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BUtterfield 8
John O'Hara's first—and perhaps greatest—novel, Appointment in Samarra, appeared to much acclaim in 1934. Although the author earned several screenwriting credits during the 1940s, it was not until the late '50s—after Ten North Frederick won the 1955 National Book Award—that his novels began to make the transition to the screen. The film version of the stage musical Pal Joey, with a book by O'Hara based on his own epistolary novel, reached theaters in 1957, followed a year later by a big-screen adaptation of Ten North Frederick. Against this backdrop, veteran M-G-M producer Pandro S. Berman resolved to film O'Hara's 1935 novel BUtterfield 8 as a vehicle for Elizabeth Taylor.
The life and mysterious death of Starr Faithfull, a 25-year-old woman found drowned on Long Island in 1931, had inspired the plot of O'Hara's novel. As adapted for the screen by Charles Schnee (The Bad and the Beautiful) and John Michael Hayes (Rear Window), BUtterfield 8 tells the story of New York model Gloria Wandrous (Taylor), who operates as a call girl through her answering service (whose telephone exchange, BUtterfield 8, gives the novel its title). Her liaison with married businessman Weston Liggett (Laurence Harvey) develops into a more substantive relationship, and while they eventually realize they are truly in love, their mutually volatile personalities—along with Gloria's childhood demons and Liggett's complicated relationship with his wife—doom the affair to a tragic conclusion.
Taylor had starred in four Berman productions, including the classics National Velvet and Father of the Bride. By the end of the 1950s, her star power only increased as she moved away from ingènue parts to serious dramatic roles—receiving consecutive Best Actress nominations for Raintree County (1957), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)—but her personal life garnered as much publicity as her onscreen work. Taylor's third husband, producer Mike Todd, died in a March 1958 plane crash, and within a year she embarked on a relationship with Todd's friend, singer Eddie Fisher, who divorced Debbie Reynolds to marry Taylor. The combination of Taylor's box-office clout and her status as a tabloid figure made her an ideal choice to play Gloria Wandrous.
Although Taylor owed M-G-M one more film on her contract with the studio (at a salary of $125,000), 20th Century-Fox had offered her an unprecedented salary of $1,000,000 to star in their epic biopic Cleopatra. Taylor hoped M-G-M would delay BUtterfield 8 so that she could film Cleopatra first—the studio had recently loaned her to Columbia for Suddenly, Last Summer—but M-G-M production supervisor Sol C. Siegel objected, threatening to keep her from working for two years if she failed to shoot BUtterfield 8 before Cleopatra. When Taylor responded with an emotional appeal, Siegel told her, "Fortunately or unfortunately, sentiment went out of this business a long time ago."
Taylor openly expressed her qualms with the material, claiming: "The leading lady is nearly a prostitute. The whole thing is so unpalatable, I wouldn't do it for anything—under any conditions." She pleaded her case to Berman, even offering to place her $1,000,000 salary from Fox in escrow for M-G-M, but the producer remained adamant that she honor her contract, insisting, he later claimed, "You're going to win the Academy Award with this picture." Taylor reluctantly agreed to shoot the film, but made no secret of her unhappiness with the project. Daniel Mann, who had helmed such acclaimed dramas as Come Back, Little Sheba and The Rose Tattoo (both of which had won Best Actress Oscars for their female leads), signed on to direct, with Laurence Harvey—the Lithuanian-born actor who had risen to stardom in British films such as Room at the Top—cast as Liggett, Gloria's lover.
The filmmakers originally cast David Janssen as "Eddie," Gloria's childhood friend, but in order to placate Taylor, they offered the part to Eddie Fisher, changing the character's name to "Steve." At that point, Fisher's only previous movie role had been in the 1956 musical comedy Bundle of Joy, paired with then-wife Reynolds. Hair stylist Sydney Guillaroff and costume designer Helen Rose, veterans of several Taylor projects, also came aboard to help put Taylor at ease.
In spite of these efforts, Taylor remained unusually vocal about her distaste for the project. "BUtterfield 8 stinks," she told reporters. "I hate the girl I play. I don't like what she stands for—the men, the sleeping around." Novelist John O'Hara unleashed a cutting response in his weekly column for Newsday: "Her basic mistake was in giving the remarkable opinion that the heroine of my novel was 'practically a prostitute.' Bear in mind she was eager to play Cleopatra, not Joan of Arc. Bear in mind, too, the fact that the then Mrs. Eddie Fisher had already been Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Hilton and Mrs. Wilding, though not yet 30 years old, and had long since changed her public image from that of the little girl who loved that horse in National Velvet."
Taylor eventually warmed up to co-star Laurence Harvey despite a rocky start, and the two would reteam in the 1973 thriller Night Watch. But the actress's relationship with her producer and director remained antagonistic throughout the shoot, which took place at New York-area locations such as Fifth Avenue, Greenwich Village and Long Island, as well as on sets built at Gold Medal Studios in the Bronx. A Screen Actors Guild strike halted production from March 7 to April 18, but Taylor's own fragile physical and emotional health (including a bout of double pneumonia) also caused delays.
In September 1960, Taylor began filming Cleopatra in England, two months before BUtterfield 8's November release—to impressive box office but mixed reviews. Some critics felt that it suffered, particularly in comparison with its source material. The New Yorker praised O'Hara for "possessing the most accurate eye and ear of his generation," terming his book a "brilliant short novel" while considering the film version "a wretched thing, but I doubt whether it casts much of a pall on the work of art from which it has been wrenched." Time saw the novel as "a crude but affecting tart's tragedy," adapted into "a sleek and libidinous lingerie meller." Cue's critic gave the film its one unqualified rave, calling it "a powerful dramatic and psychotic case history: a film of profound proportions, subtlety, depth, warmth and great sympathy a first-rate example of motion picture drama—one to rank with the best of the year."
Taylor received largely favorable reviews, with Cue in particular crediting her with "giving the finest performance of her career a revelation in acting as well as dazzling beauty," and James Powers in The Hollywood Reporter felt Taylor made Gloria's fate "important and regrettable." Some critics considered Laurence "miscast," unfairly comparing his performance to the middle-aged industrialist from O'Hara's novel, while Dina Merrill as his wife received some especially favorable notices—the Limelight critic asked, "Why doesn't someone see that she's potentially another Grace Kelly?" Archer Winsten saw Merrill's performance as "a stroke of typecasting genius. Millionairess plays millionairess, and knows what she's doing, and feeling." (In real life, Merrill was the daughter of Wall Street financier E.F. Hutton.)
Eddie Fisher had no illusions as to his own abilities as an actor, later writing "My performance was slightly less than adequate, even though Elizabeth had presented me with a huge gold statuette of Saint Genesius, the patron saint of actors, inscribed on the back: 'If you win the Academy Award before I do, I'll break your neck.' There wasn't much chance of that, but I was voted the Worst Actor of the Year by The Harvard Lampoon." Overall, mainstream critics were kinder than the Lampoon. While Saturday Review was the harshest, calling him "a non-actor, much as certain successful books have been called non-books," Winsten saw him as "sufficiently easy going" and the Limelight critic termed him "surprisingly sincere and effective."
In early 1961, BUtterfield 8 brought Taylor her fourth consecutive Best Actress nomination, with the film also earning a nod for Color Cinematography. Cleopatra's production had halted due to weather problems and Taylor's increasingly fragile health, which—exacerbated by the cold English climate—resulted in a hospital stay. In March 1961, the actress fell into a coma during a battle with pneumonia and underwent an emergency tracheotomy. She recovered in time to attend the Oscar ceremony on April 17, and while she faced tough competition from Greer Garson (Sunrise at Campobello), Deborah Kerr (The Sundowners), Melina Mercouri (Never on Sunday) and Shirley MacLaine (in the Best Picture winner, The Apartment), many observers considered Taylor the sentimental favorite. When presenter Yul Brynner announced her name as the Best Actress winner, Fisher helped her to the stairs (while the orchestra played Bronislau Kaper's BUtterfield 8 theme), but she walked to the podium unassisted, telling the audience, "I don't really know how to express my gratitude for this and for everything. I guess all I can do is say, 'thank you.' Thank you with all my heart."
When Cleopatra resumed production that September, Italy had replaced England as the film's center of production and Joseph L. Mankiewicz had replaced Mamoulian as director, and Taylor's co-star Richard Burton replaced Eddie Fisher as the man in her life. Mrs. Fisher would soon be Mrs. Burton.
Half a century after its release, BUtterfield 8 remains best remembered for Taylor's "sympathy Oscar." Seen today, the film represents a fascinating chapter in the evolution of both Taylor's own progression from star to superstar and of Hollywood's movement toward more adult subject matter at the end of the studio system. Taylor's well-publicized illnesses may have contributed to Oscar victory, but her three previous consecutive nominations as well as the lack of nominations for two of her finest performances—in A Place in the Sun and Giant—meant that many considered her "due" for the award. Taylor's role in BUtterfield 8, more than those in her other nominated films, was the central character and a true actor's showpiece, allowing her to be sexy, romantic, vulnerable, distraught and sentimental, and Taylor takes full advantage of the character's many moods and facets. For the most famously pampered leading lady of the era to convincingly play such a desperate woman was a real achievement, and even Taylor's weakest quality as an actress, the thin, somewhat brittle quality of her voice, impressively conveys Gloria's need and desperation.
Given the simple nature of the storyline, the writers wisely included a number of colorful female characters, and the supporting actresses were provided ample chance to shine: Kay Medford (an Oscar nominee eight years later for Funny Girl) as a gregarious motel owner, two-time nominee Mildred Dunnock as Taylor's worried mother, Betty Field (who gets the script's best and naughtiest quips) as the mother's wisecracking neighbor, and Susan Oliver as the skeptical girlfriend of Steve, the musician played by Eddie Fisher.
Fisher's lack of acting technique makes him surprisingly effective in his role, the only male character without designs on Gloria, and his non-actor quality reinforces his genuineness. Surprisingly, the weakest link is Laurence Harvey, who looks so dapper in Helen Rose's costumes that it is no wonder he was an early contender to play James Bond. But the off-putting quality that later made him perfect casting in The Manchurian Candidate does not serve him well in this instance, while his British accent is rather incongruous for a character supposedly born and raised in a middle-class neighborhood in upstate New York. It is to Harvey's credit that he does not downplay his character's negative qualities, but he plays a drunken bar scene with such vivid viciousness that one is almost glad Gloria dies young rather than wasting her life with such a self-pitying, spoiled creep.
While the film's discussion of sex may have been provocative at the time, heralding a new culture of permissiveness, the production values showed all the professionalism of Golden Age Hollywood. The widescreen cinematography of Joseph Ruttenberg and Charles Harten is vivid and attractive, smoothly combining the extensive location work with the studio sets. The art direction by George W. Davis and Urie McCleary is a particular highlight, with the luxurious set for Liggett's home providing a stark contrast with the smaller, more lived-in apartments for Steve and Gloria's mother.
Gloria is pretty much the whole show in BUtterfield 8—even when she is not present, she informs the thoughts and actions of the other characters—so it was natural that when composer Bronislau Kaper opted to build his score around two themes, both would attach to her. The main theme is as complex and mercurial as Gloria, and Kaper treats it to romantic, seductive, wistful—and ultimately tragic—variations. The composer cleverly dramatizes Gloria's trauma with a three-note "tramp" motive that recurs frequently. Throughout the film, Gloria's hopes of finding dignity and self-respect are repeatedly dashed by the emotional scars from her childhood and the reactions of those around her—her mother's worries, the sniggering innuendo of her male companions, the suspicions of her best friend's fiancèe, and Liggett's drunken, violent rejection—and this "tramp" motive functions as a musical scarlet letter.
Two lengthy episodes without dialogue bookend the movie, and Kaper's approach to spotting these sequences says much about his consummate abilities at the art of scoring films. The beginning of the picture shows Gloria waking up in Liggett's bed—alone—and wandering about his apartment. This is the audience's introduction to Gloria, and Kaper tells us much of what we need to know about the character, revealing her shifting moods and inner thoughts, through his varied treatment of the score's principal thematic material. At the end of the film, the composer leaves unscored the car chase that results in Gloria's death: by this point in the story, we know exactly what Gloria is thinking, so Kaper recognizes that music would add little to the impact of the screen action on the audience.
Kaper spoke about such spotting decisions for a November 1962 profile in the Oakland Tribune:
Kaper says he tries to avoid all clichés in his movie scores, wants the music to "say something" the actor often cannot, thus adding a new dimension to the action. Sometimes the music explains how the character you are watching really feels, even if he isn't saying a word.
The feature by Tribune drama critic Theresa Loeb Cone continued to paraphrase Kaper's comments, revealing:
Silence during some scenes is important, too, Kaper said. If the music suddenly stops, it has the effect of a sudden close-up which calls special attention to what is happening on the screen. As an influence on the audience's subconscious, it really works.
Indeed it does, and a prime example of this effect comes in a "A Face" (track 10) during an awkward breakfast conversation between Liggett and his wife. Liggett told her the day before that he planned to hire a private detective to track down her missing mink coat (which he suspects Gloria "borrowed") in lieu of contacting the police. When she asks him about the detective, the music stops abruptly—we almost feel his heart skipping a beat—until he regains his composure and feeds her another lie.
In his liner notes for an album featuring Kaper's solo piano performances of his famous film themes (including BUtterfield 8), Tony Thomas wrote that "Kaper's music helped given that picture a better tone," even suggesting that "the 'Gloria' theme probably contributed to Miss Taylor's winning of the Oscar." If it did, the Academy's music branch declined to reward Kaper, failing even to include his score on its short list of 10 finalists for nomination. It was, however, an especially crowded field: losers that year for Best Score included The Magnificent Seven, Elmer Gantry and Spartacus.
Limelight's critic called Kaper's score "moody," while James Powers in The Hollywood Reporter described it as "provocative." Otherwise, the music failed to attract much notice from critics—perhaps because it does its job so well without attracting undue attention to itself.
In a 1975 Soundtrack! interview, Kaper explained the attraction his oft-covered theme from Invitation had for jazz musicians:
I say it without conceit, but I think that Invitation started a certain trend of this kind of sophisticated harmonies in instrumental music. The best proof is that it is very difficult for the average pianist to play by ear.
He continued, saying, "I wrote another song later called 'Gloria' for BUtterfield 8 and it also has a little bit of this flair." While "Gloria" never became a standard like "Invitation" or "On Green Dolphin Street," David Rose (among others) did record an instrumental version of the tune featured as the title track on his 1961 LP David Rose and His Orchestra Play Theme From BUtterfield 8 and Other Great Songs (MGM SE 3952). Meanwhile, singer Adam Wade recorded the song as "Gloria's Theme," with lyrics by Mack David; Billboard termed it his "best-selling single" in their review of the singer's 1961 LP Adam and Evening (Coed LPC 903).
The following program commentary discusses the tracks on this premiere release of Kaper's score for BUtterfield 8 in film order, although several of the source cues appear at the end of the main program to optimize the listening experience.
- 1. Main Title
- The opening titles unfold as call girl Gloria Wandrous (Elizabeth Taylor) sleeps in the bed of her date from the previous night, Weston Liggett (Laurence Harvey). Ominous trills and glissandi surround an introductory alto flute reading of Kaper's theme for Gloria, the tune subsequently joined by a bitter counterline for low-register strings before it receives an increasingly lush treatment for full orchestra with florid piano accompaniment. When Gloria begins to wake up, the cue returns to its foreboding opening material, suggesting the harsh reality that awaits her.
- 2. The Next Morning
- In an extended sequence largely devoid of dialogue, woodwinds develop Gloria's secondary theme—a coy three-note "tramp" motive—as she searches the apartment for a cigarette. A saxophone statement of the motive sounds over mischievous accompaniment as she lights one of Liggett's cigars, the accompaniment escalating as she chokes on its acrid smoke. A comical clarinet line offers relief when she washes away the taste with a glass of Scotch, the cue building to another jazzy exclamation as something on the floor catches her attention.
- The Dress
- The music stops abruptly on a cut to her torn dress on the carpet. English horn and bass clarinet solos yield to a string development of the secondary theme and then a woodwind flourish as Gloria crumples up the dress and tosses it aside. Kaper continues, treating the tramp motive demurely as Gloria dons her slip and wanders through the apartment searching for Liggett. The cue's tone brightens with celesta taking up the main theme over the tramp motive—expanded into a seven-note theme—for Gloria washing up in the bathroom. Playful variations of both themes unfold as she proceeds into the dressing room of Liggett's wife, Emily (Dina Merrill), to apply some perfume; a trumpet and saxophone duet gives way to a dreamy suggestion of the main theme when she admires a gorgeous mink coat in Emily's closet. The tramp motive mixes with the main theme once more as Gloria returns to the living room, the material expressing anguish when she reaches into her purse and pulls out a note from Liggett, revealing that he has left her $250 as payment for the previous evening.
- The Note
- Troubled developments of the tramp motive for English horn and strings build to an abrasive climax as Gloria uses lipstick to write "No Sale" on a mirror. An angry fugal setting of the secondary theme unfolds when Gloria returns to Emily's closet and swaps her own coat for the mink that earlier caught her eye.
- The Bottle
- After Gloria calls her answering service (BUtterfield 8, the telephone exchange of the title), woodwinds toy with the tramp motive as she swipes one of Liggett's liquor bottles, leaving his $250 in its place.
- 18. Off Stage/On Stage/Steve at Work
- Gloria visits her childhood friend, musician Steve Carpenter (Eddie Fisher) at his apartment, where he plays these brief passages while arranging music at his piano.
- Chords
- Later in the film (after "Augie's No. 1"), Steve plays a sequence of chords during an argument about Gloria with his girlfriend, Norma (Susan Oliver).
- 3. Hi, Girls
- Norma demands that Steve cut all ties with Gloria. Uneasy chords underline the tension when Steve accidentally calls his girlfriend "Gloria." The scene transitions to Gloria parking her sports car in front of the apartment she shares with her mother, Annie (Mildred Dunnock); sprightly woodwind figures sound as Annie—very much in denial about her daughter's true profession—and her sarcastic neighbor (Betty Field) anticipate Gloria's arrival.
- Lipstick
- A lonesome saxophone line underpinned by rich string chords plays as Liggett returns to his apartment, yielding to woodwind solos (incorporating a descending figure from "Hi, Girls") when he sees "No Sale" written on the mirror and examines Gloria's torn dress.
- 19. Theme from Butterfield 8 & Doctor Sunday
- Gloria and Liggett meet at a bar. Piano, accompanied by string bass, plays Kaper's main theme in the background as the lovers engage in an intense argument; when Gloria tries to leave, Liggett grabs her wrist, prompting her to dig a heel into his shoe. As the lovers reconcile, the background piano jazz segues to another tune: "Doctor Sunday," a theme from Kaper's score for Homecoming (1948), introduced in that earlier film as source music for a party thrown by surgeon Ulysses Johnson (Clark Gable) at which his colleague Dr. Robert Sunday (John Hodiak) makes an unexpected appearance.
- 20. Bagdad Junior
- A swinging arrangement of "Doctor Sunday" plays at a club where Liggett watches as Gloria mingles with various men.
- 21. Night Club #3
- A Latin source cue plays at a restaurant where Gloria fends off advances from one of her former clients, who recognizes an uncomfortable Liggett.
- 4. At The Door
- Liggett takes Gloria to Happy's Motel. A romantic setting of the main theme spotlights saxophone as the two lovers enter their room, with a piano flourish as they kiss passionately.
- Augie's No. 1
- The jukebox at Augie's, a diner near the motel, plays a jazz setting of the main theme from Kaper's score for The Scapegoat (1959) while Gloria tells Liggett about her wild side.
- 5. The Boat
- Gloria and Liggett spend a week together in upstate New York. A saxophone rendition of the main theme sounds over flowing accompaniment as Liggett shows Gloria his yacht, the theme continuing as they flirt and play-act aboard the boat. The cue concludes uncertainly as the scene segues to Emily at the home of her ailing mother (Carmen Matthews).
- 6. The Slut
- Upon returning to Manhattan, Gloria buys an attaché; case for Steve, prompting a jealous response from Liggett; a spare development of the main theme spotlights English horn, underlining the conflict. The mordant material gives way to a romantic treatment of the theme after Gloria presents Liggett with a lighter (engraved "BU8"). The melody adopts a painful air as they discuss Emily's impending return to the city.
- Misterioso writing incorporates the tramp motive, marking a transition to Gloria returning home, where she confronts her mother and confesses her life as a call girl— as well as her desire to leave it all behind for a life with Liggett. Anguished woodwinds and ardent strings build over trilling accompaniment as her mother resists acknowledging the truth; Gloria proclaims herself "the slut of all time" and the tramp motive swells violently before Annie slaps her.
- If Only
- A clarinet phrase passes to English horn, oboe and then flute as Gloria wishes aloud that she someone had slapped her earlier in her life. She consoles Annie, assuring her mother that she has finally discovered love, although the presence of the tramp motive offers little encouragement.
- 7. The Coat
- When Gloria visits Steve on his birthday, a piano arpeggio marks the revelation of Emily's mink coat hanging in his closet—Gloria left it there earlier and forgot about it. Woodwinds, supported by strings, pick up the piano figure as she retrieves the fur and hurries out. Kaper mounts anxiety through a transition to Gloria arriving at Liggett's apartment building, just in time to observe Emily returning home. Tragic outbursts of the tramp motive sound as Gloria runs back to her own car, fearing she will never measure up to Emily. The cue resolves uncertainly on a transition to Liggett welcoming his wife home.
- 8. The Lighter
- Emily informs a surprised Liggett that her mink coat is missing. As he prepares to smoke a cigarette, he notices the initials "BU8" on his lighter, the tramp motive underlining his realization that Gloria must have taken the fur. Piano figures mix with nightmarish settings of the main theme as Liggett suggests to Emily that the coat has been stolen.
- My Way
- Liggett becomes angry when Emily challenges his decision to hire a private detective rather than call the police. Kaper develops the woodwind material from "The Coat" along with suggestions of the tramp motive as Liggett storms out of his apartment.
- 22. While My Lady Sleeps
- Liggett goes out looking for Gloria. At one nightclub he visits, laid-back jazz piano and string bass play this tune Kaper wrote (with lyrics by Gus Kahn) for Nelson Eddy to sing in the 1941 musical The Chocolate Soldier.
- 9. Night Club
- This easy-going tune plays at another establishment, where Liggett encounters two of Gloria's former clients, who welcome him to their "fraternity."
- Liar
- An agitated development of the main theme escalates over trilling strings as a drunken Liggett calls BUtterfield 8 from a pay phone in order to track down Gloria; the cue reaches a dissonant exclamation when he hangs up in frustration.
- 10. A Face
- A quietly troubled variation of the main theme plays for a breakfast conversation between Liggett and Emily. The music pauses abruptly when she asks him about the private detective, continuing as he catches his breath and feeds her a lie. Dissonant interplay between woodwinds and cello leads to an eerie setting of the tramp motive for Liggett adding liquor into his orange juice. As Emily voices concern about her husband's behavior, the main theme on vibraphone over nervous tremolo strings mirrors his emotional instability; he implores her to throw him out once he has retrieved the coat.
- The main theme continues through a transition to Gloria arriving home and greeting her mother. A saxophone reading of the tramp motive plays as Gloria examines herself in a mirror, yielding to woodwinds as she tells her mother of Emily's inner beauty, the kind that comes from self-respect—she resolves to find this beauty for herself one day. A fragment of the main theme closes the cue when Gloria's mother reports that BUtterfield 8 called with a message from Liggett, demanding that she meet him.
- 11. Night Club #6
- Gloria brings the mink to Liggett at a restaurant, where this casual arrangement of the main theme—eventually segueing to Kaper's theme from Green Dolphin Street—plays as source music while Liggett drunkenly insults the call girl.
- 12. Night Club #7
- The music in the nightclub stops when Liggett creates a scene and another patron confronts him. This feisty Latin source music starts up after the other man punches Liggett, knocking him down; Gloria chases after her lover as he storms out of the establishment.
- A Lousy Coat
- The film transitions to Gloria driving the drunken Liggett home. Kaper creates suspense with trilling flute, foreboding trombone and stark piano chords while Emily watches from her window as Liggett staggers out of Gloria's car. Ardent strings recall the counterline from the "Main Title" as Gloria attempts to return the mink; Liggett throws the coat at her feet and snarls that he could never give it back to Emily after it has been in the possession of "something" like her. Anguished strings play to Gloria's devastation as Liggett retreats into the apartment building. She collects the coat and gets back into her car, to a bitter rendition of the main theme, supported by the counterline and unsettling tremolo material. When Emily greets her husband in their apartment, a suggestion of the tramp motive sounds as he accepts her offer to call him a doctor. Tentative phrases play through a transition to Steve's apartment, where the musician awakens when he hears Gloria knocking on the door.
- 13. Let Me Cry
- Trilling strings and chordal woodwinds recall the introduction from the "Main Title," with the main theme struggling to surface as Gloria explains her troubles to Steve. When he notes that she still has the mink, the tramp motive sounds as she confesses that she "earned it," acknowledging that she is a prostitute. As Gloria cries on Steve's shoulder and collapses on his bed, an aching woodwind line yields to increasingly dissonant strings and brass. A disquieting version of the tramp motive on English horn closes the cue as Gloria prepares to reveal a terrible secret about her past.
- 14. Stay Here
- Gloria explains to Steve that not only did her mother's friend rape her when she was 13—she "loved it." Mournful oboe and tormented strings play as Steve consoles her and convinces her to spend the night on his couch. The film transitions to Liggett's apartment, where aching string phrases underscore his request for a divorce from Emily. A gently conflicted setting of the main theme plays as Liggett reveals that he fought with Gloria because he could not bear the thought of being without her.
- 15. Goodbye, Mama
- Gloria informs Annie that she plans to move to Boston for a fresh start; she hugs her mother goodbye, accompanied by quietly optimistic flute and strings. For a transition to Liggett calling BUtterfield 8, an agitated woodwind line alternates with a repeated string phrase as he convinces the answering service to reveal Gloria's destination. The cue crescendos for another transition to Liggett driving through upstate New York, where he finds her car parked in front of Augie's.
- 16. Juke Box
- A gentle arrangement of the main theme plays on the diner's jukebox, where Liggett apologizes to Gloria and asks her to marry him. She resists, but Liggett convinces her to accompany him to Happy's.
- 17. End Title
- Upon reaching the motel, Gloria suddenly speeds away in her car. Liggett follows her in his own vehicle and a lengthy (unscored) chase sequence unfolds, ending with an automobile accident resulting in Gloria's death. Liggett returns home, telling a sympathetic Emily what transpired.
- For the film's final fadeout, as Liggett leaves his wife in his own search for dignity and self-respect, Kaper concludes the score with an especially harsh and jarring version of the tramp theme that extends over the end title card, as if to emphasize Liggett's shame and guilt for (almost literally) driving the woman he loved to her death. —


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Usually, I let my gifted associate Denis Ferrara do all the details and "heavy lifting" when we write about actress Charlize Theron, one of the only true stars left to us who is still breathing, glam, gorgeous and can act, too. Denis does better than I can at deciphering his acquaintance with the Oscar-winning actress. I usually just listen like the movie fan I am.
I know her so slightly and Denis has actually sat down to a memorable meal with this gifted and glamorous (when she wants to be) star and came away feeling that he "knows" her pretty well.
We were treated yesterday to fabulous photos of Charlize as she walked, talked and exited hand-in-hand with Sean Penn at the Christian Dior haute couture show at the Rodin Museum in Paris. (She looked like a billion bucks in a short gold Dior dress that just covered her thighs and she was said to be the talk of all of France that can still parley-vous, though I understand that now, if one speaks French in France, they may lose all cachet.)
"Actually, it's been pretty fabulous!" said singer Nona Hendryx of her life and career the other night at a packed-to-the-rafters Joe's Pub downtown. Nona's one-night-only stint was like a revival meeting, or an old Judy Garland concert, with continued shouts of "we love you, Nona!" and demands for additional numbers. "The set's long enough!" she joked. To screams, she took a cellphone call from Patti LaBelle and then she launched into a brilliant set. What a voice! Nona will never see 50 again, but she has the pipes of a 25-year-old, with all the feeling and resonance that comes with maturity. I knew few of her numbers but she sang as if she'd composed them on the spot, free and spontaneous, sexy and aching with emotion.
She is backed by a troupe of incredibly supportive and talented musicians and singers. She let everyone shine, going octave to octave with singers 30 years her junior. I've rarely seen such a connection between an artist and those with whom she shares the stage. Here they are: Kiki, Asa, Keith, Jeffrey Smith, Daniel DeJesus, Shelly Nicole, Adam Facon, Liza Jesse Peterson and Women of the World. It was a night to remember!
We noticed yesterday that the online news feed and trending for Melissa McCarthy contained quite a few stories about how the time has come to change her image! I'd love to take credit for that, but as the other stories appeared the same day ours did, we have to take satisfaction in, if not always being ahead of the news, at least keeping up!


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NEW YORK (AP) — If you're upset that the Rolling Stones won't be coming to your city on their upcoming tour, don't be too stressed — the rockers say more shows may be added.
"Normally when you announce a tour like this, you announce part of it, you leave it to be, you see what happens, you might do a date here and another date there. You don't want to be completely hand fast, so you do leave some dates in between," Mick Jagger said in an interview Thursday. "So we'll see what happens."
The Stones announced this week that they'll kick off their "50 and Counting" tour in Los Angeles; the date will be announced later. The second show is in Oakland, Calif., on May 5. They'll also visit Las Vegas, Toronto, Chicago and Boston, and wrap in Philadelphia on June 18.
On Friday, the band said second shows have been added in Toronto and Chicago.
The announcement came months after the foursome performed a sold-out, five-city stint in New York, New Jersey and London.
Jagger called those shows a test.
"We just said, 'Let's do these five shows before Christmas and see how it goes and see if we enjoy it, see if the audience seems to have a good time, and if that works, then we'll try to see if we'll do more,'" he said. "We still wanted to keep it kind of limited. We didn't want to have that yawning (tour) of hundreds of shows lined up for the next 18 months. I just thought it would be good if we booked a small tour, and then, you know, if we want to do more, we'll do more."
The Stones have at least three days in between tour stops, a sign that more shows may be added. Or the time could be used for rest.
"I think it's a little bit of both," Keith Richards said in a separate interview Thursday. "The band wants to pace themselves, but at the same time ... I guess what's been announced is the bare-bones and we will play it by ear from there."
The Stones' last global tour kicked off in 2005 and wrapped in 2007.
Jagger, 69, said he's getting older — and performing can be tough.
"I just have to train a lot and keep really fit. I want to do these moves, but I can't do them because if I did, I'd probably screw up," he said, laughing. "You just got to do what's within your capabilities. I don't want it to look wrong, so I'm going to stay within my boundaries."
The Stones' recent tour featured special guests such as Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga, and there could be more surprises onstage.
"I have a feeling there's more openness about playing it the same way," Richards said. "I can't name names or make promises, but that area of the show is open."
The veteran band, which also includes Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, will headline the Glastonbury Festival on June 29 and will perform at London's Hyde Park on July 6. Former bandmate Mick Taylor, a member of the Stones from 1969 through 1974, will be a special guest throughout the tour.
"I realized how much, not just (how I) myself have missed it, but I could tell from the other guys. They don't say so, but I can tell," Richards said of performing together. "It's what we're good at."
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Kathryn (Kacie) Winter and Max Pratt, both of Grand Rapids, announce their engagement.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Greg and Jan Winter of Alpena. Kacie is a 2007 graduate of Alpena High School. She graduated with an Associates of Arts Degree from Grand Rapids Community College in 2012 and is currently working at Scott Group Custom Carpets in Grand Rapids.
The future groom is the son of Hugh and Nancy Pratt of Bath. Max graduated from Bath High School in 2007, then entered the United States Marine Corp and served from 2007 to 2011. He will graduate from Grand Valley State University in April 2014 with a degree in Supply Chain Management.
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West Texas Intermediate crude surged to a 15-month high after U.S. stockpiles tumbled for a second week. WTI's discount to Brent narrowed to less than $2 for the first time since December 2010.
Oil advanced 2.9% after the Energy Information Administration said supplies fell 9.87 million barrels, three times as much as projected in a Bloomberg survey. WTI has moved into backwardation, with futures closest to expiration more expensive than those for later delivery. The gain accelerated as minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting showed many officials want employment to pick up before slowing stimulus.
"There's no incentive to hold supplies with the market in backwardation," said Chip Hodge, who oversees a $9 billion natural-resource bond portfolio as senior managing director at Manulife Asset Management in Boston. "You are seeing big drops in inventories and that should continue."
WTI crude for August delivery climbed $2.99 to $106.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since March 27, 2012. The volume of all futures traded was double the 100-day average at 3:44 p.m. The August contract was 90 cents more expensive than the September one, the steepest premium since October 2008.
Brent oil for August settlement increased 70 cents, or 0.6%, to end the session at $108.51 a barrel on the London- based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The volume for all contracts was 35% above the 100-day average.
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The U.S. benchmark's shrinking discount to its European counterpart, Brent from the North Sea, underlines the easing of a supply bottleneck in the U.S. The spread widened to as much as $23.44 a barrel on Feb. 8 before contracting to as little as $1.82 today. It was $1.99 at the settlement.
U.S. crude stockpiles have fallen 20.2 million barrels, or 5.1%, to 373.9 million in the last two reports, the biggest two-week plunge since at least 1982, according to EIA, the Energy Department's statistical unit. Supplies surged to 397.6 million on May 24, the highest level since 1931.
"WTI is the leader now," said Stephen Schork, president of the Schork Group Inc. in Villanova, Pennsylvania. "The last two reports have been real eye-openers. You've had two massive supply declines and there's a lot of speculative interest entering the market."
The report was forecast to show a 3.2 million-barrel drop, according to the median of 11 analyst surveyed by Bloomberg.
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LeRoy Noble Larson, age 82, of Clayton, formerly of Mio, Mich., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Ypsilanti.
LeRoy was born in Washington, Mich., on Feb. 5, 1931, to Robert and Nona (Granseth) Larson. He was raised in Romeo, Mich. LeRoy served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked for the GM Pontiac Motors plant in Pontiac, retiring in 1979. He moved to Mio where he owned the Northern View Motel until 1994 when he moved to Sturgis. He settled in Clayton in 2010. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, and going to auctions.
Surviving are his children, Debbie (Roy) Buchanan of Clayton and Jeanne (Toby) Shaw of Mio; and their mother, Joella Larson of Mio; four grandchildren, Kelly Bollaert, Tracey Buchanan, Matthew Shaw and Ashley Shaw; his sister, Waneta Berlin of Cheboygan, Mich.; his brothers, Bernard Larson of Fruitport, Fla., James (Betty) Larson of L'Anse, Mich., and Daniel (Paulette) Larson of Houghton Lake, Mich. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Robert Larson; and his sister, Delores Spies.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Lashley Funeral Home, 318 Pearl St., Mio, with funeral services at 1 p.m. with Pastor Mike Stadelmayer of Mio Church of God officiating. Military honors by the Luzerne American Legion Post #162. Interment to follow at Luzerne Cemetery, Luzerne Mich.
Memorial donations may be made to Lenawee Department on Aging, 1040 S. Winter St.; Suite #3003, Adrian, MI 49221.
Arrangements by Lashley Funeral Home, Mio.
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LeRoy Noble Larson, age 82, of Clayton, formerly of Mio, Mich., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Ypsilanti.


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ORLEANS — The executive director of the Orleans Chamber of Commerce is retiring once the group finds her replacement.
ORLEANS — The executive director of the Orleans Chamber of Commerce is retiring once the group finds her replacement.
Mary Corr has been the chamber's leader for five years.
"I met some fascinating people, just some really interesting business leaders from around the Cape," Corr said. "It's the people I will truly miss the most."
Corr, a Hyannis resident, was the chamber's administrative assistant for five years before taking the top job.
Before that, she spent 30 years in the financial industry, including at a Boston brokerage and as branch manager at several Cape banks.
She also spent time on the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce's board of directors before resigning this fall due to her upcoming retirement from the Orleans Chamber, said Wendy Northcross, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber.
"She is very level-headed — she is calm, cool and collected," Northcross said. "She is a really hard worker."
Corr helped start the Lower Cape Home and Garden Expo in 2008 and helped develop the Orleans ClamBQ, a new area event highlighting local restaurants, businesses and entertainment. Her experience with big events started in 1999, when she helped organize the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra's annual Pops in the Park concert at Eldredge Park.
"It's a good way to bring people into town, the businesses like that, it's economic development," she said of the annual signature events organized by the chamber.
Stephen Polowczyk, a past chairman of the Orleans chamber's board of directors and branch manager of Rockland Trust in town, said Corr's business background prepared her for handling the unexpected moments that crop up while planning big events.
"There are a lot of times you need to have those last minute details," he said.
Corr said she will continue working for the Chamber until her replacement is on board, anticipating it could be in January.
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So far, Larry Drew's move to install more motion in the Atlanta attack has helped the Hawks rank among the NBA's most efficient offenses.
November 8, 2010
New Orleans has been the league's biggest surprise in the early going. Along with the L.A. Lakers, the Hornets are one of two remaining undefeated teams.
November 4, 2010
LeBron James admitted recently that, while he doesn't second-guess his decision to sign with the Miami Heat, he would go about the process of announcing his new team in a different fashion if he had a second chance.
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Few people are better prepared to understand the adjustments the Miami Heat's "Big Three" will have to make than the Boston Celtics' own trio of stars.
October 7, 2010
Despite the hype around the Miami Heat's additions, the Boston Celtics still believe they are contenders to win the championship. Having home-court advantage through more of the playoffs might help.
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Miami president Pat Riley once replaced Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines. Now, the former allies are sniping at each other over the Heat pairing three superstars this summer.
September 8, 2010
While Lakers owner Jerry Buss touts the additions to the defending champions' roster, Clippers owner Donald Sterling can't even remember the name of one of his team's big signings in free agency.
August 10, 2010
Having seen superstar LeBron James bolt for Miami, Cleveland has focused on adding younger talent this summer and has avoided long-term financial commitments.
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Our author shares his selections for the USBWA's All-America teams, featuring several veteran perimeter players and one dynamic freshman.
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After perennially contending for championships, this season the San Antonio Spurs find themselves worrying right now about simply securing a spot in the playoffs.
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With the Sacramento Kings seeing a season that started out promising turn sour, players complained to the media about inconsistent rotations. As a result, Kings coach Paul Westphal benched center Spencer Hawes on Tuesday.
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After adding Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson in a trade with the Washington Wizards last Saturday, the Dallas Mavericks believe they have a chance to win a championship.
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Like the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Hawks are hoping to bring unprecedented success to a franchise that has struggled in the postseason historically.
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With Mike Dunleavy out as head coach, the Clippers have turned to assistant Kim Hughes on an interim basis. There could be a new man in charge by the start of the 2010-11 season.
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At the end of the year 2009, the Utah Jazz was underachieving while the Sacramento Kings were surprise contenders. Things have changed dramatically since then.
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As the trade deadline approaches, the Washington Wizards must decide if they want to rebuild in the wake of Gilbert Arenas' suspension and in the midst of a season that has failed to meet expectations.
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At 16-30, the Indiana Pacers are seven games out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. That hasn't stopped the Pacers from thinking about the possibility of reaching the postseason.
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The selection by the fans of Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team has drawn some criticism, given Iverson has not played at an All-Star level this season.
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TwoOfEach wrote:A big part of the problem is that JH is probably leaving YR. He spent the last couple of weeks filming a pilot and if NBC picks it up, he'll be gone by June. Even if it doesn't get picked up, pilot season starts all over again in October and he'll be auditioning again. So they are writing Chadam at odds now so that if he leaves they can break Chadam up before Adam exits the canvas to give the character of Chelsea a chance to form another pairing. And if he stays, they can either repair the damage or go with Adage. I don't think Adage is in the cards until they know JH's status which is why they are strengthening Nage.
It will be difficult to lose another actor playing Adam, most especially JH, who has done an impeccable job taking over for MM. I wonder if he can do both. That is wishful thinking on my part. Chadam's love story was once so well written. Two lost misfits finding each other, in a town filled with judgemental snobs ,who gradually fell deeply in love.


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Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band AC/DC, complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls' and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll.
The AC/DC story is over forty years in the making, with two specific eras and the band cover both of these as always with both 'Dave' Bon Scott and 'Podge' Brian Johnson present to take you on the Rock and Roll train for a night to remember.
Originally fronting AC/DC was legendary front man Bon Scott, a wild man of rock and roll, whose untimely death shocked the World in 1980. This event came at a time when the Band were sampling global success for the first time. Dave delivers songs from the Band's first half dozen albums from Dirty Deeds to Highway to Hell with Bon's inimitable attitude, style and charisma.
The thundering freight train of a rhythm section keep it all meticulously together with Dan as the metronomic Malcolm Young on Rhythm Guitar, Ed as Cliff Williams on Bass Guitar, and the Monster behind the Drums Daz as Phil Rudd and Chris Slade rolled into one.
With the Rhythm section 'locked in' the freedom of the stage and the music is given to Simon as Angus Young who gives an uncanny performance with meticulous detail in appearance, energy and his note for note heartfelt renditions. Simon honed his craft over many years and is an absolute livewire during his two-hour Axe fettling duck-walking extravaganza of bedevilled Rock and Roll.
The band aim to put you slap bang in the middle of the show with hit after hit, and you are expected to join in ! There'll also be one or two gems thrown in for the aficionados! We'd be hung, drawn and quartered if we didn't play all the classics and Back in Black, Rosie and Highway to hell are all there, and the songs keep on coming until the cannons fire ceremoniously to bring the evening to a superb crescendo. If by this time you are still standing…we salute you! Long Live AC/DC, Long Live Live/Wire.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Howard is letting aspiring filmmakers in on his secrets — and into his hotel room — in a video released by New York's Tribeca Film Festival.
The 60-year-old Oscar winner stars in "Leading by Example," a digital short released in conjunction with the festival's call for submissions Wednesday.
Howard first appears in pajamas in the four-minute video, inviting the camera into his hotel suite. His first tip? "Salt baths keep your skin baby-soft for decades."
While wearing a robe, Howard sketches out a mathematical formula for directing that he developed during "A Beautiful Mind." Finally dressed, he prepares for the challenge of filmmaking by intentionally putting rocks in his shoes to "maintain a steady baseline of discomfort."
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Having a genetic predisposition does not mean that you will definitely have a blood clot or related condition (which may include recurrent pregnancy losses). Abnormal clotting of blood is a complex condition, in which genetic risks interact with non-genetic risks. Non-genetic risks may include:
A blood clot will only happen if a combination of these factors is present. In fact, most people (up to 90%) with an inherited predisposition (like factor V Leiden and the prothrombin mutation) will never develop a blood clot. However, it is particularly important for those with genetic predispositions to avoid controllable risk factors that may cause them to develop a blood clot.
Testing may encourage a relative, or his or her doctor, to take symptoms of a blood clot more seriously. Blood clots are frequently misdiagnosed, as the symptoms are similar to those seen with other conditions (i.e., leg pain may be mistaken for a muscle strain). Awareness of increased risk for clotting may help your relative, and his or her doctor, to take these symptoms more seriously. This could help ensure early diagnosis and treatment of a blood clot.
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Yes, it's the one and only Fabulous Hudson Hornet. While many of the classic automobiles on display at the 2008 Orphan Car Show came from far and wide, the journey for this piece of racing history was merely across town. That's because it now resides in the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, a facility that was formerly home to Miller Motors, the last Hudson dealership in the world. But what made this Hornet so Fabulous?
Back when stock car racing meant racing cars that were actually close to stock, the Hudson Hornet had one huge advantage: unibody construction. That meant a significantly lower center of gravity than the sedans from Ford, GM, or Chrysler, and much better handling as a result. Yes, believe it or not, handling was a big factor in going around an oval track. So, like the character in the Pixar's Cars, the Fabulous Hudson Hornet was once a dominant racer. This #92 car was driven by Herb Thomas, who became the first ever two-time NASCAR champion, winning the title in 1951 and 1953. When men were men.
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How does an animation come to fruition? At a workshop during the Milano Film Festival, a group of videomakers used Storyboard notebooks to transform their hand-drawn ideas into a stream of consciousness animated short over just 3 days.
In the video above, watch how they sketched out their initial ideas by pencil on the special format, that brings the storyboard structure to the ivory-coloured pages and rounded corners of the Moleskine notebook.
Storyboard frames on the left, blank space on the right. Each second was sketched out in the notebooks, discussed and developed by the group, then cut out and filmed as well as animated digitally. The resulting film is called Fruit Salad: a true showcase of the passage of creativity, from the storyboard to the big screen.
Watch the final cut below and discover paper in motion.
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Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace accused the Nigerian of acting in a "wholly unprofessional" manner when he drove to London for talks with the west Londoners, despite the fact no deal with the Baggies had been agreed.
However, the 31-year-old insists he had an understanding with West Brom's technical director Dan Ashworth, who he says gave him permission to travel to the capital, although he admitted he received nothing in writing.
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"I had to be in training that morning but when that was done I asked if I could go as I had to pack and start driving. I got the go-ahead from him (Ashworth) as far as I understand so I went round and said goodbye to everyone and thank you.
"In my opinion everything was done right. He can deny it because he has to look good in this situation.
"I knew that it took two hours to drive to London and I had to be there because we were 90% there and then the deal didn't happen. My only regret is that I didn't have the paper in my hand before I went to London."
The former Lille striker still has 18 months left on his current contract at West Brom, and remains adamant his future lies away from the Hawthorns.
"I believe if West Brom brought me back here it is because they believe there is a way I can be back on the pitch and giving my best to the team," he added.
"I will always love the club but I will still leave, it is just a matter of time. I understand the need to honour your contract but the club have known the reasons I want to leave for some time now. They feel I can overcome that, but they don't know my heart.
"My contract runs out in a year and a half. I wasn't offered an extension here. My career ends one day and so will my contract here at West Brom."


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The Forester football team was defeated 48-35 by visiting Illinois College on Saturday. Junior quarterback Pete Scaffidi set a team record for completions in a game and became the first Forester to throw five touchdown passes in a contest.
Scaffidi's 34 completions (in 48 attempts) were one more than the previous mark set by Don Lackey late in the 2001 season. His career-high 333 passing yards on the day rank seventh in team history and he did not throw an interception. He also led the Foresters with 45 rushing yards on 11 attempts and was not sacked. Scaffidi was one of six signal-callers that shared the record with four touchdown passes in game, having accomplished the feat last season against Monmouth.
Senior wide receiver Kevin Davis and junior wideout Austin Sobey set new career-highs with 11 and nine receptions, respectively. Davis finished with a team-high 122 receiving yards and one touchdown while Sobey had 109 yards and tied the team record with three touchdown receptions. He joins Davis and six others that share the record. Sobey and Davis are the first Forester duo to surpass 100 receiving yards in the same game since Tom Cirone and Pat Jarvis did so in October of 2007.
The Lake Forest defense was led by sophomore linebacker Bryce Jones' 11 tackles. Fellow sophomore linebacker Jordan Cruz was tied for second on the team with eight stops and he had the unit's only tackle for loss as well as an interception. Senior defensive lineman Casey Flynn recovered his second career fumble.
Illinois College took the early lead on a 7-play, 89-yard touchdown drive on the Blueboys first possession. The Foresters responded with an 11-play, 78-yard drive that culminated with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Scaffidi to sophomore tight end Greg Alonso. It was Alonzo's first career reception. The extra point by freshman Donnie Caldwell gave the home team a 7-6 lead.
The teams traded fumbles before the visitors scored another touchdown on the last play of the first quarter. Lake Forest came back once again and Scaffidi finished off a 10-play, 46-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Sobey. The extra point put the home team ahead 14-13.
Illinois College scored two more touchdowns in the second quarter and led 27-14 before a 17-yard completion to sophomore tailback Al Mitchell and an 8-yarder to Davis set up Scaffidi's longest completion of the day, a 30-yarder to Sobey for a touchdown with 18 seconds to play in the half.
The Blueboys had the only score in the third quarter and led 33-21 going into the final period.
Scaffidi connected on a 6-yard score to Davis with 11:44 to play in the game, making the score 33-28. The Foresters were unable to record a first down on either of their next two possessions, however, and fell behind 48-28 before mounting one last scoring drive. It took a dozen plays and covered 50 yards, the final two on a pass that gave Scaffidi a pair of school records and helped Sobey match another.
The loss drops Lake Forest's overall and Midwest Conference record to 0-2. Illinois College is now 3-0 overall and 2-0 in league play. The Foresters will travel to Grinnell College next Saturday for a noon kickoff.


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NYC Subway System Tourist Guide: The Do's & Don'ts
Arriving in the Big Apple, folks generally can't wait to explore the city's endless wonderland of shops, parks, diners, museums, theaters and nightlife. But to relish the best of New York City's attractions — and get around efficiently and quickly — learn to ride the subway.
More than four million people ride New York's subway system every day. Ah, the noise, the smells, the jostling. There's nothing like the roar and clatter of the cars roaring up to the platform to whisk you to your destination.
Cabs? They're okay, but they're expensive. Plus, they get can get gridlocked in the traffic.
Cabs have other drawbacks. If it's raining, you can't get a cab. Also, it's tough to get a cab at 4 a.m. when the bars close, or at 4 p.m. rush hour. Then, even if you do hail one, the driver might pull over, roll down the window, ask where you're going, and then drive away if he/she doesn't feel like going that way.
Who needs the aggravation? That's why New Yorkers have mastered the subway to get where they want to go.
However, there are some definite Do's and Don'ts to being a good subway rider:
Have your Metrocard ready. Blocking the turnstile while rummaging through your pockets or purse is no way to make friends.
Don't hold the doors. Those of us who made the train don't want to be held up while you hold the door open for your late pals.
Be a gentleman. Yes, older people and pregnant ladies still deserve a seat, even in this modern age. Give them yours.
Don't hang on the pole. Monkeyshines are not appreciated.
Don't lean against the vertical pole with your back or sides, or do anything that keeps others from sharing the pole.
Don't cough or sneeze into your hand and then touch the pole. Yech!
Don't groom yourself as though you were in your bathroom. And definitely don't generate flying projectiles by clipping your nails (yes, that includes toenails too).
Let others sit. Don't put your legs up on the seat or sit with your knees spread apart so others can't sit.
Don't talk loudly to others on the train or on your phone. Nobody wants to hear all about your day.
Don't stare. Yes, she probably knows she's hot, or dressed strangely. But let's not add to the spectacle by being a gawking weirdo.
Rein in your kids. Don't let them run around the car or crawl on stranger's laps.
Don't change your kids' diapers in the car. Amazing one would have to be reminded on this one, huh? Trust me – it happens.
Save the smelly food or drink for later. The lurching cars can send them spilling onto your seatmate.
Let people in. When exiting, allow those trying to catch the subway to get through the turnstiles first. Exiting and entering are often through the same device.
About one billion people ride the subway every year. Just a few gestures of common decency will ensure that everyone gets to where they're going as smoothly as possible.
Deston compiled this list with his daughter, Deanna Nokes, who lives in Brooklyn and takes the J Train daily.


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At the Venice Biennale, Balancing Hope with National Interests
Artsy Editorial
Although she works in multiple formats, Zhanna Kadryova is best known for her mosaics that critique Soviet aesthetic traditions by evoking the styles of Constructivism and Socialist Realism. Her use of the medium alludes to its history as an ideological art form during the Soviet era and its more decorative function following Ukrainian independence. In the installation Crowd (2012–13), she assembled collages of newspaper photographs on 40 glass panels, removing signifiers of context, geography, and class. The aggregation of faces functions as a metaphor for protests, demonstrating how individuality dissolves within larger political movements.
Ukrainian, b. 1981, Brovary, Kyivs'ka oblast, Ukraine, based in Kiev, Kyiv city, Ukraine


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Recently a diverse national group of college and foundation presidents, civil rights leaders, state policy-makers, business leaders and others released a report titled �The American Dream 2.0,� which took a look at the financial aid system and offered suggestions for improving it.
Among its findings, the group discovered that 46 percent of students who enroll in an institution of higher learning do not graduate with any credentials within six years. The rate was 63 percent for African-Americans and 58 percent for Hispanics.
Meanwhile, annual student borrowing over the past 10 years jumped from $56 billion to $113 billion, with the average debt per borrower around $26,600.
�Burdened with such debt, many students without a credential are plunged under water financially,� the report noted.
�Indeed, the average default rate for those with no credential is more than four times the rate for those with a bachelor�s degree.�
The report presents a cold, sobering window on our national financial aid scam (my characterization) that currently mostly benefits bankers and institutions of higher learning.
The need to change the system, however, has largely gone unspoken in the current wrangling between President Obama and House Republicans over federal student loan rates. The 3.4 percent interest rate on federal subsidized loans, a rate set by Democrats before the Republicans took control of the House in 2011, will balloon to 6.8 percent on July 1 unless lawmakers agree on a less onerous rate.
House Republicans have passed a bill tying the student lending rate to the interest rate of 10-year Treasury notes, with an additional 2.5 percentage points for Stafford Loans. The bill would cap interest rates on these loans at 8.5 percent.
President Obama�s plan would also tie the interest rate on Stafford loans to the 10-year Treasury note with additional 0.93 percentage points for subsidized loans, a rate that would remain fixed for the life of the loan. He would also tie unsubsidized federal loans to the 10-year Treasury note, with an additional 3 percentage points.
�Higher Education cannot be a luxury for a privileged few,� Mr. Obama said Friday in pushing his plan.
�It is an economic necessity that every family should be able to afford, every young person with dreams and ambitions should be able to access.�
There is no question that a person without post-secondary education is at risk in our economy. The Dream 2.0 report found, for example, that four out of the five jobs lost to the recession were held by Americans without a credential.
But like many political skirmishes, this one is missing the point. Loan rates are not the major issue facing students already burdened by college loan debt, or those who want to pursue a college education.
�Providing financial aid and just hoping for student success is not enough,� the authors of �The American Dream 2.0� noted.
Policy-makers, according to the authors of the report, should focus on helping students complete a credential with value to themselves and the economy. Institutions of higher learning, states and students should be held accountable for students completing their credential, they said.
I would add that colleges and universities should be held responsible for helping their graduates secure meaningful work upon graduation. We should also expand vocational education for those kids who do best by first acquiring a marketable skill, and then, if necessary, supplement their training with post-secondary education.
We have a moral obligation to keep student loan rates low for families without much means, but low loan rates without the structural changes recommended above do not help the student, the economy or the country.


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Vice President for Academic Affairs Clark Ross announced that trustees have approved promotion to the rank of full professor for five faculty members. They are Daniel W. Aldridge, III (History), Mario Belloni (Physics), Vivien E. Dietz (History), Richard R. "Rick" Gay (Education) and Gayle Kaufman (Sociology).
Daniel Aldridge was born in Nashville and raised in New York City. He earned his undergraduate degree from Michigan State in 1983, then earned a law degree at Northwestern University. He worked for two years as a public defender in Los Angeles before returning to graduate school and earning a Ph.D. in history at Emory University. His dissertation concerned "Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Origins of the UN Organization." Aldridge taught two years at Ursinus College before joining the Davidson faculty in 2000.
He has investigated and taught many aspects of American and African American history. One of his published articles concerned the parallel efforts of the U.S. government and African American civic organizations during the 1940s to give the United Nations the power to regulate and terminate colonialism. He also published articles concerning African American activists' opposition to U.S. entry into World War II. In early 2011 he published his first book, titled Becoming American: The African American Quest for Civil Rights, 1861-1976. He is currently teaching courses in US history since 1877 and African American society and culture since 1877.
Aldridge said he enjoys his Davidson work because of the quality of students, freedom to pursue his academic interests and camaraderie among faculty. In his spare time he enjoys singing rock songs and accompanying himself on piano.
Mario Belloni received his bachelor's degree in physics and economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and master's and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Connecticut. His thesis research concerned theoretical quantum chromodynamics.
Since coming to Davidson he has taught courses ranging from introductory physics to advanced quantum mechanics. Recently he has taught the department's introductory astronomy course and has been leading the department's effort to growing an observational astronomy program for Davidson students, physics majors, and community members. These efforts have involved the Davidson College Chapter of the Society of Physics Students and reached over 750 participants over the past 18 months.
His research interests in theoretical physics concern the mathematical and computational formulations of quantum mechanics, evolution of wave packets, quasi-probability distributions in phase space, and applications of sum rules in quantum mechanics.
He is also widely recognized for his contributions to physics education. Working with departmental colleague Wolfgang Christian, Belloni has authored seven books on computerized physics education, and has written more than 1,000 computer-based interactive exercises using Physlets© and Open Source Physics. He has been widely honored for these initiatives. In 2009 he received the Hubisz Award from the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers for outstanding service to the section. That year he also received a national Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching from the AAPT for being "well known as an author, public speaker, researcher, workshop leader, motivator of students, award-winning professor, and an innovator in the use of technology for teaching."
Vivien Dietz earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard, and her master's and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton. She came to Davidson in 1990 immediately following her graduate studies, with an appointment in both the history department and Humanities program. She has taught courses in both those areas during her entire Davidson career, and directed the Humanities program for seven years. For two years she held the title of Distinguished Wall Professor of Humanities. In 2006 she received the college's Boswell Family Fellowship, an honor that made possible a research trip to England.
Dietz has also directed Davidson's summer study program in Cambridge, England, since 1991. Now in its 31st year, the program accepts 20 Davidson students every summer for six weeks cultural exploration and studies that can earn participants one Davidson credit in either history or English. For the past two years she also directed the history department's Kendrick Kelly honors program for students interested in original historical research.
Dietz teaches the full scope of British history from the Roman era to the modern day. In addition to survey courses, she teaches on such topics as the history of women and work, Britain's long eighteenth century, Victorian culture, and gender in early modern Europe.
She has published articles in professional journals, generally about British political, economic and social life in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Her dissertation led to papers on manufacturers' lobbying, which looked at government regulation and industrial responses, with a special focus on the cotton and distillery industries. Her most recent investigation concerns female-friendly societies, self-help "voluntary associations" that provided a form of insurance to members, protecting them financially from periods of illness-related unemployment. She is currently researching Hannah Humphrey, a notable British publisher who produced the work of the most prominent political cartoonist of the day, James Gillray.
Dietz has the interesting distinction of being married since 1988 to her history department colleague, James B. Duke Professor Jonathan Berkey, whom she met in graduate school. "We've always done this together," she said. "It's nice to have someone who understands one's work!" Dietz also appreciates working at Davidson for the freedom it affords to teach the subjects that impassion her, and to guide student researchers toward becoming historians in their own right.
Rick Gay received his bachelors and master's degrees from the University of Richmond, and his doctorate from UNC Greensboro. He specialized in English literature of the Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century periods. Gay taught English for 12 years in Virginia public schools, then joined the Chowan College English faculty for eight years. He was involved there in founding a teacher education program. That experience, plus credentials as a college-level professor and first-hand experience in public school classrooms made Gay a good fit for Davidson. He was hired and began his tenure here in 1999.
Gay occasionally teaches a course in the English department, and has taught Humanities. But he serves as chair of the education department and primarily teaches courses in that area, including the history of educational theory and schools and society. This year the department enrolls 14 students who are seeking to earn a teaching certificate, or otherwise prepare to enter education in a variety of capacities.
Gay's current academic interest is multicultural education, and he has recently published an article titled "New dimensions for the multicultural education course" in the journal of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education. He is also currently involved in studying educational periodicals from the 1920s.
Gay enjoys working with students in the complex and important field of public education. He said, "The thing I like most about Davidson is working with students who'll become leaders in their communities, and teaching them to look at education issues with a critical eye."
Gayle Kaufman earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Cornell University, and her Ph.D. from Brown. Her longstanding academic interest in men's family issues developed through her studies of demography and fertility, and culminated in a dissertation on "Men's fertility intentions and family formation strategies in the U.S." Kaufman joined the Davidson faculty in 1999, has served as department chair since 2006, and teaches courses in gender and society, American families, gender, race and sports, men and masculinity, statistics, and research methods.
She has published more than 25 journal articles, mainly about the issues men face in balancing family and work, not only in America but also in the UK, Sweden and Japan. In 2007 she was a visiting associate at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Cambridge. She is currently working on five articles for journals, and under contract to publish her first book, titled Superdads: Fathers Struggles and Strategies for Balancing Work and Family in the 21st Century. It concerns men who have made significant changes in their work lives to balance their family roles.
Kaufman appreciates the balance of her own life afforded by her position at Davidson College. She has the opportunity to teach students in the classroom, conduct her own research, and work with students on their research. Most recently she has been working with Damian White '13 on men's attitudes toward working wives and stay-at-home wives.


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Trial protocol of LION – Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Neoplasm (AGO-OVAR OP.3)
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|September 10, 2008
Clinical Background
Pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy (LNE) is well established as part of comprehensive surgical staging in early stage ovarian cancer whereas its role in advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) is unclear. Retrospective analyses indicate a potential benefit of LNE in patients with macroscopically complete intraabdominal resection. However, prospective randomized trials are lacking and a randomized trial in a mixed population composed of both completely debulked patients (30%) and those with small residual tumor intraabdominally (70%) could only show a significant impact of LNE on progression-free survival but not on survival [Ref. 1]. The lack of sound evidence in this area is reflected by the heterogeneous LNE usage in Germany.
LION – Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Neoplasm, a prospectively randomized controlled multicentre phase III trial, planned by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie Studiengruppe and funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) will clarify the role of LNE in AOC. Endpoints include overall and progression-free survival but also quality of life and tolerability, thus allowing to balance supposed objective improvement with subjective outcome results. Different sources of bias exist in this setting, e.g. surgical skill or different subsequent chemotherapies. Additionally, participation in a surgical trial may impact the results of a subsequent chemotherapy study. To minimize bias through surgical skills a training program and qualification of the participating surgeons is necessary. Bias through subsequent chemotherapy will be accounted for by balancing subsequent chemotherapy trials for LION intervention resp. participation and using chemotherapy as a covariate in the final analysis. We summarize the methodological and statistical measures stated in the trial protocol.
The evaluation of a surgical add-on procedure as part of multimodal treatment in oncology presents various methodological challenges, which should be taken into account at the planning stage of a clinical trial.
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- Benedetti Panici P, Maggioni A, Hacker N, et al. Systematic aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy versus resection of bulky nodes only in optimally debulked advanced ovarian cancer: a randomized clinical trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005;97:560-6.