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Posted by Luke Hickman - August 3, 2011
The Problem with Hollywood (According to Two Successful Writers)
I cannot claim to have read the book yet, but after Kyle Smith's write-up about it in the New York Post, you can bet your ass that I will. Screenwriters Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon have recently published a book titled 'Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!' In it, the duo bluntly lay out their brutally harsh opinions about the current state and problems with Hollywood.
Most well known for writing the series 'Reno 911!', Lennon and Garant have a terrible list of film credits including 'Balls of Fury', the 'Night at the Museum' movies, 'Let's Go to Prison', 'Herbie: Fully Loaded', 'The Pacifier' and 'Taxi'. These two have scraped the bottom of the barrel. They have nothing to lose and they're not afraid to voice their brash opinions or bite the hands that feed them, just to give the rest of us an insight into the funk that Hollywood is (allegedly, of course) stuck in – and it's absolutely entertaining to read.
Keep in mind that the following ideas are expressed in Lennon and Garant's book. I did not come up with this flow chart. They did.
Lennon and Garant's causal reason for Hollywood sucking begins with Wall Street. We all know at least one person from high school or college who has accidentally become filthy rich due to Wall Street. As Smith puts it, "Hollywood is happy to cash checks from Greenwich horndogs who want to meet Anna Faris. So way too many movies get made." Because of this, actors without any actual star power are still pushed as if they were stars. Just because an actor makes a film that earns boatloads of money does not mean that he/she has power; however, every star thinks that he or she is powerful.
Movie stars have way too much power. They try to rewrite scripts as they see fit. If a writer doesn't incorporate an actor's suggestions, said writer is fired. On the flip side, if a writer's work earns the respect and approval of an actor, then said writer is set golden.
Despite not being the highest person on the Totem Pole of Authority, actors certainly have a huge influence over their directors as well. Lennon and Garant believe that "Director is the only entry-level position left in the movie business. You can't START as the property master or sound mixer. Or even as the assistant director. You have to work your way up. The only job you can get on a movie set with no experience whatsoever is: director. So is it like joining the Army and being made a four-star general on the same day? Yes, it is. And it happens all the time."
Of course, directors have to answer to studios – but guess what? According to Smith, studios suck too. Studio executives are so frequently hired and fired that one must step on egg shells to make a long-term career. If an executive makes a movie similar to a past release, he/she can defend the decision by claiming, "It worked before. Who knew it wouldn't work again? Can I please stay in this nice comfy office?" Now you know why content déjà vu is so prevalent these days.
The fact that nepotism is alive and well within Hollywood doesn't help much either. The unqualified grandchildren of studio heads are clogging the system. Uneducated in the art of film, they keep their jobs due to family connections – not because they do anything to better the family business.
Which leads us to the final problem with Hollywood: it's run like a nothing more than a business. Smith uses the example of the upcoming 'Red Dawn' remake, which has changed the story's villains from Chinese to North Korean in post-production simply so that the film can play in the lucrative Chinese market. It's all about business.
In my interview with 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator Phil Rosenthal last week, he criticized the Hollywood system for its overuse of merchandise-friendly films. "It's very hard to get a movie made nowadays if you're not selling a toy," he said. See Morgan Spurlock's documentary 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold' for real-life examples of how product placement damages the integrity of the art.
Marketing, product placement and sequels are destroying original filmmaking, but ultimately, the audiences who attend such terrible films are primarily to blame. If the masses would stop handing over their hard-earned cash for sub-par entertainment, Hollywood would stop churning it out. Unfortunately, until that happens, nothing will change.
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August 3, 2011 at 1:50 pm -
That's so funny, I'll def pick up the book too.
Jane Morgan
Blaming the masses happens a lot in the restaurant business too.
Chefs complain about the uneducated appetites for chicken tits and well-done steaks, while bemoaning the lack of respect for foie gras and tripe.
Hollywood has to live with a conundrum that no other entertainment has: How do you make a huge budget product for a niche audience?
Film is the only art form constrained by the cost of ingredients.
This is why being a film snob is the world's most tragic lifestyle.
I'm a matinee fiend, but sometimes I'm willing to pay more for admission if I have reason to believe the movie will be worth it. However, Hollywood frequently gives me reasons to seek out discount tickets—or just skip the theater altogether.
Budget reasons are stifling entire film genres.
In the entire history of film, there are only 20 Sci-Fi movies that have made more than $200M.
There are only 20 R-Rated movies that have made more than $200M.
There are only 3 R-Rated Sci-Fi movies in the Big Money Club.
In the last five years, there have been 50+ R-Rated/Sci-Fi video games that have made more than $200M.
Hollywood keeps giving me more reasons to ignore movies and invest my entertainment time in story-driven games.
Are those figures gross revenues or profit margins? Usually it's gross revenues that are quoted, but you're often not usual. 😛 Do lists based on top grosses look pretty much the same as lists based on top profits?
Sci-fi is often cited as expensive to make, but it doesn't always have to be. Sure, I love my big-budget Star Wars and whatnot, but some of the best sci-fi is light on special effects, unusual sets, and other costly trappings. I wouldn't mind if the film industry made more sci-fi films of the Thing From Another World or (original) Stepford Wives variety. I don't know how such films' profit margins have generally turned out, but it seems plausible that Hollywood could make quality sci-fi that earns less but costs less and ends up making a goodly sum.
Josh Zyber
Everything you say makes good, rational sense. Unfortunately, the Hollywood system isn't rational. It's based on so much "creative" accounting and outright fraud that it's impossible to ever know for certain how much any specific movie really cost to make, or how much of a profit it brought in.
When writer Art Buchwald famously sued Paramount for a percentage of the profits from 'Coming to America' (which was allegedly developed based on his story idea without credit), the studio claimed that there was nothing to pay up because the movie had never actually turned a profit. Mind you, we're talking about a movie that reportedly grossed almost $300 million based on an official budget of only $39 million, and was the #3 box office earner of 1988. Paramount insisted that the movie had so many back-end and profit-participation deals that it never left the red.
If that were true, then it would be virtually impossible for ANY film production to ever make its money back. Yet somehow, Hollywood hasn't gone bankrupt, and the studios haven't changed their business practices one iota in the decades since. Clearly, people must be making money somewhere, quite lucratively in fact, for the system to perpetuate itself the way it has. But trying to pin that down is an impossible task.
August 4, 2011 at 11:07 pm -
Funny thing is, "A New Hope" was – even in 1977 – a relatively inexpensive movie and it's far superior to the 125 million dollar Star Wars-films. So good sci-fi doesn't have to be expensive; all it has to be, is creative.
Local example : an American location scout was flabbergasted after he found out an entire series of a Belgian television drama series was made with the average make-up budget of a Hollywood movie. In Belgium, $5 million dollars is a VERY expensive movie that probably won't ever turn a profit.
Shoestring budgets fuel creativity. "El Mariachi" is a good example.
August 5, 2011 at 9:48 am -
Those figures were worldwide grosses, a loose benchmark of profit.
What I lust for, which might be a mirage, is Huge-Budget R-Rated Genre Action.
Historical is somewhat successful. Braveheart, Gladiator, Troy, 300, etc…
But sci-fi and fantasy have struggled to make money at the Hard R level.
The failure of 'Watchmen' perfectly illustrates the puzzle.
Dail Whiteley
i think its the society we live in. from business , entertainment , government. everything seems to have a screw loose and life hasnt found its screw.
Finn Banks
All of these complaints can be leveled at any industry. Nepotism, unqualified managers with a degree passing by 20 year men, uninformed customer base. These aren't qualities limited to only movie making. Not to mention there's nothing in these guys' filmography that makes be think that they had great scripts that were somehow "screwed" by the studios.
I don't think they're trying to say that they've been "screwed" at all. They're just being very open and honest about the realities of the business.
Tom Lennon is a regular on the Doug Loves Movies podcast. He doesn't have any pretense of writing great art that's been bastardized by the studios. He's a working writer. He writes what he's hired to write. One of the comments he made recently was that he doesn't trust any writer who doesn't have a lot of crap on his resume, because that means the person isn't working.


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English sparkling wine Coates & Seely was announced as the new sponsor of The Jockey Club last month, which will see its wines poured at 14 of the club's 15 racecourses.
The three year partnership was announced on 28 March and gives the home-grown fizz the pouring rights at 14 major British racecourses such as Aintree, Epsom and Newmarket which hold some of the biggest events in the British racing calendar.
As well as the punters themselves, Coates & Seely will also be offered to all winning owners and trainers after the races too.
At each race meet Coates & Seely will have an official presence as well in the shape of a classic 1952 British Leyland coach, liveried in green and off-white, and from which its wines can be sold to racegoers.
The bus, named 'Albion', was discovered by Nicholas Coates a mere three weeks ago in a barn near Brussels looking, "terribly forlorn".
He recounted though that he had instantly "fallen in love" and all of his family had quickly become aware that there was "another woman in my life".
He described Albion as looking like, "an aged diva or dowager," that just needed some "care and attention and her hair done", which was accomplished in record time to allow a maiden cruise around Belgravia and Saint James's in London on 28 March. Her first race appointment will be at Newmarket in April.
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Visiting Singapore? Don't Miss These 5 Local Halal Food Places!
Hello readers of Salt and Sheikh! We're guest posting from Have Halal, Will Travel for the very first time ☺ We're based in Singapore – aka FOOD PARADISE and also named the friendliest destination for Muslim travellers among non-Muslim countries so finding halal food in Singapore is not a problem. In fact the only problem you'll have is deciding on a place to eat. So we've done the work for you and shortlisted the Top 5 Local Halal Food Places in Singapore You Cannot Miss!
Craving for Chinese cuisine? Tang Tea House Hong Kong Café is the place to try Zi Char (a term used by locals to describe home-style and comfort dishes), halal dim sum and other Chinese local fare! Typically, Zi Char is only available at Chinese eateries but at Tang Tea House, everything is halal-certified!
If you aren't in a sharing mood, we highly recommend trying local favourites such as Singapore fried bee hoon, hor fun and almost everyone's favourite dish – chicken rice! Another dish that's a hot favourite at Tang Tea House is the sinful but oh-so-yummy Pan Fried Crispy Bee Hoon. If you're ever in doubt, look out for chef's recommendations in the menu!
#HHWT Tip: If you're trying Zi Char, it's best to go with a larger group of people so these dishes are usually shared!
A café inspired by Breaking Bad? Now we're talking. The concept of The Lab is as its name suggests. Think scientific laboratory where experiments are constantly carried out because that's what it's like in the café! Experimentation is reflected not just in the décor of the café but also incorporated in their food and drinks.
And of course, you can't pay a visit to The Lab and not try the burger inspired by its namesake, the Heisenburger. With a homemade tender beef patty that literally melts in your mouth, bacon, blue cheese, garlic mayo and served with sweet potato fries, it's really not hard to see why the Heisenburger is The Lab's signature dish!
Want to try the most popular murtabak in Singapore? Then you will definitely want to pay the century old stall, Zam Zam, a visit! Conveniently located at North Bridge Road, it's the perfect place to stop for a (big) bite after checking out the sights in the area.
But first, what exactly is murtabak? Simply put, it is fried dough stuffed with chicken, mutton or beef with onions and egg, served with a bowl of curry. Think roti prata with a punch.
#HHWT Tip: Again, this is another eatery where it's better and more affordable to visit with a group of friends as you get to try more dishes!
If you've spent a long day shopping at Orchard Road and your tummy is crying out for food, Carousel's just the place for you to have a giant feast!
With a huge variety of international cuisines such as Asian, Japanese, Mediterranean and more, you'll be spoilt for choice!
While it is very tempting to start with the food closest to your table, we highly recommend going straight to the seafood counter FIRST, especially you're a seafood lover. Our personal favourites include the Alaskan King Crabs*, Whole Atlantic Salmon and Boiled Tiger Prawns!
*Do note that the Alaskan King Crabs and certain seafood are only available during dinner on weekends and public holidays.
Carousel has won the 'Best Buffet Restaurant in Singapore' title for 6 years in a row, so it's no surprise that the restaurant is almost always fully booked. Don't forget to make a reservation before heading down!
Check out a sample buffet menu at Carousel here!
Our newest favourite has got to be the cupcake with a local twist – Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun Cupcakes. Yep, that's Fluff's take on the popular Liu Sha Bao or Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun from Hong Kong!
Fluff Bakery is a short walk away from The Lab Café!
#HHWT Tip: Fluff Bakery changes their menu every week and tend to sell out pretty quickly so do check them out on Instagram (@fluffbakery) for updates.


Bill McKibben: Why Standing Rock Is Ground Zero in the Fight to Stop the Destruction of Our Climate | "Global Possibilities"
On Sunday, the U.S. federal government announced it would not be issuing the necessary permit for continuing work on the Dakota Access Pipeline, which the Standing Rock Sioux and their allies have been protesting for months. For Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, the resounding victory signaled a turning point for indigenous rights and environmental activism worldwide.
"Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline, is as wired as they come: its line of credit links it to virtually every bank you've ever heard of. And operating under a 'fast-track' permit process, it had managed to win most of its approvals and lay most of its pipe before opponents managed to mount an effective resistance," McKibben explained in an op-ed penned just after the announcement.
Reflecting on the remarkable "against-the-odds battle," McKibben revealed the opposition's success was largely due to the location of the action, where the Missouri and the Cannonball rivers intersect. Unity between hundreds of Native American nations also played a large role.
McKibben noted how difficult it was to ignore the mounting nostalgia as the protests continued and America's First People were subjected to torture reminiscent of centuries ago.
"When native American protesters sat down in front of bulldozers to try and protect ancestral graves, they were met with attack dogs—the pictures looked like Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1963. But it went back further than that: the encampment, with its teepees and woodsmoke hovering in the valley, looked like something out of an 1840s painting. With the exception that this was not just one tribe: this was pretty much all of native North America," he said.
McKibben attributes any slowdown of "the fossil fuel juggernaut" to these indigenous groups. But as Canada's First Nations prepare for "Standing Rock North," activists question whether their victory will be short-lived.
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Join us on Sunday 3rd June at 7pm for this highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix.
This iconic 5-star rated show has live vocals and is full of commercial pop-video choreography.
Suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike, The Little Mix Show brings the full pop concert experience to New Theatre Royal Lincoln.
There are lots of added extras including Dance Competitions, Free Giveaways and even a Meet & Greet with the girls after the show!
The Little Mix Show features all of Little Mix's chart-topping hits including the most recent releases from the Glory Days album. Dance & scream to a packed-out playlist of hit songs that includes Black Magic, Power, No More Sad Songs, How Ya Doin, Wings, Shoutout To My Ex and even a few covers from their time on the X-Factor.
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'The Act's Joey King Discusses Guidance Offered By Patricia Arquette During A "Pivotal Moment" In Her Career — Awardsline Screening Series
While shooting Hulu's true-crime series The Act, Joey King relished the opportunity to learn from her Oscar-winning co-star, Patricia Arquette.
Following an Awardsline screening last night of the series' second episode , the actors appeared for a conversation, during which King spoke in depth about what she'd learned from Arquette. Knowing that her young co-star would be completing her first nude scene during the course of production, Arquette went out of her way to pay forward to King the lessons she'd learned over the years about handling these scenarios—lessons imparted to her when she was younger, by female collaborators working behind the scenes.
"As actors, you pass that knowledge on. 'Okay, so here's the deal. We're going to have no extra monitors; we're going to have a closed set. We're going to put a little towel over the lens.' That stuff…is not something you see on film. But those moments are kind of sacred moments, to be able to be that vulnerable, and [Joey] just totally committed to it," Arquette said, in praise of her co-star.
"But [it was] because I had you," King responded. "As much as I wanted to say I was playing it cool, you'd been in that position, having had that experience and those kinds of scenes, and I was so appreciative to how you really just took me under your wing, and really were very adamant about what I should know."
In terms of lessons taken from her co-star, King said, "The list is long. But that was a pivotal moment in my life, really learning that it's okay to know your worth and to ask for what you're comfortable with. And I really thank you for teaching me that."
Created by Nick Antosca and Michelle Dean—the latter of which wrote the Buzzfeed article on which the series is based—The Act tells the true story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a mother affected by Munchausen by Proxy and the daughter who becomes desperate to escape her. Told from a young age that she has an innumerable set of illnesses, Gypsy is fiercely guarded by her mother, eventually recognizing that she's been fed a list of lies about herself all her life, and lashing out in a series of events that lead to Dee Dee's murder.
The series required transformative work from its stars, and while she would go through a lot while living in Gypsy's skin—shaving her head, and finding herself perpetually bound to a wheelchair—King enjoyed the experience of taking this kind of role on opposite Arquette. "Watching [her] just be amazing over the years, and have such an amazing performance in [Escape at] Dannemora, and how well [she] transformed, it was just amazing to know that I was going to be going through a transformative process myself, with someone who was really a master at that," the actress said.
Heading into The Act, Arquette knew how crucial the casting of her co-star would be, and while she and King hadn't met prior to the first table read for the series, the actress told Deadline that their chemistry was palpable, from the moment they first sat down together. "So much of the stuff that you see on camera, because of the research and the prep that we did, was birthed in the moment, and I obviously attribute so much of that to [Patricia], how well we worked together, and just being able to take these characters that are real, but add something of our own to them, and create, and be spontaneous," King added. "It was so rewarding to be able to have that freedom."
In its March debut, The Act drew instant critical praise. While Arquette won an Emmy and (just days ago) a Golden Globe for her supporting turn, King was also recognized this season with her first nominations at both award shows. On January 19, the actresses will be in competition once again, at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
'The Act' Star Joey King on Her 'Honesty Policy' With Patricia Arquette: 'I Felt Supported by Her 100%'
Joey King took on the most "mentally and physically demanding" role of her life when she signed on to play Gypsy Rose Blanchard in "The Act."
Gypsy Rose's mother, Dee Dee (played by Patricia Arquette in the fact-based Hulu limited series), convinced her daughter that she suffered from illnesses like leukemia and muscular dystrophy, although doctors never found any evidence that Gypsy had the conditions. She did have a unique voice, though — a high-pitched little-girl voice that King studied by "going to sleep with interviews of Gypsy playing through my headphones." (She never spoke directly to Gypsy, who is currently in prison for her role in her mother's murder.)
King didn't read for the role in that voice, though. "They didn't want people to audition with the voice because they didn't want it to seem like they were mocking the character, and instead hoped to find someone who just really captured the soul of the character," she said. "Only after I booked the role did I say to our producers, 'I really think it's important for me to try and do the voice.'"
She also watched the HBO documentary about the case, "Mommy Dead and Dearest," "probably more times than I can even count" to capture Gypsy's mannerisms. But the most challenging scene for King, she said, was the one between Gypsy and boyfriend Nick Godejohn (played by Calum Worthy) that took place after he killed Dee Dee so the two lovers could be together.
"It's the scene when myself and Calum were hiding in the closet from the SWAT team," she said. "We decided we were going to stay in character and stay in that closet the whole time, and we didn't want to see the SWAT team before the scene of them dragging us out happened. We wanted it to happen organically."
The powerful dynamic between King and Arquette, both Emmy nominees, was not restricted to what happened in front of the cameras. "I learned so much from Patricia, not just about acting but about being a kind and amazing person in general," she said. "We developed such a trust between the both of us — we had an honesty policy with one another. If we ever thought that the other needed another take or could use some improvement in any way, we would always be honest and tell each other what our real feelings were. I felt supported by her 100%, and I know that she probably felt the same."
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The Act's Joey King Talks Emmy-Nominated Role, Teases Kissing Booth 2
Joey King is known for her light-hearted roles in teen drama films and family comedies, including Ramona and Beezus and the hit Netflix flick ,The Kissing Booth. However, her most recent project, The Act, is anything but playful.
Her depiction of Gypsy Rose Blanchard – the meek, "ill" girl turned murderer – has made an impression on the industry and recently earned her an Emmy nomination.
The Act and The Kissing Booth strike completely different tones, and King, 19, felt these differences while shifting from one role to another. She says the contrast between her two characters reminded her why she wanted to become an actress in the first place.
"I love them so much because they are so different," she told PEOPLE before the Emmy nominations were announced. "It's almost like I'm a different person when it comes to each of them. But that's why I love my job so much. I can do things like The Act and The Kissing Booth and still be the same person at the end of the day. I love being able to experience new characters and push the boundaries and do something different every time."
Moving forward, King said she wants to remain open to every kind of role and "tell as many stories as possible" through different characters, lenses and experiences.
Her willingness to endure the emotional rollercoaster that comes with portraying a story as complicated, violent and disturbing as that of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother has definitely paid off. In a video, Joey burst into tears as she heard the announcement of her Emmy nomination.
"I actually cannot believe it," King said of the Emmy buzz. "Sometimes I'm like, 'No, not me, surely not me.' I'm so flattered and excited to be working alongside all of these amazing women. Being nominated for an Emmy is one of the highest honors you can get. It's just one of the most insane accomplishments and greatest moments for me in my life."
While she soaks in the accomplishment of her nomination, King is on set for The Kissing Booth 2.
"So many fan favorites are back and you can expect a lot of crazy things to happen in Elle and Lee's friendship, as well as in Noah and Elle's relationship," King teased.
Plus, she confirmed the sequel will definitely include a kissing booth!
Joey King Was Afraid To Fail In 'The Act.' Now, She Could Win An Emmy.
Joey King was on her way to the set of "The Kissing Booth 2" in South Africa when the 2019 Emmy nominations were announced on Tuesday. She was eager to learn if she'd been nominated for her role as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in the Hulu limited series "The Act," so she activated her hotspot, whipped out her "literally 100-year-old" computer and began watching the very pixelated livestream.
"At one point, my computer froze, and I was like, 'No! No, no, no, no, no!' But it came back just in time," King told HuffPost over the phone shortly after she learned she'd been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series category.
The 19-year-old actress, who has appeared in everything from cereal commercials to "Ramona and Beezus" and "The Conjuring," caught a slew of attention for her riveting on-screen portrayal of Gypsy, whose real-life story made national headlines when a BuzzFeed article by Michelle Dean detailed the twisted relationship between her and her mother, Dee Dee, played by Patricia Arquette. Dee Dee had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental health disorder in which a caregiver causes illness or injury to a person in order to seek attention. She was seemingly drugging wheelchair user Gypsy ― who believed she was a very sick child with leukemia, epilepsy and muscular dystrophy, among other ailments ― for self-gratification and financial gain. After realizing she could walk and think for herself, however, Gypsy concocted a plan with her online boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy), to kill her mother and try to live a normal life. Gypsy and Nicholas went through with the murder but were eventually caught, and sentenced to 10 years and life in prison, respectively.
Taking on a role of this magnitude was understandably nerve-wracking, King said, but also incredibly rewarding. Below, she discusses her Emmy nomination and explains how the fear of failing pushed her to deliver a career-defining performance.
Congratulations on the Emmy nomination! What awesome news.
I'm freaking elated. [Laughs] You should have heard me earlier. I was literally sobbing on the phone. It's crazy because all of the predictions got me so excited, but you never expect your name to be called and when it was, it was the most surreal moment of my life.
Did you feel any pressure or anxiety leading up to the announcement?
Everything leading up to this moment, all the prediction posts, had me feeling a little bit anxious and quite jittery. You just have to remind yourself that it's OK if it doesn't happen. You put so much work into it and you have to be proud of yourself, but the fact that it happened is the cherry on top of such a great year. I'm so happy and I'm so thankful that I was given the opportunity to play this character. As a young actress, this is definitely something I've always dreamed of because this is the highest honor you can receive being on television.
Who was the first person you called when you found out?
My name was called and, immediately, my sister Hunter rang and then my mom. And then the first person I called after I hung up with them was Patricia [Arquette]. I'm just so proud of her — she's nominated in the same category as me for "Escape at Dannemora" and then for supporting actress for "The Act," as well. She's freaking killing it! And to hear her tell me she's proud of me and she loved working with me means the world. We created such a strong friendship on that set and we went through so much together and I admire her so much.
It's certainly exciting to be nominated in the same category, but she is competition! Any weird vibes?
Oh my God, no! Not at all! It's not even a little bit weird. I just kept crying and telling her I'm so honored to be nominated next to her in the same category. There's nothing cooler than that. If I lost to Patricia Arquette, that is not a bad way to go, honestly. I can't even believe I got nominated, you know what I mean? That is the biggest honor I could ever dream of, so I'm golden.
To not only be nominated alongside Patricia, but Michelle Williams (for "Fosse Verdon"), Amy Adams (for "Sharp Objects"), and Niecy Nash and Aunjanue Ellis (both for "When They See Us"), must be a great feeling.
Absolutely. These women are forces to be reckoned with and I cannot believe that I am in the same category as them. I'm so over the moon.
At 19, you've already earned something many actors dream of. What does it mean to you to reach this point in your career at such a young age?
I've been working for 15 years and every actress dreams of getting to play a role that pushes them to be their best self and has people recognize all the hard work they put in. So being able to have played this role, gotten the opportunity to put in the work, and then have people respect the work and have this incredible acknowledgment, I can't even possibly explain what it means to me at this point in my career. I'm so thankful, and all you can do is hope that it continues on and you do good work for the rest of your life.
When you read the script for "The Act," did you feel like the role of Gypsy Rose Blanchard could be something big for you?
I just remember reading the story knowing about the real situation and then watching the documentary ["Mommy Dead and Dearest"]. I was excited to sink my teeth into something so fulfilling and just to take on someone's story and do them justice, and do right by them. I wasn't even thinking, "Oh, this could get me an Emmy one day!" So when word started spreading and people were saying nice things about my performance, it kind of blew my mind because you never expect it to happen to you. Even if you feel like you put in a lot of work and you're proud of yourself, you don't expect that to happen. You don't expect your name to be called. Honestly, that'd be a little assuming.
Of course. When you take on a role, your goal is to play the truth of your character, which in your case was Gypsy Rose and the abuse she faced as a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
I was so nervous to even play this role, even just the opportunity to dive into it. I was so scared that I would fail or people would hate it or that I wouldn't do well. I really put in so much to try and make sure that, whatever happened, I could say that I was proud of the work. It's about telling the truth of the story, and trying to do right by [the real people on which it's based].
Full interview: huffpost.com


Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley reunite in the final installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush reunite in the much-awaited final installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. In At World's End, the quartet is joined by superstar Chow Yun-Fat as Captain Sao Feng, the pirate lord of Singapore.
Thanks to Jack Sparrow's compass, Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) has found and now taken control of the ghostly galleon, the Flying Dutchman, and its terrifying captain, Davy Jones (Bill Nighy). As the self-appointed police of the high seas, the unstoppable Dutchman, under the command of re-instated Admiral Norrington (Jack Davenport), is out to destroy each and every pirate vessel it encounters, sans mercy.
Meanwhile, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), under the command of Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) sail to "world's end" to defeat the Flying Dutchman and Beckett's armada. Their quest is to gather the Nine Lords of the Brethren Court. Unfortunately, one of the lords is Jack Sprarrow, who was last seen facing the monstrous Kraken.
Their quest takes them to Singapore, where they must meet Captain Sao Feng (Chow Yun-Fat) and get his help to rescue Jack.
And time is also running out for the intrepid adventurers, as Beckett and his fleet grow increasingly more powerful, and more unstoppable.


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Teaching Reading: New York
Special Education Teacher Preparation Policy
Look at National Findings
The state should ensure that high-incidence special education teachers demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the science of reading instruction. This goal has been revised between 2017 and 2020.
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National Council on Teacher Quality. (2020). Teaching Reading: New York results. State Teacher Policy Database. [Data set].
Retrieved from: https://www.nctq.org/yearbook/state/NY-Teaching-Reading-92
Analysis of New York's policies
Scientifically Based Reading Instruction—Tests and Standards: New York requires candidates applying for the Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2) or Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6) certificates must pass the New York State Teacher Certification Examination (NYSTCE) Multi-Subject: Teachers of Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 2) or Multi-Subject: Teachers of Childhood (Grade 1- Grade 6) test, respectively. Both of these tests have a separately scored English/language arts subtest. However, these subtests do not address the science of reading and therefore does not amount to stand-alone reading test.
New York's early childhood and elementary special education standards do not address the science of reading instruction.
Test Requirement http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/PageView.aspx?f=GEN_WhatTestsDoINeedToTake.html Certificate Requirements http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Part 52.21(b)(3)(vi)
Recommendations for New York
Require all high-incidence special education teacher candidates who teach the elementary grades to pass a rigorous assessment in the science of reading instruction.
New York should require a rigorous reading assessment tool to ensure that its elementary high-incidence special education teacher candidates are adequately prepared in the science of reading instruction before entering the classroom. It is especially critical that these teacher candidates possess the knowledge and skills related to the science of reading and pass a rigorous test that addresses all five instructional components of scientifically based reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Elementary high-incidence special education teachers who do not possess the minimum knowledge in this area should not be eligible for licensure.
Ensure that teacher preparation programs prepare high-incidence elementary teaching candidates in the science of reading instruction.
New York should require teacher preparation programs in the state to train high-incidence special education candidates in all five instructional components of scientifically based reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
State response to our analysis
New York indicated that it has articulated teaching standards that its approved teacher preparation programs must use to frame instruction in early childhood and elementary special education instruction in literacy and ELA content.The teaching standards are driven by the State Learning Standards. Students with Disabilities (special education) early childhood education (birth-grade 2) and Students with Disabilities (special education) childhood education (grades 1-6) candidates must be prepared to teach the State Learning Standards in ELA identified in Part 100 of the Commissioner's Regulations.
Specifically, the content core for preparation in Students with Disabilities (special education) in early childhood and childhood is found in Part 52.21(b)(3)(vi)(a)(2)(ii):
(i) Students with disabilities in early childhood and childhood. In addition to meeting the general requirements for the content core prescribed in clause (2)(ii)(b) of this subdivision, the content core shall include the preparation for meeting the content core requirements for the general teaching certificate at the same student developmental level for early childhood and childhood, as prescribed in this subdivision.
The content core for preparation for in early childhood education and childhood is found in Part 52.21(b)(3)(i)(a) and 52.21(b)(3)(ii)(a), respectively.
Per Commissioner's Regulations Part 52.21(b)(2)(ii)(c)(1)(iv), all students with disabilities education programs provide study that will permit candidates to obtain the following pedagogical knowledge, understanding, and skills in:
language acquisition and literacy development by native English speakers and students who are English language learners—and skill in developing the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of all students, including at least six semester hours of such study for teachers of early childhood education, childhood education, …, teachers of students with disabilities,...This six semester hour requirement may be waived upon a showing of good cause satisfactory to the commissioner, including but not limited to a showing that the program provides adequate instruction in language acquisition and literacy development through other means.
Updated: May 2020
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4B: Teaching Special Education Reading
Scientifically Based Reading Instruction: The state should require that all new high-incidence special education teachers who teach elementary grades are required to pass a rigorous elementary test of scientifically based reading instruction. The design of the test should ensure that prospective teachers cannot pass without knowing the five scientifically based components of early reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The state should require that all teacher preparation programs prepare high-incidence elementary special education candidates in the science of reading instruction.
Scientifically Based Reading Instruction
The total goal score is earned based on the following:
Full credit: The state will earn a full point if it requires all new high-incidence special education teachers who will teach elementary grades to pass a rigorous test of scientifically based reading instruction. The design of the test must ensure that all prospective teachers are competent in the five research-based components of early reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Three-quarters credit: The state will earn three-quarters of a point if it requires all new high-incidence special education teachers to pass a stand-alone reading test of scientifically based reading instruction, but the test includes content not aligned to scientifically based reading instruction.
One-half credit: The state will earn one-half of a point if it requires all new special education elementary teachers to pass a stand-alone reading test of scientifically based reading instruction, but the test includes content not aligned to scientifically based reading instruction, and the state also allows teachers to delay passage of content and pedagogy tests.
One-quarter credit: The state will earn only one-quarter of a point if the teacher preparation standards for high-incidence special education teachers address the five components of scientifically based reading instruction, but the state does not have an adequate - or any - scientifically based reading instruction test.
Research rationale
Teaching children to read is the most important task teachers at the elementary level undertake. Over the past 60 years, scientists from many fields have worked to determine how people learn to read and why some struggle. This science of reading has led to breakthroughs that can dramatically reduce the number of children destined to become functionally illiterate or barely literate adults. By routinely applying in the classroom the lessons learned from the scientific findings, most reading failure can be avoided. Estimates indicate that the current failure rate of 20 to 30 percent could be reduced to 2 to 10 percent.[1]
Scientific research has shown that there are five essential components of effective reading instruction: explicit and systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.[2] Many states' policies still do not reflect the strong research consensus in reading instruction that has emerged over the last few decades. Many teacher preparation programs resist teaching scientifically-based reading instruction. Reports by NCTQ on teacher preparation, beginning with What Education Schools Aren't Teaching about Reading and What Elementary Teachers Aren't Learning in 2006 and continuing through the Teacher Prep Review in 2016, have consistently found the overwhelming majority of teacher preparation programs across the country do not train teachers in the science of reading.[3] Whether through standards or coursework requirements, states must direct programs to provide this critical training. But relying on programs alone is insufficient; states must only grant licenses to new special education teachers who can demonstrate they have the knowledge and skills to teach children to read.[4]
Effective early reading instruction is especially important for teachers of special education students. By far, the largest classification of students receiving special education services are those with learning disabilities. Based on data from the U.S. Department of Education, it is estimated that reading disabilities account for about 80 percent of learning disabilities.[5] While early childhood and elementary teachers must know the reading science to prevent reading difficulties, special education teachers, and especially elementary special education teachers, must know how to support students who have already fallen behind and struggle with reading and literacy skills.[6] States should require no less from special education teachers in terms of preparation to teach reading than they require from general education teachers.[7]
College- and career-readiness standards require significant shifts in literacy instruction. College- and career-readiness standards for K-12 students adopted by nearly all states require from teachers a different focus on literacy integrated into all subject areas. The standards demand that teachers are prepared to bring complex text and academic language into regular use, emphasize the use of evidence from informational and literary texts, and build knowledge and vocabulary through content-rich texts. While most states have not ignored teachers' need for training and professional development related to these instructional shifts, states also need to attend to the parallel need to align teacher competencies and requirements for teacher preparation so that new teachers will enter the classroom ready to help students meet the expectations of these standards.[8] For special education teachers, preparation and training must focus on managing these instructional shifts while also helping students who may have serious reading deficiencies.
[1] Torgesen, J.K. (November 2005). Preventing reading disabilities in young children: Requirements at the classroom and school level. Western North Carolina LD/ADD Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.fcrr.org/science/pdf/torgesen/NC-interventions.pdf; Walsh, K., Glaser, D., & Wilcox, D. D. (2006). What education schools aren't teaching about reading and what elementary teachers aren't learning. National Council on Teacher Quality. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/nctq/images/nctq_reading_study_app.pdf
[2] National Reading Panel (US), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US). (2000). Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. Retrieved from https://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf; To review further indications of the affirmation of the previously-mentioned research, see: Foorman, B., Beyler, N., Borradaile, K., Coyne, M., Denton, C. A., Dimino, J., ... & Keating, B. (2016). Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade: Educator's practice guide. NCEE 2016-4008. National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/wwc_foundationalreading_040717.pdf
[3] Walsh, K., Glaser, D., & Wilcox, D. D. (2006). What education schools aren't teaching about reading and what elementary teachers aren't learning. National Council on Teacher Quality. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/nctq/images/nctq_reading_study_app.pdf; National Council on Teacher Quality. (2016, December). Landscapes in teacher prep: Undergraduate elementary education. National Council on Teacher Quality's Teacher Prep Review. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/dmsView/UE_2016_Landscape_653385_656245
[4] Stotsky, S. (2006). Why American students do not learn to read very well: The unintended consequences of Title II and teacher testing. Third Education Group Review, 2(2), 1-37. Retrieved from http://www.tegr.org/Review/Articles/vol2/v2n2.pdf; See also: Rigden, D. (2006). Report on licensure alignment with the essential components of effective reading instruction. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Reading First Teacher Education Network. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.124.9956&rep=rep1&type=pdf; For information on where states set passing scores on elementary level content tests for teacher licensing across the U.S., see: National Council on Teacher Quality. (2011). Recommendations for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/p/publications/docs/nctq_eseaReauthorization.pdf
[5] Wehman, P. (2002). A new era: Revitalizing special education for children and their families. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 17(4), 194-197. Retrieved from http://ectacenter.org/~pdfs/calls/2010/earlypartc/revitalizing_special_education.pdf
[6] Research also connects individual content knowledge with increased reading comprehension, making the capacity of the teacher to infuse all instruction with content of particular importance for student achievement. See: Willingham, D. T. (2006). How knowledge helps: It speeds and strengthens reading comprehension, learning, and thinking. American Educator, 30(1), 30. Retrieved from https://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2006/willingham.cfm
[7] Levenson, N. (2011). Something has got to change: Rethinking special education (Working Paper 2011-01). American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED521782
[8] Student Achievement Partners. (2015). Research supporting the Common Core ELA/literacy shifts and standards. Retrieved from https://achievethecore.org/content/upload/Research%20Supporting%20the%20ELA%20Standards%20and%20Shifts%20Final.pdf
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Whenever it seems appropriate within a business context, such as sealing a deal.
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The only time that you should not seek to be so affable as to offer to shake first is where there is an authority structure in place that should be adhered to. For example, if there is a more senior or higher-ranked person in a social gathering, work or business context, follow the lead of the higher ranked person (President, Governor-General, CEO etc.).
Extend your right hand straight before the handshake. Do not have your palm facing either up or down; the palm should meet with the palm of the other person.
The exception to using the right hand is if you don't have one, if it is paralyzed or otherwise seriously injured.
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Don't linger for too long. According to Wikipedia, a normal handshake lasts about 5 seconds. If you hold someone's hand too long, it can become an embarrassing social faux pas.
When giving the handshake, make eye contact and state your usual greetings. Convey confidence in both your handshake and stance.
What does "firmly" mean when referring to handshakes?
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Classroom video on business etiquette. Two women shaking hands.
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Cork University Maternity Hospital
Cork University Maternity Hospital - Omduran Maternity Hospital
European ESTHER Alliance meeting
Thursday 12th and Friday 13th December 2013 saw the gathering of ESTHER Alliance (http://www.esther.eu/) representatives from France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and the UK, at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, Ireland. Over the course of two days, the meeting's attendees collaborated to help build the ESTHER Alliance's coming 5-year strategy to strengthen institutional partnerships between European hospitals and health institutions, and their counterparts throughout countries in the developing world.
Friday morning's proceedings were opened by Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, who reaffirmed Ireland's strong commitment to health systems strengthening overseas. This commitment was echoed by Dr Philip Crowley, National Director, Quality and Patient Safety of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Professor Tony Ryan of Cork University Maternity Hospital, which is partnered with Omdusman Maternity Hospital, Northern Sudan demonstrated the effectiveness of the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) initiative which has been funded by both Irish Aid and the Health Service Executive's SHARP committee.
Other delegates spoke of their countries' progress to-date, giving presentations on a wide range of novel and highly- useful initiatives, that have facilitated the international sharing of essential life-saving expertise, skills, personnel and resources. These partnerships have to-date made a significant difference in enhancing healthcare capacity in around 40 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Central and South America, and South-East Asia. The meeting helped further cement collaboration and knowledge-sharing between the ESTHER partners, to build best-practice, as well as facilitating strategic planning to help attain European Alliance goals, heading towards the post Millennium Development Goals period beyond 2015.
The Sudanese National Initiative - HBB
Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) project, a basic neonatal resuscitation training for Birth Attendants in resource limited countries, was implemented in Khartoum, Northern Sudan on 15th January 2013. Its main objective is to reduce neonatal mortality rate (NMR) estimated in Sudan as 35 per 1,000 newborn (2010). The initiative was supported by University College Cork (Ireland), Cork University Maternity Hospital (Ireland), the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP), in addition to support and collaboration from The Federal Ministry of Health, Sudanese Neonatal and Sudanese Paediatric Associations. The initial phase of the programme was funded through Irish Aid and focused mainly on a cascade of training from Master trainers, Regional trainers, Midwifery trainers who taught Villiage Midwives from all of the 16 states in Sudan.
Seven Master Trainers from the USA (Prof George Little, Dr Carol Little, Dr Lisa Clark and Ms Victoria Flanagan), Ireland (Prof. Anthony Ryan) and Sudan (Dr Sami Ahmed, Dr Abdel Moniem Hamid) participated in the two facilitators/trainers courses organized at the (CPDC) in Khartoum 15-18th January 2013. With support from Irish Aid (http://www.dci.gov.ie/) and Sudan Federal & Local Ministries of Health, the program was developed for Master Trainer and Facilitator Trainer courses over 4 days for 30 physicians, 12 Sister midwives, and 42 health visitors who will then go out to train village midwives in 17 states and 23 CPD centers.
Since then the HBB project has progress significantly. Three candidates (Paediatrician & 2 Midwives/ Tutors) were chosen to represent each of 22 training centres over the country. HBB provider courses started first in the middle of January 2013, followed by West, East and South West of Sudan with 66 trainers returning back to their states after the courses, to start training more community midwives. The total number of midwives trained up until August 2013 was 239 and equipment for training an additional 750 midwives has since been forwarded to the CPDD in Khartoum, Northern Sudan. Another significnat achievement has been the incorporation of the HBB programme into the Midwifery Training Schools Curriculum by the National Academy, ensuring sustainability.
To speed up training, two more Train the Trainer courses were organized at Khartoum in July 2013, and 46 more midwives were trained, making a total of 131 facilitators in Northern Sudan. More funding is required to extend HBB training to all the VMWs in Sudan (about 14,000) over the next 4-5 yrs.
Federal Ministry of Health Sudan - HBB
Sudanese Association of Paediatrics - HBB
Sudanese Society of Neonatology - HBB
ESTHER Ireland
On June 26, 2013, Minister of State for Trade and Development Joe Costello TD launched the ESTHER Ireland programme beneath the stained glass windows of the Albert Hall, in the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin. Ireland's membership of ESTHER follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Irish Aid in 2010, in support of health needs in less developed countries, and Ireland joined the broader European ESTHER alliance in 2012. "This initiative will promote skill-sharing partnerships in countries with the greatest health needs," said Mr Costello. "We have a winner here with ESTHER – a new way of doing work".
Mr Costello pointed out the impact of the two current ESTHER Ireland partnerships - Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH)-Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH) partnership and the RCSI and College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) have collaboration. "We are already seeing very encouraging results: the partnership between Cork University Hospital and the Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Sudan is associated with an 86 per cent reduction in maternal mortality and a 50 per cent drop in stillbirths and early neonatal deaths," said Mr Costello.

"Partnerships such as these will contribute to major, sustainable improvement to health systems in those countries which are most vulnerable" he said. "They will also benefit Irish health professionals, who will gain invaluable experience and new skills. The Government's new Policy on International Development commits us to harnessing the skills of Irish health experts and institutions to improve access to quality essential health services."
Also speaking at the launch were Dr David Weakliam, chair of ESTHER Ireland; Declan Magee, vice-president of RCSI; and Tony O'Brien, director general designate, HSE. According to Mr O'Brien, the benefits of the ESTHER Ireland programme will be felt on both sides - in Ireland and in partner countries. "The partnership approach means there are benefits on both sides, and the programme will contribute to improving quality of health care in Ireland as well as in the partner countries."
Eric O'Fynn, programme manager of the RCSI-COSESCA collaboration, and Dr Sami Ahmed, of the CUMH-OMH partnership, were on hand to show the impact that their projects are already having on the ground, informing over 60 attendees about their projects.
Irish Aid Launches New Policy for International Development 2013
Irish Aid, Ireland's national development agency launched a new policy for International Develop in 2013. The policy document entitled "One World, One Future: Ireland's Policy for International Development" sets out the vision, goals and priorities for the Government's overseas aid programme over the coming four years, 2013 - 2017.
Irish Aid's policy can be downloaded here:
http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/news-publications/publications/publicationsarchive/2013/may/one-world-one-future-irelands-policy/
The Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) - Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH) Partnership aligns directly with Irish Aid's new policies as it has a long track history of fostering sustainable healthcare initatives in Northern Sudan such as the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) project and it has put in place structures which have embedded this neonatal resuscitation training programme into the national educational curriculum for community midwives. This will ensure HBB techniques continue long into the future.

The Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) - Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH) Partnership also meets Irish Aid's requirements in terms of volunteerism as it has a strong track record of harnessing the experience of highly trained volunteers to bring substantial change in obstetric and gynaecological services in Northern Sudan. This includes many doctors, midwives, nurses, biomedical technicians, hospital administrators from Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) being involved in the partnership for training, education and research over the last 10 years. This has brought significant improvements in healthcare to Sudanese women with a new Fistula and Gynaecological Unit being opened in Omdurman Maternity Hospital in 2009.
The CUMH - OMH Partnership is committed to long term improvements in the health of newborns, infants and their mothers and has engaged effectively with the Federal Ministry of Health in Northern Sudan. The MOH have supported the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) project through the Continuing Proefssional Development Directorate (CPDD) in Khartoum helping us to extend HBB to each of the 17 states in Sudan so thousands of community midwives all over Northern Sudan can be trained on this important life saving technique.
Finally in keeping with Irish Aid's requirement for openness, transparency and accountability a bi-lateral governance committee is in the process of being established. This includes a Director, Executive Manager, Secretary, Treasurer and Researcher in both Cork and Omdurman. These groups will meet on a regular basis and will work together to ensure the partnership meets all of its legal, financial, administrative, educational and research objectives.
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade
The Irish Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (JCFAT) has learnt of the significant role the Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) - Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH) partnership plays in Northern Sudan. The Committee, chaired by Mr Pat Breen, TD, previously extended an invitation to Univeristy College Cork's Centre for Global Development to present on its work across a diverse range of interlocking global issues. Over 100 staff members at UCC are involved in a range of on-going global development research, teaching and volunteering projects.
The live-streamed and public meeting on Wednesday 24th April 2013 featured an animated discussion between the CGD team and TDs and Senators, with over two dozen questions from Committee members on a range of themes related to the projects, as well as the overall contribution universities, and UCC's CGD in particular, are making to the complex area of global development.
Professor Tony Ryan, Consultant Neonatologist at CUMH and Professor of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, UCC presented the Helping Baby Breathe (HBB) project. Funded by Irish Aid Prof Ryan's colourful presentation used a mannequin of a baby to demonstrate how village midwives can save young lives by focusing on the baby during the first or 'golden minute' after birth. He noted that changing birthing practices to ensure a focus on this 'golden minute' has led, based on research evidence, to many lives being saved in Sudan where he, together with a colleague, Dr Sami Ahmed (Bons Secours Hopsital, Cork) have been promoting the HBB project (originally developed by the American Academy of Paediatrics) over the last number of years.
The HBB is a basic neonatal resuscitation curriculum specifically developed for resource-limited circumstances. It is based on the premise that assessment at birth and simple new-born care are basic standards that every baby deserves. HBB emphasises skilled attendance at birth, assessment of every baby, temperature support, stimulation to breathe, and assisted ventilation as needed, all within "The Golden Minute" after birth.
The video of Prof. Ryan's presentation to the JCFAT can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2tyqNtGFBc
The vide of Prof. Ryan's Q&A session at the JFCAT can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAvQZcAzxYg
Helping Babies Breathe
Irish Aid, Irish & American Paediatricians and Nurses
and Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) in Sudan
LAUNCH of H.B.B, KHARTOUM, SUDAN - JANAURY 2013
Imagine you are in a remote Sudanese village, a collection of 50 or so, single-story mud houses. The village midwife has been monitoring Salma throughout her pregnancy. She is summoned because Salma is in labour. She picks up her aluminium box, the size of a square overnight case. The equipment inside has already been sterilised by boiling and resealed following the last delivery. She picks up a bucket filled with cooled boiled water, puts on her uniform, a linen white sari, and she waddles over to Selma's house with her box in one hand and her water bucket in the other. Village people are beginning to gather around the hut. A birth in the village is a festival.
The midwife begins to make arrangements for the delivery. Inside the hut are the mothers of Salma and her husband. This is Salma's first baby. The midwife washes her hands carefully. She does not have any disposable gloves. Indeed, 80% of babies in Sudan are delivered into midwives' un-gloved hands. As the labour progresses towards the delivery, the midwife performs an episiotomy, often without local anaesthetic because supplies have run out. Selma is being held down and supported by her grandmothers. She has had no painkillers during her labour. When the baby is born the midwife cuts the cord, hands the baby to the grandmothers and addresses herself to delivering the placenta and suturing the episiotomy. The grandmothers have seen many babies born but they have also seen many babies die, including some of their own. They begin to wash their new grandchild baby who is limp and crying weakly. They put on some fine clothes. They are worried that the baby is not crying and indeed the midwife confirms that the baby has died. The village is saddened, but they are used to this and they say that Selma can have another baby next year, a healthy baby who will survive.
Imagine a year later, Salma is pregnant, about to deliver and the same midwife is called. The midwife has been taught a programme called 'Helping Babies Breathe' at the Health Centre many miles away from the village. She has been given a piece of equipment called a bag/mask. She learned to put the mask over the mouth of a baby mannequin and to squeeze the bag so as to pump air into the mannequin's lungs. She had never before in her life seen one of these devices. She has tended to it carefully, keeping it in a plastic bag to prevent it from contamination and sand.
Salma's baby is delivered. This time the midwife places the baby on the Salma's tummy to keep her baby warm. She dries the baby vigorously. She wipes a little fluid from her mouth and stimulates her by rubbing her back. She puts on a dry towel to keep the baby warm. She looks at the baby's chest. She heard no cry and the baby is not breathing. She immediately cuts the cord, brings the baby over to the table where her bag/mask device was carefully laid out. She suctions the baby's mouth, puts the mask over the baby's face, squeezes air into the baby's lungs. She chants to herself as she had been taught : 'breathe..2…3, breathe..2…3, breathe..2..3. She continues this for a minute without interruption. She feels the baby beginning to struggle. She takes off the mask and the baby cries. Salma's second baby has arrived safely into the world by the help of a midwife who learned how to Help Babies Breathe!
In January 2013 a team of doctors and nurses from Ireland, USA and Northern Sudan undertook a week long intensive Master Train the Trainer Helping Babies Breathe programme. The master trainers included;
Prof Anthony Ryan, Consultant Neonatologist, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Dr Sami Ahmed, Consultant Paediatrician, Bons Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Dr Abdel Moniem Hamid, Consultant Paediatrician, Khartoum General Hospital, Sudan.
Prof George A. Little, Co-Chairperson of the HBB Global Implementation Task Force, Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
Dr Carol Little, Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
Dr Lisa Clark, Paediatric Nurse Practitioner at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital, USA.
Victoria Flanagan, RN, MS, Regional Program for Women's and Children's Health, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre, USA.
With a grant from Irish Aid, their aim was to teach village midwives the Helping Babies Breathe Programme, developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The philosophy of HBB is simple: it is a plea to the midwife to Give the first minute of life to the baby. Most babies who do not breathe within the first minute of birth will die. Most babies who breathe or who are helped to breathe will survive. Over 4 days, they trained 40 Paediatricians and Senior Health Midwives who then trained 40 Village Midwives from all over Sudan in the Helping Babies Breath Programme. The days were filled with teaching activities, hands-on training, feedback and encouragement.
At the closing ceremony, 1,000 bag-mask devices from Irish Aid were distributed to health care teams from each of the 15 States in Northern Sudan. Each team was committed to teaching other village midwives in their locality. However, there are 14,000 more midwives in Sudan. It costs €80 to train a midwife and provide her with a bag-mask resuscitation device. Can we reach out to them to Help Babies Breathe?
50 Years of Sudanese Obstetric Outcomes
According to the most recent World Health Statistics report from the World Health Organization in 2010, Sudan's reported maternal mortality ratio (MMR) estimate was 1,107 deaths per 100 000 live births. This is above the African regional estimate of 900 per 100,000 live births, and is significantly higher than the estimated MMR in the European region of 27 per 100,000 live births. Likewise, neonatal mortality in Sudan is significant, at 41 per 1,000 live births, compared with less than ten per 1000 live births in Europe.
Thanks to researchers at Omdurman Maternity Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital over 50 years of Sudanese obstetric outcomes were examined and collated toghether for a publication in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG) in 2011. The paper shows a unique historical portrait of health outcomes in one of the largest maternity hospitals in Africa, and shows steady, sustained improvements in maternal, stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates since the 1990s. The CUMH-OMH partnership was associated with a number of positive infrastructural, educational, and staffing achievements over the last decade and this seminal journal article is a testiment to strength of this partnership.
Reference: Carlson V, Omer M, Ibrahim S, Ahmed S, O'Byrne K, Kenny L, Ryan C. Fifty years of Sudanese hospital-based obstetric outcomes and an international partnership. BJOG 2011;118:1608–1616.
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UCC's Centre for Global Development - Annual Report 2012
The Cork - Omdurman Partnership Project (COPP), now known as the Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) - Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH) Partnership, was included in University College Cork's (UCC) Centre for Global Development Annual Report in 2012 (pages 16-17). The Centre for Global Development (CGD) is the main vehicle for UCC's global development strategy and is the outward expression and umbrella forum of the wide range of development work which UCC staff, students and personnel are involved with. The Helping Babies Breathe project in Northern Sudan was also included in the CGD Report (page 22-23) which is publicised to a wide international audience and printed and distributed around the world.
The CGD Annual Report for 2012 can be viewed online or downloaded to your computer here: UCC's Centre for Global Development - Annual Report
Sudanese Outstanding Partnership Award
In January 2013, during a week long research and training visit to Khartoum, Northern Sudan, Prof. Anthony Ryan and Dr Sami Ahmed were presented with an Outstanidng Partnership Award by Prof. Mamoun Humaida, Minister of Health for Khartoum State for building up the Cork-Omdurman partnership over the last number of years and for their commitment to improving maternal and child health in Northern Sudan.
Ms Siobhán O'Connor along with Mr Yusuf Malik were also presented with gifts by Dr Murwan Omer, Clinical Director of Omdurman Maternity Hospital for their contribution to education and research at OMH. The awards ceremony at the Coral Hotel, Khartoum concluded with a civic reception and dinner attended by members of the Ministry of Health, the Sudanese Medical Council, the Sudan Association of Paediatricians and the Sudanese Society of Neonatologists.
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Q: Get the data-url correctly using javascript function I am creating a delete comment function and
this are the pieces of html for a delete comment functionality.

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And this is the function for delete a comment, which is automatically loaded when document is ready,
function delete_comment () {
  $('.delete-comment').click( function (e) {
    var url = $('.delete-comment').attr('data-url');
    $.ajax({
      url: url,
      type: 'get',
      dataType: 'json',
      success: function (data) {
        $('#comment-area').html(data.comments);
        delete_comment();
      },
      error: function () {
        alert('error');
      }
    });
  });
}

The problem with this function from the given html above, if I'm going to click on .delete-comment with
data-url="http://myproject.com/comment_controller/delete_comment/13/6" take note on this "13/6", the javascript function delete_comment(),
in this line
var url = $('.delete-comment').attr('data-url');
chose to get the data-url="http://myproject.com/comment_controller/delete_comment/12/6" take note also this "12/6", to see the difference, instead of the data-url of .delete-comment I clicked.
In short, this function always chose the first-child div small, whatever small.delete-comment I'm going to click.
What was the best solution for this?

A: A more robust way to approach this would be to use the jQuery .data() function.
var url = $(this).data('url');

This will pick up any dynamically added/updated url that may have changed via JavaScript, but not updated in the DOM attribute.

A: Try
var url = $(this).attr('data-url');

You are getting the attribue value by className and multiple elements have same class so the attribute value for first element found in dom is being returned.
So you need to get the value of element which is clicked and you can use this to get the value of clicked element.

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