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A point in a conversation tonight with friends:
Some criticism is given incorrectly. Some criticism is taken incorrectly. We spend a lot of time worrying about the way criticism is given, but we can learn much more from how we take it.
I had a similar conversation recently. Criticism is one of the gateways to learning. Sometimes it points to our weakness, sometimes to our strength, and always to how others see us. As you say, the real skill is learning how to understand the message.
Posted by Michael Vanderdonk at March 5, 2006 6:27 AM
Correct observations. Your post is very interesting. Like everything else in life criticism is neither good nor bad in and by itself. It is a bit like quality: quality is not a characteristic of an object (for instance my current project), no more than it is a characteristic of the subject (for instance me or my customer in my current project). Quality emerges dynamically from the encounter between a subject and an object: it is more an attribute of the way I welcome and deal with what I do and what happens in the project. It is even an attribute of how I choose to conceive my project. That's how a project can be either "a miserable-shitty-little-project some bad guy loaded me with in his infinite disdain for people like me" or "the top intergalactic opportunity to make a bloody significant difference by delivering top notch results in a field generally seen as insignificant".
In the latter case it becomes a WOW project I guess :) In a near-chaotic world the butterfly effect applies and insignificant stuff can produce huge effects.
Same holds true about criticism and one may choose (as I do):
1. to consider criticism as the manifestation of critical thinking in the classical (Ancient Greek) meaning of the expression, i.e. a deliberate analytical effort aimed at improving the object of focus
2. ton believe that there is no criticism, only feedback which should help me direct my future actions to come closer to my ideal result (my personal WOW outcome)
Thanks for the opportunity you gave me with your post to think a bit about criticism (and that's positive criticism / feedback for you!). I strongly identify to my work sometimes and therefore I remember times when criticism had tremendous impact on me. I chose to evolve. But not too much, since I do not wish to become as even-tempered as a buddhist monk :) That would not be good for my business in today's world...
Posted by alex at March 5, 2006 7:52 AM
Very useful indeed. How we take implies a lot: what emotions are involved?
why is our ego so eager to react?
what kind of 'setting' would open our mind more for critism?
Posted by W3 at March 5, 2006 8:11 AM
Criticism is like MSM - almost no one with an IQ over 80 trusts media and/or random criticism.
Public schools - another easy arena of criticism:
a. kids' critiqued/shaped/steered toward menial careers -
b. kids' critique "friends" as trying to be smart and white and/or Asian - which has no "cred" for black and brown -
c. total lack of critique for teachers who aren't accountable and professional esp. to get outcomes that provide for kids' future success
Posted by Sean at March 5, 2006 10:24 AM
A good aphorism. Yes, it is the way we are affected by things and in particular, by others´ statements that makes up the kind of reaction we will show. I am not very fond of assessing the "correctness" of critical opinions. Who is correct in most things human? It depends on the different perspective.
This can easily be a good basis for a civic mutual comprehension and respect. I also think a sense of dialectical tension is not only anavoidable but also necessary. If we forget this last point we risk being delusional.
Posted by Felix Gerena at March 5, 2006 12:16 PM
I always consider the source and the motive.
I do not wish for people to constantly agree with me, but their criticism must be well intentioned.
Those who seek to grow often times request criticism and I certainly do, but I don't extend this invitation to everyone. I'm not a fool!
Posted by Susan at March 5, 2006 3:36 PM
Fascinating topic Steve ….
Actually I have not yet met ANYONE who takes criticism with a smile.
We humans don't like to be told 'you didn't do well enough'. It hurts – that is a normal reaction. We should expect that reaction.
Criticism has to be given in a safe, private and supportive place. No one should suffer, for instance, the appalling indignity of being 'shouted at' in public and yet there are those who seem to think that will motivate a person – What planet are such people from?
My experience is that the great majority of people who offer criticism deliver it in a poor way – maybe I have been unlucky! The most constructive criticism I ever had in my career was some pretty negative feedback but it was from a boss I respected and he handled it well in a safe, private and supportive way. Although it still hurt I could accept it – albeit reluctantly.
I think many words are spoken and written about how to deliver constructive criticism but I believe it to be a rare talent possessed by few people.
Many people say they CAN accept criticism but frankly I don't believe it is true for 99% of us.
Of course I may be wrong :-)
Posted by Trevor Gay at March 5, 2006 4:24 PM
When it comes to criticism I have but one rule:
Ignore the critics but EMBRACE THE CRITICISM.
Posted by Dave Guerra at March 5, 2006 8:30 PM
Criticism is information. Sometimes it is information about the person being criticized. Sometimes it is information about the person doing the criticizing. Information is always good! Sometimes it takes a minute to realize that and to choose not to be hurt.
Posted by Marianne Powers at March 5, 2006 10:22 PM
I believe in CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
Constructive criticism is GOOD! Usually the goal in constructive criticism is to critique an individual so they will benefit or improve. The question remains, how do we give constructive criticism without appearing to be phony or couching the constructive criticism to a point where the person does not take it seriously?
1. Constructive criticism has to be genuine. A person giving this criticism has to genuinely feel it is important to give it.
2. Be open & have the candor to say things the way it is to be said / meant to be said.
3. The person receiving the criticism must have some level of understanding of your role, and understand that you truly want them to improve.
4. Take a team approach. By doing this, you have created a collegiate type atmosphere. Both individuals are on the same level. Now you can set the stage to critique, not criticize, and then begin to construct a foundation for improvement.
5. Do not be harsh – Don't pelt stones sitting inside a glass house!
Actually, constructive criticism takes time & practice but can be done well to see visible & quantifiable improvements in the person being criticized.
Posted by K.Sriram at March 5, 2006 11:05 PM
One good way to always handle criticism is NOT to react in ANY WAY immediately to it. Easy to say, hard to put it into practice!! What this does is helps you just to take the inputs in, dismiss the first gut-level reactions, assess the motives in a calmer atmosphere later and then helps you decide whether it is first "constructive", devoid of other motives and then to take it in the spirit in which it is given and respond appropriately!
The same advice is often given to people who respond to email messages - not to respond immediately but let it sit there for a day or two and then respond - always helps you do a better job of responding!
Posted by Nari Kannan at March 6, 2006 3:55 AM
I think in many ways this subject is linked to our listening skills. Do you sit and let the other person get their whole point across before leaping in with a defense? Even if the speaker can't, can you take personal feelings and the immediate emotion out of the comments and do you look for the key insights the speaker is offering? Can you / are you prepared to consider that this person might not necesarily be right but in order to rub along better, you're prepared to modify your behaviour towards him or her? If you disagree, can you do so in a way doesn't belittle the other person? Great subject!
PS: I'm not always very good at receiving criticism. It'd be nice to see some of the tips offered in these postings pulled together into a special presentation, Steve...
Posted by Mark JF at March 6, 2006 4:23 AM
I have often been told: 'You take criticism too personally'
My answer: 'What a load of poppycock (English saying) - I take it personally because it FEELS personal!'
I don't mean breaking down as an emotional wreck and crying when you get criticised – we are all adults. It IS ABOUT having this 'done to you' sensitively – simple as that.
I maintain criticism is fine but only when done in the right environment, privately, sensitively and in a supportive way. This is not rocket science.
And ….. I still have to meet a person who takes criticism well.
Posted by Trevor Gay at March 6, 2006 4:24 AM
One hundred percent agree with you that it's about how the criticism is applied. Also agree one hundred percent that there are a few people who have a rare gift that allows them to criticise you while spurring you on to do better.
Ironically, while you rightly point out that criticism should be given in private, I know of someone who could tell you off in public and still make you feel like a golden child at the same time.
My high school basketball coach would see you make a mistake during practice and would shout out things like "you're too good to do something so dumb",or "a player of your calibre should be making much better decisions".
The thing is, there was no hint of sarcasm and we all knew that he really meant it. That way, we recognised that we had screwed up, but we were also challenged to live up to his exalted view of us. Genius....
Posted by frederick kambo at March 6, 2006 5:51 AM
Wonderful story Frederick - I agree with you there are those rare 'genius types' who have that ability. They know HOW to motivate people. You cannot learn that stuff from a book or classroom.
Sadly most captains I played play under on the soccer pitch just gets back a load of verbal abuse and so EVERYONE loses if captains or coaches simply shout at people with criticism – that applies in work and play as far as I can see.
I have had the pleasure of playing soccer under the sort of leadership you describe - a rare talent indeed.
I always encourage the leadership students I teach that an encouraging and consoling hug is better than a mouthful of verbal abuse :-)
We all make mistakes – the last thing we need is a reminder!
I remember asking my sons to tidy their bedrooms many times - shouting NEVER helped! - bribery works :-) ...just joking ....
Posted by Trevor Gay at March 6, 2006 6:17 AM
While I generally don't believe in communication formulas because of the importance of such things as trust levels, authenticity,etc.(described very well in some of the comments above), sometimes guidelines help me frame carefully in difficult situations. One piece of advice that has helped me be less reticent about offering criticism (but don't remember the source)--is that both criticism and praise are best accepted if they are framed specifically and descriptively, rather than broadly and evaluatively. Example:
"Your backswing is terrible. The technique really needs work."(general, evaluative) vs. "In your backswing, your racket is coming to about your waist. Backswings have more power when...." (specific, descriptive, appropriate)
It seems to me that this kind of language--while certainly not the only good way to give criticism--helps create an environment in which constructive criticism is less difficult both to give and receive.
Posted by Kathy Hale at March 6, 2006 6:47 AM
To make people think and to put a double whammy of a twist onto this discussion, try applying criticism (of any kind) in a Chinese cultural context, where "saving face" is the norm.
After ten years working in Taiwan, I am still learning how to give customers constructive advice. I many times end up being "the direct American," giving one comment too many. I now mostly just try and keep my mouth shut, tone comments way down, circle around issues and well, act like them:) Or go into 3rd person mode. For example, "if I was your customer and I saw this press release for your newest Windows Mobile OS Smart phone, what would I think if I saw these errors?"
One thing I know for sure, Westerners thrive on debate, where generally, if you can prove something and use good logic, the point gets across to some degree.
I think debate ties directly with criticism. People have to be able to explain (defend) themselves/actions/output adequately. The Chinese simply do not have a lot of practice doing this.
In my opinion, this is where Chinese companies are kind of like the military (more of a strict hierarchy. I have never been in the military). Even though you might know something is incorrect, or possibly not the best it could be, you would never challenge or question the person in charge. You can't! I think this management style has obviously worked well for numerous OEM/ODM manufacturing based companies, but is not effective for brand building companies. I do not know how many times I have heard, "we don't like the new product name or slogan either, and we know it is not good, but our President likes it. So we can't change it." This is going on every single day at 1000s of Chinese companies (and Western companies too). It just becomes magnified when people are doing it in a second (English) language.
I find it all amazing, full of opportunities. We deal with these types of internal and external communication issues daily here in Taiwan. The more we understand the customer, the more value we can add.
Posted by Jay Slovic at March 6, 2006 7:20 AM
Slight risk of ending up in a battle of semantics here, but isn't 'critique' actually about the evaluation and judgement, as in 'pointing out the errors', and not about the remedying of errors, which is more of what the concept of 'coaching' covers?!
Kathy's example above - in my humble opinion - shows the difference between critique and coaching, and I'm not sure the 'problem' lies in the way critique is given.
Most often, critique is given by people who do not necessarily have the competencies needed to do a better job than you. As suce, they are unable to 'coach' you into a better performance, but merely able to point out the errors noted.
Where this becomes a problem, is when the critique ONLY contains negative remarks, telling you only what parts of your work is NOT good enough, and making no comments when your work IS good enough (or perhaps even better than 'good enough').
When that happens, things feel lop-sided and 'unfair', and the recipient feels like he/she is being unfairly flogged, when - in reality - the critique just leaves out the 'implied' 95% compliments on a job well done.
It's not that the critique is wrong, or that it is wrongly percieved, more that it is simply too 'implied' to constitute 'good inter-person communications'.
Posted by Lars Olufsen at March 6, 2006 8:05 AM
I try to never criticize anyone.
Why not? It simply does not work for me.
In my experience, criticism makes people defensive. From my point of view, if I want to change someone's behavior, it is generally more effective to point out positives and make suggestions. This has worked for me many times, where criticism has not.
Posted by Eric Ralph at March 6, 2006 8:59 AM
Amen Eric - I am with you totally.Isn't it simple?
Posted by Trevor Gay at March 6, 2006 10:43 AM
Great posts everyone... simply, criticism stinks because it is personal and most of the time just our honest opinion... and WE ALL DO IT, multiple times, every single day!
It's sad, because the well-intended "constructive criticism" is good, but its still criticsm. And, it often comes across negatively. Think about the recent post that cited sports examples... in the end, even if you are a coach and trying to help someone with a technique change, it's still your opinion. Someone can always do something better, but in the end, people succeed by doing things differently.
The reality of my life is that I am young (33) and everyone always has "constructive criticism" of me because they are so-called "more-experienced" or "older." What crap because most of the time it comes across in a bad manner - why should I listen to the Monday-morning quarterback? But, if it comes in a way/manner that actually helps me when I am in the throes of doing something, it works for me.
In the end, it's all about timing.
Posted by Al Carbone at March 6, 2006 1:27 PM
One more comment--in response to Lars: Your point is well taken--criticisms I offer tend to come in a context of coaching, parenting, or teaching, so I've probably found a method that works for me in that context. I will add, though, that coming from an academic background, I think of criticism as part of a "critical stance," meaning an analytic perspective. In that perspective description comes first (which I can provide) interpretation and judgment afterwards (which people can often provide for themselves.)
Posted by Kathy Hale at March 6, 2006 3:30 PM
Actually, I think that unless you are my parent (and I'm under the age of majority) or my boss, you have absolutely no right to offer me criticism about anything--constructive or otherwise. The biggest problem with criticism is the fact that there is so much of it and we all tend to try to act on it without remembering that the person who gave it to us was either repeating criticism they were given earlier and took seriously (more fool they), full of "it" themselves, or only offering us their opinion. Stop criticising, start listening, remember that you don't know everything, and let people get on with living, working, creating, and etc.
Posted by Mike at March 6, 2006 5:09 PM
i hate being criticised... how do they know what is going on inside my head?... or what emotions i was having when the 'critical' event happened?... or the context within which i was operating?... they're wrong to criticise me... they are only operating from their mental model, not mine... if they had done it the way they say, i would have criticised them!...
i don't take on board criticism... it's mostly just their viewpoint... i have mine
Posted by OneHandClapping at March 8, 2006 10:13 AM
Amen - OneHandClapping - I am with you 100%!
Posted by Trevor Gay at March 8, 2006 1:31 PM
I freely 'fess up to being sensitive to criticism, whether it's meant genuinely or not and whether it's delivered sensitively or not. However, I try not to shut my mind to the vague possibility that I may be wrong about a few things or that I could change my viewpoint or that there are other ways of looking at things or that someone else may provide a thought or an idea or an observation that lets me live and work in a better way.
Posted by Mark JF at March 9, 2006 4:20 AM
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It's lunchtime. I'm walking to the Post Office to post some packages. As I pass a small hardware shop, I remember that I've been meaning to get a shovel, and wonder if it's worth picking one up now.
Then I stop. Something about this unbidden thought sets off alarm bells. Why do I need a shovel again? It comes back to me: I need a shovel because I want to dig up the unmarked graves in the cemetery where I was shot in the head by a post-apocalyptic gangster to see if there's anything useful in them.
That's when I realise Fallout has dug its radioactive claws into me yet again.
New Vegas may jump across America for its setting, and forward several years in the timeline, but it's a seamless continuation of what Bethesda set in motion in 2008 with Fallout 3. And you can put aside any concerns regarding the decision to hand over to Obsidian for development duties on this spin-off; while the studio stumbled with its fun-but-flawed espionage RPG, Alpha Protocol, there are enough former Black Isle people still roaming its halls to make New Vegas feel authentic, right down to the last detail. In fact, those who felt Fallout 3 deviated too far from the series' role-playing roots may even find they nod appreciatively at some of the deeper elements New Vegas reintroduces.
Obsidian could have restricted its ambition to inheriting Bethesda's game engine and turning out more of the same, and most of Fallout 3's sizeable fanbase would have been quite happy. That it's gone to the trouble of developing both the series' narrative and it gameplay mechanics speaks highly of the studio's attention to detail.
D�j� vu doesn't last long. Things are the same, yet different. There's no Vault-based opening this time, as the game takes place long after the remnants of humanity have begun rebuilding the world they left behind, their underground homes left to junkies, gangs and mutant plant life (or transformed into kitschy hotels).
This isn't the barren, blasted wasteland of Washington DC from the previous game. There's plant life, some of it edible. There's a semblance of order, thanks to the soldiers of the New California Republic. Even the quaint bottle-cap currency has become slightly more official, vying for economic dominance with the banknotes of the NCR. Just as Red Dead Redemption poised its tale in the dying days of the Old West, so New Vegas sets you down in a post-apocalyptic world on the verge of forging a new society.
That's not to say post-nuke Vegas is a stable environment. Raiders and gangs remain a problem, but not as much of a problem as the Legion, a vast army of slaves and psychos ruled by an imperial-minded despot called � what else? � Caesar. The Legion is cutting a bloody swathe through the New Vegas territory, threatening the fragile peace and workable economy that has developed.
Your role in all this is a tangential one, at least to begin with. The game opens with you digging your own grave before a mysterious man puts a bullet in your head. You awake, somewhat miraculously, in the ramshackle home of a smalltown doctor, who patches you up and takes you through some basic orientation that doubles as your character creation.
From there you're free to roam and, like all Bethesda's RPGs, you can set off in any direction and pretty much guarantee that you'll stumble across something of interest.
There's still a lot of crap lying around the game world but, as with Fallout 3, the wheat-to-chaff ratio is brilliantly designed to tweak your obsessive-compulsive tendencies. As you dig around, opening desks and cabinets and crates, you might spot a stat-boosting book tucked under a table or a valuable health item lurking amongst the Pork N' Beans, and realise that some canny developer left it there with the express purpose of rewarding your Womble-esque rummaging.
Better still are the odd little vignettes and ambient stories written into the landscape. There's nothing more amusing than creeping into a derelict hotel room only to discover that some previous occupant has left a teddy bear and toy dinosaur arranged with some kitchen implements to create a Toytown knife fight.
Make no mistake, this is a massive game. The map feels more populated and varied than Fallout 3's, from the scrubland frontier villages, through aspirational small towns like Freeside, to the Strip itself, where a tatty semblance of normality has taken hold with neon signs, almost-clean casinos and untainted food and water.
You'll be meeting lots of different factions as you traverse this world and the game's new focus on reputation makes them more than a pointless palette-swap. You'll be doing missions for most of these groups at some point, often bringing you into conflict with others, and juggling your allegiance is trickier than it seems, especially where the main quest line is concerned. There are multiple forces vying for control of New Vegas and sooner or later you need to pin your flag to somebody's post.
There are the dubious crime families of the Strip � Omerta, White Glove Society, The Chairmen � and the militaristic forces that aim to rein them in: the New California Republic Rangers, Caesar's Legion and even the Brotherhood of Steel, diminished by time but still a powerful presence. Further down the food chain are rough and ready gangs and cliques, charitable groups and traders. The ghouls have found religion. The Super Mutants have their own talk radio station. Progress is on the march.
Lording over all of it is the mysterious and reclusive Mr House, New Vegas' default ruler, whose inscrutable plans dragged you into this power struggle in the first place. Post-BioShock, we've perhaps met one too many toffee-voiced videogame oligarchs ordering us about from afar. But New Vegas just about makes it work, if only because your freedom to ignore or defy the man at the top is unlimited by the linear narratives of first-person shooter design.
Indeed, Fallout remains a procrastinator's dream. My idealistic intention was to plough through the main quests and then explore the margins until my deadline loomed. 50 game-clock hours and 38 quests later, I'd barely scratched the surface of the story, having spent my time being wonderfully distracted by interesting structures and enjoyable side-quests and ooh, what's that over there, let's go and see. I'd visited just under half the locations on the map, was two-thirds of my way towards the Level 30 cap and, according to the Achievements list, there were still at least 16 major quests to be completed. So, yeah: big.
It's all incredibly intuitive if you played Fallout 3 since, on the surface, New Vegas looks, sounds and plays exactly the same. With only a few new creatures and a lot of familiar scenery items, it's initially easy to think of it as a really big expansion pack rather than a game in its own right.
There's more going than just reshuffled assets, though. Obsidian has reintroduced more RPG features, such as crafting. You could make a small selection of weapons in the last game, but that's changed now. You can still create some explosive devices at workbenches, but mostly you'll be putting together your own stimpacks and medical supplies. Camp fires allow you to take the raw ingredients found around the place and turn them into nutritious, stat-boosting meals, while you can even salvage, recycle and repack your ammo supply. Though the world may be crawling back towards civilisation, you'll be living off your wits a lot more.
The Bear Grylls approach proves essential in Hardcore Mode, perhaps the most striking and beneficial addition to the game. Activated at the start, it plays up the survival aspect by introducing numerous realistic variables to your game. You need to eat, drink and sleep: hunger, thirst and sleep deprivation will hinder, disorient and eventually kill you if you don't keep on top of them. Ammo has weight in Hardcore Mode, so you can't merrily stuff your pockets with every shell and bullet you find. Efficient inventory planning soon becomes a pressing requirement.
Most importantly, healing items no longer instantly top up your health, but fix you over time, forcing you to be much more tactical in your confrontations. Crippled limbs must be fixed using the rare Doctor's Bag item or patched up by an actual doctor. You can't simply dash in and spam the hotkey for stimpacks during a fight, but have to really think about how you can take down, say, a cellar full of hulking Nightkin without being squished into a fine paste.
It's a brilliant decision, and one that fits perfectly with the aesthetic of the game, forcing you to fully engage with its radiation-scorched landscape. Before, food and water were simply optional health pick-me-ups. Now they form a balancing act, as you weigh up the benefits of curing dehydration sickness with the radiation poisoning you'll get from slurping out of a manky old sink. It's also great to see an extra layer of difficulty that doesn't rely on simply making your enemies bulletproof (yes, Mass Effect, that means you) but instead forces you to play smarter, rather than harder.
The only addition that simply doesn't work is the enhanced use of companion characters. These were present in Fallout 3 (RIP, Dogmeat) but now come with a command wheel that supposedly gives you more control over them.
Trouble is, what they need is better AI, not a rudimentary selection of orders that are inadequate for the game's many obstacles. Companions bestow unique perks (more if you complete their side-quests) and are very handy for carrying additional items and supplying extra fire-power, but their tendency to dash off into battle against any enemy that passes within visual range, even when supposedly set to 'Passive' mode, makes them more trouble than they're worth.
I lost count of the number of times I turned around to discover they'd sprinted off to tackle a Deathclaw single-handed, standing two feet away from it and firing wildly. Eventually, I stopped reloading to keep them alive and let them commit suicide. Compared to the huge strides BioWare has made in RPG party design, this is an area Fallout 4 would do well to either improve on or avoid altogether.
Your companion's dim-witted nature is perhaps connected to the creaking Gamebryo engine, which still carries a lot of Oblivion's clunkier aspects in its digital genome. Interior maps remain frustratingly vague, character models are still bloated and odd, and both people and objects are prone to random jigging or getting lodged in doors and rocks.
The game can still throw out some glorious vistas � the distant lights of the Strip twinkling in the wilderness � but mid-range details pop in awkwardly and the frame rate chugs too often for comfort. There are even complete game freezes, usually after prolonged play sessions, though Bethesda assures us that this is a known issue and a day-one patch will fix it.
Fallout: New Vegas is still a fantastic game, only slightly held back by its increasingly outdated tech. Obsidian has created a totally compelling world and its frustrations pale into insignificance compared to the immersive, obsessive experience on offer. Just like the scorched scenery that provides its epic backdrop, New Vegas is huge and sprawling, sometimes gaudy, even downright ugly at times � but always effortlessly, shamelessly entertaining.
9 / 10

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#1 2012-05-16 15:03:14
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Healthcare in the Virgin Islands
how does the healthcare system works in the Virgin Islands ? Is it efficient ?
What are the main differences between public and private sectors?
Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in the Virgin Islands?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience !
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#2 2012-05-21 18:42:29
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Re: Healthcare in the Virgin Islands
There is no ability to get healthcare in the Virgin Islands. All healthcare in the US is "for profit." No universal healthcare like in Europe.
The private insurers in the VI don't write individual policies. They only write group policies for employers.
So, if you live in the VI the only way you get healthcare is if you're working, have Medicare from Gov't retirement, get Medicaid (but you have to be a US citizen and poor) or you purchase a international policy which is costly.
It's a most unfortunate mess.
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Re: Healthcare in the Virgin Islands
This is a recent update on Healthcare in the US Virgin Islands which is vitally important for those wishing to relocate.
As of last week, the only hospital on St. Croix closed down most of the Medical Surgery unit leaving just a few beds available for Med Surg patients. They cite lack of money.
Also, last week, an Ambulance was needed at a business and neither of the 2 on St Croix were available. Both were stationed at the children's parade in Fredericksted.
The Director of the hosp, is still threatening to close down the hosp if he doesn't get the $50 million from the VI Gov't to pay down debt and keep the hosp operational thus earning him a no vote of confidence from the Drs on the island.
The hosp is still sending patients off island either back to the US or to Puerto Rico for minor biopsies and other tests that they can't or won't perform.
These events should be of grave concern to the residents of the US VI and to those wishing to relocate.
Things will eventually change for the better but not in the immediate foreseeable future sadly.
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Re: Healthcare in the Virgin Islands
When/if you find out, please let me know. I am looking into establishing a home health agency in the US Virgin Islands.
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Re: Healthcare in the Virgin Islands
The healthcare down here is indeed grim, I'd also like to mention that in order to apply for MAP (Medical Assistance Program) which is the Medicaid program down here, you have to have a job or someone who is providing you with a form of income otherwise you will not be accepted.
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Wilks Enterprise, Inc. East Norwalk, CT 06855 May 08, 2013 InfraCal Biodiesel Blend Analyzer reads out directly in percent biodiesel and can measure blend ratio on-site in 30 sec. This specific-analysis fixed-filter IR analyzer has 0%–100% measurement range and ±0.20% accuracy. Containing linear variable filter and detector array covering 5.4–10.8 μm wavelength range, InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer can measure biodiesel in diesel, ethanol in gasoline, or water in ethanol. This portable spectral range analyzer has usability-optimized PC interface.
ESRI Redlands, CA 92373 Jan 22, 2013 Supporting aeronautical information management, air navigation service provider, and airport markets, ArcGIS for Aviation lets users create, manage, review, and share aviation data. ArcGIS for Aviation: Charting, included, allows standards-based aeronautical data to be captured, maintained, and managed in centralized database. Also included, ArcGIS for Aviation: Airports assists airports and their consultants in complying with data management and quality standards.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Rosslyn, VA 22209 Dec 13, 2012 NEMA welcomed bipartisan approval by U.S. Senate of legislation to grant permanent normal trade relations status (PNTR) to Russia and provide access for U.S. businesses to benefits associated with world's ninth largest economy's entry into rules-based international trading system. According to NEMA President and CEO Evan Gaddis, this legislation enables manufacturers and service providers to compete on fair and level playing field with foreign competitors in Russia.
Analog Devices Inc Norwood, MA 02062 Nov 26, 2012 Using isoPower® isolated DC/DC converter technology, ADuM5010, ADuM6010, ADuM521x, and ADuM621x deliver up to 150 mW of output power; ADuM521x and ADuM621x also integrate 2 channels of iCoupler® data isolation technology. All 100 Mbps converters provide regulated, isolated power, adjustable between 3.15 and 5.25 V. While ADuM5010/ADuM521x are certified for 2.5 kV rms (1 min) isolation, ADuM6010/ADuM621x are certified for 3.75 kV rms (1 min) isolation.
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Saint Joseph, MI 49085 Aug 21, 2012 ASABE has initiated project to revise ASAE S435, Polyethylene Pipe Used for Microirrigation Laterals. Revision will be a complete rewrite to reflect current industry best practices, and will contain requirements and methods for testing of polyethylene materials and of pipe or tubing made from those materials in standard dimensions for microirrigation. Revision will cover classification, nomenclature, test requirements and methods, workmanship, dimensions, and methods of marking.
PMMI Inc. Reston, VA 20190 May 09, 2012 According to PMMI's Nutraceuticals Market Assessment, nutraceutical market is expected to grow 7% annually, from $345 billion in 2011 to $450 billion in 2015. Nutraceutical sales in China ($15 billion) and India ($2 billion) mark key areas of growth, as do nutraceutical beverages, which PMMI expects to grow 9% annually through 2015. Industry trends highlight convenience and portion size, with innovations in material-saving pouches, bottles with seal closures, and material-conscious shrink sleeves.
Viscom USA Atlanta, GA 30092 May 08, 2012 SI Release 7.45 delivers features that facilitate and accelerate use of AOI/AXI inspection systems in electronics manufacturing. Algorithm for component body detection for SOTs results in reduced false alarm rates, and color ring inspection capability for resistor values uses analysis process based on color images from 8M camera technology. Additional features include solder ball inspection capabilities and TopOCR optical character recognition software.
Amphenol Industrial Operations Sidney, NY 13838 May 08, 2012 UL-approved and IP68-rated HelioFuse helps protect photovoltaic (PV) systems from ground fault current damage without requiring combiner box that houses solar panel's fuse links. Fully intermateable with industry standard PV connectors, fuse comes in connector version that plugs into industry standard solar connector and wire overmold version for custom harnesses. Supplied in weather-tight housing, product operates at 1,000 Vdc max with 20 A rating and 10,000 A current withstand rating.
Hydraulic Institute Parsippany, NJ 07054 Nov 16, 2011 From February 8-14, HI and Pump Systems Matter will host 2012 Annual Meeting, which will provide educational and networking opportunities. HI technical committees will meet to address industry standards, guidelines, and DOE pump efficiency standards. Program will also include bi-annual CEO Roundtable, Supply Chain Roundtable, and Market Intelligence Committee as well as PSM meetings, including Board of Directors, Educational Affairs Steering Committee, and PSM Marketing Committee.
National Institute of Standards & Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070 Aug 22, 2011 "Advancing Technologies and Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quantification" focuses on defining and developing technology needed to better quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Report identifies and discusses 4 broad areas of opportunity for technology development and improvement: quantifying GHG emissions; quantification of distributed carbon sources and sinks; consistent, standardized methods for GHG emissions data; and integration bottom-up and top-down methods.
National Institute of Standards & Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070 Aug 19, 2011 NIST's online Disaster and Failure Events Data Repository features organized and maintained data collected during and after natural disaster or structural failure events, as well as data generated from related research, to enable study, analysis, and comparison with future severe disaster events. Repository also serves as national archival database, where other organizations can store research, findings, and outcomes of their disaster and failure studies.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington, DC 20460 Jul 13, 2011 EPA's proposal under the Clean Air Act would waive requirements for systems used at gas station pumps to capture gasoline vapors while refueling cars. Proposal is part of Obama Administration's initiative to review outdated and redundant rules and ensure regulations are beneficial without being unnecessarily burdensome. Beginning in 2013, states that meet criteria can do away with vapor recovery systems since 70% of all vehicles will be equipped with on-board systems that capture these vapors.
AMT - The Association For Mfg. Technology McLean, VA 22102 Jul 12, 2011 According to AMTDA and AMT, May U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $388.27 million, which was down 2.6% from April, but up 121.3% when compared with total of $175.46 million reported for May 2010. With a year-to-date total of $1,984.87 million, 2011 is up 108.0% compared with 2010. These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the United States Manufacturing Technology Orders program.
Fieldbus Foundation Austin, TX 78731 May 05, 2011 FOUNDATION fieldbus Flow Transducer Block Final Specification includes standardized flow transducer block with high-performance totalizer function. Specification provides standard definitions, schematic of blocks, parameter access, and details for handling status of input parameters. In addition to greater consistency in fieldbus device setup, configuration, and maintenance, specification will make it easier for end users to utilize instruments from wide range of automation equipment suppliers.
National Institute of Standards & Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070 Apr 25, 2011 NIST announced that physicist Steven Cundiff has received 2011 William F. Meggers Award, which recognizes outstanding work in spectroscopy, from Optical Society of America. Fellow of JILA, joint institute of NIST and University of Colorado Boulder, Cundiff is cited for contributions to ultrafast spectroscopy of semiconductors, including multidimensional Fourier transform techniques. He is also recognized for contributions to development of femtosecond-frequency comb technology.
ASTM International West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 Mar 29, 2011 As technical and professional training course, Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing and Evaluation focuses on obtaining representative samples using automatic and manual methods. It addresses tests used to obtain data for determining quantity for custody transfer purposes and conformance to expected quality. Course also explores making rapid evaluation of commodity to assess handling and processing characteristics. Course takes place Apr 18-20 in New Orleans, LA and Nov 14-16 in Houston, TX.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Rosslyn, VA 22209 Mar 21, 2011 NEMA's T5 lamp index increased to 164.5 during 4Q 2010, and shipments grew nearly 31.0% over 2009. T8 lamp shipments increased 6.7% percent for year despite 2.2% dip during 4Q, and T12 lamp index showed declines of 7.1% for year and 9.7% from Q3. While market shares for T5 and T12 shipments increased 1.0% each, T8s declined by 2.0% during 4Q. For calendar year 2010, T5 and T8 shares respectively increased to 8.8% and 63.3% of shipments, while share of T12 shipments decreased to 27.9%.
ASTM International West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 Feb 11, 2011 ASTM C1743, Practice for Installation and Use of Radiant Barrier Systems (RBS) in Residential Building Construction, and ASTM C1744, Practice for Installation and Use of RBS in Commercial/Industrial Building Construction, provide information needed to install, use, and gain max performance from RBS. As member of development committee, Roy Akers claimed these standards "are written in very plain terms" to facilitate comprehension by diverse targeted users.
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In this Q&A, Arthur M. Greene discusses improving climate and agricultural modeling in South America using a new stochastic simulation of future climate.
Tag: South America
An Interactive Map of Scientific Fieldwork
Earth Institute scientists explore how the physical world works on every continent — over and under the arctic ice, in the grasslands of Mongolia, on volcanoes in Patagonia, over subduction zones in Papua New Guinea, and on the streets of New York City.
End of the Line – Good Byes to a Great Field Season in Peru
After more than six weeks trawling the Peruvian Andes in search of palaeoclimate clues, our field team is visiting the last site, a potential calibration sites near Coropuna. The objective of that ongoing work is to refine the cosmogenic surface-exposure method for the tropics, thereby improving the precision of new and existing datasets.
On the Subject of Dust
Our field team has set camp at 5045 m on the dusty slopes of Ampato, an extinct, ice-clad volcano in the Western Cordillera. This is the very mountain from which Juanita, the famous Incan 'ice maiden', was plucked back in 1995. The tents are clustered in the lee of a large glacial erratic and, now the clouds have cleared, the view is second to none, taking in the dry plains far below and myriad volcanic peaks in every direction.
Going West
After a busy few weeks in the Cordillera Carabaya, our field team has said goodbye to the snowy, tempestuous climate of the eastern Andes and is moving west to the desert of Arequipa. Here the mountains are massive, isolated volcanoes, many of which exceed 6000 m in elevation. In fact, Coropuna is the third highest mountain in Peru and certainly the most sprawling.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Our field team has acquired a dog, ¨"Mooch". Walking back to camp yesterday, amid driving snow and fully laden with rock samples, there he was exploring what passes for our kitchen. Unlike most Andean dogs – ferocious beasts trained to keep geologists from harassing the livestock – this one is a cheerful soul, happy to hang around and be fed whatever is going, and always up for affection.
Ancient mud from the high Andes
Thanks in large part to Matt, an undergraduate from Pacific Lutheran University in Washington, our field team now has more than sixty samples for surface-exposure dating. This is no easy feat, for collecting these samples requires a great deal of hammering on granite boulders with nothing more than a hammer and chisel. There are other ways of doing it, such as using small explosive charges, rock saws, or splitting wedges, but we find that good old-fashioned hammering is by far the safest way.
A typical day in the high Andes
Each morning starts the same in the Andes: the frost is heavy on the insides of our tents and falls with the slightest movement, while the realization that it´s going to be a freezing exit from the sleeping bag is tempered by gratitude that the thirteen hour night is over. Yes, sunrise in the Andes is a momentous occasion each day, one that feels a million miles away from home.
Foreigners in a Strange Land
After a very cold morning in Crucero, the sun burned off the clouds to reveal the black peaks of the Cordillera Carabaya to the east. There´s not so much snow left on the hills these days, just a few glacier patches clinging to the south faces of the highest summits.
Into Thin(ner) Air – On Route to the Cordillera Carabaya
This morning we left Arequipa and the comforts of the tourist trail, driving east across the puna towards the Andes proper. Our route took us along the newly constructed Caraterra Interoceanica – a highway linking the Pacific coast of Peru to ports in Brazil – and up to elevations of 4700 m. Along the way we passed the smoking Volcan Ubinas, Peru's most active volcano, and the enormous inland sea of Lake Titicaca.


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PUNE: India Meteorological Department, Pune, has said that the withdrawal of south-west monsoon will be delayed by at least five more days. Normally, the withdrawal process starts from west Rajasthan by September 1.
Conditions are not favourable for its withdrawal, said officials. Medha Khole, IMD director (weather forecasting),
said, "Several parts of the country are getting good rainfall. So, it is not possible to forecast its withdrawal."
It takes one and a half month for the monsoon to retract completely. If the withdrawal process starts on September 1, monsoon leaves the country by October 15. For Pune and surrounding areas, the withdrawal date is around October 1.


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Author! Author! |
Author! Author! Full Cast List
Al Pacino plays Ivan Travalian | Dyan Cannon plays Alice Detroit | Tuesday Weld plays Gloria Travalian | Bob Dishy plays Finestein | Bob Elliott plays Patrick Dickler |
Ray Goulding plays Jackie Dicker | Eric Gurry plays Igor | Elva Josephson plays Bonnie | B.J. Barie plays Spike | Ari Meyers plays Debbie |
Alan King plays Kreplich | Benjamin H. Carlin plays Geraldo | Ken Sylk plays Roger Slessinger | James Tolkan plays Lt. Glass | Tony Munafo plays Officer Kapinsky |
Reuben Singer plays Oliver Cromwell | Cosmo Allegretti plays Fippsy Fippininni | Kevin McClarnon plays Ted Brawn | Lori Tan Chinn plays Mrs. Woo | Richard Belzer plays Seth Shapiro |
Andre Gregory plays J.J. | Judy Graubart plays Miss Knoph | Jaime Tirelli plays Second Taxi Driver | Frederic Kimball plays Larry Kotzwinkle | Yudie Bank plays Complete Stranger |
Denny Dillon plays Young Woman | James Harder plays Doorman | Margo Winkler plays Millie | James Shaw (III) plays Eddie | Orlando Dole plays Pimp |


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Posts tagged marvel
Posts tagged marvel
Namor: King of the Seas by *steevinlove
I was never originally a fan of Namor until he appeared in X-Men, where his sass and snark charmed me into at least appreciating him…
For this I did a little shirt design for WeLoveFine of our favorite water breathing mutant!
Hop over and check it out!
Favourite Organization
Namor, Prince of Atlantis!
Blackbolt, King of Attilan!
Iron Man, Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist!
Mr.Fantastic, Loving Husband and Father!
Professor Charles Xavier, Magic Brain!
Dr. Stephen Strange, Brain Magic!
Gathering in secret, only when Earth faces the impossiblest of threats, they are The Illuminati!
Just the fact that an Avenger book based on the Illuminati exist is just mind blowing.
Namor, Guardian of the Restrooms #namor #universal #marvel
(Source: comics-shits-and-giggles)
Sassy Reed
#The New Avengers: Illuminati: Namor vs. Iron Man
(Source: spockitty)
(via towritecomicsonherarms)
The 30 Day Marvel Challenge: Day #4 Your favorite royal
(Source: sebstan)
Jennifer Walters reading a She-hulk comic
Namor.. you are a massive bag of dicks
(i'm just jealous)
I like the fact that no matter what you say to Namor, he probably already heard it.
"But the one thing they love more than a hero, it's to see a hero fall, fail, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you. So why bother?"
"Because it's right."
(via greatrhodeybutt)
someone was curious about what Hulk & Natasha & Coulson would look like in the style of powerpuff girls so…
(via ryospn)
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The Unknown Studio now has recording space available for use by other podcasters.
Located in the Mercer Building (at 10363 104 Street, through the Roast Coffeehouse doors) on the second floor, we've opened up our new home to other groups or individuals who want to record their own shows. Your skill level is irrelevant, as there will be someone on hand to show you the ropes (though post-production work is all on you).
Each session can be booked for up to 1 hour at $10 per session (payable to Unknown Studio Productions Ltd). Currently, sessions are available most Monday and Thursday evenings between 5:30pm and 10pm. Please consult the list of available dates and times below and email email@example.com to book a session.
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One of the Unknown Studio guys will be around to let you into the building and make sure all your settings and levels are optimal. Remember the following:
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- February 7, 2013
- 6:57 p.m.
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mclovin writes:
in response to Sonic98:
Yeah I'm surprised some of them aren't mad for the ruling. They could have found a way to blame it on CJP. Some already did last night. If Tarik had a decent game they would have said "Josh was forced to make the right decision" or other such nonsense.
Look at you, reduced to the "everyone who speaks out is not a Tiger fan" argument. So sad. Even when no one is complaining and everyone is excited by the ruling, you feel the need to be negative and drop down to be Fish's lackey. You had such promise, it's quite a shame. Goodbye Sonic, hello Anakin
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Beyerdynamic XP1
" This is suitable for people who demands bass in IEM, and beyer has done right by using flat cable, tangle free " --noobandroid
Beyerdynamic XP2
XP2 Good balance between treble and low frequency with great handle. -Versatile Sound option, pick the best sounding out of three. -Superb sound quality guaranteed support by countless years of experience in the industry. -Perfect angle fit, suitable for outdoor and sport usage, creates a weightless and solid feeling. -Passive Noise isolation feature cancelled out 97% outer sound and ambience....
Monoprice 8322
Get your bling on with these stylish Monoprice earphones! With a sensitivity of 98 dB and a noise-isolating design, these earphones will provide plenty of volume to keep the world outside and the music inside your ears. The 47" cord is long enough to give you the freedom to move about and to keep your iPod safely in your pocket when you're mobile. It isn't enough to just have...
Monoprice 8320 IEM
" I read reviews on this and I said let me try this out, for $10 I couldn't lose. This surpassed all of expectations for a $10 IEM. I am going to purchase a set for my wife, she was also blown away by the sound. " --Taharqa
Monoprice 109927 Enhanced Bass Hi-Fi Noise Isolating Earphones, Black
" Ok, I caved and bought 2 pair of these when I needed a mini to regular HDMI cable for a new laptop. They are impressive. I like the black color better than the silver too. One thing I quickly figured out is if you reverse them (R<-->L), the cable exits out the top, and you can then loop it over your ears. It seems to fit better this way. By flipping them..." --Neeky
Beyer Dynamic DTX 80 SW Premium in Ear Buds (Black)
" The price point for the DTX 80 at the time I bought them, was in Denmark, roughly USD 80, making it a competitor to certain Sennheiser CX- and MX-series, Klipsch Image S4, and the cheaper Sony XBA-series. Tested on: - iPhone 4 & iPhone 5 - LA DAC 100 - M-Audio Firewire Solo Accessories supplied in the box: 3x buds (S, M, L) and simple carrying..." --jakobdam
beyerdynamic DTX 101 iE Earphones
" In short: + Stylish looks + Comfortable + Powerful bass reproduction, flat but present mids, rolled off yet detailed and even sparkly highs, usually good separation + EQ-able +- "Dark" sound signature, tends to favor the bass and lower mids. Not perfectly analytical nor overly musical +- Best for pop and pop/rock - Lack of sub-bass detail, bass can be boomy - Impact not consistently..." --Shonen84
Beyerdynamic XP3
XP3 the most neutral and detail out of 3, suitable for all kind of musics. Technical Specification: Models : Xp1, Xp2, Xp3 Frequency range : 20 – 22000Hz Impedance : 16 Ohm Sensitivity : 98dB Cable length : 1.4m Connector : 3.5mm jack plug Feature: -Versatile Sound option, pick the best sounding out of three. -Superb sound quality guaranteed support by countless years of experience in...
beyerdynamic DTX 71 iE Earphones
" Neutral sound, decent price, a combination you don't find very much in portables. Not the most comfortable after a while, but I don't think any in ear headphones ever are. If you are looking for mid priced headphones that sound excellent, these are it. " --Crazy*Carl
Beyer Dynamic DTX 100 SW Premium in Ear Buds (Black)
" Beyerdynamic's dtx100 is their top of the line dynamic driver iem. It has a bass driven sound very similar to the 60/80 which is a signature I like. Bass heads may be left wanting as will detail freaks but they are fun with a punchy attack and very user friendly. They exhibit marginally less bass than the 80's but extension is, if anything, better, as is clarity. Because of this bass..." --Marcus_C


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#15520 new enhancement
Break date/time into a separate column in Comments views
Reported by: | markel | Owned by: | |
Priority: | normal | Milestone: | Future Release |
Component: | Comments | Version: | |
Severity: | normal | Keywords: | needs-refresh |
Cc: | rmarkel@…, scribu, justin.shreve@…, dkikizas@…, r_a_m_i@… |
Now that column sorting is in, it makes sense to break the date and time a comment was made into a separate column in the Comments view so they can be sorted chronologically.
Currently, the time is part of the content column, which can be confusing as if someone sorts by that column it becomes an alphabetical sort.
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Change History (16)
comment:3 jshreve — 3 years ago
- Cc justin.shreve@… added
Made a quick patch that breaks out the "submitted on" text to its own sortable column. I debated creating a view link or keeping the date link clicakble but ended up keeping the date clickable. Also updated the inline help docs.
comment:5 nacin — 3 years ago
- Keywords ux-feedback 2nd-opinion added
- Milestone changed from Awaiting Review to 3.1
comment:6 follow-up: ↓ 7 JohnONolan — 3 years ago
Screenshot please
comment:7 in reply to: ↑ 6 jshreve — 3 years ago
Replying to JohnONolan:
Screenshot please
Screenshot attached. As I mentioned we could also add a view link if we don't want the date linked still. Let me know and I can do another patch.
comment:8 follow-up: ↓ 11 JohnONolan — 3 years ago
I like it in principle but think it might be too big of a UI change for this stage in the 3.1 cycle - translations and RTL need to be considered in particular.
This is an enhancement, not a bug, so I would suggest punting to 3.2
comment:9 scribu — 3 years ago
- Keywords 3.2-early added
- Milestone changed from 3.1 to Future Release
comment:10 demetris — 3 years ago
- Cc dkikizas@… added
comment:11 in reply to: ↑ 8 ramiy — 2 years ago
- Cc r_a_m_i@… added
comment:12 chexee — 2 years ago
- Keywords needs-refresh added; 2nd-opinion 3.2-early removed
I think this is a good idea in principle as well. Would still like to see this in a Future Release.
The patch needs a bit of a refresh (fails at a few hunks for me. It adds the new column, but does not make it sortable).
comment:14 ramiy — 21 months ago
Can you break it into two lines:
current format "{date} at {time}"
new format "{date} <br /> {time}"


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Rathbun pleads guilty, sent to jail
A Pittsfield man pleaded guilty this afternoon in Berkshire Superior Court to several charges. 43 year old RICHARD A. RATHBUN appeared before Judge Daniel Ford.
RATHBUN pleaded guilty to one (1) count of ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY MEANS OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON and one (1) count of ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Judge Ford ordered that he serve concurrent 6 month sentences at the Berkshire County House of Correction.
RATHBUN assaulted a man who is now 50 years of age in Pittsfield on March 25, 1995.
One (1) count of BURGLARY, ASSAULT ON AN OCCUPANT was dismissed at the request of the Commonwealth.
The investigation was conducted by members of the Pittsfield Police Department.


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The closest link between the people that make wine and the people that drink it
Can a wine achieve perfection? Can anything? The idea of assigning a perfect score to something so subjective is a highly controversial one. Yet nearly 300 of the world's top wines have been granted this accolade by none other than the globally influential palate of renowned wine critic Robert Parker.
At our Fine & Rare Dinner on 15th March, with the talented and warm-hearted Michel Roux Jr as our very special Guest Chef, we will be serving an intriguing pair of '100 pointers' from the same vintage. 1989 La Mission Haut Brion was granted 100 points by Parker just last year, and was described by him as 'a remarkable tour de force in winemaking', whilst 'modern-day legend' 1989 Ch. Haut Brion achieved the honour in 1998. With heady language such as 'opulent', 'multi-dimensional', 'seamless', 'pure' and 'elixir', Parker certainly makes these two sound enticing.
Yet what makes the difference between 99 points and 100 points (apart from the price!)? Can you taste it? Can you feel it? Is it to do with the surroundings, the company, the food, even the emotions that you happen to be experiencing? On 15th March, alongside Michel's heavenly menu, we will be exploring just that.
To view the incredible wine list and Michel's menu please visit our website.


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The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show | |
Theatrical release poster by Richard Amsel
Directed by | Peter Bogdanovich |
Produced by | Stephen J. Friedman |
Screenplay by | Larry McMurtry Peter Bogdanovich |
Starring | Timothy Bottoms Jeff Bridges Ellen Burstyn Ben Johnson Cloris Leachman Cybill Shepherd Clu Gulager |
Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
Editing by | Donn Cambern |
Studio | BBS Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.3 million |
Box office | $29,133,000[1] |
The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a semi-autobiographical 1966 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry.
Set in a small town in north Texas during the year November 1951 – October 1952, it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and his friend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges). The cast includes Cybill Shepherd in her film debut, Ben Johnson, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, Randy Quaid in his film debut, and John Hillerman. For aesthetic and technical reasons it was shot in black and white, which was unusual for its time.
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and four nominations for acting: Ben Johnson and Jeff Bridges for Best Supporting Actor, and Ellen Burstyn and Cloris Leachman for Best Supporting Actress, with Johnson and Leachman winning.
In 1951, Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) are small-town Texas high-school seniors. They are friends and co-captains of Anarene High School's football team and share a rooming house home and a battered old pickup truck. Duane is good-looking, amusing and popular, and dates Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd), the prettiest (and wealthiest) girl in town. Sonny is sensitive and caring, with an unpleasant girlfriend, Charlene Duggs (Sharon Taggart), whom he does not love; she shares his indifference, and they decide to call it quits.
At Christmastime, Sonny stumbles into an affair with Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman), the depressed, middle-aged wife of his high-school coach, Coach Popper (Bill Thurman). At the sad little town Christmas dance, Jacy is invited by unsavory Lester Marlow (Randy Quaid) to a naked indoor pool party at the home of Bobby Sheen (Gary Brockette), a wealthy boy who seems to offer better prospects than Duane. Since Bobby is not interested in her as long as she is a virgin, she must get someone to have sex with her first.
The group of boys take the young street-sweeper, Billy (Sam Bottoms), to a prostitute to lose his virginity, but the prostitute hits Billy in the face, causing his nose to bleed. Duane and Sonny take Billy back home, where their mentor and father-figure in town, Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson), tells them that since they cannot even take care of a friend, he wants nothing to do with them. However, they all eventually reconcile when Sonny sneaks into the cafe for food and apologies. Duane and Sonny go on a road trip to Mexico, an event that happens entirely off-screen, and return to discover that Sam died of a stroke, leaving a will that bequeaths the town's movie theater to the woman who ran the concession stand; the café to its waitress, Genevieve (Eileen Brennan); and the pool hall to Sonny.
Jacy invites Duane to a motel for sex, but he is unable to perform. She loses her virginity to him on their second attempt and having achieved what she wanted from Duane, she breaks up with him by phone, and he goes to work on the oil rigs. When Bobby elopes with another girl, Jacy is alone again, and out of boredom has sex with Abilene (Clu Gulager), her mother's lover, though he is cold to her after their rendezvous. When Jacy hears of Sonny's affair with Ruth, she sets her sights on him, and Ruth gets nudged out very quickly. Sonny gets injured with a broken bottle in a fight with Duane, who still considers Jacy "his" girl. Duane decides to leave town and joins the Army. Jacy pretends to be impressed that Sonny would fight over her and suggests they elope. On their way to their honeymoon, they are stopped by an Oklahoma state trooper; apparently Jacy left a note telling her parents all about their plan. The couple is fetched back to Anarene by her father and mother in separate automobiles. On the trip back, Jacy's mother Lois (Ellen Burstyn) admits to Sonny she was Sam the Lion's erstwhile paramour and tells him he was much better off with Ruth Popper than with Jacy.
Duane returns to town for a visit before shipping out for Korea. He and Sonny are among the meager group attending the final screening at Sam's old movie house, which is no longer a viable business. The two men opine that there will not be anything left to do in town now that the cinema is closing, but Sam did not teach anyone how to run it, so it had to close. The next morning, after Sonny sees Duane off on the Trailways bus, young Billy is run over and killed as he sweeps the street. Sonny flees back to Ruth, whom he has been ignoring since Jacy stole him away months earlier. Her first reaction is to show her hurt and anger, then the two slip into a haunting, beatific calm in her familiar kitchen.
- Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, the owner of the town's café, movie theater, and pool hall. According to Bogdanovich, Tex Ritter was almost cast in the role (he was introduced to Bogdanovich by John Ritter, who was being considered for the part of Sonny). Johnson was not keen on the part because of the wordiness of the script; Eileen Brennan recalled that he hated to talk, saying he would rather ride his horse a "thousand miles than say any of these goddamn words." But Bogdanovich had his heart set on Johnson. He called director John Ford, whom he knew well, having previously completed a documentary on him, and Ford persuaded Johnson into the role by asking him "Do you want to be the Duke's sidekick forever?"[2] Johnson continued to find reasons not to do the film, and finally Bogdanovich told him, "You, in this role, are going to get an Academy Award," and finally Johnson accepted, "All right, I'll do the damn thing."[3] Johnson did indeed win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
- Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson, one of the popular kids in the school, who dates Jacy at the beginning of the picture. Bridges got the role because in the book he is not a particularly likeable character; Bogdanovich thought that Bridges's naturally fun personality would give the character extra depth and warmth, and make him less disagreeable.[3]
- Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford, Duane's buddy, who begins the picture with a girlfriend he does not like and ends up in an affair with Ruth. Bogdanovich liked Bottoms for his sad eyes, and recalled that he was convinced to cast him when he learned that he was being highly touted at the time by his agent who said he had been given the lead in a Dalton Trumbo movie Johnny Got His Gun (1971); "I guess that's what convinced me" he said.[3] Bottoms did indeed have the lead in Johnny Got His Gun, although he was playing a quadriplegic and terribly mutilated World War I soldier who could not see, hear, move or speak.
- Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow, a pretty and popular girl who learns about life through her experiments with sexual attraction. Shepherd was a model whom Bogdanovich spotted on the cover of an issue of Glamour magazine (probably June 1970). "There was something about her expression that was very piquant," he later said. He arranged to meet her with her agent in a hotel in New York. She was, Bogdanovich says, interested in going through college and not particularly interested in being in movies, but she liked the script and thought it was an interesting part. She was playing with a rose on the table, and Bogdanovich kept expecting the rose to keel over and collapse; he recognised in that gesture the way Jacy Farrow plays with guys in the movie, and this convinced him that he had found Jacy. Bert Schneider, the producer, found a screen test Shepherd had done with Roger Vadim about a year before in which she was playing scenes from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with no sound, and dancing silently to a Rolling Stones song. After filming had finished, Bogdanovich admitted to Shepherd that the only time he ever doubted his decision was when he saw that screen test.[3] Shepherd went to Los Angeles and read with Tex Ritter, and with Robert Mitchum's son as well as Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms. Bogdanovich was married to Polly Platt but began an affair with Shepherd during the filming.
- Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, Coach Popper's wife, who has a romantic affair with Sonny. Leachman wanted the role and Bogdanovich was impressed enough with her read-through to offer the part she wanted for a performance that ultimately earned her an Oscar.
- Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow, Jacy's mother, who romped with Sam in her younger days and has an off-and-on affair with Abilene. Burstyn was asked to read for the part of Genevieve, but she liked the part of Lois Farrow and asked if she could read for that and ended up reading for all three parts, including Coach Popper's wife. Bogdanovich thought she would be good as any one of them and decided he wanted her in the picture for any role she selected. She chose to be Jacy's mother because she thought the part interesting.[3]
- Eileen Brennan as Genevieve, the café waitress, who inherits the café after Sam dies. Bogdanovich had seen Brennan onstage in the off-Broadway production of Little Mary Sunshine and thought she had the perfect face for the tired waitress. When she read the script, Brennan thought it so powerful she wanted very much to be a part of the film and gladly accepted the role.[3]
- Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow, an unsavory character. Quaid was asked to read for the part of Bobby, the rich kid from Wichita Falls, but Bogdanovich thought he would be better as Marlow; it was Quaid's debut role.[3]
- Clu Gulager as Abilene, a man the same age as Sam, who sleeps with both Jacy and Lois. Bogdanovich's first choice was the country singer Jimmy Dean, but his producers did not like that idea; his next choice was Gulager, whom he had seen give a great performance in Don Siegel's The Killers (1964). Gulager played hitman Lee with what Bogdanovich described as, "good regional quality."[3]
- Bill Thurman as Coach Popper, the high school's athletic coach and Ruth Popper's husband; it is implied that he is homosexual, and he is confirmed as such in the director's commentary.
- Frank Marshall as Tommy Logan, a high school student. Marshall had been a production manager on Bogdanovich's earlier film, Targets, and they had such fun working together that Bogdanovich had promised him something on his next film. He came along as assistant production manager working with Polly Platt on location scouting and played a small part as the student who is smacked on the backside by Coach Popper during basketball practice. He shows up again later as a football player in a scene near the end.[3]
- Sam Bottoms as Billy the street-sweeper. Timothy Bottoms's younger brother Sam came along to stay with his brother for a few days as rehearsals started in Archer City. Seeing Sam sitting on some stairs, Bogdanovich asked him if he could act. Sam, who had appeared in productions of Santa Barbara Youth Theater since he was 10 years old, shrugged, and despite having previously cast the part to an actor from Dallas, Bogdanovich signed Sam up.[3][4]
- Sharon Taggart as Charlene Duggs, Sonny's dumpy, unpleasant girlfriend in the first act.
Peter Bogdanovich was a 31-year-old stage actor, film essayist and critic with two small films—Targets (1968) (also known as Before I Die) and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)—to his directorial credit. One day while waiting in a cashier's line in a drugstore he happened to look at the rack of paperbacks and his eye fell on an interesting title, The Last Picture Show. The back of the book said it was "kids growing up in Texas," and Bogdanovich decided that it did not interest him and put it back. A few weeks later actor Sal Mineo handed Bogdanovich a copy of the book, "I always wanted to be in this," he said, "but I'm a little too old now," and recommended that Bogdanovich make it into a film. At the time Bogdanovich was married to Polly Platt and he asked her to read it, and her response was, "I don't know how you make it into a picture, but it's a good book."[3] Bogdanovich, McMurtry and some sources suggest[5] an uncredited Polly Platt went through the book and wrote a script that tells the story chronologically.
Stephen Friedman was a lawyer with Columbia Pictures, but keen to break into film production and he had bought the film rights to the book, so Bogdanovich hired him as producer.[6]
After discussing the film with Orson Welles, his houseguest at the time, Bogdanovich decided to shoot the film in black and white.[3]
Larry McMurtry was born in the small North Texas town of Archer City. In writing about his hometown he renamed it "Thalia" and in order to film "Thalia" Bogdanovich went back to Archer City. But for the film he renamed it Anarene, a name chosen to provide correspondence to the cow-town of Abilene in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948).[7]
After shooting the film, Bogdanovich went back to Los Angeles to edit the film on a Moviola. Bogdanovich has said[3] he edited the entire film himself, but refused to credit himself as editor, reasoning that director and co-writer was enough. When informed that the Motion Picture Editors Guild required an editor credit, he suggested Donn Cambern who had been editing another film, Drive, He Said (1971) in the next office and had helped Bogdanovich with some purchasing paperwork concerning the film's opticals.[3] Cambern disputes this, stating that Bogdanovich did do an edit of the film, which he screened for a selection of guests, including Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson and himself. The consensus was the film was going to be great but needed further editing to achieve its full potential. Bogdanovich invited Cambern to edit the film further, and Cambern made significant contributions to the film's final form.
In 1973, largely because of the skinny-dipping party scene, the film was banned in Phoenix, Arizona when the city attorney notified a drive-in theater manager that the film violated a state obscenity statute. Eventually, a federal court decided that the film was not obscene.[8][9]
Awards and legacy[edit]
Academy Awards[edit]
- Wins
- Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson
- Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman
- Nominations
- Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges
- Best Supporting Actress: Ellen Burstyn
- Best Picture: Stephen J. Friedman, producer
- Best Director: Peter Bogdanovich
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogdanovich
- Best Cinematography: Robert L. Surtees
In 1998, The Last Picture Show was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. It also ranked number 19 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.[10] In 2007, the film was ranked #95 on the American Film Institute's 10th Anniversary Edition of the 100 greatest American films of all time.
In April 2011, The Last Picture Show was re-released in UK and Irish cinemas, distributed by Park Circus. Total Film magazine gave the film a five-star review, stating: "Peter Bogdanovich's desolate Texan drama is still as stunning now as it was in 1971."[11]
Stephen King's novel Lisey's Story makes repeated references to The Last Picture Show as the main character Scott Landon frequently watches the film throughout the novel during flashbacks.
Home media[edit]
The film was released by The Criterion Collection in November 2010 as part of their box set, America Lost and Found: The BBS Story. It included a high-definition digital transfer of Peter Bogdanovich's director's cut, two audio commentaries, one from 1991, featuring Bogdanovich and actors Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Frank Marshall; the other from 2009, featuring Bogdanovich "The Last Picture Show": A Look Back, (1999) and Picture This (1990), documentaries about the making of the film, A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, a 2009 Q&A, screen tests and location footage, and excerpts from a 1972 television interview with director François Truffaut about the New Hollywood.[12]
Director's cut[edit]
In 1992, Bogdanovich re-edited the film to create a "director's cut". This version restores seven minutes of footage that Bogdanovich trimmed from the 1971 release because Columbia imposed a firm 119-minute time limit on the film.[3] With this requirement removed in the 1990s, Bogdanovich used the 127-minute cut on laserdisc, VHS and DVD releases. The original 1971 cut is not currently available on home video, though it was released on VHS and laserdisc through Columbia Tristar home video.
There are two substantial scenes restored in the director's cut. The first is a sex scene between Jacy and Abilene that plays in the poolhall after it has closed for the night; it precedes the exterior scene where he drops her off home and she says "Whoever would have thought this would happen?" The other major insertion is a scene that plays in Sam's café, where Genevieve watches while an amiable Sonny and a revved-up Duane decide to take their road trip to Mexico; it precedes the exterior scene outside the poolhall when they tell Sam of their plans, the last time they will ever see him.
Several shorter scenes were also restored. One comes between basketball practice in the gym and the exterior at The Rig-Wam drive-in; it has Jacy, Duane and Sonny riding along in her convertible (and being chased by an enthusiastic little dog), singing an uptempo rendition of the more solemn school song sung later at the football game. Another finds Sonny cruising the town streets in the pick-up, gazing longingly into Sam's poolhall, café and theater, from which he has been banished. Finally, there is an exterior scene of the auto caravan on its way to the Senior Picnic; as it passes the fishing tank where he had fished with Sam and Billy, Sonny sheds a tear for his departed friend and his lost youth.
Two scenes got slightly longer treatments: Ruth's and Sonny's return from the doctor, and the boys' returning Billy to Sam after his encounter with Jemmie Sue—both had added dialogue. Also, a number of individual shots were put back in, most notably a handsome Gregg Toland-style deep focus shot in front of the Royal Theatre as everyone gets in their cars.[3]
Texasville is the 1990 sequel to The Last Picture Show, based on McMurtry's 1987 novel of the same name, also directed by Bogdanovich, from his own screenplay, without McMurtry this time. The film reunites actors Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms, Cloris Leachman, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid, Sharon Ullrick (née Taggart) and Barc Doyle.
- ^ "The Last Picture Show, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Biskind, Peter, 1998. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-80996-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Peter Bogdanovich (2001) The Last Picture Show: A Look Back [DVD]
- ^ LA Times-18 December 2008 Sam Bottoms's Obituary
- ^ Jigsaw Lounge - Neil Young
- ^ Kings Road Entertainment-Company History
- ^ Filmsite - Tim Dirks
- ^ "Censored Films and Television at University of Virginia online". .lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ "Most Controversial Films of All Time". Filmsite.org. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ Countdown: The 50 best high school movies | Photo Gallery | News | Entertainment Weekly[dead link]
- ^ "The Last Picture Show Review". Total Film. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "The Last Picture Show". The Criterion Collection.
External links[edit]
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