4:20 am - been up for an hour already. Me & sleep not so friendly:(

Watching "Friday the 13th" Killer Cut on Blu-Ray with my Dad. Camp Crystal Lake in 2009 looks pretty damn good! Jason's mother-still scary!

MORTIFIED by Dad's DVR of Gossip Grl!I heard the camera adds weight but 50+ lbs & makes you look older and balder too!?!Dad said to delete:(

Madge is pimping out her kid to promote her video!!! LOL!!! LOVE IT! http://ping.fm/69h6G

Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim to all my Jewish friends:) http://ping.fm/CLI8X

TGIF peeps!

Can't sleep - watching Investigation Discovery . . .

It's 1:37 am - went to bed earlier but now back up and wide awake . . .

Miss Mona put in a superb "straight 8" hour day! And impressed me with how well she behaved. I also came home to NO pee on the floor:)

Miss Mona booked a "non-barking" job today on a Drew Barrymore picture and now she thinks she's a movie star:)

No NYC Marathon for me this year. The Dr. has pulled me off training for the Marathon due to a stress fracture:(

The VMAs were awesome this year from top to bottom and need to stay in NYC 4EVER!!!

#VMAs OKAY BEYONCE YOU GO W/ YOUR BIG BAD INDEPENDENT WOMAN "UN"SINGLE LADY SELF!! SHE IS A HOT, TALENTED CHICK-LOVE HER!!!

VMAs in New York City Baby!!! KEEP IT HERE!!!

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FEATURE FILMS: CURRENTLY SHOOTING

69 Love Stories (replacing the previously announced production, V), an anthology film featuring 69 versions of the same story with 69 different couples. Directed by Marc Lafia. Shooting began in mid-May and continues through the summer. Principals and background: V Films, 191 Sixth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217, Attn: Irena Rogovsky.

*NEW The Back-up Plan, a romantic comedy. Directed by Alan Poul. Shooting July 17–24. With Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin. Principals: No information available. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

The Bounty (akaThe Bounty Hunter), an action film about a bounty hunter hired to track down his ex-wife. Directed by Andy Tennant. Shooting from June 15 through late summer in New York and Atlantic City. With Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston. Principals: No further casting. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

Boy Wonder, a drama about a young man seeking his mother’s killer. Directed by Michael Morrissey. Shooting June 15–July 20. With Caleb Steinmeyer, Bill Sage, Tracy Middendorf, Zulay Henao, and James Russo. Principals: No further casting. Background: Extra Mile, Inc., 150 W. 28th St., Ste. 1601, NYC 10001.

A Couple of Dicks (aka A Couple of Cops), a comedy. Directed by Kevin Smith. Shooting June 1–Aug. 10. With Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. Principals: No information available. Background: Amerifilm Casting, 151 First Ave., Ste. 225, NYC 10003.

Dance Film Sequel, the latest installment in a dance movie franchise. Director TBA. Shooting through July 22. Principals: No information available. Background: Comer & Gallucio Casting, 440 Ninth Ave., Ste. 24, NYC 10001 or candgcasting@gmail.com.

*Going the Distance, a romantic comedy about a long-distance relationship. Directed by Nanette Burstein. Shooting July 14–Sept. 13. With Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. Principals: No information available. Background: Central Casting New York, 875 Sixth Ave., 15th fl., NYC 10001, Attn: Todd Feldman.

*NEW The Instant Messenger, a romantic suspense adventure. Directed by Felix Pena. Shooting July 11–Aug. 1 in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Principals: No further casting. Background: motosisfilms@yahoo.com. No pay.

*Just Wright, a romantic comedy about a physical therapist who falls for a basketball player. Directed by Sanaa Hamri. Shooting through Aug. 21. With Queen Latifah. Principals: No information available. Background: Kee Casting, P.O. Box 3175, Guttenberg, NJ 07093.

Morning Glory, a comedy about an old-school TV anchorman who joins a morning show. Directed by Roger Michel. Shooting June 1–Aug. 15. With Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, and Diane Keaton. Principals: No further casting. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

Remember Me, a romantic drama about young lovers whose relationship is threatened by family tragedies. Directed by Allen Coulter. Shooting June 15–Aug. 3. With Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan, Emilie de Ravin, and Chris Cooper. Principals: No further casting. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

UPCOMING FEATURE FILMS

2 Taryn Atkins Projects,a drama about how the decisions people make dictate their lives and a drama about a young woman with internal struggles. Both shooting in summer 2010. Principals and background: TCA Productions Inc., Attn: Casting Dept., 125-28 Queens Blvd., Ste. 610, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Include two headshots showing different looks. For more information, go to www.tcaproductionsinc.com. Some pay.

*NEW Asabiyyah, a dramatic action feature set in the future. Directed by Jeff Bonistalli. Shoots late July to mid-September in Connecticut. Principals and background: JBonistall@aol.com. Also seeking staff: production, lighting, sound hands. Some pay.

Broken Souls, an indie thriller. Director TBA. Tentative start date of July 20. Principals and background: brokensoulsmovie@gmail.com. Some pay.

* NEW Bushwick, a drama about a detective investigating the murder of a runaway teenager. Directed by Luis Landivar. Shooting Aug. 1–14. Principals: Casting@landvariedinternational.com. Background: Not casting. For more information, visit www.landvariedinternational.com.

The Darkroom, an independent drama. Directed by Paul Rothman. Shooting begins in late summer, mostly in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Principals and background: Close Up Pictures LLC, 172 Fifth Ave., Box #67, Brooklyn, NY 11217, Attn: Casting Director. Possible pay for some roles.

*Dr. G., an indie feature. Directed by Tony Greer. Shooting begins in early August. Principals and background: tonyfilms@yahoo.com. Seeking the following principal roles only: African-American female, 30–35; African-American male, 30–35, fit and toned. Producer states: “Simulated sex scenes will be carefully choreographed and shot in a professional manner.” For more info, go to www.tonyfilmsltd.com. Deferred pay.

*NEW Eat Pray Love, a drama based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. Directed by Ryan Murphy. Shooting in New York Aug 2–28 (also shoots in Italy, India, and Bali). With Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, and Richard Jenkins. Principals: No information available. Background: Central Casting New York, 875 Sixth Ave., 15th fl., NYC 10001, Attn: David Waldron.

*The Familia, a Latino mob love story. Directed by Emilio Rosa and Juan Shamsul Alam. Shooting begins later this year on Long Island. With Rosa, Tito Puente Jr., Santo Alam, Jaime Tirelli, Angel Salazar, Rick Borgia, and Steven Bauer. Principals and background: tainorosafilms@aol.com. For more information, visit www.tainorosa.com or www.thefamilia.us. Deferred pay.

*NEW Get Him to the Greek, a comedy set in the world of pop music. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Shooting July 23–Aug. 2. With Rose Byrne, Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, and Elisabeth Moss. Principals: No further casting. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

*NEWSex and the City 2, a comedy. Directed by Michael Patrick King. Shooting begins in mid-August. With Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Chris Noth. Principals: No information available. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

Untitled Cybil Lake Project, a feature film. Shooting begins Aug. 10. Principals and background: Cybil Lake, c/o Benjamin James, 900 Broadway Ave., 2nd fl., NYC 10003. For more information, go to www.thecybillakeshow.com. No pay. Also seeking a producer.

*Untitled Stephen Padilla Feature, about four political strategists who meet to discuss the 2008 presidential election. Shooting begins in July and continues for a month. Principals: A Family Affair Films, 305 Columbus Ave., #54, NYC 10023. Seeking the following role only: male, early 50s, Caucasian, sneaky, cynical, partisan political animal. No pay. Background: Not casting.

TV IN PRODUCTION

Boardwalk Empire, a series for HBO about the rise of Atlantic City in the 1920s. Shooting pilot through July 21. The series is expected to begin shooting in September. With Steve Buscemi, Stephen Graham, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Pitt, Vincent Piazza, and Michael Shannon. Principals: No information available. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011. Men must be willing to have their hair cut short; women must have at least shoulder-length hair.

The Good Wife, an hourlong drama for CBS about the wife of a politician who returns to her law practice after her husband goes to jail. Shooting from July 15 until early 2010. With Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth. Principals: No information available. Background: Kee Casting, P.O. Box 3175, Guttenberg, NJ 07093. Note: AFTRA project.

Gossip Girl, an hourlong drama for the CW about young socialites, based on the novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. Shooting from June 29 through March. With Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Matthew Settle, Kelly Rutherford, and Jessica Szohr. Principals: Bowling/Miscia Casting, 349 Broadway, 3rd fl., NYC 10013. Background: Central Casting New York, 875 Sixth Ave., 15th fl., NYC 10001.

*NEW Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,an hourlong NBC drama. Shooting July 6–April 5. With Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Ice-T, Connie Nielsen, Stephanie March, B.D. Wong, Michaela McManus, and Tamara Tunie. Principals: Jonathan Strauss, Lynn Kressel Casting, Pier 62, Room 304, West 23rd Street and Hudson River, NYC 10011. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011.

Royal Pains, an hourlong comedy for the USA Network about a physician treating the rich and fashionable. Shooting through mid-August. With Mark Feurstein. Principals: No information available. Background: Grant Wilfley Casting, 123 W. 18th St., 8th fl., NYC 10011. Seeking AFTRA members only.

*NEW Ugly Betty, an hourlong dramedy for ABC. Shooting for Season 4 begins July 14 and continues through April 16. With America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana,, Ana Ortiz, Becki Newton, Mark Indelicato, Judith Light, Michael Urie, and Vanessa Williams. Principals: Geoffrey Soffer, Silvercup Studios East, Stage C, 34-92 Starr Ave., 2nd fl. studio, Long Island City, NY 11101. Background: Comer & Gallucio Casting, 440 Ninth Ave., Ste. 24, NYC 10001 or candgcasting@gmail.com.


DAYTIME DRAMA

All My Children (ABC). Judy Blye Wilson (casting director), Robert Lambert (associate, under-fives and background), 320 W. 66th St., NYC 10023. Send headshots, résumés, post cards.

As the World Turns (CBS). Mary Clay Boland (principals), LaMont Craig (under-fives), Kate Martineau (background), 1268 E. 14th St., Brooklyn, NY 11230. Send headshots and résumés.

Guiding Light (CBS). Rob Decina (casting director), Alison Goodman (associate, under-fives), Jill Creighton (assistant, background), 524 W. 57th St., Ste. 5320, NYC 10019. Accepts post cards and showcase invitations. Series is slated to end production in September.

One Life to Live (ABC). Julie Madison (casting director), Victoria Visgilio (associate), Sheryl Baker-Fisher (assistant), 157 Columbus Ave., 2nd fl., NYC 10023. Send headshots and résumés or post cards only.

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Hi Beth,

I literally just finished watching the documentary "Dominick Dunne: After the Party." It was very interesting and very well done. I really felt as if it gave the viewer a true insight into the real Dominick Dunne.

I don't know if you're aware of this but at the very end of the film there is a shot of you whispering into Dominick Dunne's ear. It's very intriguing and I wish I were a fly on that ear.

I know that there really isn't anybody that can "replace" Dominick Dunne as host of his show "Power, Privilege and Justice." However, I do hope that the TruTV Network finds a way to keep the show on the air.

Perhaps they can have a rotation of hosts such as yourself, Jean Casarez, and some of the current and former TruTV anchors. Former anchors Rikki Kleiman and Catherine Crier instantly come to mind.

I have admired your excellent reporting first on Court TV and now TruTV since the very beginning. Keep up your excellent work!

All the best to you!

~ POI

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5 Signs Your Husband Is Gay
By Matthew Kayser
One of the worst fears you have as a married woman is to one day find out that your husband is gay. Regardless of society’s level of acceptance of homosexuality, the thought of your spouse being gay is one that brings sadness and disappointment. No woman wants to discover that her husband is gay.

With that said, some women will attest to the relief that comes from finding out their spouse is gay after enduring a long and painful marriage. Still, the news tends to be devastating to women, particularly women who have raised a child with a gay spouse.

If you have a suspicion that your husband is gay, the following information will help you determine if your suspicions could be correct. First, we will discuss why you need to know if he is gay or not. Next, we will review some of the many signs that might be an accurate indicator of his homosexuality.

Why do you need to know if you have a gay husband?
While some people have argued that a marriage can survive with one heterosexual spouse and one gay spouse, the majority of research points in the opposite direction. There are certain instances of women discovering that a husband is homosexual and still accepting him as a spouse. This is seen particularly in a scenario where children are involved. The wife wants to keep the family together, no matter what. The need for the children to have their father around and the desire to model a traditional family is often so overwhelming that some women place their mental health and emotional wellbeing at risk.
This is the most complicated part of this discussion. First of all, it is important for you to realize that you should never assume that your husband is gay. There may be several signs that point in that direction, but until you know for sure, do not assume. You will be putting unnecessary strain on you and your family.

Let’s look at some of the signs that may indicate your husband prefers men. Remember that effeminate qualities in a man do not necessarily mean that he is gay. So it is wise to rule out some of the stereotypes often associated with gay men, such as having a lisp or carrying himself a certain way.

Another sign people often associate with a man being homosexual is his tendency to be overly sensitive or caring. It is somewhat ironic that most wives would love to have a spouse who is emotional and caring, yet it is automatically assumed that a man is gay when he expresses these traits. It isn’t fair to equate a man who is gentle, caring and emotional with a man who is homosexual.

Now that you have heard this disclaimer, let’s go over the signs that are reliable and that have withstood the test of time. One thing to look for is extreme homophobic behavior. If your husband turns almost militantly angry when confronted by someone who is gay, it may indicate that your husband is gay. This doesn’t make sense at first, but a deeper analysis will explain why.
People often lash out at those who embody traits they do not like about themselves. If someone is frustratingly shy, they may grow furious when seeing someone struggle to express him or herself. They are in fact empathizing with that person, but it does not come across that way.
If your husband continually makes “gay” jokes, or has revealed a certain amount of rage towards homosexuals or homosexual behavior, let that be a warning sign to you. Of course, he may just be very much opposed to the gay lifestyle. But at least consider the possibility.

It is now easier than ever to gain access to all types of pornography. Because it is also possible to track what people are viewing, it is widely considered a risk to view online material that is considered inappropriate in one’s particular setting. If your husband has consistently viewed homosexual pornography, remember that he probably would not be doing it if he did not enjoy it. It is simply too risky an activity to merely “check out”.

Your husband may also be receiving an inordinate amount of phone calls from men. If they are men you do not know or men that your husband does not willingly bring to your attention (such as an old friend from high school who happened to get in touch with him), be concerned.
Guys typically do like to hang out with each other unless it is in a group setting. Too much alone time with one man is a sign that perhaps your husband is gay. At the very least, you can suspect that he is involved in a level of intimacy with his male friend that he should be saving for you. Trust your instincts in this situation. If you really feel as though something strange is going on, there is probably a legitimate reason.

Another sign that may suggest you have a problem on your hands is if your husband suddenly loses sexual interest in you. If he is difficult to arouse or seems to be on another planet mentally during intimate moments, look into it. Communication is an essential element when trying to discover the truth. Of course, you can always ask your spouse why he appears to be distant during these intimate times.

Be careful not to approach your spouse in an accusatory manner, despite how worried you may be that he is gay. If he does not offer an explanation that is believable, search deeper. You have every right to probe because it is your future and your family’s wellbeing on the line.
Hopefully, you have the means and the fortitude to handle the situation with grace and dignity. People make mistakes. If your husband made the mistake of marrying you when he knew he was gay, you will eventually need to forgive him.

This is especially true if you have children. You want to demonstrate to them how to handle difficult situations and there is perhaps no better opportunity to do this than when you are discovering the truth about their father. If you have suspicions, remember that the above signs are usually good indicators that your husband is gay.

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I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script
in Featured, Movies, Protest
Wednesday, Sep. 9 2009 @ 10:00PM

We know you've been working very hard on your screenplay, but before you go looking for some professional feedback, you might keep in mind the following piece by A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson.

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​I will not read your fucking script.

That's simple enough, isn't it? "I will not read your fucking script." What's not clear about that? There's nothing personal about it, nothing loaded, nothing complicated. I simply have no interest in reading your fucking screenplay. None whatsoever.

If that seems unfair, I'll make you a deal. In return for you not asking me to read your fucking script, I will not ask you to wash my fucking car, or take my fucking picture, or represent me in fucking court, or take out my fucking gall bladder, or whatever the fuck it is that you do for a living.

You're a lovely person. Whatever time we've spent together has, I'm sure, been pleasurable for both of us. I quite enjoyed that conversation we once had about structure and theme, and why Sergio Leone is the greatest director who ever lived. Yes, we bonded, and yes, I wish you luck in all your endeavors, and it would thrill me no end to hear that you had sold your screenplay, and that it had been made into the best movie since Godfather Part II.

But I will not read your fucking script.

At this point, you should walk away, firm in your conviction that I'm a dick. But if you're interested in growing as a human being and recognizing that it is, in fact, you who are the dick in this situation, please read on.

Yes. That's right. I called you a dick. Because you created this situation. You put me in this spot where my only option is to acquiesce to your demands or be the bad guy. That, my friend, is the very definition of a dick move.

I was recently cornered by a young man of my barest acquaintance.

I doubt we've exchanged a hundred words. But he's dating someone I know, and he cornered me in the right place at the right time, and asked me to read a two-page synopsis for a script he'd been working on for the last year. He was submitting the synopsis to some contest or program, and wanted to get a professional opinion.

Now, I normally have a standard response to people who ask me to read their scripts, and it's the simple truth: I have two piles next to my bed. One is scripts from good friends, and the other is manuscripts and books and scripts my agents have sent to me that I have to read for work. Every time I pick up a friend's script, I feel guilty that I'm ignoring work. Every time I pick something up from the other pile, I feel guilty that I'm ignoring my friends. If I read yours before any of that, I'd be an awful person.

Most people get that. But sometimes you find yourself in a situation where the guilt factor is really high, or someone plays on a relationship or a perceived obligation, and it's hard to escape without seeming rude. Then, I tell them I'll read it, but if I can put it down after ten pages, I will. They always go for that, because nobody ever believes you can put their script down once you start.

But hell, this was a two page synopsis, and there was no time to go into either song or dance, and it was just easier to take it. How long can two pages take?

Weeks, is the answer.

And this is why I will not read your fucking script.

It rarely takes more than a page to recognize that you're in the presence of someone who can write, but it only takes a sentence to know you're dealing with someone who can't.

(By the way, here's a simple way to find out if you're a writer. If you disagree with that statement, you're not a writer. Because, you see, writers are also readers.)

You may want to allow for the fact that this fellow had never written a synopsis before, but that doesn't excuse the inability to form a decent sentence, or an utter lack of facility with language and structure. The story described was clearly of great importance to him, but he had done nothing to convey its specifics to an impartial reader. What I was handed was, essentially, a barely coherent list of events, some connected, some not so much. Characters wander around aimlessly, do things for no reason, vanish, reappear, get arrested for unnamed crimes, and make wild, life-altering decisions for no reason. Half a paragraph is devoted to describing the smell and texture of a piece of food, but the climactic central event of the film is glossed over in a sentence. The death of the hero is not even mentioned. One sentence describes a scene he's in, the next describes people showing up at his funeral. I could go on, but I won't. This is the sort of thing that would earn you a D minus in any Freshman Comp class.

Which brings us to an ugly truth about many aspiring screenwriters: They think that screenwriting doesn't actually require the ability to write, just the ability to come up with a cool story that would make a cool movie. Screenwriting is widely regarded as the easiest way to break into the movie business, because it doesn't require any kind of training, skill or equipment. Everybody can write, right? And because they believe that, they don't regard working screenwriters with any kind of real respect. They will hand you a piece of inept writing without a second thought, because you do not have to be a writer to be a screenwriter.

So. I read the thing. And it hurt, man. It really hurt. I was dying to find something positive to say, and there was nothing. And the truth is, saying something positive about this thing would be the nastiest, meanest and most dishonest thing I could do. Because here's the thing: not only is it cruel to encourage the hopeless, but you cannot discourage a writer. If someone can talk you out of being a writer, you're not a writer. If I can talk you out of being a writer, I've done you a favor, because now you'll be free to pursue your real talent, whatever that may be. And, for the record, everybody has one. The lucky ones figure out what that is. The unlucky ones keep on writing shitty screenplays and asking me to read them.

To make matters worse, this guy (and his girlfriend) had begged me to be honest with him. He was frustrated by the responses he'd gotten from friends, because he felt they were going easy on him, and he wanted real criticism. They never do, of course. What they want is a few tough notes to give the illusion of honesty, and then some pats on the head. What they want--always--is encouragement, even when they shouldn't get any.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell someone that they've spent a year wasting their time? Do you know how much blood and sweat goes into that criticism? Because you want to tell the truth, but you want to make absolutely certain that it comes across honestly and without cruelty. I did more rewrites on that fucking e-mail than I did on my last three studio projects.

My first draft was ridiculous. I started with specific notes, and after a while, found I'd written three pages on the first two paragraphs. That wasn't the right approach. So I tossed it, and by the time I was done, I'd come up with something that was relatively brief, to the point, and considerate as hell. The main point I made was that he'd fallen prey to a fallacy that nails a lot of first timers. He was way more interested in telling his one story than in being a writer. It was like buying all the parts to a car and starting to build it before learning the basics of auto mechanics. You'll learn a lot along the way, I said, but you'll never have a car that runs.

(I should mention that while I was composing my response, he pulled the ultimate amateur move, and sent me an e-mail saying, "If you haven't read it yet, don't! I have a new draft. Read this!" In other words, "The draft I told you was ready for professional input, wasn't actually.")

I advised him that if all he was interested in was this story, he should find a writer and work with him; or, if he really wanted to be a writer, start at the beginning and take some classes, and start studying seriously.

And you know what? I shouldn't have bothered. Because for all the hair I pulled out, for all the weight and seriousness I gave his request for a real, professional critique, his response was a terse "Thanks for your opinion." And, the inevitable fallout--a week later a mutual friend asked me, "What's this dick move I hear you pulled on Whatsisname?"
So now this guy and his girlfriend think I'm an asshole, and the truth of the matter is, the story really ended the moment he handed me the goddamn synopsis. Because if I'd just said "No" then and there, they'd still think I'm an asshole. Only difference is, I wouldn't have had to spend all that time trying to communicate thoughtfully and honestly with someone who just wanted a pat on the head, and, more importantly, I wouldn't have had to read that godawful piece of shit.

You are not owed a read from a professional, even if you think you have an in, and even if you think it's not a huge imposition. It's not your choice to make. This needs to be clear--when you ask a professional for their take on your material, you're not just asking them to take an hour or two out of their life, you're asking them to give you--gratis--the acquired knowledge, insight, and skill of years of work. It is no different than asking your friend the house painter to paint your living room during his off hours.

There's a great story about Pablo Picasso. Some guy told Picasso he'd pay him to draw a picture on a napkin. Picasso whipped out a pen and banged out a sketch, handed it to the guy, and said, "One million dollars, please."

"A million dollars?" the guy exclaimed. "That only took you thirty seconds!"

"Yes," said Picasso. "But it took me fifty years to learn how to draw that in thirty seconds."

Like the cad who asks the professional for a free read, the guy simply didn't have enough respect for the artist to think about what he was asking for. If you think it's only about the time, then ask one of your non-writer friends to read it. Hell, they might even enjoy your script. They might look upon you with a newfound respect. It could even come to pass that they call up a friend in the movie business and help you sell it, and soon, all your dreams will come true. But me?

I will not read your fucking script.

Josh Olson's screenplay for the film A History of Violence was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA, the WGA award and the Edgar. He is also the writer and director of the horror/comedy cult movie Infested, which Empire Magazine named one of the 20 Best Straight to Video Movies ever made. Recently, he has written with the legendary Harlan Ellison, and worked on Halo with Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp. He adapted Dennis Lehane's story "Until Gwen," which he will also be directing. He is currently adapting One Shot, one of the best-selling Jack Reacher books for Paramount.

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Does anyone want a cute French Bulldog? Mine is really driving me nuts! She is such a handful:(

Thinking of my little nephew Nico who turns 6 today which makes this an even more special day for me to be grateful for!

Writer and Director Michael Patrick King makes his big-screen debut with Sex and the City, the movie

Writer and director Michael Patrick King in Los Angeles.
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After decades in TV, writer and director Michael Patrick King makes his big-screen debut with Sex and the City, the movie.
By Christine Lennon
Photograph by Sian Kennedy
April 2008

It’s been said that New York was so essential to Sex and the City that it functioned as the HBO megahit’s fifth lead character. If that’s true, then Scranton, Pennsylvania, hometown of the show’s executive producer, Michael Patrick King, also deserves a spot on the credits list. As a boy, King had the unusual hobby of staging elaborate theatrical productions in his front yard. “I’d cast all of the neighborhood girls in these shows,” he says. “My mom would be leaving the house and she’d say, ‘Don’t you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!’ And the door would close, and that’s exactly what I’d do. The show was calling me!”

Those neighborhood girls didn’t know it back then, but even without the pink cocktails and designer wardrobes, they were King’s prototypes for Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. And four years after the TV version’s series finale, King is bringing the ladies back. The movie version of Sex and the City, which he wrote and directed, hits theaters in May.

“In the beginning, it was Darren and I in the room, saying things like ‘What if she said, ‘Up the butt’?” says King, recalling his earliest Sex and the City brainstorming sessions with the show’s creator, Darren Star. “‘Mrs. Up-the-Butt!’ When I wrote that, I was like, ‘Nobody ever wrote lines like this.’ There was no template for the series, and there isn’t one for the movie, either.”

Sex and the City is not, of course, the first television show to make the jump to the big screen, but most of the others have been lowbrow comedies (think Starsky & Hutch) or nostalgic spoofs (The Brady Bunch). “I guess The X-Files is the only one with the original cast, but how do you compare this with that?” says King, a fit, salt-and-pepper-haired extrovert who lives in Los Angeles with his boyfriend of six years.

In this case, lack of precedent seems only to have increased expectations. Gossip blogs tipped the public off about the film’s location schedule and hundreds of fans showed up to watch shoots. Add to that the high financial hopes—DVDs of the series have netted more than $300 million—and the fact that this is King’s first feature film, and the stakes couldn’t be much higher. “The first-time director thing is just another label somebody puts on you,” says King, who directed 10 episodes of the show and wrote 16 of them. “The real pressure, for me, is I have these four characters that people care about and know so well. There’s a lot of expectation about what these women should be doing.”

King, 53, moved to New York as a 20-year-old college dropout in order to pursue an acting career. When that didn’t pan out, he started doing stand-up, eventually working the comedy club circuit alongside Ray Romano and Jerry Seinfeld. After a young HBO executive named Carolyn Strauss caught his act, she encouraged him to write sitcom scripts for the fledgling Comedy Central. That eventually led to a job on Murphy Brown. “I joined the show the year the Dan Quayle thing happened,” says King, referring to the then vice president’s 1992 condemnation of Brown’s single-parent lifestyle. “It was a smart, smart place. I remember staying up at night thinking, ‘I’ve got to get my mind to think faster.’”

In 1997, after Murphy Brown had ended, Strauss came calling again, this time recruiting King for Sex and the City, which was just getting off the ground. King instantly felt comfortable with the raunchy subject matter, but the saltier bits of the show came as a shock to his conservative Irish Catholic mother, who complained that one episode left her so embarrassed that she couldn’t even watch it in front of the dog. “And the dog’s a girl!” she added.

Fortunately, the rest of the world was less squeamish: The series won 11 Emmys and eight Golden Globes and was an unqualified international hit. But by 2004 the buzz had dimmed a bit. Samantha was on the mend from breast cancer, Miranda was sponge-bathing her senile mother-in-law, and Carrie was ending a puzzling love affair with Mikhail Baryshnikov to pick up with Mr. Big—again. It seemed that the time had come for the ladies of Sex and the City to hang up their Manolos and for Kim Cattrall, who had spent much of the series naked, to put on some clothes. “When Michael and I decided to end the show, we thought we had told the best stories we could,” says Sarah Jessica Parker. “If he didn’t think he could make the show great anymore, I didn’t want to do it.”

But King had a few Sex stories left in him after all. While he and Parker were in Paris filming the series finale, they started talking about the possibility of doing a full-length feature, and King wrote an outline. “It was a romp,” remembers Parker. “It reminded me of one of those Bob Hope–Bing Crosby buddy movies.”

The film, however, hit some snags: Contract negotiations with the cast fell through, and rumors of tension (mainly that Cattrall wasn’t cooperating) were all over the gossip columns. King claims such stories were “blown up in the press beyond belief” but does admit that “the first time around, Kim said, ‘I don’t know if I want to be Samantha again right now.’”

Not one to sit around waiting for the phone to ring, King jumped straight into another project, directing the mock reality series The Comeback, which he cowrote and cocreated with Lisa Kudrow. The show, in which Kudrow starred as Valerie Cherish, an aging TV sweetheart who’d do anything to stay in the spotlight, was well reviewed, but audiences seemed to find Valerie’s desperation just too cringe-inducing. “It was ahead of its time,” says King, with obvious disappointment, of the series, which lasted only one season. “But there were people who loved it. One day I got a call from David Bowie. He was going out of the country and wanted to know what happened to Valerie.”

King didn’t have too much time to wallow. In 2006 Parker finally decided to throw her weight behind the Sex and the City film, and King, feeling his original outline no longer worked, came up with a new script. “Of course, he went off and wrote a five-hour movie,” Parker says, laughing. “He always goes big. He’s got an ego that way.”

Returning to the world of Carrie and company, says King, feels like a homecoming: “I love these characters. They were always alive for me.” And though he’s tight-lipped about the film’s plot, he’s happy to share the underlying message. “One of the themes is that your 20s become 40s, and you’re still whoever you are,” King says, in a rare moment of quiet reflection—which he quickly turns into a modified stand-up routine, unwittingly demonstrating that the generalization applies to himself. “Only two things change when you get older: the energy in your voice and the time of night you feel it’s appropriate to call someone. In your 20s, people call at 2 a.m. and yell, ‘Are you up?’ into the answering machine. Now, someone calls after 8 p.m., and my boyfriend is like, ‘Who is that? Who could be calling at this hour?’”

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Paula Radcliffe's training routine

Paula Radcliffe's training routine
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe's gruelling training routine makes her slightly comic, but you still have to marvel at her, says Peta Bee.
There is little you can do but marvel when you watch Paula Radcliffe run. At her bouncebackability, her tunnel vision, her ferociousness and her sweetness. At her laborious running style and her relentless speed. And at how long it must take her to get ready in a morning because, hell, she must be one high-maintenance chick.

From what has been made public of her pre-race routine, Radcliffe gets up, has a bowl of porridge (scientists says it's low glycaemic index) and a sports drink (energy-boosting) before putting on her running kit (ultra-lightweight, heat-dispelling), a Breathe Right nasal strip (increases airflow to the lungs), two adhesive back straps (supports the muscles around her spine), a pair of compression socks (reduces muscle vibration in the calves), specially designed Nike trainers (prevents soreness in the legs), a titanium necklace (wards of stress fatigue and improves blood flow) and sunglasses.

Not that it ends there. When it's over she has an ice bath (heals microscopic tears in muscle fibres), a massage (removes waste products and lactic acid from her legs), rubs on some emu oil (the elixir made from fatty tissue on the emu's back has potent healing properties), drinks a glass of bright green wheatgrass juice (full of nutrients), has a handful of vitamin supplements, eats some ostrich meat (low in fat, high in iron) and, finally one assumes, sits down. It would be no surprise if she chose a chair that cooks her dinner while working on the acupressure points in her feet.

What is happening to Radcliffe is nothing new. There is a point along the continuum of celebrity, be it that of sports stars or otherwise, where a dalliance with odd behaviour becomes troublingly all consuming and when, on the image front at least, things start to veer downhill. Usually, it is a progression so subtle that you barely notice the transition from acceptable to somewhat questionable. But let's just say it is the stage before Jacko went completely wacko, between him having the occasional facial tweak to him adopting a chimpanzee and moving into an oxygen capsule.

David Beckham reached this place after the sarong and before the second tattoo. The Williams sisters are well and truly there. Tiger Woods is on his way. And so, it seems, is Radcliffe. We could forgive her the socks, nose plasters and even the emu oil as endearing eccentricities. But the back support and titanium neckwear were steps too far. Even, it seems, for the adoring fans who log on to her official website.

Apparently they watched in bewilderment as she lined up for the 10,000 metres final in Helsinki adorned with her technological trinkets and tried to make out what exactly it was she was wearing around her neck. A bicycle lock got the majority vote. But there were undertones of exasperation in their chat-room exchange as they pondered what might come next and calculated how much quicker she might run if she ditched the lot. But there can be no turning back.

Withdraw into a world where you devote more and more attention to less and less and eventually all that remains to focus on is yourself. Such self-absorption is necessary to some extent in sport, particularly in individual events like Radcliffe's which require singlemindedness in the extreme. But retreat too far from the ordinariness of daily life, as she appears to have done, and there is the risk that you begin to lose perspective of what's normal and what's verging on crackpot.

When experts in alternative medicine were consulted by the BBC to comment on Radcliffe's Helsinki performance-enhancers they concluded that not one of the props she used had a scrap of clinical evidence to support them. They could offer only a psychological boost to someone who believed that they work, the university researchers said. After Athens she consulted a naturopath who held metal rods over items of food to determine which she should exclude from her diet. As a result she has cut out wheat, dairy, gluten, tomatoes, coffee and grapes.

She now eats wheat-free pasta the night before a race. How Hollywood. It is a slippery slope to celebrititis, and Radcliffe, the nation's darling, appears to be on it. Come back Paula, before it's too late.

© Guardian News & Media 2008
Published: 8/21/2005

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Paula Radcliffe's 'bionic' kit

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Paula Radcliffe's 'bionic' kit
by John Hand
BBC News
Knee-length socks? Check. Nasal strip? Check. Titanium necklace? Check.

Britain's newly-crowned world marathon champion Paula Radcliffe wears a remarkable array of accessories when she competes in major races.

To assess whether such devices really help or are just gimmicks, ahead of the marathon BBC News spoke to three experts: athletics coach Fred Wooding, sports scientist Nick Morgan and Edzard Ernst, Professor of Complementary Medicine.

Click the links below for their views on Radcliffe's kit.

SUNGLASSES

For more than a decade, Radcliffe has worn specially shaped sunglasses for most of her distance races, only discarding them if the conditions are particularly wet or cloudy.

Fred Wooding, a coach for 40 years and now president at Radcliffe's home athletics club in Bedford, said: "She likes to be 100% prepared for any eventuality on the road. This would alleviate the problem of dust coming up off the road in a marathon."

Sports scientist Nick Morgan of the Sports Injury and Human Performance Centre at Lilleshall, said: "Sports science would see no great benefit in wearing sunglasses. But Paula has got to concentrate on every fine detail during her race and if it helps her do that, then it can only be a good thing."

Edzard Ernst, Professor of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University, said: "Some people are sensitive to sunlight so controlling this can only be a good thing."

NASAL STRIP

Marketed to help breathing among endurance athletes, there was a phase in the 1990s when they were commonly seen on the noses of Premiership footballers but they have since fallen out of fashion. But Radcliffe has persevered in wearing hers.

Fred Wooding: "Paula has always dealt well with having asthma and really believes this helps her breathing. I don't doubt for a minute that it does."

Nick Morgan: "There is not an awful lot of sports science to back it up. It helps you take in a lot more air through the nose. But it's one thing taking the oxygen into your body and another to utlilise it effectively. Over the course of a 26-mile run, most people would be able to take in enough air through their mouth."

Professor Edzard Ernst: "Intuitively it does make sense but I'm not sure how much help it is. You need the extra air in your lungs, not just your nose."

TITANIUM NECKLACE

This bemused Radcliffe's fans when she first wore it during the 10,000m final in Helsinki, with one visitor to her website describing it as looking like a bike lock.

Afterwards, Radcliffe explained the Japanese-developed device - widely used by baseball players - was designed to improve blood circulation and reduce muscle stress, but she chose not to wear it for the marathon.

Fred Wooding: "I did wonder what it was when I saw it but I knew that Paula would be confident it was helping her. It looked a bit big on her neck so I am sure she would have tried it out in training first."

Nick Morgan: "It is important to keep the muscles relaxed. If you're very tense throughout an event, you end up expending waste energy. If you keep doing that you are going to have problems, either a performance detriment or injury."

Professor Edzard Ernst: "There is no evidence that it works. We have just completed research on neck pain and saw benefits from some devices but not titanium."

BACK STRAPS AND EMU OIL

Radcliffe has been wearing two see-through straps on her back to support muscles around her spine. She is also a keen exponent of emu oil after using it to speed up the healing of cuts and bruises sustained in a collision with a cyclist during a training session in 2003.

This elixir, made from oil taken from the fatty tissue on an emu's back and recommended by fellow athlete Sonia O'Sullivan, helped Radcliffe get fit in time to win that year's London Marathon.

Fred Wooding: "Paula would have a good team of physios who would know the best way to protect her and she would always follow their advice."

Nick Morgan: "Emu oil was a new one to me but anything that can safely help speed up recovery is key for endurance athletes, who need to be able to get back into a solid training routine."

Professor Edzard Ernst: "We have found no evidence that emu oil helps heal cuts. But sportspeople are very sensitive people and if they have a belief that a remedy helps them, then as long as it does not have any adverse side effects, that is a benefit in itself."

SPECIALIST WATCH

This is a straightforward piece of equipment but distance athletes are divided as to whether it is worth wearing a watch to monitor running times during events. Radcliffe is firmly in the camp who chooses to wear one at all times.

Fred Wooding: "Paula would be fully aware of where she wants to be time-wise at any stage of the race."

Nick Morgan: "A watch means she can check she matches her ideal times for the various splits. She is phenomenal in her ability to run an evenly-paced marathon."

COMPRESSION SOCKS

Radcliffe has worn these knee-length socks for many years to support her calf muscles. And her kit is completed by a pair of specially designed trainers, which complement the contours of her feet and offer extra padding.

Fred Wooding: "The socks would be an important aid to blood circulation over a long race. There would be a danger of a pooling of lactic acid and it is a fact that these would help her. As for her shoes, Paula would be wearing a pair that would both give her sufficient grip whatever weather conditions she faces and also plenty of padding to compensate for the fact that she's going to be repetitively pounding her feet for 26 miles."

Nick Morgan: "Actually a build-up of lactic acid is not likely to be a problem for a marathon runner. The socks would help blood flow but they would be even better in aiding her recovery after the race. And a good pair of trainers is essential - I'm sure hers will be designed precisely because every millimetre would have an effect on her running gait."

Professor Edzard Ernst: "Some people have a tendency for their legs to swell up due to venous insufficiency and these socks would help control this. For someone running 26 miles, swollen legs would be heavy legs and that would be no good thing."

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Intermittent explosive disorder

Intermittent explosive disorder

http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv/Intermittent-explosive-disorder.html

Definition

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a disorder characterized by impulsive acts of aggression, as contrasted with planned violent or aggressive acts. The aggressive episodes may take the form of "spells" or "attacks," with symptoms beginning minutes to hours before the actual acting-out. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , fourth edition, text revision (also known as DSM-IV-TR ) is the basic reference work consulted by mental health professionals in determining the diagnosis of a mental disorder. DSM-IV-TR classifies IED under the general heading of "Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified." Other names for IED include rage attacks, anger attacks, and episodic dyscontrol.
Description

Intermittent explosive disorder was originally described by the eminent French psychiatrist Esquirol as a "partial insanity" related to senseless impulsive acts. Esquirol termed this disorder monomanies instinctives , or instinctual monomanias . These apparently unmotivated acts were thought to result from instinctual or involuntary impulses, or from impulses related to ideological obsessions.

People with intermittent explosive disorder have a problem with controlling their temper. In addition, their violent behavior is out of proportion to the incident or event that triggered the outburst. Impulsive acts of aggression, however, are not unique to intermittent explosive disorder. Impulsive aggression can be present in many psychological and nonpsychological disorders. The diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is essentially a diagnosis of exclusion, which means that it is given only after other disorders have been ruled out as causes of impulsive aggression.

Patients diagnosed with IED usually feel a sense of arousal or tension before an outburst, and relief of tension after the aggressive act. Patients with IED believe that their aggressive behaviors are justified; however, they feel genuinely upset, regretful, remorseful, bewildered or embarrassed by their impulsive and aggressive behavior.
Causes and symptoms
Causes

Recent findings suggest that IED may result from abnormalities in the areas of the brain that regulate behavioral arousal and inhibition. Research indicates that impulsive aggression is related to abnormal brain mechanisms in a system that inhibits motor (muscular movement) activity, called the serotoninergic system. This system is directed by a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which regulates behavioral inhibition (control of behavior). Some studies have correlated IED with abnormalities on both sides of the front portion of the brain. These localized areas in the front of the brain appear to be involved in information processing and controlling movement, both of which are unbalanced in persons diagnosed with IED. Studies using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning have found lower levels of brain glucose (sugar) metabolism in patients who act in impulsively aggressive ways.

Another study based on data from electroencephalograms (EEGs) of 326 children and adolescents treated in a psychiatric clinic found that 46% of the youths who manifested explosive behavior had unusual high-amplitude brain wave forms. The researchers concluded that a significant subgroup of people with IED may be predisposed to explosive behavior by an inborn characteristic of their central nervous system. In sum, there is a substantial amount of convincing evidence that IED has biological causes, at least in some people diagnosed with the disorder.

Other clinicians attribute IED to cognitive distortions. According to cognitive therapists, persons with IED have a set of strongly negative beliefs about other people, often resulting from harsh punishments inflicted by the parents. The child grows up believing that others "have it in for him" and that violence is the best way to restore damaged self-esteem. He or she may also have observed one or both parents, older siblings, or other relatives acting out in explosively violent ways. In short, people who develop IED have learned, usually in their family of origin, to believe that certain acts or attitudes on the part of other people "justify" aggressive attacks on them.

Although gender roles are not a "cause" of IED to the same extent as biological and familial factors, they are regarded by some researchers as helping to explain why most people diagnosed with IED are males. According to this theory, men have greater permission from society to act violently and impulsively than women do. They therefore have less reason to control their aggressive impulses. Women who act explosively, on the other hand, would be considered unfeminine as well as unfriendly or dangerous.
Symptoms

IED is characterized by violent behaviors that are impulsive as well as assaultive. One example involved a man who felt insulted by another customer in a neighborhood bar during a conversation that had lasted for several minutes. Instead of finding out whether the other customer intended his remark to be insulting, or answering the "insult" verbally, the man impulsively punched the other customer in the mouth. Within a few minutes, however, he felt ashamed of his violent act. As this example indicates, the urge to commit the impulsive aggressive act may occur from minutes to hours before the "acting out" and is characterized by the buildup of tension. After the outburst, the IED patient experiences a sense of relief from the tension. While many patients with IED blame someone else for causing their violent outbursts, they also express remorse and guilt for their actions.
Demographics

IED is apparently a rare disorder. Most studies, however, indicate that it occurs more frequently in males. The most common age of onset is the period from late childhood through the early 20s. The onset of the disorder is frequently abrupt, with no warning period. Patients with IED are often diagnosed with at least one other disorder—particularly personality disorders , substance abuse (especially alcohol abuse) disorders, and neurological disorders.
Diagnosis

As mentioned, IED is essentially a diagnosis of exclusion. Patients who are eventually diagnosed with IED may come to the attention of a psychiatrist or other mental health professional by several different routes. Some patients with IED, often adult males who have assaulted their wives and are trying to save their marriages, are aware that their outbursts are not normal and seek treatment to control them. Younger males with IED are more likely to be referred for diagnosis and treatment by school authorities or the juvenile justice system, or brought to the doctor by concerned parents.

A psychiatrist who is evaluating a patient for IED would first take a complete medical and psychiatric history. Depending on the contents of the patient's history, the doctor would give the patient a physical examination to rule out head trauma, epilepsy, and other general medical conditions that may cause violent behavior. If the patient appears to be intoxicated by a drug of abuse or suffering symptoms of withdrawal, the doctor may order a toxicology screen of the patient's blood or urine. Specific substances that are known to be associated with violent outbursts include phencyclidine (PCP or "angel dust"), alcohol, and cocaine. The doctor will also give the patient a mental status examination and a test to screen for neurological damage. If necessary, a neurologist may be consulted and imaging studies performed of the patient's brain.

If the physical findings and laboratory test results are normal, the doctor may evaluate the patient for personality disorders, usually by administering diagnostic questionnaires. The patient may be given a diagnosis of antisocial or borderline personality disorder in addition to a diagnosis of IED.

In some cases the doctor may need to rule out malingering , particularly if the patient has been referred for evaluation by a court order and is trying to evade legal responsibility for his behavior.
Treatments

Some adult patients with IED appear to benefit from cognitive therapy. A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that cognitive approaches that challenged the patients' negative views of the world and of other people was effective in reducing the intensity as well as the frequency of violent episodes. With regard to gender roles, many of the men reported that they were helped by rethinking "manliness" in terms of self-control rather than as something to be "proved" by hitting someone else or damaging property.

Several medications have been used for treating IED. These include carbamazepine (Tegretol), an antiseizure medication; propranolol (Inderal), a heart medication that controls blood pressure and irregular heart rhythms; and lithium, a drug used to treat bipolar type II manic-depression disorder. The success of treatment with lithium and other mood-stabilizing medications is consistent with findings that patients with IED have a high lifetime rate of bipolar disorder .
Prognosis

Little research has been done on patients who meet DSM-IV-TR criteria for IED, although one study did find that such patients have a high lifetime rate of comorbid (co-occurring) bipolar disorder. In some people, IED decreases in severity or resolves completely as the person grows older. In others, the disorder appears to be chronic.
Prevention

As of 2002, preventive strategies include educating young people in parenting skills, and teaching children skills related to self-control. Recent studies summarized by an article in a professional journal of psychiatry indicate that self-control can be practiced like many other skills, and that people can improve their present level of self-control with appropriate coaching and practice.

See also Gender issues in mental health ; Self-control strategies
Resources
BOOKS

Baumeister, Roy F., PhD. Chapter 8, "Crossing the Line: How Evil Starts." In Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1999.

Beck, Aaron T., M.D. Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.

Tasman, Allan, and others, eds. Psychiatry. 1st edition. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company. 1997: 1249-1258.
PERIODICALS

Bars, Donald R., and others. "Use of Visual Evoked-Potential Studies and EEG Data to Classify Aggressive, Explosive Behavior of Youths." Psychiatric Services 52 (January 2001): 81-86.

McElroy, Susan L. "Recognition and Treatment of DSM-IV Intermittent Explosive Disorder." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 60 (1999) [suppl. 15]: 12-16.

Strayhorn, Joseph M., Jr. "Self-Control: Theory and Research." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 41 (January 2002): 7-16.

Laith Farid Gulli, M.D. Bilal Nasser, M.D.

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