I wonder if Anne Hathaway's seen THIS!?!
"Les Miz" in IMAX! My Third Time! Bliss to the Max!!
There's so much to say, and so little time…before I see "Les Miz" AGAIN! Yes! It's THAT good! And THAT addictive!
FINALLY! Tickets were available for purchase by ordinary movie-goers. It has been sold out in NYC, since its' opening Christmas Day, when it broke B.O. records, and it's taking off to be a record-breaking hit all over the world! It may even go over $100 million internationally by the end of this weekend!
And they said musicals weren't popular with the masses any more!
Well, "Les Miz" is bringing out a certain type of movie-goer those who've been STARVED for a great movie musical.
Since I was a kid, it was always the movie musicals that got me into movies in the first place. "Yankee Doodle Dandy" being run over and over and over again on Million Dollar Movie on televisioni on Ch.9. Every single day, maybe even twice a day, when I was a bespectacled, red-headed kid growing up in the Bronx. Then came "Les Girls" and that little boy thought all movies were SUPPOSED to sing.
So it's grand, just grand that "Les Miserables" returns movies to its' rightful place, right near OPERA. Opera used to be mass entertainment in its' time, and I just love that "Les Miz" onscreen is totally sung through. And what wonderful,stirring, powerful music it is!
From those first three thrilling chords of "Look Down" "Ah-huh!" Klang! "Ah-huh" Klang! And the spectacular wreck of a ship hulk that gets hauled into view by literally hundreds of dirty, grimy slaves of the state, Jean Valjean main among them. Well, it shakes you and just takes your breath away at the same time!
Audiences for "Les Miz" come PRIMED now to applaud, it seems to me. At an invited (non-critics) screening I saw(my second time)(many Academy members in attendance) there was applause at least four times and cheering and standing and MORE applause at the end. And this was without any of the talent present, which ups the applause meter even more. Hugh Jackman's name onscreen got applause at the end as did Anne Hathaway's and Eddie Redmayne's and strangely Helena Bonham-Carter's.
Well, last night this paying, weekday night audience applauded at least EIGHT times!
Of course, Anne Hathaway's brilliant, blistering, unforgettable solo "I Dreamed a Dream" got applause. And she'll probably get an Oscar, too.
And then they didn't really applaud again til "On My Own", which had not gotten applause at the previous two screenings I attended. That's Eponine's rain-soaked solo essayed here by Samantha Barks.
Then, of course, after that, "One Day More" got a rousing hand, and it continued virtually unabated five times more til the magnificent ending! I was losing count in the glory of it all as the suspense mounted, and of course, the wonderful Eddie Redmayne got his hand in "Empty Chairs and Empty Tables," and the Thernadiers (a super oily Sasha Baron Cohen and the equally slimy Helena Bonham-Carter) even got applauded when they got thrown out of Marius and Cosette's wedding.! Cheers, too! Amazing!
The involvement of the audience was like at Broadway show. But no Broadway show gets stopped with applause EIGHT times! At least! But this being a high-paced film, "Les Miserables" never paused for a moment. I don't think the stage version ever got this much applause. Maybe the 10th and 25th anniversary concerts did. But they were EVENTS. This is just a blockbuster musical. Incredible. I've never seen anything like it in my life as a film critic.
"Les Miserables" never fails to disappoint. But I have to say that IMAX isn't really necessary to see it in. Everything gets magnified and since the film is shot in extreme close-ups most of the time, it really is excessively CLOSE in Imax.Dizzying. I was counting the warts on Russell Crowe's face. And then the hairs on the warts. I REALLY didn't need to be THAT CLOSE. Too much information.
But his Javert is meant to scare. And he does. He's the villain, and his strange, thunderous, bellowed singing is the film's one discordant note, but it works, because he's the one who's out of sync with the melodious singing of the rest of the cast, as his character is out of sync, at war, with the rest of the world.
Hugh Jackman's Jean Valjean wows me every time! The demands that are placed on him are literally Herculean, and utterly Oscar-bait-y and Oscar – worthy. And then he has to drag the wounded, half-dead, Eddie Redmayne through the sewers of Paris! Saving his life, in yet another one of Victor Hugo's novel's great set-pieces, that is rendered impossibly odious and odoriferous in these tremendous close-ups. Oh yes, Jackman's "Bring Him Home" sung to the sleeping Redmayne got a spontaneous round of applause, too.
"Les Miserables" is setting audiences free in a wonderful way. They seem FREE to applaud. And VERY free to cry. At the end, with the incredibly moving climatic scenes, there's not a dry eye in the house. My eyeglasses were salted up with tears. But I was happy. The Greeks has a word for this effect. They called it "Catharsis." I call it Oscar.
Oscar Audience Applauds, Cries & Cheers for "Les Miz"!
Ok. It's my SECOND time seeing the masterpiece of masterpieces that is "Les Miserables." I was soooo overwhelmed the first time I saw it, I couldn't write anything about it, but now on my SECOND viewing more than a week later, I'm able to pull myself together and focus enough to tell you, yes, it's THAT good! It's my Best Film Of the Year! Maybe one of the Best Films Ever Made! Certainly the Best Movie Musical Ever Made!
My hero, Tom Hooper, has once again done the impossible! He's topped his Oscar-winning "The King's Speech" with an even more moving movie movie! Astonishing, but true! "Les Miserables" is a rapture.
"Les Miz" is what a great movie should be. Rousing, enthralling, epic, unbelievably effecting. And the cast! AND THE MUSIC! Song after song after unforgettably classic song! I never wanted it to end!
I've always LOVED Hugh Jackman, but after seeing his heart-breaking, grounding-breaking achievement as Jean Valjean, I admire him deeply as an artist. And a singing one at that. With a voice I've never heard him use before, especially in the upper registers of "Bring Him Home" which has high notes that not many male singers can hit.
"Bring Him Home" got applause. Anne Hathaway's heart-rending "I Dreamed a Dream" got applause and she just got nominated today for a Golden Globe Award, as did Hugh Jackman. They also doubled that in the SAG award nominations and tripled it in the Broadcast Film Critics earlier this week. If they three-peat, than an Oscar nom is probably certain, too.
But back to tonight's audience. They applauded Anne's " I Dreamed a Dream," then "One Day More," then "Bring Him Home," then Eddie Redmayne's "Empty Chairs and Empty Tables". Interestingly they didn't applaud at the end of "On My Own." Maybe all that rain that newcomer Samantha Barks as Eponine has to sing in THROUGH THE ENTIRE SONG, was just too much. It was for me. And then at the end in her penultimate moment on the barricades, she is also suddenly inexplicably rain-dappled. When everyone else is dry.Did director Hooper feel she NEEDED All.That.Rain.? IDK.
But why find fault when there is soooo much wonderfulness to be recommended?
I Loved It! I Loved It! I LOVED IT!
It's just relentless as it builds to the climax, which is shattering beyond belief. The academy audience, mixed with press, that I saw it with, applauded Tom Hooper's name when it came up on the credits. And also Hugh Jackman. The applause sustained through Russell Crowe's name, then erupted in cheers when Anne Hathaway's name appeared. Died down again until Eddie Redmayne's name appeared, when there again were cheers. And at the end bravos as the audience was standing. I've never seen such an ecstatic reception of a movie IN MY LIFE! How can it not win Best Picture?
When does this happen? NEVER! Not at the movies. It was like they were all on Broadway watching the best show ever. There is a moment as it ends, where the audience is literally crying en masse during the last number. I'm not exaggerating. And I was crying too.
I was crying MORE the first time I saw it.I never cried so much at a movie in all my life, and I kept crying until the end, but the second time, I started crying, too. When Enjolras(a tremendous Aaron Tveit) is singing "Red, the blood of angry men, Black, the dark of ages past…." .
It was all such a glorious surprise the first time.I left in a state of absolute wonder. Utter cinematic euphoria. A dream was coming true.
And the Dream Lives, as the ad says, this Christmas.


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Loans, Money and Womens History Month
Every year March is the time designated to celebrate the achievements of women in our country, and around the world. Here at National Small Loan, we think every month should be Womens History Month. The majority of our clients are women, and we hope that if you were to ask any of them, they would tell you that our company is one that treats all women with the respect they deserve.
But women being treated with respect was not always the case!
It was in fact very recently that females were given equal standing with males on issues of loans, banking, and money. How recently? Read on and you may be surprised!
Womens History in the US
Mississippi allowed women to start owning property in 1839. They were the first state to do so.
In 1862 the first loan for a woman was approved by a bank. Thank the forward-thinking folks at San Francisco Savings union for making history.
Women were not allowed to use the men's stock exchange, and so Mary Gage opened the first stock exchange for women in 1880. For the first time, women could use their own money to speculate on railroad futures and stocks.
By 1881 the country of France allowed single women to open up their own bank accounts. It took another five years for the French to afford the same rights to married women.
How long did it take the United States to follow suit? Only about 80 years.
Can you imagine that all the way through the 1950s American women were not allowed their own private bank accounts?
Clarksville, Tennessee became home to the first ever Women's Bank. It catered exclusively to female clients with female employees. To answer your next question, the owners and shareholders of the bank were still all men. Change comes only a little at a time.
In 1974, the US government passed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. This was the first time in US history that women were openly allowed to apply for loans and credit without having a male co-sign or vouch for them. Until then, any woman — regardless of her income — was required to have a male co-signer. And even then, women were usually only offered half the credit as a man would be.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act changed all that, only several decades behind more progressive countries.
In 1975 the First Women's Bank opens in New York City. Not only catering to female clients, but this was the first time a commercial bank was owned and operated by females.
We have come a long way as a society, but we all still have a long way to go.
Part of growing, changing, and evolving is understanding the past. So instead of getting angry that women have been treated as second class citizens by banks and lenders for so long, let's get motivated to keep fighting for change.
Don't let womens history be confined to a single month, let us celebrate it all year long.

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Vera is an associate in the corporate, commercial and real estate group at BBO. Her practice is focused on corporate and commercial transactions, residential and commercial real estate, bank financing, mortgages, as well as wills and estates.
Vera holds memberships in the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Middlesex Law Association. Vera volunteers her time to various charitable organizations and causes in the London community.
Vera speaks Portuguese and is able to provide legal services in the Portuguese language.
A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Vera earned her Bachelor of Arts degree as well as her Juris Doctor of Laws. She was called to the bar in 2013.


And a very joyful New Year.
To help you start out the New Year with a smile, here's John Sunderland's Life Cafe Menu Picture Riddle titled "Seasonal Pick" (it was a section heading from the Life Cafe Drinks menu that listed the beers on tap we offered for that season).
One last shot I found in my archive, Christmas 2011.


How do i make him sleep without waking up several times ?
he wakes up several times at night crying and he doesn't calm down till I hold his hand and stay like 1 hour beside his bed until he sleeps again .. i think he is affraid of something , even at morning while his play time , he likes someone to be arround .. he is affraid of loneliness .. what to do ? is this separate anxiouty ? please helppp .. he is 16 months old .
Just a phase, sounds like your doing things pretty well, just keep trying to wean the one hour it takes down by a few minutes at a time. Until its no minutes.


Or any Greek drama for that matter. Not that anyone should murder his father and marry his mother in the course of it. But you don't want an interview to be a bunch of questions that are randomly following each other. You want it to have a dramatic flow with a quiet and easy start, establishing the background, some drama and maybe even conflict in the middle and a resolution in the end. There is a reason why this has been the way meaningful stories have been told for 3000 years or more: It works. It helps us put things in order, give meaning and understand connection between seemingly random events and it leaves both, the story-teller and the listener deeply satisfied.
How do you know that you have designed your interview (and it doesn't have to be a Net-Map) in a way that allows your interview partner to reenact an antique drama? Try telling me the great story line in a few clear sentences. Like this: We start painting the background by drawing a straightforward clear structure of either formal lines (e.g. authority) or physical flow (e.g. of goods, money). The next link is more informal, less clear, maybe situation and personality driven, might circumvent some of the clear structure of the first link (e.g. political pressure, conflict, friendship). The tension builds. The big drama starts when you put up influence towers and the interview partner has to make the tension between formal and informal links explicit and tell you which ones actually make an actor influential. In a group interview you might actually see sparks in the air while you group debates why this and not that actor is most influential. Finally, after all that drama, you need the resolution, the morale of the story. That's what happens in the qualitative discussion after the mapping. You ask: What does that mean? What can / should we do? Where do the main problems come from? How could this change? These questions give closure to the interview but also open the door to possible next steps: How do you take what you have learned in this play into the real world…?
Very often, when interviews or group sessions feel like something went wrong, it is because they lacked this choreography: Maybe you didn't allow your interview partners to draw the background because you thought you knew it already and wanted to jump into where the drama was right away (in this case: no formal/material links, just informal ones). This way you can't build the friction between what should be and what is, so no high drama in the middle (even though you thought you had found a short-cut to get there). Or maybe you want to avoid any drama, because this is only about collecting objective facts, right? Your interview partner and you fall asleep in the middle of it, because you just ask one question next to the other and you never get to a tough point where you have to dig deeper to understand meaning or relevancy. Well, after you wake up you can do some equally solid and slightly dull data analysis, but you haven't really gathered a new understanding of the world here. Another thing that sometimes happens, and might even be the effect of doing stuff right in the first half is that you run out of time and once every last link is drawn, every last influence tower is set up, you have to run, abandoning your interview partner just as all the drama is over, hanging in the air, without meaning or closure. This doesn't only mean that you will both be confused and slightly frustrated afterward. But you are also missing out on the most profound learning, on the meaning and morale of your story. In my experience, the time you spend after building the plot step-by-step, looking at it from a birds eye view, discovering the great lines and asking your interview partner to interpret it for you, is the richest part of the interview. You couldn't get there, without going through the drama before. There is no shortcut. But don't think you can skip the last step, just because it is not as scripted and structured as the ones before.


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From Tranmere youth player to right wing leader: New Ukip frontman Paul Nuttall in profile
Monday November 28, 2016, 12:56 PM
Former history lecturer and youth footballer Paul Nuttall's appointment as Ukip leader comes four months after he said he had no plans to replace Nigel Farage.
Back in July, the 39-year-old surprised many in and out of the anti-EU party when he said he had achieved his political objectives following the Brexit vote.
Latest: Nuttall appointed new Ukip leader
"I have been at the forefront of the campaign to leave the European Union for a decade now, and I believe I can step aside with my objective achieved and my head held high," he said at the time.
The North West England MEP confirmed he would keep his seat in the European Parliament to "hold the Government's feet to the fire" during the talks on leaving the EU.
The man from Bootle, Merseyside has pledged to try to make Nigel Farage a peer. Credit: PA
But the shock resignation of Farage's replacement as leader, Diane James, after 18 days changed his mind as - in his own words - it left the crisis-hit party "looking over the edge of a political cliff" as other senior figures defected or resigned.
"It'll either step off or it will step back," Mr Nuttall said as he announced his candidacy in October. "And I want to be the candidate that will tell us to come back."
The man born in Bootle, Merseyside was regarded as the most likely of the remaining candidates to be able to capitalise on the high level of support for Leave among Labour's traditional strongholds in the North.
The former deputy leader and the head of the party's delegation in the European Parliament said he represented the "unity candidate".
Paul Nuttall founded Ukip's youth wing before being elevated to party chairman in 2008. Credit: PA
"I have huge support out there across the country, not only among people at the top of the party in Westminster and with the MPs, but also among the grassroots," he said.
The comprehensive school-educated pupil achieved a higher qualification in sports science before gaining MA honours in history at Liverpool Hope University, where he eventually taught having briefly lived and worked in Barcelona.
Mr Nuttall revealed he was among the Liverpool fans caught up in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster in 1989.
The former Tranmere Rovers youth player had previously harboured dreams of playing football.
He did not make it as a pro but still found a home on the right wing as his political career began in the mid 2000s.
Paul Nuttall said Ukip can become the 'patriotic voice of working people' under his leadership. Credit: PA
The founder of the party's youth wing was made party chairman in 2008 and earned a reputation for getting stuck into political debates and representing controversial positions, including his religious opposition to abortion.
Since his election as an MEP in 2009, he has spoken of his support for the death penalty for child abusers, his desire to see parts of the NHS privatised and even openly praised Vladimir Putin's foreign policy.
Mr Nuttall claimed the Russian president was "generally getting it right" in the Syrian conflict despite claims that Moscow is helping Syrian forces carry out atrocities against civilians.
He also sided with Mr Putin over the military seizure that led to Crimea's annexation, which the MEP described as "democratic" despite the West delivering sanctions on Russia.
Mr Nuttall underlined his disdain for debate in the European Parliament by being ranked 736th out of 756 MEPs in terms of attendance.
After winning the leadership two days before his 40th birthday, Mr Nuttall said he wanted to make Ukip the "patriotic voice of working people" as he offered a string of tweets outlining his policy priorities:
The new party frontman has also pledged to try to secure Ukip's outgoing temporary leader a place on the red benches of the House of Lords.
Mr Nuttall previously told the Sunday Times: "If Ukip are offered positions in the House of Lords, the first name on the list will be Nigel Farage."


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In a small sauce pan, add the honey, hoisin, chili paste and the remaining marinade, and cook over a medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until the marinade mixture is well blended and heated through. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
In a small bowl, add the water chestnuts, mushrooms, green onion, garlic, soy, brown sugar, sesame oil and vinegar and stir until well blended. Pour this mixture into the center of a 12x12-inch sheet of heavy duty foil. Fold the foil over the mushroom mixture, seal the edges and pierce with a fork.
Place the foil packet on the grill and cook for 12 to 15 minutes. Grill the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove the chicken and the foil packet from the grill and let stand until cool enough to handle. Dice the chicken into 1/4-inch pieces and remove to small serving dish.
Remove the mushroom mixture from the packet, drain the liquid and place in a small bowl. Toss the mushrooms with the marinade mixture until well coated.
Trim the stem from each lettuce leaf and shape each leaf into a cup. Fasten with a toothpick if needed. Divide the chicken evenly between the lettuce cups and top with the sauce, or serve the lettuce on the side for guests to fill their own tasty appetizer.


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A Bibliography of African Art.
A Walk with a White Bushman.
Allegorical Speculation in an Oral Society. The Tabwa Narrative Tradition.
Kings, Gods and Spirits From African Mythology.
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Me and my husband are moving to Brooklyn this summer and Diana Rufus helped us out. She was not only nice but helpful about renting apartment in NYC in general. I was impressed how the people at the door welcome you home, know you by name and help you out with genuine intrest.This is where we want to live, the avalon brooklyn bay location is gorgeous, in a really nice area, close to the subway and the best of avalon as it is a brand new building.We would be lucky to live here!
One star goes for violating Smoke Free Policy and no action from the office. I have really serious allergy and I can't stay in my apartment because some as**oles smoke weed right in the apartment not giving a sh*t about policies and other residents. There is a strong odor in my bathroom and I can't use it. If no action taken in next few weeks I will have to request a help from my lawyer. I have sent emails to the main office, came to the office and they say "eviction takes time". I pay a lot to wait. We were considering buying a condo in Avalon but not anymore.
To start want to say first a few nice things about this building: 1. Staff is very nice, helpful and polite Rachel, Anna, front desk people, etc.2. The view from my corner floor to ceiling windows Apartment is beautiful.3. Apartment if compare to the most of luxury buildings in Williamsburg a little bigger for the same price.
Reasons why I don't like Avalon:1. I should move in November 1 and my apartment wasn't ready. Avalon said that they will refund me hotel expenses up to $200 a day. Every day they were telling me wait 1 more day and apartment would be ready. I have to change hotels every day for 16 days bc they told me that tomorrow we let you know if you have to continue to stay in hotel or not. Btw hotels in NY more then $200 a night when you book in a last minute and only a few hotels left. 2. Finally on November 17 I moved in and it still construction on top of me that starts at 8am every day during the weekdays. Just impossible to stay in apartment. Constraction on top is that loud that even music on max volume doesn't help.3. Avalon so desperate to move people in that doesn't care at all who would live at the building. Very poor credit check and no income check. You want to move in - Welcome to Avalon. Crowed is just terrible. Definitely not luxury building crowd. I feel like I'm living in Section 8 building. 4. I don't know where are they getting prices for the apartment. I pay $3400 for 1bedroom on a high floor. Someone just moved in and pays $3500 for 2 bedroom on a same floor with the same view. I asked to rolled in my free month and $3200 that I spent for hotels and they said NO. When for the other apartment that had exactly the same situation they did it. Just because tenant from that apartment is a lawyer and Avalon had no choice. 5. Prices for parking Avalon also gets from nowhere and unfair. Someone pays $225, someone $300 , someone $400. Whatever deal you made with the management. Conclusion: Avalon is so desperate to make money that doesn't care about tenants. Someone they overcharging. 1 bedroom for $3400 I can rent in Williamsburg. (The reason why I picked this building just bc my job is a few blocks away). And in a same time they decided to drop prices that much that anyone can afford Avalon right now. Specially when they don't check your credit score and income. If you want to live in the worst and most unfair building in Brooklyn - welcome to Avalon.
The Maintenance staff did an amazing job handling my concerns. My kitchen island needed replacing and my walls needed minor paint touch ups. Sam and Emanuel were very professional; they provided expectional service and went above and beyond. I'm very happy with the staff and my overall move.
I just moved to Avalon Brooklyn Bay ! That was one of my best decisions , I am extremely happy and satisfied from the beginning and moving in part till my current living position ! The building and the apartment are beyond comfy and beautiful ! The assisting stuff - kind and helpful . Finally I found real Home !
apartments are amazing, amazing people who work here. and administration is always trying to help you with any problems.
I have to preface this rating to say, I hate when people leave reviews and have only used a product/service, etc. only one or two times. There's no established timeline or rating but they can accurately assess quality within such a brief time. Despite the active construction on site, I am absolutely thrilled with my choice in moving to Avalon Brooklyn Bay. I had a stressful out of state relocation and everyone here at Brooklyn Bay has been so fantastic. Diana & Anna are amazing leasing consultants and helped alleviate any anxiety I had with my relocation. Upon moving in, I had problems with getting my sofa into my apartment. I sought out Kevin, one of the amazing concierges here at Avalon Brooklyn Bay. Kevin made sure that there would be a solution and immediately went into action. He contacted Sam in maintenance who helped the movers figure out how to get my large sofa inside of the apartment. In addition to Sam, I met Simon, also in maintenance who was ready to help me also. Simoan, part of the Concierge team is also fantastic and gets me on the right track for anything I may need. Everyone is fantastic here! Yes, I know it's there job, but you know everyone here likes being here and enjoys helping people, period.Yes, it's an active construction site, but the guys are organized, and it's not bothersome at all (knock on wood). The finishes are a lot better than I have seen in apartments so I don't know what people expect. To me, Kohler and GE High Efficiency appliances are well made and are not cheap. I don't know if you're expecting Miehle appliances and if you are, then maybe you can buy a home in Soho. Also the rents are high because one, It's NYC and two, it is new construction. The rent is better for what you get in comparison to a lot of apartments in Brooklyn, Queens and of course, Manhattan. I'm thrilled that I can get a 1 bedroom with a full size washer and dryer in my apartment and not have to schlep it down to a basement laundromat, but hey, what do I know. My only gripes are As follows: I would want the windows cleaned at least once. I was told they will wait until construction is completed. I get it but, it would be nice that it was done at least once. Right now it seems I have to wait until construction is completed on all the units(the views are amazing) which may mean until December and who wants to wait that long? Also don't have normal size bedroom sets. My queen size bed, two nightstands and dresser, had to be rearranged but I couldn't fit everything in my bedroom because the closet door can't be closed because of the tight fit. If you have just a headboard, with smaller nightstands you will be fine. There is a floorplan with barn doors and I wished I had that in my apartment. In all, thank you to the staff at Avalon Brooklyn Bay, you are amazing people and I feel lucky to be here!
I'm a new resident in brand new building. Of course there will be problems with new things. But Sam from maintenance is there to take care if them. Professional and courteous and doesn't consider job done unless you're 100% satisfied.
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Integrative Physical Rehabilitation is the Future of Comprehensive Pain Management! ... FNOR is a Pioneer in this Field.
The FNOR integrative approach to physical therapy was developed by a multi-disciplinary team as a project to develop a better, physical therapy-dominant approach to Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (a highly problematic and treatment-resistant subset in Lower Back Pain, itself the largest and most problematic musculoskeletal complaint).
The project led to the development of a highly effective, integrative approach to physical therapy, which serves not only as an excellent training system for modern rehabilitation specialists but also as a positive response to the resounding call for better strategies in pain- and injury management.
"Possibly the most fortuitous outcome of this project has been that as the FNOR approach became more integrative, it began to yield better and faster clinical results... and more satisfied practitioners!"
As medicine embraces the integrative approach, physical therapy's response is encapsulated in the FNOR approach... Efficient, Less Costly, More Effective, and Person-centered Rehabilitation for people suffering from pain and complex injury.
Why FNOR will make you a much better Pain- and Physical Rehabilitation Specialist.
Improved Success with PAIN!: FNOR emphasizes pain management as a priority. The program includes some novel approaches to addressing pain, including the adoption of recent discovery in neuroscience.
Faster, More Efficient Therapy: The FNOR approach is based on the "FNOR Rehabilitation Matrix" concept, which facilitates an integrative approach to physical rehabilitation (by addressing the multiple dimensions of pain and injury). The system was developed in a high-volume, orthopedic physical therapy environment... the course aims to avoid marginally useful "frills", focusing on presenting the highest leverage interventions in a rational approach intended to serve the spectrum of pain and injury sufferers.
The Ability to Harness the Nervous System for better, Orthopedic outcomes: FNOR is a pioneer in the merging of neurorehabilitation and orthopedic physical therapy. Our program, 10 years in development, is based on the idea that pain (and physical injury) occurs in physical structures but is experienced in a range of functional dimensions of the brain and nervous system. Each of these areas must be addressed to be successful in the rehabilitation of the patient in pain. Fortunately, by addressing both domains, results tend to improve both in effectiveness and efficiency.
Greater Practitioner Enjoyment and Satisfaction: One of the unfortunate potential consequences for practitioners who face the challenge of rehabilitating chronic pain and complex injury is professional burnout! Owing to its strong foundation in the integrative paradigm, practitioners of FNOR not only enjoy greater clinical success but also enhanced satisfaction, enjoyment and stronger, therapeutic relationships with their patients due to multiple aspects intrinsic to the FNOR program as well as the integrative medical approach.
WHO IS THE PROGRAM INTENDED FOR?
While FNOR was developed as a program primarily for physical therapists (physiotherapists) (DPT, PT), our program has been taught to a variety of rehabilitation specialists across the world, including physiatrists and physicians (MD, DO), chiropractors (DC), nurses (RN, MSN) and ancillary staff (PA-C, PTA).
The current program is open to rehabilitation specialists with an interest in improving outcomes in pain-, post surgical- and post injury- rehabiliitation from each of these professions: DPT, PT, DC, MD, DO, PA-C, RN, MSN.
Our program is instructed by a multi-disciplinary team with varied clinical backgrounds and is intended to promote interdisciplinary cooperation and an integrative approach to physical rehabilitation.
The FNOR program is not a typical rehabilitation course series: It is not (or at least not entirely) a technique course. It is not an educational review of current academic material or the presentation of a single topic of focus. It isn't a "neuro" or "ortho" course.
A proprietary "gem" unique to the FNOR program… A Novel, highly practical, integrative framework, developed by an interdisciplinary team, that guides the therapeutic approach and clinical decision-making that is extremely efficient and effective. This is the system that makes the (potential) complexity of the integrative approach, simpler, more practical and more effective!
Some of the characteristics of the system incl. appropriate "triage" of procedures such that the therapist is always guided to the highest leverage interventions first, leading a higher frequency of clinical success, especially in the early stages of rehabilitation. Some practitioners newer to the FNOR system typically describe a sense of "knowing what to do next" in more cases, based on their exposure to the matrix. The matrix also affords the rehab specialist a means to better organize their various therapies for maximal benefit.
FNOR was developed to treat pain… very stubborn pain (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome). We proudly believe that no other program (that we are aware of) offers more practical pain management procedures for the rehabilitation specialist than FNOR.
Treating pain is one of the highest priorities of this program. Many practitioners report learning a variety of therapeutic procedures in their training but relatively few report real confidence in addressing serious pain. The FNOR program offers a number of novel analgesic procedures as well as the application (some modified) of existing technologies and approaches for pain. Bottom line: After FNOR, expect to treat real pain vastly better than you did before.
FNOR includes a number of highly-practical, intentionally selected clinical techniques, ranging from manual procedures, methods of mobilizing various tissues of the body (e.g. joint capsules), diagnostic methods, therapeutic exercises and more. Some of these are novel (developed by the FNOR team) while some are proven clinical techniques presented within the context of the FNOR approach. All techniques are selected for their utility (in other words: we kept what worked best and disregarded the rest).
Why and How Does FNOR utilize Clinical Neuroscience?
Above: FNOR co-founder David George briefly discusses the role of clinical neuroscience in FNOR's Integrative Physical Rehabilitation Approach.
The FNOR program is a pioneer in the integration of Neuroscience with Orthopedics. A practical understanding of the brain and nervous system is important in physical rehabilitation is that pain is largely a nervous system experience and as such is modifiable by techniques that modify the brain. Further, the multimodal FNORTM approach is based in part on the premise that the brain is best stimulated by therapies that are tailored to the individual's unique nervous system and by directing this therapies at affected areas of the nervous system.
By emphasizing the nervous system's role in function and dysfunction, the FNORTM system approaches common clinical challenges, such as joint injury, chronic pain, joint instability, motor dysfunction, post-surgical pain and associated cognitive and behavioral sequelae, through the therapeutic window of the brain and nervous system. By understanding the nature of the brain and nervous system's roles in injury, better rehabilitation of even the most stubborn "orthopedic cases" becomes accessible and way more efficient.
How is this going to make YOU a Better Rehab Specialist... IMMEDIATELY?
Better Results! Better with Pain! Ability to Work Faster & More Efficiently! More consistent success with musculoskeletal complaints! Consistently Improve patient Quality Of Life (not just alleviate pain)!
Above: Some practitioners discuss the changes FNOR has made in the practice, even in the earliest stages of the program.
Most attendees report that the FNOR program markedly improved their skill and confidence in rehabilitating patients in severe pain... immediately following their first course, this is particularly true of lower back pain. Furthermore, most report that the FNOR approach allowed them to deliver quality results more efficiently. No matter what your rehabilitation background or stage in career as a professional, if you are seeking simple, effective, evidence-based, systematic approach to rehabilitation, it is likely that you will benefit from the FNOR program.
As rehabilitation practices seek to expand their services, it can become difficult to manage the complexity of increased services, techniques and approaches - the FNOR framework simplifies the rehabilitation approach, in a reproducible system that is a solid structural foundation to any rehabilitation practice that can be individualized and modified according to the unique needs of the practice.
I have heard that FNOR is "heavy" in Gait, Movement & Biomechanical Analysis. Why?
While biomechanics and gait analysis are very active fields of study, the FNOR program pioneered the application of gait analysis as a foundational element in the treatment of bodily pain (most notably lower back pain). As we've trained a growing body of professionals across the world, this aspect of our program has since been adopted and mimicked by a number of other rehabilitation approaches, owing to the sound theoretical foundation and tremendous effectiveness of this approach.
Above: Drs Nick Studholme & David George of the FNOR team having a little fun as they demonstrate a little about FNOR's strong foundation in biomechanics (please note that the dates expressed in this video have passed!).
FNOR's application of gait analysis does not typically result in the application of common "gait rehabilitation" techniques. Rather, the very refined analysis that our therapists learn is used to guide and measure the outcomes of focused therapeutic interventions.
Simply put, we believe that painful conditions (especially of the pelvis and lumbar spine) are often associated with abnormal gait patterns. Restoration of normal gait patterns frequently facilitates resolution of pain.
What "sort of things" (material) are presented in FNOR courses?
FNOR courses are highly practical. While each FNOR lecture provides the theoretical rationale (evidence) for each practical topic, the entire program is hands-on and intended to develop the practical skills required of a modern, physical rehabilitation specialist.
Each module is focused on presenting a rational approach to the disorders featured in that course such that as you take the whole program, you will develop a "whole body, whole brain, whole person" approach to rehab. This will include a range of different techniques, concepts and approaches.
Tissue and Joint Mobilization Techniques (not joint manipulation or 'adjusting'): A rational approach to targeted tissue mobilizations.
Pain, Pain, Pain! A Range of Effective, Pain Treatment Techniques (incl. a number of novel (some patented) methods, ranging from manual therapy methods to analgesic technologies for mitigating and resolving pain. FNOR was developed to solve the pain problem in persistent post-surgical pain (failed back surgery syndrome) - it's our strength as a program.
Approach to Nerve-Mediated Pain (not "nerve flossing" or "nerve gliding"): The FNOR program is a leader in the application of therapeutic techniques for mitigating neurogenic inflammation (a burgeoning field of discovery in medicine) and ubiquitous, nerve-mediated pain. The FNOR team also draws on deep experience (and credentials) in the application of neurodiagnostic technologies.
Brain, brain, brain! CNS Stimulation & Rehabilitation Techniques (techniques developed from translational research and neurorehabilitation are adapted to promote rapid gains in stability and strength and meaningful improvements in level of function.
Efficient Biomechanical Analysis Techniques (incl. Application of Video Kinematics in Gait Analysis) in the assessment of Biomechanics: The FNOR program is the pioneering program in the application of these technologies in the context of persistent pain and complex injury (esp. lower back pain). Techniques will be taught by highly experienced experts in the application of these technologies.
Management of Complex, Multi-System Injury (incl. concussion, mTBI) - an approach based on addressing musculoskeletal and central systems simultaneously for improved levels of function in multi-system injury (such as those incurred in high-impact, contact sport).
Integrative Case Development and Implementation (incl. pharmacologic and surgical considerations). Our multi-disciplinary team presents an integrative paradigm, incl consideration of common therapies, such as pharmacotherapy.
Post-surgical to Return to Play Rehabilitation (FNOR's multi-disciplinary team presents an integrative approach to rehab that considers the range of presentations from post-surgical to return-to-field-of-play.
Supportive Devices (a rational approach to ancillary procedures such as taping and supportive devices) FNOR emphasizes a shift from "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to modalities to a rational approach, based on an integrative paradigm.
Is this Program Appropriate for a Sports Rehabilitation Practice?
Yes. While FNOR is not developed as a "sports specific" training program, the program heavily emphasizes a novel approach to rehabilitation of conditions and injuries commonly associated with sports (e.g. ACL rehabilitation, tendon complaints and concussion).
Above: Physiotherapist (Physical Therapist) for Welsh National Football Team and English Premier League Football team briefly discusses his experience with FNOR.
Our program has been apparently well received by a number of sports specialists from around the world, from a number of specialties incl physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatry), physical therapy and chiropractic.
Above: President of FICS (International Federation of Sports Chiropractic) & published author on topic of running, discusses his experience with FNOR.
Our approach to rehabilitation has also been adapted and applied by sports, training and conditioning specialists, including been adapted to large sports programs at college and professional level.
Above: Matt Shaw sports conditioning specialist discusses his program's experience with FNOR. Matt reported that FNOR markedly reduced injury and improved performance in athletes, across multiple sports, in their program.


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Situated in the Bulkley Valley, at the confluence of the Bulkley and Morice Rivers, Houston is a beautiful vacation location. Houston's excellent river fishing has earned it the title of "Steelhead Capital of the World." The Morice River holds rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden and it offers outstanding fishing for Steelhead trout, chinook and coho salmon in season. The area is known for superb lake fishing as well. Steelhead Park is located along Highway 16 next to the Visitor Information Centre.
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Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy The Blues Brothers. After the release of Jake Blues (Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Aykroyd) take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their "mission from God". Directed by John Landis (National Lampoon's® Animal House), the soul-stirring comedy classic features musical performances by blues legends Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Cab Calloway.
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What if Fleming hadn't exited U.N.C.L.E.?
Posted on April 18, 2013 by The Spy Commander
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We're coming up on the 50th anniversary of Ian Fleming crying U.N.C.L.E. and opting to end his participation in the television series that would become The Man From U.N.C.L.E. But would have happened if he had stuck around?
It might have been similar to Checkmate, a 1960-62 crime drama on CBS.
Checkmate featured two dashing private detectives (Anthony George and Doug McClure), aided by an academic (Sebastian Cabot). Two things stood out about the show: it was produced by a production company owned by Jack Benny and it was billed as having been created by novelist Eric Ambler (1909-1998), a contemporary of Ian Fleming. In fact, in the novel From Russia, With Love, Fleming's James Bond has an Ambler novel with him on his journey to Istanbul. Amber in 1958 also married Joan Harrison, an associate of Alfred Hitchcock, who oversaw production of the director's television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
According to IMDB.com, Ambler never wrote an episode of Checkmate. According to the IMDB.com information, he sometimes got a creator credit and sometimes didn't during the two seasons of the show. (From a few episodes we've seen, the "Created by Eric Ambler" credit appears in the main titles during the first season and shows up in the end titles in the second.)
Ambler's participation (or lack of it) in Checkmate mirrors what was shaping up with the television project originally named Solo: it was originally to have billed Ian Fleming's Solo, but the heavy lifting of devising a pilot episode story was done by writer Sam Rolfe. Once Fleming signed away his U.N.C.L.E. rights for 1 British pound, Rolfe still only got a "developed by" credit instead of a "created by" credit for the 1964-68 series.
Based on a sampling of episodes, Checkmate is entertaining. One episode (The Human Touch) featured Peter Lorre as the villain. Also, the series, including its theme music, was an early credit for composer John Williams (who called himself Johnny Williams at the time). Still, Ambler didn't do the heavy lifting in terms of coming up with stories. That was left to others.
As a result, we suspect had The Man From U.N.C.L.E. come out as Ian Fleming's Solo, the author would have been a kind of front man (even if he had lived past August 1964) while executive producer Norman Felton, Rolfe (who produced the show's first season) and others done most of the work of devising story lines.
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Passionate. Authentic. Committed. That's how people describe Alexandra Morgan's leadership of Family House, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that serves the families of children needing life-saving treatments at UCSF. It looked as though Alexandra had it all, but she knew better.
Depleted. Short-fused. That's how Alexandra felt. Approaching 60, Alexandra wasn't thinking about retirement but didn't know how she could continue while feeling so run down. Like so many of us with a plateful of responsibility, she was running on fumes much of the time. And she was pretty sure that was how it had to be as just about all of her colleagues and mentors had blazed this particular trail.
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Health and Nutrition. People with the energy and focus to get things done consistently monitor their health, eat a diet that is right for them, exercise regularly and listen to their bodies.
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High achievers in any realm—athletes or musicians, for example—are passionate practitioners of their craft. But they know that without rest, nutrition, and attention to their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs, they will not meet their goals. Why should we be any different? Why do we glorify the sleep-deprived, 100-hour per week manager? Especially when research has shown that they are not maxing their potential? I say it's time to shift that paradigm and give ourselves a new way of making our greatest impact–at home and at work.
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Wash. Post's Juliet Eilperin Rejects Journalistic Balance — Touts 'Political' UN Climate Scare Report
New UN climate report 'aimed at marshaling political support'
By: Marc Morano - Climate DepotSeptember 25, 2009 12:14 PM
Climate Depot Editorial – Serving as the Media's Ombudsman
Washington Post staff writer Juliet Eilperin continues her downward slide as an objective and balanced reporter of climate issues. Eilperin's September 25, 2009 article titled "New Analysis Brings Dire Forecast Of 6.3-Degree Temperature Increase," is a journalistic embarrassment.
Earlier this month, Eilperin (publicly available email: [email protected]) did a similarly poor job of reporting on claims of an Arctic "Hockey Stick." (See: Not Again! WaPo's Eilperin and Media Promoting Arctic 'Hockey Stick' – Claim Temps Warmest in 2000 Years – September 3, 2009)
Eilperin's latest article once again features discredited political climate activist Robert Corell, without noting Corell's incorrect scientific claims or his affiliation with the activist Heinz Center, run by Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Sen. John Kerry. (For more on Corell, see below. Eilperin also cannot decide on how to spell Corell's name correctly. Earlier this month, she incorrectly spelled it "Correll" – see here. To contact Washington Post Ombudsman Andrew Alexander about the quality of Eilperin's reporting, email [email protected])
In her September 25 article on the latest UN climate scare report, Eilperin wrote: "Climate researchers now predict the planet will warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century even if the world's leaders fulfill their most ambitious climate pledges, a much faster and broader scale of change than forecast just two years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Environment Program." (Note: Other media outlets are also serving as public relations arms of the UN. See: Laughable: UN Report: 'Damage being caused by climate change…is no longer a matter of debate' — 'The science has become more irrevocable than ever' – Sept. 24, 2009 — Also, AP's Seth Borenstein delivered his usual pabulum on global warming, complete with extensive quotes from Corell. "Global warming is speeding up," Borenstein wrote on Sept. 24, 2009. — For a reality check on the latest science, see: 'Series of inconvenient developments for promoters of man-made global warming fears continue unabated' – August 25, 2009)
[Update: September 27, 2009: UN Environment Programme uses unreviewed graph from an anonymous Wikipedia author for official report & also see: 'Embarrassment': Author of Wikipedia chart 'politely distanced himself from the graph as the UN story unfolded']
UN report 'aimed at marshaling political support'
Eilperin does note the obvious — that this new piece of "global warming research" is "aimed at marshaling political support for a new international climate pact by the end of the year."
At least she admitted the UN climate report was all about "politics" and not science. But Eilperin then gives what she freely acknowledged is "research" aimed at "marshalling political support" a free ride from any critical scientific counter view in her article.
Eilperin glosses over the fact that this latest UN climate "report" is a strategically timed political document peppered with unproven computer climate models that violate the basic principles of forecasting and that even the UN does not call "predictions." Simply put, computer model "predictions" or "scenarios" are not "evidence" of a looming climate catastrophe. (See: Climate Depot's Report Exposing Climate Models & also see: Obama's 'Climate Astrologer': Energy Sec. Chu claims he knows 'what the future will be 100 years from now'- June 28, 2009)
Eilperin has a history of poor reporting climate models. (See: 'Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post-er Child for Climate Bias' – 'Eilperin and many other members of the mainstream media so far have been in the tank for global warming – March 13, 2008)
UN presenting 'best science politics can manufacture'
The fact that the UN is once again presenting the best science politics can manufacture, does not raise a single skeptical journalistic impulse in Eilperin's reporting. In fact, Eilperin breathlessly reports the new report "highlights the extent to which recent scientific assessments have outstripped the predictions issued by the Nobel Prize-winning U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007." Eilperin should take lessons from New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin's recent article on the UN. (See: NYT's Moment of Clarity: UN faces challenge achieving climate treaty 'when global temps have been stable for a decade and may even drop in next few years' – September 23, 2009)
The New York Times has also noted how the UN IPCC's credibility is not what Eilperin seems to believe. (See: NYT's Moment of Clarity: 'Nobel Halo Fades Fast for UN IPCC Climate Change Panel' — 'It could quickly lose relevance' – Climatologist: 'It just feels like the IPCC has gone from being a broker of science to a gatekeeper' – August 4, 2009)
Why does Eilperin fail to note that a top UN IPCC scientist, Mojib Latif of Kiel University in Germany told a UN conference earlier this month that he is now predicting global cooling for several decades and he admitted he was unsure how much the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) had impacted global temperatures in the past three decades. The New Scientist article reported: "Breaking with climate-change orthodoxy, he said NAO cycles were probably responsible for some of the strong global warming seen in the past three decades. 'But how much? The jury is still out,' Latif told the conference. (See: UN Fears (More) Global Cooling Commeth! IPCC Scientist Warns UN: We are about to enter 'one or even 2 decades during which temps cool' – Admits 'Jury is still out' on ocean cycle's temp impact!)
Even the New York Times is now recognizing the global cooling possibility. (See: NYT: Missing Its Spots: 'Sun may be on verge of falling into an extended slumber' — could cause 'extended chilly period' – 'Cosmic ray levels correlate well with climate extending back thousands of years' – July 21, 2009 & Also see: 'Sun Sleeps': Danish Scientist declares 'global warming has stopped and a cooling is beginning…enjoy global warming while it lasts' – Sun is 'heading towards 'a grand minimum' as we saw in Little Ice Age' – Sept. 11, 2009)
Perhaps Eilperin could do some basic research like the Houston Chronicle's Science reporter Eric Berger. (See: Media Tipping Point: Houston Chronicle Reporter Reconsiders Science is 'Settled' Claims! 'I am confused. 4 years ago this all seemed like a fait accompli' – September 6, 2009 – Berger Excerpt: 'Earth seems to have, at least temporarily, stopped warming' — 'If we can't have confidence in short-term prognosis for climate change, how can we have full confidence in long-term?')
Eilperin could have followed the excellent reporting of her Washington Post colleague David A. Fahrenthold, who recently did a balanced and objective report on sea level for the paper. (See: Wash. Post reporting makes progress! Article concedes sea level computer model 'predictions could be flawed or flat wrong' – June 9, 2009)
If Eilperin was still confused, she could have consulted the Washington Post's own resident skeptical meteorologist Matt Rogers to help set her reporting straight. (See: Wash. Post's Own Meteorologist Counters Paper's Claims! 'I wince when hearing…science is 'settled' — Climate 'hysteria' may be 'another bubble waiting to burst' – September 10, 2009)
Eilperin could also learn from the BBC, which is also reporting on the new science refuting scary man-made climate claims. (See: BBC's Richard Black is asking the right questions! 'Has climate change hijacked the wider environmental agenda?' – August 27, 2009 & see: BBC's Moment of Clarity on Climate! '4000 years ago, Earth was significantly warmer than it is now'- 'When excitable climate campaigners claim Greenland's ice sheet is 'melting'…it is advisable to take a deep breath and ponder the complexities of the ice' – July 24, 2009)
'UN In Desperation Tries To Frighten Political Elites'
The website Climate Cycles Change or "C3 Headlines" website railed on Eilperin's increasingly embarrassing climate reporting. C3 Headlines September 25, 2009 article was entitled: "UN In Desperation Tries To Frighten Political Elites; Turns To WAPO Reporter To Spread The B.S. – Useful Idiot or Dumber Than A Rock?" C3 Headlines wrote: "While the scientific evidence (not simulated model results) continues to pile up that that the globe faces a global cooling period for next 10 to 30 years, here's the star 'science' reporter of Washington Post repeating non-scientific speculation ('estimates') of the world's leading scaremongers. Just two weeks ago, a top IPCC climate modeler dropped a bombshell and told the world that global warming is kaput. Is she unaware of this, or is she allowing herself to be used by über-alarmists, or is she really just this dumb? Your pick."
Newsletter for Gore?
Sadly, Eilperin is descending into the level of climate reporting one would expect from a newsletter by former Vice President Al Gore. Eilperin is approaching the consistently shoddy reporting of the likes of Newsweek's Sharon Begley, Scott Pelley of CBS News, Bill Blakemore of ABC News and AP's Seth Borenstein. (See: Media Factsheet: Climate Depot Serving as the Media's Ombudsman – August 21, 2009)
Eilperin clearly needs to broaden her climate research and retool her journalism skills. (Hopefully, any influence of Eilperin's husband Andrew Light — who bills himself as a climate "specialist" at the man-made global warming fear promoting Center for American Progress — will wane as she realizes that the quality of her reporting is slipping way behind her colleagues. The Center for American Progress is also home to the comical figure Joe Romm) [Update: October 16, 2009: Quin Hillyer, Senior editorial writer at The Washington Times, questions Eilperin's potential conflict of interest. "I also seriously question the Post leaving her on a beat on which her own husband has such a direct professional interest," Hillyer wrote. "Eilperin has an obvious APPARENT conflict of interest on it even if she is scrupulously objective. If I were a Post editor, I would move her somewhere else — with a promotion," Hillyer explained.]
Eilperin's reporting woes also include
September 2009 has not been a good month for Eilperin's journalistic credentials. (See: Woeful Wash. Post Reporter Juliet Eilperin claims: 'As the real-world impacts of climate change begin to materialize…regulation of greenhouse gases appears more likely' – September 23, 2009)
On September 3, 2009, she wrote a very tepid article the claims of a new Arctic temperature analysis. (See: Not Again! WaPo's Eilperin and Media Promoting Arctic 'Hockey Stick' – Claim Temps Warmest in 2000 Years – September 3, 2009)
Medieval Warm Period Woes
In the September 3, 2009 article on the Arctic, Eilperin claimed — without offering any evidence — that that the "documentation of the Medieval Warm Period is primarily about Europe, and natural records indicate average Arctic temperatures during that time were not as high. There was a brief period in the early fifth century that came close to, but was not quite as warm, as the Arctic's most recent summer temperatures."
Eilperin failed to do any basic research before making such a whopper of a claim. The latest research clearly reveals that the Medieval Warm Period (used to be referred to as the Medieval Climate Optimum) has been verified and was in fact global, not just confined to the Northern Hemisphere. The Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change reported in 2009 that the "Medieval Warm Period was: (1) global in extent, (2) at least as warm as, but likely even warmer than, the Current Warm Period, and (3) of a duration significantly longer than that of the Current Warm Period to date."
In addition, The Science and Public Policy Institute reported in May 2009: "More than 700 scientists from 400 institutions in 40 countries have contributed peer-reviewed papers providing evidence that the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) was real, global, and warmer than the present. And the numbers grow larger daily."
Discredited Activist Robert Corell Frequently Cited By Eilperin
After promoting the eco-group World Wildlife Fund's new climate study, the Washington Post's Eilperin also dug up a scientist with a woeful reputation, Robert Corell, and chooses not to identify his employment with the partisan Heinz Foundation, vice-chaired by Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Senator John Kerry (who recently claimed: Global Warming Is The Next 9/11) Eilperin felt compelled to state that Fred Singer was a "skeptic" but the reporter felt no obligation to label any other scientists she cited in the article.
Reporter Eilperin wrote: "Robert Correll, who chairs the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, said the paper in Science will likely 'in the long haul become a seminal piece in the scientific literature" because it allows other climate researchers "to set their work in a long time scale.'"
Eilperin misspelled Corell's name as "Correll." Second, Eilperin could not find the space in her article to note Corell's affiliation with former Vice President Al Gore or his role in the partisan Heinz Center or the fact that Corell, has been under fire for dubious climate claims. In addition, Corell has been linked to an "affiliate" of a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that provides "expert testimony" in trials and he was reportedly sponsored by the activist Packard Foundation.
Robert Corell Publicly Rebuked For Incorrect Climate Claims
Corell was publicly rebuked for incorrect climate claims by a prominent scientist who studies Greenland in 2007. Corell made the assertion that he knew Greenland was being impacted by man-made global warming, stating: "I spent four months on the [Greenland] ice cap in 1968 and there was no melting at all." Corell did not even attempt to give a balanced historical view of Greenland's ice and temperature history. (for inconvenient report see: 2007 analysis of peer-reviewed literature debunks fears of Greenland melting)
But Corell's assertion in a September 8, 2007 UK Guardian article that earthquakes triggered by melting ice are increasing in Greenland was rebuffed by University of North Carolina's Jose Rial. Rial is a prominent climatologist/seismologist working on glacial seismic activity in Greenland. Corell's erroneous claim prompted Rial to take the unusual step of writing a letter to the UK Guardian.
"I also know that there is no evidence to suggest that these quakes 'are happening far faster than ever anticipated' [as Corell claimed,"] wrote Rial in a September 13, 2007 letter.
Rial criticized the newspaper for presenting a "falling-sky" alarmist perspective and added that "it will take years of continued surveying to know whether anything here [in Greenland] is 'accelerating' towards catastrophe, as the article [featuring Corell] claims." Rial rebuked climate claims like Corell's by stating "scare stories don't help."
Corell has also been under fire for his work as the chair of the Arctic Impact Assessment report from 2004. This report was challenged immediately for its computer model generated scary scenarios of an alleged global warming ravaged future Arctic. (See: Study Claiming Rapid Arctic Ice Melt Refuted at U.N.'s Climate Conference – Dec. 15, 2004)
Corell currently serves as the Vice President of Programs at The Heinz Center, which gave a $250,000 award to NASA scientist James Hansen in 2001. Corell's personal relationship with former Vice President Al Gore, allowed him to enjoy a private screening of "An Inconvenient Truth" in 2006. Corell is also on record for giving former Gore's film two thumbs up for accuracy.
'One-sided computer model silliness'
In a December 25, 2008 article titled Faster Climate Change Feared, Eilperin also made many of the same journalistic mistakes. Below is a reproduction of an email Climate Depot's Executive Editor Marc Morano (then Communication Director for U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee) sent to Eilperin on December 25, 2008 about her reporting. (Yes, holiday cheer and serving as the ombudsman of the media's climate reporting know no calendar limitations)
"Come on! Your latest article was one-sided computer model silliness," Morano wrote to Eilperin on December 25, 2008.
"Your article is all one sided. How about two sentences from a scientist mocking speculative predictions of 2100 based on speculative computer models? It is not that hard to achieve a 98 to 2% balance ratio. But 100% one-sided silliness should violate your own internal ethics. Would you report on stock market predictions in the year 2100 without including a skeptical voice? Perhaps two years ago you could have gotten away with such one-sided global warming reporting, but there are so many scientists to critique these kinds of 'studies' that you have no excuse to do these types of articles anymore," Morano wrote. "Please improve the level of reporting on these types of stories. Thanks and Merry Christmas!" Morano added.
Update: Wash. Post Reporter's woes continue: Juliet Eilperin and the 'Saudia Arabia of bias' – Oct. 25, 2009 – 'Wouldn't it be nice if every activist group owned its own Washington Post reporter?'
Woeful Wash. Post Reporter Juliet Eilperin claims: 'As the real-world impacts of climate change begin to materialize…regulation of greenhouse gases appears more likely' – September 23, 2009
Wash. Post Environmental reporter Juliet Eilperin to speak at campus progressive event – June 9, 2009
Not Again! WaPo's Eilperin and Media Promoting Arctic 'Hockey Stick' – Claim Temps Warmest in 2000 Years – September 3, 2009
'Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post-er Child for Climate Bias' – 'Eilperin and many other members of the mainstream media so far have been in the tank for global warming – March 13, 2008
Media Factsheet: Climate Depot Serving as the Media's Ombudsman – August 21, 2009
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Daimler Settlement Reported
A Bloomberg story today in Business Week here says Daimler AG will pay "about $200 million and two subsidiaries will plead guilty to resolve a U.S. investigation into whether it paid bribes to secure business overseas, according to people familiar with the accord."
Bloomberg said the deal still needs approval by federal district court judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C.
The story quoted a Daimler spokesperson as saying: "We are in discussions with the DOJ and the SEC regarding consensually resolving the agencies' investigations." The spokesperson was identified as Ute Wuest von Vellberg, from Stuttgart, Germany. "There can be no assurance about whether and when settlement with the DOJ and the SEC will become final and effective," he said in an interview.
The FCPA investigation into Daimler began in 2004, triggered by the firing of an alleged whistleblower from the audit group at DaimlerChrysler Corp., Daimler's former affiliate.
We'll update this story as it develops.
Special thanks to Marc Bohn for his help with this post.
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