states throughout the Northeast as well as overseas in Europe and Africa. These activities are executed through six district offices located in Concord, MA; New York City; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Norfolk, VA; and Wiesbaden, Germany.
"I am extremely impressed with the Division's reputation, mission and people," said Savre during the event. "I am proud, honored and humbled to serve on your team. And I am committed to sustaining the Division's exceptional reputation of service to the citizens of this great nation."
Savre most recently served as Director, Office of the Chief of Engineers in the Pentagon. Other assignments include serving as Assistant Corps Engineer for I Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash.; Commander of the 864th Engineer Battalion in Iraq; Director of the Counter Explosive Hazards Center at Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Commander of the 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas; as well as numerous other stateside and overseas combat and staff assignments.
A native of Edina, Minn., Colonel Savre received his commission in the United States Army as an engineer officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in July 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, a Master of Science degree in Construction Management from Arizona State University, and a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.


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Grande Roche Hotel, Relais & Chateaux
Plantasie Street
Paarl, Winelands, Western Cape
Tel: 27 21 863 5100
The breaded wrapped springbok loin, served with sautéed asparagus and cherry-crusted foie-gras sauce, draws rave reviews at this superb restaurant, one of two restaurants in South Africa to receive Relais Gourmand status. The honor is well deserved. Executive chef Frank Zlomke crafts three menus—the Flavors of the Cape, the Vegetarian and the Epicurean—and a daily changing à la carte menu. Eight- and 12-course tasting menus are also available. As if the varied food choices weren't bewildering enough, there's a 68-page wine list, though the well-trained sommeliers are happy to assist you with your selection. Though you'll want to dress smartly, jacket and tie are not required. The restaurant is closed from mid-May through July.
121 Castle St.
Cape Town
Tel: 27 21 426 2368
Chef Mike Bassett delights diners at his global-fusion restaurant—on a short alley in the hip Bo-Kaap district—with dishes such as the Indian apple char sui lamb rack with pomegranate juice and the springbok Wellington with caramelized red braised cabbage and asparagus spears. The high ceilings, heavy wooden doors, dim lighting and copper pipes at Ginja (the name comes from Japanese word for root ginger) lend it an industrial feel, but the rich red walls and black-and-white floor make for an intimate French-brasserie look. After dining, head upstairs to relax at Shoga, a bistro-bar run by the owners of Ginja.
Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyards
Dassenberg Road
Tel: 27 21 876 2770
It's easy to get distracted by the stunning views of vineyards and the Dassenberg Mountains from the terrace and mildly postmodern, Provençal-esque dining room of this stylish restaurant. Executive chef Ryan Smith's pan-European menu includes rich dishes such as slivers of foie gras and French chèvre with a beetroot drizzle. Forget about your waistline and devour the wide selection of freshly baked breads. A pianist from Turin, Italy, plays nightly. During the day, sneak away to one of the property's picnic areas and feast on a gourmet basket prepared at the Country Kitchen, a more casual facility located in the wine-tasting center.
151 Kloof St.
Cape Town
Tel: 27 21 426 2413
The aroma of freshly baked breads wafts into the street from this casual spot that's open only for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is a real treat, especially the toasted homemade coconut bread with scrambled eggs (the fluffiest ever!), avocado and smoked salmon trout. Capetonians love this place for its sandwiches, healthy drinks, clever cocktails, contemporary tea infusions and organic foods. For lunch, try the free-range duck breast or the warm salad made with fried Brie, mustard-roasted pear, Serrano ham and fresh chicory. Glass accordion doors open onto a front porch perfect for outdoor dining; you can also sit inside in a stark-white room.
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Loves Park plans to embark this year on a $5 million, two-phase Alpine Road reconstruction project that will accompany approximately $750,000 in road resurfacing improv...
In the plans
Loves Park plans to embark this year on a $5 million, two-phase Alpine Road reconstruction project that will accompany approximately $750,000 in road resurfacing improvements.
The road resurfacing projects include:
— Windsor Road manholes
— Argyle Road, Riverside Boulevard to city limits
— Paulson Road, Riverside Boulevard to Springbrook Road
— Springbrook Road, Paulson Road to county line
— Park Terrace Drive
— Coach Lite Trail
— Pearl Avenue, North Second Street to East Drive
— Walker Avenue, Clifford Avenue to Northfield Avenue
— Theodore Street, Walker Avenue to Elm Avenue
— Sunset Terrace
— Commonwealth Drive, Sunset Terrace to Mulford Road
— Central Park Boulevard
— Trent Lane, Ashbourne Drive to Paisley Drive
— Illinois Street, McKinley Avenue to Junius Street
— Junius Street, North Second Street to Forest Grove Street
— Clinton Road
— Bell School Road
— Grand Avenue, North Second Street to East Drive
LOVES PARK — Alpine Road drivers can look forward to fewer potholes next winter.
The city's coterie of engineers has plans for reconstructing the main arterial road from Riverside Boulevard to Juniper Lane for about $5 million, which ultimately will call into play revenues from a new 1 percent sales tax.
The first phase of reconstruction, the section between Riverside Boulevard and Windsor Road, will start by fall and cost up to $3 million. The city will also spend approximately $750,000 in road resurfacing that will include patching problem areas around Windsor Road manholes. The second phase is still in the works.
Drivers of the road have experienced tie rod issues, joint repair problems and blown tires.
"That is the one that, this past winter, we just could not keep up with filling potholes on it due to the severity of the winter conditions," said Daniel Jacobson, Loves Park's public works and development director. "Patches that we did put in place would pop out.
"We had quite a few claims of damaged vehicles, primarily blown tires and damaged wheels and that sort of thing. Alpine is that road."
This spring, voters approved Loves Park's 1 percent sales tax hike to help fund infrastructure projects. The tax is expected to generate about $2 million annually, according to Mayor Darryl Lindberg.
"First of all, we thank them for making this possible," the mayor said. "Without the referendum passing, we would not have been able to do anything but patch and patch and patch. People will realize that the end result will be a lot easier, smoother transportation system."
Bids for the Alpine Road reconstruction should happen later this year. Resurfacing bids could happen in the next month.
State data show up to 20,000 vehicles travel the stretch of Alpine Road between Riverside Boulevard and Juniper Lane on a daily basis.
Traffic counts actually have dropped by 20 percent since 2004, perhaps because of the poor pavement conditions, as well as changing demographics and shopping options.
The road is home to Valli Produce. The Alpine Road-Riverside Boulevard intersection is a major retail magnet, with strip malls and some chain restaurants.
Dennis Volpendesta, 58, of Belvidere works at Windsor Auto Sales, where Windsor and Alpine roads meet.
Volpendesta has a good view of Alpine from his workplace and can see it dotted with black marks — attempted patches. Customers occasionally roll into the auto lot with bent rims and other problems. Volpendesta said the road project is overdue.
"It's like an obstacle course," he said. "It should have been done years ago."
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