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My baby boy didn't come into the world with much hair, and it took quite a while until he had a full head of hair. Once he was able to move his head from side to side in his cot he started to lose some hair as most newborns do. This left him with bald patches in places so when his hair started to grow again it was all different lengths. I have always cut the tips of my daughter's hair to keep it healthy and to prevent split ends so I have always had a good set of hair dressing scissors. So when my son's hair started to look untidy I carefully trimmed the tips of his hair. This was quite difficult to do as baby hair is very soft so it would easily slip through my fingers. Also it was never easy to do as he has always been quite active. Once he had become mobile it was even harder to get him to sit still for long enough for me to trim his hair. He just wanted to be away exploring.
It is quite normal for a baby to lose hair and it can become thin however after the first six months of a baby's life they shouldn't lose any more hair. It is down to personal choice when you decide to get your baby's hair cut. Some choose to go to the salon and others will trim their baby's hair themselves. Quite a few parents choose to get their baby's hair cut around 12 - 18 months of age. After the first hair cut it is recommended that hair should be trimmed every 6 - 8 weeks to keep it in healthy condition. Some people believe that shaving a baby's hair will make it healthier, obviously cutting or shaving hair will stimulate hair growth.
If you decide to take your baby to the salon to get a haircut it is a good idea to take them with you a couple of times to let them get used to it. Personally I wanted to cut my own son's hair in the comfort of my own home, and had decided to wait until he is a little bit older before taking him to the hairdressers.
Even though I was trimming his hair I could never get enough time to do a good job of it. I then wondered if I could get a hair clipper that would be suitable to use on my 18 month old. After having a browse on Amazon I was delighted to see the 'First Clipper Kit' manufactured by WAHL, they are a fairly well known and respected company that have been producing hair shaving/cutting/trimming products for many years. They are generally cheaper than other brands, I have used their products in the past and have had no problem with them. Seeing as this was the only choice available and it looked pretty good and I couldn't grumble at the low price of £14.50. I added it to my wish list as I was still a little bit apprehensive about shaving off my baby boy's hair, a couple of weeks later I finally decided to order it.
When the hair clipper arrived I was quite excited. On the front of the box is a picture of a lady with a baby with healthy looking hair, so that was reassuring. There is no age specified anywhere on the box or in the instruction pamphlet. The pamphlet provided gives you information on how to care for and maintain the unit and it comes with a 24 month guarantee.
Everything was snugly packed inside the box; the hair clipper is bright yellow which comes with a black safety clip attachment comb that fits over the blade. The unit is plastic and fits comfortably in my hand there is a large button which slides up and down to turn it on and off. Also within the box you get a plastic baby animal book, a bright yellow cape that has two frogs on the front, and a yellow storage case with a picture of the frog on the front to use for the clippers the plug and a bottle of oil and a brush to clean the blade. It all looks very child friendly and is of great quality I was really pleased with what I got for the money paid.
The clipper can be used plugged in, or you can charge the unit which will make it easier to use. The comb attachment has soft smooth rounded edges and can be adjusted by sliding it up or down on the unit to three different lengths which are: 3mm, 9mm or 15mm and you can take off the clipper attachment to give a much closer shave; the safety blade has rounded edges so it won't scratch baby's head. WAHL also claim that this clipper is ultra quiet.
My baby boy's hair was a good 4 inches long in places, and I did love his funky messy hair but I knew it was time for a good cut to prevent split ends. I was a little apprehensive and excited all at the same time about giving him his first real hair cut.
I sat my boy into his highchair so he wouldn't be able to move as much and so he was at a good height for me to reach him. I put the cape on him and gave him the book that came with the kit which didn't hold his attention for long as he likes his story books. I knew that if I put toys on his tray they would soon be on the floor so I decided to let him watch the TV just while I was cutting his hair as I knew he would sit still.
Before I started I showed my son the hair clipper and told him that he was going to have a hair cut in a positive happy voice. Then I turned the unit on for a couple of seconds and copied the buzzing noise and laughed, my son looked at me as if I was insane okay he just looked a bit unsure so I did this a couple more times until he had got used to the buzzing noise which is a fairly quiet low buzzing noise. I then combed the clipper through his hair a couple of times without it being turned on to get him used to the feeling whilst telling him how nice it was. Okay we were ready...so I shaved a small section of his hair and checked to see if he was okay with it before proceeding. I continued to shave his hair whilst praising him and telling him that he was going to have lovely new hair! He sat quietly and after a while he was moving his head forward as I was gliding the shaver over his head so I think he was quite enjoying having his hair shaved. Of course daddy had to have a go and he looked quite happy while shaving his son's hair. It was a bit of a shock to see his long hair being cut off. I scooped up all of my baby's lovely soft hair and put it into a bag.
The clipper glided through his hair with ease, and is quite lightweight and doesn't vibrate when it is on like regular clippers do. It took about 20 minutes to shave all of his hair off, and once we had finished I was pleased with the result. It gave a good neat cut with minimal effort. I cut the hair around his ears to give it a perfect finish although this wasn't important, as baby hair is quite fine.
My baby boy looked so different with his neat and tidy hair, his spiky messy hair suited his personality but with his new short shaved look he still looks cheeky. Since shaving it I have been running my hand over his head and it feels lovely and soft he has also been rubbing his hands back on forth on his head when I ask him where his hair is and as he gives a cheeky giggle. Although I do miss his long hair it will grow back and he still looks just as cute. I am really proud of my baby boy, he was very well behaved.
This is a brilliant kit, and it is all very good quality at an affordable price. It would be even better if it came with some safety scissors to tidy up around the ears. I am really impressed with it, and I am pleased with the results. I'm sure this will get plenty of use during the summer months and will save me money too.
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Patriarch at the Lake
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Poem: "Patriarch at the Lake" by David Swanger, from Wayne's College of Beauty. Reprinted with permission. (buy now)
Patriarch at the Lake
The aunts, splendid, pale
and ample in their bathing suits,
unfurled tablecloths, challa, melons,
seltzer water in blue bottles, and
honeyed cakes and other cakes.
After the required hour everyone
but Grandpa waded, stirring silt
around our ankles, enjoying the mud.
Then, as if called by voices beyond
us, the old man rose, his belly taut,
trunks reaching his knees, his shins
white as fish, and walked without
watching the ground toward water.
We parted to let him pass, we receded
onto the beach; he prowed outward
and swam. He remembered, he stroked
and roiled and spumed his way away
then back to us, his shorebound spawn.
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It was on this day in 1919, the 19th amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress giving women the right to vote.
It's the anniversary of two crucial battles in World War II. In 1940, the British forces completed their evacuation from Dunkirk, and on this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway took place.
Winston Churchill, who'd become prime minister that spring, had sent British forces to Belgium to try to stop the advance of the Nazi invasion, but the British soldiers were unprepared for the superior German army. They were completely overwhelmed. They were bottled up in the little coastal town of Dunkirk. They had abandoned equipment on the way, leaving the road to Dunkirk littered with empty vehicles and piles of gear.
The Nazi tanks had been in close pursuit, but when the British troops reached the coast, Hitler gave a personal order to stop the invasion. The Nazi commander was infuriated. He knew that he could probably wipe out the British in a single battle, and that the war for western Europe could be finished in a few days. One of Hitler's associates at the time wrote in his diary, "The Fuhrer is terribly nervous. Frightened by his own success, he's afraid to take any chance and would rather pull the reins on us."
The British estimated they had about two days to evacuate, but when the British ships showed up to carry the troops across the channel, they found the harbor too shallow for most of the ships to reach the shore. Almost 500,000 men were stranded on the beach, and Nazi bombers began to attack from the air. The British government sent out a request for all persons with seaworthy vessels to help in the evacuation, and a great flotilla of fishing boats, lifeboats, paddle steamers and yachts came across the English Channel and saved the British army.
What really turned the tide, however, was Winston Churchill's decision to turn the whole event into a symbol of bravery and perseverance. When the soldiers arrived in Britain, they were given a hero's welcome, with parades and cheering crowds. One solider said, "We might have been the heroes of some great victory instead of a beaten army returning home, having lost most of its equipment."
The Battle of Midway took place in the Central Pacific OceanMidway Islandthe last American outpost in the Pacific. The Japanese navy hoped to take control of it and use it to stage an invasion of Hawaii, but a squadron of American bombers who had wandered off course accidentally stumbled upon the Japanese fleet while most of planes were refueling. Fuel lines on the Japanese carriers caught fire, munitions exploded, and hundreds of Japanese sailors died in an instant. The battle went on for three more days, but the Japanese never fully recovered from that first attack, and never won another decisive naval battle for the rest of the war.
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Actor Andy Garcia has a message for Americans who agree with the recent decision to send Elian Gonzalez back to his native Cuba with his father: Before you judge, know your facts.
"The propaganda arm of the Cuban government has made a great impact on what they would like people to perceive as going on in Cuba," the actor told attendees of the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, CA. "For me, it's important to shed a more accurate light on what's going on down there because there is a portion of American society that's not quite aware, [that's] been spoonfed through the propaganda machinery the wrong situation and images."
Garcia's best illustration is jazz musician Arturo Sandoval, whom Garcia portrays in HBO's For Love or Country (due in November). For Sandoval, who made a daring escape from the country himself, the Gonzalez case is simply a tragedy. And anyone that doesn't think so should try living there.
"Nobody wants that for your own son," said Sandoval. "If somebody came to me and said, 'I'm gonna bring your son back to Cuba,' I say, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah ? you get ready to kill me first, and then you bring my son back to Cuba. Some people go to Cuba for a weekend and they have a great time and they believe that's a beautiful country: 'Oh, so pretty! Everything [is] so nice. Wonderful hotel.' You eat a beautiful lobster and the people are starving and homeless in the street. The people are desperate to jump in anything that floats and escape from the island. You don't want anything like this for your own son. Why do you want [it] for Elian?"
On a lighter note, Sandoval stressed that while the young Garcia presents a prettier picture now, he himself was easy on the eyes in his day. "You know, some people question all the time: Andy is a kind of good-looking guy and I am an old, fat man," he said. "I wasn't like this all the time. I got my days, too. I remember when I used to be good-looking and I showed a picture to the people. From now on, I am going to carry the picture with me. I say, 'Hey, I was like this.' "


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George Truman Flavin
Feb. 3, 1925 Nov. 25, 2003
Longtime Tuolumne County resident George Truman Flavin died Tuesday at a Modesto care home. He was 78.
He was born in Eureka, Nev., and had lived in Sierra Village and Sonora since 1961. He was raised in Oakland since age 5. He graduated from Castlemont High School and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in the South Pacific. He helped load the plane that carried the atom bombs to Japan.
He started his accounting career at Owens-Illinois Glass Co. He moved to Sierra Village in 1961 where he started, owned and operated his bookkeeping and tax preparation business, Flavin & Associates, until his retirement in 2000. The business still operates and is owned by his children.
He was an active member of American Legion Post No. 681 in Twain Harte and the Sierra Professional Association. He was a founding member of the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and California Society of Enrolled Agents, Big Valley Chapter.
He served on the board of trustees at Twain Harte Elementary School and Summerville High School at one time, and also served on the Tuolumne County Grand Jury.
His family said he enjoyed reading and was well known and respected throughout Tuolumne County.
Mr. Flavin is survived by his wife of 54 years, LaVonne Flavin of Sonora; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Matthew Ferrell of Sonora; a son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Tiffany Flavin of Sonora; four grandchildren, Kele LaNier, Coby Ferrell, and Trevor and Tristan Flavin, all of Sonora; and a sister-in-law, Barbara Flavin of San Lorenzo.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John Flavin.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 24176 Pine Lake Drive, in Sugar Pine.
Donations can be made to American Legion Post No. 681, P.O. Box 157, Twain Harte, CA 95383 or Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 280, Mi-Wuk Village, CA 95346.
Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mary E. Armstrong
Sept. 21, 1911 Nov. 20, 2003
Mary E. Armstrong of Sonora died Nov. 20 at a Sonora care home. She was 92.
She was born in Fargo, N.D., and lived in Sonora for six years. She previously had lived in San Francisco for 30 years. She worked as a secretary for the Army Corps of Engineers in San Francisco for many years. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star in San Francisco for 50 years.
She is survived by her stepson and daughter-in-law, Dave and Rosemary Armstrong of Pine Mountain Lake; and four nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Armstrong, in 1993.
No services are scheduled.
Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
John R. Dorn
June 22, 1940 Nov. 24, 2003
John R. Dorn of Sonora died Monday at his home. He was 63.
Mr. Dorn was born in Oakland and grew up in Orinda, but lived most of his adult life in the Los Gatos and San Jose areas. After being a stock broker for nearly 20 years, he opened Beardsley's Catering with his wife. He moved to the Sonora area 10 years ago to follow his dream of living a simple life, his family said. He opened a small computer business and provided Internet access in Sonora.
His family said he was a big-hearted friend to all who knew him and was always the one who would lend a hand.
His daughter was the light of his life, his family added.
Mr. Dorn is survived by his daughter, Monica Helen Dorn; mother, Virginia Alice Dorn; former wife, Rosemary Beardsley; brother and sister-in-law, Michael Raymond and Doris Dorn; niece, Alyssa Dorn; nephew, Nicholas Dorn; and adopted nieces and nephews, Andrew, Kelly and Laura Barham.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Heuton Memorial Chapel.
Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Loren Paul Palm
Aug. 21, 1942 Nov. 7, 2003
Former Sugar Pine resident Loren Paul Palm died Friday, Nov. 7, at a Conyers, Ga., care home. He was 61.
He was born in South Dakota and lived in Sugar Pine with his family for 19 years, where he made a living installing and selling floors. He moved with his family to Conyers, Ga., in 1994. He was a member of Victory Tabernacle Church in Conyers.
Mr. Palm is survived by his wife of 33 years, Karen Palm; a daughter and son-in-law, Amy Marie and Kevin Frazer of Covington, Ga.; a son, Mark Andrew Palm of Boynton Beach, Fla.; granddaughters, Natalie and Anna Frazer; a brother, Don Palm of California; and sisters, Lois Ryland of Washington, Verlaine Lazzaro of California, and Mary Ellen Economy of Utah.
Services were held.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Karen Palm for her health ministry, 373 Covered Bridge Rd., Covington, GA 30016.
The National Cremation Society in Atlanta is handling arrangements.
Margery L.
Aug. 18, 1918 Nov. 25, 2003
Longtime Tuolumne County resident Margery L. Livingston died Tuesday at her home. She was 85.
She was born in Alhambra and lived in Tuolumne County for 55 years, most recently in Jamestown. She worked as an admission clerk for Sonora Community Hospital for three years.
Her family said she enjoyed her home, traveling and especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Bob Livingston of Jamestown; sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Sue Livingston of Columbia and Bill and Diane Livingston of Sonora; a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Larry Benefield of Dixon; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
At her request, no services will be held.
Donations can be made to the Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice of the Sierra, P.O. Box 4805, Sonora, CA 95370.
Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
BOAN Joe H. Boan, 93, of Sonora died yesterday in Tuolumne. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
KRESS Mary Kress, 82, of Jamestown died yesterday at a Sonora hospital. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
KOWALSKI Larry Kowalski, 57, of Arnold died Tuesday at a San Andreas hospital. Visitation is scheduled for 1-6:30 p.m. today at Angels Memorial Chapel. A rosary will follow and is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at the chapel. A Mass of Christian burial is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Murphys. Angels Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
TURNER Vernon Turner, 77, of Sonora died yesterday at his home. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
WHITESIDE A graveside service for Judith "Tomlin" Whiteside, 57, of Tuttletown is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Mountain Shadow Cemetery. She died Tuesday at her home. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
MENDENCE Clara Mendence, 76, of Murphys died Tuesday at a San Andreas hospital. A service is scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Foothill Community Church in Angels Camp. Angels Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.


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With the exception of two articles in Beijing's official Catholic newsletter, almost no information has come out about the assemblies themselves, including in the Chinese media. However, several Chinese Catholic sources have reported bishops being kidnapped or arrested, in order to compel their participation.
The Catholic Patriotic Association and the so-called "Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China" are both seeking to fill a leadership position that has been vacant for several years. A government-appointed bishop, Michael Fu Tieshan, headed both agencies –and occupied a leadership position in the Communist country's national legislature– until his death in 2007.
Ahead of the meeting, around 100 police officers and other government officials in Hebei province converged on the residence of Bishop Feng Xinmao, whom a group of nuns and lay faithful had previously managed to rescue from forced isolation. After a dramatic siege that lasted several hours, authorities recaptured the bishop to take him to the meetings in Beijing.
In the same province, police have declared Bishop Li Lianghui Cangzhou to be a fugitive, after he disappeared in order to avoid the state-church meetings. Other sources within the Chinese Church have described local bishops going into hiding to avoid a similar fate.
Many bishops have not managed to escape, and have been detained and taken to the event. Others, facing similar threats, have reluctantly agreed to attend. However, they are reportedly refusing to concelebrate Masses with excommunicated state clergy.
In Hong Kong, the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission protested the meetings with a rally at government offices. They wore purple ribbons to signify the suppression of Chinese Catholics' religious freedom, and the recent renewal of government pressure on bishops who are loyal to Rome.
In November 2010, the Catholic Patriotic Association forced a group of Vatican-approved bishops to participate in an unauthorized episcopal consecration. Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged on Dec. 1 that Chinese Catholics were now "going through a particularly difficult time," despite past indications of reconciliation between Beijing and the Holy See.
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Issue 1, October 2008
The Apology to the Stolen Generation1 set the tone for a new and vigorous approach to achieving health equity for Indigenous people. The symbolic impact of the Apology was reinforced and given practical direction by the Australia 2020 Summit2 and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Budget Statements.3 The key primary health care messages arising from these are:
Improving health services for Indigenous people is essential to reducing health inequities between Australians.
Making health services accessible to Indigenous communities is a primary component of health service provision.
Indigenous community engagement in health research, health services and health education is critical to meeting equity policy outcomes.
These key messages were reinforced with energy and hope at the 2008 General Practice and Primary Health Care (GP & PHC) Research Conference, Health for All? Presenters, including more Indigenous researchers than in previous years, described a range of research initiatives being taken to 'close the gap' in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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Evaluating local projects to improve Indigenous health
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Infant mortality
Indigenous women access antenatal care later than non-Indigenous women and are more likely to die during pregnancy. Identifying culturally appropriate approaches will increase Indigenous women's use of health services and lead to improved health for them and their families.
A Tamworth project found that Indigenous women prefer an Indigenous health worker during their pregnancy, but this is not so important after the birth.B Continuity of care is very important. The women prefer talking about their health to using written or computer health materials.
Bringing dialysis to the people
Ten years ago analysis showed that Indigenous people in the Northern Territory lived for half as long after dialysis as non-Indigenous people. The Aboriginal and Community Controlled Health Service in Broome is closing the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians who are receiving dialysis.C However, the demand exceeds the resources' ability to meet it and about 30% of Kimberley people still received treatment in Perth in 2007.
The Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku (or the Western Desert Dialysis Mob) provides even more remote service, enabling seriously ill patients receiving long-term dialysis treatment in 'the purple house' in Alice Springs to visit their homes and families in the remote Western Desert of NT and receive dialysis while they are there.D
Substance abuse outflanked
When I walked to work … I'd trip over cans and see kids with paint over their lips looking like they just weren't there … now … I don't see those kids anymore.
In Palmerston Indigenous Village two complementary projects reduced youth substance abuse and improved community pride. In one, local retailers learnt how to minimise inappropriate purchases and substance abuse.E In the other, the community took responsibility to provide breakfast and lunch-boxes to schoolchildren by adapting the Australian Government's School Nutrition Program.4
These projects demonstrate the power of local, culturally appropriate service models. They fit with Prime Minister Rudd's statement of the need to close the gap "with sufficient flexibility not to insist on a one-size-fits-all approach for each of the hundreds of remote and regional Indigenous communities across the country".1
Population data
Different Indigenous groups have different health needs. Population data can overturn assumptions about particular groups and result in policies and health services more likely to improve health outcomes for key groups.
Infant and maternal health—the Gudaga 'healthy baby' project
Over a third of mothers of Indigenous children in this project's cohort are not themselves Indigenous, are younger than other mothers and less likely to be married or to have finished school. They may be in greater need of support in managing their babies' health.F
Child health
Data about eating, size and weight for urban children between five and 14 years gathered at Queensland's Inala Indigenous Health Centre will identify children at risk of chronic disease.G
Improving men's access to health information
Indigenous men use health services less than women do and may see health services as 'womens' places'.5 A Queensland project is investigating ways of delivering health services appropriate for Indigenous men's cultural needs to encourage men's health service use and increase their health.H
Indigenous health checks
Health checks conducted in Queensland's Inala Indigenous Health Service were associated with high rates of preventive activities, referrals, medications and investigations.I
Encouraging Indigenous people's engagement
Sitting around having a good yarn
Successful comprehensive primary health care for Indigenous communities needs research and working partnerships where Indigenous and non-Indigenous people collaborate as respected equals. This means non-Indigenous practitioners 'unlearning' assumptions from the Western health system and both groups getting to know each other, 'yarning', to identify new and appropriate approaches to complex circumstances.
Supporting Indigenous researchers
'Yarning' was a strategy in one innovative approach which used young Indigenous mothers in Townsville to design the U Mob Yarn Up project, conduct interviews with young marginalised people and act as a support group for them. This process was time intensive and complex, but the approach was culturally appropriate and benefits to the participants were tangible.J
Building the capacity of the remote workforce
Indigenous people don't make distinctions between professions.
The Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs is supporting remote Allied Health Professionals by fostering communication skills to build relationships and knowledge about what is happening in local communities, aiming to promote inter-professional support and collaboration.K,L
Research direction
Research is asking and answering questions important to removing health inequalities.
The way research is conducted affects what is discovered. To answer questions meaningfully, research must be done with and by Indigenous people and communities, not on them.
Research based in these respectful and collaborative principles will lead to improving access to care, and therefore narrowing the gap in survival and health for Indigenous Australians.
Further resources
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
Citation: Alfred A, Kalucy E, McIntyre E. (2008). A new climate for Indigenous health. RESEARCH ROUNDup Issue 1. Adelaide: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service.
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- Rudd K. (Prime Minister of Australia). (2008). Apology to the Stolen Generations. Retrieved 12.08.08.
- Australian Government (2008). Options for the Future of Indigenous Australia. Final Report of the 2020 Summit, Chapter 7. Retrieved 12.08.08. [PDF:451Kb]
- Australian Government (2008). Australian Government 2008-09 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements. Retrieved 12.08.08.
- The Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (2008). Northern Territory Emergency Response. Retrieved 15.07.08 from www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_education/programmes_funding/programme_categories/NT_Emergency_Response/
- McCoy B. (2008). Holding Men: Kanyirninpa and the health of Aboriginal men. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press.
The following are abstracts from the 2008 GP & PHC Research Conference Health for All?
- Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services—torch bearers of primary health care. M Adams
- Action Time - Research to Guide Appropriate Aboriginal Antenatal Services. J Blake, K Rae, G Green, R Dra
- Better haemodialysis outcomes for Kimberley patients—Aboriginal Community Control in partnership with a proactive urban tertiary centre. J Marley, H Dent, M Wearne, C Fitzclarence, K Siu, C Nelson, K Warr, D Atkinson
- Keeping our Spirit Alive and Strong: The Story of the Western Desert Dialysis Mob. S Brown, M Spencer
- Evaluation of a solvent misuse prevention program in the NT. K Piper
- The Gudaga project: describing characteristics of the cohort. E Comino
- Healthy urban Indigenous kids. A Fonda, G Spurling, M Hayman, P Davies
- Indigenous men's urinary health. L MacAulay, N Smart
- What is the role of adult Indigenous health checks in primary care?G Spurling, N Hayman, A Cooney
- Learning from the ups and downs of conducting participatory research with Indigenous young people. S Larkins, P Page, K Panaretto, M Mitchell, V Alberts
- Primary Health Care service delivery as 'knowledge translation'. P Kuipers, J Wakerman, H Jensen
- The Trans-Disciplinary model of providing Primary Health Care services to remote communities in Central Australia: service provider perspectives. Grobler, T Konneman, H Jensen, F Vaughan, P Kuipers, H Cornielje
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The amount of the funds, dedicated to preserving the Democrats' four-seat advantage over the Republican Party in the Senate in the upcoming elections, is a new high, The Hill reported Thursday.
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Performance-Based Engineering of Resilient Communities
Bozidar Stojadinovic, Professor
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Communities are complex systems of people, structures and infrastructure, both physical and social. Response of communities to disasters is much more than the sum of the responses of its constitutive parts. Yet, today, civil/structural design methods are focused on individual structures, as if they each were standing alone. For example, we have tools to predict the seismic response of individual highway bridges but we lack methods to predict the response of the entire regional highway system to a disaster. Resilience of communities is, therefore, difficult to engineer using the present framework.
In this talk I will present a probabilistic performance-based framework for engineering resilient communities that addresses systems of structures and infrastructure rather than collections of individual entities. First, I will attempt to define the seismic resilience of communities, and describe the properties of a performance-based community-level seismic design framework. Second, I will illustrate the fundamental knowledge, enabling technologies, and engineered systems needed to constitute the new framework using three examples from my ongoing research: rocking of post-tensioned bridge columns; modeling bridge ability to carry traffic load after an earthquake; and evaluation of how new technologies and materials, such as base isolation and fiber-reinforced concrete, affect system design choices. Third, I will conclude by outlining the framework for performance-based engineering of resilient communities, focusing on the changes in hazard exposure and performance objective selection. I will also discuss the new research needed to implement such design framework in civil engineering practice.
Society of tomorrow must have an order of magnitude more confidence in the resilience of the physical and social infrastructure then it does today. Performance-based engineering of resilient communities is an important contribution Civil Engineers can make towards this worthy goal.
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- There's no immediate need to upgrade to the latest version. You can take it as a simple notice that the newer version is ready and waiting. Just make sure to backup all of your important data before upgrading.
- Yes, Linux is fast. You may no notice it while using your computer for simple day to day activity like emailing or browsing the web. But Linux does a great job of utilizing available system resources. There is also no noticeable fragmentation of the disc, or any system-rot over time.
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1) some users in the past that have tried to upgrade/update immediately after fresh installs have run into various problems; I prefer to tweak my system and create a full system backup before going for any large upgrades/updates.
2) it seems fast to me, but that could be a matter of perspective; I don't feel any noticeable speed difference between 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems; the best way to learn about linux is to install it, and get a feel for it by using it
3) liveCDs and liveUSBs are often used for checking out various distributions; yes, linux can be installed on external discs; you shouldn't have to uninstall linux, but instead can simply install over it, or delete the linux partitions, although sometimes you might have to restore your desired bootloader
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RWJF Launches Leadership Development Programs
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the launch of four leadership development programs designed to engage people working across a variety of sectors in building a Culture of Health in America.
The four programs are Health Policy Research Scholars, which will bring together as many as fifty diverse first- and second-year doctoral students from multiple disciplines whose research, connections and leadership will inform and influence policy; Interdisciplinary Research Leaders, which will seek to enlist up to twenty three-person teams of researchers and community members who can bridge the myriad factors that influence people's health, address health disparities, and build fundamentally healthier communities; Clinical Scholars, which will engage up to fifty clinically active healthcare providers to collaborate in teams with fellow clinicians from a range of disciplines, including nurses, physicians, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and others; and Culture of Health Leaders, which will engage up to fifty participants — both individuals and established or emerging teams — from education, transportation, technology, public health, government, faith/spiritual, business, health care, social service, economic development, urban planning, and other fields.
Programs, which will range for three to five years in duration, will provide training in a variety of topics, from change leadership to health policy, as well as mentoring and executive coaching, networking with other program participants, and the opportunity to work on solutions to real problems in local communities. Participants in the programs will work in their home communities, connect via distance-learning technology, and gather several times a year in person for training and collaboration.
To be led by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, the Interdisciplinary Research Leader program will provide each individual participant with an annual stipend of $25,000, while teams will receive a $125,000 project grant. Each participant in the Clinical Scholars program, to be led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will receive a $35,000 annual fellowship. And participants in the Culture of Health Leaders program, co-led by the National Center for Health Equity and CommonHealth ACTION, will receive an annual stipend of $20,000, with additional funds available for project activities.
"To build a Culture of Health in America — a culture where everyone can attain the best health possible — we need leaders who can work together across disciplines, professions, and sectors," said RWJF president and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey. "This is more important than ever, as evidence shows that many factors beyond health care influence health."


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Ian Pike 1 p.m., Nov. 23
Yea! It's breakfast time, and I can hardly wait! I love this time of day, when Mommy feeds me my munchies-spinach, hay and carrots. They're so delicious!
Here comes Mommy now. I can see that she is digging around in the refrigerator for my food. She is singing a happy song while she retrieves my food. I love to see Mommy happy. It has been almost one year since Da left. I miss him, too, but know that he is very busy with his life and music.
"Here you are, Baby Boy," says Mommy, as she places the assortment of goodies on my perch. I can hardly contain my excitement as I snatch the tasty vegetables from her hands.
*Munching, munching, munching (I know that I'm loud, but, hey, I'm a hungry boy)
Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I spy a furry, black-and-white creature, who looks curiously my way. He is sniffing the air as he inspects the area. I'm glad to be in my house because I don't know if this chap is a friendly sprite.
"Hi," he says. "What's your name?"
I stop munching, even though I still have about five spinach leaves left in my mouth. He keeps staring at me as he waits for me to answer.
"Hi, my name is Ramsey," I answer. "What's yours?"
"Rupert. I'm Rupert the skunk."
Skunk? Honestly, I've never seen his kind before. He is pretty interesting looking, though.
"Hi, Rupert. Where do you live?"
"I live in the canyon," he replies. "Hey, what are you eating there?"
I can tell that he's the inquisitive type, as he edges closer to my home.
"I'm eating carrots, spinach and hay. Would you like some?"
"Sure! I'm kinda hungry. I can't seem to find anything good out here," says Rupert.
I try to toss him a few of my carrots but they keep dropping on the floor of my house. Suddenly, I can hear Mommy coming into the kitchen, as she always does when she wants to check on me.
When she enters the room, I see Rupert's eyes grow wider. He immediately lifts his tail and —
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Remember the ridiculous Veritas RSIII that Richard drove in the last series?
Well, how do you fancy an SUV version? Seriously. Reports are reaching us from Germany that Veritas is planning a limited run of carbon fibre off-roaders.
We can't imagine, even for a second, what the hell it's going to look like. Bizarre, we'd guess.
But, should it happen, the Veritas SUV will be fast. The open-cockpit RSIII, remember, hits 60mph in something pretty close to three seconds flat, courtesy of a 620bhp BMW-sourced V10.
The SUV could be equally perception-bending, especially if it's powered by… an airplane engine.
Oh yes. We hear rumours that the Veritas SUV will pack a small aircraft engine. May we humbly suggest the 27-litre, V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin?
It also looks likely that, in addition to the 30 or so open-cockpit RSIIIs planned for production, Veritas will build roughly the same number of coupe RSIIIs.
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New projectI've recently embarked on a new video project which is a series of short movies about artists in Perthshire. The first one (below) went online just in time for this year's Perthshire Open Studios event. There's one more in the can and I'm currently arranging for more shoots with the artists concerned.
Current method for YouTubeI'm still filming at Standard Definition 4:3. After editing in Final Cut Pro I now export to Film Academy format (2048x1536 pixels) with no compression. I then use QuickTime Pro to export from the Film Academy version at 1048x786 pixels using H.264 compression. After that I'm at the mercy of YouTube like everyone else.
My first attempt to upload this movie to YouTube failed after a few hours, but I was lucky the second time around. The process took about 12 hours – probably par for the course with a file weighing in at just over 1GB and a maximum bandwidth of 2MB. I noticed that some compression artifacts had crept in towards the end of the movie, but after watching it a couple of times decided that I rather liked it.


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Macau to host GT World Cup
Next month, Macau will host the first ever FIA GT World Cup, the latest addition to the programme's all-star show-stoppers which now includes prestigious races for Formula 3, motorcycles, touring car and GT machinery. But what is this new, rapidly emerging category of motorsport competition? GT racing – or Grand Touring racing to give it its full name – is an important part of the rich tapestry of sportscar competition around the world. Forty percent of the 55 cars that started the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race in France this year were highly- developed variants of road-going sportscars – Porsches, Ferraris, Aston Martins and more – that you can see on the streets. These are distinct from the purpose-built racing cars known as prototypes that battle it out at the front of the field at Le Mans. International GT racing is split between two different codes. The cars that race at Le Mans, as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship of which it is the centre piece, are built to GTE rules.
There is a separate – and much more widespread – realm of GT racing known as GT3. And it is these cars that will be racing in the FIA GT World Cup on the streets of Macau in November. GT3 cars are closer to their road-going cousins and, perhaps most significantly, cheaper both to buy and run than the machinery that competes in GTE. The rule book offers widespread freedoms and the performance of the cars is controlled by a process known as the Balance of Performance.
The idea is to create a level playing field by tweaking parameters such as weight, engine power, aerodynamics and ride height to make sure that a range of machinery can race on equal terms. This means that front-engined cars, such as the Bentley Continental GT3 and the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, can be competitive against mid-engined sportscars such as Ferrari's 458 Italia GT3 and the new carbon-chassis McLaren 650S GT3. GT3 is inclusive by its very nature and has included in its 10-year history cars as diverse as the Morgan Aero 8 and the Ford Mustang. The GT3 category has spread around the globe since its creation back in 2006. It has become the basis of multiple national championships around Europe, as well as series in Australia, the United States and Brazil.
The next step on the GT3 pyramid is the international championships, such as the Blancpain GT Series in Europe and the GT Asia Series. GT3 cars also compete for overall victory in important races such the Nürburgring 24 Hours, which incorporates the legendary 12- mile Nordschleife circuit, and the Bathurst 12 Hours in Australia. There are also classes for GT3 machinery in the Le Mans Series in Europe and Asia and in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship in the US.


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Gary Cooper
(Jess Birdwell)
Dorothy McGuire
(Eliza Birdwell)
Marjorie Main
(Widow Hudspeth)
Anthony Perkins
(Josh Birdwell)
Richard Eyer
(Little Jess Birdwell)
Robert Middleton
(Sam Jordan)
Phyllis Love
(Mattie Birdwell)
Mark Richman
(Gard Jordan)
Walter Catlett
(Professor Quigley)
Richard Hale
(Elder Purdy)
Joel Fluellen
Theodore Newton
(Army Major Harvey)
John Smith
Elna Skinner
(Widow Hudspeth's daughter)
Marjorie Durant
(Widow Hudspeth's daughter)
Frances Farwell
(Widow Hudspeth's daughter)
Samantha, the Goose
Mary Carr
(Quaker woman)
Jean Inness
(Mrs. Purdy)
Everett Glass
Charles Halton
Russell Simpson
Nelson Leigh
Helen Kleeb
(Old lady)
Diane Jergens
(Young girl, Elizabeth)
Ralph Sanford
William Schallert
(Young husband)
John Craven
(Band leader)
James Lilburn
Frank Sully
Wright King
LeRoy Johnson
Frank Jenks
James Anderson
(Tough guy)
Harry Hines
Kid Chissell
Henry Rowland
Ivan Rasputin
(Billy Goat)
Edmund Cobb
Jimmy Goodwin
Joseph Turkel
King Karlo
(Fire eater)
Murray Parker
(Sword swallower)
Donald Kerr
Frank Hagney
(Lemonade vendor)
Steve Warren
Jack McClure
Edward L. Andrews
Ralph Gamble
(Medicine man)
Earle Hodgins
(Shooting gallery operator)
Robert Fuller
(Soldier next to Josh at shooting gallery)
Charles Courtney
(Reb courier)
Tom Irish
(Young rebel)
Ron Hargrave
Tom London
John Dierkes
Irvin Ashkenazi
Charles Morton
William Vedder
Gene Roth
Tyler McVey
Dennis Moore
Hart Wayne
John Pickard
James Seay
(Rebel captain)
John Compton
(Rebel lieutenant)
James Dobson
(Rebel soldier)
Richard Garland
Norman Leavitt
Don Kennedy
Mary Jackson
(Country woman)
William J. Tannen
(Supply sergeant)
Jack Sterling
Charles Delaney
Bill Engle
Jack Macy
The Birdwells, a prosperous Pennsylvania Quaker family, try to remain detached from the Civil War that is raging to the south. As the family prepares to go to Sunday meeting, daughter Mattie primps and fantasizes about her sweetheart, Gard Jordan, while older brother Josh plays war with younger brother Little Jess, but warns that their preacher mother Eliza does not like war talk. While father Jess hitches his horse Red Rover to a surrey, he laments to black farm hand Enoch that the horse is not as fast as he appears. On the way to town, Gard's father, neighboring farmer Sam Jordan, rides up alongside the Birdwells, initiating their Sunday racing ritual. Eliza strongly disapproves of racing but is unsuccessful in convincing the amiable Jess to stop. After Sam's horse once again wins, the Birdwells go to their meetinghouse, while Sam and Grad attend Methodist services. A few minutes later, Maj. Harvey of the Union Army enters the meetinghouse to urge the Quaker men to take up arms against the South. Although some men, including Jess and Josh, admit doubts about their pacifist beliefs, Harvey is unable to change anyone's mind. A few days later, Gard, who is an army officer, comes to call on Mattie and ask the family if they plan to go to the county fair. When the excited children lament that Eliza's strictness will prevent their attending, Jess intercedes. At the fair, while Eliza visits a quilting booth, Little Jess enjoys the sideshows, Josh and his friend Caleb watch a wrestling match, Jess and Sam peruse Quigley's organ emporium and Gard convinces Mattie to dance with him on the pavilion. When Eliza sees Mattie dancing, she is shocked and orders her daughter home, despite Gard's plea that he wants to spend his last day of leave with Mattie. Meanwhile, Caleb enters a wrestling match but suddenly quits because he thinks he has hurt the other wrestler. A few men who had bet on Caleb start to intimidate and hit him and Josh, who refuse to hit back. The incident is stopped by Jess, who grabs the most abusive man and pushes him into a rain barrel, in full view of the disapproving Eliza. Soon Jess, who sells nursery stock, leaves on a business trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio. Josh has never accompanied his father before and looks forward to the adventure, despite Eliza's concerns for their safety. On the last day of their trip, Jess stops at the farm of the Widow Hudspeth, whose three man-hungry daughters are delighted to have the bashful Josh and Jess spend the night. While riding with the widow, Jess is impressed by her ugly mare "Lady," who refuses to let other horses pass her. Because the widow does not want her daughters' potential suitors to be upstaged by Lady, she trades Lady for Red Rover. When Jess and Josh return home, Eliza is delighted that Josh has traded Red Rover for a "good, plain animal," but her happiness turns to anger when Quigley delivers an organ that Jess had purchased without her knowledge. Eliza stands in the doorway and forbids Jess to bring in the organ. Jess, who does not like the word "forbid," moves the organ inside, prompting Eliza to leave for the barn. That night, after the children have gone to bed, Jess goes into the barn and speeds the night there with Eliza. The next morning, as the pair lovingly walks arm-in-arm toward the house, Eliza makes Jess promise that the organ will stay in the attic and not be played on meeting day. On Sunday, Jess makes an excuse to take their smaller carriage to town and hitches up Lady. For the first time, he is able to best Sam in the race, much to Eliza and Sam's chagrin. That night, Gard, who has returned to organize the home guard after sustaining a battle wound, comes to see Mattie. As Mattie, Josh and Little Jess question Gard about his experiences, Josh says that he wants to join the home troops, but Gard asks him to think more about his decision. Later, as Gard and Mattie kiss, Josh and Enoch assist as the family cow gives birth, and Enoch worries when Josh wonders aloud what death would be like. A few days later, Gard comes to visit Mattie, who is at the river with Little Jess. She is angry when she realizes that Gard has overheard her talking aloud about his handsomeness and runs back to the house. Just then, Josh rides home and reports that Confederate soldiers are less than thirty miles away and will overrun their farm by tomorrow. Gard pleads with Jess and Eliza to take the children and hide in the woods, but Eliza says that if it is God's will, there is nothing they can do. Enoch then asks Gard for a gun, confessing that he is a runaway slave and would not have a chance with the Confederates. When Mattie, who is listening from her room, overhears Gard say that he is leaving to join the home guard, she runs after him. They confess their love for each other and promise to marry. The next morning, after talking with Jess, who understands how he feels, and Eliza, who has urged him to pray, Josh takes a shotgun and rides off on Lady to join the home guard. While Josh nervously takes position at the river, where the home guard will try to prevent the Confederates from crossing, Elder Purdy rides to the Birdwell farm and angrily relates that his farm has been looted and his crops burned. Although Jess offers to share what he has, Purdy, who previously had boasted that he would never betray his principles, lashes out at Jess for not taking up arms. His tirade is interrupted when Sam arrives and tells Purdy that he will fight for both himself and Jess and is glad that someone is holding out for a better way of settling differences. When the Confederates start to cross the river, the battle begins. Seeing the killing of a man who had been kind to him, Josh repeatedly loads his shotgun to fire at the approaching Confederates, as tears roll down his cheeks. A short time later, Lady arrives at the farm riderless, causing Eliza to break down, sure that her son is dead. When she sees Jess take his shotgun and ride out, she is hurt but does not try to stop him. Soon some Confederate soldiers arrive at the Birdwell farm, and Eliza surprises them by offering food and hospitality. However, when one of the soldiers grabs Eliza's beloved pet goose Samantha, she becomes hysterical and repeatedly hits the soldier with her broom. The soldier lets Samantha go and apologizes, then departs with the others, leaving an ashamed Eliza, who asks her children not to say anything to their father. Meanwhile, as Jess approaches the river, he encounters the mortally wounded Sam and reminisces about their races before his friend dies. Just then, a lone Confederate soldier takes a shot at Jess, who is only grazed, but pretends to be dead. Concluding that both men are dead, the soldier walks away to reload his rifle, but Jess stands up and struggles with him. Jess has a clear shot at the soldier but, grabbing his gun, tells him that he will not kill him and to walk away. A few minutes later, Jess comes upon the scene of devastation at the river. Among the dead bodies, he finds Josh, alive, but heartsick at having killed. Jess takes his son home, where Eliza welcomes them. Some time later, after the battles are over, Enoch hitches up the surrey for Jess, Josh, Eliza and Little Jess to ride to Sunday meeting as Gard and Mattie ride behind in their carriage.
Production Company:
Allied Artists Pictures Corp.
Production Text:
William Wyler's Production
Distribution Company:
Allied Artists Pictures Corp.
William Wyler
Austen Jewell
(Asst dir)
Claude Binyon Jr.
(Asst dir)
William O'Donnell
(Asst dir)
William Wyler
Robert Wyler
(Assoc prod)
Harry Hogan
(Asst prod)
Michael Wilson
Robert Wyler
(Contr wrt)
Jessamyn West
(Contr wrt)
Henry Kleiner
(Contr wrt)
Ellsworth Fredricks
(Dir of photog)
Al St. Hilaire
Art Direction:
Edward S. Haworth
(Art dir)
Film Editor:
Robert Swink
(Film ed)
Edward A. Biery Jr.
(Film ed)
Robert A. Belcher
(Film ed)
Set Decoration:
Joe Kish
(Set dec)
Jimmy West
(Const supv)
Tommy Plews
Dorothy Jeakins
(Cost des)
Bert Henrikson
Norman Martien
Sid Mintz
Adolph Seidel
Dimitri Tiomkin
(Mus comp and cond)
Richard C. Harris
(Mus ed)
Ralph Butler
(Rec eng)
Del Harris
(Sd ed)
Gordon R. Gelnnan
(Sd dir, Westrex Sound Serices, Inc.)
Gordon Sawyer
(Sd dir, Samuel Goldwyn Studios Sound Department)
Special Effects:
August Lohman
(Spec eff)
Charles Duncan
(Spec eff)
Hank Morland
(Spec eff)
Make Up:
Emile LaVigne
(Makeup artist)
Glen Cavender
John Holden
Agnes Flanigan
Production Misc:
Allen K. Wood
(Prod mgr)
Stuart Millar
(Asst to the prod)
Richard Maybery
(Prod asst)
Jessamyn West
(Tech adv)
Harry Hogan
(Scr supv)
Cosmo Genovese
(Scr supv)
Robert Gary
(Set cont)
Clarence Marks
United States
"Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)," music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, sung by Pat Boone, Dot Recording Artist; "Mocking Bird in a Willow Tree," "Marry Me, Marry Me," "Coax Me a Little" and "Indiana Holiday," music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.
Paul Francis Webster
Dimitri Tiomkin
Source Text:
Based on the book
The Friendly Persuasion
by Jessamyn West (New York, 1945).
Jessamyn West
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
B-M Productions
Physical Properties:
Westrex Sound System
De Luxe
Civil War
with songs
Subjects (Major):
Family life
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Social life and customs
Subjects (Minor):
Death and dying
Mothers and daughters
Officers (Military)
During pre-production, the film briefly had the working title of
Mr. Birdwell Goes to Battle
. The film's opening credits appear as words stitched onto 19-century needlepoint samplers. Following the names of the principle actors, there is a title card that reads, "also co-starring Marjorie Main, as the Widow Hudspeth."
Jessamyn West's 1945 book
Friendly Persuasion
was a collection of short stories she had written in the early 1940s for various popular magazines, including
Prairie Schooner
Harper's Bazaar
Atlantic Monthly
The Ladies' Home Journal
New Mexico Quarterly
Harper's Magazine
. Although the film is set in Pennsylvania, the original stories were set in Indiana.
The film retained some of the incidents recounted as individual stories in the book, but was more suggestive of the theme and mood of the original stories than a close adaptation. One of the stories in the book, "The Battle of Finney's Ford" provided much of the basis of the film's action surrounding the battle of the local home guard troops against Confederate soldiers and provided the central moral dilemma for the Quaker Birdwell family, who were pacifists. Some characters within the film were not in the book, and many characters within West's short stories were not portrayed in the film, including another Birdwell son, "Labe," who was similar to the character of "Caleb" in the film.
The adaptation of the book into a motion picture, and credit for the film's screenplay, has been the subject of considerable controversy since the production's completion. Contemporary information reveal the following information about the film's screenplay: According to a
news item on 20 Sep 1956, and a
article on 21 Sep 1956, Allied Artists became the first studio to invoke a then little-known "anti-Communist" clause inserted into the basic Writers' Guild of America (WGA) agreement in 1952, by deciding to release the film without a screenwriting credit. The decision was made by Allied Artists following arbitration by writer Michael Wilson, who had written a screen adaptation of West's book in 1946. According to information in a 8 Apr 1946
news item, rights to West's stories were purchased by director Frank Capra for Liberty Films, which Capra co-owned with director William Wyler, George Stevens and Samuel J. Briskin. According to Capra's autobiography, he intended to adapt the stories as a vehicle for Bing Crosby and Jean Arthur.
In 1951, Wilson became an "un-friendly witness," who refused to testify before the United States House of Representatives Committee for Un-American Activities (HUAC). Wilson was subsequently blacklisted. According to various contemporary news items in 1955, Harry Kleiner was hired to work on a screenplay of
Friendly Persuasion
, and West herself, as well as Wyler's brother Robert, collaborated on the film's shooting script. Just prior to the film's release, Wilson sought WGA arbitration to have his name included on the film's credits. Although Wilson was awarded sole screenwriting credit by the WGA, Allied Artists released with picture without a screenplay or adaptation credit, with the only writing credit reading "From the book by Jessamyn West." Several modern sources have stated that the completed film reflected the work of Robert Wyler and West's work as much, if not more, than Wilson's. Modern sources postulate that, because of contemporary WGA rules forbidding the inclusion of more than two screenwriters' names on the film's credits, and because of sympathy for Wilson, the WGA determined that Wilson should receive sole screenwriting credit.
On 15 Feb 1957, when Academy Award nominations were about to be announced, AMPAS issued a press release headed "Statement to be issued if '
Friendly Persuasion
' receives a writing nomination as Best Screenplay (Adapted)." The press release noted that at a 6 Feb 1957 meeting of the AMPAS Board of Governors, a revision of one of the organization's by-laws had been approved. The revision read: "Any person who before any duly constituted Federal legislative committee or body, shall have admitted that he is a member of the Communist Party (and had not since publicly renounced the party) or who shall have refused to answer whether or not he is, or was, a member of the Communist Party, or who shall have refused to respond to a subpoena to appear before such a committee or body, shall be ineligible for any Academy Award so long as he persists in such refusal."
Although the press release did not specifically name Wilson, it indirectly referred to him as "the writer credited with this achievement by the Writers' Guild of America, West." The picture did earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, but Wilson's name was not on the ballot. Instead, the film's title was listed last, with the wording proscribed in the 15 Feb 1957 AMPAS press release: "Achievement nominated, but writer ineligible for Award under Academy By-Laws." The award that year was given to James Poe, John Farrow and S. J. Perelman, who adapted
Around the World in 80 Days
(see above). According to modern sources, Wilson sued Allied Artists, Robert and William Wyler, as well as West and others, but the details and disposition of the suit have not been ascertained.
The film's association with the Hollywood blacklist resulted in further controversy in 1988 when President Ronald Reagan gave a videotape of
Friendly Persuasion
to then Soviet Premiere Michail Gorbachev. In a toast at a dinner in Moscow's Kremlin, Reagan declared that the film expressed "not just the tragedy of war, but the problem of pacifism, the nobility of patriotism, as well as the love of peace." Newspapers throughout the world reported the story, assailing Reagan's words as sadly ironic. Wilson's credit was officially restored by the WGA in 2001. The print viewed contained a title card designed in the same style as the other credits that read "Screenplay by Michael Wilson, from the book by Jessamyn West." For additional information on HUAC, the Hollywood Blacklist and the 1952 WGA ruling, please consult the entry for the 1947 RKO production
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-50
and see the entry below for the 1952 RKO film
The Las Vegas Story
Other contemporary sources reveal the following information on the production:
Friendly Persuasion
was director William Wyler's first film shot in color. Although a 20 May 1955
news item stated that the picture was to be shot in Pennsylvania and New England, and mid-Jul 1955 news items noted that Wyler and production assistant Richard Maybery had scouted locations in Indiana and Kentucky, where the film was to be shot, the picture was filmed entirely in California. According to news items and production charts, much of the film was shot in Chico, Triunfo and near Sacramento in Northern California and in Southern California at the Rowland V. Lee Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. A 2 Nov 1955
news item noted that the county fair sequence was shot at Republic Studio's Stage 11, as Allied Artists' sound stages were already occupied by other
Friendly Persuasion
sets. As noted in his article in the Apr 1956 issue of
, inspirations for cinematographer Ellsworth Fredricks' use of lighting came from the Dutch Master painters of the 17th century, whose works Fredricks viewed with Wyler while on a location scouting trip prior to production.
According to various
news items, Eva Marie Saint was to test for the role of "Eliza" but withdrew.
news items include the following actors in the cast, but their appearance in the released film has not been confirmed: Stanley Adams, Dorothy Adams, Don Marlowe, Lane Chandler, Dorothy Ford, John Hoyt, Dorothy Phillips, Gertrude Astor, Jean Acker, Rose Ann Fuller and Fern Barry.
As noted in an Apr 1956
news item, composer Dimitri Tiompkin conducted a benefit performance, with a thirty-piece orchestra, in the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the first public performance of his score for the film. The film's title song (also titled "Thee I Love"), with music by Tiompkin and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, was one of the biggest hits of singer Pat Boone's career. According to a 29 Aug 1956
article, its predicted popularity caused consternation among several record companies that wanted to have the song officially released prior to the announced 1 Sep date. Even though the song's publisher, Robbins, Feist and Miller, moved the release date up to 24 Aug, various recordings of the song were sent to disc jockeys and played on the radio prior to its official release date.
In addition to Academy Award nominations for Best Song and Best Adapted screenplay, the film received nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Perkins) and Sound Recording (Westrex Sound Services, Inc, Gordon R. Glennan, sound director and Samuel Goldwyn Studios Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, sound director). The film won the top prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, receiving the Palme d'Or for Best Film, and was selected as one of the top ten films of the year by
and the National Board of Review. Samantha, the "Birdwell" family's irrascible pet goose, was given the Patsy award by the American Humane Society for her performance.
In 1957, Harcourt, Brace published a journal that West had kept during the film's production, discussing her role as technical advisor and writer. That book, entitled
To See the Dream
, was an expansion of an article on the same subject that appeared in
The Ladies' Home Journal
in Nov 1955, around the time of the film's premiere. In 1969, West published a companion volume to her earlier book of stories about the Birdwell family,
Except for Me and Thee
. A 1975 television movie entitled
Friendly Persuasion
was based on both of West's books. That version, which retained Tiompkin's popular musical theme, was directed by Joseph Sargent and starred Richard Kiley and Shirley Knight.
Bibliographic Sources:
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Apr 1956
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