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I like the idea of younger and older, but the real dad-son thing is an absolute turn off.
i cumed on my dads balls last night and licked all my cum of then give him a bj while he was pisst out of his head and dose not remeber anything
The way I view Father-Son incest, or why gay people are turned on by the idea is usually becuase they want acceptance. Most from guys who are not out to their parents want to imagine themselves with their father becuase then they will know they are accepted. I am not saying this is true for everybody but mostly everybody i have meet were turned on by father figures for this reason.
The post from hekiss22 and RedRooster's angry dog analogy remind me of my own experience. I was repeatedly molested by an older sibling beginning at age 12. It was probably the only time in my life that my brother paid any attention to me or acted as if he liked me. His sudden interest seemed odd, especially since it involved sex. Eventually I began to avoid him because the sexual activity didn't "feel right." It was totally new to me, and I didn't understand what was happening.
My brother reacted to the rejection with increasing hostility towards me. Our relationship became so strained that he and I are now totally estranged. It was many years after the molestation when I figured out that my brother is a very domineering and controlling person. Throughout his life, he has routinely punished anyone who doesn't let him have his way.
I was not my brother's only victim. I know of at least one case where he was asked to leave a job because he molested a boy in a work setting. A few years after that, my brother moved to another state, apparently in the hope that he could leave his reputation behind.
When sex involves people from the same family unit and when one of them is underage, the dynamics can get very complicated. To make matters worse, my family was very dysfunctional. My father was a homophobic, alcoholic, mean-spirited, hot-tempered asshole. My brother fits the classic definition of a pedophile--an adult who manipulates a child into sexual situations for his own gratification without regard to the child's welfare.
In contrast, the posts in this thread have confirmed my suspicions that there have been countless experiences between men and boys, fathers and sons, brothers, etc. that were positive, healthy, enjoyable, and consensual. Many of the real-life accounts presented here are remarkably similar to my own fantasies. My favorite pipe dream involves a boy experiencing his sexual awakening through the loving touch and guidance of his father (or another male who he can trust and who truly cares about him). The seduction stories (either real-life or make believe) are particularly erotic, especially when the son seduces the father.
The ancient Greeks understood these things. Back then, nobody thought of encounters between men and boys as rape, perversion, or sexual sickness. In fact, it was considered a noble and honorable thing. Contemporary views of morality, sexual conduct, and the legal term "age of consent" fail to account for the fact that sexual attraction to the same gender (regardless of age, relationship, etc.) is part of nature. The father-son incestuous relationship reflects a primal instinct to bond with a male (parent or child) through intimacy, affection, etc. That's the way the Creator made us, and modern laws and belief systems defy that. I regret that I was deprived of that precious rite of manhood during my youth.
Although gay incest is a very sensitive subject, it also appears to be of great interest. I hope more guys will share their experiences with us.
here's alittle clip from a porno thats kinda sexy, obviously they arent real father & son but still sexy!!
got the clip from here:
a great blog for sexy clips!!
Of course this topic remains a sensitive one, even for the fetish community.
It should be pointed out for the folks here who are not members of the fetish community, that this fetish is largely one of fantasy. In other words, it's the stuff of fiction - such as the stories over at www.nifty.org.
Nonconsensual sex, even in the fetish community, remains a no-no. That's why "safe words" are built in to role-playing and other related activities.
I'm not sure why this fetish has had such an enduring following - I'm not a psychologist.
But I just thought that it was worth pointing this out at this point.
Thanks DKUK
i have always wanted to fuck my dad hes a hot muscular hairy man. i used to live with him and when i did i remember that his shower was just covered by glass and that was his favorite place to jack off. so whenever i would notice him getting hard before a shower i would just open his bathroom door a little bit and watch him stroke his beautiful cock. he liked to finger his hole when he beat his meat but i just figured it helped him get of. but then one day i found his stash of bisexual and gay porn and his bondage gear and his various vibrators. i have been fantasizing about him ever since.
Very well put Sunbuns99
Back in Highschool, all of my friends had HOT dads. My stepdad was hot, but my real dad, no.
I guess I find my step dad hot because he, to me, was never a father, he was rude, inconsiderate, and kind of homophobic.
But he had the nicest ass, hottest dick, and the softest balls.
Anyone in the DFW area into incest with their real sons, leagal of course.
is incest ever legal???
hahaha,sorry, that made me laugh.....
What is "leagal"? Maybe yoy guys are on the wrong track here.
Where's the vomit smiley when you need it?
groos. I have never thought of my sons in that way, now some of thier friends yes, but them????? no way
i have sucked my friends dad
me! haha damn!
sucked my bro and dad
my bro sucked me
Very hot indeed!
Heatstroke I walked in on my dad sucking my best friend...
I've been sucking my uncle since I was 12 when he caught me sucking his son.
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i want thios to happen to me why cant i get me some
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hi ,just new to this forum and been reading around a few of the threads.This one stuck in my mind so i thought i might convey my experience as i have never discussed it (and probably never will) with anyone directly in my life.
At about age 9 or 10,im not exactly sure i had several experiences with my father,i must say from the start that i think it occured primarily because i encouraged him,perhaps in an unknowing ,naive way but never the less it was me who i guess primarily out of curiosity made myself available to him.
As i remember it began when i was taking a shower and he came into the bathroom,we were talking thru the shower curtain and i stuck my head out from behind the curtain to continue talking to him.I guess my penis must have been pressed up against the curtain also because as he left the bathroom my dad grabbed it thru the curtain and commented on how my "prawn" was getting bigger.It was over in seconds and i think quite unintentional on his part,it was more about how i reacted.This seemingly innocent jesture sent what felt like a bolt of lightning thru my body that felt wonderful to me which i guess now was the beginning of my sexual awakening.From that point on i lived for him to do it again to me, so much so that i would wait until my mum and sisters were out and it was just him & i at home before i would hit the shower praying he would come into the bathroom.I recall being dissapointed several times that he didnt come in, and when he did i would make sure i pressed myself up against the shower curtain hoping he would grab me again.
Eventually it did happen again, im not sure how long it took,but i guess from his point of view it would have been obvious what i was wanting so god knows what was going thru his head. Anyway when he grabbed me thru the curtain again i was in heaven,and this time he didnt let go for a long while and when he did before i could be too disappointed the curtain drew back and he stepped into the shower with me .I think this was the first time i had seen my father upclose and naked and i was totally in awe of his penis, i recall that initially i just played with his cock which was at my eye level, the water from the shower blocking my eyes.Then i remember him taking my cock in his mouth which was the most wonderous sensation at the time,then as he stood up again i tried it on him in return as he fondled my cock.I think that he came but as most of it was washed away with the shower water i remember realising that something unusual had happened but not sure what.
Then as quickly as it began it was over,i think i had a genuine crush on my dad there for a while, we had a few other similar experiences but again i was dissapointed many times when he didnt even come in when i was showering.
We did have a few different experiences mstly after showering when we were home alone but only 3 or 4 that i remember.
i think i must have got over my initial infatuation and stopped persuing him and he never forced me to do anything so it stopped quite naturally, i guess it went on over about 6 months and i would guess my dad hopes that i dont remember any of it, i would never remind him anyway there is no reason to nowadays.
i dont think my dad was a paedophile ,i dont really see it as natural. i just see it as the beginning of my sexuality.so can any 1 else relate to my experience??
When I was a sophomore I had been dating the same girl since jr high. My single dad was always warning me about not knocking her up and he told me if I got horny to go to a prostitute and get my rocks off there. He offered to pay for the hooker and put some cash where I would be able to take it anytime I wanted to go see the hooker. On my 16th birthday he told me he had special plans for the evening and that I wouldnt be able to see my friends until we were done. We got into his car and he drove me to Richardson to a woman's house. She opened the door and invited us in and led us to the bedroom. I turned to him after we entered the room and he said, "son there are some things that I want you to learn to do the right way and I dont want anyone to mislead you. So I am going to stay here with you while you and Barb get down to business. Don't be embarrassed just pay attention and we will lead you thru this. Now take off your clothes." I hesitated so he said, "like this" and he started undressing himself. Of course I had seen him naked many times at the gym and camping and such. He just started taking off his clothes and draping them over a chair and then reached to pull my shirt over my head. I told him that I could do it by myself and I started taking off everything and placing them on the same chair. Barb had pulled back the sheets and dropped her panties. She got into the bed wearing only a see thru top and waited for me to join her. She moved to the far side as I climbed into the bed. I was already getting an erection but didnt really know what to do. I crawled over to her and had my face coming up to her lipse which were pursed ready to kiss me. Then I felt my dad get onto the bed and lay next to us. Barb put her hands on my cock and rubbed it gently until I thought I was gonna explode. Then my dad tore open a condom and said, "son you are to use one of these everytime you have sex with a girl until you get married. What you do then is your own business. now face this way and let me put this on so that you know perfectly well how to do it. You have to be able to do this in a few seconds and even in the dark if need be." I reluctantly sat so that my back and elbows were over Barb's legs and I felt my cock head get wet as my dad carefully placed the condom right over the top of the slit. He lifted it once or twice to center it and then he pressed his fingers around the band unrolling it down the length of my cock and some of it got caught in my hairs and he rolled it back up a bit pulling some of them out involuntarily. He told me to feel it with my hand and see what a rubber felt like and to see how slick it felt. He asked if it felt too tight and explained that it might take a little getting used to but that it was the most important thing I could remember to do before having sex. Barb was spreading her legs and putting some sort of clear jelly in her hole. She put her feet up on the mattress with her knees spread apart and helped me slide my dick into her warm moist pussy. My dad laid there with a hard on I had never seen before. He moved close enough to put his hand on my ass and lovingly ran his hand up and down my thighs and ass telling em to take it slow and enjoy it. It felt so good to be in that pussy but you can also imagine that I felt weird having my dad there and not knowing anything more about this woman than her name and her pussy. Dad pushed my ass in deeper a few times as I was adjusting to being in a sexual act. He told me to swivel my hips around and dig my dick in deep to get a clearer picture of just how good a pussy could feel. Barb pulled her top completely off and pressed her tits against the sides of my face as I pumped away at her and sometimes relaxed onto her to better catch my breath and balance myself on my elbows and hands. As I started to come she ground up into me and rubbed our groins tighter together. Dad pushed my ass so hard that I thought I would pop my dick clear out of her back. He was beating himself off with his free hand and telling me to go for it until I had nothing left to come out. Then he assked Barb if she could help him out. She took his dick into her hand and was yanking it until I got off of her and rolled to the edge of the bed. She then leaned down and sucked my dad's cock. He was whimpering and pumping into her mouth. I will never forget the expression of release he had on his face as he came in her mouth. He was holding her head and spurting time after time. She didnt gag or anything but accepted it like she was slurping a glass of sweet tea.
When we were both done I slid off the condom and asked what to do with it. He said to come with him and he took me into the bathroom and wrapped it in some toilet paper and flushed it down the toilet. I asked if that was good for the environment and he said to always destroy the evidence and flush away any DNA someone might use against you. Then he turned on the sink and grabbed a few washrags. He handed me one and started cleaning himself off with the other one. We then went back to the bedroom and started to re-dress. He asked if I had any questions for Barb or of him before we left. I stupidly asked how much it cost. He laughed and said that that had already been taken care of and winked at Barb who smiled back. She told me that I was welcome to come back anytime I felt the need and that she knew some younger girls who did the same kinda work if that was important to me.
We let ourselves out of the house and as we were driving back to town dad told me that he was proud of me and that now that I was experienced I should take care of such things by myself and that the money would always be available in the regular hiding place. I thanked him for the birthday present but told him that in the future his birthday pats for me should be on the outside of my clothing and that it was just too personal to have him ever touch me again when I was naked. He agreed and stated that he was only trying to do his fatherly duty and that men in some other cultures often help the boys learn about sex and that some cultures even keep all of the women in one household and all of the men share another building and that you only have sex when you are trying to get your wife pregnant. The women all live in one building to help each other when they are having their periods and stuff. Teen agers all over the world have sex in the woods where they sneak off to satisfy their hormones. but that here in Dallas we have to be more civilized even if that means driving to Richardson.
this is kind of off topic. those stories on nifty. are they legal? is that stuff considered child porn? i mean they are written by people over 18, but some of the characters and situations happens when they are younger. the idea of an incest fantasy is a turn on. but, i would or could have sex with a family member. i guess if i thought they were hot. but, dad is not. haha.
Hot filth, bro. HOT.
This is beyond disgusting. Even for this site, which is saying a lot.
My dad and i was watching a porno together and my dick got hard and he noticed it and he asked me can i touch it and i said only if you let me touch yours back and he said okay. He touched my dick and it got really hard he was rubbing it and i asked him to take out his and he did and i was amazed by the size and i started sucking on it and he push my head on his cock and i was deep throating him i pull my head off his dick and he said whats wrong and then I asked him can you fuck me in the ass and he said he don't know he should do that considering hes my father and all . and i talked him into it and he finally gave in and he began pounding my ass. He came in puddles in my ass it and he started licking out his cum inside my asshole . He said im the first male he ever fuck and my ass is better then any pussy he ever fuck in his life. After a couple days i asked out my dad and we been dating ever since.
i love ya dad
Wow this is a great thread. I remember way back when I was a kid my father was jerking off with me right in the bed. I looked over at him and he said "Don't look at me". The reason he even had me next to him is that we were home alone and that I often got into trouble quick, I think he needed a mement where he could unload. A week or so later I was in bed with him again and I tried to unzip is pants but he kicked me out of bed and refused to take naps with me again. At that age I was confused because I didn't understand that he wasn't really interested in me. Later on though we were in the bathroom and I saw his cock, I was afraid to touch it because I didn't want him getting mad at me but then out of the blue he said "Maybe when you're older but not now". He didn't want to have sex with me when I was under age. Sadly my father died when I was still young, he was hot too, he was a blue collar construction worker type who was hot for the ladies but I think he often fooled around with other "closeted" men. I think that he might have been happier with men because he and my mom didn't get along. Anyway, I've never had a 3-some with a Father and His Biological Son but I sure would like to share in that sort of lovin'. As long as the son was over 18 there shouldn't be a problem with it, specially if both of them are hot for each other, it is sort of like bonding on a much deeper level than anything else. Also I've always thought that real Dad/Son sex has got to be the most hottest type sex in the world. It's so forbidden and taboo and I'm sure even straight boys and straight dads have had their moments under a hot summer son (even though they wouldn't consider it gay or just foolin around).
I do regret never getting to know my dad well enough to make sure. My mom was a rather abusive person and she was actually on trial for his mysterious death but she was aquitted. She died many many years later and I never felt as bad for her passing as I did him. She said some things that lead me to believe that she killed him so I guess that bread some resentment in me toward her. It's like some reverse Oedipus Complex. Anyway, now that I've lost my chance because of social FEARs and HATE, and possibly my moms craziness I strongly encourage Fathers & Sons to have sex NOW before it's too late and you lose each other forever. I feel it goes beyond just simple sex and getting your rocks off, but it bonds an even deeper emotional attachment. So long as both are attracted to each other and want it, there should be no reason not to go for it... before time runs out and you lose each other forever.
I sucked my dad once.
I loved it. it gets me hard everytime when i see him naked.
When i try to suck him again he first pusses me away but i always win haha.
From what I understand, fiction of this nature is not illegal as it is merely fiction.
However, I'd be very, very careful visiting that site. In this day and age there no guarantee that IP Addresses aren't being monitored or collected by someone. Most of the stories on there portray characters that WELL below the age of consent (some characters portrayed aren't even in their double digits.)
A number of years ago I explored the website not knowing what it contained. When I discovered some of the stories mentioned above, I sent a series of e-mails to the monitors of the site asking if they were aware of the ages of certain characters in their stories. Never heard back. A few months later, I returned to see if the objectionable content had been removed, and they had placed the 'fiction disclaimer' that's currently there as a greeting. That's when I did some sleuthing, and discovered that this sort of fiction isn't considered illegal.
I really, really feel like anyone who posts a link to the site might also be doing others a favor by warning them of the content of certain stories. Frankly, I have no issues with anything that can transpire between consenting adults of age, but many of the stories on Nifty.org go too, too far.
In fantasy it may have some sort of allure, however, in reality the thought of it sickens me...it does absolutely nothing for me. No...just no!
very nice!
My Boyfriend/Best friend has a very strange relationship with his father.
I really never paid any attention to it until recently few weeks, months.
My Friend Kisses his dad on the lips their Italian some do that no biggie.
My friend's dad is laying down and my friend would lay on top of him,
he would hold him like a small kid mind you his 22. His dad likes to walk
around in his underwear/ shirtles with shorts. My friend would stand in his kitchen and his dad will get behind him or press against him, tell him something and kiss him and the back of his head,
one time his dad grabbed him by the shoulders and touched his abs. There was another time I walked in and My friend was sitting on the counter eating something his dad was in between his legs caressing his thighs? My boy doesn't help ither he sits on him on the couch or leans in to his dad and he will wrap his arms around him?? That was sort of odd...His dad will be very affectionately.
His Dad 42 is married to a woman/his mom has a nice body and works out.
His dad is handsome. But he can be very abusive sometimes.
I'v known them a very long time. His been al'right but recently his dad
found out about us dating and took us out to dinner last nigh.
When we go to his house we we're laying in bed in shorts his dad came in
and he sat then laid next to me and had a serious talk. His dad patted my butt?
and had a hand full of his son's leg. My friend has mentions in the past that he
Inherited his fathers cock, My boy is packing! Now i'm like wow how did he know that but I have seen his dad flacid he still packing!
As far as them having sex I don't know? I confided in my friend that someone had molested me when i was younger. (it's actually essayer to tell people hear because non of you know me and i dont have to live with that stigma) Then my friend confided in me of being molested but his not mad at the person.
You know who my money's on!...A part of me doesn't want to know if him and his dad are getting it on, a part of me dose. Should I insist and ask questions or just let it be?
My humble opinion - is just let it be, unless you feel that whatever it is impacting him (your best friend) negatively - in which case you might want to subtely probe.
With regards to the possible "molestation", remember you're currently seeing out of context.
To be very honest with you, a lot of Europeons, including Italians, display their affection with family/friends much more than Americans are used to.
"Do what you love."


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There has been much confusion regarding the difference between apostolic and prophetic function.
Regarding these two functions, when we examine the Scriptures we find only a slight difference regarding ability in executive leadership roles, the main difference being the actual ministerial expression of leadership ability.
Many view prophetic ministers as folks who merely float from one place to the next as itinerant ministers who give "words of the Lord" to individuals and organizations, but have little or no ability to lead large, effective organizations. This definition is not sufficient in light of biblical teaching and models. Ministers who function like this may very well be "exhorters" who have a prophetic edge rather than functioning in the office of New Testament prophet.
When using the Old Testament as our guide, we find that many of the men called prophets were serving in roles that most today would consider apostolic. Men like the patriarch Abraham, Moses, and Samuel would certainly be called apostolic leaders if they were functioning in the same capacity in this day and age. Why they were called prophets and not apostles is the main subject of this brief essay.
As I waited upon God going into 2013, I received these words from the Lord. Some came in the form of impressions, others came as visions and some came as scriptures that God was breathing on for this season. Prophetic words are an invitation from the Lord. I sense these following 13 prophetic insights are to be decrees that we aggressively pursue for 2013. They are invitations for us to lay hold of.
1. Stagnant waters will be stirred in a fresh way. I saw pools of Bethesda stirring again and a fresh healing stir being released. God wants His people to lay hold of the divine healing anointing in a fresh way this year. I saw deep-seated, lingering disorders being healed, even down to the chromosome level. I saw stubborn areas within the soul and flesh being healed that people have battled with for years. In John 5:2-5, 9 Christ performs a healing on the Sabbath. Jesus never did anything by chance or accident. He was very purposeful in His intention. God is calling His people to access His healing and power from a place of rest. The Sabbath is more than just a day of rest. It's a spiritual position of rest. In Christ we enter into the Sabbath. We receive because of the finished work Christ has done on the cross. Rather than begging God for what He has already done, we are simply to step in and receive the finished work. A new level and substance of faith is coming into the heart to receive the finished work. God is highlighting the spirit of faith and understanding the finished work of Christ. Living from the Sabbath position will be crucial in obtaining all God has for us.
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Leonard Cohen's Take This Waltz is the musical accompaniment for a dance sequence in D.L. Coburn's "The Gin Game." I contend that (1) the use of this specific song is key to the dance scene, which itself, though not part of the original script, exponentially enhances the drama and pathos of the play and serves as catalyst for the audience's investment in the fate of the characters and, by the way, (2) the scene's full potential is not realized because of the manner in which the music is implemented in the orthodox, playwright-sanctioned production of the play.1
No doubt Mr. Coburn and the theatrical world are breathless in anticipation of this revelation.
But they will have to wait a bit. Because "The Gin Game" appears to fall into the category of Classic, Frequently Produced American Plays With High Name Recognition About Which Few People Know A Darn Thing, it seems the better part of valor to establish rather than assume a common database of basic knowledge about this work prior to an elaboration of my hypothesis; happily, this information and, I trust, its acquisition are interesting and entertaining.
The Gin Game
Written in 1976 by D.L. Coburn, "The Gin Game" is a two-act, Pulitzer Prize winning play that first appeared on Broadway in 1977 starring Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn and directed by Mike Nichols. In 1997, Charles Durning and Julie Harris appeared in a Charles Nelson Reilly directed Broadway revival of the play. In 1999, a major production of "The Gin Game" in London featured Joss Ackland and Dorothy Tutin. Since its first Broadway production, "The Gin Game" has been a stalwart in the repertoire of amateur and professional theater groups and has been produced extensively in the U.S. and scores of other countries.
The cast consists of two characters, Fonsia Dorsey and Weller Martin, who are residents of Bentley, a ramshackle nursing home for the elderly.
Initially, Fonsia appears to be the epitome of the nice old lady who lives down the street and bakes cookies for the neighborhood children, but as the play unwinds she is revealed to be unexpectedly tough, embittered, and psychologically dangerous to herself and others.
Shortly after Fonsia arrives at the home, she meets Weller, a sardonic, self-important, and temperamental man who invites her to play gin, teaching her the rudiments of the game at which he professes great proficiency, noting that he is "one of the best damn Gin players you'll ever see."
The play's structure is less a traditional linear plot than a series of vignettes staged around seventeen hands of gin Fonsia and Weller play over three consecutive Sundays (Sundays are "Visitors Days," a particularly painful appellation since Fonsia and Weller are drawn together largely because neither ever has a visitor).
The gin games serve as a mechanism for disclosing the important elements of Fonsia's and Weller's lives, but this presentation of life events and psychological elements is not passive; it is instead intimately, destructively interactive, arming each player with the weapons to breach the others defensive facade and expose the weaknesses lying just below the surface, humiliate and traumatize the opponent, and ultimately prevent any connection between them other than reciprocal horror.
The card games, despite sporadic comic turns (e.g., during one hand, Fonsia forgets the card stuck between her lips), are increasingly tense affairs, governed by forces as unyielding as the laws of physics. Combined with the equally uncompromising psychological forces controlling Fonsia and Weller, the competitiveness of the card games inevitably produce a catastrophe where there was once the potential for respect and mutuality.
The script, in fact, is said to be an especially difficult one for actors to learn because the cards must be dealt, played, selected, and discarded precisely as specified since the card game itself, down to its mechanics such as shuffling, is coordinated with and interdependent on the movement of the play. The playwright himself devised scorecards for the gin games as an aid to the actors (see example below).
The outcomes of the card games and the implications and consequences of those results are intertwined with the significance of the dance scene and will be discussed in Part 2 of this post.
The Dance Scene
The dance scene was not part of the original play but was constructed for its 1997 Broadway revival.2 How the dance became, by the playwright's own description, an essential element of the production, is best told by Coburn himself. The following is excerpted from The Gin Game Web Site:
The dance scene was added a few years ago when I received a phone call from Charles Nelson Reilly, the director of the Broadway revival. He was relaying a message from Julie Harris, who played Fonsia. Julie thought, wouldn't it be nice since Charles Durning is such a wonderful dancer if they could dance at some point?3 "I called Charles Nelson Reilly back and said, "Don't encourage anyone on this run because it's very likely not going to happen."4
About two weeks later, while having dinner with my wife, we were listening to Leonard Cohen's "Take This Waltz." And this is a very curious piece. It's strange in that the lyrics are, in some cases, bizarre, but they are such beautiful harmonies. I started to see how a dance scene could offer a moment where we come to a full appreciation of the two characters as they get as close as we want them to be.
So I set about writing the scene and we performed it in the Broadway revival, and it was wonderful. Then we did it in again the West End production in London in 1999, with Joss Ackland and Dame Dorothy Tutin. And I continued to refine the scene there. Frith Banbury was the director there and one of the noted directors of the 20th Century in the English theater. So I called Frith afterwards and asked him if he felt the scene belongs. And he said, "Don, I not only feel it belongs, but that it's imperative. It's an essential part of the work." I'm now confident of that, and it was good to get that confirmation.
Any doubts of the scene's importance that remain are resolved by Mr. Coburn's instructions, on The Gin Game Web Site, to those considering producing the play:
If you would like to incorporate this scene in your production, … there are two pieces of music involved: one, Take this Waltz by Leonard Cohen and another, Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller. … It is a requirement that only this music be used. It is what inspired me to write the scene in the first place and is specifically referred to in the text.
The PBS Production
In 2003, "The Gin Game" was transposed from the stage to the TV screen as part of the "PBS Hollywood Presents" series with D. L. Coburn himself adapting his stage play into a 90 minute production that PBS first broadcast on May 4th of that year.
I confess to having referenced the dance sequence from the PBS production of "The Gin Game" as that scene's exemplar for this post for purely pragmatic considerations: given the choice of hoping a local theater group or a Broadway theater would put on a decent production of the play I could attend or renting the PBS version, a known quantity, from Netflix, the latter option seemed seemed the wiser choice.5 And, of course, should a reader wish to see the play, the PBS video is readily available.
I also admit to some trepidations because the PBS production was and continues to be marketed as a reunion of Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, who were on stage together for the first time nearly 40 years after they appeared together on the Dick Van Dyke Show. While I'm a fan of the TV sitcom and both actors, there was something here that smacked of a gimmick, a dramatic encore for two deserving stars.
Happily, my concerns proved unfounded; whatever the motivation for casting Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in these roles, their performances, according to the critics' evaluations as well as my own, were professionally capable, demonstrating well-schooled skills and craftsmanship.
The only incontrovertibly disappointing aspect of the "PBS Hollywood Presents" version of "The Gin Game" is the habit, now apparently fossilized into a shibboleth, of PBS, the BBC, and similar highfalutin, hoity-toity broadcast institutions of explicitly inducing or tacitly encouraging actors in TV versions of stage productions, including "The Gin Game," to utilize the techniques and stagecraft integral to live theater.
Consequently, the players exhibit broad, exaggerated motions, strike stylized poses, and enunciate their lines as they project their voices as though attempting to assure that the ticketholder stuck in the back of the third balcony gets his money's worth. My cynical guess is that the PBS-BBC axis is determined to remind the hicks, Philistines, dunderheads, and rednecks, with a flourish and exclamation worthy of Jon Lovitz's Master Thespian character – that "It's THEATER!" and that thing the actors are doing – "It's ACTING!." The mannerisms, the troweled-on makeup, and the self-consciously theatrical stage set were conspicuous enough, at least from my perspective, to lend the production a Kabuki-esque aura.
None of which impaired my enjoyment of the play and especially the dance scene by a demi-whit.
Two additional casting issues specific to the PBS production deserve mention.
First, choosing Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, two actors heavily identified with comedy and a happy, albeit fictional, marriage, to play Weller and Fonsia inevitably sets up the audience with expectations of and implicit associations with romantic comedy, an especially treacherous circumstance, as we'll see in Part 2 of this post, in the case of "The Gin Game."
Second, Leonard Cohen's "Take This Waltz" is performed by a little-known singer named Scott Trammell, who is indeed so little-known that I could find almost no relevant information online about him.
Finally, as a sort of teaser for the already alluded to Part 2, I offer these notes from Arvin Brown, the Director of the PBS production of "The Gin Game," about staging the dance scene:
With Dick and Mary, it [the dance scene] was just irresistible because they're both fabulous dancers. As they dance together, I have the camera on a crane, and we rise up slowly with them. The camera expresses their sense of being lifted. In the next moment, a hand-held camera is directly on their faces, moving in a circular way with them as they dance. Those kinds of decisions you can make with the camera are life-enhancing for the piece. Mary found wonderful ways to try to entice Dick onto the floor with her, because his character is reluctant to dance. Dick and Mary very carefully sidestepped any question of coming together and suddenly dazzling us with fancy footwork. It's a lovely moment to watch them do it, but it's a Fonsia-Weller moment.
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- The only production of "The Gin Game" I've seen is the video of the PBS version of the play (which is discussed later in this piece). Since the PBS TV screenplay was adapted from the script by the playwright, D.L. Coburn, my working assumption, until shown otherwise, is that the staging of the dance in this production is in line with his intentions and instructions. [↩]
- It has been reported elsewhere that the dance scene was first developed for for the actors in the PBS version (see below), Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, both of whom are expert dancers. This supposition, caused I suspect by PBS marketing which focused on the dance scene, is incorrect [↩]
- Julie Harris discussed this incident contemporaneously in an interview with Steve Capra' for The New York Critic: on March 1, 1997. "And it's an extraordinary play. And I've spoken to Mr. Coburn – Don Coburn, who wrote the play – and he's coming to the rehearsal period, which I find very exciting. We even made a suggestion to him about… You see, Charles Durning is playing opposite me – he's playing Weller Martin – and Charlie happens to be a very beautiful ballroom dancer. And in the old age home, there's a lot of activities going on. They have songfests and magicians, and dancing classes. I suggested to Charles Nelson Reilly, who's directing the play, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a moment when Charlie and I could dance to the music that's going on in the old age home?" And Mr. Colburn said "Oh, no, no… the play has been out in the world for twenty years, and I don't see any advantage of writing something new for it." But as a writer, as a creative person, he started thinking about it, and got excited about the idea, and has written us a new scene. So, we're going to work on it. If it doesn't work to his satisfaction, we won't use it, but if it does, we will. We're all very excited about it because it's a wonderful scene. He's found the perfect piece of music, Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen. You know Leonard Cohen? It's quite a poignant piece of music… So, we're looking forward to that." [↩]
- At The Gin Game Web Site, Mr. Coburn elaborates, "When I first heard this suggestion [to insert a dancing scene] on my answering machine, I not only rejected it, I was a bit indignant (not directly to Julie, of course, who is too sweet to disagree with)." [↩]
- A video of a London production of the original version of "The Gin Game," starring Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, is also available but does not, of course, have the dance scene that was added later. [↩]


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A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.
Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries - and she is the only creature who can break its spell.
Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series - with an extra serving of historical realism.
©2011 Deborah Harkness (P)2011 Penguin
"Where was this woman's editor?"
This book has some things going for it: intriguing mystery, interestingly sketched characters, references to medieval and renaissance literature, etc... however, it is bogged down by a sappy and absurd romance between the two central characters. This treatment serves to flatten them out into 'cardboard cutouts' and make them very silly. I found myself rolling my eyes at yet another 'but I love him' or goofy description of what the main character was wearing. The character treatments are riddled with cliches: wealthy, suave French vampire (a la Anne Rice), scrappy on the outside mushy on the inside central character Dianna Bishop who needs a good man to help her to find her secret powers. I found myself thinking of her like I remember Nancy Drew from my grade school years -- she can ride a horse, write a dissertation, run a six minute mile, seduce a vampire with her magic who-who, and god knows what else? world peace? Give me a break! There are so many repeated lines about the vampire man's protective shielding of his woman, Dianna's uber, super magic, their undying love, their pet names for each other -- gag. This book should have been edited to half it's length and all the cliche sappy goo removed. Ms. Harkness does not trust her reader to get to know the characters through what they do, she hits us over the head with bombastic 'twoo-wov'. I just finished Suzanna Clarkes masterwork 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norris' which makes this novel look like a grocery store paperback... sigh. Maybe she will correct this stuff on her 2nd novel?
"I Almost Stopped Listening..."
This book was interesting at first. The novel's plot is decent; I just wish the characters could live up to it. After the heroine meets the hero, it's all downhill from there. The dialogue is trite, "his mouth said no but his eyes said yes." Seriously?! Much of the dialogue reminds me of what must be written in those terrible grocery store romance novels. Overall, I was disappointed.
"True Blood PG13"
For one novel to engender so many five and two star reviews something odd is going on. I have to add my two stars to the pile I'm afraid. That may be the lowest star count I have ever awarded. I love fantasy fiction and have read everything from Pratchett and Rowling to Lovecraft and King. I have always avoided like the proverbial plague, the romantic fiction part of the genre.
I think the enraged two star reviews are mostly from folk (like me) who may have been expecting something else and tripped over this book by mistake…perhaps having read a series of good reviews from romance fiction fans who maybe didn't want to admit that they were what they are and tried to push the book as a good fantasy read. It's not...not even close. It's good romance fiction. Having spent the money on the book maybe the two star crew thought we'd stick it out and stayed longer at the syrupy feast than we ever would have had we picked the book up whilst browsing at Barns and Noble.
If you love romantic fiction where bodices rip as breasts heave you will five star gush with praise and love, love LOVE this book. I'm not saying the book is horrible, it's not. It's a very good example of romantic fiction with a witch-vamp twist. Having said that, if heroic vampires and wilting damsels who actually pass out with a fit of the vapors (yes really!) make you run for the smallest room then this is not for you and you will hate, hate HATE this book…as did I.
I almost never give up on a book…but after nine hours of deathless, breathless and often pointless machinations I have to throw in the towel…or at least flatten out the unsullied but tastefully rumpled duvet and straighten the billowing nets curtains. You have been warned
"A feast for the mind and imagination"
I briefly saw the recommendation for "A Discovery of Witches" and decided it was worth the one credit it cost. Little did I imagine what treasure was in store for me. Most books I read or listen to are just a good story, something that briefly occupies your mind and time in a pleasurable way. Rarely are there books that sweep you up in the arc of the story and puts the characters in your heart and mind in such a way that when you can tear yourself away from the story you find yourself thinking about the characters while you cook dinner or go about your daily life. This is that kind of book. I am thankful to Ms. Harkness for imagining such a wonderful richly written story. It's a grown-up book. If you are looking for gratuitous sex it's not there. It reminds of the way they used to make movies where you used your imagination to fill in the blanks instead of having it spelled out in front of you with graphic detail. Most books I read I can compare to junk food, a small bite of pleasure and then gone. This wondrous book is like a 10 course meal spread in front of you. I only wish it had not ended. I hate it that I cannot find any information as to when the next in the planned trilogy will be out. But I will be waiting......it's worth it. Thank you again Ms. Harkness
retired litigation lawyer; I read history; historical fiction; literary fiction. Narrator ++ important. Story equally so
"I liked it a lot"
I was surprised to read the variety of reviews, from praise to condemnation. I recommend this audiobook without hesitation, both the book and the narration. I believe you have to start from the perspective of the genre you are reading - it is, after all, make believe. There are no such thing as vampires and witches ( well, not real witches). So..the author has the task of making you willingly suspend belief, and at the same time care about the characters. Harkness accomplishes both, and more. The book is best described as " Twilight for Adults", and thinking adults at that.
I look forward to Book # 2
"I really wanted to like it..."
But I just couldn't. The writer is technically very good, she can definitely put a sentence together properly. Unfortunately, her attention to detail, something that delighted me at first, quickly became wearying. If a character looks at a book, you'll know what kind of binding it has and the color of the cover. If someone looks at their watch, you'll get a sentence or two describing what kind it is. I like details here and there; they can make a setting and characters more real, more solid, but this book is drowning in details. Any action scenes are slowed by tangential descriptions, and everything is over-analyzed and explained to death.
The dialogue is also stilted, which works for the uptight main character, but not for all of them. It's a very dry read, and there's no humor to be found anywhere. It's just not for me.
"A Wasted Day"
I agree with some of the earlier reviews:
Twilight for adults. Sappy. Romantic fiction.
But what teed me off is that this is 24 hours of set up for a series.
Asa King and Rice fan I was disappointed. As a Christie fan I was livid.
In all that time the mystery doesn't get solved. Poirot we need you.
I resented being sucked into a series without warning.
Series are great as long as each book will stand on its own. This one does not.
I'm 30 years old, from the east coast of America, and my favorite books are realistic, but stretch the truth and the laws of physics.
"Not as good as the hype suggests"
The narrator did well here. I would listen to her pleasant voice again.
I couldn't see this series being a very good movie or series really. It would probably end up being a replica of true blood or twilight, with more childish ideas of romance.
This book is mostly centered on the romance between the main characters, more so than the potentially very interesting story line. The romance goes inexplicably from acquaintance to undying love right off the bat, without any exchanges between the characters that would indicate their feelings for each other without the author just spelling it out for you. The heroin is not especially mature (for a doctor at Oxford!), Or likeable. Her loving, elder matriarch witch aunt comes off as a complete jerk. The story leans on narratives and elements already well traveled by the sookie Stackhouse novels and the true blood series, which should work out quite lucratively for this author. The set up for sequels in this book seems obvious and opportunistic, as it sacrifices the integrity of the story. The author jumped into all the magical elements of the world of her story so immediately that it kind of made it hard for me to suspend my disbelief, though she did recover some of that magical realism for me later on in the first few hours of the book. SOME. The only things I really admired about this book are 1.) The research the author must have done on DNA sequencing and other biology related narratives, and how well she used it, and 2.) The creativity of the elements of the story that seemed more original, like the explanations of the "reality" of witches as "creatures" living in hiding among humans, and the witches academic interest in alchemy. All in all, though I love fantasy/reality and science fiction, I would have preferred to read something else. Something more well written, and less cliche and romance focused.
"Many pros with a few cons"
Though off to what can only be referred to as a predictable and cheesy start, the book was well-written and very enjoyable. I felt as if I got to know the characters and I was sad when the book ended. Though more than 24 hours in length, I was left wanting more.
My only issue with this book are the strange inserts such as yoga classes for vampires, which were a waste of paper to write and left me thinking "what the heck was the point of that?" LIttle things like that scattered throughout the book served only to diminish the story, not add to it.
The narrator did a wonderful job with the voices and accents and I look forward to the next installment of this series.
"Hmmm, needs...work..."
Witches, vampires, demons, did we forget anything? Oh yes, a few ghosts and let's not forget the humans. Shouldn't there be some werewolves but oddly enough, there aren't any. There is an interesting plot, a mysterious alchemical manuscript, an old unsolved murder and finally the "hero" and "heroine". However, this is the first time that I've listened to a book and found the plot to be more interesting than the main characters. And the plot is what kept me going through the entire 24 hours and 2 minutes.
We first meet Diana Bishop, scholar, historian, emotionally stunted witch in the Bodleian Library and are quickly introduced to Matthew Clairmont, tall, dark, handsome stranger, no wait...vampire. Without much ado, Diana and Matthew become attracted to each other though why isn't at all clear. Neither character displays much by way of personality other than a propensity on Diana's part to be insipid, insecure and irrational. Matthew on the other hand, is autocratic, demanding and superior. And hearing him call Diana "mon coeur" over and over becomes positively nauseating. Both characters seem to have no conversation other than to make silly demands of each other, or issuing ultimatums. Buy the end of the book I was heartily sick of Diana and Matthew. They had become caricatures, one dimensional, boring and unsympathetic. And I really don't much care what happens to them.
Reader Jennifer Ikeda does an adequate job, though some of her voices for the different characters start to grate after awhile. It is perhaps more an indication of the character development (or lack thereof) that affects the reading.
There is promise to author Deborah Harkness' writing, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to finish A Discovery of Witches. Hopefully she'll continue to grow as an author and write a really terrific next book.
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Street Style: A Shoe House
Why should fashion bloggers have all the fun? We're tackling street style from a different angleliterally, the drop-dead-gorgeous homes seen on the street, via intrepid Instagrammers
By Olivia Rassow
Jack Denver, from Seattle, captured this shoe-shaped house in Hallam, Pennsylvania. The 5 story house was built by shoe salesman Mahlon Haines in 1948 as a form of advertisement.
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Recently, Souders and his students were informed they were the most watched high school in the nation.
"It makes them nervous, but it is a good form of nervousness," Souders said of his students' success. "They are nervous in the sense they know people are watching them, but then it pushes them to say, 'OK, we can't mess up. We have to try really, really hard.' Of course they make mistakes, but then they recover quickly."
He added, "It becomes this constant learning process of what messed up today and how are we going to fix it tomorrow."
The program itself recently received the 2012-13 Outstanding Career and Technical Program Recognition from the Tennessee Council for Career and Technical Education. Renny Whittenbarger, supervisor of Career and Technological Education, said the program had to meet nine levels of criteria before an evaluator visited.
These nine levels of criteria included: a student focused program; the program fully integrates rigorous, higher level academic instruction and application including, but is not limited to, mathematics, English/reading/communication, and science; postsecondary transition in place, including, but not limited to, dual credit/dual enrollment; and administrative support, among other requirements.
Tom Smith from the state education department evaluated the program. He would not say how many other schools were in the running. The award now sits on Souders' desk facing toward the students' desks.
Souders said the award really belongs to the students.
"It's not my program and I tell them all the time, 'It is not about Jon Souders and what he can do. This is a group effort.' I can't do any of this without their support and their help," Souders said. "They know that and they have bought into that. This is why we are able to do what we are able to do."
Continued Souders, "They have set their level of professionalism where mine is and they are not going to settle for a typical high school production. They want to be [like nationally known cable sports network] ESPN and they are going to do everything they can to accomplish their goal."
He added, "It makes it easy to teach when you have a group of kids who are eating it up like that."
Broadcasting students work on a variety of in-class projects throughout their potentially four-year stint with the program. Lessons build off of each other year after year starting with Broadcasting 1 and culminating in Broadcasting 4. Early lessons focus on editing, shooting, special effects, green screening and other tech-savvy basics.
Students are also responsible for live streaming athletic events and morning announcements.
"We are trying to get our students the exposure so if they leave here they can go to a news channel or college and be familiar with the equipment they are using," Souders said. "The feedback we are getting from our students who have gone to the next level is that they walk into these universities and are prepared from day one. They are ready to go. They know the terminology and know what to do."
Cleveland residents have noted the advances and their appreciation has urged the program on to greater heights.
"Our audiences says they want instant replay ability and graphics. It's funny, once you start giving them something it immediately goes from, 'Oh this is neat, high school sports on the computer,' to 'Now we want...,'" Souders said. "I think that is great."
He said the challenge is good for his students.
"I like it because it is preparing them and giving them a leg up to be successful as they go into their careers."
Whittenbarger said other programs are being pulled into the broadcasting discipline.
"[Souders] realized the importance of the other areas of academics that are tied into broadcasting, like journalism ... He tells his students broadcasting is not just a matter of knowing terminology. It is how you conduct yourself, your cosmetic appearance, your grammatic skills — he really reinforces that," Whittenbarger said.
The cosmetology class has also been asked to do make-up for the anchors prior to morning announcements.
"Now the broadcasting class is going to team up with the marketing class to learn what it takes to get advertisement to support you financially," Whittenbarger said. "It is amazing what these kids are getting. They are not getting a snapshot of broadcasting, they are getting the full spectrum."
He said the key to the program's success is how Souders has looked at the whole spectrum.
Souders aimed the praise at his students. He said his students work just as hard, if not harder, than he does.
"I am at least getting paid to be here, they are not. I have a couple of students — Eric Powers is one — who literally live here with me during sports season," Souders said. "He is here after school until 8 or 9 o'clock at night hooking up equipment."
Broadcasting students were willing to donate weekend time to help build the morning announcement's current set. The old set was comprised of several chairs and a green screen. Their reward was a job well done and pizza.
Souders said part of the program's success is the support provided by the school's faculty and administration.
"You have to have that support to make it happen. Mr. Whittenbarger came in a year and a half ago, and that support he has given us has made us go," Souders said. "We've wanted to do this stuff before when we did not have the support to make it happen. Now we have this support which is unprecedented."
Continued Souders, "You can have ideas all day, but to have someone supporting and pushing you is a relief. He has a really big part in all of this."
Whittenbarger said he is proud to have Souders on staff at CHS, and in 24 years the broadcasting teacher can retire.
"He is a very humble guy, very dedicated, very passionate and willing to think outside of the box," Whittenbarger said. "He has brought this program to unimaginable heights. I never would have dreamed he would achieve what he has in a very short amount of time."
Whittenbarger and Souders are working to provide further opportunities for broadcasting students at CHS.
"We are looking at some new avenues, possibly teaming up with some local TV stations to get internships for our students so they will have a real world experience," Whittenbarger said. "We are looking at live streaming other events beside sporting events."
Continued Whittenbarger, "Mr. Souders and I have talked about showcasing academic achievements, club achievements, and others."
An articulation agreement with Chattanooga State will allow students to receive college credit and talks have recently begun with Lee University's Telecommunications department.
"[The broadcasting students] are very excited," Souders said of their recent successes. "Generally, that is how they all are. They know they are a part of something much bigger than themselves."


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A-6s landing on the Constellation at sunset. It was the day after we left Singapore. Singapore is the most beautiful city I've ever seen.
Sea Gypsy houses near Zamboanga at the Southern end of the Philippines. These are a Moslem people whose women may never set foot on land in their lives.
Hows about you, me, and five uncomfortable minutes in my basement apartment next to the dusty Christmas tree that's still up from my last visit with my estranged children.
The Upper Kitchen Cabinet Where Your Roommate Keeps His Food: You'll 'need the footstool' to reach your roommate's 'fine selection' of 'stale cereal,' but he'll never notice if 'only a little is missing from each box.' Feel less guilty by reminding yourself that Jeff 'acts weird around your girlfriend,' and always 'asks about her.' What a 'creep.'
Pictures of cute animals are taking the Internet by storm! (It's a very destructive storm.)
This ain't your daddy's globe...! .... or is it?!
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Historically black and proud | At Spelman, women's soccer pushes beyond expectation
Atlanta, Aug 23 | As soccer tacticians do, Spelman College coach Philmore George speaks of building a team from the back, using combination play to instill belief in the collective.
It makes sense, therefore, that the co-captains in George's fourth season, which begins Sept 1, are defenders: seniors Ashley Hamilton and Rabiah "Rabi" Jamar. Together they not only have led the Spelman Jaguars from the back but the spread of women's soccer into new territories in America's fragmented demographic.
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With the Memorial Day holiday in the rear view mirror and the legislature set to return to Albany tomorrow…the home stretch has begun.
I know that it seems right there on a tee…but the answer for me is still and will remain no. No deal.
With just a few weeks left of session, measures like this and this should be taken up before lawmakers head home.
Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun announced her retirement.
State Business Council President and CEO Heather Briccetti pens a great letter in the Times Union pushing back against hiking the minimum wage.


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A new population of the Critically Endangered Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus) has been found nesting in atypical habitat in the "table mountains" of Quixada, Ceará, northeastern Brazil.
Zapata Rail is a very poorly-known waterbird now confined to the Zapata Swamp in western Cuba. The bird's elusive nature has caused confusion within the ornithological community as to its status – confusion that may have unwittingly provided a smoke screen to a very real threat that may be driving the species to extinction.
A few days ago, I watched Richard Gutierrez tell his TV audience the perils of buying exotic and endangered animals as pets. He elaborated that these animals especially those that are forest-dependent cannot survive in an urban setting. Some may do but will exhibit stress-induced movements or behavior.
A quarter of the World's critically endangered birds hovering on extinction are from the Pacific region, the challenge now is to do everything possible to save endangered Pacific bird species before it is too late...
Located in the montane region of the Espírito Santo state, the Ecological Corridor will contribute to the conservation of the Critically Endangered Cherry-throated Tanager, in addition to other six globally threatened species
Martin Holm updates us on progress with his Music & Migration compilation - supporting BirdLife's Flyways Programme - and how he's now asking you to send YOUR migration music.
Birdlife South Africa (BirdLife Partner) are concerned the beautiful but noisy game of football, with its cheering crowds and vuvuzelas, might have an adverse affect on birds in the area. Executive Director Mark Anderson, said the sounds emitted from the World Cup revelry might cause certain species of birds to abandon their nests and leave their eggs vulnerable to predators.
Nature Kenya (BirdLife Partner) staff, two journalists, and Kenya Wildlife Service rangers escaped death narrowly in Mulunguni village, Magarini District, when they were attacked by people said to be working for an Italian investor on Friday July 2, 2010.
You'll be glad to know that it's not another terrible sequel this time - it's the team name chosen by Cambridge-based archaeologists and amateur birdwatchers Anna Collar and Stu Eve, for an epic journey to Mongolia. They're driving from Cambridge to Ulaan Baatar to raise money for BirdLife - and Globally Threatened Saker Falcon...
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Put together, the UK's 16 overseas territories are fifth in the world league table of bird extinctions, with at least ten species from the territories going to oblivion since 1500AD, partially or wholly because of the impact of non-native mammals, such as rats, feral cats, mice and pigs.
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Got a 14-779 on a HR22-100 today that refused to boot. A loud, clicking/grinding sound, like the harddrive failing to spin up could be heard on power up. A call to Directv indicates that the receiver needs to be replace.
779 does not show up on the table so I don't know if this needs to be added or if this is a new code.
The 14 is the important part, not the 779. 14 = dead box.