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As the tenth model in Canon's PowerShot G range, the G12 has matured into a very nice camera. It has a slightly reworked design and handling, a swivel LCD, a 10-Megapixel sensor, a 24-140 mm zoom lens that's now stabilised and a 720p HD video mode. So can the Canon G12 make its mark in the highly competitive market for expert compacts and fight off the likes of the Nikon P7000, Panasonic LX5 and Samsung EX1?
HandlingYou can tell the G12 is an expert camera as soon as you pick up thanks to its heavy, all-metal design and its high-end build and finish. It feels well-made and it doesn't feel like it'll fall apart a few years down the line. If we really wanted to be picky, then it would perhaps have been nice to see rubber-sealed joints to help keep water and dust out of the battery/memory card compartment and connections. The G12 is a nice camera to hold and handle even if it's nothing out of the ordinary. The finish is a little bit slippy though, and the grip handle isn't deep enough for our liking. We were also slightly disappointed to see that the 3-inch LCD only displays 460,000 dots when some competitors' models (Nikon P7000, for example) are twice as sharp. On the upside though, the screen flips out from the camera body and can be swivelled to the angle of your choice.
Canon seems to have taken great care designing this camera's controls, adding plenty of customisable options, which is really quite rare. The G12 has two customisable control wheels for adjusting the settings (a wheel on the front and a click-round wheel at the rear instead of a four-way controller). These improve handling in M mode and help make it easier to change settings quickly. Several options can be assigned to these wheels in P, A and S modes, such as white balance, i-contrast or picture format. It's just a shame that the P mode can't be user-modified. The S button can also be assigned a whole load of different functions (white balance, bracketing, burst mode, raw+Jpeg etc.). The menus are clear and an online help function is on hand in case you get stuck. The graphic interface is still just as easy to get your head around as in previous models, with a column of options on the left and the new click-round wheel at the rear to increase or decrease the settings' values. Again, it's nothing exceptional, but it works well. In shooting mode, you can display grid lines to help you line up shots, as well as an exposure histogram and an electronic level (one axis only). More nice features of the G12 include loads of mode dials, buttons and controls to adjust the main settings. The top of the camera features a dial for selecting the ISO setting, another dial for choosing the shooting mode (P,S,A,M, Custom 1 and 2, Video) and a dial for adjusting the exposure. Plus, right under your thumb you'll find three buttons for choosing the AF focusing points, saving an exposure setting and setting the exposure metering. What more could you ask for?
Ah yes, we've thought of a few things: there's no separate video record button, the optical viewfinder is rather disappointing (see insert), the memory card compartment is on the underside of the camera (not very practical when using the G12 on a tripod), the control wheel on the front of the camera doesn't click round etc.
ResponsivenessWhile the G12 is a model of design and handling, its responsiveness leaves something to be desired. In this field it's pretty much identical to the G11, but the G12 is slower than its two main competitors, the Panasonic LX5 and Nikon P7000 in several ways, particularly when autofocusing.
The G12 makes up tor that very slightly with an acceptable start-up time and a decent photo-to-photo turnaround time (JPeg and Raw). The bust mode is still just as disappointing though, snapping just 2.2 frames per second.
Picture QualityWith its 10-Megapixel CCD, the G12 is easily comparable to the LX5, EX1 and P7000, which all have similar sensors. The Canon model does a pretty good job at handling digital noise with just a little granularity and moderate smoothing at 1600 ISO, which is actually quite impressive for a compact!
When it comes to handling ISO settings, the Canon G12 takes the lead alongside the Panasonic LX5 (so far anyway), and does a much better job than the likes of the Nikon P7000 and Samsung EX1.
The 28-140 mm zoom lens is good quality. It's generally sharp at 28 mm and is more than acceptable in telephoto. The lens is twinned with an effective stabilisation system and a decent macro mode that goes as close as 1 cm. Exposure is OK, although sometimes we noticed our pictures were a bit overexposed, which was rather annoying. Colour reproduction is classic Canon stuff, with reds that are very (too) saturated and a white balance that can be temperamental under tungsten light.
VideoThe Canon G12 has a 720p HD video mode (just 24 fps) with stereo sound but—quite unbelievably—the optical zoom can't be used while filming! It gets worse too, as focusing isn't continuous and it's not possible to take a photo while you're shooting a video. That unfortunately cost the G12 its fifth star!
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Clear-Cuts Have a Place in Forest Management in Oregon
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Fred Sperry
Clear-cut? Selective cut? Conservation? Preservation? What's the most appropriate way to manage our forests?
Forests are at the core of Oregon's heritage and identity. They contain the headwaters of our rivers, spawning grounds for fish, habitat for wildlife, and awesome recreation. They provide jobs for our neighbors, funds for our schools and products everyone needs. It's no wonder we have strong feelings about how they're managed.
Forests are complex and dynamic natural systems, and any attempt to address their management in this limited space will be found lacking. Still, the discussion is an important one to Oregonians.
Recent guest viewpoints in The Register-Guard have focused on the sustainable management of forests, and specifically on clear-cutting. In other regions the discussion would be different, but for forests in this neighborhood it is appropriate that the discussion is centered on Douglas fir. It is far and away the most dominant naturally occurring tree species in Western Oregon, and it is valued for its superior qualities.
Bob Kintigh (Dec. 7), Mark Miller (Dec. 29) and Gary Kutcher (Jan. 4) all agree that Douglas fir grows best in full sunlight. Miller is correct when he states that even-aged management, which utilizes clear-cuts, is not the only way to manage Douglas fir. He offers a good description of some of the alternatives while acknowledging that clear-cutting is a "valid silvicultural method in the Northwest."
Like Miller, I recognize the value and legitimacy of alternative methods where they are consistent with the owner's objectives and where they are reasonable, based on topography, access and forest characteristics. But these methods are generally more costly, and the market premiums to which Miller refers are uncertain at best.
Kutcher would ban clear-cutting on state and private land and require that all harvesting be done by "selective logging." To propose such a policy fails to recognize the variation among species, soils, topography, climate and other local conditions. One thing all foresters and other natural resource professionals can agree on is that one method of forest management does not fit all.
The good news is that we don't have to choose between protecting forest resources and clear-cut harvesting. Historically, Douglas fir forests were naturally established following disturbances (fire, wind storms, etc.) that were much more damaging to water, soils, fish and wildlife than modern day harvest practices. Today, regardless of the harvest method, these resources are protected through best management practices, regulation and, oftentimes, compliance with certification systems. …

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This past weekend I went to a baby shower (Hold your horses, gentlemen. I swear there?s something in here for you). The mother-to-be looked beautiful, and a bevy of Southern women fluttered around her-- hugging, exclaiming, and laying out a spread of finger food roughly the length and volume of a box car.
Three generations of three American families talked baby weights, names and namesakes; mothers and grandmothers nodded knowingly as they estimated necessary diaper tonnage; the dad-to-be took in a little target practice until he was called to load up the pile of pink-hued prenatal contributions.
What didn?t come up was the philosophy of the judicial filibuster, Social Security reform, or the federal budget deficit. Many people who read this column will wonder how that could be, particularly those who work in D.C.?a town in which ?wherever two or three come together, there is Social Security reform with them,? is gospel just as sure as Matthew 18:20.
But it happened, and it happens all the time. Is it because these folks are all ignorant, unintellectual red-staters? Is it because they are apathetic by nature and can?t muster the will to stay informed of all the important things happening in Washington? No and no. The diagnosis is much simpler than that. It is because they are normal.
I?m the one who?s weird. People who spend all day long reading, lobbying, and charting the workings of that white-domed building on a hill are not normal. People who read The Hill and Roll Call, three metro newspapers, and 30 blogs a day are not normal. Normal people can?t act like that because they lead normal lives?driving minivans and steering businesses, paying the bills and funding fieldtrips.
Since I moved to Washington, I?ve heard complaints from both sides of the aisle and all the areas in between??Why,? wonder these D.C.-dwellers, ?aren?t people more involved in the political process, and how do we get them involved??
I have an idea for solving the problem. How do you get busy folks more involved with the workings of their government? Simple?make the government smaller.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Florida didn't have to lobby to win this vote. The Gators are No. 1 in a landslide.
For unbeaten Boise State, a top-10 ranking will have to do.
The Gators finished atop The Associated Press and USA Today coaches Top 25 polls after upsetting Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS Championship Game Monday night, a matchup Florida lobbied hard for late in the regular season when it looked as if the Gators would be left out.
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Throughout the history of the NFL the position of quarterback has been the most difficult one for teams to assess. Many quarterbacks have cost general managers and head coaches their jobs after being taken early in the draft and turning out to be nothing but hot garbage. Guys like Ryan Leaf and Todd Marinovich come to mind. The problem is that while teams fall in love with the big arm and body, you can't really measure a quarterback's ability to play NFL football until you see him on the field.
At least, that's what we thought. Today we learn of a ground-breaking new study that could help general managers around the NFL save their butts when looking for that franchise quarterback. If you can't decide between two quarterbacks based on their arm strength, 40-time, or Wonderlic score, just pick the better-looking one.
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Researchers David Berri, Rob Simmons and Jennifer VanGilder found that good-looking NFL quarterbacks make more money than those who aren't as handsome, and their ratings put (Chiefs QB Brodie) Croyle in the "below average" category.
"One should note that although looks are statistically significant, it is still the case that other factors — like actual performance on the field — drive the player evaluation process," said Berri, a sports economist and an associate professor at Southern Utah University.
"What we are finding, though, is that looks appear to have some impact on the assessment of players."
You know Brodie opened up his newspaper this morning, read this article, and then started to cry. It's one thing when the local papers write about how bad you suck, it's something else entirely to read about how ugly you are.
Of course, I do wonder if this study is a bit flawed. First of all, how exactly can you measure somebody's looks when everybody has differing opinions of what is attractive and what isn't? Also, did they ever consider that fact that the quarterbacks who make the most money are considered better-looking because they make the most money?
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|Rondo latest key to the series
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WALTHAM — The Celtics have unveiled so many keys for their series with the Cavaliers that they will need a ring just to keep them all straight. In addition to defensive rebounding, defending the 3-point line, energy from the bench, and, of course, guarding LeBron James, you can add one more: Rajon Rondo.
The Lakers get a lot of credit for devising the free safety defense on Rondo, but it was the Cavaliers in the 2008 conference semifinals who first effectively neutralized Rondo in a playoff series by simply not guarding him. In that series, the Cavs held him to single-digits in scoring four times and without an assist in another.
"Rondo's the key to the series," Doc Rivers said after practice Friday. "His speed has to be a factor in this series. He has to be disruptive defensively with his speed and it's all pressure. They're going to help off of him. Really how well he handles them trapping off of them and really not guarding him will be the key for us winning. When he's effective our whole team is effective."
The Celtics expect James will guard Rondo at times, which would allow him to essentially cause havoc by roaming around the defensive end.
"It's movement off the ball," Rivers said. "When he has the ball it's no issue. When he doesn't have the ball he has to be a great cutter and he has to be a great decision-maker once we swing the ball back to him. He has to catch it on the run and get back on the attack."
Rondo's reaction to being told that he was the latest key to the series?
Yes, Doc said they were going to play off you and you have to take advantage of it.
"We'll see."
Have there been things you've learned over the years about playing against those defenses?
"Not really."
It seems like if you've kept moving and kept the ball moving you can minimize that and still be productive.
"There you have it."
Rondo knows, obviously, what's in front of him and what he has to do. It should be pointed out that his reactions to the same questions he's heard hundreds of times before were fairly playful. It's also worth noting that he's had good success against the Cavs this season, averaging almost 15 points and more than 10 assists in four games.
So, Rajon, are you excited about the challenge?
You don't show it. You're pretty pumped up for this?
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|04.27.10 at 6:39 pm ET
One of the elements of Miami's Game 4 win was the defense Dwyane Wade played on Rajon Rondo late in the game. Actually defense isn't the right word. Wade was assigned the task of guarding Rondo, but he gave him such a wide berth that he was able to roam the passing lanes and help on anyone who wanted to take it to the basket.
This has been done numerous times before, of course, most notably by Kobe Bryant in the 2008 Finals.
In truth, the Celtics expected to see Wade guarding Rondo much earlier in the series. Doc Rivers hinted before the playoffs even began that he figured that's the way Miami would go. Now that the Heat are down to their last chance, the Celtics figure that they will see a lot of it in Game 5.
"We thought we'd see it much earlier," Rivers said before the game. "They've used it in the fourth quarter and they've done it in special situations [end of the game, shot clock, out of bounds plays, etc]. Wade is really destructive when he's guarding Rondo. He's like a free safety. A very good safety."
The reason Miami doesn't go this route on every possession is that they need Wade to carry the load on the offensive end, as well. Although it should be noted that trying to follow Ray Allen around all those picks is not a lot of fun either.
Rondo was asked after Game 2 if he was surprised that he hadn't seen Wade on him more and he just shrugged. "They're having maybe four guys guard me," he said at the time. "Dorrell Wright, [Carlos] Arroyo, [Mario] Chalmers, Wade. I don't really care who guards me."
Rondo destroyed Arroyo in Game 4, and Chalmers hasn't fared much better. Wade would be Miami's best option, but can the Heat really ask him to be the best player on both ends of the floor? If they do, Rivers wants Rondo and Kendrick Perkins to cut to the basket at every opportunity. They key, Rivers said, is for Rondo to stay aggressive, even if he doesn't have the ball in his hands.
|Rivers on Rondo: He's been our Varitek
|04.24.10 at 5:13 pm ET
MIAMI — Lost in the dramatics of Paul Pierce's game-winner, Ray Allen's Game 2 explosion and even Tony Allen's brilliant defense on Dwyane Wade in Game 1 has been the stellar play of Rajon Rondo.
Through three games Rondo has averaged just 11.7 points, but that never tells the full story with him. He's also getting 10 assists a nights and 6.3 rebounds, but again, numbers can't define Rondo.
Rather, it's been his ability to run the offense for over 40 minutes a night that has been the catalyst for the Celtics offensive execution.
"He's been terrific," Doc Rivers said. "When everyone was injured, literally, Rondo had to do a lot of scoring. But since Ray and Paul and Kevin [Garnett] are back and in rhythm, he's more of the facilitator. But he does the best job of a guy you could ask to do it. He's been huge in this series."
Take the closing minute of Game 3. On the possession before Pierce's jumper, Rondo had two options at his disposal: Allen coming off a flare screen with Garnett, or Pierce on the opposite side. He chose Allen for a corner 3 and it was a great look, it just didn't go in.
Heat coach Erik Spolestra had some media people shaking their heads after Game 3 when he said that the reason the Celtics were so tough to defend is because they have so many crunch-time options. In other words, didn't he know the final play was going to Pierce? Well, no. He didn't. See the previous possession.
It's that decision-making that has lifted Rondo's game into the upper stratosphere of elite point guards.
"He's light years [ahead of where he was], but a lot of that is just age, maturity," Rivers said. "The other part of it is system. He's been in the same system his entire career. I thought Game 3 was the best play-calling game in his career. He was like [Jason] Varitek as far as calling the right pitch. He was phenomenal. That's where he's improved. He know what I'm thinking. He'll call a play and you can sit down and it's terrific."
|Rondo receives votes for NBA's Most Improved Player
|04.22.10 at 2:40 pm ET
Rajon Rondo received two first place votes for the 2009-10 Most Improved Player Award presented by Kia Motors. The league announced Rockets guard Aaron Brooks as the recipient of the award on Thursday.
Rondo tied Wizards center Andray Blatche for 12th place with two first place and two third place votes. Brooks received 62 first place votes; Kevin Durant finished second with 17.
This regular season Rondo averaged 13.7 points, 9.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game, up from 11.9 points, 8.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.9 steals last season. He led the entire league in steals and the Eastern Conference in dimes (fourth overall). Rondo was named to his first All-Star team this year as well.
|Flu bug bites Rondo
|04.16.10 at 4:43 pm ET
WALTHAM — When the curtain lifted on the Celtics practice sessions yesterday there was one player missing. Rajon Rondo is the latest victim of the flu that has swept through the team recently. He took part in film session and a walkthrough and then the team sent him home.
Doc Rivers said that he expects Rondo will play, but he added, "I don't know how he's going to feel."
Rivers said he had been throwing up and was sent to the hospital for IV work.
Rondo is just the latest Celtic to become ill. Tony Allen missed the last two games with the flu and Glen Davis was also sick earlier in the week.
Allen, who will have a big hand in defending Dwyane Wade, said he is feeling better.
"I feel good today," he said. "I was a little winded, but I expected that. Tomorrow should be a little better."
|A look back: Celtics vs. Heat
|04.15.10 at 11:15 pm ET
The Celtics and Heat will square off in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Saturday. The teams faced each other three times this season, with the Celtics sweeping the regular-season series. See how the Celtics got a 3-0 edge over the Heat heading into the postseason:
Nov. 29, 2009, at Miami
How the Celtics won: Led by 24 points (11-12 FG) from Kevin Garnett, the Celtics starters led a balanced attack in this win over the Heat. Rajon Rondo (13 points, 11 assists) and Kendrick Perkins (14 points, 13 rebounds) recorded double-doubles; Paul Pierce added 15 points; and Ray Allen scored 11, including a key 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter. The C's shut the Heat down from behind the arc (2-for-15). Michael Beasley was the only player to knock down a trey.
Wade watch: Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 27 points. He attempted 23 field goals, the same number as Garnett and Pierce combined. The Heat were also a team-low -14 with Wade on the court.
Key stat: Assists ' Celtics 21, Heat 12
After the game: Celtics 13-4, Heat 9-7
The Three-Pointer: Garnett enjoys a run of near perfection
|Rondo talks winning in cover story
|04.08.10 at 11:17 pm ET
This month Rajon Rondo is featured on the cover of Dime Magazine, his first national cover story. Rondo discusses his competitive nature, dedication to winning, and drive to be the best. Check out a video from the photo shoot and excerpts from the article:
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just want to see the king and his baby prince! I'm really into this father and son^^
Daily DeviationGiven 2014-04-02
Adas by millenraven beautifully portrays a tender father and son moment. ( Featured by Lyricanna )
Wow! Truly amazing colours and lightning!! ^o^
awww *melts*
Hey, I love your stuff! Are you on tumblr by any chance?
This is a beautiful rendition of father and son! Great use of light, it really makes the picture stand out. Outstanding.
very sweet!
Very precious!
I'm dying because of cuteness!!! You really made my day!
Ahhhhhhh!!!! So pretty!!!!!
Totally fabulous!
Lovely work !!! Congratulations on the DD, so well deserved !!!
First thought in my head: "This is so cute. This...is.so.cute....Oh God, I have cavities!"
just beautiful. love it <3
This looks lovely. Thranduil seems so benevolent in this. This totally looks like it was painted.
One of the most beautiful Thranduil-Legolas fanarts I've seen. I especially love how little luminous Legolas looks like an actual baby with little fat legs, and Thranduil is indulgently letting his baby son pull his hair.
This is digital? I would swear its watercolors! XD great job
Oh I love this! It's so rare to see Father and Child illustrations and this is just so sweet!
This picture is awesome. From the colors to the whole scene it is just perfect.
I liked to see in the movie that Legolas our cutie pie has such a badass as a dad.
You caught a really lovely and heartwarming moment of his childhood.
Keep up the good work because it is really amazing!!!
I liked to see in the movie that Legolas our cutie pie has such a badass as a dad.
You caught a really lovely and heartwarming moment of his childhood.
Keep up the good work because it is really amazing!!!
What a lovely moment. T___T You colored this exceptionally well, too! Fantastic work!
Aww so cute and gorgeous ♡ Well done and keep it up
I only can think and say "Loki, you little shit"
This is fucking gorgeous. I mean seriously, wow. Legolas has always been my favorite character from LotR and his dad is way badass. I just love his expression... so sweet Amazing job on this
Oh, and excuse my French
Oh, and excuse my French
This is really cute.
Aaaaaand there goes my feels ;A;
This one is entirely too adoribal for my own good!!!!
Dope style
The way you use the colors to blend onto the characters is vibrant and amazing.
He kinda reminds me of David Bowie as the Goblin King in the Labyrinth.
Thank so much for this. I love the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and this is just so cool to see! Thank you! Great job! Keep up the great work and I hope to see more deviations from you in the future! Bye-bye!
so beautiful!
I love love LOVE this! Amazing work. Absolutely stunning!
Perfect! just MAGNIFICENT! I love it. Teared up at the epicness,sweetness,and adorableness in this Piece. Thank my kind fellow, you had made my day <3
Awwww, baby Legolas! This is such an awesome drawing. Great work!
Aw, this is so sweet! I love it! That's certainly not an expression that I ever thought I'd see on Thranduil's face!
that is fantastic!
great job
i wish they would show some elvish childs in the movies
i wish they would show some elvish childs in the movies
The father and son theme is something I don't see every day. LOVE this illustrative piece. It doesn't necessarily look all-out anime. Hope you wouldn't mind me seeing it in this light.
Ooh pretty and sweet
I believe the Sindar word for father is 'Ada', not 'Adas', but this is a masterful drawing, and an adorable concept, so I barely care. You got Thrandi's nose perfectly.


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Red Sox win in 14th on Daniel Nava single
Squander two leads but rally for 10-8 victory
|Tampa Bay Rays' Matt Joyce, left, shoves Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia as he attempts to get to Red Sox pitcher John Lackey during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 10, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Lackey hit Joyce with a pitch. Home plate umpire Tom Hallion watches. (AP Photo/Tampa Bay Times, James Borchuck)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Nava hit a tiebreaking single in the 14th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-8 on Monday night after squandering two late leads in a testy game that included a bench-clearing scrum.
Red Sox starter John Lackey hit Matt Joyce in the back with a pitch in the sixth inning. Joyce, who homered earlier, shouted at the pitcher but was restrained by Boston catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia as players from both teams streamed out of the dugouts.
There was pushing and shoving along the first base line, but it appeared no punches were thrown and the umpires did not eject anyone.
Shane Victorino opened the 14th with a single off Cesar Ramos (1-2), then tagged up and hustled to second when Dustin Pedroia flied out to deep right field. David Ortiz was intentionally walked before Nava singled to center to put the Red Sox ahead. Saltalamacchia singled for his fourth hit of the game, making it 10-8.
Franklin Morales (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.
Saltalamacchia gave the Red Sox an 8-6 lead with a two-run single in the 10th, but closer Andrew Bailey couldn't hold it.
After Jose Lobaton led off the bottom of the 10th with Tampa Bay's fourth solo homer, the Rays loaded the bases with no outs on two walks and Ben Zobrist's fifth hit of the night.
Bailey walked Kelly Johnson on a 3-2 pitch — forcing in the tying run — but escaped further damage when Evan Longoria grounded into a 5-2-3 double play and Sam Fuld was thrown out trying to bunt for a potential game-winning hit.
Pedroia singled to extend his season-best hitting streak to 14 games and drive in the first two runs of a six-run first inning against Alex Cobb, who settled down after the rocky beginning to give the Rays a chance to come back against Lackey.
Pedroia drew a leadoff walk in the 10th and scored when Saltalamacchia singled off Fernando Rodney to give the Red Sox a second lead they couldn't hold.
Longoria, Joyce and James Loney hit solo homers for the Rays, the latter trimming Boston's lead to 6-5 in the seventh. Yunel Escobar doubled and later scored on Junichi Tazawa's wild pitch to make it 6-all in the eighth.
Luke Scott and Zobrist also drove in runs for the Rays, who managed to overcome the big deficit despite going 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position through nine innings.
Nava, Mike Carp and Will Middlebrooks also drove in runs in the first for Boston, which turned seven hits and a walk into its quick 6-0 lead.
The first-place Red Sox improved to 6-1 against the fourth-place Rays, who fell five games off the pace in the AL East. Boston has won eight of 11 to climb a season-best 15 games over .500 at 40-25.
The first eight batters of the game reached base for Boston, which scored six runs before Cobb was able to get an out. The Rays starter didn't allow another hit, though, and Tampa Bay gradually crept back into the game.
Joyce and Longoria homered off Lackey in the first, and Tampa Bay gave itself a good chance to get back in the game by loading the bases with three singles to begin the third.
Lackey minimized the damage by getting Loney on a line drive to first base and striking out Desmond Jennings after Luke Scott grounded into a force play that drove in Tampa Bay's third run of the night. The Red Sox starter allowed four runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings, departing with a 6-4 lead.
Zobrist had an RBI single off Lackey in the fourth, and the Rays continued to cut into their deficit with Loney's homer off Andrew Miller.
Tampa Bay pulled even in the eighth. Escobar doubled with one out, moved to third when Joyce grounded out and scored on Tazawa's wild pitch to make it 6-all.
Cobb lasted four innings, allowing six runs and seven hits. He walked three and struck out four.
NOTES: Rays LHP David Price, on the 15-day disabled list since May 16 with a left triceps strain, said he felt as good as he has all year after throwing 45 pitches in a bullpen session. The plan is for the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner to throw again Wednesday, then pitch a simulated game on Saturday. If all goes well, he'd then begin a minor league rehab stint and possibly return to the rotation late this month or in early July. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz could have his next start pushed back at least a couple of days. Buchholz, who is 9-0 with a 1.71 ERA, left his last start in the seventh inning with what the Red Sox called "neck tightness." Manager John Farrell said the right-hander may not be ready to throw his normal between-starts bullpen session on Wednesday. His next scheduled start is Friday. ... The Red Sox reinstated Middlebrooks (lower back strain) from the DL before the game.
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Maybe, just a warning shot...
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Video> How the Bayonne Bridge's roadway will be lifted 64 feet
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Henry Melcher.
The 82-year-old Bayonne Bridge is getting some work done. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun the $1.3 billion process to raise the bridge's roadway by 64 feet. Why, exactly? Well, to keep up with the times of course.
Rebuild By Design> SCAPE's Living Breakwaters Transform Staten Island's South Shore
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Henry Melcher.
In early April, the ten finalists in the Rebuild By Design competition unveiled their proposals to protect the Tri-state region from the next Sandy. And in the near future, a jury will select a winner—or winners—to receive federal funding to pursue their plans. But before that final announcement is made, AN is taking a closer look at each of the final ten proposals. Here's SCAPE's plan for Staten Island's South Shore.
Photo of the Day: Hurricane Sandy Recovery on Staten Island
Friday, November 16, 2012
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National Guard troops help clean up the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Staten Island's New Dorp Beach neighborhood this week during President Obama's tour of damaged areas around New York. To get involved with recovery efforts in the region, please visit the NYC Service website to find groups seeking volunteers, supplies, and more.
Sandy Snuffs Out Century Old Lighthouse near Staten Island
Friday, November 9, 2012
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Staten Island's Old Orchard Shoals Lighthouse stood as a protective beacon in Sandy Hook Bat for 119 years, but has now been reduced to rubble atop its rocky outcropping after being slammed by Hurricane Sandy. Built in 1893, the cast-iron lighthouse once stood 51 feet tall and had been listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program, but had been declared obsolete by the General Service Administration and sold at auction in 2008 for $235,000. The US Coast Guard confirmed this week that the stout structure succumbed to the storm. Light House Friends has more history on the Old Orchard Shoals Lighthouse:
In the late 1800s when winter ice closed down Staten Island Sound, the waterway separating New Jersey from Staten Island, an estimated 15,000 tons of shipping were forced to use the narrow channel that ran along the eastern shore of Staten Island. In doing so, the vessels passed dangerously close to Old Orchard Shoal. A bell buoy and a lighted buoy initially marked this shallow area, but mariners considered these navigational aids grossly inadequate…After $60,000 was approved, construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1893. The new fifty-one-foot, cast-iron tower was cone-shaped, built in the "spark plug" style common among offshore lights in that region.
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Through January 21, 2013
From Farm to City: Staten Island 1616–2012 explores the history, evolution, and future of New York's often overlooked fifth borough. The island has served as the city's breadbasket, a pastoral escape for the city's elite, an industrial center, an international port, and a toehold for new immigrant communities. Divided into four sections—Farms, Pleasure Grounds, Suburbs, and City—the exhibition examines the major forces that have shaped land use on the island, including the development of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The exhibition includes historic photographs, maps, and other ephemera and objects, as well as an online mapping component tracing the chronology of major developments on the island.
Event>Olmsted on Staten Island: The Rural Laboratory
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Lissette Valdez.
Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park, spent nine formative years on a 130-acre farm on the southern shore of Staten Island. Olmsted's involvement in agricultural experimentation and nature conversation allowed him to develop his own thoughts about open space and urban settings. At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19th join Alan G. Brake, executive editor of The Architect's Newspaper, at the Museum of the City of New York as he moderates a discussion exploring how Olmsted's time on Staten Island influenced the field of American landscape architecture and the timeless parks he designed for the city. Included on the panel will be Ryan J. Carey, co-curator of From Farm to City; Tatiana Choulika, Associate Partner at James Corner Field Operations; and Gus Jones, Snug Harbor Heritage Farm Manager. The panel is also in conjunction with the museum's exhibition From Farm to City: Staten Island, 1661-2012.
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Yesterday we had our first snow, and it's still snowing
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This is wonderful... I love the soft colours and the delicateness of the photo.
Absolutely amazing! ...
Frosted snow is the best.
very beautiful.
Love this, lovely blue and focus <33
Beautiful! Very, very beautiful
c'est tellement parfaaaaaaaaait
It's so beautiful!!! I really love that DOF combined with the soft blue! And the composition is just right


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Rugby League podcast: South Wales get their first win
In the latest episode of Rugby League Down South, Ian Ramsdale interviews Mike Grady, head coach of South Wales Scorpions, London Broncos prop Jon Wallace, and Hemel Stags' Eddie Mbaraga…
What's on this week?
01.40 South Wales Scorpions head coach Mike Grady.
10.00 London Broncos prop Jon Wallace.
20.00 Gloucestershire All Golds' Danny Thomas.
25.00 Hemel Stags' Eddie Mbaraga.
31.20 Pat Cluskey, commercial manager at London Skolars.
44.50 Former London Bronco Ikram Butt.
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Patch # 1.1.4 B - Patch before Christmas.
Patch # 1.1.4 B
:::::Major Fixes and Additions:::::
-Reworked spawning units from armies to homeland to avoid lag and potential crash
-Fixed rain and snow FX never showing
-Several Out of Sync issues fixed
-Fixed rare game breaking issue with Orc construction not working, even on reload.
-Removed Dwarves from NPC strongholds and fixed crash issue with NPC sieging
:::::Minor Fixes and Additions:::::
-Fixed canceling PvP protection bringing back the PvP protection timer returning to the game
-Fixed issue with unwalkable gatehouses and walls along with their upgrades not positioned correctly.
-More polish and additions to wall upgrades to make sure they are in correct positions.
-Elven Garviola the man eating plant, created by Enchanters is fixed and works, when fully grown it can eat multiple enemies at once. Takes multiple days to fully grow.
-Elven Techs inside Arcane Sanctuary are fixed and correctly enable Bolt Thrower and Garviola. Garviolas can only be grown inside Elven homelands.
::::Balance Adjustments:::::
-Mercenary Labourers will no longer give an unfair build rate to Human and Elven construction in foreign homelands; build rate is half of normal when building on another race's constructions.
-Goblins have less health and attack damage.
-Default unit health increase skill amount reduced to +25 from +50.
nice patch
finally..no more dwarves!
You didn't fix PvP? Still no influence or victory triggered? Seriously?
Oh wow I didn't realise that you guys didn't know PvP got broken with the last patch. I'll put a bug report in Technical Issues and call it "PvP Issues" so read up on it there!
don't forget that even if you destroy a player's army-- both armies will come out of the pvp unscratched...
Also, why did you take out the 48hr protection timer in the market? 2 hr and 8 hr is hardly a lot of time, not really... its not even a day protection for 10 influence points, thats costly for the time you got
48 hour protection is coming back in the next patch, but we found a flaw in it yesturday so we had temporary disabled.
We are on a hot-fix today just to address the PvP issues. Thanks for the feedback guys!
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Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
- Studio: Weinstein Company, The
- Release Date: Aug 22, 2014
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Not as groundbreaking as the original, nor as expansive as all the best sequels are. But with some excellent cast additions, and Miller on murky form, this still sizzles to the touch.
At least in Sin City women are full-on goddesses: powerful and awful, with big needs, willing to go to the mat to get what they want. In other films, the flat portrayal of women seems like a failure of the imagination.
This movie is mostly about visual razzle-dazzle and riffing on film noir conceits. Rodriguez hasn't deviated far from his mission statement for the original and that's a good thing for Sin City fans.
Despite its unsavory aspects, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is always a pleasure to observe, so artfully artificial with its green-screened backdrops and CGI props.
Visually, the film's technique is thrilling. There's hardly a camera setup anywhere that doesn't look like it could be a frame ripped from a comic book or graphic novel.
You could argue that the only thing that's automatic about A Dame to Kill For, really, is some of the firepower that its hardcases are packing.
Alba is a showstopper in a fringed cowgirl outfit. But nine years wiser, we know that pretty things aren't always worth killing for.
The weakness is in the material: these are second-string Miller yarns... But the vision remains uncompromising and it dazzles far more than any sequel should.
A Dame To Kill For shares some of the downsides of the first, particularly dubious female characterisation. But this retains the gritty, gruelling vice-grip on graphic-novel noir that made Sin City so enjoyable.
Sin City 2 glowers and sulks and is determined to show you the best bad time you've had in years. It's neither high art nor noir, but it's what a Sin City film should be.
There's an all-the-scenery-you-can-eat appearance by the deliciously mad Eva Green, too, who spends most of the movie even more naked (and nuttier) than she was in "300: Rise of an Empire." The ever-wry Joseph Gordon-Levitt also shows up as a cocky gambler, while a simian Josh Brolin takes over from Clive Owen as Dwight.
If you're not looking for reinvention and loved the first "Sin City," then you'll probably love this one too. It's a gorgeous-to-look-at, brain-splattered case of "more of the same."
The highest-gloss revenge porn imaginable. It's hard to believe that so much visual elegance has been brought to bear on material so ugly, and yet the disjunction is intentional, and the film is all of a piece.
It's less startling than it was when the first Sin City was released in 2005, maybe even quaint, like a black-light Jimi Hendrix poster from the '60s.
The cartoonish mayhem in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For aims for a film noir sensibility, but too frequently the script simply resorts to anachronistic scenes of Jessica Alba twerking.
If Rodriguez had any selectivity as an action director and a purveyor of garish thrills, the violence might have an impact beyond benumbing the spectator. "Sin City 2" keeps piling on, flipping the visual pages and selling the same ancient lessons in misogyny that real noir, or neo-noir, exploited yet transcended.
Miller's monochrome palette, splashed with color that shines like a whore's lip gloss, doesn't startle as it once did. It's like running into an ex-love and realizing that, damn, the thrill is gone.
As an exercise in style, it's diverting enough, but these mean streets are so well traveled that it takes someone like Eva Green to make the detour through them worth the trip.
"A Dame to Kill For" isn't the shock to the system "Sin City" was. But whatever its plot repetition and warmed-over tough talk cost it, this is still a movie like few others you've ever seen, a 3D slice of Nihilistic noir that will have you narrating your own guts and guns story on the drive home, chewing on a toothpick as you do.
In just about every way, the film is an inferior sequel — dumber, flatter, lacking even the barbaric extremity of its predecessor. Where's a flesh-eating Elijah Wood when you need him?
[Eva] Green is the only one able to excite this silly material into the spiky shape it's supposed to take. You wish the rest of the cast was as clued in.
There is an interesting kernel of a story about beauty, betrayal and brutality inside each of the film's scenarios and a cast that could handle anything thrown at it. But the kernel never pops, and all we're really left with is a whole lot of neo-noir corn.
The best antidote to all the glowering and posing is Eva Green: As Ava, the titular dame, she's nothing short of a godsend.
The sequel to one of the most visually striking movies of the last 10 years continues the graphic novel-inspired landscape of its predecessor. But the characters don't click, and the action feels dull.
As much as the sequel aches to remind audiences of what they liked first time round, it struggles to establish itself as its own unique entity.
Green is sexy, funny, dangerous, and wild -- everything the film needed to be -- and whenever she's not on-screen, we feel her absence as though the sun has blinked off.
Whereas a single, stinging one-liner would have sufficed Jacques Tourneur or Fritz Lang, Frank Miller's overcompensating flood of pulpy dialogue only renders his characters flat and sans empathy.
This entire film is like someone raised a kid in a room, cut off from all contact with the outside world, and all he had was a stack of Hustlers, a stack of Soldier of Fortunes, and a bunch of black-and-white stills from old detective movies, and at the age of 14, that kid gets turned loose and spends two hours screaming in your face about these stories he's been writing.
It takes at least a sliver of human interest to make a noir pastiche more than the sum of its influences, and anything resembling authentic feeling has been neatly airbrushed away from this movie's synthetic surface.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is still a visual buffet, but adding 102 more minutes of double crosses, slow torture and hookers with hearts of gold just exposes the tediousness of the exercise.
For a film loaded with decapitations and gun-toting ladies in bondage gear, Sin City gets really tedious really quickly.
It's so egregiously awful, so utterly without merit, that it makes its predecessor seem much worse by association. The film's brainless, chest-beating brand of hyper-pulp calls into question whether Sin City was any good at all, or whether the novelty of its visuals and storytelling merely masked a howling nothingness at its core.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 478 Ratings
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Positive: 30 out of 65
Mixed: 21 out of 65
Negative: 14 out of 65
Aug 22, 2014This movie was AWESOME! Everything that I expected and more. It was a great follow up to the first Sin City. Either the people leaving badThis movie was AWESOME! Everything that I expected and more. It was a great follow up to the first Sin City. Either the people leaving bad reviews have not actually seen the movie, or they are not fans of Robert Rodriguez or comic books in general. This is the ONLY movie series out that is made to look and feel exactly like you are reading a comic. Everything about the movie has the comic book feel. The acting is spot on, the visual & special effects were beautiful to the eye. I could not look away. I have been waiting almost 10 years for this movie and I was not disappointed. If you are not a Robert Rodriguez fan and don't like comic books, this movie is not for you. For me, I would see it again and again. Now the wait begins for the Blu Ray Steelbook Collector's Edition. I can't wait!!… Full Review »
Aug 23, 2014This movie is so bad I made an account just to say how bad this movie is. I want people to read this review and then not go see the movie.This movie is so bad I made an account just to say how bad this movie is. I want people to read this review and then not go see the movie. The people who made this movie need to be punished for stealing 2 hours of my life away from me. No one should have to pay to be stolen from. People on the internet, and the media, like to throw around the words, Hitler, and Nazi, so much so that it almost loses all meaning, as they try to apply it to trivialities. Now, it finally applies, the makers of this movie are Nazis, and Frank Miller is Hitler.… Full Review »
Aug 23, 2014Unlike the original Sin City, which I did enjoy, Dame To Kill For fails to interweave the various story lines into a coherent plot. The filmUnlike the original Sin City, which I did enjoy, Dame To Kill For fails to interweave the various story lines into a coherent plot. The film tries to build a moody, gritty, noir feel, at the expense of building any sensibility into the characters or sympathy for their various plights. The justifications for the action sequences are ham fisted into place, and the visuals are at times laughably out of place, rather than stylistically atmospheric. Dramatic moments were made laughable by the lack of subtly, light hearted moments passed virtually unnoticed. By far the worst movie I've seen in some time, first movie I ever considered walking out of, I wish I had.… Full Review »


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10430 Cuacos de Yuste, Cáceres (Extremadura)
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Spanish emperor Charles was a great lover of gardens and nature, as can be clearly seen from his retreat to Yuste in 1554. He received news of the monastery's setting from Brussels: "… in a cool, deserted spot with water from many fountains, with endless fruit of all types, winter and summer… it is the most peaceful, mild and enjoyable spot that exists in Spain" – and he decided to build there, "a suitable house in which to be able to live with only the most vital personal servants." The emperor wished to be in contact with nature in this place to aid meditation and prayer. He would "take time to create a garden at the top, where there is a terrace, which he wants to cover over, placing a fountain in the middle surrounded by a garden with many orange trees and flowers, and he wishes to do the same in the lower part". Thus, he would create a pond with tiles that, along with the one on the lower terrace, would make the palace resemble the house where he was born in Ghent.
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Parrots on Cruise Ships FAQ
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We have an abundance of new followers every week and so many people feel in the dark when I begin posting and there's lots of questions – especially when we go on cruise ship tours for 6-7 months at a time and that's all people see.
So here are the most common questions. Feel free to ask others if they aren't here, and I will add them if they become popular as well.
You're allowed to bring parrots on a cruise ship?!
Yes, we are allowed. Passengers are not. We aren't passengers, we are paid guest entertainers with parrots as part of our shows. So through LOTS of paperwork, permits and hassles and hoops… yes.
Do you bring your daughter with you?
I would never leave her behind.
… Unless it was for 21 days to train in the Mediterranean and I'd never been.
How do you take care of the birds properly on a cruise ship?
It's really freaking hard. Mainly because we can't bring their aviaries they normally live in with us because they're too large for the amount of space we have on board – and our birds can't be kept outdoors (weather changes constantly as does the direction of the ship) and they can't be kept in passenger areas (no way to supervise them 24/7) which means they're in a crew area.
While touring cruise ships, the situation is different ship to ship but recently we've come to spend a majority of our time on the Norwegian Dawn so I'll speak specifically about their situation there.
Housing They're housed beyond the theater, so that no one could accidentally come upon them and so that they are not part of any sort of paid back stage tours. We have to make sure we are in complete control of their lighting (aka hours of sleep they get) and are safe.
Bathing We bring them to our stateroom cabin, which is literally in the hallway of the theater so one room away from the birds. They use a shower perch and our shower, or some prefer the sink. We also keep a spray bottle handy in case they're just not feeling the other methods or they need a quick clean up because they rubbed against something… like food stuck on the cage, or poop. Not that that has ever happened right before a show before…
Food We find trusted folks to make our fresh BirdTricks diet and bring it to us weekly or biweekly as needed to the ship for the birds. We keep it frozen in freezer tight bags (insulated) and take one gallon bag out as a time so it slowly defrosts every day as we use it for the week. They also get their organic pellets for their night time meal, and treats for shows.
At home we give the fresh food as the AM meal and the pellets as the PM meal. On ships, it's a bit different. I will give them the fresh food surrounding the show days and on show days. Then I go back to fresh and pellet shared days. I do this because of the treats they're getting for the show and the time frame in which every thing is which changes for them. We have to get them onto a much later schedule since shows are primarily at 7pm and 9pm.
Exercising We fly the birds in the theater mostly on our show day. This is to get most of their energy out so that when it comes to the show, they're less likely to lengthen their flights. They will just want to do the bare minimum by then (hopefully). It's also "our day" to have the stage so we can and bird poop is expected.
We also fly them in the theater when it isn't already booked on port days because passengers are enjoying the port and we aren't likely to be interrupted. This means we don't have to worry about doors opening and closing and people coming and going. We can just PLAY.
Sunlight To get the birds real sunlight, we take them in travel carriers to deck 13 and fly them in the basketball and golf netted areas. As long as they don't have a lot of holes. Which usually they do… We also do this on port days when less people are around to witness so the birds aren't distracted and neither are we.
But how do the birds do with all the travel?
Our birds were literally raised on the road. They're so accustomed to this lifestyle that this is normal for them. They're very very very used to it!
Why do we hear from you less when you are on tour?
We have limited internet access at sea with our changing itineraries and schedules. Plus, internet at sea is very unreliable and expensive and that's time we would rather spend with our birds and daughter, and each other. The internet just won't load usually and we get frustrated waiting on it. So although we tend to be able to post updates (especially once a week when in the USA) we can't usually view comments which makes it impossible to respond. You can always email in your questions to us and we will get back to you ASAP via email – email@example.com.
Are the birds ever taken off the ship?
No. Our permits and paperwork are such that we cannot take the birds off the ship until we are going home. This is for the safety and health of our birds as well as the native birds in each country we visit.
Does the motion of being on a ship bother the birds?
Maybe it's similar to being on a branch outside with wind, but the birds don't seem at all bothered by the motion of the ship UNLESS it makes the things inside the ship move and make noise which startles them. The actual motion however, no. And we only usually have 2-4 rough sea days within a contract. It bothers people much more than our birds!
What sort of paperwork does it take to travel with your birds? I want to travel with mine.
It takes obtaining import/export permits from the countries you're leaving and entering (contact USDA and USFWS if in the USA), quarantine periods (one month long for all our birds every time we disembark), $5,000+ for all of our flock to get to and from the ship (they charge more for vet visits leaving the ship because they have to come to us as we cannot disembark without a vet making sure they all look healthy – they've also added anal swabs before allowing exit and it's even more expensive if on a weekend), 100's upon 100's of pages of paperwork applications (all hand-written), health certificates within 10 days of travel, CITES permits for those species of parrots listed on CITES (believe it or not, even hybrid parrots are listed on CITES if one part of them is endangered in the wild… such as our camelot macaws. Seems unlikely since they don't actually exist in the wild so always make sure!). We also go through shipping crates each time (one was destroyed this trip alone because the birds can EAT their way through them). So we are looking at having custom ones made from aluminum (safe, light weight and sturdy). We have gotten all of our birds we travel with pet passports which are stamped like a human's passport to make the process more simplified on our end. It's a lot of work that most people aren't willing to go through. The consequence of doing it wrong is that your birds can legally be seized and often times killed. We had a friend who had this happen to his doves when unexpectedly flying through Mexico.
My Recent Parrot Bite
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My most recent parrot bite was received on May 30. Parrot bites from my flock are a big deal to me as I'm always trying to do right by them which to me, means avoid ever making them feel the need to communicate their point to me with a sharp point at the end of their beak! But, it happened. I can recall pretty much every parrot bite I've ever received (that's how hard I work to communicate properly and not screw up in training) but, it still happens because I'll forever be learning and they'll forever be teaching me.
Dave and I were performing at a school in Spokane, WA. There are a few schools that mean a lot to Dave as some of his teachers practically home schooled him during high school as he already had his career and was constantly performing and missing a lot of school. So any time we are here during the school year and can do it, he goes back to those schools and performs for the kids. We had already had one show, and were on the second. Bandit appeared and there was a lot more smoke than normal from the pyro that went off that blocked his path enough to me, that he tried twice and then decided to land on the prop he appeared from instead. I rolled it to the side of the stage and we went on with the show with Bandit perched comfortably and contently on his prop.
Since he appeared fairly early on in the show, I worried about him deciding to fly down to one of us during another routine. So during a routine where I wasn't needed, I pulled the prop even further back stage, but hit a cord that was taped down just enough that Bandit decided it was best to fly down and land on the ground instead of trust this rickety prop! He started walking towards the kids.
I immediately regretted moving the prop – since Bandit was so content I probably should have left him there BUT, if he became not content anymore, that would have been an even bigger issue since I wouldn't have had another point in the show that I'd been able to get him. So, doing what I thought was best in the moment, prevailed.
I didn't want the kids to get hurt – I didn't worry about Bandit walking up and biting them, but I did worry about the kids possibly being too aggressive with him (petting wise, like a dog which does not go over well with a bird!) and getting bit that way. Bandit didn't show any interest in doing what I thought was best for him at the time, so I knew the bite was coming but it was the choice I made to avoid what I thought could be much worse consequences.
But it still hurt my friggin' feelings and I pouted about it anyway, against all logic. I often talk to my birds as if they understand English instead of body language and told him I was sorry I made him step up when he didn't want to, and that I upset him the way I did. Luckily for me, he forgives rather quickly. Faster than my hand will.
I guess I just wanted to share that I get bit too. I sometimes have to ignore obvious parrot body language in order to do something that I feel has to be done at the expense of not being what my parrot wants.
If you're getting bit often without knowing that it's coming, you're missing clear signs that your bird is giving you. Always think of the bite as the last resort, or a learned response (maybe you accidentally taught it that every time it bites = something it wants, like getting put back in its cage, or going to its favorite person, etc. without meaning to start that pattern in the first place.)
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I was giving my daughter, Capri, a bath yesterday. I had the water running in, and she was splish splashing away enjoying herself when she noticed the faucet. She scooted over to it, and pulled up on the part that changes it from a bath, to a shower! When the water first switches, it comes out cold through the shower head and when it did it hit her back! Her shocked look said it all, and I switched it back to the tub. But she couldn't help but play with it, and did it again. Pull! …And water started hitting her back again. Again, she yelped with upset in her squeal. I changed it back again, and she did it again. Each time it was as though she was expecting a different result.
I stopped helping and waited for her to understand what the consequence of her action was. She pulled that lever, and water hit her back. She didn't like it, so eventually she stopped pulling it. If only bird owners caught on so well.
I received an email from a customer who was at a loss with their bird's bad behavior. She explained the constant screaming and how it was driving her and the rest of the family crazy. She went on about how the bird calls to her, and she always calls back, and when it screams she goes to get it so it can ride around on her shoulder with her.
I'm gonna wait for that to sink in for all of you.
This customer was doing the same thing every time, expecting the bird to give her different results. She kept "pulling" so to speak, and expecting one of the times for the water not to hit her back. Just like my daughter in the bath tub. It made me realize the lessons we learn are the same through life, just different circumstances and objects playing the roles.
If you want different results, try different things.
That's why BirdTricks.com is comprised of a "team" of people – because what works for one, two, or even twenty people won't work for someone else who comes along. It's important to take a lesson from everyone and piece together what will work for you.
And it's important not to reward your bird with a shoulder ride for screaming if you don't want it to continue to scream every time it wants a shoulder ride.
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That's right. We're taking our parrots and we're hittin' the deck! 11 countries, here we come! We will be on board the Norwegian Dawn Cruise Ship for six straight months starting July 25, 2014-January 25, 2015.
We're going places like Boston, MA to Bermuda… New Orleans to the western Caribbean, Canada and New England! So pick a destination, make sure you're on the right ship and we'll see you at sea!
As long as you book your cruise on board the Norwegian Dawn between July 25-January 25, you will be seein' us and our birds performing at sea (as well as throughout the rest of the cruise).
For booking, cruise details and itineraries click here.


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2010 Toyota Yaris Hatchback 2dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl 4A)
I am a student that uses this car for commuting
Since I live in San Francisco I have to parallel park all the time, or find small places to fit in. Almost every single time I have a hard time finding parking the yaris has always come in handy. Another good part is how I can make quick U-turns pretty much everywhere (without having to reverse)
The only thing that sucks is sometimes I can be a speed devil and I'm on the freeway hitting the gas to the max and it takes like 20-30 seconds for it to actually start to kick in a speed up to 85-95mph
I've come to very close calls crashing into other cars, but I've always hit the breaks and they've never failed me.
I love my yaris!!
- Perfect for people who suck at parallel parking
- Can squeeze into tight spaces other cars cant
I love this Car! It's is by far the easiest car to transfer into from a wheelchair.
Large door on 2Dr model, seats are at the same height as a standard wheelchair, roof has a great place to grab.
Diesel engine option.
I have a 4 door hatchback and have driven it over a year. I also opted to add leather seats-great idea. Fun to drive, very zippy, can park anywhere, great turning radius (it still surprises me at times), wonderful to haul things in because of the back seat options, reliable and cheap to drive. I average depending on my driving style between 28-31 mpg city and 32-40 mpg highway. You will only get the 40 if you go 65 or under on a non windy day. Cons are that you hear the road noise and engine a lot, feel bumps because of stiffer shocks and the inside is more plastic than I would like...but this is not a sedan so what do you expect? A great, fun ride for the average cost conscious driver.
Fun to drive. Tight turns, great turning radius, hauls things well, comfortable on trips for a compact car, reliable and great for gas mileage.
Adding leather seats for ease of cleaning and more comfort. Something to lessen road/engine noise. Better speakers.
It is the most boring car I have ever driven and I have driven many cars.
I traded a 2007 Mini Cooper for this dreadful vehicle.
It's a huge effort to pass a car in front of me - it doesn't want to; its automatic transmission shifts first up, then down, then up again around 30 miles per hour on an un-level street; it has terrifying brakes that lock up; it won't track over 60 miles per hour (constantly fighting the steering wheel to keep the car in a straight line - very tiring); no comfortable place for my feet.
I absolutely hate everything about it, except for the gas mileage - and yes, that's very good.
I recommend new car buyers to steer clear of this one.
Get a Mini Cooper instead.
Gas mileage
I traded an Infiniti G35 for a yaris, which might seem like a huge difference, and it was. However, I been very happy with this decision. I constantly am averaging 31.5 mpg in the city and about 39 highway, which is fantastic. The reliability I cant say much about yet because my car only has 4300 miles, but it starts up in sub zero temps and hasn't given me trouble yet. The car feels solid for a cheap car. I hate how all the reviewers knock this car because it really is not that bad. It is affordable, practical, reliable, and excellent on gas. Despite toyotas recalls, I still think they are far superior than many other brands. For example, Nissan, GM, Ford, and mazda. Yaris is a great car!
MPG!, Turning Radius, Comfort, Practicality, and quiet ride. Has a very nice ride for the price.
None really, if any maybe add interior volume, and Mpg can always be better, but im not complaining.
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Michael Wearing (born 1939) is a British television producer, who has spent much of his career working on various drama productions for the BBC. He is best known as the producer of the highly acclaimed serials Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) and Edge of Darkness (1985), which created for him a reputation as one of British television's foremost producers of high-quality, award-winning drama.