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PETER'S NEW YORK--October 24, 2008--Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman and consummate financial insider Arthur Levitt predicted today that a new presidential administration would retain Henry Paulson as treasury secretary to ease the nation through the current financial crisis. He also said U.S. markets would likely remain open even in the midst of market closures worldwide. And an analyst predicted a further dip in oil prices that could be felt at the pump.
"Paulson will stay for a while," Levitt said in an interview aired on early morning programming on the Bloomberg cable news network. "He will stick around for a while, clearly until a new administration takes hold."
The Administration of President George W. Bush will end in January, when a new president will take office. The primary contenders in the upcoming presidential elections are Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Barak Obama, with a handful of third party candidates also vying for the spot. The ability of either of the two front runners to smooth the transition from one administration to the next in the present chaos of the financial markets has been a matter of speculation. In the meantime, stocks constituting the Dow average have lost some 40 percent of their value since late last year, with the steepest declines occurring earlier this month.
"I'd make no precipitous changes now," Levitt stated, arguing that the current slate of Treasury officials has the information and plans to carry the nation through the current economic crisis.
Levitt predicted that financial markets worldwide would call a halt to trading in chaotic markets, but that U.S. markets would remain open. "We're going to see markets all over the world close," he said. "It is very unlikely that U.S. markets will close."
"The right message is to keep going and to stay with it," he added.
Levitt left open a role for Congress in resolving the nation's economic problems. "I think we are going to have Congress in continual emergency session," he said.
Earlier in the day, futures markets were limit down, meaning that trading was halted due to a precipitous decline in pre-market trading. At the U.S. opening, markets fell, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 350 by midmorning. Bloomberg commentators had implied the possibility of a more serious correction, but their predictions did not materialize.
Levitt was SEC chairman from 1993 to 2001. Before his tenure at the SEC, he served as Chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and from 1978 to 1989 was chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, according to a biography on the SEC website. He is currently an adviser to the Carlyle Group. These connections brand him as a consummate insider in financial circles.
In other economic news, oil continued to decline and could persist in its downward path, one expert said. Oil fell today to between $61 and $63 a barrel on world markets, from highs of $147 only months ago. But industry analyst Adam Sleminski, in an interview on Bloomberg, said the price could fall to "somewhere near $50," which he said was the cost of drawing a barrel of oil out of the ground. Although the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has signaled its intention to curtail production, Sleminski implied that serious reductions in output would not occur until prices approached the cost of production.
In the meantime consumers are enjoying gasoline prices that they have not seen for a while, recently dipping below the $3 a gallon at the pump, a level first exceeded during the price spikes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2006, but which became commonplace for much of 2008. During the latest period of high gas prices, the Bush administration continued to fill the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, only halting purchases after the passage of congressional legislation requiring it.


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Originally posted by nvrsbr
Yea i guess it was a bad comparance. On the other hand, if you're gonna put a game out in this day and time, you better have more to offer than what ER seems to be pushing. It's kinda of a shame that even though MHS is a indie dev comapny it doesn't bode to well for them that a game like SWG that came out so long ago had more polish, better UI and was more stable.
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My vote was for DCUO until I played earthrise last night. The developers even admit the game is broken, unfinished, and nearly unplayable but they are pushing it out anyway because the are broke and need the players to pay so they can finish the game : P
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So sick of game developers that think their customers should be used as revenue to cover developement costs.
That is the job of investors.
If a game developer mismanages their budget, then you fire them, hire new managers and find more investors to finish the project.
If the can not turn out a good game for a resonable and projected amount of money then they should all lose thier jobs and go out of business, otherwise they polute the market and taint the investor pool, making that much harder for the next grassroots company looking for investors.
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The OP is exaggerating a lot.
I've played the beta for about a month now - its not perfect, far from it. The graphics are ok and the controls take some getting used to. However if you have the attention span of an adult, give it a few hours of play and are reasonably intelligent you will find Earthrise to be a good little sandbox. The PvP is a lot of fun, the controls are similar to Darkfall, they take getting used to, but if you actually give them a shot they become second hand.
This game isn't for everyone, but is certainly no where near as bad as the OP makes it sound. I personally am going to pre-order it, I've had lots of fun in the beta and look forward to playing it at release. To each their own I guess..
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The same people that buy this at launch are the same people that bought MO and DF at launch. The people that need full loot pvp and skill systems. Theres just not many options aout there.
Unfortunately theres no big company backing these niche games so they allways come up short on release. All the normal MMOS are backed by huge wallets and release in way better condition than Earthrise will but those other games are all the same.
For me the ground work is here for an amazing game. Its in a bad way rite now but i hope it does well. I cannot play games like Rift, theres nothing there, its the same game ive been playing for years.
The complaints are valid games should not release like this. But when the moneys gone its gone they have no choice i suppose.
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First off I'll disregard all posts mentioning not knowing what to do where to go. Its a sandbox game (EvE like) not a hold your hand tell you what to do game (WoW). As to performance issues, those posts, I tend to give some consideration.
Also, as i dig thru the dozens of posts, I weigh the posters, post count, against what they say. So, for you posters with sub 100 posts (like myself), ripping this game I do hope you know what your talking about. And yes post count does matter, in the internets world, it shows a certain amount of care for this particular genre to have a high post count. That or you like to see yourself post, much like hear yourself talk. Tho, I tend to believe the former. And what that is showing is there is more to like about this title than to dis-like.
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It appears that this game may be a runner up for worst game of the year, if not THE worst game of the year... but I need a beta key to see what it is like for myself. I heard the words SWG somewhere in this thread. I'm an old swg vet here, so the game may be of interest to me.
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Even with the lag and disconnects i don't think that's the real problem of the game. Those things come with the territory of mmo's in general and can be fixed. I think it's the throwing players in the middle of nowhere without some type, even though it needs to be small, direction. The reason i used SWG was because like that, this is a game that seems to be in the same vain. MHS could of atleast started you off in a city where you had some type of bearing on what to do, how do you get from point A to B, bazzars and crafting stations in a central location to figure out how to use and such and just a place to figure things out.
For a game that is coming out in a few days and even though the devs have given their timetable on many of the issues, it seems that if they just changed a few things, it would give the players the time that is neede to get their feet wet.
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"There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt."
WoW Cataclysm.
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"The one you call messiah is a lie"--- Gary Numan
Originally posted by Sicc1
I agree with this, open world sand box games are pretty much indie developer projects and few and far between nowadays. So people like me that like this type of MMO have a choice of spending the cash for a new sand box once or twice a year or sitting on my arse moaning about how an indie developer can't release it in a polished state (not that the big corporations like Blizzard or SOE can anyway).
So either I buy now and play and hope MHS is the next CCP or play nothing and whine on forums about it until one comes along or I die of old age! The money isn't that big of a deal (I spend more on cigars and drinks in a week than MMORPGs in a year), so I say **** it!
If it does a crash and burn then well it's another horror story for me to recant on the MMORPG.com forums to some nub in a few years that thinks the lead dev of X project is the second coming of Brad McQuaid until I remind him of the total disaster he had with ER ;)
If not then I'll be happy until I get bored of the game and something new comes along, it's like buying a good cigar. A Habanos doesn't come cheap but you have to buy it and smoke it before you know if you like it, reading reviews of self confessed "Afficionados" just doesn't cut it so you have to accept the risk if you want to widen your tastes. If money is too much of a problem go back to smoking old holborn and if you got a free smoke to sample it and didn't like it ... just STFU and don't complain like a ****ing muppet!
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
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Originally posted by Celusios
I agree with pretty much all your points having played in the Beta, however Worst Game of 2011 is a little premature.
There are a lot of games releasing in 2011 and I dare say there will be several stinkers amongst them, that'll make you look back and say "I guess Earthrise really wasn't that bad"
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Gaming should be about fun, not gender equality.
Does not surprise me really. After Mortal Online and Darkfall, I have pretty much given up on indy developed games. Very rarely are they any good, even in Eve it suffers from horrible UI and silly dbl-click to move system.
Even F2P games hold higher quality than these indy developed games.
Originally posted by =FTS=Fish
Now, I dont mean to dawg ER, I had very high hopes, but I do agree its not near ready, this game feels like Alpha, not closed beta, not open beta and certainly not ready to launch in two days or so. I am a bit disgruntled with ER, but that is my fault, I set my expectations to high I guess, I think I made the mistake of expecting Earthrise to be good. My bad
Maybe I just miss Tabula Rasa too much.
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Originally posted by Tredo
Are you sure, you are talking about Earthrise and not Rift ???
I should also add (since I have said a few things bad about ER) I do see alot of potential in this game, and if all goes well at launch and right after, I will prob buy it after their planned April additions to see if its any fun at that point.
Originally posted by Lumanil
Please, if anything, Rift holds your hand too much, but nice attempt at redirecting the flames...
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Originally posted by Lumanil
Get off of rift dude. It is nothing like that guy just described, and you know that it is Earth rise he is refering to. It's one of those sandbox games, what do you expect to hear from people... Most people want to get into a game and be having fun from the jump, not start having a small amount of fun 2 weeks or a month later to find an empty game with nothing going on and a small community.
not saying this will be like that, I haven't played it... I'm just a lil irritated that you take a shot at rift, when rift is the total opposite.
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Joined: 8/22/08
Originally posted by cyress8
The controls don't need any work. You can switch to standard wasd movement by typing in /wqse enter and you can switch to standard FPS movement by hitting TAB. If you can't be bothered to read the manual for a game then you will suck playing sandbox games. Seriously, have the complains about this game stem from the "UI" and yet people don't bother reading the manual or realizing "oh its an FPS game too UI HAS TO BE DIFFERENT Herp adurp"
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Originally posted by Quicksand
Originally posted by =FTS=Fish
I feel exactly the same way; I was really looking forward to this game and almost blindly dropped money on the preorder after waiting to get in the beta for years. Finally got a beta key from MMORPG.com a few days ago and the game is very Alpha stage feeling. I'm not disgruntled so much as I am disappointed. Maybe the game will be in a better state 6 months from, but it needs A LOT of polishing and improvement before I would spend any money on it. A long time of anticipation for a short time of let down.
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I like it, its got flavour. It is of course a game that will create much hate due to the game mechanics.
Some people simply cannot stomach FFA-PVP, chuck in looting also and they will cry wolf about how bad a game is just because they couldnt handle the rule-set.
If your bored stupid of the current candy cane MMO's then you should keep tuned to this title along with another little indie title called Xyson thats shaping up nicely also, just dont listen to whiners and dismiss a game like a good little lemming due to their own biased view, but wait and make your own informed opinion when the time comes. :)
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Originally posted by Vandali
Or we can complain that the game is just bad. No real art direction, terrible mesh design, clunky game play, terrible optimization for a game that looks like it was released circa 2004, terrible animations with the fact that you cant even tell where someone is shooting you from half the time. Can all of these be fixed in time? Sure. Should I have to pay $14.99 while basic mechanics that should be ready and polished at launch get fixed? Nope.
I do like, however, that when someone complains about it they must just be some casual who hates FFA PvP. Ive spent a lot of time in old UO, Darkfall and EvE, I have no problems with different control mechanics or FFA PvP with full loot, and I still think Earthrise is a terrible game with inexperienced devs and no financial backing.


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The secondary trails are being analyzed in an environmental review currently being undertaken by the NPS. This current review effort will more clearly identify suitable trails that may be included within the designated trail network. Information on this review process can be found by clicking here.
This closure does not affect landowner's permitted trails that provide access to their private property for themselves, their guests, or their lessees.
During this closure action, a network of primary designated trails will remain open. This network of trails will include:
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|Bay scallops/Fresh / frozen
|2 Pound
|1 Quart
|2 Tablespoon (Boiled in salt water)
|Canned cut green beans
|16 Ounce, drained
|Chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Vegetable oil
|3 Tablespoon, divided
|Canned condensed cream of mushroom soup
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|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Curry powder
|1 Teaspoon
|Black pepper
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|Grated cheddar cheese
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Bake in a preheated 425-degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Medium
Course:Main Dish
Cook Time:15 Minutes
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Geographic Range
Troupials are New World orioles found in northern and central South America. There are three subspecies occupying distinct ranges.
Icterus icterus icterus inhabits the Llanos region in northeastern Colombia and the area between the coast and Amazonas and from Carabobo to Sucre in Venezuela.
Icterus icterus metae is found in the province of Arauca in northwestern Columbia as well as in the Venezuelan state of Apure near the Meta river, after which the subspecies was named.
Icterus icterus ridgwayi inhabits a range from the northeastern tip of Colombia to northwestern Venezuela, and between the coast and Falcón and Lara. Icterus icterus ridgwayi is also found on the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Isla Margarita. They have been introduced to the islands of Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and Bonaire.
While the earlier literature regards troupials as a species or superspecies, with six subspecies, a more recent publication by James Clements, (Supplement to "Birds of the World: A Checklist") states that troupials are a complex of three species with several races each. The three species are: Venezuelan troupials, Icterus icterus, with subspecies I. i. ridgwayi, I. i. icterus, and I. i. metae, Campo troupials, Icterus jamaicaii (previously I. i. jamaicaii), and orange-backed troupials, Icterus croconotus (previously I. i. croconotus), with subspecies I. c. croconotus and I. c. strictifrons. These conclusions are based on recent phylogenetic work by Jaramillo et al. (1999) and Omland et. al. (1999). (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Clements, 2003; Omland, et al., 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- Biogeographic Regions
- neotropical
Troupials prefer dry edge habitats to those with heavy rainfall, and are typically found in areas of semi-open savanna, dry woodlands, llanos, arid scrub, or gallery forests. Troupials also frequent fruit plantations and gardens with fruit and flowers. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- savanna or grassland
- forest
- scrub forest
- Other Habitat Features
- suburban
- agricultural
- Range elevation
- 0 to 500 m
- 0.00 to 1640.42 ft
Physical Description
Troupials are large birds with lengthy, wedge-shaped tails, and long, chisel-like bills. The juvenile plumage is much like adult plumage except for a duller orange color, and a hint of brown on the black feathers. Additionally the naked skin around the eye is a dull blue-grey color instead of the bright blue skin of the adults. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
Icterus icterus metae has less black on the back of the body than the other subspecies. The orange neck collar extends further up the back of the head to the hind crown as well as a little further down the nape. Some orange color also extends up the back from the rump, giving the appearance of a patch of orange on the lower back when the wings are closed. Additionally, a band of black bisects the white line running lengthwise down the middle of the closed wing. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
Icterus icterus ridgwayi has a similar plumage color pattern to that of I. i. icterus, but differs in that it has a larger build with sturdy legs, and a longer, bulkier bill. Icterus icterus ridgwayi is a darker shade of orange on the island of Aruba compared to individuals from Curaçao. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
Adult plumage of I. icterus (including I. i. icterus) is largely black and orange with the exception of the grey lower mandible. The black coloration starts at the entirely black head and on the top of the bill and extends to cover the entire neck and the upper portion of the breast. The underparts of the bird are orange from the belly to the feathers on the underside of the tail. Icterus icterus icterus also has an orange neck collar, separating the head from the back. The back and shoulders are black, and an orange-yellow color stretches down over the lower back, rump and upper tail coverts. The wings are mostly black with a patch of orange feathers (epaulet) on the upper extreme of the shoulder and a white band running lengthwise in a closed position. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
The immature plumage is similar in pattern to that of mature adults, except for a few remaining worn out juvenile feathers. The contrast of worn and fresh feathers is most noticeable at the base of the wing when the wings are in an open position. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- sexes alike
Males sing to establish territory. Troupials form monogamous pairs that reportedly stay together throughout the year. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999)
- Mating System
- monogamous
Nesting season varies by location, lasting from March to September throughout most of their South American range, May to June in Venezuela, and throughout the year in the Antilles. Troupials are well known as nest pirates, seeking and seizing the covered, hanging stick nests of common thornbirds (Phacellodomus rufifrons) or great kiskadees (Pitangus sulphuratus). As an obligate nest pirate they are one of very few bird species that build no nest of their own. They use their stolen nests for breeding and both members of the breeding pair use individual nests as sleeping chambers. Troupials ultimately use one nest to raise the young. They usually have a clutch size of three eggs, which are white or a whitish pink color with dark spots around the bottom. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- fertilization
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Breeding occurs throughout the year in some parts of the range, and seasonally in other parts of the range. Between clutch intervals are not reported.
- Breeding season
- Breeding occurs from March through September in South America, except in Venezuela, which is May through June; believed to breed year-round in the Antilles.
- Average eggs per season
- 3
- Range time to hatching
- 15 to 16 days
- Range fledging age
- 21 to 23 days
The eggs are incubated for 15 or 16 days and newly hatched troupials are fed equally by both parents. Hatchlings stay in the nest for about 21 to 23 days, during which time they may fall victim to bot flies. After the nesting period, fledglings travel and forage with their parents, and roost in a stolen nest of their own. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999)
- Parental Investment
- altricial
- provisioning
- female
- female
- male
- female
- provisioning
- male
- female
- male
- female
- provisioning
There is no information on the average lifespan of troupials.
Troupials steal the nests of other birds and are capable of violent attacks against defending nest residents. They tend to prefer lower nests to those higher in a tree and they may feed on any eggs and nestlings left behind. After obtaining a nest, troupials make modifications like adding their own nest lining or making a wider entrance. A mated pair typically uses more than one nest. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- Average territory size
- 430,000 km^2
Home Range
There is little information about the home range of troupials, although year round territories may be common in tropical orioles.
Communication and Perception
Male troupials are best known for singing. They sing most ardently in the early morning hours and continue throughout the day, while females sing less often, often in response to a male's song (Jaramillo and Burke 1999). Despite this difference between the sexes, female song may be common in troupial orioles (J. Price, N. Freidman, K. Omland, unpublished data). Both sexes raise their neck feathers while singing. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999)
Troupials have a simple song consisting of loud, long, repetitive notes, which resemble the call of Baltimore orioles (Icterus galbula). Recent research suggests that this similarity of song is due to convergent evolution (Price et al. 2007). Troupial song is difficult to identify in that the simple notes seem to meld together in their slow, careful progression. The song has 2 to 3 individual notes within each repeated phrase and the notes themselves are hoarse whistles of a high or low pitch. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
Food Habits
Troupials forage as mated pairs or as a family, consisting of the mated pair and their fledglings. Whether in a pair or as a family group, troupials seldom forage in the vicinity of large flocks. Throughout the breeding season troupials forage for insects in trees and low bushes. On tropical islands, they forage along the ground for fallen fruit. During the non-breeding season, troupials in some areas consume fruit. The fruit of giant cacti for example, may make up the entire diet of troupials when in season. Other fruits eaten include: mango (Mangifera indica), kenepa (Melicoccus bijugatus), sapodilla (Achras zapota), soursop (Ammona muricata), papaya (Carica papaya), dates (Phonix dactylifera), and malphighia cherries (Malphigia). Troupials have also been observed feeding at bird feeders, in gardens with fruit trees, and at fruit plantations. (Jaramillo and Burke 1999; Ridgely and Tudor 1989)
- Primary Diet
- omnivore
- Animal Foods
- insects
- Plant Foods
- fruit
Nestlings are often parasitized by bot flies (Oestridae), which can be fatal for these developing young. Adults are most likely to be killed by larger birds like falcons and accipiter hawks. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999)
- Known Predators
- bot flies (Oestridae)
- accipiter hawks (Accipitridae)
- falcons (Falco)
Ecosystem Roles
Troupials consume fruit and insects, facilitating seed dispersal and helping control insect populations. They are nest pirates, stealing the nests of common thornbirds (Phacellodomus rufifrons) or great kiskadees (Pitangus sulphuratus). (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999)
- Ecosystem Impact
- disperses seeds
- pollinates
- common thornbirds (Phacellodomus rufifrons)
- great kiskadees (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- bot flies (Oestridae)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
As the national bird of Venezuela, troupials promote tourism and national pride. They are kept as cage birds and are often sold throughout their range. They are also valuable research subjects. (Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- Positive Impacts
- pet trade
- ecotourism
- research and education
- controls pest population
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Troupials are known pests on fruit plantations, damaging and devouring valuable crops.
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
Troupials face few threats, although they have experienced some population decrease as a result of domestication as a cage bird. In general, they have a very low risk of extinction, especially in Venezuela where they are protected as the national bird. (Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Migratory Bird Act
- No special status
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
Other Comments
Of all the species in the genus Icterus genus, troupials are unique. They are larger than average orioles and have some other morphological and behavioral differences as well. First, eye color is different in that troupials have bright yellow eyes whereas the majority of orioles have dark brown eyes. Even more unique is the patch of naked, blue skin surrounding the eye, shared with only a small number of species. The troupial group (I. icterus and I. jamacaii) is known to pirate the nests of other birds, and troupials have one of the strongest beaks of any oriole. (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999; Freeman and Zink, 1995; Monroe and Sibley, 1993; Omland, et al., 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
Troupial songs set them apart from other orioles because of its bland, two-note simplicity. Unlike other orioles, whose songs are generally recognizable, troupials have a sequence of notes that blend together, making it hard to distinguish separate phrases (Jaramillo and Burke, 1999; Nick Friedman, personal obs.). Troupials have a shaggy bib, a border of pointed feathers around the top of the breast that is smooth on other orioles (Jaramillo and Burke, 1999). In addition, troupials are one of only a few orioles that do not exhibit delayed plumage maturation (DPM) (Kevin Omland, Frode Jacobsen, personal obs.). This means that yearling male troupials have plumage that is the same or very similar to that of adult males. In species that do exhibit DPM, yearling male plumage normally resembles that of adult females. This phenomenon is in fact exaggerated in troupials because the species is monochromatic (males and females have similar bright plumage colors and patterns), as is typical of tropical orioles (Omland and Hofmann 2006). (Burke and Jaramillo, 1999)
According to research published by Freeman and Zink (1995), troupials should not be considered members of Icterus. In fact, when Freeman and Zink constructed a phylogenetic tree illustrating the estimated genetic relatedness of 47 species within the subfamily Icterinae, they found that troupials were not members of the oriole clade but an outgroup on their tree, suggesting a distant relationship. (Freeman and Zink, 1995)
When Omland, Lanyon, and Fritz conducted a follow up genetic investigation in 1999 they found troupials to be more closely related to other orioles. Their phylogenetic tree placed troupials as part of the genus Icterus. Freeman and Zink may have used a contaminated sample. (Omland, et al., 1999)
One further difficulty with troupials, is in defining the species limits. The "troupial group" includes six proposed subspecies: I. i. croconotus, I. i. jamaicaii, I. i. icterus, I. i. metae, and I. i. ridgwayi. Over the years these forms have alternately been re-classified as subspecies and full species. A phylogenetic tree constructed by Omland, Lanyon, and Fritz demonstrates that these subspecies are closely related. According to Monroe and Sibley's "A World Checklist of Birds," the name "troupial" only applies to Icterus icterus. This classification most likely includes I. i. icterus, I. i. metae, and I. i. ridgwayi as subspecies. Furthermore Monroe and Sibley group I. i. croconotus and I. i. jamacaii as subspecies under the name Campo oriole. Most recently I. i. jamaicaii, I. i. croconotus, and I. i. strictifrons were recognized as species. (Clements, 2003; Monroe and Sibley, 1993; Omland, et al., 1999; Ridgely and Tudor, 1989)
Tanya Dewey (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Corey Carter (author), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Kevin Omland (editor, instructor), University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- agricultural
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- arboreal
Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
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uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
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- active during the day, 2. lasting for one day.
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humans benefit economically by promoting tourism that focuses on the appreciation of natural areas or animals. Ecotourism implies that there are existing programs that profit from the appreciation of natural areas or animals.
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animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
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forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
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offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- monogamous
Having one mate at a time.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- omnivore
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- pet trade
the business of buying and selling animals for people to keep in their homes as pets.
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sedentary
remains in the same area
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- suburban
living in residential areas on the outskirts of large cities or towns.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
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A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
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Tony Romo suffered five interceptions as Chicago Bears crushed Dallas Cowboys in Monday NFL action
Jay Cutler won a battle between two unpredictable quarterbacks to lead Chicago to a 34-18 victory over the Cowboys.
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The Bears feasted on a string of Tony Romo mistakes, the Cowboys QB matching a career-high five interceptions, two of them returned for touchdowns.
The Bears led by just three points at half-time but took full advantage of Romo's second half meltdown as Lance Briggs intercepted one of his errant passes and ran 74 yards to give the visitors a 24-7 lead.
With his options limited, Romo was forced to throw often and completed 307 passing yards, including one touchdown, but his game was defined by the interceptions.
Cutler fared decidedly better, tossing two touchdowns in the second half, with the final effort finding Brandon Marshall for a 31-yard completion that put his team 34-10 clear in the fourth quarter.
The Chicago quarterback had suffered a similar fate to Romo against the Green Bay Packers on last month when he coughed up four interceptions, was sacked seven times and publicly berated his offensive line.
But Cutler, who completed 18-of-24 passes for 275 yards and no interceptions against the Cowboys (2-2), has rebounded and pushed the Bears (3-1) into a tie with Minnesota for the NFC North lead.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was found at a flat in Workington.
Demi Burns, aged 21, was discovered in her home at Newlands Gardens, Moorclose, just after 3.30pm yesterday.
Police say they are treating her death as "suspicious and unexplained".
A Home Office post mortem has been held and further tests are ongoing to establish the cause of death.
Officers arrested a local man, 28, on suspicion of murder and he was taken into police custody for questioning. He was today bailed until January, pending further inquiries.
Police spent yesterday afternoon and last night at the address, with officers standing guard outside.
Steve Bradley, 50, who lives nearby, said: "All I saw were police cars at about 4.30pm when I came back from practising with my band.
"I feel a bit unsettled. There is no such thing as community any more."
A local woman, who was visiting her family in the area, saw large numbers of police and a group of crime scene investigators wearing white overalls outside the flat at about 10.50pm yesterday.
She said: "It was eerie in the dark and like something off the television. You don't expect something like this in a residential area where there is a mixture of young and old people."
Another woman, who lives nearby, said the police and paramedics were there from about 3.30pm.
A police spokesman said: "We attended a property in Workington at 3.32pm yesterday after receiving a call about a sudden death.
"At this stage, the death is being treated as suspicious and unexplained. An investigation has been undertaken and officers will be working to formally identify the woman and inform her immediate family."
This morning there was one police car outside the flat, which is on a terrace of houses next to a car park.
Alyson Beck, 27, who also lives nearby, said: "I am quite scared now, I have got my little lad in my house and with me being on my own as well.
"Knowing something like this has happened on your own doorstep is little bit scary. I can't believe it," she added.
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Who's willing to drop a comment on my new track in old pop-house style but still modern.
Thanks guys!https://soundcloud.com/hello_charlie/pop-classic-theme-aj
White background – very bad idea. Everything looks like a mess.
Can I get the invite? Thanks
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I believe the issue is that before you were getting the commission for the item and for the payment fee but Envato removed the payment fee e.g.
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No, that's not what I meant. But thank you for trying to solve my problem. Stuff has not yet replied even if I requested staff reply.
Well, with old earnings calculator I had 52% earnings of sold item but with new calculator, now I have 51%. Can somebody explain me what happened? Thanks
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I, as the author of the Envato network, as well as many other authors here, I've been hit by the copyright infringement by some of my templates posted on the website for illegal distribution and illegal acquisition of financial assets.
Due to forum rules I'm not going to put those links here, but I got their email address that has been used in illegal purposes, such as for contact form and for receiving money on PayPal.
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petrenj said
Please don't offend , but where is that guitar in this song?
Hey Petrenj, maybe then you should ask reviewers? Stvarno nem pojma sta su hteli da postignu ovim. Gitare nisu svirane vec semplovane, zvuci kako zvuci, moze bolje ali mislim da je ovo zadovoljavajuce
lemega said
The rhythm guitar sounds ok to me. It's not very realistic but a distinct sound on its own – like the M1-house-piano. The sample-quality of the lead guitar is not that bad, but no guitarist would play it that way. It's not "guitaristic" enough to cheat the ear.
You made a good point and I am aware of this but of course it wouldn't sound naturally because it's coumputerized but it has used live samples of guitar and also guitar rig…The point of my thread is not to complain about guitar sample, the point is to show reviewers that this track sounds good, that people like it, that will have success since has a great energy and nice number of likes
I will change samples but I will not remove the point of song- natural pop rock sound that can be used very successfully.
thesensercomplex said
I've heard electronica and trance tracks with similar electronic guitar tones. Reviewers have opinions and critique tracks as they see fit, doesn't mean its a bad track. The guitar track doesn't sound out of place to me, depending on the genre its set in, plus how open minded the reviewer is I've had my issues with review rejections (soft/hard), shake it off, make changes if you feel like it, then write more music to upload. Its their music library with a set agenda and guidelines, they're out there to make money as a business, doing the best they can so we have to play by their rules to earn that cut. Good luck to you. Cheers!
What really problem with the reviewers is that they don't have established system of requirements, design or exactly pointed quality. They are just free to use their personal judgmental do they personally like or not like the sound/sample/track, since here on AJ,there some is very low quality songs/samples/instrumental and I am not pointing on anybody, just making conclusion by hearing. Of course, I am not professional musician but I am not def as I can hear that also my track isn't super super great quality but it has a really strong energy that is proven by posting on sound cloud and getting likes and shares….
SemblanceProduction said
The guitar samples do sound a bit "amateur" really. The song has great potential tho I think. Heres an idea: try doing a more electronic sound, replace the clean guitar sounds with electronic plucks or arps and the distorted parts with synth stabs. Do some sidechain pulsing, a stronger bass part and you're all set! I know this might sound a bit drastic since you were going for more of an acoustic pop sound, but I believe the song would greatly benefit from an electronic approach. Good luck!
P.s. I'm originally a guitar player and I tend to be very strict when it comes guitar sound.
And try not to compare your sound design to the songs you think are of less quality.
Semblance, thank you for your time and opinion, I really appreciate. I never said that I am professional guitar player or musician I just like to compose and make something new.
I will try to take your advice but maybe not on this track since, as you notice, this is pop natural sound kind of track.


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My editor wouldn't let it fly. He didn't think that was a crime worthy of slapping which to me implied that he thought there were crimes that were worthy of slapping this just didn't happen to be one of them. I mean if this isn't worthy, if you can just go around calling Gaussian Blur Gassian Blur and not get slapped what kind of punishment is there. So of course we changed it to if you heard somebody say Gassian Blur, you should cane them. We didn't do that. I just caved, I just got rid of it. Let's go ahead and slap this layer over here the top right layer here and you will need to select it first.
Go to the Layers palette and click on 2TR right there in order to make it active and now let's apply what's known as a Linear Blur function where you don't have that nice bell shaped transition there, you just have a straight diagonal transition imagine that. And to apply that kind of blur you go up to the filter menu, you choose blur and you choose this guy right here box blur it's a linear blur function. It's called box blur and you will see why in a second, it has sort of a boxy appearance. Let's ignore the fact that you can raise and lower the radius value.
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Totally our eyes making that up by the way but notice if we employ the Gaussian bell shaped curve we don't have that problem. Gaussian good, linear bad is one moral of this story. The other moral is that if you need a linear blur then you have it inside of Photoshop and remarkably enough we didn't have a linear blur inside a Photoshop until the last version until Photoshop CS2 and it can be on occasion you may find it useful I will put it that way but I just want you to see that it's there so you know how great if nothing else, how great Gaussian Blur is and you will also know that if you call it Gassian I will slap you.
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Two Republicans using donor money walked into a lesbian-themed strip bar ….
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See what you can do by making up your own punchlines.
And devotees of Palin, Limbaugh and Beck, try to avoid something like this:
"Two Republicans using donor money walked into a lesbian-themed strip bar …. oh ya, so what — Obama's a socialist who hates Jesus and his health care reform is going to bankrupt our children!"
Well, at least Republicans don't always say "no" —- or, as they get angrier every day, "Hell no!"
Maybe that's why some of them frequent strip clubs —- frustration.
Makes one yearn for the good old days when Republicans used to do things like lie to their wives by telling them they were hiking the Ol' Appalacian Trail but were really in Argentina with their mistress — over Father's Day weekend.
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The same could be — and would be — said if these were Democrats who went through these unfortunate —- but nevertheless entertaining —- circumstances.
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Democrats are boring. If it wasn't for the eight years of Bubba Clinton running wild with his pants down in the Oval Office, there would be nothing to show from those guys.
Jimmy Carter? Mr. Peanut? Comics had to pick on his brother Billy for laughs.
Republicans are naturally funny.
Ronald Reagan. Funny.
Gerald Ford. Seriously funny.
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Hubert Humphrey? Sure, funny name, but nothing there. Crickets could be heard when audiences were told a Humphrey joke.
Walter Mondale? Next.
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Comics still haven't been able to have much fun with President Obama. Heck, last night David Letterman told an Obama joke and the punchline was about the president's mother-in-law.
Mother-in-law jokes? What's next, Dave, jokes about how bad the food is on airlines? What are you doing, conjuring up the dead bones of Catskills comic Alan King? Take my mother-in-law —- please!
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That guy was punchline nirvana.
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How could anyone hate a country with such a melting pot of potential punchlines?
Come November, there could be a whole new batch of Republicans elected to come to Washington.
Maybe they out to change D.C.'s political moniker from the "Beltway" to "Burlesque."
Republicans would prefer it be changed to the "Bible Beltway" —– but there's just too many incidents with girls gone wild and politicians coming off like comics in baggy pants.
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