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25 Free Fall Content Marketing Titles
Labor Day Weekend signals the end of summer, at least in my small area of the world. Marketers, like students, need to think in terms of back-to-school and fall.
While many American students are already back at school and the back-to-school marketing push occurred in early August, you can still attract a portion of the $669.28 the average US family spends for grade-schoolers or the $916.48 college students spend, according to the National Retail Federation with the right content.
Instead of the almost always painful "What I Did For My Summer Vacation" essay that results in a paper bag full of crumpled false starts, here are some fun titles and related content inspiration you can put into action.
If you find yourself changing the title to meet your specific needs, so much the better. It means you're on your way to your first draft.
Free fall content marketing titles
Back to School. Whether your niche or product has a back-to-school element, it's a great starting point for a solid blog post or piece of content that relate to your business. To get your creative juices flowing, here are 12 classic back-to-school topics.
- 13 Facts About BLANK That You Won't Learn In School. Think in terms of answering your customers' questions related to your product.
- BLANK 101. Nothing says beginner information like the 101 of an entry level course.
- The Newbie's Guide To BLANK. This is another spin on a beginner's post.
- 10 Famous Quotes About BLANK. Here's the opportunity to sound erudite on your topic. The best part? Everyone loves sharing quotes on social media.
Fall (September 23rd) The change in season means new colors, clothes and other purchases. How do they relate to your offering.
- 10 of Fall 2014's Must Have Accessories. Show your audience how to style this season's clothes.
- 5 Trends In BLANK You Need To Keep Up With. The seasonal change hints at other alterations.
- The Fall Checklist for BLANK. What do your customers need to do in the fall? This is a great evergreen post.
Football (American style). This major American sport is a serious part of many people's lives.
- 5 Easy Game Time Snacks. Everyone gets munchies watching football games. Create some fun finger food.
- BLANK Football Fun. Work a connection between football and your product. For example, special clothes that people wear to games.
- 10 Reasons To Love Football Season. While this title sounds like it's about football, it's about what else you can do while many people are glued to their television sets.
7 September holiday content hooks
Here are 7 fun September holidays that provide you with a fun content hook. To get you started, I've included some recommended titles and ideas for building promotions.
Be Late For Something Day (September 5th) and its kindred spirit: National Fight Procrastination Day (September 6th.) This is a great writing hook for helping your readers get organized or over some major hurdle. Of course, if you take too long to figure it out, you'll miss your opportunity.
- 10 Reasons You Are Not TOO Late For BLANK. Apply this to your product offering. I often get asked if companies are too late to do social media.
Grandparents Day (September 8th) This holiday is great whether you focus on celebrating an older generation or use stories based on your own grandparents. I did this recently when I referenced my grandparents in a blog post.
- 3 Things I Learned From My Grandfather. Who doesn't have a few things that their grandfather taught them as a child that are relevant to their business today?
- 5 Recipes My Grandmother Taught Me. My family has recipes from my grandmother that mother learned by sitting with my grandmother. My mother stopped her at every step to measure her handfuls of ingredients and write them down.
Swap Ideas Day (September 10th) What a great day to have a brainstorming meeting.
- 5 Changes You Asked For. Regardless of your business, you can collect suggestions from your customers and employees.
- The Great BLANK Swap. Establish a swap related to your product offering. For example, within some knitting circles, members make each other gifts of socks or shawls because while they enjoy making them, they never seem to make one for themselves.
International Chocolate Day (September 13th) Who doesn't like chocolate? Personally, I consider chocolate one of the major food groups.
- Top 10 Chocolate Recipes. I couldn't resist and neither will you if you're a chocoholic.
- 7 Best Places To Buy Chocolate In [LOCATION]. If your product isn't related to chocolate, tell your customers where to buy chocolate. One of my nephews believes Dylan's Candy Bar is a must-visit site in New York City.
- 5 Ways To Show You Care With Chocolate. This topic can be spun a number of ways. For example, I had a client who loved chocolate and I bought him a pound of chocolate at Jacque Torres.
World Gratitude Day (September 21st) Use this opportunity to celebrate your customers and employees.
- What Are You Grateful For? This is a great hook for a roundup post.
- Why We Are Grateful To Have You As Our Customers. Here's another way to talk about your customers. Go one step further and get their photographs.
Punctuation Day (September 24th) Remember your sixth grade English teacher? This day was made for her and Ann Handley whose latest book is titled Everybody Writes
- 10 Special Words For [PRODUCT]. Okay—it's a stretch. But it's a good opportunity to give your target audience an education in the language of your product.
- How To Speak BLANK In 5 Easy Lessons. Give an insider's view of your product or niche.
Ask a Stupid Question Day (September 28th) As any experienced teacher will tell you, there are no stupid questions. But this holiday is a great basis for a number of key content offerings.
- 21 Things You Always Wanted To Know About [YOUR PRODUCT]. This is a great way to create product related information your prospects want to know.
- 12 FAQs You Need To Know Before You Purchase [PRODUCT]. Another spin on answering your customers' questions, one of the 5 basic content types.
- 10 Critical Questions Our Employees Answer Everyday About [PRODUCT]. This is the opposite of the stupid question. It's great because you can get your fellow employees to help craft the content.
Print out this list of 25 free fall content marketing titles. The objective isn't to use everyone as is but rather to get started brainstorming your September editorial calendar.
Use them like the old fashioned Mad Libs. Fill in the product or blank so that it's relevant to your business or blog.
Before you stop writing, jot down a few ideas for each one. This way you don't get writer's block. You've got a start on a column when you sit down to write.
What other titles would you add to this list and why?
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Bonjour! This Paris baby shower for baby Layla was so cute. We love this theme and everything there is about Paris . We designed an adorable dessert stand which we had custom made with a black and white stripped awning. A tulle skirt from Mimi and Company added some adorableness to the table. Studio Sweets provided some custom desserts as well as a yummy three tier cake. We had a custom baby store front made with Paris themed baby clothes hanging in the window. Eiffel tower centerpieces with feathers and poodle stuffed animals added cute decor to the tables. Not always does the theme have to carry over to the food. When the mom-to-be asked for burgers and fries we called our friends at Krush Burger to bring their food truck out to serve their delicious burgers. We also had Rich's Ice Cream and Harvey's Donuts there to server delicious treats. We had such a great time. Merci!!
We love creative dessert bars and we have designed some AWESOME ones over the years. Fearon May Events custom designs one of a kind dessert bars for our client weddings, birthday parties, bridal showers and baby showers. It's not always about the food on the table but we custom create a backdrop, decor and fun linen. Then we work hand in hand with our favorite bakeries to choose the delicious desserts to go with the fun theme. Here are a few creative dessert bars we have designed to give you inspiration.
With Duck Dynasty being the number one show on TV, we wanted to create a unique styled shoot that would resemble what a Duck Dynasty wedding would like. We found the perfect couple to be our models for the shoot. Melissa and Tony had just gotten engaged so we took this opportunity to take some fantastic engagement pictures. We got so lucky and got one of the best sunsets I have ever seen. You can't photo shop something that gorgeous!!
We work with a lot of grooms that are hunters and decided to call this shoot "The Hunters Wife". We used hunter elements like antlers and shot gun shells but also added some soft touches for the bride like sunflowers and soft velvet table linens.
We used natural elements for the colors including moss green, red sunflower, wood logs and burlap.
We used minimal flowers just using simple sunflowers and moss.
This styled wedding shoot is perfect for the bride and groom who likes the outdoors. This table would be perfect in a forest setting or outdoor wedding.
The bride would be wearing cowboy boots while still being stylish and formal. If you picture the wives on Duck Dynasty, they are always well dressed and look their best. The groom would be little less formal and could even incorporate a little camouflage. The groom for the photo shoot wore all "Johnny Cash" black with a duck call boutonniere.
We incorporated moss, branches, logs, gunshot shells, wrought iron, tractors, mason jars, wood benches, burlap, cowboy boots, chalkboard signs, duck calls and feathers.
If you are the Hunters Wife then you always want to consider opening day of hunting season. Make sure to stay away from these dates when setting the big day. Even though the groom might be willing to miss one day for the big day it will always fall on your anniversary. So choose a date that you know your groom will give his full attention to and not on opening day.
If you watch the show then you know Uncle Si always has some sweet tea in his hand. So the signature drink for the shoot was "Si's Sweet Tea." We also had homemade cupcakes with dear antler cupcake topper from ETSY as well as Apple Pie, whoppie pies and pie treats.
Designed and Staged by Fearon May Events
Photography by XSIGHT Photography
Linen by La Tavola Fine Linen
Rentals by Classic Party Rentals
Dress by Miosa Couture
Hair by Danielle Price at Tasaris Salon
Makeup by Tamika Springfellow at Tasaris Salon
"The Hunters Wife" Styled Shoot
Thanks so much Nicole from XSIGHT Photography!
This will definitely be a wedding we will remember forever. Did you know that it has never rained on September 21st? When planning a Vacaville backyard wedding this year on that date, we thought rain was not an issue. We had a backyard full of beautiful red wood trees and no possibility for a tent. However Mother Nature proved us wrong and the light showers that were forecasted quickly turned into a down pour and storm. The bride's dad had spent days and many hours leveling the dirt in the backyard where all the tables would be placed. This area quickly turned into a giant mud pit. The father of the bride ran to Home Depot where he bought plywood and AstroTurf and he built a bridge over the mud for the dance floor in the hopes the rain would stop. Meanwhile we emptied out the house taking beds, sofas and the dining room table to the garage to free up room in the house for 200 guests. The tables were then placed all around the pool very tightly in hopes the rain would end. Family and friends all showed up with their giant patio umbrellas to place out around the pool area. Sure enough, 20 minutes before the ceremony was supposed to start, the blue sky peeked through the clouds and the rain stopped. They had a beautiful ceremony on the side of the house with clear skies. At this time, Fearon May Events staff quickly set all the linens and tables in 30 minutes. It ended up being a beautiful night and the bride and groom were ecstatic about how thing turned out. It just goes to show having a wedding planner on hand for a backyard wedding is a must because you never know what can happen, even in September.
Wedding Planner: Fearon May Events
Rentals: Made in the Shade Event Rentals
Chairs: Classic Party Rentals
Photographer: Magnolia Photography
Cakes: Caroline Cakes
Cupcakes: Elizabeth Ann Cupcakes
Caterer: Pica Pica
Hair: Adreana Cross at Mirage Salon
Flowers: Yoli's Flowers
Tori and Jered's Oregon backyard wedding holds a special place in our hearts because Tori is Fearon's cousin. We helped them plan their wedding from-a-far including the design and decor. The ceremony took place under a gorgeous birch arch, while bullfrogs croaked in the pond behind them. The setting was just beautiful. The guests were treated to a make-your-own Italian soda station. The simple centerpieces featured different size glass bottles with pink flowers in it. The lounge area included hay bales wrapped in linen and pink burlap ribbon. They served cake made by the bride's cousin, who owns a bakery and also had a full s'mores' bar for guests to make their own treat. This was a gorgeous wedding and we were so happy to have been a part of it. This backyard is actually available for rent and you can find out more at www.rondspond.com

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Juventus coach Antonio Conte has slammed Fabio Capello's time with the club.
Capello said last week that ConteŌĆÖs team couldnŌĆÖt succeed in Europe because Serie A was not competitive enough, so it was too easy for them to win the Scudetto.
ŌĆ£Maybe next year IŌĆÖll ask us to be enrolled in the Premier League... IŌĆÖd say someone who makes these comments is annoying and disrespectful to record-breaking campaigns over two years,ŌĆØ Conte told Sky Sport Italia.
ŌĆ£CapelloŌĆÖs sides broke records and their two titles were revoked, but I donŌĆÖt remember their style of football. I remember Marcello LippiŌĆÖs team and even Giovanni Trapattoni's, as they played well, but CapelloŌĆÖs era is famous only for the revocation.
ŌĆ£I think this Juventus is more complete in every area than my first season. We were on a charge the first time and were the only side to stop Zlatan IbrahimovicŌĆÖs Milan winning the Scudetto.
ŌĆ£This is the third season and in my view we have improved in every respect: tactically, physically and psychologically.ŌĆØ
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CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/05/14 -- Leading file sharing service Hightail today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. In addition to joining the CSA, Hightail was invited to join the Skyhigh CloudTrust Program and awarded the Enterprise-Readiness rating for fully satisfying the most stringent requirements for data protection, identity verification, service security, business practices, legal protection, and enterprise-readiness, developed in conjunction with the CSA.
Hightail has been working in the cloud since 2004, when it was known as YouSendIt and provided a secure way to send the large files that email couldn't handle. The company has expanded to provide professional users and businesses with a range of services, including folder sharing, mobile access and e-signatures. Data security has always been a priority for Hightail, from back-end encryption and account administration tools, to the personal controls that individual users can apply when sharing files and folders.
"We're always thinking about cloud security and not just at a practical level," said Matthew Bateman, Hightail information security architect. "Looking at issues from a broader perspective is essential to continually provide our customers with the robust infrastructure and applications they require. Joining the Cloud Security Alliance and receiving the CloudTrust Enterprise-Ready rating helps us ensure we're getting the whole picture, while we can contribute insights and leadership based on our nearly 10 years in the cloud industry."
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Archive for the 'TV Ratings' Category
December 18th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Top Broadcast 18-34, December 10-16: Fox NFL Post
4.26 million adults 18-34 watched Fox's NFL Sunday Post Game for the 5 minutes it ran into primetime, more than any other[Read-More]
December 18th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Evening News Viewers, Dec 10-14, NBC Widens Lead
NBC Leads 2 Weeks In a Row Full TV Ratings Data for NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS[Read-More]
December 18th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Top 18-49 Demo Shows December 10-16
CBS dominates here too, though not quite as throroughly as it did in overall top broadcast shows, placing the top show, five[Read-More]
December 13th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Broadcast Morning News Ratings, December 3-7
Today Show Up Sharply Full Data for NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America and CBS' Early Show Ratings:[Read-More]
December 11th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Top 18-49 Demo Shows December 3-9
Grey's Anatomy tops the list, followed by CSI and the classic Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer. The Heroes volume 2 finale was fourth. Could the[Read-More]
December 11th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Evening News Viewers, Dec 3-7, NBC Ahead Again
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December 11th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Top Broadcast 25-54, December 3-9, CBS Post Game
9.8 million adults 25-54 watched CBS's Sunday NFL Post Gun Show, more than any other primetime show for the week of December[Read-More]
December 11th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Top Broadcast 18-34, December 3-9: Grey's Anatomy
4.77 million adults 18-34 watched ABC's Grey's Anatomy, more than any other primetime show for the week of December 3-9. Noteworthy are[Read-More]


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Multiple Personality Disorder is a fake diagnosis that occurs when a gullible therapist and a suggestible patient influence each other in the creation of new personalities. Read More
Multiple Personality Disorder is a fake diagnosis that occurs when a gullible therapist and a suggestible patient influence each other in the creation of new personalities. Read More
This is an absolutely terrible article. The writer clearly knows nothing about trauma...especially childhood trauma and abuse.
What are you basing that statement on? DID has always been a controversial diagnosis, and more and more clinicians in the field are dismissing it as a fad diagnosis that just tends to be reinforced by preconceptions generated in the media and practitioner bias.
EXACTLY! Where is the research??... There is none.It doesn't support the bank accounts of psychiatrists cuz you can treat it with a pill.
I have numerous personalities: one bipolar, one crazy, one anxious, one depressed- the rest are well adjusted
MPD has been called DID, or Dissociative Identity Disorder, for several years now. Dr. Frances may not believe in this, but I do. I'm an experienced therapist with clients with DID who were ritualistically abused; I did not give them this notion--it's how they've been victimized and how they've had to live. It happened, and they're dealing with it. My clients with DID switch regularly into other alters, not because they're trying to trick me or anyone else, but because they need "air time." I don't ask them to switch; and I don't delve into the past until someone wants to. When an alter needs to be out in my office, he or she shows up. Seeing a person with DID is like seeing a family; different "members" speak up at different times and for different reasons.
I agree with a previous commenter--Dr. Frances clearly is not knowledgeable about trauma and its possible effects.
THANK YOU!! DID and MPD are the same DID is the new way to say it because media and Hollywood have stereotyped it teaching that people like me with MPD are monsters or crazy.
I couldn't agree more. I have treated many individuals who were called multiple personalities. There is no such thing. There certainly are people who have suffered major abuse, significantly sexual, who do dissociate. The treatment is to face and mourn the pain and the person heals. Usually I have had to remove them from some therapist who has been parading them around giving exhibitions, and then get down to work.
Robert A Berezin, MD is the author of "Psychotherapy of Character, the Play of Consciousness in the Theater of the Brain'
YOUR AN IDIOT TO THINK THIS! Maybe the therapist wasn't parading them around but trying help them and studying them because none of the rest of you doctors psychiatrists are doing anything but trying to shove pills down are throat when MPD is not treatable with medication.
The fact that people still cling to this disastrous fad says a lot about the catastrophic state of psychology and psychiatry. The psychiatrists who put this fraud into their latest's DSM must have suffered from the same psychosis that befell the people in the "The Emperor's New Clothes". Even Hollywood, who loves the myth, is through with that crap since "Primal Fear".
Guess your behind on movies... try Identity, 23, and many others including law and Order SVU and other TV shows..guess you didn't do your research either. Media is still eating it up makes a great thriller movie. Obviously your among the ignorant....
The whole history of DID is ripe with fraud, all the way back to the Sybill fraud. Its funny how DID went from a rare hardly seen disorder to almost an epidemic of people with dozens of "alters" after media portrayals of DID.
DID grew out of the recovered memory therapies of the 70s and 80s- that lead to a lot of false memories. These false memories were often of child sexual abuse and even ritual Satanic abuse. There was a huge moral panic at the time about child abuse and satanic ritual abuse (despite there being no evidence of the latter) which seemed to influence practitioners as they "guided" clients to "repressed" memories. Very sad time for our field.
As a practitioner, I've seen many people claiming to have "alters." None of them actually did. All did meet criteria for DID, and at least two of them met criteria for Histrionic personality disorder. Now, I'm not saying that all clients are lying- practitioners are to fault a lot in this. Its sad, but if I got a referral from a specific social worker, or a specific hospital, I was guaranteed that the person had a DID diagnosis.
To answer your first statement what you call an 'epidemic' occurred because we thought that being as it was recognized by the media that maybe it would open the eyes and minds to people like you that obviously haven't done any genuine study or research you see it makes it alot easier to sleep at night believing it's all in our heads or is the imagination of a therapist. Besides you all will make more money if it is something you believe requires medicine.
So you've seen people that claim to have DID/MPD what proof did you run across that you can say " None of them actually did" ? I bet they just realized you weren't gonna believe them and so they decided to recant. Much like any victim that is pushed in a corner by someone they think really cares. How many of those people still see you?
The problem is that this "epidemic" was seen only in a handful of providers- a small group of providers saw dozens or hundreds of cases, while most never had a single case in their career. That points to a more iatregenic cause- that DID is a phenomenon that grows out of provider preferences and techniques. It cropped up at the same time as the now-bebunked "recovered memory therapy" which had the unfortunate effect of convincing many people that they were abused when they weren't. It even convinced thousands of people that they were the victims of "Satanic Ritual Abuse"- a phenomenon that, while it was a "moral panic" there is not actually any documented cases of this happening. (And Satanists don't actually worship Satan- they are just atheists who follow the philosophy of Hedonism). Satanic Ritual Abuse is it's own syndrome, and it is recognized as a side effect of this unfortunate Recovered Memory Therapy in which therapist's imaginations got away with themselves.
I personally don't profit or suffer financially as a result of my position on DID. I'm a psychotherapist and I don't provide medication, just therapy.
My skepticisms of former patients who claimed DID came as a result of frequent contact and psychological testing. For example, I had a patient who was quite histrionic- she'd be happy and cheerful until she knew a staff member was watching and then she'd be horribly depressed until she thought we couldn't her again. She'd claim to have illnesses that she didn't (we did tests), and then on top of it- had DID. She'd talk about her alters- how she was fully aware of their actions and say for example that her alter made her beat her head against a tub- but would have no bruises. So- obviously I was quite skeptical with this pattern- and it is a pattern I have seen often in those who claim DID. Others- they'd receive psychological testing that would indicate that they were intentionally magnifying and exaggerating their symptoms. Now- to be honest, I never directly confronted their diagnoses. The only person I even slightly challenged on it was someone who I was telling met criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder.
Most (about 75%) of people who report DID meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). All the clients I have encountered with reports of DID met criteria for BPD, and at least two also for Histrionic PD. This is because the experience of DID and BPD is so similar- with people with severe BPD experiencing dissociative states- and their extreme mood shifts and unstable sense of identity can lead to feeling like different people at times. Sadly at times therapists can for example encourage them to discuss these different states as if they were different people, rather than just a result of their unstable emotions and sense of self.
Were you not paying attention when I said I have felt with this for as long as I can remember? That I thought it was normal until 04 when after a couple decades this was told to me as a possibility that later was confirmed.
yes positive attention or percieved positive attention is desired by all of us because of the lack of affection a and attention we got from extreme abuse and neglect by people that were suppose to protect us.
Just because you didn't see any bruises doesn't mean they weren't banging there head on the tub. You can bang your head on the tub quite hard multiple times and not leave bruises. I've done such things I never was bold enough to tell anyone out of fear of hospitalization. Your so closed minded.
BPD I'm very familiar with that diagnosis the I hate you don't leave me disorder.. good book. If you actually took the time to look deeper into MPD and BPD you'd know they are nothing alike and have totally different characteristics.
I wish I could go through 'the testing' you speak of I have 104 personalities and although you may think it's a misdiagnosis your wrong and you know how I know? Because I have lived with this for 32 years and I have tried every medication you can take been doing therapy and medication for 10 years. I know that satanic ritual abuse does not entail worshiping Satan that it comes of the philosophy of hedonism. Don't insult my intelligence by assuming that I have not thoroughly done research and studied looking for answers and a resolution. It is not a side effect and there are documented cases of it..again where are you getting your information? You never directly confronted any of them why did you fear your assumptions would be proven false. . How long did you work with any of them and again how many do you still treat. Many questions you seem to avoid answering. I think you would find me a rather interesting study but alas your mind seems to already be made up.
Were you not paying attention when I said I have felt with this for as long as I can remember? That I thought it was normal until 04 when after a couple decades this was told to me as a possibility that later was confirmed.
yes positive attention or percieved positive attention is desired by all of us because of the lack of affection a and attention we got from extreme abuse and neglect by people that were suppose to protect us.
Just because you didn't see any bruises doesn't mean they weren't banging there head on the tub. You can bang your head on the tub quite hard multiple times and not leave bruises. I've done such things I never was bold enough to tell anyone out of fear of hospitalization. Your so closed minded.
BPD I'm very familiar with that diagnosis the I hate you don't leave me disorder.. good book. If you actually took the time to look deeper into MPD and BPD you'd know they are nothing alike and have totally different characteristics.
I wish I could go through 'the testing' you speak of I have 104 personalities and although you may think it's a misdiagnosis your wrong and you know how I know? Because I have lived with this for 32 years and I have tried every medication you can take been doing therapy and medication for 10 years. I know that satanic ritual abuse does not entail worshiping Satan that it comes of the philosophy of hedonism. Don't insult my intelligence by assuming that I have not thoroughly done research and studied looking for answers and a resolution. It is not a side effect and there are documented cases of it..again where are you getting your information? You never directly confronted any of them why did you fear your assumptions would be proven false. . How long did you work with any of them and again how many do you still treat. Many questions you seem to avoid answering. I think you would find me a rather interesting study but alas your mind seems to already be made up.
My experience is so different than yours. Please consider reading a post I did a while back: http://www.mindingtherapy.com/sybil-exposed-multiplicity/.
I can't find it...
Not sure what happened--my last reply was supposed to be directed to Ryan Ebersole (as well as anyone else who may be interested). I was saying that my experience as a therapist is so different than his and asked him to consider reading my blog post of a while ago: http://www.mindingtherapy.com/sybil-exposed-multiplicity/.
My mother has Dissociative Identity Disorder. She was sexually abused as a child. I have seen her switch into other alters and she was not the one driving. I met three distinct personalities, they didn't know who I was. DID is very real and I resent this article for dismissing the very real experiences of people who suffer from DID. My mother has been diagnosed as DID by multiple clinicians and it is not just a "fad" diagnosis (she was diagnosed back in the early 90s) and it wasn't just one "naive" therapist but many therapists who drew the same conclusions. Perhaps the writer of this article really did work with people who didn't really have DID, but the problem there might be over diagnosis not the disorder not existing. It's actually a creative way for people who are abused as children to deal with the trauma. My mother has recently integrated the personalities so she no longer has episodes. But I studied diagnosis as recently as six years ago and I learned that DID is a very real disorder (although controversial as a diagnosis). Just because none of your clients actually have DID does not mean the disorder does not exist. It's not exactly the most common disorder.
I don't see why this diagnosis could not still be accounted as a real condition even if it is in part iatrogenically caused? There are a lot of mental disorders where nobody knows exactly where it came from just that it is there. I don't really see the harm in treating some one having just inner conflicts and milder forms of trauma reactions, dissociation etc. with the concept of different ego-states or split of personalities that ought to be integrated. There are scheme therapies and congnitive-analytic therapies that approach bpd this way and it has proven effective not disasterious. In DID patients there are still trauma type responses that were there before any therapist intervention and "acting out" that felt for the patient as unreal and as it was just happening to them and a history of trauma. This is of course the case in many other clinical patient groups, but if some can be helped, some problems conceptualized by using this diagnosis and approach of ego-states that need to be integrated then what is the harm? People with dissociative disorders can be cured using this approach and actually can be cured more often than scitzophrenic, bipolar or personality disordered patients.
I for one know intimately a person who was doomed to be a schizophrenic patient on antipsychotic for the rest of her life un-able to work etc. and did not read any books, receive any therapy – but in one psychiatric hospital was given a more thorough testing battery including SCID-R-test and then received this new diagnosis of DID (which she didn't believe herself for a while) and only after that was given therapy (as scitzophrenia in Finland is not considered treatable but DID is) and has now gone back to her studies, not in need of medication and has gotten rid of all the auditory hallucinations (later named as alters speaking). I don't really care if it was caused by this one test and not by her childhood, but only that it as phenomenon did excist and as an approach gave her away back to health!
.... and now the reasons behind that condition are more flexibally listed and if some DID cases are in fact more of sociological-type not only caused by trauma - then it doesn't mean that the condition doesn't excist nor that it should not be treated!
Still treating DID has more hope than treating many severe illnesses that these patients at first were receiving treatment for!
I have never had anyone suggest to me that I have DID. I have never been hypnotized. For me, dissociation was a way to survive. My young mind couldn't deal with the abuse so it took me somewhere else.
I do not consider my other identities alters. I view them as fragments of me. Roles that I subconsciously slip into to endure a situation. They do not have their own names. All answer to the same name. Sometimes I will remember what happened after I have slipped into another role. Sometimes I won't. I slip into one of the roles before I even realize it. Now that I have come to the conclusion that I have DID, when I leave that role my reaction is often "Whoa! That was strange."
Before I became aware of DID, I was confused by the frequent lapse in memory. There is no organic cause for my memory problems nor do I have any other mental health problem that would have such a serious effect on my memory. People I know would tell me of things I said or did and I would have no memory of it.
I understand that others do not believe in DID. That is their right. I disagree with them.
I certainly do not disagree with you. You accurately describe dissociating, which is a way of coping with abuse. It is unnecessary to call it DID like it is some kind of thing. It is an adaptation to a horrible situation. And you are correct that they are fragments of you. I can tell you that psychotherapy helps to mourn the unbearable pain and that allows one to be more whole.
For me, acknowledging it as DID is a form of validation. That is important to me to call it that. It explained at lot of things about myself to me. It has helped me to understand that because of the trauma, mentally I splintered instead of maturing the way I most likely would have as mentally healthy child.
My dear that isn't DID it's MPD. MPD scares people so they changed what it's called and tweaked it so it's so vague it sounds different.Were stereotyped and ridiculed because people don't understand so we are portrayed as monsters or crazy in Hollywood and the media.That is why it explains things about yourself so you understand.
I first want to say thank you to all those that believe!
I have had MPD my whole life but didn't know what it was or what it was called until 2004. I endured Satanic Ritual Abuse from a very young age i also have dealt with incest 4 pregnancies by my father and rape by my father and his pedophile buddies since I was 3. I witnessed infants and children be sacrificed and skinned alive including my baby sister at age 1. She would be 32 this past may (2014). I am 36 as of today June 4 14.
I have 104 personalities That have been there as long as I can remember and way before I ever had any interaction with therapists hospitals or psychologists I thought it was normal.
The problem with the criticisms are that people have never sincerely researched or studied this. Instead we get stereotyped by media mocked scrutinized and persecuted because people don't understand. I have done so much research and there is very little to find. All that really can be found is Biography's of people that have found a way to heal.
I can answer the reason as to why it has not been common but at brief spurts. It's because we have had to adapt to a world of judgement and learn to become more subtle. In these brief times of 'Epidemics' a new generation has emerged that hasn't lost faith in humanity, so we reach out in hopes that maybe this time someone will believe and accept and help us as we all so desperately want. Psychiatrist don't want to support it because guess what it doesn't help there bank accounts as MPD is not helped with any medication. These gullible therapists that is spoke of are most likely the ones that genuinely care and want to help but articles like this shoot them down causing financial burdens because there reputations have been ruined by the allegations of ignorance like this one. So we hide again in the shadows of shame.
This is me reaching out.....
What a blessing it must be for Allan Frances to not believe in or understand the world of D.I.D. I wish I was that lucky to have that kind of ignorance. Not everyone is as lucky, I have "parts" and know without a shadow of a doubt Allan Frances is full of crap. I'm sure most people who have parts would rather not understand the dark underbelly of disassociation. Statistically speaking there are over 30 million people in america alone that disassociate. D.I.D. is just a deeper, more traumatic form of disassociation born out of necessity to keep that human being sane and functioning. EMDR coupled with a great psychologist who knows how to properly administer it is a true life, parts and self saver. I would just like to say to any other person with parts who might be reading this or that article ........it gets better. Please seek the help of a qualified professional who has empathy. You and your parts are worth the effort. May God bless you and your parts on this difficult journey towards wholeness and healing:)
Thank you for speaking out. I am very hopeful of healing and wholeness. Thus far it has been an overwhelming 10 years since I learned what it was I was dealing with had a name and that I want alone in my chaos and pain. I have recently found a new therapist that is trained in EMDR and together we are working toward the process of healing and wholeness.
Again thank you for speaking out
Barb I think that is so wonderful! I am so happy to hear you found someone that does EMDR because it is a game changer. It truly is amazing......difficult and challenging but your "parts" or "Alters" and yourself deserve this energy, time, healing and compassion. My other secret weapon is having a great friend to process this with. She has also been diagnosed with D.I.D. and we help each other through this painful time of processing trauma. And at times can even be silly about it. Humor and finding things I enjoy like painting, photography, nature all help me cope with this. In fact art therapy is a wonderful tool that helps the parts process trauma especially if they are not able to vocalize the situation because of the pain or whatever the block is. Those things paired with God and the Savior are what have helped me deal, overcome and heal. I am so happy for you and it gets so much better! Good luck to you and your parts.......each part of you is important and valid:) Take care, j
Thank you so much for your post. It is good to hear that there is hope. Thank you for your encouragement.
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Started by namie , Feb 25 2013 12:52 PM
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Posted 25 February 2013 - 12:52 PM
Apologies if there is already an existing thread, my slow internet connection today didn't reveal one, but please merge if there is.
Thought I'd put my thoughts out on the dresses of today's Oscars Red Carpet
I've been following them on The Age's website.
I loved Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock - all absolutely stunning!
Also quite like Naomi Watts and Catherine Zeta Jones - although in the background of her picture there is another woman pulling the most hilarious face! Looks similar to Kim Cattrall? Whoever it is, maybe they thought they be the only one there in a gold dress?!
Jennifer Hudson also looked beautiful - she has lost quite a lot of weight I think.
Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness win my best looking couple award again - so gorgeous together.
Wasn't sure what to make of Halle Berry's dress though! Nice to have something different to the strapless mermaid-tail style, but this dress was a little stripey and square!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 12:58 PM
I normally like Halle Berry's style but I thought her dress was awful! Kind of like she was channelling Alexis Carrington out of Dynasty ....wasn't really a fan of Nicole, Naomi or Reese either ...
No stand outs at all for me this year I'm afraid!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:01 PM
Just reading an as-it-happens article from the Guardian and the comment on Halle's dress:
Um, what? What the hell is going on here, then? Halle Berry, clearly one of the most gorgeous women to ever stand on God's green earth, and generally a dead cert when it comes to red carpet fashion, has come dressed as - what? David Bowie? An ordnance survey map? A nightmare from the 80s? Zool from Ghostbusters? An art deco hell hole? And what on earth is going on with Halle's hair? No, I say. No, no and thrice no. (HF)
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:03 PM
I like Naomi Watts, Sally Field, Jessica Chastain and Reese Witherspoon.
Fun, fun!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:06 PM
Jennifer Garner's hair looked crappy by the time she got to the stage . More hairspray needed there!
Her dress was gorgeous tho.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:07 PM
I love Deborra-Lee Furness and the fact she doesn't have to let it all hang out or show off her curves, to feel comfortable and look good.
The photo of Channing Tatum kissing his pregnant wife(who looked gorgeous) was so cute.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:08 PM
I really liked Naomi Watts, Jennifer Lawrence (her face looks immaculate!) and Jennifer Aniston.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:09 PM
Quvenzhane Wallis is very cute in her gorgeous Georgio Armani gown with matching shoes (according to Business Insider. Another site [The Daily Beast] states it was designed by David Meister)
Edited by namie, 25 February 2013 - 01:15 PM.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:11 PM
I love her fluffy kitty cat bag! She is so talented & such a cutie.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:15 PM
QUOTE (fairyflossfart @ 25/02/2013, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I love Deborra-Lee Furness and the fact she doesn't have to let it all hang out or show off her curves, to feel comfortable and look good.
I imagine having Hugh Jackman hanging off your arm does wonders for that, must try it sometime...
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:18 PM
Apparently Halle Berry told Donatella Versace she wanted to dress like a Bond girl for the Oscars, and this was the dress she came up with!
I think I'd have gone for something else, lol. It doesn't say 'Bond girl' to me!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:20 PM
Glad to see that Helena Bonham Carter has stuck to her usual style of looking like an unmade bed. She's my hero.
Sandra Bullock looks the goods too. I love her.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:29 PM
I'm the odd one out, I love Halle's dress. I'm so over the same cut in different colours on ever single actress, I was craving something different and Halle has certainly delivered!
I do ADORE one gold dress in particular ... now who was it? *my brain is now filled with frocks!*
ETA: Catherine Zeta Jones. Just gorgeous!
Edited by ~Kee~In~Hawaii~, 25 February 2013 - 01:30 PM.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:33 PM
Anyone else think Anne Hathaways dress is more of a miss than a hit?
Best dressed to me is all the Jennifer's (Garner, Hudson & Lawrence)!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:35 PM
QUOTE (TinyTeddys @ 25/02/2013, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else think Anne Hathaways dress is more of a miss than a hit?
Agree. The front's blah and the back's a mess. I like the soft pink usually, not sure it's right for her though.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:36 PM
QUOTE (TinyTeddys @ 25/02/2013, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else think Anne Hathaways dress is more of a miss than a hit?
Best dressed to me is all the Jennifer's (Garner, Hudson & Lawrence)!
Hmmmm yes I did think that AH was a miss. Although she does have an amazing ability to wear the most amazing red lipstick!
Loved Sandra Bullock.
Who did the presenting with Channing Tatum? She should fire her plastic surgeon. Edited.....no wasn't with Channing. Not sure who they were tbh! I am getting old.....who are some of these people!
Edited by Ehill, 25 February 2013 - 02:33 PM.
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Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:40 PM
Adore Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck together. They seem so...normal. They are attractive in a very natural way.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:51 PM
I thought this dress was very pretty, but then, its my favourite colour and velvet is just so damn luxurious!
Does anyone know how you pronounce "Quvenzhane"? Is it like kew-ven-zaanie?
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:54 PM
QUOTE (TinyTeddys @ 25/02/2013, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else think Anne Hathaways dress is more of a miss than a hit?
Yes. One pic I saw had the point of the darts in the bust area looking awfully nipple-pointy. Kind of distracted from the rest! One comment I read said something like 'Thanks for the blinding nipples, now I can't see anything else' lol!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:54 PM
This dress would have looked far more elegant with more coverage over the chest, but I guess that defeats the purpose?
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:59 PM
Sandra bullocks dress was my favourit.
Heaps of silvers and gold with structured shapes going on. Not something I am a fan of.
Helen's hunts dress looks like it is and old bridesmaid dress salvaged from a vinnies bin!
Posted 25 February 2013 - 02:05 PM
Peanut, I just want to grab that dress and hoik it up to where it (presumably) should be sitting. It looks like it isn't a good enough fit and gravity is winning.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 02:05 PM
Really wish that Hugh Jackman would have a shave, not a fan of the beard at all.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 02:10 PM
Since this is EB after all I think pregnant Georgina Chapman looked simply beautiful. Best in show.
QUOTE (baddmammajamma @ 25/02/2013, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I love her fluffy kitty cat bag! She is so talented & such a cutie.
I predict Suri is going to burn her.
QUOTE (O TheHugeManatee @ 25/02/2013, 11:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Glad to see that Helena Bonham Carter has stuck to her usual style of looking like an unmade bed. She's my hero.
Helen Hunt also needed an iron.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 02:10 PM
Not convinced about George Clooney's beard either.
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The Humane Society of Wickenburg ("HSW") strives to provide exceptional care for dogs and cats that are surrendered, abandoned or abused. Through formal and comprehensive adoption policies, educational humane
programs and events designed to increase awareness, compassion and responsible pet ownership, the Humane Society's mission is to place every adoptable animal in a permanent, well-educated home.
Coming Saturday, November 29 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Pictures With Santa
Join us at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, located at Sunshine Plaza, 1020 West Wickenburg Way this coming Saturday to have your dog(s), cat(s) or family's picture taken with Santa!
For just $12 you will go home with one photograph and we will e-mail you all the pictures taken during your sitting with Santa.
A holiday picture for you, and your dollars help us take care of the cats and dogs at the Shelter. What better way is there to start off your holiday season?
Questions: Call us at 928-684-8801.
The Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Wickenburg would like to introduce you to Scott Shephard, our Executive Director as of late October 2014.
While this is Scott's first connection to Animal Welfare, he loves animals and certainly has a true heart for our mission. He has acquired a great deal of managerial experience in the private sector as well as nonprofit organizations, including as the Director of Volunteer Services for St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance in Phoenix, the largest food bank volunteer operation in the United States. He is a seasoned administrator who excels in creating a culture of communication, a constructive environment and complete teamwork.
Also, over the last twenty-plus years, Scott has held positions as General Manager, Operations Manager and Vice President of Marketing and Operations. Most recently he served as Executive Director for the Yarnell Community Center where he received several recognitions including the Director's Award of Excellence for Outstanding Service from the Area Agency on Aging/Northern Arizona Council of Governments, a Certificate of Appreciation from State of Arizona Emergency Management and a citation for his managerial contribution towards the relief efforts of the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013 from the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors.
We hope that you will stop by the shelter and introduce yourself to Scott. We are confident in his effective management of all aspects of our shelter and are pleased he is the Executive Director of our Humane Society of Wickenburg.
Feral Cat Season is Here - Now that cooler weather is here HSW has resumed its TNR (trap-neuter-return) for feral (wild) and unowned cats in our community. If you know of, or are feeding, one of these cats please contact the shelter. This week we have already trapped two cats, with an appointment for one more tomorrow. Since 2010, 430 cats have been TNR'd. This program equals a lot less reproducing cats, healthier cats, less cat yowling and less cat marking. "It is a good thing."
If you would like to donate to this program, please send your donation to HSW, 4000 Industrial Road, Wickenburg, AZ 85390 and make a notation that you would like your money to be used for the Feral Cat Program or TNR.
This is Rosie. She is a happy 6.5 year old Terrier/Pit Bull Mix. She has been with us for 3 years and would so love to find someone to go home with. She does need to go to a family without children and would be happiest being an only child.
Click here to learn more about Rosie.
Give a Senior Cat or Dog a Second Chance
Take a few minutes to view a wonderful video filmed at our shelter a few years ago by Barbara and David Gross. It stars many former and current volunteers of HSW. As you watch the video please remember that we are a "no-kill" shelter. The age of a pet is but a number, - just as it is for humans. Don't let an animal's "older" age deter you from opening your heart to your new best friend.
Wish List for the Shelter - Please check out "Helping Us" and our Wish List page found under that heading. If you would like to purchase items to help us at the Shelter. Any and all of those items are needed on a regular basis. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Items we always need include:
kitten chow puppy chow
paper towels liquid hand soap
dish soap dishwasher soap
HE laundry detergent 30 gallon garbage bags
As always, thank you for all you do to help us care for the animals!
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Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Humane Society Of Wickenburg whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.You can select a different charitable organization after signing in.
- AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
- Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com.
Thanks to Arizona Pet License plates for awarding HSW grant money to help spay and neuter cats and dogs. The money will be used for to assist pet owners cover the expense of the surgery as well as help our Feral Cat TNR program.
Our Memorial Courtyard
Is there someone in your life that you would like to honor? Ordering a brick with your words on it is a wonderful gesture to express your appreciation for a pet or person in your life. Whether it is acknowledging the passing of a loved one, celebrating a milestone of life, or saying 'thank you,' what a great way to show your feelings. For $50 you can add your sentiments and help the animals at the same time. Click here to download an application


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What does the 43% ReviewGist Score mean?
Fuji FinePix F600 is a not recommended buy as per the ReviewGist score of 43%. This is because even though the Fuji FinePix F600 has garnered good reviews from most reviewers, it might not come with the latest specifications as it is a relatively very old model.
- Good ratings from over 15 review sources with an average rating of 3.5 stars. Top review sources include CNet.com(3.5 stars), DigitalCameraInfo.com(3.95 stars), Steves-DigiCams.com and PhotographyBLOG.com(4.0 stars).
- Released 3 years 4 months ago (Aug 2011) which makes it one of the very old digital cameras in the market.
|Key Features
|Camera Type
|Light Field Camera, Compact
|Image Sensor Type
|Optical Zoom
|15.0 x
|16.0 Megapixel
|LCD Screen Size
|3.0 in.
|HD Recording Format
|1080i (HDTV), 1080p (HDTV), 720p (HDTV)
|Digital Zoom
|3.4 x
|Focal Length
|4.4 - 66 mm
|Focus Range
|1.4 ft. to infinity / 8.2 ft. to infinity (w/t)
|Focus Type
|Autofocus, Face Detection, AF Tracking, Multi, Centre
|Interchangeable Lens
|Not Interchangeable Lens
|Macro Focus Range
|1.9 - 117.6 in. / 46.8 - 117.6 in. (w/t)
|35mm Zoom Lens
|24 - 360 mm
|Image Quality
|Camera Resolution
|16.0 Megapixel
|Image Resolutions
|3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 2304 x 1728, 3264 x 1840, 1920 x 1080, 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 3456
|Video Format
|QuickTime, MPEG-4
|Video Resolutions
|640 x 480 (VGA), 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080
|Exposure Control
|Aperture Range
|f3.5/f5.3 (w/t)
|Frames Per Second
|11.0 Frames
|Shutter Speed
|8 - 1/2000 sec
|White Balance
|Automatic scene recognition, Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Underwater, Custom
|Min. ISO Speed
|Max. ISO Speed
|Memory Type
|SD Card, SDHC Card, SDXC Card
|Flash Functions
|Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
|Flash Type
|Built-In, Pop-up flash
|ISO Speeds
|100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
|Viewfinder / Display
|LCD Panel
|LCD Panel
|LCD Panel Size
|3.0 in.
|Without Viewfinder
|Touchscreen Panel
|Not Touchscreen Panel
|Interface Type
|Power Supply
|Battery Type
|Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
|Included Features
|Built-in Microphone
|Built-in Microphone
|Built-in Speaker
|Built-in Speaker
|Self Timer
|2 Sec., 10 Sec.
|Tripod Mount
|Tripod Mount
|Exterior Color
|Family Line
|Fuji FinePix
|Included Accessories
|USB Cable, Battery Charger, Strap, AV Cable, Li-Ion Rechargable Battery
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|Not Waterproof
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Monica Lewinsky, 24, formed a fateful friendship with an older woman, Linda Tripp, 48, at a time in her life when she was distraught and looking for a sympathetic ear, according to Government investigators and people who have worked with the two women.
More than a year ago, they say, Ms. Lewinsky began confiding to Ms. Tripp about the details of an affair she said she had with President Clinton, although the President repeatedly denied having an ''improper relationship'' with her in interviews today.
Both women had worked at the White House and later had offices near one another in the Pentagon. Last summer, Ms. Lewinsky began calling Ms. Tripp from her apartment in the exclusive Watergate complex in Washington. The calls were made after work to Ms. Tripp's home in suburban Maryland.
What Ms. Lewinsky, a native of Beverly Hills, Calif., and daughter of an affluent California medical doctor, did not know is that Ms. Tripp was taping the conversations with a device connected to her telephone, several Federal and Congressional investigators say.
Despite their age difference, the two women had much in common. They had both worked in relatively low-level administrative jobs in the White House, Ms. Lewinsky as an intern in the Office of Legislative Affairs, among other jobs, and Ms. Tripp as a secretary in the counsel's office. Both women later transferred to jobs in the Pentagon.
Why would Ms. Tripp tape the sad ramblings of her love-struck friend? While Ms. Lewinsky was a young career woman who graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Oregon in May 1995 and was trying to make her way in Washington, Ms. Tripp's career was already far more complicated and her relationship with the Clinton White House was strained.
Ms. Tripp had worked in the Bush White House but remained after President Clinton was inaugurated and served as executive assistant to Bernard Nussbaum, the first White House counsel. She had been called to testify before Congress and had been questioned by the Whitewater independent counsel, Kenneth W. Starr, because she was the last person to see former deputy counsel Vincent W. Foster Jr. before he killed himself.
Her Congressional testimony about Mr. Foster's death was extremely embarrassing to the White House. In one E-mail message she sent to a co-worker, Ms. Tripp called Mr. Nussbaum and some of the other White House lawyers ''the Three Stooges.''
On Aug. 21, 1994, Ms. Tripp left the White House and went to work at the Pentagon. The circumstances leading to her departure are unclear, but one White House co-worker said she was ''sent to Siberia'' because senior White House aides viewed her as a loose cannon.
But soon after her banishment, she became entangled in another embarrassing situation for the White House. She was quoted in an article in Newsweek in the summer of 1997 as saying that Kathleen Willey, a volunteer in the White House's social office, had told her that President Clinton had kissed and ''fondled'' her in a room off the Oval Office.
Although Ms. Tripp, whose lawyer did not respond to calls today, told Newsweek that she was divulging this information in an effort to help President Clinton fend off rumors of sexual harassment involving Ms. Willey, Robert S. Bennett, one of President Clinton's lawyers, was quoted in the same article as saying that Ms. Tripp ''is not to be believed.''
Having her credibility attacked might have provided Ms. Tripp a motive to record her conversations with Ms. Lewinsky, Government investigators suggest. Like Ms. Tripp, Ms. Lewinsky left the White House and began working in the Pentagon. She was hired by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Kenneth Bacon, as his confidential assistant on April 17, 1996. Mr. Bacon said the White House recommended her for the position. ''Her name was suggested but they did not push it in any way,'' he added. Ms. Lewinsky left the job on Dec. 24, 1997.
According to one former co-worker of Ms. Lewinsky, her work in the legislative affairs office, where she handled correspondence from members of Congress, drew the displeasure of former Deputy Chief of Staff Evelyn Lieberman, who closely supervised White House interns and was known as a tough, but loving, taskmaster.
Ms. Lieberman, who did not return calls, complained that Ms. Lewinsky was spending too much time at public events, like the Rose Garden ceremonies, where President Clinton appeared. Apparently, this was a common criticism from Ms. Lieberman, who also arranged for other White House interns to be transferred out of their jobs.
Ms. Lewinsky told Ms. Tripp that she was in love with President Clinton, said one investigator and that their affair had lasted more than a year. Several investigators said that Ms. Lewinsky also played for Ms. Tripp several taped telephone messages left on her answering machine by the President. Unbeknownst to Ms. Lewinsky, Ms. Tripp also had taped this conversation, including the messages from the President, the investigators say.
Ms. Lewinsky grew up in rarefied Beverly Hills. Richard S. Makoff, headmaster of Pacific Hills School, said that she attended his school -- then known as Bel Air Prep -- during her junior and senior years after transferring from Beverly Hills High School. Mr. Makoff said she graduated from Bel Air Prep, a private non-religious coed school of nearly 200 students, in 1991.


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As great a work it is, fantasy doesn't begin and end with The Lord of the Rings. In Urban Fantasy, mythical creatures and magical beings walk the streets of major cities, towns and suburbs, and mythical quests and legendary battles are fought not in far-off lands of myth, legend and lore, but in the world that exists outside the reader's window. It's a fascinating and fun genre, and this page is designed to give you some pointers in how you can contribute to it. Of course, check out So You Want To Write A Story for all-purpose advice.
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Costume DesignerFor some reason, the popular image of urban magic-users incorporates Badass Longcoat fairly often. The subtle touch works nicely, such as a single item of jewelry (usually silver) to display a pentagram or other magical symbol. Depending on how certain the character is in their power, they may go so far as to include other "classic" fantasy elements into their outfit, such as pointed hats or odd neckware.
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