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House near Cala Goloritzè between beaches and nature
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|Via Galilei, 08040 Baunei, Italy
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This holiday house is placed in Baunei, one of the most characteristic town in the Ogliastra region and in the whole Sardinia.
Moreover there are several hiking trails that reach the "Supramonte", where, together with nature, you can visit the "Nuraghi", the "Voragine del Golgo" or even the famous church "San Pietro". Other trails lead to the most beautiful beaches of the "Golfo di Orosei", as Cala Goloritzè, Cala Mariolu and Cala Sisine, whose only points of access (by land) are in "Supramonte" . Nearby you can practice horseback riding and rock climbing, water sports as well.
Near the house there is a market and a shop where to buy typical food products of the region.
In the lounge there is a fireplace and a TV. In the house there is air conditioning hot / cold.
***Please ask me for availability of the house before you try to book***
House rulesPlease inform me as soon as possible of your time of arrival.
Remeber that we don't charge anybody with extra cleaning fees so please try to leave the house as clean as you found it.
Pets are not allowed.
Do not go away until you have returned over the keys! :)
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|$ 12 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Excellent stay! Very good contact with owner while preparing for journey and upon arrival. Nice, clean appartment. Good place to start hiking and visiting most beautiful places of Sardegna. As we had rented car we could visit different places every day. Baunei is very nice small village lying on the mountain side - people looking for places not overloaded with tourist will be surely very happy here.
Reviews for this host's other properties
The apartment was very good,nice and clean, near to the centrum. Alessandro is kind and very helpful.
Great room .. clean, tidy and well appointed. Owner friendly and always available .. to go back!
Ottima camera.. pulita, ordinata e ben arredata. Proprietario accogliente e sempre disponibile.. da ritornarci!
Everything was perfect. He is available if we had questions and the appartement was clean and beautiful. Thank you =)
I was two nights, I felt like my home, the room was very clean and tidy, the bed was very comfortable, and the area is very quiet and there are many shops around for shopping, Erica has been very careful and nice and very helpful, I do a lot of compliments to the owner.
sono stata due notti, mi sono sentita come a casa mia la stanza era molto pulita e in ordine, il letto era molto comodo,e la zona e molto tranquila e di intorno ci sono tanti negozi per fare shopping, Erica e stata molto attenta e simpatica e disponibile , faccio tanti complimenti al proprietario.
The house and room are very warm and welcoming. Alexander the owner of the house was very kind and friendly. He immediately offered to give us a ride from the airport to the house. Very close to the metro and the area is beautiful Tuscolana for shopping.
La casa e la stanza sono molto calde ed accoglienti.
Alessandro il proprietario della casa è stato gentilissimo e disponibile.
Si è subito offerto di darci un passaggio dall'aereoporto alla casa.
Vicinissima alla metro e la zona Tuscolana è bellissima per lo shopping.
Living Christmas fantastic ... the house was clean and the room super cozy. The funny guy Alessandro was very welcoming.
Soggiorno Natalizio fantastico...la casa è stata pulita e la stanza super accogliente. Lo simpaticone Alessandro è stato molto accogliente.
Welcome and hospitality truly unprecedented. The house, the room is very very very clean, warm and welcoming, and not lack for nothing in terms of quality and cleaning the accessories attached. Alessandro, the owner of the house, was very kind and friendliest with us for the entire stay, making themselves available for any need, on arrival, he immediately offered to give us a ride in the old town, when he realized that we were in difficulty for the time submitted. Price, really convenientissimo and in my humble opinion, very small compared to the excellent quality of service and accuracy as a whole We'll be back to 100%! :)
Accoglienza ed ospitalità davvero senza precedenti.
La casa, la stanza, sono molto molto molto pulite, calde ed accoglienti, e non mancano di nulla per qualità e pulizia anche gli accessori annessi.
Alessandro, il proprietario di casa, è stato gentilissimo e disponibilissimo con noi, per tutta la permanenza, mettendosi a disposizione per qualsiasi necessità; all'arrivo, si è subito offerto nel darci un passaggio verso il centro storico, quando si è accorto che eravamo in difficoltà per l'orario inoltrato. Prezzo, davvero convenientissimo e a mio modesto parere, molto esiguo rispetto all'ottima qualità del servizio e all'accuratezza nel suo complesso Ci ritorneremo al 100%! :)
Had a very pleasant stay in Rome with Alessandro. Spotlessly clean, fully equipped, spacious and comfortable. Kindly reception, very friendly roommates. Otherwise very convenient location: lively, metro close ........ and in ruins park nearby! Recommend this place! Michele & Hervé
Avons passé un très agréable séjour à Rome chez Alessandro. Propreté irréprochable, équipement complet, chambre spacieuse et confortable. Gentillesse de réception, colocataires très sympathiques. Sinon situation très pratique : quartier vivant, métro tout près........et ruines dans grand parc à proximité ! Recommandons cette adresse ! Michèle & Hervé
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by basketbills, Jun 11, 2011.
Ask 100 coaches and 100 of them would tell Sheed to stay on Horry.
Yup. That's all I was thinking about during the stoppage before that play. "Don't give up a 3.... don't give up a 3.... don't give up a three... WTF?!?!?!??!?!?!"
NO WAY. WAAAY too risky, as the proof shows. Play tight, man-up D. Don't give up ANY open looks. If they hit a circus shot, so be it. But do NOT leave your man - especially a guy that is shooting lights out and who's nickname is BIG SHOT BOB - wide open for a game winning three pointer!
Alright, he blew it. But only cause its you guys. If it was Tate and Dett or Rasc, I give them...I'd make them...heads spin.
You know it's an obvious situation if the hockey guy even understands it....
That's what a lot of concussions will do to you.
Monday morning quarterbacking is bad enough, but 6 years later quarterbacking??? Sheed left his man on purpose. It was a quickly calculated decision. Sheed was competitive, smart, and a great defender. The fog of war got him.
Hardly. I was saying the exact same thing to my TV BEFORE the play ever started. DO NOT LEAVE ANYONE OPEN FOR A 3! I have no doubt that he left his man on purpose. He was clearly trying to trap Manu in the corner. It was just a really bad decision. I don't hate him for it, but I don't have to like it either.
If you watch the entire game again, you'll probably find similar defensive maneuvers by players on the Pistons, including Sheed. When they happen earlier in the game, they get fogotten, and when they happen late, they go down in history.
Exactly correct....and that stupid plays goes down in history!
Of course, but that's the way it goes. No one is perfect. But, the closer the game is, the later into the game you are, the more magnified every mistake is. Sheed may have made less mistakes than every other Piston in that game. But he made the biggest one and the one the only one that everyone will remember. When you're up by 2 points, with 5 seconds left, coming out of a timeout, that can't happen.
I will remember that moment for the rest of my life. As I watched him leave Horry, I just screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" There was not a doubt in my mind that Manu was going to get the ball to Horry. There was not a doubt in my mind that Horry would knock down that shot. There was not a doubt in my mind that the Spurs would win that game. There was not a doubt in my mind that the Pistons would lose that series. In my mind, all of those things were inevitable as soon as he tried to double Manu. It's just a gut punch everytime I think about that game.
Let's not forget the others that left Horry alone for series winners. At least 4. Yet I remember one series he missed the last shot and his team went home.
Yeah, 2003 against the Spurs as a Laker. Missed a game winning 3 that would have sent LA home 3-2, in search of a 4th straight title. Instead, the shot rimmed out and LA got steamrolled the next game.
BTW, terrible, tragic news about Robert Horry. His 17 year old daughter just passed away. Condolences to Horry and his family. What a terrible thing for a father to go through. Horry's daughter dies after long illness - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Man, that's horrible. I have a daughter and just could not image going through that. I'm getting misty eyed just thinking about it. My hearfelt condolences to their entire family.
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Read all the latest press releases and industry news from Xero Flor America about Xero Flor Green Roof System products and projects.
MetroTop Plaza Associates Installs Xero Flor Green Roof System at the MetroTop Plaza Office Complex in Woodbridge, N.J.
Xero Flor America, May 29, 2014
Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America Selected for Findlay Teller Apartments
Xero Flor America, February 25, 2014
Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America Wins Readers' Choice Award
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Xero Flor Green Roof System From Xero Flor America Wins Product Innovation Award
Xero Flor America, November 12, 2013
Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America Installed on the Empire State Building
Xero Flor America, September 26, 2013
Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America Showcased as a "Made in America" Green Building Product
Xero Flor America, September 4, 2013
The Point Community Development Corporation Installs a Green Roof with the Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America
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Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America (XFA) Named a "Money-Saving Product" by Buildings Magazine
PRWeb, May 14, 2013
Providence St. Mary Medical Center Greens Up with First Green Roof in Walla Walla, Wash.
PRWeb, May 1, 2013
Xero Flor Green Roof System Selected for Massive Green Roof on the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
PRWeb, February 4, 2013
Xero Flor Green Roof Products Receives Cradle to Cradle Certification for Environmental Stewardship
PRWeb, February 2, 2012
Xero Flor America Videos
Check out videos from Xero Flor America on Xero Flor Green Roof System installations and product features.
Xero Flor Green Roof at Ford's Dearborn, MI Truck Plant
You Tube, Ford Motors, October 21, 2013
Lake Toxaway, NC Green Roof Installation
Living Roofs, Inc. installation of a Xero Flor green roof system
You Tube, Living Roofs Inc., May 2, 2012
Duke Marine Lab: Green Roof Installation at Repass Center
Living Roofs, Inc. installation of a Xero Flor green roof system
You Tube, dukemarineIT, September 20, 2011
O'Hare building home to city's largest green roof
FedEx Sorting Facility – Xero Flor Green Roof
ABC 7 News, Living Green With ABC7, October 7, 2011
Xero Flor green roof installation on the Green Hills School
Green Hills – Xero Flor Green Roof
You Tube, Melkras, September 23, 2010
Xero Flor America in the Media
Read articles, commentaries, success stories and case studies from Xero Flor America on Xero Flor Green Roof System products and projects.
Green Space in the Bronx
Roofing Magazine, July-August 2014
Big Convention Center Gets a Big Green Roof
Waterproof, Summer 2014
Green and Serene: Providence St. Mary Medical Center Goes Green with Vegetated Roof
Medical Construction & Design, Elizabeth Hart and Clayton Rugh, May-June 2014
Critical Success Factors for Green Roof Projects
Environmental Design + Construction, Clayton Rugh, February 2014
Going Green in a Big Roof Way
Commercial Building Products, January-February 2014
Green Roof Industry Puts Down Roots in Downtown Durham
North Carolina Sustainability Center, December 2013
Downtown Stormwater Management
Carolinas Roofing, November-December 2013
Ford Dearborn Truck Plant Green Roof at Ten Years
Buildings Magazine, Buildings Buzz Blog, October 7, 2013
The Empire State Building Gets a Huge Green Roof
Earth Techling, Beth Buczynski, October 1, 2013
Green Roof System Installed on Empire State Building
Stormwater Solutions, October 1, 2013
Iconic New York Building Goes Green
Total Landscape Care, September 30, 2013
The Empire State Building Gets a 9,100 sq. ft. Green Roof by Xero Flor
Inhabitat New York, Lori Zimmer, September 30, 2013
Made in the USA: Green Builder Magazine Showcases Xero Flor Green Roof System
Jetson Green, Lynne O'Connor, September 30, 2013
Durham company hopes to grow green-roof business
The Durham News, August 20, 2013
Duke Medicine Going Green with Roofing
Today's Facility Manager, August 2013
United States Roofing Corp. Installs a Vegetative Roof System on a New York Convention Center
Professional Roofing, July 25, 2013
The Republik Building/Xero Flor America HQ Green Roof Showcased as the Greenroofs.com "Project of the Week"
Greenroofs.com, July 22, 2013
BCBS Parking Deck Has Second Largest Green Roof in Michigan
Fox News Chicago, Robin Schwartz, May 1, 2013
Case Study: Green Roofs Provide Signature Element for Affordable Townhomes
Multi-Housing News, David Aquilina, April 17, 2013
Columbia University Now Boasts 18,180 Square Feet of On-Campus Green Roofs
Inhabitat New York City, Sherrell Dorsey, April 8, 2013
Columbia University Greens Up with Green Roofs
Land and Water, Clayton Rugh, March-April, 2013
Green Roof Retrofits and Your Success
Buildings, Christopher Curtland, March 25, 2013
Javits Center Upgrades Include Impressive Green Roof
Green Building Community, Lauren Browne, February 28, 2013
How Healthy is Your Hospital? The Clients Speak! – How Have Green Roofs Impacted Your Local Hospital?
Living Architecture Monitor, Jennifer Foden Wilson, Spring 2013
New York's Javits Center Installing Green Roof
Earth Techling, Randy Woods, February 6, 2013
Javits Center to Get a 292,000 sq. ft. Green Roof
Inhabitat New York, Lori Zimmer, February 5, 2013
Project of the Week: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Greenroofs.com, February 4, 2013
Living, Thinking Houses
The New York Times: Opinionator, Diane Ackerman, August 5, 2012
Xero Flor Green Roofs Gets Cradle To Cradle
Jetson Green, Preston, February 2, 2012
Central Park Dentistry gets 'green' roof
Globe Gazette, Kristin Buehner, September 20, 2011
The Green Economy Taking Hold
American Rivers, Sean Foltz, April 20, 2011
FedEx Cargo Relocation Project, Main Sort Building
Greenroofs.com, 2010
Urban Green Council and the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan
Urban Green Council
Green roof installed on technology building
University News, Appalachian State University, November 16, 2010
Blue Ridge House – Green and Gorgeous
The Alternative Consumer, Ross Dulmaine, August 24, 2010
"Green" Roofs Could Cool Urban Heat Islands and Boost Water Conservation
Scientific American, Katie Moisse, February 2, 2010
Living roofs rise in popularity
American Public Media, Kevin Maki, January 4, 2010
'Living' roofs: Unusual crop protects homes from the elements
Missoulian, Betsy Cohen, August 26, 2009
Green Roofs
National Geographic, Verlyn Klinkenborg, May 2009
Green Roofs For Healthy Cities 2007 Awards of Excellence: Extensive Industrial / Commercial
Green Roofs For Healthy Cities, 2007
'Green' Roofs Sprout Up All Over
National Public Radio, Ketzel Levine, June 23, 2004
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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, December 8, 2009.
Green roof stormwater retention: Effects of roof surface, slope, and media depth.
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Green Roof Runoff Water Quality
Robert Berghage, David Beattie, Albert Jarrett, and Thomas O'Conner 2007. In Proc. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Minneapolis, MN.
Quantifying the effect of slope on extensive green roof stormwater retention.
Getter, K.L., D.B. Rowe, and J.A. Andresen. 2007. Ecological Engineering 31:225-231.
Green roofs as urban ecosystems: ecological structures, functions, and services.
Oberndorfer, E., J. Lundholm, B. Bass, M. Connelly, R. Coffman, H. Doshi, N. Dummet, S. Gaffin, M. Kohler, K. Lui, and B. Rowe. 2007. BioScience 57(10):823-833.
Thermal Performance of Green Roofs Through Field Evaluation
Liu, K. and B. Baskaran. 2003. National Research Council of Canada. Report No. NRCC-46412.
Heat Island Impacts
Envrionmental Protection Agency, February 9, 2009.
Featured Xero Flor Green Roof Projects
Ford Dearborn Truck Plant
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Duke University Medical Center
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FedEx Sorting Facility at O'Hare Airport
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Jacob Javits Convention Center
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text: Only in Print for July 17, 2012 Tuesday Jul 17, 2012 at 4:27 PM Jul 18, 2012 at 12:55 PM These articles will exclusively appear in the print edition of the La Junta Tribune-Democrat: La Junta City Council discusses dead trees. 1 La Junta Police report. 3 This week's Our Beautiful Community winner is announced. 10


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About Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest. The 29-acre zoological park is the No. 2 tourist destination in Pierce County, second only to Mount Rainier, and attracts over 700,000 visitors a year.
The Zoo sits within 700-acre Point Defiance Park, offering spectacular views of Mount Rainier, the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. PDZA is operated by the Tacoma Metropolitan Park District.
our MissionPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium practices and promotes effective conservation on behalf of the world's wildlife.
our VisionWe envision a world where people and wildlife share the Earth in harmony.
our ValuesIn living out the Mission and Vision of Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, we value:
- The Living Collection: We are committed to providing the highest level of care to the wildlife ambassadors entrusted to us.
- Learning: We connect people to nature through unique educational experiences that engage their minds, touch their hearts and move them to embrace responsible stewardship.
- Conservation: We support and participate in initiatives that protect and save wildlife and wild places.
- Science: We actively seek knowledge about wildlife and human behaviors that strengthens all aspects of our organization and mission.
- Sustainability: We are stewards of the Earth by actively conserving resources and minimizing our ecological footprint.
- Community: We aspire to enrich the lives of the people in our community.
- Financial Stability: We manage our resources in ways that inspire trust and demonstrate accountability to the community.
- Innovation: We embrace a creative and entrepreneurial approach to exhibitry, programming, conservation and customer service.
- Staff: We are committed to the continuous development of our skilled and professional family of employees.
- Active Living: We connect people with nature by providing unique, healthy recreational experiences.
- Fun: We provide joyful and entertaining experiences in a stunningly beautiful outdoor setting.
Metro Parks Tacoma
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma, an independent government agency creating healthy opportunities to play, learn and grow since 1907. A five-member Board of Park Commissioners governs Metro Parks Tacoma and is the policy determining body for the park district. View the current Board of Park Commissioners.
The Zoo SocietyThe Zoo Society fosters the relationship between Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and our community by raising funds and generating community support.
The Zoo Society supports the mission of PDZA by providing financial and in-kind resources for the Zoo's recreation, education and conservation programs, its animal collections, and its permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Zoo/Trek AuthorityThe Zoo/Trek Authority was established in 2001 to oversee disbursement of sales tax revenue to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. In 2000, Pierce County voters approved a one-tenth-of-a-cent increase in the local sales tax rate to support the Zoo, Northwest Trek and parks.
ZTA Report to the Community (PDF)


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Kirstie Alley, Kelly Osbourne & More: Who's Biggest 'DWTS' Weight-Loss Winner? Pics!
Kirstie Alley, Kelly Osbourne, Marie Osmond, Jennie Garth, Jane Seymour and Lil Kim all slimmed down — who do you think is the biggest weight-loss winner?
Talk about dancing your butt off on Dancing with the Stars! Kirstie Alley, Kelly Osbourne, Marie Osmond, Jennie Garth, Jane Seymour and Lil Kim have all come out as winners as they shed the pounds while dancing the nights away!
Kirstie recently shared that she dropped from a size 12 down to a size 6. Kelly attributes DWTS as the reason she went down to a size 2. Marie lost about 31 pounds. Jennie got rid of 10 pounds going form a 29-inch waist in her jeans to a slim 27. Jane and Lil Kim both shed 20 pounds as well!
BFFs — which DWTS competitor do you think came out as the biggest winner in the weight-loss department? Tell us what you think!
– Lindsey DiMattina
More Inside 'DWTS' Stories:
- Kirstie Alley Down To Size 6 On 'DWTS'!
- Kirstie Alley DJs After 'DWTS'!
- Karina Smirnoff In 'Playboy'!


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Hamas and Fatah, the two rival Palestinian political factions, are in talks about forming a unity government, with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal claiming long-stalled elections in the occupied territories are also being planned.
"We are forging ahead with the reconciliation. We are consulting about forming a government of national accord. Preparations for presidential, parliamentary and executive council elections are under way. We are reinvigorating the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organisation] and organising its meetings until a new national council and executive committee are elected," he told the BBC.
The Palestinian political picture has been fragmented since 2006 when Hamas won control of the Gaza Strip in elections. Violent, fratricidal fighting followed between the two parties, leaving Hamas in power in Gaza and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas and which dominates the Palestinian National Authority, in control of the West Bank. Some Palestinian analysts suggest that were elections to be held today in the two Palestinian territories, that situation would be reversed. For at least two years, efforts to reconcile the factions have taken place. But in recent months, co-operation between them has increased substantially.
Hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, the EU, and Israel, with which it fought a week-long war last November.
One Western diplomatic source said of the supposed rapprochement: "They hate each other's guts and would obliterate each other given the chance, but ordinary Palestinians are fed up with the situation as it stands.
"Neither side will now want to get the blame for this latest reconciliation failing, so what I expect will happen is that there will be some sort of symbolic outcome, possibly a joint committee to work on prisoner releases [so] both sides will be able say that the seeds have been planted for peace."
There is hope that the recent election in Israel will force more parties that favour renewed dialogue with the Palestinians into the Israeli Government. That hope was renewed this week when Barack Obama announced a visit to the region next month, his first trip to Israel and the occupied territories as President.
Despite rumours that Meshal told Jordan's King Abdullah last month that he was prepared to accept some sort of two-state solution, there has been no indication that Hamas is preparing to recognise Israel - or Israel Hamas.
- Independent


text: Last week I cleaned some sawdust out of the workshop and threw it in the garden. Imagine my surprise when I found 100 bees on it, carrying it back to the hive. I know it's just cellulose but do the bees know more than that? I've heard of them stealing cattle feed but this smacks of desperation.


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Timothy J. Nugent Papers, 1939-2007 | University of Illinois Archives
By Laura Grigg and Christopher J. Prom[Printer Friendly] | [Contact us about this collection]
Collection Overview
Title: Timothy J. Nugent Papers, 1939-2007
Primary Creator: Nugent, Timothy J. (1923-)
Extent: 28.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: By subject and chronological or alphabetical thereunder.
Date Acquired: 02/07/2007. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Accessibility Standards, Delta Sigma Omicron, Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games, Photographs, Rehabilitation Education, Students with Disabilities, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheel Chair Basketball
Formats/Genres: Financial Records, Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Other Pictorial, Papers
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers of Timothy J. Nugent, Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services (1948-85), includes biographical records, correspondence, consulting materials, reports, newsletters, journals, publications, brochures, newspaper clippings, presentations, lectures, conference proceedings, meeting minutes, reference material, photographs, slides, videotape, film, scrapbooks, drawings by Wesley Queypo, and artifacts concerning the personal and professional life of Timothy J. Nugent, including his early life and education; research concerning architectural barriers, accessibility standards, transportation, and recreation; involvement in the administration and activities of the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services, Delta Sigma Omicron, National Wheelchair Basketball Association (1949-2002), National Wheelchair Athletic Association (1959-93), American National Standards Institute (1959-92), National Center for a Barrier Free Environment (1975-89), National Paraplegia Foundation (later the National Spinal Cord Injury Association) (1965-2005), Paralyzed Veterans of America (1972-2007), Paralympic planning committees, steering committees, advisory boards, foundations, and alumni associations; activities as a lecturer, consultant, and publisher; participation in the coaching and organization of sporting events such as the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournaments, National Wheelchair Games, National Veterans Wheelchair Games, and Paralympics.
Biographical Note
Timothy J. Nugent, born January 10, 1923, founded the first comprehensive program of higher education for individuals with disabilities in 1948. He served as Professor of Rehabilitation Education and Director of the Rehabilitation Education Center and the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services at the University of Illinois. He retired in 1985. He founded the National Wheelchair Basketball Association in 1949 and served as Commissioner for the first 25 years. He also founded Delta Sigma Omicron, a national rehabilitation service fraternity. He was President of the National Paraplegia Foundation (now National Spinal Cord Injury Association) for four terms. He has been an international lecturer and consultant, as well as an advocate, publisher, and researcher on behalf of people with disabilities. He was a leader in the development of architectural accessibility standards, public transportation, adaptive equipment, and recreation activities for people with disabilities. He has been and continues to be active in many professional organizations, including the American National Standards Institute, the Illinois State Legislative Commission on the Hospitalization of Spinal Cord Injured, the Committee on Technical Aids, Housing and Transportation of Rehabilitation International, and the Institute for the Advancement of Prosthetics. He holds degrees from Tarleton State University, Texas; University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, Wisconsin; and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin. He also has honorary degrees from Springfield College in Massachusetts and Mount Mary College in Wisconsin.
Subject/Index Terms
Accessibility Standards
Delta Sigma Omicron
Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games
Rehabilitation Education
Students with Disabilities
Wheelchair Athletics
Wheel Chair Basketball
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Early Life and Education],
[Series 3: Correspondence],
[Series 4: Subject Files],
[Series 5: Professional Service Activities],
[Series 6: Consulting],
[Series 7: Lectures, Conferences, and Events],
[Series 8: Publications],
[Series 9: Newsletters],
[Series 10: Reference Materials],
[Series 11: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 12: Personal Correspondence],
[Series 13: News Clippings],
[Series 14: Scrapbooks],
[Series 15: Oversized Materials],
- Series 10: Reference Materials
- Includes publications, brochures, and research related to disability, architectural barriers, education, sports and recreation, rehabilitation, medicine, adaptive equipment, and employment of individuals with disabilities.
- Box 21
- Sub-Series 1: Adaptive Equipment
- Sub-Series 2: Americans with Disabilities Act References
- Sub-Series 3: Architectural Barriers and Accessibility
- Box 22
- Sub-Series 3: Architectural Barriers and Accessibility
- Sub-Series 4: Education
- Sub-Series 5: Employment
- Sub-Series 6: Medical Publications
- Sub-Series 7: Paraplegia Publications
- Box 23
- Sub-Series 7: Paraplegia Publications
- Sub-Series 8: Professional Library
- Sub-Series 9: Rehabilitation
- Sub-Series 10: Research
- Sub-Series 11: Scripts
- Sub-Series 12: Sexuality and Disability
- Sub-Series 13: Sports and Recreation
- Box 24
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Early Life and Education],
[Series 3: Correspondence],
[Series 4: Subject Files],
[Series 5: Professional Service Activities],
[Series 6: Consulting],
[Series 7: Lectures, Conferences, and Events],
[Series 8: Publications],
[Series 9: Newsletters],
[Series 10: Reference Materials],
[Series 11: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 12: Personal Correspondence],
[Series 13: News Clippings],
[Series 14: Scrapbooks],
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Beach cookout
Health services sponsors Spring Health Fling
(March 8, 2005)--UTSA Student Health Services sponsors Spring Health Fling from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 at the Sombrilla Plaza on the 1604 Campus and Thursday, March 10 at the Downtown Campus Frio Street Building commons.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The events, free and open the UTSA community, include games and prizes -- and will provide information about healthier behaviors for students during spring break.
More than 25 vendors will participate in the 1604 Campus event, while the Downtown Campus will host approximately 35 vendors promoting various aspects of spring break safety.
At the 1604 Campus, Project SAVE will conduct free HIV tests and the UTSA student peer education organization, FACES, will provide free safer-sex kits. At the Downtown Campus, there will be free massages from MTM Body Works. Those donating blood to the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will receive a T-shirt and a cholesterol test.
For more information, contact Kathy Ceresoli, Student Health Services, at (210) 458-4142.


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Spreadtrum: Canaccord Ups to Buy; Riding the Chinese Smartphone Brand
Shares of Spreadtrum Communications (SPRD) are up $1.73, or 9%, at $20.68, after the maker of wireless chips last night revised upward its Q2 revenue outlook, easily surpassing analysts' estimates, something it attributed to demand for low-cost smartphones, in particular.
This morning's jump, though sizable, is down from the 21% after-hours surge last night. Other wireless names are rising this morning, including RF Micro Devices (RFMD), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT), and Qualcomm (QCOM).
Canaccord Genuity's Mike Walkley raised his rating on the shares to Buy from Hold, and raised his price target to $29 from $24, after raising his 2013 EPS estimate to $2.91 from $2.63, well above the current consensus for $2.34 per share. For 2014, he raised his EPS estimate to $3.24 from a prior $2.71, again, above the consensus $2.72.
Walkley sees the company being helped by sales of local China firms using its chips. He doesn't specify those brands, but I would assume they are firms such as Huawei and ZTE (0763HK), which have been among the top fiver sellers in the country in the last year or more:
We believe affordable smartphone solutions supplied by Spreadtrum and other competitors have resulted in extremely strong smartphone sales growth trends in tier-3 to tier-6 cities in China. Given the strong mix of local Chinese brands, Spreadtrum's customers in these markets, we believe Spreadtrum is well positioned for strong growth trends through 2014. With new multi-core and WCDMA smartphone solutions ramping in H2/13, we anticipate solid longer-term sales growth with slightly higher sales in the September quarter from the strong June guidance.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Absolutely adorable.
thank you, I know a lot of ladies who would like these and also young kids too. Thanks a million for something so simple but also easy.
Thank you for making this so easy to do! I made 9 of them last night...very quick and easy...and best of all cute!
I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!
When I first saw this thread, I loved the tissue holder but didn't think I could make them.
Well, I've lost count. I also taught others how. One of those ladies had made 160 and another one 80.
Thank you a million times.
Going to use the 5 piece cover idea for seasonal pillow covers for my living room, too. My pillows are solid color, so if a bit of the center shows thru, it's not a problem.
Bad Spellers of the World
Timing is everything! I had looked up a pattern last night to begin making these for a bridal party. So glad I waited. This is so much quicker and just as nice.
I have a question about embroidery on flour sack cloths. I have done several from my church, but I hate the way the look on the backside. Is there a way of hiding the back stitching?
You could make microwave bowls, oven dresses, cuttle babies, rolled pillow cases, matching Mom's & daughters aprons, body bibs. These all go fast & are very easy.


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Rarity in site. A name no one ever has, very rare. Normally Brindys are Blonde, Short, Blueish green eyes, VERY beautiful, smart to no end, and is normally an amazing girlfriend. If you ever date a Brindy keep her and hold her tight.
Guy 1:Yo, did you see that blonde girl?
Guy 2: Yeah.... why?
Guy 1: She looked like a Brindy.
Guy 2: Yes, yes she did.
Guy 2: Yeah.... why?
Guy 1: She looked like a Brindy.
Guy 2: Yes, yes she did.
by Bakes is never baked September 21, 2011
To Brindy is to intentionally, accidentally or just through stupidity ruin someones chances with a perason of the opposite sex also see to Arthur.
Matthew is talking to a girl and is on for some serious bedroom fun, until Raj gets drunk and verbally abuses said girl; girl goes and talks to bloke with normal friends.
Raj just performed a Brindy.
Raj just performed a Brindy.
by M_Lyons July 18, 2006


text: I'm new to bee keeping and live in a small rural town 90 miles Northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. I'm looking for other bee keepers who live in the Nevada/Arizona/So. Utah area. I'm following the advice I have seen that says, "READ, READ, READ", but I don't find much about Southern Nevada/Southern Utah Bee keeping. Please let me know if you have this type of experience; I don't want to recreate the wheel.


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March 30th, 2009
Ad Age: Consuming internet video is a full-contact sport -- the initial viewing experience is just a gateway to the commenting, rating, sharing and even remixing or mashing up the original video content.
March 30th, 2009
Biofuels International
March 26th, 2009
TechCrunch: Viral video tracking and measurement firm Visible Measures has closed a $10 million series C round of funding, led by Northgate Capital.
March 26th, 2009
SD Times: Many companies were on hand at Salesforce.com's Cloudforce in New York City on Monday to talk about how cloud computing has helped them.
March 22nd, 2009
New York Times: IF at first you don't succeed, it doesn't matter that you tried.
March 18th, 2009
Information Week: PBwiki's new mobile edition lets employees access collaboration wikis from the iPhone and the BlackBerry.
March 11th, 2009
Green Tech Media: Polysilicon producers shipped about 12,600 metric tons of their products in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 7 percent growth from the previous quarter, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI).
March 3rd, 2009
Green Tech Media: Zeachem has combined beer brewing experts and engineers from the petroleum industry to come up with what could be a very cheap form of ethanol.
March 2nd, 2009
CNET: One of the great innovators in Formula 1, Gordon Murray, just announced manufacturing licenses for T.25 City Car and the iStream manufacturing process.
February 27th, 2009,
Autocar: Gordon Murray's 'new age' T25 city car project, the rule-changing drive towards super-efficient transport that has been the former F1 designer's obsession for 15 years, has been officially offered to franchisees for the first time this week.


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Grim's Tales: One tool every berry picker should have
About a year ago I had an epiphany that led me to purchase a cheap hiking staff from a local hardware and outdoors store, and I suggest that you get one, too.
For a while before that purchase I was not convinced of the advantages of having trekking poles, hiking staffs or walking sticks. My mind was made up literally in my sleep, when I sat up one dark night and realized that hiking staffs, especially those with a crooked handle, are invaluable berry picking tools.
Since this year is proving to be a phenomenal berry picking year, I'll share with you some reasons you should get a stick, staff or pole.
Well-known reasons include relieving weight from your legs, but I won't go into that. Others might also think that having a big, sturdy stick in the woods would be a good idea in case you need to defend yourself. Again, I have more practical reasons for you.
First, the most obvious reason to own a hiking staff is that you can test the ground in front of you. In marshy environments, this could save your shoes. Atop a cranberry bog, it could save your life. Going up and down blueberry hills, it could at least save you from an embarrassing and unpleasant spill.
Second, I won't entertain any notions that my little, flimsy hiking staff would be in any way an effective weapon against a bear, but it does provide a perfect platform for bear bells. I know from first-hand experience how startling it can be to be picking raspberries on one side of a bramble, only to slowly realize there is an oblivious big black bear on the other side of the flimsy bush.
God forbid you surprise it at that time. It would be better if the bells dangling from your hiking staff gave the hungry bear ample warning of your approach.
Third, for those who pick berries from ditches alongside dirt roads, a hiking staff could save you from a very itchy future. Poison ivy sometimes grows low in grassy ditches, being completely obscured by tall grass. Use your hiking staff to pull a Moses and part the grass sea to check for poison ivy before you dive in to hunt for those wild strawberries.
Finally, the idea that awoke me in the night and convinced me I needed a hiking staff is the simple fact that the densest, juiciest, ripest grapes, juneberries, chokecherries and other tree-based fruits are always at least one branch higher than you can reach. Get yourself a hiking stick with a crook on it so you can grab it by the base (only if you haven't parted the poison ivy sea with it yet), hook it on a young branch, and carefully bend it down so you can reach the high branches.
You don't need to go out and purchase a million dollar staff with all the bells and whistles of Inspector Gadget. You don't need to purchase one at all! Chances are there is a passable walking stick on a tree about 10 steps into your berry-picking adventure. One thing to is consider having a hiking stick made from a branch that forks. The fork is the top of the staff because then you can use it to hook and hold those young branches.
Wild strawberries are already done, blueberries and raspberries are waning, but blackberries are going to be awesome the next couple of weeks. After that there are wild plums, then wild grapes, then cranberries, so get out there and learn why your grandparents were willing to give themselves serious back pains for the wild fruits around you. I promise it's worth it.


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Nationwide Search Recognizes Trainer from Ohio as Country's Best
SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 13, 2011 – Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and the largest nonprofit fitness certification, education and training organization in the world, have named Nicole Nichols as America's top Personal Trainer to Watch. Nichols was selected after a six-month, nationwide competition that also recognized ten other finalists from around the country. An ACE-certified Personal Trainer, Nichols is currently the Fitness Expert and Managing Editor at SparkPeople.com, a healthy lifestyle website with 11 million members that provides nutrition, health and fitness tools at no cost.
"This award recognizes personal trainers who have demonstrated a significant commitment to fitness and in helping their clients achieve a lasting lifestyle change," said Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness. "We are especially thrilled to recognize this group of hard-working personal trainers who embody Life Fitness' core values and we look forward to continuing this important recognition program for years to come."
"Nicole and the 10 talented finalists were chosen because they consistently go above and beyond for their clients and make significant strides in their communities to increase physical activity," said Scott Goudeseune, CEO of the American Council on Exercise. "As role models they exemplify ACE's quality standards for fitness education and we are pleased to congratulate them and look forward to our continued work together in the fight against the obesity epidemic."
"I am beyond honored and grateful to be recognized by these two outstanding organizations, and to be in the company of the world-class trainers also honored," said Nichols, 29 from Cincinnati, Ohio. "I'm delighted by Life Fitness and ACE's underlying affirmation of the online medium as a powerful tool to improve the health and lives of people through fitness. Maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle and helping people achieve their personal fitness goals always have been my passions, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be pursuing them in a profession that does so much good for so many."
Nichols, who started her career as a personal trainer eight years ago, has designed and taught health programs on eating disorders, body image, self-acceptance and strength training for women, exercise for seniors and prenatal exercise. In addition, she has created more than 50 free workout videos which have been viewed more than 15 million times on YouTube.
In addition to being named Life Fitness and ACE's Personal Trainer to Watch, Nichols also took the top spot in a Fan Favorite competition on Facebook, receiving more than 3,500 votes among 40 semi-finalists.
The Personal Trainers to Watch program was created to recognize personal trainers nationwide who have demonstrated a growing commitment to fitness and to helping their clients achieve a lasting lifestyle change through educating and encouraging people to make physical activity an integral part of their everyday lives. Program entrants were evaluated on motivational technique, community service and fitness accomplishments.
In addition to receiving the award at a special recognition ceremony at the 26th annual Club Industry Show in Chicago on October 14, Nichols won a $5,000 check, Life Fitness equipment and an ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach certification package.
Personal Trainers to Watch Finalists
Ten finalists were also selected along with Nichols by an elite panel of industry influencers.[1] The finalists include:
"Personal trainers are the unsung heroes in America's ongoing battle to get and stay fit," said Life Fitness' Clawson. "Many times, they are the difference in a person's health and well-being. They help make great things happen -- and they do it every day in clubs and gyms across America."
The Personal Trainers to Watch awards ceremony will be held on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at the 26th Annual Club Industry Show in Chicago.
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Rooting for the Saints. Saints are pretty much toast and a loss will end their season. 0-4 is nearly impossible to come back from. Packers go 1-3 and it's a long road ahead. So... lesser of two evils, I'll pull for the Saints.
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wow a stupid penalty actually ended up helping the Saints.
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Ambrose Bierce
(Full name Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce; also wrote under the pseudonyms Dod Grile and William Herman) American short story writer, journalist, poet, essayist, and critic.
The following entry presents criticism of Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which was initially published in 1890 and later appeared in the collection of short stories titled Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891).
Regarded as one of the best-known short stories in American literature, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" was initially published in the San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890 and then appeared in Bierce's collection of short stories, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891). Commentators describe the story as an exploration of a condemned man's psyche during execution. Although ostensibly a war story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is sometimes included in supernatural anthologies for its depiction of abnormal phenomenon and has been cited as an early and significant exploration of psychology in fiction.
Plot and Major Characters
Critics divide "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" into three sections. The first is the description of a static scene: a Confederate sympathizer, Peyton Farquhar, is about to be hanged from the Owl Creek Bridge by Union soldiers for his unsuccessful attempt to blow up the bridge. In this first section, critics note that Bierce utilizes a myriad of details and military terminology to create an almost handbook description of how to hang a man. As the noose is placed around Farquhar's neck, Bierce describes the dispassionate actions of the Union soldiers in preparation for the hanging and Farquhar's last-minute desperation to escape. As the moment of his execution arrives, Farquhar perceives the external world slowing down and can hear the ticking of his watch pounding in his ears. The second section is a flashback to the events that led up to the hanging. Farquhar is revealed not as a hero, but as an arrogant, self-serving plantation owner from a respected Alabama family. Despite his pro-slavery leanings and secessionist beliefs, he never joins the Confederate army and instead remains on his plantation, dreaming of being a soldier and a hero. When a Federal scout rides up to his plantation disguised as a Confederate soldier, Farquhar confides his far-fetched plan to sabotage the Owl Creek Bridge and kill Union forces. Farquhar's implausible mission ends in his capture and death sentence. In the third section of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," the scene shifts forward to his execution: as Farquhar's body drops and is assumed dead, the rope breaks and Farquhar regains consciousness in the creek. As he escapes the Union forces and finds the road home to his plantation, his neck hurts him and the road disappears from underneath his feet. The narrative shifts from past tense to present tense as Farquhar returns home, greeted by his beautiful wife. As he embraces her, he feels a stunning blow to the back of his neck as it breaks. It is revealed that Farquhar's escape from the hangman has been the final fantasy of a dying man.
Major Themes
Critics identify the major theme of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" as the human need to escape death. As the moment of his execution arrives, Farquhar deludes himself into believing—albeit for just a few seconds—that he has escaped the hangman's noose and has arrived home to his loving wife. Therefore, self-delusion is perceived to be another key thematic concern of the story, which is illustrated not only by Farquhar's escape fantasy, but also by his distorted view of himself as a courageous patriot and freedom fighter. Commentators contend that Bierce makes his contempt for Farquhar very clear, particularly for his avoidance of military duty and his inflated sense of importance. In fact, the unreliability of information is acknowledged as a central issue in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," as Bierce utilizes irony, an untrustworthy narrator, and shifting perspectives to show that the mind can create its own realities and its own escapes. In the story, Bierce does not overtly inform the reader that Farquhar's escape is a hallucination but expects that the careful reader will realize the impossibility of events described in the final section of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
Critical Reception
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is regarded as one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature. Much of the critical discussion about the story focuses on the story's surprise ending and investigates clues throughout the piece that reveal that Farquhar's escape was only a hoax. Several critics have derided the surprise ending, regarding it as a perceptual trap and an unjustified trick. Others praise Bierce's manipulation of time, language, and perspective in the story as masterful and contend that the author placed several clues within the narrative to show Farquhar's fallibility. Psychological interpretations have been applied to the story, particularly allusions to Freudian and dream theories. A few reviewers have found parallels between "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and O. Henry's "The Furnished Room." Moreover, commentators have compared Bierce's story to cinematic adaptations of the story, particularly Robert Enrico's La Riviere du Hibou. A few critics have investigated the origins of the story and the actual location of the bridge by examining events from Bierce's own Civil War experience. Others consider "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" to be an influential story that anticipates the work of later writers of psychological fiction.
Principal Works
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1891; also published as In the Midst of Life, 1892
Can Such Things Be? 1893
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce. 12 vols. (short stories, sketches, poetry, essays, and satire) 1912
Nuggets and Dust Panned Out in California [as Dod Grile] (sketches) 1872
The Fiend's Delight [as Dod Grile] (sketches) 1873
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull [as Dod Grile] (sketches) 1874
The Dance of Death [with Thomas A. Harcourt under the joint pseudonym of William Herman] (satire) 1877
Black Beetles in Amber (poetry) 1892...
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Gerald R. Barrett and Thomas L. Erskine (essay date 1973)
SOURCE: Barrett, Gerald R., and Thomas L. Erskine. "Language and Theme in 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." In From Fiction to Film: Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," pp. 69-75. Encino, Calif.: Dickenson Publishing Company, Inc., 1973.
[In the following essay, Barrett and Erskine offer a stylistic and thematic analysis of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."]
Although "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is commonly regarded as Ambrose Bierce's best and most famous short story, its "surprise ending" is not universally admired. Seeing obvious comparisons to O. Henry's "The Furnished Room," Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn...
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James W. Palmer (essay date fall 1977)
SOURCE: Palmer, James W. "From Owl Creek to La Riviere du hibou: The Film Adaptation of Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." Southern Humanities Review 11, no. 4 (fall 1977): 363-71.
[In the following essay, Palmer investigates the similarities and differences between "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and its cinematic adaptation, Robert Enrico's La Riviere du hibou.]
Robert Enrico's fine film La Riviere du Hibou is based on Ambrose Bierce's short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Enrico's adaptation is particularly interesting for two reasons. First, the adaptation follows closely the immediate events of the story,...
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Harry M. Geduld (essay date 1978)
SOURCE: Geduld, Harry M. "Literature into Film: 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." Yearbook of Comparative and General Literature, no. 27 (1978): 56-8.
[In the following essay, Geduld considers the nature and problems of film adaptation through a study of Robert Enrico's La Riviere du hibou, a film adapted from Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."]
The workshop on literature into film was prefaced by a screening of Robert Enrico's 1964 film adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Separately, the story and the film version are usually viewed as one or more of the following: an anti-war...
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Ursula O. Ulrich (essay date 1979)
SOURCE: Ulrich, Ursula O. "'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge': The Short Story and its Cinema Adaptation." In Proceedings of the 7th Congress of the International Comparative Literature Association, edited by Eva Kushner and Milan V. Dimic, p. 421. Stuttgart: Erich Bieber, 1979.
[In the following essay, Ulrich outlines the differences between "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and its film adaptation and asserts that the surprise ending "is even more effective in the film than in the story."]
Ambrose Bierce's short story is clearly divided into three parts: the first gives an outside observer's minute and objective description of the preparations for...
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Kingo Fabó (essay date 1982)
SOURCE: Fabó, Kingo. "Ambrose Bierce: 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." Acta Litteraria: Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 24, nos. 1-2 (1982): 225-32.
[In the following essay, Fabó examines the structuring principles in Bierce's story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."]
Every one of Ambrose Bierce's short stories is about death; so is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," in a cumulative way: the protagonist, Peyton Farquhar dies three deaths rather than just one—he is hanged, shot and drowned in rapid succession. The real protagonist of the story, then, is death or, since death cannot be experienced, the last instant preceding it. This, of...
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James G. Powers, S.J. (essay date summer 1982)
SOURCE: Powers, James G., S.J. "Freud and Farquhar: 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'?" Studies in Short Fiction 19, no. 3 (summer 1982): 278-81.
[In the following essay, Powers applies a Freudian interpretation to "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."]
Much has been written of Ambrose Bierce's predilection for bizarre topics—his penchant for "gratuitous horror and meaningless annihilation,"1 his cynicism rooted in an idealism which collided with the "crudities of the Gilded Age" at the turn of the century2; his love-hate relationship to war; finally, his pioneer treatment of the "clock of consciousness" in a relentless...
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George Cheatham and Judy Cheatham (essay date fall 1984)
SOURCE: Cheatham, George, and Judy Cheatham. "Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." Explicator 43, no. 1 (fall 1984): 44-7.
[In the following essay, Cheatham and Cheatham probe the origins of the name of the protagonist, Peyton Farquhar, in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."]
Peyton Farquhar—no reader of Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" fails to note the oddity of the name. Any one having taught the story has no doubt had students find the name humorous. Why then did Bierce, who could have given the character any name, choose the one that he did? Is Peyton Farquhar simply one of those old names, familiar to the...
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Cathy N. Davidson (essay date 1984)
SOURCE: Davidson, Cathy N. "The Process of Perception." In The Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce, pp. 45-55. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984.
[In the following excerpt, Davidson explores the perceptions of Peyton Farquhar, the protagonist of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," focusing on how they are affected by his inevitable execution.]
Bierce's protagonists are usually known by their failures, failures that show the limits and the limitations of a particular character's particular perspective. In this respect the test passed sometimes proves nothing. Survival becomes an accident of obtuseness in a few stories such as "A Watcher by the...
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Clifford R. Ames (essay date spring 1987)
SOURCE: Ames, Clifford R. "Do I Wake or Sleep?: Technique as Content in Ambrose Bierce's Short Story, 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." American Literary Realism, 1870-1910 19, no. 3 (spring 1987): 52-67.
[In the following essay, Ames argues that the popularity of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a testimony to Bierce's technical skill, particularly his ability to manipulate perception and suspend disbelief.]
What evidence could be applied to, supposing we were asked at this very moment whether we are asleep or awake—dreaming all that passes through our minds or talking to one another in the waking state.1...
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William Conlogue (essay date fall 1989)
SOURCE: Conlogue, William. "Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." The Explicator 48, no. 1 (fall 1989): 37-8.
[In the following essay, Conlogue finds a connection between Peyton Farquhar and a medieval band of hemp-eating Moslem assassins.]
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Peyton Farquhar grows hemp. These tree-like plants, used in making rope, grow to over 15 feet in height. The narrator of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells us that Farquhar is a "student of hanging"; he studies rope (12). The American Heritage Dictionary gives as one definition of rope, "death by hanging" (1071). Farquhar's "gyration," his...
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Peter Stoicheff (essay date summer 1993)
SOURCE: Stoicheff, Peter. "'Something Uncanny': The Dream Structure in Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'." Studies in Short Fiction 30, no. 3 (summer 1993): 349-57.
[In the following essay, Stoicheff considers Bierce's utilization of dream theory in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," maintaining that through his "intuitive employment" of Louis Ferdinand Alfred Maury's and Sigmund Freud's dream models Bierce "generates and sustains the uncanny impression of unconscious reality."]
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has received more critical attention than any other single work by Ambrose Bierce. This is probably because...
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David M. Owens (essay date spring 1994)
SOURCE: Owens, David M. "Bierce and Biography: The Location of Owl Creek Bridge." American Literary Realism, 1870-1910 26, no. 3 (spring 1994): 82-9.
[In the following essay, Owens provides a biographical context for "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and investigates the actual location of Owl Creek, finding it to be an amalgamation of Alabama and Tennessee locales.]
"A man stood on a railroad bridge in northern Alabama," begins Ambrose Bierce's most famous short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Set in the American Civil War, the story describes the hanging of Peyton Farquhar, a Southern planter caught attempting to sabotage a railroad...
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Lawrence A. Walz (essay date 1995)
SOURCE: Walz, Lawrence A. "Mary Henry's Journey from Owl Creek Bridge." Literature/Film Quarterly 23, no. 4 (1995): 262-65.
[In the following essay, Walz addresses the use of the "Owl Creek Bridge Plot" in the 1961 film Carnival of Souls and contrasts the protagonists of the movie and the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."]
Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) has long been celebrated for its classic surprise ending. Peyton Farquhar, being hanged as a Confederate saboteur at Owl Creek Bridge, is reprieved when the rope breaks. He plunges into the river below the bridge, swims to shore, and makes...
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Donald T. Blume (essay date winter 2002)
SOURCE: Blume, Donald T. "'A Quarter of an Hour': Hanging as Ambrose Bierce and Peyton Farquhar Knew It." American Literary Realism 34, no. 2 (winter 2002): 146-57.
[In the following essay, Blume explores Bierce's knowledge of executions and the physiological effects of hanging and argues that the hallucination sequence in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" takes place in a fifteen-minute period after his neck was broken.]
When "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" first appeared in William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner on 13 July 1890, it became the eleventh Civil War story Ambrose Bierce, the locally famous author of "Prattle," a...
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Lawrence I. Berkove (essay date 2002)
SOURCE: Berkove, Lawrence I. "'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge': Nothing Better Exists." In A Prescription for Adversity: The Moral Art of Ambrose Bierce, pp. 113-35. Columbus: The Ohio State University, 2002.
[In the following essay, Berkove ranks "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" as one of the most accomplished literary hoaxes ever written, contending that Bierce manipulates the readers of the story by allowing them to project their expectations into the story and "letting those expectations blind them into not reading carefully and thoughtfully enough."]
To Bierce, reason, although imperfect, remains humanity's best hope for preventing a needless...
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