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Here's how RW members rated this race (567 votes).
In short: Simply PerfectIn full: My fifth attempt at the Munro. It doesn't get easier with ptactice! Great, challenging course; brilliant atmosphere and encouragement between runners; enthusiastic marshals; nice momentos and picnic at the end; and a real sense of achievement at finishing. The pain had pretty much gone after 6 days...My favourite race. Thank you Dr Rob and all the marshals. Date of review: July 8, 2013
In short: My 7th ParticipationIn full: Well it is certainly not getting easier. Course and scenery as excellent as usual. Organisation, marshals, and Dr Rob perfect as usual. Again, this is the only race I do every year, I LOVE it. It was indeed very dark at times on some 'foresty' trails, but surprisingly quite dry and safe under-foot. The support amongst runners is great & needed! My only remark this year: is it me, or there seemed to be less on drinks and food this year!? Anyway, it was sufficient, and thank you again for a superb race!!!!Date of review: July 4, 2013
In short: Tough race. Great route. Lovely people. Will run again.Date of review: July 3, 2013
In short: Still brutally amazingIn full: I always seem to forget how painful the steps are (over 750 in each direction), yet I keep coming back for more! Huge thanks to all the marshals who are so encouraging of our madness, and to all the other runners for their words of support all the way round. Roll on next year...Date of review: July 3, 2013
In full: A special race from a special mind...Having run this a few times before, i know about the never-ending stairs and the forever hills, but still i come back for more!!A great way to spend a saturday afternoon.As usual, superb organisation and fantastic marshalling.Date of review: July 2, 2013
In short: Tough but good!In full: Very Hilly race - first race in over a year that's made me walk up hills but really good training and great support and organisation. Well worth doing, if you enjoy hill races do this one! If you don't prepare for them!Date of review: July 1, 2013
In short: Tough but excellent race, you need to train for this Date of review: June 26, 2013
In short: another nightmare from Dr Rob - fantastic run!In full: It's Wednesday after the race on Sat and I can nearly walk again... Those steps in the last mile! Marshals brilliant as always, lots of drinking stations, great atmosphere among the runners with lots of encouragement.Date of review: June 26, 2013
In short: A unique challenge - thank goodness!In full: A brilliant experience, not a race. It's a do or die challenge testing muscles you never knew you had. The organisation is superb and the marshals are an essential feature in making it round the hideous course. Participants are mutually supportive and anyone who finishes this is a hero!Date of review: June 25, 2013
In short: Awesome race, great atmosphere. Will be back next year.Date of review: June 24, 2013
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Did you know that Glacier National Park is one of the few places in Canada where you can camp in a national historic site? Illecillewaet, Loop Brook and Mount Sir Donald campgrounds are located in Rogers Pass National Historic Site, only steps from the abandoned rails.
The Selkirk Mountains surrounding Rogers Pass were the last barrier to completing the trans-continental Canadian Pacific Railway. Major A.B. Rogers discovered the rugged pass that bears his name in 1881 and only four years later, trains were moving through the pass en-route from Montreal to Vancouver. Rogers Pass was soon home to one of the earliest mountain resorts in western Canada - Glacier House.
You can enjoy the century-old Selkirk Mountains hospitality tradition at our three campgrounds. Interpretive trails connect the campgrounds to the historic site where you can walk the 1885 rail line, through the remains of snowsheds and bridges. Staff bring the ghosts of Rogers Pass to life around the campfire and on walks through the stone ruins of Glacier House.
Illecillewaet Campground is located 3 km west of the summit of Rogers Pass. It is open from late June to late September and offers 60 campsites.
Loop Brook Campground (5 km west of the summit) offers 20 campsites and is open from Canada Day to Labour Day.
Mount Sir Donald Campground (one km west of Loop Brook) offers 15 primitive campsites during July and August.
Illecillewaet and Loop Brook have flush toilet washroom buildings, log kitchen shelters, food lockers, firewood and drinking water supplies. Mount Sir Donald offers a lower cost alternative to the other two campgrounds and a "smoke-free" experience - campfires are not allowed. Illecillewaet Campground has a staffed Welcome Station at the centre of the campground. Staff visit Loop Brook and Mount Sir Donald in the early evening to register campers.
Our campgrounds offer a rustic, wilderness-oriented frontcountry camping experience. We do not have r.v. hookups, showers or laundry facilities. Fewer than a dozen campsites will accommodate the largest of motorhomes and fifth wheel trailers. Generator use is only allowed between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm. Camping at all three campgrounds is available on a first come, first served basis.
Families spending a few days at the campgrounds should plan to explore the railway models, theatre programs and children's exhibits at the nearby Rogers Pass Discovery Centre. The Last Spike Site at Craigellachie, the historic hot springs at Albert Canyon and the museums and attractions of Revelstoke are all easy day-trips from the campgrounds.
The ten backcountry trails that lead out of the campgrounds date from the early days of railway tourism and still follow the routes laid out by the original Swiss Guides of Glacier House. Families will also love the short Hemlock Grove and Rockgarden trails in Glacier, and Giant Cedars Boardwalk, Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk and the trails of the Meadows in the Sky Parkway in Mount Revelstoke National Park. (Hemlock Grove and Rockgarden Trails are less than 10 minutes drive and Giant Cedars is only 20 minutes from the campgrounds.)
Q – Where can I make a reservation? A – Reservations are not available at Glacier National Park campgrounds. Camping at all three campgrounds is offered on a first come, first served basis. The park has campsites available every day if you arrive early. If you arrive by mid-afternoon on all but long weekends, you are almost always able to stay at the campground of your choice. If you arrive in the evening and Illecillewaet and Loop Brook campgrounds are already full, Mount Sir Donald Campground has sites available almost every day of the summer. Q – How do I check in and register at the campgrounds? A – Illecillewaet Campground has a welcome station in the centre of the campground. Please select and occupy a campsite which fits your camping vehicle and check in at the welcome station within 30 minutes of arrival. Loop Brook and Mount Sir Donald campgrounds have self-registration stations. Please select and occupy your site and register within 30 minutes. Q – When can I run my generator? A – Illecillewaet and Loop Brook campgrounds are located in quiet wilderness settings. Generators can be used for short periods to recharge RV batteries, between the hours of 10:00 am and 8:00 pm Q – How many people, vehicles and camping units are permitted on a campsite? A – Up to 7 people travelling in the same vehicle are allowed to stay overnight at a campsite. One car, van or truck and one towable camping unit (trailer or tent trailer) are allowed per site. One RV is allowed per site, although only a very small number of campsites in the park accommodate Class A motorhomes. If the RV is towing a vehicle which does not fit on the campsite parking pad, the towed vehicle must be parked at the campground parking lot. One large tent, or two small tents are allowed per site, if they fit on the gravel tent pad. Q – When's check out time? A – 12:00 pm at all campgrounds. Q – Do I need to worry about bears at my campsite? A – Yes and No. It depends on you and your actions when camping in bear country. Bears are naturally wary of people, but can become a serious hazard if they become used to human-created food sources. Keep a clean campsite and ensure that anything associated with food, cooking, personal hygiene or pets is stored in your vehicle or in the campground food lockers when you're not using it. Do not take food or anything associated with it into your tent. Not only is it the safe thing to do, it's also a requirement of camping in any national park. For tips and information on keeping your campsite safe in bear country, check out the Bare Campsite program for helpful information.
Q – How do I have a campfire? Do I need to bring my own wood? A – First, purchase a campfire permit when you register for your campsite. Campfire permits can be purchased for all campsites that have a fire pit. (Campfires are not permitted at Mount Sir Donald Campground.) Next, pick up your wood from the central firewood shelters. Firewood is already split and available for your use within the campground. Firewood is free, but please don't take more than an armload of firewood for each night of camping. There's no need to bring your own firewood from home.
Q – When are the campgrounds open? A – Illecillewaet Campground is open from late June to late September. Loop Brook Campground is open from Canada Day to Labour Day. Mount Sir Donald Campground is open in July and August.
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Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
One of the great unknown tragedies from World War II…
In late January 1945, with the Allied victory imminent, nearly 10,000 German refugees attempted to flee the advancing Red Army aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a cruise liner-turned-escape ship. As the ship set sail in the dark of night, three torpedoes from a Soviet submarine struck the boat, causing catastrophic damage, and throwing women, children, the elderly, and wounded soldiers into the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea. When, a few hours later, first light broke, over 9,000 people had drowned in one of the worst maritime disasters of all time. For 65 years, both East and West kept this story hidden. The drowned were citizens of the future East Germany and part of the Soviet Bloc. And the German victims inspired little sympathy in the West. In Death in the Baltic,award winning author Cathryn Prince reconstructs the story of unimaginable horror by drawing on original interviews with remaining survivors and newly declassified records. Weaving the personal narratives into the broader history, she gives this overlooked WWII catastrophe its place in history.


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This booklet addresses the special challenges for very large people who are physically active and provides tips and ideas to become more active and healthier—no matter what your size.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
This guide uses visual representations to show the benefits of regular exercise to those with diabetes. It gives suggestions to get more active and includes places for you to write your ideas and create your own physical activity plan.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This flipbook helps teach patients to identify ways to become more physically active. It provides color illustrations with two- to third- grade level text on the patient pages and simple teaching points on the corresponding instructor pages.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you'll exercise, the types of activities you'll do, and the times that fit your schedule.
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This guide, designed for Alaskan Natives, shares success stories about how small changes, such as increased physical activity and healthier eating, are helping to prevent or manage diabetes.
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This tip sheet helps African Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes move more and eat less to lower their risk for diabetes.
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This resource provides tools for behavior change and information on how to create new healthy habits as well as a network to connect and share with other concerned families.
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Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School - Institute of MedicineThis report provides approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school.
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This guide shows you many types of exercise and physical activity. It also has lots of tips to help you be active in ways that suit your lifestyle, interests, health, and budget, whether you're just starting out, getting back to exercising after a break, or fit enough to run a 3-mile race. It's for everyone—people who are healthy and those who live with an ongoing health problem or disability. En español
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Description: This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
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So I've spent about 4hrs over the course of three days (2hrs on this forum alone) researching teas (and I'm a speedy researcher).
I have three goals:
1. To find the best tea for overall health (with health being the most important factor).
2. To find the best tea to give me the "edge" at work....as in energy (but not necessarily caffeine), focus, stamina, etc.
3. To find the above tea (#2) in two varieties: one for the morning to wake me up AND give me that edge, and one for the afternoon to give me that edge without preventing me from being able to fall asleep at night. (I usually can't drink a tall coffee from Starbucks past 2pm otherwise it'll keep me up). (+ it would be nice to be able to drink something warm at night besides milk/soup that won't keep me up...i'm thinking white tea).
What I have found:
1. That there although only a few different most commonly known varieties, there is a TON of variation in each variety.
2. I think I need to look out for the chemicals "gaba", "umani", & "thenaine."
3. It looks like I need to look into matcha, sencha, shencha, and I've heard favorable things about the O-Cha brand.
4. That decaf tea usually takes enough of the good properties of tea to make it not as healthy overall....so I am probably going to avoid this.
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1. I don't care about taste at all, I am doing this only for the benefits.
2. I want something that is easy to prepare, I don't want to be spending too much time on this. (although it seems as if once you get the equipment you can make good tea in less than 5min from the moment you think you want some to the time you're drinking it).
3. It can't be too expensive (I don't want to be paying too much more than $1/cup....unless the benefits are significant). I'll be drinking tea at least twice a day...so even at $1, that's $60/mo and I'm still at the beginning of my career so I can't really afford too much more than that.
4. I want to be able to make the afternoon one at work.
Can someone please help me? I didn't realize I was going to be spending so much time. I admire all of you and you are definitely connoisseurs of tea. I am just a regular old guy trying to get some of the benefits. Up til now I was the tea bag w/ boiling water type of guy....or a tazo green tea at sbux guy....I'm learning a lot, but I can't afford to put more time into learning it, I just need to decide and start drinking the stuff!
Thanks in advance for all the help!


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The prices are outrages so be prepared and bring your credit card. T-shirts ranged in price, from $48-$110. Programs were $35.
There was also a PETA stand that had tons of free material, they ask for donations, and sell shirts and books.
If you realy want to experiance this tour and can afford it, buy a shirt and a program they had some pretty cool shirts.
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No shortage of exceptional students
Every Friday, the Daily Press has the opportunity to showcase some of the best and brightest students in the area. It's called the Student of the Week page. Each Friday, from October through May, students nominated by local school officials are profiled as students of the week.
The program culminates at the end of the school year when the Student of the Year is chosen from a group of finalists – one from each participating area school. That graduating senior is given a $1,000 monetary award by the Daily Press. Finalists for Student of the Year are each awarded $100.
Today, the 2013 Student of the Year is being announced. It is an exceptional person by the name of Kenner Broullire, a member of Manistique High School's Class of 2013. You can read about Kenner in today's paper.
He is just one of over 320 outstanding students the Daily Press as profiled as Students of the Week during the last school year. One thing is certain, there is no shortage of remarkable youth in the area. Each and every student that has appear in this section represents the best of their school. The area is quite fortunate to have these students among our citizenry. They enhance our area and help make it the great place to live that it is.
Schools who are part of the Student of the Week program are: Mansitique High School, Escanaba High School, Holy Name School, Bark River-Harris School, Rapid River School, North Central School, Nah Tah Wahsh PSA, Mid Peninsula School, Gladstone High School, Bay Middle College, Big Bay de Noc School and St. Francis de Sales School.
All students profiled as Students of the Week are chosen by officials and staff at each of the schools listed. We would be remiss if we didn't take a moment to thank all those people who helped bring these students to us and our readers. Your time was certainly not wasted. You helped enlighten local residents about the overwhelming amount of "good kids" who call the local area home.
The Students of the Week program has come to and end for this school year. We look forward to bringing you more exceptional students in the 2013-14 school year.


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These serving and display bowls are a great choice for your restaurant, buffet, or next catered event. Our selection of dishes comes in a variety of shapes, including round, octagon, oval, rectangular, and square. Many of these products are also dishwasher and oven safe for easy preparation and cleanup. Read more
These serving bowls are insulated, so they can handle both cold and hot foods while keeping them at their optimal serving temperatures. Many of these display bowls are also NSF Listed, ensuring adherence to food and health safety standards. Depending on their shape and size, these dishes can also hold soups, salads, appetizers, pasta salads, entrees, and many other items.


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If the "Fast" disk is somewhat near to the price of the "Normal" disk, they'd consider buying it....! Correct me guys!!!
After about two years of widespread hype solid-state drives (SSDs) related, the large flash memory vendors are trying to return the market from heaven back to earth. Eli Harari, chief executive officer of SanDisk, one of the leading suppliers of flash-based products, said during a conference call with financial analysts that SSDs would not hit the mass market until 2011 – 2012 timeframe.
"If SSD were to take off anytime in the next six months, it would exacerbate the supply situation. We do believe that SSD is going to be a very important market and we do believe that in around 2011 – 2012, the industry will not have sufficient supply to meet the demand from SSD that will be developed by that time," said Mr. Harari during the company's quarterly conference call.
Last year Steven Wozniak, chief scientist at SSD maker Fusion-io, said that he did not expect solid-state drives to replace hard disk drives anytime soon. Still, considering the fact that SSDs consume a lot less energy compared to hard drives while offering a lot higher performance and do not require complex storage systems, enterprise customers are adopting solid-state drives even now.
"SSD is coming along very well in enterprise. That is still a small driver of capacity, [since enterprise SSDs are] mostly SLC[-based], but we are actually quite optimistic about SSD and our role in SSD, but it is probably a 2011 type of event," added Mr. Harari.
SanDisk's total third quarter revenue (ended September 27, 2009) totalled $935 million and increased 14% on a year-over-year basis and was up 28% on a sequential basis. Net income, in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), was $231 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of ($166) million or ($0.74) per share in the third quarter of 2008 and GAAP net income of $53 million, or $0.23 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2009.


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FLY gets go-ahead; MPS hears tech update
MARSHALL – During the Marshall Public School board meeting Monday, Superintendent Klint Willert notified board members that the district's flexible learning year (FLY) application had been approved by Brenda Cassellius, Minnesota Department of Education commissioner.
Twenty-three of the original 25 school districts, including MPS, chose to submit a joint application for a second three-year FLY application. Canby and Tracy Area Public Schools voted to opt out educational collaboration.
"We received a preliminary letter letting us know that the application was approved," Willert said. "We can expect a formal letter next week."
Willert also brought forward a draft of a student school board representative application form, which will assist administrators in selecting a student representative to begin serving in August. After meeting with students from the Honors Society, student council and Cultures in Power, Willert hopes applications will begin to filter in, with the hopes of identifying a student representative by the end of April.
"I wanted to share this draft with you to get your thoughts," he said. "I tried to align the application to the MSBA (Minnesota School Board Association) scholarship application that is out there for students."
Willert also shared words of praise for seven teachers recently nominated for various awards. Marcia Ivers (business education), Marty Brandl (math), Becky Genrich (special education), Wayne Ivers (music), Mary Noyes (language arts) and Dawn Sterzinger (math) were all nominated for consideration of the WEM Outstanding Educator award. Rick Purrington, Marshall High School social studies teacher, won the award during the 2010-11 school year. In addition, MHS agriculture teacher Jason Kaare was a top six national finalist for the Great American Teach-Off competition.
MHS will also be hosting a two-day clinical for Southwest Minnesota State University student teachers on April 4-5.
"We're real excited to see that partnership continue," Willert said.
First-year technology teacher Theresa McCoy engaged board members in her presentation about technology at Marshall Middle School. Using Prezi, which she referred to as "a powerpoint on steroids," McCoy explained what her focus was in teaching technology to the middle school students.
"My main purpose is teaching them to be good digital citizens," she said. "I also think it's important to learn about digital literacy and information literacy."
Digital citizenship is about learning how to use technology and the Internet responsibly. Lessons McCoy teaches include cyberbullying, etiquette, digital footprint, Internet safety, copyright, creative commons and fair use.
"I do these lessons with each grade," she said. "Everybody gets the same thing."
McCoy said she explains to the students that everything they do can be copied and that's why they need to protect it. Between snap chat, instagram, texting and Facebook, students seem to have "very active digital lives," she said.
"I ask them if they accept friend invitations from people they don't know," McCoy said. "It's amazing to see so many of them raise their hands. I remind them that one of the first things their parents taught them was to not talk to strangers. It's the same online."
Board members were then introduced to Voki, an Avatar that a student created.
"My digital footprint is important to me because my parents and future employers can see it," the character said.
Technology literacy, using online tools and applications to collaborate, share, create, inform and enrich, is another focus, McCoy said. All students are introduced to Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Publisher, along with an online keyboarding program and paint program. They also spend time creating with Avatar, Abstract Art, Graffiti Name Creator, Imagination and Word Clouds.
"Everything they do hits on the standards," McCoy said.
Information literacy is being able to locate information from a variety of sources, evaluate information for accuracy and credibility and use information to understand, explain, persuade and create, McCoy said.
"I do lessons on how to search," she said. "I want them to learn how to do it properly."
While the students are quickly catching on, McCoy pointed out that there was not enough time to teach everything students need to learn in the technology age. She also suggested teaching students at a younger age because technology is not going away, she said.
In action items, the board approved a time change for the April 15 meeting. The meeting is now set to begin at 4 p.m.
The board also approved the five other action items, including authorization to Southwest ABE Marshall Region to seek a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to update technology and initiate a lending library of technology equipment in the amount of $123,441. In the past, grant requests in excess of $10,000 have required board action.
In addition to approving the seniority list for 2012-13 and personnel items, the board voted to approve the termination and non-renewal of 14 teaching contracts. Many of those contracts include personnel who were hired under variances or on a probationary basis.


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Carlsbro 50 Top Evolution
The 50 Top Evolution was designed with the considerable design help of Be Bop Deluxe axe legend Bill Nelson, and it features an EL34 power section, two channels with a footswitchable boost, a shared 3-band EQ, and dual master volumes. The closed-back cab is loaded with Celestion 75-watt speakers. carlsbro.com
Tonehenge Amplification Monolith
The sexy, furniture-grade Monolith comes in totally customizable cabinets constructed by master woodworkers, and uses a pair of EL34s or 6L6s to pump 50 watts through two channels for Fender- and Marshall-like tones. Other features include two 12" Celestion drivers separated by a vented chamber, Mercury Magnetics transformers, digital reverb, and built-in wheels. tonehenge.de
Hiwatt Tube Series and Dave Grohl OD100
Hiwatt had a lot of cool new stuff in Frankfurt, including the new Chinese-made Tube series heads and combos (left), which are powered by EL84s. (In addition, the new 18-volt Tube series pedals—the Tremolo, Phaser, Distortion, and Overdrive—use a 12AX7 tube and retail for $230.) At right, the new UK-built, custom-order OD100—which was designed for the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl—is driven by EL34s, features two entirely handwired channels, and is completely free of PC boards. hiwatt.co.uk
Amplisonic V8 Roadster
Finnish amp company Amplisonic's new cathode-biased V8 Roadster features innovative functions such as 30-, 15-, 10-, or 5-watt operation, the ability to use EL34 and/or 6V6 tubes, an FET boost circuit, and a series/parallel effects loop. The cab can house either two 12" and two 10" speakers—which you can mix—or four 12" speakers. amplisonic.fi
Palmer Fab 5
The Fab 5 features a single 6V6 driving a 10" speaker, and the gloriously nasty and retro tones are controlled by simple volume, tone, and boost knobs—and the latter function is footswitchable. palmer-germany.com
Egnater Detroit 5
Bruce Egnater's latest is switchable between 5, 2 1/2, and 1/2 watts, and features overdrive and clean channels. The overdrive channel features a unique Torque knob that increases presence and density past noon, but acts as a mid boost below 12 o'clock. egnater.com
Laney TI100 Tony Iommi Signature Head and Cabs
The Black Sabbath legend's new amp of choice features 100 watts of 6L6 power driving lead and rhythm channels, each with its own set of boost, drive, 3-band EQ, enhance, and presence controls. laney.co.uk


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In her remarks for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's IssuesMelanne Verveer said, "Gender-based violence is not solely a women's issue -- it is a development, humanitarian, and security issue that affects us all."How can men and boys work to prevent and address gender-based violence?
Ron B. in California writes:
From boy to man. I had a Father that never unleashed anger at home, never once saw an argument between my Father and Mother, however I do recall my Mother tearing into my Father after I got a black eye from shooting his 12 guage, my Father would glance over at me, smile and wink his eye as Mom tore into him. I the 1st son, was always on the look out for the well being (traveling to & from school etc.) of my younger sister, tutoring, protection (looking back she never needed it), and to love respect and always take care of Mom. My friends were similar in values, I had no peer pressure to act out violence, use negative words that become actions, use drugs or drink. My parents were not drinkers, or angry people, so I will consider myself very very fortunate. Therefore, I believe the absence of anger, racism, gender discrimination, sexual orientation intolerance & violence played a large role into molding my own social values that I choose to live by today.
Anna in Washington DC writes:
Ending violence against women begins in the home. Fathers should model respectful behavior for their sons. If boys see their fathers disrespect their mothers, they often repeat this behavior.
Breaking the cycle of violence is not easy, and we should stigmatize violence against women, just as we have other behaviors.
Politicians, teachers, religious leaders, celebrity athletes, and other high-profile figures -- particularly men -- in society should speak out and say it is wrong, so the next generation grows up realizing that violence against women is not normal and should not be -- will not be -- tolerated.
Myr S.N. in Florida writes:
Any man that abuses women in any form should have to do Community service in an Emergency room plus jail time. I feel that seeing the result of the abuse could possibly be a deterrent. Watching what goes on in emergency with police present can leave a lasting impression.
Ali in the U.S.A. writes:
My thoughts are that you people at State need to keep the interns off the computers, learn how to safeguard the country and limit your scope to relevant matters and stop with the domestic sociology lectures.Next you'll be blogging against salt on french fries.
DipNote Bloggers reply: Ali, if you're interested in learning why women's empowerment is central to work in development -- and how it's linked to economic progress and political stability worldwide -- you might want to start here: http://www.state.gov/s/gwi.
Martin in New York writes:
Gender-Based violence in American, unfortunately, is based in something of a trickle down system. For the very fact that rights of women and other marginalized gendered groups (the lgbtq community, intersex people) are something we as American are forced to fight for, it's difficult to overcome such a power structure. When the top leaders in our country cannot fully support complete equality for gays or women, it sends the message that perhaps there is something wrong with these groups of people. This message is internalized by the average American who knows he has the ability to make more at work or marry without restriction. Even without outright bigotry and hatred, this subtle degree of separation, the notion that there is a group above and a group below makes it into the American family. It is here that gendered violence is born. When young people see the infrastructure of power, that heterosexual middle class men can act freely and are essentially granted rights other people can not obtain, it reinforces the idea that one can mistreat someone of a different gender or sexual identity. Violence comes from the assumption of superiority, that someone should, for any reason, deserve to be knocked out of the way or beaten.
If Men and Boys (Both the average men and boys, and the men and boys making the big decisions in Washington right now) want to prevent and address Gender-Based violence, we cannot accept traditional viewpoints, things such as "boys will be boys." These issues have to be brought to the front of American thinking and directly addressed-long standing ideas about better or worse lifestyles, differences between men and women, things of that nature must be challenged. It is only through provoking discussion and establishing no tolerance of violence (Both physical AND mental violence) that the issue of gender oppression can be addressed.
As a final note, things like this blog entry are wonderful tools. This is exactly what we need more of. Open, intellectual exchanges of ideas that are literally put forth by the government or the state department. Awesome!
Aishalton in South Africa writes:
In many countries, celebrities are setting up schools for women. I am in South Africa and Oprah has a school here. What about people setting up schools for primary school age boys that would educate them til matriculation. Such an environment could start educating boys that about how real men should treat their partners, female friends etc.
Murray B. in New York writes:
Ancient Religions caused the violence against women. Eastern Religious leaders must rethinnk and preach new ways for their men to treat and respect women.
John P. in Greece writes:
@Murray B. in New York:
Very good suggestion! But unfortunately, they won't easily proceed so.
They know that they will lose their way to manipulate political power.
They won't move into the "adjacent anglesâ€, in the direction of providing power to women, because they use religion as a political tool/weapon and vice versa.
I wouldn't characterize it as a result of being "ancientâ€, or "new†religion. It's a question of how you perceive how much close religion can be to politics and politics to religion. According to my opinion, politics should leave a little space for religion interferences, the same way religion should leave a little space for political interferences to their beliefs and practices, as long as they are legal though.
This is a huge difference between West and East religion-political perspectives. We, Westerns, have made it possible –or at least we still try to reach this perfection point- to separate churches, priests and religions from political decision making, because we truly believe in Democracy and we have nothing to fear. We are not afraid to understand that we have every right to believe in anything we religiously believe in –whatever we decide for ourselves- but our religious beliefs have nothing to do with the socio/political administration of People's lives.
The East side/fanatics wants exactly the opposite!
But, you are right!
Maria F.P.S. in Washington DC writes:
All is about deconstructing the gender roles learned, learning everything again, long process, basic through education and public information. And no excuse for the authors of GBV.
Lisa in California writes:
Long ago I read a book called "The Arab Mind", by a former state department official (I forget who). My comments are based on the (often non-PC) arguments I read in that book.
One of the assertions of that book was, basically, that the Arab culture has a different view of what we in the west call a 'locus of control' for their behavior.
To be overly simplistic and a bit extreme in summarizing a thousand-plus page detailed study...
We in the west rely on 'self control' and internal censure to govern people's behavior. As a result, in our culture if a man sees a woman and has an emotional reaction to her (lusting after a chick in a bikini, for example), it is his responsibility to keep his outward behavior within the bounds of what our culture accepts.
A man's honor depends upon his own behavior and his ability to act with personal restraint. The behavior of his family members has an effect, but this is muted compared to his own behavior. For this reason he doesn't have any particular compulsion to overly control the female members of his family, though he will try to keep them from doing anything overtly stupid.
In Arab cultures, the 'locus of control' is seen as external. A manly-man should do whatever he can get away with without being caught--to do less would be cowardly and thereby dishonorable.
Also, a man's honor is not entirely governed by his own actions, but by those of other individuals in his family, including the women.
For this reason, the Arab man is constantly monitoring how 'his' women behave, and trying to exert control upon that behavior because it impacts his *own* personal honor and social standing. If he encounters someone else's woman who is not behaving honorably, he must, to be a manly-man, take advantage of that situation to the fullest extent possible.
I've exaggerated a bit for clarity, but this basic idea illustrates an extremely fundamental difference in the assumptions about how people behave and where morality comes from, between the West and the Mid-east or Far-east (who excel at the notion of internal control of behavior).
'External locus of control' is part of what sustains their (to western eyes) dictatorial political structures (since the expected external controls on behavior then come through the political hierarchy). It is fundamental to their every social interaction. And while this is the case--while a man is not necessarily responsible for controlling his own behavior but is responsible for controlling the behavior of his family members--you are not going to be able to 'fix' domestic violence in the Arab countries.
And if you try to 'fix' this attitude, you're going to encounter huge resistance from the existing hierarchies in those countries, because its continuance is vital to the perpetuation of the existing power structure.
They will assert their attitude is not 'broken'.
Melissa in Kansas writes:
Education of young men is important. How can a man resolve conflicts without resorting to violence? Perhaps if a man learns how his brain works, he can learn to identify signs of mental illness rather than external factors he is blaming for becoming violent. What are the triggers that cause domestic strife? How can a man plan in advance to avoid financial problems? Where can he turn to for help when his family is in need?
Many of us depend on religious institutions for doing this, but what if it is taught at a civic level? What if, instead of paying for the police and hospitals to come to the aid of domestic violence victims, we used tax dollars to pay for local marriage classes?
Finally, while being proactive may be part of this approach, another useful tool must be creating a culture that positively reinforces desired behavior patterns. There must be positive examples of strong men who treat their families well among the basic building blocks of each of our civilizations.
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
I'm absolutely horrified to learn that little Afghani boys were hired to dance at a dinner for Dyncorp security personnel in Afghanistan. Maybe if we stopped promoting the horrific sexual child abuse of little boys then they would grow up to be normal men who will protect and defend women. This is unconscionable. How does any country have a future when their children are so cruelly exploited by the people meant to protect them. How much more depravity will be uncovered. I'm just speechless!
Antoine in Virginia writes:
Men and boys who will become men can best address gender based violence by openly discussing the issue. GBV is a surprisingly common problem worldwide, women tend to be more aware of the problem because they are often taught by each other early on methods of reducing risk and how to respond to these assaults. This while a good thing to do will never solve the problem as males tend to be the violent actor.
In the US and abroad we need to educate men and boys about the sad but true frequency of GBV and how to encourage each other to use non violent and non abusive methods of relating to women.
Having men promote gender equality is a great way to reduce and address GBV.
John P. in Greece writes:
@ O.C. in U.S.A.
You always "find†something to accuse America. Strange!
Why don't you give us a News source. Don't be so sure that the flow of breaking news (according to your ears) is similar to what we receive inside or outside USA.
I mean, I don't know what you are talking about. However, participating in DipNote is the most basic. This means a lot! That's why I am writing back to you. But, don't be so sure that (things)it's a micro. In fact, it is a macro!
@ Antoine in Virginia
"Having men promote gender equality is a great way to reduce and address GBV."
I agree Antoine!!!
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
It's on Wikileaks. Don't tell me that its not true because it came from the horse's mouth.
So you think its morally acceptable that an Afghani contractor hires pubescent boys to entertain them at a dinner when it is known that these boys are sexually exploited by their handlers? The State Department takes a clear stance on child sexual abuse then we find out that are taxes are promoting depravity? It's beyond unreal! And don't pawn it off on some wayward contractors that have nothing to do with our government because I've heard that excuse before.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
RE: "It's on Wikileaks. Don't tell me that its not true because it came from the horse's mouth."
@ John in Greece & OC,
It goes without saying that a little logic goes a long way to defining credibility as such, especially when one remembers not to believe everything they proscribe to think, let alone blindly accept what folks supposedly call "the truth", especially when there's blackmail involved by intent to reveal "the truth" they want folks to believe.
In general one can draw a broad assesment about the mindset involved as being all too human...just as governments are revealed to be as well.
From the daily briefing December 7, 2010
QUESTION: P.J., let me ask you a couple of questions. One, as far as whatever has been leaked, WikiLeaked, do you believe everything is authentic and nobody has altered the information before or after it had been leaked anywhere?
MR. CROWLEY: Goyal, it's a very good question. And that's one of the reasons why we do not comment on any particular cable, because while we can acknowledge that this information broadly came from a database under our control, even though the leak itself did not occur within the Department of State, once any document leaves the State Department's control, it is subject to be altered. So we can't verify the validity of every single document that has been released so far.
As for Afghan Customs...that's for Afghans (men and women) to take a look at and see if some old customs no longer work well in the 21st century.
But there's a lot that does and that's why Afghan women have a future building a nation alongside the men.
It's not going to be their great granddad's Afghanistan, nor Baba Zahir Shah's or Karzai's...hopefully folks take the best of what was and discard the rest and get on with something they can live with beyond any taliban or terrorist influence...
Could be that the instigator in Chief could get that ball rolling down hill at speed by simply and publicly telling the taliban directly on live TV from the Oval office to; "go home and take care of their mothers."
That would send a pretty clear message of support for women's rights to live in peace.
He could mention the fact that the alternative pretty well sucks in general defeat on the battlefield without question and they can become fertilizer if they so choose...it's all in getting a life or losing it.
Simple choice...no reruns...no do-overs.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
Hillary, Here's your chance to make a big difference in an exploited child's life: Get those B#st*rds!
Taken from the BBC "Have Your Say" How to Improve Prisons:
312. At 08:55am on 08 Dec 2010, No Victim No Crime wrote: I live 120 miles from Bristol but i KNOW that there are somalian gangs smuggling children into the St Pauls area to use as sex slaves/prostitutes, now if i know this why dont the police? and if they do know why is there no incentive or will to stop this disgusting filthy trade in human life?
Anyone forcing someone else into prostitution should be HUNG in my opinion of course.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
@ Eric, if that were true then the State Department wouild be going after George Soros and Cass Sunstein who bankrolled Wikileaks. Why haven't they declared war on them?
Lee R. in Maine writes:
Lisa in California's discussion of external control makes me think of Craig Heaney and Philip Zimbardo's experiments with Stanford students. They showed that we are all capable of cruelty given the right circumstances.
These are not questions of Arab v. Western mindsets. Tribal v. industrialized differences seem more to the point. Where resources are perceived as scarce, patriarchy is normal, even celebrated, and the culture supports gaming the system, anyone perceived as vulnerable is at risk.
John P. in Greece writes:
@ O.C. in the U.S.A.
O.C. you remind me of those tennis players that attempted to play the game with both hands. And I don't mean Borg.
In normal tennis, when the ball comes in drive we use our right hand. When the ball comes in forehand we "change the gripâ€.
Of course, plenty of players attempted to "remove†their racquet, on the basis of where the ball comes, by changing hands, using both: right hand for drive, left hand for forehand, by changing hands and of course racquet hold. Until today, this scenario never succeeded. You cannot have a drive with your right hand and a forehand with your left hand, using the same racquet. It's a question of speed and time.
Borg succeeded in his tennis life ("after-tennisâ€, he lost everything though), because he did something clever: he used two hands for the most difficult hit a normal tennis player has to fight against his nature and make better: forehand. Drive is easy anyway! But he used two for one!
PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME, but during your "drive†you use Wikileaks as a trusted source, but just a "game†later, you accuse it as "untrustedâ€.
Give me a (tie) break! I am confused.
(I have a short second part @ you & Lee R. in Maine –coming soon)
John P. in Greece writes:
@ Lee R. in Maine
Indeed this suggested link provides some space for scientific and moral questions. But, also proves my amateur theory:
1. O.C. talks about a kid "hired†in Afghanistan (if this happened?)
2. your suggested link contains a photo of this unmoral, stupid soldier in Iraq's prisons, some time ago if I recall. (if this happened this way the photo shows?)
My theory: even if you have a stadium full of the best trained, educated and good staff, it just takes two idiots to ruin your GOOD intentions. The one that will make the bad action and the other that will take the photo and then will post it somewhere. Then a stadium full of GREAT "soldiers†have to run in order to "correct†(in terms of image) what just two idiots did. (if they did it… the way anti-American propaganda presents it)
But this cannot cancel that you are fighting for a better world! And that's exactly what U.S.A. does!
Best Regards!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ O.C. in the U.S.A.: "@ Eric, if that were true then the State Department would be going after George Soros and Cass Sunstein who bankrolled Wikileaks. Why haven't they declared war on them?"
If what were true OC? How would you define that being as true or not anyway? by some tinfoil spam-filter worn as headgear? Or deductive logic?
You know...you get all outraged...and then fail to observe the fact that an indighted rapist pushes "classified" info on the web and you just buy right into his self-created "scary movie" that 'lil Julian's quasi-pathological desire to create his own state of paranoia that he takes "insurance" out on to blackmail with if a government tries to arrest him and bring him to justice.
Kind of makes the wiki-content questionable I'd say.
And you believe everything this guy is selling you?
Oh please OC, spare me the hyperbole...if you stop and think about what I said for a minute, you may find other facets of truth you haven't perceived yet, because you aren't focused on the whole enchilada.
You have the good, the bad, and the really ugly. So ugly... only a mother could stand it, which is why the Taliban should go home to take care of them so they can finally get the love and attention they need.
See once you finally get the fact that we as citizens of the world, are stuck smack in the middle of the war between the sane and the insane, then you'll start to recognize mental illness being alive and well on the world stage, and all the psycosis and illusions of grandeur in all of their myriad political forms, you just got to keep your head on and not get all exited about stupidity, or you'll drive yourself nuts.
This is what a friend tells another friend who is becoming extremist.
@ Lee R. in Maine: Welcome to the "fishbowl" dude! AKA DipNote if a visual is needed for imagination's purposes, we being the fish, and the topics the food they sprinkle into the tank on a regular basis 'round here. Some call this "interactive government" and while twitter is more immediately engaging, this is where the peanut gallery can let the drivel come out in 5000 character mezzo-forte flatulence.
Or we can just solve some problems in the world and have a little fun with it.
DipNote is what you make of it.
@ John in Greece: John in Greece wrote: "I am confused."
This too shall pass, friend.
Generally I find the truth when it finds me not looking for it.
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
@ John P. in Greece: Who is Borg?
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
@ John P. in Greece: If my government was fighting for a better world, Americans lives would be better. We'd all have jobs, excellent education, healthcare. Our 14 year old citizens wouldn't be sicarios for the drug cartel and people wouldn't be so drug addicted and we'd have a government that really cared for Americans instead of their own selfish, elitist agenda. This is a government that speaks of freedom and democracy but doesn't follow its own rhetoric. They're imposters who work for a foreign master. They're not patriots. They're usurpers.
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
@ John P. in Greece: Sorry John P. You've been hoodwinked by my government. I'm confused too. I lost you somewhere between the backhand and the forearm. My point is this. Do you really think a private in the army downloaded millions of State Department cables? That would be an amazing feat. So everyone's focus is on Assange instead of who really leaked these cables. They want to control the internet and this is a good way to seize control of it. What will they be doing next? Telling us that pizza isn't kosher? Which of course it isn't if you like pepperoni.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
@ Eric,
The Wikileaks are real. I just doubt the intentions. The last time I checked we seem to be the biggest country causing problems to others. Declaring fake wars, illegally carpet bombing others etc. You're hoodwinked too but in a worse way than John P. because you believe all the rhetoric. All of this has maipulation just turns the world off to our so called, "good intentions". How to lose friends and influence enemies. That's a good foreign policy.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
It would be all be so believable if American's lives actually improved for the better but they don't. They just gets worse with every passing year. As the government squeezes its vise like grip to pay for the corruption and scams of Wall street, the American people lose their homes, pensions and livelihoods. Is this the America you fought for or were you just a hit man for a greedy corporation and you didn't realize it?
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
@ Eric,
I notice DipNote's double standard dosn't apply to you when you infer that I'm an extremist. It's curious how the rules of the game change when one calls out injustices.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ OC, the short answer is that declaring cyber warfare on folks generally gets one all the attention they deserve.
Mmmm, how much can a flash drive hold these days anyway?
"group hacking" as antithisis to group therapy...
The insane are trying to run the asylum.
I passed on my dad's advice to me onto my daughters just for times like these...
"..never believe anything you hear, only half of what you read, but believe what you see and get your eyes checked often."
'Lil Julian is busted and disgusted.
You seen one "scary movie" you seen 'em all, right? Plot's way too predictable.
The end...
Anything that makes no difference is no difference.
Tomorrow is another day.
As to "how men and boys can" ....there's a song goes..."R.E.S.P.E.C.T." that pretty much covers it.
That'll make a difference.
John P. in Greece writes:
@ O.C. in U.S.A.
There is no backhand in politics. Only forehand. But it depends how you call it on the basis on whether you are right handed, or left handed!
e.g.: "The Sox would like a righthanded bat to play left, to help balance out a lineup that, ...â€
Now it's getting confused! Right? (CHUCKLE)
U.S. governments are doing the best they can.
But you should think in a macro scale perspective, not a micro one.
U.S.A. is huge, a real continent. A super-power that feeds 80% of the Globe in any terms: food, civilization, ideas, technology, medicine etc. And America is made of all!
It's not logical to say: "If my government was fighting for a better world, Americans lives would be better. We'd all have jobs, excellent education, healthcare. Our 14 year old citizens wouldn't be sicarios for the drug cartel and people wouldn't be so drug addicted and we'd have a government that really cared for Americans instead of their own selfish, elitist agenda.â€, except in case you'd like to be characterized as a kid saying in the mall "I want you to buy me all the toys. And I want them todayâ€.
Sorry, it's called U.S.A. and not GIP (God in Paradise). In the second case, you'd have every right to ask for everything at once. But, it's earth. So, either you become a logical thinker, or you can believe in miracles. [But it's earth. That's why we talk through internet and not through space-net (CHUCKLE)].
Do you have any example of countries that can offer people this above "Quotes†of yours? And please don't tell me about Switzerland, or Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, or these other micro models that can offer nothing in a macro model of politics, while living in their false, utopian environment when it comes to Global practical theory –of course with the Globe's allowance. Our allowance.
You ask me if a "private in the army†created all these discussions?
I don't know! I am not a FED.
But my instinct says that NSA (FBI, CIA etc.) will find the truth. And then, these guys in "wiki-games†will have some "seriousâ€â€¦ Because it's not a game! It's real life!
So, "don't buy", unless, you wanna buy toys for Christmas…
Eric, once again, wrote one of his best posts I ever read.
I will underline only one of his intellectual, influential, think provoking phrases, but I would suggest you all to go through and through all his post.
Well, the "cowboy†diplomat writes in a perfect way. One after another! A logical rotation.
"Generally I find the truth when it finds me not looking for it. ".
Certainly we are not waiting to find the truth from a rapist!
Because, no matter what the juries will say about his "personal habits", he also attempted to rape western diplomacy!
P.S. @ O.C. again: when I write (especially here) I am absolutely honest, or I try to be. I am just human. So, I have to admit my mistake. You are right that I mixed up forehand with backhand, but this happened, because I had my mind in the deeper (dipnote) meaning of my post.
As we say in tennis when we get a net-in: Sorry! But the point counts (LOL).


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This blog entry is written byNancy Brinker, Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. Ambassador Brinker provides a behind the scenes look into the Annapolis Conferencetaking place on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.Tuesday Afternoon:
We're now in Bancroft Hall and President Bush and Abbas have spoken. All three leaders called for peace. President Bush came to set the stage and urge the process, which he did with great energy and determination.
Both President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert publicly stated to each other and the members of the delegations how they need to have peace and are prepared to lead. All eyes are on them, as they will have to confront the tough issues and make the difficult decisions necessary to reach true accord. They will meet again in Paris to continue the hard work.
I sat to the side of the stage and had a clear view of all three leaders, all very charismatic and direct. There has been too much bloodshed and too many lives lost. The coexistence of these two states is essential.
We had a few logistical mishaps, but we are busy attempting to address any and all concerns. Perfection, though we strive for it in Protocol, is not possible. When as many agencies as are here are working an event, there are bound to be some issues. Nevertheless, I am proud to say that there were very few problems and the Protocol staff did a really fine job. I'm proud to serve with all of them!
Tuesday Morning:
I'm at the U.S. Naval Academy waiting for the Annapolis Conference to begin. The Naval Academy campus is very impressive; you can feel the great historical significance and presence of the place.
President Bush and Secretary Rice just arrived and Admiral Fowler, the Superintendent of the Academy, and his gracious wife greeted them. We are now waiting on the arrival of President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert. Each will arrive separately and the delegations will follow.
Gladys Boluda, our highly capable Assistant Chief of Protocol, and I are ensconced in the cloakroom of the Buchanan House which is the official residence of Admiral Fowler of the Naval Academy.
It has been the official residence of the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy since 1909. The quarters were named after Franklin Buchanan and were designed by architect Ernest Flagg who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Flagg was also responsible for the architecture of Bancroft Hall where the larger meetings will be held and the President will deliver his speech.
The Buchanan residence has 34 rooms and is over 16,000 ft of living space. This historic house has been the welcoming residence for more guests than any other official government residence except the White House. Each Superintendent of the Naval Academy since has lived here, all making improvements! There is a striking portrait of Buchanan in the foyer that was painted after an earlier work of him by Rembrandt Peale. Buchanan commanded the flagship USS Susquehanna during Commodore Matthew Perry's famous Japan expedition. When Maryland remained with the north during the Civil War, he tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his resignation from the U.S. Navy and then joined the Confederate States Navy in August of 1864. He was defeated in the battle of Mobile Bay. Like General Robert E. Lee, he fought against many of the very men he had educated in the art or warfare.
One can only imagine the discussions that have occurred in this house and I am wondering what Buchanan would have thought about the meeting taking place today.
The leaders arrived and are now upstairs meeting. Thankfully, the day is bright, with no rain and less wind than expected. Though all are energized, difficult outstanding issues remain. Hopefully the discussions today will set a tone and build a foundation for the future. We will now proceed to the actual conference site, Bancroft Hall.
Monday Night:
Tonight was another historic evening. We spent a few quiet moments in the John Quincy Adams rooms before joining the dinner in the Ben Franklin Room. I used this time to think about how extremely important it was for us to host this meeting. Tonight as our distinguished guests toured the Diplomatic Reception rooms and viewed the beautiful 18th and 19th century American furniture, paintings, silver, and porcelain, it made me so proud (as always) to be an American. Struggles of our history flood my mind for a minute and filled me with hope that tomorrow would be the beginning of the end for conflict in the Middle East. I know all of us together can do it...
Then we entered the Benjamin Franklin Room for dinner. Amy Little, Deputy Chief of Protocol for Ceremonials and Outreach, and her team did a really wonderful job and the arrangements were perfect. The tables were set in a very understated but elegant way. When the President and Secretary Rice entered, there was a palpable good feeling in the room. The President spoke briefly and encouraged all to work together. Then he circulated around the room, greeting guests. Secretary Rice did the same.
Monday Morning/Afternoon:
Today is the beginning of the pre-meetings for the Annapolis Conference. I just finished greeting Israeli Prime Minister Olmert who is now meeting with President Bush. There are more attendees than we expected at the conference. Tonight there will be a dinner with over 175 people at the State Department. We're busy seating people. This is somewhat challenging given that the delegations are fluid as people move in and out. Then we discovered at the last moment that new guests should be included. My staff and I have been preparing for this meeting intensely since we first learned about it.
So far, there are 51 countries and counting. Optimism reigns and there is real energy. As we move between meetings, I see Treasury Secertary Hank Paulsen with Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernecke and they exchange a quick greeting with our Israeli guests.
In an hour, we will greet President Abbas. President Abbas, along with Prime Minister Fayyad and his delegation, will have an afternoon meeting with President Bush.
He has now arrived and we exchanged greetings. I met and visited with Prime Minister Fayyad in New York at the United Nations General Assembly meeting a couple months ago. My counterpart, the Chief of Protocol Abdal Karim Ewaida, and I exchange stories of trying to plan for the movements of leaders and anticipating their next moves! He has a lovely wife and baby, who he doesn't see often enough due to working long hours and extensive travel. We wait together for the meetings to conclude so we can go back to State Department to begin preparing for the dinner tonight when President Bush will come speak with guests. Before dinner, however, we have three more visitors who will meet with the Secretary. Soon afterward, dinner guests start arriving.
Mike in Maryland writes:
I enjoy reading the blog; it's great to have this insight and perspective into the State Department. I have a suggestion that I think might boost readership.
Update more often. You had a wonderful opportunity and did a good job with the Annapolis Conference. But you could have turned one long entry into multiple entries over a couple of days. As a blog reader, I like checking back and seeing new entries to read. And since I read your blog in my RSS reader, the conference blog postings showed up as only one entry, instead of several that they truly were.
Keep up the postings.
Sybil in California writes:
Dear Nancy,
I really like this site and read it all the time. We always read the events from the internet/magazines/papers, but your article made me feel like I was there.
Thank you for reaching out!
Jenna in New York writes:
Dear Ambassador Brinker,
I was really touched by your blog and have really enjoyed reading it. You write like a person and not a robot which is what I envision most areas of our government to be. You are a very good representative for our country and while I don't agree with a lot of things I see happening these days at least I feel like you are doing a good job making people feel welcome in our country. I believe what you are doing is diplomacy at its best is making an impact.
P.S. I looked at your bio and did not realize that you also founded Race for the Cure. Now that is a BIG achievement to be proud of!!! My family has run every year in Central Park in my honor. You are a very special person that has touched many people.
Kevin in Alabama writes:
I am very pleased that the State Department developed this blog! It is wonderful to see the "behind the scenes" work of the State Department.
Thank you for bringing this great communication tool not only to Americans but to the entire world.
Elizabeth in New Jersey writes:
Interesting perspective of the meeting. One feels like a silent observer or a fly on the wall.


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CARROLLWOOD- These law and rescue personnel have gone above and beyond.
By STEPHANIE HAYES
Published May 4, 2007
Peter Bright helped bring down a ring of pickpockets at the Tampa International Airport. William Traynham made 42 arrests in one Tampa neighborhood, ranging from drug offenses to burglary.
These two Carrollwood men are among 14 law enforcement and rescue officers from throughout Hillsborough County who will be honored today at the Tampa Convention Center.
The Our Heroes Luncheon recognizes paid and volunteer officers who, through their everyday performance, distinguish themselves with their heroic acts.
This year's group includes Mike Schaer of Lutz, a Gaither High graduate and Temple Terrace firefighter who organized a baseball tournament to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Susan Balter, a Hillsborough sheriff's reserve deputy who has lived in Carrollwood for most of her life, will also be honored. Balter responded to a call for volunteer deputies in a local news ad, and has since helped with surveillance, narcotics, search warrants, marine and bike patrol and recruitment.
The luncheon runs from noon to 1:30 and is open to the public. Tickets cost $25, and Mayor Pam Iorio is expected to speak.
Here are the rest of the men and women receiving honors today:
Michael Brown of Temple Terrace: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Lee McKay Paramedic of the Year.
Steve Owsinski of Temple Terrace: Temple Terrace Police Department Officer of the Year.
Christopher Migliore of Wesley Chapel: University of South Florida Police Department Officer of the Year.
Chad DeStories of Apollo Beach: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Volunteer Firefighter of the Year.
Edward P. Raburn of Plant City: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Enforcement Deputy of the Year.
Jimmy L. Compton of Plant City: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Detention Deputy of the Year.
William Riley of Brandon: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Tharpe Firefighter of the Year.
Morris G. Costello of Plant City: Tampa Fire Rescue Firefighter of the Year.
Peter Larese of South Tampa: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Bailiff of the Year.
Edward Pope of Port Charlotte: Florida Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year.
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Campion, Jane
Jane, Campion 1955(?)–
New Zealander filmmaker.
The following entry provides an overview of Campion's career through 1994.
Campion is best known for films that feature strong, compelling female characters and realistic—while also somewhat oneiric—narratives. Her early works are characterized by highly stylized techniques and a nonlinear, experimental approach to storytelling. Her subsequent work—best exemplified by The Piano (1993)—rely less on technical flourishes and emphasize the development and subjective experiences of her protagonists.
Biographical Information
Campion was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to parents who were professionally involved in the theatre—her father was a director and her mother an actress and author. After unsuccessful attempts studying art in Venice and working with a documentary film producer in London, Campion attended the Sydney College of Arts in Australia. During her last year of study there she made her first short film, Tissues (1981). In 1984 she earned a diploma in directing from the prestigious Australian Film, Television, and Radio School. Campion's work first gained widespread critical attention at the 1986 Cannes International Film Festival, where her film Peel (1982)—made in her second year at the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School—won the Palme d'Or award in the short film category.
Major Works
Campion's early short works and the feature-length Sweetie (1989) are marked by what she has described as a maverick approach to filmmaking. Sweetie, considered Campion's first major work, blends the supernatural with the mundane, the comic with the tragic. The story focuses on the relationship between Kay—a somewhat emotionally disturbed young woman who is deathly afraid of trees—and her sister Sweetie—a loud, overweight, manic-depressive aspiring actress with a voracious appetite for drugs, alcohol, and sex. The theme of the tenuous distinction between sanity and insanity is explored when Kay's father, Sweetie, and Sweetie's boyfriend all move in with her. This theme is further developed in An Angel at My Table (1990), in which Campion fulfilled a long-held desire to make a film about novelist and fellow New Zealander Janet Frame. Based on Frame's three autobiographies—To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel at My Table (1984), and The Envoy from the Mirror City (1985)—the film features three actresses in the role of Frame from childhood through adulthood. The story follows Frame from her isolated and uneventful childhood, her culture shock and emotional troubles upon going away to school, through her endurance of shock therapy after an inaccurate diagnosis of schizophrenia, and her eventual marginal assimilation into society and maturation into a respected author. The Piano begins when the willfully mute mail-order bride Ada (Holly Hunter), her illegitimate daughter Flora (Anna Paquin), and their belongings—including Ada's full-sized piano—are delivered from England to a deserted beach in New Zealand and left to wait for the arrival of Ada's new husband, Stewart (Sam Neill). Ignorant of the piano's importance to Ada, Stewart orders it left behind when he arrives the next day. The piano is later retrieved by Stewart's assistant, Baines (Harvey Keitel), who suspects its significance. The themes of interpersonal communication and marital relationships are developed as Baines, not Stewart, recognizes and exploits the fact that Ada's piano-playing is her most important means of self-expression.
Critical Reception
Critical opinions about Campion's work vary. While she is generally recognized as a technically skilled filmmaker, some critics believe she emphasizes the purely stylistic aspects of her films at the expense of the cohesiveness of her stories. For example, Campion and the actresses from Sweetie were lambasted by critics at the Cannes film festival in 1989; later that year, however, the film received the Australian Film Critics' Circle awards for best film and best director. Noting the stylistic experimentation of her early work, several critics have stated that with An Angel at My Table Campion displayed a growing artistic maturity. The film received numerous awards in 1991, including the Toronto Film Festival Critics Award, the Otto Debelius Prize from the international jury at the Berlin Film Festival, the Elvira Notari Award for the best woman director, and eight awards from the Venice Film Festival. Critics observed that Campion was much more gentle in her treatment of the real-life Janet Frame than she had been toward her previous fictional characters, Sweetie in particular. Many reviewers of The Piano praised Campion's skill in accurately reproducing 19th-century period detail, acknowledged the artfully and technically impressive camera work in the film, and commended her ability to elicit impassioned performances from actors. Other commentators were made uncomfortable by her use of the camera, specifically the reliance on close-ups, and suggested that the film's narrative was too elliptical, requiring the viewer to draw connections and conclusions that the film should have depicted. The Piano was recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with an Oscar for best original screenplay and a nomination for best director.
∗Principal Works
Tissues (film) 1981
Peel: An Exercise in Discipline (film) 1982
A Girl's Own Story (film) 1983
After Hours (film) 1984
Passionless Moments (film) 1984
Two Friends (film) 1986
Sweetie [with Gerard Lee] (film) 1989
An Angel at My Table [with Laura Jones] (film) 1990
The Piano (film) 1993
Portrait of a Lady [with Jones; based on the novel The Portrait of a Lady (1881) by Henry James] (film) 1996
∗Campion directed all the films listed here. Bracketed information refers to screenwriting credit.
Robert Seidenberg (review date January 1990)
SOURCE: "Sweetie: Jane Campion's Maverick Family," in American Film, Vol. XV, No. 4, January, 1990, pp. 59, 65.
[In the following review, Seidenberg examines Campion's treatment of family life in Sweetie.]
Dark, destructive forces simmer under the surface of everyday life, held at bay by repression and denial. Add a little pressure to the mix and those forces bubble over. In the offbeat comedy Sweetie, Jane Campion's feature debut, they erupt with volcanic force, bringing chaos to an Australian family.
"In families, like everything else, there's the good side and the sick side," explains Campion, a 35-year-old New Zealander living in Sydney. "In Sweetie, the family is in distress, and under stress things usually don't come out so well."
Fulfilling the prophecy of a fortune-teller, Kay (Karen Colston) falls for a man with "a question mark"—formed by a cowlick and mole—on his forehead. A year later, the road turns rocky. The brooding Kay turns frigid. Her romance dissolves. Even worse, she's visited by her manic sister, Sweetie (Genevieve Lemon).
Though she's an irresponsible, conniving adult, Sweetie still sees herself as daddy's little girl: a sweet, tap-dancing show-off with infinite potential. She'll stoop to anything to get attention, even barking and biting like an incensed hound. With her erratic behavior, she's detonated...
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Sheila Benson (review date 14 February 1990)
SOURCE: "Move Over David Lynch, Here Comes Australia's 'Sweetie,'" in Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1990, pp. F2-F3.
[In the following review of Sweetie, Benson focuses on the relationship between Kay and her sister, Sweetie.]
We haven't had a movie as profoundly unsettling as Sweetie since Blue Velvet. David Lynch's dark metaphor created the same reactions as Jane Campion's first feature; both of them have been called masterly and disgusting, by turns. But while Campion's vision is no less precise and no less bizarre than Lynch's and while both directors deal in manifestations of the unconscious, the comparisons stop there.
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Stuart Klawans (review date 19 February 1990)
SOURCE: A review of Sweetie, in The Nation, New York, Vol. 250, No. 7, February 19, 1990, p. 252.
[In the following review, Klawans praises the narrative structure and visual style of Sweetie.]
One of the first things you see in Sweetie is the muddy-hued, domestic equivalent of a Rorschach blot: the pattern in a carpet. The camera peers down on this floral invitation to daydreaming, which takes up most of the screen; to one side, a fragment of the narrator's body is visible. Kay (Karen Colston) begins to talk in voiceover about her fantasies, but you already know plenty about them from the image. Sweetie—the utterly distinctive and assured first...
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Stanley Kauffmann (review date 26 February 1990)
SOURCE: A review of Sweetie, in New Republic, Vol. 202, No. 3919, February 26, 1990, pp. 26-7.
[Kauffmann is an American playwright, actor, director, and critic. In the following excerpt, he contends that Campion is more interested in her film's visual impact than its narrative.]
Jane Campion is a newcomer, a New Zealander who works in Australia and is now loudly hailed in America. Sweetie is her first feature. She wrote it with Gerard Lee; but after the first five or six minutes, it's clear that her heart is not in the screenplay, it's in the pictures that she makes with her cinematographer Sally Bongers.
Still, there is a...
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Maitland McDonagh (review date 19 May 1991)
SOURCE: "Jane Campion's 'Angel' Is Another Quirky Soul," in New York Times, May 19, 1991, p. 22.
[In the following review, McDonagh draws comparisons between An Angel at My Table and Campion's previous works, arguing that the director is kinder to her subject in the film under review.]
"Just show me an ordinary person," says the director Jane Campion, "and I'll show you a troubled soul." And she should know; troubled souls are her stock in trade. Her first feature, Sweetie, revolved around two warring sisters: the dour Kay, who has nightmares about trees with human powers, and Sweetie, who is exuberant, impulsive and destructively out of control. The...
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Stanley Kauffmann (review date 3 June 1991)
SOURCE: Review of An Angel at My Table, in New Republic, Vol. 204, No. 3985, June 3, 1991, pp. 28-9.
[In the following review, Kauffmann asserts that Campion "has moved forward healthily" with An Angel at My Table, eschewing the "precious camera work" of Sweetie to put "her (considerable) pictorial skill at the service of Janet Frame."]
Last year, reviewing Jane Campion's Sweetie, I said, "If Campion can accept that we now know about her [pictorial] eye and can concentrate on an integrated story, she might make a good traditional filmmaker." She hadn't waited for my advice: she was already almost finished with Angel at My Table, which...
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Terrence Rafferty (review date 3 June 1991)
SOURCE: "Outlaw Princesses," in The New Yorker, Vol. LXVII, No. 15, June 3, 1991, pp. 86-8.
[In the following excerpt, Rafferty describes An Angel at My Table as a "perverse exercise in biographical filmmaking," faulting Campion for keeping viewers disoriented and withholding from them a sense of Frame's "inner life."]
An Angel at My Table is based on the autobiography of the New Zealand novelist and poet Janet Frame. It covers the first forty years or so of the writer's life—she was born in 1924—and takes close to three hours to tell the story. When it's all over, you feel that you know far too little about Janet Frame and far too much about the...
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Elizabeth Drucker (review date July 1991)
SOURCE: "An Angel at My Table: Jane Campion Throws a Curve," in American Film, Vol. XVI, No. 7, July, 1991, pp. 52-3.
[In the following review, Drucker finds An Angel at My Table "as subtle and straightforward as Sweetie was startling and stylized."]
Director Jane Campion woke up the film world in 1989 with the bizarre, darkly comic vision of Sweetie. A tale about the rivalry between two sisters—one neurotic, the other psychotic—Campion's feature debut boasted eerie dream sequences, flamboyant characters and altogether odd behavior.
Just when critics thought they had Campion pegged (many referred to her as a female...
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Mary Cantwell (essay date 19 September 1993)
SOURCE: "Jane Campion's Lunatic Women," in New York Times Magazine, September 19, 1993, pp. 40-1, 44, 51.
[Cantwell is an American editor, nonfiction writer, and critic. In the following essay, based on an interview with Campion, Cantwell surveys Campion's life and works, focusing on the female characters in Campion's films.]
This October, a romantic epic titled The Piano, written and directed by a New Zealander named Jane Campion, will be the grand finale of the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. In November it will open all over the country. The Piano, which is set in 19th-century New Zealand, has already made Campion the first woman to win the...
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Stella Bruzzi (essay date October 1993)
SOURCE: "Bodyscape," in Sight and Sound, Vol. 3, No. 10, October, 1993, pp. 6-10.
[In the following essay, Bruzzi compares The Piano to other dramatic works dealing with sexuality in the Victorian Age and argues that The Piano is a "cryptic and evocative exploration of how women's sexuality, clothes and lives interconnect."]
At the beginning of The Piano, Ada (Holly Hunter), a mute Scottish woman, arrives in New Zealand with her nine-year-old daughter Flora. They disembark on a remote beach, where they are left by the sailors who accompanied them to await Ada's new husband Stewart (Sam Neill), a rich local landowner. Their strung-out possessions...
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Lizzie Francke (review date November 1993)
SOURCE: A review of The Piano, in Sight and Sound, Vol. 3, No. 11, November, 1993, pp. 50-1.
[In the following excerpt, Francke comments on theme in The Piano, noting that the film "demands as much a physical and emotional response as an intellectual one."]
For a while I could not think, let alone write, about The Piano without shaking. Precipitating a flood of feelings, The Piano demands as much a physical and emotional response as an intellectual one. As with the Maoris in the film who, believing the Bluebeard shadow play to be real, attempt to stop the old duke add another wife to his collection, I wanted to rush at the screen and shout...
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Brian D. Johnson (review date 22 November 1993)
SOURCE: "Rain Forest Rhapsody: The Piano Is a Work of Passion and Beauty," in Maclean's, Vol. 106, No. 47, November 22, 1993, pp. 72, 74.
[In the following review, Johnson praises The Piano on a number of counts, including its story and strong female leading role, and describes it as "a welcome antidote to almost everything that seems to be wrong with the movies."]
Every now and then, a movie comes along that restores faith in the visionary power of cinema. The Piano, a haunting fable about a mute mail-order bride caught between two men in the wilds of 19th-century New Zealand, is that kind of film. It arrives as a welcome antidote to almost...
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Stuart Klawans (review date 6 December 1993)
SOURCE: Review of The Piano, in The Nation, New York, Vol. 257, No. 19, December 6, 1993, pp. 704-06.
[In the following mixed review, Klawans finds The Piano contrived and allegorized, but acknowledges that most viewers will admire the film's eroticism and formal inventiveness.]
A skeptic's notes on the most believed-in movie of the year:
No one will deny that Jane Campion's The Piano is a genuinely erotic picture. That alone would have made it stand out in any era; it glows all the brighter today, when screen couplings resemble either the Clash of the Titans (Basic Instinct) or a perfume ad (Henry and June). What a...
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John Simon (review date 27 December 1993)
SOURCE: "Praise Jack, Shoot 'The Piano,'" in National Review, Vol. 45, No. 25, December 27, 1993, pp. 65-7.
[Simon is a Yugoslavian-born American film and theater critic. In the following excerpt, he argues that The Piano contains numerous logical inconsistencies that detract from its quality.]
At a New York Film Festival press conference, Jane Campion said she had originally intended to have the Cannes grand-prize-winning The Piano end with the drowning of the heroine. Instead, she has her going off to live happily ever after with her lover. I wonder about a writer-director who ends up making the opposite of what she set out to do.
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Richard A. Blake (review date 15 January 1994)
SOURCE: "Sound Effects," in America, Vol. 170, No. 2, January 15, 1994, p. 14.
[Blake is an American educator, editor, film critic, and Roman Catholic priest. In the following review, he asserts that The Piano provides "a brilliant analysis" of human isolation and remarks on Campion's artistic development.]
Traditionally, the holiday season works violence on the emotions. It offers images of happy family gatherings, but the sad reality is that many people eat Thanksgiving dinner alone in cafeterias, neither give nor receive Christmas presents and play solitaire on New Year's Eve. At a time when need for communication becomes obsessive, loneliness weighs like a...
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Sarah Kerr (review date 3 February 1994)
SOURCE: "Shoot the Piano Player," in The New York Review of Books, Vol. XLI, No. 3, February 3, 1994, pp. 29-30.
[In the following review, Kerr discusses the scenery, costumes, and narrative of The Piano, arguing that Campion creates an "immersion experience" rather than a dramatic narrative.]
Several reviewers of her latest film [The Piano] have called Jane Campion a fourth Brontë sister. Campion, too, has dropped hints that this is where she got her inspiration. Attached to the book version of her screenplay, there is an appendix entitled "The Making of The Piano" in which she is quoted comparing "the kind of romance that Emily Brontë...
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Harvey Greenberg (review date Spring 1994)
SOURCE: A review of The Piano, in Film Quarterly, Vol. 47, No. 3, Spring, 1994, pp. 46-50.
[Greenberg is an American educator, psychiatrist, nonfiction writer, and author of Screen Memories: Hollywood Cinema on the Psychoanalytic Couch (1993). In the following review, he discusses the themes of The Piano, focusing on sexuality and identity.]
Jane Campion's Sweetie (1989) described the calamitous impact of a raucous schizophrenic woman upon her relatives. An Angel at My Table (1990), based on the autobiography of Janet Frame, depicted the no less harrowing effects of institutionalization upon a female writer misdiagnosed as chronically...
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Sara Halprin (review date July 1994)
SOURCE: "A Key to The Piano," in The Women's Review of Books, Vol. XI, Nos. 10-11, July, 1994, pp. 35-6.
[In the following review, Halprin discusses The Piano in relation to the published screenplay and comments on the film's literary influences.]
I am frightened of my will, of what it might do, it is so strange and strong.
Jane Campion began writing the script for her acclaimed and controversial third feature film, The Piano, in 1984, nine years before it reached the screen. The published script, accompanied by production notes, monochrome stills and credits, is a literary oddity which owes...
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Further Reading
Lane, Anthony. "Sheet Music." The New Yorker, No. 40 (29 November 1993): 148-51.
Asserts that viewers will find The Piano somewhat forbidding and tedious but contends that it "easily outstrips most of what we see these days."
Lopate, Phillip. Review of An Angel at My Table, by Jane Campion. Vogue 181 (March 1991): 260, 266.
Notes there is evidence of a broadening emotional range in An Angel at My Table.
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