Lol! But, Teri, one of the first things I said was let's invent an idyll for the 21st century. So, if you want to ride this horse, look at the elements of an idyll, consider your idyllic spot, and choose a form you want to write in…really! My idyll is completely free verse and only one stanza. But, you know, you don't have to.
Short prompt maybe,but the possible answers…..
I know! I'm hoping to see quite a diversity of interesting items, Mark. People might even write two poems if they wished.
Now cut that out! I have not gotten over last weeks parting shot of 'might even be the beginning of a poem'. Still running that around the noggin'.
Ahhh! My day is complete. We can't ever have too much poem fodder in the noggin.
to any prompt that I might read.
dribbling out of my left ear.
I have found, for myself, that to visit all the blogs, and try all the prompts is death to my creativity. It seems to work for a lot of people, but not me. I have my four favourites [besides me :-)], but even then, I only work the prompt if my heart sings at it, and even then, I rarely make deadlines. I look at the prompts more as a resource than a posting opportunity, although I do my best for the Wordles, because it's good practice.
Teach away! Good for your soul and we love the input. I do like the prompts because they at least keep me writing, practicing. MIght be time to slow down a little though; maybe go back and edit a few dozen or so. Like the Wordles too; had a doozy of one yesterday.
I am sure you'll be seeing something from me today.
I was just telling Hannah that I felt the need to pull back on blogging a little. A bit too much of a good thing. I'd rather do fewer prompts, but better, without the rush, and the pressure to post. I'll try to come up with something in response to your today's prompt, Margo. Certainly plenty of things to say about things we don't or won't say!
I agree. In fact, that's the reason I don't have a deadline for my prompts. You can write a poem six months from now on a prompt you like, and post.
Your site does not seem to like me. I was wandering through just now, liking the paintings you choose and noticed a couple of poems I know I wrote comments on. I must be posting the comments in other venues I hope you see. If not, I absolutely love the winding and unwinding of the reels. The content and form are made for each other. And, the idyll is a lovely little poem.
Now I'm off to investigate Ivan Shishkin. I like the painting.
I wonder what's wrong with my site.. I noticed a couple of days ago it acted kind of funny, but seems to be OK now. Maybe your comments will still show up?.. I hope so. Thank you very much for your words. It's funny, I never really liked Shishkin before: I thought he was too polished, too photo-like. One of his paintings is on a candy wrapper, that's what I always associated his art with – candy. And now his paintings warm my heart.
I follow a batch of prompts. Sometimes one will just doesn't kick in for me, but then I'll see another, and the two combine in some weird way. I'm not really answering either, but I've got something that wouldn't have occurred to me without them.
Hmmmm. I thought I replied to you, barb. Tuesday's blackout seems to have confused my blog.
I know I visited the poem and commented__ I am going to have to check…how could I forget the fingers!
I must have commented there and forgot here.
Don't mind me. It's a rambling sort of day.
Margo, do I dare say this prompt could very well bring out some issues. I will have to think about this. It is compelling.
Pamela, I thought about that, but people can approach the prompt from a less personal angle. Or, they can use the prompt to say something. I'm guilty, if you will, of not saying a lot, when maybe I should. I would have to go for a different approach, but might write the things I don't say, for myself, on the theory it's healthy, and to see what comes out. It is compelling, isn't it?
Never a problem [see comment below!].
I can't help feeling that if I had stepped up and said what I felt, things might have been easier here and there. I'm still guilty though.
I like this one. How often do we start to say our piece and then clam up when we get a bad reaction. Been fond of this form a lot lately too.
Thanks, Mark. I do not know much about forms (to put it mildly), but I learned about this one from Margo (thank you, Margo!), and I like it a lot.
It's I…again.. I just thought of a poem I wrote some time ago, it also has the 'unsaid words' in it.
I was grinning by the time I got to this comment. I love the feel of your being practically in the same room as I am! As if we are chatting and adding stuff as we think of it.
Really? Russian? Neat. I read [and speak] Greek, so love to see the similar alphabet.
I like the poem very much, particularly the first stanza…but then I like the second stanza…you tell the story in such a way that it is easy to connect on several levels.
Holding my breath til this posts…okay, stopped holding my breath. I was turning blue.
Why wouldn't the comments take your comment?… A mystery. I checked the spam folder, it's not there, either. Frustrating!
Thank you for commenting here, on your blog, Margo. Yep! My sister left a comment in Russian and kind of 'blew my cover', I guess. 🙂 My mother-in-law is Greek. She doesn't speak Greek as well as she used to when she was a little girl growing up in a Greek family, but she's still very fond of the language obviously. Every now and then I'd hear her say something in Greek, or see her write a few Greek words. I'm trying to keep the Russian going for my kids, but boy, is it hard!
I just commented on it: a new phenomenon, when you hit 'publish' the word verification bit is hidden until you scroll down (if that makes sense). It fazed me the first time, then the penny dropped.
cannot post to your sight either… a couple of Blogger sights have done this to me lately. But I liked 'Blessing' too.
Alright, whipped out another ugly 'double duty' (triple maybe) piece. A bit of a stretch on the prompt. But that should be no surprise.
Another later when this darn job thing is not interfering.
You poor thing. You're a generation behind me which means, you have to work until you are seventy…seventy. Makes me weep for you. How's a body supposed to create masterpieces?
Well, the plan, as with any writer, is to finish my book and live off being a writer. Now when you finish laughing go to my reply to your comment and read something happy.
I'm not really in such a foul mood as my poem sounds (she says by way of warning). Just took the thought and ran with it a bit.
Had to laugh when I read your remark, Barb. This prompt probably lends itself to undercurrants.
Which in itself is a topic. I'll be over soon.
A cool prompt in my book, Margo. Thank you!
You are welcome, Irene. I'll visit soon.
I'm not sure? Where are you supposed to post your response to the prompt?
Annell, if you have the poem posted on your blog, then leave the link [URL] here in comments, like we do on WWP. You can, if you don't have the poem posted on your blog, post the entire poem in the comments. I'm excited that you have something.
Had to post this here, as do not want it on my blog.
(Be honest; you know the truth.
Understood, Sara. I am glad you posted. Shadormas and a form of conversation poems! I like the linking of the shadormas.
Margo, here's mine. It is a composite of many things unsaid. Thank you for giving me license to write these things!
If all I do is give license to write hitherto unwriteables, I am happy.
I am!Have you seen the variety of responses from people? Interesting items.
Margo, I have written this to the prompt, and I have another in the works (not sure when that will be completed) I will let you know though. Thanks for the prompt.
I have already visited and absolutely love the poem, Pamela.
I know there are some specific "unsaid" words I could write…but they've remained "unsaid" and at this point, are clamoring to remain as such.
What I will NOT leave unsaid is this: your faithfulness to teaching and encouraging your fellow poets is such a blessing, margo!
Yay! You are back among us. I have missed seeing you, but hope you had a fabulous time.
This has been an interesting prompt from the point of view of the variety of the responses. When you are caught up with your life, come back and wander through.
And, thank you. It's partly selfish, you know. All of you give me so much.


NYFW always punches me in the stomach. When I'm here, I never have time to eat a proper meal and find myself subsisting on a diet of Fiber One bars, MBFW's official snack sponsor, and Tasti D-Lite. So, in anticipation of the gut wrenching week of fashion, I decided to go on a three day Ritual Wellness Reset cleanse before I left for New York. It's my first ever cleanse and the first time I've ever attempted three days without eating solids as food temptations always leave me weak in the knees and full stomached. After all, buffet is my favorite cuisine!
On Day one, a heavy blue bag appeared at my front door housing eighteen bottles of fresh pressed juice packed in ice. Everyday, I'm supposed to drink six bottles in two hour increments. The first one was a green juice choked full of kale and other nutrient dense produce. It tasted good and familiar as I've juiced similar concoctions in the past. Two hours later, I happily gulped the watermelon and strawberry blend, my two favorite fruit. Shortly thereafter, I had a slight buzz. My body was drunk on vitamins. Back to greens with the third juice which took me to dinnertime. The fourth, a cayenne pepper lemonade tasted much better than it sounds and was quite refreshing. I decided to skip the fifth juice (another green) as I was already very full and went straight for the delicious protein rich cashew blend that taste like nutty vanilla milkshake. Halfway through, I started feeling a bit nauseous and lightheaded. So I sat on the couch and watched Malkovich get schooled by Damon in Rounders. After fifteen minutes, I felt like myself again. That night, I went to sleep unusually early and dreamed of Yogurtland froyo topped off with bacon and bits of prime rib.
After getting over the first day hump, the second and third days were easy breezy. I had "dinner" with my friend on the second night which consisted of me watching him eat pizza from 800 degrees AND green tea shaved ice with red beans at Blockhead's Shavery while I sipped on my protein shake. Not one single bite. On the third day, my energy was off the charts as I spent the morning shopping and cleaning the house. At night, I went to a friend's wedding and sipped my way through dinner service. And just like that, I was done with the cleanse. I truly couldn't believe it as I'm the worst when it comes to self-control and habitually eat like a fish. At the risk of sounding like an infomercial, if I can do it, so can you.
I think the first day is mentally challenging because I was reprogramming my brain to view food differently. My body wasn't craving calories as the juices are calorie dense. It was craving the mechanical motion of biting and chewing. Once I got over that hump, I was able to focus on listening instead of dictating my body's needs.
Thank you Ritual Wellness for three days of delicious juices and three days of character building!
I love the last picture, very sweet!


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ATLANTA – Despite 20 points from senior center Sonja Mallory, the Georgia Tech women's basketball team was unable to rally down the stretch and dropped a 56-54 decision to Virginia on Sunday afternoon at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Ga.
The Yellow Jackets (15-9, 4-8 ACC) looked to climb back into the game against the Cavaliers (12-12, 6-7 ACC) at the start of the second half, mounting an 8-2 run to open the half, closing a 31-22 halftime deficit to 33-30 with 16:39 remaining. Four different players contributed to the spurt, with a layup by Mallory capping the run. Virginia answered with a 9-4 run of its own over the next 5:15, as Anna Crosswhite netted four points over the span to put the Cavs' lead at 42-34 with 11:24 to play. Tech would not go away, as a jumper by Kasha Terry pulled the Jackets to within 43-40 with 7:59.
With 1:49 remaining, the Jackets pulled as close as they had been since the opening tip, when a layup by Fallon Stokes put the score at 48-47 in favor of Virginia. The Cavaliers, who had been 11-for-22 at the free throw line in the first 39 minutes of the game, went 6-for-8 in the final minute to ensure the final margin. Virginia's Cherrise Graham was 3-for-4 in the span.
In the first half, Virginia took control of the game with a solid shooting performance. The Cavaliers took a 27-13 lead with 4:30 remaining in the period on the strength of a 15-6 run that was keyed by five points by Graham. Tech was then able to close the gap to 31-22 at the intermission behind 12 points from Mallory. The Cavs hit 12-of-23 shots from the field for a 52.2 field goal percentage and also hit 4-of-6 shots from beyond the three-point arc in the opening frame.
Mallory led the Jackets with her 20 points and seven rebounds, the 11th time this year that she has scored 20 or more points in a game. Stokes added nine points and a game-high eight rebounds, while rookie forward Kasha Terry and junior guard Alex Stewart added eight points and seven rebounds apiece with Stewart contributing six assists.
Graham led all scorers in the game for Virginia with 22 points, while Brandi Teamer, LaTonya Blue and Anna Crosswhite added nine apiece.
Georgia Tech will be back in action on Wednesday, when it hosts Georgia Tech in a key ACC match-up for both teams that will tip off at 7 p.m. at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.


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I Guess I Need to Talk about Star Trek
Judy, Judy, Judy
Just Wondering: When is Cult Art?
Beautiful Dark Chapter 7: Wild At Heart
(NOTE: This is a revised version of an article that first appeared in Wrapped In Plastic 75)
In Fire Walk With Me, long lost FBI agent, Phillip Jeffries, says, "Well now, I'm not gonna talk about Judy. In fact, we're not gonna talk about Judy at all. We're gonna keep her out of it."
Who is this mysterious person that Jeffries mentions? Is Judy important or is she some piece of nonsensical fluff thrown into the film by David Lynch and co-writer Robert Engels? Can her identity be gleaned from clues in the film, script, or series?
The answer to the last question is: Yes. But here's the catch; Judy has a different identity depending on which version of FWWM you examine. Judy is a character (or an idea) that changed as FWWM evolved through scripting, shooting and editing.
The Judy of Twin Peaks
The most popular theory about Judy is that she represents another missing or murdered victim like Teresa Banks or Laura Palmer. She fits into a cyclical pattern suggested by the film and series – a girl (Laura, Teresa, Judy) is killed; an FBI agent (Cooper, Chet Desmond, Phillip Jeffries) is assigned to find the killer. The case is never completely solved because the agent ends up missing (or in Cooper's case, severely compromised).
Fire Walk With Me describes Phillip Jeffries as "long lost," suggesting Jeffries "disappeared" while on some assignment. The film also features the disappearance of FBI agent Chet Desmond who has been investigating the murder of Teresa Banks. We know from the series that at least part of Cooper will disappear after he solves the Laura Palmer case. (Cooper's "good self" will be trapped in the Black Lodge.) So the pattern is compelling: three agents disappear while on assignment; two obviously investigating the death of a young woman. Connect the dots and surely one can assume that the third missing agent (Jeffries) was also investigating the death of a young woman, in this case, Judy.
It's a great theory. It fits nicely with the facts established in the series and (apparently) in the film. It's a clean and precise way of tidying up an annoying loose end. And it provides more relevance for the presence of Phillip Jeffries in the story. What it does not do, however, is explain why—at two hours, eight minutes and 21 seconds into the film—an image of a monkey appears on screen and clearly says the word, "Judy." This very deliberate scene suggests something else entirely about Judy. But what?
The Judy of the Scripts
The monkey does not appear in either the pre-release or final draft of the FWWM script. However, the name, "Judy" does. In fact, the various scripts provide some tantalizing clues about who Judy could be.
In an early draft (dated July 3rd, 1991) Phillip Jeffries first appears in a Buenos Aires hotel where the head clerk hands him a note from a "young lady." Soon after, Jeffries appears in Cole's office in Philadelphia where he tells the assembled agents he's "not gonna talk about Judy." Jeffries says, "I want to tell you everything, but I don't have a lot to go on. But I'll tell you one thing: Judy is positive about this." Then Jeffries drops a fascinating detail: "Her sister's there, too. At least part of her."
This early draft of the script provides strong evidence that Judy was a living person whose note to Jeffries compelled him to go to Philadelphia to tell Cole, "everything." (After all, "Judy is positive about this.") This script also introduces a second mysterious person to identify – Judy's sister. It is possible that this sister may be Josie Packard who "died" in the TV series but whose spirit seemed to live on in the walls (and drawers) of the Great Northern hotel. Robert Engels attempted to clarify some of these early draft mysteries in an interview that appeared in Wrapped In Plastic 58: "The thing behind Judy has to do with where David Bowie [Phillip Jeffries] came from …. He was down there [Buenos Aires], and that's where Judy is. I think Joan Chen [Josie] is there, and I think Windom Earle is there. It's this idea that there are these portals around the world, and Phillip Jeffries had one hell of a trip to Buenos Aires and back! He really doesn't want to talk about Judy because that reminds him of whatever happened to him." When asked if Josie, therefore, could be Judy's sister, Engels replied, "Yes. Yes, I think that is true."
But when Lynch and Engels revised the script for the shooting draft (dated August 8th 1991), they altered aspects of Judy's identity. In the later draft Jeffries still receives a note from the head clerk (who says a young lady left it) and Jeffries also tells Cole that "Judy is positive about this." But he makes no reference to Judy's sister. Instead, he says he "found something in Seattle at Judy's." This line now links Judy to Teresa Banks and Laura Palmer—all three women lived in Washington State. It also suggests that Judy could have had some interaction with the Lodge residents (particularly Bob) who exist in the Pacific Northwest (where they physically manifest themselves).
So we know that Judy could be related to Josie. She could be alive and in Buenos Aires—or she could be dead and from Seattle. But none of this matters because all evidence about Buenos Aires and Seattle and Josie was deleted from the final version of FWWM. All we know for certain is that Phillip Jeffries mentions Judy and 100 minutes later so does the monkey.
So we are back to the question: Who is Judy and why does the monkey say her name?
The Judy of Fire Walk With Me
David Lynch and Robert Engels originally envisioned "a whole other set of mythology" to include in FWWM. Judy and her sister were products of that mythology. But this mythology had to be abandoned when Lynch realized that the additional backstory was too burdensome for one film. As a result, he likely deleted most references to Judy during editing. But Lynch may have been stuck with one reference to Judy he could not easily remove.
Jeffries makes a dramatic entrance into Cole's office and his very first line is the one about Judy ("I'm not gonna talk about Judy"). It's a great line, wonderfully delivered by David Bowie. What's more, it establishes a detached and incoherent feel to Jeffries and it reinforces his other-worldly nature. The line is also a part of one long continuous take in which Jeffries enters the office and confronts the agents. As such, there was no way for Lynch to remove the line without disrupting Jeffries' introduction to the scene. In other words, given the construction of the scene it would have been impossible for Lynch to bring Jeffries into the office, establish his physical position in relation to the other characters, and also delete the line. To do so, Lynch would have had to re-shoot the scene, an unlikely endeavor given the time and money it would to take to re-assemble the actors and re-establish the set.
So Lynch was stuck with a line about Judy. But because the original and complex identity of Judy (Josie's sister or first murder victim) was now abandoned, Lynch had to provide a new identity for the mysterious Judy, especially since he was trying to make FWWM a stand-alone film.
And that's just what David Lynch did; he found another persona to attach to the name. That persona was Laura Palmer.
Lynch reintroduces "Judy" to the film after Laura Palmer has been killed. He deliberately places a close-up shot of a monkey uttering the word, "Judy," just before he cuts to another close-up of the dead Laura. This simple edit obviously establishes a connection between the name and the character: "Judy" is said/Laura is shown.
So, OK, if Judy is Laura, what's it all mean? I admit there is no easy – or exclusive – answer to this question. Any interpretation is subjective, any "solution" dependent upon the predilections and analytic approaches of the observer. The short and simple answer is that Laura Palmer was a convenient candidate to become "Judy." Lynch needed to provide some identity and who better than Laura?
Of course, we expect that, in Lynch's mind, there is some deeper meaning – some substantive connection – between Laura and Judy. Perhaps in a self-contained, "stand-alone" FWWM the mysterious Judy simply becomes a "code word" for Laura, a symbolic representation of the idea of Laura Palmer.
Names and identities have always been fluid concepts in Lynch's work; any study of Lost Highway or Mulholland Drive shows this to be the case. Perhaps Judy functions as a "secret name" for Laura, one that empowers her or someone else. David Lynch's lyrics to the song, "Floating," from Julee Cruise's 1990 album, Floating Into the Night, contains the intriguing lines: "When you told your secret name/ I burst in flame and burn." This line echoes Laura's comments to Donna about falling in space: "For a long time you wouldn't feel anything. Then you would burst into fire … forever." Are secret names words of power? Do they tap into an energy that is unfathomable in "reality?" Lynch's investigation into the slippery nature of names and identity hints at these provocative themes.
But let's be careful. Assigning meaning to Lynch films is always a tricky proposition and nowhere is that more true than with FWWM. The film was continually evolving through scripting, shooting and editing. The purpose of characters, scenes and dialogue changed as Lynch sought to create a consistent, cohesive work that transcended the trappings of the televised series. Lynch resisted committing to any specific backstory and was open to changing and redirecting the story material as the process continued. Robert Engels explained that the story behind FWWM was never concrete: "It was free-form – David would start to look at something and say, 'I think it is more interesting to go this way.'"
So with that in mind, Judy could be anything or anybody: A living being, an unknown victim—or Laura Palmer. Or maybe she is nothing more than the original inspiration to Robert Engels when he wrote the script: "Judy – the name is from my sister-in-law. I think that's where it came from."
Posted by John at 10:09 PM
John Soanes April 17, 2009 at 2:45 AM
Interesting ideas, John - for whatever reason, I'd always rather assumed that Judy was someone who'd vanished but was close to Jeffries, who he'd been trying to find - the use of the first name made me conclude a personal connection.
Then again, given David Lynch's fondness for all things to do with Oz, I'm not surprised that someone with the first name Judy is introduced into the overall story, as we already have Major Briggs's forename to complete the 'set'!
John April 17, 2009 at 7:32 AM
Lynch has had a fascination with The Wizard of Oz for some time (We see it in Blue Velvet and, of course, Wild At Heart). And here's a strange thing: When Lynch appeared on the Tonight Show in 2001 to promote Mulholland Drive, he made sure to say "hello" to someone named "Judy" in the audience!
leopheard April 13, 2017 at 2:15 AM
Yes! Thank you for reminding me!
Steve Brewster April 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Judy is the Top rung of the Mike-The Arm-BOB-The Tremonds-Blue Monkey-Judy ladder. In other words: The Beings from the Black Lodge: "We're not going to talk about Judy/Nervous about meeting 'J'."
Hey, after The Return, it seems you were right!
Todd C. Murry April 21, 2009 at 8:58 AM
In the same vein, the synthesis I had come up with is that Laura is the earthly manifestation and Judy the Lodge version of the same spirit. Maybe this is true of everyone (they have their Lodge familiars or archetypes they are aligned with) and Laura is just the soul in conflict that Lynch is exploring in this world or maybe Laura is one of a special few who is a manifestation of some archetypes who inhabit the lodge (although I prefer the idea that she's an aspect of the same spirit rather than a spirit "trapped in an earthly body" - maybe it's a Lutheran thing).
This works with the Oz thing (the "man behind the curtain" of the female protagonist Dorothy - whose journey, by the way, is about facing the transition to adulthood - is Judy Garland), and pulls the lodge thing closer to Coop even before he leaves for TP, and knits in with the Final shot of Laura in the film (or should I say the final shot is Judy).
Aqua February 20, 2016 at 12:54 PM
The final shot according to this logic (to which I would also subscribe) would then include laura - or at least laura straight after her death, and not yet evolved to judy if one is to follow judy as a victim-compiling and thus reigning spirit theory as discussed below
John April 21, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Steve - interesting idea about a Lodge hierarchy. A "whole" Mike is clearly in charge of Bob at the end of FWWM. But who does Mike answer to (if anyone)? Judy could be a superior.
Todd - I like the idea of "earthly manifestations" of spirits. It leads to all kinds of questions: Does everyone have a spirit self in the Lodge? If so, who or what are they? One would assume that Bob is Leland's spirit self, though the series is explicit that Bob was "invited in" by Leland-- implying that Bob could inhabit other weak souls. Of course, as you also say (I think), Judy and Laura could be the same spirit but with different names depending on where they are (Lodge or Earth) This gives new insight into Jeffries' line about Cooper: "Who do you think that is there?" Perhaps Cooper has a different name, too.
Cooper did turn out to be Richard too. Wow, some of these comments were very very close to what we saw in the Return.
Steve Brewster May 8, 2009 at 5:31 AM
The Tremond Grandson clearly commands Bob to "Fell a victim" in FWWM. I see The Tremonds above Mike & Bob & The Arm in the hierarchy. Mike being "good" now that he has cut off his evil arm even though The Arm has taken on its own evil identity. Seems to me Judy is above them all and may even be one of the Blue Monkeys from OZ.
I always thought he was pointing at someone saying they "fell (became) a victim"
John May 8, 2009 at 1:18 PM
I read the Grandson's comment as less of a command and more of an observation. Bob has "fell a victim" (past tense). Teresa is dead and her garmonbozia fill the bowls on the formica table.
That's one way to read it, anyway.
Scott Brodie March 3, 2012 at 10:25 PM
The word 'fell' in the quote "fell a victim" isn't the past tense form, as in 'I fell over'. The dictionary defines 'fell' (in the second sense of the word, listed after 'the past tense of fall') as 'to cut or knock down: to fell a tree; to fell an opponent'. This employment of the word makes sense in terms of the statement 'fell a victim' (uttered as a command), while the past tense usage would have to be 'the victim fell'. Even this is awkward given the context, the proper form being 'the victim has fallen', or 'the victim has been felled'. I always assumed that the statement was intended as a reference to the logging industry in Twin Peaks and the fact that the ancient evil haunting the area (which Truman first tells Cooper about when letting him into the secret of the Bookhouse Boys) resides in the woods outside the town. The presence of two woodsmen among those meeting above the convenience store underscores this - just as trees are felled and then processed at the Packard Mill in order to help sustain the economy of the town of Twin Peaks, so the entities from the Black Lodge fell victims in order to gain sustenance in the form of the garmonbozia extracted from them. The two woodsmen are most likely the doppelgangers of two unsuspecting lumberjacks who became victims of the Black Lodge many years before the death of Laura Palmer.
D Cairns February 25, 2017 at 11:08 AM
The expression "fell victim" as in "she fell victim to the killer" is a familiar one. "She fell a victim to the killer" would be a little more awkward, but seems possible. It's no more awkward than commanding someone to "Fell a victim."
Grzegorz Raźny April 4, 2017 at 6:44 AM
I've always felt like "fell a victim" is an observation that BOB fell a victim of Mike. And it's his "pain and sorrow" that fills the bowls on the formica table... notice that only MFAP touches the table top. BOB doesn't dare.... it's like MFAP is celebrating his victory over BOB.
AK April 14, 2010 at 4:48 AM
This perfectly articulates a lot of ideas I had about who or what Judy is. Fantastic article.
Erin April 21, 2010 at 12:19 PM
In the early 2000's my sister and I posted the theory that Judy was infact a code for Laura or a seperate identity after she had died. It was met with specticism by people who thought it was more logical that Judy was Jeffries Annie. I still can't quite figure that one out.
While Engels co-wrote FWWM, it is clear that Lynch was the man behind the wheel and I feel that no matter what Bob thought, Lynch knew that Judy was in reference to Laura.
Lynch, contrary to popular belief, seems to want to give meaning to things he sees as being weird for weirdness sake. You can see this clearly in the original Harley Peyton script for the introduction of the Tremonds to the final Lynch directed result. Lynch took an oddity that was probably done just to be strange and gave it far reaching implications.
It is in this episode that we learn that Leland knew BOB as a boy. It is this episode where we see the grandson who Mrs. Tremond says unhappily is studying magic. It has always been my belief that the grandson is the spirit form of Leland. When we see the mask in FWWM this is representative of BOB's possession. This connects with the monkey that appears under the mask after the grandson has lifted it once: The same monkey that says "Judy".
I believe that the monkey was the unevolved form of what Laura's spirit was to become when she was possessed by BOB. However, by the end, she is dead and is no longer in danger of becoming BOB. This is why the monkey is now blue and free of the mask. Remember during the traffic jam scene Mike said mysteriously to Laura "the look on her face when it was opened, there was a stillness..." he followed this by saying that the thread would be torn.
The thread he talked about was the thread from BOB possessing father to BOB possessing daughter. When Laura was dead the thread was torn. The look of stillness which Mike referenced was the look on Laura's face when the plastic was opened. Teresa certainly didn't have a look of stillness on her face!
Judy is the spiritual name of Laura when she was reborn. This is why in the dream sequence which took place 25 years later the girl who looks like Laura says "I feel as if I know her but sometimes my arms bend back". She is now someone else and free from the pain. It is interesting to note that Laura is the only one we have seen in the Red Room who is dead and not a doppelganger.
Thanks for this thoughtful and substantive comment about "Judy" and Laura. You have obviously put much thought into it. I very much like your ideas about the "thread being torn," "the look on Laura's face" and the fact that the Laura of the Red Room may be a new spiritual being. All great stuff!
I whole-heartedly agree that "Judy" is something more than a lost character from the Philip Jeffries backstory. "She" is a wonderful Lynchian concept -- a keyhole through which we can glimpse a richer, more mysterious Twin Peaks universe.
Setsuled February 11, 2011 at 12:48 AM
I sort of wondered if it might be a Vertigo reference. Since Madeleine Ferguson is named after Madeleine Elster and Scottie Ferguson, maybe "Judy" is a reference to Judy Barton, the true identity of Kim Novak's character who was posing as Madeleine Elster.
Joel Bocko June 6, 2014 at 3:34 AM
This idea just arrived to me too yesterday. It also led me to speculate that, had the franchise continued, Sheryl Lee could have returned - with red hair of course - as Judy, Bob's NEXT victim (after all, Jeffries has just visited a realm beyond time) - which also makes the monkey's incantation of this name an appropriate transition from Fire Walk With Me into whatever the next film would have been. If only!
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Here Judy seems to be quite an enigmatic personality. A perfect thriller!
Michael Warren February 7, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Somebody reminded me recently that Major Garland Briggs did mention the name "Judy Garland" shortly after Windom Earle tapped into his White Lodge memories near the end of the series. While it's possible the Major was simply spewing gibberish when Truman and Cooper called him by his name "Garland", it actually makes sense that the name Judy would be on the Major's mind if he had met Judy in the White Lodge and the sodium pentathol administered by Earle earlier that day was still provoking the Major to blurt out facts he had subconsciously accumulated during his visits to the White Lodge.
I'm grateful for the ideas expressed in this blogspot - it cleared up alot of questions I had about the mention of 'Judy' in FWWM. I'd just like to add the following comments regarding the issue: If you read the early FWWM script available via the Lynchnet site the impression it gives is that Cooper (having previously had a dream about events happening in the FBI office on that very day) is expecting Jeffries to talk about Judy, and Jeffries himself seems to be expecting that he'll be asked about her. The exchange goes: Jeffries - "I'm not going to talk about Judy. Keep Judy out of this." Cooper - "But..." Cole - "STAND FAST, COOP." One can't help feeling that if Cole had let Cooper finish his sentence then he would have made reference to his dream and the fact that Jeffries' refusal to talk about Judy ran counter to the events in it. (Of course this is sheer speculation but what else in Jeffries' statement could Cooper be objecting to and why?) As for Jeffries, he appears to be anticipating that he's going to be asked about Judy as soon as he enters the room (it's the first thing he says) despite the fact that it isn't even clear that anyone else there knows to whom he's referring. It seemed to me upon reading the scene that Jeffries somehow knows the content of Cooper's dream and isn't willing to play the role assigned to him by the events contained within it. It's as if he doesn't want to talk about Judy because he thinks that Cooper is actually the evil doppelganger of Cooper we see in the final episode of the series (the very next thing Jeffries says after he refuses to talk about Judy is "Who do you you think that is there?", pointing at Cooper). Jeffries is therefore unwilling to divulge any information about Judy because he thinks that Cooper is an emmisary of the Black Lodge and, having witnessed the denizens of the Black Lodge calling out for a new victim while in the room above the convenience store, he doesn't want to put Judy in any danger by talking about her in front of one of their number. Remember that according to the early script it was via something Jeffries found "in Seattle at Judy's" that he gained some kind of access to the meeting above the convenience store, suggesting that Judy had a connection (whether she knew it or not) with the world of the Black Lodge such that Jeffries has grounds for concern regarding her safety. If anyone has any thoughts about this interpretation, either positive or negative, I'd love to read them. Thanks again for the great blogspot.
Very interesting...this also seems to fit with what I've been thinking after seeing FWWM just now.
When Annie visits Laura in her room, she tells her that the GOOD Cooper is already trapped in the lodge and that she has been with him. But given that all those events are way in the future(since Laura is clearly still alive and Dale doesn't come to Twin Peaks until after she died), doesn't this mean that Cooper is already evil all along? I guess it might have just been an oversight in the script, but I wonder...he's also already in the Black Lodge when Laura died. Now even though this might be a dream on his part, I still wonder. Just as I always wondered if Windom Earle wasn't already his evil doppelgänger outside in the woods, after his hair had turned grey(possessed by BOB?). This would explain that he wants to lure Dale in the black lodge, using Windom Earle, who might have just simply wanted revenge before.
But if Dale is already evil since the beginning(it would explain Jeffries line about him), I don't know how to interpretate the last episode of Twin Peaks. Do we, instead of seeing the good Coop going in just witness the evil Cooper enter the Black Lodge? And when he runs into his doppelgänger, that is actually the Cooper who entered the lodge? And that what we see after Cooper enters the lodge is actually all the good Cooper, until he runs into himself, meaning that he's already trapped in there for at least a year?
Another hint to this theory(taken from a youtube video):
"You stole the corn. I had it canned over the store!" The corn is the pain and sorrow that MIKE/MFAP felt for Laura's death. This was stolen when Dale(!) told Laura not to take the ring. Without the ring it would have been possible for BOB to possess her. Laura would not die but would be in constant torment under BOB's control.
Scott Brodie March 28, 2014 at 10:29 PM
In relation to your questions about time and the Black Lodge: David Hughes, 'The Complete David Lynch' (London: Virgin Books, 2001), contains brief descriptions of the numerous scenes that were cut from the final version of FWWM. Here's the third-last scene summarized by Hughes: "After Laura's body is found, a further scene takes place, preceded by a caption that reads 'TWO MONTHS LATER'. Annie Blackburn is rushed into the emergency room as a paramedic tells a nurse that Sherriff Truman found her at Glastonbury Grove. Meanwhile, in the Red Room, The Man From Another Place repeats his earlier words to Cooper: MFAP - 'Is it future? Or is it past? Do you know who I am? I am The Arm. And I sound like this.' The Man From Another Place puts his hand in front of his lips and makes an Indian whooping sound. Cooper (looking at the table) - 'Where is the ring?' MFAP - 'Someone else has it now.' Cooper - 'That would indicate that it's the future.' MFAP - 'The later events have never been kept a secret.' Cooper - 'Where am I? And how can I leave?' MFAP - 'You are here and there is no place to go... BUT HOME!'" The next scene shows Annie in hospital, repeating what she said to Laura in the latter's dream earlier on in the film: "I've been with Laura and Dale. The good Dale is in the Lodge, and he can't leave. Write it in your diary." The nurse slips the ring off of Annie's finger, goes into the next room, and puts it on. In the scene after that, Truman breaks down the door of the bathroom in Cooper's room in the Great Northern hotel, and finds Cooper on the floor, his head bleeding from having struck it on the mirror (which we see him do in the final episode of the series). Cooper laughs and tells Truman that hitting his head on the mirror "'struck me as funny, Harry. Do you understand me, Harry, it struck me as funny.'" When Doc Hayward tells Cooper to get back into bed, the latter says: "'But I haven't brushed my teeth yet.'" Regarding The Man From Another Place, it's interesting to note that, in the original German version of 'The Interpretation of Dreams', "Freud called the locus of the unconscious 'ein anderer Schauplatz', another scene". Jacques Lacan, 'On a Question Prior to Any Possible Treatment of Psychosis', in: 'Ecrits', trans. Bruce Fink (New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006). (The German word 'platz' can simply mean 'place'.) And Freud tells us that time doesn't exist in the unconscious: our earliest impressions remain as fresh as the day we saw/heard/felt them. The Black Lodge exists outside of time and space: its denizens enter time (i.e. reality) only once every few decades, as evidenced by MFAP's fascination with the Formica table top (Formica wasn't invented until the second decade of the 20th century). Perhaps the denizens of the Black Lodge are able to stay outside of time for so many years because BOB's murders produce a huge amount of sustenance (i.e. Garmonbozia, 'pain and sorrow'). The gathering that Agent Jeffries witnesses, where the Tremond/Chalfont kid calls for new victim, must've been arranged in order to 'fill the larder', so to speak; since if Garmonbozia was readily available, no one would care whether a can of it was stolen.
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I`m compelled to say that David Bowie as Phillip Jeffries in a hotel room of an hotel of the Avenida De Mayo avenue??? interesting... I spent a season living over there before October 1999, previously to my trip to Fort Lauderdale, FL. living on most of all of those hotels in that avenue and nope... no owls... and no residual fragments of any origin or nature in lounges, rooms or hallways-corridors...no convinience stores with a second floor for staff reunions. just kiosks with fragmented clerks. greetings from Buenos Aires. elias
P.S.: ...and by the way I meet in those days, in 1996 when I was living in those hotels of Avenida De Mayo, a girl called Jennifer, from the Vancouver area. If she is still here, still around, please tell her that she was right about the weird plants, the roses and the Litmus test. we are here all lost and long time gone. greetings again from Buenos Aires. elias
This might be old news but someone on YouTube says that Leland says (twice) that he knows BOB from "his grandfather's lake house." Who's missing from that equation? The grandmother. Mrs Tremond is Leland's grandmother and the grandson is Leland at the age he let BOB take him. When the grandson wears the mask, BOB is afoot.
Ray July 31, 2014 at 3:05 AM
I love your theory regarding the character, nicely done!
BOB travels the earth through human hosts and members of the "animal life" (owls) as stated by the deleted scene lumberjack. Spirits can also travel through power lines which also ties into the uttered words: "electricity". Judy is in Buenos Aires in South America. There are no owls there. But there are Black Capuchin monkeys. Google the face, compare it to the monkey that says "Judy". It is my belief that Judy is either Jeffries's Laura Palmer, or a lodge spirit the equivalent of BOB who travels through monkeys in South America. So yes...
~The monkeys are not what they seem.~
I recently had a thought about a possible identity of Judy - I wonder whether anyone else has considered a similar scenario: could Judy have initially been intended as Josie's Black Lodge doppelganger?
To elaborate - we see Black Lodge doppelgangers refer to their other selves as familial relations (for example Laura's lodge doppelganger - although this may simply be because of the Maddy connection). From what I understand in the script, Judy was originally supposed to be Josie's identical twin sister. It is possible that Josie's spirit is in the Black Lodge because we saw her trapped in the wood at the Great Northern, and the Log Lady's husband may be trapped in the log, and could be one of the woodsman in the convenience store scene. In this scenario Judy could be the lodge doppelganger form of Josie's spirit, thus being her 'twin sister'. Also Jeffries seems to have some ability in identifying doppelgangers as he points out BOB/Cooper (dont you know who this is), so Judy might similarly be a doppelganger for Josie, also stuck in the lodge.
I'm not sure how plausible a theory it is, but it could have been a route to linking Josie's death in the show to the Black Lodge, while also connecting it to the Jeffries storyline, and perhaps was never fleshed out due to the film not being a success.
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1derpalm May 29, 2016 at 8:21 PM
Bob entered Cooper at a young age, or he like Laura, is a "child" of bob, since his mother new of him. He followed someone in the street because he wanted some run (to play) and blacked out, came to and the person was dead. A girl told him she lkked him and died that night (bob killed her to keep her away from him, just as Joan died by Bob to protect Cooper, his host). I also believe Cooper, not Earle, possessed by Bob killed Caroline because she loved Cooper. Earle tried to kill Cooper for his crime, but bob already had his soul, so for hurting Cooper/bob, his soul was taken as punishment.
Unknown November 9, 2016 at 10:31 PM
Has anyone realized that Major Briggs says the name of Judy Garland at the end of season 2 (just after he escapes Windom Earl) I believe that Major Briggs is not himself (he has been drugged by Windom with "lopelidol" the substance that Gerard uses to "avoid" mike get into him) he is saying strange sentences about a castle and a rumanian king, really weird
Could there be a clue in the deleted scenes from FWWM that we now have? Meaning, a reference to Chet Desmond as a "little monkey" per Sherriff Cable?
Peter Senkarcin June 13, 2017 at 3:17 PM
Is it a future or is it past?
Great thoughts all. Amazing that you all were so deep in this back in 2009. The new series must be driving you wild, even just 8 episodes in.
Speaking of the new series, I would be more than a little disappointed if the name Judy isn't mentioned during this run. After episode 8 though, I have a feeling a few you in the Judy is Laura/lodge spirit camp will be vindicated by the end.
If you were watching Episode 15, you got your wish!
DerKastellan August 2, 2017 at 7:40 AM
Judy may not have been mentioned, but Buenos Aires appeared twice...
Anyway - Judy being Laura Palmer has a problem. Laura was an unconnected school girl in a nowhere town in the North West. And she does not have a "Judy's" in Seattle. Jeffries did not meet her.
There is some hints of a possible Judy/Laura connection in Part 8. Laura is now some sort of angelic being sent to Earth in response to the presence of BOB. Which seems weird since BOB kills Laura, creating a lot of Garmonbozia apparently. Either that's because Laura was meant to make things better but it never materialized or there is - like implied in the "taking her face off" scene (Part 2? Part 1?) - a Laura Lodge spirit that actually is that being of light but has now no incarnate and does not intervene directly.
No sign of the good Laura is meant to do yet, though. And the connection to "Judy" could very well be a copout of the script writing problem or there is a hint of Judy in every girl that gets killed. So every agent meets an incarnation of the Judy archetype and disappears. There is some remaining hope Dale Cooper breaks the cycle (as implied by the ring).
There are now multiple references to Philip Jeffries in the new series. I suspect we will soon get some real answers.
John August 21, 2017 at 10:29 AM
Episode 15 was a stunner. I think it hints at the idea that Laura is Judy (I hope so). In 13 days, perhaps we will know.
sloncek September 4, 2017 at 6:32 AM
I think we know now. I do think Judy possessed Laura or Sarah. But having in mind "she's the one" I would point Laura..
Unknown September 4, 2017 at 8:56 AM
When Lodge Laura takes off her face, it is only light inside, when Sarah takes off her face you see the hand of the box creature that characteristically slashes people.
At least one Laura was created of the gold dust from the fireman and sent as an orb through the portal spout to earth at some point. That whole sequence was a response to him seeing the atomic test, so gold orb Laura was a reaction to the atomic test that seemed to spawn the woodsmen and Bob out of the ectoplasm from Judy/ Jowdy
I don't think every Laura is a Judy but I think Judy was a Laura sometimes. And I think Judy was definitely Sarah for most of the timeline in S3.
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Brendan McCallum September 7, 2017 at 3:56 AM
I suspect it's possible that Audrey is Judy. Judy is The Experiment, and we know now that Audrey is imprisoned somewhere in some form as subject to some sort of ongoing manipulation. Audrey is Richard's mother, whose father is evil Dale Cooper. The eyeless guardian Naido - who we now know to be Diane - warns Coop earlier in the series that Mother is coming, referring to something imprisoned on the other side of the door. Richard is the corrupted seed of Audrey and Bad Coop, as Bob is the seed of Judy, meaning there's the possibility that Richard is Bob... Sounds crazy but I think there's more to unpack here revolving around the Oedipal condition, paradox, and cycles of eternal recurrence. Bad Coop was trying to capture the Experiment or lure it out somehow - the Experiment was drawn to Coops presence in the Glass Box, and eviscerated the young couple as they had sex - a visceral response from Judy as though she/it was reacting to Audrey's violation by Bad Coop.
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PRRSV: Study of in vivo cell tropism and virus-induced apoptosis by in situ detection techniques
J.H. Sura, b, A.R. Dostera, J. Galeotaa, R.W. Willsa and F.A. Osorioa
a Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68583-0905, USA
b Current Address: Plum Island Animal Disease Center, USDA/ARS, P.O.B. 848, Greenport, NY 11494, USA
Abstract - We have extensively used the techniques of in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to detect the cells and tissues that are targeted during infection with pathogenic strains of PRRSV. We found some important exceptions to the generally accepted concept that macrophages are the main or only type of cell to be infected by PRRSV in vivo. In the lung, we found that pneumocytes type II of the alveolae can become infected by PRRSV. Our most prominent finding regarding cell tropism is the notion that PRRSV can infect important cells other than macrophages during the pathogenesis of testicular infection. The testicular infection by PRRSV centers on two types of cells: (i) epithelial germ cells of the seminiferous tubules, primarily spermatids and spermatocytes, and (ii) macrophages, which are located in the interstitium of the testis. Formation of multi-nucleated giant cells (MGCs) and abundant germ cell depletion and death are observed. Importantly, by use of in situ TUNEL reaction we obtained evidence that such germ cell death occurs by apoptosis. Simultaneously with these testicular alterations, we have observed that there is a significant increase in the number of immature sperm cells (mainly MGCs, spermatids and spermatocytes) in the ejaculates of PPRSV-inoculated boars, that these cells are infected with PRRSV, and that in all likelihood are responsible for the venereal transmission of PRRSV. We observed that the presence of PRRSV in semen ceases when viremia subsides, thus suggesting that the hematogenous route (sp. blood-borne infected macrophages) is the way in which testes are continuously seeded with PRRSV. In the female gonad we found that there is a frank infection by PRRSV in macrophages of the atretic follicles of the ovarium, and some minor involvement of stromal and granulosa cells. Importantly, we did not find any evidence of ova infection and/or perpetuation of PRRSV in these tissues or in the embryo, thus making the female gonad an unlikely site of persistence. In our experience, the lymphoid tissues, including tonsils, have been the most consistent site where the virus could be detected the longest. The apoptosis caused by PRRSV in testes is massive and affects many more cells than those affected by PRRSV infection. We extended our search for apoptosis to the most consistent target sites of PRRSV, lung and lymphoid tissues, using in situ (immunohistochemistry for PRRSV antigens and TUNEL reaction for apoptosis), biochemical (DNA electrophoresis for detection of DNA fragmentation), and electron microscopy for ultra-structural morphologic studies. We confirmed that PRRSV infection resulted in widespread apoptosis in the lungs and lymphoid tissues of infected pigs. While the apoptosis affecting alveolar macrophages in the lungs was easily recognizable, we suspect that apoptosis affects some other cells in the alveolae and also in the germinal cells of the lymphoid tissue. As we had seen previously in testes, virus infection-induced apoptotic cells were more abundant than PRRSV-infected cells in all tissues. Again in this case double-labeling experiments demonstrated that the majority of apoptotic cells did not co-localize with PRRSV-infected cells. Besides the direct apoptogenic effect of PRRSV on the infected cell, our findings suggest the existence of an indirect mechanism for the induction of apoptosis in non-infected, bystander cells. A direct effect of the whole virus or one viral component (i.e. p25) at the level of the cell membrane (without penetrating the cell) can not be ruled out at this time. However, it seems plausible to us that apoptogenic cytokines (i.e. tumor-necrosis-factor, TNF) could be released in the environment that surrounds the testicular seminiferous tubules, alveola of the lung or germinal centers of lymph nodes. A putative source of these cytokines could be PRRSV-infected macrophages, which besides being the most prominent cell in PRRSV-infected tissues, are known to enhance the TNF secretion when infected by viruses.
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Ultrastructural pathogenesis of the PRRS virus
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Apoptosis in the lungs of pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and associations with the production of apoptogenic cytokines
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We started writing the CBC proposal in 2005, and thereby laying out the plans for its activities. This was less than five years after the establishment of our host institution Simula Research Laboratory. The CBC has therefore been a key factor in shaping and defining the Scientific Computing activity at Simula. The stable and long term funding, a set of ambitious and visionary plans, and the visibility that follows with being a Center of Excellence, have all been crucial factors in defining the identity of the Scientific Computing activity.
As commented in last year's annual report, the final years of the CBC have mainly focused on two aspects. The first was to reach the goals and milestones set out in the original plan, and the second was to plan for the future, and secure funding to sustain the research community beyond the period of CBC funding. Although the milestones for the Center have been reviewed on an annual basis, and we have naturally allowed for some flexibility in such a long-term project, we are pleased to note that nearly all of the original milestones were reached by the official end date of the Center. It is even more satisfying to observe the diverse and expanding portfolio of new research projects, activities and ideas that build on CBC results. Several of these projects have received substantial external funding, and help to maintain the research community after the end of the CBC funding.
The original plans for CBC described three main research areas, which were to be organized in three large research projects. The Computational Middleware (CM) project would develop general-purpose software tools for computational science, the Robust Flow Solvers (RFS) project would research new solution methods for flows and fluid structure interaction problems, while the Biomedical Flows (BF) project has addressed specific flow problems that are of interest to medical researchers and clinicians. All three research areas had ongoing activities when the CBC was established, but they all represented new research directions that were to be expanded considerably.
As a result of strategic choices and recruitments in the early phase of CBC, the CM and RFS activities were centered around the FEniCS project. Through 2007-2017, FEniCS has evolved from being a new and promising open source finite element project, to become a mature and well-tested platform with a large user base. The CoE funding has enabled CBC and Simula to take a central role in the international team of FEniCS developers, and FEniCS has been established as the main platform for all computational science activities at Simula. The innovative software solutions developed by the FEniCS consortium have gone hand in hand with groundbreaking research on numerical methods, in particular related to error estimates and the use of adjoint equations in inverse problems and PDE-constrained optimization.
The BF project was based on initial results in blood flow simulations, but the scope was later expanded to include flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain and the spinal canal. Following the widened scope, the project was renamed to Biomedical Flows and Structures (BFS), and the activity has been closely connected to the Cardiac Computing (CC) project. The CC project was Simula's ongoing research activity in modeling cardiac electrophysiology and mechanics, which was integrated into CBC at the start of the Center. Both of these application-oriented projects have seen a clear development towards clinical utility. The BFS project has increased its focus on CSF flow, and has led to new projects, including an ERC Starting grant, addressing fundamental physiological questions. The CC project has been closely integrated with the activity in the Center for Cardiological Innovation (CCI), a Norwegian Center for Research Based Innovation (2011-2018). The strong clinical focus of these projects presents our computational scientists with considerable challenges, in particular related to data assimilation and ensuring reliability and quality of results. However, increased clinical collaboration also represents a step change in potential usefulness, impact, and visibility of our research.
In brief, the main strategic choices of CBC research has been to focus the tools-oriented research around FEniCS, and to direct our application-oriented research towards potential clinical impact, and in particular to areas where we had close collaborations with clinicians. However, in addition to these two main trends the CBC has remained a vibrant and curiosity driven research community, with a continuous flow of new ideas and projects. Since we have also kept an open attitude towards new collaborations and funding opportunities, the present research portfolio of CBC is quite diverse, and targets a variety of topics in scientific software tools as well as numerous biomedical applications. We expect this structure to continue after the official end of the CBC, with the majority of our efforts put into two-three major research projects, surrounded by a number of smaller and more exploratory activities. These smaller projects are largely driven by the interests of individual researchers, and over time they may grow to more substantial projects. In our experience the combination of strategic, directed research with substantial freedom to pursue own ideas has been a successful formula for keeping a highly productive and motivated research staff.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Research Council of Norway for funding the CBC, to Simula Research Laboratory for being an excellent host institution, and to the CBC staff and collaborators for creating a productive and enthusiastic research community. It has been an extremely rewarding and interesting ten-year journey. Finally, on behalf of all CBC researchers I am grateful to Hans Petter Langtangen, who's vision and enthusiasm not only created the CBC, but will continue to inspire long after his passing.
The midterm evaluation of CBC was conducted by the Research Council in the fall of 2010, three and a half years after start-up of the Center. The self-evaluation was submitted on Dec 1, 2010, and detailed feedback from scientific experts was received in the winter of 2011. The appointed international committee for the evaluation of the eight Centers of Excellence with startup in 2007 met with the CBC management in March 2011. In this meeting we presented the main results and the remaining challenges for the period 2012-2017. The committee asked in- sightful questions and demonstrated a thorough understanding of the mission, the achievements, and the potential of CBC, a fact that was further reinforced in their final report.
The evaluation report awarded the center with the highest possible grade: exceptionally good.
CBC is a perfect example of the benefits of the Centres of Excellence, in that the establishment of the Centre has created the opportunity for developing a much broader vision than originally planned (tools developed have wide-spread applications to coupled multi-physics problems) so that the Centre has already exceeded its original ambitions, and, in the process developed unanticipated new national and international collaborations.
The Evaluation Committee recommends that the Centre put significant effort into increasing its visibility in the biomedical field, and in particular, in expanding its publications in the biomedical scientific literature.
CBC should also work on building their international profile and ensure the wide use of computational tools that it has created (and will create in the future).
The Evaluation Committee also recommends that CBC take advantage of the newly funded Centre for Research Based Innovation to build its exit strategy.
Efforts should continue to provide assistance to the Director so that he can pursue high quality research while managing the Centre.
The Centre should continue its efforts to establish a training program for a new generation of biomedical researchers with strong skills in fluid dynamic modelling and modelling of cardiac electrical activity.
These recommendations fit very well with our research plan for the second five-year period, and we have already taken additional steps in this direction by incorporating some of them in our milestones plan. We are therefore happy to be on track with our research plans and ambitions, and are excited about continuing our research after this glowing review of the center.


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today the museum is open from 10:00 to 22:00
Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art is located at: 2, 29th line of Vasilievsky Ostrov, St. Petersburg
The museum is open every day except Tuesdays from 10:00 to 22:00
Opening of Erarta Café Summer Terrace
On May Erarta Café summer terrace will open for guests and on May 6 the grand opening celebration will feature public installing of a bronze sculpture "King of Beasts" by the sculptor Sergey Kondrashkin.
The official opening of Erarta Café summer terrace will take place on May 6.
The original cuisine by the Chef Artem Grebenshchikov, where each dish is a masterpiece, and the "best desserts in Petersburg" according to the most authoritative international travelers' portal Tripadvisor have already earned the admiration of the city residents. In May, the restaurant traditionally opens its cozy terrace with bright interiors and guaranteed summer mood no matter the weather conditions.
The official opening ceremony will feature public installing of the sculpture "King of Beasts" at the entrance of the restaurant. The number of lions in St. Petersburg, is not precisely defined — this is the question of numerous debates and endless calculations. But, whatever the figure is, starting from May 6 it can be surely added one. The 6-ton (and this is symbolic) bronze sculpture by a Russian sculptor Sergey Kondrashkin will be installed at the restaurant entrance of Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art on Vasilyevsky Island. The monumental sculpture with a serious title "King of Beasts" was made of bronze with patina in 2015.
Sergey Kondrashkin was born in Leningrad. He graduated from the St. Petersburg College of Art named after N.Roerich and St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I. Repin (studio of A. Charkin and P. Shevchenko), where he still performs his postgraduate studies. Since 2006 the artist has been a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists. In 2008–2009 taught art at the Art Institute of Chengdu, China. Since 2000 has been exhibiting in Russia and in Europe. Sergey Kondrashkin held over 25 solo exhibitions. His works are presented in private collections in Russia, Holland, China, Latvia, Belgium, and Italy, as well as at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg and The Hermitage-Vyborg Center. Two of his urban monumental compositions are installed in Novosibirsk and Chengdu (China).
On 6 May from 18:00 all the guests of the summer terrace will be welcome to enjoy a compliment from the chef and nice live music.
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Er entstammte einer schlesischen Beamten- und Unternehmerfamilie und war der Sohn des Hof- und Gerichtsadvokaten Eduard von Wiedenfeld († 1892) und der Pauline Karnicki (1827–1852). Seine Mutter starb noch im Kindbett am 7. April 1852.

Wiedenfeld studierte an den Technischen Hochschulen Wien und Aachen und war in der Folge sechs Jahre lang als Bauleiter der Wiener Union-Baugesellschaft tätig. Zu seinen Arbeiten in Wien zählen u. a. der Türkische Tempel und die Untersuchungsanstalt für Lebensmittel (beide 1885–87), die Insektenpulverfabrik Zacherl (1892/93) und 1894 die Villa Carola auf dem Kahlenberg. Wiedenfeld war von 1885 bis 1896 Mitglied des Künstlerhaus Wiens.

Wiedenfeld heiratete 1882 Wilhelmine Anna Eisler (* 1856), doch wurde die Ehe wieder geschieden. Das Ehepaar hatte die Kinder Erich Hugo (1881–1916), Elsa (* 1883) und Friederike (1885–1948). Außerdem hatte Wiedenfeld einen unehelichen Sohn.

Orden und Ehrenzeichen
 Kaiserlich türkischer Mecidiye-Orden (1888)
 Königlich serbischer Takovo-Orden (1889)

Literatur
 Ludwig Eisenberg: Das geistige Wien. Band 1: Belletristisch-künstlerischer Theil. 5. Ausgabe. Daberkow, Wien 1893, .

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Perspective > Medscape Orthopedics > The Year in Medicine 2011
Top 10 Articles From the JAAOS
What's Relevant, Popular in Orthopaedics
Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD; David C. Smith
JAAOS Top 10 Articles for 2011
Having to choose the Top 10 articles that have appeared this year in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) is a daunting task: We have an embarrassment of riches! As the flagship publication of the academy, JAAOS adheres to a rigorous standard of quality. Our readers remind us regularly how highly they regard JAAOS. They also let us know that they expect this level of excellence to be maintained.
These readers have given us guidance in developing the list below, the first 5 of which represent the most-read articles so far this year. All of these articles provide practical clinical advice as well as expert insight from their authors; it is this sort of hands-on, useful information that our readers rely on for in their daily practice.
1. "Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Upper Extremity" by Prasarn and Ouellette, in the January issue, is an extremely useful update on a potentially devastating entity. Acute compartment syndrome can be difficult to diagnose in some patient populations, but identifying this entity and treating it emergently are essential to gaining the best possible outcome. The authors concisely review the pertinent facts of anatomy, etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical evaluation before guiding the reader through management modalities richly illustrated with intraoperative photographs, detailed figures, and a treatment algorithm.
Patellar Fractures
2. "Patellar Fractures in Adults," by Melvin and Mehta, in the April issue, is another example of a problem-solving review. The authors emphasize that nonsurgical management can provide excellent results in certain minimally displaced fractures, but that surgery is needed, particularly in the presence of an incompetent extensor mechanism. Half a dozen treatment methods are described for managing the variety of fractures that may present.
3. In the June issue, "Four Common Types of Bursitis: Diagnosis and Management," by Aaron and coauthors, highlights a type of article that JAAOS presents several times a year -- one on a topic of general interest not directly related to a specific area of orthopaedic expertise but nevertheless one that most, if not all, of our readers will eventually encounter. Bursitis is a common cause of musculoskeletal pain that must be distinguished from many other potentially confusing painful disorders. Aaron and colleagues offer the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and management strategies regarding prepatellar, olecranon, trochanteric, and retrocalcaneal bursitis. The authors note that nonsurgical management is a mainstay for all four, but refractory cases may require surgical intervention.
4. "The Modified Stoppa Approach for Acetabular Fracture" by Archdeacon and coauthors, published in March, is a surgical techniques article that provides detailed anatomic illustrations, as well as an accompanying video demonstration, regarding the internal fixation of pelvic and acetabular fractures via a modification of the Stoppa approach, originally developed for the repair of inguinal hernias. This approach provides improved exposure of the quadrilateral surface and posterior column as well as minimal dissection of the inguinal canal, femoral nerve, and external iliac vessels. The authors provide a valuable list of both pearls and pitfalls to be relied on or avoided while performing a modified Stoppa approach.
5. "Management of Distal Clavicle Fractures" by Banerjee and coauthors, published in our July issue, also rated high on the list of most-read articles. As with other articles well regarded by Academy members and JAAOS readers, this article discusses a relatively common injury whose management can depend on specific patient factors. Both nonsurgical and surgical management provide similar results, the authors report. The decision whether to operate must be based on the amount of fracture displacement as well as individual patient demands. No single surgical technique has proven to be superior to others.
Rheumatologic Conditions in Children
6. "Rheumatologic Conditions in Children Who May Present to the Orthopaedic Surgeon" by Marilynn Punaro, also in our March issue, discusses disorders that can be frustratingly difficult to diagnose and treat. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a heterogeneous group of diseases, and laboratory evaluation and imaging are of limited value in screening for rheumatic diseases. Diagnosis comes down to pattern recognition based on history and the physical examination. The author provides numerous useful tables and discussion points to assist in making a correct diagnosis.
7. "Metastatic Disease in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Evaluation and Management" by Rose and Buchowski, in the January issue, is an excellent example of JAAOS' regular, updated reviews of oncologic issues that may confront the practicing orthopaedic surgeon. Spinal metastases are found in most patients who die of cancer, and a rational treatment plan can indeed improve quality of life, preserve neurologic function, and prolong survival. The authors recommend surgery in patients with progressive disease or inadequate pain relief based on the NOMS (neurologic, oncologic, mechanical, and systemic indications) algorithm of Bilsky and Smith.
Ligament Injuries of the Thumb
8. Another article this year that goes into great detail regarding surgical techniques is "Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint," by Tang, in the May issue. Chronic attritional attenuation (gamekeeper's thumb) and acute injury (skier's thumb) of the ulnar collateral ligament are painful injuries that can lead to instability and disability -- as can the less common but no less harmful reverse gatekeeper's thumb, which is injury to the radial collateral ligament. Tang provides in-depth techniques for managing both acute and chronic ulnar and radial collateral ligament injuries and notes that, although decreased motion of the metacarpophalangeal joint is a common complication of such surgeries, given the nature of these injuries, joint stability is much more important than mobility.
9, 10. Pediatric disorders were discussed frequently this year in JAAOS as new information and updates have come to the fore in childhood and adolescent orthopaedics during the past few years. The review article by Punaro on rheumatologic conditions in children and adolescents is one example. "Cervical Spine Trauma in Children and Adults: Perioperative Considerations," by Vanderhave and coauthors, in the June issue, and "Surgical Management of the Problematic Hip in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients," by Schoenecker and coauthors, in May, also provide current information from the literature on the perisurgical considerations and surgical management of 2 challenging scenarios.
Although cervical spine fractures and dislocations are less common in children than in adults, childhood injuries are more likely to be associated with neurologic injury. Vanderhave and coauthors particularly emphasize airway management and direct laryngoscopy for intubation, noting that any potentially problematic effect of doing so on an unstable cervical spine may be overestimated. They also discuss the critical importance of spinal cord monitoring during subacute management, noting that perfusion to the spinal cord is critical and may require the use of intravenous fluids, colloids, blood products, and vasopressors.
Schoenecker and coauthors, like Archdeacon and coauthors as well as Tang, provide detailed surgical techniques on managing pathologic hip conditions in the adolescent and young adult, particularly the Bernese periacetabular osteotomy, the authors' redirectional procedure of choice in managing symptomatic hip instability secondary to primary acetabular deficiency. Schoenecker and coauthors also note that the recent, successful innovation of the transtrochanteric surgical hip dislocation approach offers the potential for comprehensive correction of deformity and labral chondral disease secondary to Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Each year, the JAAOS publishes worthy material in addition to review articles -- our Orthopaedic Advances articles, for example, which present concise updates of techniques or devices not yet widely reported in the literature, and On the Horizon From the ORS, our quarterly column of informative articles highlighting topics from the frontiers of basic science as submitted by members of the Orthopaedic Research Society. It is, however, our carefully researched and written review articles on topics of interest to the generalist as well as the specialist, and to the resident as well as the experienced surgeon that form the core of JAAOS. The 10 articles discussed here could easily have been augmented by 10 more, and then by 10 more after those. We are most proud of the high level of educational and informative material that JAAOS provides its readers and all of the members of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Cite this: Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, David C. Smith. Top 10 Articles From the JAAOS - Medscape - Nov 23, 2011.
Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD
Professor of Orthopaedics, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan; Director of Spine Surgery Fellowships, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
Disclosure: Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: Smith & Nephew; TranS1, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; Relievant; Stryker
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Smith & Nephew; TranS1, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; Relievant; Stryker
David C. Smith
Managing Editor, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Disclosure: David C. Smith has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serves as an employee for: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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A 25 yard rocket from the right boot of Thomas Mcdonald, midway through the second half, was enough for the GUFC 2s to take three points on a wet Wednesday afternoon.
After a difficult opening to the season, which saw the 2s fail to pick up any points in their first two games, momentum seems, finally, to be building, as the team enters an important stage in the season. The win against Edinburgh came a week after a confident victory in the Cup, away to Aberdeen, and represents the first three league points picked up in this campaign. For a day that ended so positively, the build-up to the game was certainly less optimistic. Unable to field neither a natural striker or goalkeeper, captain Craig Gunderson was forced to deploy a slightly weaker squad.
Despite pre-match setbacks, Glasgow started the game as the better of the two sides. Confidently moving the ball around from the first whistle, Glasgow firmly took control of proceedings, with the holding midfield duo of Mcdonald and Mckinlay dictating the tempo of the game. Meanwhile, Daniel McCaffrey, who had an impressive game, starting as he did in the unfamiliar position of striker, linked-up several times in the early exchanges with winger Eoin Patrick. Several chances were created, with Jonni Marsh arriving just a split second too late to pounce on a cutback from Patrick.
Soon, Glasgow was rewarded for its efforts. With 25 minutes on the clock, Olly Mitchell received the ball wide left, after what was an intelligent overlapping run. He raced past two defenders, who were scrambling to get back, but had no effective response to the fullback's pace. Both defenders ran into the box at an acute angle, as he delivered a firm shot across the face of the sprawling goalkeeper, into the bottom righthand corner of the next. The goal seemed to inject a greater sense of urgency to Edinburgh's play.
After a prolonged spell of possession, Edinburgh came agonisingly close to an equaliser. A free kick from 25 yards curled around the wall, headed for the bottom right corner. A smart save was made by the outstretched arm of Mario Santos. Edinburgh's search for a goal lost momentum, and it was only after another set-piece that they found their equaliser. Just before the half-time, a corner from the right was met by a thunderous header from the Edinburgh number 6, which escaped the attention of his marker, which levelled the scores.
Edinburgh started the second half, just as they had finished the first. Glasgow goalkeeper Mario Santos somehow managed to stop a header from Edinburgh's number 9, who missed an opportunity to score at point-blank range. Glasgow started pressing further up the pitch, and were successful in depriving the Edinburgh midfield of space to play through. The intensity of the game rose, as both teams sought to find a winner.
As the game was on a knife-edge, it was a moment of brilliance from Glasgow's midfielder Tom McDonald that tipped the balance in their favour. Controlling a high, loose, ball, McDonald, dummying his opposite number, skillfully created some space, 25 yards from goal. Looking up, he let fly a bullet of shot, that crashed into the net from the underside of the crossbar.
The game stayed tight, as Edinburgh looked to salvage something from their trip west. The calm, defensive, partnership of Callum Windrum and Craig Gunderson, however, was resolute. They kept their composure as Glasgow saw off the final 10 minutes of the game without any further serious threats to victory.


Outfit of the day – Creepy Crawlers Friday!
It's Friday and I celebrated by letting the creepy crawlers out to play! LOL got this unique embroidered bug top from HKG. The bright blue makes the bugs a lot more fun than creepy. I LOVEEEEE shopping in HKG and I have to shop there at least once a year! I am kinda looking forward to the upcoming trip there to see Connie and also some HKG designer friends I've made at the Blueprint Fashion show earlier this year.