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- Studio: Adopt Films
- Release Date: Mar 7, 2014
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In a spy story, Bethlehem insists, there are no good guys or bad guys, and no victor—just day-in, day-out deceit and betrayal, the weary work of hate.
A taut, expertly constructed, and suspenseful police procedural, it also explores the issues of loyalty, trust, betrayal, and revenge that those engaged in such morally ambiguous if essential activities would prefer not to think about.
Superficially similar to Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated Omar, it's a considerably more complex and nuanced examination of the conflicted loyalties and dangerous relationships that characterize daily life in the Middle East, featuring remarkably strong, charismatic performances by a host of mostly non-professional actors.
Bethlehem is emphatically political, as perhaps any movie about warring Israelis and Palestinians must be. Yet its ideas are more complex than is suggested by either its schematic story or fast-moving genre elements.
"The Wire" meets the West Bank in this searing drama loaded with action and nuanced characters.
The movie doesn't delve especially deeply into the psychology of double-agentry, and the shifting viewpoints between Israelis and Palestinians flattens the drama instead of broadening it.
An entertaining film, but also an uncompromising one. It is harsh and not particularly hopeful, and it presents a situation so tangled and contorted, with so many interests in collision, that a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians seems a distant prospect.
In Bethlehem Adler tries to make some sense of that world, and to the extent that it's possible, succeeds.
Refusing to take sides or vilify his characters, Adler finds the humanity in all parties.
The film comprises an impressive directorial debut for Adler who demonstrates a confident grasp of pace, place and thesp handling.
It's a strong and eye-catching debut, but one that doesn't quite mark its ground as the next big thing in Israeli cinema.
Bethlehem qualifies as a promising debut for its first-time actors and director, but it's slack at first, and the thriller tricks it uses to ratchet up the tension later — musical underscoring, careening vehicles, threatening crowds — keep it from sneaking past your defenses.
As a story about a war that is unresolved, it seems better suited to a provisional "To be continued" than the certainty of "The end."
When it stays with the two leads, one Israeli, one Palestinian, it makes a compelling story.
Adler nicely harnesses the mounting volatility of this situation, which builds to an intense if tragic conclusion.
In the end, the film's misstep isn't some failure at being sufficiently morally gray. In being the thriller that it is, it smudges the palette beyond recognition.
The movie has the taut efficiency of a well-constructed crime thriller, while its real-world underpinnings play out with a less convincing sense of urgency.
Densely plotted by director Yuval Adler and Ali Wakad (the former Israeli, the latter Palestinian), this informant crime drama finds admirable complexity in the folds of its shifting allegiances — even if you've seen this dynamic done better in movies like "The Departed."
Strip away the Middle East backdrop and Bethlehem is a fairly routine thriller about good cops, corrupt bureaucrats and armed criminal gangs.
You're left wishing that Adler had focused more on the no-win moral tangle of the handler-informant relationship, and less of the mechanics of its execution.
It's a slickly plotted ticking-time-bomb thriller with a crisp look and one standout debut performance, by Hitham Omari as a ruthless leader of a terrorist cell.
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 3 out of 3
Mixed: 0 out of 3
Negative: 0 out of 3
Nov 26, 2014Bethlehem joins a recent string of Israeli films (such as Footnote and Ajami, to name a few) to leave a significant mark in the United States.Bethlehem joins a recent string of Israeli films (such as Footnote and Ajami, to name a few) to leave a significant mark in the United States. While the deeper themes relating to terrorism and the fight against it remain a mere plot device, Bethlehem's focus on loyalty, brotherhood, and betrayal reap some interesting, if somewhat slight, results. The plot is too complex for it's own good, at least in the first third. After things settle down, we begin to truly grasp the motivation of each character. I find it interesting how the film manages to humanize the terrorist brotherhood without demonizing them, yet simultaneously portraying them as the antagonists who are committing horrible acts and should meet justice. While the finale is satisfying in a sense, I feel as though numerous elements of the plot are unresolved. It could have gone on for a decent half-an-hour and seen out the repercussions of the final act of violence that concludes Bethlehem and more properly concluded the narratives of a couple other side-characters, particularly Badawi. No matter, though. Flawed as it is, Bethlehem still resembles some of the finest filmmaking Israel has to offer.… Full Review »
Mar 23, 2014"Bethlehem" is a German/Belgium/Israeli film which tells the story of an Israeli agent and his Palestinian "asset" and the intense,"Bethlehem" is a German/Belgium/Israeli film which tells the story of an Israeli agent and his Palestinian "asset" and the intense, complicated and involved relationship the two experience. Well directed by Yuval Adler who also co-wrote the film with Ali Wakad, the film stars Tsahi Halevi as the Israeli agent and Shadi Mar'l as his teenage informant.
More than just an interesting view of this relationship, the film attempts to help the viewer understand the clashing cultures among those in the Israeli government, Hamas and the Palestine Authority as the 3 jockey for control and jurisdiction in this troubled part of the world. I give the film and 8 and suggest that it be seen by all who are seeking a better understanding of the almost impossible situation in the middle East and why, in the land of miracles, it will take one to bring peace to that part of the world.… Full Review »
Mar 13, 2014One can characterize this movie as a physiological drama or a thriller. Two main characters are Razi, Israeli secret service officer, and hisOne can characterize this movie as a physiological drama or a thriller. Two main characters are Razi, Israeli secret service officer, and his teenage informant Sanfur. Sanfur's older brother is a leader in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, responsible for many terrorist acts against Israelis and as such is wanted by Israelis. Sanfur is struggling with conflicting loyalty: on one hand, he loves his brother and wants his family to be proud of him (and the only way to get such respect is to take part in armed actions against Israelis). On the other hand, there has been an emotional bond between him and Razi who treats him better than his own father. He has to walk a very tight and dangerous rope as a double agent. And he is only a kid.
Razi's feelings are also troubled: he is sympathetic towards the boy yet these emotions conflict with his professionalism. For Razi's boss Sanfur is only an asset but for Razi he is almost like a son.
The movie allows us a glimpse into working of Israeli intelligence and, on the other hand, into conflicts among different Palestinian militant groups.
Overall, the movie is a very strong debut for director Yuval Adler.… Full Review »

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Saint Petersburg is a board game for 2-4 players, designed by Bernd Brunnhofer. Players need to collect cards: first Craftsmen who supply money for further purchases; then Buildings to score points; then Aristocrats, who are needed for money, points and end-of-game scoring.
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Queen concept by mujuWatch
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old stuff
This is so awesome 0_0
Love the strong women you portray.
I love this so much ;_;
awesome stuff
Your art style is amazing! I loved this drawing !!
Your art style is amazing! I loved this drawing !!
love the face, guy or girl. very perfect and the left foot needs work.... but i give it a 9 out of 10. outrageous.
I like how raw this one feels.
the right shoulder piece is really well done, really adds that nice Florentine flair to it, in fact the entire design is well done. definitely watching now
what programs do u use?
just adobe photoshop cs3~
I consider u an inspiration and a great artist >.<...This might be a bit strange but please take my blessing for ur art and life....i wish u the best....and if u dont mind i will start studing ur style and art as im begging from level 1 again....i got tired of manga/anime -__-....thank u ^__^....and another thing im interested in, is i see u using a lot of different brushes....which ones do u use?
Awesome concept!
Nice muju
I like how much detail is focused on the face and the clothes have more poetic brush strokes. Awesome!
Wow-wow, that technique!!! I don't know why, but I always feel impressed by rough techniques like that. This is amazing, a very cool design! >w<
Awesome concept, man Love the clothing!
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(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Sexy Alexis, whose real name is Leilene Ondrade, was eliminated from the WWE's Diva Search competition last night - but her days of commanding a national audience are far from over. In fact, her starring role in "National Lampoon's Strip Poker" reveals much more than the WWE censors would ever allow.
"I've always been a huge professional wrestling fan, so having an opportunity to hangout backstage with WWE superstars like Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and John Cena was simply amazing!" said Leilene. "Unfortunately, I didn't do well in Sergeant Slaughter's Bikini Boot Camp on July 4, and didn't have an opportunity to redeem myself. It was still a great experience, and I'm very grateful for the opportunity. But if there's anything hotter than pro wrestling right now, it's got to be pro poker - and 'National Lampoon's Strip Poker' is so hot, it'll scorch your TV!"
In each edition of "National Lampoon's Strip Poker," six stunningly sensuous supermodels gamble their tops, bottoms, and G-strings against each other, until one grand champion succeeds in stripping her opponents down to an embarrassed smile and absolutely nothing else. But "National Lampoon's Strip Poker" is much more than full-frontal nudity and gambling - there's also original music from Metal Skool, twisted cartoons from the diabolical geniuses at Icebox, and the unpredictable brand of Machiavellian humor that National Lampoon has honed into an American institution.
Filming for the movie took place at the legendary Hedonism II resort in Negril, Jamaica, a venue renowned for catering to adult-oriented activities. "I don't think I've ever seen so many naked men and women in my life!" said Leilene with a laugh. "The level of uninhibited escapades at Hedo Ii was just overwhelming. There were swingers, exhibitionists, all kinds of strange piercings - but I had a job to do, so I tried to put all those distractions aside and concentrate on the cards."
One of Leilene's National Lampoon costars was Kato Kaelin, the actor/ house guest who rose to fame during the OJ Simpson trial. "Leilene did a tremendous job at the poker table," Kaelin observed. "She had a terrific attitude, she was a true professional on the set, and I can really see her going far in show business. Leilene projects a natural charisma that should resonate extremely well with the public. Hopefully, when she's accepting her Academy Award in a few years, she'll remember to thank me during her speech!"
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A Brain Giggle. It is a more authentic response to something funny than LOL. The Brain Giggle describes an internal response to hilarity, producing at the most a smile, but no actual laughter. To discuss BG's with a friend often sounds much less innocent than it actually is.
"Dude, did you see what Sarah posted on her Facebook?"
"Yeah, man, I BG'd so hard."
"Weren't you sitting with your parents?"
"I BG in front of them all of the time."
"Yeah, man, I BG'd so hard."
"Weren't you sitting with your parents?"
"I BG in front of them all of the time."
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Bad Game. Typed in after someone plays a poor game, most commonly used in online multiplayer First Person shooters.
see also: gg, fg
see also: gg, fg
Red team loses 24 to 2.
(someone on the red team): bg
(someone on the red team): bg
by Pakistani March 20, 2003
is short for baby gangsta just like OG means old gangsta or original gangsta BG is baby gangsta.
thats my B G right there take care of him.
by Jazzmine November 06, 2005
From the French abbreviation "Beau Goss" meaning beautiful, handsome man. This abbreviation is often used to refer to a boss playa. He is man that owns respect from from all fellow BGs. His other bros wanna be a BG like him and try very hard to achieve this legendary alpha-male status.
Peter is such a douche, he hooked up with rebecca and now he's ignoring her." "No no no my friend, that is not a douche, THAT is a BG.
by Nico828 December 19, 2010
The abbreviation for big guy that originated in the west end of Toronto, Canada by youths. The abbreviation was the polite way of addressing an obese or tall individual.
What cha say'n BG?
We got a BG coming our way nigga.
We got a BG coming our way nigga.
by Berlasko May 24, 2013
1. A former Cash Money Records artist and an original Hot Boy. He best known for his song "Bling Bling" which appeared on his "Chopper City In The Ghetto" album.
2. abbreviation for "baby gangster"
2. abbreviation for "baby gangster"
1. Man, B.G. should have never left Cash Money!
2. Back when I was just a little B.G. - Snoop Dogg
2. Back when I was just a little B.G. - Snoop Dogg
by Big C-Dub April 23, 2007
BG=Bulgaria,one very nice and friendly country in East Europe. :)
USA=United States of America
Get it? ;)
Get it? ;)
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©2011-2016 Charlzton
Blake Lively and Leighton Meester from Gossip Girl on their 2009 Rolling Stone cover. This took me so long, over 3 days but I'm satisfied with the result, especially the ice cream.
A4 Smooth Paper
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A4 Smooth Paper
15 hours
This is absolutely stunning !! The ice-cream is so realistic !
awsome drawing
This is a great picture! Makes me want to eat ice cream...
simply stunnig work..!!! you inspire me to continue practising traditional art.. i only have 3 months drawing traditional...!!
hi how much do u charge for a portrait drawing?
So cute!The drawing is so realistic.You're seriously talented.
ola eu nao sei Falar ingles mas gostava de te DiZer Que o absolutamente incrivel nem acredito que isto foi desenhado
this is unreal too real. OMG
I don´t believe what I´m seeing. Your work is amazing!!!!!
This is my favorite drawing in the world.
having re-read my comment, it doesnt make sense really. i meant, i love all your cheryl ones but, as far as ones that arent of cheryl, this one is my favourite lol
i'm so in love with all your drawings of Cheryl but THIS blows my mind. maaann, this is good. so so beautiful.
This the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
hello can i used this in a tshirt?
send me a mail please
send me a mail please
You are soooo talented. I love all your work <3
wow! awesome!
perfect, like all your work!
very talented...
That is some tasty looking ice cream.
wow! super nice!
how do i get this good? youre amazing!! keep it up
Seriously,.thats freaking amazing, love it! no joke I really have to step it up to be as good as you one dayxp
Sweeeet! That's the word.
You are a fantastic artist, you really mastered the pencil!
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what was your drawing prosses
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Amazing AGAIN..
More faces into one drawing.. my biggest issue. And you just did it
More faces into one drawing.. my biggest issue. And you just did it
like this... b^^d
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Damn, amazing!
OMG, that looks super realistic o.o Amazing work!
Absolutely Amazing!!
I'm in love with your works! This one - absolutely amazing, and the similarity is woow <3
They look super realistic! <3 Gossip Girl
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The details here are fantastic - that time paid off sir.
Merry xmas!
Merry xmas!
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2 girls 1 cone? XDDDDD
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Eskimo Bob
Eskimo Bob, he eats lots of fish!
Kermit Kombat
The series features the author, Rocky Pinnicle, fighting Kermit the Frog.
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i wrote a review for "Speed of Sound" requesting this like 10 sec ago looks like you already did it lol well i loved it this is my favorite song by him 2nd fav is lonely souls should consider makin one for that too (watch me find that next lmao)
Like it.
Although I prefer the official music video, this was a good one too, bit repetetive in places, and I adore the song.
My life
Story of my life.
yea i agree with some other people on some things the bum part was to happy for being homeless the violins were to irratice but other than that it was alright also not bout your collabe but you should learn some manners and take criticisume better you sound like a idiot when you start say negitive things bout people
This is me and my girlfriend's song, so it's awesome that yout made a nice flash of it.
The only problem is the sync of the music to the lips. It was off by a good second or so. That's the only reason you got a 9 instead of a solid 10.


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I can't give you a link to the page as it is on a local, portable, server specific to me :(
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Equivalent of "getting jacked". Being cheated out of something or duped.
"Man, a week in Fairfax, Va. we were totally Jack Johnsoned"
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When one listens to the same song or artist in excess, and grows tired of it.
"I used to like that song, but then I Jack Johnsoned it..."
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Independent Workers Grow in Number in 'Gig Economy'
Published: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 11:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 11:08 p.m.
GAINESVILLE | After he was laid off from his job as a manufacturing trainer for Sandvik Mining in April 2013, Chris Knapik spent time trying to find a full-time job when one of his contacts led to a project making a line of instructor guides on a contract basis for an employer in Polk County.
The 44-year-old Alachua man had been kicking around the idea of creating interactive training manuals on a tablet computer for a while, and now with the time to develop his idea and a source of income, he started his own company to hire out his services.
At Gear Pull LLC, Knapik videotapes manufacturing processes to create interactive slides to train and test employees.
"Most manufacturers struggle with retaining tribal knowledge," he said. "I basically came up with a simple, easy-to-use system for capturing, retaining and transferring that information."
By choice or necessity, more people are hiring out their services by starting their own companies or freelancing on the side, driven by the desire to be their own boss or the need to create their own job when the options for a traditional job in their field are limited.
Technology has made it easier for people to find work in the so-called "gig economy" through online exchanges that allow them to post help-wanted and help-offered ads, while the digital realm allows companies and people to work together without regard for their geographic locations.
Technology consulting company Accenture estimates that 20 percent to 33 percent of the U.S. workforce consists of independent workers.
A survey by Emergent Research of Lafayette, Calif., estimates that the number of independent workers increased from 16 million in 2011 to 17.7 million last year and forecasts an increase to more than 24 million by 2018.
A Gainesville startup company aims to tap into the trend by making it easier for people to find gigs and start a small company.
OwnForce launched a test version in January of an online exchange for people to find work and hire workers for one-off — or one-time-only — tasks.
The company also provides services people need to start and run a business such as help incorporating, creating logos and business cards, payroll and accounting services, and a health insurance exchange.
Founder Angela Pate of CareerSource North Central Florida, formerly FloridaWorks, said she came up with the idea for OwnForce as a solution to too many people searching for too few jobs by providing the tools people need to create their own jobs.
The company recruited tech consultant Samuel Salomon Levy from Miami as CEO in January.
Levy said they want to offer a platform to support small businesses so they can focus on what they do best.
"OwnForce is about putting the power of entrepreneurship and opportunity into the hands of the many," he said.
"We wanted to democratize entrepreneurship."
Although based in Gainesville, the idea is to provide services nationally and then globally, said Sonia Douglas, chief marketing officer.
Pate said the gig trend started before the recession and escalated because of a lack of jobs.
A Daily Beast poll from 2009, at the end of the recession, showed that people at lower income levels freelanced or held multiple jobs out of critical financial need, while those at the top end wanted to expand their scope, often by turning a hobby into a source of income.
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Edwin Sherin
|Edwin Sherin
January 15, 1930
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|U.S. theatre actor, director and producer; television director, television producer
|Years active
|Jane Alexander (1975-present); 4 children
Not to be confused with Ed Sheeran.
Edwin Sherin (born January 15, 1930) is an American theatre and television director and producer.[1] Sherin's wife is actress Jane Alexander and his stepson is the similarly dubbed Jace Alexander, with whom he has collaborated on the television legal drama/police procedural Law & Order on thirty-two (32) separate occasions. He has directed many episodes of the television drama Law & Order, as well as directing for the stage, mainly on Broadway, including The Great White Hope, which starred Alexander in both the theater and film versions.[2][3]
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,[4] He began his theatrical career as an actor, playing small roles on Broadway in A Desert Incident, Face of a Hero, and Romulus.[5]
He met Alexander while serving as the resident director at Washington, DC's Arena Stage, where he cast her and James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope. In 1968, he directed the play and its two stars on Broadway,[6] and the production marked the start not only of his Broadway directorial career, but a long professional and personal relationship with Alexander as well.
He directed Alexander in The First Monday in October on Broadway in 1978,[7] Hedda Gabler at the Hartman Theatre (Connecticut) in 1981[8] in the American Playhouse television movie A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, in 1991.[9] and in the Broadway revival of The Visit.[10]
While working at the Arena Stage, Sherin directed many plays, including The Wall (1963-1964), Galileo (1964-1965), St. Joan (1965 - 1966), Macbeth (1966-1967), The Iceman Cometh (1967-1968), and King Lear (1968-1969).[11]
Sherin won the 1969 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director for The Great White Hope[12] and was nominated for a 1974 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (Find Your Way Home).
The Time of Your Life was revived in March 17, 1972 at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles where Henry Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Thompson, Strother Martin. Jane Alexander, Richard X. Slattery, Lewis J. Stadlen and Pepper Martin were among the cast with Sherin directing.[13][14]
In 1974, Sherin directed a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at London's Piccadilly Theatre with Claire Bloom, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, and Morag Hood.[15] In 2009 directed Thom Thomas's A MOON TO DANCE BY at The Pittsburgh Playhouse and at The George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, N.J. starring Jane Alexander.
Sherin executive-produced 163 episodes of the popular NBC drama Law & Order, between 1993 and 2000.[16] His television directing credits include all three editions of the current L&O franchise, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Doogie Howser, M.D., Homicide: Life on the Street,[17] and Medium.[18][19][20] Movie- He directed Valdez Is Coming...with Burt Lancaste, Susan Clark.
The couple were married in March 1975 in Massachusetts. "The two met at Washington's Arena Stage 10 years ago when he was a producer-director and she was in the troupe."[21] They have four children - Alexander's son Jace, a television director who frequently worked for him during his time with L&O, and his three sons, Tony, Geoffrey, and Jon, from a previous marriage.[16]
Sources: Internet Broadway Database;[5] Internet Off-Broadway Database[22]
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- Prymate (2004)[23]
- The Visit (1992 revival)[10]
- Goodbye Fidel (1980)[24]
- First Monday in October (1978)
- Do You Turn Somersaults? (1978) (Also The Kennedy Center)[25]
- The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976)[26]
- Rex (1976)[27]
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1975 revival)[28]
- Of Mice and Men (1974 revival)[29]
- 6 Rms Riv Vu (1972)[30]
- An Evening With Richard Nixon and... by Gore Vidal (1972)[31]
- The White Rose and the Red (1964)[32]
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- ^ Clive Barnes (1968-10-04). "Theater: Howard Sackler's 'Great White Hope'" (PDF). The New York Times.
- ^ Vincent Canby (1970-10-12). "'Great White Hope' Brought to Screen". The New York Times.
- ^ Edwin Sherin profile at FilmReference.com; accessed April 10, 2011
- ^ a b Ed Sherin profile at IBDb; accessed April 10, 2011
- ^ Barnes, Clive."'The Great White Hope'" The New York Times, October 4, 1968
- ^ "The First Monday in October listing" InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed April 10, 2011
- ^ Gussow, Mel."Theater:Jane Alexander Plays 'Hedda Gabler'" The New York Times, October 2, 1981,
- ^ "Variety Review" VARIETY TV REV 1991-92 17 (books.google.com), JTaylor & Francis, 1994, ISBN 0-8240-3796-0, July 17, 1991 (no page number)
- ^ a b Rich, Frank."'The Visit'; Revenge and Common Greed As the Root of Much Evil" The New York Times, January 24, 1992
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- ^ "WorldCat". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Hollywood Beat". The Afro American. 1972-04-08. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ Kolin, Philip C."London, 1974" Williams: A streetcar named desire, Cambridge University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-521-62610-2, p. 97
- ^ a b Roberts, Jerry."Robert B. Aldrich Award" dga.org, accessed April 10, 2011
- ^ Bianculli, David."A Trifecta For 'Homicide' Fans" New York Daily News, November 12, 1997
- ^ "Filmography, Edwin Sherin" movies.msn.com, accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ "Edwin Sherin, Filmography by year" InternetMovieDatabase, accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ "Edwin Sherin, Filmography" movies.amctv.com, accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ "Notes on People", The New York Times, March 15, 1975, p. 13
- ^ "Internet Off-Broadway Database listing" Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ Jones, Kenneth."'Prymate' Quietly Closes on Broadway" playbill.com, May 10, 2004
- ^ Gussow, Mel."Play: 'Goodbye Fidel' About Cuban Exiles; Between Parties" The New York Times (abstract), April 24, 1980
- ^ Arbuzov, Alekseĭ Nikolaevich.Script Do you turn somersaults?: A play in two parts (books.google.com), Samuel French, Inc., 1978, ISBN 0-573-60832-6, p.4
- ^ Barnes, Clive."Stage:Williams' Eccentricities" The New York Times (abstract), November 24, 1976, p. 23
- ^ Barnes, Clive. "'Rex' by Rodgers Stars Williamson", The New York Times, April 26, 1976, p. 32
- ^ Barnes, Clive."The Stage:'Sweet Bird' of Brooklyn" The New York Times (abstract), December 4, 1975, p. 53
- ^ Kanfer, Stefan."The Theater: Brute Strength" Time Magazine, December 30, 1974
- ^ Randall, Bob.Script 6 rms riv vu: a Comedy in Two Acts (books.google.com), Samuel French, Inc., 1973, ISBN 0-573-61545-4, p. 3
- ^ "'An Evening With Richard Nixon and..' cast and crew listing" broadwayworld.com, accessed April 12, 2011
- ^ "'The White Rose and the Red' cast and crew" broadwayworld.com, accessed April 12, 2011


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I have daily stock prices in a table and I've added a column which I'd like to auto calculate. I don't want it to be a manual calculation because the stock prices are something I import into the model with a finance api.
Therefore I just to use
ActiveRecord-import and then have that column autopopulate.
The columns in question are Percent Change and Average past 5 days. I feel like this is something that I could set up perhaps on the DB side so that those columns auto populate. Almost like Excel is able to just write
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Giants | Victor Cruz expects to be ready for camp
Sat, 23 Jul 2016 05:39:13 -0700
New York Giants WR Victor Cruz (calf, knee) said he will be ready to participate once training camp begins.
Fantasy Tip: Cruz has dealt with injuries over the last two seasons but should have a decent role in the passing game if he is healthy. Owners probably should consider Cruz in the late rounds of drafts this season.
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Giants | Eli Apple may not see much time early
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:16:07 -0700
New York Giants CB Eli Apple may not receive significant playing time early in the season because CBs Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Janoris Jenkins will be the starting cornerbacks, and the nickel back job does not appear be a natural fit for Apple.
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Giants | Logan Thomas may not make team
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 06:45:20 -0700
New York Giants QB Logan Thomas may not make the 53-man roster if the team decides to keep only two quarterbacks on their final roster.
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Giants | Rashad Jennings says he's entering prime
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 08:25:19 -0700
New York Giants RB Rashad Jennings said at 31 he thinks he's just now entering his prime.
Fantasy Tip: Jennings has never had 200 carries, and he entered the league later than average backs at 24. He's coming off a solid season where he averaged 4.4 yards per carry and had a 195-863-3 line rushing and a 29-296-1 line receiving. He'll be a high-end RB3 whose age could undervalue him in drafts.
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Giants | Dwayne Harris to see less time on offense
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:46:42 -0700
New York Giants WR Dwayne Harris is expected to see less time as a receiver in 2016 because the team wants him to conserve his energy for the return game. He will be the team's kick and punt returner this season.
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Giants | Darian Thompson already impressing
Sat, 09 Jul 2016 12:38:52 -0700
New York Giants FS Darian Thompson was one of the most impressive players during the Giants' offseason program. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo specifically liked the fact that Thompson wasn't afraid to make a mistake against veteran starters. Thompson could start opposite SS Landon Collins this season.
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Giants | Solid workload for Rashad Jennings?
Sat, 09 Jul 2016 12:31:09 -0700
New York Giants RB Rashad Jennings could see around 15 to 18 carries per game in 2016, according to John Schmeelk of giants.com. Jennings will still be the Giants' primary running back, with RB Shane Vereen serving as the third-down back.
Fantasy Tip: Jennings has been underrated so far this year for a starting running back. He did leave something to be desired, but Jennings still deserves RB3 consideration after amassing nearly 1,200 total yards and four total touchdowns.
Comment () | Share: | Source: Giants.com - John Schmeelk
Giants | Will Tye 'wonderful' during offseason
Sat, 09 Jul 2016 12:19:31 -0700
New York Giants TE Will Tye "caught everything" that came in his direction and "showed remarkable consistency for a second-year player" during organized training activities and minicamps, according to Giants.com's John Schmeelk.
Fantasy Tip: Tye caught 32 passes for 368 yards and three scores over his final seven games as an undrafted rookie free agent last year, emerging as a quality option after Larry Donnell was lost for the season. The two player figure to battle it out for the starting job during the preseason, and the winner stands to be a low-cost, low-end TE1 in 12-team (or deeper) leagues.
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Giants | Two expected to fight for Giants' TE job
Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:16:14 -0700
New York Giants TE Larry Donnell and TE Will Tye are expected to compete for the starting tight end job during training camp.
Fantasy Tip: Donnell has more experience than Tye and may be more of an offensive threat, but Tye appears to be a more well-rounded tight end. Donnell would be a No. 2 tight end for fantasy owners if he wins the job but his value mostly depends on his touchdowns. Tye probably would only be a low-end No. 2 tight end in deeper leagues.
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Giants | Eli Manning expects more points
Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:35:53 -0700
New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he expects to offense to score more points in 2016 and believes they will be able to score at least 28 points per game. Manning believes the addition of WR Sterling Shepard and the return of WR Victor Cruz and TE Larry Donnell will help the passing game.
Fantasy Tip: Manning is coming off a solid 2015 season where he threw for 4,436 yards and 35 touchdowns in 16 games. He has thrown for at least 4,000 in five of their last seven seasons but still struggles with interceptions. Manning should be a solid No. 1 quarterback in most fantasy leagues.
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Giants | Orleans Darkwa playing catch-up
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:21:53 -0700
New York Giants RB Orleans Darkwa (leg) missed the entire spring practice sessions due to a lower leg injury, and that set him back in the pecking order among the team's tailbacks. He is expected to battle RB Andre Williams for the No. 3 job, while RB Bobby Rainey is also in the mix. The team invested a fifth round pick on RB Paul Perkins, so he is expected to make the team, too.
Fantasy Tip: The winner of the No. 3 job will be behind Rashad Jennings and Shane Vereen on the depth chart, so they can mostly be avoided in all fantasy leagues initially.
Comment () | Share: | Source: New York Post - Paul Schwartz
Giants | Andre Williams fighting for spot?
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:35:03 -0700
New York Giants RBs Andre Williams and Orleans Darkwa are likely competing with each other for a roster spot, according to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post.
Fantasy Tip: Williams hasn't played to his full potential in his first two seasons, but he did have a solid rookie campaign two years ago. Darkwa hasn't really done much in New York, and he may be the odd man out. Williams is the more intriguing fantasy option, but even he should be viewed as a late-round flier.
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Giants | NYG unlikely to add Leon Hall
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:29:34 -0700
Free-agent CB Leon Hall (Bengals) likely will not sign with the New York Giants this offseason.
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Giants | William Beatty unlikely will return
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:28:40 -0700
Free-agent OT William Beatty (Giants) likely will not re-sign with the New York Giants this offseason unless he has no other options.
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Giants | Sterling Shepard to provide instant impact
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:12:38 -0700
New York Giants rookie WR Sterling Shepard appears to be an "instant-impact player" and was one of the receivers to impress the team during the spring. WR Darius Powe and WR Roger Lewis - a pair of undrafted rookie free agents from California and Bowling Green, respectively - have also caught the coaching staff's eye as well.
Fantasy Tip: With Victor Cruz still a question mark and Rueben Randle no longer on the roster, there is a boatload of potential targets for the taking in New York opposite Odell Beckham Jr. Shepard possesses a 41-inch vertical jump to go along with perhaps the best combination of route-running chops and hands in this draft class. Assuming he lands the starting job as expected, Shepard is a good bet to perform at a WR3 level this season.
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VATICAN CITY Ś Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ.
In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, the 85-year-old Benedict pushed the button on a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience after the equivalent of a papal drum roll by an announcer who intoned: ôAnd now the pope will tweet!ö
ôDear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart,ö the inaugural tweet read.
At around the same time the message was sent, the number of followers of Benedictĺs @Pontifex account surpassed the 1 million mark with all eight languages of the handle combined, adding some 11,000 followers in the last two hours alone.
The first papal tweet has been the subject of intense curiosity Ś as well as merciless jokes, spam and commentary. ôThe pope has an iPad?ö comedian Jon Stewart asked earlier this year. The Onion satirical newspaper ran a piece ôPope tweets picture of self with God.ö And in perhaps a more long-term and problematic issue for the Vatican, the @Pontifex handle was flooded with spam from users remarking on the clerical sex abuse scandal.
Vatican officials have said they expected such negativity, but that is a risk they take by putting the Catholic Churchĺs message out.
ôThese are already all over the Internet, in newspapers, in so many forms of expression,ö the Rev. Antonio Spadaro, editor of the Jesuit magazine ôCivilta Cattolica,ö told Vatican Radio this week. ôThey form part of ordinary communication.ö
Benedict actually sent his first tweet over a year ago, using a generic Vatican account to launch the Holy Seeĺs news information portal. Someone in his name tweeted daily during Lent, part of the Vaticanĺs efforts to increase the church presence in social media.
A personal Twitter account for the 85-year-old Benedict has been the subject of speculation ever since the Vaticanĺs senior communications official said in February the idea was gaining traction.
Vatican officials have acknowledged the pope wonĺt actually type the messages and that someone in the Vaticanĺs secretariat of state will write them on his behalf. And so it happened on Wednesday: Benedict just tapped a button on the tablet to send the inaugural tweet.
But about an hour later, a Vatican official tweeted a question that had been sent to the pope in the long run-up to the launch, asking his advice about how to be more faithful in daily life. ôBy speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need,ö the responding tweet read.
The Vatican has insisted that the words are the popeĺs alone, culled from his speeches, homilies or catechism lessons.
As incongruous as it may seem for the 85-year-old Benedict to be on Twitter, Vatican officials have stressed that he is merely walking in the footsteps of his predecessors in using the latest in communications technology to spread the faith.
Pope Pius XI, for example, caused a similar stir when he launched Vatican Radio some 80 years ago to bring the popeĺs message on radio waves around the globe. The Vatican also has its own newspaper, television service and maintains dedicated YouTube channels and an Internet news portal.
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is something of a racing life preserver for 20-year-old Plano native James Buescher, who expected to spend the season racing full time in the Nationwide Series.
His Nationwide ride went south from the start. His Phoenix Racing team lost its sponsorship before the season started, and a series of poor results and crashes led to him being dropped.
Four races into the truck series, Buescher found a new home with Turner Motorsports driving the No. 31 Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet.
Buescher, who now resides in Katy, outside of Houston, came into Texas Motor Speedway and the WinStar World Casino 400k on a roll, having finished fourth at Charlotte and second at Dover in the last two races after getting reacquainted with the trucks (he started 26 races in 2008 and 2009) at Nashville (13th) and Kansas (16th).
He had an up-and-down race Friday night but managed to stay in it, which is better than more than half the field could say. With the help of six caution flags, Buescher picked up his third consecutive top-10 finish, making a late surge from 13th to finish sixth as just 17 of 36 trucks finished the race.
Buescher is happy to have a ride again, but he sees the day when he hops out of the truck and jumps back in the car.
"It's possible I can make a home here or go on to Nationwide or the [Sprint] Cup level," Buescher said. "Whatever opportunities are given to me, I can decide if I want to take them or not. If the right opportunity is given to me, I can probably try to make a home there."
Friday night's finish moved Buescher up to 21st in the points standings with 719 points, despite missing the first three races of the season. Only two other drivers ahead of him in the standings -- Kyle Busch (787 points) and Johnny Benson (735) -- have also had just five starts. Seventeen of the top 20 have eight starts.
"It's about putting yourself around the right people that want to work with you," Buescher said. "If you have the equipment to be able to run up front, you can contend for wins. I think that's what we have."
Bodine wins again: Race winner Todd Bodine took his sixth checkered flag at TMS and broke a 24-race winless streak. His last win came at TMS on June 5, 2009.
Bodine leads the points standings by 65 over Aric Almirola, who finished 12th.
Sauter stays hot: Johnny Sauter's second-place finish was his third top-10 finish in four races at TMS and his third top 10 of 2010.
Rookie has best finish: Austin Dillon's third-place finish is his best career finish and first top five in the NASCAR truck series. He was the highest-finishing rookie in the race.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K. 16 and Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major (K. 299). The son of Leopold Mozart, Kapellmeister for the Archbishop of Salzburg, Mozart exhibited early, exceptional gifts for music. At the age of 4, he began reproducing his older sister, Nannerl's, lessons at the harpsichord. His ear was so sensitive as to be disturbed by a violin tuned an eighth of a step too low. Blindfolded, he could identify tones and chords, and on hearing a melody just once, could reproduce it accurately. When Wolfgang was 6 years old, Leopold put aside his own musical aspirations and embarked on a European tour, presenting his prodigy before the crown heads of London, Munich, Vienna, and Paris.
In her writings, Nannerl recalled an event from this tour: "On 5 August 1764 we had to rent a country house outside London, so that father could recover from a throat ailment which brought him near to death. While our father lay dangerously ill, we were forbidden to touch the piano. And so, to occupy himself, Mozart composed his first symphony (K. 16) for all the instruments of the orchestra. "
The Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra was written in 1778 in answer to a commission for a student. Now 22 years old, Mozart struggled to land a permanent position. "It is true," he wrote from Paris, "that people say the nicest things, but there it ends. When I play, they exclaim, 'Oh, it's a miracle, it's inconceivable, it's amazing!' and then, goodbye." The struggle for patronage would persist to the end of Mozart's life, leading him to plumb ever greater emotional depths in his music. His compositions of 1778, however, were fashioned after the charming Rococo patterns of the day, and were meant to please audiences. Even here, his workmanship surpassed that of his peers, and remains to this day unequalled in purity and finesse.
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11. The only child of Franz Strauss, a noted horn player, Richard Strauss began to play on the piano at the age of 4, learning so quickly that his father began giving him formal lessons. The young boy enjoyed scratching melodies on paper, and when he was enrolled in school, kept a habit of wrapping his books in notepaper so that he could continue composing in the classroom. During his high school years, he studied violin, piano, harmony, counterpoint, and instrumentation, and by the age of 18 had already published and attended performances of two of his own choral pieces, three art songs, a string quartet, and a symphony. It was during this year, while attending a performance in Berlin, that the young Strauss came to the attention of the influential music critic and conductor Hans von Bülow. Von Bülow initially expressed disdain for the maturing composer, saying, "He is no genius but only a talent, of the sort that takes sixty to make a bushel." The critic soon felt a change of heart, however, and in 1882 conducted several of Strauss' works, including the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra.
In later years, Strauss would become famous for tone poems and operas that expressed a flaming musical temperament in the revolutionary style of his hero, Richard Wagner. In these early years, however, Strauss' compositions yielded to the influence of his father, ironically one of Wagner's most outspoken critics. Strauss' early music, of which the Horn Concerto is representative, hails from the more placid Romanticism of Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. The Horn Concerto was written when Strauss was eighteen years old, and has become a staple of the modern repertoire.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), A Midsummer Night's Dream. Felix Mendelssohn, 17 years old, spent the summer of 1826 reading the works of Shakespeare with his sister, Fanny. He composed the overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream that July and August, writing it first as a two-piano duet to be performed with Fanny, then, over the next six months, transcribing it for orchestra. Sixteen years later, in 1842, the King of Prussia commissioned Mendelssohn to compose additional, incidental music for a full production of Shakespeare's comedy.
The comedy takes place in classical times on a midsummer night when two pairs of lovers, mortals, flee into the woods and become caught in the intrigues of the fairy world. Mendelssohn's Overture begins with the humming of fairy wings; this is interspersed with various themes depicting the different plot lines of the play. Duke Theseus' theme suggests a noble of the Athenian court. A romantic melody shadows the lovers, and a buffoonish passage, complete with braying bassoon, depicts the actor Nick Bottom, whom Puck will crown with a donkey's head.
A lively Scherzo, or musical joke, follows quickly after the Overture, setting the stage for Puck to acquaint the audience with his prankish history. Puck also explains that his master, King Oberon of the fairies, is quarreling with Queen Titania over a changeling boy.
Oberon enters and instructs Puck to anoint Titania's eyes with the juice of the flower that will cause her to fall in love with "what thou seest when thou dost wake." In the Fairies' March, Puck conducts his winged fellows to a bank "where oxlips and the nodding violet grows," then leads them in a "roundel and a fairy song" to goad Titania into sleep.
After the spell is cast, the narrator awakes in the character of Helena, the Athenian maiden who now finds herself deserted by her lover, Lysander. During the Intermezzo which follows, Puck applies the juice of the flower to the wrong eyes, further muddling the fates of the Athenian lovers. After the Intermezzo, Puck remedies the damage, saying, "Jack shall have Jill, . . . and all shall go well." Sleep descends on the lovers as Mendelssohn serenades them with the gentle Nocturne.
Queen Titania, however, remains victim to Puck's deviltry, having become enamored of Nick Bottom, donkey head and all. Now Oberon, victorious in the matter of the changeling boy, regrets the mockery and undoes "this hateful imperfection of her eyes." He sends Puck to restore Bottom to himself, then bids Titania and all fairies to attend the ceremony at Theseus' house, where "shall the pairs of faithful lovers be wedded, with Theseus in all jollity."
The triumphal Wedding March brings a conclusion to the romantic comedy, but Shakespeare has more in store for the audience. Nick Bottom and his troupe of Athenian actors now present an entertainment for the wedding party. The narrator introduces the tale of Pyramus and Thisby, for which Mendelssohn has scored a clownish dance, the Bergomask.
After the drama, Duke Theseus dismisses the wedding party, noting that "the iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve: Lovers, to bed; 'tis almost fairy time." Amidst reprises of the Overture and the Wedding March, Puck summons the fairies to perform their ministrations in Theseus' home. The fairies oblige, singing in chorus: "Hand in hand, with fairy grace, Will we sing, and bless this place."
Puck then bestows his parting soliloquy, saying,
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumber'd here
While these visions did appear.
Thus falls the curtain on Shakespeare's dream and Mendelssohn's montage, a work derived from what George Grove called "the greatest marvel of early maturity that the world has ever seen in music."
© 2012 Heidi Rodeback


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FishWise Updates Briefing on Human Trafficking and Abuse in Thailand's Shrimp Supply Chains
Over the past few years, criticisms have been directed at the Thai government for labor and human rights abuses occurring in the country. Evidence of human trafficking, forced labor, and human rights abuses were described by the media and NGO sources. In anticipation of the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report, FishWise has updated its briefing document on the issue.
The briefing describes the primary human rights issues in Thai shrimp supply chains, the United States and European Union's responses to this issue, a history of media attention paid to the issue, Thailand's response, and actions from and recommendations for the seafood industry.
You can view the briefing document here.
Solander Pacific Ltd – MSC Certified Albacore from Fiji
In November and December of 2015, FishWise staff Mariah Boyle and Elsie Tanadjaja went on a trip to the South Pacific to learn more about tuna fisheries. Tuna is the third most consumed seafood in this country, with fresh and frozen offerings in steaks and sashimi along with the American staple of canned tuna. Tuna are impressive fish – they are large, migrate throughout the world's oceans, and have specialized physiology to swim fast and regulate their body temperatures. On this trip, Mariah and Elsie visited several countries and many companies. One of these was Solander Pacific, based in Fiji.
Solander Pacific, a tuna longline fishing company based out of the Pacific island of Fiji, is one of the island's oldest fishing companies. Founded in 1987, it prides itself with not only directly contributing tens of millions of Fijian dollars to the local economy, but also employing around 400 people with on-going training of skippers, crew, and engineers onboard a fleet of 13 vessels. Solander Pacific is an important part of the country's domestic tuna industry, dubbed "Fiji's $300 million industry."
Solander Pacific's New Zealand-based parent company, The Solander Group, engages in catching and freezing a variety of tuna species. Solander Pacific catches, freezes, and exports big-eye, yellowfin, and albacore tuna, and is one of the largest catchers and processors of albacore in the Pacific, producing around 2,000 tons each year.
High quality seafood products are ensured by Solander Pacific's vessels due to short trips out to sea, tuna grading on site, careful packing, and temperature-controlled refrigerated saltwater systems for storage and shipment. Solander Pacific's fishing vessels are company owned and operated out of the port of Suva and thus are subject to the rigorous fisheries research, management, and monitoring systems Fiji employs for its tuna fishing industry.
Fiji is a signatory country, among many other small island nations, to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) which gives guidance on sustainability, ecologically important species, and catch reporting. A sizeable benefit to Solander Pacific's adherence to all relevant management regimes and authorities was the ability for the Fiji Tuna Boat Owners Association (FTBOA), of which Solander Pacific is a member, to obtain Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in 2012 for its albacore longline fishery. This certification helped the company gain access to markets, mainly those in Europe, that have a high demand for seafood sourced from certified fisheries.
Additionally, Fiji is a signatory to UNCLOS and all relevant UN conventions on the management of fish stocks in the South Pacific. But, there have been recent concerns over the declining stock status of Pacific tuna due to competition from foreign fishing vessels and overfishing of tuna stocks.
Fiji has taken some excellent strides to improve their offshore fishery management in recent years. Their monitoring and inspection of vessels returning to port has been improved, new fisheries regulations have been implemented, and managers are working collaboratively with fishers and fishing associations to address concerns.
There is still work to be done to globally manage tuna in a sustainable manner. Efforts to improve traceability, vessel tracking, enforcement, and set sustainable harvest limits will be vital to the long-term viability of these fish stocks. After this trip, we're in awe of these beautiful fish and look forward to working to ensure their sustainability is a priority.
FishWise Provides Sustainable Seafood Education at Savvy Seafood Event
FishWise recently had the good fortune of being invited to participate in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center's Savvy Seafood event on June's First Friday – a day each month where Santa Cruz businesses feature art and informational activities designed to engage the community. The aim of the event was for attendees to learn how to make smart seafood choices while celebrating the sustainable fisheries located in the Monterey Bay.
FishWise project managers Meg Songer, Traci Linder, Erin Taylor, and Rachael Confair enjoyed spending the beautiful evening fielding questions regarding sustainable seafood, helping children to create their own FishWise activity pages, and inviting attendees to play FishWise's educationally-themed cornhole game. Ocean2Table, a local community supported fishery (CSF), supplied a very tasty and sustainable seafood spread that included sablefish cakes and California halibut lettuce wraps.
Opened in 2012, the Sanctuary Exploration Center in Santa Cruz highlights the spectacular Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The Center's main goals include educating visitors about the sanctuary's unique coastal and marine environment while fostering a personal connection with the sanctuary and encouraging marine stewardship. The event was a success with record First Friday attendance and a wonderful time was had by all. FishWise looks forward to any future collaborations with the Exploration Center.
Putting a Price Tag on Illegal Tuna Fishing in the Pacific
Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
An important two-year study coordinated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) – Towards the Quantification of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in the Pacific Islands Region – has shone a spotlight on the prevalence of IUU fishing activity in the region that's home to the most productive tuna stock on the planet. By identifying the volume and composition of illegal catch, and the nature of vessels primarily responsible for the violations, the authors were able to identify priorities for monitoring and enforcement.
This report is the first effort to quantify the volume, species, composition, and value of IUU fishing specifically within Pacific tuna fisheries, in part due to the difficulties in collecting robust information. In order to create an estimate of IUU fishing, risk factors were separated into four main categories: unlicensed/unauthorized fishing, misreporting (including under-reporting and misidentification), non-compliance with other license conditions (e.g. FAD fishing during the purse seine closure period), and post-harvest risks (e.g. illegal transshipping). Then data from 2010 – 2015 on these risks was evaluated for each of the region's three main tuna fishing sectors – purse seine, tropical longline, and southern longline – and aggregated to produce a total estimate. The data was obtained from vessel logbooks, observer workbooks, public domain catch and effort data, and vessel monitoring systems. The study generated best estimates as well as minimum and maximum range values, to reflect some uncertainty resulting from the inherent secretive nature of IUU fishing.
The following is a brief list of the study's key findings:
- Total volume of product harvested or transshipped using IUU activity in Pacific tuna fisheries was estimated at 306,440 tons, valued at $616.11 million a year.
- Purse seine was the sector with the highest estimated volume of IUU product, accounting for 70% of overall volume. The prominent IUU activities in this sector were reporting violations and illegal FAD fishing during the closure period.
- Tropical longline was the sector with the highest estimated value of IUU product, accounting for $272.55 million. This is largely due to the higher market value of the sector's target species.
- Reporting violations ranked as the highest IUU risk category, accounting for 54% of the total estimated IUU volume.
- Majority of IUU activity is conducted by licensed fleets, accounting for 95% of the total estimated volume and value of IUU product.
The study estimates $616.11 million dollars of IUU product is stolen from the Pacific island waters each year – equating to roughly 12 percent of the regional catch. This is a significant loss to the 17 nations in this region that rely on the tuna fisheries as a large source of revenue and livelihoods. Many efforts are already underway to help combat IUU in Pacific tuna fisheries, however the results of this study reveal that more strategic measures are needed to effectively encourage compliance and improve monitoring throughout the supply chain. For instance, the study found that unlike other regions of the world where large unlicensed fishing fleets contribute to the majority of IUU activity, the largest threat to these fisheries is misreporting by legally licensed vessels. Further, these results can provide important data for driving future IUU mitigation management efforts in that region, serving as a baseline against which future improvements and successes in the region can be measured.
In the longline sector, key priorities include strengthening mechanisms for independent monitoring of catch throughout the supply chain, increasing transshipment monitoring and control, and improving on-board monitoring through increased observer coverage and the use of electronic monitoring technology. The key priorities identified for the purse seine sector are strengthening mechanisms to verify fishing activity, using cannery data for catch verification, and improving monitoring and management of FAD usage.
Some companies are aware of the risks associated with current tuna sourcing practices and are taking steps to provide more sustainable options for their customers. These include FishWise's retail partners who carry sustainably sourced private brands of canned tuna such as Albertson's Safeway Kitchens, Target's Simply Balanced, and Hy-Vee's Select. To learn more about popular brands of canned tuna on supermarket shelves and which ones are leaders in sustainable and ethical tuna sourcing, read Greenpeace's Tuna Shopping Guide.
FishWise Partner Highlight: Darcie Renn, Senior Sustainability Manager
Prior to joining Albertsons Companies in April 2015, Senior Sustainability Manager Darcie Renn served in the Peace Corps, was selected as a Packard Environmental Fellow, and earned her MBA in Sustainable Management at Presidio Graduate School. Renn brings her knowledge and experience to bear at Albertsons working to improve the sustainability of the companies' products, support communities, and promote environmentally responsible business practices.
Over the past year, she has overseen the expansion of the Responsible Seafood Program from Safeway to Albertsons Companies, which operates stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia under 18 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market and Carrs. Renn has led anti-human trafficking efforts for those companies. Renn also surveys new vendors across all categories to ensure compliance with Albertsons Companies' sustainability guidelines and expectations, which includes requiring vendors to document how they are combatting human trafficking within their supply chains. Seafood, she says, is a particularly high-risk category for human rights abuses. By expanding the offerings of Fair Trade products in seafood, as well as coffee and produce, Renn is working to build on Albertsons Companies' reputation for sustainable and ethical business practices.
With the close of Safeway's 2015 Responsible Seafood Commitment, Renn is excited to set new goals for seafood sustainability at Albertsons Companies. As partners in this endeavor, FishWise looks forward to continuing our work with Renn and Albertsons Companies to set the standard among retailers.
Quixotic Farming: Expansion for Missouri tilapia farm in full swing
Quixotic Farming, a family-owned, sustainable seafood company that raises traceable, United States tilapia, has begun its expansion of its Missouri farm by purchasing 27 new fish tanks for the facility.
The first load of new tanks was delivered on May 4th to Quixotic Farming's Missouri facility located at the south end of Chillicothe in a once-vacant Wal-Mart building. This farm is already home to approximately 250,000 tilapia that live in 33 ten thousand gallon tanks. Each tank is equipped with its own filtration and recirculation system, which allows Quixotic Farming to sustainably reuse the water that fills each tank.
By adding the 27 new tanks, Quixotic will increase its water capacity by 250,000 gallons. The farm will be able to hold approximately 200,000 more fish.
"The additional tanks should increase our production by about 70 percent," says Randy Constant, Founder and CEO.
Right now, the company ships all of its fish to its second farm location in Colorado to be processed. But with the added tanks and water capacity in Chillicothe, the company has a new goal in mind: to open a second processing facility in Missouri.
"The goal is to expand in Missouri and reach the size of our Colorado facility so that it makes sense to process in both locations," says Constant.
By Wednesday, May 11th, the remainder of the new tanks were delivered to the Chillicothe farm. The tanks will be setup and ready to house fish by the end of the summer. At that point, the Wal-Mart building will be at half capacity. According to Constant, the hope is to fill the rest of the building with tanks in the next 18 months, at which point, the Missouri facility would be complete.
Meet Erin Taylor
Hello there! I'm Erin Taylor, and I am thrilled to have recently joined the FishWise team as a Project Manager in the newly formed Distributor Division. I'll be helping to support the division's work by co-managing new and existing partnerships with seafood distributors—some of the most critical players for achieving progress in seafood sustainability.
I hail from the great landlocked state of Iowa, which is seemingly a paradox given my current engagement in marine affairs. However, I owe my initial passion for the oceans simply to the many aquarium visits made on various childhood family road trips. Knowing I wanted to pursue marine-focused studies, I traded cornfields for coast and transplanted to Boston. I completed my Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis and Policy with a minor in Business Administration and Management at Boston University, but not before bringing my aquarium-inspired journey full circle by beginning to work with the New England Aquarium in 2010. Through collaboration with both BU and the Aquarium, I focused all of my independent studies and grant-funded research on the oceans, with projects ranging from historic whaling in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area to chemical analysis of squid pens.
After graduating, I joined the Aquarium full-time as a wild fisheries specialist within their Sustainable Seafood Program. This role gave me the opportunity to dive head first into nearly every aspect of seafood sustainability—but the aspect I enjoyed most was collaborating with diverse stakeholders, from industry, to environmental NGOs, to policymakers, to scientists, to try to find viable solutions for often vastly divergent perspectives. This work helped me appreciate folks in the middle of the supply chain in particular, as they are so often key stakeholders for addressing tough sustainability issues, but they have their own unique challenges to balance. To this end, I am ecstatic to join FishWise to focus more specifically on serving this group and further advance the state of seafood sustainability with such innovative partnerships.
When I'm not studying fish, I focus on taking advantage of my new California residence to try to be a fish: whether it be scuba diving, surfing, kayaking, sea glassing, or good old fashioned swimming, as long as water is involved, I'm in.
It's About to Get Harder to Bring Illegally Harvested Fish to Market
Photo Credit: Wiki Commons, Jacopo Werther
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently announced that the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) – one of most important international treaties to date for combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing – will enter into force on June 5. This means that vessels suspected of IUU activity will face a greater risk of detection and refusal at ports in 29 nations, plus those in the European Union.
The agreement was adopted by the FAO in 2009, but required the ratification of 25 nations before it could go into effect. This month, the minimum requirement of 25 nations was exceeded, as six additional nations – Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Sudan, Thailand, Tonga, and Vanuatu – ratified the agreement, bringing the total to 30 participating nations. The nations that have joined together to support the PSMA range in terms of geographical size, economic strength, and level of development; demonstrating that IUU fishing is detrimental to all within the global seafood market.
IUU fishing is a global threat to ecosystems, stock management, coastal communities, and the economy, and it has been linked to organized crime and human rights abuses aboard vessels. It's estimated that 11 – 26 million tons of seafood is illegally harvested or unreported worldwide every year, accounting for 1 in 5 wild-caught marine fish. This undermines the conservation and management efforts of fish stocks, and annually adds up to between $10 – 23.5 billion dollars that's taken from legally operating government fleets and private fishermen.
The PSMA is aimed at strengthening and aligning port controls for foreign-flagged vessels, in an effort to prevent IUU product from passing through ports undetected and entering the legal seafood market. Participating nations commit to adopting strict regulations for overseeing vessels attempting to land catch in their ports, and they agree to refuse ships suspected of IUU activity. The idea is that if a vessel is held for fisheries violations or has to avoid certain ports it costs the captain time, fuel, product freshness, and fishing opportunities, making carrying IUU product less profitable. Further, at-sea enforcement is a costly and dangerous undertaking, and some governments lack the resources to properly monitor their waters and overseas fleets. By comparison, port controls are an effective but less resource intensive tool to combat IUU fishing, as those with the resources to monitor at-sea can track vessels suspected of IUU activity and alert the port states who apprehend and prosecute those responsible from the safety of land.
Some of the port controls that the PSMA grants ratifying nations are:
- Captains must provide advance notice of their arrival in port
- Captains must provide information such as the vessel registration details, fishing licenses, catch totals, catch origins, and what it intends to offload
- Documentation is evaluated for validity, and port officials have the option to contact the vessel's flag state for information verification and inspect the catch
- If inspections lead port officials to suspect IUU catch, then the vessel can be refused entry into port, held for further inspection, or cargo can be seized
- Port officials have the authority to detain and sanction captains suspected of IUU fishing
- If a vessel suspected of IUU fishing is denied entry into port, officials can contact neighboring ports to warn them of their suspicions and the vessels potential entry into their port
To truly stop IUU fishing and prevent IUU product from simply being redirected to other nations, it's necessary that all port countries ratify the PSMA. Additional nations have shown support for the PSMA by signing the treaty or have initiated ratification, indicating that the PSMA's reach will soon be expanding. In addition to the PSMA, other collaborative efforts to fight IUU fishing are critical. Smaller regional efforts such as the Central America Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization (OSPESCA) and Fish-i Africa are successful demonstrations of poorer nations with rich fishing grounds cooperating and sharing resources to combat IUU fishing in their waters.
The PSMA benefits every member in seafood supply chains, from fishermen, processor, to consumer, as it helps deter criminal competition and ensure seafood purchasers that their products have been legally harvested. FishWise is proud that our partners Albertsons Companies, Hy-Vee, Sea Delight, and Santa Monica Seafood, and SeaPact members Ipswich Shellfish Group and Seattle Fish Co. showed foresight and leadership in seafood sustainability and urged the U.S. Senate to pass S. 1334: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 which helped lead to the U.S. ratification of the PSMA.
To learn more about ways to address IUU fishing, visit the FishWise Traceability & IUU Fishing Resources page.
From Catch to Consumer: A Summary of WWF's Traceability Principles for Wild-Caught Fish Products
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing costs companies, fishermen, and consumers alike. Often coming from fisheries lacking strong and effective management measures, IUU fishing takes many shapes and forms, including activities such as violating catch quotas, misreporting catch information, fishing in marine protected areas, and has been linked to human rights abuses in seafood supply chains. Beyond the environmental and social devastation, the economic impact of IUU fishing is staggering – financial losses due to illegal fishing activities have been estimated to range between $10-23.5 billion annually.
To address these issues and help mitigate risks, companies are increasingly implementing traceability into their business policies, procurement guidelines, and business practices. There are many efforts across both the private sector and government that are seeking to improve supply chain transparency and implement robust traceability systems for the seafood industry. To help guide private and public sector stakeholders in implementing traceability systems and enabling transparency in wild-caught seafood supply chains, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) crafted a set of principles that outlines characteristics of effective wild-caught seafood traceability systems. While this set of six principles is not all inclusive, it can be viewed as a framework for the effective and successful implementation of traceability systems in wild-caught seafood supply chains.
Principle 1 – Essential Information
The backbone of effective traceability systems is the information they collect. For traceability to be effective, information must be collected, recorded, and follow the product throughout every step in the supply chain. While information can vary depending on the source fishery, basic key data elements (KDEs) – the pieces of information that establish the 'who, what, when, where, and how' of seafood products – are essential no matter which system is used. This information can be used to trace the fish from catch to consumer to ensure that wild-caught fish are from legal and verifiable sources, and in accordance with national and international laws. The more information collected, the better companies can mitigate the risk of IUU product entering their supply chains.
Principle 2 – Full Chain Traceability
While collecting information is a valuable first step, traceability systems should provide 'full chain' traceability from the point the product was harvested to the point of final sale. At any step along the supply chain, whether at a distributer, wholesaler, or grocery store counter, information should be readily available to verify legality of a product. To be 'full chain traceable,' traceability systems must provide access to information about a product in all of its forms, across every step in the supply chain, and have the ability to be accessed when necessary. This does not mean, however, that confidential information be accessible to all players in the supply chain, but rather that the authorized parties have the critical pieces of information available to trace a product back through all stages of handling.
Principle 3 – Effective Tracking of Product Transformations
Seafood is often transformed, being combined with other products, processed, reconfigured, or re-packaged as evidenced by the many different forms of seafood products on the market. When seafood undergoes processing, it's important to record those product transformations to ensure legality up to the final point of sale, avoid mislabeling of species, and prevent comingling of legal and illegal products. It is also important to track products (which may have been harvested from multiple fishing activities or fisheries) with sufficient identification and tracking of all inputs so that at the final point of sale, those products can be traced back to their origin or at least to a limited set of possible sources or fishing activities.
Principle 4 – Digital Information and Standardized Data Formats
Electronic recording of data, labelling, and tracking in standard data formats from point of harvest to point of final sale is crucial to verifying claims of legality and sustainability. WWF believes that even at small scales, these kinds of systems are within reach of commercial fishers, and should be a high priority for all traceability systems. Ideally, this push for electronic traceability systems would be lead by industry and establish minimum international requirements for better harmonization and interoperability across entire supply chains.
Principle 5 – Verification
For claims of full chain traceability to be validated, companies must employ credible and transparent internal and external verification or auditing, as well as effective government oversight and enforcement. Supply chain actors can be influential by adopting and publicly communicating their standards and policies for how they will increase transparency and implement traceability in their own supply chains.
Principle 6 – Transparency and Public Access to Information
A fundamental outcome of implementing full chain traceability is the ability for consumers and stakeholders to ultimately have access to information that helps them make well-informed, responsible choices. Traceability systems should emphasize maximum transparency, while not exposing confidential information. Governments and enforcement agencies can also use this information to ensure compliance with national and international laws.
In all, these six principles are intended as goal statements to be used as a benchmark to address concerns related to IUU fishing and to help guide stakeholders in establishing and improving their traceability systems. Traceability is just one tool among others (such as risk assessments, third party certifications, or audits) that businesses can use to combat IUU fishing and ensure transparency within their seafood supply chains.
You can find the entirety of WWF's Traceability Principles for Wild-Caught Fish Products here. To learn more about traceability in seafood supply chains, visit the FishWise Traceability Resources Page.
Sea Delight Ocean Fund to Receive Additional Funding for FIPs
Sea Delight International, with its Subsidiaries Sea Delight Canada and Sea Delight Europe, signed Memorandum of Understanding with Coral Sea Fishing Pty Limited in Australia, Part of the SOS Resources Group, to cooperate in the supply of Tasteless Smoke treated seafood products to Australia and New Zealand. Coral Sea Fishing holds the respective patents, technologies, intellectual property and rights to import, sell and trade Tasteless Smoke, Flavorless smoke and Filtered smoke treated seafood products in Australia and New Zealand.
"This new partnership opens up opportunities to develop new markets in Australia and New Zealand for Filtered Smoke treated seafood products, and Sea Delight will be able to provide technical assistance for the use of this innovative process as well as provide treated raw material to Coral Sea Fishing via our existing supply network," says Eugenio Sanchez, Sea Delight President. "What is more, through this partnership we also share a common vision for sustainable seafood. Coral Sea Fishing has agreed to provide a financial contribution per pound to the Sea Delight Ocean Fund, Inc. on all imported product so that they may continue supporting Fishery Improvement Projects where this raw material is being sourced from," says Sanchez.
"This is a partnership built on mutual goals. Collectively we have a very large and capable supply network all using the Flavorless, Tasteless Filtered Smoke Technology. Together we are working on delivering high quality seafood products to our markets using natural shelf life extension processes derived from organics. Our shared vision for sustainable seafood will ensure this is a win-win partnership, for seafood resources and our customers," says Sean Cauchois, Director for Coral Sea Fishing Australia.
Read more about the Sea Delight Ocean Fund here.